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Investigation of Minch and Novadoc Disasters Ordered by Department—Captains Henry King and C. D. Frewer Will Assist Court After a preliminary Investigation by Capt. F. S. Slocornbe, of Toronto, examiner of masters and mates for the Dominion Government, a formal inquiry into the sinking of the two Canadian-owned lake freighters, the Anna C. Minch and the Nova-dock, has been ordered by the Department o f Transport. The hearings are scheduled to be heard in Toronto on Feb. 18 and 19, with Hon. Mr. Justice F. H. ^^^^^^^^^^ Barlow, judge of the Admiralty Court, presiding. Assisting him a.s assessors will be Capt. Henry King and Capt. G. D. Frewer, both of Toronto. Counsel for the Department of Transport will be Frank Wilkinson, K.C., of the firm of Wright and McMillen, Toronto. Feb. 18 has been set aside for the investigation surrounding the loss of the Anna C. Minch, while the following day will start the hearing of the Novadoc tragedy. Capt. King Mr. justice Jdarlow investigated the sinking of the Steamer Arlington, last May, which ship sank in a storm on Lake Superior. At that hearing Mr. Wilkinson r e p r esented the owners of the freighter. The investigations will ' be held in 'Tor onto, it being the most central point, although most of the sailors from the No-vadoc are from the Georgian Bay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ district. Several witnesses will be called from Montreal and Fort William, but it is unlikely that the rescuers of all the Novadoc's crew will be called to the investigation from Pentwater, Mich. Both the Minch and Novadoc sank in the terrible Lake Michigan storm of Nov. 11 last. There were no survivors on the Minch, but a thrilling rescue by the tug Three Brothers, commanded by Capt. Cross, saved all but the two cooks aboard the Novadoc. Capt. Frewer Norwegian Freighter Lost in Heavy Ice Glace Bay, N.S., Feb. 10.—Caught in heavy drift ice, the 1,159-ton Norwegian freighter Ciss sank early yesterday off Scaterie island. All aboard escaped in lifeboats. The Ciss was believed to have struck Point Nova rock, treacherous upthrust near the island, while being carried helplessly in the floes. The Ciss, on the way from St. John's, Nfld., to Louisburg, N.S., for a coal cargo, was. caught in the ice on Saturday night. The crew, ¦ leaving the ship in darkness, took with them the vessel's mascots, a cat and dog. They rowed through ice-dotted waters to Port Morien, near here, where they were still marooned to-night by snow-drifted roads. OPERATE CAR FERRIES The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has placed both its car ferries in service on Lake Ontario for the first time in a decade. Increased demands of Canadian industries for coal and stepped-up importations of pulpwood to the United States were given as the reason. The ferries ply Lake Ontario on daily runs between Rochester and Cobourg, Ont. Q.C.Y.C. GET-TOGETHER One of the many get-togethers of the Queen City Yacht Club saw many of the club members enjoying themselves at the bowling alleys last night. Prizes were won by Bob Davis, Jack Adams, Ed. Churchill and Bill Churchill. After the bowling technicolor pictures of sailing activities of last season were shown.