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Canadian Yard Launches Ship Fully Equipped A Canadian Seaport, April 28—A record in Canadian shipbuilding waf set yesterday when the 10,000-toa cargo vessel Fort Carillon was launched fully equipped and with steam up. As the vessel slid down the wayi her whistle was blowing, guns wer« mounted on her deck and she was ready in every detail for the test run. This was the first time a fully equipped vessel has been launched from a Canadian shipyard and may establish a British Empire record, shipbuilders said. • Tne navigation season was opened at Picton with the arrival of the tug Salvage Prince with the barge En-arco in tow. She brought a cargo of* coal from Oswego. Capt. Grant Pyke, of Kingston, in command of the Salvage Prince, was presented with a silk topper and a box of cigars on behalf of the town. County Warden J. K. Welsh made the presentation. This is the second successive year that Capt. Pyke has had the honor of annexing the hat. The Salvage Prince arrived two days previous to the C.S.L, freighter Lethbridge, which is scheduled to dock here to-morrow. West bound, she will take on a large cargo of canned goods. Some difficulty has been experienced in securing help to load the boat and an appeal has been made to members of the RAF to assist along with farmers. Improvement Noted in Ice Conditions Port Colborne, April 30.—Some improvement in the ice conditions in the east end of Lake Erie, which have virtually blocked navigation through this port and the Welland Ship canal for some 36 hours, was reported yesterday afternoon by vessels which forced their way through the heavy ice field to enter the canal yesterday afternoon. A southwest wind was still blowing, keeping the ice jammed against the north shore, but clear weather and a slight moderation of the wind helped the vessels in opening a channel. The Lake Shell, Dodge, Osier, Sensibar and Midland Prince all entered the cartel here after noon yesterday and reported some 20 vessels attempting to work through the heavy ice west of the harbour. The field stretches an estimated 30 miles west of Port Colborne, but the heaviest of the ice does not extend beyond 10 miles. Shipbuilding Record Set at Coast Port A Canadian Seaport, April 28.— A record in Canadian shipbuilding was set yesterday when the 10,000-ton cargo vessel, Fort Carillon, was launched fully equipped and with steam up. As the vessel slid down the ways her whistle was blowing, guns were mounted on her deck and she was ready in every detail for the test run. This, was the first time a fully-equipped vessel has been launched from a Canadian shipyard and may establish a British Empire record, shipbuilders said. Launch New Ships An Eastern Canadian Port, April 30.—(CP)—Two frigates—the improved corvette for anti-U-boat work—slid down the ways here on Thursday in a twin launching ceremony. They are H.M.S. Lessie and H.M.S. Parret, o o o ¦H H o u c CO Ilflllalili Hi « 9 S « J3 S S h -S^s mm&i J 2 ex i«§! §B b.e-.s5' 5 ^ w is <s c o >¦ a w .pa P. 53 UiiSlfWii e-« - ,5 2 ifili iS bJD >> * ¦.;»* immim