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Qs CSL APPOINTMENTS Masters and chief engineers have received appointments to 57 vessels of the Canada Steamship Lines fleet for the season of 1945. Masters and chiefs of Upper Lakes bulk freighters are listed as follows: $1,673,357 INCREASE ¦_______ The C.S.L, has announced that total revenue for 1944 was $17,-206,164, an increase of $1,673,257 over the previous year. Steamer Ashcroft Collingwood Donnacona Emperor Gleneagles Goderich Hagarty Lemoyne Prescott Stadacona Westmount Master J. P. Davis E. Griesbach Jas. Reoch J. A, Brown D. W. Burke J. J: Dube Roy Burke C. Robinson E. Walkinshaw T. Patterson A. MacLennan Chief Engineer M. J. O'Brien M. Dedman C. Leriche A. McChristie Geo. Price Jas. Douglas W. H. Taylor F. Lumley D. G. Pruder J. Kennedy P. B. Bonnell TIPPER LAKE PACKAGE FREIGHTERS Huronic T. R. McLeod J. B. Poldins Renvoyle W. J. Holler H. Myler SELF-UNLOADERS L. G. Bird A. V. Smith J. A. Glenn A. Hardman T. W. Adam K. Buchanan Percy Beatty W. J. Nicholls Coalhaven Collier Glenelg Mid. Prince Osier St. Belcher R. M. Bonnell PACKAGE FREIGHTERS Battleford A. Galloway W. L. Hurder Beaverton J. E. Bernier P. H. Gilbert Calgarian A. Allen Jos. Brooks Canadian E. Corcoran J.' A. Adams C, of Hamilton J. A. Lepine J. M. Clark C. of Kingston J. Ferguson M. Sherman C of Montreal N. Legault T. Nicholas C', of Toronto M. J. Corkey A. P. Norris C. of Windsor A. Francis E. G. Smith Edmonton H. J. Clarke T. W. Verity Alex Wilson P. Rutherford G. S. Ward W. O'Grady E. J. Shannon R. W. Howes G. c. Kirk J. MacDonald E. P. Raeburn W. Downing Roy Anderson A. J. O'Brien H. Patterson W. J. Coburn LOWER LAKE BULK FREIGHTERS Acadian A. Wilson Chas. Gray H. Laliberte E. Henry B. Maalsnaes A. Shackleton W. J. Hore H. McCoag J. W. Sparrow J. Ferrier E. A. George A. E. House J. R. Lamarre Geo. W. Clark A. J. Story H. R. Canning G. Lefebvre M. Murphy A. Bonin D. Lockwood G. Stephens L. Rousseau J. R. Toupin R. G. Kelly P. Morinville R. Gibson EASTERN DIVISION PASSENGER STEAMERS Tadoussac A. Delage N. Crepeau Quebec C. H. Burch Nap. Peloauin St. Lawrence A. Duchesne O. Peloauin Richelieu C. Bodensieck Geo,- Bourret Rapids Prince P. J. cherry J. Rbbillard WESTERN DIVISION PASSENGER STEAMERS Cayuga ' H. Webster J. P. Henry Kingston B. Bongard G. MacDonald NORTHERN DIVISION PASSENGER STEAMERS Noronic Wm. Taylor J. W. McLeod Hamonic H. L. Beaton Jas. Neilon Fernie Kenora Lethbridge Saskatoon Selkirk Weyburn Winnipeg Barrie Elgin Fairmount Grainmotor Hastings Kinmount Mapleheath Meaford Penetang Simcoe Starmount Teakbay SUPERIOR ICE CONDITIONS U.S. Coastguard and Hydrographic Office reports little change of ice conditions on Lake Superior. At Fort William and Port Arthur harbors the ice was 20 to 25 inches thick at the end of last week. Thunder Bay was frozen solid as far as Angus Island, and there were floating ice fields between Angus Island and Isle Royal. The icebreaker tug, James Whalen, Is clearing channels in Thunder Bay. At Whitefish Point, northwest and north of the point and one-half mile from shore there is open water to beyond vision. Northeast of the point and three miles from shore open water extends beyond vision. East and southeast of the point therft 1 is crushed ice beyond vision. Whitefish Bay is covered with slush ice \ and the djjjrth of crushed ice ia the area rangp'from five to 20 feet. CPR APPOINTMENTS Canadian Pacific Steamships, Great Lakes division, has announced appointments of officers and engineers, for the-1945 season, as follows: S.S. Assiniboia—Capt. J. R. Stewart, master; Robert Mitchell, Sr., 1st mate; William A. Piitz, 2nd mate; William S. Struthers, chief engineer; John Moses, 2nd engineer; S.^ G. Pibworth, 3rd engineer; Peter Hamil-. ton, purser; Roy Smith, chief steward,' and Walter Cole, 2nd steward. S.S. Keewatin — Capt. Joseph Bishop, master; William H. Kirk-wood, 1st mate; L. L. Belanger, 2nd mate; W. Fred Irvine, chief engineer; Gordon A. Gervais, 2nd engineer; John Laderoute, 3rd engineer; William A. Paxton, purser; George H. Fisk, chief steward, and William Graham, 2nd steward. S.S. Manitoba—Capt. R. Jarman, master; John W. McCannel, 1st mate; Thomas A. Swales, 2nd mate; George S. Rae, chief engineer; G. J. Garneau, 2nd engineer; Ernest J. Cadeau, purser; Henry W. Arbour, chief steward, and John Slanisky, 2nd steward. ..,_¦¦¦¦..... MAY BEAT ICEBREAKERS For the first time in many years the weatherman may beat the ice- , breakers to the punch and open > Montreal harbor while toWB* are still down the river. Indication* to-day were that a few more days, of mild weather and the ice would, move by itself. The icebreakers, N. B. McLean, Lady Grey and Ernest Lapomte were reported to-day to be btiTJ smashing ice formations onljtaBL Peter 40 miles below Montreal. Heavy flows were moyinjfrf*m the district nter Lapraine and there were 4n#:ations that the entire harbor^lcumulatioiv might move *££% t" end of the week, if the ( mild weather continues.------,— DREDGING AT CLEVELAND Cleveland, greatest of Great Lakes ports, is preparing for 19t5 navigation as jUSUal earlier and on a more extensile, scale than other lake ports. Maintenance dredging by U.S. hopper dredges has commenced iti; the entrance channel of Cleveland Harbor and in the east and west basins and1 will continue until April 4. Maintenance dredging is under way with a view to obtaining a depth of 21 feet in the Cuyahoga and Old rivers, and will continue until further notice. REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS The U.S. derrick boat, Tonawanda, has commenced removing obstructions from the maintained channel in the east basin of the outer harbor. The obstructions are located within an 800-foot section immediately east of the Municipal dock. OIL TANKERS ARRIVEs, HT PORT COLBORil X _____ Special to Port Colborne, "MajjflQWrjjjjRhe Windsolite and Acadialite^wnperial' Oil Co., 'tankers slipped into the Port Colborne harbor Wednesday to open the 1945 season of navigation here eight days ahead of last year. The Windsolite led the Acadialite into the harbor in a northeast snowstorm. Both carried fuel oil from Sarnia, and will clear today for Cleveland. Capt. J. E. Jenkins, Wiarton, of the Acadialite and Capt. C. R. Dion, Scarboro, of the Windsolite, reported no ice within 60 miles of Port Colborne.....fc The Wellahd?#hlpv canal:?-is not yet. ready for^jW"opening of the season and ^MHpft tie. for another 10 days, ca^^poffis^ps 'reported. The canal wM'be ready* for" the opening on April 1, thfej^siral. ^^^^V........i,.;-V"^'.,~^