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LOCAL SHIPPING ¦¦ Seven arrivals and eight elearai tip to-day's local shipping list. BartWford | is entered from Montreal and cleared for I Fort "William and Weyburn on her' first j trip of the season ha,"! cleared for Montreal. Osier is in from Fairport and marked I out for Ashtabula. Collier Is on a shuttle, j in from and out to Sodus Point. Britamolene is up from Montreal with a I return tag. Aragon is entered from and: cleared for Erie. Britamlube is in the; groove, in from and out to Toledo, and Selkirk is entered from Montreal and' cleared for Fort William. SARNIA April SO—UP—Crescent City, 6.35 a.m.;: Charles A. Paul, 7.30; Louis W. Hill and Tow Barge John Tritz, 7.35; Huron, 8.20; Donnacona. 8.45; Lemoyne, 9.05; Chicago Tribune, 10.15; Norway, 10.30; Henry; Steinbrenner. 11.16; Huronic, 11.30; Meteor, 13 p.m.; Lackawanna, 12.45; John Dunn Jr., 3.05; E. C. Collins, 2.50; Malietoa, 3.05; Bayton, 3.30; William G.: Mather. 3.40; J. L. Reiss, 3.40; Robert B. Wallace, 5.36. April' '20—Down—Frank E. Toplin. 7.15 : und W. Mudge, 9.05; George R. I ; Coralia, 10; Amazon, 10.10; I ,10.15; B. Mi Jones, 10.50; Ben-j 11.10; Genelfei Orlando M. Poe. in B. CowJeV 11.40; BtlUmoil, i Soorhees,' 11.50; O. -BfHmah, ; **~ralite. 1.40; James E. Fei spii -r 11.15.-' Endus 1.30 p.m.; ris, S.25: Heron *i2y. •2Mf. Hennepin. !.50; Hurbut W. Smith Marquette. 4.15. April 30—Cleared—Huronic, 12.05 pin' package freight, Lakehead. April 20—Arrived'-^CaJ'garian, 6.45 p.m. ¦ .-**r SAULT STE. StAlte MIC] April 20—Up—J. T. Hutchinson, J. Wood, 10.30; H. S. Findlay, R. 11; E. p. Smith, E. N. Saunders, J: P.m.: J. E. Davidson, l; Prescot Block, 2; Teel chemist, Trans: Goderich, 5; W. H. Wolfe, 6, April 20—-Down—J. P. Morgan, noon; Red Wood, 1 p.m.; C. Adams, 4; V. Bennett, 4.30: T. McWatters, 6; R. W. Fair-bairn, 5.30; A. H. Erbert, 8. April 20—Up—H.- G. Dalton, 6.30 p.m.; H. W. Williams, 1; H. H. Rogers, C. A. Thompson, E. H. Gary, 0; R. V. Lindabury, 10; E. J. Berwind. J. H. Hillman, Jr., 12. April 21—Up—O. M. Reiss, 13.30 a.m.; L. G. Grace, 1; B. Afflek, 3; J. E. Upson, D. O. Mills. Maunaloa, 4; H. K. Corey, 6.30; T. Lynch, W. Mead, E. J. Block, 7; Pontiac, 7.30; M. Mullen, Harvester, H. Phipps. 8. April 20—Down—J. E. McAlpine, Cha-cornae, Cornell, 6.30 p.m.; Judge Kene-fick, 8; J. S. Morrow, 8.30; Victorious, 9; Guardian, 10; Munising, 10.30; R. H. Watson, 11; L. Fraser, D. Houghton, 12. April 21—Down—T, Lamont, H. Johnson, 1 a.m.; G. H. Ingalls, C. L. Hutchinson, 2; Sulphite. 3; C. S. Hebard. 5; F. Pur-nell, 5.30; J. Watts, W. McLaughlan, Red Crown, 6; H. H. Brown, J. Stanton, 7.30. PORT COLBORNE April 20—Up—Joan Virginia, 8.50 a.m.; H. L. Paw, 1.10 P.m. April 20—Down—Keybar, 8^05 a.m.; j Algonauins, 10.20; Keyvive, 1.0.30; Tug Stewart, 3.10 p.m.; Tug Morriari and Sea-! board 99, 3.45; Tug Oil Transco and Petroleum No. :7, 4. April 20—-Vn—Hagarty, 8.37 p.m. April 21—ijjp;—Windsolite, 1.31, a.m. Ship Contracts Let By Ottawa Ottawa, April 16.—Contracts for the construction of a number of small ships have been let to Canadian yards, the Munitions Department announced yesterday. Central Bridge Company, Trenton, is to build seven 60-foot steel fire tugs and 35 60-foot Diesel tugs, for which engines will be provided by the Vivian Engine Company, Vancouver. Orders for 65-foot wooden Diesel tugs have been placed in Nova Scotia yards, with ten to be built by the Independent.Shipping Company, Mahone Bay, and five by Smith & Rhuland, Lunenburg. Contract for 21 storing tenders, each1 another unfinished sweeper for the 42 feet long, has been given West Toronto fitting slips, and a third hull Coast „ Salvage and Contracting Jf„^i™° lncluded m the shlftll« Company, Vancouver. In addition 22 drop-keel dinghies will be built in Ontario yards. The department's small boat program totalled $16,820,472 to February ,28 last and with additional orders placed since then now stands at $17,885,704. TO BE COMPLETED HEBE Apparently the Port Arthur Shipyard is through with the business of building Algerine minesweepers and is devoting its energies to construction for post war requirements. The big tug Guardian arrived at Toronto last week towing an Algerine hull which probably will complete its fitting out at Toronto shipyard. It is reported that the tug James Whal-en, famous for her ice-breaking accomplishments, will arrive soon with program. Fleet Approval Buffalo, N.Y., May l.—(AP)—The Great Lakes Transit Corporation has sent notice to stockholders asking them to approve, at a special meeting May 22, the sale of the company's four package freighters, the Fred W. Sargent, Alfred H. Smith, George D. Dixon and the Utica. Chairman E. Harold Brayer of the company's executive committee said the ships, now tied up in Buffalo harbour, will be sold to "outside interests," but the prospective purchasers were not identified. The ships have not carried cargoes this year because, the company said, jthe grain-carrying rate of five cents a bushel and the prospect of higher I operating costs would not result in I profitable operations. Aragon. 7.5.2.-April 20-^-Do' Britamlube, 5.2' April 31—Do Keybell. 3.21 eywest, 4.48' p.m.; ird F. Hoo«*Ul..22. taperor, 13.35, a.m.; AGROUND IN FOG The steamer Thomas Walters, carrying a cargo of 12,000 tons of i ore, went aground in the St. Clair j River, near Port Huron, Tuesday as a heavy fog paralyzed shipping in eastern Michigan. Tugs were sent from Detroit to try to free her. LOCAL SHIPPING Saskatoon, last of the CSL winter fleet of package freighters to be commissioned , : this season, has cleared for Montreal. Winnipeg is up from Montreal and cleared ' for Fort William. City of Montreal is on port call upbound from Montreal to Hamilton. The Adam E. Cornelius is in from Ashtabula on her first trip of the season ; to Toronto, and cleared for Conneaut. Cyclo Chief is entered from Port Dalhousie and cleared for Montreal. Britamlube is down from Toledo with a return tag and Midland Prince is in from Toledo and marked out for Ashtabula. WINTER FLEET CLEARED I Port Colborne harbor is entirely clear for the first time this season of vessels which wintered there. The Windoc. has cleared for Head of Lakes after extensive repairs were completed. The barge, Brynbarge, cleared after the arrival of her convoy, the Howard L. Shaw. mufriii.......... iiilii ii '¦ ON FRONT LINE DUTY The first all-welded tanker ever I built, the Transoil, product of the Ingalls yards of Mobile, Ala., has been taking a particularly important and dangerous part in the battle against the Germans. The service of the Transoil and 43 other coastal ships during the Normandy invasion, was especially hazardous because they were amongst the first vessels to touch the invasion beaches. With a gross tonnage of 1,571 and a draft of 16% feet, the Transoil was especially suited for front line service i-naawick, Montreal, wife of the in transporting oil, the lifeblood of president of Foundation of Canada mechanized warfare, across the Eng- swung the champagne bottle that lish channel. Before the invasion started Lorne Park on her way the coastal and Great Lakes tankers made the Atlantic crossing with ease, and were of particular value in supplying small ports in the British Isles and in reshipping cargo and munitions taken across by larger vessels. Last Of Wartime Ships Is Launched At Pictou Pictou, N.S., May 1—Marking the, ,end of Pictou's wartime shipbuilding program, the 4,700-ton freighter Lorne Park-24th of her line built nere—slid down the ways just four weeks after her sister ship.' Sutherland Park, was launched. Mrs R E Chadwick, Montreal, wife Freighter Aground Montreal, May 16.—The lake freighter Redriver went alongside the stranded freighter Belwoods Park off Montreal harbour yesterday and began work as a lighter to free the 10,000-ton freighter. Of-iicials said they expected 2,500 tons of general cargo would have to be moved before the Belwoods Park would float clear. She ran aground after her steering gear jammed. Word was received yesterday that the S.S. John oa&ot, 1,000 tons, will sail from CJiarlottetown to St. John's, Newfoundland on May 3, and, will sail every three weeks throughout the season. The subsidy for the steamer is in the vicinity of $50,COO a year, the highest subsidy heretofore paid being $17,500 Announcement to this effect was made in the Legislature yesterday by Premier J. Walter Jones. In reply to questions the Premier stated the steamer will sail direct from Charlottetown to St. John's but will bunker at Sydney on the way back. "Our qattle will have priority on \ the way over," he said. r