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"The Mounted"
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British Columbia Coast Steamship Serviceoffers excellent service between
Vancouver — Nanaimo All Year
Vancouver — Alaska Summer Only
Victoria — Seattle summer Only
Victoria — Port Angeles Summer Only
All these services feature:
Direct to downtown at all points.For your convenience, advance car reservations.Ample automobile accommodation.Radio-telephone equipment for ship-to-shore calls.
For reservations and information:
Please call or write your nearest Canadian Pacific agentor see Purser aboard this Steamer.
The "Princess of Vancouver" specially constructed in 1955 by Alexander Stephen& Sons, Ltd., Linthouse, Glasgow, Scotland, is an all-purpose vessel which canhandle simultaneously passengers, motor cars, trucks, buses and all classes ofrailway equipment, including locomotives.
The overall length of the "Princess of Vancouver" is 416 feet, her breadth 63 feetand her carrying capacity 2,140 tons. Her service speed is 151/2 knots fully loaded.Specially built piers at both Vancouver and Nanaimo provide for rapid loading andunloading of this vessel.
Princess MargueriteVictoria S e a t t l e Service
Shrimp Salad in Avocado Boat. 3.50Mushroom or Plain Omelette, with Canadian Bacon. 3.00Chicken a la King 3.25Steamed B.C. Red Salmon, Shrimp Sauce. 3.50Grilled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel . 3 . 2 5Curried Shrimps with Rice, Imported Indian Chutney. 3.75Cold Canadian Ham & Turkey Plate, Potato Salad 3.25Roast Turkey with Sausage Dressing, Cranberry Sauce 4.25Roast Prime Ribs of Canadian Beef, au jus. 4.75
Dinner
Chilled JuicesOrange A p p l e G r a p e f r u i t T o m a t o
Soup of the Day
Selections
Choice of DessertLemon Meringue Pie
Assorted Sweet Biscuits W i n e Jelly, Whipped CreamVanilla Ice Cream
Apple PieA La Mode o r C a n a d i a n Cheese
Beverages
Mashed, Roast or French Fried PotatoesVegetables in Season
Hot Rolls
Pot of Tea C o f f e e M i l k
HALF PORTIONS SERVED TO CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS
PLEASE PAY CASHIER AT DOOR
Al! prices in U.S. Funds
"The Mounted"The scarlet coat o f " T h e Mounted" has been t h e symbol o f l aw,order and justice t o Canadians since 1 8 7 3 , twelve years beforeCanada's f i rst transcontinental ra i lway, t h e Canadian Pacif ic,was bui l t . I n t h e western plains, during t h e 1 8 9 8gold rush t o t h e Yukon , a n d across t h e Dominion, t h e historyof t h e Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been one o ftenacity, endurance a n d h igh courage. O r g a n i z e d c s t h eNorth-West Mounted Police, armed wi th horse, lance a n dcarbine t o handle Indian unrest a n d protect settlers i n t h eNorth-West Territories, t h e Force maintained order duringthe building o f t h e Canadian Pacific Rai lway across t h ePrairies. I n 1 9 0 4 t h e Force became t h eRoyal Nor th-West Mounted Police.In 1 9 1 8 , i t was entrusted w i th t h e enforcement o f Dominionlegislation f o r Western Canada. I n 1 9 2 0 , th is jurisdictionwas extended t o t h e whole o f Canada, a n d t h e name waschanged t o Royal Canadian Mounted Police. H e a d q u a r t e r swas transferred f rom Regina, sti l l t h e Dominion Training Centre,to Ottawa. T h e Royal Canadian Mounted Policetoday enforces laws against smuggling b y land,sea a n d a i r , i s responsible f o r the suppression o f t raf f ic i nnarcotic drugs a n d exercises supervision over aliens. U s e ismade o f every known scientific a i d t o police protection i nits well-equipped laboratories.Just as " T h e Mounted" played a n heroic p a r t i n t h e carving-outof a n e w democracy o n t h e western frontier so, today,it plays i ts p a r t i n t h e preservation o f t h a t democracy a t home.
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