J impresses of the Atlantic, the l|mp«ss of Britain and hftr sister ship lijnjnress bi Ireland. are said to be the finest and fastest sfceaflteliitiß in the Canadian service. TlO C.P.R. provides 0110 erf tii.o post popular coiiijeetioiis between Great Britain and North America, T.-hey also "forma* tuie of tlio links m the AH Red route from Australia and New Zealand to Biigkmi. the ttwwJuy trip to tea on Sis Mvee to th& tM? of St, taWttneo shortens the actual ocean voyage on the Empresses.' to less than four days. The Empress of Ifclaud Was a palatial linen EvtrvtMiw in the eftUtoment ot. the..voßsel..was.pf. tho most modern type, fo mnto itam a marine journal: "FfO» Ete.ni to stern, and.,frote -keel to truck those-' sjil'is- ki'o ""t'lie i<ert last word m shipbuilding. The Empress bt Ireland wade fcer first ap.p'ew'pneo in the St. Lawrence-in the spring of ' IS3S. She Ms rfwn'lariter and faster than any passenger ship (with the exception of her■ sister ship) that had fceeft nra an this route. Tiit> passage from Liverpool to &tiebeo is usuftHy mftde in less than six days and a halt, tho record passage-for the Empress of -Britain being 6 , day?,. 3 hours, *25 iMimt-e?,. and that of tlio suiifctm liner 6 ditfs &

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J impresses of the Atlantic, the l|mp«ss of Britain and hftr sister ship lijnjnress bi Ireland. are said to be the finest and fastest sfceaflteliitiß in the Canadian service. TlO C.P.R. provides 0110 erf tii.o post popular coiiijeetioiis between Great Britain and North America, T.-hey also "forma* tuie of tlio links m the AH Red route from Australia and New Zealand to Biigkmi. the ttwwJuy trip to tea on Sis Mvee to th& tM? of St, taWttneo shortens the actual ocean voyage on the Empresses.' to less than four days. The Empress of Ifclaud Was a palatial linen EvtrvtMiw in the eftUtoment ot. the..voßsel..was.pf. tho most modern type, fo mnto itam a marine journal: "FfO» Ete.ni to stern, and.,frote -keel to truck those-' sjil'is- ki'o ""t'lie i<ert last word m shipbuilding. The Empress bt Ireland wade fcer first ap.p'ew'pneo in the St. Lawrence-in the spring of ' IS3S. She Ms rfwn'lariter and faster than any passenger ship (with the exception of her■ sister ship) that had fceeft nra an this route. Tiit> passage from Liverpool to &tiebeo is usuftHy mftde in less than six days and a halt, tho record passage-for the Empress of -Britain being 6 , day?,. 3 hours, *25 iMimt-e?,. and that of tlio suiifctm liner 6 ditfs &