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THE NEWS LETTER OF THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Volume 2 Number ^ 5^ November 1984 yiftST ^kiitX/U'iti.- Riinnini / i !4 ' L i W w I . '^.r i-l- i V .?V. t V b t hi hi FEB <4... 'i:, - i i. ; ' ; ! fr^r^r^rTi^r..^ r-j D jj i-; ; w, 5 1 t~ P ) n [nsr'f^ ‘HiU V L jVJlh i~. I ^ ^ K^yuu ,... rf.-fft-e F?|k’ "?y L. EMPRESS OF JAPAN (1) The Empress of Japan, shown berthed at Vancouver around the turn of the century, was built in 1891 with her two sister ships to link Canada and the Orient. The Society makes every effort to ensure that that all articles are accurate and takes no responsibi1ity for inaccuracies. Corrections are welcomed. Excerpts must be attributed to the West Vancouver Museum and Historical Society.