CANADIAN PACIFIC: ‘EMPRESS’ PATTERN CHINA SOUP PLATE BY GRINDLEY, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1932 company crest to rear. Diameter – 9.5in. (23.5cm.) B2 British Columbia Coast Steamships was a division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which began operating Pacific coastal shipping routes in the late 19th century. The development of coastal passenger and cargo shipping routes extended from British Columbia to Alaska and to Seattle and Washington in the United States.Condition report: B2