SHIPS TO SELL.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19157, 14 November 1927, Page 9

SHIPS TO SELL.

COMMONWEALTH LINE,

(BY CABU— PUSS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) UMTIALLUr ISO *.z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, November 11. Shipping circles followed an Australian Federal House debate over the "to of the Commonwealth Line close- ■', tOS .""wnwd the result. Those S? 6 ?. "J. 80 * «ager to know the wU»d of aelbng the ships, whether it m be done by tender or otherwise. n»L U P 0 out that though the pnoug prohibitive conditions of sale JS "?? *wowd it stUl will not be ??5 a ? g,far an y Purchaser in view « .Üboor'a opposition to the sale. ~£ «• expressed regarding the J-!;!™! 0 ' ! ome unions, and the suggw«m ha. been made that when the ™?« we trwißferred to the British "Paw Mnous labour troubles may be Sfred or the ships may be HFu from all °thers and deWack owing to the reversion to U» i^ Bnd conditions instead of "» Aurtralian conditions. CENSURE MOTION DEBATE. SYDNEY, November 12. During the debate on Mr Charlton's motion certain confidential ««»* dealing,with the negotiations for "J** of the Commonwealth's Shipfc/u 5? were quoted in the House ° u * Hughes and Mr Brennan. « flruoe has now announced that ' ■ proposed to undertake an imenquiry into the manner in „""» auch messages were obtained. while there were differopmwn on the question i£Tl, the information contained in XjSu t should have he 6ll disclosed there could be nothing but Jr™.« the fact that it was possible to«Si. Colltents of confidential com■"ucationa to be divulged.