GERMAN SHIPPING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 5

GERMAN SHIPPING.

PACIFIC SUBSIDIES.

REIOHSTAG CRITICS ON AUSTRALIA. /

EXCLUSION POLICY.

(i)T TEixaiurn—mess association—corrniam:,) (Rec. January 27, 11.45 p.m.)

Berllrii January 27.

In the Reichstag after Herr BcthmannHollweg (Minister for tho Interior) and Horr Domburg (Minister for tho Colonics) had spoken on tho Glovsrnmcnt's Bill subsidising the North German Lloyds, South Sea services, tho Bill was referred to a oommitteo. Most of the parties supported the subsidy Offing to British and Japancso competition.

Herr Halm (Conservative) remarked that, without wishing to say a word against Britain, it was 'natural that Australians should not view German development in the South Seas with satisfaction, and if tho Gorman Hue was discontinued tho causo would certainly emanate from Australia. Herr Hermann (Radical People's Party) declared that Germany was in a comparatively favourable position with regard to Australia, which country was, in Gennsn opinion, following a quite erroneous and narrow-minded immigration policy' in aiming to exclude tho competition of foreign labourers, without whom the development of Australia was impossible. That was a twofold reason for Germans seizing any opportunity of .extracting what advaritago they could from tho situation.

Herr Scmlcr (National Liberals) supported tho Bill on the ground of the influence exercised by British, fro'ght charges on the German copra trade.

...fLast year the German Government submitted a -Bill"-authorising an ; additional subsidy. !of 500,000 marks '(£25,000) to: the North German Lloyd ■ Company.:, This "subsidy .was .to: be ..in consideration : of a monthly ser-vice 'from' Sydney tovNew.'.'Guinea^\Bingapore, ; v'Hdng-Kong, and Japan; falling'at'Yap, in/the Carolines;'.which. is;to:be.maHhtained-..under-:October,.l9». ...Com: '.meriting' oiii the above' announcement,;'ran/Australian ' paper' stated that, "tho 'New GuineaSingapore line is to be'reinstated, and a.greater number'of: ports/than 'formerly..-are.-to-.be. in> eluded in its sphere of 'operations.; Thus, arises, the ■ necessity ..of granting - to. the; N:B.L.; ther annual, allowance,•■: put-down at/SUU.iWtf mark's (.£25,000); for the upkeep of a monthly ser-. ■vice "'between /Sydney,'.. New, Guinea,.. HougKong,and Japan- -The suppleirientary.contract; is'to.ruivfor/ithe^term.of the main'.contract with the NiDJi.', that is,-until-the.-'yearl9l4.■ 1