COAL VEND CASE.
A MINISTER SARCASTIC. tl Teierraph—Press Association— Oopyrlrtt Molbourne, September 23. Some sarcastic comments have been made by Mr. Hughes, the Commonwealth Attorney-General, on the judgment of the High Court in the Coal Vend appeal ct>so. "It. is,"'he said, "perfectly clear that anti-trust legislation is of .no service against a combination with capital. The judgment shows how very much we were in. error. There are no, trusts in Australia, no combinations in restraint of trade, and nothing has been done to the detriment of the public. It is almost worth all iho troublo and expense lo have i this great fact clearly demonstrated. The :oal and shipping combines can now take ah honoured place with the Beef Trust of America." ■ Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, did not think there was any possibility of an appeal' to the Privy Council, '■■■'■'. : " r i ' ■
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1553, 24 September 1912, Page 5
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143COAL VEND CASE. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1553, 24 September 1912, Page 5
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