A RECIPROCITY "LOOM."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1733, 25 April 1913, Page 5

A RECIPROCITY "LOOM."

THE PACIFIC LINER NIAGARA,

SOME NOTABLE SPEECHES. "ONLY UNSINKABLE SHIP AFLOAT." By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. April 21, 9.5 p.m.) Melbourne, April 24. Speaking at the luncheon to celebrato the arrival of the Union Steamship Company's now Pacific liner Niagara, Mr. Tudor, Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs, said ho and Air. Fisher, New Zealand Minister for Customs, had not yet completed tho reciprocity negotiations: He hoped, however, that when Mr, Foster, Canadian Minister for Trade and Customs, arrived in. a few days' time, they would be ablo to come to a satisfactory arrangement. Tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher declared that tho Niagara was ono of the looms which were weaving a better and more lasting understanding between the people of tho Overseas Dominions. New Zealaiulers desired a better understanding, more trade and more commerce. Sir James 'Mills, chairman of directors of the Union* Steamship Company, in replying, said that though the CanadianAustralasian line was under tho control of the/Union Steamship Company, it was a cosmopolitan affair, because now there was as much Australian as New Zealand money invested in tho Union Steamship Company., The more Australia and Now Zealand worked together,- .said Sir Jame3 Mills, tho better it would bo for the AngloSaxons of these Dominions. The steamer Niagara, the speaker went on, was the largest colonial-owned ship afloat. Though Sho was now coal-driven, she would on reaching Vancouver'have her 5000-ton oil fuel tanks filled, which would bo sufficient to bring her to Sydney and back again to Vancouver. Theso tanks, in addition, .rendered the vessel «msinkable. The. Niagara'was tho only nnsinkable ship afloat. Captain Gibbs, of the Niagara, stated that .the opinion on the Clydo was that nothing on the same level as the Niagara had ever left Britain. ARRIVAL AT SYDNEY. (Rec. April 21, 10,45 p.m.) ' Sydney, April 24. The Niagara arrived here , at noon today. Much interest was evinced in,her by shippers. Tho new liner is regarded as ono of the most palatial and -up-to-date steamers yet seen in Australia.