A NEW MAIL LINE.
. PROPOSAL TO CUT DOWN THE ..'FRISCO-SYDNEY TIME. > ' Melbourne, September 1. _ Mr. Fisher, fclie Federal Prime Minister, considers that .Mr. Neilsen's sub-. gestiou regarding a, new mail line should stand or,er'till tlio end of the war. If tlio Government decided to grant assistance it would probably favour the Canadian ratlier than. tlio San Franciscan route.- _ , ' fMr. Nielsen in April last pronosed to reduce tlio journey from San Francisco to Sydney by four- days. He stated that one company liad offered to build two twentv-knot vessels for they sorriciv. When the Federal Cabinet received the proposal, the PostmasterGeneral said that the Suez Caunl route was quicker and, cheaper, and lio was satisfied .with the international- poundage rates and arrangements of : tho Pacific service'.] , . - ;\ ■ ■■■
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2556, 2 September 1915, Page 6
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125A NEW MAIL LINE. Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2556, 2 September 1915, Page 6
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