Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 72, 29 June 1916, Page 5

Australia

COMMONWEALTH SHIPPING

I SHREWD MR HUGHES. FAVORABLE PRESS COMMENT. UnTTBTI PfiKM Ah«OUl*T,f>!». i Received 8.-15 a.m.) London, June 28. | The Manchester Guardian states that as the Australian shipping will *l)u free from most of the taxes imposed on British lines, Mr Hughes’ investment promises to he very successful, and will rouse envy among the English shipping competitors. Hie the deal personally, and so quietly was it done that it was a complete surprise in the city. POLITICIANS CONFIDENT OF GOOD DEAL. SHIPPING CIRCLES DOUBTFUL. (Received 9 a.m.) Sydney, June 29. Federal politicians are gratified at Mr Hughes’ purchase of ships. They anticipate that with the vessels already available, the deal will solve the problem of marketing the w'heat crop. It is also hoped that before long the carriage of mails, which now cosfs the Commonwealth £170,000 yearly, will be conveyed in Government-owned ships. Ministers are confident that, despite the high price paid, the vessels will return a handsome profit. Shipping circles are! inclined to consider the purchase a dubious bargain.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ARGUMENT. (Received 9.50 a.in.) Sydney, June 29. Discussing the shipping deal, the President of the Chamber of Commerce said that by a very generous compulation he estimated the steamers would be ,able to lift eighty-five thousand tons of wheat. If the ships were ready to leave England at once they would reach here in the middle of September, and if they sailed for England at the end of September they would not returns tp Australia, before the end of January; and 'Would.. .hot, make much impression on the harvest of two Vnillion tonk.’IJ-In: 1 J-In : Kil•-opinion,' the GoVernment’s best move i would have'been to have increased the freights and so attract to Australia. QUEENSLAND’S APPROVAL OF THE DEAL. , (Received 0.15 a.m.) . Brisbane, June 29. The Acting Chief Secretary, in exr pressing approval of the shipping deal, referred to the difficulty of finding space for Imperial meat. He said there were large supplies of meat in New ZealandV (»ii(d, an agitation was arising to divert the ships from here. Happily Mr Ryan was in England and he was able to obviate this. Had tlt ( e ships been diverted, they would have been compelled:’ tp clipso down inVtil the , Ipnnagp -was availftWe. V. : ’-Mhf* 5 I * k AUSTRALIAN r ’ 1 FOR ' t '”■ FRANCE'. i S ■>■■■■ ■ ■ R (iteceived 9.15 a.m.) I 11 Sydney, June 29. j The French Government has accept- j ed the services of twenty Australian j nurses provided they are fully qualified, with a know ledge of French. The nurses sail for France on Tuesday. IN FAVOUR OF CONSCRIPTION. (Received 9.50 a.m.) Melbourne, June 29. A largely attended meeting of the Universal Service League unanimously carried a motion in favour of conscription. FIELD AMBULANCE FOR RUSSIA. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Sydney, June'29. Madame Melba is appealing for funds to send an Australian-equipped and staffed field ambulance to Rub-