GERMAN SHIPPING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 240, 24 July 1935, Page 5

GERMAN SHIPPING

SCHEME FOR DEVELOPMENT. BUILDING ADEQUATE VESSELS. LONDON, July 11. Germany has prepared an ingenious scheme to consolidate and develop her shipping, in readiness for the day when, it is hoped, the nation again will possess colonies. The plans are concentrated on a triangular area in the Atlantic, from Hamburg to South America, returning to Germany via South Africa. Exploitation of a limited sphere will- enable maximum .results to be achieved with a minimum subsidy and 1 the Atlantic ocers many advantages, including freedom from canal- dues and! safe waters, as the British Navy ensures

peace. Germany • will take manufactured goods to South Amercia and South Africa, and in return will carry raw materials, ensuring full cargoes throughout. An important part of the scheme is the barter agreement with South Africa by which Germany will receive wool for her manufactures.

The Anglo-German, naval' agreement is closely associated with this policy, as it will enable Germany to keep am adequate fleet .to protect her Baltic interests without patrolling the Atlantic. Preparatory to the new ■ services, Germany is building the most efficient vessels possible. They will carry big cargoes and a. limited number of passengers, and will provide the basis of a larger merchant fleet as trade expands. The ships also will he capable of rapid conversion into armed merchantmen.