END OF THE DRESDEN.
'•' EFFECT"-ON NEW ZEALAND - - . SHIPPING.. __■_;_ • <By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.'^ ' ' WELLINGTON, this day. The- escape of the Dresden from the British squadron commanded by Admiral .'Sturdee left one remaining risk to our shipping in the Pacific. Ifow that is removed the commerce of New Zealand with the old«country can go on with much greater freedom. "It is a splendid' thing from the Imperial point. of view, and particularly from the point of view of New Zealand,' 1 :remarked the-Prime Minister to your correspondent to-day. "For some time there has been a feeling of uneasiness on the part of merchants and shipping people because this raider, the Dresden, was at large in the Pacific, and what has happened this week will be a relief to all concerned. So far as we knew the only, obstacle- to., our commerce right through to the waters of the Atlantic has been removed.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 65, 17 March 1915, Page 2
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