HIPPING COMPANIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 215, 11 September 1925, Page 7

HIPPING COMPANIES.

LARGE POWERFUL GROUPS. JIOYAI. COMMISSION'S REPORT. "CHASING A MIRAGE." (By Cable. -"Press Association.-Copyright.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Mr Franl' Anstcy, member of the Eovai Commission inquiring into the N-a'vi-mtion Act, presented a special ; ep or°t to the Governor-General. This alleged that practically all Australian shipping companies were controlled by Lord Inchcape, and owned by the Peninsular Company. "Union Steamship Company," says Mr. Anstt-y. is an alias for "Peninsular and Oriental Company." . . , ! "Australian shipping companies liave been grafted to the mammoth combine 0 f overseas shipowners in which the Inchcape group is the predominant partner. This group controls the movement j of Australian "products not only on | the overseas routes, but along the j thousands of miles of Australian coast- j "A remarkable fact," continues the report, "if not that so many Australian companies are overseas companies, but that so many companies are acting under aliases as if they were criminals seeking to escape attention." The report concludes: "Australian shipping business is one vast non-com-petitive combine. It may be an instrument for the public good, but tha question remains whether the Australian shipping combine is using its power to the detriment of Australian industry, or whether it is rendering essential services j at reasonable rates. It is hopeless trying to trace the source of the combine's profits. The investigator finds himself chasing a mirage."—(A. and N.Z.) A MARCH-OUT IN SYDNEY. MINISTER INTERVIEWED. QUIET, ORDERLY PROCEEDING. (Received IL3O a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Striking seamen and their sympathisers, about 200 strong, marched from the Communist Hall to the residence of Mr. McKell (Minister of Justice) late last night. They desired to obtain from Mr. McKell an assurance as to the treatment that will be accorded British seamen imprisoned on charges of neglecting their duty. . After a conversation with Mr. McKell, wlio was roused from a sick tied, at his front door, the t men's leaders retired and told them that Mr. McKell had given very satisfactory assurances. The men evinced much satisfaction, reformed the procession, and marched hack to town. The proceedings were perfectly orderly.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) COMMONWEALTH V. STATE. MR. LANGS RETORT. (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Mr. J. T. Lang, Premier of New South , Wales, replying to Mr. S. M. Bruce's Dandenong speech, said: "In this first ndyenture the Prime Minister of the ■ Commonwealth seems likely to wreck | his party and cover the Commonwealth | with world-wide obliquy. The fact that nearly all the laws of the Commonwealth are being smoothly administered through State agencies, or with the ' assistance of the States, seems to have escaped the Prime Minister." The only thing he (Mr. Lang) refused to do was to supply Mr. Bruce with a Deportation Board for the banishment i of New South Wales citizens who had ! happened to incur the hostility of the ' Employers' Federation or the shipping' ring. The two union officials before the : board were not Communists. They publicly challenged the Prime Minister to show they had any connection with the Communist party or the Soviet Government.—(A. and *N.Z. Cable.) THE "BLACK" SHIPS. SUSTENANCE FOR STRIKERS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The Sydney Trades and Labour Council met in camera. At the termination oi proceedings it was stated the council aiscussed the deportation issue, and re-1 solved that all unions be asked to con- j tribute a levy of one and a-quarter per : cent per week of the earnings of their members, the levy to be. collected by the unions, and all unions to be called upon to summon sDecial meetings to put the resolution into effect. No union is to collect the levy on wages of £2 or less. The council reaffirmed its decision to declare all British ships "black" on arrival. Representatives of the Labour Counts of all States have so far not arrived ft a decision on the action to be taken in the event of deportation.—(A. andN.Z. Cable.) THE DEPORTATION ISSUE. CASE AGAINST WALSH. SYDNEY, September 10. When the Deportation Board met toffiT Mr. A. R. j. Watt, K.C., counsel for "aish and Johnson, intimated that he wm «- coHea S" es - after a consultation with Walsh, would take a certain line °f action. Mr S. E. Lamb, K.C., then opened the tj for the Common wealth Government. •VvVii lle l )ro P os ed to show that v , ?" "ad played a prominent part in holding up British ships. ' Counsel then called tho masters of • Britkh shi P s in p° rt - The y r«„t •} « evi(lei *e that until tbe vessels c .d Sydney they had had no trouble , arr;, ,t n crews - but as so °n as they tZ, here tlle ™n struck. V«Z le .? ates fr om the various Labour 1 _HT IU . J of the States met to-day. They! ~.,?, on Biaering the deportation issue but "'"not discuss the strike. i__^A more str ikers have been senaaow x Seven da y s ' imprisonment. The fcit« * es cleclin «l to order the for"'ture 0 f their wages.-(A. and N.Z.)