SETTLED FOR CASH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 7

SETTLED FOR CASH.

BURNS 'PhiLP' CL4IJU--

THE DELAYS OF ARBITRATION.' i or TELEanAi'n—mess.association—coryßionT,(Roo.- Jani-%L, v -lls4srpim.')'--? \v- V. >• London', January 21. A representative of , Burns Philp -and_Co.,after conferring with Hcrr ■ Dernburg, Gorman Minister for tho Colonies, and with tho Council of tho Empire;'accepted 1 £4100 as ah' honourable', and' amicable settlement, of' tho Marshall' Islands.,dispute;'?-.'-''"'-': Tho claimants profer."a' cash settlement; to encouraging. tion. ' ' 'v' ■/: ; ' AN INTERMEDIARY. (Rec. Jan 22, 12a m), a*i - Sydney, January 21. With reference to tho.cablegram, aimbuhc-; >ng tho Marshall Islands 'settlement, •• -tliq ■ latter is largely duo to tho good; offices of l)r.'. lnnir, German Consul-Goneral v m SydneyOhielly through his" representations, ' Germany invited. Mes^ffiums^Phil^''and -'6S' to send a representative to confer. After .'gaining, tho consent, .of .'th6:..British., ami the Commonwealth, JJossrs. Burns Philp and Co. instructed Mr. Campbell, their London, manager, to, proceed ; thither, and to offer a sett-iemcht for, half ,the/ amount originally claimed ' " ""''v I'ninlly, ,i settlement ■ was.. agreed- to by both sides for £4100, which -is roughly. ;oiiechird of .tile amount of tho claim.

The Australian 'ilnppmp; l * firm'-or 'Bums 1 hiln and Co. traSiftg rights in tlie. Marshall Islands, imposed by Germany. First of.uallnthe: license ice for trading was suddenly -/raised' -.on !thc company s. steamers; then-an -.eiport.-.dut}- on copra was charged* to the .amount, of 30 marks per ton After representations' were mada bv tlio Jjritish Government: the restrictions were removed. The Burns Philp claim, as approved' by, the British Govern mept in - MarcE; "15667 amounted to Lately an .attempt was made by Germany- to shelve the claim, until Great Britain decidrfd.to arbitrate the' German.' claims for losses during.: the Boer War.: Siiico' then berman.v has recognised that the Burns mip claim stands on a. diffei-ent footing' hence, ,it would seem, the speedy ' settlement, home little time agoJhe.Jkdrral Prime'Minis-'-ter, Mr. iDeakjn.'.Tiinted' that'Gcrnianv's' treatl mont of the Burnfj.JJiilp,claim would have abearing on Australia's fiscal treatment of Ger-' many. . : t _- - rT ~ ——.....