"FLUENT ENGLISH AND FRENCH"

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2579, 29 September 1915, Page 13

"FLUENT ENGLISH AND FRENCH"

, GERMAN BUSINESS NEEDS. ■Two advertisements in the latest number of-' the "Berliner Tageblatt," the favourite organ of the German business man,, throw illuminating light on the enemy's visions 'of his commercial future. The first one, which seeks a manager for "a developing, prosperous ironworks in Central Germany," states, that applicants, among other qualifications, must possess "business diplomacy and fluent knowledge of English' and French." It, is . manifest that ..Germans, believe :what is-'so often heard in England, that the British trader lias, ,"a short, memory," and will resume his oldtime German relations at tho earliest possible moment. It is to be hoped that the "business diplomacy" of rare degree will henceforth be required by any Tcutou who tries to swell his profits at British expense. —"Daily Mail.",

In order to assist t-ho frozen meat industry the' New Zealand Government recently chartered the Commonwealth o,nd 'Dominion Line steamer. Port ..Albany, and the vessel, to the surprise of shipping folk, arrived in Lyttelton from Auckland shortly after six o'clock lastnight (says Saturday's Christchurch "Press"), the distance of 673 miles having been cut out iu the record timo of 50 hours from wharf to wharf, or 48hr. 52min. from the time of ringing "full speed" in Rangitoto Channel to the moles at Lyttelton. The Port Albany was only launched last year, but in appearanco she is similar to the usual typo of the-.Commonwealth Line steamers. She is, however, only fitted witfi a single screw and in consequence her -performance is all, the more meritorious. Sitico leaving Home, the vessel has'acquitted herself most creditably, and during tlm run from Newcastle to Auckland last week she averaged 14.1 knots, the journey being completed in 3 days 16 hours, llcr performance to Lyttelton was not quite so good, the average being 13$ knots, but the vessel encountered a southeast swell and a northerly current-. , The Port Albany's performance is the best to*, date, the previous one of abouti oG hours being credited to the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's