SHIPPING COMPETITION. ACTIVITY IN GERMAN CIRCLES.
t,JPHESS ASSOCIATION.] PERTH, 12th June. Ceylon flies by the Ortoha contain a Reuter London message to the effect that the Cunard, Peninsular, and Pacific lines had; announced v, joint Australian and Far Eastern service, it is assumed with the object of securing the passenger traffic against) keen foreign competition. Captain Fletcher, commander of the Ortona, in an interview, said that unless two or three great English companies combine against the North German Lloyd's they would be run off the line after a tUme, until the Germans have practically the whole of the pas* senger trade of the world m their hands. He could say from his own knowledge that a big combine was coming off in England belore long ugainst the German Company.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 139, 13 June 1906, Page 7
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129SHIPPING COMPETITION. ACTIVITY IN GERMAN CIRCLES. Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 139, 13 June 1906, Page 7
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