SUBSIDISED SHIPPING
THREAT TO THE EMPIRE HON. ALEXANDER SHAW'S VIEWS Pres* Association —By Tel egraph-^-Copyright. SYDNEY. January 26.(Received January 27, at 1 a.m.) At a luncheon on board the Maloja in connection with the Sydney anniversary regatta, the Hon. Alexander Shaw (chairman of tbe-P. nnd_ 0. Company) reiterated his views against subsidised foreign shipping, and said that, whereas the Empire before the • war owned 43 per cent, of tho world’s sea-going tonnage, the percentage ,to-day had fallen to 29. The Empire’would .'have to speak with one voice as to whether British shipping, which was their only reliable link and sure defence, should continue to he worn down.
The Prime Minister _ . (Mr Lyons') spoke on the same su'bject, and said that the negotiations between the various Governments were still uncompleted, but were progressing toward a satisfactory solution. .
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Evening Star, Issue 21630, 27 January 1934, Page 13
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136SUBSIDISED SHIPPING Evening Star, Issue 21630, 27 January 1934, Page 13
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