THE PANAMA CANAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 52, 14 February 1912, Page 6

THE PANAMA CANAL.

! AMERICAN EXPANSION IN THE ; PALI FIG. [PRESS ASSOCIATION* - COPYRIGHT.) (Received 14. b. 5 a.m.) Sydney. Feb. 11. ; Mr. M< Gowan, referring to the ad vaiHat'o of the Panama Canal, ‘••lid Sy liny was now the teiminal ponn i i the American linos. Two new line:win- projected. wh< root Sydney ’.■•o.dd be the hcadquartt rs when i Canadian and American shipping ea I terprise would be very busy in the I Paoifie. He added tint '•hortly before Mi. ■ Seddon died he had announced Lin i intention of approaching Mr Dcakin. thill Prime Miui-’.er. with the view i to preventing America*.', expansion ii> | the Pacific, but nothing more was iheard of it. Probably it w;e> Mr. 1 Desk:n v.l:o t'-md the onitatio:i to Anu -ican flci t. being ii.dispoMto fall in v. uh Mr. S.-iidon s sugges Diion. which v.a< a vny stiang on-.- ; for sinh a lon£r-«ight«-d poihii inn. I Annrt from the direct, benefit <ie- ' lived Ly rapid transit ami partieipa- | lion in the fruit of American trad” i through the canal, it must be to thc--1 -c.unity of Au.-tialia to find Amen ’-an iiiteie-ts mounting up in the 1 i’.uiii-. Australia Ims rothir.g t.u- from tlm Stars ami Stripes.