THE SHIPPING POSITION. I AMERICAN DEVELOPMENTS. J Referring in the course of a conversion with a representative of the ’hristchurch “ Press ” on Saturday o tile cable message recently published eating that it is understood that the nited States Government’s offer to urchaso 720,000 tons of British shiping from the International Mercantile farina Company, has been accepted, ha manager of a well-known shipping om e;n expressed the opinion that the Slipping position would not be greatly Jtored, except that the United States lo.'.'rninent would hate a direct interst in the White Star, the Leyland, and ther shipping companies in which the ntcrnational Company had acquired an nlerest some years ago. The action of lie I. nit -d States Government was cerainly unusual, and it was difficult to urrni.'e with any confidence in this carter of th:? world what it might portfii,l. Apparently America was intent ip in iiiring her shipping interests.. '•wither gentleman, prominent in ..picg cir.-h s, remarked that the h ■ ping world v. a in the melting-pot, nd aiitiongh the United States Governn. nt’s action was unusual, it must be ■emembered that the times were also mu.-uaL Government transactions in ' hipping raised very important points. NOTES AND MEMOS. Bike lost. ■ Stables to let. j fainter wanted. Gent’s bike for sale. Want to buy harness. Private' house wanted. Furnished house to let. ' Boy wan toil for jeweller. Good Bread baker wanted. Webb’s Cash Drapery advts. 1 ire Berkshire slips for sale. Heavv milking cows wanted. Meeaneo stock sales/Monday next. Motor bike, WUi.p., 2->peed, for .sale. E. R. Dodge, coachbuilder, Hastings. A. W. Symons, land agent, new advt. Hastings Holiday Association meeting o-morrow in Climie's Rooms at 3 p.m. Want to rent house at Clive Grange >r Te Awanga. ; Thanks notices, Mr. Brimer and Mrs. }. Musscn. . i Beard, Bullen A Co.'s sale resumes; m Saturday next. Seo advt. on page 8., Alan wants position in orchard orj garden. | Ten per cent, additional charge will iccrue on all harbour rates unpaid I ifter 1 Ith December. | The postponed stock sale at Meeanee ! will he held on Monday next. See J. A.: Miller's advt. on page 8. j Carlisle, McLean, Scannell and Woodj viniist anv claims against the estates n‘W. T. Chambers, G. S. Clapham, I Joseph Podmoro, John Heeney, and I leorgo T. Blake-Mason. | THE PEOPLE’S PLUMBER. CARTY’S HIEF ONCERN FOR CSTOMERS Always IMS T TTENTTON Reliable EASON ABLE EPAIRER OOFS Tanks ROL'BLESOME APS. Ac., Ac. HANKS YOV IN ANTICIPATION for a share of < >( R PLUMBING WORK R. S. CARTY The People’s Plumber, KARAMT ROAD, HASTINGS i •PH* INES { -i. • ■-2 P-i'-at.- RcG.lmi.-.. "Nt ' I i
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 311, 4 December 1918, Page 6
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