AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 210, 18 August 1933, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SHIPPING FREIGHTS EARLY AGREEMENT EXPECTED. COMPARISON WITH NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 18, 11.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 18. Tho “Herald” says: “Prospects for agreement between the oversea shipowners and shippers of Australian produce to tho United Kingdom on the question of freights are considered bright following the submission of a new offer by exporters of refrigerated produce and wool. One prominent exporter said: “We should like to know on what basis New Zealand shippers reached their agreement with the shipowners. We base our case on the disparity already existing between the rates from Australia and New Zealand.” BLUE STAR LINE. A cable has been received from tho head office of the Blue Star Line emphasising the fact that although the line will shortly be running a. service to New Zealand, that will not interfere with the plans to establish a service to the Commonwealth next year provided the line is not excluded from Australian freight contracts. INFLUENZA IN NEWCASTLE. (Received 18, 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 18. There is a mild influenza epidemic in Sydney, but in Newcastle the outbreak is more serious. All businesses are operating with depleted staffs. Over 200 employees of Lysagts’ are affected, and the staff of the Newcastle Hospital suffered severely. Being prostrated with a serious attack, a father, mother and five children were unable to leave there beds to open the door for the doctor, who forced open a window and climbed through to the patients.