DELAY TO DUTCH SHIPS
(11.50 a.m.) CANBERRA, Sept 27. An early settlement of the dispute which is holding up the Dutch ships loading in Australia tor the Netherlands East Indies is expected. following conferences between Commonwealth and Dutch officials. The Minister of Shipping (Mr Ashley) said ' that if there are no arms aboard the ships and they are genuinely mercy ships there will be no trouble. , , . , . The Government lias taken steps to ensure that the ships are loaded. Six Dutch ships remained idle m Sydney yesterday, four ill Brisbane and one in Melbourne.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 256, 27 September 1945, Page 6
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