THE SHIPPING COMBINE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11950, 26 April 1902, Page 5

THE SHIPPING COMBINE.

POSITION OF SUBSIDISED

CRUISERS.

'ALARM IN ENGLAND.

LEGISLATION CALLED FOR

By Telegraph.—Preas Association.—

London, April 24. There is much alarm in England lest the American shipping combination should deprive the Admiralty of the fleetest subsidised cruisers in the event of war, while Germany retains control of her subsidised lines. The Government are being urged to legislate to secure the retention of subsidised cruisers under the British flag. It is reported that the Belgian and Dutch lines join the American combination. (Received April 26, 12.25 a.m.) London, April 25. In the House of Commons Mr. Ar-nold-Forster stated, in connection with the shipping combine, that the Admiralty Committee was inquiring into the question of Government subsidies to various steamship lines. Meanwhile arrangements had been made precluding the possibility of the transfer of hired White Star liners to a foreign flag without the Admiralty's consent during the current agreement, ending in 1905. The Daily Express states that Morgan's combine is trying to fix emigration rates and seeking to prevent the Canadian Emigration Department supplying the ElderDempster Company with information relating to prospective emigrants, and also threaten to buy the control of the Canadian-Pacific line. The Daily Mail states that the combine is introducing in Congress a new shipping Bill, permitting American-owned vessels to be built abroad and brought under the American flag.