NEW ZEALAND AND GERMANY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16120, 8 July 1914, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND AND GERMANY

NEW SHIPPING SERVICE. SYDNEY HERALD'S COMMENTS. Press Association—By Telegraph -Copyright. SYDNEY, July 7. The Herald, commenting on the extension of the German line to New Zealand, says: ■—" Hitherto tho European trade with New Zealand has been carried on almost exclusively by British ships. As members of tho British Empire, one must regret that their virtual monopoly is soon to be lost, but even the most inveterate Antipodean Chauvinist can hardly find any grievance in this."

TWO SHIPPING EXTENSIONS, CFbom Oub Own Cobkuifoitoint.) LONDON, May 29. The Times this morning announces that two German shipping lines have determined to inaugurate services between New Zealand and tho Continent of Europe. The recent trouble between tho Norddoutsoher Lloyd and the Hamburg Amerika companies, in which the Kaiser interposed to bring about an agreement, threw a little light on tho operations of the former company in Australasia. It was stated, on what authority I do not know, that .the scher Lioyd had made up its mind to withdraw from Australasia, but that tfho Kaiser had persuaded the directors to review their decision. Now it is announced that tho N.D.L. and the Deuteche-Australieehe Gesellechaft are contemplating a service "direct from Bremen and Hamburg , to New Zealand. It is added that in the past all fche cargo from Germany has been brought into the Thames and shipped tEhence in British ships to Now Zealand. This, of course-, is. not strictly correct.

Negotiations have been proceeding between British and German shipowners for some time, and there ie believed to bo good hope of an agreement. If there ia not British owners will probably commence to load direct from Continents.'] ports for New Zealand and Australia and start a rate-cutting war. Tho Times eaye: "No doubt one of the motives behind this development b tho encouragement of tho export trade from (>crmany to New Zeaalrxl. Besides wool, very little produce is at prceant exported from New Zealand to Germany, and it is thought that the steamers would load homeward for Europe at Australian porte, which are already well served by Gorman shipping. Frozen moat, shipped in enormous quantities from New Zealand, may not be taken into Germany. At a. time when it is proDoaod to abandon tho German mail and passenger service to Australia, there could hardly be any question of entering tho New Zealand paisserwrcvr trsvde." The present development is another indication of tho very aggreeoivo policy of German ship owners.