SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.
NEW COMMONWEALTH SCHEME. SPEEDING UP PASSENGER SERVICE. (E!ec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.; LONDON 7 , March W. The Daily Express understands that the Commonwealth is seeking the British Government's approval of an Important shipping scheme (timing nf, the speeding up of communications b.y a private group, proposing to form a new companv with a capital of £lO,000,000 to build seven ships of 24,000 tons each, designed to make the voyage from Southampton to Froinanfle in 25 days. If the scheme is adopted tlio Commonwealth will give the new company the contract; for the carriage for mails, the transit, time for which will be reduced by fi\e days each way, "iompnrod with the present Peninsula? Orient services. The company would also curry all (migrants. Tho proposed route is Southampton, Genon, rnicz Canal, Bombay and * Colombo... Tho now ships will have cold storage equipment of the most modern type, enabling Australia to compete with South America in the chilled meat trade.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 7
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165SHIPPING ENTERPRISE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 7
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