A MISUNDERSTANDING.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12408, 25 November 1908, Page 4

A MISUNDERSTANDING.

nov x.r a.m.; : Sydney, Nov 24. The summarised press reports of 1 .Mr Jackson's speech at the Makura luncheon conveyed a wrong impressioDf' regarding tho relations 6f the ' Union Company and tho Federal Govoriiment. The' speech expressed the .opinion that tJio position of the Vancouver service was not the -most sat-. 1 isfactory owing to the absence of ': reciprocal trade relations between ; Canada and Australia. As a mat- \ $er of fact the relations of the com- '■: .pany- and the Commonwealth had always been friendly an dcordial, while ► in the matter of negotiation with Canada tho Federal Government was understood to bo -doing its utmost to 'arrange a satisfactory contract. '