The Marshall Islands

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1394, 3 August 1905, Page 3

The Marshall Islands

Australia's Demands Presi Association—Copyright. London, August 2 Mr 1 Coghlan, Agent-Genoral for New South Wales, interviewed, said'that without kuowledgo of the new shipping laws that Germany was introducing at the it was impossible lo say if they; would" givo saualnttiou to Australia,-' British ships must enjoy there Vui> same rights as German ships enjoyed in Bri.ish waters. Australian- shipowners required compensation for losses in regtrd to the denial of treaty rights. ' The Now South Wales Government was cancelling orders placed with' Go.nia iy, and withholding farther orders, and tho other Statos woi'o aotiDg similarly. All weie considering tli6advisability ofuJied action, The Premier, referring to Mr. Conine's statement, remarks it. was hardly correct to say that the New South Wales Government were cancelling orders placed in Gormany, simply because theto wero no orders to be cancelled, The Government had decided, however, that no orders should be given till the Marshall? dispute was settled, li. was correct that the other States hid beep asked to tako similar action,