SHIPPING SERVICES

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19758, 13 December 1935, Page 6

SHIPPING SERVICES

WITHDRAWAL OF VESSELS. AMERICA TO NEW ZEALAND. WORKING AT A GRAVE LOSS. (Official Wireless.) (Received Dec. 13, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 12. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Is to withdraw the service of Empire ships which for about half a century has linked Australia and New Zealand with San Francisco. In announcing this decision the Hon. Alexander Shaw said it was entirely due to the disastrous effect of highlysubsidised foreign competition. If the British Government and the Governments of Australia and New' Zealand wished to retain any service of British Empire ships across the Pacific they would have to decide on a policy of assisting those who had been upholding the British flag at a grave loss.

THE DECISION REGRETTED. ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Dec. 13, 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 12. The newspapers regret the Hon. A. Shaw’s announcement that in the absence of support it has been decided to withdraw the Australia-San Francisco service.

CANADA TO NEW ZEALAND. MAY BE DISCONTINUED. ' UNFAIR FOREIGN COMPETITION, United Tress Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Dec. 13, 11.0 a.m.) MONTREAL, Deo. 12. “ The steamship service between Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be discontinued unless the Governments of the three Dominions give more adequate support to the one line left in the trade," said Sir Edward Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamship Companies. “ The service Is definitely Imperilled by the competition of heavilysubsidised United States steamships on the Australian run.

The-Canadian Pacific Company holds a half-interest In the Canadian-Aus-tralian Line.