Almost Good Enough to Be True.
An officer of one of the North German Lloyd liners trading to New York tells a sensational story of what was going to happen to that well-known ship ping concern had it allowed itself to become abeorlted by the English steam strip companies controlled by Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. A proposal for an amalgamation of this kind was made, and the Kaiser, hearing of it. became very angry, and summoned the com pony's managing director. The latter promptly assured the Emperor that the company bad not the least intention ot parting with its fleet. “That is good!" said the Kaiser, adding, “Before I allowed a German steamship company to be bought by an English or any other foreign concern I would order the navy to sink every ship the eempany owned, fc
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 13, 27 March 1912, Page 12
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138Almost Good Enough to Be True. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 13, 27 March 1912, Page 12
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