Governments Disagree
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Trans-Pacific British
Shipping
•"PHE usual contradictory statements have been published during the month in relation to the proposed new subsidised British shipping service be tween Australia and Vancouver.
The irresponsible newspapers have said that the two huge new 22,000 tons liners are definitely on order, but probably this is not a fact.
The Australian Prime Minister (Mr.
Lyons) officially stated in September that
the agreement between the Governmnets of Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand would not be ratified until after the general election on October 23. In addition, it is known that obstacles have been raised by the Governments of Canada and New Zealand.
It is plain to see that although there has been much irresponsible talk about it. the fact is that so far as a new Brit ish trans-Pacific service is concerned, we are just about where we were a year ago.
Mr. A. Heetebry, of the Assemblies of God mission in Fiji, returned to Suva by
the September Niagara after spending
nearly six months’ furlough travelling
through New Zealand.