Trans-Pacific
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Interesting But Contradictory Reports
DURING the month there have been two reports relating to trans-Paci fic shipping services, between Aus tralia and North America.
One is that an arrangement is being completed between British and American shipping services under which all com petition will be removed, and the Aus tralian-United States-Canadian service left in the hands of American interests —probably the Matson Line —thus re leasing important British ships for urgently-needed service elsewhere. Brit ish shipping interests 'have spoken in favour of the plan, and further develop ments are awaited.
Another report says that the well known liner, “Empress of Russia”, which has been a unit of the Canadian-Pacific fleet for over 25 years, is to be attached to the Canadian-Australasian Line, pre sumably to take the place of R.M.S.
“Niagara” in the Sydney-Auckland-Fiji- Honolulu-Vancouver service. This would indicate that the present arrangements (two competitive trans-Pacific lines) will continue.
It should be emphasised, however, that these are merely newspaper reports.