Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1916 — Russian Line to Australia. [ARTICLE]

Russian Line to Australia.

American firms who contemplate an extension of enterprise In this direction may be advised to consider tb* proposed action of tbe Russian government to establish a new line of ship* running between Melbourne and Sydney and Vladivostok. The Russian authorities have suggested that In the event of such a company being formed, with half Russian and half Australian capital, they would purchase the requisite ships, subsidize the company and take repayment in small sums over n long period. These are the proposal* set forth by a special trade envoy who visited the country under direction from the Russian chamber of export. —Commerce Report.—