COAL ON FIRE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 224, 21 September 1929, Page 9

COAL ON FIRE.

SHIP'S BURNING CARGO. (Received 10.30 a.m.) ALBANY, this day. The Knockfierna arrived at King George's Sound with 1000 tons of coal smouldering and giving off a powerful gas. It is difficult to ascertain how far the fire has penetrated, but it has been decided to flood the hold. CHECKING JOY-RIDERS. AMENDMENT OF ENGLISH LAW. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, September 20. The borrowing of a motor car without permission will become a punishable offence if the recommendation of the Council of the Magistrates' Association is adopted by the Government. This is the outcome of a prolonged controversy over a weakness of the law, which of late has been responsible for a tremendous increase in the number 'Of cars taken by joyriders and then abandoned, frequently in a damaged condition. BRITISH MOTOR CARS. EMPIRE SERVICE STATION. (Australian -~and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 20. i The "Evening Standard's" city editor < understands that the British motor s manufacturers are planning to establish ( a co-operative chain of Empire service s stations, including Australia and New j Zealand, to counteract the advantage which the Americans enjoy in this con- ] nection.' (