GENERAL NEWS LOCOMOTIVE CONVERTED TO OIL FUEL

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1946, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS LOCOMOTIVE CONVERTED TO OIL FUEL

The first track trials at Paekakariki of the Locomotive K 927, which has been converted to oil' fuel, were successful, stated Wellington railway officials this morning. The engine was tested without a load to check on the new equipment, but later will pull full loads between Paekakariki and Taihape. Fuel tanks have been installed at both ends of this section of the Main Trunk.—(P.A.)

Rongotai Wool Salvage. It is estimated that about a third of the wool in the Rongotai fire will be saved. Although the total number of bales stored in the buildings destroyed by fire is not accurately known the State Fire office estimates the saving at between 9000 and 10,000 bales of approximately 26,700 bales stored.—(P.A.) Halifax Leaves for Australia.

Repairs to the oil cooling system of the inner starboard engine of the British Halifax bomber, Mercury, were completed at Ohakea yesterday afternoon. The machine left the aerodrome this morning at 8.59, for Australia. The machine was test flown after the completion of. repairs and was found to be functioning satisfactorily.—(P.A.)

New Inter-Island Ferry A message from London, stating that the Union Steam Ship Company’s new inter-island ferry, Hinemoa, would leave Britain on November 18 for New Zealand, has been contradicted by the company. Officials of the company state that the Hinemoa will be completed m time to arrive in New Zealand at the end of January. She is expected to enter the Wellington-Lyttelton service early next February.

Alleyway Tragedy. An indication that police inquiries in connection with the death of Robert Cranna, aged 19, who was found lying in an alleyway off Mackay street, with fatal injuries, on October 20, are nearing completion, was given by Inspector M. J. Angland, in reply to a question this morning. Mr. Angland said: “All arrangements aie being made to complete the inquest in the near future and then all the facts of the case will be published.

Liquor Stocks Still Low An indication that the position regarding stocks of spirits had not improved so far as West Coast hotels were concerned was given by a hotelbroker, Mr C. L. Kettle, in evidence before the Westland Land Sales Committee sitting at Greymouth yesterday. “No stocks are held in hotels to-day,” he said, in reply to a question by the chairman, Mr M. Wallace. “They are still existing on a hand-to-mouth basis,” he added, “and a bottle of whisky hidden in a corner is about all of the stock kept by any hotel.”

Labour Week-end Travel. Over 600 people travelled on West Coast train- services during Labour Day week-end ajid from these passengers the Railway Department collected about £125 in fares. Fewer people left than visited the West Coast, this being clearly shown by the patronage of the excursion trains to and from Greymouth. These excursions were the first to be run on a Labour week-end since 1943. About. 230 passengers who travelled from Greymouth paid £2BO in fares while the 600 odd passengers who visited Greymouth on the excursion ? from Christchurch paid about £750.

Responsibility At Funerals. Reference to a Supreme Court case in Hamilton recently, where a minister was held to be responsible for the legal requirements of certification of burial was made at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Wanganui when the Rev. P. G. Hughes asked the assembly to petition Parliament so to alter the law that ministers of religion should be relieved of such legal obligations. Funeral directors should be registered, he said, and all the legal responsibility should be upon them. The assembly agreed to make this recommendation to the Government.

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