LATE NEWS MORE LIGHTENING NEEDED

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1947, Page 5

LATE NEWS MORE LIGHTENING NEEDED

PROGRESS' OF WANGANELLA ■ SALVAGE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. After the operations on the Wanganella during the week-end it was apparent last evening that the movement of the liner from Aotea Quay to Clyde Quay was out of the question to-day. This morning’s activities and other work to be carried out this afternoon suggest that the movement ‘ might be made to-morrow or on Wednesday. It is proposed to bring the Wanganella as nearly as possible to an even keel for . the journey across the harbour, and this requires further lightening and lifting forward. “She is all ours now, but everything counts when it come to decreasing the weight forward,” said Diver John E. Johnstone to-day. All superfluous gear on the bow is to be shifted and the forward anchors removed. An interesting sign of lay opinion from the pessimistic rumour while she was on the reef to the excessive optimism now that she is in harbour, is provided by the numbers of inthe ship. It is reported that some the ship. It is regorted that some people seem to think the liner is already shipshape, and that only the preliminaries to a safe and happy voyage are a few patches here and there on the hull, the tidying of the decks, lounges and cabins, replenishment of provisions and congratulatory speeches. An Immense Project. The gloomy fact is that it will be a very long time before any thought is given to passenger .voyages. Virtually all the salvage work lies ahead, and It is an immense project. Throughout the week-end a good deal of trouble was caused by waste materials entering and clogging the pumps. With the No. 3 hold almost clear of water efforts to remove- the waste materials became possible yesterday, and they are continuing to-' day. insulating cork and oakum were among the debris removed, but something much more obnoxious was in store for the workers in the form of large quantities of ship’s stores, including perishables which perished with a vengeance during their period below the water. It is understood that the men removing the stores receive special pay. Among the stores removed were cuts of meat, crates of poultry, fish and lobsters.

HANDICAPS FOR GREYM.OUTH MEETING The follpwing handicaps have been declared for the first day of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting at Omoto on Saturday:— Novice Stakes, of £125; five furlongs and a half.—Cornish Note 9.6; Cloud Song 9.1; Haunting Refrain, Hot Foot, Irish Pride, Long Ago, Marchons, Rene Leighon, Rockway, Scene, Sir Sabre, Smock, Veronica’s Mistake 8.10; Fonso, Glamis Pal, Maryburn, Purple Robe, Renege, Sunniray, Triplicity Palaboa, Rebel March 7.5. r '"- Mawhera Trot, of £155; 2.23 class, one mile.—Abel Tasman, Agrosan, Becky Loyal, Becky Parrish, Calworth, Carlow, Colphan, Expensive, Grattan Gold, Koumac, Lady Indiana, Makarewa, May Volo, My Hope, Noble Lady, Our Babe, Our Parade, Perennial. Real Brigade, Sandy Chimes, Sandy Drive, Scotch Diift, Scottish Girl, Shalimar, Shooting Star, Troubadour, Tyrone Power scr.; Fire Bar, Lady Goldworth 12; Iron Bar, Rowandale 24; Derbyshire 36; Wee Jack 48. Stewards’ Hack Handicap, of • £l7o' one mile and a quarter.—Belfort 9.2; Early Night 8.10; Foreign Ways 8.6; Tikakoura 7.12; Young John 7.11; St. Nat, Wild Fire 7.10; Queen’s General 7.9; Kirkella- 7. , Miss Mercury 7.5; Bannockburn, Haunting Refrain, Turf Topic 7.0. Hannan Memorial Handicap, oL £230: one mile.— Royal Tor 9.0, Pedantic 8.11; Master Baron 86, John o’ London 8.5; Sir Tague 7.J13’ 'Authentic, Palomino 7.12; Here: Hinw 7.11; Chellow Dene 7.9; Wise Girl 7.5, iTortago 7.3; Atreus, Avonbridge 7 ; 2 Dash o’ Dink, Graeme 7.1, Velvet. 7 Hack Handicap, of £ J ss ’ g furlongs -Notary, Race Lad 9.4, Mysterious Melody 8.13 Leeston 8.4 Mestiza 8.3, All Quality 8.2, Royal Baron B.o,'Cloud Song C’oupwrs Pride 7.13, San Farian 7.12, Hanse 711 Blue Hussar 7.10, tiWidate. Lvndon Lea, Rakata 7.9, Make Good, Mercia’s Mystery 7 8, Great -Legend, Hot Foot, Irish Pride, Lawless, Mai 1 or?h Carlow, Double Deck, ExpenI rrffitan Gold, Koumac, Lucky Potts Makai-evva, May Volo, Noble t j ’ pinr Rabe Our Parade, Real Girl Shooting Star, Tl ° u f a °°“L Tyrone Power scr.; Dawn Patrol 36, Derbyshire 48; Wee Jack 72. Metropolitan Handicap, of Elba, seven Baron 9 John o’ London 8.13, Sn Tagt Hm-r. Hine Palomino 8.4. cneiiov ge"e s i Dinki Di 8.1 Legal Rosa 7.12, Wise Girl 7.11, Torlago 7.10, Atreus Periwig 7.8, Dash p ’ Fearless, Graeme, Mysterious Melody Ration, Rout, Velvet Shpper-7J. Otira Hack Handicap, of £ l6’>, e e ven lurlongs—Vonettee 9.9, N tarv 95' Mysterious Melody 9.0,. #meWn Wavs 8.11; All Quality, Young John 8.3; Tikakoura 8.2; CrouS?Se 8.1; Miss Mercury, Queen’s General, Royal Baron 8.0 Hansei, Step Far 7 12;. W. t innirlnfp 7 10 - Mercia s Mystery, , stab fisation 7.8 Bannockburn, Great ' Legend'Saunting Refrain Highland . Dance, Hot Foot, Irish Pride, Scene Smock, Sunniray, Taipo-iti, Tu £ Topic 7;7. —