WELLINGTON'S TROUBLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17457, 29 April 1920, Page 6

WELLINGTON'S TROUBLES.

FEW SUBURBAN TRAINS.

MOTORS MUCH IN EVIDENCE. [BY TELTCBATH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.} WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Events in connection with the railway strike are quite orderly. The trains ran to schedule time last night, but at the end of the shifts the engines wero run into the sheds, the fires drawn, and the engines left. The Main Trunk train arrived this morning throquarters of an hour late owing to stops having been made to pick up suburban traffic. Only one train left Lanjbton to deal with the suburban traffic on the Hut* line this, morning. It carried workers to the meat works at Ngahanranga and Petone and to the Petone workshops. Outside Petone the train was delayed for a quarter of an hour by signals, but was then allowed to proceed. Prior to leaving Petone later for Wellington people board ing the tram were charted tor travelline on the tram, and as a result about 50 lelt A small train left Thorndon tor Johnson vido this morning to bring in suburban passengers This was also* manned by emergency hands. It i 8 reported that this tram was delayed at Ngalo bv » refusal to give it the necessary tablet, but there la ndthiflg official in regard to this incited Cross Vans M, nd other motor vehicles; are bringing milk to the city from he Hutt Valley. Buses are running between the Hutt and Petone and Wellington for the conveyance of business p « n j° but only one 'bus was available for the run from Johnsonville to town.