THE COAL SHORTAGE

Southland Times, Issue 18623, 22 August 1919, Page 5

THE COAL SHORTAGE

RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS. PARTIAL RESUMPTION OF SERVICES. ONE EXPRESS A WEEK. (Per United Press Association). WELLINGTON, Aupist 21. The coal position having slightly improved, it is understood that next week through trains will run between Auckland, New Plymouth and Wellington, and between Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. A train will leave Invercargill on Monday for Dunedin, and leave Dunedin for Christchurch on Tuesday; leave Christchurch for Dunedin on Thursday, and Dunedin for Invercargill on Friday. On the northern lines a train will leave Auckland for Wellington on Tuesday, and Wellington for Auckland on Thursday; leave Wellington for New' Plymouth on Tuesday, and New Plymouth for Wellington on Thursday. Connection with Napier will be made at Palmerston. Restrictions on passengers remain in operation as the necessity for cool-saving still exists. CARRIAGE OF SCHOLARS. CHRISTCHURCH, August 21. The Mayor of Christchurch has received the following telegram from the Hon. W. ! H. Herries; — j “Mr Massey has asked me to reply to your telegram of yesterday. Owing to a slight improvement in the coal supplies, the Department hopes next week to be able to arrange for the carriage of school pupils to their homes by rail. It is necessary that headmasters and principals should communicate with the Traffic Manager. I would have been glad to have done this before, but the coal position would not warrant any increase in the passenger traffic to the de- ! trinient of goods traffic, which was considj ere d of more importance to the industries iof the dominion. It is also proposed next j week to start running one through express per week each way between Christchurch j and Dunedin.” THE MAMARI’S cargo. AUCKLAND, August 21. The condition of the troopship Mamari was considered at a meeting of the Aucki. land waterside workers this morning, when it was agreed to abide by the resolution affirming the intention of the men not to work any vessel that had been infected with influenza until seven days had elapsed after the removal of the last patient. On the arrival of the Mamari yesterday the port Health Officer ordered one patient and ten contacts into quarantine, / deeming this a sufficient precaution. The watersiders, under the impression that the liner was a clean ship, commenced work, but reconsidered their decision with the above result this morning. She has over 4000 tons of coal to discharge at Auckland, the cargo having been loaded at Newport News.