LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN
BLACK-OUT ENDS ON COASTAL AND FERRY CRAFT (P.A.) Wellington, Sept. 6. The Navy has lifted lhe black-out imposed al the outbreak of the war on all ships in New Zealand coastal waters. On Tuesday night, for the first time since September 1939, the Lyttelton and Nelson terry steamers sailed with all deck lights lull on. Portholes may now be opened, but as on most ships they have been sealed, this will not be possible immediately. The inter-island fcrr.es will shortly have lhe paint removed from the portholes and the shaded lights, blue lights and screens on the Rangitira and the Wahine will be taken off as opportunity permits. Passengers will appreciate the fact that they are now permitted to smoke and light matches cn the deck. The opening of the portholes will bring a big improvement in the ventilation of vessels not fitted with forced air systems.
The black-out was first imposed on all shipping in September 1939, when the Admiralty took control of the merchant serv’C?.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 212, 7 September 1945, Page 5
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