Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 11 May 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Liner Transferred. The former Matson liner Matsonia, now the Atlantic aird owhed, by the Home Line, will this moiith, bbgin a de luxe service between! New York. Gibraltar, Canhes ahd Genoa. Registered at Panama, she has accomrmdation for 250 first class, 250 cabin c'lass and 7'oS toiirist c'ass passensers. The Matsonia, which was well known on the Pacific run. particu'arly in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Honolulii, is of 17,200 tons gross. Raihvays Truck Missing. A Railways Department motor truck was reported missing from outside the Palmerston North Railway Station late- yesterday afternoon. It is a light Bedford 1944 model, painted red and has ihe letter N.Z.R. on each door an'd the number 1840 on each side of the bohnet. The licensed number is Gbvt. 4692. Anyone knowing its whereaboiits is asked to communicate with their nearest pblice station. Y * * . • • D . - ■ ■ j OM Locomotives.n , , The fifist two locoihotives tb be built in the Sbuth Is'and' are s'ill in operation at Greyhiouth. . The iocomotiVes-. numbered W19S! and WS28, are now 60 yeaps old. They wbre turned out of the Adding'ofi workshops in 1889, and they have been in service' (for', most of the . time since. The date plate of the fifs locbmoti've. 'ls "'bri ' dispidy* in the Railways Departmeot's mdseum at Welling'"on. The plbte was removed from the engine some years ago in order that it might fce ore--served. The locomotives are mainly used for shunting on the Grey'mouth wharf, and are a^o tised to jbring coal rakes from Rewanui and Roa. Works Starts At Regeiit HalL Borough workmen under the supeividion of the building inspector, Mr. H. T. Tilyard, and overseer, Mr. E. Lycette, made a start yesterday on the bas\c major rbhovadon work'' in the Regent Hall. It is understood that the renbwed activity on the hall was the result of a decision made a. a nieeting of the v^orks committee oi the council. A wooden rai" is being erected seven feet from the floor fbr the purpose bf>-assisiing dance committees in th,e hanging of 'decorations. The staff is a.so c eaning the walls and removing furniture and equipment stored in the rooms which Will ultimateiy be the supper room.