LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 August 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mariposa At Auckland. With 268 passengers and 1273 bags of mail the Mariposa arrived at Auckland yesterday from San Francisco via Tahiti, Pago Pago and Suva. She disembarked 500 American excursionists at Tahiti. The Monterey, which left Auckland for California on July 27. called at Tahiti. Both ships remained there three days. Damaged Tanker.

Extensive repairs are to be carried out at Auckland to the Norwegian tanker Ole Jacob, which was seriously damaged in a collision in Cook Strait. The contract was secured in competition by Mason Brothers. The tanker is expected to leave Wellington under her own power. The work will take five or six weeks and 80 to 100 men will continuously be engaged.

Brothers’ Reunion. A reunion under unusual circumstances was had by two brothers on a recent foggy night. One of them, Mr J. R. Oliver, a member of the third echelon, when on leave, decided to go by car to see his brother. Mr J. H. Oliver at Tunanui. and at the same time the latter decided to motor into Hastings for the same purpose. They did meet but it was when the two cars collided heavily in a fog. Neither of the drivers was injured, but considerable damage was done to the cars. Petrol Rationing. A meeting of the Otago Automobile Association adopted a resolution recommending that the Motor Union make representations to have the re- ! gulations relaxed so that members of r the forces on final leave could obtain [on application a petrol allowance for special needs. The subject was raised I by the secretary, who said that he had been approached by men on leave to obtain petrol for them to visit relatives in the country, but an application to the Oil Fuel Controller was unsuccessful. The secretary added that troops in England were allowed petrol for 300 miles in addition to their coupons.