MARLBOROUGH NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21414, 5 March 1935, Page 18

MARLBOROUGH NEWS

«— FIRE BRIGADE CONTEST DEPARTURE OF VISITORS TO THE PBZSS.) BLENHEIM, March 4. # The town seemed deserted this morning now that nearly all the visitors for the fire brigade demonstration last week had returned home. It was the biggest influx of visitors that Blenheim has had for some time. . • The financial result of the week is not yet known, but it is understood that any profit made is to be used for the benefit of the town, and probably the work £>t extending Riverside FarK will be undertaken. At to-day's meeting of the Blenneim Rotary Club Mr H. Duckworth, president of the Come to Blenheim Association, and Mr A. W. Taylor, captain or the Blenheim Fire Brigade, were warmly complimented by the president, Mr W. T. Churchward, on tne success of last week's carnival. Personal Mr J. H. Fea will sail to-morrow from Wellington for Sydney on a business trip. , *..-,«» Mr and Mrs F. Mogridge returned last evening from Timaru, where w Mogridge has been attending the an nual Rotary Conference. ... Visitors from Christchurch staying at the Criterion Hotel are Messrs, ft. F. Smith, F. A. Brownjohn, A. Doao, A. Costello, P. Curtis, Mr and Mrs * O'Brien, and Mr and Mrs A. L. Mur doch. Calls for Fire Brigade During the week-end members ol the Blenheim Fire Brigade were! Kepj busy. Shortly after 11 o'clock, whus the farewell function to the vising firemen was being held at tne *» station, a telephone call was receive* stating that a house in Grove road w» on fire, but investigation revealed W' the call was a hoax. Shortly after o'clock on Sunday morning anoine telephone call was received to "\ effect that Mr Cook's house J " S street was ablaze, the brigade turnip out to find they were again the viC««, of a hoax. Then at 3.45 o'clock a cfl was received, but this time there « a fire in an old unoccupied buißus at the corner of Beaver road an Alfred street. The building is egg by Mrs Jessie Vance and is the seco , old building to have caught flrewHJJ the week. Neither the building m contents were insured. At s> P-"V ri . day the alarm was rung, and uw gade turned out promptly. A { hedge on the boundary^ houses occupied by Mr C. Man* * and Mr J. Gow was well aligni, the fire was soon put out "' <j. brigade. No damage was done w jacent buildings. Visiting Aeroplanes Aeroplanes which attended the pageant at on again arrived in the Blenheim cipal Aerodrome yesterday «« „ way south. The two Mariboro" 8 aeroplanes flown by Messrs * Chandler and A. E. Willis had .a ant trip home yesterday, occupyms hour and 20 minutes. Cricket The results of cricket matches pw on Saturday are: Senior grade, w by , beat Kiwi A on the firs »**% 19 runs; Marshlands beat Tuam by an innings and 54 runs; Picton Kiwi B, gaining a four-point wm. Junior grade-Wairau beat W lands by 77 runs on the first u College beat Albion B, g a f^ ama rin» ; point win. Albion A beat Tuam by six wickets and 128 runs, d beat Springcreek by an innings 58 runs.