FIREMEN'S CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2395, 26 February 1915, Page 7

FIREMEN'S CONFERENCE

v ADDRESSBY HON.. H. D.' BELL. _ (By .Telegraph.—Press AssociationJ Timaru, February 24. A 4 civio hmcheon was given to the dating firemen to-day, and was attended by about 200. The Hon. H. D. Bell and Inspector Hugo were present. ' .The Minister then received the executive of the association, who presented the decisions of the conference regarding storage of explosives, installation of Automatic alarms in largo buildings, and (the duty on imported helmets. Mr. Bell explained the difficulties in regard to ;the first two, but undertook to lcok further into them, and would refer the (third to the Minister of Customs. When the conference resumed, Mr. "Bell addressed the delegates, and explained the action in- connection with exempting firemen from military service. j'This was not completed when war broke jout, and the matter, was then dropped tfor the time being. Gold stars for 25 years' service were [presented to five members present, and '.were also awarded two who were absent. After the installation of officers, the pconference closed to. meet at .Westport next year. ' THE COMPETITIONS. Timaru, February 25. The Fire Brigade Competitions opened to-day on the grass in lie Domain, in-fine weather, ajtid before a large attendance: '.... * The results of "to-day's events were: — One-Man Ladder.—Timaru, 7 3-ssec.; ■jHawera, 8 l-ssec. ■ Taihape, 8 l-ssec. '(placed after running off tie)., Forty- • three competed. 1 Two-Men Re sens. —Napier,- 22sec. ,* TTimaru, 22 2-ssec.; St. Hilda, 22 2-ssec. ■Twenty-eight oompeted, of whom nine fiwere disqualified or did not finish. . Coupling Event.—Hastings, 49 2-5 ,'sec.; Dunedin South, 50 l-ssec.; Hamil!±on, 50 3-ssec.; Timaru, 51 4-ssec. ' Modern Five-Men ' Event.—Timaru, (72sec.; Hillside . Railway, 75 .4-ssec.; /Taumarunui, 77 3-sseo. Twenty-two teompeted, six of whom were disqualiked. " • Five-Men Manual—Timaru, 63 2-5 ftec.; Spit, 67 l-ssec.; Carterton, 74seo. ; Slastings, Bosec.; Geraldine, 85 2-ssec.'; EHokitika, 104 sec.; Greytown, 1055e0.; [jHawera, 119 sec. There were no othe. - Competitors. 1