LONDON’S FIRE ALRAM.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1923, Page 4

LONDON’S FIRE ALRAM.

ill; G. Y. ( r . •)-... l.nudo.l li ■ Dw * :: . I. c.t ci: ill lirc-lighl ii ■ ' mm in no : 1 1: « 1 d >• Couiil v on lied ate i . I o. Dr. ' ■ 1, 1; ,:! winch ihe genera! public sect most. and 11 never fail- I ■> ' : ■ r the In an. In ifi'-c days it i-- rare indm-d for ole iii .-.ci' Midi ii haatitifit! -peetaele - ! for. a I'D r ad. t! . • i- ivi- b I .'. aiy .in Mi ri lake on NYi h'.e-day nigh!, 'ihe VWiaiVr ’l M.':'' c ,2Ik a, i ci Lo-iidiili v,t ■- .■ oat a a.i of pi aml - we, th c. pr iieriv d. lireia a her > maintained their sunromaov over the lierresi of atn! a wem! ! i -eaiii -cl .on li.iv • v.iln.; ah- property. tie::- in Loudon iv ■ a piano.l i all It is impassihle for a lire in attain cverw ! ijauiig lauiini null-. And ill Older Gat this | nun i - ail !.- i| ha -.iveil He re are no lev. r Hoa.i, 1,510 tele l;!: c - ala nil (m-l ol D I" “I-. ami not one ci ila a, la than aluui 1 !l!p "rd - ft- m arc a buidiiag. In AVI... : all alarm i- yiicii a; lea t rw: j mui! or r.'imn tr • >.uu at lull speed thr.i'M-, voliml "I'il , clear.■! -I reel-. and 1 1 vlad'': Ini '■ah' Minds by. so that in case further a.-e-is 1 ailc ■ iwaiii • ! it ; bill! I e "aii.: I a UI ■ liielit 110 l ice. Tie 1 '■ ■ u"h' lac- c : ',l:(y-sev.-!i motor I'llmo . "ill ■ -. e!-:i a ctor li'i’-saving (•Stines, idn • (nt: 1 1a 1 > 1 • leddars whose topmo-t runes lce-h to Dili, rml thirl', iboiisand sired hvdranis. A.nd there are various nuuor vliieles and anplta.nces in addiliou. Then-, are three stations on the River Thames and four power I ill lirelloa I s.

F\ ci v lioiisehel 1 r should know ’’••lf!':' t lie !i re ala mi p >i non iv. I l o his bouse i- .-.itmili il. A her second-' delay may mean disaster. And if you t leiihei!" for the Fire I’rigc'e do not f T'/oi in your o>n itemcr.l to give your address. I wanted once lo make a piivafe inquiry about I a.m. at a certain fire station. The onlv hell I could sec was labelled "Fire Roll." i gently pushed ii, and tin* door win immediately opened. While I v ,c. v. i-hiirr the officer "Food morning” liremen canm .terming (lo’.vit a hr,ms not.,, an.l In five second ■ tie;, v. ere i n the mm or escape. awaiting orders. "You have rung evorv hi ll in t!;>• I uihFng ” ( ::iilained the officer, "and call'd ill these men oiii of lli’r beds. What h- more, the mine tiling In; . happencil at iwo other stai ion--.” MV mistake, for which 1 mofu-. iv apologised. orovi.il * he efficiency i f (lie brigade.