FIRE BRIGADES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1923, Page 4

FIRE BRIGADES

DEMONSTRATION OX CASS SQUARE. Tin: annual demonstration arranged by the Wot Coast Kite Unmade's A.ssnciutwn took place on Ctiw Sqm"' o on Saturday afternoon ill perfect weather, am! before a fair number oi spectators. Tit ere were six events on the can!, and these kept the contestants busy until 7 o'clock when the last event was finished. I here were competing teams from Westport. Itchton. Creymouth, Cobilen. Kumara and Hokitika, ami in some of the runsome very good times were matte, tin* indites w ‘iv Messrs R. Deere ( G ret ) ■ David-on (Hokitika). and Coppersmith (DeunisUm). Lieut. MeKendry (Westport ) was starter and W'-s-rs 11. l.vnch. M. Houston and Oxenham l ’: r , VI. ••• me tiria-k. epers. There was a full pressure of water available. 'J he billowing are the results : - Reel am! hidd-w event, five men. wet: OuviaoU! h (White, Sum-le. Blocksa K o, Mclntosh and Nelson) CO 3-osce. ■£H Ist, Hokitika (Williams. 'Davidson L. p. Km-.. I!. Ross) in«-1 1 nIin*i 2 see. penalty, its sees.. £:’, 2nd. Ho-. and unid'.t event live men. wet : Westport (I‘hihbs. Hennessey. Dab highest. Williams, MeKemiry i 35 -!-■> see. L's. Ist. Kumara i .Martin. Ih-nyon. 1-11x.m-.-r----old. Me|neriiey. Fahey) -11 i-bn-e. £?>. 2nd. H reymoii i h and Cobdmi tied third place With -12 see. j’ahy res,-lie event. two men: - ■ Gn-vmoutb < Rlooksago and .Melntos'n) ' 0.1 I-.-, sees., two gold medal.-. Ist. , i Westport ( \Yo‘du al'll and Callaghan) 2S £l. 2nd. Kumara (.Melnerimy and I'alley), 2!I 2-Osoe., link Two limn hose and union event, drv : - - Hokitika ( b. Ross and .1. Williams) -IP .|-s>ee. (including I see. penalty). cold medals. Ist. Westport (Hennessey and I’hibhs) in 3-oscc. £M- 2nd. (ireymouLh. -t7see. 3rd. Three men hose, hydrant and union event - (ircvnioulh (Steele. Nelson am! Bring) lid 3-sse<-.. £3 Ist. I i I'eymnHt h tliloi-ksa.ee. .Melntush and Whit”) 31 si i.. £ I I'M. 2nd. Hokitika CL Ross. Williams. f„ Ross). 33 2-ssee.. 3rd. Three men hose and hydrant event, wei : - Ci'evmotith (Wliiie. I',b 1.-age am! Melntush). 50s. a-., L'3 . Ist. Hokitika (Williams, I!. Ro-s and W. Ross) 3-ssee. f .‘.’l Ills. 2nd. Hokitika ( Walla.-e. Davidson, I’. 1-toss). :,r, l-o 3rd. RKi/.K MO.VfW. (Trey moiit !i secured £l2 3 Os, two gold medals, the. Russell Shield and Tenmmt (.'up, with aggregate ol 10 point-. Hokitika secured £1 Ids. two [fold medals, with aggregate ol 25 points. Westport secured £7. v.itli an aggregate of 23 points. Kumara secured £3, with Id jmiui-. Column -, ■i nr.-i’i 5 point-. Vi/siT; )I!S ENTER'!'A I X KD. The vi-ting firemen uvre entertained a! -moke concert in tltc Soldiers Hall m C e ei .‘nine. Su;-'. Hraddim pi-i-idom am! Deputy Supl. Davidson oi ‘Up; i ! "i the lice e!u;ir. about -,\ly being prc-ent. Tlier- a- a nhmniul sup,it;, ..(' , atabl. ami :■ -mm! I-of -. oral! -. 'mine boil and the point. Nelson end Williams. Mr Joyce presid.n o ji pin no. '1 he piv-.-mta-I lull ei D 1 - • m opli ia - v. on dn ri nit Ibe ill h I 1,00 i O:- 1 y th‘- I’ 1- - s.ii hoe, ‘ h:ci ol lu. V oi i :n u. 1 I -“ 1 AUK-. ndt-y of W-->: irm, Cm- ■ ■•mni i. 0“.: 1 mr i-em’-m;.- 'm b! pmsen led 1-y '.Mi - I!n-el! m Ci'-y'c -mb. and a silver nip piv-veted by Mr T. Tcnnent of Dreymoutb. (lie laUi-r i-o Iv won three limes in Mu-ecs.-.iiai or

live limes at intervals. line G invniutn.lt Jlriead - are the holders lor the year, tie- points snetr-d during toe day's compt-t it tons lining, Greyiuutii! P: point-,. 1 iiii-iit ilia 25. We-lport 23. Kumara 11, Cobden 5. The ptv-

snutation ol the p.'ir.e money ww was ad-o banded over to tile winyei:T’lie toa.-t- lionornd inelilded ‘'Tin King." jiiMjmsed by llg- Ctunnuaii

"The \'isitui-s," pro])o.-ed by- Dep. SiijiL. David-on and resp-.uided to by

l.ieut. .McEarlane !( Ivuiimni). Foreman Williams ( We-iport), l.ieut. Coppersmith (Deunistoii). and Foreman White (I Ley moil til) ; "The IVi/.eu i liners’’ by Secretary Walton (Frey), responded to by Foreman A\ bite (I,rev), Williams (West porL), Williams (llokil ikah and .UeParlaiie ( Knma ra > ; “The West Coast Fire Brigades' Association” bv Supf. Hraddon. rc.-poml-ed to by Lieut, McKern Iry i Wc.-t----]>nrt). The smoke concert then dissolved ami dancing was imludged in till midnight. there being a huge nlicudame. the Hour being well (died. Alusie was supplied by the Boval Onhe.-Ua. Mr AY. Joyce presiding at the piano. Messrs 11. Thompson and If. Kearns having charge of the floor. 'I lie visitors left for their homes yesterday morning, expressing every pleasure at the hospitality extended by the local Brigade.