FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7758, 9 March 1905, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

(Per Presn Association.) DUKEDIN, March 8. Iho KiiVs Brigade competition bo gan this morning in splendid weather,. There is a good attendance. In the disable hose event Palmers- d ton North (83*ecs) was flnrti. Kangiora withdrew, sad Sunnier went dial (unfilled for dragging th.- Ihwo. Kutiiara second (98 2-3 th points), Napier 79. The Port Chalmers hydrant was stopped with stones,, and the team will lie given another run. Tiiuuru went right Ulrough smartly, doing the work in 77 aces., including 1 a*. i«nalty for loose coupling,. which was a rocoivl. /uncli (Souih lKinodUi) was disqualified .for not coming buck to within 5 yiircls of the mark. Several teams, including Clu'latthurrh, are U> be allowed a second trial owing to u stone in the plug. NEW PLYMOUTH .VXD HAWKUA. EACH 1 WIX AYEVKXT. DUNEDIX, March 8. Tliu Fire Urigudt-s demonstration was commenced to-day on thc Caledun inn ground. There was a large attendance in the uVuumoon, prUj(aibly 6000 being present. K'otwith.HtkmiltaK ttmsidettalfle delay, o»#u to etonias coming up in tfau plug, rendering it necessary eventually to boI cure a now p'lug, good progress wan I made, two out of ten evttnti* being {completed and two othor events well (forward. In the dlsal/le hose competition, which is not finished, the , leading teams no far ni«—Miuitcrtoa ISO .«oc«., Ilwfton 70 sees. (including 1 10 sees. penaJty), Tlmaru 77 sec*., NJtpier 79 uecs., Thames ?y, kb<*„ |Palmerston North 85 sees. Atwut twelve tenuis have yet to compete. In the ladder ruce for one man (fw (second round of heats is about concluded. weather was beautifully jfineAut the ground wan too heavy to permit of fust times. Tile collipletod results aiv—llnlby rescue lor two men : New Plymouth, IV>on and SlKi' 23 1 " & th Mecs: J»un«lin City, .Williams and Bllanchurd, 2il 2-sth? •ccs; Lawrence, Duncan and Smith, ,21 sees; Httwero, Wilson and Itodgero, 24 »-Mh sees; Rustowu ltuilvrny liohncs and Korean. 24 8-Sth sees twenty-nine others competed, th« rtawvst time <Mlng 2.*> 4-ftth ucca Manunl engine for five men ; Hawem nilwoii), McNivcn, (liviir. Itadßers |WhitUag, 44 l-.Mh K i 2 : Chriiftohurch Cltv. 40 sees., <} ; Ilmaru, 4(1 l-nth mx^,t '.i e » 47 2-sth sees., 5, Twelve bof^vrr^ thc s,ow,oßt Uu>9 THE CONFEHENCK. 'm,. k-i 1. March 8. ilic Hiy lh lgades Conference was '* UWBDIn B- An addition, aliio was voted to the secretary for his assistance. After various various votes' of thanks the annual meeting of thc Insurance Society was held. The report wtated that notwithstanding ih<> unusuallv lursa number of claims there was a credit buiance of *BBO 10s 7<j. rn< , was adopted. Th,. vUnUion of Xobcarcrs resulted as follows V" ' c - u ; l' t « i '' Strude (DwonpoSt) 1 vicc-presidt-nUi, Lieuts. Baker .wloni} and Scuntlebur.v (Hcefton) ; trwi uirnuV Mi 1? ; S ,"' ith (L'liristchurch)! ' . .. UollUi "» (Hawera): see tttaii, J. (~ (Jiichrlst (Napier).