FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7760, 11 March 1905, Page 3

FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

(Per Press Association.) DUNE DIN, March 10. The competitors at the tire brigades' demonstration were entertained at a smoke concert to-night, when there was a large attendance, including the mayors of the city and suburban boroughs. The prizes so far won were presented by Kir J. (!. Ward, who urged The importance of the passing oi logical km to place (ire brigades on a better footing NEW PLYMOUTH WIN ANOTHER EVENT AND LEADING FOH THE SECO.NI). The fire brigades- competition was continued to-day in excellent weather. Tliree events were got off, but it will be late to-morrow before the competition as thruugh. Fot« the Shund and Mason' shield Duni-ilin is leading with 29 (joints, Timuru 27, Masterlon 21. liesulls were : Hose, hydrant, and union competition for live men—Dunedin Cily, 00 sees., first prize £SO ; Greymouth:. f>2 s'ecs., second, £25 ; Masterton 63 sees., Ihiixl, £ls ; Thames and Caversham tied for fourth place, Thames winning the run off and taking £l2 ; Caver sham, tilth, £lO. Coupling practice for two men New Plymouth (Hoon and Ford) 1, Dannevirlie 2, Thames 3, Timaru -1, Napier 5. IJoso, hydrant, and union for five men—Dannevirke,, iSO sees., 1 Napier, 31 sees., 2 ; Greymouth, :-ll sees., a ; Dunedin City, 111 :V-Mh sees., i ; Cavershaiu, ill 1-pth sees.,. The hose and hydrant campetitiun for three men is not completed, 28 out of about 60 having run off'. The lca.diu<g teajns so far aire—New Plymouth (13 sees.), Greymouth (14), liawera (-16), TUuimes (48), Carterton (I'J). Hranchman Maxwell, of Te Aroha, was taken .suddenly ill on Wednesday and had to be sent to the hospital to-day, where he lies in a precarious condition.