THE FIRE BRIGADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 8 November 1906, Page 2

THE FIRE BRIGADE.

To.-morrow, the King's Birthday, is tile daie of the annual: endeavour on the pail of die ladies of the Low'il tj raise funds for the New Plymouth Fire Brigade. Perhaps no be'.|ter object, or one more dcsciv.ng of support, could be found. The Fne Brigade is a necessary institution in evuy town, and New Plymouth is lei lunate n positing such an eificiun biigade, with enthusiastic olliccr.', wcll-equ pped sta.Jon and plant, and active luenien. its piomplitude and alacrity, begotten of regular ant] constant practice, litis been shown on many occasions, and it lias been proved impossible for a fire to beat the men .f a reasonably eany alaim was given.

It has been suggested that the efficiency of the biigade has rendered incendiarism a non-paying game, but of course the statement requires pi oof. But fire brigade maintenance costs money, Over a hundred of the local people arc honorary members, and contribute in that way. Hundreds more en in" c,.i- - - .... me feeling' ot

...... y and immunity l'lom danger without paying for it. Here is an oppi'itfunit}' of contiibuling- a mile "I'd "I Kt'tt ng ''Mr.i value in return, for iho modesi sum ol fwo or fiiret 1 shillings for adults, and a shilling it r children, can be obtained a splendi I even.ng's rnteilainment either as spectators or as tr'pper- of the light fantastic. The chi dren have I lie floor, in fancy costume, for the first pan of the evening, and will give scyenl spectacular dances, "fancy dancing'.". to follow the wnrctfng of I lie programme. The gaiety and variety of (lie costumes alone, with ts mail}' K.d idnsci'p.c effects as the ill' i ileal'.' maze. (i| the dances succeed oni another give tip lop value for the -mail amoum paid lor admission. I hen. alLei waids, the floor is g veil on to the adult dancers, without exlrn charge. Rattling g..od mu-'ic, and a supper such as the fire brigade lady -upponors have gained a reputation for, comp ete the programme. We expect to see a big crowd at the theatre Royal on i'riday night.