INTERESTING ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 4 March 1907, Page 2

INTERESTING ITEMS.

The Tnramiki Hillo. Volunteers will parade for inspection this evening, and again on Tuesday, the 2(ith i'nst. " Mr Newton King's annual Toko sheep fair will be held oil Friday, March Bth, and a supplementary sheep fair at Waivakailio on Tuesda'v next. H. Hart, auctioneer, notifies that he is eontimiinii from 11 nVock to-day the auction sale of tin ~';.--(,. 0 f the fancy goods, etc.. next . -, ion Kind's premises. Leorytliing i :i to go regardless of price. l.n our advertising columns will be found an invitation to witness a public .trial of the Underwriters' Fire Extinguisher, to be held on Tliuiod... ,cxt on the section adjoining Mr Wests stables. This tire extinguisher ha> stood all tesls, and has been endorsed by the insurance companies. To showits usefulness we may say that it has during the Exhibition put out three or four incipient lives, andy one of which might have been disastrous. It is claimed for tlie Underwriters that it is instantaneous in action, forty times more efficient than water, throws a stream highly charged with eaijbonic acid gas for .101':. and a very important feature of the machine is Unit there is nothing to get 'out of order. The Underwriter is in use by the Sydney and Auckland Fire ' Brigades. Christchnrel, KvhihH.inn •mnti-e,ln,„R-

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