DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 March 1913, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

CARTEKTOX. Our Oim Correspondent. Antony those to receive special mention at the recent teachers" examination, was Mr A. A. Burns, M.A., headmaster of the Carterton school. His subject was general agriculture, Class 0. Following are (the handicaps fo:' the one man coupling competition to he run under the auspices of the Carterton Fire Brigade, for a trophy presented by Messrs-Savage ami Souumn — H. McKenzie, F. Jackson, -scr, I). Byrne 3sec, E, McKenzie, A. Desmond, C. Lee 5, R. Canton 8. J. McGirinness, G. Mason, E. Phelps, J. McKenzie, P. Reid, R. Smith, and H. Hutchinson 12, H. Wakelin, A. Maras 15.. \V. Tucker 17, G. Wallis, E. Wallis, H. Barlow, A. Edge, A. Shepherd, 0. Hews on 22, M. King 25, An alarm of fire was sounded on the firebell on Sunday afternoon, the cause being an outbreak of fire in the residence of Mrs Price, Belvedere Iload, The brigade's services were, however, not required, as the outbreak had been subdued by a willing bucket brigade. It appears that a match had been used in the front room and thrown dow-n. Half an hour later the curtains, blind and wall paper was in flamos. The alarm was at once given, an<l a bucket brigade successfully coped with the outbreak. Beyond the curtains, window, and wall paper no damage was done.