LYTTELTON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21992, 16 January 1937, Page 19

LYTTELTON NEWS

' SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE

An enjoyable whist drive, arranged by Mrs F. Mintey on behalf of the Christchurch Ladies' Guild, was held in the Seamen's Institute on Thursday evening; and was, attended, ,by .visiting leamen. ' Frizes given by the guild were afterwards presented, to the winsea and the men were entertained it supper.

Fire Brigade Meeting Superintendent R. Carson presided overthe annual meeting of the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade, there being a lull muster of members. The report stated that during the year the plant and equipment had been improved by the purchase by the borough council of an extension ladfojand by the conversion of part of te hoseifrom screw-coupling to intetsneous coupling. The borough council.had made provision in' the Btmiates forari extension of the alarm Wemto 10 street laoxes. It was wped that during the coming year ««present motor-truck would be reS»«i with a modern machine. . The following officers were elected: Mr R. Carson; de-w-superintendent. Mr G. Lester; "reman, Mr R. Maiden; secretary, «onan A. Sullivan; treasurer, Tire«a J. -Beckett; committee, Firemen i*jatt, W. Geayley, and I. Carson; Wlodian. Fireman W. Geayley; libroan. Fireman S. Carson. wiS? ai l R - Harvey was appointed w£k to the- Fire Brigades* Confix held at Nelson next

foUpwmg team was selected to H 3». at th e Nelson Are brigade S btl ? n s:-Firemen A. Wyatt, S. »Jggi I- Carson, and W. Geayley.

IjSTTELTON FERRY LAUNCHES.

F _, LTD. £«!,.» ursions and Picnics during sa rwi e L s S SOD ' our fleet of Large Launches is availed SfJ?? y numb er required. Large feuna?au parties conveyed to any StoS^J- 1 ? a J5 d arou "d Lyttelton V. C. CLEARY and CO., i ■Phnn- ,'S' y J ttelton . Agents. (Christchurch).