OUTBREAKS OF FIRE

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24983, 18 September 1946, Page 8

OUTBREAKS OF FIRE

When a container of boiling wax was spilled on a gas flame, fire broke out in a building occupied by the All Black Manufacturing Company, 119 Kilmore street yesterday. Although several tins of wax caught alight, no damage was done, and the blaze was put out with chemical extinguishers by the Christchurch Fire Brigade, which was called at 3.8 o’clock. At 8.31 a.m., the brigade answered a call to 1 Matai terrace, Riccarton, to a fire in a washhouse, on the property of Andrew Todd. Slight damage was done to the ceiling and walls of the building by the outbreak, which was caused by the heat of the copper ehimney. Y.W.C.A. Team Wins Debate.—"”Tiat the application of modern scientific research has been beneficial to mankind” was the subject for the annual debate held between W.E.A. and Y.W.C.A., the latter team being successful. The teams were: Mr E. J. Paton, Mrs D. Arnst. and Mr P. D. Patison for W.E.A. (affirmative): Misses D. Chapman, U. Powell, and B. Walker Y.W.C.A. (negative). Mr A. C. Perry, who judged the debate, awarded the prize for the best speaker to Miss U. Powell. Mr G. Whale acted as chairman.