Boy Gave A1arm, Saved Clibhouse

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31027, 5 April 1966, Page 10

Boy Gave A1arm, Saved Clibhouse

(New Zealand Pref. 1 AfiiHionl WHASdREI, April 4. An alert boy and a suction connexion fitted to a water tail»ived the Northland Golf Club’s year-old £foo headquarters at Ruatangata early this mling.

The boy. Roger Dudfieid. Ir rhe connexion not been L . j fitwto the tank the dubson of the caretakers. Mr and 1 w(mW havp burned , 0 Mrs J. H. Dudfield, gave the allrm.

The Whengarei chief fire oftcer (Mr A. R. Lyford) said thg fire was caused by a cigarette but* left burning in a rubbish container in a small storeroom. The fire spread through partitions and damaged the up tails lounge. , The alarm was given at I.ls a.m. by Roger, who lives] with his parents in a flat on] one wing of the clubhouse, a He said he heard “banginsl and popping” and at firs' thought it was a late sessior in the clubhouse. When the noise continuer he thought it might be vat dais, and awakened his fatties The fire was discovered an the brigade was called. Mr Lyford said today tha because of the suctio® cor nexion to the 5000-gallon sto age tank the fire was unde control within eight to 1 minutes of the arrival of on machine.

/ail Enthusiasts' 1 Society lembers of the Railway Enfciasts’ Society from all is of New Zealand, injding a party of about 60 ■n Auckland, will attend a Inion to be held on the frst Coast during Easter m party of about 10 AusHans will also attend the The group will leave Christurch for Greymouth on xxi Friday morning, and on iturday they will travel om Greymouth to West port id then on to Seddonville •fore returning to Greylouth that night. On Sunday ley will travel along the ewanui line, and in the 'ternoon they will go to oss. Eight different types of comotivef will be used by e party.