KAPONGA.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 9 February 1931, Page 8

KAPONGA.

VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE. (From Our Own Correspondent). At the monthly meeting of the Kapenga volunteer fire brigade held on Tuesday evening Superintent A. Melville presided over a good attendance. Advice was received that the annual conference this year will be held in Nelson, some time in March. The appointment of a delegate to represent the 'brigade at the conference was held over.

Fireman L. A. Wells was granted leave until -March 4th in order to partake of his annual vacation. The next practise for the Superintendent's silvor butt oils will take place on Tuesday evening.

it wits reported that the Eltliam Bri-

yade is endeavouring to arrange competitions at EJtham on Faster Monday, li ibis eventuates the local brigade intend sending some three men teams to compote. it is understood that the competing teams will be limited to brigades men with under five years service.

Til El FA RTHQ FAKE, Mr. L. Plant of Kaponga proceeded to Napier at mid-dav on Wednesday taking a jiarty of Hawera and Ivarouga residents in search of near .relatives whose fate in the disaster was unknown. Mr. T. Plunket of the local i:;r-b oH'ieo. made the journey and found iiis j'arents safe and sound but out) of his sisters had received slight loot injuries. As she was departing from the house a chimney collapsed and the bricks fell across her feet. She extricated her feet leaving shoes behind in the debris. On the return journey Mr Plant brought two refugees one to Wanganui and the other to Hawera. It was stated by the party that between Napier and; the Gorge over 2000 cars were counted journeying toward Napier. Friends of Mr. Norman Every of the Rank of New South Wales at Napier will be pleased to learn that he escaped uninjured. Mr. F. \V. Fallows and Mr. N. Bryant are also visiting Napier in quest a! relatives. It is understood these have been reported safe, An emergency meeting of the Methodist Wesley Guild was held 'last evening when it was decided to cancel the annual banquet which was to have taken place next week. It was decided [to donate the earthquake relief fund all | monies which would have been expended at the banquet.

Discussing the question of contributing to the earthquake relief funds a local farmer mentioned to your correspondent that so far as he could wee while every farmer was keen to contribute it was a question of finance. He suggested that one way out of the difficulty would be for each factory supplier’to give a days supply of milk towards the fund and the money could be paid over in bulk bv tlie factories. GENERAL. On Tuesday evening the brigade uncalled out to quell a grass fire which had broken out in a paddock behind the local hospital.