FIRE BRIGADES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 30 January 1914, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES.

DEMONSTRATION AT WAITARA. Jtesuits at vhe Taranaki United Fire Brigades' clejiuctisu-ation ax, Vvaitara yesterday were:— 'iJiree-men flat event —New Plymouth A 1, Jjrczroy 2, New Plymoutn B 3. Also competedo: Stratford A, Ha-wera A, Eltnam A, Patea, lngiewood B, lngiewood A, Jtiawera JB, J^ltham B, Kaponga B, Waitara A, and Kaponga B. Two-men Coupling event.—Waitara A 1, Mtzroy 2, .New Plymouth A 3. Also competed: Eltkam A, Hawera B, New \ Plymouth B, Eltham C, Eltham B, Ha- ! wera. C, Stratford A, Hawera,. Patea !A, Kaponga A, Kaponga B, Stratford B, Waitara E, Waitara D, Kaponga C, Ingle wood B, and New Plymouth £ One-man Ladder Race. —Hawera A (Fireman Love), 7 l-ssee (a New Zealand record; 1, Waitara B 2, Eltham 3. Also started: Patea A, Fitzroy A, New Plymouth A, Waitara A, New Plymouth C, Hawera C, New Plymouth BJ Stratford A, Stratford B, Patea B. Rescue Event, two-men team, with ladder.—Fitzroy A 1, Stratford A 2, Hawera B 3. Also competed: New Plymouth A, Hawera A 3 New Plymouth B, Patea A. Five-men Flat.—Eltham 1. Hawera 2, lngiewood 3. Also competed: Patea. Kaponga, Waitara, New Plymouth, and Stratford. ' Dressing Event.—New Plymouth 1, Hawera 2, Fitzroy 3. Also "competed: Waitara and Eltham. Hose-reel and Ladder Event.—Waitara 1, Fitzroy 2, Hawera 3. Also competed: Stratford, New Plymouth, lngiewood, and Eltham. The firemen's tug-of-war was abandoned, owing to lack of tin:*. Fitzroy retained the shield, the shieM nomts bei?io;- Fitzrov -17, Say.era 41 New Plymouth 36. ' The special prize for individual -coWs has yet to be awarded.