CITY FIRE BRIGADE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10085, 26 September 1918, Page 2

CITY FIRE BRIGADE

♦ —— PRESENTATIONS FOU LONG J ShUiVlOiS. Oil Tuesday night at the final of the annum cam tournament: between the ! rire Urjßade and the i'w© Police, the iVtayor tAir J. Jf. Lute) presented Jio long-Bert ice decorations as loiiow: —Su,perinlendent Tait. bar, 17 years' service; Deputy-ouperiniemtent Jttobertson, bar, 13 years ; Third Officer JSsution, bar, 7 years; Senior Station Othcer Clark, bar,' 7 years; Station Officer Grant, bar, 7 years; Station Omcer Grmt, bar, 13 years; Senior Fireman Munster, medal, 5 years; Auxiliary' Foreman Frecthlinjr,, bar, 11 years; Auxiliary Foreman .Beckett, bar, 7 years; Auxiliary Foreman Waddilove; bar, 7 years; Auxiliary Foreman Gapes, medal, 6 years; Auxiliary Fireman Harlen, bar, 11 years: Auxiliary Fireman Smith, bar, 7 years; Auxiliary Fireman Lloyd, medal, 5 years; Auxiliary Fireman Bishop, medal, 5 years; Fireman Garwood, certificate!, 3 years; Motorman Martin, certificate, 3 years; Auxiliary Fireman Toomer» certificate, 8 years. The. Mayor congratulated the brigade on its splendid service and the- state of efficiency to -which it 'had nrought'Htself, despite the difficulties which Had beau occasioned bv the war. He paid a tribute to the work" of Superintendent Tait. The result of the euchre tournament was announced as follows:—Number of games played. 100; points scored by brigade (fiS.rneny. 374; points scored by police (79 men). 364. Councillor Barber, chairman of the lire brigades committee of the Citv Counoil, presented prizes to the follcnyiriij brjgadesmen':— Central station. Superintendent Tait; Newtown, Mr Nation; Thorodon, Fireman MoGugan; Kilbirnie, Fireman Baker: Roseneatn. Fireman Ansell; Northland. Fireman Trigger; Wadcstowu. Fireman Watts: Hataitai, Fireman Alcocks; Brooklyn, Fireman Morris; Kelburn. Fireman Howe; Island Bay, Fireman Gill. Police,—Lieutenant A. Asher. 36 points: Mr F. J. BaUinger, 33 points: Mr W. Lange. 26 points; Mr J. Ugden, 20 points; Mr H. Woolcott, 18 points. Lieutenant Gusack wds presented by the Mayor with three guineas for his services in connection with the card tournament.