FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1930, Page 10

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS

4 AITKEN CUP TO FIREMAN BOYR, -Members of the Stratford Fire Brigade recently decided two competitions. There were twelve entries for the Aitken Cup, the winner being Fireman R. Boyd (handicap 6sec), wfiose time was 5G*3-ssec. Other times were: Fireman C. Fawcett . (4) 57sec, Fireman P. Reeves (9) 58sec, Fireman E. Brocklebank (1) GOsec, Fireman W. Boyd (2) the holder, 61sec (including ss'ec penalty). ■ ’ For the medal event there were eleven .entries, the winner being Fireman. E. Brocklebank (handicap 3sec), whose*time was 49 2-ssec. Other times were: Messenger R. Butcher (12) 49. 4-ssec, Custodian G. Tubby (9) 50 2-ssec, Foreman W. Brocklebank' (2) 50 3-ssec, Fireman C. Fawcett (8) 51sec, Fireman P. Reeves (14) Slsec, Fireman W. Boyd (6) 54sec. There was a difference of only 1 3-ssec between the times of the first man and the sixth man. CENTRAL RUGBY REFEREES. . APPOINTMENTS FOR THURSDAY. ; Referees appointed for thpjcentraLdiv-' ision 'junior Rugby games on Thursday ’ are:—i ' - . ■ ' -■ '■■ ■ : First Juniors.—Midliirst v. Tariki, at Tariki, W. Davis;’ Eltham v. -Toko, at Toko, Mr. E. Scott; Stratford v. Celtic, at Stratford; Mr. C. Pellowe. Third grade.—Celtic v. Inglewood, at Inglewood, Mr. U. Mullaney; Stratford v. Eltham, at Eltham, Mr. J.' Carlsofl; High School Y. Midhirst, at Midliirst, Mr. H. B. Dimmer, All matches start at 2.45 p.m. ■ ' ———■—— * GENERAL ITEMS.' The Midliirst first junior team to play Tariki at Tariki is:—-L. Shultz, N. Mills, L. O’Keefe, P. Anderson, Ai Richards, W. Kovaleski, E. Mason, C. Phillips, P. Bottin, J. Boniface, C. Hodge, L. Boniface, S. Adlam, P. Hoskihg, T. Oldridge, E. Old, W. Adlam, P. Mischefski. Midhirst third grade to play High School at Midhirst at 2 o’clock:—Hunwick, Newland, Davey, Cookson, Ludlam, Kemsly (2), Thompson, McPhillips, Bell, Harkness, O’Keefe, Kelly, Latham, Lock, Anderson, Parrott, Jakes. The Stratford Boxing ' Association is endeavouring to match' Miller, Taranaki, and Cleverley,’Wellington; at Stratford, Miller, recently returned; from Australia, is residing near Stratford. Should no difficulty arise arrangements for the fight should be finalised in tlie near future. ' Lovers of flowers are reminded .of the St. Andrew’s chrysanthemum show and display of autumn . foliage , being held in the. Stratford town hall, to-day. . Arrangements for holding the smoke, concert in the? Stratford Foresters’ hall on Juno 6 were made at Saturday’s meeting of the. executive of . the Stratford Jersey Cattle Club. .It was decided to give. special trophies for a competition at the next Stratford show .open to members of the boys’ and girls’ calf, clubs.. .Other new classes decided upon were: Best pedigree Jersey heifer calf to be led by exhibitor and best grade. Jersey calf. led and groomed. . Householders at : Bird Road’ adopted a motion last night that-they did not approve of any alteration, in. the school, .summer vacation as proposed ,by Sir Thomas Sidey. - - The combined Salvation ‘ Army bands .- from Hawera, Stratford and .Eltham, comprising 40 instrumentalists,’ Undei Bandmaster Wilson, Wanganui; played at .Mr. W. J. Tristram’s 'gardens, Eltham) .on Sunday The result, of the -100 .yards fooU .bailers’, race held on Taumata Park at the week-end is:—D. Noble, Eltham (10 yds) 1, ,R; Bourke -(6yds) 2, E. Hughes (Oyds) 3, .M. • Prince (scr) i; time, 11 1-s,Sec. . ‘ ■■ That the board’s attention be drawn to the dilapidated, state of the desks, in. the Bird Road school, and to the necessity for. the formation of.-a safer approach to the school gates, <was’ decided, at the householders’• meeting dt Bird Road last night. •'PERSONAL ITEMS. The director .of dental .hygiene, Mr. •Saunders', was-a visitor’ to Elthdin yesterday. ■'' '. 1 ' KING’S -THEATRE, STRATFORP. . . “RIVER OF. ROMANCE.”. He was branded a coward and a weakling because he would not fight a duel according to the custom of the south. He was deserted in love by the girl to whom he had been betrothed. He wits an outcast from the circle of southern society in which he lived in the early 1840’s. Yet ho fought back bravely and won the confidence of his friends and family—and gained the true love of the girl who never deserted her trust in his ability to make good. That in substance, is the role portrayed' by Charles “Buddy” Rogers in his newest all-talking Paramount picture', “The River of Romance,” .which is at the King’s Theatre. It is the most colourful part Buddy has been, assigned- since his phenomenal success in Paramount’s “Wings.” He is seen as the central heroic figure in the picture, which is based upon the tremendously popular story,. “Magnolia,” by Booth Tarkington. Mary Brian is the leading female player in the production. A brilliantly talented cast offers further support. Among them are Wallace Beery, Henry B. Walthall, Fred Kohler, June Collyer, Mrs. George Fawcett, Natalie Kingston, Walter McGrail and Anderson Lawler. Richard Wallace, who made “Innocents of Paris,” was the director.