ONLY THREE FIRE CALLS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1931, Page 12

ONLY THREE FIRE CALLS

NO SERIOUS CASE AT HAWERA. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF WORK. Only three calls in the last quarter were reported to the Hawera Fire Board 'by the superintendent, Mr. A. Morrison, yesterday. One was to a rubbish fire, another to a chimney fire and a third to a house beyond the area.' Mr. Morrison continued that the strength of. the brigade was 16, one fireman having left and a probationer having been admitted. Service honours were presented to Foreman H. Hurley (two years’ gold bar, completing 29 years’ service), Fireman H. Pettett (two years’ silver bar, completing 11 years’ service), and Fireman L. Milroy (three years’ framed certificate). Both the street alarm and the direct alarm from the Old People’s Home were in good order. Recently it was necessary to replace. the wiring of the alarm in the building of the Old People’s Home, owing to the alarm being unreliable, due to the perished condition of the wire. Both the motors were in good, repairGENERAL ITEMS. ■ “Hawera gives the underwriters less concern than any other part of Taranaki,” said Mr. G. Duncan at a meeting of the Hawera Fire Board yesterday. A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Stuart Barker, which was called by Mr. C. 0- Pratt, the Official Assignee at Hawera, yesterday, lapsed for want- of a quorum. The meeting had been intended to consider the question of prosecution. ’ 1 • Creditors in the bankrupt estate of M. A. Rowlands met at Hawera yesterday, Mr. C. O. Pratt, the Official Assignee,'presiding. Correspondence dealing with bankrupt’s share in an English estate was read and the meeting adjourned pending further negotiations with the trustees. Another' of the Hawera City Football Club’s Saturday night dances will be held to-night. Details are advertised. 1 The meeting- called by the Okaiawa Farmers’ Union for next Monday has been postponed until Monday, September 28. • . < 1 Miss Anne Carpenter, dressmaker, Hawera, advertise that she is re-open-ing in rooms over the H. 8., Hawera, on Monday. Smith and Trim, Ltd., advertise particulars of their mart sales to-day at 11 a.m. in Nolan’s Buildings, Hawera, of smoked fish, fruit, produce, horse, gig arid harness, and at 1.30 p.m. in thp Central Mart of poultry, " potatoes, onions, and also a small quantity of furniture on account of Mgt. Shackleton. There will be a good programme at the Manaia talkies to-night. A grand novelty dance is to be held at St. Patrick’s- Hall, Manaia, on Monday next, Thpre will be Monte Carlos, spot waltzes, paper hats, streamers and confetti, and a programme of modern and old-time dances. An excellent orchestra has been engaged, and a spoon 'and fork supper is to be provided. BUSINESS NOTICES. A dance in aid of the funds of the Women’s Division-of the Farmers’ Union will be held, in the Okaiawa Hall next Wednesday. A varied programme will include novelty and old-time dances' while euchre has been arranged for non-dancers. Wills’ Orchestra has been engaged, while a free ’bus will be run from Hawera. WRESTLING AT HAWERA, PENCHEFF AND BURESH MATCHED Sixteen rounds of hard wrestling and never a fall; that is the record of the two matches between George Pencheff and Stanley Buresh. Their third encounter at Hawera next Wednesday can scarcely be another draw. Pencheff is now well known in Taranaki, having appeared twice at Stratford, once at Hawera., and once at New Plymouth. The fact that the associations still sign him up is proof of the <vood service he has given them. ° Buresh will be making his first appearance in the province, but he _ comes with a great reputation as a scientific wrestler. At Auckland he gave Wa-lkci what was described as a wrestling lesson until the Canadian’s great strength enabled him to snatch 0, win. Known as “The Gorilla Man,” Buresh has every hold at his command. These two should provide a really good bout., ae both ace keen to end the succession of draws.