TAIHAPE NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 157, 6 July 1939, Page 10

TAIHAPE NEWS

I IRE BRIGADE HONOURS (Own Correspondent). TAIHAPE, July 5. During an interval at the smoke concert held in the Fire Brigade Hail last evening, the following honours were presented by the Mayor. Mr. L. B. H. de Lautour. to members of the Taihape Fire Brigade. His Worship congratulated the recipients and hoped that more honours would come their way:—Supt. J. Mortland, two years' gold bar, making .33 years’ service. Deputy-Supt. H. H. Collings, two years’ silver bar, making 16 years' {service. j Fireman V. Capill, two years’ silver bar. making 17 years’ service. j Fireman J. Jones, two years’ silver bar. making seven years’ service. Fireman J. McCullough, live years’ medal. Fireman L. Howard, five years' medal. Fireman D. George, three years’ certificate. Fireman H. Paterson, three years’ certificate. Dr. H. M. Hay. honorary surgeon, five years’ medal and two years’ service bar. making seven years’ service. All the recipients made a speech, returning thanks for the honour conferred on them. BIG RIGBY MATCH Preparations are well in hand for the big Rugby match between Taihape Old Boys and Wanganui Old Boys, to be played at Taihape on Saturday. July 8. It is worthy of note that the latter team has not been beaten since the Taihape Town team lowered their colours at Taihape last season and speculation is rifle as to whether history will repeat itself. IL is anticipated that a record crowd jwill attend the match, including many Visitors from Wanganui. Application for Reinstatement ' Advice has been received that I Rangi Chase, the Nexv Zealand reprejsentative League player, has applied for reinstatement to Rugby. His application has been handed into the Taihape Rugby Union which has forwarded it on to the Wanganui Union. If Rangi is reinstated he should prove a great asset to Taihape Rugby. BASKETBALL The basketball competition will be continued to-morrow' (Thursday), the draw' being as follows: — 2.30 p.m. —High School A v. St. Mary's. 3 p.m.- -High School B v. High School Old Girls. HOCKEY DRAW FOR THURSDAY The Taihape Hockey Sub-Associa-tion’s competition will be continued to-morrow 'Thursday), when the following games will be played: Aorangi v. Colts, at 3 p.m.; Pakeha v. Rangers. at. 1.30 p.m.. Messrs. Treadwell and Kiddle and Mako and Kilkolly will referee the games. The usual ladies’ match will be played at -3 p.m. UNDERGROUND CABLE A start was made yesterday with lhe task of laying an underground cable across country from Bennett’s Siding at Mataroa, by workmen em- ’ ployed by the Post and Telegraph Department. A special cable-la? ing machine, which makes a trench, lays the cable, and covers it with soil, is being used on the job. Engineers from* Wanganui and other centres are visiting Taihape to see the work carried out. A caterpillar tractor owned by Mr. E. E. Owen, is being utilised to haul the cable across country. Though the cable-laying machine has been used in other parts of New Zealand it is understood that this is the first time that it has been utilised in the type of country that lies between Bennett’s Siding and Mataroa. and the engineers are taking a keeg in-i terest in the experiment. I