HYMN TEST DECIDED AT BAND CONTEST
CHRISTCHURCH, March. 17. The New Zealand Victory Band Contest was opened at Lancaster Park this afternoon by the Mayor (Mr. E. H. Andrews). It was a brilliantly line afternoon and fully 12,000 attended to see and hear the 28 bands take part m the hymn eontest, which occupied the vvhole afternoon. The bands, with their smart bearing and vivid uniforms, presented a colourful and iinpressive speetacle. Results of the hymn test (A, B and C grade for the McLeod Cup) were: — Pts. Hawera Municipal 93 St, Kilda Municipal 91 Wellington Waterside SiJver .. 89 Wellington Boys' Institute .. 88 Palmerston North City Silver, 8(5 Blenheim Regimental 85 Westport Municipal ...... 77 Woolston 76 Auckland Waterside Silver Junior 74 Oamaru Garrison 69 Christchurch Municipal .... 68 Nelson Garrison 64 Lower Butt Civic 63 Taranaki Regimental and New Plymoutii M unicipal .... 62 "Wanganui Garrison 62 Crichton Coboers (Toe H) . . . 61 Auckland Waterside Silver .. 60 Queon Alexandra (Wanganui), 60 Lyttelton Marine .. .." 59 Hamilton Citizen's 58 Ashburton Silver 57 Kaikorai Brass 55 Rangiora Brass 54 The judge, Mr. 10. P. Kerry, of oydney, who has been the judge at contests all over Australia, said he had heard the fmcst hymn playing today that he had ever heard.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 March 1946, Page 4
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