THE GARRISON BAND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 3

THE GARRISON BAND.

.. ..Sir,—l. read'with a.certain amount of amusement a' letter in your issue, of this morning signed -"Old: Volunteer,'"/criticising adversely, that .escellenfcj.bo'dyMof men, 'the Wellington ' (jarrison >Band. Now,.if . the writer had signed himself - "Ancient Volunteer/' i.or, better still, '."Prehistoric- Voluntecr,"v it. would account for 'his ; ignorance, but an old volunteer surely •6hould.;'kiiow; better.\:lt» would bo .well,, i! : think, if the " Old' ;Volunteer", would .refrain from passing. his. opinion, upon'things military,! and bauYls> in. particular, and. attend to.'bis' ' business,-ie;, if hohas.dne in these'bad-, times. :As far as X can remember, it was on Dominion Day at ChristchurcK that tho-parade in question .took, place, : and' it is quito' natural that Colonel Sipith,', it being a. national , day.'in New Zealand, the National Anthem, to be' played before.' the parado. was . dismissed.,l have served as a commissioned officer in the 'Imperial and Colonial Services (Permanent' Forces),' and never'yet" have I:heard the National' Anthem'played on the dismissing l of a poiade. ■ 'A band .performance, ;:of course, whe-" ther military ! or 'civilian, always finishes with' the Anthem' in question. Owing to the rotten Government in . power at.; the present time, 1 havo. a largo amount of spare! time on hand, and .willingly . will I devote a portion, of it, to the instruction of-"Old Volunteer" in . military matters, free of charge,' like The Dojedhox's Government. advertisements.—l am, etc., . TIIK CAPTAIN. . Wellington, Octolier 25, 1909, '| .

A TOBACCONISTS' GRIEVANCE. 'Sir,f-Asa regular reader of your daily .'paper, I notice there are a. large number/of-.letters to the editor complaining. o£, Chinamen-Selling tobacco and cigarettes aftor. the. 4o%'pconist.s have to close. 1 Well,''sir, that doesn't seem to have any effect on the inspector, hi)'doesn't seem to -trouble about .to summons a^.'China-. men for selling after hows. ive. tobacconists would' like you to do' is: to'.put hnarticle in your.valuable papei; .the inspoctor's attention to his' duty, which wo tobacconists are all complaining of. Thanking you in anticipation'.—l'am, etc., TOBACCONIST. October 25,'1909,