BAND CONTEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1926, Page 4

BAND CONTEST.

B CRADE TEST. [hy TKi.Kcn.\pn—t'F.ii ritr.ss association.l prXKDIN. February 22. Ai the Rand Contest, the first B. (trade Test was decided this evening, nine hands compel ittg. before Mr T. -T. Ricketts. The test pieee was an arrangement oi \ et'di’s " Rigoletto. •j'lie pi'iloriimnees generally were of a good standard for the B. Crude. Xo points were aiinoinieed. hut only the jilacings. which were as follows: Droymnulh Municipal ••• 1 Ist Battalion. Taranaki 2 Hamilton •’ AA’inton Silver T Gisborne City ... Ranncvirke B dth Mounted Rifles (Oamarul 7 Oatnarit Munieipal ... S Auckland AA’alcrsiders ... 9

The final test will lie on Tuesday, when the points will ho announced. In the trombone trio section, fifteen trios faced the judge, Mr F. J. Ricketts. The playing was of good average standard. Xo points will he announced in this section until Thursday evening, v uen the lour leading ttios will play off. The playing in the E Flat Bass solo section, in which eighteen competitors faced the judge, wars well up to the standard usually hoard at contests. Two players had tied for first place, the judge. Mr AY. S. King, .stating that he had found it impossible to se.

pa rate them. Results: —AV. P. Coghlan t Kuikornß fid points: F. Ilourke (Port Nicholson) !!.">: AV. Coleman i Wanganui Harrison' f)l : C. Aiu hid (Auckland Artillerv) fill.

Children like AA ado’s AAorm I'igs. The finest remedy for that prevalent complaints—worms. —Advt.