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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10515, 3 January 1912, Page 5

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES! The Wellington Garrison Band won the Championship and also the Challenge Shield at the Palmerston North Band Contest of 1911. They used Hawkes' Exoeslior Sonorous Band Instruments—a complete set. In the first test piece this noted Wellington Band was allotted the maximum number of points, the judge declaring that- he had never heard suoh playing, and commending in. eulogistic terms the tone and bleiid. The Wellington Tramway Band, also us ' ing a complete .sot of Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous instruments, won the B Grade. The judge congratulated this band on _ their playing. These itwo successes in Grade A and Grade B, on such a great occasion, are worthy wins for Hawkes, whose instrumentsi are pre-eminent all over th. world. Bandsmen! Buy a set of Hawkes—there are honours and valuable prizes to be won with them. Write for catalogue. Sole agents— The DRESDEN PIANO CO., Ltd., Wellington. Local Representative: H. Inns, Daniell's Buildings. Queen Street, Masterton. If it were not for the competition of the bag Bominion. Woollen Mills, farmers would not get sudh high prices for their wool. Buy KAIAPOI v Goods. Help to keep up our wool values and keep the money oiroidating here.