WHAT ABOUT HAWKES!

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10530, 17 January 1912, Page 4

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES!

The Wellington Garrison Band won the Championship and also the Challenge Sliield at the Palmer ston North Band Contest of 1911. They used Hawkes' Erxcelsior Sonorous isamd 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 such playing, and commending in. eulogistic terms the tone and blend, Ine Wellington Tramway Band, also us ing a complete set of Hawkes , Excelsior Sonorous Instruments, won the B Grade. The judge congratulated this band on _ their playing. These two successes in Grade A and Grade B, on such a great occasion, are worthy wins for Hawkes , whose instruments are pre-eminent all over the 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. I>©cal Representativet H. Inns, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street. Masterton.

TSio membership of "tho PahiatunAkitio A. and P. Association now exceeds 2£o.

Entries for the Feilding show, to bo hold on February 6th and 7t3i, close on Friday next, 19tih inst. The Committee has decided to allow any exhibitor, being a member of -any other Association and living outside a radius of 40 miles of Feilding, to enter exhibits at members' rates. This is a concession that Av.il! be Avolcomed, and should induce large entries. Schedules may be obtained from tho secretary or from the office of this paper. The W.F.C.A., Ltd., require a smart youth to apprentice to 'tilie drapery trade.

A coiw-boy 3 to milk and do odd jobs, is required by Messrs Matz Bros., Stansborough, Masterton. Train arrangements for Anniversary Day and for tilie Wellington races at Trenitihain, appear on the front page of this morning''S issue.

Messrs J. Fraser and .Co., land agents Ma-siteriton, advertise a small run of 470 acres of good limes>tone country, highly improved. Also a first-class grazing run of 1020 acres. Full particulars can be obtained on application to tllie agents. To help combat the fly nuisance, Messrs H. Be&le and Co. are pushing rtlho sale of tlie Daisy Fly Killer, a very neat and effective article which can be placed anywfliere without being a nuisance. The Daisy is a flat tin, aiicely decorated, containing a ily poison to ayMcli water is added daily. 'llhe Diaisy centres are coloui'ed Avaddiing tihrough Avhich tJie Avater and poison are brought to tihe surface, from where sudden deatih is dealt to tlhe touse pests. It is interesting to knoAv tlbat. all sizes and kinds of jam making requisites are to be had from Messrs Beale and Co., and a specially nice lot of enamelled ware has just been opened up.

Ait their Taratallii sale on Tuesday, 23rd inst., Messrs Dalgety-and Co., Ltd., will offer on account of Mr S. SAvan, aallio is giving up diairying, Sb first-class cows in full profit; 12 heifers and 35 calves, also 3 'half-draught miares. Buyers in AA'ant of good dairy bows should not miss this.sale. The .coAvs are all excellent milkers. Intending buyers will olease note that oAviing to Monday, 22nd inst., being Anniversary Day, tlhe sale ivill be held on Tuesday, 23rd.

Watch the Avindows at tilie Wairarapa Farmeis tin's Aveek and you Avill reialise tllie extraordinary prices good summer material is to be offered at on Saturday next. Part of a shipment a Avaixihou.se landed too late '"or ordinary trade has been 'bought by ihe W.F.C.A. at less tihan it cost to produce. You Avill be tlie gainer as it rausfc be sold," knd sold - The prices it is marked a,t Avill insure tliat. —Advt. * : ' • ' ' ■

Gnailiam and Co.'s great sale is still in full smg, .and so far (has easily proved a record. Hundreds of satisfied .buyers are talking about the really ' ■wonderful bargains tliev .have secured, iand are sending tiheir friends along fco sftiare in them. A special line of boots lias been secured by the firm at a reduced price, through thedr being ;>ehind contract tir. e in delivery, which Jiave been brought forward for tlie sale. *

The annual Catholic picnic, which' will be 'held on the Newman Domain to-morrow (Thursday), promises to be an even greater success than in previous years. Tlie special train will leave Mjasterton at 9.30 a.m., and will commence the return journey at 6 p.m. Thiose who (intend to tiia-vel by this train are requested to bring the exact amount required for their tickets, and thus save any delay at tihe ticket office.