WHAT ABOUT HAWKES'

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10553, 8 February 1912, Page 5

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES'

The Wellington Garrison Band won the Championship and also the Challenge Shield art> the Palmerston North Band Contest of 1911. They used Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous Band Instruments —a complete set. In the first test piece this noted Wellington Band was allotted the maximum number of points, the judg£ declaring that he had never heard snob playing, and commending in ©nlogistic terms the tone and blend. The Wellington Tramway Band, also ua log a complete -set of Hawkes' Exoemior Sonorous Instruments, won the B G-radeA The judge congratulated this hand on their playing. These two successes in Grade A and Grade B, on such a great occasion, are worthy wins for HawkesVw-hose >astrnmentß 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. Lwoal Representative: H. lo&e, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street, Mas^erton. Look! This, is from the report of the big Chri&tchu.rch Wool Sale, held recently: "The competition, of the Dominion Mill's for the finer qualities was a strong factor towards forcing values to a higher level." The.. mean® more money in the pockets of al classes of producers. Buy KAIAPOI goods and heip to ma,ke times, go^