Personal

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 11, 26 September 1930, Page 5

Personal

MR. H. BLAKELEY, who has beer "a member of the Salon Quartet of 3YA since the formation of that combination, has found that increasing business interests prevent him giving the necessary time to the preparation of work required for presentation by the quartet, and he has accordingly resigned. He will, however; continue to be heard as a soloist from the Christchurch station. His position in the quartet will be filled by Mr. H. d. Francis, a well-known Christchurch tenor. He is a member of the Liedertafel and has done well at competitions. FYOLLOWING close upon the death of the well-known Auckland band conductor, Mr. Christopher Smith, comes the news of the death of Captain B. J. Shardlow, bandmaster of the First Wellington Regimental Band. The late Captain Shardlow, who was forty years of age at his death,: left New Zealand in 1915 with the band, attached to the New Zealand’ Rifle Brigade. He served in Egypt and France, and was later invalided back to a base camp in England. In 1918 he was appointed bandmaster of the 5th Reserve Battalion Band. After his return to New Zealand in 1919 he renewed his association with the First Wellington Regimental Band, and was appointed bandmaster in 1920 with the rank of honorary lieutenant. He was promoted to honorary captain last year. Captain Shardlow, who was a married man, possessed the Meritorious Service Medal, the British War and Victory Medals, and the 1914-15 Star. He has done exceptionally good work before the 2YA microphon, and has presented some fine programmes.