Visit by band?
(N.Z.P.A. Stai! Correspondent) HONG KONG, November 15. The famous Black Watch band would like to visit New Zealand at the time of the Commonwealth Games next year — if it is invited. “We’d love to go,” said Bandmaster N. Rogerson today. The suggestion that the band might visit New Zealand arose informally when a grenadier company of the first battalion of the Black Watch was in New Zealand
on exercises earlier this year. However, Bandmaster Rogerson said he had ’heard nothing more about it. “We have no commitments at the time of the Games and we would certainly be happy to go if we were invited,” he said. “I’m sure the Royal Air Force would be able to fly us there.” Lord Ballantrae, the former Governor-General, is colonel of the Black Watch and has visited the regiment in Hong Kong. No comment on the possible visit of the band could be obtained from Games officials last evening.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19731116.2.17
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33384, 16 November 1973, Page 2
Word Count
159Visit by band? Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33384, 16 November 1973, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in