HASTINGS BAND CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 January 1909, Page 6

HASTINGS BAND CONTEST.

•■.■■'"■;.. :,;-.:;< : ':-A; ; STpEM.:^;- r ;:-:-;V-; : .. ;(bi telegraph—pkess association.) ' ... ••: ■'■■ ;■'■■.■'■■..'■■ Palmerston' North,' January 21. ■■ ': •; Regarding' tl\o; Presi Associatioii. message, ' ■:■ sent out- on.Tiiesdays covering a' letter of "the Wellington; Garrison: Band, Mr. Cohen, V presicleht pf-'.the* North Brass Band ;. Association;- expresses'; great J indignation- at the iVttitude ■taken'-up-by-tlie' .WellihgtenGarrisqn:Baiid, : and hopes tlint the competing'" : '.bands•■'.will---not'-'-be influenced, against the : " contest-by it. . The. opinion of • Mr. J/ P.,-. 'In'n'es, legal : adviser.; of - tho association, hasO.' been >'obtained on;' the matter.■".. He is of'*' opinion that tlieprocecdings-of. the executive ■■'. are■ perfectly, vali.l and.regular, in". : nlj'.:jwinte raised, and that the- bands.interested'and the' ■ Hastings 'Contest; Committee' are' not in any .way likely to' bo : : nrojudiced; by 'any action : ' of the executive.' .The point is" that the executive has it perfect right'to amend liand : entries : ■aiiil 'tegulatidns, : whicli; is' all.. thev ; have done. ;Mr'i. Cblien''.cortsitlc'rs"'• that tliV circular sent, out'was. niteinini to prejudice' "■'. tho:.cbiitcstv : :.\-A-. , -;-ni«t|ns^of.:'f!ii>-.cxo;utivo-' , '- hae'-boen called at Palmei'ston ;for■'■■January : 29, 'when Mr.Colieii feels that .consideiMtion should be ; given 'as; to what action should be taken'regarding the objecting band.' : ■: ■ •■"■.■•.' In'view-of the extraordji:: Yy' action reWard- ' ' ing thename- of-Mr. Alfred Hill being with- ; : drawrC.from the ballot paper for judges Mr'■"■'■"■■ ]Eill.neverrapplied for .registration, and he statefl --that he was : too ill to undertake'the " ■ position:, Hcnco'■ the.withdrawal of his' name " whiph.had been sent; in .by the Wellington ' : Garnaon Baud; .? : ;i;;':. -;■-- .•■:■ : v ; - ; ,<