BAND CONTEST

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 50, 28 February 1930, Page 11

BAND CONTEST

' (By. Telegi-aph.—Press Association.) . DUNEDIN, This Day. Ten sets competed iin the trombone trio at the band contest this morning. The recalls were: St. Kilda No. 1 (Marshall, Stalker, Munro), St. Kilda No. 2 (Rayment, Coughland, Newall), Timaru Municipal'(Collins, Buckley, Biwvn),AVoolston. (Williams,. Steere). The final takes place ;to:hight. '.'..' j The side-drum sight test resulted: Carmichael (Palmerston North), 17-i points, 1; Lees (St. Kilda), 16J points, 2. The maximum points obtainable were 20. ' '

Bass drum sight test: Wallace (St. Kilda), 17 points;.'l; Gallop (Woolston), 16 J' points, 2,.;, .'. '; \ . .' .

CONFERENCE: DECISIONS

' (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . 1 ;" . . DUNEDIN, This Day. ' ;. At the annual meeting of the Soutli Island Bauds' Association, Dr. T. H.. Thacker, who presided, stated in reply to a question that on proper application a bandsman would be relieved of military drill. An effort, was- being made to obtain free travel.for bandsmen. It. was resolved that the next contest be at Wellington. Dr. Thacker was i'e-cleeted president. It was decided to ask the committee <to consider favourably the proposal for the board of trustees to raise a fund to bring-adjudicators out and retain them in New Zealand for six or j twelve : months1 to instruct. With re-! spect.to the test contests it was recommended that no plaoings bo given out until.the competition was completed..