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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 March 1922, Page 7

Not by a long way are all the Irish ; men in Ireland. For instance, read , this letter, which furnished much amusement for the members of the Christchurch St. Patrick’s Athletic ’ Sports Association at a 'meeting of the association last week. Here it > is all in its Hibernian glory:—•. ; “What are the prizes for 7he Irish > Jig and what cast of Music is . there are if a competitor can get Sis own Music and I suppose there will be Irish Music Judges. My reason for asking the above is I Have two littlo Girls good Dancers with good first-class imported Jigs. Double and Trible time and therefore cannot Dance for Highland music "as they only Play single time, which of course is good enough for the concauction of cockny Jig they Dance Here and therefore these girls wants slow music for io sound Double and Trible time and also if Dancers will Have to Dance Right through without a stop are (evidently “or,” written with an Irish accent) can they March up and Down after each step which is the Proper way to Dance an Irish Jig,” “Well,” remarked the chairman (Mr. B. J. McKenna), “I always thought the pipes were only used as a weapon-of defence.” Another member suggested ■ I hat the writer of the letter should bring his own band—a ‘''first-class, imported” band.