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Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 67, 21 March 1911, Page 5

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES! The Wellington Garrison Band1 won j the championship and' also the Challenge Shield at the Palmensiton North Band1 Contest of 1911. They used Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous Band Instrumerits— a complete set. In the first test piece this noted Wellington Band1 was allotted the maximum num- ! ber of points, the judge declaring that he had never heard better playing, j and commending in eulogistic terms the tone and blend. The Wellington Tramway Band, also using a complete " set of Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous Instruments, won the B Grade. The judge congratulated this band on . their playing. These two successes in ' Grade A and Grade B on such a great occasion are worthy wins for Hawkes, I whose instruments are pre-eminent all over the world. Bandsmen ! Buy a set of Hawkes—there are honors and valuable prizes to be won with them. Write for catalogues. Sole agents: The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., Wellington. Local Representatives: Messrs Griffiths and Son.