TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2652, 24 December 1915, Page 13

TENNIS

MEETING OF N.Z. CONTROL Mt. H. M. Gore presided at a meeting of the Management Committee of the, NewZealand Lawn Tennis Association' held in the office of tho secretary (Mr. A. Pethcrick). . In the matter of the Anthony Wildingi memorial, the secretary announced that thg amount in hand was ,£2O, but the Canterbury Association was known to have a large sum in hand which had been collected 'from members of the clubs affiliated to that association. It was decided that tho subscription lists to the memorial should be closed early _in February, and 1 that the secretary advise all associations (other than Canterbury) that an early call should be made for subscriptions to. this very laudable object.' The form the memorial is to take will he largely governed' by the response made to the appeal foi subscriptions, and will he referred to at the February meeting of the council. •- The sub-committee set up to deal with! the drafting of a uniform set'of conditions in tournament programmes will report to the January meeting of the Management Committee. ■ Mention was made of the case of a well-known player who Lid entered for a tournament to take 'place during January whilst still in arrears for entrance fees in a tournament in which he took part Jast season. The club concerned is being advised that the. player conceriied is not eligible to play until his arrears of entrance' fees .have been paid. The Canterbury Association wrote advising the Management Committeevthat it has decided to play no further tourna-' nients or matches until after the war. All inter-club matches in which the association was at present engaged had been de< : clared .off. ~ , The following tournaments have been sanctioned by the committee:— ' Patriotic tournament at Day s Bay, December 25 and 27. • ■ Marlborough Association s tournament at Blenheim, December 25-28. _ . Hastings' Club's tournament, at Hastings, December 27-29. . i . .. Hawke's Bav Provincial Championships and Hawke's Bay Club at Napier, January 1-4. , . _ Dannevirke Club's tournament at JJan-. nev'irke, January 20-22. , Masterton Club's tournament, at Masterton, January' 22-24. „ , ~ It was decided to recommend to the February meoting of the council that, owj ing to the pronouriced shortago in club membership caused by the present unusual conditions, the association subscription for tho year 1915-10 be the same "as last year, less a Tebate of 25 per cent. There are enthusiasts who believe that wo may liavo migrations of swallows to and 'from New Zealand. The council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, has received a circular from the Otagoi Society, enclosing a suggestion from M. Le Souef, director of tho Melbourne Zoological Gardens,'tlmt New Zealand should attempt to acclimatise tho bird. The Otago proposal was that 20 societies should combine for an aggregate importation, in order to ascertain whether the far-flying birds will bo content to make their homes in New Zealand. There was some uncertainty amongst tho members of tho Auckland Council as to the habits of the swallow —e.g., whether it was likely to be of any value as an insect-destroyer, and whether the desire for its importation was based on . entirely sentimental grounds. Aftor consideration it wo? decided (says the "Herald'"'') that the Game Committee should make a study of tho natural history of the swallow before the question is finally dealt with* The British Museum is undoubtedly the most remarkable institution of its kind. One may go daily for months and find something new and. interesting each daj>