LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1915, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. By Telegraph.—'Pre«» Association. Wellington, Oct. 20. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Tennis Association was held tonight, Mr. 11. M. Gore presiding. The report stated that the annual Dominion championship meeting would be abandoned this year. The sum of £l7B had been raised for the war fund. The balance sheet showed an expenditure exceeding the income by £6B. Three members of the council—Messrs. Spilsbury, CVombie, and Fleming—had enlisted. The election of officers resulted: Patron; The Governor; president, Mr. H. M. Gore; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. A. Martin (Auckland), G. L. Berry (Canterbury), J. Connelly (Marlborough), R. C. Tenant (Southland), G. H. Pownall (Wellington). H. S. Nicholson (Otago), Dr. H. B. Leatham (Taranald), and the presidents of the Hawko's Bay and West Coast Associations'; vice-pre-sident of the Australasian Association, Mr. H. M. Gorfe; delegate to the English Association, Mr. A. E. Beamish (London); delegates to the Australasian Association, Messrs. V. H. Baxter. Ross Gore and C. T. Metcalfe; management committee, Messrs. H. M. Gore, M. E. Denniston, A. G. Henderson, D. M. Kean, G. F. Smythe, M. F. Instone, R. N. K. Swanston; secretary, Mr, A. Petherick. It was decided to organise a tourney with the object of raising funds for Christman gifts for soldiers at the front.