NO TENNIS BALLS
(PA.) WELLINGTON, Friday. "The authorities have been informed that, unless labour is made available, it is not possible even to commence manulacturing tennis balls," said the manager ol >>ielson and Maxwell, Ltd., Mr. W. P Walker, to-day. Mr. Walker was commenting on statements in the annual report of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association that the factory controller had agreed to the release of a limited quantity of raw rubber to be used in the manufacture of 5000 dozen tennis balls, and that a limited number of balls had been manufactured for use by convalescent servicemen. "No tennis balls have yet been made," added Mr. Walker.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 198, 21 August 1943, Page 8
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