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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1918, Page 2

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NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING. The adjourned annual meeting of the New Zealand ,CbeM „ Aawiation: was held on Tuesday evening at tlie 1 office of the ibori. secretary;f.Mr.iJ., G. W.j Dairy mple. jIW following delegates);-were^present:— ■Messrs.. G. S.'M'Nair:(Abcklaßd)i F.;iK. K?llin§: ■ (Auckland Working Merfs Club "and Tunaru)/J: A;VC^niieU,v(apting/for H. LI, James.iGiabpime), ;J. G. W Dal--rymple (Napier), S. Mackay (Masterion), E. S. Tayltr and H. G.; tee (Welliin£ton), S. Faulkiior (Wellington Working Men's Club), D. Purchas (Wellington South), H. A. Wai-d (acting for F.J. Brocket', Canterbury), A. ,W. 0. Dayies (acting for W. YE. Maaon, Oamaru), and Barnes, and Welton (Otago). Apologies for non-attendance were received from Messrs. Brooker (Canterbury) and Aimstrong (Wangbqui). y.:M^;sConnell iwae voted to the chair. ' "":' ' ':,'.

■ The correspondence was all of a rou- , tine nature.'-..-. Only three,nominations Jor ' office:' were' received from • * this ""North Island clubs, and none • were received from'the South Island; 'It.was therefore decided that, the 1917-18 officers shall remain in office until the' holding of the annual meeting in May next.;•; It was decided to order a dozen cheps clocks, at. ! an early date; and to invite any club that desires to order'ch'esS',: clocks to communicate, with the-hon.'secretary at once. The making of a case,for; the association's championship' trophy, which is rendered rieceesary by .the recent donaI tion of a glass sha4e, is being put. in hand. The hon. treasurer/.reported a credit balance of;£^s, -which £7 i 5s 7d is ear-marked for. the association's nest congress book."-, There; 1; are^no liai biuties at present, but. the. clocks and the 1 trophy case referred ab'oye..; will ".require to bo paidJoivfeaVly iierfyear. . Some diacusijipri>tpok,..place, regarding 1 the assCciation'e Championship Congresses, which have not been held since January, 1915, owing to .the war. Jlt ; was generally ■ consideredAthat »s hostilities have come to an end. these congresses should. be resumed; a» soon,' as possible. As the next championship. meeting will be generally known as NewZealand's "Peace Tourney," several delegates suggested.Easter as»the most appropriate time for holding",the con--test (Easter Monda/ faUs on 21si;^April). To put the matter before the ""clubs, Mr. Connell moved that a Championship Congress be held next Easter, either, at' Wellington or at' Masterto'n.' Such a contest would,re-establish the championship title, which lapsed on Ist January,----1916, for the first time since '4th Sep- ! tember, 1879, w.hen the late Mr. Henry Hookham became New Zealand's champion. A further-meeting of the association is to be held, on the 2lst instant to finally consider'and determine .this matter. . '■ ■ ■ . Mr. Connell suggested "that the association should consider the .advisableness of issuing > monthly, or quarterly, publication, at a reasonable subscription. ■ He thought that the matter might be easily arranged if the various affiliated club* rallied round the scheme,: in which case the paper should,be selfsupporting; It was decided to ask the various clubs how many probable' subscribers they have 'in sigh£. • Messrs. James, Connell, W: Mackayj- and the hon. secretary were appointed a; com-. mittee to go into^he matter.- : , . The Chairman made feeling; .reference to the recent death of Mr> Blake Mason, of Hastings, a nd v.oiced the affection a^nd esteem in which the deceased was held in New Zealand'chess circles. He paid a tribute to,'the. late Mr.'Masony brilliant chess- career,' and also' to.: his personality, that endeared him to all who had the pleasure ■of .his acquaintance. A vole of condolence with? the bereaved parents and the young widow was carried in silence, members standing. A .vote of sympathy was alsot-ten-dered to Mr. J. Edwards (No. 2 champion, 1894) and family, whose son fdied of wounds in France. This is the'second bereavement Mr. Edwards h_as!,«u«tained during the war, another ; son, Lieutenant Edwards, being previously killed in action. •■'.'■

A vote of thanks to Mr. Oonnell for presiding closed the meeting. .