ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 7, 8 July 1922, Page 14

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

. At the suggestion of the New Zealand.- ; Association,,the local association has de* cided to-play charity matches on 26th August, the proceeds to bo devoted'to,':' the Sir Arthur Pearson Fund foi the Blind. Application will be made for per mission to charge on that day for admission to Karori Park, and there is a A likelihoed of a charge being made at Hutt Parkj The; effort on behalf; of thA blind will be made on the sam& da\'A throughout New' • -Zealand,,-. a_ far a-, ■-.; hockey is concerned, ,and a substantia' :* sum should be the result. .' The Ney. . Zealand Association is to he oommendei'' for its action.

. An anonymous - person has offered A donate a trophy for competition among* \ the secondary schools of the Dominioi-A according to a letter received at thiweek's meeting of the local association;; The, New Zealand Association advised that the offer had not been accepted, a>. it was considered unwise to take auv action .until the views of the. variouV associations was obtained- . Tlie locaA association decided that nothing could be done at present, as hockey was not played in the secondary schools. \.A The Wellington Association has undertaken to billet-the members of the Auckland team when they play here on 2nd September. In, order to avoid the expense, of placing the men in hotels, an endeavour is to be made to place the ; men in private houses, and the association will be pleased to hear from liockeyitee who are able to look after any of the men. ' : "