LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1933, Page 18

LAWN TENNIS

KARORI CLUB

Jn moving the adoption of the report and; balance-sheet at the annual meeting of the Karori Lawn Tennis Club, Inc., on Tuesday night, Mr. L. A.-Tracy, chairman of the general committee, congratulated the club on the successful year just closed. Members had exhibited remarkable keenness in all 'the club's tournaments and,! from a financial point of view, the season had also been entirely satisfactory.

The resignation of Mr. B. C. Ashwin, fpr many years an ■ energetic member of the committee, was received with regret.

The recommendation of the retiring committee that life-membership should be conferred on Miss E. L. Hackworth and Mr. A. G. Henderson was unanimously adopted.

After considerable discussion the design recommended by the ■ retiring committee for a club blazer was approved with minor alterations.

It was decided to hold the official opening on October 7, when Hfe:membership medallions will be presented to Miss E. L. Hackworth and Messrs. V. L. Hackworth, P. H. Putnam, and A. G. Henderson. It was unanimously decided to hold a flannel dance on the opening nigkt. The following officers were electro: — President, Mr. B. G. H. Burn; vice-presi-dents, Colonel G. T. Hall, Messrs. E. A. Wright, M.P., B. C. Ashwin, and A. H. Syriionds; hon. secretary, Mr. D. Mclntyre, sen.; hon. treasurer, Mr. G. J. Merrington; club captain, Mr. T. Watchman; hon. auditor, Mr. C. I. Dasent; management- committee, Messrs. W. A. Fraser, V. L. Hackworth, D. Mclntyre, jun.J W. Matson, H. J. Porter, and L. A. Tracy; delegates to the W.L.T. Association,. Messrs. D.' Mclntyre, sen., and G. J; Merrington; women's committee, Mrs. G. J. Merrington, Misses E. L. Hackworth, M. Macfarlane, E. Read, and M. Snow. . "

Austria's beer production is decreasing steadily under pressure of high taxes, Government figures showing that in May the brewery output was from '30 to 35 per cent, below that of the same month in 1932.