LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Evening Star, Issue 12027, 27 October 1903, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the Otago Lawn Tennis Association, held last evening in the Stock Exchange Braidings, was attended by Mr J. L. Sahnond (president, in the chair), Mr Monkman (vice-president), and Messrs Baachop, Vennall, Harraway, Dr Stephenson, Begg, and Hislop, who represented the Port Chalmers, Otago, Kaitnna, North-east Valley, and Invercargi]l Associations. In moving the adoption of the report, the President congratulated the Association on the past year's results, and on the fact that tennis was making progress in public popularity. He hoped this yearito see more ctabs added to the Association, and to see more matches played in the B and lower grades. In regard to finances, the present was the first year the Association had commenced operations without an overdraft The report and balance-sheet having been adopted unanimously, the following officebearers were elected: —President, Mr J L Salmond (re-elected, Mr W. T. Monkman refusing to take the office until Mr Salmond had filled it another year); vice-presidents Messrs Monkman and J. S. Hislop ; secretary and treasurer, Mr Guy H. Graham (Otago Chib, Mr Wilson Hodges declining T Te-ekcfcbal; ajiditox. Mr Sutcliff; referee^

- Mr W. T. Monkmao; committee—Messrs r Wilson Hodges, Baochop, Brown, Daggar, 1 and Stephens. I v ===== D ~ John Broome Summers, who was staying ■j at a hotel at SL Ives, Cornwall, with his . brother, jumped from his bedroom winduw a in his sleep early one morning in August, . and received fatal injuries. . The hotel : . overlooks the sea, and the young fellow in •- his sleep climbed on to the dressing table s and then to the window, from which he 1- took a header into what he apparently - thought was the sea. The brother, who •. slept in the same room, but occupied a e separate bed, awoke just in time to see bis s brother take the dive. Deceased was nine- :- teen years of age. s