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♦ TOURNAMENT FIXTURES. Waipawa Club Championships arid Handicaps—. January 15, 16, 17 , (at Waipawa). Wellington Championship® and Handicaps—January 19, 21, 22, 23 (at Miramar). Wairarapa North Island Championships and Wairarapa Championships amd Handicaps—January 19, 21, 22, 23 (at MastCrton). Canterbury Chan up ion ships and Handicaps—January 24, 25, 26 (ait Wild- ' ing Park). . Auckland Championships and Handicaps—January 25, 26, 28, 29 (at Stanley Street). West Coast Championships and Handicaps—January 23, 24, 25 (at Greymouth) . Dainnevirke Club Championships and Handicaps—Janauxy 26, 28, 29, 30 (at Damnevirke). Maori Championships—March 19 to 23 (ait Hamilton), a.nd all finals Ngaruatwahia. EASTER DATES. Otugoi—South Island Championships (at Dunedin). -.*•) Wellington-—Hard Court Championships and Handicaps (at Miramar). Nelson —Championships and Handicaps (at Nelson). Canterbury—Open and Handicaps (at Wilding Park). Hawke’s Bay—Championships and Handicaps (at Napier). North Auckland —Championships and Handicaps (at Whaogarei). Waikato—Championships and Handicaps (at Hamilton). Thames Valley Championships and Handicaps (at To Aroha). St. John’s Club—Championships and Handicaps (at Wanganui). Birkenhead and Northcote Club — Championships and Handicaps (at Northcote). ships (at Christchurch). New Zealand University Champion-

DOMINION TITLE HOLDERS

RECENT CHAMPIONS

Winners of the- men’s New Zealand championship singles since the war a re: 1919.—G. OHivier. Ca-nteirbuirv. 1920 W. T. Tilden. TJ.S.A. " 1921 — .J. T. Laurenson, Waikato. 1922 — G. Oflivier. 1923 A. W- Sinus. Auckland. 1924 G. OHivier. 1926 — E. D. Andrews, Palmerston N. 1927 G. OHivier. - 1928 E. L. Bartleet, Andrian a. It is interesting to note that an AucMandlair has won the tide fo” the second time since 1901, when 0. Peacock was the winner. He later went to Wellington, where hie again won the event in 1910. Although Sims won in 1923, he is not actually a local man.

Since* the resumption of the New Zealand championship contests fallowmg t-lio war "till l © jror- laiditJisi IxSjS been held in successive vears by the following:— 1919 — Mrs S. O. Hodges, Aiukiond. 1920- —Miss Nancy Curtis, Petone. ■ 1922—Miss Svlvia Lance, N.S.W. 1923 Miss May Speins, Canterbury. 1924 Mrs AY. J. Melody, Wellington 1925 — Miss May Spiers. 1926 — Mt.s E. P. Adams (nee Miss Howe), Wellington. 1927 — Miss May Spears. 1928 — Miss Marjorie MacFarlune, Auckland.