CHAMPION RACQUETS PLAYER

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14972, 20 April 1912, Page 7

CHAMPION RACQUETS PLAYER

- : v• ; \'V' j;,;■ BELIEVED TO BE MISSING. Tho mother and sister of Mr. Charles Williams, champion racquets \ player, (who was on the Titanic,"and is; supposed to bo missing), reside in Wellington, the former ; having come to •. New' Zealand: two ' years ago to . join her ; daughter,'? Mrw. Riggin,-f'Syli wife of the caretaker ; of the Wellington I -lM| Boys' College. ' Mr. Williams " was -in-, his 24tn year. ... He was racquets champion of England before " the > age of i 20, | and 1 last '<■ p M year, ;by defeating Jamsetji, 'of ' ; Bombay, he, became world's champion. He was, racquets coach at ■ Harrow ' until ' he ; left'last week to meet Jack Soutcr, a famous player'' *{|J in, the United States. ijj,r Mr. Williams v ''is "•/' ( it| married, and it is believed that his wife and an infant sailed with him on the Titanic. ; His mother, who went homo' • : to see him in September last, only returned by the , Corinthic on Tuesday. ' "*• " . •; ? On the motion of Captain Fleming, J « seconded by Captain Thomas, a resolution > 'I °,'i of condolence with those who had 1 1 suf- - .AvS fered bereavement through -the; ill-fated <-~ y voyage of'<the Titanic, ' was passed at * the ■ -U&'l meeting of the' Sailors' , Home Council , last ' v ".. f evening. ■:■ ," I .' . ' ; ■ ■' ' 'I SrV'j i Owing to the shipping disaster a.' sacred /i fiyi concert was given ;at the Sailors' Home Mission Hall last evening in place of the ||l| usual concert. P The men present joined, together in singing a number :of appropriate Hymns. Captain Baaeley, missioner,. | presided. meeting of tho New . Zealand • At the meeting of the JN.cw Zealand Shipowners' Federation on Friday, ,a reso- ' lution of sympathy and condolence ■ with 1 * M the sufferers by the Titanic disaster, waa passed, f; This will be forwarded f through . M the High Commissioner 'for New Zealand. '