SOUTH AFRICAN LETTER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20870, 9 November 1929, Page 17

SOUTH AFRICAN LETTER

PROPOSED LAWN TENNIS TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND. INVITATION PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED. (From Ocr Ows Correspoxdest.) PIETERMARITZBURG, September 14. New Zealand’s invitation to South Africaner a lawn tennis team to'tour the Dominion in 1931 was discussed at a, meeting of the Council of the South African Lawn Tennis Union at Johannesburg on_ September 11. The New Zealand secretary wrote: “On behalf of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association my Executive Committee desires to convey to your union its keen appreciation of the kind reception recently accorded to Mr G. Gore, by the president and officers of your union. . “ Mr Gore has informed us of his interviews with Messrs Thompson, Steele, and Hammond with reference to the visit to New Zealand of a South African tennis team, and we with to confirm Mr Gore's representations made on our behalf. My association is very desirous to enter into an _ agreement with your union for the visit to New Zealand of a team or teams, and 1 am instructed formally to invite your union to consider the question of sending a.team to New Zealand in 1931. "* My association recognises that- an Australian tour would probably be considered in conjunction with a visit to New Zealand. and the time and length of the stay would_ to some degree be dependent on the wishes of the Australian Association; but we would like to say that the best time of the year for a visit to New Zealand is during the months of January’ and February. Wc have a very short tennis season. From Mr Gore's reports of his conversations with members of your union we feel sure that the questions of expenses and guarantees trill be readily agreed upon by your union and our association.” During the discussion it was stated that South Africa would want definite terms in connection _ with expenses, and .would probably require all travelling and living r est« to be paid, plus a small allowance to the players for out-of-pocket expenses. The council decided to accept New Zealand a offer in principle, provided a suitable time and suitable .conditions are fixed, THE LATE DR PHILIP HEDGELAND ROSS. Much regret is felt in Kenya Colony at the death of Dr Philip Hcdceland Ross in England. Educated at Christs College and Otago University', and at St. Bartholomew’s, London, he was appointed to the East African medical service in September, 1903, and was for a time stationed at Entebbe. Later on he assumed the duties of Government Bacteriologist in Kenya at Nairobi. Later still he was appointed first director of laboratories for East Africa. His strenuous_ labours during the war period led ultimately to a breakdown in his health and bis leaving for England.