International Tennis In Samoa

THE Western Samoa tennis team won the Ernest Reid Memorial Trophy, and the Inter-Island Tennis Champion ship, 1938.

Teams from American Samoa and Western Samoa met at Pago Pago on October 21-23, to play in the tournament.

The trophy was presented by Mr. G. H. C. Reid and family, of Pago Pago, in memory of their son, Ernest J. E. Reid.

In the photograph, left to right, are: Sitting—C. Helles coe (captain). W. M. Jones, Standing—R. E. Hendriksen, G.

F. Betham.

The American team includ ed; P Reid. E. Meredith. S.

Scanlon, J. Johnson, Ropati.

During the tournament, mem bers of the Australian Davis Cup team, who were passing through Pago Pago on S.S.

“Monterey”, on their return to Australia from U.S.A. parti cipated in some delightful ex hibition matches, and were given a rousing reception by a most appreciative audience. The rival inter-island captains, Hel lescoe and Reid, also tried con clusions with the doughty Australians.

TOP ROW.—Father Lepping (left) and Father Breton, of the Marist Mission, sailed from Sydney for Kieta, Solomon Islands, by the last “Malaita”. Father Lepping arrived re cently from Philadelphia, U.S.A., and this is his first term in the Islands. Father Breton, who has been in B.S.I. for more than 12 years, has just completed furlough in Sydney.

BOTTOM ROW. —Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Clift sail ed from Sydney by the “Bulolo" on November 19 for a brief visit to Papua and New Guinea.

Mr. Clift is secretary and a director of Grace Bros. Pty. Ltd., the well-known Sydney retail store.