Tennis Standard of Gilbert
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Islands Natives
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Tarawa, Feb. 20.
A TENNIS tournament, natives versus Europeans, was played during Janu ary on the Government Court at Tarawa. The visitors were students of the Bairiki Boys’ School, in charge of the Director of Education, Captain F. G. L.
Holland.
Under Captain Holland’s capable coaching the school has developed a high standard of tennis, and the native team was successful in all matches contested.
A native team of four met eight Euro pean players, the matches consisting of four sets of singles and two sets of doubles, in which, as stated, the natives carried off all the honours. The Euro pean players were: Singles matches — Capt. E. W. Harness, Capt. J. Cummings, Messrs. C. F. Jackson and W. G. Jack son. Doubles matches —Dr. F. E. Monta gue and Mr. D. C. I, Wernham; Dr. K.
R. Steenson and Mrs. Harness.
The Bairiki Boys’ School now hold both cricket and tennis “ashes”.
Mr. G. Langdale, Administrative Officer at Canton Island, arrived at Tarawa (Gilbert Islands) per the Royal Colonial Ship “Nimanoa”, and stayed for a few days as the guest of Captain E. W. and Mrs. Harness, while awaiting opportunity to proceed on leave to New Zealand. He continued his voyage as far as Ocean Island per “Nimanoa” in early February (says our Tarawa correspondent).