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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 11

! Applications from Dominion officers i desirous of being seconded in order to i commence a University course during ' the academic year .beginning October, >; 19-21, must roach the British War Office -not later than June 1 next. An otfk-er -. while seconded will not receive any pay V or allowances from army funds, bin n-' 1 ! vrill maintain his relative position in his "j regiment, and may be allowed io count ?! three-quarters of the time spent at « -[University for the purpose of retired i pay, if he serves for three years alter f' the completion of his course. ! ! "A very noticeable feature m conn,-.-"'tion with prufe.-sional boxing.'' ran a 5 j passage in tlie annual rsport of die Ael'jlington Uoxing Association, •'has been ''the influx of a lanre number ot prote.--n ;sionals from An.sualia throughout the 1 year. This was probably due to a __!•- ---' siderable extent to tlie activities ot local " associations making the Dominion an ■> attractive held of operation, and to the " general excellent reports made by those "j professionals who had come to New "> Zealand to fulfil engagements and been • eordialiv welcomed by patrons of the . sport whenever they appeared in public. a Your committee considers it desirable to i direct attention to the fact that there " havo been a number of instances in ' which associations competed against " each other in en_eavouri_g to obtain the " services of visiting professionals, the > consequence being that larger amount* ' were expended than would otherwise I have been necessary, and the financial ' j success of the project was inevitably af i { fected detrimentally. Once the principle 'of large purses is established, associations 'tions may find it increasingly difficult to I make ends meet, and the encouragement fj of the amateur side of the sport for ? which associations were primarily found- ! cd. is liable to be neglected." I