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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 223, 14 June 1919, Page 10

Controversial ■■ differences, hot and strong,, once raged in Wellington as to whether the "noble art of self-defence" shoulU be allowed in the Town Jlail. Sides were taken, ami many a lively round was fought over the point through the columns of the Press. The timi-.s have changed. With half the nations ot the world still panting in tlieir corners utter an all-in fight opinion on the controversial subject mentioned, appears to Jin-re become quite settled and (solidified. "When the Mayor, at Thursday's meeting of the City Council asked if there were any objection to the hall being used for boxin? by the Wellington Uoxiug Association, there was no dissentient voice. Whilst on the subject it may be mentioned that the Mayor of Chrislehurch is advocating the erection of a municipal stadium iii the C'alhedra.l City.

Mr. Douglas Porter, of .the Egypt General Mission, will be lh« speaker at thfr Y.M.C.A. men's meeting at \ p.m. tomorrow. The. strangers' tc-tt will be held ut 5 p.m.

The consolidation of friendly society funds is to form the subject of n debate) nt tho meeting of the Loyal Britannia l/jdge, Manchester Unity, to bo held on Monday evening. Representatives of iho various lodges of the order in the city and adjacent boroughs have signified their intention of taking part iu the discussion, which should bo of an interesting! nature.

• New South Wales (iovernmwil is arranging lo ratlin 2(10 returned soldiers in vineyards on the Hunter Kiver.