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ATTITUDE TO WAR
(United Press Association— By Electrlo Telearapb—Copyright.) SYDNEY, February 11. Members of the British Empire Games Federation today placed on record their disinclination to participate in Olympic Games held in any country involved in war. New Zealand was represented at the federation's meeting.
It was decided that the next Empire Games should be held in Canada in 1942, provided Canada submitted an application by December 1. It ,was agreed that a bowling tournament should be included in future Games programmes, which should be standardised to include athletics, boxing, cycling, bowls, rowing, swimming, and- wrestling. It was further agreed that England and the Dominions should endeavour to send judges for diving, wrestling, and boxing, these officials to be component parts of every team sent to the Games.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 36, 12 February 1938, Page 9
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