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CURTAILMENT OF SPORT.
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Eeceivcd Thursday, at 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Thursday. Senator Pearce (Minister of Defence) has announced proposals for the curtailment of eport. The metropolitan race meetings in
Victoria will be reduced by two meetings, in Xew South, Wales by M 7, in. West Australia by 38, and in Queensland by 72.
The number of trotting, pony an<t country meetings Avill also bo reduced, while unregistered meetings will not In*
permitted
Boxing contests of 20 rounds" will ho allowed once a fortnight.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 43, Issue 133045, 13 September 1917, Page 5
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