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NZ Truth, Issue 138, 8 February 1908, Page 3

It is understood that another meeting has at last been arranged between Bill Lang and Peter Felix, to ' take place at the Melbourne Cyclorama next- month. The heavyweight championship of Australia is involved. At Sydney Gaiety a few evenings back poor old Jim Pettingell stood stone blind m the ring, and swung clubs for a shower of silver coin. Great sympathy . was expressed for the once, prominent Maoriland boxer; and. club-swinger, especially by those 1 who knew him m his prime. The scene at the National Sporting Club on the occasion of the BurnsMoir fight was a memorable one. Outside a crowd of several thousand persons assembled to learn the result of the fight at the earliest possible moment, while inside the crush of well-known men about town was tremendous—peers, members of the House of Commons, authors, actors, and sporting, celebrities galore. Seats, for which the lowest price was three guineas, had been 'at "a premium for weeks, and long before Burns and Moir entered the ring there was not even standing room available. Burns received his £1000 before leaving tho ring, but he turned up at the club next day with his friends to witness : the presentation of the prizes m some minor contests. He hadn't a j mark on him. Moir afterwards put m Jan appearance, and contrary to exj pectations he looked fairly well. He | was very crestfallen, however, and j deeply lamented his poor showing.

I Suicides appear to be more common m summer than at any other period of the year, The depressing heat, perhaps ; still it's silly to jump from one hot country into a i hotter ouej