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Pacific Islands Monthly, 20 October 1936Vol. VII, No. 3

Fijian Boxer Returns

p. 20 · Read in the full issue

From Our Own Correspondent.

SUVA, Sept. 29.

SEMI, the Fijian boxer, who has been fighting- in New Zealand, returned to Fiji by the Niagara on September 18.

He had three fights away, and had two wins and one loss. He beat Claude Nichol, the Australian, on a foul in his first bout, and in his second fight secured a sensa tional decision by a knock-out in the first round against Luttrell, the New Zealan der. In his third fight he met Nichol in a return bout, and was defeated on points, after putting up a splendid fight.

Mr. A. P. Dyason, headmaster of the Buca Bay School, Fiji, is at present spending five months’ furlough in Aus tralia with his wife. During his absence, Mr. J. Kamea is acting as headmaster.