Ellice Islander Wins P.I.

Club Prize

EACH year the Pacific Islands Club in Sydney presents a medical work for competition at the Central Medical School in Suva, Fiji. The winner for 1938 is Meauke Kuresa, an Ellice Island er Previous recipient was N. M. P.

Geoffrey Kuper, who is now doing ex cellent work in the Solomon Islands.

Meauke, who is just 22 years old, en tered the Central Medical School in January, 1935. Before that he had stud ied at the King George V. School at Bairiki on Tarawa, in the Gilbert Group: though he was born on the island of Nui in the Ellice Group. Tema, his father, still resides at the latter place.

Writing to the secretary of the P.I.

Club the Principal of the Central Medi cal School (Dr. Hoodless) said: “Meauke has always obtained a good average mark at his class examinations, and he has acquired the respect of all his fellow students by his quiet manner, and good conduct . . We feel certain that wherever he may be stationed, there you will find him doing good medical work in his own quiet way”.

Meauke has also distinguished himself in sport: he played hook in the forward line of the C.M.S. Rugby team during 1936-38, and he was captain of the C.M.S. cricket team during 1937-38. Under his captaincy, the Medical School won the Sir Walter Carpenter challenge shield.

He qualified as a native Medical Prac titioner in December, 1938.