Training Fijians In Life Saving Work
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SPLENDID work is being done in Fiji by the Royal Life Saving Society’s branch and par ticularly by its N.Z.-born instructor, Mr. R. S. Ridgley, in training natives in rescue and resuscitation work. The above photograph shows portion of a team of Fijians from Queen Vic toria School at Nasinu. Suva, which gained 38 medallions and 11 awards of merit at the last R.L.S.S. examinations. During 1938-39, over 350 awards were made —double the number of the previous year. Sir Harry Luke, Governor of Fiji, who is himself a noted swimmer, is Vice- Patron of the Society and presented some of the awards when the Society held its first public demonstration at Suva Baths in June.