Training Young Euronesian Girls In Fiji

Hon. O. F. Nelson, leader of the nationalist forces in Western Samoa, who has been in poor health for some time, has gone to New Zealand on a long holi day, The operations of his big trading firm, like those of many others, have been restricted by the condition of the copra market.

A group of Fiji’s

pretty Euronesian

girls, who have been trained to give use ful community ser vice, by Matron Olive Angermunde, of Ba, Fiji. The latter, who was formerly on the staff of the Royal Hos pital for Women, and Matron of Chelmsford Hospital, Sydney, is in the back row of the photograph. She writes: “These are some of my first aid girls. I teach them first aid, home nursing, knitting, sewing, fancy-work, etc. They are doing fine practical work in their own com munity. I am train ing them in case of epidemics, etc., as nurses are very scarce here. They also assist with charitable or pat riotic functions.

They are all Euro nesians and live in the Ba district. The

youngest girl, Margaret Banner (extreme right, front row) has already saved the life of her sister’s child, by applying artificial respiration.”

The girls are (left to right).—Back row: Noni Chapman, Mrs. Ang ermunde, Sally Hefferman, Emma Pickering, Julia Selo. Front row: Betty Ray, Louisa Barn, Blanche Hefferman, Mar garet Banner.