Young Indian Contortionist In Fiji

P. C. APPALS AMI, a young Indian, 24 years of age, born in Suva, Fiji, and educated at the Marist Brothers School there, has become a contortionist and performs some clever tricks, including (a) the human coil; (b) the Indian Liver pool bend; (c) body balance on arm; (d) backward bending.

Appalsami saw talkies for the first time in 1936, and became interested in physical exercise. Since then, he has given per formances throughout Fiji He is also an athlete, and in 1940 he won a trophy for weight-lifting. He also has won distinction as a lightweight wrestler. He intends shortly to visit New Zealand and Australia.

The Rev. M. G. Wilmhurst, of the Methodist Mission, Fiji, recently attended the Overseas Mission Festival in Adelaide.

Appalsami shows “the human coil,” in an entertainment for Red Cross funds in Suva