Six Accepted—One to be

Ng Students In Fiji

Six Accepted—One to be Returned

Suva. Feb., 8.

ONE of the seven selected New Guinea native lads, who arrived here in December to enrol in the Central Medical School, has been found to be suffering from tuberculosis, and will be sent home after treatment. He is a native of Hanuabada Village, Papua, which is known to be badly infected with TB.

The tragedy of it is that he was one of the best and brightest of the seven new scholars.

One of the other six—a lad from New Britain —was not up to the educational standard required, and he has been sent to the Queen Victoria School for a year’s intensive training, before undertaking the medical course.

The remaining five boys were included in the 21 new scholars who entered the now famous institution at the beginning of January. Their advent created in terest here, as they are the first men from New Guinea to come to seek the coveted diploma of NMP.

The new Principal, Dr. A. S. Frater, took charge at the beginning of January.

Dr. Hoodless, retiring Principal, remained for a fortnight with Dr. Frater. He is now acting as locum for Dr. Greville, who is abroad on urgent business. He and Mrs.

Hoodless plan to remain in retirement in Fiji, until world conditions are calmer.

Mr. A. H. Buckland of the Education Department of NG who brought the Papua-NG students to Fiji by plane, is still here. He has been cordially re ceived by the British officials in Fiji, and shown the inside workings of the Depart ments in which he is interested.