First Fiji-Indian Girls

As Nurses

TTK)R the first time in the Colony’s his r tory, Indian girls have been accep ted for hospital training this year.

Six girls commenced their training as nurses at Lautoka Hospital in June. They will undergo the same course as Fijian nurses and, after three years and three months, if they have qualified, will re ceive a Government nursing certificate.

Death Of Capt. H. Low

ONE of Fiji’s best-known sea-faring men, Captain Henry Low, died in Suva on June 5.

He was born at Matei, Taveuni, in 1874, the year of Fiji’s cession to Great Britain, His father was Mr. C. L. Low, a Magis trate at Levuka and Lomaloma.

Captain Low’s first command was in the Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s vessel “Marama.” On his retirement in 1939, Captain Low was master of the “Tui Cakau”. His son “Dutchie” suc ceeded him in this command. In 1943, Captain Low came out of retirement to take command of an American ST vessel.

Captain and Mrs. Low had a family of four sons and three daughters.

To help in the war on mosquitoes, the Noumea Municipality has brought a DDT truck from the US Mosquito Control.

This is now in action with apparently good results.

Miss Amy Thompson, of the Mel anese Mission in BSI, has ben transferred to the hospital at Palm Island.