Fijian School Attacked

Conditions At Another

Suva, Nov. 22.

OVERCROWDING, inadequate water

supply, “appalling” diet and other matters at the Ratu Kadavulevre School, a “feeder” school for Queen Vic toria School, have been denounced in an article bristling with indignation in the “Fiji Times.”

Ratu Kadavulevre School contains nearly 400 Fijian students and is situated not far from Lodoni. Following a paral lel attack on conditions at Queen Victoria School, the article caused some stir.

Following an official statement, which really did not answer the charges made, the “Fiji Times” said editorially that the two great Fijian schools have been starved.

“At a time when we have assumed that we were in a position to teach the South Pacific Commission something about the education of native races, these disclo sures must leave the Government of Fiji with the uncomfortable feeling that it has been let down,” the editorial continues, and adds: “There is some consolation to be de rived in the fact that the Government, instead of trying to justify a bad case, is apparently wasting little time in remedying departmental neglect.”

Miss Phoebe Mills, 8.A., who has been engaged in missionary work in Fiji for 10 years, was speaker at a missionary afternoon held recently in Brisbane by the Leichhardt Street Methodist Church, women’s branch of the Overseas Missions.

Miss Mills plans returning to Fiji early in 1949.

Miss Joy James, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. James, of Madang (NG), left Brisbane recently on her way to New York by air. She will marry Mr.

James Thomas Seyfried, junr., Long Island.

Mr. Stan McCosker of “Matala” plan tation, Rabaul, who has been visiting his wife and family at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, plans to return to his planta tion in the New Year.