Fijian Nurses Complete

Training At Lautoka

From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, June 20.

FIVE Fijian nursing graduates were honoured at a graduation ceremony at the Lautoka Nurses’ Training School on June 16. The Medical Officer in-Charge, Lautoka Hospital (Dr. T.

Jezierski) welcomed the visitors, who in cluded the Director of Medical Services (Dr. J. M. Cruikshank) and Mrs. Cruik shank, the Nursing Superintendent (Miss D. T. Pederson), the New Zealand Deputy Director-General of Health (Dr. H. B.

Turbott), the Director of the New Zealand Nursing Service (Miss M. I. Lambie, OBE) and the South Pacific Research Council member for Health (Dr. E. Massal).

The winner of the cup for the best all round nurse at Lautoka was Nurse Saine mere Galo, who was top of the class with honours in all subjects. Other prize winners were Nurses Serena Tora (Public Health), Viva Vakua (greatest improve ment in final year), and Mere Tora (best paper in obstetrics).

The other two graduates were Nurses Salete Lcwatu and Livia Daubulu.

Five BCPA passengers had a three-day stay on lonely Canton Island at the end of June, when their aircraft was delayed by engine trouble. They stayed at the Pan American Airways hotel there and said that they had been well looked after.

On eventual arrival in Auckland they complained of the tropical heat of Can ton and said that they had been unable to swim because local waters are in fested with barracuda.