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Fiji’S Army Is An All-Fijian
From Our Own Correspondent
Suva. Oct. 3.
WITH the exception of New Zealand officers and instructors and a solitary part-European, every member of Fiji’s new Army units, now undergoing a three months’ training course at Nasese Barracks, Suva, is a Fijian.
All the troops are drawn from the two Territorial companies which, with the Band, kept the Fiji Military Forces a going concern between early 1948 and the establishment of the regular Army in August, 1949.
Without thought of pay or any other return, these Fijians have voluntarily at tended weekly parades, and the Fijian NCO’s and prospective NCO’s have at tended additional week-end courses.
The Army Is still virtually an all-
Piijan concern, consisting of men who are prepared to give loyal service regardless of whether it is rewarded or not.
The Rev. Father Boileau, one of the leading priests in New Caledonia, was re ceived by the Pope during his recent European visit.