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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1952Vol. XXII, No. 8

Malaya

p. 114 · Read in the full issue

Fijians Settle Down In Malaya

Reports indicate that tn First Battalion, Fiji Infantid Regiment, now training at N*l Soon camp, near Singapore, a:jc settling down happily.

The men have been supplied witl beds, kapok matresses, blanket sheets, pillowslips, china plates an mugs, and, out of respect to laiy: Fijian appetites, three times j much food as is issued to Ul troops.

There are movies or concerts the camp every night, nightly leaf to the nearby village and week-err leave to Singapore. With equip ment paid for by the British mill tary authorities, football, boxiiri and athletics have been organise;

Death Of Warrant Office!

Warrant Officer Sailosi Vatubvc of the Fijian Battalion died froo illness in a British military hospitii in Malaya on February 15.