Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 8

To Assist Flood Victims

p. 94 · Read in the full issue

Page 9494

At the February meeting of the Kavieng Red Cross Branch, £lOO was donated for the assistance of the flood disaster victims in Eng land and Holland.

Lae (NG) townsfolk have decided to build a kindergarten for the community’s fast-increasing popula tion of pre-school youngsters. A well-organised and well-supported “Popular Girl” contest raised £1,650 for the scheme, and incidentally put the “Popular Girl” crown on the head of Miss Margaret Har ford, the Qantas choice for this honour. Her votes alone contributed £472 to the kindergarten.

Mr. Theo Riaz, a well-known re sident of Fiji, visited Nadarivatu, Vatukoula and Tavua in early Feb ruary to say farewell to friends be fore leaving for the United States for medical treatment.

Mrs. Jim Fyfe, headmistress of the CSR Co. school at Rarawai, Fiji, returned home in early February after six weeks’ holiday in Australia.

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