Fighting Men

To Welcome Fiji’S

MR. WILLIAMS DEVO, president

of the Young Fijians’ Society, and his wife Ana, president of the YFS’s women’s branch, the Matanisga Club—the two associated organisations have a membership of more than 5,000 Fijians—have per sonally organised and presided at native feasts held in the Matansiga Club, Suva, to welcome soldiers back from Malaya.

To date not one returning draft has failed to receive a welcome home ceremony staged by this hos pitable couple. It is a voluntary chore that involves more than a little hard work; but there are plenty of willing Fijian helpers, and Mr. and Mrs. Devo say that they personally could never repay the hospitality they received from soldiers when they visited Malaya last year to see their two sons, and members of the Young Fijians* So ciety, serving in the Fiji Military Forces.

Mr. and Mrs. Devo’s catering ex perience was put to another good use in August, when they were called upon to make the arrange ments for the Fiji Rugby Union’s welcome to the touring team from Australia. The native feast and ceremonies, attended by the Gov ernor, Sir Ronald Garvey, were held in the Matansiga Club, Suva.—J.T, H Miss A. Daniell, who has con ducted a popular dress shop on Vic toria Parade, Suva, Fiji, for a num ber of years, disposed of her busi ness to Mrs. Betty Honson in July