Lady Garvey’s Gift Fund

Oil And Yaqona For Fi[?]

Servicemen

Lady Garvey’s Gift Fund Grows

"IjHJIAN oil,” the oil that is spec JT ally prepared to rub into tl skin after bathing (and whi< so , I ?? e P e °Pte maintain is essential Fijian well-being as a protects against chills caused by wet clot! ing, etc.), is being sent to Fiji* servicemen fighting in Malaya.

The oil is being sent by tl Servicemens’ gift fund, organised 1 Lady Garvey, wife of the Govemc and is being packed in sealed ar labelled tins by the CSR company The fund is also providing yaqor (kava), sports equipment, magj zines and newspapers, and cak All work is voluntary and there ai no overhead r Nearly £5,300 has so far bee raised by the fund. More is ey pected as a result of the Suva Quee Competition. The leading cor testant, Meresiana Liwalala (Polic and Prisons Department Queen), hs raised nearly £BOO. The other finalis. are Miss Satawati Singh (India Chamber of Commerce), Adi Tere vini (Fiji Rugby Union), Mis Jennifer Goodsir (Defence Club and Miss Fanny Seeto (Chines Community), representing the Com merce, Sports, Social and Art sections respectively.

Since April, 1953, over £2,500 ha been spent by the fund on parcel sent to Malaya by plane. But wit; the end of the Hastings airlift be tween Singapore and Nadi, all gif parcels will now probably have t be consigned by ship via Australia adding to the cost of delivery.

It is estimated that the fund’ expenditure works out at under £ per annum for each man on actiw service.