Fiii-InHian Education

SmATTisro that mnnn Indian T ATING that 10,000 Indian children of primary school age ar . e not receiving school- Harl Charan, presiding at the 25th annual conference of the Fiji Teachers’ Union, urged the Education Dept, to provide more facilities. He said there was also a need for trained teachers for higher institutions.

The Deputy Director of Education (Mr. M. McGrath), who opened the conference, stressed the need for good relations among the teachers, the community and the department.

1 Ml N K Natal y> well known as a storekeeper near Nadi Airport, Fi Jb was found drowned in the Nadi River Qn March 16 days earlier he had failed to return home after attending a ceremony at the shri Vive kananda School, t Plans to bring a French military soccer team to New Caledonia and French Oceania are held up by the question of expense. The bill (at least £A7,000) would have to be met by the two colonies, and it has been suggested that a series of matches in Australia might help to pay for the tour. There would be at least 20 men in the team, and this would mean a special plane between Noumea and Tahiti.