Young Islanders For Church

Training

THE Methodist Church has begun to train native churchmen from Pacific Islands at Aus tralian church colleges. The general secretary of the Overseas Missions Department of the Church in Australia, the Rev. C. F. Gnbble, said that, with money made avail able through the Church s Centenary Fund, scholarships had been awarded to several young Pacific Islanders, to come to Aus tralia for further training in leadership.

The studies will last about three years. The men selected are: Rev. Josese Koroi, of Fiji, who will do a post-graduate course at Leigh Theological College, Enfield.

Mr. Leiuda Laeon, of New Guinea, who will train for the ministry at Leigh College.

Mr. Josateki Koroi, a youth leader in Fiji, who will train at the YMCA Youth Leaders’ Training College, Homebush.

Another young New Guinea churchman, Mr. Saimon Gauis, will train for the ministry at Leigh College, under a scholarship financed by the native church in New Guinea.

t A three-man team from the west New Caledonian town of Moindou won a recent skin-diving fishing competition. They caught 44 fish,

of a total weight of about T The winner of the individual! for the heaviest capture cam tortoise which weighed 130 1W