Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1958Vol. XXVIII, No. 11

New Life For

p. 121 · Read in the full issue

Page 121121

Fiji Girl

A Fiji Indian girl who lost her right arm in an accident on Coronation Day, 1953, flew to California recently. She is Prakash Mati who is now living with Mrs.

David Freison, of Mill Valley, San Francisco.

Funds to provide the girls air fare were provided by a small hand of sympathisers led by Mr.

Muhammad Abdullah, headmaster of an Indian School in Fiji. In addition they provided money for other expenses and a suitcase of clothes.

The air ticket, hank draft, and the case of clothing were presented to Prakash by the Governor of Fiji, Sir Ronald Garvey, in the lounge of Government House.

Photo shows: Sir Ronald Garvey presenting the air ticket to Prakash Mati while Muhammad Abdullah looks on.

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