ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17788, 13 May 1918, Page 7

ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

DISTRICT COMPETITIONS. A district circular issued by Captain WW. M’Kinney,. assistant commissioner in charge, gives the results of the district compotiiiono for 1918. Dealing with tho first aid competition, tho assistant commissioner said that, from the point, of view of efficiency, it was very successful. He congratulated all the divisions which entered, especially the Timaru Nursing Division, which entered some twenty members and yet scored a very high average, missing tho championship by only a few marks. In the homo nursing competition this same division . did splendid work, winning the championship easily, although entering the largest number of members. Tho following aro iho results:— *

FIRST AID. . AMBULANCE DIVISIONS.

NURSING DIVISIONS.

INDIVIDUAL MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP. Corporal J. Ncilson (Brunner) was tho winner, with a score of 88 points, WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho Brunner Division was tho winner, HOME NURSING. DISTRICT HOME NURSING. Highest

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S CHAMPION- - SHIP. 1 Nursing Sister L. Fussoll, Timaru (F.A. • 96i, H.N. 7SJ), 175 points . . . 1 Nursing Sister C. B. Marks, Christchurch (F.A. 90, H.N. S2§), 1724 points . • . 2

Highest marks. Average. Brunner . . . 83’ 80.7 Timaru . . . 84J 72.125 Millerton . 79 67.5 Runanga . 75 63.3

Christchurch , 92 81.6 Timaru . 96-J 79.1 Selwyn . 76 67.3 Avonside . 85 65.7

marks. Average. Timaru . 78J 70.65 Christchurch . . 82J 61.25 Selwyn . 585 51.8