LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23968, 19 May 1941, Page 12

LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

IMPORTANCE IN WARTIME I The Royal Life-saving Society in dreat j Britain has been officially recognised as the authority for in>t meting and examining all j branches of III" defence forces, Home (luard and Air liaifl Precnitions organisations in resuscitation This information was given in a bulletin received from the Central Execntive. London, at a meeting (if t!ir- Auckland | Head Centre of the society. Tiie bulletin i added thai Ihe society's honorary examiners' and its bailee for competent operators were 1 alone accepted officially. It whs pointed out by members of the Auckland Centre that the scheme now introduced in London was similar to 1 bat prac-j I ised in Auckland since as long as Is nion'hs j ago, the societv training lecturers ami in- | structors and also supplying examiners. The extension of classes and the training | of instructors loolly was advised by Mr. A. (lard ler. the centre's resuscitation exiicrt. who ; offered to add to his activities by led oritur : to the public and the various organisations connected with lioni" defence and the Emergency Precautions Scheme. The centre's object, he said, should be to (rain more instructors and examiners. A special panel ol examiners and instruc- I tors was formed, Mr. M. Buchanan being I appointed honorary secretary, li was resolved i thai the fir-l meeting of those interested ; should be belli on .J■■ 11.■ Mr. C. Woodall. j of the Devonport Red Cross, olfered to supply | a number of instructors from his branch. I The Central Executive sent a copy of a j letter . received from the Prime Minister of j Britain. Mr. Winston Churchill, who thanked the society for its work and congratulate <1 il : on its success It was also slated by I lie Central Executive that resuscitation was now being taught in England to persons of l(( years and over.