NEW HEBRIDES CONDOMINIUM.
CHARGES AGAINST FRENCH ADMINISTRATION. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, October 14. The "Sydney Morning Herald" publishes the minutes of a meeting of the Presbyter ian Synod of the New Hebrides in {September. They ' contain grave charges against the French administration They allege that natives are being subjected to shameful abuses, that cases of illegal recruiting occur, and that native women are kept upon the plantations for improper purposes. The Synod expressed its appreciation of the efforts of the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand to bring the New Hebrides under complete British control, and urged the Imperial and Colonial authorities to assist in carrying these efforts to fruition.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17277, 15 October 1921, Page 9
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