NEW CALEDONIA QUIET.
FRENCH SLOOP LEAVES
Per Press Association
AUCKLAND, Sept. 26.
The impression that all was now quiet at New Caledonia, following the appointment of a governor who supported “free” France, was brought by passengers who arrived by the Honolulu Clipper. They explained that since they were accommodated on Pan-American Airways’ yacht, Southern Seas, and spent only one night a.t Noumea, they had comparatively little opportunity of studying the situation, but were convinced that the people were now satisfied. The “passengers reported that a Fieuch sloop that had been at Noumea had now left. They also brought a story suggesting that some of the supporters of the Vichy Government had also left the island.
Questioned about the future of New Caledonia’s substantial nickel trade, passengers contradicted the popular belief that Japan was likely to obtain the bulk of the ore. They said the United States seemed likely to be the major purchaser.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 257, 27 September 1940, Page 6
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