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[Press Association—Copyright.] SYDNEY. Ai day. iski.ud news .-tales that M. t\i!,.ima. deputy French Resident at I lie New liebrides, in welcoming M. -Marl In. who was recently appointed Ui replace M. Moulliard a.- Rcsid. ni. dedal ed that it «;i.- fortunate M. Martin had been ap pointed to the head of ail'a.ns. becau-e the situation v.;.,- grave and then: was a struggle between the settler.- and the Pri rbvtci ian mi.-.-ionanes. He added: "We must unite against t'tic- missionaries, and. if necessary, start a holy war." M. Bourdois. Mayor of Port Vila, .-aid the great (pi est ion was that of obtaining labour, for the want of which the plantations were going to ruin. Plenty of labourers, were a variable in the islands, but they were prevented from engaging themselves, though they wanted to. Thcy ha.d two enemies to fight, the copramakers and the missionaries. The latter were powerful in numbers and wealth.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 23 August 1910, Page 5
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