THE NEW HEBRIDES
FRENCH PRESENCE DEPRECIATED
NOT WANTED BY NATIVES By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright. Received May 16, 7.30 p.m. SYDNEY, May 16. Rev. Gunn, a former missionary to the New Hebrides, in a letter to the newspapers, traverses the French claims made by M. Pognon. Mr Gunn says the proposals are unsatisfactory and unfair. The French have no settlers on the islands south of Vila, and it is questionable if they own as much land as they claim. He states thqt the French do not own a square foot in Aneityum, Futana, or Aniwa, and some other islands. He declares a majority of the natives in the northern islands would, if asked, prefer British rule. The Rev. Gunu publishes a letter received from the chiefs of Rutuna, declaring that a French recruiting ship takes women for immoral purposes and distributes liquor with the view to enticing recruits, thus causing the ruination of the islands. The chiefs plead that steps be taken to stop these practices.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18783, 17 May 1923, Page 5
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