THE NEW HEBRIDES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 13979, 12 May 1913, Page 7

THE NEW HEBRIDES.

A MENACE TO AUSTRALASIA. A MISSIONARY’S SUGGESTION. P ran Araodatkm.—Telegraph.—Copyright Received Mav 12. 10 a.m. SYDNEY. May 12. Tile Rev. Fred Raton, son of the famous pioneer missionary to the Neiv Hebrides, and hiaiself a missionary there, declares that tlmre is only one satisfactory way of solving the problem of the control of the islands, namely, buying out the French interests. He estimates that this would cost to c;-,i bat the expenditure should bo • ,:ini. ;l an insurance since the group i ■ i:, pro -iit condition constitutes a la.siti-c iiic:;.n-.* to Australia. Japanese ::><l 1.-iujiiiycsc arc pouring into New Cd.'dor.t.i. «lii'ii-j it is easy to go to the New Hebrides. He suggests that Australia and New Zealand should comIna.* in the acquisition of the group.