THE NEW HEBRIDES.
OUTLOOK IN FAVOR OF FRANCE.
United Precis Association —Copyright , SYDNEY, Sept. 3. Mr James Burns, of Burns, Philip and Co. has returned from a tour to the New Hebrides. He says the outlook at present in the island is all in favor of the French. A large amount of money has been supplied by the French Government. A French company, supported by the Government, enable settlers to develop their holdings. Colonisation is proceeding rapidly on the French side, while British immigration is practically at a standstill. One reason of the increase of the French is the depression in trade in New Caledonia, many leaving there and settling in the Now Hebrides.
Mr Burns declares that the natives are decreasing so rapidly that it seems only a matter of time before the whole race is wiped out and the island left solely to the whites. Some islands which five or six years ago had 2000 or 3000 inhabitants have now only 500 or 600. ' *
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2598, 4 September 1909, Page 5
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166THE NEW HEBRIDES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2598, 4 September 1909, Page 5
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