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"Hold-Up” At South
Details were reported to the New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission Synod, which met during July, of a “hold-up” at a small coastal village at South Santo.
It appears that £4 was extorted from the villagers by two British half-castes, accompanied by a native, who were armed with firearms and mounted on horses.
At a later date, the people of the same village were evicted by a young Frenchman, who gave them 48 hours to quit, and took possession of their coconut trees.
It was stated at Synod that the New Hebrides Administration were investi gating these reports.