July 14
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Celebrations In New Caledonia
From Our Own Correspondent.
Noumea, July 16.
WE have just celebrated the 14th of July, the French National Day, on which Frenchmen all over the world cele brate the Fall of the Bastille.
The day is a public holiday and always in French Territories is an occasion for great festivity and rejoicing.
The Governor, and Madame Siadous, held a small, select, and very enjoyable ball in Noumea, and balls were held in all the country centres.
Many of the business people left Nou mea on Friday night, or early on Satur day morning, and motored about 80 miles along an excellent road to La Foa, where city mingled with country, and dancing went on until a late hour on Sunday morning.