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Chinese Immigration
In New Hebrides
Protest by New Caledonian Newspaper
THE “Bulletin du Commerce” of Noumea in its issue of February 20, pointedly directs attention to the fact that another 10 Chinese immigrants had arrived in the New Hebrides and apparently settled down in Vila. As we have already pointed out,, there is now a considerable Chinese com munity in Vila —the French newspaper estimates that the Chinese represent one fifth of the non-native population.
It is suggested that this continual aug mentation of the Chinese population in the New Hebrides by fresh arrivals from overseas is an actual menace to Franco-British interests in the Group. The Chinese trader there is undermining the European, trader, particularly in connection with the trade of the Annamite labourers. The Chinese treat the Annamites as their equals; they associate freely in the resi dential quarter, and the Chinese stores naturally get the Annamite trade. It ap pears that the Chinese also are invading Santo.
The newspaper refers bitterly to the fail ure of the Franco-British Administration, to deal with this matter. It says that by the time the Administration wakes up and puts an end to. this dangerous immigra tion the Chinese will be as strongly estab lished in the New Hebrides as they are now in Tahiti.
Mr. E. J. Frame, manager of the British New Guinea Trading Co., Port Moresby, Papua, arrived in Sydney recently to join his wife and two young sons. They are now staying at Manly, N.S.W., where they will spend the remainder of Mr.
Frame’s leave.
Mr. T. G. Aitcherson and Mr. K. Hickey, cadets in the Department of District Ser vices of the New Guinea Administration, arrived in Sydney on leave by the Mon toro on April 1.