French Planter’S Death
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At Epi, N. Hebrides
M, AUGUSTE LANCON, a pioneer ItX F renc h planter of Epi, New Hebrides, died suddenly at his plantation Allobroges on March 15. He had been resident in the Condominium for almost 40 years.
As one of a party of French settlers he arrived in the Group in 1897 and, acquir ing property, developed two fine coconut plantations. Unfortunately, between 1931
and 1936, six hurricanes swept Epi, destroying practically all his work.
M. Lancon was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour for his work in intro ducing Tonkinese labourers into the New Hebrides to work plantations.
He is survived by a widow and a daughter (Madame Brossier), who are at present in France, and a son, M. Eugene Lancon, who is a planter at Mallicolo.
Mr. E. J. Ifould, a plantation owner of Wewak, New Guinea, has been spending holidays in Australia.