Tahiti's Chinese

Commission To Study the Problem

TAHITI has decided to take steps to * cope with the invasion of Chinese (says the Bulletin du Commerce , of Noumea).

A commission has been set up in Papeete, comprised of leading citizens, to study all aspects of the Chinese problem, ;and the effect of the increasing Chinese community upon the economic and social conditions in French Oceania.

Sir Henry Marks, C.8.E., has been appointed Honorary Colonel of the Fiji Defence Force —an honour unique in Fiji history. Sir Henry held a commission as a major in the old Fiji Volunteers some 40 years ago and has always taken keen interest in the Defence Force.