NC French Warmly Greet
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Australian Prime Minister
fT\HE Prime Minister of Australia, Mr.
X R. G. Menzies, was warmly wel comed in New Caledonia on arrival by Pan American Clipper on May 21, on his way from USA to Sydney, At the airport to meet him were the Governor- General of Free French Colonies in the Pacific (M. Brunot), the .Governor of New Caledonia (M. Sautot), the British Consul (Mr, W. Johnston), the Austra lian agent (Mr. B. C. Ballard), the American Consul (Mr. K. deG. McVitty) and other prominent officials. He came across the harbour with them in the PAA launch, and was greeted on the quay by a large crowd of New Caledonian people, by whom he was heartily cheered.
The official party went on to Govern ment House, where the Australian Prime Minister was a guest, and a large crowd assembled outside at 7.15 p.m., hoping for a speech. Mr. Menzies went down through the garden to the gateway and spoke briefly to the crowd in French, referring in terms of warm praise to the Free French leader, General de Gaulle.
Sir Walter Carpenter, head of the Carpenter group of companies, arrived back in Sydney on June 13 from his second recent visit to North America, in the course of which he was successful in organising and establishing copra crush ing mills near Vancouver, which are expected to aid substantially in solving the South Pacific copra problem. Sir Walter left Sydney seven months ago.