Henri Sautot

Important Post in West Africa

From Our Own Correspondent

Noumea, Sept. 5.

IT has been announced that M. Henri Sautot, who first rallied the French people of the South Pacific to Fight ing France in 1940, and whose term as Governor of New Caledonia and High

Commissioner of the French Pacific Colonies will have deserved recognition when the Pacific chapter of World War II is written, has been appointed Governor of the great French Equatorial African Colony of Oubangai-Chari.

The unexpected departure of M. Sautot from New Caledonia in April last, to obey a summons to London by General de Gaulle, caused much comment —and some discontent among the people of New Caledonia, by whom he was highly esteemed. The fact that he has been given an important post in West Africa (where he served the French Colonial Office many years ago) has given general satisfaction.

The death in Brisbane recently of Mr.

P. N. Charpentier removes one of the oldest settlers of Papua. Mr. Charpentier was a Frenchman and scholar and was well-known and respected by the resi dents of Port Moresby. He owned a pro perty on the Loloki River.

Two marriages in Sydney in October were of interest to residents of Papua.

Miss Eileen Healy, youngest daughter of the late Mr. M. Healy and Mrs. Healy, of Port Moresby, married Lieutenant J.

Lukin, of the New Guinea Administrative Unit; and Miss Rita Humphries, eldest daughter of Mr. W. R. Humphries (Resi dent Magistrate in Port Moresby until the evacuation) married Mr. Kevin John Kenny, of Balgowlah, Sydney.

M. Henri Sautot.