Draft Dodgers
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No Place in Tahiti for Draft Dodgers
THREE parties of so-called draft dodgers who sailed in small cutters from California, USA, to Tahiti, dis covered, much to their surprise, that they were not welcome in the Free French islands of the South Pacific.
They arrived in Papeete by way of the Marquesas and Tuamotu Islands. Two of the parties lingered in the Tuamotus for a time but were ordered on to Papeete. When they reached Papeete they got the shock of their lives. They were treated as enemy aliens, kept under guard, and then were told they must get going or their boats would be confiscated.
Finally, they shipped out as crew mem bers on the first cargo ship calling at the port, leaving their cutters here. Their destination was unknown in Papeete.
The Rev. J. W. P. and Mrs. Gillan, of the Presbyterian Overseas Mission, who are at present visiting Australia, will return to their station in the New Hebrides shortly.