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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 February 1944Vol. XIV, No. 7

Call to Young Frenchmen

p. 8 · Read in the full issue

Noumea, Feb. 3.

FROM February 15, the French National Committee in Algiers is calling to the colours, young men in all Fighting French overseas territories belonging to

Cib'ss 1944

A recruiting office has recently been opened at Noumea Barracks for New Caledonian youths, not below the age of 18, who want to join the French Air Force.

Indian rice-growers in Fiji have been guaranteed a purchase price of £l5 per ton for padi delivered in bags at any mill in Viti Levu in the second half of 1944. Details of the conditions under which this guaranteed price is given have been made known by the Govern ment in Fiji.