Papeete Street Names
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From Our Own Correspondent
Papeete, Feb. 1.
/|LD customs are very tenacious. For example, every avenue and by-way of Papeete has been duly named; yet I doubt if anyone has the foggiest idea of the name of the highway on which his domicile is situated.
Long ago, while Papeete was a Poly nesian community, each little section was given a Tahitian name. Those names persist. One may be aware that he resides in Orovini, or in Taunoa, and be pro foundly ignorant of the street names thereabout.
When -street names appear on official notices, one has to inquire regarding the district in which they are situated in order to identify the location.