The Pacific Franc
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A REPORT that the Pacific franc had been brought into line, for inter national exchange purposes, with the Metropolitan franc caused a great stir in Tahiti in July. In terms of inter national exchange, the Pacific franc is twice as valuable as the franc of France.
The report was officially denied. It is believed to have arisen as the result of some reform proposed by the French Minister for Finance.
The Apia “Mothers’ Club” which for the last 2’A years has organised welcome-home dances for returning soldiers of Samoa and has made presentations to every known Samoa-born soldier who has been on active service overseas, wound up its operations with a dance on August 1. A very large and representative crowd, in cluding the Administer, Colonel F. W.
Voelcker, spent an enjoyable evening at the “Tivoli Theatre.” The Mothers’ Club is to continue activities in future as a purely social club.