No Further Trouble In
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Tahiti
THE three officials-from France, whose arrival in Tahiti at the end of June precipitated a crisis there, have taken up their posts without any further trouble.
It will be remembered that the Tahitians (mostly returned soldiers of mixed blood) demonstrated against the new arrivals.
They claimed that all minor adminis trative posts should be filled by Tahiti born people, and for some days they would not allow the officials and their wives to come ashore.
However, Governor Haumant acted with firmness. The officials finally were disembarked and half a dozen of the Tahitian ringleaders were arrested. The Tahiti community generally remained perfectly calm.
In New Caledonia
DISCONTENTED New Caledonian officials recently staged a brief strike against their present conditions of employment and asked for the introduc tion of price control. Representatives of their Union met the governor’s repre sentatives and the Conseil General. The Union proposed a general strike, a move which would have unfortunate reper cussions on the life of Noumea and the Colony. The Conseil General has issued a reply to a communication by the Union published in the local press.