To Represent N. Caledonia
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In Paris
rE New Caledonian General Council has elected Colonel Maurice Bichon to act as the Colony’s third repre sentative in Paris where he will sit as a member of the Assembly of the French Union. He is classed politically as an independent.
Col. Bichon left the Colony 20 years
ago as a sergeant in the French Army.
He fought with distinction throughout World War II in France, including Dun kirk, North Africa, Alsace and Germany, and latterly he was with the French Forces in Indo-China. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur, the Croix de Guerre with four stars and one palm, and the Colonial Medal. He has recently been in Noumea on leave.
Four doctors arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, by the “Sagittaire” recently.
They were Dr. Commandant Ragusian, who will direct the Gaston Bourret Laboratory; Dr. Captain Douvier, who will replace Dr. Bousquet at the nickel village of Thio; Dr. Captain Lestrade, who will join the Noumea Hospital staff and who will be the official doctor for public officials; and Dr: Lieut. Boube, who is un attached.