One Bank Now For
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N. Hebrides
Maybe Another Later?
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Vila, Feb. 10.
¥>ANKING facilities are at last avail 1J able to residents in the New Heb rides. The Trans Oceanic Airways plane “Australis” brought, from Noumea, m January, a Monsieur Cocanas who has opened in Vila a branch of the “Banque de ITndochine,” a French bank estab lished in Noumea. '"The new branch is situated in the building which houses the “Societe Fran caise des Nouvelles-Hebrides,” in the main street of Vila.
The same plane also brought, from Sydney, two representatives of the Com monwealth Bank. These two gentlemen have since returned to Sydney and there is much speculation “on the beach” as to the object of their visit.