Tahiti Chinese Return
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To China
PAPEETE, March 27.
A REMARKABLE number of Chinese are leaving French Oceania. The “Ville de Strasbourg” sailed to-day for France, via Hongkong and Indo china, carrying 206 Chinese, 130 Anna mite and 70 European passengers, and loaded to capacity with the produce ot Oceania. The Chinese are returning to China, and the Annamites to Annam.
The “Sagittaire,” due here in April, also will go to France via Hongkong, with an other large party of Chinese who are returning to their homeland after many years in Tahiti.
The Australian diver, Mr. J. E. John stone, who was one of those who re covered £2,397,000 worth of gold from the sunken “Niagara” in 1941-42 says that the remaining £150,000 worth will have to remain there until the present high cost of salvage has been reduced.
The “Niagara” was sunk by a mine off the Hen and Chickens (north of Auck land) early in the war. She was carry ing between two and three million pounds’ worth of bullion to USA.