Anzac Day In Vila
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Vila, May 10.
TO Australians, wherever they may be, Anzac Day has a special significance.
April 25, is not, of course, a holiday in the New Hebrides, but to mark this, the 35th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Young in vited 50 guests, in addition to the small Australian colony in Vila, to an informal cocktail party at their home on the evening of that day.
The British Resident Commissioner, Mr. H. G. Flaxman was present. M.
Anthonioz, the French Resident Com missioner was unable to attend owing to his absence on a tour of the northern islands of the group.
Princess Elizabeth’s birthday occurred on the previous Monday. It was marked by a public holiday for the British sec tion of the community. No functions to commemorate the event were held.