Newspaper for French
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Oceania
OF interest in French Oceania, where the only source of news has been the radio and the official Government gazette, is the appearance of a new periodical en titled La Concierge, the first issue of which, in duplicated form of 8 pages, was published on March 2.
Editor and publisher is Mr. Marc Grand, son of that veteran, Henri Grand, mentioned in February TTopicalities. How frequently the paper will appear, says editor Grand, will depend on public response; but,
judged on the most interesting first issue, the response should be fav ourable, both in French Oceania and elsewhere in French Pacific Territories, and wherever ex-Tahiti residents live.
Whether La Concierge will for long be permitted to criticise as well as praise, time will tell. French high officialdom does not like news paper criticism. It is evident that the journal plans to point the finger
at some local abuses, where and when that is called for. But it would be difficult to see any ex ception taken to the way in which the finger has been pointed in one or two articles in the first issue.
No political bias is observable.
Editor Grand has travelled widely.
We believe he was born in French Oceania, and lived for a good many years in Australia. His efforts with La Concierge deserve success.