Noisy Assembly Meeting

F rench Governor Walks From a

N the best traditions of French

Oceania politics, fireworks

igan early in a recent extra

dinary session of the Assembly

Papeete. M. Ceran Jerusa ny apparently was the cause.

Governor Petitbon had scarcely nmenced speaking at the open r, of the session on August 31 when was interrupted by M. rusalemy, who had returned from mce the previous day. M. Ceran usalemy demanded that he be ro tated as President of the As nbly in place of M. Ilari. jast November, our Tahiti corre mdent reported a spirited session the Assembly which took place tober 17. A dispute occurred fol ding the taking of a vote for mcillor to represent French Bania in Paris. When it was an mced that M. Ceran Jerusalemy den President of the Assembly— -1 won the vote 15 to 10, the vote > disputed by the opposition oi party members, and a police estigation showed a rigged ballot, was then announced that M.

Hard, of the Poroi faction, had i 13 to 12. [. Ceran Jerusalemy, in protest, gned his position as President i this post fell to M. Ilari, who held it ever since. Shortly ;rwards, M. Ceran Jerusalemy rneyed to Paris to attempt, it said, to have the Buillard de -3n quashed. He has only now irned. t the present session a “tumult” ze out as soon as M. Ceran isalemy rose to speak. The r ernor and most of the opposi . members later walked out of chamber. When the shouting gesticulating had subsided and session resumed, M. Ceran isalemy asked for a secret vote >e taken as to his reinstatement lt was taken, giving a lit 11 to 13 against him. One tiber, M. Gedron, was absent in is. M. Ilari remains as Pre nt. here was considerable heat on i sides of the Assembly and e was accomplished, the mem attending, according to our espondent, “only to collect their francs per day.” lout the only measure that Bars to have been accomplished he session was the approval of Jtruction of oil tanks at Fareute it and at Mutu Tahiri air fuel base near Faaa. The Fareute :s at the naval base will provide fuel storage which has been -existent in Papeete, fuelling be from drums only.