The Marquesas
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Popular Official Leaves The Marquesas
a Correspondent at Taiohae, Nukahiva, wrote on November 29: 'WE very popular Administrator 1 of the Marquesas (eastern section of French Oceania), Monsieur Gilles Reboul, who came here from Pondicherry, leaves to day by tbe trading schooner Vaitere on the first leg of his j ourne y home, The second will be from Papeete *° m^ seille by in De- I am reiterating the opinion of all others here when I quote the speec h 0 f an old resident at a re ception to farewell Mons. Reboul and £ 0 we i come his successor, Mons.
Maurice Bazin, who comes to us from French West Africa, “Mr. Administrator Reboul, it is now Al years since you came among us, followed a couple of months later by your charming sweetheart, Francine. You honoured our small village when you led Francine to the altar in the church of Sacred Heart. Yet, later, our village had the distinction—at intervals—of be mg the birthplace of those two fine boys, Teikietahuoavaoenui and Temoana, your sons.
“i can say in all truthfulness that never, among our previous and most numerous Administrators, have we had one who has worked so hard for the advancement of the Mar
quesas and the welfare of its peop Without preaching, without osceni tion, you have led us all to 1( France and its people and in ev« way have shown yourself to be Colonial Administrator in ev< sense of the word and I sugg that it would be fitting to na the new Taiohae jetty—built urn your supervision ‘Quai Rebo I wish you long life and all best. Vive la France; Vive les M quesas!”