Electing A Deputy
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N. Cal & Nh
At Polls
Electing A Deputy For Paris Chamber
SUNDAY, January 8, was polling day in New Caledonia and New Hebrides, The election was for a Deputy to represent these territories in the French Chamber of Deputies in Paris.
Four candidates were standing for election—but only two of these were given any hope of election.
They were retiring Deputy Maurice Lenormand, who is anti-Trust (that is, against the big commercial houses, the Nickel Co., and the Bank of Indo China); and M.
George Chatenay, who, although declaring himself an Independent, is the “Trust’s” candidate. —Noumea Correspondent. v NOUMEA, Jan. 12: M. Lenormand was successful by an outright majority of 5,000 votes.