FRANCE'S UGLY DUCKLING.
■;■;■ "■ AFFAIRS IN. TAHITI. , ' ■.-'". , : . '[BY TELEGIUnr.— rBESS ASSOCIATION^, [ \ Auckland, .' October 28. A correspondent.at Papcoto, Tahiti, makes serious allegations against certain officials there.: Ho :says the public is in a state of Intent insurrection, 'which cannot continue long. The ; highest- officials ; aro treated with o]ien contempt, and in', spite of nil efforts the attention of the French Colonial Office cannot be. drawn to the abuses which- exist. Natives, Frenchmen, and foreigners alike would welcome,the transfer of the colony vo tlio British Hag. . * ... • .■: ■
ANOTHER VIEW. In tlio evening paper Mr. J. , L. Young, who has just returned from. Papeete, denit. that the public at Tahiti arc in a sv-atc of latent insiiiTectioli, and that tlio country is on the verge of ruin.- On tho contrary, he says, Tahiti is fast recovering from tha injury caused .by tlio. cyclonic storm pf 190G:— of which proof exists in the returns of imports and 'exports:—and the . Administration is, he declares,, anxious at all times to increase' ihe_ prosperity of the place and always welcomes any attempt at progress.as \iat been markedly shown by receiit events. :
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 6
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182FRANCE'S UGLY DUCKLING. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 6
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