HOLY WAR AGAINST MISSIONARIES.
DISCONTENTED SETTLERS. NEW HEBRIDES OFFICIAL SAYS ; FIGHT MUST COME. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Rec. August 23, 1.5 a.m.) . Sydney, August 22. Latest advices from the Pacific Islands stato that M. Colonna, the Deputy French Resident at the New Hebrides group, which is jointly administered by Great Britain and France, in welcoming M. Martin, who was recently appointed to replace M. Nouffiard as French Resident, declared it was fortunate that M. Martin had been appointed to the head of affairs because the situation was grave, and there was a struggle taking place between the settlers and the Presbyterian missionaries.
M. Colonna added: "We must unite against these missionaries, and, if necessary, start a Holy War."
M. Bourdois, Mayor of the Port of Vila, - said the great question in .tlie Islands was that of obtaining labour, for the want of which the plantations wore going to ruin. Plenty of labourers were available in the Islands, but they were prevented from engaging themselves though they wanted to. The settlers had two enemies to fight, the copra makers and the missionaries. Tho latter were powerful both in numbers and wealth.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 902, 23 August 1910, Page 5
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193HOLY WAR AGAINST MISSIONARIES. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 902, 23 August 1910, Page 5
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