THE NEW HEBRIDES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8806, 7 May 1907, Page 2

THE NEW HEBRIDES

Deakin in a Huff. Press Association—Copyright. London, May 6. Sir Joseph Ward has nominated P. Fitchett to the Anglo-French New Hebrides Committee, which will arrange jjdotails of the court, salaries and other administrative matters.

The Colonial Office suggested that Mr Deakin should accept Mr Fitchett as Australia’s representative. Mr Deakin curtly declined, declaring that since he was not consulted originally, he did not now desire to assume responsibility of a Convention which did not promise to succeed, being full of administrative difficulties besides introducing a dual system of jurisdiction.