Martinique
Martinique, island of 385 square miles in the West Indies, has belonged to France since 1635. Since the outbreak of war, ships of the French Fleet which have been operating with British ships in the Atlantic have been calling there and some have remained in port at Fort-
de-France since France capitulated. Sugar, molasses, rum and cocoa are the principal exports. Martinique was the scene of a terrible tragedy in 1902 when Mont Pelee, a volcano which had been quiet for over 50 years, suddenly burst into eruption, destroyed the town of St. Pierre and even burned the ships lying in the harbour. A terrific whirlwind of incandescent gases, charged with red hot particles of lava, overwhelmed the town before the residents had time to. escape. Over half the island was destroyed by this eruption, Fort-de-France was built on the site of the former capital of St. Pierre. The British islands of Dominica and St. Lucia lie north and south of Martinique.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 59, 9 August 1940, Page 2
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163Martinique New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 59, 9 August 1940, Page 2
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