New Hebrides A Patchwork Under Joint Briton French Rule
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, the piece explains the New Hebrides as a shared adminstration between Britain and France since 1906. It details dual commissioners, separate police, and a joint court, plus local manners, economic outputs, and the tense mix of colonial ambitions including Japanese immigration and potential future sovereignty shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Rancre
Great Britain
New Hebrides Islands
Pacific Ocean
Australia
France
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Spain
South Seas
New
Vila
New Zealand
Britain
Hebrides
California News Briefs Highlights From 1928 Items
California notes include Coolidge visiting possible in 1928, Maddux airplane service expanding between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and plans for a Sacramento survey of state revenue. Bank profits, boxing industry growth, and Crippled Children program under Coombs Law are summarized along with Pasadena Tournament of Roses plans and traffic code adoptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
California
Raymond Benjamin
San Francisco
White House
High Sierra
Maddux
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Sacramento
Irving Martin
Stockton
Commission
Will C. Wood
C. C. Young
Walter A. Yarwood
State Athletic Commission
Young
Yarwood
of California
Big Brothers
Coombs
Bakersfield
Barbara Spriggs
Owen
Kern County
Howard Markel
Barbara
Oregon
Washington
Pacific Coast
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Republic of Ireland
New York
Republic
Father York
Henry W. Melveny
Frederick R. Burnham
American Motorists Association
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Santa Claus
George M. Stout
State Veterans’ Welfare Board
Stout
Veterans’ Aid
Nevada
Civil Service
Customs House
L. E. Ross
State Board of Health
Ross
el Dorado
Glenn
Mariposa
Mono
Trinity
Beckcken cabinet aids wholesome farming life
Wholesome food and creative work shape a farm family’s daily life. A mental interest in growing things and a close camaraderie within the family help keep farm folks clean of body and brain.
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Islands
Quiros
Columbus
India
West Indies
Australia del
Santo
Ambrym
Annatam
Aurora
API
Pentecost
Eromanga
Mallicollo
Tanna
Isles
Island
Sydney
Charles T. Titus
University of California At
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto
Santa Clara
Department of Finance
A. H. Heron
Department
New Orleans
Beckcken
Unten
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