Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

l TcSiile uHueT WHICH tney Will De placed.
| For all that Is not contrary to the princi-
pies of the present convention, or to the
rule which will be made to secure execu-
| ton, the proteges of the third power VIII
preserve in entire force their personal and
real rights in the archipelago of the New
Hebrtdes.
| The two signatory powers mutual y agree
NOT 70 erect Qualifications in the archipel-
ago. and not to create esta Bills hments OF
| deportation or transportation
Article 2. Two high commissioners to be
! named, one by the government Of the
French republic the ether by
CAeeoIiVe Great Britain. who will rep
Officials. resent the signatory powers
in the archipelago. Each OF
the high commissioners will be assisted by
| a resident commissioner to whom will be
delegated authority to represent the CON
| missioner when the latter does not reside
| in the archipelago.
Article 3. The seat of government in the
! archipelago of one or the other governments
| and of the mixed tribunal: will he esta biish-
ed at Port Villa in the island of Vate.
Article Z. The high commissioners will
! have the power conformity to nfiict penal
Ties not exceeding one month Imprisonment
and fine of 90 francs
Article s. BY the word native is I'm Ter
| stood every person OF oceanian race not
| under jurisdiction or protection of one or
the other signatory powers
| NO native in the above-defined sense may
| acquire In the archipelago the quality OF
| protege of either of the two signatory
| powers.
| The high commissioners and their dele
! gates will have authority over thu chiefs
| OF the native tribes. They will have, in all
! that concerns the tribes. the power tt
| pass laws for the administration of the
| police and to assure execution of the same
They shall respect the habits and customs
| OF the natives for all that may not be
| contrary to the maintenance of order and
| humanity.
Article 10. There shall be established a
mixed tribunal, composed of three judges.
OF whom one shall be the president. A
| fourth magistrate will represent the state
and Will proceed thus in its interests. The
| tribunal will be assisted by a chief clerk
and the necessary auxiliary personnel
| Article Is. The official languages used
| ne1ore the mixed tribunal will be the Eng
! ilsh and the French. The debates will be
| interpreted and the editing of the iudy-
ments will be made in the two Ian~ua ges.
when the case will be between French ana
| English proteges. The registry books of
the chief clerk will be kept in the two lam
guages.
Article 20 There cannot be fitted out in
the archipelago of the New Hebrldes. in
| Guiding Banks and Torres islands, boats
| except those destined to navigate under the
! nag OF one OF the two signatory powers.
Article 81. No boat shall undertake to re-
I cruit native workmen in the archipelago OF
| Torres islands. except the vessel is under
! the flag of one of the two sgnatory powers
and furnished with a power of recruitment
| delivered by the high comm ssioner or dele
gate representing that one of the signatory
powers under the flag of which the boat will
! navigate. Permits to recruit are good only
| for one year.
Article u. From the date of the ia king eff
| feet of the present convention it is prohib-
| tied in the archipelago, including the Banks
| ana Torres Islands and the territorial wa
tiers of the group, to sell or give to the
! native in any manner or form whatsoever
except later enumerated munitions of
war or alcoholic liquors.
| The convention contains sixty-eight arti-
cies. and guarantees the respective inter-
eStS OF the French, English and the native
/ and, among other things. fixes the regime
OF the landowners in the archipelago.
The New Hebrides was accounted. until
| the last Anglo-French convention. de-
| tendency of New Gale
! NATIVE donia, which government
ArlStocracy. was divided into five ter
! ritories. Noumea the
capital, possessed a municipality. New
Caledonia was formerly a penal colony. but
is no longer.
Native government in the New HebriGes
was in the hands of an aristocracy of
money: that is, old men who had prospered
women and hogs. such property constitut-
ing the capital of the rich. The native by
sentiment of respect. never men lions
the name of his chief or king but as q
white beard a 'bau." the chief So
ciety in the New He5rides is em:nently
aristocratic. the noblest of the noble being
the possessor of the greatest number of
hogs. A curious distinction of custom Of
the New Hebrides society may be noted
When young girl makes her debut in So
ciely 1t Is always with the two front upper
teeth extracted. young man may never
speak to his mother-in-law. and never APP
proach her, collision being considered the
very worst form by the elite of the aris-
tocracy of New Hebrides
The products of the islands are maize.
coffee, vanilla and cOcoanut OF the total
area, estimated at 5000 square miles for
the New Hebrides), one-half is mountain
Gus, or non-cultivable; LOCO square miles
are devoted to pasture. and about the anne
area is susceptible of cultivation. There
are 800 square miles of forests.
The Anglo-French agreement in the New
Hebrides establishes for fact in that
complete control, and conformity. over
both native and foreigner and in
which consular jurisdiction has been
merged into mixed tribunal Nor is il
certain that this action has been taken by
England and France in anticipation of Ger
manys ambitions in those parts. as init
mated by the prime minister at Melbourne
The joint action of England and France
anteda tes German colonial expansion dates
in fact from 1874, and the conventiol of
1887, and indicates a policy, perhaps on
| the part of France to abandon her stu
alton in Oceanica, to either Australia or
England
The establishment of the condominiilm in
the New HeorideS recalls that of England
and France which existed in Egypt from
lSf9-1Se2, and which was d:ssipated by the
unfortunate retirement therefrom by France
at the bombardment of Alexandria. In
view of Lord Cromer's recent confession
that after quarter of a century of mill
tary occupation Egypt. far from being at
tached to England, is in revolt against her.
it may be suggested that the very best
solution of the Egyptian question, which
is imminent and urgent, is resumption
there of the former condoninium of Eng
land and France The condomnium re-
| established. perfect entente between Eng
land and France would be consummated at
the same time that the autonomy and in
dependence of Egypt would be resumed, to
the satisfaction alike of the sultan and the
khedive and the maintenance of peace.
CHI. CHAILLE-LONG.