Mr Edward Jacomb, author of "France and England in the New Hebrides" and of "The Future of the Kanaka," holds strong opinions on the importance of the New ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 22 Dec 1919, Page 7
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