Official Leaves Japan to Open First Office Tokyo, Mar. 3.
Mr. Takitaro Kuroki, a Japanese consul, today was on his way to Noumea, in French New Caledonia, where he will open the first Japanese consulate there upon his arrival in the middle of March.
Formerly stationed at Alexandria, Egypt, Mr. Kuroki left Miike on Friday in the Naniwa Maru of the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha.
Situated about 1,000 miles east of Australia, New Caledonia is known not only because of its rich nickle and crome deposits, but because of its pleasant climate. It has often been referred to as the "paradise of the South Pacific."
Covering an area of 17,000 square kilometres, the island is about the size of Kyushu, one of the three main Japanese islands. Its population, totalling 53,345, comprises 17,900 French and other members of the white race, 28,000 natives, 1,200 Japanese and 5,800 Tonkinese. Its inhabitants engage principally in mining, farming and forestry—
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