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YOU and your ourfit have come to New Caledonia not & only as friends to hdp guard the strategic interest of the

United Nations in a distant and vital corner of the world, r- but virtually as discoverers. This island of the Free French has been the horn= ef , Frenchmen for more than a century, but few Americans

have been there, and few know anything about it. This . guidebook now in your hand is the first guide of any

kind ever published to inform Americans on New Cale-donia. Its purpose is to introdm you to the country and facilitate your learning more abut a people whose love of freedom is as great as our own. If you arc an alert mi-dier, the time should come quickly when you knowmore

enemy. Thtg Mieve that they are dse h e d d i m in tfie Pacific. When men chink that way, sothey are.

The New Catedonia natives are your byal comrades in arms. Somc of them arc wearing the miform of yaur country, wearing it proudly, and speaking eagerly of m v e s as American forces. They have komc asso-ciated with our arms to serve as guide and service corps troops. The American tmps in New Caledonia wear khaki. The New Calcdonia natives (and this term wiil be uw.4 throughout the guide to designate the o r i g d in-habitants) who are serving with w ask £or a m o d i d 0.D.u n h m becaw Ehey do not like the fed d cotton. For the hr z years after the MI of France h e New Cat-

h a a moderate interest in thc war. Then with the forming of foras for the Coral &a bade the whole issue in the Southmst Pacific h e claudcd by doubt, and h e y ikkd to our whrs by the scores k a m e they werc ready to fight Some of these dark-skianadmen are warriors who have w m decorations m the battl&dds of France during the First World War. Mutual reapact Meen you will develop d y .

flags now By aver New Cakdonia-ahe tricolor of the ol4FrenEh Republic, the Lorraine Cross, symbol of the Fighting F p c h , and cbe S h t s and Stripes, which will comiaue m command the esteem of h e New me-

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Idanians as yaur persod attitude and bthavior merit it,

Mew Calsdoni has bem a French d o q s h e 1853.

When the F d RcpHic coltapsed in 19& the Gov-

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a Jam Laurrupptccbolrmjapt&thatNrrM a n i a had taketi the oppsite wuw, 4 played the

pliable Vichy game h a way F r d id whit^ did. Yoci

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M h d T-Hw#. W s d e r mi&q impor-tant reason why New Caladtmia must h hdd Foa its s i m - w e far acre, mile Ik&-it $as the richest mh-e d m r c c s of atlj w o t q h the d-ai ikd, chm-mite, W, and im,)ah8F$ are magic wads, iTf tbi4 man's war. Ef j a w d ~t k r b d s an thw & e r & , w r r r c ; d h t r s u p f l y w t m k x ~ d d k d . Y f w e s h d d lose &witmight mian a h a g e s fsr some 135 aur m w VMatar indumiaM k-Many an h e r -kan plmc d rnurritionsl fwwq & ikpdcnt d a y ~m sicklefand & m m from New Cl$d~nia.

That's she the initi;atfued theNEWWBdonians has given u s u r d hgrw wpn&ilirg.W b y w get to New W m k yw will. 5d rhaput How Ameri-@as have- gmt ajmjtah hr wba b i & n b have & m j , t k s : u w * B y & a r i r ~ $ e k s f m s f & f l r h e y ~ GT &wdy ; s a d qr fmm m h w mil'rtar)r defeat and bavc t h w n a m o d q wzich into the Jap' ma-chinery,

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TheFrench sex great d u e on king polite. A smile and a salute or a friendly tourtesy will go a long way in New Caledonia as elsewhere.

haox of the French in the &nd are devout and quite anservativc in their pets~aallives. They aw family pee ple and you will find that they haw a xather strict moral code. In same familk it would mt be conuidered pmptr for a girl to go out on a date unless accompnid by her parents or a chaperaae. Our mmps understand these c w toms and respect them. They am not rndescers of women.

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THE hst way tonaSlang in NwCal&r&a is tobe friendly, C ~ ~ ~ M U B ,and eonsiderm Abwe d, other pple's cusfams and their privacy. You are not p ing toMew W&& ta change rhe p p k their ways.

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In dealing with the native New C d d a n h , the Java-nese, and T o n k i , it is w d to h a little on your dig-nity. Be friendly but a little restrained.

Most of the nativw are devout Catholics, and the priest, who is ca1Lz-d a psrlrc (PAHdray), is a very important m n . You will find missions in the:m~ remote districts. There arc also rrnny nuns who teach the native children

I C&MS Ar8 l inpWL Mannen and customs are the &t thing to learn when you m in a strange E O ~ .Forhl-

and hold them toa strict mom1 code. Ingeneral,the more isolated the native village, the stricter you will h d the

natdy, New Cd&Llja is cmnp~vativdyk# h h r& giws t a b which make it d i h l t for tbe e S m to ga dong in many countria But &ere am a few things you ~ f iw m to kmw.For example, the s k u hour is

p p l q though as raid Mare, hey are likely to ding to their native beliefs. They zre h a i d of the dark and keep fires and tight burning at night m keep the devil away. If these Miefs seem hyto p,&t on whether you

w e d c i g d p &roughour New Caledanh md ali shop have known an American or two who w a s afraid to p and dims arc c l o d tight fora few hOurS at midday. home in the dark.

Among Q j..vurr and Td,- pl dl find Nldrll I m m a b d ~ ~ f e s t i d a n d * - . m ~ t t h i n g i s ~ m f l a u g h o r i f l ~ . ~ ~ t ~ & i n g s i s a P l V f d p u r n e w I j f a A s a ~ 66 Mew Gal+&, you d l of &e laadownc a p p d ~ and b p q k with rcsjxa, as your cwaradw drdy thete have b e . \

P no pmblpm of haggling or bargaining with the Datiwko beconsidered. Far o m thing, the islandbaa N&.& h ~ w bydtourists and thee are almost iw nar'm mvanirs forggk.Fark,the WWeconomic qstmn d dx idand is now stabiIid by prioe-fixhgl which is m a more a i d &an in your own coumty.

I n nmwi times the ~~h ia New Ucdcmb live a -dudas w c d o a ~ h e , T h c s e a r errae n d t k u e s . Tksto'rts inNaum~md&ecatbefeitiesare~hgon ~ e ~ e c I g e ~ u s t d a l a c k d i n i p m s . S u c h ~ -,*a t h q haw arc W by the native pplatiun.k k't btwt +r fat an American sddier m aqmc ~.-itHahrmwlxmt~~srdhine&enkwlppWatthc a m y . c a m .

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Nwly all the native New Gal&&ns Live ia vik I;- called ttibu (tree-bm). They are genaaby found in the river vsllep4 bat some art deep in the moun&&. The old-sqk native hut--nouv rare-is a cmehaped thatchded atlair i d c i wmeth'mg lie a dl becbivc. Ttie more colslmoa ddling tday, encouraged by thc government for of public hdth , is a PcctangrJar cot- with tin, k k ,or hrch mi.The walls are rqadc ofwade and mud, usually p i a d in brightdm.Woven mats arc wed as beddig, d thed i n g fire is an opcn hearth on the earth Baw. G n e d l y , thc vikges are tidy and s u n a m l e d by h e w . In the hils p u wiu "i)I= the native costume--now dm partly Eum-bhich consists, fbr men, of a shirt d a mmm &-clod~,aften brightly doc&, dhd a tmamu (manp]. The women -r m d y & "Mother ebbard," iatw d d into Suth S w by the mhsimaria. Et is a lrrade c a n dress £ding Belaw the k with &OW -fmgtb sieevcs. The ppIe are fond of bright decorations

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and colors and when they are in a festive mood they put on wreaths of flowers and leaves, strings of kads, coppcr wire, tin bottle tops, or anything efse that appeals to them. They decorate their ankles, knees, wrists, and arms as well as their necks and waists.

Around the mines and plantations you will find h e laborers--the Javanese and Tonkinese. Dormitories are provided, but many of the laborers prefer to build their own little huts of bark and lumber. There are plenty of children. Outside of work hours, thee p p l e kaep to themselves and carry on their own ways of living much the same as in their home countries.

Edhgand Drinking. The French have somewhat diflcrent customs of eating than our own. Jn the morning they

haveapetit d 4 e ~ s t r(puh-TEEday-zhuh-NAY),or44Mt breakfast," usually consisting d coffee and a roll. Then comes dtjcms (day-zhuh-NAY), an early lunch. h d finally Bimer (DEE-NAY), the main md. They drink a great deal of coffee (some is grown on thc Island) and we rum wd light wines in moderation. Dcspite the shortage of liquor, the New Caledonians retain thtir rigid idtas about the use of it. It is a sccial sin to get drunk, and it is a jd ofiensc ta give tigrcer bo a naatc.

On-the whole, the f d aten by the l F m & is not greatly di&mnt from ours. One of the raritk of the island farc is musette s a u e i n g fox-which tastes like chicken giblets. The native New Caledonians live largely on native products d the wuntrg. The Tdncse and Jvvancsc, however, follow their own customs of d i g and eating. Rice is their staple food, garnished with fish and vegetable sauces. Though beef cattle arc plentiful and thousands of head live in a wild state in the interior

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of the island, rhe natives prcfcr potted mcab Some mutton is imported fmm Australia.

Tht war has impoverished the island in some wap. The people are wearing shabbii doding. As thcir men may be away at war, there is a liktlihood that the table fare will be neither as plenriful nor as varied as in normal t ima New Caledonians are normally haepitablq and

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willing m s h e what they haw with mmgem. PI-, thcy anatd h d it. Your way of cxpraing your iymp: th& undcmdmg of thtir situation is to rcfraia from boasting: abut the abundance and quality of your own c h .

In a sparsely inkbited !and such.as Caledmia you are not going to find many. bright lights. But there arc m o ~ k .Norunta has three picture houses which arc c* oparing with Atmy Motion PictureServk m that now they are showing the latea H d y w d propuct'1 8 a ~at about ttrt same time they are making their &st appcar-ancc .m Broadway. Yaut Army i s getting these produc-tions t& New Caledonia as fast as possible. But unfortll-natelp the capsaeitia of the h a theaters are too small m meet the r l e d a&quately,

War hap iaarfed wit4 hame ming which used to be a popular sprt in the island, Basebat! is being i n d u c e d , limited only by the lack of adequate i t spsbceselsewhere than near tke beach. The New Caledonians are begin-ning to take to our national pasriming b u t , t b is no native phase fw "kidthe umpire."

Tbere are numerous bathing beaches, and the water fels fine. The best o m is A m Vata mar Noumca be-came it i s proread a d therefare shark-proof. At & oahct bcachcs, rhc man-eaters are a b d to rwimmers.

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rnount,ain highways are suitable for trucks, and the hik-ing may be either relatively easy or extremc1)l d&cult, as one chooses. The interior is considered perfectly safe for our forces.

In New Caledonia our troops arc gathering oysters off trees to garnish the company mess. There are no better oysters in the world. They ding to the rmts of the man-grove in the tidal rivers, and a hungry soldier comes along, pulls the root up, and eats several dozen on the half shell. Clams are plentiful in the mks of the small islands in the numerous bays and harbors, and m m r launch parties may eat their fill on the spot, or take .a supply back m the camp for chowder. Said an American army captain: "There is no better fishing anywhere than along the roast of New Caledonia." .The most succulent specimen is a f;sh not unlike our own red snapper which the French call loche saumone, and another popular variety is akin to the sea bass found along our awn coast. In ~ c ~ t a n b e r 'some of the large fuh become con-

taminated by the coral and if eaten will produce a bad

skin irritation. The native fishermen will help you identify

them.

One sport the New Caledonians enjoy is luring the

large spiney lobsters wirh dead squid. These lobsters

abound in caves under the coral refs . At low tide the fishermen go to the reefs in bathing trunks, with shoes to protect their feet horn the sharp, cord, goggles, and glovcs to protect their hands from the lobsters. The bait is a dead squid on a pole, The squid is dangled in front of the cave. When the Idsters see the squid they lose all power to move. Another fisherman p s inm the p l , with goggles and gloves, and catches them by hand. Smaller shovel-nosed lobsters, confronted with the squid, t row t h d v e s out of the water onto the reefs, where tficy can Iw picked up by hand. Both varieties of lobster, tbough somewhat foolish, are very good eating.

One last word on wildlife: If you set a small bird hopping along the countryside but never taking off, give him a few kind words. Tfie k a p , called the national bud of New Caledonia, can't fly and is therefore becom-ing extinct in an era which has little tolerance for forces wbch won't take ro wings. AH might still be we1 with the hguif he had studied the lessons of t h i s mditary age.

News lvnd Rdw There are plenty of radio sets on the island, and reption is unusually good of short-wave brmdcasts &rn Australia and CaMornia. Nournea, at Iat ttports, had two small newspapers, Since the fall of ~iailce,however, the people have been short of reading

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material in their natiqc language. They arc Likely to wd-cume any reading matter, wen in Engli&, that you can pass on to them. Your Army magazine, 'YANK," being an illustrated weekly, will he especially appreciated by them.

t p m In addition to the &id Fred-that of European F r a n ~simplified fmrn of pidgin French is ustd by m e group, This is a shortat bguage. If the nativm can pick it up, you can. A hdpfd list of words and phases in regrclo~F d will be found at the end of this guide, Y w will dm hear a litclt pidgin h g -I&, such as is used in thrPacific islands further northwest. Thiswill k e m easierto pi&up.

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T & ~ o b k a t t h c m a p @ i t h t ~ o f t h i P ~ . N thd athcrn tip of tbe islaad,'&ghdy up tbe weat4Iks the +tal and principal port, N~wwa,with

%pawarppdatioa of around rapom, a liFl,e rnort tban half of thtrn whim. N o w hias r h d l d harbor, o m of& fine& in the South h.It was dm a pre&r air base of P a d m h Aimays (which the New CddmknsdI%rip"') an the Sm Francisco to NCW 2kdd tua It dm has the bland's principal nick& smelting $ant.

Most of the &t towns and v d h p of any.& are a l s Q l d s n h ~ m d m y o f * b a v t ~ hugh rmdedoped h a r h o . The island i M y 4 wrrauded byahrt ie t &.of coral, I to ~ o m h d shore, which givra mural p r o t h n a p h t h ~ , but dais reef is broken at ph- which means tlrat'cer-.t& +u on the emst raq* dert watching.B m the

of the 6 1 d-tb-e principal munb w, somhng like our own T ~ O Qrange, hit with rbxpifi-

dg. In thG mupink gy* h$~f ~ ~ . ~ W d

b l d d d

a~~ftheddt~~pkdhrmrradN~~c&

dapria,whichya!NwiU d e e & t . ~ ~ &of shell:

.a~pr&redovyler .maDp parts of ishad 'hdjaqmt tathe .

~ ~ & e c t & & m * " : & A & & . p &

& tion on & hundreds dm;di@gpabi&,b , M a n d ~ u a c l d a a a ~ ~

h + a s ~ & & ~ i a b k ~ * ~ ofthcsabiil&uj&tiqa-e@awthof

. 'hefwtbg* ' km* tk~*m&~o i~da~ fna ; l~ rbcan , , * . e r a * Q f t ~ w w U b * 9 - -d m t h t w e B t t r a b t h i s s l ~ ~ ~ " a r t ~

,,+',TrGehsUm$k3& o o d ~ td60,feeb. I ,

c e n t ~ ~ o f t h t ~ * W ~ f t h t ~ m ~ i r r N o w Caledonia, it meets mountah +s and their right down to the m, The high- mountain is hhmt H d t , 5,#1 fmt above sea lwd, new + d u n

mailto:T&~obkatthcmap@itht~ofthiP~

Abut the d y drawhka tp the dimate are the trspi-ell h- Bf thue are abut three a year, d l y bctweeg Dccawk and April. They are us* brief, but can do a b d din& in a short time. Some-ti- twrents d WaRr m e &n the rivers and &* mads and isdote w h l e m~uslititis.hoe ly New Cale- 'E'don& has had "un-I'" warher. Fw q y a m there brss hen little rain but bivouac cmmanders must stiU take rare not m make camp in drv washes.

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AgthuNan alld IlIdWy. Although gar@ rrf Mew U-dwia art very krtiTeFpttircdmly the river valleys, you will find that qr'mllture is samewhat backward, though imgmemnts haw k n made in rtcent yars. Wee is, rkprincipal crap, Cmnut prducts come next. The chid domestic animals axe the wen. Qn the dqxs of the mountains arc large pharatha ad ranches where cattle are r a d . New C a ~ e h i atried at one time to capture the Orien-

fal market om bKb h t missed and the cattle industry has proved r financial fdm. Thr forest^* however, yield same wealth. Many fruits, such as lemons and papayas, gmw wild. %re are also banana plantations but not mcrrr than -ugh fruit to provide far the Id popula-tion. b e d the mtiw New Celedanians and French

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too, make thtir living by hunting deer m d selling their hid= to the Australian qarket. To save gunpowdet and midges, this hunting is often &e by highly, mind dogs,,wkieh run the d m into ponds or inaa the wa where they can be caught and disparchcd,with a knife.

Mining and other forms af industry have k n greatly intensiffed since thc war by the introduction of additional machinery. You will we signs of activity on every hand. Nickel is mind in hugeopen pits in mwh the same way that we mine cuppr inUtah, New Mexica, and A r i d . Chrome is mined underground in the rrgian of Tiebaghi Mountain whence mmes 8 F r a t of the world supply. TBerq is dm an inexhaustibleamount a£chroEni~in the sands along New CeMmia's k c h q and as fast as the m d is dug our and treated, the w washes mare up aguin. A typical chrome plant consists of ordinary tip trolleys and a gruwed steel washing table. The k c h sand is shavelad im trucks and rolled along to the p v e d table where the chrome is separated from the sand by the simple process of agitzit* the table under hwing water. The l i t e r sapd is bad offj leaviag'~ p e m t puce chrome on the d i e .

New Gkdon ia has s w ~ eshort l eng ths ef narrow g a u ~ . r a W ,but visitors say it is kindest not to men-tion them. Mast transportation t d a y is by the the&.

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HuwaSmmIBBt ~ ~ as ~ tPresident, and aickd by rht meoslry Gov-win Cdc,Srst sighted the island ia 3774. Its mountah- d i a l s , calledfmi;~tlmires,(h ik-si.$~%-NW). aus apprancc m n i d him of & Mwast, so Eaek gmal district wtsih Nollmea is wpcrvistd by he$amitChEnameafNw what the Fruleh call a p d ~ t r a c(&-DARM), a cam-the Latld tWPrd fat s~&+. In hind @kc &r and administrator. The g e d a r w ~ ~ l d i t h a s b e e n a ~ e o k t $ ' t ~ ~ ~ ~ t +holds drc rank of m t in tbt F r e d army and is &W with wrEh nearby & islands as the ,. saluted by mldius in ckt local farce. He wdly g i ~ p the rounds af his diStrict by mo~lrcych.All mhbg cam-and &t I& d P h .

Pmviws m tbe war itp Goyernor was a b tht F d pnh pad plantations, fsr example, am supped to p yH& W i w k n c t of the Westein Pa& wages ta their Irbrcrs in the of the gcadmc, o E d J 1 c F r r n & i s l a J & n i r s o v c r t h ~ d s d d ~ , to avoid latu disputes. He a h looks altu rht affairs of

~ d x w a t , t h t G o v ~ r w a s m k d b y a ~ d;. thc native C J e d o n h . En N ~ U Mtkrc arc specid h d Gauacilof 15 Ne~Caledoaicitkm,a s d a s h y a poticc. These should not be confustd with the gradmaex. Privy Cwnd af his own dqmtmmtt bds. k was the If r native New Cah+iiian l a v a his &, gets a new Gcwal C a d which, in IN vat+ mani imdy & j& or wishes ta move his f d y , k must 6nr get per-j o h ~ F ~ F d m o v u n e r s a , ~ B d * p ~ y tbe wb1e populace, Preach and -the, and &us job &e United Nations.

I m m Qn rhe wholcd y m will h d New Gmllc, and is assisted by a ~ a ~ y . ~ t o k+ & c a f w, i f carry OR in lOeal &in. The art very annoying, so Chvcragf a d is a h i d by an e k t d had b t r tacr gaed carc of p u r mosquito net. The Xhc* m a i n ~ ~ a a e w e M e d ~ t h e d ~ u ~ giant corhaches m q d yw and a h the: giant aictpd ~ m k h n s ,eachudcra-*W- lizards, which gmw to k a h t OI more h&.They a 1

look fierce but are entirely harmless. There arc no land s n a h .

Your main dangers arc in the q and here you do have to lx somewhat careful. Nmr fool with a snake in tht water if you happen on em, as you are likely to do near the little idad affshort. The sea moccasin which is mmching like our water mxcasin, is the familiar danger. There is some argument about whether it is deadly, but 00 smart soldier will treat it like a buddy.

People living in the tropics or subtropics arc likely to K ex+ m heokwrm and other intestinal parasites, a d m k boxhered by dysentery. To check this l a m adment, the nativup eat s mmin grass which is d l e d "dysentery grw" and is suppaged to have a h e r b u s effect. our Uoaps Amhave made not a few nob 1e exp&z~.lts with thh N c y l a r v a r i q of by, and up to date n* hasbcmhurt, though the record is d u d as to whether ang-Wy has k e n helped. SB if you see a m a -

tureeatingpassinNewCaledaaia,dosl"t -&&ay . ; ?$ .#f

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water and rating u n d vegetables. Thc, water has been rpprwtd bp Ameriqn hta Even w, it it wimt to follow the -phi ae8 always use W e d or boilad. d r , drink water onIp fram out of &torimed Ester & Amdean army amps. The water in rhe mnmbh svtams (this bfwmation for thc h& ~ o f a n e r r m e s g u l c y ) i s r r p l W l l y p . I n ~ O f t b e i s i a n d b ~ ~ i s d ~ h g v ~ a content which k l ikdytokpad&rd&a tc dlerear.sOdrinkcpBy! Aaothcr small p m u b ; it is wirrst to w a r h I

when you walk on d rond keep away fFom i t d i ~wimming.Cuts hdam h m e M y bfmed.

Skin h k c t h s are common and the= Is somo leprosy. Known,l e p have k n c d u l l y w t e d in one see- . tar of the island: f%creis r.high rate of v r e d h

iwiih the w k W m mmg tbc lava* -P. -,I?! V d d- w p noc hewn in the Pa& WB lF bcforc the d g , d tha white mau 11thaugh chtre wu* a mild q u j v h t d e d "raw" which is st i l l p m a h t ambag \thed v e d e s . In modun tium &ilb and.;

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~ W I Q ~ W +yhave bceR ~ ~ d i n g , by way of the and the lbm'quarters. f i r trwp Iyvc beam&

not to take chances;. Throughout New G l e b i a toilet f d i t k s arc very

primitive by anr standards. This is e w n true in the t ~ p v n of Noumea. No d d i n sewrage system &its my-where in New Calcdonia. Take prccautim against p aible Infeaioap.

r i r s e ~ r ~ ~ r r o u strrrorw.rrjo& ',:.

w.N ~ ~ b n . a J r h i f t c d m a ~ & & - 6Xn , . r q system, 7 % ~ at 43k d currency bas been

~ P J o u m t a ( p p c r ) ~ m ? h e ~ r . ~ i s m y ~ ~ ~ o f t a k m c ~ t d a i ~ m t h e w . T R ~m-y uniu are rhc tram ( F I I ~ )a d the d i {one kunddth part of a franc; pmiomccd TEEM"). Thcre are p e p nom of five, 8ne hundred, a d five hundred f r ~ a cd e b t h . Thccoiri

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go. rentima (silvtr)=a little mcr 1U.S. cmt.

r b(dvcr)=a linie o w n U.3, em.

z f r w (dvk)=a I* over q U.!A cenb.

You are a h iikdy to coglt up @mt Au$&

ia this +n. Tlct Auscidi~ap m d (#A) is

o 6 d I y set at ~~ofthe vatue of the Brittsh

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mQ=J w&:* *4 yW,q&24 1- Yd I#BBSUm In New Caledonia, the French r ~ ~ ~ t U . S . $ p O ; t b & d l j q , ~& &C system is used in reckoning distances and other 12 pan*s or b c q ilbout U.S* 14ν J:** Imtamres. This ig as follows:

'@EI& or Mfemn; the' penny, d&out i s mdt. F , LrnlthrT 4 A * ~ u s c ~ g l l S b - t y a c ~ ~ ~ . T t i e r-,sainr ~'thk-'b@+um~fhayp'nc~]; -7; tEuctme r kiIomcctet=ahut ~ - t c n hmilcs. (hppnce) ; six*; shilling; EWro s b i j or wja, T k d t & a r e w o d iesldlbg~,r - 4 5 p o d a n d r a & d s .

The, T h e c ~ a n d ~ P P a e U i r r g r i m c ~ ~ ~ F d customs. Tltc followhg arc the d a y s of the 4: Mm+y b fsrrPB'; Tuesday, 4;Wednesday, w e & ; i x u d a y I *i; Friday, ~ h d i ;bturday, smedi; andSunday i s Him&he. (Seepage4.3

0- B t d theS as is &d U,S. b y time, is racked by rk Emqcm cl& which mints .& b s l f t c r ~ ~ r j , ~ r ~ ~ d s o o a , a m k q g m i d -nigh aq a'-. ,InMew C&$omia, when you wake up, if i s sfdl

ymmday in& U ~ ~ , A t 8 a .w onMonday In

New C&danib it will be 4 g. m ( M d Timc)Surr-

day in Mew York and I p. m.Sunday in Sari Francism.

The time is 16 burs b d of &e msmn scabad

(Standard Tim) and 19harus ahead d the Mc'Coat.

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TNESE arc pronunciation hints to help you in Ii*niag to the F d language reaords which have k n sup-pliul to p r troop unit. They will also help p with the pronunciation of additional words and phrases given in the v d u l a r y kIw, which are not iaduded in the mord.

There is d i n g very difgcuIt about French except that, as in English, many words are not p r o n w d as they are sfled. Therefore, rhe instructions and vocabu-Iary M o w ate nat bawd on the written Frmch language* bur are a simpiified system of representing the language ap it muads. This system contain$ letters for d the sounds you must make to bt understcwd. It does bur contain letters far swne of the rwnds you wiII hew, but it dll give @II enough tu get hg on, both listening and spaking

So tbat you may k abh to read the famiriat words you will see, the Fmndt spelling of each word and phrase is given in preathtses.

1. k W % You know what the accented syIfab1c of a word ig, of mur* It is the syllable which is spakeo tcuder than the ocher syUables in the Pame word. We

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EU~crrk&. the i in . .Wird~&I~+tBt h c V i i r p p d @ ~ - k t to q ~ rthe wkbDA&dtpk:. Iq=EU *auk) nitontag,Prrss.n .

#Iw oh quala the a in po, bt wt ro ,dnwlcd. . M p l c : LOH (l'eau) m m h "water." .

or oo c q d s the w in +. Em&: 00 (oh3 & "whcrc."

U w li equals the i im mk&c ssid with thc lb m d c d + l h m l g h a h D t r t m = y n y t t r c i u i a . ~

d&$KU-wy MWAH (--md) rrscanlrig "ma"

UH m uh equals the r ia

. . 3. The r#l madr Four of the u m e 4 above arc a h prq. muneed through the nohe. This is indicated by r w a v line mu the vowd ta be ' ! d i d " (pronoud thmugh the nose), like this (H). TOb t what thk -1 prrnuncirtian strun& like, kold your nose and my the dlabk *a (with r q w l l j ~ ina).the YOUhave just said the French h r d far 16aad. Now Md your -again and sag maw, Y ~ uhave just said &=French W M ~ farb .Tkmc d would be written MA (main) and MAa(:(mon). T%caame "through tbe nose'' pronuncia-cim is given to the v d a written A% and u%. (Ex-ample: m-hd~x(comment) meaning "how"and

y- M w h - w D A h f ( A t ) M i ~ ~ - m d - m d - ~ ~ k(ma-

HR d e m i d c ) . - b w P L d l * ( b d

ywt+m~z &w-1 00 ( # A I I I I O U ~ C % - Thank g a u - M E H A - S E E

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ht what h r - - r i mBL BUR thc tnh-ld T M (& *I

(d gut& b] w4 WORDS A I D PHRASESkms-Pa ADDHTIOHAL t+~-kdirb:~&s (M. w h d m the trpin I ~ W P -

aIC&HLmfRPAlPhhTBH 1English-Ftmd]

mo-A -y-Ud (k

n ' n h ) k a w m a w-f.br

what dme d w tbt mvit mp- X E m &b sphg-la SOORS (bwm~c; M ~ Zuh -Yd id jawd'hw] d a r h - I a w b-sku-rcc-TAY water h o t d n l @-DOH ( bS mdrh4mm-b p*#s f ~ ~ l l )ri*l

the s m s 4 a y s q-TWAHL (Irs ~toiIcs)

G n & - d e - w ? f ~ m- dexn-luh-dcA-ZEHR ( It di - the r i v e d a mu-YEHR (?a awash) rim'&)-w% tbr&3 s m -lrrh r r t - ~ b O H tk Tdy--HdHR-d& fadi) & t d q - ~ ~ ~ & rrtissrau) W-Y -Miwqmh-& thc s u d r ~ b&-MY (lr sold) (Mcmrd) . gras-LEHRB (l'herk) w i d 4 1 1 8 VAH ( I t wnt)

rht ground4rh t d - R Z ( I F daydtrh ZHOOR ( I f purl -- dry dm- tornorr0w-a-PW is mfiHii% r s v i d w h T u - ~ a'(lc m h ) dt~h-MA(UP& d-'n)-

~~~ A-Wdbg FW hill--la 4aw-MEN(/a &lint) day hefort Y ~ Y - u - V A H T -t C o m ~ -a YEHR (muurn-him)Ha@@-I GLAS (la dm)

MY aamr is----+A w- j u n g l 4 BRooS (la ~~OIIISC) evcnin$4uh SWAHR ( I t PEHL - la-~h L& (lr lmqru) month-tnh MWAH (Ic m k )-1 tht m d ~(Ia l u ~ c ) night--la NWEE (la nwh)

pounm --Irr mSi&-TANyuh week-6 mh-MEHN (fa sr-make)

A y e a ~ N A Y _ ( P u n d c l January-&k-vrc-AY (fan&) Fcbnrarg-fay-WM-AY (ffwkr)

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b - h a pr4Aili (hgq-ml girl-& Z H W N FEE Wnc bratbx4tk FREH-R (b frhr) PIC}CU-F~man-WWM ( J ' h n w )( I . c A ~ B A ~ ) -a (I& *I mottm-la MEHR (la adrr) fsmiiy-4b-MEE & famiIIc) -a SBUR (hmw) C t h 4 1 h PEHR {k#m) -h (Ir fi)husbPnd4uhm&REl! fknsnrl) wamo or F M I (kr

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a r m 4 BRIH tlrr h) had-& MJ (la

body-lmA KAWR (It -1 h 4 - k T W (k dtc)

u - l r r h DOH (I# dw) W S I M BChpapk) .

car-iuw-RAY (l"wrillc) mw- BM15H Ib h & r j

m a p *RAY {Its ~ C I ) nCck4uL goo {dc mu)

w u e r ~rm W t ~ NdY (kw:Jh W a y s YBU (krymx) W y D& (ksd m )h g m 4 1 1 4BWAH tic do&) &nh DW@ pc-In (&f d dW A Y (k ddgt du pied) h i i sbuh-VEU (Icr a h -

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WLW A Y 2 #-SEE t W E

Ceme &ckl-h-NAY % V m dt)

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Pocket Guide to New CaledoniaContentsIntroductionMeet Our AlliesGetting Along in New CaledoniaThe French AustraliaMap of New CaledoniaMiscellaneous InformationHints of Pronouncing FrenchList of Most Useful Words and PhrasesAdditional Words and PhrasesSpecial Notes on New Caledonia