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BASU RIVER VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-14. CHAN TONG (2), A 63 YEAR OLD CHINESE CARPENTER, WITH HIS SONS ERECTING STAKES FOR CLIMBING BEANS AT A CHINESE FARMING COMMUNITY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM LAE. CHAN TONG, WHO FLED FROM RABAUL BEFORE JAPANESE CAPTURE, IS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE FARMING COMMUNITY. THE FARM, ESTABLISHED BY CHINESE FAMILIES FROM VIRGIN JUNGLE, IS NOW CONTROLLED BY THE AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT UNDER TRADING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE CHINESE.
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