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Pacific Islands Travellers 1 Gold Discoveries in Pacific Islands 3,4, 35 “Banana Fritters” 5 Tropicalities 6 Plea That “Pidgin” Be Official in New Guinea 7 “Uncle Cornish” of Norfolk Is 8 “Mana” of the Pomares 9 About Islands People 10 Ramu Goldfield 11 Samoan Impasse 12 Copra Market 14 Fiji Indians Seek Common Roll 15, 16, 33 Tongan Notes 17 Sardine Industry in Torres Straits 18, 19 Opening of Bulolo No. 2 Dredge 4, 20, 21 Australia and Fiji Bananas 22 Scientific Expedition for Papua ... 23 Traders and Missions 24

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Detribalized Natives 25 Christmas at Solomon Islands ... 26 Mr. Green and Tonga 27 Tahiti News 28 Dobu Passage, Papua 29 Thursday Island Notes 30 Adventures in Solomon Islands ... 32 Fiji-Australian Trade 33 Cook Island Notes 34 N.G. Legislative Council Bill ... 36-38 Samoan News 39 Mr, Vogan and Larkin Case 40 Half-castes in Samoa 41 Wreck of “Southern Cross VI.” ... 42 Solomon Is. News 43 N.G. and Papuan Gold Sharemarket 44 Market Quotations 45 Exchange Quotations 46 Shipping Services 47, 48