The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 21 February 1935Vol. V, No. 7

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Pacific Islands Travellers 1 Future of Western Samoa 3 Prince Henry at Fiji and Samoa .. .. 5 Hurricane Devastates Cook Is 5 Corrupt Indian Law Clerks in Fiji . . 6 Copra Market Healthy 7 Mr. R. Williams, of Savaii (Samoa) .. 8 The “Seth Parker” Incident 8 Desperate Plight of Norfolk Is 9 Another Fiji Ancient Inscription . .. 10 New Laws in N. Guinea 10 Tropicalities 11 About Islands People 12 Fiji’s New Goldfields 15 French Copra Bonus 17 Growing Vegetables in the Tropics .. 18 The Fattened Chinese of Rossel Is. (Papua) 20 Solomon Islands News 22 The Quintals of N.I. 23 Papuan Traders Abandon Lakatoi Custom 26 Cook Is. Citrus Fruits 28 The Durour 29

Page Hawaii Bishop Museum’s Work .. .. 30 “Thou Shalt Not Steal” 32 Strange Rock Carving in Tahiti . . .. 36 Is There Room for Fiji Indians? .. . . 40 Kwato Mission’s Trading 41 Unilever’s Grip on Copra 43 New Caledonian Notes 45 Samoan News 48 Marshall Is. Copra 50 Speculation in Fiji Gold Shares .. . . 51 Fashion Hints for Islands Women .. 54 Methodist Mission Centenary .. .. 56 Cook Islands Health 59 Samoa Exchange Rate 60 Ray Parer’s Adventures 61 Melbourne Science Congress Report .. 62 Pacific Mining Notes 64 South Seas Shipping Services .. .. 67 Market Quotations 69 Islands Produce Prices ... .. 70 Exchange Rates 70 Thursday Is. Notes 71 N.G. Goldfields News 71 Morobe Warden’s December Report .. 72