Contents

Page Pacific Islands Travellers 1 When the Law is an Ass 3 Copra Price Drop 4 Fiji “Wildcats” 4, 20 “Trader” Wrecked in Solomons.. .. 5 Quaint Memory of Southern Cross III. 6 New Guinea Pidgin 7 Ancient Samoan Ceremonies . . . . 8 Prince Henry and the Mau 9 Tropicalities 10 N.G.G. Ltd. Proposed Reconstruction 11 Fiji’s Governor 11 About Islands People 12 Copra Market Outlook 15 Death of Ex-Queen of Tahiti .. .. 16 A.D.O. McDonald Killed by N.G.

Police Boy 17 New Guinea Expeditions 19 Queen Salote to Visit Australia .. 21 Trading by Papuan Missionaries . . 22 William Lockerby, Fiji Sandalwood Trader 23 Mysteries of Copra Market 24 Sepik Gold Search 25 Mount Hagen Murders 26

Page Planters’ Sad Plight in S.I, .. .. .. 28 Dammar Resin 29 Corporal Punishment in N. Guinea .. 31 Papuan Memories of 1884 3G New Rubber Substitute 39 Reminiscences of “Gin-Soaked Trader” 44 Chinese in the Solomons 45 Hurricane Rakes Cook Is. 46 Thursday Is. News 47 New Guinea Notes 50 Newly-Discovered N. Guinea .. .. 52 Fashion Hints for Islands Women . . 54 Wau Notes 56 Baby’s Bottle in Tropics 57 Samoa-Cook Is. Control 60 Lakekamu Goldfield Progress . . .. 62 Outrageous Islands Radio Fees . . . . 63 Pacific Mining Notes 64 Shipping Services in South Seas .. 67 Market Quotations 69 Islands Produce 70 Exchange Rates 70 Search for Oil in Papua 71