World-wide Circulation

Praise For P.I.M.

Subscribers who have supported the Pacific Islands Monthly in the South Seas, and thus made its establishment and progress possible, may be glad to know that the magazine is gaining readers in nearly every country in the world, and particularly Britain, France, United States, Holland, Germany, and the nations of the Far East. The interest in the South Seas, displayed by people in very distant countries, is really remarkable.

Recently, in the one mail, we received evidence of this interest from three widely separated places.

We received a copy of a well known German review, published in Berlin, wherein there are copious extracts from the Pacific Islands Monthly.

From Paris there arrived the December issue of “L’Oceanie Francaise,” the bulle tin of the Comite de l’Oceanie Francaise, in which there are two articles containing kindly references to the editor of the Pacific Islands Monthly.

Finally, there is a copy of the “Hono lulu Star-Bulletin” of March 30, in which the literary editor, Dr. Slaten, says this:

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Though Hawaii is an integral part of the United States politically, it is by original connection re lated in its life and interests to the other island groups with which nature has peppered the Pacific.

The Pacific Islands Monthly, newspaper maga zine of the South Seas, is published by Pacific Publications Ltd., Union House, 247 George St., Sydney, Australia, the subscription rate being 2 dollars a year.

To hand is the November, 1934, issue, a 72-page magazine packed with news from the islands com munities. With it in hand, slippered, arm-chaired and evening-lamped, we cruise, free from seasick ness and tips to the steward, to all points south and west.

The cover bears a picture, “Muscular Manhood. —The half-caste fisherman son of the late Paul Gauguin, famous artist, who lived for several years in French Oceania.” We’re off at once in fancy with Jack London and Somerset Maugham and Herman Melville and the rest of the South Sea yarners.

The inside brings up the South Sea scene like an opera glass. “Pacific Travellers” —a list of arrivers in Sydney from Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Papua, Norfolk, Lord Howe, Fiji. There are personals that make these far away places seem as familiar as Fort Street.

There’s news about the goldfields in New Guinea, so inaccessible that machinery is carried there by airplane, re-assembled and put to work; fashion hints for Islands women; discussion whether the Governor of Fiji should be also the H.C. for W.P., if that registers with you.

In a contest as to which is the most interesting magazine in the world “The Pacific Islands Month ly” would be a high ranker. Until the depression is over it is the next best way of visiting the South Seas.

Incidentally, the literary page of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, published every Saturday, ought to be known to all Pacific peoples. It is edited with outstanding ability, and it makes a feature of review ing most of what is published throughout the world dealing with life and politics in the Pacific Territories.

Mr. R. W. Dawson left Sydney for New Zealand and Fiji by the Niagara on April 25, to complete plans for a projected cruise through Central Pacific. He is the son of Captain Dawson, of H.M.S. Pen guin, who prepared the first charts of New Hebrides and the north-east coast of Fiji.