Contents

Page Pacific Islands Travellers 1 Reactions to Newspaper Criticism .. 3 B.P. Ships and Strike 4 Copra Market Buoyant 5 Hurricane in Western Pacific . . 5 Trans-Pacific Air Services 6 Fanning and Washington Is. Sold . . 6 Lord Moyne’s Yacht in Papua and the Mandated Territory .. .. 7 Aerial Transport in New Guinea .. 7 Boat Lost in Samoa 8 The “Wampit Rush” 8 Polynesian Powhiri for Lord Beau champ 9 The “Japanese Menace” 9 Preference for Islands Tea 10 Petroliferous Geyser in Dutch N.G. 10 Tropicalities 11 About Islands People 12 Profit-Makers on N.G. Goldfields . . 14 A Papuan Axe-Head 16 Condition of Little Settlement on Sunday Island 17 Salamaua in the “Rush” Days .. .. 19 Samoan Mau and N.Z. Elections .. 22

Page Making Artisans Out of Papuan Natives 23 The Wealth of Bulolo G.D. Company 27 Pages From the Past —Case of the Schooner Norval 28 Death of Mr. J. A. Philips (Tahiti) 33 “Mutiny on the Bounty” Film .. .. 35 Future of Solomon Islands 36 S.I. Council Meeting 38 Men Who Knew Yesterday—4. “Fox of Melanesia” 41 “Joseph Conrad” at Tulagi 43 A Movie-Cameraman on Rennell Is. 44 Mosquitoes in the Tropics 46 An Epic of Papua 49 Solomons Gold Search 50 Kwato Mission and Trading .. . . 57 Fashion Hints for Islands Women .. 58 Housekeeping in the Tropics .. .. 60 Future Government of Fiji 62 Education of Pacific Races 65 What are N.G.’s Chief Needs? .. .. 67 Pacific Mining Reports 68 Sir Walter Randolph Carpenter .. 73 Shipping Services in the Pacific . . 78