Contents

Page Pacific Islands Travellers 1 The Missing Link in Pacific Planting 3 Tonga’s Prince and His Snake . . . . 5 Dr. Hills’ Confidence in Fiji Gold .. 5 Threat to N.G. Trochus Industry . . 6 W. R. Carpenter & Co. Enter Fiji . . 7 Mysterious Copra Market 7 N.G.G. Ltd. Want Concessions from Governments g, 74 New Shipping Law Disturbs N.G. and Papua 9 Montoro Aground at Brisbane .. !! 10 Tropicalities n About Islands People 12 Kurukuru Grass for Paper Pulp . . ” 17 Lucky French Copra Growers . . . , 18 How to Get Land in New Guinea .. 20 Cook Is. Fruit Growers Pessimistic . . 21 Pacific Countries Affected by Latest Japanese - German - Russian Developments 22 Australian Manufacturers Shun N.G.

Cocoa 27 Fiji Has Half-Million Trade Surplus ..’ 28

Page How Sacred Heart Mission Entered Papua 30 Paul Gauguin as Newspaper Editor . , 35 Anglo-Dutch Co. to Seek Gold in Dutch New Guinea 38 “Papua’s Wonderland” from the Air .. 39 Economic Development in N. Guinea , . 42 Foundering of Tiafau 45 Progress on New Guinea Goldfields .! 47 Career of Professor Peter Buck . . .. 49 Pages from the Past—The Romance of John Salmon and Queen Tinamana 51 Fate of William Harris, of Nauru .. 55 Work of Dr. George Brown, Pioneer Methodist Missionary 56 Fashion Hints for Islands Women .. 59 New Guinea Aerial Merger 62 California—Tahiti Traffic 64 Ra Chases Tailevu Over Fijian Hills 65 Govt. Ship Wrecked in Fiji 66 Methodist Mission Board’s Annual Meeting 67 Pacific Is. Mining Notes 68 Pacific Is. Shipping Services 78