Contents

Pacific Islands Travellers iii, 82 Samoa, Again! 1 Jack Hides’ Expedition 2 Five New B.P. Vessels 3 Why Copra Market Lacks Confidence 3 Launch Lost in New Hebrides 4 Rise in Copra Freights 4 Britain and U.S.A. May Co-operate in Trans-Pacific Air Service 5 Neptuna Strikes. Reef 6 Rabaul’s Future 7 Death of Frank Pryke 7, 73 Protest Against New Guinea Steamer Services 8 Tribute to Sir Hubert Murray 8 Enterprise of N.G.’s Shares Crash 8 Tropicalities 9 About Islands People 10 More Unrest in Samoa 13 By Airboat Across Pacific 16 Japan Has a Look At Howland Is 17

Life on Pitcairn Island 19 Britain’s Hold on Christmas Is 22 Bride Money in 8.5.1. 23 Lovina—Memories of Old Tahiti 25 Destruction of Trochus Industry 28 America’s Front Line 29 Late Mr. N. McDonald (Samoa) 30 A Plea for Better Copra in N.G 31 Port Moresby in 1900 38, 39 Valuable Plants of Fiji 41 Dwight Long Reaches Europe 46 Samoa’s Trade ...; 50 Murder In Papua 55 Elections in Fiji 62 Ffrost Case Judgment 65 N.G.’s Chinese Problem 66 Pacific Islands Mining Notes 69 Carpenter and Co.’s Annual Report 72 Lord Gowrie in Papua and N.G 75 Short Wave Radio Programmes ; 77 Shipping in the South Seas SO