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Islands Travellers 1, 78 Pacific Markets and Politics .. .. 3 Gendarme Set Adrift by Japanese 4 Canton Island “War” 5 Tongan Tax Defaulters Pardoned .. 5 Pest Beaten in New Hebrides ... 5 New Caledonia’s New Governor .. 6 Heads of Papuan Service Retire .. 6 New Governor for Fiji 7 Judge Ay son Returns to Cook Is. .. 8 Half-Million to be Spent in N.G. .. 8 M. Critical of Salamaua .. .. 9, 14 New Guinea Timber 10 Samoan Banana Inquiry Ends ... 10 Tropicalities 11 About Islands People 12 Unfortunate Aspects of New Hebrides Condominium 18 N. Governor’s Tour Postponed .. 21 New Volcano in New Hebrides ... 26 Murder Mixed with Sorcery 28

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Growing Use of Teleradio Sets ... 31 Memories of Jack Hides 33 Salamaua to be Capital of N.G 37 Minister and N.G. Administrator .. 41 Missionary Criticises Condominium 44 Nauru Administrator’s Disagreement with Australia 45 “Bounty’s” Lost Anchor 46 Japanese Poachers Fired On .. .. 48 Training of Primitive Minds 50 How Archbold Party Flew to N.G. .. 52 Why We Are “As British as a Monocle” 54 Tonga’s Trade 58 N.M.P.’s Help to Save Native Races 62 Fashloh Hints for Islands Women 65 Pacific Mining Reports 68 Broadcasting Programmes 71 Islands Exchange Rates 72 Produce and Market Quotations ... 73 Shipping in the Pacific 75 Index to Volume VIII 79