Contents

Page Pacific Islands Travellers i., 82 The Real Issues in Peace or War .. 1 Mau Campaign Against Samoan Officials 2 “You Need Not Fear Japan”—U.S.

Journalist’s Opinion 2 Seeking Oil in Papua and JST.G 3 Violent Storm in Tonga 3 Archbold Party in Dutch N. Guinea 3 New Land Court Judge in Cook Is. 3 Loss of “Hawaii Clipper” 4 Native Land Problem in Fiji 4 New Caledonian Port Cleared ... 5 Two New Phosphate Ships 5 Natives Attack N.G. Patrol 5 Tax Reforms in Tonga 6 Australia’s “Colonising” in T.N.G. .. 6 Prospects of Mt. Kasi Mine, Fiji .. 7 W.R.C. Line to Call at Samoa ... 7 Selection of Salamaua Criticised .. 8 Tropicalities 9 About Islands People 10 Midway Is. to be U.S. Navy Base . 13 Papuan Sentenced to Death 14

Pages No New Trans-Pacific Liners .. .. 16& Cocoa and Its By-Products 200 “No Luxury”—Life of N.G. Officers . 22£ How Papua was Annexed in 1888 2^*.

The War of the “Capital Site" .. .. 268 Effect of Christianity on New Heb rides Natives 300 “Euronesians”? ’ 330 The Pomares of Tahiti 341.

Men Who Knew Yesterday—Robert Rasch, of Nauru Island 368 Japanese in Hawaii 388 Origin of the Polynesian Race .. .. 456 Pioneer Lutheran Missionary's Death 488 ’ 8.5.1. Rebellion That Wasn’t! .. 54£ Treasures of Tahitian Tombs 555 Fashions for Islands Women .. .. 677 New Guinea Timber 696 Pacific Mining Reports 700 Radio Programmes (Short Wave) .. 738 Exchange Rates and Produce Prices 768 Market Quotations 777 Shipping Services in the Pacific .. 788