Contents

Pao-e Pacific News-Review i Islands Travellers ’ 1 74 Where Stands Japan? .. ’3 Trans-Pacific Airmail Service .. !! 419 New Guinea Soldiers Join A.I.F. .. ’5 Suva’s Defences 5 How Planter Was Murdered in New Hebrides 6 N.G. Administrator in Canberra !! 6 Cool Hill Station for N. Caledonia 6 Higher Taxes for Fiji 6 Anxiety About Pacific Shipping Position 7 Japanese Start Islands Air Service 7 Who Will be Next Lieut.-Governor of Papua? 7 Funeral of Sir Hubert Murray .. 8 Aerial Freighting in New Guinea .. 8 Tropicalities 9 Passing of Sir Hubert Murray .. 11 America Wants Christmas Island .. 14 Suva’s Top-Heavy Town Board .. 18 Papuan Influenza Epidemic Checked 19 Book Reviews 20 Death of “Sharkeye” Park, Man Who Found New Guinea Goldfield 22 Should Copra Be Crushed in Islands? 26 Norfolk Island’s Industries .. .. 28 Native Labour Commission at Work in New Guinea 31

™ , • Page Checking Contraband Shipments in Pacific 32 The Late Fred Kruger, of Samarai 34 Nightmare Voyage in Small Yacht 35 New Bishop Museum Publications 36 Exploration of Unknown New Guinea.—Section 1 37 Samoa’s “Home-Brew” Attacked ’. ’. 43 Suspicious Natives in New Hebrides 45 English Girl Who Married Polyne sian Chief 46 Tahiti’s Dogs 49 Education in the G. & E. Group 50 Pineapple-Canning in Fiji .. ..51,59 Canker in Territories’ Administra tion 52 Cocos Is. Treasure-Seekers .. .. 54 Millionaires for a Day 55 Lord Howe Island’s Twin Peaks .. 56 Early Gold-Seekers in New Guinea 58 Fashion Notes for Island Women 61 Pacific Mining News ... .. 63 Fiji Indians and C.S.R. Co 65 Short Wave Radio Programmes .. 67 Fiji Copra to be Graded 68 French Savant’s Quest . in Pr.

Oceania 69 Exchange Rates and Produce Prices 70 Copra and Rubber Quotations .. 71 Shipping Services in the Pacific .. 72