Contents

Pacific News-Review 1 Islands Travellers 3, 72 Copra Industry and the “Margarine Trust” 5 New Book Analyses Stalin’s Regime 5 Shortage of Copra Ships 6 Mr. W. M. Hughes as Czar of New Guinea 7 New Resident Commissioner for New Hebrides .. 7 Plan to Grow Sugar in T.N.G. .. 8 Tributes to Late Sir Hubert Murray 8, 27 War May Come to the Pacific ... 8 Remarkable Growth of Tahiti’s Trade 9 What is Happening in Japan’s Man dates 9 Were Polynesians First Settlers in South Pacific Ocean? 9 Trans-Pacific Air Mail Still Held Up 10 Hurricanes Damage New Hebrides and New Caledonia 10 Tropicalities .. H About Islands People 13 Tonga’s People Are Increasing ... 14 Coir Plant for Rabaul 14 Suspicious C.I. Orange Planters 14 Tea Growing in New Guinea .. .. 16 “Hifofua” Laid Up Again 17 Will Janan’s Flag Follow Japan's Trade? .. is Gilbertese Transferred to Phoenix Is. 20 New M.L.C. Appointed in New Guinea 20 Conditions Comnared in Fiji and Tahiti .. ..* 21

Future of Ex-German Colonies ... 22 Another Minister for Islands Terri tories 23 N.G. Mail Plane Lands in Sea . . 24 Growth of Pacific Air Transport Lines 29 Search for Papuan Oil .. *.. .. 31, 62 Ariki Nui Title in Cook Islands .. 32 Pot-pourri of Tahitian History ... 34 Exploring Central New Guinea- Section 2 37 New Police Chief for 8.5.1 41 Memories of Louie Pothier 42 How Australian Governments Dug Grave of Pearling Industry ... 43 Kuku-Kuku Raid—A New Guinea Tale • 48 New Fiji Lands Bill Introduces Im portant Reforms 50 N. Hebrides May Become French Colony 54 Tongan Prince Is Now Bachelor of Aits 56 Samoan Trade Figures 58 Atolls With a New Value 59 Fashion Hints for Islands Women .. 61 New Industries for N. Guinea .. .. 62 Islands Mining News .. .. • ■ .. .. 63 Short Wave Radio Programmes .. 67 Censorship Irritates New Guinea .. 87 Produce and Exchange Rates 68 Copra and Rubber Prices 69 Shipping Services in the Pacific ... 70 Farce of N.G. Legislative Council 71 Samoa Has New N.Z. Minister ... 72