Contents

Pacific News-Review 1 “Vanilla” Under a Cloud 2 Pacific Islands Travellers 3 International Moves and Counter- Moves 5 Administrator of Papua 6 Extraordinary Position of Bank of Indo-China 6 East Indies Copra Plan 7, 23 N. Hebrides Takes Action Against Japanese Poachers 7 Ready Aid for French Pacific Colonies 7 N.G.’s “Scrap” Rubber Is Valuable .. 8 Copra Market Still Restricted 9 About Islands People 11 Matson Line and Fiji 12 Tropicalities 13 PAA’s Base in New Caledonia ... 16 New Minister for Pacific Territories . 21 Grow Rice & Tobacco in TNG! .. .. 25 Three Mad Days in Tahiti 26 NG Plan to Aid Copra Industry ... 29 Radio Worries in Fiji 32 Unique Record of Fletcher Christian . 34

How to Make Soap 37 Western Samoa’s Finances 39 Our Trade Future Under War Con ditions 41 Marsters’ Descendants on Palmerston Island 42 The Red Gods Call 44 I Keep House in Tahiti 48 Two Ways of Life 51 New Books 53 Do German Missions Mix Politics With Religion? 54 A Section for Women 56 Barriers for Air-Borne Pests 58 Link the Islands With Aeroplanes! .. 60 Plea for Copra Factory Ship 61 New Taxes in Fiji 62 Yacht “Director II” Wrecked 62 Islands Mining News 64 Short Wave Radio Programmes ... 67 Copra and Rubber Prices 68 Exchange and Market Quotations .. 69 Shipping Services in the Pacific ... 70 New Pitcairn Is. Stamps Issued ... 72