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Pacific Islands Monthly, 14 February 1941Vol. XI, No. 7

Contents

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Pacific News-Review 1 Pacific Islands Travellers 3 Real War About to Begin 5 N. Caledonian Metals, and Japan .. 6 Plan to Save Copra Industry ... 6 Shipping Line For French Colonies 7 Survivor of Yacht Tragedy 7 USA’s Base at Pago Pago 7 Cassava For New Guinea? 8 Search For Power Alcohol 8 Pacific Raiders 9, 10 Strange Theft Case in Tonga ... 9

Tropicalities 11

N. Guinea Capital to be Removed? 12 Canton Is. Now Under PAA ... 13 Modern Malaria Remedies 14 Trans-Pacific Air-Mails 18 Papuans and New Administrator .. 21 Conditions in New Caledonia ... 22 Cheeky Natives and Discipline ... 24

Stevenson’s Grave at Vailima ... 26 A Hair-Do in Fiji 27 ► “Nutfall” in the Solomon Is 30 Australia’s Territories 32, 40 A Land of no Pests 33 Cook Islander’s Hectic Career ... 34 How Nauru Took Raider’s Shelling .. 35 New Light on Rossel Is. Horror .. 37 Rabaul’s Worst Earthquake 38 Chinese Leader’s Scorn For Australia 41 Death of “Alf” Belfield 42 NZ Troops in Fiji 44 When Noumea Was in a Fever ... 46 Section For Women 52 Islands Mining News 56 Short Wave Radio Programmes .. 59 Copra and Rubber Prices 60 Exchange and Market Quotations .. 61 Demand For Pacific Timber 62