Contents

Pacific News-Review 1 The Puzzling Background of This World War 3 Curfew in Fiji 5 Japanese Now Occupy the Solomons 5 Fiji Indians and the War Effort .. 6 Eels for Mangaia Island (Cl) ... 7 Territories Residents and War Dam age Claims 7 Fiji’s Ban on Photography 8 Copra Market Position 8 New Governor for N. Caledonia .. 8 Death of M. Georges Bambridge ... (Tahiti) 9 Fijian Natives Are Becoming Unruly 9 Living Conditions as Fixed by Japs in NG 10 Fiji’s Industries Retain Their Strength 11 New Guinea Pilot Missing 11 NG Invasion and a Company’s Assets 12 How Fiji is Solving the Food Problem 14 The Pacific Battle-Front 16 Why Japan Decided to Attack USA 19 Australia’s First Submarine 22 Strange Political Events in N.

Caledonia 24 Women in the NG Evacuation ... 29 Tupane Goes All Temperamental .. 30 Pacific War Causes Vast Trade Dislocation 31 Tahiti’s Economic Condition 33 Finding of Gira Goldfield (Papua) .. 34 When the Coconut-lyre Came to Mangaia 35 Rum Days in Tahiti 39 No Clothes!—Plight of Territories Refugees 41 Early Settlers in New Caledonia .. 42 War and the Missions 45 US Troops in New Caledonia 47 Islands Commercial Quotations ... 48