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Pacific News-Review 1 Editorial: “Victory in Europe—And What Now?” 3 New Capital for BSl—Tulagi an Internation Base? 5 No Provisional Government—Yet— ANGAU Still Rules 6 Rehabilitation Fund Opened for

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France and America in the Pacific 8 Check Your War Damage 8 Tropicalities 9 Great Base at Manus 10 Papuan Pioneer Passes—A. C. English 12 V-E Day in Sydney—Jubilation by Regulation 13 Should Samoans Have Self-Govern ment? 15 Pacific Rice Position is Not Good .. 15 Metamorphosis—Finschafen Becomes Base “F” 17 An Old Cook Is. Custom 18 Australian Praise for Suva Medical School 19 Cruise of the “Cimba”—Suva to Auck land by Schooner 22 Health Measures in Rarotonga ... 27 Training Ex-Servicemen as Planta tion Managers 34 “PIM” Short Story: “Under Patron age” 35 Overlanding Cattle —How One Bride Was Introduced to N. Guinea .. 36 Discovery of Tahiti—Charm of Old French Town 48 Copra But No Ships 50 The Jungle Returns—All That is Left of a S. Seas Base 52 Who Was “Doctor Long Ghost”? .. 53 Commercial and Markets 56