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Pacific
Fishermen
FOR anyone who plans to get away fuwn it all when peace breaks out in the Pacific, or for those who are already located anywhere south of Pearl Harbour, a new publication called “Sport Fishing in Hawaii” will be of great interest.
It is written and illustrated by Edward Y. Hosaka, a native son of Hawaii, a graduate of the University of Hawaii, and now Assistant Curator of Collections at the Bishop Museum. While the took deals primarily with fishing around Hawaii, a great deal of the material applies equally to other Pacific islands, even as far south as Australia.
It is a complete fishing manual —covering everything from the subject of bait and an exhaustive study of every method of fishing to how to prepare and cook the fish when caught. A special chapter deals with big game fishing. There are 148 illustrations and many of the fish are described individually as to appearance, distribution in the Pacific, habits, food, fishing methods and suitability for food.
Apart fitom its interest to sportsmen, this book is a valuable addition to the natural history literature of the Pacific— of which there is lamentably little. The book is well-produced and attractively bound. Price is $2.75, and it may be ordered direct from the author, c/o Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 35.T.H.
His Honour Mr. C. W. T. Johnson, Bri tish Consul and Agent in Tonga, was in New Zealand in April, for medical treat ment. He returned by air to Tonga recently.