Contents

Pacific News Review 1 Most Fateful Products of World War II; Greater USA and the Atomic Bomb 3 Return to Solomons —Official State ment 5 Future of Islands’ Trade 5 Colonel J. K. Murray is New Ad ministrator of NG .. • • 5 Liquidating the Solomons Japs: Bitter Clashes in 1942-43 6 End of the Pacific War: What is Happening Now 7 Nauru Occupied by Australians ... 7 Rabaul Now a Wreck 7 Old Noumea Racecourse Becomes

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Death of Mrs. Ada Christian 8 Happy Days Again in French Oceania 9 War-torn Papua: First Impressions 9 Vernier Line is Broken • •• •• 9 General Freyberg Becomes GG of New Zealand 19 New Guinea Administration to Cost £200,000! J 9 A Reply to Bryson, MP 15 Famous Danes of the Pacific .. .. 16 Papua Rubber Production .. ... 18 10 000 Indentured Indonesians Now Free in N. Caledonia New Raiatea Hospital Fiji Celebrates VP-Day 28

Muddling Through in Papua 29 Theodore’s Goldmine in Fiji: Opera tions at an Interesting Stage ... 30 Bad Weather Mars Vice-Regal Visit to Cooks 32 Curio Prosperity: Remarkable Cook Is. Figures 35 How Australian Naval Intelligence Watched Japs in the Solomons .. 43 What Do You Know of Bougainville? 47 Huge Money for Timber in New Guinea 48 List of New Guinea Civilians Who Are Still Missing 49 Seeking New Wealth in Fiji; By R. W. Robson 53 Alfred Sadd, a Lovable LMS Mis sionary ;• 57 How USA Government is Working m Marianas 61 Peace Comes to Rarotonga 62 Nauru and Ocean Is 63 Land Problem in Fiji 63 Roll of Honour—lslanders Who Gave Their Lives 65 Death of Mr. E. G. Sheldon 71 Brigadier Cleland • • 74