Contents

Three Hundred Rabaul Civilians Were Murdered—Demand for an Inquiry 3 Fiji’s Governor to Visit Australia .. 4 Month’s Developments in New Guinea 4 List of 30 Persons Rescued from §T.

Guinea’s Lost Civilians 5 New Administrator for Western Samoa 6 How Nauru’s Officials Were Murdered by Japs 6 Tribute to Mr. Harold Page and His Soldier Son 7 “Expro” Properties—Has Government Any Policy? 7 Ocean Island is Reoccupied 7 Heroes of the Territories of Awards for Soldiers and Civilians 8 Fiji’s New Chief Justice Welcomed in Picturesque Ceremony 8 New Guinea’s Lost Civilians—Per sonal and Economic Disaster ... 9 List of 300 of New Guinea’s Lost Civilians 9,49 New N. Guinea—A Personal Impres sion 10

Tropicalities 10

Terms on Which Traders Now May Enter Australian Territories .. .. 12 Great New Base on Santo .13 Among Rabaul’s Missing; H. G. Doyle 13 Papuan Planters Appeal to British Prime Minister 15

Captain Bertie Hall, Ex-POW .. .. 16 Another Indian Newspaper in Fiji .. 17 King of Cocos Is.—Youth Reported at London University 18 Fijian Banana Industry—Recent De cline Can Be Halted 21 Civil Servants of Fiji (Photo) .. .. 22 New Guinea’s Timber —What is Aus tralia Doing? 23 Phosphate Industry—Restoration .. 25 Where Fin-ance Kills Rom-ance .. 26 Samoa’s Shortage of Plantation Labour 27 New Road to Wau 27 How War Came to Central N. Guinea 28 New Schooner for Rarotonga 40 Roll of Honour—Territories Men, Wounded, Decorated 41 MV “Bulolo’s” War Record 44 Black Wasps from Zanzibar to Save Samoa Coconuts 46 Frank Comments on “Provisional”

Government .. 47 New Management, GPH, Suva ... 48 Last De Rays Survivor Dies 48 Full List of New Guinea Civilians— Missing, Feared to be Dead ... 49 Suva Cricket Club 56 Australian Territories’ Evacuees Appeal to Governor-General ... 56 War Damage Commission Allows Ex gratia Subsidies 58 Horrors in Wrecked Rabaul How Australians Are Restoring Order . 59