Contents

Pacific News Review 1 Editorial: Territorians Give “Wel come” to “Future Prime Minister of Australia” 3 Tongans Will Celebrate Centenary of George Tupou I 5 Copra—Possibility of New Industry 5 Fate of Ocean Islanders 6 Come the Revolution —Indians Arm 6 New Administration in Territories — Ward’s Labour Laws Create In dustrial Chaos 7 New Guinea’s 250 Missing Civilians — 175 Women Widowed by Rabaul Disaster 9 Tropicalities 12 Carolines May Be Next Utopia ... 13 How Rabaul Civilians Met Their Fate 15 Fiji’s Mail and Passenger Services . 19 Something Brewing in the Fiji Cane fields 21 Effort to Restore Discipline to PI Regiment—Qol. “Blue” Allen in

Charge 22 Malarial Meanderings 23 W. Samoa and Self-Government .. 25 Labour Problems in Samoa—Chinese Go But Samoans Become Good Cocoa Planters 26 Permits Go—Fiji Travel Restrictions 29 NZ After Picific Trade—New Ship ping and Airlines Planned .. 31 Here and There in Viti Levu .. .. 33 Rev. James Benson’s Experiences as POW in Rabaul 38 Ba, Bowling—And Beer 39 Remarkable Record of Secret Service Unit in South Pacific War .. .. 41 Has the Rot Set In? May Be Lean Months for Fiji Indians 43 Escape from Rabaul Account of Tol Massacre 46 A Rough Road to Old Levuka ... 49 Mr. Ward’s “Socialistic Toy” .. .. 53 Nauru Under the Japanese 54 MOF—But “Matua” Does a Good Job 55 Cohen’s Walking Stick—Sad Sequel to Ward’s Territories Tour .. .. 58 Opportunities in Pacific Islands .. 61 New Public Service in N. Guinea .. 62 Hodgess, LM—Planter’s Good Work in Solomons 65 Civilians Could Have Been Saved— Rabaul Survivor Tells of Appeal to Canberra 66 Shipping and Plane Services .. .. 71 Commercial, Markets, etc 72 Dr. Carl M. Gunther, formerly of Bulolo, New Guinea, afrived in Sydney in October, after having been a prisoner in the notorious Changi camp, in Singa pore, for over three years.