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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1949Vol. XIX, No. 7

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Akun Alois & Co. . 38 Aluminium Union Ltd 39 Angliss & Co. . . 40 Amplion (Aust.) Pty., Ltd 73 Atkins, Wm., Pty., Ltd 71 Atkins Kroll & Co. 56 Amalgamated Hatcheries ... 36 Broomfields ... 50 BP (SS) Co. . . . 59 Bethell, Gwyn & Co 33 Brunton’s Flour . . 22 Burns, Philp (New Hebrides). Ltd. . 15 Bank of NSW ... 16 Burns, Philp (NG), Ltd 49 8.0.A.C 54 Burns, Philp Trust Co., Ltd. ... 85 Baker, W. Jno., Pty., Ltd 52 Bray & Holliday Pty., Ltd 37 Budge, James Pty. . 52 W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji), Ltd. . 65 Caine’s Studio . . 75 Carpenter, Ltd., W.

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Colonial Wholesale Meat ... 27 Colyer Watson (New Guinea), Ltd. . . 69 Carrlock & Co. . . 53 Crammond Radio Pty.. Ltd 23 Costello. Vince Garrick Hotel . . 58 “Cystex” 36 Donaghy & Sons . 53 Donald, Ltd.. A. B. 39 Davison Paints, Ltd. 74 Dickson, Primer & Co., Ltd. ... 51 Dr. Williams Pink Pills 59 Dangar, Gedye & Malloch ... 3 Etablissements, Donald 51 Electrolux Refrigerators . . 34 Ford Sherington . . 69 Garrett & Davidson 88 General Rubber Co.

Pty., Ltd 72 Gillespie Pty., Ltd., Robert . . 1, 26, 55 Robt. Gillespie (NG), Ltd. . 63, 87 Gilbey’s Gin ... 64 Gillespie’s Flour . . 82 Grand Pacific Hotel 4 Gough & Co., E. J. 78 Grove & Sons, W.

H 57 Gordons Gin ... 33 Hardman & Hall . 75 Heinz & Co. Pty., Ltd., H. J. . . . 31 Horlicks Malted Milk 30 Hettig August ... 56 Hemingway & Robertson ... 61 Kennedy, Capt. W.

L. 30 Kodak (Aust.) Pty., Ltd 76 Kolynos, Inc. ... 60 Kopsen & Co., Ltd. 35 Kraft Walker Cheese Co. ... 67 Kerr Brothers . . 61 Kwong Chong Bros. 15 Lockyer, Geo. J. . .70

Manstocks ... 30 Mail Publicity Co. (Magazine Sub scriptions) . . 73, 78 Merrillees, J. C., & Co 18 Maloney, N. F., & Co. 66 Millers, Ltd.. Suva 72 Miscellaneous . 85 Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer 17 “Mendaco” ... 66 Mcllraths Pty., Ltd. 24 Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., Suva ... 12 National Airways Corporation ... 68 Nordman, Oscar . . 62 Nelson & Robertson Pty., Ltd. ... 75 NSW Yacht Brokers 79 “Nixoderm” ... 25 Prouds, Ltd. ... 51 Pacific Is. Society 40 Pan American Air ways 14 “Pinkettes” ... 38 Pitt & Scott. Ltd. . 39 Qantas Empire Air ways ... cov. ii, Queensland Insur ance Co 31 Robinson, G. H. . 50 Rohu, Sil . . . 30 Reed, William E., 20, 81 Scott, Ltd., J ... 28 Shell Co. ... 19 Southern Pacific Insurance Co. . .27 Stewarts & Lloyds (Aust.) Pty., Ltd. 62 Spartan Paints Pty., - Ltd. ... 57 Steamships Trading Co., Ltd. ... 2, 27 Sullivan & Co., C. . 79 South Sea Island Correspondence Club 81 Swallow & Ariell . 77 Taylor & Co., A. . 62 Tooth & Co. Pty., Ltd. ■. . . . cov. ili.

Thornycroft (Aust.) Pty., Ltd. ... 81 Tilley Lamps ... 74 Tillock & Co. ... 28 Tyneside Foundry & Engineering Co.,

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Union Manufactur ing Sgr Export Co. 56 Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd 32 Viz-Ed Equipment Pty., Ltd. ... 85 Ventura Trading Co. ‘ Pty., Ltd 22 Vincent Chemical Co . 20 Wright & Co. . . 24 Watson, Wm. H. . 29 Harry West ... 63 Wunderlich ... 58 Wynne S. Breden Pty., Ltd 52 Widdop, H., & Co., Ltd 18 Wills, W. D. & H.

O 84 Watson, Victor . . 6i White’s Aviation . 65 Wright & Co., Ltd., E 72 Wakefield, Green wood <fe Co. . . 25 Yorkshire Insur ance Co., Ltd. . . 15

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schram, of St.

Louis, Missouri, are now in New Zealand after spending several months in Fiji and Tonga. There they found copy in the native customs and gatherings— both are writers in search of South Pacific stories —but they think that the Romantic angle of Islands life is absent these days.