In This Issue:

Editorial: The End of the Cold War 3 PIM is 20 Years Old 4 Boax-d Room Headaches for Morris Hedstrom, Ltd 4 Copra is Becoming Live Issue in New Guinea 5 Dutch May Re-establish South Paci fic Line 5 Colyer Watsons Return to Madang 5 Loss of Pairwind in NSW Cyclone— Capt. Sandy Campbell 6 Bulk Oil Installation Opened in Lae 6 Missionaries Lost in Air France Dis aster 7 Expected Change in US Adminis tration of Micronesia 7 Papua’s Divorce Laws Amended .. 7 Rabaul Roundabout 8 No Need for Panic—Scientists Re port on Rabaul Volcanoes 9 Synthetic South Sea Island Sug gested 11 The Month in Moresby 13 Treatment of Indentured Labour in New Hebrides 16 Sir Ronald Garvey—Administrator In Birthday Honours 17 France’s Pacific Colonies—Future of Trade and Currency 17 Gaoled for 111-treating Native ... 17 Lucille Iremonger—Writer of Two Entertaining Books 20 Much Building Activity in Lae, NG 21 Hawaii or Alaska—Which Will Be 49th State? 23 Laxger Aircraft for QEA Hebrides- Sydney Service 23 Rich and Idle Lands in New Hebrides—lnitiative and Enter prise Paralysed 25 Air France Service to Tahiti 26 Huge Losses Force Aorangi from Trans-Pacific Run 27

Fijian Leader Who is not a Chief.. 30 Mangaia’s Self-sown Oranges are Failing 31 UN Trusteeship Council Still in a Fog Over Trust Territories ... 33 New Guinea Natives are “Stateless” 33 Fiji Council of Chiefs Under Fire .. 35 Fiji Tuna Fishers Looking Towards Australia 37 Mr. Richards (Nauru) is Not Re tiring 37 Short Session of Fiji Legislative Cel.—Elections Soon 38 Rotoiti in Cook Is 39 New Control for A. S. Parebrother .. 39 Sugar Cane Planting Resumed in Fiji 41 W. Samoa Preparations for UN Mis sion Visit 41 US Navy Leaves Eastern Samoa .. 42 Mass Grave Discovered Near Koko po—Pate of Australian POW’s .. 43 News from New Guinea Highlands 45 Mayors of Auckland and Suva Ex change Gifts 46 Good Reports of New Guinea High land Labour 47 Export Target Reached in Ocean Island and Nauru 49 Talk-Talk 53 When the Matua Comes In ... 54 Crossquiz 54

Tropicalities . ’ ’ 55

Sepik Survey .. .; 55 It’s Happened Before—lt Will flap pen Again 57 Land of Opters ’ 59 Fashion :: Children’s Section .. .! 60 New Zealand Contribution to Pacific Health 64 Papua—New Guinea Infant Mort ality is 25 Per Gent. 67 Plane Crash Near Wewak 68

Rew Hoads for Mangaia 72 News from Talasea, NG 73 High Level of Prosperity Continues in Westex-n Samoa 75 Troubles of an AMP 77 Search for Gold in BSI 80 Bougainville Notes 81 750 People in Western Islands ... 82 Origin of Polynesians 83 Mangaians Farewell H. H. Hickling 84 Trochus Goods Industry Suggested for Levuka 87 TB Problem in South Pacific .. .. 87 Cook Islands Need More Lamps ... 89 New li'eland News 90 American Club Formed in Tahiti !! 91 G & E Colony—Headache in Ad ministration 92 Plane and Shipping Tables .. .. .. 93 Viria for NG Trade 101 New Hospital for Vavau 101 Lovaina 102 Notes from Western Samoa 103 The Future of Cocoa—As a Scientist Sees It 106 Madang Newsletter 109 OBITUARY: Capt. A. Campbell, 6; Mother Guy, 7; Sister Marguerite, 7; Fr. Luneau, 7: Dr. Gaudin, 7; Brent- Young infant, 7; R. Meynell, 9; G.

Powell, 15; R. O. Freeman, 20; M.

Jean Malarde, 26; Chief Micheli, 30‘ Rev. Fr. Meyer, 31; Mrs. E. M. Faddy, 37; Mrs. Maud Gosling, 38; James O’Connor Whippy, 47; Mrs. Claire Bowring, 103; C. H. Came, 4.

INDUSTRIES: Copra, 5, 67; Trochus, 5- Pearling, 35; Cocoa, 41, 106; Sugar, 41- Phosphate, 41; Gold, 46, 83; Rice, 69; Oil, 83.

ORGANISATIONS: New Guinea Women’s Club, Sydney, 7; New Guinea Women’s Assn., Melb., 7; Pacific Islands Society, 7.