In This Issue

Editorials: Fateful British De cision on October 25; Sir Brian Freeston and the In dian Bogey 5, 6 Local Voice- in P-NG Adminis tration —Legislative Cel. Elec tion in November 7 Tourists for Eastern Samoa .. 8 Violent Eruption on Ambrym . 8 Reduced Grant Shocks P-NG .. 9 Fiji’s Unusual Loan—£s could Earn £1,250 9 Wharf Wants in Fiji 10 Treason Felony Case in BSI 10 Editors’ Mail Bag 11 Territories’ Talk Talk 12 Mr. Greathead’s Fine Record in NG Highlands 15 Fiji’s Tuna Fleet for Dutch NG? 16 Acting Governor-General in Papua-N. Guinea 17 Fiji’s New Internal Airways .. 19 Large Families Expensive Indian Luxury Now 21 Heinz-brand Currencies Comph- .. cate Life in South Pacific .. 23 Danish Scientists Based on Moresby 24 Snap Impressions of Nukualofa 27 Appointment of Dr. Thieme Urged by Samoans 31

Danish Expedition Measures the Deeps 33 Fiji’s Snail Pace Airmail ... 34 Two High P-NG Officials Charged With Contempt .. 35 Tribute to Lik Lik Doctors .. 37 Duisiga—Fijian Newspaper 41 French Ships May Call at Suva 41 Madang Notes 43 Let’s All Do the Tralala .. .. 45 New Zealand’s Warm Reaction to Fijian Footballers .. 49 Pacific Islands Society Annual Meeting 50 Notes From Lae, NG 53 Second Legislative Assembly, W. Samoa 54 The Question of Accommoda tion at Nadi Airport, Fiji .. 55 Margarine with a J— 57 Historical Records in the Islands 59

Magazine Section:

We Plough the Fields—and Scatter 61 Crossquiz 62 Tropicalities 63 35-year-old Memories of See adler 64 Rehabilitation of a Citizen 65 The New Telephone 67 Bougainville Notes 72

New Airfare for Suva-Auckland —Sydney The Month in Papua-New Guinea World Demand for Nickel ..

Rawhiti Will Go to Great Lakes Eastern Pacific Notes NZ Wants Jamaica Oranges Now Recent Events in New Cale donia New Air Services in W. Pacific W. Samoa Spurns Legalised Labour Recruiting 100 Trouble-Free Flights by NAC in South Pacific .. ‘ Suva’s New Cathedral Grows Upon its Hill Tahiti Accused of Hounding Tourists 3 Plane and Shipping Timetables : Plans for Pacific Films Rabaul News Why Gold Prospecting in BSI was Abandoned South Pacific Commission ..

Obituary: Dr. N. B. Wat«

Mrs. T. Symons; Mrs. R. A. Pi ley; C. A. Gaertner; Mrs. A Bentley; William Hansen; M Ina B. Pyke; H. I. Moore ..

Filariasis Conference in Papeete NG Highlands Notes Commercial, Markets, etc