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Editorial: Politicians’ Knowledge of Huge Territories They Control :: How Much Longer Will Britain Ignore Her Problem in Fiji? 9, 10 Suva is Now a City 11 Indonesia is Sliding into Chaos 11 Fiji Earthquake “Oversensation alised” 12 Wreckage from Lost Monique .. 12 Editors’ Mailbag 13 NG Chinese Make Front-Page Storm in Australia 14 Do You Remember? 15 Cargo for Samoa 16 Territories Talk-Talk 16 More Millions for P-NG ... 19 New Fiji Legislative Council .. 19 Fiji’s Sugar Bonanza—Record Crop, Assured Market 21 Fiji’s Growing Population Problem 23 Some Brief News Items from Papua-New Guinea 28 Bungling of P-NG War Memorial Preparations—Luxury Trip for Group of High Officials ... 29 Spearfishing Popular in South Pacific 30 Suva is Severely Shaken- Strange Earth Movement off South Coast 31 Queen Salote’s Watchful Eye on Subjects in N. Zealand ... 35 In and Around Fiji..By R.W.R. 37 Assistant Administrator Wanted —Bitter Reflection on Can berra Policy 40 Revival of Interest in Misima
Gold 41 Australia Adds Continental Shelf to Empty North 42 Christmas Is. Base for New Airline 45 Fiji Airways 2nd Birthday ... 45 Makea Ariki Unseen in Suva— And What Happened in Honolulu 46 Canton Island Has Influx of Visitors 47 Jap Fishing Fleets Move North 49 Where NZ Has Failed in the Cook Is 50 From Notes Made in New Guinea by R. W. Robson 53 No Room for Mr. Poroi—TEAL Replies to Criticism 61 Rice Rationing Ends in BSIP 64 The Quality of Apia Hotels— Mrs. Aggie Grey in Reply .. 65 Tongan Consul and Royal Visit 67 Permits to Drink—New System for Indians Likely in Fiji .. 69 Reprieve for Daru Crayfish .. 71 New Brewery in New Caledonia 71
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Tropicalities 73 Three Boys and a Row-Boat 75 He Didn’t Care for Tonga .. 78 Cookery Section 80 Location of Coastwatchers’
Memorial 85 Fiji Likes Its Airservice .. .. 86 For Pacific Radio Amateurs .. 89 News Items from W. Samoa .. 91 Data Wanted about Pacific Shell Money 95
Fijians Begin Big Banana-Case Project 96 The Hoodoo on The Cheng Ho 91 Sport Booms in P-NG 101 Prestige But No Profit —High Cost of Running Govt. Airlines 109 The Future of Fiji Bananas .. 11l Keen Interest in Fiji Manganese 113 Fiji’s “Problem” Discussed in London Newspaper in Little Shell Found at Suwarrow 118 Titles to NG Mining Claims .. 119 From Pure to Puree in Rarotonga 119 P-NG Housing Loans for Town- Dwellers Only 120 Niue’s Unrest—Disturbing Facts Behind Larsen Murder .. .. 121 News of the Smallships 126 OBITUARY: Mrs. Ella Beckett; Mr. L. Dietrich; Mrs. I. E. Booth; Mr. J. T. Kenny; Mr. C. R. W.
Doyle; Mr. Seto On; Madame R. Coulon; Mrs. E. O. D. Reay; Mr. D. Francis; Mr. E. Rougier; Capt. Frank A. Johnson; Commandant Brault; Adi Torika Drodro; Mr. C. W.
Tucker; Mr. W. Lyons .. 143-145 Sensitive Indians Walk Out On “City of Suva” 141 New Bishop of Melanesia Was Master Mariner 141 STC Shows Healthy Accounts in Papua 148 Slipshod Methods Prejudice Australian Market Against PNG Peanuts 149 New Caledonia Celebrates Lavishly For 100th Anni versary 152 Commercial, Markets, Etc, 156