Contents:

Quarter-Century

Features:—

Why and How I established the Pacific Islands Monthly—by R. W. Robson 4 In 25 years PIM has Presented Four Faces to the World .. 5 PlM’s Advertising Friends —Old and New 6 The Quarter-Century Colour photo Competition 9 Top Social Event —The Queen’s Visit 11 War Came to the Pacific —Some Highlights of the Years 1941-45 12

Over the Divide and Into the Highlands Exploration on the Roof of New Guinea .. 17 Royal Tonga—The Pacific’s Only Kingdom 25 Diminishing Distance in the Air-Minded Pacific—A Survey of Aviation over 25 Years .. 26 Some PIM Photos of the Past 30 and 36 Depression, Total War and Boom in South Pacific In dustries —Copra, Cocoa, Rubber, Gold, Shell, Oil, Sugar and Fruit 35 The Changing Islanders .. .. 42

General Features:

Editorial: And What of the Next Twenty-five Years? 65 Fijian Miners Strike for Higher Wages 66 Future of S. Pacific Copra Industry 66 Do You Remember? —Extracts from PIM of 20 Years Ago .. 66 Five Natives Killed by New Britain Patrol 67 Sir Robert Stanley Leaves

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How Fijians Hunt and Kill in Malaya A Despatch from R. W. Robson 68 Territories Talk-Talk 75 P-NG Legislative Council in Session—The Native Liquor Bill :: Supply Bill :; Title of Head of Administration ... 79 An Outsize in Samoan Wedding Cakes 82 SPC Research Council in Session in Noumea 83 Gilbertese Will Migrate to Gizo,

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Cardinal Gilroy Tours in S.

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More Decorations for Fijians 93 The Answers to the 65 Questions —P-NG Legco, in Session .. 93 Changes in Commodity Prices, July 93 Current News Items and Pictures From P-NG Correspondents 10 Population Increase in Western Samoa lit Long-sought US Plane Found in Santo 11l Phenomenal Growth of Car penter Group of Companies 111 Fiji’s Internal Airlines Under Survey 12 Adastra, Too, Has 25th Birthday 12 The Strange Case of the MV Tulagi 12 New Caledonia’s Credit System Assailed 12 News of the Smallships 13i The Burns Philp Story 16?

Big Changes in Western Samoan ; Political Set-up Will Not Be Rushed 163 For Pacific Radio Amateurs 163 OBITUARY: D. Lightbody, ; Bishop Dieter, Mme. Louise I Goupil, C. O’Connor, Mrs. K.

Chalmers; C. S. St. Julian; F. Gadiot; J. Lecoil ITT New Zealand and Australian I Ministers on Tour in the Warm North ITT Empire Sugar Exporters will j Still Be Protected It Fiji’s Travelling Rugby Men and , Hockey Women Do Well .. .. It Changes are Possible on TEAL \ Coral Route 17 1 Teacher Attacks GEIC System 181 Souvenir-hunting Tourists at Moresby 181 Chilly Reception for Japs at j Suva 183 Volume Index for 1954-55 .. .. 18!