Contents:

Editorial: Hotel Keeping in the S. Pacific : Third Time Lucky? 17-18 Jungschlaeger Case Indo nesians Cheated of Re venge 19 BP’s Sell Penney’s Chain to Coles 19 P-NG Legco Will Meet End of May 19 Sec. of State Makes Papa- Know-Best Decision on BSIP Taxation 20 Boram May Be International Airport 20 Editors’ Mailbag 21 Clutha On Job at Gold Ridge 22 Do You Remember? Ex tracts from PIM of 20 Years Ago 22 Pacific Islanders’ Parliament —3rd South Pacific Confer ence 24 Territories Talk-Talk ... 27 ' Norfolk Is. To Decide on Liquor Laws 31 Fiji Has Vested Interest in Pacific Air Routes 35 The Way of a Modern Prince 38 Pigeonholed? Plan for Agri cultural Experiment in S.

Pacific 41 Jap Mines Go Cheaply in N.

Caledonia 42 This Month’s News of Pacific Shipping and Cruising Yachts 43 No South Seas Hotel for Suva 53 Case of the Purloined Pay— NZ Helps Apia Police ... 56 Another Attempt to Put Palmyra on Tourist Map . 57

The Boom Busted—W. Samoa Must Economise 59 Educating Islanders—Vavau Teachers Go Back to School 69 How They Navigated a Boiler For An Early Saw mill in Papua .. ... 77

Magazine Section:

Tropicalities, 81; Answer to the Old Question of “Amusement,” 84; Britishers Discovered Pygmies in Dutch New Guinea, 86; History of the Tin-can Mail 87 Pacific History Has Been Recorded in Anniversary Stamps 97 Professor Elkin Leaves Sydney University 102 They Did Not Spend Easter / on Easter Island 103 /News Items from Corre spondents in P-NG . . .. 109 Bank of NZ Extends in Suva 135 New Director of Agriculture for Tonga 141 OBITUARY; Victor Mune; Van Der Broek D’Obrenan; John Grant; W. A. Free man; John Mervin; Bro ther Alphonsus, . .. 142-143 New Caledonian Tourism Needs a Boost 146 Visit of Mr. Howard of Unilever to Pacific 151 Signs of Silly Season in Suva 161 Role of Indians in World War II 162 Protection of P-NG Against Asia 163 Markets and Commercial .. 168