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Pacific Islands Monthly

No. 3. Vol. XXIX

October, 1958

PEOPLE: Personal Para graphs of Islands’ Interest 5 New Britain Inquiry Opens —in a Kunai Hut .. .. 17 Gibbes Sepik Airways Re ported Sold to MAL .. .. 18 The French Pacific Votes for a New Constitution 19 What is the Future of W.

Samoa? 19 NG Decides on 1959 Copra Scheme .. .. 20 HOME BASE: Sydneysider Tells What Made News in the Hub of the Pacific . 20 NNG Governor Tries Out P-NG Flying 21 P-NG, NNG Officers Meet at Canberra Conference .. 21 Mr. D. R. E. Eden for New

Bsip Job 22

Australia’s Education Record in P-NG is “Pitiful” .. .. 22 Condition of Noumea’s Air port Starts a Debate .. 23 Something is Happening to the NG Coffee Market .. 23

Commentary: The Pub

lisher and the Editors Look at Pacific and World Affairs 25 The Editors’ Mailbag .. .. 26 Death of Papua Identity, Mr.

Wally Maidment .. 27

Territories Talk

TALK, with Tolala .. .. 31

Fiji Tala N O A, With

Vakatawa 37 Building Niue Schools the Hard Way 43 Canned Beer Raises P-NG Blood Pressure 43 Money Plus Land Now for NG Soldier Settlers .. 45 A Pocket Guide to NG Op portunities 47 Noted Dutch Explorer, Writer, Mr. J. P. K. van Eechoud Dies in NNG .. 49

Stuart Inder Says: There’s a Lot to See in the S.

Pacific 53 Getting at the Facts of Ron cador Reef Isn’t Easy .. 63 Famous Names Fly the Tas man Again .. 63 A New Way to Attack Malaria 65 What is the Future of the SW Pacific? 67 Two Stories of the P-NG Budget 69 Revolutionary New Fungus Kills Mosquitoes .. 71 J. P. Shortall Reports on an Eastern Tour 73 The NG Mud Men Come to Town 73 Journal Crashes the Time Barrier 79

Magazine Section:

Tropicalities, 81; Cross quiz, 82; Dr. William Lawes: Pioneer, 83; When Bully Hayes Ran a Mission Ship, 84; Rotarians Fly a Thousand Miles for a Wel come, 85; Do You Re member? 86; Papuan Lakatoi Has Virtually Dis appeared, 87; Book Re-. views, Brett Hilder Profile 88 This Month’s News of Pacific Shipping and Cruising Yachts, .i 101

Pacific Report: Round

up of the Month’s News and Pictures 117 OBITUARIES: Mrs. Sarah Giblin; Mrs. Tilly Wil liams: Mr. W. Maidment; Mr. D. Young-Whitford; Mr. J. P. K. van Eechoud; Mr. Jim Gallin 151 Sports Review 153 Shipping and Airways Time tables 155 Commerce and Produce .. 165