PEOPLE: Personal Para graphs of Islands Interest 5 It’s a Vital Period in the South Pacific 17 Pictorial Survey of Prince Philip’s Tour .. 18 Suva’s Grand Pacific Hotel Bought by Cathay Pacific 20 Rabaul Copra Mill Still Tem porarily Out of Business 20 France Brings New Strength to South Pacific Defences 20 Self- Government in W.

Samoa Takes a Step Closer 21 UN Mission Surveys New Guinea 21 HOME BASE: Sydneysider Reports 22 Tension in New Caledonia: “Less Power” For Assemblies 23

Commentary: The Pub

lisher and The Editors Look at Pacific and World Affairs 25 The Editors’ Mailbag .. .. 27 A Lesson in Banana Import ing 31 Fiji Starts a Crippled Children’s Society 35

Territories Talk

TALK: With Tolala ... 37 Fiji Taxpayers Are On the Warpath, Too 43

Fiji Talanoa: With

Vakatawa 45 Royal Show Success is Worth Repeating 53 Who First Saw Those Gants —or Gain j ? 57 The Japanese Get All the Tuna 59

New Caledonia, West Samoa Are Annoyed at the News papers 61 Letter: BSIP Copra Board is “Saucy” 65 Pacific Jet Age Will Be “Cheaper” 67 He Says New Guinea Hotels Can Be Improved by Legis lation 67 Islanders in NZ—Custom Bar, Not Colour Bar 69 An Angle On P-NG Educa tion Problems 71 Explorers Club Didn’t Forget Mick Leahy 73 Islands Basket Trade Needs To Be Developed 75 Territorians Want Their Democratic Rights 77

Magazine Section:

Tropicalities, 81; Crossquiz, 82; Fascinating Memories of Tonga, 83; Niue Picks Up the Pieces, 84; Voyage of the Cook, 86; Do You Remember? 87; Book Re views 88 The Month’s News of Ships and Yachts 101

Pacific Report: Round

up of Pacific News and Pictures (Index p. 17) .. 117

Obituaries: Rev. J. B.

Poncelet, SM; Rev. Eugene Choblet, MSC; Ratu Savenaca Tamaibeka; Mrs.

Olive Hennings: Captain J. L. Lumsdale; Mr. Henry Robinson 151 Sports Review 152 Shipping and Airways Time tables 155 Commerce and Produce .. 165