The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1962Vol. XXXII, No. 6

Contents

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No. 6. Vol. Xxxii.

January, 19(

People 5

Danger of Red Indonesia on Our NW Frontier 15 Australia's Reaction to War Talk 15 Significant Fijian-lndian Clashes in Legco 17 Fiji has New Control for Sugar In dustry 18 Teams in Lae for Eclipse 19 The French Pacific and Francs 19 New Hebrides is Fighting Mad— and has Beer and Wine, too 20

Editors' Mailbag 21

Commentary 23

West Samoa Runs Up Flag of Inde pendence 24

Territories Talk-Talk 27

In BSIP It's Beer for All 31 New Year Honours 32 Canberra Commentary 33

"Pim" Special Report On West

New Guinea 35

How Strong is Indonesia's Air Force? 40 New Guinea "Vital to Australia" 41

Rarotonga Says "Get the Tourists in First"

And Fiji Has a Word or Two on Tourism He Sees Danger in those P-NG Menus Why Tongans Wear Mats What Does Norfolk Is. Want?

Sydneysider At Home Base

Indonesian Hospitality Can be Overwhelming Calendar Girls are Nice Girls Now

Magazine Section: Native Cor

respondence School, 69; Glory that was Herbertshoehe, 71; No Food Shortage in the Friendly Islands, 72; Brett Hilder Profile, 74; Book Reviews

News Of Pacific Shipping And

Yachts

PACIFIC REPORT (index p. 16) ... 1 Deaths of Islands People 1

Travel Talk 1

Airways and Shipping Timetables 1 Commerce and Produce 1