Contents

No. 10. Vol. Xxxiii.

May, 1963

Australian Coastal Island May Be a New Home for the Nauruans 5 Death of Tamasese After Long Illness 7 Indonesia to Send Troops to WNG 7 French H-Bomb Tests in the Tuamotus 8 Fiji Goes to the Polls 9 "Sydneysider" in the Solomons 13 Tonga Seeks a Foreign Loan 19 Book on Tongan Castaways 19 New Council Proposals for Norfolk 29 New Air Service for the Cooks 32 South Pacific Games Activity 33 Cheap House Plan for New Guinea 36 Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan

Independence 41

New Look for the Pacific Islands Regiment 61 Letter: Australia Could Help More in the Pacific 63

New Legislature for US Trust Terri tory 65 H-Bomb Atolls Have a Place in the Hall of Fame 65 Growing Importance of P- NG Councils 107 GEIC to Have an Advisory Council 107 More Exports From the Cooks 108 Pacific Yacht Chase Drama 113 Page Pago News Round-up 115 Evidence at "Polurrian" Inquest ... 117 New Caledonia News Round-up 118 DEPARTMENTS: Commentary, 11; Topicalities, 21; From the Islands Press, 57; Magazine Section, 77; Book Reviews, 87; Pacific Ship ping, 95; In a Nutshell, 121; People, 125; Deaths of Islands People, 129; Travel Talk, 130; Commerce and Produce, 133.