The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1969Vol. 40, No. 3

Monthly

pp. 1-5 · Read in the full issue

Pacific Islands Monthly

Registered at G.P.0., Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.

March, 1969

News Magazine Of The South Pacific

• AUSTRALIA, 40c. • NEW ZEALAND, 45c. «U.S. PACIFIC TERRITORIES, 70c. • FRENCH PACIFIC ISLANDS, 55 FRCS. CFP. • P.-N.G., FIJI AND ALL OTHER

Pacific Territories, 35C. Local Currency.

Our Cover

Whispering palms cast shadows across this lovely beach on Upolu, Western Samoa. In the distance can be seen the village of Lefaga. Qantas took this picture (and the pictures of New Caledonia on pages 38 to 40). This is a typical picture of that part of Western Samoa’s coast.

Samoa has been indepen dent now for six years and is beginning to encourage visitors.