Watch for these Pacific titles

Pacific Publications will publish two new books and refurbish two old ones within the next few months.

Available very shortly will be: WITH HOOK LINE AND SNORKEL in the South Pacific, by Rob Wright. Based on articles that originally appeared in the Fiji Times, this is both a nature book and a first-class fishing guide for tropical Pacific waters. Rob was born in Fiji, learned to swim when he was four and has spent a great deal of his leisure time in the water ever since.

Even if you’ve never baited a hook you’ll enjoy his account of amphibious adventures; of the strange creatures that live in the reef and the sea; and of life, Pacific Islander fashion. There are 32 pages of Rob Wright’s own pictures. Should be available in July.

Pacific Islands Year Book, Mid-1969 Supplement.

As we won’t be revising the Year Book for its 11th edition until well on into next year, we will be producing in July, 1969, a supplement to the 10th edition. This will deal with all the main Islands territories, bringing events and statistics in each up to date. The supplement will be keyed in with the 10th edition which was published in January, 1968. It will cost somewhere between 50c and $l, posted.

LITTLE BALUS —a further adventure of Little Chimbu, by Nancy Curtis. This will be a companion to her two existing books for children {Little Chimbu and Fiji Johnny ). Same format, same colour as Chimbu and the same length of story as Johnny. With a bit of luck it will sell for the same price. About September.

HANDBOOK OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. The revision for the 6th edition is now under way. Planned new features are an en larged tourist section, in line with the territory’s enlarged tourist in dustry; a new folding map of the whole territory; and a “where-is-it” gazetteer of places in Papua-New Guinea. Also about September.