Niue Stamp Album

A new definitive set of stamps for Niue is something of a rarity—it's nearly 20 years since the last set was issued. This new set, issued by Niue Post Office on November 27, features flowers of the island; the 20c stamp shows Anthony Buckley's portrait of the Queen. The other nine, designed by New Zealander Mrs. K.

Billings, show—in order of ascending denomination—the pua, golden shower, flamboyant, frangipani, Niue crocus, hibiscus, passion fruit, kamapui and tapeu orchid.

Above, nine-month-old Razia and her mother, Mrs. Mohammed Janif of Nausori, Fiji, have good reason to smile; Razia was named champion baby of the Tebara Festival's recent baby show. A future Miss Hibiscus perhaps?

Photo is by Bal Ram. Right, Queen Elizabeth is to visit the Pacific next March and paving her way recently were other members of Britain's royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Kent. In the New Hebrides, the Kents' last appointment was at the French secondary school at Vila, where the charming Duchess is here seen in the domestic science class. Below right, West Indians, Harold and Kwailan La Borde, look in high spirits on board their yacht "Hummingbird Two" in Suva, where they plan to stay until May next year. Their last port of call was Rarotonga. Photo is by Stan Ritova.

Below, Mr. F. Marvin Plake, executive director of the Pacific Area Travel Association, and Mr. D. N. Harvey, chairman of the Papua-New Guinpa Tourist Board, get together on a recent visit Mr. Plake made to New Guinea.

Above, Ken Matson, his daughter Galyn and son Mark, in Suva, touch up some of the damage sus tained by their ketch, "Wild Goose", when she ran agorund on Kadavu Reef recently. In late November the ketch was ready to leave Fiji for New Zealand.—Photo by Bal Ram.

At top right, Tonga's Queen Mata'aho prepares to plant a heitala tree in a new tropical garden opened in Nukualofa and which is expected to attract visitors. There is a story about it elsewhere in this issue. Tulua Bros, took the photo. At right, a former director of the Apia Observatory, Mr.

John Milne, and his Thai-born wife, Somsong, in Canberra, where Mr. Milne is now with the Aus tralian News and Information Bureau. He was re cently assistant editor of the "Bangkok Post".

Promoting Fiji in Canada this group of musicians, "The Fijians", are seen draping themselves round a meter-maid.

The Fiji boys were billed as stars of a $225,000 Pacific promotion, but stilt found time to relax around Vancouver. They are Rupeni Serevi, Kisa Petueli, Willy Wye, Larry Mason and Alex Wendt.

Meanwhile in Fiji, lovely Miss Sainimili Mulo became "Miss Tebara" for the year.

Here she is seen taking a congratulatory kiss from Miss Adi Tokasi, winner of the Tebara Festival's Charity Queen title.

Sainimili wins a return trip to Sydney with fares paid by Nausori Jaycees, who organised the festival. The photo is by Stan Ritova.