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Press, 10 August 1982, Page 30

This special Touragram on Fiji has been compiled by Gladiator to test readers’ knowledge of the islands. The contest is relatively simple and one need not have visited Fiji to find the answers. A good deal of the information required is contained in this travel feature. The contest will close on August 28 and no entries will be opened until after that date.

They will then be marked at random; the first six correct entrants will receive gift vouchers valued at $6 and donated by Whitcoulls, Ltd (three will be held for entries from outlying areas). “The Press” will again award a special $lO cash prize for the neatest correct entry submitted by a school class. , Results and the names of winners will appear' in "Tuesday Travel” on September 7. ' ' The words are hidden in the grid in a random manner and may appear horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Each word has a corresponding clue. When located, the words should be ringed neatly with a ballpoint pen and listed to correspond with the numbers of clues.

Entries should be addressed 'to Touragram, c/Travel Editor. P.O. Box 1005, Christchurch.

1— Cheerful traditional name for Fijian islands. 2— Is rook out of place in Fijian sea. 3— Bounty chief was early Fijian visitor. 4— Stretched roast featured on old menus. 5— Seat of colonial government in 1877. 6— Fiji’s international airport is here. 7— Village, near Nadi, on site of first Fijian economy. 8— Yesterday gastropodic money; today a part of the

souvenir business! 9— A crop contributes greatly to the Fijian economy. 10— You find them in Fiji, but not on Lagos. 11— A very able man sat in first European navigator’s seat. 12— “Sugar train” symbol of second centre. 13— Fijians belong to this Pacific race. 14— Pepper plant roots are base of ceremonial drink. 15— Alternatively, some say the ceremony sounds like “a agony.” 16— Dad’s yam? No, more like a tree melon. 17— Twining lemons are also staple product. 18— Fiji’s second island. 19— Name for group of islands. 20— The chefs for No. 4. Now pensioned off! 21— Wind-assisted marine life in Fijian waters. 22— Not Opo! Edible game fish in false colours. 23— Striped, blue or white, it’s a game fighter around Fiji. 24— No Indian call, but a Fijian game fish. 25— Suva airport is here. 26— More water in this river than any other in Viti Leva. 27— Sawau tribesmen are “hot” entertainers during festival

28— . . named after brilliant tropical flower. 29— This missionary gained fame as the last to be served steaming and complete with his boots. 30— Fijian thatched hut. 31— Bark cloth. 32— Hollow wooden drum features in ceremonies . . . 33— . . as does wooden, legged, mixing bowl. 34— Carol walks carefully over it, usually at low tide. 35— Protective outer ring of island. 36— carat export. 37— These ceremonial cups are grown on palm trees. 38— From this island come hardy-soled entertainers. 39— Fijian chiefs are not really songbirds! 40— Asiatic race has contributed much to Fijian history and modern life.