A virile energetic people inhabits the island of Malaita in the middle Solomons. From the time of first contact Malaitamen were prized for their ability to work, but they had to be handled cautiously, or their inherited pride and confidence would turn them to rebellion. Those who live on the sea-coasts are readily adaptable to innovation when they can see value in it, but they abandon tradition wi ... (read more)
Olaf Ruhen
Olaf Ruhan served with the RNZAF during the Second World War before moving to Sydney to work as a journalist. He was a freelance writer and published several hundred short stories in anthologies and magazines.