SOLOMON ISLANDS

group, W. of New Guinea; ‘mountainous and volcanic; temp. 75° to 95° F.; heavy rainfall; bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, pandanus fruit; exports are copra, wood, nuts. The whole group now forms part of Brit. Empire, as, under the Peace Treaty, those of the islands formerly belonging to Germany (e.g., Bougainville and Buka) were a igned to Aus170,000.