TO-DAY'S THE DAY. THE LAST OPPORTUNITY. FOR PURCHASING YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTS. BOOKS for all at all prices:—Morton's Steps of St. Paul, 11/6. Also: In the Steps of the Master, 11/6, Kathleen Norris: Tamara, 4/6. Bibby's Annual 4/-, Connington's Ha Ha Case, 2/6—Maurice Walsh's Green Rushes 4/6, Dowd's People of Importance 7/6. Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam 4/6, Orpens Outline Of Art 10/6 d. CHILDREN'S BOOKS. These make splendid gifts and many quite hours at home or in the garden can be spent with them. We have thousands to choose from. ACCEPTABLE BOOKS Joseph Lincoln's Great Aunt Lavinia 7/6—Victor Bridges' Blu9 Silver, 7/6 —Du Maurier's Gerald 8/ —Haskell's Diaghileff, 8/ —E. F. Benson's Queen Victoria. 8/ —Van Druten: And Then You Wish, 8/6-*Feuchtwanger: Jew Of Rome, 7/6—Graves: I. Claudius, 8/ — Brett Young: Far Forest, 10/6 Seavers: Edward Wilson of the Antarctic, 13/6 E. F. Benson: The Kaiser and English Relations 19/6d—Nichols: Thatched Roof, 8/-. INEXPENSIVE GIFTS: Co.'lins' Pocket Classics 2/9 each, also leather copies 4/- and 5/6. Franz Josef Glacier 2/6: Thousands of good novels at 2/6, Japanese Library, each* 1/6. Mottoes and Pictures 1/6, 2/-, 2/6, 3/6, and 4/-. Religious Booklets, 7d. Open until 10 p.m. to-day. WHITCOMBE and TOMBS, LTD.. Cashel street, Or through Hereford Court. W 8417 SHIPPING. TNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY i OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. 168 Hereford street. 'Phone 33-500. Sailings (circumstances permitting). FOR WELLINGTON—Passenger Train Rangatira—Saturday. 7.10 p.m. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES. Train. Thr. Dec. 24 RANGATIRA 7.35 a.m. Thr. Dec. 24 WAHINE 7.37 p.m. Fri. Dec. 25 RANGATIRA 7.37 p.m Sat Dec. 26 WAHINE 7.37 p.m. Sun. Dec. 27 RANGATIRA 7.37 p.m. Mon. Dec. 28 WAHINE 7.37 p.m. WELLINGTON-PICTON SERVICE. TAMAHINE. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES. From Wellington. Thursday, Decern*'- " 15 p.m. Thursday, De ."> P-m-Saturday, D< Monday, De< ■*"• Wednesday, - m - Saturday, J? '.m. Thursday, D Friday, Dect Sunday, Dec*..*..,*... -.. Tuesday, December 29. Thursday, Qecember 31. Sunday, January 3. L ..m. 2.45 p.m. 2.45 p.m. 6.00 p.m. FOR SYDNEY. (With through booking to Melbourne and other Australian Ports.) FROM WELLINGTON. Awatea—Monday, Dec. 28. 5 p.m. Awatea—-Tuesday, January 5. 5 p.m. FROM AUCKLAND. Maunganui—Monday, Dec. 28. 3 p.m. Awatea—Tuesday. January 12, 5 p.m. Inclusive Tours in Australia arranged FOR MELBOURNE. Marama—From Bluff. Dec. 30. Calls MilSord Sound, weather permitting. FOR RAROTONGA (COOK IS.), NUKUALOFA (TONGA), APIA (SAMOA), SUVA (FIJI). Matua—From Wellington, January 9. TO CALCUTTA, SINGAPORE. SAMARANG. Narbada—Passengers and cargo. From Lyttelton about January 6th. Comfortable accommodation for limited number of passengers. Special fare for round trip. CANADA, UNITED STATES. - ENGLAND. ■■ . (Via Suva, Honolulu, Victoria, Vancouver). Niagara—From Auckland, Jan. 26. CARGO SAILINGS. FOR WELLINGTON-Cargo at Rail Steamer Express Daily. \* a-m----(Takin g-Cargo for Paten.) No Cargo December 24, 25, 20. FOR AUCKLAND. Waitaki—Wednesday, Dec. 30. 10 a.m. lOR NAPIER AND ciiSBORNE Wainui— Thursday, January 7. 9 a.m. FOR DUNEDIN, OAMARU. THM.ARU. Wingatui—Tuesday, Dec. 29. 9 a.m. rpHE CANTERBURY STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY, LIMITED. WELLINGTON ~AND WANGANUI. (Taking Cargo for Palmerston North x and Patea.) MV BREEZE—MONDAY, Dec. 28th. (Cargo 9 a.m. Monday.) DUNEDIN AND TIMARU. M.V. GALE—MONDAY, Dec. 28th. (Cargo 9 a.m. Monday.) WELLINGTON, PICTON, AND WANGANUI.'(Taking Cargo for Blenheim, Seddon, and Ward, and also Palmerston North, and Patea.) M.V. GALE—THURSDAY, Dec. 31st. Telephone number 36-234 (three ling-)^ ROOK'S TRAVEL SERVICE STEAMSHIP PASSAGES ALL ROUTES, ALL CLASSES. NO BOOKING FEES. Write for Cook's List of SAILINGS AND FARES TO AUSTRALIA. CHINA AND JAPAN. EUROPE, VIA SUEZ. EUROPE, VIA PANAMA. EUROPE. VIA AMERICA. EUROPE. VIA SINGAPORE. Reservations and Tickets from COCK'S TRAVEL SERVICE, 150 Hereford street. Christchurch. — % srui, NEW " PLYMOUTH. S.S. HOLMDALE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th. Latest Cargo, 9 a.m. _ m „ WELLINGTON. NEW PLYMOUTH, WAIKATO M.V. HOLMGLEN MONDAY, JANUARY 4th. KINSEY and CO.. LTD.. Agents. K 4668 154 Hereford street. USTROUS" Paints, ready mixed, the perfect nouse paint. Remem- ' SMITH and SMITH, LTD., SBS62 Cr. Tuam-High streets.