" FRANK MELTON'S LUCK-" - ■ ; t— ■-• : ;..!!, ;THE LATEST NEW ZEALAND • STORY. •:.:::.. : '.".*.. .. ' i< ROMANCE OF STATION - LIFE. ■■■■_' I ■■•- ,T ~ - ; • h HARRY BAKER'S TRIP TO NEW i^ ZEALAND. ii ( ( .~~ ■ « LADY PASSENGERS AND THEIR < PECULIARITIES. < ( „ ._ . r I MY FIRST SI&HT .Off LAND. { ■-.■,•:-■,...'. ~- .■;--. I _______ ( 1 CROSSING THE MANUEAU BAR. \ LOVELY ; HALF-CASTES. MY FIRST EMPLOYMENT ON A • STATION. A CATTLE MUSTER. FLIRTING AMONG THE COUNTRY LADIES. ; , This thrilling New Zealand etory book gives a realistic and truthful deecription of what is often met in new-chum life in ou r [ colony. The romantic incidents are so charmingly told, and tho characters so apposite, that the reader greedily reads chapters unremittingly. The author has placed the hero of his , (Frank Mo!ton) in most amusing , and fascinating positions all through his adventures, and the etrungo story of his life .will j recall many reminiscences of others who began life in New Zealand under eimilar circumstances. ■ • | i Frank's trip from the South, by way of; tho West Coast, and his fireb love affair on j board, are told with such pathos that the j reader Eees nothing but reality in tho whole. The book will no doubt be read by thousands., Its cheapness (Is each) places it in the reach of all classe*, aod ifc can bo hud afc all booksellers. ■ .THE. TW-BW 77EALAND 171 ARM Ell . FOR JANUARY Is Now Issued. CONTKJiTS : TJJ X PAHM. — January Month — Tho Smut of Onf.s—A Mouthful of J.(ay~ | Iron Barb Wire Post (illustrated) .. 2 j LIVE STOCK.—Pure Bred Hampshire ! Downs (iHnwtrrUcd)—Troofcmonb or' Foot lio't in- Hiioop— Tho St. B'lrmirrt ' Pli:iliiiininn' (illustrated) — Jersey Bulls— "Brec-clini? for Wool in tbo North .. .. 3-4 THK DATKY. —N«iv Zealand Butter to i ' fchttFront—The Xow J">i?uChurn.. .. 4 THK GATtDEX.— Monthlylivminrlcrsfor Jn.mif.ry—Napior Horticultural Society j —Masti'i'ton liorlicultural Show .. 5| The Fht;itchoweh. —An Opahcka i Orchard— Management of Orange and T>.mon Plantations—Docs it Pay to ■ Spray—The Orchard 6 " 7 j : An Ostrich Farm 9 i ENTOMOLOGICAL.—An. Knorny oi the j Pear Leech (Illustrated)—Tho Current i Sphinx— 'Entomological 10! I THE POULTItY YARD. — Poultry | IcccjJhtf.; Notes—The Trumpeter (i)lr.s- • trated) Ead Advertising — -Marking Poultry Stock (illuHtratecU—Seasonable I iteruiirits—Poultry Scral.uhiugs .. .. 11-U , ! Travel Notes About West Australia .. 13 j SI TOW RE PORTF?.—Whan garei Farm ers' Club Show—K«t;ii/iit A. and P. Amnwi show . :. ' New Year's Day • •• •• 15 EDITORIAL.—Our New Year Greeting— . The Fruit Shipping Snason-Agricultu-ral Education in Fratuie -Our Lkilry Axport Trade •• 17-18 MfSCKT/LAiYKOI'S inakir.c;—A Floating Hope—lmplements iiri'i Miiohincrv at the . Ohrist.chr.rch fihow- AVnikato Cloyor Honey— Keine(lies—The in Sheep at Tauranya- 18-20 KDITOR'S TiKTTET;. iiOX. ■— Htiimpirif? Apparatus—Krai I ! icaUng Brior* — ('uro for Jicd VVa.tnr iv Cai.l,l.'.—Louyvvooljuul i Down Mutton Sheep — Unprofitable i Fruits 21 Oim In-qutky Devaktmknt. — Swollcct Head in Turkeys—Border and Kiuciish 1 Lciccnters—Colonial Boys ;<xd t'uu lioyul j Navy 21 Now Seed Cleaner 24 Waiuku Butter Factory .. .. •• 24 DTSTiUGT KKPOTITH.— ATidclancl. Froviniv.: AVhanKarei. liay of Plnnf.v -•- KivortOTi — Canterbury Provinc.'i*- North and Mil. South— Ot«KO PdMhwnla—rfjiwkfj's Lay Province : Napier, "vVoodvillo—Nclso.'i Province— Wel!ingl.o:i Province: AVanjiCiwnii, Master!on — The West CofisL-.-Oltiyw Province: Ooro 2^7 TJ ?13 AI \T A U V.-To nor respond cuts—SeaKonabie Hints for January— Beekeeping ' in Nti w South "\Val cm—A New Foul Brood .. Fifiiiciv-- Malciiis Srjiall Quantitiuß oi kxcoJlent W.-AX witli Lif.f.le Labour and .Few T;tei!sils—Vic-es and their Now Zoa- . iiind Kneinic.--r J^tti)rrt trmr> iioclcoopei-s: H. E. Roberts, Thomas Cir.;iiriiiij; .. 23-29 CiiiLi.RKN-'s Pciivr Onar.'n 30 SUNDAY RTCAIHXG.— True Discontent with the World •• 31 SL T PPLE3IENT. Pokttoal CoMVKTfTK^:.—TIic Ohrisf.nms Mission—'l'he Chriistpias (.'iiirnos—Tho Story Ever New .. 1 CiuusTMVfi Talk*.—For Another* Bin iilhiKtrated) — A Strange Christinas Guest (illuxtral-cil) .. ... ■• •• 1-^ JUVKNILK COMJ'ir/nTKW.-Mifjuagecl-Charlie's Ch'mUnas Evo .. ... ... +■?> j The Boy's CHiOst' (illusti'atod) . .. 5-7; Old-Fashioiicd Christma.s Games .. .. 7-R | No Flowers at Funerals ' \ Famou.s lor KcaiitifuJ Vv'omon .. .. 8! A. Marino Disaster p A Ifandful of Holly 'j Also, Colored"-EnEKiving, oitifclod "A MOUTHFUL OF HAY." F LAx 7OF AUCKLAND HARBOUR. ON" SALE, at tne Star Office, Plan of Aiiokianrl Harbour (prepared by J. McGregor. Bag^ 1 j late Harbour Engineer), showing eoiwdlnga and cltetanocß apart of tbo principal points. PKIOE, la FF.R COPY. j ' Til O R IM M EDIA TS SAL EA LARG3C ASSORTMENT OF NEWS AND JOBBING TYPE, j BORDERS, &o. gpeoiiaeii Books forwarded on application. i Apply MANAGER Stab Office, .Auckland,
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 308, 30 December 1891, Page 2
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