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licctares, Etc. ST. JOHN'S MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. PONSONBY ROAD. THURSDAY, 12th OCTOBER. Lecture by A. W. Kitson, Esq., on "PUNS/ Chair to be taken at 7.30. Admission. Free. Collection. All aro invited. . AWERiSf LECTURE, " Pilgrim's Progress," by C. E. Button, Esq., in | y.M.C.A. TO-MORROW at 7.30. All are in- ! vited. Collection. JRISH NATIONAL FEDERATION. A LECT~URE On the _,__ _ „ "EARLY DAYS OF HOME RULE," Including Reminiscences of tho Founders of the Movement, Will be delivered by MR J. P. McALISTER, 8.L., In St. JAMES'S HALL, On MONDAY, OCTOBER 16. at S P.ir., In aid of the Irish Parliamentary Fund. The President, Hon. J. A. Tole. in the chair. The following Musical Selections will be rendered during the evening :— Miss O'Sullivan "Kathleen Mavourneon" Miss C, Lorrigan..'"The La3t Rose of Summer" Mr John Fuller "Irish Emigrant" Miss O'Sullivan and Mr J. Fuller, duet, " With Thi3 Treasure Must I Part" (from Opera " Lily of Killarney") Missos O. and C, Lorrigan, duet. " Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded ?" Admission—Ono Shilling. M. J. SHEAHAN. Hon. Sec.

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«« A RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE AT ii. FUTURITY." Belf-praiso is said to ho no rocommondation, and roadors of tho " Graphic " are doubtloss too well attarc of the vast improvements already accomplished and weekly being mado in every dupartment of this papor to need reminding of them. Novortholcss, when at tho commencement of another volumo it is resolved to make yet another and higher bid for public favour, llio editor, in the name of the proprietors, may : review what has been done and briefly state ! future intentions. I Since its commencement it hae been tho aim .of tho proprietory to mako the "GRAPHIC" ! TIIF. FINEST U.T.USTRATEn PAPKH SOUTH OF THE linf, — a papor which should combine the I advantages of a weekly illustrated magazine of i the best procurable literature, and a high-class | society newspaper for the colony. No pains, no j labour, and no expanse havo been spared in the ! furtherance of these objects. Nor havo tho I efforts put forth failed to meet with due I recognition. > From all aides wo havo roeeived praisos and I congratulations, wo havo been honoured with i tho notice of sovoral of tho leading Homo | papers, and our pictures and cartoons have been doomed worthy of reproduction in the ! " Review of Reviews." Best of all our circula- ; tion is steadily increasing, showing that the papor is firmly establishing itself as the premier i weekly journal of this colony. [ In the early days of tho paper's existence it I was stated that ono oi the objects of the j "GRAPHIC" would be to foster natiye genius I and encourago local literature. This has been done. Year by yenr prize competitions have been inaugurated to oiler a special stimulus to local flctioniats, and our pages always have been and always aro open to con tribuf ore. But while desiring to devolopaNow Zealand school of authors, we have borno in mind that tbe high literary standard of a magnzino of tho first water must be maintained. Under these circuiii3tancos. and in so young a community, it is not wonderful that comparatively few authors havo boon able to stand in company with tho best story writers from Europo and America, with whom they wero in competition. Everything, however, comes in time, and tho Editor and Proprietor havo great, pleasure in announcing that they have secured a Now Zealand Novel by a New Zoaland Authoress, lor immediate publication in tho "NEW ZEALAND GRAPHIC." Tho story is sensational and powerful, and deals with tho mighty human passions of "Love, Hate, and Revenge." Revengo is, indeed, as tho title of the story, —/ET "U T U" TS_— (Revenge or Payment) denotes, the ruling motive of tho tale. Vengeance moro weird, moro complete, nnd yot moro strange, has never formed tbo theme of romance. Tho story begins in England, but the plot is developed and worked out in Now Zealand, not the modern Now Zealand, but tho colony in the savano old clays. It io essentially a story to " make your flesh creep." as the fat boy in "Pickwick" said, .tie plot is mysterious, wildly oxciting and the situations, always exceedingly powerful, are oftentimes thrilling. Tho opinion of an omnivorous devourer of novels to whom tho work was submittoil is:—"The story is tho most exciting I have read for many a long day. It will mako a great, bit and a hig sonsation in the Old Country. The plot is magnificent, and oxcecd- 1 ingly well worked out. Tho Maori pictures and incidents aro heyend comparison with anything previouily done here. 1 thrilled and shuddered as I nover could havo believed a novel would make mo thrill nowadays " So sayn a gontlemen who reads almost every I novel that appears, and his judgment will bo j fully endorsed by tho*o who rend " UTU" in i the " Gkai'iiic." Conscious of the importance of tho work and its magni'ieent opportunities Cor illustration, tho proprietor has arranged ' with Mb Kenneth Watkins, President of i the Auckland Academy of Arts, to illustrate "UTU." The namo of this artist is well-known throughout New Zealand as a magnificent delineator of Maori life and character. In his hands the pictures will immensely onhanco Tho interest, of the letterpress. Rarely has an artist been so favoured by an author. Thero are in this story hundreds of ".üb.jeots to call forth all the artistic powers and imagination with which Mr Kenneth Watkins is so generously endowed, Tho story is now in tho illustrator's hands, and will appoar in the " Graphic " at an early dato. We make this announcement thus early because the " Graphic! " is almost invariably sold out within a few days—hours, indeed, of issue. Requests are constantly pouring in for back numbers—roquesis with which wo are unfortunately quite unable to comply. Those who want to read this story without any chance of such check should forward their subscriptions at once to the Manager of the " Graphic." Subscribers get tho paper moro cheaply, and do not run the risk of being left Graphiclcbs whan there is some special Attraction. Tho t»rmf) of subscription aw SO. i£ *J2._l ia aiiTjmce.

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