THIS WEEK'S "GRAPHIC."

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 108, 9 May 1896, Page 4

THIS WEEK'S "GRAPHIC."

The excellence of the pictures, and this large amount of interesting reading matter in this week's,,,'* Graphic" has made tha > demaad on the Issue heavier than usual. This contingency, however, was antici* paced, and an extra number of copies has ; been printed. The most, striking of th« pictures in the edition are:— : Scenes at the recent railway accident. Mei-cOr Regatta, The Hokibika Ro»c/r Waikato, Waibskerei, Auckland from Orakei, and a number of other pictures by Auckland artists. ' .;

Splendid picture of the first New Zealand ' Draughts Congress. ; - Among the most noteworthy reading' matter are: . ' .*■'■ The Topics of the Week.: , i An Intercepted Lstteb, shewing \i% ■' true American feeling towards England.;, Thrilling tale of a Convict's Escape, ■ The Abyssinian Rush. Etiiploymenb of Women. Woalth from the Sea. A Ladies' Gambling Club. Smoke-room Talk, Plain Speaking Men and Women, Masio, Hunting, Plays and Players, Lawns and Links, Cycling. Mining Notes, a specialty. Personal Paragraphs, " the best in tba colony," Marriage Competition, Society News.

Tho number will be an excellent one to send Home in conjunction with the special mail cumber which appears next week.