AUCKLAND-ONEHUNGA CANAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 289, 5 December 1900, Page 2

AUCKLAND-ONEHUNGA CANAL.

PONSONBY NAVALS TN CAMP

ST.'STEPHENS NATIVE SCHOOL,

CHINESE I'ICTURES

The most strikirig'.of ."the pictures in J the "Graphic" Iliis waek.is that which j shows.n birdVeye view of theevnmtry between the Manuknu and Waiteinata on the line of the Tanvaki River. Lookingl down o-n the familiar land one notices it is traversed by a fine canal with ships on its waters. This is the waterway which it is proposed to construct to overcome the comparatively ! insignificant land barrier nature has placed between the two &aas at our door. The pictures of the Ponsonby Naval Artillery show as smart a set of men as one could desire. The series was taken when the men were recently In camp. During" the visit of the Hon. HallJones, Minister of Public Work's, to the North, a photograph was taken of the Ministerial party and the first passenger train, that had run as far as Tahekeroa on the North Kaipara l'm^: The scene' is reproduced iv the "Graphic." A series of views of the Takapuna Racing Club's recent meeting slums the racecourse at its best, and the crowds assembled there. The Hag ceremony at St. Stephen's Native-School has much'more interest att'tnehed to it than these, oft-repeat-ed functions can as a rule claim. The "Graphic" has pictures of the boys and visitors, which are particularly good. The Birkenhend and Xort'heore Lawn Tennis Club had their opening last. Saturday. Views of the- lawns ■and members arc among our illustrations. There are. in addition to these leading pictorial features, excellent views of China, of the Waikato, a Maori Burial Cave, Kawau, Cartoonlets, etc.

The reading matter abounds in articles*, notes anil sketches of interest, social iimvs, and the best of fiction. The ladies' pages are particularly full and intent ting; and the- children's-de-partment unique. For its racing, tennis, bowling, cricket, and spoiiing information, the journal occupies ii leading place.