THE WEST INDIES CATASTROPHE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1902, Page 5

THE WEST INDIES CATASTROPHE.

VIEWS OF MARTINIQUE.

PAKURANGA HOUNDS "AT HOME."

■ THE FLOODS AT WHANGAEOA

' EM.S. RINGAROOMA IN AUCK- - LAND.

liOTOEUA AND OKERE

'OPENING OF THE FOOTBALL

SEASON.

There are close on eighty pictures in the "Graphic" this week, and all ire of striking interest. The talk of the day, the terrible catastrophe in the West Indies, is brought home to us more clearly by beautiful pictures of the destroyed town of St. Pierre, etc. The recent floods at Whangaroa are the subject of several good illustrations. Aboard the H.M.s. Ringarooma is an interesting naval series, as is also those showing the comparative strengths of the navies of the Great Powers. A beautiful page is filled with the Ma birds of Auckland harbour, reproduced from striking photographs. Huntsmen and all lovers of dogs should see the snapshots of the Pakuranga Hounds "At Home." The % of Island, with Opua, its chief port, and Paihia church, one of the oldest in the colony, form the subjects of excellent photogravures. The large double page chart picture illustrative of the probable influence of the great shipping' combine on the Pacific is one of the most striking ™ngs published. Pictures of the electric lighting of Sotorua with beautiful views' of Owe, where the electricity is generaH fill two pages of the number. th n St°ry °f Mr Seddcm's journey to 'cOld Country, as told in his private "arJ, is continued, and shows the "emier leading a forlorn hope, taking ™ng exercise in his cabin, and in P^ate theatricals on board. A South Sea Princess" is the title oi an illustrated article on the late Ween of Tonga. ■& addition to the above leading £?tonal features there are main rousllaneous photogravures and Plates of an kinds- » its enlarged form the "Graphic" T ? any new letter Pres'' l ar *• ibe fiction department is are f n eVer" The news columns *etc£*; there are not&s ' toPics' ? ara ffraPhs of general inlaws' S°"ety news> personal items, sin P+ aD children's pages, turf gos- *. etc -> etc., the whole forming *" A Magnificent mail number. PRICE GD.