"NEW ZEALAND SPORTING AND DRAMATIC REVIEW." A Wealth of Unrival!ed illustrations. Grand National Week in Christchurch is featured in this week's issue of the "New Zealand Sporting and Dramatic Review," several pages being devoted to leading events on the various days at Riccarton and Addington. Footballers will be specially interested in the Auckland v Otago Rugby match at Dunedin, and the Auckland y. Bay of Plenty match at Eden Park, while for hockev fans there are animated incidents at the Wellington v. Auckland contest. Women's international tennis championships at Wimbledon occupy a fine series. The centre pages form an artistic display, and the frontispiece of Mary Pickford should prove a great appeal. The stage, motion picture, and fashion sections have their usual showing of bright and attractive photographs, and the coloured supplement is special charming this week. In the miscellaneous division appears gay scenes at nley regatta, the athletic championships at Stamford Bridge. Empire Olympic swimmers, Phil Scott, the British eavyw eight boxing champion to meet JtJeeney, and the Atlantic Fleet regratta at, lorquay. The "Review" is on sale at all booksellers and stationers.—(Ad.) Last week of the A.B.C. "Clean Sweep" Sale. Secure your share of the offering at Ashley's, Newton. (Aa.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 22 August 1928, Page 9
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