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NEW SERIAL STORIES OF HIGH MERIT. "THE ADVENTURERS," A Story of Nineteenth Century Adventure in the Romantic District Bordering on Wales, BY H. E. Marriott Watson - , "yyiLl, BE BEGUN IN THE "W'EEKLZ PRESS" OF AUGUST 31st. THE STORY. "The Adventurers" was written by Mr Watson in fulfilment of a commission given by Messi-3 Harper and Brothers of JEISO for the serial rights of a story for "Harper's Round labie." From beginning to end the pages are filled with adventure and incident calcuated to rivet the interest of both young and old; and iv this lies one of the strong points of "The Adventurers." It is a story in which every member of the family can, and will, take the very keenest interest. Written with a view to serial publication, by one who for many .years waa a prominent member of London Press circles, and thoroughly oonver- I sant with the requirements _if such work, it may bo said to attain the high water, mark of what such a story should he. THE AUTHOR. It is almost unnecessary to say anything about Mr Watson, who, as a Christchurch man, has in a sense a particular claim on the interest of the reading public in New Zealand, Many have read Mr Watson's former books' with considerable pleasure. The freshness of his style and his mastery of words, combined with a fertile imagination and happy .knack of vividly painting surroundings, lend to his writings a charm somewhat infrequently met with. Since the author retired from an important position on the "Pall __all Gazette"ho has been devoting himself to literature. A good deal has been expected of him, and in "The Adventurers" it is not too much to say we have work which justifies the anticipations of his' friends. In the Same Issue of the "WEEKLY PRESS" Will appear the First Chapters of a Story of Surpassing Interest, "THE YELLOW HAND," By Allan Upward, Author of "Secrets of the Courts of Europe* No more attractive story than this will be found in any magazine in the present yopr. Allan Upward has . rapidly gained himself aplace in the front rank of writerß of bright and vividly interesting • fiction, and the proprietors of the Weekly Press have spared no expense to secure the copyright of this hia new, serial, which is expected to surpass in popularity his previous work. "THE YELLOW HAND," -' By Allan Upward, and "THE ADVENTURERS," By H. B. Marmot. "Watson, Both Begin in the "WEEKLY PRESS": of AUGUST Slat.