PAPER FOR THE MAIL.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11806, 2 February 1904, Page 5

PAPER FOR THE MAIL.

THE SHSSKMf TO TIBET. WELLOJOTON JtACDIQ. PALMERSTON~NOaTH WEE. "THE WEmY *RESS.* The British mhsioTto Tibet> which vfll doubUeas be faMwchieg rmtoZ has for tlve moment taken the pl»o» in popular interest of the Eutom TvW This wcek'e 'Weekly !Px«»» eorne excellent views from that land - of mystery, which will .be «f vna greater interest as nuitterj develop Th« Wellington Facing Ohib's Somioer Meeting gives scope for four pa&ea of twetnres, in which the principal featareto/ the meeting are, shown. A" Christeua party at Mount Cook provides * fine picture of "Mount Sefton, while other sUw Zealand items are shown in a number of, detached picture*. "Tiw Largest Photograph in the World" will interest t3» many amateur photographers, and other items are tin* Electric Railway up Modnt Vesuvius, Polmerston North fir*, and tw» views of Aalesund, the Norwegian. fisWng port just brought into painful notice by » terrible conflagration which has costbaman life, and rendemd thousands homeless. Prominent among the literary contents of the number t* "The Latest News from Lhasa," the actual experiences of a courogeoos Japanese who succeeded in entering Tibet and in gaining audiences with the Dalai Launi, the youthful ruler of the country. In 'the "Iteferee," among other interesting articles, ia one on "The Speed of tlie American Racehorse," while the racing of the past-week is fully reviewed, and the prospects of coming meetings are discussed. The cricket pages are well sup* plied with chatty items regarding the tnmmer game, and iv the athletic column the results of the Australasian Championships are given special prominence, while all other branches of outdoor sport - receive adequate attention. In the Fanner will be found editorial articles on. the - land question, tho Agent-General's market reports, handling Australia's harvest, tad' educating the producers. .