SEEING THE WORLD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19063, 27 July 1927, Page 9

SEEING THE WORLD.

THROUGH "THE WEEKLY PRESS." CURRENT EVENTS ILLUSTRATED A large contingent of Canterbury farmers spent last week on the West Coast, and visited many interesting places. As they were accompanied by a "Weekly Press" photographer, it has been possible to make a permanent record of the tour in the shape of a series of attractive pictures. These are among the illustrations which appear in the issue of the popular family magazine published to-day. The departure of the New Zealand hockey team for Australia forms the subject of a couple of pictures, and some excellent views r* the PaparuaCourtenay ploughing match are reproduced. The opening spread ■of two pages is given this week to scenes from the Christchiirch railway station. Almost everyone' uses the railways more or less frequently, but there are probably not many of the users who realise how interesting the work of the railways is. The camera will be able to enlighten them. In addition to photographs from Auckland, Wellington, Greymouth, and other Dominion centres, "The Weekly Press" this week has a well-varied budget of overseas pcitures. Prominent among these is a group of views from Eoyal Ascot, the most famous of r. 3 meetings. It is at Ascot that summer dress fashions are seen in all their gorgeousness, and the representations of this year's wonderful display are made the more interesting by the reproduction of a picture taken on the lawn twenty-two years ago. The contrast in.styles is startling. The revival, after an iuterval of twenty-eight years, of the sailing barge match provided material for some very pleasing p" tures, and other overseas events of more than usual interest have also contributed their quota of up-to-date illustrations.

Maori folk-lore gathered by Mr James Cowan in the scattered hamlets of South Westlarid, is the theme of one of the most interesting articles in the letterpress section, and in another article Mr E. Maxwell tells of the grandeur and beauty of one of the wonders of the New Z iland forest, the rimu. T ) death of King Ferdinand and its influence in Eumania and beyond is discussed in an informative illustrated article, and there is a full supply of the lighter type of reading matter which makes "The "Weekly Press" the family j gazine for New Zealand. Copies will be on sale everywhere to-day.