NEW BOOKS. SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS. Charles Herbert: A Merchant Adventurer. The biography of Leonard Hugh Ben tall. 6/6. Evelyn Waugh: Waugh in Abyssinia, being the first picture of the achievements of the New Government. 13/6. John Langdon-Davies: A Short History of the Future, interpreted with a logical, scientific detachment. ,13/6. Monk and Winter: Air Mail. The development of Air Mail from Balloon Post to Imperial Airways. 8/-. Vincenz, Brun: Alcibiades Forsaken by Gods and Men. An historical novel. 7/6. Crimes, Creeps, and Thrills. New stories by famous authors. 528 pages. 4/-. Mark Benney: Low Company: describing the evolutions of a burglar. 11/6. DAILY MAIL YEAR BOOK, A handy reference book to all questions of the day. 1/9 ENGLISH CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. Full Of stories and pictures. Always eagerly awaited. The Sphere Bystander The Tatler Specially enlarged numbers. 3/6 each. Holly Leaves: The Christmas Number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic with a coloured plate. 3/6. Illustrated London News with coloured supplement by A. W. Devis. 3/6. The Sketch, with Coloured Supplement "Ballet," by Dame Laura Knight. 3/6. WHITCOMBE & TOMBS, LIMITED, Cashel street, Or Through Hereford Court. SHIPPING. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED, 168 Hereford street. 'Phone 33-500. Office Open January Ist and 2nd, from 9 i..m. to 10.30 a.m. FOR WELLINGTON—Passenger irain Wahine—Mon., Wed., Fri. 7.10 p.m. Rangatira—Tues., Thurs., Sat. 7.10 p.m. WELLINGTON-PICTON SERVICE. TAMAHINE. SPECIAL HOLIDAY SERVICES. From Wellington. Wednesday, December 30. 2.45 p.m. Saturday, January 2. 1.15 p.m. From Picton. Tuesday, December 29. 2.45 p.m. Thursday, December 31. 2.45 p.m. Sunday, January 3. 6.00 p.m. Thereafter— , _ . From Wellington—Mon., Wed., Fri., 2.45 p.m. Saturday 1.15 p.m. From Picton—Tues., Thurs. 2.45 p.m. Friday, 9 p.m., Sunday, 6 p.m. FOR SYDNEY. (With Through Booking to Melbourne and other Australian Ports.) FROM WELLINGTON. Awatea—Tuesday, January 5. 5 p.m. Maunganui—Monday, Jan. 11. 3 p.m. FROM AUCKLAND. Awatea—Tuesday, January 12. 5 p.m. Aorangi—Monday, January 18. Inclusive Tours in Australia Arranged. FOR MELBOURNE. Marama—From Bluff, December 31. Calls Milford Sound, weather permitting. FOR RAROTONGA (COOK IS.), NUKUALOFA, (TONGA), APIA (SAMOA), SUVA (FIJI). Matua—From Wellington, January 9. • TO CALCUTTA, SINGAPORE, SAMARANG. Narbada—Passengers and cargo. From Lyttelton about January 6. Comfortable accommodation for limited number of passengers. Special fare for round trip. CANADA, UNITED STATES, ENGLAND. (Via Suva, Honolulu, Victoria, Vancouver). Niagara—From Auckland, January 26. CARGO SAILINGS. FOR WELLINGTON—Cargo at Rail. Steamer Express Daily. 11 a.m. (Taking Cargo for Patea.) No Cargo December 31, January 1, 2. FOR AUCKLAND. Waitaki—Wednesday, Dec. 30. 10 a.m. FQR NAPIER AND GISBORNE. Wainui—Thursday, January 7. 9 a.m. FOR DUNEDIN, OAMARU, TIMARU. Wingatui—Wednesday, Dec. 30, 9 a.m. FOR OAMARU, BLUFF, SYDNEY. Waikouaiti —About January 6. rpHE CANTERBURY STEAM SHIPx PING COMPANY, LTD. WELLINGTON, PICTON, AND WANGANUI. (Taking cargo for Blenheim, Seddon and Ward; also Palmerston North and Patea.) MV GALE—THURSDAY, December 31st. Telephone number 36-234 (three lines^ WELLINGTON, NEW PLYMOUTH, WAIKATO M.V. HOLMGLEN MONDAY, JANUARY 4th. (Latest cargo 9 a.m.) KINSEY and CO.. LTD.. Agents. K4668 154 Hereford street. pOOK'S TRAVEL SERVICE ANNOUNCE ANOTHER CONDUCTED NZ. FARMERS' TOUR 'TO EUROPE. 1937. STRATHAIRD. APRIL. Visiting England, Scotland, Jersey, Germany, Holland, Denmark, France. Switzerland. FARE: £243 N.Z. Includes Exchange. Early Application • Advised. Send for Particulars. COOK'S TRAVEL SERVICE, 150 Hereford street. Christchurch. O ->RiTISH Waiipapers are designed to comprehensive selection. SMF H nd SMITH. LTD, 58662 r ~ Tuam High streets. 1 . «THE PRESS" IS OPEN UNTIL 10 PM to receive Advertisements for the following day's issue. AFTER 10 PM ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE PRINTER, on the first floor.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21977, 29 December 1936, Page 1
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