" New Zealand illustrated."

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2698, 11 October 1905, Page 3

" New Zealand illustrated."

A COLONIAL PRODUCTION.

" New Zealand iHusfrntS^lS-i igciSv lhe T " Weekly ®c&s JT/CKHstmas Number, which is just published Is fa sjpTehdid*' production; aftQ isiff- •• "p|s?es eyetry ajnn^rtbat ? wq !r Lhave 'seen. \ The cover espMailyr^arjff^ great advance; its 'design is sd jsq striking, and so artistica^jbeauu-i Ail that it must be a source ofrple^s^ ( ure to everyone who sees; it,7an^/:of prjde ,tp : New Zealanders for this, like the rest of the annualj r and' the ' two supplements, designed an^printed % the " Weekly Presis/'; statf. " The contents of this 1905 " New Zealand Illustrated well; Justify its name, for the 163 pictures include scenes of beauty and interest from every part of. the colony. Spec-: ial features are the remarkable stud-; ies m Maori life and character of Mr Chas.;M. Phillips, some of; whose; contributions this year, e.g, "An i- Easy Gannon," " After the manner ■'of thiir Anc estor s," and 'Ereha ' are true masterpieces, the magnificent alpine pictures of the Rev. Henry E.rNcwton, two of whose panoramas are well worthy of framing (and with these may be mentioned Dr Herz's " The Hochstetter Icefall") and the bird-life photographs of Mr Edgar Stead, particularly the great flights cleverly caught m the air and m focus.- The fiction is as usual by the . foremost writers of light literature of the day, and we observe that the editor gives first place to a story by a .New Zealander, Mr Alfred A Grace^ of Nelson. The principal supple-r nient |his yt|r is ffl WjDittmeir's ? " Mana," a great picture! Tt presents to us the brave and crafty chief, Te Heu-heu V., lost m deep musing HUgon an ancient mere, heirloom of Ihrs" tribe, arid upon the fame/ the prestige, the power the " Mana " of the brave and crafty warrior-chiefs, his. forbears. : Never before has such a picture been painted^and it is very probable that we shall not see one to equal it m powerful expression of the character of the Maori. This re 4 markable painting is reproduced m the sumptuons style to which the ■ " Weekly Press " has accustomed usi Another excellent supplement, beauti fully printed m most modern fashion is "The Manawatu Gorge." With the chromolilho picture this will doubtless find a place on the walls of many homes. The two plates are given gratis with the annual, whose price is a shilling. We know no better bargain: ; mmmmtmmmmmmmmmtmmm \