N.Z. RAILWAYS MAGAZINE
FEATURES OF FEBRUARY ISSUE. Dr. Marsden, in the conclusion of his review of Lord Rutherford’s life, enables New Zealanders to appreciate the feats of the famous scientist. James Cowan, a well-known authority 'on Maori wars, tells of the feats of a clever scout of the warrior Te Kooti. The illustrations of a worthy article by O. N. Gillespie on the wonderful Turnbull Library—a great national asset—include facsimile reproductions of portions of letters of Robert Browning and Percy Bysshe Shelley and the log of the “Endeavour" when Captain Cook made his first voyage to New Zealand. In “SunSoaked,” Ken Alexander, with humorous drawings and sparkling prose and verse, sets out the delights of high summer. Bernice Shackleton, a very pleasant writer, has a merry chronicle of the arrival of a circus in a country town. Stuart Perry has a romantic play of. thought in “Dream Places.” The first chapter of “The Sheep-Stealer,” by A. J. G. Schmitt, opens up some dramatic history of the old pioneering days. Other features include original verse, chats on books and authors, sport and women’s interests in and out of home. The sixty pictures include, excellent work of M. Matthews in illustrations of stories and articles.
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Grey River Argus, 11 February 1938, Page 10
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