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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13934, 16 December 1905, Page 11

THE CHRISTMAS HUMBER Of the “ CANTERBURY TIMES ” WILL BE PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY NEXT. The Proprietors of that favourite household journal have spared no expense in the preparation iof the Christ-mas-week combination of illustration and literary matter, and, popular as the previous numbers have been, the one which will be offered for sale nest week will undoubtedly surpass all others in this respect. The Price of the Christmas Number is SIXPENCE ONLY. How such a magnificent preparation can be sold at such a ridiculously low figure is surprising, but merit brings its own reward, and the production will prove to be so interesting that throughout the colony there will be a great rush for copies, and the proprietors null have been justified at the great outlay they'have made in the people’s interests. Remember the Christmas Number is a SPECIAL PREPARATION. The PICTURES deal with many subjects, a leading feature being ( NEW ZEALAND’S GLORIOUS SCENERY. Some of the Special Photographs are:Morning Mists on the Mountains at Pipiriki.- . On the Beautiful Wanganui River. In the Kauri Gum Country. In the Saw-milling Country. In the King Country. ' Native Life. Native Customs. ■ Chiefs of the Ngatihauroa Tribe. , Whangaroa Harbour and its Remarkable Rock Formations. A Sparkling Waterfall near Whangarei. ' _ . A Charming Scene in the Christchurch Domain. These Pictures have cost a lot of money to prepare. They are WORKS OP ART, And, framed, would adorn any house in this fair land.' And now of the Literary Department of the Christmas Number. By Special arrangement, SHORT STORIES, by the Most Popular Authors, have been procured, and these, most excellently varied, and, therefore, sure to appeal to all tastes, fill column after column of the Great Preparation. Here are Some of the Stories and the Names of their Authors:— A BRIDE IN THE SNOW, By Lilian Quiller Couch. THE SCARLET MOTOR, I By William Le Queux. ONE CHRISTMAS EVE, By Halliwell Sutcliffe. THE MAN IN THE MOON, By Mrs C. N. Williamson. ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS NIGHT, By Tom Gallon. HE BATTLES OF' SALWYCH, By “Rita” HRISTMAS AT “THE MERMAID,” By Thomas Cobb. .N IRISH WELCOME, By A. M’Clure Warnook. l CHRISTMAS ANGEL, , By Philip Barnes. iOE’S SANTA CLAUS, By Queenie Scott Hopper. Amongst the other literary attrao, ions is a specially-written Christmas ale by Miss Constance Clyde, the New iealand authoress, and an article on he origin of Christmas Day, entitled The Babe of Bethlehem,” written by lac Leah Dun, of Christchurch. Do you want a story to read after Christmas dinner? • Do you want one to read at the family circle on Christmas Eve? Do you like a good ghost story, or one of love and a happy marriage, of romantic attachments, of the eccentric evolutions of Fortune’s wheel, of mystery, of Christmas joys and sorrows in the Old World and in the New? Of course you do. Then be sure and secure a copy of the Christmas number of the “ Canterbury Times!” PRICE SIXPENCE. Special Notice to Regular Subscribers.—The Christmas Number will be sent to you.

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