“THE CANTERBURY TIMES.”

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 14053, 7 May 1906, Page 2

“THE CANTERBURY TIMES.”

The illustrations of this week’s “ Canterbury Times” deal with many matters of interest to New Zealanders. The Midland Railway, which will ultimately connect Christchurch with the West Coast, is tlie subject of a series of pictures, which shows the constructive works on several parts of the line, and also some of the rugged country through which the railway track passes. Two photographs from the West Coast graphically illustrate the damage which was done to the buildings on the Greymonth Trotting Club’s course by the recent tornado which swept the West Coast of this island. There are two excellent pictures of Dunedin, in the business portion of that city. Other views include a- pretty snapshot of Pigeon Bay (Banks Peninsula); Ethelton, on the Waipara-Cheviot railway; the’ exquisite Kruyvet Falls on the Little Dors River (Tasmania); and simp-shots taken in the kauri country hi the north of Auckland province. Amongst the miscellaneous photographs of the”week’s illustrations are excellent reproductions of the cricket teams of the New Zealand and Union Shipping Companies, the officers of the No. 1 District (Canterbury) Ancient Order of Druids, the new abattoirs at Westport, the troopers’ memorial on the Marine Parade (Napier), the Invercargill Municipal and the Timaru Marin© Bands, the now curator of the Canterbury Museum (Mr E. R. Waite, F.L.S.), and the American swimming champion, C. M. Daniels, who won the hundred metres swimming event at the Olympic Games in Athens. In the reading pages, besides the largo amount of information given in the various columns devoted to agriculture, sporting, athletics, Volunteering, wheeling, music, the drama, football bands,-chess and draughts and other pastimes, and to feminine interests in the excellently-prepared ladies’ column, there is much to interest subscribers to the popular household journal. In fiction, for instance, one of the meet romantic of stories is given in (ho thrilliugly exciting tale “The Princess Romanova,” and amongst the storioucs are the following literary morsels: “The Ways of Love,” “The Undoing of Mrs Derwall,” “ Out of the Picture,” “ The Union,” ; and “Mr Harbour’s Intended.” On May 1G there will be commenced in the “Canterbury Times” the most sensationally prophetic story of modern times, entitled “The Invasion of'1910.” It deals with an attempt by Germany to crush England. The story was referred to in the House of Commons by Lord Roberts, who advises every Britisher to read the work earnestly. It

is not only a sensational tale, but it is a prophetic one and a warning to the nation.