AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11955, 2 May 1902, Page 3

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

FIFTY HANDSOME AND ARTISTIC PICTURES. LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF ST. MATTHEW'S NEW CHURCH. The present issue of the Avcklasv Weekly News contains 50 handsome and varied pictures. The laying of the foundation-stone of St. Matthew's new church is profusely and effectively illustrated. The impressive and interesting ceremony is depicted iu various phases. The procession of choir and clergy, the Freemasons' procession, the crowd in Wellesley-street watching the ceremony, His Excellency the Governor laying the stone, form large and striking view's. An interesting group round the foundation-stone shows the vicar of the parish, the contractors for the erection of the church, the clerk of works, and the supervising architect. An excellent, photograph of the laying of the foundation-stone of St.. George's Presbyterian Church, Lake Takapuna° by His Excellency the Governor, is given. The picture shows the ceremony being performed, and includes His Excellency the Governor, the Countess of Ranfurly, the visiting clergymen, and a large section of visitors and members of the church. The Countess of Ranfurlv's garden party at Government House is illustrated with a comprehensive panoramic view, the grounds and front portion of Government House being effectively portrayed, while groups on the lawn and in the shrubbery can be seen enjoying a. pleasant social function. The opening of the hunting season by the Pakuranga. Hunt Club is ever an enjoyable and friendly reunion for followers of the sport. This season's opening day is illustrated by a series of groups and views. The club members and visitors on the lawn at " Hillside,"' Epsom, prominent members of the club in the saddle, visitors being received at the master's residence, and the pack on the lawn, form an. interesting series of illustrations of a popular sport. , Photographs of the naval funeral accorded to the late steward to Admiral Beaumont, of the flagship Royal Arthur, mark a solemn occasion and furnish us with a knowledge of the manner in which our navy docs honour to { its dead. Final scenes at the departure of the South Island Battalion of the Tenth Contingent, j from Lytfcelton Harbour, on Ixxird the troop- ' ship Norfolk, are given. ' Dannevirke and its industries are r-epre- \ seiited in a series of views of the town, and j surrounding district*, accompanied by an , article on the rise and progress of the town. A number of groups, portraits, and mis- j cellaneous views, together with the varied and interesting letterpress, make this issue ■ a most attractive one, and a publication ' which for general interest cannot lie equalled in the colony. The Weekly News is now issued, aad j can be obtained from all runners and agents.