AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11986, 7 June 1902, Page 3

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

■ •:"v v: SPECIAL PEACE NUMBER. UNIQUE SOUVENIR OF THE WAR. ||| NEARLY A HUNDRED ILLUSTRA- "jM TIONS. NEW ZEALAND AND THE BOER WAR. OUR CONTINGENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA. HISTORICAL WAR SCENES. o^fil BRITISH GENERALS AND STATES- s||j MEN. BOER COMMANDERS. FAMOUS BATTLES. Thk Special l'eace Supplement of the An Ki.wii Wkkki.y Nkvvs is one of ins V#. largest pictorial numbers ever issued in the 1 colonies. It contains 80 pages of illustrations and letterpress, and gives the most complete panoramic sketch of the Boer War. One has presented in this issue the leading & characters and scenes on the Boer and British sides. The main incidents of the ,-v-. war, such as the capture of Cronje, the British entry into Bloeiufontein, Pretoria, and Johannesburg, are given, together with numerous minor incidents,, each striking and interesting in its way. ■- - 1 The part New Zealand ha# played in the war is graphically portrayed from the time • \ ; -£$ the First Contingent sailed out of" Welling- ;y4 ton Harbour to tli' departure of the Tenth. Some of their gallant exploits during the war are depicted, and this series of pictures alr-.f» should render the number valuable to ail who are proud of colonial loyalty. The gallant defence of New Zea- ; land Hill, the magnificent charge of the v New Zealandera at Rhenoster Ivop, which Iff won such praise from Lord Roberts, the

desperate, rush on the Boer guns at Klerks- 'J dorp, and similar scenes, are given, and the portraits of many New Zealanders who distinguished themselves during the war are reproduced. ' ' *y The letterpress contains New Zealand's rS roll of honour, and gives particulars of each' -Ji contingent in sequence. Altogether one 1 lj| gets within the compass of one issue a >',J vivid history of the lloer War from its commencement to the time when the people of Auckland are shown cheering at the declaration of peace, and Queen-street appears decorated with flags in honour of tie occasion. , ■ > No similar souvenir of the lsoer War ;;Xj and the declaration of peace can be obtained in New Zealand, and such a number, -i will be strikingly interesting not only to the people of this country, but also to the wider range of people who can be reached by tlie outgoing 'Frisco mail. The special 1 Peace Number of the Auckland Wekklt Nkws is now issued at the ordinary price of sixpence, and can he obtained from all agents and runners. '• •. •v"