AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12026, 24 July 1902, Page 6

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

HANDSOME ILLUSTRATIONS. VIEWS OF TE AROHA AND THE THAMES VALLEY. THAMES-AUCKLAND FOOTBALL MATCH. WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S . \ WINTER MEETING. NEW ZEALAND'S PREMIER ON TOUR, SCENES IN THE FAR NORTH, AUCKLAND PROVINCE.

PRIZE COMPETITION PHOTOGRAPHS.

The current number of the Auckland Weekly News contains a wealth of attractive illustrations, covering a wide range of subjects of popular interest. A prominent feature of the issue is a series of photographs of Te Aroha, one of Auckland's most popular tourist and health resorts, and the Middle Thames Valley. Views of Te Aroha Sanatorium, Domain, and recreation grounds, together with industrial pictures, groups, and snapshots, and a splendid panoramic view ' of the town from the Domain, fittingly illus- i trate a charming and popular resort.' Ex- I cellent views of the Thames Valley include ; Morrinsville Junction railway station and staff, and scenes from Manawaru, Waihou, and Gordon settlements, and give a know- ■ ledge of the progress of a rising district and of the way in which the dairy and stock- , raising industries are carried on there. j Photographs taken at the Thames-Auck- ! land football match on Saturday last, include the teams taking the field, the end of the : first spell, the finish of a passing l-un, and a good line kick, and graphically illustrate New Zealand's national game as it is played in the Northern centre. ' : Pictures taken at the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting l give a view of His.. Excellency the Governor and party at the first day's races, the lawn and saddling paddock, and Mr. J. Reginald's Hippowai winning the Maiden Hurdle Handicap. A series of South Sea Island photographs, taken by the Weekly News special photographer during the recent excursion '■ of the s.s." Waikare ■ to the Islands, portrays life in the tropics, typical groups of Fljians and Solomon Islanders, charming Island scenes, and a .representative group of Waikare excursionists on the return trip to Auckland. . : S Selections ' from- our ■; third prize photographic competition, and scenes in the Far North, include industrial views, scenes, types of Maori life, and picturesque land and seascapes, depicting in charming guise ' some of the beauty spots of our ' New Zealand coasts. i >.-\ Numerous other views, groups, and portraits,, including pictures of the New Zealand Premier and party in South Africa, and the recent destructive*fire at J. D. Roberts and Co.'s .premises, Stanley-street, together with abundance of interesting letterpress, contribute to an unusually high-class artistic publication, which : for. general interest stands unrivalled in the colonics. The Auckland Weekly News "is now issued, and may be had from all agents and runners. ._ "' ■" . ' '• -i