AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12269, 13 May 1903, Page 6

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

NOW PUBLISHED. HANDSOME ILLUSTRATIONS. BRITAIN'S NEW CHALLENGE YACHT SHAMROCK 111. OPENING OF FOOTBALL SEASON. THE NATIVE DISTURBANCE AT KAIKOHE. LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. PAHIATUA SCENES AND SUBJECTS. DUCK-SHOOTING AT LAKE WAIKARE. LAUNCH OF THE YACHT ILEX.

THE TRAGEDY AT MANGERE. SCENES ON AUCKLAND'S EAST COAST. The current issue of the Auckland Weekly News will be found of unusual interest to readers in all parts of the colony, the variety of the subjects dealt with, and the high standard maintained in the reproductions rendering it a journal which appeals to a very wide public. A picture which will be of singular interest to the whole of the community is a handsome full-page reproduction of Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht Shamrock 111. The view of the new challenger for the famous international yacht race shows the lines of the beautiful craft to perfection, and gives an excellent conception of the build and style of Britain's new champion.

Photographs taken at the opening of the football season last Saturday include some splendid snapshots of the City-Newton match, the principal event of the afternoon, and give an excellent idea of the interest evinced by Aucklanders in New Zealand's national game.

Scenes at Pahiatua, a picturesque and thriving township in the Wairarapa district, occupy a doublf page of the issue, and comprise excellent town and suburban views, including the main street of the township, some of the principal public buildings, bush and river scenes, and a comprehensive general view of Pahiatua from Sedcole's Hill.

The recent native land difficulty at Kaikohe, which at one time threatened to create a serious disturbance among the Northern natives, is illustrated by a series of photographs taken specially for the Weekly News. A general view of the native meeting at Kaikohe, ' the Native Minister addressing the assembled Maoris, the arch of welcome erected in honour of the Native Minister, and the Maoris performing a haka of welcome to the Hon. Mr. Carroll, convey to the European public an excellent idea of the native method of settling a land dispute.

Scenes on the East Coast of Auckland from Gisborne to the Bay of Plenty, comprise inland and coastal scenes, industrial views and types of native life in one of Auckland's most picturesque localities. Numerous other groups, views, and portraits, including the launch of the yacht Ilex, duck-shooting on Lake Waikare, the first general conference under the Maori Councils Act, the scene of the Mangere tragedy, and a group at the Ladies' Golf Championship finals, together with the usual amount of high-class lotterpress, contribute to a most attractive number, and a publication which for general public interest stands unrivalled in the colonies.

The Wkkklt News is now issued, and may be obtained from all agents and runners.