AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14868, 20 December 1911, Page 10

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS

CHRISTMAS WEEK ISSUE. SPECIAL ENLARGED NUMBER, ! TWENTY-FOUR PAGE STOffUM*, v COLOURED PRESENTATION PLATE. *'*«•"■ WAIKATO FARM SOENE. FINE DOUBLE PACE. VIEW OF CHELTENHAM BEAns j MAORI FIGURE STUDY. 1 - GOLF AS PLAYED IN THE SAUK}* ——_ ARTISTIC FRONTISPIECE. AUCKLAND HARBOUR SCENE, NOVEL FACE OF FISH. SOUTHERN LAKE AND SOUND SCENERY. ,- ■■■■■■■ ■■? . ... CURRENT EVENTS. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS TOPICAL CARTOONS. — CROWD WATCHING THE RESULT* PORTRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL ■ CANDIDATES. .,//;" :^'fo§sS§ -,:,':■ TURKO.ITALIAN WAR. , MANY MISCELLANEOUS HAUS* TRATIONS. The special enlarged Christmas Week issue of the Auckland Weeklt News; now published, is one of the finest, publi. cations ever produced in New Zealand. By those New Zealandew overseas, .whose thoughts at this festive season must turn to the beautiful country toy , love so well, a copy of the number.would be greatly appreciated. What Aucklander but will have a lump in his throat"i as he sees the photographs of the children at play on the warm beaches .of the Hauraki, what South Islander will not point with pride to the majestic beauties 'of the famous fiords, and what TaraaaM lad bujt will look on the glories of Monnli ■ Egmont with emotion? To the lonely traders by reef and palm, to Now Zealauders in the Far East, there mast own* fond memories of the land. they love and the friends they can never forget. , On-the double-page is reproduaed a , splendid photograph of Cheltenham beach. The scene is truly animated, and gives aus : .-''•■'.'' excellent idea of a Christmas- holiday at ' ; ;' % the seaside... ■.. ... . . . .. . •'.-",'.■ :• A-portrait ;of an aged Maori wabinej in an - artistic border, comprises the frontispiece. The page is typical of New Zealand, and forms a fine feature of the. ' issue. It is a well-known fact that the most curious fish abound in the waters of the • :;'; South Pacific Ocean. New Zealand:. has . ;: its share of, the queer finny .tribe. Some of the best known and most weird-looking have been photographed and are produced: in the special Xmas week issue of Hi Weekly News. The illustration repre«i : tents a scene at the bottom of the ocean.' ' An old sea chest and an anchor with sea-: weed waving to and fro. and 1 the uniquei;V . fishes swimming about give the illustralion a characteristic and romantic appear. ' ance. A page is devoted to a charming photo"' ,' graphic study of Maori maidens playing the royal and ancient game of golf. Another unique . photograph is that of a . troupe of Maori girls tobogganing on .a snow-clad North Island mountain. 1 The famous overland route to; the Otago \ West Coast Sounds has been described as, ,',■■ "the finest walk in the world," and not 1 without reason, as the series of photo* i graphs in the Xnias issue will show.; ' There are many other scenic pictures—ln 4 fact too many to mention here. ' * The general elections of 1911 mark an epoch in the history of this country. Great interest was manifested in the results throughout the land, as a flashlight whole pago photograph, showing the enormous crowd which gathered outside the Weekly News and Herald office, will show. Portraits of .successful candidates j also appear, together with a full-page ; ■ cartoon, entitled "The Wreck-" This cartoon is a 'sequel to "Will She Weather,It?" published on September 14 last. Another humorous drawing dealing with the recent elections is entitled " What a 1 Time I've Had." > Among other current events illustrated : may bo mentioned tho opening of the - Point Erin Park, tho Australasian .and American tennis teams practising at 1 Christchurch prior to the match for the , : > Davis Cup, the execution of Arabs at , Tripoli, a big children's display at Christ- , church, and a recent flight on a motor- ■ .' less flying ■• machine. ~•'<• ,W'vj Tho opening of the new Auckland ' ; • Town Hall is also fully illustrated. Tho , various pictures show the platform during ■*&* the initial - ceremony, a general view i • t of the crowd in the body of the hall, and - the arrival of tho Governor. ■ -. In addition to the twenty -four pages 'of Xmas illustrations there appears an : excellent assortment of Christmas liter-- '- turc. The Xmas week. number of the &\&'£tf\ i land ; Weekly News is ; now ; published, gg , : and may be obtained-from all agents ana . x runnel's, and at tho Herald and Weeks.* j News office, Queen-street, at the ordinary price, 64.