AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.
NOW ON SALE. PRICE SIXPENCE. AN INTERESTING EDITION. NUMEROUS TOPICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. THE WAIKATO SHOW. FIRST ARMOURED LINER. RACES AT ELLERSLIE. SALVATION ARMY CONFERENCE. i . MILITARY REVIEWS. WELLINGTON-BUILT AEROPLANE. OPENING OF THE AUCKLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE. LATEST VIEWS OP TEE INDRABARAH. , THE S.S. WAHINE. - : ARREST OP MRS. "GENERAL" DRUMMOND. CARICATURE OF THE NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. MANY PORTRAITS. MISCELLANEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS. The pictorial supplement of the Auckland Weekly News, now on sale, con- , tains an exceptionally large and varied ' amount of topical matter. The opening • of Auckland's Technical School by the I Hon. James Allen is depicted, together J with views of various classes at work. . The big military parade in Alexan- • dra Park, Auckland, and in Newtown Park, Wellington, are fully dealt with. General interest has been felt in the installation of big guns on English steamers, and a view of the first armoured liner is . included in the issue. A full page is devoted to the fine new steamer Wahine, built for the Union Steam Ship Company, and which will shortly be engaged on the run between Wellington ' and Lyttelton. The vain attempt to refloat the stranded steamer Indrabarah is responsible for two excellent snapshots of the unfortunate vessel Amongst the numerous other interesting subjects dealt with are the Waikato show, Salvation Army Congress in Wellington, storms on the west coast, 1 Taranaki oilfields, the Star of Canada, a novel wedding, arrest of a suffragette leader, an aeroplane- constructed in Wellington, drainage works at Orakei, opening of a new bridge over the Waitara River, the Hon. James Allen in Auckland, a caricature on the speed of the New Zealand trains, numerous portraits, and many other matters of general interest. The issue is conspicuous for its variety, and is undoubtedly more than equal to any other illustrated paper in the colonies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15325, 11 June 1913, Page 4
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301AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15325, 11 June 1913, Page 4
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