CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18530, 15 October 1923, Page 8

CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS. ON SALE TO-DAY. UNIQUE PICTORIAL RECORD. 'The publication of the -Special Christmas Number of "the Auckland Weekly News is always an event awaited 'with great interest, and the appearance of tho 1923 number this morning will 'be welcomed, not only by Aucklanders, but by all New Zealanders who look forward year by year to' sending to friends afar this' unique pictorial record of life in the Do-' minion.. ; ' " : -"; ■■"' "'' ' :'■• ■' ■ •." This year's number more than holds its own with its predecessors/ In artistry' and workmanship, it represents the very best in tho printing world; us a record of the beauty of. New Zealand scenery and the picturesque charm of life in the country dictricts, it stands unsurpassed. The presentation .; plate, representing an 'early morning scene on the Waitemata, is one of the most attractive that has yet been' issued with the Christmas number. It is the work of the staff photographer, and depicts a familiar scene on the western waterfront, a boat with brown sails set, and a flock of gulls wheeling over the still waters; while in the middle distance lies the city, its tall smokestacks giving evidence of the activity of a new day. Tho colouring is soft and subdued, and in harmony with the subject of the picture. The cover, picture, is strongly in contrast—a vivid and colourful representation of a young sportsman returning from a day's duck shooting on one of the quiet reaches of the Waikalo. "•■•'•../. -■ The interest of the Christmas Number centres as 'always in its beautiful collection of photographs, printed in soft tints on heavy art paper. The frontispiece is a charming picture of a tiny maid playing on the seashore, with a group of seascapes inset. All the noted beauty spots of the Dominion are represented in the following pages, the majesty of the snowclad monarch of mountains, Mount Cook, the lovely reaches of the Wahganui, and the superb scenery of the Southern Lakes all find their place in this picturesque collection. The splendour of the native bush is also depicted in a number., of particularly fine, photographs, notably, " The' Cabin in the Clearing," pictures of the Kauaeranga logging camp, and an unusually beautiful study of tree-ferns. A new and .picturesque note is struck ina page of city and harbour scenes entitled, "Auckland by Night," showing brilliantlylit vessels lying at the wharves, views of Queen Street, an impressionist study of the "Ferry -Buildings, and- another of tho departure of the Main Tunk express. Various phases of life in the Dominion are shown in a characteristic scries which includes a gathering of Maori : maidens in full native dress, several sheep-droving scenes, camp scenes, and a page of photographs of coaching scenes at Otira. Sport and recreation are well represented, an outstanding feature ;of ,; the section being a page of photographs of trout-fishing scenes in the Taupo district. These include one of a proud -angler exhibiting a 19ilb. rainbow trout, and photographs of the saltjng of the catch, arid packing the trout in boxes for despatch to distant centres. Yacht-racing scenes, a series of beautiful : sea-scapes and bathing scenes, glimpses of Southern cities, and a page of splendid New Zea- '. land childhood studies, together with a number of other photographs of subjects of general interest -complete the photographic section of the Christmas Number. 1 On the. literary: side, interest centres on a group of charming stories by.New Zealand writers,. including . Edith Howes, Hilda Keane, and'",Te Kaiaka." An article, " Salmon and Trout Fishing in New Zealand," will prove of deep interest to sportsmen of the Dominion and overseas.,'- ;,,.'., «'■,-.;.:.-.' ■.„'-.' ,r/. ; >--'!

Although an. enlarged edition of the Christmas Number has been printed this year, it will probably prove inadequate to the great demand, so that all those desiring to procure a copy should place their orders without delay. .-.-