AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20243, 1 May 1929, Page 14

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS.

ANZAC DAY OBSERVANCES. THE HUNTING SEASON OPENS. The Anzac Day ceremonies in the principal centres of New Zealand are splendidly illustrated in this week's issue of the Auckland Weekly News. The . Wellington observances included the laying oE the war memorial foundation stone by the Governor-General, as well as tho great parade at the Basin Reserve, and excellent photographs are reproduced of both these ceremonies. A striking view is given of the impressive gathering at the cenotaph at Auckland, as well as pictures taken in South Island centres.

The frontispiece of tho issue is devoted to pictures of the opening week of the Pakuranga Hunt Club last Saturday, while on other pages are photographs taken at the opening runs of the Gisborno and Christchurch clubs. Prominent among other topical pictures are several of the Hawke's Bay Aero Club's first pageant at Hastings. An interesting set of pictures deals with flax cultivation and milling at Pongakawa, Bay of Plenty. Another page of pictures gives a very clear idea of the work of the Government steamer Tutanelcai in maintaining the unwatched lights on tho New Zealand coast.

Other local pictures in the issue are of the Waitaki liydro-electric scheme, tho record-breaking cycle ride from Auckland to Wellington, two interesting wedding groups, and an Anzac Day snapshot of the Prime Minister. Also included is a photograph of Lieutenant Keith Anderson and Mr. R. S. Hitchcock, who were lost in the Australian desert while searching for the aeroplane Southern Cross. Overseas pictures of various subjects complete the issue.