THE WEEKLY NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22211, 11 September 1935, Page 17

THE WEEKLY NEWS

TO-DAY'S PUBLICATION ITALY AND ABYSSINIA MANY INTERESTING PICTURES r Of chief interest in the main pictorial section of this week's issue of The . Wkekly News, which is on sale to-day, are photographs relating to tlie dispute between Italy and Abyssinia. Recent military activities in both countries are depicted on the centre double-page, while another page, is devoted to life and scenes 111 Abyssinia. The concentration of troops in the Italian East African colonies, bordering on Abyssinia forms the subject of further interesting illustrations. Abyssinia is also the subject of a tine descriptive article in the letterpress nection by Itosita Forbes, the world-famous traveller. Photographs taken during the annual New Zealand ski championships at Mount Cook last week make an attractive frontispiece, while the meeting is further described tn an illustrated article. Hockey enthusiasts will appreciate photographs of teams and action snapshots secured during the New Zealand women's hockey tournament, played at Gisborne. Other topics include incidents of the three months' cruise of H.M.S. Dr.nedin to the islands of the Pacific; the veterans' golf tournament at Rotorua; and the first annual movie ball at Hamilton. In view of the opening of the All Blacks' tour in England on Saturday the description by the well-known New Zealand representative, Mr. Mark Nicholls, of the surprise that greeted the 19'24 Rugby team when it met Devon at the opening of its tour, is tinielj. Mr. Nicholln has no doubt about the ability of the present team to win the first game. A new sports contributor this week is H. R. (Harry) Blair, professional to the Chris tchurcb Golf Club at Shirley links, where the New Zealand championships are to be played next month. Mr. Blair will contribute a regular article on the golf topics of the day. The motoring pages contain an illustrated account of the British speed-king Sir Malcolm Campbell, and the machine in which he broke 300 miles an hour on the Utah salt beds last week. Other features for outdoor sports readers include racing notes and torecasts for coming meetings, a review of the New Zealand women s hockey tournament, and accounts of the Dominion billiards and badminton championships.