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New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2691, 14 December 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

New Z EALAND M AIL. CHRISTMAS NUMBER, 1896. SIXTY-i'OUR PAOE'd. price (id. NOW BEADY. THE BIUOEST, BRIGHTEST & BEST Of ALL THE CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. Amongst other Special t'eatiiroa the Christmas Number of the Ni;w Zkalanii Mail will 'contain “ UP TUB WEST COAST." A trip from Wellington to Wanganui with notca an(\ observations by the way, By “ and illustrated by views frojo pJtotogrtlphH, in many cases Hp<,V/ially taken < for this publication.

SYNOPSIS : A Foreword—Railway versus Coach—Khandallah Jolmsonvillo Tawa Flat— — I’orirna—Pareinata— Pahautunui Plimmorton—Paikakariki—Cannibal Yarns— Kapiti—Otaki—Teßauparahaj his Jifoand exploits—Otaki o£ To-day —Manakau— Ohau—Levin—Weroroa a State Farm—Tho Manawatu River— Piaka Moutoa Shannon Foxton— Makorua—Tokomaro —Linton—Longbnrn —Palmerston of To-day Prominent Pnlraorstomans Halcombs—Foilding— Marton and the Rangitikoi— Ruapehu— The Upper Rangitikei—Lower Rangitikci Some Old Identities Bulla— Upper Rangitikei—Huntorvillo and Obin-,-gaiti Turakina Wanganui in the ■Olden Days Wanganui in 1895 Wanganui ftoa wo moot. Ac. Ac. VIEWS OP Jolmsonvillo Forty Milo Beach Waikauao Otaki Levin Weroroa The State Farm Shannon The Horowhenua Lake Foxton Palmerston The Manawatu Gorge Feilding ... Marton Bulls Obingahaiti Wanganui, and other places; also pictures representing bush scenery, etc. The MAIL also contains nn Illustrated Account of a Trip from WELLINGTON TO W'OODVILLE, Via the Wairarapa and tho Forty-mile Bush. Written by “SCRUTATOR," And well illustrated from photographs. SYNOPSIS: Through tho Hutt Volley—The Eimntakn— Feathorston Tanhotonikau Grey town —Grey town to' Carterton —Carterton —Tuo Taratahi Maaterton of To-day—Manrioeville—Ekota-huna Pahiatua The Forty Milo Bush and its Settlers— Woodvillo in tho Early Days— WoodviUe in 1895—The Manawatu Gorge, etc. etc.

NEW ZEALAND FICTION USNEW ZEALAND -WRITERS. The following original stories specially written for the Mail ■ appear in| this number: — First Prize Story, “ Jackson’s Whare,” by “Aitlio’’ Second Prize Story, “ The Severed Finger, byG.C.F. Third Prize Story, “Some'lsland Peoples Troubles,” by “Stoll Cassandor " . Also, “A Shadow With an Axe,” by “Nil Desporandnm ” . “Bill’s Little Girl,” by “ Owen Maoaura “ A Successful Crime,” by “ Freelance ” Grannie—A Love Story,” by Mrs K. Allen “ On Section No. 6,” by Robert Allan “The Pearl of Ponapo," by F. D’A. C. De Lisle ‘‘ A Tale of Two Marys, ” by “ Hmeraki “The Waipiro Election,” by Alexander Stuart ORIGINAL VERSE. “ The District Polo Cup,” by F. D’A. C. De Lisle “■The Maori’s Sacrifice,” by W. J. Carman ; ' THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER or, THE NEW ZEALAND MAIL * ALSO CONTAINS Special Articles in all the regular, departments of the paper, tho whole constituting a magazine of. useful and interesting reading never surpassed in tho history of Wellington journalism.

A COVEB ' OF ' HIGHLY-ARTISTIC CHARACTER Haa boon designed specially for this number, in the preparation’ and production of swhioh no expense has been spared, the object being to present a publication . - -worthily representative of tho importance *nd. progress of tho Empire City, and of the rich, fertile districts at its back* .* THE CHRISTMAS MAIL I» specially suitable for sending to friends - in the Australian colonies and the ; Old Country. It will bo supplied free * to all regular subscribers, and, notwithI standing tho extra’' expense, copies will be sold to non-snbscribcrs at. ' SIXPENCE EACH. As a limited number of copies only (above tho requirement of ordinary subscribers) ' have been printt-d, it is advisable, m order to prevent disappointment, that .ORDERS' SHOULDEB GIVEN AT; . , , ONCE. , ■ ■; BEMEM B E R ! rhe Chktbtmas Nomebr of the MAIL ■ rives an exhaustive description of all tho Principal Townships in tho PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF .WELLINGTON, LiEEr.Ai.LY Illusteat; l ’ •"^.Artisticallyprinted IddturoS.'. . ~ ’ : It is, therefore/the Rest Ckbi£.tma& Issue SOS. TO But. SUPPORT LOCAL. ENTERPRISE ! PATRONISE A LOCAL PUBLICATION! 1 AVn •" /•.SEND fN YdtTR ORDERS : Oi PAGES. PRICE to.