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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11524, 9 September 1899, Page 2

Public Notices, A Great Historical Publication. OTAGO DAILY. TLAIES .-\ D WITNESS • CHRISTMAS' ANNUAL TO BE PUBLISHED IN TIME FOR DELIVERY EVERY WHERE BEFOHE CHRISTMAS. The Proprietors of the Otago Daily Times and Witness wish to lay before the readers of both papers a Synopsis of the Contents oi their 1899 CHRISTMAS -ANNUAL, which will be published at a sufficiently early date to enable its being mailed to the Old Country in time for receipt before Christmas. The main feature will deal with the Engros.singly interesting subject of WRECKS OF THE -COLQNY.' From the ante-rsettiement days up to the ' . ' middle of 1899.' The , letterpress,, the compilation of which. has entailed many months' research among old newspaper files and records of various descriptions, is from,the pen .of the favourite Witness writer, . . .■-■ .' .'-"..FABIAN BELL, and-though fact, not fancy, has been the pervading note of-the compilation.throughout, the narrative is written in a manner which cannot fail to interest the readers from beginning to end. It is at this early.:stage scarcely possible to give a full list of the photogravures which will illustrate the story of marine, disaster: on our rugged coast-line, .but they will-bo worthy of the subject. The, following incomplete enumeration will give readers an idea of the pictorial contents of this section of pur coming Christmas Annual: . . . ' ; . "The Father recognises his own Child." From special drawing by.Miss F. Hodgkins.' " For hours I clung to: the spar' with my' Hair twisted round it." ' From special. drawing by Miss Hodgkins.' ' ' . " Tho Captain's Directions." From special drawing by Miss Hodgkins. • . • - "They rigged a Flag on the Highest Point." From a drawing by F. E. C."' ' .' "Abandonment.'' From a drawing'by F. E. '■'■ ■c- ...^ ■"■ - ..".- •'■ ! '.':'. ■•" .'•.-.. . '-' ." Steam to'the .Rescue." Front a drawing by .- ■f. e. ; c. ■ .}',;' ~ '; ..;•/■■■■•• .■",; " Allegro. and;Ammoai'er, two valuable horses , '. swimming '; through the■ . surf.". From' a drawing by F. E. C. . ' '. ,'. . .''■■. "A Pathetic Tonibstone/'-^Figurehead, Derry ; Castle. .'... : ./-. "The General Grant's Castaways;" An interesting group of passengers.-and crew clad in their sealskins. . S.S. Pelham, wrecked at, the Bluff. ,-.. '.'. ' S.S. Otago, wrecked: at- Chasland's .Mistake. "Relics of the past"; present .condition of. ;the wreck; >■; ... '~'■'. ... -~ ,\ " Tararua Acre." -.; ' .. , ).

City of Dunedin, wrecked in Cook .Strait, May 20,^865.. • .'- , :'.?- '~ ~.';;> v. " , Wreck of the s.s. Otago.;-.-' . . ■ . The Fifsshire 'saving ."..Crew ;. of- Patricia. "British pluck." .' Wreck of the s.s. Mataura. . ■ ■ Officers of the.Mataura. : : Wreck of the s.s.'AVairarapa. " , ■-~ ; The' Wairarapa's Stewardesses, . The Green Cabin at Port Chalmers.. Tho Cospatrick. . ... ~ , Wreck of the s.s. Tararua. ■'.'•.....' The. Jessie Readman. ' .:. ■'•■'.. Portrait of Captain Matthew Gibson (Jessie Readman). ~;-.- ... ; ." Wreck of the s.s. Taranaki. ~ -.." ,' _~.. .''-.•■ The s.s. Kakanui. . '-:■-. . . .-.■>• Stranded.. .. ••••-. ■■■■•■ • : : ■ Wreck of the s.s.-Elginshire. -'... .' •'.-.. Wreck of ...the's.s. Taiaroa., . ;: ~ -.. . .Captain .Garrard. .".;.,.. ;'•. ', Boiler of the; s.s! Otago: relic of the past./,■_.■ Benvenue. and City/of '-P.erthj Tim'aru beach,' : ' -'1882. ■■.-..;;- .-'-••;..•• .;.: '. i:/ ■;'' ;-. ,'; •'• ;'--' Ship Inconstant, wrecked on Te JAro beach^, ' ; : August 10, 1850 (John .Plimmer,, father of i- '^Wellington, ;'sta-nding iii;foreground). ' ;■' iSbip'-Pieione,- ashore' on' Waikanae-: beach; ' "March; M,; 188S/: :- .''.. ;," '' ; Ocean Mail ashore, and s.s. Patea steaming . out Patea Riveri Heads, February 11, 1882: Stranding-.of-the. John Gambleat Timaru, May .1899..;^K "...;' •-,.- ; -.: ' ".' " ;:. •■■ ■■:•;-.■ ■ Queen ashore" at; Timaru,' August, 1873.-WrecTc'-'of tlfe' City of Cashmere.-. - . : . •:."■; . - j Wreck oflth'e Grafton. -.'.--: ..,, ' Lonely Grave, Auckland Isles. ■ .-- ■ :':' ■ Dv/elling-places of Shipwrecked' Crews. Shipwrecked Sailor's Grave. . - ' 7 . j Figurehead, Derry Castle... ,". ;'_.. '; - : ~'.", .. ' Derry Castle Hut, Enderby Island; .Victoria Post-Office, Port Hoss.-'- : '" ■'- ■;: ■• ■'•>■- S.s.'Wan'aka, wrecked at Puketapu Reef,-New ' " Plyriiouth. / ■'•."""■ ■:;■:■■• ... ■;; ' O".S.S Suva, >recked near ' entrance to West ■ i port Harbour. ... "'. /-..■'■ ■ ' AVreck ..of the . Surat at False v islet,..Catlin'a. River. ■.■■-.. .. . . V.. . ,-■■' .. ..,; '■ Ths breaking up of the s.s. Tekapo. .._..- Group of 14 Wellington Hulks. ' Etc., Etc.,-. Etc. . . : :' "FABIAN BELL" has given her interesting "compilation the telling title of ' "Tlie Toll of tlie Sea," aud explains that ■it is a. complete record, of the chief wrecks which'have occurred in New Zealand waters from the year 1795 to' the present date; together with the most interesting events connected with them. :!

OTHER FEATURES ! OP THE ■PUBLICATION. ' The story '. of. "The Maori Leap," told 'in connection .with the. projecting 'of. rock, which attracts the eye on the Tuieri River soon after leaving Henley for the Taieri . Mouth, has>had many exponents, and this is'the sub-ject-adopted by Mr F. A. Joseph in his sketch entitled ' ' ; , ' : "TE -REREN6A-q TU--HQKAI-' ■ ■.-.■■■; ■;-.::BANfii^ r '.-r: ■■■■.■■-■■■;■■ The facts dealt with in the narrative'have been carefully gleaned from the lips of one or two of the survivors" of the older generation of Maoris at Henley, and the writer has dealt with his subject in an interesting; and pleasing manner. This sketch contains a number of illustrations from photographs of "the .various points dealt with, including one of Korako Maten'e, the Maori Leap, John Bull's Head, Moua Hill, besides views near, Governor's Chimney (Taieri River). . Another phase of. South Island Maori life is dealt with by Mr A. W. Maurais in his sketch ■ • ....... "THE RETURN" OF ''HIMjl : ; " ; TANJTAU,"' ■-■■•■'■. a reminiscence of the early whaling days, in which some w§ll-depicted characters are dealt with. This sketch has been ■ ' ' specially,'iuusf rated by ;.;; ---'miss f. hodsto; \. a. fact which adds very materially, to its attractiveness. . . ' "FEDORA" continues one of her exquisite Children's Tales, entitled " THE TRUTH TALISMAN." This has also been specially illustrated by Miss Hodgkins.. ; . f "Dot and her Little-Folks" is a household term among Witness readers, and a happy suggestion made by one of the juvenile cor- ■ respondents that a group should be gathered together for reproduction in the Christmas Annual is being carried into effect, and this will unquestionably be an interesting feature of the Annual. The Annual will, as usual, contain the " - TEN. PRSIE TALES, which "will, be again .illustrated . by ; . Miss Hodgkins; while ' . , THE eHRONOLOGiGAL RECORD will bo brought up to date in the same manner as was done last year. * Price - ONE SHILMM