OUR CHRISTMAS ANNUAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21775, 14 October 1932, Page 3

OUR CHRISTMAS ANNUAL

A UNIQUE PUBLICATION SCENERY AND INDUSTRY Amongst thd many attractive features of the Otago Daily Times and Witness Christmas Annual, which will be published on Monday next, is a presentation plate in three colours, “ Where the Ocean Rolls in to the Shore, Brighton, Otago,” which has been reproduced from, the painting of. George .E. Butler, the wellknown artist. This picture on art paper is of convenient size eminently suitable for framing. ' The last summer season wa4 notable for a definite and far-reaching revival of interest in alpine climbing in New Zealand. Among many achievements the annual features* “ Mountaineering in Southern New Zealand: The Conquest of Mount Tutoko.” In this series the moat impressive pictures are those entitled “On the Darran Range: From the Summit of Mount, Tutoko, 9601 feet,” and “From the neve of the Dome Glacier: Mount Madeline (8365 feet) and Turner’s Saddle.” The other photographs tell in part the picture story of the big climb, and show “Camp Above Bush Level, en route to Dome Glacier. “Pack Horses Enjoying a Spell at Mid' Hut, Lower Hollyford,” “ From the Moraine at the Lower End of Dome Glacier,” “ From Near the Base Camp Site at Glacier Creek,” “A Rocky Bed: looking up the Hollyford River a Few Miles Below Glacier Creek,” “Across the Hollyford, Looking up Tutoko Creek Valley,” and “ Down the Hollyford from Below Glacier Creek.” A fine composite picture composed of eleven photographs makes a pleasing page, entitled “ A Happy Hunting Ground for Sturdy Climbers: Camera Studies in the Rees Valley.” Two further pages show the “New Zealand Alpine Club (Otago section) Camp at Twenty-five Mile Creek, Rees Valley,” “ Favoured by Mountaineers,” “ The Long View,” “In Rough Country,” and “ Coming Closer.” This constitutes an especially attractive section of th£“ annual.

In the utilitarian field of industry the primary pursuits have not ‘ been neglected, and while each subject presented is really an artistic picture* the whole conveys an accurate conception of the importance of sheep raising and grain farming. There are a dozen photographs in this series, and from the front page of the annual, which depicts a bonny lassie bringing in the sheaves, to the full page “In a Picturesque Setting ” the photographs are entrancing. A photograph secured for the annual shortly before closing its pages is entitled “An Added Charm to Central Otago: The Roaring Game in Progress at Oturehua.” This picture was taken on the new irrigation dam, which is 30 feet deep, and on the occasion of the games in July it carried a foot of solid ice. This forms a marked contrast to the Central Otago of fame as a land of sunshine.

There are several other pictorial studies which will appeal strongly_ to the artistic members of the community, and three composite pages of a lighter character will not fail to _ please- “ Varied Pleasures: Outdoor Life in the Golden Summer Time,” “ And. They Were Very Happy; Memories of Holiday Hours,” and “Anticipation: The Certainties and Uncertainties of Christmastide.”

The annual will be on sale by all newsagents on Monday next. Already the major portion of the issue has been sold, and purchasers would be well advised to order promptly to ensure against disappointment. It is ideal for sending to friends abroad, serving the double purpose of a message of remembrance and conveying in pleasing form some .notable pictures of the unsurpassed scenery ip'the. South Island of New Zealand.