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Otago Witness, Issue 2369, 27 July 1899, Page 44

A GEEAT HISTORICAL PUBLICATION. QTf&O M\UN TOES . , . , christmajTlnnual, 1899. TO BE PUBLISHED IN TIME FOR DELIVERY EVERYWHERE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. The Propietors of the Otago Daily Times and Witness yrish to lay before the readers of both papers a Synopsis of the Contents of 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 ,Engrossingly interesting subject of WRECKS OF THE COLONY From, the ante-settlement 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 favorite Witness ■writer, FABIAD7 10523 L.L,, and though fact, not fancy, has -been the prevailing note of the compilation throughout, the narrative is written in a manner which cannot fail to interest lie readers from beginning to end. It is at this early stage scarcely possible *o give a full list of the photogravures which will illustrate the story of marine disaster on our rugged coast-line, but they will be worthy cf the subject. The following incomplete enumeration will give readers an idea of the pictorial contents of this section of our coming Christmas Annual : 11 The Father recognises his own Child." From OTHER FEATURES special drawing by Miss F. Hodgkins. ** * • • "For hours I clung to the spar with my hair o f +'h<a Pnhlipatinn -.wisted round it." From special drawing ul wlts -^UOllcaClOn. »m, by 3 F°, dgk i ns - 4 . „ _ . , Tho story of "The Maori Leap," told in ''The Captain's Directions." From special .„_„„ „ „, „ . ,-. „ . : drawing by Miss Hodgkins. connection with the projecting wall of rock J'They rigged a Flag on the Highest Point." which attracts the eye on the Taieri River soon From a drawing by F. E. C. after leaving Henley for the Taieri Mouth, *• Abandonment." From a drawing by F. E. has ha<i many exponents, and this is the subC. " ject adopted by Mr F. A. Joseph in his sketch *' Steam to the Rescue." From a drawing by entitled 1? E C »' Allegro and Ammouier, two valuable horses "TE RERENGA O TU HOKAlswimming through the surf." From a draw- „ ing by F. E. C. RANGI. " A C P a sUe etiC Tombstonc -"- Fi e uiehead Derr ? The facts dealt with in the narrative have •' The General Grant's Castaways." An in- bee + n oarefully gleaned from the lips of one teresting group of passengers and crew clad or two of tne survivors of the older generation in their sealskins. of Maoris at Henley, and the writer has dealt B.S. Pelham, wrecked at the Bluff. with his subject in an interesting and pleasing S.S. Otago, wrecked at Chasland's Mistake, manner. This sketch contains a number of " Relics of the past " ; present condition illustrations from photographs of the various of the wreck. pointa dealt with> iucluding oue o{ Korako "' f ara ! u^ Acr , e - , . . „ . o , „ „ the Maori Leap, John Bull's Head, C 7 oZ SP 1 ' m ' y Moua Hill > besides view * "ear Governor's _. 2 ?' m Chimney (Taieri River). •Wreck of the s.a. Otago. ' ,The Fifeshire saving Crew of the Patricia. " British pluck." (Wreck of the s.s. Mataura. Another phase of South Island Maori life is Officers of the Mataura. dealt with by Mr A. W. Maurais in his fWreck of the s.s. AVairarapa. sketch ?The Wairarapa's Stewardesses'. „ —._—__ The Green Cabin at Port Chalmera. "THE RETURN OF HIMI The Cospatrick. m * vr T m « TT » .Wreck of the s.s. Tararua. XAWXIAU, •The Jessie Rcadinan _ a rem ini S cence of the early whaling days, in Portrait of Captain Matthew Gibson (Jessie which some we ll-depicted characters are dealt Iteadman). skelch [Wreck or the s.s. Taranaki. The s.s. Kakanui. SPECIALLY ILLUSTRATED BY Stranded. ----.-. — ■Wreck of the s.s. Elginshire. MISS F - HODGKINS, fWxeck of the s_s. Taiaroa. a fact wMch adds yery materiall to it 3 v Captain Garrard. tiveness. )- Boiler of the s.s. Otago; relic of the past. Benvemie and City of Perth, Timaru beach, ■ x «» ••••••• 1882. Ship Inconstant, wrecked on Te Aro beach, (I August 10, 1850 (John Plimmer, father of FEDORA" continues one of her exquisite Wellington, standing in foreground). Children's Tales, entitled jßhip Pleione, ashore on Waikanae beach, March 19, 1888 « THE TRUTH TALISMAN." X)cean Mail ashore and s.s. Patea steaming out Patea River Heads February 11, 1882. This has also heen iM iUustl . ated h Misg JBtrandmg of the John Gamble at Timaru, May Hodgkins. Fairy Queen ashore at Timaru, August, 1873. 'n..-..<.•«!n ..-..<.•«! Wreck of the City of Cashmere. Wreck of the Grafton. v £onely Grave, Auckland Isles. Dot all(3 her kittle Folks " is a household Dwelling-places of Shipwrecked Crews, term amon gst Witness readers, and a happy Shipwrecked Sailor's Grave. suggestion made by one of the juvenile corPigurehead Derry Castle. respondents that a group should be gathered Derry Castle Hut, Enderby Island. together for reproduction in the Christmas Victoria Post Office, Port Ross. Annual is being carried into effect, and this B.s. Wanaka, wrecked at Puketapu Reef, New ™ U ™»°.™*lionably be an interesting feature of Plymouth. tuc Annual. U.S.S. Suva, wrecked near" entrance to Westport .Harbour. iWreck of the Surat at False Islet, Catlin's River - The Annual will, as usual, contain the The breaking up of the s.s. Tekapo, fcroup of 14 Wellington Hulks. TEN PRIZE TALES. Etc.j Etc., Etc. ' which will be again illustrated by Miss • • * Hodgkins; while taSSßSJ&iiris*"** 1"*1 "* THE CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD " THE TOLL OF THE SEA," -"• '-"^»'- ate * ** "™ maM " and explains that it is a complete record of »«..*■« the chief wrecks which have occurred in New Zealand waters from the year 1795 to the preBent date, together with the most interesting Ts_."_^ /\"M"H «TTTT T TUT/i ftvents connected with them. 1:1106 - ONE SHILJUINCt-