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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5409, 9 November 1895, Page 1

SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED chrislmas number \ 01* THE CANTERBURY TIMES ■: ... • T ! ■ PREPARED FQ^R TRANSMISSION ABROAD. NOW PUBLISHEDUnique! Unique!! Unique!!! Aftigti(|| Artistic ! ! Literary ! Hi|torical ! Descriptive Elegant ! Attractive ! Valuable ! The Proprietors of the CAINTiBBURY TIMES have pleasure in announcing the publication, in time for delivery by/post in England and other parte of the World, during the Ohristmaa Season of a Special Ctulsimas NumDei PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED^ and mosfe Artistic in its aeneral Design, Typography, and Execution. No effort has been spared to make this production an Epoch-marking one in the History of New Zealand Journalism,' and the resultis a Special Number, which, for beauty of Pictorial representation and interest of Literary Matter, is absolutely unprecedented and unattended in the C010ny. ... This Christmas Number, in addition to containing the usual matter suited to the Festive Season, presents a PANOEAM |F NEW ZEALAND, ITS SCENERY/ feisOUECES, AND PEOPLE, Which should prove most interesting'and instructive to people at a distance, and may well be treasured by residents of the Colony^ as a production of Permanent Literary and Artistic Value. The following will give some, idea' ■/or its contents — A MAORILAND IDYLL ,Is provided for Lovers of Fietio» r rss.-..the shape of a fascinating original Tale. of Ne* / ; 2lealandiif^'eutitled'>— *: -" -Z®**?- ■•^■^;^?:^^^<^-,^,^; ■■■, > ? .^ AN INDIAJST STJMMER. Prom the Pen of MISS JESSIE MACKAY. This Novelette gives a life-like picture of STATION LIFE IN CANTERBURY,, and ■ is Illustrated by seven beautiful photo-engravings. : The other contents inolude-r . AMONGST THE NEW ZEALAND ALPS AN ALPINE HO3LIDAY. By a Member of the Alpine Club. With Illustrations of ■ < ; .-■;■, THE HEEMITAGE, Mount Cook : MOTCTNT DARWIN, Tasman CHabier STEP-CUTTING ON ICE PACE, ' " MOUNTS CffiEEN AND Tasman Glacier ELIE DE BEAUMONT HOOKER RIVER, Mount Cook HOO'HSTETTER DOME, Tasman MOUNT COOK, from the Hooker River [ Glacier THE GOLD COAST OF NEW ZEALAND ECHOED FROM THE, RANGES. A Racy and Original Article by TE WEJKA, Illustrated by Engravings of THE DEVIL'S PUNCH BOWL ; TEREItfAKAu' '" CAVE, Broken River TAIPO? BRIDGE CASSIDY'S COACH HUT iIT BEALEY BEALEY ROOK & AT CASTLE HILL THE AVENDE, near Jackson's SLUICtING ON THE WEST COAST PARAPET ROCK CHIN] |?SE GOLD DIGGERS AT BEALEY RIVER KV3MARA JACKSON'S HOTEL ; SNOW! GATE OTAGO AND THE SOUTHERN LAKES A concise and well-written descriptive article, with the following views— DUNEDIN, from Heriot Row' ' LAKE WANAKA THE CARGILL MONUMENT : -, LAKE MANAPOURI KNOX CHURCH LAKE TEKAPO I MILFORD SOUND , j LAKE WAKATIPU THE FEFTTILE SOUTH ! Excellent and Readable Articles descriptive of " Invprcargill and Southland," "Stewart ! Island," and the " Oyster Fleet," -with tihe following lisii of illustrations— PANORAMIC VIEW Oi 1 iNVERCaR- j INVERC'ARGILL POST OFFICE I GILL OB AN, Elalf Moon Bay, Sliewart Island j. A BULLOCK TEAM | ISLAND} BAY, Stewart Igiand THE MEAT INDUSTRY . By "TUSSOCK" With, Twenty'six Interesting ninshaHons. THE MOHTH ISLAND ITS WONDERS ANB SCENERY. I A very Readable Article on " The Land of the Maori," with beautiful/ and cbawteterißtib ■ illustrations, as under—^ ■'■'■•■■ CABBAGE TREES '. ■ TOI-TOI GRASS MAOffil CHIEF : RUNANGA, near Otoroire MAORI WOMAN & CHILD MODJNT TARAWBRA THE BRAIN POT, , CANOEING, OTAKI RIVER CORIiS'TH, WAN WHAKAREWAREWA NAgiER CATEBD,RAL . : GANUf RIVER MAORI WAHINB THE SPIT, NAPIER , OMORSEHU CAVE LAKE ROTOMAHANA f MANGANTJI-TB-AU RIVER MAORJI PAH, : . WANOANT7I RrVEB THE HERMIT OF ISLAND BAY. A Mysterious New Zealand Recluse. Some particulars of tiie WelUngton Hermitj with. I Portrait and view of the interior of the Gave. THE GARDEN OF CANTEftBO&Y Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Akaroa, dealing ■with Maori AdveiAture, French ' Colonisation, Early Incidents, &c, and. Illustrated by Views of Akaroa Township, and of Onawe, " the Chief Home of Wind." . The whole encased in an ARTISTICAI/LY DESIGNED COVER, having the back : page a SKETCH MAt» OP NEW ZEALANX>, serving as a guide to the" localities mentioned in the different descriptive articles. Notwithstanding that this exceptionally beautiful and comprehensive, collection of New Zealand Scenery and Original Literature has been produced at very great labour and expense, it has been resolved to issue it at the low' price of ' A large edition has been printed, which it is hoped will be sufficient to satisfy all^demands t but to prevent disappointment, those, wiahing to have copies of this Special OitBiSTMAS Numbee should secure them without delay. 3KTOTKE3— The Proprietors would remind the Public that this Special Nitunber is issued quite independently of the ordinary Christmas Number, which will be published about the middle of December, as usual. The present issue is designed to convey Christmas j Greetings to friends at a dißtance, and is published early to allow of that being done. Preparations are now being, made for the publication of the usual Christmas Number, which trill, it is confidently anticipated prove the best of its kind yet published. Canterbury Times ; SPECIAL CHRISTMAS HOMBER, Published on Saturday, Nov. 2. Price-Sixpence* Nbw Zealand 'LiiEßATtrßE. Nsw Zeaiand Soekeet. New Zealand Rbsoubcebl Nbw Zealand Indcstbies. New Zealand Histobx and Adtbnxtjbe. A Colonial Bboobd, and as Abtistio Sttooess. A Poptoab Nttmbeb of Nbw Zealand's Pbemieb, Weeklx Jottbnal. EVERYBODY'S CHRISTMAS NUMBER