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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6668, 14 December 1899, Page 2

ONLY SIXPENOE. ONLY" SIXPENCE. CHRISTMASTIDE, 1899, And the "/"lANTERBUBY TIMES.'* The issue of .the widely popular, journal, Tho " Canterbury Times," of DECEMBER 20th, 1899, iWill prove to be a RECORD CHRISTMAS NUMBER with regard to Literary Matter. i _ A HUGE BUDGET OP TALES, SHORTSTORIES AND GRAPHIC SKETCHES Will constitute an End-of-the-Century ProI duction worthy of the high reputation that has been won by the Journalistic Printing Press of New Zealand in general, and by the Proprietors of the "Canterbury Times" in; particular. SPECIAL ARRANGEMEOKTTS Were made with some of THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS IM GREAT BRITAIN, Whereby the Reproduction of BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN NOVELETTES GRAPHIC SKETCHES and SHORT STORIES OP ABSORBING INTEREST Was secured. The Proprietors, with the utmost confidence* commend this SPECIAL LITJSR&RY CHRISTMAS ISSUE to the Reading Public as eminently adapted for the Holiday Season, and certain to afford a certain amount of pleasure. the literature op the christmas Issue op the " canterbury times." As a Literary Production, the' " Canterbury Times " of Dec. 20th will form a 1 Splendid Issue. What its scope and quality may be can be easily judged from the following labla of specially selected contents: — CHRISTMAS POETRY. Yule Tide at Hollydale Hall - Christmas Day on a Monday Christmas Gifts Christmas Eve . '. • v ■ ia ARTICLES. The Origin of Christmas Customs Two Christmas Days m Bethlehem How Italians Celebrate. Christmas Christmas at Sandringnam The Origin of the Christmas Tree. Christmas Customs in Russia ; Some Signß of Chrißtma* r . ; A Christmas Eve in tne South Sea* -» A Plea for Santa Clauß SPECIAL CHRISTMASTIDE ESSAY. "THE DOUBLE-EDGED MESSAGE O3ft CHBdSTMAS." By the Rt. Rev W. Boyd Carpenter (Bishojl of Ripon). t TALES. " VISITORS AT THE GUNNEL ROOK," / By "Q.** " THE SHIP SEEN ON THE ICE." By W. Clark Russell* "A CHRISTMAS SINGISB," By Jean Middlemass. "THE GRAY GHOST OP I/ANiDEWARNE," ■ _ . By Lilian Quillcr Couck, "THE THIRD FINGER,' . By William Le Queuau "A DAUGHTER OP THE PEOPLE," By G. B. Burguu "THE MISSING AMULET," By Kate A. Simpson* "BURIED ALIVE," ' By E. W. Hornung. "AT THE LAST MOMENT," By Charles Edwarde* " THE YOUNG MAN PROM CHICAGO," By Lillias Campbell Davidson. " THE LITTLE WIDOW," . By Daxley Data "AN OCEAN ROMANCE," By Bessie Battom "THE HOUSE O' THE DEAD." By Algernon Gassing* "A BIT O' PRINT," By Shan F. Bullook« "A FIRST ENGAGEMENT," By Lady Gilbert.- --" PUT TO THE TEST," / . By F. Frankfort Moore* "A REGRETTABLE EMROR," By Grant Allen. " ELSIE'S LITTLE SAVIOUR," ' By Florence Marryab "A HASTY JUDGMENT," By Hume Nisbefc. " A SEASIDE ENGAGEMENT," By J. B. Finn. "THE SCENT OMNIPOTENT," By Barry Pain. "THE TRAGEDY OP APPLETREB FARM," : By Bessie Hatton. "LOT NO. 66," Ly Herbert S. Jean* "UNDER THH WHITE ENSIGN," By William Le Queux."NONPAREIL, LTD.," By Charles Edw&rdeß. " THE SHADOW OP OTHER DAYS," By John Foster Fraser. " THE HANGING AT WHISKY HOLLOW,* By Peggy Webliag. • MARTHA BARRABLE'S PLOT," By W. J. Locke. " A TERRIBLE 'FIX," , By H. Park Bowden* " THE DEAN'S DILEMMiA," . By Mrs Brown Patersoa* PRICE SIXPENCE. \