THE " CANTERBURY TIMES."

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7233, 21 October 1901, Page 2

THE " CANTERBURY TIMES."

I THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER, It wa« a happy inspiration which sug-gr-.-:e:i making the Christ-mas number of this popular weekly journal — the rircsi-dc i'ne:nl of many v colonial household — a pictorial record of lh« year. As is <setfiMik in the brief iuirodueLwy statement ■-■piueiically the only "print- " in the issue- the year just closing lia> been one of singular m-tmrnt- in the history of Canter'ouiy. of tln> colony, ;md of the world, and ■a nuna permanent collection of pictures illustnuing its lupy.cnings than is provided I l)\- the. fleeting issues v.i the Meekly journals will probably -appeal to the publio as a desirable pcsssssi<;n. More particularly if the value of this year's Christmas number of the " Cam tei bury Times" a?t a souvenir to post to friends abroad at onca obvious. It. would be impassible to secure a more appropriate or more characteristic souvenir to carry seasonable messages across the sea. Its fifty-four pag-e.3 of pictures proper include complete illustrative records of the jubilee of Canterbury, the Industrial Exhibition, the death of tne Queen, 'the visits of the Imperial and Indian troops. The Royal Tour and the Departure and Home-coming of our boys at the fron>r. Thes-e are the principal incidents of the year, but. in addition to 'the pictures illustrating th-ein are views of^ all the larger cities of the colony, typical lar.d and mountain and river-scapss. and an excellent series of scenes from Maori life. Two separate full-pace tone supplements illustrating characteristic Mncri subjects are included in this number. Th<^e are particularly welldesigned and printed, and are. worthy of being permanently preserved. lhe istue is printed en superfine paper, and is bound in a handsome coloured cover, a i cover which there i.s little doub:. will travel far, and b 3 ften in hundreds of fa.r-a-.vay household-. The i?su3 is a limited one, and an early -application is necessary for supplies i;: iuiy quantity.