READING FOR CHRISTMAS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 285, 2 December 1933, Page 4

READING FOR CHRISTMAS

N.Z. RAILWAYS MAGAZINE. | j Of course the spirit of Chiistmas j <omC3 into the December issue of the New Zealand Railways Magazine. In •‘The spirit oi Do-cumber, ’ that ingenious, versatile humourist, Mr. Ken. Alexander, gives care a big kick. In merry prose, vet so and pictures he serves jests to put joy into the most dismal gloomster. Another salute to Yuletide is given by Mr. Leo. Fanning in “Christmas—Old and New.” Mr. James Cowan continues his historic scries of “Famous New Zealanders’ with a worthy chronicle of the adventurous lives of William Mair and Gilbert Mair, soldiers ana pioneers. Another humorous railway story is well I told by Mr. Will Lawson. Mr. C. A. j L. Treadwell shows how a murderer oi lhe old gold-rush days of the West Coast was found guilty. Another instalment of “The Wisdom of the Maori’’ comes from “Tohunga” (a well-in-former writer). All New Zealanders, particularly men who fought in the Great War, will be warmly interested in “The King of No Man's Land,” by Mr. M. 8. Nestor, who vividly describes the marvellous feats of a fain- ! ous New Zealander, Sergeant R. C. Travis, V.C., DIC.M., M.M., Croix de Guerre, one of the most romantic figures of the Western Front. Other features of general interest are New Zealand verse, short stories, scenic sketches, and “Shibli Bagarag’s” chat on books and writers. The special features for women and children aie maintained at a high standard. More j than thirty illustrations arc distii- ' bated through the 64 pages.