CHRISTMAS NUMBER New Zealand Graphic • r — ~~~——Thi* year’s Christmas Number of the “Graphic" is the f -VMOST PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED and MOST ARTISTICALLY ■■■• A • • ■ ■ FINISHED CHRISTMAS ANNUAL that has yet been published in am om ■ m ■■■■ the Colonic. It contains k MA p?o N dLc™~ , N J — SIXTY-EICHT PACES — Iv* f * n d ,s full reading appropriate to a publication that seeks , ** ,- to be a reflection of the most picturesqus phases of New Zealand life. THE COLOURED SUPPLEMENT “At the Empire’s Call,” Is a Historic Picture, DEPICTING THE DEPARTURE OF A NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. THIS MAGNIFICENT COLOURED PLATE, measures 3 ft- 3 In. x 1 ft. 6 In., and is printed In Nine Colours, x ■ { The illustrated portion of the issue has OVER FORTY PAGES OF PICTURES ■V - 'g. Two Double-Pace Illustrations. One Hundred and Thirty Pictures. A New Zealand Santa Claus— On. of the happiest ideas for a frontispiece, The Kings of the Forest— Fine pictures of the kauri industry, comprising being a charming Native and European child study. , a photogravure of one of the oldest kauri, in the North ; scenes at the timber Christmas: The Old and ths New—A very effective combination of th, * a bJih firn eT ‘° d ° W " ’ '° S ’ C °“ inBt snowy Cbriatmaatide in the Old Country and the sunny Christmas season here. ’ ’ tc ' An ideal Christmas card. Mountaineering In Now Zealand— Pictures of climbers negotiating the A Typical Bush Home-A beautiful photogravure of a settler’s home in the raost «»«««•«• Southern Alps. half-cleared bush. A Great Maori Regatta— Fine panorama of th,' Ngaruawahia Regatta, Boxing Day In New Zealand-A series of pictures representing the showing the river packed with nativ, canoe, and the riiore thi.k with spectators, holiday-making crowds crowding aboard excursion steamers, sailing in yachts or Maoriland’s Hot Water Babies— Entirely new and striking pictures of picnicking on Boxing Day. native child life in the Hot Lakes district, including diving at Whakarewarewa, Th ® Greatest Q ®x*® r Th ® Burial Oav «® Rotolti-On the shore, of this lovely lake a number Waimangu Gey.erin its most‘ h *.nd? of b “ r “> ca ' “ ba ' e discovered within the last few months. ? The “ Graphic " valley, tourists coking breakfast in the boiling soil-a. strange sight-and a deal, with these pictorially. a record eruption of the giant. A graphic description of the geyser in eruption e J accompanies the pictures, which are moat striking. Tapu— Descriptions and illustrations of some of the most sacred things of tha —. . n c„— ,t n-u:eMaori, such as the sacred Matai, the tapu burial water ,f Rotoehu, the sacred • - • - h "’ Arnone: the Southern Lakes— The scenery of the South Island lakeland is . u-—i . . , ~ . , . , , distinctly different from the softer glories of the Northern lakes. The Christmas A Grea * Mao^ ( F ® aSt -Another unique picture, showing the barbaric plenty “Graphic” contains a selection of some of the most beautiful lake scenery in . P ot “ toe3 ’ ens of , d “ d P‘P and «? res °f not*", >» on» the South mixed heap—at one of the great Maori leasts held recently. Before the Pakeha Came— Fine art engraving. Deer Stalking in New Zealand—A beautiful sylvan scene, entitled “ A Camping Out Scenes— The pleasures of camping out in summer time in Long Shot. different parts of New Zealand are shown in a series of view.. Yachting In Auckland Harbour— One of the most comprehensive yachting Wellington : The Empire Olty— An entirely new view of the capital, pictures ever published. showing it off to much advantage. Scenes in FIJI — Tropic landscapes representative of the beauty of these islands Auckland: The Queen of the North— Hitherto unpublished views of our neighbours, and perhaps one day to be united politically to us. the Northern city, taken since the recent improvements. A picture Aucklanders s— . „v. . • should send home. Gumdigging in the North—A characteristic scene. Napier— The picturesque capital of the East Coast. ' ' An Island Home- Large composite picture, measuring 21in. x 13in. Suitable By Mountain, Stream and Bea— A selection of twelve of the most at- ,or fraln,n B tractive bits of scenery in the two islands. Views typical of New Zealand at its The Old Order Changeth— A very beautiful double-page engraving. Would best. make a fine picture in a frame. It measures 21 in x 13in. NOW READY. PRICE ONE SHILLING.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XX, 15 November 1902, Page 1269
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710Page 1269 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue XX, 15 November 1902, Page 1269
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