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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 708, 1 October 1903, Page 9

The New Zealand. Illustrated Magazine for October is an exceptionally interesting number. The foremost place is given to the first instalment of “ The History of the America Cup,” by F. W. Coombes (late Hon. Sec. Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron). In it the author who is a noted authority on the subject, gives a graphic and reliable account of the origin of the Cup and the many futile attempts that have been made during the last fiftv years to wrest the honour from the present holders. The article is of especial interest to yachtsmen. The Frontispiece is a fine reproduction of the “America” fiftv years after winning the Cup. The opening chapters of a new serial by J. Wylde, entitled “The Golden Reef” are given. The author evidently knows his subnet thoroughly, the story is a realistic account of gold mining, full of interest and promising well. “ How I was made a Hau Hau ” begins with a short description of the Maori war. Afterwards the author, Lieut. Kirkwood, of the First Onehunga Volunteers, is instructed by Sir George Grey to take some escaped Maori prisoners back to their home at Kawhia. In gratitude, on their arrival, they decide to initiate him into the mysteries of the Hau Hau religion, and the author who is giving fits own experiences claims to be the only white man who has ever undergone the cere-r moriy. “A New Zealand Nordrach ”i 3 an interesting account of a Consumptive Sanatorium in Otago, where the openair cure is most .successfully carried on by Dr. Stephenson. Other articles worthy of mention are “ Democratic Education,” “ Mendelssohn,” “ A Relic of the Past,” etc. Short stories are also in evidence. “In the Public Eye,” My Lady’s Bower, and Literary Chat, complete a number which cannot fail to add to the great popularity which this excellent Magazine has already attained throughout New Zealand.