OUR CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 2, 12 January 1899, Page 18

OUR CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

- -+.- . . .NOW READY. Oui: Chii.-tm Nun her was issued on the auspiciou.s date. December s. the feint of the liunaoulato Conception ot the ever-bles>cd Virgin. C(l\ 1 1A Is. Tlio Christmas nun, her contains sixty-four p;.^<\s - twice tlic ordinary si/.e and is enclosed in a handsome colour-printed cover, designed by Mr. llaweridire. typical of the fioral and scenic beauties of New Zealand. The following complete oiiginyl stories appear — 1 Il'rankI I ' rank Blake, M.8." (by the Kditor), a story ot the days, of Bold, illustrated by Mr Hawcridge : ' The Grey House.' an Irirh Christmas btory (illustrated) : • Delaman Satanaxio,' a mysterious story of Australian discovery, by George Collinjrndge (with illustrations by the author) ; ■ Headman's River.' a West Coast story, by T. M'Mahon (illustrated) ; -My Christmas Pudding, a North Inland story, by .1. T. P. 0 Meaia (whh illustration by Mr. Ilawcridfre). Among the original articlts and sketelu s fire the following :—: — The Hot and (.'old Lakes of New Zealand, with nine photo-process illustrations ; Christmas at St. Peter's. Rome (one illustration) ; The Merry Christinas, its Story (lllustrati-u) ; poems, etc. The number contains about sixty illustrations of various sues and kinds. Persons desiring extra copies for themselves or to mail to their friends abroid should communicate with the Manager without delay. He will mail copies to any part ot the v\oild at se\eu pence each. sO.MI. I'KL-^ Ol'I.S lONr> The follow ii » are brief extracts from some of the complimentary notices ot our Christmas number — The well-known and ably conducted \ lcLorian magazine, the Austral L/'/lit, siys .— • The liev. H. W. Cleary, the well-known author ot the Onuujc Siun'ly, has produced the most gorgeous Christmas Number that has yet emanated trom the Catholic press in ALarahw'. The Christmas supplement consists of (M pages of ni( st varii-d reading matter, comprising inttr tiha a taJe of the o. rly c!a>s of the gold fields at liallarat, by the editor, entitled •Frank ii.ake, M/ 8.,' m which the rev. author shows that he has been a clo-e otudeut ot that turbuleut period iv our histury ; an excellent description of the principal hot ant cold New Zeal md lakes; an exciting htory called •Deaduian'-' Itiver,' by Thoiua-, ( iM'Mahon . a description of lvillarney ; charact jribtic tales by J. T.

P. 0 Meara and George Collingridge : and an Trish Christmas story under the title of ' Tiie Grey House.' The supplement is profusely and beautifully illustrated, and the cover in brown and green, snowing lake and mountain scenery, is r/iir and artistic. We must congratulate Father Cleary on his enterpri-e. The Catholics of New Zealand should be proud of their newspnp^r.' 'The Christmas number of the New Zealand Tablet is a credit to all concerned in its production. The illustrations are numerous, and on tne whole good, while the literary portion is distinctly good.'— The Olu<,o Daily Tnw* _ ' Very handsomely trot on. . . . Every page contains somethuig bo arrest the uUen Lion. The illustrations are numerjus and artistic, and the literature unusually interesting. . . . The production is moat creditable to the management.' — Inangohua Turn a ' A highly interesting and most creditable production, both from a mechanical and artistic po nt of view. It contains a number of very intere-ting stone-, written specially for the issue. . . . The Christmas number of tho Tablet ranks among some of the best that have been publishel this stason.' — l.oke \Vahat ipu Mail. ' The Christmss number of the N.Z. Taklet is an exceedingly interesting one. The cover — printed in green and chocolate — :b very pretty and pleasing to the eye. Within i-s folds, over forty pages are devoud to appropriate literature and various stories. These latter . . . are admirably treated. The number is freely embellished with capital illustrations ' — ha/houra Star. ' This very cleverly edited we kly cuiitsin*. well-writtrn Christmas and other stories which will pruve highly entertaining to everyone. Copies should be secured to send to friends in the Australian Colonies and in the Home Country.' — Kumora Times. ' The publication is a really splendid one, embracing (»t> pages of highly interesting reading matter, with cipital illustrations. . . . — Ararat Chronicli (Victoria). ' The Christinas number of the New Zi:\lan'd Tahlet is an excellent production. . . . The Tahle'i is what a Catholic newspaper should be at Christmas — bright, crisp, and instructive.' — Freeman's Journal (Sydney, N S.W.).