THE "WEEKLY PRESS."

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16164, 19 March 1918, Page 7

THE "WEEKLY PRESS."

According to the latest- returns. New Zealand very nearly, yielded £100, COO in response to tha Y.M.C.A.'s Red Triangle appeal. The vigorous work of collection nil over the T>ominion is typified in tho illustrated pages of the "Weekly Press" on issue this week, which reproduce Christchurch scenes on Red Triangle Day. Another page of engravings shows in urogres? tho successful fete recently held at the Rhodes Convalescent Heme: the first conference of the Victoria League is pi°torially recorded l>y the reproduction of a -photograph of the delegates who attended it at Christchurch: there are several engravings of the first life-saving competition for the Millar Cup at Xew Brighton, nnd a view of the enormous collection of sack? of wheat near Melbourno, ready for distribution. Tho il'ustratinns pertaining to the wn- nre exceptionally interesting. One is .if the portrait of Queen Mary and her letter of sympathy w : hioh is sent to th« relatives cf Tnd'in soldiers who have fallen serving the Empire: another depicts the taking of Vimy Ridge by tho Canadians, the original, 20ft bv lift, havincr heon shown at .i photographic exhibition in Paris, and two ethers mnv recall to friends or relat.i'v--of our r.rtillervmen many hints in the* letters of "what thev are up against" in moving t'>"ir guns or serving them ■with ammunition.