Publications Received.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 123, 2 November 1901, Page 3

Publications Received.

A copy of the Canterbury Times' Pictorial Annual, a well gob-up edition, of sixty-eight pages, has just reached us. The number aims at being an epitome of the past year's events, and the number of noteworthy happenings has made the task one of considerable difficulty. Space has not permitted the inclusion of rtore reading matter than necessary to shortly explain the pictures. Four pages are devoted to -hort "well written sketches on the subject of the Canterbury Jubilee, the death of the Queen, the Imperial troops; the departure of the contin gents, and the Boyal visit. The rest of the paper is unvoted f> pictures illustrative of these events, to a series 1 showing " The Maori at home," and I also to panoramic views of the colony's chief towns. All the illustrations are remarkably well produced, an^ form •» Uouven ; fc 'which be thw year J especially attractive to peppiest Home and to New Zsalanders Abroad.

CANTERBURY OLD AND NEW Mr H. Franklin has forwarded us a capy of *' Canterbury old and a volume published by the NW Zealand Natives Association as; a souvenir of the Jubilee of the province. In their prefaco the editors sketch the objects of the N. Z. N. A., which are briefly to concern themselves with everything that i 3 native to New Zealand, to give members and New Zealanders generally, a better know- ! ledge of their native land, and thus to encourage them to take & keener interest in its welfare and advancement. Tkis object have been sought after in the selection of the articles composing the book, and nearly all, of them being written by the pioneers of settlement in the provinoe. Amongst these we notice one very interesting article on South Canterbury, by Mr E. Holdgate, of Timaru. The first section of the book is devoted to the history of the settlement, but 1 the two following section takes a wider range, giving sketches of the Maoris, their origin, life and legends. a t id notes on Maori art. Plant and animal life in Canterbury forms half of the third section, which is brought 10 a fitting, close by a comprehensive sbetch of the Alps of Canterbury. Throughout the volume is of grout interest, to Canterbury people especially ; it brings back to their ininds, by vivid word painting the almoji forgot ton struggles of days gone by, placing before their eyes for contrast, well executed photographs of scenes in the distant past and the living present. Few there ave who will noi ba able to learn something from the volume and as the published price is exceedingly moderate, it should obtain a raady sale in this district.. As a permanent souvenir of the " good old t'mes," and a sketch of the present, noi.hing could be a more fitting Christ: mas gift to friends abroad. Mr 11. Franklin, bookseller, Waimate ; paper

Is Gtl, cloth 2s (3d.