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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 261, 3 November 1928, Page 22 (Supplement)

MAIL BAG

Thora Elliott's grandmother made her a lovely birthday cake. Among: many other presents she received an Eversharp coloured pencil and a fountain pen.—My word, you are a lucky girl. Thora. Flora Huggins has some black bantams and a ginger cat.—What nice pets, Flora. Ntatti Power has joined the club and is going to enter for "lots of competitions so that she will be able to collect 25 points.—That's the idea, Matti. ir you work hard it won't take you long to earn a book. Helen Carron goes to Cornwall Park school where the scholars have their own gardens.—l must say that your school is a very nice one; especially as it teaches you how to make gardens. Juno Woollacott hopes that It will be fine on Labour Day as she wants to go Tor a swim.—Well, it turned out fine, atl right, June, but I think it was too eold for swimming.

— Here's a letter -with neither name nor address. However, the little writer spent Labour Day at Pukekohe, where, whilst wheeling- a pram along-, she fell down, upsetting 1 the pram, yet not hurting: the tiny occupant.—rt was indeed lucky that the baby was not hurt and I hope that your sprained ankle is now quite strong: ag-ain. Doris Brown (Stratford), says that tennis is now the rage, and when courts are unavailable the players range themselves along- the side or the school, hittingthe balls up ag-ainst the wall. —That certainly keeps you in practice, Doris. Eileen Cunningham, in a nice little letter, tells me that her brother has a dog named Spot.—Although your brother owns Spot I suppose that you play with him quite a lot? Kathleen Sheehan sent in two competitions.—Sorry, Kathleen, but the word building- competition was too late Tor the competition. Eden Coombes sends In a competition sug-g-estion.—Thanks. P. Baker sends in enrolment forms for her cousin Howard and one of her little friends. —It was good of you to All in the forms; your cousin and your little Triend have been enrolled.

IRolly Taylor Has a ginger Persian kitten •which she calls Ginger Meggs.—Wbat an appropriate name for your pussy. Mary Shaw has not been able to write for she has had a bad attack of "flu.— I'm sorry to hear that you've been ill, Mary, and I hope that you are quite better now. Paulina Walsh, a I.evin reader, encloses an enrolment form and tells me that she is fiavin? examinations at school now, and will write later to say how she Tared in the tests. —Your form has been received, Pauline. I wish you the best or luck in your exams. W. Sutherland Is going- to a fancy dress ball on October 27, as a Chinaman. —I hope you have a good time at the ball. Francis Bishop encloses a piece Of pressed love in a mist. —Thanks for the ci ushed llower, Frances. it's very nice. Sylvia Ingle had a little boy friend staying with her, and- he describes Ginger Meggs as "the 'comicalest' thing he has ever seen." — That's a recommendation, Sylvia. Alice Fraaer -went to a ball and won a prize.—You were lucky to win a prize, Alice.