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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 13, 16 January 1935, Page 16

THE ADVENTURE OF FIDO

Fido's adventures on the whole proved rather breath-taking, and the judges had quite an exciting time correcting entries for our recent paragraph competition. Weird indeed were some of the experiences, and it was astonishing the wide variety of themes Budgetites managed to weave into their 100-word storyettes. Fido commenced life as a

mild little cocker spaniel, and passed , in varying stages of ferocity from a Pom. to a terrier, from a bulldog to an Alsatian, finally coming to a dreadful end as a ferocious man-eating wolfhound. However, all's well that ends well, and most of the stories left clever Fido in happy possession of a juicy bone. Our congratulations to the winners, for their work was quite well done.

The eight half-crown prizes have been awarded as follows:—Milton Howard, Mariri Road, Oncliunga, age 11; Joan Skinner, Victoria Street, Wailii, ago 14; Phyllis Hughes, "Sunny Brae," 'Feilding; Walter Carpinter, 10, Clarke Street, Suniner, Chr istchurch; June Pearl Flett, Ongarue, age 13; Norma Fleming, 0, Dublin Street, Ponsonby, age 13; Tim Gill, 38, Taumata Koad, Sandringliam, ago 17; and Joan Ritchie, 10, Mary Street, Thames. Certificates of merit have been awarded to the following competitors: — BLUE: Avis Laloli. Venice Hemmingsen, Ruth Harry, Monica Matheson, June Barry, Mary Spraggs. PINK: Alan Austin, Campbell Storey, Joan Morton, JJorel Williams, Jean Laloli, Henry Mallett. GREEN: Colleen Austin. Muriel MeMullin, Alister Hopkinson, Margaret Anderson, Thomas Ho well. YELLOW: Ruth McFadgen, Bill Holder, Donald Baillic, Alison Black. Mary Cole, Palsy Cronin, Flora Soar, Winifred Jones, Henry Jackson, Marjoric Jones, Bobby Lccse, Margaret Arroll.