SIMILARITY OF ENTRIES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 245, 16 October 1935, Page 20

SIMILARITY OF ENTRIES

SURPRISES AMONG PRIZE WINNERS. Short story must be a favourite pastime of Budgetites, and some of the work submitted for the recent competition was of quite a good style and standard. There was a certain similarity among the entries, however. Most children drew a picture of a faithful dog standing guard over his wounded master or racing across the snow for help, but there were a few entries that were most original in theme. Several new names appeared in the prize winning list, both in the senior and junior sections Of these Bruce Mason, in section A, sent in a tale, The Outcast," which was most original in tone and complete in idea. Other people in the prize list to be specially congratulated for outstandingly good work are Daphne Parnell, C. Milligan and Harold Gilmore, while among the certificate winners Joyce McGarry told her story in an interesting and lively manner as an autobiography. RESULTS OF COMPETITION FOR OCTOBER 5. Prize-winners of the senior section are: —Kathleen Fuller, 11, Kokako Street, Tailiape, age 10 u C. Milligan, Owhango, age 17; Bruce Mason, 2(>, Ewen Street, Takapuna, age 14; Daphne Parnell, 10, Old Mill Road, Grey Lynn, age 15. In Section B, Gwcn Cunimings, 135, Western Springs Road, age 11; Thomas Mitchell, 23, Chalmers Street, Avondale, age 11; Bruce Wadman, SO, Grey Street, Onelmnga, age 11; Harold Gilmore, Glenbrook, Waiuku, age 11. , Certificates have been awarded as follows; —BLUE: Rose Laloli, Molly Curtin, Joy McGarry, Margaret O'Dowd, Noel Whaley, Ivy Norrish, Anne Gabbie, Joan Hastings, Jack Laing. PINK: Jean Hall, Margaret Bavage, Olive Boardman, Eileen Murphy, Cwen Richards, Patricia Keogli, Joan Harden, Betty Meldrum, Valda Iveegan, Howard Evelyn-Moflitt, Philip Matthews, James Melling. GREEN: Miriam Simpson, Monica Matheson, Juno and Bobby Leese, James Keyes, Rondy Hunton, Joan Davey, Rona Dent, Nellie Aylett, Jeanne Withers, Valerie Morgan, Doris Mitchell, Margaret and Keith Illingsworth. YELLOW: Frances Kelly, Betty Bagsliaw, Daisy and Annie Ah Chan, S. Crooks, Winnie Rowlands,- Bettina Moir, Joan Wood, Winifred Hall, Tlieo Mountfort. | COMPETITION RULES. | I (1) Competitions In these pages, unless specially marked, are open 4 T to all young people under 18 years of age. * * (2) Work should be done in Ink, on one side of the paper only. T | Leave a margin of one inch on the left-hand side. The little ones may £ X use ink pencil. I T (3) When more than one competition Is conducted, competitors J » should use a separate sheet of paper for each competition. i I (4) All entries should bear the competitor's full name, age and i I address In the top right-hand corner of each sheot of paper used. I I (B) Cut out and paste the signature of " Peter Pan " on to the top I I left-hand corner of your envelope, which should be labelled "COMPETITIONS" I 1 In the bottom left-hand corner, and addressed o/o " Star" Office, Shortland • I Street, Auckland Envelopes not so marked will not be considered. ♦ I (6) Unless specially stated to the contrary all competitions close on t • the Saturday following publication. Late entries cannot be received. 4 1(7) Each competitor Is in honour bound to send in original work, f If assistance Is given a signed statement to that effect must be made, f Otherwise no certificate of originality is required. f (8) It is understood that Peter Pan's decision la Anal, and tie cannot 7 enter Intc any correspondence on the matter. t

THE SPEED OF DOGS. "How :cast can a dog run?" is an interesting question. The first answer is, of course, that the speed depends on the sort of dog that does the running. Eskimo "huskies" travel at the rate of about nine or ten miles an hour, and there is one known case in which a team covered six and a half miles in 28 minutes. Sheep Hogs can move for short distances at well over 20 miles an hour, while setters can do 18 miles or thereabouts, and keep that pace up for two hours. Foxhounds are fast, too. In a match that waa once arranged between a thoroughbred horse and a "dog" of this kind, the latter actually managed to travel four miles in six and a half minutes. Greyhounds are the fastest runners among dogs and can do as much as 18 and 20 yards a second'—which works out at over 40 miles an hour! -

RIDDLES. (Sent in by Betty Goodrlck, Te Teko, Bay of Plenty). Q; When does a man remind you of a candle? A: When he smokes as he goes out. Q: What tree is like a calendar? A; A date palm. Q: Why are hogs like trees? A; Because they both root for a living. Q. What is the difference between a milkmaid and a seagull? A. One skims the milk and the other skims the water.

Q. Why is a frog like a clock? A. Because they both move by springs.

ISLAND FOR SALE. ROYAL THRONE MAY GO WITH IT. Who wants to buy an island with a royal crown thrown in ? He may have the island of Tabar, in the South Seas north of Kaiser Wilhehn's Land, which has been put up for sale by its present ruler, King Charles 1., formerly Carl Pettersson, of Sweden. About 30 years ago Carl Pettersson was shipwrecked off the coast of Tabar, became friendly with the natives, and lived among tkem for some time before lie found means to return to Sweden. When he did return he made the regrettable discovery that his native land bored him after the glamour of the South Seas, and he ended by winding up his affairs and going back to Tabar ' for good. The islanders, who had growii fond of him, gave him a rousing welcome, and he was eventually given, just as in the story books, the hand of Princess Sindo, the native king's daughter, in marriage. After the old king's death ho became ruler of the island, and apparently acquitted liimself well, for he cscapcd the fate of so many of his brother monarchs in Europe and retained his throne, notwithstanding that after the death of his native queen he took an English wife. But all things must come to an end, and his health having begun to suffer under the effects of the tropical climate, King Charles has decided to throw-his realm on the market and return to Europe as soon as he has found a successor. A TALE OF A PRINCE. A few years ago a lieutenant in the nr.vy, the Crown Prince Fredric of Denmark, was invited to an important naval function. With a simplicity which is said to 'je one of his most marked traits he explained that it was quite impossible for him to accept the invitation as his friend Sorensen was moving into new quarters on that day and he had promised to help him. He turned up at Sorensen's lodgings at the hour he had promised and helped to carry downstairs and stow into the Royal car the simple household goods, which the two young men then drove personally to the new quarters.

One wonders whether Sorensen (who in England would probably have been called Smith) was as matter of fact about it all as his Koyal friend? Most likely he was. There must have been a pleasant give-and-take relationship between the two for the situation to have arisen at all.

MESSENGER BEES. A German beekeeper has found what believes to be a new use for bees. They are no longer to be mere honeygatherers and wax-builders, but messengers as well. He has written messages on scraps of paper and fastened them to the backs of bees. The bees have quickly brought them back to the hive, This reminds us that large golden bees were used as special messengers at the time of the Civil War in America (1800-03). The messages were written on spools of very fine paper and attached to the bees' legs.