Aunt Amelia's ADVENTURE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22231, 23 October 1937, Page 7 (Supplement)

Aunt Amelia's ADVENTURE

This is the second chapter of oiir new serial, "Aunt Amelia's Adventure." This time the author, Beverley Amyes, will receive a small souvenir, which Aunt Amelia brought back from California. I am very excited. We start ,«n our trip to California with Aunt Amelia Aeroplane to-day. Everything is in readiness and the machine is well checked over. We are taking over a very small case each with the things we will require on our journey. We are off. Our first stop is Suva, in Fiji, where we .spend a night, refuel, oil, and make a very early start in the morning.

Honolulu comes next. Here we notice crowds of natives and white people gather on the beach to see us land and welcome us. The natives present us with lovely seed and shell necklaces and gaily-col-oured fans of grasses and flaxes. After refreshments, served on a large veranda at a magnificent hotel we walk along the streets peeping into the many picturesque little shops filled with many island treasures. We all wish we had not spent so many pennies on icecream and sweets when at home. Then we would have had more money to buy souvenirs. After refuelling, oiling, and a good night's rest we set off for

ZIG SAYS—

Please don't forget me. I'm the rule that says everything: must be marked "Original" or "Copied." "Original" means entirely your own work, a poem, a story, an article, or a drawing, which you made up all by yourself. "Copied" means something: taken from a book or a magazine.

Huntington Park, Los Angeles, where my Uncle Westby lives. He was waiting to receive us, as we had cabled him from Honolulu. As he is a very busy doctor he cannot spend much time with us, so directs us to his orange ranch, and gives us each a basket, telling us we can gather and eat as many oranges as we wish. Oh, what a wonderful two hours we spend picking and eating oranges among the beautiful scent of the orange blossoms. There are both oranges and blossoms on the tree at the same time. We spend the night at the ranch, sleeping on open verandas, as Los Angeles is semitropical. Uncle Westby joins us in the evening, and makes several suggestions, telling us *of places to I visit. Next day we visit Long Beach and Santa Monica and Hollywood. We see many of the movie stars' homes on Beverley Hills. With my uncle's assistance we are even able to get a glimpse of Shirley Temple and Jane Withers, who look like any other little girls. We also visit Pasadena, where so many millionaires live. One day we fly over the San Bernadino Ranges to the valley where the raisin ranches are. It looks—and feels—so hot we do not stay long. Another day we visit Yosemite Valley further north, and the waterfalls are a wonderful sight. From there we fly to Oakland and San Francisco, viewing the wonderful new bridge spanning the Golden Gate from the two cities. At last we set off home again, and find Lady Gay waiting to welcome us.

LUTON GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, ENGLAND

"Our school is a large one, and about 600 girls attend it. We are having an extension added because we can't all crowd into the other building. We have a swimming •bath of our own, nine tennis courts five netball cdurts, and two large playing fields, a hockey pitch, and a gymnasium. We also have a large library, a beautiful hall, lots of classrooms, and three laboratories." u A?. ? xtract from a letter received by Mate Seashell, L.8.H., P.8.H., A B Papanui.

HOME JOKE

"They've Got Chewing Gum" When my sister was four years old we lived in a country town in New South Wales, and every day the bullock waggons passed our house laden with turpentine poles

for the Sydney Harbour bridge. One day the railway yards were full of waggons unloading, and one team had to wait in front of our place. My sister was never allowed to have chewing gum, and when she .saw the bullocks resting and chewing the cud she rushed in very excitedly and said, "Oh, mother! someone must have given all those cows chewing gum!" —HELEN RODD, 69 Hinau street, Riccarton. 'A small prize for Helen —L.G.

"CHERISHED POSSESSIONS"

Identification Disc My most cherished possession is an identification disc that my father had when he came home from the war. My auntie kept it for years, and then gave it to me last year, when she knew I would be able to take care of it. I would not like to lose it, and am very proud of it. —JOYCE BOAL, Killinchy. A Doll My most cherished possession is a doll which my q auntie gave me for Christmas. It is" two feet long, and

is dressed in a pale green frock and bonnet. It can say "Ma-Ma," and I call it Alma, after my auntie who gave it to me. —PEGGY BOAL (aged 10), Killinchy.

How are you getting on at school, Freddie?" asked his father. "Fine," said Freddie. "I have learned to say 'Thank you' in French." y "Good," said his father; "that's more than you learned to say in English." Teacher: Where was Hercules born? Pupil: In a frying pan. Teacher: Don't be ridiculous. Why do you say that? Pupil: Because the history book says Hercules was born in Greece (grease), '

Plaza Birthday Competition If your birthday is next week you may enter for the Birthday Puzzle. Tickets for the Plaza will be awarded girls and boys sending in the correct solution. Mark your letter "Birthday Competition" and send it to Lady Gay enclosing a stamped addressed envelope for your ticket. A halfpenny stamp, will do. i Plaza coupons must be pasted with stamped and addressed en- • velopes enclosed, or tickets may be.-;" called for on Tuesday. They may- 5 be collected on Tuesdays only. - >"

CAN YOU DO IT?,

Here is a very curious figure. Although there are so many lines on it, it can be drawn from start,M finish without lifting the pW from the paper, and without going over any part twice. See it y« u can do it

RAIN

The rain came down, The days were three, We were prisoners, you see; Now we are free, How happy are we, And we can go to town. — IR3VIA McKINNON, A.B, , Rakan, j