THE POSHES BAG

Evening Star, Issue 23451, 16 December 1939, Page 6

THE POSHES BAG

5 Arney street, Dunedin, S.l. Dear Big Brother Bill, —I am entering for this week’s competition and I nope I am a success. Sly favourite hpbby is painting. Please ’ would you get me two pen friends in the North Island, about 10 or 11, as I like stamp collecting. I go Macandrew Road School, and I am In Standard 111. . I will tell you about one of our tramps with our teacher, Mr Smith. One Thursday afternoon our teacher decided to go to Tunnel Beach. The following’ Saturday we met at Cargill’s Corner and took the tram to St. Clair and walked up the hill, past the golf links, where we followed a muddy track. It led us to a tunnel. Mr Smith went down first and we' followed him. After falling 'down holes we reached the bottom and took off our coats and had a few games. About two hours later we had afternoon tea and some more games, such as hide-and-seek or football. Soon it was time to go. After packing up, we climbed up the tunnel and set off for home. There are many other tramps to tell you about but I have no more time just now.—l remain, yours sincerely, Neil M'Taggart.

[Thank you' for your letter, Neil M‘Taggart. Your name is on the Honour Post, and you are winner of

the best-letter prize. Brother Bill will publish next week a good number of names wanting pen friends, from which you can make a.choice._ He hopes you "will succeed' in getting a good pen chum. ' What a splendid time you had at Tunnel Beach. And what a jolly kind of teacher to have too. Write again soon.] 37 Bridger street, Mornington. Dear Big Brother Bill, —I am . very interested and enjoy reading your columns every week in Saturday’s evening paper. This week I’d like to enter for the competition. I am 11 yeans of age and in' Standard IV. at the Mornington School, and would like to join the bairns’ happy club. _ We have a pair of canaries called Twinkle and Joey, and they have two baby chicks three weeks old. They fly from perch to perch in the cage with mother and father. They take a bath every morning, and when they come out they are just soaked. Joey is a wonderful whistler and is so proud of his little ones.—l remain, yours sincerely, June Adam. [Thank you for your letter, June Adam. Your name is on the honour post for neat writing. Welcome to the bairns’ club. The canaries sound as though they make delightful pets, especially the tiny ones. Brother Bill hopes they will grow up lo be able to whistle like father. Write again soon.] 15 Clyde street, Dunedin. Dear Big Brother Bill, —I thought I would just write a note to let you know I would like to join your happy band of bairns. Could you please give mo the name and address of a pen-pal (about 10 years) living in Australia, America, or England,—Yours truly, Keith Dobbie. [Thank you for your letter, Keith Dobbie. Welcome to the bairns’ club. Brother Bill will publish a long list of pen-pals in next week’s columns. Next time you write we shall all be glad to hear something about yourself, Keith. Write again soon.] 62 Peter street, Caversham. Dear Big Brother Bill, —We have five budgies at home and some hens and bantams. The two hen budgies are sitting on six eggs each. We have had two young budgies which are now out of the nest. One is sky blue and the other is olive green. We have a rabbit which my father caught at Brighton. We give it thistles and grass. Its fur is grey and white, and it is very playful. T_ will close now.— Your loving bairn, Kathleen Harris. [Thank you for your letter, Kathleen Harris. You seem to have some happy pets. Budgies are beautiful in colour, but not when they are natural on the Australian plains. All the lovely colours have been produced by breeding in captivity. Thev arc also tremendously interesting when they talk. Do any of yours talk, Kathleen? Write again soon.]