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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1188, 10 December 1924, Page 6

ANNOUNCMENT. JQEAR LITTLE FOLK,— On and after Saturday, December 20, there will be a special corner of this paper allotted to you. Every week ‘‘Aunt Roberta” will tell you pretty stories and answer all your questions, and not only that, some oi you will have a chance to see how your own work looks in print. Prizes will be offered each week for various Competitions, which will be competed for by other little boys and girls in other big towns in New Zealand. So it is up to each of you to do your best. Here are the first of the Competitions, closing on Friday, December 12: COMPETITION CORNER. Cash Prizes will be awarded each week. Boys and Girls up to 17 years of age may compete. The work will be judged according to quality. Due consideration will be given to the question of age of the competitor. Marks will be awarded as follows: To the Winner of any Competition and for the one. who sends in the best Joke, Riddle, Catch, etc 4 To the Boy or Girl who gains second prize and tor the second best Riddlo, Catch, Joke, etc 3 Highly Commended 2 Commended 1 A record will be kept of the marks gained, and at the end of the year the following prizes will ■ be given : A HANDSOME GOLD MEDAL to the one who gains the highest number of marks. A SILVER MEDAL to the one who gains the second highest number of marks. Those Medals will be in addition to the Cash Prizes awarded each week of the year.

COMPETITION RULES. Write in ink on one side of paper only. Neatness, good writing and punctuation will count. Each entry must be on a separate sheet, with name, age, date of birth, and address underneath it. All entries MUST BE YOUR OWN, except Jokes, Riddles, Catches. Drawings must be clone in black ink —unless otherwise stated. Address all entries, letters, etc., to “Aunt Roberta,” care ‘‘Evening Standard.” COMPETITIONS: SHORT STORY of not more than 300 words: Ist prize ss, 2nd prize 2s 6d POET’S CORNER—Best terse: Ist prize ss, 2nd prize 2s 6d CRIsPiE’S CORNER—Best Joke: Ist prize ss, 2nd prize 2s 6d BEST RIDDLE OK CATCH: Ist prize ss, 2nd prize 2s 6d MOST ORIGINAL DRAWING: Ist prize ss, 2nd prize 2s Gd CLOSING DATE:— FRIDAY", DECEMBER 12. YNTED to buy, side-car body. Reply ”981,” ‘‘Standard.” jpiCNICS at Xmas time.—Get all your small goods at Hansel’s, the Square and Broadway. LOST, kick start pedal and chain wheel, Church street, Main street, Terrace End. Finder please return ‘‘Standard.” Reward. MRS Jones: ‘‘Well, I was going to deal off Smith and Son, butchers, Main street, after Xmas, but I’ll start at once because I think their goods are best.” corned beef, brawn, luncheon sausage, etc., all tip top.— Seel’s, 413 Main street (phono 8G55). CRUMB brush and tray, antique copper, pretty design, 4s 6d; (lour and sugar bins, nicely lettered, 11s 3d; caddies for spices, tea, etc., from 6d; biscuit forcers, make fancy biscuits for Christmas, 5s 6d.—Hopwood Hardware. LADIES’ white canvas nubuclc sandals, 32s Gd; white canvas wide strap shoe, 10s Gd; white canvas sandals, Cuban heels, 8s lid; white canvas two-strap, Louis heels, 9s Gd; white canvas Oxford, Gs lid.—G. Ardrey, next Post Oihce. VS.S. for new season’s fruits.— • Sunmaid raisins, 8d pkt.; Mi Id ura sultanas, 7d; American sultanas, sd; Mildura currants, 8d ; peel, Is 4d ; new figs, Gd lb. ; built butter, Is Gd ; cooking almonds, 2s.—G. C. Tarr, Main street east.

ELL ! Well! So you didn’t know where to tako the old bicycle to have it made new. Why! To Andersson’s opposite Post- Office. TIYTE displays 1113 Xmas goods. —See windows: New figs Bd, dates 31bs. lor Is 3d, crystalised cherries 3s, Angelica 4s, Jordon almonds 3s, sugar still 20s a bag. t\LEN-COAL, dependable quality.— Satisfaction guaranteed. Now obtainable from Child Bros, (phone 6447). meat buyers.—Every liousel holder keen to cut expenses and still get the best should shop at Autridge’s, corner Bourke and Cuba streets (phono 5334). LOOKING for the best Xmas goods shop.—You will find these at once at the Original Cash Stores. Bigstocks of Xmas provisions. OUR Christmas stocks have now arrived in full, and wo have opened up a very large selection of beautiful, stylish shoes. See these.—lnkpen’u, Broadway. MAKE J. R. Cunninghame your chemist—he is a prescription specialist. When .you have your medicine dispensed by J . R. Cunninghnme you will receive just what the doctor ordered made from the best quality drugs. Ci,OWBL T RX’S, Main street way / (next Barnao Bros.) for Xmas presents. USE quality coal—it pays. Satisfaction guaranteed. Glen-coal dependable quality.—P. E. Thomas (’phone 5973). FEW sample pairs of suede shoes are being sold at Inkpon’s at the reduced price of 30s; 5s deposit secures a pair for you. Don’t miss such an olfer. —lnkpen’s, Broadway. EGYPTA toilet specialist, 1 George street.—Let us introduce to you our famous clasmatic face treatment—refreshing and harmless to the most delicate skin. CHRISTMAS handkerchiefs, from 6d each, boxes from Is (id.; wonderful value and - variety.—Maxwell’s, 239 Main street west.. B,OOT repairs.—Owing to numerous requests and for the Convenience of customers on the north side of the town, I have arranged for a receiving depot with Mr T. Mummery, confectioner and fruiterer, 62 Rangitikei street. —T. B. Worrall, Zealandia boot repairing factory, Square.