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Northern Advocate, 4 February 1936, Page 2

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Raymond Going writes: “I have been very interested in the ‘Young Northlander’ ever since it commenced and was pleased when the Kupe Club was formed. My father has got the ‘Advocate’ for many years, but I didn’t

take an interest in it until the ‘Young Northlander’ appeared.”—Leaving at 6.45 a.m. for school isn’t much fun, Ray, but there is some consolation if you like school. How would Buster, Bill and Bonzer do as names for the three black kittens?

Doreen Callaghan. —A duplicate certificate has been sent to you, Doreen. Beth Rowland. —Both yours and Glenys’ badges have been sent, Beth. Aileen Snelgar. —Yes, Aileen, one can still continue with the puzzles after a book has been won, and commence saving for another 30 points. Thelma Beasley.— Please supply your full date of birth, Thelma. On the enrolment form it was given as August 18, 1936. Marie Carrington.— No date of birth was given on your enrolment form, Marie. Please supply this. Audrey Going. —Your’re a member now, Audrey, and fully entitled to wear the Kupe Club badge which has been posted to you. Necia Taaffe. —Quite a chatty little letter, Necia. With dancing, music and school work you can’t have very much time to spare. Tom Wood. —Your contributions will come in useful, Tom. Many thanks.

Leona Subritzky. —lt will be interesting to see which name wins, Leona. Lots of suggestions were received. Edna Clark. —For a week we’ve been even more busy than usual. But guess what’s happened now. The Princess has returned with only half her holiday completed. With the flood invading our office, we’re all glad she’s back.

John Browne. —Yes, John, I too think you’ll enjoy our competition. The form was received safely and you are now a member of the Kupe Club.

Josie Taylor says: “I was delighted when Father told me he had a letter for me. I opened it and found it to be a lovely certificate. Now I am going to save thirty points.”—lt won’t take you long to win a book, will it, Josie? Hard work is always rewarded.

Aline Bisset, —Beach holidays are always enjoyable, Aline. Baby kittens are the funniest things, aren’t they? Mother’s tail, they seem to think, was made specially for them to play with. Joan Heath. —Sorry, Joan, but your full date of birth wasn’t written on your enrolment form. Please let us know the full date of your birthday.

Stuart Hawken. —Glad to receive your letter, Stuart, and hope to hear from you again, soon. Llewellyn Powell. —As soon as our club gets going well, Llewellyn, there will be more room for stories. Welcome.

Mary Berghan.—Young Northlanders are proud of their club, I know, Mary.

Idina Connolly. —>’ot a pleasant adventure, Idina. I can just imagine the haste with which you scrambled over the fence. Kathleen Hazell. —So glad the mail

day has changed back again, Kathleen. Two very loyal warriors in the North would be feeling very sad if they couldn’t enter for the weekly competition.

Elma Webb. —After thirty points have been collected they are sent to the “Advocate” office where they are exchanged for a book prize. Eileen Dickey. —Somebody found your competition entry in the street, Eileen, and forwarded it on to the “Advocate” Office.

Elizabeth. Matthews. —Thank you for the suggestions, Elizabeth. Both will receive careful consideration and perhaps later on we’ll be able to institute the sections you recommend. Norman Morgan. —Seven ducklings and a magpie. You’re certainly well off for pets, Norman. Claudia Warrington. —Thank you for a long letter, Claudia. Let us hope this year will be no exception to the rule, and bring you lots of luck as in the past. Sam Carter. —Rain has been heavy, Sam; even tribal headquarters was flooded out.

Eric McKellow. —You may have a badge, Eric, in fact one has been posted to you. W. M. Lament. —Your first lettex', wasn’t it, old chap. I was very glad to hear from you. Muriel Dunn says: “Best wishes to the great success of the tribe. I think it grand to have a club, and the name suits it well.”—-Many thanks for the good wishes, Muriel. Lately the weather has been very bad in Whangarei, though the sun is shining brightly as I pen this reply. Doreen Callaghan. —Third time is lucky, Doreen. You’re a fully fledged member now. lan McKellow. —Yes, I saw the Leith, lan, and agree she is a very fine ship. Princess Raranga and I welcome both you and your sister to the club.

Patty Croft. —A wireless! That would be lovely, Patty. Back to school now, I hope you enjoyed your holiday. Jack McCarten. —Quite a good way of spending your pi’ize-money, Jack. You’ll both like the badges, I know. Jean Wilson says: “I would like to be one of your warriors very much, so I am filling in an enrolment foi'm.” —WeTe pleased to have you as a member, Jean.

Velma Wright. —A duplicate pi’ize has been posted to you, Velma. Doris Ilalliday. —Yes, I had a very enjoyable time over the holidays, Doris, and hope you enjoyed youi’s, too.

Julie Donaldson writes: “As many of us have noticed, your club is becoming quite interesting. For a long time I have longed to join. I think hedgehogs are useful pets in a garden as they eat slugs and snails off the plants.”—Hedgehogs are interesting pets. Julie. The Office Boy is very proud of his.

Laurel Going.— A most appropriate verse, Laurel, which expressed very well the sorrow felt by New Zealand boys and girls at the passing of King George V.

Joan Thomas. —A badge has been posted to you, Joan.

Audrey Riddle. —Two nice recipes to put in my book, Audrey, thank you very much. I’ll see what I can do about a jumble competition. It is hard to find a name for a hedgehog, isn’t it? Kupe wants to keep him as a pet, so he must have a name. —R.

Jean Adkins. —Part of my holidays will be the same as yours Jean, but you’ll be back at work before I am. I’m sure you’ll like the badge when you get it. Many thanks for your good wishes. I’ll write and ask Kupe about your enrolment form, though perhaps by this time it has been published.—R.

Beth Rowland. —Kupe handed your recipe on Beth, thank you. I like letters as well as recipes you know. —R.

Dorothy Wilkinson. —Your recipe found its way to the Cookery Nook, Dorothy. Many thanks for it and for your appreciation of our page.—R.

Dorothy Logan. —Thanks for the recipe. Dorothy. What a lot of sweettooths there are among the ' Northlanders. Write to me sometime, will you?—R.

Rose Attwood. —What a' lovely long letter Rose. I hope it is only the first of many from you. I’m very pleased to be with 'the Tribe and enjoy vex-y much helping with the page. Kupe forwarded your letter and I do appreciate your thoughfulness. Lettei’s do make a lioncTay more enjoyable as you say. You certainly deserved to get lots of letters when you took such risks to £et the mail. Bravo Rose. Sorry the printer got your letter so mixed. No hxatter how careful everyone is, that happens occasionally. The letter paper is very nice and makes a very good Xmas present.—R. Dorothy Howe. —Holidays will be over by this time, Dorothy. I hope you enjoyed them. Not much , chance bf feeling lonely with cousins visiting and work to do. Do you like helping to milk? I do, though I don’t get much chance unless I’m on holiday. Thank you for your good wishes and the recipe.—R.

Velma Wright. —Thank you for the recipe Velma. I like Prickles as a name for the hedgehog. I wonder how many will suggest it?—R. Norma Reid. —Two letters to answer this time, Norma. Many thanks for both of them and for your good wishes and the recipe. You did have a wet time for camping. I hope the sun soon began to shine again. The Club is thriving wonderfully and we are delighted.—R. Margaret Cairns*— Thank you for the recipe, Margaret. I rather like the sound of these mountains. Watch for it soon.—R.