The Yeung

Northern Advocate, 29 June 1943, Page 5

The Yeung

Hello Everybody, I want to turn back the calendar this week, and ask for some iniormati&n. If any of you can tell me what I want to know, write immediately, it is important. Someone in Wellington, connected with the Centennial Exhibition, wants to know what schools in Northland had representatives with the Northland Party that went with Kupe to the Exhibition in January 1940. I know that some of the party have shifted to other districts, some of the boys have gone to the war, but there must be many who can tell me what I want to know. Will every Northlander who was in that party, or who had an elder brother or sister who went with it, please tell me the name of the school you or they attended at that time. This is urgent, so please write at once. From the list of names for the carriages, I can remember a number of schools but, we don’t want to miss out any. Help me out please Northlanders. In our various shiftings from house to house a lot of our papers have been destroyed, and we have nota a complete list of addresses of the Northland party. Cheerio till next week,, RARANGA Princess. Northland Tribe COMPETITION RESULTS What a job! I’ve just been judging the Limericks, and have had a very difficult time. Remember I promised a half-crown for the best copied limerick, and another for the best original one? I’m sorry to say that a lot of so-called “original” limericks were just copied, so the original class had to be discarded, to make sure no one would get a prize under false pretences. To those that were really original, but didn't quite “sing” correctly, I have given five-point merit cards.

The two best copied ones were sent in by Betty Hartnell, of Mangapai, and May Sharp, of Kawakawa, but several others were very good. I hope you don’t find the last line of Betty’s a bit too much '"or you, but the play on sound is so good it just had to get a prize. Here are the winners:— Said the moth as he sniffed at the camphor, I am sorry I’m here where I amphor Some things that I eat Taste pleasant and sweet, But camphor I don’t care a damphor. There was an old lady of Harroiv, Who rode into church in a barrow. When she stuck in the aisle She said with a smaisle “They make these ’ere churches too narrow.” Merit Cards Five points to the following for original Limericks:—Tim Pearce, Whangarei; Velma Clark, Otaikarangi; Patricia Keeble, Whangarei; Clive Kelly, Whangarei; Clive Rae, Whangarei; Lova Bissett, Whakapara; Betty Clotworthy, Whangarei. Five points for copied Limericks:—Beth Slade, Onerahi; Rosemary King, Kaitaia; Isabel Amoore, Whangarei; Peter Sharp, Kawakawa; Lilian Drake, Aponga; Cora Johnstone, Kiripaka. One-point merit cards:—Clarice Forsyth, Tanekaha; Herbert Halvorsen, Opuawhanga; Alice and Annie Suvalko, Ruakaka; Jessie, Winifred and William Sinclair, Kawakawa; Phyllis and Dulcie Suvalko, Ruakaka; Dawn Percy, Whangarei; Gwen and Marie Forsyth, Tanekaha; Doris Timperley, Maungatapere; Mary Nankivell, Opuawhanga; Doreen Buckley, Whangarei; Joyce Vining, Otaikarangi; Joe Harris, Kaitaia; Margaret Erceg, Pipiwai; Pat Alexander, Pakotai; Frank Cocurullo, Whangarei. There was a young fellow called Beeby, Wished to wed a young girl called Phoebe, • So he said: “Let me see What the clerical fee Be before Phoebe be Phoebe Beeby.” —Copied by Lilian Drake. A chef in an hotel at Norwich Has dropped his false teeth in the porridge, Though he searched each tureen, They’re nowhere to be seen. ' Will jhe finder please kindly acknowledge. —Copied by Peter Sharp. There was a young fellow named Matt, Who was most exceedingly fat, But that was not all! He was also so tall That he knelt down to put on his hat! —Copied by Isabel Amoore. There was a plump lad of Mauritius, Who thought that the lion looked vicious. The lion thought he looked like something for tea, And said: "That plump lad was delicious.” —Copied by Rosemary King. A pretty young school-mistress named Beauchamp Said: ’’These awful boys, how shall I teauchamp?

For they will not behave Although I look grave And with tears in my eyes I beseauchamp.” —Copied by Beth Slade. There was an old lady from Yooster, Who was annoyed very much by a rooster, She cut off its head Until it was dead, And now it don’t crow like it used ter. —Copied by Cora Johnstone.