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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19762, 8 October 1927, Page 4 (Supplement)

»*♦ *** «*♦ ♦*» V V ®»* *** *♦* Speak no evil and cause no ache, Utter no jest that can pain ♦s» ♦*» awalcs, *♦* Guard your actions, bridles your V tongue, V «£♦ Words are adders, when hearts V •> are stung;. *♦* *** —From Brenda Peat. Normanby St,, ♦♦♦ Dargaville. * Dear Boys and Girls, — Such a lot of interesting things to tell you to-day I hardly know where to begin. Well, for one thing, be sure you read about Animal Week Then, too, there is the Scrap-book competition, which reminds us that Christmas is only two months off! Later on, there will be a story and painting competition, and another Santa Claus Sleigh, so we shall all. be having a tremendously busy time. Will you all please read carefully over " Herald Circle's " notice, also " Rules for Competitors?" Otherwise your letters and entries may be disqualified. The older boys have the column to-day, half-crown prizes and mark-cards being awarded for the best letters. The older girls will have their turn next week, and there are plenty ol interesting letters waiting, too! Letter-box Corner still "full up!" Your friend, E.K.M. BEAUTIFUL OMANAWA FALLS. Dear Miss Morton.—l am going to describe a visit I had to the Omanawa, Falls and the power house last summer. We left Tauranga and journeyed some miles, into the hills until we reached the bush. Presently a loud roar floated over to üb. Along a shaded track we walked, the roar ! growing louder. Suddenly the bush ends and we gaze across a to the beautifu Omanawa Falls, sweeping headlong over a cliff. Far down below us is a concrete building which proves itseli to be a hydroelectric power hor.se Following a narro teck on the cliff face, we reach a tunnel which <?oes down to the power station. Steps have been built right do™ nerv after descending, one room, where the water power drives m«ge turbines. Leaving this interesting p a and following a steep pa . nniPT. Bc.r€BTll &Hov© tuß f&IiS. , * cool and beautiful here, and troutcanbe ; peen swimming in the depths of the spark ling water. Returning . again to the pic tnesoue gi'lly and the din of the falls we examine the stream bed below the spot where the waters leap over the cliff _ A rnc<red gorge, with overhanging stream vc-i'a its jagged outline, as toe stream rushes through, battering huge rocV< in its rocrse and disappearing in a .wild switl » a bend. Snrely this fa . scene ffinal to any in a forejsn land? _ Natnre s forces are effectively displayedand leave an everlasting impression on ot - the beholders.—From Lew Morgan, \V^ on Street. Wnihi (ar-p 16). (Very good Lew' Yes, we have scenery in our Home land eanal to any in the world.) A YOUTHFUL SAILOR. Dear Miss Morton,— Tauranga is such a beautiful place. My father has a "-foo er with an out-boaTd engine. I nn '9 Kr ,, _ fun in the holidays. We go outside the barb our to a .rock called the-N<yrth Rock and there fisb for mou-mou. It is a beau tiful blue fish in shape, like a bitf. rarely exceeds a foot and a-half; also it is mv favourite food-fish. I expect you • bave never heard of it before Are there any gannels on the Auckland .^ ar koi r • Dovrn here, we bave a type_of eailms boat called the seven-footer. It has amigbt compartments so that it cannot sink, l here is a large mainsail and it has a centreboard. The mainsail is the ? nly sad. Tb( ~., „re pbout 1? here There is a clnss in WelHnsrton called the seven-foot Tauranga class, so you fee it is J? op "; a , r ,' 1 bave one. too.—Your fner.d, G. TndLcpe, Tauranga. (No, we haven't any ernnne,s m the Auckland Harbour, but, there are plenty round about the B?mer a.Kl°ther Islands. Your sailing boat must be ep'endid fun!) LITTLE DOG JESS. T would like to tell you all aboiit my little dog Jess. My fat'-er bought her us a pup six weks old. She traveled f™m Dnnedin to Te Kuiti in a srnall bos which I am Quite sure she was glad -to get o of! Coming all that way m .snch a small box, you can guess the state she rrnved m. However, aftei sbe had been given a hath, end a good feed, she looked m-M. nicer. She has" snch-a loving , nature we all grew to love her very quickly. My father had no trouble in training her and sheep. She is a purebred collie. Her father won the Great International Sheep Do" Trial in Scotland. Jes3 now has seven bla~k and white nappies She is a good mother, and spends all the she is not working with her pups.—Witb love from your pen-friend* Resmal" Kobmson, P. 0., Puriri (age 12). WONDERFUL WAITOMO. I aia writing to see if I may become one of your pen-friends, as you call them. B"in" 13, I believe thai I shall be eligible for Mine of the competitions if accepted. The holidays finished last week, so we have to wander back to school again. I had a erood time although I did not go away for them. At Waitomo. which is about 12 miles out, large additions to the hostel are being made. I have been through two of the caves, the Ruaknra ana the \\aitomo. They are a very - wonderful sicht. particularly the "Waitomo, or glow-worm cave. Since I have been through the caves the electric light has been installed. sbowin.tr the interior to much better advantage than magnesia flares.—Your friend. Dick Craig, Butler Street, ;.e Ivuiti. FUN AT THE SEASIDE. "Every Xmas we go to the West Co&st. dear Miss McHon. I play in the sand, and make castles and roads. When the tide comes in, I go for a swim in the sea. i But after I have had my swim, I get my bucket and spade, and dig toheroas. the Eeagulis get a toheroa and fly high into the air with it, and drop it down on the beach, and smash it. People often find ambergris on the beach Mr. Gordon Coate3 stays at our camp at Xmas. There are two other camps besides oura. One is four mnes nwav, and the other is about half a mile awa y.—Clifton Barker, Dargaville (age 9). THE SiAHr-BACL Royce Gager: I am suto you will like being in the Browties, Royce. You learn lots of useful things by joining the GirJ Guides. Graie Lund: Thank you for the story, Grace, but you will have to practise writing a little longer before you get into print. I hope you will send an entry when there is a story competition. Sehvyn B agnail: That was a fine letter for a little boy of five years old to write, Selwyn, and 1 hope you will write again, Robert Adams; You must have had a good holiday On the farm. Robert. A thrush comes and sijigs in my garden, too. Madge Melville: Thank you for your letter. Madge, but r,-e won't bs using any move " Jumbles " just yet. Freda West: 1 am sure you enjoyed your visit to the zoo, Freda, and its iot3 of fun feeding the monkeys, isn't it? Barbara Montgomerie: 1 know Taupo ia a very pretty place Barbara, and there must be liesps of tourists in summer. Bunty Scott: I was so interested that you met my little friend Elma. Bunty As .you say, holidays s.lways end too quickly. Phyllis BelKnibani: Yorsr spring letter was deliahtful. Phyllis, but 1 had sn many hi print, yours Was crowded out. Bow do you like cor page now? Joyce Merton: Yes. the clematis is lovely in bloom an J I hope your little plant will grow. Zelliab Dye: It you v,-ant to correspond with a pen-friend. Zelliab. you must Bend me your letter _ in a stamped envelope, and 1 -will address it Merle Thorp: Thanks for the little sketch. Merle. It will go in with the rest of the entries to be judged Freda LevesQue; Your early walk to the • bush must have been delightful, Freda. I bave entered your name as a pen-friend. Gladya Kappely: See reply to Grace, Gladys we are not using continued stories. Letters also from: Daphne Coldaworthy, Joan Rawle, Helen Pirie. Rene Gleeson, Marjorie Dubbel Harold and Lionel Hood, Herbert and Joe Wyatt, Ptiil Peterson. William Whinray.—l am glad to hear from you again and enjoyed reading your springtime letter. - Letters also received rrom Manorie Brigtarn, H Robertson Mcdy Herlihy, Zepiiie Mattar. Cathie Gow, Sheila Stewart, Ollie Clarke. Avis Hose Margar. 1 Sanderson, •Tame Brewster, Mary Hammond. Constance Cuff. Ernest Clarke Hazel Cleary. Margaret and Alison Coull, Shirley and Peggy Brown 4y«l Ivy Ham* '