Untitled

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20300, 6 July 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)

♦** ♦'» ♦*» »*» /» ♦*» »*» \* %♦ V V v •'i To-day is short, yesterday i* ♦I 4 gone, to-morrow may never v come. If you ve got anything V •!'♦ * to do —get busy! V *?' R.-tty Pare, *J *»* 417, Great South Rtl., l-.llerslie V •:« ♦> %' v *l* v%• *l 7 v 'l' v v "I' v v ♦!' v•> vv *

DEAR COYS AND GIRLS,— Many tiianks to all those ivlto sent birthday greetings, and lor yuui approc.a tic ii of our special jiage last Saturday 1 was proud i he ahle lo make ' > such a page, and especially to he ahle to m traduce to you through then photo, graphs, a numhci of oui prominent tuein tiers. I'ho complete tnrthdaj, p.igi prut- lisi is puhhshed to-dav a'si Birthday Hon ours, list, and again I v.i.sh to congiatu late all those members of om Circles >\ ho have succeeded ui winning a prominent place in Hoys and (!irl> Sometimes mem Lers drop out ol the competitions, and lose interest because they do noi ivm a prize oi have then work published, hui that is not I lie sp:nl I want to set a! all "The game, and not the pri/e' should lie the motto of all out hoys and girls, inspiring them with patience and zeal even though then work may seem to go unrecognised. The Comfort Ship response mis oeen verv encouraging tins week, and I would like to thank all those hoys and girls and then friends, who are so genetously helping to win success for our fourth winter campaign Boys and g.rls ten to twelve years now have Letterbox Corner. Their letters will be pnhlishd as soon as the younger folk's letters are finished. Yorr fpeno P.S.—tie sure you all read our new Fireside Competition —its a good one!

A TRIP UP NORTH. Dear Misb Morion. Daddy took us a lovtuy trip up .North in the c;u the uumuiei Uoiiuuys. We cuuiped beaiuo tht car eacLi Wo 6peul a wt-cK-enu a) I'urifaiHl. where we saw the cement works, sun aat on ltie beach, ami there t saw the longest whart in the world, a natural out muue of rock Then we went to historic "Uaunato, tlie hrol mission station, where v/e saw the oldtst oak tree in New Zea lanii. Nest clay we went to Uussell with nh the protty little islands dotted übuin the harbour We callt;:! m at il is a nice pretty little olace, and we buugtn eonio nice tresh fish lor tea Kaitar.i was our next town We saw a bullock dru\ there, and a team ot bullocks ploughing and wa also saw the wireless mast at tlie Awanui wueiess station Next day we went on to the Ninety-Mile Beach where we stayed a week. We had splendid fishing there .and dug tor tohe/oaa While wo were there wo saw the godwita collecting to fi\ n.vay to Siberia foi the winter Ihe most beautiful part of out trip was the Manga miika Gorge on the way back where the bush was beautiful. We came home through Kaikohe aiid Dargavillo. and spent the last night with friends at Silverdale. where they had lots of apple 3. Fin) Kuthcr ford. Bombay Inge 10) OUR NATIVE FLOWERS. Dear Mis 3 Morton.—J am going to tell you about the wild Bovvers Down bv the beach there is the "pohutukawa. the trees are high up and the flowers are a beautiful bright red They always bloom iust before Christmas, and are often called Christmas trees. Another pretty flower thai likes Browing on river haul:.? and by beaches is tlie Itowhni. The majority are .1 deep yellow and bans in twos and threes alonu the branches, but there are also a few scarlet kowhaio. The clematis is a lovely flower that comes out with the kowhai about September. It is n long trailing vine that likes to grow over the tea-tree [ops Thev are white star-shaped flowers The heather lias a tiny yellow (lower The tea tree is the most common native of our land I' begins to bloom when it is onlv n few inches high. It 13 a small Mower will) five petals —-I must close now. from your loving pen friend. Doris Kill. Whenuanai (age 9) WAIKATO WINTER SHOW. Dear Miss Morton.—l am going to tell you about rny trip to the Waikato Wirier Show. We left home about to n.m and unived in Hamilton at 11 a.in First we saw the farmers' implements. As on around we suv.- a model of Mr \vard s farm ut Mnnnmai-u: in it there was a'hi" house surrounded by trees, in fine paddock there were two horses, in another was n herd of - Hoistein cows There was a hi"_'f kauri tree about four feet around \Uwent to the school sect-on. and saw some V "ry gnod work, far heller than I can do In nnolher section a nigger wa° giving on) puzzles We had a ride on the nr>rrv-iro ro'-nd. and on the At'pnfic flving boat A' Inst we had to 'cave for home verv tire-' but hnppy.—Anthony Budd, Lome Street. Alorrinsville fage !)). QUEER WAYS OF BIRDS. T am going to tell vou. dear Miss Mor ton. about some queer ways of birds One <lay lasl voar at breakfast we were looking out of the window and we «nw two hir>'<. n blackbird feeling a habv cuckoo on the lawn. the cuckoo was bigger >hnn o'e blnekbird 1 have heard 'ln I die cuckoo lays it<* e*7rrs in oth"r bird'? ne?l u but n»ver found one f ii lo t wanted to you t.h»t our net goldfinch ? r, i awnv the Bni>rro"-s would eone after hi» 'eed F Trow thev would come, bul the veT-rind-th Ti"ht was left on ore ni"M M rede t'n«m think it was mor^- n T ni"' *hev hnvp nr»f come back vet.-—From Peter ETardca.stle Epsom Avenue fage H) THE MAIL-BAG. Betty Pare.—Your essay was very good Indeed, Betty, arid I am Hiire you are glad Dow you spent so much time on it. Arnott Mei )< 1 ek' fi n Urfnrt>i n»t e 1 v vou | did not mar)'. your envelope t<"> kliow it | contained a photograph. so it was not opened m time for our Birthday Pnge Perhaps I may be able to use the photo later on. Zola Le Vnillant.—The Cheerio Gazette o should be mnde of strong paper, about I tin by I2in.. and filled with coloured cards and pictures. also items from " Boy nnd Girls." You may send in some poems arid sketches, but don't be disappointed if von <lo not see thorn in our page l Onlv the very best are good enough fo print Joyce Jnckson —Let me have a list of the missing cards, and 1 will replace them But if the others turn up. thev must be returned Jean Mnnro.—Vou are- very welcome to cur Circles Jean. A form is printed ou

the first Sat unJ ay of each month. Yon must Cum 100 rnn ri.s be f ore von become an " Nf.B.C. ' urn' twelve star? for n book The Merit List is - For members who are tfikins n keen interest in our pn;,'e and v.'inninc? n plnre in it rioiv nnd then " Well Wither."- We prefer now clothe:' for the Comfort Ship but perfectly clean 3ient.lv mended would be accept Jib'e. so lorn n» they are not too well worn Thelmti Millet) You wrote your letter just n little 100 soon didn't yon. Thelrnn ? You in iik I remember there are miiriv xiunilreds of member." besides vonrself seek ill'.' it place in " Hove and Girls," Noel Blvtlr.— Yotu lillle ' ('niii r nr! Ship" poem shows t verv rrre spirit, Noel II is riot finite up to publication standard but here i* 'lie hist verse - The Hkiim.d a Comfort Ship tins launched For mcmbeiM to (ill with .'rood tbin'.M; And many a home has been transformed Hy the Khm ".-huh comfort brim." •fim Middle!,on.— A verv t:ood puzzle, Jim. J will use it soon Joy GuscoiKnu.--Ordinary dra'.vms pnner elioiild be used fpr the sketch Trevor Wilkiris - We only u.-.e real utor ies, Trevor, by which I menn incidents nnd odventtires that miirlil have happened to the writer even if thev didn't! Hut 1 am mire yon never went biir-ipime hunt,mo in Africa. di<l you? Owen Willis.— I am an worry to tioai of your illness. Owen, and hope you are feel iriß much bct'er now Of eoitrso. I quite understand yon cannoi possibly make up A Cheerio, or i;o in lot any competitions under . the circumstances Hut the isolation period wiil soon pass, sr> cheer up'

Mnrjorie Dufr.ell.--I think Pipsqueak "Pould be a good name, don't you. Mar jouol I hope you will enjoy your holiday