THE MAIL-BAG.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20668, 13 September 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE MAIL-BAG.

\u,1,,.y Piii-l.inc: A " ,-]«• Own" column * ill hl'.oiHv be in!rodiiced m onr pairc. and I'.-' IPCK, mieh u H yon aiIK«CHt. will no doubt l"' sent in. fierald Sinister: [ Ihink you had better !•' ep 11 ui "Cheerio" until another cornpclii;' j" l!, " llll ' , ed. but .send it in if von v.ish. I here me no actual rnistakea in tho fpMiitf versos, but. while the sentiment is junto -no.I 11,,. | lr „. s spontaniety and )lMe 'i'i' < ' j l " r ' -'''iinil In u sprint,' poein. .1 he »i in: iri lt lurk, which Roar*) oil Inch. 1 111' _ ' nl'i'll till kir.-lisiici , 1,„., <'hantintr and living in the ~kv Ho animate I lie wide, wide blue. Olive . Mcl.'iao: See reply to Gerald re (/•tieerio. Sissy Sink: ,\ nice letter. Sis-y. Von 'lid nol eiir|u«e the photo with \oiir lellc Iml I know how beautiful all the Mowers must have looked My own garden looks .lovely PI. I, now, and I filled 13 vasca for the living room this morning. Hoger-J Nuylor- What a dclitcht Till dnv that miiPt have been, b'o-ers! I like both j " lo letter and III.: skelchei. but will you J'lease remember always to do your sketches on separate slips of paper. Tliev look lii-.-o iii the. Idler but have to bo cut out and punted nn sepainto shools, ns, ft course, the. wiiiten payu cannot bo reproduced. Irene Thompson: A nice letter, but far too lon£. \on should .study the letters that nppear, nnd nolo the average lenirth. So much would have had to be cut from yours that it vyould merely have been a skeleton letter. The art of conden.sinit i.s one of tho TiiOHt iinporliinl that a vountr wrilor can • Btudy. j Mavis Pad(.:et: Poem much below your Usual standard. Tho lino, "My face is liko mi ugly, blushing rose," in extremely unfair to tho roses. A card was aunt 80H10 timo a so. Thelma Churches: You mii9t have a very taico stamp collection Thelma Wo have had many painting competitions, Kttch as Jrou describo, and will no doubt bo liavinc another. But thoy are so easy that I only •ot thorn for tho younger members.

Wulidu I'uiner: Iridic Hed Ificli 11jr Howl makes ii very n! I ratiivo fancy dress. of how would yon lik- I" i'o an a Spri ntr Dav. with flowers In your lniir. 11 wnnd of pussy willow, nnd father's tun um l> r«*l l;t V •Tim M|<l<l!«U.)|| • The curds have n.it vet I iff ii Hf ii t. so I will ko into the inatliu. Will consider (lie competition idea, lliikli Mountfurt: Von cannot mix llio marks ii|> like lluil. Itnt if y<ni have CD marks for "Hoys Own" you are entitled to 11 fivi'-RliilliiiK hook prize. You may miiiio any special one at that price, or s;ivu nif Home idea of any particular clioiff. Send in some Meccano items by all means, with illust rat ions, if poniihle. 'l'llo idea for :i " special |i!lKf" miclil 1)0 1111ife popular. J 'lf ii sc mention it ajiain later on, The aerial liner wan not (ptile uji to your usual standard. You tiry send in a alory of " Hoys Own" any time Hex Orr: The lit llf scout story shown promise. hut in nut ■ 11> to pulilicalion stnndard. After Mr. hiii h a inean trick, I thinji lie. would have shown a nrilcli truer sportinL' spirit if lie had left, a shilling in each lio.y's hand after he hail ho kindly slialcon it! LETTERS AMD OTHER ITEMS ALSO RECEIVED FROM: •lune ( <ivtfr, Milly Williams. .lolill Hell. Hntli 11 mt.ii j 0,, n , f; Hi ,| ya and Miidlfe Dixie. .Nancy I iirner. Krlnn Htarlr. Annie Din-ro-.i , Juycf MolTatt, I'opoy IliM, .lean North, l>ft!ina.<| North, Nelson Warner, Thelma Hli'lti' f " y l ' :(ll(lllfl> :,,K| '-y' 1 ' 11