LETTER-BOX CORNER Continued

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23483, 21 October 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)

LETTER-BOX CORNER Continued

VALERIE SPANNER.- —"The Spring Picture" was a delightful little story, Valerie. JEAN HOTSON. —What fun you must have h;ul at tho Chateau, Jean. It must he very thrilling tobogganing in the snow. The photo vou enclosed was very attractive, hut unfortunately, too dark for satisfactory reproduction on the page. Sorry, we do not publish copied stories and poems. Only small items such as riddles may be copied. Thank .von for the other little items. MADELEINE MORTIMER.—.Your little story wi|S very neatly written, Madeleine. It will appear on the page later. BEATRICE PERRY,—Your little lien must be a great pet, Beatrice. Yes, the fowls are apt to become spoilt if they are pets. S'our sketches wore not quite good enough for print this time. Try to make your lines a wee hit finer and daintier. ANNE RIACH.—Your sketches did not quito reach publication standard this time, Anne. Don't forget to rub out the pencil lines that show alter the ink is dry. COLLEEN GEORGE. —Such a number of sketches in your envelope, Colleen, bnt. I'm sorry, none of them was quite good enough for publication. The bird was the best, but unfortunately it had already been sent in by another reader. ♦°|PPIE SHIRLEY.— I was delighted to hear from you again. Marjorie. What strange places birds do nest in. Fancy your brothers both having their hirthday on the same day. although there is so much difference in their ages. The sketch you sent in this time was not quite good enough for print, I'm sorry, Marjorie.

□ ORIS QUEEN.—I was pleased to heac from you again, Doris. "The River's Goal" was quite a good poem. It will see print when I can find a spare corner. EILEEN WEBBER.*—I was interested to hear about your little lamb, Eileen. Don't forgot to put your age on all items you send in (including letters).- ;■ MARY ERCEG. —1 was pleased to hear that vou give the poor little bobbies an extra share* of milk before , they vf away. It doea seem a pity to see them go. Yon must have a lovely lot of chicks now. I expect Jill will be verv proud of hers whey they- arrive. Sorry, the metre in your little verse was nut quite even. KEN COCHRANE. —Your description ot the sunset was very good. Ken. What a wonderful picture the sky makes at tinges. PEGGY SCOTT.—Thank vou for the items, Peggy. Some of them will be used if we have a spare corner. KATHLEEN LAMBERT.—What fun you : must have climbing the mountains. Kathleen. Is it a hot lake at the bottom of the mountain? < DICKSIE COCK ERTON.—How jolly H must be doing lessons by correa'ijondencft school. Dicksie. "The Wind" was. the hotter of your two poems. It will see pnut| later. FRANK MIHALiIEVICH. I was most interested to learn all about your? '°"" t . fry, Frank. We very no to have snakes in .New Zealand. niusi he verv frightening. Thank jou for the riddles. The sketch of .Pop-eye was not quits up to publication standard. •