TO OUR CIRCLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18286, 8 June 1929, Page 11

TO OUR CIRCLE.

PETER PAN'S LETTER. Dearest Ctrclians: I wonder how many of you have been collecting and painting the Picture Puzzles every week. Lots and lots of you. I hope, because the Special Prize for the Best Collection of Painted Picture Puzzles is a beautiful one this time. You have only a fortnight longer now, as your Pictures must all be sent to me before Saturday, June 22nd. Although Our Circle will be exactly Two Years Old on June 25th, we are having Our Birthday Page on Saturday, June 29th. I have discovered two jolly Birthday Competitions already, and have the loveliest of pleasant surprises for you, too. Shall I tell you? No —I think I will keep it a secret a little longer.—Did I hear someone whisper—“lt is Our Picture Party, of course But the Picture Party is no longer a secret, Circlians of mine, so it cannot be that. I wonder if any of you are clever enough to guess what this special surprise is going to be. The Verse-Makers’ and Story-Tellers’ Prizes will be awarded on June 29th, and I want every Circlian to try to write a specially interesting and original story or poem for me, and help to make Our Second Birthday Page an even greater success than the first. Quite a number of little people want pen-friends this week, and I hope you will all write to our far-away Circlians in England. I received a letter from the Poole Circlians’ school-mistress several days ago, and when I had finished reading it I felt like crowing and crowing! For do you know what this lady said: — “My recitations this term are all chosen from the Timaru ‘Herald’ Children’s Page. I think your Circlians’ poems are splendid.” Aren’t you proud and pleased, little people, to think that, in a big school away over on the other side of the world, the verses you have written for me are being learnt and recited by boys and girls. Here is another extract from this lady’s letter:— “These seven children are very eager to join your Circle, and I can assure you they are looking forward to their New Zealand pen-friends.” I have printed these new Circlians names and addresses, and, in order that we may find pen-friends for them all, I would like you to tell me which ones you are writing to. The Competition Box is not yet full of “Growlygrouchys,” so put on your Thinking Caps—or perhaps I should say Drawing Caps—little artists of mine, and see if you cannot make me the finest and fiercest monster that ever escaped from “Old Man Imagination’s Zoo.” Next Saturday I will tell you about the special Picture that is coming to the Grand Theatre on the important day when Our Page is Two Years Old, and I am celebrating my Make-Believe Birthday. Lots of Love for you all, and a "thimble” for every sick-a-bed Cir-. clian, From Your Own PETER PAN.

40th COMPETITION. fj |j |j St Prizes of 5s and 2s 6d will be ♦? II given for the TWO BEST g II DRAWINGS of the “OROWLY- || H GROUCHY." * • • • I: n « RULES. if 11 I jf 8 || 1:—If possible drawings are to be is Is finished in Indian ink. If 2:—Pull name, address, and age || II must be given. II 3:—Entries must reach Peter || II Pan, “Herald” OfHce, Timaru, || II not later than June 15th. ** mmmum, ♦ttUlii!!!!! 1

MISSING NAMES OF CARS. MXXXXS CXXXXY was a RXXXR who asked his friend NXXH to walk OXXXXXXD to see his friend AXXXXN, who lived in EXXXX. They had to DXXXE rough country and FXXD the SXXXT river HXXXXR. One day, while they were eating HXXXXX'S chocolate, and singing a song, a BXXXK passed them, and out stepped AXXXXN, who was surprised to see them. (Sent by “Tom Keeney," Clandeboye). (Answers will be given next week.) MISSING LETTERS. Here is a sentence in which every other, letter is missed out. See if you can put in the missing letters so that you get a well-known proverb. W-e-e-h-r-i-a-i-l-h-r-i-a-a-. (Sent by “I’m Alone,” Waimate). (Solutions will be given next week).