JUNIOR LEAGUE

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20786, 22 April 1939, Page 21 (Supplement)

JUNIOR LEAGUE

I will try to make any animal Dear Girls and Boys, I nave told you on previous occasions that only sickness should prevent my letter to you appealing on Saturday. That terrible malady, influenza has paid a visit to Nelson and I was one of its victims, so I could only think aboui you last week. I have had some books sent to me iron: England. On the same page or one book v are two paragraphs about birds and what - different reading:: The first tells that during the very cold winter in England hundreds of birds died from cold anc hunger. This applied especially to larks because these little birds feed and roost on tbe ground, and when there Is a heavy rail or snow they are homeless and food less. A number or helpless birds were taken to the S.P.C.A. and under their care

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

U I have in my care very happy. many recovered. That is nice to read, but another paragraph tells or a man who was !d very angry because the sparrows caine -n and ate some or the com put down Tor a. his fowls, so he set a trap to catch them. ie Two sparrow's were caught and lcit to die n in the trap. The S.P.C.A. prosecuted the man for cruelty, and I was glad to read m that he was fined £5 and had to pay in ad'K ditlon the cost or his trial. This brought it to my mind tbe words in the Bible about it the sparrows: “Not one or them is rorid gotten berore God.’’ These two little id =parrows left to die or hunger were not s, .orgotten, and the man was justly punst ished Tor his cruel act. We can only hope 72e £‘nV earn 1110 lesion 11 W » 'e Good-bye, children. TINKERBELL