LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 19, 2 June 1939, Page 3

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

JUMBLED NATIVE TREES I have two "big pardons" to make in this competition. The man who does the printing made two mistakes 1 j in the jumbletl native tree and they were in Nos. 5 and 10. You will be able to see just where they occurred by the following lists MA AlT—Matai Muir —11IMU RAlUK—Kauri HOWAIK —Kowhai RllWPß—Puriri WE WE R All A—Rewa Rewa RAATOT—Totara. KOPUAWAHTU—Pohutufcaxra RAAAKK—Karaka KAAMUK—Manuka RlOM—Miro . TlEKKAAH—Kahikatea TAAR—Rata | Now as things went wrong I have decided to give free picture tickets Jto those good sailormen aaid sailor. } girls who got all the others right and | here are the lucky winners, i 1 Stewardess Pauline Stewart, Engi_ ' neer Ivan Meyer, Petty Officer Leslie Stewart, Midshipmaid Jocelyn Wilson, Midshipman Maureen Wardlaw i Stewardess Nanette Raymond, Midshipmaid Cecily Sullivan Stewardess Colleen Kelly. Congratulations — Your tickets await you at the 'Beacon.' MY MAIL BOX Dear Peter the Whaler, I wish to become a member of the Good Endeavour League. I enclose threepence in stamps. I am 10 years old. Yours Faithfully, KEITH HYLAND. Welcome aboard my lad and here's a, hearty grip to show you that I mean it- You'll find a cosy bunk in the bows and I have placed you near the pantry—How does that suit you. All good wishes. P.T.W. I * ' RIDDLE POT Why is a stiff man like frozen water? Because he cannot run. « « « * What letter can never keep dry? The letter "e" because it is always in water and wet. « * * * Why is a rocket like a balloon? Because they both go up into the air. * * * * What do you dislike to find in j'our pocket? A hole. # * # # Why is a tree like a book? Because they both have leaves. # * # * Why is a policeman very strong? Because he 'can, hold up motors with one hand. # * * * Why is a railway line like a blanket? Because "it is always laid upon sleepers. *.* * # What animals, beheaded, becoiiK' very cold? M-ice. * * # « What is the best thing to put in a roly-poly pudding? A good set of teeth. # * * * Why is a pipe like a mad Dutchman? One's a hollow the other jo a silly Hollander. WORD TWISTERS A little girl has sent in the follow, ing tongue twisters: Say: Plunko and Pinkec, six times quickly. I wonder if she has tried to say. 'Mixed Biscuits' or 'She sells seashells on the seashore,' or 'Peter Piper pick ed a peck of pickled pepper. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper where's the peek of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked? Or this one: 'I saw six short soldiers Scrubbing six short shirts, Six short soldiers rubbed and rubbed Six short soldiers scrubbed and scrubbed. Six short soldiers scrubbed their shirts with nothing else to. dbv And Sister Susie's sewing, s£aßrt& as Sister Susie's do.'