THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 57, 1 September 1939, Page 3

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

i PETER THE WHALER I WHALE ISLAND

FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY for the Goodwill Cruise!

Well here we are safe and sound, and anchored in the snug and calm Suva harbour. What a wonderful .crossing, not even a cloud to darken the days of dancing sunlight. All my crew are in the pink and eating like young elephants. 1 caught sight of sail trimmer Keith Ilyland, who is as brown as a berry arguing with Laundress Diana Wilson. That's no good Keith, even if your white ducks were not quite as spotless as you would have liked them. You must not start a breeze at sea, anything might happen. Butinsky is a source of trouble, to all the He will chew their sailor hats. That's enough about the crew. Let's h"ve a look round. You see Suva harbour has a great reef of coral abo.U three mlies from the beach on which the hicakers dash and roar. That is why lit is so "calm round the S. S. Good Endeavour. But (lid you see those v* ool]y headed iF'ijians. There must be dozens of them on shore—and how they stare at us. Their's is a lovely country though, full of beautiful palms and banana, orange and sugar plantations. Well we must push on Tahiti is the next port of call. No one seasick yet I hope. Yours till next week. P.T.W.

OUR STORY ROLLY RAINDROP'S VISIT Roily Raindrop slid down to the very end of an icicle and stopped just in time to keep from falling oft. "Hello, hello " he cried peering arouhd the edge of the icicle at a small boy who was looking out of the window, on the front porch. "Go away, " said the little boy, whose name was Little Tom. "I want the snow to come back, so I can me my sled. And my warm woolly leg. gings.' And my peppermint candy stick scarf.'" 1 "Oh, mP j oh mv,'' said Ilollv,. danc ing round and round the icicle so "fast he couldn't stop himself, "is it really made of peppermint?'' "Of course not,' said Little Tom. "it only looks like peppermint. Look out, you're going to fall.'' But he spoke too late, for just then Roily Raindrop dropi. '1 with a splash to the front porch lil, stil.l dancing around in a whirl. - ''You're spinning like a top/' said Little Tom, who was watching him very closely now, for he had never seen such a lively raindrop. 'T am a top,'* cried Roily, slowing down long enough to wink wiseljr at his young friend, "teetotum to you my friend." "Of course/' said tittle Tom, who had never heard of a teetotum, hut was beginning to like the little raindrop, "but why haven't you come to see me before?'' "Ha! ha! ha!' cried Roily, "that's a good one. A very good one indeed" And he rocked back and forth and looked so very jolly that soon' Little Tom was laughing too. "It seems to me you're very happy for a raindrop " he cried. "Oh, we raindrops are a happv lot," said Roily, "especially when we're working, though today, of course, it is easy." "What's easy?" asked Little Tom. "Washing away the dirty snow giving the hedge a bath," said the raindrop, swaying back and foith and using a singsong voice, "it's all very important, you know." "I suppose it is," .said Little Tom "and please forgive me for telling you to go away." "By all means,'' said the raindrop politely, "don't mention it.' And rolling to the very edge of the rail- , he shouted, "Look out, down . there, "I'm coming down." "Wait a minute,"' shouted Little ' Tom, "where are 3 r ou going?'' "Down to the brook to see some < friends of mine,'* said Roily. "If I stay here any longer I shall turn into an icicle myself." ] . "Ho, ha, ha, ho, ho. ho, somebody catch me here I go!' And over the railing he went. (Continued at foot of next column) 1

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION JUMBLED SHIP NAMES GANAIAR TUAMA WTIKEAI GiNUAAMUA UKIRA lAHU KKAPAO AAAWIN ERTYOMNE RIIMAKO APAIAITW EPVSRE The solution was: NIAGARA MATUA KIWITEA MAUNGAUI KAURI HUIA IvAKAPO WAIANA MONTEREY , . KAIMIRO WAIPIATA VESPER The name "Waiami!" seemed to puzzle many of the competitors but ifter giving marks for neatness I lave selected the winners as follows: Midshipman Bill Wallace Midshipmaid Jeanette McLcod Chief Stoker Desmond Brockett Congratulations, your free picture tickets- await you. PARTY FUN BLACK AND WHITE Divide the group into two teams, :he Blacks and Whites. Line the*m ip. facing each other, about 10 feet ipart. The leader stands at one end )f centre space and throw a box (a diocolate box will do), one side being black, the other white. If the olack side lands upward, the Black team runs quickly to touch wall or £oal. The White team dashes after trying to catch a player on the Black team. Captives are kept and play with ;he side which catches them. The team which gets the larger number if players wins the gaim. .It is a <ood game that guests always enjoy playing.