MY MAIL BOX

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

MY MAIL BOX

Dear Peter the Whaler, Please enrol me as a member o , your ship. I will be eight on Tues day the 29th of August so will be i stoker. DONALD McKENZIE. . Welcome lad, and if you can catcl us up at Suva you'll be in time l< finish the world tour. Try the Aotea roa on its return flight and you'l make it. Your bunk is ready anc your certificate leaves to-day. **« * « Dear Peter the Whaler, 1 wish to becomc a member of the Good Endeavour League. I am VI years of age and enclosed are the an swers to this week's competition with threepence in stamps. NOELLE McGOUGAN. Perhaps you too can stow away on the flying boat. At any rate your signed on as a member of the crew and the hand of Peter th< Whaler on the deal. All good wishes. P.T.W. • * • * Dear Peter the Whaler I obeyed your command and went below deck and told the stokers to shovel on some coal as the steam guage was slipping. .We went fu}l steam and we are now in. Suva hav. ing a good time climbing cocoanu" trees efc. * Petty Officer M.- RAMSON. Well done fine work Petty Officer. I noticed the ship pick up as soon as jou spoke to them. Keep your mind well on your job and don" t climb too many cocoanufc trees, they've got splinters in the bank. Wait till we get to Sumatra PfL- show you some trees to climb, P.T.W. * # • • Dear Peter the Whaler, I thank you for the picture ticket. I enjoyed the picture very much. I received mj card, and I am going to put it on the wall. Midshipman CHARLES ARMER Glad you made good use of your ticket and" pleased to see you appreciate your certificate. Never forget that you belong to the "Good Endeavour League'* and you'll make a fine sailorman. P.T.W. * 9 9 * Chief Stokes Desmond Rrockett complains that the competitions are too easj'. Well lad, some of them are meant to be easy because as you know you have lots of young shipmates. However try this week's match puzzle and see if you can work it out. All the best. P.T.W.