THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 102, 18 December 1939, Page 7

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

lAboard for the Goodwill Cruise 1 * =T PETER mz WHALER ? of WHALE ISLAND C

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What ho, ma hearties. Hot work making Yokohama, but as you sec we got there .safely. We have now passed through the China Seas and are safely aport in Japan. Pity that the thoughts of the people are so much upon the war with China, for they have no time to celebrate the coming of Christmas or the Nov/ Year. They are very polite, though and seem to never tire of showing m all their fine buildings. But there are soldiers, soldiers everywhere and everybody seems to be wearing sonic thing patriotic. WelL I think we'll anchor in one of the lovely bays up the coast and. have Christmas there. I understand that here in Whakatane lots of you are going away for the holidays. After a lot of heavy thought I have decided to go away on my holidays too, after anchoring the S.S. Good Endeavour, in a safe quiet spot. So to-day will be the last Peter the Whaler page till school starts again in February. I thijils this will be the best idea as there would be so few to take part in the competitions. When we come back again I want you all to write in and tell me of your adventures and fun. You can bet your lives that I will have tons to tell you too. In the meanwhile I wish you, as I did in last Friday's Supplement all joy and happiness in the forthcoming Xmas and New Year. I will give you a final message next Friday after judging the Christmas competition. Your Old Friend, PETER THE WHALER.

OUR STORY THE SWEET-STALL LADY The lady who sells toy feather beds, and paper windmills, and packets of sweets, and bars of chocolate from her little stall on Palace Green close to the entrance to Kensington

Gardens, London) wears a brooch that many children are interested in. It is composed of a silver shilling and a silver sixpence-—but it is north far more than that to Its owner. If j'oti are very good, Mrs Wheelerbread, the sweet-stall lady, will tell yon how she came by her brooch Fourteen years ago she was given permission to have her stall 011 the private grounds of Kensington Palace, where Princess Louise, the great aunt of the King, lived. Perhaps the Princess liked sweets as much as chil dren do, or perhaps she was amused at the thought of seeing paper windmills spinning gaily round in the wind. Whatever the cause, she was glad to have the little stall on her grounds, and to know that by allowing It to be there she was saving the owner from paying the annual liveshilling license, which is the amount due from all London "Street traders." No sooner were the bars of chocolate in order, and the feather birds and paper windmills twisting and 1 twirling from the top of the railings behind, than a charming elderly lady stopped beside Jhe stall. She chatted to the owner about her toys, and about Mr Wheelerbread who has another sweet stall at the Broad Walk entrance to the Gardens, and then she took out her purse and bought THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION

a bar of chocolate. But instead of ; paying a penny for it she handed tlie sweet-stall lady one shilling and i sixpence. It was only then, when she saw a Palace servant standing close by, that Mrs Wheelerbread realised that her customer was Princess Louise. No wonder that ilie sweet-stal- lady's brooch is so very x^recious. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION COLOURING IN A present for Mother. The entries were so good that I have decided to run another colouring competition for Christmas. This is a special one and will involve no less than six prizes—real ones. Well this week's winners.arc: Beverley Armstrong Janette McLeod Charlie Armer. Call in and collect your free picture tickets. P.T'.W. A PROVERB GAME FINISH THIS All the players stand in a circlc and one is given a handkerchief. He throws this at any player he chooses, saying the first three words of a proverb as he does so. If the catcher fails to finish the proverb before ten is counted, he is out of the game. If he is successful he takes a turn at throwing the handkerchief. No proven-]) may be used more than once. SOLVING THE CODE A novel competition has been sent in by Midshipmaid Jocelvn Wilson Its in Code, and I want to see if j r ou can solve it, as Jocelyn made it up herself. ? Here is the key. Strike out the last two letters in each word, and bring the first letter round to tlio back of the word. ■ Sshipmaterb odoo tnouv tforgeet' otoe dsenta nigl tliiki sweek'bw ncompetitiozx ebecausap Mini esurub doleb rPetely shaeh ypleritsr fopt cPicturwe sTicketam liefer. ! JOKE CORNER Sent in by Beverlpy Armstrong Teacher: Give me a definition of water, Tommy? Tommy: A liquid that you can't see but goes black when you wash your hands in it. MY MAIL BOX Stewardess Jean Howat, asks when she shall retire from the crew as her childhood days are over. Well lass if you are now fourteen we consider that you have passed through , your training and join in wishing you all success and happiness in the luture. If you feel inclined to drop Old Peter a iine or a joke, riddle or short story, do so by all means. We'll be glad to hear from you. In the meantime Kia Ora. P.T.W.