THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Aboard for the Goodwill Cruise

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 306, 16 May 1941, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Aboard for the Goodwill Cruise

F PETER ™E WHALER _ of WHALE ISLAND

What ho, -what ho, ma hearties'. From Fletcher Christian's cave, away up on the cliff-face of Pitcairn Island we can get a wonderful view of Bounty Bay, and the tiny settle-* ment of the Islanders. Yes Ave have been here a whole week, but I notice that you arc all so interested |in the place, that I will not hurry you away. Yes, sure enough this is the selfsame island to which the. mutineers came just one hundred and fifty years ago. The people here now are their descendants, and jolly fine people they are too. Ii saw the senior stewardess chumming up to a dark little girl named Margaret Quintal. She is descended from one of the early sailors, in fact the only means on the island are those be-' queatlied from these British sailormen who mutinied so long ago. There* are the McCoys, the Chris-'

tians, the Smiths and several: other families. TTiejr are all kindly simple people who live quiet peaceful lives and in spite of their loneliness they appear t ob e quite happy and contented. Some of them grow crops, others fish, and others again engage in boatbuilding. There is a fine little church and every one on the island goes to the services. Yes Pitcairn, is certainly a great little place for a holiday,, but I don't think I would like to live there all the time, would you ? Wo cannot however even spend another day here, much as' weuld like to for Ave are due at Norfolk Island to-morrow and so we must all get aboard our trusty ship and get in readiness. Norfolk Island is where; in the early days the British Government set up a penal settlement, or a prison camp where thousands of poor convicts Avere sent; and very cruelly treated. We will see it all next Aveek. Till then, all the best from Peter the Whaler.

THE PANSY HOW IT LOST IT'S PERFUMtI What a sweet Avee HoAver the pansy is. Hoav many of mj' friends Ijove it as much as I do. Here are some pretty tales about it. which fi'm sure will interest you.

The pansy is a cultivated species belonging to the violet family. The story is that hundreds of years aao someone carried spacimens of the modest little. Avild flo Aver from thr woods to a cool moist place in a garden. There, in course of time, the flo Aver became larger and more brilliant, Avith rich colouring ranging from white,-'and yellow into orange, dark broAvn, blue, violet,, purple and black, and so .grew into the pansy Ave all lore.

That the pansy is a favourite with every lover of flowers is shown .by the, quaint names given to it. "Heartsease" is the loveliest of them all.. There is a legend Avhich tells us how the pansy came to be called "Heartsease." In olden times pansier were just a wee bit bigger than violets and they had a sweet perfume. They grew in corn fields among the daisies, poppies and cornflowers. On account 01" their delicious scent they were much sought after by lovers and children, who., in their eagerness to gather as. many as they could, trampled down the grain. Naturally the farmers were angrv When they found their corn all ruined, and they didn't say very kind things about the poor little pansies. When the tiny flowers realised that they were causing the farmers no end of worry, they Ave re very up, set. And one night, when the moon was shining, Ihev all lifted up their little faces to the skjr an d asked God to take away their perfume. And as they prayed their decilious scent was withdrawn to Paradise. When it became known thaN the pansies had lost their per fume they were left alone. One day an old farmer picked one and held it to his nose, "Tis true. You've lost your and now my heart is easy," lie said. And [he little pansies by being unselfish' won for themselves the beam if u] name.

| WHAT "A.1." MEANS You've; all heard this expression applied to a ship, meaning that it is in first class, condition. It cornea from Lloyd's Register of Shipping* which-classifies all the world's sliipa of over 100 tons and contains parti-, culars of their age, build, tonnage, dimensions, etc. The "A" is the classification of the ship's hull, mean-i ing it is first class. The "l" means that it also has first class equip-* mcnt (masts,, spars, rigging, anchors, cabins, boilers and engines). The term "A,l" is applied only to Wooden ships, the highest rating for steel ships being "100 A.1." ELECTRIC FANS

When an electric fan is turned on to make a warm room more com-' for table, it is usually done on the assumption that the fan will lowct the temperature of the room. While the fan does produce a cooling effect,, it does not do so by reducing the temperature. The cooling effect results from the fact that a moving current of air facilitates, the evaporation of body moisture. The temperature of the air is lower than the temperature of a person's skin, and each puff of air absorbs heat and moisture as it passes. The underlying principle, the absorption of heat when a solid substance is changed to a liquid, or a liquid to fl gas,, is the. same as that of the non-mechanical refrigerator or "ice box."

HOWLERS That Gray, the poet, was fa mom for his lethargy. That an elephant is an animal with a tail at both ends. That Ahonymousi was: the man who wrote all the verses that weru not signed. That the. Primate is the wife of the Prime Minister. That herrings go about in shawls, Nets are' holes surrounded bv pieces of string. . All the crew were taken into custardy. During the Napoleonic Wars crowned heads were trembling in their sihoes. A lynx isi an animal of the cai family; its skin is spotted with Very sharp eyes. Silence in music is shown by put., ting your feet down on, the paddles*

JOKE CORNER LONG MEALS He had come up from the country to see London, and on leaving his hotel asked the reception clerk the times of mea's. "Breakfast from seven to tenthirty, lunch from twelve till three, and dinner from six to nine,'' said the clerk. "When shall I have time to see the sights, then?" exclaimed the visitor. SILENCE He dared to ring the. bell on the teashop table, but no waitress came. So he rang again and again A and eventually success was his. "Did you ring, sir ?" asked the waitress. "No. Just tolling," he replied. "I thought you were- dead." HARD LUCK " Why did the whale wail? It saw the skate skate, Who trod 011 his tail„ Most unfortunate ! EVERYDAY MISTAKES The sayings "In the midst of life we arc in death." and "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb" dc? not occur in the Bible, as is sio often supposed. Wc often hear it stated that the Bible declares "Monday is the root of all .evil-.'' What the Bible really says id, "The love of money is the root of alii evil."

THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION! I am going to do something which I hava never done before. I am going to hold the same competition again as last Aveek—.'Who named Mt Edgccumbc and how did he come to do it ?' I hear that some of my crew intended to answer but I have not had ono single reply. This is disgraceful for every good sailorman should know the answer. Well here is your second opportunity. Let me see how much you know of your history. Three picture tickets for the three correct answers. RIDDLE POT Twenty white horses upon a red hill, here they go there they go, hoav they. Stand still?— Teeth. Why does a chicken cross the road?—To get to the other side. Why is Christmas cake like a sea? Because they both have currants. What has teeth yet can't eat?— A comb.