THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 15, 16 October 1942, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

board for the Goodwill Cruise ,-• PETER THE whaler J (/WHALE island

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. Here we are again at another weekend. Goodness me doesn't lime fly? it only seems a day or two ago since I wrote last week's page. Well now, what can I v tell you about. Oh yes, I know we had quite an adventive on Tuesday. If you remember it was a bit blowj* and I decided to take my pets for a walk round to my lobster pots. Do you' like crayfish? I'm very fond of 'em. Well at any rate I was fishing one pot out of the water when that wretch Butinsky butted me head over heals into the pool. Now, I made a frantic effort to save myself and in doing so caught hold of his. beard and dragged him in too. I Avas jolly glad, for it served that young gentleman right and. even when I scrambled out I left him to struggle round bleating his head off. Noav you'll never guess what made him yell, so loudly. When I finally lifted him back on to the rocks there on the end of his tail was the grandfather of all crayfish hanging on by his pincers for all, he was worth. No wonder Butinsky made such a row. CAN YOU GUESS ? Riddles sent in by Mina Biddle. .Q: Why is a bubble like a red hot pecker?—A: Because you cannot hold it. Q: When is a door like a horse?— A: When it bolts. Q: What flies and yet has no wings'?—A: Time. Q? Why do you carry your umbrella on a rainy day?—A: Because it can't Avalk. NAUGHTY DOG PETER Noav, Peter, that is not polite. You ought to learn you must not bite. You should, run and Avag your tail When the postman brings our mail. When pussy-cats are having fun, To frighten them you should not run, And to your mistress and to me You should be as kind can be. CITY GIRL "Oh, what a funny looking cow!" said the fair young visitor from the city. "Why hasn't it any horns?" "'There are many reasons," answered the farmer, "why a cow does not. have horns. Some are born without horns, and do not have any until the late years of their life. Others are dehorned. While still other breeds arc not supposed to have horns at all. So you see there are many reasons Avhy a cow does not have horns. But the chief reason why this critter does not have horns is that it isn't a coav at all. It's, a horse." -

TWO SCOTCH JOKES THE UEASOX A Scot appeared in an English police court, 3iis head swathed in bandages. An Irishman, charged with assaulting him with a kettle, pointed to the injured party and said scornfully: "Those bandages are all shr.w. He was walking about without, them yesterday." "Is that, true?'' asked the Magistrate, "Yes," replied the Scot. "I, wanted to keep them clean for to-day." LAVISH Late one night a Scotsman was discovered by a policeman on his hands and knees on his neighbour's doorstep. "What are you doing here?" demanded the policeman. "S-sh, mon, I'm giving a party," replied the Scot. "Giving a party. But not here . "No mon, no, it's to-morrow,. and I'm just sharpening up the gramophone needle."

MY MAIL BOX

Dear Pete

How are you feeling these days. I have not been sending in the competitions lately bcc-ausc if I win a tiicket we never go to the pictures in town to use it. Would you let me know if we may use the tickets at the Edg'ecumbe theatre because I go there quite often. Stella Hunter. Sorry shipmate, but your tickets are only available for the Whakatane theatres, I just don't know how I can get over the difficulty unless L can see the man who runs the theatre at. Edgecumbe. Perhaps you might mention my name to him. Anyhow lass, Ii will see what I can do for you. P.T.W. Dear Pete, How are you getting on? It has been very stormy all day to-day. Did you get blown out of your cave? Have you found why Peterkin goes down to the rock yet? Olive Hunter. No lass, I haven't. Do you know, every time I watch for him he won't go to his usual place at all but just plays round the front of the cave. But Ifll learn his tricks yet. You just see. P.T.W. Thanks to Mai re and Ann Goodwin fqr the wonderful decorations on their letters. I am keeping them to show to. people. P.T.W. LAST WEEK S COMPETITION FOURTEEN ANSWERS If ever I had a headache I had one Avhen trying to judge the competition last week. Fourteen answers, and no less than twelve correct ones. I tried to pick out the neatest and found that most of them were excellent.- The only thing was to ask the Editor to lot me give seven prizes to the very best and neatest and so here they are:— Marie Goodwin Betty Wilson Mina Biddle Leslie Goodall Stella Hunter Pauline Stewart Dawn Thompson. Congrats. Your free tickets await you at the Beacon. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION A HISTORY TEST

WHO liS THIS? Three years ago I ran iJiis competition and liucl a lot of 'interesting replies. The pictures I am go* ing to put in are of famous British Statesmen and what you have to do Is to write in telling me who they are and what they did. The lirsl picture appears to-day. Now, I'm sure you can recognise who it is so just tell me in your own words what he did and when he lived, and the three best replies* will win free picture tickets.