THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 47, 8 November 1946, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. Well, I noticed my column was a few days late last week. I’m afraid it didn’t leave you much time to do the competition, but nevertheless, I received quite a number of entries. I’m afraid I couldn’t help the column being late last week. The postman failed to arrive, and so the only thing I could do was to put it in a bottle; and entrust it to the ocean to deliver. Actually, the sea is more reliable than one would'think, and although one can never tell how long a letter will take to reach its destination, it usually gets there in the end. I remember once when I was in South America. A pal and I were ambling along the beach together one bright sunny ,day when I suddenly spotted a bottle floating out among the breakers. T didn’t give it a second thought, but my friend, Wilfred Wrensproggle his name was, doffed his shirt and'dived in after it. He brought it to shore, and when we opened it, we found a note inside. It was on very old paper called parchment, and the writing was very faded and hard to read. It took us about an hour to work out what it said, but we finally made it out as 4 follows: “To the finder of this bottle I leave the whole of my estate in Java. Signed: Lord Guttersniff the Third.” Of course my friend >vas wildly excited, and when he-went to Jamaica and found that tobacco was being grown on all of the land left to him, he was even more happy, for he was a ve’ry heavy smoker himself. He assumed the title of Lord Wilfred Wrensproggle Guttersniff the Fourth and from that day to this has lived in the lap of luxury. Just think sailors; if I had dived in after the bottle when I first spotted it, I would probably not have been writing this column now. Instead, I would have been Lord Peter the Whaler Guttersniff the Fourth. (But I think I am just as happy as I am; after all, wdio would like a name like that? I don’t think I would). Well, cheerio for this week, P.T.W. .

NEXT WEEK’S COMPETITION

ABBREVIATIONS

-■ Now then sailors, here’s a competition which will test your knowledge. Printed below is a list of abbreviations, all of which are fairly well known. The first for instance, A..8.’ you should have no difficulty at all in picking. That’s right, it stands for Able-bodied Seaman. Now see if you can pick the rest. Three free picture tickets go to the best entries. P.T.W. 1. A.B. 2. D. Litt. 3. A.D. 4. D.S.C. 5. H.R.H. 6. V.C. ' i 7. U.S.S.R. 8. S.S. 9. A.N.Z.A.C. 10. U.S.A. 11. M.P. 12. (I’ll warn you sailors, there’s one of the above which stands for two things. It’s number 10. If you can pick both answers you should stand a good chance of claiming a ticket.P.T.W.)

LAST WEEK’S. COMPETITION

Ticket winners in last week’s competition are:— Julia Morice Henry Ross.

Congratulations sailors. Collect your tickets from the Beacon Office as soon as you wish with my best compliments. P.T.W.

THE HORSE

She stood alone on the windy hill, With delicate, twitching ears. She trembled a little and then stood still, Taunted by unknown fears.

And all at once she turned and fled, Along the winding trail; The moon looked pitying down as she sped And shone on her silver tail.

An effortless gallop, springy and light, Her movements marked her style,

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Fleeing frpm the terror with all her might, And gaining, mile by mile.

All night she travelled through the

dark, Her slender legs ne’er failing, ’ Until she heard the sheep dog bark, And reached her own home railing. Julia Morice—Original. (A splendid effort Julia, Four points for this. P.T.W.)

MUSHROOM RINGS

If you see a mushroom ring, Close -your eyes up tight, Stand right in the middle And wish with all your might.

And if you hear a cow laugh Or if the moon is blue Then nothing is more certain Than your wish is coming true. (Three points to Gael Carpenter for this poem. I 'P.T.'W.)

RIDDLES

Two ducks in front of a duck. Two ducks behind a duck and one in the middle. How many ducks? Answer Three.

What did the old lady say to the pail when she spilt the milk? Answer: OI CURMT. (Two points—Gael Carpenter).

POINTS TICKETS

TWO AWARDS

This week, two awards of picture tickets gained from points are made. The sailors are Julia Morice .and Joycelyn Wylde. Congratulations sailors, keep up the good work. Collect your prizes as soon as you wish. And remember you other sailors that it only takes ten points to win a ticket. Many of you already have five points, whilst others need only one or two more to make ten. Carry on with the contributions. P.T.W.