Stories of Colonial Life.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 276, 14 September 1906, Page 3

Stories of Colonial Life.

A NEW ZEALXND EXHIBITION CONTEST. The various cmmittees of the forthcoming New Z altnd International Exhibition are covering the ground with admirable thoroughness. Thfii schedule for tbe Home Industries Department, is a small volume in itself, end covers a wide range of prize Competitions, from tbe writing of an invoice to the cooking of a pie. The section that will perhaps interest most readers is that covering the writing of Short stories. In this department? eighii prizes (gold, silver, bronze medab and a certificate) will be awarded for tbe be«t original stories (3000 words) based on colonial life. The department is subdivided into—(4) For competitors under twenty-five; (b) for competitors of any age, and is open to tbe world. Four prizes will be awarded to tbe winners of each sec lion. A registration or entrance fee | of Is is charged. To enter for this contest is a simple I matter—provided the competitor can first write tho story. A Is postal note must ba sent at once to tbe Secretary, New Zealand Exhibition, Christchurch. The intending competitor will at once receive a receipt and an official number in the form of a label. The label must be attached to tbe Story when completed, and posted to the address given above by October 24, 1906. When sending in the shilling tbe competitors must write say ing, •» I wish to enter for Section 11, Home Industries Section, Class 1 (under twenty five) ; Class 2 (over twenty five),” as the case may be. On no account must competitor’s name appear on M.S. Tbe name and address may be enclosed in a separate envelops, and sent with the entry, end >rsed only with official number supplied. Mr T, Shaw Fitchett, editor of the New Idea,” has been appointed judge of this section, and we understand that tbe prize winning stories will be published MT that journal, for which tbe competitor will be paid by tbe ’* New Idea,” in addition to receiving the prize awards from the Exhibition. - We advise those of our readers with literary aspirations to enter fcr this section. All details of other Home Industries contests can, of course, be ob- , tained from the Commie i mers, who will forward schedules on application.