LITTLE SOUTHLANDERS’ CHRONICLE

Southland Times, Issue 24836, 31 August 1942, Page 6

LITTLE SOUTHLANDERS’ CHRONICLE

My dear Cousins, The members of the Thistle Clan have asked me to thank all those who helped to make their sale a success. The sale, for patriotic funds, was held in the Ranui Kindergarten, Nelson street, last Saturday, and including a competition, £B/1/2 was raised. Well done, Thistle Clan. Three new Little Southlanders forgot to send the dates of their birthdays when they enrolled. They are Fay Laing, Una Wilson and Barbara Ford. When these cousins send their birthdays enrolment cards will be posted to them. Patriotic knitting has been received from Pearl Powell and Kathleen Hughes. The new story competition this week is something special, and book prizes are being given by our kind friend who recently gave the prizes for the bird competition. Your loving

COMPETITIONS 574TH COMPETITION: Poem for all Cousins: "Street Scene." Entries close TUESDAY, September 1. 575TH COMPETITION: Story for all Cousins: “The Maoris.” Entries close TUESDAY, September 8. Book prizes. 13TH PUZZLE COMPETITION: How many words? Prize of 1/6 to Cousin Isabel McEwen, with 42 words, not including names. 14TH PUZZLE COMPETITION: Connect the dots in the puzzle picture and then colour in paints or crayons. Entries close TUESDAY, September 8.

IN THE HOLIDAYS > —PRIZE— I Now that the holidays are here 1 will plan 1 how they are to be spent. I will not go ( away. I think I will help mother paper the [ back bedroom. I will also help her in the garden. Today was washing day. I helped , her by boiling the clothes. I will feed the hens for her as well. I also intend to help > her in the house as well as out-side. ' Next Wednesday she is taking me to a • concert. I am not going to disobey her be- • cause she is not well. 1 —Prize of 1/- to Cousin John Haugh (8), 39 Broughton street, Gore. I —PRIZE— On Wednesday I am going out to my : auntie’s place in Wyndham for a holiday. ; Uncle Frank is the manager of the cheese i factory there, so I will see the cheese being [ made. On the fine days I am going to take my two little couins out for a walk. Their names are Jenette and Brian, and they are quite small for their ages. I am also going to play games at the race-course with my friends. That is what I am going to do in the holidays. —Prize of 1/- to Cousin Elsa Wilson (8), 304 Tay street. —PRIZE—--1 We spent the term holidays at my auntie’s ! home in the country. My brother and sister and myself caught the bus on Wednesday. As 1 it was raining we did not expect anyone to ’ meet us, but my cousin came running through the gate with a coat flung over her head. The driver passed her our luggage and we paid our fare and stepped out into ' the rain. We walked up to the house and met ' auntie. Then we had our tea and auntie showed us our bedrooms. Next day we awoke very early and looked anxiously out of the window. It was a lovely spring morning. The birds were singing their morning song and the golden sun was shining on the old farm house making it look very homely. We stayed at the farm for two happy weeks and then we caught the bus one morning and journeyed home. —Prize of 1/- to Cousin Barbara Ford (10), 21 Albany street, Gore. ENROLMENTS John Crawford (12), St. Andrew street. Gladys Armstrong (10), Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island. Noeline Salton (8), 11 Traford street, Gore. | Barbara Ford (10) 21 Albany street, I Gore. 4