THE HOLLOW TREE.

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 786, 5 October 1929, Page 35

THE HOLLOW TREE.

I MESSAGES FOR SUMBEAMS.

| The Hollow Tree closes each ! week o)i 'Wednesday at 5 p.vu

Letters to the Dawn Lady are aii* •wered as follow : Phyilis Pratt, Takapuna: Tour Australian pen-friend leads an interesting life, Phyllis. The Woodpecker sends some lucky taps'for Bill. Thank you for your competition entry. Jean Farquhar, Mount Eden: Some Sunbeams have so much homework that I wonder sometimes how they And time to write to me at all, Jean. I hope your Guide bazaar will be a success. Zoe Miller. Auckland: It will be splendid if your friend in Canada comes to Happy Town. Zoe. She will find plenty of pen-friends among the Sunbeams. ■Many thankg for answering the Competition Bell. Noel Stuart, Morningside: It reached me quite safely, little blaster Noel. Poor ■'.Mr. Tipping had a worrying time. Rosemary Perrett. Onehunga: 1 am glad that you are so much stronger, Rosemary, and also that you will be able to carry on your studies at home. Many thanks for your two amusing entries. Jean Danes,. Whangarei:. What a wonderful letter, Jean. Those tracking games must have been great fun. You will find a pleasant surprise in Happy Town this • week. Olga Meyer. Hikurangi: Two letters from Olga. I am sorry to find that this faithful Sunbeam is idek in bed. Dulcie and Creina will be glad you liked their cloud baby stories. If you are sending matter not original would you mind leuing’'me know where it is from. Rae Danes, Whangarei: The Little Thought will be glad to have that spray .of peach blossom, Rae, and he will use it to decorate his cap. Elizabeth Christine, Auckland: The smallest Pixie Postman has been studying his compass, and now every morning he stands facing the north with a dreamy look in liis eyes. It must'be the magnetic ‘north. I think. Creina and Diana Mosse, Milford: Thank you both for that box of beautiful violets. They were quite fresh in their nest of new-mown grass, and I sent a special thought to the little girls who had picked them. Thank you also, Creina, for your limerick and your charming poem. . Are you better now, Diana? Mary Haycock, Devonport: The middlesized Pixie Postman will be calling on you soon, Mary. He is bearing a package that I think you will like very much. How beautifully you arranged your puzzle entry. How is Doris Muchamore? May Tebbutt, Ponsonby: May is now one of my Sunbeams, and I enjoyed that interesting letter. You solved the puzzlers, and 1 was glad to see those other enclosures. Christena Underwood. Edendale: Thank you for that quaint wee letter, Christena. The Little Thought sends you a Happy Town smile. Joy Danes. Whangarei: I was glad to . hear again from Joy. r wonder what message the school bell will have for you when you have closed your lesson books for the last time. Vera Greensides. Te Awamutu: Welcorhe. Vera. Yes. your little friend may come down Tiptoe Street, too. You could show her how to fill in the enrolment form. Ronald McGrath. Avondale: This laddie has arrived in Happy Town. I like your very much, Ron. % John Bunyan. Matata: I am sorry to hear that your daddy is in hospital. John, and I hope be will soon be well. What a long wav you have to walk to school! Dulcie Goodman. Waihi: Another new Sunbeam from Waihi. I am glad you are interested in painting, Dulcie. Lorna Finlayson. Remuera: Your limebricks reached me a day too late, Lorna. I liked the one about the "Island of Margarine Dripping." The Little Thought *ays he can’t find it on the map. Thank you also for vour poem. I think you must have "touched a velvet wing.” too. Ruth Parkes. Whangarei: Two compe- . tition entries from Ruth. My love and thanks to this faithful Sunbeam. Louisa Underwood, Edendale: "A limei ick and some spring verses from Louisa. s »fd the smallest Pixie postman. He never makes a mistake, does he. Louisa. Clare Bunyan. Matata: Little new chickens and baby lambs! What excitement. Clare!

Winnie McDonald, Morrinsville: Your Mg budget arrived safely, Winnie. That is a fine picture of a liner. Gloria Rawlinson. Auckland: > our Little White Pigeon" has flown in at

the gates of Happy Town, Gloria. That is a beautiful little poem. Do you like the picture the artist man drew for you? He knows all about white pigeons and apple trees, and he likes that poem very much indeed. What does it feel like to be eleven years old? Brenda Hellaby, Remuera: Congratulations, Brenda. Your parrot must* 1 be

very I have entered , your paintin- in the competition. . “Nancy Waller, Penrose: Tes, the last competition stories were very good and the prizewinners will be glad to have your congratulations. Jean Mclndoe and Margaret Jones will find your kind thoughts with the Woodpecker.

Sidney Butler, Point Chevalier: Welcome, Sidney. This is your lucky day. Ailsa Stuart, Morningside: Rajah is becoming a fine niouser, Ailsa. What fun those ducks had in the tin bath. Dulcie and Creina will be glad you liked their stories. Maud Fleury, Devonport: Your name is in the prize list this week, Maud. That was an interesting puzzle, wasn’t it? Meryl Hipkins, Otahuhu: Here you are then, little Miss Meryl. You solved the word square. How splendid when you have those new paints. Phyllis Holloway, St. Heliers Bay:, A warm welcome and my best thanks. Phyllis. Joyce Olesen, Onehunga: Thank you for your puzzle entry and that air stamp, Joyce. You may crayon the pictures if you wish, but they look more effective when painted. Japk Lowe, Kohimarama: This laddie has arrived in Happy Town. Have you had any bathes this season? Stanley Martin, Auckland: Y'ou are already quite familiar with Happy Town, Stanley. A warm welcome and many thanks for answering the Competition Bell. Charlie King. Birkenhead: Boys and girls, girls and boys. They can all fm<l the way to Happy Town, can’t they. Charlie? Thank you for your puzzle entry. Edward Sutton, Grey Lynn: Correct. Edward. Yes. "A Cloak for a Plum Tre«" was beautifully told. Nancy Mclntyre. Grey Lynn: Thank you for your interesting letter, Nancy. Y'ou found those missing words. Keith Wilkinson, Auckland: Both entries reached me safely, Keith. 1 love your maypole picture. Jean Newman, Birkenhead: Welcome, little Miss Birkenhead. I am glad you are interested in competitions. No Name. Auckland: A (Sunbeam has sent me an unsigned maypole picture. The ribbons are red, green and blue. Ray Davies. Herne Bay: That was a fine holiday in Wellington, Ray. Thank you for your painting. June Ross, Birkenhead: I love those “Snow Stories,” June. Have you ever seen a bird’s footprints in the snow? Elsie Ingerson, Thames: Welcome. Elsie. A Happy Town letter carrier delivered your entry. Ronald Fletcher, Auckland: A warm welcome and my best thanks. Ron. Eileen Watters, Ellerslie: Which little Sunbeam picked a posy for "Lady Duwu" at six o’clock in the morning? The LitUe Thought says he watched you bending over the flowers. Did you see him, Eileen? Sheila Turner. Devonport: Yes, Pat may come to Happy Town. Sheila. Perhaps you could show him how to fill in the enrolment form. Such numbers of Sunbeams read every message in the Hollow Tree. Maureen Kelly. Grey Lynn: Welcome Maureen. Y'ou are fond of puzzles, I see. Jack Crippen. Remuera: Good work, Jack. Both entries arrived safely. Pamela Joyce, Remuera: Betty was lucky to have such a wonderful dream, wasn’t she, Pamela? Florence Maberly. Epsom: Tap. tv.p. tap. Come in, Florence. Who has \ eon listening for the Competition Bell? Jeanne Mayson, Takapuna: A little visit to Happy Town before you turn 16? Y'ou discovered those hidden words, Jeanne. Melva Mclntyre. Remuera: The zoo is always interesting. Melva. Thank you for painting the little maypole people. Valerie Joyce. Remuera: Welcome and thanks, little Miss Remuera.. Alex. Hatwell, Huntly: Alex, has been busy this week. My love to you and your brothers. Mabel Hinton, Rotorua: Flora Muir is 12. Her address is 11 Station Terrace, Remuera, Auckland. Perhaps you would like to write to her. Robert Fleury, Devonport: Robert has joined the army of new Sunbeams. Please may we call you Bob? Gordon Roper. Edendale: Correct. Gordon. w warm welcome and some Happy Town love. Sylvia Webb, Edendale: "Who is Sylvia?” sang the smallest Pixie Postman, softly. "As an experiment she hasn't signed her full name." Eileen Grade, Cathleen Fletcher, Jean Mclndoe, Norma Waller and Nola Craig will find your love thoughts with tlieir friend the Woodpecker. Derrick Williams. Mount Albert: Thank you, Derrick. The Woodpecker sends his best regards. Emily Hooper. Mount Eden: Many happv returns. Emily. Did you have a happy day? Your puzzle is correct. I do hope your throat will soon be better. Meryla Webb, Edendale: Eunice Quedley is 10. and she lives at 3 Wainui Avenue, Point Chevalier. It is not too

late to plant sweet peas. Perhaps you could send that package straight to the children’s ward. Gay du Faur and the Glen Eden Sunbeams will be glad to have your kind wishes. George Matheson. Huntly: George has made the magic journey. Y'ou found all the words in that picture puzzle. Ailsa Henderson, Ponsonby: What a quaint house you saw, Ailsa. Where was it; 1 Many thanks for those primroses. Y'ou are very kind. Y'es, May Tebbutt is now a fellow Sunbeam. Marjorie Cork, One Tree Hill: Do you ever climb One Tree Hill, Marjorie? A warm welcome and many thanks for your puzzle entry. Gwen Humphreys, Mount Albert: Come in, Olwyn Gwen. I have enrolled you as a Sunbeam. There will be plenty of competitions to keep you occupied. Dorothy Eves. Westmere: I sent the smallest Pixie Postman out with a note for you. Did it reach you, Dorothy? Gordon Stronach, Taumarunui: That broken collar-bone must have been very painful, Gordon, and I was sorry to hear' about it. Little brother will have plenty to tell you when he returns from Auckland. Jean Buckley, Mount Roskill: Your "short” story must have been nearly as long as a serial, Jean. What did you do with it? Gay du Faur, Patsy Sheridan and Jean Danes will find your love with the Woodpecker. Kathleen Allington. Auckland: Your entry reached me safely, Kathleen, and I was glad to see the answers to those riddles. Freda Hayward, Mount Eden: A Happy Town welcome and my best thanks. Freda. Joan Brookes, Ponsonby: So Maureen and Peggy are your playmates? I was glad to see your competition entries, Joan. The Woodpecker sends some lucky taps to our new Sunbeam. Eileen Fraser, Parnell: I was glad to see your tulips, Eileen. They did not reach me until October 2. Gwen Rowe, Herne Bay: Correct, Gwen. Y’es, your little, cousin also knows the way to Happy Town. Mavis O’Meara, Thames: Only two baby canaries from five eggs? That was sad. Nola Craig is interested in sport and lias won many prizes for swimming. She lives at 4 Norwood Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland. Joan Petterson, Whangarei: This little girl has passed safely down Tiptoe Street. The Little Thought sends you a smile of greeting. Kathleen Piper, New Lynn: That is a dainty sketch at the head of your letter, Kathleen, and I like your maypole picture. Jean Mclndoe will find your love tucked away in the Hollow Tree. Y'es, the Woodpecker has a wonderful collection of presentation feathers. Philip Brady, Takapuna: Well, wondering eyes, what did you see in Tiptoe Street on your first visit to Happy Town? Sylvia Woodhouse. Devonport: The Little Thought called on your canary last evening, and he says that "Boudoir” is going to send a yellow feather for the Woodpecker. Jean Mclndoe, Gay du Faur, and Gloria Rawlinson, will be glad you have been thinking of them. Leah Moroney, Frankton Junction: Some brave people have started swimming already, Leah. It should not be long now before you are diving in. Your ' solution is correct. Winton Fry. Ohakune: Thank you, Win-; ton. It arrived safely. Has Howard ; been mountaineering lately? Margaret Anderson: Y'ou are a very j kind Sunbeam. Margaret, and I shall al- : ways treasure those dainty handkerchiefs, j Aren't the little birds beautifully worked? i Y'ou found all the words in the puzzlepicture Shirley Houston. Frankton: Influenzal is a nuisance, Shirley, but l am glad you are all better. Your answers are Mac Rennie. Stanley Bay: Many thanks, neatly. Shirley Martin, Remuera: Your little maypole people make a pretty picture. Shirley. Dorothy Selley, Devonport: Dorothy is now a Sunbeam, and 1 shall be looking forward to plenty of- letters. Dorothy Taylor, Hamilton: Another Dorothy. We are all glad to greet this newcomer. Cathleen Fletcher, Glen Eden: How excited you must have been when your father came home. Your painting and puzzle entry arrived safely, Cathleen. Patricia Sheridan, Jean Mclndoe, and Sylvia Webb will find your love with the guardian of the Hollow Tree. Norman Robertson. Hamilton: Welcome, Norman. Y'ou may enter for competitions at any time or send me some of those limericks whenever you wish. A limerick competition has just concluded. Patricia Sheridan. Te Aroha: You illustrated that poem very cleverly, Patricia. My love to this faithful Sun- ; beam. 1 Elsie Orams. Thames: Your last letter jis full of interest, Elsie. Perhaps you I would like to write to Cathleen Fletcher, Clayburn Road. Glen Eden. Auckland.

Winnie and Frances Munro, Morrinsvibe: My love and thanks, little people I like your maypole picture, Winnie.

Thelma Burling, Ohaxune: I hope your bulbs were in the prize list, Thelma. Thank you for "Apple Blossoms’* and that love message in kisses at the end of your letter. Irene Better, Mount Eden: Y’our friend, the middle-sized Pixie Postman, is very interested in those moccasins, Irene. I am glad you had such a happy birthday. Dr. Spring Sunshine took up his residence in Happy Town several weeks ago. Jean Mclndoe, Hamilton: The Little Thought is usually a good prophet, Jean, and I was glad to have that letter in ink. I think Faith must have called on Gloria Rawlinson, don’t you? Thank you for your charming poems. The smallest Pixie Postman will be glad to be your pupil. Margaret Norley, Whangarei: The Little Thought breathed a sigh of relief when I gave him your message, Margaret. He quite agrees that children work better when their teachers are kind. Y'es, I love daisies, too. They are like fallen stars. Rosaleen O’Malley, Ponsonby: When the Doorkeeper saw your name he began singing, "My Dark Rosaleen,” but the Joyshop man says your eyes are blue. Welcome, little lady. John Wyllie, Puhinui: A Happy Town welcome. John. Y'our entry came safely to hand. Ernest Beer, Remuera: “From your little friend, Ernest, called a fleet-footed Pixie Postman. My love to this laddie. Robert MacKinlay. Remuera: Another five-year-old. The Little Thought has just blown you a kiss, Robert. Jean Norley. Whangarei: And you thought of me all the same? I often send a little love message on the wings of the morning to a certain small girl in Whangarei. Edwyna Stone, Onehunga: Y'ou solved the puzzlers, Edwyna. I am glad you have such an interesting pen-friend in Australia. Which rooster won the battle? Lyndsay Jones, Kohimarama: Welcome, Lyndsay. I like your picture very much. Mavis Armiger. Whangarei: What a wonderful drive, Mavis. What did your wee niece and nephew do with the berries? Thank you for those interesting verses.

Herbert Wood. Morrinsville: My love and thanks, Master Morrinsville. Eileen Willoughby, Raetihi: Have you ever danced round a maypole, Eileen? We are all glad you have come to Happy Town. Winnie Perry, Takapuna: Correct. Winnie. You are now enrolled as a Sunbeam. Eileen Robertson. N garua wahia: My love and thanks to this new Ngaruawahia member. Trevor Clark. Mount Roskilf: Here Is Trevor’s name for the first time in the Woodpecker's corner. Your puzzle solution arrived safely. Herbert Turner, Auckland: Thank you, Master Herbert. I hope you will always be interested in Happy Town. Enid Firth, Mount Ro skill: Another new one. I am surely like the old woman who lived in a shoe, but then I know exactly what to do with my large family. Letters and competition entries have also been received from the following Sunbeams, to whom the Dawn Lady sends her love and- thanks: Margaret Jones. Raetihi. . . . Rona Whitman, Auckland .... Olwyn Luks, Birkenhead. . . . Willie Aubrey. East Tamaki. . . . Beth MeAulay, Auckland. . . . Hazel Boyle, Edendale. . . . June

Garland, Ellerslie. . . . Mona Edwards. Frank ton. . . . Molly and Douglas Curtin, Ponsonby .... Eileen Luks, Birkenhead. . . . Alf Redfern, Devonport. . . . Edna Bowman, Grey Lynn. . . Jim MacDonald, Avondale. . . . Connie Anderson, Milford. . . . Margaret Brain, Devonport. . . . Rita Nesbitt, Avondale. Kathleen McKenna, Onehunga. . . . Patty Curran, Herne Bay. . . . Phyllis Wood, Avondale. . . . George Dormer, Mount Eden. . . . Phyllis Whaley, Devonport. . . . Mary Jackson, Remuera. . . . Joe Beeson, St. Heliers Bay. . . . Grace Brown, Grey Lynn, . . . Tiro Calkin, Mount Eden. . . K. Luketina, Auckland. . . . Betty Olver, Epsom. . . .

Albert Wood, Edendale. . . Margaret Sewell, Onehunga. . . . Phyllis Caraway, . . . Florence Griffin. Remuera. . . . Dudley Badham, Kare Kare. . . . Eunice Andrew, Ponsonby. . . . Jospehine Teixeira, New Lynn. . . . Doreen Curbara, Remuera. . . . Bruce Wilson, Grey Lynn. . . Enid Paris, Mount Eden. . . . Arthur Allen, Onehunga. . . . Margaret McLaughlin, Otahuhu. . . Ailsa McKenna, Paeroa. . . . Euphemia MaqArthur, Otahuhu. . . . Mary Schofield, Xapier. . . . Stella Minns, Mount Eden, W. Malvon, Ponsonby. . . . Wilfred Gribble, Mount Eden. . . . Audrey Christie, Whangarei. . . . Yvonne McMahon, Grey Lynn. . . . Doris Bovett, Te Aroha. . . . Mona McCallum. Te Awamutu. . . . Phyllis Wood. Birkenhead. . . . Cyril and Leslie Vause. Ellerslie. . . . Patsie Peterson, Epsom. . . Fergus Henderson Herne Bay. . . . Betty Palmer, Mount Eden. . . . Veta Worsley, Edendale. . . . Donald MacKinlav,* Remuera. . . . Victor Jenkins, Epsom. . . . Doreen Barnes, Rotorua. . . May Perry. Waitoa. ... K. Tur--1 ner. Grev Lynn. . . . Helen Doull. Richmond. . . . Valerie Wyatt, Devonport. ... Florence White. Birkdale. . - ■ j Jean McNaughton, Mount Eden. . I Zena and Porrie Wilton, Xgaruawahia. i I. . Lulu Milne, Otorohanga. .. . Jack Oakes, Ponsonby.