THEW HOLLOW TREE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 822, 16 November 1929, Page 31

THEW HOLLOW TREE

| MESSAGES FOR SUMBEAfAS.

The Hollow Tree closee each week on Wednesday at o p.m. j

Letters to the Dawn Lady are answered as follow: Nancy Stephenson, Gisborne: Nancy lias arrived in Happy Town, and L enjoyed reading that story Aery much. The Woodpecker sends some kind wishes and hopes we shall often hear from yon. Lewis Steadman. Taumarunui: That > vhs a fine holiday von had in Thames, Uwi.s, ami I am glad you are better. Ven, I can imagine how. pleased your eachcr must huv* hee:i when you returned to school. Los Buchanan. Gisborne: You solved he puzzle, Les. Y. -. yon may send me H ome more jokes if you wish. Gwen O’Callaghan. Onerahi: No. I do !| ot send cards other than membership ards. Uwei\ t am gUul vuu know Zoe. ■l*r name id very familiar in Happy lown. My best love to Sunbeaii Gwen. Eddy Evans. Mount Eden: It is a pity ou cannot have a record taken of the 'ifhtinfale's sons when he is in vnur ’rees, Ktkly. Have you heard that on* * nightingales and a 'cello? It is ver> •eautiful. What a happy birthday. You tr ® * lucky little boy. Charlie Mallowes. Te Aroha: You will !ln 4 plenty of friends now that you have ■ome to Happy Town, I'harlu . That was \ wonderful bonfire, and I think your jster must have looked very pretty in ft* rainbow dance. You are going to ot one »,f niy good scribes. Kathleen Allington, Auckland: Your ?ory and the poetns reached too safely, Kathleen. The smallest Pixie Postman ! V J* S delighted with his post-card, and ft* Little Thought has planted that ;w«et-anitUln g sprig from your garden, dke all flowers, but I think my favourite * a deep red rose, and the blue of the " Ky and the green of the tre* s are my avoume colours. Shirlev Martin will ** sUd you have remembered her. Kathleen C’Callaghnn, Onerahi: 1 nink your membership card will have you now. Kathleen. You and 'Wen win And plentv to interest you in wppy Town. Greta Armstrong. Pnkemiro Junction: has made the magic journey. You •ound the grandfather's face in the puzzle The pecker says to ask ou you know Mai \ Kerr. She is also ■ Pukemiro Sunbeam'. * p, i« McCullough. Epsom: Y'ou mannw' 1 your s torv vitv cleverly. «’harlie, 2, * placed you in the highly wm:»Ss fa iSt ' lf 11,1 bo - vs become ''■O'lld be rob: (l! 1 AiV”'!. a'.'- ’to 1 lmUlV Kangitoto View Road. St. Heliers Bay: s .T l * I®* 1 # adflrt hut no name Your u y arr ‘ v?, l in Haopv Town. Miss or •l»»t.r St. Hellers HaV e,n and Charlie Watters. Ellerslie: ff" you for those beautiful flowers, Charlie Lady Dawn" is V to have two mi. Ii kind little friends. ;' JV|S Jones, Takamni: What fun the hew ini ‘■'hlldren will have with that: io,.**™* »*t. £>o you build nasties there,! join. . lh< ’ Little Thought says he is; kS? 1 ' Thorpe. Glen Eden: I liked your j mil , 'T much, Ceei.. I wonder if you' lion? y ww for the Christmas competi- i Srow?' 8 00d - Mount Eden: And has, CoS? » 'arse family of vhicKs now. | That was a large setting ot : y best love t■. this Sunbeam. \!i, tl ,_ ~ Still, Ctorohanga: Poor old ttoueht '' ,y He must have ; tt an unkind world. I enjoyed F a „® y, ’ ur letter thi- time. Dahlia. I tolled yr,*, h ° rt ’ l ern « Bay: I have en- j apf. aii l \ a ® a Sunbeam. Edna, and tvc T o«en v , ad y°» havf* come to Happy) time OUr did not reach me in '■»°vo,!?« d,n - Whangarei: Many thanks j will vn,! ?t! le lon * U'Ue-r. />.c. and please) How arl \ h , ank Fluff f.,r his share of it. VVo ’ild fiv,: ba!, - v birds’* And you j from t * ~m e lo > •■’» : > ll th** stamps ftioatlv v Ha PPy Town I*• i f *-* rs ? They are lifriw ~ w Zealand ones, Zoe. and of ; Aii*.r*Jw New Zealand collectors, f'lxi* p f ' 4|,, lar. New Lynn: The smallest -He M man deli, ed that «« e»’St. fjhv P #n - What fun you hud at h * v * • hl F n ’ kM Part' I hope you will * h «*Ppy T Jme a i th- fancy dress ball.

Ronald Wheaton, Grey Lynn: Your painting has been entered in the competition, Ronald. My best love to this laddie. Henry Gillespie. Edendale: Welcome, Henry. You are now one of my Sunbeams. The Woodpecker sends his kind regards and hopes you will often be peeping into the Hollow Tree. Frank Malam. Oratia: “A painting from Master Frank.” said a wise-looking Pixie ; Postman. "1 know his writing very well. Molly Elliott. Takapuna: And do your ! hedgehogs like milk, Molly? .Aren't they: funny little things? I am sorry to hear; i that, you have been ill. You will have i to take good care of yourself until you ; : I are quite strong again. The Tattle Thought l i has sped a way with a parcel of kisses for : Marie Wilson. Devonport: Your fox ’ j terrier is ;t very knowing little fellow, : ' .Marie, and I am sure you have much fun t

• , , i hope you will be sucessful, In > om ' ’WUriiie: What a kind! U na U %u M h:.v.v r .'au.a. et l,,lPV‘; the Pj-g; W U tlS* bu«“he might j nm S? Mto? '““j petition pn V . vvaiheke Yes, thank-' Alsace Brown, and the vou. Alsace, tlm Lath s e) , *> ~ wi „ be a out- school friends comedo | Happy Audrey Morrison and j bunny rabbit. your kind wishes Doreen Hooka *ill - with the " oodpeGv |en Eden The re is fronivour place | Au.iia.id l arn ?ou . S„eh a hainu;. ,im oheridan, Elsie Orams , n hylvia be glad to have, yo^eI °St««n»^ < NeW youv membership be you w, . minder, Mae, the .Happj Totui . ; little people aie

Maisie, but their troubles will soon be over. I hope you will pass. You found the hidden faces and I was glad to see your painting. Verona Clarke, Mount Eden: Verona has arrived in Happy Town. Many happy returns of your birthday. Eileen Fraser. Parnell: It arrived safely. Miss Parnell. My best love and thanks. Margaret Mears. Otahuhu: “From Sunbeam Margaret, Otahuhu, a picture done in red and blue.” The Kittle Thought has made a poem for you, Margaret. Peggy Dent. Whangarei: I hope you will be successful with your writing ex--1 ibit. Peggy. You found those faces i’i the puzzle picture. The Happy Town people send some birthday wishes to your sister. Ada Wilkins. Mount Albert: The Kittle Thought says that the fairies do celebrate November 5, Ada. They make sparks on fairy anvils and have glow-worms for ■

:andles Th .’Voting competition is proving very popular, and l shall be glad to have your entry. My best love to all the Sunbeams in your house. Henry Moore. Takapuna: Yours is quite a large family, Henry. I was g*la d to have your happy letter and to see your competition painting. Keith Strand, Remuera: Yes, that paint-box should be very useful, Keith. Pon t you love squeezing the colours out of the tubes? Y'ou are certainly having a long holiday, but health must always come first. Hurry up and get perfectly strong. Y’ou have had far too much sickness. Betty Mabey, Maramarua: What an adventurous time you had on November 5. The Little Thought would have been very frightened when that box of crackers exploded. The Pixie Postmen are always rather afraid if they happen to be visiting the Outside "World during a thunderstorm, for things like that never happen in Happy Town. I am not very fond of thunderstorms myself, Betty. Lorraine Hansen, Paeroa: Welcome. Lorraine. Your painting has arrived, and, I hope I shall have a letter from you soon. Do you know Bessie and Forrest Hutchinson, two little Paeroa Sunbeams? Margaret Anderson. Mount Eden: Y'ou solved the puzzlers. Maga.ret. and I was glad to have your happy letter. Yes, Gloria's last poem and the one hv .Tov Hill were very good. I have left your

love for them with the Woodpecker and also yoUr thoughts for Jean Mclndoe and Nancy YYaller. My love to you and Jean and Mary and the little people in the dream house. Elizabeth Christine, Auckland: “I’m going to shelter here until she finds me on her window sill. At dawn and noon and evening’s end I still remain her faithful friend.” The smallest Pixie Postman is feeling lyrical, Elizabeth. Jean Mclndoe, Hamilton: Y r es, you and Margaret are quite old friends now, Jean, and 1 am glad you are still writing to each other. I, too, liked those poems by Gloria and Joy Ilill. Cabbage trees in bloom are a pretty sight. They smell like magnolias, don’t they? A big package of Happy Town love for Jean. Christina Underwood, Edendale: Thank you for the poem, Christina. Can you make daisy chains? My best love to this wee girl. Ailsa Stuart, Morningside: that: was your lucky day, Ailsa. How import- I ant Rajah must feel with a family to ; care for. Those are dainty flowers you enclosed in your letter. The Doorkeeper j would like a jacket exactly the same ! shade. Ailsa Henderson. Ponsonby: I am sorry! to hear that you are not well, Ailsa. YVliat j is the matter? It was good of you to 1 write that letter in bed. Thelma Burling will find your love with friend Woodpecker.

Gus Malam, Glen Eden: Athol Webb now lives at 25 Arabi Road, Edendale, and I am sure he will be glad to ; hear from you. Many thanks for your J competition painting. Iris Park, Mount Eden: Thank you ; for your decorated letter, Iris. Y'es, 'the j .smallest Pixie Postman would love to j see your chickens. They might, give him i some pretty feathers for the Woodpecker. I hope there will not be any more floods j at your place. Louisa Underwood, Edendale: Those little poems reached me safely, Louisa. My best love and thanks. Nola Craig, Mount Eden: I did not leave Happy Town on Labour Day, Nola, but we had a picnic under the Happiness Tree. Y'es, that must have been the Little Thought you saw with the yellow and green wheelbarrow. Did he smile at you? My best love to our faithful Nola. Irene Retter, Mount Eden: YVon’t it be wonderful when all the examinations are ; over, Irene? I hope you will pass. Y*our j friend the middle-sized Pixie Postman ; feels sure you will. Gay du Faur, Jean , Mclndoe, Nancy Waller and Meryla Webb will find your greetings in the Hollow ' Tree. How is your wrist? Harold Smith. Edendale: Y'es, thank i you. Harold; I am quite well. lam glad ! to hear that your baby sister has re--1 covered. Y'ou will need T o take great

care of her. My best love to this faithful laddie. Edwyna Stone, Maramarua: 1 once knew a magpie that used to call an old brown cow. Edwyna, but sometimes it played pranks and brought the cow to the bail when it was not milking time. Betty will be having a busy time with those live kittens. A Happy Town wish for Edwyna. Jessie Clothier, Hamilton: Spelling must be one of your strongest subjects, Jessie. You are very clever to get 10U words rightwithout a single error. I am glad your sister had a happy birthday. . June Smith. Edendale: So you can play “Home, Sweet Home” on the piano? That is very clever of you, June. And you put a tooth under the mat and the fairies left a note to say that they would give you a fairy armlet? Have they made the presentation yet? My best love, little lady. Thelma Burling, Ohakune: Thank you very much for that present of perfume. Thelma. Y'ou are very kind. Y'es, I love receiving gifts of flowers, and I am sure you felt happy about those roses. Thank you also for your story and the little verse at the end of your letter. Ernest Armstrong. Pukemiro: Welcome to this laddie who has solved the secrets of Tiptoe Street. 1 was glad to see you*' painting, Ernest, and I hope you wifi write me plenty of letters. Helen Clothier, Hamilton: Y'es. I have a garden, Helen. All Happy Town is my garden, and the flowers that grow thert* are the thoughts of children. That little plot of yours must look very beautiful just now. Isabella Newman, Rotorua: And someone saw your name in Happy Town and j sent you a birthday cake? That lady ! must be one of the Happy Town fairv j godmothers, Isabella. Things like that i often happen. Y'es, thank you, little lady, i 1 J am quite well and happy. Valerie Joyce, Remuera: And you think i I am lucky to have such a happy name? j Y our own name has a very happy sound, Valex*ie. You must have found life very | interesting at Russell, but I am glad those j big fish do not live in the Waitemata. I ! hope I shall soon hear from you again. Geddes Joyce. Remuera: Another wee one peeping in at the gates of Happy i Town. The Kittle Thought sends you a smile of welcome, Geddes. Joan Petterson, Whangarei: I was glad! to have your happy letter, little Mis» I Whangarei. Let me tell you a secret. The I Dawn Lady loves merry-go-rounds with i their music-box tunes. If ever one comes j to Happy Town I shall spend all mv pennies on it. Do you like horses or chariots? Margaret Russell, Takapuna: This little girl is now a Sunbeam of I-lappy Town. The Woodpecker sends his greetings and the Kittle Thought his best love. Do you like competitions, Margaret? Ivy Dodson. Rotorua: Your painting has arrived safely. Miss Rotorua. Isn't it a pretty picture this time? Sylvia Keven, Tauranga: "Please, Dawn Lady, there's a black cat on this letter,” said an excited Pixie Postman. “I have a feeling that it is from a new Sunbeam." T-Ie was a true prophet, wasn't he. Sylvia? ! I have entered your painting in the com- \ petition, and I hope I shall often hear from this good scribe. Gloria Rawlinson. Parnell: "Quicklv. quickly," cried the Little Thought, "here i comes the printer man. and you haven't' sent your love to Gloria."