CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1921, Page 4

CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

INTERESTING COMPETITIONS. ENTRIES IN A FORTNIGHT. Entries for the various competitions in connection with the Christmas Number of the Daily News close a fortnight to-day, the closing date being Wednesday, November 30. The details of the competitions are:—* (1) Open short story, not to exceed 2000 words. First prize £3 3s. (2) Essay from children up to and including Standard 3. Subject: “My Greatest Ambition—and Why.” First £1 Is; second 10s. (3) Essay from pupils of primary and secondary schools. Subject: “Features of Taranaki’s History.” First £1 le; second 10s. (4) Essay from girls. Subject: “How I would Manage a Home.” First £1 Is; second 10s. (5) The views of housewives are sought on the question of breaking the monotony and drudgery of the kitchen, and a prize of £2 2s is offered, for the best system of designing and managing a kitchen with ' the object of saving labor. Compactess should be a feature, ae well as labor-saving. (6) Another competition relating to the home is for a design of a model five-roomed house, conveniently arranged, with the maximum of lighting and air. The house should be one which would not cost more than £l2OO. First £2 2s. This competition is confined to girls and women. (7) Another prize of £1 Is is offered for the most interesting sporting paragraph of an incident in Taranaki.