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I hope to enjoy myself at home just as well We had our school exhibition on Friday, and Tirau won the cup again. We have had it for several years now. Hasn’t the weather been line lately? 1 suppose some farmers are wishing that rain would coine. I’m sure that I do not wish that. My wish is that it will keep line all through the holidays. Thank you, Peter, ror the card you sent me. It arrived yesterday and is now on my bedroom wall. We did not finish our exams, although we could have easily If our teacher had let us. We still had two subjects to do, but we stopped exam, work, when still two weeks from the holidays. I tied second with another girl in the cookery exam. We go up to tech, every Friday fortnight. The boys do woodwork and the girls cooking. Well, Peter, that Is all the scraps or news I can pick up to tell you, so cheerio.—Barnle, (12) Putaruru. You are having lots or holidays this year, aren’t you, Barnie. The school exhibition must have been very Interesting, Peter thinks; Tirau must be very proud of such a splendid record, too.—Peter Pan. NEWS FROM BUNTY. Dear Peter Pan, —This Is Just a few lines from an old member. You might have forgotten me, but I’m hoping you haven’t. I am living In Hastings now, and I like It very much. I am just in Hamilton for a fortnight’s holiday and I’m sincerely hoping we will have some line weather. It was very fine In Hastings when I left. We have had a few earthquakes since 1 have been there, but, of course, they were only slight. 1 hope they will always be that way. I buy a book every week, “ The Schoolgirl,” and there Is a girl called Bessie Bunter featured in one story, and she’s awrully funny'. She’s very rat, and Is very rond or rood and sleeping. So you may well understand what she Is like. I will try and write more letters to you now, as the girl I’m staying with Is going to send me your page every week, when I return to Hastings. I must close now. So cheerio.—Bunty, Claudelands. What a lovely surprise your letter was Bunty; Peter was so glad to see that you had not forgotten him. Do you like living in Hastings? It Is such a pretty place, Isn’t it? Don’t forget us Tor such a long time again, will you?—Peter Pan. AN ENJOYABLE PARTY. Dear Peter Pan, —The sunrise you saw at the lake must have been beautiful indeed. 1 wonder where the “ holiday ship ” will take ine this time, Peter. I am ever so glad that Flower Girl has decided to write again; she has not written Tor a long time. My word, Peter, you certainly Jumblea the pen-names up. They are hard to work out. I went to one or my girl-friend’s birthday party yesterday, and 1 had a lovely time. We had a number of competitions, which were great fun. Arter all the guests arrived we were given numbers and we bad to hunt until we found a bag or sweets with our number on It. It was great fun. After that we bad a game of musical chairs, l was the second to last one In, so I thought 1 had a good chance of winning, but l was caugnt out. Before tea we had a competition. We picked up sides and one side were “ roosters ” and the other side were “ hens.” There were forty cards hidden on the lawn and when the hens found one they had to cackle and ir the roosters found one they had to crow. My word, Peter, there was a din when one of both sides found a card. After tea we had a game or consequences and some of them were very ridiculous. 1 left at seven o’clock after spending a very enjoyable evening. I must close now as It is nearly bedtime.—With lots or love rrom Bookworm (13) Frankton. What a lovely party you must have had, Bookworm. Parties are such fun, aren’t they? Peter thinks that the fowl competition must have been very amusing, with everyone making queer noises.—Peter Pan. NEWB FROM DE SOTO. Dear Peter Pan,—lt Is ages since 1 last wrote to you, but now that we have our term holidays I am able to And time to write. Our fine weather seems to have lert us again, doesn’t It, Peter? It’s strange how we always have wet holidays. I am not going away, but I suppose there are plenty oI ways to spend A holiday, such as tennis, cycling, hiking, skating, and pictures, etc. My sister Is celebrating her 13tli birthday on Friday, and I hate hunting for birthday presents, don’t you, Peter? She Is rather lucky, us her birthday generally falls In the term holidays, wlierea3 mine Is usually a week day when we have to go to school. When we broke up on Friday our teacher told us that seeing we did not have a holiday during the school-teachers’ conference, we are to break-up for our Christmas holidays on December loth Instead or December 17. One of our cats died about a month ago and we were all very sad as we were fond of him. On Sunday last a man brought us a huge bunch ol' Iceland popples, orange, white, yellow, and three shades or pink ones, they look so pretty in the vases. Well, Peter, It’s bed-time now, so 1 will close, hoping to write to you more often now.—Love rrom De Soto (14) Hamilton. It Is such an age since we last heard from you De Soto and Peter was very pleased to hear rrom you again. You were very unlucky when you lost your cat. How beautirul the Iceland popples must have been. They make such a lovely show, don’t they?—Peter Pan. AN INTERESTING LETTER. Dear Peter Pan, —Thank you very much ‘ for sending the Beauty Seeker seeds. 1 have not sown them yet as Mum said It was too early yet. My auntie gave me some tulip bulbs and some gladlola bulbs. I have planted tbe tulips. My sweetpeas are beginning to appear above the earth. Yesterday I saw some pink violets. Have you ever seen them before? Yesterday afternoon, three friends and I went for a row on the lake. The water was calm and the air warm and we all had turns at rowing. We had some fun. 1 love rowing, don’t you? When 1 was gardening the other day, I disturbed a red ants’ nest. The ants began scurrying about, carrying their eggs and seeking ways for escape. 1 didn’t know what to do, kill them or leave them. In the end I placed the stone back in its original place but this morning when I looked again all the eggs were gone, but most or the ants were there. They are interesting little creatures to watch, I think. I had a magnifying glass and It belpod ine to watch them more closely. * This year seems to be all holidays.

When we go back to school we will be playing tennis because the basketball Is flnlshed now. The last basketball game we played was against Convent. We drew tbe game, fourteen all. When I was playing on a bank one day I round quite a lot or violets and in our back-yard 1 found some Jonquills and a snowdrop. Our wattle-free is beginning to dress ltseir with gold, too. Last Saturday week the Olrl Citizens at Gym. held a concert. They had three plays and recitations. It commenced at 8 p.m. and came to a close at 10 p.m. It was very good, I thought. Well, Peter, I must say good-night. Cheerio.—Purple Pansy (13), Hamilton. Such a lovely newsy letter from you this week, Purple Pansy; the red ants are very Interesting little fellows, aren’t they? Peter finds them very interesting to watch, too. The row on the lake must have been very enjoyable.—Peter Pan.

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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20284, 28 August 1937, Page 21 (Supplement)

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POST BOX. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20284, 28 August 1937, Page 21 (Supplement)

POST BOX. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20284, 28 August 1937, Page 21 (Supplement)

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