Answers to Correspondents.
Observer, Rōrahi 9, Putanga 526, 19 Kohitātea 1889, Page 11
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Answers to Correspondents.
Kawakawa- Notes received, but too persona for insertion. Read rules for contributors Thos. Samson, Rotoraa, writes:— c To settle a dispute and bet, would you kindly answer the following in your Answers to Correspondents : Six men sit "down to play what is called sixhanded euchre, eleven points up. They proceed to play, and after a little time M. is ten points, and K. is next with nine points. We now come to the last deal, M. and K. being non-dealers. The dealer (after the shuffle and cut) deals the cards. All pass The dealer turns it down and K makes it spades, and calls upon the best diamond as his partner. M. has the ace of diamonds, and is therefore the partner. K. plays, and by their joint play K. and M. got a march. K. claims the gams, and M. a'so claims the game. M. wants one point to win, and K. two points. Who wins the game ?' Answer : M. wins.
—Mr A. W. Fisber writes from Katikati : — Werenturato ask the Observer's co-operation in assisting- us to present Mr McDonnell with some token of esteem on his opening nia newhotel The matter has bean liberally taken up m Katikati but we feel olh°v residents in the Bay of Plenty would like an opportunity of subacribing:. —•A correspondent writes : -The feelings of the usual occupants of that much coveted post, vz ; the box-seat of the 8.45 bus from Mt. Eden on the morning of Jan. 16;h were much exercised and outraged by their claim being jumped by two of the fair sex-who, to use the words ot one of the ' insides ' (a young man somewhat of a dude and a follower of the noble art of tennis) were not our usual crowd, don't oher know!' Rather unfortunate that these gentlemen, otherwise so ' smart,' should be caught napping mthis mannSbat perhaps they will profit by experience and be a few minutes earlier next time. —Working like a horse™ A lawyer drawing a conveyance.
