RESCUED!

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 220, 17 September 1930, Page 17

RESCUED!

BUDGETITES SAVE DROWNING BOY. ALL PUZZLES PROVE POPULAR. Dear Boys and Girls, — All of last Wednesday's competitions proved popular, many hundreds of entries being received for both the anatomical puxzle and the ambiguous sentence competition. Many competitors thought of ingenious methods of rescue in the "Attacked by Sharks" competition, one boy suggesting that a fruit Kasket should" be lowered on the end of a rope to the drowning boy, who, oncThe clambered inside, could easily be hauled to safety. Another conroetitor suggested that a deck chair might be thrown to the boy, as 4U would keep him afloat until help should arrive. Although there were quite a cumoer of good suggestions as to what might it •Tastounding the number of Budgetites who would have dived to the reicue despite the fact that they were more or less ignorant of the correct way or dealing with a shark. . Quite a few, however, summoned the help of the native fruit vendor, who could combat the shark, leaving "Tommy Brown" to rescue the drowning boy. On the whole the competition was well done and the results go to show that in most cases Budgetites can think quickly and clearly in an emergency. Of the anatomical puzzle little can be said. Although the entries were heavy, many competitors did not obtain the correct solution. Some found but one part of the body in each sentence, but the second word of the first sentence proved to be the worst stumbling block. By taking the last letter of the word "eye" it was possible to form the word whilst if competitors had continued along the line the word "arm" could easily have been found. An alternative was possible in sentence No. 5, where both thigh and mouth could be found. In this case either word was allowed. A great number of entirely correct entries were received and the prizes were awarded in accordance with the announcement which stated that the first four correct entries received would be awarded the prizes. Quite a big task was before the judge when he turned his attention to the Ambiguous Sentence Competition. A huge pile of entries confronted him and many of the sentences seemed to be repeated time and time again. There were, however, many very good sentences, and these were awarded prizes and certificates of merit. All **M prize-winning entries and four-pointers . ■ are printed elsewhere on this page. (LJ/ f j^g^*^^ Another series of competitions i= vT*7 announced to-day, and should find **^^ favour among Budget folk. "^^