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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 231, 30 September 1930, Page 12

WHAT IS HE DOING? A TEST OF OBSERVATION. POPULAR NEW PICTURE PUZZLE. i ■ ■.(■■ Another large entry testified to the continued popularity of the "Star's" puzzle competition, nearly 700 letters being received. The problem was a difficult one, for the figure shown in the picture might have been engaged in a number of different operations. As a matter of fact lie was an ■''' Auckland resident clipping his hedge. The entry showing greatest powers WmmSmM of observation camo from EILEEN. 'I^β POPLE, 17, Seddon Terrace, Otahuhu. \^m Eeading a newspaper, _ boarding a tramcar, casting a fishing line, holding up a photographic film, hold- ~ W. , ing a horse's head, dialling a tele- e^. phone, and addressing an open-air 4#^\ meeting—such were the popular votes mMfJf X' < in order of their popularity. Nearly ... ' BtmW a score of readers gave the correct determining factor was a point which JSntWwmi was by no means apparent, and -which %smtixiMfm3Kß<Mt& observation. "It is mid-day, and the *Ws* j ) weather is sunny," wrote tho winner. f She had noted the gradations of light f and shade on the hat and jacket of the subject, and also the fact that the shadows were cast almost directly ;. * A gratifying feature of tho latest entry was that it contained a number && j| 18l of replies from children. The test of observation is evidently popular with Some of the replies sent in by W-WiiL^s:m& the juvenile correspondents showed : ' considerable imagination, and proved ■ ' that young Auckland lias a quick Imit In this issue we give a fourth puzzle, solvera being required to »Sp O'''^^'tß answer the question, "What is he doing?" A prize of ten shillings will BKr^eiilliiill be offered to the reader who supplies the correct answer. Should no solver be right, then the prize will go to the one who most closely approximates isPliii^liiiii to the true answer. If more than one i ' reader supplies the correct solution, \ then tho prize will go to the one Wt | m i ,• which most adequately describes the v surrounding details, such as the Psii&^M&sl** material used, the age of the indi- mmmWw^M vidual, and so on. No prize in the MM^mt%*s& ; series will be withheld; two competi- jj^g^^|flß|^^^^^ tions will be held each week, and each isji * . week two prizes will be paid out. "i ..... ifmtk To-day's competition will close with the receipt of the afternoon mail of Thursday next, the answers will the winner will be announced, together with the publication of a . fifth competition. WHAT IS HE DOING? SOLUTION TO THE THIRD PUZZLE. Post your solutions, on the coupon below, addressed, "Picture Puzzle, 'Star' Office, Auckland." Watch for Friday's paper, when the doubts of solvers will be dissolved, and when a new problem will be offered upon which to ponder for a day or two. Eemember, the prize must be won, and every entrant will have a fair and equal opportunity. Only one solution must appear on the one coupon, but the number of attempts which-a competitor may make is not limited. Tho decision of the Puzzle Editor shall be absolutely final.

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