OUR PICTORIAL PUZZLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 150, 27 June 1934, Page 16

OUR PICTORIAL PUZZLE.

SOME CLEVER REPLIES RECEIVED

LAST WEEK'S CONTEST PROVES POPULAR,

Dear Boys and Girls,^ The picture riddle puzzle printed in the "Young Folk's Budget" a fortnight ago had a wide appeal, boys and girls of all ages supplying answers. "Like what tree is a man who will not pay lus bills? was the question asked, and, after a little thought, the majority answered correctly "The willow." Although they were wrong, two competitors made clever guesses; one answered "The tea-tree, because he is always in debt, the other "Miss-tree (mystery)." Quite a large number of entrants simply drew a willow tree to illustrate their reply, whilst there were scores who sketched a will accompanied by the letter O. Whilst some made their answer a simple oneword reply, others went to the trouble of constructing a picture sentence, such as was made up by John Fuller, the twelve-year-old Taihape reader, who captured the first of the half-crov.n prizes. L. P. Haden s entry was of the "Will and O" variety, but was so neatly executed as to warrant special consideration. A hospital bed with a patient between sheets - and the letter "W" worked in the rails at the foot and O in the rails at the head was the method Bill Holder adopted to illustrate his reply. . Noel Whaley submitted a five-word sentence, whilst Kathleen Ooddard drew a mill and a crow with the letters "M" and "CR" crossed out and a "W" inserted. The mill was also used in the entry of Alan White, whose "OW" was made up by drawing an owl and striking out one "L.- Jack Foster and Connie Clayton captured the two remaining half-crown awards. Everyone is sure to be thrilled with the photograph that is reproduced elsewhere on this page, for club members must be particularly proud of the outstanding success of our Sunshine Patch campaign. However, there will be an additional interest inthe picture when it is announced that it is to be the subject of this week's competition. When you compare the titling that accompanies the photograph of Billy and his friends to that on our pictorial page you will'see that £f*) the patch picture lacks the first fevr words sS7) that usually appear in capital letters. /vHr/»//»'z You have only to supply these in order to try for one of the cash prizes offered KlS^s*^ in to-day's competition announcement.