Puzzle Column.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 125, 23 November 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

Puzzle Column.

I Edited bt " Touohstohb."] Noxious to Ookpktttobs. Answers to Puzzles of this date most bt sent to the Editor of the Puzzle Column, Evening Post, Willis-street, on or beforo Tuesday, December 3rd, by 4 p.m Answers sent in later than the above will not be credited. Our Verse Competition. For this Competition competitors are requested to send a nonsense verse of 12 lines— nonsense that reads like sense ; must be original. To be on any subject. Date of closing, third week in January. Our Christmas Competitions. Messrs. Blundell Bros, offer Two Guineas as Prizes in the Puzzle Column, to be divided thus:— Puzzle Prize. — Half-a-guiuea for the best original puzzle, literary or otherwise ; half squares, diamonds, and riddles excluded. The puzzles must not be too complicated, as it is impossible to print them. Prose Prize. — Half-a-guinoa for the best prose sketch of " The New Woman " (original), perious or comic ; length not to exceed 60 lines Verse Prize. — Half-a-gninea for the best 12 -lined verse on " New Zealand" (original). Children's Story. — Five shillings and threepence for the best " Children's Story " (original) ; age up to 17 ; length not to exoeed 60 lines. Essay Prize. —Five shillings and threepence for the best essay or letter on "The Duty of Kindness to Animals" i original), with anecdotes of our dumb riends. Each competition must be endorsed with name of competition on envelope. One side of paper only to be written on. Novi de plume sent, but real name and address also. Infringement of these rules will disqualify competitors. All competitions to be sent to "Touchstone," E.P.C., Evening Post, Willis-street, on or before Tuesday, 3rd December. Special Prize. "Ohiro" has kindly offered 5s for the first correct answer to a charade to be found in the Puzzle Column. I shall number each answer as it comes in on the envelope, and open them after the 3rd of December, the first correct answer opened winning the prize. Answers to be sent to "Touchstone," E.P.C., Evening Post, on or before Tuesday, 3rd December, enclosed in envelope marked "Competition for 'OhiroV Prize Charade." Correspondence. " J.L.M."— The essay on " Kindness to Animals " is for young competitors up to the age of 17. " Pukaki." — Thanks for puzzle, it is a good one. Will insert it shortly. " Conviva." — Of course I expect you to Bend in for the Xmas Competitions. Various. I acknowledge with thanks good puzzles from " Ohiro," " Pax," and " Pukaki." Several competitors have not given the authors of Pi— each line is by a different author. The Xmas Competitions close on Tuesday, 3rd December. The competitions are slack in coming in. I have to thank "Ohiro" for his kind thought of giving a prize in the Xmas Competitions. SONG COMPETITION. Spirit Voices. (By " J.G.L." Highly commended ) Gentle and sweet are the voices that come from the spirit land To cheer the hearts of the weary, needing help from some kindly hand. How pleasant they are to the sufferer stretched out on a bed of pain ! How they warn and reprove the miser meanly grasping at this world's gain ! Have you never heard them speaking when the Storm King is hovering round, Or when Winter is stealthily spreading her mantle of white o'er the ground P They add music to Spring's gentle zephyrs, they inspire us with thoughts pure and high, And while we can hear spirit voices Hope remains for the sweet by-and-bye. Our Epigram. A short poem, or sentence descriptive of one person or subject, or containing one thought or idea, ending with an ingenious point, or witty sting. On " Wellington." Good— E.P.C. A busy, breezy, bustling borough. — " Touohstone." The emporium of consolidated bill-ets. — « Miss Q." A place of hills and doctors' billi. — "Warata." The head-quarters of blustering Boreas. «« Pax." The great centre for raising the wind. -"Ohiro." The capital breezer.— " Pnkalri." A Luke-warm borough. — "Conviva." A city of great sighs (size). — "J.L.M." A city of dust, dirt, and despair. —"Elaine." A dtp of motion and commotion. — "Tyrwhitt." The premier city, but over-rated. -" Iris." No. 2001— Word Puzzle. Bf "Touohstone." " Touchstone " -disappoint -Xmas-their - up - competitors - hoped - that - to - be - roll-numbers-it-is-in-competitions-goodly • the-and-friend-not-their-will. No. 2002— Pi. By "Touchstone." Sort this:— Samsoriht meocs tub ceon a reay, Übt hewn ti oraecs ti ginbrs doog hecer. No. 2003— Chabadx Acrostic. By "Touohstone." Put my First into my Second and it is my Whole. Lights. 1, An acid ; 2, use (rev.) ; 3, a reptile. No. 200 i— Charade. By "Iris." Good-E.P.C. My Whole is not First, but Second you'll find, My First is about every day, And minus my Second I'm sure you'd feel queer ; Now, tell me what is this, I pray. No. 2005— Diamond. Selected by "J.L.M." Centrals, downwards and across, name two eminent English statesmen. Lights. 1, A letter ; 2, a by-product in the making of coal-gas; 3, the hero of the siege of Quebec ; 4, clothed ; 5, a prominent English statesman ; G, a refuge for vessels ; 7, an aniline colour ; 8, a sphere ; 9, a letter. No. 200G— Half Square. By "Pukaki." Good— E.P.C. Lights. 1, Top and downwards is coming (across and downwards the same) ; 2, round the rocks ; 3, a creeper ; 4, time of day ; 5, two-thirds of one ; G, a letter. No. 2007— Double Acrostic. By "Conviva." Good— E.P.C. Initials name a learned centaur, Finals a mythological ferryman. LIOHTB. 1, Pungeut; 2, a flower; 3, the daughter of Agumeionou ;4, uu animal ; 5, a frieud of Cicero ; 6, a kind of cloth. No. 2008— Decapitations. By "Pukaki." Good— E.P.C. Behead the words given first to get the second ones ; tho initial letters will give a famous battle. Lights. 1, A bird— twice ; 2, a measure— pain ; 3, abosH -a swell; 4, conclusion — a selling; 5, to pardon to eject; G, a man— a liquor; 7, aged — a river; 8, granular snow — a girl's name No. 2009— Two Riddles. 1 , What is the difference between a baby and a puir of gloves ? 2, Why is it easy to break into an old maun houdo P No. 2010— Our Epigram On " Merit." No. 2011— Prize Charade. By "Ohiro" Who offers 5s for the first correot answer. Will competitors out it out? Date of dosing, Tuesday, 3rd December.

"My first is the joy of girlp ; my Second i ■i pleasure to boya, rsoeciaUv at Christmi) imp , iiij Whule is a si utce of auxitjl) to certain section of owr community.