THE COMPETITIONS
There are-some hidden names for £he under-tens, and a riddle in rhyme for those over ten. They are not very hard to understand, and Brother Bill hopes that the bairns will have a happy time with them both. Send your entries to Big Brother Bill, care ‘ Evening Star ’ Newspaper, Stuart street. Dunedin. Be sure to mark the envelope “ Competition.” A COMPOUND NAME (Under-tens. Prize, one shilling.) How many names can you find in these letters? There are; nine names of boys and girls, and each name has its letters in the right order. S I D A N E L LENA N N. A RIDDLE IN RHYME (Over ten years. Prize one shilling and sixpence.) I’m sought below the sea; I fetch a handsome price. The first three-fifths of me, When served with duck is nice. Behead, and I’m a peer, Curtailed, a fruit is found. My middle part is ... ? With which you catch all sound.
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Evening Star, Issue 21784, 28 July 1934, Page 5
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158THE COMPETITIONS Evening Star, Issue 21784, 28 July 1934, Page 5
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