Riddle Competition
JUNIORS. How do we know that banking is a very ancient custom?—Because we know that Pharoah received a check on the Bank of the Red Sea which had been crossed by Moses and ‘Company. —Prize of 1/- to Norman Wyatt, age 7 years, 506 Victoria street, Hastings. 'Why are twelve boys and girls like eight yards?—Both have twenty-four feet. —Red Certificate to Betty \(arven, age 9 years. Selwyn road, Havelock North. What is the difference between a farm labourer and a load of earth ?— One is a son of toil while the other is a ton of soil —Orange Certificate to Joyce Bateman, age 9 years, Paki Paki. SENIORS. Two brothers we are; great burdens we bear; Bv some we are heavily pressed; We are full all the day; but in truth I may say, We are empty when we go to rest? —A pair of shoes. —Red Certificate to Alex Me- r Donald age 11 years, 603 Ellison road, -Hastings. [This riddle also contributed, but incorrectly worded, by Kitty Colwill. -C.K.] /
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 1 October 1927, Page 14
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174Riddle Competition Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 1 October 1927, Page 14
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