PLACE NAMES PUZZLE
A NOVEL COMPETITION. ' Nbrthlanders will enjoy solving the novel puzzle arranged today. A dozen New Zealand place-names, have been taken and the eagh thoroughly jumbled, In addition to this an extra letter has been .inserted in each group. Readers will have little difficulty in recognising the first jumble as “Whangarei,” and it will be seen that “z” is the extra) letter. Once again, we have drawn up a to .liaake the work easier for competitors.. All you need do is write, in the blank, opposite each jumbled group, the name of the townships you believe the letters to spell. Substitute a distinct dash for any group you cannot solye, ■ Although Ahey look very strange, the majority of these words spell places in the North which are quite well known to readers.
A riddle, written on a slip of paper and pinned to the back.of the competition coupon, -vmwtyacpompany each en-try,-and inevitable, this will be cohsidered as the deciding factor. . The competition is open to all readers under the age ;of 18. Three prt^s^^ the best wbrk : '^c^ved^ut> : Wednesday nexL
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Northern Advocate, 7 February 1934, Page 2
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182PLACE NAMES PUZZLE Northern Advocate, 7 February 1934, Page 2
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