Some of the: games that children p'aj ■ to-day are very ancient indeed, but pos sibly one of the oldest of all is the indooj Snakes and Ladders. A gaming board suitable for playing this game,, or on* very similar to it, was discovered duriny the recent excavations at Ur of the Chat ' dees. A number of other interesting findf. have been made by archaeologist* recently For instance, an old standard, carried infc battle by the ancient Egyptians W)00 year; ago, has been found on the banks of th- 1 Nile. The design was a white cross o> a crimson field—the Scottish St. Andrew’', cross. “ Huia" wins champonship of Set Zealand in open competition with butter from all parts of the Dominion. —Advt.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21694, 12 July 1932, Page 13
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122Page 13 Advertisements Column 4 Otago Daily Times, Issue 21694, 12 July 1932, Page 13
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