The Next Sharpeners

Southland Times, Issue 20014, 30 October 1926, Page 23

The Next Sharpeners

WHATS AND WHYS. (1) Why does time fly? (2) What has neither an end nor a be-' ginning? (3) Why is a laundryman very forgiving ? (4) In what way are milestones like plum-s tones? (5) What has teeth, but never bites? (6) Why is ten shillings like eight ounces of sugar? WORD PUZZLE. When shines the sun upon my face The time of day you there can trace. CLUES. (1) 1634—Where children dig with great delight. (2) 236—Adventures with the Red Cross Knight. (3) 3657—A shoe was lost for want of it. (4) 4651—Raised platform where a king might sit. (5) 517634—A piece of land that sea surrounds. (6) 634—This word in all our talk abounds. (7) 754—A covering for jar or boxes. HIDDEN BIRDS’ NAMES. Yesterday, whilst I was out walking in the woods, I heard some lovely music. It came from the trees above me, and I looked up and saw the songsters, twittering and chirruping. Out came my notebook, and I hastily jotted down the names of the birds. Then I gave them to Mr Printer to print for you, and what do you think he has done? Jumbled them all up. Now do you think you can find out the names of those birds again? Don’t read the solutions until you have tried very hard. ALKR, RWOC, SRTHUH, FACHFCNIH, RRPWSAO. THGIINNLEGA. NEITNL. VSAMI. KOCUOC. A NONSENSE PUZZLE. See if you can read this little verse after rearranging the letters: — Pu, Pu, Pu, Wodn, dnwo, ndow, Tenw lietit Yillb Nojes Tino Donlon notw. Poh, oph, hpo, Kips, spik, piks, Entw ttille Lasly Ues Hte totpao hipc. —Closing date—MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1926. —Cousin Betty.