SHARING THE APPLES.
Eight children divided 32 apples as follows: Anne got one, Mary two, Jane three, and Kate four. Ned Smith took a© many as his sister, Tom Brown twice as many as his sister, Bill : Jones, three times as many.as his sifiiter, and. Robinson four times' as many as-hie sister. 'Can you give the full names of the girls? . 4 I then gave them a rather tricky puzzle that Stanwick and I had . recently solved,, and. as I knew ft would'keep them all engaged for the rest. the evening I gave them the solution, in a sealed envelope. But it is not necessary to give the. thing her ei As the hour was rather advanced 'Stanwick and' I slipped away and both agreed thatwe had spent a: pleasant, evening. ' •- (The solutions to the' above puzzles will .be found-on'Page 12 of this issue.)
Binks: “Why so angry?” ' t Jinks: •‘My watch won’t go, ■ Ihave biled it, turned it upside down, dropped it on the ground and hurled it against the wall, and still it won’t go.”
“See that girl? Her face is her fortune.™ !! Yes, it runs into a nice figure’.’’
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1930, Page 11 (Supplement)
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192SHARING THE APPLES. Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1930, Page 11 (Supplement)
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