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TEST YOUR SKILL.

A POPULAR COMPETITION. ANSWERS AND PRIZEWINNERS. The recent “Test your Skill" competition which was launched by the Waikato Times a few weeks ago proved very popular. Solutions wer§ numerous and were received from all parts of the .Auckland province. Below is published the list of prizewinners and the correct answers. Every solution forwarded contained a very large number of correct answers, the fourth place being allocated to Florence Lillian Rendell, of Henderson, who had 12 mistakes. Numerous solutions contained 13, 14 and 15 mistakes. The following are the prizewinners, to whom the prizes have been forwarded:—

Mrs' A. Schofield, 202 Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton (G mistakes), 1; R. St. Clair, 13 Myrtle Street, Hamilton (9 mistakes), 2; Vere Collins, Ilinuera (Vi mistakes), Eric Clothier, 1 Piako Street, Hamilton (11 mistakes), Miss Alma Moore, 81 River Road. Hamilton (11 mistakes) 3. . ddie correct answers are as follows :

1 Slyvia Starch, 2 Taniwha Soap, 3 Mills, 4 F. Kreisler, 5 Douglas Fairbanks, 6 Oscar Asche, 7 Marie Lohr, 8 Chaliapini, 9 11.R.11. the Duchess of York, 10 Marie Tempest, 11 Madame Melba, 12 Clara Butt, 13 Fisher Twin Hot Water Service, 14 Anchor Butter, 15 Sybil Thorndyke, 16 Backhaus, 17 Travelling Goods, 18 Fay Compton, 19 Lowry, 20 John Reid and Co., Ltd., Auckland, 21 Mazawattee, 22 The Farmers Co-c.p Auctioneering Co., Ltd., 23 11.R.11. The Duke of York, 24 N.Z. Textiles (Ltd.) 201 Hobson Street, Auckland, 25 In the booklet entitled “The proper feeding of Livestock,’’ issued with the compliments of (or) by the N.Z. Cattlecake and Oil Go., Ltd. (competitors sec page 6), 26 Fada, 27 Michelin, 2S Nita Naldi, 29 Bulldog Soles, 30 Rudolph Valentino, 31 Sir Austin Chamberlain, 32 Ivor Novello, 33 £25 10s, 34 Lynx, 35 Swan 11am and Bacon or Swan Hams and Bacons, 36 Ilis Master's Voice, 37 J. B. Hobbs or Hobbs (both treated as correct), 38 Willard, Willard, 39 Repairing Gumboats, 40 Charlie Cnaplin, 41 Nugget Boot Polish, 42 Beat-Care-Away, 43 Austin, 44 Jascha Heifetz, 45 The Phoenix, 46 To insure maximum quality with minimum of time, 47 Alice Terry, 48 White Water Paint, 49 ShelL Big_ Tr ® G ’ Plume, Voco, Texaco, 50 Indian, ol Crcamota, Milk Oaties, Oatiesnuts, Thistle Rolled oats, Thistle oatmeal, Sweet Heart o’whcat. Doctors Cream o’Groats, 52 Waikato Vulcanising Depot, 53 Atalanta, 54 Pola _ Negri, oo Double N Polish, 56 Cunningham, o i Camfosa.

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Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17242, 29 October 1927, Page 8

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TEST YOUR SKILL. Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17242, 29 October 1927, Page 8

TEST YOUR SKILL. Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17242, 29 October 1927, Page 8

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