Riddle Competition.

The riddle competition of New Zealand towns was ever so popular, and Trainland parcels have been posted to all the entrants.

Here are a few of the best entries:—

Q.: Of what town in New Zealand does a small fox terrier barking at a huge St. Bernard dog remind one? A.: Bluff.—D. H. Robertson, P.O. Box 35, Westport.

Q.: What did the old lady say when the train ran over her cow? A.: “Oh, my cow.” (Omakau is a station on the Otago Central Branch near Alexandra.)—Colin Irvine, 141 Nelson Street, Enwood, Invercargill.

Q.: What did the farmer say when he saw a ram in his garden? A. “Outram.” (A station near Mosgiel.)—Sylvia Irvine, 141, Nelson Street, Invercargill.

Q.: Where are all the small birds frightened to go? A.: Auckland. (Hawk-land.)—Ella Alberta Feil, 280 Pomona Road, Invercargill.

Q.: Where do cricketers spend most of their time? A.: Feilding.—Eunice Williams, 25 Herbert Street, Greymouth.

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