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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 9 (December 1, 1936)

Contents

page 9

Contents

Among the Books 8283
An Auction-Era 8485
Children's Essay Competition 65
Editorial—A Merry Christmas 11
Early Auckland Newspapers 3745
Famous New Zealanders 1923
General Manager's Message 12
Nature's Statuary 14
New Zealand—The Land of the Thoroughbred 2429
New Zealand Verse 3637
Our London Letter 5455
Our Women's Section 7476
Panorama of the Playground 8687
Pictures of N.Z. Life 64
Signalling Santa 3031
The Making of the Goods 3335
The Meaning of the “Awatea” 7273
The People of Pudding Hill 4748
The Spirit of Christmas 6771
The Thirteenth Clue 5761
The Wisdom of the Maori 81
Variety in Brief 88
What the Tourists Want 5153
Wit and Humour 77

The New Zealand Railways Magazine is on sale through the principal booksellers, or may be obtained post-free for 6/- per annum.

Employees of the Railway Department are invited to forward news items or articles bearing on railway affairs. The aim of contributors should be to supply interesting topical material tending generally towards the betterment of the service.

In all cases where the Administration makes announcements through the medium of this journal the fact will be clearly indicated.

The Department does not identify itself with any opinions which may be expressed in other portions of the publication, whether appearing over the author's name or under a nom de plume.

Short stories, poetry, pen-and-ink sketches, etc., are invited from the general public upon New Zealand subjects.

Payment for short paragraphs will be made at 2d. a line. Successful contributors will be expected to send in clippings from the Magazine for assessment of the payment due to them.

The Editor cannot undertake the return of MS. unless accompanied with a stamped and addressed envelope.

All communications should be addressed to The Editor, New Zealand Railways Magazine, Wellington.

SOLUTION TO “PUZZLE PIE” NO. 172.

1. NIGHT (“Ambrose Lavendale, Diplomat”—E. Phillips Oppenheim). 2. JILL (“City of Beautiful Nonsense”—E. Temple Thurston). 3. LOUISA (“The Glory of Clementine Wing”—Wm. J. Locke). 4. FENCE (“The Holy Flower”—H. Rider Haggard). 5. PACED (“The Hundredth Chance”—Ethel M. Dell). 6. LOVE (“John Burnet of Barns”—John Buchan).

RESULT OF “PUZZLE PIE” NO. 172.

Four competitors submitted all-correct solutions, and the PRIZE OF £25 IN CASH is therefore awarded to them. Each will receive £6/5/-. They are:—

W. R. White, Park Road, Papakura; Mrs. C. Harrison, Park Road, Papakura; Miss L. Telfar, Aria (via Te Kuiti); Mrs. W. Lock, 118 St. Vincent Street, Nelson.

Prize money will be posted on Monday, 21st December.

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(Rly. Publicity photo.) A peaceful cove in Golden Bay, Nelson Province, South Island, New Zealand. “The sea, a shining girdle winds Round cliff and cape and bay.”

(Rly. Publicity photo.)
A peaceful cove in Golden Bay, Nelson Province, South Island, New Zealand.
“The sea, a shining girdle winds Round cliff and cape and bay.”