The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 9 (December 1, 1936)
Contents
Contents
Among the Books | 82–83 |
An Auction-Era | 84–85 |
Children's Essay Competition | 65 |
Editorial—A Merry Christmas | 11 |
Early Auckland Newspapers | 37–45 |
Famous New Zealanders | 19–23 |
General Manager's Message | 12 |
Nature's Statuary | 14 |
New Zealand—The Land of the Thoroughbred | 24–29 |
New Zealand Verse | 36–37 |
Our London Letter | 54–55 |
Our Women's Section | 74–76 |
Panorama of the Playground | 86–87 |
Pictures of N.Z. Life | 64 |
Signalling Santa | 30–31 |
The Making of the Goods | 33–35 |
The Meaning of the “Awatea” | 72–73 |
The People of Pudding Hill | 47–48 |
The Spirit of Christmas | 67–71 |
The Thirteenth Clue | 57–61 |
The Wisdom of the Maori | 81 |
Variety in Brief | 88 |
What the Tourists Want | 51–53 |
Wit and Humour | 77 |
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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.