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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 83, 3 January 1893, Page 2

The "missing word" competition 'of persons in penny weeklies is now Jthe rage in England. An editor prints a paragraph with the last word,, usually ;an adjective, missing. He invites his.rieaders to guets the word at a shilling a' try and then diyides the pot . money among winners. Ihe pool received during ttfe week amounted to over 217,000 shillings, each accompanied by a guess as to the missing word in the phrase printed the week before. The sentence occurred at the end of a paragraph "describing the practice of the Romans,: who, ? when they invaded Britain, are said to have beaten their bare legs with nettles in order to neutralise the effects of, the cold : The closing sentence was, "To our minds such vigorous treatment 'hardly seems •' The pool of £ 10,400 was divided amongst 370 competitors,: who sent in tlie word " enjoyable/ A : "I don't know how I'm going to afford a holiday this Xmas." B : " Well, I know how I will afford it. I mu»t have some new furniture, but I am going to buy it at Shearers's, and I'l^ «aye enough by getting it there to pay my holiday trip, and don't forget the Pea Competition." Augite Mats — the woman's friend price 2s— iust opened at •he New^ Zealand Clothing Factory. No stirring re* quired for oatmeal, milk, rice, custards, blanc mange, jellies, butters, ketchups, upple nauce, .Ac. ; in fact, nothing will burn on it. Try it and be convinced. For the Nursery, there is nothing equal to heat the milk and food for the baby. It will be seen by an advertiesment in another column that Mr J. J. Curtis, of Grrey street, Wellington, draws the at* tention of the tradespeople and others to the goods consigned to his care. Consignees at present suffer from delay in transit at Wellington and the consequent jrponses of storage, which would, be jntirely avoided. Those wishing to. send parcels or presents to wishing . to send parcels or presents to Europe are reninded that he has a cheap prompt .deivery by each direct steamers; for Loa-> lon. Parcels so sent are deiivered at he door of consignee, if instructed.,;, it s also notified that he has special eon'eyance for the removal of furniture and uggage. Custom House, work Vig^ o f spurse, a< necessary branch of i his boil.