CONUNDRUMS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 11 August 1920, Page 4

CONUNDRUMS.

. LOCAL “IHTS.” ; The conundrum competitions, in con- OT nection with the competitions held • vi: under the auspices of the Otaki Literary and Debating Club on Monday Br night, last, with such success, created > considerable interest, as was evidenced to by die large number' of conundrums gr submitted, both by children and adults. Mr It. Witchcll, who was entrusted ik with the arduous duties of judge, r e had some seventy conundrums to select from. \ Appended we publish the pnze c o elTorts, together with some others: I(1 I 111 CHILDREN. First Prize: Tris. Harper. h: | r,]j {intEtfitojis "were lot loose in I otaki. where would they go to? A I Answer: Cockrell’s. j * ! Second Prize: Erie Bills. el | why is Nurse Lewis like a motor i car? r.- ; Because she is a little runabout. 1 * * » j Third Prize: M. S. Podcviu. What is tin* difference between a j steep hill and one of Dr. Sharp’s pill-.’ j One is very hard to get up, and the . I other is very hard to get down. j ! Special Prize: Dola Harper. j, I Why is the “Otaki Mail” office like a firm'll l 1 Because it lias a Penn In it. v Otlior Children’s Conundrums. Why should Otaki be a hard place to 1 lose ? Because there is a Brand—on the head of it. * v * Whr are there so many good Scotchmen at Otaki Hailway? Because the Kirk is there. ■* * * Why would a man go to the Central Hotel to see about a dog? 1 Because he hears the. Howell. What is the difference between Otaki and l’ukerua? I’ukerun is all burrowed with rabbits, and Otaki has no borough at all. | Why are Bills and Moore the luckiest shopkeepers in Otaki? Because they always have a Penny •and more (Moore). * * * What are two of the most wonderful things that .Mr Noble, our local butcher, has done.’ Turned a cow into a field (Field), and turned a sheep into a pen (Penn). * * * How do we know a certain shop in Otaki is' well kept ? „ Because wo can see it is true light Bfme Bight and Co.). » « * \ Whyg dues Otaki represent New York .’ Because it has its Broadway ami Wilson. Whv is the Otaki Town Board so much like lliv heathens’ Because it likes darkness rather than light. What well-known sowing machine tines Mrs Tt’.Uli represent? A ‘ 1 Singor. ’ ’ Why is a visitor coming to Otaki tit night like a man searching the Bible? Because both are searching for the light. . Why is a certain bike shop in Otaki like roast lamb? Because it has Mint-on. * * » Why is Mr Penn like a draper? Because he sells “Rags.” Why dors Nurse Lewis like living in Otaki? » Because s)u- is always near a Kapiti < cup-o’-tea). ADULTS. First Prize: G. 11. Fisher. 5 Why did .tack Howell? (howl). t Because of Hedditeli (head-itch). | Second Prize: Frank Penn. I Why are. Bills and Moore the most | enterprising firm in New Zealand? | Because they have a daily “Penny” \ motor debt cry to all parts of the dis--1 triet. j . £ | Commended: W. H. Wills. | Why did .Mr Harper require a purt- | ner l ■ Because he was “At more” work 8 than lie could manage by himself . Highly Commended: Sirs Nicolson. ■ ¥ . Why is Mr J. P. Brandon the most !J scared man in Otaki? Because lie has Nick’s old son 2 (Nicolson) on one side, death (D’Ath) S un the other, while “down below” the undertaker (Olliver.i awaits him. OTHERS. Why does Otaki resemble a sick rabbit ? tßecause neither is able to form a borough (burrow). Why is the Hospital Board thinking of closing the Otaki Hospital? Because the medical officer in charge has been guilty of “Sharp” practice. Why is the Jubilee the most popular i hotel in town for meals? ; Because they always have an abund- : ant supply of fish —“Ling” for every meal. What's the difference between A. Satherley and Tommy King? 19s lid. (One’s a copper and the other a sovereign.).

Why is the li Otaki office the place in Otaki? Because **01(1 2sick ,> and tne young [ Devil* * are both to be fount* there. Why'do the present members of the Haiti Town Board resemble Bolslicists? Because there ' is a primasval Irand-on all their proceedings. Because they are out (or possibly in) o Rikihaxa (wreck the ban’ o’) projess. Because, in connection with both, rcIcf will be felt when their ig-Noble eign is 01 liver (all over). Because their patient and long-suffer-.. ng victims are finding a grim M" d o.t omfort in the knowledge that D’Alh Death) is pr' juiring to lay his hand ipon them. And because old Nicolson (Nick’ll mini) be chuckling in his sleeve that he ias got the lot. (The Recording Scribe: “Ayru! *Lyre! ” Why can Te Horo Supply Stores deHare a bigger dividend than the principal Otaki store? Because the Te lioro people have Faith in their store, and their accounts are Cooked; while the Otaki store has Moore Bills. j When is a Fox in a fix in Otaki? When the librarian cannot mount her bicycle ? Why do we know that the Otaki climate gives visitors an appetite?? Because when doing the sights of the district, they frequently end up with a mighty Gorge! it * -t Why does Otaki hold pride of position on the Coast? ju Because it has a King, and several Noble (men). * 11 * Why does the “Otaki Mail” resemble an army? Because it has leaders, columns, and reviews. tl - 1 * * y Why is the “Otaki Mail” the best- t printed paper in this district?- a Because there is no other. Why does Mr C. 11. Williams always have a hustle on ? Because lie’s always got the inoriu- r ary Vann behind him. „