DRAWING COMPETITION

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 276, 11 February 1928, Page 27

DRAWING COMPETITION

A TEST FOR ORIGINALITY A book prize will be awarded for the best original drawing of “An animal that was never in the ark,” each entry to be endorsed by parent or guardian as the Sunbeam’s own effort, and to reach the Dawn Lady not later than February 25. All work should be finished in Indian ink. Open to children of 15 and under. PUZZLERS Word puzzle:— Change the head of a small boat and find a floor covering, change again and find in turn a receptacle for milk, to embrace, when soil is turned over, and lastly, a species of dog. Maisie King. Word square:— 1— The husks of ground corn. 2 A New Zealand tree. 3 A particle. 4 What everyone owns. * * * Word diamond: — 1— A vowel. 2 Dressmakers use these. 3 A kind of duck. 4 For catching fish. 5 A consonant * * * Answers to last week’s puzzlers: Jumbled Countries. —Argentina, Russia, Switzerland, Persia, Mongolia, Australia. Word Square.—Path, Area, Tear, Hard. Riddle - m e - r ee.—Ambition. MISTAKES TO FIND What are the mistakes in the following sentences? The Manx cat had a beautiful tail. “Look, there’s Harold coming,” said the blind man to his wife. “What shall we have for dinner today?” said the widow to her husband. / The laces in Jack’s slippers had broken. The boy hit the ball hard with his bat, and scored a beautiful goal. Edna’s birthday is to-day. It was her twin-sister’s birthday a week ago.