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LATE ADVERTISEMENTS SITUATIONS VACANT. T ONCE! SIX MEN, of good appearance and clwracter, of the forceful intelligence that is necessary to obtain business. Apply 8.30 to-morrow morning. THE MANAGER. THE HARDING CONSTRUCTION CO., 16 View Road, Mount Eden.

MUST BE WON IN PURESKIL PUZZLE CLUES.screens . [ ‘He walked clear ...., surprised at . . .. elegant ...., .... as if lost.” Can You Read This Easy Puzzle ? First Prize £25 Pureskil Puzzle N? 6. SEND IN NOW vc K'L & JK U z E A* R nr TZ eX e i—l r EZ As Mother; AM £ GST £ m LOST fqTn-p- --- r £ Don’t miss this splendid weekly competition! It is just a short paragraph which appears in one of Joseph Conrad’s books, and has now been put into puzzle form by our artißt. The opening words, “He walked clear . . will tell you what it is all about—and for the rest, the wording is simple, and the sense of the sentence will help you. Each picture or sign may mean part of a word, one, two, or three words, but not more than three. Solve the puzzle carefully, and write your solutions IN INK. on one side of a sheet of paper. Aad your name and address, and post the entry to: “PURESKIL PUZZLES,” No. 6, Box 189, G.P.0., Christchurch. All entries must be posted not later than SATURDAY, 26th May. READ THESE RULES CAREFULLY. The First Prize of £25 will be awarded to the competitor wh jse solution of the paragraph is correct. In the event of no correct solution being received, the prize-money will be added to the next, competition. In the case of ties, the prize will be divided, but the full amount will be paid. Sealed solution and £25 prize-money has been lodged The Editor, “The Press,” Christchurch. A Postal Note for 1/- must accompany each initial entry, and 6d each additional entry. Stamps not accepted. Any number of entries may be sent in on plain paper. Alternatives in single entries will be disqualified. Results will be published on Saturday, 2nd June. * SOLUTION TO “PURESKIL” PUZZLE No. 3. Published in Christchurch “Press,” Tuesday, 13th February, 1923, page 10, column 2:—“A remarkable story of simian intelligence credits a shall monkey, named Caleb, with having captured a burglar. Caleb s owner returned to his flat and found the door open, the rooms disordered and the monkey sitting befort the locked door of a large cupboard. Caleb refused to budge until his master, suspecting the facts, seized a revolver and unlocked the door. A cry of ‘Don’t shoot’ was heard, and a man was revealed standing inside with his hands up. PRIZE-WINNERS “PURESKIL” PUZZLE No. 3. As no one succeeded in solving this puzzle correctly, the prizemoney of £25 will now be added on to Competition 4. SOLUTION TO “PURESKIL” PUZZLE No. 4. Published in Christchurch “Press,” Saturday, 28th November, 1925, page 18, column 4: —“Suburban residents of Christchurch awoke yesterday morning to find that ‘.Jack Frost’ had paid an unwelcome visit and had cut down the spring growth as with a sword. Hopelessly withered tomato plants and beans and blackened potato tops dashed the hopes of many a keen amateur gardener, while for the market gardener the frost is literally disastrous. PRIZE-WINNERS “PURESKIL” PUZZLE No. 4. Correct solutions were received from the following, who will divide the prize-money of £SO; each will receive £lO: —Alfred H. Bunn. 11 Oxley St., St. Albans, Christchurch: Donald Holloway, 94 Harrnan St., Addington; W. H. E. Winny, c/o Sew Zealander Hotel. Christchurch; R. G. Dawson, 396 Barbadoes St., Christchurch; J. M. Rourke, 37 Hastings St., Sydenham, Christchurch. Applications for re-scrutiny must be accompanied by Postal Order for 5/- (this amount will be refunded if claimant is found to be correct) and must be posted not later than Saturday, 26th May. 5584

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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 359, 21 May 1928, Page 13

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Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 359, 21 May 1928, Page 13

Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 359, 21 May 1928, Page 13

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