OBSERVER PUZZLE COLUMN.

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 89, 27 May 1882, Page 165

OBSERVER PUZZLE COLUMN.

PRIZE FOR YOUNG LADIES.

Last' week we promised a prize of two pairs of Rattray's best four-button kid gloves to the young lady who first solved the riddle below — from Shakespeare's " Much Ado About Nothing." A AAA CCDDD Jgj Jdi Jh Jlu Jja jjj .EEEEEEEEE EEFa&GHHHHI IIIIILMIINHN NNNNNMNIO 6 O O O O OOOOOOORRRRRRR S S S SSSSTTTT TVVVW Five answers were received by the Puzzle Editor, at one and the same time, on entering his sanctum on Saturday morning, signed as follows :— "Z.Y.X.," "M. E. Geddis," "Maggie C. Maclver," "Emily Harrison," and "Sunflower" ; and since that time answers have been received, by post and telegraph, from "E. C. Craig," " Matilda Eanwell," " Eemuera," "M. J. Alleby," "Madge," " Alice Lankham." We much commend the business pronlptitude of one young lady, who straightforwardly mentions that " her size is 6£, and colour black ;" but unfortunately her answer was not received in time to be placed first. The correct solution of the riddle is — " Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever : One foot in sea, and one en shore, To one thing constant never." With regard to the five whose answers were first received, we have been placed somewhat in a difficulty to decide as to the proper course to adopt in naming the victor ; but it has been suggested to us that the best way to solve that trouble will be to test then' capabilities further. We therefore have given another puzzle below, and limit the contest to them. We have taken the quotation this time from the New Testament, and shall consequently expect a vote of thanks to be passed to us at the next meeting of the Auckland Scripture Grift Association for aiding them in their work. The following is the puzzle : — A AAA AAAAA BBBCCCD DDDEEEEEE T? Tj^ T? XT* "I? XT* TH Tj^ T? T? 17 Ji Jli JOj Jil Jit jQi Jh xv mj Jli all FG-GG-HHHHHHHHH HHH I I II ILLMMMMN NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOO OOOORRESSTTTTTTTTTT TTTTUUUYWWWWWWY PRIZE FOR YOUNG- MEN. Master David G-eddis, Ponsonby, aged 16 years, was the first to send in a correct solution of the puzzle we published last week from Shakespeare's " Julius Caesar," and is therefore entitled to the football. The following is the puzzle and the solution : — AAAAAAAABBB BCCCCDDDDDD EEEEEEEEEEE EE E E F G- H HHHH HHHHH I I I I I I IIKLLLLL MMM NN N N NN N N NNN I OOOOOOOOPRR RRRRRRSS'SSS SSSSSTTTT T. T TTTT'TTTTUUU UUUITUWWWWY " Julius Cssar" — act ii., scene i. " Lowliness' is young ambition's ladder, whereto the climber upward turns his face ; but when he once attains the upmost round, he then unto the ladder turns his back." Correct answer was also sent in by Colin Craig.