THE PP GOES ON HOLIDAY

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 22

THE PP GOES ON HOLIDAY

up the ghost-but it’s only * for two weeks. He has gone off to puddle around with the chamois, or somewhere. In the meantime his substitute will endeavour to carry on. In these days of war, "doing one’s bit" is all very well, but assistant-puzzle-puddling for two weeks is a bit thickespecially if you’ve never been used to it. Anyway, after staring in vain at a huge pile of correspondence for an hour or so with no results except a headache, the only thing left is to start at the beginning and work through to the end. As far as the Assistant-PP (pro tem) can make out, everyone on this page is having an argument with the PP and with everyone else at the same time, so just to avoid "horning-in" on anyone else’s private squabble the Assist-ant-PP (pro tem) has decided to set a puzzle himself. He fully expects that no one will answer it T Puzzle Puddler has given

because it’s too simple. Maybe it will only catch the Village Idiot. Here it is: Here are four numbers. There is a fifth in the same line of progression. What is it? 1 64 729 4096 ANSWERS (Refer to issue of August 2) Stars: On this page is a diagram which shows how to do it-or doesn’t it?

A Challenge from Christchurch: F.D.B., who sent this problem, included his answer but as it covers 71 separate moves, we cannot reproduce it in the space at our disposal. We can only recommend puzzlers to keep at it. If they care to send solutions, we shall try and check them. Trams: Five, says R.G., who set the problem. Digits: Add together the figures given to you; then the missing figure is that required to make the sum up to a multiple of nine, (Problem and answer from H.G.L.). PROBLEMS Oranges Five men bought some oranges at the market and decided to sell them. One took 100, one 80, one 60, one 40 and the last 20. They all sold the oranges at the same rate, and they all came back with the same amount of money. How did this come about?-(Problem from J.C.L.).

Expanding Words Ten words "expand" from a single. letter word to one of ten letters, by adding a letter at a time and making the necessary te-arrangements, Can you discover what the ten words are from the following numerical scheme in which the ten letters which appear in the words are represented by digits?

ees ee ee We regret to announce that not only the Puzzle-Puddler is missing this week, but also the solution to Crossword No. 19. We hope to find both before long.

PUZZLES (Continued from previous page) Relations How can two men each be both uncle and nephew of each other? This looks like the old business of "that man’s father" all over again-or isn’t it? CORRESPONDENCE PP (pro tem): begs forgiveness for omissions and irregularities. S.T. (Hawera): Many thanks. The PP (regular) wants more puzzles. J.C.L (Auckland): You shunted correctly. Thanks for the puzzle. Lillian (Hawera): Trams correct. Thanks for the alternative problem involved in F.D.B.’s. Digits ‘seem correct, too. G.T. (Invercargill): Writes in re the shunting problem again. He says that Tane’s solution is no solution at all. ‘‘ When he indicates that the engine then pushes Tl and T2 to where it stood originally, I would advise him to take particular notice at which end of the engine he has the trucks when trying to carry out the movement. Furthermore, why shift T1 in the first place? Until shown otherwise I am still of the opinion that the only way to change the positions of the trucks is by slipping or by pushing one of the trucks on to the main line before moving the engine.’"’ Trams correct. Digits look about right. Stars correct. Thanks for the puzzles. A.J. (Taihape): You shunted correctly. E.A.C. (Wellington): Digits correct. Will hold over your problem for the PP (regular) to try or do what he likes with. P.J.Q. (Motueka): Crossword is wrong. It’s sawn not swan. Travellers seem to get there all right. Wednesday at midnight is correct. Trams are tight. And you also made it with stars and digits. Would like to see problems.

We'd like to know where this store is! R.G. (Waihi): Thanks. R.T.C. (Nelson): You’d better wait till the PP returns.