NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2237, 14 January 1897, Page 38

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply in coming issue to be received not later than Monday night.

Celt.— The Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of Jiugland are the articles of religion which were agreed upon by the archbishops and bishops and the whole clergy in the Convocation held at London in the fourth year of Elizabeth, L,62. Alma.— A man may lawfully marry the sister of a deceased wife. Hyde.— (l) Tho deposit of j£sis sufficient on application for a surveyed section as a licensed holding. (2) The warden has po\ver to adjourn any application. (3) A person objecting to an application for a licensed holding is required to depoßit.£3. Election. — Ihe election is not at an cad until the election petition is decided. A was not duly elected ; C therefore loses his bet. (2) Betting by voters as to the result of an election is clearly illegal. Norton and Co. — The date was probably November 13, but we have sent your query to " Agricola," and if th : s is not correct the proper date will be given next week. R. B.— (1) Yes, that was the reason wo were anxious to hear your opinion, which entirely coincides with our own. (2) We hope and believe so. As a matter of fact the question seemed to receive very scant consideration at tha hands of the electors considering the amount of talk there was beforehand. Student — Lord Beaconefield pooh-poohed theßulgarian atrocities, and was all for upholding Turkey as a bulwark against Russian aggression. When Constantinople seemed threatened a British fleet was despatched to the Dardanelles, six millions were voted for naval and military purposes, and an Indian contingent was summoned to Malta. The Berlin Congress (1878), however, which Lord Beaconsfield attended with Lord Salisbury, gave back to Russia all she had lost by the Crimean War, and left Turkey the shadow of her former self. England's share was " Peace with honour," with Cyprus surrendered in an earlier secret arrangement. This short account may make the allusions current at present more clear to you. J. MB. — Balaclava is a small Greek town in the Crimea, with a fine harbour, ten miles south-east from Sebastopol. From September 1854 to June 1856 it was the British headquarters during the Crimean war, and the famous charge of the Six Hundred, which took place on October 25, 1854, has made the name as glorious as Thermopylae. About 12,000 Russians, commanded by General Liprandi. attacked and took some redoubts in tha vicinity which had been entrusted to about

250 Turks. They next assaulted the English, by whom they were compelled to retire, mainly through the charge of the heavy cavalry, led by Brigadier Scarlett, under the or tors of Lord Lucan. After this, from an unfortunate conception of Lord Raglan's order, Lord Luoan ordered Lord Cardigan, with the light cavalry, to charge the Russian army, which had reformed on its own ground, with its artillery in front. The order was most gallantly obeyed, and great havoc was made on the enemy ; but of 670 British horsemen only 198 returned. This was termed by Tennyson "The Charge of the Six Hundred." The infantry engaged were termed a " tkin red line." A banquet was given to the survivors at the Alexandra Palace, October 25, 1875. Oot of Cash.— lf your norn da phnnt truly reveals your condition we f«ar you must be content to keep the superfluous hairs, for their removal is only effectively and effectually caused by the expensive operation of electrolysis, which, if done at all, must be done by a specialist. The effect of depilatories can only be temporary, and their use has either the effeot of making the hair stronger and more noticeable than ever, or else of scarring or burning the skin. K. B. B. X. — Tbe nose certainly is the proper organ to breathe through As for reasons, the ■nose is the natural avenue to the lungs ; it is provided with cavities which allow tha air to bu heated before reaching'the lungs. The secretions contjiued in these cavities absorb the impurities that may bs present in the air respired, whilst the Jiiinuto haira which line the nostrils act asa natural respirator.