ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 67, 19 March 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)

ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

or a coin which she wishes to have identified.—There is not sufficient iurpnnatioii concerning- the coin Tor me to be able to identify it. Have you a rubbing- 01' the, other stde? » « * » Halfpenny asks if a halfpenny, blank on (Hie side, is of any value?— There is a possibility that the halfpenny might be of some value. Only by handling- it, thoug-h, can 1 give any delinite information about it. Rex wants information concerning- two coins which are described as follows: (a) lias a pictur'e of a Maori with the words "Advance New Zealand," on the front, and a Maori in front of a palm tree with" "New Zealand" round it on the back, (b) Is a little coin and on the front has the words "Brodrafolkens Val" with a monogram. On the back it has written 1 ore, isflo. What is the value? —(;r) The first rubbing is of a token issued by a Christchurcli firm many years ago. (b) This is a Danish I ore piece, and is wort.li in English money not more than a farthing.

wr Folix wonders wlip presented tlie collection of orclUds to the Auckland Racing: Club before they were given to tlie Auckland Domain, and (b) which is tlie largest secondary school in Auckland, and its attendance? — (a) Tlie orchids were purchased by the Auckland Racing Club, and were not the subject ol' a donation, tb) The Auckland Grammar School with its attendance of 04 3 is easily th 6 largest Auckland secondary school. Inquisitive asks: (a) What is the population ol" Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay? (b) What relation Princesses Mar.the or Norway, Astrid or Belgium and ingrid or Sweden are to each other? — (a) The present population or Dannevirke stands at 4SBO. (b) Princess Jngrid is the daughter or the King or Sweden's son; Princess Martlie and Princess Astrid are sisters, daughters ol' the King of Sweden's brother; and' so Princess in grid is the second cousin or Princesses Martlie and Astrid. Curious wants to know who invented electricity.—Electricity may not be said to have been invented, Tor it has always been in existence, though not known to man. It was iirst- discovered in its I'rictional form in the oth century 8.C., ]jy rubbing amber upon silk. Further experiments resulted in discovering other substances that could also produce rrictional electricity, and eventually a means was discovered for producing voltaic or current electricity.