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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 211, 20 August 1927, Page 6

Do You Know ? » Test your general knowledge by supplying answers to the following four questions. The correct answers will be published in our next issue and a comparison should prove interesting. A further series of questions and answers will be published daily. (1) Who is this? (2) What author, when a clerk, used to “make up for coming late by going away early”? (3) The former capital of New Zealand was at Auckland; what means were adopted to remove it to Wellington? (4) ‘John Brown’s body lies amouldering in the grave But his soul goes marching on.” Who was John Brown? Answers to yesterday’s questions: (1) The Kt. Hon. Sir James Craig, I’nnie Minister of Northern Ireland. (2) A disease is epidemic when it appears in a great number of cases at the same time in the same locality, but is not permanently prevalent there. If the latter iactar, is also present the disease is endemic. (3) H.M.B. New Zealand was given to the Imperial Government in 1909. (4) The first golf balls were a leather covering stuffed with feathers.

There was a good attendance at the old-rime dance held last night under the auspices of the Hastings Citizens’ Band. Mrs. Dunn supplied the music. Mrs. McMahon played an extra at the supper interval, whilst Messrs. W. Hennison and C. Bryant acted as M.’sC. Mrs Dobson and Mr. A. Fail secured the award for the Monte Carlo dance. “Annette” is now showing some smart lingerie, including the new petti-bockers; also cami-bockers, princess slips, knickers and vests in Celanese. A nice range of the new waistcoats and pleated skirts, and a splendid assortment of “betweenseason” frocks. The latest at moderate prices. “Annette,” 208 Here, taunga street W.*