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ust 20; (3) December 6; (4) September 4; (5) July 25. ■The British Foreign Under-Sec-retary is: (1) Sir Samuel Heave; (2) The Earl of Plymouth; (3) Mr, A. Duff-Cooper: (4) Mr. R. A. Sutler: (5) Mr. W. S. Morrison. -The Archbishop of York is: (T> Cardinal Grantc; <2) Dr. Earle; (3) Dr. William Temple; (4) Dr. Adams; (5) Dean Inge. -The Empire Air Mail schedule from England to New Zealand has been announced. The time to be taken will be: (1) IGdays; (2) 20 days; (3) 10 days: (4) 14 days; (.5) 9 days. -Charlie Chaplin is stated definitely to have a wife. She is: (1) Claudette Culbert; (2) Paulette Godard; (3) Mae West; (4) Greta Garbo; <5) Carole Lombard. -The Titanic was sunk: (1) By German torpedoes; (2) In a storm; (3) By striking a rock; <4) By being overloaded; (.5) By striking an iceberg. -Athens is a: (1) City in Greece; i2) Disease: (3) Specie of animal: (4) Stock-food: (5) Cun for cancer. -A singular <1 isi:nctio* boon conferred on the Mayo,- ( .r Auckland. That is: (1) J'.C.M.G.; '2) Royal Albert Medalist; (3; Chevalier of the Legion, Q f Honour; (44 President of the Auckland Cham-

By 1980 the population of the United States of America is estimated to be at its peak at: (1) 160,000,000; (2) 238,000,000; (3) 158,000.000: (4) 2,000,000,000; (5) 60.000,000. -The captain of the All Blacks who have just left for Australia is: (1) Phillips; (21 King; (3) Mitchell; 1 4) McKenzie; (5) Lambourn. -The new post office extension in Auckland is expected to be finished in: il) 18 months’ time; (2) 1941; (3) Next year; *4) Two years’ hence; (5) Before this Christmas. -At Wellington the Dominion Advisory Council has approved a grant of £ISOO. This is: (1) For live equipment of a gymnasium at Whangarei; (2) The purchase of a (raining machine for the Wellington Aero Club; (3) The equipment of a health camp for Wanganui; (4) Plunket Society purposes; (5) The Blind Institute. -Fifteen persons were injured in a clash with the police at Port Said. This was the x’esult of Suez Canal workers striking. They are seeking; (1) Higher wages: (2) To prevent ships with armaments gaining passage; (3) To stop rum-run-ning; <4» To force the League of Nations to protect the canal; (5) To establish Labour rule in the native quarters. -The fifth and. final cricket test match in England against Australia will be on: (1) July 5: (2) Aug-

14,968 feel; (2) 13,650 feet; (31 12,980 feet; (41 10.765 feet: (51 11.329 feet. 7 Don Bradman, famous Australian cricketer, has been assured the support of his team-mates, in an application to the Australian Cricket Board of Control. This is for: (1) Permission to play a French side at Farts; (2) authority to suspend Chipperfield for the remainder of the tour; (3) permission for his wife to join him in England at the end of the present tour; <4» to accept a position while captain: (51 to broadcast the tests. 8— In Parliament this week, reference was made to the taking of the Oath of Allegiance. "If one were to follow his Bible, ho would find therein a chapter giving specific instructions concerning the taking of oaths,” remarked one member. who had hesitated to take the oath on the Bible. The member was: (1) Sir Alfred Hansom; (2) (2) Mr J. Hodgens; (3) Mr J. G. Barclay; (4) Mr F. W. Schramm; (5) Mr S. G. Smith. 9 The third test match is being played at: (1) Oxford; (2i Cambridge; (3) Bristol; (4) Northampton: (51 Manchester. 1(1—-Nine boys were killed in a urc brigade demonstration at Lisbon. Lisbon is in: <ll Portugal: (2) Spain: (3) Jamaica: (41 U.S.A.: (5) Turkey.

Zealand and Empire countries served by the Australia-England and England-South Africa air mail services will travel by air as the normal means of despatch. The postage foe for these per '.oz. will be: (1> 3d: (2) 2Ad; (3) Id: (4) ltd: (5) 2d. —A remarkable expansion with a record turnover was disclosed at the annual meeting of Dominion Breweries this week. Compared with the same period 12 months ago, the output for the first three months of the new financial year was increased by: <1) 25 per cent.: (2) 50 per cent.; (3) 100 per cent.: (4> 5 per cent.: <5) 40 pci cent. -A Soviet airman. M. Ilezcnko, is reported to have established a gliding altitude record of 16.400 ft. The previous record was: *1)