NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18515, 28 March 1922, Page 4

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Not a Miner."—The site for the dam> was thoroughly tested by boring prior to the City Corporation being empowered by Parliament to flood the area,, onr" there is understood to be no warrant for the belief that gold exists on the site in payable quantities. A. J. S„ Winslade.—Mr F. Clarkson, 134 Maitland street, Dunedin. " Violin."—No one but an expert oould with absolute certainty declare the genuineness of a Stradivarius violin. Unfortunately the name on the instrument is not a guarantee, as scores of machine-made violins bearing the famous maker's name are known to be in existence, while the genuine " Strads" so far discovered are exceedingly few. " Subscriber," Waikouaiti.—Use fully ripe apples and store on a shelf for a fortnight to grow mellow. Crush the apples to a pulp. Put this into a coarse, strong bag and with a heavy weight press out the juice int« a larg-.j open tub, keeping it in a heat of 60deg. As soon as the sediment has subsided rack the liquor off into a clean cask, and stand in a cool place until the following spring, when it may be re-racked for use.