ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22999, 30 September 1936, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

“ £3OO a Year.”—You have omitted to supply your name. “ Scribe,” Ravensbourne.—The Information can be obtained f>n application to the Public Service Commissioner. Wellington. “ Constant Loser.”—ln absence of any stipulation concerning a draw, the person loses who backed Otago to win by 30 points “ Worried," Lawrence.—lt would be necessary to employ a skilled cleaner to remove beer stains from a delicate green carpet. ” Briny ” Dunedin—lt would be necessary to consult one of the local shipping companies, from which full particulars, including the qualifications necessary to fulfil the position of stewardess, would be available. A. S., Caversham.—Without knowing whether it is intended to create the • life interest by will or by a deed to operate Immediately, it is not possible to give any indication of the expense involved In any event the full details would require to be known, and if you were to consult a solicitor he would advise as to the charges necessary to give effect to your wishes. “ Doubtful,’ Owaka.—The question ot equinoctial gales has long been a matter of argument ” Chambers’s Encyclopaedia ” says:—” One of the most widespread beliefs in, at least, the British Islands, is that there occurs an unusual frequency of gales and storms about the times of the spring and autumn equinoxes. This beliel is, however, unsupported by the records of carefully conducted observations Thus at Gordon Castle, in Strathspey upwards of fifty years’ observations show, on the contrary, fewer storms on the five days from the 21st to the 25th of March and September than on the five days preceding and the five days following these dates Long-continued observations at other places are equally decisive against the popular belief." “Argument.' Otago,—(l) We should noi care to subscribe to the opinion that ” wrestlers are really public servants in a sense " (2) It would be impossible in a general way to say that ” a fake ’’ is constituted by ” wrestlers not hurting each other as much as they pretend ” In America during a short period three men—Jim Browning, Mike Romano, and Steve ZnoskiJost their lives by injuries received while wrestling (3) The address ol visiting wrestler? is P.O Box 1554 Wellington. (41 So tar as we can ascertain there are no unmarried professional wrestlers at present in New Zealand (5) Joe Woods is in America and Johnny Woods is in Australia (6) We cannot tell vou whether the wrestler named is maintaining his wife. B S.. Busket.—The Commonwealth o( Australia consists of New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania, and Northern Territory The Northern Territory was formed into a separate colony in 1863 The six colonies (now known as statesl were merged in the Commonwealth on January 1 1901 On December 7 1907 the Commonwealth and the State of South Australia entered into an agreement for die surrender to and acceptance by the Commonwealth of the Northern Territory The Territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by proclamation on January 1 1911 Central Australia is not a State. A State must have a Government of its own. but some matters are under Commonwealth jurisdiction