ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23221, 19 June 1937, Page 12

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents. “ Wager,” Oamaru. —Roman Catholic, we believe, in each case. “ Curious.”—ln the circumstances stated, B would be the winner. “ Subscriber,” Allanton. —The Otago 100 Yards Swimming Championship was on no occasion held by F. Goodsir. “ Curious,” Otago.—Edward S. Ellis is an American. Ho has written 54 books, mostly in (he " Decrfoot Series'.” “ Not to bo Stung.”—We were unable last night to ascertain the principle upon which (he hooking of seals is being conducted, but wc arc making inquiries. '• Woikaia.” —Gene Tunncy knocked out Tom Heency fn II rounds at the Yankee Stadium. New York, on July ilti, ttliitl. Shortly after this bout Tunncy announced his retirement from the ritig. " Soldier Farmer.” Wairaluma. -Farmers’ dressed ryegrass is. according to weight and cleanliness, worth to-day from .Is to .Is (id per bushel, on trucks, in the country. The nominal wholesale value for machine-dressed is 5s per bushel. "Curious,” Otago.—The drying of paint applied lo Ihe smoky ceiling presents difficulty. A light coat of half turpentine and half terebine may correct (he trouble. The ceiling should have boon cleaned by an application of sugar soap before the paint was applied, and it may still be necessary to wash the coiling before a satisfactory job can be made of the painting. F. R. H. S., Dunedin.—lt would not be easy to supply a complete list of tire memorials in Dunedin. The public statues are of Queen Victoria, Robert Burns, the Rev. Dr Stuart, and James Macandrew. The memorials take many forms, the most imposing being the Soldiers’ Memorial in the Queen’s Gardens, Cargill Monument in Custom House square, the South African Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial on (he Oval, and the memorial to the Rev. Dr Burns in the Octagon. There arc memorials in several schools, some taking the form of gales and tablets, while others are in churches, cemeteries, and various public institution*.