ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23299, 17 September 1937, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents.

" Relief," Oamaru.—The preparation may not be in regular stock, but your local chemist could procure it for you. " Concrete." Palmerston.—lt appears from the particulars given that it will be necessary to have the tank plastered. This is really work for an expert and the use of one of the waterproofing mixtures will be necessary. " Interested," Dumbarton.—The area in square miles of Australia is 2,974,581; New Zealand, 103,415; France, 213,000; Great Britain and Northern Ireland, .95,030; England, 50,337; Germany, 181,800; Italy, 120.000. The area of Europe is 3,750,000 square miles, so that the area of Australia is nearly three-fourths of that of the whole area of Europe. Worker," Omakau.—The question leaves some doubt as to the information required. At present the only subsidised farm labour scheme is that for the training of young men up to tne age of 25 years. The wages are those set out in The Agricultural Workers' Act, being 17s 6d for those under the age of 17 years; £1 2s 6d, 17 years and under 18; £1 7s Gd, 18 and under 19; £1 12s 6d, 19 and under 20; £1 17s 6d, 20 and under 21; and £2 2s 6d for workers 21 years and upwards. " Godiva," Central Otago.—(l) It is impossible for the owner of a motor car to protect himself against a claim by a passenger for damages in the event of an accident. Such a claim could succeed only on proof of negligence, but the cost of defending an accident might be considerable. In the circumstances a policy providing for an additional passenger risk could be taken out at a very reasonable premium. (2) Captain Bruce Bairnsfather is an artist and journalist, popularly known as the author of "The Better 'Ole," " Fragments from France," and other publications. He served in the Great War with the Royal Warwicks. 'Abyssinian," Dunedin.—(l) No official information is available regarding the probable issue of first day covers for this year's health stamps. VI) On October 2, 1935, Italian troops crossed the Abyssinian frontier near Mount Mussa Ali, and a test mobilisation in Italy was carried out by 20,000,000 people. On the following day Italians, without declaring war, invaded Abyssinia on three fronts, the main attack being from Eritrea. Adowa was bombed from the air, and was cap- , tured on October 6. Eight days later Aksum, the Holy City of Abyssinia, was occunied without fighting. On May 1, 1936, Emperor Haile Sellassie left Addis Ababa for Jibuti, and on May 4 left Jibuti on the British cruiser Enterprise. S. C, Roxburgh.—The matter does not merit further comment. " Wondering," Seaclifi'.—The matches played by the New Zealand cricket team in Scotland and Ireland and those against the Maori Cricket Club, Staffordshire, Norfolk, Durham, and Minor Counties were definitely not first-class matches. ' There may be a doubt whether the matches against Sir Julien Calm's team and the combined services were regarded in England as first-class matches.