ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24530, 12 February 1941, Page 6

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

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“ Interested," Lauder.—Yes; during the last war. “ Sunk," Wanaka.—Two British aircraft carriers, the Glorious and the Courageous, have been lost. “Argument,” uutram. —Children born since the outbreak of war are taken into consideration in the classification. “Carrot Rust."—The carrots should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. “ Racing," Oamaru.—Mr Reid was elected president of the Oamaru Jockey Club on February 24, 1903. The inaugural meeting o.f the Oamaru Trotting Club was held on June 10, 1909, “Anxious,” Kensington.—ln speeches delivered elsewhere Mr Lee has denounced the Government for not giving full effect to its social security policy. “ Savagee,” Tapanui.—The secretary of the Dunedin Utility Poultry Club is Mr F. Saunders, c/o Railway Parcels Office, Dunedin. “ Red Pine," Otama. —The timber in the bins is evidently unsuitable, and there seems to be no way of overcoming the odour short of lining the bins with zinc or galvanised iron. “ Puzzled.” —The phenomenon of lactation in non-pregnant animals is due to an upset in the gland system of the body. “ Curious,” Warrington.—The Otago Hospital Board is entitled to sue in order to recover an amount owing for X-ray treatment. “Interested,” Pukerau. —A district to be constituted under a Rabbit Board must contain not less than 1000 acres. Application to form a board must be made by a petition to the Governor-General, and the petition must be signed by the majority of the ratepayers in the area. The petition should also state the manner of the proposed rating, whether on acreage, per head o i stock, or rateable value. “ Poplars,” Taieri.—The trees and main roots could be destroyed by boring half-inch auger holes sloping down into the centre of the stump and filling with a mixture of saltpetre and kerosene. The holes should then be plugged and refilled two or three times a week. After about a month of this treatment the stumps can be burnt out easily and the remaining outlying roots grubbed out. “Film Fan," Dunedin.—“ Down on the Farm” was first screened at. a midnight matinee at the Empire Theatre on May 2, 1935. It was produced by Mr Stewart Pitt and directed by Mr Ernest Griffen. It was filmed entirely in Otago, for the most part at Woodside. The cast included Danhne Murdoch, Gwenda Burt, Erana Newbold, Rona Gain Audrey Watson, Elsie McPeak. Joe Lee, Sidney Lock, Stuart Dick. Angus Gome. G. Claridge, Ra Hould, Eron Reed, Joy Gray and Leila Murdoch. The length of the film was between 6000 and 7000 feet. Another talking film. “Phar Lap’s Son,” has also been produced in Otago. “ V.C..” Heriot. —The usual method of preserving butter for winter use is to make a brine using one part of salt to three parts of boiled water (one that will float an egg). The butter is then cut into blocks each of about one-third of a pound, and packed into an earthenware crock, and the brine poured over it. It is stated that the salt taste is to some extent eliminated if the blocks of butter are wrapped in grease-proof paper. The method described is regarded as the best, but an alternative is to make the butter with more salt than usual—from Jto loz to the lb. The butter is packed in a jar or crock and covered with a thick layer of dry salt. The container is sealed with greaseproof paper.