ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24774, 26 November 1941, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

\ Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents. E C H., Oamaru.—The picture "Queen of the Yukon " was adapted from a Western book written by James Oliver Curwood, the name of which we are unable to obtain. " Eels." Alexandra.—An eel has several rows of small teeth, amounting in all to hundreds, in both jaws. They have a slightly backward slope and are exceedingly sharp. -Wasteful," Waikaia—There is no market for old fencing wire which is no longer suitable for fencing. "Constant Reader," North Otago.—Parcels can still be sent to the Laay Galway Patriotic Guild, Town Hall, Dunedin, for despatch overseas. John George (Roxburgh), ''Presbyterian," and "Watchful" (Te Houka).—We do not consider that it would be in the public interest to prolong the discussion on the subject concerning which you have written. ••Interested," Middlemarch—The titles of the published works by John A. Lee are as follows:—" Children of the Poor" (1934), "Hunted" (1936). "Money Power for the People" (1937), "Civilian Into Soldier" (1937), "Socialism in New Zealand" (1938), "Conflict Between Caucus and Cabinet" (1938). " Debt Finance for War and Peace Versus Democracy," " Expelled From the Labour Party for Telling the Truth," "The Lee Letter" (1938), " I Fight for New Zealand " (1940), "Mussolini, Apostle of Violence" (1940), "This Debt Slavery" (1940). - Inquirer," Alexandra—(l) Ma j orgeneral E. Puttick, D. 5.0., N.Z.S.C., is Chief of the General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, and Major-general B. C. Freyberg, V.C, is i:i command of the New Zealand military forces overseas. As we are unable to obtain army lists in Dunedin for Australia and Canada, and! as the changes in commands are not infrequent, we regret that we cannot give you a complete list of officers of the rank of majorgeneral or over for those two countries. Major-general Sir Thomas Blarney is in command of the Australian forces overseas, and Majorgeneral V. A. H. Sturdee is Chief of Staff of the military forces in Auiitralia. Major-general A. G. L. McNaughton is in command of the Canadian forces overseas. (2) King Ferdinand I, father of King Boris of Bulgaria, and Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (husband of Queen Victoria), were second cousins.