ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26933, 19 November 1948, Page 6

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT

R. R., Dunedin,—The address of the secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is Mr ES. Wilson, 49 Bond street, Dunedin. “ Shortwave." Oamaru.—Communicate 1 with the Department of Interna] Affairs, Wellington. “ Interested," , South Dunedin.—The cit* bands that receive a benefit as a result of the street day appeal are the six brass and two pipe bands which are subsidised by the City Council and which are each required to give a certain number of concerts each year in the Gardens and In the Octagon “Dick." Anderson’s Bay.—(l) Gus Lesnevich, the ex-light heavy-weight world’s boxing champion, was born at Cliffside, New Jersey. U.S.A., on February 22 1915. He is a Russian-American and stands sft 9in in height. He won the world’s championship on points in a 15-round contest against Tami Mauriello on August 26, 1941, and lost the title this year when he was beaten by the British challenger, Freddy Mills. (2) When Liebestraum won last year’s Derby he was 9-9 in the betting.