ROTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1754, 4 July 1885, Page 17

ROTES AND QUERIES.

The Highest Chimhey in thic World.— -Constant Reader, Kaitangata, writes : — The Townsend Chemical works", Glasgow, lias, I believe, the highest chimney in the world. It rises to the height of 4tslft, "and was to have been higher, but unfortunately it, went off the plumb, and had to be cut in 11 places. It was three years in building, and was to have been 20ft higher than the chimney at, Tennant's chemical works, which stands bn higher ground, and rises to a height oi <150f ! . W. A. D. writes on this subject:— "T. S. M." is not quite correct in his statement. Tennant's great St. Rollox chimney stalk, built more than 30 yeais ago, is 4'i'iit high, while Townsend's stalk, built some years afterwards, is the enormous height ot <ls'lft, aud therefore lays undoubted claim to beina the highest chimney in the world. Both ot these chimney stalks are in Glasgow, and are attached to large chemical works, and were presumblv built so high to carry away the poisonous fume, from the works. Thk Comixk Solar Eclipsk.— Mr Beverly writes • In the) answer to " Subscriber," re the eclipse, in last week's Witness, there was, a typographical error. The eclipse begins at Queeiistown at (5h 37m, not at Oh o7m, as printed I may add thai ,the beginning of the eclipsp will not bt* visible at Queensjtown, as the sun is just rising, and will not appear over the hills till about, 15 or 20 minutes- ■ after. Subscriber, Milton. — The insurance company were justified in declining to increase the amount insured, after informing themselves as to the value of the buildings. Assuming that the company kept the risk covered atfcpr expiry of flip ol'l policy, they are entitled to charge a proportion oi the annual premium up to the time that their risk ceased. The delivery of the proposal tor insurance does not hind the company. The property is not insured until the proposal" is accepted or the risk provisionally covered. v J. W. J. writes : I enclose herewith a leaf of a shrub I have growing in my garden, forming part of a hedge. Could you please tell me, through the correspondence column of the Witness, the namo of the plant, as it appears to make a line sheltering hedge, standing the heavy winds and salt air? It is now about Sit high, but, I have never seen either flower or seed on it, so that you will greatly oblige me if you will let me know the name of the plant, I also how it is pi opagal cd. If by seed, where it can bsobtained. — Yourspeclmen is coprot>ma baneriana. a sma>l, robust branching tree, or large shrub. II is common in the North Island, hut somewhat rare in the South. Plants have been founu as far South as Taieri Mouth. It grows on maritime locks, and may be propagated by cuttings, but some care is necessary to do so. As it is a uath c, unfortunately our seedsmen do not. keep seeds. Your plant will yet develop both flower and seed. It is perhaps yet too young. Florist.— lt cannot be expected that the names of particular flowers should be given with certainty. There are so many shades in colour, and different growers give different names to the same flower, under the belief that, they have produced anew ■\aiiety, and are therefore entitled to adhibit a name of their own . !n i inference to your chrysanthcmiuiis, lio\.'jver, Xo. 1 is Jardine dcs PI antes: Ko. 2, the bronze of the same variety ; No. 3, Antonelli; and No. 4, George Peabody, named after the great American citizen. We shall be glad at anytime to give an opinion as to the names ; but it, must be understood that as regards such flowers as these, as well as roses, carnations, &c, that the name given is not to be considered absolute. In the present case, however, we are pretty sure. The flowers, although late, are very good. W. C, Queenstown. — Possibly your ear is "hard," and will slowly improve with practice. Train the eye to distinguish the various intervals in music. The last-mentioned organ has much more to do than the first. Purchase " Randegger's Singing," price about 6s. There is every prospect of your becoming a proficient dancer. Feiamoxgkry— Cost to Establish.— Subscriber asks what amount of money it would take to furnish the building and plant necessary to start a fellmongery. Replies are invited from those, having experience in the matter. We should, however, imagine our correspondent's best course would be to obtain temporary employment in a fellmongery, with a view to finding out for himself. The Burk and Wills Expedition.— The authorities we have at our command do not mention Brahe and party's arrival in safety, but from the following extract from Heaton's Australian Dictionary of Dates we should say there can be no doubt about their having done so :-'• The anxiety of the Exploration Committee of the Royal Society, regarding Burke and Wills led to a relief party behig sent to Cooper s Creek, ot which Mr Howitt, an admirable bushman, was the leader. Near Swan Hill he met Brahe returning with the intelligence that Burke had not, returned to the depot. Howitt was reinforced and sent forward. . . . They reached the depot at Fort Wills, on Cooper's Creek on September 8. On the 16th the party found' King, the survivor, two days afterwards they buried the remains of Wills, and on the 21st those of Burke. The relief party, with King, returned to Melbourne on the 28th November 1861." A Five Years' Subscriber.— We have forwarded your letter on. J. T. N., Hawke's Bay .—The advertisement did not appear in the months you mention. Subscriber, Hastings.— To make a hnggis: Procure the large stomach bag of a sheep ; also one of the smaller bags, called " the king's hood, together with the pluck/(llghts, liver, and heart). The bags

must. b« well washed, first, in cold wate.', then plunged in boiling water, and biT.ipcd. Great ctre musl be taken of ( he largebng; l< j ti( lie mid soak in cold water with a Ml He halt all night.; also wa-jh the pluck. You will now ?»il (.lie small bag alono y\Hh (he pluck. In boiling le;ne the windpipes nllaehed. and k>l t lie end ot it hang over the edgo ot I he pot. so that impurities may pass freely ou( . Uoil tor ono iiuur.ind a-lmlt, and then take the whole lrom the pot. When cold cut away the windpipe and any bits ot skin or gristle that; seem improper. Grate the quarter ot tlie liver (not using the remainder for the haggis), and mince the the lights, heart, and small hag very small along with halt a pound ot beet suefc. Mix all this mince with two small 'fcencupshil of oatmeal (previously dried before the fire), black and Jamaica pepper, and salt ; als,o add half a pint of the liquor in which the pluck was boiled, or beef gravy. Stir all together into a proper consistency. Tlien take the large bag, -which has been thoroughly cleansed, and put, the mince into it. X°ill it only a little more than halt lull, in order to leave room for t.lie meal and meat to expand ; if crammed too full it will burst in boiling. Sew up the bag with a needle and thread. The haggis is now complete. Put it in the pot with boiling water, and prick it, occasionally as it swells, to nllow the uirfo escape. It the bag npppars thin tie a cloth outside the skin. There should be a plate placed beneath it, to prevent it sticking to the bottom of the pot. Boil it for three hours. It. is served on a dish without garnish of any kind, and requires no gravy, as it is sufficiently lich in itself. J. K. asks : — (1) Has a county council power to make roads through leased Government coal reserves? (2) If so. under what Act ot Parliament ?—l and 2. The County Council flias power to take the lease for a road under the Public Works Acfc 1882. Inquirer, Hyde. — No. D. Jf . writes : — I hold an acre as a residence area on • a station. The manager wishes to get me out, aud has poisoned the ground, laying the phospliorised grain within three teet of niy house without giving me warning As a consequence, next morning I found 47 of 'my fowls dead. My acre was thoroughly poisoned by the men. What, would you advise me to do under these circumstances ?—? — You can recover the value of the fowls in an action for damages. Novice. — You can obtain a work on wool scouring at Braithwaite's Book Arcade, Princes street. Price, Is. "Waiwkka. Farmer" axd "Mobvev." — Your letters (in type) are unavoidably held over till next week.