NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2215, 13 August 1896, Page 38

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply in coming issue to le received not later than Monday night. • C. H.— The wreck of the Elbe, a North German Lloyd isteamer, occurred between 5 and 6 on the morning of "Wednesday, 30tb .liuniwy 1895. She woa at the time about 60 miles from Lowestoft, on her way from Bremen to New York, via Southampton, and was suuk by rollision with the steamer Craithie. Ab.-ut 331 Hvo3 were lost. Duplex.— ln your otherwise elf af letter there w one word difficult to make out, and that word is of importance; it may be "diiver" or " river." Taking it to be the latter the mbjects of the examination are to be found in the book of regulations for the examination of engineers, price 6i, to be bought at the Custom House, Dunedin. Pages 6 and 7 apply to you. Braithwaite hus various books on thii subject. Probably the best for 3*ou is " Wannan's Kngintdriver's Guide," ss, or " A Guide to Ordinary Examinations," 8a 61 (Marine engineering.) Any further information cau be supplied if required. There is no one known to give the lessons you desire, but the examinations are simple. Joky .Brown.— The lineß 'do not scan and are very chicle, and we should^ecommend you to study some of the best poetical works before trying your hand at poetry. Old Subscriber. — ""A General Formula for the Uniform Flow of Water in RiveVs and Other • Gfianntls," by Ganguillet and Kutter; translated by Rudolph Hering and John G. Trautwine. Published at 17s. To be had afJ. Korsbur<h's, George street. A. T.— (l) It is doubtful whether you can obtain compressed gun cotton inDum j dit>. You might try th« hardware stores. (2) We havo no particulirs further than those given in the paragraph. Measure. —Mr Beverly kindly replies : — 292 gtillons. Nemo.— "Wedding Bolls " is in Francis and Day's "First Comic Annual"— ls 55, post free, at Braithwaite's Bo6k Arcade. " Kitty Wells" is in an old 'book' which is' not now stocked by anyone. Constant REiDEß(Ngapftra).— (l) We don't quite understand your qnery about the pig*. If they belong to a neighbour and are trespassing of course you can sue for damages. (2) If you want to make a sheepikin rug, first wash the skin in warm Soapsuds to make the wool white and clean, and with the fingera pick out matted pieces and all bits of dirt or brush. It generally needs to ba washed through at least three waters to got clean, and then must be rins*d thoroughly in clear, hard water to take out the suds. Dissolve Jib of alum aud lib of salt in 10 quarts of boiling water, and mix this in a tubful of water. Let the skins lie in this seven hours, then hang them over a Hoc to drain, wool side up. As soon as the wool is dry, stretch aud tack the skinß (wool side down) on some flat surface, as a large board on the side of a barn or wood-hou*e. Some are' stretched on the garet floor, after first placing a few p»pers over the boards, and tscked in as many places as needed. As soon as the skin is about half dry rub it thoroughly over with a mixture of eaual parts of powdered saltpetre and alum, and.repeat this every day for three days, then take it up, fold the skin siden together, and lay it away. After three da^ s spread it down on a table and scrape off all the lumpy places with' a blunt knife and tub well with sandpaper or pumice stone ; it will then be soft and pliable. (3) If a pink colour is wanted, proceed in the following manner : Say - to three small mats or tbins iiia-olve of crystals of magenta in onn pint of boiling water, stir with a stick until all is dissolved. If one mat only is wanted, add one cupful of 1 he magenta liquor to sufficient water to cover the mat, giving room for handling. Ten minutes in the bath will produce the colour wanted. If a red cobur is desired, add half a cupful of aniline

orange to the nbove. T. W.— Will be replied to by "Agricola"in Notes

on Rural Topics. Maxakanui.— W« are indebted to Captain Proudfoot for the following information in ivply to your query:— "The conditions for the Queen's Prize are : First stiii;e— seven »hots each at 200, 500, and 600 yards ; second stage -10 ehot3 at .. 500 yds ami 15 shots at 600yda; third ata?e-10 allots at 800j;ds and 10 shots at 900 yds ; bring a total of shots. There is no Queen's Prize in New Zealand. There are 133 show fired for the ' New Zealand Champion Belt, at dUtancts from* ' 300 yds up to 700 yds The scoring is the same as at Home— viz , bull's eye, 5 ; inner, 4 ; centre,

3 ; outer, 2." 6. 6.— We are not aware that the Bible doe 3 "strictly forbid marriage* with a deceased wife's sister." The opposition of the clerical party in the House of Lords is due to the fact of such maii.igei being against the teuets of the Church of England, as they also are against those of the Catholic Church. J. 1L M.— (l) The Maori for happiness is either

1 "havi" or " koa," both of which have the same meanings— joy, gladness, rejoice, dance, *c. (2) For rest either " tau " or " okioki." (3) Restintf pace, "okiokinga" ov "taumato." Miner.— Unless a. miner holdi a tent or hut site on a licensed holding he lias no right to enter npon such licensed holding without the consent of the licensee, and although the tent or hut would still remain his property it is doubtful whether he would have any means of getting it removed. Subscriber No. 4.— (1) You cau obtain a certificate from the General Register Office in London on payment of a small fee.'. Write to some person in London, if you know anyone there, and ask htm to get it for you. (2) The cost depends upon the length of the will ; it will probably be Is per folio of 72 words. (3) The fee for a certiflcate in New Zealand is 23 6 i. Anxious.— The chairjman of a school committee dm no special powers apart from the committee.

(2) His especial duty Is to preside and maintain order at meetings of the committee. (3) B has no lien for grazing the horse, and must give it up when required, and obtain payment in the ordinary way. Ignoiumus.— The holder of a security over stock" may when he'puts itiu force seize the increuse of the stock and all other stock similarly branded to those specified in the security, but except in the rase of stock the security only, extends to the articles specially mentioned iv the instrument, and no others can be seized. George Grant.— A person who does not exercise his vote will be struck off the roll, and must apply to be again registered. Myhtle —A father is entitled to the custody of his children, but he cannot delegate this authority to any other person unle« under circum- ' stances different from the caie you menticn. We fear you have no remedy. Bbaumo.nt — (1) A workman who is-in the employmeut of a company at the time of the commencement of its liquidation has a preferential claim for three months' wages. (2) The preferential claim for wages over a mortgages under "The Mining Act 1891" is for three months wages. .