READERS’ QUERIES

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21155, 3 July 1940, Page 9

READERS’ QUERIES

“Action.” —The quotation Is founded on a well-authenticated anecdote or Oliver Cromwell. On an occasion when hl3 troops were about to cross a river to attack the enemy he concluded an address to them with the advice: ‘Tut your trust In (V>d, but mind to keep your powder dry.” “Radio.”—The borough of DfcvoTrtrv. whenco is transmitted the British News service. l« In Northamptonshire. It Is 12 miles west of Northampton on the T..M.S. Railway. The broadcasting station was built in 1025. “Blockade.” —Tho Declaration of Paris, concluded In 1856, being the treaty or peace marking the conclusion of the Crimean War. set forth: (!) Privateering is and remains abolished; (2) the neutral flag covers enemy goods with the exception or contraband or war; (3'. neutral goods with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to seizure tinder the enemy nag; (4) a blockading rorce muM be able to prevent ail Ingress and egress from an enemy coast. “Repariua.”—The Waikato River Is the longest river In New Zealand, being €>2n miles It discharges approxJma.My gnn.ooo cubic reet a minute Into th«» Tainan =* a. The length or the ciutha lo miles, and it discharges J.O»o.omi * cubic feet a minute into the Pacific ocean. The Wanganui is no miles long and Its outflow over 500,000 cubic reet a minute. “Toast.”— The origin or the practice or touching gta'-c- in drinking health is -tated to be that when Prince Charles passed ..ver into France after the failure c.t the expedition In 17 15 lii- supporters were beset with spies. ft happened that in society they were sltaJed to drink to the King’s health, but It was tacitly understood that the King w»s not King George but “Charlfe over the water.” To express this symbol trail v one g’.a-s was passed over another and liter down, the foot or one glass being touched against the rim or another. “Soldier.” —The number of casualties suffered by the belligerents (excluding Russia) in the Great War f 1914-lftis amounted to 7.075,3 PS killed and 13,500.609 wounded. The British Empire suffered losses amounting to 946.023 killed and 2.121.906 wounded; the other Mil**- together had 2,477.683 killed and ■j. «3 1. 275 wounded. Germany. AuslrfaII u Wary. Bulgaria and Turkey had a. 6 51.600 killed and 8.54 4.428 wounded, r - v 10.-se> were 126,0<Ju killed aad 231,300 wounded.