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  2. ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Q: What Powers is Great Britain in Alliance with what is the name of that alliance, and when was it formed? ("P.T.W.C.") Oatley Bay. N.S.W.) ...

    Article : 298 words
  3. WATERPROOFING LINEN COAT.

    Q : What is the best way to waterproof a long lienen coat ? ("Alpha," Balmain.) A: Cloth waterproofed with, resin soap is stiffer than that with which the ordinary ...

    Article : 117 words
  4. 1900 NOT LEAP YEAR.

    Q.: Concerning the year 1900, was it a leap year? And if not, please explain why Some say it was and some say not.—"B.W.K." Awaba (N.S.W.). ...

    Article : 175 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 207 words
  6. REMOVING PAINT.

    Q : Tell me the best way to remove paint from counters? (Mosman," Sydney). A : To remove paint from wood, apply freshly slaked hot lilmewash, to each bucketful of which ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. POLITICAL ECONOMY.

    Q.: What is political economy? ("Puzzled," Singleton, N.S.W.) A: Economies, or political economy, is briefly defined as the science which treats of laws of ...

    Article : 150 words
  8. HORSE POWER OF ENGINE.

    Q: Please tell me how to determine the horse power of an engine (Stem" a Penrith N.S.W.) A : By the following rule : Horse power equals PXLXAXN divided by 33,000. In this, P is the ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. HIGHEST AND LOWEST POINTS.

    Q : What are the highest and lowest points in the world ('B.K." Launceston, Tasmania.) A : Mount Everest is the highest point, 29,000ft The greatest ocean depth yet found ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. BLUEING A GUN BARREL.

    Q: Please let me know how to blue the barrel of a gun? ("Rifle," Auburn, N.S.W.). A : Dissolve two parts of crystallised Chloride of iron, two parts solid chloride lo antimony ...

    Article : 151 words
  11. SURRENDER OF CRONJE.

    Q: Under what circumstances. did General Cronje surrender? ("Old Soldier," Woollahra, Sydney.). A : General Cronje and his commando, ...

    Article : 146 words
  12. LEGAL PROBLEMS.

    "Reader' asks the position of .a partner with respect to the liability for the firm's debts, etc. A.: A partner is liable Jointly with his other ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. MISCELLANEOUS

    HOUSE CONSTRUCTION (to "Hornsby" Artarmon, N.S.W.).—See article in this Issue on architecture. PHOENIX PARK MURDERS (to P.K , Sydney). ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. RAIN SPOTS ON FELT HAT.

    Q: Tell me how to remove rain sports on a light felt hat? ("V.H." Jerry's Plains, N.S.W.) A : Rain spots on a light felt hat may be removed by sprinkling the hat well over with ...

    Article : 73 words
  15. JAPAN.

    Q: Please give me some information about Japan.—"Pat" Norwood S.A. A:. The total area of Japan is about 175,540 square milles or, including Korean territory, ...

    Article : 249 words
  16. SPORTING

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 words
  17. THE BIRTHSTONE FOR MARCH.

    Q: What is the birthstone for March? ("Curious," Double Bay, Sydney.) A: The bloodstone. Who on this world of ours their eyes ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. CONVICTED OF BIGAMY.

    "Divad" wants to know the proper course to obtain a divorce from a man guilty of bigamy. A.: There is no royal road; you must proceed in the ordinary way. Moreover, the faces ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. CLOTHES WHITE WITHOUT BOILING.

    Q: Tell me how to keep cathes snow white without boiling? ("Mother," Gosford, N.S.W.) A : To every eight gallons of water add a teaspoonful each of ammonia and turpentine ...

    Article : 100 words
  20. MEDICAL ADVICE

    B.B.B. wishes to know a cure for red veins on the face. A.: There no cure for this condition. All you can do is to prevent it from getting worse ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. A PIANO ON THE HIRE SYSTEM.

    "Anxious" (Kathoomba) bought a piano on the hire-purchase system, and is on arrear in her payments. She is threatened that unless she pays up the piano will be taken and she will be ...

    Article : 214 words
  22. BORAX IN BATH WATER.

    Q : Would a small quantity of borax placed In bath water injure the body? ("Joe," Randwick, Sydney). A : The daily use of a small quantity of borax ...

    Article : 74 words
  23. KEEPING COOL.

    "READER" asks the best means of keeping the head cool in Summer, and reducing distress of the arteries of the head in old people. A.: The best way to keep the head cool is ...

    Article : 87 words
  24. MOON AND WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  25. BIRD LIME.

    Q: How a bird lime made' ("C.D," Mount Druitt, N.S.W.) A : Bird lime is a sticky substance, obtained in various ways. It is got from the bark of the ...

    Article : 67 words
  26. KNOWING GASTRIC ULCER.

    "MARTYR" has been subject to flatulence, pains after food, and vomiting sometimes of blood for three years and asks advice. A From your account of your illness, it is ...

    Article : 161 words
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