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  2. ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

    Q. : Can you give me any information regarding the poetess who wrote under the name of "Lawrence Hope?"-W.S., Parramatta. A.: Mrs. Adela Florence Nicolson ("Lawrence ...

    Article : 214 words
  3. PLAGUE SPOT IN THE SUN

    Ever and anon, with the advent of a "sensational" Monte Carlo crime, the Fairy Principality comes in for criticism of the fiercest nature. "The Thieves" "Kitchen of Europe," ...

    Article : 838 words
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  5. LEGAL PROBLEMS

    "Moree" enquires whether his son can be made to undergo compulsory training when the father, objects, on religious grounds. A.: Your objection, at any rate, will not ...

    Article : 170 words
  6. AN AGENT'S COMMISSION.

    "Residential" put her business into an agent's hands, along with the remainder of her lease. The agent found a purchaser. The sale failed to come off, through no fault of ...

    Article : 296 words
  7. POLISH FOR LINOLEUM.

    Q. : We have a large room, the floor of which is covered with linoleum. It is my intention to hold several dances in this room during the coming .season, but as the linoleum is tacked ...

    Article : 313 words
  8. THE RED CROSS.

    Q. : Do the ambulance corps of all nations wear the red cross ? ("F.N.," Sydney). A. : Turkey is the only country which does not use the red cross as an emblem of its ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. WITNESSES TO A WILL.

    "Anxious" asks whether a son and a son-in-law who benefit can witness a will, whether they can be appointed executors? A.: You will get your answers clearly from ...

    Article : 165 words
  10. ISLAND OF SORROW.

    Q. : Where are the Faroe Islands ? ("M.C.," City). A. : The Fazoo Islands are north of the Shetlands. Recently a fishing disaster was reported ...

    Article : 103 words
  11. IN BRIEF

    EDISON : About £1. FAIR PLAY: It is purely a question of fact. If the rates are paid, and your receipt is valid, you are safe; if the rates are unpaid, ...

    Article : 394 words
  12. DEALING WITH TRUSTEES.

    "Enderson" asks what his position is in paying trustees when he can't get in touch with the beneficiaries? A.: Once a purchaser from trustees, with ...

    Article : 179 words
  13. DRESSING FOR RUSSET LEATHER.

    Q. : Can you give me a recipe for a renovating mixture for a leather bag ? ("Sam," Victoria). A. : Dissolve two parts soft soap in eight parts water, and add eight parts annatto ...

    Article : 67 words
  14. MISCELLANEOUS

    ARTICLE (to "Volunteer," Queensland) : Sorry, but we do not think your scheme practicable. BED BUGS, (to "Another Sufferer," "L.G.B.," "W.H.," &c) : No beat is necessary. There ...

    Article : 487 words
  15. FIRST HORSE.

    Q. : Can you give me any particulars of a sports meeting held in the early eighties at Parramatta, at which a race was won by a horse called Parramatta ? ("Cocky Towns," ...

    Article : 125 words
  16. DAMAGE FROM BURNING OFF.

    W.F.S. asks whether he is liable because his neighbor's property was damaged through a fire coming from his land? A.: Obviously, from what you cay, you ...

    Article : 246 words
  17. ELEPHANT'S TUSKS.

    Q. : What weight of ivory does an elephant of average size yield ? ("Traveller," Homebush). A. : On an average each pair of tusks, taking ...

    Article : 125 words
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  20. BATTLE OF LOOSE COAT FIELD.

    Q. : What battle was known as the battle of Loose Coat Field ? ("L.S.," Coogee). A. : The battle of Empingham, near Stamford (Eng.), 1470, was called the "Battle of Loose ...

    Article : 91 words
  21. INJURED WORKMEN.

    T.P. (Erskineville), being injured at his employment, says he has not been able to work for a month, and will not be able to do so again. He asks what he is entitled to? ...

    Article : 213 words
  22. THE FIRST OPERA.

    Q. : What was the first opera produced in England ? ("F.Q.," Sydney). A. : In Moore's "Dictionary of Musical Information" it is said that a play resembling an ...

    Article : 150 words
  23. SPORTING

    WOORAH (to "J.S.," Penrith, Q.) : He is by Traquair (imp.)—Madam. ENGLISH DERBY (to "A.S.C.," Five Dock) : In 1898 this race was won by Jeddah, with ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. HOW "GROG" ORIGINATED.

    Q.: Why do sailors call rum and water grog ? ("Mariner," Newcastle). A. : Admiral Edward Vernon, in the year 1745, ordered that the men under his command ...

    Article : 93 words
  25. THE WANDERING JEW.

    Q. : Who was the original "Wandering Jew ?" Tell me what you can of him. ("K.S.," Katoomba). A. : The Wandering Jew is a legendary Jew, ...

    Article : 156 words
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