ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24408, 20 September 1940, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents. R. A. W., Blenheim. —The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition was opened in Dunedin on Tuesday, November 17, 1925. •Ambitious,” Otago.—An inquiry addressed to the Wool Department of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Dunedin, will yield the required information. E. S—Questions involving controversial issues cannot be suitably answered in this column. “Wager.”—The first North Otago Rugby forward to play for Otago since 1890 was M. McElhenny. of the Excelsior Club. He played for Otago against Canterbury and Taranaki in 1900. “Anxious," Oamaru. —You are still required to meet the balance of the debt, but as the circumstances appear to be unusual you should discuss the position with the secretary of the body concerned. •Inquirer,” Milburn. —Cases in which assistance is required are dealt with on their merits. Application should be made through the State . Advances Corporation to the Soldiers’ Financial Assistance Board. S. S.v Waitati.—Sir Charles Lilley was chief justice of Queensland from 1879 to 1893. In February, 1893. he was accused of indiscretions in private references to cases on which h£ was adjudicating, and retired from the bench on a pension. His political career as a Democrat preceded his appointment as chief justice. •Inquirer.”—Bentonite is not an ore. but a highly absorbent variety of clay believed to be decomposed volcanic ash. It is used for the bleaching of oils, the purification of water, and as a filler in paint or paper making. A paper called “ Bentonite and its occurrence in New Zealand ” appeared in the Journal of Science and Technology of May, 1934, You have evidently ma'de a mistake in the first part of your question, as “ electron ” does not appear to be the term which you meant to employ.