READERS’ QUERIES

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21221, 18 September 1940, Page 9

READERS’ QUERIES

•‘Hamiltonian.” —The following ar. the t.n largest towns in th n Auckland province In point or population. Tho figures art* taken from the lo in New Zealand Year Hfvik:—(i) Auckland Wl.oOO. (-2) Hamilton SO.Siiu. (3) Gisborne 16,300; (l; Whangarci 7550. <’> Rotorua 60In. , c,) Thames 4270, '7. Wallii 4010. <*i Taurantra HB-60, (0) Taumarunul 2770. (10) Pukekohe 2690. “Reader.”—Although It Is not possible to g+ve an exhaustive list of the.best-selling novels published last year, the Following: are some of the more widely read books: —“All This and Heaven Too” (Rachel Field). “Dynasty or Death’* (Taylor Caldwell). -The Grapes ot Wrath” (John Steinbeck-. “They Wanted to Live" (Cecil Robert- . "This Nettle Danger” Philip Gibbs), “Mr Emmanuel” (Louis Golding), “How Green Was My Valley’’ (Richard Llewellyn), “Escape” Ethel Vance), ••Three Harbours” < F. Von Wych Mason). “Rabble In Arms” Kenneth Roberts), “The Priory” (Dorothy Whipple), and “The Open Sky” (L. A. G. Strong). “L.M.”—The prophecy which you mention was probably that made by the ramous soothsayer. Mother Shipton. The lines, which formed part or a little pamphlet published In 1687, are a- Follows: Throe times three shall lovely France Be led to dance a bloody dance. Before lu*r people shall be Tree, Three Tyrant Rulers shall site see; Three ytones the people rule alone; Three times the people’s hope Is gone; Three rulers m succession see. Each spring Tram different dynasty. Then shall the worser light be done, England and France shall be as one. “Curioua.” —The word “Soliol,” which in*-aii- “falcon.“ was the nnnir given t » a movement rounded by a Czech, Dr. -Myroslav J.vrs, in is6.\ when in* Czechs were under Austro-Hungarian rule. By means or this apparently harmless gymnastic organisation Dr. Jvrs hoped to organise a national freedom movement. a democratic counterpart or the Hitler Youth Movement, sohollsm became increasingly Important when Czechoslovakia received hep national freedom at the end or the Great war. In 1937 the membership totalled sno.oon, comprising men. women a:i t children from all walk; or BTe. Wlie.i the Germans occupied the country, however, this senu-mllltanr organisation ot democrats was disbanded.