Evening star., 1925-06-24

Q. What Is the hottest temperature
recorded?-W. o. II.
a. The Quarterly Journal of the
Royal Meteorological Society says that
| the world heat record was broken a.
| the Italian settlement of AziZia. 10
Gated in the semidesert region of
| northern Africa, % miles south Of
TripOH. where a properly sheltered
thermometer rose to 1854 degrees. 4
| London dispatch dated November -
| 1924, contained this information, but
did not give the date on which the
record was mare.
@. What Is meant by "the crime
Of 1s73"?-M. ]. r.
| A. The so-called crime OF 1879
was the demonetization of silver.
| Previous to this birnetallism has oeen
the policy Of the United States, vary-
| ing little from that Of Alexander
| Hamilton's. which was the free and
unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio
| of Is TO !. II was the cause Of
great political split. some acclaiming
the measure and some denouncing IL
@ What were the casualties of the
| Light Brigade"?-E. V. D. W.
| A The order for the charge read
as follows: Lord Raglan wishes the
cavalry TO advance rapidly TO tn"
| front and to try to prevent the enem'
carrying away the guns. French cay
| airy is on your left" The Ilgf
Brigade advanced straight TO its front
| and soon came under fire from the
guns of both flanks. Five minutes
| later the guns in front got in then
| fire. Only two formed bodies of the
Light Brigade found their way BACK.
| The brigade lost 247 men and 49'
| Horses out of a total strength Of 6'3
| engaged in the charge which. from
first to last, occupied 20 minutes.
Q. How many times did Gen,
Butler try before he succeeded in
crossing the Tugela River?-A. c. B.
A Gen. Butler made four attempts
to cross the Tugela River-the first on
January Il. 1900. He was finally sue
cessful on February q.
@. What city has the longest street
railway system that is city-ow-ned?-
NJ. ]. r.
A. Detroit, Mich. has the distinc-
ton of owning and operating tho
largest system Of municipal railway
in the world.
Q. How much money has been EN-,
bezzled in the United States?-A. II. y.
A The National Surety Co. esti-
mates the present loss Of the Ameri-
can public through embezzlement at
$125, ,0O0, 600 year.
Q. Why does it take SO long for
mail to come from Cuba to America
&c. S.
A. It is said by n authority who
has observed the functions Of the
postal department in Cuba that let
ters are received by It, stamped and
held until dispatched TO boats carrying
mail matter; therefore. the date
S+S on from that
is not indicative Of the time they
leave Cuba.
Q. How many women are there in
the employ of the Government?-S.
r. VI.
A. The Civil Service League says
that there are approximately $4,000.
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