New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

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 e. Is the gold standard the monetary standard in Japan and when did it come into force?
 A. The present monetary law in l Japan came into force October, 1897, by which the gold standard was adopted. The unit of value is f O.75 gramme of pure gold and is called yen (equal to 49S5 cents in terms of U. S, money. par value). The yen is not coined. but the coined pieces are as follows: Gold coin G0, 10, and , yen pieccs); silver coin (5O 70, and 10 sen pieces); nickel coin GO and 5 sen pieces) and bronze coins q sen and rin pleces). The sen is 1 -hundredth part of a yen and the rin is the 10th part of sen.
 Q. What Is the recoverable re- serve of petroleum in the world?
 A. It has been roughly esti- mated that the recoverable re- serves of petroleum. which under present practice amount to one- fourth of the quantity in the ground, were in 1919 as follows; In millions of barrels; United 1 States, 1000: Mexico 4,500: CanI l ada 1000: South America 9,1S0: Algeria and Egypt 925: Rumania, Galica and western Europe. 1,135: Russia s&d Siberia 6,755; Persia. Mesopotamia and India G,Sl5: East Indies S,0l5; China 1875: Japan and Formosu 1.23j; with a 1 total for the world of 43,000,0o0.- 900 barrels. These totals do not in- clude possible oil shale resources Up to the end of 1919. the world | fipuuStiSh VI pNtl tldS amounted to about S,000,0006 6OO barrels.
 @, When and what was .lhe cause of thei death of King Ed ward VII of Great Britain"
 A. His death came Unexpected ly on May 5, 1910, from heart failure incident to bronchial at tack.
 Q. What is the annual immi- grafton quota allotted to Poland?
 A. 5,9S2. This ie two per cent of the total foreign born Polish population residing In continental United States, according to the census of 1890. This allotment is made in pursuance to Section Il (a) of the Immigration Act of 1924.
 Q. Who defeated Governor AL fred Smith in 1920 for the office of governor of New York?
 A. Nathan l.. Miller, who served the term 1921-1923. Smith was both his predecessor and successor in the office.
 Q. Please tell the location of the Allegheny mountains and the Ale Sheny plateau?
 A. The Allegheny mountains run from Pennsylvania to West Nir- ginia and North Carolina being part of the Appalachian range, and form the water shed between the Atlantic ocean and the Mississippi river. The Allegheny plateau is the westermost division of the Appa- lachian range. and extends from central New York southward into Alabama and westward into Ohio and Kentucky. On either side of the Allegheny mountains the small- CT hills are known as the foot hills.
 Q. When did the planet Mars come closest to the earth?
 A. On August IS, 1S45, Mars reached it's closest approach to the earth and the closest possible, when 1t reached a distance of S4,- 600,0OO miles.
 Q. Where can one find a com plete list of all the post offices of every class in the United States? A. In the United States Postal Guide, which can be consulted at any post office or can be bought from the superintendent of docu- ments, government printing office, , Washington, D. G. for one dollar. l, This includes the monthly supple , ments.
 o. Should Bartlett pears be picked before they are ripe or should they be allowed to rlpen on ; the tree?
 A. Bartlett pears should be picked before they are ripe - that 1t, before the color begins 10 change. and placed in a cool tenn perature to ripen. If treated this way. the fruit seems to have a better taste and is finer in texture.
 Q. What is the cause of all the trouble in Morocco between the Riffians and Spain?
 A. The attempt by Spain to con trol the portion allotted to her by the Treaty of Madrid of November
 27. 1912, was opposed by the na- tive Rifilans in the territory they occupied, The Rifians are an inde- pendent tribe who have inhabited the mountainous regions for cen- turtles and they have not acknowl-
 edged even the sovereignty of the sultan, except for short periods. They resented being under the con-
 trol of Spain.
 c. How should white serge he | washed?
 A. Wash white woolen serge in pure soap and warm water 10 which blueing has been added. Rinse in two or three waters, add Ing blueing to each water. Keen