Evening star., 1928-06-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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you. They have access to the Govern
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J, Haskin, director. Washington, d. G.
@. Is golf played in South Africa?-
c Z. r.
A. Almost every town in the Union
of South Africa has at least one golf
course. Johannesburg, or the Wit
watersrand. which includes several Reef
or mining townships, has at least IL.
@. How old Is Fanny Wards. H.
A. Fanny Ward was born in st. Louis,
Mo, November 23 1875.
O. How many men does 1t take to put
the Los Angeles in hangar? What
weight Is necessary TO keep the airship
on the ground?-G. S.
A. II requires 200 men to take this
airship in and out of its hangar. No
weight is required to hold the dirigible
on the ground, as il is In equilibrium
and is simply hauled into the hangar.
On the Los Angeles at eight different
points are attached 25 lines. which the
men handling it grasp hold Of.
@. How many operate roles does
Martinelli sing?-H. E,
A. Giovanni Martinelli, the operate
tenor, has a repertoire of Al operas.
O. Where are the principal worlds
fisheries?-R. N.
A. The three greatest commercial
fishing waters are located near the
coats Of Northwestern Europe. North
eastern America and Northeastern Asia.
In these places. where the ocean is COM
paratively shallow, enormous schools OF
valuable food fish congregate in order
to obtain the food that they find near
the bottom
B :; 5. When did Beau BFummel h'''-
A. This was the nickname given to
George Bryan Brummell Q778-l840), a
dandy and "glass of fashion" in the
time of George Nv. He finally fell from
royal favor and lived in exile in Calais.
His life was made the subject of play
by william Blanchard Jerrold in 1859.
and the subject for another play by
Clyde Fitch in 1891.
@. What does the word Calcutta"
mean?--J K
A The Hindu Of Calcutta" is kali
ghatta" Kali" Is the name of an In
1ian goddess TO whom temple has been
erected in Calcutta. "Ghatta" Is the
Hindu for "ghat," or landing place"
'Kalighatta" means therefore, landing
place OF Kali
O. Just what are drumlins, and
where are some?-A. G. T.
A. Drumlins are elongate or oval
hills Of glacial drift Normally they
are compact and unstratified, with the
longer axis parallel to the direction Of
the movement of the transporting ice.
These geologic formations abound in
Wayne, Cayuga and Onondaga
Counties. N. Y: in Dodge and Jeffer-
son Counties, Wis. and in Massachu-
setts.
q. What is the highest electrical
voltage ever produced?-L. A. C.
A. AS a result of experiments car
ried on in the Carnegie Institution Of
Washington. an electrical potential Of
100000 volts was produced, the highest
so far achieved.
@. How many words are there in the
English language, old and new?-
F S. W.. -.
A. The oxford Historical Dictionary.
which includes all the words Of the
English language. both living and dead,
contains about 100000. The English