QUESTIONS

Q : Five years ago, small brown spots started to appear on just about everything out in the open — including cars — during the summer months in the area I live. What might have caused this?

Ron Larkin, Wadhurst, Sussex. Q : Does anyone have information about a ship carrying German internees which sank with the loss of all hands on its way to the Isle of Man or Isle of Wight in about 1939?

John Thompson, Welton, East Yorks Q : Which of the UK’s traditional music halls was the last to close?

John Rutherford, Sevenoaks, Kent.