Sherlock Holmes Puzzles !!!

General Smithers invited five people to his country house for dinner. The surnames of the guests were: FOREST, GILES, HANDY,JACKSON  and KING. Their vocations were: DOCTOR, ACTRESS, LAWYER, BANKER and  WRITER ( but not necessarily in that order). During the meal Smithers dropped dead from food poisoning. The Poison had been slipped into his meal by one of the guests. When Sherlock Holmes arrived on the scene he was given the following information: 
1. JACKSON  arrived last, the ACTRESS arrived before GILES.
2.The WRITER and the ACTRESS arrived before GILES.
3.Third to arrive was the LAWYER, just ahead of KING.
4.FOREST had seen the ACTRESS put the poison on Smither's plate.

Holmes took the ACTRESS to Scotland Yard for further questioning . Who was the ACTRESS ?

Sherlock Holmes Puzzles !!

Holmes and Watson had set their pocket watches to the same time. Unknown to them, Watson's watch was running exactly two minutes per hour slow, and the watch belonging to Holmes was going exactly a minute per hour too fast. Later, when they checked their watches again, it was discovered that the watch belonging to Holmes was exactly one hour ahead of Watson's watch. 

How long had it been since they had originally set their watches?

 

Dr Watson has also became smarter

 Dr Watson was making his way back to Baker Street when he bumped into an old collegue whome he hadn't seen or heard of for twenty years. They had been in a medical school together and had graduated at the same time.
 " Where are you Now ?" asked Watson.
" I am the head surgeon at London's Hammersmith Hospital, " came the reply
 " And this little girl, " said Watson , "
 is she ours?"
" Yes , I ve been married for eight year now."
 The litttle girl tugged on watson's jacket. "My name"s Mary, " she said.
" Fancy that, " replied Watson patting her on the head.
" The same name as your mother.

How did Watson Know that ?

Letter from Moriarty

 Holmes received a hand delivered note which he studied for a short time before passing to Watson.

   "It's some of sort of code!!!" exclaimed Watson. " What does it mean and who is it from ?"

   Holmes  grabbed his hat and coat. " It's from Moriarty, Watson. Hurry, we must stop him!! " 

The message read : J XJMM SPC UIF CBOL PG FOHMBOE UPOJHIU. 

                                              NPSJBSUZ.

Holmes had obviously deciphered the message. CAN YOU?? 

This is one of my favorite puzzle (by tom bullimore )