LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4032, 5 January 1932, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The holiday's passed oil quietly in Arrowtown, there being no outdoor attractions of any kind. A large number of ex-residents were lamonget ,tho visitors who spent the holidays here.

Mr 0. J. Elder, local registrar, supplies the following vital statistics for the Arrowtown district for the year 1931, the figures for 193U being given in parentheses:—Birtks, 10(11); deaths, 3 (G); marriages, 1 (3).

Tho rainfall for the month of December, as recorded by Mists Hamilton, Arrowtown, is as follows: —-Rainfall for tho mouth, 230 j)oints; days on which rain fell, 10; maximum fall, G5 points on the 19th. The rainfall for December, 1930, was 128 points for 7 days. The euchre tournament and dance, in /add of the Arrow Tennis Club, held in Mrs l Johnston’s Hall on New Year’s Eve was largely attended, and proved a moat enjoyable function. The euchre prizes wore won by Mrs W. Bakers (ladies) and Master James Snell (men), the consolation prizes being .awarded to Mrs J. Wilcox and Master R. Cowie. The dance music was supplied by the Anew Trouba■diors, extras being played by several ladies. Mr Percy Johnston carried out the duties of M.C. Supper was provided by the ladies. A party, headed 'by Mr E. L. Beale, formerly of Mace town, spent a few 4ays during the holidays in a little prospecting work at Matataipu. < The party, which came from the Waitaki Hydro Works, intend to return labor on, when further prospecting work will be carried out.

Three passengers, King’s Gross to Edinboro’ snugly seated in a bust-class “smoker,” got to comparing notes about tobacco, (chronicles a trade paper) . No. I said he was from South Africa, and asked for nothing better than the Rhodesian. No. 2 said lie was from America, and kind’er reckoned the American tobacco the best on earth. No. 3 remarked that lie hailed from New Zealand and that the N. Z challenged comparison with any leaf grown. Tastes differ of loouiree. But leading experts agree with the New Zealander. The outstanding merit of New Zealand tobacco is largely owing to the fact that it is toasted—just as coffee and cocoa beans are. Hence its unique flavour and fragrance. Yes: and toasting does more; it absorbs tho poisonous nicotine, thus rendering the tobacco absolutely harmleas. There is no other toasted “weed.” Tho fourbrands manufactured are: Riverhead G old, Navy Cut No. 3, Cavendish and Cut Plug No. 10. Every tobacconist sells those goods, but buyers are cautioned that the popularity of N.Z. tobacco lias caused imitations to get on the market.

Travelling? Pack a flask of No. Go Lavender Water in your bag. Delicately fragrant and refreshing. Doubledistilled from genuine Alitcham Flowers. Prices 2t> Gd to 22s Gd.