LOCAL AND GENERAL

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4554, 26 February 1942, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There were 44 members present at the parade of the Arrowtown Home Guard on the 19th inst. Boots weie issued to guardsmen. Members were also instructed in bombing and bayonet lighting.

The death is announced at Dunedin on February 21st, of Catherine Margaret Fitzgibbon, daughter of the late Edward and Mary Fitzgibbon, of Ar.rowtown.

The Arrowtown combined Sunday school picnic will be held on the recreation ground on Saturday next. Children arc asked to bring their own refreshments.

The ‘Tapanui Courier’ of February 17, 1892, stated: “Mr Edison's wonderful invention, the phonograph, will be exhibited at the Athenaeum Hall on Thursday evening. , The press criticisms of this wonderful invention say that it is marvellous, and crowded houses witness its manipulation in every centre of population. ’’ “I think it is apparent to anyone who reflects on the matter,” said Mr Justice Fair, when Addressing a jury at Auckland, “that here we have in New Zealand a police force with a reputation for integrity, efficiency, and courage that is equal to any in the world; and we do not realise, perhaps, sufficiently how fortunate we are to have men of such high character forming our police force.” His Honor was commending the police for their tact and restraint in arresting an old man who continued to defy them with a loaded rifle. A ragged old fellow, charged at Melbourne with stealing a tin of tobacco from a grocer’s shop owned up, but pleaded that he was an old smoker and sometimes when he had no money suffered acutely from * tobacco-hunger. ’ So when he wentto the grocer to make some small purchase and saw the tobacco on the counter the temptation proved irrestible. and he fell for it! Taking his age intoaccount and that he was unknown to the police the magistrate discharged him with a caution. It appeared that he was 85, and had been smoking for nearly 70 years. Anti-to-baccoites please note. Wonder what he’s been smoking all these years? Must be something like our celebrated New Zealand Toasted. You can smoke this beautiful tobacco till you are 85, if you like. It can’t hurt you because there’s so little nicotine in it. And it’s so soothing and comforting! Five brands only, remember!: Pocket Edition, Cut Plug No 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Desert Gold and Biverhead Gold. But watch out for worthless imitations!