QUEENSTOWN NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 20207, 18 June 1927, Page 9

QUEENSTOWN NOTES

(From Our Correspondent.) The weather continues seasonable—bright and warm in the middle of the day, but very frosty in the early mornings and evenings. About 10 to 15 degrees of frost was registered last night, the hardest we have had yet. Snow fell in the Arrow district on Sunday. Skating is becoming the popular pastime. FOOTBALL. The first match in the second roufid for the cup saw Queenstown lose to Arrowtown by the narrow margin of 4 to 3, a potted goal to a try. The play was confined mostly to the forwards, Queenstown attacking more often than their opponents. The latter crossed the line at least twice, but the tries were disallowed. Father Ardagh, a Rugby enthusiast, controlled the game. The Wakatipu Sub-Union has decided that four rounds be played for the cup. A Junior competition will open at Arrowtown on Saturday next. QUEENSTOWN PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE. A meeting of the Progressive League was held last week, Mr T. J. Melville being in i the chair.

A letter was received from the Tourist Department promising some assistance towards publication of a new leaflet which will be issued in time for next season. The 1 first leaflet issued by the league was a very attractive one, and brought inquiries from • all parts of the world. ’ The league discussed the matter of a \ scheme of advertising per medium of , printed envelopes to be used by business ’ people. A sub-committee was set up to go into the matter and submit designs at a future meeting. The report of the recent pre-sessional ’ conference in Dunedin of representatives of Otago local bodies and members of Parliament gave rise to some discussion owing to the non-inclusion of Queenstown in the future direction of the tourist traffic. The ! league had fears that Queenstown was not receiving the attention it should. In order 5 therefore that closer touch may be had ■ with the Otagoan capital it was decided that it would be advisable to link up with the Otago Expansion League by affiliating with that body. The president and secretary were instructed to draft a letter setting out the wishes of the local league. . MINING. i The Kawarau dam gates at the outlet of the lake were closed at 9 o’clock on Wed-

nesday morning. The closing has already made an appreciable difference in the state of the river, and it is likely to go coni siderably lower than when the gates were closed last August. The frost has obtained a big grip of the Lake country and consequently there is a great diminution of water in all rivers and creeks, etc. Provided the ; frost keeps up, which is most likely, there , should be a considerable lessening of the , water-flow. Owing to the frost, too, there . is no seepage. So far there is very little . activity on the river, which, of course, is not to be wondered at after the bitter disappointment suffered by several claim--1 holders last year. However, the operations of the few this time will be keenly fol- ‘ lowed by all, and it is to be hoped that 1 they will meet with greater success this 1 year than last. If there are any sensational finds the old Kawarau will once ’ more become famous as a mining field.