BRITAIN’S LOWER DRINK BILL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19248, 30 July 1932, Page 10

BRITAIN’S LOWER DRINK BILL.

Britain is smoking more cigarettes—but drinking less beer and spirits. As compared with 1924 the consumption of cigarettes is fifty-two per cent, up —that is, people are now smoking three cigarettes for every two smoked before. On the other hand, the consumption of alcohol has been falling over a considerable period, and last year’s spirit drinkers consumed little more than a third of the amount that was drunk in 1913. Beer consumption was less by about 100,000 gallons than in 1930.

The total amount spent on alcohol last year is estimated at just over £259,000,000. or about £18,000.000 less than in 1930. Beer drinkers contributed roughly £73,000,000, and spirit drinkers £36.500,000 to the National Treasury, as against £76,000.000 and £45.000.000 in 1924 and £123,000,000 and £54,000,000 in 1921.

LONG, LONG TRAIL OF THE WAR.

There is great sorrow in Kendal, that

“striding-off town” in Westmorland beloved of all travellers in the North. Stramongate School must be closed for financial reasons. It is one more of the long, long trail of curses from the war.

The school has a great reputation, and its scholars carry its tradition far and wide. Among them are some famous names: John Dalton, discoverer of the atomic theory, is one. and Sir Arthur Eddington, our great physicist and astronomer, is another