Wines For The Islands

WITH most overseas supplies cut off, Aus tralian wines to-day are more in favour than ever and their renown—and use—is spread ing to the Pacific Territories.

Wine merchants report that just as in France where the great vine-growing districts are divided into regions known as “climates” —each producing a wine distinguished by special characteristics—so in Australia can the grape growing areas be classified according to the

distinctive features of the wine produced. For some time past, Swift and Co., Pty., Ltd., of Sydney, well fitted by long experience in the importation of fine European wines, have been carefully selecting Australian vintages of similar types. From vineyards all over the Common wealth they have made up a comprehensive range of Montrosa Australian wines of fine quality; to-day, Port, Sherry, Muscat, Tokay, Sauternes, Champagne, Hock, Riesling—all the most popular types—are available. In addition, Swift and Co. have established a distillery for the making of Montrosa Liqueurs. They will gladly supply full particulars about all wines on application to their Sydney office 26 Clarence Street.— *** The New Caledonia Nickel Company has been informed that its director and former local manager, M. Paul Vois, is “somewhere in Europe”, presumably in terned in Germany. He was a passenger on the French steamer “Notou” (2,489 tons), which was destroyed last August by an enemy raider in the Pacific.