The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 April 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL.

At. the Alasterton races yesterday Mr F. Carniont's Stockade was second in (lie High-weight Handicap. A letter from "Anti-Red Flag,'" in reply to recent strictures passed by "New Zealamler" and 'R.S.Y. is crowded out of to-day's Chronicle. ALr H. Blackburn has grown •some giant pears in his orchard, Kawiu road, this year. One weighed 21bs oo'/j. } and three weighed Olbslloz. • Shortly after !J o'clock last night a tire broke oil! in an unocupied house iu Winchester-street, Lo vin. The fire had obtained a good hold, but the tire brigade quenched it. though not before the building was gutted. It i not known how the placc caught fire. The Rev. F. T. Harris leaves Levin next A\ ednesday for Christchurch, where he will be stationed at New Brighton. His departure is regretted by a wide circle of friends who hav<> learned to appreciate him during his nine months' occupancy of the Levin parsonage. He will preach his farewell sermons to-morrow (morning and evening) in the Century Hall, Levin.

Wage war on the flies and use the_ Protector sticky fly-catcher, which you can hang up out of the waj\ Fresh stocks of these are obtainable from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy. Price 2d each or 7 for one shilling.—Advt.