The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. MONDAY, APRIL 6th, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 April 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. MONDAY, APRIL 6th, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL.

The business people of Levin have decided, through tho Retail Traders' Association, to remain closed on Saturday, the I.lth inst, in addition to Good Friday and Easter Monday. Consequently they will he open for business all day on "Wednesday and up to 9 p.m. oil Thursday. An advertisement; to t}iis effect appeal's on page '• of to-dav's issue.

An official estimate of the quantity of products annually placed in cold storage in the I'nited States is as follows : Eresh beef, 181,000,0001b; pork, 170,000,0001b; butter, 157,000,00011); eggs, 10,000,000 cases. The limit of time of storage exceeds ten months. The charges for an average period are reported to range from a fraction of a cent, per pound of meat to •'{?; cents per dozen of eggs. Tho Dailj' Mail describes a "revolt'' among Miss Sylvia Pankhurst's "army"': Eour male supporters at a Canning Town meeting brought out four iully flavoured clay pipes and" puffed away at the best Canning Town shag. "Excuse me, but you must not smoke," said one of the Suffragettes politely, pointing to notices on the wall. "If we ain't going to smoke we- ain't going to come here no more," said one of the army. The four continued to smoke. "Before buying the pears, Mary, be sure you pinch one or two so as to be sure they are not as hard as rocks." Many sallied ■forth to the fruiterer's with enthusiasm and a half-crown. She returned anon with a bagful of pears, more enthusiastic than ever, and the half-crown . still intact. "I pinched one or two. as you told me," she explained, "and then, as the man wasn't lookin, I pinched the whole bagful."

Arapaepao TTall was crowded last night, when a most enjoyable dance was hold. l\lr Tamos Rose was highly popular in his capacity as musician, and Mr -T. 'Rutherford gave full satisfaction as M The ladies provided a first-class supper, and flic proceedings throughout wiciro higTilv ienjovahlo. •Thirty couples participated. "Wage war on the flies and use the Protector sticky fly-catcher, which you can hang up out of the way. Fresh stocks of these are obtainable from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy Price 2d each or 1 for one shilling. Advt.