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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 February 1916, Page 3

The scarcity caused by the l'ep rtc-1 shortage of shipping space for frozen meat, despite the shipping companies" denial, caused a big- drop in prices at, the Wefrtfield fat stock' sale 011 Wednesday. Practically only butcher:, were buying aiyl prices dropped as much as £1 to £1 10s per head.— Auckland Star. Jt is announced that the retail price of Gutter, standard brands, will tie advanced to Is 6tl per Id 'at Wellington to-day. Tlie price rcceiutly was le sd. The change is attributed to the high prices prevailing un the London uiarkot, and not to any local shortage. The latest report from .England shows that the bulk quotations are up to 162s per owt for saltejd butter and 164s per owt for unsalted. Tho following children have" ueen trained by Aire. MatiEliews for tho "Dolls' .Hospital" Operetta, to oe given on Thursday night next, in th<s Century Hail, Levin. 'lie speaking dolls' characters will be taken as Follows:—Was dolls, Jean "Broome and Alice Hooped'; wooden dolls. J3lma and ltuth Newuian; rag dolls, Edna Pink, Agues Mason ami Flora Walton ; Japanese dolls. May Watson anil Grace Rastrick; baby dolls, Nol;'* J3rooane, Valerie Hislop, Lynett > His lop; fairy queen, Ivy I'liik; Sidney Hall and Stanley Pratt; soldiers, lirnest Pink and Walter Phillips; dancing doll, Lottie Norton; chorus: Alice Molvenzie, (Myrtle Mudgway, Rita Hearle, Ailsa Sltockwell, Vina Jennings, Grace Gardner, Rita Gappe-r, Poppy Oiill. Walter King, Arthur Smith, Roy S'tookwell; fairies, Nlina Procter, Eileen and Phyllis Stave ley, Mersey and Hinemoa Ryder, Iris Phillips, .Edith Watson, Amy Walton, Grace Jennings, and Thelma Newman. •