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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 9 May 1925, Page 4

The Gigantic Art Union will close in a few days according to the authorities. The attractive list of prizes makes this class of art union very popular with the public, providing as it does the opportunity for a mild “flutter” with the chance of winning a substantial sum. Tickets are still on sale- at tobacconists and retail shops. To-morrow will be Missionary Day at the Hawera Baptist Church. At the evening service Rev. E. N. Goring, who spent some time as a missionary in India, will tell the story of William Carey. There .is not a more thrilling story in the history of modern missionary enterprise than that of the 40 years in India of the Northampton cobbler, who with his colleagues, translated the Scriptures into 40 languages and dialects.

It is understood that incendiarism is suspected jn connection with the fire at Knight’s timber yard .at Wellington on Thursday night, says a Wellington Press Association telegram. We understand that after Monday next the police intend taking action against those motorists who do not display on their cars the new registration numbers, or who are not in possession of their driver’s and car licenses. ,

The result of the “golden offering’’ appeal at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday last amounted to £lO9, with several sums yet to come in. This does not include amounts contributed through the envelopes and sustentation fund. The result is considered very satisfactory, especially in view of the many calls which liavo been made on the congregation of late.

At the Presbyterian Church to-mor-row evening the Rev. R. E. Evans will deal with the subject “The Business Man’s Problem.’’ Business men not in the habit of attending any church are specially invited to be present to hear this address.. During the service special vocal work will be rendered, details of which appear in tlio advertisement.

This season-there is a possibility, we are informed, that some branch factories which have not done so for five years will close for a short period. In older days most factories closed for a time at this part of the season, or perhaps opened on alternate days, and as more cows were milked and more attention was paid to winter feeding the supply so increased that most factories worked all the year round. During this latter part of the season there has been a very decided falling off in supply, with the result that there will he in some factories a cessation for a few weeks. i

A shortage of salt which was stated to exist in North Taranaki has not been experienced in' the south end of the province. Reference to the secretaries of a number of local companies elicited the information that the companies in., South Taranaki have ample suplies. The secretary of one of the largest companies suggested that possibly some up north have been caught with short supply. Sometimes, lie says, there was a delay in the shipping to the northern port, and companies should look well ahead.