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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 1 September 1919, Page 7

Mr- J- A'- touring manager ror the Tekoas Soldier Entertainment, wag in Hawera to-day, and has ~*iade arrangements for the company to appear at the Opera House on Friday week, the 12th. The production of asbestos in such quantities as.will enable certain industries to obtain supplies at a reasonable price is most desirable, states the Industries C!ommittee's report. The Committee have been assured that in one district—Takaka, Nelson province— T there are large deposits of asbestos and of French chalk, and one company stated that all that is required for the successful development of its deposits js the provision of reasonable road access. An exhaustive examination and - report, should be made by the Mines in order that the question as to whether or not there exists ' * supply of a marketable article may be set at rest. If it be found, after due examination and enquiry, that asbestos exists in sufficient quantity, the recommend that the Government render reasonable assistance for the successful development of the ' industry. , "What story .was told most frequently," asks a correspondent of The • British "Weekly, "at the recent May meetings?" Undoubtedly that of Mr Spurgeon and the lion. Sir Donald Maclean recalled it at Sir Walter Kunciman's dinner to Mr Asquith. Sir JPanald Macalister told the story at the .Queen's Hal! Presbyterian gathering. "Defend the Bible?" said Mr Spurgeon. "I should as soon think of defending, a lion. I should let the - lion loose." ? For fcrrwlhiaf Consha, take V- Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. a*' > . No Tnnr*» prlncPrii? of teeth witWADE'S WORM FIGS. Price, 1b 6d T-Advt; . .-■.'■