LOST CARS RECOVERED

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1931, Page 10

LOST CARS RECOVERED

“BEEN STOLEN” WRITTEN ON ONE.

/Been stolen” was the inscription traced in the dust on a car of a wellknown American make noticed in Dive’s Avenue, Hawera, yesterday. Investi.gation proved that the legend was quite correct insofar as it was true that the car had been unlawfully removed, or in the legal terminology “converted.” The vehicle belongs to Mr. L. Follett, Wanganui, and was removed from that town some time on Wednesday evening. It had oiled up considerably, indicating that it had been driven at high speeds. Mrs. J. B. Alain’s car, which was removed from Beach Road, Hawera, was also recovered yesterday. It was found undamaged at Waverley. HAWERA METHODIST CHURCH. BUSINESS AT ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Hawera Methodist Church circuit was held on Wednesday. The Rev. E. S. Emmitt presided over an attendance of 30. The chairman reported that the harvest festival and the Sunday school anniversary would be held during the next quarter. Sunday school reports were received as follow.— ’ Hawera: Total roll number, 118; average attendance, 80; total number of teachers, 18; average attendance, 16. Normanby: Total roll, 64; teachers, 4. The attendance during the quarter was affected by adverse weather. A Sunday School concert will be held at Normanby on the Tuesday following Labour Day. Air. Hugh Reid had travelled to Normanby for several weeks during the quarter in connection with the Sunday school. Ohangai: Total roll, 17 —an increase; of two compared with the figures for the previous quarter. Three families

had removed from the district. Arrangements were being made for the anniversary, which would be held shortly. Mere mere: Returns approximately the same as last quarter. The chairman read a letter from the conference urging a more generous response to appeals in aid of mission funds. In reply to a question Mr. J. Hey reported that to date he had received over £4O donated towards foreign mission work. A vote of thanks was passed to Miss E. Hulbert for her interest in foreign missions and regret was expressed at her departure from Hawera. Messrs J. Foy and W. Crompton were reappointed auditors. A vote of thanks to Miss D. Sheat for keeping the minutes of the quarterly meeting was carried. It was mentioned that Miss Sheat would shortly assume the duties of Dominion organising secretary of the Young Women’s Bible Class movement. Miss Dorothy Bates was - appointed to the position vacated by Miss Sheat; A welcome was extended to Miss 'Winnie Mills on her first appearance as a member of the quarterly meeting. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. GLORIA SWANSON IN ‘INDISCREET’ Gloria Swanson has an appealing role as “Jerry Trent,” the modern miss, in her latest United Artists picture, "Indiscreet,” which comes to the Hawera Opera House to-night and tomorrow night. a young woman who has very definite ideas on how to treat men, Miss Swanson puts her modern ideas to work, and the result provides numerous dramatic situations which .'reach a climax when her fiance discovers her in a compromising position with a former admirer whom she is trying to prevent from marrying her sistor. Bai- ■nlana ara a± Miss Blake’s.