AFTER 15 YEARS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1925, Page 4

AFTER 15 YEARS

LOST RING RESTORED; DUNEDIN, Jan. 28. The publication in tlie “Otago Daily Times” some weeks ago of a paragraph stating that a wedding ring had been found on the Milford Sound track has led to the restoration of the ring to its rightful owner, by whom it was lost more than fifteen years ago. There is essentially something romantic about a wedding ring, but this particular one must outshine most others in that respect. The paragraph in the Otago paper was read by a resident of Dunedin, who was struck by the information it gave regarding an inscription, “John to Mary,” on the ring, which had been found. He recognised the names On the inscription as those of two visitors to New Zealand, a newly married couple, who had |ii the course of their honeymoon trip walked to Milford Sound and hack. He recalled also that the wife had to her great sorrow, lost her wedding ring in the vicinity of the huts on the track. Ho immediately communicated with the Tourist Department in Wellington, and, as the result of the investigations that have been made, the ring, having been satisfactorily identified, is now in his possession and will he forwarded without delay to Australia. The ring is the property of the Rev. John and Mrs Da aglow, of St. Kilda, Melbourne. They were married cn Nov. 24th. 1909, and the ring includes as part of the inscription the figures corresponding to this date. 1 liese Ibnires were omitted from the description of the ring as published when the article was found, but their existence 1 establishes beyond any doubt the the identity of the ring with that which Mr and Mrs Dailglow had lost. In a letter to the friend in Dunedin, in whose good offices he will shortly he indebted for the restoration of the ring Mr Dnugtow states that his wile ami’ lie were staying at one of the huts in January, 1910, when the ring was lost. She was much distressed at her loss and a search, in which Mr and Mrs Dailglow wore helped by several men, was made for hours for the precious article. Mr Dailglow cabled to Melbourne for another ring, and his wife and. he gave no all hope of ever „eeiii"- the original ring. They natural lv, are delighted that the ring has |,eon unexpectedly found after a disappearance of filteen years. Mr F. Traill, one of the Glade House staff, was the discoverer of the ring, which was found at the Pavpalona lints.