OLD COLONISTS' REUNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81862, 11 October 1906, Page 2

OLD COLONISTS' REUNION.

(Pci I'ress Association.) Auck and, October Iff.' A re-union of old Colonists was heldf to-day, and proved to be ono of *hemost enthusiastically attended) events' of a series. Some 1300 mutations had? been sent out to known jioneers, and! six or seven hundred oi thorn responded.. St. Andrew's dwelt,, where ings bogan. ajt 10: a.m. with Divine,' service, laterally overflowed 1 with m stream, of old Colonists, Addresses, jw.ero delivered by tho Bev. David l fßruee, D.D., and the Eev. W. Beatty,. M.A. Tho latter referred to D& Brace.-' ; as the Presbyterian Bishop, of Australasia, a man who hud. dGno for the-' Presbyterian Churchy what Bishop* Selwyn did for tha Auglican, The< Rev. J. A. Luxf,ojdl- also welcomed Dr,'. Bruce to Auckland. After the pro--ccedings, ai the church, a move'was* made to the Choral Hall. ThcGUair--jman read a, telegram from the Premier;. /stating '*Had my public duties permitted of my being in Auckland at the? present time, I should havo been very ydcased to be presont at the gathering,, as there is no,, class of people for' whom I have greater respect than old I Colonists, many of whom ttuvo helped 1 to lay the foundation of; oar. happy: country." The prize of £& grantedto< ijho oldest Colonist, in terms of thei •will of the late Mrs McLaughlan, waß< ['awarded to Mrs D. Coyle,.