SIR JAMES CARROLL
A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. ! (Bl TIIEOBAPH.—mSS ASSOCIATION.) WAIROA, This Day. Sir James Carroll was tendered a great hui here' yesterday by Wairoa Maoris, assisted by Europeans, on the occasion of bi« sixty-eighth birthday. There were many visitors, both European and. Maoris, from all parts of New Zealand, and every public body in Wairoa was well represented. A big luncheon was put on in Orangi Tirohia Mission Hall, and many congratulatory speeches were made. In the' evening, a huge crowd assembled in the hall and outside, when many speeches were made by leading men from Wairoa and Gisborne. Sir James was presented with a fine carved walking-stick (gold mounted) and a handsome birthday book containing hundreds of signatures. A large oil painting will be presented at a later date. Sir James j Carroll was born in Wairoa, and this j was the first occasion that his birthday had been celebrated here. Much enthusiasm was shown by both races, and many congratulatory telegrams were received from Cabinet Ministers, members of Parliament, and friends from all over the Dominion.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 45, 21 August 1925, Page 8
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SIR JAMES CARROLL
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 45, 21 August 1925, Page 8
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