A VETERAN PRIEST.
— ;oo: — The old settlers of the colony will hear with regret that the Rev. Father Forest of Napier is lying seriously ill. The Hawke's Bay Herald states that the con» ditibn of the rev. gentleman, who has been indisposed for some days, Was considered critical on Wednesday, especially towards evening, but at a late hour he rallied somewhat, and manifested hopetul symptoms of recovery. The news, of Father Forest's illneßß will be reai with regret by a great number of our readers, to whom his* nearly 50 years Bojourn.as a missionary m New Zealand, 25 years of which period have been passed m the Napier district, is w$U -and favourably remembered. Father Forest is m his 80th year. J
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 4, 3 December 1883, Page 3
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122A VETERAN PRIEST. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 4, 3 December 1883, Page 3
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