MISSING FRIENDS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1163, 15 June 1894, Page 22

MISSING FRIENDS.

With a view to further increasing the utility of the New Zealand Mail, the Editor has decided to introduce a new feature in the shape of a Missing Friends' column, in which will be published the nam** of persons for whom their friends are nquiringin the Home weeklies. Enquiries from persons in New Zealand and in the Australian Colonies for information ©f missing friends will bo inserted in this column at the rate of Is for each insertion. Replies will be forwarded to the Editors, of Lloyd's and other papers if desired. All correspondence for this column should tc addressed New Zealand Mail, Wellington, with the words 'Missing Friends' in th* left hand top corner. Fkom Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper, December 24,1893. GELLETT (ALFRED and ELIZABETH) are sought by their sister Caroline. Alfred, in July, 1850, was with the 57th regiment in New Zealand; Elizabeth, at Brownhill, P. 0., Ballarat, in July, 1858. HAWKES (Mrs JAMES), nee ELLFN | WELSH, formerly employed at Whiteley's, Westbourno grove; last wrote homo in 1887 from Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand. Sister Maggie asks. HENLY (JOHN), tailor, wont to New j Zealand some 20 years ago, and corrosponded regularly until two years back. Ho was then living near Dunedin, Otago, j N.Z. His mother seeks him. WALSH or WASH (Mrs KATE), nee BRADFORD, last wrote to her sister, Mrs Knight, when her husband had a cattle farm 100 mile 3 above Auckland, New Zealand. From Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper, January 31. HARDING (BENJAMIN VALENTINE), of Brighton, left London for New Zealand in October, 1873; last heard of at the railway works, Napier. Frederick Payne asks. SHAND (WILLIAM) last wrote home from Timaru, New Zealand, in 1887. Sister Wilhelmina inquires. SOLMAN (HENRY) sailed from Plymouth on May 17th, 1874, and landed at Nelson, New Zealand; last letter from Auckland in 1887. Mother is anxious. From Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper, March 4th. HAY WARD (ISAAC) left Kingsclere, Hants, about 25 years sinco for New Zealand. His brother George last heard three years ago. MACMILLAN (MARGARY),* formerly of Finny, parish of Beunachar, County Derry, seeks her son, Thomas Macmillan, who went to New Zealand 20 years ago. SPENCER (J. H.) went to New Zealand in 18G4; last heard of from Richmond Brook, Avvatere, Marlborough, New Zealand. Sister Sarah is anxious for news. WALL (EMMA), nee BARNES, left England with her husband, Frank, in 1874 tc go to New Zealand; last letter from Linden, Dunedin, N.Z., August, 1881. Mother and sister long for tidings. H R. ADAMS, native of Uplyme, Devon, was last heard of from Featherstone, New Zealand, in September, 1892. He had a brother, George, a member of the Hansard staff, who was killed in an accident at Wellington, N.Z., in 1887. His a<*ed mother and sisters inquire. Mrs H° ODLIN, was last known to be living at Holm wood cottage, To Aro, Wellington, New Zealand. (Sister Elizabeth is dead.) Her husband inquires. HERBERT PLUMB, wrote from Melbourne in 1889 that he was a sailor on the steamship Defiance, about to sail from Melbourne to Auckland. His brothers seek him. (Mother dead.) JAMES and THOMAS TURNER, are ennquired for by their anxious mother. James went to Townsville, Australia, six years ago, and when last heard from, 18 months since was working for Mr Tyler, at Thyra station, Cape River, Q.N.R., Townsville; Thomas last wrote home two years back, when his address was : Moeraki, Hillgrove, Oamaru, Otago, New .Zealand.