Show elder gardner home rider 1 illiam gardner returned to his home here last saturday night liter after au all absence of two years and 10 months during which time he has been president of the new zealand Inis mission sion this is the third mission that elder gardner has completed in new zealand Ze iland cover ing a period of ten years the many friends ot of elder gard ner are delighted to w welcome elcome him home again and listened eagerly to his talk in meeting meet ing sunday he is glad to be with his kith kin and friends friend once more and appears to be still as hae hale and hearty as ever des pite dite his three score and ten years of age he be having cased his birth birthday dav on the ot of may mav last elder gardner reports the mis sion worl going on fairly veil vell in anew ew zealand tho the war has caus ed considerable change in that work volunteers are continua continually lIv going tc the front many of them mabries Ala Ma ones ories and wounded many crippled are returning from the front conditions in that country are very pros berous says eider elder gardner |