WELLINGTON NOTES.
—*_ (BJ_Cl__ TO "TH- FBfeSS.") WELLINGTON, April 25. Archbishop Redwood, who leaves shortly for Rome, gave a farewell address to the Catholic people last night, in the course; of which ho besought their prayers on behuif of certain matters he would have to negotiate in Rome. Ho indicated, also, that lie would probably be absent for some time. The gross takings at the recent sports meeting of the Amateur Athletic Club were £160, which will return a profit of between £60 and £70. Two Mormon Elders applied to be allowed to proceed in the Hinemoa witU the Premier to tlie Chatham Islands, but the request waa declined. - , Mrs Seddon, who ia to accompany tlie Premier to the Chathams. having had a recurrence of rheumatism, the trip has been deferred two or three days. It is probable that Dr. Mason, as well as Dr. Pamare, will accompany the party. Mr Hogben,* the Secretary of Education, who has >been laid up for the past fortnight with some internal trouble, it now- - reported to be mending. AH the 'Ministers are now in town for the first time for many months. ''; ■ t The members of tlie Bisley team, except - Colonel Collins, in command, second class by the Athenic, leaving on , Thursday. ' - Two important witow-es required'at* the . criminal, sittings of the Supreme Cfcurfyto. '* day were locked up for drunkennet*.. "One,. was the prosecutor in a, cose, KBtt'* the * other the accused in another case. '{' Exceptionally! big hauls of hapnka" are) being made about the harbour. One Hah-v taken turned the scale at 1221b, and »ort~ of them scaled 1001b. • * --, - \. •
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11877, 26 April 1904, Page 4
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