ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1934, Page 2

ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD

ST. PATRICK’S COLLEGE GUEST.

[per press association.]

WELLINGTON, March 16. Fifty years ago on March 16, 1884, Bishop Redwood, Bishop of Wellington, laid the foundation stone at St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, and today, as Metropolitan of the Roman Catholic Church in New Zealand, Archbishop Redwood was the guest of honour at. a complimentary luncheon at St. Patrick’s College, and in the afternoon attended the 50th annual athletic sports’ meeting of the College at the Basin Reserve. “The fifty years that have passed seem to be a very short period,” said His Grace. He well remembered the fine day they had fifty years ago. He had made a lot of prophesies about the College then and they had come true, more than true. The luncheon was a complimentary one given to the representatives of the various athletic bodies in the city and to the Press of Wellington in appreciation of services rendered to the College during the 50 years of its life. OLDEST RELATION DEAD. BLENHEIM, March 16. The death has occurred of Mr Charles Francis Ward, one of New Zealand’s oldest colonists. He was 81 years of age. Mr Ward was the oldest surviving relative of Archbishop Redwood, whose jubilee celebration he attended He was the sixth son of the late Joseph Ward, a Nelson pioneer who came out from Home in 1842. Mr Ward was horn at Ditchley, Waimea West, Nelson, and came to Marlborough as a young boy. He was educated privately at Brookby station, which his father had taken up, and later attended Father Garvis’s historic Catholic school in Nelson. After his edu? cation had been completed, he spent some time on hip father’s Quail Flat property in the KaikOura district, and after that had commercial experience as a member of the staff of Edwards and Bennett, merchants, in Christchurch. When his father acquired the Tytler run, Mr Ward undertook the management along with the Quail Flat property. On the sale of these stations Mr Ward went south to manage his mother’s property at Tuturau, Southland. Whilst there he purchased Maunsell’s Lilybank run. He married Miss Mary Ann Hailes, the eldest daughter of Mr Walter Hailes. Mr Ward at this time took an active interest in local politics and was chairman of the Tuturau Road Board and served on other public bodies. Selling out at Tuturau, Mr Ward acquired a place at Gore and then returned to Marlborough, entering into partnership with his brother, Mr Gilbert Ward, at Brancott station. He had been in retirement for many years. He was a member of- the committee of the Marlborough Racing Club and the Blenheim Bowling Club. His only son died on war service. He is survived by four daughters, Sister Mary St. Florence, Sister Mary Bonaventure, Sister Mary St. Edburga, and Miss Vera Mary Ward’, of Blenheim.