THE WEEKLY NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22976, 2 March 1938, Page 18

THE WEEKLY NEWS

NOTABLE PICTURES CATHOLIC CENTENARY PERSONALITIES AND EVENTS Pictures recording the beginning of the New Zealand Catholic centenary celebrations in Auckland are a notable feature of the main illustrated section of the current issue of The Weekly News, on sale to-day. Memorable scenes depicted in the illustrations include the Wanganella, which brought a large contingent of visitors, being circled by a fleet of decorated fishing vessels as she arrived in the port; clergy, watched by hundreds of spectators, entering St. Patrick's Cathedral on Saturday; and the impressive scene in the cathedral on Sunday morning during the celebration of Solemn Pontifical Mass. Further photographs relating to the celebration* depict prominent personalities who attended Saturday's garden party, held in the grounds of the Convent of tho Sacred Heart, Bemuera. A pago of pictures showing tho extensive damage done to roads, bridges and property through tho record flooding in the Poverty Bay districts, scenes at tho funerals of tho victims of the Kopuawliara camp flood tragedy, and snapshots at two recent weddings of widespread interest —tho Williams — Tesehemaker wedding ab Blenheim, and the Lawrence—Martin wedding at Martinborough—are also among the topics of interest in this week's illustrations. Prospects of horses engaged in next Saturday's racing and trotting meetings are reviewed in the sporting pages, special prominence being given to tho Wellington Hutt Park meeting. Features at the Te Aroha meeting last Saturday, Stretto's brilliant mile and three furlongs record and the defeat of Courtcraft by Northern sprinters, are discussed by "Surveyor," The Weekly News racing editor. "Dutch Brick," whoso series of articles on homo furnishing continues to draw widespread interest, writes thia week on wall finishes and the advantages modern materials possess for tho creation of pleasing effects.