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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1523, 28 February 1901, Page 18

St. Augustine’s Church, Petone, was crowded on the 19th inst., the occasion being the marriage of Mr J. C. Burns to Miss Nora C. Shove, of Petone. Mr Burns was a former teacher at the Petone School, but is now -on the staff of the Terrace School, Wellington. The bride wore an electric-blue costume, trimmed with cream, satin. She was attended by the Misses Price, Haines and Cowan (the latter being a nieoe of the bride). Mr hioGowan and Mr F. Mason were best man and groomsman respectively. The Rev JD. Russell tied the nuptial knot. A large party of guests was afterwards entertained at the residence of the bride s sister and brother-in-law, Mrs and Mr O. Cowan. The presents were numerous and valuable, and included gifts from the Victoria College Lawn Tennis Club, St. Augustine’s choir, Terrace schoolboys, school teachers and the Football Union. The proceedings of the first Australasian Catholic Congress, held at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, last year, have been printed. One of the papers, on the subject of education, was contributed by Archbishop Redwood, of Wellington. In the course of the paper, the Archbishop claims that religion is an essential factor of primary education. Roman Catholics, he says, are to found <l good Catholic schools, and at the same time they are not to be forgetful of their duty to use, as times and circumstances wil allow, all the "'political influence in their power to bring about a better system of public education than the one which now unhappily prevails, and which is but the sway of the worstdespotisms over the consciences of a Christian people.” The New South Wales Government Statistician estimates the defence forces of the Commonwealth %t 23,553 men, and of Australasia (including New 1 Zealand). at 30,583. ' - ■■■