GENERAL. WAIHI JOTTINGS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14553, 21 June 1913, Page 5

GENERAL. WAIHI JOTTINGS.

XEW»:AK!D XOfFEiS.

JIJEICriTJiRE'BY AHiCHDEACO'N HAC

KETT,

(Speckl to the Thames ,'Sibaa I.')

The convent school. ,was : filled at iWaihi an Thursday evening', to hear a lecture delivered by 'the Yon. Arch IDbaeon Haokett, of Piaeroa, to the ■Bnem!bbi^ of the Catholic Club and jfeheir friends... Mir P. J. Lynch Presi •Blent, wias in the chair. The Rev. IFlatihor Wright bieing also present. ' .The Key . lecturer chose a's his' snibject 'Irish Wits and Humourists' which was listened to very attentively "by the audience 1, and who were great "Xj lam used with the stories related by jtjhie >A!rchdetacon. Before concluding lAlrehdeaeon Hackett delivered a mas •foerly oration on the Thtiiiotism of -itlhe Eixiiled Sons of Ireland. Misses "Porter and McLiaugihlhi, and Messrs Kieveai and: Porter greatly assisted with musical items to make the even sn«' and entertainment such, a pro- • bounced .success.

10'MEiS' AW) IMTTHRIIES UNION". < Kbmiiniaitlions in connection with 10ie annual election of officers of the ♦Ohirieinuri Mines and* Batteries Union, which takes places on tihe 2ni (Aiisrusi. have been received as under —{President. A. Butler,'H. Gray.-A. "Jfarry; Vice-president, Mr Ri. Fan-ell {returned unopposed); Secretary MEC. X. Fulbam ; IWs.ur•er, Mr W. Voeper (l-^eTectedJj.'.Aud^ fm. Messrs T. J. Martin, and J. W giiiith (fleeted unopposed); G&ieral iComnvititee wanted), Messrs ptial&yi'd. House. Bostock^ Currie, Bleep, Dodd, Gardiner, Sfieer, Pol"feSnffhome, Hanson," Earrelly, Blest, JDavidson, and Plilsib.ua"y. Tfie first eleven are anemlbers of tihe old committee the twelfth (Mr Farrefl) be'in<r returned"'as -vice-president. The only offices contestie3 lierefore, are Uie presidency and committee. All •ijlhe above candidates are bona. fide ti-ationi st«.