WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 36, 27 December 1889, Page 15

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Correspondent.)

The Rev Father John O'Meara, who arrive???^ Bur^e "? week, Bang High Mass in the cathedral oa Sunday, 15th. It is reported that the scene of his labours for the present will be the diocese of Wellington.

9ik .? otorua-Orawaiti collision, which occurred off Kaikoura at 2 45 on the morning of fcaturday, the 7th inst., might, but for the intervention of a special providence, hay* brought mourning to many • Catholic household The Rotorua was a full B hip, 78 passengers !^ Dg u°\ b ?, ard> aQ ? amon S these were * goodly number of St. Patrick s College students returning t, their homes for the Chris mas SrtSiS'l 1 ? 6 !? 6 "? tbat 5 ° ° f tba P a «sengers were mm 2,'^!?' P oll6^-^ 1^ Botorua wa 8 cut down almost to the 12 thi 'S? ° De 8hu u dderß t0 th^k whit would be the consequence J^JfJ "» bef" anything but emooth. Captain Neville certainly deserved the high compliment paid him by the passengers, for his XL" h eamaD£hl P' combi^d with Bmooth water, averted a fearful

mnnJr^ * L Association is responsible for a despatch which appeared a short time ago, and which was to the effect that therailway station-master at Ngarawahia became insane while vainly SS. « F**° unde / Btand the railway regulations. If, with our 2X5, PP ™ P T' **£' conse( i ueatl y. limited railway mileage, a poor station-mas er loses his wits trying to master the intricacies of railtT/n m «T gg n ment ' hat WIU be the Btate of thin 888 8 in twenty yea s to come ? One can imagine an insane asylum especially devoted to 2£,nn ? *%' ?eWOIBt? eWOIBt ° f ?U? U tbj 8 is that there is some show of reason for ne calamity wh.chjhas overtaken this too faithful servant ; for a genemaa who ought to know, when I ment.oned the case to JS^iJliSr^SSi;^ 110 Ca ° P- ib * master the ,. B }?J*l * earß come when me history of these days in which we lBl B ball b r,f me the Btud y oi a new generation, the great Home Rule ?«??£'♦ °f CC .K Py^°u d ,°? bt - aa im P°rt*nt part in that history, and the visit of the Irish delegates to Australasia will not be forST; a<^Aßlwat^ed^hea <^ ABlwat^ed^he triumphal march of Dillon and his comffinlS fr ° m ,l uckland 80Ulh th r^gh New Zealand, I could not help TW «g« g J* m . eQ are making hktoi y- The g^at meeting in Dunedin was the most eucctssful, from a political point of view, that has been held in New Zealand. Future generations will bear witness Sr «m fac V at a B »Preme crisis Ireland appealed to Australasia Kh r/Tf nght Dobly '" and ifc wili also b « °oted, I tev f if W v! alaQd W&8 nOfc backw^d in the work of justice and Chanty for has she not contributed more than her quota (£6000) in hM »-°< >-— h«M h T°M hly S °« ial ™ etiD « of the Wellington branch, 1.N.L., was tolt t \ Z h" 8t Brot I herß Sch ° 01 . Boulcott street, on Monday, the S '/t u 1 " 81 ! lme - Mr - J - J - Devine > President in the chair. The balance sheet m connection with the reception of the delegates was presented, audited by Mr. J. Brennan and Mr. C ODmooll and passed The sum torem.t to Ireland was found to and Sw W n T lDclud £ af£la f £l , 50 from Wan^anui, £60 from Masterton, ?? w? * i er , HUU BraQcb LN ' L - Jt was Proposed by Mr £Zn' Tv B^° n fi ded by Mr ' W " J - He^> " That lhe of £605 wSI T^? ail tO n the trea6Qrer of the E ™ ted "enantß Belief Fund, Mr. J. X Kenny, M P., Dublin. Carried with acclamaMr %)lJn S P TOi> ° Bedh , y Wr> °' Dea C-ecietary), and seconded by SfwS ° g /iT lCe " preßldtnt) ' ' That a llst of names be published in those newspaper that would consent to do so gratis:* Mr. Fleming added that this publication would give an opportunity *J foße whose names had been omitted from the Opera House list t\t J; S T ° mibSlOD re ° titled - I "ay add here that on Thursday following this meeting and by the R.M.S. Done, a draft for £625 was ZWZ W S d p D A Ub RR DD \ the added * 20 bdn * the serous donation of £?«,« ™ B . uckl , ey ' who has already dove bo much in this tl 2m i ? Pnn t e r hßt ° f subscrib «<>' °^es was forwarded by the same mail for publication in Dublin. The following programme was then gone through, to the eviaent delight of a numerous audience Song, ''Some day m wander back afa.n* Miss Sue™ violin solo, selected, Mr. G. B. Connolly ; song, «' Your voice "Mms Jacomb ; song, " Queen of my heart," encore,;" True nil death," Mr. McGinnw; song, comic Mr. Goimley; recitation, selected, Mr. P LSTiU ?f g> "i eigQ ° £ tbe RoSeH '" MiBS L'chtscheindl ; reading, extract from ecture by Sir Robert Stout. Mr. Healy ; soup Znf. P °s dßrm ° Dkey '3 r - E - F - Dunne; song. '■ Kathleen^™!* 5 S? « S^ 8 ? W't °° lville ; repltati^ Mr. Scanlan ; Bong, Fiddle and I," M, a 8 Licot.scheindl. Misa Jacomb presided at the piano with her usual grace and ability. Mrs. Walsh played the ThfSSmS?- tO f M M S ichtßchiendl i» that lady's seconHong W- Jin' P m J £ ° f , Mr ' Cona ° n y was arare musical treat. Before eadD « Mr. Healy proposed that the thank, of the meeting be ch»r^ cd X ' ° ea . for the manner in which he had discharged the onerous duties of honorary secretary during the reception This was seconded by the R,,. Father Doherty, S.M,, and carried The meeting dispersed at 10 p.m. sharp ' eQt «F M? a & th w triCal haVe bal an abl « representative in the person wh;oY a i?r r Tfi, the / tawn Witb Pdtltc ' a " Haada Across the Sea,'' rudiencethe e a vfl«r c ° r bri ° glDg f°rcibl^f ° rcibl^ befjre a Jnrt,™ V resuliing from a g.eat nation like France transporting its crimina populatioa inta these seas. The actiog of Mr Warner as -Jack DuUey," the much-persecuted hero, who, from

moved to tears, when, as the huated recidiviste, he appeared on the deck of the P. and O. steamer. Mr. Warner also produced " Drink," Uora, from Tennyson's poem, •■ Never too late to mend," " London Assurance," and last, but not least, "Hamlet." The critics went wild over Miss Warner's '• Ophelia," and the Evening Press devoted a leader to the SDlendid abilities displayed by Mr. and Miss Warner, in the c >urse of wbicb it complimented the Wellington public on their refi ied taste in appreciating high art in the drama, when baoked np by histrionic ability. Mr. Warner is supported by a company of ladies and gentlemen of unexceptionable talent, each and everyone perfect m tne rSles they represenf. The Hu S° Buffalo Minstrels will open a season of six nights on Saturday, the 21st inst., in the Theatre Royal. Mr. George Darrell will open a short season in the Opera House on Boxing Night in the forlorn Hope," a military drama. This will be a great spectacle, quite startling in its magnificence, as the company will be assisted by over 100 Volunteers.

Mr. Foley at present occupies the Exchange Hall with hia eccentric entertainment," and his clever character impersonations and funniosities are produced nightly to admiring crowds. It is a pleasure to notice tbat the citizens of Wellington are possessed of a high sense of gratitude towards those of their public men who display zeal and efficiency in their service. On the 17th inst., the eve of Mr. John Dathie'a retirement from the mayoralty of this city, a large meeting of influential citizens assembled in the Corporation offices, Mr. W. H. Levin in the chair (the same gentleman who presented £1000 towards the Free Library), the business on haqd beiug the beetowal of a library of five hundred volumes on Mr. Dtfthie. Mr. Levin delivered himself of a eulo iiam on the patriotism .and business capacity of Mr. Duthie, and presented him with the catalogue of the library, which has been ordered from Home. Mr. Duthie, in thanking the citizens, said, among other good things which neither time nor space will allow ma to recapitulate, that Wellington laboured to some extent under the reputation of not being the healthiest city in the Colony, which was largely due to faults in pri^te drainage. The bye-laws would put that matter right. Again, Wellington was the capital of tbe Colony and certain claims of hospitality fell upon the Mayor, and he was glad to know that his successor was to be a gentleman both able and willing to dispense hospitality. Mr. Duthie resumed his peat amid much applause. H<3 was visibly affected by the kindly feeliug which the citizans showed towards him, as evinced by their Diincely gift.

Later on Mr. Duthie was entertained at a banquet by the Councillors, held in the occidental Hotel. Oa the 18th instant at noon, Mr. Duthie resigned, and Mr. Charles Johnston was installed as Mayor of the city.

The Free Library fund now amounts to over £2000, and the fund for the jubilee celebration to about £250. Oa the 20th instant the spacious school hall of the Marigt Brothers was thronged by the parents, other relatives, and friends of the scholars att ending the schools co ably presided over by the good Brother Mark and his able assistants. What added eclat to the proceedings was the fact that H.s Qracs Archbishop Redwood waß chairman, and distributed the prizes to the deserving, the other reverend gentlemen present being the Very Rev. Father McNamara, Dr. Petre, Rev. Fathers Kerrigan, Keegan, Power, O-Meara and Rev. Father Lane, P.P. Lower Hutt. Proceedings were opened with the singing of " The Harp that once," by a chorus of pupils and a solo " The Green Scores of Erin," Master Ellis, followed by the 3-act drama, "The triumph of justice," and a farce entitled "In possession." The whole wound up by a chorus, " Good bye," by the pupils. His Grace then addressed the boys, expressing his great pleasure at finding the schools so well attended and in such an effi lent state and he gave a meed of praise to Brother Mark and his staff for the manner in which they were educating the Catholic youth of the community. Hib Grace agreed with Cardinal Moran that the Maiist Brothers were carrying on a great educational work in the colonies. The first prize, Archbishop Redwood's gold medal, was obtained by Master P. Kelleher, Father McNamara's prize, a silver medal, becoming the property of Master J. Gallagher. I am afraid that I have trespassed on your valuable space too much already, for at this time the Tablet must be inundated with news from the centres of population all over New Zealand anent the breaking up for the holidays of Catholic schools, etc. I will only add that I wish you and y«ur readers the compliments of the season, and that the Tablet may live as long &s grass grows and water runs.