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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 5, 6 November 1891, Page 17

On Sunday, the Feast of All Saints, Pontifical High Masa was :elebrated by the Bishop at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin. The Eiev. Father O'Neil acted as deacon, the Rev. Father Murphy aB subleacon, and the Rev. Father Lynch, Adm., as master of ceremonies, ilso preaching on the feast of the day. On Monday, All Souls' Day, a solemn office for the dead and Pontifical High Mass of Etequiem were celebrated — the Bishop acting as celebrant, with the tiev. Fathers Hunt and O'Neil respectively bb deacon and subdeacon, md the Rev. Father Murphy as master of ceremonies. The list of the lead was read by the Rev. Father Lynch, Adm. The Gipsy encampment broke up on Wednesday night, October 28, as we had hoped, with cheers. The demonstration was made as a parting compliment to Queen Ulrica, bat had the bazaar not proved i thorough success her Majesty would not have been in a frame of nind to enjoy the devotion of her tribe. The receipts amounted to iomething over £800, and when, not only the depressed Btate of the imes is considered, but also the inclemency of the weather on several >f the evenings, the results are wonderful. The Dominican nnns have *ood cause to be grateful to the public of the city for the rapport bo generously given them, and in which members of all denominations loiaed. The nuns themselves also workad very hard, and, although aot personally present, were continually represented by the goods of various descriptions Bent in by them, The hon. secretary, Mr W. H. McKeay, Junr., the lady stall holders, and their friends and assistants, of both Bexee, were indefatigable, and we may add, that, in addition to the exertions made by the ladies of the refreshment stall and their friends to keep up the supply of their perishable commodities, the efforts of the girl 9 of St. Joseph's school were directed to the same end — the range recently presented to the school by Messrs Barningham and Co. being thus brought very effectually into use. Among the visitors to the encampment on the concluding night was the Very Rev. Father O'Laary. We are requested by the Dominican nuns to return thanks on their part to all who so kindly and generously contributed to the success of their bazaar, Among those who aided in no small degree towards carrying out the undertaking in a satisfactory manner, Mr SuttOD, the janitor of the Hall, deserves especial recognition. The art-unioa undertaken by the Dominican Nuns in connection with tLeir bazaar will be drawn, without any postponement, on December 31. The prizes are numerous and valuable.

We have seen a very pretty picture, which, however, represents a pile of buildings that, as yet, is something of the nature of a castle in the air ; that is to say, it exists only in the imagination of the architect and in his plans. We allude to a monastery of the Bedemptorist Fathers about to be erected at Alfredtown, near Ballarat To free this building from its airy associations and materialise it in stone and mortar, all that is wanting is the sum of money it will cost. We need not introduce our readers to the Very Rev Father O'Farrell, CSS R. He is already well known to them, and we are sure it will please them to give him any aid it is in their power to give. They may do so efft dually by filling with the names of subscribers some < f the cards the good Father is now issuiog, aod which he will bo happy to forward to all who apply for them. Nor need we say anything as to the merit of assising in erecting a monastery for tbe sons of St Alphonsus.

Labour Day was duly celebrated on Wednesday, the 28th inst. The demonstration in Dunedin, though not as elaborate as it was last year, was still fairly successful, and large numbers attended the sports. In the evening, at the Gipsy encampment, a prize was presented by the Gipsy Queen to Mr W. King, the winner of the Great Labour Day Handicap.

Is there not soma slight exaggeration here ? " The editor of the Colesberg Advertiser" says our esteemed contemporary, the Oraaf Jteinet Advertiser, of September 17, " live! for tome years in one of tbe Australian colonies. The native man there is a worthless fellow, for indolence and apathy ten thousand miles below the lowest Hottentot or Bushman. All that is good for work in the native is in the women. Here is what the Colesberger says: — 'The whites (in Queensland) must have coloured labourers. Having driven the aboriginal back-fellow beyond their borders or otherwise exterminated him, they find themselves without even his uselessness. But their wants have induced supply Ships are constantly cruising about the scatterei islands of the East Indies and shipping cargoes of the inhabitants from New Guinea or some of the smaller islands to Queensland. It is feared that many of these are kidnapped, but thej are supposed to be all secured by arrangements made with their chiefs, who receive presents in return for sending their subjects into semi-slavery. The labour thus obtained is called Kanaka labour. On the other hand, regular expeditions are made into the country inhabited by the blackfellows, round about the Gulf of Carpentaria, and large batches of native girls in their teens are brought out, under contract entered into with the chiefs of their tribes. It would be of no use to bring the young men out. They will not work under any consideration and seem to be quite useless. The girls, being the workers in their own country are more tractable. These black girls are all dressed in male attire and used about the Queensland farms or 1 stations 'as they are called, just as though they were men. They make very good stock riders, boundary riders, drovers, and general servants about the homestead. But it is said that the immorality resulting from this practice is fearful.' " But iB there not some slight exaggeration here ? We really think there is, and what is more, we think it to the credit of the people of Queensland that it is so. As to the credit duo to the Coleslerg Advertiser — we have nothing to say about that.

Ix'mnst be highly gratifying to the Catholics of the colony (says the Sydney Freeman's Journal), to see the honourable positions secured by their schools and colleges at the late Senior University Examination. In the list published the Marist Brothers' College, Hunter's Hill,Bhows a larg' r number of successful candidates than any other educational institution in the colony. Nine students pas&ed successfully, and secured an aggregate of 65 passea — a number unequalled by the most successful of the Government institutions. Among the most distinguished we notice Master David Hanly, who obtained five first-class passes, two second-class, and three third-class ; while Mastir John Malumby passed successfully in ten subjects — the maximum allowed to be taken up. Another student of tbe college, Master Albert Peterson, was the only successful candidate of tee colony who passed in designing ; and Master George Cahill obtained a similar distinction in surveying and astronomy. Master David Hanly took the highest place in trigonometry. These results are all the more remarkable that no lets than 43 leading educational establishments of New South Wales and Queensland, including the Government Grammar and High schools, were represented at this examination.

A MEETING of the Hibernian Society was held in the Christian Brothers' schoolroom, Duneain, on Wednesday, 21st ult, when the quarterly balance-sheet was submitted ; it showed the Society to be in a prosperous condition both financially and in regard to membership, the latter now amounting to upwards of 100. The receipts for the quaner amounted to £91 11s, and nine new members were initiated.

The funeral of the late Mr James Cawley, Ellerslie, took place at the Catholic cemetery, Panmure, on Sunday last (says tbe Auck-

land Star of October 20), and notwithstanding the continuous down* pour of rain, was attended by a large number of sympathising friends. Monsignor McDonald, who performed the funeral obsequies, spoke in very feeling terms of the deceased.

A meeting of the local branch of the Irish National Federation (says the Wellington Post of October 22) was held last night. Mr Oarrigan in the chair. The auditors (Messrs Healey and Lawlor) reported that they had checked the accounts and found them correct.* The expenses in connection with Mr Cox's visit had been heavy f owing to the fact that Mr Cox bad issued from Wellington a pamphlet containing a pronouncement by Messrs John Dillon, M.P.« and William O'Brien, M.P,,on the position at Home, with an intioduction by himself. Still, there was £60 to be sent to the treasurer in Dublin. The local treasurers were directed to remit that amount. It was resolved that the following telegram from the president, Hon P. A. Buckley, M.L.O , ba sent, and it was sent accordingly, the draft having been left by Mr Buckley before his departure South :—": — " John Dillon, M.P., Dublin — Deeply regret death of Parnell. New Zealand expects union over grave. Staunch to you. P. A. Buckley." After transacting some routine business the meeting adjourned.

The General of the Salvation Army arrived in Dunedin on Tuesday. A large gathering of his followers had met to welcome him at the railway station, where there was also a crowd of lookers-on. Nothing very remarkable took place, however. In fact, the Salvationists seemed rather less noisy than usual. Nor did the lookers-on show any particular signs of agitation. Many, indeed, judging from what we see on ordinary occasions, mach the greater number of the Salvationists present, had come from outlying districts.

Veby ugly cablegrams relative to Irish affairs have been received duriDg the week. We art by no means inclined to take them without a grain of salt. The probabilities are ihit these reports are exaggerations and inventions connected with a mob of roughs let loose during tbe Cork election — and that they have no significance worthy of consideration. The anti-nalional element probably enters largely into the matter,

The influenza has carried off an old and respectable resident of Dunedin in the per sod of Mr J. B. Park, head master of the High street school, who died on Monday afternoon. Mr Park had for many years followed his profession with great success in this city, and was the writer of some educational works which are highly thought of.

Plain prose then will no longer do. Mr Barnshaw, M.H.R., who writes to the Dunedin Star rplative apparently to nothing particular, but generally referring to Socialism as it presents itself to the moonstruck imagination, concludes with something which, from the way it is printed, wo take to be intended for verse. The final triplet is worth quoting, as illustrating what now-a-daya a Member of Parliament can be accountable for : — "Brother workers, do you stand true, For at this great crisis there rests with you A work that no Capitalists for you will do."

Need we add a word to prove the fitness of the writer to write M.H.R. after his name ? But did not geese save the Roman capitol ? Perhaps after all our working-men are not mistaken in their reliance.