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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 15, 10 August 1894, Page 17

The lamentel death of the V^ry Rev Father Kerrigan, S.M.» which is reporud from Napier, bus bjen quite unexpected. Our correspoode it speika of th » Roy Father as m attendaacj on a death bed at Wurua o i iSjaday, Ju'y 29. Tae caassis stated as bronchitis after a very br^f illaosi. Fith:r Kerrigan's Ijss will bj severely felt. He ww widely kujwj, aad vjry highly and deservedly esteemed RIP.

At St Joseph'd Cathedral, Danedin, last Sunday the Very Rev F.ither Lynch, k.ctor, in rocjmmendm^ to the prayer 9of the congregation the soul of the late Rev Father Tresallet, 8.M., dwelt at some length un the memory of the decease !. Ha epjke of his great devouua a? a minsioniry priest in this Cjloay, ani testified from his personal kaowLJge to his exceeding mjnt.

Wo record a fo with reg^t tbe death of Mapr Bcully, mention of whose illnesi is m-ide in ihe letter of ourN»pier correspondent. It terrmntted^f »tally on Monday the Gthinit. Deceased was a Bottler of great respectability, to wtnm the Cjloay was indebted for a long course of faithful service. He was 75 years of age. It is but a few months since Mrs dcully preedded him to the grave. As our correspondent notes, I c was a davatei member of the Cathjlic Church. One of h:s daughters, wj may add, ia a Dommicm nun.— It. l P.

The funeral of the late Aitchison Oliver, Brookby, near Whitfjrd Paik ("says the Auckland Herald of July 28), took place on Tuesday latt, and, notwi bstanding the continuous downpour of raiD wa9 well attended by the settlers, not only of the neighbourhood' bjt likewise those cf Papakura Valley and Wuiroa South. The remains, by Rpccial wish of the deoeased, whose spiritual wants had been attendet to by Monsignor McDonald, were interred in the Catholic Cemetery, Panmure, where the Moosignor, an acquaintance of hia for nearly 40 years, performed the funeral obsequies in a very impressive manner.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Westport Branch Irish National Fedtr .tion was held in 8t Canicd's schoolroom on Tuesday Jaly 31st. There was a good attendance of member*. Mr H. McCon-' nell propo^eJ, and Mr J. Sherlock seconded, the followiog resolution ; '• That this branch of the I N P. recognise and appreciate the action of the Imperial Qoverr m nt with regard to the Bill to reinstate the evicted tenan-s of Ireland " Tv • mo;ion was carried by acclamation , and the bon sacrutary instructed to forward a copy of the resolution to Lord Rosjbery. After tl.e ordinary business was concluded, an excellent programme of songs, readings and recitations was gone through. The following gentlemen contributed items, Messrs Roberto

McConnell, Ryder, Joseph Sherlock, Naylm, Callaghan, M gee and Miller.

Tub manner in which the opposition Press is backing up Sir Robert Stout's amazing appeal to the women of Wanganui show 9 the plight of their party. Arrogance and absurdity never had a more glaring manifestation than that in question. Tbe Otag» Daily Times, indeed, has the wit to acknowledge in effect that Sir Robeit's claim to be Mr Balance's legatee is preposterous, but tries to improve the shining hour by saddling Mr baddon. with a charge of dishoncay, and, by false pretences, fi hn<j the placa hia adversary claims. But it seems certain that, from anything of the kind, Mr Seddon has been saved — if only by his sound common sense. Egregious folly is the note of the situation, even though over-weening conceit may also have a share in it.

A bepobt (no doubt intended as a sort of advertisement), (says the Catholic Times of June 22) has been in circulation to the effect tbe M. Zola's book on Lourdes bas been put on the Index. As a matter of fact, it has not been laid before the Sacred Congregation, but it has been pilloried by the Continental Catholic Press as utterly unworthy of the subject of which it purports to treat.

The report by cable, received here last week, relative to the death of the Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda, has been contradicted — we hope with troth.

The members uf the Dunedia Catholic Literary Society are busily eogaged in rehearsing a performance to ba given in the Princess Theatre on Sept 7, in aid of the building fund of St Patrick's church, Dunedin. The play is Lover's " \fhite Horse of the Peppers," a piece of historic interest and full ot fun. The farce "An Ugly Customer "is to follow it. The theatre has been generously given free for the occasion by its proprietor, Mr Reynolds. A bumper house is expected and will certainly be well deserved.

In referring last Sunday in St Joseph's Cathedral to tbe intention to erect a Catholic hall in Dunedin— of which mention has been already made in our columns— the Very Rev Father Lyncb, Rector, explained that there was in hand for the purpose a sum of A l2O.

We are pleased to learn from a Westport correspondent that the Very Rev Father Walshe is nearly recovered from the results of his late acsident. Pressure on our space obliges ua to hold over our correspondent's letter, with other contributions, to our next issue.