DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Issue 43, 26 October 1899, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

A bazaar and concert in aid of the Catholic church, Cromwell, will be held in the Hawea school on the evenings of the Bth and 9ch A week's retreat for the women of St. Joseph's Cathedral parish will begin on Sunday evening, and will be conducted by the Very Rev. Father Brown, S.J., of Melbourne. The Very Eev. Monsignor Hoyne, Vicar-General of the diocese of Ballarat, and the Rev. T. Kelsh, Westbury, Tasmania, left Dunedin yesterday for Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu. They will subsequently pay a brief visit to the North Island. St. Joseph's Cathedral Choir was assisted at High Mass on Sunday by the Bland Holt orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. P. Kehoe, when Beethoven's fine Mass in C was given. The music was rendered in a finished and devotional manner, creditable alike to choir, orchestra, and conductor. Miss Rose Blaney was the principal soloist, her contributions being Mascagni's ' Aye Maria ' as an offertory piece, and Mozart's ' Agnus Dei.' On Sunday last St. Joseph's Cathedral Choir met Mr. Percy Kehoe, conductor of the Bland Holt company's orchestra, in St. Joseph's Hall, for the purpoae of presenting him with a tangible proof of their appreciation of his many kind services during his various visits to Dunedin. The Rev. Father Murphy (Adm.), on his own behalf, and also that of the choir, in a few well-chosen words, ipresented Mr. Kehoe with a travelling rug. After Mr. Carolin had spoken a few words on behalf of the choir, Mr. Kehoe replied in an appropriate speech, acknowledging the kindness that was shown him, and also spoke in very high terms of the choir. A very enjoyable' concert and social (writes a correspondent of the Southland Daily News), in aid of the organ fnnd of the Rakahouka Catholic Church, was held in the Mabel Public Hall on the evening of the 4th inst. Some of InvercargilTs musical talent, including Mr. T. J. Anthony, were present, which was chiefly to be credited with, the success achieved. A long and well-chosen programme was presented ; and the one-act comedy, 'An Irish Engagement,' was produced, and left one and all highly pleased. The committee are to be congratulated on the worthy manner in which they carried out the affair, giving satisfaction to all.