ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 10, 8 March 1900, Page 6

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.)

March 3. The Very Rev. Dr. Pestre, S.M., has returned from the south ami is residing at the presbytery in Te Aro. Under the auspices of the Mari*t Brothers' Old Boys' Association the members are to stage lliu ' Colleen Bawu ' In tLc Opera House on March 28, in aid of the school fund.

Owing to t.he recent successes of the BiitLsli forces in ftuuLh Africa the children attending all the local Catholic schools were granted a holiday on Wednesday. A token of the respect in which Miss Beveridge is held by the Children of Mary was given her on the occasion of her marriage last week, when a beautiful morocco-bound prayer book was preBented to her by the confraternity. The amateurs who staged ' Conn the Shaughraun some months ago have in active rehearsal the ' Wearing of the Green.' which is to be produced at Masterton on the loth and Itsth of this month in aid of St. Bride's Convent in that town.

Signor Borzoni arrived from the south on Wednesday. Children of both parishes have been chosen to take part in some of the numerous dances which are to be given during the time of the carnival. The Yen. Archdeacon Devoy has placed St. Patrick's Hall for three afternoons weekly at the disposal of the committeee for rehearsal purposes, and for the adult performers the Sisters have offered the use of the Dixon Street School for the same purpose. On Tuesday evening an entertainment waa given in the Goring street Hall in aid of the furnishing fund of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The stage was tastefully decorated with pot plants and ferns. The following programme of vooal music was contributed :— ' 0 hear the wild winds blow,' Mr. Meredith ; ' The valley by the sea,' Miss Flanagan ; ' Because of»thee,' Miss N. Driscoll ; ' The swallows,' Miss Twohill ; ' Because I love you,' Miss Sullivan. Miss Flynn, of Hawera, made an efficient accompanist, and contributed a piano solo towards the programme. Sunday last being Exposition Day at St. Joseph's Church the congregation attended in great numbers for adoration. A Missa Cantata was sung by Rev. Father Mahoney, of St. Patrick's College, the music being exceedingly fine at both morning and evening aervices. The Rev. Father Goggan preached a most instructive sermon at Vespers. The procession was one of the largest held in the church, owing no doubt to the congregation's desire to make reparation to Our Divine Lord for the injuries and insults quite recently offered to Him in this city.

News has been received here by the last mail of the death in Paris of Rev. Father Chareyre. He was well known on the West Coast of the South Island and was for some time parish priest at Waimea, where he built the church and presbytery. He also spent some time in Nelson and Christchurch. being predecessor to the Very Rev. Father Giuaty in the Cathedral City. When Archbishop Oroke left for home he win nominati d as Bishop of Auckland, but declined the nomination. His many friends will regret to hear ot hit, demise. — 11.1.P.