Diocesan News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 44, 1 November 1900, Page 5

Diocesan News.

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.)

October 27. Mr. Sullivan, the acting Defence Storekeeper, has been promoted to the position of Defence Storekeeper. The Very Rev. Dean Martin left for Leeston on Thursday. He is visiting Very Rev. Dean Chervier, who is dangerously ill. Mr. Skerrett, acting for the Brothers in the Stoke Orphanage ca«c, has succeeded in his motion for removing the trial from Nelson. It is not yet decided where the case will be heard. The principal of the Wellington Technical School notifies that Mr. L. T. Reichel has gained a first-class pass, honors section, in telegraphy at the City and Guilds of London Institute's examination for 1900. His Grace Archbishop Redwood preached an able sermon in Townsville, Queensland, on the day of the laying of the foundation stone of a new church there by the Right Rev. Dr. Higgins. Tha Bum of £2400 in aid of the building was collected at the ceremony. Mr. D. O'Connor, of Pollard's Opera Company, gave a fine rendering of ' Pro Peccatis ' from Rossini's ' Stabat Mater ' in St. Mary of the Angels' last Sunday evening. Mr. Ward, from Dunedin, assisted Mr. Ennia| at the organ in St. Joseph's on the same evening. The Rev. W, Thompson, a Presbyterian clergyman, writes to the K.Z. Tune* a long article on ' Public Morals.' He apparently seeß the position into which a country pledged to a system of purely secular education must inevitably drift. Dealing with this question ho Bays : 'We are doing a tremendous injustice to the young when we omit from their education the knowledge of the true God and leave them to fight the battle of life on a withering secularism. For my part I would sooner return to denominationalism a thousand times than have our schools remain as at present, the godless institutions they are.' The report of the Director of Technical Instruction in the Wellington Education District shows that of 6291 papers worked only 3787— under 60 per cent.— were passed. The Marist Brothers presented 50 candidates, 41 of whom were successful. This result must be considered highly satiefactory. The following are th« names of those successful :— Freehand : J. Butler, P. Carmody O. Casey, J. Clements, D. Henderson, V. Hugo, M. MoWilliams' P* Mulhane, C. Smith, E» Woolcott, T. Power. Geometry : E Casey'

J. Dnggan, T. Duiynan. R. (Jnpling, K. Lavery, J. Maher, IT. McArdl. . T. O'( onuor, T. Shannon, P. Stratford, J. lurnandos. S-sale- W Carrig. R Carthy .1 Conch. J. Elliott. J.GaUm.F. Geoghan, D. Henderson, R. Hill, ]•;. Hopkins, c. Laery, B. Leydon. L. Martin, H. McAlister, J. McCarthy, F. Murphy, N. O'Shea, R Outturn, G. Smith, E. W'ahh. The week I v meeting of the Man st Brothers" Old Roys' Literary and Debating Km iety was held last Thursday evening. Mr, Kays, J.P., presided. The quern ion {or discussion wa« ' Free Trade " run l'roteetion.' Mi ss-« McKeown, K-us McDonald. Gibbs. Leyden, and Reichel spoke for Pron < ion. while M» s«rs Fu /-gibbon ami O Reilly ? p O i : n or, h»hnit < , t Kri-p Tune Alter a wt.rm di«eussion the question was put to a vote with the result th,tt there whs a small majority f( -" F ™ '|r,,)« Mr T Mr-Mnhon brother of Mr. M. J. Me Si ah on, the well-known artisi, and an author of some promise, was present at the debate by mvititMn. In his examination report on the Marist Brothers' school Mr. Fleming, the Government inspector says the arithmetic was 'good,' spelling ' satisfactory,' reading 'good, and composition ' gem rally satisfactory.' 'Writing.' he con'inuis, 'was rather weak in all classes.' The desks in use are unsuitable, as pointed out by Mr Lee in his inspection report Bt tt- r work would be done both in this subject and in drawing if dual desks of a suitable pattern were provided. ' The examination,' he says, ' showed that the members of the staff have worked earnestly and conscientiously during the year.' Of the pupils preseut at the examination 60 2 per cent, passed.