DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 50, 13 December 1900, Page 18

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

The midsummer holidays begin at the Provincial Seminary, Holy Cross Colle&e, Moejjiel, on Saturday next, the 15th inst. The contractors have commenced operations in connection with the building of the new convent for the Sisters of Mercy, South Danedin. It has been found necessary to postpone the drawing of the art union in aid of the Dominican Convent, Oamaru, for a few weeks. The date of the drawing will be notified in due time. The Sisters of Mercy, South Dunedin, desire to return their sincere thanks to the Catholic Literary Society's Dramatic Club and all others who assisted in making the recent dramatic performance so great a success. The distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Christian Brothers, Dunedin, will take place in St. Joseph's Hall on Friday evening, December 21. His Lordship the Bißhop will preside. The programme includes a parliamentary debate, musical items, and gymnastic competitions. Our readers are reminded of the entertainment which is to be given to-morrow (Friday) evening in the Agricultural Hall by the pupils of the Dominican Nuns. A high-class programme has been prepared for the occasion, and considering the reputation of the performers an excellent entertainment may be anticipated. It is not at all unlikely that the Catholic Literary Society's Dramatic Club will be induced to perform ' The Shaughrann ' in Oamaru on behalf of some deserving object. Considering the very great success which attended the production in Dunedin the people of Oamaru may be sure of a capital evening's amusement should the Dramatic Club find it convenient to visit that town. The f oundation-etone of the new chapel to be erected in connection with the Dominican Priory, Dunedin, was laid by his Lordship the Bishop on Saturday morning, the Feast of Mary of the Immaculate Conception to whom the new building is dedicated. The ceremony was performed by his Lordship the Bishop, assisted by Fathers Murphy and Cieary. A copy of the current issue of the N.Z. Tablet, together with several coins of the realm, were placed in the foundation-stone. The work is progressing rapidly, the concrete foundations being already complete. On Saturday last Father Coffey returned from the collecting tour which he undertook on behalf of that deserving charity, tile St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, South Dunedin. The Rev Father

was rery successful in his efforts for the orphan. The contributions received by him in the Liwrenoe parish amounted to £223 7b ; in the Cromwell parish, £143 9» ; and in the Queenstown parish, £123 7s. This gives, for three parishes, the respectable total of £490 3s.