Diocesan News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 50, 13 December 1900, Page 4

Diocesan News.

ARCHDIOCESE OP WELLINGTON. (From our own correspondent.") December 8. A committee of Catholics ha* been appointel at Dannevirke for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a new presbytery there. The Rev, Fathers Kerley and Guniardp, ordained at Meanee last Sunday, passed through Wellington on Friday. Father Kerley is to pay a visit to his relatives in Geelong. Rev. Father Kelly. S J., arrived this week from Sydney and left by the Wainui for the West Coast to give retreats to the different religious Orders. Rev. Father Osborne, lßte of Masterfcon, is in town. He underwent a slight operation this week and is progressing satisfactorily. His Grace the Archbishop and Father Ainsworth finish their missionary labors to-morrow, having visited and given a mission in each district in the archdiocese during their two years' association. Owing to pressing business in the archdiocese his Grace the Archbishop is uuable to accept an invitation from the New South Wales Government to attend the Commonwealth celebrations at the beginning of next year. The examinations for the two scholarships annually offered by St. Patrick's College to boye attending Catholic schools will in all probability be held between the 18th and 2,">th of this month, when candidates from all parts of New Zealand will compete. The usual monthly Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was held at St. Mary of the Angela' on Sunday last. High Mass was sung by Rev. Father Moloney. At Vespers there was a large congregation, when the Rev. Father O'Shea preached an excellent sermon on the Blepsed Sacrament. His Grace the Archbishop went to Palmerston North yesterday, where he ordained the Rev. James Tymons, S.M., as deacon. He is an ex-student of St. Patrick's College and is a brother of the Rev. P. W. Tymons, S.M., the esteemed parish priest at Palmerston North. He was, I understand, born at Timaru, and, before beginning his studies at Meanee, resided for some years at Greymoutb. The weekly meeting of the Marint Brothers' Old Boys' Literary and Debating Society was held last Thursday evening. A paper on the literature of 18D0 to 1850 was read by Mr. J. Furlong, and proved very interesting. It was decided to adjourn until the first week in February. A discussion followed on the advisability of publishing a magazine in connection with the Society. Members have shown considerable literary ability and the enterprise should meet with success. Messrs. N. McKeown and E. Fitzyobbon were appointed to prepare a report to be submitted to a committee. At a general meeting to be called in January next the matter is to be fully gone into and circulars are to be issued to the young men of the association. The movement is one that should secure the interest aud support of all Catholics. The Literary and Debating Society, which has been in existence only this year, has proved very beneficial, and it is to be hoped that the movement now on foot will result in the publication of a really good magazine.

On Monday evening at St. Patrick's Hall the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association gave a variety entertainment of great excellence. The hall was packed, and so successful the entertainment proved that it will be repe ueJ next Monday evening. The Rev. Father Moloney acted as musical director, ani to him is due in a great measure the success attained by the performers. Mr. J. Gibbs acted as stage manager and Mr. McKeown acted as secretary. The following wa« the programme hubinitte<l -Overture, March ' Naval Parade,' llev. Father Moloney ; song, ' The sound of the drum,' Mr. J. Flanagan ; comic song in costume, ' The special Scotchman,' Mr. J. Dean ; recitation, ' The Chariot Race," Mr. A. CaUuin ; descriptive sung, Tiie Hkipprr'fi dau^htera," Au. I) TWinil , ftmoy olub swinging and he.vvy weight lifting by instructors of Old Boys' Gymnasium, JVle^rH. J. Doyle and W. It Jones ; grand oliorueteb by the Ethiopian sermaders ; chorus, 'The bund,' company ; aod songs by Messrs. It. vvhittaker, Dean, D. J..ne«. K. Gamble, C Gamble, Harry Evans. J. Hanagan, F. Whittaker and D. Twohill. During an interval the Rev. Father O'Shea presented Mr. J. Doyle with a handsome pipeas a mark of esteem from the members of the association. Mr. Doyle has acted ac honorary gymuaatic instructor to the association for some time past.