Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 37, 12 September 1901, Page 5

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) September 7. The Archbishop opens a mission in Blenheim to-morrow week. The sum of £30 was realised for the organ fund of the Church of the Sacred Heart by the last social. Th«? Vpti. Archdeacon Devoy returned from Nelson early this week. He reports that Very Rev. Dean Mahoney is slowly but surely recovering. His Grace Archbishop Redwood and Rev. Father Mahony will conclude their mission at Otaki to-morrow. They are expeoted in town on Monday next. t Rev. Father Ainsworth is at the present time in Ireland, xie leaves Queenstown for America in October, and in November he sails by the San Francisco mail steamer for New Zealand. Mr. Herman Smith, one of the earliest pnpilß at St. Patricks College, haa resigned his position in the General Post Offloe here, and leaves for South Africa in the beginning of Ootober. He has accepted an appointment in the Transvaal Postal service. A oontract has been let to Mr. M'William» for outside work in connection with the Sacred Heart Church, Thorndon. The work consists of the erection of a concrete wall round the building, iron gates, railingß, and drainage, the price being £252. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was held at St. Mary of the Angels' on Sunday last. Rev. Father Moloney sang the eleven o'clock Mass. At Vespers there was a very large congregation when an excellent sermon was preached by Rev. Father Goggan. The music throughout the servioes was well rendered. # The weekly meeting of the Marist Old Boys' Literary Society was held on Monday evening. The Rev. Father Goggan, S.M., presided. The subject for debate was ' Has or has not the literature of the present day an evil effeot on the minds of the people ? ' Mr. L. Reichel opened with the contention that the literature of the present day exercises an evil effect on the people. Mr. B. Clarry opposed, and after a spirited discussion the matter was put to the vote, when the opinion of the meeting was found equally divided. The following pupils of St. Mary's Convent passed the theoretical examination held in June last by the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, London :— Local centre examination : Senior harmony— Miss R. Falconer, Miss D. Reilly ; junior harmony—Miss H. von Dadelszen, Miss C. Reilly ; elements of musio —Misses C. Macloskey, W. Richardson, C. Segrief, C. Bullivan, Grace Reily, Alice McDonald, Eileen Ward, Hilda von Dadelszen, Augusta Fitchett. Sohool examination : Harmony (higher)— Miss M Murray ; harmony (lower)— Miss Breda von Dadelszen (pass with distinction), Miss K. Palmer ; elements of music— Mißees M. Orr G. MoAlister, E. Martin, K. Ward, Nora Harnett, R. Curtain. Mr. W. Mahoney, a well-known resident, died suddenly on Tuesday morning. While on his way to work he fainted in the street and expired in a few minutes. The immediate cause of death was heart disease. He was an old and valued servant of the City Corporation, and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. His funeral took place on Thursday, and was largely attended. Being a member of the Hibernian Society, the members attended in a body Rev. Father Goggan (chaplain), conducted the service in the church, and Rev. Father Moloney officiated at the graveside. Numerous floial tributes were sent by friends.— Jß. l.P.