DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 5, 29 January 1903, Page 5

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

CFrom our own correspondent.) January 22. Rev. Father Tormey, of St. Benedict's, is, I deeply regret to state, laid up with typhoid fever at the Mater Misericordise Hospital, Mt. Eden, which is under th- oare of the Sisters of Mercy. It is to be earnestly wished that he may be soon restored to health Very Rev. Father Fitzgerald, 0.F.M., returned from Sydney laßt Monday. On Tuesday afternoon he left by train for Hamilton where he is to conduct the Retreat for the Sisters of the Mission. On his return to the city he will conduct the Retreat of the Little Sisters of the Poor, then a Retreat for the inmates of the Little Sisters, and finally he will oonduot a Retreat at Sf Mary's Convent Ponsonby, for ladies amongst the laity. ' Rev. Father Benedict, 0.P., preached at St. Benedict's last Sunday evening. In the morning at 11 o'clook Mass the choir, assisted by several of the members and orchestra of Williamson's Opera Company, rendered in fine style Mozart's Twelfth Maap. The altars were tastefully decorated, thanks to the pood offices of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who are untiring in their efforts in this direction, Mr E. Langguth, Austrian consul, in a letter in to-day's 'Herald,' takes up the cudgels for the maligned Austrians charged with cowardice, etc., at the wreck of the Elingamite. Here is a cutting sentence from the consul : 'In my opiuion the inquiry has

done the Anstrianu good, as people can now ccc dearly that a section of people take every opportunity of attacking them, simp)y perhaps because they are foreigners.' A sultry newepsper controversy is wagiDjr as to -whether the electric trams should or Bhould not ply on Sundays in Auckland A press loterviewer elicited the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan's view?! which were favorable to the trams running up to 10 a m and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m From many quarters the Bishop's views have been assailed. That eminently devout body of Christians tee Orangemen, have passed a resolution deploring the suggestion to desecrate the Sabbath. At laet night's meeting of the Auckland branch of the H A C B Society P.P. Bro. Bcehan, delegate to tbe Friendly Societies' Con^ ference, announced that a large shop in Queen street had been secured for the Friendly Societies* Dispensary, possession of which would be taken on February 1 n«-xt. Applications had been called for a dispenser. It was pleading to noie that the three Hibernian b.Kiiety « del gatei occupied prominent positions on the Conference Bro Little was vice president, Bro. Nerheny was trustee, and Bro Beehan was one of the management committee. President Bro Gordon welcomed Bros. Higgius, McCarthy, and Donovan, of the Unehunga brauch, who had come in to consult the officers and members of the Auckland branch in relation to matters concerning the former branch. The district officers intend shortly to vuic the Onehunga branch.