Southland News Notes

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, 2 June 1904, Page 20

Southland News Notes

(From our own correspondent.) The first meeting of the newly formed debating society was hold last week and was largely attended, the president. Mr. Martin O'Brien, occupying the chair. After formal 'business had been disposed of and the (juestion of afliliation with the Catholic Young Men's Federated .Society discussed, a debate on the pros and cons of football, as a sport or pastime, was commenced Messis L W Martin, T. P. Gilfedder, D Corcoran, J. Robertson, J. Welsh, and J. Aitken debated the question at length, and after the chairman had slummed up, the majority decided that football was a dangerous pastime. His many friends in Gore and Timaru will learn witih regret that a mishap of a serious natiure occurred to Mr. D. Mulvey, of the Telegraph Department, who

played m the Athletic team on the football ground last week. The local press speaks in high terms of Mr Mulvey's play, and the breaking of his collar bone was a piece of ill-luck for which he had the sympathy of members of local football circles. Mr. P. Deegan, of Dipton, informs me that the local ch,urch is now free of debt— a nuatter of congratulation for the people of Dipton It may be mentioned that Mr Deegan undertook a great work, the task oi freeing the edifire from liability, and people of e\ery denomination gladly responded to "his pertinent appeal foi the good work The marriage of Mr Martin Prendergast,,of Bavswater. and Miss Flannagan, of Oreti, took place last week, after which the happy couple left for Wellington.