Greymouth (From our own correspondent.)

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 51, 22 December 1904, Page 19

Greymouth (From our own correspondent.)

Decemiber 17. At bazaar is to be opened at Bflunmer on Monday evening tor the 'purpose of liquidating tfne school Uebt. On returning from Blackball after saying Mass a few Sufttipys ag«, tthe Rev. Fattier Leen nan serious risk ot being dtowrnod wjhrti crossing one of the riivers, it beimg |n high flo ( od. The Rev. Father, however was fortlunjately resound by some onlookers. On Wednesday, Thursday, arid Friday of last week specual services were 'held in connc-non witih the feast of the Immaculate Cdnceptiuu. 1< ully 200 received I-J]oly Lommiuflion qn the feast day, and al^o a large raumibqr of children made their friuht Communion. Impressive sermons were delivered each evening by Very Rev. Dqajn Qarew and Rev. Father Herbert. Tfhe Rev. Fattier Herbert, who left here last Mon■da.yl Cor Wellimgion, en route for Sydney, where ihe goes t.o Kc-e his mother, who is seriously indisposed, was (prcsontefd on lajst Sunday evening with an aid-dress and a jjuT.se of sovereigns. Mr. M. J. Fogarty reatl t|ie address-, and Mr. Felix Campbell, in miatkitag tflie pres€<ntiatioai, refeirre)d to the many good qualities of the recipient. The Rev. Detan Carew also bore tesrtimohy to tihe good work done by the Rev. Futjher. The Re.v Father Herbert suitably replied. The Reiv. Fattier Herbert was alsio presented with handsome gifts and ilhimilnated addresses by the Ghiltiren of Mary and ahe altar boys. Oh laflti Spnday the quarterly CommfuTii'oyi of St. Ciolmmba's Club took place. A billiiird table is now in full operation anfd the membership is nearing 100. A crioket cflub iias also been formed. It is captaineW by Mr. T. O'Dpnnell, who represented Gxeymouth against the English eleven some few years ago ajn,d miade a brilliant stainU. To 'aijd in liquidating the debt on the Blackball churtfh a coftieert was held there on last Friday evening. Mr. Birid and the Rev. Father Leen, wh)o g,ot nip the affair, were well rewarded for their efforts, afid had a godd house. The Roy. Father thanked all those who hril assisted in any way witih the new church, and ihopqd that <jn fhe opening day not a <peiHiy wio;ulti be owing.