ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10, 9 March 1905, Page 5

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) March 4. Crowded congregations have been attending the various services of the mission at present being preached at St. Anfne's, Wellington South, by Rev. Fathers Chine and MacDermott The mission will be continued during next week. According to a cable message from his Giace Archbishop! Redwood it is impossible for him to be in Wellington by St Pal rick's Day. The presentation and address to be tendered his Grace on that occasion will accordingly be deferred. The arrangements in connection with the Wellington Floral Fete aie well in hand. Signer Hor/.oni will reach here from Wangamii on Monday, and aftcra\isit to the Town Hall will decide on the exact nature of his display. The training of the pei formers will be begun at once. The celebration of St Patrick's Day promises this year to be highly successful The committee ha\c completed all the necessary arrangements, and now only requite fine weather to ciown their eflorts with success. Messrs. A. B. Clark, of the llutt, and E. Fif/gibbon, of the city, are to manage the picnic and sports, while Mr. J. W. Callaghan is at ranging the conceit. A special train to lea\c Tc Aro about 930 a.m and the Ilutt at about 1.15 pm. is being arranged for. All the Hibernians i n the city and Newt own will march in procession from Buckle stieet Church to the Te Aro railway station, accompanied by the Lower Hutt Brass Band. Many of the clergy and leading citixens have generously donated amounts and trophies for competition in the various events.