DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10, 9 March 1905, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

In description of new church at Otautau (pace 6 tuiivh^V- \P rin ?P* ls . \ fcet *>7 feet ' should obvi-! ously be 9 inches by 4 inches.' The new church i n Invercargill is rapidly approaching completion and the interior is being cletKd of Sl*^.S I *^. Jt Jf. cx P<L cte <I the opining ceremony urn take place before Easter, and will be performed hv his Gr,ace the Archbishop of Wellington ptriormea r ? The ni&sikm v>hkh was being conducted in the f 7^^? 1 Panslh by the Rev - Fath er Brown SJ and tihe Rev. Father Claffey, R.J., wa s brought to a close on last Sunday. The Jesi.it Fathers will open mis&wns in Gore and Invercargill on next Sunday and it is ejected that a mission will be opened in the iuvieriion parish in a few weeks' time. A meeting o f the musical committee of the St. Pal ricks Day celebration, to be held at His Majesty's Tho atre, Hook place on Friday evening, and was well attended. The report showed that a splendid musical programme was in hand, full particulars of which will appear shortly in the press. Efforts have been made to .secure the best talent, and we think a very fine entertainment will be t,he result. It Is to be hoped that as ims will be an entertainment in every way worthy' of the occaskn, the efforts of the promoters will be re fJom th- 7 ! V rowded . * oAlse - Tickets may be obtained irom the leading parishioners and the school children i /a* / 1S J ian Brothers> caa et cqrps has just Ooinrietexl its first annual musketry coucse, and tlie shoot ma; on the whole has turns 1 out satisfactorily The targets used were the same in every way as adult corps use, and tjhe ranges fiom 200 to 500 yards. The hiefcest scorers receive each a badge from the Government The following were the winners : Color-Sergeant E Joyce Sergeant Ralmon Cadets Mooney, Crnnor, W. Heffernan' Keyes Me lick, Spain, Smith, T. Laffey. Captain utssev aad Lieutenant Bryant, who are not eligible for badjre fir.mg, made top spores, both putting on over 75 pt the possible with the Martini-Enfield carbine A lad.es challen.ee belt is being presented to the corps by a committee of ladies, with Miss Heley as organiser arH is being firod for in three competitions, the winner to hold it fora year The prire competition in aid of the conps funds. is to be drawn at the end of the month.