DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 12, 23 March 1905, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

His Lordship the Bishop is expected back in Dunedin ear.y in April. ' . . The Jesuit Fathers are at present conducting nus-^ sions in the Invercargill and Gore parishes. They open' a mission in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin 4 on .Sunday, April 2, and in South Dunedin on -the following^ Sunday. • • • ' A list of the wanning numibers in the art union Jtn : aid of the Ranfurly presbytery building fund appears elsewhere in this issue. The principal prize, the g*old specimens, went to Mrs. G. Pollock, Ranfurly. The' result of the art union has been highly satisfactory, ■ the not amount realised being over £300-i-a suwiJ sufiicicmt to wipe out the dabt, and leave a small bal-> ance for additiotaal necessary improvements. The Rev. Father McMullan tenders his grateful thanks to all who ha\e sio generously assisted in making the undertaking such a siignal success. On Sunday, within the octave of the feast of St. • Patrick, there was Solemn High Mass at 11 o'clock in St. Patrick's Basilica, South Dunedin, Rev. Father Liston being celebrant, Rev. Father Buckley deacon, Rev. Father Corcoran subdeacon, and Rev. Father Coffey ' mastei.of ceremonies. The panegyric on St. Patrick was preached by the Rev. Father Buckley, who based " a scholarly discourse on the text : ' Remember your prelates, who have preached the word of God,' from St. 4 Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews, xiii., 7. Tne miusic of tne Mass was Farmer's in B flat, which was rendered in a devotional manner by the choir under the conduc- v torshifp of Mr. J. P. Matheson, Mr. E. 11. Eagar prer siding at the organ. The soloists were Misses Sheridan and Mahony (soprano), Miss Fit/patrick (alto), Mr. W. MeE\oy (tenor), and Messrs. Flynn and Bu^h (bass)." At the Offertory Webbe's setting of the ' Deus Miser- ■ atur ' was sung, the soloists being Messrs. Flyiui and Matheson. At the conclusion of the Mass the hymn*,. ' All praise to St. Patrick,' was sung. Among tfoe large congregation present was a representative gathering of the Ifibernian Society in regalia. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather a very large audience assembled in St. George's Hall, Milton,' on Thursday evening of last week, when an entertainment was given in aid of the funds of the Convent School. The following was the programme : Chorus, ' ' Drifting witih the tide,' school children ; song, ' Kings of the road,' Mr. A. Bryce (encored) ; pianoforte solo, Miss Walls ; song, ' Dear little shamrock,' Miss Sweeney (encored) ; Irish jig, Mi»s Higgins (encdrqd) ; , song, ' Joo prd me.' children ; s<nr, ' 'Avourneen,' Mrs. Nolan, (enco'Tid) ; piamoforte solo, Miss Paton, L.C.L. ; siding, ' ' The last rose of summer,' Mrs Lynch (encored) ; song,' 'St. Patrick 's Day,' Mr. Bastings, who alsio eontfibUted a Aentriloqrial sketch ; march and exercises,, chil" dren ; sailor's hornpipe, Mr. Powley (encored) ; song, ' Katllecn Mavourneen, 1 Mrs. Lynch (encored); song, ' Off to lhe Rio Grande,' Mr. A. Bryce ; pianoforte solo, Mi c s Paton ; song, ' The carnival,' Miss Sweeney ; song, ' May morning,' Mrs. Nolan ; recitation/ ' Ton ©' the morning,' school boys ; chorus, ' Irish airs, 1 school children The accompaniments during the evening were t layed by Misses Ross, Scanlan, at»d Paton. Before the conclusion of the concert the Very Rev. Father/ . O'Neill thanked the performers, who had kindly given their services, the audience for their attendance, and MessT-i. Coon ibe Bros, for the use of the hall. The principal event in connection with the celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Dunedin .this year was the , entertainment in His Majesty's Theatre, which wasf a' great success from every noint of view. The programme ' i'tvyisi were pearly all of' an Irish national' cha-tacter, " and as almost evrry one was encored", it is safe to say. Ihxt tiie very large audience was quite satisfied, with, Ihe bill of fare provided. Miss Clara Hughes opened the proceedings with a pianoforte solo, ' The wearing o'

the green,' which was played in a finished and sympathetic manner. Miss Amy Murphy was enthusiastically encored for her very fine rendering of ' Killarney erii the ' Last rose of summer,' a similar compliment being paid Miss G. Meenan for her singing of ' The Irish emigrant.' Mrs. Poweir was highly successful with her ' Kathleen Ma', o'irneen,' for which she was recalled. Messrs. T. J. llussey (' The colleen's j laid shawl '), .J. McGrath (' She is far from the land '), and IJ. Stc\cns (' Asthore ') pleased the audience very much, their contributions being enthusiastically received. Half a ('o'.cn boys from the Christian Brothers' singing class, assisted by Messrs,. Ilussey and Fottrell, sang \ery nicely ' The meeting of the waters ' and ' The harp th?t once,' a quartet party of the boys giving later tn ' The minstrel boy ' in excellent style. Miss Leech recited v. ith much dramatic skill ' The deserter ' and Poor little Joe,' and on the former being encored s-he ga\e an Iri~h piece, which was somewhat marred by being delivered in a London-made brogue. The Christian Brotheis' Cadet Corps gave a display of marcning and filing exercise, which showed that they have already made considerable progress in matters military. Mii-s Patrkia Jrliggins, a young lady of about seven summers, danced an Irish jig, showing remarkable proficiency, and gaining unstinted applause. The humorous element was suVplicd by Mr. Lochrane, of H.M.S. ' Phcebe,' who as usual created much amusement. The accompanist s> during the evening were Mrs. Murphy, Miss M. Drumni, and Mis 9C. Hughes. Cn the whole the entertainment was one of the best given here for a considerable time, and the committee of management are to be congratulated on its success from every point of \iew. Following an excellent day's sports, there was a large attendance in the Town Hall, Lawrence, on Friday evening, on the occasion of the annual St. Patiick's Day entertainment. A very fine programme was presented, and among those who contributed to it were Miss Hannah Sweeney and Miss Violet Fra 1 er (Dunedin) and Mrs. Delany (In\ercar<rill). Miss Sweeney's programme items were ' The meeting of the waters ' and 'The shamrodk of Ireland,' both of which v. ere enthusiastically encored. A similar compliment was paid Miss Fraser for her singing of ' Avouineen" and ' Ki!larney.' Mrp. Delany ga\e a very fine tendering <>f • Doreen,' and had to respond to a well deserved recall Mr. Corri<.<an sang with fine effect ' Oh, hear the vild winds blow ' and ' Father O'Flynn,' both of which were encored. Mr. Wright had also to respcnl to a retail for hfs ringing of ' Dk>wn' «i the deep ' TJie Lawrence Orchestra played the o\ ertures, and the accompanists during the evening were Mis« Scanl; n (Milton), Mrs. Roscow, anl Mil- s Jessie Hay, Mr. J. Woods being musical conductor The second part of tie pi op," amire consisted of an amusing farce, entitled ' Mr. Pil'.r-eddv's marriage troubles, 1 in which tthe characters were p. l 1 / sustained by Misses M. Colgan, Ethel and \li<e Ke'l^her;and Messrs. F. Kelleher, anfcl K. Mitdi 1' D-ring the interval Very Rev. Mer. O'Learv warmly tJiajil ed all who had assisted, especially the rerformers, the" Lawrence Orchestra, and in a particular manner Canon Richards for his neighborly assistance.