DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 33, 17 August 1905, Page 19

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own vet respondent.) August 14. The Sisters of iNazareth are at present in retreat', which is being conducted by the Very Rev. Father Le Menant des Chesnais, V.G, The feast day cf tue Rev. Mother Mary St. Philomena, Mother Prioress of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, was celebrated in the Sacred Heart Conon last Friday. During the hearing of offences against the by-laws in the l,xal Court last week, a witness in reply jbo counsel's query, "You were riding on the footpath ?' replied, ' I ne\er rode on the footpath in my life, nor do I intend to. 1 Playing in the public schools' senior football competition on Wednesday, the Marist Brothers' boys met and defeated the boys of the West Christchurch School in the South Park by 40 points to nil. For the winners, Mason and Dwyer potted a goal each, and tries were scored by Edmunds (1), Mason (1), Woodham (1), Moran (1), and Birmingham (1), two of which were converted by Edmunds, one by Poff, and one by Mason. The Marist Brothers' School has now secured tne senior flag, its froys having won all their matches, and placing to their credit 167 points, there bring none against. Members of the Catholic Club, who recently appeared in a character social among themselves,, repeated the performance last Tuesday on an extended scale. The hall was filled to overflowing by a delighted audience, with whom the comical ' get-up ' and eccentricities of the performers found gfeat favor. The programme consisted of twenty-two items, and concluded with a musical sketch, ' The Blind Beggars. 1 All taking part did their best to entertain, and were most successful. Mr. H. Rossiter was musical director, and also worked hard at the preliminary arrangements and rehearsals.