Temuka

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 40, 7 December 1905, Page 5

Temuka

(From our own correspondent.) December J The lenders foi Hie alterations io tl>e presbytery have now closed, and a meeting is culled for Fmlay evening to discuss the same At a public meeting held here leeenily it was unanimously decided that steps should he taken 1o iai.se the necessary funds for providing the borough with an up-to-dale hall for conceit and theatrical purposes.

The Rev. Father Peoples, formerly of Temuka but now of the Cathedral parish, celebrated Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Temuka, on Sunday morning last, and; preached a fine sermon. In the evening he taiso preached to a large congregation. Latest news to hand fronu Auckland regarding the health of the Very Rev. Dean Foley is anythmg but encouraging. The annual concert in connection with the Kerrytown school was held on Thursday, November 23, and proved to be one of the most successful of the many good concerts yet held there. When the curtain rose the building was filled with one of the largest audiences yet seen in Kerrytown. Special features o£ the evening's entertainment were the items by the children, which certainly were above the average of those generally connected with such concerts, and they reflected the greatest credit on the«r teachers, the Sisters of St. Joseph. The following is a detailed list of the programme :— Overtures, Professor Kcarsley ; dumb-bell drill, Masters T and W. Fitzgerald, J. ,and M. Brosnan, Louis Brosnan, Dan Brosnan ; song, Miss K. Daley (encored) ; dialogue, Masters F. Connell arid J. Brosnan ; song, Rev. Father Rocklifl (encored) ; Spanish dance and drill, Misses Coughlan, K. and L. Brosnan, M. Brosnan, M. and G Nolan, A. Brosnan ; recitation, Mr. B. P. Ginders (encored) , skirt dance, Misses Tate, O'Clbnnell, To/,cr, Scannell, Wall, Brosnan, N. Brosnan ; song, Miss K. Spring; dialogue, ' Women's rights,' Misses M. Scannell, N. Brosnan, J. Connell, N. T. Brosnan, M. Fitzgerald, B. To/.er, N. Brosnan, K. T. Brosnan, K. H. Brosnan ; song, Miss Stevenson (encored) ; Irish jig, Mr. J. L O'Callaghan (encored); song, Mr. C. Spillane (encored) ; sketches and recitations, Mr. W. Fitzgerald (encored) , horn solo, ' The ash grove ' '(Nelson test piece), Professor Kearsley. The programme concluded with a laughable comedy, entitled, ' The Hypo-Chon-dnac,' the following boys taking part : Masters F. O 'Connell, T. and M. Brosnan, W. Lynch, J. Brosnan. The accompaniments during the evening wcro played by, Misses Spring and Scannell and Professor Kearsley.