DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 51, 21 December 1905, Page 23

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

A beginning has been made with the convent at Port Chalmers. The annual entertainment by the pupils of the Christian Brothers takes place in St. Joseph's Hall on tomorrow (Friday) evening. We offer our congratulations to Mr. J. B. Oallan, jun., 8.A., who has just passed his final examination for the LL.B. degree. At St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday evening nine young ladies were received into the Confraternity of the .Children of Mary by the Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., assisted by the Rev. Father O'Malley. The work of carving the stonework in the interior of St. Joseph's Cathedral is now well advanced towards completion. The diapering is finished, and the capitals of the pillars in the nave are being proceeded with. The handsome appearance of the sacred edifice is greatly enhanced by the work already executed. A presentation to the Rev. Father Hearn was made in Gore last Friday week. A committee consisting of Messrs. Poppelwell, O. Kelly, D. Ryan, P. Flanagan, J.

Keanev (Mataura), J. McOrath, Moriarty, M. Carmody, J. O'Connor, W. O'Brien, and J. Murtagh paid a surprise visit to the presbytery, where the Rev. Father Hearn was temporarily staj ing as the guest of Very Rev. Father O'Donnell, and presented him with a splendid gold watch and cross. I'he watch bore the following inscription :— ' Presented to the Rev. P. Hearn by the Catholics of the Gore parish on his transfer to Port Chalmers, 18th August, 1905.' The presentation was made by Mr. Poppelwell, who spoke in very complimentary terms regarding Father Hearn. Laudatory speeches were also made by Fathers O'Donnell and O'Neill, and Messrs. Kelly, Keaney, and Ryan. Father Ilearn suitably replied. On Tuesday afternoon the annual distribution ol to the pupils of St. Joseph's School took place. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., the prizes were distributed by Rev. Father O'Malley, by whom feeling reference was made to the death of Father Coffey's uncle, Very Rev. Dean Foley. Father O'Malley, who had himself examined the papers of\the pupils in some subjects, expressed great satisfaction at the progress made during the year. He wished all a very pleasant vacation, and hoped there would be a full attendance on the day of the re-opening, January 29. The following is the prize list : — Christian Doctrine, R. Wakelin, 1 ; L. Higgins, 2 ; G. Smith, 3 ; J. Skinner, 4. Good conduct, K. Salmon Attendance, .1. Black, H. McQuillan. Needlework, J. O'Sullivan. Neatness and politeness, 0. White. History and recitation, L. Walsh. Home work, E. Barry. Drawing, N. O'Sullivan. Singing, K. Salmon. Standard 1., P. Higgins, N. O'Brien ; Standard 11., S. McQuillan, J. Ross ; Standard 111.,' R. Wakchn, L. Iliggins; Standard IV., R. White, K. M'Lellan ; Standard V., N. Dunn ; Standard VI., M. Corcoran Standard VII., Y. Stevenson.