Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 51, 21 December 1905, Page 3

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) December 1(1. I regret to report that Mr. B l)oherty, of Messrs Fielder and Co , and a prominent Hibernian, is at piesent dangerously ill with pneumonia. The members of the lodge of Druids were entertained in St Patiick's ll.ill on Wednesday evening by the Hibernians at a caid tournament, which ended m a victory |by a very narrow margin for the Hibernians.

The members of the local Young Men's Club will entertain the Marist Brothers as usual on Thursday evening next at the schoolroom, Boulcott street, when the presentation of the annual Christmas hamper will be made. All the necessary arrangements in connection with the Catholic picnic at the Belle Vue Gardens, Lower Ilutt, on Boxing Day, have been made, and only fine weather is required to insure success. The fare by rail, including admission to the ground, will be as usual two shillings. The children will be carried free. The veiy lino siHer cup, presented to the Young Men's Club a few years ago by Mr. Ulic Shannon, will be again competed foi by members at the picnic on Boxing Day. This cup has been won in succession by Messrs. C. Gamble, H. McKeowen, and P. O'Connor., '1 he distances for the event will be 150 and 220 yards. The St. Patrick's and St. Aloysius' branches of the H.A.C.B. Society have decided to carry out a large picnic at Day's Bay on St. Patrick's Day, and to hold on the following Monday night a concert in the Town Hall, for which only the very best talent is to be secured. A movement is on foot to present a purse of sovereigns to Mr. P. J. O'Regan in recognition of the splendid fight he made in the recent election contest for Wellington Central. Since the declaration of the poll Mj. O'Regan has received numerous appreciative telegrams from prominent men all over the Colony. The annual distribution of prizes at the Thorndon parish .school |took place on Friday afternoon, that o£ the Dixon street school on Friday night. The Newtown convent school's annual entertainment will be held in the Victoria Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday next. The annual distribution of prizes at St. Patrick's College will be made on Tuesday next. The results of the November law examinations are just to hand, and the members of our local club are again to the fore. Messrs. W. Perry and E. J. Fitzgibbon have passed the semi-final section of their LL.B. degree. Two other of our Catholic young men also figure among the succcsstul ones. They are Messrs. J. J. McGrath and A. D. Lynch, who have both passed the final section ol the Solicitors' E\amination. Although Mother Aubert has decided to erect the buildings described in your last issue, it must not be understood that the necessary funds are now in hand. On the contrary, only about £2001) is available, a large amount of which was donated by Mrs. Grace, of this city. It is intended to proceed with the erection of the buildings only mso far as funds permit. The Home will be demoted entirely to children. The executive oi the Fedeiated Catholic Young Men's .Societies of New Zealand met on Thursday evening Reports were received Irom the vanous societies of the ouitoiical compete ions held under the auspices ot the Federation A\ ith regard to the procuring of a medal to be worn by members, the executive is now awaiting mlormation tiom the Victorian Federation, for whom the Rev. Father King, ot Melbourne,, is securing medals . from England The diplomas for picsentation to the successful orators are being obtained locally. The design is to be characteristic ot New Zealand, and the diploma should be a most handsome one. The Rev.. Father Kimbell and Messrs. Fit/.gibbon and M-cKeowen weie appointed to ariange for the preparation of the design and the execution of the diplomas as soon as possible.