ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 26, 28 June 1906, Page 5

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) June 23. The United Irish League intends to hold a social evening ivi v St. Patrick's Hall, probably on Wednesday, July 4. I-is Grace the Archbishop will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation at ths Sacred Heart Basilica to-morrow afternoon. About sixty candidates are to be presented. His Grace the Archbishop was absent from Wellington on the receipt of the rows of Mr. Seddon's death. He cabled a message of condolence to Mrs. Seddon at Sydney. The city was filled with -visitors during the week, and hotel accommodation was severely tax-ed. About 300 passengers came from Cireymouth and Westport to be rrpr-ent at the funeral of our late Premier. The line of th» funeral procession on Thursday presented an ever-memorable spirctac'e. The arrangements we~-e left in the hands of Lieutenant-Colonel R. J. Collins, of the Treasury, and the manner in wh'ch order was observed and maintained throughout reflects greatly to his credit. The -Hibernian Society was well represented. The display of wreaths was unparalleled. They came from all ouart'ers, and occupied Ihe-whleof the main lobby of the Housa of Representatives. The spot chosen as the burial ground is in the Rolton street Cemetery, near the Observatory. The site is a "prominent one, and commands a fne view of the hnrbour and surrounding country. It also ove -lon's the Parliament r Buildings, where the late Premier labored en Ions; for his country's good. A more- fitting spot could not be chosen..

Pftl J?® f B X okl ? n + soci al, was postponed on acSLyev^ing'neit 01 to wUI *« held °" f^ss^The u Xtr b r te a - - a -vS £ <&JST2a£ ?3TA' a ££F3n 18 S7Stem ° f *™ enfc grSgTn^guet new TT p e re C sbvterv tOr «t are Sl^ 5 £ >° od pro S ress wi^ «» M%^he at ww O rlf "on *£& "s%*?* S °^ b P :Ut^p^-to srau.sr£S of six months. In this way, he 1 oped with the S of more considerable contributions from Ms weaUhier pense of recent alterations to the church »^'^3 oWr t ssrSrs had done during his tenure of office The Rev Father mmmm ity an amendment on a Bill which would have brought X?* °l S 7 hiCh they> in c ommon wfth the pe^le of the »^o d P inr^ a r CC heh c %*s« aftSS fiom < Saul ' before the commencement of the Mass