WANGANUI

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 4, 24 January 1907, Page 23

WANGANUI

-• •; : (From '-our own correspondent.) 1 am pleased to see -that' Mr. s Win. E': - PoWer, vice-president of ;the St. Mary's Catholic Club, "has writien to the ' Chronicle ' in reply to its scurrilous leader regarding Home Killed „,.,.._ - - After .pleasant -weather lot 1 - the holidays rain set in for three -clays. The'- fall in 'Wanganui- was four inches, and - in- Waver ley ■ and • ' nor them • districts i this ' Has been greatly - exceeded. It is proving a boon to ' farmers, especially stock- owners. .-

The, Rev. Father McDermoft, • CVSS.Rr, is 'conducting the, retreat of' the - Sisters. . On, ' Sunday he - preached 'an eloquent * sermon at \-espers to ,'a good congregation. The ' members of the men's biatich of the Sacred Heart League received Holy Communion lasl Sunday

Last Sunday at Taihape a Maori' wedding was celebrated in the presence of some 500 guests. The ceremony was performed by '.the 'Rev. Father Lacr'oi'x. Mr. and - Mrs. Keep'a, the happy couple,- were the recipients of a large number of presents, including mats; rugs, sugar, flour, kumaras, bags of ' fish, etc., the whole weighing about ■ 10 tons. After the -.sanivual K> retread of the , Marist Brothers at Auckland-, - .-our • . school . was . allotted Brothers

Basil .and-JMatthew-.to look- after the boys during '- t'hc coming twelve -months. Brother Colenvan (■ transferred to Timaru) and-' Brother. Siegfried to ''Wellington) .endeared themselves to all -the -pa-ri^hioners, ■ ;cs- • pecially— to uthe .parents' ot the -boys atteridirig.- .the ■ school. T4ie 'former- interested himself greatly .in the Catholic Men's -Club, especially with the younger members,- joining 'in- "their' games and amusements. v»Both- lih anid ■ Brother jSiegf lied worked liand for the welfare of their pupils, great : interest' iti- the 'way "in -which -they prepared their- studies., The Catholics of^Wa-ngßiwi wish ,both i :! Brother. Coleman - ,-and' Brother Siegfried . every success ".ill their 'future- positions'. -They also heartily welcome 'Brothers^ Basil ami Matthews to"Wan- ' sranui" , ■'* -s , • ~i '■ ■< ' - > ' '

, The Prime Minister.., is .-expected. <iiu, Auckland on' Saturday, and bas "been ifiv-it^bd to address a public meeting the same ni;?ht — J.lc leave Auckland for Sydney on ; Monday next. , ; - - 7

It is' reported- (says a- West' Coast -exchange) .that; an old-age pensioner named Simpson,' who wag 1 ■ killed' at Ross .by "attempting 'to stop a runaway horse; 'was well connected at, .Home. ~On the night" of his'jdeath, it is alleged, a draff for £100 arrived and- a letter asking him to come, .Home, as be had been left a legacy of £1000. ' > - '

January ,18._