Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 7, 14 February 1907, Page 14

Timaru

{From our own correspondent.) February 4.1. Mr. James Dunne, one "of the mos.t highly respected residents of this parish, sustained the loss of his eldest daughter, Catherine i Theresa,' last month. The deceased was for many years a teacher in- the parochial school. About a year ago she -entered the Sis^-

ters of the Sacred Heart Order, and she passed away on January >13 at Wellington, where the funeral took place. Sincere sympathy has teen extended to the bereaved family.— R.l.P.

' A most important meeting of the Hibernian Society was held in St. John's Hall last Monday week, the chief business being the consideration of the Order Paper for the approaching triennial meeting. The matter was brought up according to rule- at a» specially summoned meeting held a fortnight before, and it was referred to a committ&e to report on if at a following meeting*. • The chief interest centred round the mo--tion re- the changing of the location of the district office, and .when it was brought forward, on the motion of Mr. Dunne seconded- by Mr. E. Yenning, it was decided to" instruct the delegates -to support the change. It may" be~ mentioned that the president, secre-. tary,-and assistant accepted the motion, although they did not .approve .of and combated same; therefore ,it must have' been legal, as the rule provides a/ penalty for receiving an illegal motion. The voting resulted in eleven votes to. ten,.. the total legal,, voting strength of the branch _being 142. . Mr. Conlan, - before the close of' the meeting, asked the chair if the delegates were'- bound to leml their influence as well as their vote to further the wishes of the meeting, and the answered , in the affirmativeT