DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 42, 17 October 1907, Page 22

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Lieutenant D.S. Columh of the Hibernian .Cadets has received "intimation that he has been successful in the officers 7 -examination.' • ' •.' - ~ ' . . ■". • On Thursday, the. luth inst., the anniversary, Requiem of the late Rev. John Ryan took place in Queenstown. The celebrant of, the Mass was the "Rev. Father Hunt ; aeacon, Key. Father Murphy ; subdeacon, ; Rev.. Father Delany ; master of ceremonies, Very Revl P. O'Donnell. There were also present Rev, Father O'Neill (Winton) and' Rev. Father ' O'Donnell - (Queenstown). At the recent distribution of prizes- in. connection' with Trinity College Practical" and Theoretical examinations, heia in 1906, three out of the seventeen, successful candidates .presented by the Sisters of -Mercy, South Dunedin, secured prizes, being among the number - who gained Highest marks. ,. The .following are- the names : Reby Roy, Emily McAnnelly, Agnes A. Brown. . „ The Hibernian Defence Cadets paraded on Thursday, October 3, for inspection by Colonel Davies, C.8., In-spector-General. There .were present Captain Hussey, . Lieutenants Callan ana" Columb^ and 34 rank and file. The officers and non-commissionßu .officers , were^ tested in various duties and exercises, and showed that they we're well grounded in them. All movements were performed with precision . and in a manner which reflected great credit on tEe officers. Colonel Davies complimented The corps on, its -smartness and. general efficiency, and exhorted all ranks to maintain the interest in their work, and strive to attain a higher, standard" of excellence. He regretted that the weather • did riot permit of an, outdoor inspection, which offered more^ scope than one held in "Che necessarily confined space. of a drill-hall. . . . ..... Oh last Monday evening a social gathering took- place at the Christian Brothers' gymnasium, to celebrate .in a fitting manner the successes won' on the athletic field during THie past year. ' Rev. Father Cleary .presided. The ex-pupils were represented by Messrs. J. B. Callan, j,un., 8.A., LL.B., and T. J. Hussey. The medals won on the athletic, football^ and cricket fields were on display, and were a sufficient index of the success of the. boys. But the most important trophies presented were the four gold medals and beautiful shield, won at the International Exhibition,, for the schools' championship of New Zealand. The shield' is a. line piece of workmanship, and remains the property of the school. After the distribution of prizes, and presentations' to Messrs. W. Banks and D. ..Corcoran for the interest - taken by these gentlemen in school cricket and athletics respectively, Rev. "Father Cleary complimented tne boys in an appropriate speech, . after which -they. . were entertained at supper by the committee.