Napier

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 49, 5 December 1907, Page 23

Napier

(From our own ''correspondent.) . ! ; "' 'December' f '2l.' The collection taken iip at the" Church last gii^ihay for the Stoke Orphanage realised £17-odd. --• ""** " Arrangements are now being pushed' forward" for'. tliei children's picnic, which is to be held- about: Christrras time. It has been decided to paint St. Patrick.'s Churchbefore, the Napier Carnival, which takes place next, March, and- to raise funds for this purpose a' collection ' is to be taken up in the Churches' on the first Sundky m February. ' .■'■:.•. In the primary schools' cricket competition the Marisb Brothers' boys are doing -fairly well. They had an ea sy win over the Port School. In the first innings the Port boys were disposed of for eleven," runs: and in the second innings for twenty runs. / The Brothers' boys m the first innings made 116, the principal sco~rers bein f X- os J grove (24 )' J - Cosgrove..(2l), W. Ryan (36), and W. McGrath (14). T. Cosgrove took five wickets for: 14 runs, W. McGrath 10 wickets" for 13 runs, anV'W Ryan five for one run. -■ -.. : r e + ™ is , , Grace^ cc the Arc hbishop held an ordination .vim' bt. Mary s Church, Meanee, on Sunday. Two were ordained priests, and six had minor orders conferred- on them. His Grace was assisted by the Very ReV Dr :■ Kennedy, of Meanee, and Very Rev. Father -Keogh-,- -of '■ Wellington. In the evening the Very' Rev. Father Keoglv pf? a fil c . d nJ' cl I fl ?T e sermon; On Sunday- evening at-Sf. Patnck.'s Church, Napier, his Grace the ' AroMrisnon =adU \ 1- ? d ' the Sacrament o f Confirmation- to about- 70