ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8, 27 February 1908, Page 24

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) 1 February 22. His Lordship Bishop Verdon- of . "Bunedin, passed tliro.-gh the city during the week en. route to Auckland. The Rev. Fathers Hills and Mac Donald left for the South during the week, the former to ta'ce charge of the parish of Lecston, the latter to assist at Temuka. Mr. Hussey, formerly of Dunedin, and latterly of the Customs Department at Auckland, Ins decided" to begin the practice of law at Hunterville. Mr. Husuey' ' enters on his "new sp-here of life on Monday next. The Re^. Father O'Suliivan, of the Society of Afri- , can Missions, will shortly l:ave for the Head House of bis" Order at Lyons, in France. The Rev. Father 'is leaving to-day for Blenheim, where he will lecture on ' Egypt.' A pleasing feature this week has been the admission of three of our young men to the ranks of "the lesal profession, the gentlemen concerned being Messrs. F. "p Kelly, W. Perry, , and H. O'Lcary," all three are prominent Ujid'. errity students. . — The parishioners of South Wellington "are to entertain the Rev. Father Ainsworth on Monday evening .prior to his leaving for Hokitika. Advantage is to be' ta^en of the occasion to make the Rev. Father a handsome recognition of the great work he -has done for the - district of South Wellington. The 19th half-yearly meeting of the Catholic Club is to be held on Tuesday next. The report discloses a satisfactory state of affairs in the several branches of

■ Club "life. The membership continues to increase steadily, the roll now containing 218 names." Reference is made to satisfactory progress in amateur athletics and tennis. The Lfiterary Society had a successful season and mentaon is made of the great services of the Rev. Father Kiimbell i n this connection. _The balance-ssheot is mosiftencotorafcing, notwithstanding- heavy expenditure th3re is a credit balance shown of £41 145.. The annual general communion of members has been fixed for bunday, March 8. Ihe Yen. Archdeacon Devoy occupied the pulpit • at bt. Annies on Sunday evening. He referred -in terms of warm appreciation to the splendid work done by Father Ainsworth. since the # inception of the- parish. The preacher also spoke of his own long association with People of Te Aro and Newtown, and expressed ' the hope thjt with tb3 assistance of "his confreres and the To! JPeraHon of the people, he would be able to contiJS the good work which his predecessors had started. - -so