ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 17 December 1908, Page 14

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From Our Own Correspondent.) _ . • December. 12. The penny collection for the support of the schools \n Te Aro parish for the month -of November amounted to £31 2s 7d. There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Mary of the Angels' Church on Sunday from the last Mass until Vespers. Messrs. Bourke, of Kilbirnie, have presented a stained glass window to the Redemptorist Fathers' new Church of fc>t. Gerard, Oriental Bay. The devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration began in fc>t. Mary's Church, Otaki, on last Sunday, and was brought to a close on Tuesday morning. The Rector and faculty of St. Patrick's College have, issued invitations for the annual distribution of prizes next Friday evening. His Excellency the Governor will present the prizes. The annual retreat for Children of Mary and young ladies of the district is being conducted by the Rev. Father Kimbell, one of the first of the Marist Fathers' missionaries, at St. Mary of the Angels' Church during the week.--The attendances have been very good. The retreat will close on Sunday evening at Vespers. At the Basilica on Saturday Miss Elinor Davidson, niece of the late Mr. Aloysius Macdonald, was married to Mr. Cyril Ward, eldest sou of the Premier (Sir Joseph c Ward). The church was charmingly decorated for the oc- ~ casion. His Grace the Archbishop officiated. -Miss Putnam, the organist, played the Wedding March after the ceremony, and the King's Trumpeter, Mr. 'R. Short, gave a „ trumpet obligato. A reception was held at Awarua House to celebrate the wedding, and also the silver-, wedding of the Premier and Lady Ward. A very "large,, number of - presents was received • bj"- the - newly-married J " couple and--' by Sir Joseph and Lady Ward. An interesting motion was presented "by the Very Rev.Father Keogh, at the annual^meeting of the District Court of Convocation for the Victoria '"University District, ». last 'i night. It was. as - follows : — ' To show the Senate's high approval of the entente cordiale now happily existing be- 't tween- England and France, the marks for French be raised to the leveV _of -those -for German/ The motion was .". adopted with only one dissentient, the seconder observing : ' I second it, although 1, think it is a little scurvy towards the gentleman who helped «s to. conduct "the. Boer war.* It was explained that at present the maximum marks ot- . tamed in these subjects were 850 for French and 1001) for German. The conference of delegates representing all the friendly societies in the Wellington province with members N of the -Wellington, branch of- the British Medical Association was concluded on Friday. Messrs. Callaghan and - O'Leary represented the H-.A.C.8. Society. The subject

of the conference was whether the model medical agreement as submitted by the doctors should be adopted. The agreement was debated" and amended until:; a; result satisfying both parties was arrived .at. The principal amendments and new clauses to the draft agreement . are as follow : — ' The matter of charges is to be left open - for settlement between* each lodge or* society and its own doctor, with tho .-exception of. the fees 'for examinations. . Under clause' 1^ as amended, the lodge-doctor is to be paid a fee of ss, for the examination of each candidate., whether passed or not, and no further cliarge shall be made for the entrant during the quarter in which he- came in. Male children, up to 16 years and female, children up to 18 years are -to' be entitled to medical attendance. Members to have the right to place their name on any doctor's list without -having to be re-examined.'