DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7, 18 February 1909, Page 254

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent!)

February 15. Under the compulsory clause in connection with the age limit, Mr. Daniel Campbell, who has "been engaged during the past ten years at the Addington workshops, was, on his retirement, which occurred recently, presented on last Friday by leading carpenter Haydon, on behalf of the staft_of the car shop, with a travelling rug and umbrella. Mr.. Haydon at the same time voiced the feelings of general 1 * regret at Mr. Campbell's retirement and expressed the hope - that he would enjoy many years of health and prosperity Mr. Campbell suitably replied. _ Mr. Campbell- is a worthy and esteemed member of the Sacred Heart Church congregation, Addington, and is probably one of the oldest subscribers to the Tablet in the district. The ceremonies on Sunday last in connection with the anniversary of the solemn opening and dedication of the Cathedral were most impressive, and were attended by large congregations, especially in the evening, when almost all the seating accommodation of the sacred edifice was .occupied. • At all the Masses and after Vespers contributions were received Jn aid of the Cathedral fund. especial reference was made to, -and appropriate discourses delivered at the garly Masses on, the subject of the day's observance. There was Pontifical High Mass at eleven o'clock. His Lordship the Bishop was celebrant, the Very Rev/ Dean Ginaty S.M., V.G., assistant priest, the Rev. Father O'Hare deacon, the Rev. Father Bell, S.M., subdeacon. of the Mass and Very Rev. Father Price,' Adm., master of ceremonies. An appeal was made by the Rev. Father Ainsworth S M (Hokitika), in aid of the Cathedral fund. In the evening there was Pontifical Vespers at which his Lordship the Bishop officiated, attended by the Rev. Father O'Hare and Rev. Father Hoare, S.M., as deacon and subdeacon respectively. The Very Rev. Dean Ginaty, S.M., V.G., was assistant priest, the Very Rev. Father Price, Adm., master of ceremonies, whilst others of the clergy were present in the sanctuary. The occasional preacher was the Rev Father Ainsworth, S.M., who, from the text ' Go ye therefore teach all nations,' delivered a very fine discourse. Eloquently and impressively he traced the history of the Church from the earliest days of Christianity, through the many trials and persecutions of the centuries, and dwelt on its warfare against paganism, heresy, and infidelity and conspicuous triumphs in all ages. He appealed to those of his non-Catholic hearers to look well into the history, teaching, and doctrine of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, which would bear the closest scrutiny, and with results spiritually beneficial. In forceful terms he impressed upon the young men and women to hold steadfast to the faith of their fathers, who had so nobly upheld the cause of religion in these lands, for upon them would devolve the responsibility of -the Church's future. After imparting the Papal and episcopal blessings, his Lordship thanked Father Ainsworth for his eloquent address and appeal, and all who had assisted at the day's ceremonies, the collectors of the day and especially the collectors of the sixpence a week contributions, who, at all times and in all weathers, faithfully kept to their task, and attended the periodical meetings, some never having missed one since the beginning. Solemn "Benediction- of fthe Blessed Sacrament was then given."" The high altar and sanctuary were adorned with all the elaborate completeness characterising great festival occasions. Satisfaction is expressed on all sides at the welldeserved promotion of Sub-Inspector Dwyer to that of inspector at Napier, where he has been in temporary charge for the last six months, after having served in Christchurch witn conspicuous success for five years. I extract the following particulars of Mr. Inspector Dwyer's career .from the Lyttelton Times : 'He joined the Police Force in November, 1878, and is now fifty-one years of age. Ho was first stationed in -Dunedin, and in 1885 was promoted -to the position of district clerk at Oamaru when that town was the headquarters .station of the North Otago and South Canterbury Police Districts under ex-Inspector Thompson. In 1888 Inspector Dwyer was promoted to be actingsergeant, and in 1891 was appointed gaoler of the Oamaru gaol. In 1897 he was appointed to the charge of the Otago Goldfields district, and in the following year was trans-

ferred to the City of Christchurch as a sectional sergeant. In the year following that he was appointed to the charge of the Waaganui station, and in 1902 was promoted to be sub-inspector in charge of Dunedin City, but towards the end of that year was transferred to the charge of the City of Christchurch. He had control of the police arrangements at the International Exhibition, and was very highly complimented on the skill and discretion which marked the policing of the Exhibition, the British commissioner, Captain Atkin, in his official report, specially mentioning Inspector Dwyer's industry, tact, and geniality. The inspector las two Royal Humane Society's awards for bravery. "In 1882, when he was a constable in Dunedin, he saved the life of Mrs. Kitchener, wife of Captain Kitchener, and assisted in saving other lives in a disastrous fire known as the Cumberland street fire. On that occasion he exposed himself to very grave dangers, and he was awarded a silver medal- by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia: His" second award, a certificate of merit, was gained ten years later at Oamaru. On a dark, wet night he endeavored to save the life of a man who was drowning in the harbor. Mr. Dwyer swam out eighty yards $ and brought the man ashore safely, but he died soon afterwards from the effects of exposure. Inspector Dwyer has had to do with many important criminal cases during his v long service in the police force, and among them a number of burglaries at Oamaru in 1887. In connection with these cases he .conceived the idea of taking impressions of the hands and feet of criminals. One of the Oamaru burglars got into a warehouse by means of a skylight. He was barefooted, and he stepped on to a shelf covered with dust, and from it on to a clean blotting pad, leaving a vivid impression of his foot on the pad. Mr. Dwyer had the impression photographed, and when three men were arrested on suspicion took impressions of their feet in printer's ink. He was able to show that one of them correspended with the photograph, and the owner of the

delinquent foot pleaded guilty. The finger-print system had not then been introduced in Great' Britain, and Mr. Dwyer's experiment was the first of its kind in New Zealand.* Inspector Dwyerj who has been widely congratulated on his promotion, leaves Christchurch* for .Napier next week. The promotion of Chief Detective McGrath, of Wellington, to the position of sub-inspector at Christchurch is a diatinct gain to the local force.