DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 13, 1 April 1909, Page 502

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

A telegram .received on Wednesday morning announced tho deatli of Sister M. Magdalene in 'Queenstown. The preachers daring Holy Week at St. Joseph's Cathedral will be Rev. [Father Lynch (Palmerston) on Holy Thursday, Rey. Father Morkane (Lawrence) on Good Friday morning, Rev. D. O'Neill (South Dunedin) on Good Friday evening. We understand that a number of Catholic men of the city and suburbs intend to visit the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor on Saturday, and assist in putting the grounds in order. All who are willing to assist will l)e heartily welcomed. ' The local secretary of Trinity College in InvercargilK (says the Southland Times) furnishes us with the following information regarding the musical examinations held "by the College last year : The gold medal for senior honors, pianoforte playing (the only .one obtained in Southland), was won by Miss Reina C. Gifford, pupil of the Dominican nuns, Bluff. The following are the names of the students who received the subdiacomate from his Lordship the .'Bishop on March 25, in the chapel of the Provincial Ecclesiastical Seminary, Holy Cross College, Mosgiel : — Revs. Henry Woods, Cornelius Collins, Michael Scanlan, of Dunedin diocese ; Revs. James McMenamin, Thomas Connolly, Leo Daily, of Wellington archdiocese. The Memorial Church to the Irish Martyrs, Cromwell, which is now nearing completion, will be solemnly blessed and opened on Sunday, April 18, by his Lordship Bishop Verdon. The Rev. Father Himt and his committee appeal to the Irish men and women of the Dominion to aid them in their work, so that the church may not be burdened with a heavy debt at the opening. A further list of subscriptions is published in this issue. There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of St. Joseph's Harrier Club on Monday evening. Mr. T. J. Hussey, who presided, complimented the members on the satisfactory condition of the affairs of the club as disclosed by the reading of the report and balance sheet. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: Patron, Rev. Father Coffey; president, Hon. J. B. Callan, M.L.C. ; vice-presidents, Rev. Father Buckley, Mrs. Jackson, Drs. O'Neill and Hastings, Messrs. Deehan and TVL Coughlan; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. V. Quelch; captain, Mr. J. B. Callan, jun. ; deputy-captain, Mr. T. J. Hussey;, committee, captain, deputy-captain, secretary, and Messrs. J. Kilmartin and Jas. Swanson; auditor, Mr. E. 'W. Spain ; delegate to N.Z.A.A.A., Mr. J. B. Callan, jun. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. J. B. Callan, jun., for the manner in which he had carried out the duties » of delegate during the last season, and complimentary reference was made to the prominent part Mr. Callan, as president of the local centre, had .taken in settlement of the recent athletic trouble. The opening run will be held^ from the residence of the Hon. J. B. Callan, M.L.C, on April 24.