DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 2 June 1910, Page 863

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The devotion of the Forty Hours’ Adoration commences in the Sacred Heart Church, North-East Valley, on Friday morning and ends on Sunday. On Sunday his Lordship the Bishop presided at Solemn High Mass at eleven o’clock at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Rev. Father Corcoran was celebrant, Rev, J. Hanrahan deacon, Rev. J. Tobin subdeacon, and Rev. Father Coffey master of ceremonies. In the evening the Triduum in honor of the Blessed Sacrament was brought to a close, when the ‘ Te Deum ’ was sung. . St. Joseph’s and Civil Service Harriers held a combined run on Saturday from the Mornington School. L. Goughian (St. Joseph’s) and J. Johnston (Civil Service) went out with the. bags and laid a good trail along past the school and down Hawthorn road, whence it struck across country, up Mount Grand (whence a good view of Lake Waihola and its surroundings was obtained), coining out on top of the southern reservoir. The home run was made by way of Brockville and Kaikorai Valley. The following is the result of the practical examination in connection with the London Cpllege of Music, which was held at the Convent of Mercy, Port Chalmers, on -Wednesday, May 25, 1910; Mr. Paget Gale examiner ; Interme-diate—-Mena Healy 81, Eileen Mackio 72, Annie Simpson 69, Maria Birkner 69, James Gorman 75. Elementary May O’Halleran, honors, Hazel Simpson, honors. Primary —Alma Woltcrsdrof 93, Tui Bastings 82,‘ Christina Gorman 78. On Saturday the Christian Brothers (2nd grade) defeated Maori Hill by 5 goals (scored by Higgins, Clinch, Laffey, Tarleton, and Wakelin) to 2. Wakelin, of the Brothers, played the best back game on the ground, his placing and tackling being of a very high order. The match, Christian Brothers (3rd grade) v. Maori Hill, resulted in a win for the former by 4 goals to 2. Goals for the Greens were scored by Byrne, Thompson, McCormack, and_ Spiers. Christian Brothers (4th grade) scored 5 goals against Northern I) 1. Delargey (3) . and Salmon scored for the winners. ' On Sunday afternoon, on the grounds of the Convent of Mercy, South Dunedin, a procession of the Blessed Sacrament was held, followed by Benediction and reception of candidates into the Society of Mary. The members of the Society, in regalia, the school,ichildren, and acolytes took part in the procession from the Sisters’ chapel, around the grounds to a beautifully decorated altar erected in front of the convent. At the altar the. reception took place, his Lordship officiating, assisted by Rev. Fathers Coffey, O’Malley, and O’Neill. Twelve young girls were received and twenty-four were admitted as aspirants .into the society. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed. During the ceremony the Magnificat,’ and Ave Maris Stella ’ were sung. For this beautiful closing of the month of May devotions the weather was all that could be desired. Writing on April 22, the London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says:—‘The Rev. Dr. Cleary reached London last week, after his long trek through South America and the United States, and has now gone across to Ireland to see his relatives. One of the objects of the tour undertaken by Dr. Cleary was the establishment in the different countries of bureaux to take cognisance of and refute the statements which may appear in the press and elsewhere to the detriment of the Catholic Church. The work was undertaken not on behalf of the Tablet, but for the Australian Catholic Truth Society, which has affiliated with the International Catholic Truth Society of America. Agencies have been established throughout the United States, and Dr. Cleary has now fulfilled his task of establishing new ones in the Argentine, Chili, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Central America. There was a large attendance at the usual weekly meeting of St. Joseph’s Men’s Club, held on Monday evening, when a concert was given by the Glee Club. The programme consisted of four glees, The dear little shamrock,’ 'Men of Harlech,’ ‘ Let Erin remember,’ and ‘ True till death,’ by the Glee Club; a quartet by Messrs. McEvoy, Hogue, Wilkie, and Jos. Swanson; duets by Messrs. W. McEvoy and L. Goughian, and Messrs. Jos, Swanson and P. Anderson ; and solos by Messrs. A, Graham, P. Anderson, Jos. Swanson, E. Wilkie, and P. Kelly. At the conclusion of. the programme, on the motion of Mr. Hussey, seconded by Rev. Father Corcoran, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Glee Club for the enjoyable evening’s entertainment they had provided. Rev. Father Coffey, who presided, also expressed his pleasure at being, present, and complimented Mr. Deehan (conductor) and Mr. Heley (musical director) on the result of their work in connection with the club. On May 17 there was heard at Dunedin by Mr. H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., a case in which the Bay Town Board* sued the Little Sisters of the Poor on a claim of, £39 8s 4d

for rates on the Home :at Anderson's Bay. Mr. John MacGregor appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. ?J. B. - Callan, i jun., for defendants. " The ; defence was that the home was ; exempted as being . a charitable institution, but not an institution under the Hospital and- Charitable Institutions - Act, and not receiving any subsidy : from public funds, but being carried ; on exclusively out of private benevolence for' the free maintenance or relief of orphans or of the aged, infirm, sick, or needy. It ; was for the Town Board ; contended that as a portion of the funds of the institution consisted, of oldage pensions money the clause on which Mr. Callan relied did not apply; ""-, After ; revidence;; was given by the * Rev. Father Coffey, on Monday judgment was given, r the Magistrate saying that while he appreciated the excellent work the institution was doing he had, .of course, to,construe the words of the statute, and he considered on the facts before him it could not be said that the institution was carried on exclusively out of private benevolence for the free maintenance or relief of the. inmates, and therefore that it was not exempt from rates. -He' would give judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed £39 8s Id, together with court costs £1 19s and solicitor's fee £2 12s; but he would like to see the point settled by the Supreme Court.