DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 1 June 1911, Page 1001

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) ; '•' May 29. There will be First Communion of the children in the Cathedral on Sunday, June 18. ’•••■ Information has reached his Lordship the Bishop of the death in Belgium of the Superior-General of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Rev. Mother Digby. , Playing in the fourth grade football matches on Saturday last oil Richmond Park, the Marist Brothers Old Boys’ team defeated Richmond by 3 points to nila try scored by R. Laffer , Mr. W. F. Roche, late traveller for the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, is now representing the Crown Clothing Company, for which his business ability and popularity will contribute in no small measure in enhancing trade. On a brief visit to Timaru last week his Lordship Bishop Grimes viewed with satisfaction the progress made in the erection of the fine new church. It is rapidly approaching r completion, said the Bishop, and will undoubtedly prove to be the handsomest parochial church in the - Dominion.

,:-His Lordship the Bishop left for Waimate on Saturday last, and officiated there on Sunday. During the three weeks his Lordship expects to be on an episcopal visitation of the parochial districts, he will be engaged at Morven and Makikihi. He will be assisted in his appeal on behalf of the Cathedral fund in the Waimate parish bv the Rev. Father Smyth, S.M., of , Timaru. ,: On Saturday last the staff of St. Bede's College celebrated the feast day of the patron saint of the institution for. the ,first time, j when the Rev. Father Graham/" S.M. rector, ..entertained to dinner all those of the local clergy who could find it convenient to attend. Among those, present was..the. .Very Rev - Dr Kennedy, S.M., Rector of St. Patricks College, Wellington. On last Friday morning Messrs. Hazleton, M.P. W 4. Redmond, M.P., and J. Donovan visited Nazareth House His Lordship the Bishop, the Very Rev. Father Price, Adm., and Rey.. Father. Quinn, S.M., were also of the party. The institution was inspected and much admired by the visitors. The children charmingly entertained the visitors, and Mr! Hazleton thoughtfully, and on behalf of his confreres addressed the inmates. -....■: ' The boring operations of the Otira Tunnel on the Westland side are progressing steadily and satisfactorily, according to -latest reports. The present length of the completed ; chainage makes one mile 25 chains under the hill from the- portals. The lining, which has been completed, makes ; five chains short of a mile of completed tunnel A great; amount of > permanent work in the nature of approaches and completed \ line outside the tunnel has also been .effected at Otira, : and at the Bealey end too, although on a,somewhat lesser scale. , °

A very enjoyable and successful social evening, under the auspices of St Joseph's Conference of' the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Mission to Catholic seamen) was given on last Tuesday evening in the hall of the Lyttelton Club Among the attractions was a euchre tournament. Four prizes were donated by Bros. J. Gardiner and A., Cowan the principal prizes being won by Miss G. Gellety and Mr! iiaughey. A concert and social are being arranged bv the conference to be given at Governor's Bay on June 1 and it is hoped by means of these gatherings during the next tew months to materially augment the building fund of the hall which is intended for'the use of Catholic seamen visiting the port, and for " the better carrying on of the work or tne society.

„,„ His Lordship the Bishop, accompanied bv Mr E O Connor, secretary of the St. Patrick's Day celebration committee, visited Nazareth House on last Wednesday"after" noon. Hie visitors were received by the Rev. Mother Superior and a number of the Sisters, and made a tour of inspection of the children and other inmates. His Lords up, after referring to the absence of one who had always showr'himself a friend of the institution (the late Mr G K. Hart), called upon the secretary to hand the Rev. Mother the balance sheet, which had been duly audited together with a cheque for £76 8s 6d, the net proceeds of W It ■'' Patrick's Day concert. The Rev. Mother expressed her sincere thanks to his Lordship and also to those who tod from concert W " * reallSmg S " ch a -handsome sum