Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 7 December 1911, Page 2480

Timaru

{From oar own correspondent.) December 4. The Marist Brothers’ School Cadets had a church parade yesterday under Captain Schaab, Lieutenants Cotter and Hyland, Sergeants Fahey, Brosnan, Sugrue, and O’Connor, and Bugler Croxford. They assembled, 54 all told, at the Post Office, and marched, via Stafford and Brown streets, and Craigie Avenue, to the church for 9 o’clock Mass, and received Holy Communion in a body. They afterwards marched past the school, and along Craigie Avenue into the convent grounds, and were photographer-. Right Hey. Mgr. O’Reilly preached at-the 11 o’clock Mass at the Sacred Heart Basilica yesterday and also in

the evening. ■ Large congregations were present on both occasions to listen to his eloquent discourses.

Wellington (From our own correspondent.) December 4. Yesterday at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, five students from Meeanee Seminary were raised to the priesthood by his Grace Archbishop Redwood, and two received Minor Orders. There was a very largo congregation present from all parts of the archdiocese. His Grace celebrated the Mass, and was assisted by Very Rev. , Dean Smyth, S.M, (Rector of St. Mary’s Seminary), and Very Rev, Dr. Kennedy, S.M. (Rector of St. Patrick’s College). There were also present Rev. Fathers Hickson, Adm., Herbert (Nelson), Peoples (Thorndon), Herring (Wellington South), Bartley, Gilbert, Gondringer, Eccleton, and A. Venning (of St. Patrick’s College), Hurley, and C. J. Venning (Te Aro). The names of the newly ordained priests are: Rev. Fathers Thos. Segrief, S.M. (son of Mr. Matthew Segrief, of Wellington South), Herring, S.M.' (son of Mrs. Herring, Palmerston North, and brother to the Rev. Father Herring, of St. Anne’s), Monaghan, S.M. (of Sydney, N.S.W.), Fraher, S.M. (of Greymouth), and J. Cullen (son of Mr, Cullen, of Wellington, and formerly of the Police Department). Those who received Minor Orders were: Messrs. Bartley (brother of Rev. Father Bartley, of St. Patrick’s College), and Von Gottfried (of Christchurch). The ceremony was most impressive The you priests were the recipients of many congratulatory messages, and were also the guests of the Rev. Motlier of St. Mary’s Convent, Hill street, at dinner. Rev. Father Segrief imparted his blessing to the parishioners of St. Anne’s at the evening devotions, and celebrated his first Mass at St. Anne’s this morning.

Hastings (From our own correspondent.) I regret to have to record the death of Mrs. Pothan, wife of Mr. J. A. Pothan, a well known and highly respected business man of this town, which took place on Saturday, the 25th ult. Deceased, who had only reached the age of 41 years, Jeaves a family of ten children, ranging in age from five weeks to seventeen years, for whom great sympathy will be felt in their loss. Mrs. Botham, who was a convert to the Church, was a daughter of Mr. J. Steer, of Greymouth,' a very old resident of the West Coast. Deceased was of a very kindly and charitable disposition, was always a ready and willing worker at anything connected with the Church, and was greatly esteemed. The remains were interred in the Hastings Cemetery on November 26, when the Very Rev. Father Keogh officiated.—R.l.P. Great interest is taken in the election campaign in Hawke’s Bay. The question has been put to most of the candidates if they would be in favor of Sate aid to denominational schools. Mr. Fraser, Liberal candidate, said the matter required the very gravest consideration, and he was not prepared to give an off-hand answer to such an important question. In his maiden speech in Parliament he had pointed out the injustice of Catholic school children not being allowed to be examined by a Government Inspector, and through his influence this injustice had been removed. Mr. Simpson, Government candidate, gave his views on the question as follows; Whilst supporting the present system, he would favor the extension of the scholarship provisions so that they could be given to any college in the Dominion on equal terms. In the matter of aid to denominational schools, he said it was a question which he was quite willing to discuss in a proper place, and if a satisfactory solution could be arrived at without injuring the present system he would be prepared to favorably consider it.