ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 18 April 1912, Page 23

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.' April'l3. "v; His Grace the Archbishop proceeded to Taihape on Thursday for- the purpose of administering the Sacrament of Confirmation. ’

Jj; The Rev. Father T. ( McCarthy, of the Marist Missionary Fathers, has been conducting a retreat for the students of - St. Patrick's College. ■ - /. - -

;* h The Very Rev. Father Griffiths, j Provincial of the Redemptorist Order, : who has been visiting the various houses of the Order, arrived in Wellington on Wednesday, accompanied '-. by the Very Rev. Father Murray, c:ss;R. -' ~ -.." • •"' -..-:.' . ■-\ . :;.,;■- jJJ.

Mr. Thomas R^Walshe, the well-known footballer and a; prominent member ; of the H.A.C.B. Society, who has been transferred to the Lands arid; Deeds ;Registry Office at Auckland, was, prior to his departure, presented with a travelling . rug by his - fellow-officers : in the Wellington Land Transfer , Office. .i > ■ -'-.'- ' >-.-'.

"-■ - The. "Minister for Education, in this week's Gazette, announces his approval of , the ? appointment of Sister Mary Ambrose, of the Sisters of Mercy, as manager of St. Joseph's Industrial School and Orphanage at Upper Hutt: . _ • '"' „ IV - r , ~ : = -

- Mrs, T. G. Macarthy, president of the ladies' conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, is leaving for a short visit to Sydney. ;,; Whilst Australia it is Mrs.

Macarthy's intention to make a special 7 study of the society work in -Australia, with a view of furthering the interests of the society in New, Zealand. :,:

Mr. W. McLaughlin, conductor of St. .Joseph's choir, who is well known in musical circles both here and in Dunedin/ and a conductor of experience in connection with choir, orchestra, and operatic work/ has been appointed musical director and accompanist to the Wellington Orphans' Club.

The Very Rev. Father O'Connell, S.M., Superior of the Marist Missionary Fathers, proceeds to . Suva, Fiji, where he will conduct a mission for the Europeans of that town. From Fiji .Father O'Connell will proceed to Sydney, where he will be joined by the Rev. Fathers McCarthy and Kimbell for the purpose of conducting a series of missions, which will be commenced in Sydney about May. .;

Interesting news has been received from Mr. L. Reichel, of Wellington, and the patentee of Reichel's automatic fire alarm. Mr. Reichel was present at the St. Vincent de Paul Conference at Bayswater,. England, and was deeply impressed with the work of the society in England. Mr. Reichel is now in New York, after .travelling through Germany, Austria, and England. "

At the Basilica, Hill street, on Wednesday, Miss M. McGuire, of Wellington, was married to Mr. F. Mabbett/ of Dannevirke. The bride was atten'ded by Miss Elizabeth Briggs, of Wellington, and the bridegroom by Mr. A. Murphy, of Auckland. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. J. McGuire, of Te Nui, Masterton. Rev. Father Hickson, Adm., performed the ceremony. A large number of guests attended the reception at the Burlington Cafe.

On Easter Sunday special services were held at St. Joseph's, Te Aro, where his Grace the Archbishop pontificated at the 10.30 o'clock Mass, Very Rev. Father Shea,- S.M., V.G., being assistant priest, Rev. Father S. Mahoney, S.M., deacon, Rev. Father Barra, S.M., subdeacon, and Rev. Father Hurley, S.M., master of ceremonies. His Grace preached an eloquent sermon on the ' Resurrection.' The altar was beautifully decorated by the ladies of the Altar Society, and the choir, under Mr. W. McLaughlin, rendered appropriate, music. In the evening the Rev. Father Barra, S.M., preached on the 'Resurrection of the dead.' At the Basilica of the Sacred Heart Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father T. McCarthy, S.M.,;Rev. Father Cullen, S.M., being deacon and Rev. Father Hickson, S.M., Adm., subdeacon. ~ In the evening a special sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Eccleton, S.M., of St. Patrick's College. At St. Anne's Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Peoples, S.M., Rev. Father A. Herring, S.M., being deacon and Ven. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., subdeacon. all the churches there was a great number of communicants at the early ■.'"•' .-•- ■.-■■. -

Mr. Martin Kennedy, who has" been elected chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, came out to Victoria from Ireland in 1860, being attracted by the gold rush. For twelve months he was on the diggings. Then news reached Victoria of rich discoveries in Otago. In company with many others he crossed over to New Zealand. For some years he, with his brother, carried on a merchant's business at Queenstown. When the rush to the West Coast started Mr. Kennedy removed to •Greymouth, where he was a leading merchant .for over twenty years. , He was largely interested in gold mining in; all parts of the West Coast, giving his time and experience in furthering the interests of the ventures with which he was connected. In 1874 he acquired a considerable share in the coal mines at Brunnerton, and his duties in "connection- with the mine became so onerous that in 1880 he discontinued the mercantile business and devoted ; himself entirely to them. Subsequently Mr. Kennedy became sole proprietor of the Brunner colliery and the steam colliers employed in the trade. In 1888 he amalgamated his colliery with the Westport Company's.; interest at Brunnerton, and the company became -known as 1 ' the vGrey Valley Coal Company/ of which Mr. Kennedy took up the

position ,of -managing director.** Keenly interested .at that/time in local and general, politics, Mr. Kennedy stood for Parliament, and was returned as member for Grey, for which constituency he sat in 1876-78. : Mr. Kennedy took up his residence in Wellington in 1889, soon after being appointed i managing director ;of the company which purchased Messrs. Staples and Co. 's brewery. He also became interested in £ other local undertakings, and joined the directorate of several companies, including that of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr. Kennedy, who has always been to the front in Catholic matters and in the Home Rule movement, was a few years ago created by the Pope a Knight of St. Gregory. .He is president of the Particular Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and a prominent member of the H.A.C.B. Society and Catholic Club.r