Eltham

New Zealand Tablet, 4 December 1913, Page 29

Eltham

(From our own correspondent.) November 28. The Catholics of Eltham and Kaponga are making: strenuous preparations for the bazaar which opens in the Eltham Town Hall on the Saturday before Christmas, and finishes on that day week. The object of this effort is to wipe out an old parish debt of £SOO. Owing to the congested traffic and sale yards near the convent’ school, it has been considered advisable, for the safety of the children, to procure a more suitable site, and a very fine section of two acres in the very centre of the town has been purchased at a cost of £1125. In a short time a contract will be let for the removal of the : school and church and the erection of a convent in ferro-concrete for the Sisters of the Mission. Mr. John Walsh, Rawhitiroa road, received word by cable on Monday afternoon of the death of his son, Mr. Frank Walsh, at Forbes, New South Wales, as the result of an accident. It will be remembered that about a week ago a press cable was received to the effect that the deceased young man, with two companions, took shelter during a storm behind a truck in the railway yard, where they were engaged loading wheat. Shunting operations were being carried on, which were not noticed by the three men, and, without any warning, they were caught between two trucks, Mr. Walsh having his legs cut off, whilst his two companions were killed. Mr. Walsh was 24 years of age, and until recently resided with his parents, for whom much sympathy is felt. The deceased’s body will be brought here for interment. Mrs. Walsh and her daughter left for Forbes last week, only to learn on .their arrival at Sydney of the sad news. The Walsh family are prominent in all Church activities in Eltham, and the congregation have the deepest sympathy with them in their very sad bereavement. It is a great consolation, however, to know that this most exemplary young map lived to receive the rites (of the Church,Jl.J.P,