Te Awamutu

New Zealand Tablet, 29 April 1915, Page 41

Te Awamutu

(By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) April 24. The Right Rev. Mgr. Mahoney (Onehunga) and the Rev. Father Furlong (Devonport) visited Te Awaxnutu on the 21st inst. in connection with the Maori Missions of the Waikato and King Country. During their visit they were the guests of Rev. Father , Lynch -at the presbytery. When their arrival in Te Awamutu became known they were the recipients of invitations from Mr. and Mrs. J. McGovern, Mr. and Mrs. Quin, Mr. and Mrs. IT. McGovern, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, and Mr. and 1 Mrs. ,Smith. X- They much' regretted being unable to avail of alb the kind invitations, as time was limited after they had inspected several proposed centres for establishing-Native missions. -‘ .. Hokitika. • (From our own correspondent.) • April'l7. The Hibernian social, which was postponed owing' to the death of , the . late Bishop Grimes, was held last Wednesday ' evening, when there was a large number present. - Musical iterns were rendered by Misses Daly, : Harvey,' and Burke, Mrs. Dillon, Messrs. Dillon,. L. Dwan,' J. Pickering, Rossiter, - and Margie. A most enjoyable evening terminated 'with the singing of' the National Anthem. - • Miss Myrtle Keller, who is the Hibernian candidate for the queen of the carnival, which is to be held her© on May 24, is still leading. There are seven candidates in the field, and-Miss Keller’s supporters are working hard to place her first on the list. "