Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 26 August 1915, Page 26

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (From our own correspondent.) .August 20. Mr. R. M. Grant, a prominent member of the , Catholic Club, has enlisted for the front. Mr. .1. P. Shaldrick, manager of the Northern Steam Ship Co., Onehunga, was in Wellington during the week, and, as the representative of St. Patrick’s branch of the Hibernian Society at Auckland, found time to call on the local officers during his brief stay. On the Feast of the Assumption special ceremonies were observed at St. Mary of the Angels’ Church, Boulcott street, two beautiful figures of angels, erected in the sanctuary, being unveiled and blessed. Very Rev. Father O’Connell obtained these during his recent trip to Australia. Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Venning, S.M., Rev. Father Kimbell, S.M., being deacon, Rev. Father O’Leary, S.M., subdeacon, and Very Rev. Father O’Connell, S.M., master of ceremonies. Father, O’Connell also preached. At the conclusion of the fortnightly meeting of the Sacred Heart branch of'the Hibernian Society at the Marist Brothers’ School, Hawkestone street, last Monday, the Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M., Adm., gave a graphic and interesting lecture on his experiences in his recent travels through Belgium, France, England, and Ireland. There was a large attendance of members from all the branches who greatly appre- * ciated the lecture, and Dean Regnault, on the motion of Bro. P. D. Hoskins, district deputy, was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks. During the evening Mrs. Costello and Mr, R. Sievers rendered musical items. - One of our Catholic ladies, Miss Kate Fagan, of St. Anne’s parish, Wellington South, was most successful in the local'centre examination, hold by the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music. Ten of her pupils passed the examination Mollie Fisher (87) and Mary Emerson (80), rudiments of music; Lilian Braid (97), Nora Bradley (95), Eileen Mullany (91), Irene Aitken (85), Lennox McPhee (85), Edna Wylie (82), division 1., grammar of music Beatrice Emerson (93), Alice Crease (69), division 11., grammar of music. Writing from Alexandria on June 22, Sergeant C. Gamble, of the Army Department (son of Mr. J. J. Gamble, of Wellington), says:—On Sunday night, April 25, we had 500 wounded on . board and not one doctor, and only one ambulance man. We all had to turn to and do our best. Next day we -- got two doctors from a warship, and they did great work. We came bfTck-to Alexandria at top speed, and left again after a few days’ stay. We took up the same position at Gallipoli, and were treated to an exhibition of bomb dropping on the troopships by an aeroplane of the enemy. It was quite exciting. They did no damage. It’s a great experience to see the warships at work. . . . The food is real good, although we could do with less eggs at times. If the hens went on strike, Egypt would just about go bankrupt. . . . Two of our chaps from the Accountants’ branch, G.P.0., have been killed (Brooks and .Geddes). They were both real fine fellows.’ Sergeant Gamble reports himself as ‘all well.’