Qreymouth

New Zealand Tablet, 9 August 1917, Page 39

Qreymouth

(From our own correspondent.) The St. Coluniba socials are being very well patronised this year, and the club funds should be greatly benefited as a result of the last two "evenings."

The Marist Brothers’ School concert, which was held in the-Opera House last week, resulted in a profit of about £SO. The local brothers deserve to be congratulated upon the success of the function; and I feel sure that if a similar concert is held at no distant date, a packed house is assured. The school committee might well keep this matter in view, as funds are urgently needed for a new Brothers’ School. The Hibernian sports committee, gave this very deserving object a start some twelve months ago, by making a donation of £l2O. This money is now on fixed deposit, but it behoves the school committee to keep this very urgent matter constantly in view.

I regret to record the death of still another very old parishioner in the person of Charles Shinkwin, who passed peacefully away fortified by all the rites of Holy Church, at his residence Chapel street, Greymouth. The deceased was one of the oldest parishioners of the Grey parish, and was well and favorably known from one end of the Coast to the other. He was connected with the Railway Dept, from the early days of the Coast and retired on superannuation some years ago. lie was a most practical Catholic, and was closely asssociated with the progress of the parish for many years. lie leaves a family of two daughters and one son, whilst he is survived by three brothers at Home, all of whom are members of the priesthood—viz., Dean Shinkwin, Dean of Cork ; Canon Shinkwin, Bandon, Cork : and Rev. Father Shinkwin, Cork.R.I.P.

At the half-yearly meeting of St. Patrick’s branch of the Hibernian Society a motion, congratulating his Lordship Bishop Brodie, of Christchurch, upon the magnificent protest he made recently against the conscription of the Marist Brothers, was unanimously adopted. It was resolved to inform his Lordship that he has the entire sympathy and support of the branch and the parish generally in his fight for justice. The Tablet also came in for general commendation at the hands of members, it being the general opinion that it is only now that Catholics are able to fully realise the great service that a well-conducted Catholic organ is capable. It was decided to urge all Catholics in this parish to become subscribers, as only by this means can a journal such as the Tablet hope to carry on. A vote of condolence was passed to the relatives of the late Patrick Mullens, an ex-member of the branch, who died at Dunedin last week. The election of officers for the ensuing term resulted as follows: —President, Bro. P. Deere vice-president, Bro. P. Dwyer ; treasurer, Bro. P. Blonchfield; secretary, Bro. M. Keating warden, Bro. D. Shannahan ; guardian, Bro. J. Brennan.