Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, 24 April 1919, Page 28

Greymouth

(From our own correspondent.)

* April 11. Fathers Mangan and Langley, Redemptorist Missioned, recently concluded a most successful fortnight’s mission here. Missions were also conducted by them at, Cobden, Runanga, Brunner, and Barry town, these zealous sons of St. Alphonsus worthily upholding the reputation of their distinguished Order as tireless workers in inculcating the teaching of their Divine Master. All the services were well attended.

Preparations for the forthcoming bazaar are well in hand. Rivalry between the stall-holders is keen, and it is safe to predict that the financial results will be a record for Westland.

Genuine and widespread regret was felt at the death, recently, of Kathleen Ryan, second daughter of Mrs. Ryan, of the local Fire Brigade Station. The deceased, who had been ailing for the past few months, was a bright intelligent child, and was loved by all those who had the pleasure of knowing her. Her age was 15 years, and she was a pupil of the local convent school. Mrs. Ryan has indeed borne a heavy load of sorrow. Her eldest son was killed in action in France, then, a short time ago, her husband (the late Captain Ryan, chief of the Greymouth Fire Brigade) passed away. The funeral of Kathleen Ryan was largely attended. In the morning the coffin was carried from the house to St. Patrick’s Church by the Children of Mary, of which sodality the deceased was a member. A great many of the convent children attended the funeral of their schoolmate. The services at St. Patrick’s Church and the graveside were conducted by Father Campbell.R.l.P. The tornado of advertising by pamphlet, and by letters in the local press on the Prohibition question has at length passed away. The pity of it that such an amount of good money should be wasted when .so much work is waiting for the necessary funds.- Many urgently needed bridges on the Coast could be built with the money that has been squandered on the referendum poll. The polling in the Coast electorate showed that the electors still retain their common sense, and were not to be beguiled by the barefaced attempts that were made, on religious and other grounds, to indue© them to set aside the advice 'of their trusted leaders. The manifesto of his Grace Archbishop Redwood, read in the church here and published in the local press, gave ill xx satisfaction.