DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LI, Issue 30, 16 July 1924, Page 28

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

tFrom our own correspondent.) July 10. The Rev. Brother Shanly, who has been transferred from the Christian Brothers’ Province of Australia to the United States, was a passenger by the s.s. Niagara which left Auckland this week. During his stay at Auckland he was the guest of the Marist Brothers of the Sacred Heart College, Pon.sonhy. Mr. J. Cotter, a prominent parishioner of the Epsom church, has received a lucrative appointment with the Mutual Life Association at Wellington, where he and .the- family will shortly take up their residence. The family will be a great loss to the Epsom community. They were ever ready and willing to assist any function held by the ( Church, and last year rendered invaluable help in connection with the Rev. Father O’Byrne’s bazaar. / His Lordship Bishop Blanc, S.M., head of the Catholic Mission in Tonga, is at present making a short sojourn in Auckland prior to leaving for Niue, which is a par (.of his diocese. News has been received of the lamented death of Mr. Roger Green, C.8.E., one of Suva’s prominent Catholics and a gentleman well known in Auckland. The late Mr. Green was secretary to the Western Pacific High Commission, and left Suva for San Francisco in search of health after spending some time in Auckland. He had not long arrived in San Francisco before his death occurred. The late Mr. Green, was a student at Grey’s Inn, but had been in the Fijian Civil Service since 1905. He was a native of Dublin, and had occupied important positions in the Crown Colony, including that of Police Magistrate, District Commissioner and Registrar General of the Supreme Court. A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebmted in the local Cathe-

dral by the Rev. Father Dupont, Bishop Nicolas occupying (lie throne in the sanctuary. The deceased gentleman leaves a widow, two sons (one stationed at Ocean Island), and two daughters to mourn their loss. —R.I.P. AUCKLAND CATHOLIC STUDENTS’ GUILD. The monthly meeting of the Auckland Catholic Students’ Guild was held in SI. Benedict’s Hall on Sunday, June 29. There was a large attendance. Rev. Brother Fergus, M.Sc., delivered an address, upon Erasmus, the great representative humorist of the Renaissance north of the Alps. He first gave a general sketch of the conditions of life in Europe into which Erasmus was born, and, dividing his life into .three main divisions, briefly touched upon the main incidents of his career. Extracts from the Praise of Folly and Colloquies of Erasmus upon various aspects of life proved highly interesting, and served to illustrate the lecturer’s exceedingly able and comprehensive estimate of the character of Erasmus. During the afternoon, Miss G. Martin and Rev. Brother Dionysius rendered vocal items, which were much appreciated by the meeting. Afternoon tea was served by the lady members of the guild.