ROTORUA NOTES

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 8, 4 March 1925, Page 17

ROTORUA NOTES

(From our own Correspondent.)

■ ' r '• •';■■ ■February 24. The usual fortnightly dances-and "500'' cards tournaments in aid of the new Convent School are still .flourishing. •; One.was. hold-on .February 9, the ladies' : first prize being wop by Mrs. Fairley, the consolation prize going

to Mrs. Brothers. The gents'first prize was won by Air. Dovic, and the consolation prize by Mr.'Manchester. The following Monday, by special, request, an extra '< ■ uing was

arranged: On this occasion t.e ! lies' first prize was won by Airs. J. Campbell; consolation, Mrs. R. Aitken; the grnts' 'first prize, .Mr. Manchester; consolation, Mr. t ßaolljoJV\ After nine years' service; in the local branch,of the. Native Land Court, Miss Mary

O'Brien, has been transferred to the Auckland office;'. Before leaving, the staff; presen-

ted lur with fl handsome leather attache case. " T iss O'Brien was also president of

tli'■ • hi-- -'.•;' the Children of Mary, so Inst T .s'iv '.ening she was the guest ; ; at the convent of the members of the sodality, who Leah the opportunity of bidding her farewell and asked her to accent a beautiful solid leather snit rase as a mark .of their appreciation. The following' evening she was the' guest at a dance in "Dixieland" organised by .seine of her girl friends, when a very -jolly-, time - was spent; novelty dances, with streamers .ami.;, confetti;, .being a feature Vof the -evening.? , - i, .'•-. Very Rev. Dean Ligli.the.arl and : Father A link have returned, after their annual Re-

treat. Several visiting priests have been with us the past few Sundays. Rev. FaV. : flier Lagan, who was stationed here n couple : rof years ago, and who is now at Omaio, Opo--1 tiki, icelebrated Mass a couple of Sundays ago.