OAMARU NOTES

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 8, 4 March 1925, Page 19

OAMARU NOTES

(From our own Correspondent.) ... ■•--,"• February" 20. St: Fa trick's concert;\\drich T is.;a feature of the celebrations in honor of Ireland's patron saint in Oamaru, has been postponed to a later, date, the ' infantile paralysis epidemic being responsible. '■ .7 There is a rumor abroad that a very, capable vocalist, Miss MacDonald,? of Tcniuka, may be able to include Oamaru among the places favored by her, always provided the St. Patrick's concert takes place prior to her departure for : Sydney. Very Rev. Dr. .O'Reilly, CM. (St. John's College, Sydney), accompanied by his Lordship Dr. Wbyte, paid a visit to, North Otago last week. Dr. O'Reilly entrained at Oamaru for the North, on his homeward- journey. Rev. Brother Nunan, from tho head-house. of line Christian Brothers in Ireland,' accompanied by-Brother Murphy, of Dunedin, havo been sampling the bracing 'atmosphere of North Otago. Bro. Nunan,-who is visiting the branches of v his Order throughout the world, is. I understand, greatly impressed with Oamaru —from the climatic viewpoint, no less than by its picturesque situation and surroundings. As there is some talk of the Brothers establishing a college in Otago, Oamaru vians arc hoping that tho many advantages of their town will commend themselves to the authorities. ■'■'■''s There was a big congregation at Mass oh Ash Wednesday for the distribution of tho ashes': Quite a large "number", too,' approached (ho Holy Table. ' Mrs. Lynch, of Oamaru, .to whose generosity is due the pretty church at Richmond., was motored out to Mass there-on- the ■loth by n local gentleman. Though Mrs. Lynch

frequently, was in the church, she had'never attended Mass there before/ ;'^;yt' I ;'*f' : rfS The ..absence of Stations of the •.Cross at Richmond church is rather noticeable, but T understand- the same generous benefactor has in contemplation the adornment'of; tlio walls of the church by a set of Stations. 4 '. Recent visitors to the town were :' : Father o'Regan; of Maitland, New ' South Wales; Father Vincent Kelly, . of Wellington.; and Father Fallon, "also of Wellington. ■.■.■yd . w —__ ":. :;y-^M.