Town and Country News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 24, 1 July 1925, Page 49

Town and Country News

t Auckland Notes - r x c ■.:-•>■ - --v- - ■ ’ w/- . \ - (From our own Correspondent.) ; •b.X.Tlib annual procession of the Blessed 18. ’ The annual procession of the Blessed Sac.rament at the Sacred Heart-Convent, Re- , .muera,/was, held last Sunday. . Although the threatening weather may have deterred (many from participating, there was a large • attendance of the clergy and laity. The Blessed Sacrament was borne by his Lord- , ship Bishop Cleary through the convent grounds, the route being effectively decorat- ' : ed; - the college- colors being conspicuous; among the many flags and - banners.. Two altars were erected in the grounds, and after / Benediction had been given at the main altar the procession continued to the second, where ' the ceremony was repeated. The procession, in which the children (singing hymns as they • went along) followed behind the canopy, then, / returned to the main building, where it disbanded. -- / . -■■/ • - - /, ■' / , 'At the capping ceremony last Saturday, in -connection with / the Auckland University ; /College, the degree of Bachelor of Arts was '/• i conferred upon Rev. Brother Clement,' of/' - the 7 Sacred Heart College. Brother Clement . ' was the recipient of many congratulations:' *’ North Auckland Notes ' ' ' (From our own correspondent.) ; - , . Dargaville, June 15. <V ■'Preliminary /meetings in connection with ( the annual bazaar in November .have already * been held. Each year so far the previous /yea record has been surpassed, and if the /ambitious plans proposed at the last meeting /can be carried out there is every possibility ‘ • of our £3OOO debt being considerably reduced next November. ' - './.', , - The -parishioners are glad to have the Rev. Father Jansen back looking very much better in health and in spirits after his twelve months’ holiday on the Continent. Rev. Father Spiering has been transferred to Taupo, and it is ' understood that; he in-, tends to perfect his knowledge of the-Maori language during his stay there. - The Rev. ; Father do Voider has taken -the place of / • Father Spiering; - ~// / / , The Sisters of St, Joseph, who have done such splendid work during the past seventeen years, have all been transferred to otter .

districts, and - we -now 1 have a new , staff of Sisters, with Sister Cletiis in charge.' ' V?/// Our convent girls can play basket-ball much /better than the boys can play football. At the recent - basket-ball tournament on June 3, the convent took first place ami the; local primary schools. • , . Mr. F. A. Jones; one of our-leading Hibernians, headed the poll at the recent mayoral election. This is the first occasion on which the town has elected a Hibernian to the position of mayor. The usual fortnightly social, of the, Hibernian Society was, last week, postponed so that it would not prejudice the success of an important football social to be held : the following evening. Needless to say the sporting spirit of the Hibernians was much appreciated. Coming from the south one cannot help remarking upon the healthy rivalry ai d good fellowship which prevail among the different societies and sporting bodies in this district, , / ; - - " ’ Dargaville is at last coming into its own. Our new Prime Minister, Mr. Coates, represents this electorate, and whatever our political opinions may be we must admit that in Mr. Coates we have a man who has studied the, interests of all classes of this community, and a man -who will not be dictated-do; by, any particular section, ... -/■,/' .