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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 43, 15 November 1926, Page 6

The forty hours’ Adoration of the Exposition of the Latin Sacrament commenced at St. Mary of the Angels last Fridav evening, and was brought to a conclusion by an impressive evening service last night in the presence of a large attendance of the congregation The Rev. Father Spillane, of Thorndon parish, gave an impressive sermon. A procession >- f the Bieased Sacrament took place -48 -nded by the members of the confraternity of the Church of St Marv. bovs and girls of St. Mary’School, and the members of the Hiber ninu Society. The Benediction of flBlessed Sacrament was officiated hthe Rev Father Mahoney, assisted lithe Rev. Father Stewart. Archdeacon and bv the Rev. Father Clancgy as tub deacon., ;

A story regarding the early days at Wairoa Hawke’s Bay, was told by Mr Smyth at a dinner given by the County Council to the old pioneers, Mr. Smyth said that in ISG’J he bad been living in a little shack near the river. He remembered they had a billy goaf which they harnessed to a sledge to pull them about. One day the billy goat, resenting the treatment that had been meted out to him. turned on them nnd flattened two of them out completely “In the excitement someone shot the goat, so we had to walk after thaj," the syeakei added amid laughter.