THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 56, 25 February 1908, Page 3

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

TO-DAY > BATTLE. Per I'm*'. Association. Waiigainti. Monday. Tiio town is iT.jv-.VI with visitors, who have come in uitne-s the sculling r.UT to-iuoriuv.. "J ho trains arriving an? all crowded. Tresidder and Webb did thru liual work yesterday, the former doing a couple of easy rows with a few springs. Webb did a sprint or two in the morning, and in the afternoon a fairly solid row over the whole course. It is understood that Webb had a satisfactory tiial over the full course on Saturday, and '.hat he greatly pleased his friends.

Hoth men are confident. Tfny should strip to-morrow in the pink of condition.

LATEST NEWS. Wanganni, La-t Night. The weather promises (o Ik l excellent for the world's sculling championship to I be decided to-morrow. People have been pouring into the town, the main streets of which are crowded to-night. Ftoiii what can be gathered from Webb and Tresidder, the contest should be very exciting. It is known that Webb put up a trial against the watch, which, if re-' peated to-morrow, must make him the winner. He is in the pink of condition, and his friends are sanguine about his success.

Tressider is equally confident. FTe has done some good work, and his trained, wlio has been intimately acquainted with him during all his athletic career. say« he was never in better fettle, and. harring accidents, must win. Webb wa- not on the river to-day. but Tresidder did two short rows.

4 WHEN A MARRIAGE IS NOT A MARRIAGE. A ROMAN CATHOLIC DKCKEE. I'cr Association. Wellington, Last Night. ; In all Catholic Churches of Hie Archj diocese yesterday a pastoral letter by Archbishop Redwood on the recent <le- [ cree of the Sacred Congregation of the I Council on betrothal and marriage anil the Papal encyclical on modernist 01- , ror- were read. Regarding uiarriige. his i Grace said: "It i- very important that j the Catholic jmblic. parent s , guardian?, j and particularly Catholic marriageable 1 vonihs should haw a clear and full "knowledge of the new laws regirdmg marriages lately issued by the Holy .See. Let them therefore know (1) that after Easter next any marriage between Catholics is absolutely null and void, viz.. no marriage at all unless it is contracted in the presence of a duly-nuah-fied priest and two witnesses. Hitherto I in 'his countrv. when Catholics, iu de- | flame of the "law of the Church, pre- | siinicd to get married either in a FroI te-tant Church or in a registry office. the marriage, though grievously sinful 1 j and -acrilegiou". was held by the Church ' a- \alid and binding, and (he parties to j jbe truly man and wife. After next | Easter 'such marriages in Protestant j ' I Churches and registry offices will be for j "' j Catholics not only sinful, but invalid, j | and persons who' contract them will j have gone through an empty ceremony, j ! and will be no more man and wife than j i tli.-v were before, and thi- law bind- al! I Catholics even apostate and ex-commu- ' nicated Catholics, but. on the other j liiiixl. il doe- not affect tlio-e who are j not and never have liccu Catholic--(••I .eijueiitlv I'rote-t.iiif- and non-Cath- '" J olir- "cncrallv are ont-idc its sco|.e. and p ' ! mania:." - of such in their churches or I .oiveidicle- or regi-trv offices are re- ' ~-Mi-ed bv the Catholic Church. All I thing- else are |«>rmiltcd a s real and ', tr'f marriages.