NEW ZEALAND : GENERAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9, 1 March 1900, Page 20

NEW ZEALAND : GENERAL.

The Waiwera with the second New Zealand Contingent on board arrived at Capetown last week.

The Slattery pair reached Christchurch on Tuesday last, and may be expected further South very soon.

It is probable that the Rough Riders Contingent will get awajfrom the Colony about March \'.\ or 14. Port Ctulmer-- will be the port of departure.

The Wellington Fabian Dramatic Club will produce ' The Wearing of the Green ' in Masterton on St. Patrick's night in aid of the funds of the local Catholic school.

Among the successful candidates at the Trinity College (practical) musical examination we notice the name of Master Edward J. Brownie, a pupil of the Sisters of Mercy, Lyttelton. The youthful violinist secured S,"> marks in junior honours.

Among- the successful candilates at the recent Junior Civil Service examination (writes our Titnaru correspondent) were Richard Madden and John O'Connor, pupils of the Mirist Brothers' School, Timaru. R Madden, who is a son of Constable Madden. was the winner of one of the two scholarships at M. Patrick's College, competed for last December.

At their la*t meeting the members of the Ashburton Catholic Literary Society debated the question, ' Are sve over-td-ic lUiiy our girls?' Mr. J. Quinlan took the affirmative, and Mr. P. ILmrahan the negative. Both of the«e made good speeches, and alduced some strong arguments in favour of their respective side-t. Other members also contributed to the debate, which resulted, on a vote being taken, in favour of the negative side.

Twelve candidates were presented from St. Mary's School, Nelson (says the Colonist), at the recent theory examination (music), in connection with Trinity College, Lo'ulon, and the following are the results • — Senior pass Ellen B Kden, 71) , Bridget Kelly. 72. Intermediate pass : Hedevig Gibbs. 100 ; Cecilia Arnold, (57 ; Maggie Kelly, t>7. Junior pass Eva Gapper, «>."> : May Egan! 93 ; Constance Seymour, i)!? ; Monict Armstrong. !»1 ; Hazniah Leighton, 87 ; Catherine Ward, <»(i ; Evelyn Kelly, (i.">.

The whole of the pupils pent up from the Convert of .Mercy, Greymouth, to the Trinity College music il examinations (theoretical) were successful in pissing. In st-nior honours Mary Kenntdy got 88 marks, the highest ever obtained in Greymouth. In the Civil Service examination the only pupil presented by the Convent

(Mary E >,oonan) was successful. The following are the results or tne musical examinations :— Senior honours Mary Kennedy 88 Maude Bradshaw s:,, Lizzie Taylor 82, Kate McLean 79. Senior pass : Margaret O'Meara 87, Annie McDonald 63 Intermediate honours Florence Foot 02, Nellie McDonnell 87. Intermediate pass : t lorence Foot «H. Junior pass: Mary Anne Heaphy 1)6 Alice Hannan 1)3, Julia Mahony So, Annie Duffy 84. t ,, So J ll TX T X . intprestin fr financial returns were quoted by the manager of the Union Steam Ship Company (»ays the Pott) in the statement 01 the employers' case at the Conciliation Board. Taking returns for the 12 months made up to the 30th September last, his company had paid in Wellington £H2,!)90 for wages and labour, £17,820 going for wharf labour, aud just upon £10,000 for men in the workshops tor coal labour the company had, during the same perio.], pai ,i £ 17 , 57 at j) ul ,edin, £1082 at Auckland, £4569 at Lyttelton and £!U«S at Wellington. For the working of general cargo at these ports during the year the company had paid £10,277 at Auckland, £s:{C,7 at Dunedin. C7Ror, at Ljttelton, and £8452 at >\ elhngton.

The Wwa/j*// Star of February 20 records the success of the ttiree ! rollowmg young ladies a- the musical examinations held in October last in connection with Trinity College. Miss Bessie Flynn passed most successfully the Senior Division (singing), and took very high pa«s and honours (theory). This young lady also received a high certificate for her Royal Academy exam, in the singing higher division, which was held in November last. Misses J ulia and Mary Flynn were the only pupils from the Wanganui Convent who gained 100 per cent, for theory, the former securing honours. Julia secured a very high pass for Intermediate (practical) and Mary took pass and honours, Junior (practical) Each ot the young ladies are Convent pupils, the first-named being a pupil of bt. Mary's Convent, Wellington, and the two last of the .Sacred Heart Convent, Wanganui. They are sisters, and Hawera girls.