ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 8, 21 February 1901, Page 18

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) February 16. • v. ? he * n ° ual onting of St. Mary's Convent ex-Pupils' Association is being held to-day at Titahi Bay. Very Key Fatners Binsheid, McNamara, and SnivtL arrived from the South on Wednesday. <wu lh f VV t 6/^6 /^ hev> * ather J^eogh arrived at Fremantle on the 9th inst. It is expected that he will arrive at the College about the beginning of March. v fV, Re^'£ ther /? ran> eha P lain of the Imperial troops, called on Father 0 Shea at the presbytery during his stay in port. He celebrated Mass at St. Mary of the Angele' on Sunday last It is intended to hold a bazaar in aid of the Newtown Convent this year Rev. Father O'Shea will shortly call a meeting of ladieß to make the necessary arrangements. The half-yearly meeting of the Mariet Brothers' Old Boys' Association is to be held on the 19th inst., when the question of making membership open to all Catholic young men, instead of an at present only ex-students of the schools, will be dealt with His Grace Archbishop Redwood return 8 to Wellington next Tuesday. He leaves immediately for Auckland to attend the sitting of the University Senate. Very Rev. Father Lewis, S.M., V.G .is also expected next week. The two St. Patrick's College scholarships have thiß year been won by Timaru candidates, the first by John Yenning and th« second by Victor Geaney. Eugene Casey of Napier came third on the list. *v T h « Rev. Father Foran and Rev. Mr. Townend, chaplains on the troopship Britannic, were the guests of St. Patricks College staff on last Sunday. Each has the title of Colonel, and the latter, to^S&^^T 1""*1 ""* the '"ops, is, I understand, , fl At p h f ?° d , °* * he firBt week there were 60 odd intern students at Ht. latncks College. A new record has been established this year, inasmuch as from each of the families of O'Malley (Otira Gorge), Quill (Otaki), and Malone (Stratrord) there are three sons attending the College. The distribution of prizes won at the recent Marist Schools' Old Koys Association sports took place on Wednesday evening. The Rev * i ather O bhea presided. A short programme of music was given, the following gentlemen rendering items that proved very aoceptan^r^ eBSr^ C/C /u Qa £ b ! c ' H - McK e°™> J. Flanagan, R. Whittaker and the Rev. Father Moloney, who also played the accompaniments Ihe following are the results of the examinations in praotical mußic, held under the auspices of Trinity College, London, at St. Marys Convent, Wellington, in October 1900, by Mr. Chas towards :— Vocal Associates in Music : Kate Connell. AT C L 98, (honors); May Sullivan, A.T.C.L, 84, (honors). Certiacated Pianidtn: Nettie Falconer, 73; Sheila Clarry, 69. Pianoforte playiner—senior honors: Nettie Drummond, 91; Lily White 83; Winnie Rwhardson, SO ; Senior pass : Queenie Bennett, 78. Intermediate honors . Mary McKeon, 83 ; Intermediate pass : Irene Webb, b, ; Junior pass : Theresa O'Connor, 77 ; Nora Lavery, 66 Preparatory division : Queenie Doherty, 82. Solo singing • Senior honors .- Queenie BeDnett, 91 ; Connie McLoskey, 88 • Gwen rlanmgan, 86.