SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 13, 28 March 1901, Page 6

SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES.

(From our own correspondent.)

The Catholic concert held at Waikaia last week proved to be a success from an artistic and financial point of view. The proceeds are to be devoted to meet the expenses consequent on the formation of the new parish at Riversdale, and the funds will be greatly augmented thereby. To the untiring efforts of Mr. P. J. Herlihy, Mr. J. Collins, and Misa Cissy Delargey, who acted in the capacity of secretary, the pleasing results of the entertainment are mainly due. A large and varied programme was submitted to a crowded and appreciative audience. Instrumental items were efficiently rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Mayo, Mr. Edwards, and Miss Delargey, while the vocal i? tic art found capable exponents in the persons of Mrs. Mayo, Mrs. Hutchison, Misses Delargey (2), Sproat, and Brown, and Messrs. Edwards and Fretwell. In thanking the large audience for their patronage the Rev. Father Keenan expressed his pleasure at seeing such strong manifestations of goodwill existing between people of all denominations at Waikaia, and trusted that the conduct and good example of his people would always merit a continuance of such respect and popularity.

The position of Mr. MoNab, M.H.R.. in the flag matter, seems to be very unsatisfactory. As his remarks, referring to a certain flag not having been hoisted during the national mourning, were taken to mean the Gore Convent flag — the only district school having one — and publicly refuted over a month ago, and every opportunity given Mr. McNab to explain himself, it is now taken for conclusive that he did in fact refer to the Gore Convent. Public opinion is that it ill becomes a public man to condescend to such tactics.