INVERCARGILL NOTES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 10, 6 March 1902, Page 19

INVERCARGILL NOTES.

(From a correspondent.) I hear that the pupils of the Dominican Nuns intend holding an entertainment here shortly. Quite a gloom was cast over the town, and flags were lowered to half-mast last Friday when Dews was received that 20 men belonging to the Seventh N Z. Contingent had been killed and 38 wounded. Many and eager were the inquiries of those who had friends in that contingent, and when the list of casualties arrived a few hours later it came as a great relief to many tD learn that it contained no Invercargill names, although three Southland representatives had nobly shed their blood on the battlefield. Mr. J. A. Hanan, M.H R., has lately been very busy holding forth on the claims of this district to have the Railway Workshops reinetated here. Some time ago, in answer to a deputation, the Minister for Rwlways stated that this matter would be attended to, and immediately purchased a suitable site. Since then nothing has been done in tbe matter, and now that a number of mechanics are idle Mr. Hanan has been urging upon the Government the necessity of getting the work under way at once. The sooner thia matter is taken in hand the better for the district. The chief topic of interest in the political world at present is ' Rating on Unimproved values.' Messrs. Raymond and Morria have been busy lately visiting the main centres explaining the many advantages and disadvantages of the new system, which I believe is so intricate as to rtquire a Philadelphia lawyer to thoroughly underBtand it. After an absence of a few years the Rev. Brother Walter ia again back among us. During his previous residence here he made numerous friends, being a special favorite with the members of the Young Men's Club, who will all be glad of his presence again amongst them.