NEW ZEALAND: GENERAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 14, 3 April 1902, Page 19

NEW ZEALAND : GENERAL.

Between 200 and 300 applications have been received for the 20 teacherships in the Boer concentration camps. It is stated that Mr. J. O'Meara, who is well known in the Wakatipu district, and who has just lately relinquished business in Gore, has accepted a position in the Advances to Settlera Office, Invercargill. Our Christchurch correspondent writes to say that after Vespers on Easter Sunday at the Pro-Cathedral Miss Funston, the organist, played in a finished manner 'The Hallelujah Chorus,' from the 'Messiah.' The Railway authorities bad their hands full in dealing with the traffic on Easter Monday, both north and south of Dunedin, and it is satisfactory to ki ow that the arrangements were so excellent that Dot a hitch or accident of any kind occurred. The inward passengers from the south numbered 2310, and from the north 2200 ; and the departures were 1640 for the south and 1100 for the north. The bookings for the Taieri races amounted to about 500.

Mas. Collins, formerly mistress of St. Joseph's C-'itholic School. Port Chalmers, who left on Monday on a trip to Europe, was a few days ago entertained by a number of her former pupils at the residence of Mrs. Antonie Anderson. The Misses Borlase, M. Hart, S. Anderson, and M. Borl-ise, in the name of Mrs. Collins's ex-pupils, made very pretty addresses expressive of the great esteem in which she was held by one and all of them. They also presented Mrs. Collins with a valuable greenstone brooch, mounted in gold, in appreciation of the esteem in which she was held by her former pupils. Mrs. Collins returned thanks in appropriate terms. Shortly nfter hi<* arrival in fiydnry the Rev. H. W. Cleary called at St. "Vincent's Hospital, Darlinjrhurs 1 , to visit the Rev. Father Kohoe, of Parnel!. Father Keho^-'s many friends will be glad to learn that the serious operations which were necessitated by the gravity of his case have been remarkably successful, and that at the date of Father Cleary's visit (March 23) the patient expected to be able to leave the hospital in a day or two. It will, however, be necessary for him to pay occasional visits to his medical advisers for a week or two before leaving on his return journey to Auckland. Father Kehoe ppeaks in terms of the highest admiration of the skill of the medical staff of the hospital and of the kindness of the Sisters of Charity. His unfailing good spirits have made him a great favourite both among the hospital staff and among tho clerical friends who have from time to time called to see him during his illness. Though the weather was threatening (says the Kaikoura Star) there was a good attendance at the St. Patrick's Day sports. The number of children present appeared to exceed that at any similar reunion before in Kaikoura, and the Rev. Father Golden was untiring in his effort* to make the day enjoyable for the lads and lasses. He was eminently successful in thif, rrceiving willing assistance from Messrs G. H. B. Smith, Boyans, Burland, Barton, M. Hartnett and P. McSwiggan and others. Messrs Win. Smith. J . Kerr and W. Cooke were especially noticeable for their energy in carrying out the programme proper. Others seen to the fore were Messrs Jae. Garrett, P. Keenan, E. Hailes, J. Keehan, J Maddock, H. Mackle, J. Peoples, M Harnett, H. Montague, J. Mullane, J. Smith, and J. narnett. The ladies excelled themeelvea in providing a well-stored table laden with tempting eatables. In this connection Mesdames O'Donnell. X enan, Garrett, Maadock, Kerr, Kirby and 11. Mackle, and the Misses Gallagher (3), Eaton (2), Peoples, Chapman and Sedgwick were prominent workers. The Mieses Smith's 'Ludstone' stall was a vry attractive one and obtained special attention.