TIMARU.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 28 May 1903, Page 20

TIMARU.

(From our own correspondent.)

May 25. The Rev. Father John Mclntosh, pastor of Campbelltown, Argyleshire, and a native of Lochaber, whose death was recently reported in the columns of the ' N.Z. Tablet, 1 was a brother of the late Mr. Adam Mclntosh of Timaru, and brother of Mr. 'Walter, Mclntosh, of Central Otago.

The port of Timaru put up a record during the last week in the number and tonnage of ocean liners berthed at the main wharf— The Aparima (3624 tons), Rangatira (4045 tons), Wakamu (3671 tons), and Essex (4480 tons) were amongst the callers. The last-named vessel is 450 ieet long. 'I he steamers were berthed, loaded and despatched without the slightest hitch. This does not include about half a dozen coastal steamers during the week.

The devotion of the Forty Hours commenced on last Sunday at the Church of the Sacred Heart, liev. Fathers O'Reilly (Oainaru), Ahem (Ashburton), and Kerley (Temuka) arrived on Saturday to assist the local clergy. Large numbers of the congregation approached the Holy Table at the 8.30 Mass on Sunday. At 11 o'clock the Rev. Father O'Reilly sang a Missa Cantata, and, in the course of his sermon, exhorted the congregation to take advantage of the spiritual graces to be gained during the Forty Houis' devotions. The choir sang ' Weber 'si Mass in G,' Mrs. Lynch and Miss McGuinness being the sopranos, Misses Egan and McKennah altos, Mr. Jefferson tenor, Messrs. McDonald and O'Leary basses. Aftor the Mass a procession of the Blessed Sacrament took place, the choir singing the ' Pange Lingua.' At Vespers the Rev. Father O'Reilly, of Oamaiu, preached an impressive sermon on the Real Presence. The choir sang, Rossi's ' O Salutans ' and Murphy's ' Tantum Ergo,' also an exquisitely arranged hymn, 'Soul of my Saviour,' Miss McGminness taking the leading soprano "part. The church was well filled on each occasion, especially in the evening. The devotions were continued on Monday evening, Father Ahem, of Ashburton, being the preacher. Miss K. McGuinness presided at the organ. The devotions close on to-morrow (Tuesday) morning. A sailor on horseback usually caases much amusement. The amount of space between him and the saddle when the steed moves out of a walk is probably the cause. But Jack on a bicycle is quite another nuvtter, as he sits rather close to the machine. An amusing example occurred during the week on the Moody wharf. A clerk from a business firm ' hung up ' his bike on the wharf to go on board ship. A sailor jumped on shore to have a brief cycling experience while the owner of the machine was on board. He was assisted on to the machine and set going, evidently unaware of a bicycle's affection for an embankment, a passing horse or trap, or a^ deep rut, when carrying a novice. In this instance there was only a railway truck and the end of the wharf, with a drop of about eight feet into the deep blue ocean to select fiom. True to its inbtincts the bicjele chose the water, and for the first time he ' went down into the sea ' in a bicvele instead of a ship. The whilom cyclist was q,uickly fisb^d out, but the bicycle was only recovered with the aid of grappling irons. Strange to say the only one on the wharf who could not see the semblance of a joke in the affair was the owner of )he bicycle. Some men have no sense of humor.