ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 45, 10 November 1904, Page 5

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent. ) November 3. A conversazione is to be held in St. Patrick's College on Tuesday evening next. The Catholic ~\ oung Men's Literary Society held its usual weekly meeting on Monday evening, when the abolition of the totalisator was discussed by the members. The devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration was begun in St Joseph's, Buckle street, on Sunday, and was concluded on Tuesday morning. The attendance throughout was unusually large. The sermon on Sunday was preached by Very Rev. Father Keogh and on Monday by Rev rather Ains worth The statue of SL Joseph, recently presented to the church in Wellington South, arrived last week, and will form another handsome addition to the works of art that this church already contains. The unveiling ccicmony is to be performed on Sunday by the Very Re\ Father Keogh. The secretary of the Catholic Young Men's Societies' Federation has, at the request of the local club, written to the various societies in the Colony asking them to open subscription lists in connection with the Brother Mark Memorial Scholarship Fund, so that the many friends of the late Brother may be given an opportunity of assisting in the matter. The tlcv Father O'Shea, parish piiest of Te Aro, is expected back from Melbourne on the !)th inst A meeting of parishioners, presided over by the Yen Archdeacon Devoy, was held in St. Patrick's Hall on Sunday last at which it was decided to entertain Father O'Shea at a conversazione on November 11, and to present him with a purse of sovereigns. A committee was set up from among those present to make the necessary arrangements. Miss IlacKett and Mr. John Hyland are to undertake the duties of secretaries, and Mr. B. Doherty will act as treasurer. Mr. C. P. Skerrett, the well known lawyer, who has just returned from England, whither he went to conduct certain cases be ore the Pnvy Council, was entertained by representative citr/ens duung the week. The toast of ' 'Iheir Guest ' was proposed by Mr. Ha-rold Beauchamp, who gave an account of the career of Mr. Skerrett and spoke in high terms of his ability and '/cal, qualities which had placed him at the top of his 1 profession. Mr. Skerrett in reply gp.ve an interesting account of Home affairs, making a special reference to Ireland. Colonel Collins, who went to England in charge of the Bisley rifle team, returned to Wellington by the ' Paparoa ' on Monday. He was met by several members of the Ministry, Defence Staff, the Chief Justice, and prominent citizens. Colonel Collins is naturally proud of his team's success, and he has during his absence gained a deal of experience in matters of defence that will prove of great value to the Colony.