NEW ZEALAND GENERAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 15 December 1904, Page 15

NEW ZEALAND GENERAL

The iirst prize of £2 2s m the essay competition promoted by the W^nganui Christmas Carnival committee (writes o.uj Wa-nganui correspondent), was won by Masteir Patrick Ll'oytd, of the Wtomgamui Marist Brot^eprs School. All siqhool dhiltiren .umder the Wfcunganui Ed ( u<iatLon Board were eligible to compete, so that Master Lloyd's success is all the more meritorious

A very pleasing function Wok place on Monday morning ttt «t. Joseph's Scllo.olraom (s'a-ys tfthe i' Baeroa Gazette,' November 30), when the 'pupils presented their m.uch-esteemeid pas-tfor,, Very Kw Dean Hackett with a handsjome silver tea service. The presentation was made by hLs Lordsihip Uie BishoJp, who, in a few appropriate words, complimented tjie gjo'od Dean ofti siucji a serviceable remembrance of his birthday, a,nd the children on flhe good taste displayed on their very fine selection -T.lve children of Katanganake also presented Deafa Hackett with a valuable set of silver-mounted carvers, ihe gqnial Dean extpiresse.d *is appreciation of the kind ttho.u,g|htfulnes;3 of the pupils, and at -his request the Bi&ihjqp granted them a half-holiday.

Tlhiq following (writes a coT.reslpomdent) are Hhe results of the musical examinations held during ttie year at the Sacred Heart High School, Nelson :— Tri,nity College examination in musical knowledge 'helid last June— Senk>r pass, Constance Stewart. Intermediate— Beatrice Kalikjnex (honors), Edith Jfraaik. Senior piass— lvy M. Crisp. Preparatory graJde— A&nes Caasey, Gwendoline Frank (distinction), Eul'alie McArtney, Eileen AcnoU, Mel'ajnie Neilsom, Loaiis-a Taylo'r, and Diorpthy *rank. Practical examination held in OetoTjer— Senior di/vision, Macgery Muir. I-ntermadiate division— livy M. Crisp (than/ors), Edith Fra,nk. Jumi'or division— Eileen ArWoljd, Dprtothy Frank, Eulalie McA'rtfney. Preparatory grade— Nellie Keeney (distinction). Associated Board of R.C. a<ml K.A., practical examination — Lower sßhool, Rena Rcmghton (distinction), Plassie Hailes, E.wa Cruicks'hanK, Agnes Cassey, Nellie Lio'dge. Elemcintiary di,visio/n— Mary Stephens, Mary Lodge (distinction), EUtel Senders, Ljouvsia Taylor, Noriatti Coghlan.

HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS, OUTWARD OR RETURN, FROM DUNEKIN TO WATTATL SRACL-IFF OR WAIKOUAITI WILL NOT B"E AVAILABLE' BY UP MAILy NOR WILL HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS. OUTWARD OR RETURN, FROM WAIKOUAITI, SEACL)IFF OR WAITATI TO DUNEDIN BE AVAILABLE BY DOWN MAIL. ' Special train st.op'ping at intermediate st"atio,ns will leave Dunedin at 9.40 a.m., Abbotsford L 0.3 a.m., Mosgiel 10.25 a.m., arriving Milton at 11.40 a.m.

Trains lea,ve Milton at 4.30 p.m. apd 6.9 ip.m., Waih,ola 5.2 p.m. ana 6.41 p.m., arriving Dunedin at 6.45

p.m. a»nd H.Jo p.m. respectively . Tram will leave Dunedin for Mosgiel a,t 11.2,0 p.m. Tram will leave Mosgiel for Dome'dm at 8.8 p.m. Tihe tram usually leaving Mosgiel for D'unetfin at 11.40 p.m. WILL LEAVE at 11.25 p.m.

All Goods and Live Stock traffic will be stosper^ed on December 26t,h a»nd 27th and January 2nd anid 3rd. For further particulars see Posters. BY ORDER.