DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 15 December 1904, Page 18

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The annual distribution of prizes took place at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, yesterday (Wednesday). The M',osgiel and Du,nedm clergy were present. His Uoiyi.ship t(he Bishop presided anid presented the prices and,, in the cowrsei ot an interesting sjpeedh, made the implor taint announcement that in future the course of studies will Le s\o arranged that all students will ha*ve ajn opportunity of matriculating in connection with U\c local University amd of subsequently taking out degrees. In the a&ternpon an adjournment was made to t|he line new college gynmasMim erected some time aejo, and the students went through a lengthy series of exercises of various kinds, in winch they displayed a degree of efficiency tihat was greatly appreciated by the visitors, and speaks well flor the training imparted by their gymnastic instructor.

At St. Patrick's Basilica, South D^nedjn, on Siunday last there was Ex»p.osittari of the Blesisejd Sacrament. TJie members of the Hibernian Society to the number of 82 attended the nine o'clock Mass at St Joseph's Cathedra* on Sunday, and approaches the Holy Table in a body.

The Rev. Father Brown, S.J., left on Saturday mior,mmg tor t|ho purpose of opening a mission in Waipiori i,n the Lawrence parish. L,ater on nnssi'ons will be given in Roxburgh, Miller's Flat, and other portions of tlie same parish.

Encouraged by the success wjiich had attended the fust bacied leciUl iv St. Jo.sep.irs Cathedral sometime agp, the committee engaged in liquidating the debt mou,rrqd in renovating the Chribti,au BroUiexs' School arranged for atiaMier on Th/ursday evening of last week. The .programme was a letagthy qne, and the undertaking on Uie whole was more ambitious than tlhat attempted oh the ftrst occasion. From a musical point o£ view the recital was a decided success, and was highly cxelditiable to all w,ho tooJc part iji it.