NEW ZEALAND GENERAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 23, 8 June 1905, Page 20

NEW ZEALAND GENERAL

Our IToKitika coi respondent writes under date May SI " — There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Catholic Literary and Debating Society held last evening in the schoolroom. Rev. Father Aubry was chairman The question box occupied the attention of the meeting, with the result that very interesting discussions were the order of the evening. Four new members were elected, and the Society's membership now totals a really respectable number The sixth annual re-union of the Dmnedin Letter Carriers was held in ihe Palace Hotel on Friday evening. There was a large attendance, among those present bedng many ex-members, and officials of the department Mr. T. J. Anthony occupied the chair, ,md was supported by Messrs. Dall (acting chief nostmaster), Cook (ex-chief postmaster), Martin (dork in charge of letter earners), and Ward (chief clerk of money order department) The Right lion, the Premier and Sir J. G Ward sent apologies for unavoidable absence. 'After an excellent spread had been done iustice to a long programme of musical items and toasts was submitted The gathering was most successful, and the Committee and secretary (Mr. W T. H.iston) had "the arrangements admirably in hand. Messrs Pacey and Hilliker acted as accompanists throughout the evening.