DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 22 November 1906, Page 15

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

, (From, our own correspondent ?)' nli "; . „.. ' - „, ','-" ,~ % ' r ,"'' ' "'^Noyember\l6'-. • [ His Lordship ihe Bis-hop returned toomej* last" -Monday ' evening after -,an of about' sev'eli weeks;" '"during \ which time lie >had journeyed over- .the 'Bay.'of/p,len'ty £ distAct, thence r ,to Taupo ( and lidtorua,. ' 11 . The weather f was not -all . I^liat -could be .desired for his Locdsliip's extended trip, ;buti he returned in excellent health ' 'and ' spirits. Several .of the local -priests '.'met the Bishop 'at : the Auckland station. The Bishop leaves to-morrow (Saturday) on another /long ■ journey' of ,thfee s '" weeks' through the goldfields, distiicti " ' ,-•" ■ Auckland Lity was in a state of turmoil in con ; se- { quence of a rumpus between the tram company" and- its molormcn and conductors. The latter- resented the'dismissal' of a conductor without being afiorded an opportunity of defending himself. After many recriminations the men stepped" oil the cars at the hour when citizens usually crowd them to get home from business, The' greatest excitement prevailed, though no violence was exhibited. Feeling ran high, and in sympathy with the men generally. The settlement came as suddenly as the strike, and In a few hours the cars ran on smoothly. Rev. Father Williams, who studied at Thurles Seminary, Ireland, and who was ordained a few months ago, arrived in Auckland by the ' Mokoia '' last Sunday night from Sydney. He came out via Suez in the '■ Oruba,' and had a fine-weather passage throughout. He .is intended for this diocese, and is a most welcome "" addition to our clergy v On the '' Oruba ' a very large number of young priests came out, nearly all of whom were for the Commonwealth. - Rev. Fathers Tormey and Furlong were fellow-students at Thurles with Father Williams, both of whom heartily welcomed him on his arrival in Auckland. -'i A fine dramatic entertainment was ; g(yen on last Friday evening in St. Benedict's Hall byUffe^students of the Sacred Heart College. There was' '^splendid attendance, despite the boisterous weather."*' The performance throughout showed that the greatest care arid attention had been bestowed upon the training of the per-

formers by the good Brothers, upon whom^they reflected the greatest.- credit. 'J 1 he, -plav-w.as -. reminiscent of the - -War of,- flndepeMeuee^vana.- 1 entitled • Major J'ohri_Andre.'- The first part was devoted to musical numbers, followed by the .-drama-- in which the following ' Ico'.c part.-: Masters G. Turnfaull, G. Ball, C. Carroll, J. Ke-Jly, J:-M6llovy J-/Sl\cehah, 4jr.'ei& Taylor,- M. - White, W. Webb, C. Simmons',- ...fl;. Quran;. P; McConville; N. Sneddon,- .J.TTSmith, E. Blake, 'IN,. Mcbcllan, D. O'Brien, J. - Scott. - - : ' r ; ." ■ '?-** 'LL'i /M^-V . Oii -Tuesday afternoon a bazaar inlaid of St. . John the Baptist's. Church,. -Paraell;--. was queued- in Strßonaventure's Hall by Mdllc. Dolores.." ' „ For -tdie^qpenins .there, was : a large gathering.- Tiiq "-gifted singer/ before ' leaving ", the- hall,- was presented a nice bouquet, of - flowers by Miss. Ethel Bowerrnan/ and"Mrs.' ( Kedgh: ;pre-sent'ed-liei;,,with -a greenstone, acorn pendant!; , Mdlle. Dolores thanked ihe donors for theii; kindaess iahd~ generosity to her, whiuh she- deeply appreciated. 'In -.the. children she took great interest, ■ and .said ', the' younger children were in themselves flo.wqrs. ' -The hall was'splendklly decorated for tlie occasion, extra . attention having been paid to the slagc, which was artistically. • .arranged. Ihe stalls were all heavily, laden' with - saleable goods. The sLalls and stall-holders were' as follow, :— Art stall, Mesdames Keogh, McCabe, Shcatli, and Miss R. McOabe ; sweets stall, Masters. Sheatli and Keogh; flower stall, Misses Hpgan and A. McCafterty ; refresh- . ment stall, Mrs. O' 1 Sullivan, Jttiss Moyles, Miss Miller ; toy stall, Masses- 1. Fitts and V.' Atkin ;" "plain ' needlework stall. Misses C. Yates'atid C. McCurdy^; fishpond, Misses J. Stanton and N. Deerey. MacMahon's ■ orchestra enlivened the proceedings with: * excellent music. , _ A x '

Mr. Roosevelt's official salary is £10,000 a'- year. Chit of this Xc spends nearly £5000 annually in railway travelling, as he refuses liec passes from the companies. The President explained to a number of newspaper reporters whom he saw at Washington that -on every journey he is practically compelled to take with him— and pay— two special detec Lives, three representatives of t'ho press associations, a secretary, .ajid a stenographer. He is also expected to provide accommodation on his railway car for oilicials and local newspaper representatives.