St. Mary's Convent, Christchurch

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 13, 28 March 1907, Page 23

St. Mary's Convent, Christchurch

(From our own correspondent.) March 25.His Lordship Bishop Grimes -spent the afternoon of Tuesday, 19th inst., at St. Mary's and schools," Colombo stjreet, He was, accompanied by the Very Rev. Dean Carew, itev. Fathers Marnane, Ahem, Bonnetto, O*'Hare, Peoples, and O'Dwyer. The Sisters of Mercy presented his Lordship with an oil painting, valued at £20, and the following programme was given so excellently by the pupils as to earn the great appreciation of all present : — ' Many happy returns of '"the day, 1 Pupils; address, Miss Edith Chamberlain ; pianoforte duet, Misses M. Simpson, E. Chamberlain, C. Cooper, G. Harding, D. Blank, A." McDavilt ; recitation and dance, " The minuet,' junior pupils ; violin solo, Miss Lily Burrowes; chorus, ' Flowers of the garden,' Pupils ; pianoforte solo, Miss - Mabel Thomas ; Irish jig, Miss Aileen Green ; Advance guard march, (mandolines), Misses L. Burrowes and A. Bar-., nett, (violin) Master Alfred White ; Flower garland drill, pupils ; piawoforte duet, ' Les muscadins,'' Misses Norah Sey, M. Thomas/ H. Ryan, K. Zachariah, G. Haughey, A. Snowball; chorus, 'Home by the -river,' pupils. - All . the pupils presented by .the Sisters, of Mercy were successful in passing the examinations in anusical knowledge, which were held in Ohristcburch *In December, 1906,. The following is -the list of successful candidates :— Senior divisiant— Vera de la Oour (thoniors),' Annie Gill, -Darneld - (honors), "Violet Sh?,w. Junior division— Grace Haughey (facmors 1 ), Alice Barnett (honors), Gertrude Morrison, Darfield i(honors), Ruby Caldwell. " (liahiors). Preparatory division — Christina Cooper (distinction), Doris Blank.

The .costliest Government is the French. ~ The Government salaries aggregate £750,000. Queenslan'ders learnt with the very deepest regret that' Mr. Frank McDonnell, senior • member for Fortitude Valley, had "decided' to retire from political life, for a time -at any rate, Cw'ing -to ill-health. He' will not be a candidate at . the next election. ' In a recent issue 4he New South Wales ' Government Gazette ' notified that the following animals .are protected : — The phoscolarctus cinereus, .the tachyglossvs,. aculcatus, and the ornithorricus anatimus. The average bushman will scarcely ' rerognfise in these high' T soundinfz; names the native bear, the porcupine, and the platypus.