Wanganui

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 07, Issue 45, 7 November 1907, Page 14

Wanganui

(From our own correspondent.)

October 31. The social held recently at Aramoho on behalf of the St. Joseph's Church furnishing fund netted £20 ss— a very creditable rejsult for a new parish. ' •On the King's Birthday the St. Mary's Dramatic Club intend giving a performance of ' The Octoroon ' at the Opera House. - I must congratulate Mr. W. M. Luxford, a member of St. Mary's Club, on winning Mr. Henderson's trophy for the best all-round player in the Wanganui Cricket Ulub last season. At the recent shooting contest in Australia the New Zealand team were not successful, but the Wanganui representative worthily upheld the honor of the town and Dominion by making a score of 265, being the third highest in* the match. Miss E. Ivlahoney, a pupil of the St. Joseph's Convent High School, has succeeded in passing her second term in connection with victoria College, Wellington. This is another proof of the work done in our local convent. The Rev. Father ireacy, of Stratford,- has "been appointed by his Grace the Archbishop to collect funds for the Wellington Cathedral in Wanjganui. Rev. Father, Mahony will do the same in the Stratford district. The collecting will commence al the end of next week. A meeting was held on Sunday nig-ht after Vespers at St. Mary's in order to devise means for obtaining funds for a children's picnic at New Year's time. It was decided to hold a euchre party and social in the club rooms on Tuesday, November 12. Sunday,., November 3, has been allotted by the St. Mary's Catholic Club as the day on which memjb'ers may have Masses celebrated for their deceased relatives, also for the deceased members. The club intend majkine this custom an annual one. - The report of the Government Inspectors (Messrs. Strong and Milne) on the work done by the St. Joseph's parish school was that the scholars acquitted themselves well, passing a really excellent examination. They also Inspected the work of the Marist Brothers. School, and were highly pleased with the results ob*" tamed by the boys. — r-

The Sisters qf St. Joseph are now busily engaged preparing for their annual concert, which takes place on December 12. There is special interest being excited in the fact that part of the performance win- consist of a fairy operetta. The chorus singing of the several parts will be greatly enhanced by the aid of Mr Beck's splendid orchestra. -ThsT h 5 . ratepayers of Wftnganul on Wednesday decided at a poll to confirm the Borough Council's proposal -to borrow an additional £5000. for the purpose of supplementing the £40,001) already authorised for installing an electric tramway service. The Mayor after formally declaring the result, announced that by' next winter the citizens- of Wanganui would be in possession of an up-tordate and first-class electric tramway sysAt the practical examination, conducted by the Associated Board of ..the Koyal Academy of Music and the x.oyal College of Music (Mr R>. Cummings examiner), held at Wanganui early in the month, the following pupils from the Sisters of St Joseph's Cpnvent were successful •'—Advanced grade — Piano— EHie Fookes, 120 ; Mabel Ma-honey, 104. Higher school.— Piano— Maggie King, 108 ; Ethel Parker, 108 ; Mary Keane, 106 ;. Nellie Percy, 100. Lower school — Piano— Eileen Burns, iuo ; violin, Minnie Power, 107 •. Horace K. Hunt, 101. Elementary division.— PianoKathleen Holmes, 138 ; Ruby Curran, 137 : Annie Kelly, 123 ; Eileen Quinlimn, 122 ; A'gneta Hilles, 122 ; Grace

Kobterstein, 11? ; Eileen Ellingfoam, 118 ; Kathleen Neylon ,113 ; May Mahoney, IOC ; violin, Ivy Oldberg, 106. The examiner was very pleased with the results, and the Sisters are to be congratulated on the success of tfieir pupils. I must also congratulate the following tfiree boys :— Master Raymond Kitchen, who was successful in the advanced grade division (violin), with 123 marks ;*; * Master William Neylon in the higher school division (violin), with 111 marks, both of whom are altar boys at St. Mary T s ; and Master Bernard Kitchen in the Eigher school- division (piano), with 127 marks.