DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 24 September 1908, Page 19

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) September 21. Mr. YV. F. Roche, for many years the repersentative of the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, has entered into business at Akaroa. His Lordship the Bishop left last week on an episcopal visitation to Wcstland, in which portion of the diocese he is likely to be engaged for several months. In view of the approaching annual general meeting of the Christchurch Catholic Club, the Rev. Dr. Kennedy, at the halfpast 9 o'clock Mass in the Cathedral on Sunday, strongly recommended the advantages of the club to the earnest consideration of the many unassociated Catholic young men of the city. A preliminary meeting of representatives of the Cathedral and St. Mary's parishes was held on last Wednesday evening to promote j. combined Catholic excursion and picnic during the midsummer- holidays. December 26 was selected as the most suitable for the event, and an executive committee was formed to arrange details. - *- As showing the efforts necessary to abate the dust nuisance in this city, the Christchurch Tramway Board's two electric sprinklers and the smaller ones used on the steam lines have been spreading 1,500,000 gallons of water (nearly 6700 tons) a week The larger of these sprinklers is capable of covering the whole traffic portion of a street in one sweep. Besides this large quantity of water distributed along the tram area, some of the intersecting streets are covered by the City Council's appliances, and still the dust flies in clouds. The following pupils of the Sacred Heart Convent, conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Missions, . were successful at a theory examination of Trinity College of Music held in June :— Intermediate class— Alice Rainbow, 76 marks out of 100. Junior — Marjorie Smith, 93 ; Cissy Coakley, 88 ; Amy Payne, 84 ; Annie Coakley, 80. Preparatory— J a nie Darragh, 96; Lucy Coakley, 88; Mary Strouts, 88; Kathie Haydon, 81; Molly O'Malley, 73 ; Margaret Daly," 76 ; Gertrude Baker, 70. Intermediate honors were obtained by the two pupils— Lilian Burrow* and Annie M. Snowball— presented by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Mary's Convent, Colorr^ street, at the same examination.