DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 15 June 1911, Page 1097

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

; :-:.;- (From our own correspondent.) ; ;- ;"-~4\ x &s ■ tt- ; l !i?*\f;~' 7 A^'/ : -\ -' ; ;- ; ■ . • -■• • June 12. ; :'■•'■ His Lordship the Bishop leaves this (Monday) evening to attend a meeting of the Bishops in Wellington C J a i A much appreciated; gift of a ton of coals has J been made by Mr .S • Flood to the Marist Brothers' School As the school is a free one, and without any incidental revenue moreS^ 18 "" * mstanC6 of 'thoughtfulness is all the Mr a T f'/- :£•■:■-■ Donnelly was on last Friday admitted by Mr Justice Denmston as a barrister and solicitor on tho motion of, Ins father, Mr. M. Donnelly. His Honor '™ admitting Mr. Donnelly, congratulated him and said that he was the youngest man ever admitted to the Bar in New Zealand. Mr. T. A. Donnelly is a Christchurch boy He finished his law course both for barrister and solicitor, in three years instead of the customary four or five years. He came of age only this week, and on the first day after attaining his majority he swore his papers and was proposed aid admitted on the following days: Mr. Donnelly Is at present in his father's office. . ■--■■' .: - J >. - " • Among the proposals to fittingly commemorate the Coronation of King George V., is that of planting a Coronation oak in- the. Christchurch Domain, and the fact occupied the attention of the controlling board at its last meeting. A member suggested that three oaks should be planted in different : parts of the Domain, so that from the number at least one would grow 'xj The chairman said that the oak would not be likely to die, but if it did another/could be planted at dead of night,- and nobody would be any the Wiser.; ;../:•:--=:-;■: n,}': ~- ;;■■;. ■■■_:. •> -., ':■) -;. -,■_■ v-.v.;v ; ( /;^ The first match in the primary schools Rugby football competition was played on last Friday week, when the Marist Brothers', boys met Elmwood School and defeated them by 2o T _to 3 points. Tries were scored by Burns (3) Dobbs,/J. Hood, Jenyns, J. Dowd. ; Burns converted one and Dowd one. ; = As there are only three of last -year's team playing, this season the team is almost entirely a : newone. i he second.- match was played last week/ when the Marist. Brothers' school team met and' defeated the Lyttelton School.by to nil, tries being secured by Burns, J. McCormick, Crooke, Mever, and -DobbsV Half an hour's play sufficed to win the game. - >■ •"'. -y