DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 21 December 1911, Page 2582

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) December 18. Rev. Father Kerrane arrived from Ireland yesterday, coming from Sydney by the Maheno. His Lordship the Bishop left on Saturday on a visitation of Pukekohe and the surrounding district. He is due back in Auckland on Tuesday evening. His Lordship had a busy time last week in distributing prizes at the various schools, including St. Mary's Con° vent, and the Sacred Heart Convent. On Thursday afternoon he attended the opening of the Town Hall. The Town Hall was "opened last Thursday afternoon with much eclat. It is a magnificent structure, and one which evokes pardonable civic pride. The organ, which cost nearly £7OOO, was the gift of Mr. Brett, of the Auckland Star, while the tower clock was given by Mr. Myers, M.P. Both are munificent gifts, for which the citizens are deeply grateful. On last Tuesday evening Rev. Father Williams, of Wamku, delivered a splendid address to the members of the Holy Family Confraternity on the subject of the Oxford or Tractanan Movement.' Above all the eminent controversialists who figured in this historic movement the lecturer singled out as the bright particular star, the late Cardinal Newman, his long-sustained battle in pursuit of the truth, to which his giant intellect and indomitable will were drawn by the kindly light was eloquently portrayed. His great temporal sacrifices were told of, and finally his ardent and abiding loyalty to the See of Peter, together with his puissant and profound defence against all comers, who had the temerity to attack the ancient Church and the effect of the tractarian movement on the Established Church at the time and up to the present day, were clearly demonstrated. At the conclusion of the lecture Rev. Father Holbrook voiced the opinion of all present, when he described it as an intellectual treat, the value of which historically would he hoped, be treasured up and put to the verv best use. J (From an occasional correspondent.) «. ? y e news to y°ders to learn that at the Auckland competitions the pupils of the Marist Brothers School did remarkably well. As there were three prizes and only two choirs were called for the nnal test in the primary school choirs' contest, and as one of them made a much poorer performance than in the preliminaries, the result of the final test produced an apparent paradox, as the choir placed second gained fewer points than the one which took third prize The award was-Devonport School, 86, 1; Newton West, 78, -2; Manst Brothers, 83, 3. In the vocal solo (boys under 15-10 entries-Master Horace Jew, who, now attends the Sacred Heart College, secured an easy win while one of the present pupils (Henry Adeane) came fourth with 80 marks. For the recitation for boys (Standard IV., and under) there were 27 entries In the competition Master Joseph Moodabe was just beaten ' for first place. The M. 8.0.8. debating■ team gave a good account of themselves. Mr. S. Pritchard, of the musical branch, came out top in the bass solo, while Mr F. Adeane secured first prize in the operatic tenor solo, and last, but not least, our champion, Mr E Casey, won both the impromptu and prepared speeches '

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•- Invercarglll V , (From our own correspondent.) The following report of the annual meeting of the Irish Athletic Society of Southland, which is taken from the Southland Times, will be of interest to many subscribers: annual general meeting of members of the Irish Athletic Society of Southland was held in Raeside's rooms and was attended by 30 subscribers, Mr. J. Mulvey presiding. The annual report and balance-sheet, as already published, were adopted. In moving the adoption of the above, the chairman said he had much pleasure in congratulating members on the result of the past season's operations. Considering the adverse circumstances under which the fixture had been held, heavy rain falling throughout, members were agreeably surprised to find that a profit of £sl 3s 2d had resulted. The society commenced the season with a credit balance of £27 5s 6d, and this had now been increased to £7B 8s Bd. He was pleased to point out that the receipts from membership tickets had shown a very decided increase, as £34 5s had resulted from this source, as against £l6 10s during the previous seasonthis had to be credited to the endeavours of Mr. R. Waterston, in particular, and several other gentlemen in conjunction. In concluding Mr. Mulvey welcomed to the meeting Judge Gilfedder, who had acted as president for many years at a time when the society experienced many ups and downs, and spoke of the help the society had received at the last sports gathering from several directors of the Southland Caledonian Society.— motion was seconded by Mr. McGoldrick. Judge Gilfedder congratulated the meeting on the success of the Society during recent seasons and brought down the house by detailing in a humorous manner some of the trials and tribulations of its earliest years. -' Regarding the management of sports gatherings, he pointed out that his travels in other parts of the colony had impressed upon him the fact that the I.A.S. had nothing to learn in this respect from its contemporaries. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows: Patron, Sir J. G. Ward (re-elected) ; president, Mr. J. Mulvey (re-elected) ; vice-presidents J. Collins, Thomas McGrath (re-elected), and Judge Gilfedder; directorsT. Traynor, N. Grace, J. Ward, J. O'Brien, T. Cavanagh, J. McNamara, W. Hishon, P. J. Scully, J. Shepherd, T. McGrath, H. Walker, A. H. Fitzgerald, W. L. McGoldrick, C. Matheson, J. Collins, H. S. Searle, M. Brogan, F. Morton, R. S. Waterston, J. Collins, T. Pound, B. E. Murphy, R. J. Timpany, jun., 11. Grace, B. Lynch; hon. secretary, Mr. B. E. Murphy (re-elected) hon. treasurer, Mr. J. Mulvey (re-elected) ; referee, Mr. J. Collins ; superintendent, Mr. C. Matheson; deputy-superintendents, * Messrs. Thomas McGrath, A. H. Fitzgerald, R. S. Waterson; handicappers, Messrs. J. Bell (running and jumping), G. Double (cycling), Messrs. J. Brey and James Tobin (stone and hammer), R. Wilson, Winton (quoits); —Messrs. Brey and Tobin (stone and hammer), H. Geddes (Highland dancing), Thomas McGrath and J. Kirwan (Irish dancing), R. Wilson (quoits); T. Reidy, J. Deegan (jumping) ; starter, 75 yards and Sheffield, Mr. B. Bain: other events, Mr. A. McGavock; timekeepers, Messrs. T. Roche, T. Rankin, and Arthur; auditors, Messrs. C. Matheson and F. Morton; programme committee, Messrs. Pound, McNamara, Morton, Matheson, J. Mulvey and Murphy; clerk of scales, Mr. J. McNamara. A number of trophies were offered and accepted with thanks: Mr. Thomas -Reidy (Five Rivers Estate) a gold medal for man putting up the best performance in the high jump event; Mr. H. Walker, gold medal, awarded to Irish jig. .: . ' It was decided to hold the annual sports on Wednesday, March 20. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meet- ■ ing. .. -;_", .. - v On Sunday afternoon the Hibernian Band, attracted a very large crowd to their promenade concert in ;■ the No. 2 Gardens. A very enjoyable programme of /

music was rendered, and a substantial collection was made in aid of the contest fund. - On Friday, the 15th inst., the members of the local branch of the Hibernian Society entertained their lady friends at a social evening. The early part of the evening was devoted to a euchre tournament, after which an excellent musical programme was proceeded with. At the supper interval, Bro. J. Scully (president) made a suitable speech and urged the ladies to do their share in advancing the membership of the society. During the next winter season it is intended to hold several such gatherings.