Lincoln

New Zealand Tablet, 30 October 1913, Page 31

Lincoln

(From an occasional correspondent.)

On Sunday the Rev. Father O'Connor spoke very feelingly with regard to the distress amongst the poor /in Dublin, and pointed out the necessity of- helping the vpriests to prevent the children being proselytised. 45 As a result, a meeting was held in the schoolroom after Mass, and a sum of over £3O was subscribed immediately. The following is the list:—Messrs M. Corrigan £5, J. McCormack £2, Mrs. Doyle £2, Father O'Connor £2, Mrs Welsh £l, Messrs. C. Kelleher £l, M O'Neill £l, M. Ryan (sen.) £l, P. Ryan £l, J. Ryan £l, M. F. Ryan £l, Miss Norah Ryan (Tai Tapu) £l, Messrs. L. Mannion £l, T. Henley £l, E. Cunneen £l, Mrs. D. McCarthy £l, Messrs. H. McCarthy £l, J. McCarthy £l, O. McGough £l, P. McDrury £l, J.

MorehanlOs,; J. Baker : 10s, J. Millier J. O'Neill 10s, J. Henley 10s, M. Costelloe 10s, C. Ryan 10s, P. O'Riordan 10s, T. Sommerville 10s, W. Cunneen 10s, P. Maloney 10s, A. McCormack 10s, Miss Hamilton 10s, Messrs. J. Cunneen ss, J. Gallagher ss; E. Leathern ss, Misses Ryan (Greenpark) ss, B. McCormack ss, M. Doherty ss, A. McGough ss, Messrs. H. McGough ss, P. McGough ; ss, H. Coe ss, Miss A. McHugh ss, Mr. J. Deery 2s 6d. Mr. Doherty, Lincoln, had already sent a subscription of £1 to the Lyttelton Times, Father O'Connor is to cable the amount to Archbishop Walsh. The list will be open for a week. t Hamilton (From our own correspondent.) On last Monday evening: at the weekly parish social, Mrs. Davy was the recipient of a beautiful gold bangle. Mr. T. Dillon, in making, the presentation on behalf of the young men of the parish, pointed out how much they owed to Mrs, Davy. This lady had officiated week after week at the piano, and had thus contributed greatly to the success of the evenings. He thanked her very heartily on behalf of the club for the generous assistance she had given them. Mr. Michael McCarthy, on behalf of Mrs. Davy, suitably responded. Waihi (From our own correspondent.) '•-...' * October 23. The Rev. Father Wright, who had been on a short holiday in Victoria, returns to Waihi on Tuesday. The executive of the Federated Catholic Clubs has appointed Mr. J. J. Callaghan representative to ' the South Auckland district, which consists of the following Catholic Clubs Hamilton; Thames, Karangahake, and Waihi. At the weekly meeting of the Waihi Catholic Club Mr. .Callaghan was congratulated by the members upon his appointment. The local club held a debate amongst its members last week, the subject being That the Mayor should be elected by and from the city councillors.' Mr. P. J. Lynch made a capital leader for the negative side and Mr. T. J. Ryan put forward very sound arguments for the affirmative. After all present expressed their views, the verdict was given in favor of the negative. Methven (From an occasional correspondent.) ~~ The following is the report on the local Catholic school, which was examined by Mr. J. B. Mayne, Education Board Inspector:—'This school, which was opened on February 17 of this year, is ably conducted, and, under the circumstances, the creditable performance of the pupils reflects much credit on the staff; and promises well for the future success of the school. The tone is good, and the general behaviour of the pupils commendable. Standards 111. to Vl.—These classes have been taught with great care and intelligence, the pupils making a pleasing appearance in most of their subjects. Standards I. and 11. and Preparatory classes—-In this group sound progress has been made in the various subjects of instruction, especially in reading, writing, and spelling. The pupils are well trained m habits of order and attention, and appear bright and happy in their work.' h