DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 17 June 1915, Page 26

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

f i (By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) June 14. Rev. Father Cahill addressed the Holy Family Confraternity at its last meeting. Rev. Father Dunphy is acting temporarily at Te Kuiti, in place of Rev. Father Brennan. The men of St. Benedict's parish in large numbers received their monthly Communion yesterday morning at the 7.30 o'clock Mass. - . Much dissatisfaction is felt here at the inadequacy of the shipping facilities for the transhipment of meat cargoes for Home ports. The novena, which concluded at the Sacred Heart Church on Sunday, was well attended throughout, particularly so on the concluding day. Rev. Father Spielings, a recent arrival from Holland, and a member of St. Joseph's Foreign Missionary Society, is now stationed at the Cathedral, where he will remain for three months.

His Lordship Bishop Cleary, who is in Victoria undergoing treatment, requires complete rest so as to ensure his restoration to health, and the consequent return to his priests and people, who have him constantly in their thoughts. Mi. Allen Doone is with us once again renewing acquaintances with priests, Brothers, and people. Though the minds of the populace are certainly engrossed on serious happenings in the Northern Hemisphere, he has never, on any previous visit here, played to better houses.

The fourth annual ‘ At home ’ in connection with the Remuera parish will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, June 13. The committee, through its energetic secretary (Mr. F. Grey), has issued numerous invitations. If a capital programme, some beautiful prizes for winners of the euchre tournament, and special attention to the comfort of guests count for anything, then the success of the gathering is assured. Mr. F. G. Ewington lectured on the ‘Lessons of the Wr at the Hibernian Hall on last Wednesday evening in aid of the funds of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Very Rev. Chancellor Holbrook presided. The lecturer severely criticised those who made light of the task of the Allies. Every effort, he said, was needed to overcome the baneful spirit of militarism permeating the two central European nations a spirit engendered for a long time by the writers, public men, and rulers of those countries. Consequently, it was not the armies but people of those countries whom we had to subdue. In conclusion, he hoped that New Zealand would never become the prey of such countries. A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the lecturer for his interesting discourse.

Huntly (By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) June 14. The annual basket social will be held at Ngaruawahia on June 22. On Saturday, June 19, twenty pupils of the convent will be examined in the theory of music. The convent school committee have published their quarterly report, which shows that good progress is being made, and sufficient funds are in hand to meet all requirements.

At the last meeting of the H.A.C.B. Society the election of officers for the ensuing half-year took place, and resulted as —President, Bro. J,. Budge ; vice-president, Bro. A. Berry; secretary, Bro. F. J. Farrell (re-elected) ; treasurer, Bro, H. Berkhout (reelected); warden, Bro. J. Walsh guardian, Bro. J. McCarthy; sick visitors, Bros. Mohan and Webb. The next general Communion of the members will take place on June 27. . <