DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 1 July 1915, Page 26

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) June 28. Mr. W. Quinn, a native of Christchurch, in which city he acquired his early commercial training, and who for the past five . years has represented the Kaiapoi Woollen Company at Wanganui, has been appointed manager of the company’s business in Wellington,

v " . Until the recently appointed organist to the Cathedral, in succession to Mr. W. Ilandel-Thorley, can take up his duties, the former talented organist, Mrs. J. Mercer, will act in that capacity. “'■ With kindly thoughtfulness Mr. Paul Stanhope sent his Revue Company (now performing at the Opera House) to Nazareth House on last Friday afternoon to entertain the inmates, and, according to a report, it would be difficult to say who were the happier, the entertained or the entertainers. . Mr. C. Spencer Compton, who was well known in Masterton as the organist of St. Matthew’s Church until the end of last year, has been appointed to the position of organist and director of the choir at the Cathedral. Mr. Compton takes up his duties about the end of July. The constantly recurring menace of the wretched picture film was referred to at the last meeting of the City Council by Councillor J. R. Hayward. The reply of a * Showman ’ was that ‘ all films shown in the Dominion are passed bv the censor in London, and hence no fault should be found with the picture-show management for their exhibition. This, of course, resolves itself purely into a matter of taste. As showing that Councillor Hayward was on safe ground, and that his action was perfectly justified, I append some editorial remarks from last Saturday's .S '/nr, which certainly deserve wide circulation ; We are told by advertisements in the newspapers and suggestive posters on the walls that a film -‘with a message of warning, a terrific exposure of the vice trust, exposing in a realistic manner the traffic in human souls,’ is to be exhibited on Thursday next. We draw the attention of his Worship the Mayor to this matter in the hope that he will take steps to prevent the minds of the community—and especially our voting people —-from being polluted by this kind" of thing. A film yf this nature, if it answers the description of the advertisement, should be taken away bv the police with a pair of tongs and committed to the destructor.’ The usual fortnightly meeting of St. Patricks branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was held on last Monday evening, Mr. J. Griffen (president) being in the chair. Sick pay and other accounts were passed for payment. One candidate was initiated and another nominated. Nominations of officers for the coming term were received. The balance sheet of the Corbett benefit entertainment committee, showing a profit of ,£44 4s fid, was adopted, a vote of thanks being passed to Mr. Fanning for the excellent services he had rendered in the sale of tickets. Votes of sympathy were passed with the relatives of the late Corporal G. Clarkson, who was killed in action, and with Bro. Randroff ot( the death of his brother in the Dardanelles. The Celtic Amateur Dramatic Club, which has recently been inaugurated under the auspices of the branch, has made rapid progress during the short period since it was established, and it should do a good deal towards developing the social side of the society. A euchre party organised by the club will be held on July 7. Already several rehearsals of an Irish play, entitled ‘ Eily O’Connor, which will be produced early next month, have taken place.