Bishop's Jubilee
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New Towers For Fiji
From Our Own Correspondent.
SUVA, August 2.
EXTENSIVE additions have recently been made to the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva by the provision of two 85-feet towers, which add to the attractiveness of the building. It is hoped that funds soon will be found to make further additions.
It is interesting to note that work on the Cathedral was commenced in 1896, the sandstone from which it is built be ing brought from Australia as ballast.
It was opened for worship in 1903, and the present verandahs added in 1920, the latter being built of concrete.
As a result of experiments by the Whan Construction Company, who are responsible for the work, harmony in the shade of the new building has been obtained, and it is difficult to tell where the old sandstone ends and the new construction begins.
It is intended to offer the towers to the Bishop (Rt. Rev. Dr. C. J. Nicolas, S.M.) to mark his golden jubilee—fifty years as a priest and fifty years in Fiji —which falls on September 22.