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TheCrisisof1924

CARDINALCALLSFORPRAYERSTOSOLVEPOLITICALPROBLIM&

TheCardinalArchbishopofWestminsterhasmadeacallforfervent prayersfortheguidanceofGodinthe presentpoliticalsituation,saysthe "Universe,"oftke17th.ult.SpeakingatGolder'sGreenatacelebration oftheFeastofSt.EdwardtheCon. fessor,HisEminencesaidthatSt.Ed. ward,whodiedin1066,hadaclear anddefinitemessage,forhelivedat oneofthemostcriticalmomentsin thehistoryofthiscountry.

"Heforeshadowedthecrisisthatwas coming,"saidtheCardinal."Hepreparedforthatcrisis,andhewatched overthiscountrysubsequentlybyhis intercessionbeforetheThroneofGod. AndEnglandpassedthroughitina mannerthatinnowayimpairedher positioninthefellowshipofthenations.Heraisedhertoahigherpositioninwhich,thoughsometimesshe failed,shewasabletodomoreforthe honourandgloryofGodandforthe spreadofcultureandcivilisationthan shewouldhavedonehadthecrisis nevercome.

WhenEnglandWasTransformed.

"ThatcrisiswastheNormanConquest.Rememberwhathappened. TheNormans,alreadyunitedbyties ofkingshipwiththerulingfamilyof England,tookpossessionofthiscountry.St.EdwarddiedinJanuary, 1066,andtheNormanConquesttook placeinOctober,andinthosenineor tenmonthswaswroughtthebeginningofachangewhichtransformed England." Itmeant,saidtheCardinal,anentirelynewpoliticalsystem.There wassoonacompletechangeinthe personnelofallthehigherauthorities inEngland.WhereAnglo-Saxonshad ruledeitherintheChurchorinthe State,theirplaceshadsoonbeentakenbyNormans.Itwas.inshort,a NormaninvasionofChurchandState. IneverydepartmentoflifeEngland hadundergonearapidtransformation

"In1924weareundoubtedlypass ingthroughaverycriticaltime.The electionweareabouttofaceisonly oneoftheincidentsoftheverycriticalperiodthroughwhichwehavebeen passingsincetheyear1918.

"Idonotsayitisamorecritical periodinitselfthanthecrisisofSt. Edward'sdays,butitisonewhichis morefar-reachingonaccountofthe developmentoftheworld.

Peacemakers'TremendousMistakes.

amoimeasirinewommiosimminleomommr.0

thefutureoftheBritishEmpireand thepeaceoftheworld.

"Thosetwocrises-thecrisisof106b andbhecrisisof1924-mightverywell beconsideredtogether,"saidtheCardinal.

HowReligionOvercameDifticklties.

"Thereisatremendouscontrlstbetweenthem.Whenwetrytoseehow itwasthatEnglandpassedsoeasily frombeingagreatAnglo-SaxonkingdomtobecomingaNormanpower,I thinkthesolutionisfoundinthisfact, that,onfundamentalthings,Norman andAnglo-Saxonwereabsolutelyat one.Therewasaunityofprinciple, acceptedbothbyAnglo-Saxonandby Norman,whichrenderedthechange comparativelyeasywherefundamental thingswereconcerned-unityofprinciplebasedonunityofFaith,unity intheworshipofGod,unityofecclesiasticalgovernment.Men'shearts wereatrestaboutthethingsthat countmost.

"Inconsequencetheywereableto facethenewproblemsandfinda solution,littlebylittle,becausethey allthoughtalikeonfundamental things,becausetheyallkneltatthe sameAltarandbecausetheyalla, ceptedthesamesupremeecclesiastical authority.

Non,CatholicLeaders'"Abdication"

"Whatisthecaseatthepresent day?Itisthis.OutsidetheCatholic Churchallideaofateachingauthority inDivinethingshasdisappeared.Many thereareinthiscountrywhogiveno sortofobedienceorallegiancetoany ecclesiasticalauthorityatall.They haveabandonedtheChurches,asthey say.Theysaytheyfindtheycan getonquitewellwithoutaChurch.

"Whenyoucometotheorganisedreligiousbodiesinthiscountry,other thantheCatholicChurch-whetherit bethegreatestablishedChurchofEnglandortheNon-Conformists-youfind theyhaveabdicatedanypretencetoa teachingauthority.

"InmattersofFaith,orinmatters ofworship,orinmattersofdiscipline, thoseorganisedreligiousbodiescannot anddonotspeakwithaunitedvoice.

LutheranPastor'sRemarkableTributeto CatholicChurch

M.SigordRosseland,theLutheran pastorofSeljord,Norway,haspublishedanarticleinaNorwegianjournal,Vardeen,inwhichhepaysaneloquenttributetothemajestyofthe CatholicChurch.Hesaysamongst theruinscausedbytheworld'swar oneedificealoneremainsstandinghealthyandsound,moresolidandmore unshakenthanever.Thisedificeis theCatholicChurch.Whilstthevariousreligioussects,owingtotheirlack ofunity,arewastingtheirenergyin steriletheologicaldisputes,andarebe. comingweakerbypoliticaldiscontent andmaterialism,theCatholicChurch hasgainedininteriorstrengthandexteriorpower.

TheMostPowerfulMan

Themostpowerfulmanintheworld isthePope,M.SigurdRosseland writes.Thisisabsolutelytrueasthe SovereignPontiffhas320millionsof menentirelysubmissivetohim.The CatholicChurchenjoysmanyadvantagesowingtoherpotentauthority,her longhistory,theremarkableeventsof which,bytheircohesion,leadtothe realisationofherends.Thanksalso tothebeautyofherliturgyandher powerofattractionshepossessesanotherelementofsuccess.Thisiswhy theChurch'sinfluenceisdeepeningand extendingataperiodwhensomany idealsarecrushedandsoulsseekrest andsecurityintheshelterofadefinite authority. EspeciallyinGermany,thecradleof theReformation,M.SigardRosseland said,Catholicismismakingprogress. Helikewisedrawsattentiontothefact thatthereisnoconfusioninthedoctrineorteachingoftheCatholic Church,sovenerablebyitsantiquity. Onthecontrary,sheshowsherself

throughoutallagesinthepossession ofapowerful,majestic,andserene authority.Herdoctrinehasbeen taughtthroughoutallthecenturiesby pioustheologianswhoagreeintheir teaching.Thisunanimousagreement amongstCatholictheologiansisfoundedontheconvictionthattheyhaveof beinginthetruthwhentheyaffirm thattheChurchhasbeenfoundedby JesusChristHimself, the has madeheralighttothew theway ofsalvation,andthatHeuceasingly directsherbytheHolySpirit.EstablishedbyGodHimself,themessengerandlieutenantofChrist,thepriest. publishesherteachingregardingfaith andadministerstheSacraments.One cannottravelinaCatholiccountry withoutbeingstruckbythehighplace theCatholicChurchholdsinpublic esteemandtheloveandrespectwith whichsheissurrounded.Howpoor theProtestantsandothersectsare incomparison!

ReturntoCatholicity.

M.SigardRosselandstatesthat Lutheranismisweakening:thatthe lastcongressheldatWartzburg,when theEvangelicalChurchesofGermany metinconference,denotedweakness morethanstrength;andthatitispossible'theLutheranChurchhasreach edtheendofhermissioninhistory. Hewriteswithtruththatthereisa sensiblemovementtowardsCatholicism.Theneedoftheworldatthe presentdayisalivelyfaithinGod. andthatitisverypossiblethatCatholicism,withhernoblegrandeur,her spiritofcandiddevotion,willbefound tobethebestfcrourageinimplantingtruepietyintheheartsofmen."TrishCatholic."

"Itiscomposedoftwomainfea. tures.ThereisfirstofalltheEuro. peanand,indeed,world-widepolitical crisis.Thepoliticalsituationofprac ticallythewholeworldhasbeendis. turbed,upsetandexposedtodangers ofeveryform.Thesedangershave notyetbeenfullyfaced,andcertainly theyhavenotyetbeenoverc,,,ne

"Welookbacktotheyear1919, whenthePeaceConferencewasstill carryingonitslabours,whenthe TreatyofVersailleshadbeenprepared andwhenothertreatieswerebeing drawnup,andwecanallseequite clearlythattremendousmistakeshave beenmade.

"Someofthesemistakeswerequite inevitable,becausethesituationwas socomplicatedthatno.one,nohuman. intelligence,couldreallyunderstandit fullyorfindremediesforallthedifficultiesthataroseoutofit.

"Thenthereweremanymistakesonecanseeitnow-whichmighthave beenavoided-mistakeswhichare workingouttheirevilconsequencesat thepresent day.

PresidentWilson'sBlunder.

"Unfortunately,asweknow,the PeaceTreatywaslargelyinfluenced byonewho,throughhisownlackof contactwithEuropeanaffairs,wasun abletoseetheproblemsintheirhistoricalsetting,anunderstandingof whichwasnecessaryifanysortof solutionwastobefoundforthem.

"WeknowthatthelatePresidentof theUnitedStatesthoughtthatevery politicalproblemcouldbesettledon thebasisofself-determination,thus ignoringthefactthattheGovernment ofanationhasneverbeensettled purelybyself-determination,butis largelyconditionedbyhistorical,ethnical,religiousandgeographicalfactors.

"Attemptsweremadetosettlesome problemsonthatbasis.Otherswere foundtobeinsoluble,andanumber ofnewoneswerecreated,thesolution ofwhichisstillveryfaraway.

"Therewehaveatremendouscontrast.Crises,equalinimportance, notunlikeincharacter-thoughata distanceofsomanyyears-thesolutioneasyinonecase,terriblydifficult intheother,becausetheunityof Christendomwasbrokeninthesixteenthcentury.

"Inthesecircumstances,whatis yourdutyasCatholics?Lamentation inthesethingsisofnouseatall. GodLeftOut.

"AsIhavefrequentlypointedout, thegreatfaultofallthepoliticaland diplomaticconferencesthathavetakenplacesincethewarwasthatthe NameofGodwasneverinvokedfrom thebeginning.Thatwasthefirst timeinthehistoryofChristendom thatgreatpoliticalissues,affectingthe welfareofnations,weredecidedwithoutanyreferencetoGod.

"Thosewhobelievemustprayall themoreonthataccount:andthat isyourfirstdutyto-day.Inthecomparativelysmallpoliticalcrisiswhich wearenowfacinginthiscountry,and allthroughtheprogressiveattempts tofindsolutionstotheotherproblems ofwhichIhavespoken,thedutyof allCatholicsistoofferupconstantand veryferventprayers.

"Prayconstantlyandferventlythat Godmaywatchoverourcountryduringthenextthreeweeks:thatHis guidancemayhewithus,bothinthe settlementoftheEuropeanpolitical situation,andoftheproblemwhich facesourEmpire.

"Thetransformationof1066.was madeeasybecausetherewasunityof principle.RememberthatCatholics inallpoliticalcircumstancesmustbe truetoprinciple.

CatholicsandtheParties.

"TheCatholicChurchdoesnotpretendandhasneverprofessedtogive unityofpoliticalviews,especiallyina countrylikethis,whereitisperfectly easyforCatholicstotakewidelydivergentpoliticalviews.Butremember thatinnoliticsvoumusthaveprinciple-principlebasedontheteaching ofChristandHisChurch.

"Thesecondproblemisonethathas neverconfrontedanynationinthe past-oneforwhichthereisneither precedentnorparallel,namely,how touniteinonecommonwealthalarge numberofself-governingnations.Upon de.nds

"Remember,too.thatthereisno politicalpartyinthiscountrytowhich anyonecangiveallegiancewithout,as Catholic.makingcertainreservations. HeFiveshisallegiancetothatparty whichseemstohim,takenasawhole. tohebestforthecountryandmost ;naccordancewithChristianprinciples. Hemustneverforget,ingivingallegiancetoapoliticalparty.thatheowes aprimaryallegiancetoGod,toChrist, andtotheChurch."

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TheCultofMedievalism

Milmmummiimminsomininimmommmionomminimmuni

Inart,ineconomics,andinmatters ofsocialorganisationthepresentgenerationislookingback,writes"Dominic,"inthe"CatholicTimes.'The timberedstructureofthesuburbanresident,withitsgabledroofandmullionedwindowrecallingthearchitectureofanotherage,istypical.Therevivalofmysteryplaysbypeoplewho alittletimeagowereacclaimingIbsen asthecreatorofanewdramaisanothersignofthetimes.Audiences steepedinModernismwatchwithwonderingappreciationthedramatisation ofincidentsinthelifeofSt.Francisof Assisi.Livesofthesaintaremultipliedandprosperouspilgrimsswarm tovisitthescenesasociatedwiththe mans' toHolyPoverty.

The-.rd''Guild"becomespopulai again,nd,intheterm"GuildSocialism,"istackedontothemostmodern ofsocialtheories,whilemorethanone acceptedeconomistpointstothehandicraftsthatprecededtheIndustrial Revolutionasaremedyforourpresent stateofthings. Eventhechurchesadornthemselvea intheforgottensymoolsoftheFaith, imitacingthemannerswithscrupulous exactitude,evenwhilerepudiatingthe authority,oftheMotherChurch.

Itisnotsurprisingthatouruglyand MaterialisticCivilisation shouldwearyofitselfandannounce itsownbankruptcy,orthatitsjaza amusements,irresponsiblewealthand scluldestroyingindustrialismhave broughtaboutthedisillusionmentof theirdevotees.Anervousgeneration, crowdedintotownsandknowing nothingofthequietsatisfactionand stabilisingeffectsofrurallife,might wellbeexpectedtoenvythepeaceful. nessofvillagecommunitiesclustered aroundsomereligioushouseandtiming theirdaybythemonasterybell.And itisbutwhatwemightexpectwhen wefindthatthesere-discoverersof thepast,intheirenthusiasm,idealise eventheworstelementsofMedieval times. Totheextent,however,thatthis movementsuggestsdisillusionment concerningourpresentpagancivilisation,wemaybethankful.Itisa signofgrace.

turyhasitsowncharacteristiccontributiontomaketoChristianculture. Itcanandshouldhaveitsowndrama distinctfromthedramaoftheMystery play.Itcanandshouldhaveitsown Ss.Francis,whowillbenofeebleimitationofhispredecessor.Outofthe presentindustrialandsocialchaosit shouldandcanrecreateanorder EssentiallyCatholic, yetunlikeanythingthatCatholicism hasyetproduced.FortheCatholic Churchisnotanantiquarianmuseum. Itsauthoritiesaremorethanthecuratorsofacollectionofrelics.Itpossessesarichlyinventivegenius.Itis atreeconstantlyexfoliating.Two alternativespresentthemselvestoour times.Eitherwecangoondevelopingourmechanicalcivilisationtillwe havereachedthepoint,foreshadowed bySamuelButlerin"Erewhon,"when machineswillmastermen,orwecan takethepathalongwhichWilliam Morrisandothershavepointedus,reviving,inimitativefashion,theartand sociallifeofthededievalAge.The Churchoffersathirdchoice.Asthe Motherofallagesandtheslaveof nonesheoffersustheFaith,theSacraments.andthecorporatelifewhich, inthepast,createdEuropeancivilisation,andcanagain,outofthechaotic paganismofto-day,recreateit.But thethirigShewillbuildwillbeno mererepetitionofherformermaster. piece.AsSheoncemadeuseofthe materialsuppliedbythecivilisation ShesupplantedsowillSheincorporateallthatcanbeusedfortheglory ofGodintheinventionsanddiscover. iesofthemodernworld.Thatsuch aperformancewouldbeamiracleisno objection.Sheisherselfamiracle andaworkerofmiracles.

ConvertClergyStream

Newman'sConversionCommemorated.

Theseventy-ninthanniversaryofthe conversionofCardinalNewmanwas appropriatelyobservedatSt.Charles' House,Hatfield.

and'St.Michael's,Highgate,and A.T.Parsons,formerlychurchwarden of.theAnnunciation,Brighton;both gototheBedathistermtoproceed withtheirstudiesforthePlymouth diocese. FromtheAnglicanSocietyofthe SacredMissionatKelhamhavecome fiveconverts,twobeingprofessedmembersformanyyears:-4

E.C.Reynard,nowcompletinghis studiesatFriburg.(Leeds.) WalterRamsay,nowwiththeServites. WD.Walford,nowatOscott.(Nottingham.)

A.H.RussellandD.Corcoran.

FromSt.Chad'sCollege,intheUniversityofDurham,havecomethree: RonaldBurn,M.A.,nowlecturingin classicsatGlasgow.

J.S.Robson,M.A.,formerlycurateof St.Barnabas,Middlesbrough. W.L.L.Sandell,M.A. ThefollowingareatpasentstudyingatSt.Charles':A.G.B.Herring,B.D.(Lond.1,till recentlySub-WardenofSt.Deiniol's Library,Hawarden.(Plymouth.)

T.Royds,M.A.Christ'sCollege,Cambridge.(Nottingham.)

F.j.Gurd,M.A.St.John'sCollege, Oxford.FormerlycurateofSt. MaryandSt.John.Cowley,and chaplainoftheAllHallows'Sisterhood,Ditchingham,Norfolk.

T.H.Pitt,L.Th.,formerlycurateat St.Andrew's,Willesden.(Brisbane.)

TheWorkofStCharles'.

Itisintendedthatconvertclergymenwhowishtoenterthepriesthood shouldproceedassoonaspossibleafter theirreceptiontoHatfield,inorderto makenobreakintheirecclesiastical life,andtheretocommencetheirstudiesinphilosophy.

Aregularcourseoflecturesisgiven byFatherInnocentApap,MP.,and thissecuresthatthestudentsgoout adequatelypreparedtopursuethe studyoftheology,eitheratRomeor intheecclesiasticalseminariesathome. Theruleoflifenotonlyfulfilstherequirementsofahouseofstudies,but alsocarriesontheworkofexpiation foundedatHatefildbyFatherKenelm Vaughan;thewholeoftheDivine Officeisrecitedinchoir,andBenedictionisgiveneveryday.

TheworkofSt.Charles'isclosely connectedwiththeConverts'AidSociety.andtoboththeCardinalArchbishophasgivenhiswarmapproval andencouragement.

HighgateButchery

But,attheriskoflookingagift horseinthemouth,weareboundto askwhetherthetendencywehave noticedisnot,atpresent,inavery superficialstage.IthasnotpenetratedtotheheartoftheAgeitimitates.Thatheartwas,inasensein whichwe,to-day,canscarcelyunderstand,religiousandCatholic.Failinga realisationofthatfactwearewithout akeytotheproblem,asmuchasa writerwouldbewhosetouttogivean accountofmodernIrelandwithout mentioningCatholicism.Thereligion, oftheMedievalperiodwasnotanappendixtoitscommercialandsocia.! life.Itconstitutedtheverybacl boneofexistence.Theartwhichth twentiethcenturyadmiresandtriesto copyhaditsrootsinsomethingwhich thetwentiethcenturyhasrepudiated andatwhichitstillsneers.

St.Charles'isdevotedtothepreliminarypreparationofconvertclergy. menforthepriesthood.ItwasfoundedatBegbroke,nearOxford,bythe lateMonsignorHenryHinde,in1919, andwasmovedin1921toHatfield.

TheCardinalArchbishopofWestminsterassistedatsolemnMassofthe HolyGhost,sunginthechapelofSt. Charles'HousebytheRector,MonsignorBartonBrown.FatherFrancis Woodlock,S.J.,preached.

NotableRecentConverts.

Fifty-sevenconvertshavepassed throughSt.Charles'Housesinceits foundationfiveyearsago.

Thisgivessomeideaofthesilent streamofconversionswhichisstill flowingsteadily.Thenamesandrecordsofsomeofthemhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.

Amongthosewhohavebeenthrough St.Charles'arethe'following,thefirst fourofwhomarenowpriests:-

Themenofthepastliebeyondthe comprehensionofourtimesbecausewe judgethembyourselves.Becauseart andcommerceareto-daythingsapart fromreligionitissupposedthatthey werealwaysso.Oursisanageof Unco-ordinatedInterests. WhatGodhasjoinedtogetherithas putasunder,sothatthewayinwhi, religion(truetothe.derivationofthe world),bounduptogether,asinone volume,thevarioushumanactivitiesis lostuponus.Thusitisthatwe imaginethatFranciscanismcanbe madetoflourishonaProtestantsoil, thatisispossibletodetachDante fromtheChurchfromwhichhedrew hisnourishment,andthatcottages, builtforworkmenengagedinamoderncapitalistic,factory,canbefitly fashionedonantiquemodels.Similarly,theProtestantchurchmanfancieshecanborrowtheexternalsofthe AgeofFaithdivorcedfromtheFaith itselfandschismaticallytornfromthe livingChurchtowhichtheybelong. Hadourgenerationbeenwiserit wouldhaveseentoitthatit,firstof aY,returnedtothatMotherwhoseculOraloffspringitsomuchadmirers.It wouldhavegonetothesourcesofMe. dievalinspiration.Ifithaddone thatitwouldhavefreeditselffrom thebondageofmereimitation.What ithasdoneatpresentistoputthe handsoftheclockback;ithasnot startedtheclock.Onceintouchwith thedeeperlifeandmeaningofMedievalism,insteadofbeingblindimitators,weourselveswouldhavebecome creativeinthesenseinwhichthepast wascreative.TheTwentiethCen-

D.A.Harris,MA.,St.John'sCollege, Oxford,andOscott(Northampton).

JohnCullen,M.A.,TrinityColleg,Oxford;latecurateSt.Matthew's, Sheffield;nowpriestatBirkenhead. WL.Arrowsmith,M.A.,St.John's College,Oxford,andcurateofSt. Giles',Cambridge.Nowordained andcontinuingstudiesinRome. GeoffreyChatwin,M.A.,MertonCollege,Oxford,andcurateofSt.John's, Limehouse.NowpriestatSt.Gregory's,Longton.

E.E.Kilburn,MA.,andJ.B.Holland,M.A.,till1923vicarandcuraterespectivelyofSt.Saviour's, Hoxton;nowattheLondonOratory.

S.Monnington,M.A.,St.John'sCollege,Oxford,andElyTheological College,nowatWonersh(Southwark),and

C.B.Howell,nowatQuarrAbbey, werebothatonetimechaplainsto theAnglicanConventatLympsfield.

A.T.Mercer,L.Th.Formerlycuratein-chargeofSt.Alban's,Middlesborough;nowattheCollegioBeds, andtobeordainedpriestthisyear (Middlesbrough).

GeraldTaylor,M.A.HertfordCollege.Oxford.Formerlyhouse-masteratRossallandrectorofBroome, Norfolk.

B.E.Kenworthy-Brown,B.A.Jesus College.Cambridge,andcurateof Beckenham.

J.B.Payne.B.A.UniversityCollege, Oxford,andforsixyearslecturerin metaphysicsatGlasgow.

W.A.B.Parkin,A.K.C.Formerly curateofSt.Peter's,Hammersmith.

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PointsthatCatholicApologistsshouldUnderstand Liiimommerrommarwaruft".~.0%~~,~~01"."

Thefavourableconditionswhichthe Catholic,apologistmayfindinhis workforthe"averageProtestant"were stressedinarecentlectureinGlasgow byMr.A.P.S.Tulloch,thewellknownconvertfromtheScottishPresbyterianministry.

Mr.TullochsaidthatthetermProtestant,whilenotco-extensivewiththe termnon-Catholic,coveredasamatter offactthevastmajorityofScotsmen whoaremembersofthenon-Catholic Churches.ByprefacingthetermProtestantwiththewordaveragehelimiteditfurther.Whenhespokeofthe averageProtestantitwasmanifestthat hedidnotincludebadProtestantsany morethanweincludebadCatholics whenspeakingoftheaverageCatholic.

Theterm''averageProtestant"reallyexcludedalsoboththealmost-Catholic(ofwhomtherearemorepsihapsinScotlandthanisoftenrealised),andtheverygood,thealmost saintlymenandwomenwithintheProtestantChurches.Thattherearesuch saintlypersons,nooneforamoment disputeswhoknowsanythingabout theProtestantChurches.Thisreview wasconcernedstrictlywiththeaverageProtestantinScotland.

SpecialScottishConditions.

TherewereaverageProtestantsin America,andeveninEnglandandIreland,whosereligionandlifeareindefinitelyremovedfromthefaithand practiceoftheaverageScottishProtestant.HethoughtthatnotallCa. tholicsprobablywereawareofthis, justasmostCatholicsherewerenot awarethattherestillexistedinScotlanditself,inspiteofalltalkof ChurchUnion,differencesbetweenthe EstablishedChurchofScotlandand theUnitedFreeChurch,indoctrine andpractice,whichwereimportant andsometimesvital.ItwasimportantforallCatholicsinterestedinthe conversionofScotlandtotrytounderstandthesedistinctions.

AnuninstructedProtestantwhohad seentheMasscelebratedwouldnot makeagoodimpressionafterwardson Catholicsif,becauseofthestrangelanguageandritual,hemisunderstoodits nature,andinthesamewayaCatholic whowasignorantoftheScottishReformedChurcheswouldmakenoheadwaywhateveramonghisProtestant fellow-countrymenifheconfoundedthe ScottishHighPresbyterian,whetherof theoldschoolorthenew,withthe blatantboosterofAmericanProtestantism,thered-hotpoliticalzealotof Ulster,thecommercially-mindeddissentereitherinEnglandorScotland,or theEnglishPresbyterianoftenonthe vergeofUnitarianism.Inthismatter,asinothers,knowledgeispower, andignoranceisinexcusabdewhereinfluenceisdesired.

NotWithoutKnowledgeofGod.

Speakinginregardtotheaverage Protestant'sreligiousoutlook,Mr.Tullochurgedthatthemistakebeavoided ofsupposingthattheaverageProtestantwasaltogetherignorantofDivine things,andwhollyunlearnedinthe scienceofGod.Itwasasalutarything forustoreflectthattheaverageProtestantthoughttheverysamethingof theaverageCatholic.liehadheard anumberofCatholicstalkasifthey madethatmistake.

Hehadbeentold,also,itwasimpossibleoralmostimpossibletobelieve thattheministersoftheProtestant Churcheswereingoodfaith-Against allsuchgrossmisapprehensionandmisunderstandingsonthepartofCatholics heprotestedto-day,inthemidstof theCatholicChurch,asvehementlyas hehadinpastyears,inthemidstof theEstablishedChurchofScotland, beenprotestingagainstthemisunderstandingsthereprevalentconcerning the.doctrinesandpracticesoftheCatholicChurch.

"ABaptisedCountry."

testantChurchwithseriousdefectof matter,formorintention. WiththeSacramentofBaptism cameintheGraceofGod.Thatgrace sssasimplanted,throughBaptism,in thevastmajorityoftheScottishpeople'shearts,andtherewasnolimit toGod'smercyinrecognisingandrewardingeventhesmallestco-operationwithgraceonthepartofthe averagefaithfulProtestant.

ScottishReligiousInstruction

Mr.Tullochdealtatsomelength withtheinstructionreceivedbythe averageProtestantsubsequenttoBap. tism,remindinghisaudiencethat,until thepresentgenerationatleast,Scot tishProtestantshadbeentrainedina mostcareful,exact,and,inthemain, orthodoxknowledgeofthefundamentaltruthsofChristianityembracing thedoctrinesofGod,theHolyTrinity, theIncarnation,theDivinityofChrist, theAtonement,sin,salvation,theduty ofmantowardsGod,theMoralLaw, theSacramentsofBaptismandthe Lard'sSupper,andtheApostles' Creed.

ThiswasnotallCatholictruth,but wasitnotmuch?Itwasnotallthe truthhandeddownfromantiquityconcerningtheChurch,theotherSacraments,thestateafterdeath,theplace andpoweroftheSaintsintheChristianeconomy,theSacrificeofthe Mass;butwastherenotinitmuchmaterialwherewiththeinstructedProtestantmightimprovethegraceof Baptism?

Thelecturerthenpointedoutthree gravedefectsinthereligiousoutlook oftheaverageProtestant:Irehadsometruth,butnotall necessary.

(2,Hisreligiousknowledgewasgenerallytoovagueforpracticalpurposes; andhewassadlylackinginhelpstowardsthepracticeofreligion.

(3)Whatknowledgehehadwas ratheroftheheadthanoftheheart, andwasseriouslydeficientinthat warm,active,homely,confidentlove whichsoclearlycharacterisesCatholicfaithandpractice.ThisgreatdefectwasdueabovealltotheProtestants'indescribablelossinthewantof thesacramentalPresenceofChristalwayswithHispeopleontheAltar.

Inconclusion,Mr.Tullochbegged hisaudience,intheirintercoursewith Protestants,nottoregardthemasunbelievers,buttoassumethattheyheld agreatdealofChristiandoctrine;to compassionate,ratherthanblame,the limtationsoftheirknowledge:notto bereticent,inthepresenceofProtestants,regardingtheirownCatholicfaith andpractices;andthustoappealto that"rootofCatholicism"whichhad neverreallybeenaltogethereradicated fromtheheartsofthecommonpeople inScotland

ToHonourPopeAdrianIV.

AMuraltabletistobeerectedat Abbot'sLangley,Herts.,tocommemoratethebirthnearthereofNicholas Breakspeare,theonlyEnglishmanwho everbecamePope.

Thetabletwillbeplacedintheparishchurch,inwhich.itisthought, NicholasBreakspearewasbaptised. Itishoped,saysthe"Universe,"to getawell-knownCatholiclaymanto unveilthetablet.TheCardinalArchbipshopofWestminster,andalsoCardinalGasauetandMonsignorMannanotedhistorianofthePopes-have expressedtheirinterestintheproposal.

TakingtheAnglo-SaxonSeriously

C.E.Macgillwritesin"America": TheAnglo-Saxonisessentiallya seriousperson.Headmitsit.He practisesseriousnessinallhisdealings with'theworldfrom"Punch"todiplomacy.Theonlytroublehasbeen thatforthelastthousandyearsorso, roughlyfromDukeWilliamtothe latestFrenchPremier,theworldhas notseenfittotakehimseriously.That naturallygrieves,evenirritates,the Anglo-Saxon,wholikestothinkhimselfastoutcholericsquire,withthe worldhisparish. Theworldhasmadealotofmistakesinitslonghesitancytopermit theAnglo-Saxontoassumethewhite man'sburden,whichheknowsbelongs tohim,andwhichheisnoblyready toshoulder.Probablythemostappallingseriesofmistakesisthatmade intheUnitedStates.

GeorgetheFirst(ofAmerica)may, forthesakeofconveniencebechosen astheprotagonist.Hefailedtotake GeorgetheThird(ofEngland,that eminentlyseriousAnglo-Saxonking) withsufficientseriousness.Andso heledbythenosesuchmeekcreatures asOtisandSamAdams,JohnHancock,MariontheSwampFox,Anthony WayneandEthanAllen,andalot more.Therewasnoadequatereason whythe_Coloniesshouldhaveresented thebenignantAnglo-Saxongovernment whichwassocharitablygiventhem. AllthatpeevedJohnHancockwasthe factthathisrum-rowschoonerswere notslickenoughtoevadetheBritish Customs.Therealtroublewasthat thecolonieshadtoomuchliberty.Ask LordNorth-heknew.

WasitnotCardinalManningwhorebukedtheCatholicsofhisowngenerationbycrying:"YouforgetthatEnglandisabaptisedcountry!"Didwe notsometimesforgetto-daythatScots landisstill,thankGod!generally speaking,"abaptisedcountry"?Nor musttheyrunawaywithsheideathat theadministrationoftheSacramentof Baptismwassocazelesslyorsoignorantlycarriedoutto-dayintheProtestantChurchinScotlandthatin mostcasestheadministrationwasrenderedinvalid.Hehadneverhimself seentheriteadministeredinthePro-

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Thevillageschoolchildrenwilltake partinapageantdepictingscenes fromthelifeofPopeAdrianIV.,speciallywrittenandarrangedfortheoccasion. NicholasBreakspearereignedinthe SeeofPeter,asPopeAdrianIV., from1154to1159.Hewastheson ofapeasant. Itisinterestingtonotethatthere isnoCatholicchurchto-dayatAbbot'sLangley.

Thetabletistobeerectedbythe HertfordshirebranchoftheHistorical Association,anon-sectariansociety. ThebranchhasonlyoneCatholic member. ThesuggestionthustohonourPope AdrianIV.camefromthebranchpresident,Mr.F.S.Marvin,H.M.ChiefInspectorofHistoryfortheBoardof Education. Havingdecidedtoerectthetablet. thebranchchosetheparishchurch becauseitwasprobablythesceneof NicholasBreakspeare'sbaptism.It wasbuiltaboutthetimeofhisin-

Ofcourse,inspiteofsuchrankingratitude,theAnglo-Saxonmadethe UnitedStatesthegreatandglorious countrythatitis.Infact,asthe trueIslanderknows,thisissimplyan Anglo-Saxoncolony.Tobesurethere areeminentBritishers,likethehistorianGeorgeTrevelyan,alittleman calledLloydGeorge,andanotherof somepresentprominencenamedRamsayMacDonald,andothersofsimilar ilkdatingfromtheaccessionofthe dourAnglo-Saxonking,Jamiethe SixthorFirst,asyouprefer,withhis numerousfriends,whohavethebad tastetointimatethattheislandspeciesofAnglo-Saxonisofnotsomuch account,either.Verysingular,very. Onewouldimagine,toheartell,that therewasastrictprocessofselection atallEuropeanports,inthefirst200 years,whichaseverybodyknowsare thehardest,bywhichonlypureAngloSaxonswerepermittedtolandonthe sacredsoiloftheWesternworld,tobe foundedinloftyintegritybytheone raceadequatetotheoccasion.Of courseafewslippedby,norestriction ofimmigrationcanfunction100per centperfect.Forinstance,theparentsofthefamousPriscilla,aworthy Irishcouple,whichprobablyacsoo forthelady'swit,andthe"comehither"inhereye.OrtheprogenitorsofJohnHancock,alsoofIrishand stalwartfightingstock.OrtheDutchmanAnthonyWayne,andtheHuguenotFrenchofFrancisMarion.Notto mentiontheshipof1619, broughtthefirstofmanythousands, who,thoughquitevisiblynotAngloSaxons,playedanenormousifgenerallyunsungpartinthebuildingofthe nation.ForifCottonisindeedKing, histhronehaseverbeenofebony,and thecontributionoftheNegromustbe recognisedifweareevertounderstand thecomplexdevelopmentofthenation. Thetruthisthattherepouredinto theNewWorld,intothatpartwhich wenowcalltheUnitedStatesand Canada.avastfloodofEuropeans fromallcoutriesandstocks,savethe SpanishandItalian,andthecountries roundtheeasternMediterranean.A studyofplacenamesanddateswill fancy,andBedmond,theactualbirthplace,isbuta.shortdistanceaway.

eveningthepresenceofinterestedCatholics. revealsomesurprisestothosewho fancythatCelticandSlavicimmigrationisoflategrowth.Quitethecontrary;therewcreconsiderablenumbersofbothpriorto1660. Mostof themwerehardypioneeringspirits. Theypassedquicklytothefrontiers, upthemountainvalleys,whereboth ScotandGermanformedtheirweefree commonwealths,andsnappedtheir fingersattheBritishcrown.Itis notwithouthistoricalsignificance'hat twoofthemostactiveandimportant oftheCanadianprovincesarecalled NewBrunswickandNovaScotia,both irrefutableevidenceofthedominance oftheAnglo-Saxonstrainsinttpart oftheDominion. TheAnglo-SaxonlioniserswIdlike toshowthatalltheimportantcontti. butionstothelifeandhistoryofthe countryhavebeentheproductsofthe Anglo-Saxonstrains.Onthecontrary,theevidenceinmans,casesleads decidedlytoaScotchverdict,inmore sensesthanone.AndtheScotchcertainlynevertooktheSassenachvery seriously.Somanynameshavebeen altered,therebylosingtheirnational flavour,likethefamilyofPhitipse,of thefamousYonkersmanor,originally Felyps,ofCzechorigin.Noritthe nameSanduskyarewelikslyeasily-to seeanearlyPolishAmerican. Wehavenot,indeed,takentheAnglo-Saxonseriouslyenoughinthepast. Wehavelethisabsurdboastsgo broadcast,overthewholeearth,until hehasbeenabletogetawaywith theminsomequarters.Thetruthis thatifwetakehimseriouslyenough toinvestigatehisclaimstosuperiority inAmericaweshallfindthemnotonly impossibleofproof,butwithoutfoundation,inanyfield. Ifwetakehimmoreseriously.and investigatehisclaimstosuperiorityin theBritishIsles,weshalldiscos-esthat theonly-notablecontributiontothe lifeaneeivilisationmadebytheAngloSaxonstrainshasbeenthesquirearchy,fromwhoseeconomic,spiritual, andintellectualstrangleholdEngland isatlastslowlyshakingherselffree, entertainingahopeofpossessingin truththemiscalled"Anglo-Saxonliberties." Inshort,when-selooksoveryseriouslyintothewholematter,wecan butbeconvincedthatthereasonwhy theIslandAnglo-Saxonhasalways pouredhisscornuponthebluffand bragoftheYankeeisnolessthan sheerjealousy,unwillingnesstoadmit anyrivalintheproductionofhisown brandofmoonshine.

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"Foranon-sectariansocietythusto nissposetohonouraPopeofRome, seemstomeasignofthechanging times.notonlyastoreligioustolerance butastothetruerreadingofhistory.

"Ofcoursethemotiveispatriotic ratherthanreligious,tohonourthe Englishmanwhocouldcurbthepower andarroganceofaBarbarossarather thantheecclesiasticawhobrought peacetothedistractedScandinavian Churchandwholaterprovedhimself suchaworthyoccupantofthePapal Throne."

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Mr.LancelotLawton,the"Daily Chronicle"specialcorrespondent),I visitednumerousvillagesintheneighbourhoodofMoscow,Leningrad,and Kiev,andstayedontheVolga,where thegreatfamineraged,andlivedfor awhilewiththepeasantry,thatI mightseewhattheirlifewaslikefor myself.

Wiemustnotforgetthatfullyeighty pe nt.ofRussian'spopulationconsistsofpeasantry.

Itwastheobstinateindividualism ofthepeasantmassesthatcompelled theBolshevikstoabandontheirpolicy ofMilitaryCommunism;itistheattitudeofthesemassesthatwilldeterminethedestinyoftheRevolution. IftheCommunistStatecannot makethepeasantryprosperous,thus promotingaprofitableinterchangeof commoditiesbetweentownandcountry,itisdoomed.

Officialstatistics,ofwhichthereis anabundantcropinSovietRussia, showthatagriculturalproductionis 78percentandthelandundercultivation80percent.ofpre-wartotals.But Sovietstatisticsarenotreliable;this muchtheBolsheviksthemselvesofficiallyadmit.

Thelandisexhausted.Consequentlytheharvestwillbeabadonethis year;theresultswillbeserious,and, perhaps,maybecatastrophic.The areasofbadcropsaremorewidespread thanbefore.

TheGovernmenthadhopedtoexport900millionpoodsofgrain,comparedwith156millionssentabroad lastyear.Indeed,whenIwasin Moscowtheygavetheimpressionthat itwouldbeabsolutelynecessarytoexportsuchquantityinordertosavethe situation.Theywillbeluckyifthey canexport200millionpoods.

TheRussianpeasantwasalwayspovertystricken.Thelandownerwas murderedordrivenaway,andhispropertyconfiscatedanddividedup.

To-dayofficialstatisticsshowthat10 millionoutof20millionpeasant householdsintheprincipalRussianRepublicalonestandinneedofurgent help.

BolsheviksdonotliketheRussian village;itistoodullforthem.Besideswhich,theGovernmenthasfew officialstospareforthecountry.

Thoseitcansparearemostlyimmatureyouthsofthe"rabfac"type,who hangabouttheconvenientlysituated villages,playingthebossandnever penetratingintoremoterplaces.These Communistgentryaresupposedto "govern"territoriesasbigasEnglish counties. IsolatedPeasant.

ThustheRussianpeasantisleftentirelytohimself.Heiscompletely cutofffromthetowns.Inmostof thevillagestherearenolongerany shops.Hissimplewantsaremainly satisfiedbyhandicrafts;thewoman atthehandloomisafamiliarsight; andmenaswellaswomendressin roughstuffwoveninthisfashion.

Astrangerisararesight;andif onehappenstocometheirwaythe thoughtnaturallyoccurstothemthat, perhaps,hecanworkamiracle,anddo somethingforthem;ifnotatleasthe willlistenandsympathise.

"We'veenoughland,butit'sexhausted,"saysthespokesman."Nocattle, and,therefore,nomanure.Andno horses-howcanamanworkonthe landwithouthorses?"

"Perhapsnot,Idon'tknow but someforeigncountrymaycome," answeredthepeasant.

Iglancedaround;onallsidesvast emptyspaces.Whatstruckmeat oncewastheutterhelplessness,the utterlonelinessofthelittlebandof meninfrontofme.

"Areyoustarving?"Iasked.

"Notyet,"theyanswered."Butwe arehungry."

Wepassedthechurch,theonlybrightspotinthevillage.Itsdome waspaintedalightblue,andatthe entrancewasanimageofChrist-a ByzantineChrist-austereandresigned ofexpression.

Aservicewasgoingon.Wepeeped inside:thechurchwasfull.Therewas anopengraveinthecemeteryoutside: afuneralwastotakeplacethatafternoon.

Apeasantdrewmyattentiontothe grave,andremarked:''Yetsomeclever peoplesaythereisnoGod."

Wealsopassedseveralproperties whichhadbelongedtolandownersin theolddays.Thehouseswereempty andfallingtopieces.Thepeasant prefershishutinthevillage.

Thegardens,toowereneglectedand deserted:anatmosphereofdepression hadsettledovertheplace.

"Wouldyoulikethelandowners backagain?"Iasked.

"No,"cametheanswerinchorus fromthepeasants.

"Someweregoodpeople,"saidone manafterawhile.

Atnightthekabacs(public-houses) inmanyplaceswerefilledwithdrunkenmen-ausualfeatureoftheRussian village.Themanufactureofsamogon (prohibitedvodka)isnowoneofthe chiefoccupationsofthecountryside.

Itisavileliquor;sostrongthatthe peasants,proudoftheircapacityto drinkit,sayadroppouredonadog's backwillscorchoffthehair.

LandShortage!

Inseveralvillagescomplaintswere madeoflandshortage.

How,itmaybeasked,couldthisbe possible?Thepeaasntsgotmore landaftertheRevolution-thepropertyoftheoldlandownerswasdividedupamongstthem-andalthough theStateformallynationalisisdthe landitguaranteedsecurityoftenure totheindividualpeasant.

Sovietlaw,moreover,prohibitsthe sellingormortgagingofland,andprovidesthatlandshallonlyberented incaseswheresomecatastrophicoccurrencepreventstheownerfrom workingonithimself.

ButtheSovietlawisadeadletter intheRussianvillage.Theonlylaw thatprevailsthereisthelawofthe jungle. WhatastrangeresultoftheRevolution,theaimofwhichwastocreate Communism;therapaciousmanflourishesmorethanever;thepoorhave becomepoorer.Andafterallthetalk offreedom,whatdowesee?Slaveryrealsalvery-againestablishedinthe Russianvillage.

Therichpeasantownsthehorse.the implements,themill,etc.Andthe poorpeasanthasnothingbuthisland andhislabour.

Togettheuseofahorse,thepoor peasanthadtogototherichpeasant. Hecannotaffordtopaymoney;and soheagreestogivehislabourinstead.

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Iknowofonecasewhereawoman partedwithherportionoflandfor twopoundsofhamonconditionthe taxationwaspaidbythenewowner. Thebargainwasnotcarriedout.She lostherlandandhadtogotoprison intothebargain.

Ofcourse,allthesetransactionsare contrarytothelaw.Butwhocares aboutthelaw?

InthemainthevillageSoviethas degeneratedintoatax-collectingagency.But,itbreaksdownwhenit comestoasertingthepeasants'rights. Statefarmsdonotpay.Communal methodshavemadelittleprogress,but notmuch.Mostofthece-operaiire organisationsforworkingtheland havedevelopedintosyndicatesofrich peasants. DrifttotheTowns Thousandsofpeasantsdriftintothe townslookingforwork;andthousands ofworkmendriftintothevillageslookingforbread.Lifehasbecomenomadic. InNijniNovgorodImet wholepeasantfamiliesonthetramp. Manyweresufferingfromhideousdis eases.

Infourmonthsthelocalhospital, notabigestablishment,haddealtwith 3.5,000in-patientsand26,000out-patients.Medicalaidinthevillagesis almostunobtainable,andsickpeasantsgotothenearesttownfortreat. ment.

Infantilemoralityisappalling,half thenewly-bornchildrendie.

Oftheproletarianculture,concerningwhichonehearssomuchinMoscow,oneseesverylittleintheN.ilhge. Anewspaperisstillacuriosityanywhereremovedfromtherailway.EducationhassunktoalowTavel.

Ateacherreceivesasalaryoffive shillingsweekly,andsometimeshasto waitthreeorfourweeksforwhatis duetohim.

Likeashepherdintheolddays,he wandersfromvillagetovillageand fromhousetohouse,beggingfora night'sshelterorabiteoffood,orhiringhimselfoutasalabourertothe richman.

Hemaynotbereligouslyinclined, butoftenheisforcedtobaptisechildrenorreadpsalmsforthedeadin ordertoearnafewpensereward.Girls arenotsenttoschoolatall,andnly theboysofrichpeasantsgo.

entertainmentwasthepresentationto Mr.Stowofahandsomegoldpencil,an appropriatesouvenirtotherecipient, asamarkofesteemheisheldinby theCatholiccommunityinconnection withhismanysecretarialandother servicesrenderedduringhissixyears' stayamongstthemhere,andashe willshortlybeleavingthedistrict. Dancingwaskeptuptillalittle aftermidnight,whenafteramostenjoyableevening,themanymotorcars andothervehicularconveyanceswere putinmotionhomewardbound.

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Themeninfrontofmehadsplendid frames,buttheyhadinterestingfaces, whichweredignifiedbyflowingapostolicbeards.Whattheyhadtosay theysaidtothepoint:amixtureof assertivenessandcynicism."Thetaxationisterrible TheGovernment strangleus.Lookatourclothes." (Hepointedtohisbarebodyunder therags.)/Theotherpeasantslaughedatthis lgesture;itwasagood-naturadcrowd ofrebels.

"Whydon'tyoujointheCommunist partyandhelptochangethings?" askedmycompanion.Afewminutes beforewehadbeendiscussingthealoofnessofthepeasantryfromtheCom. munistparty.

"TheCommunistparty,"camethe contemptuousreply."nogoodever cameoutofit. Wewerebetter offbefore."

"Butthereisnooneelsetogovern Russia,"insistedmycompanion.

DudleyandDwyer,CollectRentsmonthlystatements.

InthevillagetherearenofancySovietlaws;noeight-hours'day,nominimumwage. Sometimeshepaystherichusurer withquantitiesofproduce:hekeeps onpayinguntilhehasgivenhislast. Thenheandhisfamilyareforcedto starve,andheisluckyifhehasnotto gotoprisonforinabilitytopayhis tax. Thetaxonlandisasingletaxgraduatedaccordingtothequantityofland orcattleownerbythepeasant;itis aheavytax,amountingtotheequivalentofasmuchasfrom11to15per cent.ofhisproduce.

Oftenthepeasantmakeshisland overtotherichmanmerelytohave histaxationpaidforhim:oftenhe givesittohiminreturnforalittle foodandcontinuestopaythetaxationonithimself.Instanceshave occurredinwhichapeasantmanaged togetintohishandsthelandsofnine ortenofhispoorerneighbours.

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Yetinspiteofeverythingthepeasantstillsays:"GodgaveandGod takes nousetogrumbletoomuch

Letusbefair.Thedarkmassesof theRussianvillagepresentaproblem whichonlygenerationsandgenerationswillsolve.Noformofgovernmentcangetquickresults.

Northampton

Therewasalargeattendanceatthe socialanddance,attheConventHall, onWednesday,19th.inst.Theproceedswereinaidoftheannualbazaar funds.Thecommodioushallwasfilled uprighttotheentrancedoor. Excellentmusicwassuppliedby variouslocalmusicians,andMr.S.H. Mitchell'stownjazzband,whichhas nowbecomeanaccomplishedfact,and acredittothemembersfortheefficiencyalreadydisplayed.Theduties oftheM.C.,byMr.J.Q.Stow,were carriedoutinhisusualcourteousand pleasingmanner.Amplerefreshments wereprovided,servedbytheladiesin theintervalwhilsttheprogrammewas beingputthrough. Onepleasingfeatureoftheevening

ATMODERATEPRICES. UPRIGHTSPROM90GUINEAS. "BABY"UPRIGHTS,£66. MARIEHALL, TheWorld-FamousViolinist,writes. "IwascharmedwiththeWitton GrandPianousedatmyrecentconcerts.Itisarealpleasuretofindan Englishpianoofsohighamerit,and Iamgladtobeabletospeakiunstintedpraiseofaninstrumentthatis asnearperfectionasonecoulddesire.Iintendtouseitasoftenas possibleatmyfutureconcerts."

WiltPIANOSandPLAYER PIANOS

Withpatentedtuningsystem,isunsurpassPdbyanyintheowrld.Full valueallowedonordinaryPianosin exchangeforaPhyer. OSCARASCHE, Playright-Actor-Musician, WritesoftheBEALEPLAYER: "Trulyitisthefinalstep,foritis100 percent.reflectionofapianist's efforts."

Opp.G.P.O.,inMurray-street,Perth, AndFremantle.

North-EastIreland-ItsShadows

TearingupUlster--ForcenoRemedy--Derry'sBastille CarsonandArticleXII.

ForcenoRemedy

ThefollowingisthetextofMr. KevinO'Higgins'lettertoAlderman Bonner,whowassecretaryofthemeetinginDeny,onSeptember11,ofNationalistelectorsfromDenyCityand theCountiesofTyroneandFermanagh:15th.September,1924.

AChara, Iaminreceiptofyourletterofthe 12th.instant,forwardingaresolution passedatarepresentativemeetingof Nationalistelectors,heldatDerryon tie11th.instant.

TheresolutioncallsfortheimmediateconstitutionoftheBoundaryCommission,infulfilmentoftheproviso whichattachestoArticle12ofthe TreatywhichformsthebasisofAngloIrishrelations.Youcantakeitthat theExecutiveCounciloftheFree Stateisinentireagreementwithyour viewthatsincethealternativeoffered byArticle14oftheTreatywasrejectedbytheNorthernGovernment andParliament,andsince,inaccordancewithArticle12,thepetitionfor aconditionalpermissiontosecedefrom theIrishFreeStatesystemwaspresented,thereisnoalternativenowbut toproceedtoascertainwhatareais, infact,entitledtosuchsecessionon thebasisofthewishesofitsinhabitants,correctedwherenecessaryby economicandgeographicconsiderations.

InDecember,1921.

Incommonwiththoseonwhosebehalfyouwrite,theExecutiveCouncil deplorestheeffortsofasectionofthe BritishPressandcertainprominent BritishpoliticianstomisleadtheBritishpublicastotheexactnatureofthe agreementwhichwasenteredintoin December,1921.Ayearbeforeina purelyarbitrarymannerandwithout thevoteofasinglerepresentative fromIreland,NorthorSouth,sixcountiesofUlsterwerecarvedoutfromour bodypoliticand,indefianceofgeographicfacts,christened"NorthernIreland."Therewasnopreliminaryexamination.

ALocalGovernmentauthority,contemplatingtheextensionofacity's boundaries,would,nodoubt,setupa Commissiontoweighthepros.and cons.ofadministrativeexpediency. Butthismutilationofanationwas carriedintoeffectonnootherbasis thanthattheproposalseemedto embodywhatwasmostsatisfactoryto SirJamesCraigandhispoliticalassociates.

ThousandsofNationalistselectors weretobebulldosedintotheacceptanceofajurisdictionwhichtheydislikedandfromwhichtheycouldexpectnofairorimpartialtreatment. ThatwasthepositionwhichconfrontedthenegotiatorsinDecember, 1921,andtheTreatyarticlesbearing onthisNorth-easternpositionmust bereadwithdueadvertencetotheantecedentsofthesituation.Arthur GriffithandMichaelCollinsandtheir associatesagreedthatwecouldnotresorttoforcetobringwithintheIrish FreeStatesystemareaswhoseinhabitantspredominantlydesiredtobeexcluded.

Righttosecession.

Thisnationhadseentoomuchof theevilsofGovernmentwithoutthe consentofthegovernedtohaveany wishtobeplacedinapositionofforcingitsruleuponareluctantandhomogeneousminority.Theprinciplewas thereforeacceptedthatiftheNorthern Parliamentperseveredinrejectingthe alternativeofferedinArticle14ofretainingitsareaintactandallthesubstantialpowersoflocalautonomyconferredbytheActof1920andacceptingthesamerelationshipwiththeFree StateParliamentashadhithertoexistedwithWestminster,thentherightto secessionfromtheIrishFreeStatesystemwouldbeconceded,conditional uponanexaminationbyatripartite commissionoftheareadefinedbythe 1920Actas"Northern"Ireland,witha viewtoascertaininghowmuchofthat areawasinfactentitledtosuchexelusionbyreasonofitscontaininga predominanceofinhabitantstowhom thejurisdictionoftheFreeStateGovernmentwouldbedistastful. Suchacommissionafterlongdelay isabouttobeconstituted.

Withinthelasttwoyearsthe"Northern"Government,sofarfromattractingtheNationalistminoritywithinits jurisdictionbyanevenandimpartial

administration,seemstohavesetout asamatterofdeliberatepolicytoreduceittoapositionofpoliticalimpotencereminiscentoffeudaltimes, andonecanwellunderstandtheimpatienceandanxietywithwhichthe residentsofareaswhichareentitled, onthebasisofthewishesoftheinhabitants,toinclusionintheFreeState system,awaitthefulfilmentoftheprovisotoArticle12.

ALenaEvil

Nationally,weregard,andmustalwaysregard,partitionasanevil.We regardit,kowever,asalesserevilthan methodsofcompulsiontoeffectpoliticalunionwithareaswhoseinhabitants arepredominantlyadversetoit.But ifthereistobepartition,beitsperiod longorshort.itmustbeapartitionin defenceofwhichitcanbesaidthat theinhabitantsthemselveshavedrawn theboundariesbyrecordingtheir choiceofjurisdiction.

NosanepersoncandoubttheultimateunityofIreland.Factsgeographic,historicandeconomiccannot beindefinitelyflouted.Thebattle whichisbeingfoughtbyDie-hardism, bothhereandinEngland,isessentially arear-guardaction.Timewillplayits healingpart,anddifferencesandasperitieswhichhavetheirrootsinthat pastinwhichIrelandwasapawnin thegameofBritishPartypolitics,must inevitablydisappearwiththedisap pearanceofthecause.Tileboysand girlsgrowingtomanhoodandwomanhoodintheNorth-Eastto-daywillnot growupwiththatwarped,distorted outlook,andthatpervertedallegiance whichtheirfathersandmotherhadacquired.

Thepoliticalunityof-Irelandwill comewhenanormalhealthymentalityregainsswayin,anareaintowhich bigotryandfanaticismhavebeeninjectedforpoliticalpurposes.

Pendingthatdevelopmentweregard itasourtrusttoseethat,justasforce isnotbeingusedtokeepwithinour Statesareaswhoseinhabitantsdislike itsjurisdiction,soareaswhoseinhabitantsdesireitandpassionatelyresent theirprerentplightshallnotbeforciblykeptout.

Misedochars, KEVINO'HIGGINS.

TearingupUlster LLOYDGEORGEREALLY RESPONSIBLE.

Thefollowinghasbeenissuedbythe North-EasternBoundaryBureauofthe IrishFreeState:

Mr.LloydGeorge,inagreeingwith LordBirkenhead'sviewofthescopeof theBoundaryCommission,statesthat hecannotimaginethat"theeminent judge,whohasbeencalledfromSouth AfricatoassistthepresentGovernmenttointerpretthatTreaty,will cometowildandunreasonabledecisionswhichcouldtearuptheterritory ofUlsterandleaveit,asaprovince, withnothingbutaninconsideredremnantofitslandandpopulation."

Nosuchsuggestionhaseverbeen made,butMr.LloydGeorgewasoneof thoseresponsiblefortearingupUlster inthefirstinstance.TheGovernment ofIrelandAct,1920,dividedtheprovinceintotwoareasofsixandthree countiesrespectively.

Itwaspassedatatimewhenthe rightoftheBritishParliamentto divideIrelandwasdeniedbythegreat majorityofIreland'srepresentatives. Theunhappyplanforgerrymandering Ulsterbroughtintobeingbythis:Act ignoredtheviewsofnolessthan430,000Nationalists,whowerecutoffby itfromtheGovernmentoftheirchoice. WhenBoundaryDrawn.

Clause12oftheTreatywasdrawn uptoremedythisstateofaffairs.The BoundaryCommissionwillprovickan opportunityforgivingeffecttothe wishesofthesepeopleinthosedistrictswheretheyareinamajority. whetherbyparishesorsomemoreconvenientarea.Whenanoundaryline hasbeendrawnwhichgivesproper effecttothewishesoftheinhabitants itcanthenberectifiedaccordingto theeconomicandgeographicconditionsprevailing.

Butitisonlywhenaboundaryhas beendrawnwhichrespectsthewishes oftheinhabitantsthatanysuchrectificationisrequired.Iftheintention ofClause12weremerelytorectifythe existingboundariesoftheSixCounties,ifitweremerelytotransfera bridgehereandarailwaystationthere,

ortosuitsomenaturalconfiguration ofmountainorriver,therewouldnot seemtobemuchnecessitytoinquire intothewishesoftheinhabitants. NoCoercionbyBelfast.

Mr.LloydGeorgepointedouton December14,1921,"Thereisnodoubt, certainlysincetheActof1920,thatthe majorityofthepeopleoftwocountiespreferbeingwiththeirSouthern neighbourstobringintheNorthern Parliament,andalthoughIamagainst thecoercionofUlster,Idonotbelieve inUlstercoercingotherunits."

ItisfortheBoundaryCommission toseetoitthatasfewaspossibleof 430,000peopleshallbecoerced.

Derry'sBastille

HOWTHEYDOTHINGSINTHE

SIXCOUNTYSTATE

Interviewswithinterneeswhohave recentlybeenreleasedfromNorthern Irelandprisons,afternearlythree yearsinprisonment,revealastateof affairswhichareadisgracetothe authoritiesresponsible,saystheDublin "Freeman'sJournal."Thechillofdespairhassettledontheunfortunate menwhothreeyearsagoweredragged fromtheirhomesandwithoutcharge ortrialthrownintocampsandprisons, inspiteofeveryprincipleofjustice, humanityorfairplay.

InLarneCamptherearestill124 menheldinappallingconditions. conditions.Theirsleepingaccommodation,accordingtoonewhohashad themisfortunetoexperienceit,consistsofdirtymattresses,thrownonthe worm-eatenfloorsofanold,disused workhouse,whichisstillsadlyinneed ofrepair.TheNorth-EastPublicity Departmentrecentlyboastedthatthe men.wereafforded"facilitiesforfootballandothergames."Infact,the Governmentaccountoftheirtreatment readsliketheprospectusofafirstclasspublicschool.Whenthepublic knowthatthemen'svacationground consistsofacinderedyard,some twelvepacessquare,andsandwiched betweenthefrontandrearblocksof thetypicalIrishworkhouse,theywill understandbetterthanwecandepict thefacilitiesfor"footballandother games." The"OrangeHelL" Anyinterneewhodaresprotest againsttheconditionsisthreatened withremovaltoDerryGaol,or,asitis morepopularlyknown,the"Orange Hell."InDerrythereareatpresent 13politicalprisoners,someofwhom werearrestedasfarbackas1922.An extractfromaletterwriteenbyareleasedprisoneradequatelydescribes .theconditionsunderwhichtheirmen exist:"Therearethirteenprisonersthere now,twoofwhomwerearrestedin May,1922,andothersatvariousperiodssincedowntoJanuarylast,and afteralongerorshorterenduranceof theArgentahulkortheLarneWorkhousetheyhavebeentransferredin onesandtwos,andoccasionallyin largerbatchestothe'OrangeHell,' thatistosayDerryGaol.OneprisonerwasremovedthereinSeptember, 1922,andtheothersarrivedatvarious datessince.Althoughnominallyinterneesthesemenaretreatedpracticallyasconvictedprisoners.Inproof ofthis,Imaystatewedemandeda copyoftheprisonrulesforinternees, andthereplywasthehangingupin eachman'scelloftheabstractofthe regulationsforthetreatmentandcon-

ductofconvictedprisoners,noteven thenoticeforremandprisoners. SolitaryConfinement. "Underthefirstgovernortheconditionswereasfollows:-Solitaryconfinementincells20hoursperday,four hours'exercisewalkingroundtheusual prisonexercisegroundringinsingle fileunderthesupervisionofseveral warders;speakingabsolutelyforbidden atalltimes,andasthemenwerekept fiveortenpacesapartatexerciseit wasalmostimpossible;punishmentfor beingcaughtspeaking,threedays' breadandwaterandsolitaryconfinement,withoutbooks,papersorletters, thoughaprayer-bookwasallowed.No prisonerwasallowedtohavewriting materialsofanysort(threedays' breadandwater),noranybookor papercontainingIrishoranyother bookonanyeducationalsubject.Prisonerssearchedatleastonceaweek, andinmanycasescompelledtotrip naked. "Inoneortwocasestheprincipal warderactuallywenttothelengthof searchingthehairformatches,as smokingwasonlypermittedonexercise(threedays'breadandwater).Any prisonersuspectedorprotestingagainst theconditionswasusuallybeateninto submissioninhiscellbyhalfadozen wardersandgivenbreadand,eater forthreedays.Acomplainttothe visitingjusticesgotthereply,'Areyou sureyoudon'tdeserveit?'andthree days'breadandwateratthefirstopportunityonamanufacturedcharge-"

CarsonBlurtsOuttheTruth

InanarticlediscussingtheBoundaryquestion,"IrishTruth"(thenew weeklyedited,byMr.HenryHarrison) says:"LordCarsonblurtsoutthetruth. HestatesthatMr.BonarLaw'hadthe mostexplicitassurancesfromtheGovernmentthatArticleXII.couldonly beconstruedasrelatingtoarectificationofthefrontierasdeterminedby theActof1920.'Hecontendsthat itwasonlyinvirtueofthesesecretassurances-andofthosegivenbyLord BirkenheadtoLordBalfour-thatthe TreatywasratifiedbyParliament. And,quitecharacteristically,hesuggeststhatthepathofBritishnational honourliesinthedirectionoffulfilling thepromisesofacorruptbackstairsintrigueatthecostofviolatingthe pledgedfaithofBritainsolemnly plightedintheopenlightofday, BehindtheFreeState'sBack "Letourreaderssavourthefullinfamyofit.Whatevertheprospects heldouttoCollinsandGriffithat Downing-street,wecouldclaimno morethanArticleXII.gives,and whatever'theasurancds'giventoLord BalfourandMr.lunarLaw,wewere entitledtonoless.ArticleXII.,construedaccordingtowell-established juridicialprinciples,wasthefinalarbiter.NoBritishCabinetcouldgive apledgebindingtheCommissiontoa particularconstructionofit.Therefore'theassurances'meantnothing inurenorlessthanthattheCoalition Governmentwaspromisingbehindthe FreeState'sback,toappointachairmanwhowouldcarryitscorruptassurancesintoeffect.Thereisno otherpossiblemeaninginthetransaction,andwehavetothankLordCarsonforexposingitinitsfullinfamy. ToCajoletheJudge. "Fortunately,Britishpolicyisnow directedbyplain,honestLabourmen andnotby'thehard-facedmenwho lookasiftheyhaddonewelloutof thewar.'IfMr.JusticeFeethambe amanatall,hewillperceivetheatmospherethatisbeingcreatedtocajolehimintoplayingthepartofdishonour,fromwhichtheCoalitionGovernmentwouldhaveemployedsome meanermanhaditbeenstillinoffice."

Note:Butthe"plainhonestLabour menhavebeenturneddownbythe Britishpeople,andthefriendsofCarson,BirkenheadandBalfourarein power.Whatthen?)

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DETIRMINEDSTAND.

TheParisCorrespondentofthe'Ca. tholicTimes"writes:

M.Herriot'sanswertotheletteraddressedtohimbytheFrenchCardinalsisnotdiscourteous,butinother respectsitiswhollyunsatisfactory:illogical,vague,andinsincere.Evidently,eitherbecauseheisaconvincedanti-clerical,or,asseemsmorelikely,becauseheistheprisonerofthe Freemasonsandextremists ofthe partytowhichhebelongs,hehasno intentionofgivingCatholicstherights thataretheirdue.Underspecious phraseshebetrayshisapprovalofthe unjustandtyrannicalattitudewhich wehopedhaddisappearedduringthe waleTheFrenchBishops,whogave theirwarmadhesiontotheCardinal's letter,are,individually,protesting againsttheGovernment'spolicyasex pressedbyM.Herriot'sdeclarations. TheBishopofBayonne,Monsignor Giure,haswrittenapastoralinwhich hepointsouttohispeopletheduty thatbindsallCatholics:"Inthename ofequalityandoflibertywemustnot becontentwithvaguepromisesonthe partofthemenwhomweelecteither forParliamentorforthedepartmental assemblies."TheBishopaddsthat

sonalinfluence-allthatcancreatea movementofopinionamongloversof justice.Thatallanti.clericaLsdonot approveofthewaragainstCatholics isbetrayedbysomelessnarrowspirits. Forinstance,Mr.FerdinandBuisson, presidentoftheLeaguethatpromonslycallsitself"LiguedesDroitsde l'Hommes,1interviewedbyarepresentativeofthe"EchodeParis,"and closelypressedwithquestions,confessedthathecondemnedtheexpulsionofthePoorClaresofAlencon.

ABadPrecedent.

Thesamenewspaperhasagoodarticlebyawell-knownjournalist,M. CharlesPichon,comparingthemethodsofM.Combes,ofevilmemory, andthoseofM.Herriot.Heconsiders thatthedifferencebetweenthemis onlyapparent:M.Combesactedand spokewithviolence,M.Herriot"speaks andletsothersact,"notlikeaviolent man,butlikeaweakone.Thesame articleaddsthattherearehappily symptoMsofachangeinthementalityofCatholics;manyarereadytoresist,notfromanywishtofight,butto securepeaceandliberty,bothof whicharethreatenedbyaminorityof narrow-mindedsectarians.Inourletterrecently,wementionedthefactthat Mgr.Ruch,BishopofStrasbourg,ina publicdeclarationforbadehispeople tosubscribetoorreadanewspaper called"LesDernieresNouvelles,"givingashisreasonforthisorderthatthis

literally,dear.Heprobablymeans that-youareaveryplaintype."

Asmallboyaskeilhisfatherto givehimsixpencesothathemightsee anewfilmfeaturingaseaserpent. "Wastefulboy!"exlairnedhisfather, "wantingtowasteatanner!Takea magnifyingglassinto-ttre-gardenand findaworm."

"Myson,Iamashamedofyou.Your schoolreportsaysyouarethelast boyintheclassoftwenty-two." "Itmighthavebeenworse,father." "Idon'tseehowmyboy." "Theremighthavebeenmoreboys intheclass."

Thesickmanhadjustawakened fromalongdelirium "WhereamI?"heasked,feebly,as hefeltlovinghandsmakinghimcomfortable."WhereamI?Inheaven?" "No,dear,"cooedhisdevotedwife; "Iamstillwithyou."

Twomendecideduponafishing matchforastakeofhalfa sovereign. Oneofthemthoughthehadabite, and,beingover-anxious,hadthemisfortunetofallintotheriver. "Thebet'soff,Jim!"shoutedhis rivalpromptly."Noneofyerdivin' inafter'em!"

Abutcherdischargedaboy,butto hissurpriseonMondaymorning,when hereturnedfrommarket,theboywas scrubbingawayattheblocks.

"Here,mylad,"hesaid;"Ithought Igave you thesackonSaturday?" "Yes,"saidtheboy;"anddon'tyou doitagain.'Igotintoanawfulrow whenIgothome."

Themanagerhadforgottenhispenknife,andeverybodyelse,itseemed, hadforgottentheirs.

Finallyhecalledtheofficeboy,who wasabletofurnishthedesiredarticle.

"Howitis,Tommy,"askedthemanager,"thatyoualoneofmyofficestaff alwaysseemtohaveyourknifewith you?" "Isuppose,"repliedtheboy,"it's becauseIcan'taffordmorethanone pairoftrousers."

Anabsent-mindedman,whilevisitingsomefriends,hadbeenlistening somewhatinattentivelytoaproud mother'spraisesofherinfantson.Presentlyhegatheredhiswandering thoughtsandrealisedthathewasexpectedtomakesomecomment.

"Canthelittlemanwalk?"heasked_ "Walk!"exclaimedthemother,iqdignantly."Why,ofcoursehecant Hehasbeenwalkingforthreemonths now."

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thereligiouscommunitiesofhisdiocesewillnotleavetheirhouses,unless "expelledbyviolence."Theorganisationofpriestswhohaveservedduring thewarisnowspreadingallover France,ineverydiocese;thepriestdeputy,TheAbbeBergey, starteditandhis"bureau"inParis continuestobethecentreofthemovement.Inanoticesenttothepapers. theAbbeBergey,whoseactivityisindefatigable,informshiscorrespondentsthathecannotsendimmediate repliestothehundredsoflettersthat cometohimdaily.HethereforeexplainsthathisLeague,theD.R.A.C., theLiguedeDefensedesReligieuxAn. ciensCombattants,iscloselyconnectedwiththeLeaguesfoundedbythis Oneinallthedioceses,andapproved theBishops,forthedefenceofthe secularpriests.ThesediocesanLeaguesandtheParisonearepartofthe sameorganisation. AllFrenchsubjects,menandwomen,maybelongto themasadherentsand,amongtheir patronsatthepresentmomentare Generals,Academicians,artists,scientists,etc.Themeansemployedtoattaintheobjectinviewarepamphlets, speeches,publicmeetings,andper

thenewtea

WoodSon'stea

paperopenlyadvocatedthelaylaws forAlsace,indefianceoftheprotestationsofCatholics.Mgr.Ruch,acomparativelyyoungBishop,ismorally andphysicallyastrongman,well qualifiedforthedifficultparthehas toplay.HeissupportedbytheapprovalofallhisFrenchcolleagues, andthereisnodoubtthattheattitude of TheAlsatianCatholics, theirtenaciousclingingtotheirrights inmattersofeducationandtheirloyaltytotheirBishop,havehelpedto bracetheFrenchCatholicsforthecorn ingstruggle.AllthattheBishopof Strasbourgwritesismarkedbygood senseandapracticalspirit,aswellas bydecision,andtheletterswrittento himbyhiscolleagues,manyofthem oldmen,venerablebytheirageand theirservices,generouslyrecognisein MonsignorRuchthetruementalityof abornleader.

Have-A-Laugh

Teacher:"Sammy,givemeasentencecontainingtheword'anthracite.'" Sammy:"Wehadabigpartylatht weekandyououghttohaveheardmy aunthrethite."

s Kitty:"Jacksayshecanreadme likeabook."

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"IsleofSanta."

DomGougaud,OS.B.,haspublishedin"Studies"aninterestingarticleon Ireland'stitleof"IsleofSaints."The designationisfirstfoundinaseventh centuryIrishlifeofSt.Abbanof MaghArnaide,andwasknownthroughouthristendominthetwelfthcentury whenitoccursinthewritingsof foreigners.Thewriteralsodiscusses thepre-Christianoriginofthetitle.IrelandwasknowntotheGreeksasIerne, inwhichtheyfoundthesteinoftheir adjectiveiero-"sacred."Hence,the designation"SacredIsland"usedby Avienus,afourthcenturyLatinpoet. AsIrelandwas,moreover,situatedon theconfinesoftheworld,popularimaginationamongtheancientswrapped itinmysteryandlegend.Earth,sand, dust,wood,leather,parchmentleaves andtheirclippings,comingfromIreland,wereheldtopossessmiraculous properties.Whateverwastheorigin ofthetitle,CatholicIrelandhadjustifieditbeforetheeighthcentury,and thoughinthetwelfthcenturyherreputationhaddetetjoratedagooddeal -St.Bernardpaintsherinverydark colours-theCatholicworldgaveher generouscreditforhersaintsandmissionaries.Itissurprising,however. thatnotasingleoneofhernumerous saintshasbeenenteredinthegeneral calendaroftheChurch.

"TooMuchHistory"

RecordinghisimpressionsofhisrecenttourwiththeBritishM's.P.inthe Six-CountyState,Dr.HadenGuest, LabourM.P.,says:"Irelandisstillin awarcondition:theUlsterproblemis notapoliticalproblem-suchaswe knowinGreatBritain.InGreatBri. tainourproblems,howeverfiercely discussed,haveabackgroundoforderedandaccustomedsecurity.InIrelandproblemsaredowntothosefun. damentalclashesoffeelingandtemperamentwhereastepinthewrongdirectionmeanstheabolitionofsecurityandthereignofphysicalforce.In theNorth-Easteveryadultmanofthe ProtestantsistrainedwiththeSpeci. Police,whosedrillingsIsaw;everyone isarmedwithrifle,andsuppliedwith ammunition,andatnighteveryroad onorneartheborderispatrolledby volunteerarmedmen,whochallengeall traffic,andpassengersmustdismountfrommotorcarsandadvancewith handsuptobeexamined.Ulsterlags inthepastbecauseitiscutofffrom thestreamofnormalworlddevelopmentbyitsincessantpreoccupation withanurgenthomeproblemwhichis statedalltoooftenasareligiousquestionasbetweenProtestantsandCatholics.Andthecountryispoor. Thereisnotenoughmoneyandtoo muchhistoryinIreland."

thisbymeanswhicharebeyondallbeliefandwithacynicismthatmakes everymanshudderwhoisstillsuscept,hleofreverenceandawe."

WantsReligiousSchools.

TheNationalDemocraticpartyin tnePolishParliamenthasadoptedthe followingplatforms:1.Toopposeany planfortheseparationofChurchand State,andnottopermitreligiouseducationtobedroppedfromtheschools orfieldchaplainstobedischargedfrom thearmy.2.TohastentheconchsnonoftheagreementwiththeApostolicSee.3.Toopposethelegality ofcivilmarriages.Furthermorethe partywilltakeuptheabolitionofall restrictionsontheCatholicChurch, imposedduringtheRussianperiod.

YoungCommunistStealsfromChurches.

Severaloldchurchesofthecanton ofSt.Fargeau,intheDioceseofAuxerre,France,sufferedmysteriouslossesbytheftduringthepastyear. Amongthearticlesstolenweresome ancientwoodenstatues,aNotreDame dePitieofthethirteenthcentury, somestainedglasswindows,apainting andvariousobjectsofart.Following aninvestigationbythepolice,ayoung militantmemberoftheCommunist party,whoclaimedtobeantiquary, wasarrested.HisnameisPierreDavid andheisthesonofaformercouncillorgeneralofthecanton.Thefinger printsfoundonthewindowswere identicalwithhisown.Theyoung thiefhasbeenbroughttotrialandhas beensentencedto13monthsinprison.

"SaidMyPrayers,NowruRest."

SisterMaryUrbaine,oftheSacred HeartHome,Cincinnati,whodieda shortwhileago,wasanexilefrom France21yearsagowhentheFrench Governmentclosedtheschoolsandinstitutionsunderdirectionofthereligious.Towardtheend,SisterUrbaine hadexpressedthedesirethatshemight dieonaSaturdayoronafeastday oftheBlessedVirgin.Thiswishwas granted,andshediddieonSaturday. Sheremarkedtooneoftheother nuns:"Ihavesaidmyprayers-Iwill nowrest."Shelaydownonacouch, fullydressed,andwithinafewminuteswasdead.

NewOrderofSt.Dominic.

thatpublicofficialsdonotshowthe educationalsystemoftheStatethe confidencethatitdeserves.And,if thereareanysuchofficialsinyourdepartment,Ibegyoutoexpressthis regrettothem."Itisquiteevident thatthereisnowsomerestrictionof thefreedomofpublicofficialsifthe prefectistosupervisetheirchoiceof schoolsfortheirchildhenand,ifthey aretobeblamedforselectingprivate schools,theyaretobeexposedtothe dangerofhavingunfavourablereparts madeofthemandoflosingpromotion.

ThreeBrothersOrdained,SisterTakes Habit.

Atouchingceremony,whichisperhapswithoutprecedent,tookplacerecentlyintheCathedralofCarcassonne, Paris,whenthethreesonsofCol.D. ChabanneslaPalice,incommandofthe 19th.regimentofdragoons,wereordainedtothepriesthoodatthesame hourbytheArchbishopofAlbi.There wasaverylargeattendance,andthe emotionofthosepresentreacheda highpitchwhentheassembledfamily ofthreenewpriestsknelttoreceive theirblessing.Onthefollowingday, inthesamebasilica,Mademoisellede Chabannes,theirsister,alsoentered thereligiouslife,takingthehabitof theBenedictinenuns.

WillPaveSt.Peter'sCircle.

Afteracontroversylastingsincethe downfallofthetemporalpowerofthe Papacyin1870,theMunicipalityof Romehasappropriatedmoneytorepairthepavementofthecircleinfront ofSt.Peter's.Theserepairswillbea partofthegeneraldressingupofthe cityinanticipationofthecrowdsexpectedherefortheHolyYearof1925. Thesquareinfrontofthegreatbasilica hasbeenbadlyinneedofrepairfor manyyears.Onthetheorythatit formedanintegralpartofSt.Peter's, thecivilauthoritieshaveconsistently refusedtosupplythefundsforthe necessarywork.Ontheotherhand theVaticanha,.contendedthatthe squareisoneofthepublicshowplaces ofRome,thatitisopentothepublic atalltimes,andthat,therefore,itis thebusinessofthecitytoattendto itsupkeep.

PraguetoHaveaCatholicDaily German-speakingCatholicsofCzechs-. SlovakiaareraisingamillionCaechoSlovakcrownswithwhichtoestablish agreatGerman-languageCatholic Czechdaily,thelong-recognisedgap inthefrontoftheCatholicpressof CentralEurope.Onehalfoftheneededsumalreadyisraised,andthepaper willappearinthefall.Czecho-Slovakia,ofcourse,hasawell-organisedand widelyspreadCatholicpressinthe Czechlanguage,andithasmadeits greateststridesipthelastfewyears. Theimportanceofthenewpublicationmayberealised,however,whenit isknownthatthefourmillionGermanspeakingCatholicsinCzecho-Slovakia havethusfarhadvirtuallynoup-todatenewspaper.Itistruethatthere areafewsmalldailiesatWarnsdorf, Bohemia,andjaegerdorf,Silesia,but theseareonthebordersofthecolintry andhaveonlyalimitedcircuit-Von, withgreatdifficultiesofnewsgathering.

PROFESSIONAL.

MissMetaPickering, PIANOFORTEANDHARMONY. "WYNFORD,"248ST.GEORGE'S TERRACE,PERTH. TelephoneA1522.

G.F.YEATES. OPTICIAN, 37BARRACK-STREET,PERTH, (OppositeTownHall.)

DANCING-DEPORTMENT

MissMerciaScott TEACHEROFDANCING. PrivateLessonsandClassesby Arrangement. "Abbotsford."118ABERDEENSTREET,Perth.Tel.A4787. HighestTestimonialsfromLeading CollegesinWA.

SovietPersecutesJews. WhentheEmpireoftheCzarshad beenbrokentopiecesbyBolshevism andmoreandmoreJewsmadetheir appearanceasleadersofthenewregimeinRussia,therewerenotafew JewsinEuropewhowereexultantand thoughtthatthebeginningofanew dominionofJudaismhadcome,writes Dr.FrederickFunder.Secretlymany JewswereinsympathywithBolshevisticideas.InBavaria,inHungary, andPolandJewsbecametheimitators oftheexamplesetbyRussia.Evenin theZionisticmovementtheCommunistictendencyofthelabourers'union "PaoleZion"gainedground.Buta terribleawakeningfollowed.The blazingidolthathadbeenerectedin Russiaisnowdevouringthechildren ofthosewhohelpedsetitup.Zionisticpaperspublishareportfromthe penofthepublicwriterdeVries,the editorofaGermanpaperappearingat Reval,onhisimpressionsandexperiencesinRussia.Whenspeakingof theBolshevistrulersdeVriesalways usestheexpression"CommunisticOrder.""Thisorder,"deVrieswrites, "hasfoughtthestruggleagainstthe Jewishbourgeoiswiththesameconsequencesasitdidinthecaseofthe Christianbourgeois.Itisafactthat inthelargetownstheJewishrace-as soonasitsmembershadfallenaway fromtheiroldfaith-issubjecttoeven morerapiddecayanddisintegration thanotherraces.JustnowagreatinfluxoftheJewishpopulationofRussia intothelargetownsistobenoticed. AssoonasthemembersoftheJewish racecomeintothelargetownsthey areexposedtoarelentlessandunsparingpropagandaonthepartofthe Communisticparty,apropaganda whichisdirectedagainstreligionin general,butmainlyagainsttheJewish religion.Inparticularitisthestruggle againsttheJewishfaithwhichisnow foughtbytheCommunisticOrder,and

AnewbranchoftheOrderofSt. Dominic,inauguratedbyPereBrisset, 0.P.,atSens,inFrance,andapproved bytheHolySee,aimsatmakingthe contemplativelifeaccessibletowomen whohavenotsufficientlystronghealth forthelifeofLeGrandOrdre,asthe DominicanSecondorderiscalledin France,orothersoftheoldcontemplativeorders.Forthisreason,and toensurealargemeasureoftimefor solitaryprayerandstudy,theruleprescribesonlythenecessaryminimum ofausterities,manuallabourandliturgicalceremonial.Anunbrokeneight hoursoutofthe24isgiventosleep; eighttomentalprayer,theDivine Officeofspiritualstudymadeinthe cellorgarden;andeighttomanual work,recreationandmeals.Aspecial featureofthelifeisitseremiticalcharacter.Whenthesisters,nowina tempordryconvent,areinstalledin thenewmonasteryalreadyinbuilding, each,likethemedievalanchoresses, willhaveadjoininghercellasmall oratoryoverlookingthechoir,andfrom whichthetabernaclecanbeseen.The SistersmeetonlyfortheDivineOffice, recreationandmeals.Theyaresubjecttoenclosure,andseeallvisitors excepttheirrelationsthroughagrille. Afewcellswillbegroupedroundthe churchoutsidetheenclosurewhere visitorsmaymakeprivateretreats.

PlayinguptoAnti-Clericalism. Questionedawearagoastotheright ofpublicemployeesandoffiCialsto sendtheirchildrentoprivateschools, M.Poincare,whowasthenPremier, repliedthatthisrightcouldnotbe questioned.Therehasbeenachange inthisrespectsincethenewmajority hascomeintopower.Apaperhas announcedthattheprefectshavereceivedfromM.FrancoisAlbert,MinisterofPublicInstruction,thefollowing circular:"IhavebeenQuestionedasto whethermeasuresshouldbetakenwith regardtothoseofficialswhobelieve thattheyshouldentrusttheeducation oftheirchildrentoprivateschools.I havenointentionofaffecting,inthe personsofofficials,therightpossessed byeveryfatherofafamilytochoose forhischildrentheschoolwhichsuits him.However,Icannotbutregret DudleyandDwyer,EconomicChambers,wantHousestoSell.

TheYoungerMenwillLikeOurStyles

FortheyareinfullaccordwiththelatesttrendsoftheWorld'sPashionTendencies.Therearenonewerstylesanywhere. 1 BROWN'SBETTERSUITSarefamousforthatwearingquality andhonestworththatwinstheadmirationandappreciationofevery man.

PRICES:£5,£510s.,£6,£610s, £7, £710s, £8, £810s, £9,£910sto£1010s. WeofferextensiveStocksofalltheitemsthataregroupedunder thegeneralheadingofMEN'SWEAR,andeveryarticleisofgenuine Value-Style,Quality,MakeandPriceareallemphaticallyjustas youlikethem.Thereforeyoushouldnothesitate,butvisitus. SHIRTS,LatestDesigns,at5/6,6/6,7/6,8/6to10/6. HATS,NewestShapes,at16/6,17/6,19/6,21/-,to35/-

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tionsreceivedsincetheappeal:-Cathedral

E.Bersica,£5,firstinstalmentof £1210spromised.

Mrs.Rooney.£2,secondinstalment of£10promised.

M.Saunders,£22s,firstinstalment of£10lOspromised.

M.Reedy,£22s,firstinstalmentof £10lOspromised.

T.Fitzgibbon,£22s,firstinstalment of£1010spromised.

L.Montague,£22s,firstinstalment of£10lOspromised.

F.J.Lynch,£1,firstinstalmentof £5promised.

W.Brown,£1,firstinstalmentof£5 promised. Fremantle

Mrs.Pope,10s,secondinstalmentof £2lOspromised. MissPope,10s,secondinstalmentof £2lOspromised.Itellerberrin

J.Tighe,£10,firstdonation.

R.T.Williams,£3,secondinstalment of£15promised.

T.E.O'Donoghue,£22s,firstinstalmentof£10lOspromised.

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CATHOLICBAZAAR.

OnFridayevening,November7,the bazaarinaidoftheCatholicChurch fundswasopenedbyFatherO'Malley. FatherWilliam,0.S.B.,wasalsopresent.Formonthspastourpastor., assistedbyanenergeticcommittee,had beenworkingveryhardtomakethe resultsofthebazaarafinancialsuccess.Owingtothemanycounter attractions,bywayofconcerts,picnics,etc.,especiallyforlocalhospital funds,itrequiredawellcemented unityamongtheparishionersscasto reachthegoalofsuccess.Theresult ofover£354isanunqualifiedoroofof thesuccessofthebazaar.Infact theamountexceededthemostsangu insexpectationsofthecommittee,who sparednoefforttomakethefunction aprofitableone.

Apopularbabycompetition,heldin connectionwiththebazaar,produced /menrivalrybetweenthesupportersof thetwoentrants,oneofwhichwasthe sonofMr.andMrs.M.G.Eaton,of Goomallirg,andtheotherthedaughterofMr.andMrs.Sasche,ofKwelkanSiding,nearKununoppin,andalthoughthelatterplaceisreallyaooutpostoftheparish,theresidentsthereofsupportedtheircandidatesowell thattheyoungladypolled20,569votes asagainst23,099recordedinfavour ofthelustyyoungfarmerfromMargerin.Thetotalamountrealisedfrom thissourcewas£18119s,whichwas highlysatisfactory.

Forthesuccessoftheeffort,great creditisduetotheuntiringeffortsof theSecretary,Mr.Con.Regan,who wasablyassistedbyacommitteecom prisingM.Clarke,R.Eaton,J.Mc. Grath,M.Eaton,andW.Eaton;while thestallholderswere:Mrs.A.B.Lockyer,assistedbyMrs.G.W.Slater (ConventStall);MesdamesM.G.and R.M.Eaton(SweetStall);Mesdames WhiteandGleeson(Produce!,and Mrs.Curley,assistedbyMesdamesJ. E.RyanandMcCann(Refreshment Stall),allofwhomrenderedvaluable servicetothemovement.

Owingtotherecentdecisionofthe Governmenttoremovetherestrictions ontheholdingofrafflesandtheuse ofmechanicaldevices,etc.,inconnectionwithcharitableefforts,thefunds wereconsiderablyaugmehtelbythat means.Appendedisa'istofthewinnersinthevariousrafflesandthe articleswon:-

toacknowledgethefollowingsubscrip-

E.Morton,£1Is,secondinstalment of£55spromised. Subiseo.

C.M.F.Hill,£1,secondinstalmentof £5promised.

Mrs.Hill,£1,secondinstalmentof £5promised.

MissM.Curtin,10s,firstinstalment of£2promised.

Mrs.T.Walsh,10s,secondinstalmentof£2lOspromised. Tammin.

Mrs.C.Massey,£1Is,secondinstalmentof£55spromised.

Mrs.H.A.Ryan,£1,donation. Waroona.

T.Corrigan,£1,secondinstalmentof .£5promised.

Yarloop

Mrs.W.H.Eastcott,£1,secondinstalmentof£5promised. Yorkraklne.

GardinerBros.,£5,secondinstalmentof£25promised.

P.Naughton,£1,secondinstalment of£5promised.

M.McCafferty,£1,firstinstalmentof £2lOspromised.

SweetStall.-Boxchocolates,Mrs.C. J.Ryan;boxsweets,Ada-Bywaters; cheese174.sh,Mrs.McGrath;boxchocolates.Mrs.A.B.Lockyer;boxsweets, W.G.Eaton;Christmasstocking,M. Curley;glassdish,Mrs.M.Eaton;box chocolates,Mr.Paul;Thermosflask, A.T.Plaisted;lOsnote,J.Farrell;cordials,T.Forward. Farmers'Stall.-Bagwheat,Mrs.J. E.Ryan;fatlamb,R.Caulfield;sovereign,J.Agostini;cake,MissBrennan;pig,MissM.Lockyer;casecordials,P.White;hamandfowls,T. McCann;casegroceries,C.W.King; dressedpig.R.M.Eaton;i-tonchaff, J.Allen(Harvey);fatlamb,M.Caul. field.towls,T.A.,McGrath;ham,Mrs. McCann. Inconnectionwiththebazaaraball washeldintheWarMemorialHall,at whichtherewasanexcellentattendance.Themusicwasprovidedby Mr.andMrs.N.A.McArthurintheir usualcapablestyle,whilethedutiesof M.C.wereablycarriedoutbyMr.S. Butterley. Inreadingthebalancesheetofthe bazaartothecongregationlastSunday,ratherO'Malleycongratulated thepeopleontheirnobleeffort,and statedthatwheneverfundsarerequiredforCatholicpurposesCatholics neverfailintheirresponsetodutyto HolyChurch.

YOUNGIRELANDSOCIETY.

Theusualweeklymeetingofthe abovesocietywasheldinSt.Patrick's SchoolroomonMonday,November24. Mr.J.Mulcahyoccupiedthechair. Themeetingopenedwith"TheSoldier'sSong,"renderedbymembers,accompaniedbyMisslg.Doolan.The minutesofthepreviousmeetingwere readandconfirmed.Itwasdecided toholdtheusualmonthlysocialon nextMondaynight,soallmembersare requestedtobearthisinmindand makeitapointofbeingthere.Refreshmentsareprovided,andtheprice ofadmissionis,ladies,6d,gentlemenIs. Nominationsofofficersfortheensuing termweretaken,viz.:President,Mr. J.Mulcahy;vice-president,Mr.J. O'Neil:secretary,MissE.McMahon: warden,Mr.P.Finnegan;assistantsecretary.MissE.McDonagh;auditors, Messrs.J.P.DohenyandR.O'Sullivan.Thesecretarywasinstructedto communicatewithpresenttreasurerto knowifhewouldcontinuetoact.The ladies'chorusobligedtheaudiencewith asong,alsothegentlemen'schorus, afterwhichmembershadadance.The meetingclosedintheusualway.

PopularBabyCompetition.-Pair socks,NoelMurray;picture,Rev. FatherWilliam;£1note,Whit!and Marsden;ashtray,MissD.Haywood: cheque,C.W.King;halfsovereign,A Hills;1dozenstainlessknives,M.Curley;boxchocolates,T.Grimes;fat lamb,T.Forward;teapotandsweets. M.Wheeldon;babydoll,MissBrindley.

ConventStall.-£5note,ArthurSawyer;pairpictures,DoreenJones;blue cushion,Mr.Rath;blackcushion,J. Ferguson;cushion,"AdvanceGoomailing,"Rev.FatherO'Malley;Dutch cushion,T.Forward;£1note,J.Ferguson;violin,T.Gould;boxperfume, LindaMcGrath;Doultondish.Mrs.H. Carter;boxcigars,J:Walsh;afternoon teacloth,F.Williams;sovereign,T. Agostini;pipe,FatherO'Malley;oainting,t.Bvwaters;bottleperfume,Eva Eaton;doll,PeggyWilkins:tablecentre,R.Hutchinson;oainting,Doreen Jones;scentsnray,J.Ferguson;jam dish,FatherO'Malley;mouthorgan, MissFrench;glassdish,J.Smith:tea set,MissBourke.

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ExperiencedMatron,forCatholic Girls'Hostel.4pplytoMrs.Trethowan,267St.George'sTerrace.

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CouncilClubHotel MIDLANDJUNCTION. SwanandEmuonDraught. ExcellentAccommodation.

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H.A.0B.SOCIETY.

TheAnnualGeneralCommunionof membersoftheaboveSocietyinthe MetropolitanArea,willtakeplaceat theCathedraloftheImmaculateConception.Perth,onSUNDAY,DECEMBER14,1924,atthe8o'clock Mass.MembersarerequestedtoassembleinfrontoftheHibernianHall at7.45a.m.,wearingtheirregalia,and proceedinabodytotheCathedral. AllMembersareearnestlyrequestedto bepresent.

J.J.O'FARRELL, DistrictSecretary.

LORETOCONVENT,OSBORNE. GIRLS'RETREAT, ConductedbyVeryRev.FatherHan'nigan,C.SS.R. FORBUSINESSGIRLS.

CommencingSaturday,December20, at6.30p.m.,andendingonMonday morningintimeforbusiness. EarlyApplicationsNecessary. ForparticularsapplyMOTHERSUPERIOR. TelephoneP135.

AGRANDOPERETTA, 4111,211LI," WillbeperformedbythePupilsof St.Brigid'sConvent,MidlandJunction,inthe TOWNHALL,MIDLANDjUNCTION, onthe 4th.DECEMBER,1924. Tickets2s.andis6d. QUEEN'SHALL,PERTH. Reserve TUESDAY.DECEMBER2,1924, GRANDGYMNASTICDISPLAY ANDCONCERT. TobegivenbytheSeniorGirls,St. Joseph'sSchool,VictoriaSquare. Doorsopen p.m.Commence8pm. Tickets,ls.and2s6d. THEBABYVARIETYCONCERT. BytheInfantsofSt.Joseph'sSchool, VictoriaSquare,Perth, Wiltbeheldinthe ASSEMBLYHALL,PIER-STREET, onFRIDAY,DECEMBER12. ComeandseeHiawathainhis Wigwam! Tickets,1/-and2/Doorsopen7.30p.m.Commence8pm.

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Amusements

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AromanceofParisianunderworld, the"HummingBird,"comestothe PrinceofWalesto-morrow,Saturday. ItisthestoryofanApachegirl,daringandcunning,whodefiedthepolice ofParis.GloriaSwanson,popular Paramountstar,appearsasaboyfor thefirsttimeinherstellarcareerin thispicture.AsToinette,idolofthe Parisunderworld,andleaderofagang ofApaches, Miss Swansonalt....mates fromboy'stogirl'sclothing.Het dualpersonalityasToinetteandthe notorious"HummingBird,"forwhom theParispolicesearchinvain,gives thestarawiderangeofdramaticpossibilitiesinthisproduction.ThefamoushauntsoftheApacheshavebeen faithfullyreproducedandaddjustthat vitaltouchwhichgoestomakerealism. Onthesameprogramme,andopening thesecondweekofherseason,isStella Power,thecelebratedAustralian primadonna.Thosewhohadthe pleasureofhearingthisgiftedsinger duringthepastweekneednoremindingthatararemusicalfeastawaits them.Possessingavoicewhichis liquid,pureandeventhroughoutthe entireregister,MissPowerhasalso averycharmingpersonality.Aspe. cialcomedy,togetherwithnoveltypictureseries,andappropriatemusicby theOrchestra-de-Luxe,willcompletea programmeofgreatmerit.Boxplan isopenatthetheatre,orseatsmay bereservedbyringingA2222.

CricketatNewNorcia

OnSundayafternoon,thefourthAssociationmatchwasplayedbetween PlainsandCollegeNo.1.Thismatch waslookedforwardto,asthePlains haddefeatedCollegeNo.II,andthat teamhaddefeatedNo.1. ThePlains battedfirst,andmade126,ofwhichR. Lanigan(39)andJ.Thompson(17) weretopscorers.Inthebowling, Collins1for3,J.Clune2for18,BrotherTheodore2for24,andW.Hennessy_4for23,gotthewickets.The bumpingof'theballwasthepartial causeofthewicketsfallingastheydid.

TheCollegeteamwentin,andwere about90beforeJ.Malonewasbowled. Collegecontinuedbatting,andmadea totalof276.Twomenretired.The chiefscorerswereJ.Clune(68),Hennessy(63),Malone(20),Seaman(33 retired),andBaldwin(21retired).

Thepointsare:CollegeNo,1,4; Plains,2;CollegeNo.II,2;Mission,0. PRODUCEMARKETREPORT.

TheWestralianFarmers'Limited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe26th.November,1924,asfollows:-

WheatenChaff:Sincelastreporting, themetropolitanchaffmarkethas comeback5s.to7/6perton,f.a.q.to primechaffbeing":oldatto-day'sauctionat£512s6dto£515s,goodaveragequalitysellingat£55sto£510s. Themarketisquietandinactive,and ifheavyyardingscomeforwardwe fullyexpecttoseethismarketdrop backfurther.

OatenChaff:Afewtrucksofoaten chaffhavebeenplacedunderthehammerduringtheweekandrealisedfrom £5lOsto£517s6dperton.Thishas beenforprimequality.Themarket canstilltakeafewtrucksofprime oatenchaff,andhereagainifmany truckswereplacedonthemarketit wouldimmediatelycomebacklOsto 15sperton.

Oats:Oatshavebeencomingforwardinjustsufficientquantitiesto supplyorders,withslightlyfirmerenquiriesatabout3sto3s2dperbushel onrailsPerth.

Wheat:Thepricesforwheatobtainedatauctionhavebeenexceedingly choppy.Somemorning'stherewould beanoversupplyandbuyersonly takingsufficientforimmediaterequirementswouldnotbidforanything overandabovewhattheyhadpracticallysold. Afewdayslaterthere wouldbenowheatavailable,orat most,afewbags,andthepriceswould immediatelypumpupagain.Attoday'smarketwheatwasknockeddown intwoinstancesat6/81perbushel.

Potatoes:Thepotatomarketcontinuestobewellsupplied,withprices unsatisfactorytobothgrowerand buyer,anditisnoadvantagetothe buyertoseethemarketaslowasitis to-day.Primeeatingpotatoeswen, passedinat£37s6r1pgrton,and plentyofpotatoesofferingatabout thisfigure,andwecannotseeanyrea sontoexpectahigherpriceforsome time.TheMinisterforAgriculture

agreedtoarequestofadeputationto place1,000tonsofpotatoesintocool store,butuptodatethegrowershave nottakenadvantageofthis,although itshouldbeintheirintereststodoso. TheGovernmentwerepreparedtobe outoftheirmoneyforbothfreightand storagecharges,againstwhichtheyare tohavesecurityonthepotatoesput intostore,theamountowingtothe Governmenttobethefirstcharge againstsalesmade.Thecostofstorageandrailing,includinghandlingin andout,wouldbeapproximately£3 perton.Thoseinterestedrequiring informationonthismatterwillbegladlysuppliedonmakingenquirywith theWestralianFarmersLtd.,ateither PerthorBunbury,orMessrs.C.L. ClarkeandCompany,Burekup.

Direction UnionTheatresLtd. ANOTHERSTERLINGPROGRAMME. SecondWeekof AUSTRALIA'SOWNPRIMA DONNA. STELLAPOWER (TheLittleMelba), InNewOfferings. -AndGLORIASWANSON in "THEHUMMINGrIRD." ATaleofApacheParis. FULLSUPPORTINGPROGRAMMEBoxPlansatTheatre.'PhoneA2222

PiccadillyBallRoom AbovePiccadillyTeaRooms. HAY-STREET. SpeciousRoomforDancing,Wedding Functions,Etc.

PhilWatcherandSons PAINTERS,DECORATORS,and SCENICARTISTS. 20GORDONST.,WESTPERTH. EcclesiasticalWorkaSpecialty. 'PhoneA1352.

TheESSEXSIXwith vibrationlessmotor ESSEX MOTOR CARS BALLOON TYRES NOW STANDARD. IsitanywondertheHudson Co.builtaNEWESSEX? Consider-thesix-cylinder, vibrationlessmotor,greater ridingease,easierstarting, steeringandbraking,improvedspringing,lowerfirstcost, increasedeconomyinpetrol, oilandtyre% from£395 IMPORTANT. THEREMARKABLEVALUE OFFEREDINTHEESSEX SIXISMATCHEDBYTHE ASTONISHINGLY L0W PARTSPRICES. INVESTIGATE.

TheDrama"fabiola"at Highgate

Manyinthecrowdedaudienceatthe drama"Fabiola,"intheHighgateHall lastThursday,musthaverealisedthat CardinalWiseman,nolessthanShakespeare,couldhaveproclaimedinthe wordsofProspero: "Gravesatmycommand Havewakedtheirsleepers,oped,and let'emforth bymysopotentart."

Yes,ourgreatPrelate,byhisgenius, calledforthsomeoftheChurch's heroesandheroinesofthe4th.century,andsentthemforthinhisfine story,"Fabiola,"toliveanddieagain. ButitistotheRev.M.Cakeley,MA., weareindebtedforhavingsetin"dramaticdressthetalewhichoftourvacanthoursbathcheered."

4sthestoryformedpartoftheliterarystudiesofthe:eniorpupilsof theHighgatePrimarySchool,theydeterminedafewmonthsagotodare greatlyandimpersonatesomeofthe charactersforthediocesanexaminerof ChristianDoctrine.TheRev.Exam. iner'sgenerouswordsofpraiseandappreciationstimulatedthechildrento undertakeyetmore,withtheresultso wellknowntothehundredswhowitnessedthevery-fineperformanceon the20th.inst.

Thechiefcharacter,"Fabiola,"was impersonatedbyGertrudePeene, whoseinterpretationofthepartwas ofartisticexcellence.Heractionsand attitudeswereasgracefulasthoseof anyaccomplishedactress,andherrich, well-modulatedvoiceportrayedevery changeofthoughtandfeeling,theintonationbeingsoft,pathetic,denunciatoryandconjuringasthetheme varied.Whetherhervoicevibrated inscornandindignation,orthrilled withloveandtenderness,herarticulationwassodistinctthatnotaword waslost.SocapablydidGertrude throwherselfintothepartsheacted thatevenhercountenanceadapteditselfwithaneasyreadinesstotheportrayalofderision,sarcasm,scorn,sympathyandpity.Itwaswellthatthe leadingrolewasentrustedtothisgirl oftwelvesummers.Shewouldsurely havewontheapprovingsmileofthe greatCardinalhimself.Washisspirit hoveringnear?Thewriterlikesto thinkitwas.Whoknows?

ThepartofSyrawasablyperformed byKathleenHickey,whoimpartedto FabiolathesublimedoctrinesofChristianitywithWiseman'seleganceofdictionandherowncomposedandplacid expressionofsweetnessinvoiceand manner.

Agnes-thevirginmartyr-wasrepresentedbySheilaBrogan,whose voiceleftmuchtobedesired,but aboutwhomtherewasanairofblendedsweetnessandassuranceofeasyintrepidityandgentlegracefulnessatall timeswinning. RobertJones-Sebastis.n-looked everyinchtheChristiansoldier,andit wasinaroundfullmellowtone,that hevoicedhisnoblesentiments. JohnO'Brien,asFulv:us,andThomas McLaughlin,asaSentinel,wonthe applauseoftheaudience,asdidJames Lalor-Pancratius-andGeraldLeyden-Tarcisius.Alltheminorparts werewellsustained.Thechildren's singingbetweenthesceneswaspleasinganddelightful.

Theonlyregrettabdefeatureinconnectionwiththeevening'sentertainmentwasthatowingtothesmallness ofthehallmanywereunabletogain admission.However,eachandevery oneofthelargeandappreciativeaudi. encewenthomethatnightenriched bynotafewpreciousjewelsofthought whichletushopetheysharedwith theirlessfortunatefriends.Thechildrennotedwithpleasureandpride thepresenceintheaudienceofeight ofthemetropolitanclergy,andfelt honouredthereby.Thehymn,"0 angeldear,Iknowfullwellthytender careandloveforme,"closedaneveningofunalloyedenjoyment.

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sin,MissMavisLynch,whoworea daintycreationofpaleprimrosegeorgettewithprettyfrillingsofsoftpinks, andblues.Apicturehatofdrawn blacktullewithposeytoharmonise withherfrockandanexquisiteposey ofshadedrosesandmaidenhairfern wasaprettyfinish.Mr.EricNicholls,thebridegroom'sbrother,acted asbestman.Thebride'smotherwas handsomelygownedinblackcrepede chenewithsmartblackhatensuite. Aftertheceremonythepartymotored tothehomeofthebride'sparents. wherethereceptionwasheldand sumptuousweddingbreakfastserved tooverfortyguests.Mr.LawrieMaxwellpresided.Thetoastofthebride andbridegroomwasproposedandenthusiasticallyhonoured.Numerous congratulatorytelegramswereread. Mr.andMrs.Nichollsleftbytheevening'sexpressforPerth,wherethe honeymoonwillbespent.Thebride's travellingoutfitwasofapplegreen silkgrenedineinletwithguipureinsertionwithwhichsheworeasmartblack hat.Manyhandsomeandcostlypresentswerereceivedbythehappypair, bearingthegoodwishesoftheirvery widecircleoffriends.Mr.andMrs. Nichollsintendmakingtheirhomein Perth.

BoulderConventSchool'sPicnic. InordertocelebratetheFeastofAll Hallows,thecombinedConvent SchoolsofBoulder,SouthBoulder, andSouthKalgoorlieheldtheirannualpicnicontheBoulderRacecourse. Atanearlyhourlorriesconveyedthe childrentothesceneoftheday's amusement.Afterarefreshingcool drink,thelittleonesweresoonenjoyingthemselvesinvariousgames underthelargeshadytrees;while..be seniorgirlsofthedifferentschoolsenteredonanexcitingbaseballcontest. whichresultedinawinforAllHallows'girls.Anenthusiasticcricket matchwasplayedbytheboys.At 12.30thechildrenassemble]inthe spaciousluncheonrooms,wherethe tablesweretastefullyarrangedwith wellprovideddelicacies,towhichfull justicewasdone.DuringtheafternoonaprogrammeofexcitinZand amusingraceswascarriedout.The apple-eatingcontestcausedmuchmerriment.Attheconclusionofthe eventsthechildrenreassembledfor much-neededrefreshments,afterwhich atiredbuthappybandsetoutfor home.Muchgratitudeisduetothe Brothersfortheirkindlyassistancein judgingtheraces,alsototheladies andgentlemenwhogavesuchvaluable aidinmakingthedayanenjoyable oneforthelittleones;likewisetoall thosewhosogenerouslydonatedcool drinksandotherrefreshments,

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R.P.Randall(EssexSix)wasplacedsecond,astheresultofasolidallroundrun.

ThelaurelsofthegreatestR.A.C.Q. TesteverheldinQueenslandhave beenpassedtoMr.H.Gessner'sHu& sonSuper-Six. Ithasachievedthe mostwonderfulperformanceinhistory inQueensland,andhasfurtherestablisheditsclaimforpositivesuperiority ineveryphaseofoperation.Motoristsgenerallymustrecognisethisresultasthecrowningtriumphinthe Hudsonlistofperformances.Prospectivemotoristswillfindinananalysisofthisrecordproofofthesuperioritywhichtheyexpectfromaquality car,andampleevidenceoftheability oftheHudsonSuper-Sixtomeetevery requirement.

AllHallowsChurch,BoulderCity, wasthesceneofaprettyweddingon Wednesdayafternoon,19th.inst.,when MissRitaHeyen,eldestdaughterof Mr.andMrs.Heyen,ofClancy-street, Boulder,andMr.BertNicholls,secondsonofMrs.Nicholls,ofSubiaco, wereunitedinmatrimony.TheRev. FatherSheridantiedthenuptialknot. Thebridewasgivenawaybyher father.Shewaselegantlygownedin ivorysilkmorocain,exquisitelyembossedandwithsidepanelsbeautifullypleated.Herweddingveilwasbecominglyarrangedoverachapletof orangeblossom.Abridalbouquetof fragrantrosesandcarnationsenhanced thepicture.Hermaidwashercou

Detroit,August18.-SalesofHudson-Essexcarssofarthisyearare 94,362,asagainst88,188foralloflast year.Withproductiononbothmodelsnowgoingatarapidrate,the 100,000th.caroftheyearwillbemanufacturedaboutSeptember1,Hudson MotorCarCo.estimates.Theplant isworkingatcapacity,withsomedepartmentsworkingatnight.Theincreaseoverlastyear'sbusinesshas beenaround30to35percent.onthe Hudsonmodels,whilethecompanyestimatesthattwiceasmanyEssexwill bebuiltthisyearaslast.Astatementonthegeneralbusinesssituation bythecompanysays:"Businessconditionsaremostencouraging.Many largedistrictsintheUnitedStatesare nowinthemarketactivelyforcars whichhavenotbeenpurchaser'sinany volumeforseveralseasonspreviously. Thefeelingofaninevitableslowdown, whichwassoprevalentafewmonths ago,isdisappearing,andweareenteringintotheharvesttimeofthe year.Anincreaseinbuyingwillbring inthefamiliarcircleofincreasedemployment,greaterbusinessactivity. Thereisadispositioneverywhereto dobusiness.Wearegettingintoa periodofwellbalancedvalues,and reallynormalbusiness,withagood volumeoftradeforthosewhohave whatthepublicwants.Thepublic doesnotwantnoveltyorfrills;it wantsusefulserviceandvalue."

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PERTH,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER29th.,1924

Divorce,RaceSuicideandBirthControl

Catholicapologistsneverlag,Catholicpensnever'rundryintheirconsistentcampaignagainstthetriplecancerofDivorce,RaceSuicide,andBirth Control.Likecancertheseevilsgainrapidground,andintheirsequela areincurable.Solittlehashumanityhearkenedtothecryofwarning, thattherearefoundthosewhoallegethattheChurchisold-fashionedin herdoctrineinthesematters.Thepassageoftimedoesn'tchangeimmutabletruth.ThedivorceagainstwhichtheChurchsetsherselfandher strengthisthatlawenactedbylegislatorsgrantinglegaldissolutionofthe marriagebond,andgivingtodivorcedpersonsbycivillawtherighttocontractasecondmarriagewhiletheformerpartnerisstillalive.Notsatisfiedinsomewaywithhisorherlifepartner,thedivorcemillisoperated, andthebondbroken.Thesubsequenthistoryofalldivorcesisthatthere 'isathirdpartywaitingtoenmeshtheonethathasbeenfreed.Itishard tounderstandthementalityofthese"thirdparties,"fortheyshouldknow thatthemanorwomanwhoisdissatisfiedwithonepartnergivesapoor guaranteeofbeingperpetuallysatisfiedwiththenext.Thosewhomake useoftheconvenienceofdivorceneverpausetothinkoftheevilsthatflow fromit.Bydivorcematrimonalcontractsaremadeconvenientlyvariable; deplorableInducementstounfaithfulnessaresupplied,harmisdonetathe educationandtrainingofchildren,occasionisaffordedforthebreals'ngtip ofhomes,diginedwomanhoodisdraggeddown,andwo:nenruntherisk ofbeingdesertedafterhavingministeredtothepleasavesofmen.Nothing destroysthemainstaysoftheStatesomuchasthecorruptionofmorals,and itiseasilyseenthatdivorceisinthehighestdegreehostiletothefamilyand State,springingasitdoesfromthedepravedmoralsofthepeople,andopeningawaytoeverykindofevil-doinginpublicalikeandinprivatelife.It mustbeacknowledgedthattheChurchdeserveswellofallnationsforher everwatchfulcareinguardingthesanctityandindissolubilityofmarriage. Fortunately,ourCatholicpeopledonotworrytheJudgesoftheDivorce Courtverymuch,andthoseoftheChurchwhosinksolowastoapplyfor freedomtherearenotregrettedbytheChurchtheytherebydivorce.

Birthcontrolissuchafavouritepracticeto-day,thattoattackitsimmoralityistodrawforththeindignationofthosewhouseitasameansof securingmerelyanimalpleasurebereftofthepossibilityofnaturalconsequences.Economy,andthefitnessofthefuturegenerationaregivenasthe slidreasonsforthisperniciousblightbeingtolerated.Increasedproduction,orthenaturalproductionoftheracemeans,reasonable,proportionatelyincreasedresourcesproduced;whowillsaythatlimitedbirthsproducebetterresultsinthefewthatareborneitherphysically,mentallyor morally?Wemayhavegiantsphysically,andmoraldegeneratesatthe sametime.Disturbnatureandshebecomesfreakish."Birthcontrol" advocatesshamelesslyurgepeopletoallkindsofsexualexcessesandlicences,andprovidethemeanstothwartthenaturalresults.Ifbirtheconomy isneeded,thereistheremedyofself-control,whichisconformabletothe lawofGod.Menarenotanimals,as"birthcontrollers"wouldhavethem be;why,eventhebrutefollowsnature.Themanyso-calledscientific treatisesonthismatteraredailyincreasing,andmankindfindsinthe theorysuchaconvenientsolutionofapparentdifficulties,that,regardlessof morality,ithastenstothefatefulpractise."KeepAustraliawhite,"this samebirth-controlbrigadewouldsay.Littletheycareforthelilypurity ofAustralia'ssonsanddaughters,providedtheycankeeptipanappearance ofrespectabilitywhilststillairingtheirshamefultheories.

Mostappallingofall,andagainstalllawanddecency,comesthebabykillingprofession.Wellkeptoutofsight,andconnivedatbythosewhose professionplacestheminthepositionofguardiansofhumanlife,thesecretcampaignagainsttheunwantedunbornchildgoesonapace.From timetotimeanawkwardoperatorcausesthevictimtobebroughtintothe lightofday,andthesordiddetailsofsecretmurderareventilatedinthe Court.Generallythepunishmentinsuchcasesisnotcommensuratewith thecrime-murder.justificationforcrimeslikethisisgiveninthetheory thattheunbornchildisoftenamenacetothelifeofthemother,andconsequentlymustbedestroyed.Thisisafictionbehindwhichmedicalaccompliceshidethemselves.Murderismurderaidcriminalwhetheritisthe embryonicchildorthesufferingmotherthatisdeliberatelyslain.Farworse isthecaseofthoseheartlesswretcheswhosubmitthemselvestothisdangerousillegalsurgeryinordertoridthemselvesofwhattheyarepleasedto calla"nuisance,"andthisdoneforthesakeofsavingthetroubleofnursing,ortoavoidthelossofsocialpleasuresandgaieties.Behindthiscrime isacertainuncertainfeelingthattheslayingofanunborninfantisnotas hideousacrimeasthemurderofaninfantafterbirth.Thereisnodifferenceintherightsofthesetwochildrentolive.Nologicaldistinction ranbedrawnthatwouldmakethefirstmurderapardonableoffence,and

thelatteracapitalone.Thelogicalconsequencesoftheviciousprincipleinvolvedandacceptedareominousfortheweakandhelplesseverywhere.In theworkingofsuchaprinciple-fromsomeofthelogicalconsequencesof whichmodernsocietyhasstillthegracetorecoil-theworstfeaturesof pagandecadencecanbetraced.

TheBestDefence

Thebestdefenceofanation,saysacontemporary,liesinahealthy,pure andsweethomelife.Thehomeisthesourceofnationalvigourand-grandeur.Itisthebasisofthewholenationaledifice.Inproportionasthe homelifedecays,thenationalvitalityandpowerofresistanceareimpairedandundermined.Evenpagannationsrealisedthatnationalkealtitand strengthdependeduponasoundandcleanhomelife,andaccordinglythey protectedthehomeandineverywaysafeguardedthesanctityoffamily life. Nobetterservicecanberenderedbyustoourcountry,tohumanity, andthecauseofcivilisationthanbymakingadeterminedstandfortheintegrityofthehomeandthestabilityofthefamilybyunholdinghigh standardsofhomelife.Wearelivinginaworldthathasgrownintoxicatf adwithnewandwildnotionsofliberty,aworldsaturatedwitharation4lismwhichdefiesthecanonsofthepastandtheaustererespectabilityof wargrandsires.Theupset-whichsweptoverthenations,likeatidalwave, inthecrisisofthewaryears,overwhelmedmanyoldandvaluedsocial heritages.Civilissitionhasnotbeenadvancedbythebigsteamrollerof Freedom,andthosehumanimperativeswhichhavegrownoutofthephilosophiesofthenewevangels,whoseektotransformsocietyandtoblazethe trackofanewera.Ontheonehandwefindleaderssettingupnewstandardsforthepeople,basedonthecultofthesuper-man,andagainothersadvocatingtheemancipationoftheiqtellectandtheexerciseof-humanliberty indealingwiththefundamental%Suesofsocialanddomesticlife.Religionisbeingstrippedofitssacredness,buffetted,spatupon,heldupto theironyandlaughteroftheknaveandthebuffoon.ChristtheLawGiver againstandsbeforePilate,andtheworldisjudgingHim.Thesupremacy ofChristianityisbeingchallenged-itsachievementsarebeingquestioned,andarelightlycriticised.Newcreedsareflasheduponthevision-new standardsarebeingmodelled-andnewmentalhighwaysarebeingformed alongwhichtherisinggenerationmay,unrestrictedbytheoldmoralobligations,marchalongtothemusicofanewMarseillaise.Theoutlookisnot hopeful,norisitencouraging.

AnoldSentinelstandsintheway-theCatholicChurch.Bronzedby Time;WisewiththeWisdomofthecenturies,ClearVisioned,shewatches, counsels,directs.Sheisthewatcheronthehousetop.Asinthebeginning,sonow,sheistheGuardianofthehomeandfamilylife.Forshe knowsthatthehomealwayshashadenemiesbentonitsdestruction,and theseenemiesareincreasing.Wecannotbeblindtothefactthatagencies areatworktoususpthefunctionsofthehomeandtotransferitsobligationstotheState.TheobjectofSocialismistosubverttheinfluenceof thehomeandtomakethechildthecreatureoftheState.Thehomewas beforetheState,anditisreasonableforustosaythatonthechildwhois tobethefuturecitizendependsthewealorwoeoftheState,andthewelfareoftheStatedependsuponitscitizens.

Morethaneverisitnecessarytoprotectanddefendthehome.AsCatholicswehaveanurgentdutyinthismatter.TheCatholichomeshould beanobleandinspiringexampleincitizenship.Fromitshouldradiatethe virtuesofcitizenship,justice,honesty,loyalty,purity,andhappiness.OutsidetheCatholicfoldthereisatendencytomarchinstepwiththecravingsofthehour.Thereisnoresolutestandagainsttheintemperanceof society-ratheristherenotaslavishsubmissiontothedemandsoftheflesh andthedevil.AgainstthisspiritofthetimestheoldbronzedSentinel standsresolute.ShewillnotconformtothewillofModernism,andshe condemnsitsinnovations. ShewillnotallowtheCatholichometobe invadedbythespiritofthetimesandtobecontaminatedbythematerial. ismoftheage.NormustweCatholicsallowCatholicfamilylifetobecometainted..);pytheranksensualismofourgeneration.Bymaintaininga highstandardofhomelifewebuildupakrtressforourcountrythatwill beanimpregnablebarrierofdefenceinthehourofneed.Bypreserving inourhomestheChristianvirtues,byinculcatingthespiritofsacrificeand obedience,self-restraintanddiscipline,wecontributemoretothestability ofsocietyandthenationthanarmiesandarmaments.Thehomesof ourCommonwealthare,fromtheCatholicviewpoint,thesacreddefencesof thenation.Disrupttheirinfluencebylegislationorbyothermeans,and thenistornawaythefoundationsofanhonestandfaithfulandjustciti zenshipuponwhichreststhesecurityandindependenceof,theState.

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TheArchbishop'sEngagements

TA-morrow(Sunday)theArchbishopwillvisitCollie,andwillmakethe appealfortheNewCathedralFundat theMasses.

TheArchbishoplefttov:nforCollie onSaturdaymorning.Hewillreturn inthebeginningofnextweek.

OnSunday,December7,St.Brigid's parishwillbevisitedbyHisGrace, whowillrenewtheCathedralAppeal there.

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Thebazaarwhichopenedinthe SchoolGroundsatLeedervilleonFri. daylast,willbecontinuedduringnext week.Admissionfree.

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OnandafterSunday,Decembe?7, thehoursforMassatSt.Mary's,Leeclerville.willbe7o'clockand10o'clock.

NewConventChapel. Theceremonyoftheblessingand openingofthenewConventChapelfor theSistersofMere!.ViscoriaSquare, willbeperformedbyHisGracethe ArchbishoponSunday,December14, at3.30p.m.

BenedictineAbbot-General TherearrivedinthisStatelast.week adistinguishedprelate,theAbbet;Gen. eralortheBenedictineOrrfer,fromSubiaco,nearRome.Heisonatourof visitationoftheBenedictineHouses. AccompanyingtheAbbotishissecretary.Onthearrivalofthesteamer atFremantle,thevisitorsweremetby theLordAbbotofNewNorciaand FatherUbach.0.SB.ThepartytravelledtoNewNoriaonTuesdaylast. AfterhisvisittoAintrsiathevesting prelateinte-lsjourneyingtothePhilipines.

ReceptionCeremonyatStJohn's. Theceremonysfthereceptionof postulantsatSt.JohnofClodHospital lastweekwasunique,inthisthat neverbeforehaves.)manybeenreceivedintoanyOrderintheArchdioceseatonetime.Twenty-oneyoung ladieswerepresentedforReception intotheOrdertoHisGracetheArchbishop,whopresidedatthesolemn ceremony.NoOrder,perhaps,hassuchdemandforpostulantsssthatof theNursingOrderofSt.JohnofGod. Theirhospitalhasgrowntosuch dimensions,andtheir'patronagehasse extendedthattheadventofsomany youngaspirantswaswelcomedbythe

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friendsoftheOrder.Alloftheyoung Sisters,saveoneWestralian,hailtrom Ireland.Theirnamesintheworldand inReligionareasfollows:-Mary Lloyd(Perth,W.A.),SisterM.Clement;MarianO'Keefe(Wexford),Sis- *rCasirner;thefollowing.fourfrom Sligo:AnnieLyagh(SisterM.Lucina),MaggieCurley(SisterM.Raymund),LizzieCurley(SisterM.Alex. ins),MamieKennedy(sisterM.Gregory);thefollowingfourfromClare: KathleenCorbett(SisterM.Zita),StacieScanlan(SisterM.Matthew),JosephineLynch(SisterM.Adrian),BessieLynch(SisterM.Bede):thefollowingfivefromKilkenny:LenaDeevy (SisterM.Paschal),EllieDelahunty (SisterM.Anselm),BirdieDelahunty (SisterM.Dorothea),CatherineMahon(SisterM.Placidus),BritlgetRyan (SisterM.Joan);JuliaMcAuliffe (Cork),SisterM.Bertrand;thefollowingthreefromMayo:IreneO'Hara (Sis MMechtildes),PaulineO'Hara (SisterM.Joachim),MargaretHiggins (SisterM.Fintan);KittyDuffin(Antrim),SisterM.Stephanie;Kathleen O'Doherty(Donegal),SisterM.Boniface.HisGracecelebratedMassand receivedthePostulantswiththeusual ceremonies.HewasattendedbyRt. Rev.MonsignorVesting,FatherDon. agher,FatherMcArdle,andFather Kennedy.TheArchbishopdelivered anappropriateaddresstothenewly received.Theceremonytookplacein therecentlyenlargedConventOratory, whichwasspeciallydecorated.The musicoftheMass,renderedbythe communitychoir,wasaspecialfeature oftheoccasion. Themostuniquefeature,probablyin history,attachestothisbandofpos- tulantsfromIreland.Wehavelearn. edthatSistersAnselmandDorothea (MissesEllieandBirdieDelahunty) aretwins.Wehaveheardoftwin sisters,butneverbeforehaveweheard oftwinnuns.Wetrustthatthe genialauthoritiesofSt.JohnofGod's OrderatSUITa.cowillallowthemto remainSiamesetwins-"unitedwe stand,dividedwefall.'

NOTICEFORSCHOOLS.

TheAnnualConferenceofTeachers willbeginontheMondaypreceding theopeningoftheStateschools,on February3,1925.Superiorsofschools areaskedtomakeartangementsnow. sothatasmanyteachersaspossible mayattend.ThelecturesoftheConferenceareintendedforallwhoteach inCatholicSchools.Eachday'swork willendat12noon.TheConference opensonMonday,January27th.and closesonFriday,January31st.,1925.

NEWSANDNOTE

ARetreatforBusinessGirlswillbe conductedbytheVeryRev.Father Hannigan,C.SS.R.,atLoretoConvent, Osborne.TheRetreatwillcommence onSaturday,December20th,at6p.m., andwillcloseonMondaymorningin timeforbusiness.WehaveMen's Retreats,excellenttheyare,andWomen'sRetreatsalso,butthisisthebe. ginningofBusinessGirls'Retreats,and wehopetheywillbecomeanannual fixture.Further,wewillbegladto reportthattheBusinessGirls'Retreat wasawonderfulsuccess.Wedirect attentiontotheadvertisementinour advertisingcolumns.

The"musicalandcardevening" heldattheCatholicGirls'Hostellast Tuesday,wasanunqualifiedsuccess.A goodnumberattended,andallwent merrily.Goodprizesweregivenfor thevictoriousinthecardcontests,and thedancersandsingersenjoyedthemselvesimmensely.

AgrandOperetta,"Zurika,"willbe performedbythepupilsofSt.Brigid's Convent,MidlandJunction.inthe localTownHall,onthe4th.ofnext month.Wehopetoseeacrowded hallonthatoccasion.Thepupilsare workinghardtobecomeperfectin theirparts,andtheywillcertainly giveagooddisplayoftheirabilities thatevening."Zurika"shouldattract everyoneintheparishtotheTown Hallonthe4th.ofDecember, CongratulationstoSt.Brigid'sConvent,WestPerth,onthedistinguished successachievedbyMissVeronica Kenniwellintherecentmusicexaminations.TheAssociatedBoardhas awardedheranIntermediateGrade Exhibtionof£10forViolin.Itisthe firstExhibitiongrantedintheState, andMissKenniwellandRev.Mother shouldbeextremelypleased.Congratulationstothisyoungpupilonher greatsuccess.

TheWoorolooandFoundlingHome GiftDistributionisdrawingnear,so allthosecountryhelperswhohavesold Outofticketscansecuremorebyap- plyingtothesecretary.Alimited

supplyisleft,sogcinearly.Send alongyourbuttsandcheque,anda resultslipandbalancesheetwillbe postedtoyouassoonasready.Remembetthatwhenyouhavepurchas. edaticketinthiseffortyouhavedone averycharitableact.Allprofitsgo tocharity.Theorganisersalways paythegiftsinfull,andwagesarenpt paidinthisstunt.

TheDistrictBoardoftheH.A.C.B. Societyconfidentlyexpectthatall membersofthespcietyinthemetropolitanareawhocanpossiblyattend willbepresentattheAnnualGeneral Communionatthe8o'clockMassin theCathedsaloftheImmaculateConception,Perth,onSunday,December14th.,thusshowingbytheir presencetheirundyingloveforthe grandoldFaiththeybelongto,and thesplendidsocietywhosewatchwordsareFaith,HopeandCharity. Communionbreakfastcanbeobtained ifdesiredintheHibernianHallafter Mass.

Don'tforgettheGrandGymnastic DisplayandConcerttobegivenby theSeniorGirlsofSt.Joseph'sSchool, VictoriaSquare,intheQueen'sHall onTuesdayeveningnext,December 2nd.Theprogrammeisanexceptonallygoodone,andastheadmission pricesareonly2s6dandls.,weexpecttoseeafullhouse.TheBaby VarietyConcert,bytheInfantsofSt. Joseph's,VictoriaSquare,intheAssemblyHall,Pier-street,onDecember 12,shouldalsoattractagoodgather. ing.Tickets,ls.and2s.

IntherecentPitman'sexamination for150wordsaminute,forwhicha goldmedalwasgiven,MillieGrgenwas asuccessfulcandidate.Startingher schoolingatHighgateConvent,she passedallherstandards,andgaineda placeintheGovernmentBursary.The followingyearshegainedaGovernmentScholarshipoffive,years.She alsogainedtheParishScholarshipof HighgateConvent.Twoyearslater shegainedherJunior,takingeightsub. jectsandpassinginall.Oneyear latershegainedherLeavingCertificate,takingsevenoreightsubjects, andpassinginallagain.Shealsowon theScholarshipgivenbytheC.C.C. College,sincewhenshehaspassedher differentexaminationsforBookkeepingandTypewriting,andalsothe Shorthandtests,from60wordsaminutetothelatestone,150.Sheis18 yearsofage.

Onthe12th.inst.,FatherO'Malley, thepopularP.P.ofGoomalling,celebratedthetwenty-fifthanniversaryof hisordinationtothepriesthood.Severaloftheclergycameandgreeted himonthehappyevent.Amongthe clergypresentwereFatherO'Donnell, ofNortham,FatherO'Brien,ofBeverley,andFatherWilliam,O.S.B.A happydaywasspentatthepresbytery,andintheafternoonanentertainmentwasgiventoFatherO'MalleybythepupilsoftheConvent School,whengiftswerepresentedto him.FatherO'Malleythankedthe donorsandexpressedhisgreatpleasure atbeingwiththechildrenonhisjubileeday.FathersO'Donnelland O'Brienalsospoke,andeulogisedthe priestlyqualitiesofthejubilarian. Masswascelebratedinthemorningat 7o'clock.ThechoirrenderedWebb's MassinG.Intheevening,atthe presbytery,manyoftheparishioners calledtooffertheircongratulationsto FatherO'Malleyandgavehimamusicalevening.FatherWilliam,O.S.B., renderedsomebeautifulviolinselections.The"Record"sendsitsgreetingstoFatherO'Malley,andwishes himmanymoreyearsofhealthand energytocarryonhisgoodworkinthe NewNorciaDiocese.

PERTH'SNIGHTCLUB.

Aharmlesslookingannouncementin the"DailyNews"ofTuesdaylast,informsusofthepossibleformationof a"NightClub"(hours10.30p.m.-2 a.m.).Theideaemanatesfromthe prolificbrain(insuchmatters)ofa visitingartist,andtheformationof thisclubisinhiscapablehands.He alsointendstoringinonusthepecu- liarbrandofjazzafternoonteas. Perththeatregoersareveryliberalto thetheatricalprofession,forthe"profesh"admitsthatPerthisagoodlittle towntoplayin.Wepayforour amusement,andwillbegladthatthe departingcompanieswouldbe,togetherwithabsentingthemselves,good enoughnottoleaveanyvaluablestray ideasabout.Theformationofsuch aninstitutionasaNightClubis nothinglessthanascandal,anoutlet fortheeverincreasingmodernsurge oflicense. 10.30p.m.-2am.,when theseemaciatedvictimisedpatrons shouldbesleepingliketherestofthe world.insteadofprowlingaboutwith theunder-worldanddemimonde.It isinsuchlikehauntsthatexcessesand

indulgencesareviewedasjustthe rightthing.Notviewingsuchmattersfrcfma-sotw3er's'standpoint,respectablepeopleshouldhailtheadventofthisnewideaasaninsultto theirdecency.Itisasmuchasto say:"PerthpeoplewantthoseBeech analorgies,whynotcaterforthem?"

Andthenthejazzafternoonteastheideaissoinsipidthatitmakesone feelinclinedformedicineratherthan thecupthatcheers.

PEW'S%HOLLYWOOD.ASPIH. ANTS.

Weareanxiouslywaitingforthe publicationofthelistofsuccessfulaspirantstofameintheFilmWorld. Surelytherecentintenseendeavours ofMissLouiseLovelymusthavemade morestarstotwinkleonthesilver sheet.Undoubtedly,wemustlave localTalmadges,Griffiths,PoloNegris, Pickfords,andSills.Fairbanks,Lloyds, andnotafewCharlieChaplins.If MissLovelyhasfailedtofindthestars, itisherfault.Wehavethematerial, nodoubt,andtheblamemustbeattachedtoherinsincerityandlackof professionalinsight.Theremightbe anotherreason.

Dardanup

Sometimeagoweannouncedthe openingofthecampaignwhichwasto decidewho,invirtueofthepopular vote,wasworthytobecrowedQueen ofPrestonValley.Thefinalstagesof akeenly-foughtstrugglewerereached onOctober29,whentheQueenCarnivalBallwasheldintheDonnybrook TownHall.Despitewretchedweather, theattendancewasverygoodindeed, asgreatinterestwascentredonthe result.Thehallwastastefullydecoratedfortheoccasion.Thecolours principallyinevidencewereanap- propriateblendingofwhite,greenand yellow.Duringtheeveningthesupportersofthedifferentcandidateswere notidleinpromotingthesuccessof theirrespectivefavourites,andlaid successfulsiegetomanypocketswhich otherwisearemorethansuccessfully defended.Thedifferentreifieswere drawnastheeveningprogressed.As theclockannouncedthefinalstagesof thistitaniccontest,theexcitementwas immense.Althoughnoelectricalin. strumentswerehandy,weareassured thattheatmospherewaselectrically chargedduringthecountofthevotes, whichwasbegunpunctuallyonthe strokeofeleven.Thescrutineers,Dr. CollinsandMr.F.L.Cassidy,finished theirtaskexactlyat11.20p.m.When Dr.Collinsrosetoannouncethepopu- larchoice,youcouldheartheproverbialpindrop.Hisannouncementwas greetedwithvociferouscheering.He declaredMissBerthaCleggQueenof Donnybrookforanindefiniteperiod. Hewasgladtobeabletosaythathe thoughtDonnybrookwouldtakekind. lytoherdespoticsway,andthatit wouldbeapleasuretohimnowto placethecrownonthebrowofone wholikehimselfwasdoingsomuch torestorethegreatboonofhealthto thesickandsoreofDonnybrook.The resultoftheQueenCarnivalcame somewhatinthewayofasurprise,as MissCleggnotonlywon,butdidso byaclearmajorityof7,000votes.The exactrerordingofthevotingwasas follows:MissBerthaClegg,HospitalCandidatt,andQueenofDonnybrook, 16,609votes. MissClaraMosra,TownCandidate, 9,897votes. MissLenaClifford,Brookhampton egndidate,7,470votes. MissKathleenCrowley,Irishtown Candidate,4,507votes. Inpassing,wemaymentionthat greatthingswereexpectedfromthe lattercandidate-andsotheymightif shehadreceivedthesupportwhichshe wasentitledtofromtheIrishmenof Donnybrook.MissC.MoscaandMiss L.Clifford.althoughnotsuccessful, workedwellonbehalfofagoodcause. MissCrowley'ssupportersarealsoworthyofameedofpraisefortheir efforts;butasthecrownwasawarded MissB.Clegg,soalsoisthegreatest praiseduetoherprincipalsupporter, Mrs.F.Reader,whonotonlyleftno stoneunturnedinthepresentinstance topromoteMissClegg'ssuccess,but isstill,asshehasalwaysbeen,apillaroftheChurch,aladywhosecharitybothinthespiritualandmaterial orderisneverfinished.

ThesumraisedbytheQueenCar nivelamountedto£160eslid,which hasbeenhandedovertotheSistersof Mercy. Wearegladtobeabletoreportthat despitetheelectricalatmosphereengenderedbytheproceedings,there werenountowardresults.Weare unabletosayifanoticeableincrease inthemortalityrateforthistownduringthelastmonthcaninanyway beconnectedwiththeaboveeventweawaitthehealthofficer'smonthly

reportwithinterest. Afterthecoronation,aconfetti dance.culledmuchtnefriment.The dancersalsothoroughlyenjoyeda streamerwaltz.Mr.A.L.Clifford,as usual,dischargedhisdutiesofM.C.in acapableandefficientmanner.The musicwassuppliedbytheDonnybrqok Orchestra-Mrs.Alday,piano;Mr.M. Brown,violin;Mr.Rennick,violin; Mr.Nesbit,cornet. Afirstclasssupperwasenjoyedbythelargenumber ofpeoplepresent.Mrs.Clay,Donnybrook'swell-knowncaterer,hadcharge ofthesupper.Itwaswellpastmidnightwhentheaudienceroseand chantedtheNationalAntheminadecorousmanner,whichbroughtthe evening'sproceedingstoanappropri. ateclose.

Leederville

THEQUEENCARNIVAL

OurbazaarwasopenedbyHisGrace theArchbishoponFriday,November 28.Innextweek'sissueatulland detailedaccountwillbepublished.The bazaarwillbeopeneachnigntofthis comingweek.Admissiontothebazaar isfree.Thesceneofthebazaaristhe schoolgrounds,Marian-street.No.15 carrunsverynearbyatfrequentintervals.Thegroundsthisyear,asin previousyears,atbazaartime,are throbbingwithlifeandactivity.Everybodyseemstoenjoythemselves.The hoursofthenightglidebyalltoo quickly.Monotonydaresnotshow herface.Thereisouroldfriend,Joe Sturmer,overyonder;to-nightheis singingasheneversangbefore;nowin gentlewordsappealing,andagainin loudcrescendo-heisplyinghischocolatewheel.Hereisouroldacquaintance,IkeyRussellandJackRyan, proclaimingtoallandsundryasure andcertainwayofturninganhonest pennyinthegrandoldgameofcards thattheyhaveinventedonbehalfof adown-troddenandstrugglingpublic. There,too,isJimmyHartandhis mateforcingmoneyonanumberof notunwillingclients.Astheroar ofmanyvoicesincreasesandswellsit goesreverberatingdownthevalley acrossthewatersofthelake,anddisturbsthepeaceandquietofevenGlendalough. Atthemoment,thequestionwhich isonthelipsofeveryoneis"Whowill wintheQueenCarnival?"Inyears tocome,perhaps,evenwhenweare deadandgone,itsstorywillbetold. Thatquestionjustnowisagitatingthe mindsofoldandyoung.Twomonths agoitwas:"WhatwillwintheMelbourneCup?"Nowitis:"Whowill wintheQueenCarnival?"Well,Ido notprofesstoknowwhowillwin.I refuseeventogiveaforecast.The bettingmarketatthemomentisas openasitwastwomonthsagoonthe MelbourneCup.Awaybackmonths agotheHibernianQueenwasinstalled asafirmfavourite,evenasLilypond wasfortheotherevent,butlatterly shehasweakenedsomewhat,andnow theChildrenofMary'sQueenthreatenstodisputefavouritismwiththem. TheotherstallsandQueensalsohave strongsupport.

ManyrecallthatNorthPerthwon comfortablyafewyearsago,andthey seenoreasonwhytheyshouldnotdu soonthisoccasionagain."Yes,that isallverywell,butwhataboutMt. Hawthorn?"somebodyasks"Did theynottopthepolllastyear?"

"YoungAustraliawillalwaysdome," chipsinsomebodyelse:"whoeverbeats Mrs.Kirkwoodisboundtowin.""You canhavethemall,butgivemetheRefreshmmentStall.Werenoneof'.'ou downat'Orphania'lastyear'Why DaphneGibbsmadeharesofthemall downthere."Andsospeculationgoes on.Someevenhintatsomekindof Tye-Canteenbusiness.Writer'sopinionisthatwhoeverwinswillnotonly obtain,butdeserve,thetitleofQueen ofSt.Mary's.TheLopeofallisthat thecrushingdebtc.aournewchurch may,asaresult,besubstantiallyreduced. Theartunionwillbedrawninpub lieonthegroundsonMonday,December8th,withoutfail.Allticketsmust bereturnedbeforethatdate. Ithasbeenannoumaithatonand afterSunday,December7,theMasses atSt.Mary'swillbeat7arts10 o'clock.

C.Y.L.C.LADIES'AUXILIARY. Monday,Dec.1,Mrs.Stanburyand MissMcNanley;Tuesday,Dec.2,Mrs. M.CoganandMrs.Brown;Wednesday,Dec.3,Mrs.CliffordandMrs. Penny;Thursday,Dec.3,Mrs.Perrin andMrs.McDaniell;Friday,Dec.5, Mrs.BogueandMrs.Pitman;Monday, Dec.8,Mrs.C.CoganandMrs.A.Mitchell,Tuescidy,Dec.9,Mrs.Ryan: Wednesday,Dec10,Mrs.Stanbury andMrs.Clifton;Thursday,Dec.11, Mrs.DullardandMrs.O'Loughlin; Friday,Dec.12,Mrs.Allansonand Mrs.Reader.

AustralasianNews

QUIIMISLI21D. "SpeechDay"atNudgeeCollegethis yearwasmarkedbyconsiderableenthusiasmandanumberofdistinguishedvisitors.Intheunavoidableabsence ofthePremier,theActing-Premierdistributedtheprizes.Whataddedto theenthusiasticcharacteroftheproceedingswasthefactthatoneofNud gee'sboysistheStateRhodes'Scholar for1926. ArchbishopDuhig,refer ringtotheannualreportpresentedby BrotherTierney(acting-Principal), said:Therearecertainphasesofthe reportthisafternoonthattomostof usmustbeveryinteresting.Inthe firstplaceIwishtocongratulate NudgeeonhavingfourRhodesScholarstoitscredit.Thefirstiswith USinthepersonofMr.NealMacrossan,andwearegladtohavehim here.Oneofthemostbrilliantboys everselectedfortheRhodesScholarship,notonlyfromNudgee,butfrom anypartofAustralia,thelateMr.Jim Baxter,diedbeforehecouldcarry outhismuchcherishedwishtogoto OxfordoroneofthebigcentresofEurope.InyoungMr.Barry,thenewly electedRhodesScholar,wehavea verypromisingstudent.Frommy personalknowledgeofhim,heisa youthwholovesculture,andifImistakenothewillbeheardofyettothe benefitofhisnativeQueensland.

ChiefJusticeCawley,whowasoneof thespeakers,congratulatedtheBrothersonthesplendidresultsgainedby theCollege.TheActing-Premier(Hon. W.N.Gilles)saidtherewasample evidenceintheworkoftheCollege thattheboyswerereceivingasplendidtraining.TheinstitutionwasrenderingaservicetothewholeofAustralia.Heconsideredthemostimportantst,orktheBrotherswerecarryingoutwasthemouldingofthecharactersofthefuturemenofthiscountry-themenwhowillbecalledupon inafewyearstocarryonthework theirfathersarecarryingonnowin mattersappertainingtothegovernmentofthecountry.

AtSt.Stephen'sCathedral,onthe 2nd.inst.,anappealwasmadebythe Administratorforfundstoaidinthe searchforthewomensurvivorsofthe DouglasMawson.ArchbishopDuhig isofopinionthat"itisaChristian dutyandagreatactofcharityto leavenothingundonetofindandres cuetheunfortunatewomenandchildrenfromtheDouglasMawson,who aresaidtobeinthehandsofthe blacksunderconditionsthatmustbe intolerabletowhitepeople.Ifthese womenandchildrenarealreadydead, ourcharitywillbeequallyrewardedby God,butuntilwecanfeelcertainthey arenotalive,wecannotceasetowork fortheirdiscovery."

AmongtheBrisbanepriestswhointendmakingthePilgrimagetoRome istheRev.FatherJ.F.McCarthy,the highlyrespectedandpopularparish priestofSt.Brigid's,RedHill.

FatherEdmundKeting,Wooloowin,hassucceededinwipingoutthe debtontheChurchofthe"Little Flower,"Kedron.Thefirstchurch, whichhadjustbeencompleted,was wreckedbyacyclone.Theremains weresold,andanewchurchinbrick erected.Inlessthanthreeyearsabout £7,000hasbeenraised,therecentfete realising£1,700-atrulyfineeffort.

Mr.WilliamWebb,Solicitor-General,is(saysthe"CatholicAdvocate") mentionedaslikelytofillthevacancy ontheSupremeCourtbenchthatwill becausedbytheretirementofMr, JusticeShand.Mr.WebbisaprominentCatholic.

NEWSOUTHWALES.

AnenlargednewchurchwasrecentlyblessedbyhisGraceArchbishop Kelly,atBaulkhamHills.BythekindnessofhisGrace,over50tonsofcut stonefromoldSt.Mary'swereconveyedtoBaulghamHills,andusedinthe enlargementofSt.Michael'sChurch. Soinasensethechurchislinkedwith theMotherChurchofAustralia.Speakingontheoccasion,theArchbishop saidthattheChurchstoodfortheperfectfamilyandperfectcitizenship, withnodivorce,"forwhomsoeverGod hasjoinedtogetherletnomanput asunder."Donotmarryrashly,he said,forthatwasthemeaningofNe Temere.Letthemmakethebestof marriage,whichwasasacrament,and inittheycouldhavemutualloveand affection,thehusbandforthewife, thewifeforthehusband,andjoined togetherbytheloveoftheirchildren. hisGracethenprotestedagainstthe suggestionthatthereshouldbean

inspectionoftheirconvents.Let Australians,hesaid,guardtheirlibertiessothatthosewhodidgoodfor othersandforthebestofsocietybe nothinderedinanyway.

Inthecourseofanaddressdelivered recentlyattheopeningofanew church,ArchbishopKelly,speakingof theself-sacrificingworkofthoseSisterswhoareworkingforthecareof theorphan,hisGrace,turninghis thoughtsontothequestionofincreasedpopulation,quotedthewordsofthe latePresidentofAmerica,whosaid thattheyShouldkeepthecradlefull. "Thatishowtoincreaseyourpopulation,"remarkedtheArchbishop,"and whenpoorchildrenhavenocradleor homethentheSisterstakethemin andbecomeamothertothem.Acelebratedpoetoncewrotethattherewas somethingrottenintheStateofDenmark.Therewassomethingwrong intheStateofNewSouthWaleswhen CatholicOrphanagesweredeprivedof theordinarydispensationsthatthey wereentitledtooutofthepublic purse.Happily,theorphanageswere notdependentontheState,andthe Catholicswerenonethepoorerfor theirerectionandmaintenance.

Aretreatwasgivenonthe14th. inst.,atSt.Mary'sCathedral,forall Catholicdeafmutes,byFatherHogan, M.S.C.Thesermonswereinterpreted insignlanguagebyaChristianBrotherfromSt.Gabriel'sSchool.

Mr.ThomasMurphy,whoforabout 40yearshadbeenassociatedwithSt. Mary'sCathedralstaff,diedinaprivatehospitalrecentlyafteranOperation.HeservedunderArchbishop Vaughan,CardinalMoran,andthepresentArchbishop,andwaswellknown tothepriestsandvisitingprelateswho cametoSydney.Sometimeago,in appreciationofhisservices,hisfriends, clergyandlaity,presentedhimwitha substantialtestimonial.RequiemMass wascelebratedattheCathedralfor thereposeofhissoul.Manyofthe clergywerepreesnt.HisGracethe Archbishoppresided,andpreachedan impressivepanegyriconthelifeofthe deceased--R.I.P.

Onthe4th.inst., Mercy.Mudgee,celebratedthefiftieth anniversaryoftheircomingtothat town.

WelearnfromtheMelbourne"Age" (saysthe"CatholicPress")thatthe LostDogs'Home,theSocietyforthe ProtectionofAnimals,andtheLoyal OrangeInstitutionofVictoria,are equalbeneficiariesinarecentwill.The testatorevidentlyhadakeeneyefor thefitnessofthings.

VICTORIA.

Rev.Dr.Flynn,ofWodonga,having beenordainedinRomeinNovember, 1899,hasnowattainedhissilverjubilee.TheChildrenofMaryhavepresentedhimwithabeautifulgoldpyx, andhehasbeentherecipientofmany othertreasuredmemories.Congratulatorymessageshavearrivedfromall partsofAustraliaandNewZeaalnd.

Theparishhall,St.KildaWest,was crowdedwhentheparishionersentertainedtheRev.C.Hanrahan,B.A., ataconcert,andpresentedhimwith gifts.Therev.gentlemanministered attheSacredHeartChurchforsome threeyears,andendearedhimselfto thepeople.Heisnowattachedto St.Francis'Church.

Anappealfromaninterpretationby Mr.JusticeWeigallofaclauseinthe willofthelateEdwardDillon,was dismissedbytheFullHighCourtre, centlyinMelbourne.TheclauserelatedtoHomeRuleinIreland.The CourtconsistedofJusticesIsaacs, Duffy,andStatke.EdwardDillon,of Adderley-street,WestMelbourne,Imperialpenisoner,diedonFebruary13, 1922.Hisestateconistedof£311per sonaltyand£1,200realty.Hebequeathedallhispersonalestatetohis brother,William,andhissister,Sarah, inequalshares.Therentsofspecific cottagesonhisAdderley-streetlandhe directed,tobepaidtohisbrotherand sister,ortothesurvivorofthemuntil theirdeath.Theremainingpartof thewillwasinthefollowingwords: "Andafterthedeathofbothofthem, togototheBritishHouseofCommons,tobeusedforthepurposesof forwardingaHomeRuleGovernment forIreland.OneyearafterHome RuleGovernmentisgranted,Idirect thatthecottagesandthelandupon whichtheyare-erected,besoldtothe highestbidder,themoneyraisedtobe

devotedforthemaintenanceofabed orbedsforpoorpersonsintheInfirmaryofRoscommon,.Ireland."Testatorwaspredeceasedbyhisbrother andsister.Themostimportantquestionraisedwaswhether,bytheImperialActpassedonDecember23, 1920,aHomeRuleGogernnaientwas grantedtoIrelandwithinthemeaning ofthewordsusedbythetestator.Mr. JusticeWeigalldecidedintheaffirmative,andthat,therefore,astheevent hadhappenedduringtes.ator'slifetime,thegifttotheinfirmarywas valid,and,consequently,thenext-ofkinwerenotentitledtotheproceeds ofthecottages.

TheRightRev.MonsignorO'Haran, D.D.,P.A.,ofDarlinghurst,wasavisitortoMelbourneinconnectionwith thecongressoftheSocietyofSt.Vim centdePaul.Hewaspresentatthe congress,andwascordiallywelcomed.

TheVen.ArchpriestMcKenna,P.P., ...ofSt.Mary's,Geelong,whocelebrated hissacerdotalgoldenjubileesome timeago,isdangerouslyill.Hisstate ofhealthhasbeenunsatisfactoryfor severalmonths.

ThedeathoccurredattheConvent ofMercy,Newtown,recently,ofSister MaryColumba.Deceased,priorto herenteringreligiousOrders,wasMiss Monohan,andwasthedaughterof highlyrespectedresidentsoftheMoriacdistrict.Deceasedwasoneofthe oldestmembersofthecommunitystationedatGeelong.RequiemMass wascelebratedattheconventchapel forthereposeofhersoul,andlater theearthlyremainsofthebelovedSisterwereinterredintheGeelongEasternCemetery.-R.I.P.

SOUTHAUSTRALIA

TheannualdinneroftheChristian Brothers'OldCollegians'Association washeldatCoventGardenonTuesdayevening,the18th.inst.,when therewasarecordnumberofoldcollegiansinattendance.FatherGoodman,M.S.C.,deliveredaneloquentaddress,themoralofwhichwas"know thyworkanddoit."

Mrs.BridgetMcNamaradiedatPekinaonthe8th.inst.Shewasoneof theoldestresidentsofthedistrict,and

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MISborninCountyClare,83years ago.Sheleavesafamily,twodaughtersandthreesons--R.I.P. TASMANIA.

Onthe8th.ofnextmonth,Mother FrancisDeSalesDooley,oftheSisters ofMercyConvent,Latrobe,willcelebratethediamondjubileeofherrelitgiousprofession.Shewasprofessed onDecember8th,1864.ThevenerablefilmwasbornintheCityofGalway,andwasoneofafamilyof14eightsonsandsixdaughters.Fiveof thedaughtersenteredreligion,Mother Colmuba,oftheMercyConvent,being theonlysurvivingone.SisterDe Salesspent13yearsintheConventof Mercy,Swinford,Ireland.WhenDr. Crane,thefirstBishopofSandhurst, Victoria,cametoIrelandlookingfor volunteersfortheAustralianMission toteachintheschools,SisterDeSales, twootherprofessedSisters,andthree postulantswereaccepted,andsetut toopenaconventintheSandrst Diocese.TheotherSisterswere MotherM.AloysiusandSisterM.Ligouri.TheyleftIrelandin1875. AfterleavingtheCapeagreatstorm arose,andthecaptainwasinfearfor hisship,andtherewassomethingof apanicamongthepassengers.One ofthepostulants.hearingofthecaptain'sfears,tookoffherscapulars,and askingtheaidofOurLad)/Starof theSea,threwthemintotheangry waters.Soonafterthestormabated. Nextmorningoneoftheofficeri broughtthescapularstotheSisters, statingthathehadfoundthemonthe deck.Thevoyagetookalittleover 70days.TheirfirstschoolwasSt. Killian's,Bendigo.MotherDeSales spent17yearsinSandhurst.When thelateArchbishopMurphycameto Victoriaforacommunityofnunsfor Latrobe,MotherDeSalesandMother Aloysiuswereacceptedasvolunteers. AccompanyingthemwasSisterM. Agnes,whostillresidesatEltrobe withMotherDeSales.Thevenerable nunisstillactiveandengagesinteachingmusicandpainting.Tocorn memoratethejubileeitisproposedto makemuchneededadditionstothe convent,anditisbelievedthatfrom, allpartsofAustraliaandNewZealand offeringswillbereceivedthatwillenabletheworktobecarriedout.

FoyandGibson's XmasToyFair

FatherXmasmakeshisfirst 1924appearanceinToy-Land

YOU'LLFINDHIMINHISSNUGCABIN'INTOYLAND.HE WILLBEDELIGHTEDTOMEETALLTHELITTLEGIRLS ANDBOYS,TOSHAKEHANDSWITI-1THEM,TOTALKTO THEM,ANDTOENTERTAINTHEMWITHHISMIMICRY.

SEETHETHREEBEARS,MAHJONGG,ALADDIN,OLD - MOTHERGOOSE,ANDROBINSONCRUSOE,INAMAGNIFICENTCAVEANDSETTINGOFTHEIROWN,ANDDON'T FORGETTOASKFATHERXMASFORASOUVENIR"WHISTLER."

Cottesloe

"StaroftheSea"PresentationCon; ventSchoolAnnualConcert.

Beforealargeandhighlydelighted audience,thepupilsof"TheStarof theSea"Schoolpresented,intheCottesloeHall,onthenightofWednesday, November19th,anexcellentmusical anddramaticprogramme,whichmany patrons,whohadseenpreviousconcerts,describedas"thebestyet."AmongthosepresentweretheRev. FathersO'Neill,P.P.,andLyons(apttesloe),stRev.FathersNeville,Casey, andAhern(Fremantle),andRev. FatherMasterson(Claremont).Indeed thegreatsuccessoftheentertainment wasbestgaugedbytheaudienceswhose enthusiasmwassustainedfromthe beginningtotheendofalengthy,but taskfullyvaried,programme-anaudiencewhoseonlydisappointmentwas thetoospeedyflightofajoyoustime. Forthechildrenthegreatmoment hadcome-intheglimmerofthefootlightshowhappyandproudthey looked.Someofthemhadbeenon thestagebefore;noneappearedtobe meredebutants.Thelittleonesshowedno"stagefright;"noawkwardness, butevidenceofthoroughtraining, perfectdisciplingandself-confidence. Apartfromthebeautifullyselected musicandsinging,theadaptationmost noticeableinthedramaticsketches,or "playlets,"oftherighttypestosuit thevariouscharactersrevealedthat nopainsweresparedinthatmostdelicatetasktowhichwasduethesuccessofthoseelocutionaryitems,No doubtthePresentationNunsfeltthe. splendidpatronageaccordedtheconcertnolittlerewardfortheirlabours; theydeservetheheartiestcongratula- tionsontheirsplendidachieverneet. Thefollowingisaresumeoftheprogramme:-

Thejuniorboysopenedtheconcert withasmartdisplayofFlagDrill,and weremuchadmired.Theseniorboys inchorussang"QueenoftheSouth,' winninggreatapplause,andinthe "Dentist'sDen"theyprovokedmuch merriment;buttheyexcelledthemselvesinanamusing,andindeededuca. tionaldebateon"FutureAspirations,' inwhichafewoftheseniorgirlsalso tookpart.MastersBoordandGore voicedtheiropinionsinamannerthat wouldputmanyofourM's.P.to shame,whilstMissMavisBestcontributedwhatwasmoretothepointin regardtofutureaspirationsthansoy oftheotherspeakers'argumsnts,by quotingfromShakespeare'sHamlet, Polonius'advicetohissonLatertes. Theprettiestspectacleandsweetest singingwasthatofthejuniorgirlsin thesonganddance,''TheWattleFestival."Amidstgarlands-iflowers andwattleblossomswerethewattle fairies,thebluebellfairies,andthe frolicsomeelves,whosesomersaultsand funnydoingscausedtheaudienceto laughlongandheartily.Thesenior girls.likewise,acquittedthemselves wellinthechorus,-FlowerGatherers," whichalsowassungamidstbeautiful floralscenes.Greatlyadmiredanda credittothemusicaltuitiongivenby theNuns,wereMissesBestandBar low;MisesE.KenworthyandG. O'Neil,andMissM.Fitzpatrickwith MissE.Kenworthyinpianoforteduets; alsoMastersJ.CoppinandL.Taylor, twopromisingyoungviolinists,whore ceivedwarmpraiseonplayingoperatic selectionsfrom"TheBohemianGirl." MissEileenRogersiswellknownfor thebeautyofherdancing,andaloud encorefollowedhe,IrishJig.This youngladyhasalsoS017.1r!.talentfor elocution,asherrecitingof"OurFolk" revealedtothedelightoftheaudience. MissRogersalsole.lthechorusinthe singingof"Crojingolong the girlsweredressedinredcoatsand blackskirts,characteristicofhorse. women.Timedidnotpermitmore thanacknowledgementoftheencores accordedthedancingofMissesE. Rogers,N.Barlow,andM.Bestin "Winter"andthescsiganddance "Smiling."TheeverpopularSailor's Hornpipewasdancedbeautifullyby MissesE.Kenworthy,M.Fitzpatrick, E.Tomlinson,andC.Cruse,whorepeateditinresponsetopersistentencofes.MissesM.Bone,W.Cruse,and V9Settlecreatedperhapsthegreatest amusementoftheeveningbyacharactersongentitled"ABirdinthe Hand,"inwhichtheyfirstpresented themselvesasthreegoodlookingyoung ladies,andthen,suddenly,tothesurpriseoftheaudiencetheyrevealed themselvesinallthedisfigurementand uglinessofoldmaids.Tothisitem anencorewasirresistible.Misses RogersandBestacquittsdthemselves wellinthehumoroussketch"The BrownPaperParcel."Theelocutionaryitemsborethesameevidencsof carefulselectionandtrainingasthe dancing.MasterE.Boordrecited"The Knight'sToast"beautifully,whilstMiss MavisBest,inahumorouspiece,"DomesticAsides,"createdagooddealof

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humour,andwasmuchadmired.Withoutadoubtthefarcicalplaylet,"Incomprehensible,"adaptedfromapopularschool-girls'magazine,portraying thefamous"BessieBunter,"played faithfullybyMissE.Rogers,was unique,andcleverlyenacted.MissG. O'Neill,asMissBullivant,thePrincipal of"CliffHouseSchool,"hadatoneof voiceperfectlyappropriatetoher part.MissM.Best,asthespiteful monitress,ConnieJackssa,wasasfull ofspiteasshecouldbe.Therewere Bessie'scompanions,BarbaraRedfern andMabelLynd(MissesN.Barlowand F.Devonportrespectively);Bunnie, PipsandTeddyBear-frolicsome schoolgirls(MissesFitzpatrick,Cruise, andTomlinson),allreallyaliveupon thestage.Thehealitemremindedus thatChristmasisnear;itwasarevelationtothosebadboyswhodon'tbelieveinSantaClaus.Thecharacters in"TheSpiritofChristmas"were: SantaClaus,MasterE.Board;Father Time,MasterR.Walsh:JackFrost, MasterClemReeves;AuroraBorealis, MissMavisBest;GoddessofBotany, MissGladysO'Neill;MissSyntax,Miss E.Rogers;and"QueenofChristmas," MissFrancisLinthorne.

Attheconclusionoftheprogramme, Rev.FatherO'Neill,P.P.,thankedthe audienceonbehalfofthePresentation Nuns,andalsoMissBriggs(accompanist)andMissMaryGibbons,for theirinvaluableassistance.Hevoiced thesententimentsofallpresentwhen heexpresseddelightatthesplendid performanceofthechildren

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St.Joseph'sConventSchool.

AlargeaudiencegreetedthechildrenofSt.Joseph'sConventSchool whentheygavetheirannualentertainmentonThursday,November6.The programmewhichwaspresentednot alonepleasedthosepresent,butdid credittotheSisterswhohadtaught them,andalsosatisfiedtheparents andfriendsoftheyoungperformers. Instrumental,vocalitems,andmusical drillanddanceswerehappilygivento thedelightoftheaudience,anditis believedtothepupilsthemselves.An amusingdialogue,entitled"TheWay HeManaged"wascertainlyoriginal, andattimesevokedroarsoflaughter. Situationsaroseintheaffairsofa householdthatapparentlysuggesteda plot,eventhoughaflimsyone.The chorus,"Australia,"waswellrendered, whiletheseniorgirlsinadrillnumber diditwithprecision,showingthat calisthenicsispartofthecurriculumof theschool.RecitationswerepleasinglyrenderedbyMastersMadiganand O'Neil."Balmoral"and"SaidHanrahan"respectively,whileMissK. Sweeneyrecited"BoyBlue"inaway asifshelovedthepiece.Several songsandchorusesweregiven,andincludedthefollowing:"TheSilverin MyMother'sHair"and"Wherethe RiverShannonFlows"(MissesN. HenryandP.Byrne)"Don'tYouRemembertheTime"(MissesP.andB. Byrne).ThereweredancesbyMissesP.SweeneyandBirdieByrne,and bythepupilsentitledthe"SnowBallet,"andtheyalsogaveaminuetwith slowandmeasuredstep.MissesM. DunsheaandE.Puddeyplayedpianoforteselections,whicharousedapplause

fortheirefforts.Theprogrammeconcludedwiththechorus"SlumberSong" bythepupils.Accompanimentswere. playedbyMissesByrne,Madigan,and Puddey.

Attheconclusionofthechildren's entertainmentthebazaarorfetewas opened,therebeingsevenstallsstockedwithagreatvarietyofworkinwool, needlework-onsilk-,etc.,showingthat thearticleshadbeenmadefortheoccasionasaworkoflove.Agoodsale wasmade.Rev.FatherPlanesthank-

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ThenewsofthedeathofMr.George McMullen,thegiftedarchitectofthe newchurch,wasreceivedbytheparishionerswithprofoundregret.His namehasbeenassociatedwithmany notableachievements,andthenew churchwhichwillsooncrownthesummitofMt.Carmelwillbeanenduring monumenttohisskill.Mr.C.F.Mouritzen,formanyyearshisassociatein thePublicWorksDepartment,has beenselectedbytheBuildingCommit. teetocarryonandcompletethework ofsupervision.Thepillarsarenow beingputinposition,andMr.R. McMullan,thecontractor,andhisforeman,Mr.GeorgeMcInnes,areexpeditingtheconstructionasquicklyascircumstancespermit.AsMr.J.Colgan hastakenuphisresidenceatCottesloeBeach,Mr.T.J.Coonanhastaken hisplaceonthecommittee.Thelist ofadditionaldonationswillbepublish. ednextweek.

Thestall-holders,Mrs.Hinds,Mrs. Hullett,MissMayKenny(President oftheChildrenofMary),andMrs. Inglis,whoisoverfromtheEastfor aholidaywithherparents,Mr.and Mrs.GeorgeLamb,havebeenallworkingveryhardforseveralweeks,assistedbyasplendidbandofhelpers,and theCarnival,whichwillbeheldearlyinthenewyear,shouldeasilyeclipse allpreviousrecords.

The29childrenwhoreceivedfirst Communionrecently,andwhowere wellpreparedbytheSisters,wereentertained,asusual,atbreakfastby Mr.andMrs.MartinFranklin.Father GeraldGriffin,whocelebratedthe Mass,deliveredaveryappropriateaddress.

tionwasheldatflaynor'sPeninsula Hotel. Therecentimprovementstothe ConventSchoolprovidegreaterfacilitiesfortheincreasingnumbe-.of pupils.InadditiontothathreeSilt. lersfromHighgate,MissE.Morris,a formerpupiloftheLeonoraConvent, hasjoinedtheteachingstaff.The annualexcursionfromMaylandsjetty downtheSwanRivertoCoin:took placelastThursdayafterMassand wasmuchenjoyed.

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TheexaminationinPracticalMusic heldbytheAustralianMusicBoardof theseveralUniveristies,wascondd recentlyatSt.Dominick'sColicby Mr.A.J.Leckie,MusicalBachelor, whomotoredfromGeraldtonforthe purpose.Allthecandidatespresentedweresuccessful,asfollows(65per centofthemarksconstituteapass,75 acreditpass,and85Honours):-

GradeVI(thelowest):MissDolores Jones,PassinViolin,72percentof marks.

GradeV.Pianoforte:MissNorma Hobart(Honours),MissReneWells (Pass,71marks),MissEvelynSheehan (Pass,70marks).MissJosieMcLeari (Pass,70marks).

GradeV.Violin:MissEthelMaley (CreditPass,78marks).

GradeIV.Pianoforte:MissHazel Hope(Honours),MissMercieJones (Pass,72marks),MissClarePunch (Pass,70marks),MissPearlieKominsky(Pass,70marks),MissNora Thomas(Pass,69marks).

GradeIII.Pianoforte:MissAline Sweetman(CreditPass).

MISSVERONICAMANSFIELD

MissVeronicaMansfield,wholeft thisStatetwoyearsago,afterwinningascholarship,topursueanadvancedmusicalcourseintheAlbertstreetConservatorium.Melbourne,re, catty,afteramostsuccessfulexamination,gainedherL.A.B.Hermany friendsinthisState,andparticularly herformerteachersatSt.Joseph'sCollege.VictoriaSquare.willbepleased tohearthatthereportoftheexaminersisexceptionallyencouraging,andindicatesasuccessfulcareerforthis youngladywho,afterastiffexaminationinthesoloperformersexaminationforL.A.B.,outofamaximumof 200marksgained180.Sheisnotyet twenty,andthepressnoticesofher singingataconcertbythestudents oftheConservatoriumshowthatthis youngWestAustraliansingerhascapturedtheattentionofmusicalcritics intheSisterState.The"Melbourne Age"remarkedthatshehas"anuncommonlyrichdeepmezzo,whichshe appliedwithfinetastetothetwo songsshecontributed.The"Argus" isnotlessencouraging.Itsaysthat hervoice"ismellowthroughout,of

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aneasethatallowshertodevoteherselfallthetimetotheexpressionofher songsandabeautifularticulation. Anothercriticsays:''VeronicaMatisfieldisnotonlyasingerwithanexceptionallybeautifulvoice,butshe singsherownlanguageexquisitely." The"AustralianMusicalNews"gives herhighpraise,andcharacterisesher phrasingas"conspicuouslygood."In. deed,sofarasthecriticshavecorn mentedonhersingingattheconcert, theyhavewrittenmostencouragingly ofthisyoungsinger.MissMansfieldis comingWest.andwillgivetwoconcertsintheQueen'sHallonthe17th. and18th.ofnextmonth,andonein theTownHall,Fremantle.onChristmas Eve.NextyearshewillleaveforEnglandtocontinueherstudies.MissMansfield'smusicaltrainingbeganunder SisterBorgia,oftheCollege.Victoria Square.Shehashadadistinguished courseattheAlbert-streetConservatorium,andhasmaderapidadvance inherstudies.Thefuture,fromall reportsthatwehaveread,seemsverybrightforher.Shewillsuretyreceiveawarmwelcomeonherreturn tothiscity.

Localmarriagesareveryrare-the youngpeoplesaytheyarewaitingfor thenewchurch. Afewweeksago Father-P.LynchofficiatedattheweddingofMr.ThomasWilliamHill,of Pinjarra,andMissElizabethMary Quinn,ofCo.Carlow,Ireland.After theNuptialMass,areceptionwasheld attheresidenceofMr.andMrs.J. Finnegan,brother-in-lawandsisterof thebride,andthehappycoupleleft fortheirNorthamhomewiththebest wishesoftheirmanyfriends.

OnTuesdaymorninglastanother weddingtookplacebetweenMr.Ernest Gibbins.ofMaylands,formerlyof Sheffield,England,andMissBessie FlorenceWilliams,ofKonnorgorring, intheGoomallingparish.Therecep-

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Mr.JusticeRussell,andalargenum-Church,wherehewastopreachthe berofCatholiclawyers,attendedtheeveningsermon,wassuddenlystricken "Red"MassatWestminsterCathedralwithcerebralhaemorrhageafterteaat ontheoccasionofthereopeningoftherectory.Thepeoplewereshocked theLawCourts,aftertheLongVaca-whentheannouncementwasmade tion.glansignorWatson,formerlyathathewasatthepointofdeath,and barrister,wasthecelebrantoftheprayerswereaskedforhisspiritual Mass. welfare.HecelebratedthelastMass andseemedinhisusualhealth.Father ASheffieldpawnbrokerhasleftGaywasanativeofCrediton,afew milesfromExeter,wherehewasretiesofthecity. £272,000,ofwhich£190istogotochari.ceivedintotheChurchbythelate CanonHobson,oftheChurchofthe SacredHeart,Exeter.Hebeganhis ThedivorcelistinEnglandisfive timeslargerto-daythanitwasbeforestudiesforthepriesthoodatSt.Mary's, BodminundertheCanonsRegular. svC.SS.R. thewar,saysFatherGeorgeNichol-LaterheproceededtoSt.John's,Waterford,andfinallycompletedhisstudiesattheLeedsSeminary,beingor-

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-thegatheringatthelayingofthedependentNewsapersCo.,andhonsecfoundationstone,FatherKernan,Rec-retaryoftheIrishNewspaperSociety, torofReading,emphasisedthelessonwholeft£2,793,statedinhiswillthat ofthemartyrssacrifice,thatofloyaltyhethankedAlmightyGodfortheprice- totheCatholicChurchanditsHeadlessgiftofhavingbeenreceivedinto uponearth.Threehundredyears,hetheCatholicChurch."Iplacei on pointedout,hadamplyshownthatrecord,"headded,"thatwhileduring theirconvictionsaboutthenewreli-mylife1haveneverusedcompulsion gionthensetupwereright,andthatinthismattertowardsmydearwife intheoldFaithalonewererealtruthandchildren,itismydearestwish andunitytobefound. mighty,inHisowngoodtimeand andmostconstantprayerthattheAl-

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"IrishTruth"saysthatoninquiryat theMinistryofFinancerecently,its representativewasinformedthatthe amountpaidbyAnSaorstatupto dateinrespectofcompensationawards forpost-Trucedamagewas£600,000.

Whenthreesmallboyswerebrought upataChildren'sCourtinLongford, Ireland,itwasstatedthattheywere discoveredcuttingtimberinSt.Mel's Collegegrounds.ThePresident,Rev. P.O'Kane,statedthathewantedto haveastopputtotrespassonthe

grounds,asanumberoftreeshadbeen interferedwith.Forthedefence,it wasstated,thatchildrenweregone wildowingtothelongperiodthe schoolswereclosedwhiletheteachers werelearningIrishaidhavingtheir holidays.Theseboys,hesaid,were playingRedIndiansonthegroundsof thecollege.Theparentswereordered tochastisetheboys,whowerebound overtobeofgoodbhavi6urforTwelve mnths.

OnbehalfofClarefriendsandsupporters,arepresentativefromtheCork Hiberniansandarepresentativefrom theLegionofex-Servicemenhavelaid wreathsonthegraveofMajorWillie RedmondinLocre,France.Mrs.Redmondwrotetoeach,andthanked them,andaddedsheisgladtoknow heisrememberedbythosehelovedin life.

MonsignorSchepfer,BishopofTarbesandLourdes,hasalso,touchingon adifferentsubject,issuedadeclaration inwhichhecautionsthefaithful againstanunbalancedandhastyenthusiasminthecaseofwhatseems tothemasamiracle.Hemaintains thatnothingcanbemoreinjuriousto thehonourofOurLadyofLourdes thanmistakesresultingfromimprudentandprematuredeclarations,and thatnocurecanbelookeduponas anundoubtedmiracleunlessitiscertifiedbythe"bureau."Thosewho believeinhastydecisionsonthepart ofreligiousauthoritiesatLourdeswill dowelltoponderthisprudentepiscopalletter.

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Mr.MichaelGinnell,brotherofthe lateMr.LaurenceGinnell,T.D.,and fatherofFatherDamien,O.S.F.C.,died recentlyatRosemead,Delvin,Co. Westmeath.-R.I.P.

Oneofthemostremarkableofthe extraordinarycuresatLourdeswas thaton,the13th.ofSeptemberlast,of SisterSt.Francis,SuperioroftheConventofOurLadyofPity,ofTournon d'Agenais,Lot-et-Garonne.France. Threedoctorsoftalentandauthority certifiedthenatureofthetwomaladiesfromwhichthenunsuffered,viz., vertibradtuberculosisandpulmonary tuberculosisinanadvancedstage. Thecureisoneofthehighestintertest.sincetwograveaffections,clearly characterised,diagnosedwithaprecisionexcludingeverypossibilityoferror,suddenlydisappeared,leavingno traceafterthem.

* Mr.WilliamMadden,K.C.,succeedsofthebathofaRomanSenatorwere thelateSirHaroldSmith,K.C.,bro-discovered. therofLordBirkenhead,asRecorder ofBlackburn.Mr.Maddenisoneof themostableadvocatesattheBartoday,wasborninLiverpool,andeducatedatSt..FrancisXavier'sCollege andStonyhurst.Heholdswhatis probablytherecordinthenumberof defencesundertakeninmurdercases. Hehasdefendednofewerthan116personsonthechargeofmurder,andin hiswholelawcareerhasappearedonly twicefortheCrown.Oneofthemost sensationalcasesinwhichheappearedwasthatarisingoutofthedeath ofJohnKensit,theanti-Catholicleader.AyoungmannamedMcKeever wasaccusedofmurderingKensit,and Mr.Maddenundertookhisdefence. ;McKeeverwastriedattheLiverpool 'AssizesinDecember,1902,andaftera four-days'trialwasacquitted.This casecreatedagreatstiratthetime, andMr.Maddenreceivedagreatovationafterthesuccessfuldefencehe carriedthrough r

ThelateFatherPeterSheehan, O.F.M.,brother-in-lawofArthurGriffith,whodiedinDublinrecentlyat theageof55,waswellknowninIreland.butmoreespeciallyintheSouth, wherehehadconductedmanymissions andretreats.Hewasaneloquent DudleyandDwyerBuildHouseson EasyTerms.

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TheAnglicanBishopofGoulburn, Dr.Radford,generallysucceedsinbeingoriginal.IndeedhisLordshipsucceedstoowell,givingtheimpression thatheisstrainingafteroriginality, hissuccess,therefore,makesafailureof hispastoralsandpronouncements.In arecentutterance,theBishopsaid that"Religoniscaught,ratherthan taught,"and''inthisIpraisehimnot."

Thefirstquestionofthedayinevery countryisthatoftheteachingofreligion.Itistheburningquestionin EnglandandFrance.TheBolsheviks hopethatitistheburiedquestionin Russia,andsoitis,butitisburiedto riseagain.InMexicoandGautemala itisavexedandharriedquestion.In Oregon,inOhio,inOklohama,in Georgia,andTexas,thereisriot,and almostrevolutionoverit.Inourown countryithasbroughtintoexistence twotypesofschools,theStateschools, whichareaneffort-ifpoliticiansare tobebelieved-tobefairtoallreligions,toteachnone,buttoallowall tobetoughtaccordingtothetenetsof theirChurchorthetired,feelingofthe respectiveministersofthedifferentdenominations;andthedenominational schools(principallyCatholicschools), whichexistspeciallytoteachtheir ownspecialreligion.

WiththeCatholicChurch,theidea ofteachingisapredominantpassion, implantedinitsbreastatitsfounding, and.byitsFounder,whocommissioneditto"teachallnations."TheCatholicreligionisareligion,notonly whichneedstobetaught,butwhich needsauthorisedandaccreditedteacherstoteachit.Itcertainlycannot becommunicatedlikethehayfever, forthecommissionoftheChurchis,to "teachallnations,"nottoinfectall nations.ItwasMr.Swinburnewho firstgavetheinfectionideatothe world,orratherprofferedittothe world;fortheworlddidnottakeit fromhim,thereforehehasnotgiven it:

"Thouhastconquered,0paleGalilean, Theworldhasgrowngreyatthy breath."

Now,Mr.Swinburne'spoetry,and BishopRadford'sepigram,bothdo wrongtoreligioninclassingitwithinfection..ButweshallleaveMr.Swinburneforthepresent,andkeepour attentionontheBishop.TheBishop's idea,thatreligionisliketherickettsis repellenttous.Itis"caught,"his Lordshipsays.Howisitcaught,we wonder.Astherickettsmaybecaught byeatingfromthesameplateasone alreadystricken,arewetoinferthat religioniscaughtbycontributingto thesameplate?Peoplelivinginthe sameplaceinfectoneanotherwiththe ricketts.Are,then,thoseworship pinginthesameplaceliabletobe strickenbythesamereliigon?This strangeideaofBishopRadford'smay havecomeasaresultofawrongread ingoftheBible.Whereheshould havereadthatreligion"isfirstchaste," perhapsheread"firstchased."

Chasedfirst,thencaught,likethe famousrecipeforharesoup:"First catchyourhare."

TherearesectsinAmericawhose longsuitusedtobetomakepeople "getreligion."Theexpression"got religion,"wasthemostsacredthing thesectsinAmericaknewforabout 80years,andtheideaseemsakinto BishopRadford's.ThefamousBill Budlong,withwhomDr.Hooverused "wrastel"inprayer,used"getreligion" afteraboutninedayseachrevival,just asHiramAllsopusedgetthefeverat theannualraces. Religion,morethananythingelse, needstobekeptbyoathsandallegiance,andpractice.Ifitweremerely athingtobecaughtorcommunicated,solemnpromiseswouldnotbeinits forefront,butwefindthattheunconsciousinfantisswornfor,onthevery thresholdoftheChurch,whiletheyellowfeverisswornat.bytheimpious, andprayedagainstbythebetterdisposed.Religioncalls,andwitha voicethatisheeded,forourbestand bravestallegiance,butwhoswears loyaltytolucosorthem,Ia?

Religioninsistsonpractice,daily practiceforalifetime,wereitathing tobestrickenontous,wemightwait toreceiveitasalastlegacywith,and from,ourrichaunt'sdyingbreath. Religionneedshedgesforitsguarding.aswellaspl:dgesandpromises, andisbestjudgedbyitsgrowth. Butwhoshallpledgehimself,even byproxy,topox?-"proxy-promised DudleyandDwyerhaveallkindiof BusinessesForSale

toacreedlesscult."Andwhois therethatwouldhedgeandguardthe symptomsofsynocope?No,things thatarecaughtareavoidedbymen, andtheirdreadpresenceistoldofby theflyingoftheyellowflag,whichthe AnglicanBishopofGoulburnshould causetobeflownfromhiscathedral spireswheneverhedonshismitreand cope,toengageinthepraiseworthy practiceofconfirmingtheyouthofhis churchinareligionwhich,according tohimself,canbesmittenonto,and strickenthrough,theheartandsoul, andbeing,ofthosewhoare"tobe blessed."

Now,whentheyellowflagflies,itis thedesireofallreasonablemennotso muchtopullitdown,astobring aboutastateofthingswhichshallnot needitsflauntedwarning.Nelson could"look"atasignalwithhisblind eye,butnoreasonablemanwillignore thewarningoftheyellowflag.We wantverymuchtodoawaywithits necessary.Butthoughsomuchhonesteffortisdirectedtogettingridof whatwehavecaught,orofwhatthe peopleinourstreethavecaught,when ourwholesoulinanxietyforthewelfareofanunwaryonewouldcalland cry"tothetinglingstars,""Macbeth, Macbeth,Macbeth,bewareMacDuff"ifMacDuffhappenedtohavetheyellow fever,theBishopwouldhaveusbelievethatourreligionwassomething thatcancomethroughtheairorthe centuries,totakeus-tocharmus,if youwill-tosyreniseus,tohave,and toholdus,becauseourgrandmother leftitwithherdyingbreath.No, yourLordship,wemustdismissdistemper. Thereisanotherkindofthingthat maybecaught,thetangiblething whichonemayholdunderhishands. Ifthisthinghappenstobeatame thing,say,atract,orateacup,we mayread,ordrink,andletitgo:ifit isatroublesomethinglikeaTartar, weinclinetodropitandrun.Iam tryingtomakethepoint,thatthings thatarecaughtareusuallyletgo again,andmostoftenwithalacrity.

Whileapersonconvincedofreligion throughbeingtaughtitmaysay:"We willbetruetotheetilldeath,"apersonconvictedofthetyphusafterhavingcaughtit,musttrytobefalseto themicrobesofhismalady,lestthey prevail"tilldeath."Thethingsthat aretaught,principallyreligiousthings, supplyuswithsomething"toliveup to."Thethingsthatarecaughtare generallypfanaturewhichwewish would"diedown."Thereare,then, thesegreatdifferencesbetweenthe taughtthingsandthecaughtthings. TheApostlesandtheChurchhave beensentto"teachallnations,"notto infectallnations.IftheChurchsent itsmissionariestoinfectallnations,the Stateshouldsendscientiststoinspect allnations.

Theoldestandtried,truewayto preservereligionisbyfrequentprofessionoffaith,andtheCredoofChristianityhasbeenthehighest,clearest noteofallthathasbeensungdown throughtheages.BecausetheChurch tookinfinitepainstohavetaughtto littlechildrenthelispedarticlesofthe Catholiccreeds,multitudesofmartyrs havegaspedtheCredowiththeirlast breath,andthetrurnthatmadethem freewasthetaughttruth,whichthey couldnothaveknownunlesssome manhadshownthem.

Thedirectoppositeoftheoldest wayofpreservingthetaughttruth. professingitoften,isthenewestcure fordiseasewhichisthatofdenying itvery,verymuchindeed.

Thetaughttruthsmakefirmerhold professed.

Thethingsthatarecaughtaretobe denied.

Thetaughttruthsaretobeprofessed inordertnattneymaybestrengtnened.

Tnecaughtthingsaretobedenied, inorderthatauto-suggestionmay makethemceaseofexistence.

Thetaughttsuthsmakefismerhold whenweprofessourbelief.

Thecaughtthingsweakenandwane whenweconfessourrelief.

ThetaughttruthteachesaChristian tosay,"Iamasinfulman."

ThecaughtthingsleadtheChristian tosay,"Iamanunprofitableservant."

Thecaughtthingsenthusetothe pointofcausingonetosaywitha viewtohiscure,"Daybyday,inevery way,Iamgrowingbetterandbetter."

ThisisM.Coue'schiefprofessionof faithexactedofhisdisciples. IhavenodesiretobaitaBishop, andshallnotpursueDr.Radfordfurther.Ihopethisisenoughtoshow

thathisepigramwasa"dud"and 'pisseditsmark.Ihope,further,for thesakeofthosewhostandby,that infuturehewillnottrysohardto saycleverthings.Itisnotnecessarytosaycleverthings(thoughIdoit myself),butitisnecessary"thata manbefoundfaithful."Now,likeSt. PaulbeggingofEvodia,andbeseechingSyntyche,IimploreofBishopRadford"nottobemorewisethanitbehovethtobewise,"buttoconcentrate onthedeeptruthsofChristianity-therearenodeepertruths;tospecialiseonthehightruthofChristianitytherearenohighertruths;tobroadcastthewidetruthsofChristianitythereisnothingwiderormoreliberal;topreachinseasonandoutof season,theoldtruthsofChristianitytherearenonewertruths. Whetherhedoesthisornot,the Church,whichhasthemissiontoteach, shallcontinuetoteachtilltheend, andasthenewsystemshavetheir°Lay andceasetobe,whileallthatis caughtisloosenedandallthatiscapturedletgo,thereligionthatmustbe taught,andmustbelearned,andmust bebelieved,butcanneverbecaught likeafebrilevisitationwhoseglowof 90degreesand100degreeshasnoaffin itywiththe50fold,60foldand100 fold-thefruitsoftrue,andtaught, andacceptedreligon,shallcontinueto accruetomenfromtheonehaving authoritytoteach.

WhenaWarisWorthWhile SevenMillionKilledinConflict.

"Evenifbutonesoulmorewere savedbyreasonoftheWorldWar thanwouldhavebeensavedwithout it,itwouldhavebeenworthwhile," declaredBishopVaughanrecently, whenhelaidthefoundationstoneof awarmemorialchurch-St.Anne'satAccrington.

God'sgreatestscourge,saidhisLord...ship.waswar. Takingthekilledonlyinthelate wartheyfoundthefollowingestimates madebyGeneralPeytonMarch,ofthe U.S.A.Army:Russians,1,700,000;Germans,1,600,000;French,1,305,000;AustriansandHungarians,800,000;British,706,000;Italians,406,000;Turks, 250,000;Belgians,102,000;Rumanians. 100,000;Bulgarians,100,000;Serbians andMontenegrins,100,000;Americans, 50.000.Thatgaveatotalofover sevenmillions.

War'sEnormousCost. Itwasbyfarthegreatestwarthat hadevertakenplacesincetheworld began;firstly,onaccountofthenew andfearfullethalweaponsemployer; secondly,onaccountoftheenormous multitudeoffightingmenengaged; thirdly,onaccountoftheimmense numberofcasualties-forthekilled, wounded,missing,andprisonerswere saidtomountuptonolessthanforty millions-and,fourthly,onaccountof theprodigiouscost,amountingto fortythousandmillionpoundssterling.

Merelytocountthenumberofmen killedwouldkeepapersonoccupied nightanddayforverynearlythree months.

SoulsThatWereSaved.

"Butinspiteoftheuniversalmisery thereisagoodsideeveninwar,"said Mgr.Vaughan."Thereseemsbut littledoubtthatmanysoulsweresavedbyreasonofthewarwhomilk haveotherwisehavebeenlost.

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"Thereisnodoubtbutthattheprospectofasuddenandviolentdeath uponthebattlefielddrewmanyto maketheirreconciliationwithGod. Manyayowlsfellowwithmortalsin uponhissoul,beforeenteringthefield ofbattle,wouldbemovedtorepentanceandwouldresolvetoseekabsolution.

"Inreadingaccountsofthevarious encounterswefindthatbeforeanengagementthezealouschaplainswere keptbusyformanyhourshearingconfessionsandgivingAbsolutions. "CheaplyPurchased."

"Someamongthesepenitentshad notbeentoConfessionforyears,and likelyenoughwouldnothavegone eventhenhadnottheprospectofsuddendeathmadethemrealisetheirimminentdangerofeternaldamnation.

"Theremayhavebeenhundreds, theremayhavebeenmanyhundreds. ofsuchcases,butevenhadtherebeen hutonesolitarycase,theeternalsalvationofonesoulwouldhavebeen, absolutelyspeaking,cheaplypurchasedbyallthemiseryandsufferingand physicaldeathofthoseesvenmillions."

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the-victory.TheMayland'scaptain hitveryhardandscoredquickly. NorthPerthNo.1teamlostby69runs toNorthFremantle,andSubiacohad anexcitingfinishwithNorthPerth No.2,whosetwoinningstotalled87 and106.leavingSubiaco35tomake forathree-pointer,andinverylimitedtime.Mayhewsettledthematch bysomehurricanehittingfor22,while Arthuradded13. C.B.C.1st.XI.mettheW.A.Farmers'teamontheCollegepitchonSat. urdavlast.TheCollegebattedfirst anddeclaredwithtwodownfor Weissputupanexcellentperform. anceinscoring74notoutbysound cricket,thoughonechancewasgiven ThisyoungNarroginladshouldbeof greatservicetoC.B.C.inthecoming. Cupmatches.Heisanexcellentopeningbatsman.Giles'scoreof41not out,includingaloftyhitintoaneigh- bouringgarden,aswellasanotherinto VictoriaAvenue.Spencer(191and Brockman(14)weretheothertwo batsmen.TheW.A.Farmers'collaps- edfor33beforethebowlingofW.BrophyandEllies,whosecured4for15 and5for10.Woodthorpewasgoing wellwhenhewasrunout.Inthe secondinningshewasgivenoutl.b.w. toabaddecision.Eightwicketswere downfor38whentimewascalled. Weisstook3for17,Brockman2for 3.F.Brophy2for6,andW.Brophy 1for12.

OnSundaytheCollegeXI-.reinforcedbyW.Bryant.mettheFremantle ForestersontheCollegepitch.Ellies andW.Brophywereagainveryhardtoplay,andtheFremantleinningsfinishedfor30,towhichMr.R.Shanahan contributed14.Brophysecured5for 14.andinadditiondismissedBrown by.asplendidcatchoffhisownbowling.Ellies,whosedeliverieskept x-erylow,took4for13. Weissand F.Bryantmadeagoodstartfor C.B.C.,theformerretiringat26.and thelatterat28.Otherstoretirewere Daly,27,andW.Bryant22(three fours).Brockmanwasnotoutwith 25.WhenthematchconcludedC.B.0 hadninewicketsdownfor166.

Thefeatureofthefirstinningsof NewSouthWalesagainstEnglandwas thefinedisplayofBardsley,whom manypeoplewereinclinedtoconsider asahas-been.Theymaythinkdifferentlynow,especiallyinSydney.In atotalof271hesecured160byas goodcricketashehaseverplayed. Taylor(51)alsoplayedauseful,if rucky,innings.Tatefinishedwith theexcellentfiguresof7for74.Though Gregorysecuredonly2wicketsinthe Englishmen'sfirsttry,hewasindeadlyformintheslips,dismissingHobbs, Douglas.KilnerandGilligan.Mailey madehispositionsecurebytaking4 for55.HendrensavedEnglandfrom collapse,andwiththeburlyTyldesley broughtthescoretotherespectable totalof193.

SouthAustralia,likeN.S.W.,hadto dependontwomentomakemostof

TheconclusionoftheEnglishusualcarefultacticsandattackedthe matchagainstVictoriacameasasex-bowlingwithvigour.Whenhewas prisetothosewhoconsiderthefourth44hewascaughtbyDaviesoffPack- inningsasthemostdifficulttowinon.ham.PerryandFrankCollinsmade Thecreditofthevictorywasmainlythematchsafe.Claremonttried duetoHendryandHartkopf.Thesevenbowlers,Thomson(3for30)be- latterbatsmanisjusttherighttypeingaboutthebest. towinamatchagainsttime.Ordin- OntheW.A.C.A.eastwicket,Mc- arilyheisjustafairbat;btitinthisCabe,Kennedy,andSingletonremain- partieularcaserunswereneededandedinfornearlyalltheafternoonfor quickly.GilliganwastheonlyEng-EastPerth"B"againstWestPerth. lishbowlertogetanywickets,butitThefirsttwoplayedverycautiously mustberememberedthatTatewasforatime,andthoughneververysafe 12th.man,andHearneandWoolleytoVeryard,scoredfreelyofftheother wereincapacitated.Theirlossisabowlers.The"WestAustralian"had seriousoneatthisstageofthetour, McCabe'sscoreas21,insteadof61. stSaturday'sW.A.C.A.gamesgaveWhena"B"gradeplayermakesade- twointwinstoEastPerth,Freman-centscore,itshouldbeaccurately tle,.laylands-Mt.Lawley,andNorthchronicled.TheWestPerthfieldsmen Perth,againstWestPerth,Claremont,wereconsiderablyrelievedathisde- Midland,andSubiaco.Inresponsepartureafteranexcellentinnings. toatotalof233byNorthPerth,Su.TomKennedyandSingletonwereto- biacocouldonlymanage117,towhichgethertilljustbeforesixo'clock, scoreDrewcontributed33andArnupwhenTomwasgivenouttowhat 22.Hewsonhadmade18whenhewasseemedaweirddecision.Wehope caughtbyBobPye,whoplayedinthathiswellmade81isonlythefirst thismatchinsteadofHarryClark.ofmanygoodscoresforthisseason.At Buttsworthwasinexcellentform.se-schoolTomwasamatchwinner,both curing7wicketsfor29-amostmeri-withbatandball,andonecanname toriousperformanceconsideringhow at favourableconditionsweretobatsmen.atleastsixyoungplayersatpresent in"A"gradeteamswhoaremuchin- Ofhissevenvictims,Everett,Pem-feriortohim.SingletonandBentley berthyandSteelewerecleanbowled. Subiacofollowedon,butcoulddolittlebroughtthescoreto274for3wickets, betterthanintheirfirsttry.Thomp-or52runsbehindWestPerth'stotalof sonsecuredthreeofthefirstfourwicthepreviousSaturday. ketsverycheaply,andButtsworthwas Claremont,291(Russell81,Patterson alsodangerous,gettingadoublewith44)defeatedFremantle,forwhom Hookwaybowledwell.AtMaylands EverettandPemberthy.Atcallofthelocalteamjustmanagedathree. time7wicketsweredownfor76. AttheW.A.C.A.GroundEdmondsonpointwinbytworuns.MidlandtotalandHanleycontinuedWestPerth'sled107intheirsecondtry(Watts46 firstinningstothebowlingofFree-notout1',andW.Gaynor,with74,semantleandMeek.Hanleydepartedcuredthemajorpartofthecreditfor inthefirstover,beatenallthewayby asplendidlypitchedballfromFree. mantle.Guyfilledthevacantcrease andplayedverycautiouslyagainst Meek,whowasbowlinginsplendidform.WhenEdmondsonwas15he touchedarisingonetoFreemantle, whotookafineone-handcatchin slips.Guyplayedeveryballvery cautiously,butwaseventuallybeaten bythesamebowler.Healy,whofollowed,hadaparloustimeinMeek's firstfewovers.Fiveballsinsuccessionwerejuststoppedintime.Later, however,hetookfulltollofanything offthewicket,someofhisstrokes throughslipsbeinggems.Sawhitall overahallfromMeek,andBurton, afterseveralnarrowescapessuccumbedtoEvans,whohadsucceededFreemantle.Smithdepartedquickly, makingthethird"duck"fortheinnings.BertHarroldbangedEvans hardforfour,andwasgoingwellwhen hewasverysmartlystumpedby McWilliam.Healywasbowledoffhis padsbyQuinlanafteranexcellentinningsof32,markedbycombinedcautionandskillinhittingthelooseones. Itisastonishinghowthisartisticbatsmanhasbeenomittedbyselectors, Eversbattedwithvigour,butlost Airey,whotouchedarisingballfrom Freemantle,andwascaughtbehind thewicket.192runsinarrears,West Perthbeganagain,thistimewithfar moresuccess.TheEastPerthbowlingslackenedoffconsiderably,consequentlymostofthebatsmensecured goodscores.Edmondsondroveone backhardtoFreemantle,whotooka finecatch.HelatersecuredGuyin slips.Hanleywasbattingwellwhen hewasgivenoutl.b.w.toMeek,bowlingaroundthewicket.Thebatsman didnotagreewiththedecision.MeanwhileHealycontinuedquietlytoamass runsbywristystrokesthroughslips, variedwithoccasionalsquarecutsand legglances.Hammondwascaught byMayoffPreston,whoseonewicketcost14runs.Whenstumpswere drawnWestPerthhadlost4for167. Maylands-Mt.LawleywenttoMidlandinconfidentexpectationsofa three-pointwin.Theyreturnedwith outtheextrapoint,mainlythrough thedeterminedbattingofHarperand Reynolds,whoheldupthe'afaylandsMt.Lawlevattacktillthelatterwas caughtoffRenfrev.CalderandPearce failedtoscore.butJamiesonbatted w4e1for32tillhewasrunout.Aftera n4rnberofbowlershadbeentried,HarperwascaughtbySchuttoffBott. His71wasasplendideffort.Harper isarareenthusiastforthegame,and amplydeservedhissuccess.Powaddedafurther36tothescore.sothat whentheinningsclosedthetotalwas 242.Maylands-Mt.Lawleyarenota strongbowlingside,apartfromRenfreyandParker. AtClaremont,Fremantlewereset 187toget,whichtheydidwith12,rues andthreewicketstospare.Herbert battedbrightlyfor51.andInverarity for24.Bothmadefreewiththeslowtheirscoreof288.Pritchard,whohas bowlers.Heindrichsabandonedhishadsomeexperienceofinterstatecon

testa,reached115,andA.Richardson ledoffwellwith81.Thewicketswere dividedbetweenWallace,Liddicutt, Tarrant,andHartkopf.Mayneand WOodfulwererunout,butPonsford andLovefoundnodifficultywiththe bowling,theformerhaving63tohis creditatthecloseofSaturday'splay. AsecondN.S.W.teammadethe moderatescoreof111,inresponseto Queensland's125,forwhomthebest batsmenwereO'Connor,Thompson, theyoungUniversitychampion,and Hefferan,fromtheIpswichdistrict, andnowplayingwithWollongabba. HeisacousinofRev.BrotherHelieran,ofClontarfOrphanage.Morrissey justifiedhisinclusionbytaking6for 30.IntheNewSouthWalesfirstinnings,Davis,theopeningbatsmanfor Waverley,andBubb,theManlyfast bowler,scored22each.Ron.Oxenhamwasinexcellentformwiththe ball,taking5for27-threeinoneover. McDonald,theopeningbatsmanfor Queensland,isidenticalwiththeslow bowlerwhovisitedPerthwithMayne's teamin1922.Heisnowresidingat Townsville.Queenslanddidranch betterinthesecondtry.Benstead, theex-WarwickandToowoombaplayer,startedwith76,andThomsponand Oxenhamlaterwith43and34.The featureoftheinningswasanexcellent inningsfor94bythepopularbatsman "Billy"Rowe.

NewSouthWalesstartedtheirsecondinningsonasoakedwicket.Collins madeanother32,butAndrewssaved theposition,having63tohiscredit whenplayceased.Gilligan'sone-hand catchofGregorywaspoeticjusticefor thebigfastbowlerhaddismissedGilliganinsimilarfashion.Strudwick wasbrilliantbehindthestumps,catchingBardsley,Collins,andTaylor,and stumpingMailey.VictoriawerewithineightrunsofSouthAustralia'stotal whenrainstoppedplay.Ponsford madehisfirstcenturyfortheseason.

The"AllBlacks"continuetheirvictoriouscareer,muchtothevexation ofanumberofEnglishsportingcritics, whoseacidcommentsappearinpapers ofnoclass.Unbiassedcriticsofthe typeofMajorTrevor,whowasman-

agerofacricketteamtoAustralia, arefullofadmirationfortheirspeed andfootballability.Strangetosay, theyhavenotyetdisplayedtrueform inwetweather.YetinNewZealand afineSaturdaydoesnotoftenoccur, especiallyintheSouthIsland.From BirkenheadtheywenttoSunderland ontheTyne,whereDurhamwererouted(43-7);thentoBradford,where mostofourwoolgoes.Yorkshire sufferedalikeheavydefeat(42-4),as didLancashire(23-nil)onthehistoric oldTraffordgroundabManchester. Theattendancesinbothcitieswere good,thoughbotharestrongsoccer areas.Theythenjourneyednorthto Carlisle,ontheScotchborder,where Cumberland,lastyear'schampion county,'wereoverwhelmed(41.nill.In thismatch,Hart,theTaranakiflier, scoredfourtries.Thefirstinterns. tionalwasplayedispouringrainat Dublin,whereabigcrowdwitnessed adesperatestruggle.TheIrishside includedthreeoftheteamthattoured SouthAfrica.NewZealandwon-6-nil -afteramostexcitingcontest,so muchsothatthecrowdforgotall abouttherainandkeptupacontinua) roarof"barracking"tilltheendofthe game.

SCHOOLCRICKET.

St.Patrick'sBoys'v.Subiaco. Subiaco,firstinnings:Rowe,bMullens,2;Bathgate,candbMullens,0; West,runout,4;Fisher,runout,17; Hewitt,hMullens,0;Stehn,st.,b Ryan,3;Thamm,bEwart,11;Harper, bRyan,0;ParsonsbBroughton,5; Carlton,bRyan,1;Symonds,notout, 1;sundries,9.Total53.Bowling: Mullens,3for12;Huggins,0for9; Ryan,3for7;Ewart,2for6;Broughton,1for0. St.Patrick's,firstinnings:P.Walker,bHarper,42;Daily,l.b.w.,bHarper,0;Ewart,bThamm,0;McCormack,bHarper,3:R.Ryan,not.out, 73:Huggins,bStehn,2;Mullens,l.b.w., bThamm,13;Sheridan.bThamm,6: Farrell,bWest,0;Skinner,cWest,8: Broughton,runout,0.Total,155. St.Patrick'swononfirstinningsby 101runs.

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Oh,tellmewherethesunbeamsgo Whentheraincomesdowninshow. ers;

Dotheycreepaway'neathsomedark cloud, Whilsttherainisbathingthe flow'rs?

Whatbecomesofthestarseachnight Whenthedaycomesoverthehill?

Aretheysnuggledtightinsidethe moon Andrestthereallquietandstill?

Wheredoesthedaygo,whennight comes, Andthelightthatbrightenstheday; Dotheygoofftoslumberland Anddreamallthedarknessaway?

Pray,tellmewhochasesthewind Overthebudsandgrasseslow; Doyouthinkthewindisangry Whenithurriesandblustersso?

Dearlittlechild,knowthereisOne Thatgaveusthisgreatearthand sky; Thesethingsareawonderfulplan DirectedfromaThroneonhigh.

-M.E.Beaton.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Togetawrongthoughtoutofthe mindputinanobleone.Todispel darknessletinsunshine.Toovercomebadtemperpractiseself-control. Thesearegoodoldrulesthatmany peopleneverseemfullytounderstand. TherepentantsinnerpleasesGodas muchasdoesthejustmanwhohas notfallen;buttheungratefuljust mandispleasesHimasmuchasthe sinnerwhoisimpenitent.-St.Bernard. a a

Thereisnoholierwaytoproveour gratitudeforwhatwehavereceived thantoshareitwithaneedierbrother,andthemeasureofourmeritbeforeOurFatherinheavenwillbethe stintingofourselvesthatothersmay notwant.

Wemustendureourownwantof perfection,ifwewouldattainperfection.Isaythatwemustendureit patiently,butwemustnotloveor caressit.Itisbytheenduranceof thissufferingthathumilityisnourished.-St.FrancisdeSales.

a Themoredeartothesoulthefull lightandsacramentallifeofJesus,the moreutterthedarkness,themoredismalthedeath,ofthosewhoarewithoutlightandlifeintheirfullnessand sacramentality.-Faber.

" Softwordssoftenthesoul.Angry wordsaddfueltothewrath,andmake itblazemorefiercely.Coldwords freezepeople,andhotwordsscorch them.Bitterwordswakethembitter,andwrathfulwordsmakethem wrathful.

THESQUIRRELTHATLOVED MUSIC.

,11=0,1111k .1041, pinessamongthosewhoseemunfortunatetoyou;notinthemidstof richesandhonours,butamongthose who,withperseveringandloyalheart cultivatetheiracreofgroundorthe fieldsofusefulknowledge."

GOODMANNERS

Experiencehasthoroughlyconvincedmeofthegreatpracticalimportanceofgoodmanners,asameansof smoothingdownthelittleasperitiesof society,,andofrenderingthecommunicationsbetweenmanandman profitable,easyandagreeable.Under theseimpressionsIcannotrightlydu otherwisethanexpressmyearnestde. sire,thattheyoungermembersofour societymaymoreandmoreestimate theadvantageofpolitemanners,and studytruecivilitytowardsallaround them.Maytheyneversomistake ourreligiousprinciplesastoimagine thatthereisanythingtobefoundin themwhichjustfiesawantofrefinement,gentleness,anddelicateattention,orwhichcanleadustowithhold fromoursuperiorsthatrespectfuldemeanor,andthatwillingservice,so evidentlytheirdue.-JosephJohn Gurney.

AFOXSTORY.

AcertainfamilyinColoradocaught ayoungfox,whichtheykeptchained toakennel.Theyfedthelittlefellowagreatdealwithbread.Presentlytheybegantomisstheirchickens. Naturally,theythoughtfirstofthe youngfox,butitseemedveryunlikely thathecouldkillthem,chainedashe was.Nevertheless,severalmembers ofthefamilyconcealedthemselvesand watched.Theysawthefoxtakehis breadtotheendofhischain,then walkbackafewstepsanddropiton theground.Afterthatheretiredto hiskennelandlaydown.Notlong after,thechickenssawthebreadand gatheredforafeast.Attheright momentthefoxsprangamongthem andhadachickendinner.Themoral ofthistaleisplain:Allofuslikea varietyinourdiet.

0SAPIENTIA

"BeholdIComeQuickly."

Theworldisvery.foolish,oldandsad. WaitingtheWisdomfromcelestial height;

OcomeAdonaiandmakeitglad, Thypeoplesavefromdarkness,Lord ofMight; TheygroaninSatan'sbondage,death awaits:

ORootandflowerofJesse,bothin one;

0KeyofDavidopeforusthegates ThatleadtotheEternalFather's throne;

ofco-ordinationbetweentheorgansof speechandthebrainthantoaphysicaldefectormalformationoftheformer.Someofhisremarksshouldprove mosthelpfultothosewhodealwith youthfulcasesofstuttering. Itisfear,andfearalone,hewrites, thatcausesmostpeopletostutter.It isnotuntilafterachildissevenor eightyearsoldthatthedisordermanifestsitself.Uptothattimethechild hasrepeatedparrot-likethesoundsit hasheard;itisnotyetself-conscious. Butassoonastheindividualitybegins toassertitself,andthechildwishesto expressitsownthoughts,itbecomes eagerandexcited,andtheundeveloped controlofthespeechorgansresultsin confusionanddisorder.Itisnearly alwaysthesensitivechild,whoseintellectualandemotionalfacultiesdevelopearly,thatstammersinearlychildhood.Consequentlyahabitisformed.Thishabitischieflymental,but insomeconnectingdegreeandmannerphysical.Thefirstthingtoovercomeisfear-thefearoffailure.Then thepersonmustfeelconfidence,and afterconfidencecomescontrol.One ofthefirstthingsapatientmustlearn isthathisnervousdreadandapprehension,whichhehascarriedall throughlife,issimplyalackofconfidencecausedbyamisconceptionof therequirementsofspeech.Hehas beenlikeBunyan's"Pilgrim,"who withhisburdenonhisbackwouldnot somuchaslookupwardthathemight berelieved.Stammeringandstutteringarequitelikelytobeginaftera childhashadsomeenervatingdisease. Then.whenthesystemisatlowebb, thetroublecommences.Itismost encouraging,however,toknowhow muchcanbeaccomplishedinashort time.Resultsdependentirelyupon theindividualandthementalefforthe makestoovercomehistrouble.The educationofboththementaland physicalfactorsofspeecharetheessentialelementsinovercomingspeech defects.

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AwriterinSt.Nicholastellsofa sportsmanwho,onedayinthewoods, satverystill,andbegantowhistle anailtoaredsquirrelonatree."In atwinkling,"sayshe,"thelittlefellow satup,leanedhisheadononeside, andlistened.Amomentafter,he hadscrambleddownthetrunk,and, whenwithinafewyards,hesatupand listenedagain.PrettysoonhejumpeduponthepileofrailsonwhichI was,camewithinfourfeetofme,sat up,madeanumbrellaofhisbushy tail,andlookedstraightatme,his littleeyesbeamingwithpleasure.

"ThenIchangedthetune;and chut!awayheskipped!Butbefore longhecamehacktohisseatonthe rails,and,asIwatchedhim,heactuallyseemedasifheweretryingto puckeruphismouthtowhistle. changedthetuneagain.Butnowhe lookedsofunny,ashescamperedoff, thatIburstoutlaughing;andhecame backnomore.Icertainlyhadmuch moreenjoymentoutofthissquirrel thanifIhadshothim."-OurDumb Animals.

APAGANONTRUEHAPPINESS. Truehappinessdoesnotconsistin basesubserviencetomoney,ambition andvanity.Itcanbefoundinthe mindandintheenergyandeffortthat purifythemind.Itcomesfrom stainlesslivingandwilldevelopaworthycharacter.Thewordsoftheold philosopherAnaxagorasapplyhere, whenheansweredaquestionasto who,inhisopinion,werethemenfavouredbylife."Nooneishappy amongthosewhomyouthinktobe happy,"hesaid"Youwillfindhap-

OcomeThouDay-Spring,shineonus again Asinthedaysbeforemanfellfrom grace;

OKingofalltheNationscomeand reign, FixThineabodeinthisourdwelling place, MakeitanEdenasitwasbefore AnddwellwithusEmmanuelfor evermore.

-E.J.G. --ANALYSEYOURSELF.

Taketimetotalkthingsoverwith yourself.Ifthedayhasbeenunsatisfactory,havealittlechatwithyourselfatbedtime,andseeifyoucan't findoutwhatthetroublewas.Your friendsarehamperedbyonlyknowingwhatyouchoosetotellthem,and sotheircounselisoftenmistaken.If youarefrankwithyourselfwhenyou talkthingsover,youcanhelpyourself morethananybodyelsecanhelpyou.

MISTAKES.

Learnfromyourmistakes,butdon't cryoverthem.Webestredeemthe pastbyforgettingit. Hewhonevermakesamistakenever makesanything. Getwisewhenyoumakeamistake. Theonlycrimeinmakingamistakeis makingthesameonetwice. Thetroublewiththemanwhonever makesamistakeisthathedoesn't knowamistakewhenhemakesone. Wisemenmakemistakes;foolscontinuetomakemistakes.

Rememberthatwhenyou'reinthe rightyoucanaffordtokeepyourtens per,andwhenyou'reinthewrong youcan'taffordtoloseit.

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WE,MATRENDERPOSITIONPRECARIOUS-TRUEMEANING OFTHEIR"CLEANINGOUTTHEUNIVERSITIES."

IfoneweretojudgeofRussianconditionsfromthe"SovietRussiaPictorial,"publishedinNewYork,one wouldbesuretogaintheimpression thatthecountrywasprosperingunder itsBol,shevicmasters,AndAnna LouiseStrong,anAmericanwoman, triesveryhardtocreatethesameimpressioninherbook,"TheFirstTime inHistory,"withanintroductionby nolessapersonagethanLeonTrotsky.UnfortunatelyforMissStrong andherbook,theformeroverlordis tnolongerthemightymanhe,oncewas. Powerto-dayrestsinthreemen,who wereLenirt'sadjutant-,Sinowjew, Stalin,andKamenew.Theyarevirtuallydictators,andTrotskywasonly permittedtoreturnfromretirement afterhehadmadehispeacewiththem.

WhilethefriendsofSovietRussia inourcountryarecontendingthat mattersareprogressinginamostsatisfactorymanner,thetruthofthestory isthattheBolshevistshavecontinued topersecuteallwhodonotentirely agreewiththeminamost,relentless fashion.Oflate,eventhestudents intheuniversitiesofRussiahavecccomethesubjectsoftheirwrath. VladimirSensinow,writingon"Lenin'sHeritage"intheleadingSocialist reviewofGermany,"Socialistische Monatshefte,"claimsthatin1922there wereinRussia198,000students,accordingtoofficialfigures:thisnumberhas beenreducedto140,000inthepresent yearinconsequenceofthehousecleaningprocessoftheBolshevists. ThewellknownRussiandaily,"Isves. tyo."publishedtheofficialinformationthatuptoJune12ofthisyearin Moscowalone.28,605studentshadbeen "investigated:"7,724ofthemweresuspended.Ti''.-lumber,however,is smallwhencomparedwith42,000students,whowereforcedtogiveup theirstudies,pursuedattheUniversitiesofCharkowandKiewinthe Ukraine.

Themainobjectofthispolicyisto getridofyoungmenwhoaresuspected.becauseoftheirconnections withthebetterclasses,andtheir"un-

reliability,"asviewedfromthestandpointoftheBolshevists,ingeneral.In fact,permissiontostudyatauniversitydependsupontherecommendationoftheBolshevisticpartyorganisation.Iftheapplicant,oranyoneat presentastudent,cannotprovetothe satisfactionofacommitteeofBolsh; vieshis"politicalevolution"hehas littlechanceofbeingpermittedtobeginorcontinuehisstudies.Although theexcellentorganisationofthe'Bot shevistpartyhasmadeitpossibleto terrorisetheRussianpeopletosuch anextentthatthusfareverycounterrevolutionhasfailed,thestudentsdid, inspiteofeverything,opposethese wholesaledismissals.Sensinowclaims thattheirleaderswerearrested,whippedandexiledtotheSolowezkijislandsortoSiberia. Whilethesethingsweregoingon, anewmenacearose.Itbecameapparentmonthsagothatthisyear's cropswereboundtobeafailure,and thatfaminewouldthereforeoncemore stalkthroughRussia.TheBolsheVic paperstriedtosuppressthesefactsas longaspossible,foraveryseriousreason.Russiawillnotbeabletoexportgrainunderthesecircumstances, andconsequentlytheBolshevicmasterswillfindthemselvesunabletocontinuetheirpresenteconomicpolicy. Theywillhavelittletoofferother countriesofEuropeforthegoodsRussianeedssobadly.Thismaylead toseriousconsequencesofapolitical nature.Theimmediateresultwillbe, Sensinowthinks,anincreaseofarbitraryuseofdictatorialpower. Toavoidabreakdown,theBolshevistswilluseforciblemeanstoestablishaneconomicbalance.Ifthey failtoaccomplishthisend,thedays oftheirpowermaybenumbered.This redleopardcannotchangehisspots; broughttobay,hewilltrytoprevail overhisantagonistsbyhavingrecourse tomeasuresofterror.Thismustat lastcreateareaction,andhelpthe moderatestogaincontrolofpower.In thismannermayRussiabefreedfrom itspresentterriblemasters.-"C.B.of theC.V."

ChurchandState

TherelationsbetweenChurchand Statehavebeenoftendiscussedby verycompetentmenandtoverydifferentissues,writes"A.W.,"inthe "IrishRosary."WhenGladstonewas the"risinghopeofthosesternandunbendingTories,"hetookaveryfirm standforthesupremacyofthenationalchurchashesawit.Hisconceptwasthelogicalsequencetohis veryfirmreligiousconvictions.With allhisrhetoricanddiviningpower,he wasalwaysashallowthinker,andhis contributionstofundamentalthought arequitenegligible.Hedoestot staytodistinguishbetweenthe-ideal StateandtheactualCommonwealth wheremenreallylive.

Ifthereshouldbequestionofone formofbeliefacceptedbypractically anentirepeople,thatitshouldfindexpressionintheStatelifegoesbeyond anydoubt.Inamodernnationwhere ancientbeliefshavebeenvisiblymodifiedbyofficialheresy,therecurrent memoryoftheearliercreedsalways weakensthetitleofthepossessors,and shouldrestraintheirlegalactioninthe degreeofthemeasureinwhicholden beliefssurvive.Thispointofview renderedEnglishrepressionofCatholic opinionalwaysmonstrousandridiculous.

InFrance,whereacertainformof misbeliefhasbecomejuridical,theconstanteffortoftheRevolutiontospeak fortheentirenationhasacertainair ofsequence,whenitholdstoanegativeformulaanddoesnotproceed totheextremeofhindranceandperse'cution.Whenitdoesgosofar,it quicklydisguststhenationalgenius. anddisgracesFranceintheeyesof theworld.

InItaly,whereheresyneverreached ajuridicalstatus,andwherethedenialofCatholictruthhasalwaysan airofunreality,theattitudeofthe revolutionhasalwaysbeenamonstrousineptitude.Ithasweakened theState,pervertedalltheusesof publiclife,andmadeeasyeveryadministrativeshameandofficialigno rainy,duringthelasthalf-century. SignorMussolinihaschangedallthis. Inarecentspeechhehastheclearsightedcourageofto-day:

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G.K.ChestertononMarriage

Mr.G.K.Chestertonhascontributed to-aseriesofprovincialnewspapersa strikingarticleon"ReligionandSex Relationships."Itisasplendidexpositioninlanguagewhichcanhardly failtostrikehometotheheartsand brainsofalldecentpeople,oftheessentialsanityandofthefitnessfor humannatureasitis,oftheChristian idealandpracticeregardingmarriage andtherelationsofthesexes.

"Thehonestman,"saysMr.Cheathr. ton,"whosayshewishesChristianity tobemerelypracticalandnottheoreticalortheological,isseldomgoodat explainingexactlywhathemeans. Thisiswhythereismuchmereverbal repetitionaboutwhathesays.Generallythepooroldtheologiansand theoristshavetoexplaintohimwhat hemeans.Neverthelesshemeans something,anditissomethinglike this."

ThenMr.Chestertonexplainsforthe modernmantheattitudeintowhich thelatterhasgothimselftowardslife ingeneralandsexrelationshipsinparticular.

ModernMananOpportunist.

Themodernmanisanout-and-out opportunist-notthereasonableopportunistwhogetswhathewantsso farashecanundercertainconditions, buttheunreasonableopportunistwho "allowstheconditionstotell"him "whattogetandevenwhattowant."

Thatiswhysomany"cannotunderstandthebasisofChristianidealism inmanymatters,andespeciallyinthe matterofsex."

People"haveanewsexualplanor purposewitheverysuperficialturnof events.Whenevertherehappensto bemorewomenthanmentheybegin totalkofpolygamy.Wheneverthere 'arerathermorechildrenthanitis convenientforsweaterstosupportby decentwages,theybegintotalkof tricksthatareasortofsubstitutefor infanticide.

"Whenthosewhowereafraidof over-populationthisyearareafraidof racesuicidenextyear,theywillpropoundanewphilosophyofsextoenforcethemostrandomre-population."

So,too,withregardtodivorce. "Whenwivesandhusbandshappento beseparatedbyallourindustrialwork andbusinessworry,itiseasierproposethattheyshouldbedivorcedby newlawsandnewmoralitie"

Mr.Chestertongivesaneloquentand lucidaccountoftheChristianplanof sexualrelationshipthroughlawful marriage.

BytheteatoftheaimandachievementofChristianloveandmarriagp, Mr.Chestertonjudgesmoderntheories, andshowshowwrongtheyare;he showsatthesametimehowbeautiful is.theChristianidealandhowsolely conductivetohumanhappiness."Thus isthecomingofpassignusedwiththe leastdegreeofdestruiction.Thusis thepassingawayofpassionaccepted withtheleastdegreeofdisillusion.A constructiveworkofmanhoodfollows naturallyonthecreativeworkof youth;passionisgivenaremarkable chanceofperpetuatingitselfasaffection,andthelifeofmanismade whole."

"MarriageWillNotDisappear"

Summingup,theauthorofthisremarkableessaysays:"Inshort,wedo notintheleastbelieveinthegreater happinesspromisedtomankindbythe dissolutionoflifelongloyalties;wedo notfeeltheslightestrespectforthe crudeandsentimentalrhetoricinwhich itisrecommendedtous.Butthe practicalresultofourconvictionand ourconfidenceisthis:Thatwhenpeoplesaytous'Yoursystemisquite unsuitedtothemodernworld,'we answer,'Ifthatissothingslookrather rottenforthepooroldmodernworld.' Whentheysay,'Youridealofmarriage maybeanideal,butitcannotbya reality,'wesay,'Itisanidealinadiseasedsociety;itisarealityinahealthysociety.Forwhereitisrealit makessocietyhealthy'"

SwissProtestantMinister'sTributetoCatholicChurch

"Catholicismbymeansofitsdoctrinesofrenunciation,penitence,sacrifice,mortification,andasceticism persuadesmentodenythemselvesin ordertodeveloptheirbestenergies.Or letusputitthisway:Catholicism forcesmentoputforththeirbestenergies,theenergiesthatmakefor heroesandsaints.Itisonaccount ofCatholicismthatweItalianshere havepreservedournationalvigor,and asindividualsthenobilityofrichness insteadofmaterialwealth,whichwe lack,butwhichwillenableustoacquirethelatter.

"Whatwouldhavebecomeofus withoutCatholicism?Lookatt14 greaternumberofnationsofEurope! Theyhavegiventhemselvesuptotoo muchpleasure.Theyhavebecome vain-glorious. Theyhavebecome materialistic.AndiftheybeProtestant,theyhavepulledalongreligion intheirfall.Theyallowtheircreed tosubsistlikeamereformula,behind whichthereisalmostnothingreligious left."

Whileweadmirethemanwho,as premierofUnitedItaly,hasthecouragetospeakinthisway,yetitcomes simplytotheplainfactthattheevidenceofthecasevirtuallycompelled hisclearLatinmindtoreachthisconelusiontothesyllogismofItalian politics.Nothingcouldbebetterthan theprocessthroughwhichheconductedtheargument:

"Nothingwillconvinceusmorein thisrespectthananexaminationof themeaningoftheword'comfort.'It isagoodItalianword.Itisstillregardedhereinitsoriginalmeaningas joyofthespirit,joyoftheheart, peaceofthesoul,aforetasteofsupernaturalrealities.Thatisthemeaning oftruecomfort.Andhowthosenationshavechangedthewordintoa synonymforphysicalcomfortexclusively!

"Catholicismgivesallthepeoples, thatconsenttohaveit,moralvigorto purifythemselves,toraisethemselves throughspiritualcombatwiththeirinordinateandcoarseappetites.Its spiritofmortificationhasconvinced usthatwemustuselessthanwepro-

"Nobody,"hesays,"canunderstand theChristiantheoryofsexwhodoes notunderstandthisideaofmanhavingaplanwhichhewishestoimpose uponcircumstances,insteadofwaitingforthecircumstancestoseewhat hisplanistobe.TheChristiandesirestocreatetheconditionsinwhich Christianmarriageismostworkable andworthyofitselfnottoaccept whatismostworkableinveryunworthyconditions."

TheChristianIdeaofMarriage. Christianmarriage"isnotsomething suggestedtousbythesocialconditionsaroundus;itissomethingsuggestedtousbyGodandourcommon conscienceandsenseofthegeneral honourofmankind. Statedinits humanterms,theplanissubstantially this:Thatlovewhichmakesyouth beautiful,andisthenaturalspringof somuchsongandromance,hasforits finalaimandissueacreativeact,the foundlingofafamily. Thefoundlingofafamily,likeallcreativeacts, isanawfulresponsibility.Inother words,thefoundlingofafamilymeans thefeedingofafamily,thetraining, teaching,andwatchingofafamily. Itisaworkforalifetime,andmost marriedlivesaretooshortforit.

"Thiscontinuityissecured,notby marriagelaws,whichourmodern pultocraciescanpullaboutasthey please,butbyavoluntaryvoworinvocationofGodmadebybothparties, thattheywillhelpeachotherinthis workuntildeath.ForthoseWhobelieveinGod,andalsobelieveinthe meaningofwords,itisfinalandirrevocable."

duce.Ithasgivenusmaterial'resourcesthathaveenabledustosuccessfullyweatheracrisisthatwould havebeendisastroustoothernations."

Thispassageisfullofthesuppressed mysticismthatcomessoeasilytothe Italiantemperament.Butfancyan IrishmanandStatesmanusingthese wordsonaNationalFestival!It wouldcreateasituationlikelytoput anotherfaceonthesubsequenthistoryofIreland.Itisenoughtotouch thisdelicatepoint.Perhaps,readers willthinkoutthesolution.

ManyconversionstoCatholicism fromtheProtestantchurchesinSwitzerlandhavetakenplaceinrecent months.Contrarytotheideathat seemstoprevailabroad,thegeneralattitudeoftheSwissProtestantstowards theCatholicChurchisnotoneofbitter sectarianantagonism.Theattitude ofsome,thoughnotall,Protestantpas- torstowardstheCatholicChurchmay begatheredfromanarticlepublished recentlybytheProtestantministerof Schwytz,whowroteinoneofthe papers: isthepresidentofthe parishcouncilorofaGermanconsistoryincomparisonwiththePopeof Rome?Itisanorganisationworthy ofadmiration"whichmadeitpossible forPiusX.,thehumbleson-ofapeasant,apoorcountrycurate,tomount alltheranksofthehierarchyand,in spiteofalldrawbacksofbirth,social position,andofeducation,tobeseated onthemostaugustthroneofthewhole world.Whataspiritofdisc:pline! PeopleaccusetheCatholicChurchof beingunbending;theysayitisnot suitabletoourage.Ithink,onthe contrary,thatshequiteproperlylooks forherwell-being,notinfreedomof conscience,butinauthorityandin obedience.TheCatholicChurchoffers toitsadherentsacertainandsure doctrine,whinmaynotperhapsbealtogethertothetasteoftheday,but whichisnot,forallthat,outoffashion.Pastcenturiesprovethis,and futurecenturieswillseeitguardedunchanged."-C.N.S.

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Moonlightfloodedthefloor.The clockticked.Thewind,coming throughthewidewindows,stirredthe bedcurtainsandvalance.Andthe Strangerstifftedamonghispillows, tiredoutwithsleeplessness.Theair wassosweetandsocool,buthewas oppressedwithoneofhismoods.He wouldlieononeside,staringoutover themeadowsthatlayshiningintheir heavydew,underthemoon;thenhe wouldtossovertotheothersideand lookatthelowroofofthechapeland theredsparkofthesanctuarylamp, andmutterhalfaprayer;thenhe wouldflinghimselfonhisbackand talktome.Hehadaskedmetosit intherocking-chairandknit,tostop knittingandreadtohim,tostopreadingandtosingballads,tostopsingingandtotalktohim,andthento stoptalkingandcomeandre-arrange allhispillowsforthetwentiethtime. Butitwasallinvain,sleepwasnot tobefoundanywhere.Totellthe truth,Iwasnotanxiousthatitshould come,foritwouldnothaverestedhim. Itwouldonlyhavebeentheheavy sleepofexhaustioninwhichhesometimesfell,onlytotwitchandgroan andwakewithagaspoffear.His spiritwasunquiet.Whatwewere reallyseekingwaspeace,ratherthan sleep.

"Jane,"hesaid,"thisisaninterminablenight.Can'tyoudoanything?"

"ShallIgiveyoutherosepillow?" Isuggested.Itwasasilkandmuslin cushionofpotpourri,madefromthe rosesthathadfadedonthealtar,and oftenthiswouldsoothehimcuriously.

"No,"he'said,kickingthedogwho enjoyedeventfulnightsonthefootof hisbed,"noneofyouroldwives'potionswilldoto-night.AndIdon't wanttobestrokedordosedwitha milk-and-waterbromide.Getyour bookandreadComplineagain."

"ButitisnearertimeforMatinsand Lauds,"Isaid.

"Don'targue."

Butbeforelonghestoppedme, speakingwearilywithhisgauntface inshadow,andwithadeepershadow overhismind.

"No,"theStrangersaid."Shecan't. Imaywanther.Shecangotobed whenI'minmycoffin."

"I'dbetterstay,"Isaid."Younever couldfillahotwaterbottle."

Mylamp-withitscowslip-coloured light,wastheonlyilluminationinthe attic,butthePhilosopherstrucka matchandlitacoupleofcandlesunderneaththecrucifixthathungover theprie-dieu.

Thenhepulledupanarmchair,and settleddowntobegoodcompany.

"Now,"hesaid,"talkaboutyour thoughts."

TheStrangerwaslookingruefully afterhisBaudelaire,whoseexquisite hopelessnesswouldbebeyonddecipheringwhenthedewhaddonewithit.

Andso,farewell,"hesaid,wavinghis thinhandtowardsthewindow."What simpleandeffectivemethodsyouhave, myclearPhilosopher.Well,Iwas sayingthat,Godisveryominouslysilent.DoyourrememberthatcrucifixthathangsoutsideanAnglican churchnearCharingCrossRoad?You alwaysseeit.Andithaswrittenunderneath:TheLordshallreign.Itis soominous.Heissilent.HeisbidingHisTime.Andthatbodesno goodforsinners.Thatsilencehas theheavinessofhellinit."

"Itbodesnogoodforthefiend."the Philosophercorrected."Hissilence isthesilenceofOnewatching-watch. ingoveruswhohaveclaimedsanctuaryofHisPeace."

"ButHeisnotwatchingoversin."

"IhadthatcrucifixwhenIwasmerelyamanwhobelievedinGodandthe differencebetweengoodandevil,and inlifeafterdeath.IhadbeeninAmerica,andIhadmetsomeofthepeoplewhowereinvestigatingoccultsubjects,inthewakeofMadameBlavatsky.Itwaswhatfinallycametobe theosophy,butthenitwasmerelyoc. cultinvestigation.Therewasplenty oftrickeryandcheating,butthere wereplentyofgoodandsincerepeople investigatingassgientificallyasthey could.Theyclaimedtogetintotouch withthedead,andthenewspapersbehavedasthoughnoonehadevermade suchastatementbefore.Ilectured onallsuchthings-historicallectures, ondivination,andtheoracles,and blackmagicandsoon.Butwhen mybuhinesswasdone,andIwasback inEngland,Ideterminedtomakein vestigationsformyself,soastohave first-handinformationformylectures. Itwasallrathersmallandsillyafter Indianoccultism,butIsetaboutit. Ibeganwithplanchette,asmistpeopledo,andwithsuccess.Iwrotefor hoursatatime,receivingsomecommunicationswhichconvincedme,asI wantedtobeconvinced,thatatall eventstheinformationsdidnotcome frommyownsubconsciousmind.I waspersonallysatisfiedthatIwasin communicationwithaspiritorspirits otherthanmyself.ButalthoughI wasundernoimpressionthatIwas talkingtotheangelsorpersonsin heaven-formycontrolsclaimedto speakfromwhatweshouldcallpurgatory,Iwasnot,atfirst,doubtfulof theirgoodintent.

NeatandNice

HowaFastidious"Oawtholic"SWIs. FatherHull,S.J..thewittyeditorof "TheUniverse,"recentlyreceivedthe followingsigned"poser"fromapro. sumably"refinedandwell-educated" person:Sir,-AgoodCatholic,refinedand verywell-educated,andusedtoclean habits,findsitdifficulttoattendto hisreligiousdutiesoncomingtoa newplace.HisreasonsfornotattendingMassonSundaysancjother daysofobligationareasfollows:-l. Noproperseatingaccommodationin theChurch.2.Churchnotkeptclean (actualcaseofdirtunremoved).3. Longservice.(HighMassandsermon everySunday;thelatterinalanguage foreigntohim).

DoyouthinkheisjustifiedinkeepingawayfromMassregularlyoneach oralloftheabovegrounds?Isit possibleforhimtoobtaina"Bull"or permissionfromtheparishpriestprthe BishopofthediocesewhichcanexempthimfromhearingMass?-Yours, etc.,(Signed).

CommentontheForegoingLetter.

"No.ThenHissilenceisthesilence thatfellafterHesaid:'Itisfinished.' ItisthesilenceoftheConqueror,for theconquestisaccomplishedinEternity,nomatterwhetherthebattlefis onlybeguninTime.GodissilentbecauseHehasalreadysaid:'Ihave overcometheworld.'Hesaidthat beforeHehadpaidthedebt-inTime: beforeHewascrucified,becauseHe saiditattheLastSupperwhenJudas wasjustaccomplishingHisbetrayal. Hesaidmore:Hesaid:'Now,isthe SonofManglorified'whenashameful deathlaybeforeHim,andeventhe apostleswouldforsakeHimandfly."

"That'salltrue,"hesaid."Mine eyeshavepreventedthewatches,and Iwastroubledandspakenot.Ihave beenthinkingofthedaysofold,and Ihavehadinmymindtheeternal years.Godisperfectlysilent.I crytoHim,butHemakesnoreply. AndthatsilenceisheavierthanIcan bear.Theworldisallawry.It's ignorantandunhappy.Thereisno peaceintheworld.AndyetGodis silent.Andthinkoftheeternal yearsofHisReign,andthedaysof old,whatafoolI'vebeen,andwhat coolsalmosteveryonehasbeen,and howweallhavenevergivenHima thoughtformonthsatatime,andwe goourownwaysandmakehavocof Hisworld,andHeneversaysaword. It'sweighingonme,thatsilence.One canhearit,inthenightwhenone's notfarfromdeath.It'stoobigfor me.YoubetterfetchthePhilosopher." metthePhilosopheronthestairs. "Wereyoucomingup?"Iaskea. "TheStrangerwantsyou." "Yes,"hesaid,wascomingup.' Hisswiftquietfootstepsdownthe landingwerestrangelygoodtohear. Thesoftestwhisperathisdoorwillalwaysbeansweredinamoment,but againandagainhemeetsyouonthe stairs.Itisasthoughhewereconscious,eveninhissleep,ofanyone needinghim.Ihaveneverseenhim half-awake,ortroubledbyasummons. TheStrangerwelcomedhimwitha gesture."Howyou'llenjoygoodnightswhen Iamdead!"hesaid."I'llnotlie awakeformoreofthesenightsthanI canhelp.Iamboredwithexistence. ComeandreadmeBaudelaire."

"Onahomoeopathicprinciple?"

ThePhilosopherstoodbesidehim, playingwiththecordofhisdressinggown,apparentlysleepy,butawaketo everysignoftheStranger'smood.The Strangersmiled,andpushedthelittle silk-boundlivretacrossthecounterpane. "Ontheprinciplethatanykindof humanutteranceisbetterthanthesilenceofGod:andBaudelairefeltthe silenceverywell."

ThePhilosopherthrewthelittle bookoutofthewindow. "Talksense,"hesaid."You'renot intheleastfeverish-you'rebelownormal.Youcangotobedifyoulike, Jane."

Thesickmanwasatthemercyof hismoodsto-night.Hisfaithwas overcast-Hewasenduringtheslow exhaustingofhisphysicallife,with allthesensitivenesstoheatandcold, thewanderingneuralgia,thethirstand hungeranddisgustoffood-allthe wearyailmentsofawornoutbody. Hisknowledgeoftheworldburntlike tinderunderhissarcasmandcynicism, andherealisedhisignoranceofeternalthings.Hisfaithhadbeenagreat andnobleloyaltytotheFaithofhis fathers,butHehadnotstudiedthat Faith,andnowheclunglikeachild toallHeknew-theMass,theGospels,thecrucifix,thebeadsthathad beenhismother's.Nothingeasedhim forlong,buttobetoldmoreabout eternalandmysticalthings,and,lackingthat,hewouldplaywithhispoems ofBaudelaireoroneofthevainelaborateagnosticsofthemoment,as thoughtoshowuptheirmiserablefolly besidetheundeniablefactofdeath.

Nowhesignedtometofillhishot waterbottleafresh,feelingthedawn chillinthewarmnightair.

"Onenight,aloneinthisroom,and sittingalittlenearertothefireplace thanIamsittingnow,Iaskedmy controlwhetheritwouldbepossible forhimtogivesomevisiblemanifestation.Theanswerinautomaticwritingwas:Yes.Ithenaskedhow;and Iwastoldtolooksteadilyintothe furthercorneroftheroom,pastmy prie-dieu,whichwastherejustthe samethen,becauseIalwaysprofessed faithinChrist.§oIdidasIwas bidden,andafteramoment,Isaw clearlybutnotdistinctly,afigure standingthereinthecorner.Iwas notsatisfied,butIasked,bymeansof theplanchette,thatitshouldcome nearerandshowitselfmoredistinctly. Theanswercameatonce:itcouldnot comenearerbecauseofthecrucifix whichhungbetweenus:Imusttake thatdown.

"Now,youmustrememberthatI wasnotaCatholicandthe'crucifix wasonlyaplasterfigureonawooden cross,unblessedandboughtinashop. Keentocontinuemyexperiment,I wenttotakeitdown.Themoment Ilifteditoffthenail,Icouldhardly holdit.Someone,likeaverystrong man,seemedtobewrestlingwithme forit.Iwasingoodcondition-I usedtorunmythreemilesbefore breakfast,andIwasafairlygood lightweightboxer,butIhadtoput forthallmystrengthtoholdit.

"Andthen-IrealisedthatIwasbeing askedtosurrendertheholiestsymboltheworldpossesses,andIknew whattodo.WithallmymightI heldit,andturnedandwalkedstraight uptotheapparition rightthrough it andoutoftheroomintomy bedroom.Therewasnooneinmy studywhenIreturnedtoenthrone Himagain."

ThePhilosopherpulledouthispouch andbeganfillinghispipe.

Oneoffhepricesonehastopayfor theuniversalityoftheCatholicChurch istheinconveniencewhicharisesfrom themixtureofpeopleofallranks, classesandqualitiestogetherin Church.Insettleddistrictsthings adjustthemselvesnaturally;peopleof variousclassesfindtheirrespective placestotheirmutualcomfort-for poorpeopledislikemixingwiththe richjustasmuchasrichpeopledislikemixingwiththepoor. Onewouldfancythatthe"refined, well-educatedandclean"Catholicreferredtowouldbeablesomehow, withthehelpofthepriest,toadjust himselftoenvironment.Ifheisnot theonlyrefined,wielVeducatedand cleanCatholicintheparish,hemight seekaplaceamongothersofthesame class.Ifheisuniqueintheassembly,perhapsthepriestmightlendhim achairoraprie-dieu.Fortherestit iswellnottobetoofastidious;and withalittlegoodwillandspiritof brotherhoodwiththepoor,thedifficultymightbesofteneddownorput upwith.

Secondly,aCatholicoughtnotto grudgethetimerequiredforHigh Mass.IntheearlyChurch,andfor abouteightorninecenturiesonwards, therewasnoMassexceptHighMass. LowMasswasquiteamedievalinvention;andeventhenitwasnotmeant forpublicservices.butonlyforprivateMassesofdevotion.

Asregardsthesermoninalanguage ofthegeneralityofthecongregation butunknowntothevisitor,thisis onlywhathappenseverywherewheneveramantravelstoaforeigncountry.NotouristinGermanywould thinkhimselfexcusedfromMassthere, becauseforsooththediscoursewasin German. Lastly,itisnotcustomarytoissue "Bulls"orformaldocumentsforgeneralexemptionfromMass.Thematterisdecidedonthemeritsofeach case.Ifthereisanabsoluteexcuse suchassickness,distance,compelling duties,etc..inthetvay,itbecomes "exemption."Iftheexcuseisnotabsolute,butrequiressomecondonation, thatisdonebytheconfessorbyword ofmouthandiscalled"dispensation" --givensofarandsolongastheexcuseholdsgood.

"Well,mydearPhilosopher,"hesaid. "IhaveteenarespectableCatholic.I havegonetoMassandmademy Easter,andIneverhadatastefor womenorwine,andInevermurdered anythingexcepttigers,andIhaven't talkedscandalaboutothersinners,but thisdyingisabusiessIhaven'tpractised.One'switsgetsharpened-like one'sbones.Jane,mylefthip-joint isboringthroughthemattress.There isaforcethatcomestomeandtries todepressmebackandbackinto hopelessnessandhorror.Itwalks aboutinthedarkness.Itistheterror inthenightofone'signorance.It talkstomeandthreatensme,andI appealtoHim,hangingthereonthe crucifix,butHeneversaytaword."

"No,"thePhilosophersaid. "He neveranswersbacktothefiend.He merelygoesonreigningfromtheCross. Wouldyouliketohearthestoryof thatcrucifix?"

"Iknow.Janepaintedit,the woundsan?lbruises.Shetoldme whenshewaspaintingmewithmethylatedspirits."

"Shedidn'ttellyouthestory,becauseshedoesn'tknowit.Ihad thatcrucifixbeforeIwasaCatholic."

"Ineverknewyouhadeverbeen anythingelse,"thesickmansaid withsomeinterest."Ican'timagine it-unlessyouwereaveryhumble sceptic."

"Whatdidyoufeel,whenyouwalkedthroughthething?"Iasked.

"AsthoughIwasatacross-road withfourwindsblowingonme."

"AndallthetimeHesaidnothing?" theStrangerasked

"ItledmeseriouslytolearnofHim, andIbegantostudyChristianmystic. ismmorecarefully,andbeforelongI camebacktotheFaith,butno:He didnotcomedownfromHisCrossor answerthemaword."

AbovethewoodsonthehorizonI couldseethefirstwelcomecolourof thedawn.The.sickmansawit,and restedhisheadamonghispillows,and Iknewthathiseyelidswouldyield suddenlytosleep,andthathisspirit wouldnotdisturbhimwithitsrestlessness.Heseemedtobelistening tothesilenceasthoughhefoundit good.

ButthePhilosopherfinishedhisown trainofthought.

"HisreplyisthereplyHemakesto allHisenemiesandtoours-toallwho thinktopreventHisultimatevictorythereplyHemadetoPilate:Heheld Hispeace."

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