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"A CHILD IS BORN, A SON IS Christmas, 1919 GIVEN to US" The Nativity The thatch on the roof was as golden, Though dusty the straw was and old, The wind had a peal as of trumpets, Though blowing and barren and cold, The mother's hair was a glory Though loosened and torn, For under the eaves in the gloaming A child was born. Have a myriad children been quickened, Have a myriad children grown old, Grown gross and unloved and embittered, Grown cunning and savage and cold:' God abides in a terrible patience, Unangered, unworn, And again for the child that was squandered A child is born.

Catholic Poets Sing their Praises of die infant Jesus

What know we of aeons behind us, Dim dynasties lost long ago, Huge empires, like dreams unremembered, Huge cities for ages laid low? This at least—that with blight and blessing, With flower and with thorn, Love was there, and his cry was among them, "A child is born. Though the darkness be noisy with systems, Dark fancies that fret and disprove, Still the plumes stir around us, above us, T 'le wings of the shadow of love: OP princes and priests, have you seen it Grow pale through your scorn; Iitige dawns sleep before us, deep changes, A child is born.

HE happiest of all our numerous feasts. the Nativity, rarely fails to stir the hearts of even the most cynical of us Little wonder then that it has proved a fertile source of inspiration for the poets of all This selection has been made generations principally from the work of our contempor aries—a twentieth century tribute to Chris' the Infant King

Christmas, and peace on earth; an Eastern tale Of shepherds and a star— Can these things, in our mocking age, avail A world grown old in war? Since Galileo opened up a night Too deep for hope to scan, The starry heavens no longer wheel their light To serve the need of man. There are no wings in that unfathomed gloom, Where now our eyes behold, World without end, and orderly as doom, The mist of suns unfold. Yet, to fulfil, not to destroy the law, The modern mages rose; And, round the deeper centre that they saw, A vaster cosmos flows. Oh, for a Galileo of the mind To pierce this inner night; And, deeper than our deepest dreams to find, The Light beyond our light;

(17,1ur rir_i3in \with thc Viraves Where angels sing, though not to the fleshy ear, From the Beautiful Painting by Pierre Mignard.

As over Bethlehem's Inn. Turn to thine own deep soul, if thou wouldst hear, The Kingdom is within. Eternal Lord, in whom we live and move: Whose face we cannot see; Soul of the Universe, whose names are Love, And Law and Liberty-. :-..onfirm our peace! There is no peace on earth, No song in our dark skies. Only in souls the Christ is brought to birth, And there He lives and dies.

And the rafters of toil still are gilded With the dawn of the stars of the heart, And the wise men draw near in the twilight, Who are weary of learning and art, And the face of the tyrant is darkened, His spirit is torn, a new king is enthroned: yea, the sternest, A child is born.

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According to St. Luke

And the mother still joys for the whispered First stir of unspeakable things, Still feels that high moment unfurling Red glory of Gabriel's wings. Still the babe of an hour is a master Who angels adorn, F.• -• •••antiel, prophet, anointed, A child is born. thou, that art still in thy cradle. ,:tin being crown for thy brow. N!, e answer, our flesh, make an answer, -. whence art thou come—who art thou? .\-t thou come back on earth for our teaching To train or to warn—? may we know? —knowing only T 7. A child is born. -G. K. CHESTERTON. geos.@-4.

Noel Or. a winter's night long time ago (The bells ring loud and the bells ring low), W hen high howled wind, and down fell 5ncw Carina), Saint Joseph he and Nostre Dame. hiding on an as, full weary came Frc.m Nazareth into Bethlehem And the small child Jesus smile on you. Ant.; Bethlehem inn they stood before (The bells ring less and the bells ring more), The landlord bade them begone from his door ( Cannon, Carina), "Poor folk" (says he "must lie where they may, For the Duke of Jewry comes this way With all his train on a Christmas Day." And the small child _Testis emile on P ir folk that may my carol hear (The bells ring single and the hells ring clear), See! God's one child had hardest cheer! (Carillon, Carina), Men grown hard on a Christmas morn: The dumb beast by and a babe forlorn, It was very, very cold when Our Lord was born. And the small child Jesus smile oil you. Now there were Jews as Jews must be (The bells ring merry and the bells ring free), But Christian men in a band are we (Carillon, Carina), Empty we go, and ill be. iight. Singing Noel on a winter's night: Give us to sup by the warni on you. A nd the small child Jesus BELLOC,'. -

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Blessed be Luke who gives the signs. And lets me read between the lines! With the manger in my mind I'm able To rear an angel-raftered stable. Dreaming of swaddling-clothes I know Who He is that dwindled so. St. Luke knew poets would supply Mary's Chaldean lullaby. —ALFRED BARRETT imace Daughter of the ancient Eve, We know the gifts ye gave and give. Who knows the gifts which you shall give, Daughter of the Newer Eve —Francis Thompson.

The Truant Cherub When I think of the breathless shepherd lads Hurry on to Bethlehem, I picture a truant cherub who Lingered on earth to go with them. And I fancy that Mother Mary smiled A smile of welcome when she saw This cherub child who stayed to see Her Baby Cherub in the straw.

A Churl's Song ofiChristmas A.D. 1300. To-morrow will be Christ's birthday, And we, poor churls, will all make gay And spend our Yuletide gaily: Nor out to plough the gafol plot, Or thatch the barley-ricks, I wot. Or sweat as we do daily. Or mast the hogs, or bank the ditch. Or skin the beeves, or salt the flitch. Or in the baths go redding: But we the tegs will fastle fast. Well-foddered, and till Yule is past, Toil none in tower or steading. And so, I prithee. merrie be, In joy of Christ's Nativitie; And wassail, wassail, wassail In honour of Our Lord and King. —PADRAIC GREGORY. ei:Dee+ .43.4ten

And surely she would hold it up. This tiny bit of fluttering wing. Above the loving ox's head, To kiss her Cherub-Baby-King. T. R. N. 'MAXWELL

The Christmas Tree Oh, the Christmas tree is the promised growth, The blossom of Jesse's rod! Oh. the Christmas tree is the evergreen tree, The eternal Son of God! The resplendent fruits of the Christmas tree Are the graces the God-man gave To a waiting world on that gladsome night He was born in the hillside cave.

Tht .- knelt before the Cnh and howd. And each a childless one: A man and wife, a white-haired priest, A tall boy, and a nun.

The lights that gleam on the Christmas tree Are the symbols of faith divine, That brought hearts of shepherds and kings to the crib And that brings your heart and mine.

They rose before the Crib and smiled: The miracle was done: Each rose and smiled and walked away— And each walked with a Son! —MYLES CONNOLLY.

Then, put in your home a Christmas tree And think on the Son of God, The Eternal tree, the Evergreen tree, The blossom of Jesse's rod. ' —RUTH MARY FOX.

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'h, when tites topniost stair is trod, And through the dark my spirit fares. , e near to brine my soul to God. St. •Joseph of the Attic Stairs. —SISTER MARY BENVENIITA

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Inspiration of Masters

MADONNA AND CHILD. The original is in the Corsini Gallery, Rome. . t k a typical masterpiece from the brush of This seventeenth cenliartholomew Murillo. tury Spanish artist was a great painter of seritiment. Ile understood that the true language of the Gospel was the language of the people. lie especially delighted in the merciful and tenAlone of the great aspects of the Gospel. pAnters of his race, his genius is tender, affectionate. He has the gitt anceihe instinct t• s tory-telling, together with the Italian sense of tine arrangement—a quality which he alone - .'ems to have possessed in his age.

THE MADONNA OF THE HARPIES This celebrated painting hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in l'I rence. It is the work of Andrea d'Agnolo, better known as Andrea del Sarto, by reason of his father's trade. He was born in Florence in 1487. and at an early age entered Andrea develthe school of Piero di Cosima. oped marked technical abilities, and achieved a reputation in France as well as in his native He died in Florence in 1531. land.

By Raphael Santi, in the Pitti Palace. Milan, This painter, born in 1483, was the greatest figure of the Italian Renaissance, and probably the most famous name in the history of painting. The son of a poet and painter, he evinced an early aptitude for that art which was to make His first master was his him so famous. Later 'he studied under Timoteo Viti fatherand in 1500 became Purugino's assistant. From this time on his career was one of uninterruptHe obtained soon a world-wide ed triumph. reputation, He died in Rome in 1520. aged 37.

VIRGIN AND CHILD. Detail from the fine study of 'St. Luke Painting the Virgin and Child,- by Roger Van der Weyden, who was born in Belgium at the beHis work exginning of the 15th. century. hibits deep religious feeling (far more than Van E yck's) and the figures in his paintings are invariably dramatic, animated and at times alOne of his children became a most tragic. This painting probably ,:arthusian monk. arose from the fact that the painter belonged to the Guild of St. Luke. He died at Brussels :a 1464.

THE HOLY FAMILY. The original is in the Louvre. Like most of C,orreggio's work, the figures are in wonderful perspective ..and the painter has given them He painted unparallel movement and grace. angels whose smile was that of happy human love and pictured,men in "sublime bliss and in the etremity of great joyousness."

Madonna In Art

THE HOLY NIGHT. This Madonna now hangs in the Royal Gallerv, Doesclen. It was paint:qe Ally Antonio Allegri, commonly known as noVreggio, where • Althoukh he achieved a he was born in 1494. great reputation, scarcely anything is known of his- life. . He does not appear to have • been famous among his contemporaries. He died in his native town in 1534- •

MYSTIC MARRIAGE OF ST. CATHERINE. Another example of Correggi, , - art, the prin. ciples of which prevailed in painting and sculpture all over Italy and France in the llth. and 18th. centuries. He is reckoned the most skilful artist since the ancient Greeks in the art His work is chiefly charof foreshorteningacterised by the radiant light which floods his :piotaires, antl for the delicate grading and This work modulation known as chiaroscuro, is in the Louvre, Paris.

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"Turn Thou the Mercy of Thy The Black Virgin Midnight An Historic Image and an English Epic yy of Montserrat Face O

NE in thy thousand statues we salute thee On all thy thousand thrones acclaim and claim Who walk in forest of thy forms and faces Walk in a forest calling on one name And, most of all, how this thing may be so Who know thee not are mystified to know— That one cries "Here she stands" and one cries "Yonder" And thou wert home in heaven long ago.

Next to the ruthless destruction of life entailed by the Red savagery, the worst feature of the Spanish Civil War has been the stark vandalism which has inspired the burning and pillaging of many historic shrines and churches which were notable works of art. Chief of the victims of the Red philistinism was the celebrated Monastery of Montserrat. birm : . hich houses the famous "Black Virgin." The foundation of this historic Benedictine Monastery a thousand years ago was due to the discovery of the miraculous Madonna by Bishop Gondemar, of Vich, in 880.

Burn deep in Bethlehem in the golden shadows, Ride above Rome upon the horns of stone, From low Lancastrian or South Saxon shelters Watch through dark years the dower that was thine

Ghost of our land, White Lady of Walsinghame, According to the beautiful tradition of Shall they not live that call upon thy name Montserrat, this image of Our Lady had been If an old song on a wild wind be blowing Crying of the holy country whence they came' carved by St. Luke, the Evangelist, and was brought to Barcelona about the year 30 A.D. With the Moorish invasion in by St. Peter. Root deep in Chartres the roses blown of glass Burning above thee in the high vitrailles, • statue was taken to Montvenerated the 717 On Cornish crags take for salute of swords serrat and concealed in the cave where GonO'er peacock seas the far salute of sails, Gondemar demar found it 160 years later. Glopming in bronze or gay in painted wood, resolved to take the image back with him to A great doll given when the child is good. Save that She gave the Child who gave the doll, Manresa, but (so runs the story) the image In whom all dolls are dreams of motherhood. So could not be moved from a certain spot. it was accepted as a heavenly sign and the I have found thee like a little shepherdess image remained. . . A stone cross near the Gay with green ribbons; and passed on to find Monastery of Montserrat marks to-day the Michael called Angel hew the Mother of God lodged. statue the where spot traditional Like one that fills a mountain with a mind: Molten in silver or gold or garbed in blue, From the chapel that was built about it Or garbed in red where the inner robe burns through, to contain it, a convent grew up, and about Of the king's daughter glorious within: Change thine unchanging light with every hue ;he year 976 this was enlarged and converted into a Benedictine Monastery, which became In 1935 celebrated throughout the world. ClothA with the sun cc standing on the moon the Monastery sufferefl spoliation and supCrowned with the stars or single, a morning star, Sunlight and moonlight are thy luminous shadows, pression. but except for this one calamity it Starlight and twilight thy refractions are, has endured through almost a thousand years Lights and half-lights and all lights turn about thee, renoNN ned for its sanctity, learning, and art Hut though we dazed can neither see nor doubt thee, Nor can man live without it treasures. Something remainsLoyola laid his sword prior to making the Nor can man find it bearable without thee. But above all else, the Monks of Montser- famous retreat and writing the Spiritual Exrat have venerated their own great Patroness ercises in the cave of Manresa. There runs a dark thread through the tapestries and Foundress. Our Lady of Montserrat. That time has woven with all the tints of time Something not evil but grotesque and groping Throughout all Spain She is revered, but by Catholic the of and The eyes of all Spain clear; not final; nor sublime; none more than the Catalonians. This devo- world, wounded by the woes of Spain, might Something not pattern of primal plant or tree dim as Quaint centre tion at the Monastery is the heart and well turn to the Black Virgin of Montserrat Or fish, the legless elfins of the sea, of all their activities. as this thine image in ebony in this Christmastide, imploring that She and Yet rare Being most strange in its simplicity. upon turn would Peace of Prince the in Her little The Black Virgin is to-day housed midnight “Cainarin"—a kind of hall decorated with that country "the mercy of their this image Rare as the rushing of the wild black swans which epic religious of Lady The the faces." Here paintings. many masterly remote and grim to pen we The Romans saw; or rocks Montserrat is enthroned, one of the most inspired the late G. K. Chesterton Where through black clouds the black sheep runs Over r eprint in this page. accursed celebrated images in all Spain. at And through black clouds the Shepherd follows him. worship to annually 100,000 pilgrims come B y the black oak of the aeon-buried grove ( To the veneration of Our Lady, which B her shrine. The image itself (as illustrated) Y the black gems of the miner's treasure-trove is small and carved in wood, well cut features, signalises the religious life of Montserrat, we Monsters and freaks and fallen stars and sunken— but the colour of a negress. and magnificent- have a similar curious counterpart in New Most holy dark, cover our uncouth love. ly adorned with robes and jewels. The Vir- Norcia where, behind the High Altar in the gin of Montserrat is the special patroness of Monks' Choir, hangs the Madonna seared with From thine high rock look down on Africa the Catalonians. In 1881, She was solemnly the flames which it is said to have averted 'The living darkness of devouring green unquenchable, crowned by Pope Leo X III. during a menacing bush fire in the days of The loathsome smell of life eves between blinking and brows low on of traditions great the shrine So upon this It Bishop Salvado. white folk find no place. where heart dark the On too that St. W estern monachism are carried on in the Old On the dark bodies of an antic race. These monasteries On all that fear thy light and love thy shadow, Ig-natius World and the New. of prayer," Turn thou the mercy of thy midnight face, "houses only c ontinue to be not paganism the against s stronghold but which threatens our modern This also is in thy spectrum: this dark ray:

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Beyond the deepening purples of thy Lent Darker than violet vestment; dark and secret 410. •411•11. IIHO. • Clot of old night vet cloud of heaven sent.: As the black moon of some divine eclipse. As the black sun of the Apocalypse, A s the black flower that blessed Odysseus back From witchcraft; and he saw again the ships

The Monastery In all thy thousand images we salute thee, Claim and acclaim on all thy thousand thrones Hewn out of multi-coloured rocks and risen of S tained with the. stored-up sunsets in all tones— If in all tones and shades this shade I feel Come from the black cathedrals of Castile Montserrat Climbing these flat black stones of Catalonia. To thy most merciful face of night I kneel.

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God, Who bring-est wars to naught and shieldest by Th power all who hope in thee, overthrowing those that assail them; help thy servants who implore Thy mercy, so that the fierce might of their enem ies may he brought low and Thr(Tigh we may never cease to praise and thank Thee. Lord Jesus Christ. Our —From the Roman

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ICAN only in a human sort of a way. and with all the limitations of clumsy mortal intelligence, conjure up before the mind's eye, as it were, a scene of great splendour, which happened thousands of years ago Countless white-robed in the firmament. thronged ngels the battlements of Heaven— a expectant. Yes, expectant—because from the inner courts of Heaven it had been announced that God would make the earth. It was going to be a beautiful Creaticn. Trees and plants would grow on its surface—strange more wonderful and more beautiful than anything on the earth, would be two human beings—a man and a woman.

Yes—because on the Man and the Woman ILGod would breathe and make them living ouls, just like God Himself.

Then the earth catne—a globe of dazzling .beauty—a glistening star with a myriad lights. Spellbound, the angels gazed at this new Plan They could see it of God's—His Creation. spinning through the firmament—swimming in the deep blue of the Heavens. "Gloria in excelsis Deo," they chorussed —and the heavens resounded with the trumpets of flaming seraphim. The man and the woman were on the earth. Yes, they were beautiful. The angels knew. They had seen God—and they could see His likeness in these two pure, white souls—His Creation.

This is a reverie but not a dream of the central fact of history wherein the transgression of our First Parents was repaired through the coming of the new Adam and the Greater Eve. "For, as by the disobedience of one man, many were sinners, so also by the obedience of one. many shall be made just."

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till the Judgment Day. Hell could not BRENNAN —on deceive men, for Christ would be always with

His Church, and His Church could only teach the Truth. God had spoken. Suddenly, from the darkness below there emerged a host of dark figures—winged, and Satan returned to his fiends, and they But Satan—the arch-demon—from afar swarming around the earth as if to devour or greeted the news of His triumph over the destroy it. They were demons from Hell— earth with a malignant roar. They SN1 4-ope d had heard. "God is going to give the human far, very far below. At their head was Satan dowt. and swarmed over the earth, and with race another chance," he told his demons. —the Prince of Hell—the arch-demon of that them came sickness and misery, death and From countless fiendish throats shrieks of rage went up—and the caverns of Hell rumbled How he loathed God! sin. lark, howling mob. and shook. "Not so." they screamed. "God Not long since he had been an archangel—ay, did not give us another chance. We will dein the very inner courts of heaven. He had The earth floated on in space. It was And the fiends—lashed to a known Gabriel and Michael—also archangels. no longer a world of dreams come true—it feat Him.' But he was now a fiend—ves. Satan and his was a wreck. Satan and his fiends dominated frenzy—strove with all their might to cling howling mob, fiends every one of them. They it. Human beings multiplied and spread all tighter to the human race—to frustrate any had defied God—rebelled against Him—and in over its face—they, built houses—then cities— move God might make. the fierce battle which had ensued, the heaven- then Kingdoms and Empires. They fought In the meantime, Gabriel. the archangel, ly hosts. under Michvl the Archangel, had savagely, killing and destroying each other. Gabriel was driven Satan and his fiends to Hell—their They robbed and looted to enrich themselves. had gone down to the earth. home forever. And their thrones in Heaven They looked for God and could not find Him. God's messenger. He entered the room of a J were vacant. In His place they made gods from wood and ewish maiden whose name was Marv. Mary was frightened. Gabriel saluted her and stone and worshipped them. "Hail said: full of grace, the Lord is wth why He plan—knew God's Satan knew of thee; blessed art thou amongst women." Then had made the new creatures. The man was Satan watched with a savage glee. "They he told her of God's plan—that she would conto be the head of a new race, which would eventually fill the earth. The man and the will be mine," he said. "I will be revenged ceive of the Holy Ghost, and would bring forth The human beings became worse a Son Whose name would be Jesus. He Woman would be very happy on the earth— on God." on—they became brutalised— would be great. and would be called the Son went time as no sickness, no pain, no misery, no death, and Mary was puzzled. and they would pass to heaven, body and soul. degenerate. And all the time Satan watched of the Most High. But Satan knew that God had planned to give —yes, Hell was ruling the earth. The human Gabriel reassured her. She replied: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it done unto me them and their descendants the vacant thrones race had lost its way. according to thy word." And the angels other the So were --and he was furious. seated in the battlements of Heaven chorusfiends. "No," they said, "we will bring the God saw all the misery on the earth, and ed: "Gloria in excelsis Deo." man and the woman. and their desc:lidants. to was moved to pity. He said: 'Mankind must Hell with us. We will cheat God. We will be My from everlasting darkness. saved have revenge on Him. Nolnul v shall oc- Son—the Second Person of the Blessed TrinMonths later a little star was darting Cr Dy ow- places i i Heaven." And flaming sera- through the night air. Men on the earth saw ity—will save mankind." phim announced to the angels seated on the it. and they wondered. The angels in the Satan knew that God had commanded the battlements of Heaven that mankind would heavenly battlements saw it—and followed it man not to eat of the fruit of a certain tree in be saved. "The Second Person of the Bless- —countless numbers of them. It came to the beautiful garden that He had given them ed Trinity will save mankind," they announc- rest over a tiny town called Bethlehem. A for a home on the earth. Satan was puzzled. ed. "He will remain God, but He will be- detachment of angels broke away from the How could he induce the man to break God's come truly a man, and will live on earth just main body and descended close to the earth. command. They decided on a plan. Satan as other men. He will be born of a pure Suddenly a bright light shed its radiance over w ould ‘-s fro to the earth. He would hide in the woman—the purest on earth—a virgin, who a stable. "Adoremus." sang the angels near garden, and watch the movements of the man will one day become Queen of Heaven. He the earth. The angels above heard the sigand the woman. He would try to tempt the will be named Jesus Christ. He will live in, nal. "Adoremus," they sang too. In the Woman first. He would say to her: "You and poverty, and will suffer an ignominious death stable a little Baby was born. They called the man will be like Gods, if you eat of this on a Cross to satisfy God's justice for the sins His name Jesus. That was the first Christfruit." And Eve believed him—but he lied, of mankind." And the angels—tier, upon tier mas—over nineteen hundred years ago. and the man and the woman were fooled. He11 of them—listened in awed wonder. They --P B. had scored its first victory over the earth. were told the earth would found a Socieyt— a Church which would spread over the whole December 25 was a day of festival in Engin and which would provide the means of on earth, —floated The earth went on its way space —but how changed that first victory of salvation to men and women who wanted to land long before the country's conversion to He would inaugurate the Sacra- Christianity. St. Bede the Venerable relates the demons had made it. God was angry. be saved. means of Sanctifying Grace. He that "the ancient people of Anglia began the thy ments--the earn By the sweat of thy brow, shalt thou bread. Thou shalt die," He said to the man. would institute a perpetuation .of His sacrifi- year on December 25 when we now celebrate The countless angels, who thronged the bat- cial death on the Cross. 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AUSTRALIA'S BETHLEHEM When Christ was the Only Priest in the Land Father O'Flynn and the Leaving of the Blessed Sacrament

HROUGHOUT the comparatively brief history of the Church in Australia one of its outstanding features has been. and still is, the devotion of the laity to the Blessed Sacrament. But a few weeks ago Adelaide was afforded the spectacle of a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of And this in a country which, in the city. he words of one of the early Governors, Macuarie, was to be for ever Protestant. This devotion is not at all surprising to 10 th-pse who understand the Catholic faith. and it is still less surprising when we realise that for many months the only Priest in Australia was Our Blessed Lord Himself in the Blessed It would seem that the love Sacrament. the early pioneers bore for Him, when their earthly priest was deported by a despotic Governor, has grown through the years. until it is now one of the outstanding characteristics of the Church in Australia The story of the le:!ving c:! the Blessed Sarament by Father Ci'Flynn. and the surv jvpi ^; +hp Fnith through the dark and gloomy days of the early settlement of this country is but too little To unfold the story we known. must travel through time and space to Rome in the year 1816. In this year Father Hayes. an Irish priest. was in Rome. His brother, for complicity in the "Rebellion" of '98,. had been transported to Botany Bay, and 'Mather Hayes had received from him him heartrending accounts of the desolate state of the Catholics in the settlement. In the same year. 1816. a Trappist, Father Jeremiah O'Flynn, returned to Rome from the West Indies. Whether Father O'Flynn volunteered or was persuaded by Father Hayes is not known. but on August 19, 1816, a memorial was presented to His Holiness, "requesting the secularisation of Jeremiah O'Flynn; and that he be sent as Prefect to Botany Bay in New Holland." This memorial was favourably received, and on September 9. 1816. letters patent were issued confirming his appointment as Prefect of the mission of "Bottanibe." (sic).

Special to The Record- by A Turner For about six months Father O'Flynn managed to avoid leaving his mission, but on May 5th., he was informed by letter that be would have to leave on the "David Shaw," which was to sail on the 15th. On the same day, the 5th., he replied that he would hold himself in readiness, but that he was leaving Macquarie at for Windsor for a few days. once ordered his arrest, and on the 15th. May, O'Flynn was arrested ard lodged in the c•mimon gaol until the ship sailed, about ten days later. L.1) to this portion of our narrative, all accounts are in accordance, but from this time. though the various authorities are agreed in broad outline, they differ in detail. It is certain that Father O'Flynn did leave the Blessed Sacrament behind when he was expelled. but did he leave it voluntarily or involuntar-

Blessed Sacrament to be a solace and a succour to those deprived of priestly ministrations. It is certainly strange that Father Therr) who arrived in the colony only two years after Father O'Flynn's enforced departure should make no mention of the leaving of thk! Blessed Sacrament. This, however, does no, prove that It was not left, but merely that Father Them, was not cognisant of the fact. What, then, became of the Sacred Species? There is no doubt whatever that if any priesi came to the colony, he would, immediately on finding the Host unattended, consume it. On November 19. 1819, the French shii2, "L" rranit.' called al Sydney and stayed there :or over a month. During their stay, the officers ot tht ship, including the chaplain. :edged on what is known as Chureh Hill, quite close to the house in which it was reserved Th-2re is nothing more likely than, when the chaplain learned the facts, he consumed the Host This wouF: explain and celebrvtd Mass. Unforthe hiatus in the records. tunately ,on its return voyage, the "L'Uranie' was. wrecked, and all As the consumphands were lost. tion of the Host would be a matter of routine, it would not be recorded by the Davis's, in whose house was the Sanctuary. It is interesting to note the present whereabouts of the relics of this The Sisters of Charity incident. possess the pyx-cover, the 1.1,,x in which the Blessed Sacrament was preserved is now a tabernacle in t. AnPatrick's Church in Sydney. '':kilother portion of the box forms portion of the antepedium of an altar at Manly Ecclesiastical Seminary, while the episcopal throne at Adelaide was made from a beam in the room in which the Blessed Sacrament was kept.

There have not been wanting writers who see the miraculous in the preservation of the Sacred Host for that period of eighteen months. In the dry, clear climate of this country, however, the preservation the Host may quite likely be due of immedi Father O'Flvtin almost to But the marvelcauses. natural man. he where a tely left for Ireland. not by any means is least at lous aged to raise £200, no small sum in wanting. grant that the preus Let of those days, and the then state servation Sacred of the Species was in time no Ireland. He wasted Now due to natural phenomena. find Ireland, and in January. 1817. a at us the for moment glance let auhim in London. trying to obtain conditions in of New Catholics South Col.the thority for his mission from Wales at this time. Practically all, This was refused by onial Office. mobi if not all, the Catholics in the counIt is clear that 111111ord Bathurst. try at that time were convicts, and as refusal O'Flynn did not regard this such were under convict discipline. as. final and without even a passThis included compulsory attendance port he sailed for Anstralia on April at the services of the "Established 13, 1817. arriving on November 9. h." absence from which was Churc ar his to The only reference 1817 by the triangles and. the punished riva, in contemporary documents is cat. the cells, and even by de(lark CaAdelaide Throne, Episcopal ,nd Pyx Sacred of Cover Silken Top: In the "Sydney Gazette.** of N overnto portation that hell-hole Port thedral, Below: Altar, St. Patrick's College, Manly, and Tabernacle at "Diary" Macquarie's ber 15th. Pymble. See Letterpress, Arthur. These conditions existed for thirty his mentions him once, on the no with years, priest or advise. ' And to help was For how long Where was It left? departure. "O'Flynn, the parish priest, fly:the faith did yet not is the mardie! There consumed? It was was It left, and by whom this day sent back to England." There, if you like, is the miracle! It is in these details that the various authori- vellous! In spite of opposition, in spite of bigot..v and Throughout his career F..`her O'Flynn ties differ. intolerance the faith survived ;,1 these sturdy seems to have been singularly tin. .)rttinate in Catholics and it is to them, in no small deree, A fter reading the various accounts carehis experiences. He landed at Sydney. a O'Flynn that we owe our faith in Australia to-day. Father that appear it when would fully, Popish" priest, without credential:, just His M ay we be worthy of their sacrifices, and may left the Sacred Species deliberately. Macquarie, a bigoted despot, h, ! been cenright to leave It or not does not concern us. we, in these days of uncertainty, be as staunch A despot. sured for certain of his actior.o. to our faith as were our forefathers. in the The fact remains that he left It. Let us adleast of all men, can withstan I - censure, and imwas so when Our Blessed Lord Himself -was in doing action days his mit that even credentials. on learning that O'Flynn had no the only Priest in the land. prudent, but there is little doubt that his feelMacquarie at once "took it out of the cat." He ordered O'Flynn to return by the boat ing for his compatriots was such that he did Christmas was not among the earlier as he, at the time. and on the spot, judged Which had brought him, and in the meantime. of the Church. feasts Before the 5th. cenprotremendous a with was faced He priestbest. his of to refrain from the celebration tury there was no general agreement of Opinblem. When he left there would be no priest ly offices. O'Flynn. from this time until his nearer than the Cape of Good Hope. and I ion a, to when it should come in the Calen1.deportation, only celebrated Mass in a private dar. whether on .Iantiary 6. March 25. o Dc dozen for one prefer to believe that he shut his eyes "Worn, and never before more than a 25 "ember the left, and theology, teaching of to , the er P -sons.

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"Truth.- said St. Augustine, "is not false(By ARNOLD LUNN.) _\ MILIENANSCHLUSS (access to the because spoken with untuneful accent." hood family) is a word which is often used to find this sentence in a passage in will You clinch a bargain between a German which St. Augustine describes his recoil from Hausfrau and a paying guest. The prospecacademic heresies of the Manichees tothe tive P.G. dismayed by the smallness of his the broad humanity of the Faith. wards bed-sitting-room and the poverty of the furniSt. Augustine not only condemns by But ture insists that he is being asked to pay -too the aesthete who attaches too implication odation. accomm modest high a price for very much importance to culture, and also the lowThe Hausfrau bridles indignantly. brow who affects to despise culture; he in"But the price includes not only the beds sists that a thing is not necessarily true besitfamily the to admits and meals, but also it is crudely expressed, nor necessarily cause life." social family and -room ting false because it is gracefully expressed. The P.G. has the run of the house and can "Just as good and bad food may be sery listen in to the family wireless. ed up in graceful or in ugly vessels, so truth I remember discussing the Church with a and falsehood may be expressed either in friend who was beginning uneasily to suspect True, true. beautiful or in uncouth phrases." that Catholicism was probably and Mass to been had He In this as in all other things the Catholic tive. but unattrac You are family preserves the golden mean. disliked the Irish priest, had been scandalised prig, critical the to He fire. wrong, says the Church by an old-fashioner sermon on hell thinks she Our of because statue woman old gaudy the a rather at to despise had sniffed the waxen doll beautiful. Piety is more imLady, and had contrasted Cranmer's prose a You are wrong, in portant than good taste. with the English prayers which he found to despise puritan, may the ism to Church "Catholic . the devotion says Catholic book of beauty, for beauty is a mirror which reflects, be true," he said, "but your Church gives too The sacrifice however dimly, an aspect of the eternal God. little and charges too much. great." That Catholicism must be a synthesis--a which you ask is too wax doll synthesis, if you wish-masterpiece "The price may be high," I said, "but A RNOLD 1.1 - NN. has never been expressed with more exquisite you have the run of the house." f elicity than in Tyrrell's marvellous essay, To become a Catholic, I explained, is to a As Faith. on Catholicism," an essay which the of "Reflections family the to have access HE Christmas season is domestic; and I was an undergraduate. and when read I Catholic you will have the run of the hotise. for that reason most people now preSt. have converted me to Catholicwith would wireless which You can listen in to the pate for it by struggling in tramcars, had I been a Christian. spot, the on ism . . . Prancis. standing in queues. rushing away in trains, "Again, we feel that Catholicism is. in "And turn Torquemada out of his easy crowding despairingly into tea-shops, and tendency, a religion of all levels of. spiritual chair." retorted my friend. "I'm not sure I wonderina when or whether they will ever get . Anyhow opment, and not of one only; that it has much. devel very family like your t) not know whether some of them home. Ido for babes and meat for adults; thw it milk ishould hate to be a paying guest, and if disappear for ever in the toy department or myself." in which the simplest and the language to a was. I should want a sitting-room simply lie down and die in the tea-rooms; but converse with Heaven on sense hold much can st had subtle never have The English by the look of them, it is quite likely. Just the shallowest themes and the deepest. of Furope as a family. Even when England before the great festival of the home the wnoi. And this range and versatility commends it wa- Catholic their insularity was noted in population seems to have become homeless. a in dor us as a product of experience. of God ambassa to Venetian 149S by a shrewd It is the supreme triumph of industrial through Nature; and not a device working despatch to the Doge. n that, in the huge cities which seem civilisatio We should find a themof of human reflection. "The English are great lovers to have far too many houses, there is a hopetic or a more exly aristocra exclusive them; to g more belongin ng everythi selves, and of less shortage of housing. For a long time clusively popular religion hard to reconcile they think that there are no other men than past great numbers of our poor have become with the universalism of Christ's spirit. themselves, and no other world but England; practically nomadic. We even confess the r. foreigne "If there is much that offends my taste, e handsom a and whenever they see fact; for we talk of sonic of them as Street what right have I to make my subjective they say that 'he looks like an Englishman,' and Arabs. needs a standard for all, so long as I am that 'it is a great pity that he should not be But this domestic institution, in its preof partake It is not enough that my religion free? they when an Englishman' : and sent ironical phase, has gone beyond such nor- snits me. it must suit mankind; it must him, ask , they foreigner a with any delicacy The feast of the family mal abnormity. cater for all—just as the State mu st look to ' whether such a thing is made in their coun- turns the rich as well as the poor into vagaor 5 give the interests of every class, and no only to sooner And they would try? They are so scattered over the bebonds. a for ment mine. entertain an provide 6 ducats to wildering labyrinth of our traffic and our "I could not be satisfied with a religion person. than. a groat to assist him in any dis- trade, that they sometimes cannot even reach the g , however much of it did for me, did exceptin which tress. . . . Of the English few, the tea-shop; it would be indelicate, of course, for the masses or for the classes— ng letters." nothi of study the clergy, are addicted to to mention the tavern. They have a difficulty for It is. of course, much easier to despise in crowding into their hotels, let alone separ- too academic for the former, too barbaric must all or spread.f board The nothing latter. the f oreigners if you never read, and know ating to reach their houses. I mean quite the have every sort of fare, so that each may of their culture. I remember once meeting reverse of irreverence when I say that their find something. though none can find every- tresa a cheerful young man who had been only point of resemblance to the archetypal tour. thing. to his taste and requirement. r ound Italy On a personally conducted Christmas family is that there is no room for selected had he "It is no small gain to be forced into one and who confided in me that them at the inn."—G. K. Chesterton, in "The stop not did it because question the tour in pale and communion with spiritual sorts Thing." more than two days in any one place. Two and conditions so unlike our own, and to be compelled to bear with and learn from us, days in Venice. one in France. two in Rome when "the Pope and his followers seceded and one in Naples. and thus to overcome our mental insularhistorian the as ," England of Church the from -"Of friend. my ity." said "Quite enough, too," puts' it, the European course, if you're 'arty,' you may need longer, of "1066 And All That" No man had a keener sense of the value them. with went family mile a but T hate picture galleries, and I run of Familienanschluss than Tyrrell. It was beThere is a faint flavour of the provincial when people start telling me about the influhe could never be satisfied with seccause e ven in the greatest of our Protestant writers, tarianism after he had once known the unience of the pre-Rafaelites on Rafael." lism wdlich you do not find in that he refused I admired this young man. He knew a provincia The English- versal appeal of the Church in Shakespeare. and haucer than C more is he had been e xactly what he liked, and that after Church other any join to to the Church of Chaucer remost people know. I thought of many mis- man who returns Rome. by unicated excomm es the Familienanschluss with the erable people whom I have watched mean- establish There is a tragic pathos in his essay. "Rethe Faith, and this is not the least of fear family for dering mournfully round art galleries on Catholicism,' which he wrote after flections es which 'await the lest they should "'miss something." that haunt- wonderful . of the experienc !he trouble had begun. an essay which coning bogey of the personally-conducted. And convert. urm s the verdict of those who believed that I shall not easily forget the joy of revisitGod forbid that those who like to stop more modernistic about Tyrrell . I remember going there was nothing than one day in Florence should assume airs ing Venice as a Catholic tortured. diseased liver. poor. his g exceptin one of the churches with a non-Catholic then, is not a mufamily, Catholic of complacency, for of all forms of complac- into The his attention to a notice requesta human family in but ency. cultural complacency is the most odious. and drawing of saints, exhibit seum sernot to walk about during the sinners all feed and s I mention this incident because it helped ing visitors publican saints. which Still less is this family me to understand why so many travelling vice. table. same the from "Visitors,'I said, "that's you." Englishmen have no craving whatever for that lust as the Frani a club for the cultured And on leaving the church I stepped aside felt I Titian's for familienanschluss. the lack of which Madonna, only not finds a place Even in to allow my friend to pass out first. long before I became a Catholic. famCatholic the so oll, d wax the for also Yes, it was good to feel that one belonged but the days when I was still writing against the and for the peasant Titian for place a rinds ily Titian and the old Church, I realised that Cologne Cathedral and to the family of Bellini and so little oc Tit;an's masher prayers woman who thought saying was who woman Venetian together St. Mark's and Chartres are linked before a wax doll, sup- terpiece. by a kind of supernatural relationship. Even with great devotion Continued ,)11, Paw' s. in those days T was beginning to guess that erb in its rich defiant gaudines

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‘i;Ite Iterurb King George was taken from us in May, but what he stood for will abide. When his son, in his first official utterance as King, announced his purpose to "follow in my father's footsteps," he gave us the best of all pledges . for the coming reign. Within a hundred, all. but two, years three Sovereigns of the most widely diverse personal characteristics, Victoria, Edward VII., and George V., have succeeded in making the British monarchy a thing unique in the world. And, during the reign of the last of them, the old thrones of Christendom have fallen, save the British—for the other monarchies are modern, created anew upon modern lines. We see the curious result in the stately pageantry, r edolent of history in every smallest detail, that marks our public life, as at the Proclamation and the Coronation. It survives among a people least of all disposed to view that kind of thing mystically, a people realist in their sense for the actual problems of the day, yet they take a real if half-conscious pride in it, and an ever fresh interest. Why? Because these things are a syni• hot

No hero of the Great 'War received a more rapturous welcome home than did Father Damien When his body, ninterred f rom its lonely grave on the Island of Molokai, reached Antwerp early in May in the sailing vessel Mercator at the end of its long long journey from the South Seas and across the Atlantic. In the name of the Belgian nation, King Leopold welcomed the Apostle of the Lepers back to his native land as a national hero. Dense crowds lined the streets to watch the passing of the body to the Cathedral This was no funeral procession. There was not a hint of mourning: the hearse was draped in white, the horses that drew it were white, and even their harness was white. Hags were flying everywhere, but nowhere at half mast. It was a gala day, a day of pub. lit. vejoicint;

In March, Senor Angel Herrera decided to enter the priesthood. One of tI4 outstanding figures of Catholic Spain, Herrera had been for a quarter of a century editor of "El Debate." and under his direction it became one of the greatest Catholic newspapers in EuHerrera also organised the Catholic rope. Party, and so directed the political activity of Spanish Catholics. Gil Robles was his disciple. Herrera has three brothers Jesuits. He will devote himself to the training- of priest -counsellors for Catholic Action.

The well-known Catholic historian and economist, Mr. Christopher Hollis, was appointed in September an adviser on economic-, and financial affairs to the U.S. Government. The appointment was made by President Roosevelt after he had read Hollis' "The Breakdown of Money." In the Presidential elections of the United S tates, held at the beginning of November, Franklin Roosevelt was returned to office by Although not a an overwhelming majeirity. Catholic, Mr. Roosevelt's policy has been unmistakably based on the Papal Encyclicals His success must be hailed as a triumph for Christian social theory. Father Charles Coughlin, America's "Radio Priest." received a semi-official rebuke personalifrom Vatican City for engaging in visit holiday ties over the air. Following a anwas it States. the to of Cardinal Pacelli's retire would Coughlin Father that nounced from political radio activity.

With the mother watching at t he graveside, the body of Guy De Ftnitgalland—a saintly 11year-old French boy, who died in and for whose beatification 2,250,000 Catholics have petitioned the Holy Father—was exhumed at the end of March at Die, France. .\n examination of the body showed that although the in had turned somewhat yellow. the hair. eyebrows and eyewere in the same condition as they were during the boy's life. His little blue eves were open. The exhumation was supervised by Mgr. Pic, Bishop of ValThe boy's mother. the Comtesse de Fontgalland, was one ence. of a large gathering around the grave. She has written to a friend in London descriTling the strength she received from Guy t o Nvitness the long ceremony. "He entered my soul" writes the Comte-se. The exhumation marks the closing of the informative process in the beatification cause. All the documents are being sent to Rome. Meanwhile. the ly,y's body lies in a little chapel at the back of the crypt in the senior seminary of the Valence diocese

Two Careers Renounced The appointment of two Rural Deans was announced by His The recipients of these honGrace the Archbishop in October. ours were: Very Rev. Dean Reidy, V.F., and Very Rev. Dean Gilroy, V.F. Both priests have been in the diocese for over 30 years, and their appointment was received with pleasure by many friends in all parts of the State.

On March 27, Miss Eileen Joyce returned to this State after years of study abroad tf-eipsig and England, hailed as perhaps the w orld's leading woman pianist. A fter a six mouths' triumphant tour of the Common wealth, a sensation was caused in musical circles by the announcement that Miss Joyc( would soon renounce her career in favour of marriage.

ARCHBISHOP IIAYDEN, Died October 2nd, GILB ERT KEITH CHESTERTON. Died June 14th. MONSIGNOR VE RUNG, Died August 1st,

Pnilip Harg-reave. the ho- Nvonder of Ade !aide, also decided to give up his musica career to devote himself to the . tticly of medi eine.

On Sunday, June 28, His Grace the Archbishop received from the hands of Rt. Rev. Dr. O'Collins, Bishop of Geraldton, the Pallium brought from Rome by His Excellency the Apostolic Delegate. This vestment of wool is the most significant of all that an Archbishop wears, because it t ypifies admission to share in the supreme pastoral authority of the Pope. and consequently full and harmonious unity with the Head of the Church.

In May. the body of Archdeacon Lecaille. a pioneer priest of the Geraldton Diocese, was exhumed from the graveyard of St. Joseph's Orphanage. at the instigation of the Bishop of Gerald On the 30th -kugust it ton. was entombed in the new mortu. ary Chapel of the Holy Ghost, at Archdeacon Lecaille Ctakarra laboured in the Geraldton DioHe died cese from 1865 to 1900 in Perth in 1908.

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By the Ormonde on September 1 5th.. arrived from Holland live Latlie- of the Grail, to establish this modern movement in :\ustralia. The Catholic women of Perth had the honour of extending to the Women of Nazareth the first welcome to Australi:oi shores. A reception was tekakred in the form of a luncheou at -the King Edward Hotel, at which the leader, Dr. Van Kersterger, outlined the objects and methods of the Grail.

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fidelity becau, of an overdose of Father HRISTMAS is coming,' • sa\ - the Christmas in their childhood. song of the small boys, and the Modern Rejection of Child Christ Father Christmas and the Christmas tree phrase has become an evergreen Protestant German origin, and were alat of seems decided however, Everybody, quip. For Father Christmas most unknown in England100 years ago. They on the fact that Christmas is not what it was; were introduced along with other trappings of the life or force of the anniversary has declinL.) H. (By Germany about the time of Albert Protestant in this sense and to detline; and continues ed the Good, when it was fondly hoped that the the small boys might well be singing, "Christmas is going." Readers of the nineteenth cen- pute, but the little boy returned home fully great Nordic Anglo-Saxon Protestant peoples tury novelists, or Charles Dickens or Wash- convinced that Christmas was the birthday of of England- and Germany would rule the world as one great nation. Unfortunately ington Irving, may obtain an idea of the com- Father Christmas. t he Nordic Anglo-Saxon race proved even less Abuse of Simple Faith. 6 fort and lavish cheer that surrounded the great : The modern cult of Father Christmas can real than Father Christmas and has now van•feast only a century ago in England, and yet Mil- ished, but Father Christmas is still with us. both these writers bitterly lament that the he. and often is, definitely pernicious. Christmas they describe is only a shadow of a lions of children believe with passionate inten- His survival is, of course, partly due to the What then shall one say ,ity in the objective existence of the kind old fact that he suits the pagan spirit of the times. former substance. For there is little doubt that, like most philof the Christmas we know? It is evidently Anthropists, tile old gentleman is a thoroughlittle more than a vestige of earlier and happagan at heart.and knows nothing of the faced ST OF MYRA NICHOLAS with t :i To-day we celebrate, pier times. Even further removed from infant Christ. a conscious and rational joy, but as slaves to real Christianity is the commercialism which custom. Because it is the custom we spend fattens and battens on the Christmas spirit of more than we can afford in Christmas boxes, good-will. In many large shops in Perth one giving to some with love, but to others grudgmay see hordes of mothers sending their chil"God rest you merry gentlemen. let ingly. dren up to visit Father Christmas, the real and ,sur nothing you dismay, for Jesus Cio.!s the true. and to pour out their childish hearts says Day," on Christmas born was ur, Savio t o him, while mother surreptitiously pays her the old song, but a good many of es are tilled 3d. or 6d. for the privilege. The present-day with dismal, when we compare the size of our Christmas is surrounded by an atmosphere of we ‘‘siorn must to of those list with the purse profit from buying and selling, and this is the give Christmas boxes. We hay our doubtS breath of its life. about God, and the birthday if Jesus Christ The Catholic Christmas. few are There little. very means Our Saviour There is no reason, however, why Caof it I fear past the stage of childhood or tholics should not celebrate a Catholic Christyouth that look forward to Chsistmas with the Christmas is the feast of the Child mas. we ought. teal ;,leasure that Jesus, therefore of children and the pure of heart. It is the feast of Mary the Mother, Capital From a Past Culture. therefore of love, holiness, and the family. As It has been more than once pointed out in all feasts, the thing to strive for is the attainthat our present European civilisation, and ment of real, positive joy, having a,s its centre particularly that of the English speaking counthe Liturgy of the Church. Catholics should tries, is only kept alive by the remains of its observe the vigil of Christmas as a day of s trict fast and abstinence, despite the temptaonce rich Catholic culture. We are living on tions of Christmas trees and Christmas parties. our Catholic capital. Christmas is one of the During the .Christmas seaon there is a great obvious illustrations of this great truth. The rich treaChristmas season that we know is the dwind- The authentic Santa Claus is a Catholic Saint. opportunity for the display of the sures of Catholic art which have been written ling remnant of a rich legacy. Like the venaround this time. Some of the beauerable ruins of a pre-Reformation Abbey, it Christmas plays, both ancient and modr emains as a reverend source of inspiration gentleman. They see him in shops. :all: to tiful long after it has ceased to live and be under- him ; they write him letters, their parents sol- ern, could be played in public by a dramatic orThe spirit of Christmas should stood. It is still beautiful for what it is, but emnly vouch for his existence, and sure enough ganisation. the thing that was is far more beautiful. The on the fateful morning there are the solid and centre round the Church and the home, round Christmas festivities at Dingley Deil o, indisputable evidences of his visit. When t he Child and the Mother. It is the time very seem ago century e all others for divided families to gather Bracebridge Hall a disillusionment come it comes only too often abov the old roof and round the festive board, under robust and full-blooded compared to sur own as a psychological shock. One of the very rather pitiful. efforts, but the festi.-itics at corner-stones of child life is shattered. Some- for love and hope and joy. Every Catholic Dingley Dell were but lingering relics from times the whole edifice, of belief tumbles to the should celebrate Christmas in the hope and that his non-Catholic neighbours. celethe days when holidays were Holy !)ays, and ground. The importance of these early in- belief Christmas the greatest of the lot. The real fluences in the child psychology is nndoubted- brating they know not what in a vague tradiand authentic Christmas was a Catholic Christ- ly very great, and I personally believe that not tion that they cannot explain, may one day mas. and has not been seen since the days of a few children have grown into a life of in- - -member NV1-1V they are doing it. M erry England. which was a Catholic Eng lam!. Just what foryl was taken by the celeMELROSE ABBEY brations in mediaeval times is a matter for antiquaries to argue about, but this much is certain, that, apart from Catholicism, we can never have anything but a painful parody of Christmas. and that as we approach close to Catholicism, so we will approach to a living and real ceebration of the Birthday of its Founder. 66

Words and their associations have a strange power. The word "Mass," as applied to a religious ceremony, has a strange morbid and unholy meaning to the average non-Catholic. He would almost as soon be seen at a witches' sabbath as at a "Mass." Y et Christmas. the word with the most cheery and wholesome associations in the language, simpIy means the Mass, which is in a special Christ's own Mass. For the Catholic, it can at least be said that the Mass is still the cenFor the tre of his Christnias celebrations. c ommunity as a whole. however, Christmas is r apidly becoming- a non-religious celebration The Child Christ has been replaced by Father Christmas. Father Christmas is a• very estimable old man in his way. hut at the present day he looms far too largely in the young mind. The other day I had occasion to discuss the matter with a small boy, who had just returned from the celebration of his first Christmas • party at school. There was a Christmas tree, and t ere was Father Christmas. The school was t Catholic school of well-merited good re-

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In her broad humanity the Church is infinitely more human The humthan the humanist. anist complacently conscious of his cdture is a prig, and Pride, which is only an acute form of priggishness, heads the list of moral sins. The Church. indeed, never tires of reminding her most gifted sons that culture is not an asset which entitles them to put on airs; but a debit which they can cancel only by service to God, a talent for which they will have to render account. "All evil." said St. Thomas Aquinas, "is a mistaking of Art itself means for an end." may administer to evil if the artist takes for his motto "Art for art's sake," but the artist who remembers that every member of the Catholic family, from the most gifted to the most philistine, ‘vill ultimately he judged by the same exactin standard. the standard of personal holiness, may yet qualify for admission to the company of St. Thomas Aquinas, of Fra Anelico and Dante, and of al! those philosophers, poets and irtists wh- have used the genius which God gave them to the greater glory of God and of His most holy Church

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Dardanup CONVENT SCHOOL CONCERT. on Tuesday evening, November 17, tht Dardanup Town Hall presented an animated appearance, the occasion being the annual concert of the ConThe hall was vent of Mercy pupils. tilled by an enthusiastic audience, and the stage decorations of beautiul flowers and fern (the work and skill of the Sisters) was in complete harmony with the high standard of entertaixunent The Dardanup Convent presented. School concert has deservedly gained a high reputation for its fine presentation, and the all-round efficiency of the young artists. This year's concert was well up to standard, and the keen critics even assert that for conception and ability of the children to interpret their parts, this concert exceeded previous efforts. Ae opening chorus, "We'll Fight d For Our Australia,- was well rendere A pianoforte by the school pupils three trio, "Little Reapers," played by of the youngest children at school, GalMisses Mallaboni, Gardiner, and lagher, demonstrated the keen training The following they had received. Little item was a dialogue, entitled "A The respective parts Argument." B. were ably interpreted by Master Pole Holland and Miss 13. Harris. The very efDrill, by the senior boys, was fective. MasA dialogue, "Dr. Cureall," with doctor, te Mat Harris as the genial his and Angelo Rechichi as "Joey." Dr, man. nd right-ha and r waite practice Cureall had set himself up in He soon to do as his name implied. unfortunhad plenty of patients, but, sevately, his prescriptions were too thin, ere. they made the "too fat" too multhe and vice-versa, which brought d titudes wrath down on his wretche Joey, he head, but with the help of and straightened things out happily 1( ,cal eventually won the heart of the beauty.

BUSSELTON PARISH. liusseiton: Mass every Sunday at 8 "clock.

December 20: Yuongarilup, at 10 o 'clock. Christmas Day: Busselton. at midnight; Capel, at 8 o'clock; Nannup, at 11 o'clock. December 27: Cowaramup. at 10 o'clock. January 1: Busselton, at 8 o'clock January 3: Quindalup, at 9,30 a.rn. January 10: Cape!, at 10 o'clock. January 24: Cowaramup, at 10 o'clock Visitors to Yallingup, Quindalup and Dunsborough Beaches will find Quin clam p Hall very convenient. BTJNBURY. Bunbury: Masses on 'Sundays at 7 a.m. and 9.30 arn. Australind and Picton: Alternate Sundays, at 8.30 a.m. Christmas Day: Masses in Bunbury at midnight, 8 a.m., and 9.30 a.m.

ALBANY. Sunday durnig the months of December, January and February at 7 and 9, except the second Sunday of each month, when there will lie only one Mass at 7 a.m. Christmas: Midnight Mass and 7 am. New Year's Day: 7 a.m. Mt. Barker, Mass every econd Sunday of month at 10 o'clock. Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Denmark New Year's Day: 10 a.m. SCARBOROUGH. From Christmas Day on,-eVery (lay and Holy Day of Obligation, at 7.30 a.m., in St. John's Church Hall. . NORTH BEACH. From Christmas Day on, every Sunday and Holy Day ot Obligation at g a.m., in the Sisters of Mercy cofiage. PINJARRA. christmas Day: Midnight. Mandurah: 8 a.m. Rockingham: 10 a.m. New Year's Day: Mandurah. 8 a.m.; Rockingham, 10 a.m.

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MEN WORTH KNOWING. Sir,—Men of character and principle are to be found in the Holy Name Society, and men are known by the corn. It is easy to bepans' they keep, come acquainted with undesirables. Now that the Holy Name Society is established in most churches, and the badge is something to be proud of, e very member of the Holy Name So and recitation entitled "Engaged and ciety should wear his badge on SunGarvey days and Mondays, at work and at Married,- with Master W. roles, It not only sets a good explay. Miss Poppy Williams in leading . "Sir A playette ample: it helps one to keep on the was very humorous. which in It is a great means of right path. Edward the Teddy Bear," seen to I have inHne catholics together. Miss Theresa Gallagher was Queen, was met men in trams and other places advantage as the Fairy the senior wearing the badge and by introducing well received, as also was A pianoforte duet, myself as a fellow member, the result girls' Scarf Drill. Misses B was quite a friendly conversation and "Good Luck Gallop." with er at the a new, desirable friend, a man worth Gallagh Theresa and Panizza item, The following knowing. Strangers will ask you what piano, pleased. a song. ren- is the meaning of the badge You car "The Yodelling C o wboy," Hislop, a tim then explain its objects, "Catholic Acdered by Master Neville house clown. Recently a lady sitting oppotot. literally brought the certainly the tion... and a tram saw my badge. She in hearts me site the won Hi by his exsmiled and said her husbancl and son applause of his audience enHis This was a woman quisite singing and yodelling. "Animal wore that badge. worth 1--niuyine. I would urge every core item was a song entitled meml,er of the Hole Name Society to Crackers." wear his barlize at all tir-es. and show "Faust." by Masters N. WickBy and t he world what he stands for r Gardine steed, Garvey. Misses n.: cl, be somethi iine will he so doing us humoro a Then followed Garvey. o•%warrls hringine neace to this mucl• the Light Briof "Charge n. ecitatio r -arid -- Yours. etc.. •• by Miss gade," effectively rendered H. TRA(TY. "Ten . received well was Eileen Foster. 26.'11 '1936 boys. W -- . "-• junior by Boys." Little Nigger To the acwas a favourite number. miscompaniment of a rollicking song, nigSpanish Relief Fund little fortune was overcoming each was only there until turn, in ger boy s. d. were expectone left. Just when we 2 0 0 ledged too, acknow Previously him, e overcom to ine misfortune 15 0 decided to "Viva Franco" .. he upset calculations and 0 0 5 . . " Sai f after Frien "A ever live happily RO married and 0 10 . . . . .. . .. . . ... Emery M. ard Ho." 2 0 0 A pianoforte duet, "Westw follow"Travning Catholics" . . o, Omadri 4 0 . by Misses Foster and Old Washer- Mr L. Gorman ed lw a song. "Two the ed conclud . £10 t 0 women." by senior boys, . Total me. first half of a fine program girls, "That fellow always takes the worst A song, "Gleaners," by senior interthe possible view of everything." was the opening item after Servant," "A pessimist, eh?" A dialogue, "The New val demonstrate( . A professional photographer." "No. again boys, by senior ell Dumbb . training their skill and dance, CATHOLIC YOUNG LADIES' CLUB. Drill, by junior boys, and were All members are requested to attend girls, "Paper Dons," by junior audience. SPECIAL MEETING on Thursdaf, much appreciated by the Also members and by Mas- December 17th. Violin Solo, "Broken Melody," d. A past members wishing to attend Club rendere well was ed. Wickste ter N. Dream," by Dinner on December 19th., would they playette, "Little Jessie's " and kindly forward their names to the Sec"March, Violins, nmior pupils. senior retary as soon as possible. a. very pretty folk dance, byperformgirls, were well conceived and ed. of the !,,e.eial mention ni .st be made R. Miss AT by song, a item, concluding singfine The chorus. Rechichi, and ANE'S KINN BRIAN e. Miss ing met with sustained applaus aniste. S SHOP. SPORT AND RADIO accomp Jean Harris was an able programme NET" 25/R "HOR PROSSE A t the conclusion of the the Rev. Father O'Grady congratulated perPROSSER "PLAYRITE" 19/6 splendid the on pupils Sisters and He . enjoyed had all Big Reductions in last year's formance which pleastre in anModels. also expressed much winner nouncing Miss V, Gardiner the your Boy or Girl. for I Gifts deal the at nship of the senior girl champio No, on NOTE ADDRESS! annual sports held in Bunbuty Rev. on 64 BARRACK STREET, called then He YsTuber 11. Next Laubman and Panic. presented her with D . Kiernan, who silver et/p

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Victoria Park The drawing of the novelty gift distribution for the St. Joachim's School Building Fund took place on Sunday, November 29, and winners are as 101lows: First prize, £15, Mr. H. S. Raphael: second prize, /7. Miss P. Hirt:1'S'; 3rd, prize, £2, Mr. P. J. McAuliffe; 4th. prize, £1, Mrs. I. M. Rebbechi. The following drew 10s. each: Miss N. Lewis, Mrs. C. J. Murphy, Miss A. O'Loughlan, Miss C. Prendiville, Mrs. O'Sullivan, Mr. J. Byrne. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. H. Landwehr, Miss M. Marshall, Mr. G. Ryan, Mrs. E. O'Brien, Mr. F. Ashbolt, Miss A. Donnolly, S. M. and N. O'Brien, Mrs. Dowsett, Mr. F. Jackson, Intermediate Pupils, Mrs. Spoorer, Mrs. Walker, Mr. J. E. Jones, Mr. P. McManus, Mr. O'Latighlan, Miss Fitzpatrick, Mrs. R. Burns, Miss K. McDonagh, Mrs. Gildea, Mrs. Beggs, Mr. K. Winton, Mrs. Mills, Miss M. P. Maloney. G. and J. Lewis, Mrs. Kerr, E. McCann. Mr. W. T. Cunningham. Mrs. Sally, Mrs. Stockton, Mrs Horgan.

St. Joseph's Convent School, Boulder PUPILS ANNUAL CONCERT. A Great Success. The patient training and painstaking care given by the Sisters of St. Joseph's Convent School in preparing the pupils for their annual concert was well rewarded by the clever exhibition given by the children at the Boulder Town Hall on Friday evening. Everyone from the tiny tots to the senior students did their part in making the concert a great success. The performanc was well received by a large audiThe acting of the children in ence. Rosaleum," the operetta, "Princess which ran the whole length of the proThe gramme, was particularly good. costumes in this little play were a feature of the concert and the settings were well arranged. Miss E. Richardson, L.T.C.L., A.Mus.A., was an able accompaniste. The work of the Convent Orchestra, consisting of Miss Dil. ion and Masters Moore, Gray and Davies (first violins) ; Masters Gray and Ryan (second violins) ; and Miss C . Ryan (pianist) was much appreciated and their rendition of "Les Cloches de Corneville" was very good. The children entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of this simple fairy The part of the emperor's story. daughter was well taken by Miss P. Curtis, and dainty little Miss P. Jordon handled the part of the fairy splenThe part of the emperor was didly. filled by Miss J. Daly, while Misses Whocley and Marrett played the part, of the rival suitors, Prince So Tru and Prince So Sli. Miss 0. Dawes did well in playing the part of Saucer Eyes. t he wizard cat. and Misses Ardagh and Quinlan made dainty maiden at. tendants on the princess. Other parts were: Slaves, Misses Oliver and Low; Top Not, the Court Chamberlain, Miss Cray; Sprites, junior boys, Characteristic dances during the operetta were t he Egyptian dance by Misses Mar ' mw, Brown, O'Donnell, Guerin (2), Fitzpatrick, Bell and Hooks, and the fairies' dance by Misses Jordon. Duignan (2), Gray. Roberts (2), Doyle. Fitzpatrick. 'Milner. Orr. Stewart and Gould. There were a number of good items between the acts of the operetta,

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On the Feast of the Immaculate St. Conception five little children were fed of Bread the Carnival with Qu,een good work, though her luck seemed to time The first the for Her assistwas brought to a very successful close he right out this year. Angels. These happy ones were: PaFornero. Margaret ants were Mesdames Foley, Green, on last Monday night, when the bazaar tricia Murray, was finalised, and a new Queen of St. O'Hara, Carmody, T. Anderson, Neil, Thomas Dix, Louis Raven, and Milton Mary's elected. Up to the last night, stephens, Miss Fagan, Miss N. Gre,:n, de Mamiel. For weeks the good nuns and indeed until the, last moment, the And Messrs. Foley and Boylan. and the priests guided their little Miss Nellie But on the The Hibernian Stall, minds and hearts to this great act, issue seemed in doubt. R yan had this stall and for a first try last night, Miss Kath. Fenton and her until their most fervent and divinely. enthusiastic band of Children of Mary, has given great promise. She was asplanted longing made their innocent with their reinforcements, crashed forsisted by Mesdames Edwards, Bennett, hearts welcome the dawning of that Bungert, Easton, Clear and Misses M. ward to win a great and a well degreat day. 2.nd Phil Edwards, M. hart. K..0'Mahserved victory, and thus have their At 7 o'clock they appeared at the ony, N. Joyce, V. Marsh, and Julia elect, Miss May Reader, chosen as this Church accompanied by their justly Financially the carniMcIntyre. year's Queen. proud mothers, the two girls in snowval was the second most successful white frocks suggestive of that innoIf the stallholders and their lady cence which Our Lord so loves in chil- ever held in the parish. helpers toiled night after night, so, too, Bazaar, The dren, and which makes Him wish them did some of our men, and with a zeal The three whi,11 was opened by His Grace the to be with Him always. and tenacity scarcely less, notably the Archbishop, who was accompanied by boys. top, were in Sunday best, disfollowing: Messrs. Casey. Boylan, MISS NELLIE GOODMAN, playing the First Communion medal on His Lordship the Bishop of Geraldton Sutherland, Jones. Murphy and 0. KelOf St. Brigid's High School, West and a large number of priests, on leher. As they walked in protheir coats. Perth, who was successful in gaining open remained 30, choir the November church Monday, the cession up into the First Medal in Grade III., in the A notable feature of this year s effort fur the rest of the week, and was thrilled their overflowing hearts with e xamination conducted by the Alliance prevailing relations •vas excellent the Decem its rendering of the First Communion brought to a close on Monday, Francaise. a dishad We workers between the ber 7. hymn. rivalry keen :!nd zeal of splendid play The Prize Packet The altar was tastefully decorated v.as raw ii on the Wednesday night in right from the start of the season to with red and white flowers, symbols ut althe last night of th.- lazaar The highest the bazaar grounds. of faith and purity. Our Lady's altar The committee in charge of the All of cl. atmosphere an in ways of Anderson, Tom Mrs. green to flowers, went prize too, was bedecked with - Witches' Revels" Cabaret, in the Pa. have reason lowest, the even stalls, the the Perth: North Paddington-street, cry and lights, a tribute to the work goda, Corno, decided that the ideal to he proud of the fine work achieved. and second to Mesdames Kelleher of the Nuns and the generous offersummer night dance should be held at to due is of thanks word special A to Daly, of Mt. Hawthorn; the next All conspired to ings of the ladies. Messrs. Branch and Reader, who on a time when there was a full moon, so The first lowest went impress on the enthusiastic child Jack Conroy. they arranged things accordingly. this occasien. as on all previous occat i Master Bobbie Knox; the second to minds the solemnity of the feast. How Thus on the night chosen then,. was elechonorary as acted :ions, have The following won weekMrs. Gill. appropriate to receive First Holy a moon spilling golden paths across the tricians. Nelson, Mrs, Rinaldi, Mrs. Communion on this day, which com- ly prizes: river, and a decorative scheme which Me J. Doyle, Mrs. J. Kerrigan, Mrs. memorates Our Lady's coming into added to the eerie atmosphere. Large There," Get A. Norris, 'Three Must this world free from all stain of sin, paintings (the work of Misses mural all Pat Northway, Mr. McBride, Mrs. Doninnocence and Her wonderful Kay Kinano showed witches, and Pat nelly, Mrs. McKeon, Mr. W. A. Manthrough life. She was preserved from skeletons dancing round and FETE goblins MAS CHRIST ning, Betty Hesford, Mrs- Marsh, Mrs. sin in order to be a suitable abode for eauldons. In the centre of the their Horsley, Mr. L. Taylor, Mr. G. Gaunt, Successful Event. Him who is All Pure: so also these room great black spiders dropped from eaturday last the above fete was glistening crimson webs suspended children to-day desire to be holy and John Joyce, Mrs, Mulchinaugh, Mrs. J. Mr. Flanagan Thompson, Mrs. pure always, so that Jesus may deheld in the Goomalling Memorial Hall, from the arches between the painted Fraser, Miss M. Slavin, Father Russell light to dwell in their hearts as He and proved a very pronounced success, pillars, while coloured leaves fluttered Financially, expectations %vers. realised dwelt in Mary. No doubt they desire and Mr. Les. Casey. Miss Nora Joyce, from the central lights round the fiery to come often to receive .Tesus, and Mr. J. Steel, Mr. A. V. Chambers, Mr. and a very substantial amount was pillar. This pillar, illuminated central netted from the effort, thanks to the by a circle of crimson lights round its have resolved to come often even when J. Fenton, senis, Lucky Four, c/o Mr. Markey, Mrs. of McCartney, Mrs. exertions Smullen, strenuous and untiring grown up. base, was the centre of the Witches' Mrs. Hooper, Mr. Raphael, Miss Raine During Mass the choir sang The old the stallholders who, in recent months, ballet, who, their grim faces flickering Brandon, Mr. have never ceased in carrying out in the eerie light, leapt grotesquely hymns full of pleasant memories: "10 Swarbrick, Mr, T. Doyle, Miss 0. Caplin, Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Harvarious efforts in support of their Mother I Could Weep for Mirth," round it. ris. Mrs. Cannon, Miss Edwards, Mr. individual stalls. ' sweet, Sacrament Divine:" "Jesus, Nils Gerald McCarthy amused the Miss Lyons, J. and P. Neri Mr. Gray, "MY First and J. Saviour:" Gentlest conducted dancers in his own inimitable fashion, Stall, t Refreshmen The P. Ryan, Mrs. J. Slattery, Miss Sheri. by Mesdames D. Almond, W. Martin Communion Day." and Miss Lorna Sydney Smith charmJust before Holy Communion do dam Rev. Dr. Sullivan, D. O'Leary Coles, ably supported by effi- ed them with three appropriate songs. J. and BoyMrs. Keating, Mrs. J. S. Casey. priest turned around and spoke a few Mr. Maurice McLernon was responcient waitresses in Misses Patty Marlan and Miss McKenzie. Miss McKenwords to the children. How could the to sible for the effective lighting, and Mr. nothing left Moore, Evelyn and tin priest refrain from speaking on this zie, Mr. Pat IIealy, Rev. Dr. Collins, be desired. The tasty quality of the ,Joe Dominish brought the little used R. Turner, Mr. J. Funstead, Mrs. D. This is to he the hapjoyful day! refreshments offered, assisted by the floor up to an excellent standard. Miss Buckley and Mr. Vic Ryan. piest day of their lives a day which sweltering weather, caused an unceas- Doreen D'Arcy's orchestra supplied the Cheer. Xmas The age. till old even they will remember demand to be made on these music. The supper, consisting mostly ing 4. December Friday, on drawn . wit Jesus loves to have them with Him; of savouries, sandwiches, cocktails., services from mid-day until midladies' D. Mr. by won was prize He said, "Suffer the little children to The first sausages and salads, was served cabeStall, under MesProduce The night. Leederville: t, He wants to dwell Thorpe. 121 Tower-stree corm, unto Me." and P. A. re; fashion round the room. Brewerton, Gleeson, dames 2nd. prize, Mr. M. Della, 191 Berwickin the beautiful inoccent hearts of Eaton, assisted by Miss Kitty White, children. He wants them now to street Victoria Park; 3rd. prize, Father was successful in disposing of all its Russell. Pinjarra; 4th. prite, Mrs. Mccome again often to receive Him. So The Lollies and Sweets Stall, wares. prize, 5th. Bay; Waterman's Mahon. Mary ask will after Communion they charge of Mrs. Cora Wylie and Miss in Leederville; Tower-street, 89 to take care of them and keep them MeGaskel, Last Sunday saw an immense gatherNorah Leeson, carried on a very brisk fit to receive Holy Communion always. 6th. prize, F. Books. c.to Browne's De. ing of Italians, headed by the Coosa large quantity of a of disposing trade, MorB. prize, remember pot, North Perth; 7th. All through life they will most delicious goods to the delighted Signor N. Constantino, at Mass in HarOur Lord's call: "Come f.5"—ine all sir: ris. Perth Dinghy Club. vey. Following the Mass there was a The both young and old. patrons, The Baffles. that labour and are burdened, and From an in Harvey Halo luncheon of guidance the under Stall, Fancy The six stalls were choc-a-bloc with will refresh vou." Holy Communion is early hour trucks and cars were parkasF. Fuller, and Sid Bunn Mesdames the.- remedy for all sin and ungodli- good things. All the raffles took place si ted by Misses Edaa Glass, Doris ed around the church, and the church ness. After Communion, when they in the bazaar grounds, and immediatewas already full to the doors by the and Mary Eaton, and Masters Fuller of name the prae for their dear ones, they will also ly the article was raffled lb& hyini; tune that Mass began. All. and Lowry, Pat Curley, Albert the of the winner was placed on one pra-- for those unfortunate children Sct111011 were all in Italian. most a with stocked well was Brennan, the on who have not heard of Jesus and do many large black boards One hundred and tun people sat artistic and beautiful display of fancy ground for that purpose, so as the list not receive Him in Holy Communion. to lunch in the hall, while many down ' after sought eagerly which was work, Thanksgiving over, they were receiv- is a very lengthy one, I do not prO. had to wait for the second sitting, those anxious t I secure some of notes. these in it give of to pose ed at the porch by the embrace The children A fter grace, and the prayer for the these valuable articles. The stalls finished in the following The Sisters then joyful mothers. Pope had been read by the parish this stall with on for catered also were Mary of Children took charge of the little ones and hurorder: First, The dolk priest, the chairman, Mr. J. Vosso and toys of display wonderful a Stall ; second, The Children's Stall; sie them to a looked-forward-to and ( Yarloop) proposed the toasts to the ever-popular "dips." the chilr oeel breakfast at the convent. The third, The Mt. Hawthorn Stall ; fourth, King hdward and King Victor Emthis of appreciation their showing dren The Convent Stall; fifth, The North priest had breakfast with them also. followed by the Consul's secmanuel, the of out something procuring of form A fter breakfast he took them back to Perth Stall; 6th., The Hibernian Stall. retary with the toast of the Duce. by cleaning out the 'dips." ous mysteri and led, were Mary of The Children the presbytery, where he produced the The Consul, Signor Consiantanosisi a The following are the results of the very ably led, by their Pre,iclent souvenir pictures and signed them. long address to his countrymen, dur. E. Mrs. wine, and Cake raffles: various Her assistants Kathleen Fenton. May this souvenir keep fresh in their Chown: chair and cushion. Mr. Roger ing which he spoke on many matters were Misses Ena Casey, Teresa Conminds this First Communion Day and of interest, appealed to them to coo Gleeson; dressed lamb, Mr. P. Caulmay every Holy Commenion be as nolly, May Reader, D. Creighton, Mary tinue to carry themselves with dignity Father Rev. chocolates. of field: box b arm y a the first. Brand, M. Brands, K. Branch, M. and with respect to the laws of this of wheat, Mr. Wm. Claxbag Placid: Casey, Maevis_ y, McGillicudd Prest, K. ton: Austral doll and umpire, W. country, and to remain loyal to their Mesdames Fenton, Reader, Branch, Rover doll, Mrs. Emery; Catholic Faith and to their Italian oriFitzgerald: F or those who realise that Christmas Slavin and Golding. gin. Ile particularly stressed the imMiss Norah Leeson; groteries, of box is holy time, not merely a holiday The Children's Stall, which put up a bride doll, J. Ward; goblets, Mrs. F. portant principles relating to family time. what better gift is there to offer great fight, had at its head Mrs. Boylife which should inspire every true Fuller: fat lamb, Mrs. R. Glass; ham, than some article of devotion? A host lan. assisted by Mesdames Lawson, The dinner concluded with of fowls, Mrs. R. Italian pair Short; Mr. M. McKenzie, of heautiful Christmas gifts, Christmas Clack, Ryan, Misses of doll, patriotic songs. name the guessing Gleeson; cords, cribs and calendars are now Boylan, P. Knox, J. Boylan, and AuBenediction was held at 3 p.m., when Miss Alice Leeson; painting, Mrs. Jim displayed at Pellegrini's. It is well drey Johnson. t he church was again packed beyond P. S. White. Mrs. set, tea Sadler; worth a special visit to see the magniThe Mt. Hawthorn Stall, as always, The Italian hymns standing room. During the evening the drawing of ficent crib on display. Pellegrini's arc did well. Mrs. Daly has led them for were continued long after the him% packet was conducted hr prize the Mesdames were rie-ht opposite Foy's. years. Her assistants tion had ended. Messrs. P. Lowry, L. A. Brewerton, Pat 0. Kelleher. Boater, Hales, T. Berry, During afternoon tea it was voted This Chapman A. and Brewerton C. Berrv, Smith, Kirkwood, Fenmore, that efforts be made to have a festibeen conducted since Aughas lottery Murtha and Miss Hartval on Xmas Eve, to precede Midnight Lady (travelling in bus) : "Conducust 2nd., and resulted as follows: Mrs. Gill was The Convent Stall. Mass. tor, do you stop at the Grand Hotel?" was won by aggregate highest The in her first This day, just at the end ot the pa Conductor: "No, ma'am I only get president of this stall, and Mr. F. B. Johnson. £7 10s: second, effort in this capacity she did very tato season, was a gala da7 for these t hirty bob a week." Miss R. third. £3: Butterly, R. Mrs. She was assisted by well indeed. sons of toil, and to us who looked on Williams, V; fourth, G. Bradshaw, £2, Mesdames Crinps, Burke, Dwyer and it was a moving sight to see the prizes of fl were won by .weekly The Miss Olive Gill. after friendships renewed, perhaps t he following: Miss Molly Chitty. F. The North Perth Stall was presided The who day years of separation. junts, Molly Johnson, Mrs. J. nson. .Joh very did who Murphy, over by Mrs was marked by a spirit of cordiality Coles, Mr. Norman Slater. Mrs. Ryan, and most excellent behaviour. A subW. Mrs. Enright, Mr,. Eaton, Mary Westinghouse or Beach Domestic stantial collection was taken up and Molly McKenna, W. J. Mr.. Martin, Binnane's 16 Duncan Street, Victoria Park Refrigerators, at Brian tow handed to the parish priest at the end W. Rohan. Mrs. Wilson, Clem ohnson, J Radio and Sport Shop, 64 Barrack of the day. Phone B5537 Plai ted and 'Nfiss T). Mreann Ken Mr. Pank and Laubman next street,

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The Peace of Christ Always the Christmas message is one of peace, and not alone peace in another and better world. but "peace on earth." peace here and now. This boon of the spirit is, however, to be "to men of good-will," which means, that, things in a fallen world being as they are, peace stands constantly imperilled from selfishness, illwill and self-seeking----in other words, from sin. Thus peace has always to be sought against adverse cInnlitions, but on the other hand, it has allies wherever good faith is to be found. The spirit of the world is, at the moment torn and restless. It has great need of peace, but of such a peace that is not imposed from without. Actually the world is suffering from nostalgia—it is homesick, and though it does not realise the fact (and might n(-2t admit it if it could), the world yet is homesick for Bethlehem and for Nazareth. And herein, as the late G. K. Chesterton indicated, is the superb paradox of the Nativity—that, in the place where God was homeless all men could be at home. 01

Able pens, in other articles of this issue, point to the decadence of Christmas, to its commercialisation, to the silly and dangerous fables that have been substituted for the hard hut saving facts. Yet Christmas, even in its modern bacchanalian aspect, is as a little shutter against the drab materialism of our time. Erringly- and without understanding, men are rejuvenated for a moment in the youth of God. Even if they cannot hear the choir of the angels, equally are they deaf to the sung of the wheels. If they are shut out from the supernatural \vondt.r of the manger. at least it was the Nativity that made possible even the enjoyment of the natural pleasures. It has been said that in such an apparently slight token as the modern spelling of Christmas, the X stands rather for the unknown quantity than for the Greek symbol Yet it were better that men of the name of God's Anointed. should celebrate unwittingly the birth of their Unknown God. than that He should come, as on that first Christmas night, to His own and in conscious malice be not received by them. Above all else at this historical moment the re-birth of the Christ Child bestrides the social question. In Bethlehem is the solution of poverty, even as the riddle of pain is resolved on Calvary. "To the. pour Bethlehem speaks of the potential sanctity of poverty. It does not say that poverty is a downright evil, much less a disgrace. While Bethlehem's poN erty is voluntary, it counsels patience to those who cannot choose but suffer want. Yet it is not complacent, accepting (lire need as inevitable. It brings the rich men from afar and accepts a share in their largesse. In that first manger, the nucleus of Christian society was est7blished and the meaning of the Common-I nion of Saints made clear. Shepherds, kings and angels were one in faith and adoration before the spectacle of their common Sovereign. The kings •-:lust come again to the Crib and the shepherds too, for they grew only worldly-wise on their return to the East. Until this return is made and this submission renewed, the peace of the Christ-Child will not reign on the earth. No system of logic or natural religion will induce it. because it is the peace that surpasseth all understanding. This must be our prayer for the Christmastide: The Peace of Christ in the reign of Christ.

To Our Readers With this Christmas issue, the last to be printed on the old presses, a definite period is marked in the history of this paper. Through a long, and at times anxious, career of sixty-cue years. progress. slow but certain, has to be recorded. It seems fitting at such a time to place on record our gratitude to corvtant subscribers throughout the years, to advertisers, to past editors and members of the staff who have made this progress p.,sible. A special word of gratitude is due to .His Grace the Archbishop for his unfailing interest and encouragement, to the priests of the Archdiocese, and to voluntary agents in all parts of the State. It is with special pleasure that we are able -to announce that His Grace the Archbishop has given his consent to the purchase of an entirely new modern plant for "The Record." It is anticipated that the machinery will be installed early in th new year, and that a special day will be appointed for the blessing and opening of the new plant, to which the general Catholic public vifl be invited. This should mark the commencement of an unparalleled advance in the paper's progress. Meanwhile we wish onr and all the compliments of the Holy Season.

The year 1936 has in many _ways brought hope and confidence to a convalescent world following a grave commercial Our own diocese has shown unparalleled activdepression. Indeed the ity in the extension and building of churches. Catholic community has shown a trust in the future which might well be emulated by all. On the other hand, our brethren in other parts of the \vorld have faced persecution of the most brutal type, a fact which must temper our joy in no small degree. To the suffering peoples of Spain. Mexico and Russia do we extend our deepest sympathy, earnestly praying that the new year may see them unce !mire under the srvereignty of the Prince of Peace. h its happy con:.unitnatiun is in God's hands, whereas our most fruitful co-operation lies in an entire general approach t o the Sacrament,- (hiring this H4 ily Season. If this duty is faithfully fulfilled the joy and consolation that rightly belong to the Christmas and New Year festivities are assured, not to ourselves only but to all those others for whom we pray. Devoutedly yours in Christ,

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On Sunday last His Grace the Archbishop blessed and opened the new Church of St. Francis Xavier in East Perth. His Grace the Archbishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Christian Brothers' College on Monday. On Tuesday he attended their concert in Anzac House, and on Wednesday presided at the annual distribution of prizes. * . * On Sunday morning, after the second Mass at 10 a.m., . His Grace will bless and lay the foundation stone of the new church of St. Columba, at South Perth. In the afternoon, at 3 p.m., the Archbishop will officiate at the solemn blessing and opening of St. Mary's Church, Guildford. On Sunday. aire 20th. inst.. His Grace the Archbishop will bless and open the new Church Hall of St. John at Scarborough at 8 a.m. Mass will be celebrated here at 7.30 a.m., and at North Beach, in the Sisters of Mercy cottage at 9 a.m., on every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation over the holiday period.

r esr His Grace the Archbishop will bless and open the new Church of Christ the King. at Beaconsfield. on January 3rd. ut January 9, His Grace will officially- open the new Hospital of Si. johp of God at Riven -ale. His Lordship the Bishop of Geraldton, Rt. Rev. Dr. O'Col• lins, accompanied by his brother, Rev. Father W. O'Collins, S.J., returned to Geraldton last \ ek. Rt. Rt v. B:shop 13r0ome, arrived in Perth on Saturday itkurning from ,the Education Congress in Adelaide. Afte:the Congress His Lordship visited Melbourne. Rev. Father Winston arrived in Sydney by the ss. Makura, from Vancouver, on Saturday. He %yin arrive in Perth during --..hristmas week.

The annual Conference of the teachers of the schools of the A t 10.15 a.m. on Sunday, 20th. _Archdiocese will open on Tues.inst., the extensions to the Star (lay, January 26, at the Loreto of .the Sea Church, Cottesloe, will Convent, Adelaide Terrace, and be blessed by His Grace the will conclude on Thursday, JanuA rchbishop. - Holy Mass will he ary 28th. The subject for ;It c elebrated at 10.30. at which the Conference will be a "Revision of the Diocesan Programme in A rchbishop will preside. *, Christian Doctrine." Papers will On Sunday, 27th inst.. His he read by members of the differGrace' will travel to Quairadin2 ent religious communities and to blesq the new Church., which frank discussion will be welcomwas !--,!ntli- completed. ed.

New Church of St. Columba The foundation stone of St. ba's Church, South Perth, olum : ..\.ill be laid by His Grace the A rchbishop after the 10 o'clock lass on Sunday next. The deign of the new church is in the California, of :flission style needs by n ralia Aust to d dapte a . The erson Hend B. Le E. r. M was ing build the itract for at er eath Fairw \V. Mr. to , jvcp .• ne price of £6,686.

The church, which is a coin 7lete departure from local eccleiastical architecture, provides c omfortable seating accommodaThe length from ion for 500. is 125 feet, porch to anctuary dth is (Oft brea est great its :111(1 [ he -:inctuary is \ ' ery spacious lnd pr Hdes for marble squares. 16 : „ arble steps. to the altar. and 'altar rails. Other features are r two side chapels, an organ gallery to hold 200. and artistic The s tained glass windows golda with . t ower rises to 60ft. en dome which will be conspicuA gilt ous across the water. the ounts cross. 3ft. 6in.. surm at d inate illum when and dome, night should challenge the attention of the city.

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St. Joseph's, Subiaco MUSIC RESULTS. 193t T.C.L. Theoretical, December, 1935. urs), Preparatory: B. Hastie (Hono V. Taft (Honours). Intermediate' N. Horne (Honours), June, 1936. Preparatory: F. Hadley (Honours). ous) Advanced Junior: F. Percival (HonPractical—Initial: D. Nursey (Honours). M. Flynn (Merit), D. Boland ( Merit). First Steps: R. Plater (Honours), B (Merit), V. Goo:ilet (Merit), a ones J I3eazley, E. Smith. Preparatory: L. Braites! (Merit), M. Pusey (Merit). Advanced Preparatory: P. McGovern (Honours). L. Bradley, F. Percival. Advanced Senior: N. Horne (Merit). W.A. University. Practical, Grade VI.: T. Whatelv Grade V.: F. Hadley, (Honours). Violin (Honours). Theoretical, Grade V. : F. Hadley (Honours), I. Ingle ( Honours).

Foundation Boarders of the New C.B.C. Top Row: J. Guazzelli, P. Surridge, P. Finch, K. Baseden, \V. Griffiths, M. Loughnan, Second Row: K. O'Connor, R. Sullivan, G. Myers, B. Hayes, F. Constantino, A Hine. N. Coyne T hird Row: D. Ashton, B. Williams, R . NIcGlade, J. Spencer, A. Flood, B. Cousins, R. Stockden, R. Mathews, A. Fitzgerald, K. Rot.son. r ourth Row: K. Fitzgerald. R. Stirton, S himmon, B Heal B Johnson, Groessler, B. Peake, R. Million, R . Cotton, J. Ward. F ifth Row: D. Gianni, J. Simpson, K. D ownes. H. .Morrissey, R. Wellington. I'. Cooke, R. Thompson, J. Gooch. I'. Bonafede, J. Garrett. L. liradlev. B. Kelly. ixth Row: E. Fitzgerald, T. Moore, Brenklev, J. Stewart, R. Curtis. Hayes, tilk P Pinizza. NV. Griffiths, E. Casserly, cur.tis, D. Casserly, B. ' 11. Casserly, B. Gianni, R. Young. R . Warr.

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Phenomenal Progress in Ch Extensions During the Year 28 BUILDINGS ERECTED OR COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION

The following buildings have been erected during the year, or are course of (1) Church of St. Thomas, Claremont. (2) Presbytery, Boulder. (3) Presbytery, Pinjarra. (4) Church of St. Columba, South Perth.

(5) Church of Christ the King. Beac - nsfield. 6 ) St. Anne's Nursing Home, Mt. (7) School cf St. Francis Xavier. Lawley. East Perth. (8) Convent, Kellerberrin. (9) Mon Repos (St. John's Convalesc:nt Home). (10 New Chuich, Collie. (11) Church Hall, Scarborough. (12) Extension to Carmelite Monastery . Nedlands.

Extensions to Presentation Convent, Buckland Hill. Queen'soCo oStorey, 75i 6 ) Nsecehwhri0st igh Subiaco. an o f it. ch o nvent. h Hio fg G St. Jon Park. Joseph's. gate Brothers' High School, }Highgate 18) New Church at Cowararnup. Oh arch of St. Mary. East Guildford. tivw W Church, s cho i mQauyaiiarn adidsn.g.

(21) Extensions to Star of the Sea Church. Cottesloe. (22) St. John of God's Hospital, Rivervale. (23 Church of St. Francis Xavier, East Perth. Others not sufficiently advanced to feature are: New School, Gwelup; E xtensions to Nedlands Church; New Convent. Nannup; Presbytery, Kellerberrin; Presbytery, Subiaco.

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Activity in the Other Dioceses of W.A. Chapel of the Holy Ghost UTAKARRA

The new Mortuary Chapel of the Holy Ghost at Utakarra Cemetery, in the Geraldton Diocese, was solemnly blessed by His Lordship Rt. Rev, Dr. O'Collins, on August 29. The Chapel was designed by Very Rev. Dean Hawes, of NIullewa, and is practically a reproduction of an ancient ninth century chapel. On August 30th., the remains of the Ven. Archdeacon Lecaille which had been exhumed in Perth were entombed in the new Chapel. The casket was placed in the mausoleum on the covering of which was inscribed: "Here lies the body of the Venerable Father Adolphe Joseph Lecaille, Missionary Apostolic and A rchdeacon of Geraldton, who labour. ecl here from 1865 to 1902, and on whose soul and the souls of all the faithful departed may God have mercy and may they rest in peace."

Interiors of New C.B.C.. Geraldton On November 1, His Lord hip the Bishop ot Geraldton (Rt. Rev. Dr. U Collin s) blessed and opened the new boarding school of the Christian Brothers, in George Road. Constructed wholly of brick with tiled storeys and a tower, the building is an imposing one which adds dignity an (1 lustre to the town. The picture to the right gives a view of the spacious re• fectory, whilst one ot the boys dormitories may be seen below. Provision has been made in the plans to permit of the additioo of 'wo wings to the building. which, when ultimately completed, will increase the housing capacity to 150

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Northampton's New Church The new Church of St. Mary in Ara .0eli, in Northampton, was blessed and opened by Re. Rev. Bishop O'Co1:ins in October. In the Frens.h Gothic style, designed by Very Rev. Dean H:iwes, the church is built of stone with tiled roof. It is cruciform in plan The building scheme which had been in progress for several years, was or ganised by Very Rev. Dean Irwin, parish priest of Northampton

St. Mary's, Southern. Cross This new and imposing church was blessed and opened by h is Lordship R t. Rev. Dr. catalan. 0.S.B., on April 26. The striking design was conceived by Rey. Father Gusi, 0.S.B., who was in Australia with the Lord Abbot of Montserrat last year.

News and Notes The University Newman Society will e on hold a beach picnic at Cotteslo who Those Tuesday, December 13. wish to attend will meet on the grass outside the "Palais" at 7.45 p.m. Swim. ming will he followed by dancing at All members are asked to the Lido. The come and bring their friends. next general meeting will be held in the Refectory. Crawley ,on Wednesday, February 3. Rev, Father Finnegan wishes to acknowledge with thanks a further list of donations towards the new school building fund. Queen's Park: Mr. J. Walsh, senr., £4 3s: per Miss Kennedy, per Mrs. W. Scott. £2 10s; Mr. M. W ade, El 4s (desks): Rev. Father Dunne. E2 2s: Rev. Father O'Callaghan, Li Is: Christian Brothers. £1 Is: Mr. J. Lehane, V: Mr. Moir. 10s.: Mr. L. In last week's issue R ampant. 10s. the name of Mr. T. Ahern should have read £3 5s. and Mr Murdock. Li is, The Sisters of St. Joseph's Orphan. age and St. Vincent's Foundling Home desire to thank Mr. E. Le B. Hender. son, his committee and friends, and all who in any way assisted in making the Orphanage Picnic the success it proved on last Sunday, The children spent a most enjoyable afternoon, and their little prayers are going heavenwards for their kind benefactors.

In our issue of the 5th. inst., on Page 14. a printer's error appeared in an advertisement of the City Commercial College. The heading of the advertisement read. "A position in 25 days." whereas it should have read "42 positions in 25 days.' as corrected in the same advertisement elsewhere in this issue.

Scholarship at C.B.C.. Fremantle The examinations for Scholarships a warded by tfie Priricipal of the Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle, will he held at the College. Ellen-street, Fremantle. on Saturday. December 19, at 9.30 a.m. The subjects of examination will be Mathematics and English of the Seventh Standard Those wishing to sit for these examinations are directed to notify the Prin te.- letter, not later than e‘elni Ilecernber 191 1. . 1

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HUGH GOERKP. First place in the State 'al tee lecent Alliance Francaise Examination. Winner of the Alliance Francaise Gold Medal. He is also the Dux of the College for 1936.

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ALLIANCE FRANCAISE. The College was particularly successful in this examination, securing the following passes: — Division Distinction: H. Goerke (winner of the A.F. Gold Medal for first place in the State). Pass: V. Brand. Division II.: P Pass: J. Haynes. II. Brennan . Longmore. Pass in Oral: K. Henderson. Division 1. Longmore, W. Distinction: Thompson. Pass: J. Carmody. W. Rostock. A Beery. Division IV.: Distinution: R. de Pierres , Pass: R. Ashdown. II Waugh. Dyson. I... Hickey. Pass in Written' W Pr( ,-Fes Pass in Oral: F. Byrne.

Departure of Countess de Hemptinne

movement, that has now been put into many showing again on the screen the many and varied groups working in Mexdifferent countries, as far as Chili, desire the further to India, ico, and thirys of His Holiness in making all chiefly restored in Christ. She spoke c of the Youth Movement in Catholi PresiAction, being its International on dent. It was an eye-opener to see girls young of ds thousan the screen the after at the big rally which took place the League had been organised but a There are some 80,000 few years. ns, members of all grades and conditio all from the highest to the lowest, to working to use their various taltnts bring out all that is best in humanity. If we in W.A. could only succeed in organising among our young girls some of these groups of happy workers, what untold good might they not accomNo need to go about, dear Caplish! tholic girls, with (as the Countess said) :ong, sad faces, prim manners and old'ashioned garments; but using all the advantages that more modern means and freer ways afford you: still to show the world, by your truly CathoSeveral members of the Catholic lic attitude towards anything remotely Women League executive met the indecent, or unbecoming that you are Transcontinental train, which arrived really children of our Holy Mother the In fairly up to time, a few midutes to 10 "hurch, in word and in deed. a.m. last Thursday, December 3, to ,och deeds or actions as our good Pope welcome back from the Catholic Edu- urged the Countess Christina to put ,:ation Conference in Adelaide Countess before us. She was, unfortunately, only able to Christina de Hemptinne. Madernoi and days, remain with us a few elle had slightly recovered from her circumstances, through unforeseen great fatigue owing to her long jourcould only get in touch with a few of r,ey, the excessive heat, to which she was unaccustomed, and her continual us; but those who met her and who were charmed with her utter sincerlectures. She expressed great concern of ng cancelli able and complete unselfishness, should ity unavoid very the at the Perth lectures, which were to have now try to carry out, as well as posbeen given in Anzac House and Cathe- sible, some at least of the ideals of On her arrival in Perth, that Catholic Action which she put be. dral Hall. Always remembering, that fore us, and before leaving the platform, she was pounced upon by interviewers, and she came direct from His Holiness The latest photograpn .,)) sir '1booms all tired as she was, she yet at once Pius XI., from whom she has received G. A. Molloy, dressed in the Papal uni gave them then and there, an audience. on different occasions two decorations: form of Knight Commander of St. Having been literally torn out of their For "Eclesia et Pontificie" and for Gregory, an honour conferred upon She also possesses Sir hands by one of her escort, she was "Ben emerenti." him by Pope Pius XI. in 1931. War, Great the and , for her work during taken to Loreto Convent, Osborne Thomas. who recently celebrated hia little which devastated her devoted very cordially welcomed by the Rev54th. birthday, was actively associated with "The Record" in its first years of erend Mother and Sisters, and there country of Belgium, "The Civic Cross, 1914-1918." ent, as far back as 1874. Re she was left to recover from her great establishm On Saturday afternoon Countess exertions by a quiet week-end visit. miniscences of this paper's early hisThey had not spared her in Arbelaide, Christine visited the Convent at Hightory by Sir Thomas will appear iti making her speak 38 times on her gate, and on Sunday St. Brigid's Con"The Record" at a later date morn. Sunday This, added to many inter- vent, Lesrnurdie, while work. views in between, caused a nervous in gfound her at Mass at Loreto con• collapse, in consequence of which, to vent, Adelaide Terrace, SPECIAL FEATURES IN THU On Monday afternoon, December 7, ISSUE her own and everyone's disappointment. her work in Perth had to be ihe had a long and earnest business Page on lecthe C.W.F., of rs public d membe with talk cultailed and the promise 22 .. Grace of His Message carbeing is having the way Catholic Action However, tures cancelled. (Colour gs Buildin n Diocesa New gave greatly recovered her voice and spirits ried on in other countries, and ed Inset). suggestions as to how best to do so on Saturday evening, December 5, the C hristmas Poet.n. of ce illusdifferen g for ting allowin interes here, always very a gave tess Coun 8 Madonna in Art trated lecturette in the Loreto Hall, climate, habits and customs, Black Virgin of Montserrat .. -.--t served caustea, daintily on ravages A fter afterno showing first the terrible Christmas Reverie (by Paul Brened in Soviet Russia among the pea- by the kind and hospitable Sisters, the .. 9 . nan) the to Freman Countess was taken down sants and the poor children by II .. em Bethleh 's A ustralia ruthless methods of -false economy and. tle, there to embark on the Strath. The Catholic Family by Arnold she where India. Some to way . her on naver, religion of hatred of all, above 13 Lunn) will continue her work on Catholic of the scenes she had witnessed herself 14-18 Highlights of the Year .. the on d Action. depicte in that country. and (by christmas and ChristianitY very strong and spiritual personscreen were heartrending to a degree. 17 Ausin Starving peasants had become can- ality has been for a few weeks the Rhine of ds and Vineyar Castles tralia, and now that personality has fl nibals and little children were left to (by Rev. J. T. McMahon) Having shown on left our shores let us hope that he& die of starvation. Stan(lay Virgil of cy Prophe The strong faith and ardent apostleship the screen, and proved by her personal 33 ley fames) may have fired in our weaker hearts knowledge the phastly facts, the CounSilence for Christmas (by Cealy all restore of view "To l some real energy: tess next gave us a peacefu 36 . Hallack . . . . things in Christ." Viva Cristi Re. our good Pope, and mentioned her 87 Page .. Children's audiences with him and his particular E. M. Baker, of The Little Flower reference to the dreadful menace of Shop. Perth, desires to express her Communism brought lw the most awWhat the 1estIv3: of Christmas really deepest gratitude to all friends and ful satanic power. to a marvelli)us netmeans is brought home to those Mkt) onal ting excepti their penetra sympathisers, for Pellework of potential evil and buy their Christmas gifts at kindness and thoughtfulness during into every part of the world of Africa. beautiful Crib now disthe by grini's ally To express her recent misfortune. by the most insiduous diabolic Pellegrini's range of Deplayed. that gratitude in a more practical way. clever peopaganda. as gifts is equal to l Christm votiona Next the Countess worked up cleN• Hole Mass will he offered for the inten world. the in any ii Hins of one and all. n v to the glorious Catholic Act: AA AIM

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Annual Concert by the Pupils of St. Joseph's

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The Interstate Team. On Thursday, Novembel- Ai, the The selectors of the Association have pupils of St. Joseph's School, Subiaco, made available the names of the team presented their annual concert to a which will represent Western Austra- large and appreciative audienc e, which lia at the tAdelaide Carnival. Those tilled St. Joseph's Hall to overflowing. who will have the privilege of wearing an Interstate blazer are: Misses Josie The curtain raiser proved to be an McNamara, KatIs; Pearson, Eileen Elaction song, "Little Mothers," in which lery, Sheila Stewart and Iola Brophy, the stage was literally filled with tiny and Mrs. B. Sutcliffe; Messrs. Ted Contots who, in this, their first public perway, Max McDermott, Peter Donnelly, formance, made a very creditable dePat Mitchell, Bernie Farrell and Jack but. A vocal duet, "Joseph, You Eastcott. The team, although not Mustn't," fully representative of the playing Guilfoyle, sung by J. Byeth and J. was distinctly well done and strength of the Association, is one that gained much merited applause—Joseph will render a good account of themp resenting the part of the michievous selves. What is more important is the boy with rare naturalness. fact that they comprise members who have the interest of the Association at T he singing of the children, both inheart, and members who have worked hard in all avenues of the Association's dividually and collectively, gave testiactivities. The men's team is a mony to careful preparation and trainstrong playing combination that will ing, as was evidenced by the choruses, "Fairy Tales of Ireland" and "Fairy more than hold its own. It will be inA teresting to see how the two State Shopping," rendered by the girls. champions (Miss Josie McNamara and song and dance, by little Kevin Johnston followed: this diminutive perTed Conway) shape against their opformer's versatility is so well and favponents when the competition commences. Max McDermott, who will ourably known that in this item and in his partnership with little Daphne probably be a State representation for Percival, in "On a Summer Afternoon" the Linton Cup, will partner up with later in the evening, the audience his colleague from the College —Peter broke into storms of applause deDonnelly. This pair will be a formanding encores. midable pair. The syllabus of entertainments and Pianoforte duets and trios were pre tours arranged by the Adelaide Carni- stilted by A. Horne and I. Ingle. val committee is an excellent one. "Qui Vive," L. and D. Bradley, "Lily The meeting together of all States is Bells," N. and A. Home, "Frolicking being featured as an outstanding Cess• March" and T. Whately, P. McGovtellers- event, and is drawing consid. ern and II. Jermy "En Route." Each erable outside attention. The mat- piece bore the hallmark of the Sisches will be played on the Memorial ters' painstaking tuition and of their Drive Courts at the same time as the pupils' aptitude and application. Adelaide Centenary Championships, in New to school concert which the Davis Cup players will be fectively staged was a s and very eftableau, "The participating. This experience should Dying Stockman,- a vocal number be of considerable benefit to our playwhich received very flattering coin ers. The team will be managed by ment. Mr. J. Tully. who will also act with Mr, June Jones added Arthur King as delegate to the Inter. laurels by her pourtrato her histrionie yal of a scene state Conference. in a photographer's studio. This opportunity is taken of making special mention of the rhythmic exercises and Children's Tennis Racquet Reduc free tions: Sporting Xmas Gifts, at reduc- yearsgymnastics, items which in recent have been ed prices. At Brian Kinnane's Radio pertoire of school neglected in the reconcerts, but which, and Sport Shop. Barrack-street. next when included, invariably win a high Laubman and Pank. place. On this occasion the rhythmic

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ex,.reises 1.).\ tile girls and free gymnas. tics and pyramids by the boys, were of a very high order, the classes' work reflecting great credit on the instructor, Major Saunders.

So far our cricketers have not revealed the form we expect; our batsmen can't get going and despite extensive e xperiments with new talent our bowling is below standard. Our chief trouble is to find a good opening batting combination, and now that Kevin Kelly has struck it, it looks as though he and Bill Hughes are the men we've been looking for, 13i11 Keenan has bowled fairly well lately, while Ron f 'ant and Joe Kelly only need a bit more match practice. Our form is too bad te be true and it won't be long now before we get going properly.

Nor was the work of the dancing pupils overlooked, as the haymaker's dream, a Dutch scene, an Irish jig and a minuet -the last being tastefully costumed and charmingly presented, niatst have given the dancing mistress, Miss Esler, as much satisfaction as they gave the audience pleasure, This Year the school presented as a cantata "The Doll's Wedding," which required a very complete caste, intro Bus Trip. (lacing the tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, pour man, farm boy, apothecary, and We are holding our bus trip to Rockthief. ingham on Boxing Day, and the bookEach character was well sustained, while deportment and enunciaings are now open. The destination tion left nothing to be desired. Too will prove very popular with our patmuch praise cannot be given to the rons who are advised to book their "principal," Florence Percival, for her seats immediately, just in case. Our presentation of the doll bride. usual price of half-a-crown a head will As a whole it was an excellent production, . oain be charged. and earned well deserved acclamation Meetings. Vocal numbers included "The Toy Drum-Major," by the junior boys There will he no meetings on De"Lack-a-Day," by Florence Percival; cember 17, 24, or 31, and the general and "Silver Hair and Heart of Gold," elections will be held on January 21. by the boys' chorus, the programme The first inc , • TI'.; 1937 will be held being concluded by the singing of on .lanuary "God Bless All Here" and "Australia" by the combined school choir. Cricket Match. .1n inter-club match has been arrangA t its conclusion, the Rev. Father ed to take place at Hilton Park to-morBrennan, in a few well-chosen worde, row (Sunday), December 13, when the thanked the parents and friends preRegulars will meet the Irregulars for sent, on behalf of the Sisters, for their the first time this season. attendance in such large numbers, and On Deextended to the Sisters, on his own be. cember 20, we are meeting the Frehalf and on that of the audience, his mantle Trotting Club in a match at k iehmond Park and we hope to see ! , appreciation of the very fine per ur strongest tram in action nn that :()r .tnee they had witnessed. He day. ,ongiatulated the childreh on their efforts. and, in doing so, counselled them to appreciate to the full the high standard of training they were receiving The secret of successful gift choosing at the hands of their teachers, the Sislies in giving something appropriate. ters of St. Joseph's. For example. nothing would be more pleasing to a (atholic friend than one Xmas Presents: J.T.K. Billiard Sets, of the beautiful religious gifts at Pellegrini's. Greetin for any table, 37 6 Strong Tricycles, and cribs will alsog cards, calendars, be found in great 18 --. At Brian Kinnane's Radio and variety at Pellegrini's. in Hay-sgtreet. Sports Shop, Barrack -street, next -)pposite Foy's, where the beautiful Laubman and Pank. • displayed.

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Sunday, Deceinissr 6, aS the meeting day of the Sacred Heart Sodality. of There was a large attendance the women at the early Mass and at devotions in the evening. Sunday, December 13, is the meeting day of the Holy Name Society. Prefects have been asked to inform all members of their guilds to be present at early Mass, to occupy the seats reserved for them, and to receive Holy Communion in a body. Also all inene hers must attend at the devotions in the evening, when they should occupy the same seats as in the morning. Tuesday, the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, is set aside as the quarterly Communion day of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Next Sunday, December 13, there will be a quarterly conference of the e xisting Goldfields conference in St. Mary's, Kalgoorlie. There will be devotions in St. Mary's Church at three o'clock, followed by the meeting in St. Boulder members are Mary's Hall. all asked to attend. and they are reminded that there will be a meeting of the Boulder Conference after devotions on Sunday evening, in the School R oom. Boulder.

The funeral of the late Mr. Daniel Dunne, of Fremantle, and formerly foreman of the Main Raods Board, took place on Friday morning. A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick's Church, Adelaide-street, Fremantle, at which the Rev. Father Ryan, 0.11.1., was the celebrant. At the conclusion of the Mass the cortege proceeded to the Karrakatta Cemetery, where the remains were interred in the Catholic portion, the Rev. Father M. Holohan, of the Cottesloe Presbytery, officiating at the graveside. Mr. Dunne was born in Co. Kerry, Ireland, and had resided for over 30 years in this State, the greater part of which he had lived in Fremantle, although in later years his employment had taken him into many of the country districts. Mr. Dunne .vas of quiet disposition and highly respected by a large circle of friends. The chief mourners were: Messrs. C. Dunne (brother), M. J. Cullity (brother-inlaw), Mrs. C. Dunne (sister-in-law), Messrs. T. and W. Dunne, T., M. P., C., and M. Cullity (nephews), awl MiSSeS E. and S. Cullity (nieces). The pall-bearers were: Messrs. \V. Moore ( Secretary Fremantle Workers' Social and Leisure Club), F. J. Aberle, J. cranley, J. Sullivan, D. Keane, P. Prendiville, J. Foley and J. A. Caldow. Among those present were: Sergt. P. Leen; Messrs. J. P. Jennings, M. McGinley, M. Hallion, T. E. White, J. McKenna, J. Ryan, P. Doherty, T. D. Murphy, W. Flynn, F. F. Anderson, M. Healy, P. Hoare, M. Cranley, P. McNamara, J. B. McCloskey. J. J Hendon, D. McFall, W. Neil, D. Cantwell, J. O'Connor, Peter and Patrick Hanafan, W. E. Carrington, J. Cameron, T. Reinolds, H. B. Olsen, P. (Toady, D. and J. Daly, C. Williams, R Fletcher. J. Morley, F. H. Allen and J. Curven: Mr. and Mrs. S. Styles; Mesdames M. J. Cullity, Stoddart. A. Gent, 11. Caldow, Treasure, J. W. Sweet, E Hurley, Barnes. J. Walsh, M. Daly and IcNamara. Numerous floral tributes were placed on the grave, and widespread ex. oressione of sympathy have been extended to the bereaved relatives. The funeral arrangements were car. - ied out by Arthur E. Dayies and 'ompany.

All Hallows' Tennis Club. Last Sunday the Dart-street Tennis Club played All Hallows Club and won, the final results being: Dartstreet, 9 sets 83 games; All Hallows, Dart-street had a 7 sets 77 games. strong team playing and our team did A feawell under the circumstances. ture of the play was the number of 6-5 matches played. Mary's Tennis Next Sunday St Club have challenged All Hallows to a match, to be played at 2 p.m., on the Last time these Kalgoorlie courts. two teams met the result was a draw, so a good game should result on this occasion. All members are requested to be early for the match. Cricket. met Hibernians sAunday, Last 1.0.0.F. in very unfavourable weather. The result of the first day's play was for 63. iIihernians 1.13. I.O.O.F. 6 Best batsmen for II.A.C.B.S. were D. ICilderry (761, W. Scanlon (45), and Tommy Ryan (141, whilst best results with the ball were achieved by Herb Reid, Kilderry, and J. Matailich, each accountine for two wickets. Last Monday inglit the election of officers for the local branch of the H,Ai '.13.fl. took pjlace. The result of the various ballots were as follow;: Ardagll : vice-president President, D. Kilderry; treasurer, L. Sharkey: secretarY, T. Thornton; warden W Swain. At the conclusion of business, the s.ilabus item was proceeded with, viz., a social evening. A good attendance of members, visitors and ladies were treated to an excellent night's enjoyment. Dancing was interspersed with vocal items and commuity sing ing, and M.C. Tom Ardagh saw that there were no dull moments. During the evening refreshments suitable for the warm weather were served by a capable men's committee with Clarrie Morgan and Peter Bisacca in charge. were proceedings About 11 p.m. brought to a close, and all were satisfied that the recently formed All Hallows' branch was full of activity and was providing welcome social life among the Catholic. community of Boulder. Social. R ev Br the; Heffernan, of the Chri tian Brothers' College. Kalgoorlie, left last Wednesday for Woollahra W ayerlev, New South Wales, having been transtierred to the staff of the Christian Brothers in that centre. Bro. Heffernan, who was for some time at Geraldton prior to coming to Kai. goorlie, was a great favourite with the boys and will be greatly missed by Pupils and teachers alike. He will be missed particularly in the sporting activities of the boys, in which sphere he always interested himself.

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metropolitan area. The social aspect DISTRICT BOARD. The fortnightly meeting was held on is being well looked after, and atte, the 1st. inst., the Grand President, Sr. each meeting the members are enterP. Williamson, presiding over a full atwined by the social committee. tendance of members. The Grand SecHoly Rosary Branch, Nedland.s. retary made his report on his recent The usual fortnightly meeting at the visit to Narrogin and Albany, and it is above branch was held on Monday, hoped that as a result of the visit the December 7. Bro. M. Foley presided Narrogin branch will flourish and pros- over a very good attendance of memper. The Albany branch is doing ber", including the Rev. chaplain, very well indeed, and the thanks of Father Casey. The installation of the the Society are due to the officers and branch officers was proceeded with immembers who have done such splendid mediately, and the new officers took work during the last twelve months. The following members will over. guide the destinies of the branch for New Branch at Palmyra. the ensuing term: President. Bro. E. On Tuesday next, at 8 p.m„ a meeting of parishioners will be -held for the I . Logan; vice-president, Bro. H. W. purpose of establishing a branch of the Shepherd; secretary, Bro. F. Reader; treaurer, Bro. V. R. Shepherd; warSociety in this progressive parish. The Rev. Father Kearin has been anxious den, Bro. E. B. Judd: guardian, Bro. Wells. The immediate past president, for a considerable time to have a tiro. M. Foley, performed the installabranch established and the prospects are that it will be a very successful tiim in his usual efficient manner. The unit of the Society. Parishioners gen- new officers are determined to see the branch progress, and appeal to the erally are invited to attend the in. ing and hear the aims and objects and members to assist them in this regard. work of the Society explained by the Members. will be given an opportunity to help in a very special manner on grand officers. Sunday, December 20, when a special St. Malachi's Branch. At the half-yearly meeting held on quarterly Communion will be held at Members are November 25, officers for the ensuing the 7 o'clock Mass. term were elected as follows: Presi- asked to be at the church not later than 10 minutes to 7, so as to obtain dent. Bro, J. McGillicuddy: Vice-president, Bro. M. Peterson: secretary, Bro. regalia. _Discussion took place with J . Edwards: treasurer, Sr, C. McGilli- regard to doing something practical to cuddy: assistant secretary, Bro. Gerald assist the parish and a definite motion was tabled that the branch investigate McMullen; warden, Sr. J. Burt; guarthe possibilities of organising a condian, Sr. W. F'iorkin: Metropolitan SoChristmas shopping has a very special Council delegate, Sr. C. McGilli- cert and also a raffle. It is earnestly Miss hoped that members and friends will cial significance fur people who buy cuddy and Bro. J. Binstead. support the branch in these matters, Griffin. junr., J. Burke and Mr. Eileen every Pellegrini's. For their gifts at A fter the meeting a very pleasant article in their glorious display from were elected as members and initiated the beautiful life-size statuary to the and welcomed by the president. Mr. time was spent by members, who M. IIallan was nominated for mem- gathered round the festive board to do smallest gift card breathes the spirit After the meeting the de- honour to those members who were of a truly devotional Christmas. You bership. can choose from rosaries, prayer books, bate between St. Malachi's team and relinquishing office, and to pledge their Several St. Joachim's No, 2 team was held and support to the new team. statues. pictures, plaques. cribs, and toasts were honoured, and it is to be resulted in a win for St. Malachi's by literature general ancl the best religious The hoped that this social is the forerunner a very small margin of points. Pellegrini's. branch is making splendid progress and of many more to come. and will be Home Xmas Gilts: "Siroma," all the meetings are being particularly the means of making the branch meet. well attended, and everything points ings more attractive than they have British Vaacuum Cleaners, E7 10s., to the conclusion that St. Malachi's been for some time past. At Brian Kinnane's Radio complete. and Sports Shop, next Laubman and branch within a few months will be Metropolitan Social Council, one of the strongest branches in the Pank. Joyce presided over the meeting heid on 27th. ult., and delegates represented Subiaco, Leederville, South Perth, West Perth, Queen's Park, Highgate, St. Joachim's, Victoria Park Phone B1041 145 Fitzgerald Street. -East Maylands and Nedlands. The - rip to Clontarf was a most enjoyable AND SERVICE . "QUALF1 I MOTTO OUR outing, and the sports programme arranged for the boys was keenly conDorman & Sons, Proprietors tested. The cricket match between the Ilibernians and Clontarf was won 4110•1111.-• • IlW4111111M4W-40-41111,41M+01,-•41110 •11.•-4111,4o4W • 410•I.•in.• 4.•• 410 *400•INIo• •41W•11.• (iv the latter by- 11 runs. We _hope to visit Clontarf soon again, as it is a pleasure to spend a day there with the Brothers and boys amid such delightful surroundings. The committee sincerely thank the Brothers for their hospitality. The cricket club is doing very well and several of the players are putting up good performances. Practice is held at No. 8 pitch, Wellington Square. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons after a p.m. Bro. Besley SOLVE YOUR WATER PROBLEM WITH THEIR and Sr. Schutts were welcomed to the committee as representatives of Subiaco and South Perth, respectively. The inter-branch debates are progress. ing. Highgate . defeated Victoria Park No. 2 by 3 points. and Leeder. vine won its debate against Maylancls. Leederville, in winning its three de1 ates, has qualified for the finals, Please note that the next committee meeting will not be held until the Nth. inst. St. Kevin's Branch, Subiaco. The half-yearly meeting of St Kevin's Branch was noticeable not onlv for its important business but also for the improved attendance of members who gathered in the hall on Thursday. 26th. ult., in order to par ticipate. For their information, the financial position of the branch was clearly outlined in the balance sheets and auditor's reports read lw the secretary, Sr. Williamson. 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( In Monday night, November 30, the n- usic and elocution pupils of St. Joseph's School, Bassendean, gave a very successful recital in the Bassendean They were assisted by Town Hall. some of Miss P. Esler's dan7ing pupils, the senior girls of St. Mary's, East Guildford, and the choir of §t. Columba's, Bayswater. The attendance was moderately large, but the high standard of the items merited a much larger audience. Outstanding items were a violin solo, "Salterello," by Miss C. Burrows, and a song and dance, -Silver Lining," by R. Other performances and C. Bice. worthy of mention are Miss D. Mon rissey's Toe Dance and a humorous recitation, "Missing," by Agnes Carr. The rest of the programme was of a very high standara The second half of the programme was mainly taken up by a one-act play, "The Girls Who Came Back," contrast. ing the lot of the modern school girl with that of a school girl of the "early The modern school girls seventies." put up an excellent performance, speaking and acting well, the three 'Victorians" with typical Victorian mod. All put up a creditable per. est . formance, and both the children and their teachers are to be congratulated on the excellent recital. The Sisters desire to thank all those who so kindly assisted in making the entertainment a success.

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Toodyay Children's Concert. The annual children's concert by the pupils of St. Aloysius' High School drew a large and appreciative audience to the Toodyay Town Hall on Saturday, November 28. The varied and interesting items were given in a way ,is to reflect great credit on the training of the Sisters, who in turn are grateful to all who contributed in any way towards the evening's success, Art Union. This year the art union (alias Xmas Cheer), in aid of the Sisters will be drawn at a euchre party and dance in Toodyay to-night (Saturday' , December 12th. Pending Entertainments. Mr. W. Smith and Mrs. S. Rankine are conjointly organising a dance to cake place shortly at Baker's Hill. W ongamine will again hold its traditional dance on Boxing night. Mr. P Lawler, with the generous co-operation of his fellow -parishioners, is sanguine of a big success this year. Boesavement, To the many relatives of tile late Mrs. Johanna Murphy, we extend our sincerest sympathy. Deceased lived in and around Toodyay nearly all her life. She lived to the ripe age of 91 years, and was buried in the Toodyay Cemetery on November 18. R.I.P. ENGAGEMENT. Norah, ally daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, Carter, of Northam, to Francis William, second sen of Mr. and Mrs. II. Orrell, of Mt. Lawley. The engagement is announced of Mary Eileen (Molly), only daughter of Mrs. J. Ryan and the late Mr. P. J. R yan, of North Perth. to Leslie, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Peterson, of North Fremantle. (:(

IN MEMORIAM. N ( If your charity pray • the repose of the soul of Man garet Mary Couchman, who departed this life on December 7, 1932, dearly loved eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Barry. Eternal rest grant unto her, 0 Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. Mae she rest in peace.

DEATHS. HOWLEY. Of our charity, pray for the repose of the soul of Patrick Howley, Kuhn, late of South Aus. tralia, who died on October 20, 1936. RIP. 0 Sacred Heart of Jesus, be his salvation. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for him. HILLS.—On November 12, 1936, at St. Joha's Hospital, Subiaco, Mary Ann Hills, loved sister of Mrs. D. Hevron. East Fremantle. R.I.P. HILLS.—Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs. M, A. Hills, who died on November 12, 1936. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on her soul. MerULLAGII.—At Gnowangenip, on Tuesday, November 24, 1936, William Henry McCullagh; aged 76 rears. R.I.P. DUNNE.—On December 3. 1936. at St. John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Daniel Dunne, of Fremantle. fond brother of Con (East Fremantle) and the late Norah (Mrs. M. J. Cullity), and uncle of Jack (Melbourne, Victoria), Tom, Mick. Ellie, Con. Maurice and Sheila Cullity, and Tom, Will and Julia Dunne: aged 58 years. R.I.P. BOURKE.—In loving memory of Bridget Ann, beloved wife of James, who departed this life on December 10, 1934. devoted mother of Chris. ( Nedlands I, Jim (Corpus Christi College, Werribee), Sweet Jesus, have mercy on her soul. SMITH.—Pray for the soul of our dear mother, Louisa Mary Smith, who died December 15, 1935. 0, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. --Inserted by her loving children. CROMBLEHOLME.---In fond memory of my dear husband, Francis Cron). bleholme, who died December 9, 1933. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have irt ercv on his soul. St. Anthony, his patron saint, intercede for him. ---Inserted by his loving wife

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LREADY we have begun to think of Our thoughts begin to Christmas. turn to that event of Bethlehem, so humble in its circumstances, yet so pregnant with significance for the world, and we think of the Mother and Child Who were its cen- (By CHARLES PARKER, Deputy Director of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.) tral figures and Who have been the world's She is fully aware. Other artists have made best-loved Mother and Child. Her a proud lady, of the court to represent Artists from all the great ages of art whom no colours were too bright, no brocade too sumptuous, no jewels too magnificent. have testified to the popularity of Mary and Then there has been ages of materialism Her Christ-Child, and the pictures in which when She was depicted as a beautiful woman they glorified Her are so popular that they of the world more fitted to occupy the boudoir a ttract the most attention of all in our art galleries. and reproductions of them are found of a fine lady than the altar panel of a church. The great Dutch artists made Her a midw herever there are walls to hang them upon. Artists who wished to paint their ideal dle-aged matron, and Correggio often depicted Her as a sporting. romping girl, exultant in of maternity could not but paint the Madonna. Her young motherhood. They chose for Her their loveliest models and Although the great artists of the Middle to Her glorification they devoted their finest in gallery art new the visit you painted many scenes from the whole If Ages talents. life and ministry of Jesus Christ, these are far Sienna. where there is the finest collection of out-numbered by the paintings of Him on His Siennese paintings in the world, you find that have to seems fellow-artists his and Mother's knee. Duccio painted nothing else but the Madonna and Her Astounding Number of Paintings. Child, and very suited to this subject was On a recent tour in Italy I had reason to their gentle talent. r ealise how very popular paintings of the are. I made a decision at the beMadonna s. Raphael' Picture: The Most Popular my tour that I would buy a reproof ginning AnotIler of the most famous artists in gio cost nearly four thousand pounds—a price Madonna and Child painting every of duction s. which would have covered the picture twentythe world is chiefly famous for his Madonna alone I should have spent a Siena In I saw. paint could who s. man sovereign golden with seven times over Raphael is above all the Milan, Florence, Assisi, Perufortune. small the lovely Italian women in the role of Holy Our Lady as the Ages Saw 'Her. the walls of their on had all and Rome gia so is Mother. To-day our delight in his work Every age has had its own ideas how the great art galleries so many noble paintings of most the is which great that if we are asked Madonna and Her Child should be painted. that I had to_satisfy myself with popular painting in the world we would have Before A.D. 1000, when art was in the strait this subject of only the very best. reprodtxtions been to answer the Sistine Madonna. It has waistcoat. She was the proud Queen of Heaof whole the think of the many paintings we When in called the loveliest painting ven, an austere and majestic being far above oran valuable lost to the world through been so have which be to ed consider art and is the ordinary mortals, who gazed up at Her fire and other damage. there must have been nament of the Dresden Gallery that it has a as She was delineated in the mosaics. around the walls an astounding number of them in the great r oom to itself. with benches St. Francis of Assisi, who had a passionto leisure their of faith. From every church wall and at sit might that the devout ate devotion to the Sacred Infancy, started a ages piece. from every street corner even, the altar it. e admir popular demand for pictures of the Madonna, gracious figue of the Madonna must have To-day, many rich collectors give to this not as a majestic Queen but as a tender hu- smiled down to inspire the hearts of men and subject the homage of their highest prices. man mother in domestic surroundings. Giotto, sudbue their passions. When the Duke of Marlborough sold to the the first great religious painter, was inspired Her pictures must have been a great inNational Gallery the Ansidei Madonna. he re- by St. Francis, and when he went to Padua to chivalry in those turbulent days. decorate centive to was it Chapel Arena .ceived for it seventy thousand pounds. Fif- to paint the the honoured position which women hold d teen of the Madonna paintings in the National a chapel the rich Scrovegni had dedicate to and world to-day must in no small meathe in Gallery cost more than a thousand pounds the veneration of the Virgin. due the honour which has been done sorrowhe sure the Mary made have at Some artists each: two at nine thousand, and several of God. One tiny panel by Correg- ing Mother of a Babe of whose tragic destiny to the venerated Mother three thousand. Home Xmas Gifts: "Siroma," all British Vaacuum Cleaners, £7 10s., complete. At Brian Kinnane's Radio Pank,

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Subiaco Canonical Visitation and Confirmation. On Sunday, 28th. ult., His Grace the Archbishop held the Liturgical function of Canonical Visitation at St. Joseph's, and Confirmed a large number of adults and children. His Grace, accompanied by his chaplains, was met at the door by the Administrator A'ter ki.sand procession of serv s. ing the Crucifix, he ....as ince.nsed by the Administrator and th!-.. procession moved towards the Sanctuary— -the choir singing Elgar's "Eocz. Sacerdos." A fter the prayers for the Archbishop, recited by the Administrator, His Grace reverenced the altar by kissing the altar stone and gave his blessing The Archbishop and chaplains then went to the throne and an indulgence of one hundred days was published in Latin and English. Then followed the A bsolutions for deceased parishioners. A t the conclusion of the Visitation, the Rosary was recited and a short instruction on Confirmation was preach. ed by the Rev. Father .fohnston. His Grace then vested for Confirmation, and intoned the "Veni Creator," which w as sung to a simple melody by a special choir of the young men of the

parish, who also sang the antiphon, "Contirma hoc Deus" in Gregorian chant. In an address His Grace e::horted t he newly-confirmed to remain ate' 1. fast in the practice of th,:r religion, and in concluding remerks cNpressed ,himself, pleased with the function, con. • gratulating especially the choir for their devotional rendering of the music, and the sacristan on the manner in which the altar and sanctuary were kept. It was gratifying to His Grace to know that such metiulous care was Laken of ever: to do with the service of the altar, His Grace imparted Pontifical Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and at the conclusion left the church to the strains ' )1 the "Ecce Sacerdos." Children'e' Concert. The pupils of St Joseph's Parish School presented an excellent entertainment on Wednesday, November 25. The Administrator, in a speech, congratulated the Sisters and pupils on the quality of the concert, which was varied with song, dance and a physical culture display. He also thankdd, on behalf of the Sisters, Major Saunders, Miss Esler and Mrs. Bur , ha contributed graztly to thL of tne concert.

The annual Club dinner will be held in the Cathedral Hall on Saturday Members evening, December 19th. who intend being present at this function, are asked to notify the secretary without delay. Miss Eileen Ellery is busy making plans to leave at an early date for Adelaide, where, having been chosen as a member of the Catholic Tennis N•s ociation's team, she will participate in the Interstate Carnival to be held (luring Christmas week. Miss Ada Power intends leaving on Tuesday next by the "Manoora" for an extended holiday in the Eastern States. Miss hazel Jewell, who will also be a passenger on the same ship, has booked for Sydney, and will be absent from the West for some weeks.

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New Church of St. Francis Xavier for East Perth The new Church of St. Francis Xavier, a neat brick structure next to the primary school in Windsor-street, East Perth, was blessed and opened by His G rai:e the Archbishop on Sunday afternoon. • Holy Mass was offered by His Grace at 8 a.m. After Mass His Grace spoke to the people about St. Francis Xavier, to whom their church was dedictited, and appealed to all to appreciate the privilege that was theirs in having Mass celebrated there Sunday after He congratulated them on Sunday. the fine spirit of faith they evidenced when nearly every one of the congregation approached the altar rails to receive Holy Communion. A t 3.30 p.m. h is Grace performed the ceremony of blessing and officially opening the new church. Addressing the people, His Grace said that for the past three years he had been contemplating the possibility of making some arrangements whereby the residents of that district would be afforded better facilities for attending Mass, and whereby the children would be better accommodated regarding school. They were awkwardly situated in the outskirts of three parishes—Cathedral, Highgate and 'Maylands. His Grace had been fully alive to their needs, and though he had been most anxious to supply them, two difficulThe first ties had confronted him. was the difficulty of procuring a site; the second the difficulty of getting But where the Faith of the nu,ncy. people was concerned, they counted no cost. they counted no inconvenience. With confidence in Providence and in their financial co-operation, that central site had been chosen, and a few old houses had to be purchased and There was no other aldem dished. ternative. Personally, said h is Grace, he had no regrets and hoped they had none. Their first concern was for the The beautiful little school children. had been built and when it was realised that some thirty of those chil. dren would he going to State schools had they not provided that school, they would see the wisdom of that unThere were nearly 70 dertaking. children accommodated in that school: that number would grow, and when it lid the school could be easily ex. tenrtecl and the number of teachers increased accordingly. Hi: Grace thanked tlp Sisters of Mer-v for their unselfish work in the catFe of Catholic educatien. There had been striking evidence of the success of their work at Mass that morning, when the children had sung so swe!qly and devotionally. Tie.y were met that day, continued His Grace, to bless that new church— small, no doubt, but large enough to accommodate the people of that disIt was, they would admit, a trict. nice building and very devotional. Instead of having a large chtnch with one Mass on Sunday at a time that might not be suitable for all, His Grace had thought it advisable (from an economy point of view, too) to build according to those dimensions. If necessary it could be arranged to have two or even three Masses on Sunday. His Grace thanked Mr. Cavanagh, the architect, for that beautiful design, also Mr. Hill and his staff for t heir efficient work. The money to purchase that site and build the school and church they had been obliged to borrow. But he was delighted with the splendid efforts that were being made by the people to raise funds. They had had euchre partes. concerts, block collection, e tc., during the year. and he was more He than pleased with the results. had no fears regarding the debt —they They were workwere working hard. ing together, realising their obligations. The success of their efforts during the past year was sufficient guarantee that he need not worry regarding their future. Before the list of donations that had already been received was read, His Grace appealed to those present to contribute as generously as their means would allow to that great work — to help to reduce the liability that had of necessity been incurred. They hail come there to show their sympathy with the work; let them show It .in a practical way. If you could aff ord to give generously, they would, he knew, do so. If they could afford little, then let them give that litl!e contribution willingly, for in the W ords of Tobias. "thus You will lay up for yourselves a great reward for the day of necessity." Before concluding, His Grace appealed to the dormant faith of those arrumigst them who might have grown tepid and careless. Let it not be said

Blessed and Opened by His Grace of the people of that district what St. John said of the Jews that Our Lord "Came unto His own, and His own received Him not." Hitherto there might have been excuses to justify apathy and sloth by reason of distance from church. Now no such exMass would cuse could be offered. be celebrated at 7.30 and 9.30 every Sunday, -May this church," concluded His Grace, "be a fountain of grace and mercy to all in this district! May it be the means through the blessing of God and the powerful intercession of the great St. Francis Xavier of stirring up and kindling the faith

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The Rhine, Its Castles and Vineyards

FIRST saw the Rhine at Cologne. Crossing the Hohenzollern bridge, with its gate-castles, I looked down on the broad. swiftly flownoble this ing current of spires Gothic twin The tream. s however, Cathedral, of the distracted me from the Rhine, Cathedral the .and first to Impressive vergers we went. in red cloaks and black scapulars, meet and guide you, and. speak whatever language spoken in Europe, and they will answer The gift of tongues is a you. 16, remarkable feature of tourist EuM' -rope. You can always get along with English, provided you join a party and stifle your impatience while the guide rattles away with his thread-worn song, dotted here and there by historical disconsonants and false emphasis. E ven the echo of school-days' French is a great help, for foreigners are much too polite to laugh at mispronunciations. Europe. of course, must be language-minded. What a pity we are not a little more so! I shall not dare attempt a word picture of Cologne Cathedral. It is a glorious symphony, whose opening note was sung in 1248, and it has never ceased to sing. "Sermons on stones"—winged with song and fashioned for ever in its carved stone. The heavy bronze doors still have the original sanctuary rings, polished bright by the hands of refugees in the Middle Ages, who grasped them in confidence in the sanctuary of Mother Church. From Cologne to Bonn is not a long run on the banks of the A The sun had set. Rhine. moon drenched garden sloped in terraces down to the river's bank. Lighted river boats move up and -down, cargoes a tow; a pleasure steamer sends its music tip-toeing across the water; down by a shaded seat a group of men are part -singing to the accompaniment of a lyre; and as I walk along the sweeping curve of the river, now a semi-circle of lights like the Bay of Naples. I catch old memorial homes, perched high above the roadway, peering down through the trees at this foreigner, come among us. The fantastic gables, oriental copulas, and goblin-like silhouettes made me turn my head. many times, so that that eerie feeling might not - send me back to the hotel, to Then I ose this lovely night. recalled the legend of the Drachenfels. that old knight's castle which sits on the summit of one of the seven mountains, whose outline against the evening sky Were easily seen an hour ago. The Drechenfels. Early next morning I was on the balcony of the Konigshof (Grand Hotel Royal) to see the Seven mountains. ,There on its rocky point stood the old knight's castle which has bequeathed the terrible name of The Drachenfels to the range. At the time of the preaching of Christianity a dragon lived in a cave beneath the present castle. He was looked upon as a God by the pagans. who left prisoners and criminals on a flat rock before his c ave as blood offerings. Each t ime the dragon raged through the forests the pagans crossed the Rhine to raid their Christian neighbours, and bring back blood MO offerings to their Dragon-God. On one of these raids they cap-

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Rued a beautiful maiden. Two of the pagan chieftains, Horsrik and Riubold, claimed the maiden as his. Strong words led to a scene which divided the camp and would have ended in battle had not the high priest stepped b etween the rivals, declaring that the Christian maiden should be sacrificed to the Dragon at sunrise. The camp applauded this decision with enthusiasm. Up the steep sides of the Dragon's rock coiled the long procession and on the flat rock they placed the young maiden with flowers in her hair. The Dragon started He from his den spitting fire. raised his scaly body and opened his gaping mouth. A shudder of

No a Christian stronghold. wonder there are no naughty children in the villages at the feet of these mountains! Oh! who could refuse to go to bed within call of the Dragon's cave! On the Rhine. All that day I was on the Stevenson has written Rhine. that sight seeing is the art of disappointment. There must be exceptions to this sweeping statement and the castles on the Rhine deserve a place among the The Rhine exceedexceptions.

Legends That Still Live death crept over the maiden; snatching a crucifix from her neck she called on her God, holding the cross before the advancThe people were ing Dragon. breathless in anticipation. Suddenly dr monster. as if struck by lightning, crashed on the rocks below and was swallowed up by the river. Riubold the younger chieftain took her in his arms amid the cheers of the people. She married him and through her example the pagan camp became

ed my expectations. The castles dizzily set on pinnacles of rock projecting from steep hills seemYou rubbed your ed unreal. eyes several times to make sure t hat the memories of Anderson and Grimm's fairy tales were not giving you a second sight. No there they are on every crest of t hese precipitous hills that guard t he Rhine, hills that are exceedingly vain, for ever gazing on themselves in the mirror of the s tream.

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Almost as incredible as the castles are the vineyards. Steep rock faces that should make a goat think twice before climbing, have vineyards, built in terraces, to save the soil from being washed away. The only place that I could compare them with are the tiny potato patches to be seen clustering on the side of a hill of In Constone in Connemara. nemara the garden is "synthetic," that is, the earth has been brought there in basket loads by the peasants. The sun was brilliant, warm, not hot, a glorious early autumn day. On the lines of vines small bits of tin were suspended which attracted the sun, and created the impression that the vineyards were garlanded with strings of sparkling jewels. For six hours we were on the Rhine and the v ineyards were at our elbow all the way. There is so much wine grown, no wonder some of it is very good. It is so cheap on the Rhine boats that one forgets, during that one day, that there is such a thing as German beer! I like the wooded islands in the stream. Sandy beaches have their usual number of sun-bathers. Along the banks on either side, you frequently heard tEe songs of a band of hikers, walking or cycling. The spirit of youth was abroad that day: laughter and song were in the air, but never once did I see a girl in shorts or a cigarette in the mouth of a fraulein! At Coblenz we stopped for lunch. There at the junction of the tributary Mosel, stands a huge statue to Kaiser Wilhelm I. With upturned moustaches. baton on his knee, the old boy looks you up and down, his lips snorting arrogance. I turned from that Prussian gesture of defiance and gazed across the river to the Ehrenbreitstein fortress, a medieval garrison castle which seems to sprout out of the rock, so toned to rock-shade has it been turned by the winds of centuries. Much interested in the pontoon •bridge, which was built during the war, and has proved so valuable that it remains. A swinging gate shuttles around in a semi-circle to allow the boats It only takes a minute pass. and then the gap is closed and across the bobbing bridge rolls the busy traffic. What an idea for the Swan River. linking up Bennett-street with Forrest-street, South Perth! A toll-bridge that would pay for itself. Another idea for Perth is suggested by the special track for cyclists in city boulevards, and bridges. If on the opposite side to the pedestrian pathway there was a cyclists' path on the Causeway, what a saving to one's nerves it would be during the peak hour, 5 to 6! I often think that the cyclists on the Causeway trail their coats. hoping that some motorist may tread on them! The Loreley Rock. Th2 Rtl;ne is in playful mood or the next hour's run. It -cils itself around the toes of the mountains, cutting a figure S. until we approach the frowning face of the Loreley Rock. A crowd of youth were sprawling on its forehead, recalling ,no doubt, the

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Virgil Sees the Star of Bethlehem A Messianic Eclogue in the Firmament of Pagan Literature

E are familiar with in passages the seers Hebrew which f oretold the coining of Christ. Isaias. we remember, wrote of the Virgin that should hear a Son whose name should be called Emmanuel and declared, further: "A Child is born to us and a Son is given to us, and the government is upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful. Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come. the Prince of Peace." It is known to us also how• at the deAdvent, the of t ime these vout folk. relying on w ords. were "looking for the K ingdom of God." And we have read how the Star of Bethlehem appeared in the Orient to lead certain , sages to the cradle of God-made-Man. But has the question ever occurred to us whether the West, in which the Virgin's Son was to reign so triumphantly, received any warning of what was to come? Did Rome. which was to he the home of His Church. hear no ‘Yhisper that might cause her to pause amid her itnperial conquests and scan the horizon for a greater than Caesar? . Was there nothing in the growing darkness of the times to kindle expectation?

t By STANLEY B. JAMES.) w riting- so much so that they used to call him 'the little Virgin' in Naples."

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The great poem in which he wrote of the beginnings of Rome is conceived in an entirely religious spirit. His hero, Aeneas, is directed to the site of the future city by heavenly powers. "Aeneas," wrote a French critic, "has already much that is common to the Christian character; a man so sad. so resigned, so diffident of his strength, so ready to make any sacrifice, so obedient to the will of heaven." Virgil was profoundly distressed by the signs of his time. He saw that the old Roman piety, austerity and heroism were disThe Empire was appearing. rotten at the core and the corruption had gone too far to be cured

The vision of this rejuvenated world is so entrancing that his one regret is that he may not live to see it: Behold the world Nodding beneath its vaulted weight; the lands, The seas and the great firmament, be. hold How all things are rejoicing in the age That cometh! Ah! I would that life, The remnant of so long a life, might yet Remain to me, and with it inspiration Fitly to sing Thy deed.

' There was certainly nothing in Virgil's own surroundings to sug-

through the Inferno, Purgatory and up into Paradise—is significant. The Christian poet imagines himself guided through the first tWo stages of his journey by his pagan predecessor, whom he r egards with the utmost reverAnd in Purgatory they ence. meet with Statius, also a poet. Statius does not at first recognise Virgil, but when he is informed as to his identity he is overjoyed and relates how the reading of Virgil led him to regard with favour the preachers of ChrisThe passage in which tianity. this heathen poet ( who was born in 50 A.D.) is made to tell the story of his conversion is worth quoting. The Divine Comedy. I give it in a prose version. Statius says to Virgil :—"Thou first didst send me towards Parnassus to drink in its caves, and then didst light me on to God. Thou didst like one who goes by night. and carries the light behind him, and profits not himself, but maketh persons wise that follow him, when thou saidst: 'The world is renewed, justice returns and the first age of man, and a new progeny devcends from heaven. Through thee I was a poet, through thee a Christian, but that thou mayst see better what I outline I will put forth my hand to fill in colour. "Already the whole world was big with the true belief, sown by the apostles of the everlasting kingdom: and thy words, touched .on above, harmonised so with the new preachers, that the habit to(,k me of visiting them. They t ilen became so holy in my sight, t hat when Domitian persecuted them, their wailings were not without tears of mine. And while by me yon world was trod, I succoured them, and their righteous lives made me despise all other sects; and ere in my poem I had brought the Greeks to Thebes rivers. 1 received baptism, but through fear I was a secret Christian. long time pretending paganism and this lukewarmness made me speed round the fourth circle more than four times a hundred years." A Profession of Faith.

The God -Man Idea. The idea of a God-Man was not altogether strange in pagan Rome. though it was conceived Julius of in a debased form. Caesar boasted that he was de"My scended from the gods. "dedeclared. he aunt. Julia," from mother her through scended a race of kings. and through her father she was related to the immortals . . . T have therefore in my ancestry the venerabfe majesty of kings who towered above men for so long, and the sacredness of the gods upon whom the "I shall see him, but not now I; shall behold him, but not near. A kings themselves depend." STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel.- (Prophecy of Balaam.) And shortly after his death divine given Julius Caesar was honours lw a State decree which. Unless gest such an exalted strain, and in effect, declared that this boast by any human remedy. s..eins w e are driven to the conclusion he above, from came help foundation. without was not t‘as that, however far short of the civilisation There is an infinite distance be- to have thought. Reality his anticipations were, tween the blood-stained con- doomed. were forgleams of the Divthey Peace. of ii is Dante, of course, who fills queror and the Prince surwhich did ac..ually take this Event in ine was he How right in the outline with colour. but it but we cannot fail to see in this is shown. We can see now place after the poet's death. that he worked on a is possible exaltation of the dead Caesar mise for the birth of our New Virgil's Conversion. basis of which has the how the heart of pagan Rome that. but tradition umanity in Christ, the world The Church of the Middle Ages been lost to us. It can scarcely was hungering for some visible H would have been given over to was in no doubt as to the true be doubted, however, that the link to bind it to the heavens. chaos. But into the poet's dark- prophetic character of these lines. main facts were as he related More striking, however, are the ness stole a gleam of light. Im- Papini tells us that in medieval them and that Statius was actuwords which a Latin poet who pelled by some deep instinct, he times "they had a custom of rep- ally made a Christian through died only nineteen years before was led to write lines which resenting the prophets who had the lines which have been quoted the Advent wrote in anticipa- sound like a dim anticipation of foretold the coming of Christ. as from Virgil's Fourth Eclogue. In Because the Incarnation. In his Fourth gathered around the altar on tion of that Event. any case Dante's reverence for Virgil was a pagan it does not Eclogue occurs this passage: A personage the Latin poet who guided him Christmas Day. f ollow that he lacked the religidressed as Moses would appear, through the Underworld is reNow hath arrived As a matter of ous sentiment. then Isaias, and lastly, Virgil markable. But it is not inconlatest period of Cumean song: f ace this gentle poet had in him The order would be summoned • . . where- sistent with what we know of anew; 'gins ages the of The a strong strain of piety. He re- Returned is the Virgin and the reign upon a youth, richly clad, would the general attitude to the author presented paganism at its nearest Of Saturn is restored. come forward and recite the fam- of the "Aeneid." approach to Christianity. verses of the Messianic Ecous From high heaven In addition to the facts already logue." sent race nobler and new a him: is Now . An Italian writer says of Papini tells us that Saint cited, the at that us tells He further down. "..\ great delicacy of sentiment Do thou. 0 chaste Lucina! favours Bishop of Fiesole in the Donatus, persecution Decian the of time w as the distinguishing mark of s how came to a council century. three pagans were converted by ninth his character, so that his vir- Unto the infant Boy—through whom just efore his colleazues his of in consequreading Virgil and, the age. tues . . . remind us of the Naza• his profession recited and death golden marfor the end, shall themselves age offered iron ence, He was in- The r ene's law of love. the very words of the in faith of age an nffers also Dante tyrdom. capable of doing injury to an- Rise glorious throughout the awakenexample of a pagan converted to Virgilian Eclogne, after which ed world. other and he suffered so little An he. adds fur Christianitx by the same means. he expired. from jealousy that he rejoiced in of the same indicative facts ther in Virgil plays which part The prophecy He then goes on to pio the Sitccesses of others as though still he can "Proofs great attitude. they were his own. . . . He was an age of universal plenty and the "Commedia"—that Papini churches," our in poem in which Dante is taken found as chaste in his life as in his the banishment of all evils from

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declares, "of this Christian gratitude to the Prophet of the Gentiles. " 1 n the stalls of the 'Cathedral of Zamora, in Spain, Virgil appears among the prophets of the Old Testament; he appears too in Vasari's frescoes in a church in Rimini, and Virgil's famous verse, 'now the new progeny descends,' was inscribed by Raphael on a picture which can he seen in Rome in Santa Maria della Pace." The Poetic Star of Bethlehem. No Wise Men from the West visited the Infant Jests, but the Star of Bethlehem. nevertheless, had appeared in the firmament of pagan literature. Whilst rival emperors waged war with one another, and a debased populace was kept quiet with "bread and circuses," this poetic star shone out in the increasing darkness. And at last its messa.ge was confirmed and its meaning enriched b y the coming of St. Peter to announce that the Virgin's Son had been born and that the New Age had commenced.

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Christmas Day The giving of Christmas presents is a Teutonic custom. Observance of Christmas was forbidden in England in 1644 by an Act of Parliament. Christmas Day was a market and fast day: shops were compelled to be open, and plum puddings and mince pies were condemned as heathen! Charles II. revived the feast, but the Scots adnered to the puritan view. • An Imperial rescript dated A.D. 400. in Rome. includes Christmas, Epiphany and Easter as days on whicn the theatres must close. Christmas Day was a favourite day for court ceremonies in England long ago. William of Orange was crowned King at Westminster on Christmas Day. In the Abruzzi district of Italy it is the custom of the men attending the Midnight Mass to keep up a continual whistling during the services. Loudest of all do they whistle at the Elevation of the Host, in memory of the shepherds' pipes at Bethlehem. In some villages the effect is still more increased by whistling through reeds dipped in a vessel of water placed in the church for the purpo,:e The Star of Bethlehem is connected with an interesting custom in Holland. The young men of the various towns gather and go from house to house carrying a huge illuminated star. From the 'crowd which follows, as well as from each house. they collect an alms f or the poor. The Yule log prohaldy nail its origin in he simple necessity of providing warmth in the cold season, and it :ens not till 1577 that the lighting of t?i , Yule log became a public ceremony in England. In England a tenant had the right to feed at his lord's expense as long as a wheel, namely a round of wood, given by him would burn. Another early custom in England was the exposing of grain on Christmas nigh! to gain fertility from the falling dew

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And when she tried the door. "I am," he answered unexpectARGUERITE Channing knew the waiters' trick oi only it was locked. hope "I dryly. l equally but a few tables in an empty edly, aying was very practical— "What in the world do we do to have some for Christmas. I which was why she t rain. A glance told her it might am going—what is known as 'in- now?" she said aloud. was the head of one of It was some minutes--minutes have been worse. All the tables to retreat' at a monastery where the most fashionable being more entirely at a loss of it." in w ere when So, specialise by a one but they only occupied, town. in bookshops than Miss Charming was accusan unlucky investment left her rather military looking man in a "One of those Cistercian mon- tomed to be—before she heard e c lerical collar. A Catholic priest, asteries?" asked Miss Channing. suddenly minus a considerabl footsteps in the lane, and denysum of money, she cancelled her she said to herself shrewdly, and who had come across more than their slowness and weight to ing Christmas trip to Paris and made an ;nteresting-looking one. Well, one of them in her motoring holishe flashed her torch in herself, up her mind to be content with a it might have been worse days through France and Italy. to reveal the surtheir direction, of guest if me "Will I you sit excuse couple of days as the policeman. a of face prised "That's it," he replied, a little Felicity Stuart, who had reiterat- here?" she said in her vice busito see you," glad am I "Oh, surprised. "What a good guess!" .ed an invitation—which Mar- ness-like voice. "Do you alarming. said Miss "But ci he accepted— replied, course!" guerite had never yet "Oh, I have seen such places... know where Miss Stuart is?" at glan.:ing at down and her the peace clearirg little a "have to she said, and mused over her re"No," said the constable stolidopposite seat of his overcoat. walls. my cottage." ancient collection of "She was down 'ere for a ly. a and He she saw she had everything Felicity was a masseuse crumbling in the sun, and a hell- day or twcy in the autumn, some busy one, though she never seem- wanted in a way as business- tower from which came sounds time back, but she 'asn't bin down ed able to afford expensive ways like as her own, and then attack- of an iron bell, cool in the noonsince." and ed his food. of spending her holidays, day heat, calling the monks back "I had been invited to stay famthis to down went generally from their work in the fields. with her. She must be ill," said ous cottage of hers, which she deHE watched him covertly. He She had seen them come filing Miss Channing, remembering in a scribed as incredibly small and was very tall, his hair cut back, all together. their hoes over cold wave of realisation that she But in the middle of a wood. close, his complexion curi- their shoulders. But it was not had not read her letters that Felicity was amusing—extraor- ously clear. But she had never summer now, and the inside of and had left them bedinarily cheerful and unexpected before seen a priest who wore a such places, stone-paved, must be morning hind. felt Marguerite and in her ways, single eye-glass, and her vis-a-vis bitterly cold at night. She shiv'Dear, dear," said the stolid safe from the only one thing of wore one as though it grew in ered, and wondered what it would which she was really afraid. bore- its place. That he was a priest, be like to sleep there, and at one, sympathetically. "When is there a 'bus back to dom. In any case, it was late to she was perfectly certain. There what hour a visitor would havt the station?" else everyone and plans, nge cha was something about them—in- to get tip. `Ah, not to-night," was the rewas fixed up, mostly with ffieir ply, accompanied by a shake of having Marguerite, f amilies. the head. America, than nearer family no "But I must catch a train back was thankful for Felicity's proto London!" would It mise of a welcome. There's no more "To-night! the as good. no her done have trains to London to-night!" said business phrase goes, to be seen the constable, as though she had alone in a London hotel at the something highly irresuggested season. festive gular. Felicity had to come from Bir- definable but not in the least inCistercian He talked about "Then what in the world shall mingham. but she expected to gel definite. she noticed monasteries in France, and she I do?" said poor Marguerite. who Besides, Eve; Christmas on away early that he ate no meat, and she knew was sorry when the man came to but Marguerite knew it would be from Felicity who was one— remind him that he must change was cold and dropping with f atigue. later than usual before she could that Catholics fasted and abstain- at the next station. "Well," was the careful reply, would Felicity so London, leave "Goodbye." he said. "Happy "if ed on Christmas Eve. you can show me something go down to Dorsetshire ahead of Christmas!" never could she , Afterwards to prove Miss Stuart was wishand her and open the cottage "Happy Christmas!" she re- ful for you to stay in the cottage. behad they or why how recall meet her there. "And not too She only knew turned cordially. I can give you the key, because Marguerite was thankful when gun to talk. silence!" much eating was she time the t by she leaves it with me." hat the in safely she found herself The train was slowing down. the with fish of piece pallid the Thankfully, Miss Channing most ; overfull not train. It was of salute with sauce, they were He made a gesture r ummaged in her handbag, and people had not left it so late to inevitable tartar to each his hat. Produced Felicity's long letter of make a get -away if they were listening with interest "A little for you!" he returned, instructions, which, after scrutinother. the in Christmas *pending their and the tall figure was gone. ising, the constable handed back "Oh, yes," she said, 'I am gocountry. So she had a carriage to her, saying it would do. and turs Pulling her ing to have a country Christmas to herself. ARGUERITE had been that he would jump on his bicycle the at believe. I out anywhere, from looked —miles around her, she well amused, and she and not be more than ten minlights—the lit streets and the I; is a friend's cottage. I have her coffee with utes. drank He mounted majestically bright windows of poor houses, never been there before. I hear tolei-ance. man with the and rode slowly up the lane. The I —not wood. a of least depths the —at in it is and was not sorry eyeglass had been as g-o.p.1 a so very sorry, after all, that she hope there is a wireless, at least." iler partner as she coni.I have ISS Charming sat down He regarded her through the wished for. was not in the boat-train. She She wondered who on her suitcase and rubthe rather smile his gave it was and eyeglass, supposed she really he was, and where he had :::;int bed her cold hands toof much cynicism. of look too a of far ghost was She tired. from. and why he had 1:.ec -tme a gether. while the full realisation "Now don't tell me," he said, priest. the handsome, successful young broke over her relentlessly. Here woman to like being tired, believ- "that you are one of those who vilshe was and here she would have a :mild 5 she At station, the inefficiency silence." little a of of afraid are kind ing it to be a to stay, and before she could be I's endured and waiting, 'bus ineffectual lage interestlook, his to returned She belonging habit —a warm she must light a fire, and &Ales suddel and halts many edly. women. before she could eat she must where road, curving the about along it thought that own never have "I must However, she would be comfortable to bask in it," she said. "I dare say I am. trees and hushes brushed it on cook something. Horrors! there She got down, as would be no food in the house. Felicity's almost motherly kind- One doesn't have many occasions all sides. The ten minutes were intertold her, at the 'Blue had You Felicity London. in breakfast out, her of finding ness, and to have bebut at last her friend relane minable, the up turned and Lion,' that fact someone the by me judge of t order mustn' the in bed at to and she was turned walking. according again using— am talking to you. I don't side it, younger and smaller—for Fidelt heart when she to the find ouched to torch er In instructions—h shoultrains. in her people often talk to ity did not come up to the realised that he had left his bifound soon She way. her beginning. remember don't I fact, der. dinner, this evening." lane was leading up beside a cycle behind so as to be able to taking " Arc you poiswood, and hopefully began to carry a jug and a loaf wrapped well very He smiled. The madam ?" for the welcoming light of in newspaper. a look he knew felt Charming ed Miss "Yes." none She opened her travelling case great deal mole about the world the cottage ahead. But "The missus was sorry to 'ear by only was it and sight, in did, came she to and human beings than to look for the novel that was about von, miss." he said. "Aad beguile the journey, and went on which was another new sensa- chance that she flashed her torch she sent a bit of bread, and a tip a bank, and saw on a gate the quarter of butter, and put two looking for it until she remem- tion to her. "No." he said, "of course you words "Wood Cottage." bered that she must have left it eggs in my pocket. There'll be There was no light in any of t ea in the caddy and she's sent a She are not afraid of silence in that on the hall -table of her flat. this windows of screw of sugar. And she says had put it there with her letters sense—you have far too full a the three visible cottage she smallest the —indeed to chatwith it time cram to need had to not life had she which she'll send our May along tostooping read that morning, so as to re- ter to keep out the draught. I had ever seen, almost morrow with a plate of dinner, thatch. heavy its under you silence getof kind of the meant member it. in the rush for there's no train up before four "Felicity must have gone 3.0 from this station." ting off, she had evidently left hear in the country after nightme!" she it—and the letters—behind. All fall in places where there is no meet me and missed He was pleased with Miss crept feeling cold a But said. thought no owls" farm-vard and my Christmas mail! she thanks and messages Channing's cottage The "I certainly haven't a varied round her heart. r uefully. and after unl, 'eking wife, his to ly uncommon In considerably less good spirits. experience of it," she answered looked somehow going on insisted door, the empty. she went along the' corridof s to dryly. "Are von fond of it?" to see all was house the through Heaven send the dining car. well—a tour which did nut take the only seat left was no' with him long. He showed her where some impossible people---for she

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there was wood and coal and nil, fore, or even thought of it as found her a lamp, tried the pump able. Yet, what noise could in the back-kitchen to make sure there have been on that midnight it was working, and left her with hillside, when the inns of Beththe assurance that he was only a lehem were all asleep, and only few minutes up the lane if she the shepherds, wakeful as men wanted anything. must be at lambing- time, talked "As though," said poor Miss in the instinctive undertone of Charming, as she locked and bolt- those who feel a mountain silence ed the front door, "as though 1 all round them. should walk through that wood But a Word was spoken, that to save my life." night. One Word--the one It was a long time since she Word. had done anything in the way of It was very still in the cottage, housekeeping except press the b ecause Miss Channing was bell and give her orders to the thinking that in all her life it had waiter on duty in the block of ser- never been quiet enough for her vice flats where she lived. She to hear the Word which had been burnt her fingers and made her- . . . no, not had been . . . which self reek of paraffin, but being is spoken in answer to all the practical, she made less mistakes questions of all the world. than many women would have Now it was spoken to her, bedone, and the hour did arnve cause the whole world had been when she found herself sitting hushed for her; she had been beside a bright fire, drinking tea given this midnight. this Christand inspecting the room by the mas in the solitude she had allight of the lamp. ways feared, to hear it. Silence "It's a dear little room," she had been provided for her, who had to admit. had not had the sense to know The burning _wood smelt good; she required it. Silence had when last had she been warmed been given her for a Christmas by anything but electricit! and Present. radiators? The flames made a It was as though a new-horn pleasant little sound—it was so Baby lay asleep there, in the quiet that you could hear thent. same room, under the eaves. Miss C:hanning smiled unwill"She ain't gone back, mother," ingly. Her friend in the train said the constable to his wife, as, had got his wish--more than a at five o'clock, he caught a little silence for her! The hum- glimpse of a light through the our of the situation begulled her, woods which separated his cotand she thought of those who tage from Felicity's. would exclaim with horror when "That's funny," the good woshe told them how she had spent man replied. "Can't be much her Christmas. fun for 'Cr all alone in that bit She went to the bedrooms, and of a place." finding the linen cupboard, brought down sheets to air. She ELL." said Miss Chan made another fire—much more ning's little secretary adquickly than the fi.rst—in the miringly, as she helped room that was evidently the Miss (banning off with her coat guest -chamber. on the morning after Boxing It was queer to be house-keep- Day, "you du look rested! And ing in this elf of a place. Not (lid you get everything von wantunpleasant. Or perhaps she was ed for Christmas?" too tired to feel anything but "Even thankfulness at having a fire an.) know I some things I didn't wanted," said Miss Chana bed. 11111g. and went into the showThere even came tlie moment room where customers were arwhen she was in bed. WI111 her riving to door locked against undefined w hich hal change the books been misguidedly givdangers. and the small fire burn- en them as presents. The noise ing cheerfully, and her window of the traffic outside reached her. open to the dark blue velvet of and the voices and hustle of busithe sky above the wood and to ness came up to meet her as she the stars that twinkled crisply in went downs tairs. But it did not it. touch her. The silence of two How extraordinarily quiet it days ago was still unbroken. was! There was no wind, no distant sounds of trains, no owl to hoot. She sat up. listening to SAVE MONEY on Stoves. Coppers, it. And then, far, far away, bells Baths, Bath Heaters, and repairs to all Stoves. W.A. STOVE COY.. corm:: began to ring. joy fully. Wellington and

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r A Christmas Page for The Wonder of the Date Palm

Little Lamb

Little lamb, who made thee? One day, when the Holy Family was stili Dost thou know who made thee? the desert, through Mary an saw travelling Gave thee life, and bade thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead; oasis of palm trees in the distance. She askGave thee clothing of delight, ed St. Joseph to leatj, the ass on which She Softest clothing, woolly, bright; r ode, holding her Child in her arms, to this Gave thee such a tender voice, green spot, so that they could rest awhile in Making all the vales rejoice? Little lamb, who made thee? the shade. Dost thou know who made thee? A s they rested there, she noticed that on( She palm tree bore most beautiful dates. Little lamb, I'll tell thee; Little lamb, I'll tell thee: a sked St. Joseph to get her some. The tree He is called by thy name, was high. and as he was an old man, he was For He calls himself a lamb. much surprised. He is meek and He is mild, But the Holy Child, still sitting on His He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb, Mother's knee, held up His tiny hand, and We are called by His name. beckoned to the tree, which lowered its heavy Little lamb, God bless thee! burden of dates so that Our Lady could pick Little lamb, God bless thee! - -WILLIAM BLAKE. all that She required. And then as reward for the refreshing fruit. the Child blessed the palm-tree, foretelling that He would one day carry a palm in His hand when He rode as King into Jerusalem--while after His death, the great fronds Over the deserts came the kings with should be the symbol of victory to those who their retinues. A brilliant six-rayed star died for the Faith. guided them night by night to a small Palestinian town. Then, its mission being fulfilled, it burst into a million fiery particles. As each speck of :tar-dust fell on the earth, it became transmuted into a small white bu!b bearing a glistening six-petalled tko,-er—the On one occasion, Our Lady washed hei well-known "star of Bethlehem." Through the narrow streets of Bethlehem Infant's linen, and spread it on a rosemary rode the kings, marvelling at the poverty of bush to dry. The flowers, hitherto white, took on Our Lady's colour. blue. They ap- the town in which a Prince dwelt. They could pear yearly at Passiontide, while the bush is not find the palace, nor any noble building at said never to grow more than thirty-three feet all. At last, they saw over the door of an inn in height. one foot for each year of Our stable a Yellow flower resembling the glowLord's life. ing star which had shown them the way. In .spite of the inhospitable appearance of the building, the kings knew instinctively that this flower—the wild chrysanthemum of our cornfields—was the token than the Prince lived within. The First Christmas Roses. The Magi entered the shed to find "the young Child with Mary. His Mother." Gifts they offered, gold, frankincense. and myrrh. Then they departed. When these lordly visitors had gone, a On that winter eye, centuries ago. when little maid. who had been watching them unseen from a dark corner, left the stable crying Our Lady and St. Joseph accepted the shelter of a stable, St. Joseph looked round the bare, bitterly. The sight of those presents had remind- draughty shed trying to rind hay, straw, ed her that though she was the handmaid of sacks, anything that would make a couch for the Baby's mother, she, alas, had nothing to Our Lady and line the manger-crib. He went out into There was nothing. give Him. for straw or vainly and searched fields the wandered disconsolately through the She Fields, until a radiant Being stopped her and moss. At last he found long dry stems amonc, asked why she wept. The maid, after tell- the stubble. He pulled an armful, brought ing the angel the cause of her grief, was told it to the stable and packed the manger well I reckon if the legend's true. with this harsh looking material. t o look on the ground. Which vows St. Joseph kept a dog, around her, All starring the dark earth, But lo and behold! Some hours later, Who at his he was fain to jog w ere purple-flushed buds and dazzling white when the little Babe was placed on it, the lifeWhefer he went, as good dogs do, That, like a guardian spirit bold, flowers. Gratefully she filled her apron with less stems burst into leaves and rosy-pink The hardship of the road it shared them, ran off to shower at the feet of her flowers, while one spray twined itself into a And to the holy city fared Baby Lord, the first Christmas roses garland for the tiny Head. old. years twelve friend, was When Christ, its

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And when the feast was over, and The homeward journey they essayed, And Joseph by his wits betrayed, Judged that the Child was near at hand, Safe in His Mother's charge, all slow Walked Joseph's dog his heel behind. And ever and anon it whined, And seemed half minded back to go. And when, a long day's journey sped, They found the Child was not with them, A nd hied back to Jerusalem, A nd when with reasoned fears distraught, They searched the city's by-way, straight It trotted to the Temple gate, By something else than reason taught. When Joseph and the Blessed Maid Passed on. declaring, "Nay, not thus Would such as He have dealt with us," There on the Temple step it stayed, And there, with swift, untiring gaze. Took cognisance of all who passed From out the portal, till at last When ended were the three sad days,

The parents of the wondrous Boy Sought tardily the doctor's seat, A nd then it sported at their feet In portent of a coming joy. IOW And when from out the synagogue Trig loved ones led the subject Seer, It wagged it, tail and cocked its ear7 'I told you $y,.' said Joseph's dog. —ENID DENNIS.

The Kind Wren A nother and very charming legend tells of a manger packed tight with moss, lichen, and feathers, brought there. bit by bit, by a wren, who from her nest under the stable roof saw the cold emptiness of the makeshift cradle, and did her best to make it fit for the new-born Child. BETHLEHEM When the herds were watching In the midnight chill, Came a spotless lambkin From the heavenly hill. snow was on the mountains, And the wind was cold, When from God's own garden Dropped a rose of gold. When 'twas bitter winter, Houseless and forlorn, In a star-lit stable Christ the Babe was born. Welcome, heavenly lambkin; Welcome, golden rose; Alleluia, Baby, In the swaddling clothes. —WILLIAM CANTON.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL There's a song in the air. There's a star in the sky! There's a mother's deep prayer And a Baby's low cry! And the star rains its fire where the Beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King. G. HOLLAND.

* * * * LITTLE THE KING They all were looking for a king, To slay their foes and lift them high: Thou cam'st, a little baby thing That made a woman cry. —GEORGE MACDONALD.

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gikristmastinte A man is at his finest towards the fin. ish of the year, He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here, For he's thinking more of others than he thought for months before, And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. He is less a selfish creature than at any other time, When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime. Man is ever in a struggle and he's oft' misunderstood, There are days when the worst in him is master o'er the good; Rut at Christmas kindness rules him and he puts himself aside, All his petty hat's are vanquished and his heart is open wide. 0 ' I don't know how to say it, but somehow it seems to me, That at Christmas man is almost what God sent him here to be. - THE LONELY CALIFORNIAN

Grand Fiver Campaign cf the Blessed in Heaven IT RELIES FOR SUCCESS ON THE FAITHFUL ON EARTH, WHO WILL GIVE "A FIVER" TO THIS FUND, IN HONOUR OF ONE OF THE SAINTS LISTED BELOW, WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN FINANCED, AND THUS HELP US TO GAIN THE £1,000 AUNT BESSY WILL BE HONOURED TO ADD TO OBJECTIVE? THIS LIST OF HOLY ONES ANY SAINT WHO HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED AND TO WHOM A DONOR MAY FEEL SPECIAL DEVOTION. s. d. IN HONOUR OF: The Most Blessed Trinity: -Pro defunctis,' per His Grace 0 0 100 the Archbishop . . The Sacred Heart: "Generous Benefactor.' per His Grace the 50 0 0 Archbishop .. 5 0 0 The Infant Jesus of Prague: "Our Friend," per Dol Courte 5 0 0 Our Lady of Mount Carmel: "Bernadette Somebody" .. The Archangel Michael: The Queen of Peace" (In memory of 5 0 0 "The Rambler from Clare." R.I.P.) The Holy Angels: "In memory of Josephine from those who 0 0 EDWARD THE CONFESSOR . . 5 0 0 --t. Joseph: "'Sister Sue" .. St. .10achim: "In thanksgiving from a Client". ... . .. .... . .. ... 5 0 0 .. 5 0 0 St. John Bosco: Mrs. Wallace and Mrs.. Timley, Carbine . . From "Five Souls), Father Miguel Pro, S.J. (For The Holy 0 0 T wenty" 5 0 0 St. Anne: " A Client of St. Anne." . . St. John of Beloved Disciple: "Ex-Bourilary Rider of W.A." 5 0 0 ST. ALOYSIUS . 5 0 . Saints Peter and Paul: "O'Donnell Aboo" . 5 0 Pope Pius the Tenth: "The Cornerites" .• •. ST. STANISLAUS 5 Adam and Eve. "The Dear Little Shamrock" . 5 St. Ignz.tius of Loyola - ''The Cornerites" 5 St. Monica, Children of St. Joseph's School. Boulder T . TEAN EUDES . • •• • • • • .• St. Augustine of St. Luke the Physician: "Luke the Physician—ex-friend 5 0 0 5 0 0 St. Daniel: "The Cornerites" 5 0 0 The Great St. Teresa: "The Cornerites5 0 0 .. School. Boulder Joseph's St. of Children Columba, St. 5 0 0 St. Patrick: "Sacerdos- (In memory of Dr. Mulcahy. R.I.P.) . . 5 0 0 St. Brigid: "A Lover of God and Souls5 0 0 St. Philomena: "A Lover of the Sacred Heart- and Jim 5 0 0 St. John Viannev: "The Cornerites' . .. .. .. . . . . ........ . . 5 0 0 St. Andrew of Scotland: "The Cornerites" St George of England . . 5 0 0 - ecelia• "A Parish Priest'. 5 0 0 Coleman. Children of St. Toseph'c School. Boulder . . 0 0 5 Swanbourne Convent, Loreto Xavier: St. Francis 5 0 0 St Vincent de Paul: "Clients of St. Vincent de Paul" 5 0 0 St. Alphonsus: "Pat and Mick" .. 5 0 0 Blessed Mary of St. Euphrasia Pelletier: "Beautiful Kitty" t" 5 0 0 Little Jane McClory: "The Willy.Wiliv" and 'Aberdeen-stree 5 0 0 The Little Flower of Jesus: "Sarah" . . 5 0 0 .. St. Attracta: Children of St. Joseph',- School. Boulder 5 0 0 Page the of Lover and May o' Month Gerard: St. Faith" . . 5 0 0 St. Anthony: "Whispering Hope," alais "Wavering 5 0 0 . st Mary Magdalen: "Lazarus" .. OF. ACCOUNT ON Thnstopher: THREE POUNDS . GRANDMOTHER OF FIVE Mary's School, Our Lady of the Assumption: Children of St. 5 0 0 •. Kalgoorlie . School, KalMary's St of Children Raphael: Archangel The 5 0 . . goOrlie 5 0 Kalgoorlie School. Mary's St. of St. flare' Children 5 0 St. Cvprian: Children of St. Mary's School. Kalgoorlie 5 0 yThlgoorlie St Paulinus: Children of st Mary's school. 5 0 0 .. St Marv's School. Kalgoorlie St. Theodore- Children School. Kalgoorlie 5 Blessed Theophine• Children of St. Marv' 0 5 Cornerites" "The Bernadette: 0 5 ornerites" "The St. Benedict: 5 0 St. Francis of Assisi: The Cornentes 5 St. Elizabeth of Hungary: "The Cornerites" D.S.O., and Sr. Catherine of the Wheel: "The Ardent Admirer," n . . r ornerites .. 5 0 0 C,,,ites" "The Pofhanar: Mary t'leinent St. ACCININT St. Zito.: "The Wallflower." TWO POUNDS ON 0 5 St. Rita: "The Cornerites" The Grwyl St.. Nichol.l.c ST. PTIITANIA ST. CASIMIR ST. AIIVN ST. TCF:VIN 1,ITTT,v vr,T,T,IP OF HOLY GOD .. THE GOOD THIrP • . • •• . . . THE HOLY INNOCENTS o o

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Our Cardboard Brigade All who have been working in the Cardboard Brigade during 1936, and who volunteered for cards early in the Campaign, are specially requested to return their cards at latest by Christmas Eve, whether only partially filled A great efor not financial at all, fort will have to be made if the £1,000 is to be attained by the end of this month as it will not he easy to gather in the necessary £160 odd in this remaining three weeks, and as over 112 cards that were requested are still out, it will mean much to our chances if these are duly sent in during the remaining time. P:H1l11111.111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Perth. Dear Aunt Bessy,--Just a hurried line hoping all are doing their best for the grand finale. It won't be long now until we know all about our little work for 1936, and how I hope we will be able to join on New Year's Day to thank Our Dear Lord for sending us t he Objective. I feel confident you ‘vill get the £1,000 and a few pounds 1 do hope someilere, so cheerio. one will tali( Jity on our little St. ',.-erotrica and n-.2ke her Fiver a sure thing before the end. I am sending three pinkies along and will send more BUSHIE BESSY. later. Dear Bushie Bess ,—When you expressed the surety that I would get the Objective and a few pounds more I was tempted to ask, 'Where from?" for things are so very quiet this week that I'm beginning to feel it will need a mighty effort to achieve the £1,000. However, do not mean to become a pessimist in advance, so will take your cheerio to my anxious heart, and thank you for the pinkies which T acknowledged last week. AUNT BESSY. A Christmas Recipe Towards the £1,000. Victoria Park. Dear Aunt I3essy,—Enclosed please Since most of my favour. find i'2. ites have been claimed by others, I shall offer this in honour of St. Zita, and hope to complete the £5 before With best wishes for the Xmas. £1,000 and the continued success of the u shies' Scheme, THE WALLFLOWER. Dear Wallflower,—You have given me the biggest pick-up this week, and I do thank you for coming into the ' Fiver- effort, as the more saints there are in our Litany the surer will be our hope for the Objective, and I am glad you have introduced the nice St. Zita, though it has made me feel you are not a mere man after all, but someone interested in recipes—the mere man as a rule is only interested in the e2tim; of them, isn't he? AUNT BESSY. Kuhn. many Bessv,—Very Dzar Aunt thanks for letter and tickets. I am glad you took Sandy Mac's advice re the note: as a matter of fact I did intend to send it, but did not find out until I had stamped the envelope, and being a countryman of Sandy's I did not like to waste the stamps. However, I won a sheep at a bazaar a nd am enclosing the proceeds of its sale to help swell the Lemonade BotThe story of my interest in the tle. Pushies is too long I'm afraid for pub. lication. A. G. COMMON. Dear Mr. Common,--If I had known I was going to come on your letter after typing of the above reply to my Wallflower, I might have been rather wary about saying too much about your sex, but am congratulating myself I did say only what is admitted by all the world. Thank You for being co helpful to my efforts this year,and though you cover your charity by an artful suggestion of being canny, I assure you Sandy would have sacrificed 9/11i worth of stamps in order to recover a ten shilling note he had enIzor closed in a letter by mistake. many reasons I am charmed to think a sheer has helped in filling the L 15. --was he a black and woolly one? AUNT BESS'S'.

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ers for me and give the balance fur St. Jude, and ask him to get me a particular favour. 1 hope you will get your Objective. aial with the hesi ot good wishes for yourself.-1 remain THE SAME OLD PENSIONER. Dear Same Old Pensioner.—It was a cheerful sight to see the regular army of brownies tallire,, out of their paper protectors this week ; and thank you for being thoughtful, self-sacrificing and faithful to this work The Objective seems a little hit as if it wont he ,' ;ot, hut that might he the darkness befort- the dawn, ,;o I'm keep m g up my hop--s until the hells of Yule have finished ringing I how- St Jude will reward your trust in him. A UNT BESSY.

son seem very close al, hand. :inel you are good to give something to the Ilushies before you begin to laze in the waters or the sea. 1 have given yeur offering to the Christmas saint -St. Nicholas---and I hope he will put something in your stocking, that is if y ou w. tr them. or ratio-' ,' long them

Ln the 30th. at Pinjarra would be w aiting to say good afternoon to me on the evening of the same day in the Again, why did house where I live. You go to the trouble of rubbing bone dust into the envelope, so as to make it look travel-stained? I receive letters from the U.K. and U.S.A., that are as spotless as the day they were posted and this can be said of their containers also. And then, Nora, on the day arranged for my reception of the letter did I not see the printer and the meek namesake of one of St. Francis of Assisi's specials, look guilty awl separate quickly when I came upon them in close converse? I did, though it was only three hours later that. I dropped to the reason of their Also, when reading the guilty faces. letter. did I not look up suddenly and 4t.'e you drop your eyes down almost on top of the fried chop you were Whereupon, seeing eating? I did. the parting lines of a smile fade off into seriousness. I said myself, to Well, God forgive our "That's that." innocent mirth, especially as it is Christmas ,and may 0-us troubles (luring 1937 be as light as what you sent me to start off Little Nellie. AUNT FIFSSY.

12-12-36 Claremont. Dear Aunt liessy,-1 am returning the cards and money that I got we,. my sister went away. I am sorril did not return them before, but we have been very busy preparing fa, the opening of the new church. Our opening ceremony was very beautiful. and I hope it won't be long befor e you get a chance to see the church Please send me two more cards an promise to do better with them than 1 have done with these.--Y00loving niece, EILEEN. Dear Eileete—You made up for the long absence by sending back bath cards so well decorated with silver, and more especially by taking on two of my last Wallflowers, so thank you e ver so much, for Idid not expect any of my little nieces at Claremont to think of the Bushies this year, as I knew everyone was engaged in build. ing the new church, which I hope to see some day. The used stamps were %-try acceptable tooAUNT BESSY

Perth, November 30, 1936 Dear Aunt Bessy,—Looking down t he list of "The Blessed" in Heaven, I miss the name of Little Nellie of Holy God. Now, only I am as poor as the proverbial church mouse, I would send you -A Fiver" straight a way, but I feel sure that many mothers (and fathers also) would liks W yalkat-ihe-n. t i send 3d. each in honour of the dee: Dc: r mit Ressv,—Enclose. 1 1)ezi'y little child who died so young, and in find P.N. for 2z1; in honour of F.t. Rita return Almighty God for to Busbies, iis memory oc Father 1)are their children would bless and and perhaps give and Mother. them in reward for their generosity to MADGE LOLL!' S. the Busbies the inestimable grace of a religious vocation. I will watch with Dear . Madge,---Thank you for fiaL: offering and I am sure your worthy way much interest the result of this appeal to Fathers and Mothers who wish to of remernhering your dear parents Victoria Paik, will gain case to their sou's if such is get Little Nellie financed before the Dear Aunt 13essy,--1 am goinL., needed. is well as some re(ompensir-g end of the year, and thus help you te gain the /1,000. grace for your self. be a new member. I am going to be A CLIENT OF. LITTLE NELLIE OF a nun when I can, and I think it eel .\ TINT BESSY. HOLY GOD—NORA be lovely to be a Carmelite at Ned, BERNA Granny's Cottage. DINO MACROQM, Dear Aunt Bessy,—As it is so late in lands, because if the persecutions come COME LET US ADORE HIM. t he month I am sending the remaining I can die for my faith and the love Dear Nora Bernadince—While thank The Lily bath borne a Lily, of God. I am offering all my pray. 172. as then you will be sure of it. big you most grateful Fragile and white, ly for your neaters up this month for the relief of the There is not much time left to get ly written script, and while falling a l i hair is the gold of the sun. Suffering Souls in Purgatory. Please t he amount vot• nre hoping for, but victim to your suggestion re Ili; eyes are its light. our y our prayers seem to get answered. I send me a card for yottr Busbies, as His mouth bath the crimson of rose. heavenly favourite, might I say that The little grand- I long to help them. had you the great privilege of looking hcpe mine will. For the Rose of the Cross son is :II months old now. JEAN SMITH. Wishing Hath sent her pure blood to His lips down the list of "The Blessed in Hea you the very best wishes for the fesven," you certainly would have seen To gainsay Adam's loss, Dear Jean.—Thank you for coming Little Nellie's name there, but, as I tive season. along to help our Bushies, and give GRAND MA FIVE. OF suppose you to be still in the flesh His tiny feet tremble with cold, inc a feeling of encouragement about ( likewise the innocent (sic) But He inaketli no moan, the £1,000, which is yet a long way accomDear Grndma Five,—T of hank you plices who were with you in the corn fIr 'enows they will last till they tread away. You seem to have some very r grand the complet ion of your part position and printing of the above let The winepress alone. the Thousand, and a most honor. high ideals in your little heart, and ter), yeu evidenW- have only looked f fe knows th•-;y- will last till they feel able part it is. Since there is a pound I hope as the grownem years come down the list of "The Blessed in HeeThe torture of nail, t or each little grandchild i hope the along that they will st:11 remain, and yen" as printed And on while their crimson looks gold in our weekly, and that you will become even a CarmelLover of little children will enrich though our paper is as good as any 'Neath the Wine in the Grail. ite. AUNT RESSY. them with the spiritua wealth l your paper read in Australia, I must own sacrifice and generosity will call down. that the list of the Blessed is most His tiny hands potent to give. Nowhere, No Time. With the thought that £158 remains to incomplete, so that I am honoured to Are humble to take Dear Aunt Bessy,— I reckon you he gathered in in one month I feel it add Little Nellie's name to it; tiut, The presents of all those who come will have forgotten me ere this. and it will take all the prayers and offerings since von have not even sent me on To the crib for His sake. is just what el deserve for it must be we can put to our credit. threepenny bit to add weight to your And the Heart of the Lily that shines getting on for three years since ! AUNT BESSY. sugge stion. and I am not without Through His infantine glance, wrote to you. I have wandered knowing that you are a lady with a For you and for me hath a home around a fair bit since then: I spent d Post o Manjimu Office, p. comfortable little private income, LitSince It suffered the lance. t wo years in the city, but prefer the tle Nellie will have to he a self starter. country. I suppose Sandy- is still Dear Aunt Bessy,-1 am very glad — AUNT BE Y. A s far as the fathers and the mothers t o be able Lo inform you that I won making a nuisance of himself. and Result of Raffle Held by "Do! Courte go. I am afraid there is small hope of my scholarship. I was the .only one how is Little Miss Mystery? (She's her being finaneed by December 31, as in Manjitnup who dui, and I will be and "The Lady in Waiting." melted away like last year's snow, Christmas time demands much from eeine away to college next year, but Sandy is still a treasure.) I have Aunt f3essy is pleased to announce the common purse of parenthood: still, either to the niy seen "The Record" once in the Christian 13rethers'. that the winner of the box of sweets t he unction and wisdom of your words last seven months. so I don't know Perth, or New Norcia I am very sorry raffled by the above ladies in aid of may touch their purses as well as their what's doing in the old Corner. I that Vera Kelly did not win, because the Bushies, is Mr, Elliot, Newca<tlehearts, and T. in union with all your suppose more have drifted in and a she tried so hard, but she had no street. Perth The raffle brought in connivers, will watch the result of few thoughtless ones like myself driftluck.- Your loving friend. the honourable sum of tTe which this appeal with great interest. All ed out. If you are not too hard on JIM YATES. amount has gene to finance the place ask is, that if I suffer and let me off with a caution I'll from eye strain of The Infant de Prague in the Litas a result you will explAin metters Dear Jiine—U nited congratulations try to write more often. Say a prayany. A.B. thanks D.C. and the Lath to Mr. Ryan and to the one who will f rom all in the Corner, and we hope er er two for me. as I am over fourin Waiting f ir this and other noble have to pay the piper. t hat wherever the scholarship leads teen miles from the nearest church, As a villain efforts they are making for the succes.- you are no good: neither you it will bring you closer to Al- arc! Mass is only once a fortnight. and are they of the ELMO, and also thanks all who who were with You in this dazzling ef- mighty God awl as near to temporal with mile a push bike and hard roads patronised the raffle. fort to take a rise out of the dear old success in your chosen walks of lite I find it hard to get there. I'm still lady. as it is possible. For instance, though the letVera need not be looking for Veit silver lining. but I ter was beautifully printed, and the dismayed over not being successful think the moths have eaten it. I hope Dear Aunt Bessv,—Please find en- s tamp with the Pinjarra this year, for the hard work she put t he little offering enclosed will play a post mark closed a P.N. for 2/6. with best wishes most precisely stuck on to into her studies will shine out lei litle part in obtaining my forgiveness. for Christmas to yourself and the v elope there were several weakthe en- • future years and perhaps points she has —Your unfaithful nephew. Bushies front. in the whole construction. Your let- been unlucky in her attempt so that NOBODY. PADDLE AND SPLASH. she can cheer me up if I am unlucky ter is dated November 30. and after Dear Paddle and Splash,—Your re- fifteen Years! residence in the West. about gaining the Thousand. Dear Nobody,—Now that You have appearance has made the holiday sea- vett can't tell me that a letter posted come I feel the £1,000 might really A UNT RESSY. come too, for I had given you up as ,c/o Agricultural Bank, Katanning. one who had outgrown the Corner. I Dear Aunt Bessw,—The pinky aram glad that is not so. and thank you rive-4 and I am returning it to-day e ver so much for sending me that of-.0 please send me another one, 1 fering when things are none too pr guess I have beaten Pat this time. perous. I gave it to St. Rita and Father Dodd," said to tell you when hope she will hear my prayers for yo you send those Wallflowers for col- in return. Don't worry it that silver lection plates please have them made lining does not shine out as radiantly of magnet or loadstone, so as to at- as you thought. If you persevere tract nothing less than a with the old push bike and keep to the shilling. f Thank you for asking Father Christduties of your holy Faith, in spite of mas to see about my gun. I will be punctures and bad roads, you will be able to shoot plenty of holes in next laying up treasures for yourself where Year's Wallflowers then. t he moth cannot consume. I am not In four w eeks' time Pat will be home and w ishing the real wish for Christmas Aunty Nellie is coming until next week, as it seems a fair diswith her. : 4S 4 / 1 5 Mummy said I can take my shoes and tance off yet, but as you may not see socks off then and show them how I another "Record" I will wish it to yes can run. My little brother Brian is now, with the assurance that you are - cribliling on a piece of paper and readmitted to your former place in the cays he is writing to you. I hope C orner, and we hope to hear from you You get your f1.000 again in the New Year. Heaps of love from, AU NT B KEVIN EUGENE BYRNE Mayland. ..„ Dear Kevin,—Hooray for a real vie. Dear Aunt Bessy,—I suppose. ,..eou tory over Pat this time! think I have quite forgotten You: but I nearly fell over my own feet when I took it is not so. I have been very tuse your card out of the envelope, and I lately, We had to am most grateful to you for the big our sports. which werepractise har,d. for a great success. help towards the Thousand which is Then we have been sewing for our such a long way off that I'm thinking fancy fete, which came off on Decemof getting spectacles next week to see ber 5.: We have lessonc..- tou learn and if I can see it coming. Tell Brian homework each evening, so there ake the postman hasn't delivered that letnot Many spare Moments . for .-tuteseff. ter yet, and. I'm making enquiriek However;I hive filled -of4 (e. the about the Wallflowers with a magnet cards, and hope you will -- hive attached for Father .happy-, Christmas. AUNT TIESSV PATTY FR. N.jNE

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Dear Patty,—You were not forgotten, and I was glad to find you had _bpd thought of your card in spite of r the other calls on your time and do your interest, for maybe when I the adding up we will find that I would not have got the t1,000 if You had not remembered to fill the pinky, so thank von very much. \T BESSY. THE PLAINT OF FATHER CHRISTMAS. "Oh dear." said Father Christmas, "Mv head is in a whirl. With trying to find something to please Each little bow and girl. There's a gun for Kevin Byrne, A train for Peter Quinn, A bathing suit for Blue Eyes, And a bike for each Walsh twin. There's Dorothy O'Leary Sending hints out for a doll. And before I load my reindeer IT be dizzy in the poll Joan and Betty Wishart _ illowslip will hang, nd Bobbie Duff wants crackers hat will go off with a bang. he I wonder how long more Left working at this job, Sliding down folks' chimneys, And landing on the hob. 0! I'm fat and round and merry, And mv hair is white as snow, But I try to please all children When on my roundsI go: Yet, sometimes I feel sad enough When little girls and boys, Put in too many claims upon lfy stock of different toys. And now I've got an S.O.S. Ere starting on my rounds, T i say the little Busbies Want a modest Thousand Pounds! That's too much for my digestion, And between yourselves and me, I haven't got a notion Of obliging old A.B. —TIDDLES.

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Dear Aunt Bessy.—Please find enA. E. closed Is for St. Jude. Dear A E..-- Many thanks for the offering in honour of your favourite who seems a fairly geaeral one, and hope he will succeed in taking his lace in the Litany before next issue when yo' will see acknowledgment in his faVo': r AUNT BESSY.

"BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS." FROM THE PAINTING OF H. LEROLLE. Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed please find 10s. for St. Jude, in thanksgiving for favours received. Please say one little prayer for Mum and me. With all good wishes for the Bushies.—SinOLD BUSHIE. cerely, Dear Old Bushie,—I am most thankful to you for the big donation and gave you and Mum a decade of the The Rosary on the First Friday. cash won't he shown until next issue as my work is advanced. AUNT BESSY,

gratitude to God by preparing worth!ly to celebrate the Birthday of His Divine Son on Christmas Day, and remember that if vou like to he thought of on your birthdays Our Lady's Lit. tle Baby loves to be thought of on His Bii-Vida.• too, and this Christmas especially, all of us who love Him should strive to gladden His Heart

and make reparation to It or the sinito way in which the holy anniversary His own Birth will be celebrated in ad Russia, and some parts of Spa m other countries also where little cbildhen of your ages are being trained t o mock at the holy keeping up of the Birthday of the King of kings. AUNT BESSY.

Maylands. Dear Aunt Bessy.—The stamps are from Mr , White, Mt. Barker. Mammy wonders how she can face the Singing Shuttle again after you letting the cat out of the bag. and I might tell you our lady member will not he in fighting form for some time, and the Shuttle is always in good fettle and sparkling. N"ext time you have a raffle falTIP yo:!rself. and it might beat Sandy IlfeDotigA. Hoping ,you gather in more than the £1.000. x x RODNEY. xxx Dear Rodney —The stamps were a 'A"Ic'irr- addition to that particular t7ts ac- r7- anti I will trust yon to con\-ev mylppreriation to the donor. If rio myself the tickets will be a dollar -I piece. so prepare for hard t h,.•k eri• for all you have •the Thonsand. though r if.Tht vet. AUYT nF.Fc:N: ;

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BALMORAL HOTEL A LBANY ROAD, V ICTORIA PARK, Now Under Management of

Country Visitors Catered For. FRED W. WILLIAMS • Phone FM174

W. r. ARTIS .Phi)ne : 113299

BILL DIMOND COMMISSI

Swan Hotel—No th I-remade

Turf Commission Agent

FREEMASONS HOTEL

ON AGENT. A LL EVENTS THROUGHOUT A USTRALIA. T elegraphic and Postal Address: 830 HAY STREET, PERTH. PHONES: B2274 and B2490.

ALEX. RODOREDA ( Late of Chas. Watson and Co. ), HAY STREET, PERTH. C ommissions Executed Promptly, Ring B5841 and B5236.

Cliff Derby RING B6245.

Registered W.A.T.A. 836 HAY STREET ( Opposite His Majesty's).

PATRONISE OUR ADVERTISERS.

THE LEADING SEASIDE FAMILY HOTEL. Completely Rebuilt and Refurnished with Every Modern Convenience W. J. BORWICK, Proprietor. Tel, : FM72.5.

T OODYAY. Excellent Cuisine. Amatice Refrigerator Installed. Old and New Friends Are Cordially Welcomed. MRS. E. WING, Proprietress.

Railway Wine Saloon 411 Wellington Street

Only Best Wines Stocked. J. MERRY, Manager ' Phone I38514

1774

FURDAY. DECEMBER 12, 193o

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COUR GE to make Finer Brandy How easy it would be for us to take short cuts . . and give you a brandy almost as good as T.S.T. But we're, just old fashioned enough to cling steadfastly to the slow, time-proven methods of distilling that we've used for over 70 ye Ars and give you TOLLEY'S T.S.T. One sip of this noble, rich, deep flavoured brandy will tell you why we are such stickers for quality --- and why, for ages, T.S.T. has been known as one of Australia's truly great brandies.

You can tell by the taste that it's

TOLLEY' W e believe that T.S.T. is Australia's Finest Brandy Regardless of Age or Price Sole Agent: L. DOYLE LTD., 17 William5treet, Perth

TOLLEY'S T.S.T. 111.11mmilmomammormiminmiNgoommismaiiissofiNiuma 4 P ATRONISE OUR ADVERTISERS.

BRANDY

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NO. 3 ESTATE OPENING SHORTLY PLANS and PARTICULARS FROM

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