The Record Newspaper 17 October 1945

Young People Viciously Exploited' to Serve False Gods

How the Church Guards andTrains Adolescence

Victor• Youth Week was officially opened on Saturday by the Minister forEducationand Social Services(Mr.

. 1. T. Tonkin1. Appropriately-

the observance commenced with religious services. CatholicYouthorganisationswillparticipate in the Week. While the combinedYouthdedicationservicewas being held at the University on Sunday,Selemn HighMasswas offertd inSt.Mary'sCathedral. HisGracetheArchbishop,assistedby Rev.Dr. Sullivan and Rev.T. Parrott,S.J.,presided. VeryRev. E.Kennedy,Adm., was assistant priest. Thecelebrantof theMasswas Rev, J.J. Rafferty,with Rev. E. Rodgers as deacon,and Rev.P. Donnelly as sub-deacon. Rev. Father O'Farrell wasmasterofceremonies. Theoccasional sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. E. Sullivan as follows:—

Apresent-clay writer hassaid:"Youth has been discovered only in our own time." This does not mean that no importance has ever before been at tached to youth; quite the contrary is true. it means that prc`eminently in ourowncenturytheemphasishasbeen placed on youth, and the period of adolescence hasbeen made the subject of scientific study; it means, most of all, that modern States have realised what an important part youth can playinthelifeofanation. Hencethe growth of world-known youth organisations, created and fostered by the great,social,nationalmovements ofour day. What they achieved, for good orevil,in afewyears, hasshown what vast resources of vitality and strength, what powers of achievement, are to be found in the youth of anation.

Thus it is that most modern States —and among them Australia—see the need of youth movements, into which hasbeen integratedanew typeofeducation—

An education in the broadest sense.

Aneducation ofmind andbody,

An education for life.

AproofofthatoutlookistheVictory Youth Week which beginsin Perth today. Its sponsors have rightly decided to give emphasis to the religious elementinthateducation,andthisSolemn High Mass is the Catholic contribution to the opening ceremonies.

Unfortunately, thiseducation forlife, in some cases, has been viciously exploited to serve militarist or false idealogical ends: in other cases, it has been,andis,marredbyadefeat,bythe exclusion or neglect of Christian grin , ciples, by arefusal or afailure to re• cognise the demands made by God's planformankind,byman'seternaldestiny. Yet even those who have ex.

plotted youth have seen the need of a religious or spiritual motive in the training of youth; they havesurround. ed the idealogieswith bothdogma and ritual; they have led their young people to worship at the shrines of false gods. The Catholic Church is, and always has been,vitally interested in the w•el• fare of youth, as part of Her divine mission to mankind;at all stages of and religiousOrdersofmenand,women —who have dedicated themselves to the training ofyouth. Therefore it is natural that, in view of modern conditions, there is in the Church aheight• ened interest in youth ,and that a world-wide youth movement has come into being to meet the needs of these

times, to meet the challenge of youth to the modern world.

Iler history there have been men and women,amongTiersaintsandleaders—

This movement for both young men and young women exists in the Arch. diocese of Perth. We have the "Young Christian Workers' Move• ntent" and the"Catholic Girls' Movement." Already they have branches in some of ourparishes; it is thedirection of the Archbishop.that they be extended to all parishes. Both ofthese movements form part of National or. ganisations, and these in turn are the counterpart of youth movements in manypartsoftheCatholicnworld.They are inspired bythe same spiritand use the same technique.

This technique is not amere theory of training; it is in great part, the fruit of the deep thought of aBelgian priest, who had dedicated his life to the young worker; of deep thought during years of internmentat the time of the Great War; and it has'been proved successful by practical experi-

ence in Belgium and in other coon tries. This technique revolves around young men and young women who are called Leaders, who are trained as apostles of vouch. In forming abranch of the movement agroup of trained leaders gathers about itself other young people, of whom some may, in their turn. become leaders, but all of awhom belong to the movement and share in its work.

The training of aleader consists of twomainparts.

The first is the Gospel Meditation, which teaches them to see and know Our Lord and His doctrine from the Gospel story, to model themselves on Him as the Leader: which presents

Christ as the most perfect model, becausenotonly theSonofGod,butalso the most perfect of human beings; which presents Himas using not only the highest supernatural gifts to redeem men,but also the bestofhuman means, bodilystrengthandvigour,clarity of mind, sure knowledge of his aims, complete poise, calm strength of purpose, manly attractiveness, deep understanding of men, and deep sympathy with them. Youth isprone to hero-worship; the Gospel meditation presents youth with aHero in Christ, compared to whom all others are second-rate.

The second part, called the Enquiry, teaches the young leaders"toapply the teaching of Christ to their own lives, to life as they see it around them. They are taught to assess their own problems,(which are the problems of all young people, to attack them and to solve them. They are taught to go into the arena of life and to win their own battles and the battles of their fellows. The fruit of their experience willhe for thebenefitof all.

The Youth \loveemnts also provide services for youth, and each branch is encouraged to use them. These services are recreational, sporting, educational, social, vocational.

They are intended to attract and to make good use of leisure time. But more still, they are intended to help young people order their lives, to enable them to play their own active partinbuildinganewworld, theirown active part in the betterment of social conditions.

The result of all this is to form in coung people astrong Christian personality. For youthis the time when personality is formed; it is the time when ayoung man or woman really meets life and all that life promises, meets it iwith zest and enthusiasm, with high hope, with anewspirit ofin,

'ependence, and with acertain degree of egotism and intolerance, with eager expectation,but oftenwith doubts and misgivings ,and afeelingof disillusionment. Youth is the timewhen the pattern of life is set; it must he set correctly.

Besides this, the members of our youth movements are concerned not only with their own spiritual and sovial welfare, but with the welfare of ,

-oath in general, with their welfare of ourcountrv. Theirmotto is:"Anew vouch to build anew Australia."

an be developed to its utmost limits, but freed from the hampering and degrading effects of false idealogy, but enriched and ennobled by fidedity to the Laws of God and.the teaching of Christ. That task they set themsel"es. That task,by the grace of God, the\ will accomplish. Gmifoyle'sHotelAustrahaE.t.•:•: RaSirwad at tL G.P.O, FeAk Mr "mmisim by

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Private Property in-Land Unethical? Theoryof the Unearned Increment

J. B. O'Dea,Mosman Park:

Q.: In youranswer tomy question re Henry George'ssystem of land reform coinciding withCatholic Teachtng?

A.: Once again you have sent in a long letter putting forward the claims of theHenryGeorge System as asolution to the social problem. Imustrepeatthattheonly pointat issueasfar as this session is concerned, iswhether or not the Georgean theory is in accordancewiththeCatholicSocialteach. ing. That is the point which you raised in the first place and Icannpt enter into adiscussion with you on more general lines about the Georgean theory. That is acontroversy that has gone on for along time and looks like going on alot longer.

Q.: You state that Henry George started off byattacking private property in land. Now what Henry Georgeattackedwasnotprivateproperty in land in the ordinary sense but absolute private property in land,

A.: HenryGeorge certainly stated in "Progress and Poverty" that his system:was based on the contention that private property in land is unethical, now you claim that he did not mean private property in land in the ordinary sense,

Q.: He was quite willing and desired that the individual should have the fee simple to the land and private property in the improvement in and onthelandandto all the goodsproduced from the land.

A.: IIenry George, although avig. orous opponent of Ilarxian Socialism, has put forward atheory concerning

By Rev. E. Sullivan, D.D., D.Ph. STATIONS 6PR

the ownership of the land, which is sometimes called by the rather misleading teen 'Agrarian Socialism. George held that the ownership of the soil belongs inalienably to the com. munity as awhole, seeing that it was created by God for all. lie will, however, allow the individual to enjoy the usufruct(with security of tenure and the right of transmission to others) of any portion of the soil, provided he pays to the community (viz., to the State), in the shape of taxes, arent representing the natural productivity of that particular piece of land plus the extra value it may have acquired, owing to adventitious causes other than the labour of the occupier.

The natural productivity must be paid for(according to George) since by divine decree it belongs inalienably to the community; and the adven titious increase of value must be paid for,because it, too, belongsto the community: in most cases it is actually producedby the community which, for instance, hasbuilt atown orarailway in the neighbourhood of that piece of land, or in some other way has increased its natural value. Even should the increase in value come from natural cause independent of the action of the community (such as the change of the course of ariver caused by an earthquake or alandslide), such increase, too, belongs by right to the community. For the latter(viz., the community )

is the real owner and by the natural lawrescrescit domino (the natural increase of anything is the property of its owners),^(The Frame. work of aChristian State—Rev. E. Cahill, SJ.).

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Henry George and Catholic Sociologists

Q.: All George ever condemned was private property in the economic rent of the land,for the simple reason thatthisrent isproduced by the peopleandthereforetheownerofthe land does not produce or create it.

A.: The annual amount correspond— ing to this natural productivity and

the unearned increment of value, both of which in George's view belongs essentially to the community, are called the economic rent. This economic rentshould he takenoverby the State, and should take the place of all other Statetaxes, which would consequently he abolished." Iidem.) Now Iam

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not concerned with the Single Tax as an economic proposal, but with George's principle that the dominion of the soil belongs inalienably to the State and that no individuals can ever acquire such dominion byavalid title, nor consequently ever have a just claim to the economic rent.

Q.: Isit not quite clear that absolute private property in land is against all reason;does it not sin against common sense? This has been seen by Pope Leo =., Pope Pius XI., and the present Holy Father—each of them having stated clearly and unmistakably that the land in the hands of individual ownership must admfnfsterto theinterest of all.

A.: Once again you seek to close the issue by speaking of absolute private property in land. The three Popes have stated clearly and unmistakably that"the land in the hands of individualownershipmust administer to the interest of all. They have not said that the dominion of the soil belongs inalienably to the State(or the community), and that the individual may only have the usufruct ofapiece of it in return forrental paid in the form of atax.

You know, of course, that Henry George himself was disappointed in Leo XIfl's "Rerum Novarum," and did not see in Leo's teaching in private property an approval of his own theory. Ifence his open letter to the Pope. Probably you know, also, that there is an historical background_ to that story, in which figures George's personal friendly relationship with Cardinal Manning in England and Cardinal Gibbons in America, both of whom twere credited with influencing Leo XIII.in his social teaching.

If you, however, are satisfied that Catholic Social Teaching and Henry George's theory mean the same thing. that is your business. But you will not find support for your view among Catholicwriters on the Social Question.

In any case, if you consider the Georgean theory to be the solution of the Social Question, Ipersonally do not know of any rule or any condemnation which%would prevent you from belonging to the Henry George move merit. Iwould still say, what Isaid in my first reply to "Georg ean

," of Afidland Junction, that you would be out of step with official Catholic Social Teaching on the subject of private property in land.

"The Land is Your Business"

Each year the National Secretariat of Catholic Action publishes astatement, in pamphlet form, about some particular aspect of Social Justice.

The statement has the formal approval of the Episcopal Committee for Catholic Action. This formal approval indicates that there is nothing in the Statement contrary to faith or morals, and that it is in line with the general trend of Catholic social thought. It does not, however, hind Catholics to any of the details of social policy contained in the Statement.

The Statement for this year is entitled"The Land is Your 1usiness"— the "four" refers not to the farmer

but to the ordinary citizen. The general purport of the Statement is to show that asatisfactory solution of the problems of rural life in'Australia is the business of every man, because such solution as well as being necessary to our country's material welfare, is also necessary to the moral welfare of our people as awhole, and is required by Social Justice. The issue is presented as amoral issue.

The sub-titles affixed to the four chapters contained in the Statement are: "Why the Land Concerns the City flan,".'What is the Problem of the Land"' "Ilow to Have the Pro. Hen) Solved,""And Now For You "

"Why the Land Concerns the City

['he general attitude of the city c6w'eller is that the land is the business of the farmer and that he is welcome tc) it. ]lot the farmer is entitled to reply that if the land is just abusi. ne•s, itisapoorsortofaone,and that he wood be better off if he closed it clown and moved into the city in search of regular)cages and the obviousadvantagesin theway ofamenities of life which the city promises.

nut if alarge numberof farmers begin to look at things that way, things begin to happen and everyone begins to realise that good money is not of much use unless food can be bought with it, and fewer farmers mean less food. 150,000 men throughout Austra. lia have left the land since the beginning of the recent war; 21,000 left in the years between the two wars.

Then the problem of housing is tied up with the farmer and his problems. The city worker who lives in the sub. urbs has tospendabout an hourand a half each day and an average of five shillings aiweek geting towork. This virtually extends his working hours and lowers his wages. The remedy is to decentralise industry in favour of country towns, which in turn demands astrong rural hinterland for these towns.

And,again•the problemofthefalling birthrate is linked up iwith rural problems. It requires 365 children of

Man"

every 1,000 of women of child-bearing age to maintain the population at its present level. Sydney has only 290, and Sydney is typical of all metropoli. tan areas in Australia, and shows the •amc trends as every big metropolitan industrial city in the world. If the big cities were left to themselves they would bleed to death.

In contrast the country areas throughout Australia give an average of 520 births per 1,000. Therefore it is in the interest of Australia as a -whole to build up the ways of life which gives its the best promise of an increase of population Bigger. bet. ter and more hygienic cities wil not solve this problem.

Nor will immigration in the end, be. cause investigation has shown that of all the races of immigrants who came to Australia in the period between the twonears,thebirthrate ofeachone,ex. cept the Italians, had declined to the Australian level'soon after their arrival, and Italian immigrants had gone mostly tocountrydistricts.

So that, if anything that concerns Australia is our common concern, the concernofeach one ofus, thelandis— the land is our concern.

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"What is the Problem of the Land"?

In the first place, it is amoney problem. Before the war the total In. dehtedness of farmers throughout Axistralia was£:i00,000,000.

In 1935 there were 42,000 wheat grclwers,

with farms covering 50.000,000 acres. Their total assets were £136,132,000, their total liabilities 1151,459,000, adeficit of£1],000,000. And this took no account of any savings invested by them in their own farms. The Roval Commission of 1933 declared that 65 per cent. of Australia's wheatgrowers could not pay their way.

Itis true that higher prices forcommodities in war time have enabled many of them to reduce their debts, but this war-time development is not necessarily stable.

What has been said of (wheat-growersholds good also for otherclasses of farmers. And dependent on these economic conditions are other things.

For instance, ownership. Because of their debts the farmers are not the real owners of their land; the real owners are those who hold the mortgages—hanks, insurance firms, stock firms, and so on. And with the destruction of real ownership goes the destruction of what real ownership brings, i.e., contentment and asense of security.

For instance,again,livingcondition , Thespaciouscountryhomes,withwide cool verandahs and attractive gardens, are adream for most farm families. The average value of acountry home in Victoria is 1400. Moreover, there is not the community life in the Australian countrvside that is found in Europe, farmers living in villages and going out to their farms by day; in Australia we have homesteads far apart, families who see one another but rarely and consequently social life whichcomesonly withaneffort. Itis agood thing that farm families make the home agreater centre of life than do city families. But thehome must be iworthy of it; and in Australia it rarely is.

There is one solution advanced. It is not to encourage more people to go nn the land, but to encourage bigger farms, more machinery, fewer people.

By having only asmall proportion of the working population on the land, using the latest machinery, making farms larger and running them on business lines, we could get all the food we

need to eat and export, and we would avoid the bugbear of over production. This is in afew words,

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"This

land."

is my own,my

native

Thecitydweller needsa wider outlook.

what the Rural Reconstruction Committee is advising the Government to do.

But if you reduce the number of } -

ourcountrypeopleyoureducetheone sectionof thecommunity which is adding to Australia's population.

We must have more people; and if the farming community alone gives us more people, wemust have more farmers. If"the market" will not stand more farmers we must find away of gettingmore farmerson the landwith out glutting"the market." Otherwise Australia isfinished. The solution we propose is not based on economics; it dealsinends,notonlyin means.

"How to Have the Problem Solved"

What do we want'.

We want a balanced country—a strong farming class, astrong indus. trial structure, but with industries widespread, not centralised in a few big cities.

To get this balanced we want certain things. We want the provincial towns to grow until they grow into proper regional centres with their own industries, schools, libraries, shops; with the advantages of town life, but without

the disadvantages of town life as liver) in big cities.

We want to concentrate on thefarm. . c•r because we must recognise that the pendulum has swung so far over in the direction of industrialism that it needs astrong push in the opposite direction to redress the balance, and for the fannerwe want atype offarm. ing which will concentrate first on the production of food for the family and then on diversified products for the market, not the type thatgoes for the money crops and leaves food to be bought outof the money. Sometimes there is very little money.

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We want co-operatives to develop, co-operatives of various kinds which can save the farmers millions of pounds each year.

We want part of the housing programme applied to the country districts, better homes with the ameni. ties of modern life, and with this the development of country towns, not only economically, but also culturally and socially. At present our country towns aredying. And with this afitting education for the land family; a balanced education, but one that will y fit them for the life the are to lead.

We wantthese things. How are we to get them? Three sets of people must co-operate.

The farmers must make the most strenuous effort. Governments must open the road to let them through. The rest of us must develop apublic opinion which will enable both farm• ers and governments to put farming on asound basis.

Granted that the farmers themselves must make the most strenuous effort, Governmentscan helppositivelyinone or two things by the passing of laws; but the bestjobtheycando isto pass legislationwhichwill makeiteasierfor farmers to help themselves. In this we can learn alesson from America.

,

.Among other things Governments can:-

1. Establish a proper system of Rural Credit.

2. Legislate todeal with the existing Structure of Rural Debt.

3. Control the price of land.

4. Re-examine the whole question of Interest.

3. Limit the amount of land to be held byany one person.

6. Stabilise both Fanners' prices and Fanners costs.

7. Prevent the further growth of cities beyond acertain limit.

"And Now For You"

This solution of the problem of the land would have an important influence onthelife ofmany peoplebesides the fanning population.

It wouldmean that many would live in aregional town, not in agreat metropolis, with work close to their homes and all the amenities of town life.

For the factory worker it would mean agreater stability in his job, a better chance of permanent work near his own home.

For the professional man the growing population of the regional town and the greater stability and prosper. ity of the farming people would ensure areal degree of economic opportunity.

But astrong public opinion is necessary before Governments will undertake the measures demanded by our needs. Governments will take the steps necessary when they are convinced that city electorate: want reform for the land.

The LandisYOUR Business.

A. F. Fasolo,Pickering Brook:

Q.: Would you please explain4brough the "Catholic Answer" just precisely whyCatholic people defend themselves with carnal weapons against

those who accuse them especiallyfor religious

cause.

A.: Ithink you willhave tosaywith more precision what this question means. In asubsequent letter you quote the"Catholic Answer" as saying that the Roman Church hasbeenfighting for four hundred years for the cause of religion with carnal weapons. What are these carnal weapons?

Q.: Did Christ defend Himself with such weapons? Which weapon did Christ use to defend Himself against His enemies?

A.: You are obviously referring to Our Lord's attitude during His Passion, when He allowed Himself to be seized, buffeted, scourged, and done to death."like alamb led to the slaughter" Itake it that you think the Church should in like manner submit with meekness to persecution. But before going further into that ques. tion Iwould like you to state more clearly what you have in mind.

Barbara Watson,of North Perth,who'made her debut at the recent Catholic Ball.

There were excitng if minority demonstrations at the enthronement of Dr.J. W. C. Wand as Anglican Bishop of London. For one thing, it is pro. bablythefirst time thatthecryof"No Popery" has been raised in England's capital since the Lord Gordon riots. Foranother, it is asadreflection upon the numerical strength of Protestant• ism oftheprimitive typeintheBritish Isles. Here surelywas an occasion of the first order—aBishop suspected of Popery about to be enthroned in the heart of London and only 200 members of the National Union of Protest. ants gather to protestl

Isay thisis asad reflection,because Irecall rather vividly that local personagesof thesamehue asthe London dissenters have been assuring us for years (usually on Orange Day) that Catholicism was in serious decline, while Protestantism marched on from strength to strength, ever lifting its head higher into the heavens.

It is also asad reflection for Catho. lies because, although the pre-nvar rate of conversion was about 12,000 per annum ,itcannotbedeniedthatthemass ofpeoplewhoare ceasing to believe in Protestantism are ceasing to believe in anything. The striking characteristic of thetrend toCatholicismin England has been, it seems, its appeal to intellectuals. Butthepeopleat large, who were robbed of their spiritual heritage four hundred years ago, have drifted into indifferentism and paganism.

Despite the frantic indignity of the old-time Protestants, one cannot but admire the moral courage with which they defend their barren and fast withering creed of negation. And one cannot but feel that there is agreat deal more justification for their indig nationagainst thenew"Catholics"than there was among- their forefathers against the old Catholics. To its of the Faith it must seem that the close approach of -

asection of the High Church adherents of Anglicanism to the doctrinesandoutwardformsof the Church is ahopeful omen. But mem ory- ricochets with the dictum of Chesterton that, apart from being right in. side the Church, the nextbest thing is to be right outside it. It is possible to remainforever in the penumbra of Christianity nvithout ever seeing its light. It is certainly difficult for us to see how peoplecanget to theirgate yct never get home.

In the midst of the London turmoil when the Bishop was called out as is traitor,and even the Lord Mayor and Sheriff had to submit to the mime of fisticuffs, Dr. Wand preached from the text:"Quambonum et jucundum fratres in unum habitare." Itwas in. deed ironical, for the brethren of the dispersion thought it anything but pleasing to live in unity with pseudoPapists. One is compelled to specu. late upon the unity which the Bishop had in mind. He could not, surely, envisage a'mere unity of organisation

where the opposition would be gagged. Nor couldhe hope foraunion ofmind andheartwith themas toecclesiastical doctrine and practice.

The demonstrators had their own idea of the unity which the Bishop intended. Theirfear-was that hewould turn"our churches into Mass-houses." The Bishop was accused of being the patron "of a Mass which our 31st. article condemns as a blasphemous fable and adangerous deceit." And they werequite rightabout theline of division not only between the Bishop and themselves, but between the Bishop and the Faith of their fathers.

For it is now as ever the Mass that matters. The Anglo-Catholics must makeuptheirminds-whethertheMass is really the centre of unite, while the old-time Protestants must decide whetheritisaolivinehope oradevouringsuperstition.

Inanycasethe Londondithershould show non-Catholics that non-Catholicism is at the cross-roads. Ahead of them, up asteep road. is the Home whose address they have forgotten. Be. hind them is only the negation that endedindoubtanddespair.

TOne wonders how far the industrial anarchyin Australia is to be permitted tocontinue. Itisashamefulreflection that the coal strikes of the war period cost Australian lives and that even Coda}-

,if the allegations he true, our troops in the islands are insufficiently fed owing toshippinghold-ups.

No organisationmore thantheCatlin. lit,

Church upholds the workers' right to strike in ajust cause when other remedial measures have failed. But one essential condition regarding the morality of such direct action is that the final, lasting good achieved should outweigh the temporary evil. It is presumptuous to attempt ajudgment when one is not in possession of all thefacts(andourmonopolistic press i• rather concerned to obscure the workers' case). But superficially anyhow itseemstomethat.thecoal minersand the wharf labourers would need to be able to show very substantial benefits indeed to offset the throwing out of employment of hundreds of thousands of other workers and bringing to a standstilltheindustriesofentireStates.

The Australian public is proverbially along-suffering one, buteven so, there are signs that its patience is wearing thin,while the mood of the men in the armed forces is dangerously vol. canic. Furthermore,it is not agreat inducementtocontribute to theFourth Victory Loan to realise that what proportion of those moneys will go to so• cial serviceswill help to provideunemployment benefits for men whom the nation knows have let them down in war and in peace-time reconstruction.

What finally blows the lid off, however, is the stupid irresponsibility of

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PROTESTANTISM AT THE CROSSROADS WHARFIES DICTATE FOREIGN POLICY HOPES FOR YOUTH By

Francis Gilbert

wharflabourerswhoattempttodictate foreign policy to the Federal Government. Inote with regret, too, that certain politicalsectionsof the Australian Labour Party are falling into the same trap andwill no doubt finish up lookingas foolish astheydid over the Spanish War of Liberation. It is in the nature of ahuge joke that these men who are so suddenly concerned about the welfare and liberty of the Indonesians would be the first to raise

peoplehasbeen thecurseof theperiod between the two wars. The essence of the totalitariaq movements which almost wrecked the world was their youthmovements. They madeacult of youth, but it turned out to be a cult of the devil.

The point Iam trying to make is that youth in itself and of itself amounts to no more than any other period oflife. There is nospecialvirtueinthefactthatanumberofhuman beings find themselves at agiven historical moment to be between certain ages. Browning, in "Rabbi Bea Ezra," admirably expressed a much saner philosophy:

"Grow old along with me,

The best is yet to be—

Thatlastoflife forwhich thefirst was made

Our lives are in His hand

Who saith:'Awhole Iplanned:

Youthshowsbut half. TrustGod,see all, nor be afraid."

Youth is important,not because of the mere lack of years, but because that very immaturity calls for protec. tion, for guidance and for formation.And the precise danger of modern youth movements is essentially the same as the danger of seculareducation. It isalmost inevitablethatoutside sound Christian influences youth will go astray,will receive the wrong

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"OH,I SRI `IOU CHOPS!"

A6ft., twenty-two-year-old Major, who was alieutenant three weeks agoandaschoolboyattheoutbreakofwar,isinchargeoftheBritish forces and the difficult situationinJava.

the issue of racial prejudice were it proposed to allow them into Australia.

It is amazing to me that the Prime Ministercanmanifestsuch Joviancalm in the face of the large-scale blackmail with which the people ofAustraliaare increasingly threatened. Legal quibbles aside, it is the businessof government togovern, andinthisscience and artpublicorderisthefirstprerequisite. If the Federal Government cannot manageto restore order, itshouldsure• ly makeplace foranother which can.

Perhapson no subject,apart from religion, do we hear such dwaddle talked as on the subject of Youth. A writer in aweekly contemporary as. sured us afew days ago that during Youth Week we were going to"glorify youth" We are told that youth throws down achallenge to the future. Idon't believe aword of it. Whateverexcusesmaybe madeor whatever extenuations may be pleaded, Ithink agreat deal too much has been made of youth, and Ithink it.isundeniable thattheunrestrained activityofyoung

impress. This may be done consciouslyanddeliberately,butifonlyfrom fearof public reaction such subversion is unlikely. The real danger is the ommission of Christianity,which alone givespromiseofthe fulllifeandofthe inculcation of naturalism asadoctrine of sufficiency. The tragedy of to-day is that such astate of things exists and is actually fostered by well-intentioned but unenlightened people.

That is why Catholic youth movements are so necessary. But even among these there are snares to be avoided. The chief and the greatest is that such movements cannot and should not attempt to substitute for home life. And, secondly,since the family is the cell of society,parents should be actively encouraged to take afull share in the management and development of youth associations. It may thus be possible to establish that bond between parents and children which so many homes to-day are apparently unable to achieve in isola. tion.

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On Wednesday morning, July 25, in St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral. Ade . laide, there was raised to the Priest• hoodbyHisGraceArchbishop Beovich nine young students of the Passionist Community, of whom one was Rev. FatherGabrielGrant, C.P., son of Mr. andMrs. E.T.Grant,ofNortham,who, with theirson,Rev.'BrotherPatGrant, of the Christian Brothers' Colleg e, South Melbourne,'and daughter, Mary, werepresentat the Ordination.

FatherGabriel,whoreceivedhisedu. cation at the Sacred Heart Convent,. Ilighgate Hill,and later by the Sisters ofSt.Joseph's, Northam, and Aquinas College, Mount Henry, of which College

he was the first of their students toberaised to thePriesthood.

FollowingtheOrdinationonWednesday,theRev.FatherGabriel,C.P.,celebrated his first Massat Rostrevor College, assisted by Rev. Father Comey. Servers of the Mass were Mr. Grant (fatherofthenewlyordained),andthe Rev. BrotherGrant (brother). Practically every boy received Holy ComminionatthehandsofFatherGabriel, and afterMassallreceivedhisblessing at the altar rails. Amng the congregationwereMrs.Grant(mother),Mary Grant (sister), Mr. and Mrs. A. Chambers, Mr. andMrs. R. Gould, Mr. and Mrs:Beatty,and thestudentsfromthe FOR

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t The Annual Rally of Promoters and Members of the Society for the Propagation of theFaith will be held at St. Nlary's Cathedral at 3p.m. on Mission Sunday, October21st. The occasional sermon will be preached by a Redemptorist Father. All Promoters and Members are cordially invited to be present.

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.With the coming of peace, we must findpriests, nunsandBrothersto take the place of those who have died'in theSouth-WestPacific. Wemustfind others to take the place of Bishop Aerts and hisseven priests, who were shot in the Aru Islandsby the Japanese; to take the placeofthe two nuns and two priests murdered on Guadfl. canal, the sixty twho died in New Guinea, the other sixty who are missing in the same area; we must find priets, nuns and Brothers to take the place of those who died during their imprisonment, who are so feeble and worn out to-day that there seems no reasonable prospect of their ever working on the mission fields again.

Wemustfindthosepriestsand nuns and brothers, too, without benefit of the young men and young women of

Europe who might have been priests and nuns in the Pacific but for the war. Young Germans have died in Hitler's armies in Africa, in Italy, in Russia, in France, andGreece; young Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Belgians have been killed in battle ordied inprison camps. The youngwomenof Europe too, who might have been nuns, have been killed in their thousands in hun. dreds of bombed cities.

Itis mainlyGod's problem—and the ultimate solution lies in God's hands. To the solution of this problem, how. ever, we canbringacontribution that, by the veryswords of Christ Himself, is an important one. Our Lord did notsay:"Give and youshall receive," nor even:"Die amartyr's death and youshall receive"; Hesaid:"Ask,and you shall receive," and the asking is of the utmost importance. We can

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Rabuildins.

Most of the destruction during the war in the Pacific has been in the South-west, most of it in Australian Territory. The amount of damage that has been done,will probably be assessedatsomewhereabove £3,000,000. Most of this will be covered by Aus• tralian war damageinsurance, and the Government will be paying the full amount.

Twothings, however, must be taken into account. The first is that the process of payment, priorities on ma. terials and transports will mean that it will prpbablybe 20 or 25 years be. foreeverythingthat has,beenlostwill be rebuilt. The second is that war damage insurance does not cover the loss of agreat many of the small ves• sels that were so necessary for trans. port in the island missions of the Pacific. The eventual rebuilding, therefore, is amatter for the fairly distant future, Immediate !Peed.

The work of the•missions must go on—it cannotwait for the future. Old men are dying, babies are being born, souls are going into eternity. It is urgently necessary for the missionaries to return—as they are—as quickly as possible, if only to repair the ravages of these years of hate,

especially in Alelanesia, were never brighter. In the North Soiomow, for instance, the Catholic population had risen—in the ten years between 1930 and 1&10—from 4,000 people to 29,500, out of atotal population of 37,000. Byaroughcalculation,oneout of every six Catholics under the Aus. tralian flag in 1941 was black; the fourth largest diocese ruled from Can. berra—after Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane—was not Perth or Adelaide or Hobart—it 1was the Vicariate Apos• tolic of Rabaul, with 92,000 Catholics.

Afore important still, those who had flocked into the Church in the prec,.ling decade were merely apromise of the hundreds of thousands who were waiting forthe Faith. Itrwaslargely amatteroftime,of theavailabilityof missionaries, of the sheer physical effort of penetrating into the interior and establishingmission stations. PresentSituation.

In spite of the devastation of war, in spite of the harmful effects that wholesalekillingmusthavehadon the nativemind,thefutureofthemissions in the South-west Pacific is verybright. The war has taught the Ca. . tholic natives to treasure their Faith as they never treasured it before; the loss of their missionary priests, Bro. thers andnunshas given them aselfreliance that would probably have taken half acentury to teach them othertwise; their fidelity to the Faith, the evidence theyhave shown of how deeply it has been implanted in their hearts, have given confidence to those responsible for the missions that will accelerate greatly the building up of anative clergy.

It is God's hour in the Pacific—a golden opportunity to build aChris. tian civilisation. It is God's hour— but it isan hour that can easily pass if we do not seize it. The Pacifiic willnotheanisolated,forgottencorner of the world to-morrow; it will receive civilisation from somewhere. Let us make sure thatit is the civilisation of Christ, the onlv genuine civilisation. that will be given to the people who live in the ocean in which Australia's destiny lies.

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ThePropagationof the Faithisdoing the work of immediate and insistent importance—supplying the returning missionaries with the minimum necessary to make it possible for them to begin their work again. Vessels must he bought, temporary churches and houses for the priests and Brothers, temporary hospitals and orphanages mast be erected immediatey. The Propagation of the Faith cannot supply everything that is needed for the rebuilding of the missions; but the Propagation of tht Faith is the only means at the present time of Supply. ing, in adependable way, the funds necessary for immediate needs.

God's Hourin the Pacific. History.

Catholic missionary work inthe Pacl fie began alittleover

The day after the surrender of the Tananese forces in the Pacific, an Aus. tralian newspaper, in an editorial, summed up the position of the United Nations:"If the Emperor Hirohito is the only card we have in our hands, the have surely lost the war."

ahundred vears ago. The beginnings were difficult, the carryingonof the workmore diffi cult still. The missions in the Paci. fic were not sponsored by Catholic Powers of Europe, such as Spain, Portugal, France, which had supported themissionsinprevious centuries.Sup port of the missions in the Pacificwas the charily of the Catholic people, mainly through the Propagation of the Faith. The Pacific was alargely lawless area, the nations of Europe were not very interested in estahlishing theirrulein the South Seas. Difficult as the situation teas in Polynesia, it was even more difficult in Melanesia, that area of the Pacific that lies closest to Australia. The early missionaries lived live%'of ex

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privation, acute loneliness, were very often in danger of their lives. Many died We martyrs to the Faith.

The work was slow and painful, the opposition from nature and from men was continuous; but the beach-heads of Christ(were established, and the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 found the future of the Catholic mis. sions in the Pacificapromisingone.

That warbrought tragedy-manv of the Pacific missions were denuded of their priests; mission areas were,aban. doned entirely. Following on the reorganisation of the missions in 1922, the work began again, only to receive asetback with the worldwide depres. sion.

BeforetheWar.

Just before the outbreak of the recentwar,the prospectsofthemissions,

It iscertainlyasadreflection on the sniritual soundness of the United Na. tinny, that we have, officially, nothing to offer the Japanese as a substitute for the worn-out facade of their own Chintoism. Yet we. who are Catho. lics, know that there is acivilisation thatisfarmoresuitedto theJapanese people than Shintoism, because it is a eiyilisation that was designed by God fortheJapaneseandforall thepeoples of the world.

One World.

If we have learned one thing from this war, it is that the world,of tomorrow will be a.world where it will no longer be possible for sections of the human race tolive in watertight compartments. Politically, economic• ally,culturally,theworldwillbedrawn closer together by modern communications, modern transport. Thus, eitherthenrholeworldwillbeatpeace, orthewholeworldwillbeatwar.

It is imperative, therefore, that a common meeting-ground, a common philosophy be found in which all the divergentracesoftheworldmightfind acommon interest. We know, of course, that there i's only one such philosophy, one such meeting-ground— Christianity.

It will neverbewhat its Divine Founder intended it to be, Christianity will never function properly, until it functions in the whole world.

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DeliObts of "Visible Music"

In the cultural wilderness that is Western Australia we are grateful for small mercies, although we have not lostthecriticalfaculty. Itwas,therefore,anenormousstimulustohavethe opportunityofsharing inM.'Borovansky'slargesse. Themoresointhatthe hungerforthegoodthingsofthelegitimatestage should have been appeased by such delightful fare as the Australian Ballet proved so capable of providing. It is over ten years since we have seen classical balletin Perth, and 16since Pavlovaleftamong us, asshe (lid in all the world, the imperishable memory of her genius. And that Madam Borovansky should be the niece of the great Pavlova and the maitredeballet shouldhavedanced in her company must already have prejudicedmany in favour of the current presentations. Nor were they disappointed. • Les Sylphides.

Theperformance opensveryfittingly with the lovely and well-known Les Sylphides. Greeted gently and melodiously by Kurt Hetlweg and Winifred -

McDonnell at the grand pianos the rise ofcurtain disclosesagroup of while-cladsylphsmotionlessin awoodland scene of soft moon-bathe,) beauty. It is not long before out spirits yield to the combination of Chopin, subdued lighting, exquisite frocking and superlatively graceful dancing. Soundlessthe puppets glide before us, glide andsway and dip and turn in exact time with the entronring music. Now we see a billowy cloud floating downwards and now a flock of gulls in fluttering flight. All isgraceandcharmandprecision. Le; Sylphides is Romance incarnate. and ofitsnature it gives the corps de bal letitsgreatestopportunitytooutshine thesoloists, DorothyStevenson,-Lairel Martyn and Martin Rubinstein.

Interpretative Triumph.

The tourdeforceoftheevening was M. Borovanskv's Phantasy on Grieg's Concerto in AMinor. While the con. ception ofthe eternalstrugglebetween good and evil is by no means new seven Beethoven's Coriolanus Overture heing employed in asimilar connection), this particular interpretation was especially striking. The theme is woven about Man's temptations, and the final triumph of true love. Serge Bousloff,as)fan,gave asplendid dvmmnic performance, his miming heing.ofahighlyexpressiveorder. As Desire, Miss Dorothy Stevenson dancer) superbly and was greatly assisted by the excellent costuming and the effective grouping. In the second movement, MissLaurelMarlyn depicted Remorse, and while the ballet asa whole vas not so aptly interpretative (if Grieg's spirit as in the other two movements, it was nonetheless avery creditable technical performance. Gaietyingreen tatterswas admirably portrayed by Mica Helen Ffrance. While one could not but feel in the high dramatic climaxes that the absence of an orchestra affected both dancers and audience, the pianism of \Liss Winifred McDonnell and Mr. Kurt Herweg playing as one was unexpectedly effective.

Apart from the principals, the corps ;le ballet gave aremarkable performance in the Concerto, combining perfect timing and precision of move. meritwithasure,deftdramaticfeeling. Aspecial(word ofcongratulation must go*to those responsible for the wardrobes and the excellent lighting.

Nor can the didactic value of such interpretative effortsbeoverlooked.In our days when there is such largescale degeneracy in music and literature,ftis indeedrefreshing to find the classical ballet preserving the high moral tradition of art. seeming almost

orchestra, under the watchful and encouraging guidance of Mr. Ernest J. Roberts, and to the A.B.C, Operatic Choir, whose work in the stirring choruses, particularly in"Yet Once Again WeCome toGreet Thee," was admir• ably presented.

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The final victory of good over ev makes not only atheme for splendid grace of movement and dramatic ex,ression butis anoutwardandvisible sign of the half-glimpsed hopesand aspirations of every man.

Sigrid andStrauss.

Theother twoofferingswereslighter.

Miss Martyn's choreography of the silver-baired Sigrid dancingwith the village maidens was strictly formal asto technique,but of the mostpiquantdelicacy. The gnome-like grotesqueries of Martin Rubinstein as the guardian spirit lent effective contrast to the piece.

The ever-green waltzes of Johann Strauss completed the bill of fare. 'Aroundthem)waswovenamime'ofthe Vienna of Franz Josef, complete with fops,thestreet dancer,thehussar, and the athlete(amusingly played by M. Borovansky). This was the ballet's only concession to the uninitiate's desireforsomethingpopular,andassuch was well received. Excellent houses gave hearty endorsement to the enterprise of the Australian Ballet and booking-office queues give evidence of an eminently successful season.

—DAVID.

"THE MAGIC FLUTE"

AThrilling Performance.

"The Magic Flute,"ofMozart,one of the really great masterpieces of the lyrir stage, was presented in concert versiun by the'Broadcasting COmmission's massed forces iwith considerable success on Saturday evening, October 13, atWinthrop Hall.

The perfectmasteryMozartobtained over his art must surely have culminatedat the close of hisactivelifewith "The Magic Flute" inatriumph rarely pennitted the mortals. The great Richard Wagner was to write of this opera in the most glowing terms. He wrote:"Mozart took almost too enormous astride in this opera, for by (reatingGerman opera he produced at thesame timethe most finished example of that form of art, amasterpiece whichitwouldbeimpossibletosurpass, indeedthebrillianceofwhichcannever be heightened or carried further." Yet in spite of this high opinion we read that Mozart, who conducted the first performance of the opera on September30, 1791(he had only finished the overture two days before) was deeply hurtbythe lake+warmreception ofthe work into which he had given of his best. it was, however, soon to prove agreatsuccess,financialandotherwise, but relief was to come toolate to the poverty stricken composer, for on December8ofthesameyear,attheearly ageof35, heavas borne in ablinding snowstorm to apauper's grave, unattendedbyasinglemourner,leavinghis wife and children entirely destitute.

The plot of the opera is too well knowntoelaborateon. Briebyitisan account of the trials undergone by Taminobefore he isreceived bySarastrointotheTempleofLightandgiven Pamina as bride. The analogybetween Freemasonry and the mysteriesof Isis musthaveexercisedagreatcharmover Mozart. We know that by 1784 he had become amemberof the Vienna Lodge of Freemasons. Although he composedalot fortheLodge,itapparently did little for himin return. As aMasonhethrew awonderfulearnestnessintothisopera. Althoughat the time both Church and State regarded Freemasonryassubversive,Mozartwas deceived by its veiled allegory and idealistic humanitarianism. In "The Magic Flute" Tamina has to convince the brethren that he has the Masonic virtues 0) of courage,constancy, and obedience—to whom?—before be can entertheTemples (Masonic) of Light, wherePamina (probablyunder theimpression that it isladies'night) awaits him.

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All the female soloists were Perth artists, and in varying degrees they contributedworthilytothe teamwork, which was abig factor in making the eveningso pleasant. Lorna McKean, as Pamina.wasamodelofentireassur. ance and technical adequacy, and in all her arias she amply demonstrated that essential quality, the firmly sustained, smoothflow of thelinesof the composers hauntingly beautiful melodic phrases. In the moving aria,

and in the well known "Oh, Isis and Osiris," he met the big demands of the air with confidence. The Monastatos bf Eric Mothershaw was another commendable contribution to the success of the evening. "The Bartered Bride," by Smetana, will bepresented at Winthrop Hall on Saturday,October 20.

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Amove ison foot toconvertCathedral Hall into atheatre. Thatisthe ultimate aim, but at present the job is only half done. Renovators and electricians have effected great

improvemnts to the interior of the hall, andastarthasbeenmadeonproviding dressingroomsbelowthestage;butthe stage itself remains untouched. The way thingsareat themomentthehall isstillunsuitable fordramaticperformances,anditwillbe agreatpityifthe goodworkthusfaraccomplishedisleft to languish for want of funds to continue it. Money, however, appears to bethestumblingblock. Itseemsthat thesumoriginallyvotedforalterations hasbeengobbledupalready,andeither the controlling committee is having difficulty in obtaining a further advance or some indecision exists as to the right method of completing the 'work.

That Perth isdesperately in need of agood small theatre is atruth so obvious to anyone conversant with theatricalrequirementsinthecitythat argument on the point seems sheer waste of time. Apart from the Assemblv Hall, which is poor enough, thereisnoplace whereanindependent dramaticsocietycanstageaplayunder anything like good, let alone optimum conditions. The Repertory Theatre, likethe Patch,isnotavailableforpublic hire; and in any case they both have definite disadvantages. Where, then, can dramafind ahome?

"hoursof Joy Forever Banished,"when Pamina thinks that her lover Tamino has given her the"brush off," to use modern parlance, Miss McKean gave a beautifully restrained and intelligent performance. Shirley Flesfader, as the Queen of the Night, did not meet withthe successofMiss McKean. In her openingrecitative and air addressedtoTamino,"BeNotAfraid,ONoble Youth," she brought acertain amount of dramatic force and coloratura skill tobear,butin"ThePangsofHell" her voicewasnotequal toitsdemands. In fairness it must be conceded thatitis arareeventtofindalightsopranowho can sing this song at all. A well known critic 1W. J. Turner)-

has said that nothing has ever been written of such truly diabolicalverve asthisaria. Another soprano, Nancy Barnden, as Papagena, had to wait untilthe early partofthelongfinale forher-chancein the duet with Papageno. This was givenwitheasysparklingmastery,and met with agreat reception from the largeaudience. DorisHorrigan,Betty Hatfield,andMarionMendelson,asthe three LadyAttendantsoftheQueenof the Night, also gave asatisfying performanceinensemble.

Now we come tothe male soloists. William Herbert, as Prince Tamino, was inexcellentvoice,andatalltimes sang admirably. Onewill remember for along time his beautifully ex* pressive and admirably phrased "O WondrousBeauty PastCompare."William Laird, in the role of Papageno, "the preposterousbirdcatcher," followeduphisbrilliantworkoftheprevious weekin"TheBarberofSeville." With suredeft'touebes this fine artist brought all the charm and humour to thisrichlycomicandyetsomusicalrole Mention

n. tbemadeofhis"AFowler Bold in Me You See." Richard Watson, as Sarastro, aHigh Priest of

There are rumours that the Repertory people may build in the near future. There are rumours that the Repertory Club is seeking new premises. There arerumours, too,thatafullyequipped theatre mayoneday beerectedatthe University, where an open-air auditorium is already taking shape. Is it too muchtohope that thedirectorsof Cathedral Hall may show the way to allothersin theconstructiorrofalittle theatre wherepatronsofdramacaqat last satisfy ailong-felt need?'

OnefactorthatmustnotbeoverlookedintherefurbishingofCathedralHall isthe necessity forovercomingthepresent acoustic difficulties. Asounding hoard is called for over the stage, and probably it would be desirable to put upafalseplasterboard ceilingthroughmitthehall. Stich amovewouldalso allowspotlights to beplaced ataconvenient distance from the proscenium, insteadofconfiningthem asatpresent to the back wall, whence the throw isenormous. Tfthespotsweremoved up thetell-talebeam wouldpractically disappear in the background of other stage lighting.

The shallow stage at Cathedral Hall represents areal problem. If any worthwhile theatrical -

work is ever to lieattemptedinthehallitwillbeneees.' sar- toenlarge the stage and make room for flats, passage-ways, and preper stage fittings.

Noone will deny that itcostsalot ofmoneyto equip atheatre;but it is equallytruethatthereisalotofmoney to be made out of the show business. The danger lies in doing things by halves. iftheintention isnot toprovideareally adequatehomefordrama atCathedral Hall, then it were better ifthe workwereproceededwithnofurther and the hall turned over to the dance enthusiasts.

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Whoisthe"Innocent Party"?

Wenotewith disgustthatyetanother attempt—the fourth in recentyears—isbeingmade in the State Legislaturetoamend the SupremeCourtActwithaviewtowideningthegroundsofdivorce inthematterofdesertion. Theopposition raisedbythe member forPerth (Mr. E.Needham) was highlycommendable. He very rightly pointed out that the anieudmefrt would be astep towards divorce by mutual consent. The attitude of the inevitability ofdivorceas apermanent feature of social life was neatly scored by the reflection that more than one ecclesiastical authority opposed divorceon any ground and were supported by many other people in this attitude. "Thepath tothedivorce court," said\fr. Needham, "isalreadytoobroadandthedoorsare too,videopen. Ifeve areto haveanyrespect for marriage,then eveshould not passlegislation ofthisnature." Sad to relate, the newspaper reports did not indicate that Mr. Needham received much support by way of the affirmation of Christian principles._ There was alot of talk about the amendment being arich man's Bill," without ahint that divorce is the cowardly refuge of the spiritual bankrupt.

It isnotamatter of much difficulty in these days to discover people who frankly regard marriage as amere experiment, acontract which may beabandoned at will. And this attitude arises logically once asingle exception is admitted against the permanency of marriage. Divorce encourages frivolous marriages, as Hollywood demonstrates all to painfully. "If people," wrote G. K.Chesterton, "can be separatedfor no reason,they will feel it all the easier to be united forno reason." It Awtildalsobe it that the advocates of easier divorce are invariably concerned with the plight of the"innocent party,"

but they do not allow their citthusiasm to cover those most innocent parties—the children of divorce—forby noother nicans can the physical and moral welfare ofchildren be sosafely assured asby indissoluble marriage. Further, it would seem adistinct national disservice at this time to seek to widen the grounds of divorce, w•lien the birthrate is at so lowall ebb,the divorcemillsat such pressure, and theState wean, increasing in number. This consideration, which is perhaps the least of all, may be, however. the most appealing of all to those who base their moral code upon expediency•

This iucursiunof the State intothe matter ofmarriage represents perhaps the roust menacing aspect of the Totalitarian State. TheState,bycountenancingcivilmarriage,virtuallydeities itssacramentalcharacter,andbyreducingitto aprofaneCevel,rubsitof that great dignity which Christ attached to it. What is even worse,the modern Statehasarrogatedtoitselfthat which belongs to God alone—the power to dissolve marriage. By the introduction ofdivorce which every few years has new facilities added to it, the State drove adagger into its own heart. Our own State shows each year an increasingly large and shameful record of divorces, of broken homes, of warped lives, of neglected children. The modern State opened the floodgates of pre-nuptial licence by making amockery of marriage, and then turned round and tried to stem the title of rising inunorality by such futile and patchwork devices asphychologicalclinicsand quack psychiatrists. It may be that Catholics cannot do very much at the moment towardsremedyingthesethings, whichareaccepted as partandparcel of our'decomposing civilisation, but at least theyare •ealousin checking the full consequences of these evils. The neglected children of divorced parents, the unmarried mother, the waif and the orphan—these will commend'themselves particularly to the compassion andcharity of Catholics:

REV. FATHER

B.A,. whowasrecently appointedtothe Staff of"The Record."

PAPAL BLESSINGON FSOT OF CHRIST THE KING.

ThePapal(Blessing will begiven at the conclusion of Pontifical Mass in theCathedral, commencingat11 am., on the Feast of Christthe Sing (October28). A Plenary Indulgence may be gainedbyallthosepresent whohave beentoConfessionandHolyCommunion,andwho prayfortheintentions of our Holy Father the Pope.

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Solemn High Mass, with His Grace the Archbishop presiding. The cele• brant will be Very Rev, L. Goody, and the preacher Rev. J. Rafferty. Thechoir,directedbyRev.A.Lynch. will sing Perosi's Missa Pontificalis No. 2, and at the Offertory "Super flumina Babylonis," by Palestrina. The organist will be Miss Frances Moran.

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ARCHBISHOP'S ENGAGZKENN.

October 21 (won Sunday):

11 a.m.: Preside at'Solemn High Mass at St.Mary'sCathedral. 3p.m.: Attend Annual Rally of the Propagation of the Faith at St. :Mary's Cathedral. Pontifical Benediction.

7.30 p.m.:!Bless Banner and consecratemembersof theY.C.W.,atSacred Heart Church, Highgate.

October 24:

8p.m. Cathedral Hall:Open Bazaar inaidofSt.FrancisXavier'sChurch, EastPerth.

October28(FeastofChristtheSing)

11 a.m.: St. Mary's Cathedral: Pontificate.

3p.m.: Attend Annual Eucharistic Procession and Diocesan Rally of the Holy Name Society at Aquinas College, Mt. Henry.

October 31:

10.30 a.m.: Preside at Solemn High Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral,onoccasionof Golden Jubilee ofthe arrival of the Christian Brothers in Western Australia.

November 4:

7a.m.:CelebrateMassatSt.Charles' Seminary (Feast of St.Charles). 11 a.m.: Preside at Solemn High Massat St.Mary'sCathedral on occasion of Golden Jubilee of the arrivaloftheNunsofSt.JohnofGodin Australia. 3p.m.: Attend Annual Procession of the Blessed Sacramentat the Home oftheLittleSistersofthePoor(con. clusionofForty Hours' Prayer).

November 9-11:

Confirmation and Canonical Visitation at St. Matthew's Church, Nar. rogin.

November14-18:

Confirmation and Canonical Visitation at Sacred Heart Church, Kon. dinin.

MISSION SUNDAY,OCTOBER 21st. OBSERVANCE

THROUGHOUT ARCHDIOCESE.

Mission Sunday will-be observed throughout the ArchdioceseonSunday, October 21. The occasion will be marked in each parish by aGeneral Communion of the faithful, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the clay. wherever possible,andspecial sermons at all Masses on theMissions. The annual rally of promoters and membersof the Society forthe Propagation of the Faith will be held in the Cathedralat3p.m. Thepreacherwill be Rev. Father McCarthy, C.SS.R., latelyreturned from the Philippines.

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Transport Arrangements

The final arrangementsfor the great Eucharistic Processionon Sunday, October 28, in honour of the Feast of Christ the King, are published hare. under. Nooneshouldiniss the great grams to be obtainedby participation in the devotions.

Order of Procession.

1. Boys' Schools.

2. Girls' Schools.

3.Laity unattached.

4. Children of Mary.

S. Sacred HeartSodality.

6. Holy Name Society.

7. Third Orderof St. Francis.

8. Religious.

9. Flower Strdwers.

10. Cross Bearer,

11. Priests' Choir.

12. Priests.

13.Crozier Bearer.

14. Torch Bearer.

15. Thurifers.

16. Blessed Sacrament.

17. Mitre Bearer. Leaders of Units.

Major J. B.Carmody and Mr. F. F. Anderson, marshalls of the procession, request leaders of units participating to consult them at the committee office, under the grandstand, between 2and 2.15 p.m., regarding details of the march. Information.

All enquiries in connection with the Procession may be made at the committee officeunder thegrandstand. Oarstickers.

Members of the clergy who require carstickerstoenablethemtogetaway early or to park in the special area, may obtain themat the ChurchOffice. Public Transport.

Tramway: .Special trams, met by tramway buses. TramsfromPerthTown Hall: 12.47, 1.7, 1.15, 1.22, 1.37, 1.45, L52, 27, and willbe met atcorner Canning Highway and Douglas Avenue by tramway busestoAquinas. Frequent

Holy Name

As previously announced in these columns,theAnnualRally of the Holy Name Society and the Diocesan Eucharistic Procession will take place in thegroundsofAquinasCollegeonSunday,

October 28, the Feast of Christ the King. All Holy Name members, metropolitan and country, junior and senior, are urged to attend and to march-with their branches-in the place provided for Holy Name mem1ers. Branches possessing banners are requested to bring them and to assemble their members behind their banners. While public transport is expected to preesnt difficulties, membersare requestedto lookinothercolumnsofthisissueof"The Record"for possible last minute news of transport arrangements. In any case members having acar or truck, and able to bring it to the grounds, are requested to assist in relieving transport conges• tion by bringing as many as possible of their members, who are not so fortunately situated.

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TramwayRuses:

BusesleaveoldG.P.O.at10.50,11.50, and 12.50, for Aquinas, for picnicing parties.

Private Ruses:

Metro buses will also run, with a feederbusservicefromCanning Bridge toAquinasCollege.

Banners.

Societies are asked to use theirban• ners in the procession.

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Thearrangementsforthesingingwill be in the hands of the Rev. Father Lynch. Pamphletswith the wordsof the hymns will be distributed to the people.

schools.

Abigattendanceofschoolchildrenis expected. All schools are asked to notify the Administrator, Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, as early as possible, of the approximate number from each school. No Benediction in Parishes.

There will be no evening devotions inanychurchin themetropolitanarea on the day of the procession. Times.

Assembly: 2.30p.m,

GatesClosed: 2.30p.m.

Procession Begins: 2.40 p.m.

Catering.

Hotwaterwill beprovidedfree, and refreshmentscan beobtained by those picnicing atAquinasfor the day.

!lowers.

Donation of flowers will be gratefully received. They should be left at theChurch Office Victoria Avenue, on Saturday, October 27. No Onlookers.

s\ll those present, unless engaged in essential dutiesinconnection with the procession, should take an active part -theyshould march in the procession.

Final information will be published in next week'sissue of"The Record."

Annual Rally

Considerable timewas spent inmaking arrangements for the preparation of the grounds, car parking area, and marshallingarea fortheAnnual Rally, which this year swill once again coincide with the Diocesan Eucharistic ]'recession to be held at Aquinas College. It was decided that teams of volunteers work each Saturday until October27. Several teamsof workers were secured at the meeting and delegatesarranged to makeeffortsfor further groups amongst their branch members. An appeal for further volunteershasalreadybeenmadeinHoly NameSocietynotesinapreviousissue of"The Record."

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j ACTIVITIES

1®GIHOATE BRANCH.

The fortnightly dance is still successful. Therewillbeonlyafewmore of these dances this year, so come alongand join in thefun.

Ahikeisbeingarranged to Gosnells for Sunday, November 4. Keep in touchforany news ofthis event.

Cricket practice is held on Sunday at Forrest Park. The competition is drawing near, so come along and give our team agood representation.

Radio classes are held on Monday evenings. We have about ten names for this activity. If any others are interested,please notify us.

Sunday, October 21, is our day for badge presentation. Are you eligible for abadge? Make enquiries at the next meeting and see about completing your probation period.

FREMANTLE.

The firstof aseries of inter-regional cricketmatchesaretobeplayedonOctober 21. Thematch that isof interesttoourbranch,Highgatev.Fremantle No. 1team, will beplayed at Floreat Park.

On November 4, Highgate and Fre-• mantle No. 2team will meet at Fremantle.

Cricket practice takes place at Fremantle Park on Tuesday and Friday nights after work. All those boys interested in this sport are urged to atend practices. As there are two teamstobefilledthereiseverychance of getting agame.

The training for the coming athletic competitions isheld on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights after work. Those boys interested in this branch of sport are asked toreport to Mr. Parkeron these nightsat Fremantle Park.

SUBTACO.

ANNUAL SOCIAL EVENING.

An enthusiastic gathering marked the annual social evening, held on October 12. The guest of tfie evening was His Grace the Archbishop, who during the evening presented trophies and certificates tothose memberswho had been outstanding in the athletics, swimming, cricket,and footballcompetitions.

These competitions were conducted bytheMetropolitanBoys'ClubsSports Association. TheL.C.Y,athleticteam won the seriesof competitions held at Leederville Oval. The cricket team came fifth among the various teams competing,and the swimming team alsowonfifthplaceforitself. Infoot. ball thetinder19teamreachedthefinal four,whiletheunder16 team wasnar. rowly defeated in the final. These were no small achievements, and the members were heartily congratulated on theirsuccess.

During the course of the evening it was announced that the L.C.Y. was henceforth apart of the Young ChristianWorkers'Movement. Thischange wasbeingmade,becauseitwouldmake the League part of the recognised Catholic Action organisation for young men; it would give the League ahigherrnirposeandwouldextend itssphere ofinfluenceanditseffectiveness.

Amongthosepresentwere HisGrace the Archbishop, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Fagan,V.G., Rev.Drs. Collins and Sul. livan, Rev. Father Bernard, O.S.A., Rev. Fathers O'Farrell,O'Kane ,and Depiazzi, and Brothers O'Connor and Quilligan.

CATHOLIC WOMEN'SLEAGUE

The usual monthly meeting of the Cathedral Branch was held on Monday,October 1,intheChurchOffice,at 8p.m. The members present thoroughly appreciated amgst interesting addressgivenbytheSpiritualDirector, Very Rev.Dr. Kennedy. Arrangements were finalised for the next Bridge Party, which is to be held on Thursday, October 25, at Nestle House.

Living -

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October 21-Tweaty4ecosid Sunday attarPentecost (Green): Massproper. 2nd.prayerofSt. Hilarion. 3rd. prayer of SS. U•sula and Companions. 4th.prayerfor the Propagation of the Faith. Creed. Preface of the Trinity.

October 22-Feria (Green): Mass of the Sunday. 2nd. prayer "A cunctis." 3rd. prayer"Fidelium." 4th. prayer at choice. 50. prayer "Deus omnium."

October 23--Feria (Green): Mass of the Sunday. 2n9. prayer "Acunctis." 3rd.prayeratchoice.

October M-43t. Raphael,Archangel (Wbits): Mass proper. Creed. Common Preface,

October 2b--BSS. Chrysanthus and Dacia,Martyrs (Red): Mass proper. 2nd. prayer "Acunctis." 3rd.prayer atchoice. October 28-1St. Evarlsboa,Pope and Martyr (Red): Mass "Si diligis me." 2nd.prayer "A cunctis." 3rd. prayer at choice. Preface ofthe Apostles.

October 27Vigil of IRS. Simon and Jude,Apostles (Violet): Mass proper. 2nd. prayer"Concede nos." 3rd. prayer for the Church or Pope. Common Preface..

Catholic Social Gu i

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The Gospel Meditation.

The Gospel Meditation;as used in the training ofCatholicAction leaders, isnotastudy of the New Testament, much less is it merely an explanation by the Chaplain. The questions are designedtomake theleaderssaywhat they think of the particular incident underconsideration, Whentheyhave given their answers the head leader sums up and the lesson to be learned from the Gospel scene is made clear. They apply that lesson to their own lives.

Christ theModel.

The immediate objective is to make them see Our Lord as their Model. This fits into God's scheme of things. Having made us, God knows the clay of which we are formed, knows that abstract truths often do not stir us, butthataninspiringpersoncandoso. Therefore He sent us His Divine Son to be our unique ideal. There is nothing new or modern about this; it is as old as the Church. But it is largely forgotten. The Gospel Meditation aims at bringing it clearly and forcibly before the minds of the leaders. This is training for Leadership.

Christistheuniqueideal;allmustgo totheFather throughHim: "Iam the Wav,the Truth, and theLife."

He is the unique ideal; He is the most perfect human being that the world has ever seen. The very best among"thesonsofmencannotmeasure up to His standard.

He is theunique ideal; He not only offers Himself as amodel, but also gives us the grace to model ourselves on Him.

Heisalsouniquebecause,ontheone hand, He used the highest of supernatural gifts to redeem the world; while, on theother hand, He used the best of human means. Did not the people sav that no man had ever spoken like this Man?

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Highgate C.B.H.S. Annual Sports

The Ninth Annual Sports of the Christian Brothers' High School, High• gate, were held at Perth Oval last Tuesday before alarge and enthusias• tic gathering, which included Rev. Father Wallace, Adm., Highgate, and Rev. Father Woods, P.P., Bayswater. Weatherconditionswereexcellent,and theusualhighstandard of athletics of the Highgate boys was much in evidence. There were several outstand. ing performances, the most prominent being: Open Broad Jump, 19ft. 9in., R. Jeffrey; 100 Yards, under 15, 11.1 sec„ J. Randell; High Jump, under 16, 5ft. 3in., C. Johnson; BroadJump, under 14. 17ft.7in.,J. Pitts.

The Highgate boys have won the Christian Brothers'"Inters" for the past thVe years in succession, and sbould•hold the Cup again after next Saturdnv's"Inters" at the W.A.C.-A.

TheBrothersareverygrateful toall thosetwho assisted to make the sports such ahuge success, especially to the ladies who provided the refreshments forthecompetitorsandspectators,and to the very capable officials who assistedduringtheafternoon. Details:

Open.

100 Yards: R.Jeffrey, 1: J. Anders, 2; C. O'Brien, 3. Time, ll.lsec.

220 Yards: R. Jeffrey, 1; J. Anders, 2: C. O'Brien,3. Time,26.9sec.

440 Yards: R. Jeffrey. 1: J. Anders, 2: C. O'Brien, 3. Time. 56sec.

890 Yards: N. Jeffrey, 1; J. Anders, 2; C. O'Brien,3. Time, 2min, l8see.

Mile: G. Kerrigan, 1; C.O'Brien, 2; L.Stubber, 3. Time, 5min. 45sec.

Hurdle: R. Jeffrey, 1; J. Anders, 2; B. Richards, 3.

High jump: B. Tobin, 1: G. Kerrigan, 2: R.Jeffrey,3. Height,5ft.tin.

Broad Jump: R.Jeffrey, 1; C.John. son, 2: J. Anders, 3, Distance, 19ft 9in.

Cup Points: R. Jeffrey, 45 points, 1: J. Anders, 27 points, 2. Under 18.

100Yards: J.Davidson, 1: C.Carter, ' 2: G. Kerrigan. 3, Time, 11.8sec.

220Yards: J. Davidson, 1: G. Kerrigan, 2: F. O'Mara, 3. Time, 25.8sec.

440 Yards: G. Kerrigan, 1; J. David. son, 2; F. O'Mara, 3. Time, 59sec.

S9O Yards: G Kerrigan, 1; J. David. son, 2; F, O'llara, 3. Time, 2min. 30 sec.

hurdles: G. Kerrigan, 1; J. Davidson, 2; C. Johnson, 3. Iligh Jump:C.Johnson, 1; B.Tobin, 2: G. Kerrigan, 3. Height, 5ft. 3in.

Cup Points: 0. Kerrigan, 32 points, 1: J. Davidson. 31 points, 2 Under15.

LOO Yards: J. Randall, 1; J. Walsh, 2; A. Forte, 3 Time, 1Llsce.

220 Yards: J. Randall, 1: B. Tobin, 2; C. Byrne ;

3. Time, 25.9sec.

Hurdles: B. Tobin, 1; J. Randall, 2; C. Byrne, 3.

BroadJump: J. Pitts, 1; J. Randall, 2: B. Tobin,3. Distance, 17ft.61in.

Cup Points:J. Randall, 24 points, 1; 13. Tobin, 15points, 2. Under 14.

IMYards:J. Pitts, 1: R.Ramsay,2; B. Mettam,3. Time,14sec.

220Yards: J. Pitts, 1: B. Mettam,2; T.Anstey, 3. Time, 26sec.

Hurdles: J. Pitts, 1; T. Ansley, 2; R Ramsay,3.

High Jump: JPitts, 1; R. Ramsay, 2: T. Anstey, 3 Height, 4ft. Ilin.

Cup Points: J. Pitts,29 points, 1; T Ansteyand R. Ramsay, 11 pointseach, 2. Under16.

100 Yards: L. Smith, 1; S. MCDon• ald, 2: B. Clifford, 3. Time, Mace.

220Yards: Len Smith, 1: S. MCDon• ald,2: K.Tesser,3. Time,28sec.

Broad Jump: E. Darcy, 1: G. Bur. ton,2; B.Clifford,3. Distance,14ft.

Cup Points: I,. Smith, 19 points, 1; SL. McDonald, 17 points. 2.

Under12.

100 Yards: A. Hullett, 1; G. Halvor• son,2: F.O'Driscoll, 3. Time, 14sec.

220 Yards: T. Keyson, 1: N. Flinn, "; A. Hullett, 3.

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High Jump: K. Collins, l; K. Dear, 2; M.Carrig,3. Height, 4ft.

Broad Jump: 'A. Iiullett, 1; M. Carrig, 2; P. Ramsay ,3. Distance, 13ft. bin.

Cup Points: A. Hullett,21 points, 1; K. Collins, 10 points, 2.

Under 1L

75Yards: P.Lee, 1; B. Millar,2; F O'Callahan, 3. Time, ll.lsec.

100 Yards: P. Lee, 1; L. Byrne, 2; B. Millar, 3. Time, 15sec. '

High Jump: J. Albrecht, 1; B. Hart and L,'Byrne (equal),2. Height,3ft. 7in.

Cup Points: P. Lee, 17 points, 1; L. Byrne, 11 points,2.

Under 10Champion: N. Flinn.

Under9Champion:V.Spiro.

Handicaps.

Open Mile: D.O'Reilly.

440YardsOpen: R.Jeffrey.

440 Yards, under 14: R. Myles.

440 Yards, under 15: D. O'Reilly.

100 Yards, under 9: R. Cawley. Under 10: R. Riley. Under 11: P.

Skehan. Under 12: T. McNamara

Under 13: K. Stubbs. Under 14: R. Nielson. Under 15: J. Randall. Under 16: 1. McAuliffe. Open: J. An. ders.

220Yards-Under 12: T. McNamara. Under 13: R. T. Abbot. Under 14: 11, Mettam. Under 15: D. Bignell. Under 16: R. King.

Old Boys' Race: R. Green, 1; P. 1.}-rich. 2. Time, 10.3sec.

Aggregate.

1st., Gold (Capt.: C. O'Brien), 315 points.

2nd.,'Green (Capt,: R. Jeffrey), 310 points.

3rd,. Blue iCapt.: J. Davidson), 284 points.

4th.. Red Wapt.: G. Kerrigan), 237 Points.

KNOW YOUR F1ITH SERIES

(Continued from Page 6.)

First Priority.

Let us take a homely example:

Twenty boys are in aroom, the floor space ofwhich islargeenoughforonly unegametobeplayedattheonetime

Five of the boys have marbles, fifteen arewithout them. Doyou think that the fifteen boys without marbles will be prepared to stand with their backs against tfic wall, and surrender the floor space to the five others? Or will they not, rather, force the minor• itv to do the best they can with their marhlec,'while the majority+ake over the floorspace for acompletely differ• ent game?

There is only one way those five boyscan have theirgame, and that is by sharing their marbles with the other fifteenbefore theybegin to talk about the kind of-game they are to play.

The Christians of the world number one-fourth of the entire population of theglobe. Before all plans of anew international order, before all plans of international socialjustice,of Christian governments, must come the simple duty of preaching first the Gospel of Christ to every creature. The Co. thoic Church has not failed as its ene. mies would like us to believe: it simply has not yet succeeded.

There is ashare for everyone in the carrying out of God's simple pro• gramme for the government of the world-the preachingof theGospel. It may not seem of tremendous importance because it is what the Vicar of Christ wants every Catholic todo: To pray alittle, to thinkalittle, to sacrifive alittle through membership of the Propagation of the Faith.

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DEATH BENE.'IT.-M,

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andunderl2,

The Song of Bernadette

East Perth Bazaar

Cathedral Y.C.W.

In acknowledging that mistake last week about the date of the concert, the writer begs to say that it was the best mistake (unintentional, of course) he evermade. Result:Wonderful

terest shown by all.

The correct date of that Variety Concert is&mdaynight,November 11, at the Cathedral Hall. It is worth waiting for, only scanty details coming through so far—due entirely to the dramatic temperament of the organiser. Tickets are selling fast. Get yoursnow from one of the boys or at the Church Office.

,So something did happen onSunday night—Itold you! We were all remindedsoforcefully thattobe agood Y.C.W. member you must be agood sport! The announcement about the changing of the Sunday night"'practice"to aclass seemed very welcome. The keen observerawould have noticed asmile of satisfaction on some nondancers, accompanied by aquick exchange ofelbowing.

Remember the Hall will be reserved on Sunday night, October 21,for the Rally of the Active and Auxiliary members of the Legionof Mary. On thefollowing Sunday,October28, you will be officially enrolled in the dancing class and placed under the careful trainingofaprofessional. Anominal fee of is. will be charged. Make sure to be there the very first night.

All Y.C.W. boys are reminded that athletic practice is held at the rear of C.BA., St.George's Terrace, every Tuesday andThursday evening. News flash from the dance hall: Quite a good crowd here—smiling faces everyrorhere—boys making splendid effort to see that every girl gets adance—have the coatsoff to it-now. Many supporters from across Cause way noticed.

SUBIACO FETE

On THURSDAY and FRIDAY, OG TOBER25and26,aGRAND FETEis being held in ST. JOSEPH'S HALL, SUBIACO, neartheAxon-streetbridge

Preparations have been well in hand forsometime,andmanysurpriseshave been prepared by the stall holders Thesestallsare beingconductedbythe Parents' and Citizens' Association, the ChildrenofMary,andtheSacred Heart Sodality, in conjunction with the Y.C.W. lads.

The doors of the hall willbe opened at p.m., and asplendid opportunity willhegiventhose wholook aheadand makesure ofhavingthegiltstheylove to give at Christmas time. Novelties and fun will be the order of the evenings of October 25 and 26. Whateverhappens,make sure you visit the SubiacoFete. Proceedsofthe Fete areinaidofSt. Joseph'sSchoolandChurch . ,,•,.n•nua un•,•anrv•nunu,nunuunnuununnun

Racing Selections

By "THE HAWK."

BELMONT.

Saturday,October20, I.M.

DEATHS

BENDON.—OnOctober 12, 1945, at 43 Jutland Parade,Dalkeith,Hannah Maria,dearly loved wife of John James Bendon,beloved mother of Frank, Catherine,Josephine (Mrs, C. J. Cooper), Mary (Mrs.Les O'Neill, Vaucluse, Sydney), and John James (killed in action, N.G.,'1944). Requiescat inPace. FORD.—+Pray for the repose of the soulofGertrudeCatherine,lateof94 Loftus-street,Leederville,formerlyof Police Department,whodied at St. John of God Hospital, Subiaco, on October 10; loved daughter of the late Patrick Charlesand Ellen Maud Ford ,and loving sister of Mary. R.I.P.

►T. IN MEMORIAM ►Ti

BOYD.—Of your charity, pray for the soulof James John,died October 10, 1944(R.A.A.F., Adefaide). Sacred Heart of,Jesus,have mercy on his soul.

—Inserted by his loving father, mother,sistersandbrothers.

FITZGERALD,Charles.—Fond memoriesofourdearhusbandandfather, who left us on October 17, 1942. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus; have mercy on his soul.

Tnserted by his loving wife and family, Katanning.

FULLER-40f your charity,pray for the repose of the soul of Francis Xavier Fuller, who died October 17, 1943. Eternal restgrantuntohim, OLord. —Inserted by his loving wife and daughter.

LEESON—In loving memory of our darlinglittle Margaret,iwho died October 16,1942. R.I.P.

Ever remembered by her loving father,mother, sistersand brothers.

McINERHENY.—Ofyourcharity,pray forthereposeof the soulof Thomas Patrick McInerheny,dearly loved brother of Catherine Courboules, James McInerheny,Elisabeth Evans, MargaretMcInerheny,lovinguncleof Mary and P.J. Moran (Northam), John and Joan Courboules (Kalamunda), Clementine and Norman, Parker (Kalamunda), James McInerheny (deceased), Mary McInerheny (W.4,Ai.A:R.), Thomas (R1AA.F.), John (returned R.A.A.F.), and Joseph (Kalamunda). Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercyonhissoulandallthesouls ofthe faithfuldeparted.

SAYERS.—Of your charity,pray for the repose ofthesoul ofGarrettJoseph,whodied,resultofaccident,Nor— tham Camp, October 19, 1940. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on hissoul.

—Inserted by his wife, children, Neville and Darriel.

WOODHOUSE,J.W.—Treasuredmemories of our darling Jack,died of wounds, N.G., October 18, 1943. Forever in the thoughts of his son rowing mother,brother, George (A.I.F., Borneo), sisters, Olive and` Merle.

SITUATIONS VACANT.

TELEPHONE: B3511.

Aldersyde Maiden (1): Burabudy, 1; Easywalkin,2; Yodarran, 3. Aldersyde Maiden (2): Camelette, 1; Gay Meric,2: Meteor Girl, 3. Kweda Purse (1): King Mac,1; ColourPatch,2; Si Lang, 3. KwedaPurse (2): Liltson, 1;Timmo, 2; Star Beau, 3. Lomos Trial: Ragtime, 1: Colour Patch,2; Solar System, 3. Jubuk Purse: Binker, 1: Grand Knight,2;Golden Earl,3. Kunjin Handicap:Andirich, 1; Earl Mond. 2; Squatter, 3.

TROTTING.

W,A. Breeders' Handicap: Wilver Pronto, 1; Missen Link,2; Wilfred's Lass, 3.

Crescent Handicap:Step Lisa, 1; Freddie,2; Emerald Pride, 3. Wellington Handicap:Kato,1; Euro. lie Boy,2; Huon Cloud, 3. Midland Handicap:Mica Mavista, 1; Ruling Maid, 2; Freeligbt, S. October Cup Final: Kolector, 1: Aurora,2; Corsair, 3. Railway Handicap:Mecca,1: Prejudice,2;Linda Antique, 3.

Auckland Handicap:Dixie Stretta, 1: fifight ilitd,2: Admiral Park, 3.

Wanted one.Housekeeper'shelp and one housemaid,both over 45. Apply to Christian Brothers'College, St. George's Terrace.

Catholic Girls' ccn+.

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CALENDAR OF ACTIVITM-

AIiONDAY :

Shorthand:5.15p.m.

TUESDAY:

Physical Culture:6.45 p.m.-7.46 p.m.

Liturgy: 8p.m.

Literary: 9p.m.

WEDNESDAY:

Shorthand: 5.15 pm.

Choir and Orchestra:8p.m.

Orchestra: 9p.m.

THURSDAY:

Mass: 8a.m.

Exposition:Allday.

Benediction:5.15 pm.

DancingClasses: 3o.m.(fortnight'ry).

Lectures: 8p.m.

SATURDAY: KalamundaBusy Bee: 1.30p.m.'bus. Softball.

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YOUTHFAGEANT,

On the afternoon ofSaturday, October20,acombinedYouthPageantwill be held at PerthOval to conclude the variousfunctionsoftheVictoryYouth Week. 'All organisations have been earnestly requested to join in the parade and we want to turn out in full force. Girls(willbe meetingatthe 34 tramstop at 1.30p.m.,andas thiswill beagoodopportunityoffurtherestablishing ourselves in the public eye, apart from being aduty both to our. selves and the rest of the Youth organisations,pleasemakeanextraeffort to comealong and bringyour friends. White frocks or white blouses and skirts(dirndl or otherwise), with lowheeledshoes—notnecessarilysandshoes —will be the order of the day, and, need we mention, that)we would like yon

alltoswearyourbadges. Sodon't forget Saturday, the 20th., at Perth Oval.

SOFTBALL.

Softball is in full swing again, and practice matches are held at 3p.m. each Saturday afternoon on the Esplanade,downfrom ChristianBrothers' College. As yet the game is new to most of the girls, but they are keen and "aregrin' to go," but we would like to see more girls coming to learn all theins andouts ,dos anddon'tsof the"Ball"game,so that it will be more interesting when we start real matches. Any further information may be had from the rooms. We would like to take thisopportunity of thankingtheY.C.W.,Highgate, for the use of theirequipmentuntilsuch time as we areableto secureour own, and trust that in the very near future we will be able to play them a return match and regain the prestige lost at ourfirstmeetingearlierinthe year.

Please Note:Thereswill be no prat• tine on October 20. Why? Just look aboveforthereason.

BASKET BALL.

The basket ball season concluded with adance at theCathedral Hall on Wednesday. October 10, when Mrs Kent kindly presented the trophies. Leederville and Midland Junction car.

(Continued footofnextcolumn.)

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MembersoftheClubwere"athome" onarecentevening tomembersofthe National Fitness Council and kindred Goldfields' girls' clubs. All voted it averypleasantsocialevening.

Congratulations to the basket-ball teamonreachingthe semi-finals.

St. Mary's team also did extremely well to gain third place. RecentBazaar.

TheSt.Mary'sParents'andFriends' Associationdesire tothankall whoas. sistedin any way to make the recent bazaarsosuccessful. Funds,go toassisttheSistersofSt.Joseph.

O.B.O.

The next social event will be the House PartyonThursdayevening,November 8, at the Christian Brothers' College. Abeautiful box of linen is being raffled again this year to help swellthefunds.

Oombined Cubs'Evening.

It wasbad luck that the numberin attendance was so much smaller than usual on Wednesday week. ArrangementswereperfectandtheBoys'Club istobecongratulated,especiallyonthe beautiful supper provided. Counter. attractionsonthesameeveningcaused thedisappointment.

Kalgoorlie Catholic Library.

Many new books of great variety were added to the shelves during the' week andpromisesatreattosubscribers.

Old Identities Pass.

Requiem Mass has been celebrated several times during the past two weeks for well-respected oldGoldfields parishioners.

Thedeepsympathyofallisextended tothesorrowingrelativesofthefollowing: Mrs. Catherine Mary Grace, late of200Boulder-road; Mrs. M

cDonald,of Witlock-street:Mr. Peter Hill, and Thomas F. Keenan, of Forrest-street: and Anthony King. May their souls rest in peace.

ried off the honours for the"A" and "d

trade, respectively,whilstPatMeGrade and Pat Travers were awarded the cupsfor the fairest andbestplay. ers in each grade. Congratulations, girlsI

CONCERT.

The boxplansarenow open forour next concert season, which is to be heldonFriday,Saturday,andMonday, November2,3, and 5,attheAssembly Hall, and as the booking is already heavyiwewouldsuggestthatintending patrons secure their seats from the ,runtsassoonas possible.

The programme for this season is going tobesligthtly differentfromour usual run of concerts, and with the ,liortthatthegirlsareputtingintorehearsals,costumes, etc., it shouldbe a hugesuccess. Y.C.W. boysare taking partinsomeof theitems,markingthe beginningofaco-operationthatwill in timetocomelead tobigthings.

Uptodatethesupportgiventhecon• certs by our own members has not been all we would wish it. We do wish younvould come along this time, as we feel sure that you would enjoy itifyoudid. Howaboutit,girls?

C"TEEN.

October 26, 191.5; November 20. 1945.

L.BA.: November 6, 1945; Novem• ber 29. 1945, BRAII.LE SOCIALS.

The next social will be held on Nowcnilwr 11 •

and any member interest, ed, or desiring to assist at thesefunctionsJsaskedtogetin touchwith the Office,where thev will receive further particulars.

DANCING CLASSES.

These classes are held every Thursdavfortnightat8p.m.intheHighgate Parish Hall, and are run in conjunc tion with the Y.C.N. (Boys' Afove• ment).

Modern and old-time dancing is taught, and any member interested is asked to contact the office.

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'Phone:B3418.

Wembley Hotel

COUNTRY.

DUKE OF YORK HOTEL, NARROGIN.

Reconditioned and Refurnished New Lounge,Dining Rooms, and Commercial Rooms. ARTHUR BOYLAN, Proprietor. (Late George Hotel, Perth). GOLDFIELDS.

Rod Beaton's HANNAN'S HOTEL, HANNAN STREET, KALGOORLIE.

STAR & GARTER HOTEL,

Cnr. HANN..N & NETHERCOTT STS., KALGOORLIE. BERTSTARR .... Proprietor.

'Phone19......... Box 114. AUSTRALIA HOTEL, KALGOORLIE.

C.T.A. and R.A.C. HOUSE. One Minute from St.Mary's Church.

Hot and Cold Water in Hotel Bathrooms. Refrigeration Throughout. Only Lock-Up Garages in the CentreofTown. M J.DILLON,licensee.

FirstClass Accommodation.

M. CRANLEY, Proprietor.

FREEMASONSHOTEL, TOODYAY.

Excellent Cuisine.

Amatice Refrigerator Installed Old and New Friends are Cordially Welcomed. MRS. E. WING, Proprietress.

SPAN. O'L'RIEN, COURT HOTEL PERTH. Phone: B4261.

HOTEL BEACONSFIELD, FREM►NTLE.

Overlooking the Ocean. SuperiorAccommodation. Moderate Charges. M. BYRNE (Late of Grand and Shamrock Hotels, Boulder).

VICTORIA HOTEL, HAYSTREET, SUBIACO. Renovated Throughout.EssenceofComfort. W. F. ARTIS,Proprietor. ILateof BalmoralHotel,Vic.Park)

KEOUGH'S for CATERING' AnyNumber,Place,orTime. ThreeReception RoomsforHire. On (lire: Crockery,Cutlery and Glassware, etc.'Phone: B9454. GLAD KEOUGH. VEWCASTf.E ST., PERTH

at very reasonable prices. You will find these materials delightfully easy to makeupand the results will thrillyou.

Feltisanotherexcitingmedium that offers unlimited scope for your ingenuity. It is on sale in Foy'sHomecraftSection in many lovely colours. Here is agrand opportunity for you to save money by malting your own Christmasgiftsthis year.

*•Smilea

Inventor: "How did you find my mousetrap?"

Victim: "Excellent. When Igot up this morningthere were twodeadmice beside the trap—they had laughed themselves to death at the contrap. tion."

A tourist walking along acountry lane came across aman -

with adejected expression on his face gazing up into alargeoak tree.

Followinghis glance, the tourist was astonished to see ababy car wedged amongthebranches.

"How on earth did that get there?" he inquired.

"Well. as amatter of fact," replied the unhappy owner, "Iwas trying to crank it up and it flew right off the handle." * * * *

Caller:"Can Iinterest you in a boys' club?"

Woman: "No, thanks—Ialways use arazor strop."

The Hollywood film director who had lunched very unwiselyreturnedto the studio for an interview with adistinguished author. 'His visitor was waiting.

The director sat down and took up what hethoughtwas amanuscriptbut what, in reality, was the local tele. phone directory. This he studied gravely for some moments before saymg:—

"Say, this isn't abad IN tale, but you'll have to cut down the number of characters." r * * *

As he approached the barracksgate the general stopped suddenly in front of the guard. "Isay, my man," he said,"did Isee you smoking?"

"No, sir!"

"1 could havesworn Idid!"

"That's all-right, sir. The last offices who passed swore he saw me sitting on awhite elephant"

Travelling on abus route strange to her, the old lady.was very anxiousnot to pass her destination Suddenly she leaned forward and pokedthe con• doctorin the ribs with her umbrella.

"Is that the Bank of England, my good man?"she asked. I n, ma'am," replied the conductor colldly;"it's mel"

A Scotsman rushed into the hospital, bleedingfrom acut in the cheek.

"Done while shaving,I suppose?" said the doctor. "You want me to stop thatfor you?"

"Not necessarily," replied the Scot. "I was just wonderin' how much you pay for blood transfusions!"

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Dunninger, who likes to beknownas "the master mentalist;" called on Blackstone, who doesn't mind being known as aplain magician. When Dunninger arrived, he found themagi• cian ransacking his bedroom for a wh"

ite tie.

You're the great mind reader," Blackstone finally exploded. "Sup• pose you tell me where Iput that tie."

Dunninger concentrated.

"It's in thatbox," he said.

Blackstone hurriedly event through the box, found atie which he heldup scornfully. "You're afine mind reader." he said. "It's black." Dunninger shrugged.

"If you're any' kind of magician." he answered,"you can change it into awhiteone."

Two waiters Mere standing by the table over which the tired diner had fallen asleep.

"I've already wakened him twice," said thefirstwaiter,"and I'm goingto wake him atlfird time."

"Why don't you have him taken out?" suggested the other.

"Not likely," mrhispered the first waiter. "Every time Iwake him up he pays hisbill and tips me."

They were entertaining friends in their new prefabricated home. Suddenly one of the guests sat up and listened.

"Surely you're not troubled by mice already?" she said.

"That's not mice," replied the householder. "That's the people next door eating celery."

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An Aberdonian, living alone, had an early morning train to catch. Being aheavysleeper,he wasafraidhewould not wake up in time. Several possibilitiespresented.themselves, butevery one meint atip.

In theend,.he addressed an envelope to himself and posted it without a stamp.

Early next morning there came a thunderous knock on the door. The Scotclimbedoutofbedandopenedthe window.

"Here's aletter for you," called the postman. "Fivepence to pay."

"Tak' it back•" commanded the Aherdonian. "Carelessness like that doesn't deserve to be encouraged."

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A tramp asked the owner of acircus for ajoh. He was told that he could become alion tamer, and that all he had to do was to walk into the cage and make the lions eat out of his hand.

He was assured that the secret was inforcingthelionstobelieve hewasn't afraidof them.

"No," said the tramy, "Idon't think I'll take the job. Icouldn't be so deceitful." • • * *

Mrs. Jones and her small son were gazing anxiously at aeroplanes passing overhead.

It's all right," said their next door neighbour, Mrs.Smith. "They'reours."

Next day Mr. Jones was out with the boy when more 'planes flew over them.

"It's all right, Dad," exclaimed the boy. "You needn't worry. They're Mrs. Smith's."

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Brown Iwas talking to some friends of afishing trip he was contemplating.

"Are there many trout up there?" asked one of the friends.

"Trout? Thousands of'em," replied the other, enthusiastically.

"Will theybite easily?"

"Will they?" said Brown. "Why, they're absolutely vicious- A man has to hide behind atree to bait his hook"

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The magistrate had given the de• fendant along lecture on the evils of drink. But in view of the fact that this was the first time the man had been drunk and incapable, the case was dismissed on pavment of ten shil• linns costs.

"But don't let me eyer see your face again." said the magistrate, sternly, as the man turned to go.

"1'm afraid Ican't promise that, sir," said the released man.

"And why not?"

"Because I'm still barman at the • Qnecn's."

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Motherand daughter werebusy with the wedding plans when the bridegroom-to-be called. He watched the preparations impatiently.

"Darling, we have such alot to do," said his fiancee."and if we want to make our wedding abig success, we mustn'tforget even the most insignificant detail!"

"Oh, don't worry about that," mur• mured the young man. "Ill be there all right."

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The two survivors of ashipwreck, a seaman and astockbroker, had clam• bered on to araft.

"If aship doesn'tsight us soon," I said the seaman,"well starve."

"Don't talk nonsense!" snapped the stockbroker. "I've got plenty. of money."

Dear Cornerites,—Well, Ithink this isjustabout thetime ofthe yearwhen Ireally start worrying about the Objective. It hardly seems ayear since Iwas wondering whether the Lemonade Bottle(wouldmakeitsobective.(1 onlyhope it isassuccessful this year.) But I've thought the situation over, and I've decided to finish worrying • about this raffle before Istart worrying over the objective.

Like the advertisements for the Charities, Imust say LAST FEW DAYSI Have you bought that tic. ket yet? It may mean anew dollfor you, and alot of other toys, but even if it doesn't, it means awhole lot of happinessforsome little Busbies. And then you be happy because you'ddone somethingveryniceforsomeone. (Generosity abr•ays makes us feel happy.) So if you buy aticket you get with it aguarantee that you're going to be happyonewayoranother. (Thisisa line of sales talk which you can use on your prospective customers,if you have abook to sell, children. They can't argue against it either, because, you see, it's perfectly true, isn't it?)

Tickets are also obtainable at Miss Ryan's Kiosk, 119 Barrack-street, Perth. if You haven't time to come dawn to"The Record" Office. There are still more than half the tickets to sell, children, and only a few days, so please do help if you possiblycan.

AUNT BESSY.

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89 Morrison-street, Midland Junction. .DearAunt Bessy,—I amsendingback my prick card and apostal note for two and six. Ithink some of the other children told you about Sister's power garden. Well, she has got a fuchia now ,and it is growing very well. On the 29th. of this month, I am having aparty for my thirteenth birthday. Iam asking nine children and myauntyismaking all the things.

On Friday there was an accident. A ,car came around acorner and ran into abus. TlAe car had abuckled wheel and the bushad abroken axle. Alady was taken to hospital, but I don't think shewasbadly hurt. Well, Aunt Ressy, that is all for now, so Iwill close. Wishing you and the lluchies everysuccess.—Yourlovingniece,

JEAN GRIGG.

Dear Jean,—Ireally know Sister's gardenoffby heart now. Don'tforget Oto keep me posted about its progress. Howdid the party go. Jean? Ihope you had alovely birthday. This is lyalove time of the year to have a birthday, Ithink.

AUNT BESSY.

31 Harper-street, West Midland.

DearAuntBessy,—I suppose you are wondering what happened' to myself •and the prick card, but nevertheless I havefilled itatlast. Twonder if you remembermysisterCatholina; she told me she used to write to you every

Lemonade Bottle

ACKNOWLEDGED

• It. Joseph's School, Never Never .. ..

Barbara McManus ..

.[canGrigg.......

Marjorie Hunt .... Jemina

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^reek and receive aprick card from you. At that time we were living at Ilighgate, and she was apupil of the Sacred Heart Primary School. Two ,weeks ago we had apoliceman here, who gave us alecture about Safety First. Next week the policeman is comingagainto giveusanotherlecture aboutbombs. Thatisallfornow,but Iwill writemore nexttime.—Yourlov. ing niece,

MARJORIE HUNT.

P.S.: Next time Iwrite Ishall send you my Spring poem. Please,'Aunt Bessy, will you send me another prick card?

DearMarjorie,—Thanksforfillingthe caret. It is quite along time since Catholine twrote to me now, but, of course, Ihavent'forgotten her. Ido hope we will never need to hear any more lectures about bombs again, but I'm afraid we'll always need the Safety First lectures.

AUNTBESSY, St. Thomas' School, Claremont.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I hope you are well. Iam sending back the prick card that Ifilled. Please will you send me abook of tickets. All my little friends will buy aticket to he,p you with your raffle. My brother went up to second class for his birthday: he was 7years old. My father came home from Darwin on Sunday. When Isaw him Idid not know him. We are having some lovely weather now. We had afancy dress ball on Friday, and all ourfamilyaeon aprize, but the youngest won two prizes. Best love to Aunt Bessy, and wishing you every success.—Your little niece,

JEMINA HORROCKS.

DearJemina,—Thanksverymuch for filling thecard, andalso for selling the tickets; its ever so nice of you., I knew St.Thomas' wasgoing tohold a fancydressball,becauseIsaw anotice in the butcher's window near your -01001, and so

1wondered what you would all wear as your costumes. I het you knowyourDad betterbynow, Jemina. How excited you must have been when he came home.

AUNT BESSY.

10 Burgoyne-street, Northam.

Dear Aunt Bess -

v,—')'his is my first letterto vuu, Iwould like to become 0110 of your nieces. Iam 9years old, and in IV. standard. Ihave alittle brother named John, and he goes to Mary's Mount. Iam enclosing 3s. for two prick cards, one for John and•I. Willyou please send me abook of tic. kets for the raffle?'rhe weather up here is beginning to get nice. We have had alot of rain. We are having our school sports on October 3. I will close now. Hoping you are well. With love from your would-be niece, BARBARA McMANUS.

Dear Barhara,—I would love to have youasanewniece, andJohn as anep. how. Ireceived the money for the cards. but, Barbara, you don't need to send it until after you've filled the cards if,you'd rather not. All the other Cornerites write for their cards first, fill them, and then send the money. Flow did you get on at the school sports?

AUNT BESSY.

St. Joseph's School, Waroona.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed is ado. nation of E3 from us. You will think it about time the children of Waroona thoughtof helpingthe Bushies. How. ever, the old saying."It's better late than never," applies here. We shall try not to be so negligent in future. Please send us eight prick cards and we shall do our hest to fill them in. Best wishes from—Your loving nieces :md nephews of ST. JOSEPH'S SCITOOL. WAROONA.

DearChildren,--GoodnessI it-would nave done your hearts good if you couldhave seen theold Lemonade Bot. tle's eyes pop out when he caught sightof that£3. Ile can'texpresshis gratitude half enough,and neither can I. Hope the prick cards arrived O.K. AUNT BESSY.

Tarin Rock, via Kukerin.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Please find en. closed 3s. for six tickets in your raffle competition. Ihave four sisters and one brother. Their names are harry, Winnie.Kathleen,Fancis and Eva.My sister Winrlie and Iare boarders at Wagin Convent, and Harry boards at Kalamundaschool. Iaminfifthstandard at school and Winnie is in third standard,and Harry is in second. I am the eldest of the family; Iam 12. We are all going back to school next Mondav after two weeks' holiday, whichIamenjoyingverymuch. Isn't it lovely to know that Peace is here onceagain,andIhopeitlastsforever. When the warended wewere at Mass on

the Feast day of the Assumption, and we heard bells, train whistles,and car horns blowing, so we guessed it wasPeace. HarrymadehisfirstHoly Communion on the Feast of the Assumption. Did you get much rain dawn at Perth?We were nearly flood. ed out. Ithink Ihad better close now,asitisgettinglate. Hoping you and all the Bushies are well.—Your would-be friend,

MARY PINCHIN.

Dear Mary-,—Ihave sent you thetickets, one for each of you. Perhaps one of you will be the lucky one. I am pleased to read such an interesting letter all about your brother and sis. ters, and Ihope it won't be the:ast. Harry was avery lucky little boy to have made hisfirst Communionon the Feast of the Assumption, especiall/

since it^vas Peace Day, too. Iam sorry to hear that you are still having trouble with the floods. Ours cleared up weeks ago, Mary.

AUNT BESSY.

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Never Never.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed please find donation fortheBushies. Ihave been neglecting their Corner of late, buthavehadalotofworriesthisyear The silver lining is about to break throughnowIhope,sohere'sathought for the Bushies in answer to my prayers. Hoping the old Lemonade Bottleispuffingitssidesout,asChrist mas is nearing. Au revoir, from the "NEVER NEVER."

Dear "Never Never;"—Iam sorry to hearyouhave hadsomuchworry.Let us hope it has come to an end noI The Lemonade Bottle is very mucl happier now that your 10s. has gone into him. It's alittle too early, of course,for him to be too cocksure about this year'sObjective,for you neverknowwhatmay happenbetween now and the end of December. But here's hoping.

AUNT BESSY.

F. HUFNER

29MABEL ST.,NORTH PERTH TUNES AND REPAIRS PIANOS ANDORGANS.

'Phone 135824.

t.ATi, MICHAEL O'D&L, JOSEPH O'DRA. l'ounder Pdncipil.

N.C.R.M.Programmeof2nd l

AnnualConference

FORIKATTON OF WOLIEN% GROUPS.

The Ream:

Women are important in the Move ment,as they are important in daily life. So much of the religious,social and even the economic aims of the Movement will dependon the work of thenvomen. Possibly,thewomen are the most important section.

Requirements:

For aWomen'sGroup the following bookletsareneeded:

"Women'sGroup,First Programme."

"Women's Section, General Programme:'

"Women'sSection, Second General Programme."

"Catholic Action for Rural Women."

"Around the Fireside"(Home Enter. , tainment).

"Gospel Discussion for Women's Groups."

"Special Programme"(CommunityServices).

Method:

Where it is not possible to have a separate women'sgroup, some —men ought to be brought into the men's group. Where therearetwoseparate groups theyshould tryand meet after thebusinessof themeeting fora"cup of tea"to give the,meeting that"social" touch thatisso helpful. Where they are all in one group,the women shouldbeencouragedtomeetseparate. lyfrom time to time fordiscussion of those topics that are appropriate to them, for example,"Mothercraft and Tnfant Welfare," "Home Industries," "N.C.R.M.Education Policy,""Home Entertainment," "Community Services."

Reports:

Groups should send in reports from timetotimetotheDiocesanChaplain.

In two cases lately he has heard, by chance only, that the Group Leaders have been changed, and yet all communications had continued to be sent tothem. Apartfrom this, reportsare helpful in other ways. The Dioctsan Chaplain has in turn to report on progress from time to time. A report fromagroupmaybeencouragingreading in"The Record" forother groups; for, in every case,groups are anxious to know what is beingdone in other parishes.

REGIONAL CONFERENCES.

,The N.C.R.M., however,has never confined its attention to the farmers alone.The philosophy of the N.C.R.M. regardsthewholeofrurallife asbeing one of unity,aunity which embraces notonly the farmer,his wife, his sons and his daughters,but also the busi•

Just landed,new Gas Fires and Room Heaters;also Enamel Banco. pans. AtW.A.Stove Co., Perth.

Ww. A. YOUNG

FAMILY BUTCHEIL Corner JOHN &FITZGERALD STREETS,PERTH.

FOR QUALITY MRAT— YOU'LLLOVETOEAT. Phone B1416.

RandolphKnapp (W.A.OA.).

til0w-TUTMO!'Tnux.

nessand professional man in the coun. try tpwn.

The country town when it fulfils its purpose is not alittle bitof the metropolis which by accident has been located in acountry area. It is the regional centre. It draws its life from the surrounding countryside, and in return it provides,or should provide, awhole wealth of social,economic, cultural and educational facilities for the farm familiesin the hinterland about it.

Without these facilities, rural life can easily degenerate into adull and brutish thing. The loneliness of the farmfamilywhichisforced to turn in uponitselfbecauseithasnosocialcontacts outside caneasily become a selfish individualism,which is the worst enemyofthatcollectivelifeandaction which we call Christianity. It can easily become apagan materialism, for thesoil without religion has prov. ed,inthe U.S.A.,forinstance,farmore dangeroustothesoulsofmenthan the worst evils of thecity.

GROUP REPORTS.

Northam:

Mr,A.Boylen writes tosaythatthe group meets regularly -

every Friday night. At the last meeting the recent circular Iwas discussed,and the various suggestions in it were favourably accepted. They arelooking forward to the visit of Dr. E. Sullivan and Father Ryan foraspecialmeeting on Tuesday,October 9,to discuss the Christian Youth Movements.

York:

MiltonMarwick, insending in anew member's subscriptions and ordering fivedozencopiesof"TheLandisYour Business;'and other literature, says that the group is progressing favour. ably, and is about to form a new group. It is planning afree Christmas Tree for school children.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE N.C.R.M., PERTH, 1946.

TIME TABLE.

FirstDay.

9a.m.:Solemn HighMassinCathedral.

10 a.m.:"Catholic Action." Talk by Dr.Sullivan.Discussion.Questions.

10.45 a.m.: "The Gospel Discussion." Talk by Father Depiazzi. Discussion. Questions.

1145 a.m.:"The Enquiry." Talk by Father Lalor.

12.30 p.m.: Lunch. 2p.m.:"Co-Operative Buying." Talk by J. Colbert. Discussion. Questions.Women's Session:"Education." 3p.m.:"Co-OperativeInsurancb"' Talk by F. Murphy. Discussion. Ques. tions. Women's Session:"Home Industries."

4p.m.: Afternoon Tea. _

4.15 p.m.:Outline of Programme for 1946. — Second Day.

10 a.m.:"Independent Farming." Talk by Father Russell.Discussion. Questions.Women'sSession:"Home En. tertainment."

11.15 a.m.:"Homestead Farm Community" and "Soldier Settlement." Father Langmead.Discussion. Ques. tions.

12a.m.: Lunch.

2p.m.:"Credit Unions." Talk by A. Boylen. Discussion. Questions. Women'sSession "Mothercraft Service."

3 p.m.: "Regionalism." Talk by Father Lenihan.

4p.m.: Afternoon Tea.

5

Resolutions. Blessing of Badges. Benediction.

8p.m.: Social.