The Record Newspaper 21 July 1949

"MassacreOfInnocents" FightForSchools

LONDON,July1.-(NC)-R.A.Butler.Conservative memberofParliament,declaredthathehadnevercontemplatedthe"massacreoftheinnocent"whichhastakenplace asaresultofthetreatmentofCatholicschoolsinsome countyplansunderthe1944EducationAct.

AsMinisterofEducationinclasses.Idonotthinkthatwe theformerCoalitionGovernment,Mr.Butlerfatheredthe EducationActintheHouseof Commonsandcarrieditthrough despitestrongoppositionfrom manyquarters.UndertheAct Catholicsmustmeetcrippling costsiftheywishtoretaintheir schools.

SpeakingtotheNationalSociety,Mr.Butlerappealedtoall educationauthoritiestogive Churchschoolmanagersareal opportunityofretainingtheir schools.

TwomembersoftheEnglish Hierarchy,ArchbishopJoseph MastersonofBirminghamand BishopEdwardEllisofNottingham,haveestimatedthecostto CatholicsundertheEducation Actprogrammeassome£66,000, 000insteadof£13,000,000as originallyestimated.

BishopAndrewBeck,Coadju1 torofBrentword,speakingat WestBridgford,Nottinghamshire,said:

"Wearebeing tosweat thisoutoftheCatholicmenand womenmainlyoftheworking

candoit.Withthebestwillin theworldthesumisbeyondour means,butIamequallycertain thatweshallnotsurrenderour schoolsnorourclaimstojustice. "If,throughsheerfinancial pressure(andwhoshalldraw thelinebetweenthispressure andpersecution?)wearedriven intoacorner,weshallfight."

Thursday,July21,1949

Seventy-sixthYear.

PriceThreepence

TimeMarchesOn!-Or

DoesIt?

Priest'sMurderers GetGaol

sent-daysocialconditionsin Englandandthoseof500years ago,whenthecountrywasCatholic,wasmadebyBishopEdwardEllis,ofNottingham,at celebrationsmarkingthecity's 500thanniversary.

Inthe15thcentury,hesaid, therewasindependenceandse-curityofwork.Mastersand menweremembersofthesame craftguilds,whichsettledfair prices,protectedjustwages,and regulatedconditionsofwork.

PrivateReturnsAs Cardinal

ByM.MASSIANI. (Radio,N.C.W.C.NewsService)

PARIS,July9.-TheEucharisticCongressatNancyhas beenevenmeresuccessfulthanwashoped.Thechildren's daywitnessed75,000participants.Nearly140,000persons camefromFrance,Belgium,Luxembourg,Switzerlandand evenItaly.Specialtrainsarrivedeverythreeminutes. Publicsafetywasassuredby2500volunteersand40doctors.

BritishDockStrikeRun

ByReds

LONDON,July7.-(Radio,NC).-RobertMellish,Catholic memberofParliamentfromRotherhithe,inLondon'sdockland,headedagroupoffourM.P.'swhoinvestigatedthe Londondockstrike,centredabouttheCanadianshipBeaverbrae.TheyinformedtheGovernmentthatthedisputewas soseriously"riddledwithCommunistactivities"thatthe WarOffice'scounter-espionageagentsshouldinvestigateit.

ThegroupallegedthataCorn-intentionofstirringtroubleat munistwitharecordasanagitatorjoinedtheBeaverbraecrew inCanadaontheinsistenceof theCanadianSeamen'sUnion, althoughactuallyineligible,and cametoLondonwiththeexpress

thedocks. TheBritishM.P.'scopiedthe ship'slog,signedbythecaptain, insupportoftheircontention. Theirfindingsarebasedoninformationvolunteeredbydock workers,theM.P.'sstated.

PARIS,July9.-(NC)-TheParisWarCrimesCouncilhas judgedtwoGermansoldiersguiltyofhavingtakenpartin theexecutionoftwoBretonpriests.TheGermansoldiers areLieut.AlfredRochlauandPrivateKurtStrobl. DuringfightinginAugust, 1944,atPlumeret,inBrittany,a groupofFrenchpartisansasked twopriests,thepastorofPlumeretandtherectorfromSt. Anned'Auray,togototheGermansunderaflagoftruceand askthemtoceasefiring.The

NancygaveatriumphalwelcometoHisEminenceEugene CardinalTisserant,PapalLegate totheCongress.Heisanative ofthecity,wherehisfatherwas anemployeeoftheCityGovernment.Some50,000peoplewaitedinfrontoftherailroadstationandgavehimprolongedapplause.

Militaryhonourswererenderedbythe26thInfantryRegiment,inwhichCardinalTisserantonceservedasaprivateand withwhichin1914hefoughtfor thedefenceofNancy.

BOMBAY,July9.-(NC)- Largecrowdsflockedtochurches inthisareatoveneratethecrucifixusedbySt.FrancisXavier inevangelisingtheFarEastfour centuriesago.Thecrucifixwas broughtherebytheSpanishdelegation,whichhadattendedthe XavierquadricentennialcelebrationsinJapan.

SLAVESMAYWRECK WORLDECONOMY

ByREV.ANTHONYCOPPENS,S.J. (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.NewsService)

BRUSSELS(Belgium),July7.-AwarningthattheSoviet Unionwilltrytodisrupttheeconomiesofthedemocratic worldthroughuseofslavelabourandthedumpingofconsequentlycheapproductswasmadeherebyanexiledBishop whohimselfspentmanyyearsasaRussianslavelabourer.

BishopBoleslawSloskans, exiledAdministratorApostolic ofMinskandMohilev,Russia, declaredthattherearenownot lessthan15,000,000peopledoing forcedlabourintheSoviet Union.

Theseslavelabourersreceive nowages,noclothes,BishopSloskansstatedinanaddressat adinnerhere.Theonlycostto theiremployer.theSovietUnion, isadailyrationof400grams (14ounces)ofryebread,soup and200grams(sevenounces) ofboiledmillet-allvaluedat

about20cents.Oneofthepurposesbehindthisslavelabour programme,hesaid,istoflood theworldwithcheapgoodsand thuswrecktheeconomiesofthe restoftheworld.

BishopSloskanswasarrested bytheSovietsin1927,accused ofbeingamilitaryspy,andsentencedtothreeyearsofhard labour. Attheendofhistermonthe IsleofSolovkiintheWhiteSea hewasreleased,butalmostimmediatelyre-arrestedandsent toaprisoncampinSiberia.

Afterthreemoreyearsofforced labourhewasexchangedbythe RussiansforaCommunistprisonerinLatvia.WhentheReds invadedLatviain1944Bishop Sloskansescaped

Boy'sHeroism

LONDON,July9.-(NC)--A

15-year-oldboyfromBeaumont College,Jesuitschoolnear Windsor,rescuedthreemen whoseboatsankafteracollision intheRiverThamesthere.The boy,R.Law,refusedtogivehis nametopassengersonasteam launchalsoinvolvedinthecollision,buttheydiscoverediton hisschoolcapandsenttothe school'sheadmasteramessage praisingtheboy'sheroicaction

twopriestswerearrestedseveral hourslaterbytheGermansand shotonthespot. Lieut.Rochlauwassentenced tohardlabourforlifeandPrivateStrobletofiveyearsofhard labour.

PilgrimCross

LONDON,July7.-(Radio, NC)-TheJerusalemcross,containingarelicoftheTrueCross, haslandedatDoverinitsworld pilgrimagetosolicitprayersand almsfortheHolyPlacesand refugeesofPalestine.

The176-pound10-footcross, whichleftCalvaryatEaster andwasblessedbyHisHoliness PopePiusXIIenrouteover Europe.crossedtheEnglish Channeltiedtothemainmastof thesteamer.Itwasdisembarkedbythreedockportersand handedto33Englishbearers,the firstofagroupof100whowill carrythecrossthroughEngland viaLondon,PrestonandLancashire.

Thecrossisthenexpectedto betakentoIrelandandlaterto theUnitedStates.TheexactdetailsofitsU.S.visithavestill notbeenworkedout.

Marriage,saidBishopEllis, wasregardedasasacredbond madebyGodandnottobedissolvedsavebydeath.Purity wasthepreparationforthisholy state.

Widespreadeducationalinstitutionswereinallcasesthe workoftheChurchalone.Educationwasgenerallyfree,even intheuniversities.Boysand girlsinconventsweretaught elementarymedicineandsurgery,homemanagementand needlework,inadditiontothe ordinarysubjects.

Atthepresenttime,Bishop Elliswenton,thereare50,000 divorcesa Although,year.hesaid,thereis muchtobeadmiredinmodern utilities,noneofthesethingsis initselfatestoftrueprogress.

UnusualJubilee

LHHORE,Pakistan,July7.- (NC)-InanunusualcommemorativeeventBishopMarcel RogerBuyse,O.F.M.Cap.,ofLahore,presidedatameetingto congratulateMr.Tayyab,aMoslem,onthecompletionof25 yearsasheadmasterofSt. FrancisschoolatnearbyAnar- kali.

Boy'sDyingGift Makes.UniqueChalice

LONDON,July9.-(NC)-AchurchintheHexham.and Newcastlediocesehasaveryunusualsilverchalice.Itis unusualbecausemountedinitsbasearefourpenniesand onehalf-penny.

ThestorybehindthischaliceistoldbyBishopJoseph McCormackofHexhamandNewcastle.

"Therewasayoungboywhobox.Theyfoundthatallhehad fellill.Hewasjustfouryears old.Heknewhewasdyingand hewasquitehappybecausehe knewhewasgoinghometoGod.

"Beforehesaidhislastgood- byetohisfatherandmotherhe askedforhismoney-box,andhesaidtothem:'Igiveallthisto you.'

"Afterhewasdead,hisfather andmotheropenedthemoney-

wasfourpenniesandahalfpenny.Sohisgoodparentsbegantotalktooneanotherabout whatshouldbedonewiththeir dearboy'sgift.

"Atlastoneofthemsaid:'We willhaveasilverchalicemade, andwewillhavethesefourpen-niesandthehalf-pennyfixedin thebaseofthechalice,andso ourboy'sgiftofallhehadwill begiventotheserviceofGod.'"

Open-AirDevotions

LONDON,July8.-(NC)--Anewplantoincreasethe attendanceofCatholicsatSundayeveningservicesandto attracttheinterestofnon-Catholicswasputintooperation atChingford,Essex,bytheRev.JohnHowell,parishpriest.

CanonHowell'sexperiment,publicRosary,whichwasattend- whichwillcontinuethroughoutedby300.Benedictionwas thesummer,istoholdthegrea-giveninsidethechurch. terpartofhiseveningservice outsidethechurch.

Atthefirstsuchservice BishopAndrewBeck,Coadjutor ofBrentwood,wasthepreacher.Hisoutdoorsermonfolloweda

rea.

KALGOORLIE ORDINATION

OnSunday,July31st.,His LordshipMostRev.Dr.A.Gummer,BishopofGeraldton,will visitKalgoorlie,wherehewill ordaintothesacredpriesthood theRev.HaroldMiddleton.Mr. Middleton,whoisaresidentof Kalgoorlie,willbeordainedfor theDioceseofGeraldton.Heis astudentofSt.Patrick'sCollege,Manly,N.S.W.

heManWhoWasPoorOnPurpose

Dressedinacast-offsuitand consignedtoadonatedgrave, themortalremainsofapoor manwereburiedrecently.These arrangementswereappropriate; duringmostofhislifePeter Maurinhadsleptinnobedof hisownandwornnosuitthat

ShamReligionOf Prague

PRAGUE,June28.-Thesocalled"CatholicAction"committeethathasbeensponsoredbythe regimeofCzechoslovakiahas startedwidespreadactivity throughoutthecountry,witha viewtoattractingthelargestpossiblenumberofCatholics.A Slovakbranchofthecommittee hasjustbeenformedinBratislava. (This"CatholicAction"committeehasbeendenouncedbythe HolySeeasfraudulentand schismatic,andallwhohavejoined,orwilljoin,thatbodyhave incurred,orwillautomaticallyincur,excommunication.)

Theweeklynewspapercalled "CatholicNews,"whichwasstartedbythis"CatholicAction"committee,isbeingspreadthroughoutthecountry.Copiesofit havebeenfoundintheremotest mountainvillages.

(TheCzechoslovakBishopshave repeatedlywarnedpriestsand faithfulagainstthispublication, andthelatestpastoralofthe Bishopsexplicitlybansthe"reading,keeping,anddistribution"of thepaper.)

Thefirstissueof"Catholic News"carriedonitsfrontpage afacsimileletterofPresident KlementGottwald,andthetext ofaletterbyPremierAntonin Zapotocky,hailingtheformation ofthe"CatholicAction"committeeandexpressinghopethatits effortswillbesuccessful. Inadditiontopropagandaarticles callingontheBishopstoaffirm theirloyaltytotheregimeand claimingthat"hundredsofthousands"ofCatholics,bothpriests andlaity,supportthecommittee, thepublicationhasareligious sectiondevotedtosuchsubjectsas thecultofnationalsaints,architecturalandreligiousarttreasures,churchmusicandsimilar topics.

AccordingtonewsfromBratislava,Slovakia,the67-year-old SlovakCatholicvaeekly,"KatolickeNoviny"("CatholicNews"), hasbeentakenoverbythenewly-foundedSlovakbranchofthe "CatholicAction"committeeas itsofficialorgan.Themostrecentcopyofthepublicationshows thatthenameofitseditor,the Rev.AugustinePozdech,hasbeen replacedbythatofaJozeM. Janik,whohasthetitleof"nationaladministrator."

raek,amemberoftheNational Assembly,andgeneralsecretary ofthe"CatholicAction"committeeformedinPragueonJune10.

ChairmanoftheSlovakbranchis Mrs.SaraSzurany;IgnacJancar,ofZilina,a.memberofthe SlovakNationalCouncil,vicechairman.

Thespeaker:,'attheinitialmeetinggenerallyfollowedthelineof thegovernment-controlledpress andradio.Theydenouncedthe Bishopsforwhattheycalledtheir "disloyal"attitudeandpraisedthe "faithful"'andthe"loyal,patrioticpriests"fortheirdesiretohe goodCatholicsandco-operate,at thesametime,withthe"people's democracy."

someonehadnotgivenaway. Buttohisfuneralamongthe teeming,pushcart-crowdedslums oflowerManhattan,Cardinal Spellmanhimselfsenthisrepresentative.Therewerepriests representingmanyCatholicOrders,andtherewerelaymenrich andpoorfromplacesasfaraway asChicago.Allnightlongbeforethefuneraltheyhadcome tothericketystore-frontwhere thebodylay,tosayaprayeror touchtheirrosariestothefoldedhands?Formanyofthem weresurethatPeterMaurinwas asaint. MakeaPoint.

workgangs.Withonegang, in1911,heillegallyenteredthe U.S.Heworkedonrailroads,on farms,inbrickyards,insteel mills.Forawhilehetaught FrenchinChicago.Andeverywherehewent,hestudiedJesuitEducatorWilfridParsons oncecalledhim"thebest-read manIhaveevermet."

wantstostay.Inaddition,the movementhasninecommunally runfarmsscatteredacrossthe country.

EasyEssays.

TheformationoftheSlovak "CatholicAction"'committeetook placeatameetinginBratislava presidedoverbyAdalbertToe-

AristidePierreMaurinwas born71yearsagoonafarmin theLanguedocregionofsouthernFrance.WhenPierrewas 14,hewentawaytoaschool nearParisrunbytheChristian Brothers;fiveyearslaterhewas teachingthere.Heheardmuch talkthenofthe'proletariat" andofrevolution.ButtofarmboyMatfrinsuchsolutionsdid notseemtobesolutionsatall. Man,hefelt,shouldstayclose totheland. Afterafewyearshegaveup histeaching,shippedtoCanada, andbegantopickupjobsin

JewishProfanationOf HolyPlaces

TherepeatedpleasoftheHolyFatherfortheinternationalisationoftheHolyPlacesareunderlinedbythe repeatedlootingandprofanationswhich'haveoccurred duringtheoccupationoftheforcesofIsrael.

1.Vegivebelowanauthoritativelistoftheseoutrages rece:i,ed1-omtheApostolicDelegation,Sydney:

ImportantFactsDuringtheOccupationoftheForcesofIsrael, ChurchesProfaned.

1.ChapeloftheSistersofSt.

Anne.

2.ChapeloftheItalianHospital.

3.Chapelof"MensaChristi"of Capharnaum.

4.ChurchoftheBeatitudes, Capharnaum.

5.ChapelofTabka.

6.Chapel"Terrasanta,"of Haifa.

ThesoldiersofIsraelentered allthesechurchesandchapels, smashedthecrosses,stripping thecrucifixesfromthem,broke statuesandruinedpictures.Such happeningswereacharacteristicsignthattroops.nfIsraelhad passedthrough.

Jaffa:

Onthe28th.July,JewishsoldiersbrokedOwnthedoorofthe Greek-CatholicChurch,stole twochalices,aciboriumcontainingSacredHosts,three crosses,andapaten.They threwthestatuesofOurLord andOurLadyintotheneighbouringgarden.

ReligiousHousesandProperties Despoiled.

1.HouseoftheSistersofSt. AnneatCaifa.

2.ItalianHospitalatCaifa.

SailorHeadsCatholic College

CHICAGO-(NC).-Capt.J. Grassie,commandantoftheU.S NavalTrainingCentreatGreat Lakes,hasretiredfromtheNavy tobecomechancellorofthe LewisCollegeofScienceand TechnologyatLockport,Ill.

Aveteranof37yearsofnaval serviceandheadoftheworld's largestnavaltrainingcentre

since1945,CaptainGrassiewill bringtotheLockportInstitution a"geniusforadministrationand awealthofexperienceinhandlingmen,"saidBishopBernard JSheil,AuxiliaryofChicagoand founderofLewisCollegein 1930.

CaptainGrassiecommandedthe battleshipU.S.S.Idahoinlandingoperations'atGuam,Iwo JimaandOkinawa,besidesserviceon14otherships.Hewas graduatedfromAnnopolisin 1916.

3.BenedictineFathersat Tabka.

4.HospiceoftheFranciscan SistersatCapharnaum.

5.FranciscanMonasteryat Capharnaum.

6.CatholicClubatCaifa.

7.FranciscanFathers,near Nazareth.

8.HouseoftheFranciscan Sisters,atTiberias.

9.FranciscanHospiceand Monastery,atCaifa.

10.FranciscanMonasteryof Tiberias.

ReligiousHousesOccupiedArbitrarilyandbyForce.

PeterMaurin(rhymeswith borein)studiedbecausehe wantedtoteach,forheregarded teachingashisspiritualvocation.Incitystreets,inbuses,and inquietparkshewasalwaysbeginningdiscussionswithstrangers.Theseconversationswere notcasual.Eachwascarefully designedto"makeeapoint,"as helikedtosay;theyweredialogues,carefullydistilledfrom theworksofsuchwritersas PeterKropotkin,G.K.ChestertonandEricGill.

PovertyofPurpose.

Hisaimwastochangemodernsocietyintooneinwhich "itwouldbeeasierforpeople tobegood."Hismessagewas simpleanduncompromising: capitalism,withitsfoundations inusuryanditsdehumanising ofmanbymachines,isjustas badformankindassocialism withitsdepersonalisingstate. Workers,hethought,should leavethefactoriesandworkthe landinagrariancommunities, retainingthebarestminimum ofprivateproperty.Participationinmodernwarheheldto bealwayswrong-allChristians shouldbepacifists.Andthe beststateofallforaChristian, saidPeterMaurin,isvoluntary poverty. In1933,PeterMaurinformed aspiritualpartnershipwithfreelancewriter,DorothyDay,that hasoncebecomeaninternationalmovement.Itsintellectualnucleusisthemonthlypaper, the"CatholicWorker."Stronglyanti-capitalistandpacifist,the "CatholicWorker"sometimes makestheCommunist"Daily Worker"lookbycomparisonalmostlikeajournalofreaction. PeterhfaurinandDorothyDay alsoopenedachainof"Houses ofHospitality,"currentlyoperatingin10U.S.cities,whereanyonewhoappliesisgivenfreeshelterandsuchfoodandclothingas thereisforaslonga,anyone

1.StaroftheSeaHospiceat Caifa.

2.CarmeliteSeminary(notwithstandingtheassurancesof M.Beilinthatitwouldbeuntouched).

3.CarmeliteMonasteryat Caifa.

4.HospitaloftheSistersofSt. CharlesatCaifa.

Ill-TreatmentofReligious.

1.Peremptoryexpulsionofthe SistersofSt.Charlesfromtheir HospitalatHaifa.

2.Peremptoryexpulsionofthe FranciscanSistersfromtheHospitalatCaifa.

3.ExpulsionoftheFranciscan SistersfromtheHospiceatCapharnaum.

4.ExpulsionoftheBenedictineFathersfromtheHospiceof Tabka.

5.Expulsionfromhishouse, underthreat,oftheparishpriest ofMugedel,andtheexpulsion oftheSistersfromtheConvent. HinderingofReligiousAuthority.

Inthebeginning,Mr.Iaeli hadconcededasafe-conductfor thetwozones,ArabandJewish, ofGalilee;itwaswithdrawnon the26th.July,andfromthatday therepresentativeoftheEcclesiasticalauthorityhadtowait weekstobeabletovisitthe placesdemandedofhimbyhis office.

Itisabsolutelynecessaryfor himtobeabletovisitevery localityonceafortnight.

Fiveyearsago,PeterMarin, whohadstrippedhimselfuc everything.else,losttheuseof hismind,througharteriosclerosisofthebrain.Virtuallyunabletothinkortalk,Ma,rin humblylivedouttheendofhis lifeatoneofthecommunalfarms hehelpedtobuildnearNewburgh,N.Y.Buteveryissueof the"CatholicWorker"hascarriedatleastoneoftheold"Easy Esays"andreadersunawarzbn EasyEssays,"andreaders,unawareofMaurin'sillness,have oftenwrittenintocongratulate himontheirtimeliness.Wrote hein1933:

(1)Theorderoftheday inCatholiccircles istofightCommunism.

(2)TodenounceCommunism inCatholichalls isnotanefficientway tofightCommunism.

(3)Thedailypractice oftheWorksofMercy isamoreefficientway tofightCommunism.

(4)Thedailypractice oftheWorksofMercy bythefirstChristians madethePagans "Seehowtheyloveeach other."

-"Time"Magazine,May30, 1949.

RadioStation ForUniversity

SPOKANE-(NC)-Gonzaga J.Jniversityhaspurchasedradio tationKGAformorethan400,000dollars,accordingtoanannouncementherebytheVery Rev.FrancisE.Corkery,S.J., universitypresident,whosaid: "Wefeelthatthestationwill widenouropportunitytoserve thecommunityandwillprovide anendowmentforfurtherexpansion."

Acertainwaytoincreasebusiness-advertise.

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1,000U.S.PILGRIMS

NEWYORK-(NC).-His EminenceFrancisCardinal Spellman,ArchbishopofNew York,willlead1,000pilgrimsin oneofthemajorU.S.HolyYear pilgrimagestoRomein1950,it hasbeenannouncedhere.The pilgrimagewillleaveNewYork ontheS.S.AtlanticinFebruary.

Itwas.alsoannouncedthat BishopStephenJ.Donahue, AuxiliaryofNewYork,willlead asecondofficialarchdioce'san pilgrimagetoRomeinSeptember,1950.Arrangementsfor bothtripsarebeinghandledby theAmericanExpress-Catholic TravelLeague.

MiniatureCathedral"Sails"

LEHAVRE(France),June23 -(NC)-ThebeautifulCatholic chapelistheonlythingthatremainsunchangedanduntouched aboardtheIledeFrance,famouslinerthatsailsforNewYork onJuly21onherfirstregular trans-atlanticpassengervoyage intenyears. TheIledeFrancerecentlyarrivedhereafteratrialrun fromSt.Nazaire,inwhosedry docksshewasthoroughlyredesignedandrebuilt"fromthe portholesin."HereatLeHavre hundredsofFrenchartistsand craftsmenarehurryingfinaldecorativetouches,soherpre-war passengerswillscarcelyrecog-

ConvertsExceed100,000

(N.C.W.C.NewsService).

NEWYORK.-Thereare26,718,343CatholicsintheUnited States,Alaska,andtheHawaiianIslands,anincreaseof642,646overlastyear,accordingto the1949OfficialCatholicDirectory,justissuedherebyP.J. KenedyandSons. Archdioceseswithmorethan 1,000,000Catholicpopulationare: Chicago,1,657,669;Boston,1,283,_ 232;NewYork,1,256,269;and Philadelphia,1,031,866.Brooklyn,withaCatholicpopulation of1,203,915,continuedasthe largestdiocese,andPittsburghis secondwithapopulationof 787,479.

TheDirectorylists181membersoftheHierarchy-four Cardinals,20Archbishops,and 157Bishops.TheDirectory lists23Archdiocesesand102 Dioceses,andotherjurisdictions, andnotesthatasofJanuary1, 1949,noSeewasvacant.

TheDirectoryrecordsanincreaseof587intheclergy, bringingthetotalinthenation to42,334,anall-timehigh.The Necrologylists621priests.ProfessedReligiouslistedinthe Directoryinclude7,302Brothers and141,606Sisters,anincrease of490Religiousintheyear.The Directorynotesthat61,122Religiousareengagedindutiesother thanteaching.

teachersthanayearagoinCatholicschools.

Forthethirdtimeonrecord, thenumberofconvertstothe Churchexceeded100,000ina singleyear,theDirectorydiscloses.Adultbaptismstotalled117,130,anincreaseof1,916 overthepreviousyears,while thenumberofinfantbaptisms were1,054,339,anincreaseof 31,380over1948.Therewere 373,191marriagesrecorded,a decreaseof21,402.Catholic deathsduringtheyeartotalled 271,905,anincreaseof.8,914.

Unaltered

nisethepopularship.

Butamidallthischange,the "miniaturecathedral,"modestly knownastheShip'sChapel, standsexactlyasitwas theday22yearsagowhenitreceived,throughthelateCardinal EnricoGasparri,theApostolic BenedictionofPopePiusXI.A gemofsacredmedievalart,this "churchafloat"hasalwaysbeen thespecialprideandsanctuary ofthereligiousFrenchseamen whoserveaboardtheIle.Passengers,too,rememberitshigh, vaultedceiling,itsexquisite altar,itssweet-tonedorgan,andtheairofpeaceandholycalm thathasprovidedahavenof prayeratseatopassengersand crewalike.TothemtheChapel

'PHONEALTERATION

AnadditionallinehasbeeninstalledbythePM.G,toour office Thenewnumber is BA2837,andeillremainin forcetillthenewissueofthe TelephoneDirectoryinAugust. whenbothlineswillbegiventhe numberBA2837.

Presentnumberstoring: 116950andBA2837.

Priest'Discovered'Ameche

DUBUQUE,Ia.-(NC)-.The tremendoussuccessoftheRev GeorgeStemm'sAll-Saints'ParishFestivalatCedarRapids,is wrappedupinalocal-boy-makesgoodyarn.Frommilesaround, folksflockedtothecarnival whenwordgotoutthatDominic FelixAmechewouldbeonhand topassouttheprizes.Dominic Felixisbetterknowntoradio istenersandmovie-goersasDon Ameche.

FatherStemmiscreditedas thediscovereroftheAmechetalent.Ithappenedwthenthe priestspottedhiminaneighth gradeplayat.Mahon,near CedarRapids."Histalentstuck outlikeasorethumb,eventhen," FatherStemmsays.Thatsummer,FatherStemmvisitedthe AmechefamilyinKenosha,Wis., andpersuadedthemtosendhim toLorasAcademyandonto

Full-timeteachingstaffsofall educationalinstitutionsunder Catholicauspiceshavereacheda recordtotalof104,962,anincreaseof3,018,theDirectoryrecords.Amongtheteachersare 7.376priests,3,540Brothers,432 scholastics,80,484Sistersand 13,130layteachers-1,284moreLorasCollege,wherehisdramaReligiousand1,734morelaytictalentsweredevelopedand

NoMonopolyOver Marriage

BUENOSAIRES,June25.(NC).-Governmenthasthe ligationtodefendfamilylife frominroadsmadeonitdailyby thestage,screenandpress,and toabolishalllegislationwhich tendstoweakenthefamilytie, ArchbishopTomasJ.Solari,of LaPlata,declaredattheclosingsessionofthefourthNationalSocialStudyWeekhere.

HisEminenceSantiagoLuis CardinalCopello,Archbishopof BuenosAires,otherBishops,and CatholicActionleaders,were amongthosetakingpartinthe discussions.

"Wecannotaccepteithera governmentmonopolyofeduce'. tionormarriagelegislation

God'sServants

VATICANCITY,June23(Radio,NC)-TheSacredCongregationofRitestookactionon thecausesoftwoservantsof GodatageneralsessionattendedbyPopePiusXII.

Itapprovedtwomiracles wroughtthroughtheintercession ofBlessedVincentMariaStrambi,aPassionistandone-time BishopMacerataandTolentino, andaffirmedtheheroicnature ofthevirtuesofSisterMaria BertillaBoscardinoftheTeachingSistersofSt.Dorothy, DaughtersofSacredHeart,in beatificationprocess.

whichinvadestheproperjurisdictionoftheChurch,"ArchbishopSolariasserted.HepointedoutthattheCatholicChurch lovesandappreciatesmarriage initshighdignityasaSacrament.TheChurchhaspreservedthenaturalfamilyunit establishedbyGodandgivena supernaturalcharacterbyChrist, hestated.

Theweek'sdiscussioncentredmainlyonfamilylifeinArgentinaandevokedproposals forstrengtheningitancienhancingitsdignity.Theparticipantsaffliusedfamilypriority overthatoftheState,demanded greaterattentiontotheneeds ofmothersandchildren,urged wagescommensuratewithfamilyneeds,andencouragedthe constructionofadequatehousingwhichtheordinaryworker canaffordtopurchase.

NEWYORK-(NC).-TheInternationalCongressofCatholic NurseswillbeheldinRome fromSeptember5to9,1950,accordingtoadvicesreceivedhere bytheRev.EdwardF.Garesche,S.J.,spiritualdirectorof theInternationalCommitteeof AssociationsofCatholicNurses andMedicalSocialAssistants. FatheGareschewasadvised thatthedateshavebeenassignedbytheCommitteeforthe HolyYear.

wherehealsostarredinathletics.

FromLorasCollege,Father Stemmrelates,DonAmeche wentontoMarquetteUniversity forafewyears,thentoUniversityofWisconsinlawschool,and finallystruck-hisstridewhenhe gotintoradiowork.Themov iescamelater.Theclosefriendshipbetweendiscovereranddiscoveredhagcontinuedthrough theyearsandlastfallwhen FatherStollenwasinHollywood hetoldthestarofhisplansfor thefestivaltoaidhisnewlyfoundedparish.Mr.andMrs. Amechepersuadedanumberof theircelebrityfriendstohelpout bydonatingprizesandthey wereonhandtoawardthem.

FourJubilarians OfferMass

LONDON,June23.-(NC).AtaMassinLondonrecently, fourJubilariansofficiated,while inNorthfleet,Kent,threeconvert-priestsjoinedinoffering SolemnMass.

Atthefirst,atSt.MaryMagdalen'sChurch,Willesden,London,thecelebrant,deacon,subdeacon,andmasterofceremonieswereallcelebratingtheir silverjubileeaspriests.They weretheRevs.HenryBryant, LeonardFletcher,WalterOrmiston,andA.Taylor.

AttheothertheRev.William HoggcelebratedhisfirstSolemn Mass'atOurLadyoftheAssumptionChurch,Northfleet, Kent,andthethreepriestson thealtarwereallconverts. FatherHoggwasofferingthe Massinthechurchwherehehad beenreceivedtenyearspreviouslybytheRev.J.Slocombe, who,withathirdconvert,the Rev.E.Adlem,assistedatthe Mass.

VowHonoured

NATCHEZ,Miss.-(NC).Rainpreventedthecustomary outdoorprocession,butanindoorserviceofrosary,Litany oftheSacredHeart,sermonand Benediction,carriedoutasfar aspossiblefulfilmentofavow madein1862bytownsfolk here.Theriteswereheldat D'EvereuxHall,diocesanboys' orphanage.

Theservicerecallstoparish- ionersofSt.Mary'sCathedral avowmadebytheirancestorsin 1862,whenNatchezwasdeliveredfromFederalgunboatfire. Eachyear,atCorpusChristi time,thanksgivingritesareheld.

PAIRIARCHFAVOURS

POPE'SSOLUTION

isasmuclaapartofthisbeloved shipasherbridge,hersundeck andherengines. Throughoutthewar,whenthe HedeFrancecarriedtroopsof manynationsthroughperilous waters,theChapelwasasymboloffaiththroughdarkdays. Chaplains,soldiersandsailors soughtitsholyquietasaseagoingretreat.

AFrenchworkmanhereatLe HavrewasaskedwhytheChapel stayedasitwasamidthe sweepingchangesgoningonall aroundit.Hereplied:Change it?WouldyouchangeNotre Dame,orSacreCoeur,orMont St.Michel?Ofcoursenot. Churchesneverchange'!"

ALEXANDRIA,Egypt,June 28-(NC).-TheGreekOrthodox (schismatic)PatriarchofAlexandria,ChristophorosII,whohas hithertostronglyadvocated ArabcontroloftheHolyPlaces inPalestine,hasnowissueda communiqueinwhichhedeclareshimselfinfavourofinternationalisation. ThusleadersoftheOrthodox andProtestantdenominations haveassociatedthemselvesin thisrespectwithHisHoliness PopePiusXII,showinganimpressingidentityofviewswith theprinciplesadvocatinginternationalrulelaiddownbythe HolyFatherinhislasttwoEncyclicalLetters.onPalestine.

"ReallyGrandConception"

SYDNEY,June23.-(NC)BishopErisO'Brien,Auxiliary ofSydney,hastermedtheAustralianGovernment'splanto bringahalfmillionBritishmigrantstoAustraliawithinthe nextfiveyears"oneofthefew reallygrandconceptionsofall Australianhistory." About 110,000newsettlersaretobe broughtherethisyear.SpeakingattheannualmeetingoftheCatholicClubofSeafarers,hesaid:"WeAustralians knowthevaluethatamassed migrationcanbetoourcountry. Weknowthatourcountrycan carryeventwiceasheavya populationasithasatpresent, andmostofusarebigenough torealisethatadetermined peopleshouldbeabletosolve suchtemporaryproblemsas housingandtransportationin ordertoaccommodateourown peopleandthoseotherpeople whomthelessfortunatecountriesnowofferus. "ItisourChristiandutyto helpthesepeopleintheirneed;

butitisourgoodfortunethat fulfilmentofthisdutyissimultaneouslyaneconomicandsocial advantagetoournation."

3Native Bishops

DELHI(India),June23.(NC)-Comingcloseontheheels oftheconsecrationoftwonativepriestsasmembersofthe IndianHierarchy,threemore nativesonshavebeennamedto BishopricsinIndia,accordingto anannouncementfromthepapal internunclaturehere.

ThenewBishops-electareFa-therD'Souza,appointedBishop ofPoona;theRev.EdwinPinto. S.J.,headofthenewlyerected dioceseofAhmedabad,andthe Rev.LeeD'Mello,tobeBishop ofAjmer.AllreplaceEuropeans.

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WHEREWILL REGIMENTATION

Insofarasthebusypaperwormswereconcerned,people wereanonymous,untroubled, and,Idaretoassume,notless happythanwe.Certainly,they hadnotlessliberty.

AyMANUSO'NEILL.

Therewasatimewhenamancouldsafelyandcomfortablymakethecommonjourneyfromthecradletothegrave withouthavingattachedtohisindependentselfanyother documentsthanhisbaptismalandmarriagecertificates.

WHO'STOBLAME?

£92/7/6

Thetotallyenclosed,hermeticallysealedCompressor UnitisthefamousWestinghousewithalifetimeoilsupplyanda5-yearguarantee.

Whenthattimewas,Icannotnotes,memoranda,schedules, say.Mybettersaffirmtherewas suchatime,andIamnomanto quarrelwithmybetters.Being older,theyhavelongermemories;andImustpresume,despite certaincankerishsuspicions,that theyarenotallunanimousand co-operativeliars. Once,theysaysadly,aman couldlivewithoutbecomingencasedinpaperlikealarvaina cocoon;now,itseems,paperis asnecessarytohisexistenceas food,clothing,goodgovernment, andaticketintheCharities.

HIDDENTREASURE?

TheArabs,Ihavereadsomewhere,haveastrange,but touchingcustomwhichmust haveoriginatedinanagewhen paperwasscarce,andvaluable asfinesilk.Accordingtothis custom,onemustpickupevery strayscraporflitterofpaper becauseonitmaybewrittenone ofthehundredsecretnamesof God. AnArabwouldhaveabusy timeinanyofourtownsand cities,andhewouldbemore likelytofindonscrapsandflitters,fragmentsoflastweek's news,fullofthefalsedistended excitementofourdays,orbits ofincomprehensible,boastful advertisements,orthenamesof transportcompanies,orthe namesofgentlemenwhoknow thatonlyonehorsecanbefirst -unlessinadead-heat,when logicallynohorseisfirst-orthe namesoftheatresandcinemas, oranythingbutanameofGod.

PROLIFIC

Webegintocollectourpapers early,andwegooncollecting them,willy-nilly,allourlives. Thebusiestofusfortunately havenotimetositdownand meditateontheintensivedocumentationofouractivitiesand ofourwholeexistence.Birth certificatesandbaptismalcertificatesaresoonjoinedbymedicalcertificatesofinoculation againstthisdiseaseandthat,and paperseemstobreedpaperina mannersoprolificastodrive thereflectiveandthemeditative andthesanecompletelydaft.

Bythetimewehavegrownup andarereadytogetmarriedand startahomeandfamilyofour ownwehaveaccumulated, thoughweseldombothertoremarkit,aquantityofpapersufficienttocoverthewallsofa fair-sizedroom.

syllabuses,conspectuses,registep,debentures,scrolls,vouchers,deeds,indentures,permits, visas,passports,cards,tickets, andallthedocumentsthatmen inventanddesignintheirpassiontorecordeveryactivityand operationofthecitizen.

ANTI-SOCIAL

Itisanimmoderatepassionto whichwehavebecometooaccustomed.Onlyinthecountryside,amongthefarmerswhose liveshavetodowiththeunscreenedforcesofnatureand whosemindsmustworkina rhythmdifferentfromtheclockedanddialledmovementsofthe townsandcities,dowefindthat oldindependencewhichwas suspiciousandrightfullysuspiciousofdocumentsanddocumentarians,ofofficialdomand bumbledomandthemenwith theprintedforms.

Theofficialsofpaperdomhave invadedthefarminglifeofother countriesinwhichreportsmust bemade,accordingtolaw,of howmanyeggsthehenslaidin aseason,howmanygallonsof milkinayear,howmuchthis andthat,untilhardworkingpeasants,generousormeanorculturedorilliterate,aremadesullenandanti-social.

CAUSESULCERS?

Paperdomhasnotimproved thequalityoflifeinanyland. Ifpaperdomweredestroyedor reducedtoitsproperfusty cubby-hole,lifewouldnotsuffer. Onthecontrary,itisprobable thattherewouldbereliefand anincreaseineaseofmindand happiness,andthatstomach ulcers,theailmentoftheageof worry,wouldnolongerbeuniversallysuffered.

Butitisunlikely,Iregretto say,thatpaperdomwillbedestroyedinourtime,andthatthe goodolddaysourbettersknew willreturn.Neveragain,unless theworldsuddenlygoessane, willweseethedayswhenafew scrapsofpa"perwereallthat attachedtoacitizeninhisjourneyfromthecradletothegrave.

Butwe,heirsoftheages,draw onourselveseverydaytheattentionoftherecorders,theregistrars,theissuersofpermits andtokens,theindustriousdocumentarians.

They,poormelancholypeople, arenottoblameexceptinsofar aswearetoblameforanexcessivemisuseofhumaningenuityandeffort.

They,andtheirmasters,and us,allofus,simplyobeyinour moreorlessunconsciousway thatalteringofhumansocietyin which,accordingtoactiveand unformulatedideasandbecause ofdefalcationinvigilanceand becauseoftheworshipofpower andmight,thepowerofstates growsgreater,andcitizensmust accountforalltheiractivities andoperationstoanewgodwho mustsimulateomniscience.

SOVIfTPERVERTS

RELIGIOUSCALENDARS

ByMAXJORDAN (StaffCorrespondent,N.C.W.C. NewsService)

MUNICH,July9.-EvenOrthodoxchurchcalendarsnow servetheinterestsoftheSoviet State,accordingtoaformerprisonerofwarwhohasjustreturnedtoGermanyfromRussia andrelateshisexperiencesina seriesofarticlesfortheWuerzburgdiocesanpaper.Allpoliticalholidays,hewrites,are printedinthesecalendarsin largetype,whilesmalltypeis usedevenforhighchurchholidays. Thewriterattendedameeting ofworkersinaSovietindustrial plantwhenaspeakerattempted toinfluencehisaudienceagainst religiongenerally.Ithappened tobeEastertime.Afterthe speakerhadfinished,aworker steppedontheplatform,which wasdecoratedwithredbanners andthepicturesofLeninand Stalin,andshouted: "Khristosvoskres!"(Christis risen.)

Immediatelytheanswercame backfrom1000fellowworkers: "Voistinnuvoskres!"(Intruth Heisrisen.)

School'andexaminAtioncertificateslieinoldpressesordrawers,orhangframed.Inour pocketsordesksorintheold blacktinboxwepreservelettersappointingustojobs,contracts,businessreferences,insurancepolicies,indentures, licences,deeds,passes,passports andscrolls.

Wecannotjoinasportsclub inwhichweintendtoenjoyourselveswiththegrimearnestness ofmodernsportsmen,orenroll inacanteenorbecomeastalwartinatroopofboyscouts,withoutgarneringintheprocess aform,acertificateoradocket.

APASSION

Ifwehavethemoneyandthe hardihoodtoinvestinacar,we increaseourstoreofdocuments; wedrawonourselvesasnowstormofpaper,offormsand passesandtickets,allcopiously coveredwithprintwhichcannotbecompletelyunderstood withoutconsiderablestudy.

Oneoftheaimsofuniversal education,aspractisedinmost modernstates,seemstobethe instructionofpopulationsinthe devisingofdocumentswhich areunderstoodonlywithdifficulty.

Solifegoeson,surrounded andcircumscribedbyminutes,

Once,inwealthy,proud,beautifulandfamedcities,people couldcomeandgowithoutbecomingasubjectofofficialdocumentation,andthebirthsof childrenwerenotedbythedroppingofbeansintoabox,white beansforonesex,blackforthe other,anddeathswerenoted, butnotalways,oncarvedstone.

Itwasaspontaneousdemonstration,which,thewritersays, indicatedclearlyhowdeeply rootedreligiousfeelingstillis amongthemassesoftheRussian people.

SAFETYSLOGANS Doyoulikeyourself,thenwork safely.

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REMARKABLE PROGRESSOF Y.C.W.

SomeAchievementsOfFour Years

LAUNCHEDINTHISDIOCESEJUSTFOUR YEARSAGOBYASMALL,BUTENTHUSIASTIC, GROUPOFPRIESTSANDLEADERS,UNDER THEDIRECTIONANDWITHTHESUPPORTOF HISGRACETHEARCHBISHOP,THEYOUNG CHRISTIANWORKERS'MOVEMENTCAN LOOKONTHOSEYEARSWITHSATISFACTION

ATTHEPROGRESSWHICHHASBEENMADE -APROGRESSWHICHWILLRECEIVEFURTHERIMPETUSATTHENATIONALCONFERENCEWHICHWILLBEHELDINPERTHFROM AUGUST21stTOAUGUST28th.

Itwasinmid-1945when,formed.RogerRyanwasapundertheguidanceoftheir BranchChaplains,andwiththe helpofFatherH.LalorandDr. E.Sullivan,Leaders'Groups wereformedinsomeoftheparishesinthemetropolitanarea.

Difficultiesweremany,yet notimpossibletobeovercome, bytheenthusiasticyoungmen whoformedtheseGroups.They spentsometimestudyingthe purposeandmethodsofthe Y.C.W.,andwithinthree monthstherewereoverfifty Leadersbeingtrainedineight GroupsintheDiocese.

AvisitfromtheNationalSecretary,FrankMcCann,gaveimpetustotheMovement,andby theendof1945itwasreallygettingintoitsstride.

TheY.C.W.hadbecomealivingbodyintheDiocese-anintegralpartofthegreatApostolic workoftheChurch.

FIRSTSUMMERSCHOOL

InJanuary,1946,aSummer SchoolforLeaderswasheldat AquinasCollege,thankstothe kindnessoftheChristianBrothers.Atthisschool'72Leaders attendedandtookanactivepart instudyingtheworkofthe Movement.

SosuccessfulwasthisexperimentthataSummerSchoolis nowheldannuallyandprovides oneofthemosteffectivemeans oftrainingnewLeadersandof teachingbothnewandexperiencedLeadersimportantfunctionsoftheY.C.W.

DIOCESANEXECUTIVE

Aboutthistimeitwasthought advisabletohaveaDiocesan authoritytoco-ordinatethe BranchesoftheMovement.

ADiocesanExecutivewas BRYANT&WATERS

80to90STIRLINGST.,PERUWOOD&COALMERCHANT

OrdersPromptlyAttendedTo Phone:B2958.

IpointedPresidentandB.HansenwaselectedSecretary.Other memberswereL.Elliott,M. GreeneyandG.Lyons. TheprogressoftheMovement inlateryearshasbeeninfluencedgreatlybytheenergeticway inwhichthisfirstExecutive carriedoutitsduties.

whatiswrong,JUDGINGwhat iswrong,andinstigatingACTIONtocorrectwhatiswrong.

MASSMOVEMENT

Thegoodprogressofthe Leaders'Group,however,was notsufficienttoensurethesuccessoftheMovement.The massoftheCatholicyouthremainedtobecontacted.

Withthisendinview,aGeneralBranchwasformedaround eachLeaders'Group.Meetings wereheld,inmostcases,weekly bythenowtwelveBranchesin theDiocese-althoughrecently ithasbecomeadvisabletoreducethefrequencyofthese meetingstoonceafortnight.

FIRSTSTATECONFERENCE

InJune,1948,thefirstState ConferenceoftheY.C.W.was heldattheChristianBrothers' College,Perth-againthanksto thegenerosityoftheChristian Brothers. Ateachofthedelegates'meetingsfiftyrepresentativesofthe

Y.C.W.SERVICESSERVICES

TheY.C.W.triestohelptheyoungworkerinallhis needs-Spiritual,Economic,Social.

SPIRITUALBeingasitisaCatholicActionMovement,itisinitself ASPIRITUALINFLUENCE.

ITPROVIDESSPECIALSPIRITUALACTIVITIES. MASSROSTERS. WEEKENDRETREATS.

DAYSOFRECOLLECTION. DAYSOFSTUDY.

ENCOURAGESMEMBERSTOJOINTHEHOLY NAMESOCIETY.

InconjunctionwiththeN.C.G.M.,theY.C.W.ExecutiveconductsPre-CanaConferences.

ECONOMICSomeBrancheshaveinoperation: SAVINGSSCHEMES.

TheDiocesanExecutiveconductsthe Y.C.W.ACCOMMODATIONSERVICE. Y.C.W.VOCATIONALGUIDANCEBUREAU.

SOCIAL-

Thesocialsideoftheyoungworker'slifemustnotbe neglectedTheY.C.W.providesDANCES SOCIALS. PICNICS. HIKES. EXCURSIONS. ACHRISTIANATMOSPHERE.

InthefieldofsporttheY.C.W.hasits FOOTBALL. CRICKET. ATHLETICS. BASKETBALL. INDOORSPORTSFORITSMEMBERS.

(OUCANDOALLYOURSHOPPINGAT the GOLDFIELDS' LEADING EMPORIUM whereyoualwaysget rHEBESTOFSERVICE

HisGracetheArchbishopdeliveringan addressattheopeningofaY.C.W.Branch.

NATIONALCAMPAIGNS

By1946theLeadersweresufficientlytrainedtotakepartin theNationalCampaignbeing conductedbytheMovementat thattime.

SincethentheGroupshave takenpartinall,NationalCampaigns,viz.,"TheMass,""Communism,""TheYoungChristian Worker,""TheYoungChristian Workers'SocialResponsibility," "MyFather."TheCampaign beingundertakenatthemoment is"Wages."

Theprincipleasedinthese campaignsisthatofSEEING

FLOREATPARKANNUAL catholicBall

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ONWEDNESDAY,JULY27

DANCINGFROM8P.M.TO1.30A.M. SITDOWNSUPPER

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variousBrancheswerepresent, whileattheGeneralConference, heldonSunday,overonehundredmemberswerepresent, Theconferenceconcludedwith aGeneralRally,heldatSubiaco, atwhichfourhundredmembers oftheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M.all attended.

FrankMcCann,theNational Secretary,againmadethetrip fromMelbourneandgavegreat assistanceintheorganisingof theConference

YEAROFCONSOLIDATION

Theyear1949hasbeena yearofconsolidationforthe Movement.Theefficiencyofthe Leaders'Groupshasincreased noticably,andallBrancheshave madeendeavourstoinstilinto theirgeneralmembersagreater appreciationoftheY.C.W.

Thisyearwillbemadememorableinthehistoryofthe Y.C.W.inWesternAustraliaby theAustralia-wideNational Conference,whichwillbeheld herefromAugust21toAugust 28.

HaveyourRacquetRestrungor RepairedbyNorm.Keast,expert stringer,14BonMarcheArcade.

National Catholic Girls' MOVEMENT HEADQUARTERS.

Meetings. MarianLodge:Monday,25th July,5.30p.m.

Executive:Monday,25thJuly, 8p.m. Council:Monday,1stAugust, 8p.m.

BRANCHNOTES.

LEEDERVILLE.

NextgeneralmeetingMonday, 25thJuly,andtherewillbea picnictoBindoon,Sunday,31st July.Ticketswillbeavailable atgeneralmeeting,sowewould liketoseeallthosewhoareinterestedattend,anddon'tforget tobringalongthoselibrary booksandsubscriptions.

HIGHGATE.

Aspecialgeneralmeetingwill beheldonWednesday,27th July,andnowthatthelightsare onwewouldliketoseeafull attendance.Don'tforgetthose subscriptions,andalso"Torchlight"willbeonsale.

SUBIACO.

Thenextgeneralmeetingwill beheldon26thJuly,andwe wouldliketoseeasmanyas possibleattend.Theprogramme forthenightwiltbeashort businessmeetingfollowedby supperandgames.

SHENTONPARK.

Don'tforgettheeveningtobe heldatMrs.Moore'shome,girls! Theproceedsaretogotowards theexpensesoftheChildren's Ball,sowewouldliketoseeas manyaspossibleattend.

SOCIALCALENDAR.

Fremantle(St.Patrick's Hall,Dance,24thJuly.

Subiaco,Dance,30thJuly.

TheGreatNightfortheMigrantshasbeenfixedatthe9th August.Wewouldliketosee thisturnouttobeanextragood night,sodon'tforget,girls,to doyourpartincomingalong, andalsotryingtopersuadeother girlsintheParishtoattend.

BASKETBALLRESULTS.

FOOTBALLAT AQUINAS

FIRSTxvm.

TheFirstXVIIIdefeatedWesleyCollegeatAquinason13th. Aquinaswasbestservedby Akkermans,Dowsett,Rees, Towning,Durack,Doyleand Major.

Scores:A.C.,10goals8behinds;68points.W.C..6goals 2behinds;38points.

Goalkickers:O'Donnell(3), Byrne(3),Walsh(3),Akkermans.

SECONDXVIII.

AtWesleyCollegethesame day,theAquinassecondteam wastoostrongforWesleyCollege'sseconds.Flynn,Ivankovich,McMullen,HicksandAris playedbestforAquinas.

Scores:A.C.,11goals15behinds;81points.W.C.,4goals 5behinds;29points.

Goalkickers:D.Hicks(3),J. Morris(2),J.McAleer(2),G. Cullity(2),R.Sims,andT. Ivankovich, FIFTHXVIII.

TheFifthXVIIIwasbeaten atGuildfordGrammarSchool on16thinspiteofgoodfootball byJohnCawley,KevinCrowd andMauriceCullity.

G.G.S.,5goals8behinds;38 points.A.C.,2behinds;2points. SIXTHXVIII.

TheAquinasSixthXVIII playedimpressivelyontheCollegeovaltodefeatGuildford GrammarSchoolon13th.Ekeroth,O'Loughlin,Herman,and Carboniplayedbest. A.C.,12goals9behinds;81 points.G.G.S.,2behinds;2 points.Goalkickers:Hardwick(3), Barnett(3),Almond(2),Hughan,BodlovichandO'Loughlin(1 each).

SEVENTHXVIII.

AquinasseventhteamdefeatedHaleSchool'sseventhsat Aquinason16th.Aquinaswas bestservedbyJan,Paino,Brick andCorser.

A.C.,7goals9behinds;51 points.H.S.,2goals3behinds; 15points.

Goalkickers:G.McCormack (4),T.Aikenhead,T.McAuliffe andJ.Brick. (Previousweek'sgames,P.15.)

S.I.C.NOTES

FOOTBALLNEWS

H.A.C.B.S.

ST.PATRICK'SBRANCH. CATHEDRALPARISH. Themeetingon14thwasvery wellattended.Bro.Secretary appealedtomemberstodotheir utmosttomaketheforthcoming enclosedRetreatanoutstanding success.Malememberswillbe accommodatedattheMonastery. NorthPerth,whilefemalememberswillhavetheirspiritualand temporalneedsattendedtoat SacredHeartConvent,Mary Street,Highgate. Thedateisfirstweek-endin September.Intendingretreatantsarerequestedtogvtin touchwithBranchSecretaries asearlyaspossible.

Delegateswereappointedto attendthespecialmeetingofthe DistrictBoardon19thinst. Ournextmeetingwillbeheld inBactonHouse,723HayStreet (secondfloor),on28thinst.

ST.KEVIN'S,SUBIACO

Thenextmeetingwillbeheld onJuly28th,afterwhichabadmintonmatchwillbeplayed. St.Kevin'swouldliketotake thisopportunityofofferingto Mrs.W.A.Brownandfamily theirdeepestsympathyintheir recentbereavement.

OLDAQUINIANS' HOCKEYCLUB

CHURCHENEMIES

RODETHETIDE

"Imperialisticexploitersofthe obscurepioneers'discoveries" ratherthan"significantthinkers" isthewayThomasP.Neill,professorofhistoryatSt.Louis University,labelstheeleven menwhosephilosophiesandinfluenceheanalysesinhislatest book,"MakersoftheModern Mind,"whichhasjustbeenpub-lished.Luther'sdenunciationof CatholicpracticesandCalvin's strictureagainstlooselivingof 16thcenturyEuropeanscame aftertheChurchherselfhadalreadybeguntheneededreforms inCatholiclife,buttheyoffered thenicepossibilityofeating one'scakeandhavingittoo,he pointsout.Marx'sprotestswere againstalreadydiscreditedbeliefsandpractices,andpuritan standardscondemnedbyFre,ud were already discredited amongintellectualsalmost everywhere,Dr.Neillstates. These"MakersoftheModern Mind"-includingalsoDescartes, LockeNewton,Rousseau,Kant, Bentham,andDarwin-were menwhorodetheintellectual tideoftheirtime,Dr.Neil proves.

ANINVESTMENT.

Anyoneengagingspac in"TheRecord"ismakingagoodinvestment,for heisgettingdesirable publicity.

ALLACCOUNTANCY,SEC-

COSTACCOUNTANCY,BANKERS'INSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS.

FEESREASONABLE-NO CONTRACTSTOSIGN.

Principal:

.1.R.COLBERT,A.F A.C.I.S.

OnJuly10th,S.I.C.First XVIIItravelledtoCalingirito meetthelocalteam,whomthey hadpreviouslybeatenatNew Norcia.However,althoughthe Collegeheldthescoreseventill three-quartertime,Calingiri, repeatingaperformanceearlier intheseasononthesame ground,ranouteasyvictorsby 8goals.LaurieHill,ErnieKing andNeilHutchinsonstarredfor Calingiri,whiletheCollegewas bestservedbyF.Guilfoyle,B. Kelly,andW.Keeley.

OnJuly17ththeCollegeat NewNorciametCarani,whom theycompletelyoutplayedinall departments.Collegeexcelled inshortpassing,combination andspeed.

F.Guilfoyle,P.Gallagher,B. KellyandClemHillwereamong thebest,ingoodcompany.

Finalscores:S.I.C.,15goals16 behinds;Carani,5goals8be-

HibermansTo

FightPartition

BROOKLYN.-(NC)-The AncientOrderofHiberniansin Americawillintensifyitsefforts toendthepartitionofIrelandseparationofthesixcountiesin thenorthfromthe27countiesin thesouth-andcontinueitssupportoftheAmericanLeaguefor anUndividedIreland,ithas beenannouncedatheadquarters ofA.O.H.nationalboardhere. Theactionwasapprovedatthe organisation'srecentconvention inBoston.

SAFETYSLOGANS S.O.S.-SignalOthersSensibly. Courtesydonemeansfavour won. Trafficsensemeanslessexpense.

hinds.

Goalscorers:B.Clifford,5;C. Hill3.

NoneoftheClub'sthree teamscouldquitemakethe gradeonSaturday,eachplaying adraw.A'sdidexceptionally welltoholdthetopteamofthe grade-University.Bothsides havingtwoplayersawaywith theStateside,wereonequal terms.Scoreswerenil-all,and bestplayersforAquinaswere P.andN.KennedyandJ.Lalor Reserveshadagreatstruggle withPerthinthefirstround, andsoitwasagain.Afterbeing 3-1downathalf-timeO.A.'s madeagreatcomebacktodraw 4-all,scoringthelastgoalsecondsbeforethefinalbell.Young playersinJacksandGolding weretothefore,eachscoring agoal,andQuinlivanscoring2. Kelly,WaldockandGolding werebestplayers. B'shadanexcitingtusslewith C.B.C.andadrawof1-allwas afittingconclusion.Bestfor AquinaswereB.O'Leary,C. RalphandJ.Freedman. OnSundayRes.IhadanarrowvictoryoverS.I.C.One downathalf-time,theRedand Blacksfoughtbackingreat styletoscratchvictoryinthe lastfewmoments.Finalscores, 2-1.Goalswerescoredby Quinlivan(1)andGolding(1), andbestplayerswereKelly, QuinlivanandRodoreda. Aswasdonemostsuccessfully lastyear,theClubisonceagain combiningwithOldModernians toholdadanceatMyolaClub Hall,Claremont,onSaturday, 30thJuly.Clubmembersand supportersareaskedtohopin andmakethisanevenmore successfulonethanlastyear. (Previousweek'sgames,P.15.)

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TheCollegeSecondXVIIItravelledtoPiawaning.Thelocal teamwasheavy,butlacked matchpractice.TheCollege teamplayedwelltodefeatthem.

Scoresfinally:S.I.C.,7goals10 behinds;Piawaning,6goals8 behinds.

BestplayersforS.I.C.:S. DunkleyandG.Templeman.

Goalscorers:B.Hackett(3), G.Lyall(2)

CatholicWomen'sLeague

Theusualmonthlybridge partyistobeheldinNestle's HouseonThursday,July28,at 2p.m. ThenextExecutivemeeting istobeheldonWednesday,August3rd,at2p.m.

TheLeagueroomsareopen everyWednesdayforsewingand packingparcels.

-MarriagesinHungaryareon theincrease,comparativefiguresforthisandlastyearupto Juneshow.Andthereisa surprisingchangeofmindamong hitherto"stubborn"bachelors, whichmayaccountforsomeof theincrease. Registrationbooksshowthat manyofthese"stubborn"bachelors,from40to50yearsofage, arerushingtothealtar.And contrarytothepracticeofother years,theyarenotmarrying girlsorwidows15to20years younger.Theyaremarrying womenonlyoneandtwoyears theirjunior. Thebooksshowadifferent picture,too,amongmanyyoung benedicts,whoaremarrying womentenyearstheirsenior.

Itisnotedthatfrom70to80 percent.ofmarryingcouplesin theruralareasandinthecapital andothercitiesseektheblessing oftheChurch.

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Church'sPerilIn Japan

TheCatholicChurchinJapanisinaterribledilemma. Thetorrentofbirthcontrolpropagandaisswellingdayby dayandmorepeoplearecaughtinitscurrentbecausethey havenomoralmooringsatall.Sincetheauthorisationof thefreesaleofcontraceptiveslastApril1st,ordersare placedwithchemistsinsuchincreasingnumbersthatthe supply,atpresent,lagsfarbehindthedemand.However, thatisonlyaquestionoftime.Speculatingchemicalindustrieswillsooncatchup.Theunexpectedlyrapidgrowthof theJapanesepopulationsincetheendofthewarhascaused amonggovernmentleadersandotherresponsiblepersonsan almostfrenziedfearofimpendingdisaster.Atthesame time,itmayturnouttobecomeaveryseriousobstaclein thewayofevangelisingthecountry.Forthelastsixmonths Americanexpertsonpopulationproblemsandtechnical adviserstotheOccupationHeadquartershavetriedtostir theJapaneseGovernmentintotakingtheinitiativeand formingadefinitepopulationpolicy.Tothequestionof whatcanbedoneaboutit,theonlyanswergivenis:birth controlthroughcontraceptives,coupledwithanation-wide campaigntoconvincethepeopleofitsnecessityandtoteach themmethodsofcontraception.

Thedailypress,theradio,thecinema,cheapmagazines andevenclassroomteachinghaverespondedtothecallof theGovernmentwithsucheffectivenessthatyoungandold, richandpoor,arecomingmoreandmoretobelievethat theadoptionofWesternmethodsofcontrollingthepopulationistheonlychanceofrebuildingtheshatteredeconomic, socialandculturalconditionsoftheircountry.Nosubject ismoreardentlydiscussed,evenbyyoungboysandgirls, thanbirthcontrol.EventheReddangerisratedasof secondaryimportance.Andherelurkstherealdanger. Accordingtoarecentreport,ataplenarysessionofthe HouseofRepresentatives,theCommunistsalonerefusedto endorsearesolutiononbirthcontrol,whichwasthenpassed withoutthem.DoesthismeanthattheCommunistParty willdiscouragebirthcontrolamongitsmembers?Itlooks likeit.Whatifthepracticeofbirthcontrolweretabooed inCommunistfamilies?Inlessthan20yearstheReds wouldcommandanabsolutemajoritybythemerefactthat thenon-Communistpopulation,throughthepracticeofbirth control,willincomparisontotheRednumbershave dwindledtoa"bettereducated"and"betterfed"butweak minoritythatiseasilycrushed.

Thatthereisaveryseriousproblemnosanepersoncan deny.AtthepresentrateofincreasethepopulationofJapan willreach100millionbytheyear1968.Itissaid,however, thatthenaturalresourcesofthecountrycanfeedonlya maximumpopulationof60million.Therefore,something mustbedonequicklyandpositivelytosolvetheproblem. TheOccupationAuthoritieshavegiventheirapprovaltoa proposedbirthcontrollawthatissoontobeenacted,accordingtowhich,itisrumoured,ataxwillhavetobepaidfor everychildfromthethirdoneup.Hereisthepointwhere theCatholicChurch,withherinsistenceontheintrinsic immoralityofartificialbirthcontrol,mightlayherselfopen againtothechargeofbeingunpatrioticbyrefusingtosanctiontheuseofthe"onlyscientific"meansofavoidingan imminentnationaldisaster.AlreadyCatholicsarehard pressedevenbywell-meaningfriendsbecause,whileonthe onehandacceleratingthenationalruinbytheir"backward" morality,theyhaveontheotherhandnopositivesolution tooffer,thatwouldbeacceptabletoall.

TheprotestsoftheChurchtothehighestauthoritiesin thecountryhavebeenpassedoverinsilence,buttheday maynotbefaroffwhenshewilloncemorebebrandedas anenemyofcultureandcivilisation,whichtheJapanese aresoeagertoattainbyslavishlyimitatingtheirone-time enemies.Themaninthestreetistoldagainandagainthat thesomuchenviedhighstandardofWesterncivilisation isduetotheconsciouslycontrolledpopulation,whichaffords childrenabettereducationandadultsmoreleisurefor culturalpursuits.Itishardlyfairtoexpecttheoverworkednativeclergyandforeignmissionarieswithouttechnicaltrainingtocomeforthwithapositiveandworkable solutionoftheproblem,which,whilerespectingthemoral law,wouldneverthelesscommandtheattentionofnonCatholicpopulationexpertsandinducetheGovernmentto adoptit.Unlesssomethingcanbedoneaboutit-anddone verysoon-theJapanesenationwillbeminedmoreeffec' Livelythanbytheatomicbomb,theCatholicChurchwillbe brandedasanenemyofthepeople,andtheCommunists willlaughandcongratulatethemselvesontheireasyvictory.

CominformPresses WarOnChurch

TheArchdiocese

Archbishop'sEngagements.

July24: ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation.Kondinin.

July31: CanonicalVisitation.,Bruce Rock.

August2:

4p.m.:PresideatReception Ceremony,PresentationConvent,"Iona."

August14:

4p.m.:PresideatClothing Ceremony,SacredHeartConvent,Highgate.

August22:

9a.m.(St.Mary'sCathedral): CelebrateMass,occasionopeningofY.C.W.NationalConference.

September1: PresideatReceptionandProfessionceremonies,St.Joseph's Convent,Fremantle.

September8: 4p.m.:ConfirmationatClontarfBoys'Town.

DailyMissal

JULY.

24th,Sun.-Massofthe7th SundayafterPentecost.2nd prayerofSt.Christina.3rd prayer"Acunctis."4thprayer forthePope.Creed.PrefaceoftheTrinity.

25th,Mon.-MassofSt.James theApostle.2ndprayerofSt. Christopher.3rdprayerfor thePope.Creed.Prefaceof Apostles.

26th,Tues.-MassofSt.Anne, MotherofOurLady.2nd prayerofthePope.NoCreed. CommonPreface.

27th,Wed.-Mass"Laetabitur." 1stprayerofSt.Pantaleon. 2ndprayer"Acunctis.'3rd prayerofthePope.

28th,Thur.-MassofSS.NazariusandCelsus,VictorIand InnocentI.2ndprayer"A cunctis!3rdprayerforthe Pope.

29th,Fri.-MassofSt.Martha. 2ndprayerofSS.FelixII, Simplicius,FaustinusandBeatrix.3rdprayer"Acunctis." 4thprayerforthePope.

30th,Sat.-SaturdayMassof OurLady,"Salve."2nd prayerofSS.Abdonand Sennen,3rdprayerofthe HolySpirit.4thprayerfor thePope.PrefaceofOur Lady.NoCreed.

FORTYHOURSDEVOTION

JULY

SUNDAY4th-BUSSELTONandWAROONA:OneDayofExposition.

5th-MOSMANPARKandSt. ST.FRANCISXAVIER'S, EASTPERTH:OneDayof Exposition. AUGUST.

lst.-VICTORIAPARK:Forty

Hours'Prayer(5th.to7th.), andTOODYAY:OneDayof Exposition.

2nd-FREMANTLE: Forty HoursPrayer(12thto14th).

MassTimeTables

SCARBOROUGHPARISH.

Scarborough:8am.

NorthBeach:FourthSundayin month,7a.m.AllotherSundays,9.15am.

BELMONTPARISH.

Belmont:7.45am.

Rivervale:7.30and9.30a.m.

Carlisle:830am..

ROCKINGHAMPARISI!.

July. 31st:Rockingham,8.30a.m.

August. 7th:Rockingham,10a.m.

NEWYORK.-INC)-FurtherisolationofYugoslaviabySovietsatellitecountriesandmethodsoffightingtheCatholic Churchhavebeendiscussedata secretmeetingoftheCominform,accordingtoaCracowdispatchbroadcastbyRadioVaticanandheardhere.

Theannualmeeting,accordingtothebroadcast,washeld inthetownofKarpaez,inSilesia,andwasattendedbydele-

PORTIUNCULA INDULGENCE

TertiariesofSt.Francisare remindedofthegreatPortiunculaIndulgencewhichtheymay gainfrommidday,August1st,to midnight,August,2nd,asoften astheyvisitaFranciscanChurch (i.e.,onewheretheThirdOrder isestablished),andwhilethere saysixPaters,AyesandGlorias fortheintentionsofOurHoly FatherthePope. ThechurcheswheretheThird Orderareestablishedinthis Archdioceseare:St.Mary'sCathedral,theChildrenofMary Chapel,andSt.Joachim's,VictoriaPark.SinceAugust2nd thisyearfallsonaTuesday, Tertiariesmaysaytherequired prayerswhenattendingExpositionattheChapel. ConfessionandHolyCom- munionwithintheoctaveare essentialforgainingthisindulgence.

PERPETUALNOVENAIN HONOUROFOURLADY OFTHEMIRACULOUS MEDAL.

Novena-devotionsare conductedintheCathedral eachWednesdayeveningat 7.30p.m.

Exposition

PublicExpositionoftheMost BlessedSacramentisheldinthe Cityonthefollowingdays:-

TUESDAYS:

ChildrenofMaryChaps,,Vic. tortsSquare.Masscelebrated 8a.m.,concludingwithBenedictionat5.15p.m. PublicRosaryrecitedat12.30 and1.30p.m.

THURSDAYS: LegionofMaryRooms,65St. George'sTerrace(overBank N.S.W.).Mass,8a.m;Rosary, 2p.m.;Benediction,5.20p.m. (Rosaryreciteddailyat12.30 and1.30p.m.).

gatesofallsatellitecountries exceptYugoslavia.Itdiscussed threequestions:Theeconomic boycottofYugoslavia,strengtheningofanti-Americanpropaganda,andthefightonthe Church. BesidestheboycottonYugo- slavia;theCominformwasalso saidtohaveconsideredbreakingoffdiplomaticrelationsbetweenMarshalTito'scountry andthesatellites.Thebroadcastsaidthatitwasdecidedto applysanctionsindividually againstallCommunistsworking fornationalCommunismnot subjecttoMoscowintheircountries.

Accordingtoadispatchfrom Warsaw,Polandhasjoinedthe EasternEuropeanblockadeof Yugoslaviabysuspendingalltradedeliveriestothelatter country.Polandwassaidto havebeenloathtobreaktrade relations

Yugoslavbecauseitbadlyneeded metals,butthatthe CominformforcedWarsawto jointheeconomicblockadeal- readyestablishedbyCzechoslovakia,HungaryandAlbaniaas partoftheKremlin'sfightonMarshalTito'sGovernment.

HUNGARYSEEN

SEALINGBORDER

NEWYORK.-(NC)-Inan efforttostopthestreamofrefugeesfromits"people'sdemocracy,"theHungarianCommunistregimehasalmostcompletely sealedoffits234-mileborder withAustria,accordingtothe AustrianConsulateGeneral here.

Alongtheentireborder,the servicereports,theHungarian regimehascleareda164-foot stripoftrees,andhaserecteda triplebarbedwirefence,five feetinheight,andprotectedby minesandflares.

About55feetbehindthisbarrenstrip,itstates,39-footguard towershavebeenerected.These areprovidedwithgiantsearchlightshavingarangeofalmost amile.

Ofthe64formerborderpassagepointsbetweenAustriaand Hungaryallbuteighthavebeen closed;threearerestrictedto limiteduse,andonlyfiveremain opentogeneraltraffic.

Despitethesemeasures,AustrianInformationreports,the flowofrefugeesremainsgreat. However,mostofthepeople fleeingHungaryleaveviathe Czech-HungarianandtheYugoslav-Hungarianborderandthen maketheirwaytoAustria,it states.

the Advertising Rates

Birth,Engagement,Marriage,Death,Funeral.InMemoriamand BereavementNotices:4s.for36words;ld.perwordover. (EngagementAnnouncementsmustbesignedbybothparties).

ReportsofFunerals:3s.persinglecolumninch(40wordstoan inch).

WeddingReports.3s.persinglecolumninchforspaceusedby blockandletterpress,pluscostofphoto,block.Reportswithoutphoto.4s.perinch.Reportstobesanctioned'byParish Priest.

ForSale,ToLet,Situations(WantedorVacant),andBoardand Residence:22wordsfor4/-;ld.perwordover22.

NOADVERTISEMENTSWILLBETAKENOVERTHE TELEPHONE.

SchoolEesultsmustbeaccompaniedbyletterofauthorisation, andmustbetypewrittenorinblockletters,andwillbepublishedintheorderreceivedatthisoffice.

ContractRatesforGeneralAdvertisingonapplicationtoAdvertisingManager.

TheManagementreservestherighttorefuseanyadvertisement itdeemsunsuitable.

TheManagement,whileexercisingeverycare,acceptsnoresponsibilityforanylosssustainedfromerrorsoromissionswhich mayoccurinadvertisements.

Allenquiriesconcerningadvertisingshouldheaddressedtothe AdvertisingManages,"TheRecord,"BoxA36,G.P.O.,Perth. TELEPHONE:B6950.

Church'sPerilIn Japan

TheCatholicChurchinJapanisinaterribledilemma. Thetorrentofbirthcontrolpropagandaisswellingdayby dayandmorepeoplearecaughtinitscurrentbecausethey havenomoralmooringsatall.Sincetheauthorisationof thefreesaleofcontraceptiveslastApril1st,ordersare placedwithchemistsinsuchincreasingnumbersthatthe supply,atpresent.lagsfarbehindthedemand.However, thatisonlyaquestionoftime.Speculatingchemicalindustrieswillsooncatchup.Theunexpectedlyrapidgrowthof theJapanesepopulationsincetheendofthewarhascaused amonggovernmentleadersandotherresponsiblepersonsan almostfrenziedfearofimpendingdisaster.Atthesame time,itmayturnouttobecomeaveryseriousobstaclein thewayofevangelisingthecountry.Forthelastsixmonths Americanexpertsonpopulationproblemsandtechnical adviserstotheOccupationHeadquartershavetriedtostir theJapaneseGovernmentintotakingtheinitiativeand formingadefinitepopulationpolicy.Tothequestionof whatcanbedoneaboutit,theonlyanswergivenis:birth controlthroughcontraceptives,coupledwithanation-wide campaigntoconvincethepeopleofitsnecessityandtoteach themmethodsofcontraception.

Thedailypress,theradio,thecinema,cheapmagazines andevenclassroomteachinghaverespondedtothecallof theGovernmentwithsucheffectivenessthatyoungandold, richandpoor,arecomingmoreandmoretobelievethat theadoptionofWesternmethodsofcontrollingthepopulationistheonlychanceofrebuildingtheshatteredeconomic, socialandculturalconditionsoftheircountry.Nosubject ismoreardentlydiscussed,evenbyyoungboysandgirls, thanbirthcontrol.EventheReddangerisratedasof secondaryimportance.Andherelurkstherealdanger. Accordingtoarecentreport,ataplenarysessionofthe HouseofRepresentatives,theCommunistsalonerefusedto endorsearesolutiononbirthcontrol,whichwasthenpassed withoutthem.DoesthismeanthattheCommunistParty willdiscouragebirthcontrolamongitsmembers?Itlooks likeit.Whatifthepracticeofbirthcontrolweretabooed inCommunistfamilies?Inlessthan20yearstheReds wouldcommandanabsolutemajoritybythemerefactthat thenon-Communistpopulation,throughthepracticeofbirth control,willincomparisontotheRednumbershave dwindledtoa"bettereducated"and"betterfed"butweak minoritythatiseasilycrushed.

Thatthereisaveryseriousproblemnosanepersoncan deny.AtthepresentrateofincreasethepopulationofJapan willreach100millionbytheyear1968.Itissaid,however, thatthenaturalresourcesofthecountrycanfeedonlya maximumpopulationof60million.Therefore,something mustbedonequicklyandpositivelytosolvetheproblem. TheOccupationAuthoritieshavegiventheirapprovaltoa proposedbirthcontrollawthatissoontobeenacted,accordingtowhich,itisrumoured,ataxwillhavetobepaidfor everychildfromthethirdoneup.Hereisthepointwhere theCatholicChurch,withherinsistenceontheintrinsic immoralityofartificialbirthcontrol,mightlayherselfopen againtothechargeofbeingunpatrioticbyrefusingtosanctiontheuseofthe"onlyscientific"meansofavoidingan imminentnationaldisaster.AlreadyCatholicsarehard pressedevenbywell-meaningfriendsbecause,whileonthe onehandacceleratingthenationalruinbytheir"backward" morality,theyhaveontheotherhandnopositivesolution tooffer,thatwouldbeacceptabletoall.

TheprotestsoftheChurchtothehighestauthoritiesin thecountryhavebeenpassedoverinsilence,buttheday maynotbefaroffwhenshewilloncemorebebrandedas anenemyofcultureandcivilisation,whichtheJapanese aresoeagertoattainbyslavishlyimitatingtheirone-time enemies.Themaninthestreetistoldagainandagainthat thesomuchenviedhighstandardofWesterncivilisation isduetotheconsciouslycontrolledpopulation,whichaffords childrenabettereducationandadultsmoreleisurefor culturalpursuits.Itishardlyfairtoexpecttheoverworkednativeclergyandforeignmissionarieswithouttechnicaltrainingtocomeforthwithapositiveandworkable solutionoftheproblem,which,whilerespectingthemoral law,wouldneverthelesscommandtheattentionofnonCatholicpopulationexpertsandinducetheGovernmentto adoptit.Unlesssomethingcanbedoneaboutit-anddone verysoon-theJapanesenationwillberuinedmoreeffectivelythanbytheatomicbomb,theCatholicChurchwillbe brandedasanenemyofthepeople,andtheCommunists willlaughandcongratulatethemselvesontheireasyvictory.

CominformPresses WarOnChurch

TheArchdiocese

Archbishop'sEngagements.

July24: ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,Kondinin.

July31: CanonicalVisitationBruce Rock.

August2:

4p.m.:PresideatReception Ceremony,PresentationConvent,"Iona."

August14:

4p.m.:PresideatClothing Ceremony,SacredHeartConvent,Highgate.

August22:

9a.m.(St.Mary'sCathedral): CelebrateMass,occasionopeningofY.C.W.NationalConference.

September1: PresideatReceptionandProfessionceremonies,St.Joseph's Convent.Fremantle.

September8: 4p.m.:ConfirmationatClontarfBoys'Town.

DailyMissal

JULY.

24th,Sun.-Massofthe7th SundayafterPentecost.2nd prayerofSt.Christina.3rd prayer"Acunctis."4thprayer forthePope.Creed.PrefaceoftheTrinity.

25th,Mon.-MassofSt.James theApostle.2ndprayerofSt. Christopher.3rdprayerfor thePope.Creed.Prefaceof Apostles.

26th,Tues.-MassofSt.Anne, MotherofOurLady.2nd prayerofthePope.NoCreed. CommonPreface.

27th,Wed.-Mass"Laetabitur." 1stprayerofSt.Pantaleon. 2ndprayer''Acunctis.'3rd prayerofthePope.

28th,Thur.-MassofSS.NazariusandCelsus,VictorIand InnocentI.2ndprayer"A cunctis.'3rdprayerforthe Pope.

29th,Fri.-MassofSt.Martha. 2ndprayerofSS.FelixII, Simplicius,FaustinusandBeatrix.3rdprayer"Acunctis." 4thprayerforthePope.

30th,Sat.-SaturdayMassof OurLady,"Salve." 2nd prayerofSS.Abdonand Sennen,3rdprayerofthe HolySpirit.4thprayerfor thePope.PrefaceofOur Lady.NoCreed.

FORTYHOURSDEVOTION

JULY

SUNDAY4th-BUSSELTONandWAROONA:OneDayofExposition.

5th-MOSMANPARKandSt. ST.FRANCISXAVIER'S, EASTPERTH:OneDayof Exposition. AUGUST.

lst.-VICTORIAPARK:Forty Hours'Prayer(5th.to7th.), andTOODYAY:OneDayof Exposition.

NEWYORK.-(NC)-Further isolationofYugoslaviabySovietsatellitecountriesandmethodsoffightingtheCatholic Churchhavebeendiscussedata secretmeetingoftheCominform,accordingtoaCracowdispatchbroadcastbyRadioVaticanandheardhere.

Theannualmeeting,accordingtothebroadcast,washeld inthetownofKarpaez,inSilesia.andwasattendedbydele-

PORTIUNCULA INDULGENCE

TertiariesofSt.Francisare remindedofthegreatPortiunculaIndulgencewhichtheymay gainfrommidday,August1st,to midnight,August2nd,asoften astheyvisitaFranciscanChurch (i.e.,onewheretheThirdOrder isestablished),andwhilethere saysixPaters.AyesandGlorias fortheintentionsofOurHoly FatherthePope.

ThechurcheswheretheThird Orderareestablishedinthis Archdioceseare:St.Mary'sCathedral,theChildrenofMary Chapel,andSt.Joachim's,VictoriaPark.SinceAugust2nd thisyearfallsonaTuesday, Tertiariesmaysaytherequired prayerswhenattendingExpositionattheChapel. ConfessionandHolyCommunionwithintheoctaveare essentialforgainingthisindulgence.

PERPETUALNOVENAIN HONOUROFOURLADY OFTHEMIRACULOUS MEDAL.

Novena-devotionsare conductedintheCathedral eachWednesdayeveningat 7.30p.m.

Exposition

PublicExpositionoftheMost BlessedSacramentisheldinthe Cityonthefollowingdays:-

TUESDAYS: ChildrenofMaryChapes,VictoriaSquare. Masscelebrated 8a.m.,concludingwithBenedictionat5.15p.m. PublicRosaryrecitedat12.30 and1.30p.m.

THURSDAYS: LegionofMaryRooms,65St. George'sTerrace(overBanh N.S.W.).Mass,8a.m;Rosary, 2p.m.;Benediction,5.20p.m. (Rosaryreciteddailyat12.30 and1.30p.m.).

2nd-FREMANTLE: Forty HoursPrayer(12thto14th).

MassTimeTables

SCARBOROUGHPARISH.

Scarborough:8am.

NorthBeach:FourthSundayin month,7a.m.A',1otherSundays,9.16am. BELMONTPARISH.

Belmont:7.45am.

Rivervale:7.30and9.30a.m.

Carlisle:830am..

ROCKINGHAMPARISH.

July. 31st:Rockingham,8.30a.m.

August. 7th:Rockingham,10a.m.

gatesofallsatellitecountries exceptYugoslavia.Itdiscussed threequestions:Theeconomic boycottofYugoslavia,strengtheningofanti-Americanpropaganda,andthefightonthe Church. BesidestheboycottonYugo-slavia;theCominformwasalso saidtohaveconsideredbreakingoffdiplomaticrelationsbetweenMarshalTito'scountry andthesatellites.Thebroadcastsaidthatitwasdecidedto applysanctionsindividually againstallCommunistsworking fornationalCommunismnot subjecttoMoscowintheircountries.

Accordingtoadispatchfrom Warsaw, EasternPolandhasjoinedthe Europeanblockadeof Yugoslaviabysuspendingalltradedeliveriestothelatter country.Polandwassaidto havebeenloathtobreaktrade relationsbecauseitbadlyneeded Yugoslavmetals,butthatthe CominformforcedWarsawto jointheeconomicblockadealreadyestablishedbyCzechoslovakia.HungaryandAlbaniaas partoftheKremlin'sfightonMarshalTito'sGovernment.

HUNGARYSEEN

SEALINGBORDER

NEWYORK.-(NC)-Inan efforttostopthestreamofrefugeesfromits"people'sdemocracy,"theHungarianCommunistregimehasalmostcompletely sealedoffits234-mileborder withAustria,accordingtothe AustrianConsulateGeneral here.

Alongtheentireborder,the servicereports,theHungarian regimehascleareda164-foot stripoftrees,andhaserecteda triplebarbedwirefence,five feetinheight,andprotectedby minesandflares. About55feetbehindthisbarrenstrip,itstates,39-footguard towershavebeenerected.These areprovidedwithgiantsearchlightshavingarangeofalmost amile.

Ofthe64formerborderpassagepointsbetweenAustriaand Hungaryallbuteighthavebeen closed;threearerestrictedto limiteduse,andonlyfiveremain opentogeneraltraffic.

Despitethesemeasures,AustrianInformationreports,the flowofrefugeesremainsgreat. However,mostofthepeople fleeingHungaryleaveviathe Czech-HungarianandtheYugoslav-Hungarianborderandthen maketheirwaytoAustria,it states.

the Advertising Rates

Birth,Engagement,Marriage,Death,Funeral.InMemoriamand BereavementNotices:4s.for36words;ld.perwordover. (EngagementAnnouncementsmustbesignedbybothparties).

ReportsofFunerals:3s.persinglecolumninch(40wordstoan inch).

WeddingReports.3s.persinglecolumninchforspaceusedby blockandletterpress,pluscostofphoto.block.Reportswithoutphoto.4s.perinch.ReportstobesanctionedbyPariah Priest.

ForSale,ToLet,Situations(WantedorVacant),andBoardaid Residence:22wordsfor4/-;ld.perwordover22.

NOADVERTISEMENTSWILLBETAKENOVERTHE TELEPHONE.

SchoolEesultsmustbeaccompaniedbyletterofauthorisation, andmustbetypewrittenorinblockletters,andwillbepublishedintheorderreceivedatthisoffice.

ContractRatesforGeneralAdvertisingonapplicationtoAdver. tisingManager.

TheManagementreservestherighttorefuseanyadvertisement itdeemsunsuitable.

TheManagement,whileexercisingeverycare,acceptsnoresponsibilityforanylosssustainedfromerrorsoromissionswhich mayoccurinadvertisements.

Allenquiriesconcerningadvertisingshouldheaddressedtothe AdvertisingManage],"TheRecord,"BoxA35,G.P.O.,Perth. TELEPHONE:B6950.

FORyearsFatherGibsonhadbeen lookingforwardtothisdayyethe draggedhisfeetwiththeheaviness ofacondemnedmangoingtothe gallows.Hewasconvincedthata condemnedmanhadnothingonhim andaslatereventsshowedperhaps hewasright.

AnyonewhoknewFatherGib-hadsomuchappealedtohim sonwoodhavewonderedatthethathethenandtherehaddeleadenstepshedirectedtowardscidedtotrythestiltclimbtothe theconventoftheAlcantaranspriesthood. oftheStrictObeervance,Usual-Hutthissortofretreathad lyhewasasspryasacricketnneverenteredintohisplans.A ahotplate.Butto-dayheretreattooneofthestrictest draggedhiswtayalongwiththeOrdersintheChurch!Tocloisheavin.sofacondemnedmanterednunswholivedasublimegoingtothegallows. lycontemplativelife!

Ifthetruthhadbeenknown hefeltlikeonetoo.Infact,he wasconvincedthatacondemned criminalhadnothingon him. NordidhefindmuchreassuranceinthethoughtthattheSistersoftheStrictObservance, notknowingwhatlayahead, probablyfeltasworriedashe did.Hewonderedwhetherthey knewthiswastobehisfirstretreat. Foryearshehadlookedforwardtothisday-thedaywhen hewouldgivehisinitialretreat. Infact,whenhewasstillatcollegethecallhadcometohim underthelureofretreat-giving. Hehadvisionedhimselfasretreat-master,winningyoungand oldbacktoGod.Andtheidea

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Barewalls,barefloor,bareceilings."Butceilingsusuallyare" heremindedhimself.Pastthe Bishop'srooms.Itappearedthat HisLordshipoccasionallycame hereforquiettwoorthree dayretreat."Lordie,he'dhave thethoughtofdeathalwaysbeforehim,"shiveredFatherGibson."Whatamorgue!!!"

"Ah!Atlast!Thereitis. St.Joseph'sroom"Helooked againontheslipofpaperto makesurehewasn'tmixinghis saints.Y.,thatwasright,be wasgoingtohobnobwithgood oldSt.Joseph.HehopedSt. Josephwasagoodtalkerbemusethisplacegavehimthejit. tees.Br,Br!

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Hestealthilyopenedthedoor. Inthedimlightofasmallwindow-heavensabove!itwasbarred!Allheneedednowwas thestripeduniformandaprison haircut,hesawachair(thanks betoGod!),a2x4table,a prie-dieu,andabedwith-his hyes fairlypoppedoutofhis ead-arealmattressatleast aninchandahalfthick. "JustliketheAustralia,"he saidtohimself."Except,of course,nobar.Itcoulddo withone,though,"headded, thinkingthat,teetotallerthough hewas,adrinkmightbejust whatheneeded. Therewas,deadcentreofthe table,ascheduleof"Spiritual ExezcisesinSt.Paphnutius' Convent"withfrills(thesaedole,mean)andsickly-looking flowersallaround.Andyes, thatwasanangelinthecorner there.Praisebe,hew.n'tan angel!Heread:"Openingdhmune.7.47p.m., July 16,1949.""Littledothepoor dearsknow,"hemused,"butthe an oftheStrictObservanceofSt.Paphnutius'Conventaregettingtalks,notdismurses."Hehadn'tdopedthis outfornothing."Talks,my dearSistennotdimourses."Ile didnotaddLbeitsaidtohisundyingglory!-"andifyoudon't likeityouCan...'

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Atthebottomoftheschedule wasacartographer'smasterpiece-amapoftheguestwingofthe convent.Itshowedhimhisway tothechapel:leftturn,Ball rightturn,downastep,another fullleft,thenaright-andhe wouIdbethere.Hewondered ifthereWouldbetrafficcoppertogivehimahand!

HewentDoerhiscarefully-chapeltome,"hethought."But preparedopeningtalk.Hedidn'tthen,bowdoknowthatthe bothermuchaboutgestures;TheAleantaransoftheStrict()boonswouldn'tbeseeinghimservanceofSt.Paphnutius'Conthroughtheheavilycurtainedventwanttheirchapeldoorsto grille,inwhyworry?Butbe-looklikechapeldoors.After causegesturinggavehimcon-all,thisisafreeCountry,the fidence,hehadagoatoneorCommisnotwithstanding!" twoofthem.TheresultsratherCautiouslyheturnedtheknob satisfiedhim."Elegant,"heandevenmorecautiouslypushed thought. thedooropen.Alongrowof Thiswentonwithincreasingbedsgreetedhim."Oh!I'm intensityasthezerohourap-cony,"heapologisedtonoone proached.Thirtyminutes,tweet-inparticular.Thenhe indty,eighteen Hesawtheedhimselfthathemustn'trem,when dreadmomentcreepingupontalkingtothenuns,usethe himwiththeinevitableemu,otherwordhehadaddedunder sinceoftheAlliedadvanceonhisbreath,"Lordie,wouldthey theJags.Surely,thepoorIumP."he&gelded. lapscouldn'thavefelthalfasThenextdoorhetriedreveal-

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andthecomfortingglowofthe sanctuarylamp."Ah,atlast!" Hewashomenow.Feltalready better.Hewhisperedashort, personalprayertohisonly Friend,beggedthegraceofan effectiveretreat,andthegreater graceofpatienceandunderstanding. Andthen,lonsaically,lookedforthelight switch.Aleantaransofthe StrictObservance,ornoAlcanmoronsoftheStrictObservance, ablokehadtohavelightenough toreadhisnotes!Hewasnervouslyfumblingalongthe.111 fortheswitchwhenherememberedtheplan:"thethirdbuttonintheaanondnowunderthe holywaterfonttotheleftofthe pictureofSt.LeonardofPort

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Atthisstage,afterwhathe eltwasaparticularlyaptbit eloquence,hederidedona joke.Oh!Somethingverymild! Naturally.Buthadn'thebeen aughtthatabouthalfway throughatalk,.merelaxation asinorder?Afterall,fortyfiveminutesofconcentratedattentionisalotevenforcloistered oftheStrictOb. rvancelSohetoldhisfunny tory-carefullypreparedweeks fore.Noonelaughed.Not enatitter.Thestrictobrvance,nodoubt!Well,ifno bodyelselaughed,hewould.He asn'tgoingtoletagoodjoke gotowasteonthesilentconvent ir!Heletslipahalf-laughto theatricaltrickhehadlearned barkinhiscollegedays)which headroitlychangedintoafull ugh. Afterthatthegoinggotheavy. Hefeltdeflated.Timeseemedtobeatstandstill.And theVeryReverendLadyAbbess hadspecifiedthatthediscourses weretolastforty-fiveminutes! Hetriedsummingupwhathe hadmid;thendecidedtosum upthesummingup.Recapitulationfollowedonrecapitulation, andstilltherewastimetogo. Atjusttherightmomentherememberedatricktaughthimby anoldveteran:"Whenyou're stuck,Bob,calloothesaintsto blessyouraudience.Thelitany isquiteasource.youknow.And, lad,doesitkill SoFather Gibsonkilledtime. Whenhefeltjustaboutlike murderer,hederided.toput stoptohistalk.LudyAbbess ornoLadyAbbess,fortyminute.. wouldhavetodo.Sodeterminedlyheclosedwithaninspirationalpassagehehadbeen keepingoniceevenwhileinvokingthesaintsofthelithny.It WasGibsonathisbest,hefelt, andontheprinciplethat"all's wellthatendswell,"heknelt fortheclosingprayerwitha thankfulheart.

VICTORY? ItwasOVER!Thefirsttalk ofhisfirstretreatw.over!I: hadbeenthewontfortyminutes heever?easedandcopedeverto Pass.Hehurriedtohisroom, reversingtheleftandrightturn, nohisway.Heavensabove,he w.tired!Onlyashethrew himselfonthebed(mattress11 inchesthick)didherealisehow completelyexhaustedhe',really was.Thetensioninhimhad beenfargreaterthanhehadrealised.But,thanksbetoGod, thatwasthat!Hesighedashe lethimselfrelax.Hesupposedhe'dgetusedtoit.Thefirst tenyearsarealwaysthetoughest.Andanyhow,hecould takeit.Infact,forGod, glory,hewould. Hewasgiustbeginningtodoze whenhefellbacktoearthwith athudatasharpknockonthe door."Theycan'tbedoming toconfessionsosoon,ranthey?" hethought,ashehastilyaroseto openthedoor.

AlaySister-acrossbetween achoirnonandawomaninthe world,hethought-stoodthere. "It'spast,timefortheinstruction,Father.TheReverendSlatersareallinthechoirwaiting.

VeryReverendLadyAbbesssent meforyou!"

"But,mygoodSister,gave italready.I-ah-er-theschedulesaid7.47,orsothought." "Oh,yes,Father,soitdoes. Butdidn'tyounoticeitsaysthat St.PkPlututina.Conventdoes notfollowDaylightSaving Time?"

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Thesebreathlessquestionsare askedbyJohnS.Kennedyinthe currentissueofthePauline Fathers'monthlymagazine,"Information."Andtheyareoccasionedbyarecentarticleinthe "AmericanMercury"entitled "TheMagazinesWomenRead.' "Theauthor,MissAnnGriffith, analysesfourfeaturesinthese slick,ill.tratedmiddlebrow andprosperousmagazines:ad- vertimments,socialandhouse- hints,'serious'articlesandfiction,"saysthe"Information" Writer. "Theadvertisementsleadone tobelievethattheprincipalpro- blemforAmericansisthatof cleanliness.Themapcompan. inn.ealwaysraisingthestandards,alwaysimprovingtheir productsthroughtheinclusion ofsecretingredientsorremarkablediscoveries.Theycapital- iseonfear:saintwillpeoPle sayofthat'ugly,dullfihn'which liquidshampoosleaveonyourhair,oftheunmistakabletrams ofgrimeonyourwashing,ofthe refractoryhisofdustonyour floors,ofthelankofantiseptic+ fluffinessonyourrugs?Howthe readersoftheseadvertisements avoidanervousbreakdownis nystery.

'Thenthemaretheadvertisements joymentwhichmaketheladies'enofromancedependent ontheuseofthiscornplaster, this cigarette,deodorant,thisperfume,this thisfingernailpolish, stronglysoggmtingthat,ifthey useanyothersortofmmpla- terthey(presumablywhetherornot havecorns),romanceis foreverbeyondtheirreach. Again,theissuemustinevitably beanervousbreakdown. "Therearestillthehousehold hintstobereckonedwith.For example,therearetherecipes Theyaregenerallyforfood primarilydesignedtobelooked at,noteaten.

"B4ifthelittlewomanis hardyenoughtosurvivethe householdhints,surelyshecannotenduremimpairedtheplati-tudinous'serious'articlesorthe cretinousfictionunlessshehas anaesthetisedsuchbrainsasGod gaveher.

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ItiswellthatAustralianCatholicscontemplatingavisitto RomeduringtheHolyYear should,beforemakinganyother arrangements,consulttheNationalPilgrimageOfficeor"CatholicMissionsOffice"inthe capitalcitywheretheylive.

ItistruethatanytravelcompanycanarrangeavisittoRome oratriptoItaly,butthePilgrimageisnotjustthis,andis beinghandledbytheChurch alone.Manyorganisationsnow offeringsuchinducementshave noassociationoraffiliationwith theChurchatall.Theyare simplycommercialenterprises usingtheoccasionforbusiness purposes.

Moreover,asthejoyofthe Pilgrimageconsistsintheopportunityofparticipatinginan AudiencewiththeHolyFather andattendanceatotherreligiousfunctions,thesecanonlybe arrangedbytheChurch.Toobtainthesethereligiousprocedure,prescribedbytheHoly Father,mustbefollowed.For thatreasonhewishedthataNationalCommitteebesetupin everycountry.

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Teachme,myLord,tobe sweetandgentleinallthe eventsoflife-indisappointments,inthethoughtlessnessof others,intheinsincerityofthose Itrusted,intheunfaithfulness ofthoseonwhomIrelied.

Letmeputmyselfaside,to thinkofthehappinessofothers, tohidemylittlepainsandheartaches,sothatImaybetheonly onetosufferfromthem.

Teachmetoprofitbythesufferingthatcomesacrossmy 'path.

Letmesouseit,thatitmay mellowme,nothardennorembitterme;thatitmaymakeme patient,notirritable;thatitmay makemebroadinmyforgiveness,notnarrow,haughty,and overbearing.

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DearestLord,mayIseeTheeto-dayandeveryday,in thepersonofThysick,andwhilstnursingthem,minister untoThee.thoughThouhidestThyselfbehindtheunattractivedisguiseoftheirritable,theexacting,theunreasonable, mayIstillrecogniseTheeandsay,"Jesus,myPatient;how sweetitistoserveThee."LordgivemethisseeingFaith, thenmyworkwillneverbemonotonous.Iwilleverfinda newjoyinhumanisingthefanciesandgratifyingthewishes ofallpoorsufferers.0belovedsick,howdoublydearyou aretomewhenyoupersonifyChrist,andwhataprivilege isminetobeallowedtonurseyou.SweetestLord,make meappreciatethedignityofmyhighvocationanditsmany responsibilities.Neverpermitmetodisgraceit,bygiving waytocoldness,unkindnessorimpatience,and,myGod, whileThouartJesus,myPatient,deignalsotobemy patientJesus,bearingwithmymanyfaults,lookingonly withmyintention,whichisalwaystoloveandserveThee inthepersonofeachandeveryoneofThysick.

Lord,increasemyfaith,blessmyefforts,sanctifymy work,nowandforever.Amen.

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OnApril10ColumbiaUniversityreportedthatthousands ofcontrolledexperimentshadfailedtoproduceanyevidence infavouroftheofficialSoviettheoryofgenetics.Thisis thetheorythatProfessorLysenko,backedbytheCentral CommitteeoftheCommunistParty,isrammingdownthe throatsofallRussianscientists,whomustacceptit-orelse.

TheSovietshavenouseforpureresearch,fortheseeking ofscientifictruthforitsownsake.Thiswasmadeclearlast yearatthemeetingoftheCounciloftheInternationalUnion ofGeodesyandGeophysics.AtthelastmomentRussia refusedtoattendtheEighthAssemblyoftheUnion.Prof. R.M.Field,ofPrincetonUniversitywhowaschairmanof theUnion'sCommitteeontheSocialValueoftheEarth Sciences,bluntlydenouncedtheRussianaction.Foronce theSovietdelegateshadnothingtosay,andseemtohave beencaughtoffbase.

Later,inamemorandumsent onSeptember1,1948,tothesecretaryoftheBureauoftheInternationalGeologicalCongress, ProfessorFieldrecalledthis event:

Russia,andespeciallythe RussianAcademy,mayhave beenreasonablyactingaccordingtoprotocol,butherbehaviourmadeitallthemore difficultfortheCommitteeon theSocialValueoftheEarth Sciences,InternationalUnion ofGeodesyandGeophysics,to whichthirty-fournationsadhere,andthereisnoreasonto doubtthatRussiadidthisdeliberately.

Atthesametimeheinsisted uponthegraveresponsibilityof everyscientisttopursuethe straightpathoftruthregardless ofpoliticalorotheraffiliations.

Maynoonebelessgoodfor havingcomewithinmyinfluence,noonelesspure,lesstrue, lesskind,lessnoble,forhaving beenafellowtravellerinour journeytowardsEternalLife.

AsIgomyroundsfromone distractiontoanother,letme whisperfromtimetotimea wordoflovetoThee.Maymy lifebelivedinthesupernatural, fullofpowerforgoodand stronginitspurposeofsanctity.

f"Certainlynoonewillquestion," saidDr.Field,"that,atleast amongscientists,thegeologists andthegeophysicistshavea muchgreaterresponsibilityto humanitythanjusttothemselves."Theyhavenoright,he added,todictatetohumanity, buttheycertainlyhaveboththe privilegeandthedutyofofferingresponsibleadvice.

Insharpcontrastwiththis conceptofresponsibilityisthe pictureofsomeAmericanscientists,notunderSovietpressure,

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whoactaspropagandistsforthe Sovietcause.Ourwonder growswhenweseethemstill cultivatingtheirprofessional prestigewhileplacingitatthe serviceofanagencywhich,they willonedaydiscover,holds themincompletecontempt.

Psychologistsmayunearththe rootofthisphenomenon.To ourmatter-of-factminds,it looksasiftheSovietplanners areoncemoremakingskilful useofaveryancienttool-the appealtoasublimatedtypeof vanity.

Fewgeniuses,historyseems toshow,arequitesatisfiedwith theconfinesoftheirownpreeminence.Asurprisingnumber secretlylongtoachievesomethingelseforwhich,bytrainingandtemperament,theyare quiteunfitted.Communists knowthistwistinourhuman nature.Withthisinmind,we maybetterunderstandwhythe counselofclear-sightedmen likeProfessorFieldsometimes fallsupondeafears.Wecan alsosurmisewhytheRussians stayedawayfromthedeliberationsofagroupofearth-scientistswhorefusedtolettheirprofessionalcompetenceserveeither personalglorificationorpoliticalschemes.

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Atthepresenttimethereare manyadvertisementsappearing inthepressofAustraliaconcerningtheHolyYear.

ItiswellthatAustralianCatholicscontemplatingavisitto RomeduringtheHolyYear should,beforemakinganyother arrangements,consulttheNationalPilgrimageOfficeor"CatholicMissionsOffice"inthe capitalcitywheretheylive.

ItistruethatanytravelcompanycanarrangeavisittoRome oratriptoItaly.butthePilgrimageisnotjustthis,andis beinghandledbytheChurch alone.Manyorganisationsnow offeringsuchinducementshave noassociationoraffiliationwith theChurchatall.Theyare simplycommercialenterprises usingtheoccasionforbusiness purposes.

Moreover,asthejoyofthe Pilgrimageconsistsintheopportunityofparticipatinginan AudiencewiththeHolyFather andattendanceatotherreligiousfunctions,thesecanonlybe arrangedbytheChurch.Toobtainthesethereligiousprocedure,prescribedbytheHoly Father,mustbefollowed.For thatreasonhewishedthataNationalCommitteebesetupin everycountry.

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HolyYearforAustraliahasnot givenanyapprovalofsuchadvertisements.Theonlyagents whoareco-operatingwiththe NationalOfficeareThos.Cook andSon.

ThefirstNationalPilgrimage willbehandledbytheNational Office,Sydney,andworkedin conjunctionwithThos.Cookand Son.

Therefore,anyCatholicbefore makingadecisionaboutavisit toRomefortheHolyYear shouldconsultthePilgrimage Office.Thiswillensurethat theywillbeabletomakethe Pilgrimageandreceivethemany consolationsofsuchavisit.To gotoRomeandtomissthese thingswouldbeafatalmistake.

LEARNINGCHRIST

Teachme.myLord,tobe sweetandgentleinallthe eventsoflife-indisappointments,inthethoughtlessnessof others,intheinsincerityofthose Itrusted,intheunfaithfulness ofthoseonwhomIrelied.

Letmeputmyselfaside,to thinkofthehappinessofothers, tohidemylittlepainsandheartaches,sothatImaybetheonly onetosufferfromthem.

Teachmetoprofitbythesufferingthatcomesacrossmy 'path.

esusIryPatient

DearestLord,mayIseeTheeto-dayandeveryday,in thepersonofThysick,andwhilstnursingthem,minister untoThee,thoughThouhidestThyselfbehindtheunattractivedisguiseoftheirritable,theexacting,theunreasonable, mayIstillrecogniseTheeandsay,"Jesus,myPatient:how sweetitistoserveThee."LordgivemethisseeingFaith, thenmyworkwillneverbemonotonous.Iwilleverfinda newjoyinhumanisingthefanciesandgratifyingthewishes ofallpoorsufferers.0belovedsick,howdoublydearyou aretomewhenyoupersonifyChrist,andwhataprivilege isminetobeallowedtonurseyou.SweetestLord,make meappreciatethedignityofmyhighvocationanditsmany responsibilities.Neverpermitmetodisgraceit,bygiving waytocoldness,unkindnessorimpatience,and,myGod, whileThouartJesus,myPatient,deignalsotobemy patientJesus,bearingwithmymanyfaults,lookingonly withmyintention,whichisalwaystoloveandserveThee inthepersonofeachandeveryoneofThysick.

Lord,increasemyfaith,blessmyefforts,sanctifymy work,nowandforever.Amen.

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OPERATION VANITY

OnApril10ColumbiaUniversityreportedthatthousands ofcontrolledexperimentshadfailedtoproduceanyevidence infavouroftheofficialSoviettheoryofgenetics.Thisis thetheorythatProfessorLysenko.backedbytheCentral CommitteeoftheCommunistParty,isrammingdownthe throatsofallRussianscientists,whomustacceptit-orelse.

TheSovietshavenouseforpureresearch,fortheseeking ofscientifictruthforitsownsake.Thiswasmadeclearlast yearatthemeetingoftheCounciloftheInternationalUnion ofGeodesyandGeophysics.AtthelastmomentRussia refusedtoattendtheEighthAssemblyoftheUnion.Prof. R.M.Field,ofPrincetonUniversity,whowaschairmanof theUnion'sCommitteeontheSocialValueoftheEarth Sciences,bluntlydenouncedtheRussianaction.Foronce theSovietdelegateshadnothingtosay,andseemtohave beencaughtoffbase.

Later,inamemorandumsent onSeptember1,1948,tothesecretaryoftheBureauoftheInternationalGeologicalCongress, ProfessorFieldrecalledthis event:

Russia,andespeciallythe RussianAcademy,mayhave beenreasonablyactingaccordingtoprotocol,butherbehaviourmadeitallthemore difficultfortheCommitteeon theSocialValueoftheEarth Sciences,InternationalUnion ofGeodesyandGeophysics,to whichthirty-fournationsadhere,andthereisnoreasonto doubtthatRussiadidthisdeliberately.

Letmesouseit,thatitmay mellowme,nothardennorembitterme;thatitmaymakeme patient,notirritable;thatitmay makemebroadinmyforgiveness,notnarrow,haughty,and overbearing.

Atthesametimeheinsisted uponthegraveresponsibilityof everyscientisttopursuethe straightpathoftruthregardless ofpoliticalorotheraffiliations.

Maynoonebelessgoodfor havingcomewithinmyinfluence,noonelesspure,lesstrue, lesskind,lessnoble,forhaving beenafellowtravellerinour journeytowardsEternalLife.

AsIgomyroundsfromone distractiontoanother,letme whisperfromtimetotimea wordoflovetoThee.Maymy lifebelivedinthesupernatural. fullofpowerforgoodand stronginitspurposeofsanctity.

"Certainlynoonewillquestion," saidDr.Field,"that,atleast amongscientists,thegeologists andthegeophysicistshavea muchgreaterresponsibilityto humanitythanjusttothemselves."Theyhavenoright,he added,todictatetohumanity, buttheycertainlyhaveboththe privilegeandthedutyofofferingresponsibleadvice.

Insharpcontrastwiththis conceptofresponsibilityisthe pictureofsomeAmericanscientists,notunderSovietpressure,

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O'NEILL-OnJuly9th,suddenly,atPerth,Daniel O'Neill,of66Wellington Street,andformerlyofTambellup,youngestsonofthe latePatrickandBridget O'Neill,andbelovedbrotherof PatrickThomas,WilliamJoseph,Anne(Mrs.Wilde),Catherine(Mrs.Jenkin),Mary Ellen,andMargaret(Mrs.W. Schurer);aged61years. R.I.P.

MURPHY.-OnJuly11th,1949, atSt.JohnofGodHospital, Subiaco,PatrickJames,late of489BeaufortStreet,Perth, dearlybelovedhusbandof Kathrine,lovingfatherof Monica,Agnes,Eileen,Stan, Olive,Theresa,Ivy,Kathleen, AlanandRonald;dearfatherin-lawofWilliamandBill Ford;PaofJanice,Graeme andPauline.

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ENRIGHT(L.A.C.PeterEdward).-Insadandloving memoryofdearPeter.who diedattheBaseHospital, Malta,July25th,1943. ImmaculateHeartofMary, Yourprayersforhimextol. MostSacredHeartofJesus, Havemercyonhissoul. -Sadlymissedbyhissorrowing mother,sisterandbrothers,Goomalling.

FLEMING(Geoff,WX6386,2/28 Batt.).-Inproudandloving memoryofGeoff,killedat RuinRidge,July27th,1942, aged20;dearyoungestsonof JohnandNinaFleming,brotherofIan(R.A.A.F.,killed inaction),andDerek. IamtheResurrectionand theLife.

whoactaspropagandistsforthe Sovietcause.Ourwonder growswhenweseethemstill cultivatingtheirprofessional prestigewhileplacingitatthe serviceofanagencywhich,they willonedaydiscover,holds themincompletecontempt. Psychologistsmayunearththe rootofthisphenomenon.To ourmatter-of-factminds,it looksasiftheSovietplanners areoncemoremakingskilful useofaveryancienttool-the appealtoasublimatedtypeof vanity.

Fewgeniuses,historyseems toshow,arequitesatisfiedwith theconfinesoftheirownpreeminence.Asurprisingnumber secretlylongtoachievesomethingelseforwhich,bytrainingandtemperament,theyare quiteunfitted.Communists knowthistwistinourhuman nature.Withthisinmind,we maybetterunderstandwhythe counselofclear-sightedmen likeProfessorFieldsometimes fallsupondeafears.Wecan alsosurmisewhytheRussians stayedawayfromthedeliberationsofagroupofearth-scientistswhorefusedtolettheirprofessionalcompetenceserveeither personalglorificationorpoliticalschemes.

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ItalianOpera

WhentheItalianOperaCompany,underthemanagementof J.C.WilliamsonLtd.,opensits seasonhereonAugust11many peopleinPerthwillbeseeing Italianoperaforthefirsttime. Eversincetheopeningofthe firstoperahouseinItalyin1637, operaticperformanceshave playedanimportantpartin Italianlife.Creativemusical activityinItalyduringthelatterhalfoftheeighteenthcenturyandtheentirenineteenth centurywasconfinedalmostexclusivelytothewritingof operaticmusic.Thepredilection whichtheItalianpeoplehave shownfortheoperainpreferencetoanyothertypeofmusic hasexistedtothisday.

HelenKaufmaninher"Home BookofMusicAppreciation" writesasfollows:

"Whenyouarefirstexposed totheopera,youmaybemore hilariousthanrespectful.The amorousanticsofpot-bellied tenorsinmoth-eatenfurtrimmings,thehaltingoftheaction whiletheprimadonnadelivers alongaria,theunmotivatedperformanceoffeatsofvalourfor loveofabumpyheroineinvirginalwhite,thedeathscenes sunginhealthyfortissimo,may besoamusingthatyouforgetto beuplifted.Butafteryouhave hadyourlaughthereremains muchtobeseenandheard. Variedasarethetypesofopera intherepertoire,theyhave pointsoflikenessintreatment. Vocally,theydividethesolo honoursbetweenwhatiscalled 'recitative'and'aria,'theensemblehonoursbetweengroups whichrangefromtwosinginga duettoalargechorusofahundredormore.Instrumentally, theorchestrahassteppedoutof itsearlyroleofmeagreaccompanimenttobecomeanintegral partofthedramatic-musical scheme,soimportantinitself thattodisregarditisimpossible.Dramatically,theposturingandoveracting,theincredibleplotsandequallyincredible librettiarebeingslowlymodified.Ithasgraduallyappeared thatagoodsingerisnotofnecessityabadactor,andvice versa,andthatcorrectcostumes anddecordetractnotatallfrom effectiveness.Thankstoimproveddiction,thelibrettiare moreplainlyunderstoodthan formerly,andmorecriticallyreceived,andinafewcaseshave

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beenrevampedtotheirvastimprovement." Operaattemptsthefusionof severalarts.Thehistoryofits developmentsinceJacopoPeri's firstcrudeeffortin1600-"Euridice''-showsplainlythatfirst oneandthenanotherofthevariouselementsofoperahasbeen esteemedaboveitsfellows.Composershavearguedceaselessly backandforthastotherelative importanceoflibrettoversusactionversusmusic.Thestoryis relatedofaneight-year-old whosemothertookhertothe MetropolitanOperaHousefora performanceof"HanselandGretel."Shesatenrapturedand silentthroughouttheafternoon. Onthewayhomethemother brokethesilencetoask,"Did youlikethemusic,dear?"The childturnedastonishedeyes uponher."Music!"sheexclaimed."Wastheremusic?" Herinteresthadbeensoconcentratedonthedramaticportrayalofthefamiliarfairytale thatitrejectedeverythingelse.

"Italianopera"-writesMartin Bernsteinin"AnIntroduction toMusic"-"withbutfewexceptionshasalwaysplaceditsemphasismoreonfinevocalismand ingratiatingmelodythanon dramaticpropriety.Ithasnot beensomuchaplayenhanced bymusicasaformofmusical entertainment,inwhichaccomplishedsingershavedelighted theiraudienceswithbeautiful melodiesexpertlydeliveredina languagerichinmellifluous vowels,andconsequentlywell adaptedtosongandtovocal display.Forthisreasonthe Italianoperahasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularityeverywhere.Thispopularityhasoften beenexcessiveandhasfrequentlyservedtoimpedepublic recognitionofothertypesof operaticcompositionsofaless colourfulnature.Theharsh mannerinwhichGermancomposerssuchasvonWeberspoke oftheItalianoperawasmorea reactiontowhattheyconsideredanunjustdiscriminationthan atrueaestheticjudgment.The commentwhichBeethovenmade aboutoneofthemostfamous ItaliansexplainswhyGerman composersfoundthecompetition difficult:'Rossiniisatalented andmelodiouscomposer;his musicsuitsthefrivolousand sensuousspiritofthetimes;and hisproductivityissogreatthat heneedsonlyasmanyweeksas theGermansneedyearstowrite anopera.'"

ThecompanycomingtoPerth istoopenupwithPuccini's opera,"LaBoheme."Giacomo Puccini(1858-1924)wasacomposerofexceptionalattainments. Hisstylewasafusionofthree importantfeaturesofnineteenth centuryopera:theexpressive melodyofVerdi,thedramatic potencyofverismo(atypeof operaticrealism),andtheilluminativecommentaryofthe Wagnerorchestra.Theorchestraplaysanimportantpartin allofhisworks,but,asiscustomaryinItalianopera,itrefrainsfromencroachingonthe domainofthevoice.Puccini's orchestrationiscolourful,if nonetoo picturesqueoriginal,andthemany sceneswhichoccur inhisoperasowetheireffectivenessasmuchtotheorchestraas tothescenepainter."LaBoheme"(1896),"Tosca"(1900),and"MadameButterfly"(1904) arehismasterpieces.

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ThatfollowedHim.Shescarcely heardtheircries WhocursedherSon.Sheonly sawHiseyes, ThatsinceHisagonyhadknown notears

Tillnow.Acrossthehostof swayingspears

Sheglimpsedthatinstantdepthlessmysteries Oflove,thatbloodandpain couldnotdisguise, Andfeltasuddenstillingofher fears.

Hefell.Shedidnotmoveto helpHimrise

ToNature'scall.Adeeperlove cried"Stop!' Silentandnumb,shewatched Hissacrifice, AndfromHisChaliceboreto seeknodrop.

ObedienttoHisguides,Hestaggeredon, LeavingHismothersenseless andalone.

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CentenaryOfLinguist Cardinal

Thisyearoccursthecentenary ofthedeathofaremarkablelinguisticgenius,whospokenearly fortylanguages,andwhoattributedhispowertodivineassistance,CardinalGuiseppeMezzofanti. ThegreatCardinal,whoheld severalofthemostexaltedoffices intheChurch,beingCustodianof theVaticanLibrary,hadanIrish biographerinthecelebratedPresidentofMaynoothCollege,Very Rev.CharesW.Russell,DD., scionofanhistoricCo.Down family,whowasafellow-workerwithCardinalWiseman,and influencedCardinalNewmanin hisconversion.

InDr.Russell'sbiogra,.hycf CardinalMezzofantionewill(Ind evidenceofhowhetranscended allmemorablelinguistsofancientandmoderntimes.Aprodigy,intherapiditywithwhich heacquiredaworkingvocabularyofaforeignlanguage,ofics grammaticalstructure,theworld hasnotseenanylinguistwitha tenthofhisacquirements.

Scholarat12.

Thesonofapoorcarpenter, borninBolognain1774,thecircumstancesofhisearlylifeamid stirskilatingacademicsurroundingsgavehismindanintellectual benttowardsphilologicalstudy, whichbecamemorepronounced withincreasingyears.

Beforehewastwelveyears old,hehad,besidestheclerical languages,learnedSpanish,German,MexicanandSouthAmericandialectsfromJesuitswho hadbeendeportedfromParaguay.Thestoryofhowhistal-

CatholicPrestige InEngland

entscametobeappliedtolanguagestudyhasanelementif thesupernaturalinit.

AswasthecustomofcarpentersinItalytowardsthecloseof theeighteenthcentury,they pliedtheirtradeoutofdoors. Guiseppe,anapprenticetohis father,wasworkingatabench oppositethewindowofaschool inwhichapriestwasteaching LatinandGreek.

Unacquaintednotonlywith thespellingandgrammarof Greek,butevenwiththatofhis ownlanguage,hegaveearattentivelytothelessonsthatwere beingtaught;drankinevery GreekandLatinphrasethatwas explained,withoutoncehaving seenaGreekorLatinprimer.

Hisunwittingteachersoon cametohearabouttheunseen pupil'savidityandlostnotime inhavinghimaffordedamore congenialpursuit.ThatinformationwasgiventoCardinal WisemanbyanEnglishmanlivinginBologna,whowasintimatelyacquaintedwithyoung Mezzofantiinearlylife.

Evenmoreremarkableisthe accountofanAmericannamed JoelTylerHeadley,who,inhis "LettersfromItaly,"published in1845,statesthatwhileMezzofantiwasanobscurepriestin thenorthofItalyhewascalled onedaytoconfesstwoforeign erscondemnedforpiracyand whoweretobeexecutednext

ByFamed"Akubra"

BestqualityBlack"Akubra"PureFurFeltsin smartClericalShapes.Featuring21incutedge, withsnapbrim,fullcrown,genuineheadband,and finishedwith11inchband.Sizes6ato7i,at Walsh'sfor25/-4

MADRID,June30.-"Goto theArchbishopofWestminster andaskhimtoprayforme,becauseapparentlytheprayersof ourArchbishopofCanterbury arenotmakingmewell,"wartimePrimeMinisterWinston ChurchillisreportedtohaveremarkedtohiswifewhenseriouslyillduringWorldWarIL

Thestorywastoldhereby Mrs.AntoinetteWoodruff,vicepresidentoftheCatholicWomen'sLeagueofGreatBritain, andpresidentoftheCatholic CommitteeforReliefAbroad, whoisvisitingSpainattheinvitationofCatholicAction.

Mrs.Woodruff,wifeofthedirectorof"TheTablet,"London Catholicweekly,wasspeakingto newspapermenaboutthestatus ofBritishCatholicism,andrelatedtheanecdotetopointoutthe prestigeenjoyedamongnon-CatholicsbyArthurCardinalHinsley,deceasedArchbishopof Westminster.

(RecentlytheNewYorkmagazine,"LiturgicalArts,"saidthat whenthecelebratedBritish statesmanlearnedthathiscoilsin,sculptressClareSheridan. hadjoinedtheChurch,heexclaimedthat"theCatholic Churchto-dayisupholdingthe dignityandfreedomofthehumanpersoninthefaceoftotalitarianism.")

"CatholicsinEnglandarecomparativelyfew,about3,000,000, representing10percent.ofthe totalpopulation,"Mrs.Woodruffsaid."Butwhatislacking inquantityisfoundinquality. Theyaregoodandfervent,withoutthereligiousindifference foundinthecountry'sProtestant majority.Particularlyduringtit warourranksincreasedconsiderablythorughtheexampleof loveandsacrificeshownbyBritishCatholics'

day.

Visitingtheircells,hefound thatnoneofthemunderstooda wordhespoke.DistressedAt thethoughtthattheyshould leavehewcrldwithoutthe solationofreligion,hehastened tohisroom,resolvedtoinstruct himselfintheirlanguagetoenablehimtoheartheiroonfessior. Hesucceededinhistask,and nextdayheheardtheirconfessions.

Henceforward,themysteryof adifficultlanguagegavehimno trouble.Thepurityofhissotive,Mezzofantibelieved,disposedGodtoassisthim.Headley givesthisaccountontheauthorityofapriestwhowasafriend ofMezzofanti,andherelates thatMezzofantihimselfattributedhispowerofacquiringlanguagestoDivineasistance.

Biographer'sIndustry.

Notaleofromanceoradventurborofheroismcouldmake sopowerfulanappealtoaneducatedmindasdoesDr.Russell's brilliantnarrativeoftheprogress andattainmentsmadebythis prodigyofspeechfromtheyear 1770,whenheenteredtheJesuit SocietyatBologna,untilhislife endedonMarch15,1849,then holdingseveralofthemostexaltedofficesintheRomancuria.

Accordingtohisbiographies, hespokeperfectlythirty-eight languages,amongthembeing BiblicalandRabbinicHebrew, Arabic,Armenian,Coptic,ancientandmodernPersian,Turkish, Albanian,Greek,ancientand modernMaltese,Latin,Italian, Spanish,Portuguese,French, German,English,Polish,Russian, Bohemian,Magyan,Chinese, Hindustani,andmanyotherlanguagesandfiftydialects.

CONVERSIONSBYSUICIDE

KARASAKI,Japan,June30(NC)-Asuicidebroughtfour peopleintotheChurchrecently.

Severalweeksagoamanfrom Shiga-sato,avillagenearhere, cametotheMaryknollMission lookingforhisson.Hesaidthe sonhaddisobeyedhimanddisappeared,sayinghewouldgoto theCatholicchurchinKarasaki.

Whiletheyweretalking,one ofthepriestsnoticedtheson standinginafieldjustbeyond themission.Theyoungman stoodmotionless,staringatthe mission,andthensuddenlyclutchedhisstomachandfelltothe ground.WhentheMaryknollers reachedhim,hewasunconscious, andshortlyafterdied,despitea rushtripinthemissionjeepto ahospital,whereeffortswere madetorevivehim.Inthe boy'srighthandhadbeenfound apinkpapermarked"poison."

Thedeadlad'smother,sister, brother,andgrandmothervisited

themissionafewdayslater,askingaboutthis"LordofHeaven" religionwhichhadpromptedthe prieststohelptheirboy Beforeleaving,theyaskedforinstructionstoentertheChurch.

LONDON,June30-(NC).--

SirDavidKelly,aconverttothe CatholicChurchin1914,andrecentlynamedBritishAmbasador totheSovietUnion,hasarrived inMoscow.

Bornin1892,hewaseducated atSt.Paul'sSchoolandMagdalenCollege,Oxford.Following hisconversion,SirDavidserved withtheBritishArmyinFrance inWorldWarIfrom1915to 1919,whenheenteredthediplomaticservice.

BesidesserviceintheForeign Office,SirDavidhasbeenstationedatBuenosAires.LisEon, MexicoCity,Brussels,StockholmandCairo.

DoYouPrayForThe Freedom-Fighters?

WecallhimtheSilentOne.quietly."Ishall

It'sastupidnick-name,but hedoesn'tresentit.

Heknowsthathetalksas muchastherestofus.Buthe alsoknowsthathehasahabit ofgoingsuddenlysilentinthe middleofadiscussion.

Onsuchoccasionsheremains tight-lipped.Hismindismiles away.Itisinhisowncountry, acountryontheothersideof theIronCurtain.

TheSilentOnewasdoingit now.Hestareddreamilyoutof theofficewindowintothenight. Istoodbesidehim.Weboth lookeddownonthelamp-lit Liffeyandtheemptyquays.

TheSilentOnebrokehissilence.

"YoudonotaskmewhatI amthinking."hesaidquietly.

Iwaited.

-Iwasthinking,"saidheslowly,"ofyour1916andofyour Black-and-Tanwar. Iwas thinkingalsoofthatmarvellous religiousdemonstration in O'ConnellStreetlastSunday. Onehundredandfiftythousand peopleprotestingagainstthe persecutionoftheChurch.And," headdedsimply,"itwascomforting."

"Comforting?"

"Yes.Theydemonstrated againsttheCommunistpersecutioninmycountry.Theyrememberedmypeople."

"Freedomfrompersecutionin EastEurope,"Imurmured,"and thefightforfreedomduring'The Trouble.'Isupposetheideaof freedomconnectedthetwo things,'TheTrouble'andthat demonstrationlastweek,inyour mind?"

"No,"saidtheSilentOne,"it wassomethingquitedifferent."

"Whatwasitthen?"

Heturnedandlookedatme.

"ItwastheRosary,"saidhe sadly.

"TheRosary?"

Henodded."Onehundred andfiftythousandpeoplesaida decadeoftheRosaryinO'ConnellStreetlastSunday."He lookedoutatthedarklyflowing Liffeyagain,andcontinued."I havenoticedalsothatwhenever youcommemorateyourdead fightersforfreedomyoupeople saytheRosary.Ihaveread, too,thatwhenmenwerehanged orwereingaolinthiscountry, peoplekneltoutsidetheprisons andsaidtheRosary."

Hesighedandwenton,asif hehardlynoticedme.

"SoonIwillgoback,"hesaid

Dublin

here,'ontherun.'Someday theywillcatchme.Theyalways do,thesetimes.Andwhenthey do,Imayhavetodie.Itwould becomfortingtohearcrowds outsidesayingtheRosary.But therewillbenocrowds.Nobody willevenknow."Don'tbesopessimistic,"I saidawkwardly, "Iamnotworried,"wenton theSilentOne."Itisjustthat Iamsad.Mybrotherswere freedomfighters,too-likeyour men.OneisburiednearanaerodromeinEngland.Theotheris buriedwho-knows-where,probablySiberia.Thereareno churchesnearthem.Thereare noCatholicpeople.Nobodywill gatherattheirgravesidetoreciteRosariesforthem.Weare allforgottenmen."Listen,"saidI,''Ihavea pen."

Hesmiledwanly."Butyou willnotbewritingtome,"he said."Verbalmessages,yes. Butnotwrittenones."

"Ihaveapen,"Irepeated, "andIwillwritejustwhatyou havesaid.WhatIwritewillbe readbymanypeople..Theyare generouspeople.TheywillrecitefamilyRosariesforyour brothersandyourcomrades,for allyourfreedom-fighterswho havenobodytoprayattheiranniversariesorbytheirgravesidesoroutsidetheirprisons." Hiseyeslitup."Likethose 150,000inO'ConnellStreet,'he' saidquietly.

"Evenmore,"saidI."In homesatnight,inchurchesat Masstime,andinthechurches whenpeoplemaketheirvisits." Hesmileddownattheriver, didtheSilentOne.

"Andasforyourself,"saidI, "iftheCommunistsdogetyou, whenyouareinyourcell,or yourprisoncamp,andwhenyou aremostalone,rememberthat somewhereinIrelandtheRosariesforyouarebeingsaid, justastheywereoncesaidfor yourownmen.Youwillnot hearthem,buttheywillbecomingtoyoufromconvents,from firesides,andfromquiet churches."

Heturnedandwalkedslowly acrosstheroomandstoodin frontofthestatueoftheBlessed Motherwhowatchesovermy office.

"MybrothersandIareadopted,"saidtheSilentOnewitha smile,andturningtomehe added:"Youwillnotforget?"

Honours 9U.S.Fighters

DUBLIN,July14.-(NC)-

ThreeAmericanAirForce planeshavearrivedherefrom Maastricht,Holland,bringingto thiscountryforintermentthe bodiesofnineIrish-Americans wholosttheirlivesintheU.S. armedforcesduringthewar.

ment,itiswiththethoughtof thebereavementwhichmust nowagaintouchallfamilies concernedthatIwishtoidentify theseyoungmenbyname,and, indoingso,withoutreferenceto rankoradvancement."

Takingpartinasolemnand impressiveservicefortheirreceptionatDublinAirportwere theU.S.MinistertoIreland,Mr. GeorgeA,Garrett,andother membersoftheU.S.Legation. TheIrishGovernmentwasrepresentedbySeanMacEoin, MinisterforJustice,andC.C. Cremin,representativeofthe MinistryforExternalAffairs.

Asthecoffins,eachdraped withtheStarsandStripes,were takenfromtheplanes,amilitaryguardofhonourpresented armsandbuglerssoundedthe LastPost.AnAmericansoldier wearingablackarmletaccompaniedeachcoffinandtravelled toitsfinaldestination.

Inashortaddress,Mr.Garrettsaid:"Weareassembled heretopayhomagetotheyoung menofIrishheritagewhomade thesupremesacrificeasmembersoftheUnitedStatesarmed forcesduringthelastworldwar. Whileineachcasetheirfinal journeywillonlybecomplete onarrivalatthepointofinter-

Ihavewrittenit. Iknowthegenerosityofthose whowillreadit.

Thedeadandthelivingofthe freedom-fighterswhohavegiven somuchinthestruggleagainst atheisticCommunismwillnotbe forgotten.

You,myreaders,willoffer yourRosariesforthemboth.

YoucanevensayoneHail Maryforthembeforeyouread anotherlineofthepaper. GALLOWGLASS.

JAILEDBISHOPS ISSUEPASTORALS

NEWYORK.-(NC)-The voicesofUkrainianCatholic Bishops,nowheldinvarious Russianforcedlabourcamps,are reachingtheirfaithfulinthe WesternUkrainethroughpastoralletterssmuggledthrough undergroundchannels,the UkrainianBulletinpublished herestates.Itbasesitsreport onaUkrainianCatholicpaper ofWinnipeg,Canada.

Thereportstatesthatatleast afewlettersfromArchbishop JosephSlipyofLwow,therankingUkrainianCatholicprelate, havereachedhisCatholics. ArchbishopSlipyisatpresent reportedtobeinaconcentration campnearVorkuta,intheSovietArctic..Hewasearlierreportedtohavebeenheldat Yeniseisk,inSiberia.

Thepastorallettersofthe UkrainianCatholicBishopsare readbythousandsoftheUkrainianfaithful,whostillstubbornlyclingtotheirancestralfaith, despitethe"reunion"withthe schismaticOrthodoxChurch forcedonthembytheKremlin, thebulletinsays.

Accordingtorecentreports, threeotherUkrainianBishops arestilllivinginSovietforced labourcamps:BishopNiceta Budka.AuxiliaryofLwow;NicolaCzarnecky,ApostolicAdministratorofVolhynia,and JohnLateachewsky,Auxiliary ofStanislawow.TwoBishops aresaidtohavediedafterdeportation:BishopsGregory ChomyzenofStanislawow,and GiosafatKocaelowskyofPrzemysl.

DEATHANTICIPATED CONVERSION

TOKYO,July12.-(Radio, NC)-SadanoriShimoyama,presidentoftheJapaneseState Corporation,whowasbeatento deathduringtherailwaylabour disorders,hadexpresseddeterminationrecentlytoreceive Baptism,itwasdisclosedhere to-day.Hiswifeandoneson aretakinginstructionsinthe Faith,whiletwoothersons havealreadybeenbaptised.

Mr.MacEoinsaidheregarded theceremonyassymbolicofthe linksbetweenIrelandandU.S., andthattheseyoungmenhad giventheirlivesforaverynoble causeandforthemotherland theyhadadopted."Ihopeand pray,"hesaid,"thattheymay restinpeaceandthatthesacrificetheyhavemadewillnot beinvain,butthatthedemocracytheyfoughttomaintain willbemaintainedalloverthe world."

0PROMISEME

Becauseaboutoneinevery fourU.S.marriagesfails,the Rev.GordonB.McKeeman,a UniversalistministerinWorcester,Mass.,decidedthatperhaps theoldweddingvows,wereexactingtoomuchofapromise fromnewlyweds.Now,hesaid, ifthecoupleagreesheiswilling tochangethevowfrom"Solong asyebothshalllive,"toonehe considersmoreintunewiththe times-"Solongasyebothshall love."

Mr.Shimoyama'sdeathcame atatimewhenhewassupervisingthe'dismissalof90,000excess railwayworkersunderanAllied directive,whichseekstorehabilitateJapan'seconomythrough rationalisationofheavilyovermanned.industry.programmes. Theprogrammehasbeenopenly opposedbytheCommunistParty andCommunist-inspiredlabour unions.

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DearCornerites

Ourspecialworkinlifeis plannedforusbyourHeavenly Father,Whoaloneknowswhat willconducetoourfuturehappiness.Fortheyoungmanwho hadkept'faithfullytheCommandmentsfromhisyouth,and was,onthataccount,beloved byOurLord,somethinghigher wasinstore."Jesussaithto him:Ifthouwiltbeperfect,go sellwhatthoubast,andgiveto thepoor,andthoushalthave treasureinHeaven:andcome, followMe."TheGospeladds: "Andwhentheyoungmanheard thisword,hewentawaysad:for hehadgreatpossessions."It wasonthatoccasionthatOur DivineLordtoldthepeoplewho werelisteningtoHiswordsthat itiseasierforacameltopass throughtheeyeofaneedle,than forarichmantoenterintothe kingdomofHeaven.

Howmuchhappierwouldthat youngmanhavebeenhadhe followedtheadvicegiventohim byhisLordandCreatorWho wouldalsohavegivenhmthe gracetodowhathefundso hard!Itisthedutyofeachof thosewhowishtoserveGo'lto useeveryendeavourtofindout whatworkHewishesthemtode whiletheyareinthislifsResponsetotheDivineCallwillsecuretheirhappinessbothhere andhereafter.Everygoodwish. AUNTBESSY.

BUSHIES' CORNER

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Previouslyacknowledged 3940

AFriendoftheBushies 50

Diane'sMother 100 E.F.(Victoria) ....200

MiffsE.Shanley 70

Total £42160

Stampsreceivedlastweek: Mrs.A.C.Foley(Pinjarra);2 packetswithoutnames.

TOTen Commandments

DuringHislifeonea,th,Our DivineLordwasonedayasked byayoungmanwhows;rich, rndenjoyedthegoodthingsof thisworld,butwhowantedto makesureofgainingeternallife,

wits'endstoknowhowtobring peaceandharmonyintothe'ives ofthoseunderthem,lostwithcutsuccess.Manythousand yearsago,theDivine1,..,w-giver showedtheroadtohappiness-

held'notverylongago,andthe peoplehopetohaveoneevery firstSaturdayofthenoath.--Yourlovingfriend, GAVANO'CONNOR

DearGavan.-Youhavea lovelyIrishname,soyouare meanttobetruetotheFaith whichSt.PatrickbroughttoIrelandmanyyearsagowhenhe workedsuchwondersforthe peopleoftheGreenIsle.Ihope yourinterestingletterwillno* beyourlastappearanceinthe Children'sCorner.Everygood wishfromonewhoisanxious topromoteyourtemporaland spiritualwelfare.

AUNTBESSY.

Boyanup.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisismy firstlettertoyou.IaminStandardIII.,andamnineyearsold. Iwouldlikeyoutosendmea prickcard,please.Ihavetwo brothersandonesister.They aremucholderthanIam.I wenttotheBushies'Schoo,at Dardanuplastyear,andIOa goingagainthisyear.Welive onadairyfarmthreemilesfroM Boyanup. Itraveltoschoolon abus.Ilikeschoolverymuch. Wearehavingourhalf-yearly exams.justnow.Wehavesport

whatwasnecessarytohe(lone toenterHeaven.Christ'sanswershowedinapositivemanner whatwasessential. Ifthou wiltenterintoEternalLife,keep theCommandments.

JustastheAngelsweretried beforetheywereconfitoed in glory,andasourfirstparents weretestedbeforetheycould enterParadise,soallGod'screaturescapableofdiscerningbetweengoodandevilmustpass anexaminationbeforebeingadmittedintoEternalLife.Only byfaithfulobservanceofGod's Lawduringourmortallifeis heavengained. Humanlaw-giversareattheir

"ThoushaltlovetheLo-dthy Godwiththywholeheart,and withthyWholesoul,andwith allthystrength,andwithallthy mind:andthyneighbourasthyself.Thisdo,andthoushalt live."

Thisisasummaryoftheten Commandments.Goodoesnot forceHiscreaturestoobeyHim, butmakesaveryforcibleappeal totheirheartswhenHesays: "IfyouloveMe,keepMyCommandments."

Couldanypunishmentbetoo greatforthosewho,unmindful oftheinfiniteloveoftheirCreator,deliberatelydieinastateof unrepentanceafteralifespent inthecontinualdisregardfor God'sLaws?TheMercyof Godisaboundlessocean,butHis Justicerequiressubmissionto HisHolyWillasanecessary conditionforsalvation.Could theSupremeLordandRulero' allthingsactotherwise?

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Wedgewood,Karridale.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisismy firstlettertoyou.Weliveon adairyfarmnamed"Wedgewood,"andhowitgotitsname wasthatMummyoncelivedata placecalledWedgewood,and Daddyoncelivedinaplace calledWoodlands,andwehalvedeachname.WegotoSheoak School.Yesterdaywesawa strangebirdonthefence.Itwas yellow,blackandwhite.We alsosaw'agreybird,too;itwas aboutasbigasamagpie. I havethreebrothersandn3sisters.MybrothersareKelvin, PeterandTerryAdancewas

everyFridayafternoon.Imust saygoodbyenow.Lovefrom HELENREILLY.

DearHelen,-Yourfirstletter isaverygoodone,andshows yourdesiretobeatruelittle Catholic.MayGodblessyoureffortsandgiveyouHisGraceto befaithfultoyourholyreligion allthroughyourlifeuntilyou areunitedtoHimforever.I ampostingyouaprickcardto fillinfortheBushies'Corner. Yourschoollifeisahappyone becauselessonsandsportplease you.Wishingyoueveryblessing,andwithmuchlove.-Your devoted, AUNTBESSY.

DearAuntBessy,-Pleasefind enclosed£1fortheBusbies,in memoryofmybabygirl(Diane MargaretChecker).-Yourssincerely, DIANE'SMOTHER.

DearMrs.Checker,-Many thanksforyourbigdonationfor theBushies.Yourlittlebaby girlislookingdownlovinglyon youfromherheavenlyhome, waitingforthetimewhenyou willbewithhertopartnomore. ThatourDearLordmayreward yourgenerosityisthefondwish ofyourfriend.

AUNTBESSY a

DearAuntRe&sy,-Pleasefind enclosed£2,forfavoursreceived, thankstotheSacredHeart,Our Lady,theLittleFlower,andSt. Anthony.Wishingyouallthe best.-Yourssincerely, E.F.

DearE.F.,-Thankyoufor yourgenerousdonation,it

HibernianTributetoW.A.Brown

On25th.June,1949,aftera periodofillness,therepassedto hisrewardoneofthemostcolourfulpersonalitiestodonthe Hiberniancollar.BillBrown, ashewasaffectionatelyknown, hadbeensecretaryofHibernian branchesatNortham,Albany, Subiaco,andFremantle.For manyyearshewasamember oftheDistrictBoard,andhad heldeveryofficeintheBoard, includingthatofGeneralSecretary,asthepositionwasthen called.Afterhisresignation fromthatpositiontotakeover thesecretaryshipoftheCeltic Club,hewasappointedaGrand TrusteeoftheSociety,which positionhehelduntilafew weeksbeforehisuntimelydeath.

Hisoutstandingachievement wasattheTriennialInterstate ConferenceoftheSocietyin 1933,whenhewassuccessfulin obtainingforWesternAustralia thehonourofprovidingtheNationalDirectoryoftheSociety forthenextthreeyears.In thataugustbodyheheldwith distinctionthepositionofNationalSecretary.

FormanyyearsBillBrown heldthepositionofauditorof St.Kevin'sBranchoftheSocietyuntilhisdeath.

Theforegoingrecord,webelieve,hasnotbeenequalledby anyothermemberoftheSociety inAustralasia.

Anotablefeatureofhiscareer wastheinfluencewhichtheSocietyhadinthedevelopmentof

hischaracter,andtheinfluence forgoodwhichhewasableto exertamongthemanyhundredsofmemberswithwhom hecameincontact.Hewasa capableofficer,whodidwith careandkindnessanytask whichheundertook.Hewas alwaystrusted,respected,and honoured.Hiscontributionsto debatesatdistrictconferences, andInterstateconventionswill wellberememberedbyallthose privilegedtohearhiswords.

Althoughhehadmanyother interests,BrotherBillBrown wasalwayspreparedtogivethe Societypreferenceinhisactivities. Hisfuneralwaswellattended byrepresentativesoftheSocietywhowereanxioustopaya lasttributetothewell-loved brother,andtohissorrowing widowandfamily.ThesympathyoftheSocietygoesoutto them,whileprayersofmembersareaskedforthereposeof hisgentlesoul.

Civicthilidayon Priest'sJubilee

SUTTON,Neb.-(NC).--When theRev.JohnFHennessy,pastorofStMary'sChurchhere, celebratedthe50th.anniversary ofhisordination,MayorC.G. Yostproclaimedacivicholiday, businesswasshutdownandBishopLouisB.Kucera,ofLincoln, alongwith60priestsofthe diocese,cametotowntoparticipateinthecelebration

`PadreoftheBowery

NEWYORK-(NC).-ASolemnRequiemMasswasoffered hereinOldSt.Patrick'sCathedralforMsgr.ConradI.McCoy, directoroftheHolyNameCentreforHomelessMenonBleeck:a Street,andpastoroftheChurch ofOurLadyofLoreto.Known asthe"PadreoftheBowery"to thousandsofdriftersfromall partsofthecountry,Monsignor McCoywasbornin1899andordainedin1925.

AquinasDefeatsHale

Inperfectconditionsforfootball,AquinasdefeatedHale SchoolatSubiacoOvalonWednesday,July6TakingadvantageofAquinas'labouringtobecomebalanced,Haleopenedattractivelytoscore1goal2points inthefirstquarter,whereas Aquinasonlyscoredonepoint

OldAquinians'HockeyResults

Owingtosomeminorenjuries inthepreviousweek'splayand someabsentees,allteamswere weakenedlastSaturday,andaccordinglysuffereddefeat.

Withtheircaptain,P.Kennedy,andG.Melvinout,A's didfairllywellagainstOld Modernians,losing2-1,andthat byapenaltybullyinthelast fewminutesofplay.Young, newlypromotedplayers,inM. Paget,C.WilliamsonandB. Quinlivan,allshowedupwell, Pagetscoringtheonlygoal,and withN.KennedyandJ.Griffin, wasoneofthebestplayers. ReserveGrade,withouttheir regularforwardline,foundit beyondthemtoscoregoals,and

StockportPhotos

Thelatestpicturestakenof therosesonOurLady'sstatueat Stockport,Engand,maybeobtainedbywritingorcalling:LEGIONOFMARY,c/oCentral CatholicLibrary,36PierStreet, Perth.Costpriceonlyischarged,1/6,pluslid.postage.These photos.havebeenprocuredinordertogivethepeopleofAustraliaanopportunityofseeingin apicturewhatisregardedasthe mostextraordinaryhappening ofrecenttimesinEngland.

wentundertoOldScotch,3-1. InthefirsthalfAquinashadby farthegreaterportionofplay, butcouldmanageonlyonegoal, hitbyD.O'Brien,tomakescores evenathalftime.Intheearly stagesofthesecondterm,the halves,ledbyF.Walsh,kept theballwellup,buttheforwardswereoffthetarget.Scotch thenbrokethroughandscored twoquickgoals.Finalscores, 3-1.O.A.'sbestplayers,F. WalshandD.O'Brien. B',splayingtwoshorttill half-time,didverywelltohold thestrongFremantleteamto 3-0inthefirsthalfInthesecondperiod,whenonlyoneshort, theyheldtheoppositiontillalmosttheend,whenFremantle brokeawayandscoredtwo goals.Finalscores,5-0.Colin Ralph,atcentrehalf-back,and JohnMagee,atlefthalf,played magnificentlyrightthroughthe game. OnSundaymorningtwoteams fromtheclubwentoutto AquinasCollegeandspentan excellentmorningshowingthe boyshowtoplayhockey.The boysalsoenjoyedjoininginthe game,andsomeverypromising talentwasobserved.Theclub looksforwardtohavingthemin itsmidstinthefuture,andextendstoBrotherRedmondand hishelpersitsappreciationfor theirworkinhelpingtomake theoutingsuchasuccess.

TurkishTieWith VaticanUrged

CAIRO,Egypt,June30(NC).----Theestablishmentof diplomatic,relationsbetween TurkeyandtheHolySeehas beenadvocatedbyaleading Turkishnewspaper,theindependent"Cumhuriyet,"ofIstanbul,according,toreportsreachinghere.Thepaperurgesthat theTurkishGovernmentshould notdelayintakingtheinitiative inthisrespect.

Aftermentioningthatother NearEastcountrieshaveestablisheddiplomaticrelationswith theVatican,itunderlinesVaticanpretigeininternationalaffairs,particularlyinitspresent fightagainstCommunism."Even MussoliniwhomadeallItaly tremblehadtobendandcome totermswiththePope,"the papercontinues"andrecently PrincessMargaret'svisittothe

Pope,inspiteofstrongProtestnutoppositioninEngland,isa proofofthesuperiorityofHis Holinessinthepresentworld."

Diplomaticrelationsbetween theHolySeeandTurkeymight requirearadicalchangeinthe religiouspolicyofthelatter, which,forthemoment,doesnotll appearprobable.Since1928all publicreligiousmanifestations arebanedthere,thewearingof clericalgarb,exceptinplacesof worshipduringdivineservice,is forbidden,andalleducation comesunderStatesupervision, thoughreligioustrainingwasdeclaredoptionalin19487

OfatotalpredominantlyMoslempopulationof19,200,000, thereareabout250,000Christians,ofwhomapproximately 20,000areCatholicsoftheLatin, (Continuedfootofnextcolumn)

fromByrneinthesameterm.

Halekeptupthepressureatthe beginningofthesecondquarter, togofurtherahead,butAquinas camebackwiththeirfamiliar brandoffootball,andhalftime sawAquinasahead.

Scores:Aquinas,4'goals4behinds;Hale,3goals2behinds.

Thethirdquarterwasmarked byruggedexchangesbyboth sides.Theballpassedfrom endtoendwithittlescoringresulting.JohnsonandGianotti defendedably,sothatHalecould obtain1goalforthequarter. LeesongoaledforAquinasafter apassfromMajorfroundhim unattended.

Thelastquarterwasall Aquinas',asHale,tiredfrom theirvigorous,opening,wereunableto_copewiththespeedand staminaoftheRedandBlacks.

O'Donnellmarkedsplendidlyto goal;thenReesbrokeawayto findByrnewithanaccurate kick,andanothergoalresulted.

Halescoredapoint,butGianotti'skickresultedinpassesfrom LamberttoMacdougall,Walsh andMajor,whogoaled. The finalwhistlefoundAquinasundefeatedattheendofthefirst round.

FinalScores:Aquinas,9goals 9behinds(63points);Hale,4 goals3behinds(27points).

Goakickers:E.Byrne,3;P.Leesots;2;J.Major,R.Rees,K. O'DonnellandF.Walker.

BestPlayers:JohnsonRees, Leeson,Byrne,LambertGianotti, MajorandTowning. SecondXVIII.

Aquinas:6goals10behindi (46points);Hale,1goal7behinds(13points).

Goalkicers: k M.Reiyll(2),J. Morris,J.Panizza,J.McAleer, andR.Laurie.

BestPlayers:Ivankovich,Reilly,Hicks,Flynn,Finucaneand aPanizz

DentalDiscovery

CHICAGO-(NC).--TwoLoyolaUniversityscientists,Dr. GustavW.Rapp,researchbiochemistinthedentalschool,and hisassistant,B.F.Gurney,submittedreportsatadentalmeetingherewhichindicatethata preventativefortoothdecay mayhavebeenfound.Anew toothpaste,whichuseschlorophyll,thesubstancethatmakes grassgreen,issaidtobemore effectiveinfightingdecay-causingacidsthantherecentlyintroduced"ammoniated"dentifrices.

Chaldean,ArmenianandSyrian rites.TheHolySeehasan ApostolicDelegateatIstanbul, ArchbishopAndrewCassulo,but hispresenceispracticallyignoredbytheGovernment.

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GENEVA,July9.-"Wehavenotfoundasolutionofthe refugeeproblem,becausewehavetoolittlemoney,toolittle time,andaboveall,toolittleChristiancharity,"saysWilliam HallamTuckinhisfarewellreportasdirector-generalof theInternationalRefugeeOrganisation,whichhasjust markeditssecondanniversary.

Mr.Tucksaidinhisfinalreportthatasolutionoftherefugeeproblemcouldbebrought aboutonlybyarevisionofthe immigrationpoliciesonthepart ofthemajornationsofthe world.

TheRev.EdwardJ.Killion. C.SS.R.,whoattendsthesessions hereasarepresentativeofthe VaticanMigrationBureau,declaredthattheCatholicChurch isdeterminedtopressforasolutionoftherefugeeproblem,

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KINGGRATEFUL

ALEXANDRIA(Egypt),July 8.-(NC).-JustbeforeArchbishopArthurHughes,Papal InternunciotoEgypt,leftona threemonths'leaveofabsence hewasreceivedbyKingFarouk. TheKingaskedArchbishop HughestoexpresshisdeepgratitudetoHisHolinessPopePius XIIforhispaternalinterestin thePalestineissueandforVaticanrefugeerelief. TheHolySee,saidtheKing, isindeedafriendonwhomthe refugeescanfullyrely.The KingdeclaredhimselfparticularlypleasedwiththeestablishmentofthePapalMissionfor Palestine.

230,000Refugees

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GAZA(Palestine),July8,-(NC)-Msgr.ThomasJ. McMahon,PresidentofthePapalMissionforPalestine,with headquartersinBeirut,Lebanon,hasmadehissecondrelief tourofEgyptinfivemonths. Duringthetourhevisitedthe refugeecampsinthishistorical cityofGaza,whereSamsonfell intothehandsofthePhilistines anddiedwiththemasheshook thepillarsofthetempleof Dagon.

BeforethePalestinewarfare Gazahadapopulationof18,000; nowtheareaiscrowdedwith 230,000refugees,ofwhom700 areChristians.MonsignorMcMahonwasdeeplyimpressedby theworkdoneherefortheserefugeesbyFatherShoukry,aLebanesepriestoftheLatinRite PatriarchateofJerusalem.

WhenthefirstrefugeesarrivedatGazaoverayearago, FatherShoukrydecidedtodevotehimselftobrighteningtheir lot.Hestoodonthebeachnight anddayanddirectedtherefugeestohisownhome.Thelittle rectoryprovidedquartersfor29 families,180people.Whenhis crammedhousecouldholdno morehesetuptentsonevery availablesitearoundit,thus lodginganother600,andfinally dividedoff,halfhischurchto

MELBOURNEBALLETBLESSED

MELBOURNE(Australia).-(NC).--Adeephushfellover theaudienceascurtaintimeapproachedontheopening nightoftheballetattheNationalTheatrehere.Thehush grewdeeperasarepresentativeoftheballetcompany appearedbeforethecurtainandmadeanunusualrequest.

InlinewithanoldRussian custom,thespokesmansaid,the balletdancerswishedablessing ontheirventurebeforetheseason'sopeningperformance..He calledontheRev.AndreDupeyrat,M.S.C.,veteranmissionaryinNewGuineaandnowin Melbourne,toblessthegroup. Nostrangertotheceremony, FatherDupeyratmadehisway tothestageandgavehisblessingtoallthedancersassembled there.Bychance,thepriesthad onetimeservedasachaplainto theDeBasilRussianballetcom-

pany.Hehadmetthegroupon boardshipin1936.ThedancerswereenroutetoAustralia foratourwhilehewasreturningfromhisnativeFranceafter avacation.Theyaskedhimto becometheirchaplain,andhe actedinthatcapacityforthree months.

Bycoincidence,theopening performanceherewasTschaikowsky'sballet,"Aurora'sWedding,"whichwasintroducedin Australia13yearsagobythe companytowhomFatherDupeyrathadservedaschaplain.

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AMMAN(Jordan),July7.-Therequestsofthreepriests forpermitstovisitshrinesinIsraeliterritorywereeither flatlyrejectedorremainedunansweredthisweek.

Twoofthepriests,Americans,' oftheJosephiteandOblatesof MaryImmaculatecommunities, hadrequestedpermissiontovisit Nazarethandothershrinesin thewesternpartoftheHoly Land.Therequestswererejected.

Thethirdpriest,theVeryRev. JosephMontero,0.F.M.,procuratorgeneralcftheCustody oftheHolyLand,hadasked permissiontogotoAin KarimtocelebrateMassatthe ShrineoftheVisitationonJuly 2,FeastoftheVisitation.His requestwasmadeaweekinadvanceofthefeast.

Despitetheinterventionof theSpanishConsulinJerusalem, FatherMontero'srequestremainedunanswered.Whenan AmericanFranciscantelephoned Israeliauthoritiesonbehalfof theprocurator-general,hewas toldthattherequested'permissionwasnotgranted"forsome specialreasonswhichcannotbe explainedoverthetelephone."

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FindingFatherShoukrywithoutaltarwine,whichtheLebanesepriestalsosupliestothe Orthodoxpriest,MonsignorMcmahonmadearrangementsfor bothaltarwineandhoststobe senttohimregularlyfromthe InternunciatureinCairothrough theAmericanFriendsService Committee(Quakers).

MonsignorMcMahoncameto GazaastheguestoftheQuakers,whonowtakecareofthe 230,000GazarefugeeswithUnitedNationsfunds.

MercyPlane Crashes

SANHOSE,CostaRica,July 7.-(NC)-Aprogrammeof mercywasinterruptedwhena smallItalianplane,TheChildren'sAngel,crashedandburnedneartheairporthere.Ithad coveredtenSouthAmerican countriesinacrusadeforaidto Italy'swar-crippledchildren.

TheplanewasenroutetoNicaragua,andotherCentraland NorthAmericancountrieswhen itsmotorfailedandthepilotand co-pilotattemptedacrashlanding.Theplanehitatree,burst intoflames,andboththepilot andco-pilotwerekilled.

Theideaoftheplanetouron behalfofItaly'swar-crippled wasconceivedbytheRev.Carlo GnocchiandwasblessedbyHis HolinessPopePiusXII. BeforereachingCostaRica, theplanehadbeeninBrazil. Uruguay,Argentina,Chile,Bolivia,Peru,Ecuador',Colombia andPanama.

ARABRELIEF

URGEDONMANY

WASHINGTON-(NC)-Inan efforttocontinueaidforsome 800,000HolyLandrefugees,the UnitedStatesisurgingnearlya scoreofmembersoftheUnited Nationstocontributetheirshare toa32,000,000dollarrelieffund, MichaelJ.McDermott,special assistanttotheSecretaryof Stateforpressrelations,disclosedhere.

Mr.McDermotttoldanews conferencethattheattentionof thenationsisbeingcalledtothe urgencyofthesituationinan efforttopreventreliefmoney fromrunningouthiOctober.

SHANGHAI,July7.-(NC)-

Mrs.W.P.Roberts,wifeofthe EpiscopalianBishopofShanghai,hasbeenreceivedasaconverttotheCatholicChurch.One ofthesonsoftheAmerican couplehadprecededhismother intotheCatholicFaith,andis nowaTrappistmonkinthe AbbeyofOurLadyoftheValley,inRhodeIsland.

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Thebonesofamastadonhave beenfoundnearMilwaukee (U.S.A.).Theboneswere 25,000yearsold.That'saneven number.Tryanoddoraneven numberintheNo.492Charities Consultation.Firstprizeis £3000.

Hesaidthe800,000refugees arescatteredthroughSyria,Jordan,ArabPalestineandEgypt, andarebeingassistedthrough therelieffundwhichwasauthorisedlastyearbytheUnited Nations.Mr.McDermottadded thathewasnotcertainwhich countrieswerelagging,but othersourcesreportedtheywere LatinAmericannations,some "ironcurtain"countries,and France,whoseParliamenthas notyetapproveditscontribution.

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