The Record Newspaper 29 March 1919

LentenRegulationsfor1919

13)LocalcustominAustralasiaallowsthosewhoareboundtofastto take,inadditiontotheirfullmeal, twolightrefection',oneofabout sightounces,theotherofafew ounces.Atthelatterrefection,a littleButterisallowed;attheformer,Butter,Cheese,Eggs,orFish maybetaken,butinsmallquantity, aspartoftheeightounces.

(4)Inindividualcases,wherethere isareasonablecause,anyConfessor may,withinhisowndiocese,and evenoutsideofConfession,givefurtherrelaxationsintheLawofFast orAbstinence,andthatevento thosenotbelongingtothediocese. PratiealSummary.

Thechiefpointstorememberare:

no takenoncertaindays.Itferbide theuseofMoatandofMeatSoup; itdoesnet,however,forbidtheuse ofBggs,Milk,Butter,orCheese,on anydayoftheyear,notevenonAsh WednesdayorGoodFriday.Nor doestheLawofAbstinenceforbid theuseofLardorDrippingenany dayoftheyear,providedtheyare seedmerelyasacondimentorses. *ening. IS)TheLawofFastingrestricts thequantityoffoodwhichmaybe takenoncertaindays.Itallows butonefullmealintheday,with Iwolightrefection".Atthesetwo 4111refectiong,onemaytakethese kind,offoodonlywhichlocalcustomhasapprovedforsuchmealsen lastdays.Thefullmealistobe takenatorafternoon.Itisusuallythemiddaymeal,butitmaybe laterchangedwiththeeveningmeal.

(I)Thereare,accordingtothepresentdiscipline,daysof-

(a)Abstinenceonly;

(b)Pastonly;

(e)FastandAbstinence

N)TheLawofAbstinencebinds onlythosewhohavecompletedtheir seventhyear.

MITheLawofFastingbindsthose onlywhohavecompletedtheir%wen ty-dratyear,buthavenotentered areatheirsixtiethyear 441Thosewhoareillandthese whoarehabituallyengagedinany sultaustingoccupation,areexcused IsomtheLawofFasting.

11)Thosewhoareexemptfromthe LawofFastingandboundonlyby theLawofAbstinence,areallowed Ntakewithoutrestrictionas°tom estheywishonafastdaywhatever isallowedat'theprincipalmealen thatdaytothosewhoareboundto due.

IllThereisneitherFastnorAbstinenceonSunday*,nor,outsideof Lest,enHolidaysofObligation Thereis.noobligationtoanticipate theFastorAbstinencewhichmay happentofallonaSundayorHoliday.

(11)(a)AlltheFridiiyeoftheyear areDaysofAbstinence,unlessFridayhawstobeaHolidayofObligation

Ib)TheWednesdays,Fridays,and SaturdaysofQuarterTense;Ash Wednesday;theFridaysandSaturdaysofLent;andtheVigilsofPentecost,theAssumption,theFeastof AllSaints,andChristmasareDays ofPastandAbstinence.

(e)TheMondays,Tuesdays,Wedmislays,andThursdaysoftontare DaysofFast,but(exceptAshWednesday)theyarenotDaysofAbstinenceOnthesedays,therefore, Meatisallowedattheprincipalmeal Sethosewhoarefasting;itisallowedwithoutreetrictiontothosewho arenotboundtofast.

(101FishandFlesharenotfor. biddenatthesamemeal.

111,TheFastandAbstinenceream assoononHolySaturday,theVigil ofBasterSunday.

113!TheOrdinaryandtheParish Priest(eventhequasi-parishpriest) can,inparticularcasesandforjust muss,dispensetheirownpeople,even outsidethedioceseorparish,from FastorAbstinence.orboth.They canlikewisedispenseexternswho happentobeinthedioceseorparish respectivelyforthetimebeing.

(18,Inexceptionalcases,when, forexample,thereisanepidemic,or muchsickness,or,whenitis&airable,toprovidefortheneed.ofmime largeassemblage,theOrdinarycan giveageneraldispensationforthe wholeorpartofthediocese /paidRegulationsforAustralasia. IllInvirtueofspecialfaculties grantedbytheHolySee,thefaithful ofAustralasiaaredispensedfromthe PastonthedayonwhichtheFeast ofSt.Patrickiscelebrated,thatis, the17thMarch.orthedaytowhich theecclesiasticalFeastistransferred. theyarealsodispensedfromAbstinence,unlesstheFeast.becelebrated onFridayoronanEmberDay.

(2)TheAbstinenceisremoved fromthesecondoftwosuccessive daysofAbstinence.

(11Children.-Childrenwhohave notcompletedtheirseventhyearare notboundbyeitherFastorAbstinence.

(I)ThoseBoundtoAbstain.-The followingareboundtoabstain,but arenotboundtofast:-

(a)Thoseoverseven,butnotyet twenty-oneyearscomplete;

(b)thosewhohaveenteredupon theirsixtiethyear;

(c)thosewhoareill,orwhoare indelicatehealth;

(d)thosewhoarehabituallyengagedinanyexhaustingoccupation;

(e)thosewhoarelawfullydispensedfromtheFast. Suchpersonsare,therefore,bound toabstainfromMeatandMeatSoup (butnotfromEggs,Butter,etc)on theFridaysoftheyear(exceptFridaybeaHoliday),onAshWednesday,ontheWednesdaysofQuarter Terse,ontheVigilsoftheAssumption,AllSaints,andChristmas.

ICThoseBoundtoFastandAbstain-Thosewhohavecompleted theirtwenty-firstyearandhavenot yetenteredupontheirsixtiethyear areboundbothbyFastandAbstinence,unlesstheybeexcusedbyillhealth,byexhaustingwork,bythe impossibilityofgettingLentenfare, orbyadispensation.Suchpersons areallowedbutonefullmeal,with twolightrefectionsontheWednesdays,Fridays,andSaturdaysof QuarterTense,ontheVigilsofPentecost,theAssumption,AllSaints, andChristmas:ontheWeek-daysof Lent(excepttheFeastofSt.Patrick).Theyareboundtoabstain fromMeatandMeatSouponthe Tridarsoftheyear(unlessFridaybe aIfeliteyontheWednesdaysof QuarterTense:andontheVigilso( the'Assumption,AllSaints,and Christmas TiePasha!most Owingtothespecialcircumstances ofAustralasia,thetimeforcomply.* ingwiththePaschalpreceptofCommunionextend'fromAshWednesdaytotheOctaveoftheFeastof SS.PeterandPaul CelebrationofMarriage.

Accordingtothepresentdiscipline oftheChurch,Marriagemaybecelebratedatanytimeoftheyear.The solemncelebrationofMarriagewith NuptialMassis,however,forbidden duringAdventorLent,i.e.,fromthe firstSundayofAdventtoChristmas Day,bothinclusive,andfromAsh WednesdaytoEasterSunday,both inclusive.

3.Toaverttheterrible*courseof PneumonicInflueringfromourState, whichhasalreadycausedouchdreadfulhavocipothercountries,theCollect"proquacumquenecessitate"will besaidatallMasseswheneverthe Rubricsallow.

3.WherevertheStationsoftheCroat areerected,theStationsshouldbe publiclyperformedthreetimeseach weekduringLent.Theindulgences aremanifold,whichIndulgence.may begainedprivatelyandatanytime.

4.Inobediencetothecommandof OurHolyFatherinhierecentEncyclicalon"Peace,"theEveningDevotion. ineveryChurchduringLentwillbe offeredupinorderthat,inthewords ofHisHoliness,"theremaycomefrom theCongressshortlytobeheldthat greatgiftofHeaven,truePeacefoundedonChristianprincipledofJustice," ,i.Iwish,inconclusion,toremindthe ClergythattheannualCollectionfor theHolyPlacesinPalestineandfor theAboriginalMissionsshouldbetaken uponGoodFriday,eitherattheAdorationoftheCroatorwhateverother SacredFunctionisheldonthatday. Duenotificationshouldbegiventothe peoplethepreviousSunday,andthe offeringsfromeachParishahouldbe forwardedtotheChancellorofthe Archdioceseassoonaspossible

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TheOneBigUnion

(ByP.S.CLEARY.)

Themethodadoptedataninter-State conferenceistobandthewage-earnersintoOneBigCommonwealth Union,dividedintoStatedivisionsand industrialdepartments.Theobjective oftheproposedUnionis"totakeand holdthemeansofproductionbyrevolutionary,industrialandpolitical action,"andsobringaboutthe"SocialistIndustrialRepublicofLabour." Thisisaverycomprehensiveobjective, 4111111k,,,quiteattractiveenoughformorethan theaverageman.Itpresupposesa well:preparedscheme,tobedeveloped bymenofapparentknowledge,abilityandstandingintheirclass.Its authorscandidlyinvitecriticism,and jightlyso,foritisonlybycriticism thatwerealisethedefectsofhuman proposals,andarethusencouragedto remedythem.Thisschemewhich meansscrappingallthelabourorganisationsofthepastcentury,should certainlysubstantiateagreatpartof itsclaimstobeapanaceafortheindustrialdefectsofthecapitalisticsystem.Itwouldnotbefairtoask forperfection,butitspromotersshould beabletoshowsomesubstantialreasonsfortheirassumptionthatitcan givethelabourerhisdue.

LetitbepostulatedthatPopeLeo XIII'sstatementsarejust,andthat "theconcentrationofsomanybranchesoftradeinthehandsofafew individualssothatasmallnumberof veryrichmenhavebeenabletolay uponthemassesofthepoorayoke littlebetterthanslaveryitself,"and that"someremedymustbefound, andfoundquickly,forthemiseryand wretchednesspressingsoheavilyand .unjustlyatthismomentonthevast majorityoftheworkingclasses."And letusalsoagree,foritisgenerallyacceptedthattheindustrialorganisa tionoflabourislikelytobeamuch strongermethodthantheCraftUnion systems.Wewillthusbeableto approachtheOneBigUnionscheme fromaviewpointinsympathywith theworkers.Wecanthenask,Is theproposalpracticable:willitattain itsobjective:willitsobjectivegive thelabourerhisdue;andfinally,isit lusttothecommunity?Ouranswer toeachofthesequestionsis,No. First,astoitspracticability.Itis notsuggestedthattheproposalisa newone.Thenitmusthaveahistory,andwearcentitledtolookat itinthe.lightofthathistory.Fortunatelyitsgenesisisquiteclear.It isformedonthemodeloftheInduseria/aWorkersoftheWorld,andthat organisationwasevolvedfromthe frenchConfederationGeneralofLabour.Socialwritershavegiventhe generalconceptionthenameofSyn_ dicalism,broadlymeaningthecontrol oftheStatebytheproducers,todi* tingu;shitfest)collectivism--thatis thecontroloftheStatebytheconsumers.TherearepointsofdistinctionsbetweentheFrench,American, andEnglishconceptionsofSyndicalism,anduptothepresenttheOneBig Unionpromotersdonotappearto haveanyclearnotionoftheirfuture development.

Theideaofindustrialorganisation seemstohaveoccurredfirsttoRobert Owen..1s:arbackas1833hepro iectedageneralunion,inwhichthe productiveclasses,inwhicheachdepartmentwouldmanageitsowntram:. Theorganisationwascentredina "GrandNationalTradesUnion,"which hadpaidlecturerstogivecoursesin thenewphilosophy.Theideacaptivatedtheworkers,andinthreeyears ithad100.000members.Butaftera veryshortexistenceitwasdisplaced intheworkers'mindsbypolitical .chartismandorthodoxcraftunionism. Thepromotersefthepresentscheme refusetobedebitedwithOwen'sfailure,becausetheworkerswerenotthen preparedforsuchanadvancedscheme. Itmaybeso.andwemerelyplaceit onrecord. ThenextappearanceofSyndicalism

tunedthem,andinthesameyeara NationalFederationofTradesUnions wasestablishedundertheleadership ofJulesGuesdeandtheMarxists. Theirobjectivewastocapturepoliticalpowerbyconstitutionalmeans. FrenchTradeUnionswere,however, intenselylocal,andtheFederationhad nopunch.ThreeyearslaterBourses orLabourExchangeswereestablished invariouscities,chieflybymunicipal -ubsidies.Theywereintendedtobe workmen'sclubs,centresfortheDistrictLabourUnions,andreading rooms.Theysoonbecamecentresof revolutionary'activity,andsetabout formingafederationoftheirown.In 1894theyabsorbedtheNationalFederationandbecametherevolutionary wingofthefamousConfederationGeneralduTravail,generallyknownbyits initials,C.G.T.

Oneofthehottestspiritsofthe LabourexchangeswasAristideBriand, andaconflictsoonarosebetweenhim andGuesdefortheleadershipofthe C.G.T.FernandPelloutier,Anarchist andIdealist,becameitssecretary,organisedit,anddevelopeditspolicy. Ithasbeendescribedbyafriendly critic,Mr.G.D.H.Cole,astheoftspringofAnarchismendTrades'Unionism.Briandcaptureditin1902. whenhesucceededinestablishinghis doctrinesofthe"generalstrike,""directaction"and"sabotage."Itadoptedindustrialorganisationandretusee toreceiveanynew"craftunions"after 1906,anditswholetendencyfrom 1902onwardswastowardsnationalin dustrialfederation,andthedoctrineof thelocalBoursesandUnions.Itwas 'developingtoward,onecentralised union.Muchoftheidealismof FrenchSyndicalism(awordcoined from''syndicat,"whichmeansimply tradeunion)wasgiventoitbyapoetphilosopher,GeorgesSorel,theoolv intellectualman,exceptOwen,who everadopteditscreed.Soreldepicts the"generalstrike"and"sabotage"as "myths"toterrifyLapitalism,butthe massoftheworkerswhoarenotidealists,areapttotakethesedoctrinesas materialfacts.Itwasthusthatthe is.G.T.struckitstroubles.InMarch, 1909,thePostandTelegraphemployeesstruckforthedismissalofan Under-Secretary.Theyfailedinthis. andthencalledontheircomradesto takepartinageneralstrike.CletnenceauwasPremier,andhisreplyvasto dismiss600postalempleyees.Theminersandtherailwaymenrefusedto comeout,andthestrikewasoverin threedays.Inthefollowingyeara muchmoreseriouseffortwasmadeby therailwaymen.Somegainswere madeinstrikesonprivatelines,but asthetroublescontinuedforcomae months,ageneralstrikewaserlercsi onallrailways,includingtheW-tuts. StatelineforOctober,1910.Sales rageandviolencewerepractisedand Pariswasmuchdisturbed.Aristide Briand,thefounderofSyndicalism. wasPremier.Hewastheinventorof "directaction,"andsabotage,buthe hadlongsincebeenconvertedtopoliticalmethods,andhadnoscruplesof conscience.Hemobilisedthestrito ensundertheMilitaryConscription Law,putsoldiersonthetrains,and brokethestrikeinsixdays.The angrystrikerspostedupatstreet corners,Briand'sone-timesoap-box harangues,inwhichhedeclaredthat undersyndicalismitwouldbethe dutyofsoldierstoshoottheirofficers ratherthantheirunioncomrades.He merelylaughedatthem.TheOne BigUnionclaimsthesameadvantages assyndicalism.Letthemremember Briand,whoisnotaphenomenon,but atype.Theusualaftermathfollowed.Thestrikeleadersbeganabusing eachother.TwoyearslateritattemptedanothergeneralstrikeonbehalfofthePublicSchoolTeachers,but eventheteachersrefusedtoobey. Griffeeihes.itssecretary,declaredthat

10.437paidtheirdues.The

preamble.Indeed,itwastheI.W.W. whichinventedthetermOneBig Union.Thefollowingessentialsea tionsofthetwopreambleswillshow theidentity:-

I.W.W.Preamble.

"Betweenthesetwoclasses(workers andemployers)astrugglemustgoco untiltheworkersoftheworldorganise asaclass,takepossessionoftheearth andthemachineryofproductionand abolishthewagesystem.

"Thetradeunionsfosterastateof affairswhichallowsonesetofworkers tobepittedagainstanothersetof workersinthesameindustry,thereby helpingdefeatoneanotherinwage wars.

"Theseconditionscanbechaaged andinterestsoftheworningclas,upheldonlybyanorganisationformed insuchawaythatallitsmembersin anyoneindustry,ovinallindustries. ifnecessary,ceaseworkwhenevera strikeorlockoutisoninanydepartmentthereof,thusmakinganinjuryto oneaninjurytoall.

0.8.17.Preamble.

"Betweenthesetwoclassesthe strugglemustcontinueuntilcapitalismisabolished.Capitalismcanonly beabolishedbytheworkersunitingin one-classconsciouseconomicorganisationtotakeandholdthemeansof productionbyrevolutionary,industrial andpoliticalaction, "Craftunionismfostersconditions whichallowtheemployertopitore setofworkersagainstanother=etof workersinthesameindustry,thereby defeatingeachinturn.

"Theseconditionscanonlybechaue.edandtheinterestsoftheworkingclassadvancedonlybyanorganisationsoconstitutedthatallitsmembersinanyoneindustry,orinallindustries,shalltakeconcertedaction whenbelievednecessary,therebymakingtheinjurytoonetheconcern01 all."

Ifspacepermittedwecouldshow thatbothpreamblesarepractically identical,thusshowingtheidealsof OneBigUnion.tobethesereas thoseoftheI.W.W.

ConsiderableattentionisnowbeingingConstitutionsduringtheRevolu-England.EnglishTradeUnionists giventhroughoutAustraliatoamove-tion.WaldeckRosseaugaveagreatbecamebitterlydisappointedwith menthavingforitsostensibleobjectimpetustoFrenchlabourcombinesbytheirParliamentaryLabourParty, theorganisingofthewage-earnersonremovingthebanontradesunionsinwhichwasnevermorethanawingof industriallines,inordertoimprove,1884.HeseemstohaveconceivedantheLiberals.TomMann,onhisreturn or,asthepromotersofthemovementideaofbindingtheunionscloselytofromAustralia,wentovertoParisto say,torevolutionisetheircondition,theState,buthislegislationhadthestudySyndicalism,andcameback oppositeeffect.TheSocialistscap-fullofthatenthusiasmwhichheevokedonsomanyelusiveschemes.Big BillHaywood,theheadoftheAmeri:an1.W.W.,cametoEngland,andlecturedonthenewpolicy.Hemade someimpressionontheSouthWales miners,butlittleanywhereelse.Mann startedanewspapercalledthe"Syndicalist"toeducatetheworkers.He taughtaconfusedkindofI.W.W.'ism, inwhichhewasassistedinamildway byBenTillett.ButBritishLabouriteshadablemenlikeSidneyWebb, PhilipSnowdenandRamsayMacdonald,whowereabletoshowupthe weaknessesandfallaciesofthe schemes.Finally,evenTomMann gottiredoffloggingthedeadhorse, andgaveitup.Itmaystillbe .moulderingduringthepresenttroubles,butithasnomenofabilityto leadit.andnoschemeofaction. Itisnotableths:thisrevotutionary movementshouldfinditsfooting amongthepolyglotindustrialistsof theUnitedStates.Foritappealsto theunskilledworker,especiallythelow typeofforeignproletarian.These half-civilisedproductsofserfdomare easilyattractedtorevolutionary schemes,roughandreadymethods, andrarelypossesstheabilitytoanalysetheglowingpromisesofI.W.W.sm.Morethanhalfitsmembersare foreignborn,andmostofthemarenot naturalisedcitizens,andthatitwilt. theGovernmenthasnodifficultyabout leportingthem.Itisstrangetofind -lens-Irishnamesamongtheirleaders,butthefactisthatthesepersons generallypossessalmostunpronouneablenamesoftheirown,andasthe IrisharepopularintheStates7. taketheirnames.Forinstance,Mahony,theI.W.W.mannowinSydney, 'sanAustrian.Mooney,whosethreatenedexecutioninSanFranciscois somuchdiscussed,isaRussianor Slay.Haggerty,oneofthemostnotoriousleadersoftheI.W.W,wasa TheI.W.W.hashadacareerwhich, enewouldthink,wouldhardlyinspire 'nvitation.Itsfamouspreambleto :firstthethingwewouldexpecttofind adoptedbytheBolsheviks,butitis eardlythemodelforanAustralian emeBigUnion.Itssolidarityisas enstableaswater.Itwasinaugura:dabout15yearsagobytheWestern 'e'ederationofMiners,whoweredisgustedattheconservatismofthe AmericanFederationofLabour.The rosecutionotitschief.Haywoed.for eturcierinconnectionwithaminer's dispute,gaveitgreatnotoriety,and abigimpetusamongthelowestgrade eflabourers.Itwasnotinexhoence morethan-twoyearswhenitsplitinto twosections,onecentringatDetroit; theother,snorerevolutionary,calling :selftheOneBigUnion,atChicago. :isleadersworkedhard,goingwhere eertherewasachanceofastrike,and crgingonthestrikers.Itboas:sthat h,profitsmorebyanunsuccessful strike,becausethenitgetsmembers amongtheangryandbaffledstrikers. itmadethemostofawinningstrike atSt.Lawrence.in1911.Bustheat:nosphereofLawrencewasuniquely suitedforI.W.W.work.Lawrence wasatownof86,000people,allemployedinoneindustry-textilemills. Ofitspopulation41.000wereofforeign birth,and32.000offoreignparentages.Thelistofnationalitiesrepre-entedtherewouldremindoneofSt. .7-'eter'sfirstaudiences.Thestrike :emmitteeshadtouseround-about eelysof,makingthemselvesunder.. "Jud,butBigBillHaywoodledtheca merelyshouting,lookingtruculent, _edwavinghishands.Theywere .Lletoparalysethemill-ownersby heepingournewcomersfromother owns:theyhadagoodsautefor rikingandtheywon.Butthey ereallpracticallyunskilledlabourers.opposedbysocialistseverywhere,who TheI.W.W,didnotprofitmuchbydeclarethatitmeansahugecapitalisoictory.Soonafterwards,itsori-ticgrabfortheunskilledworkers. ialfounders,theWestern.diners.ac-Lagardellesaysitis"areactionagainst "Thesyndicalideahaslostitsforcee.allywentbacktotheFederationofdemocracy,"andTomManndeclares isnotopentothesameobjection.Karlandvigour.Jrseemslikeaweary __sBoer-themuchdecriedtradeunionthat"labourlosesitssting,itszealfor Marxhadinventedhistheoryofthebodyteatrelaxesmereandmoreeveryaeanisation.ThislefttheI.W.W.atheholywar,whenitassociateswith "classstruggle,"andprophesiedthedaY"EvenOsphilosopher,Sorel enallaffairindeed.Atitsbest,democ:ocv."Sorelclaimsthatthe ''catastrophicreeeilutieni."Thesediesgaveiteo.\\'rlingin1910hesaid, itSodonlymowmembers,ofsyndicalistwhoentersParliamentisa trinesspreadovereverycountry.and"Syndiealionhanetrealisedwhatwas appealedtothemasses,%elmhadjustexpectedfromit.Manyholdthatthe enougheducationtograsptheirmean-futurewillcorrecttheevilsoftheprenig,withoutsielicientjudgmenttosent:buttheauthorfeelstoooldt. analysethemetheol,ofproducinglive distant-napes."Whenever them.VariouskindsofSocialism,syncihalisonhasbeentried.thatisthe Anarchism.Colleetioionandsoforthseizureoftheindustrybytheworkers arose.eachagitatordevelopinghisthroughonecentralisedrevolutionary ingConetitutionsduringtheemfwyppnunion,theresulthasbeenthesame. own.TheFrenchwereasprolificin Forsomeyearsitcaptivatede theseschemesas'heywereindraft-numberofenterprisingyoungmenof

.-.7..taanehederationofLabourem' near!,threemillionmembers. .h.istehanOneBigUnionbases Innate' 237,000inapopulation ea:eenty-fithofthatoftheUnited 'estes. Suchanestimateseemslike eeeStephenLeacockmightcalla abeamfromthelargerlunacy." heAustralianOneBigUnionbases sumsalmostliterallyontheI.W.W.

Beyondalotofhighfalutinabout thedawnoffreedomwegetr.oguidanceabouttheendsofthescheme. Thisischaracteristicofallsystemsof syndicalism.Givethemtherevolution,andafterthatallwillberight. Sorelevensaysthat"manhasgenius onlywhenheacts-withoutreflection; geniusishigherthanreason."Gri,-fuelhes,aFrenchGeneralSeeretary, confesses,"Directlywethinkofdefiniteaims,endlessdisputesarise." Sorelargues"thatsyndicalactiondevelopstheintelligence,enlargesthe heart,fortifiesthecharacter:The Australiangeneralsecretary,afterdeclaringthatheisappealingtomenof "greatpower,greatintelligence,and godlikeability,"contentshimselfwith saying,"giveYourfellow-workersOne BigUnionliterature,andtheywill soonbeadvocatesoftheonesystem thatmattersto-day."Wethinkthey snorelikelytogetmentaldyspepsia. Howwilltheunionoperate?Inore placeitstatesthatitwillabolishthe wage-system:inanother,thatitwill increasewages.Inoneplaceitelate,e tobecometheparliamentoftheSocialistIndustrialRepublic,inanotherthat itwillco-operatewiththeStateParliament;yhileoneoftheleaders,who wasattheMelbourneconference,says. itwillonlyusetheStateParliament todestroyit.Whenitcametorealisethattheseizureofallinstruments ofproductionforthebenefitofthe wage-earnersleftconsumerscold, changedfrontanddeclaredthatit meantforthebenefitofthecommunes ity.Itcallsitselfsocialistic,yetMr. Lemmon,M.L.A.(Victoria),declared thatthechairmanoftheMelbourne HarbourTrust.asocialiseddepartment "wouldgodownundertheOneBig Unionscheme."Asamatteroffact, theOneBigUnionisnotsocialistic. anditisnotdemocratic.Ithasbeen traitor.Itwouldrequiremenofgodlikeabilitytobringtosne:.essamass ofcontradictionslikethat.Andwho arethemen,self-elected,tomanage theOneRigUnion?Theirnamesappearedinthepressrecently.andnot onesofthemcanclaimtohaveany standinginlabourcircles:mostof themhaveopposedLabourmenatthe polls.Ontheirinexperiencedtestis manyweareaskedtoscrapourTrade

UnionsandtoabolishourLabourParties.Twelveyearsago.Labourwas inpowerisfiveoutofsixAustraliar, States,andtheCommonwealth.TodaytheLabourUnionsarethreetimes asstrongastheywerethen,andyet Labourisoutofpowereverywherebut inQueensland.Whyisitso?Chiefly becausetheintrusionofforeignI.W.W. ideasdisgustedtheelectors.Labour isnotasolidclass.Workingmenare alsoconsumers,andtheconsumers musthaveabigsayinthegovern- ment.Therevolutionaryindustrialist hasno keepers,influencewithfarmers,shopsmallmanufacturersand tradespeoplewhobelieveinconstitutionallabourandbelievethatitwill improvetheconditionoftheworkers ifitgetsafairchance.Butatpre- sentlabourleaguesareawelterof ambitiouswindbags,whoputuptheir personalselfishendsfirstandmake politiciansthinkoflittlebutintrigu- ingtoholdtheirseats.Whatis wantedistostrengthentheunions. groupthemintoindustrialorganisations,andcc-operatewiththeconsumersthroughParliament,toregulate wagesandprices,andtogivetheworkersamuchbiggerinfluenceinthecontrolofindustry.

Wemustnotlosesightofthefact thatthisOneBigUnionschemecentresonacompactjuntaof320men. drawingsa:ariesfrom£600ayear downward.Thesearetoreplacethe"effeteunionsecretaries."Butthe Unionsecretariesaredecentralised. andhavetheirunionstoconsiderin everyaction.The320menwillhave nouniontoconsider.Alltheywill havetodcwillbetositsolidand rulethev:orkerslikeaconclaveof Freemason,Theyclaimthatthey willfreetie,workers.Butthemembersof withthisunionareboundtogether bandsstrongassteel.Theycan- notlift4.handwithouttheapproval ofthehead-centre.Theychangea numberof"bosses"for"onebigboss."andtheiris-willbemoreservilethan ever.WeT.ustnottakethismove. menttooseriously.TheA.W.U., whichstartedit,andwhichisthebiggestunionir.Australia,isalreadypull- ingout.Asfarasweknowitconsistschieflyofofficersandnosoldiers Itwillappealtoirresponsibleyouths. andtoarn",)itiousplacemen.Itmay doLaboursomeharmatthenext elections,thegenuinelaboritesdo notcutitoff.Buttherearema enoughP.::--ians.Poles.Swedesand oroletaris,- :7701ntheotherEuropean Statesin,,..straliatokeepitgoing.It willbesty::zestonthewharves.until themen thatitis"cuttingno ice,"andee.itwillfizzleout

Sunbury

ST.PATRICK'SBALL.

Themg,)-polarballoftncyear tookplaceor.Tuesdaynight,the18th. March,att:teLyricTheatre.whenthe floorwas...sdedtoitsfullestextent. Greatpra,se.isduetoMr.J.A.Boor. theorganieeroftheevent.forthe capablewayinwhichtheballwasarrangedandhandled,foritwentoff mostsmoothlytotheextremesatisfaction allpresent.Thenumber offancydressesandsetsexceededany sucheventwhichhasbeenheldfor tometimeetdthegalaxyofcostumes addedto brightnessofthedecorations aparticularlyanimated scene. <decorationsthoughsimple,werecharminglyeffect;veHuntingwasdr.apedar,,undthegallery.the Irishflag -d theseven-starredAustralian beinginpredominance. whileindi..gcnalrowsabovethedancingfloor suspendedstringsof greenandee-1paperflowers.Mr.P. Partingtel.rehestrarenderedmusic duringthe-eningintheirusuallyefficient s Theprizeforthebest dressed denatedbyMrJ.Hands. waswellearnedbythe"FismeRule Set."ThiesetledtheGrand March,abannerbearing"HomeRule forIreland't)eirgcarriedbyoneof theeldergirt-andsupportingribbonscarriedbyr.;79verydiminutieassistan:s.T!''costumewasorwhite, overwhirwerescatteredtheemblematicsharer,skandharp,withcloakto match.7 whocomposedtheset wereMis,e-TeresaHastie.Bernie Hastie. :eeRooney.LauraHastie antiMaster-J.Tyers,K.Forrest,Frank Power,ar,'JackBunting.Thepriz, uonatedbyMrs.W.Hatch.ofGas. coyne,frr)-.),ebestdressedgirlwent tolittle FrancesHoward.whoeffectively edoutthepartofa "Fairy."r:r.:.terPatDoyle,as"Uncle S?m."sec.ire,)thepricedonateclbe JA furthebestorigtn.,, co-turre MumandDad.'which ch,rac.ercv,rt:representedbvMesseesFses, Oeens.,:ka red donated1:'Mr.F. r,)2-,rth.andMrWHat,-rice,donatedbe'Dr. hipnn. b:-Mrs.S),),,:) The"Home and"Urat:"am"donated pHies to'het.iaulIui:ding During

theevening"Spot."thewell-known vaudevilleartist,withtheassistanceof MissPhyllisVictoria,gaveanIrish song,afterwhichMissVictoriadanced theIrishJig,bothitemssecuringencores.Adelicioussupper,prepared byMesdamesLuceyandGanfield,was fullydonejusticeto.Dancingwas continueduntilcloseupon1aimThe followingarethesetsand.individual costumespresent:-

TennisSet:LauraTrott,Ruby Tyres,DorriePeale,FrancesWalker, HenrySmithall,G.Wells,L.Maslin, andH.North.

PeaceSet:E.McKenzie,M.Metcart, EileenMartin,R.Maslin,H.Chadd. MilkmaidSet:DulcieGanfield,L. Shanahan,L.Metcalf,M.Sullivan, DairyPadden,E.Delaporte,S.Lorkin, K.lianting. English.Irish,Scotch,Australian: JackPower,CoraCatlett,G.Warr,B. elly,Graves,andEnaRodgers.

AllNationsSet:DorisMayne,P. Doyle,AilsaHay,W.Meyer,F.Slat. tery-,C.Ganfield,ThelmaHanson, SylviaBoor.

OrangesandLemonsSet:Marie Maslin,L.Looney,M,Tobin,Maudie Atkin,J.McKenzie,JosieChadd,Nel. lieFinney,KenHartzor,LesliePartington.

LampshadeSet:HildaHall,L.Prosser,R.Mills.B.Harding,NoraDonovan,U.Leguir.FredaMills,C.Hughes.

LadiesinwaitingtoKingCharles

Set:L.Leguir.E.Boor,R.Bernard, E.Brown.KathleenWard,Willie Kelly,TheoPadden.Chris.Leguir. BlueBellsSet:ElmaSwenson,Susie McCoy,KathleenChadd,TedBrown, DorothyForrest,HildaWilkin,Gor- donWilliams.PhilRooney. DutchGirlsSet:MollyDells,Clem Owen.FrankOwen.P.Looney,L. Shanahan.T.McCoy.ButterfliesSet:MenaGrey,Dora Garfield,Glady.sSimpson.WinnieDelgado.

IrishSet:AliceMetcalf,011ieHis- lop,ReneGray,MollieTaylor. "OneofourAllies."Mr.Cromble andMissWright:PaulLooney"Cricketer";GloryNorth,"Bubbles";J. Hatton."Page":C.Boor,"Erin";Rene andMollyKink."IrishFairies";E. andJ. "ScotchHastie,"Belgium";J.Atkins, Girl":MargueriteMorrell, "IrishFolkDancer";SheliaRooney, "Australia":Star-.North,"CourtJes- ter":IvyWilcox"PieretanMaid"; BridieHay."Japanese";DaveHay, "T.T.T.";D.Bitsworth,"Brittania"; Babs "RoadtoRuin";WinnieMetcalf,"Re:.".eitt'sBlue";Kitty McDonald."RedRose";NoraMetcalf, "Sunshine";NellieMcDonald,"Eringo Bragh";BabyGuest,"Sunshine"; LenaShanahan,-DancingGirl";Jean Donaldson."PegmyHeart":Arthur Repacholi."ColouredGentleman"; GladysBeer."Ireland";LilyBeer, "LittleBoyBlue":Geo.Beer,"Belgian "MinuetPrince":EileenDonaldson, "SpanishBoy":BetaSymmonds, Dancer":PhilMorgan."America";EileenRo,ney."SinnFein"; BarneyHay."PolarBear."Thefollowingwerealsonoticedpresent.- MissGuthrie(Perth).MissesPhillips (21.MissesBree(2eMissMeyer,Miss Dells.MissMarsh.MissesHall(2), WinnieMai:altar.BethHatch.MarjorieGuest.ThelmaandLauraGorman

HibernianSociety

Thefortnight):meetingofSt.Patrick'sBranch,N.142,washeldinthe HibernianHall Thursdayevening lastweek,whey:therewasafairattendanceofmemberspresent.Bros. '1'.W.HoganandC.Sullivanwerereportedonthesicklist.Thebalance sheetforthepreviousquarterwas readandadopted.showingthebranch themostfinancialintheState.The secretaryrep,rtes:thattheriverexcursionwasafinancialsuccess,al- thoughmanyofthemembershadnot returnedtheirtickets.Accountstotal- ling£8212s.werepassedforpayments, whilethereceiptsamountedto18712s

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EarlyNewEnglandIrish

(ByGeorgeO'Dwyer.)

Recentlyindelvingintoanalmost forgottensetofvolumesissuedbythe BritishPublicRecordOffice,thewritercameuponsomeinterestinghistoricalmaterial.Inonevolumewerethe ordersissuedintheseventeenthcenturybyOliverCromwellandhisCouncilofStateforthedeportationofIrish, men,women,andchildren,tothese shores.Intermingledwiththeseorderswerecopiesofletterswrittenby Cromwell'spaidlieutenantsinAmen caconcerningcertainPuritanfolk theninpowerinNewEngland.The readingoftheseordersandletters arousedinthemindofthewriteradesireforinvestigationofearlyAmericcandocuments.Onelineofresearch ledfinallytoabrochurewnttenby JohnH.EdmondsoftheHarvardlibrary,thetitleofwhichwas"Dorman aes.Mahoone,aliasMathews,anEarly ttostonIrishman."Thepaperthroughoutshowedtheresultofpainstaking researchandsomeofthedeductions concerningtheprogressofMr.Mahooneweredecidedlyingenious.There asoneparagraph,however,thatdid harmonisewiththeresearchesof thewriterofthisarticle.Itread: "PriortotheIrishRebellionof1641, anoccasionalIrishmanwaswelcometo NewEngland.butafterthat they werenolonger." Thelatterpartofthisstatement arousedkeencuriosityandaftera thoroughinvestigationIconcludedit wasnottruetofact.Upto1676the vitalrecordsofMassachusettshave manymisspelledIrishnames.A glanceattheCalendarofBritishState papers,colonialseries,supplemented byreferencestoO'Hart'sstandard workonIrishgenealogiesleadstothe sameconclusion.Apparently,gburch andtownclerksoftheMassachusetts andPlymouthBayColonyhidIrish namesunderEnglishspellingsormisspellings.Onclosestudyitappears thatthenamesoftheearlyarrivals, whethertheywereIrish,Englishor Scotch,werespelledphonetically.At leastthemisspellingsontheearly townandchurchrecordsindicatethiS Insomecasesthiscanbeexplainedbythefactthatmanyofthosedeported fromIrelandspoketheirnativeIrish language.Naturallyitwasdifficult fortheirPuritanmasterstounderstandtheirpronunciations.Henceon theBradfordrecordsMulliganiswrie tenMulicken;ontheIpswichrecords McLaughlinisClaffin,Campbellis Campanall;Casey,Cresie;Hughes, Cues;O'Donnell,Dwinell;ontheAndoverrecordsCoughlinbecomesCoffering;Corcoran.Cockrin;ClarkClerk; Kelly,Caney;Hagen,Agan;ontheold Bostonrecords,Murphy,Murphey: Sullivan,Silloway;Mahoney,Bahoonc, andMcCarthy,&hearse. ThefirstrecordeddeedinSuffole, county,Massachusetts,hadIrishmen asprincipalsandpresentsafairN-L111pleofdistortionofIrishnames.It isdatedJanuary25,1640.Theintorpretatihneithefirsttwolinesof tie, particularcitedbytheoriginalcopyist wasasfollows:'Beitknewnutileall menbythesepresenthatI,JohnIles ofKatheropr2incountyeofClone,husbandman.Alteracarefulandlaboriousstudyoftheabovenames,the writertracedtheoriginatorofthedeed toCountyClare,inIreland.KatheropewasfoundtobeCarrigaholt,inthe samecounty,notinClone,andIlesis undoubtedlyHylle,which,inthesL:teenthandseventeenthcenturieswe thenameofoneofthemostprominent familiesinIreland. ByorderofCromwellandhishireiltg,manyIrishmen,womenandchitalso,hadtheirnamesdeliberately changedbytheEnglishdeportation commissionersatthebookingoffices andonboardtheshipsbeforestarting seforAmerica.Inordertoofferanexplanationforthis,theBritishslavedriversevokedanoldlawofthefitteenthcentury,whichrequiredIrish peoplefromcertainpartsofIrelanc "totakethenamesofanEnglish

town,atrade,colour,art,orcult." ThuswefindIrishmeninthiscountry withthenamesofDyer,Winchester, England,Ireland,Black,White, Wright,Green,etc.Ofcourse,in thosetimestheauthoritiesofNew Englandwereinsympathywiththe Englishauthoritiesinthisrespect; moreover,thetownandchurchclerks showbytheirrecordstheirimpatience withtheGaelicspelling.

InsomeinstancestheCeltictemper andabilitywerearousedbythiscavalierconduct.In1654twoIrishservants,withthecorrectlyspellednames ofPhilipWelchandWilliamDowning, broughtacaseagainsttheirmaster, SamuelSymonds,allegingthatthey weretakenfromtheirbedsatnightin Ireland,broughttoaseaportandcompelledtogoonboardavesselagainst theirwills.Itseemsthemenwho kidnappedthem,theywereonlyboys atthetime,werecalled"spirits"and madeapracticeofselling.Irishyouths andadultstocaptainsofshipspound forAmericaforthehighestpricetheycouldget.WelchandDowning,cited, above,weresoldtoSymondsonarie valatBostonandbroughttoIpswich,whereheforcedthemintoan unnaturalperiodofservitude.The writerinhisresearcheshasfoundse,eralinstancesofIrishslaveryinthe MassachusettsandPlymouthcolonies atthisparticularperiod.Another wasthecaseofWilliamHiferney,who testifiedbeforethecourtatPlymouth that"Hewasstolenawayfromho country,broughthither,andsoldto hismaster,JohnHallet,ofScituate,for twelveYears,whenhewasunacquaintedwiththeEnglishtongue."The courtpersuadedHallettotakeofftwo yearsfromHiferney'stime"ifhebe faithful."

TheearlycourtrecordsofEssex countyalsoaffordinterestingreading tothestudentoftheearlyhistoryof theIrishinAmerica;andtheprevalenceofIrishnamesintheQuarterly SessionsatIpswichandSalemshow thattheracemusthavebeenprominentalongthenorthshorefromthe firstsettlements.Inthoseinteresting days,Ipswich,aswellasSalem.wasan importantfishingandcommercial town.TheinspectionofthevitalrecordsoftheformershowedasurprisinglylargenumberofIrishnames,and theydatefromthefirstoccupationol thesettlement.Amongthefirstentriesoflandgrantsisthisone,dating from1634:"GivenandgrantedtoMatthiasCurren,twooacresofLandlyingeuntohishouseontheestend thereoftohim,hisheirsandassigns." ThesameyearThomasFinnanwas given100acres.OnFebruary10, 1640,"thehayeupponChcbacowage towardLaborinVaneCreekisgrantedtoJohnLeeforthisyearonly;" EdmundDear(Dwyer)wasacone n"nerinDecember,1667;Thomas Lovell,fromDublin.Ireland.wasa residentin1647;HughSherrat(Sheriean?Iwas"grantedahouselotonthe pointwherehehathbuiltahouse;" ThomasSmithis"grantedaplanting hotbeyondMuddyriver,asitmaybe foundafterGoodmanCooley;"Michael Katheriekewas"paide32s.forwork doneatthebridgeandforcarriagefor thegun"onMarch171642,St.Patrick'sday.Thisopensupawide fieldofspeculation.AndrewDiamondwasamerchantandoneof twenty-sevenplanterstohavethehonorarytitleof"Mr."affixedtohisname. Fromthebirthrecordsitappears thatMichaelFarleywasborninthe townAugust2,1868;JohnBuckleyon May8,1660;MaryClarke,daughterof Thomas,in1669.Fromthemarriage recordsoftheseventeenthcenturyit isclearthatmanyIrishcoupleswere joinedinmatrimonyinIpswich. Amongthemoredistinctivenamesare: JohnBarryandMaryChapman.January,1676;JamesCollings(Collins) andHannahDutch,1674;MichaelCresie(Casey)andMaryQuitter,April, 1660;JelinDowningandMihitabel }3rabrook,1669;ThomasHartano

MaryNorton,October,1664;Mary Hely(Healy)andJohnWard,May. 1676. ThewriterfoundinthemarriagerecordsofIpswich160namesin whichoneorbothpartiestothecontracthadIrishnames. Theresearchesintotheoldertowns alongtheMerrimackriverdisclosed thesameinterestingfacts.Eventhe settlementsintheinterioroftheState werefoundtohaveagoodproportion ofIrishnamesonthechurchandtown records.Uptothepresenttimethe factthattheIrishracewasconcerned inthedevelopmentefthesesettlementshasbeenonlysuperficiallyconsidered.

TheIrishinfluxintoNewEngland startedwiththelandingoftheMayfloweratPlymouthin1620,andthe Celtshavecomeregularlyintothis partofthecountryeversince,notwithstandingatoneperiod,courttiradesissuedagainsttheircomingby thesavantsoftheMassachusettscolonyinfluencedbyacoterieofdivines andeldersoftheestablishedCongregationalchurch.Ofcourse,onarrival inBoston,Plymouth,Salem,andIpswichtheywereaskedtomoveon,to anyoldplace,preferablytothevicinityoftheMerrimackriver,wheretnere wasmuchland"notoccupiedbyany," astheorderof1634hadit. Therewasaparticularlygoodreasonfordirectingtheincomingtriso andScotchemigrantstothevicinitytheMerrimackriver.Inthosepr. itivedaysthisriverwastheedge thecolony,andvarieusrefractoryhdesofIndiansstrayedeverynowas,: thendownintothesettlementsseeking togratifytheirrepugnanceforthe newcomers.Anditwasfullywell known,eveninthosebenightedtimes, thattheIrishwereprettygoodmen tohavenearbywhenabattlewasis befought.Winthrop.theMathees. Endicottandothercraftypoliticians oftheperiodknewthis,andwhenthe Celtcametheiraction.wasdecisive. Theyrequiredtheunwelcome grantsfromErintomovetotheconfinesofthesettlements.Hereth&r braverywouldhaveanoutletandhe cidentallyitwouldsavethescalps thePuritans.TheelectinBost.s Ipswich,SalemandGloucesterwee dieswithwholeskins.

LadiesNightattheCelticClub

Amusicaleveninginconnection withSt.Patrick'sDaycelebrations washeldattheCelticClubonMere dayeveninglast.Thefunctiontook theformofa"LadiesNight."There wasaverylargeattendance.TheIslliardroom,whichhadbeenbeaut.::. lydecoratedwithpalms.flags,and colouredelectriclights,presenteda veryanimatedappearance,and7t.fleetedgreatcreditenthegentlema:: responsiblefortheWork.Mr.J.Rye. whoistobecongratulatedonthere suitofhislabours.Verynoticeabh wastheIrishflag,flankedbyAustralia'sfive-starredbannerandtheFrench tri-colour.Thetable.wereprettilyarrangedbythe Misses EvansandKennedy.oftheCel. ticCale,whowereresponsiblefurthe catering,andthegoodthingsprovided weredonefulljusticeto.Mr.Dan Mulcahy,PresidentoftheClub,presided,andextendedaveryheartywe:cometoall.Auapology-fornonattendancewasreceivedfromMr.j. Dowling,whowasindisposed.AO,thetoastoftheKinghadbeenhono:::ed,MissBoylanplayedanoverture. "IrishAirs,"onthepiano.Mr.Ginivanfollowedwiththeeverpopular song"OfftoPhiladelphia,"andhadto respondtoanencore.Thetoastof "IrelandaNation,"eloquentlyproposedby-Mr.WalterDwyer,arid quaffedtotheaccompaniment "ANationOnceAgain"byMr.Ginivan,wasrespondedtobyMr.Monaghan.MissThomassang"GodSend YouBacktoMe"inaverypleasing manner.MissJoneswasheardtoactvantageillhersingingof"ComeBack toErin."whileMr.A.Boylanwon greatapplausefortheeffectivewayie whichherendered"TheIrishEirs-

grant."AviolinsolobyMr.Swift, whoplayedIiauser's"Ungarien!ShayBody"broughtdownthehouse,anias anencorehegaveHenri's"Cavatina."

AduetbyMissJonesandMr.W.Ginivanwasanotherpleasingitem.Pete hapsthebestitemontheprogramme wastherecitation,"AttheOpera,"by Mr.WalterHunt,whoisapast-master intheelocutionaryart,andtheaudiencewerenotslowtoshowtheirappreciationofhismasterlyandforcible enunciation,andinsistedonanencore, whichwasgraciouslygiven.Mr. Bolger,thewell-knownFremantleite, wasresponsibleformuchamusement byhisseveralhumorousrecitations, andMissAnitaFitzgeraldwas,as usual,inexcellentform,andreceived theplauditsofheraudienceforher elocutionarynumbers.Altogetherthe functionwasoneofthemostsuccessfulintheannalsoftheclub,andMr. W.H.Gumbleton,thegenialsecretary(whoshowedhissplendidcapacityinthearrangementsofthefunction),andhiscommitteearetobe congratulatedfortheexcellentmannerinwhichtheycarriedout.their duties.Theproceedingswerebrought toaclosebythesingingof"GodSave Ireland"bythewholecompany,led byMr.WillGinivan.

EnthronementoftheSacredHearst], theFamily.PicturesandformsofCon secretionfromid.upto2/6.Ordo's for1919.OrderstakenforMr.Cyril Bryan'sbook,"Archbishop;lanais" SHINE'SCATHOLICBOOKDEPOT,cr.PIERandMURRAY-STS. T.

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Fordelightfulsituation,beautiful scenery,andhealthyclimate,Mt.St. Joseph'sstandsunnvalled.

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Christ'sGrayGeneral

Fromthe"LosAngelesTimes,"of October6th,last,istakenthefollowing finedescriptionofMarshalFoch: ThishasbeenChrist'swar-Christ ononeside,andallthatstoodopposed toChristontheotherside.Andthe Generalissimoinsupremecoremandof allthearmiesthatfoughtontheside ofChrist.isChrist'sman.

Thismayseemastrangestatement forasecularnewspapertomake.But itisthebusinessofanewspapertoget atfacts.Ifthefactsareofageneralnature,itisstillthebusinessof thenewspapertogetatthemandto recordthem. ThefactisthatthedeeperwequestionastowhoFochis,thecleareris theanswerthatineveryactofhislife andineverythoughtofhisbrainheis Christ'sman.

Ifyouweretoaskhim:"Areyou Christ'sman?..hewouldanswer"Yes." Itseemstobebeyondallshadow ofdoubtthatwhenthehourcamein whichallthatChriststoodforwas toeitherstandorfall,Christraised upamantoleadthehoststhatbattledforHim.

Whenthath'orcameinwhichtruth andright,charity,brotherlylove,justiceandlibertywereeithertotriumph ortobeblottedoutoftheworld. Christcameagain,upontheroadto Damascus.

Whoeverdoesnotrealisethisand seeitclearlyasafact,hedoesbut blunderstupidly.

Therewillbeacrowdingcompany ofcriticswhenthewarisended,and theywillallbefilledwiththeegoof theirownconclusions.TheywillattempttoexplainthegeniusofFuch andmapsanddiagrams.

But,whiletheyaredoingso,yeu willlookforrochinsomequiet church;itistherethathewillbe foundhumblygivingGodtheglory andabsolutelydecliningtoatribure itt'himself.

Canthatkindofmanwinawar? Canamanwhoisapracticedsoldier bealsoapracticalChristier.'Andis Fochthatkindofamar.?Letussee TheSourceofHisPower.

Ifyamweretoknowr; mar.who camehomeeverynightwithabag tilledwithgoldnuggets.youwould naturallybecurioustoknewwherehe wenttogetthem.

Inthesameway,when seesoldiers,winningbattles,youarecurious toknowfromwhatsourcecomeshis genius.

Where,theredoesFochgcforthe strengthandmagicalpowert'.bring homethemarvellousvictorieshehas wonoverPrussiaandthenholyallianceshemadetocrush.sheworld anddrivefreedomfromtheearth?

Wehavetheanswercleeeathome

ACalifornianboyservingasasoldier intheAmericanExpeditionaryForces inFrance.hasrecentlywrittenalettertohisparentsinSan3,ernardino, inwhirl:hegivesasweh. anyone, elsecouldgivetheanswertotheclues. tionweask,

ThisAmericanboy-Evr.,:..F name -tellsofmeetingGenet.. at closerangeinFrance.

Evanshadgoneinto,ar. ..harch tohavealookatit, -toad therewithbaredheade, 71ghis respectfulcuriosity,agre:- with theeaglesofageneralor.- liarof hisshabbyuniformal- the church.

Onlyoneorderlyarc the quietgreymar.Nogiitt._ -toffof officers.noentourage e,,e-laced aideswerewithhim;not:, just theorderly.

Evanspaid-mailattest:::. first cothegreyman,butwasc....H_usto seehimkneelinthechun.17.praying

Theminutespasseduntillullthreequartersofat:hourhadale.bybeforethegreymanarc-s,f:otr.his knees.

ThenEvansfollowedeieeeveths t:treet,andwassurprised soldierssalutethismanit: ,--,:oite.inent,andwomenand stoppingintheirtrackswit.,--truck Freeashepassed.

TtwasFoch.And EVitrtSof SanBernardinocountstirees:)erience atthegreatestinhislike

Duringthatthree-quareers an hourthattheGeneralissitnee_ailthe alliedarmieswasonhiskneestr.humblesupplicationinthatquietchurch. 10,000gunswereroaringathisword eeahundredhillsthatreekedwith death. Millionsofarmedmei-. 7,achedm trenchesorrushedeL bloodcrenche.dterrainesat generalsandfieldmarshals.artillery. eavalry.engineers.tanks.:oughtand wroughtacrossthemapofEurope ..bsolutelyashei'inninar_iedthin)i. :to,andinnoothermanneras:lc wentintothatlittlechurchtopray.

Norwasitanunusualthingfor (1:oicralFor!)todo.Therenoday he110,1101rhothe,111, [here acliari .-._ neverfailstostealenireonhis

kneeseverymorningthatheawakes fromsleep;andeverynightitisthe same. Moreover,itisnotanewthingwith him.Hehasdoneithiswholelife long.

IfyoungEvanscouldhavefollowed theGeneralontoheadquarters,where reportswerewaitinghimandnewsof victoryuponvictorywaspiledhigh beforehim,hewoulddoubtlesshave seenagreatgladnessontheGeneral's face,buthewouldhaveseenaolook ofsurprisethere. MenwhodothatwhichFochdoes havenodoubts.WhenPremierClemenceau,theoldTigerofFrance, stoodonthebattlefrontwithanxious heart,onelookatthefaceofFoch stilledallhisfears.Hereturnedto Pariswiththevisionofsureandcertainvictory.

God'sChoice.

Thefacts,then,inthecasearethat whenthefreedomoftheworldhung inthebalance,theworldturnedto Fochastheonegreatgeniuswhocould saveitagainsttheHun;andthat Foch,whoisperhapsthegreatestsoldiertheworldhasp:duced,isfirstof allaChristian.

Whatistheuseoflisteningtoma. terialistsinthefaceofthesefacts? Wheredidthemangowhobrought homethissackofgeldnuggetse.,ery night?WheredoesFochgo,who bringshomeavictoryeveryday?

Ifhegoestothe.chemisrs.tothe warcouncils,tothemapmake:s,and tothemalone,wellandgood.fhat's whattheKaiserandVonHindenburg andLudendorffdo.andsothematerialistswouldgiveuptheiranswer.

ButthatisnotwhatFochdoes.He goestoGod.Hegoes.toChrist,Who turnedbackPaul,-T1 theroadto Damascus;totheN,,7trene,whoraisedLazarusfromthetomb;tothe Wandererwhowentepthedarkpath toCalvaryandhungthereuponthe treebetweentwothievesthatthesins oftheworldmightbewashedaway.

Thinkofthistypeofman,quiet andashumbleasthehumblestpeasantinthestrickenfieldsofFlanders, withthehopesanddestiniesofawhole worldinhishands!

Itisnutourtraditionthatsucha commander,comparedtowhomAlex-. anderandConstantineandNapoleon andCaesarstandascorporalsinLilliput,shouldbeinaccessibleinhislordly grandeurfromtheeyesofcommon men?

Andyet,youngEvansofSanBernardino,justaneverydayAmerican boyfromundertheshadowofoldSan Gorgonio,spentnearlyanhourwith FochinanoldFrenchchurch,andnot evenonebayonetwastheretokeep themapart. Theyrepresentedthetwogreatde. mocraciesoftheworld.buttherein thatoldchurchtheyrepresented,jointly,afargreaterthing-theDemocracy ofChrist.

CentenaryofthighO'Neill

Aswillberecallei'.byreadershavinganyCelticbloodintheirveins (saysaRomecorrespondent)preparationsweremadebyhiscountrymen livingbythe'fiberforthedueobservanceinJuly,1916,ofthefourthcentenaryofthedeathofHughO'Neill, PrinceofTyrone,whodiedinRome onJuly20,1816,andwaslaidtosleep hi,longlastsleet, theChurchof SanPietroinMontorto,onthelanicu- hnHill.Butthegreatwarwasthen atitsheight,andchic,likemany anotherproject,hadtobepostponed. .itthathiscountrymencoulddowas tovisitO'Neill'stombthatdayand praysilentlyover:t.Anexcellent suggestionhasnowbeenmade.IV ktiewthatallisreadyfortheceremonyofthebeatificationoftheVen. OliverPlunkett,ArchbishopofArmagh.andnothingislackingbut declarationofpeacetoenablePope BenedictXV.tohaadateforthis event.Thesuggestionis---Whyno, arrangetoholdthesolemnityinthe sameweekasOliverPlunkett'sbeatificationistotakeplace?"Thisseems tobeanexcellentidea.Itsadoption wouldgivetimetothoseofthesetwo heroes'racetocoresfromthefour quartersoftheglobetopayduehomagetothememoryoftheroyalwarriorandthefearlessprelate,whose namestheyhavebeenevertaughtto revere.Sofar,thesuggestionhasnot beenwidelydiscussedhere.But,certainly,theadoptionofitwouldbe verywelcometothe"WildGeeseof Erin,"whobecauseofsomelittletercumstances,haveflowntoeveryclime.

Therearetimeswnenamanmust saytohisownspirit,"Up.thanslug- gardandaway;thebuglecabs:theday ofbattledawns."!.etno!ranhedeems-L.i:

fortunesofhissoularein hisownhands.

THEW.A.RECORD.

IrishNationalConcertat Fremantle

OnMondayevening,March17th.,s mostenthusiasticaudiencepackedthe TownHall,Fremantle,tohearagain thesadsweetstoryofIreland,andto reviveintheirheartsthespiritofIre. land,Theartistswereallinfine form,andasaresulttheypresented whatwasregardedbyallpresentas thebestIrishconcertevergivenin Fremantle,ifnotthebestinW.A.Mr. Jackson'sorchestraopenedwith "StrainsfromKillarney,"achoiceselectionofIrishairs.whichwaswarmly applauded.Theschoolchoirfollowedwith"EileenAlannah,"whichthey renderedbeautifully,theharmony beenadmirable.NextcameMr. McGregorwith"Mothero'Men,"for whichhewasheartilyapplauded,and respondedwith"MotherMachree."A _4prettyduet,"BeautifulIreland,"was tharminglyrenderedbyMissesK. FanningandD.Ratazzi,andinresponsetoheartyapplausetheygave "ErintheTear."MasterW.Leavy rousedthefightingspiritoftheGael jsyhissplendidrenditionof"Paud WD'Donoghue."MissM.Christian,LA.B., byherfinerenderingof"Kathleen Mavourneen,"gaveevidenceofbeing thepossessorofafinecontraltovoice. Shewasgreetedwithheartyapplause. Thenextitemwasonethatsetthe feetworkingandmademanyaon-s inthevastaudiencewishtobeupand doingtheirbit;itwasanIrishReelby aclassoftwenty-fourboys,andwas greetedbycriesofdelightfromallpresent,somuchsothattheboyshadto repeattheiritem."ALittleBitof Heaven"camenext,andwassungin averypleasingstylebyFremantle's. favouritetenor,Mr.J.Shepherd,and asanencorehegave"ARomany Lass."MissDoloresHerronsang"The DearLittleShamrock."Shewasin finevoice,andtheapplauseshowed thattheaudiencewouldgladlyhave more.Theselectvoices,theprideof theirconductor,Mr.BobJackson,delightedtheaudiencewith"HasSorrow ThyYoungDaysShaded?"Aviolin solo,"Theharpthatoncethrough Tara'shalls,"wasafinepieceofwork' byMr.LeoRatazzi,whowasgreeted mostenthusiasticallyforhiseffort.He gaveananencoreaprettypieceen. titled"MusicaProhibita."Mr.G. Corkhillpleasedtheassemblagewith "TheMeetingoftheWaters,"buthi; encorenumber,"TheWearingofthe Green,"fromthe"CallandW.A. Sportsman,"wastheitemofthenight. Everyhitatthebigotedbumblesof Perthsentthehouseintoroarsof laughter.Itistoberegrettedthat thewiseandvenerablecityfathersof Perth.werenotpresenttoleanthow theIrishcitizensofthePortresenta stupidattackontheirrightsasfre.. PeopleofthisCommonwealth. Duringtheinterval.Rev.Brother Brennanthankedtheaudiencefor comingthere.andbysodoinghelping theBrothersintheiruphillstrugglein Fremantle.Heexpressedthehope thatastheCzecho-Slovak,Jugo-Slays, thePoles,andallotheroppressednationsofEuropewerenowgettingthe rightofself-determination,thatIreland,anationthatforoversevenhundredyearshadgallantlystruggled againstacrueloppressor,willsoon haveherchainsstruckoffandbegiven herrightfulplaceamongstthefree nationsoftheearth.

GraMachree,"andasanencoreitem "ToHaveandtoHold."Thehouse gaveMr.G.Corkhillahearty.7ece:). lioninacknowledgementofhisspiel] diditemsinthefirsthalf;heganea speciallyselectedsong,whichwaswell received.Asafinalethevastassemblageof'IrishmenandIrishwomen roseandsangwiththefervourofthe exiledGael"GodSaveIreland,"which concludedarealIrishconcert,worthy ofthedayandofthecause.The ChristianBrothersdesiretothank Mrs,Christiefororganisingtheconcert,Mr.BobJacksonandhisorches. tra.Lieut.Emmot,andalltheartists whoassistedtomaketheconcertsuch abrilliantsuccess.Mr.W.Hoey,"My Tailor,"andMr.Jas.Healy,ofHealy'Corner,forthestylishproductionof theticketsandprogrammesrespectivelydeserveaspecialwordofpraise.

Manjimup

Averysuccessfulsocialanddance washeldintheWorkers'HallonSt. Patrick'snight.Theentertainment wasorganisedbyourlocalChurch Committee,andthefinefinancialsuccesswhichattendedtheireffortsmust beverygratifyingtoallconcerned. DuringtheeveningMissN.Flanagan,avisitorfromMaylands,sang "HowIrelandgotitsName."and "ThankGodforaGarden,"bothof whichgainedmuchapplause.Miss StarkiedancedtheIrishJigandlater onalsodidtheHighlandFling.This littleladyexhibitedagraceandskill seldomseenoutofmetropolitancompetitions,andherdancingwasloudly applauded.Afew"sidelines"helped toswelltheproceeds.Afancygoods stalland"threepennydip,"conducted byMesdamesFlanaganandBattilana, nettedabout£410s.Variousarticles weredisposedofforabout£16.A sovereignrescuedfromtheill-fated Mongolia,anddonatedbytheRev. FatherReidybroughtinagood amount.ThewinnerwasMr.Baltorn.JackSheridan,oftheState Mill,wonabagofpotatoes,andanotherbagwenttoHarryWilliams,of theNationalBank.Mr.W.Mottram wonabottleof"somethingIrish."and MissMottramwonafretworkframe. Ahandsometablecentre,presentedby thegoodSistersofBridgetownConvent,waswonbyMr.Alex.Ralston. Altogetherthenightwashighlysuccessful,andthenetproceedsamountedto£22,whichwillsubstantiallyre ducethedebtontheChurch,which stoodataboutin.

Thefirstchristeninginourlocal churchfor18monthstookplacealittle whileago,whenJohnPatrick.thefifth childandfirstsonofMr.andMrs.J.J. Flanagan,wasbaptisedbyFather Reidy. AssoonashisGracetheArchbishop visitsus-wehopetoclearthedebtoff thechurchfirst-wearegoingtoask forapriesttobestationedhere.The districtissolargeandscattered,and thecongregationgrowing(asper:oar. above)thetravellingistn.,muchfor onepriest,andsoon--well,wehope toputupagoodcase.Indeedthere areagoodnumberofchildrendown herewithnoCatholicschool,andconsequentlyagooddealofignoranceIn religiousmatters,sowearelookingfor relief.

Albany

Thesecondpartopenedwithalivelyorchestralitem,"TheGrandMarch." Nextapart-songbytheSelectVoice,. "Killarney,"wasgivenintheirusual faultlessstyle.Mr.McGregoragain appeared,andgavethe"Rosary,"and respondedtoanencore.TheMacFain,ilycamenext,andgaveahighlyentertainingitem.MissMayMcCusker dancedaHighlandFling.Next cameJoe,andhedelightedallwith hissong,"NorahMcNamara."Mr. 1tIcCuskerthengaveanexhibitionof skatedancing,andasafinaleMiss CissieMcCusker,Joe,and.Mr.McCuskergaveafineexhibitionoftheterpischoreanart.MissChristian,in"Sink, Sink-RedSun,"wasatherbest,and receivedaveryflatteringreception. Lieut.Emmot'sworkwaswellshown forthbyaclassin"freegymnastics." Ofthisitemitisonlynecessarytosay thatitwasuptotheusualstandard ofLieut.Emmott'swork.MissK. FanningandMissD.Ratazzievinced verycarefultrainingin"TheLastRose ofSummer."Theseyoungladieswill undoubtedlydevelopintosingersof noteinafewyearstime.JohnBoyle O'Reillv's"TheDeadWhoDiedfor Ireland"wasdramatic-ally..ecitedby Mr.JamesBolger.Thefeelingthrough. outwastense,andattheconclusion theaudiencegaveventtotheirfeel. ingsinloudandprolongedcheers.In facttheconcertwasdelayedforfully fiveminutesowing-torepeateddemandsforMr.Bolger.henotbeingin. dinedtogiveanencore.Mr.G. Shepherdappeared.muchtothed..lightofall.andgave"TheLandof

land,whilethebannerofHiberniaamagnificentgreenandsilkdrapingoccupiedprideofplace,asbefittingthe occasion,onthestage(arrangedasa drawingroom),surmountingwhich wastheancientCelticgreeting,-Geed MilleFailthe"("ahundredthousand welcomes").Themusicwassupplied bytheAlbankBandOrchestra,under theconductorshipofMr.Val,Smith. andnottheleastsuccessoftheball wasduetothecharmingmusicofthis talentedcombination.Ofcourseit wasonlytobeexpectedthatthefloor spacewouldbeheavilytaxed,butnot uncomfortablyso,and,thankstothe efficiencyofMr.N,O.Johnson,who actedasM.C.,atotalabsenceofcrowd. ingresulted,especiallyinthe"square" dances,ofwhichtherewere-accoruingtoIrishcustom-notafew.DuringtheeveninganIrishreelandIrish jig,dancedbytheMissesM.andE. O'Leary,A.KeaneandR.Nesbitt, fourjuveniles,trainedbyMr.D. O'Leary,wereskilfullyexecutedboth inprecisionandintechnique,andin eachinstancearoundofapplause greetedthetermination.Ofthesuppernotenoughcanbesaid,andthe unanimousverdictwasthatitwas easilyoneofthedaintiesteveryprovidedinthetown,andcertainlynever excelled.Thoseresponsibleforthis departmentwere:MesdamesBoyle, Murphy,McNamara,Scheurer,JohnNorman,Brown,andKeeley,and MissesLicabee,Scheurer,Herrington, andFitzgerald,whileMrs.R.Weltch renderedvaluableassistance,andthe thanksofallareduetothisbandof willinghelpersforthisadditiontothe function,withoutwhicheventhe greatestvotaryofdancingwouldlanguish.Mentionmustalsobemadeof thegentlemen'scommittee,whodid yeomanserviceinpreparingthefloor, decorating,andthehundredandone incidentalssonecessary,andinthis respectMessrs.M.J.Brady,Scheurer, N.Johnston,Taylor,D.Desmond,1. G.Boyle,Clancy,J.J.Murphy,Gomm, H.K.Cony,O'Leary,andTangy* (headedbyMr.T.Fennell,anefficient secretary),wereresponsibleforthe greatershareandaredeservingofall praise,whileinadditiontotheperfect arrangementsprovidedwasthatofan icecreamstall,ahappyforethoughtof MissesD.Sims,M.LaRocheandE. Goddard,bywhomathrivingtrade wasdonetothearatualsatisfactionof bothvendorsandconsumers.The Mayor(Mr.W.J.Day)andMrs.Day, Mr.C.McKenzie,M.L.C.,andMr.T. Quinlan,andtheRev.FatherGilroy werepresent,whileapologieswerereceivedfromhisExcellencytheGovernor(SirWilliamEllison-Macartney) andLadyMacartney,thememberfor Albany,andMr.J.W.Kirwan, andMrs.Kirwan-"AlbanyAdvertiseT."

MidlandJunction

AftermakingNliTlandthesceneof theirlaboursfor fouryears,one ofourmostpopularfa:Ili:leshasdeck!. edtotry''freshfieldsandpastures new."Mr.andMr,.G.Gaynorand familyhaveresolvedtotransfertheir patronagetothecity.AlwayssmilinglytotheforeinChnrchmatters,there isnodoubtthattheywillbegreatly missed,andthegoodwishesofthe parishaccompanythemtotheirnew home.

Withtheterminationofthewarand thefeelingofintensereliefengendered bythehappyfeelingssharedasvictorsbyBritisherstheworldover,in commanwiththoseoftheAllies,even smallcommunitieslikeAlbanysoon begantomakearrangementstorevertbacktothehappyconditionsof pre-wardays.Thecommittee.ofthe localHibernianSociety,supplemented byagallantbandofworkersdrawn fromtheCatholiccommunity,recognisingthattherewasnobetterwayo: provingthankfulnessforahappyissee outoftroublethanthepromoti functionsandgatheringshaving theirobjecttheremovalofthegloom castbythewar,conceivedtheideaof fittinglycelebratingthefeastothe patronsaintofIrelandasacomplimenttothebravesonsoftheEmerald Islewhoplayedsuchanimportant partinthestruggle.Thus,theball attheTownHallonMondaynight,the 17th.inst.,wastheoutcome,andso successfulwastheinitialeffortthat hopesarenowentertainedthatthe eventwillbemadeanannualone.Upwardsof70couplesparticipatedin thedancing,tosaynothingofalarge crowdofspectators,andaseverything inthewayofhallaccommodation(donatedbytheAlbanyTownCouncil!, andthesupper(providedbytheladies ,,fthechurch),weregenerouslygiven free.theminoroutsideexpenseswere sosmallthatfinanciallyeverybodyis satisfied.Thehallwastastefullydecoratedwithgreensandbunting,prominentamongthelatterbeingtheNationalflagsofGreatBritainandIre-

donatamsfromvarioussources,and thegoodmanagementoftheladiesin chargeonlyabout£5wasexpended. Thebalance,£11,attherequestofMrs. Dobsonandhercommittee,washandedovertotheSisters,

Dr.MannixonPressLying

HisGlorificationofGahm.

Itmaybethattherearehardtimes beforethepeopleofAustralia,butI hopetheywillnotbeashardassome peopleareinclinedtopredict.Still, undoubtedlywearefacedwithvery urgentproblemsasaresultofthis dreadfulwar.Sevenmillionoreight millionliveshavebeenthrownaway, andtheworstthingisthatwearestill leftwonderingwhether,underthePro. videnceofGod,theworldhasyetseen thelastofsuchbarbarous,insensate

slaughter.Ifyoureadthepapers--I thinkwealldo-youwillhavesec. verificationofapredictionwhichI venturedtomakemanytimessince Americacameintothewar,Indeed, onedidnotneedtobeinspiredto knowthatwhenPresidentWilsonhad enabledustowinthewarhewould havetofightjustashardinthePeace Conferenceagainsthisformerfriends, ifheweretostandbytheprinciples forwhichheenteredthewar.Atall events,IthinkIcanclaimthatmy predictionhasbeenamplyfulfilled. (Applause.)Ifyoureadthethree Melbournedailies,itwillnottakeyou longtofindoutwhattheynowthink ofPresidentWilson'spolicy.They havenotthemanliness-ifIcanapply thattermtoapaper-tosaythatthey donotwanttheLeagueofNationsand allthatitimplies,andtheyloseno opportunityofattackingandbelittling theonemanwhoistryingtostandbetweentheworldandtherepetitionof whatwehaveseenforthepastfour years.Anymancanmakehimself famous,ornotorious,to-day,andhave hisremarks,nomatterhowsilly, cabledallovertheworld,ifheattacks PresidentWilsonorhisprinciples.It istrulysadandpitiablethatthepeopleareservedbysuchanarrowand despicablepress.(Cheers.)Butso itis.Wehadasampleofthesame thingrecentlyinAustralia.Aperson namedGalweywasreportedinthe Melbournepaperstohavesaidin PerththathewasaCatholicandaHibernian,andthathewasagainstallowingaSt.Patrick'sDayprocession marchinthestreetsofPerth,because ittendedtocreatereligiousstrife.We knownow,thoughthepapersdidnot correcttheirfalsereports,thatthe manisnotaCatholicnoramember oftheHibernianSociety.(Applause.) But,allthesame,hehasmanageuto achievelameinasimplesentence.He maybeapersonofsomeestimable qualitiesforallIknow.Butnoone outsidePerthprobablyhadeverheard ofhim.Hisbirthandbaptismand marriageanddeathwouldhaveescapedCommonwealthnoticeifhehad notmadethisfoolishstatement.But onceheattackedsomethingIrishand Catholic,hiswordsweretelegraphed allovertheCommonwealth;thedaily papersgaveprominencetohisstatement.Thewholeskywaslightedup byhisbrilliancy.(Laughter.)You couldnotgetawayfromhimany morethanyoucouldfromtheSouthernCross.(Laughter.)judgingby thewaythepapersdealwithPresident Wilsonandhisopponents,oneisforcedtobelievethatincertainquarters thereneverwastheleastsincerity whenpeoplepretendedthattheywere anxiousforaLeagueofNations;that thereshouldbenomorewars;and thatnoonenationshouldbeallowed todominatetheworld.Butletus thankGodiftherebeonemanandone nationstandingfortherightamong manywhomightotherwisemerely hastentodividethespoils.(Applause.) Godgrantthattheymaynotbeoverpoweredbytheforcesrangedageeast them.(Applause.)

OnSundaymorningaunitedmeetin, ofHiberniansandForresterswascalled toprotestagainsttheactionofthe PerthCityCouncilwithregardtoSt. Patrick'sDay.Itwasdecidedtosend aletterofsupporttoMr.W.Dwyer. Preparationsfortheforthcomingbazaarareinfullswingnow.AtameetingofstallholdersheldonSunday evening,itwasdecidedthatEaster Weekwouldbemostsuitableforthe functiontobeheld.Thefriendlyrnalryamongthe.stallhotdersisatpresentverykeen,andifthezealnowdisplayedisanyforecastorthefuture, thegratestsuccessisassured.The ChildrenofMary,undertheguidance oftheirpopularpresident,MissWinno Niland,havedecidedtobeasnearthe topaspossible,andhavemadearrangementstoholdaeuchrepartyand danceonMondaynext,March31st.,in theMidlandTownHall,intheinterestsoftheirstall.Asthiswillprobablybethelastopportunitythegirls willhaveofraisingfundsbeforethe bazaartakesplace,thehearties. operationofallmembersisexpecte.i tomakeitthebiggestyet.Mrs.Swan andherfollowershaveengagedto hallforthefollowingMondayeveningi'oasim;7.o-purpose.anditis tobehopedthatthisalsowillhave thepatronageitdeserves. ThezealoftheChurchworkersof theparish,andthegenerosityofthe parishionersn,general,wasdisplayed inconnectionwiththerecentcollectionforfundstosupplythechildren withrefreshmentsonSt.Patrick'sDay. Over£16wascollected,andowingto

Maritana

LastSundayafternoon,athisMa. jesty'sTheatre,arehearsalwasheldof Wallace'sromanticopera,"Maritana," whichistobeproduced,underMr. Walterhunt,bythePerthOperatic andChoralSocietyonSaturday(tonight)andMondaynext.Throughouttherehearsalsgreatenthusiasm hasbeendisplayedbyprincipalsand chorusalike,andnoefforthasbeen sparedtomaketherevivalseasona success.Messrs.Nicholson'sreporton theexcellentbookingwouldbesufficientimpetusinitselftowarrantthe interestmembersaretakingintheir work,andstillfurtherdeservethemagnificentsupportandpatronageofthe publicaccordedthissociety'sproductionsinthepast.

Toodyay

St.Patrick'sDayCelebrations.

OnWednesdaylast,St.Patrick's DayCelebrationswasheldinvery favourableweather.At1.30p.m.the day'sproceedingscommencedwitha processionofschoolchildren(two carryingtheSt.Patrickbanner)and theHighgateHillWarPipeBand headedtheprocession,andtheymarchedfromtheMechanics'Institutetothe showground,whereafairlylargenumberofpeoplegatheredtowatchthe variousevents.

Thechildrenthoroughlyenjoyed themselvesastherewereracesforall ofthem,andsilvercoinprizeswere freelydistrubtedamongsttheyoungsters. Inthehorseandotherevents,the numberofcompetitorswerenotlarge, butstilleveryeventwaswatchedwith interest.In.thetrottingevents,those competinggaveaveryfairexhibition. Banjo(riddenbyMasterW.Clarkson) wontheOpenTrotfromBobbie(L. Thompson),andthelatterannexedthe PonyTrotinfinestyle.Thejumping eventspassedoffverywell.Mr.A. Wroth'sTodWilkeswinningthepony hunterfrontMr.F.Green'sHero,and Mr.J.Lawler'sLieutenantBillwon theMaidenHunterfromMr.A. Wroth'sGirlie.L.Meredithrodethe winnersofbothjumpingevents,also thesecondhorseintheMaidenHunter.Thereweresevenstartersinthe Donkey.ace.whichresultedinadead heatbetweenDobbinandNigger Rev.FatherMasterson(secretary). andMr.J.O'Sullivan.withMr.j. McLernon(starter'conductedthe racesforthechildren.whilst.Messrs. F.Green(handicapper),C.ASweeting(judge'.andM.Brenntirhad charge.,,fthehorseevent-'f--W.GearyandJ.O'Sullivan trolledtheotherevents.Ateeofficialsworkedhardtomake tlie :laysas enjoyableaspossible.Th---.e teainchargeofMisses ablyassistedbyMesdatnej.Gears-.andM-,111cLernic. Thompsoe.andGriffin, couldbedesired. ees iced.Thefruit. stall.inchargeofMissA arealg.,,,r1business.Ile selectioeswererendered gateIli!'WarPipeIlan anddelightofeverycn: Followingaretheresults fleeprin cipalevents:OpenHandicapTrot.I,miles prize second10s.-B.L:-" Banjo,1:30vds.bhd.,1:L. Bobbie.1:30yds.bhd,2: gart,21)e-ds.bhd..a PonyTrot, mile, 14.2it.eFirstprize15,:.se=onei5L.Themp-ein'sBobbie.i4y bh'i1. R.Water'sKateKelly.40vids E.Syred'sMisery,scr. JimmyCantyPonyRae.First prize.10s;second.2s6d.-SFerguson'sGlrfe,1:G.Sinclair',Calera.2; R.Fergun'sButcherBoy.3 Ponyjump.Forhorse;142a.0

Firstprize.Lie.:second.5,--A Wroth.-TedWilkes.I: t: Green's Hero,2 DonLeyRace. min:- For all horsesPrize,£1.-A.Ferguson':Nig. geritedLThompson'sDiibbizt.dead heat. MaidenHunter.Firster;ze15s; second:is.J.Lawler',leeeteitant 1;A.":eth'sGirlie.2. Boys under11yc.,--. First 1. 26d;sec.,,e..: 1 6d.W ist. Lee;:ef.2.RAn. der, Girl, e.under11ve,:tre75yds. First 2s6(1;secomf,ls.third.64 -M.Lir-4y,1:E.Sweet'-..-e2: 1 Twine, Steppme100Yards:ereeetsFirst prize,15-second. einciair,1: J.Wroth.endJ.131.L.. -

Stepping,uYardsforladies.Fir, prize,10s;second,2s6d.-MissG Donegan,1;MissV.Donegan,2. SingleLadies'Race-MissV.Donegan,1;MissMarsh,2. TheannualSt.Patrick'sConcert washeldintheevening,andwasthe bestandmostenjoyableofitskind.In somerespectsitwasmorevaried,and thereforemoreenjoyable.thanisusuallysubmittedongreatoccasionstoa metropolitanaudience.Therewasno weakitem,norindeedaperformerof weakorevenmediocreability.The performerswereamongsomeofWest Australia'sleadingartists,andthe Toodyaypublicthereforehavereason tobegratefulfortheopportunityof hearinginsosmallacentresomeof theverybestperformers.bothinthe comicandsentimentalline,inWest Australia.Theperformerswhoma generousToodyayaudienceencoredso heartilywere:TheHighgateHillWar PipeBand.MissesL.WholleyandG. Edwards(Perth',Messrs.P.Roxby andJ.Sturmer(Perth),Mr.j.Bolger (Fremantle'.Mr.E.Stephens(Toodyay),andthepupilsofthelocalConventofMercySchool.Miss0. McLernan,A.T.C.L.,A.L.C.M..proved anefficientaccompanist,andafterwardssuppliedthedancemusictothe entiresatisfactionofthedancingfolk.

therecanbepeace."Intheexact wordsofthePresidentthesecondof theseendsrunsthus:"Thesettlement ofeven-question,whetherofterritory,ofsovereignty,ofeconomicarrangements,orofpoliticalrelationship uponthebasisofthefreeacceptance ofthatsettlementbythepetiteimmediatelyconcerned,andnotuponthe basisofthematerialinterestsoradvantagesofanyothernationorpeople whichmaydesireadifferentsettlementforthesakeofastrongexterior influenceormastery."

WedonotknowwhetherthePresidentoftheUnitedStateshadIreland inmindwhenheenunciatedtheseimmortalprinciplesofLibertyandFreedomforallpeople,butintheevent theyshouldbeappliedasmuchtoIrelandastoBelgium,orPoland,orRumania,orUkrania.Byallmeanslet thePoles,theSlays.theCzechs,the RutheniansandtheArmenianshave freedomhenceforthfromtyrannical andunjustoppression,butletBritish misruleandinjusticeceaseinIreland atthesametime.ThecontinuedoppressionoftheIrishpeoplebythe Englishcannotbeexcusedonthe groundthatIrelandhasbeenlonger undertheheelofEnglandthanPolandwasoppressedbyRussiaurthe CzechsbyAustria,orBelgiumunder

ST.PATRICK'SDAYINPERTH.

THEH.A.C.B.S.LOOKEDVERYIMPOSING.

Self-DeterminationforIreland

FromtheJanuarynumberof"The Lamp,"theexcellentlyeditedorganof theSocietyoftheAtonement.Garrison.U.S.A..wetakethefollowing generouspleaforIreland.Coming fromthepenofanEnglishwriter,itis goodreadingindeed:-

Withuttersincerityandentireunanimity,theFriarsoftheAtonement wishtoplaceonrecordtheirsympathy withthedemandforself-determinationwhichwillbemadeatthePeace ConferenceonbehalfofIreland.The demandisoneofpureandsimplejustice.andoughttohavetheendorse. ment()Leven-loverofLiberty,whether heresidesinAmericaoranyotherpart oftheworld.

IntheaddresswhichPresident WilsondeliveredatMt.Vernononthe 4th.oflastJulyhesaid:

"Therecanbebutoneissue.The settlementmustbefinal.Therecan benocompromise.Nohalf-waydc. cisionwouldbetolerable.Nohalfwaydecisioni,conceivable.Theseare theendsforwhichtheassociatedpee- *,oftheworldarefightingand whichmustbee.incededthembefore

theshort-livedmilitarydespotism WithGoda.thousand yearsarebutoneday,andwithinthat shortdayistoheembracedthesevenhundred-yearstruggleofIrelandfur hernationalindependence.Norcan itbesaidthatIrelandhasnotbeen amongthebelligerentsinthiswar.The Dublinuprisingwasanabortivebut neverthelessabelligerenteffort',IrishpatriotstomakeIrelandfret. andmustgoonrecordintheanna'ofthegreatworldwar,alongwithtile resistanceofGermanconquestbyRu. mania.Poland,andBelgium.Inthe ruthlesssuppressionofthislatestuprisingintheEmeraldIsleEnglandhas onlyaddedafewmoremartyrstothe longarraywhichforcenturieshasillustratedthestruggleofIrelandfor independenceofBritishrule,andemphasisedstillfurtherthejustclaim.of Erintocomewithinthescope,atthe PeaceConference,ofMr.Wilson'spronouncementthat"thesettlement everyquestion,whetherofterritory, sovereignty,orofpoliticalrelation. ship"mustbe"uponthebasisoftie freeacceptanceofthatsettlementby thepeopleimmediatelyconcerned."

Itshouldbelefttothefreechoir: ofthepeopleofIrelandtodetermine

forthemse.ves,whethertheirfutureas aself-governingcountryshouldbeas anintegralpartoftheBritishEmpire, orasanentirelyseparateandindependentnation.

J.M.J. ST.JOSEPH'SCONVENT, KELLERBERRIN.

Thebuildingisbeautifullysituated inoneofthemostattractiveandsalubriousdistrictsofWA.TheReligiousTraining,alsothe IlealthandComfortofthepupilsare earnestlyattendedto. Thecourseofinstructioninclude,sa thoroughEnglishEducation,Hoakkeeping,Shorthand,Typewriting, Piano,Violin,andTheoryofMusic, Drawing,Painting(oilsandwatercolours),PlainandOrnamentalNeedlework.

ADiscountismadeinfavourofSisters, Forfurtherparticulars,app:ytothe SISTERSUPERIOR Convent,Keilerberrin

"Society01St.VincentdiPall,Western Australia"(incorporated)

ParticularCouncilMeets,Second Mondaymonth,EagleChambers.Haystreet,Perth.

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THEW.A.RECORD.

St.Patrick'sDayontheGoldfields

TEEWAYWECELEBRATE.THEDAYWECELEBRATE. MyOurSpecialCorrespondent.)

"Buttruemen,likeyou.men. Areplentyhereto-day."

knockingatthedoorofthePeaceConferenceandhadcometoour"Ireland beyondtheseas"foraseason.

Afterseveralweeksof"impossible' hotweather.thecoolchangemadeits graciousdescentonthepantinggoldfields,onthe19th.March,whichwas thedaysetapartforourSt.Patrick's Dayfestivities.Thoughthe"pleasant coolnessafterheat"wasn...rewelcome"thantheflowersinMay,"itwas notthekindestelement,ofthemany whichcombined,tomakeourrecent celebrationofthefeastofIreland'Apostlearecordone,for climbedt..bgreaterheightsthanever. becausewewereintheenviablepose tionamongthecitiesofAustraliaof holdingourcelebrationswiththesympathyofallsectionsofthecommunity, whilekitchenmenandpastry-cooks, andstirrersoffleshpots,were,inless favouredplaces,gnashingtheirteeth inimpotentspite,andhissing"likethe reptilesthatfled"atSt.Patrick's *curse,becauseofthenever-waning loyaltyandfealtyofErin'ssonste "KathleennaHoulihan." Mr.'Thee tertontellsusinoneofhis calbooks,ofhowtheabolitioe.efe saint'sdaymightdoagreatwnmgto thesellersofsausages;andwhenwe IrishpeopleoftheGoldenMile thoughtcfthewrongwhich:ertaie sellerseisausages,vendors pigs' feet,andmanufacturersofdumplings (allhonourablethings,bythewad 'soughttodotoasaint'sdayinPerth, andSale,andMelbourne,andBrisbane,wecouldnotbutfeelameasure oftheprideoftheoldRomans,and boast,"IamaKalgoorlieeitizen." All"menofgoodwill"inKalgoorlie andBouldernotonlywishedwellto ourcelebrations,butjoined:n.and helpedtoestablishtherecordwhIsh hassetsuchahighstandardforfuture efforts,thatthepeopleofBoulderwill needthefulltwelvemonthswhieh stretchtoSt.Patrick'sDay,1920,from lastWednesday'striumph,in.orderto .devisesomemeansofpaintingthe lily.ThecommitteeoftheTrotting Associationchangedthedate.oftheir meetinglastweek,inorder to clashwithourIrishNational,:ernere, andthebusinesspeopleclosedatno:: :orecognisetheday,andtoa:l..wthe: employeestotakepartintheero:ess sion,ortowatchitsprogres,through thecitytotheKalgoorlieRace;care: For.thesecourtesieswealldowe:: begrateful,andshoulddosothemore readilywhenweseethechurlishatt.tudeofwitlesscouncillorsinPerth7, thetriumphalmarchofDarkR Theprocessionwasmarshal:ElbyMr. J.Dillon,at1Imeand manynotableandnovelfeatures.is advance..IIpreviousyears.Hr.: camethvKa4toorlieBrass lowedbehestudentsofthe Brothers''.illegc.inthreeL sometwohundredinmareh:....7ns detachn-.entonponies hif.s dight"withthenational abicycle:.orps,thebicycles ...oratedmostelaborately elly.Theuninitiatedmight wondert greetingsto"haL',,. Houlihsc, - the"Slainthe I. Rosaleen,"andthe"Dia DhuitisPadrag,"asthebicychtesedalongHannan-street,neap,: ;pageantinthemselves,andan-.1,.ru.tiveoneatthat.Nextcamethe childrenoftheBoulderCenvf.e.: Schools,andthoseofSt.Mary',ConventSchools.Kalgoorlie,followedby AcontingentfromtheSistersef Picadilly,theHibernianSociety,with itsbannerofgreen,andtheIrie.e.NationalForesters.marchinglot:-;at:the banneroftheirsocietyliket:eeRed BranchKnights,but,not"to(*.at:ger." fortherewerenoPerthceeee'lle-, aboutwthmachineguns,or":ig:-.tweighte."TheSistersofSt.ip Boulder.;iriividedastrikingtaleh.eu-"TheIslandofSaintsandSch,hee"-whichesa,themostoutstanding...eatureoftheprocession.St.Vincent dePaulSecietywasrepresentedby severalgoodmenandtrue."anal motorcontainingtheclergyandthe processionwascomplete. .11:the priestswerepresentatthewhole triple.'elebration.Fatherslletoghtr. elate/a:7.andLavin,ofKalgoorlie. ....:hersSheridanandLyons.of Hc.r. Themarchtotherare0.1r,ewasenlivenedbytheinspiring7.four musicbeyendcomparing. I-,-weetesttaronthecarthat who:-..!)slatedthespiritofthenationtee:.allthe32countieswithinthe four ofIreland.tothede,ert plaete:::filchthesonsofEri:thave ausee blossomastherose."and whichacreforthedayas::-...ttgh "E naIImlihan-had ..C.1

OnarrivalattheRacecourse,asplen. didprogrammeofsportswasputinto Jperationeandthecommitteehadthe satisfactionofseeingasaresultof theirwisearrangementsarecordnumberofcontestants"putthrough"the variouseventsinperfectorder,andup totime.Theresultswereasfollows: JuvenileSection.

Boys,under10years.--K.Moore.I:

J.Launders,2;J.Walsh,3. Girls,under10.-W.Cahill.1;F. Brown,2;E.Ryan.3.

Boys,under12.--C.Longwood.1;T. M.-'ore,2;A'.Horan,3.

Girls.under12.-C.White.I;M. Hunter,2;W.Mullaney,3.

Boys,under14e-K.Leahy,1;L. D.prbraidge,2:W.Longwood,3.

Girls,under14,-A.Bray,1;D. Gasmier,2;K.Trembath,3. BoysObstacleRace.-J.Shiel,1;C. Longwood,2;A.Dorbraidge,3. Girls'SiameseRace.-C.Smithand

D.Mullaney. Boys'SiameseRace.-.1.Rileyand W.Wynne. BoysChampionship.-H.Cribb,1; D.O'Brien,2;J.Shiel,3. MusicalChairs.-D.White,1;L. Lynch,2:V.Williams.3. AthleticEvents.

ft..1;W.Mockin,25ft. ';nb

Putting161b.Shot.-S.Fitzgerald, 34ft.4/in.,1;J.Erseg,32ft.Sin.,2;J. McCook,31ft.llin..3. Putting291b,Weight.-J.Erseg, 25/ft.,1;W.Mockin,25ft.2in.,2. tqinging421b.Weight.-M.Callaghan,26ft.10iin.,1;K.Power,25ft. bin.,2. ExhibitionThrow.--Mr.P.Byrne 34ft.10in. OneMileHandicap.-D.Herlihy.1; Hickey,2. DancingEvents.

'Judge:MrsLane.Accompanist: MissL.Monckton1

IrishJig,under16.-E.Roy.1;S. Smith,2. Jig,under12.-S.Smith,1;R. Mills,2;D.Cranston.3. IrishReel,under16.-S.Smith.1; E.Roy,2;N.Jenkinson,3. Sailors'Hornpipe.-N.Douglas.1;N. enkinsoil,2;E.Rodgers,3. Boxing.

(Judge:Mr.H.Axforde

Under10.-W.ThorntonandJ.Allen, .readheat.

2.

Under12.-E.West.1;J.McCarthy, Under14.-F.Wilcox,1:F.Moylan, Iver14andunder Colgan,1; 2. oneofthemostinterestingevents .1thedaywasthesearchforthemissingman,whosephotographappeared theprogramme.Hedidnotelude eapture,andwasfoundintheperson Mr.JackGaynor.Hisdiscoverer

Nta;MasterL.Boylan. DuringtheafternoonmusicwasdisiursedbytheKalgoorlieBrassBand. Therefreshmentbooths.underthe careofMr.P.Byrne.werewellpatronised.Noinharmoniousoccurrence marredtheclay'sproceedings,andthe sportswerevotedthebestofrecent ears.Thehon.secretary.Mr.P.J. Russell,isdeservingofthehighest praise.

THECONCERT.

AtnighttheusualIrishNational e'encertwasheld,andthelargestaudiencewhicheverfilledtheTownHall assembledasaresultofthe"soothering"advertisementswhichthevery activecommitteehad'keptbeforeour eyesforseveralclays.Wemustdeal insuperlativestodescribetheconcert, andcanassertwithassurancethatthe programmewasthebestandthemost Irisheversubmittedtoanaudiencein W.A.MissMayFee,A.T.C.L.,opened theproceedingswithapianoforteoverture,"IrishMelodies."Thisnumber servedtocreatetheproperatmosphere, andinducetherighttemperinwhich toappreciateallthatwastofollow.

MissMarianHarrel)andMasterIlarHarropthenexecutedaninstne mentalduet,pianoandviolinrespectively,whichwasloudlyapplauded. Thiswasthefirstappearanceoftheft talentedyoungpeoplebeforeaKalgoorlieaudience,andtheirinterpret*tonofthemusicwhichenshrinesthe thingswhich"ErinRemembers"wasa mostgratefulsurprise,and,wehope,a promiseofmuchgoodmusicforthe hundredsofoccasionswhichwillarise, nowthatSt.Mary'shallisinworking "rder."SheisFarFromtheLand" wassungbyMr.GordonWilliams.

ThereisnolocalsingerbetterknownCollege.ioirsang"GemsofIrish toGoldfields'audiences,andhispresenceonaconcertplatformisalways 'eailedwithdelight.Onthisoccasion :ledidnotdisappoint,andputallthe spiritofthenationintoSarahCurran's sadstory,withsucheffectthathewas encored,andgave"TheSongforIrish Hearts"--thusblendingthetearand thesmilelikeErin'sRainbow.Though warnednottomakecomparisons,Ifeel quitesafeinsinglingoutMrs.Kyran Brennan'ssongsassomethingquite apartfromalltheothernumbersofa mostcreditableprogramme."Forthe Green"washerfirstsong,anditrousedtheaudiencetowildenthusiasm. Theencorewhichfollowed,"OldIreland,theShamrock,andYou,"improvedontheimpressionmade,butinthe secondpartoftheprogrammeMrs. Brennanwasactuallyinterruptedin singing"KathleenMavourneen,"with theapplausewhichcouldnotbewithhelduntiltheversefinished.Encoredforhersecondsong,Mrs.Brennan returnedandbowed,buttheaudience wouldnotbedenied,andshegraciouslyreturnedandcrownedhersuccess withthegreatestsuccesssinceanIrish audienceinKalgoorliewentwildover AllenDoone,withamostsplendidrenderingof"ComeBacktoErin."Mr. J.McDermott,in"TheMinstrelBoy," evokedgreatapplause:whichseemed tosignifythatifonly"onefaithful harp"werelefttopraise,andonlyone "swordthyrightstoguard,"theharp andtheswordwouldbefoundinKat goorlie.AsanencoreMr.McDermott ;eveanartisticrenderingofadifficult song-"TheTrumpeter"-whichisnot Irish,butwaswellchosen,forthe peopleneededsomethingtostopthem tromforgettingthattherewasmusic andasoulinanysongsbuttheirown, Mr.FrankArdaghscoredagreatsuccesswith"AToasttoErin,"andin responsetoanencoregave"Colleen Bawn."Mrs.J.Quealyfollowedwith ''IrelandILoveYou,"whichshesang withthepassionatefeelingsofa daughterofErin,leavingnodoubt thatshelovesIrelandindeed,Andthe audienceleftnodoubteitheroftheir loveforIrelandrousedliterallytoconcertpitchbyMrs.Quealy'ssong.For anencore,Mrs.Quealysang"MyMary iftheCurlingHair,"whichwedoriot rememberevertohaveseenon,ecol-certprogrammeinAustraliabefore.It isadelightfulsongfromGeraldGrif. tin'sColleenBawn,andshouldbe heardoftenerinfuture.Mrs.Quealy alsosang"WhenIrishEyesareSmiling,"andforanencore"RoryO'Moore" -inTipperarywhenthingsareindescribablepeoplesay"Wisha!Don'tbe talking"-andifpeopleawayfromthe GoldenMilewanttoknowoftheApplausewhichcrashedoutatthetreatmentofthehomelyold"Rory O'Moore"byMrs.Quealy,Icanonly say"Wisha!Don'tbetalking."Mr. BertPalmerwasinfinevoicein"Off Philadelphia,"butsurpassedhimselfin"ALittleBitofIrish."Aninstrumentalsolofollowed,acornetsolo hrVerdiMcMahon.Thenameof McMahonseemstobeindissolublycon. nestedwithcometsinourfavoured pine.and"Aria"wasfollowedby "Killarney"asanencore."TheLast RoseofSummer,"byMasterNorman Gledhill.whopossessesaseraphic ,pranovoice,wasreceivedwithmuch appreciation,andhewasforcedtore:urnandsingthelastverseasecond time.MasterKevinGowans,togive thecityofthe"BrokenTreaty"a :hence,sang"WheretheRiverShannonFlows,"inamostpleasingstyle, andtheapplausethatfollowedhad littletolearnfromthetumultthatfollowedontheappearanceofPatrick Sarsfield"WheretheRiverShannon Flows."MissKathleenMurray,in "Asthore,"hadasimilarexperienceto alltheothersingers,muchapplause andanencore.Alwaysafavourite song,"ALittleBitofHeaven,"becamedoublyso,whensungbyMiss A.Ardagh,andaduet,':TheDearLittleShamrock,"byMissArdaghand Mr.FrankArdagh,wasoneofthebest itemsofthewholeevening.Thearrangementofthiswellknownsongas aduet.isquiteanunusualone,andthe staccatonotesmadeitquiteanew song.Manypeopleconsider"Father O'Flvnn"ahackneyedsong,butin Kalgoorlie'sIrishprogramme,itwas quiteanew"FatherO'Flynu."Messrs. S.Smith,Edwards,Hamilton,and Derringtonpresenteditasaquartette, and-whatevertheytouchtheyadorn. "AllDonegal"wouldbeproudtohave hearditstypicalpriestcelebratedin songbysuchartistsasthemembers ofthe"FatherO'Flynnquartette.Of courseanencorewasinsistedon,and thedaringsingersfleetrightinthe faceoftheprohibitionistswithasong whichreiteratedsomescoresoftimes that"AnotherLittleDrinkWon'tdo usAnyHarm."Thebrightestitemof theprogrammewassuppliedbythe girlsofSt.Mary'sConventSchool,who dancedanIrishreelinIrishcostume. andsang"TheDaysoftheKerry Dancing."TheChristianBrothers

Songs,"thegemsbeing"Themeeting ofthewaters,""TheyoungMay moon,""Hassorrowthyyoungdays shaded?"and"Songofthebattleeve." St.Mary'sConvent.Choirgaveabeautifulrenderingof"EileenAlannah," andthecombinedchoirsofSt.Mary's ConventandtheC.B.Collegesang "GodSaveIreland,"underthebaton ofMr.S.Smith,whowasresponsible forthearrangementofthewholeprogramme.Mr.Smithneedsnopraise forthesplendidresultofhisefforts, forthelargeaudienceknowsthatthe concertwassimplyatriumph.Miss M.Feewastheaccompanisteforthe evening,anditissafetosayshenever beforeplayedsomuchIrishmusicin onenight.However,itwasnotthe quantitythatwasimportant,butthe quality,andallgoldfieldspeopleknow longsincewhatisthequalityofMiss Fee'sperformancesonthepiano.The peopleoftheGoldenMileareveal fortunateinhavingsomuchtalentin theirtwocities,andastheconcertwas ),fieldinKalgoorlie,itisbutfairthat weshouldacknowledgethatmostof thesuccesswasduetoBoulder.Nearly allthesingerswerefromBoulder,and theirunselfishservicesaregreatlyappreciatedbythepeopleofKalgoorhe, whocallonthem"inseasonandoutof season,"andareneverdisappointed. ThecommitteeofSt.Patrick'sDay Celebrationsneedsnocongratulations fromanybodyforthesignalsuccess thatwentwiththeireveryeffortin makingSt.Patrick'sDay,1919,the bright,green-triumph,leavingmemo riesofpride.andpleasurewhichthe moreprosaicthingsoflifewillnotbe abletodimwithinthenexttwelve months.Mr.P.J.Russell,thehon. secretary,musthavefeltgreatlyelated allthroughthedaytoseetheresull ofmany-necksofpatentworkclaiming theirfruitionofbrilliantsuccess,inthe presenceofthethousandswhoattendedthetriplecelebrationofprocession, sports,andconcert,outofcuriosityor sympathy,asthecasemaybe,tosee thewaywecelebrate"thedaywecelebrate."

-ROAD,NORTH PERTH,threedoorsfromFitzgerald-streets. OpenforEngegementsforConcerts. £22saTerm.

PERTHCATHOLICYOUNGMEN'a SOCIETY.

504HAY-STREET,PERTH

(UnderthePatronageofHisGrace ArchbishopChine.)

BilliardRoom,Lounge,Library,Card Room,CricketClub,Harriers'Club, Debating,Musical,andDramatic Society.

ASOCIETYTHATEVERYCATHOLICYOUNGMANSHOULDBELONGTO. FullparticularsonapplicationtoL.RODOREDA, Hon.-Secretary. 133Charles-street,WestPerth.

HISMAJESTY'STHEATRE.

HISMAJESTY'STHEATRE HISMAJESTY'STHEATRE. (UndertheDistinguishedPatronageof HisExcellencySirWm.EllisonNlacartneye

SATURDAY,-MARCH29th. SATURDAY.MARCH29th. SATURDAY,MARCH29th. aedMONDAY,MARCH31st. MONDAY,MARCH31st. MONDAY,MARCH31st. Wallace's "MARITANA.':RomanticOpen,"MARITANA." "MARITANA." "MARITANA." "MARITANA." "MARITANA." -MARITANA." "MARITANA." leenderedbythePERTHOPERATICANDCHORAL SOCIETY. Preducer:Mr.1Valter OnaMagnificentScale. OnaMagnificentScale. LeadingArtistsasPrincipals. CHORUSOF80VOICES. CHORUSOF86VOICC,S.

BUSSELTON.

ThefollowingaretheWinningNumbersinconnectionwiththerecent RaffleatBusselton:-

FirstPrize:Horse.-No.839.Miss NitaHarris,Quindalup. SecondPrize:BridleandSaddle.No.632,MissM.A.Ellis,Augusta. ThirdPrize:OneGuinea.-681,E Robinson,Fremantle

BIRTH.

ROGERS.-OnFebruary13th,at NurseBright'sprivatehospital,Bunbury,toMr.andMrs.A.Rogers,of Greenbushes--aS.41(stillbornI. INMIIMORIAM.

BUSWELL.-Insadbutlovingmemoryofourdarlinglittlebabe,Daniel Laurence,whodiedonMarch26th. 1917. Adearlittlesufferer. -Insertedbyhissorrowingparents. A.andM.Boswell,alsoJackand Mary.

FITZGERALD.--IPeaurcharity.pray fortherepose soulofThomas Fitzgerald.wh iedMarch30th. 1918,atSt.ToheefGod'sHospitalSubiaco;lovinghusbandofMargaretFitzgerald.Palmyra,andfather ofMrs.A.S.Campbell.Subiaco;Mrs. W. Palmyra,Scott.andTamFitzgerald, Eternalrestgrant:ohim.OhLord. ----InsertedbyMrs.A.S.Campbell. 255High-street.Sebie.co.

HOWARD.-Inleetegmemoryofuudearhusbandandfather,PrivateW. G.Howard.whoe'itelinEgyptor. March27th.191,1-Insertedbyhi,'.rifeanddaughters. LYNC11.-InlovingmemoryofPrivateDanLynchkilledinactionit'. France,onMarch28.1918:loved brotherofJamesMaylands1and DenisLynchISubiaco),alsoMrs Sheehey(Shanageiden,Limerick. Irelands.Mayh.'.soulrestin peace.

O'GORMAN.-In memory f SteveO'Gorman,:heanniversaryof whosedeathoccursonSunday, March30th.

Sleepyoursleepinpace,dearSteve, EnjoyyourheavenlyrestWhilewe.yourlonelyparents. MustbearGod'swillforthebest. ImmaculateHeartofMary, YourprayersferSteveextol. Oh!SacredHeartofJesus. Havemercyanhissoul. --Insertedbyhisaerrowingparents S.andJ.O'Gorman

ATREST!

QU1NLAN.-Inaffectionateremem- branceofLieut.HaroldD.Quinlan (late4th.Queen'sOwnHussars), killedinactionnearRoye.France duringthelastgreatenemyoffen- sive,March26th,1918.inhis23rd. year.-R.I.P. Atrest!uponthebattlefieldsof France, Truecomrade,fond.

son: He,intheredhail Expiringfell!His Firstwhenthecall come Heanswered.A, Andrushedinto breach, Wheremingledfrit', lygrip. Surgingtooandfre heroesstrewn. Life'ssorrowso'er peace Hetook.Godrest.

friend,andloving ,taspringmorn, aetynoblydone.

sacriAcehad

Idlerandaman hehellishopen andfoeindeadthegroundwith. Hisfinalsleepin .hissoul!Amen -Admirer.

Perth.March26,1919.

BEREAVEMENTNOTICE.

Mrs.O'Callaghanandfamilydesire throughthesecolumnstothankall thosewhosentthemletters,tele. grams,andothermessagesofsym- pathyintheirrecentsadbereavement. FremantleB682. JOSEPHC.SEMEEN, UNDERTAKERandFUNERAL FURNISHER. Newmanstreet(nearTownHall),

YOUNGIRELANDSOCIETYOF WESTERNAUSTRALIA.

Uncle:-thePatronageofHisGracethe Archbishop.

TheCatholic;slit,promisedneverto missMassonSunday,haswallowelin bedwhetthemusicof,the,Churchbells wasinvitinghimforth.

Thewoman,whosworetoputacurb onthetongueofuncharitableness. !ogossiptillremorseawakens. soul.sweetwiththepeaceot wawa:asagainbeendelugedwith foult::purity. Ali:hegoodresolutionsalready gone, Withshameletusgatherupthe brokenthreadsandweaveagainse GodMan'spowertosinmayyetbe outstrippedbyGod'spowertoIirgive anda_heal!

The.iourofthe:confessionalisalwaysJpen.Thewelcomingembrace theEucharisticJesusisalways erectfarthetrulyrepentantsinner.

"Wherethebodyis,therealsoshalt theeaglesbegathered."isaScriptural quutatienwhichmighthitofftoa nicetytoeinterestsomefolkaretaking inthePeaceCelebrations, * * in lastcentury. FourmillionsoftheIrishracehave fledfromIreland. 'Iwomillionshavediedofstarvation. Irelatd'sworldtradehasalmostgone. Irish,hippingispraeticallynon-existtat. Ireland'staxationhasincreasedfrom twomillionpoundswhenherpopulationwaseightmillionstothirty millionpoundswhenherpopulationis4,300,000-or5s.perheadot thepopulationwhenIrelandhail HerewnParliament.againstVS17s t..day.

Anumberofyoung.hoodlumsfrom theStateSchoolatBunburyinterfer- edwiththeSt.Patrick'sDayprocessionwhich,fromthelocalpapersreport,gaveexponentsoftheImperial ideait;thatpartoftheStatenotthe shadowofareasonforcomplaint.Fromthecorrespondencetohandof the"South-WesternTimes."wegather thatitwasablaguardlyincident,and thoseinterestedshouldnotbeallowed togowithoutthelass-exercisingits correctionupontnemLittleMine centchildrenweremaltreatedbythese youngruffians,whoseeminglywere allowedtogowithoutanexemplary thrashing.Bunburyisnotaplace thatwewouldexpecttohavenursed initsuchcontemptible.narrow-minded bigotry,andwhateversinisterinfluenceisresponsiblefortheblaguardly actionofitsStateSchoolworthies.we sincerelytrust,intheinterestsoftol. eranceanddecentcitizenship.itwill getsomethingintheshapeofasalutarylesson.Blaguardismisn'ta thingtobenursedinadecenttown amongstdecentpeople.

"Asthegreatsunsetsingloryfurled, Faith,it'sgrandtothinkasIwatch hisface, IfheneversetsintheEnglishworld, Henever,lad,setsontheIrishrace."

Glancingoverthereportinthe "WestAustralian"ofthe26th,inconnectionwiththePeacecelebrations,we werestruckbythefactthattheministersforrefreshmentontheoccasion includedMacFarlane.Butt,andAlbanyBellandProwse.Birdsofa featherflocktogether.andwhosaid sordidTrade?

InaPerthSundayschoollastweek. theteacherwasexpoundingthestory

ofJosephinprison."Andthebaker dreamed,"shesaid,"thathehada basketwithallkindsofpastryonhis head,andthebirdsoftneaircame andpeckedatit.Josephtoldhim thatthedreamsignifiedthatinthree dayshewouldbehangedonagibbet." Oneintelligentchildsaid,"Please, MissMcCupboardson,isntitlikethe storyofourbaker? Andthe teachersaid,"Sh!Gladys,that'sirreverent."

Fancyalocalbakersneeringat processions."Heoughttobebetter bred,saysourofficeboy.

Recentcopiesofthe"KalgoorlieMin- er'containednewsitemswhicnmaue usguessalittle,andwishtormere. Onenotice,autnorisedfromthe,Apr glicanluesdayCathedral.readsasfollows;-next,theteenoftheAnnunciation,ts..M.,therewillbetame corporatecommunionLelthemembers oftneefotners'LneonintheCathedral at10.30a.m.-TheMothers'Unionr. ofKalgoorlieisgoingtherightway-,aboutdeservingandpreserving,the respectduetomotherhood,whenit performsitsdevotionsunderthe.in. spirationofthegreatfeastofChristianMotherhood,and,wehope,under theprotectionofthegreatPatroness ofChristianMotherhood.

TheothernoticewasanannotincemeatthatMr.StanleyTape,MA., B.Sc.,anex-memberoftheHouseof Commons,wouldlectureatthePresbyterianChurch,Boulder,on"The SpanishArmadaandProtestantism," We-couldnothelpwonderingtowhat "lengths'Mr.Tapewentfit.this lecture.Alsowhenwe-hearaboutthe MethodistandCongregationalchuiVies tryingtoamalgamate,andtheAnglicanclergyineSdelaide,andEssetidon, andWestMelbournehearingconks.sionsandgivingBenediction,we'think itistimethatsomebodygave,a'lectureonProtestantism,andtoldus plainlywhatitis.Itcertainly.is,nos whatitwasinthedaysoftheSpanish Armada.Therewasnutalkotantral gainationsthen.

* TherecentiippointmentofRey. FatherPerkins.M.S.11.,asProvincial ofhisOrderinAustralia.isaninter: estingone,inasmuchesFatherl!ee,kinsisanAustralian.'Ibis'appoint. meatrecallsthefactthattheProvincialoftheMaristBrothers,BroPte: Clement,S.M.,isalsoanAustralian.An Australianpriest.FatherGerhardt, 0.C.C.,istheonly"foreigner"who,is areligiousSuperiorinIreland.

TheMethodistConferenceofVieturiaandTasmanialatelymetinMelbourneandpassedfour"dry"re,sulutittns.thecenterence.alsopassecha resolutioninfavouroftheunification oftheWesleyan,Methodist,andCongregationalchurches.Withregardto thelatterresolution,wecanassurethe conferenceofVictoriaandTasmania thatthereisnuchanceinlifeofcarryingitintoeffect.Withregardto the"dry"resolutions,wefeelimpelled toremarkthatany-churchwhichcannotcompetewithapubfairlyand squarely,withoutyellingforcompulsoryclosingofthelatterduringpeace celebrationsoranyothertime,should putuptheshuttersandgiveplaceto thepublican.ifhisshowisabigger' drawthantheprotestingchurch - *

Ourfool-headedAustralianconscriptionistsmustrubtheireyesthese clayswhentheyseethePeaceConferenceputtingitsbootthroughtheidea ofconscriptionandcompulsorymilitarytraining.Dr.MeninxhaspredictedthatBillyHugheswilldeny thatheeveradvocatedconscription. whenhereturnstoAustralia,-andtake itfromus.thepredictionwill"come true.'Billyhasalready,boastedthat wedidmorethananyotherpartot theEmpireinthelatewar,thoughthe soundofthehissesofhiscursesatus fornotdoingenoughhashardlydied awayonthebalmyair.

Thepeoplecalledprohibitionists, whorunthepapercalled"Grit,"have searchedJerusalemwithlightedlamps, inordertofindaprohibitionistCatholicBishop.Theybelievetheyhave foundhiminthepersonofRightRev Mgr.McGovern.ofWyoming.Ina statementtotheAnti-SaloonLeague, Dr.McGovernlaysdownprinciples whicheveryBishopintheChurchhas beenteachingsincePentecostSunday intheyearoneA.D.aboutintoxicatingliquor,i.e.,that"itisnotbadIn itself,"andthatthePlenaryCouncil ofBaltimore(1894)"calledattention tothewide-spreadevilsoftheabuseof intoxicatingliquors."etc.Nuneedto gotoWyomingfurthat.Wecan supply"Grit"withtheaddressesor sixArchbishopsandfourteenBishops inAustraliawhewilltestifythesame thingasDr.McGovernandthePlenaryCouncilofBaltimore.Ofthe localaspectofprohibitioninWyom- ing.BishopMcGovernsays:"1amof

theopinionthattheliquortrafficsas conductedinWyoming,isinconflict withthebestinterestsofthecommun- ityatlarge,andthereforeIam stronglyinfavouroftheproposed ProhibitionAmendmenttoourCon- stitution."Thereisnothinginthe Bishop'sstatementtoshowushere inW.A.howfarthat"proposedAmendmenttoourConstitution"goes overinWyoming,andthereisnoth- ingtoshowhowtheliquortraffic"as conductedinWyoming"compareswith theliquortrafficasconductedinWesternAustralia.Lastly,theArchbishopsofAustralia,assembledin Melbourneafewmonthsback,gaveit astheiropinionthatProhibitionisnot theremedyfortheabuseofintoxicat- ingliquors.

TheMelbourne"Advocate"recently celebrateditsgoldenjubilee,and markedtheoccasionbypassinginto theownershipofDr.Mannix.The "Advocate"wasalwaysagoodpaper, sem.butwecan'timaginethemarvellous %thingsitwillachievewhentheunerr- inghandoftheslayerofconscriptionbeginstodirectitsdestiny.Wewish longlifetothe"Advocate."butitwill neverbeoldenoughtoknowbetter -,LthanwhatitdidwhenitbecameDr. Y'Nfannix's.

Thereismuchwildtalkthesedays ofW.A.secedingfromFederal"bondage."Thereisnothingwrongwith Federation,anditwasneversuspected before,butonlysincetheghastlywin- the-warriorsgottheiruselesshandson things. TheHughes-Watt-JensonPearce,etc.crowd,actingthestoryof "AliceinWonderland."areamusingthepeopleofAfrica,butitisnojoke tous.Theonlyconsolationinthe wholestele-businessis,thatthestupid peoplewhoelectedthemostfutile GovernmentinAustralianhistoryarereceivingtherewardoftheirobtuseness.

WarandRumoursofWar

Duringthepastfourorfiveyears. theworldhassufferedanunheaval. .Theoldorderchangeth;andideas whichhadtheforceofprinciplesin 1914havebeenscrappedlongago.In themidstoftheawfulcarnageofthe pastfew.years,andinspiteofthedelugeofvoluptuousnesswhichaccompanied downit.dreamershavebeenlaying principlesforthefuturepeace andprosperityofhumanity.Some havebeensayingthattheTennysunian dreamisonthethresholdofrealisation;thatthewardrumswillthrobno longer.thattheParliamentofman, theFederationoftheWorld,isnearer thanwebelieved.TheMilleniumwould surelybeablessingdevoutlytobe wished,but,sofar,thenationsareonly "gnashingateachother'sheels." Thegreatmanwhowasunfairlyac- cusedefsayingthatthewarwasonly asordidtrade.warmightinalljustice andinfactwithhonoureven.take theresponsibilityoftheaccusation. Trade.andtheselfishnesswhichisassociatedwithit,areonthefaceof themtheonlyrock-bottomexplana- tions tightwhichhasforthe timecease'..Wehearmeanwho makespee,hes.ta:keleutabstractions suchashonour,liberty,patriotism. Whataretheytothesepreciousab- stractions,orwhatareLiberty.lionour,PatriOtismtothem?Words,idle words'Theyknownotwhatthey mean. Allthereasoningintheworldcan. )itchangehumannature.Solung s andmenhavepassionsandprejudices, clashinginterests.aperennial peacecanneverbeguaranteedtothe sAworld Thevainambitionsof.mere mortal-arethesparkswhichenkindletheburningandblastingflamesof war.Iitherealincidentsofthewar whichtae!estcursedhumanitybyits destroyinganddemoralisinginfluences, weretatiyknown.theworldmightpos- siblylearnthatsomedevilishSalome wastheeircumstanceofthefirstspark whichsetthecetflagrationgoing,and gavemeltwithopportunitiesaninnings.Through'smallcircumstances,theprofiteerwitthelife-timechance oftramplingtogreatrichesover bruisedHeartsandwreckedanddesolatedle:ties.Theignorantpublic havebeendupedbyfine,high-soundingphra.esaboutdemocracy,liberty, andthe,..71:shingofmilitarismand autocracy'-utthepromiseeheldbeforethem'navenutyetripened. Wearealmo,taneg:igiblecommunityitWee!ernAustralia.According toourpepulatien.andfarbeyondour LaL.contributedtothe so-calleriw.eningutthewar.Wecalledupontheflowerofoursmallcorn.

munitytogoforwardandparticipate inthatmurderousgame.Ourloudmouthedstay-at-homepatriotspromisedthesebravelads'allgoodthings upontheirreturn.Whatarethereturnedboysgettinginrecompensefor theterribleriskstheyhaveundertaken?Onlywhattheythemselveshave foughthardtoachieve.Meanwhile, thosewhosentthemarenotonlyrollingintheaccumulatedluxuriesof fiveyearsofplenty,butsomeofthem falsetotheiravowedprinciples,have clearedoutofAustraliaatthepublic expense,atatimewhen,iftheiravowedintentionshadeventhecolourof honesty,theyshouldremainattheir posts.To-morrow£15,000willbe spentuponPeacemedalsfurtheschool kiddies,whilethesesamekiddiesare goingaboutourstreetsbeggingfor penniestorepatriatethemenwho havegiveneverythingforthecauseof Australia.Itwerebetterunprofitably fillthe.headsoftheselittleoneswith flatulentideasofImperialgreatness thanfeedandclotheourheroes.We haveheardtoomuchabouttheLeagueofNations,andaboutself-determinationatatimewhen,throughthe bunglingofincompetentleaders,the worldseetheswithsocialunrestfrom LondontoTerra-del-Fuego.Indiais disturbed;theEgyptiansituationis grave:SouthAfricaisinastateof foment:andIrelandisunderthegross pawofmilitarism;England'sdemocracyisawakening.Andsurelyifthe rosypromisesofanynationshould blossomintoachievementthatEngland.towhichweareallsodevotedly attached,andtowhichwelookexpect- antly withforallgoodgifts,shouldbegin herownhousehold.Letthebig nationsofEuropelookafterthesmall nationalitiesonthemainland.Eng- landhasabigfieldtodealwithwithinherownEmpire.Thosestrikesin Englandarenotmerepastime.Greatwealth,extremepoverty.andlittlereligionstalkhandinhandthere.Why shouldstatesmencalloutforafair adjustmentofthenationswhenthey reallymeanthattheirnationmustget theplumsofthepie?Alreadyone canseethattheUnitedStates,which wasthepowerthatwonthewar,is grudgedhershareofthespoils;noris Japanlikelytoreapaverygreatharvestafterherefforts;sothatonecannothelpthinkingthatinspiteofall thepromisesofpermanentpeace.the endofthesordidraceandclassstrug- gleisyetafaroff.

IrishPriests'Scoop

Inconnectionwiththepresentation ofpetitionstotheAmericanPresident inregardtoIreland'sclaim,agood storyistoldbyaChicagocontempor- ary.Apetition,signedbyArchbishop MundeleinandBishopMcGavick(Chi- cago),BishopsO'ReillyandDunne (PeoriaBishopMuldoonIRockfordi. BishopRyanAlton),BishopAlthos (Belleville).togetherwith1.500priests ofIllinois,wasentrustedtotwoIrish priests(FathersJ.K.FieldingandW. F.Cahill)furdeliveranceintothe handsofthePresident.Whenthede- putationreachedWashington,how-ever,theyfoundthatasthePresident waswithinafewdaysofhisdeparture forFrance,hewasreceivingnodele- gations.ItwaspointedouttoFather FieldingandFatherCahillthateven thenationalofficersoftheA.O.H.had beenobligedtoleavetheirpetition withSecretaryTumulty,andthat,like therest,itwouldbewirelessedafter thePresident.Nothingshortofapersonalinterview.however,would satisfytheChicagopriests,sothey respectfullydeclinedtoleavetheirpetition,andultimatelysucceededin obtaininganinterviewwiththePresi-dentandplacingthepetitioninhis ownhands.HereishowFatherField- ingtoldthestoryoftheirstrategyto theChicagoPressontheirreturnto thatcity:"Wekeptintouchwiththe WhiteHouse,andwhenweheardat 10.30onTuesdayeveningthatPresi- dentWilsonhadleft,wehurriedto theUnionStation,whichwefound tilledwithsoldiers.police,andSecret Servicemen.Ourclothprovedas goodasapass,andnoonequestioned usorourmotivesuntilwehadpassed throughthegateandwerewithinafew feetofthePresident'sprivatecar. Thereweencounteredfourservicemen, threeofwhomwere'Pats'-PatSullivan,PatMurphy,andPatFerguson. Theygaveusaroyalwelcome,and tookwordofourvisittoMr.Wilson, whoinvitedFatherCahillandmyself intothecar.ThePresidentwasmost cordial,andwhenIhandedhimthe petition.afterexplainingitscontents, hesaid:'Thematterinwhichyouare interested,Father.willhavemymost earnestattentionandtothefullestex

tentofmypower.'"Andyetweare told,ontheauthorityofthecableman,thatMr.Wilsonhasnotimelot Ireland'sclaim,which"hedeclared shouldbelefttoEnglandforsettlement."President1Vilsonhasproved himselfsofartobehonestandfearlessinhisfightfortherightsofsmall nations,andwewantsomethingmore thanthewordofthecable-crammerto believeotherwise.

NewsoftheArchdiocese

CALZNDARFORMARCH.

Sunday.30(Purple)-FourthSunday inLent. Monday,31(Purple(-OftheFeria. APRIL. Tuesday.1(Purple)-OftheFeria. Wednesday.2(White)-St.Francisof Paula,C. Thursday,3(Purplel-OftheFeria. Friday.4(Whitel-St.Isidore,B.C.L' FastandAbstinence. Saturday.5(Whitel-St.VincentFerrer,C. Massto-morrow,Gosnells,8o'clock. Armadale,9o'clock. * * busyHisGracetheArchbishophasbeen atCoolgardieduringtheweek. TheceremonyofReceptionofNovices attheConventofMercy,andtheopen- ingoftheBazaarhavebeentheobjectsofhisvisittothegoldfields. HisGracetheArchbishopwillofficiateatthere-erectionoftheCrosson "theSacredHeartChurch.Highgate.onSunday.April(itleat3.30p.m.

LocalandGeneral

Mrs,Gannon,oftheNewtownState School,hasreceivednoticethather husband,Sergeantj.'I'.Gannon.hasbeenawardedtheDistinguishedCon- ductMedal.Theawardwasmadeon thefollowingreportbytheOfficer Commandingthe53rd.Battery, A.F.A.:"Onthe18th.October,1918. asectionwassentforwardfromthis batteryinclosesupportoftheinfantry.Thesectioncommanderwentout withtheinfantry,andselectedaposi- tionfortheesection.Aftercrossing theLaSelleRiver,Gannon,beingtheseniorsergeant,broughtthesection intoaction,crossingtheriverunder heavyshellfire.andopenedfire.Again, onthemorningofthe23rd..this N.C.O.kepthisguninactionunder greatdifficultythroughoutabarrage lastingnearlyeighthours,withonlyoneman,besidehimself,onthegun. theremainderofthedetachmenthavingbeenputoutofactionbyenemy gas.Onmaryotheroccasionshehas shownmarkeddevotiontodutyand gallantry,thussettingaveryfineex- ampletohismenandtherestofthe battery.andatalltimeshisworkhas beenof Gannonthehighestorder."Sergeant enlistedfromNarroginin May,1915,andwaspreviouslyanemployeeinthetrafficdepartmentofthe Railways:Itmaybementionedthat bothMr.andMrs.GannonareexcellentCatholicsandrealIrish.

Weregrettoannouncethatowing toanaccident,MissMarieGodwin (Mrs.FrankO'Leary)wasunableto appearbeforethelargeaudienceatSt. Patrick'sconcertonMarch18th.The talentedladyhadthemisfortuneto standonarustynailonthemorning oftheconcert,andwasconfledtoher room.forseveraldays.MissGodwin hasnowundertakentheteachingof musicandsingingatherprivateresidence.148Chelmsford-road.North Perth,andispreparedtoreceive pupils.Termscanbehadonapplica- tion.

TheYeOldNarroginInnischanging handsthisweek-end,andthecheery welcomeofMrs.Wilkinson.whohas beenitsproprietressformanyyears. willbemuchmissed.Practically everybodywhohastravelledfrontthe city,ortheGreatSouthern.orthe South-WesthasmadetheacquaintanceofthekindlyhostessoftheInn. Mrs.Wilkinsonisagreatchurchworker,andhasdonemuchtoreducethe debtonthebeautifulArmadale Church.

* BacktoPerthfromMidlandJunctioncomeMr.andMrs.Gaynorand family,oneofthefinestIrishfamilies intheState.Afterfourandahalt years,theysevertheirconnectionwiththeCommercialHotel,andarecoming citywardstotakechargeoftheYeiv. marketHotel.Wewishthemevery success.'

* Don'tforgetthefortnightlydance,in aidoftheGosnellsChurch,tobeheld intheGosnellsHallto-night.Tic- kets,Is.each.Trainsrunconveni-entlyupanddownthelinebetween PerthandArmadale.

AmongthosewholeftbytheR.M.S. OsterleyduringtheweekwereMr. TomScully,whoisonhiswaytoClonnel.Ireland;Mrs.Barry,whosegoalis Newcastle-West,Co.Limerick,andMiss Lenihan,whoreturnstohernativecity oftheviolatedtreaty.MissLenihanis adaughterofthefamousLimerickhis- torian,andhasgiventhebestofher Yearstothenursingandtrainingof theaboriginesofthefarNor'-West.

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* Inthereportofthegrandsocialand danceonSt.Patrick'snight,atSouthernCross,ourcorrespondentregretshavingomittedthenameofoneofour principalsopranos,inthepersonof Mrs.F.G.Monaghan,whosanginher ownsweetstyle"IrelandILoveYou:"

MrAustinBrennan,aprominent memberoftheC.Y.M.S..leftforNar- roginduringtheweek,wherehein- tendsspendingafortnight'sholiday. * *

Mrs.BenWeiss,ofEmaraldHill Terrace,andheryoungestdaughter,Sylvia,leftforMelbournerecentlyto joinMr.Weiss.Mr.andMrs.Weissanddughterintendtoremainfor somemonthsintheEasterncapital, butshouldbebackamongusbefore Christmas.Mrs.Weisswillbemuch missedinchurchworkingcircles.

BoulderwaswellrepresentedatSt, Patrick'snightconcertheldinKalgoorlie,theartistsfromBoulderbeing: Mrs.K.Brennan,MissA.Ardagh,Mr F.Ardagh,andMissHildaTyers.The organistofAllHallowsaccompanied thematthepiano.

TheladiesoftheQueen'sParkSt. Patrick'sDayCelebrationsCommittee desiretothankMr.McCarthyforsup- plyingacaskofgingerbeerforthe childrenofSt.Joseph'sSchool.

Thefollowingladiesandgentlemen oftheCathedralparishhelpedinthe cateringfor736childrenonthe groundsonSt.Patrick'sDay:Mes damesFurlong,H.Campbell,Mayhew andGraves;MissesL.SmithandSwitzer..andMessrs.O'DonoghueandShep. pard.Mrs.Furlong,whowasin chargeofthecatering,expresseshet sincerethankstothefollowingfor theirdonationsincashandkindtowardsthelunchprovidedfortheBro. thersandteachersoftheCathedral ParishonSt.Patrick'sDay:Mrs.Ryan (PerthHotel),Mrs.Chamberlain.Mrs Macartney(RechabiteMrs.Sheehan, Mrs.Secombe,Mrs.McDermott.Mrs. McLaughlin,Mrs.Shine,MissTighe. MissSchlitz,MissSketchley,Miss McMahon,Mrs.Maughen.Mr.Martin (baker),BrennanBros.(perMr. Ahern).

TheYoungIrelanders'riverexcursten andpicniclastSundaywasagreatsuccess.Everyoneenjoyedthemselvesto thefull,andtheutmostofgoodhum-ourandharmonyprevailed.Owingee apressureofreportsonourspacethis weekwearecompelledtoholdoverthe reportofthepicnicandthelastmeet ingofthesocietyuntilnextirute

Thefollowingaretheresultsofthe drawingoftheartunioninconnection withSt.Brigid'sChurch,whichtook placeonMondaylast:Firstprize.oil painting,No.1,099,Mr.Knight;see- andprize,chair,No.1,680,MissAnnie NIcArdle;thirdprize,fancytablecover, No.1,828.W.Kennedy;fourthprize handsewingmachine.No.1,262.J Sharpe.

Cottesloe

ThewinnersoftheeuchretournamentheldatCottesloelastWednesdaywerearefollows:-Ladies.prize abeautifullyhand-paintedcushion

Thiscovetedprizewascarriedoff-by amemberoftheC.Y.P.C..MissG. O'Brien.Thegent's.prize,amagnifi- centlycarvedoakinkstand.waswoe byMr.C.Bennet. Itwasrecentlyannouncedthatthe membersoftheCottesloeYoung.Peeple'sClubwereconductinganugly mancompetition.Well,itisstillas freshaseveramongsttheparishioners ofCottesloe,andevery(enunciateseems tobeworkinghardinordertobethe uglymanandwinthevaluabletro- phy.

ThedevotionstotheStationsofthe CrossatCottesloeuptothepresent hasbeenlargelyattended,anditis hopedthatitwillcontinueso. Anotherthingtobeproudofat CottesloeistheStaroftheSeaChurch Choir.Itnodoubtranksamongsome ofthefinest.choirsintheState, ThemembersoftheC.Y.P.C.wisr: toannouncethattheyarehavinga picniconEasterMonday.Allyoung peoplewhowishtojointheclubin thefuturewillbefullymadewelcome bythepresentmembers.

LastSunday,attheStaroftheSea Church,Cottesloe.theHibernianSo- ciety,infullregalia,approachedHoly Communioninabody.Itwasamost impressivesightandindeedonetobe prouduf.

AuntBessy's

MyDearChildren,-Ihaven'tenough tomakeabigcornerforyouthisweek. Everyoneofmybirdeensseemsto havetakenwingandgoneelsewilere. Threeissuesofthepaperhavegone theirway,andwehavehadnoplaceat allinthem.Itisnottheprinter's fault,anditisn'tminethatthechirpingsofmylittlefriendshaven'tfound theirwayintocirculationthroughthe "Record."OnlylastweekIhearda rumourthat"AuntBessy"had"gone West"-youknowwhatthatmeans?

Isupposethecorttinuedabsencefor threeweeksfromhercornergaverise totherumour.Rumouryouknowis ahoodedoldthingwithalongton. gue,andwhenhertongueissetin motionthere'snotellingwhatshewill say.I'mstillliving,dearchildrenlivingandwaitingforyourletters. Whendoyouintendtotakeupthe workofthepage-whenaremylittle friendsreallygoingtobegintheirwork forthe"weeones"?--orhavethey turnedthemdown.Sofarlittlehas beendoneintheirinterests,andalreadythreemonthsoftheyearhave passed.Ipromisedthat1wouldpublish-thelistofcollectionssomeweeks ago.UnfortunatelyIhavenotbeen abletogetthespace,butnowthatthe rushofthepasttwomonthsisover perhapsImaybeabletokeepmypro raise.Thelist,however,willbepublishedveryshortly. 1amanxiousto drawintoournetthisyearanother substantialsumforthegoodSistersof MercyatSt.Vincent'sHome,andI appealtoyouallinthenameofthe LittleChildofBethlehemtohelpme. FriendsofLittleChildren,yeare everywhere,willyenotspareamite forthe"weeones"harbouredbythe Sisters'Charityfromthedestroying blastsofsinandthestiflinginfluencesoftheworld?Willyenothelp tokeepthemsmiling-willyenotlend ahelpinghandtokeepthetearsfrom theirlittleeyes? There'saprettylegendamongstthe UkraniansthatwhenLovegives.her doletoalittlechildtheseastops awhileitssobbing.Itissweetwork tokeepbrightlightsinthelittleeyes ofachild,anditissweetworktokeep laughteronitslittlelips.The"wee ones"atSt.Vincent'shaveaspecia'i claimuponus,Cruelfortunehas castthemuponourcharity:'tousthey comewithlittleoutstretchedarms, letusinGod'snamebetheirfriends. Giveyourgift,myfriend-andgiveit now.--Yourloving, AUNTBESSY.

FAVOURRECEIVED.

S.O'B.,SouthernCross,sends5s.for LittleFoundlingsingratitudeforfavourreceived.

"Anonymous,"Busselton,sends10s. forSt.Vincent'sFoundlingHome. M.P.,Boulder,sends5s.for"wee ones"ingratitudeforfavoursreceivedthroughSacredHeartandLittle Flower.

"APRAYERTOTHEINFANT JESUS."

(ByFrancisThompson.1 LittleJesus,westThoushy

Once,andjustassmallasI?

Andwhatdiditfeelliketobe Outofheaven,andjustlikeme?

DidstThousometimesthinkofthere, Andaskwherealltheangelswere,: IshouldthinkthatIwouldcry Formyhouseallmadeofsky; Iwouldlookabouttheair, Andwonderwheremyangelswere, Andatwaking'twoulddistressmeNotanangeltheretodressme!

HadstThoueveranytoys, Likeuslittlegirlsandboys?

AnddidstThouplayinheavenwithall Theangels,thatwerenottootall. Withstarsformarbles?Didthethings Play:Canyouseeme?throughtheir wings?

AnddidThyMotherletTheespoil Thyrobeswithplayingonoursoil?

Hownicetohavethemalwaysnew

Inheaven,because'twasquiteclean blue.

DidstThoukneelatnighttopray,

AnddidstThoujoinThyhandsthis way?

Anddidtheytiresometimesbeing young.

Andmaketheprayerseemverylong Anddostthoulikeitbestthatwe ShouldjoinourhandstopraytoThee? IusedtothinkbeforeIknew.

Theprayernotsaidunlesswedo. AnddidThyMotheratthenight KissThee.andfoldThyclothesin right?

AnddidstThoufeelquitegoodinbed, KissedandsweetandThyprayers said?

Thoucanstnothaveforgottenall Thatitfeelsliketobesmall.

AndThoukmwestIcannotpray

ToTheeinThyFather'sway.

Corner

WhenThouwastsolittle,say, Could'stThoutalk"ThyFather's way?" So,alittleChildcomedown Andhearachild'stonguelikeThyown. Takemebythehandandwalk, Andlistentomybabytalk, ToThyFathershowmyprayer (Hewilllook,Thouartsofair), Andsay,"Oh,Father,I,ThySon, Bringtheprayerofalittleone," Andliewillsmilethatchildren's tongue HestnotchangedsinceThouwest young.

No.9,Price-street,Fremantle.

DearAuntBessy-,-Isupposeyou thought1hadlefttheCorner,butthis letterwillprovethatIhavenot. amsorryformynegligence,butIhope tobeamorefrequentcontributorto thepagethanhitherto.Willyou pleasesendmeacard,andIwilltillit foryou?IwilltellnownowhowI spentmyholidays,whichprovedvery enjoyableones. Iwentawayfora fortnighttsBanbury,andhadareal goodtime.IleftFremantleonSaturday,January18th,atabout1p.m.,and arrivedatmydestinationat8.30p.m., afteraverytediousjourney,themonotonybeingbrokenatintervalsbythe beautifulcountryscenery.Theshops wereilluminated,asitwaslateshoppingnight:OnSundaymorningafter Mass1,accompaniedbymycousins, wentovertothepicturesqueBack Beach.Thewavesherefrequently risetoagreatheight,butwithinthe newlyconstructedbreakwaternota rippledisturbstheplacidityofthe water.Myunclehasanorchard.so fruitwasaplentifulcommodity.Rowingandpicnicingontheriverwerefrequentpleasures.Thebestpicnicwe hadwasthatspentatPaddy'sBlunders,whereweallwentswimming.At aboutfouro'clockwehadafternoon tea.WerowedovertoPigIsland,and fromthenceuptheriver.Duringthe afternoonthetiderose,anditwas onlywithdifficultythatwereachedthe otherside.ftheriver.Wethenhad towalkaingwaybeforewereached home.ThefollowingSundaytheannualswinoningcompetitiontookplace. anditwasfromstarttofinishasource ofgreatinteresttospectators.lspelt% averypleasanttimeattheBaths;the waterwascalmowingtotheinfluence ofthebreakwater.IalsowentswimmingattheBackBeach.Theremainderoftheholidayspassedveryquickly, andIresumedschoolworkonFebruary3rd.IwillbetwelveonMarch 13th.I1.-enthatyouwillnotforget tosendthecardthisweek.Iwillnow close.Witt:fondestlove.-Yourlovingniece.

DOROTHYTANGNEY.

MyDearDorothy,-Manyhappyreturnsofso,urbirthday.Itissounlike youtobeabsentfromthepage.for severalweeksthatIwonderedwhat hadhappened.Ihavebeenthinking thatperhapsIhavebeensayingtoo muchinmytalkstomylittlefriends andoffended.whenIhadnointention ofdoing se7 Yourletterisveryinterestingendnicelydescriptive.Iam veryplea-edt..',ones.thatyouenjoyedy,air-elf.an..1particularlysoat Paddy'sB:under.-. Iwillsendthe card,my littlefriend.andam verypleaseithat yonarebackamongstus Y-,arloving, AUNTBESSY.

So-ets.eal.Denmark,W.A. March7,1919.

DearAuntBessy.--Wearegetting somerainrl_,wnhere,andallthe!rarmersareglad.Therearealotofsnakes around.Therewerealotofpeopleat theDenmarkSh..w,andtheGovernor wasthere.teseWehadthepioisure ofmeetingFatherGilroy;heisavery jollypriest.Mr.Harney,fromDenmark,isteachingmehowtoserve Mass,andIhap(Iwillbeabletolearn itbeforehegoesaway.Ihopethat theSt.Patrick'sDayProcessoonwill beagreatsucces.,,e::thatthegreen flagwillbewavingasbefore.-Your lovingnephew.

JERRYHAIRE.

Iamglad.mydearJerry,thatthe snakeshaven'tmolestedyou-andthat youarestillinthelandoftheliving. Ithoughtv-aiwouldlikethenew P.P.whenyoumethim.Ihopeit willheyourprivilegetoservehis Massinthenearfuture.Mr.Harney isverygoodtointeresthimselfinsuch away.St.Patrick'sProcessionthrough Perthwassplendid.Everyoneinthe streetseemedafriendtothegreen.-Yourloving. AUNTBESSY.

Bullfinch.March18.1919.

DearAuntBessy,-Iamenclosing thesubscription.andwouldyoukindlyforwardwe'tl-,e"Record"every week?Youmayals..sendmeacard, andwillseewhatIcandowithitup thisway. I hadagoodtime onSt.Patric:: 1.).,y. Iwasvery

sorrythatIwasnotdowninPerth forit.Withlave.-Yourlovingniece, EILEENDORE.

YourletterfromBullfinchsurprised me,mydearEileen.Iwasn'taware thatyouhadleftthePark.Iheard thatyouwereinPerthtoseeme,but Iwasn'ttoldthatyouwereaboutto leaveus.Ihopeyouarehappy, thoughIknowyoumustoftenwish youwereamongstyouroldplaymates. The"Record"willbepostedtoyour address.TheEditorbademethank youforyoursubscription.Iamglad, dearEileen,thatyoumeantokeep withus,andthatyouwillstillbea workerforthe"weeones."We-the Irish-hadagreatdayonSt.Patrick's Day.ItwasthemostsuccessfuloutingwithinmymemoryofPerth.I amsureyouwillbepleasedtohear thisbitofnews.Iworemyswank greenbonnet-Yourloving, AUNTBESSY.

FaithfulUntoDeath

Whenayoungmankneelsbeforethe altar,robedinwhite,candidatus,petitioningHolyChurchtoaccepthimas aLeviteandtopermithimtobind himselftotheserviceoftheLambby irrefragablevowsofchastityandobedience,ate..lemnwarningisspokenby thebishop.who,inthemeasuredwords oftheordinationservice,remindsthe suppliantsthatthey'arestillfreeto turnback,andthatiftheygoforward nowtheywillbeboundtoChristinan especialway,forlifehereandforlife hereafter.Theywhoheartheritual warningreadhavelongponderedon itsfullmeaning,andwhentheyarise togotowardsthealtarinsteadof turningfromit.theyrecognisethat henceforththeybelongsacramentally toChristandtothepeoplewhoform HismysticBody,thatHiswishis tenfoldmoretothemnowthanbefore, thattheyhavegivenuptheworld thathasspokentothemfurthelast time,andthepleasuresandthepurelyselfishinterestsitmighthaveinstore fel-theminfuture,andthat,nowand forever.itwillbenotsomuchasacrificeasthemerefulfilmentofaduty forthemtogiveevenlifeitselfwhen ChristcallsforitinHisservice.Becauseofthedeepconvictionthatitis theirduty,andthattheyhavealreadymadetheirelectiondeliberatelyand gladly,priestsfinditawonderfullyeasythingtorespondtothehardest summonswhenitcomes;theyspring naturallytoactionwithaspontaneous"Adsum"ontheirlipsthemoment. acallcomes.Theyneverweighthe dangertothemselves,oriftheydo weighitthereisneverathought ofhesitatingbecauseofit.Sacrifice isduty,anddutyissweet,andthey havelearnedeventowelcomeasa supremeblessingfromGoddeaththat comesbywayefthefulfilmentofduty. Sothereisthesecretspringofaheroismwhichisamongthewonderful thingsoflife,aheroismwhichwill carrymenthroughperilsofallkinds, withnothingtogainfromaworlUly pointofview,incalmandcooldeliberateperformaine.4thesamesacred ministrywhichatheireverydayoccupation.Inbattleandinpestilence, inearthquakean.?inshipwreck,the marvellousreadinessofprieststo affronttheworstperilsis,afterall,a stateofmindforwhichtheirvocation haspreparedthemandtaughtthemto regardasamatterofplainduty,for thehighestofm)tives.Thusitis that

Whileallaboutthemrise, Thecrashingdiscordsofaworld's dismay, theclergyoftheCatholicChurchmade thegestureofheroeswithperfectsimplicityandnaturalness.

OnWednesday,February12,anumerousbodyofprelates,priests,and lairsgatheredtogetherinSt.Joseph's Church,Wellington.toassistatthe HolySacrificeofferedtoGodforthe goodestateofthesoulsofFathers Kinkead,Cronin.andLewis,whohad diedintheperformanceoftheirduty duringtherecentepidemic.These threeyoungIrishmenmetdeathinthe wayinwhichanypriestmayatany timebecalledupontomeetit;andas, wetrustandbelieve,throughthegrace ofourLord,anypriestwouldmeet it.Theydidaheroicthing,whichto themwas,afterall,butanatural thing,forthereasonsuponwhichwe havebrieflydwelt.Theyhad,afew yearsbefore,leftallthingstofollow Christ,andinleavingalsothedear landoftheirbirth,whichallthree lovedwiththedeathlessloveofIrish patriotsfortheircountry.theyhadrelinquishedmorethaneverypriestis calledupontoleave.Twoofthem forabouteightyears.thethirdfor hardlysomanymonths,devotedthemselvestothecareofthepeopleto whomthewilloftheirecclesiastical superiorssentthem;theyhadreceived amission,orasending,andtheplague

thatweptoverNewZealandfound themdoingtheirworkasCatholic priests,faithfully,silently,patiently, justastheirfellow-priestsweredoing theirs.Otherswhohadlabouredlong andbornetheheatofthedaywereas readyasthey,butitwastheyoung priests,oneofthembutbendingtothe harvest,theothertwoasvetinthe morninghours,whomtheMastercalledawaytoreceivetheirreward,for whominHismysteriouswaysHepreparedthecrownsofmartyr-priests. Andsotheyaroseandleftbehindthe promiseoftheworldafewyears earlierwhentheykneltatthefeetof theordainingbishopandsolemnly gavethemselvestoChristandHispeople.ForChristandHismystical Bodytheydied;andwe.whoaremembersofthatBodytoo,haveatitleto shareintheirgloryandarighttofeel theiegitimatepridewhichsprings fromthecontemplationofhardships anddutiesnoblyenduredandperformed;asalsothroughthatorganicunion westillremaintheirfriendsaswewere"... duringtheirmortaldays,andhavetit obligationsoffriendshiptocompelus torememberthembeforethealtar, prayingthatGodmaygivethemrefreshment,light,andpeaceunending. TheywereHisdisciples;HegaveHimw. selfintotheirkeepingasfamiliarlyar Hedidinthedayswhenotherdisciples wereprivilegedtotouchHiswounds andwhenHetookfromtheirhands broiledfishandwildhoneycombby thesideofthelake.liecalledthem suddenlyandtheywereready--ready toprovebydyingfortheirfriends thattheyhadthegreatlovewhich makesmenmostlikeuntoHim. "Blessedarethoseservantswhomthe Lordwhenliecornett)shallfindwatching.Amen,Isaytoyou,thatHe willgirdHimselfandmakethemsit downtomeat,andpassingwillministeruntothem."

ThearchdioceseofWellingtonhas feltthelossofthesethreeyoung priestssorely.ThegoodCatholic peopleamongwhomtheylivedandfor whomtheydiedwillmournlongfor them.We,whomthebondsofintimatefriendshipunitedtothetwo seniors,offertoalltheirfriends,in NewZealand,andtothoseotherswho willmournmost,besidetheShannon, undertheshadowoftheKerryhills, andbytheriversofLeinster,ourdeepestsympathy;andhardlylessarewe impelledtoofferthemourcongratulations,forthebravedeathsofthethree andthesurerewardtheyhavewon are-thingstobethankfultoGodfor. Andhere,withthewordsofthegreat Catholicpoet,wesayour"Aveatque Vale"andleavethem,notforgotten,in theirlastearthlysleep: Lovemadethebed;they'lltakeno harm; Letthemsleep:letthemsleepon. Tillthisstormynightbegone, Tilltheeternalmorningdawn; Tillthecurtainwillbedrawn Andtheywakeintothelight, WhoseDayshallneverdieinNight. -"N.Z.Tablet."

R.S.A.Appeal

Adelegationofthreefromthe R.S.A.andthreefromtheRepatriationConferencemetSenatorMillen'in conferenceyesterday,theresultbeing thatatrustees'committee,consisting oftwoR.S.A.membersandtworepatriationmembers,withtheconjointlychosenchairman,willadminister thefundineachlocality,sothatthere shallbenooverlapping.'Thiseffectuallyguaranteesgenuineassistanceto thesoldiersfronibothcommittees workingasone.

Ameetingofladies'executivetook .placeinHarper'sBuildinglastweek toreceivedelegates'reports.Mrs.Cowan occupiedthechair,andMr.J.R.Butlerwasappointedsecretary.Delegates fromthebattalionreportgoodprogressincollecting,andamplepromises forhelpfromtheirownbattalionmembers.Theflowerstall.willberunby .spageneralladies'committee.Anoffer ChelpmadebythepresidentonbehalfoftheReturnedNurses'Instim tionwasgratefullyacceptedbythe S.R.C.delegate.representingthenurses stall.Themembersofthatbodyof pursesareaskedtoattendatthenext allmeetingonthe28th.inst.,inthe samerooms. Anenthusiasticandwell-attended meetingofdelegatesofpublicbodies andfriendlysocietieswasheldat King'sHall,Subiaco,onthe19th. March,forthepurposeofoutlininga campaignfortheappeal.Mr.Boas, MayorofSubiaco,presided.Mr. Smith.appealorganiser,outlinedthe objectsoftheR.S.A.,theworkingof thePensionsandRepatriationActs. andtheanomaliesthatexisted.Alto aninterestingdiscussion.itwasdecidedtoformthewholeoftherepresentativesatthemeetingintoone generalcommittee,withpowertoadd. Thefollowingofficerswereelectedfor theAprilappeal:President.Mr,L.T. Boas(MayorofSubiacoivice-pees,dents.MesdamesBoasandBrown,the vice-presidentfortheSubiacoR.S.A.. Mr.Robertson:jointsecretaries,Mrs. ShotterandSecretaryofR.S.\.:treasurer,Mr.S.Brown,111.L.A.;programmecommittee,MesdamesHagfish. Wilsoe,Newman,Storold.andRoberts. Messrs.Forgarty,Treweek,Conroy, Pevai(andWehrstedt.ItwasdecidedtostartacampaigninSubiacoon April1withan"AllFoolsPlainand FarleyDressBall."tobeheldin King'sHall.Thenextmeetingwill beheldintheCouncilChamberson Wednesday,March28th.

Mr.hiSmith.organiser.reportsthat theartunionticketsforthehuge cashprizesarenowready.Several parcelshayebeendespatchedtothe variousoutlyingR.S.A.branches.viz., Northampton,1.000tickets:Gwalia, 1.000:Meekatharra.1,000.Geraldton. 2.000;\Vestonia.3,000:Kellerberrin, 1.000;Norseman.1,000:Albany.1.500; Wickepin,500:Esperance,500:Russelton.500:Bunbury.3,000:Branbnaik. 500:Collie.2.000;Beverlev,1,000:Nal, rogin,1.000;Claremont,2.000;Fremantle,5.0(X);Pingelly,500:Katanning. 1.000:Leederville.2.000;MidlandJunetion.2.000. Thesenumbersmaybeincreasedif desired.Thefirstprizeis£300.the second£130.thethird£50.Thereare also10prizesat£10each,20prizesat 15each.and100at£1each.Allrequestsfromlocalorganisationsin countrydistrictswhereneR.S.A. branchexists,shouldhesentforward totheorganiserinPerth.Ticketswill beimmediatelyforwarded,provided themailserviceallowsofareturnof buttsbefore5thMay.ForthisreasonitisnotprobablethatWyndham, Bleanne,Cossack.Roebourne.andprobaitivCarnarvonwillbeabletopar- ticipate.Thesetownsarebeingrequested(perwire(toruntheirown ,ertunion. 7Aspecialnoveltycommitteeisundeticrtakingtoarrangeseinehumour 'holdups"fortheopeningdayofthe appeal,whichhappenstobeApril Feol,'Day.Citizensarewarnednot totravelwithwelllinedpursesor cheque-booksenthatparticularday. TheconcertarrangedbyMr.Hilo Torrance(headofPerthAcademyof MusicalandDramaticArt).whichwas heldatHisMajesty'sTheatreonSaturdayeveninglast,wasagreatsuccessfromeverypointofview.The theatrewascrowded,andtheartists wereaccordedgreatreceptions. Thepublicitydicerwrites:Theprevailingfallacythatareturnedman maygetassistancefromthePatriotic Fundiscompletelydispelledbythe followingstatementfromMr.CrawsecretaryofthePatrioticFund: WorkingofPatrioticFund.

1.ThePatrioticFundisafund startedforanddevotedtodependents ofsoldiersonactiveserviceabroad.

2.Assoonasamandisembarksthe fundasfarashisdependentsareconcernedautomaticallycease. the111:111 1,4inhospital. pre,-ndischarge.afundadminister-

edbytheRedCrossandcalledthe ameliorationfund,madeupfromAus- traliaDaycollections.stepsinandassiststhedependantsofthemaninhospital.Onthedayhegetsadischarge thisfundalsoceasesautomatically.

4.Theonlyhelpdependantsgetafter amanisdischargedisfromthemedicalfund,runasasubbranchofthe patrioticfund,andinstitutedbytheblouseweekcommittee.Duringall thistimethemanpersonallynever touchesthisfund:onlydependants canapproachit.

5.Inthesameway(onceheisdischarged)thedependantscannotap-proachanypatrioticfundotherthan themedical--andthenonlyforsickness.Alltherepatriationandpensionworktouchestheman(ifheisalive),andthedependantscannotappealat all.Ifthemanisdeadthenthedepenantsmayapproachboththerepatriationandpensionboards.

SportsandPastimes

(By"Wattle.")

CRICKET.

NorthSaturday'sResults.

Perth,178and5for136,de. featedWestPerthby70runsonthe firstinnings. EastPerth,289,defeatedClaremont, 168and4for51,by121runsonfirst innings. * *

ABatsman'sDay. Twenty-sixwicketsfellfor484 runs-anaverageofjust19perman.

thepreviousSaturday,whenplaywasresumed,withHewsonandSinclairat thewickets.Withonlyoneaddedto histally,theformerfellavictimto Stott.Williamsfollowed,andgavea dashingdisplayofvigorousbatting. Hescoredhisrunsmostlyinfrontof thewicket,and.hisdrivingonboth sidesofthewicketwaseasilythebest oftheseason.Thereisnomoreattractivebatsmaninthegamethan theEastPerthskipper,andspectators arealwayspleasedtoseehimina run-gettingvein.Henotched94-a chancelesseffort,whichincludedthree 6's,andsuccumbedtoanl.b,w.decision --unluckyindeednottoreachthecovetedthreefiguremark.Closelyfollowinghisskipperwasthemostpro- misingjuniorinthegame,DonSinclair,GuildfordGrammarSchoolscap- tainofthe1917season.Hegot78by cricketalmostonaparwiththatof Williams,Hegaveacoupleofchances, buthisinning'sfrontfirsttolastwas sparklingwithlifeandatreatto watch.Thisyoungplayerwouldfind aplaceinarepresentativeStateXI.on hisshowingthisseason.Thetotal reached289,buttheeffortsoftheother batsmenwereovershadowedbythe finedisplaysgivenbythetworeferred toabove.

Robinson,7for88,bowledwell.He hasa flightmostdeceptivedelivery.andthe oftheballalsoisdeceiving.He hassteadilyimprovedinthisdepart- mentofthegamesincehisadventinto localcricket.andbidsfairtobecome oneofourbestall-rounders, NextweekIintendtogiveacom- pletelistofaveragesoftheplayersof thevariousclubs. ST.

PerformancesofNote.

Batting:J.Villiams(E.P.),94:Sinclair(E.P.).78:Ilewson(E.P.).36: RandellN.P.),30:Evers(W.P.),25. Bowling:Bandy(N.P.1,8for38: Robinson(CI.),7for88.

NorthPerthv.WestPerth.

From3for23,West'srepresentative, carriedthetallyto108beforeallwere disposedof.Evers.with25,compiled inbrilliantstyle,washeadofthelist. Hegavethefaceofthebattoevery- thingsentalong,finallyhittingover onefromBandy,whombatsmenwete findingextremelydifficulttonegotiate. Brumby14notout.Edmondson12, andF.Clarke11alsoreacheddouble figures.Thefeatureoftheinnings wasthesplendidbowlingofBandy, whocaptured8for38.andincidentallythehowlingaverageofhisclub, justbeatinghiscaptainforthehonour byafraction.Hekeptasplendid length,andhadthebatsmenindifficultiesthroughout.

North'ssecondknockrealised4for 135. Randell30,Thompson23not eut.A.Evan,23.andLeishman13.all givingappreciablehelp.ArthurChristianwentcheaplyfor2,butdespite thisfact,hewinsthebattingaverage forhisclubandalsohasthehighest battingaverageamongstW.A.C.A. players,justalittleover55perinnings. Inaddition,asmentionedbefore,he wasjustbeatenforthebowlingaveragebyafraction.Heistobeheartilycongratulatedonhisfineallround performance.Hisleadingoftheseason'spremiershasalsoleftnothingto bedesired.

NorthPerthOnceAgainPremiers.OnceagainhasNorthPerthgone throughtheseasonwithouthavingmet defeat.Theclubistobecongratu- latedonitsfineperformances.

EastPerthv,Claremont. Theboardshowed

':"gds.Sprint.-W.Purdy,1;3, Mann,2. HighJump.-W.Purdy,1;E.Flowers,2. SteppingtheDistance.-E.Pope. TossingtheSheaf.-M.Gleeson. Afterthesportsprogrammewascon- cludedanadjournmentwasmadefor teaatthelocalhall,whereastrong committeeofladies,undertheguidanceofMrs.andMissNolanhad everythinginreadinesstosatisfythe innerman.Thedanceatnightwas ahugesuccessfromthecommittee's pointofview,butthedancershada differentviewonaccountofthehall beingovertaxed.Thehallwouldre- quiretobefourtimesasbigtoac- commodatethecrowdthatattended forthedance,butneverthelesstheyall wenthomequitesatisfiedandlooking forwardtonextSt.'Patrick'sDay, whenSecretaryNolanandhiscorn. mitteewillmakeanefforttooutclass thepreviousprogramme.TheCatholic communitywishtothinkthosenon- Catholicladiesandgentlemenwho kindlyassistedthembydonationsand byoccupyingdifferentpositionsonthe variouscommittees.Itishardto singleoutanyoneoftheminparticu- lar,butspecialpraiseisduetoMessrs. EddyandGilfoile,whoworkedhardto makethedayasuccess.

SCALDEDFEETAND ULCERONSHIN

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Kununoppin

St.Patrick'sDaywascelebratedhere onthe13th,inst.byholdingarace meeting,andfollowedbyadanceat night.Forthreedayspriortothe racemeetingabusybeecouldbeseen erectingbuildingsandgettingthe courseintrimforthecomingevent. Thebusybeewascomposedof Catholicsandnon-Catholics,whogave theirlabourfree.Theproceedsofthe sportsgotowardsbuildingaCatholic Church,andjudgingfromtheresults itwillnotbelongbeforeaCatholic. Churchwillbeflourishinginthedistrict.Thetakingsfortheday amountedto£140,andthecommittee expecttoclearfrom£70to£80profit.Thisamountisverygratifying. consideringthatKununnoppincan onlymusterabout13Catholicfamilies, andhavetorelyonthenon-Catholics forsupport.Thesuccessoftheday wasduetotheuntiringeffortsofMr. C.A.Nolan,ablyassistedbyMrs.and MissNolan.Mr.Nolancarriedout thedutiesofsecretary,andconsidering thatthiswasthefirstoccasionin whicharegisteredracemeeting held,toomuchpraisecannotbebestowedonthesecretaryfortheable mannerinwhichhecarriedouthis duties.ThesecretarywasablyassistedbyastrongcommitteeofCatholicandnon-Catholicresidents.The followingistheresultoftherace meeting:-

FlyingHandicap.6furlongs.-Union Jane,1;Organdi,2. St.Patrick'sHandicap,onemile. LadyCalumine.1;Ashbar,2. DistrictPlate,7furlongs.-)fazalad. die,1:Millenbah.2. HurryScurry.4furlongs.-Harry,1; Thora,2. ConsolationStakes,6furlongs.-Hali- burton,1:Piatrix.2 AthleticEvents. SheffieldHandicap,130yards.-E. Travers,1:N.Lamb,2.

"Whilst1waspouringboilingwater intotheteapot,"saysMrs.A.Quinn, 30Duke-street,EastSydney,N.S.W.. "thebottomcameout,andthehot liquidwentallovermy'feet,scalding theminashockingmanner. 1suffer- eddreadfullyfromtheterriblepain. Largeblistersformed,andwhenthey burstleftthesurfacesofmyfeetred raw.HavingZam-Bukathand.I quicklyappliedit. "Zam-Buktookouttheterrificheat frontthewounds,andallayedtheinflammation,besidesprovingmost soothingandcooling.Thebalmthen setuprapidhealing,andinashort timemyfeetwerecompletelybetter. "Someymonthsago,Iknockedmy leftshin.Dyegettingintotheinjury setupfestering,andmylegbecame greatlyinflamed.Thefleshwas awaytothebone.andinflammation extendedrightuptomyknee.Sleep wasoutofthequestion.Infact,at nightIusedtotossaboutinagony. thengetupandwalkthefloor,which onlymadetheawfulsmartingworse. HappilyIcommencedtouseZam-Buk inthe erablewound,whichgavemeconsidrelief.Zam-Bukstoppedthe terribleitchingandshootingpaintat once,drewoutthepoison,andcleansed thewoundonmyshin.Continuing withthetreatmentmyleghealed splendidly.andisnowquitewell.So 1havegreatfaithinZam-Buk." Zam-Buk.unsurpassedforbanishingskinandscalpdiseases,andquick- lyhealingcuts,sores,andfleshwounds. isobtainableofallchemistsandstores at16and36perpot. SUBIACO

ROKEBY-ROAD,SUBIACO. EmuBeerAlwaysonTap. GoodAccommodationforCountry Visitors. WALTERWINO,Proprietor.

AnEpochalOccasion

Sincethehistoricmassmeetingin MadisonSquareGarden,wherethe causeofIrishfreedomwassolucidly andeloquentlysetforthbyCardinal O'Connell,thefinestwritersonboth sidesoftheAtlantichavetakenupthe notesoundedatthatgathering,and visualisedtoanadmiringworldthe splendidrestraintandintensityofpur. posethatpervadedallwhofilledto capacitythegreatauditorium.Artisticwritershavegiventotheworld pen-paintingsofsuchvividnessand delicateperceptionthattheyhaveat. tracteduniversalattention.Among these,Mr.ShaneLeslieeasilyranks first.Hesays: MadisonSquareGardenwaspacked asithasseldombeeninitshistory, andeveninthehistoryofIrishaudiences-packed,ringed,papered,carpetedwithhumanbeings.Itwasnut ameetingonlyonDecember10,but thepresenceofapeople;notamaking ofspeeches,butamakingofhistory. Theachingaspirationofthreegene. rationsofIrishAmericacametoa point.Thecryofthenumbereddead followedthemessageofthelivingto thePresidentfaroutatsea. LiturgyofIrishHistory. Inthegreatnessofthescene.theindividualvoicewaslostandthefaces ofpersonswereblurredanddisappearedinthedistancesoftheGarden. Eventheplatformhunglikeafar-off mistofcolour.Theatmospherewas strangelylikethatofareligiousset. vice.Theorderlinessandpureemotionsoftheaudiencewerethoseofan audienceinasacredcause.Speakers cameforwardandspoke.Itwasdifficulttorecognisethemortohearall thattheysaid,Butastheytouched thetime-honouredantiphonsofIrish freedomorsorrowtheemotionsofcenturiessweptthroughtheaudience; andeachtimethatthesupremeclaim ofIrishNationalitywasmadetheyrose totheirfeetasacongregationrisesto salutethe"Credo"atHighMass.For somanythousandstheywereavery orderlyandgentlecrowd.Asexton andafewvergerscouldhavekeptorder.Apolicemanwascertainlya superfluity.Theyfeltasthoughtheywereinaninvisiblecathedral,onenot madewithhands.Thespeakers,were recitingtheliturgyofIrishhistoryand thepeopleintheirrushingunisonof soundwerebothchoirandorgan.Restrainedanxietywasthenoteofthe platformandrapturousself-control markedthehearers.Thehugeprecinctwasfilledandemptiedwithouta struggle,perhaps,withoutasingleact ofdiscourtesy.Itwasonlyfromthe speakersthatonelearnedthatthe Irishwereafightingrace.

AnExpositionofPrinciples. Hehadrealisedthatatimehas comewhen,iftheBishopssleepin theirhouses,theBolshevistwillpass amongtheirflocksinthestreetsand thatthecauseofIrelandwasnotfar removedfromthecauseofreligion. "InGod'sname,letusnowspeakout fearlesslyforGod'scause,orletusbe foreversilent."Andthesewords werenotfollowedbysilence,though theaudience,beginningtohearnew wordsandweightierthoughtsthan theycouldhaveexpected,werelisteningwithraptintensity.Therewere timeswhentheypreferrednottoapplaud.Itwasanexpositionofprinciplesinthefaceofterriblepossibilities.Defianceandexultationthere werenot,buttherewaswarningand graveappeal.'Benotdeceivedby falseprophets.Diplomacy,which failedsoutterlytopreservethepeace oftheworld,willnotsucceedalonein bringingitback."

Butifgovernmentsdonotkeep faith,andifthemenoffaithdonot speakout,"whosetheblameifall faithperishesfromtheearth?"Behindthestatesmanandtheprophet themysticwasshowed.Ofdestructivecriticismheofferednothing,nor anybitternessandabuse.Hiswhose speechwasastruggletolayaconstructivebasisinIreland,adeliberatedefforttothrustdownonestakeat leastintotheworld'sshiftingsands, amightyappeal,imperiousanddemocratic.thatthroughtheliberationof Irelandinthefaceoftheworld"faith mayprevail,faithingovernments, faithinrulersandcongresses."Once itmaybesaidthatthegovernments castofftheChurch,butnowthepeoplesarecastingoffgovernmentsbecause faithinmoderngovernmentsisbeing lost.Whereforeitisnecessaryfur governmentstoapplytheprincipleof freedomforIreland."Letthetest ofsinceritybeIreland.Thenwewill beconvincedthattruthstilllives." SimpleYetSternInundation. Inadayofworld-chaositwase simpleyetsternenunciationofworld. principles.Detailment,passion,pettinesswereabsentwholly.Nomention oftheIrishparty,noattackonUlster.ItwasaPrinceoftheChurch, anAmericancitizenandanIrishman, abovepoliticsandparties.whowa, speakingtothecityandtheworld-urbietorbi.HespokeofEnglandindeedintermsnotofcursing.butofdeferredandlostblessing.Therewill beanEnglandpenitent,andbyher penitenceworthyof"'MetricEngland" thatwillyetbowtohiswords:"I firmlybelievethatthedaythatEnglandhonestlyfacesherfulldutyto IrelandandfulfilsitfaithfullyGodwill blessherasshehasnotknownHis blessingformanycenturies."But Irelandwaseverfirstandlastinhis speech.WhereCardinalO'Connell stoodallIrishmenmustcometostand whatevertheirpoliticsortheirrecords.Thefaint-heartedandthe fighting,theangryandtheanguished. themoderateandthemagnanimous. theextremistandtheecstaticcanby commongroundintheDeclarationof DecembertheTenth.

Cardinal's Solemn Plea. Theonlypersonalitythatbroke throughtheanonymityoftheoccasionwasthatofthespeakerofthe evening.Theonetouchofcolour againstthesombrebackgroundwas theCardinalitialred.InherwidowhoodtheArchdioceseofNewYorkhad calledinCardinalO'Connelltoexpress thepentapprehensionandagonised desirethatwereatherheart.For outofIrelandtheChurchofNewYork hasgrownanduntoIrelanditwill everlook.Thereseemedtobeno otherontheContinent,orperhapsin thewideworld,readytosaywhat neededtobesaidorabletoconcentrateinhispersontheauthoritytodo so.Itwasoneofthoseinevitable thingswhicharealwayssolemnand pregnant.WhilethebelovedCardinal Farleylayill,hisbrotherofBoston hadbeenunwillingeventospeakata mostpressinginvitationinNewYork, buthecouldhavepaidnobettertributetothedeadthantohavedescenca edamidhismourningandscattered flocktogivethemcomfort,unityand leadership.Itwasnotasaspecial pleaderorasaskilfuladvocate,butas ajudgethathedeliveredhissolemn sentences.Notesconnectinghiswordf withthehistoricalpastwerenotabsent,andfromthedisinheritedofthe Gaelrosethatatavisticcheeringwell knowntoIrishspeakers.Butmore eloquentthanthecheeringwasthe hushwithwhichhisothersentences werereceived.Itwasnoordinary Irishspeech.butasolemnsummary andpronouncementbetweentwoeras ofIrishhistory."Ihavemademy choiceandhere1stand."Andthe choicetheCardinalhadmadeseemed toofferitselftoallwhowerethere. Atanyrate,theycouldnotdoless thanstandupthemselves.Itbecame clearthathespokeasapriestaad notasapolitician.Heseemedtofeel thatnotonlywasthehomelandat stake.butthatnewforcesweredividingthefolkofexile.separatingpeople frompriest.Norcouldheremain silentindays"whenthereisatstake thewelfareofthepeopletowhomwe oweourverydailybreadandtherail thatshetersus."

SIPatrick'sDayinBunbury

Withthegreenflagfloatinggaily, theprocessiononSt.Patrick'sDay wendeditswaydownthestreetsof Bunbury.TheBunburgBandwasat thehead,andnexttobeseenwere twobeautifullydesignedtableaux,the first,ofMrs.J.A.Boor'sarranging, wasofIrelandplayingtheharpof peacetotheothernations.Theparts ofthosewhorepresentedthedifferent characterswerecarriedoutsplendidlybyMastersP.Doyle(America),W. Meyer(Australia),P.BeerandR. Barnard(Belgium)MissesSylvia Boor(Ireland),EnaBoor(Peaceand Victory),FlossieSlattery(Italy),Doris Mayne(Brittanial,ThelmaHanson (France),BridieHay(Japan),Linda Housten(India), Thesecondtableauwas"HomeRule forIreland,"SisterM.Anthonybeing responsibleforthedesigninganddecorating,whichwasindeedacreditto her.Thedresseswerewhite,trimmed withgoldandgreen,withshamrocks scatteredhereandthereonthem.The ladsworewhitesuitswithshamrocks ontheircoats.Thosetakingpartits thistableauwereMissMollieMartin, whostoodinthecentreandcarrieda bannerbearingthewords"HomeRule furIreland,"andtheotherswerearrangedaroundher,namely,Misses TheresaHastie,KathleenForrest, MadgeRooney,LauraHastie,Joan WellsandElsieSymons;MastersJim Tyres,BernieHastie,FrankPower, andJackRanting. Thefollowingrepresentedaguardof honourtotheabovetableau:MissesE. Martin,E.McKenzie,M.Metcalf,M. Trott,M.Taylor,M.Grep.T.Morel. andAMetcalf.Followingthis,allattiredinwhitewithgreensashesand harps,camesome200children,and theywerefollowedbyastringof motorsandothervehicles.TheprocessionterminatedattheRecreation Ground,wheresportsandotheritems wereengagedinbythechildren,Mr. f.A.Boorandhiscommitteearetobe congratulatedontheirsplendidwork.

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OneUnitedIreland. Fewindeedcanaffordordesirenot toechotheCardinal'sfinalwords: "\Vemeantwhatwesaid.Ireland, likeeveryothercountry,mustbefree: oneunitedIreland,indivisible.unseparatednowandforever."Manyof hislistenersmusthavebeenstrivingto placethatmightyorationinitshistoricalperspective,recallingallthatcenturyofstrugglesinceanotherofthe sameroyalclanliftedtheIrishcause outofthemireattendingtheActof Union.Themodernstrugglebeganat homewithanO'Connell,anditmayin thetotalabsenceofleadershipathome andabroadpasstoitstriamphunder theaegisofanO'Connellcrossthesea.. Betweenthelifting14thosetwostrong voicesdrawnfromthepureandGaelic bloodofIrelandhascometheuprisinganddownfallofmany.Smith O'BrienandMitchel,ButtandParnell,PearseandRedmond,theylie deadandvoiceless,butlikedeepan. -leeringdeepthemightiesttwainof theraceofO'Connellansweracrossthe strickenfield.TheleadersofIreland liebrokenintheirunfinishedlivesand stilledinfrustratedeath.butthecause ofIrelandlives,whilethereligionof Irelandisupontheearth.Though theworlddivide,letIrelandunite. Blindwashisimaginationwhs.,could notseeinhistoricalmemoryifnotin actualvisiontheEliasandtheMoses oftheIrishrace.DanielO'Connelland JohnHughes,holdingupthearmsof theCardinalwhosupremelyrepresent. edboththatnight.Thoughtlesswas hismindtowhomtheMadisonSquare Gardendidnotbecomeholygroundas theIrishpeoplereconstructedthemselvesandtheircause.

largeattendance,manyvisitorscoming fromCueandotherparts0:thedistrict.Averyenjoyableeveningwas spent.MesdamesT.Cheesonanti Piperwerethehonorarysecretaries, andgreatcreditisduetothemand theladies'committeeforthesuccess oftheevening. Theprofitsoftheday'sundertaking realised£509s4d.Thissumgoesto thelocalCatholicChurchfunds.

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AddressDeliveredon4thNovember, 1918,byMonseigneurtheBishopof AmiensintheChurchofLong (Somme),inMemoryofAustralian Officers,N.C.O.'s,andMenFallen ontheBattlefield.

MyGeneralOfficers,Non-Curamissione:?" edOfficers,andMenoftheFirs!' AustralianDivision,Afterthewordsthatbutafewmomentsagohavefallenfromthelipsof oneofyourchaplainsinthepulpit,ite, behovesme,knowinglittleofveto( beautifullanguage,tobesilent.But ifIgivenoutterancetomythoughts asthisimpressiveceremonynearsits conclusion,Iwillfailinthefulfilment ofatripledutywhichmyconscience dictatestome-thedutyofprayerfur yournumerousfallenrestinginpeace inmylandofPicardyandonthebordersoftheSomme;thedutyofgratefulnessfortheliberationofmydio cesefromtheenemy'syoke;andthe dutyofadmirationforyourheroism, whichhasplacedyouintheforemost ranksamongstthebravestinthis uniquewar.

The26th.anniversaryofSt.Patrick'sDaysports,heldin.Cueon Mondaylast,the17th.,provedtobe adecidedsuccessbothfromamonetaryandsocialpointofview.Notwithstandingthatthethermometer registered105degreesintheshade, therewasabetterattendancethan forseveralyears,andallpresental:pearedtobeoblivioustotheburning raysofOldSol.Thepresidentofthe celebrations(Mr.Jas.Chesson),who hasbeenconnectedwith"theday"at Cueforaquarterofacentury,was welltotheforeamongstthejuveniles andwasablysupportedbyMr,W. Baptie,whohasalsobeenconnected withthemovementforasimilar period.Mr.C.M.Colgan,thesecretary,andthecommitteekeptthings goingfromstarttofinish,andonlookershadnoreasontocomplain.

Thefollowingaretheresults:

Girlstinder6years.--G.Burgess,1; '1.Gilt2:M.Griffiths.3. Boysunder8.--A.Mulligan,1;J. Murphy,2;F.Colgao,3.

Boys,10to12.-G.Bowes,1;J.Ntav ton,2:T.Langdon,3.

Togetherwehaveprayedforyour fallen,andtheirimmortalsoulshave appearedbeforeGod,whohasjudged them.Asourhumanpraiseexpires onthebrinkoftheirtombs,weare powerlesstograntthemthegloryto whichtheyhavearight.Forthat reasonwepraytheLordtograinthem arewardworthyoftheirsacrifice. MayHemakethemperfectlysaintly andbeautiful,thattheymayore..ad all,withoutdelay,havearighttoan .etenialcrownandagloriousimmur. tality.

AsBishopofAmiens,Ioweyouand yourillustriousdeadmyheartfelt thanks,becausethelandofmydiocese hasbeenyourfieldofbattle,andyou havedelivereditbythesacrificeof yourblood.

Duringthepainfuldaysoftheinvasionyoumadearampartofyour breasts,behindwhichyoushieldedand savedthelastshredsofmyterritory. Later,whenvictoryatlastbeganto smileuponourarms,theAustralian armydistinguisheditselfbytheaudacityofitsattacks,byitsutterdisregardofdeath,byitsdoggedness,and bytherapidityofitsadvances. Inthenameofmyclergyandofmy people1offeryoumyheartfeltgratitudeandadmiration.

Gentlemen,yourdeadweregreat menandamongstthemostillustritras"-because;leyobeyedthehighestinspirations.

Girls,under10.-H.Arnold,1;R. Burgess.2:M.Wilson,3. Girls,tinder12.-D.Gill,1;M.Cant, 2;A.Gill,3. Girls,over13.-D.Ridley,1;K. Fatti,2;A.Chesson,3. Girls,under13.-II.Arnow.i;M. Cant,2;M.Wilson,3. Girls'ChampionRace.-K.Fatti,1; Z.Farnham,2. Boys'ChampionRace-JackNewton. Boys'Three-LeggedRace-Walker andGill,1:LushandMurphy,2. SheffieldHandicap.-Firstheat:II. Sullivan,1;C.Heydon.'2.Second heat:T.Heydon,1:B.Pratt,2.Final: T.Heydon,1;C.Heydon,2;H.Sullivan,3. 75yds.Handicap.-Firstheat:T. lleydon,1:H.Walker,2.Second heat:II.Sullivan,1:C.Heydon,2. Thirdheat:F.Coster,1;R.Stock. den,2. Final:R.Stockden,1;T. Heydon,'2;F.Coster,3. Prospectors'Race(forcaseofdyna. mitebyNobel'sExplosiveCo.).-W. Willis.1;R.Newton,2. OldBuffers'Race.-J.H.George,1; W.Willis.2. ThrowingatWicket.-H.Sullivan. Putting201b.Shot.-ArthurChesson (27ft.Iffin.).1;.1.Hickey,2;J.Che.son,3. 100yds.St.Patrick'sHandicap.---R. Siockden,1;I3.Sullivan,2. Ladies'Race(7lbs.tea,13.P.and Co.).-Mrs.R.NewtonandMrs.Davis, deadheat. SocialatDayDawn, OnSt.Patrick'snighttheannual socialanddancewasheldatCampbell'sHall.DayDawn.Therewasa

Whydidyouleaveyourfar-away Australia?Becauseof.yoursentimentsofloyaltytowardstheBritish Empire.whosebannerhasprotected theBritishEmpireandthedevelopmentofyourcountry,itsexistence,its economicfuture,anditscivillsation, forthesewereinjeopardyaswellas thedestiniesofFrance.ItwasnecessarytosavefromGermanmilitary violencethehegemonyoftheworld; forthatreasonyouleftyourshorys andcrossedoceans,forthehonourls,t yourcountryandforitsfuture. Ittakesbloodtocementthefoundationofacountry,andyoucouldnote., refuseitintheworldwartothecause ofChristianity.Youhaveindeedlavr" isheditwithasaintlygenerosity,and insodoinghavewrittenaglorious pageinthehistoryofAustralia. Onthefieldofbattle,farawayfrom yourhomes,.theloveofyourcountry becamestrongerinyourhearts,and childrenwho,duringthecomingcenturies,willgrowupinyourhomesand schoolswilllearnthroughyourgreat deedsthelessonofpatriotism.They willnotbeabletopronounceyour nameswithoutspeakingofthetowns, villages.tablelands,ridges,andvalleysoftheSomme,whereyou'save gatheredthelaurelsofimmortality.

Indissolublelinksuniteourtwonations-alinkofprayer,becausewe willpiouslykeepthetombsofyour heroes;alinkoffriendship,because thefreedomofmydiocesehascostyou somuchblood;andalinkofmutual admiration.becausetheheartsofour soldiers,AustralianandFrench,beat withthesameenthusiasmfurthe saintlycause.whosefinaltriumphwill assurethefutureanddevelopmentof ourtwocountries.undertheeyesof God,whohasblessedouraims.

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WhentheChildLosesAllRespectfortheNaturalPoliceman.

TheWiseMenwhofollowedthestar ofthefirstChristmasweredescribed asMagi,menlearnedinlabyrinthine sciencesofstarsandsystems.They didnot,however,whentheyfoundthe HolyFamilyinthestable,takethe Childawayforciblytolearnastronomyintheschools,becausetherewas nothingbutcarpenteringtobelearnt inthehome.TheWiseMenwere wiserthanthat,foralltheirsciences. Butthisistheprocesswearerequired torecogniseto-dayasthemostbeneficientofallsocialreforms;theforcibleeducationofthechildrenofone classatthecommandoftheadultsof theother;mostofthelatterbeingby nomeanswisemen,andevenveryfar frombeinglearnedmen. Itmaynotunreasonablybeansweredthatitistheotherpartofthe analogythatfails;andthatanargumentfromtheHolyFamilycannot alwaysbeappliedeventotheprotectionofthe,humanfamily.Butinthis caseIanfnotsosure.Supposewe werethinkingonlyofthehumanfamiliessufferingthevisitationofHerod, andsupposethatofficialvisitdidnot endinkillingbutonlyinkidnappingincarryingawaythebabiesbybrute forceandputtingtheminscholastic compoundstolearnEgyptianhieroglyphicsorBabyloniancuneiformor somethingthattheirparentshadnever heardof,andtolearnalongwiththese valuablethingsacompletespiritual separationfromtheirparents. SupposethatRachael,insteadof weepingforherchildrenbecausethey werenot,wereonlyweepingbecause theywerenotherchildrenorwere nottreatedasherchildren.Even then,Isuggest,weshouldatthisdistanceoftimesympathisewiththeeternalhumangroupandnotthecontemporaryandverytemporarytypeof culture.Weshould,lookingback acrossthecenturies,preferbabiesto Babylonandhappyfamiliestohieroglyphics;andthecauseofthisinstinctivemovementinourmindsis worthconsideration.Itmaybestatedshortly,bysayingthatweareoutsidesuchancientschools,butweare stillinsidetheancient WecancriticisesomesystemofRabbinicalorAlexandrianteachingto whichHerodmightsubjectthechildren;wecanseeitsbiasandlimitations;wecanimaginehownaturallyit wouldbemadeonthepatternofcourt rhetoriciansandcourtjuristspraising thetyrantandhistimes.Whatwe willnotseeisthatthecurrentmodern education,whichweareforcingonthe poor,isjustasmuchopentocriticism, lustasfullofflatteryandservility, whileitisreallyfarlesssubtleandcivilisedthananythingelaboratedbythe RabbisortheGreeks.Notafewcenturieshence,butafewdecadeshence, itsfightagainstthefamilywilllook asfutileandasbase.

Ishouldnaturallybeinspiredto sympathywiththeidealofturningall therisinggenerationintogoodcitizens, ifIcouldbelievethatwhatwecall educationreallywasturningtheminto goodcitizensorintoanykindofcitizens.Iseriouslybelievethatthere wassomethingmuchnearerthetruth inthestatementmadetomebyawellknownIrishmanofletters:"Educationisturningthechildreninto thieves."

beingtoolargetobepunished;but inthequestionconsideredhere,itis oftenacaseofcrimesbeingtoosmall tobepunished.Withtheeyesthat Godhasgivenme,andwhichIamso superstitiousastobelievemoreimplicitlythanstatistics,Ihaveseenin myownneighbourhoodanabnormal increaseofthesortofsmalljuvenile crimeswhichusedtobepunishedby thefamily,butreallycannotbepunishedbylaw.Theyarenotrecorded becausetheyarenotprosecutedbecausenohumourousandhumanepersonwantstostartachildontheinfernaltreadmillofthemodernprison. Theyarequiteobviouslythingsto bedealtwithbydomesticauthority. Theyarenotdealtwithbydomestic authority,becauseauthorityisnot theretodealwiththem.Anditis hottheretodealwiththembecause wehavedestroyedit.

Tosayeducationhasdestroyedit mayseemelliptical,butisreallypretty exact.Mostoftheteachersworkdevotedlyforthewelfareofthechildren,andafewadmittheobjectiveexistenceoftheparents.Butitisnot aquestionofwhattheteacherscon. sciouslydo,butofwhattheyuncon. sciouslyare.Theyaregenerallyofa classandtypedifferentfromthetrue populace,andonerigidwithcertain smallrefinementsthatdividethem fromthepopulace,andespeciallythe pleasuresofthepopulace.

Ifchildrenseethattheirteachers despisewhattheirparentsdesire,there isandmustbeaconflictofauthorities.Andthereis,andmustbe,in themodernState,amonstrousdiscos,ery;thatitisthemorenewandunnaturalauthoritythathasthepower. Itissoonobviousthatthesametype ofauthoritythatcanorderthechildrenaboutinaschoolroomcanorder theparentsaboutinapolicecourt.A childsoondiscoversthatthereissomebodywhocantalktohismotheras. ifshewereachild.

Thechildobservesthatthisperson commandsahigherpowerofculture, leisureandinfluence;inotherwords, thechild,inthecourseoffailingto becomeascholar,mayperhapssucceedinbecomingasnobandasneak. Butasafact,byasomewhatbrighter andbreeziertendency,hequiteas oftensimpysucceedsinbecominga thiefandarobber.Ileknowspretty wellthatthepolicemancannotreally lookaftereverybody;andhehaslost allrespectforthatnaturalpoliceman whomProvidencehasputor.theearth especiallytolookafterhim.

Andeverybodyseemstobareforgottenentirelythatthenaturalpolicemanisjustaslikelytobeagoodman astheartificialpoliceman;justaslikelytobegoodingeneral,andmuch morelikelytobegoodtothechild. Thetwoareprobablypoor,plain, coarsemenofmuchthesamesort, withverylittledifferencee'tceptthat onemayhaveatoyinhisp,cketand notonlyatruncheon.

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Whetherthecriminalstatisticssup- portthissuggestionIdonotknowand donotcare.There'isalmostalwasa fallacy,gapinglikeagreathole,in thecontroversialuseofstatistics;and thefallacyissingularlysimpleinthe caseofcriminalstatistics.Itisthe veryobviousfactthatofficialrecords canonlyberecordsofpunishedcrime. Theycannotgiveusanyassurance whateveraboutunpunishedcrime.In otherwords,theyarestrictlylimited intellingushowfarcrimefails;they areutterlyhelplessbeforethevast andinspiringvisionofhowcrimesueceeds.Whenthe,OldManofthe Mountainsentouthisassassinsina wildlandinawildepoch,theofficial surveyofsocialconditionsonthe mountainsanditsenvironsprobably recordedamostsatisfactoryabsence ofcrime. WherethereisanEstabishedChurch ofThuggee.thedeathsdealtoutbythe Thugsdonotgodowninthelistof crimes,butinthelistofservicesand missionsforthepropagationofthe gospel.Itisdoubtfulevenwhether statisticsofinfantmortalityunder KingHerodwerepublishedinfull;or whetherthecaseofCainv.Abelever gotintothepolicenews.Similarly. inmoderntimesthelawrepoUsof theftsandswindlingalwaysomit,for someinexplicablereason,thecasesof themodernmillionairesandtheirwellknownmethodsofgettingmoney. Those,ofcourse,arecasesofcrimes

Butthepointforthemomentisth:.: thenaturaldignityoftheonehasbeen destroyed,andonlytheartificialterroroftheotherleftstanding;and uponthatterror,andthatterroralone, allthatwecallpopulareducationnow depends.Theissueisdecidedsolely bythefactthattheschoolmasterha, thepolicemanbehindhim,andthe fatherhasthepolicemanagainsthim.

Acompulsoryuniformdoesnoteven compel;legalinstructiondoesnoteven instructpeopletorespectlegality.But Iammuchmoresorryforthosewho absorbitthanforthosewhorejectit; theschoolsoftheplutocraticStateinculcatetheplutocraticmoralityexactlyastheschoolofthePrussianState inculcatedthePrussianmorality.

To-dayitdemandsnotonlythe childhoodbuttheyouthofthenation. Itisthemostcoerciveofalltypesof conscription.Anditisastrange signofthespiritualbewildermentof ourtimethatthereshouldbesucha clamourabouttheconscriptionof bodiesandsuchasilenceaboutthe conscriptionofsouls.-"TheNewWitness."

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Whoherhandshallhavewon Maystartabusiness'boomingHerhand?She'llbeanun, WhileEasterflow'rsareblooming. Whenatthealtar-stair Herhairunboundisshowing Agoldenriverfair, Itseemsitsbankso'erfiowing, Orcornfield,fannedbyair, Thatbendsbeforethemowing. Herfather,whelmedwithgrief, Tohisnowlonehomereturning.

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Onthe26th.February,atherresidence,"Hermon,"John-street,Kew, Victoria,therepassedawayMrs.MargaretSheahan,oneofVictoria'searly native-borncitizens,andwidowofthe latePatrickSheahan,ofEastMelbourne.ByherdeaththeChurchhas lostadevoutCatholicandthecharitiesazealousworker.Mrs.Sheahan wasadaughterofthelateMr.James Barry,anativeofCountyCork,Ireland,whocametoMelbourneinthe earlyforties,andlaterrepresentedthe EastWardintheCityCouncilinthe earlyVictoriandays.ThelateMr. Barry,withArchbishopGooldanda fewothers,broughttheSistersof MercytoVictoria.Mrs.Sheahanwas thefirstpupilontherollsofthe Ladies'ConventSchool,ofwhichshe provedagiftedpupil,acleverpianiste, andafluentFrenchscholar.-R.I.P.

Thefollowingstorycomesfrom America.Mr.Wilsonwaswalkingto thegolfcourse,whenasmallboyon theroadputouthistongueathim. ThefriendwhowaswiththePresidentaffectedtobehorrified,andsuggestedcorrection."Icorrectedhim allright,"saidthePresident."How wasthat?"saidhisfriend."Yousaid nothing.""No,"saidthePresident, "butImadeaworsefaceathim." *

asheavenandasdeepasthesea. FleetStreetwasthehomeofhisheart. Inithespentallthebestyearsofhis life.InFleetStreethefoundthe greatromanceofhiscareerinhiswife, comradeandfellow-journalist"JohnK. Prothero."Athiswedding-breakfast in"TheOldeCheshireCheese"allhis friendsofthepenweregatheredround him-whatashortspaceitis,and whataneternity,lookingbackagain tothatsunnydad-ofwineandgladnessinJune,191t.Atthebeautiful andsimplefuneralserviceinMaiden Lanethemenwhohadclinkedglasses withhim,withlaughterandgood wishes,assembledtodohimalast honourinadayofdarknessanddesolation.TheRectorofCorpusChristi, whohadofficiatedathismarriage, celebratedtheMassofRequiemfor thereposeofhissoul.Theserverat thealtar,inkhaki,washisoldfriend JosephClayton,writeranddemocrat. Theeloquentpriestwhopreachedhis panegyric,FatherVincentMcNabb, wasoneofhiswarmestadmirers,and, inasense,afellow-journalist.Every singlememberofthecongregation mournedwithanintimate,personal griefforthegoodsoldierofGod,who hasgonetohisreward.

plecannotbeIrishandEnglishatthe sametime.SinnFeinstandsnotfor anIrelandwithintheBritishEmpire, notfortheacceptanceofdolesfrom theBritishGovernment,notforsocalledfreedomtiedupinImperial swaddlingclothes,butitstandsfor Irelandindependent,unshackled,free fromseatosea,unfettered,asGod madeit.:

TherehavebeenfamousPresidentialSecretaries,butMr.Tumultyhas livedthroughthemostfamoustimes, andalonehassharedinthemakingof history.HisnamewithWilson's willgodowntogetherinthefuture. IIisknowledgeofAmericanpoliticsis acute,andhemustknowtheinsides ofdiplomacybynow.Hisposition ismoreconfidentialthanthatofadiplomat,andhisinfluencenotlessthan aCabinetappointment.Thebore, thecurious,thepick-gossipareno matchforMr.Tumulty.lieistobe foundanymorningintheannexofthe WhiteHousedealingswiftlyandlaconicallywithahugecorrespondence,and eel)moresowiththecrowdofvisitors fromtheCongressorfromthebaek. woods.Quicklyhepassesoneout andcommencesconversationwithanotherashecrossestheroom.Quickly heassortsrequestsandassimilatesinformation.Thereisnotimeforshynessorintroductions.Ileknowsthe AmericanWho'sWhoinawayno otherdoes,andagooddealbeside. Hisinterviews upintothree andfiveminutesections.Theonly personheseesforanyreallengthof timeisthePresident.Thenewsthat ismostlikelytoholdhimengrossed, afterwarnews,ispromisingnewsfrom Ireland.AwisespeechfromDevlin orDillon,oraletterfromSirHorace Plunkettbringsthatcuriouslookinto hiseyeswhichmaybenoticedin Americanstatesmenwhenthereisa seriousreferencetotheIrishquestion. Foramomentthekeeneyesareset andhisfinebrowbendsoverthe paper.Ifitisoftheslightestreal interesthefoldsitupandkeepsitbeforehepassesontothenext.Aiew dayslaterthegreatestmaninthe worldmayormaynothaveglimpsed it,butwhocantell?AndTumulty nevertells!--Teeitiverse."

L.J.McQuilland,writinginthe "NewWitness,"contributesthefollowingpen-pictureofthelateCecilChesterton:Mr.HilaireBellochaspaida nobletributetothelateCecilChestertonasapublicman.Idesiretolay mylittlechapletofivybesidehis wreathoflaurel,andtospeakofmy deadfriendinhisprivaterelationsasa goodandsterlingcomrade,amanwho wentthroughlifeinspiredbyasacramentalfeelingofconfraternity.I knewCecilChestertonforcloseon twentyyearsoflightandshade,of stormandease,ofgaietyandgravity. Eveninhisveryearlymanhoodhis brainwasfullymatured;eveninhis lateryearshekepttheheartofachild. Hewasthesimplestandleastself-consciousbeingIhaveeverencountered. Whateversocietyheenteredintohe wasonewithhisfellows.Hehadan everlastingzestforlife,whichmakes hisdeathseemutterlyunreal.For myself,Ishallneverfeelthathehas leftus.Thespiritofthemanwasso vitalthatitwillabidewithusaslong asourliveslast.Cecilwasthebest BohemianIhaveeverknown.His generositywasalmostludicrous;his good-humourwasirrepressible.He wasatremendoustalker,anditwas allgoodtalk.Hetookhismissionin lifeseriously;buthenevertookhimselfseriouslyliehadmanyeccentricities,but:heywerealllovableones. FleetStreetisastreetofcynics,inthe sensethatithasnosentimentalities, andthatitisapitilessjudgeofmen andmotives.CecilChestertonwas oneofthebeetbelovedfiguresthat everwalkedalongitsnarrowanduniversalway.Cecilwasagreatjournalist;hewasbetterthanthathewas agoodfellow.Totheneedyhegave allthathehadtogive:tothemiserablehe:::tendedasympathyashigh

Thosefamiliarwithmissionliteratureknowhownumerouswerethe persecutionsenduredbytheearly priestsandtheirconvertsinChina.But conditionshavechanged,andFather IIubrecht,Lazarist,ofTsien-tsin, makesthisstatementregardingthe reasonsforthepresentfreedominmattersoffaith:"Therearefewcountries wherereligiouslibertyismorecompletethaninChina,especiallyduring thelastfiftyyears.Thislibertyhas beensecuredbynumeroustreaties; withGreatBritainin1842;withBelgiumin1865:withDenmarkin1862; withFrancein1858;withGermanyin 1861:withItalyin1866;withRussia in1851and1858;withSpainin1864; andwiththeUnitedStatesin1858, 1868,and1903.Thankstothesetreaties,missionariesofeveryreligion havearighttobuildchurches,schools, andhospitals.In1899theChinese GovernmentraisedtheEuropean bishopstotherankofgovernors,the provincialstotherankoftreasurersor tautai,andprieststotherankofsubprefects.Theseprivilegeswereabolishedin1908,butthemandarinsand peoplestillregardmissionariesaspersonsofpositiontowhomhonouris due."TheBoxeruprisingmeantthe lossofmuchlife,butreprisalwasmade bytheChineseGovernment.

madebysomepeoplecontrollingsuppliesofbuildingmaterialswillbedisclosedinthereportonRenttobe madebytheInterstateCommission.In somecasesprofitsof50percent,are spokenofinNewSouthWales.Though theinquirywasprimarilyor,rentals, theCommissionhasgonethoroughly intothehousingquestion,andhasinvestigatedslumareasandhousingconditionsgenerally.Whencompleted, thereportwillbesenttotheGovernment."AndwiththeGovernmentit willprobablyremain.Howfoolishit istopryintotheprofitsoftheprofiteers!Isn'titpartoftheirprivilegeas"win-the-war"advocatesand barrackersoftheHughesbrandof Nationalism?Eventhehalf-witsof theEastshouldknowthatitisawaste ofenergyenquiringintosuchmatters. Thegamewitheverymoney-making Britonatthepresenttimeseemsto bethebleedingofthewageearnerforthe specificpurposeofincreasinghisbankingaccount.Theaboveparagraph hasaquainttouchofhumourinit,and butfortheroguishnessitliftsatwe wouldbeinclinedtslaugh. tbt

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Outof35BrigidinenunsinMelbourne,nofewerthan2SofferedthemselvestostafftheExhibitionHospltel duringtheinfluenza

Says"Colleen."inhersocialchatin theSydney"FreemansJournal": "ThefriendsofPrincessPatricia,who wasmarriedtheotherdaytoone CommanderRamsey,officiallylab.f.le'l 'aCommoner,'wereveryanxiousthat Mrs.Ramsaywouldnotgoshortof kitchenutensils.Inconsequence thesedomesticwarestotalledhundreds amongtheweddinggifts.Thepretenseofthesepuffparsaboutroyal personagesispitiful.Duringthewar weweretoldthatPrincessMaryhad herownlittlepotatopatchinWindsorCastlegroundstohelpwinthe war.ThePrinceof%ValeswasawardedtheMilitaryCross,thoughtheyoung gentleman'snearestapproachtothe frontlineoftrenchesduringthefightingwasasafespot.15milesawseon thegeneralstaff.Nowweareledto believethattheformerPrincessPat. intendstoprepareMr.Ramsay'smeals whenthatworthyblowsinfromhis day'stoil.AsthegenerousHouseof Commonsgranted,andwebelievestill allowsit,£10,000ayeartothePrincess,thereshouldbenooccasionfor thatladytoprowlaroundtheearly doorsofthebargainsalesinLondon topickupacheapkettleortwo."

ThepeopleofSale,ledbytheir patrioticBishop,saystheMelbourne "Advocate,"didwelltosubstitutethis yearagardenfetefortheusualSt. Patrick'sDaycelebration,ratherthan submittotheinsultingconditionslaid downbytheindividualwhohappensto beMayorthisyear.Thereisnodoubt thattheCatholicschoolswillnotsuf. ferinafinancialsense,forthereisatreadyevidencethattheactionofthe localmunicipalmagnatewillstimulatethepeopletogreatereffortson behalfoftheCatholicschools:.Dr. Phelannotonlydealtoutasevere andrichly-meritedrebuketothe bigotsofSale,butalsotothoseofa likekidneyinallpartsoftheState, whousedpatriotismasacloaktodisguisetheirattacksontheCatholicsof thecommunity.Hisreferencetothe Exhibitionexposurewastimely,forit showedhoweventheinterestsofthe sickpoorofMelbourneweresacrificed bybigotsactingonthefearsofaweak, pusillanimousGovernment.Itwas, indeed,ahappythoughtofDr.Phelan totakebackhishearerstenyears,and torepeatforthemthewordsofthe Governor-General-EarlDudley-who attendedtheSt.Patrick'sDaycelebrationattheMelbourneExhibition Building,andwho,inthecourseofa mosteloquentaddress,said:"Froma nationalpointofview,then,itseems tomethatanythinglikeaSt.Patrick's Daycelebration,whichhelpstoen. courageaprideofrace,isvaluabitfor thecommonweal.FromanImperial pointofview,also,theyareworthy,I think,of*encouragement,forthereis nodoubtthattheyhelptokeepmen andwomenofsimilaroriginallover theEmpireinsympathyandfellowfeelingwitheachother."Dr.Phelan drewamosteffectivecontrastbetyAen thespiritanimatingpublicmenthen andnowwhenhesaid:"Thisquotationgivesyouanideaofthateloquentaddress,asIrishasIrishcould be,deliveredatournationalfestival, bythedirectrepresentativeofthe Crowntenyearsago.AndwhenLord DudleywasapproachingtheExhibitionBuildinghecouldset-theGreen Flagof-Erinfloatingfromthedomeof thebuilding.IntheGovernor-Generalofthatday,inLordCarmichael. intheMarquisofLinlithgow,wehad gentlemen-broad-mindedEnglish gentlemen-who,thoughrepresenting theKing,believedthatonSt.Patrick's DaytheUnionJackshouldgiveway totheIrishHarpofgreenandgold, andthattheRoyalRoseofEngland shouldyieldprideofplacetoIreland's immortalShamrock.But,unfortunately,thosedaysaregone,andthe gentlemen,too."

AftertheresultsoftheIrishelections weremadeknownConlmandantLiam Mellowes,aprominentSinnFeinorganiser,interviewedinNewYork,said ofIreland'snewly-electedmembers: "Thevictorythathasbeenwonbe SinnFeinhasvindicatedEasterWeek. 1916,andmakesanendofthelung reignofAnglicisationandcorruptisee IthasdemonstratedthattheIrispeo-

AbogusShinPane.'at:. being hawkedaboutbythe-:,..arianists andmischief-makingbig Victoria. Likeallproductionsof imaginations,itbearsthe 71, had breeding,andthereiss. ltyin notingitsspuriousness. sanepersonislikelytobeguile it--itwill probablyhavearune- while,and therewillbesomeugly givento its-likeamangycurit yertually getitspass-outandfindit,.-aytothe sanitarytip.

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Thus,sixo'clockinthemorning foundthetwopacingupanddown beneaththepergolawaitingforthe cartocomearound.Thewell-kept andextensivegroundsslopedgraduallydowntoacultivatedravine,overlookingwhichwasthegarageandthe gardener'shouse.Aroadwoundpicturesquelythroughthegroundsand uptotheportecochereattheside

"Thatroadhasasmanytwistsas theroadtosuccess,"Rosalieremarkedidly.

"Didyourshavemany?"her panionasked.

"Oh,yes,quiteagoodmany.How aboutyours?"

"Mine? Oh,notany,/think. No,itwasalong,straightroad"

"AfteryouleftErnerville,you mean?"

Themanwinced."Ofcourse,after Ileftthere,"hemadeanswerrather harshly."Ishouldn'thavehadmuch 'uccesshadIstayedthere."

"Oh,Idon'tknow.Someofus therefoundthewaytosuccess,though not,Igrantyou,overaverystraight oreasyroad."

"Yes,youdid,but-"

"Oh,I-'sheshrugged"WhatI laveachievedisnothingcomparedto someoftheothers.Jimmie,forinstance,and-"

"Jimmie?Whatdoyoumean?'

TheLongStraightTrail

(ByHelenMoriarity).

"1wonderif1couldcoaxyoutogo withmetoalittlemeetingthisevening,Brian,"Mrs.Shieldssaid."Avery wonderfulwomanisgoingtotalk-" "Thesewonderfulwomen,"Mr. Shieldsgrumbled,foldinghisevening paperintomoresatisfactoryproportions."Istherenevertobeanend tothemandtheirtalks?"

"Well,theyallhavesomethingto tellus,"hiswifeansweredbriskly. "AndMissBreen,theysay,hashada reallythrillingexperience-" ThepaperslippedoutofMr.Shields' hand,andhestoopedtoretrieveit, "MissBreen?"hesaid,inastrange tone.

"Yes.RosalieBreen.Haven't youbeenreadingabouther?She's beenworkingamongthechildrenof Franceandshe.." Hiswife'swordswenton,butMr. Shields'minddetacheditselffromthe presentandwentstraightbacktoa smallhilltowninPennsylvania-a grimytownthathehatedandwhich heneverthoughtofexcepttorejoice thathehadescapedfromit.Hesaw thesteagglingstreet,thetwodingy housesatthetop,thebrokenfences, thebrown,unlovelyexteriors.And yet andyet somethingfragrant arosefromthescene-thememoryof adark-hairedgirlwhousedto'tease shimabuthissnobbishnessandtryto laugh outofhisgloomanddiscontent.Shehadnotsucceeded.He hadleftit Hebecameawareof hiswife's_losingwords.

1eeyallsayshe'sremarkably interesting.AndIthoughtforonce Imightelaimmyrighttobedulyescortedseineplacebymyhusband" "YouShimyourusualrightofccmmaticlineme."herhusbandrejoined, smilingupather."Yes,I'llgo" Afterall,itcouldhardlybethe RosalieBreenheusedtoknow;buthe wasteurioustoseewhatthiswoman wa lee. Itwasnotanordinary name.anti'hemightpossiblybesome conne.e.'oithoughhowanyonereedttheBreenscouldeverdevelop eeint.:restingpublicspeaker. wassomepreliminarysp,t1cingiahseeMissBreenwasintroduced, soonasshecameonthestage MrShieldsrealisedwithathrillofexcio:neatthatitwasindeedtheRosalie ofSayouthfuldays-taller,morematui eourse,withasprinklingof geee.thedarkhair,andalevellook inaesera'usdark-blueeyes.The voeteasthesame,too-howwellhe rememberedit-buttheaccentswere cultivatedandthemannerassured.He listenedwithasortoftenseinterest tohereecital,absorbedforaquite differentreasonthanweretheothers wholistenedtoher-contrastingthe refilieel.distinguished-lookingfigurebeforehIniwiththeRosalieofother days.eta:movedbyamixtureofemotions hichamusementhadno sine: TothinkitwasRosalie Breeestandingupthereharanguing thee.:.resent,whohungonherwords astheeshewereanoraclefromthe me, Well.whynot?hereminded hies,*Jthisjuncture.Hadn'tshe erightashetoclimb,and witsehase:eringallthings,hadclimbta

edhigherandfarther?Buthewas curioustoknowallaboutit-thehis. toryofthoseyearssincehehadieft herstandingwistfullyathermother's gatewatchinghimgodownthehill. Therehadbeenachokeinhisthroat asheglancedbackforalastwave beforeheturnedthecorner,andthus herfigurestayedwithhimformans aday,tense,lonely,appealing,graduallyfadingfromhismemoryasthe yearspiledupnewerandmoreabsorbinginterests.Ifhethoughtofherat allastime prisoned inthosegrimysurroundingsfrom whichforhertherewasnoescape.He wassorry,ofcourse,butamanmust thinkofhimself. TherewasaprolongedburstofapplauseandMissBreenwasbowingherselfoffthestageandintothehandsof theadmiringcommittee.

"Imustgoandshakehandswith her,"MizeShieldssaid."Youcan waitoutsideinthecar.Ishan'tbe anylongerthanIcanhelp,"withan apologeticsmile.Sheknewhowher husbandhatedthatsortofthing

"ButIwanttoshakehandswithher, too,"heannounced.''MissBreenis anoldfriendofmine."

Hiswifeturnedonhimamostastonishedgaze. "Anoldfriend?"sheexclaimed. "MissBreen?Whydidn'tyousayso?"

"Iwasn'tsureuntilIsawherthat itwasthesameperson,"heanswered calmly."Ihaven'tseenherfortwenty-fiveyears.Wegrewupsideby side." "Youdid?"Mrs.Shieldswasstill surprised.Thatherhusbandhad beer.rearedinveryhumblesurroundingsshewellknew,butfromthefact thatheneverspokeofhisearlydays shehadsomehowgatheredthatthere werecircumstancesconnectedwithhis boyhoodofwhichhewasashamed.It hlspeoplewere"impossible,"asshe hadhearditput,itdidnotmatterin theleasttoher.sincehehadlongago cutloosefromthem;buttohave grownupwithapersonlikeMiss Breen!Bewildermentkepthersilent asthecrowdflowedpastandthey madetheirwayslowlytowardthe stage. "Oh,Mrs.Shields!"oneofher friendscaughtsightofher,"youwant tomeetMissBreen,Iknow."

"Yes,indeed,Iwanttotellherhow deeplyinterestedIwasinallshetold us."

"Thankyou,"MissBreensaidpleas. antly.

"AndIwantyoutoshakehands withmyhusband,"Mrs.Shieldsadded;"hesaysheisanoldfriendof yours."

MissBreenturnedinquiringly."Why -why-BrianShields!"sheexclaimed slowly. "Rosalie!"hesaid.Andtheyshook hands,eachsmilingcuriouslyintointent,weighingeyes.

"Iknewyouatonce,"hestated ratherinanely.

"Yes?ThenIamnotsoterrible changed?" "Verylittle.Andyetit'saion, timesince since.." :'Yes,itis,"shebrokeincheerfully,

1:theyearspacebonesorapidly thatI'velostcount,soyouneedn't flingthematmeincoldblood." Bothlaughedenjoyingly."Isee youarethesameRosalie,"hestated vayly.Itwasstrangehowhisspirits seared."Doyourememberthefun weusedtohaveteasingoldMacTayishabouthiswig?" "Oh.yes,Iremember!Inthose daysweneverthoughtofsuchathing asgrowingoldourselves."

"Well,you,atleast,haven'tcomet, thewigsyet,"teasingly. "No,butI'mcomingontogrey hairs."Shesmiled,butashadow cameoverthemobileface.

"HowcameyouinFrance?"Mr Shieldsaskedeagerly."I'manxiotetohearallabouteverything-I'vs oftenthoughtofyouandwonderedwondered--"hestammeredalittle undertheregardofthesteadyblue eyes. "Wonderedwhatbecameofneall,I suppose,"shesupplied. "Mydear,"Mrs.Shieldsinterrupted atthispoint,"youaremonopolising MissBreen-" "Imustseeyouagain,"hesaid. hastily."Iwantmywifetoknow you:perhapswecanarrange time-"

MissBreenwasafrequentguestat theShields'homeduringthenes-Sewweeks.ShewasmakinganindefinitestayinCincinnati,whereshewas visitinganiece,andmakingflying tripstonearbytownsintheinterest oftheworkinwhichshewasengaged inFrance.IntheintervalstheShields claimedherfordaysatatime,and Brian,Mrs.Shieldsdeclared,wasperkingupwonderfullyandvisiblyrenewinghisyouth. "Thisiswhathehasalwaysmissed, Ithink."sheremarkedtoRosalieone day.Mr.Shieldshadjusthurried awayafteraprolongedluncheondieingwhichheandtheirguesthadindulgedinmanylaughingreminiseoces.

MissBreenlookedatherinquiringly. "Meetingoldfriends-oldschool irienrls,thecompanionsofhisyoung clays,"sheexplained."Afterall, there'snothinglikeit. Ihavebeen askinghim,"shewentonpresently,as MissBreennodded,"whyhehadlast trackofallhisoldfriends,whenyou appeartohavekeptinsuchclose touchwiththem."

"Toobusy,Idaresay,"MissBreen respondedlightly."AsaboyBrian waslikethat,-hecouldonlybeinterestedinonethingatatime.It's aqualitythatbelongstogenius.Ibeiieve,"smilingatherhostess."andno doubtthat'sthereasonhe'smadesuch atremendoussuccessofiron." Butonlyshehadbeenwondering thesamething,thoughshewasalmost suresheknew.Whenhehadleft Ernervillehehadbeenashamedof themall.'Washenowashamed-of himself?Shewondered,butshecould nottell.Shewasdestined,however, soontofindout, Shewasspendingherlastweek-end attheShieldsbeforeherdeparturefor theEast,andwastoremainuntil Mondaynight,whenshereceivedan urgenttelephonemessagetogohome. Herniece'stwindaughtersweretoreceivetheirFirstCommunioninthe morning,itseemed,insteadoftheSundayfollowing,andAuntRosalie,of

Shelookedathimcoolly."Don't youthinkDr.JamesShieldshasachievedsomething?"

"Dr.Shields?"hestammered.'You don'tmeanthatJimmie-"

"Andyoudon'tmean-youcan't mean-thatyoudon'tknowwhatyour ownbrotherhasdone?Dr.Shields, thegreatestdiagnosticianintheworld.

almost,thefamousconsultingsurgeon?" Theyhadstopped,andwerestaring ateachotherinmutualamazement. "Jimmie?"BrianShieldswasmurmuring."LittleJimmie?"

"It'salmostincrediblethatyou shouldn'tknow,"Rosalieremarked. "Wherehaveyoubeen,bytheway?

Don'tyoureadthepapers?"

"Ofcourse,IhavereadofDr. Shields,butIneverknew-Inever suspected-"

"Heavens,Brian"sheinterrupted, impatientlyacrimonious.

"Iadmititsoundsstupid."

"Itdoes.Very."

"ButIneverthought-"

"Youthoughtyouweretheonlyone withbrainsandaspirations,"shrewdly.

Heflushed,butcamebackather.

"Youmustadmitthattherewerefew signsofeitherwhen1left."

"Iadmitthatyoucouldn'tseethe signs,"sheretortedquietly."You lefttoosoon,Brian."

"Oh,Idaresay."Hetookoutand litacigarettewith'elaboratecare. "Youthoughtitwasselfishofmeto lightout-Iknowthat."

"Iwasn'tthinkingofthat,"sherepliedwithaseriousandratherabsentair."Iwasthinkingof-what youmissed."

"WhatImissed?"

"Exactly.Didyouthinkyourgoingawaywasallgain?Toyourself, Imean?Because-Iamgoingto speakfrankly-Ithinkyourswasthe lossandtheirsthegain-" "Youmeanreligion,ofcourse,"he brokeinsharply."Ithoughtyou wouldn'tgoawaywithoutbringingup thatsubject."

"No,Idon'tmeanreligion,Brian," wasthequickrejoinder."Thatmust bebetweenyouandyourownconscience,andbesureIshan'tpreachto youofyourlossthere,"withaslight emphasis."BygainandlossImean simplythis:Whenyouwereathome youwerebyfarthestrongestforcein thatlittlehousehold-" "Little!"heinterruptedinasoftly ironicaltone.

Rosalielaughed."Big,then,I shouldhavesaid;big,andtumbling, andhappy,anduntidy,andcareless'comeday,goday,GqdsendSunday' Iknowitwasallvet&exasperatingto anaspiringyoungfellowlikeyOu were,withyourtrimhighschoolideas andyourlaudabledesirefornice andniceliving.. Well,Iadmitit washardforoneofyourtemperament.Youthoughtyouwerefightingagainstodds-inanenvironment youhated-yousawnofuturefor yourselfinErnerville,andaboveall, youyearnedforafuture-" "Wasn'titmyright!"passionately heinterrupted."Wasn'titaproper ambition?"

Iam.Can'tyouseeit?Don'tyou seethatIlovemywifeandmychildren?Andmyhome?Whatmore cananymanaskthanIhave?"

"Indeed,Iamgladyouarehappy, Brian."Shesmiledbackintohischallengingeyesgravely."Youhave trulyanidealhome."Butsomething creptintothestillnessofher'kind smile-aquestion,anoddandcurious wonderatlife,ifnotatthemanbesideher.Wasitpossiblethanany onecouldcuthimselfoffcompletely fromallhisearlyassociations,with neverabackwardlook,ayearning thought?Toher,freshfromacountryofgravesandemptyhearts,it seemedincrediblethatanyonecould havethoseofhisownbloodandkin underthesamebendingskyandnot. seekthemout,knowthem,lovethem whiletherewasyettime.Andhehad beenanaffectionateboy-sherememberedthat.Withallhishigh-strung, supersensitiveways,hehadalways beenaffectionate.Andtheyhadall beensoproudofhim,until-until-" "Don'tlookatmelikethat,Rosa. lie!" Shestartedandflushed."Ibeg yourpardon,"contritely."Ididn't knowIwasstaring-Iwasonly-"

"Iknowwhatyouwerethinking,"he interrupted."flowcouldIforgetail aboutmypeople--throwthemover, andallthatsortofthing?Well,"his lipstwistedsardonically,"Ithink therearefewwhodoathinglikethat intentionally.CertainlyIdidnot.At firstIdidn'tgohomebecauseIwas prettysick,asyouknow,ofdirty tablecloths,half-cookedmeals,untidy roomsandalotofnoisychildren.Oh, yes,Iknowtheywereniceenough kids,Rosalie,butevenyouwillhave toadmittheywereatoughproposition!AndthenwhenIdidthinkof going-whenmotherwasfirsttaken sick-theysentmebackthechequeI senther.AfterthatIconcludedthat myroomwaspreferabletomycow. patty.So,"withashrug,"that's wayitworkedout.Ichosemypath andmyownwayofthinking,andthey kepttotheirs."

venturedwistfully."Youwouldn't comeinandstayforMass?" Heshookhishead,"I'monanother road,Iguess." "There'salwaysaturn,"shesuggested. "Imusthavepassedit,"givinghera sad,inscrutablemine."Good-bye, Rosalie." Shewavedherhandwithoutaword, andtwotearsslippeddownhercheeks asshewatchedthecardisappeardown thelong,straightroadtowardst'r city.

Victoria'sWowserCabinet

SurrenderatoSectarianism.

TheVictorianMinisterforHealth (Mr.Bowser)hashadtoshoulderthe odiumwhichproperlyattachedtohis colleaguesintheLawsonCabinet, writestheMelbournecorrespondent91 theSydney"Freeman'sJournal,"in connectionwiththeExhibitionllospitalscandalwhichhisGracetheArchbishopofMelbourne(theMostRev.Dr Mannix1characterisedas"anoutrage onpublicdecency."ItisanopensecretthattheChiefSecretarywasoverruledbyhisconfreres,whoshamefullycringedtothesectarianbigots andbrokefaithwiththeArchbishop, theheroicSistersandChristianBrothers.Thewhole-heartedmannerin whichtheSisters!ofCharity,theSistersofMercy,andtheSistersofSt. Brigidresponded-tostaffthehospital recallsthesayingofSt.Vincentthat theChurch"isthesameatalltimes, andineveryplace."Outof35Brigidinenuns,nofewerthan28volunteered!

"Ofcourse,Brian.Didn'tIalways saysoandencourageyou?"Thenas henoddeddumbly,ashamedofhis heat,-sheadded."Ionlywantedto tellyouwhathappenedwhenyouleft. Itseemedlikeamiracle,butYourgo. ingwassuchashockthatitwoke themallup-yourfatherfromhis shilly-shallyingways,yourpoor motherfromtheinertiacausedby chronicillhealth,Jimmiefromhis idleboyishdreams;andasforLill!" sheturnedtohimwithshiningeyes. "Icouldneverbegintotellyouofmy admirationforLill'scharacterandthe wayshedeveloped,trainingallthose youngstersandtrainingherselfatthe sametime!Itwaswonderful!That, Imean,iswhatyoumissed.Brian. seeingthemallgrowanddevelop,and knowingyouhadahandinit.It wouldhavemadeyousoproud,so happy!Lill,whohaslovelychildren, ahappyhomeandthemostdevoted ofhusbands,saysshelooksbackto thosedaysasthehappiestofherlife. Andyettheywerehardanddark enoughorwouldhavebeenifLilland Jimmyhadn'tpulledtogethersowell. Theystoodshouldertoshoulderduringtheirmother'slongillnessand-" "Here'sthecar!"Mr.Shield'svoice washardandhisfaceacoldmaskas hehelpedRosalieintothecar,andbe offeredafewcommonplacesasthey rolledoutthrough-thequietofthe earlystreets. Atlastheresumedthesubject.

"Well,Rosalie,"hesaid,"goon withtheanvilchorus,butdon'tforgettoputinthatyourparagonsturnedmedown--andanyhelpthatIever offered."

"Didyoueverofferyourself?"she putbackathimquietly.

"Ineverwentback,ifthat'swhat youmean,"hereturnedinatone equallyquiet."Whatwouldbethe use?Afterall,"helookedatherwith astrangesmile,"yousaymyleaving homewhenIdidwasablessingtothe family.Certainlyitwasablessin.: forme,soitturnedoutwell,itop. pears,forallconcerned.There'sno pointofcontentionthere,isthere?'

"Oh.no."quickly."if-if--"

"IfI'mhappyandsatisfied?Wets

"Yes,theykepttotheirs."The womanechoedhiswordsassheturned tohimwithanangrysparkleinher eyes."That'sagoodword-kept. It'seasytochoosealongstraightr, butmightyhardforthosewhokeepto thehumble,homely,strugglingbyways.ThankGod,theyfoundthe tablelandsofjoy,too!Andnotby forgettingdidtheyclimb,but remembering-theirduties,themselvesyes,evenyou!TheythinkofYou andprayforyouyet--andyou-didn't evenknowyouhadabrotherados_ tor!"Shestoppedabruptlyand threwbackherheadinawell-remembereddisdainfulturn. Therewassilencewhilethecar swungaroundasharpcorner,andthen hercompanionspoke, "Thatsoundedquitelikeoldtimes, Rosalie,"waswhathesaid,hisequable toneexpressiveonlyofamusement. "Youusedtocallmedownpretty hardinthosedays;doyouremember?"shelookedathimwistfully,suddenlysorry,sheknewnotwhy.Ile leanedforward,attitudeandtoneintense.

"Listen. nooneforgets!That's thewaylifegetsbackat-you--mockingyouatafullboardwiththehappinessofemptydays!Ah,haven'tI remembered--duringlongsleepless nights-rememberedmymother'spatientfiguredraggingatherheavy tasks,inhereyesthatlovethatIwas tooblindtosee!Irememberher nervousanxietytohavemepleased andsatisfied,herpoorlittlesubterfugestocoverupdeficiencies,thatI mightnotthrowatherthecoward threatthatIwasgoingaway.. Oh, myGod!"liecoveredhiseyeswith hishandsforamoment,thenwenton morequietly:"DoyouthinkInever lookatmyboyandwonderifhewill requitemeasIrequitedher?Oh, thatIturnsicksometimesattheluxuryaboutmewhenIrememberher crampedandwearydays? Ah,well, everythinghasitsprice!You'vegot topay,youknow!-Don'tlookso tragic,Rosalie!"turningtosmileinto hisguest'spitifuleyes."Doyouremember,"breakingintoanironical laugh,"our'littlejokeabouthairshirts? Iwouldhavenoneofthem, Iasserted.Well,life,Ithink,rather putoneoveronme-Igotthehairshirtanyhow.It'doesn'tlooklike one.Iadmit,"withawhimsicalglance downward,"butitchafes,mydear,it chafes!Ah,"inadifferenttone,"here weare,Ibelieveatthechurch. thereareyourFirstCommunicants marchingin "Oh,Brian,Iamsosorry!"Rosalie's eyeswereoverflowing."Letmesay sobeforewesaygood-bye,won'tyou. Ididn'tmeantohurtyou-Ididn't understand--"

"Youdidn't Iwantedyouto know. It'sbeengoodtoseeyou," heansweredinquitehisoldmanner, asthey'shookhands.

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