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The,iApostolicSuccessionandSomething[Ise.

TheRebuttalofaSimianJibe. (ByDUNSSCO1US.)

'4gdaysofoldCrozierofwoodand ishopofgold."-Goldenlegend.

InaninterviewgiventoaLondon pressman,Mr.GeorgeBernardShaw speakingonthesubjectofpoverty, saidsometruethings,andsomeother thingsthatareneithertruenornew. Mr.G.B.Shawwillnowaddressyou.

"TheChurch,givingtheapostolic succession,andverylittleelsetoits unfortunates,naturallyproclaimsthem blessed"

LetusputMr.G.B.Shawright. TheChurchdoesnotproclaimthe poorblessed.TheChurchdeclares "thepoorinspirit"tobeblessed.Also theChurchdoesnotmakethatdeclarationnaturally,butsupernaturally. Anyblessing,even"ablessingindisguise,"isnotworthacurse,ifitis notsupernatural.Anaturalblessing likethereturnoftheseasons,winning theMelbourneCup,reducingthecost ofliving,beingtheEmperorofKarnschatka,ortheMayorofKalamazoo, isanunnaturalblessing,ifitssupernaturalsideiseliminated. Ihave thatontheauthorityofMr.G.K. Chesterton,whosays."Takeawaythe supernaturalandyouhave-theunnatural."TheChurchnevercalled anymanblessed,justbecausehewas poor.TheChurchcallseveryman blessedwhois"poorinspirit."To be"poorinspirit"doesnotmeanto bepoor-spirited,butitmeanstobe freeofcovetousness.Tobe"poorin spirit-doesnotmeantobepessimisticallysatisfied,intoadespairing stateofmakingnoefforttobetter one'scondition,fortheGospelisessentiallyamessageofaction,andaspiration.andgoinguphigher.The menintheparableattheseventhand ninth,andeleventhhours,biddento "go.-AllChristiansarebiddento "go,"andtogoandgetwork-"Goye alsointomyvineyard"-andifthey don'tdothat,andwon'tdothat,the Churchdoesnotlookontheirconsequentpovertyasablessing,butasa curseforwhichSt.Paulprescribeda curebystarvation."Hethatwillnot work,neitherlethimeat."

ter.-WhenpeoplelikeMr.Shawsay thingsinfavourofbrotherhoodand humanitytheydosobecausetheyare influencedunknowingly,bytheChristianitywhichisaroundthem,and aboutthem,andtoacertainextent (perhapsanuncertainextent),withinthem."Allthingslivewherethe torrentcomes,"andtheseainwhich thephilosophersareswimmingisa Christiansea;itstidesareregulated bytheHolySee-theearthlyfountainheadoftheApostolicSuccession. Now,iftheApostolicSuccessionwere justavenerablelineofmen,whosat onthronesandworepurpleandfine linen,itwouldbeinterestingfortwo reasons;first,becauseofitsantiquity, andsecondly,becausenobodyhadhit itovertheheadwiththelegofa chair,andbadeitavauntfromthe pathoftheworld.ButtheApostolic Successiondidnotsitonathrone.The ApostolicSuccessiontookitscuefrom St.Peter,itsfirstlink,anditsspirit sincehisdayuntilthatofthetwentiethcentury,andMr.GeorgeBernard Shaw,maybesummedupintwoshort sentences,whichfellfromPeter'slips ondifferentoccasions,andwhichshow himtohavebeenamanofaction."At thywordIwillletdownthenet."

Mr.Shawisastrayfirstofallabout theword"poor,'andtheexpression "poorinspirit."Therearevery manypoorpeoplewhoare"verynear toacurse.-Thereisaclassof"deservingpoor"thatis,ofthosewho deservetobepoor,andwhoarepoor because.justtheveryoppositetothe manmentionedintheGospel,theyare 'abletodig,'andnotashamedto beg.'TheChurchhasablessingfor these,butcannotgiveittothem,for itcandonospiritualgoodbyforce. Truereligionknowsnothingofconscription,andifmenwillnotbend theirwills,theChurchrespects.a, Goddoes,theirgiftoffreewill,and muststandasideandletthemgoto helleven.Butsuchasthesethe Churchdoesnotconsider"blessed." SuchasthesetheChurchneverpretendedwere"blessed,'andwhenMr. Shaw'sphilosophyseekstoraise themtohigherthings(ifiteverdoes), itwillonlybedoingwhattheChurch hasbeendoingallalong,tryingits besttomakethem"gouphigher,"so thattheymaybefittobe"blessed." AndwhenthekindphilosophyofMr. Shawbeginstodothisgoodofficefor theunblessedpoor,itwillfindthat thereisnoargumentinfavourofits efforts,andnowarrantyforitsoffices, exceptwhatcanbefoundintheGospelofChrist,preservedtotheworld onewayonly,bytheApostolic ecession.AgenialAmericanphilsopherhituponagreettruthwhen heassertedthat"onemanisasgood asanotherman,andajollysightbet-

the RuskinStudios

Tel.A1893. BAIRDS'ARCADI HIGHCLASSPHOTOGRAPHERS.

OurSpecialties:Soldiers,Wedding

"Igoa-fishing."Now,whathasthe ApostolicSuccessiondoneforthe worldandfortheworkingman?When PeterfirstbegantoruleatAntioch, andwhenheceasedtoruleatRome, workingmenwereallslaves.Workingmenwereslaves,notinthesense inwhichthewordisusedinthese days,whenamanissaidtobea slavebecausehispayisinadequate, ortheconditionsunderwhichhe worksnotideal,buttheworkingman wasarealslave,ownedbyhismaster likeacoworanass.CanMr.G.B. ShawshowusthatJudaismorpaganismbroughtaboutthechange?It wasthenewteachingswhichtheGospel,inthecareoftheApostolicSuccession,begantodisseminatethat madethechange.Itwastheteachingthat"wearethesonsofGod,and ifsonsheirsalso,heirsindeedofGod andjointheirswithChrist,"thatbegantobringaboutanewrelationship betweenmasterandman.Thatisto say,itbegantomakemenrealise whatthetruerelationshipbetween masterandmanshouldbe.The changecouldnotcomeinaday,but thefirstbishopsoftheApostolicSuccessionbegantogiveRomansand Greeksanewoutlook,byremoving thestigmaattachedtomanuallabour andthosewhopliedit,bywordand example.Thefirstgentileconverts. knewthatChristhadbeenacarpenter;theysawSt.Paul,amonghis cordsandcanvas,busyathistent making,andinhissecondepistleto theThessaloniansheremindsthemof howhedidnotdisdaintoworklike theslavesdid,"inlabourandintoil weworkednightandday,lestwe shouldbechargeabletoanyofyou:' Thechangewasbeginning,anewdoctrinewasbeingtaught,thedignityof labour.Anewspiritwasgrowingup. St.Paulwaspreachingequality,the onlyrealequality,"Thereisneither JewnorGreek;thereisneitherbond norfree. YouareoneinChrist Jesus."

TheApostolicSuccessiondidthis muchtobeginwith,for"itsunfortunates,"i.e.,thepoorwhomitconsideredblessed;itproclaimedabsolutereligiousequality,itconfounded beforethealtarofGodallsocialdistinctions,andadministeredthesame sacramentto"bondandfree,"to masterandslave,tomistressandslave. Butithadnotthepowerstraight awaytofreealltheslavesinone night.GraduallytheApostolicSuc-

cessionwasintroducinganewleaven intothemassofsociety;anyoneintelligentenoughtoreadhistory,knows howthatleavenhaspervadedthe wholemass.Thechangedidnot comefromJudaism,norfrompaganism,butfromtheApostolicSuccession. InRomanlawtherewasnomarriage lawforslaves,i.e.,workingmen-"its unfortunates"-andtherewasnoimpedimenttothemostunnatural unions.TheChurchgavetheslaves marriageandthefamily.TheChurch -theApostolicSuccessionwentso far-ithadtogoalltheway,because ChrististheWay,astogiveupthe Jewishideaofconfiningthepriesthood toaLeviticalfamily,itleftthepriesthoodopento"bondandfree,"and slavesbecamebishops,forinstance, twostronglinksintheApostolicSuccession,werePopePiusinthesecond century,andPopeCallistusinthe third,bothofwhomhadbeenslaves. Withoutpursuingthesubjectofslaveryfurther,weneedonlyhintatits firstcousin,setfc1(..m,andatwhatthe ApostolicSuccessiondidthroughits bishops,particularlyinMr.G.B. Shaw'snativeland,tocurbthepower ofthebarons,andtomakethemfree theirslaves.Themostcasualreader ofhistory,particularlyofthehistory ofMr.Shaw's"England-MyEngland,"mustknowofhowthebishops combatedthetyrannyofthekings. Mr.Shawshouldknowofthecanonicalpenanceswhichkingshadtodo, in,saythedaysofThomasa'Becket, andafterhismartyrdom,because therewasonepowerwithcourageto condemnthem,andauthoritytocondemnthem,thebishopsoftheApostolicSuccession.Mustwemention MagnaChartaandtheApostolicSuccessiontoanEnglishman.Shouldwe remindMr.ShawofhowPopeGregoryinhisactiveplaceintheApostolicSuccession,sentmissionersheadedbySt.Augustine,toChristianise England,andtolinkitupwiththe ApostolicSuccession,andtoteach Mr.Shaw'sancestorstowearshirtsinsteadofbluepaint.Mr.Shawshould thanktheApostolicSuccessionforhis shirt.Inthetwentiethcentury, BenedictXV.blessestheideaof tradeunions;inthefirstcenturySt. Peterbegantomakeitpossiblefor mentoformanykindofunions-trade -ormarriage-byteachingwhatSt. Paulwasteaching,teachingmenthat othermenweremorethanbeastsof burden.Allsensiblesocialreformas weknowitinthesedays,beganimmediatelythroughthewritingsof BishopvanKettlerandPopeLeo XIII.'s'ConditionsofLabour,"but beforethesehadspoken,allthatthey weretoutter,andallthatgoodmen strivenowtoreducetopractice,was alreadycontainedintheGospelof Christ;preservedtotheworldbythe ApostolicSuccession.Itisidleto denythesethings;ahalf-hour'sreadingofhistory,andafiveminutes'reflectiononwhathasbeenread,will convinceanyreasonablepersonthat. notevensuchaprosaicblessingasthe parishpump,couldexistwithoutthe ApostolicSuccession.Forwithoutthe ApostolicSuccessiontherecouldbeno priest,withoutthepriestnoparish, withouttheparishnoparishpump.It isuselesstosay."Butwecouldhave hadsomeotherkindofapump,-for wecouldalsohavehadsomeother kindofasuccession,anditmighthave beenthediabolicalsuccession.Toillustratefurther,letmeremarkthat. withouttheApostolicSuccession,Englandwouldneverhaveknownthe blessingofaclothes-basket.Aclotheslineseemsinconsequentialenough,a line-propmayappearanimpertinence sometimes,andclothes-pegs'theleast indeed"ofdomesticthings,butifthe

ApostolicSuccessionhadnotturned itsattentionthroughSt.Gregory's eyestowheregoodEnglishmenwaded inthefens,scorningfigleaves,becausetheyfeltindependentwhile dressedinbluepaint,clothescould nothavecomeintofashion,andthereforetherewouldhavebeennoneed ofaclothes-basket.Surely,Mr.G. B.Shawshouldbegratefultothe

ApostolicSuccessionforthegreattraditionofMondaymorning,whichsends tenthousandwasherwomentothe wash-tubsofEnglandtomakehalfof thenation'scleanlinessanaccomplishedfact.(Tothisdivisionofthesubjectiscloselyalliedtheso-callednationalinstitutionoftheEnglishman's morningtub,andalsothequestion, "HaveyouusedPears'soap?")I feelthesubjectwideningoutbefore me,toundreamed-ofhorizons,and havejustdeterminedtowriteabook aboutit,butnottotiremypresent readers,Ishallnottracebackpumpkinsandpolicemen,andallthecomfortsofsociety,towheretheybegan fromtheenergisingforceoftheApostolicSuccession.Butbeassuredof this(itissafetotakemywordforit, asIhavealreadyprovedsomuch) thatitisonlythosewho"sinagainst thelight,"andlikeAfrica'sostrich hidetheirheadsinsandorinprejudice,whocannotseethewholeface oftheearthbathedinthelightof theApostolicSuccession,andallthe minorconveniencesoflife,likecoalscuttles,andpickleforks,andpianos, andpoliceman,beinginventedbecause thecivilisationpromotedbytheApostolicSuccession,mademenhaveabetter"conceitofthemselves."which madetheminitsturnfeelthenecessityofathousandthingsmoreadvancedthanthesuitsofbluepaint whichformerlycontentedthemin thefens.AsIhavementionedthe policeman,Itakethelibertyofusing himtoilluminatemylastillustration. IfIsendapolicemantoMr.G.B. Shaw'shousetoserveasummons onhimfor,say,detainingmy cat,itisnotmerelyapolicemanthatIsendtoMr.Shaw'sfrontdoor,buttheincarnaterepresentation andpersonificationofEnglishlawand Britishjustice,whichincludeMagna Charta,history,tradition,theresults ofNelson'sbattles,andathousand moredesirablethings,allconcentrated andenergising,undertheuniform,and baton,andbluepaper,whichsecure toeachindividual,redressofwrongs, compoundedofalltheelementswhich thegeniusofRobertPeelcrystallised foryou,andme,andMr.GeorgeBernardShaw,intheburlyandpotent personofthevillagepoliceman,sothe Churchingivingtotheworldand'its unfortunates"theApostolicSuccession givesitalsoallthattheApostolicSuccessionstandsfor;allthatitpromotes, allthatitpreserves,allthatitfosters,allthatitencourages,andall thatitinspires.Inallcenturiessince St.Peter'sday,theApostolicSuccessionhasbeencreativeandpreservative,andonthesubjectofhowitmade allthechivalryoftheMiddleAges,and allthecivilisationofEurope,allthe sculpture,andart,andmusic,and architectureandcivillaw-andeverythingworthhaving-tenthousandvolumeshavebeenwritten,andtenthousandmoremaybeinpreparationfor allIknow,butatalleventsletus hopethatMr.GeorgeBernardShaw willmeetoneofthesevolumes-the writtenonesortheothersthatareto bewritten-andthathemaystandat lastconvincedthattheChurchgave theworldtheApostolicSuccession, andtenmillionthingswithit,that makethisworldanimmenselybetter onethanitwouldhavebeenwithout the.ApostolicSuccession.

TheFreedom01Ireland.

WhyshouldIrelandbefree:that questionwasratherfrequentfiveyears ago:to-day,however,itdropsfrom thelipsofthoseonlywhoareeither incapableofappreciatinganargument orareafraidofoffending"theProtestantsofliberalviews,withwhom theyassociate."Boththeseclasses ofpeoplearehopeless,wheneverprin cipleisinvolved,butfordifferentreasons,theformerfrominvincibleignorance,thelatterfromlackofmanhood.Toneithercananyappealbe take,buttothegreatthrongofthinkingmenandwomenwhovaluejustice inurethansycophancythesepathetic wordsofasimple,godly,oldIrishwomanwillservetoaccentuateonereasonwhyIrelandshouldbefree:

"Therewereelevenofuschildren. Mostofushadtogoaway.There wasnothingwecoulddoathome.So wehadtogotoAmerica.\Velived ontheShannon.andacrosstheriver therewasastationwherethetrain wouldbetakingthepeopletoQueenstown.'Twouldbreakyourheartto hearthefathersandthemothersall cryingandmoaning,andtheboysand girlsthatweregoingtoAmericacrying,too.Wecouldheartheminour house.OftenwhenIwasalittlegirl, whenIdidn'tknowwhatitallmeant,I wouldgooffandcrybymyself.Sometimeswhenwewouldbeplayingabout, ourmotherwouldofasuddenthrow herapronoverherhead,andwe'd knowshewouldbecrying.Wedid notknowwhatitwasfor,whyshe wouldbecrying.WhenIgottoAmericaIsaidtomysisterwhohadcome overbeforeme,thatnowIknewwhy shewouldbecrying,thinkingofthe daywhenallherboysandgirlswould befarfromher.

"Andwealldidleavesaveonlyone andthetwochildrenthatwereborn afterIcameover.Ineversawthem, myyoungestbrotherandsister.I thinkmymotherdiedofabroken heart,forshealwaysweptforher children,farawayinAmerica,she wouldneverseeagain.Andmyfather diedandleftthreesmallchildren,and timeswereveryhard.

"Myfatherneverhadmuchschooling,butIthinkhewasanintelligent man.Hewasacontractoranda farmer,bothinasmallway,andhe founditbitterhardtogeton,trying tofeedusandgiveussomeschooling, forhe'dnocapital.Heneverdrank, buthe'dhavenomangivehimthe pledge,forhe'dsay,'Ama,pisnoman thatcan'ttakeitorleaveitashe wishes.'Heneversmokedapipeunlesshewasintrouble,andwhenhh'd takeoutthepipewechildrenwould knowhistroublewaspastbearing. Andthen,likely,he'dwalkthefloor allnight.Whenwewerelittle,ofa Sundayafternoon,he'drepeatmostof theGospelandthesermontous,and whenwewerebiggerwehadtotell himthesame.

"Hedidnottrytostirupbitterness, buthewouldsay,'Godisgood,and 'twillallbethesame.'Butjustto encourageustousewhatschoolinghe

Blatchford's Bleatings.

TheHultonHirelingAgain.

Thechiefcat's-meatmanoftheHultonliterarybutcheryisstillouttoslay hisopponentswiththejaw-boneofan ass(saystheGlasgowOBSERVER). Blatchfordbleatsasfollows,atso muchaline,inoneofthemeat-wrapperswhichisissuedfromtheHulton "knacker"factory.

"Ishouldlikeit,"hesays,"tobe moregenerallyknownthatthecountrymenofDrakeandNelson(onea brutalpirate,theotherthenotorious pimpofanequallynotoriouscourtesan),ofRaleighandSpenser(onebeheadedbyJamesI.,aswasEssex bythe'VirginQueen,'whoissaidto havebeenbothhismotherandhis mistress;the'other,whoseauthorship ofthe'FaerieQueene'didnotprevent hisrecommending,likeagoodHun, 'starvationandextirpation'ofthe Irish,ofwhosestolenlandshegota largegrant);ofShakespeareandof Bacon(theoneagreatpoet,evenif heiscreditedwithothermen'swork; andtheotheracorruptjudge-`the meanestofmankind')-arestillcapableofmanagingtheirownaffairs,and areproofagainsttheinsidioustreacheryandmaskedhatredofIrishmen whoknowtheirowncountrytoowell towanttoliveinit."

theson-in-lawofQueenVictoria?He, too,wasaHun.

WhereareCarlyleandFreemanand Bryceandtheothereulogistsofthese sameHuns,whohavebeenjustthe samesince1862?

couldgiveus,hewouldtellusthat whenhewasaweeboy,therewereno schools,onlythehedge-schools,where they'dcreepouttothehedgeofa nightandiftheywerecaughtonthe wayhome,it'sahardbeatingthey'd get.

"Well,IhadtocometoAmerica,for itwasbitterathome,andtherewas nothingIcoulddo.Iwaseighteen yearsold,butIknewlessthanachild ofeight.But_Godwasgoodtome. IfellinwithagoodpriestandIwent toconfessiontohim,andhetoldme tocomeandseehim,andhewasmy staffforthreeyears.Oftentimesit wascruelhard,forIworkedasaservantgirl.andIwouldhearthepeople maketalkaboutthe'lowIrish,'when, sure,itwasn'ttheirfaultatall,for theywerenotallowedtohaveany schooling,notevenallowedtolivein theirowncountry.ButthenI'dgo intothechurch,andlookatHimthere allaloneonthealtar,andafterawhile, 'twouldheallrightagain.Butmy heartwouldbelonelywhenIthought ofmypooroldmotherinIreland,and mylittlebrotherandsisterthatI wouldneversee;andoftenIhadn'ta dollar,notevenapennyinmypocket,andit'snotonmybackthatit wouldbe,butIsentithometohelp outmymother.

"Idon'twanttheIrishtoberich; maybeitwouldn'tbegoodforthem, butsure,whycan'ttheybeallowed toliveathomeandgetsomeschooling athome?AlloveryouwillfindIrish familiesbrokenup,theboysandthe girlsinAmericaandAustralia,and everywhere,andmaybeonlythepoor oldfatherandmotherathome.Why is'that?WhycanInotthinkthat theIrishoughttohaveachancelike anyotherpeople,andnotbelooked downon?Anditcutsmetotheheart tohavepeoplelaughattheIrishand lookdownonthem,andmakefunof them;andtohavethemtellhowthe Irisharerebelsandfools.Iamignorant,butIthinktheyaretryingto doright;theyhavetheirfaults,I know,buttheyoughttobeallowedto haveachancetomakealivingand stayhomeandliveinIrelandandget someschooling.Andoneday washere;hewastalkingaboutthe Irishandtryingtotalkbrogueabout MikeandPatandBiddy,justasif theyweresomanysimpletons.And IcriedsoIcouldhardlyservethe table;andthentheyalllaughedatthe Irish,whenmyheartwasalmost breaking,thinkingofalltheyhadsuffered,andpeopleonlylookingonthem asiftheyhadn'tanyrightsatall.'

"Ithinktheyoughttobefree,and Iprayforthat,butmaybetheirmissisonisnotyetdone.MaybeGod wantsthemtobelikeHisBlessedSon firstbeforetheyarefree.Ofcourse Iamignorant,Ineverhadmuch schooling,butIthinktheyoughttobe free."

SodoesthewholeworldthinkIrelandshouldbefree,excepttheBritish Government,morons,andafewcads whoseparentswerealsosimpleIrish folkwithout"schooling."AndIreland willbefree.

Yousee,itneveroccurstothisrabidloveroflibertythatEnglandand hermyrmidionsmakeofIrelandsuch ahellasnoself-respectingmancares tolivein.

WhydoesnotEnglandclearoutof Ireland,andthentheGeorgeBernard Shawsandotherswillnodoubtmake tracksoutofthislandverypromptly, ifonlytoavoidthecontaminationof suchasBlatchford?

GetOut.

"Calloffyourdogs,"youHunbrutes whoassailIrishmenwholiveinEnglandandrefusetobecomeHunslike yourselves.

Wehaveheardalow-downDutch Jew,nowoneofthebaronetsofthe war,makejustthesamecowardlyremarkovertheIrishoppositiontothe SouthAfricanwar.

Allthese"swine,"astheex-Empress ofRussiawouldsay,arealike.

"ThepolicyofGermany,"says Blatchford,"hasbeenthesamesince 1862"

Quiteso.Queen`Victoriawouldallownowordofhopetobegivento DenmarkwhenGermanywaspartition- ingthatcountry.

Germanroyaltieswereimportedby thebatch,andourroyaltiesweremarriedtothesebrutalHuns,whoare nowdenouncedjustastheywereformerlypraised.

Whereisnow"FredericktheNoble,"

papersontheBritishHun.Seethe Americanpress.

Andagainstallthistestimonyput theyelpingsandvapouringsandbelchingsofBlatchford,andleaveitthere.

Thiscountrytookitsreligion,its philosophy,itsbeer,itsrulers,itshistory,itsinspirationsfromthosevery Huns,despite1867and1870,anddespiteallelse. When!

Onlywhenwewenttowarwith"our Germancousins"didweturnonthem andfindblackasthedevilthosewhom wehadpaintedsowhite-bothtosuit ourpurpose,andaswewillpaintthem againifitsuitsus.

Our"cousins"theyare,andwho shalldistinguishbetweenPrussianHun anhBritishHun?"Parnobilefratrum."

AskIreland,India,SouthAfrica, Egypt,Malta,Cyprus,asktheRussians,asktheDutch,asktheSwedes, askeventheDanes.

SeetherecentissuesofItaliannews-

But,afterall,GeorgeI3ernadShaw isabletotakecareofhimselfandto wipehisfeetonmanyBlatchfordsifitwereneedful.Butonewipes one'sfeettocleansethem,nottosoil them.

JoinaCatholicSociety.

Asmenandwomenpasstheiriiipp

Theall-erodingwillsoftime

Breakdowneachlifesustainingforce, Andtheyto"aids"musthaverecourse.

Butcoughandcoldsthroughevery stage

Assailfrominfancytoage; Andineachcasereliefissure WhenusingWoods'GreatPeppermint Cure.

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Thefreedom01ireiond.

WhyshouldIrelandbefree;That questionwasratherfrequentfiveyears ago:to-day,however,itdropsfrom thelipsofthoseonly'whoareeither incapableofappreciatinganargument orAweafraidofoffending"theProtestantsofliberalviews,withwhom theyassociate."Boththeseclasses ofpeoplearehopeless,wheneverprin cipleisinvolved,butfordifferentrea sons,theformerfrominvincibleignorance,thelatterfromlackofmanhood.Toneithercananyappealbe take,buttothegreatthrongofthinkingmenandwomenwhovaluejustice morethansycophancythesepathetic wurdsofasimple,godly,oldIrishwomanwillservetoaccentuateonerea sonwhyIrelandshouldbefree:

"Therewereelevenofuschildren. Mostofushadtogoaway.There wasnothingwecoulddoathome.So wehadtogotoAmerica.Welived ontheShannon,andacrosstheriver therewasastationwherethetrain wouldbetakingthepeopletoQueenstown.'Twouldbreakyourheartto hearthefathersandthemothersall cryingandmoaning,andtheboysand girlsthatweregoingtoAmericacrying,too.Wecouldheartheminour house.OftenwhenIwasalittlegirl, whenIdidn'tknowwhatitallmeant,I wouldgooffandcrybymyself.Sometimeswhenwewouldbeplayingabout, ourmotherwouldofasuddenthrow herapronoverherhead,andwe'd knowshewouldbecrying.Wedid notknowwhatitwasfor,whyshe wouldbecrying.WhenIgottoAmericaIsaidtomysisterwhohadcome overbeforeme,thatnowIknewwhy shewouldbecrying,thinkingofthe daywhenallherboysandgirlswould befarfromher.

"Andwealldidleavesaveonlyone andthetwochildrenthatwereborn afterIcameover.Ineversawthem, myyoungestbrotherandsister.I thinkmymotherdiedofabroken heart,forshealwaysweptforher children,farawayinAmerica,she wouldneverseeagain.Andmyfather diedandleftthreesmallchildren,and timeswereveryhard.

"Myfatherneverhadmuchschooling,butIthinkhewasanintelligent man.Hewasacontractoranda farmer,bothinasmallway,andhe founditbitterhardtogeton,trying tofeedusandgiveussomeschooling, forhe'dnocapital.Heneverdrank, buthe'dhavenomangivehimthe pledge,forhe'dsay,'Amaltisnoman thatcan'ttakeitorleaveitashe wishes.'Heneversmokedapipeunlesshewasintrouble,andwhenht'd takeoutthepipewechildrenwould knowhistroublewaspastbearing. Andthen,likely,he'dwalkthefloor allnight.Whenwewerelittle,ofa Sundayafternoon,he'drepeatmostof theGospelandthesermontous,and whenwewerebiggerwehadtotell himthesame.

"Hedidnottrytostirupbitterness. buthewouldsay,'Godisgood,and 'twillallbethesame.'Butjustto encourageustousewhatschoolinghe

Blatchford's Bleatings.

TheHultonHirelingAgain.

Thechiefcat's-meatmanoftheHultonliterarybutcheryisstillouttoslay hisopponentswiththejaw-boneofan ass(saystheGlasgowOBSERVER). Blatchfordbleatsasfollows,atso muchaline,inoneofthemeat-wrapperswhichisissuedfromtheHulton "knacker"factory.

"Ishouldlikeit,"hesays,"tobe moregenerallyknownthatthecountrymenofDrakeandNelson(onea brutalpirate,theotherthenotorious pimpofanequallynotoriouscourtesan),ofRaleighandSpenser(onebeheadedbyJamesI.,aswasEssex bythe'VirginQueen,'whoissaidto havebeenbothhismotherandhis mistress;the'other,whoseauthorship ofthe'FaerieQueene'didnotprevent hisrecommending,likeagoodHun, 'starvationandextirpation'ofthe Irish,ofwhosestolenlandshegota largegrant);ofShakespeareandof Bacon(theoneagreatpoet,evenif heiscreditedwithothermen'swork; andtheotheracorruptjudge-'the meanestofmankind')-arestillcapableofmanagingtheirownaffairs,and areproofagainsttheinsidioustreacheryandmaskedhatredofIrishmen whoknowtheirowncountrytoowell towanttoliveinit."

theson-in-lawofQueenVictoria?He, too,wasaHun.

WhereareCarlyleandFreemanand Bryceandtheothereulogistsofthese sameHuns,whohavebeenjustthe samesince1862?

couldgiveus,hewouldtellusthat whenhewasaweeboy,therewereno schools,onlythehedge-schools,where they'dcreepouttothehedgeofa nightandiftheywerecaughtonthe wayhome,it'sahardbeatingthey'd get.

"Well,IhadtocometoAmerica,for itwasbitterathome,andtherewas nothingIcoulddo.Iwaseighteen yearsold,butIknewlessthanachild ofeight.But-Godwasgoodtome. IfellinwithagoodpriestandIwent toconfessiontohim,andhetoldme tocomeandseehim,andhewasmystaffforthreeyears.Oftentimesit wascruelhard,forIworkedasaservantgirl,andIwouldhearthepeople maketalkaboutthe'lowIrish,'when, sure,itwasn'ttheirfaultatall,for theywerenotallowedtohaveany schooling,notevenallowedtolivein theirowncountry.ButthenI'dgo intothechurch,andlookatHimthere allaloneonthealtar,andafterawhile, 'twouldbeallrightagain.Butmy heartwouldbelonelywhenIthought ofmypooroldmotherinIreland,and mylittlebrotherandsisterthatI wouldneversee;andoftenIhadn'ta dollar,notevenapennyinmypocket,andit'snotonmybackthatit wouldbe,butIsentithometohelp outmymother.

"Idon'twanttheIrishtoberich; maybeitwouldn'tbegoodforthem, butsure,whycan'ttheybeallowed toliveathomeandgetsomeschooling athome?AlloveryouwillfindIrish familiesbrokenup,theboysandthe girlsinAmericaandAustralia,and everywhere,andmaybeonlythepoor oldfatherandmotherathome.Why is'that?WhycanInotthinkthat theIrishoughttohaveachancelike anyotherpeople,andnotbelooked downon?Anditcutsmetotheheart tohavepeoplelaughattheIrishand lookdownonthem,andmakefunof them;andtohavethemtellhowthe Irisharerebelsandfools.Iamignorant,butIthinktheyaretryingto doright;theyhavetheirfaults,I know,buttheyoughttobeallowedto haveachancetomakealivingand stayhomeandliveinIrelandandget someschooling.Andonedaywashere;hewastalkingaboutthe Irishandtryingtotalkbrogueabout MikeandPatandBiddy,justasif theyweresomanysimpletons.And IcriedsoIcouldhardlyservethe table;andthentheyalllaughedatthe Irish,whenmyheartwasalmost breaking,thinkingofalltheyhadsuffered,andpeopleonlylookingonthem asiftheyhadn'tanyrightsatall.'

"Ithinktheyoughttobefree,and Iprayforthat,butmaybetheirmissisonisnotyetdone.MaybeGod wantsthemtobelikeHisBlessedSon firstbeforetheyarefree.Ofcourse Iamignorant,Ineverhadmuch schooling,butIthinktheyoughttobe free."

SodoesthewholeworldthinkIrelandshouldbefree,excepttheBritish Government,morons,andafewcads whoseparentswerealsosimpleIrish folkwithout"schooling."AndIreland willbefree.

Yousee,itneveroccurstothisrabidloveroflibertythatEnglandand hermyrmidionsmakeofIrelandsuch ahellasnoself-respectingmancares tolivein.

WhydoesnotEnglandclearoutof Ireland,andthentheGeorgeBernard Shawsandotherswillnodoubtmake tracksoutofthislandverypromptly, ifonlytoavoidthecontaminationof suchasBlatchford?

Get Out.

"Calloffyourdogs,"youHunbrutes whoassailIrishmenwholiveinEnglandandrefusetobecomeHunslike yourselves.

Wehaveheardalow-downDutch Jew,nowoneofthebaronetsofthe war,makejustthesamecowardlyremarkovertheIrishoppositiontothe SouthAfricanwar.

Allthese"swine,"astheex-Empress ofRussiawouldsay,arealike.

"ThepolicyofGermany,"says Blatchford,"hasbeenthesamesince 1862."

Quiteso.Queen`Victoriawouldallownowordofhopetobegivento DenmarkwhenGermanywaspartition. ingthatcountry.

Germanroyaltieswereimportedby thebatch,andourroyaltiesweremarriedtothesebrutalHuns,whoare nowdenouncedjustastheywereformerlypraised.

Whereisnow"FredericktheNoble,"

papersontheBritishHun.Seethe Americanpress.

Andagainstallthistestimonyput theyelpingsandvapouringsandbelchingsofBlatchford,andleaveitthere.

Thiscountrytookitsreligion,its philosophy,itsbeer,itsrulers,itshistory,itsinspirationsfromthosevery Huns,despite1867and1870,anddespiteallelse. When!

Onlywhenwewenttowarwith"our Germancousins"didweturnonthem andfindblackasthedevilthosewhom wehadpaintedsowhite-bothtosuit ourpurpose,andaswewillpaintthem againifitsuitsus.

Our"cousins"theyare,andwho shalldistinguishbetweenPrussianHun anhBritishHun?"Parnobilefiatrum."

AskIreland,India,SouthAfrica, Egypt,Malta,Cyprus,asktheRussians,asktheDutch,asktheSwedes, askeventheDanes.

SeetherecentissuesofItaliannews-

But,afterall,GeorgeBernadShaw isabletotakecareofhimselfandto wipehisfeetonmanyBlatchfordsifitwereneedful.Butonewipes one'sfeettocleansethem,nottosoil them.

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Asmenandwomenpasstheir Theall-erodingwillsoftime Breakdowneachlifesustainingforce, Andtheyto"aids"musthaverecourse. Butcoughandcoldsthroughevery stage Assailfrominfancytoage; Andineachcasereliefissure WhenusingWoods'GreatPeppermint Cure.

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THEHOME.

ONAREVERENDMOTHER.

0,foramagicwandtoraise

Abouqueteloquenttothee

Thesoulrecoilsfromwordyphrase

Toexposeitsownintensity.

Clog.ofmywreath,alilywhite iouldliftitschalicetotheskies, Andcravethegiftsthyprayersinvite

Forallpoorhumanagonies.

ThegemofthyownInnisfailThesymbololdofThreeinOneWouldtellthegloriousbattletale OfFaithandForce,ofForceundone.

Andmaiden-hairformewouldspeak OfvirginlocksleftatHisshrine, Lestaughtonearthshouldtaintthe meek, Theheartsthatstrivetoequal thine.

Howsoftthesnowdropbendsitsgaze Fromheaventowardstheweedy earth, Howsweettheorchidlendsitsblaze Todellswhichhardlyclaimitsbirth.

E'enthustheGardenoftheLord Softbreaksondyingheroes'gaze

While,gentlestillintouchandword, ThySisters'caredeath'spang always. Theflowersthattinttheverdant plain God'saltarsgraceandincensebear; Beyondwherestarryglorieswane, Thesoulsofnunsarethrone-lights there. E.H.MacArdle.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Sinhasmanytools,butalieisthe handlewhichfitsthem. Itiswelltothinkwell;itisdivine toactwell.

tionhouse,orbeggingforanight's restintheout-buildingofonewho startedinlifeatthesametime,with nogreateradvantages;buthonesty andindustrybuiltupthathouse,while dissipationdestroyedtheother.

WAITAMINUTE.

Didyouanswer,"Waitaminute?"

Ah,lookout!There'smischiefinitOftenitwillmakeyoulose Manyapleasureyouwou'dchoose; Oftenyouwillwonderwhy Brightsuccesshaspassedyouby. There'sareason,oldandtrue, Letmewhisperittoyou; Laggardsalwayscometoolate, Timeandtidefornomanwait.

AWORDTOGRUMBLERS.

Don'tbeagrumbler.Somepeoplecontrivetogetholdoftheprickly sideofeverything,torunagainstallthesharpcorners,andfindoutallthe disagreeablethings.Halfthestrength spentingrowlingwouldoftenset thingsright.Youmayaswellmake upyourmind,tobeginwith,thatno oneeverfoundtheworldquiteashe wouldlikeit;butyouaretotakeyour shareofthetroubleandbearitbrave ly.Youwillbeverysuretohave burdenslaiduponyouthatbelongto otherpeople,unlessyouareashirk yourselfbutdon'tgrumble.Ifthe workneedsdoing,andyoucandoit, nevermindabouttheotherboywho oughttohavedoneitanddidn't. Thoseworkerswhofillupthegaps, andsmoothawaytheroughspots,and finishupthejobthatothersleaveundone-theyarethetruepeacemakers, andworthawholeregimentofgrowlers.

ThereisaGod.Theherbsofthe valley,thecedarsofthemountains blessHim;theinsectsportsinHis beams;thebirdsingsHiminthefoliage;thethunderproclaimsHimin theheavens;theoceandeclaresHis immensity;Manalonehassaidthere isnoGod.

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Therearethousandswhoknownothingoftheblessedinfluencesofa comfortablehome,merelyfromthe wantofthriftorfromdissipated habits.Youthwasspentinfrivolousamusementsanddemoralisingassociations,leavingthematmiddle age,whentheintellectualandthe physicalmanshouldbeinhisgreatest vigour,enervatedandwithoutone laudableambition.Friendslongsince lost,confidencegone,andnothingto looktoinoldagebutameretolerationinthecommunitywherethey shouldbeornaments.Nohometo flytowhenweariedwiththestrugglesincidenttolife,nowifetocheer themintheirdespondency,nochildrentoamusethem,andnovirtuous househodtogivezesttothejoysof life.Allisblank,andthereisno hopeorsuccourexceptthatwhichis givenoutbythehandsofpublicor privatecharities.

THENANDNOW.

TheFictionBurstedbgDr.Maloney,M.H.R.

IntheHouseofRepresentatives, speakingontheseamen'sstrike,which isstillimposingitshardshipsupon theseamenanduponthecommunity generally,theMemberforMelbourne courageouslyvoicedtheclaimsofthe seamenforbettertreatment.Much unfaircommenthasbeenmadebythe publiconWalshandthestrikers.PerhapsacasualglanceoverDr.Maloney's wordsmightminimisetheintemperate thoughtsofthosewhohaven'tmuch timeforthemenwhoseworkison the"everrolling,treacheroussea:'Dr. Maloneysaid:-

"IamnotheretodefendMr.Walsh, becauseIdifferaltogetherfromhis methods,butItelltheHousethat Mr.Walsh,withallhisfaults,isnot a"super."Icansympathisewith whathasbeensaidabouttheconditionsintheforecastle,andIcomplimenttheGovernmentif,throughtheir efforts,menwillsoonceasetosleep intheforecastle.Iunderstandthey aretohaveproperaccommodationin theshipsthataretobebuilt,andI asktheGovernmentwhytheyarenot manlyenoughtosaywhateverysailormanshallhavetherighttositat tablewhentakinghisfood.Do Ministersknowthattherearesailors whodonothaveonesit-downmeal onthevoyagefromLondontoAustralia,andAustraliabacktoLondon? Nohonourablememberoneitherside oftheHousewillsupportsuchconditions.LettheMinistrysaythat everymanwhogoestoseashallhave therighttositattableforhismeals. ItravelledacrossfromFremantlein thatup-todateshiptheOsterley,and asIalwaysdo,Iinspectedtheforecastle.NeverhaveImetaman whomIpersuadedtogointotheforecastlewhohasnotdeclaredthatitis aninfamythathumanbeingsshould havetolivethere.IftheMinistry knowoftheseconditions,whydothey notmakearegulationthateverymail boatshallprovidetheseamenwitha

Itishardforustorealisethepositionofourforefathers guar terofthelastcentury.Theoldpeople, whocouldtellthestoryoftheEmancipationstruggle,arepassingaway,and withtheirdisappearancewearetoo apttoforgettheirhopesandtheirefforts-howtheybattledforreligious equality,forapeasantproprietaryand forcontroloftheirownNationalaffairs.Thesethreethings-religion, land,andhomegovernment,werethe objectsforwhichtheyfought;and,in agreatmeasure,theirfighthasnot beeninvain.Religiousequality,at leastinname,hasbeensecured,the landisfastpassingintothehandsof therightfulowners,andifwecan judgebythesignsofthetimes,andif theIrishpeoplearetruetothemselves, thereisgoodhopethattheGovernment,byalienofficials,willsoonmake wayforagovernmentofmenreared inIreland,acquaintedwiththecircumstancesofthecountryandinsympathywiththeideasandwishesof theircountrymen.

RECIPES.

BEEFCROQUETS.

Whenthefamilyofanindustrious andsobercitizengatherarounda cheerfulfireofawintryday,thehomelessmanisseekingshelterinthesta-

decentplaceinwhichtohavetheir meals?Whatthedeuceisthegood ofanActifitisnotinoperation? Willanyhonourablememberdeny thatthePlimsollmark,whichwas thesailors'salvation,isdisappearing fromourships?Therewasatime whenship-ownerssaid,"Thebestmarketforusisthebottomofthesea." Theycarednothowmanymenwent toawaterygrave.Bybringing abouttheadoptionofaloadline, SamuelPlimsollsavedthelivesof thousandsofmen,butto-daythat Plimsollmarkisdisappearingorbeing ignored.Whatarewetodowhen shipownerswillbreakthesacredregulationsoftheBoardofTrade?I supposethatsomeofficialfromAustraliaHouseinspectedtheOsterleybeforeitdepartedfromEngland.No doubteverythingaboutthevessel lookedniceandfine.ButIknow thatthecompanytriedtocrowda hundredseamenintoaspacewhich wouldholdonlysixty-four.General Lassetter,ofSydney,whoaccompanied meintotheforecastle,willverifymy statement.Wesawstampedina steelgirderinlargeletters,"Accommodationfor32seamen."Onthe othersideoftheforecastlethesame wordswereprinted,buttheywereall lies.Fortyseamenwerecrowdedinto eachplace.EvenaftertheOsterley hadbeenexaminedbyarepresentativeofAustraliaHouse,thecompany triedtocrowdahundredseameninto theaccommodationprovidedforsixtyfour.Iwasinformedthatasingle firstsaloonpassageonthatboatcost £140;secondsaloon,£120;andsteerage,from£47to£90.Yettherewas notaccommodationforanyofthe eightyseamentositdownatonemeal onthevoyagetoandfromAustralia. Thatstateofthingsisaninfamy.The Governmentshoulddeclareatonce thatnoshipwillbegivenaclearance unlessdecentaccommodationforsleepingandmealsisprovidedfortheseamen."

orballs),dipintoanegg(wellbeaten) andbreadcrumbs,andfryinhotfat. MOCKDUCK

Takearoundofsteaktwoinches thick,layonthisagoodstuffing,with sageinit,foldover,andsewitup. Rollitinflour,layonittwothick slicesoffreshpork,bakeinaquick oventhreequartersofanhour.When brownsprinklewithsalt.Bastefrequently.

HORSERADISHSAUCE, Oneheapedtablespoonofgrated horseradish,adessertspoonofvinegar, 1teaspoonfulofsugar,3teaspoonful ofsalt,teaspoonfulofmademustard, tablespoonfulofthickcream.Mix alltogether,addingcreamlast,which maybewhippedifnotthickenough. Desiccatedhorseradishmaybeusedin halfthequantity,iffreshisnotavailable.Itisbettertopouratablespoonfulofboilingwateroverit,and letitgetcoldbeforeusing.This sauceisexcellentwithroastbeef.

HINTS.

Taketheremainsofsomecoldbeef, putitthroughamincingmachine,also addoneonion.Mixupwithsome freshbreadcrumbs,herbs,pepper,and salt,andatablespoonfulofchutneyor Worcestersauce.Moistenwithan egg,fashionintosmallcroquets(rolls

PickleforBeef. Pickletokeepbeef,tonguesand pork.Toeachgallonofwateraddli lb.ofsalt,31b.ofsugar,iounceof saltpetre,andiounceofpotash.Boil thismixturetillthedirtrisestothe topandisskimmedoff.Thenputin

atubtocool,andwhencoldpour overthemeat.,Thismustremainin thepickleforfourorfiveweeks.The meatmustbekeptwelldowninthe pickle.Thisrecipewillbefound handyincountrydistrictswhenaway fromtownships.

ForaGreasyCoatCollar.

Rubapieceofcleanflannel,which hasbeendippedintoasolutionmade fromgratedrawpotatoandalittle coldwater.Theclothiscleanedup andbrightenedatonce.

BoraxforCleansing.

Boraxisaninvaluablecleanser.A solutioninhotwater,ifallowedtocool, isexcellentforwashingfloors.It destroysallvermin,andisusefulfor washinganykindofglassorchina,impartingalustreandbrightnessto themthattheyneverexhibitwhen washedintheordinaryway.

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CurrentIrishOpinion--4

PuttingtheStrangle-holdonIrishNationalism, TheIrish-AmericanCommissioner'sReportContinued.

EighteenCasesAgainstBritishGovernmentinErin.

"AmongtheleadersoftheRepublicanmovementinIreland,manyof whomhavehadtheseatrocitiespracticedupontheirpersons,arelawyers, suchasEdwardDuggan,George Nicholls,andJohnHanrahan,who rankrelativelywithsuchmeninthe UnitedStatesasMorganJ.O'Brien, JohnB.Stanchfield,LeviMayer,orA. MitchellPalmer.

"Someofthemenwhomweactuallysawinjail,inapitiablecondition, werenewspapermenwhorankwith HenryWatterson,orthelateColonel WilliamR.Nelson,ofKansasCity. Thiscomparisonismadebecausetwo oftheprisonersinMountjoy,Messrs. PierceBeasleyandWilliamSears,are theownersorprincipalstockholdersof paperswhichtheyeditthemselves. Manyothersweactuallysawinprisonareworkingnewspapermenand correspondentsofhighclasspublications,suchasCharlesH.Grasty,Frank H.Simonds,andHerbertBayard Swope.

"Amongthemenwesawinprison arestock-raisersandfarmers,business menofbrilliantpartsandofthehighestcharacter.

"Wewitnessedwhilein.Irelanda brutalandunprovokedassaultbyan EnglishcolonelandacrowdofsoldiersuponthepersonofProfessor JohnMacNeill.ProfessorMacNeillis amemberofthefacultyoftheNationalUniversity,isaneducatorandpublicistofthehighesttype,andoccupies relativelythesamepositioninIreland thatWilliamHowardTaftorNicholas MurrayButlerdoesintheUnited States.

Education.

"lfEnglandeverhadaneducational systeminIreland,ithascompletely brokendown.

"TheIrishpeoplearetaxedmorefor thesupportofthepoliceandconstabulary-althoughthecountryispracticallycrimelessintheordinarysensethantheyareforthemaintenanceof thewholeeducationalsystemofIreland,includingtheupkeepoftheNationalUniversityandTrinityCollege, aswellasalltheprimaryandother schoolsintheland.

"Schoolteachersintheprimary schoolsarepaidaslowasfourdollars perweek.

"Nosystemofhygieneorsanitation hasbeeninstalled.Theteethofpracticallyallthechildrenareindecay, andrespiratoryandthroattroubles existtoanalarmingdegree.

"Lackofdecentclothingandundernourishmentiskeepingthousandsof childrenoutofschool.

SocialLife.

"IntheCityofDublinalonethere are20,000families,onanaverageoffive toeachfamily,livinginoneroomtenements.Infantmortalityisappalling.

Destitutionandhungerisrife.

LandLaws.

"Themuchvauntedlandlawshave notappreciablyaidedindecreasing povertyintheagriculturaldistricts.

"Leavingoutofthequestionthe manifolddefectsandhardshipsinthe operationsofthelaw,allthefarmer shouldagainbyhisownershipofthe landistakenawayfromhimbyunjust taxes.

"WhenthefirstLandLawwaspassedin1881thedirectpercapitatax inIrelandwasabout6dollarsperhead. Atthepresenttimethedirecttaxation,imposedbyBritishlaw,amounts annuallytotheenormoussumof45 dollars.Theindirecttaxationofthe peoplecannotbeaccuratelyestimated, butishigherproportionatelythanin anyothercountryintheworld.

"Theage-oldcurseofabsentee landlordismstillcutsdeeplyintothe economicheartofIreland.Hundreds ofthousandsofitsmostfertileacres areownedbyforeigners.Asquickly astherichcropsaregarneredthey aretakenoutofthecountry,andthis immensefoodsupplyandalmostinfinitesourceofwealthislosttoherforever.

"EnglandhasabsolutelycutoffIrelandfromtheoutsidecommerceof theworld,allowsnoshiptocometrans. Atlantictoherports,andthuscontrolsthepricesofthenecesgr.;iesof lifeforherinhabitants.

"Thiscombinedsystemoftaxation andmonopolyautomaticallytakes awaythelegitimateprofitfromthe farmer,nomatterhowfertiletheland, propitioustheseason,orenergeticthe individual,andsucksthelifebloodout ofallindustry.

Labour

"Irelandhasthebestorganisedand mostcoherentlabourmovementinthe world.Itisbeingthwartedandsup pressedbythearmyandconstabulary.Wagesofunskilledworkersare belowthelinewhichmeanstothem hunger,coldandprivation.Thewages ofskilledlabourisfarbelowtheminimumfordecentexistence.

"Inmanyofthelargercitiesand townsthetradeunionshavea100per cent.organisation.Wemetandinterviewedalmostallofthenational leadersoflabour.Theheadsofthe NationalIrishLabourParty,whichis incontrolofthesituation,are,without exception,ardentRepublicans,fully alivetotheirrightsanddemanding self-determinationforIreland.

"Theyhaveallbeentheinnocent victimsofatrocitiesagainsttheirown persons,suchasareenumeratedherein, inthejailsofIrelandandEngland.

"Theyareattemptingtoworkalong traditionaltradeunionlines,butifre liefisnotextendedtoIreland,and quickly,manyofthemdeclarethat, insheerdefenceoftheirownlives, theymustsetuplocalSovietgovernments,andrefusetoproducewealth fortheiroppressors.

TheRevolution.

"Irelandforthefirsttimeinmore than108years,isabsolutelycutoff fromEngland,itsregularlyelected membersofParliamenthaving,with fewexceptions,refusedtogotoWest. minster.Theyareattempting,under thegunsoftheEnglishsoldiers,tohold

orderlysessionsintheMansionHouse inDublin.

"Thereisamilitaryorganisationof approximately270,000menoffighting age,poorlyequippedastoarms,and withoutartillery.Theyappearto bewellofficered,andseeminglymaintainaperfectorganisation,engagingin dailydrillsandfrequentmanoeuvres.

"Uponallsidesmaybehearddeclarationsthattheyarereadytofightand diefortherightofself-determination, nomatterhowgreattheoddsagainst themmaybe.

"Thekillingby.theBritishGovernmentofthese200,000menwouldnot settletheIrishproblem.Thosebelow thefightingage,andeventhe-childrenofIreland,aresinging'TheSoldier'sSong,'shouting'LongLivethe Republic,'andtryingtoenlistinthe revolutionarymovement.

EnglishTestimony.

"Mr.ErskineChilders,anEnglish writerofhighrepute,whoservedGreat Britainthroughoutthewarinthe RoyalNavalFlyingCorps,comingout amajor,madethefollowingdeclarationinregardtotheIrishsituationin theLondonDAILYHERALD,ofMay 26,1919:-

"'Icouldbombacrowdfromanaeroplanewithabetterconscience(and moreskill)thanengageinthiscoldbloodedsystematic-condemnationof respectablepeopletotherigorsandignominiesofjaillife-tolossofhealth, lossofbusinessandcareer,toooftento lossoflife:notforbreakingthemoral law,butinverytruthforobeyingthat universallawwhichimpelsmenworthyofthenameofmentobecomefree.'

"LordCavendishBentinck,aUnionistmemberoftheHouseofCommons, withinthelastmonthdeclaredupon thefloorofthatbodythatEngland wasnotgoverningIreland,butwasengagedinamerescufflewiththeIrish people.

"TheLordChancellorofEngland,in anofficialreporttotheHouseofLords withinthelastfortnight,madetheconfessionthatthevastmajorityofthe peopleofIrelandwerenowinopenrebellionagainsttheruleoftheBritish Government.

"RightHonourableHerbertH.Asquith,formerPrimeMinisterofGreat Britain,madethefollowingstatement uponJune2,1919,whichappearedin to-day'sLondonDAILYMAIL:-

"'LordFrenchisatpresentViceroy ofIreland,whichto-dayisthedarkest ofthedarkspotsonthemap,notof GreatBritain,butoftheworld.'

DemandforInvestigation.

"Allofthechargeshereinmadeare basedupontheactualobservationof thesignerswhileinIreland,orbased uponthestatementsofmenandwomenofunimpeachablecharacter,who arepreparedtomakedirectlegalproof ofeverycrimeandatrocitysetforth.

"TheGovernmentofGreatBritain, uptothistime,hasmeasurablysucceededinhidingthedetailsofthese atrocitiesfromthePeaceConference andthepeopleoftheworld.From

timetotime,whencrimesandatrocitiesareforcedintopublicity,theyare metinthreeways:-

"(a)SomedistinguishedEnglish statesmanorhighofficial,usuallyone withoutpersonalknowledgeofthe facts,solemnlydeniesthetruthofthe charges.

"(b)TheBritishPressimpressively andunanimouslydenounceschargesas false,andcarriesmanycommunicationsfromperson,claimingtohave knowledgeofthefacts,andbearing testimonytotheirfalsity.

"(c)Governmentinvestigationsbeforepartisanjudges,wheretesti iscontrolledbyimplicatedoffics, resortoftenbeingtointimidationof witnessesandsubornationofperjury. CallforCommission.

"InorderthatthePeaceConference mayactinthelightofknowledgeof theconditions,andbefullyadvisedas totheeffortofEnglandtokeepthe peopleofIrelandinsubjectionby militarypowerandviolence,incontraventionoftheprincipalsforwhichthe PeaceConferencewasconvoked,we respectfullyurgetheappointmentofa commissiontoascertainthefactsand reportthesametothePeaceConference,andrespectfullysubmitthefollowingalternativesuggestionsastoits formationandappointment:-

"(a)Thatanimpartialcommitteebe appointedbythePeaceConference,authorisedtositinthecitiesofDublin andLondon,totaketestimonyasto theallegedfactshereinsetforth.

"Noneofthemembersofsuchcommitteetoberesidentsorcitizensof GreatBritain,Ireland,oranyofthe countriesunderthedominationof GreatBritain,oroverwhichthatcountryclaimstoexerciseaprotectorateor control.

"(b)ThataCommitteeofSevenbe selectedimmediatelyinthemanner following:

"ThePrimeMinisterofEnglandshall selectthreemembers;theelectedrepresentativesofIreland,including Unionists,NationalistsandRepublicans,shall,byamajorityvote,select threemembersof.saidcommittee;that thesixmembersthusselectedshall agreeuponachairman,whoshallbe aresidentandcitizenoftheUnited States,France,Italy,orJapan.In caseofinabilityorfailuretoagre. uponachairman,theselectionshallbe madebytheSupremeCourtofthe UnitedStates.

"ThattheGovernmentofGreatBritainandtheelectedmembersofParliamentfromIreland,asaforesaid, shalleachhavetherighttoselectits owncounsel,toconducttheexaminationofwitnessesandassistintheinvestigation,theonlyrestrictionbeing thatcounselsoselectedshallbereputablemembersofthelegalprofessioningoodstandinginthecountry ofwhichheortheyarecitizens

"WesincerelyurgethatifthePeace Conferencerefusesahearingtothe peopleofIreland,inthesecircumstances,theguiltforthecommissionof thesemonstrouscrimesandatrocities, aswellasforthebloodyrevolution whichmayfollow,must,fromthis timeforward,besharedwithGreat BritainbythemembersofthePeace Conference,ifnotbythepeopleswhom theyrepresent.

"Respectfullysubmitted.

"AMERICANCOMMISSIONOF IRISHINDEPENDENCE."

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QUEENSLAND.

Fouryoungpriests,oftheIrishCollege,Rome,whoarefortheBrisbane Archdiocese,wereaccordedagracious actlfencebythePopepriortoleavingforAustralia.TheyareRev. FathersMichaelFitzgerald(originally ofKerry),dioceseofMaitland;James O'Connor(Kerry),JohnMcCarthy (Waterford).andDanielCremin-all fourfortheArchdioceseofBrisbane.

Aftertheywerepresentedtohis HolinessbyDr.Hagan(Vice-Rector oftheIrishCollege).PopeBenedict XV.madequitealongaddressto them.Inthecourseofhisremarks theHolyFatherdweltontheunity andharmonythatshouldcharacterise themysticalbodyoftheChurch,especiallyintheunionoftheCatholic priesthoodwiththePope.Theyshould labourtokeepthefaithfulcloselyunited,teachingthemfidelityanddevotiontotheHolySee,andtheyshould bemindfultoputinpracticethrough lifetheprinciplestheyhadbeen taught.Theyshouldstrivetobe thestrongarmsoftheHolySee,ever promptanddocileintheserviceof theirspiritualhead.HisHoliness thengavehisblessing,sayinghewishedespeciallytoblesstherector,MonsignorO'Riordan,thathemighthave everygraceandstrengthinhisillness. and,ifGodsowilled,ahappyrestorationtohealth.Heempoweredthem toimpartthePapalblessingtotheir families,andonthefirstoccasionon whichtheyshouldsayMassintheir respectiveparishesontheirreturn home

roofsandnonewithiron.Theplace wherethetowniswasascrub.But aTipperarymannamedWilliamEnglish,wasthere,andhehadideas-progressiveideas.Aftermuchoppositionhesucceededingettingthetown incorporated.In1879thefirstcouncilwasformed.Thefirstmayorwas Mr.JamesStocks,andamongthe councillorswereMessrs.Barrie,Larkins,Coleman,Allingham,andCurrie. withFatherDoylegenerallyrecognisedassecondmayor.WiththeprogressofLismore,Catholicfaithand Irishpluckandenterprisehadmuch todo.To-daythethreepriests,six churchesandoneCatholicschoolhave growninto70churches,33secular priests,4religiousBrothers,158nuns, 8boardingschoolsforgirls,3boardingschoolsforboys,3registered schools.3superiordayschools,29primaryschools,1orphanasylum.The pupilsattendingtheCatholicschools totalaffout3500,andthoseattending thesuperiorschools100. Thetotal Catholicpopulationofthediocese (1911census)was26,000,andthetotalwhitepopulation(1911census)is 110,000. TheareaoftheLismore dioceseis11.027squaremiles.The new,cathedral,whichisabeautiful andimposingstructure,isofthe'early Englishstyleofarchitecture,andthe workoftwobishops-Dr.Doyleand Dr.Carroll.

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andlatelyCondobolin,wherehiszeal anddevotiontodutywonthelove andaffectionofthewholeofthedistrict.

VeryRev.FatherF.H.V.Mathers, ofSalisbury,Cliftondiocese,England, isatpresenttheguestoftheArchbishopofSydneyatSt.Mary'sCathedral.FatherMathers,whoarrivedby theMakura,isonahealthtrip.

Generalsatisfactionwasexpressed attheappointmentoftheRev.Father P.J.Murphytotheimportantposi tionofAdministratorofSt.Mary's Cathedral.AssecretarytotheArchbishopofSydney,FatherMurphyexhibitedqualitieswhichwereappreciatednotonlybytheclergybutbythe laity.Anex-studentofSt.Joseph's College(Hunter'sHill)andawarm supporteroftheUnion,FatherMurphyisbelovedbythealumni.From thecollegehewenttoSt.Patrick's, Manly,andwasordainedin1904.

pleted60years'residenceinthesame house-anunusualcircumstancesin Australia.

FatherC.McDermott,C.SS.R.,assistedbyFatherMcManus,C.SS.R., openedarenewalmissionatCoburg recently.ThemissionclosedonSundaylast.TheRedemptoristFathers ofBallarat,openedathreeweeks'missionatOurLadyofVictories,Camberwell.

TheRev.T.Daly,ordainedatAll Hallows'College,Dublin,arrivedin Ballaratashortwhileago,andistemporarilydoingdutyatthe*Cathedral. HisLordshipBishopPhelan,is meetingwithanencouragingresponsetohisappealforfundsforthe buildingoftheBoys'CollegeatBendigo.

FatherLockington'sschoolfor speakersismeetingwithgreatsuccess.AttheopeninglectureatSt. Ignatius'school-room,Richmond. Therewasalargenumberofmen fromthevariousparishes.

InSt.Brigid'sParish,RedHill, FatherMcArdle,whoiscollectingfor hismissioninthedistrictofHu-Chow, intheprovinceofChe-Kiang,China, raised£4915s.eid.astheresultofa Sunday'scollecting.InhisdescriptionofCatholiceffortforthesalvation ofsoulsinChina,thereverendfather toldofterriblepovertyagainstwhich heandhisfellowpriestshadtofight. andfnadeatouchingappealforprayersandmonetaryassistanceforthe progressofthework.FatherMcCarthy'speoplegenerouslyresponded totheappeal.

ThemembersoftheHolyCrossH.A.CB.Society,attheirsuccessfulfete onthe18th,stagedanIrishplay,by WilliamBoyle,entitled"TheBuilding Fund."Itwasveryinterestingand amusing,andisthefirstofitskind thathasbeenproducedinBrisbane.

OnSundaylastthe24thinst..His GracetheArchbishop,blessedand laidthefoundation-stoneoftheCatholicSailors'andSoldiers'Memorial Church,atBowenHills.Thisgood workisbeingpromotedbyFatherG. S.Barry,latechaplainoftheA.I.F., whoisnowatSt.Patrick'sChurch, Valley.

.FatherJ.O'Gorman,Administrator ofSt.Mary'sCathedral.hasbeenappointedtothechargeofParramatta Parish,insuccessiontothelateMonsignorO'Reilly.Intheirnewparish priesttheCatholicsofParramattawill haveakeen,zealous,andexperienced organiser.aswellasadevotedmissioner.Intheadministrationofthe Cathedral.FatherO'Gormanexhibited markedgifts,whilehisvaluableservicesasjointsecretarytotheSt.Patrick'sDaycelebrationdidmuchto promotetheirsuccessformanyyears past.FatherO'GormanisalsoreveredintheparishofPyrmont.where hisself-sacrificinglaboursinthecause ofcharityandreligionforsome yearsreapedabundantblessings.

MissLeahMyers,whosebeautiful mezzo-sopranoofrarequalitywas discoveredandtrainedinthebeginningbytheSistersofRosebankConvent,wastheprimadonnain"CavalleriaRusticana"inSydney,recently. Thecriticsseemagreedthatneverhas amorecharmingSantuzzabeenheard ontheSydneystage.

TherewastohavebeenaverygrandceremonyatSt.Joseph'sMount, Bathurst,recently,buttheillnessof hisLordshiptheRightRev.Dr. Dunne,BishopofBathurst,hascaused theceremonytobepostponedfor sometime.Nofewerthanfourmem hersofthecommunityoftheSisters ofMercyattainedtheirgoldenjubilee onthe5thinst.,whichmeansthatfor fiftylongyearstheyhavelivedthe livesoftheSisterofMercy,engaging inallthegoodandnobleworksof theOrder.TheRev.MotherM. TheresaO'Leary,MotherM.Aloysius Burke,SistersM.BernardSheehyand M.BavierMolloy,arethemembersof thecommunitywhohavearrivedat thegoldenmilestoneoftheirreligious life.

HisLordshiptheBishopofBallarat blessedandlaidthefoundation-stone ofanup-to-dateschoolandschoolhall atColac.Thenewbuildingswillcost about£4000.Attheblessingandlayingceremonyasumof£1600wasreceived.Catholics,saidDr.Foley.had tosubmittoagreatsacrificeinbuildingandmaintainingtheirschools. Theyreceivednoassistancefromthe Government,butsomedayhehoped toseethatgrievancerighted.They couldhelpinthatmatterbybecoming moreunitedthantheywere.Awave ofcalumnywasbeingdirectedagainst theChurchthroughoutthelengthand breadthofAustralia,andhethought thecauseofitwasjealousy.

FatherJ.J.Malonehasenteredon hisnewdutiesatS.S.PeterandPaul's, Ashby. SOUTHAUSTRALIA.

TheHolyNameConventandSchool atToowoomba,whichwassomelittle whileagodestroyedbyfire,istobe rebuilt.Atameetingheldtodevise waysandmeans,asumof£500wasdonatedorpromised. * * JoinaCatholicSociety.

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Amagnificentreceptionwasgiven bythepeopleofLismoretotheApostolicDelegateandtheprelateswho accompaniedhim,fortheopeningceremonyofSt.Carthage'sCathedral. Thousandsofthepublichadassem. --bledattheSouthLismoremunicipal Itundary,andasthecarofthevisitor wasdiscernedprolongedcheersgreetedtheDelegate.Aprocessionwas formed,andhisExcellencywasescortedtotheCathedral,when:hewas formallywelcomedbyhisLordship theRightRev.Dr.Carroll,Bishopof Lismore,towhoseuntiringzealthe creditofcompletingtheCathedralis due.Themayorandaldermentenderedacivicwelcomeatthecouncil chambers.OnSt.Patrick'sDay forty-twoyearsago,thefirstchurch ofSt.Carthage,erectedinthecathedralcityofLismore,wasdedicatedby theVenerableAbbeFelixSchurr.The buildingwasputuponthesiteofthe presentcathedralatacostof/440.It was30feetsquare,andwaspartof thestructuredestroyedbyfireon January-2,1905.Thepopulationwas lessthan5000.WhenDr.Doyle,Lismore'sfirstBishop,landedthere,a youngpriestin1878,therewereonly twohousesinLismorewithsound

TheHon.JohnMeagher,M.L.C..of Bathurst,whorecentlyarrivedin Dublin,inaninterviewwitharepresentativeoftheDublinEVENING TELEGRAPH,speakingofIrishsentimentinAustralia,said:-"IfAustraliaisSinnFeinto-day,theresponsibilityrestedwiththeEnglishGovernment,whobetrayedtheParliamentaryparty.ThebetrayalofIreland hasdonemoretoweakentheties thatconnectuswithDowning-street thantheEnglishpeopleimagine.TheEnglishToriesarelivinginafools' paradise.TheythinktheIrishquestionispurelyadomesticone,and thatthetreatmentofIrelandisnot breedingdisintegrationwithinthe Empire.OneoftheStatePremiers, talkingconfidentiallytomenotlong since,declaredthatAustraliawas readyforRepublicanism,andonly wantedaleader.ThewholeLabour Party,hesaid,wasRepublicanintendency,andwith.theIrishsituationas itis,hehadnodoubtonwhatside theIrishsentimentwouldbefound. TheIrishinAustraliarecognisedall thattheIrishmembersofParliament haddoneinthepast.Theyfought theircorneraswellastheycould,and aslongastherewasanyhope;but nowthevoiceofthepeoplehaddeclaredthatanotherpolicywasnecessary,andtherewasnobitterness againsttheoldmembersfornotdoingwhattheyfounditimpossibleto dounderthecircumstances."Everybodyfelt,"headded,'thatthewhole policyofEnglandhadbeendirected topleaseCarsonandhisgang,andthe restofIreland,withtheIrishoverseas inAustralia,America,andAfrica,had tobesacrificedmerelytopleaseCarson.Itwasfeltthatthetreatment ofIrish-IrelandandBelfasthadbeen socontradictoryandsounjustasto directtheopinionofmillions.ofmen whowereNationalistsintosympathy withSinnFein.Thedestinyofthe IrishraceisinthehandsoftheIrish people.whosaytheywantaRepublic, andnomatterwhatpersonalopinionsmaybe,wehavetobowtomajorityrule."

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Mr.J.Kavanagh,ofAitkin's-road, Warrnambool.hasgrownaveryfine cropofsugarbeet,illustratingthecapabilitiesofthedistrict.Hefound thathiscows,whenfedonsugarbeet, increasedtheirmilkyieldby50per cent.Severalexperimentalplotsin thedistricthaveturnedoutverywell.

ChaplainM.I.O'Brienreturnedon theKoeniginLuiserecently.ChaplainO'Brienwaspreviouslystationed atSt.Patrick'sCathedral,Melbourne. Hehasbeenappointedassistantpriest totheVen.ArchpriestM'Kenna,.P.P., St.Mary's,Geelong.

Mr.McGrath.M.P.,speakingatthe thirtiethanniversarycelebrationofthe BallaratbranchoftheBakers'Union, stronglycriticisedtheprofiteeringtacticsofcertainsectionsinthecommunity.HesaidthatwhiletheAustraliansoldiershadbeenfightingabroad theprofiteershadbeenrampant.The shippingcompanieshadmadeprofits totallingmanymillions,whiletensof thousandsofsoldiershadmadethesupremesacrificeinFrance.Thatwas oneofthecausesoftheindustrialunrest.However,theycoulddomore bypoliticalactionthanbyanyother course.TheFederalParliamentshould begiventhepower,byreferendum,to wipeouttheLegislativeCouncilsof Australia,anddrivetheLegislative Councillorrepresentativesoftheprofiteeringclassfromtheirbenches,where theywerebetterentrenchedthanwere thepeersintheHouseofLords.Australiahadneveryetbeentroddenby thefeetoftheconqueror,anditwas suppliedwithalmosteveryproduct thatcouldbedesired,yetfamine pricesruled.

Thesadnewsofthedeathofthe Rey.FatherJ.Dunne,whichtook placeatCondobolin,wasreceivedwithregretthroughouttheState.ThedeceasedpriestwasanativeofCandelo, andwaseducatedatSt.Ignatius'College,Riverview,andSt.Patrick'sCollege,Manly.Afterhisordinationin 1902,hewenttotheBathurstMissionandwasstationedatWellington

CaptainDenny,MC.,M.P.,received averycordialwelcome-homefromhis Adelaideconstituentsinthe'Trades Hall.Heisinexcellenthealth.Capt. Dennysaysthewarexperienceswere aneducationtotheCatholicsoldiers ontheuniversalityoftheChurch.The firstportofcallenroutetotheOld WorldwasColombo.There,though thepopulationwaslargelyblack,the greatmajorityofthepeoplewereCatholics.InEgypttherewereCatholicchurches,colleges,andschools,and theclergy,thenuns,andbrothersat theseasidecitieswereofgreathelp tothetroops.InNorthernFrance andBelgiumthesplendidecclesiasticalmonumentswereaneloquentsermonontheantiquityofthefaith, whilethedevotionofthepriests'atthe frontwasatopicofconversation amongallthesoldiers.TheCatholic chaplainsdistinguishedthemselvesby theirintrepidityandcontemptofdangerwhentheinterestsoftheboys wereatstake,andalargenumber gainedwell-wondecorations.Thewaysideshrinesweregreatlyreverenced bytroopsofallcreeds,whowereprofoundlyimpressedbytheimmunity whichtheCrucifixseemedtoenjoy fromthedevastatingeffectsofgunfire.ThesimplefaithoftheFrench Catholicsofthenorthedifiedthe troops,andthefidelityoftheFrench clergytotheinterestsoftheircountry wasaninspirationtotheircompatriots, especiallyasthousandsofpriestsand brothersandnunswhohadbeenexiledreturnedtofightorworkfortheir belovedcountry.Capt.Dennyvisited RomeandthechiefcitiesofItaly.His experiencesinalltheseplacesaredealt withinthevolumehehasjustfinishedforthepress.TheAmericansoldiershaveagreatadmirationfor theKnightsofColumbus,aCatholic organisationwhichgenerouslyaided thetroopsintemporalaswellasspiritualmatters.Inthecourseofconversation,hesaid:-"Icannotexpress mydelightatbeingbackhomeamong myoldfriendsandassociates.Ihave returnedwithafirmerconvictionthan everafterhavingseenmanycountries, thatthereisnocountryoranypeople amongwhomamanshouldbesodelightedtobeasAustraliaandtheAustralians.Thisfeelingissharedby everymemberoftheAl,?.,.allof whomlookedforwardeveninthedarkestdaystoreturningtotheirown kithandkin."

OneoftheoldestresidentsofVictoria,Mr.WilliamO'Hanlon,diedat Carltonrecently,attheageof91 years.HecametoMelbourneinthe forties,butafterashortstaywent toAmerica,returningagaininthe goldrushperiod.Onthevoyage acrossthePacific,thevesselwas wrecked,andhewasoneofaboat loadwhichwasadriftfortwelve daysbeforeitreachedPortMacquarrie,N.S.W.Mr.O'Hanloncorn-

ArchdeaconEnright,ofManoora,is stilllaidasidebyill-health.Hispeoplearemuchconcernedonaccountof hisprolongedillness.

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SoouroldfriendWilliamMorris Hugheshasreturned,afterhissixteen monthsofenergisingEurope.We aregladheis'sack,forman;reasons. Despitethewailofasectionofthe Pressthathelooksvery,frailandununwell,thelittlemanappearstous ahundredpercent.physicallybetter thanwhenhereturnedfromngland in1915. Onthatoccasionthelate FrankWilson(whohadbeenPremier forjustatickortwooftheclock)welcomedthereturnedhero.Adaylater headdressedanoverflowmeetingat HisMajesty'sTheatre,-ofcitizenswho hadcomefromallpartsofthemetropolisinthehopeofhearinghimmake apronouncementonconscription.But nosuchpronouncementwasmade.Instead,theyheardanexcellentspeech garnishedwithgeneralitiesandflavouredwithsentimentswhichwereadjudgedrightandproperatthetime, butwhichcommittedhimtonothing inparticular.Andhispresenthomecoming!Itsavouredofallthatwas deartothemuch-advertisedWilliam ofAustralia.Thesettingwasexcellent:therewasthelongwaitatthe wharf,theperiodofanxiousexpec tancyfromthetimetheconverted Germanlinertiedupatthewharf untilthepeople'sWilliamandSir Joseph,withtheirwivesandattendants(andthemasseur)hovein view.Ofcourse,therewastheusual armedguardstandingtoattention, andthebrassbandwithitsaccustomedtunes.LikeCaesar,thelittleman camefromtheotherendofthe world;hecame,hesaw,heconquered.The"diggers'aboardtheFrederickruch,voyagerswithhimandhis, o'erthestretchofoceanseparating usfromthesceneofhissixteen months'achievements,gavehima partingcheerashecamedownthe gangway,andascratchprocession, headedbythepeanutman,pushing hispram,andacontingentofthe NavalReserve,towingtheconquering hero,proceededtotheFremantle TownHall.Somemisguidedpersons ontherouteassociatedthemselves withstaleeggs,buttheincidentwas seeminglyunnoticed bythelittlemanwhomaintained underhisill-fittingAnzachat,anair ofdignityandrepose,notinconflict withtheoccasion.Thelandingof William,andhisentouragetothe TownHall, magnified;hasbeenconsiderably itwasaverythird-rate outfit,andnothingtowastemuch printer'sinkover,especiallynowthat thereisgreatneedforeconomising.

Physically,WilliamMorrisisn't amongstthegiants-ratherishe amongstthepigmies.Heisundersized,unattractive,andgivesonethe impressionofasuccessfuljockey.His longarmsandstrong-lookinghands, hiswayofusingthem,hisstoopingattitudewhenattackingasubject,and hismannerofdrivinghispointhome, lookedsoverymuchlikeMartinGallagher,ofoldtime,comingdownthe straightinafiercetussle.Butthere thecontrastends."Billy"isbigger thanhelooks;biggerbyfeet,ifyou shutyoureyesandlistenserenely.We oftenwonderedwhyhehadsuchmag- neticinfluenceinEngland;whythe oldnobility-maleandfemale-flutteredroundhim,gooeduponhim,and pettedandcajoledhim.Nowwe know.Thereisastrangeunaccount- ableattractivenessinhim;asome- thingthatisoccultandhalfweird,and whichmakesitselffelt,evenwhenyou knowheisposturingandcheating yourjudgmentbyhistensely-strung phrases,hiseloquentgeneralities,and hissemi-patheticegoism.Heisop- posedtothedominationofany"ism" buthisegoism-thathewillstrike forwiththattoothandclawwhich heneverletsyouforgetisabouthim sharpenedandbusinesslikewhenhe speaks.Hisadventtousnowhas nopeculiarglamouraboutit.Western theyAustraliansarehospitable,and entertain,ifsomewhatsolemn. lyonagenerousmenucard.Thelittle PrimeMinisteroftheCommonwealth, andhisretinuewerehonouredin keepingwiththetraditionsofthe West;butthelittlePrimeMinister leftusasmuchinthedarkaswewere beforehecamedownthegangway fromtheconvertedGermanliner.We werewantingtoknowhowmuchGermanmoneyhehadinhispocketsfor us:howmuchoftheindemnity;what wouldbeAustralia'sshareinthevic toryoverHunland;howtheCom- monwealthwouldpulloutofthebig struggle;whatwouldbedonetore- lievethepresentunrest;wouldheput thestrangle-holdonprofiteering;generally,whatwouldheandhisGo-

vernmentdotostraightenoutthe bentandtwistedlineofcommunicationbetweentheGovernmentandthe people;batthelittlePrimeMinister onlyfloodeduswithwords.Wecheeredhimtotheecho;wepleasedhim immensely.NowthelittlePrime Minister,hisretinue,andhismasseur,havegone-gonewithhissecrets wellkept,andagiddylittletwinkle inhiseye.Whatfoolsweare.

Thereisstrikingevidenceofthe forcesofevolutionintheapotheosis ofMr.W.M.HughesandSirJoseph Cook.Timewaswhenbothwerein thefoldofthewage-earners.Theone swaggeditinsearchofworkand,as hesaidtotheUglyMen,whenhewas impressinguponthemtheurgencyof work,work,asameanstotheend ofshiftingtheincubusofdebtwhich we'llhavetogroanunderfor,perhaps, ageneration,prayedtotheLordat theendhe'dnevergetit.Theother delvedinacoalmineatLithgow,and wasthespokesmanoftheminerswho liftedhimintoParliamentasaLabour man.Heliftedhimselffromthisenvironmenttothemoreprofitable sphereofthatconservatismwhich seemedalwaystohangroundhim, evenwhenhedelvedhardunderthe earthforacrust.BothHughesand. Cookgivenoevidenceoftheirpasttoday.Theformermight,however, easilyfetchhimselftorankasa democrat,butJosephhaschangedhis coatforgood,andasSirJosephhe impressesyoubyaccent,styleanddeportmentasoneoutofthepodof aristocracy."Billy"stillclingsto "Mr.,"whetherfrompreferenceor neglect,wedon'tknow;butevenas plainMr.heisamorestrikingpersonalityinhisphysicaldiminutivenessthanthebigex-ValeofClwyd minerinhisbrand-newBritish-made title.

ThecitizensofKalgoorlieentertainedthevisitorsintip-topGoldfields style;infact,theygavethemaroaringtime-awildreception.TheMel bourneARGUShaditsspecialrepor- tertakingnotes;orwasitWilly's ownspecialnote-taker.Hewasa pushfulsoul,andhecapturedallhe couldofthelimelightandtheglory thatfloodedthesacredpersonsofWilliamandJoseph.Wewillhearpro- bablylaterof"theWeststandingfirm totheNationalistGovernment,"and betoldthattheGoldfieldshavegiven evidenceofitsfaithinHughes.Certainlythereceptionaccordedhimwas acordialone.Hewaskissedand huggedbytheladies-oldandyoung: hewastossedtoandfro,poorlittle man,likeanewbabyinabigfamily, andSir TheirJosephfaredasgenerously. autographswerecapturedby thousands,andbothleftbehindas muchinformationandcheapwisdom astheylefttothecitizensofPerth. But,then,dear,deliriouspeople,they weregladdenedbythevoicethatstirredtheHomelandduringthecrisisof thelastmonthsofthewar,andwas asthunderandlightninginthehalls ofVersailles.Thesentinelofa WhiteAustralia,theflamingangelof theCommonwealth,minuswingsand glorylights,WilliamtheSuperb,the airy,eloquent,live-wirepreacherof politicalparadoxesandeasy-chair philosophies,movedthesober,un- sophisticatedcitizensoftheGolden Mile-movedthem andpassed alongonhisjauntacrosstheContinenttomoveothersashemovedus, and Therewefinish;whatthe futurewillbringwewillnotventure topredict.Itispregnantwithmany things.

Speculatinginthiscolumnsome littlewhileago,wepredictedthatthe nextFederalelectionswouldhappen alongaboutNovembernext,andcolourislenttoourpredictionbythe factthatex-Tories,ex-Liberals,ex- Labourites,good-as-Labour-National- ists, toandCountryParty-itesareanxious explaintotaxpayerstheirreasons forholdingthepeculiarpoliticalopin- ionstheyhavechosenasthebestin theinterestsoftheAustraliannation.Politicscertainlyisinnebulaatthe present,andeveryoneiswatchingand waitingfor,andspeculatingon,the nextmoveonthepoliticalchessboard byMr.WilliamMorrisHughes,K.C. TheSydneyBULLETINputsitthis way:-"Thereisarumourabroadthat Hughesistobeaskedtoacceptthe positionofleaderoftheVictorian Farmers'UnionParty,inanticipation oftheinrushoffarmer-membersto bothFederalHousesatnextelections. Strangerthingshavehappened,es- peciallyastheviewsofHughescon- cerningtariffmattersarecloudy

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Alargelyattendedmeetingof"old boys"washeldatC.B.College,onTuesdayweeklast,andstepsweretakento reformtheAssociation.Theproceedingsweremostlyofapreliminarynature,andthemeetingappointedMessrs -.114armion,Reedy,Bryan,Dwyer, Minahan,andQuigley,todraw upaconstitution,andlater on report theirdeliberations toameetingtobecalledinthenear future.All"oldboys"arerequested tosendtheiraddresstotheCollege,or thehon.secretary,Mr.Les.Reedy, RoyalMint,Perth.

DenisKehoein"IrishHearts"which goesuponSaturdayatHisMajesty's Theatre,appearsasthehero,butgets anopportunitytoshowhisabilityas acharacteractor,andtosingseveral newsongs.

OfthelateFatherPhil.Sheridan, theAlbanyADVERTISER,inan appreciativenotice,says:-"InAlbanyhewaswell-knownandheldin affectionateregardbyacircleof friendswhichextendedbeyondthe limitsofhischurch.Itwashewho cametorelievetheRev.Father Briodywhenthatgentlemanproceed. edtoEuropeonanextendedholiday duringtheearlydaysoftherecent war.Forsixteenmonthshelabouredhere,andsoendearedhimselfto theheartsofthecongregationthat whenhecametoleavehewasentertainedatoneofthemostrepresentativegatheringseverheldinthetown. Manyimprovementsconnectedwith thelocalchurchweretheresultofhis efforts.Asshowingthefeelingentertainedforthedeceasedpriestin Albany,theRev.FatherGilroyon Mondaymorningcelebratedaspecial RequiemMassinSt.Joseph'sChurch inthepresenceofalargecongregation."

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NewSouthWaleshasbeenaskedto subscribe19,500,000ashershareof thePeaceLoan.ComparedwithpreviousLoans,thisamountisverylight, andthereshouldbenodifficultyin raisingit,providedeverymemberof thecommunitylooksatthequestion fromanationalpointofview.The menwhofoughttopreserveoursecurityhavereturned,andthousandsof themhavetofacenewandstrange avenuesofemployment.ItPisAustralia'sjobtoseethatthesemenare givenachancetore-establishthemselves.Mostofthemoneywearenow calledupontosubscribewillbeused forthispurpose

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Aeuchrepartyanddancewasheld inMcLeod'sHall,Mt.Lawley,onTuesday-the26th,inaidoftheSacred HeartSchool.Theattendancewas notextragood,butallowancemustbe madeforthebadweather,whichkeeps manypeopleindoorsinthesedaysof 'flu-scare.Mr.J.P.Dohenypresented theprizesonbehalfofFatherCrowley.TherecipientswereMrs.DickensonandMrs.March,intheladies' section;andMasterF.Livesleyand Mrs.Jonesinthegentlemen's.Much reditisduetothejointsecretaries, MissesE.BarryandG.Seddon,for makingtheeveninganenjoyableone, CyrilBryan,fromEdinburgh,sends alonghiskindregardstoTHERECORDreaders,andpromisesthema batchof"copy"relativetohistravels andincidentally,tohisstayinIreland. bynextmail.Whilstinthe"Valeof Tears,"hesaw,interviewed,andtalked, toeveryone,manywhosenamesare prominentinIreland'saffairs,andgainedaninsightinIrishsubjectsfirst-hand. Andfurther,hehadtheextremepleasureofmeetingthemotherofthereveredArchbishopofMelbourne,Dr.Mannix,andpresentedherwithabound volumeofhisbook.

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Themoralandreligioustrainingofthestudentsisearnestlyattended to.

ThemanyfriendsofMr.T.O'HanIon,ofKalamunda,willregrettohear thathesustainedanaccidentwhich necessitatedhisadmissiontothePerth PublicHospital.Theinjuries,however,provednotsoseriousasatfirst anticipated.

Thepastweekofsunnyweatherhas donemuchtoassistinthefightagainst theepidemicofinfluenza,whichfor morethanthreeweekshasheldthe peopleofNorthaminitsgrip.Itis indeedpleasing,saysthelocalpaper, toreport,andwilldoubtlessbepleasingtoread,thatthereareatpresent onlyeightpatientsintheIsolation Hospital;twoofthese,however,are classifiedasdangerouscases,whileof theremainingsix,threeareill,and threeconvalescent.Withtheexceptionprobably,ofanoddcasenowand then,theepidemicshouldbedriven outalmostentirelywithinthenext twoorthreeweeks.

TheCountryPartyareputtingforwardacandidatefortheSwanSeat intheFederalHouseofRepresentatives,nowheldbyMr.Corboy,and saystheofficialorganoftheprimary producers:-"Wehavesworntowrest theSwandivisionfromthehandsof theO.L.P.,intowhichitwasflungby theActingPrimeMinisterWattlast year."

Mr.BasilMurray.whowas runnerupattheby-election.wonby Corboy,thinksthatwithagoodtype ofcandidatetheseatis"anabsolute gift"fortheCountryParty.

Mr.JackWoodthorpe,well-knownin musicalcirclesinthecityandonthe Goldfields,isamongstthelatestgatheringsofthe'flusickness.Heisnow lyingveryseriouslyillatthePerth PublicHospital.Jackhasmanyfriendshereabouts,andall,wearesure, willbegladtohearofhisclearing thebadstageoftheillnessthrough whichheisnowpassing.

JoinaCatholicSociety.

FatherCrowley'sIrishPipers'Band hassufferedaseverelossbythedeath ofbigMauriceD.Shea,thedrummer. Hewasanattractiveelementinthe band,andhislongleftarmdidgreat servicewhenanIrishtunesetthe boysmarchingonMarch17. Dear, big,long,genialMauriceDan;may yourlongsleepbeahappyone,and yourbedbeinHeaven.

Therewasalargeattendanceatthe V.I.Scoiety'sroomsonlastWednes dayevening,althoughitwasawet night.Mr.Jas.Healypresided.A numberofgooditemswereappreciated bytheaudience. All membersaredelighted with the prospectofarecordatthecjiiderella dance,whichwillbeheldintheHiber. nianHallonMonday,September8.

Mr.PercyDavidson,ofthemechanicalstaffoftheRECORDis,weare pleasedtostate,enjoyingafewdays atKalamundawithhismother,aftera seriousboutwiththe'fluatBlackboy.

AsplendidtypeoftheCatholic youngmanwasTedFogarty,whosuccumbedtotheprevailingepidemicat thehomeofhisparents,Forest-street. Kalgoorlie,onlastWednesdayafternoon.Inhistwenty-thirdyear,andof avigorous,athletictype,nothingbut achancevisitationlikethepresent scourge,itwouldseem,wouldhave beenlikelytohavecutshorthispromisingcareer.Anoldboyofthelocal C.B.College,hewasquiteachieftain amongthecontemporariesofhisschool daysforhisathleticfeatsandfield records,butbestofallhewasapracticalCatholic,andhediedfortifiedby thereceptionofthelastsacraments, whichwereadministeredbyFather Sheridan.Nowordsofsympathyfor thebereavedparents,brothers,andsistersareadequatetomeettheoccasion, doublysadbecauseanelderbrother, Tom,wasalsocutoffintheflower ofearlymanhood,avictimtothecruel fortunesofwar,butwetrustourreaderswilldomorethansympathise,by rememberingbeforethealtarofGod thedearsoulthathasgone,andthe strickenheartstowhomhislossis suchagrievoustrial.R.I.P.

Withdeepregrethismanyfriends inthecityandbeyondit,willregret tohearofthedeathfrominfluenza,of Mr.J.Gordon,whichsadeventocucrredearlyintheweek.Hewasan activememberofSt.Patrick'sbranch oftheH.A.C.B.Society,andformany yearswasassociatedwiththeC.Y.M.S.

Primary,Secondary,andCommercialEducationareimparted.

AllPublicExaminationsarepreparIfor,includingUniversityCertificate,GovernmentUniversityScholarship,Matriculation,CivilService, RoyalNavy,MilitaryCollege,etc.

PhysicalCulture,Athletics,andallbranchesofSportreceiveour attention.MilitaryTrainingisimpartedintheCadetCompanies.

VocalandInstrumentalMusic,Elocution,PublicSpeakingare taught.

BilliardandReadingRoomsareprovidedforrecreativepurposes.

ANEWFEATURE isthefurnishingofaManualArtSchool,inwhichpupilsareinstructed inPracticalCarpentryandtheuseoftools.

TheFirstTermBeginsFebruary5.NewPupilsarereceivedatany partoftheTerm.Aliberaldiscountismadeinthecaseofbrothers.

ForProspectus,AfplytoTHEPRINCIPAL.

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HeavySuppliesofallGoodsconnected withSaddleryBusiness.

HORSERUGS,TARPAULINS,TENTS,ETC.

priortoitsreconstruction.Hewas adevoutCatholic,andwesincerelyextendtohis\7ifeandlittleonesour deepestsympathyintheirsadloss.

Mr.JamesKenny,ofStirling-street, Perth,diedduringtheweek.Hewas thesonofanoldWestAustralianfamily,andhisearlydemise,duetoin fluenza,isdeeplyregretted.

"IRISHHEARTS."

Thefinalproductionofthepopular DenisKehoeCompanywillbe''Irish Hearts,"acomedyfromthepenofthe well-knownwriterofIrishplays,MauriceWhelan(authorof"MotherMa. chree")."IrishHeartS"isamodern playwithastrongplot,andtheauthor hasavailedhimselfofsplendidoppor tunitiesforgoodcomedy.Theclean andwholesomestandardofIrishplays presentedbyDenisKehoeismaintained,andthereisnoneoftheburlesque onIrishcharacterswhichhavebeen

seenonthestageinpastpresentations. "IrishHearts"hadabigruninMelbourneandinAdelaide,andsosuccessfulwasit,thatthemanagementof thecompanywillre-openwithiton theirreturntothosecities.Thiswill bethefirstproductionoftheplay inPerth,asitwasonlywrittentwelve monthsagobytheauthorintheUnitedStates.Thefullstrengthofthe companyisengagedinthecomedy, andDenisKehoewillbeheardinseveralnewsongs,andwillplaytheIrish harp.PlansareatNicholson's.

J.TIt'snotworthwhile.Itwould beakintochopping-offtheheadofa wormwithabattle-axe.They'llsmotherthemselveslater.Whenyouhear themrattlingthemoney-boxyoumay bettheirblusterissymptomaticofan earlydemise.Theworldismoving onwardtowardsotherandbetterthings thanthosemaskedintheirdirtypotpourri.

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TeacherofLatestBallroomandFancy Dancing.

COTTESLOEHALL,COTTESLOZ. JuvenileClassesTuesdayafternoons, 4p.m.Adults'Classes,Tuesdayevenings,8p.m. PrivateLessonsbyAppointment. JuvenileClassesFridayafternoons,4 pm.,at "ABBOTSFORD," 118Aberdeen-street,WestPerth.

ELOCUTION&DRAMATICART. Theculturedvoicecarriesacharmof itsown,andaperfectdeportmentwill carryyouthroughthebestsociety. Youcansecureacompletecourseof trainingfrom Mrs.S.J.QUINLAN, TeacherofElocution&DramaticArt, "Lorrha,"FlorenceStWestPerth. TERMSONAPPLICATION.

YOUNGIRELANDSOCIETYOF WESTERNAUSTRALIA.

UnderthePatronageofHisGracethe Archbishop. Objects:TheStudyoftheLanguage, Music,History,Literature,andDancingofIreland,andtherevivalofthe idealsofanIrish-Ireland.

TheSocietyMEETSeveryWEDNESDAYEVENINGat8p.m.,atthe BOHEMIAHALL,MURRAY-ST. (nearWilliam-street).

MonthlySubscriptions:Ladiesand Juveniles,6d;Gentlemen,ls. J.C.WALSH,Hon.Secretary. PERTHCATHOLICYOUNGMEN'S SOCIETY..

504HAY-STREET,PERTH. (UnderthePatronageofHisGrace ArchbishopClune.) BilliardRoom,Lounge,Library.Card Room,CricketClub,Harr,--' Debating,Musical,andDramatic Society. COMMERCIALCLASSES. ASOCIETYTHATEVERYCATHOLICYOUNGMANSHOULDBELONGTO. FinlparticularsonapplicationtoJAS.DWYER,Hon.Secretary. 'Phone,A3297. FORADINKUMCUPOFTEAAND GRILL, OrHIGH-CLASSCONFECTIONERY, Trythe EXCELSIORTEAROOMS. T.TOMLIN,Proprietoress.

DEATHS.

ROONEY-OnSunday,August17,at Melbourne,Victoria,DanielJoseph Rooney.SacredHeartofJesushave mercyonhissoul.

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SDWARDS.-Insadandlovingmemory ofourdearwifeandmother,Margaret, whodepartedthislifeAugust30th, 1918.R.I.P. -Insertedbyhersorrowinghusband, DanielEdwards,andchildren,Mita,Dorris andKathleen.

McCARTHY,E.andM.D.-Ofyour charityprayforthereposeofthesoulof EdwardMcCarthy,whodied21stAugust, 1911,alsoMichaelDavittMcCarthy, whodied6thAugust,1904.R.I.P. -Insertedbyhislovingwifeandmother, MaryMcCarthy. REIDY.-Inlovingmemoryofmydear husband,JohnC.Reidy,whodied August17th,1916,atBunbury. -Insertedbyhislovingwife,E.M' Reidy,Bunbury.

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BEREAVEMENTNOTICE.

TheSistersandBrothersoftheMcGrade Familywishtoexpresstheirheartfelt THANKStothemanykindfriendswho sentthemfloraltributes,letters,telegrams, cardsandmessagesofsympathyduring theirrecentsadbereavementalsoto DoctorsGeorgeandWindmill,nursesand stafffortheirunremittingattentiontotheir latebrotherduringhisillness.

Mr.J.McMahonandfamilywishto expresstheirverysincerethankstothe manykindfriendswhosentletters,telegramsandexpressionsofsympathyduring theirrecentsadbereavement. 28ZebinaStreet,Perth.

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DuringtheweekWesternAustralia,representedbyFremantle, theGoldfields,anditscapitalcityofPerth,dulyreceivedand honouredbyacordialwelcome,thePrimeMinisteroftheCommonwealth,Mr.W.M.Hughes,andtheMinisterfortheNavy,SirJoseph Cook.ThosegentlemenreturnedfromLondontoAustralia,aftersixteen monthsofanexcitingandmostinterestingperiodinthestoryofthe Empire.Naturally,theyreceivedthatcourtesyfromtheWestwhich isneverdeniedtherepresentativesofourConstitutionalGovernment. Theycameamongstus,mostofusthought,withmuchinformationtoimpart,andwithgoodnewstohelpdispelthatbroodingSpiritofNight whichseemstohavesettleditselfinAustralia'szenith.Theycame,but theywentagainontheirway,havingacceptedourcourtesiesandacclaimings,withoutgivingusonelittlesolitarythoughtforhopethatbetter dayswereahead.Manyspeechesweremade:manythingsweresaid; suchspeechesandsuchthingsashave,doubtless,beensaidelsewhere, whenwineflowedandglasseswereemptied.Ourgreatexpectations werenotrealised.Theoraclesweredumb,andgavenoevidenceof directactioninregardtothemanypressingproblemsthatconfrontus, nowthatthejazzofbattle,anditsaccompanyingexpenditureinblood andtreasureisover.Instead,weweretoldinsuperlatives,thatweare agreatpeople;andthatasaresultofthewonderfulachievementsof ourbraveAustraliansinthebattlefieldsofFranceandFlanders,in EgyptandwherethebloodyTurkheldsway.wearenowrecognised asoneofthegreatfamilyofNations.Itwasgoodnewstous;and wecheeredMr.HughesandSirJoseph-noonedaredtointerjectorto interposeawordtothecontrary.Butifwearegreaterto-dayasa peoplethanwewerebeforethewar,wehavepurchasedthatgreatness atatremendouscost.SixtythousandofthestrengthoftheNation, andmorethan-considerablymorethan450millionsofmoney.The figuresareappaling.Theybringhometouswithterriblepositiveness thehorrorsofwar,andweareentitledtoask-andourAmbassadors, Mr.-HughesandSirJosephCookshouldknow-ifthecovenantwhich theFederalParliamentwillbecalledupontoratify,givesanyrealsecurity totheCommonwealththatthePeacearrivedatisasubstantialPeace.

IntroducingMr.HughestothecitizensofPerth,atHisMajesty's Theatre,theMayorofPerth,anticipatingthatthePrimeMinisterhad somethingofadefinitepoliticalprogrammetounfold,saidthatthemessageMr.Hugheshadtodeliver"wouldbefraughtwithgreaterconsequencesthananymessagehithertodelivered."Butremarkableevent -ill-starredanticipation-themessagestillliesatrestundisturbedsomewhereinthePrimeMinister'sbrain.Heevadedthegreatissuesconfrontingus;andhisappealwasundoubtedlytothereturnedmen.It isclearlyhisobject-astutepoliticanthatheis-touseourreturned menifhecan,byturningthemtohispoliticaluseattheballot-boxat thenextGeneralElection,whichthepoliticalCrystalofDestinyfortells asintheneardistance.Promisesofaroseatenaturehehasmade tothemwiththatemphasiswhicbcharacteriseshisdeclarations,and whichservesasaveryusefulsmoke-barrieronoccasions.ButtheReturnedSoldiers,unlesswegreatlyoverestimatethespiritandtemperof ourAustralianmanhoodwhoploughedtheirfurrowsothoroughlyand socapablythroughthedeath-trapsoftherecentbattlefields,willwant toknowthattheirAustraliawhichtheysavedfromthecupidityof theHun,isnotlikelytobeturnedovertothepoliticalmachinations ofanypolitician,orsetofpolicitianswhoseekstousetheirsuffrages forselfishends.Wehavefaith-astrongfervidfaithintheAustra- lian-inhismanhood,hispatriotism,hiscommonsense,andthougha sectionoftheR.S.A.mayshoutforthe-PrimeMinisterto-day,and cheerhishomecoming,they,whenthetimecomes,willputAustralia first,andthepoliticianwithhispompsandhisworkswheretheydeservetobe.

Mr.HughesgaveusaseriesofexcellentasseverationsduringtheseveraladdressesdeliveredinthisState,andwewillgosofarastosay thatwebelievethatduringthegivingofthemhewaspassionatelysincere.Butthetroubleaboutasseverationsisthatinvariablytheyspring fromimpulse,fromexcitement,andfrequentlyfromfear.Mr.Hughes isaboldman-hesaysheis-sofear,wemaytakeit,wasnotanimpell- ingfactorwithhim.Hashetherudimentaryeyeordoeshevisualisethe future-undertheshadowofthemoneylenderandanationaldebt, whichonMr.Hughesauthorityis"nearlyasgreatasthedebtsof Canada,NewZealand,SouthAfrica,andNewFoundlandputtogether," andgreaterthanthenationaldebtofEnglandbeforethewar?"Weare facetofacewithahundreddifficulties,"hesays,"andthosedifficulties canonlybeovercomeifwemeettheminthesamespiritaswemetthe war."Easilysaidthesethings,butthemassestoilingundertheburdensofthewararelookingtoMr.HughesandhisGovernment,willlook towhoevermaysucceedhim-ifasuccessoriscoming-forrelieffrom theburdensimposeduponthembythoseprofiteeringagentsandagencies whichsofarhavegoneunmolested,andwhohaveshamefullyusedthe travailoftheEmpirefortheirselfishaggrandisement.Hesayshewill unflinchinglydealwiththemandBolshevism;atDurbanhe said,"Damnthemboth."InthenextfewweeksthePrime Ministermaytelluswhatheproposestodointhiscon- nection;mayunfoldhisplans.Hemayshowusthatheisentitledto theconfidenceoftheAustralianpeopleasawhole;thatheisthatstrong, vigilant,intenselylovingAustralianheproclaimshimselftobe,andthat Justice-lovingDemocrathewaswhenhefirstsetout,hisfacetothe morningsun,withthedreamsandhopes,andmanyoftheaspirations ofDemocracy,andmuchoftheworld'stroublespackedawayinhisold kitbag.He-maydecidetoplaythegamefromtheviewpointofAus- tralianNationalism,andgostraightaheadasarealbuilder,orhemay electtofollowthelinesofleastresistance,andbejustonlyalittleman, readytotakeonanyoldjobofpoliticalpatchingthatoffers.Inthat casehisappealtotheReturnedAustralianSoldierisboundtofail

NewsoftheArdwriacese.

HisGracetheArchbishopwishestoannouncethatonaccount influenzaepidemic,theClergyRetreatwillbepostponedtilladate vember,tobefixedlateron. CALENDAR.

Sun.,31)Green)-12thSundayafter Penticost.

September.

Mon., 1 (White)-St.Aegidius,Abbott.

Tues.,2(White)-St.Stephen,King.

Wed.,3(Green)-OftheFeria.

Thurs.,4(Green)-OftheFeria.

Fri.,5(White)-St.LaurenceJastinian.

Sat.,6(White)-OfB.V.M.,onSaturday.

OwingtotheinfluenzaepidemicHis GracetheArchbishopgrants,until furthernotice,tothefaithfulofthe Archdiocese,adispensationfromfast andabstinence.

HisGracetheArchbishop,accom paniedbyFatherFahey,leftforthe. GoldfieldsbytheexpressonTuesday eveninglast.

FatherP.Lynch,ofMaylands,who wenttoBoulder,ontheoccasionof thedeathofFatherPhil.Sheridan, hasbeendangerouslyillatSt.John ofGodHospital,Kalgoorlie.Latest reportisthatheisprogressing.

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MassatPinjarrato-morrowat8 a.m.;Dwellingup,11am.

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Solemnofficeforthedead,andRe quiemMasswasofferedattheCathedraloftheImmaculateConceptionon Mondaymorninglastfortherepose ofthesoulofthelateFatherHugh O'Rielly.MonsignorVerlingpresided. Thefollowingpriestswereinthesanctuary:-VeryRev.FathersCreagh, C.SS.R.,ChancellorHaMilan,Callon, Treacy,C.SS.R.,Revs.P.McBride,B.McCabe,Jas.O'Grady,Dom Pace,J.Moloney,P.Hayes,E.Moss, Flynn,O.M.I.,Casey,WO.,Hayes, O.M.I.,T.Masterson,andR.O'Neill. ThehanterswereChancellorHallinanandDomPace.Thecelebrantof theMasswasMonsignorVerling, V.G.,assistedbyFatherMcBrideas deacon,andFatherHayes,O.M.I.,as sub-deacon.AftertheMassthelast AbsolutionsweregivenbyMonsignor Verlingatthecatafalque.MissDorothyBealplayedthe'DeadMarch'on theorgan.*

Oursinceresympathyisextendedto SisterM.Cecelia,oftheConventof Mercy,Victoria-square,onthedeath ofherbrother,thelatemuchrevered FatherHughO'Rielly,ofKellerberrin.

ThebeautifultributetothememoryofthelateFatherHughO'Reilly, whichappearsinthisissue,isfrom thepenofFatherP.Doddy.

OurCatholicSocieties.

P.C.Y.M.S.

TheannualmeetingoftheCricket ClubwasheldonSundaymorninglast beforeaveryrepresentativeattend anceofplayersandsupporters.The reportassubmittedwasadoptedwith. outdiscussion,asitfullycoveredthe pastseason'srecords,andwaseulogisticinitscommentsonvariousmembersfortheirunstintedinterestinthsi branchofsport.Thefirstpractice nightwasfixedforSeptember16,and presentindicationspointtoagreat season.Manynotableplayerswill strengthenlastyear'spremierteam, andinallprobabilitytwoteamswill becompeting.Theoffice-bearersfor theseasonare:-Patron,HisGrace ArchbishopClune;president,J.Marmion:chairman,A.Campbell;secretary,J.Tullyassictantsecretary,P. Davidson;delegates,P.Davidsonand

Kalgoorlie.

Atthe10o'clockMassinSt.Mary's, lastSunday,FatherSheridanpreached ontheGospelfortheday,fromthe text,"Andthestringofhistongue wasloosed,andhespokeright."The sermonwasacompleteexpositionof thefaultsthatcanbecommittedby theimproperuseofthegiftofspeech, butFatherSheridanendsallhissermonswithbrightnessandhope,andso thelatterpartofthesermonindicatedhowthegiftofspeechshouldbe usedrightlytothehonourofGod.

Mr.P.Bryan,oftheRECORD,isin town,andmetrepresentativesofthe variousCatholicsocietiesafterthe10 o'clockMasslastSunday.Mr.Bryan's presencehereisconnectedwithagreat RECORD"drive,"whichheisengi-Nieeringwithmuchhope.

St.Mary'schoirgivesmorevariety sinceMr.S.Smithtookitover,and attheeveningdevotionsweoftenget somethingnew.OnlastSundayMr. P.Bryancontributedan''0Salutaris," whichwasmuchadmired.

Rev.FatherLynch,ofMaylands,has beenapatientatthehospitalofSt. JohnofGodforthepastweek.Just nowFatherLynchissteadilyimproving.andnoanxietyisfeltabouthis speedyrecovery. TheSistersofSt.JohnofGodare enlargingthescopeoftheirservicesto thesickbyturningtheirschoolsinto asupplementaryhospital.TheMayor andcouncillorsaredelightedwiththe Archbishop'sactioninthismatter,and nowonder.Small-mindedpeoplein Melbournemightlearnalessonfrom Kalgoorlieinthisconnection. TheKalgoorlieMunicipalCouncilis emulatingtheachievementsoftheancientRomansintheroad-buildingline.

bablythatandnothingmoreaccounted forthepoorattendance.Membersof theChildrenofMarywerenoticeably absent.Ifitwerenotforthe fewold-stagerswhoalwaysattendsuch functions,andtowhomallthework isleft,itcouldnotbecalledaMaylandsaffair.MissM'Inerneywon thefirstlady'sprize,pairlacecurtains,donatedbyMissColgan;Mrs. Andrewsecond,ahandsomesetofchina, donatedbyMr.J.Lynch.Firstgent's prizewaswonbyMr.W.Smith,abottleofbestwhiskey,donatedbyPhil. Coyle;secondprize,Mr.G,Payne,a bottleofPenfold'swine,donatedby Mrs.Barber.

Thecommitteewouldlikeameeting onSunday,afterMass,todealwith furtherentertainments.

Obituary

THELATEMRS.MARYMcMAHON.

ThefuneralofthelateMrs.Mary McMahon,wifeofMr.JohnMcMahon, ofthePerthCityCouncil,andof28 Zebina-street,EastPerth,tookplace onthe13thinst.,andwaslargelyattended,Thecortegemovedfromthe SacredHeartChurch,HighgateHill, whereaRequiemMasswascelebrated bytheRev.FatherCrowley,andproceededtotheKarrakattaCemetery, wheretheremainswereinterred.?ha Rev.FatherFaheyconductedthelast rites.ThechiefmournerswereMr. JohnMcMahon(husband),MissEileenMcMahon(daughter),Mr.M. Bignell,andMr.JohnMarkam(cousins).Thepall-bearerswereMessrs. J.J.O'Farrell(districtsecretaryH.A.C.B.Society),P.McCormack,J.Edwards,C.Cogan,T.Barrett,andC. Gallagher.Amongthosepresentwere H.Owen,Glennon,N.Walsh,M. Nagle,E.Topliss,A.Mason,D.Gallagher,P,O'Shea,W.Beaton,M.Lonigan,G.Bruce,O'Shannesey,Alf.D. Reilly,J.Colgan,M.Cooney,J.Cooney, G.Taylor(representingtheYoung IrelandSociety).Therewerenoflowersbyrequest,butnumeruosletters, telegrams,andmessagesofsympathy andcondolencewerereceivedbythe bereavedfamily.Thefuneral'arrangementswereinthehandsof Messrs.BowraandO'Dea.

mostrankofthebravestinthisuniquewar. "Togetherwehaveprayerforyour dead,andtheirimmortalsoulshaveappearedbeforeGodinjudgment.Just asourhumanpraiseexpiresonthe brinkofthetomb,soareweunable togivethemtheglorytowhichthey havearight.Forthatreasonwe supplicatetheLordinofferingHim thesacrificeofJesusChristtogive themarewardworthyoftheirdeath. MayHemakethemholyandbeautiful,sothatoneandallmayhavea righttoaneternalrewardandgloriousimmortality. "AsBishopofAmiens,Ioweyou andyourillustriousdeadmyheartfeltthanks,forthelandofmydiocesehasbeenyourfieldofbattle,and youhavefreeditwithyourblood.

.:Duringthesorrowfuldaysofthe invasionyouhavemadearampartof yourbreasts,behindwhichyouhave shieldedandsavedthelastshredsof myterritory.Later,whenvictoryat lastcommencedtosmileonourarmies, theAustralianArmydistinguisheditselfbytheaudacityofitsattacks,its disregardofdeath,itsdetermination, andtherapidityofitsadvances.In thenameofmyclergyandmypeo pie,Iofferyouourheartfeltthanks. Gentlemen,wejoinyouinyouradmirationofthis.Yourdeadstand outamongstthemostillustriousbecausetheyobeyedthehighestinspirations.Whydidyouleavefar-away Australia?Becauseofyourloyaltyto theBritishEmpire,whosebannerhas protectedthebirthanddevelopment ofyourcountry;itsexistence;its economicfuture,anditscivilisation. Forthese-aswellasthedestinyof France-wereinjeopardy.Itwas necessarytosnatchthehogenaonyof theworldfromthemilitarydespotism ofGermany.Forthatreason,and forthehonourofyourcountry,you haveleftyourshoresandcrossedthe oceans. "Ittakesbloodtocementthefoundationsofacountry,andyouinthis worldwarcouldnotrefuseitinthe causeofChristianity.Youhave,indeed,lavisheditwithasaintlygenerosity,andinsodoinghavewritten agloriouspageinthehistoryofAustralia.

A.Campbell.Thepositionsofcaptainandvice-captainwereleftover untilthenextmeeting.

Membersandtheirfriendsshouldnot failtobepresentatthecinderella danceattheHibernianHallonSeptember11.Afirst-classevening'senjoymentisassured.

ItwillbenotedwithregretthatMr. J.Marmionhaswithdrawnhisnominationforthepostofpresident.His sparetimeforthelastyearanda-half wasdevotedsolelytotheclub,andhis abilityandknowledgemadethetask ofthecommitteeacomparat.ve'vlight one.Itisregretabletothinkthat somemembershavefailedtoappre'.iatethehardworkofagiftedpresident.

TheelectionofthevariousofficebearerswillbeheldonWednesday eveningnext.

Astherearenotmanyplacestogo toinourcity,itisjustaswelltohave agoodroadtothem.

Weawaitwithmuchinterestthe erectionofamemorialtoourfallen, soldiers,whichistooccupyasplendidsiteinfrontoftherailwaystation.

SignorPorcelliistoexecutethemonu. anditwillbetheonlyartistic thinginourcity,outsidetheCatholic portionofthecemetery,whichis gracedbyfourCelticcrossesequalto anythinginGeasnevin.

Theinfluenzaiswidespread,andwe haveseenDeathbusyamongtheparishionersofSt.Mary'sandthesister parishofBoulder,butthefaithofthe peopledoesnotletthemforgetthat thereisnosorrowsoblackthatthe lightofChristcannotshinethroughit.

Maylands.

TheHibernianmeetinglapsedon Tuesdayeveninglast,athingwhich veryseldomhappens;butunderthe circumstancesitmusthavebeenexpected,therebeingaeuchreparty anddanceinaidofthechurch,anda numberofmembersbeingdownwith sickness.Itwasratherunfortunate therewasnotaquorum,asBro.J. L.Flanaglianhasjustreturned afterfouranda-halfyears'service atthefront,andmemberswerenot advisedofhisarrival.Hewill,however,beatthenextmeeting,when membersshouldmakeanefforttobe present.

Theeuchrepartyanddancewas verypoorlyattended.Mrs.J.Lynch seemstobeveryunfortunateinher entertainments.Shealwaysseemsto strikeaninclementevening.Pro-

DEATHorMRS.IG.PRENDIVILLE(NorthFremantle).

Theinfluenzaepidemicisclaiminga largetollfromourFremantleCatholic people.Thelatestvictimisthewife ofMr.I.G.Prendiville,draper,North Fremantle,anddaughterofMrs.B. Connolly,ofthesamedistrict.The deceasedwasaprominentandactive memberofalltheCatholicsocietiesin connectionwithSt.Anne'sChurch.Of agenialandwinningdisposition,she wasageneralfavouritewithallinthe northernsuburbs.Thedeceasedpassedawayatherprivateresidence,"Alamada,''Canning-road,intheearly hoursofThursdaymorningweek.The remainswereconveyedtoSt.Anne's Church,whereaspecialservicewas conductedbytheRev.J.Flynn, O.M.I.,assistedbySt.Anne'schoir. ThefuneraltookplaceonFridayafternoonatKarrakattaCemetery,and wasattendedbyalargeandsympa- theticcircleoffriends.Theprayers atthegravesidewererecitedbythe Rev.FatherFlynn,O.M.I.,andRev. FatherNeville,O.M.I.ASolemnRequiemMasswascelebratedinSt. Anne'sChurch,NorthFremantle,on Mondaymorning,thecelebrantbeing Rev.FatherFlynn,deacon,Rev.FatherNeville,sub-deacon,Rev.Father Hayes,O.M.I.Tohersorrowinghusbandandmotherweofferoursincere sympathyintheirdeepaffliction. R.I.P.

OurAustralianDead ANADDRESS

[DeliveredonNovember4,1919.byhis Lordship,theBishopofAmiens, inthechurchatLong(Somme), inmemoryofAustralianofficers, non-commissionedofficers,and men,fallenonthebattlefield.]

SpeakingtotheAustraliansoldiers gatheredtogetherontheoccasion,his Lordshipsaid:-

"Aftertheaddressdeliveredafew minutesagofromthepulpitoftruth, Ishouldkeepsilent,sinceIknownot yourbeautifullanguage;butifIgive noutterancetomythoughtsofthis impressiveceremonyisnearingits end,Iwouldfailinthetripleduty whichmyconsciencedictatestome, namely,thatofprayer,gratefulness, andadmiration;prayerforyournumerousdead,whorestinpeaceinmy landofPicardyonthebanksofthe Somme;gratitudefortheliberation ofmydiocese,freedfromtheenemy yoke;andadmirationforyourheroismwhichhasplacedyouinthefore-

"Onthefieldofbattle,faraway fromhome,patriotismhasgrown strongerinyourhearts,andchildren whogrowupinfutureageswilllearn inyourhomesandinyourschoolsth lessonofpatriotism,fromyourgreat deedsinwar.Permitmetosaythat theywillnotbeabletomentionyour nameswithoutspeakingofthe,towns andvillagesofPicardy,thetablelands, ridges,andvalleysoftheSomme, whereyouhaveculledthelaurelsof immortality.

"Indissolublelinksuniteourtwo countries.Alinkofprayer,because wewillproudlykeepthetombsof yourheroes;alinkoffriendshipasthe thefreedomofmydiocesehascostso muchblood;alinkofmutualadmirationbecausetheheartsofour soldiers-AustralianandFrenchbeatwiththesamelove,withthe sameenthusiasmfortheholycause whosefinaltriumphwillensurethe futuredevelopmentofourtwocountriesundertheeyesofGodwhohas blessedourarmies.Amen."

Slashing,SpecialArticlesbyanAustralianEye-witness. CYRILBRYAN.

TellYourfriendsandOrderEarly Dublin,July3,1919. " Igotmyfirstshockatthe sightof2018-poundergunspokingme intheeyeasIstumpedashoreatthe NorthWall,Dublin,andthecrowdof steel-heLmetted,fix-bayonettedsoldiers allabout Onceashorewemade theinterestingdiscoverythatthree peoplewereaftereverysingleroomin theUnitedKingdom,andthehotelworkerswereonstrike "

TheMarkets.

PERTHANDFREMANTLEGRAINweshouldsaywouldrealise£515s.to ANDPRODUCEMARKETS. £6perton,for.,Perth.

TheWestralianFarmersLtd.,Wellington-street,Perth,reportunderdate

Thursday,August28,1919,asfollows:WheatenChaff:Sincelastreporting themarkethasgraduallyrecededfor allgrades,andasvalueshavedropped back,buyersarenotsokeenuponbiddingfortrucks,astheirideaisthat valueswillagaineaseinthenearfuture.Thequantitywhichhasarrived hasbeenrathermorethansufficient forlocalrequirements,andthis,togetherwiththewetweatherwelive experiencedatthisend,hashadaninfluenceonprices.Fairquantitiesof f.a.q.toprimehavearrived,andare nowsellingat£75s.,withanoccasional truckofprimeat£8.Mediumgrades, andchaffsuitableforcowfeed,are arrivingfreely,andsellingatprices rangingfrom£310s.to£7perton,accordingtosample.

OatenChaff:Thequantitywhichhas arrivedduringtheperiodunderreview hasbeenjustsufficientforlocalrequirements.butinsympathywith wheatenvalueshavegraduallydropped back.andweshouldsaythemarketis certainly10s.to15s.pertoneasier.The followingareto-day'srulingmarket ratesatclosing:-Primewheatenchaff, £8perton;f.a.q.toprimewheaten,£7 to£7Si.perton;goodmediumwheaten,£6to£610s.perton:mediumwheaten,£513s.to£517s.6d.perton;f.a.q. toprimeoaten,£75s.to£710s.per ton;f.a.q.,oaten,£7to£72s.6d.per ton.Othergradesatpricesranging from£310s.to£510s.,accordingto qualityandconditioninwhichthe trucksarrived.Regardingthefuture ofthemarket,ofcourse.itissomewhat difficulttoforecast,butindicationsare thatthepriceswequoteabovewill prevailforthecomingweek,butitwill alldependuponthequantitywhich arrivesdaily.

Oats:ThemarketforlocalAlgerians remainspracticallyunaltered,witha gooddemandforallparcels,andfor fairaveragequality4s.3id.perbushel, f.o.r.,Perth,hasbeensecured,andthis istherulingmarketrateatclosing. Severaltrucksarrived,andhavemet withaveryreadysale.Threetrucks oflightfeedarrivedandhavebeen soldat4s.21d.perbushel,andtwo truckscontainingafairamountofforeignmatter,at4s.ld.and4s.lid.f.o.r., Perth.

Potatoes:Localsuppliesarepracticallyunprocurableatthepresentmoment, andnotruckshavebeensubmittedat auctionduringtheperiodunderreview.Afewparcelshavebeendisposedofat21s.6d.to23s.6d.percwt., f.o.r..Perth.andweshouldsaythata fewtrucksofprimetablepotatoes wouldrealise£23perton;fairquantitiesofimportedlineshavearrivedper thetran-Australianrailway,andthese aresellingat£21perton,f.o.r.,Perth. andthishasundoubtedlyhadasteadyinginfluenceuponthemarket,thereforeweshouldsaythatpresentprices willberulingduringthecomingweek.

Barley:Onlyonetruckarrivedduringtheperiodunderreview,andthis wassoldat4s.4d.perbushel.The sample.althoughagoodone,contained alargeamountofsmut,andwasnot suitableformaltingpurposes.

Straw:Notrucksarrived,butthere remainsagooddemand,especiallyfor good,cleansamples,wellbaled,which

FATSTOCK.

TheWestralianFarmersLtd.under date,August28,1919,reporthaving heldtheirusualweeklysaleatMidland JunctiononWednesday.Theyarding consistedof7,491sheep,3,907lambs, 658pigs,and411cattle.Allsections ofthetradewereinattendance,includingrepresentativesofGoldfieldsand countrybutchers.

Sheep:Thewholeoftheyardingwas drawnfromtheEasternGoldfields, GreatSouthern,andMidlandlines,with anoccasionaltruckfromtheSouthWest.Thequalityoftheyardinggenerallywasnotquitesogoodasthat pennedlastweek;roughandmedium sortsbeingmuchinevidence.The marketopenedatpriceseasierthan thoserulingatthecloseoflastweek's sale,andcontinuedtoeasethroughouttheday,thedropinvaluesbeing mostnoticeableinroughandmedium sorts.Quotations:Bestcrossbredwethers,36s.to39s.;oddpens,higher; good,32s.to35s.;bestmerinowethers, 36s.to38s.:good.30s.to34s.: medium,22s.to25s.:plain,lower;best merinoewes,27s.to29s.;good,22s. to25s.;medium,lower. Lambs:3,907werepenned;thisbeing amuchlighteryardingthananticipatedbythevarioussellingagents.The qualitywasgoodthroughout,andmuch betterthanthepreviousweek'soffer ing.Owingtotheshortsupplythe marketopenedfirmerthanlastweek, andcontinuedsothroughoutthesale. Closingrateswerefrom2s.to3s.per headhigherthanlastweek'sclosing rates.Quotations:Bestsuckers,20s. to22s.:oddpens,higher;good,17s. to19s.;medium,13s.to15s.;afew, lower.

Hoggets:Insmallsupply,qualitynot uptolastweek'syarding;prices throughoutwereeasier.Quotations: Besthoggets,26s.to29s.;good,23.3to 25s.;medium,18s.to21s.

Pigs:658penned;thisbeingthe smallestyardingformanyweekspast. Thequalityonthewholewasvery satisfactorysomeverynicepensof primebaconersandheavy-weightporkersbeingnoticeable.Therewasthe usualattendanceofbuyers,curersand feedersoperatingveryfreely.Quotations:Bestheavy-weightchoppers, £7to£8;oddpigs,to£10;heavy-weight baconers,£5to£6;primeweightbaconers,£4to£410s.;heavyporkers,65s. to70s.;medium-weight.55s.to60s.: light,45s.to50s.

SlipsandStores:Feederswerevery anxioustoobtainsupplies,withtheresultthatthemarketfirmedconsiderably.Quotations:Wellgrownstores. 21s.to26s.;medium,16s.to21s.;slips, 12s.to15s.

ResultsatNationalBusinessCollege, (Sydney,N.S.W)Examination.

Typewriting. Junior.-JohnMontgomery92. Elementary-WillieFeeney93,Greta Anderson93,ErnestDaniels92,CatherineShine90. Intermediate.-AnnieFerry 92, GladysThomas90,AddieEvans89. AdvancedGrade.-VeraBeswick93. MaryO'Callaghan91,JackWall91, KathleenLarney90. DiplomaTypewriting.-Mollie Holmes93,VioletLynch92,Fanny Rogers90,NorahArcher86. Bookkeeping Junior.-GretaAnderson95,CatherineShine92,LennieFetzer92. Elementary.-AnnieFerry98,Gladys Thomas94,.WillieFeeney94,Ernest Daniels93. Intermediate.-KathleenLarney93. AddieEvans93,JackWall92,Mary O'Callaghan90,VeraBeswick89. AdvancedGrade(honours).-Leslie Beswick96,VioletLynch94,Mollie Holmes93,NoraArcher93.Fanny Rogers92. Shorthand.

Junior.-AnnieFerry94.GretaAnderson92,ErnestDaniels91,Catherine Shine90. Elementary.-GladysThomas93, LennieFetzer92,AddieEvans91. Intermediate.-VioletLynch95, MaryO'Callaghan93,NorahArcher87, DavidRogers86,KathleenLarney70. AdvancedGrade.-MollieHolmes95. FannyRogers90. Diploma.-BerylReeves96., STJOSEPH'SCONVENT (SOUTHERNCROSS). ThefollowingarethesuccessfulpupilsofSt.Joseph'sConvent,atthe examinationoftheTrinityCollegeof Music,whichwasheldbyMr.S. Myerscough,Mus.B.,onMonday,25th inst:Higherlocal(pass),MollyO'Sullivan;intermediate(honours),Jessie Taylor;juniorviolin(pass),Gladys Ferguson;juniorpiano(pass),BeatriceFerguson;preparatory(honours), MollyProud;preparatory(honours), WalterGilmore:preparatory(pass), MollyMonaghan:preparatory(pass), JeanWhinfield;firststeps(distinction),MayFitzgerald;firststeps(distinction),JackWhinfield.Resultsof TheoryExamination,December1918. -Preparatorydivision:FredaScanlan,JessieTaylor,NorahPennyfather, EileenO'Sullivan.MollyMonaghan, MollyProud.

Dorothy.

CLARENCEBUCHANAN(Geraldton)ThespecialBedsteadyouinquire formustbethatmanufacturedbyCycloneCo.,Murray-street,Perth.Jones's RoyalHotel,Wellington-street,Perth, hasreplacedoldstylewiththemodern andsanitaryCycloneBedsteads.

ESTILLPARRY(Katanning): BoyswillbebOys,andyoucannotexpectthemtobethinkingofyour churchwindowswhenintheheatof agoodgame.YourplanistoprotectyourwindowswithCycloneWire Screen,asCongregationalChurch,Leeit-ervilleSt.Mary's,WestPerth;and othershavedone.

JOHN0.GOW(Homebush):If youwantareallyfirst-classEntrance Gatethebest-peopletoconsultare CycloneFenceCo.,Perth.Their GatesaremadeinW.A.intheirfactoryhere.Seethebeautifulgate erectedatArchbishopClune'sPalace, Perth,andHomeoftheGoodShepherd,WestLeederville.

JOHNH.NOBLE(Broome):The Fenceyouevidentlyrequireissimilar tothaterectedbyCycloneCo.atRe servoir,Mt.Eliza.Asyouarecorningtotownshortly,donothingtill youseethisfence.

DAVIDPRIMROSE(Perth):You willbequitesafeinthehandsofthe CycloneCo.TheysellnoGerman goods,andhavefrequentlyadvertised thefactlongbeforethewar.

DR.ALEXANDER(Fremantle): Youarequiteinerror.AllthebedsteadssentwiththeAustraliansto Egyptwerenotimported,astheCycloneCo.suppliedtheMilitaryDepartmentwithalargenumberoftheir patentstretchersthatyoufindinuse everywhere,onstations,inhotels,hospitals,etc.,etc.

MRS.BURGESS(Palmerston): Whynotsaveyourbutter,etc.,by usingaCoolgardieCooler.Getpyramid-shapedonefromCycloneCo., Murray-street.

MRS.ROSS(KoordaSendCyclonepeopleinMurray-streetthedimensionsofyourverandah,andthey willfixyouup.Wireworkofall kindsistheirspeciality.Theirexpensiveandupto-dateplant,withhighly expertworkmen,canturnoutanythinginBrass,Wire,orIron.

JAMESR.SHAW(Northam):CycloneCo.,Murray-street,makecrimped wireFramesforreinforcedconcrete. Consultthem.Patroniselocalindustryratherthanbuyproductsofcheap labourfromEurope.

JOHNMUXLOCHY(Hall'sCreek

ThebestStretcherforsleepingoutin theopenisthatoftheCycloneCo.Bewareofimitations.

Cattle:411penned,beingchiefly drawnfromtheMidlandline.The majorityoftheyardingconsistedof plainqualitybullocks,withoddpensof cowsandsteers.Themarketopened firm,butwasslightlyeasieratthe closeofthesale.Quotations:Far qualitymedium-weightbullocks,£26to £28;oddbeasts,to£407s.6d.;medium qualitylight-weight,£22to£25s.;light weightsteers,£15to£18;bestquality cows,£23to£25;oddbeasts,higher; mediumquality,£19to£21:lightweight,£18to£20. Wesoldonaccountipfvariousowners atfullmarketrates,1,536sheep,982 pigs,and11cattle. To

ThePerthOperaticChoralSociety, whichhascometotheforeinPerth thislastyearwithmusicaltreats,are presentingtheirpiece-de-resistanceat HisMajesty'sTheatreonSeptember 13and20. Intheirproductionof therenownedcomicopera"Dorothy" thereisgatheredacompanyofprincipalsandchorusthatwillbehardto surpass.Needlesstosay,thatinsecuringMissVioletConcanentofill thename-part(DorothyBantam)the societyhasbeenfortunate.Mr.Peter Roxbywilltakethemalelead(GeoffreyWilder).Mr.F.W.Ramageiswelladvancedinthepaintingofthesceneryforthethreeacts, andhepromisesthathisKentHop gardenscenewillbesomethingto enthuseover.Heispaintingthe sceneryfromanoriginal.TheWA, HuntClubhoundswillmaketheir firstappearanceonthestage,andthis isaninnovation.TheirExcellencies SirWilliamandLadyEllison-Macartneyandsuite,willbepresentonthe openingnight.Infact,SirWilliam hasstatedthat"Dorothy"ishisfavouriteopera.Theboxplanswillbe openedatNicholson's,Monday,September8.

ThecurrencyofthePeaceLoanof £25,000,000,whichtheCommonwealth isfloating,iseightyears,andthesecurityofferedisthebestintheworld. Previousloanswereexpendedinshot andshelloverseas.Notsowiththis one.Mostofthemoneywillbedevotedtowardsreestablishingthereturnedsoldierincivilianlife.Financialexpertsagreethatitisagood solidinvestment,astherateofinterestis5percent.,withaspecialin terestbonuswhichworksoutat£56s. percent.perannum.

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MURRAY-STREET.

ThoroughlyRenovatedThroughout. SplendidAccommodationforCountry Visitors. TARIFFMODERATE. GEORGEAUBURN,Proprietor.

GILLELAOGH(Tore)Wecolamendyouforyourcareandthought formother. ACycloneAll-wire Loungewithrugspreadoveritwill makeanadmirableseatforheron DonkeyCartwhengoingtotown.

D.-F.GORMAN(Beverley)The CycloneCo.haveneverimportedGermanWire,sotheyhadnonetosell cheapbeforethelawprohibitingthe saleofGermangoodsbecameoperative.

S.P.WALKER(Yarloop):Spring CoilFence,58incheshigh,sentoutin 5-chainrollsbyCycloneFenceCo., Murray-street,Perth,willsuityour purposeadmirably.Greatsavingin posts.

NURSEBOUGHTON(Menzies): YoucannotdobetterthanuseaCycloneNo.10Bedstead.Itisavery ingeniouscontrivance,andjustwhat youwant.Patientscanberaised, sheetschanged,etc..withoutinconvenience.

JOHNMACKAY(Albany)The WireFishTrapsyouinquireabout canbehadfromCycloneCo.,Murraystreet,Perth

WILLIAMARPAFEELIE(Cow cowing):TheFarmer'sGateiswithoutdoubttheNGate.WriteCycloneCo.fortheircatalogue.

GEO.SPENCER(Hopetoun)See theskysignmadebyCycloneCo.,of Perth,forEdwardBarnettandCo.,of Albany,andyouwon'thesitatelong overthequestionastobestpeopleto orderthesignyourequirefrom.

E.J.LAWRENCE(Narrogin):Tell yourfriendthatyin'can'tbeataCycloneChain-webbGatewithspiral chain-webbintersection,butseeyou getthegenuinearticle.Bewareof imitations.EveryCycloneGate bearstheirwell-knowntrademark.

E.LAMB(Kalamunda):Youcan haveeveryconfidenceinrecommendingyourfriendtogetaCycloneCot. Nodifficultyinarrangingforitsdivisisonintothreesections.Justthe thingfortriplets.Orderthroughany storekeeper.

DeathofFatherHonem.

SaintlyPriestPossestohisEternalReward. KellerberrininMourning.

Thedestroyingangelofdeathhas againvisitedourfold,andonceagain 'hashebeenbusyamongsttheanointedpriestsoftheLordinthis,our Archdiocese.Butlastweekitwasour painfuldutytochroniclethedeath andobsequiesoftheRev.Father PhilipSheridan,ofBoulder;afew shortweeksbeforeourcolumnsannouncedthesaddeathofFatherMaloney, oftheCathedral;andthisweekitis ourmelancholydutytorecordthe deathofyetanotherbelovedpriest-the Rev.FatherHughO'Reilly,ofKellerberrin.

Thereisacertainpathosindeath,a deepmysteriouspathos,moreespecial- lywhenitcomeswithsuddenswiftnessandquicksurprisetoputanend toabrilliantcareer;cuttingofflife initsearlyvirilebloom,regardless ofallthefuturethatmighthavebeen. FatherHughwasintheprimeoflife: strong,capable,andenergetic.A weekbefore-justalittleweek-he hadvisitedtheGoldfieldstosee,beforedeathgatheredhissoultoreap itseternalreward,hislife-longfriend andcompanion,theRev.FatherPhilip Sheridan.Thedeadlypneumanicinfluenzacaughthiminitsunmerciful grip.Feelinghimselfstricken,he tooktohisbed,fromwhich,despite thebestmedicalattentionandtenderskilfulnursing,heneverroseagain. Withthatmarvellousself-abnegationandcompletedisregardofconsequenceswhichissopeculiarlycharacteris- ticoftheCatholicclergywheretheir spiritualministrationsarerequired.HisGracetheArchbishopmotored fromPerth,tobewithFatherHugh atthelast.Andhewaswithhim untiltheend-fromThursdayuntil thatfatalhourof10.25onSaturday night,August23,1919,whenthesoul ofthedear,saintly,andbelovedsog- garthwentsafelyhome.Wecanimaginethepoignantgrief-thesilent agonythat.couldnotsave,evenifit could'alleviate,thesufferer'spainful passageintothegreatsilentvalleyof Death-the Archbishopkind-heartedfatherly endured,forHisGrace lovesallhispriests;heistheircompanion,theirconfidant,andtheir friend,andheespeciallylovedFather Hugh,evenasChristHimselfloved Hisoneandfavouriteapostle,St. John.

Sincetheadventofthedreadful scourgeknownaspneumonicinfluenza, intothisState,thepriestsoftheArchdiocesehasbeenkeptextremelybusy; theservicesofsomeofthemorefortunatehavenotasyetbeenrequisi- tioned;butallofthemrealisethe forceandmeaningoftheScripturalwords:"TheGoodShepherdlaysdownhislifeforhissheep."Ourdear LordHimselfwastheprimalexample

ofthisheroicduty,andHisfollowers inallagessince,inallnations,inall times,andforalltime,heedlessof personaldanger,willsparenotrouble normurmuratanyconsequence,to bringcomfortandconsolationtothe sickandtothedying.Thepossibil- ityofpersonalinfectionandthedangerofdeathdoesnotpreventthese goodshepherdsfrombringingpeace andfinalhappinesstothedeparting soul.PerhapsFatherHughhadsome presentimentofhisfate,fornowthat theMasterhastakenhimfrom amongstus,itispatheticandeven sad,torecallthemanylittledetails ofhisprivateconversations,hishu-

THELATEFR.HUGE!O'REILLY. mourousinnuendoes,andhischeerful optimism,becausebeingayoung, stronganduprightman,hebelieved thatallwaswellwithhim,andas suchthathewasimpervioustothe dreadfulanddeadlyplague.Hehad madehiswill-thatlastintimationof adyingman'sintentions-inhiscase thelastwishesofasincereandsaintlysoul:"Mybodytobeburiedin Kellerberrinamongstthebeloved ashesofmydeceasedparishioners." Thatwashislastrequest.Thetender, melancholyofit.Helovedhispeoplewiththatgloriouslovewhicheven deathcannotannihilate.Hislast wishthathisbonesshouldbelaidto

restandmoulderedintodustinhis parishcemetery!Andwewho knewhim,knowthatthere wasonlyoneotherspotin allthiswideworldthathadan equal,ifnotagreaterclaim,toguard hishallowedremains,andthatspot wasawaybackindearoldholyIre- land;intheoldchurchyardhealso loved,andwheretheashesofhisancestorsawaittherevivifyingsoundofthe Archangel'strumpettosummonthem tolifeandeverlastingglory.

FatherHughwasamanamongst men;hiswasthatgenialpersonality, thatsublimeuniqueness,thatendearingcharm,thatmakesuchasheworth while.Suchmenashewas,arethe pleasureoflife-andthejoyofexistence.Fornosectarianbitternesscan unhallowhisremains;hewasapriest, anobleanddignifiedone,andthe Archdiocesemaywellbeinmourning becauseofhispassing.Hehaswon thelaurelsofsincerehumanfriendshipandgenuineregard;maytheseas wellashissaintly,irreproachablelife, behispassportstoeverlastingbliss! HisGracewillmournhisloss;hewill weepbecauseofhissuddendemise, becauseofthegoodhehaswrought, andbecauseofthegoodhemightyet havedone-ifGod,hadonlysparedhim. TheCatholicChurchisthepoorerbecauseofhisloss,andAustraliaisthe poorerbecauseofhislamenteddemise. WiththedetailsofhislifeofselfsacrificeandzealouslaboursforGod, weshallnotdeal;hisworkinKellerberrinwastypicalofhiswholecareer. Heministeredsuccessivelytothespiri- tualwantsoftheCatholicpeoplein theparishatGuildford,and afterwardsatCoolgardie;butKellerberrin,Meckering,Cunderdin,andthe surroundingdistrictsarethosewhich willbeforeverassociatedwithhismemory.Butineverycornerofthe Lord'svineyardwhereFatherHugh hadtoiled,hemadehimselfapower, agreatspiritualpower;hecreateda centreofspiritualactivityandunremittingfervourwhichmusthave givengreatpleasureuntotheLord.No otherpriestintheArchdiocesecan produceasimilarrecordforsomuch activityinasimilarperiodoftime. AtKellerberrinhehaderectedasuperbchurch,withitsstrikingarchitec- turalfeaturesandrareinternalbeauty, andtheCatholicsthereaboutswill haveinitatouchingreminderofhis zealandfervourinextendingGod's Kingdomonearth.Besidesthis,therearetwootherbeautifulchurches,aschool,aconvent,andboarding-school,achurchhall-allmaterial evidenceofhisunceasinglabours,his hiddensacrifices,hisunflinchingapos- toliczeal,and,letitbeadded,hismar-vellousself-denial:Hewasaleader,

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anorganiserofahighorder,giftedbeyondmeasurewithastrongwill,untiringperseverance,greatforesight,and marvelloustact.Itishardtorealise thatheisgone;itissadtothinkof it;butthebrightassuranceofour holyfaithtellsusthatweshallmeet againinHeaven:wherethereshall benomorepartings,nortears,nor sorrow-buthappinessandjoyforevermore.

Bornthirty-eightyearsagoatLisoarty,Co.Longford,Ireland,Father HughcametoWestAustarliafourteenyearsago,afterabrilliantcareer atSf.Kieran'sCollege,Kilkenny, wherehewasordainedapriestofGod. SincethenhistimehasbeenexclusivelydevotedtothecauseofChristianityandCatholicisminthisState. Itwas.hisfondhopetorevisitthe scenesofhisboyhoodonceagain,and toseehisagedparents,bothofwhom arestillliving;butitwasnottobe. Theyarebothold,hisfatheris ninety-six,andourheartsgooutin sympathytothem,allbowedwiththe weightofyearsastheyare,atthis additionalcrossthathasbeenlaidupon theirpatientshoulders.Twoofhis sevenlivingsistershaveembracedthe religiouslife,oneisaSisterofMercy inEngland,theother,SisterMaryCecelia,isnumberedamongstthe MercySistersatVictoriaSquare, Perth,Tothemallweextendour sincerestsympathyintheirsadbereavement.

FatherHughdiedinharness,for itwasintheexerciseofheroiccharityandbrotherlylovethathecaught thedreaddisease.Hehadbeento theGoldfieldstoseeabrotherpriest beforehisdeath;helittleknewhow nearhisowntimewas.Hearrived toolate,forFatherPhil.Sheridan's soulhadfledtoitsrewardbeforehe arrived;butitisaconsolationto knowthatFatherHughhadreceived allthesacramentsourholyChurch earlyintheweekbeforehisillness developedserioussymptoms,and thoughdeniedhimhereforabrief time,heandhisdearfriendwillbe unitedinHeaven.

OnSundayeveninghisbodywas takenfromthepresbytery,wherehe hadlivedhislifeofsacrificeandrenouncement,totheChurch,wherehe distributedtheBreadofLife,andthe doctrinesofsalvationtohisbeloved. parishioners.Hisfaithfulpeoplecarriedtheremains;trueevenindeath totheirloveandconfidenceinhim. HisGracerecitedtheRosary,and preachedtoamourningcongregation on apostolicthepriestlyvirtuesandthegrand workofthedeceased.

ASolemnRequiemMasswassung byHisGraceat9a.m.onMonday morning,assistedbyFatherD.O'Donnell,ofNortham,andFatherH.Kearin,ofBeverley.Itwasonlytooevidentfromthemournfulappearanceof thechurch-andthemelancholydemeanourofthehugecongregation- thatFatherHughwassincerelyloved andrespectedbyallclassesofthe community.Itwastoasorrowingand bereavedpeopletheArchbishopspoke histouchingpanegyric;notaneye wasdryinthechurch;andHisGrace himself,byhisemotion,gavevisible signsofthepoignantgriefhefelt. Fromallsidescametouchingexpres- sionsofappreciationofFatherHugh'ssterlingworth,admirationsofhisholiness,andkeenregretforhisearly death. Fromvastdistancesof twentyandthirtymiles,hisscattered flock,andthosenotofit,cametopay thelasttributeofrespecttohisremains.Thefuneral,amileandaquarterlong,waseasilythelargest everseeninKellerberrin.Andthe townitselfshoweditsesteembyclosingallitsbusinessplacestillnoonday -ahigh,butwelldeservedtributeof respectandesteemonthepartofall.

SoFatherHughO'Reilly'sremains werelaidtorest,far,farawayfrom thelandhefirstloved,andfrom home;butyetaccordingtohisown wishes,amongsthispeopleinKellerberrin,andwheretheymayhavethe consolationofwaftinguptowards God'sgreatwhiteThrone,theirferventprayersforhisimmortalsoul. Soitisfarewell,dearbelovedFather Hugh;Godrestyoursoul.Maythe clayofKellerberrinrestlightlyon yourbody.Weintheconfidenceof ourfaith,hopetomeetyouinthe greathereafterofHeaven'sall-golden day.

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TwistHeavenandEarth. OtherPeople'sOpinion.

Accordingtotheever-consistent Englishmind,thesettlementofthe Irishquestionisa"domesticone."But totheEnglandoffiftyyearsago,the PapalquestioninthepoliticsofItaly wasafitquestionforEnglandtodabblein.Itissaidthatliarsandthieves shouldpossesskeenandactivememories.-CANADIANFREEMAN.

ThemorewelearnoftheLeague ofNationsandofthosewhoconcocted it,themorearewepersuadedthatit wasprovidentialthatthePopewas savedthehumiliationofassociation withtheoutfit.-CATHOLICADVANCE.

Whyshouldthenationalmindof Irelandstrivingforpureandworthy ends,becompelledtoacceptasits spokesman,thematerialmindofEngland,thinkingonlyhowtopaintthe mapoftheworldred,withabrush dippedinblood. Asthingsnow stand,withwhatevergiftsmenmay beborninIreland,theywillbedestinedtospendtheirenergiesforan endthatshouldnotrequirethatabsorptionifPresidentWilson'sgreat wordsmeananything.Thustheworld losesbecauseEnglandisalwaysseekingtothrow,notonlyIreland'ssoul, butherbodyalso,downthewellof herlustforphysicalmastery.-Darrel Figgis.

Thefinestthingaboutthesigning (ofPeace)isnotthesigners,butthose whorefusedtosign,theChinesedelegates.Theyrefusedtoattachtheir namestoatreatywhichtransferred ShantungtoJapan.Theyrefusedto beaparttothetheftoftheirown territory.Forthisactiontheywill beexcludedfromtheLeagueofNa.tions,whichwillcausethemlittle worry.Betterforthemthatthe Chineseshouldremainisolatedfrom thisholyalliancethantobeembraced byit,andbedismemberedandlooted atthesametime.Thiswillprobably bethefateoftheChineseanyway,as Chinaisoneoftherichestprizesthat awaitstheinternationalimperialists. TherefusaloftheChinesetosignis reminiscentofthegladiatorswhofaced theirtormentorswithdefiance,though knowingthatdeathwasnear.-NEW YORKCALL.

Ifyoumeetafriendwithananxious lookonhisface.heisprobablywonderingwhattheworldisgoingtobe madesafefornext.-FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW.

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"TheGreatWarwillbelongrememberedforotherthingsbesidesthedestructionoflifeandthereconstructionofthemapofEurope.Onthe financialsidethemostnotableevent istheuniversalabandonmentofthe goldstandard,notopenlyadmitted, butdescribedinthekindoflanguage familiarfromthebulletinsofdefeated armies."-QUARTERLYREVIEW.

"Atremendouslypowerfulfinancial oligarchyisdevelopingintheshadow ofthewar,thelikeofwhichhasnever beenknownintheworldbefore-possessingmorewealth,morepower, morecontroloverthedestiniesofthe humanracethananyclassorcaste everpossessed.Besidesthisoligarchy, theoldRomanSenateandtheVenetianCouncilofTenfadeintoinsignificance.Afterthewartheattitudeof thisoligarchytowardstheworkerswill beruthlessandterrible."-LONDON JUSTICE.

"Unscrupulousspeculatorsseepilferingopportunitiesintheircountry's trouble.Theywishforwarasthe piraticalwreckeronhisrockyshore wishesforfogsorhurricanes.-GeneralW.T.Sherman.

ThewarwasfollowedbyaPeace whichdidnotseemmuchbetterthan war.-ArchbishopMannix.

"Letnonefalterwhothinksheis right." "Itisnopleasureformetotriumphoveranyone."

Tosoaroverourcapitalcitywith MajorBrearley,saysFatherT.R. O'Grady,afterthreeweeks'struggle withthetreacherousinfluenza,wasalmostequaltoarestfulholiday.Perth lookedalittleplacefromtheclouds, almostasinsignificantassomeofour ambitiousPerthbeingswhoagitate withinitsstreets.Thesensationof rushingthroughspaceatanelevation ofalmost3000feetattherateofsixty orseventymilesperhour,unprovoked bythebumpsandjarsofterrafirma. wassimplyglorious:andthetripall tooshortNorcouldoneforamomentfailtorealisetheextremekind.

MoreAboutPapua.

Thosefrigate-birdsthatsailand soaroverYuleIslandareenviablefor theeasyviewtheygetofthatbeautifulspot.Thewholestretchofthe islandisdiametricallyonemileby three.Fourgrovesofcocoanuttrees speckthesea-shore,andbetweenlie grassyhillsandwoodedvales,bespreadwithpatchesofsoft-green bananasandyams.Theoceansideis fringedwithalongstreakofwaving nut-trees,andintheirshadestandsa doublelineofmaronesagothatchings underneath,wheredwellbaresavages incompanyoflong-snoutedpigsand scurfydingodogs.Onthenear-by sandbeachlietheirdug-outswithbambooplatformsandfish-netsspreadout todry.Onthebaysideoftheisland,withaperspectiveontheswellinghillsandthecloud-wrappedmountainsofthemainland,livethewhite settlers:inagullynestsatrader;in awidevalleyhabitsaGovernmentresidentwithhisnativepoliceandprisoners,andonaplateauistheCatholicMissionStation,Glaringironroofs andwhite-cladfiguresmovingbeneathgiantspraysofpalm.

Iwouldnotdetainyouhere,but havejustintroducedyou,becausehere aretheheadquartersfromwhereIwas sentouteastwardtotakeupmypresentposition.Ihadlivedmanyyears amongsttheduskybrethrenfarinland,andhadthrivenontheirhome dietoftarosandsweetpotatoes,while Itriedtotrainthemuptoaspiritual foodnewtothem.Circumstances createdbythewarbroughtonthe changeofresidence.

nessofthegoodsoulwhomadethe experiencepracticable.Itwasagenerousact,anftitsunanticipatedcharactermadeitallthemoreappreciable. Thenicethingssaidaboutyouwhen thegravityandstillnessofKarrakatta andeternitysurroundyou,havetheir ownvalue:butagenerousandsympatheticactdonewhilstyouarestill amongtheliving,makesyoueverappreciativelymindfuloffriendshipand itsvalue,andyougraspmoretangibly themeaningofthelinewhichtellsus: ''Flatterycannotsoothethedull,cold earofdeath."

mildhalf-tones,withvarioustrellis work.

Manyhavesteppedonlandhere witheagerness,-andevensomany lavefarewelledtheplacewithrelief. Forthisisahouseofgrumble,that heavesfromhumanbreastswiththe sameunrelentednessastheswellingof theencompassingseas.

Herefriendlinessdoesnotthrive,nor doeshomelinessnestlehere.Strang. ersfromthefourwindsconvenein theplace,andremainstrangers,brewingplansforahomeawayfromhere. Associationsformandfade,likethe hibiscusandconvolvus,flowersofa day.

Themirageofcopiousearningsand steadyincomeallurestheambitious youthstothisplace,whosoonfallvictimstodisillusion.Notonlyisdearnessoflivinguntoward,anditslack ofaccommodationvexatious,butthe drearnessoftheplaceisdepressive, anddepressionattainsthemostsanguine.Streetswithoutshade,dwellingswithoutgardens,shoreswithout walks.Atropicalsunandnorain, novegetation,nofruit.Barrenness withcourseness,heatwithdrought, glaringandleannessinstilshardness andgloom.

HereIlivealoneamongststrangers,watchingtheircoming,guiding theirstaying,andblessingtheirgoing.HowIlongtohaveachurch herethatwouldstandasabeaconto theCatholicsthatlandintothisplace ofstrangenessandtemptation,and wouldofferthemarefugeandacom fort.Myparishrunsbeyondthe confinesofthistown,andstretches actuallyhundredsofmilesawayeast. ButinmyownterritoryIamapriest withoutachurch,eveninthiscapital ofPapua.IentreattheCatholicsof Australiatocometomyassistance andputupthischurchwithme.I wishCatholicAustraliawouldmake thegiftofachurchtohercolony-I wishCatholicAustralianswouldappreciateourmission'sprotractedevangelisationworkinhercolonybydonatinguswithachurchforwhitepeople. -ED.VANGOETHENS. Telephone

"Comewhatwill,Iwillkeepmy faithwithfriendandfoe."

"Ihavenotwillinglywanteda thorninanyman'sbosom."

"AllthatIam,allthatIhopeto be,Iowetomyangelmother-blessingsonhermemory."

"Suspicionandjealousyneverhelp anymaninanysituation."

"Thereisnogrievancethatisan objectofredressbymoblaw."

"Thiscountry,withitsinstitutions, belongstothepeoplewhoinhabit it."

"Godmusthavelikedcommonpeople,orHewouldnothavemadeso manyofthem." -Lincoln(themartyrPresident)

FromYuleIslandawhaleboatwill takeyouintwodays.Thecoast whereitlieslow,iscoveredwithmangroveswhosemiasmaticsolitudesare hauntedbymosquitoesandalligators. Wherethehillsbordertheshorethey lookadunbarrenessenaccountofthe habitualabsenceofrain.Farbetween liesomenativevillagesfannedby wavingpalms,edgedinbyashining whitesandbeach.Asktheboat's crew,andtheywilltellyouintheir nativetongueorinpidginEnglish, thenameofeachvillage,alsothe chief's,andthethingsthathappen there:thecrops,thefishing,thegaining,andsoon.Butthemostimpressivenewsthatnativescantellone anotheristheeventofafeastwith itsdominantfeatureofcookingand dancing.

ingupoffromonetotenscoreof pigsandseveralacresoftaros,yams andbananas.Thedancingisnota two-hourwaltzing,butathreeorfour daysandnights'unrelentedstepping anddrumming.Thevillageairisembalmedwiththesweetodorsofthe gleamingointmentsthatliethickon thebarebodiesofthefeasters.The motleyarrayofpaintedbarkstrips bangingfromelbowsandankles,the multiformstringsofwhiteandpearlmothershellsroundtheirnecksand busts,thepatternsofyellowandred laidonintheirfaces,thefluttering feathersdancingonquill-springsin theirwoollyhair,thehugehead-dressesofflamingbirdsofparadiseandbrilliantparrotfeathers,allthatdazzling andglitteringoutfitturnstheplace intoadreamland.Thethrobofthe drumsandthecroneofthesingers willmaketheclewofapassingboat smartwithlonginganddrawdeep sighsatevery1,trokeoftheiroars. Whatisofmoreinteresttome, whileIamsailingalongthisNew GuineacoastbetweenYuleIslandand PortMoresby,isthewhitesettlers, themanagersandoverseersofplantations,thehandsatthebigsaw-mill. Eachofthosemenhavetheirstory, somewhatinthewayofthe"Foreign Legion"inAfrica.Iknowsomeof theoldhandshere,wholedalife ofadventureatthebeginningofthis colony,andhadmanyhair-breadthescapesamongstthehead-huntingand man-eatingtribesoftheinterior.Some ofthesettlersarevagrants,whohave walkedtheworld,andcanspinendless yarnsoftheirpersonalexperiencesin differentpartsofourglobe.Others areadventurousyouths,andhavebeen ledtothosetropicalsolitudesthat buildupsome,butbreakdownmany. OneoldcolonistwhomImetwasan Irishmanoftwenty-eightyears,uninterrupted,livingintheplace,andhe waskeenlyintentonmeetingthe misisonarywhobeatshimbyfour years.Thisfather,Ibelieve,holds therecordofuninterruptedresidence inNewGuinea.Lastyearhecame forthefirsttimetoPortMoresby, and,asanewlycaughtbirdinacage, hekeptinacorner,andreturnedto thebushwithoutevenalook-round, although,Imustsay,heisaclean strangertoanythinglikedump.

Afeastwhichhasbeenpreparedfor monthsandyearsiscertainlynota commonevent.Thebookingthenis notaone-mealtransaction.butadish-

LetusarriveatPortMoresby.The capitalofPapuaisapictureenough tothosethatsailintoherharbour. Thereisallthecolouringofapainter'spallette.Betweenaforeground ofdeepmarineandbackgroundof palecerulean,onastretchofyellow andbrownrock,tapestriedwithsoft ruddygrass,liesajumbleofshining whiteandredroofsoverhouses.in

AuntBessy'sCorner.

MydearChildren,1haven'tmanyletterstogiveyou thisweek,owingtohavingtosendmy .budgettotheprinterearlierthan ,isual.Ihaveseveralonhandwhich 'camejustasIhadcompletedmylittle parcel.Theywillmakeupmynext, packet.Sothoseofmyniecesand nephewswhohavewrittentomeand maynotreadtheirlettersintheCornerthisweek,mustn'tbedisappoint- ed;theywillappearinthenextissue oftheRECORD.Owingtoadifficultyingettingsuppliesofpaperthe spacehasbeenrestricted,butwhen thepapershortageisover,wewillget backouroldmeasure,andIwillbe abletohavelonger"talks'withyou and,perhaps,beabletointroducenew ideasintothepage.Ihaven'tforgottenthelistofmoneyscollected sincetheopeningofournewterm,and Ishalltrytohaveitprintednext week.Sincemylastconversations withyou.FatherHughO'Rielly,of Kellerberrin,diedafterafewdaysillnessfrominfluenza.Hewasavery zealous,goodpriest,andIbegfrom allmylittleniecesandnephewsa prayerforthehappyreposeofhis soul.MaythegoodGodgrantto himtheeternalrestofthejust. Yourloving, AUNTMUST, FAVOURSRECEIVE/S.

ClientofSt.Anthony,Newcastlestreet,sends10s.forthe"weeones,"in gratitudeforfavourreceivedthrough theintercessionofSt.Anthony.

Quindalup, August11,1919. DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldliketo becomeoneofyournieces.Iam inthethird-class,andamnineyears old.Igotoschooleveryday.I havethirteencertificatesforgoodat- tendance.Weliveclosetotheschool andcanseeitfromourhouse.I havetwobrothersolderthanmyself goingtoschool,andalittlesister, Veronica,sixyearsold.Sheisinthe first-class;sheisthebaby.Welive nearthesea,andcangetalotofshells. Sometimestheseaisveryroughdur- ingthewintermonths.Weliveby theCaves-road,andcanseeallthe motor-carsgoingalong.Lovetoyour- selfandthe"weeones."-Fromyour lovingniece, NELLIEHARRIS.

Nelliedear.-Youareaveryfortun- atelittlegirltohavethirteencertificatesforgoodattendanceatschool; andyouonlynine.Youareluckier thanalotoflittlegirlsinthecountrywhohavetoeitherrideorwalk longdistancestoschool.Youcansee yoursfromyourhouseandso,Nellie, itshouldbequiteapleasureforyou todoyourwalktolessonsafterbreakfast.Itisaneasywalk,Iamsure, forlittleVeronica.Theboys,Isuppose,findthewalkoverlonginthe summer-time-whentheseaiscalling tothem,andtheyseeadipinview. Iamgladyouarenotlivinginone ofthoselonelyplaceswherethereare fewpeopletobeseen,andlittlebeyondwildflowersandgrowingcrops tointerestyou.Thankyou,little Nellie,fortheloveyousendthe"wee ones"andyourloving AUNTBESSY.

Caves-road,Quindalup. August16,1919. DearAuntBessy,-Itisquitealong chilesinceIhavewrittentoyouWe _mereallverysorrytoreadaboutyour iMiesswiththe'flu,buthopeyouhave quiterecoveredagain.Wehavebeefs havinglovelyweatherdownhere,the fishermenhavebeendoing"bonza" tradethislastfewweeks.Ihaveleft school,butstilltakelessons,which arecorrectedbytheheadteacher.I willmostlikelybegoingtositfor

IfYouWantaComfortableMotorCar, Ringup BILLHOUSE CarP777,RailwayMotorRank. 'Phone,1910.

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themonitors'exam.attheendofthe year.Myyoungsisterwroteyoulast week.Theyhavetheirmid-winter holidaysnow;theylastforafortnight. SometimebackIsentmycollecitng- cardinwith10s.6d.,butwedidnot gettheRECORDinwhichitshould havebeenpublished,so1shouldbe verygladifyouwouldletmeknowif youreceivedit.Withlovetoyourselfand the"weeones."-Iremain,yourlovingniece, NITAHARRIS.

MydearNita,-Iamgladtohear fromyouagain,andtoknowthatyou hadsomesympathyformeinmyat- tackof'flu.It'soutofmyhousejust now,andIthankGoditis.Idon't wanttoknowofitanymore.Ithas broughtalotoftroubletofamilies onthecoast;and,Nita,dear,asyouknow,severalofourpriestshavediedfromit.OnSundaylast,Iheardthe sadnewsofFatherHughO'Rielly's death.Prayforhissoul,mydear, hewasa decidesplendidpriest.Shouldyou tositforthemonitor'sexamination.Ihopeyouwillsucceed ingettingapass.Workhard,Nita, andyou'llsucceed.Onlybyhard workcansuchthingsbedone.I likedNellie'sletter.Don'tworry aboutthecard.Igotitandthe10s. 6d.Theacknowledgmentandyour letterappearedintheCornerduring Maylast.Thankyouverymuchfor it.Youmustn'tforgettowriteto irie,eventhoughyouhaveleftschool. Writeoftentoyourloving AUNTBESSY.

Totadjin,viaMerredin. August6,1919.

DearAuntBessy,-Iwassopleased toseeMollie'sletterintheRECORD, lastweek,thatIthoughtIwouldwrite too.Theairislovelyandfreshup here,andthebushflowersarejust beginningtocomeout.MollieandI gatheredalargebunchofpinkand whiteeverlastingsforouraltar.We donotgotoschooluphere,butwe getpapersfromtheEducationDepartment,andweworkthemunder father'ssupervising.Wehavehada lotofrainherelately.The'fluhas notreachedusyet(thankGod!).If thepeoplewholiveinthetownswould liveinthecountry,therewouldn'tbe somuchsickness.Wewillnotlike goingbacktotownagainwhenour holidayisover.Well,dearAunt Bessy,Imustclosenow.Withloveto vourselfandthe"weeones."-Iremain,yourlovingniece, EILEENO'LEARY.

Oh!howdoyoudo,mydearEileen, it'sreallyniceofyoutoremember me.Ithoughtthecountryair,the everlastings,"thelowingkine"and thebrindlecowthatMolliewrote about,hadchangedthecurrentof yourthoughtsfromtheCorner-and me,tothepleasuresandinterestof countrylife.Iamglad,reallyglad, youareenjoyingyourholidayinthe country.Indeed,Eileen,Iamalittle enviousofyourhappiness.Iam gladtheblessedrainishearteningthe farmersin.yourdistrict. 1canalmostseeDadsmilingandrubbinghis handswithjoy.Itisanawfulpity thepeoplewholiveinthetowns couldnotliveinthecountry.They'd getthebittersideofnatureifthey did;but,Eileen,who'dmakethe townsandkeepthemdoingbusiness? Iamgratefulfortheloveyousend the"weeones"andyourloving AUNTBESSY.

Linton,Pucawan. August2,1919..

DearAuntBessy,-Thisisthefirst letterIhavewrittentoyou.My sisterwrotetoyou,andyouaskedher totellustowritetoyou.Weare havingadroughthere`now.Wehave alotofsheepandcattle.Theyare allprettyfatnow.Wekilledapig yesterday.IwilltellyouaboutTemora.Theinfluenzaepidemicisvery

badinthere,too.Temoraisgetting verybignow.Therearesomebig storesinTemoranow.Meagher's storeisthebiggestofthelot.There aretwosiloshereandalittlebitof gold_isfoundaroundTemora.It wasaverybusyplacetillthe'flugot going.AriahParkisnotveryimpor- tant.Wehardlyevergothere.I am strikelearningthepiano.Theseamen's isgettingserious.Wecannot getmuchsugaratatimenow.-Iremain,yourlovingnephew, GEORGEMACKINLAY.

MydearGeorge,-Youarevery welcometoourCorner,andnowthat youarewithus,youmuststaywith usuntilyouarequiteabigfellow andintheneighbourhoodoftwentyone.Maryhasalsowritten,andI ampleasedthattheprettynameof Pucawanislikelytobeoftenheard inourcircle.Iamsorrythereisa droughthangingroundyourneigh- bourhood.Wearehavingaspellof wetweatherinthisregion,andalso the'flu.Soyouseethegoodthingsarefrequentlyaccompaniedbybad things.Wehavelostseveralofour youngpriestsowingtothesickness, whichcontinuestoclaimitstollof victims.IhopeDadwillnotsuffer owingtothedrought. Iknowifit continueshewillbeveryanxious,and forthatreason1hopeyouwillsoon havegloriousrain.Iwasgladto readaboutTemora;itwasjustmakingabignameforitselfwhenIwas intheEast.Itpromisedtobea biggoldcentre,butitmusthavegone backinthatrespect,sinceyousay onlyalittlebitoftheshiningmetal isfoundtherenowadays.Ihopeyou willsomedaybeagreatpianist,but, George,dear,don'tgrowlonghair. Long-hairedfellowsare,Ithink,an abomination.That'SwhyIhate springpoetsandfiddlers.I'mshort ofsugarmyself,George,soIsympa- thisewithyou.ButMr.Hugheswas intownthisweek.andheisgoingto dobigthings,soIsupposewe'llsoon haveplentyofsugar.Writeoften mydearnephew.Ishallbegladto hearfromyou.-Yourloving, AUNTBESSY.

Linton,PucawanP.O.

August2,191,9. DearAuntBessy,-Iamjustthinkingaboutwritingtoyou.Montey gotabusytimeto-day.Iwentwith dadyesterdaytoroundupsomecattle. Theywerenearlyallsteers.Wekilled apigtheotherday.Itwasahundredandthirty-sixpoundsweight.It willbemybirthdaythismonth.I willbenineyearsold.Ourschool hasbeenclosedforfiveweeks.My eldestbrotherisgoingupfortheBursarythisyear.Myauntyisteaching methepiano. 1supposeasIamusuptoomuchofyourvaluableaccomodation,1willsaygood-bye.Withlove.-Fromyourfondniece, MARYMACKINLAY.

Iamgladthatinyourthinking aboutwritingtomeyoudecidedon doingso,mydearMary,andalsothat yourinducedGeorgetofollowyour example.Whokilledthepig,Mary? Yousay"we."Ican'timaginethat youdidmorethangiveordersand lookinterestedwhilstpooroldporky wasundersentenceofdeath;1361b. isabigweight;thebutcher'shereare chargingls.4d.perlb.forpork.So porkymusthavefeltpleasedtodie attheprice.Whenyourbirthday comes,mydearMary,rememberthat AuntBessysendsherloveandbest. wishesformanyhappyreturns.I hopethebigbrotherwillsucceedin winningtheBursary.Youarevery welcometomyaccommodation,dear child;useasmuchofitasyouwant to,anddon'tbeinahurrytosay good-bye.Loveandkissesfromyour loving AUNTBESSY.

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ECZEMAALLOVERHEAD, DreadfulItchingDiseaseCuredby Zam-Buk.

Childrenarealwaysrunningtherisk ofdistressingskinandscalpdiseases, somotherswillbegladtoknowthat inZam-Buktheyhavearemedythat canbedependedupontogetridofthe troubleintheshortestpossibletime. Mrs.A.Lawson,of61Bucklandstreet,Sydney,writes:-"Mylittlegirl, Florence,hadabadattackofeczema onherhead.Theirritationwasdreadful.andthesoresweresobadthatI hadtocutallthehairoff.Herhead wasinanawfulstate.Thesoreswere continuallydischargingandspreading. andtheirritationwassobadthat Florencewouldnearlydriveherself intoamadfrenzy,andwouldscratch theplacesuntiltheybled.Iusedto havetokeepherhandstiedupat nighttopreventherscratching.

Havingfoundhospitaltreatment unsuccessful,Istartedtreatingthe eczemamyselfwithZam-Bukand verysoonthereweresignsofimprove. ment.ThewayZam-Buksoothed andstoppedtheitchingwasmarvel- lous.Florencegotnicesleepat nightsandsoonlostallherfretfulness.Zam-Bukseemedtogetright totherootofthediseasesothatthe soreseventuallydriedoffleavingnice newskinbehind."

Zam-Bukisalwaysreadyforimme- diateuseanditneverlosesitsremarkablesoothing,antisepticandhealing power.Zam-Bukisunequalledfor badlegs,sorefeet,ulcers,piles,ring-worms,poisonedwounds,itchyrash,insectbites,cuts,bruises,sprains,etc. 1/6or3/6allchemists.

People,PlacesandThings.

InthepresenceofacrowdedcongregationattheAfricanMissionChurch, Blackrock,Cork,MostRev.Thomas O'Gorman,C.S.Sp.,BishopofAmastria, andVicarApostolicofSierraLeone, raisedtothepriesthoodsixdeaconsof theOrder,whosemissionfieldisfixed atLiberia.Thenewpriests,andthe diocesesfromwhichtheycameare:Rev.ThomasConway(Limerick),Rev. JamesD'Donnell(Ardagh),Rev.Ml. M'Enery(Achonry),Rev.Patrick O'Connell(Limerick),Rev,James Stanley(KildareandLeighlin),Rev. ClaudeTaylor(Leeds).

MostRev.Dr.Drum,D.D.,anative ofWestmeath,wasrecentlyconsecratedBishopofDesmoines,Iowa.When only17yearsofageheemigratedto Iowa,whereheworkedwithhisuncle, whileattendinganightschool.He decidedtostudyforthepriesthood, andwasordainedin1901,afterwhich hevisitedIreland.Dr.Drumhasa brotherandsisterstilllivingathisold homeinFore,Westmeath.

TheQueenslandGovernor,saysthe BULLETIN,inreadingtheaddressat theopeningofParliament,foundin itaclausestatingthathisjobwas superfluous,andwhenhistermwas finishedtheStatewouldtrytoget alongwithoutanExcellency.And hisEx.,probablyknowinghisown superfluousness,showednosignofsurprise.Possiblyhewonderedthathe hadn'tbeenfoundoutearlier.

houseforthepurposeofseeingthelatter,stridinginononeoccasion,Iremember,whilewewerehavinganimpromptudance,muchtohisamazement.TheoldKinghimselflivedin thepalace.Iwonderhowmanyof thepeoplewhoheardthecheering, andtheloudvoiceofBismarckproclaimingtheEmperor,arealiveto-day inGermany.Notmany.Iexpect.I certainlybelieveIamprobablythe onlynon-Germanwhocanclaimto havebeenatVersaillesonbothoccasions."

MonsignorGosselin,whowasrecentlychosenascoadjutortoCardinalAmette,ArchbishopofParis,and whowillbeconsecratedBishopof Mosynople,wasborninParisin1870. Heisthetwelfthchildofhisparents, whohadaltogetherthirteenchildren; fiveoftheirgrandsonswerekilledduringthewar.ThenewBishopseems tohavethoughtofbecomingapriest fromthetimeofhisfirstCommunion.

Heisthefifthpriestthathisfamily hasgiventotheChurchinthecourse ofacentury.Hewaseducatedby theJesuitsoftheRuedeMadrid.In 1890heenteredtheSeminaryofIssy, andfiveyearslaterhewasordained priest.In1900hetookhisdegreeas DoctorinTheology.

asitsubstitutesgovernmentbyconstraint,withallitsevils,forgovernmentbyconsentwithallitsblessings.

Inthecourseoftheirstatementthe Bishopssay:-"Asforus,wehave theevilsofmilitaryruleexhibitedat ourdoors.Inthisancient,civilising nationthepeoplearenotpermitted torulethemselvesthroughmenof theirownchoice.Theworkisdone forthembysomestrangerwithout anyknowledgeofthecountry.Every daytheairischargedwithrumours aboutunsettlingsuchpartsofthe publicadministrationas,afteryearsof agitation,havebeenbroughtsomewhatintoharmonywithpopular wishes;andourrulerslatterlyhave beenengagedintheapparentlycongenialtaskoftransferringboththe powersthatwereexercisedbyanunrepresentativeauthority,andthose thatweretobeentrustedtoarepresentativeIrishbody,fromthecapitalofIrelandtothecapitalofEngland.Intheinterestsofpeaceand order,ofmortalityandnationality, thisaggressivedominationshouldstop onceforall.Solongasitlasts,our faithfulpeopleshouldnotallowany provocationtomovethemtooverstep thelawofGod.Theyhaveaninspiringexampletoguidethem.When Belgiumlayprostrateundertheheel ofoppression,theBelgiansinlike trialslistenedtothecounselsofCardinalMercier,andtheyhavetheir reward.Itshallbeso,pleaseGod, withourpeoplealso."

thelepersettlementonMolokai,has refusedtoacceptapensionfromthe HawaiianTerritory.ABillinthe Legislaturetogivehim£10amonth forlifehas,athisrequest,notbeen proceededwith.BrotherDutton saidhewasingoodhealthandwanted norewardforhisworkamongthelepers.Hehasnotbeenofftheisland ofMolokaiforthirty-threeyears,and hascontributed£2500ofhisown moneyforreliefwork.BrotherDuttonisaconvert,andwasaboutto taketheEpiscopalianorderswhenhe begantostudytheCatholicFaith.He wasreceivedintotheChurchbythe DominicanFathersatMemphis,TA-. nessee,April2,1883.In1886be joinedFatherDamieninhiswork amongthelepersofMolokai,andhas livedtherecontinuouslysince.Bro. therDutton,whowasborninStowe, Vermont,is76yearsold.In1861he enlistedinthe13thWisconsinInfan. try,andservedthroughtheCivilwar untilthefinalmusteringout.

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FatherEustaceBoylan,S.J.,who hasleftXaviertobecomerectorof St.Pat.'sCollege,isagentle,scholarlymanwithafinediscriminatingliter. arytouch.WhenAnglicanArchbishopClarkeenteredintoacontroversy withhimsomemonthsago,hefound himachivalrousandwell-equipped antagonist.RoomwasmadeforFatherBoylanatSt.Pat.'swhenFather T.O'DwyerwassenttoSt.Ignatius's, Sydney,tosucceedFatherT.Gartlan.

"Melbourne,"saysanEasternpaper ofultramontaneviews,"hasjustbeen enrichedbyanotherofMaxMaldrum's full-lengthportraits.Thistimeit'sArch. bishopMannix.Meldrumhaspainted himasthepeopleknowhim-tall, thin,stern,dignifiedandgaunt,in blackrobesandpurplehat.Thelikenessismagnificent,and,asusual,the artisthasgivenafinesensationof spaceandatmospherearoundthe figure.Theportraitwasdoneinthe Archbishop'slibraryatRaheen,and abrillianttop-sidelighthasbeenused. It'stobehopedthatthefaithfulwill secureitandhangitwhereallcan seeit."Wehopeso,too.

TheCatholicsofFranceareadopting certainoftheruinedchurchesinthe devastatedprovinces,andindividual parishesaretakinguponthemselves theresponsibilityofrestoringthese shatteredplacesofworship.Theparish ofSt.Sulprice,inParis,madefamous bytheworkofM.Olier,hasadopted theruinedchurchofSt.Remi,at Rheims,whichisevenmoredevastatedthantheCathedral..Thecureof St.SulpicehaspaidavisittoRheims, andmadeanexaminationofthe church.Thechurchfurniture,vestments,linen,choirstalls,organ,pulpit,andcarpets,aretobereplaced. Theroofrequiresrepairs,andtheparishionersofSt.Sulpicearemaking heroiceffortstoraisethelargesum ofmoneythatwillbeneeded.

TheBishopofArras,Monsignor Julien,hasbeeninParisseekingthe aidoftheCatholicsofthecityonbehalfofhisvastdiocese,whichsufferedterriblyduringthewar.TwohundredandfiftychurcheshavebeendestroyedaroundArras,whichforfour yearswaswithintheGemranfiring line.TheparishofPorte],nearBologne,hasadoptedtheparishofVitryenArtois.Portelhasalwaysbeen deeplyreligious,anditsinhabitants werethefirsttorespondtotheBishop'spleatoadoptoneoftheruined villagesofhisdiocese.

AdistinguishedIrishmaninthepersonofLordDunravenisprobablythe onlymanwhowasatVersaillesboth whentheGermanEmpirewasproclaimedin1871,andatthesignatureof thePeaceTreatyinJunelast, DuringtheFranco-PrussianwarLord Dunravenwasoneofthe''DailyTelegraph'scorrespondentswiththeGermanarmy,andlivedatVersaillesduringthesiegeofParis.LordDunraven,inaninterview,gavesomeinterestingreminiscencesofthescene forty-eightyearsago.Hesaid:-"The ceremony,Ithink,tookplaceinthe morning,butofthatIamnotsure. Itwasaverygorgeousaffair,fullof colour,andwithbandsplaying.The eeremonytookplace,notinthecentre oftheroom,asto-day,butattheend wherethePresswereseated.There wasaraiseddais,andbehinditakind ofaltar,withthenowfamiliarblack PrussianCross.thesamesortofcross astheGermanspaintedontheiraeroplanesduringthewar.Bismarckwas there,standingononeside,wearing theuniformofageneral,towhich rankhehadbeenpromotedfortheoccasion,andinfrontoftheKaiser wereVonMoltkeandalltheminor GermanSovereignsandgenerals.The chiefdifferencebetweenthataffair andto-day'sis,ofcourse,thecomparativedrabnessofthescenenow,with itsblackcoatsandtheabsenceof brightuniformsanddecorations.In otherrespectshistoryrepeatsitselfin acuriousway.TheGermanGeneral StaffoccupiedtheHoteldesReservoirs,orasmuchofitaswasbuilt then,exactlythesameportion.Ibelieve,astheGermansareoccupying now.Imyselfsharedthehousewith SirWilliamRussell,ofTHETIMES, andLordOdoRussell,whowasakind ofBritishdiplomaticrepresentative. Bismarckmorethanoncecametothe

waitedondaily.Countryordersat. tendedto.

CaptainStephenGwynnremindsthe readersoftheLondonOBSERVER thatthereisatleastonespotinBelgiumwhich"isforeverIreland." ThatisWillieRedmond'sgraveinthe gardenoftheconventatwhatwas oncethevillageofLocre.Thegrave ispracticallyintact,thoughitwasactuallyincludedinatrench-lineheldby theFrenchandthenbyGermans. "Buttheconvent."CaptainGwynn continues,"isaruinandthenunsare backthere,campedoutintinhuts,to resumesomepartoftheircharitable work.Fornineortenmonthsthe 16thIrishDivisionwasbilletedin Locre,whiletheUlstermenwereonly Acoupleofmilesaway,andthese nuns,whilecarryingontheworkof theirorphanage,andofahospitalin theirbuilding,madetimealsotorun asortofrestaurantforofficersintheir refectory,andtoprovidebathsforus inthebathroomoftheirschool.No onecanbetoogratefulforthetouch ofamenitywhichthisbroughtinto ourlives;andtheplaceisparticularly heldinmyaffection,fortherewere dinnersgiventhere,whenUlstermen andNationalistsfoundeachotherthe bestofcompany."

NowthatthePeaceissigned,a greatnumberoftheFrenchreligious whofledtoEnglandduringthewar, arereturningtotheirowncountry. Largenumbersofthemfoundahome intheIsleofWightwhereformany yearsnowtheBenedictineFathersof Solesmeshaveestablishedanabbey, whileinthetownofRvdethereisa largeabbeyofBenedictinenunswho leftFrancesomeyearsagoinconsequenceofthelawspassedagainstthe religiousorders.ManyoftheFrench nunswhocameoversince1914have madetheirpreparationstoreturnto France,andmanyhaveleftSouthamptonfortheFrenchports.

TheBishopsofIrelandhavejust concludedameetingatMaynooth, underthepresidencyofhisEminenceCardinalLogue.Astatement wasunanimouslyadoptedandpublished,declaringthatthepresentmethod ofgovernmentinIrelandcannotlast,

Mrs.JosephByrneSullivan-Conlon hasbeenhonouredbyPopeBenedict XV.withthemedaleProEcclesiaet Pontifice,inrecognitionofhertwenty fiveyearsofserviceontheMichigan CATHOLIC. Mrs.Conlon'ssilver jubileeintheapostolateoftheCatholicPresswasobservedlastFebruary, whenshewastenderedatestimonial banquetbybothCatholicandnonCatholicwomenofDetroit.Shewas themainstayofthelateWilliamH. Hughes,proprietorandpublisherof theMichiganCATHOLIC,untilthe paperwasincorporatedtwelveyears ago,when,inadditiontoherformer duties,sheassumedthoseofsecretary andtreasurer.AfterMr.Hughes' death,twoyearsago,shebecame editor.SheisamemberoftheexecutiveboardoftheCatholicPressAssociationoftheUnitedStatesandCanada.

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

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Melbourne,August16,1919. Sosoonafterthedeathofthelate FatherRobinson,hasoccurredthe deathofanotherprominentpriestat theheadofoneofoursuburbanparishes.TheVeryRev.MichaelP. O'Flynn,CM.,theSuperioroftheVincentianFathersinVictoria,andin chargeoftheparishofMalvern,died onSaturdaymorning,the9thinst., somewhatunexpectedly.Althougnhe hadbeenillforsometimeprevious,he seemedtohaveregainedhisusual health,butprobablythestrainoftravellingfromSydneyjustpreviously, broughtonhislastbriefsickness.Ile wasonly53yearsofage,andso,like FatherRobinson,wascutoffinthe primeoflife.HewasborninIreland,andstudiedatMaynoothbefore joiningtheVincentianOrderin1890. AfteractingasprofessoratAllHallows'College,Dublin,hecametoAustraliaaslateas1913.Herehewas madeSuperioroftheHouseofMissions,insuccessiontotheRev.Simon Hegarty,C.M.,whowenttothewaras achaplain.AlthoughhewasinMalvernforbarelyfouryears,thiswas timeenoughforhistalentsoforganisationtobeargreatfruit.Hebuilta newgirls'school,costing£4,000,and placedtheSacredHeartnunsincharge. TheresidenceoftheDeLaSalleBrothersinchargeoftheParishBoys' Schoolcost£700,andalsoextensiveaddition::weremadetotheschoolsthemselves.Inaddition,clubroomswere builtforthemenoftheparish,and furnishedsuitably.Thelistofhis practicalworkdoesnotendhere.His knowledgeandloveofmusicledhim tofurnishSt.Joseph's,hisparish church,withasplendidorgancosting £1,000,andunderhisguidancethe choirwasraisedtoahighpitchofexcellence.Buthiszealalsoextended tothemorespirituallifeofhisparish, andbothbranchesoftheSacredHeart sodalityhaveattainedastateofcompleteandthoroughdisciplineandorganisation.Thelatepriestdiedon theSaturday.andafterthelastMass ontheSundaymorning,thebodywas broughttothechurchbythemenof theparish,formedinprocession,and duringthedaymanyvisitedthe churchtoprayforhissoul.Thefollowingmorningthechurchwasdenselycrowdedfromanearlyhour,for theRequiemMass,at10.30a.m.Over 100priestswerepresent,andHisGrace theArchbishoppresided,andprouncedthefinalAbsolution,and,proceedingtothepulpit,paidthefollowing tributetothememoryofthedeceased priest:-

"Iwishtoaskyourprayersmost earnestlyforthereposeofthesoulof FatherO'Flynn.Hisunexpecteddeath hasbeenagreatblowtohisbrother priestsandtothepeopleofMalvern, towhomhewasmuchattached,and forwhomhespenthimselfuptohis verylasthour.Tome,also,Father O'Flynn'sdeathhasbeenagreatson row.ForIknewhim,perhaps,longer thananybodyhere.HeandIwere associated,nowmanyyearsago,at MaynoothCollege.Hewasthenwhat youhaveknownhimtobe,bright, genial,unselfish,amantomakehosts offriends,butnoenemies.IwellrememberwhenheleftMaynoothCollege,andgaveuptheideaofbecoming asecularpriest,weweredisposedto

bejealousoftheVincentianFathersretrospectivesurveyofeducational forhavingattractedFatherO'FlynnmattersinColac,hesaidthatmore totheircongregation.Thehopesofthanagenerationagotheyhadsethoseearlydayswerenotdisappoin-curedtheservicesofdevotedandtated.MostofFatherO'FlynnslifelentedSistersofMercytogivetheir wasspentinIreland,andtherehechildrenasoundreligiousandsecular wasrecognisedasamanofbrillianteducation.TheCatholicsofColac parts,asamissionary,asanorgani-hadnowrealisedthattheoldschool ser,asapreacher.Withoutseekingwasinadequate,andwiththeirusual them,hewonfriendswhereverhegenerositytheyhaddecidedtoerect wentforhimselfandforhiscongre-aschoolatacostofover£4,000,which gation.ThegreatworkwhichhedidwouldbesecondtononewhencorninIrelandmarkedhimoutasthemanpleted.Theirzealouspastor,Very tofillhereinAustraliatheimportantRev.FatherKennelly,wasthrowing positionwhichhehasforthepasthisusualenergyintothemovement. fiveyearsoccupiedwithsomuchdis-TheCatholicsofColac,likeotherlotinction.HerehewontheheartsofcalitiesintheWesterndistrictofVicthepriestswithwhomhewasassoci-toria,hadearnedagreatreputation ated,andtheaffectionsofthepeopleinallpartsoftheStatefortheir whomheservedsowell.Nowonder,generosity.AtNooratlately,when therefore,that.hisuntimelydeathhehadlaidthefoundation-stoneofa shouldhavecausedwidespreadsor-newchurchthere,£1,500hadbeensubrow,andthatsomanypriestsandpeo-scribed.Theyalsohadtw'ogreatcolpleshouldhaveto-daygatheredlectionsatCororookelately,buthe aroundhisremainstopayalasttri-feltthatColacwouldthatdaybeat butetohismemory.FatherO'Flynntheserecords.CatholicshadtosubwasamanofGod.Ifhehadafault,mittoagreatsacrificeinbuildingand itwas,perhaps,thathethrewhimselfmaintainingtheirschools.TheyretooenergeticallyintoanyworkthatceivednoassistancefromtheGovernhetookinhand.Ifhehadsparedment.butsomedayhehopedtosee himselfevenalittle,hemighthavethatgrievancerighted.Theycould livedlonger,andintheendaccom-helpinthismatterbybecomingmore plishedmore.Butitwashisnatureunitedthantheywere.Theresults tobegenerous,whole-hearted,eager,ofagoodreligioustrainingweremanirestlessinthepursuitofanyprojectfestinthechurchthatmorningby thatmadeforGod'sglory.Whateverthelargecongregationsandthereligi. hedid,hedidforGod,andinGod'sousfervourofthepeople.Thesame serviceheknewnotwhatitwastoexperiencewasbeingmetwithall measurehislabourortohusbandhisoverAustralia.Atthepresenttime enegry.Hisrewardhascomesoonerawaveofcalumnywasbeingdirected thanheexpected.InasensehediedagainsttheChurchthroughoutthe alonelydeath.Wemighthavewish-lengthandbreadthofAustralia,and edtoarrangeitotherwise.ButGodhethoughtthecauseofitwasjealknowswhatisbest.Whentheendoust'.Catholicswere,however,quietcame,wecannotdoubtbutthatVin-lyattendingtotheirreligiousduties. centwasathisbedside;andJoseph,Bycloseattentiontotheirreligious thepatronoftheChurch;andMary,dutiestheyhadnothingtofear,and intheyearstocometheChristianity whomhelovedsotenderly.Theyled himtoreceivehisrewardfromtheofAustraliawouldlieinthehandsof MasterwhomhehadsofaithfullytheCatholicChurch." served.Hisasheswillliefaraway LutheranSchoolsinVictoria. fromhishomeinIreland.Buthe WhileonthesubjectourCatholic haslivedanddiedamongfriendshere,schools,itistobenotedthatapersiswhohavelovedhiminlifeandwillnottentagitationisbeingmaintained forgethimindeath.MayGodgrantagainstthefewLutheranschoolsin resteternaltohissoul."Fatherourmidst.Theseschoolsareina O'FlynnwasburiedintheSt.Kildasomewhatanalogouspositiontoours, Cemeteryinthatpartreservedforinthattheyaremaintainedbythe theVincentianFathers.MayhissoulLutheranChurchauthoritiesforthe restinpeace. benefitoftheadherentsoftheirreliCatholicActivity. gion.Intheearlydaysofthewar AfterdetailingalistofChurchbuild-theseschoolswereplacedundera ingactivitiesinMalvernforthepaststrictsetofregulations,whichtheaufouryears,itisinterestingtonotethatshantiesappeartohavescrupulously adheredto.Nevertheless,anagita- thereappearstobenoslackeningin suchactivityinotherpartsofVic-tionhasbeenmaintainedthroughout toria.Thereisscarcelyaparishinthewartoclosetheseschoolsabsoluthearchdiocesewheresomeorothertely,apparentlybecausetheymight Catholicbuildingisnotbeingerect-inculcateanti-nationalsentimentsinto ed,eitherachurch,school,orclub-intothechildrenattendingthem.It room.AndsuchCatholicbuildingisissignificantthattheagitationagainst beingdoneintheprovincialdiocesesthemisbeingcarriedoutbythose whowouldsummarilyclosetheCathotheas well.LastSunday,HisLordship BishopofBallarat,laidthefoun-lieschooliftheycould.Thelatest representationstothePremieronthe dationstoneofnewschoolbuildings atColac,whicharetocost£4,000.subjecthavebeenmadebytheReDuringHisLordship'sremarksontheturnedSoldiers'Association.They subjectofhisvisittothedistrict,hemakenoattempttoproveanyparticuremarked larchargeagainsttheLutheran onthisexampleofthegenerosityofCatholicsonsuchoccasions,schools,andinfact,donotappearto Hiswordsarereportedasfollows:-evenmakeanychargeagainstthem. Apparentlytheywouldbesatisfiedif "Attheconclusionofthesermonhistheword"Lutheran"werepaintedout Lordshipreferredtothenatureofhisandanyothernamesubstituted.As visit-namely,thelayingthatmorningwassaidabove,thismovementlOoks ofthefoundation-stoneofthenewlikesimplyanextensionoftheefforts schoolbuildings.Intakingabrieftocloseupallprivateorsemi-private

GermanPriestsand CatholicSoldiers.

Thefollowingletterwasreceivedby theLondonCATHOLICUNIVERSE fromaCatholicofficerwhohasjust arrivedinEnglandfromaprisoncamp inGermany:"Iwouldlike,"hewrites,"tobring tothenoticeofallBritishCatholics thegreatspiritualcomforttousby theCatholicpriestsofGermany.The opinionsIpossessinregardtotreatmentmetedouttomyselfandmycomradesbyPrussianmilitarismandhatred,arequitetheoppositeofthose Iholdrespectingtheendeavoursofthe GermanCatholicprieststohelpusin thattruespiritoffaithwhichbinds theCatholicsofallnationstogether. WhileinBaden,atthecampofRastatt,wepossessedourownEnglish chaplainswhohadbeentakenprisoners-FatherDalyandFatherDuggan, who,thoughoften,likeourselves,very hungry,workedparticularlyhardfor .ourwelfare.

"However,theCatholicparishpriest ofRastattwasequallytirelessingivinghelpineverydirection,andwhen welostourtwoEnglishFathers,he carriedouttheirwork.Wehadnot beenlongatthiscampwhenaCatholic officerdied.Hewasburiedbythis Germanpriest,whospokeatthegravesidetoperhapseightyormoreofficers oftheChurchofEngland.Thewords touchedtheheartsofall:'Restherein theGermansoilofBadeninpeace.The Catholicreligioninmattersoffaithis onegreatuniversalbrotherhood.The prayersoftheCatholicsofRastattwill alwaysbeofferedupfortheholysouls inthisgraveyard.Whenyoureturn toEngland,givemysympathytohis sorrowingfamilyandtellthemhewill alwaysberememberedinourSacrifice oftheMassandprayers.'

"Again,whenIwasmovedtoaprisoncampfarawayinPrussianPoland, alongwithalargenumberofotherof ficers,aGermanpriestcameandmade inquiriesastothenumberofCatholics,etc.Thispriestvisitedthecamp regularly,andwiththeaidofaspeciallyprintedbookinEnglishandGerman, wasabletohearconfessionsandsupply

schoolsandfreeallchildrenthatattendtheStateschools.Startlingas thiseffortmayappear,thereseemsno doubtthatsomeofourpublicmen woulddothis,oratleast,saythey woulddoso.Theywoulddoitin theinterestsofthepublicspiritand thenationalsentimentofthepeople. Theydonotrealisethatperhapsthe Stateisrightininsistingthatevery childshouldbeeducateduptoacertainstandard.Itdoesnotfollowthat theStateshouldundertakethework itselfifsomeofthecommunityare preparedtodoitthemselves.They shouldunderstandthatitistheduty oftheStatetoseethateachchild issoeducated,anditisnoconcernof theirswherethechildobtainsitseducationfrom.

TheannualMelbourneeffortonbehalfofthechildren'scharities,will beheresoon,andasinotheryears, Catholicsarepreparingtodotheir shareofthegivingandoftheworkof collecting.Itmayberemembered thattherehasbeensomecontroversy overhereabouttheallocationofthe fundscollectedonWattleDaylast wear,sinceitwasapparentthatCatholicinstitutionshadbeendiscriminated against;andoneinparticularhad beendeprivedofanyshareatall,althoughithadrepresentativesactuallyhelpinginthecollection.However, itislikelythattherewillbenorepetitioncifanysuchsectarianismwhen thefundstobecollectedthistime, arebeingdistributed,becauseatlast somewhatbelatedjusticeisbeingdone toSantaCaraRestHome.Thisis theinstitutionreferredtoabove,and ithasbeenalloted£25outofthe1918 fund,whichissomereturnatleast forthethelabourofthosiladieswho helpedinthecollectionofthatyear.

ProtestantFederation.

InconnectionwiththeWattleDay appealforthisyear,allthestreetsectionsallotedtothedifferentbandsof workersaresmaller usual,owing tothefactthatnewcharitableorganisationscomeintobeingfromtimeto time.Butallthesame,itisstrange thatroomisbeingfoundinthecity togiveasectioninthechargeofsuch a"charitable"organisationasthe ProtestantFederation.Iamnot awarethatthereisanyinstitution whichoughttobenefitfromtheactivitiesonitsbehalfoftheProtestant Federation.However,thatisabody whichseemspreparedtopushinanywhere.Atthemunicipalelectionsto beheldshortly,definiteProtestant Federationcandidatesaretocontest seatsfortheSouthMelbourneCouncil.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehow theyfare.

OneSundayofthismonthistobe celebratedbythefederationas"ReformationSunday,"andinconnection withtheday,specialsermonsareto bepreachedattheAnglicanCathedral, However,thoseauthoritiesofthat cathedralhavebeencarefultopoint outthroughthenewspapers,that thesesermonswillnotbeunderthe auspicesofthefederation,astheAnglicanChurchhasnoconnectionwith thatbody,andisnotinanywayresponsiblefortheutterancesofanyof itsmembers.EvidentlytheProtestantFederationistooslimyfordecent Protestantstotouchit.

allourneeds.Hedistributedprayer books,Rosaries,etc.,andevenlentus sacredpicturesofOurLady,St.Joseph, andtheSacredHearttohangoverour beds.Masswassungeverypossible Sundayinasmallroominthecamp, andtheofficershadgottogetherand recitedtheRosaryfortheirtemporal andspiritualintentions,everyoneof whichwehadthegratificationofobtaining.Inthehungrydayswemade aNovenaforsuccortoOurLady,and ontheninthday,whenfinishingthe Novena,wehadthepleasureofhelping tounloadcasesofbiscuitssentbythe BritishHelpCommittee.OntheSundaybeforeweleftthecampourchaplainobtainedpermissionforustohold aspecialthanksgivingserviceintown. TheMasswascelebratedbyourGermanchaplain,servedbyEnglishchoir.

"MostofusCatholicofficersfelta goldenchancewasbeingmissedby havingnoCatholicliteraturesentout fromhome.TheY.M.C.A.andother Protestantsectswereveryactivein sendingoutprayerbooks,pocketGospels,etc.,andwehopedtohavereceivedasupplyofCatholicTruthSocietypamphlets,whichwouldhave

helpedusconsiderablyinspreadingthe essentialhistoricalfactsofourholyreligion.Wegenerallygotoverthedifficultybyprovingthefactthathelp inaspiritualsensewasnotnecessary fromEngland,aswecouldobtainit, notonlyinGermany,butalloverthe world.

'Yes,theonlycomfortwehadin Germanywastobefoundfromareligiouspointofview,andIshallalwayskeepamemoryinmyheartof thesympathyandworkoftheCatholicpsnestswhoamidsttimesofhunger andtrialkeptusstrongandhopeful."

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ByE.W.C.,Melbourne.

bejealousoftheVincentianFathers forhavingattractedFatherO'Flynn totheircongregation.Thehopesof thoseearlydayswerenotdisappointed.MostofFatherO'Flynn'slife wasspentinIreland,andtherehe wasrecognisedasamanofbrilliant parts,asamissionary,asanorganiser,asapreacher.Withoutseeking them,hewonfriendswhereverhe wentforhimselfandforhiscongregation.Thegreatworkwhichhedid inIrelandmarkedhimoutastheman tofillhereinAustraliatheimportant positionwhichhehasforthepast fiveyearsoccupiedwithsomuchdistinction.Herehewontheheartsof thepriestswithwhomhewasassociated,andtheaffectionsofthepeople whomheservedsowell.Nowonder, therefore,that.hisuntimelydeath shouldhavecausedwidespreadsorrow,andthatsomanypriestsandpeopleshouldhaveto-daygathered aroundhisremainstopayalasttributetohismemory.FatherO'Flynn wasamanofGod.Ifhehadafault, itwas,perhaps,thathethrewhimself tooenergeticallyintoanyworkthat hetookinhand.Ifhehadspared himselfevenalittle,hemighthave livedlonger,andintheendaccomplishedmore.Butitwashisnature tobegenerous,whole-hearted,eager, restlessinthepursuitofanyproject thatmadeforGod'sglory.Whatever hedid,hedidforGod,andinGod's serviceheknewnotwhatitwasto measurehislabourortohusbandhis enegry.Hisrewardhascomesooner thanheexpected.Inasensehedied alonelydeath.Wemighthavewishedtoarrangeitotherwise.ButGod knowswhatisbest.Whentheend came,wecannotdoubtbutthatVincentwasathisbedside;andJoseph, thepatronoftheChurch;andMary, whomhelovedsotenderly.Theyled himtoreceivehisrewardfromthe Masterwhomhehadsofaithfully served.Hisasheswillliefaraway fromhishomeinIreland.Buthe haslivedanddiedamongfriendshere, whohavelovedhiminlifeandwillnot forgethimindeath.MayGodgrant resteternaltohissoul."Father O'FlynnwasburiedintheSt.Kilda Cemeteryinthatpartreservedfor theVincentianFathers.Mayhissoul restinpeace.

Melbourne,August16,1919. Sosoonafterthedeathofthelate FatherRobinson,hasoccurredthe 341eathofanotherprominentpriestat theheadofoneofoursuburbanparishes.TheVeryRev.MichaelP. O'Flynn,C.M.,theSuperioroftheVincentianFathersinVictoria,andin chargeoftheparishofMalvern,died onSaturdaymorning,the9thinst., somewhatunexpectedly.Althougnhe hadbeenillforsometimeprevious,he seemedtohaveregainedhisusual health,butprobablythestrainoftravellingfromSydneyjustpreviously, broughtonhislastbriefsickness.lie wasonly53yearsofage,andso,like FatherRobinson,wascutoffinthe primeoflife.HewasborninIreland,andstudiedatMaynoothbefore joiningtheVincentianOrderin1890. AfteractingasprofessoratAllHallows'College,Dublin,hecametoAustraliaaslateas1915.Herehewas madeSuperioroftheHouseofMissions,insuccessiontotheRev.Simon Hegarty,C.M.,whowenttothewaras achaplain.AlthoughhewasinMalvernforbarelyfouryears,thiswas timeenoughforhistalentsoforganisationtobeargreatfruit.Hebuilta newgirls'school,costing£4,000,and placedtheSacredHeartnunsincharge. TheresidenceoftheDeLaSalleBrothersinchargeoftheParishBoys' Schoolcost£700,andalsoextensiveaddition::weremadetotheschoolsthemselves.Inaddition,clubroomswere builtforthemenoftheparish,and furnishedsuitably.Thelistofhis practicalworkdoesnotendhere.His knowledgeandloveofmusicledhim tofurnishSt.Joseph's,hisparish church,withasplendidorgancosting £1,000,andunderhisguidancethe choirwasraisedtoahighpitchofexcellence.Buthiszealalsoextended tothemorespirituallifeofhisparish, andbothbranchesoftheSacredHeart sodalityhaveattainedastateofcompleteandthoroughdisciplineandorganisation.Thelatepriestdiedon theSaturday,andafterthelastMass ontheSundaymorning,thebodywas broughttothechurchbythemenof theparish,formedinprocession,and duringthedaymanyvisitedthe churchtoprayforhissoul.Thefollowingmorningthechurchwasdenselycrowdedfromanearlyhour,for theRequiemMass,at10.30a.m.Over 100priestswerepresent,andHisGrace theArchbishoppresided,andprouncedthefinalAbsolution,and,proceedingtothepulpit,paidthefollowing tributetothememoryofthedeceased priest:-

"Iwishtoaskyourprayersmost earnestlyforthereposeofthesoulof FatherO'Flynn.Hisunexpecteddeath hasbeenagreatblowtohisbrother priestsandtothepeopleofMalvern, towhomhewasmuchattached,and forwhomhespenthimselfuptohis verylasthour.Tome.also,Father O'Flynn'sdeathhasbeenagreatsorrow.ForIknewhim,perhaps,longer thananybodyhere.HeandIwere associated,nowmanyyearsago,at MaynoothCollege.Hewasthenwhat youhaveknownhimtobe,bright, genial,unselfish,amantomakehosts offriends,butnoenemies.IwellrememberwhenheleftMaynoothCollege,andgaveuptheideaofbecoming asecularpriest,weweredisposedto

GermanPriestsand CatholicSoldiers.

Thefollowingletterwasreceivedby theLondonCATHOLICUNIVERSE fromaCatholicofficerwhohasjust arrivedinEnglandfromaprisoncamp inGermany:"Iwouldlike,"hewrites,"tobring tothenoticeofallBritishCatholics thegreatspiritualcomforttousby theCatholicpriestsofGermany.The opinionsIpossessinregardtotreatmentmetedouttomyselfandmycomradesbyPrussianmilitarismandhatred,arequitetheoppositeofthose Iholdrespectingtheendeavoursofthe GermanCatholicprieststohelpusin thattruespiritoffaithwhichbinds theCatholicsofallnationstogether. WhileinBaden,atthecampofRastatt,wepossessedourownEnglish chaplainswhohadbeentakenprisoners-FatherDalyandFatherDuggan, who,thoughoften,likeourselves,very hungry,workedparticularlyhardfor .ourwelfare.

CatholicActivity.

AfterdetailingalistofChurchbuildingactivitiesinMalvernforthepast fouryears,itisinterestingtonotethat thereappearstobenoslackeningin suchactivityinotherpartsofVictoria.Thereisscarcelyaparishin thearchdiocesewheresomeorother Catholicbuildingisnotbeingerected,eitherachurch,school,orclubroom.AndsuchCatholicbuildingis beingdoneintheprovincialdioceses aswell.

LastSunday,HisLordship theBishopofBallarat,laidthefoundationstoneofnewschoolbuildings atColac,whicharetocost£4,000.

DuringHisLordship'sremarksonthe subjectofhisvisittothedistrict,he remarkedonthisexampleofthegenerosityofCatholicsonsuchoccasions.

Hiswordsarereportedasfollows:-

"Attheconclusionofthesermonhis Lordshipreferredtothenatureofhis visit-namely,thelayingthatmorning ofthefoundation-stoneofthenew schoolbuildings.Intakingabrief

retrospectivesurveyofeducational mattersinColac,hesaidthatmore thanagenerationagotheyhadsecuredtheservicesofdevotedandtalentedSistersofMercytogivetheir childrenasoundreligiousandsecular education.TheCatholicsofColac hadnowrealisedthattheoldschool wasinadequate,andwiththeirusualgenerositytheyhaddecidedtoerect aschoolatacostofover£4,000,which wouldbesecondtononewhencompleted.Theirzealouspastor,Very Rev.FatherKennelly,wasthrowing hisusualenergyintothemovement. TheCatholicsofColac,likeotherlocalitiesintheWesterndistrictofVictoria,hadearnedagreatreputation inallpartsoftheStatefortheir generosity.AtNooratlately,when hehadlaidthefoundation-stoneofa newchurchthere,£1,500hadbeensubscribed.TheyalsohadtwogreatcollectionsatCororookelately,buthe feltthatColacwouldthatdaybeat theserecords.Catholicshadtosubmittoagreatsacrificeinbuildingand maintainingtheirschools.TheyreceivednoassistancefromtheGovernment.butsomedayhehopedtosee thatgrievancerighted.Theycould helpinthismatterbybecomingmore unitedthantheywere.Theresults ofagoodreligioustrainingweremanifestinthechurchthatmorningby thelargecongregationsandthereligiousfervourofthepeople.Thesame experiencewasbeingmetwithall overAustralia.Atthepresenttime awaveofcalumnywasbeingdirected againsttheChurchthroughoutthe lengthandbreadthofAustralia,and hethoughtthecauseofitwasjealousy.Catholicswere,however,quietlyattendingtotheirreligiousduties. Bycloseattentiontotheirreligious dutiestheyhadnothingtofear,and intheyearstocometheChristianity ofAustraliawouldlieinthehandsof theCatholicChurch." LutheranSchoolsinVictoria. WhileonthesubjectofourCatholic schools,itistobenotedthatapersistentagitationisbeingmaintained againstthefewLutheranschoolsin ourmidst.Theseschoolsareina somewhatanalogouspositiontoours, inthattheyaremaintainedbythe LutheranChurchauthoritiesforthe benefitoftheadherentsoftheirreligion.Intheearlydaysofthewar theseschoolswereplacedundera strictsetofregulations,whichtheauthoritiesappeartohavescrupulously adheredto.Nevertheless,anagitationhasbeenmaintainedthroughout thewartoclosetheseschoolsabsolutely,apparentlybecausetheymight inculcateanti-nationalsentimentsinto intothechildrenattendingthem.It issignificantthattheagitationagainst themisbeingcarriedoutbythose whowouldsummarilyclosetheCatholicschooliftheycould.Thelatest representationstothePremieronthe subjecthavebeenmadebytheReturnedSoldiers'Association.They makenoattempttoproveanyparticularchargeagainsttheLutheran schools,andinfact,donotappearto evenmakeanychargeagainstthem. Apparentlytheywouldbesatisfiedif theword"Lutheran"werepaintedout andanyothernamesubstituted.As wassaidabove,thismovementlOoks likesimplyanextensionoftheefforts tocloseupallprivateorsemi-private

"However,theCatholicparishpriest ofRastattwasequallytirelessingivinghelpineverydirection,andwhen welostourtwoEnglishFathers,he carriedouttheirwork.Wehadnot beenlongatthiscampwhenaCatholic officerdied.Hewasburiedbythis Germanpriest,whospokeatthegravesidetoperhapseightyormoreofficers oftheChurchofEngland.Thewords touchedtheheartsofall:'Restherein theGermansoilofBadeninpeace.The Catholicreligioninmattersoffaithis onegreatuniversalbrotherhood.The prayersoftheCatholicsofRastattwill alwaysbeofferedupfortheholysouls inthisgraveyard.Whenyoureturn toEngland,givemysympathytohis sorrowingfamily,andtellthemhewill alwaysberememberedinourSacrifice oftheMassandprayers.'

"Again,whenIwasmovedtoaprisoncampfarawayinPrussianPoland, alongwithalargenumberofotherof ficers,aGermanpriestcameandmade inquiriesastothenumberofCatholics,etc.Thispriestvisitedthecamp regularly,andwiththeaidofaspeciallyprintedbookinEnglishandGerman, wasabletohearconfessionsandsupply

schoolsandfreeallchildrenthatattendtheStateschools.Startlingas thiseffortmayappear,thereseemsno doubtthatsomeofourpublicmen woulddothis,oratleast,saythey woulddoso.Theywoulddoitin theinterestsofthepublicspiritand thenationalsentimentofthepeople. Theydonotrealisethatperhapsthe Stateisrightininsistingthatevery childshouldbeeducateduptoacertainstandard.Itdoesnotfollowthat theStateshouldundertakethework itselfifsomeofthecommunityare preparedtodoitthemselves.They shouldunderstandthatitistheduty oftheStatetoseethateachchild issoeducated,anditisnoconcernof theirswherethechildobtainsitseducationfrom.

TheannualMelbourneeffortonbehalfofthechildren'scharities,will beheresoon,andasinotheryears, Catholicsarepreparingtodotheir shareofthegivingandoftheworkof collecting.Itmayberemembered thattherehasbeensomecontroversy overhereabouttheallocationofthe fundscollectedonWattleDaylast year,sinceitwasapparentthatCatholicinstitutionshadbeendiscriminated against;andoneinparticularhad beendeprivedofanyshareatall,althoughithadrepresentativesactuallyhelpinginthecollection.However, itislikelythattherewillbenorepetitioncifanysuchsectarianismwhen thefundstobecollectedthistime, arebeingdistributed,becauseatlast somewhatbelatedjusticeisbeingdone toSantaCaraRestHome.Thisis theinstitutionreferredtoabove,and ithasbeenalloted£25outofthe1918 fund,whichissomereturnatleast forthethelabourofthoseladieswho helpedinthecollectionofthatyear.

ProtestantFederation.

InconnectionwiththeWattleDay appealforthisyear,allthestreetsectionsallotedtothedifferentbandsof workersaresmaller owing tothefactthatnewcharitableorganisationscomeintobeingfromtimeto time.Butallthesame,itisstrange thatroomisbeingfoundinthecity togiveasectioninthechargeofsuch a"charitable"organisationasthe ProtestantFederation.Iamnot awarethatthereisanyinstitution whichoughttobenefitfromtheactivitiesonitsbehalfoftheProtestant Federation.However,thatisabody whichseemspreparedtopushinanywhere.Atthemunicipalelectionsto beheldshortly,definiteProtestant Federationcandidatesaretocontest seatsfortheSouthMelbourneCouncil.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehow theyfare.

OneSundayofthismonthistobe celebratedbythe.federationas"ReformationSunday,"andinconnection withtheday,specialsermonsareto bepreachedattheAnglicanCathedral, However,thoseauthoritiesofthat cathedralhavebeencarefultopoint outthroughthenewspapers,that thesesermonswillnotbeunderthe auspicesofthefederation,astheAnglicanChurchhasnoconnectionwith thatbody,andisnotinanywayresponsiblefortheutterancesofanyof itsmembers.EvidentlytheProtestantFederationistooslimyfordecent Protestantstotouchit.

allourneeds.Hedistributedprayer books,Rosaries,etc.,andevenlentus sacredpicturesofOurLady,St.Joseph, andtheSacredHearttohangoverour beds.Masswassungeverypossible Sundayinasmallroominthecamp, andtheofficershadgottogetherand recitedtheRosaryfortheirtemporal andspiritualintentions,everyoneof whichwehadthegratificationofobtaining.Inthehungrydayswemade aNovenaforsuccortoOurLady,and ontheninthday,whenfinishingthe Novena,wehadthepleasureofhelping tounloadcasesofbiscuitssentbythe BritishHelpCommittee.OntheSundaybeforeweleftthecampourchaplainobtainedpermissionforustohold aspecialthanksgivingserviceintown. TheMasswascelebratedbyourGermanchaplain,servedbyEnglishchoir.

"MostofusCatholicofficersfelta goldenchancewasbeingmissedby havingnoCatholicliteraturesentout fromhome.TheY.M.C.A.andother Protestantsectswereveryactivein sendingoutprayerbooks,pocketGospels,etc.,andwehopedtohavereceivedasupplyofCatholicTruthSocietypamphlets,whichwouldhave

helpedusconsiderablyinspreadingthe essentialhistoricalfactsofourholyreligion.Wegenerallygotoverthedifficultybyprovingthefactthathelp inaspiritualsensewasnotnecessary fromEngland,aswecouldobtainit, notonlyinGermany,butalloverthe world.

'Yes.theonlycomfortwehadin Germanywastobefoundfromareligiouspointofview,andIshallalwayskeepamemoryinmyheartof thesympathyandworkoftheCatholicpsnestswhoamidsttimesofhunger andtrialkeptusstrongandhopeful."

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MewsBefore "VoleEpiscopal."

FatherPalmer'sStory.-No.III.

(WrittenforTHEW.A.RECORDbyJOHNS.BENSON.)

Wehadgonetoseetheancientcity gate,"PortaCapena,"fromwhichthe famousAppianwaybegan.TheAppianwaypassessouthfromRome, throughSt.Raymund'scityofCapuna,andrunsallthewaytoBrindisi.Forover2,000yearsthe''via Appia,"hasbeenoneof"alltheroads thatleadtoRome,"andaswemodernpilgrimstrodthehistoricway, itwasnaturalthattheconversation shouldturnonthatbeautifulincident intheearlydaysoftheChurchwhen theapostlePeter,leavingRomebehindhim,metOurLordontheAppianWay,andaskedHim,"Whither goestThou?"andChristsaid,"Igo toRometobecrucified,"andPeter understood,thathe,himselfshould returntoRometobecrucified.When FatherMarstynspokeofOurSaviour's prophecytoSt.Peterconcerningthat apostle'sdeath."Whenthouwas youngthoudidstgirdthyselfandgo whithersoeverthouwould,butwhen thouartold.anothershallgirdthee, andleadtheewherethouwouldstnot," ThewordsremindedFatherPalmerof anotherwhohadbeengirdedandvestedinawaythatheneverexpectedin hisyoungerdays,girdedwiththecinctureofabishopoftheCatholicChurch, andFatherPalmerproceededtorelatethefollowing.

FatherHarringtonwasstartled.

-That'sthethirdtime,"hesaid. "Whatthirdtime?"askedDeanCasey.

Thepriestswerepacingupanddown underthearborofgrapevines.It wasEasterSundayofayearwhich neednotbespecified,andtheevents whichmadeFatherHarringtonsay, "that'sthethirdtime,"happenedin thissuccession.Afterassistingthe DeanintheceremoniesofEasterSunday',FatherHarringtonwasonhis wayfromthechurchtothepresbytery.Thedistancewasonlyfive yards,butonthatshortpath,how many andsorrowthe priestsofthatparishhadheardbegun with,"Ibegyourpardon,Father,"or "Excuseme,ourreverence,but-" Thisday,FatherHarringtonwas"in" forsomeadventures,buthedidnot knowthatyet,afterthethirdtime hewaswiser,butthisishowitall began.

AlittleSlavboystoodinhispath aparcelinonehand,hishatinthe other.

"Mymuddersenddis,"hesaid,"it eesdeEasterbreadtodeprees"

FatherHarringtonwasremarkable fortakinginthecircumstancesofa case,andwithoutpreviousknowledge bearingonthisincident,heinstantly guessedthathehadcomeincontact withsomebeautifulEastercustomof theSlays.

"Whatisyourname,mylittleman? hesaidkindly.

"IteesVisco,dateesVincentin English."

"Andyourmother;whoisshe?"

"DateesMrs.Carellovich."

"Oh,yes,"saidFatherHarrington; "itisthen,yourmotherwhokeepsthe shopatthecornerofWayne-street?"

"Yes,"saidtheboy;"butIgonow givemedeblessingtotake"

Hewentdownonhisknees,andthe priestpronouncedtheblessing,which hehadrepeated614timesontheday ofhisordination.

"Tellyourmother,"hesaid,"thatI shallbedownatyourhouseat11 o'clocktothankher,andtogivethe Easterblessingtothehouse."

Theboywasgone,andFatherHarringtonbroughthisbrownpaperparcelintothepresbytery.Heopened it,andfoundittocontainabeautiful loafofwhitebread,home-made,and stampedwithsomedesign,whichhe guessedmustbeasymbolhavingreferencetothegreatfeastofEaster.

Thehousekeepercameinjustthen, andlookedmysteriouslyandjealously atFatherHarringtonplacingthe breadonthetable.

"What'sthat?"sheasked,inanaccusinginjuredtone.ShewasDean Casey'shousekeeper,andalwayslet hisassistantsknowit.

"Itisbread,"saidFatherHarrington.

ButMrs.Dunphywasnotsatisfied.

"Wehadplentyofbreadinthis house,"shesaid,"andcan'tImake

said,"Perhapsdatcointrueonce. Louis,hekeesthefingerwherede ringbesomday."

Onthewayhome,FatherHarringtonfeltveryhappy,thinkingoverthe beautifullittleincidentsthathadcome tousherinthegreatEasterfestival, andhesmiledonrecallingtheSlav woman'switaboutthering,foritwas justwhatanIrishwomanmighthave saidofapriest'sprospectofbeinga bishop,forecastedbythesimpleactof thebabykissinghishand-"wherede ringbesomday."

allthebreadyouwant,ifCarney's don'tsatisfyyou?"

"Nodoubtaboutit,"saidFather Harrington,"butthisisapresent whichIgreatlyesteem,notconsideringthegiftofthelover,butthelove ofthegiver."

JustthentheDeancamein,and FatherHarringtontoldhimofthe littleepisode.

"Theymustbenewtotheparish," saidtheDean;"andIneverbefore heardofthecustom,ifitisacustom, andwehavehundredsofgoodCatholicSlayshere."

"I'msureit'soneoftheirEaster customs,"saidFatherHarrington,"for theboysaid,'itistheEasterbread forthepriest.-

"It'sabeautifulcustomthen,"said theDean;"Iamalwaystouchedwith thesignificanceofanyoftheoldEastercustomsofanyCatholicland,but whenbreadisconnectedwiththem,it isreallyheart-shattering,remembering howGod'sbestgiftcomestousunder thetender,whitedisguiseoflowly bread."

"Icanneverlookuponbreadwith indifference,"saidFatherHarrington; "mymothertaughtmetolookupon itassomethingholy,andIassureyou, Dean,thatinmyearlyyears,until abouttheageofseven,Ialwaysbelievedthatbreadwassuchadirect giftfromtheHandsofGod,thatI thoughtHesupplieditinloavesjust aswereceivedit,andthearrivalof thebakerinthemorningwasinmy eyessomethingsacramental?"

"Yourmotherwasquiterght,"said theDean,"itis,directlyagiftofGod."

"Well,IamthankfultoGod,"continuedFatherHarrington,"thatIstill havethegreatestreverenceforbread asHisgift,andtheinfluenceofthat firstfaithinthelongyearsofinfancy -suchtheyseemed-still asinagarment."

Mrs.Dunphyhadheardallthisconversation,butitdidnotsootheherin theleast.TheDeanhadalwaysallowedhertosaywhatshepleased, andtodowhatshepleased,forin spiteofeverythingelse,shewasthe veryprincessofhousekeepers-ifthey haveaprincess-andtheDeanwas tolerancepersonified.

"Themandtheirgarlicandonions," shesaid,"Iwouldn'tletanyoftheir breadintomyhouse,"andshebustled outoftheroommostemphatically.

"Mrs.Dunphywouldmakeshort workofyourAntidoron,I'mafraid," saidtheDean.

"That'sabeautifulidea,Dean,to callittheAntidoron,"saidFather Harrington;"I'mgladyouhaveremindedmeofsuchadelightfulcomparison."

Thepriestsrosefromthetable,and withintenminutesof11o'clock, FatherHarrington,truetohispro. mise,wascyclingtowardsthehouseof theCarellovich's.

TheSlavwomanandherhusband methimatthedoor,andbothsaid somethingintheirowntongue,which littleVisco,arrivingjustthen,said. "IteesChrist;eesrisen."

Thepriestanswered,"Heisrisen, indeed,andhathappearedtoSimon."

Thendonninghissoutaneandsurplice,heproducedalittlephialof "Easterwater,"andthefamilyaccompaniedhim,ashesprinkledeach roomofthehouse.FatherHarringtonwasquitesurethathehadguessedtherightthingtodo.

TheSlavwomanwassupremely happy.

"Iteesdefirstimeindiscontry," shesaid,"datdepreescomandgive debless,asinDalamatia,deynot onderstanbefore,onlyyoudefirs;(le costomeesdifferenthere."

FatherHarringtonwasdelighted. Thekindnessofhishearthadpromptedhimtodoexactlywhatthesepoor peoplewereyearningforintheirexile.

Athisdeparturethefamilykneltfor hisblessing,andkissedhishand.He allowedthishumbly,feelingthatthis, too,wasprobablyoneoftheirDalmatiancustoms.

Afterhisusualmorningrounds,FatherHarringtonwashomeatthe presbyterybytwentyminutespast twelve.Many.oftheparishioners werearrivinganddeparting,bringing flowersandcandles,andpalmsforthe Easterdecorations.

Asthepriesttookhisbreviaryout underthegrapearboronthewest sideofthepresbytery,alittleboycameafterhim.Hewasverydark. andcapinhand,hesmiledabeautiful Italiansmile,buthewasAustralianItalian,andhespokewithoutanyaccenttoremindoneofTuscany,or Tivoli,orFrescati,oranythingnear theMediterranean,infact,nothing buthisoliveskin,andhisteeth,and hissmile,hadaffinitywithMichael AngeloortheBayofNaples.He, too,carriedaparcel,asthelittleSlav boyinthemorning,andhepresented ittothepriest,saying,"FatherHarrington,Carmelasentmetoyouwith thewaxcandlesfortheHolyTrinity."

"Yes,"saidthepriest;"forthe Church?forOurLadyperhaps?"

"No,"saidtheboy;"Carmelasaid theyareforyou,Father.Shesaid thatitisdoneinSiennaonEaster Saturday;thepeoplesendcandlesto eachother,andoneisputinthewindowatnight,becauseOurLordis risen,anditshowswehaveremembered."

"TellCarmela,"saidthepriest, "thatIshallburnonecandleinmy windowto-night,andthattheother twoshallhavethenearestplacepossibletothetabernacle,andmaythe lightofChristalwaysshineinher heartandyours."

Theboywent,andthepriestturnedtohisbreviaryagain.Butfora fullminuteheallowedhisimaginationfreeplaytodelightinthethought ofhowCatholicfaithpressesallinnocentelementsintotheserviceof God,tocommemoratethemysteries ofHislifeoncelivedamongstus,and "toglorifytheplaceofHisfeet"by turningeverythingpossibleintoa parabletotellofHislove.

FatherHarringtonfinishedhisdevotions,andtheDeancameouttohim underthegrapearbour.They-walked sidebyside,speakingofthearrangementsfortheEasterSundayceremonies.

"FatherRvancannotcometo-morrow,"saidtheDean;"andunlesswe cansecureoneofthePassioniststo takehisplace,wemustsubstitutea MissaCantatafortheHighMass."

"Thatwouldbedisappointing,"said FatherHarrington,andjustthenMrs. Dunphyappeared,bringingnewsthat FatherDominichadtelephonedfrom thePassionistMonasterytosaythat hewascomingoverthatafternoonin timefortheconfession,andwouldremaintodowhatevertheDeanwished onEasterSunday.

"Godblesshim,"saidtheDean, "thatliftsagreatweightfrommy mind."

Forthethirdtimethatdayalittle boyappeared.HesalutedtheDean, andthenturnedtoFatherHarrington,sotheDeanwalkedontoawait untilFatherHarringtonshouldsee whattheboywanted.

"That'sthethirdtime,"saidFatter Harrington."Whatthirdtime?"askedDean Casey. "Thethirdtimethisdaythata youngforeigner-moreorleasaforeit nor-hascometomewithanEaster gift,luminouswithCatholicfaith.It neverhappenedbefore,andwhyhave thesepeopleallrememberedto-daythe Eastercustomsoftheirrespective countries?" Hepaused,andthensaid,"0Lord, hereitis,God'swillbedone." "What?"saidtheDean,startled. Amessage-boywasatthehall-door withatelegram. "Comeinside,Dean,"saidFatly Harrington,"thattelegramisfor Willyoukindlyreceiveitforme?aul givethistotheboy,"Heputahalfsovereignintheparishpriest'sband. "Areyouexpectingbadnews?"said theDean,forFatherHarringtonhad turnedpale."YourmotherinIreland,perhaps?" "No,"saidFatherHarrington,"it's notthatkindofnews;it'sfromthe ArchbishopofAshtonville.I'vehada presentmentofitscoming;pleasere ceiveitforme."

TheDean,quitemystified,wentand receivedthetelegram.Itwasfor FatherHarrington,sureenough. TheDeanheldittowardshim,but hekneltdownandsaid,"It'sGod's will;Ineverlookedforit,butIfelt itcomingallthemorning.VoloEpiscopari."

"Admultosamos,"saidtheDean, FatherHarringtonopenedthetelegram,andwithtremblinghandsshowedittotheDean.Itran:

TheHolyFatherhasappointed youBishopofClayton;IamsendtheBullbyFatherMurphy.Ad multosannos.-Michael,Archbishop ofAshton. "Armultosannos,"saidtheDean jubilantly,"butthisisanextraordinary'affair.Whatknowledgehadyou ofit?" "Ihadnoknowledgeofituntilten minutesago,"saidFatherHarrington. "Andbutforwaytheconvictioncame tome,Ishouldendeavourtoinduce theHolyFathertomakeanother

Themotherliftedupthelittlechild thatwascreepingaboutthefloorto "keesdehanofdeprees,"andwhen thebabyhadperformedtheexpected ceremony,themotherlaughedand

"Fathersentmewiththisflaskof wineforyou,"hesaid,"andhesaid itisthecustominPolandtogivea giftofwinetothepriestonEaster Saturday."

"Isitforme?"askedFatherHarrington,"andnotfortheDean?"

"No,"saidtheboy,'fathersaidto giveittoyou,andthatinhiscountryitisdonetoshowthatcharity shouldflowbecauseChristisrisen."

"Whatisyourfather'sname,child?" askedFatherHarrington.

"Itisthesameasmine,Michael. Ledochowski,-andheisoneofthecarpentersattheGraftonWorks."

"Dean,"calledFatherHarrington, "hereisthesonofacarpentercome toofferamysticalgiftofwine,tothe priestonEasterSaturday." "Breadthismorning,andwinenow," saidtheDean,smiling;"trulythese areMelchisedeck'sgifts." "Tellyourgoodfather,"saidFatherHarrington,"thatIsendhimthe priest'sblessing,andthatIsaid,may thereputedSonoftheCarpenterof Nazarethalwaysblesshisworkand hisfamily,andkeepcharityflowing intheirheartslikethewineinPolandonEasterEve." AndtheDeansaid,"Amen."

"ANewmirrorofsiloiott gains

said,"Perhapsdatcorntrueonce. 7/Louis,hekeesthefingerwherede ringbesomday."

Rho"VoloEpiscopal."

FatherPalmer'sStory.-No.III.

(WrittenforTHEW.A.RECORDbyJOHNS.BENSON.)

Wehadgonetoseetheancientcity ate,"PortsCapena,"fromwhichthe famousAppianwaybegan.TheAppianwaypassessouthfromRome, throughSt.Raymund'scityofCapuna,andrunsallthewaytoBrindisi.Forover2,000yearsthe"via Appia,"hasbeenoneof"alltheroads thatleadtoRome,"andaswemodernpilgrimstrodthehistoricway, itwasnaturalthattheconversation shouldturnonthatbeautifulincident intheearlydaysoftheChurchwhen theapostlePeter,leavingRomebehindhim,metOurLordontheAppianWay,andaskedHim,"Whither goestThou?"andChristsaid,"Igo toRometobecrucified,"andPeter understood,thathe,himselfshould returntoRometobecrucified.When FatherMarstynspokeofOurSaviour's prophecytoSt.Peterconcerningthat apostle'sdeath."Whenthouwas youngthoudidstgirdthyselfandgo whithersoeverthouwould,butwhen thouartold,anothershallgirdthee, andleadtheewherethouwouldstnot," ThewordsremindedFatherPalmerof anotherwhohadbeengirdedandvestedinawaythatheneverexpectedin hisyoungerdays,girdedwiththecinctureofabishopoftheCatholicChurch, andFatherPalmerproceededtorelatethefollowing.

FatherHarringtonwasstartled.

-That'sthethirdtime,"hesaid. "Whatthirdtime?"askedDeanCasey. Thepriestswerepacingupanddown underthearborofgrapevines.It wasEasterSundayofayearwhich neednotbespecified,andtheevents whichmadeFatherHarringtonsay, "that'sthethirdtime,"happenedin thissuccession.Afterassistingthe DeanintheceremoniesofEasterSunday,FatherHarringtonwasonhis wayfromthechurchtothepresbytery.Thedistancewasonlyfive yards,butonthatshortpath,how manytalesofjoyandsorrowthe priestsofthatparishhadheardbegun with,"Ibegyourpardon,Father,"or "Excuseme,ourreverence,but-" Thisday,FatherHarringtonwas"in" forsomeadventures,buthedidnot knowthatyet,afterthethirdtime hewaswiser,butthisishowitall began.

AlittleSlavboystoodinhispath aparcelinonehand,hishatinthe other.

"Mymuddersenddis,"hesaid,"it eesdeEasterbreadtodeprees"

FatherHarringtonwasremarkable fortakinginthecircumstancesofa case,andwithoutpreviousknowledge bearingonthisincident,heinstantly guessedthathehadcomeincontact withsomebeautifulEastercustomof theSlays.

"Whatisyourname,mylittleman?" hesaidkindly.

"IteesVisco,dateesVincentin English.'

"Andyourmother;whoisshe?"

"DateesMrs.Carellovich."

"Oh,yes,"saidFatherHarrington; "itisthen,yourmotherwhokeepsthe shopatthecornerofWayne-street?"

"Yes,"saidtheboy;"butIgonow givemedeblessingtotake."

Hewentdownonhisknees,andthe priestpronouncedtheblessing,which hehadrepeated614timesontheday ofhisordination.

"Tellyourmother,"hesaid,"thatI shallbedownatyourhouseat11 o'clocktothankher,andtogivethe Easterblessingtothehouse."

Theboywasgone,andFatherHarringtonbroughthisbrownpaperparcelintothepresbytery.Heopened it,andfoundittocontainabeautiful loafofwhitebread,home-made,and stampedwithsomedesign,whichhe guessedmustbeasymbolhavingreferencetothegreatfeastofEaster.

Thehousekeepercameinjustthen, andlookedmysteriouslyandjealously atFatherHarringtonplacingthe breadonthetable.

-What'sthat?"sheasked,inanaccusinginjuredtone.ShewasDean Casey'shousekeeper,andalwayslet hisassistantsknowit.

Onthewayhome,FatherHarringtonfeltveryhappy,thinkingoverthe beautifullittleincidentsthathadcome tousherinthegreatEasterfestival, andhesmiledonrecallingtheSlav woman'switaboutthering,foritwas justwhatanIrishwomanmighthave saidofapriest'sprospectofbeinga bishop,forecastedbythesimpleactof thebabykissinghishand-"wherede ringbesomday."

allthebreadyouwant,ifCarney's don'tsatisfyyou?"

"Nodoubtaboutit,"saidFather Harrington,"butthisisapresent whichIgreatlyesteem,notconsideringthegiftofthelover,butthelove ofthegiver."

JustthentheDeancamein,and FatherHarringtontoldhimofthe littleepisode.

"Theymustbenewtotheparish," saidtheDean;"andIneverbefore heardofthecustom,ifitisacustom, andwehavehundredsofgoodCatholicSlayshere."

"I'msureit'soneoftheirEaster customs,"saidFatherHarrington,"for theboysaid,'itistheEasterbread forthepriest."

"It'sabeautifulcustomthen,"said theDean;"Iamalwaystouchedwith thesignificanceofanyoftheoldEastercustomsofanyCatholicland,but whenbreadisconnectedwiththem,it isreallyheart-shattering,remembering howGod'sbestgiftcomestousunder thetender,whitedisguiseoflowly bread."

"Icanneverlookuponbreadwith indifference,"saidFatherHarrington; "mymothertaughtmetolookupon itassomethingholy,andIassureyou, Dean,thatinmyearlyyears,until abouttheageofseven,Ialwaysbelievedthatbreadwassuchadirect giftfromtheHandsofGod,thatI thoughtHesupplieditinloavesjust aswereceivedit,andthearrivalof thebakerinthemorningwasinmy eyessomethingsacramental?"

"Yourmotherwasquiterght,"said theDean,"itis,directlyagiftofGod."

"Well,IamthankfultoGod,"continuedFatherHarrington,"thatIstill havethegreatestreverenceforbread asHisgift,andtheinfluenceofthat firstfaithinthelongyearsofinfancy -suchtheyseemed-stillclothesme asinagarment."

Mrs.Dunphyhadheardallthisconversation,butitdidnotsootheherin theleast.TheDeanhadalwaysallowedhertosaywhatshepleased, andtodowhatshepleased,forin spiteofeverythingelse,shewasthe veryprincessofhousekeepers-ifthey haveaprincess-andtheDeanwas tolerancepersonified.

"Themandtheirgarlicandonions," shesaid,"Iwouldn'tletanyoftheir breadintomyhouse,"andshebustled outoftheroommostemphatically.

"Mrs.Dunphywouldmakeshort workofyourAntidoron,I'mafraid," saidtheDean.

"That'sabeautifulidea,Dean,to callittheAntidoron,"saidFather Harrington;"I'mgladyouhaveremindedmeofsuchadelightfulcomparison."

Thepriestsrosefromthetable,and withintenminutesof11o'clock, FatherHarrington,truetohispromise,wascyclingtowardsthehouseof theCarellovich's.

TheSlavwomanandherhusband methimatthedoor,andbothsaid somethingintheirowntongue,which littleVisco,arrivingjustthen,said, "IteesChrist;eesrisen."

Thepriestanswered,"Heisrisen, indeed,andbathappearedtoSimon."

Thendonninghissoutaneandsurplice,heproducedalittlephialof "Easterwater,"andthefamilyaccompaniedhim,ashesprinkledeach roomofthehouse.FatherHarringtonwasquitesurethathehadguessedtherightthingtodo.

TheSlavwomanwassupremely happy.

"Iteesdefirstimeindiscontry," shesaid,"datdepreescornandgive debless,asinDalamatia,deynot onderstanbefore,onlyyoudefirs;02 costomeesdifferenthere."

FatherHarringtonwasdelighted. Thekindnessofhishearthadpromptedhimtodoexactlywhatthesepoor peoplewereyearningforintheirexile.

Athisdeparturethefamilykneltfor hisblessing,andkissedhishand.He allowedthishumbly,feelingthatthis, too,wasprobablyoneoftheirDalmatiancustoms.

Afterhisusualmorningrounds,FatherHarringtonwashomeatthe presbyterybytwentyminutespast twelve.Many.oftheparishioners werearrivinganddeparting,bringing flowersandcandles,andpalmsforthe Easterdecorations.

Asthepriesttookhisbreviaryout underthegrapearboronthewest sideofthepresbytery,alittleboy cameafterhim.Hewasverydark, andcapinhand,hesmiledabeautiful Italiansmile,buthewasAustralianItalian,andhespokewithoutanyaccenttoremindoneofTuscany,or Tivoli,orFrescati,oranythingnear theMediterranean,infact,nothing buthisoliveskin,andhisteeth,and hissmile,hadaffinitywithMichael AngeloortheBayofNaples.He, too,carriedaparcel,asthelittleSlav boyinthemorning,andhepresented ittothepriest,saying,"FatherHarrington,Carmelasentmetoyouwith thewaxcandlesfortheHolyTrinity."

"Yes,"saidthepriest;"forthe Church?forOurLadyperhaps?" "No,"saidtheboy;"Carmelasaid theyareforyou,Father.Shesaid thatitisdoneinSiennaonEaster Saturday;thepeoplesendcandlesto eachother,andoneisputinthewindowatnight,becauseOurLordis risen,anditshowswehaveremembered."

"TellCarmela,"saidthepriest, "thatIshallburnonecandleinmy windowto-night,andthattheother twoshallhavethenearestplacepossibletothetabernacle,andmaythe lightofChristalwaysshineinher heartandyours."

Theboywent,andthepriestturnedtohisbreviaryagain.Butfora fullminuteheallowedhisimaginationfreeplaytodelightinthethought ofhowCatholicfaithpressesallinnocentelementsintotheserviceof God,tocommemoratethemysteries ofHislifeoncelivedamongstus,and "toglorifytheplaceofHisfeet"by turningeverythingpossibleintoa parabletotellofHislove.

FatherHarringtonfinishedhisdevotions,andtheDeancameouttohim underthegrapearbour.Theywalked sidebyside,speakingofthearrangementsfortheEasterSundayceremonies.

"FatherRyancannotcometo-morrow,"saidtheDean:"andunlesswe cansecureoneofthePassioniststo takehisplace,wemustsubstitutea MissaCantatafortheHighMass."

"Thatwouldbedisappointing,"said FatherHarrington,andjustthenMrs. Dunphyappeared,bringingnewsthat FatherDominichadtelephonedfrom thePassionistMonasterytosaythat hewascomingoverthatafternoonin timefortheconfession,andwouldremaintodowhatevertheDeanwished onEasterSunday.

"Godblesshim,"saidtheDean, "thatliftsagreatweightfrommy mind."

Forthethirdtimethatdayalittle boyappeared.HesalutedtheDean, andthenturnedtoFatherHarrington,sotheDeanwalkedontoawait untilFatherHarringtonshouldsee whattheboywanted.

"Fathersentmewiththisflaskof wineforyou,"hesaid,"andhesaid itisthecustominPolandtogivea giftofwinetothepriestonEaster Saturday."

"Isitforme?"askedFatherHar. rington,"andnotfortheDean?"

"That'sthethirdtime,"saidFather Harrington."Whatthirdtime?"askedDean Casey. "Thethirdtimethisdaythata youngforeigner-moreorleasaforeigner-hascometomewithanEaster gift,luminouswithCatholicfaith.It neverhappenedbefore,andwhyhave thesepeopleallrememberedto-daythe Eastercustomsoftheirrespective countries?" Hepaused,andthensaid,"0Lord, hereitis,God'swillbedone." "What?"saidtheDean,startled. Amessage-boywasatthehall-door withatelegram. "Comeinside,Dean,"saidPatti!! Harrington,"thattelegramisfor Willyoukindlyreceiveitforme?and givethistotheboy."Heputahalfsovereignintheparishpriest'shand. "Areyouexpectingbadnews?"said theDean,forFatherHarringtonhad turnedpale."YourmotherinIreland,perhaps?" "No,"saidFatherHarrington,"it's notthatkindofnews;it'sfromthe ArchbishopofAshtonville.I'vehada presentmentofitscoming;pleasereceiveitforme."

TheDean,quitemystified,wentand receivedthetelegram.Itwasfor FatherHarrington,sureenough. TheDeanheldittowardshim,but hekneltdownandsaid,"It'sGod's will;Ineverlookedforit,butIfelt itcomingallthemorning.VoloEpiscopari. "Admultosamos,"saidtheDean, FatherHarringtonopenedthetelegram,andwithtremblinghandsshowedittotheDean.Itran:

TheHolyFatherhasappointed youBishopofClayton;IamsendtheBullbyFatherMurphy.Ad multosannos.-Michael,Archbishop ofAshton. "Armultosannos,"saidtheDean jubilantly,"butthisisanextraordinaryaffair.Whatknowledgehadyou ofit?" "Ihadnoknowledgeofituntilten minutesago,"saidFatherHarrington. "Andbutforwaytheconvictioncame tome,Ishouldendeavourtoinduce theHolyFathertomakeanother

"Itisbread,"saidFatherHarrington.

ButMrs.Dunphywasnotsatisfied.

"Wehadplentyofbreadinthis house,"shesaid,"andcan'tImake

Themotherliftedupthelittlechild thatwascreepingaboutthefloorto "keesdehanofdeprees,"andwhen thebabyhadperformedtheexpected ceremony,themotherlaughedand

"No,"saidtheboy,'fathersaidto giveittoyou,andthatinhiscountryitisdonetoshowthatcharity shouldflowbecauseChristisrisen."

"Whatisyourfather'sname,child?" askedFatherHarrington.

"Itisthesameasmine,Michael Ledochowski,.andheisoneofthecarpentersattheGraftonWorks."

"Dean,"calledFatherHarrington, "hereisthesonofacarpentercome toofferamysticalgiftofwine,tothe priestonEasterSaturday."

"Breadthismorning,andwinenow," saidtheDean,smiling;"trulythese areMelchisedeck'sgifts."

"Tellyourgoodfather,"saidFatherHarrington,"thatIsendhimthe priest'sblessing,andthatIsaid,mat' thereputedSonoftheCarpenterof Nazarethalwaysblesshisworkand hisfamily,andkeepcharityflowing intheirheartslikethewineinPolandonEasterEve." AndtheDeansaid,"Amen."

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choice,butincidentshavemultiplied allthemorning,whichseemedtoforeshadowtheceremoniesofconsecraii9A,andsomehowtheycrystallised whentInboycamewiththeflaskof wine."

"Yes,".saidit.,Dean,"butwhatdo youmeanexactly;i,--,qaatcrystallised?"

"Will,"saidFatherHarrington: "firstofalltherewasthe1;i.Slav boywiththebread-oneofthegii4J madetoabishopintheconsecration ceremonies-thenthelittleSlavbaby kissedmyhand,anditsmothersaid, 'intheplacewheretheringwillbe Fcday, perhaps.'Thencameasechildwithagiftofcandles;the hpresentedtoabishopintheconsecrationceremonies.Lastlycomesa thirdchildwithagiftofwine-alsoa ceremonyinabishop'sconsecration. Whenthathappened,andwhenyou

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said'Amen'tomyblessingonthePolishcarpenter,thewholesheafofincidentcametogether,crystallised,asI said,andIfeltastrongpresentiment, orratheraconviction,thatthenews ofmyappointmentwascoming.When thetelegraphboyopenedthegate,I couldhaveswornthathehadnews fromRome." "Thisisallverystrange,"saidDean Casey"thishasbeenaverymystical day.Letusaddtoit.Youmust give:.,,urfirstblessingtomypeople inanticipaitiO.Q."

DeanCaseykneltdowninhumility, andwithgreaterhumilityFatherHarringtoncomposedhisfingefginthe positionemblematicaloftheBleed Trinity;andMrs.Dunphy,passingthe windowjustthen,wasastonishedto seehimraisehishandandintonein hisdeep,beautifulbaritone:

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the"SitNomenDominibenedictum,"as blessingwenttothefourquarters ofthecity.

FatherMurphyarrivedthatafternoonwiththeBulloftheappointment, andthePassionistFatheralsocame, andFatherDominicquotedTennyson aboutthingsnotbeing"dreamedofin ourphilosophy."

TwomonthslatertheSlavfamily, rightdowntothebaby,Carmela,and herbrother,andthetwobearersofthe nameofMichaelLedochowski,satin thefrontseatoftheparishchurchwhereBishopHarringtonchoseto beconsecrated.Thesewerethefirst aftertheclergy,andSisterDolores, theBishop'ssister,tokissthenew bishop'sring. p..opleremarkedthenwhatafancy HisIidnishipwasdevelopingfor foreigners.Tii71havesinceseenmarks ofhisdailysolicitudefortheSlav exilesinhisdiocese,hispredelection fortheHolyFather'sowncountrymen,andhiseffectiveworkasthe goodshepherdofthePolishemraigrantstohiscity.Oneachrecurring EasterSaturdayBishopHarringtonreceiveswithjoy,arenewalofthegifts whichonceseemedtohaveforeshad- owedtheworkwhichtheHolyGhost wasabouttoaccomplishinhim. WhenDeanCaseyoncetoldMrs. DunphythatBishopHarrington throwsthecrumbsthatremainfrom theSlavwoman'sannualgift,tothe pigeonswhichnestinthecathedral towers,shesaid:"Ifjoyfulmysteries keepfollowinghimastheydidwhen hewashere,he'llbePoneyet,forthey tellmePopePiusX.usedthrow crumbstothepigeonswhenhewas ArchbishopofVenice."