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Theabovequotationhasreferenceto onesandprophets.Inancientdayseorlestonedtheprophets,butin thesedaysthestonesbeartestimony totheprophets.Itisnotsafeto takeprophetsseriously,unlessthey haveprophesiedintheScriptures.Mr. G.K.Chestertonsaysthattheprophetsofourdayprophesyastowhatpeoplearegoingtodo,andthepeoplewait untiltheprophetsaredead,thenbury themnicely,andgoanddosomething elsethanwhatwasprophesied.The prophecyintheverseaboveseemsto havereferencetotheruiningofthe monasteryofwhichthestonethat holdsitwaspart,andtopromisethat insomedayofthiscentury,"fullthree centuries,"theCisterciansshallreturn toinhabitthelongsilentAbbeywhich waitsforBernardtoclaimhisown. Forourselves,weplaceneitherfaith norhopeintheprophecy,butuseitin charitytoadornourtale.

must"possesstheland"ofallthe monasteries,andtodoagreatright doagreaterwrong?

Ifanunbiassedperson,themanin themoon,forinstance,couldbetransportedtothesceneandthesitesofthe ruinsofEngland'sabbeys,neverhavingheardofthembefore,andtoldof howgoodKingHal,inthecauseof truthandgoodness,andofhisthirst forjustice,hadwroughtthisruinon themiraclesofstone,those"cliffsof walls"whichstillholduptothosewho willthinkclamorousevidenceofthe greatworkshowninthewealthof carving,panelling,andmouldingstill tobetracedamidthemoss-grown ruins,whichthemonksofEngland's Catholicdaystracedandwrought

mine,which,withalittlemanagement, couldbeworkedtohismaster'sgreat profit,andoutofwhichpickings wouldnodoubtbepossibleforhimselfandothers."DomGasquetproceedstoshowthatCrumwellsetabout blackeningthecharacterofthosehe wishedtorob,projectingaroyalvisitationofallmonasteriesintheautumnof1535.Thenextstepwasthe selectionoffitsubordinates"utterly unscrupulousandentirelyrecklessin theiraccusations."Anarmyof preacherswasletlooseovertheland toorateagainstthemonksas"hypocries,sorcerers,idledrones,"etc.,and justaspresent-dayoratorstellusso muchaboutclippingthewingsofprofiteers,theanti-abbeypreachersmade

Crumwell,withthewisdomofthe serpent,condemnedthesmallermonasteriesfirst,andinthepreambleof theActfortheirsuppressionGodwas thankedthat"thegreatandsolemn abbeysoftherealm"wereinawholesomeandexcellentstate.Butinthe reportsfromthe"Visitors"allthe monasteries,greatandsmall,were alikebesmirchedandcondemned, henceitisseenthatno"BlackBook" wasplacedonthetableoftheHouse ofCommons,asmanyauthorsassert, for,ifitwereso,howcouldtheAct testifytothe"wholesomeandexcellentstate"ofthegreaterabbeys?No, Crumwellwassensibleenoughnotto biteofftoomuchatonce,buttopre-parepeopleintounsurprisednessat whatwouldhappennext.Wlathappenednextwasthepeacefulcoercion individuallyofAbbotsandcommunities.SaysDomGasquet.

Ourtaleisaborrowedone,made mostlyfromthematerialswhichDom Gasquet,O.S.B.(nowCardinalGasquet),suppliesinhisworkentitled, "TheGreaterAbbeysofEngland,"but theversesofprophecyatthebeginningandendareunknowntotheCardinal,andaretheresultsofourown research.Mr.G.K.ChestertonassertsthatwhenOurLorduttered words,"Iftheseholdtheirpeacethe verystoneswillcryout,"HeprophesiedthewholeofGothicarchitecture,which,withitsgriffinsandgargoylesmaketheirmutecryfromthe gloried,storiedtowersandturretsof cathedralsofEurope-,butthereis anothercryofstones,whichCardinal Gasquethasinterpretedforus,and whichcausesEnglishmentogivemuch thoughttothethingsthatwere,but "arenot,"andtothemannerofthe livesofthemenofthecenturies,when Englandwasknowntheworldoveras "MerrieEngland."CardinalGasquet'scryofstonescomeswithaninsistentvoicethroughthearresting pagesethisvaluablevolume,andin orderthatmanymightcatchtheecho ofitstones-"Ihavewrittenwhatfollows,"asPatClancysaidinhiswill. Thisessayisthevoiceofonecrying inthecity,andbiddingpeople,EnglishCatholicsveryspecially,andEnglishProtestantsmostparticularly,to pause,andreflect,andreconstructfor themselves,thegloriesthatthemute stonesofEngland'sruinedabbeyscry withaneloquencethatclaimsconsiderationfromallwhopassalongthe way,andforallwhowithmoreleisure maysitdownandreflect.Theruined abbeysofEnglandareinthefirstplace stonesthathavebeenleftupon stones,memorialsofsomethingthat was.Thatsuggestive"something" musthavebeenuniversalinEngland, andinverygoodestimationeverywhere,fortheruinedabbeysare widespread.That"something"must havebecomeveryunpopular-perhaps veryun-English,forthequarriesof choirsandcloisters,tohavebecome "thequarry"ofthenation,insuch wiseastohavebeenreducedtohold uptheirmangledfragmentsforthree hundredyearsassignsofthestormof iconoclasticfury,thatsurgedand swept"fromturrettofoundation stone,"throughalltheindividualabbeysuntilthey"liftedtoheaven's vaulttheirbrokenwalls,theircapless pillar,1,,theirfragmentsofarches,like gauntskeletonsliftingtheirfleshless armsittwarningorinprotest,"must surely;havebeencondemned,orat leastacused,ofsomegiganticcrimin_ alact,oracts,orsystemoffalsehood, equalotheworstthatisimagined andinited,fromtheblackheartof themr>stguiltyofthedevilsinthe hellofithedamned.Wasitso?It isourutytotruthtodecide,thatis todecideforourselves.GoodEnglishmeandshallow-patedpeople generaly,haveconsideredittheir dutyfrnearlyfourhundredyearstodismissthequestion.andthereproachoftheruinsofEnglishabbeys, "themstattractivespotsinalandof many i terosts,"withanallusionto thevicibslivesledbythemonks, undertecloakofgoodnessandthe monasti,cowl,butwasthehunger ndth'tafterjusticeofHenryVIII. nbchsuperlativelengthsthathe

withinfinitelabour,themanwould probablydecidethattheremustbe anothersidetothequestion,forthat itwasinconceivabletohimthatsuch fair,beautifulworksshouldhave beendevastatedanddoomed,andthat goodshouldcomeofit.Themanin themoonwouldbeveryshrewdin, thatguess.ManyhadsoguessedbeforeDomGasquethadsuppliedthe answer,andthisiswhatthelearned Benedictinesays:"What.reallyhappenedtobringaboutthesuppression oftheEnglishmonasteriesintherapaciousdaysofHenryVIII.mayhere beusefullybutbrieflysetdown.

Theinceptionoftheideaofdestroyingthemonasteriesmaycertainlybecreditedtotheingenious, capable,andall-powerfulministerof HenryVIII.,ThomasCrumwell.He sawinthemonasticpropertyagold

onegreatpointofthis,that"ifthe abbeyswentdowntheKingwould neverwantforanytaxesagain."Th$ mostimportantthingtonoteisthat thedestructionofthemonasterieswas pre-determined,independentofany reportthe"Visitors"mightsendin. TheRoyal"Visitors"sentintheirreports"withavengeance"-withtwo orthreevengeances.Thewholework wasdoneinafewmonths.Noreal inquirycouldhavebeenmadeinthe time,evenifonewereneeded.The nextimportantthingtonoteisthat allthereportswereentirelythework ofthe"Visitors,"noreportorcomplainthadbeenmadetothe"Visitors" fromanybodyoutside.Evenifsuch reportshadbeenmade,therewasno inquiryintothemcontemplated,nor weretheaccusedeverintendedtobe putupontheirtrial.

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"ThefirstActofDissolution, strangeastheassertionmayseem,was infacttheonlyone.Therestofthe abbeyswerenotlegallysuppressed.

TheycameintoHenry'shands,bythe attainderofabbots,asinthecaseof WoburnandGlastonbury,or,aswas generallythecase,bythefree,though coercedsurrenderofthehouseinto theroyalpower.Then,whenallwas overandthegreaternumberofthe monasteriesandtheirpossessionswere alreadyintheKing'spower,ParliamentpassedanActgivingHenryall hehadgotbyforce,orbyhisnewinterpretationofthelawofattainder." ThesefewfactsarethebadlyrememberedthingswhichtheruinsofEngland'sAbbeyscalluponustorecall. Thestonescryout,callingourattention, "ToGlastonbury,wherethewinter thorn BlossomsatChristmas,mindfulof OurLord." Thestonescryout,callingustoread theriddleoftheruinsofRomseyand Rievaulx,andtoweepforthewoesof Woburn,andWaltham,andWelbeck, andWhalley.Andtheclamorouscry ofthesilentstones,loudintheirsilence,andinsistentintheirplacidity, asksoftheprophets,howshallitbe withEnglandofanewerday?Shall thesoundofthechantedpsalmagain -re-echothroughthecloistersofCrowland?Credo!andBuckfastshallcome again,andFountainsshallflourish, andoncemoremustitsglorycometo Gloucester,andatPershoreandNetleyandSherborneastoneshallbe raiseduponastone,untiltheolddays havecomeagain,andtheabbotpresidesinhisChapter.Andthetowers ofTinternandThorleyshallliftthe crosstothecloudsagain,andtheAbbotofEveshamshallcome"tohold andtohallow".thefairfieldsofWorcestershire,and "ThetimeshallbewhenBuckfast's bell ShalltidingsoftheMasstimetell. Andwhenitdoesthedaysofyore, Shall.comeagaintogonomore." Thatistosay,thedaysofyore,the Catholictimes,shallcomeagain,and theirsecondcomingshallbeforever. andEnglandshallbe"Mary'sDowry" indeed,anditstruemen,"MerrieEng. lishmen."Letusthen,heedingthe cryofthestones,deplorewiththem thatthefairabbeysweredestroyed, andimplorewiththem"inEngland now,"thattheblessingofBenedict andBernardshallcomespeedilyin ourcentury,andthatwiththeir"days renewedasfromthebeginning"the cowledmonksshallpacethecloisters again,andthesilencethatwasin heaven"asitwereforhalfanhour," ofwhichSt.Johnhastold,shalldescend,insteadofthesilencewhichisof dearthforwantofvoicestochantto theMostHigh,asnowismostbarren andunblessedinthevoidspaceswhere oncealltheblessingsofearthand heavenmet,andweredispersedtothe fourquartersofEnglandastheAbbotwithhiscrozierinhandblessed thelandanditspeoplethatitshould beinSt.Benedict'skeep.

Priestsconsiderthisworldonlyasa diligenceinwhichtheycantravelto another.-Napoleon.

"AbbotDarntonheplacenthisstone Fulltrueandwell,ithedaysofKingJohn. Forfullthreecenturiesreftandstrown, Shallbe-andBernardclaimshisown"(OldMonasticProphecy.)

THEW.k.RECORD andWithDeferencetoCardinal

Theabovequotationhasreferenceto onesandprophets.Inancientdays oglestonedtheprophets,butin thesedaysthestonesbeartestimony totheprophets.Itisnotsafeto takeprophetsseriously,unlessthey haveprophesiedintheScriptures.-Mr, G.K.Chestertonsaysthattheprophetsofourdayprophesyastowhatpeoplearegoingtodo,andthepeoplewait untiltheprophetsaredead,thenbury themnicely,andgoanddosomething elsethanwhatwasprophesied.The prophecyintheverseaboveseemSto havereferencetotheruiningofthe monasteryofwhichthestonethat holdsitwaspart,andtopromisethat insomedayofthiscentury,"fullthree centuries,"theCisterciansshallreturn toinhabitthelongsilentAbbeywhich waitsforBernardtoclaimhisown. Forourselves,weplaceneitherfaith norhopeintheprophecy,butuseitin charitytoadornourtale.

must"possesstheland"ofallthe monasteries,andtodoagreatright doagreaterwrong?

Ifanunbiassedperson,themanin themoon,forinstance,couldbetransportedtothesceneandthesitesofthe ruinsofEngland'sabbeys,neverhavingheardofthembefore,andtoldof howgoodKingHal,inthecauseof truthandgoodness,andofhisthirst forjustice,hadwroughtthisruinon themiraclesofstone,those"cliffsof walls"whichstillholduptothosewho willthinkclamorousevidenceoftn., greatworkshowninthewealthof carving,panelling,andmouldingstill tobetracedamidthemoss-grown ruins,whichthemonksofEngland's Catholicdaystracedandwrought

mine,which,withalittlemanagement, couldbeworkedtohismaster'sgreat profit,andoutofwhichpickings wouldnodoubtbepossibleforhimselfandothers."DomGasquetproceedstoshowthatCrumwellsetabout blackeningthecharacterofthosehe wishedtorob,projectingaroyalvisitationofallmonasteriesintheautumnof1535.Thenextstepwasthe selectionoffitsubordinates"utterly unscrupulousandentirelyrecklessin theiraccusations."Anarmyof preacherswasletlooseovertheland toorateagainstthemonksas"hypocries,sorcerers,idledrones,"etc.,and justaspresent-dayoratorstellusso muchaboutclippingthewingsofprofiteers,theanti-abbeypreachersmade

Crumwell,withthewisdomofthe serpent,condemnedthesmallermonasteriesfirst,andinthepreambleof theActfortheirsuppressionGodwas thankedthat"thegreatandsolemn abbeysoftherealm"wereinawholesomeandexcellentstate.Butinthe reportsfromthe"Visitors"allthe monasteries,greatandsmall,were alikebesmirchedandcondemned, henceitisseenthatno"BlackBook" wasplacedonthetableoftheHouse ofCommons,asmanyauthorsassert, for,ifitwereso,howcouldtheAct testifytothe"wholesomeandexcellentstate"ofthegreaterabbeys?No, Crumwellwassensibleenoughnotto biteofftoomuchatonce,buttopre.parepeopleintounsurprisednessat whatwouldhappennext.Mathappenednextwasthepeacefulcoercion individuallyofAbbotsandcommunities.SaysDomGasquet:

Ourtaleisaborrowedone,made mostlyfromthematerialswhichDom Gasquet,O.S.B.(nowCardinalGasquet),suppliesinhisworkentitled, "TheGreaterAbbeysofEngland,"but theversesofprophecyatthebeginningandendareunknowntotheCardinal,andaretheresultsofourown research.Mr.G.K.ChestertonassertsthatwhenOurLorduttereae words,"Iftheseholdtheirpeacethe verystoneswillcryout,"HeprophesiedthewholeofGothicarchitecture,which,withitsgriffinsandgargoylesmaketheirmutecryfromthe gloried,storiedtowersandturretsof thecathedralsofEurope,butthereis anothercryofstones,whichCardinal Gasquethasinterpretedforus,and whichcausesEnglishmentogivemuch thoughttothethingsthatwere,but "arenot,"andtothemannerofthe livesofthemenofthecenturies,when Englandwasknowntheworldoveras "MerrieEngland."CardinalGasquet'scryofstonescomeswithaninsistentvoicethroughthearresting pagesofhisvaluablevolume,andin orderthatmanymightcatchtheecho ofitstones-"Ihavewritten-whatfollows,"asPatClancysaidinhiswill. Thisessayisthevoiceofonecrying inthecity,andbiddingpeople,EnglishCatholicsveryspecially,andEnglishProtestantsmostparticularly,to pause,andreflect,andreconstructfor themselves,thegloriesthatthemute stonesofEngland'sruinedabbeyscry withaneloquencethatclaimsconsiderationfromallwhopassalongthe way,andforallwhowithmoreleisure maysitdownandreflect.Theruined abbeysofEnglandareinthefirstplace stonesthathavebeenleftupon stones,memorialsofsomethingthat was.Thatsuggestive"something" musthavebeenuniversalinEngland, andinverygoodestimationeverywhere,fortheruinedabbeysare widespread.That"something"must havebecomeveryunpopular-perhaps veryun-English,forthequarriesof choirsandcloisters,tohavebecome "thequarry"ofthenation,insuch wiseastohavebeenreducedtohold uptheirmangledfragmentsforthree hundredyearsassignsofthestormof iconoclasticfury,thatsurgedand swept"fromturrettofoundation stone,"throughalltheindividualabbeysuntilthey"liftedtoheaven's vaulttheirbrokenwalls,theircapless pillars,theirfragmentsofarches,like gauntskeletonsliftingtheirfleshless armsillwarningorinprotest,"must surely,havebeencondemned,orat leastacused,ofsomegiganticcriminalact,acts,orsystemoffalsehood, equalotheworstthatisimagined andinited,fromtheblackheartof themastguiltyofthedevilsinthe hellofthedamned.Wasitso?It isourutytotruthtodecide,thatis todecideforourselves.GoodEnglishmeandshallow-patedpeople generaly,haveconsideredittheir dutyf.rnearlyfourhundredyearsto dismissthequestion,andthereproachoftheruinsofEnglishabbeys, "themstattractivespotsinalandof manyi terests,"withanallusionto thevici livesledbythemonks, undertecloakofgoodnessandthe monasti,cowl,butwasthehunger ndthitafterjusticeofHenryVIII. nto chsunerlativelengthsthathe

withinfinitelabour,themanwould probablydecidethattheremustbe anothersidetothequestion,forthat itwasinconceivabletohimthatsuch fair,beautifulworksshouldhave beendevastatedanddoomed,andthat goodshouldcomeofit.Themanin themoonwouldbeveryshrewdin,, thatguess.ManyhadsoguessedbeforeDomGasquethadsuppliedthe answer,andthisiswhatthelearned Benedictinesays:"Whatreallyhappenedtobringaboutthesuppression oftheEnglishmonasteriesintherapaciousdaysofHenryVIIImayhere beusefullybutbrieflysetdown.

Theinceptionoftheideaofdestroyingthemonasteriesmaycertainlybecreditedtotheingenious, capable,andall-powerfulministerof HenryVIII.,ThomasCrumwell.He sawinthemonasticpropertyagold

onegreatpointofthis,that"ifthe abbeyswentdowntheKingwould neverwantforanytaxesagain."Th8 mostimportantthingtonoteisthat thedestructionofthemonasterieswas pre-determined,independentofany reportthe"Visitors"mightsendin. TheRoyal"Visitors"sentintheirreports"withavengeance"-withtwo orthreevengeances.Thewholework wasdoneinafewmonths.Noreal inquirycouldhavebeenmadeinthe time,evenifonewereneeded.The nextimportantthingtonoteisthat allthereportswereentirelythework ofthe"Visitors,"noreportorcomplainthadbeenmadetothe"Visitors" fromanybodyoutside.Evenifsuch reportshadbeenmade,therewasno inquiryintothemcontemplated,nor weretheaccusedeverintendedtobe putupontheirtrial.

FirstClassBoardingSchoolforYoungLadies. PupilspreparedforallExaminations.Sleeping outaccommodation.

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"ThefirstActofDissolution, strangeastheassertionmayseem,was infacttheonlyone.Therestofthe abbeyswerenotlegallysuppressed. TheycameintoHenry'shands,bythe attainderofabbots,asinthecaseof WoburnandGlastonbury,or,aswas generallythecase,bythefree,though coercedsurrenderofthehouseinto theroyalpower.Then,whenallwas overandthegreaternumberofthe monasteriesandtheirpossessionswere alreadyintheKing'spower,ParliamentpassedanActgivingHenryall hehadgotbyforce,orbyhisnewinterpretationofthelawofattainder." ThesefewfactsarethebadlyrememberedthingswhichtheruinsofEngland'sAbbeyscalluponustorecall. Thestonescryout,callingouratten. tion, "ToGlastonbury,wherethewinter thorn BlossomsatChristmas,mindfulof OurLord."

Thestonescryout,callingustoread theriddleoftheruinsofRomseyand Rievaulx,andtoweepforthewoesof Woburn,andWaltham,andWelbeck, andWhalley.Andtheclamorouscry ofthesilentstones,loudintheirsilence,andinsistentintheirplacidity, asksoftheprophets,howshallitbe withEnglandofanewerday?Shall thesoundofthechantedpsalmagain -re-echothroughthecloistersofCrowland?Credo!andBuckfastshallcome again,andFountainsshallflourish, andoncemoremustitsglorycometo GloucLster,andatPershoreandNetleyandSherborneastoneshallbe raiseduponastone,untiltheolddays havecomeagain,andtheabbotpre. sidesinhisChapter.Andthetowers ofTinternandThorleyshallliftthe crosstothecloudsagain,andtheAbbotofEveshamshallcome"tohold andto}fallow"_thefairfieldsofWorcestershire,and "ThetimeshallbewhenBuckfast's bell ShalltidingsoftheMasstimetell. Andwhenitdoesthedaysofyore, Shall.comeagaintogonomore." Thatistosay,thedaysofyore,the Catholictimes,shallcomeagain,and theirsecondcomingshallbeforever, andEnglandshallbe"Mary'sDowry" indeed,anditstruemen,"MerrieEnglishmen."Letusthen,heedingthe cryofthestones,deplorewiththem thatthefairabbeysweredestroyed, andimplorewiththem"inEngland now,"thattheblessingofBenedict andBernardshallcomespeedilyin ourcentury,andthatwiththeir"days renewedasfromthebeginning"the cowledmonksshallpacethecloisters again,andthesilencethatwasin heaven"asitwereforhalfanhour," ofwhichSt.Johnhastold,shalldescend,insteadofthesilencewhichisof dearthforwantofvoicestochantto theMostHigh,asnowismostbarren andunblessedinthevoidspaceswhere oncealltheblessingsofearthand heavenmet,andweredispersedtothe fourquartersofEnglandastheAbbotwithhiscrozierinhandblessed thelandanditspeoplethatitMould beinSt.Benedict'skeep.

Priestsconsiderthisworldonlyasa diligenceinwhichtheycantravelto another.-Napoleon.

ThewaronIrishwomenandgirls stillcontinues.Everydaywereadof womentraderswhoseentirestockin tradeisseizedandconfiscatedasseditious.SoldierscomeonmilitarylorriestotheMissesSharkie,inRoscommon,ortoMissGleeson,inKallarney, striptheirpremises,bearingaway"seditious"cigarettes,biscuits,sweets, drapery,asthespoilsofwar-andthe womenthusdeprivedoftheirlivelihoodhavenocompensation.Women spectatorsat"unlawful"meetingsare dubbedintounconsciousness-recentlyanoldwomanof70wassotreatedwhilegirlsinTipperaryandLimerick, guiltyofthepurelytechnicaloffenceof flag-sellingwithoutapolicepermit, aredraggedfromtheirhomes.placed inMilitarywaggons,andrushedaway tounknowndestinations.Aboyof fifteenismurderedbythemilitaryin hishomeinClarebecausehesitsup latereading-andsoonthedreadful categoryofatrocitiescontinues.If thesethingshappenedinPrussiaorin Russia,sentimentalEnglishfolkwould holdu0handsinhorrorandcondemnation.HaveEnglishmenand womennoresponsibilitytoIreland?SaysanIrishexchange,datedNovember1:"Thestoryofthediscovery ofalittlearsenalduringapolieeraid ontheSinnFeinroomsinDerryon September12wastoldatacourtmartialinDerryonPatrickHegarty,tobacconist,andtreasureroftheclub, onachargeofhavingammunitionand explosivesinhispossession.Evidence wasgiventhataccusedwasnottenant oftheSinnFeinHall,butoftheGaelicLeagueHall,andhewasacquitted. Head-ConstableO'Donoghuesaidthat inasmallroomontheupperflatwas found26roundsofrifleammunition, 131roundsofrookrifleammunition, 49roundsofrevolverammunition,2 handgrenades,sticksofgelignite weighingtwoounceseach,and44parts ofhandgrenades,springs,detonator cases,screwcaps,withhaversacksand bandolier.Amilitarydrill-bookwas alsofound.Lieut.Dorling,abomb expert,saidthemechanismofthegrenadeswasinperfectorder.They wereloadedwithexplosives.The DorsetRegt.hadusedsimilaronesin bombingpracticeatMagilligan,near Derry.Accusedsaidheknewnothingwhateverabouttheexplosives found.Overathousandpeoplehad accessdayandnighttothepremises, andthecaretakerwasablindman whomitwouldbeeasytoevade. MotorlorriesandtroopsleftDerry foraproclaimedSinnFeinmeetingin Ballybofeyyesterday.

Crimemanufactureisapparentlya thrivingindustryinIreland.Ithas alwaysbeen.NoIrishgaoleverwent shortofatenantifonewaswanted. Therewasalwaysaframe-upready andacreatureormoretoworkit.In thiscase,itwouldseem,theplotwas badlyworkedout.

Mr.JohnFitzpatrick,Tipperary, foremanataWicklowprintingestablishment,hasbeenservedbythepolice withacopyofanordersignedbyLtGen.Shaw,Commander-in-ChiefinIreland,statingthatheis"suspectedof actingandofhavingacted"inamannerprejudicialtothepublicsafety andtheDefenceoftheRealm,andrequestinghim"forthwith"toresideoutsidetheprovinceofMunster.Mr. Fitzpatrickhasbeenanactivefigure inSinnFeincirclesinTipperary. Whenfalsehoodwantsaclearrunit usuallyattemptstosmothertruth.

formofsuffering,weredrivenbefore theswordintotheprovinceofConnaught.Theywerehemmedinasin apenalsettlement.Perhapsthere werehalfamillion.Theconquerors, itmaybe,wereatleastasmanyin number.Inlessthanahundredyears theyhadoutnumberedtheirrulersalmosttwofold.Inanotherhundred yearstheyweresevenfold.

"Thinned,indeed,theyhavebeenin theselateyearsfreshinourmemory; andtheywhohopefortheProtestantisingofIrelandpointtotheirdiminishednumbers.

"Butwherearetheynow?Askthe rooflesscabinswhichbytheroadside makethetraveller'sheartdesolate;ask thegreenhomesteadwherethevoiceof thechildrenalittlewhileagowasheard askthecoldhearthstoneroundwhich father,mother,andchildweregather. edbuttheotherdayasktheEwer, andaskthefamines,andtheywilrtell youthattheanointeddeadareinthe greengrave,andtheirspiritsare mightyintercessorsbeforethethrone ofGod.Theyarejoininginperpetual prayerwiththeirgreatapostleforthe benedictionsofGoduponthelandof theirlove;forthelightandgraceupon thosewhosehandhaslainheavyupon Ireland.Someareintheworldunseen,andtherest,wherearethey?

"Theyarethroughouttheworld, spreadingabroadthetruefaithof Jesus.Theyhavegoneforthnotonly asemigrants,butasthecross-bearersin everyland...Ifyoulookinhistoryfor thegloryofIreland,youwillnotfindit inthesplendourofthisworld; but ithasagloryallitsown,andasplendouroftheworldofgrace.PoorIreland,richinthattreasurewhichis fromheaven,poorinallbesides,outof thedeeppovertyofthelastthirty yearshasbuiltorrebuiltallitssanctuaries;churches,convents,schoolshave arisenalloverthefaceoftheland: withinthememoryoftheliving,outof itsfaithithasproducedthreereligious Sisterhoodsforworksofmercy;ithas sentforththroughouttheEmpireof GreatBritainamultitudeofmissionaries,greaterinnumber,perhaps,than istobefoundinanyotherrace.

"Forfidelitytoitsfaith,.forenduranceofsuffering,andforpurityoflife, whatnationcanbesetbeforeIreland?

FidelitytotheHolySeehasupheld Irelanduntothisday.Fidelitytothe HolySeewouldhavepreservedEnglandfromtheworldlypridewhichgoes beforeafall."

THEMISGOVERNMENTOF IRELAND.

SomeFactsbyArchbishop'Kelly. Speakingattheblessingofthe foundationstoneofSt.Michael'spresbytery,Stanmore,onarecentSundayafternoon,hisGraceArchbishop Kellysaid:"Weareanxiousabout Ireland.Thereareover60,000troops there,andforeigntroops,sotosay, havingnosympathywiththepeople, andunderofficerswhowoulddraw theirswordsandleveltheirgunseven atinnocentwomenandboysandgirls. Andtheseareunderthecommandof magistrateswhoaretheappointeesof theCastle.Whatcanyouexpert then?Somesaid:'LettheArchbishop giveussomefactsshowingareal grievance.Lethimstateacase againstthemis-governmentofIreland;againstthepresentgovernment ofIreland.'

DuringtheproceedingsattheCrimes ActCourtatBandon,FatherFlynn, whoisaP.P.inSouthCalifornia,sat besidehisbrother,Mr.JosephFlynn, Clonakilty,oneofthemencharged withpromotingtheDailEireannLoan. FatherFlynnarrivedonaholidayto Clonakilt*theverydayhisbrother wasarrested.InCaliforniaFather Flynnisboundtotellhisfriendshow hespenthisholidayinIreland.Priests talkofIrelandjustasotherIrishmentalk,andFatherFlynn,beinga truthfulman,willtellthetruthabout Ireland.ThetruthaboutIrelandin AmericawillnotbuttressBritishrule inIreland.

IRELANDFORTHEIRISH.

"Abouttwocenturiesago,"saidCardinalManning,"theCatholicsofIreland,reducedbywarfareandevery

"Well,Iwill.TheEnglishExchequer hasreceivedfromIreland£102,000,000, andtheexpenditure,eveninwartime, isabout.£50,000,000.Therefore,in fouryears,Englandhastakenfrom Irelandover£50,000,000andkeptitto herowncreditinherownExchequer."

balance,shehasreceivedpractically noshareoftheenormousexpenditure onmunitions,and,evenwereshetoreceivebelatedgrantsforreconstruction theywouldstillleaveanenormousbalancedue.Noonecannowhidethe factthatIrelandisbeingshamefully exploited,andthatfreedomistheonly roadtonationalsolvency."

The

HisGracequotedthefollowing figuresfromamagazinewithregard toIrishtaxation:"Forthelastthree yearsIreland'scontributiontotheImperialExchequertotals£70,275,500.The returnsfor1918-19arenotyetavailable,butitisprobablycorrecttostate thatrevenuewilltotal31andexpenditure14millions.Inotherwords,duringthefouryearsendingMarch31, 1919,thecontributionofIrelandwhosetaxablecapacitywasestimated bytheChildersCommissionin1896 asbeinglessthat£5,000,000perannum -musthaveamountedto£102,000,000, andthereisabalanceremainingto hercreditof£50,000,000.Againstthis

CurrentIrishOpinion. .....sseessege.0...

ThewaronIrishwomenandgirls stillcontinues.Everydaywereadof womentraderswhoseentirestockin tradeisseisedandconfiscatedasseditious.SoldierscomeonmilitarylorriestotheMissesSharkie,inRoscommon,ortoMissGleeson,inKallarney, striptheirpremises,bearingaway"seditious"cigarettes,biscuits,sweets, drapery,asthespoilsofwar-andthe womenthusdeprivedoftheirlivelihoodhavenocompensation.Women spectatorsat"unlawful"meetingsare clubbedintounconsciousness-recentlyanoldwomanof70wassotreatedwhilegirlsinTipperaryandLimerick, guiltyofthepurelytechnicaloffenceof flag-sellingwithoutapolicepermit, aredraggedfromtheirhomes,placed inmilitarywaggons,andrushedaway tounknowndestinations.Aboyof fifteenismurderedbythemilitaryin hishomeinClarebecausehesitsup latereading-andsoonthedreadful categoryofatrocitiescontinues.If thesethingshappenedinPrussiaorin Russia,sentimentalEnglishfolkwould holdu15handsinhorrorandcondemnation.HaveEnglishmenand womennoresponsibilitytoIreland?SaysanIrishexchange,datedNovember1:"Thestoryofthediscovery ofalittlearsenalduringapoliceraid ontheSinnFeinroomsinDerryon September12wastoldatacourtmartialinDerryonPatrickHegarty,tobacconist,andtreasureroftheclub, onachargeofhavingammunitionand explosivesinhispossession.Evidence wasgiventhataccusedwasnottenant oftheSinnFeinHall,butoftheGaelicLeagueHall,andhewasacquitted. Head-ConstableO'Donoghuesaidthat inasmallroomontheupperfiatwas found26roundsofrifleammunition, 131roundsofrookrifleammunition, 49roundsofrevolverammunition,2 handgrenades,sticksofgelignite weighingtwoounceseach,and44parts ofhandgrenades,springs,detonator cases,screwcaps,withhaversacksand bandolier.Amilitarydrill-bookwas alsofound.Lieut.Dorling,abomb expert,saidthemechanismofthegrenadeswasinperfectorder.They wereloadedwithexplosives.The DorsetRegt.hadusedsimilaronesin bombingpracticeatMagilligan,near Derry.Accusedsaidheknewnothingwhateverabouttheexplosives found.Overathousandpeoplebad accessdayandnighttothepremises, andthecaretakerwasablindman whomitwouldbeeasytoevade.

MotorlorriesandtroopsleftDerry foraproclaimedSinnFeinmeetingin Ballybofeyyesterday.

Crimemanufactureisapparentlya thrivingindustryinIreland.Ithas alwaysbeen.NoIrishgaoleverwent shortofatenantifonewaswanted. Therewasalwaysaframe-upready andacreatureormoretoworkit.In thiscase,itwouldseem,theplotwas badlyworkedout.

Mr.JohnFitzpatrick,Tipperary, foremanataWicklowprintingestablishment,hasbeenservedbythepolice withacopyofanordersignedbyLtGen.Shaw,Commander-in-ChiefinIreland,statingthatheis"suspectedof actingandofhavingacted"inamannerprejudicialtothepublicsafety andtheDefenceoftheRealm,andrequestinghim"forthwith"toresideoutsidetheprovinceofMunster.Mr. Fitzpatrickhasbeenanactivefigure inSinnFeincirclesinTipperary. Whenfalsehoodwantsaclearrunit usuallyattemptstosmothertruth.

DuringtheproceedingsattheCrimes ActCourtatBandon,FatherFlynn, whoisaP.P.inSouthCalifornia,sat besidehisbrother,Mr.JosephFlynn, Clonakilty,oneofthemencharged withpromotingtheDailEireannLoan. FatherFlynnarrivedonaholidayto Clonakiltl*heverydayhisbrother wasarrested.InCaliforniaFather Flynnisboundtotellhisfriendshow hespenthisholidayinIreland.Priests talkofIrelandjustasotherIrishmentalk,andFatherFlynn,beinga truthfulman,willtellthetruthabout Ireland.ThetruthaboutIrelandin AmericawillnotbuttressBritishrule inIreland.

IRELANDFORTHEIRISH.

formofsuffering,weredrivenbefore theswordintotheprovinceofConnaught.Theywerehemmedinasin apenalsettlement.Perhapsthere werehalfamillion.Theconquerors, itmaybe,wereatleastasmanyin number.Inlessthanahundredyears theyhadoutnumberedtheirrulersalmosttwofold.Inanotherhundred yearstheyweresevenfold.

"Thinned,indeed,theyhavebeenin theselateyearsfreshinourmemory; andtheywhohopefortheProtestantisingofIrelandpointtotheirdiminishednumbers-

"Butwherearetheynow?Askthe rooflesscabinswhichbytheroadside makethetraveller'sheartdesolate;ask thegreenhomesteadwherethevoiceof thechildrenalittlewhileagowasheard askthecoldhearthstoneroundwhich father,mother,andchildweregather. edbuttheotherday;askthefwer, andaskthefamines,andtheywill"tell youthattheanointeddeadareinthe greengrave,andtheirspiritsare mightyintercessorsbeforethethrone ofGod.Theyarejoininginperpetual prayerwiththeirgreatapostleforthe benedictionsofGoduponthelandof theirlove;forthelightandgraceupon thosewhosehandhaslainheavyupon Ireland.Someareintheworldunseen,andtherest,wherearethey?

"Theyarethroughouttheworld, spreadingabroadthetruefaithof Jesus.Theyhavegoneforthnotonly asemigrants,butasthecross-bearersin everyland...Ifyoulookinhistoryfor thegloryofIreland,youwillnotfindit inthesplendourofthisworld;...but ithasagloryallitsown,andasplendouroftheworldofgrace.PoorIreland,richinthattreasurewhichis fromheaven,poorinallbesides,outof thedeeppovertyofthelastthirty yearshasbuiltorrebuiltallitssanctuaries;churches,convents,schoolshave arisenalloverthefaceoftheland; withinthememoryoftheliving,outof itsfaithithasproducedthreereligious Sisterhoodsforworksofmercy;ithas sentforththroughouttheEmpireof GreatBritainamultitudeofmissionaries,greaterinnumber,perhaps,than istobefoundinanyotherrace.

"Forfidelitytoitsfaith,.forenduranceofsuffering,andforpurityoflife, whatnationcanbesetbeforeIreland?

FidelitytotheHolySeehasupheld Irelanduntothisday.Fidelitytothe HolySeewouldhavepreservedEnglandfromtheworldlypridewhichgoes beforeafall."

THEMISGOVERNMENTOF IRELAND.

SomeFactsbyArchbishop'Kelly. Speakingattheblessingofthe foundationstoneofSt.Michael'spresbytery,Stanmore,onarecentSundayafternoon,hisGraceArchbishop Kellysaid:"Weareanxiousabout Ireland.Thereareover60,000troops there,andforeigntroops,sotosay, havingnosympathywiththepeople, andunderofficerswhowoulddraw theirswordsandleveltheirgunseven atinnocentwomenandboysandgirls. Andtheseareunderthecommandc.f magistrateswhoaretheappointeesof theCastle.Whatcanyouexpect then?Somesaid:'LettheArchbishop giveussomefactsshowingareal grievance.Lethimstateacase againstthemis-governmentofIreland;againstthepresentgovernment ofIreland.'

balance,shehasreceivedpractically noshareoftheenormousexpenditure onmunitions,and,evenwereshetoreceivebelatedgrantsforreconstruction theywouldstillleaveanenormousbal_ ancedue.Noonecannowhidethe factthatIrelandisbeingshamefully exploited,andthatfreedomistheonly roadtonationalsolvency."

Themostefficientandup-todateREAL ESTATESERVICEintheCity. SELLERS-Wehandle

"Abouttwocenturiesago,"saidCardinalManning,"theCatholicsofIreland,reducedbywarfareandevery

"Well,Iwill.TheEnglishExchequer hasreceivedfromIreland£102,000,000, andtheexpenditure,eveninwartime, isabout.£50,000,000.Therefore,in fouryears,Englandhastakenfrom Irelandover£50,000,000andkeptitto herowncreditinherownExchequer." HisGracequotedthefollowing figuresfromamagazinewithregard toIrishtaxation:"Forthelastthree yearsIreland'scontributiontotheImperialExchequertotals£70,275,500.The returnsfor1918-19arenotyetavailable,butitisprobablycorrecttostate thatrevenuewilltotal31andexpenditure14millionsInotherwords,duringthefouryearsendingMarch31, 1919,thecontributionofIrelandwhosetaxable--capacitywasestimated bytheChildersCommissionin1896 asbeinglessthat£5,000,000perannum -musthaveamountedto£102,000,000, andthereisabalanceremainingto hercreditof£50,000,000.Againstthis

THEHOME.

HarounAlRaschid.

Oneday,HarounAlRaschideread

Abookwhereinthepoetsaid: Wherearethekings,andwherethe rest, Ofthosewhooncetheworldpossessed?

They'regonewithalltheirpompand show, They'regonethewaythatthoushalt go.

0,thouwhochoosestforthyshare

Theworld,andwhattheworldcalls fair,

Takeallthatitcangiveorlend, Butknowthatdeathisattheend!

HarounAlRaschidbowedhishead; Tearsfelluponthepageheread. H.W.LONGFELLOW.

THESTARINTHEEAST.

NowwhenJesuswasborninBethlehemofJuda,inthedaysofHerod,the king,beholdtherecamewisemenfrom theeasttoJerusalem.saying:"Where isHethatisbornkingoftheJews?

ForwesawHisstarintheeast,and arecometoadoreHim."Andwhen Herod,theking,heardit,hewastroubled,andallJerusalemwithhim.And, assemblingallthechiefpriestsand scribesofthepeople,heinquiredof themwheretheChristshouldbeborn. Buttheysaiduntohim:"InBethlehemofJuda,forthusitiswrittenby theprophet:

"Andthou.Bethlehem,landofJuda, ArtinnowiseleastamongtheprincesofJuda: Foroutoftheeshallcomearuler, WhoshallruleMypeopleIsrael."

ThenHerodprivatelycalledthewise men,andlearnedofthemcarefullythe timeofthestarthatappearedto themAndhesentthemtoBethlehem.andsaid:"GoandinquirecarefullyconcerningtheChild;andwhen yehavefoundHim,bringmeword, thatIalsomay'comeandadoreHim." Andthey,havingheardtheking,went theirwayandbehold,thestarwhich theysawintheeast,wentbeforethem tillitcameandstoodoverwherethe Childwas.Andwhentheysawthe star,theyrejoicedwithexceeding greatjoy.Andtheycameintothe houseandfoundtheChildwithMary Hismother;and,fallingdown,they adoredHim;and,openingtheirtreasures,theyofferedHimgifts,goldand frankincenseandmyrrh.And,being warnedbyGodinadreamthatthey shouldnotreturntoHerod,theywent backintotheirowncountryanother way.

Andwhentheyweredeparted,behold,anangeloftheLordappearedto Josephinadream,saying:"Ariseand taketheChildandHismother,and fleeintoEgypt,andbethouthereuntil Itellthee,foritwillcometopass thatHerodwillseektheChildtodestroyHim."Andhearoseandtook theChildandHismotherbynight, andretiredintoEgypt;andhewas thereuntilthedeathofHerod;thatit mightbefulfilledwhichwasspoken bytheLordthroughtheprophet,say. ing:"OutofEgypthaveIcalledMy Son."ThenHerod,seeingthathe wasmockedbythewisemen,wasex- / ceedinglywroth,andhesentandslew allthemalechildrenthatwerein Bethlehem,andinalltheborders thereof,fromtwoyearsoldandunder,accordingtothetimewhichhe hadcarefullylearnedofthewisemen. Thenwasfulfilledthatwhichwas spokenbyJeremiastheprophet.saying:

"AvoicewasheardinRama, Weepingandgreatmourning, Rachelweepingforherchildren, Andshewouldnotbecomforted, Becausetheyarenot."

ButwhenHerodwasdead,behold, anangeloftheLordappearedina dreamtoJosephinEgypt,saying: "AriseandtaketheChildandHis mother,andgointothelandofIsrael: fortheyaredeadthatsoughtthe Child'slife."Andhearoseandtook theChildandHismotherandcame intothelandofIsrael.Butwhenhe heardthatArchelauswasreigning overJudeaintheroomofhisfather, Herod,hewasafraidtogothither; and,beingwarnedbyGodinadream, heretiredintothepartsofGalilee,and hecameanddweltinacitycalled Nazareth;thatitmightbefulfilled whichwasspokenbytheprophets, thatHeshouldbecalledaNazarene

RULEOFTHECHRISTIAN FAITH.

AtSt.Mary'sCathedral,Sydney,the Rev.FatherP.J.Sheehy,ofSt.Patrick'sCollege,Manly,preachedaninstructivesermonon"TheRuleofthe ChristianFaith."Therewasnothing sadderinhistory,hesaid,thanthe presentignobledivisionsamongstthose whocalledthemselvesbytheSaviour's blessedname.Suchdivisionswere againsttheidealsofChrist,whose followerswere,onHisownprophecy, tobe'onefold,'theywereagainstthe distinctteachingoftheApostles.Testedlogicallyandpractically,thisProtestantruleoffaithhopelesslybreaks down,andisshowntobemerelys man-maderule,notcompetentto maketrueChristians.FatherSheehy wentontopointoutmanyparticulars inwhichitfailed.

Itwasnotcompetent,forinstance, totelluswhatare,andwhatarenot, theinspiredbooksoftheSacredScriptures.Inspiration-atleast,the minimumdefinitionofinspiration necessarytomaketheBiblearecord ofGod'srevelationtomanunderGod's ownauthorship-wasanexternalfact oftremendousimport.Itneededattestation,proof.Clearly,nobook maytestifytoitsowninspiration. Someexternalproofisnecessary.And noneisforthcomingexceptthetestimonyoftheCatholicChurch.

TheBiblealonecouldnothave beentheruleoffaithforthefirstgenerationofChristians-themostferventofall.Thefactwasthatthe NewTestamentwasnotcompleted tillthecloseofthefirstcentury,nor didanyApostlewriteanythingtilla generationaftertheAscension.For thesefirstChristians,theruleoffaith wastheoralteachingoftheApostolic College.Willsomeonekindlytellus when,where,andbywhom,thisprimi_ tiveruleoffaithwaschangedforsubsequentages?

Itwasbythevoiceoflivingauthor- ity-PapalorConciliar-thatimportantcontroversiestouchingtheveryessenceofChristianfaithweredecided inthepast.Everyheretic,everyrebel, includingSatan,appealedtotheScriptures.The"Biblealone,"then,solves nodoubts,endsnocontroversies.Its applicationhaslandedProtestantism inaquagmireofchaosandconfusion. Underthetyrannyofthisabsurdrule offaith,itsdupeshavebeenledon tothedarkprecipiceatwhosebase foamtheicywatersofunbelief.In sucharulethereisnosalvation.Hence thecryofamodernUniversityprofessor-"backtoHolyChurch."

Northam.

TheeveningofWednesday,December17,wasthesceneofalargegatheringinSt.Joseph'sMusicHall,when themembersoftheChildrenofMary madetheirfarewellpresentationto theirDirectress,Rev.MotherVeronica,whoisshortlytotransferthe sceneofherlaboursfromNorthamto Albany.Thehallhadbeenprettily arrangedasadrawingroom,andpresentedquiteagayandpleasingappearance,withitsmassesofblueand whiteflowers.OnbehalfoftheSodalityFatherO'DonnellmadeRev. Mothertherecipientofahandsome andusefulpresent,which,onaccount ofitsdailyutilitywouldkeepgreen thememoryofthoseshehadendeared herselftoduringhersojourninNortham.Duringthecourseofahappy littlespeech,FatherO'Donnellpaid aglowingtributetothegreatworkof Rev.Mother,notonlyintheSodality,butineverywayconnectedwith theparish.Herinfluencewasquiet, butsuchthatitwasexertedovereven theleastenergetic.RegardinghisconnectionwiththeSociality,hewascontenttoleaveallmattersinthehands ofitshigh-souledDirectress,whowas socapableinherownespecialwayof inculatinginthemindsofthegirls underhercarethosevirtuesparticularlyessentialtotheaverageAustralian.FatherO'Donnellhimself,like RobertWalpoleofold,whenthe wfieelsofaffairsarerunningsmoothly, followsthelineofleastresistance.

OnhisownandtheSodality'sbehalf, FatherO'DonnellexpressedtotheRev. Mothertheirsinceresorrowather departure,andhopesforaspeedyreturn,whenshewouldfindwaitingfor hertheoldCeltic'cudmillefailthe," orhundredthousandwelcomes,which arenolesssincerewhenpromptedby Australianhearts,andutteredbyAustraliantongues.Amostenjoyable

musicalprogramme,arrangedbaPthe President,wasthengonethrough,one ofthemostpopularitemsbeingthe song"HisGrace,"whichwasgivenas anencore,andsungwithmuchexpression.Dainty,refreshmentsand .000ldrinkswerehandedround,anda shortdancebroughtamostenjoyable eveningtoaclose.Thedeparting guestwasalsotherecipientofabeautifulbouquetofrosestiedwithblue andwhitestreamers,thegiftofMiss Gibbons.Amongstthosepresent wereSistersofSt.Joseph,Rev. FatherO'Donnell(Director),MissN. Walsh(President),MissesFoley,M. Walsh,D.McCorry,K.Anderson,M. Mackey,V.Daily,M.McInerney,N. Leeson,R.Duggan,K.Gibbons,E. Phillips,M.Gibbons,M.Smith,F.Lee, V.Ruediger,K.Cook,E.Leahy,M. Downey,R.Duggan,K.Downey,D. McKenna,Q.Blythe,Keane,C.Daily.

Toodyay.

Thedrawingoftheartunioninaid ofRev.FatherMasterson'smotorcar tookplaceinLionMillonSaturday, the20th.ult.Amostenjoyableconcert wasgivenontheoccasion,andalarge audience,representativeofLionMill andadjoiningcentres,waspresent.A first-classprogrammewassubmitted, everyitembeingvociferouslyencored. Thetalentcomprisedtheverybestin W.A.,andthebestintheGoldenWest mustcompareveryfavorablywiththe bestinolderlands.Thefollowing contributedtothenight'sentertainment:MissG.Edwards,Messrs.P. Roxby,JackStephens,JimBolgerand G.Tatham,whileMrs.Wynterplayed theaccompaniments.Thefirstthree arewellknownPerthsongsters,for theyarethechiefcontributorsinbest concertsthere.Messrs.Tathamand Bolgerareveryexcellenthumorous entertainers;bothhavethehappy knackofkeepingtheiraudiencesin roarsoflaughter. At8.30MasslastSundaythecongregationinLionMillwasagreeably surprisedtohearareallyfirst-class choir.Mrs.Wynterplayedtheorgan. Thisconcertcombinationthenleftfor WoorolooSanatorium,whereamuch appreciatedentertainmentwasgiven.

Thefollowingaretheprizewinners intheartuniondrawing:-Firstprize, ticketNo.1817,Mr.P.Lynch,Kalgoorlie,2nd.,1390,Mr.JackClime. NewNorcia;3rd.,2410,Rev.Father Misterson,Toodyay;4th.,1078,Mrs.D. Chitty,Calingiri,viaToodyay;5th.. 1826.Mr.P.Lynch,Kalgoorlie.

Bunbury.

CONVENTOFMERCY

ResultsofMusic(Practical)ExaminationTrinityCollege,London,Oct.,1919. L.T.C.L.(LicentiateofTrinityCollege,London)MissDorisBettesworth(honours),goldmedal:Miss AlmaUrquhart(honours). HigherLocal:ClariceVirginiaPhillips.

SeniorDivision:MasterKarlMeyer (honours),violin,goldmedal;Miss EileenRooney(honours),violin: ThelmaHanson(honours),pianoforte; SylviaHough(honours). Intermediate:MissCeciliaLucey (honours),singing,goldmedal:Jean Henshaw,pianoforte. JuniorDivision.-Honours: May CumminsMcKenzie,JohnFlynn,May Verschuer,EnaBoor.Pass:Linda Houston.

Preparatory.-Honours:MavisBettesworth,AmeraSingh(piano):WilliamMeyer(violin). FirstSteps.-CreditPass:Mildred Marriott,MaryNenke,XurielMetcalf,StellaMarriott,SybilClarke.EdmondMorris.

TheoreticalResults.

ArtofTeachingandRudiments: MissAlmaUrquhart,A.T.C.L.,L.T.C.L MissDorisBettesworth,A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L. HigherLocalDivision:MissJosephineBuswell(honours).

SeniorDivision:GraceFowler,Eileen Rooney.SylviaHough.

AdvancedIntermediateDivision: SylviaBoor(honours)

IntermediateDivision:AngelaHynes,PatrickDoyle,EileenBell,Jean Henshaw,LilyBuck,CeciliaLucey. AdvancedJunior:CarlMeyer,Mary Shaw.

JuniorDivision.-Honours:Lily Marks,WilliamMeyer,PansyNorth, JohnFlynn,LindaHoustan,Ena Boor,DorisDelaporte,MayVerschuer, DulcieLeguier,StellaAbel.Amera Singh.Pass:PhilomenaMorgan, FlorrieSlattery.IreneBarnard.

PreparatoryDivision.-CreditPass: MurielMetcalf,MavisBettesworth, AdelaideDent,RoseWringe,Launa Trott,VeraTownsing,EnaRogers. JohnHatton,CannelFlynn,Mildred

AssociatedBoard. LocalCentreExamination.

Intermediate:MissOlgaUrquhart. SchoolExamination,HigherDivision:MissThelmaHanson.

LowerDivision:AngelaHines.

ElementaryDivision:Dulc4eLeguier (distinction).

PrimaryDivision:CannelFlynn, MargaretRooney,IreneBarnard,John Hatton.

ZAM-BUK-THENEVER FAILINGHEALER.

PROMPTLYENDSSKINDISEASE ANDGROWSNEWHEALTHY SKIN.

ApotofZam-Bukalwaysathand meansperfectpreparednessfordaily mishapsandsuddenskintroubleslike Pimples,Rashes,Blotches,etc.

ZarriBukisapurepreparation,with auniquehealingandmedicinalaction ontheskin.Sowell-balancedand comprehensiveisZam-Bukthatit drivesdiseaseabsolutelyoutofthe figtr,cleansesandinvigoratesthetissues,and'stimulatesthegrowthofnew healthyskin.

NotonlyisZam-Bukaninstantand ever-ready"firstaid"incaseofaccidents,andaswiftalleviatorofaches, pains,andskinirritation,butrecords proveitunequalledfortheskinand scalpdiseasesofchildrenandadults.

Conceivedonnewandscientificlines. Zarin-Bilkhasalwaysbeenrecognised asbeing.animmensestrideaheadof ordinaryointmentsandsalves.To-day itsreputationisfirmerthaneverithas been.

Zam-Bukisabsolutelyreliableatall times.Thatiswhyitpaystopinyour faithtoZam-Buk,theunequalledremedyforSunburn,SoreFeet,Cuts.Brui-

LastnightIwassittinginfront ofthefireinafriend'ssitting-room, whenathunderousrat-tat-tatshook theWholehouse.Myfriendwhohad alreadyenjoyedthehospitalityofthe Kinginseveraljailsondifferentoccasions,rosetohisfeet."I'llbegettingdownthestairs,"hesaidtohis wife,andwithoutapausepasseddown thehall.Mrs.--satstillforamoment-shewasprobablythinkingthat theactivityofthepoliceandsoldiers intryingtosuppresstheSinnFein Conventionyesterday,mightbeadvancinganotherstep.Butanother knocktookhertothedoor.

ItwasnotthePolicenorthe"G" menthistime,however.Verymuch thecontraryinfact,forthepractical jokerwasnoutherthanJ.J.Walsh, SinnFeinM.P.forCork,"ontherun," andsoughtbythepolicethesesix monthspast.

In.aninterviewwithArthurGriffith soonaftermyarrivalinDublin,which Itrustreachedyousafely,Irecountedsomeoftheescapadesof"J.J."in evadingthepolice.Youremember howhejumpedintohisownbarber's chairandwasfuriously'latheredinto disguisebyhisassistant,whilethe policewereinhisveryshop!Since thenIhavegatheredascoreof storiesof"J.J."but,alas!Ihaven't apossiblehopeofputtingonpaper one-hundredthpartofthethingsthat Iamburningtoconveytoyou. Oneofthestories,however,must notbeallowedtododgethelight. "J.J."wasupstairswhensuddenlythe wordcamethatthepolicewereonhis track.Throughtheskylight,outon theroof,andthroughhisneighbour's skylight,wentthefugitive.Ashe reachedthestreetdoorhesawhis bicycleagainstthekerb,andagreat ideaseizedhim.Jumpingonithe madestraightforaphotographer. "Lookhere,"hesaid,"here'safortune foryou.Thepoliceareinmyplace lookingforme.Bringyourcamera downandplantitontheotherside ofthestreet.I'llstandinthedoorwayofmyshop,andwe'llattractthe attentionofthepolice,sothatthey willlookoutofthewindowabove, andbeincludedinthephoto.It's thechanceofyourlife."But,sadto relate,thephotographerwasn'tgame. Thepolicehadbeenseizingcameras wholesale,andhewasn'tgoingtorun anyrisk.Thelossisours.

"ONTHERUN."

"J.J."wasoneofthe'26prisoners whosodramaticallyescapedfrom MountjoyPrisonsomesixmonths ago.Eversincethenhehasbeen "ontherun,"butfarfromlyingconcealedinthebowelsoftheearth,he hasbeenwalkingaboutthestreetsof Dublin,travellingtoandfrobetween IrelandandEngland,and,asIsup- poseyouhavealreadyheard,heeven hadtheaudacitytopayavisitto PierceBeazleyandW.Searsin ManchesterJaillastmonth!Ofthe 26whoescapedonthatoccasion,only twohavesofarbeenretaken.But howonearththeyworkedtheirway outofsuchasupposedly-unbreakable jailasMountjoyhadalwayspuzzledme."J.J."smiledintohispipeas Iputittohim.

"Doyouknow,"hesaid,"thefunniestpartofthewholeshowwasaremarkmadebytheGovernortoone oftheboystwohoursbeforewegot out.TheGovernorwasfed-upwith us,andheexclaimed: "'I'llbegladtoseethelastofyou all!"Ah,well.'wasthereply,'Idon't thinkyou'llhavetowaitlong.'And surehehadn't.Theboysroaredover itwhenthewordpassedaround,and thewarderswerepuzzledoutoftheir wits."

"Yousee,"hewenton."wewereall atexerciseintheyard Wehadarranged-bymeansthat,naturally,we cannotdivulge-fortheoutsideparty toassembleatacertainpointoutside thewallofthejail.withropeladders, etc.Atthemomentappointed,sixof theboysjumpedatthewardersand heldthemdown.Oyercamethe ropesandwescaledthewalls.Once outsidewescatteredinalldirectionsandthat'sallthestory!"

"Notsofast,"Iinterposed."Wasn't thereanyalarmgiven?"

"Sure,"saidJ.J."Thesixwarders couldnotbeovercomesosuddenlyas topreventthemgivinganalarmof somekind.Butwehadcountedon that,andplannedaccordingly.We knewwecouldclearthewallbefore thesoldierscouldgetintotheexerciseyard.Thismeanttheywould havetocomerightaroundthewall ofthejailontheoutside,andthat meantafewminutes.Besidessoldiersaresoldiers--"

"But,"Iinterrupted,"theydon't havesoldiersinthejails."

"Don'tthey J.J.smiled."Well,theymusthavebeenpayingusacompliment,fortheyhadthematMounjoyonthisoccasion.Infactwe oweourescapewithoutanyuntoward accidenttothesoldiers.Thesesoldiersarealwaysonguardatthefront gate,andwefiguredoutthatafter theygotthealarmtheywouldhaveto tellthesergeant,andthesergeant wouldhavetotelltheofficer,andthe officerwouldhavetosay'Rightturn' and'Leftturn'and'Shoulderarms,' andsoon,beforetheycouldgetgoing. Wedidn'twantanhour'sstart,.A fewminuteswasallwewanted,and weknewthemilitarywouldgiveitto us.Andsotheydid."

"\Vhathappenedtothesixmenwho pouncedonthewarders?"

"Theypaidthepenalty,ofcourse. Oncewewerecleartheytriedto makeadash,butitwasnogood.One ofthemgothalf-wayupthewall,but wasseizedbytheleg."

"Whathaveyoubeendoingallthe timesince,Mr.Walsh?"Iasked.

"Iwentintoretirementforawhile," hesaid,"butitdidn'tsuitme.Ihave beenacrosstoEngland,anddownto myconstituency,andaroundDublin generally.Ihavehadsomefunnyexperiencesinthecity.Acoupleof weeksagoIwasbikingalongastreet andsuddenlycameacrossthreepolice- men,withriflesintheirhands,standinginadoorway.Igotoffandlookedatthem.'What'sdoing?'Iasked. 'Beoffwithyou,'theysaid.'Beoff beforeyougetintotrouble.' But what'sthematter?'Ipersisted.'Have yougotoneofthosedamnedSinn Feinersinsidethere?'Withthattheygotveryannoyed,andonesteppedforward.'We'reprotectingtheplace againstSinnFeiners,'saidhe.'Perhaps you'reoneofthem.'PerhapsIam,' saidI,butIdidn'tlikehislook,soI tooktomybikeandclearedoff.I gotaroundthefirstcorner,too,for Ididn'tknowbuthemighthaverecognisedme."

"You'reafool,J.J.,"saidmyfriend. "Whatdoyouwanttolookfortroublefor?Isupposeyouhavecome straightoutfromtownnow."

"Ihave,"hereplied,"Ihave,and doyouknowwhomIsawonthe Bridge? " (Henamedanotorious "G"man).

"Didheseeyou?"

"Hedid.Buthepretendednottu, andlookedtheotherway. There wereonlythetwoofusonthebridge:' headded,afteraminute'spause."I'm goingdowntoCorkto-morrow,"he continued."There'sahurlingdinner, andIwouldn'tmissit.Iftheydon't 'get'meto-morrownight,theynever will,I'mthinking."Whatarethefactsaboutyourvisit totheManchesterJail,"Iqueried."IsI, itafactthatvouvisitedthejailand alsohadatalkwiththeGovernor?"

"Itis,"J.J.answered,andthistime hehadtolaughattheremembrance.

"OneofthebuysranguptheGovernorandtoldhimthatMr.Macpher- son,ofDublin,wantedtovisitMr. BeazleyandMr.Sears.Itwasa delicatecomplimentIwaspayingto theChiefSecretary,andperhapsit wasmynamegotmethepermit.I hadabigblackthornwithme,and whenIgottothegateIwokethe echoeswiththebangIgaveit.Betweenthisbangingandtheclanging ofthebell,thegatesshotopen,andI wastreatedwithmarkeddeference. I3eazleyandSearsroaredwhenthey saw'Mr.Macpherson,'andnearly'gave theshowaway."

"AndtheGovernor?"

"1methimjustasIlefttheboys, andwasstandinginthehall.'Good morning,'Isaid,'thisisaqueersortof aplace.'Yes,'saidtheGovernor,'it isaqueerplacetoyou,Isuppose.' 'Doyouknow,'saidI,'I'dliketo spendafewweeksinjail.'Youdon's knowwhatyou'retalkingabout,'said he.'Don'tIjustknowit,'said1to myself,butaloudIsaid:'Willyoulet mestayinforafortnight?' 1 saidhe.'Ifyouwon't'saidI,'I'llbe going.Good-morning.'Good-morn- ing,'saidhe.AndIleft."

IfManchesterwerenearbyIwould endeavourtogetaninterviewwith theGovernorofManchesterJail.

CYRILBRYAN.

Dublin,October17,1919.

Thursday.-Withadelightfulsense ofthefitnessofthingstheirrepressible "J.J."haswrittenaletterinto-day's Independenttakingthatpapertotask fornotmakingasmuchfussovera narrowescapehehadofbeingshoton hisreturnfromthedinneratCork,as itdoesovertheshootingofpolicemen,

FoundlingHomePublicAppeal. A

ComprehensiveReport.

OnSaturday,the20th.ult.,theAppealinaidoftheFoundlingHome cametoa-close,botheventfuland pleasing.Theundertakingwassuccessfulineveryconceivablerespect, andtheflatteringunctioncanjustifiably belaidtothesoulsofallthoseconcernedthattheeffortwascertainly worthwhile,particularlyinviewofthe wonderfulresponse,altogetherirrespectiveofthespiritwhichprompted theladiesandgentlemeninterestedin embarkingontheprojectatall.In anumberofworks,inwhichmany wouldsomuchliketoengage,thereis thenotionobsessingthemind,"Willit everbeasuccess?"aquestion,bythe way,whichdulypresenteditselfbefore theFoundlingHomePublicAppeal waslaunched.Intheinstanceunder review,however,theresultsmorethan warrantedtheexpenditureofbotn physicalandmentalendurance,so muchsoastofullyjustifyarepetition ofthelabourinanotherequallyand ennoblingdirection,butwithjustthis isroviso,ofcoursethatalittlemore helpinghand,ofacharacterbothconstantandlasting,beextendedtothose engagedintheorganisationandwork connectedwithanysimilarschemelikelyinthefuturetobeentertainedand carriedtocompletion.Theendeavour washugeandveryarduousandirksomeattimesandwhenitisrememberedthattheundertakingwas arranged,frequentlynecessitatingthe workingoflonghours,moreoftenthan oncelateintothenight,andinoneor twoinstancesintotheweehoursof themorning,thereisthesatisfaction ofknowingatleastthattheeffortwas farfrombeinginvain,butareward obtainedforthelabourtuidertaken in the,interestsoftheeightylittlefoundlingsnowaccommodatedintheHome. Everythingwasdonewithsuchagood grace,andonlythoseinimmediate touchwiththeofficewhenthesituationwasatitshighest,andinfull swing,havetheremotestconception oftheamountofworkwhichtheAp-pealdailyandhourlyinvolved.Unlikeotherassociationsofworkersin thecauseofcharity,noneofthosewho soenthusiasticallyembracedtheop- portunitytomakethepresentgreat effortthesuccessitwasgenerallydesired,receivedanymaterialaidfor whattheyhaddone,anditisthisone gloriousoutstandingfeaturewhich shouldcommenditselfinaverymarkeddegreetonotonlytheCatholic. butthewholeofthenon-Catholiccommunity,andplaceonrecordthatthe achievementofsuchagrandobjectwasonlymadepossiblebythespirit eoCnichprimarilyactuatedtheidea andpracticablesubsequentlybythe applicationofenergy,exertion,and zeal.

PopularLadyCompetition.

Itishopedtheparishesinterestedin thisitemwillkeepthematteralive, andapprisetheexecutiveofficeimmediatelyofwhattheyaredoing,so thatactionmaybetakentobringitto successfulcompletion,andpublishthe results.

asurgent,otherwisetherewillbeno chanceoffinishingmattersinprepara- tionforpublicationofthefiguresearly inthenewyear.

JewishYoungPeople'sCharity League.

stoodontheirown,andduringthe eveningsubmittedaprogrammeof itemsthatgavesatisfactiontoall,and theexecutivewishestopubliclythank themforthehelpthattheyextended.

Flowers.

Theexecutiveareevermindfulof thedonationof&aversreceivedonthe dayoftheStreetAppeal,andwishespeciallytothanktheSportsandPastimesClub,WoorolooSanatorium, PerthCityCouncil,Mr.Rhodes,Guildford,Mrs.Ralston,ofMoora,also Mrs.Loaring,ofBickley,foraboxof fruit.

YORK-STREET,SOUTHPERTH.

ConductedbytheSistersofSt. Joseph.

GovernmentHouse.

£1019s2d.wasobtainedattherefreshmentstallatGovernmentHouse onDecember4th.,butLadyEllison Macartneystatesthat,apartfromthis sum,shewillbegivingacontribution fromthepageantoftheLeagueofNationsasawhole.

W.A.TrottingAssociation. Uptothetimeofgoingtopress,no informationhadbeenreceivedasto theamountobtainedatthemeeting onNovember29th.last.

Holyoake.

Thegratitudeoftheexecutiveis duetoMrs.H.Harman,ofHolyoake. for£916s2d,proceedsobtainedasthe resultofanentertainmentandcollectionarrangedbyherintheinterests oftheAppeal,anamountwhichwas receivedduringtheweek.

Northam.

£2415s.wasobtainedfromthisdistrict,astheresultofaneffortbyMrs. D.G.Carterandfriends.Inforwardingthechequefortheamounton behalfofMrs.Carter,theRev.Father O'Donnellpointedoutthattheparish wasmakinganotherappealforthe HomeinconjunctionwiththeChildren'sHospital,andhopedtoforward afurthersumbeforeChristmas.For thesplendidresultsachievedtheexecutivewishtoconveytotheladies concernedtheirverybestthanks.

VictoriaPark,Queen'sPark,andBelmont.

Thesethreedistricts,byjointaction, wereinstrumentalinsecuringacheque fortheAppealtotalling£544s3d., whichisbeingacknowledgedinan- othercolumnofthisjournal,evidencinga Withvery,gratifyingresponseindeed. sumscomingtohandofthis kind,oneisencouragedtobelievethat thetransmissionofsuchalargeamount isbuttheforerunnerofotherstofollow.TheexecutivedesiretocommendVictoriaPark,Queen'sPark,and Belmontfortheirsplendidassistance.

Coolup.

ForaneffortatCoolup,Mr.A.C. Foleyobtained£1118sld.,acknowledgedinthisissue,asafurthercon- tributiontothefunds,forwhichthe executivearegrateful.

Gingin.

Pressureof space precludedearlierreferencetothe excellent servicesrendered by theJewishYoungPeople'sCharity LeagueonthedayoftheStreetAp- pealonDecember5th.,forwhichassistancetheFoundlingHomeExecutivearedeeplygrateful,andwhenthe balancesheetispublishedanoppOr- tunitywillbeaffordedalloflearning theresultoftheirmeritoriousendeavours.Thestalloccupiedbythem outsidetheC.TA.officesprovedan admirablelocationforrevenueproducing. ArtUnion. Thereareatpresent4,000ticketsin circulationthroughoutthemetropoli- tanarea.Theprizesconsistofa blockofland,copperjardiniere,and pairofhandsomevases.Ticketsare sixpence.Thedrawingtakesplace onJanuary30th.

Finance.

Thepropositionisverydifficultat presenttodisclosetheresultofthe Appealintheabsenceofreturnsfrom variousinterestedcentres,notwithstandingrepeatedenquiries.Itisto berecollectedthatthewholeofthe Statewascircularisedforhelp,and inalmosteverydistrictafunctionof someformoranotherwasinaugurat- edforthepurposeofswellingthe funds.Severalpublicbodieshavealreadyforwardedtheirproceeds,asacknowledgedelsewhere,butitmustbe realisedthatuntilallthemoneyisreceivedtheexecutivewillnotbeina positiontopublishanystatement pendingthearrivalofthattime.With theexistingcomplexionofthings, however,theoutlookischeerfuland bright,andthereisnottheslightest doubtwhateverbutthattheobjective willbeachieved.Forgeneralinfor-mationwewouldjustliketo.mention thattheproceedsobtainedontheday oftheStreetAppeal(December5th) totalledover£600.

SubscriptionLists.

Asitisdesiredtofinalisematters

asearlyaspossible,theexecutive wouldbegladifsubscriptionlists couldnowbeforwardedtothe FoundlingHomeOffice.Wouldthose interestedkindlytreatthisintimation

Mr.J.Crock,astheresultofanen- tertainmentpromotedinaidofthe AppealatGingin,wasabletoforward £66stotheoffice,whichhassince beenpaidtocreditandacknowledged elsewhere.Thecommitteewishto publiclythankhimfortheinterest evinced.

Beverley.

AsubscriptionlistforwardedtoBeverleybroughtbackareplyintheform ofachequefor£69s.,inconsequence ofacanvassbyMrs.E.I.Honner, thusfurthersupplementingthefunds whichare-graduallyandsteadilyap- proachingtheirgoal.Theexecutive extendtoMrs.Honnertheirgratitude fortheenthusiasmandenergyinamassingthissum.

DirectPersonalAppealtoIndividuals. Thisitemhasbeenprovinghighly lucrative,theladiesinchargerender. ingaverygoodaccountoftheirstew- ardship.Somelargeamountshave beenreceivedduringtheweek.

Cube.

TheCubeoutsidetheSavoyinHaystreetreceivesconsistentandconstant attention,andinaquietwayisbeing wellpatronisedbythesympathetic citizensofPerth.

W.A.Buffaloes.

Onthenightofthedayofthe StreetAppealtheW.A.Buffaloes greatlyassistedinmakingeverything sosuccessful,andinthearrangingof alorryconcertwereinstrumentalin securingquitealargesum.Fromthe pointofviewofentertainmentthey

RiverExcursion.

Inconnectionwiththesecondand lastriverexcursion,onthe13th.December,theexecutivewishtothank theGaietiesfortheirconcertsubmission,alsoMrs.Kelly,fortheuseof herpavilionfordancing,whenMr.Marshallprovedanefficientpianist.There wereapproximately800peopleon board.

MotorCars.

TheexecutivewishtothankMesdamesM.O'Dea,J.McCallumSmith, Riley,TheresaSmith(useofwhosecar wasplacedatdisposalallday),Hayes, andMissE.Quinlan;HisGracethe Archbishop,Messrs.D.Dwyer,Newman,Gorman,DudleyandDwyer, O'Reilly,andChamberlain.

DonationsReceived

£.s.d.

Mr.J.J.Snigg,Barrack-st.12120

Mr.ErnestLeeSteerePerth500

Mr.MichaelKane,Woolgan

1 10 Messrs.J.andD.Mannix, Sparling'sDairy,Kalgoorlie

Mr.S.McArdle,£15;Mr.M. McArdle,£15;Mr.T.G. A.Molloy,£1ls;F.E.J.. 5s;Messrs.SharpBros.,lOs 6d;W.W.,455Murray-st.. Perth,5s;Messrs.'RobertsonandMoffat,£1Is;W. Durack,£1ls;Messrs. MossandUnmack,El; Stranger,2;Mr.M.McArdle,£10;Mrs.O'Brien,£1 (PerMrs.Davidson) Coolup,perMr.A.C.Foley D.M.Lukin,Haisthorpe, Beverley

Mr.J.Crook,Gingin(Proceedslocalentertainment)

Mr.J.Hayes.Perth

Mr.H.McGrade

Mr.M.F.Cavanagh(Perhis GracetheArchbishop

Mr.Dennehy

St.IldephonsusCollege, Students'collection

ProceedsentertainmentMrs. D.G.Carter,Northam (PerRev.FatherO'Donnell) 2415

Mr.H.P.Shine,Roelands 30

Dr.Jno.Holland 22

Mrs.M.Terry,Collie 10

H.A.C.B.S.,Maylands 10 LicensedVictuallers'Assn.

ToodyavRoadBoard

ProceedsentertainmentVic. Park.£1515s;Belmont, £186s;Queen'sPark,£20 3s3d(PerFatherP. Hayes)

Proceedsentertainmentand donations,Holyoake(Per Mr.Hy.Harman)

Mr.Rodriguez,Broome(Per hisGracetheArchbishop)5 WestralianBuffaloClub 1

Mr.P.Roughan,DarkHorse, OraBanda

Mr.R.R.Pilkington,K.C., M.L.A.(PerMrs.Cornell) 1

Mr.P.T.Keon,Inglewood

ThisBoardingSchoolissituatedin oneofthemostattractiveandhealthy suburbsofPerth,andcommandsadelightfulviewoftheSwanRiverand City.Theviewfromtheupperportionofthebuildingisoneofthefinest andmostpicturesque.Thegrounds areample,andwelllaidout.

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

Thecourseofstudyembracesallthe branchesofathoroughEnglisheducation, Culture,Mathematics,Elocution,Physical Drawing,Painting,Music,and Needlework.

Specialfacilitiesareofferedtopupils desirousoffollowingacommercial courseinStenography,Typewriting, andBookkeeping.

PupilsarepreparedfortheUniversity,CommercialandMusicalExaminations.

ThehealthaddcomfortofthechildrenconfidedtothemarecarefullyattendedtobytheSisters. Forfurtherparticularsapplytothe SISTERSUPERIOR, Mt.St.Joseph'sConvent, SOUTHPERTH. Telephone,U9.

TOOWNERSOF Horses,CattleandPigs

Youwillfinditgreatlyto youradvastagetofeedyour Stockwiththewell-known "KONI)0"Concentrated Food; ithasbeenselling throughout.WesternAustraliaforthepast16years 6 andhasstoodeverytest.

1 WritetoCHARLESHORMANN, SkinandHideMerchant,Fremantle. FuraPamphletgivingfullparticulars.

MR.T.C.KENNEDY, 1702MajesticBuildings, Chicago,Illinois,U.S.A.

0.H.SMITHandCO. UNDERTAKERS.

281NEWCASTLE-STREET,PERTH 'Phone(DayorNight) A1231.

PERTHCATHOLICYOUNGMEN'S SOCIETY.

504HAY-STREET,PERTH. (UnderthePatronageofHisGrace ArchbishopClune.)

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

ASOCIETYTHATEVERYCATHO. LICYOUNGMANSHOULDBELONGTO. FullparticularsonapplicationtoL.RODEREDA, Hon.Secretary.

'PhoneA1794.

THOS.ANDERSONandSON. FAMILYGROCERS&PROVISION MERCHANTS.

CornerFitzgerald-streetandRaglanroad,NORTHPERTH. Familieswaitedondaily. CountryOrdersAttendedto.

Swan Brewery

Aleand Stout.

UNRIVALLED FORQUALITY ANDCONDITION.

P.J.CONDREN STOCKSALESMAN.

CentralStockBazaar,James-street. Tel.1459.

Horses,DairyCows,andStoreCattle alwaysonhandForSale. AuctionSalesconductedinanywiry oftheState. PromptCashSettlements.

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,is.

J.C.WALSH,Hon.Secretary.

SHAMROCK

TeaamGriiiRooms

Wellington-street,Perth.

M.SHERIDAN,Proprietress.

SITUATIONWANTED.

Manrequireslightwork,Perthor Fremantle.Goodworker.A.B.C.this office.

J.M.J.

ST.JOSEPH'SCONVENT, KELLERBERRIN.

Thebuildingisbeautifullysituated inoneofthemostattractiveandsalubriousdistrictsofWA.

TheReligiousTraining,alsothe HealthandComfortofthepupilsare earnestlyattendedto.

Thecourseofinstructionincludesa thoroughEnglishEducation,Bookkeeping,Shorthand,Typewriting, Piano,Violin,andTheoryofMusic, Drawing,Painting(oilsandwatercolours),PlainandOrnamentalNeedle. work.

ADiscountismadeinfavourofsisters.

Forfurtherparticulars,applytothe SISTERSUPERIOR, Convent,Kellerberrin.

siloitesburgTheatre.

EVERYEVENINGAT8. MATINEES,SATURDAY,AT2.30.

MR.E.I.COLE'S BOHEMIANDRAMATICCOMPANY

InWeeklyChangesofDrama.

THISWEEK:

CON,MEStIAUGHRAUN (ByDionBoucicault) PRICES:6d.

TheExcellenciesofallPurities Embodiedin UNIONIMPERIALSTOUT. TheSupperDish.

PATRONISEOURADVERTISERS.

tO.:.1;k1ft.,14kti,:tingt.tfitlf?!Attlfie.4)!OnOt,Ot.0!4),OttOlOt..R01i1.,0I0.(-

41 41 ConductedbytheSistersofSt.Joseph fortheEducationofYoungLadies .+ i if.>

44 Forfurtherparticularsapply

SATURDAY.JANUARY-3rd,

LloydGeorge'sWayOut.

Forsometimepasttheanti-Irishpresshavebeenparticularlybusy advertisingoutragesinIreland.Everyminorbreachofthepeaceinthat miserably-governedcountryhasbeenmagnifiedintoextraordinarydimensionsandelaboratedwiththemostfantasticcriminalfrillingstoattract andtoholdthejaundicedeyesoftheantagonistsofIrishself-Government.Justasstrawstellwhichwaythewindisblowing,theseques- tionablefragmentsofcablenewsindicatedtousthatsomethingwasinthe politicalwindblowingfromWestminsteracrossthesurfaceofIrish politics.Thatsomethinghastakenshapeinthesomewhatextraordinary changeoffrontintheLaw-GeorgeattitudetowardstheIrishQuestion. ItscrappeditspromisemadetoRedmondin1914-ittoreupitsHome RuleAct,andwhenitthoughtthetideofCircumstancewasflowingin itsfavourcommencedtolayitscoercionwhiptothebackoftheIrishNation.ItrenewedtheblunderingmethodsofpreviousCoercionGovernmentsand-ithasfailedinitsveryevidentpurposetobeattheIrish peopleintosubmission.Theworldhaschangeditsmodeofreasoning politicallysincetheHunwentdownbeforethepressureofthecombinedelementsofdemocracy,andtheLaw-GeorgeGovernmentisnotsooptimistic asitwasinitshopeofsuccessfullycompellingtheIrishpeopletoaccept itsbrandofdistributiveJustice.

ThereisastrikingparallelinthecoercivemethodsofLordFrenchand BuckshotForster.BothintheIrishhistoryrepresenttheforlornhope ofastrongImperialpoliticalpartyefforttotamptheNationalspiritofthe IrishpeoplebyforcinguponthemtheacceptanceofasystemofGovernmentnotinkeepingwiththeirnaturalchoice.ForsterandSpencerin turnweretheAdministratorsofapolicyofcoercionthemostvicious sincethePenalDays.Twenty-fiveyearsoftheWhipofCoercion,howeverfailedtobreakortamethespiritoftheIrishNation-theybothgave upthedirtybusinessofendeavouringtoflogapeopleintosubnrftssionand admitteddefeat.LordFrenchhasn'tspared"hisnativeland."Hehasn't beenthegoodSamaritanandpouredtheointmentofconciliationintohis country'swounds.Heusedhispowerwithallseverity-hehasbeenthe faithfulservantofaGovernmentthathasnotbeenover-scrupulousorfair initstreatmentoftheIrishpeople.

ThatsomeattemptwouldbemadebytheCoalitionGovernmenttodeal insomewaywiththeburningquestionofIrishGovernmentwasevident sincetheill-consideredLondon"Times"schemeofHomeRulewasplaced beforetheEnglishpublicfordigestion.Publicopinioninallpartsof theBritishErdipirehasbeenrousedintoactivityinconnectionwiththis mostimportantandvitalquestion,anditssettlementhasbecomeamatter ofgravepoliticalconcerntoBritishstatesman.Nomatterhowsedulously theanti-IrishpropagandistsmayendeavourtomaskpublicopinionwithinandwithouttheEmpire,IrelandandtheIrishareastumblingblockto Britishinterests,anduntiltheIrishquestionisdisposedofinamanner satisfactorytothemajorityofthepeopleofIreland,itmustbeanobstacleinthewayoftheImpe'rialPeace,whichisasinequanontoImperialexpansion.EnglandcannotaffordtoholdIrelandhandcuffedas 'acriminalandcontinuetotreatherasaconqueredenemy.Thehistoryof BritishGovernmentinIrelandsincetheUnionhasbeentheexpressionof force,andtheworstfeaturesofunfriendlyadministration.Shehasbeen bledwhittandimpoverishedtoplacatethevestedinterestsofBritishtrade andBritishmonopolists.TheexigenciesoftheEmpireareurgentlyclamantforasettlementofmanypressingproblemsinordertoestablish peacewithinitsfrontiers,butnomoreurgentproblemappealstotheBritishworldto-dayforsolutionthalithatdifficultyfromwhichtheBonar Law-LloydGeorgeGovernmentseeksbyitsHomeRuleBilltofindaway out.WedonotseeabiggleamofhopefortheadoptionbytheIrish peopleofMr.George'sschemeofIrishself-Government.Wereadilygrant thataccordingtohisGovernment'sstandardsofJusticeitisalargemeasureofIrishReform.ButLloydGeorge'sGovernment,andevenLloyd Georgehimself,neverheldmorethanminimisedprinciplesofJustice whereIrelandwasconcerned.ThetroublewitheveryBritishstatesman whofailedinthegovernmentofIrelandhasbeenthatheattemptedto governtheIrishpeoplenotaccordingtonative-hornideasbutinaccordancewiththeCockneyideaofwhatisHirish,andthatseemstoustobe thetroublewrittenthroughthepresentHomeRuleschemewhichthe CoalitionGovernmentproposestoimposeupontheIrishpeople.Itis opposedtotheIrishman'sidealofself-GovernmentforhisCountry-it seekstodividethepeopleintotwopoliticalcampsandtoestablishanalien parliamentinIreland-tocreatetwonationswherethereisonlyone Nation.

ThedualparliamentasproposedintheBill,nowunderconsiderationin theImperialParliament,isitsveryworstfeature-itisaconcessionto theCarsoniteswhoarebutafractionofthepeople,andwhoarenotentitledtobeconsideredasaseparatenationalgroupinIrelandforwhom anIrishParliamentcouldnotequitablylegislate.Theveryideaseemsto ustoimpeachthehonourandintegrityofIrishmenandtoquestiontheir senseofJustice.Itisahadwaytosetaboutconciliationbychallenging youropponent'shonour.Itisbeggarlystatescrafttoplantinasectionof theIrishNationtheseedsofanimosity,hatred,jealousy,anddistrust wheneveryeffortshouldbemadetocoverthewholebroadfieldofIrelandwiththegoldengrainofacommonfriendship.Northandsouth areIrish.Whycannottheyworktogetherasbrothers-whatisthereal difficultyintheway?DeValerasaysthereisnopoliticaldifficultythat theIrishpepolecannotsettleifthemeddlinghandsofBritishstatesmen willkeepstillinthematter.Andagain,hesaysthereisnoUlster Question.Thereis,itistrue,thatoldsectioninthenorthwhichhas claimedascendancyfromtheoldbaddaysofthePlantations,andwhich haseverbeenamenacetoPeaceandJusticeinIreland,butitisavanishingfactorinIrishinternecinepolitics,andonlyexistsbyprivilegeand patronage.

TheBritishPrimeMinisterisawareofhisgreatdifficultyinattemptingtoshapeasystemofGovernmentthatwillbeacceptabletotheIrish people.AtpresentthereisanativeParliamentinIrelandwhichhas beenestablishedbytheconsentoftheIrishpeopleandwiththeirapproval.HowtodisplacethatParliamentagainstthewishesofthemajorityofthepeopleisthereallygreatdifficultyconfrontingtheLloyd GeorgeGovernmentshouldhisBillbepassedintostatutorylaw.SeeminglytheIrishnationisprosperingunderDailEireann,andthepeopleare contentwithitsadministration.Itisallegedbytheanti-Irishpress thatrecentoutragesinIrelandarechargeabletothenativeadministra-

ACalm:dieNewsom1aaiParishisaPenninglitissim."-LBO.'1111.

1920.

tioa.Thereisstrongpositiveevidence,however,thatmanyofthesocalledoutrageshavebeenframe-upsfor(politicalpurposesandoutside consumption.WedonotbelievesthattheleadersoftheNewIrishMovementwouldcountenanceanysuchoutrageasthatwhichitisallegedhas beenattemptedonthepersonofLordFrench,andwehesitatetoswallowallthedetailsfurnishedbythecablesinconnectionwithit.Foolish menandextremiststhereareinconnectionwitheverygreat(political movement,theiractionsmustnotbepresumedtobethesignedandsealed ordersofthosewhoguidethedestiniesofsuchmovements.TheDail Eireann,weareconfident,reprobatessuchconductassubversiveofthe ethicsandstabilityofChristianSociety.ThehierarchyofIrelandhas everdenouncedoutrageandmurder,andIrelandisnotfalsetoitshierarchyanditsFaith.

UndertheproposedHomeRuleBillitwouldappearitisnotintended togivetheIrishpeopletherighttoFreedomofTradeoutsideIreland,and theImperialParliamentreservestoitselfthepowertocontrolmerchant shipping.Irelandwantsherrightofwaitothemarketsoftheworldjust asAustraliadoes,oranyotherself-governingcountrydoes,andtheIrish peoplemustinsistuponthatrightifindustrialisminIrelandisnottobe strangled.ThereareotherobjectionablefeaturesintheBillwhichwill makeitimpossibleofacceptancebytheIrishpeople.Itisnot,asit mightappearfromacasualsurvey,agenerousmeasureofreform.Itis aniggardly,half-heartedmeasure,andifitisthebestthattheBritish GovernmentcanoffertothepeopleofIreland,wefearthedayisremote when,onthepartofEnglandtherewillbeajustandequitablesettlement oftheIrishQuestion.TheIrish"Times,"astaidandproperconservative Unionistorgan,franklycondemnsitas"hatefulaliketoUnionistsand Nationalists,"anddeclaredthatthree-quartersoftheIrishpeoplewill rejectit.FromthisandotheropinionsnotlesspronouncedwemayassumethattheBillisnotlikelytowinfavourinIreland.Itissignificant thattheIrishNationalistmembersabsentedthemselvesfromtheHouse ofCommonsduringitsdiscussion,indicatingthattheyhavenofaithinit, andthatnoamountoftinkeringwithitcouldmakeitasatisfactorymeasure.ItisboundtoberepudiatedbytheIrishpeople,andthewholeof thenationalpresswillsurelycondemnitaslackinginthatwisdomand justicenecessarytoasatisfactoryadjustmentoftheburningquestionof IrishSelf-government.

ARCHDIOCESAN.

PontificalHighMasswascelebrated onChristmasEvebyhisGraceArchbishopCluneattheCathedral.Dr. O'HurleywasdeaconandtheRev. FatherMcBride,sub-deacon.TheVery Rev.ChancellorHallinanwasMaster ofCeremoniesandwasassistedbyMr. Oldrini. Theeleveno'clockMassonChristmas DaywasasolemnHighMassatwhich hisGracepresided.TheVeryRev. ChancellorHallinanwascelebrantwith FathersMcBride,deaconandMosssubdeacon.Thesermonwaspreachedby Dr.O'Hurley.AttheconclusionofMass hisGraceimpartedthePontificalBlessingandsubsequentlywishedthecongregationaHolyandaHappyChristmas.HisGracealsothankedthechoir inaveryspecialmannerforthemagnificentandself-sacrificingworkofpreparationandrenditionofthemusic.

AstrongchoirrenderedHaydn's Mass,No.2undertheconductorshipof Mr.WalterRuse.Thesoloistswere MissGlwadysEdwards,Mrs.Carmody, Mr.PeterRoxbyandMr.Maynard. BeforetheMassMr.CrosbysangGot'. nod's"Nazareth"andthechoirrend. ered"GlorytoGod"(Messiah),Miss Edwardsbeingsoloist."AdesteFideles"wassungattheOffertory,andat theconclusionoftheMassMissDorothyHeelplayedthe"Hallelujah'on thegrandorgan.

Therewasacrowdedcongregationat theMidnightMassatSt.Brigid'son ChristmasEve.Thechoirwasstronglyrepresentedandthemusicandsingingsplendid.Theleader,Mr.Giralt, istobecongratulated.MissT.I. O'Connorpresidedattheorgan.All theMassesonChristmasDaywere wellattended.

MidnightMasswascelebratedin MaylandsonChristmasEve,Father Lynchofficiating.Astrongchoirwas inattendanceassistedbyMr.Smart with'411o.FullMasswassungsplendidlyandaverylargecongregationwas present. a

Sunday,January4th.1920,Massat Yarloop,8a.m.Waroona,10a.m.

Sunday,January11th.MassatHar_ vey9a.m.Brunswick11a.m.

Sunday,January18th.MassatWar. oona8.30a.m.Yarloop,10a.m.

Sunday,January25th.MassatBrun swick9a.m.Mornington11a.m.

ATTHEMONASTERY.

Alargecongregationwaspresentat themidnightMassattheMonastery, NorthPerth,onChristmasEve.The VeryRev.FatherTreacypreachedan eloquentsermon.Itwasadelightfully coolnightandthecongregationreverentlyfollowedtheceremonyofHigh Massthroughout.

Themusicalofferingbythechoir forChristmaswasWeber's"Massin G."Rarelyhassuchacombination ofvocalandinstrumentaltalentbeen heardinPerth.TheprincipalinnovationwasaninstrumentaltrioconsistingofMr.Rigg,violin(leader); MissMarshall,flute,andMr.Walton, bass,whoacquittedthemselvesina trulyartisticmanner.Maywehave thepleasureofhearingthemagain inthenearfuture.

Thechoir,numberingaboutthirty, wasstrengthenedbytheadditionof

ChristianBrothers'College PERTH

SECONDARYSCHOOLFORDAYBOYSandBOARDERS.

FoundedbyBishopGibney,1894. TheOldestCatholic&liegeinW.A. Themoralandreligioustrainingofthestudentsisearnestlyattended Primary,Secondarj,andCommercialEducationareimparted. AllPublicExaminationsareprepar'for,includingUniversityCertificate,GovernmentUniversityScholarship,Matriculation,CivilService. RoyalNavy,MilitaryCollege,etc. PhysicalCulture,Athletics,andallbranchesofSportreceiveoar attention.MilitaryTrainingisimpartedintheCadetCompanies. VocalandInstrumentalMusic,Elocution,PublicSpeakingars taught. BilliardandReadingRoomsareprovidedforrecreativepurposes.

ANEWFEATURE isthefurnishingofaManualArtSchool,inwhichpupilsareinstructed inPracticalCarpentryandtheuseoftools.

TheFirstTermBeginsFebruary2.NewPupilsarereceivedatany partoftheTerm.Aliberaldiscountismadeinthecaseofbrothers. ForProspectus,ApplytoTHEPRINCIPAL.

MissBaldwin(thepossessorofapure sopranovoiceofmuchrangeand power),MissJones,andMr.Ginivan. BeforetheMassbeganMr.Ginivan sang"Nazareth"(Gonnod)inhis usualattention-compellinganddevotionalmanner.'Hissplendidbaritone washeardtogreatadvantage.The

AllHail,NewYear.

TheOldYearisdead.1919hasgoneintotheshadowlandofyears withallitsfailures,transgressions,andunredeemedpromisesuponits head-itisnowamongstthedeadyears.ANewYear,1920,succeedsit, bringingwithitnewhopesandnewdreamsandapackofpromisesand resolutionsSoitisourpoor,hopeful,trusting,humannaturegoesonfrom yeartoyear,likealittlechild,consciousofitsinfirmitiesandhoping everthatitsdreamswillcometrue.God'sgreatgifttoHisCreatureMan isHope.itisthesilverliningtoLife'sdarkclouds;itisthelighthousein thedarknightwhensorrow,care,andtribulationhauntuslikelonggrey skeeryghosts;itisthepilotwhichleadsusthroughthedeadleave-strewn valleyofourautumnwithkindlytenderhandsuptothegatesofRestand thewonderfulPresence.

Sorrowsenoughandtosparehavebeentheworld'sportionsincethe WildBeastofWarbrokefromhislairinthewilting-timeof1914.SorrowdeepandvastthrewitsheavypallacrossthefaceofMotherEarth, duringfivelongblood-stainedyears,andsilencedherlaufghter-thecry ofthewidowandtheorphan,theoutragedanddespoiledroselikeaterriblysentientThingoverthefuryandvengeanceofbattle-thestrifeof man-andcriedoutaprotestagainstcivilization.Thepallhasbeenlifted inpart.MotherEarthsmilesthroughhertears,andHopecomestoner withtheNewYear.HerbrokenandtornbosomfeelsthecoolingointtnentofthenursinghandsofPeacemercifullypouredinuponit,andshe gathersstrengthfromthereflectedlightofthatbetter,brightertimeshe seesahead.Allthatisbestintheheartofmanturnshopefullytothe future,andeverygoodman'scareshouldbetohelptodrawthesilken girdleofFriendshiparoundthenationsandtounitetheworldinthe bondsofamityandbrotherhood.Politicalpartieseverywherearefaceto facewithloweringproblems,whichifnotmetintheproper spiritofcompromisemighteasilybethemeansofrendingsocietyasunderandleavingtheworldagainsteepedinawelter ofblood.Throughoutthewholeparliamentarystructureofthenations thereisnervousnessandirritation,andthereisthegreatestneedforthe HigherCounselofwisdomtoguidethenationsthroughthewhirlpoolof industrialunrest.OurhopeisthatthespiritofChristianCharitywillpermeatetheCouncilsoftheNations,thatJusticewilltriumphoverthegreed andavariceofthehour,andthattheVoicewhichwasheardoverthe storm-sweptSeaofGalileewillstillthosemurmuringsofpassionand wrongwhichhereandinotherpartsoftheEmpirearethreateningto breakoutintotempestsoffury.MaytheNewYearnowopeningbring itsfullmeasureofPeaceandprosperitytotheCommonwealthandto eachandallourReaders

HAPPYANDPROSPEROUSNEWYEAR.

solo"QuiTollis"wasrenderedbyMr. Sturmer.Seldomhaveweheardsuch Latinpronounciationcombinedwith vocalabilityandknowledgeofthe renditionofchurchmusicasispossessedbythepopularconductor. MissesHorrigan,whohadjustrecoveredfromasevereillness,sang "EtIncarnatus"and"AdesteFideles" asonlyatalentedsingercouldrender them.The"Benedictus,"oneofthe mostbeautifulgemsofchurchmusic everwritten,wasablyrenderedby MissBaldwin(soprano),MissMcCarthey(contralto),Mr.Sturmer(tenor),andMr.Croft(bass).Theblendingofvoicesandinstrumentswas justperfect.Therenderingof"AgnusDei,"byMrs.McAdam,was splendid.Possessingabeautifuland mellowcontraltovoice,thisartist usesitwiththeeaseofthetrained singer.Thesoloworkinthe"Kyrie"and"DonaNobisPacem"was effectivelysungbyMiss`Jones. Agreatmeedofpraiseisdue toMissKathleenTownsend,that talentedmusician,whoseartistic handlingoftheorganwasagreat contributingfactorinthesuccessattained.

TheladiesconsistedoftheMisses Horrigan,Baldwin,Jones,Hamilton, Kennedy,Williams(2),McGuicken (2),Davidson,Begley,andCarter,sopranos,and Groucher,andMrs.McAdam(contraltos),Mr.Haynes(tenor),and Messrs.McAdam,Croft(3),Ginivan, Kelly(basses).Thechorusesthroughoutwererenderedexcellently,the "Credo"perhaps'standingoutfrom therestofthework.Thewholeproductionisanexampleofwhatachoir canreallydowheninthehandsofa capable,conductor.

Mr.Sturmerasconductorshould feelproudofthesuccessofthechoir hasattainedunderhisleadership, andwetrustthathewillatEaster againgladdenandupliftourhearts byproducinganothermasterpieceas weheardatthemid-nightMassat theMonastery,andwhichwasrepeatedonChristmasDayatthehalfpasttenHighMass.

HowtheNunsCametoPerth.

BY"HisTORICUS."

gm.OK-MrA\--@6-frA\IVA\---04\VA\VA\TON-'60\"-aFriVANM'ae*--@-"VAIr/T\MVATM*

8/1/1846:Nowadays,thecasualpersononviewingthepileofbuildingsin VictoriaSquare,knownastheConventofMercy,gatherstheimpressionthattheNunshavebeenthere forcenturiesatleast.Butitisonly amatterof74yearsago.,onJanuary 8th.,sincethefirstSistersofMercy cametoPerth!Dr.Bradyhadbeen consecratedBishopofPerthwhilstin Rome,andoneofhisfirstactionswas tocallontheMotherHouseofthe SistersofMercyinDublinandplead thecauseofWesternAustralia.He didnotpleadinvain,forwhenhe sailedforFremantleagainhewasaccompaniedbytheReverendMother UrsulaFrayneandfiveNuns.

Theiradventuresbeganimmediately. Theonlymeansofboardingtheirship, theElizabeth,wasbymeans.ofaliarrel.inwhichtheywereswungonboard onebyone.ThefirstSistertoface thisordealfaredbadly,forthebottom felloutofthebarrel,andshewasprecipitatedintotheboat!Nothing daunted,however,theyallenteredthe barrel-sosoonasitwasrepaired.and onSeptember16th,1845,sailedfor Australia.BishopBradyhadsecured amixedlotofmissionaries,forbesides theNunsthereweresixItalianand Frenchpriests,anIrishpriest,eight IrishCatechists,andtwoBenedictine novices.Duringthefourmonthsthe voyagelasted,theElizabethhasbeen welldescribedasaBenedictineMonastery,aFrenchNovitiate,aCollege ofEcclesiasticalStudies,and,bythe Nuns:aConventofDivineProvidence. TheCommunityroseat4a.m.daily, and!Masswascelebratedat4.30a.m.

'theirlandingatFremantlewasas primitiveastheirboardingatGravesend.Theyhadtostepoutof boatsintothewaterandwadeashore. Ofcourse"all"Fremantlehadassembledtogreetthenewarrivals,the twoCatholicsinthecrowdgoinginto ecstacyatsightoftheSisters.The sameafternoonthepartysailedupthe rivertoPerth.whereagainthewhole populationawaitedtheirarrival.A processionwasformedtotheChurch, andPerth,probablyforthefirsttime, heardtheTeDeumchantedthrough itsstreets.TheChurchmusthave giventheSistersashock.Itwas simplyarougholdbrickbuilding,innocentofplasterorceiling,andpossessingaroofthatallowedthehot suntoshineliberallyonthecongregationinside.Therewereopenings fordoorsandwindows,andanold shopcounterservedforanaltar.Only acrossgracedthealtar,no*evena candleoraflowerkeepingitcompany.

AfterreturningthankstoGodfor theirsafearrival,theSisterswereconductedtotheirnewhome,alittleold cottageonthesitenowoccupiedby Dr.Merryweather'sresidenceinSt. George'sTerrace,oppositeGovernmentHouse.Onehasto smileatwhatfollowedhere.The womaninchargeturnedouttobea goodWesleyanlady,andintheinnocenceofherhearthadprepareda tastydinneroffriedchopsforthe travellers.ButitwasFriday!Surelyitwasbadenough,afterlivingon salt-junkforfoursolidmonths,toland onaFriday,withouthavingthesmell ofadeliciousplateofchopspushed underone'snose.ButtheNunsgot overit,andinthejoyofdecorating theChurchforthecomingSunday, theyforgottheirfirstordeal.

ThefollowingSundayfoundthe Churchtransformed.TheBishophad broughtwithhimfromEuropealovelyTabernacle,andonanewaltar,resplendentwithcleancalico,gold paper,andfreshflowers,thefirstPontificalHighMasswascelebrated,in thepresenceofacongregationthat numberedmoreProtestantsthanCatholics-almosttheentirepopulation ofPerth,orasmuchofitascould crowdintothebuilding.TheSisters nowshiftedintoalargerhousein Hay-street(thenHowick-street),almostoppositethePalace.TheynamedittheConventoftheHoly Cross,andatonceturnedtheirattentiontowardsanoratory.Onthe sixthdayaftertheirlandingthey hadthegreatjoyofhearingMassin theirownOratory.

Beforeanotherfortnighthadelapsed, Perthwastowitnessanothersight, which,surely,noothercityinAustraliacanboast.Itwasthesightofa younglady,anIrishmaid,dressedin beautifulbridalrobes,marchingin processionthroughthestreetsofPerth fromtheConventtotheCathedral,to receivefromtheBishopherblack robe,andtomakeherprofessionasa SisterofMercy!Thisyounglady, whosenamewasSisterMaryIgnatius(Dolyhide),had accompaniedtheSistersasanovice, andonthisSunday,January25,1846, shetookherfinalvows.Naturally, theuniqueeventcausedgreatexcite mentamongstthewholecommunity. Fordaysbefore,thechildrenmade preparation,andthecountrywas strippedbareofflowerstoaddtothe joyoftheoccasion.Accompaniedby theotherSisters,andwiththechildren formingaguardofhonour,theprocessiontraversedthestreetstwice; goingtotheCathedralandreturning totheConvent.

ThenextdaytheNunsopenedtheir school.Forthefirstthreeweeksthey

showersbynight.Later,hewasable tosecureatwo-roomedhabitation,and herehelivedwithoutaservantofany kind,attendingtoallhisownwants, untilsomeIrishsoldiersstationedin Perthdemandedtobeallowedtotake turnsinwaitingonhim,

AlthoughBishopBradyaccepted thesehardshipscheerfully,itwasnot altogetherfromchoicethatheendured them.Hehadconfidentlyreliedon theGovernmentofthedaygivinghim agranttowardstheexpensesofthe passagesofhismissionaries,seeing thatsimilarconsiderationhadbeenextendedtoProtestantministers.But hishopeswereill-founded,andthis heavyinitialexpenditureformedthe nucleusofthecrushingdebtwhichwas tocausetheunfortunatedifferencesin lateryears.Notwithstandingallhis troubles.BishopBradyprovedanadmirablemissioner,forinfouryearshe hadsecured300Europeanconvertsin WesternAustralia!

Until1843theCatholicsoftheWest hadnotseenapriest.Theprevious I 475ere.7.111Sikr47 46, or

Thedebtswereincreasing,andin desperationBishopBradydespatched oneoftheSpanishBenedictines,Dom Serra,toEuropetosolicithelp.In Rome,DomSerrawascreatedBishop ofPortVictoria,anewSee,andDr. Brady,fearingthatthemoneyshe hadcollectedwouldbelosttoPerth, nowdespatchedDomSalvadotostate hiscase.Atthesametimeheap pliedforaCoadjutor,theworriesof, thediocesehavingwornhimout.The authoritiesatRomesoughttosettle thematterbytranslatingDr.Serrato PerthasCoadjutor,andappointinghimBishopofDaulia.DomSalvado wasappointedBishopofPortVictoria inDr.Serra'splace.

Butthesearrangementsdidnot solvetheproblem.Instead,theyac-centuatedthetroublealreadyexisting, andnecessitatedanothervisittoRome onthepartofBishopBrady.OrderedbythePopetoreturntohisdiocese, Dr.Bradyreturned(1851),butthedifficultiesincreased,andaccordinglyhe withdrewforgoodin1852.Hedid not,however,resigntheBishopricof Perth,andDr.SerracontinuedtoadministerthedioceseasCoadjutor. OneofhisworksremainsintheBishop'sPalaceatPerth.In1859Dr. SerravisitedSpain,appointingFatherGrivertoadministeraffairsduringhis absence.HeresignedhisCoadjutorshipin1862,whereuponFatherGriver wasinvestedwithspecialpowersfrom Rometocarryontheadministration.

FIRSTCONVENTINPERTH.CONVENTOFMERCY,

ItshouldbementionedthattheChapeloriginallybuiltwiththisConventstillhastoaccommodatethecommunityofSisters.Increasednumbers whichaspanof70yearsnecessarilyyieldshavenaturallyoutgrownthesize oftheoratory.Indeed,tosuchanextentisthisthecasethatfurnishings. exceptbareessentials,thathaveindayspastbeenanornament,have reluctantlyhadtoberemoved.Itisonlyatmuchinconveniencethat theSisterscancongregateintheirChapel-theirprincipalandcherishedrefuge-makingituncomfortablycrowded.UnfortunatelyfortheSisters themselves,theoratoryistheonlyportionoftheentireVictoriaSquare ConventandSchoolbuildingsthathasnotbeenenlargedtomeettheneeds ofthetimes.

hadonlyfivepupils,thatbeingthe numberofCatholicchildrenofschool ageinthewholetown!Butsuddenly therecamearush.Protestantparents,seeingthechanceofhavingtheir childrentaughtbyladieswhowerenot onlyeducated,butdoingthework outoflove,graspedthatchance.The Sisterswereputtosorestraits.They hadtogiveupalltheirrooms,save one,toaccommodatethechildren, whiletrunksandboxeshadtobe usedfordesks,withseatsmadeoutof plankssetonbricks!Buttheirselfsacrificewaswellrewardedbythe sightof56peopleapproachingthe CommunionrailsonHolyThursday, andbytheremarkableattendancesat theoratoryduringthemonthofMay, HowprimitivethingswereintheCon. ventinthosedaysisseenfromthe factthattheSisterswereforcedto usetheirtea-cupsasvasesforthe flowersonthealtarduringthis monthofMay.When,later,the Conventagainshiftedtomoresuitable quarters,theirgratitudeknewno boundsatfindingthattherewasa pumpquitehandytothedoor!

ButifthegoodNunssufferedhardships,theycouldseeforthemselves thattheirBishophadhisshareaswell. Theyatleasthadahousetolivein. Dr.Bradyhadnohouse,buthegot overthedifficultybyenclosingthe fourpoleswhichsupportedthechurca bell,andusingthat!Itwashardly 'anidealresidence.Measuringonly4 feetoneachside,hecouldnotlie down,butwasforcedtosleepina chair!Again,ithadnoroof,but, nothingdaunted,theBishopprocured anumbrellawithwhichhekeptout theJanuarysunbyday,andstray

yeartheypetitionedtheVicarGeneral ofSydneytosendthemapriest,and onNovember4,1843,FatherBrady, withFatherJoostens(whohadservedasachaplaininNapoleon'sArmy), andaCatechist,PatrickO'Reilly, landedatAlbany.OnDecember13 theyreachedPerth.andatoncebegan theerectionoftheChurchofSt.John theEvangelist.Soanxiouswerethey tohurryonthecompletionofthis church,andsoanxiousweretheCatholicsoftheplacetohearMass-some ofthematMan'sestatehadnevervet assistedatthecelebrationofMassithatthefourwallswererunuplike lightning.Holeswerethenmade hereandthereforwindowsanddoors, buttheeffectofthiswastothreaten thestabilityoftheedifice.Accordinglythewallswereproppedup,andso thefirstCatholicChurchinWestern Australiareareditshead.

Money,ofcourse,wasnecessary. andtherewasnoneinPerthorthe State.Helpers,too,wereneeded,so FatherBrattysetofffortheOld Country.WhileinRomeitwasin timatedtohimthatPerthwasabout toberaisedtoaBishopric,andFather BradyrecommendedthatDr.Ullathorne,formerVicarGeneralinNew SouthWales,butnowreturnedto England,shouldbeappointed.But Dr.Ullathornedeclined,andtheHoly SeethereuponappointedFatherBrady asourfirstBishop.HisconsecrationtookplaceinRomeonMay18, 1845.Itwasfollowingonthisthat BishopBradysecuredtheservicesof thenunsandothermissionaries,who accompaniedhimonhisreturnto WesternAustralia.January8,1846.

FatherGriverwas,ofcourse,aSpaniard.Althoughdesirousof studyingforthepriesthoodinhisearly youth,hewaspreventedfromdoing soowingtotheclosureofthereligiousestablishmentsinSpainjustat thattime.Hethereforeturnedhis attentiontomedicine,butnosooner hadhegraduatedasaDoctorthanthe politicalwheelinSpaingaveanother turn,andtheoldMonarchywasm stored.Thetheologicalschoolswere againopened,andwithoutdelayDr.MartinGriverbeganhispriestlystu. dies.HehadbeenacompanionofDr. Serra'sinSpain,andso,afterhisordination,hiseyesnaturallyturnedtoWesternAustralia.DuringBishop Serra'speriodofofficeinPerthheact- edashisVicarGeneral.

Although,aswehaveseen,Father GriverwasvirtuallyBishopofPerth from1859,itwasnotuntiltenyears later(10/10/1869)thathewasraised totheEpiscopacyasBishopofTloa,andAdministrator-ApostolicofPerth. Dr.BradywasstilllivinginIreland, andthusnoBishopofPerthcouldbe appointed,buthisdeathin1872at lastclearedawayalldifficulties.On August5,1873,Dr.GriverwastranslatedtotheBishopricofPerth.It waswhileFatherGriverwasAdministratorthattheCathedraloftheIm- maculate consecratedConceptionwassolemnly (29/1/1865).Dr.Griver diedin1886.andwassucceededbyDr. Gibney,hisVicarGeneral. *

Bytheway,thefirstCatholicset- tlerinWesternAustraliawasThomas Mooney,whowaslocatedatAlbany atonetime.Hewasstillliving20 yearsago.AreanyofhispeopleresidentintheState? *

[Nextissue:"TheConvictPriestsof Australia.]

SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul,Wester,. Australia"(Incorporated)

CATECHISMINSTRUCTION CLASSES.

TheSocietywillforwardCatechisms toanyCatholicManorWoman,freeof allcosts,whoarewillingtoundertake theteachingofChristianDoctrineto ChildrenandAdultsinremotecoun- trydistrictsanddistantplaceswhere noPriestresidesorConventisestab. lished.

Communicationsgivingparticularsel requirements,addressedtotheSecretary,Mr.J.F.Waldron,24Harley. street,Highgate,Perth,willreceive immediateattention.

ThetopmostPinnicleoftheLoftiest Heights, UNIONBEER.

OurVictorianLetter.

MELBOURNE,Dec.18,1919.

TheFederalelectionshaveresulted inabigvictoryfortheFarmers'Union, aminorvictoryfortheLabourParty, s andaratherseriousdefeatforthe fusionNationalists.InmyownopiniontheLabourPartydidquiteaswell ascouldbeexpected,sincetheyhad littlemoneytospendupontheelec tion,andtheirorganisationwasundoubtedlyfaulty.Inasub-division whereIwasengaged,therewasonly onemotorcarsupportingLabour, whiletheNationalistsmusthavehad doens.TheLabourcampaignseemedtolack"snap,"andthis,together withthefactthatpracticallyallnewspaperswereagainstthem,causedthe result.

Yet,inthecomingParliament,we maybeabletoseetheparty-system workinghealthily.TheFarmers'Union meantoinsistonstandingbythemselves,anddonotintend,tobeused aspropsfortheNationalistGovernment.NolongerwillMr.Hughesand 'hisMinistersbeabletoescapeansweringquestionsbyscornfullyreferringto "disloyalty"onthepartofthequestioner.Thismethodofconducting thebusinessoftheHouseisadirect violationoftheprinciplesofparty Government,sowemayhopefora betterstateofaffairswhenother methodsare-astheymustbe-adopted. Wemaywellhopetoothatfromnow onsectarianismwillbedroppedasan electioneeringdodge.ItisquitecertainthatCatholicshaveneverraised thepointinitsobjectionableaspect, anditisquitecertainthatithasbeen raisedbyothers.Inincisivelymoderatewords,ArchbishopMannixhas beencondemningitsintroductioninto politics.HesaidatGordon(6/12/'19): "SomepeopletalkedaboutthiselectionasifthePopeweregoingto overrunAustralia.(Laughter.)He venturedtosaythatthePopedidnot knowanelectionwasgoingon. (Laughter.)ThePopehadnothing whatevertodowiththematter; iv. neitherhadtheCatholicChurch. TherefU,peopleshouldputthePope ononeside,andtheCatholicChurchas well,andDr.Mannix,andthinkof AustraliaantiAustralianinterests. (Cheers.)" Andinunequivocalexpressionshe gavehisopinionoftheliteraturecirculatedonbehalfoftheNationalists.At a St.Kilda(5/12/'19)hesaid:"ThesocalledNationalistshavefallenback upontheirlasttrench.Theyaretryingthe'Critchley'Parkertacticsonce morewhichontwooccasionsproved theirruin.TheParkerliterature,of whichIhavealargesupply,isnotintendedsomuchforCatholics,norfor thethousandsoffair-mindednonCatholics,butitisintendedforamiserablesectionwhosemindsareready tobepoisonedbythisfilthystuff.No clean-mindedmanorwomancould readitwithoutblushing."

Andsoweleavepoliticsforthepresent,hopingandprayingthatinthe futureitwillbesomethingthatw' canspeakofwithpride,andnot somethingwemusttoleratewithdisgust.

ChargesAgainstStVincent'sHospital.

Butarisingoutofthepoliticalcampaigncomeaseriesofchargesagainst St.Vincent'sHospital,madebyDr.W. S.KentHughes,recentlyelectedacity councillor.Theyweredeliveredata "finalpre-electionrally"conductedby ,'theVictorianProtestantFederation, andtheAgereportgivesthemasfol. lir Iciws'Dr.KentHughesreferredtothe workandpolicyofSt.Vincent'sHospital,which,hesaid,wasnotacharitableinstitution.buta'proselytising shop.'PoorRomanCatholicswere notadmittedthere,anditwasconsidered100timesbettertogetaProtestanttochangehisreligionthanto cure100RomanCatholicsoftheirsickness." "St.Vincent'sHospital,"hesaid,"is notacharitableinstitution,buta 'proselytisingshop?"'Hereisadefinitecharge.Itwasansweredby twolettersinthefollowingmorning paper:TotheEditoroftheAge. Sir,-Ibegasmallspaceinyour valuablecolumnsreDr.KentHughes's referencetothepolicyofSt.Vincent's Hospital.IamaMethodistof46 years'standing.Duringmyabsence atthewarmysonwasaninmateof St.Vincent'sHospitalfortwelve months..Hismedicalcardshowed thathewasaProtestant.Hewas visitedbyourminister,Rev.George Dyson,ofCarlton,duringthewhole timehewaslyingill,andheisvery emphaticinsayingthatthestatement madebyDr.KentHughesisfalse. Duringthetwelvemonthshewaslying inthehospital,hesays,notoneword

I.

ofreligionwassaidtomeexceptby ourownclergyman,andIcannot thanktheauthoritiesenoughfortheir kindnesstomyson,andalsotomy wife.Thehospitalauthoritiesrefusedtotakeonepennyforthekind treatmenthereceived,as,theyconsideredmywifehadenoughofworrywith theillnessofmyboyduringmyabsenceatthefront.This,tomymind, showstheessenceofbrotherlylove andatrueChristianspirit.-Yours, etc., RETURNEDSOLDIER,5125,29th.

BATTALION.

Dr.KentHughesandStVincent's Hospital.

TotheEditoroftheAge.

Sir,-Thisletteristoprotestagainst

Dr.KentHughes'sstatementmadeat theProtestantFederationmeetingon Thursdayevening,11th.inst.The statementthatSt.Vincent'sHospital isnotacharitableinstitution,buta "proselytisingshop"isabsolutely false.Thesickpoorofallcreedsand classesareadmitted,manyofthem beinginalmostdestitutecircumstances,andquiteunabletopayanything towardstheirmaintenance.Tosay thatthehospitalisa"proselytising shop"isunworthyofDr.KentHughes. Itisunworthyofagentleman,who wasamemberofthestaffsomeyears ago,andwho,attheannualmeeting heldintheTownHall,Melbourne,on 25th.March,1898,whenacknowledgingavoteofthanks,onbehalfofthe surgicalstaff,said,interalia:"HehadalargeexperienceofSt. Vincent's,andhehadnevermeta patientwhohadbeentroubledabout hisorherreligionwhilstinthehospital.Theloveoftwooftherabid classofbigotedProtestants-whomhe hadtorefusetotreatunlesstheywent intoSt.Vincent's-fortheinstitution knewnoboundswhentheyleftitcorn_ pletelycured.Theyfoundthatinsteadofbeing,astheyimaginedthey would,strangledintosubmissiontothe Pope,theyhadbeentreatedmore kindlyandlookedafterbetterthan evertheyhadbeenintheirlivesbefore."

ShouldDr.Kent,oranyotherdoctor oranyministerofreligion-non-Catholicorotherwise-whoattendsthe hospitalbeabletoproduceproofthat thereligionofnon-Catholicpatients isinterferedwithwhiletheyareinmatesofSt.Vincent'sHospital,the managementwouldbemostgrateful, sothatthecasesmightbeinvestigated. -Yours,etc.,MOTHERRECTRESS, St.Vincent'sHospital,12th.Dec.

NextmorningDr.KentHughessaid thatwhathehadmeanttosaywas thatheobjectedtoSt.Vincent'sHospital''becauseitwouldincreasethe powerandinfluenceoftheChurchof Rome";andfollowingthathe"considereditagrossmisuseofpublic money"thatsuchaninstitutionshould receiveaGovernmentgrant.Then hereturnedtohisoldcharge"Itisthe onlyhospitalreceivingagrantthat doesnotpublishabalancesheet."He askstriumphantly,"Ifitisreallya charity,whynotpublishthedetails?" ThereplyoftheMotherRectressto thisisstraightforward,andsurely convincing:

1.Reportscontainingauditedbalancesheetsgivingdetailsofreceipts andexpenditurehavebeenpublished anddistributedeveryyearsincethe hospitalwasestablishedinMelbourne, 6th.November,1893.

2.Acopyoftheauditedbalance sheets-bothmaintenanceandbuildingaccounts-isforwardedtotheTrea. suryeachyearbefore31st.July.

3.Thepresentauditorofaccountsis Mr.L.Callaway,F.I.C.A.

4.Dr.KentHughesoranyother gentlemaninMelbourneisinvitedto visitthehospitalandinspecttheaccountbooks,whichhavebeenkept forthepast25yearsbyoneofthesisters,andauditedbyarecognisedand registeredaccountant.

TheMotherRectressthenputsbrieflySt.Vincent'sclaimforaGovernmentgrant:-Letallfair-mindedmen decidewhetherSt.Vincent'sHospital shouldorshouldnotreceiveaGovernmentgrant,whenthefollowing figuresaretakenintoconsideration: Duringthepast25years37,006inpatientsand337,217out-patientsreceivedtreatment,andabouthalfthis numberwerenon-Catholics. UniversityDegreesinDivinityProposed.

Ourgallantbandof"Defendersof theProtestantFaith,tincturedwith Rationalism,"heldadeputationtothe Minister'forEducationlastweek,and askedhimtomakeprovisioninthe newUniversityBillforaUniversity CollegeofDivinity,withpowerto awarddegrees.OnespeakeringenuouslystatedthatthelateArchbishop Carrwhenalive,hadexpressedhis agreementintheprovisionofsucha collegeforthosethatdesiredit.Of coursehedidnotexplaintowhatextentDr.Carrhadagreedtosucha

collegebeinggivenStatebenediction. Butanyway,Dr.Mannixmadehis positionclearontheveryevertingof thedaythedeputationwasheld.

Hedeclaredthat,inadditiontothe educationalgrievancesatpresentsufferedbyCatholics,somepeoplewere anxioustoimposeanewgrievanceat theUniversity,bythecreationofa schoolofDivinitywithpowertoaward degrees."Iprotestinadvance,"said Dr.Mannix,"againstthisattemptto setupintheUniversity-hithertofree asbetweenalldenominations-anin- stitutionofwhichCatholicscouldnotavailthemselves.Iftheywantsuch acollege,letthempayforitthem- selves,andnotaddanotherburdento theCatholicbody,whichisalreadybearingsuchaheavyburdeninthe matterofprimaryeducation."

ARationalist"Christening."

Itisafact,patenttoallobservers, thatoutsidetheCatholicChurch,men .dothemostremarkablethingsinthe nameofsomeparticularreligioussect. Butthepalmforupreasonableness mustsurelybegiventotheso-called "Rationalists,"ifwemayjudgefrom areportinarecentnumberofthe Socialist.Thisdescribesa"Christening"ceremonyconductedattheEm- pireTheatre,Melbourne,inthefollow- ingterms:

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"Littlechild,Iwelcometheeinto ourmidstanddopubliclynamethee HerbertHaekelLangleyHakanen.Be thouavaliantsoldier,inthefightagainstsuperstition,tyranny,andun- truth,andmaythespiritofdebeau- tiful,thegoodandtrueguidetheeall thydays,"saidJ.S.Langley,"Mayhe everbethereinthecauseofTruth andHumanity."

Haekel,itmayberemarked,wasa self-confessedforgerofscientificphoto graphs,forwhichhewascondemned byGermanscientists.Howmuch help,wewonder,willsuchanamebe inthefightagainst"tyrannyandun- truth?"However,theveryfactof thisceremonyshowshowdeeply.rooted inthehumanmindisthedesireand thereverenceforceremoniesand ritual.ThereisamaninMelbourne, Dr.CharlesStrong,whomakesout thathelooksforwardtothetime whentitlessuchas"Pope"and"Archbishop"shallhavedisappearedfrom ourvocabulary;yethecallshimself "Doctor;"hisrighttothetitle,bythe way,dependsuponhisreceivingitas adegreeinDivinityfromtheAnglican Church,whichherepudiated25years ago.Heisalsoastrenuousopponent ofwhathecalls"ritualism."Yet,toborrowanexamplefromChesterton, Iamperfectlysurethatwhenhe,on walkingdownthestreetseesalady withwhomheisacquainted,heimmediatelyremovesaportionofhisattire andwavesitintheair.Isnotthis ritualism?

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Neglecttopromptlytreatthesmartingbitesofmosquitoes,spiders,sand flies,andotherhotweatherpestsoften resultsinseriousulcerationorbloodpoison.Nomatterhowsmalltheinjurymaybe,itsoonbecomesaready breedinggroundfordangerousgerms. ThepromptapplicationoftheantisepticZam-Bukisasuremeansof preventingthissortoftrouble. Smoothalittleofthecoolingbalm overwhateverparthasbeenbittenor stung,andthesmartinginflammation andswellingwillquicklydisappear.

Mrs.MinnieBridges,of85Keppellstreet,Carlton,Melbourne,says:- "Lastsummeraninsectbitmeon therightarm,causingintensepain. Myarmswelleduptoanenormous size.IbecamesoalarmedthatI consultedadoctor.ThoughIused hisointmentmyarmbecameworse.

"Whenmygrocercalledheurged metotryZam-Buk.Soconfidentwas hethatitwoulddomegood,hegave mesome.Iderivedmuchbenefit fromthis,sopurchasedafurthersupply,andcontinuedthetreatment.I wasdelightedwiththewayZam-Buk reducedthepainandinflammation, drewoutallpoisonousmatter,andrestoredmyarmtoitsformercondition."

Zam-Bukisalsounequalledfor Eczema,Blisters,HeatSwellings. PricklyHeat,Ulcers,BadLegs,Sore AchingFeet,Cuts,Sprains,etc.Of allChemistsandStoresat1/6and 3/6perpot.

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Acomplimentarysocialanddance washeldinSt.Mary'sHallonthe18th. ult.,undertheauspicesofthe C.Y.M.S.Thenumerousfriendsand patronsoftheyoungmenwereregaledwithwell-chosenmusicalitems,whilst thepoetryofmotionwasexemplified bythedancingwhichcontinuedtill aftermidnight.ThegratuitousservicesofMr.HerrickasM.C.wereup totheusualhighstandard,whilstthe renditionsofMrs.Troupes'orchestra werebeyondcompare.Duringthe eveningtheoccasionwastakentobid farewelltoMr.andMrs.SidneySmith, whoareleavingthefields.Inavaledictoryspeech,FatherDonoghermentionedthehighesteeminwhichMr. andMrs.Smithwereheldbygoldfielders,andmentionedtheirextensive andusefulworkintheparish.Mr. Smith,onreceivingpresentsasatokenofesteemfromhisnumerous friends,expressedregretonleaving theparish. Thesocial,whichwaslargelyattend,ed,isthelastre-unionofmembersfor thecurrentyear,recessforafortnight ensuing.Forthehalftermpreceding Christmasthefinancialrollcallofthe societyhasbeengreatlyaugmented, andtheintellectualandsocialrecreationsprovidedgaveuniversalsatisfaction.ThefirstmeetingintheNew YearisfixedforJanuary8th,anda largeattendanceisexpected.

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ManyBoulderiteshavebetaken themselvestothecoastfortheholidays.TheGoldfield'sclimateatthis timeoftheyearisnotfavourablefor holiday-making.

Mr.WillieBestonhasbeen"demobilised"and"repatriated."Mrs.S.BestonhaschosenAlbanyforholidaying,

Mr.GregandMissTeresaHickey havereturnedfromtheirholidays.

NowthattheTrans.-trainhasrestartedaweddingofsomemomentis expectedshortly.

OnFridayandSaturdaynightsof lastweekabitofashindytookplace betweentheconflictingpartiesinthe presentstrike.

ThetriptotheIrishRaceConvention didJohnCawleysomuchgoodthaton hisreturn,hiswifeandfamilydeemed itwelltotrythecoastalareasfora spell. *

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FatherLyonsofCoolgardieintendsto makehisreportontheEsperanceclimateintheinterestofthosewhoseek quietandreposeduringholidays.

Christmasisnotresponsibleforany extraattacksofillnessthisyear.

EightornineoftheSistersofSt. Joseph,Boulder,arenowtestingthe climateofSouthPerth.

Mrs.Hodgkinson,wifeofthegenial managerofthelocalW.A.Bank,has takenupheadquartersatBusselton fortheSummerseason.

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BrotherM.O'Connorpresidedover alargeattendanceofmemberslast Tuesdaynight,whentheelectionof officerswastheprincipalsubjectfor attention.Aftergeneralbusinesshad beendiscussedtheelectionsforthe variousofficeswereproceededwith, andresultedasfollows:-President, Bro.G.M.,Hickey;vice-presidents, Bros.T.RobertsandL.Maxwell; treasurer,Bro.F.Ardagh;secretary, Bro.W.J.Ryan;warden,Bro.R. Sutcliffe;auditors,Bro.M.Fitzgerald andFatherLavan;magazineeditor, Bro.G.M.Hickey;committee,Bros. J.Hodge,J.Sheedy,P.Lane,W.Sly, J.Daly.Thepast-president,Bro. O'Connor,theninstalledthesuccessfulcandidatesto.theirdifferentpositions,andpointedouttheirduties,to whichthenewly-electedoffice-bearersappropriatelyresponded.The meetingwasthendeclaredclosed.

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OnFridayeveninglasttheSisters ofMercypresentedtheirpupilsina grandconcertinthelocalschoolroom.Theplacewaspackedfrom floortoceiling,notevenstanding roombeingavailableinthelarge hall.Thestagingandeffectswere beautiful,and,indeed,thetheSisters aretobecongratulatedontheevening',performancefrombeginningto end,fortherewasnotoneitemthat wasnotworthyofrecall,andallfully deservedtheroundsandroundsof applausethatwereaccorded.Outing tothelengthyprogrammetheencoreswerenotrespondedto,though theenthusiasticaudiencerepeatedly demandedmore. Atpreciselyeighto'clockthectiptainroseonadaintyJapaneseFan Drillbythejuniorgirls,whichwasa revelationofprettiness,andtheyreceivedagrandovation.Thenextitem "TheRailwayTrain"bySt.Mary's pupilswasalsowellreceived.The boys'song"Home,Boys,Home,"was giveningoodstyle,andwasfollowedbyadelightfulviolinsolo,"Moto Penpetuo,"byMissEileenRooney. The"HappyLittleJaps,"bysenior girls,wasreallyajoyfullittleitem. Afarce,"TheDoctor'sAssistant,"was ascreamfromstarttofinish,andthe boysandgirlswhotookpartareto becongratulatedonthesuccessthey achieved.MissCeciliaLuceynext delightedtheaudiencewithavocal effort"FortheGreen"(Lohr).This youngladywasinparticularlygood voice,andreceivedanenthusiastic encore.Quitethegemoftheevening wastheseniorgirlssonganddance "BeautifulButterflies."Thegloriously shadedwings,richlybespangled.and thelongwhitedressesaddingtothe naturalgraceandbeautyofthegirls, madetheeffectaltogethercharming. Andthen-theorchestralselection bytheyoungmusicalstudents.This wasaneye-openertothepublicof Bunbury.Inayearthesechildren havelearnedtousetheirvariousinstrumentswithperfectease.MissAlmal'rquhart'scornetplayingwasa surprisetooneandall.Theboys' poledrillwasanothersplendiditem. anddeservedtheapplauseitreceived. Thefancydancebytheseniorgirls wasdaintyandpretty,aswasalsothe scarfdrillbySt.Mary'spupils.This wasfollowedbyanotherorchestral selection.Thefirstpartoftheprogrammewasconcludedbyascreamingfarce"TheMadFiddler." Thesecondhalfwasopenedbya beautifullyharmonisedsong"Silvery Waves"bythegirls,anditwasfollowedbyahandkerchiefdrillbythe seniorgirls.Anotherdelightfulitem byMissLucey,Cherubim's"AveMaria,"waswellworthyoftheenthusiasticencoresitreceived,andtheactionsonganddance,"Roses,"bythe seniorgirls,wasquiteoneofthemost charmingnumbersoftheevening.

Thechildrenoftheaboveschool gaveaverycreditable"breaking-up" concertonThursday,December18. Theattendancewasnotaslargeas wasdesired,duetothefactofanotherchildren'sentertainmenttaking placethesameevening.Thetwentytwoitemsweremuchenjoyed,however,andeachoneboreevidenceof patienttuitiononthepartoftheSisters.Theduets"SpringSong,""In theBoat."and"Oberon"wereall wellrendered,"GrecianGirls,"introducingsongandsquaredance,looked andsoundedwell.Theboysin "NonsenseSchool,"actionsong"Coach andFour,""TheGoldenGate,"and "BraveBattalionEleven,"didvery well,especiallyinthelattertwo items.Theactionstosuitthewords lentapicturesqueeffect.TheDumbbellDrill(boys)andClubDrill (girls)wereexecutedwithgreatprecision,andillustratedthatthephysical,aswellasthementaldevelopmentofthescholarswasbeingattendedto.Anitem,"Sunbeams,"by thejuniorgirlswasbrightandpleasanttohear.Twocharades"The MadFiddler"and"Baa"created greatamusement,asdidalsoaplay atthecloseoftheprogramme,entitled"MenandWomen'sRights." Masters.r.Paull,R.Meldrum,R.McAlinden,andtheMissesM.Payne,G. Jones,P.Wellington,C.Ferguson, andB.Fogartytakingpart.The HoopSongDrilllookedverypretty, thefloralhoopsbeingnicelyhandled bythegirls.Theseniorgirls'voices blendedharmoniouslyin"Life'sLullaby."

DuringtheintervalRev.Father Reidypresentedthemusiccertificates gainedinFirstSteps,Preparatory Grade,JuniorGrade,andSeniorDivision,andhealsopresentedamedal eachtoR.MeldrumandJ.Paullto commemoratetheirrecentsuccessin securingscholarships.Hespokea fewwordsofencouragementtoeach, andcounselledthem,however,not tolettheirsuccessmakethemsuffer fromswelledheads,butplodontowardsfurtherachievementsinthe future.

Anenjoyabledanceterminatedthe proceedings.Mr.J.Morgankindly actedasM.C.andMissE.O'Reilly playedthedancemusic.

MissRooneyandMr.CarlMeyerthen scoredagreatsuccesswiththeirviolinduet"MedleyofIrishAirs,"but didnotrespondtotheencores.The "OrganGrinderandtheMonkey,"by MissMorelandMasterHastiewas somethingentirelynew.Themonkey onachain,theorgan-grinderandhis prettywifetryingtocollectenough moneytotakethembacktoItaly was,atthesametime,patheticand pleasing,andquiteanamountof coppersandsilvercoinsrepaidtheir efforts."TheSuffragettes"nexttook theplatformfortenminutes,andthe, speecheswerewittyandoricinal MissEnaBoorinhercomicrecitation"HowEnaMindedtheBaby,' washerusuallycomicallycleverself, andkepttheaudienceinconvulsions ofmerriment,Theconcludingitem. amostamusingfarce."TheInspector'sAssistant,"gavescopefora heapoftalentandoriginality,and theyoungfolksnevermisseda chance. "GodSavetheKing"closedamost enjoyableandsuccessfulevening,and allwereloudintheirpraisesofthe kiddies'talents.

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FatherMcArdle,oftheChinaMission,raisedthesumof£1,203asaresultofhisQueenslandappeal.

HisGracetheArchbishopofBrisbane,speakingatagatheringof BishopsandpriestsattheBishop's House/Goulburn,recently,saidthat heregrettedthatAustraliadidnot haveitsNationalcollegefortheeducationofthepriesthood."Ithink," saidhisGrace,"thatweshouldhave somegreatcentreofreligiontoencourageourAustralianboysandgive themthebestopportunitiesintheir ownland.Ihopethatwillbedone, butthatthedaywillneverdawnfor AustraliawhenIrishpriestslikeDr. Gallagherandthegrandoldpioneers willceasetocomehereandkeepup linksinthechainwhichbindustothe oldland.

were,"hesaid,"notmerelygreatprelates,butgreatstatesmen;notmerely piousanddevotedtospiritualinterests,butmenoflearning,ofbroad minds,whosehorizonwasnotlimited bythepresent-menatonceofsin cereconvictionsandstrenuouslives, akintothosegreatmissionaryBishops whointheseventhandeighthand ninthcenturieslaidthefoundations, religiousandcivic,ofthemostprogressiveactionsofEurope."

TheparishionersofSofala-Rylstone areconsideringthematterofpresentingtheirpopularpriest,FatherCorbett,whoservesaverylargeandscatteredmountainousparish,witha motorcar.FatherCorbetthasbeen manyyearsatSofala(theparochial headquarters),andisgreatlybeloved byhispeople,andesteemedandhonouredbyall.

KangarooPointHibernianspresentedFatherD.Creminwithachalice, whichcarriedtheinscription:"PresentedtotheRev.Dr.CreminbySt. Joseph'sBranchH.A.C.B.S.,KangarooPoint."AndthePaten,"Agnus DeiPanisVivus."Theobjectof thegatheringwastowelcomehome FatherCremin,whowasasonofone ofthemostworthymembers.Father CreminisanativeoftheState,and anex-studentoftheChristianBrothers,Gregory-terrace.Responding tothetoastofhishealth,FatherCreminsaid:"Themeetingwasaswarm andhomelyasagoodoldIrishturf fire.Theirmethodofwelcominghim wasasaglowwiththespiritofChristianityasRomeitself.HehadstudiedIrishhistoryandthehistoryof CatholicityinAustralia,andhadcome totheconclusionthattounderstand IrishhistoryitwasessentialtounderstandCatholicity,andinorderto understandCatholicityinAustraliait wasnecessarytounderstandIrishhistory.NomatterwhatperiodofIrish historywastakenup,itwasnecea narytotakeintoconsiderationtheinfluenceoftheclergy.Thatwasshown especiallyin1916,whenthosebrave, true-heartedIrishmen,themenof EasterWeek,faceddeathbravelyby reasonofthefactthatpractically everyoneofthemtheeveningbefore theoutbreakhadrecoursetotheir priestsandreceivedfromthemthe consolationsofreligion.Therebellionpassedinthreeorfourdays,and therewasdestructionoflifeandproperty.HewellrememberedthematerialviewtakenbytheContinental papers,whichsaiditwasanotherabortiveIrishrising,andnothingwasleft butbloodshedandmisery.Vilecartoonsdepictedruffianswithblunderbusseswaitingbehindhedgestoshoot anybody.Buttherewasmorebehind,theRebellionthanthosepapers understood-itwasthespiritofIrish nationalitythatmovedtherebels. Theyshouldhaveknownfromtheir ownexperiencesinthegreatwarthat anarmybeateninthefieldwasnot necessarilydestroyed.Therebelsin deathwerefarmoregloriousthan Fochinvictory.Hehadnoticeda cableinthedailypressthatFochlamentedbecausetheGermanswerenot beaten,butwerewaitingforrevenge. ButthemenwhodiedinEaster Week,1916,havecontinuedandsent downoneglorioustraditionandone unitedspirit.Wasthatnotvictorysomethingtobeproudof?"

NEWSOUTHWALES.

MotherMaryAlocoque,oftheConventofMercy,Mt.Carmel,Yass,celebratedhergoldenjubileeonthe9th. inst.Theoccasionwasmarkedby thepresentationofapurseofsovereignsandagardenpatryintheConventgrounds.MotherMaryAlocoque isoneofthepioneersofthecommunity,whocomefromIrelandoverforty yearsago.Inheryoungerdaysshe hadabeautifulsingingvoice,andthe nuns'choirinSt.Augustine'sChurch wasonethatanyCathedralmight envy.Shewasagreatfavouritewith children,andherpupilslovedher.

Cathedral,afewweeksago,hisGrace theArchbishopofSydneyraisedto thepriesthoodtheRevs.F.Green,A. Bradstreet,andM.Sheehy,allforthe Archdiocese.InMelbourne,atSt. Patrick'sCathedral,theArchbishop ofMelbourneordainedtheRevs.A.E. Hughes,D.R.O'Leary,W.Nichol,and D.Shaw.ArchbishopClune,ofPerth, WesternAustralia,ordainedinhisCathedral,theRev.GeraldO'Callaghan. Theotherswereordainedintheirrespectivedioceses.

Rev.FathersP.Doherty(Lithgow) andT.Kelleher(Camperdown)returnedhomerecentlybytheMahenofrom aholidaytriptoNewZealand.

TwoSpanishJesuits,Rev.Fathers BerenguerandRoma,arrivedrecently fromManila,Philippines.Theyhave comehereforthepurposeofgaining facilitiesinEnglish.

SpeakingatArmidaleConventrecently,theGovernorofNewSouth Wales,SirWalterDavidson,saidhe hadasisterwhohadbeenprofessed forthirty-fiveyearsinanAmerican Order,andhiswife'speople,nowthe DukeofNorfolkwasdead,werethe leadingCatholicpeoplemEngland. Sohisfamilywecloselyassociated withtheCatholicChurch.Allthrough hislifehehadbeenassociatedwith theSisters.SirWalterwasbornin Co.Down,Ireland,andhiswifeisa

assertedthatO'Brienpossessedover £100innotes,butonlyaboutSSin charrednotesandsomeaverwere found.

TheRev.DenisF.O'Leary,whowas ordainedtothepriesthoodonthe30th oflastmonth,wasaformermembero theColacBranchoftheHibernians. Thememberssentacongratulatory messageontheeveofhisordination.

RecentlyatSt.Patrick'sCathedral, Melbourne,hisLordshiptheRightRev. Dr.Heavey,O.S.A.,BishopofCooktown(Q.),administeredtheSacrament ofConfirmationto101boysandmen and139womenandgirls.TheBishop wasassistedbytheRev.P.O'Brien andtheRev.H.Moynihan,B.A.Mr. T.CotterandMissMcMahonactedas sponsors.HisLordshipAdministered thepledgeagainstintoxicatingliquor tothecandidatesuntiltheir25th. year.

Aneightdays'retreatwasrecently conductedattheGoodShepherdConvent,Abbotsford.Atthecloseofthe retreatsevenyoungladiesreceivedthe religioushabit,threenovicesmade holyprofession,andfourprofessed Sistershadthehappinessofpronouncingthefinalorperpetualvows.His LordshipRightRev.Dr.McCarthy, BishopofSandhurst,celebratedHoly Mass,andperformedthesacredceremoniesasthedeputyofArchbishop Mannix.Thenamesinreligionofthe postulantsareSisterM. Rosaria (NoraO'Connor,N.Z.);SisterM.ofSt. Rita(AmyGoulter,N.Z.);SisterM. ofSt.Juliana(MaryBrown,Sydney); SisterM.ofSt.Philomena(Marie Shiels);SisterM.ofSt.Hilda(Eily Crosby);SisterM.ofSt.Thomas Aquinas(EileenMagee);SisterMary ofSt.Pauline(EileenSheedy).SisterMaryoftheImmaculateHeartof Mary(Hennessy),SisterMaryofSt. Dosithuis(Noble-Campbell),andSisterMaryofSt.Bernardine(Tonner) wereprofessed.ThefouryoungprofessedSisterswhomadetheirperpetualvowswere:SisterMaryofSt.Barbara(McIlroy),SisterMaryofSt. Joseph(Meehan),SisterMaryofSt. Germaine(Dwyer),andSisterMary oftheAnnunciation(Tonini).Onthe followingday,theFeastofOurLady's Presentation,thesolemnrenewalof vowsannuallymadebytheprofessed nunstookplace.

TheVeryRev.C.J.Hunt,C.SS.R., formanyyearssuperiorattheRedkmptoristMonastery,Wendouree, Ballarat,butrecentlyrectoratWaratah,NewSouthWales,hasleftfor Ireland.FatherHunthasbeensucceededatWaratahbytheVeryRev. FatherBrown,C.SS.R.,ofManila.

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ReassuringnewsistohandcdncerningthehealthoftheVeryRev.Father O'Kennedy,ofCowra,whohasbeen aninmateofLewishamHospitalfor sometime.

SaidDr.Gallagher,BishopofGoulburn,inthecourseofaneloquentresponsetothefelicitationsofhispeopleontheoccasionofhisgoldenjubilee:"StrangedestinyoftheEpiscopateoftheCatholicChurch,"saidthe greatFrenchphilosopherMontesquieu, morethantwocenturiesago."It seemedtohavenootherendinview butthehappinessofmeninthenext world.Butithasbeenthegreatest sourceofhappinessandofprogressin theworldinwhichwelive."The samesentimentwasre-echoedbythe lateEarlofKimberley,whenona visittoAustraliasomefive-and-twenty years,ago."TheCatholic;Churchin Australia,"saidthedistinguished statesman,"wasfortunateinhaving greatBishopstolaythefoundations ofreligioninthepioneerdays.They

PRESENTATIONCONVENTCOTTESLOEBEACH.

MotherMaryisprobablyamongthe lastofthesurvivingbandofthelittle communityofMercySisterswhichleft Irelandinthelongago,under,we think,adistinguishedconvert,Mother MaryPaul.Theyhavelefttheirimpressupontheirpupilsandsomevery brightscholarshavepassedfromMt. Carmel'sschoolsintothesanctuary thecloister,andtheworld.ThedistinguishedPassionist,FatherAlphonsusCoen,andhisbrother,the lateMajorFrankCoen,FatherPat. Hartigan(thedistinguished"John O'Brien"),andhisbrother,Father Frank,receivedtheirearlyeducation fromtheSisters,whilstthenumber ofpupilswhohavegiventheirlivesto thecloisterisatributetotheirwisdomandcareintheshapingofthe pupils'minds.Thememoryofthose devoutandholySistersremainsa treasuredthingintheheartsofallwho havecomeundertheirblessedinfluence.Admultosannos,dearlittle MotherMaryAlocoque.

WhenthehospitalshipGloucester CastlewastorpedoedintheEnglish Channel,inMarch,1917,MatronA.E. Cashin,oftheImperialNursingForces,refusedtoobeyanordertotake herplaceinadepartinglifeboat.She insistedthatherdutywastohelpin savingthe'livesofthoseonboard. Andshehadherway.ForthisdisobedienceMatronCashinwasawarded abartotheRoyalRedCross,receivedshortlybeforeforservicesin France.MatronCashin,whoarrived bytheMorearecently,isanAustralian,andwastrainedatSt.Vincent's Hospital.SheleftforEnglandthirteenyearsago,andimmediatelythe 1914troublecamejoinedthenursing service.Afterfiveyears'workin thiscapacity,thematronnowreturns toAustraliafor4.well-earnedrest.

SixteenstudentsfromSt.Patrick's College,Manly,wereordainedtothe priesthoodrecently.AtSt.Mary's

Feilding,towhichfamilytoEarlof Denbighbelongs.

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TheRightRev.Dr.McCarthy, BishopofSandhurst,recentlyvisited Echucaandblessedthenewaltarrails andpulpiterectedasamemorialto thelateMrs.M.T.O'Bryanbymembersofherfamily.TheBishopalso blessedthenewschool,whichistobe openedshortly.Thetotalcostofthe schoolis£3,000,anddonationstotalling£2,0.50havebeenreceived. *

Aqueencompetitioninaidofthe SacredHeartChurch,Tatura,was concludedrecently,theQueenof Sport(MissMayMaher)beingsuccessful.Thetotalfinancialresultwas £1,2194s8d.

AprivatefirmisestablishingacanningfactoryinTatura.Itwillbe readytohandlethisseason'sfruit.

Anestateforsoldiersettlementhas beenpurchasedatSeaLake,comprising2,440acres,atacostof£10,08110s.

Ashockingdeath,resultingfromin. juriesreceivedthroughburning,occurredintheKilmoreHospital.John O'Brien,58,ashearer,drivingacart onhiswayfromNewSouthWales, campednearabridgenearDryCreek, Broadford.Evidentlyhewentto sleepafterhavingsmokedhispipe, whichheputintohistrouserspocket. Whenhewasbroughttothehospital itwasfoundthatthelowerportionof hisbodyhadbeenbadlyburned.He wasinintenseagony,butwaspartly conscious,andtriedtodescribethe occurrence,whichheattributedtothe liveashesinhispipesettingfiretohis clothing.Hediedafewhourslater. Asfarasisknown,deceasedhasno relativesinthe.State.Ithasbeen

TheSydneycorrespondentofthe SouthernCrosswrites:Quiteoneof themostsensationalhappeningsofthe pastweekhasbeentheofferofthe' Hon.J.JoyntonSmith,M.L.C.,managingdirectorofthesuccessfulweeklypaper,Smith'sWeekly,ofthepositionofeditorofadailyoaoerwhich heintendstostartnextyeartoMr. Hughes,atasalaryof£5,000ayear. IfMr.Hughesacceptstheposthe wouldrankasone'ethehighestpaid journalistsintheworld.Thepostis

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Catholicpeople,buttheyaresurprised whenaffrontsoometothemfrommilitarypeople.Catholicswhotookan interestinthevoluntarychurchpar adeheldonSunday,23rd.November, tocommemoratethehandingoverof the1901quotaofthecadetstothe citizenforcescouldnothelpnoticing anunpleasantincidentenactedbythe MilitaryBand.Thisbandleftthe barrackswithAnglican,Wesleyan, orMethodist,andCatholicsoldiersbehindthem.TheAnglicansbrokeoff atSt.David's,andthebandthen PlayedtheWesleyansandCatholicsup Elizabeth-streettoMelville-street, wherethe,WesleyanChurchis.Upon arrivingattheWesleyanChurch,the bandstoodasideandplayedtheWesleyansintochurch,andallowedthe Catholicsto"marchon"toSt.Mary's Cathedral,afewblocksaway,withoutbeingtreatedsimilarlytothe others.Thebanddispersedoutside theWesleyanChurch.Whatmust havebeenthefeelingoftheCatholic ladsisknowntothemselvesandother Catholicswhowitnessedtheunpleasantincident.Itshouldnotbeallowedtogounnoticedorcondoned,or setdownasaprecedentfordealingout similaraffrontsinthefuturetoCatholics.Theaffrontwasmadeallthe moreacutesincetheparadewasavoluntaryone,notacompulsoryone. Suchinvidiousdistinctionsastheone undernoticeshouldnotbepermitted.

ThepopulationofLauncestonand suburbsisabout25,000,andofthese 4.000areCatholics

Amovementisonfoottoerecta newschoolfortheSistersofCharity atHobart.ThepresentschooloccupiedbythemwasopenedonChristmas Day,1841,andamoremodernand commodiousoneisrequiredtomeet theincreasededucationalrequirements oftheCatholiccommunity.Theproposednewschoolwillaccommodate 600children,andisestimatedtohost £.1.000.

Ontheafternoonofthe26th.No-. ember,theCoadjutor-Archbishopof Hobart(theMostRev.Dr.Barry) waswelcomedattheConventofthe GoodShepherdSistersatMountSt, Canice(SandyBay,nearHobart).Hits Gracewaspresentedwithanaddress ofwelcome,andamusicalprogramme wasrendered.Dr.Barrywasgreatly impressedwiththisextensiveconvent, towhichafirst-classlaundryisattached.Thenunshavedonenoble workinHobartinalwaysbeingready toextendthehandofsupportand friendshiptothosewhoneeditmost.

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FieldMarshalLordAllenby,thevictorofPalestine,receivedthefreedom of.theCityofLondonattheGuildhall,inthepresenceofadistinguished companyofsoldiers,statesmen,and civiclegislators.TheEmirFeisul, Allenby'scoadjutorintheadvanceto Damascus,waspresent.Allenbywas presentedwithahandsomeswordof honour.Inhisreply,LordAllenby saidhewishedtocorrectaslighterror theChamberlainmadeinhisaddress. "HetoldyouIpassedfortheIndian CivilService,"saidthedistinguished guest."Ididnot.(Loudlaughter.) triedto,butIfailed.(Renewedlaughterandcheers.)Iamhappynow thatIdidfail.HadInotfailedI shouldnotstandnowinmypresent positionofgreathonour."

"AsregardsmycampaigninPalestineandSyria,Ishouldliketosay howindebtedIamtotheLondonDivision-the60th.Division,underSirJohn Shea.

"Thatdivisiontookaveryleading partinthecaptureofBeersheba,and wasthedivisionthateventuallyaccep., edthesurrenderofJerusalem.

"Thegeneralofficerofthatdivision, onmyorders,tookthegreatestpains topreventdamagebeingdonetothe city."

Thecapturewasdelayedforseveral days,LordAllenbyadded,onthataccount.

"Iwastold,"continuedLordAllenby,"byallthetextbooksandauthoritiesthatnotroopscouldbekeptin theJordanValleyinthesummer,but weattackedthemosquitoes,wedrainedtheswamps,wecanalisedthe streams,burnedthebush,andcleanedthepools,andkeptthetroopsin thevalleythewholeofthesummer." (Loudcheers.)

The60th.Divisiontookpartinsome terriblefightinginthehills.Fresh fromtheheatoftheJordanValley, theygotintosnowandsleet.

BluffingVonSanders, FromthepapersofGeneralLiman vonSandersitwasfoundthatthe enemywereexpectinganattackbythe JordanValley.Theyalsothought thatthenecessityofkeepingintouch withtheArabswouldpreventhim (LordAllenby)frommovinganywhere else.

"IknewthattheEmirFeisulwould securethatflankforus.Ikeptawhole Anzacmounteddivsiontherethewhole summer.

TheField-Marshalmentionedthatin sixweekshisforcelostthreetimesas manymenbydisease-malariaandin- fluenza-asbywounds.Thatwas aftertheygotintotheTurkisharea, whereprecautionshadnotbeentaken againstmalaria.

BeforeShea'sDivisionattackedat Beershebaitwasexercisingsohard thatthecommanderhadtoorderthe mentoeatmoreanddrinkmorein ordertokeepfit.

"Theygotupthebesttheatricaland music-hallcompanyIhaveeverseen inmylife,"saidLordAllenby."That showsthespiritofthe60th.Divison.

"Lateronthatentertainmentwent downtoCairo,tookatheatretherefor aboutamonth,andcutouteveryother entertainmentintheplace.

"Thereweretwo'ladies'inthecompanythatbroketheheartsofevery- oneinCairo!Youngmenswarmed roundthestage-door,buttheynever sawthe'ladies'comeout."(Laughter.)

OfcourseFieldMarshalLordAllenbywasspeakingtoaLondonaudience, anditwasthecorrectthingtoremem- berallthataLondonregimentunderthedistinguishedBritishGeneral,Sir JohnShea,didinbroomingouttheunspeakableTurkfromtheHolyLand. OurAustralianladswerenotinthe picture,asitsweptacrosshismind, andyetwerememberitwassaidthe Australianwasagreatfellowanda magnificentfighter.Aussiestryand rememberthatyouaresplendidfellows -devilstofightinaroughcorner,and worthhavingwhenafightisontodo theotherfellow'scleaningup.The cuffsandkicksareforyou,andthe gloryfortheotherchap.

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ThehappynoisesofNewYear's Evefilledtheair.''Thebellswere ringingtheoldyearout,andthenew yearin,"andastheyrang,andrang, anoldprospectorsatgloomily,and wearily,andaloneinhiscamp,and listenedbitterlytothesoundsthat toldofthegoingoftime.Theold manwasoverwhelmedwithatorrent ofbittermemories,andhiswasted Est,andlostopportunities,seemed onthisnighttoassumetheformof horridspectres,andtostandreproachipghim.Throughthehorriblenight. dtareofmemories,bareandforbidding, stoodtheformofhonesty,which `Wouldnotlethimseekreliefinsharingtheblameofhislife'sfailureswith anyoneelse,andtheblack,self-accusationmadehimfeelmoreandmore thathehad"sinnedexceedinglyin thought,word,anddeed,throughhis ownmostgrievousfault."Herehe was,almostattheendofhisdays,and ifheweretodieto-night,therewas nobodytomisshim.Itseemedto himnowthathefacedthesituation squarely,thathehaddonenothingto makethingsbetterorbrighter,for anylivingsoul,andthoseweredead whoatonetimebuilthighhopesfor him,butsawthemallwitheraway, andasaconsequencefoundtheirown gravesthesooner.Therewasin thosedear,deaddayssolongagothe beautifulmotherwhosehearthehad atlastbrokenwithdisappointment. Hescarcelyeverthoughtofhernow, butwhenhedid,herememberedher mostly,ashehadseenheronceona beautifulmorninginOctober-it seemednearlyahundredyearsago now-shehadcalledhimout,alittle boyofsevenyears,toseethenew chickens,andtheytwohadbentover thenest,andcountedthelittlefluffy things,andherapronwasthrown overherhead,andthatday,itwas aSunday,FatherConwaypreached aboutwhathecalled"themother-love oftheHeartofChrist." It-hadburnedintotheboy'ssoul, andwhenhecamehomeafterMass, Mumhadtaughthim textwhich thepriesthadrepeated-"Howoften wouldIhavegatheredthychildrento Me,asthehendothherbrood,and thouwould'stnot."Nowafterall thewastedyears,thememorywas fresh,andaccusingintheheartofthe souredoldman,fromwhomlittlechildrenfled.ThentherewasDad;how proudthetwoofthemusedtobeof oneanother.Herememberedthe thrilloftriumphheusedfeel,when Dadkickedagoalforthepoliceteam, againsttheminers,andhowheused getupearlytowatchforthepaper boythemorningafterthematch,and readallthepraisethatthereporters usedshoweronDad.Butitwasall gone.Hisprideinhisfatherwent muchsoonerthanhisfather'spridein him,andwhenthelatterwasgone, surelytherewaslittletohopefor.The bittermemoriescrowdedoneupon another,andhewishedthathismiserablelifemightend.Thencamethe thoughtofthewordswhichheonce heardFatherConwayshoutoutinhis sermon-FatherConwayalwaysshoutedwhenhewishedtobeimpressive. "ThesearethewordsofSt.Paulof theCross,"hehadsaid,"0,thatIwere youngagain,andcouldgothroughthe wholeworld,topreachthemercyof God."Thedyingsaintwishedfora longerlifetodogood,themiserable old,manwishedfordeathbecausehe donenogood.Thenthegunsat thebarraokswerefiredtosalutethe newyear,twelveo'clockwasstriking, alltheminewhistlesblew,andBert Newtonwokeup."Andthemaid arose,forshewastwelveyearsold," saidtheEvangelist,andBertNewtonwastwelveyearsoldalso.The miningcampwasalladream,his wastedlifewasalladream,Dadand Mumwererealities,andtherooster crowingitsthroatoutinthefowl housewasoneofthechickenswhich hehadfondledonthemorningof FatherConway'ssermon.Bertfelt likeLazarusmusthavefeltwhen Christcalledhimfromthetomb.His terribledreammadehimshudder; whatifitwereawarning?Well,St. TeresahadawarningfromGod.She sawaplaceinhellpreparedforher, towhichshewassuretogoifshe didnotcorrespondwiththegraces Godwasgivingher.St.Teresa mindedherwarning.

BertNewtonmindedhis;hefelt thathehadbeenwarned,andgivena chance,andanewlifewasofferedhim, andthatforthebestofhisyearshe hadtoseetoit,thatthatdreamdid not"cometrue."Berthadfallen asleepleaningonthewindowsill.He listenedforawhiletothejoyfulnoises oftheNOVYear'snight,andthen,

withgratitudetoGod,becausetime wasstillhisown,hewentdownonhis kneesandthankedGodforthegiftof time,whichheneverrealiseduntil now.

Thefrontgateclicked;itwasDad coming-homeoffhisbeat.C,oining hometothesonwhohadnotdisappointedhimyet,andwhowasnever goingto.Dadwassurprisedatthe welcomehegot."HappyNewYear, Dad!"criedtheboy,andhethrew hisarmsroundhisrestoredfather. "What!boy,notinbedyet;didyou waitupforme?"saidDad,anda happylightleapedintohiseyes,and hisbeautifulIrish glorifiedhis strong,handsomeface,ashetookBert upinhisarmsandcarriedhim, twelveyearsandall,justasheused dointhedaysofBert'sinfancy.The boyburiedhisfaceinhisfather's shoulderandcriedforjoythatthe dreamwasnottrue,andthatallthe comfortingstrengthofthearmsthat heldhimwasstillhisforyearsthat werecominginthegoodnessofGod.

"Whatisit,boy?"thefatherasked insurprise;hehadnotseenthismood inhissonbefore.AndthenBert. toldthewholestoryofhishorrible dream,and-heshookwithhorrorat thethoughtof"ifithadbeentrue."

Mumwasawakenedbytheirvoices, andcamedowntoseewhatnoisyvigil wasitthattheywerekeeping.Then thedreamhadtobetoldallover again,andBertsatagainstherknee, withonearmaroundherneck,and whenhecametothepartaboutthe chickens,Mumliftedhimontoher kneeandkissedhimandsaid,"Ah! that'sit,boy"-DadandMumalways calledhimboy-"themother-loveof theHeartofChrist,it'sdeeperthan anyocean,andsurroundsusdreaming orwaking,andevenwhenweforget, butyouwillneverforget,wewillnever forget,noneofus."Andsothefirst houroftheNewYearcrepton,and thesethreesat,surroundedbythe merrynoisesthatweremadetowelcomethegoodthingscomingonGod's greatgiftoftime.Theysatthere,the mostunitedfamilyinWesternAustralia,makinglovetooneanother,the fatherandmotherrejoicinginthe prideofpossessionoftheirson,and thesonallmeltedinaffectionand gratitudethatallhisopportunities werestillwithinreachofhistwo hands,andthedreamed-ofwastedlife wasnevergoingtobeareality.Then Berttoldofhowhewasgoingtobeginstraightofftosucceedinawhole lotofthings.Thefirstofthesewas thathewasgoingtowinthehandballchampionshipattheCollegein November.Dadsmiledattheremotenessofthecomingtriumph,but hewasgladoftheresolution,anddeterminedtohelpallhecould,toits fulfilment.Alsohewasgoingto kickthebiggestnumberofgoals"next season."This,too,hadDad'sentire sympathy,forheoncehadsuchambitions,andtheyhad"cometrue."Then h-toldofhowhewasgoingtopassthe "Junior"ifhehadtosituptilltwelve everynight,tryingtogetLatinverbs intohishead,andthehorribleFrench conjugationswhichhethoughtevery reasonablepersonmusthate.But Dadsaid,"Itwon'tbenecessarytosit uptilltwelveanymorenights,butI'm gladyoudiditthisonce,andifyou winthehand-ballchampionship,I'll buyyouthebestbicycleonthefields." Intheexhilarationofthispromise, Bertwenttobed,andDadsaidto Mum,"Thatkid'srundown,better takehimtoBunburynextweek;he wastremblinglikealeafwhenhe ranouttome.""Oh,he'sallright," saidMum,"hewasalwaysabitemotional,itrunsinourfamily,mybrotherthePassionistalwayscrieswhen hepreachesaboutOurLady."

ButtheywenttoBunburyallthe same,andBert'sresolutionsareall waitingtobefulfilled.Notwaiting invain,letushopeandpray,butto berealisedbyGod'sblessing,which, letusimploreonallgoodresolutibns, sothatGod'sworkonearthmaybe helpedbythegoodwillofmen,and allofusenabledtoprofitbyexperience,sothattheyear'send,andour life'send,mayfinduswithourten talents,ourfivetalents,orouronetalent,turnedtogoodaccountandto God'sglory.

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