097,andforAsia,includingAden.Indi; (1,904,2861,Ceylon,Federated States,StraitsSettlements,Hon, Kong,andLabuanandBritishNortI Borneo,as2,307,254.ForAfricath, numbergivenis557,667,andforAm erica(includingCanada),3,314,482 ThetotalforAustralasiais1,218,673 InthewholeoftheBritishEmpireth( totalCatholicpopulationis13,303,183 TheCatholicpopulationoftheworld isestimatedat301,960,485.
Duringabull-fightatTalavera,a bulldisembowelledJoselito, greatestbull-fighter.Thetragedyhas causedanationalsensation.Joselito enteredtheringin1912.sincewhen hehaskilled1,430bulls,andearned 240,000annually.QueenEnarecent lyhonouredhimbythrowingawhite handkerchiefintotheringasatoken ofadmiration.
M.DenysCochin,whoisaCatholic writingintheParisFigaro,givesan accountofeventsinArmeniawhic
ties:How,itisasked,cantheGovernmentprofesstobeobservantofthe lawandtheconstitution,and,atthe sametime,todefyeveryprincipleof goodgovernment."Theobjecttobe aimedat"is,theStatistadds,"to bringdownthepresentGovernmentto sendMr.LloydGeorgeuponalong periodofrestthatwillenablehimto recoverfromhisoverexertionsduring thewar."Whatisdesirableisthat England"shouldadoptrealpopular governmentinitstruesense,andallowthewholepeople,whethertheybe Irishoranythingelse.tocontroltheir owndestinies."
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ablasphemousandevillydesigneddom. trent.calculatedtostirupreligious hatredandtoinflamebigotry.Strangelyenough,itsappearancecoincides withgeneralelectionyears.The KnightsofColumbusarenotanoathboundorganisation,and,asfarassecrecyisconcerned,wehavemorethan oncesubmittedtheinternalworkings oftheorder,eventothedetailsofde greework,forexaminationbynonCatholics,evenministersofProtestant denominations,whohavefoundusto besimplyapatrioticorganisation, strivingtodogoodwhereverandwheneverwecan."
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InGalwayrecentlySpiddalIrish Collegewasbrokerintoandthefurnituredamaged.TheP.P.ofSpiddal, FatherMacAlinney,was"heldup.' whenreturningfromafuneral.Armed, maskedmenthendemandedthathe shouldsurrenderanymoneyinhispossession.FatherMacAlinneyreplied thatitwaschurchmoney.Themen saidtheydidnotcare.andhavingsecuredabout£8theygotaway.Theoccurrenceshavecreatedgreatindignationinthedistrict.Therobbedpriest travelledextensivelytoraisefundsfur Galway-CathedralandCollege.No onehasdaredtosayinIrelandthat thiswasaSinnFeincrime;butitwill becalledoneoutsideofIreland.No effortsaremadebythemilitaryjunta tobringtheperpetratorsofthisclass ofcrimetoheel-ratheraretheyencouragedaspartofthesystemof frightfulnesstodiscourageIrishpatriotismandtovilifyIrishcharacter.
"TheGermansstoodtheBritishon theirheadsattheBattleofJutland," sadRear-AdmiralCF.Plunket*,at theUnitedStatesnavalinquiryrecently."Thetruthis,"hesaid,"that ifwehadbeenupagainstGermanyat theoutbreakofwar,weshouldbepayinganindemnityinsteadofGermany." IntheTowerBridgePoliceCourt, whileaWilinesswasgivingevidence inacaseofuncustomedgoods,thearticleinquestion,aclock,startedto playsomething,whichsoundedlikea medleyofIrishairs.Theclockwas
hehasreceivedfromanArmenian Bishop.FourBishopshavediedo wantandexhaustionafterdeportation, andfivewerekilledduringthewar. TheBishopofMarashhasdisappear. ed;theBishopofDiarbekirwasburied alive;theBishopofMalakiawasburn.' edatthestake:andtheBishopof Hardinwasshot.Onehundredand fortypriestssufferedasimilarfate. Of140,000ArmenianCatholics,itisbelievedthattherearehardly50,000survivors.Allthevictimsaresupposed tobeFrenchsympathisers. ThecorrespondentoftheLondon TimesatRomereportsthatthecanonisationofJoanofArcatSt.Peter's wasamostwonderfulspectacle,and waswitnessedbyhugecrowds.The immenseandvariedPapalprocession washeadedbymonks,andtookhourstopassthenave.Midwayfluttered Joan'sgreatstandard,whichwasloweredfromthePapalaltarandplaced inthetransept.Thenfollowed300 ArchbishopsandBishopsintwos,accompaniedbyattendants.Itseemedthatthelineofwhitemitreswould neverend.At9.30a.m.athrilling blastofsilvertrumpetsheraldedthe entryofthePopethroughthegreat centredoor,andeverywherebrokeout aflutterofwhitehandkerchiefs, spreadinglikeawhiteflockofdovesas thePopewasborneslowlyuptowards thealtar.Thenthetinydistantfiguremovedhisrighthandfromsideto sideinpronouncingtheBenediction. White-mitredcollegeCardinalsprecededhim,andbehindcamethechoirof theSistineChapelsingingthe"Ave Maria"inItalian.Aftertheprelates hadrenderedobeisance,thePopeintonedthehymnoftheHolySpirit,and pronouncedtheritualandformula. TheLitanyoftheSaintswassung by200 givenbaritones,theresponsesbeing by1,000choristers.Afteran invocationtheTeDeumwassung,and thebellsofRomegave news. PopeBenedictwasthenborneoutof thechurchaccompaniedbythePontificalChoir.
Acabledispatchwhichappearedin Chicagopaperrecently,reportedthat themarriageofdivorceesinVienna, Austria,wouldbeinstitutedunder authorisationfromtheHolyFather. Questionedastothesourceandauthorityofthecabledispatch,thelocal presscouldgivenoinformation.EvidentlythestormofprotestandenquiriesfromlocalCatholicsources quiteconvincedtheeditoroftheneces sityofinvestigation.Underthehead of"BegYourPardon."thesamepaper announcedreceiptofanothercable fromVienna,whichstatedthatno suchauthorisationoftheremarriageof Austriandivorceeshadbeenmadeby theHolyFather.Theoriginaldis patchcamefronttheAssociatedPress whoseEuropeanagenciesforyears havebeennotoriouslycarelesswith truthinreportingCatholicaffairs.and whichisalsonotoriouslyanti-Irishin itstendencies.Thefollowingisthe ridiculouslystupidparagraphsnapped upbytheChicagopaper:"Vienna. Monday,February2.-Themarriageof divorceeswillbeinstitutedinAustrian CatholicChurchesthismonthbyan announcementauthorisedbythePope. Fearshavebeenentertainedherere centlythatCatholicdivorceeswould leavetheChurchaltogether,because atpresentpriestsaredirectingthemto remarrybeforeregi:trars.". SirPhilipGibbs.KnightCommander oftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire. Showersofgoodwisheshavefallenon thefamouswarcorrespondentandon LadyGibbs.
Amongthenamesoftherecently createdofficersoftheOrderofthe BritishEmpire.appearsthatofthe RightRev.DomFernandCabrol,Lord AbbotofFarnborough,oneofthe greatestlivingauthoritiesuponliturgy andChristianarchaeology. ThemembersoftheItalianGovernmentrecentlyplacedtheirresignations inSignorNitti'shands,andhehas neverreconstructedtheCabinet.The CatholicPopularparty,contraryto expectation,hasdeclinedtoenterthe Cabinet,becausethePremiercouldnot acceptalltheninepointsoftheirprogramme,uponwhichtheymadetheir collaborationintheCabinetconditional.Thesewereapacificpolicywith allpeoples;proportionalrepresenta. tioninmunicipalelectionsandfemale suffrage;recognitionofallclassorganisationsonallcommissions:legislationforpublicmorality:libertyof privateeducation:thecreationofdistrictchambersofagriculture:fiscalreform,withheavytaxesonprofiteering,andtheexemptionofsmallfor. tunesfromthelevyofcapital:the abolitionofStatearrangementsfor foodsupplies,andreformsfortheliberatedterritories.withlocalautonomy. Nevertheless,theCatholicpartywill probablysupporttheCabinetfrom outside.Nittirecently,weunderstand,concededtheninepointsofthe CatholicParty,onlytoberepudiated bytheSocialists.
TheStatistreferstoMr.Macpher sonasreplyingtoquestionsrespecting Ireland"inamannerthatisequally offensiveaddintolerable,"andwarns himandthoseassociatedwithhimin thismatterthattheEnglishpeopleare notinatemperjustnow"toputup withinsolenceofthiskind."ThesoonerMr.Macphersonisbroughttohis senses"thebetteritwillbeforallpar
VeryRev.CanonPeterO'Leary. LL.D.,P.P.,Castelyon,thefamous Gaelicscholarandauthor,whosedeath wasrecentlyreportedintheIrishpress. wasknownandbelovedineverycorneroftheworldtowhichIrishmen havepenetrated.Hispassingmarks theendingofabrilliantcareer.Last summerhewasforsometimeina privatenursinghomeinDublin,but recoveredsufficientlytobeabletoreturntoCo.Cork.ThelateCanon O'Learywasbornin1839,atCluain. droichid.themostwesternparishof thedioceseofCloyne.Hecameofan intellectualstock,wellknownaslinguists,andparticularlyfortheirdevotiontothenativelanguage.towhich thedeceasedrenderedsuchmagnificent service.HeenteredthediocesancollegeatFermoyintheearlydaysof 'thatinstitution,whenanothergreat Irishman,Dr.Croke.waspresident. Duringhiswholecollegiatecareerhe wasafrontrankstudent,givingpromiseofafuturerichinachievement forcountryandreligion.Inthevari-* ousparishesinwhichheministeredKilworth,Rathcormack,Doneraile,and Castelyons,heunceasinglyworkedto improvethementalandphysicalabilitiesofhisflock-astrictdisciplinarian, candid,butalwaysbenevolent.He wasmadeacanonofCloyneinJuly. 1906.Itwas,however,asamanof lettersthathe-earnedwell-deserved fame.ThereisnostudentofGaelic whoisnotintimatelyacquaintedwith hisinvaluableworks.Asexamplesof modernIrishliteraturetheywereincomparable,andasaninspirationand helptothelanguagerevivaltheirvalue canhardlybeover-estimated.Among hisworksmaybementioned"Seadna," "Niamh,""Eisirt,""Sgoth-Bhualadh," etc.HewasalsotheauthorofIrish plays.andtranslatedtheNewTestament,the"ImitationofChrist,"and "Aesop'sFables."Inrecognitionof hisservicestotheIrishraceandthe language,hereceived,togetherwith thelateDr.KunoMeyer,theFreedom ofDublinonJune26,1911,andin Septemberofthefollowingyear'Cork Corporationconferredasimilarhigh honouronthesetwodistinguishedauthoritiesonGaelic.TheNational Universitygrantedhimthedegreeof LL.D.
Wegave,saysanEnglishexchange. inourlastissuesomeparticularsof BritishatrocitiesinIreland,theharshnessandindecencyofwhichhavenot beenexceededbythedeedsofany Hunsancientormodern.Theydo notstandalone,butarepartofasystem.Wetakethefollowingfroma privateletterwhichwehavereceived fromacorrespondentinIreland,on whosewordscompletereliancemaybe placed:"Aladyfriendofmine,widow ofanEnglishman,wastheotherday stayinginthehouseofanIrishM.P. Shewassleepinginaroomwithherlittleboy.Anofficerandsixsoldiers burstinaftermidnightandransacked theloom.Theywouldnotletherget up.butputherwiththebed-clothes outonthefloor.Theystayedthreequartersofanhour:onemanwitha revolveraimedatthechildthewhole time.Theyfoundnothingtheyhuntedfor.andastheywentexpressed theirregret!WearenotHuns.Oh no.Twelvehundredandfiftyhouses ofthemereIrish
Nobodyendowedwithcommonsensewantstohearanyfurtherthreats ofaclasswar.Forsuchawar wouldbeacivilwarintendencyand verysoonineffect.Inthiscountry theclassesaredividedenough,too muchindeed,already.Underamonarchyandanaristocracyitmustbe so.Butwhystrivetoaccentuatedivisionbyviolentthreatsofstrife?We havehithertohadaseriesofclass Governments,varyingonlyinthe name,unvaryinginthereality.Tories orLiberals,itwasalways,itisyet, Governmentbythewealthyclass.And Mr.Churchillconfirmstinsoyhisgibe thatLabourisunfittogovern,.nasnot enoughintelligencetorulethiscountry;thoughtheLabourmemberswho haveheldpostsintheMinistrysince Mr.Asquith'sCoalitionhavehada finerecordforcapacityandsuccess. Curiouslyenough.Mr.Asquithseems tobeunconsciousthathisLiberal Governmentwasaclassaffair.He saidinhisspeech:"Itisnotupon linesofclassdivision,butuponthe linesoftheoldLiberalcreed,withno class,beitsmallorgreat,beitrich orlessendowedwiththecomfortsand luxuriesoflife,thatthefutureofthe countrymustproceed."Yethehad onlytoscantherecordofhisownten years'Premiershiptoseehowfullyhis performancebeliedhisbeliefs.What didheeverdo,say,toendourantiquatedsystemoflandlordism?-Universe.
Souls. Money,especiallythatwhichis wrungfromthepoorbyhard,dishonestmeans,isthemostdesirableacquisitioninthewholeworld.Withit comessocialambitionthatsofarpervertsthefinestinstinctsofparents thattheyreadilyhandtheirchildrenoverbodyandsoultoinfluencesthat leadtothedestructionoftheirsouls. Moreover,thissupremegiftofnature, gold,cohvertsintoblatantprigssimple, unaffectedmenwhosewholesouled franknesswasaswinningastheinnocenceofchildren.Itisagreatgift, ismoney,thesumofallhappiness,the endofmaninfact.Andthatisthe precisereasonwhynationsandindividualsbrutalisethemselvesandothers inattemptstofilltheircoffers. Itisnaturalformantoacquire wealth,forthistheywerecreated: therefore,theyshouldbyallmeans prostitutethegreatestgiftsofmind andhearttoit.Andtheydosowith azest-thatistrulymarvellous.The virtueofwomen,thelivesofchildren, thehappinessofworkmen,mustall givewaytoShylock'sfistorheelor tongueorcunning,forShylockisright, heisfollowingnature'scall,andvirtueiswrung,andchildrenareanuisance,andthehappinessoftheworkmanisabromide.AndGod,well. whathasHetodowitheconomics? Henceitisthatwhenthewarwas on,thenewspaperpatriots,Shylocks all,tookwings,flewaboutlikecarrionfowlandpickedouttheeyesof thewivesandchildrenofsoldierswho werebleedinginFrance.Whenthe warwasdone,andblindpeoplewalkedaboutanxiously,inanattemptto findfoodwithinthereachoftheirall butdepletedpurse,Shylockturneda newtrick.Thefoodwasathiscommand;thepoor