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QUEENSLAND.
HolyCrossparishionersandmem hersofSt.VincentdePaulSociety Wooloowin,haveforwardedtoFather, JohnHumphries,Warwick,whorecentlyofficiatedintheparish,avery superiorsetofvestments,asamementoofhiskindlyadministrationamongstthem.Thevestmentsarevery handsome,ofthebestquality,handsewn,andweremadeatSt.Anne'sIndustrialSchool.
TheVeryRev.FathersCollinsand Walsh,C.SS.R.,leftforCairnsrecently. Theywill,attheinvitationofBishop Heavy,conductmissionsintheNortherr!Vicariateforthreemonths.
TheCatholicsofEastBrisbanehave decidedtoerectaConventSchoolnear St.Benedict'sChureh,anihaveen teredactivelyintoarrangementsto raisethefinancesnecessaryforits erection.
MissAgnesMurphy.whowrotethe biographyofMelba,andwhoconductedherbusinessaffairsformanyyears hasarrivedinBrisbanetocompletearrangementsfortheSistineChoirconcerts.MissMurphyhasbeenconnectedwithsomeofthemostnotable musicalenterprisesofthelasttwo decades,andiswidelyknowninmany countriesasawriter,traveller,organ iser,andpublicspeaker.
TheBrisbane"DailyStandard"has givesasmashingreplytothelying sectarianpamphletissuedbyauthorityoftheQueenslandProtestantLabourCouncil,Brisbane,G.P.O.,BoxNo. 1006,"andheaded"Labourites-Protestants-Awaken."Thepamphletwas issuedwithoutanimprint,andits author,ofauthors,hadn'tthecourage tofatherit.Itwasthrownlikea disownedmongrelpuponthepublic doorsteptoworkwhatevermischiefit mightbysecretassistanceoflocalbigctry. McDonnellandEast,'Ltd.,thewell knownBrisbanefirm,haveonexhibitioninoneoftheirwindows,afine sampleofsoundlint,whichistaken fromaquiltthatwasmadeinIpswich ,50yearsago.Inaddition,too,there aresamplesofcalicoes,sheetings,towellings,Turkishandhoneycombquilts cordage,spindlebinding,ropes,schnap perlines,alloflocallygrowncotton andmanufacturedintheQueensland CottonFactoryinIpswich30years ago.Theyarealsoshowingachild's dress,thestuffthroughoutofwhichis madeofQueenslandcotton.Fouror fiveyearsago,whentheAgricultural Departmentfirstdealtwiththecotton crop,itwasimpossibletoplacethe cottonlintinAustralia.Thisfirm withcommendableenterprise,jumped into'thebreachandboughtthewhole crop,amountingtoaboutsixtonsof cottonlint,andatonceestablishedan industryforthemakingof"Dura-lite' Quilts,whichtheyhavenowpatented inAustralia.ThesequiltsaresomewhataftertheHomeEiderdownquilts andtheJavadownandkapocs,but theyareapureAustralianproduct, thewholefillingofthequiltbeingof Queensland-growncotton.
OneofthemosthighlyesteemedresidentsofRockhampton,inthepersoq ofMr.WilliamMcGrath,passedaway recentlyattheadvancedageof75 years.HewasanativeofScariff, CountyClare.Ireland.
FatherCassar,ofRockhampton,was abletocelebrateMassattheMater HospitalonAscensionThursday,and isnowalmostcompletelyrecovered. Allhisfriendsarepleasedtoseethis venerablepriestatworkagain.
Mr.W.Fewster,Newport.Oneson andfivedaughtersare.efttomourn hertoss.Threegrand-daughtersare Nuns-SisterM.Alacoque(Conventof Mercy,Geelong),SisterM.Gerard (lirigidineConvent,Rochester),Sister M.Carmel(PresentationConvent. Windsor).-R.I.P.
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DrDuhighadaprivateaudience withtheHolyFather,whowithdeep interestinquiredintothehistoryofthe ArchdioceseofBrisbaneandthe growthoftheCatholicChurchinAustralia.ThePopeElsoreceived 1e. O'Shea,andcordiallyaskedfordetails ofhislife-workiinNewZealand.
TheSistineChoir,duringitsvisitto Queensland,willgiveamatineefor Nunsonly,aswasdoneinSydneyand Melbourne. NEWSOUTHWALES.
FromthediscussionsoftherecentCatholicTeachers'Conferencewetake thesetwoextractsasbearingupon EuropeanHistory:"Tonon-Catholics Europeanhistorylosesmorethanhalf itsmeaning,sincetotheCatholic alonetheChurchisalivingreality whichgivesananderstandingofallthe factsofhistory.""WhenEuropean historyhasbeenstudiedinthelight ofsuchprinciplesasthesethree,results seemtofollow:(a)Admirationforthe Church:(b)assuranceofmindinface ofhostilecriticism:(c)thepossession ofacluetotherightunderstandingof problemsconnectedwiththeChurch to-day."
Beforeopeningtheirsecondseasonin Melbourne,theSistineChoirvisited MossVale,wheretheygaveaverysuccessfulperformance.Duringtheir stayinthattowntheywereentertainedatagardenparty.atMountSt. Mary'sbytheDominicanNuns.
FatherJ.WalshC.SS.R.,gavethe occasionaladdressattheannualGeneralCommunionoftheKnightsofthe BlessedSacramentatSt.Stephen'sCa. Ihedralrecently.FatherWalshwas enrolledaKnightinBelfastin1916. lieprefacedhissermonbywarmcongratulationstothoseassembled,who bytheirattendancethereshowedsuch aninspiringfidelitytotheWordof HonourtheyhadgiventotheEu charisticKing.Takingashistext St.John'swords:"Hewasinthe worldandtheworldwasmadeby Him,andtheworldknewHimnot.' liepreacherspokeeloquenalyabout thehiddenKing,Whomtheworld knowssolittleabout.Hedescribed theheroicfidelitytotheBlessedSacramentoftheyoungpatronofthe Knighthood,St.Tarcisius.Thisnoble Romanyouth,duringtheDiocletian persecution,thoughaboyofonly14 years,hadbeenentrustedwiththe dangeroustaskofcarryingtheBlessed Sacramenttoapsisonthroughthe streetsofpaganRome.Carryinghis preciousTreasureclosetohisbreast, hewassetuponbyamobofpagan boys,whotriedtorobhimoftheBless. edSacrament,or,astheycalledit theGodoftheChristians.Tarcisius faithfultohischarge,endsoonerthan. releasethearmsthatwereclasped overhisT'easure,allowedhimselftc bebeatentodeath.Ashefelltothe groundaChristiansoldierarrivedon thescene,justintimetoreceivethe BlessedSacramentasTarcisiusbreathedhislast.TheKnighthood,said FatherWalsh,isgoingtodoagreat cleal-aotonlyfortheBlessedSacrament,betforeverycountrywhereis isestablished.TheworldwantssomethingtobringithacktoitsCreator andtheKnighthood,pleaseGod,will doit.
HislateparishionersatMittagong farewelledRev.De.Tuomey,andpresentedhimwithawalletofnotesand ahandsomelyilluminatedaddress.
Dr.Dwyer.BishopofWagga,celebratedhissilverjubileeonthe6th. inst.Hewasconsecratedbythelate CardinalMoranonJune6,1897.Dr. Dwyerhasspent40yearsinthepriesthood,andthewholeofthetimeinthe DioceseofMaitland.Hehasthe uniquedistinctionofbeingthefirst Australian-bornpries*raisedtothe purpleinAustralia.Abiographical
ofself.Inhisprivatelife heiswhollyunselfish,kind,andconsiderate.Admultosannos.
Mr.S.J.Carlton,thewell-known ownerofPineBrushStation,Williams River,diedrecentlyafteracoupleof daysillness.Thesadeventtookplace atPineBrushStation,wherehewas born66yearsago.Onlyadaybefore hisdeathhemotoredwithhissonand hisnephewtoDungongtoattendthe usualweeklystocksales.Onhisreturnhomeintheeveninghewasseiedwithaviolentfitofcoughing.He passedawayonthefollowingday.havingreceivedtherossohitionsofreliaSoe.FatherMeagherandtheSisters ofSt.Josephwerewithhiminhislast moments.Deathwascluetoheart trouble.Thedeceasedwasthesonof thelateMr.andMrs.JamesCarlton, whocamefromFermanagh,Ireland, over80yearsago,andshortlyafter securedPineBrush.Deceasedwas oneofafamilyof11-tensonsand onedaughter.Hediedashehad lived,adevoutCatholic,whohada greatdesotionforSt.Joseph.Deceasedleavesawidow,twosons,ant, threedaughters.ThesonsareJames andThomas,ex-studentsofSt.Patrick'sCollege,Goulburn:thedaughters areMary,anex-studentofSt.Scholastica'sCollege,GlebePoint,andHelena andAngela,students,respectively,of SacredHeartConvent,RoseBay,and theDominicanConvent,Maitland.Fostunately,thedaughterswerehomefor vacationwhentheirfathertookill.-R.I.P.
Thefollowingisextractedfromthe "CatholicPress":"Thisisaserious matter,ethefactsofwhichIintendto investigate"-MrBruntnell,Minister forEducation.TheVeryRev.Dr O'Reilly,whohasjustreturnedfrom theIrishConventionatParis,stated onSundaylastthat,"althoughnots disloyalist,hewasgladtohavecome backaperfectlyimpenitentrebel.' ThisisanextractfromTuesday's "DailyTelegraph,"whichprintsexSalvationArmyCaptainBruntnell's threatinblackletters.OnWednesdaythe"Telegraph"sorrowfullyadds: "TheGoverninenthasascertainedthat ithasnopowertointerferewithnon-publicschoolsinregardtotheenforcementofloyalceremonies.Fur-ther,theGovernmenthasnopowerto takeactionwithreferencetoDr O'Reilly(RectoroftheCatholicCollegeattheUniversity),whoisreportedassayingthatheisa'rebel.'but nota'disloyalist.'Theendowmentof £500forSt.John'sCollegeisprovided forundertheUniversityAct,andcan onlybeinterferedwithbyParliament.' Andsothecomedygoeson.
SirMarkSheldon.whowasrecently KnightedbytheKing,occupiesahigh placeinthebusinesscommunityof Sydney.BorninEngland,heenter edtheofficeofMessrs.DaltonBros. generalmerchantsandshippingagents, ofSydney,in1890,becamemanagerin 1896,andmanagingdirectorofthe companyin1902.Heischairmanof theAustralianBankofCommerce,of theDistributors'Co-operativeCo.,of N.S.W.,andofCarmichaelandCo. Ltd.SirMarkwasappointedAustralianTradeCommissionertotheUnited Statesin1919.Hehasbeenpresident cftheSydneyChamberofCommerce chairmanoftheN.S.W.Repatriation board,andmemberoftheCouncilof theCommonwealthBureauofCommerceandIndustry.LadySheldon isadaughterofthelateHon.T.J. Dalton,K.C.S.G.
FatherE.Sheehan,P.P.,Boorowa whoenteredLewishamPrivateHospitalforspecialmedicaltreatment,is progressingfavourably,andexpectsto beoutofhospitalshortlyHewil' thentakeaholidaytorecuperate Strenuouslabourinhisparishduring 14years,withoutarest,broughtabout abreakdowninhealth.Hisparishioners,recognisinghisgoodwork,have presentedhimwithasubstantialtestimonial.
MonsignorRella,conductorofthe SistineChoir,belongstooneofRomeF bestknownpatricianfamilies.Heis 51yearsofage.Hisbrothershave largeestatesinSouthernItaly. BythedeathofCouncillorWilliam Brady,J.P.,theIrishandCatholic communityofGisbornehavelosta goodfriend.Thedeceasedwasinhis 33rd.year,andwasanativeofGis. borne.Hisfatherandmotherwere associatedwiththetownsince1839 TheBradyfamilyconsistedofseven sonsandthreedaughters,allweredevoutCatholics,andimbibedtheardent loveoftheirparentsforIreland.Mr Bradywasvice-presidentofthelocal branchoftheCatholicFederation,and theGisbornedelegatetotheIrishConventionheldintheAuditorium,Melbourne,sometimeago,whenhisGrace Dr.Mannixpresided,andthelateMr T.J.Ryan,M.H.R.,tookaprominent partintheproceedings.Councillor BradyandthelateDr.N.M.O'Donnellwereschoolmates.-R.I.P.
ThievesenteredtheroomofFather Alberto,oneofthesixclericalmembersoftheSistineChoir,attheVictoriaCoffeePalace,Melbourne,and robbedhimof£20
AbeautifulstatueofOurLadyof ,heSacredslearthasbeenpresented toSt.Patrick'sCollege,Sale,byMr Ii.'candy,manufacttuingconfectioner Adelaide.Mr.Tandyisanableand distinguishedex-studentoftheMarist Brothers,Wellington,NewZealand. andhehasbeencloselyassociatedwith theselectionofthefurnitureforthe newcollege.Theselectionwasmade atPellegrini'sSydneyhousebythe Rev.BrotherClement,Provincialof theMaristBrothers TheRightRev.MonsignorO'Hatan DD.,ofUarlinghurst,Sydney,wasrecentlyonavisittoMelbourne,andwas presentwithhisGracetheArchbishop ofMelbourneattheSistineChoir'smar certinthePrincess'sTheatre.
SirLeoCussenandMr.JusticeIlig guns,beingtheonlypersonsnominated tofillthevacanciestooccurinthe counciloftheMelbourneUniversityon June20andJuly11respectively,have beenelectedforaperiodoffiveyears.
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.
MissKathleen(Kitty)Jarvisdied atthehomeofherparents,Adelaide onthe11th.silt.,fromheartfailure Shehadbeenillformonths,buther deathwasunexpected,andisasad losstoherparentsandrelatives.She wasapupiloftheSistersofMercy andwasadevoutmemberoftheCon fraternityoftheHelyFamily.During herillnessshewasattendedregularly byFathersGetzmeyerandO'Connell, andwasconstantlyvisitedbytheSistersofMercy.Herdeathwasapeace fillandhappyone.-R.I.P.
Afarewellsocialwastenderedto Mr.J.J.Dunn,attheOrphanage Goodwood,onthe15th.inst.Mr.Dunn isretiringfromthehon.secretaryship oftheInstitution,andisleaving-tc takeupapositioninconnectionwith theChineseMission,atMentone,Victoria.Hewasagreatworkerforthe Orphanage,andforCatholicactivities generally.
SirArchibaldWeigall(lateGovernorofSouthAustralia)andLady Weigall,havearrivedin:London.In aninterviewwiththe"Times"hesaid hewasgoingbacktohisfarmand wouldnotre-enterpolitics.HeeulogisedAustralia,andsaid:-"Iabso:utelysupportLordNorthcliffe.You willneverAngliciseAustralia.Any Englishmangoingoutmustbecomean Australian,butyoucanAustralianise yourselfand'bencnethelessanEnglishmanfordoingit"
Rev.FatherTurago,S.J.,formerlyor thePhilippines,andrecently.doing dutyinPapua,isstayingat"Maw resa,"Norwood,atpresent.Hewas orderedtoAustraliaforhealthreasons.
Mr.JustinianOxenham,Federal Under-SecretaryofthePostOffice whowasgiventheImperialService Order,recently,isthehonouredfather ofFatherOxenham,O.P.,ofNorth Adelaide.
HisGracetheArchbishopblessed andopenedthenewwingofSt.Dominick'sPriory,Molesworth-street,North Adelaide,onthe11th.inst.
TheRev.D.McKillop,ofNorwood celebratedonWerinessday.7th.
TheparishofOurCadyofMount Carmel,Waterloo,lostoneofitsmost popularmembersrecentlybythesuddendeathofMr.J.Fogarty,awellknowncommercialtraveller.Hewas anestimableCatholic,andafavouritewitheveryonewhoknewhim.RequiemMasswascelebratedinMount CarmelChurchforthereposeofhis soul.-R.I.P. VICTORIA.
FatherAlberto,oftheSistineChoir sangHighMassatSt.Patrick'sCathedralonSunday,the11th.inst.,at11 o'clock
ThegreatFeastofWhitsuntidewas observedatSt.Patrick'sCathedral whenSolemnHighMasswassungby FatherGrinaldi,oftheSistineChoir FatherT.Gallagherwasdeacon,and Rev.Dr.Greenansub-deacon.Father J.Donovanwasmasterofceremonies AttheIntroit,theGradual,theSequence,theOffertory,andtheCoin. munion,theGregorianChantwassung byFatherAlberto.accompaniedoe theorganbySignorAndrescelli,both ofwhomaremembersoftheSistine Choir.IntheeveningRosaryand Benedictionweregiven,andaneloquentsermonwaspreachedbyFather Clack.
FatherFitzpatrick,priortoleavint SaleforCowwarr,wasfarewelledby theparishionersandpresentedwitha walletofnotes.
Mr.JosephAlexander,editorof"The Tribune,"isaninmateofSt.Benedict'sPrivateHospital,Malvern,sufferingfrompneumonia.
Mrs.RachalO'DonnelldiedonJune 4attheresidenceofherson-in-law,
natius'Church,andwasentertainedat dinnerintheafternoon.FatherMcKillop,asiswellknown,isayounger brother.ofthelateMotherMaryof theCross,whofoundedtheSistersof St.JosephinSouthAustralia.Ad multosannos.
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