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Thefoundationsofanewchurch wereblessedandlaidatEastCoorparoorecentlybytheVeryRev.Father Lee,V.F.,Rosalie,assistedbyFathers O'Leary,P.11.,andMcCarthy(Coorparoce.ThenewchurchwillhaveSt Thomasforitspatronsaint,andwill beamemorialtoThomasJoseph Byrnes,onetimePremierofQueens. land.TheState,saidFatherO'Leary. whenmakingtheannouncement,had neverhadamoreprominentordevoted sonoftheChurchthatT.J.Byrnes Thesiteonwhichthechurchistobe erectedwasoncehisproperty,and mainlythroughthegenerosityofhis sister,thelateMrs.Moloney,theparishionerswereenabledtofoundthe building-Mrs.Moloneywilled£300to thebuildingfund,andMissByrnes gaveachequefor£50inmemoryof hersister.TheByrnesfamilywillerect theStationsoftheCrossinthenew church.FatherO'Learyhopesto openthechurchfreeofdebt. 0 MissAgnesMurphy,whoisorganisingandpublicityagentfortheSistine Choir,whenaskedif
God,andthePoor,((mauledinLondon in1868. TheMostRev.Dr.Sheehan,thenew Coadjutor-ArchbishopofSydney,invitedtheApostolicDelegatetoconse. cratehiminMayneethenthe4th.ult butowingtotheEucharisticCongrees atRomebeingheldatthesametune hisExcellencywasnotabletoaccept theinvitation.HisExcellencywritee, thathecontemplatesleavingforAustraliatowardstheendofthismonth
Mr.I).A.McGrath.whocontested theelectorateofBotanyintheeiserestsoftheDemocraticpartyatthe lastelection,isaninmateofSt.Vincent'sPrivatohospital,recovering fromanoperation.
MusicloversinSydney.andraelyof theCatholicparishionersofLewisham andMosman,saystheSydney-"Freeman'sJournal,"willlearnwithregret thatthebelovedwifeofDr.Maguire passedpeacefullyawayreeentlyin SouthAfrica.Fromnewsconveyed toanearfriendinLewisham,itappearsthatMrs.Magni-ewassuddenly strickenwithanillnessinanoutlying partofZululand.Herhusbandhail heiconveyedwithailhastetotheDundeeHospital,whereeverythingpossible inthewayofmediealskillwasdone, butunavailingly.Mrs.Maguirewas spiriterllyattendedbythelocalpriests andconstantlycaredforbytheDominicanNuns.It;stheintentionofDr MaguiretoreturnteSycIncyassoonas hecanconvenientlyarrange.
Mrs.M.Ryan,ofDodds'Hotel sprungasurpriseonthegoodSister,of HolyCrossConventtheotherday (raystheCooma"Express")whenshe intitedthemtogotoSydney(ather expenseohearthePopesChoir-the famousSistinecombination.Unfur tunatelyallthenunswereunableto lestve TheSisterswerenaturallysurprisedandgrateful.
AnoldresidentofAllora,inthepersonofMrs.T.Sullivan,wenttoherlast longrestrecently,aftersomeweeksof illness.Shewas76yearsofage,and spentsome58yearsinthedistrict Mrs.W.Quinlan,oneoftheoldestresi dentsoftheSouthbrook,diedonthe 20th.ult.,aged75years,47ofwhich werespenthappilywithherhusband inthelocality.Shewasanativeof Tipperary,andarrivedinAustralia whenonlysevenyearsold.
Thebottomseemstohavebeen knockedoutofthesectarianconspiracy tospreadtheuglytentaclesof"The ProtestantLabourParty"overLabour inQueensland.Officesforthehousingofthepesthadbeentaken,butit isnowstatedthestaffofcarrion-crows istohedisbanded-sackedistheword used.Onlyonebigcrowwillbekept onduty.Fundsarerunningout,and themalodorouscharacterofthecrows haspracticallydamnedthem.The longertheylastthemorefoultheybecome.Noonepubliclycarestobe associatedwiththem.
FatherCagney,C.SS.R.,recentlyconductedaretreatforthePresentation SistersatYeppon.ARetreatwasalso giventotheSistersofMercyatthe RangeConvent,Rockhampton. NEWSOUTHWALES, OntheFeastof.St,George,hisEx. cellencytheApostolicDelegate(the MostRev.ArchbishopCattaneolgave SolemnBenedictioninthelittleChurch ofSanGiorgio,justoffthePiazzidi Spagna.Thischurchbelongstoan OrderofEnglishspeakingnunscalled thePoorServantsof,theMotherof
Mrs.MargaretGlennon,formerlyor Goulburn,diedatherresidence.BellevueHill,Sydney,onthe1st.ult DeceasedwasbornatTaralga,andwas aresidentoftheGoulburndistrictfor nearly50years.Shewasanexemplary Catholic,andwasadailyCommunicant.HereldestdaughterisSister M.Alacoque,oftheGoodSamaritanOrder,Sydney.SisterM.Alacoque,of theConventofMercy,Newport,New Zealand,isasister.-R.I.P.
HisGracetheArchbishoprecently blessedtheadditionstotheGoodShepherdHomeatAshfield.Thenunsare doingawonderfulworkofmercyand charityintheparish.Duringthe pastnineyearsover400girlshave passedthroughtheHome.HisGrace madeatouchingappealforfundsto helpthenunscarryontheirgreat workofmercyandreformation. , FatherT.B-Howard,B.A.,avery popularpriest,wasgivenagreatfarewellbyeveryoneintheCowraparish ontheoccasionofhisdeparturetotake chargeofDunedooparish.TheMayor ofthetownsaidheregrettedFather Howard'sgoingfromthemasacitizen andafriend.Hehadprovedhimself anexcellenttownsmanandasportsmanofthebestkind-onewhowasalwaysreadytodohisbestinhelping forwardanyworthymovement.The ChurchofEnglandministersaidFather Howardhadshownafinespiritofcharity.Itwasonlybyallcreedsand classespullingtogetherthattheycould hopetobuildupthenewworldwhich theywerecalledupontodoafterthe greatcatastropheofthewar.Mr.J Birt.MLA.,saidhehadwatched FatherHoward'scareeratschool,at theUniversity,and
he hadalwaysplayedaman'spart.(Applause).Hehadbeenpresentwhen FatherHowardleftforIrelandinorder topursuehisstudies,anditwasgood tomeethimagaintofindhehad"made
Sydney,has atpresentastaffof82nurses,some30 ofwhomareSistersofCharity.The medicalstaffconsistsoftheSuperintendentandfourresidentdoctors.
FatherJ.M-Cusackwastendereda splendidfarewellsocialbythepeople ofSt.Francis'parish,SurryHills.in themagninentschoolhallbuiltby him.Thehallwaspackedtothe doors,andhundredswereunableto gainadmittance.Duringthepastnine yearsFatherCusack,byhisearnest anddevotedlaboursintheparish,placedtheparochialworksinthefront rankofecclesiasticalbuildingsofthe State.liehasbeenpromotedtothe chargeoftheimportantGosfordparish.AsFatherCusackenteredthe hallhewasgivennoenthusnasticreception.andatthecloseofthefunctionthreecheersweregivenforhim andthenthelargeaudiencesang"Advance,AustraliaFair."TheVeryRev ChancelloroftheArchdiocese(Father Phelan)andanumberofclergywere presentatthefunction,andpaid hightributetoFatherCusack'szeal anddevotionasapriest. Rev.FatherM.D.Forrest,M.S.C., recentlyreceivedaletterfromLawrenceRyan,theonlybrotherofMichaelRyan,whowasshotinbedbya BlackandTanatUpperchurch,Thurles.inOctober,1920. Lawrencewas ordainedapriestatSt.John'sCollege, Waterford.ontheFeastofCorpus Christ:. VICTORIA.
TheRev.Father E.Leyden,in hargeoftheMerbeinparish,whohas beensufferingfromanervousbreakdown,hasre.overedsufficientlytoresumeduty.Hehasbeenappointed tothechargeofthePenshurstparish theBishopofBallarat,DeFoley.
FatherJ.J.Manning,ofWarrnam boul,hasgoneon:inextendedholiday forhealthreasons.
FatherBossencehascomesafely throughtheseriousoperationonhis throat.andisnowprogressingfavour ably.Theoperationwasperformed hyaneminentthroatspecialistas MenaHouse,EastMelbourne,recent:y.
TheCranbourneQueenCarnivalresultedasfollows:-QueenofPeace (MissCraig).£64;QueenofAustralia (MissCeliaNurse).41,655votes,£173 is3d.
AwellknownpersonalityinBallarat Mr.JohnFrancisleurphy,elciirecentlyathisresidence,Raglan-street-Mr Murphywasintheserviceofthe UnionBankfor.50years.-R.I.P
HisLordshipDr.McCarthy,Bishop ofSandhurst,wastherecipientof manycongratulationsonJune7,the fifthanniversaryofhiselectiontothe Episcopate.
VeryRevFatherHogan,0-P.,of Adelaide.conductedtheexercisesof theNovenainpreparationforthe solemnFeastoftheSacredHeartin theCathedral,Bendigo.
TheMostRev.Dr.Foley,Bishopof Ballarat,whoisonavisittothe 'Northernpartofhisdiocese.confirmed 50childrenatSt.Augustine'sChurch", Maryborough,andalsoadministered theSacramentofConfirmationto30 childrenattheTimorchurch.
Mr.D-White,ofFoyandGibson's Pty.,Ltd.,wholeftrecentlyforEng landandEuropeonabusinesstour wasentertainedat.a'farewellluncheon ire,themanagersofdepartmentsand factoriesinthecompany'sdiningroom
Mr.White,whohasaser.-icerecord fcloseonfortyyears,waspresented withagoldalbertbyhisentertainers ThestaffoftheManchesterdepartmentalsopresentedMr.Whitewitha valuabletravellingrugandahandsome travellingbagasamarkoftheirrespectandesteem-Alargenumberof friendsassembledatSpencer-street railwaystationtowishhimGod-speed andsafereturntohisfamilyand friends.Amongthosepresentwere Rev.FatherE.O'Brien,P.P.(Cam berwell),Rev.FatherJ.Bourke,S-J. Mr.JohnKelleher,Mr.Kelleher,jun., Mr.T.CreekandMrsP.J.Magee.Mr. WhiteintendstovisitRome,andbears lettersofintroductiontothemost eminentpersonagesthey.
Mr.PaulJ.Carroll,Australianrepre sentativeattheIrishOlympicGames. leftbytheCommonwealthlinerMore-
"it.wereafactthatthecommunity generallywasnotgivingfairplaytc Catholicyoungmenandwomen,arm ifitwereafactthattheseCatholic youngmenandwomenwerebeingkept outofemploymentthen,thatimposed onalltheCatholicbodyandonhim anobligationtolookaftertheirown friends,andtogivehelptomembers oftheirowncreed.Hewantedthem tobeparticularlycarefulnottomis understand.Iledidnotwantthem tostirupanybitternessoffeelingbetweensectionsofthecommunity.It wouldliehislastthoughttobeencouragingacampaignoforganisedjealousy muchlesstoembarkonasectarian campaign.Buthewouldsay.ano saywithemphasis,thatif-herewas tobeanattempttoputCathclicyoung menandwomendowninAustralia,tc leavethemonlyinthesecondaryposition,torefusetorecognisetheirequal rightsforpromotioninthecommerciai world,thenitimposedonhimandon *heCatholicbodyanadditionalohligationtodoallthatcanbedoneto preventthemisetrefthatotherwise wouldbedonebythespiritofwhich hehadspoken,andwhich,unfortunately,seemedtobegrowing.Ifthat wasthecase,thentheyhadtoset abouttheirworkofassistingthemembersoftheirown',reedatonce.They had,sotospeak,to'helpalamedog overr.stile,'andtleyhadtodutheir utmosttohelphim.(Laughter It theyallworkedtoelponeanotherin thisregardtheyw'oldholdtheirown' inanysphereoflife,andtherewould benoneedforfear.Thosewhoinitiatedthecampaignoftheexclusion ofCatholicmenandwcineninthebusiriessworldwould,asaresultoftheir rnitedaction,whichtoheeffectivehat: tobelaunchedatoecesoonccinetc therealisationofasharpawakening andwouldintheendbesorrythey everentereduponit.
"Everymanshouldrecognisethe worthofothercountries,nomatter whatraceorcreedpredominatedin them;foritwasessentialthattobe agoodnationalist-tohaveatrue senseofnationalisminone'sheart-was tobefirstofall,asheclaimedhewas, agoodinternationalist."ThusMr.J H.Scullin,M.H.R.,inhisfinelecture on"AnAustralianSentiment,"deliver' edatSt.Ignatius'Hall,Richmond. "But,"hecontinued,"thoughamac wereagoodinternationalist,heshout,: inallcasesputhisownyummyfirst. Hisnativelandshouldtakefirstplace inalihisthoughts,inallhisactions whentheywereintheinterestsofhis country,andinallhisexpressionsor patriotism.Someextremiststhere werewhosaidthatthecultivationul suchanationalspiritledtowar;that, asaresultofthefeelingproducedby thissentimentofnationalism,theworld alwayshasbeenaridalwayswillbc. scourgedbytheterribleblastofwar Thatstatement-.was,ifonesearcheu historycarefully;provedabsolutely groundless,andtherealcauseofwarin almosteverycaseinthehistoryofthe worldwaseconomicconsiderationsaril tradesupremacy.aipplatise.)Heneed notremindthemoftherecentworld wartotakeacaseofthecauseofwar; theyallwellknewtheeconomicand commercialinterest:whichwereso' deeplyinvolvedastokindlethatflame ofhorroranddevastationthatswept thefairfieldsofalltheEuropeancountriesanddrewthepeopleseftheearth intoawhirlpoolofbloodshedand hatred.Therewas,then,nodangerin r.nationalsentimentofwhichAustraliawasindireneed.Theunityofour landdemandedit,thefutureofthe AustralianpeopleUpendedonit,and Australia'splaceintheforefrontofthe nationscouldinlybeensured-byits inculcationintotheheartsandminds oftheAustralianpeople."
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ImportantadditionstoSt.Dominic's Priory,NorthAdelaide,haverecently beenmade;andonSundayafternoon, the11th.ult..theeewwing,whichhes justbeencompleted,wasblessedand openedbyhisGracetheArchbishopin thepresenceofalargegathering,esti matedtonumberabout1,000.Acommodiousnewbrickschoolroomwas builtsometimeago.ThewingopenedcomprisestwolongGothiccloisters alargecommunityrefectory,achapter room.and24bedroomsforthenuns. Thecostisestimatedat£10000.This wingformsonlypartofaconvent schemewhichitishopedtocomplete inthefuture.Theconventwillthey bethreestoreyshigh,andwillform withthebeautifulGothicchurch,an imposingquadrangleinMolesworthstreet. Speakingattheopeningofthenew wingofSt.Dominic'sPriory,North Adelaide,ontheIlth.ult..his
Thebalancesheetinconnectionwith St.Patrick'sDayFestivalatSale showsthatthefestivalwasarecord success. Thenetreceipts
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Apageantofallthenationswasone oftheattractionsattheballinthe MelbourneTownHallonJune21,it aidoftheATomerla.Hospital.
"If,"saidDr.MannixataCommunionBreakfastatBalaclavarecently,