St.Joseph'sOrphanage Concert
Theannualentertainmentgivenby thechildrenof6t.Joseph'sOrphanage lotgirlsataublaLu,waspresentedto alargeaudienceatIllsMajestys'IhefareunMondaynightlast.St.Joseph'sIstheoldestCatholicinstitution intheState,andastheyearsadvance sodoestangibleevidenceincreasethat superiorinstruction,muralwell-being, andrefinementaremarkswhichcharacterisetheCatholicsystemofmak inglitandpropercitizensofthechildrencommittedtothecareofour teachingOrders,andinwhichtheSistersofMercyplayaverylargepart.
Inapublicdemonstrationoftalent itwouldbedifficultfuranycumbina tiontooutclassourinstitutions.Muir daynight'sconcertwasworthyofa packedhouse,butasitwasitishoped thattheSisterswillnetagoodretura St.Joseph'sOrchestrasuppliednoless thanfiveitems,allnicelyrendered. Thesingingof"LittleMothers'and "AngelsofLight"wasverygood.The chorus."MyOwnAustralianStates'in thesecondhalfwassplendid,butatiptopchoralnumber,"How'dyouliketo beababygirl?"wonenthusiasticapplause,resultinginanencorebeing given.AclogandaTambourinedance weresplendidlyexecuted,theSkipping RopeDance,however,beingloudly andinsistentlyapplauded,hadtob..1 givenasecondtime.TheDrillnumberswerealsoexcellentexhibtions.of physicalculture.TheWandDrill finishedwiththefavouriteIrishJig. whichpleasedtheentireaudience. Greatcreditandduepraisemust bepaidtotheSistersforthepresentationofsuchanenjoyableentertainment,andtoMissP.Esler,dancing mistress;Lieut.Emmott,drillinstructor,andMr.M.O'Neill,orchestraconductor. ElphinoMotto:NoMoreBaldHeads. Don'tForgetClontarfBall.GovernmentHouse,on28th.inst.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
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lyfrightenedbythethreateningweather,andfouroftheNorthMidland representatives,vistingMooraand downforthedaytoseetheoldschool, madeupthePlains'XVIII. TheCollegekickedagainstthewind inthefirstquarter.JerryClune startedoffwithastrongattack, sweptallbeforehim.andusingthe windwardsidewellma:'bedtwogoals inafewminutesfrom'sharpangles. Collegewereforcedtoputupastrong defenceforthegreaterpartofthe quarter,andMaunsellandCa-upbell didsoindeterminedfashion.Each timeCollegeattackedGehlwaswaitingtoreceivefromtherucks,who wereplaying(strongly,urfr3mW. Bryantatcentre,andkickedthree goalsinasmanyshots.JerryClune wasgatheringintheballlowdown, andsendingonwithastrongwind. PatLanigansecuredfromhimand kickedasixpointer.Plainswould havescoredmorefreelyinthisquarteriftheyhadnotpersistedsomuch inrunningwiththeballandfinishing withoutakick,inspiteofthepowerfulbreezetohelpthem.Thescores atquartertimewere:Plains,3.3;College,3.0. Thesecondstretchwaseasilyto College.Withastrongdefence,and thewindintheirfavour,Collegeattacked.Agoalimmediatelycame fromthecharge,andMcGuireatthe otherend,afteracleverrunkickeda finegoalfromadifficultangle.This wasPlains'onlyscoreforthequarter. Collegeshootingbecameabiterratic, butAbbottandGuhl,with2goals each.andVClunewithone,raisedthe twoflags,thoughseveralotherswent astrayAsharpshowerinthisquarterdampedtheardourofthespectatorsforawhile,buttheplaysuffered littleAthalf-timethescoresshowedCollegeexactlytwicetheiropponents'score-843to4.3. Thethirdquarterbeganwithbright sunshineagainandlittleornobreeze. Theplayhadmoresparkle,andseveral zig-zagchainsofmarkscombinedfrom endtoendgaveCollegeacoupleof goals.Plainsthenbecamemorealert indefence,andAndyLanigan,Bob Lanigan,andJerryClynebeatoffrepeatedattacks.Somefinestruggles tookplaceonthewingbetweenJ. ButlerandKelliher,withtheformer abittoopersistent;withJameshe wasaboutthebestbattleramongthe placedmen.M.Campbellnotched anothergoalforCollege.andPlains_ herespoiltafinechancewithtoomuch handpassinginthecentrelines. Lynchbrothersclearedtheback Plains'linebykicksingoodtime,and nomorescoreresultedintheterm. WiththePlainsabout5goalsbehind,theirattackstartedoffsuccessfullywithafewgoalsearlybythe Laniganbrothers.Guhlwonbackthe lossbyanothergoodgoal,andJim Cluneaddedasecondone.Raffin broughtoffafewsplendidhighmarks andbootedhard,butthescoreremainedunchanged.Jameskickeda,Collegegoal,andgavePlainsnolonger anyhopeofpickinguptheleeway, thoughtheyplayedfreshlyuptothe calloftime.ForthelosersJerry Clunewasthemainstay,whileBoband AndyLaniganplayedfineopenfoot ball.T.Kelly,inruck,withoutshiningout,didalotofheavywork,and E.Suarez,J.Thompson,T.andP. Lynch,Raffin,andMcGuirewerevery useful.ForCollegeGorman,K. Byrneleapt.).andV.Clonewereuntiringinruck,andknockedoutcleanly.R.Bryant,Guhl,andAbbottdid welleitherrovingorcentrehalf-back andforward:James,Maunsell,Butler, J.CluneandCampbellallkepttheir menverywellmarked.W.Bryant atcentremarked,ranandkickedwith plentyofdash.andkepttheforwards wellfed.Theteamallplayedwell andunselfishly.Finascores:College, 14.13;VictoriaPlains,8.5.
Hon.HughMahon inIreland
rollisnotobtainable.Onereasonis thatwhentherollisbeingcompiled certainpotentialelectorshavenot reachedthevotingage.Bytheday ofelectiontheyareperhapsqualified tovote.But,notbeingenrolled,they cannotvote.Thisanomalyisunavoidablesolongasacertainageisan arbitrarilyfixedqualificationfora vote.
"Thenagainsomequalifiedvoters maybeoutsideIrelandonpollingday, whileothersstillhavedeparted,perhaps,toabetterworld.Thenames ofalltheseareontheroll,buttheir votescannotberecorded. "Wehaveneverattemptedtosecure absolutelycompleteelectoralrollsin Australia."
"In1913theLabourGovernmentwas oustedthroughthelossofoneseat. Thatseatwasmine.Itwaslostbecauseover5,000dulyenrolledLabour votershaddisappearedintothevoid onthesudden'petering-out'ofagoldfield.
"Ouropponentstookofficewith majorityofoneinaHouseof75members.Wedidnotchallengetheir righttooffice,muchlesscountenance anyattempttodethronethembyarmedforce.TheLabourParty'played thegame,'andayearlaterwasrewardedbyobtainingasweepingmajorityinbothHousesoftheLegis. lature. PitiableDelusions.
"IimaginethattheBritishand IrishLabourpartiesmusttakethis lineiftheyareevertocapturethe citadelsofGovernment.Itwouldnot beaccuratetosaythattheworkers havemosttogainunderasystemof orderlyGovernment.Butitisquite certainthattheworkershavemost tosufferunderanarchy.Foranarchy spellsarrestedproductionofcommodities,fromwhichflowsunemployment,lossofwages,and-starvation. Evenwhenthereisanyaccumulation, theworkers'resourcesaremorerapidly exhaustedthanthoseoftheemployingclass. "Thesehackneyedtruismsarenot disprovedbytheruinthathasovertakenmanyoftheupperclassinRussia.Theyappeartohavegonedown inageneralcataclysm.UnlessIhave misreadhistory,theParisianproletariatwereinfinitelyworseoffattheend thanatthebeginningoftheFrench Revolution.
"Soitisapitiabledelusionthatthe interestsofthemassesareservedby impendingeffortstore-establishthe supremacyofthecivilauthority.No AustralianLabourleaderknowntome wouldsympathisewithorcountenance -evenbysilence-resistancetoa Governmentendeavouringtorestore inIrelandtheconditionsessentialto civilisedsociety, DublinSlums.
"ForsomedaysIhavebeenexploringDublin'sslums.Timehas noteffacedthedegradingsqualorof theterracedhovelsthatIhavebeen abletorevisit.Theyarefoulblots whichoughttobereplacedbydecent homeswherethechildrenofthepoor maygrow-upunderhealthyconditiops. Here,surely,isareformwhichought notbedelayedbypersonalantagonismsorpartyrivalries.Ihaven3 doubtthattherearescoresofother urgentworksrequiringtheattention oftheIrishGovernment.Hitherto, Irishmenabroadhavebeenableto rebutthetauntaboutIreland'sbackwardnessbypointingtotheunsympatheticruleoftheforeigner.That answerwillservenolonger.Ireland isnowmistressinher6wnhouse.And onehopesthatshewillnotpermitinternaldissensiontoreplacealienrule asanimpedimenttoherupwardprogress.WhatAustraliaWouldDo.
"Finally,letmeinterprettheaction whichIbelievethedemocracyofAustraliawouldadoptwerethatcountry facedwiththepresentsituationin Ireland.asIseeit.Thisinterpretationmaybegiven,Ihope,withoutmy beingmisunderstood.Shortly,then, IamsatisfiedthatAustraliawould--
"(a)SupporttheGovernmentinre storingorder,inre-establishingrespectforthesanctityofhumanlife, andthesecurityofproperty;
"(b)AffordassistancetotheGovernmentinpassingmeasuresforthe benefitofthepeople,and.ifitfailed, todisplaceitbytheusualconstitutionalmethod;
there onlastFridaynightinaidofMiss NancyMelvin'scandidatureforthe QueenCompetitionintheLeederville Bazaar.Itwasundoubtedlyoneof themostsuccessfulanddelightful functionsheldthereformanyaday. Everyonewhohadtheprivilegeof takingpartinit,likeOliverTwist,is askingformore,anditishopedthe organisers,MissOliveMelvinandMiss E.McInerney,towhomgreatcreditis due,willaccedetotheirrequestin thenearfuture. OnnextTuesdaynight,Mrs.Chris. McCarthywillholdagrandeuchre partyanddanceintheNorthPerth Hall.Theusualgoodprizeswillbe given,andthebestmusicwillbepro vided.Inadditiontherewillbe daintyrefreshments.Mrs.Murrayfollowswithanothereuchreanddance onthesamelinesonThursday,September28. Don'tmissthesefunctions,forpatronsarepromisedbig slicesofhappinessandlumpsofpleasure.
HateandHostility
OnlythehaterofChristianityitself canjustifyhishostilitytotheCatholic: Church.TheProtestantandtheindifferentistcannotadduceonelogical reasonfortheirill-feeling;theiranimosityisbasedonprejudiceresulting frommisunderstanding,which,inturn, isduetothemanypoisonedsourcesof informationfromwhichtheyhave drawn.
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InaninterviewgiventoarepresentativeoftheDublin"IrishIndependent"lastJuly,Mr.HughMahon said: "MyaffinitywiththeLabourParty inAustralianaturallymakesmeinterestedinthefutureofthatparty inIreland.FromitsPressorganI gatherthatthepartyissomewhatunfriendlytoyourGovernment.Two grievanceshavebeenstated.Oneis thatanincompleterollwasusedat therecentelection;theotherthatthe Dailshouldhavebeencalledtogether todealwiththecivilwar. "Thereisheresomemisunderstandingoftheexecutivefunctionsofa Government.NoGovernmentrequiresParliamentarysanctiontodefendthetuitionfromoutsideaggressionordomesticrevolt.AGovernmentthatwaiteduntilallpartiesin Parliamentwereagreedastomeasures ofdefence,whileallthetimethe enemywasconsolidatingforattack, wouldscarcelydeservethenameofa Governmentatall. "ThebusinessofParliamentisto makelaws;thebusinessofGovernmentistoexecutethelawssomade. Andthefirstlawofall(whichdoes notevenrequireParliamentaryapproval)istoestablishorderandpreservethelifeofthenation.Moreover,itisessentialthatParliament, whenitdoesmeetshouldbeableto calmlydeliberate,freefromintimidationandthefearofit.
"Thenthereisthefurtherconsider ationthatsomemembersoftheGovernmentareabsentonmilitaryduties, whilethetimeofotherMinistersis fullyoccupiedintheworkofciviladministration.Commonfairnesstothe Governmentrequiresthatthesefacts shouldbefullyrecognised. GovernmentbyOneVote.
"Havinghadsomeofficialexperience regardingelectoralrolls,Icansay thatanabsolutelycompleteelectoral
"(c)Reaffirmthetruththatthe repositoryofanation'shonouristhe wholepeopleofthenation,andnota self-chosenarmedsection,however unselfishorpatriotic.
"Tosumup:Australiawouldsettle thistroublebycountingheadsinstead ofbreakingthem;wouldrelyonballotsinsteadofbulletstooverthrowa Governmentthathadlostitsconfidence.Thismethodmayhaveitsdefects,butatanyrateitdoesnotentailonthecountrythedevastation whichapolicyofviolencehasinflicted onIreland."
"THOUSHALTNOTKILL,"
VeryRev.CanonDavis,P.P.,atSt. Joseph'sChurch,Galway.askedfor prayersforthesoulofyoungJordan, the19-year-oldchauffeurwhohadbeen killedintheCarnmoreambush,and mentionedthatasamemberofhissodalityhehadreceivedCommunionthe previousSunday.CanonDavisalsohopedhiscongregationwouldpraythatthefoulmurdersinIrelandwouldsooncometo anend.Inthecourseofhissermon hesaid
TheCatholicChurchisasmuchdevotedto(1)God,(2)country,and(3) humanity,asanyexistingorganisation. (1)Catholics,asaclass,aswellas individually.reachthestandardsetby themostexactingProtestantasregardstheserviceofGod.ItisgenerallyadmittedthatCatholicsbelieve everythingwhichthemostorthodox Protestantconsidersessential;anddo theynotpraymorethanothersdo, attendchurchbetterthanothers,practiceself-denialmorethanothers? (2)TheCatholicChurch,asno other,hasalwaysarrayeditselfuncompromisinglyagainstthegreatevils inthebodypolitic.Everyperson knowsofthepersistentoppositionof theCatholicChurchtosocialism,materialism,divorce,etc.Herchildren aretaughtthatpatriotismandrespectforauthorityarereligious.as wellascivicduties,andbindingin conscience. (3)TheCatholicChurch'srecordfor practicalcharityexceedsthatofall others.IneveryStateCatholicscare fortheorphan,theaged,thepoor,the fallen,thesick. Thereforethosewhowouldjudge peoplebytheacidtestof"faithand works"cannotreasonablyfindfault withCatholics. Thebesthistoriansnowconcede thattheso-calledReformationwas political,andnotreligious,initsorigin,initspurposeinthemeansby whichitwasestablished.Lutherdid notdreamofseveringallconnectioa withtheChurchuntilpersuadedby princestodoso.Itwasoutofthat politicalmovementthataversionof historydeveloped,whichisarealconspiracyagainstthetruth:outofit grewastateofanimositytowardsthe CatholicChurchakintothatwhich theenemiesofChristprovoked againstHiminHisday,andwhich tookonaddedstrengthduringseveral centuries,resultingTnthepersecution oftheApostles,ofthePopeforthree hundhedyears,andinthehounding ofmillionsofChrist'sfollowers.-"Our SundayVisitor." ThetwoIrishrepresentativesat GenevaareaskingforIreland'sadmissiontotheLeague.,Americanre-presentativesaresupportingthem. Don'tForgetClontarfBall.GovernmentHouse,on28th.inst.
Kanowna
Thefollowingchildrenmadetheir firstHolyCommuniononthe19th. ult:-PatrickKelly,CorneliusBartlett, JamesEdwards.EileenLyttleton, GladysMayMoratti.Mrs.Ballhad themunderinstruction,andisdeservingofgreatpraiseforthecaregiven intheirpreparation.