The Record Newspaper 06 July 1929

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(ByRt.Rev.

JohnL.Belford,in"TheMentor,"July,1928.)

Inourcountry,thefinancialproblem Howcanmenandwomenwhoearn demandsandreceivesalargeshareof40or50dollarsaweekflinganickel thepriest'stime,'thoughtandeffort.intoacollectionbasketandconvince Veryfewmembersofthecongregationthemselvesthattheyaresupporting haveanyideaofthegravityofthisthechurch?Yet,ineveryparishoneproblem.Frequentlyitissoacutefourthoftheadultsmakethatshamethatitdepressesandevenbreaksdown theunfortunatemanwhotriestosolve it.Thepeoplehearaboutitwhen theygotochurch,buthehastothink aWutitandworryaboutiteveryday andespeciallyevery'night.Hehas toconfrontcreditorsandsatisfytheir justdemands.Thisisnotaneasytask. Asageneralrule,parishesarebuilton creditand,unfortunately,mostofthem havetoliveoncredit.

'Whenapriestissenttobuilda church,hetriestoprovideabuiuding adequateforthepresentandprospectivecongregation.Hebuysland enoughforthechurch,therectory,the schoolandtheconvent.Suchapiece oflandcommandsapriceproportionatetoitslocation,desirability,etc. Butthepriesthasnomoneytostart with.Heneedsthousands.Hereceivesonlyhundreds.Hehastoborrowwherehedoesnotreceive.Perhapshehiresahalltobeginhiswork, butheimmediatelyplansachurch. Naturally,hehasinmind*achurchin whichutilityandbeautycombine.It isaninstinct,aswt11asaduty,tolove thebeautyofGod'shouse.NoChristian,andsurelynopriest,willeverbe satisfiedwithanythinglessthanthe besthismeanswillpermithimtogive toGod.

Hehasseenbeautifulchurches.His memorycarriestheirpicturesandhis heartcherishesthehopethathemay somedaypreside-overonesomething likethem.Butthechurchhewould lovetobuildwouldcostamillionand hehasonlyafewthousands,ifhehas anythingatall.Hehastobuildaccordingtohismeans.Hisarchitect preparessketchesandstudies.After seriousthought,theydecideupona certainplan.Heinvitesestimates. Theyrunmuchhigherthanheanticipated.Buthehatestoeliminateanythingfromhisplan.Hehopeshe willbeabletopaytheincrease.The contractisletandtheworkbegins. Everymonth,thecontractorcallsfora payment.TheSundaycollectionsare small,thegiftsarefew.Theaccumulatedfundsdisappearandhehasto borrowagaintocompletethechurch. Buttheinterestontheoriginalloan nowcomesdueandeachnewloanadds tothatburden.Hepaid50,000dollarsfortheland.Thechurchisto cost150,000dollars.Theestimatefor therectoryis15,000dollars.Inthe wholeyearhehasbeenabletogather lessthanthecostoftherectory.That leaveshim,whenthechurchisfinished,adebtof200,000dollars.Onthat, theIlterestis,atleast,10,000dollarsa year.Then,hehastolive.Heneeds helpintherectoryandinthechurch. Hemusthaveasexton,anorganist,a housekeeper.Thoseareminimumrequirements.Hehastobuycoal,light andathousandsupplies. Adecent setofvestmentscost100dollars.He needsfivesetsattheveryleast.Candles,oil,wine,altarbreadarerequired, andtheyareexpensive.Hisfoodand furniturehavetobeprovided.

WhoCausestheDismay?

IsitwonderfulifonSundayhelooks withdismayatabasketinwhichthe lowlynickelpredominatesandseesa fewbillsburiedinanavalancheofsilver?Isitstrangethatwhenhe countshisreceiptsheheavesasigh andlookswithdreadatthepileof billswhichhehastomeetonthe morrow?

Youwhositinthepewsandsneerat thepleashemakesandgrumblebecause"hetalksmoney"-doyouever thinkofthesethings?Yousayyou gotochurchtoheartheGospel!You knowthatisnotthetruth.Yougo becausethereisalawwhichbindsyou togoandyourfearthepenaltyofdisobedience.You,carenotastrawfor theGospel,andyouwouldnotgoat all'onlyyoudonotdarestayaway.

Then,yougohomeandsnarland squawkbeforefriendsandfamily about"thewayhetalksmoney."If youwouldtakeupthecollectionor gointothevestryandcast-youreyeor runyourhandthroughthemassof junkhehasreceivedandthenlook atthebillshehastopay,youwould notbesosevereinyourcensures.

Andwhosebillsarethey?They areyourbills.Theyhavebeenincurredtobuildandoperatetheplant youareusingfordivineworship;to keepcleanandcomfortableyour church;toprovideyouwithanaltar andapulpit;toteachfaithandmoralitytoyouandyourchildren;toadminsterthesacramentsyouneedfor yourspirituallifehereandyoursalvationhereafter.

fulcontributionSundayafterSunday.

Thisisreallythefaultoftheclergy inmanyinstances.Theydonotlike tocallthingsbytherightname.Theytalkaboutcharity;theyurgethepeo- pletobegenerouswhentheyoughtto insistthatchurchsupportisadebt ofjustice.Thepeopleareboundin consciencetopayforeverythingthey use.Theyoughttopayforreligious attentionastheypayformedicinalattention.

Thepriestwhotellsthispeoplethat heneedsmoneyforthechurchor schoolisnotbegging.Heisanexecutivereportingtohiscompany.He isaskingthemtopaytheirdebts. Thosedebtsarenothis.Heisonly anagent.Thechurchemployshim. Allhereceivesishissalaryandsup- port.Inreturn,heisboundtoper- formcertainduties.Oneofthosedutiesistobuildandoperatetheplant knownasthechurchandschool.If theincomeoftheparishis1,000,000dollarsayear,hemaytakenomorethan hecouldtakeweretheincomeonly 10,000dollars.-

Ineveryparishthenumberofpeo- plewhoreallycareissmall.The largerthecongregationthesmalleris thepercentageoftheinterested.Where thereareonly1,000peoplenotmore thanhalfcarehowtheparishlives. Wherethereare10,000peoplenotone tenthreallycare.Ifyoudoubtthis readyourlistofpew-holders,yourcollectionlistsandsubscriptionlists. Thereyouwillseethenamesofthose whoseheartsareinthechurchand whoarereallyhelpingthepastor.

JustawordabouttheCatholicwho "doesnotbelieveingivinghisname"!

'TreeWillOfferings"Shouldbe

Abolished.

Forthiscreaturetherecanbe nothingbutcontempt.Thetruthis, hegivesneitherhisnamenorhis money.Anyonewhowantstogive andremainunknowncandoit.These peoplegivenothingbutcriticismand abuse asarule,theydemandfor themselves impudentandtheirinfrequentand offspringmoreattention thanthemostgenerousfriendsofthe parishandthepastor.

Weareblunderingalonginthesame stupidunbusinesslikewayasourancestors.Weshallnevergetthispro- blemsolveduntilwedoawaywith whatwecall"freewillofferings."How longwouldtherailroadsorthegas companiesliveiftheypassedabasket andallowedpeopletogivewhatthey pleased?Thereisonlyonewayto supportachurch.Thatwayistotreat itasyoutreatanyotherbusiness.The citytaxesthecitizensfortheupkeep ofthevariousdepartments.The Churchisaspiritualcity,butithas averymaterialsideand,whilenoprice canbesetonthematerial.Itshould beanditispossibletosaytoacongregation,ourbudgetthisyearis50,000dollari;thereare1,000familiesin theparish:theshareofeachis,therefore,50dollars,orabout1dollara week.

Butpeoplewillsay,howaboutthe manwhocannotaffordtogivethat sum?Lethimgivewhathecanand therewillalwaysbesomewhowill supplywhatiswanting.

Thereisnotapriestwhowouldnot rejoicetobeabletodoawaywith basketsandcollections;whowouldnot welcomeanyplanwhichwouldabolish offeringsforfunerals,baptisms,and marriages.Whowantstostand,like aporterorawaiter,toreceivethedole thatpeoplegivefortheseservices?

Threeyearsago,thewriteroneSundayattendedtheSolemnHighMassin theCathedralatAvignoninFrance. Theservicewasbeautiful.Themusic wassuperb.Oneofthecanonswent aroundwiththebasket.Hewasa venerableman-learned,refined,distinguished.Itwaspitifultoseehim presenthistrayforthereluctantand scantyofferings."Howmuchwillhe receive?"weaskedthepriestwhowas withus."Aboutthirtyorperhaps fortyfrancs."Thinkofthat!Afranc isworthlessthanfivecents.There, inthatnobleandancientchurch,at theSolemnMass,fromabout500peo- plethesumtotalofthecollectionwas lessthan2dollarsinourmoney!

TheAverageSunday.

WeAmericansarenotthatbad,but wearebadenoughtocauseconcern. InourparishchurchtheaverageattendanceatSundayMassissomething like3,000adults.Ofthese,fewerthan 100giveabill,butfully500giveasingle5-centpiece!Theygettheuse

ofa500,000dollarchurchofrare beauty,scrupulouslyclean,thoroughly comfortable.Theyhaveaschoolfor theirchildren.Theydemandandreceivethewholetimeandattentionof fourpriestsandadozensisters,not tospeakoflayteachers,organist,sextonandfireman.Theyknowthat maintenanceandoperationarecostly' Howcantheygivethatnickel?Then theygrowlbecausetheyhearanoccasionalprotestagainsttheirinjustice. Thereisonlyonewaytogetmoney outofthesepeople.Theyoughtto betaxedasthecitytaxesthecitizen, andtheyshouldbecompelledtopay theirchurchduesjustastheyareforcedtopaytheirfareortheirrent. But,thequestionarises,howwould youforcethem?

Inthefirstplace,putanendtothesillytwaddleaboutcharityandpreach justice.Teachthemthatscrapsare notfitfortheplatewhichissetbeforetheKingofKings.Establish perosnalcontactwitheachfamilyand persuadethemtodotheirpart.If theycannotaffordtodomuch,thaak themforthelittletheycanandwill do.But,byallmeans,knowwhat theydoorgive.Iftheyareobdurate andrefusetogive,letthemknowthat thosewhogivenotreceivenot.And meanit!Letthemgowherethey will.Refusetoeducatetheirchildren.Iftheyarereallydying,administerthesacramentsand,whenthey aredead,givethemapauper'sfuneral ornone.

Peoplewillsaythatisnotcharity- thatisnottheChristianspirit-that isnotthewayOurLordwoulddo. Pleaserememberjusticecomesbeforecharity.ThetrueChristianpays hisdebtsanddoes.hisduty.Noone knowswhatOurLordwoulddowith thesecreatures,butwedoknowthat Hegivesheavenonlytothosewho keepHisCommandmentsandpay theirdebts.

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SurvivalsandNewArrivals.By Hilaire

ADoctoronBirthPrevention STERILISATIONorSUB-NORMALS?

Dr.ThomasColvin,M.D.,MS., K.S.G.,speakingtotheCatholic YoungMen'sConferenceatCoventry onWhitSundaylast,said:

Mythirty-fiveyears'experienceof averylargegeneralmedicalpractice leadmetotheconclusionthat-excludingpriests,doctors,andlawyers-the morepeopleknowaboutthefunction andcontrolofsexthelessmoralthey become.

AsIhavepointedoutinapaper dealingwiththissubjectIreadatthe LeedsConferencein1923,theliaris notmoretruthfulthemoreheknows oftheartoflying,forhebecomesmore plausibleandpolishedinhiswork. Thecheatandswindlerdonotcease fromcheatingandswindlingthemore theyknowhowtodoit,buttheybecomeexpertsindishonesty.

AndIhaveoftenfoundthat,notwithstandingtheirknowledgeofallthe aspectsofimmorality,somepeople weremostimmoral,whileothers,ignorantofthesaidaspects,weremost moral.Shakespeareutteredatruth whenhesaid."Howoftthesightof meanstodoilldeedsmakeilldeeds done."

Inanexcellenttreatiseby"C.C.M.," whoisevidentlyapriest,publishedby theManresaPress,theauthorclearly realisesthedifficultiesanddelicacyof teachingtoyoungmenandwomen. Hestressestheimportanceof-religious trainingandthefrequentationofthe Sacraments,andlikewisetheasking ofquestionsonthesubjectintheConfessional.Itisanundoubtedfactthat manyawiselessononsexhygieneis impartedintheConfessional.

Oneofthemanyfashionablecultsof to-dayischild-psychology.Itsadvocatesbelieveinallowingthechildto expressinwordsandactionsallits thoughtsandfeelings,orwhatistermed"self-expression."Itisoneof thephasesoftheperniciousteachingOf Freudthatallthemiseryinthislife canbetracedtorepressionofour thoughts,and.especially,theinhibition andrepressionoftheinstinctofsex.

Commonsenseteachesusthatto translateintoactionallourthoughts andimpulses-goodandevil-willend indisaster.Self-expressiondestroys parentalcontrol.B'yallmeansletthe childfreelyexpressitself,notaccordingtoitsstandard,butaccordingto ourstandardofrightandwrong.

Toomuchself-expressionbygratifyingallitswhimsandwisheswillundoubtedlymakeachildintenselyselfish.Itwillbealawuntoitselfand owenoallegiancetothecommunityor theState.Itwillrepresstheherdinstinct,andaraceofself-expressionists willultimatelyceasetoexistbyits ownfollyandbereplacedbyarace withmorewisdomandvirility.

MentalDeficiency.

Oneofthefactstohenotedinpubliclifeisthatasmallgroupofmen whoareloudintheirvocaldemands andpersistentintheiradvocacywill securethepassingbyGovernmentof afallaciousmeasureofsocialreform.

TheEugenists,morebytheirinfluence andvocalexpressionthanbysolid facts,haveimpressedthepresentGovernmentthatthereshouldbeanenquiryintothesterilisationoftheunfit.

Mentaldeficiency,theyargue,ison theincrease,anditshouldbepreventedbysterilisationofthosewhobeget thementaldefectives.Theproven scientificfactisthatmanynormalpersonsarefathersandmothersofmentallydefectivechildren.Hencewe willrequiretosteriliseonehalfofthe humanrace!

WeCatholicsareasanxiousforthe birthofahealthyandvigorousraceas anyothersectionofthecommunity. Wehavenodesiretobringintothe v..1 achildthatwouldbeaburden t,7_1-taslf,andtoitsparents,andtothe State.Rutweopposesterilisationfor tworeasons.

Oneisthateverypersonhasaninherentrighttoeveryorganandevery functionofthehumanbody.Todestroyahumanorganorfunctionisto admitthatmightisright,andthatow' livesshouldberegulatedbythelaw ofthejungle-natureredintoothand claw.

Sterilisation.

Sterilisationoftheunfitwouldbea milestoneontheroadtothelethal chamber,wherewewouldputoutof existencealltheincurablecasesofdisease,andalltheoldandfeeblewho areaburdentothemselvesandtothe State.Wewouldputhackthehands oftheclockorcivilisationandstiflethe mostrefiningandennoblinginstincts ofmen-mercyandpityandsympathy forsufferinghumanity.

Wealsoopposesterilisation,because, intheopinionoftheleadingexpertsin mentaldeficiency,itwouldnotcure mentaldeficiency.Thereductionof thenumberofcasesbysterilisation wouldbenegligible,andtheywould

becancelledbyanincreaseinvenereal diseasebylettinglooseonthecommunitythevictimsofsterilisation. WewouldurgeourweatherstoopposeParliamentarycandidateswhoare infavourofthesterilisationoftheunfit.Timewillonlyallowmetobriefly dealwiththemostvitalandthemost complexofsexproblems,whichisthat ofbirthprevention.Somuchhas beensaidandwrittenonthissubject thatIshallconfinemyselftooneaspectofit.

BirthPrevention.

Thepreventionofconceptionofa childbyartificialmeansisundoubtedlyincreasingtoalargeextentallover Europe,asisevidencedbyfallingbirth rates.Itissymptomaticofthedecay ofreligionandamarkedloweringof thestandardofmorality.

ThemanorwomanwhodoesnotbelieveinGod,orinahereafter,isonly likelytooremainchastefortworeasons.Onereasonwillbethefearof contractingdiseaseinhisimmorality, andtheotheristheodiumofbeing foundoutinhissinbyhisrelatives andfriends.Butwithoutexposing himselftothesetworisksamancould treatwithcontempttheSixthCommandment.

Oneoftheworstandsaddestfeaturesofbirthpreventionisthehavoc itisplaying,notonlywiththemorj health,butalsowiththephysical healthofthemarriedandtheunmarried.Theuncontrolledself-expression ofsexisacommoncauseofthepresentalarmingincreaseofmentaland nervousdiseases.

Wearerearinganeuroticrace,and areblindtothelessontaughtbythe ancientcivilisations.Theyreacheda highstateofcultureandphysicaldevelopment.Theirintellectswereeven keenerthanthoseofto-day,andthey hadbeautyoffaceandformthathas neverbeenequalled.Yettheyperishedasnationsbecausetheywere voluptuous.

Thesamefateawaitsusasanation unlesswecontroloursexinstincts.

11,ettheCatholicyouthtakeashis idealofchastityshewhowastheimmaculateMotherofGodandthepurestofcreatures.Whentheyfeelan unnaturaldesireorimpulsetodoevil letthembeseechherforgraceand strengthtoconquerit,andthusthey willupholdthattraditionforchastity andpuritywhichhasbeenoneofthe characteristicsoftheCatholicChurch inallagesandallclimes.

TheForthcomingPassionPlays ATOBERAMMERGAU.

NextyearwillseethewelcomerevivalofthosefamousPassionPlays whicheveryfewyearsbringthevillage ofOberammergauoutofitsobscureseclusionamidtheBavarianAlpsinto thelimelightofpublicnotice.Those whohavevisitedOberammergaufor theplaysinthepastyearswillneed noreminderofthedelightfulexperienceswhichfollowedupontheirarrival inthevillage-thefreshnessandcharm oftheplaceitself,thecomfortandhospitalityofferedbytheownersofthe villasatwhichtheywereaccommodated,andthememorableandmoving spectacleofthePassionPlayitself. Thishappystateofaffairsistoberepeatednextyear,whenitisconfidently anticipatedthatthenumberofvisitors tothisnormallyout-of-the-waytownshipwillbeevengreaterthaninany previousyear.

AlthoughOberammergauisbyno meanstheonlyvillagetostageaPassionPlay,itstandsunrivalledforthe abilityandsincerityofitsactors,and fortherefreshingatmosphereofartisticandreligiousfeelingwhichhascharacterisedtheregionformanygenera. tionspast.

Fourgradesofaccommodationare offered,andtherateschargedcornmencewiththeeveningmealonthe daybeforethePassionPlay,andterminatewithbreakfastonthemorning following.Twonightsarethusspent inthevillage.Thisisreallyunavoidable,astherepresentationsbeginat8 sothatarrivalonthedayofthe playitselfisdecidedlyawkward. Moreover,thec?owdedstateofthe conveyancesleavingintheevening makesitimperativetoremaininOberammergauuntilthemorningafterthe play.ThehousesinOberammergau arecleanandcomfortable,andall withineasyreachofthestation.Single roomsarelimitedsothat,asfaras possible,double-beddedroomsshould herequisitionediftwoormorefriends aretravellingtogether.RepresentationsoftheOberammergauPassion Playswillbegivenonthefollowing daysMay11,18,25;June1,9,15,22, 29;July2,6,9,13,16,20,23,27,30; August3,6,8,10,13,17,20,24,27,31; September3,7,10,14,21,and28.

TheofficialagentsforthePassion PlaysareMessrs.Thos.CookandSon, whoseofficeinForrestPlacewillbe pleasedtogivethefullestpossibleinformationandassistancetothoseinterested.

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WhatResponseWilltheBlustering BigotMake?

J.ThomasHeflin,seniorUnited StatesSenatorfromAlabama,wasrepudiatedastheirrepresentative,and hisassaultsuponRomanCatholics termed"foolishandfanatical"ina resolutionadoptedbytheAlabama Woman'sLeagueforWhiteSupremacy,anorganisationofmorethan 30,000members.

Theresolution,signedbyMabel JonesWest,presidentoftheleague,denouncedHeflinforfomentingreligious intoleranceand"sowingtheseedsof hatredanddissensionamongourpeople."

Theleague,apologisingtotheSenate forHeflin'sactions,declaredinitsresolutionthatnoneofitsofficersand "few,ifany,"ofitsmembersareCatholics.Theresolutionfollows:

"Whereas,theseniorsenatorfrom Alabama,Hon.J.ThomasHeflin,has beenengagedforsomemonthspastin fomentingreligiousintoleranceandin sowingtheseedsofhatredanddissensionamongourpeoplebyhisspee-. chesintheSenateandelsewheredirectedagainstthe'RomanCatholic Church,and

"Whereas,hehas,inouropinion,by suchacoursereflecteddiscreditupon theStateofAlabama,which,unfortunatelyfortheState,he,inpart,representsintheSenateoftheUnited States,and

"Whereas,inthisrespectwedonot believethathetrulyrepresentsthe spiritofthisState,

"Now,therefore,beitresolvedby theAlabamaWoman'sLeaguefor WhiteSupremacy,anorganisationconsistingofover30,000members,noneof whichofficersandfew,ifany,ofwhose membersbelongtoorareinanyway affiliatedwiththeRomanCatholic Church:

"1.ThatwerepudiateSenatorHeflinasourrepresentativeinanysense; FanaticalAssaults.

"2.Thatwedeplorehisfoolishand fanaticalassaultsuponthoseofour fellowcitizenswhoaremembersofthe RomanCatholicChurch,andassure themthatthelackofpatriotismand darkdesignsuponthelibertiesofthe countrywhichseem,tobeattributed tothembythesenator,andwhichapparentlyfillhimwithfearanddismay, arenotsharedbythemajoritj-ofthe peopleofAlabama:

"3.That,inparticular,weregard SenatorHeflin'sexcitementoverthe long-standingcustomofflying,thepennantofthecrossatthemastheadof navalvesselsduringtheholdingof divineservicesonsuch-vesselsasthe mostridiculousofthemanysillybugabooswhichhehasconjuredup,and thatwearehumilatedthatanyrepresentativeofthisStateshouldraisean issuesoabsurd:

"4.ThatweresentSenatorHeflin's

attempttohavetheUnitedStatesSenateasabodyallyitselfwiththecampaignwhichthesenatoriscarryingos againsttheCatholicpeopleofthe UnitedStates;

"5.ThatweapologisetotheSenate andtothepeopleatlargethatanyrepresentativeofthisStatehasexhibited himselfinsuchalight."

EucharisticCongress,1930

ThenextEucharisticCongressisto beheldatCarthage(Tunis),fromMay 7toMay11,1930.Thepositioninrespecttohotelaccommodationwillbe verydifficult,asinadditiontothevast numberswhoarelikelytoattendthe EucharisticCongress,itisanticipated thatstepswillbetakentocelebrate theFrenchOccupationofAlgiersin theearlypartofMay,1930,andthis willhavetheeffectofincreasingthe demandforaccommodationatthat period.

NosteamersfromAustraliacallat Tunis,andwhilstatcertainperiodsalternatesteamersoftheP.and0.have calledatAlgiers,itisnotyetsettled thatanyofthesevesselswilldosoin 1930,anditisnotadvisablethatthose whodesiretotakepartintheCongressshoulddelaymakingarrangementsinthehopesthataboatmaybe availabledirecttoAlgiers,asbythe timethisisknownitwillprobablybe toolatetoarrangeaccommodation.

ServicesareavailablefromNaples andfromMarseillestoTunis,andthe undermentionedsteamersofferthebest connectionsfromAustralia:

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SteamersleaveNaplesat7.15p.m. Mondays,callingPalermoTuesday morning,anddueTunisWednesdk at8.3ea.m.Thelastconnectiony thisservicewillthereforebethesteamerfromNaples,May5,dueTunisMay 7.

FromMarseillessteamersleavefor TunisonMondaysat5p.m.,dueTunis Wednesday6a.m.,andalsofromMarseillesWednesdays5p.m.,dueTunis Friday,6a.m.Thelastconnection fromMarseillesisthereforeonMay5, dueTunisMay7,butas..t,heS.s.Moldaviaisdue.tMarseillesonApril25, therearea -Wdays:whichcouldbe profitablysp theSouthofFrance, oroneofthe,frequentsteamers.could betakentoAlgiersandthetimespent betweenAlgiersandTunis.

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Inthefollownngyear,writingtothe SocietyofthePropagationoftheFaith, hegivesanexampleofthedifficulties thatbestamissionaryinWesternAustralia.Inthemonthofaugustthat year,oneofhispriests,stationed250 milestothenorthofPerth,wassummonedtobaptiseachild130milesfurthernorth.Hehaltedathislittlt ChurchofOurLady,56milesfrom hisresidence,andthenstartedon horsebackacrossadesert,carrying withhimvestmentsandalltherequisitesforHolyMass.Hebaptised thechild,heardconfessions,andsaid Mass;andw,asbacktoOurLady's ChurchonSaturdayevening.Therea messengerawaitedhimsummoningto attendasickperson35milesipa southerlydirection.OnSunday,after celebratingMass,heproceededtoadministertheSacramentstothissick person.Thencehehadtoundertake anotherjourneyof90milestobaptise twochildren.Hewasbackagainat OurLady'sChurchonFridaytoattendtotheimmediatewantsofthat district.

Towardsthecloseof1869,aswe haveseen,hewascalledtoadminister theDioceseasBishop.Dr.GriveracaaardinglyproceededtoRome,whese onTrinitySunday,intheChurchof St.AgathaoftheIrishCollege,he wasconsecratedBishop,together withtheRightRev.Dr.Power,ofSt. John's,Newfoundland,CardinalCullen,ArchbishopofDublin,beingthe consecratingPrelate,theAssistantBishopsbeingtheRightRev.Dr.Goold, BishopofMelbourne,andRightRev. Dr.Grimley,BishopofAntigonaand Vicar-ApostolicoftheCapeofGood Hope.ThenewlyconsecratedBishop tookpartinthePlenaryVatican Council,andsubsequently,accompaniedbyfourpriests,returnedto Australia,landingatFremantleinthe endofJuly1871.TheDiocese,longa strangertotheprivilegeofhavinga Bishopforitsruler,wasjubilantwith theideaofwelcomingatlengthasits Administratoroneinvestedwiththe insigniaofespiscopalrank.Thenews ofDr.Griver'sarrivalwasthesignal foranoutburstofenthusiasmamongst thefaithfuloftheDiocese.Addresses expressiveofjoyanddevotionwere presentedtoHisLordshipbytheCatholicsofFremantleimmediatelyon hisarrival,andtheseweresupplementedbyothersofnolessmarkedfervourassoonashsreachedPerth.A publicsoiree,atwhichHisExcellency GovernorWeldandsuitewerepresent, washeldafewdayslaterinhishonour.Andashesuccessivelyvisited theouterdistrictsofhisDiocese,the Catholicsofeachlocalityviedwith eachotherinemulatingtheexample setthembythechiefcityandport. Ifeverthecomingofafathercaused rejoicingintheheartsofhischildren, thereturnofFatherGriver,nowBishop.fromEuropelentgladnessto thoseunderhisspiritualcare.

TheSeeofPerthbecamevacantby thedeathofDr.Bradytowardsthe closeof1871,andDr.Griver,byBrief of22nd.July,1871,wastranslated toit.Hecontinuedtobeasheretoforeunwearyingineveryworkofthe sacredministry,andamodelofevery virtuetohisflock.Inhispenitential austeritiesherivalledthemediaeval anchorites.Hewouldoftenspendthe wholelongdayintheCathedralin prayerbeforetheMostHolySacrament,andhisthoughtswereconstantlyfixedonGod.Hischaracterhas beenfaithfullysketchedbyonewho wasfamiliarwithhisdailylife:"Patit,pious,andinspiredwithamost tzeal,hewasindefatigablein tedischargeofthedutiesofhissacredoffice,andseemedinsensibleto bodilyfatigueorwearinessofmind,so longasthespiritualneedsofhisflock calledforhiscare,orthesacrificeof histime.Dutywasathingsacredin hiseyes,andinthemostpithyofits detailsandthemosttrivialofits phasescommandedhisentireandabsorbedattention.Inlittlethingshe waspunctilious,ashewasexactin great;norcouldheeasilyheinduced toallowweighttothosepracticalinconvenienceswhichothermenmight readilyacceptasexcuseforbeingdontentwiththesubstantialfulfillmentof thelaw.Inhispastoralvisitation, whichhemadewithsingularregularity,hestrovetobringthegracesof hisministryhometoeverysoulwithin hisreach.Inthecountryportionof hisDioceseitwasoftenimpossible fromthenatureofthingsthatcandidatesforConfirmationshouldbe foundinthatstateofpreparationin whiThthefaithful,livingnearachurch andeasilyaccessibletotheirpastor, usuallyareontheadventoftheirBishop.Dr.Griverrecognisedthepecu-

oftheChurchinAustralia.)

liaritiesofthesituation,andwiththat commonsense,temperedbyhumility thatwascharacteristicofhim,pro- ceededinsuchinstancestosupplyas besthecouldforthedeficiency.Act- ingasasimplecatechist,asamissionarypriest,orasaBishop,hewasalike contentsolongasthespiritualgainwasobviousandhewasservingsouls. Inthecircumstancestowhichwere- fer,hesethimselftotheelementary workbeforehim,withadiligenceequal tothatwhichonlythehigherfunctionsofhisministrymightseemto claim.Hegatheredthechildren roundhim,orhetooktheuninstructed adultinhand.Herepeatedthe prayers,herecountedthemysteries, he andenumeratedthecommandments, explainedtheSacramentsofthe Church.Makinghisworkpractical, hepreparedhishearersforconfession, andtakinghisplaceinthesacredtribunal,patientlyhelpedtheminthe examinationoftheirlife,arousedthem byhisexhortationstosentimentsof contrition,andcrownedhiseffortsin theirbehalfbythegraceofabsolution.Andthen,andonlythen,assuminghisepiscopalcharacter,pro- ceededwiththatsacramentalrite whichitwashispeculiarofficetodischarge.Intheheartsofhispeople, therecordofhisgentleness,hismeekness,hisuntiringspiritoflabourand prayer,iswritteninlivinglanguageto theforceofwhichwecouldnotaddby anyeffortofourpen.Helivedforhispeople,andhelivedamongstthem; andhislifewasanopenbook,inthe pagesofwhicheventhosewhoran couldreadtheevidenceofhismerits andhisworth.Tosaythathehad notasingleill-wisheramongstthe manyindividualssubjecttohisspiri- tualrulewouldbe,whilstsayingthe truth,tosaywhatwouldfurnishbut aninadequateideaoftheholdhehad upontheaffectionsofhisflock.So farfromhavinganill-wisher,hehad notoneamonghisspiritualchildren whocouldbesaidtobeneutralinthe questionofhisdeserts.Inevery heartBishopGriverhadanundisput- edplace,norwasthereonewhichdid notadmithisclaimuponitsaffection andrespect."

In1882,Dr.Griverpaidhisvisitad limina,remainingforsometimein Rome,andproceedingtohisnative SpainandtoIreland.IntheaccountofthemissionwhichonthisoccasionwasdrawnupbyHisLordship, someinterestingfactsarerecorded. Therewerethenabout8,500Catholics intheDiocese,and1,300childrenin theCatholicschools.Duringhisabsencefromthecolonyin1870,his Vicar-General,Dr.Gibney,andthe clergyandlaityprevailedontheGovernmenttorestorethegrantformerly allowedtotheCatholicschools.Itis toberemarked,however,thattheCatholicschoolsreceiveonlyhalfthe amountsthatisallowedtothePublic Schools,whilstdoubletheaverageattendanceisrequiredforthem.For instance,inthePublicSchoolsthe averageattendanceoftenchildrenentitlesthemtoGovernmentgrant;but anaverageattendanceoftwentyis requiredintheCatholicschools.

"TheCathedralstandsuponwhatis calledVictoriaPark,thefinestsite inthecityofPerth.Itwasmarked outfortheProtestantCathedral,but whenthiscitybegantotakesteps,theProtestantspreferredthattheirchurch wouldbeerectedneartheGovernment andofficialbuildings,andhenceVictoriaParkremainedvacant.Theold CatholicCathedralandinstitutions wereadjoiningit,andontheoccasion ofsomepublicceremonial,atwhich theGovernorwaspresent,Whenall werelamentingthetoolimiteddimensionsofthechurch,whichwascrowdedtosuffocation,someoftheclergy andlaityavailedoftheopportunityto petitionthattheadjoiningvacant landwouldbegrantedtothemfora newCathedral.Thegrantwas made,andnowthestatelyCathedral oftheImmaculateConceptioncrowns thatbeautifulsite.

"TheSistersofMercyhavethree conventswithtwenty-fivenuns.They havealsotwoorphanages,oneforgirls withforty-fivechildren,andonefor boyswithfifty-fivechildren.Their headconventisgreatlyadmired,being oneofthefinestbuildingsinPerth. Itwasbuiltfromplansgivenbyan IrishFenianconvict.Forsometime theGovernmentrefusedtorecognise thenuns'schoolsororphanage,but theunquestionablemeritoftheSistersandtheirsuccessinteachingovercameeveryobstacle."Regardingthe boys'orphanage,theBishopaddsthat itwas"asplendidbuildingandorigin- allyintendedforaBenedictinemonas-

tery.Fourhundredacresoflandare attachedtoit,runningaroundthree sidesofalargeswamporlake;the Governmenthasnowauthorisedthe drainingofthelake,andifwebeable tocarryitout,wewillreceiveanad- ditional800acresofthereclaimedland forourorphanages."

TheaccountgivenofNewNorciais veryinteresting.Therewerethen about100aboriginalssettleddown there,,havingtheirownhomesand holdings."Theycultivatetheland, takepartwiththelay1Bit-othersinall thevariousdetailsoffarmwork,and conformtoalltheusagesofcivilised life.Onedayeachweektheygeta runinthewoods,huntingthekangarooandoppossurn,orcollectingwild fruits.Theydisplayconsiderable agility,andhavebeenparticularlysuccessfulinallmattersofhandicraft.

Theircricketclubisthebestinthe colony;theyhaveborneawaythe palminshearing;someofthenative girlsdisplayedwonderfulskillintelegraphy;someofthegrownboystrain- edatthemonasteryhaveprovedthem-selvesexcellentmasons."Ononeoccasionataremotemissionarystation, theBishopmetwithanaboriginalwho hadgrownupatthemonasteryofNew Norcia.Hepreparedthealtarmost thetastefully,arrangedeverythingwith greatestskill,servedMasswith singularprecision,andapproachedthe Sacramentswithexemplarypiety. "Thenativechildreneagerlylearnthe catechism,andareparticularlyfond ofmusic.Severalofthemhavebecome excellentmusicians."

Dr.GrivertookpartinthePlenary CouncilofAustralasiain1885,buthe wasthensinkingundertheburdenof yearsandinfirmities,andathisrequestapetitionfortheappointment ofaCoadjutorBishopwasforwarded fromtheCounciltotheHolySee.The choiceofRomefellupontheRev.MatthewGibney,Vicar-Generalofthe Diocese,butbeforetheBriefsofthe appointmentwerereceived,Dr.Griver wassummonedtohisreward.Onthe FeastofAllSaints,the1st.ofNovember,1886,thepietyofthePrelate, notwithstandinghisinfirmities,inspiredhimwiththedesireandimpart-

edthestrengthtocelebratePontifical HighMassintheCathedral.Inthe eveningheassistedatBenedictionof theBlessed afterwardsSacrament.Immediately hebecamesuddenlyweak, andinthreehourshissaintlylifewas closedbyasaintlydeath.

Wehavereferredtothepenitential austeritiesforwhichthisholyBishop wasremarkable.Whenhisremains werebeingpreparedforburial,great wasthesurpriseofthosewhowere engagedinthisworkofmercywhen theyfoundfixedtohisbackbetween theshouldersandpartlyimbeddedin it,athickwoodencrossaboutafoot inlength,fromwhichfiveironspikes penetratedintotheflesh.Thisinstrumentoftorturemusthavebeen hiscompanionformanyyears,forthe fleshwashealedaroundthewounds, andtheskinbeneaththecrosshadbecomehardanddry.Thecrosswas apparentlykeptinposition,notonly bythespikes,butalsobyaknotted cord,whichstartingfromthesummit ofthecrosswasdrawnoverthe shouldersandthentiedtightlyround thewaist.Bythisingeniousdevice thesaintlyman,likeanotherSt.Paul, mortifiedhimselfandchastisedhis bodyandkeptitinsubjection,lest whilehepreachedtoothershehimself mightbecomeacastaway.

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Thepre-Reformationchurchon ChingfordMount(Essex),whichhad beenallowedtogotoruin,isnow beinrestored,andthoughitisnot usedforservices,Massisbeingoffered attheoldrectoryonceattachedtoit. ThefirstwascelebratedbyFather JohnE.Howell.TwooftheoldrectoriesinChingfordarenowinCatholic hands,andMassiscelebratedineach. Thesecondis"TheChantry,"whichis inthepossessionoftheBrothersof Mercy.ItisknownasSt.Egbert's College.

FatherLhande,S.J.,popularspeaker,whodeliversaquarter-of-an-hour's talkovertheradioeachSunday,alwaysreceivesnumerouslettersfrom hisunseenaudience,butonereceived recentlyisparticularlytouching.A fortnightafterhehaddeliveredatalk ontheextremesufferingoccasionedby theseverewinterandhadappealed forreliefforthepoor,FatherLhande receivedthefollowingletterfroma mechanic:"Yourwordsmademethink thatalthoughIdonotbelonginthe categoryoftherichbutamsimplya labourer,Ishouldhavesomethingto givetothepoor.Ipromisedmyself thatIwouldsendyouallthetipsI receivedthefollowingweek.Extraordinarything,myclientsweremore generousthanusual,andIamassed thesumof153francs,athingthathad neverhappenedbeforeinmyentire life.Onemayseeheretheeffectof Divinecompassionforthepoor."Attachedtotheletterwasachequefor 153francs.

PupilsofthePontificalOrientalInstitutebelongingtosixritesandtwenty-onenationswerereceived.bYPope Pius,recently.Inaddressingthem, HisHolinesssaidhewasparticularly delightedbysuchsignificantrepresentationwhichrecallshisunitersal fatherhood,entrustedtohimbyGod. Thisrepresentation,hesaid,constitutes avividexampleofthatunityofsouls intoonefoldtowardwhichthedivine wishoftheSupremeShepherdandhis Vicaralwaysisdirected.

FiguresreleasedbytheAmerican BureauoftheCensusrevealthatthe numberofcolouredCatholicsinthe UnitedStateshasmorethantripledin thetwodecadesfrom1906to1926.The numberofcolouredCatholicsinthe UnitedStatesatthecloseof1926was placedat124,324,in147separatelocal organisations.In1906thenumberof colouredCatholicswas44,982,andin 1916ithadgrownto51,688.Inthe lastdecadetherehasbeenanincrease 72,636,or140percent.

ItwasThomasLloyd,aCatholic, whorecordedinshorthandPresident GeorgeWashington'sfirstinauguraladdressatNewYorkin1789.Hewas theofficialrecorderofCongressin 1790.Becauseofhisservicesinthe furtheranceofsuchwritinginAmerica, Lloydisknownas"thefatherofAmericanshorthand."

fi'rotherBasil,0.C.S.O.,alaybrotheroftheCistercianOrderofthe StrictObservance,generallyknownas Trappists,hasdiedattheNewMellerayAbbey,Peosta,Ioan,attheage ofeighty-sevenyears,havingspentthe lastfifty-threeyearsofhislifeatthe Abbey.Hewasknownforhisstrong devotiontothecontemplativelife.The advancedageattainedbyBrother Basil,knownintheworldasJames Twomey,hasservedtocallattention tothefactthatallofthemonkswho havediedatNewMellerayinthe lastfifteenyearshavebeenmorethan seventyyearsold.Offifteenmonks whohavediedinthatperiod,theeldestwasninety-threeyearsold.

Humansacrificehasnotbeeneradicatedeveninthistwentiethcenturyat Onitsha(SouthernNigeria,WestAfrica).1Thehorriblefactisrevealedin thepagansectionofatowninwhich isfoundalsoaChristiancommunitya leperwaskilledrecentlyasanoffering tothedeityadoredbythenatives.The deitywasdispleasedwiththefamilyof thelocalchief,thenativessaid,andthe leper'sslayingwastheirbidforpeace. Beinganofficiallyrecognisedchief holdingawarracitfromtheBritishGovernMent,hecouldnotopenlygivehis consentforthesacrifice,butitisestablishedthatsecretlyheapproved, andthevictimwasplacedonanaltar andslain.Theperpetratorsofthe crimewerequicklyapprehendedby theGovernmentandthechiefwasdeprivedofhiswarrant.TheVicariate ofSouthernNigeria,undertheHoly GhostFathers,contains35,000Catholicsinatotalpopulationof8,200,000.

ThedeathhasoccurredatHongKongofMotherClaraT'ain,nativebornChineseSisterandSuperioressof theChineseSistersoftheMostPreciousBlood.Oneoffourmembersof herfamily,whowerereligious,allwere notedfortheirexceptionalability. MotherClarahadbeenprofessedfor overforty-threeyears,havingbecome aTertiaryintheCannossianSistersin 1886.Owingtohertalentinorganisation,shewasnamedin1923Superioressofthenewly-establishedcongregationoftheSistersoftheMostPrecious Blood.Shediedontheeveofthe blessingofthenewconventandschool inKowloon,asuburbofHong-Kong, erectedasacentreofCatholicactivity inapagancommunityof100,000.The CongregationoftheMostPrecious Bloodcountsfiftyprofessedmembers andalargenumberofaspirants.

FatherPatrickB.Murphy,pastorof OurLadyoftheRosaryChurch,Boston,Mass.,diedonthes.s.Cedric,on whichheleftBostonMaylastfor Cobh.FatherMurphywasbornat MolochroeHouse,Brownhill,Ovens, Co.Cork,seventy-nineyearsago,and attheageoffivewenttoAmericawith hisparents.Hewasawarmpersonal friendofJohnBoyleO'Reilly,with whomhetookpartintheFenianraid onCanada.HewasordainedinMontreal,andwasChaplain-Generalofthe U.S.A.ArmyintheCubanWar.

MissElizabethAnneClem,former Washingtonsocietygirl,andonly daughterofMajor-GeneralJohnL. Clem,U.S.A.,retired,famedCivilWar "DrummerBoyofChickamauga,"has receivedthehabitofOurLadyof MountCannelattheCarmeliteMonasteryinNewAlbany.MissClem,who hastakenthenameofSisterAnneof theTrinity,hasbeenatthemonastery asanovicesinceAugust,oflastyear. Sheistwenty-oneyearsold,andwas educatedinaTitivateschoolinParis afterreceivingherelementaryeducationinAmerica.Shehastravelled widelyinEurope,China,andthePhilippines.Herfatherwonhissobriquet when,asaboy,heservedintheFederalArmyandshotdownamounted Confederatecolonelduringthebattle ofChickamauga.

Three-denominationsofthenew IrishFreeStateConsolidatedissueof banknoteshavebeenplacedincirculation.Theyarethe£1,£5,and£10 notesrespectively.Thedesignson thefrontofallthesenotesareidentical,representingafanneratworkwith aploughingteam.Onthebackof the£1notethedesignisarepresentationoftheDublinCustomHouse.The £5notehasSt.Patrick'sCollege,Cork, intheforeground,andShandonsteeple inthebackground,andthe£10note carriesaviewoftheofficesoftheCurrencyCommissionbesidetheBankof IrelandinDublin.Thisnoteissueis basedontheexistingissueofcurrency noteswhich,inturn,arebasedpound forpoundonBritishsterling.They aredividedamongallbanksoperating intheFreeStateinanagreedratio,

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TheRev.FatherJamesTimmins, pastorofSt.Michael'sChurch,Chester,whoinheritedconsiderablewealth fromhisparentsmanyyearsago,died inAprillast,andleftthebulk,ofhis estatetocharity.Overf56,000has beenmentionedinthevenerablepastor'sbequeststocharitableinstitutions.Twobequestsof20,000eachare madetoCardinalDougherty-onefor theerectionofahighschoolandthe other"forsuchcharitablepurposesas he,inhisjudgment,maydetermine."

Arichpectoralcrosscoveredwith diamondsandsmallemeralds,which waspresentedtothelateCardinal VicoduringthetimehewasNuncio ApostolicoftheRepublicofColumbia,wasdiscoveredtobemissingfrom hiseffectsbytheexecutorofhiswill andthematterisnowinthehandsof thepolice.CardinalVico,thefirst ofthethreePrincesoftheChurchto dierecently,hadinheritedalarge amountofpropertyfromhisfamily, andbythetermsofhiswillvarious bequestsarelefttorelatives,friends, andservants.TothediocesanseminaryofAncona,inwhichhemadehis earlystudies,hebequeathedthesum of800,000lire.

TheCatholicsofOslo,Norway,organisedasoireeinhonouroftheCatholicconvertwriter,Mrs.SigridUndset.ThemembersoftheOsloLadies' Sodalityplayedarecently-written dramaofwhichthewarpandwoofis drawnfromtheRomanmartyredvirginofSt.Cecilia.AlltheCatholic clergyofOsloassistedatthesoiree,and theVicar-Apostolic,Mgr.Offerdahl, gaveanaddressinwhichhewarmly thankedMrs.Undsetforthesplendid exampleofreligioussealshegivesto herCatholiccountrymen,andforthe signalmaterialandspiritualassistance forwhichtheCatholicmissionsofNorwayareindebtedtoher.

The"CatholicHerald"recentlyannouncedthatCoUntJohnMcCormack, thefamousIrishtenor,wastoreceive £100,000fortakingpartina"onefeature"film.TheInternationalNews ServicehasnowstatedthatCountMcCormackhasofficiallyenteredthe"talkies.""Heannounces,"saystheNews Service,"hehassignedacontractwith Foxfilmscallingforhisparticipating inaforthcoming'talkie,'partofwhich willbemadeinIrelandinAugustand Septemberduringthesinger'sannual visit,andtheremainderinHollywood."

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Belgians'PleaforPromotion ofPeace

TheHollandCatholicLeagueforthe PromotionofPeaceheldameetingat theHague,somefewweeksago,at whichthechieforatorswereTheDominicanFriar,FatherRutten,member oftheBelgianSenate;theformer PrimeMinisterofBelgium,Viscount P.Poullet,.professorattheLouvain University;andtheHonourableL.J. Feber,aCatholicmemberoftheDutch Parliamdt. ti

FatherRutten,afterbrieflyreview- ingtheeffortsofboththeBelgianand theHollandGovernmentstofostera goodunderstandingbetweenthetwo neighbouringnations,said with"Wearemostanxioustoco-operate youinanytrulyCatholicaction forthepromotionofpeace.Tothat end,however,itisnecessarythatwe bepermittedtoexposefreelyand frankly diplomacyourgrievances.Anyother sighted."wouldbeclearlyshortThentheoratorproceeded toexpose,veryfranklyindeed,the toureconomicalgrievances-atbottom allofaneconomicalnature-theBel- gianpeoplehaveagainsttheHollanders,andheconcluded:"Ibegtoappeal towhatourfathersintheFaithcalled the'CharityofTruth,'whichisthe firstobligationmembersofthesame Faithoweoneanother,becauseour Catholicidealsmustrisetower-high aboveallourdifferences.Mere nornicalinterestscanneverdefini estrangeusfromyou.Intimatelyunit- edtoyouthroughourcommonFaith andourcommonneedofpeace,wewill neverletgothewarmhandoffriend- shipextendedto-night."

ViscountPoulletsaid,inpart:"Itis notenoughforCatholicstostrivein theirrespectivecountriesforthepro- motionofthepeaceidea.Thepeace ideaisaninternationalissueandcan, therefore,besettledonlythroughinternationalco-operation.WhatablessingitwouldbeifCatholicsofall countriescouldmeetatregularinter-valstodiscussquestionsofinternationalconcern,andiftheycould bringaboutapermanentandserious co-operation!HavenotthePopes sincethecloseoftheWar,kepturging noonthenationsthedutyofreconcilia- tionandofmutualunderstanding,and isitnottheCatholicpeople'sdutyto regulatetheirconductaftertheHoly Father'sdirectionsandexhortations?

"TheSocialistsofallcountriesre- mainconstantlyintouchwithoneanother,whyshouldwenotfollowtheir example?True,effortsinthisdirectionhavebeenmadebyCatholics,but theyhavealwaysbeenfromprivate sources.Theyshouldoriginatefrom organisedCatholicbodies-fromthe Catholicpoliticalparties,forinstance. Theirdelegatesshouldmeetatregular intervalsininternationalconventions. Suchco-operationcouldnotfailtobe veryfruitfulinthesocial,politicaland religiousfields;itwouldundoubtedly fosterthegoodunderstandingbetween rationsandpromotethecauseofuniversalpeace."

10TerribleChineseBandits

Ashockingaccountofthemurder k,:thethreeAmericanPassionistMissionarieswhowereslainbyChinese banditsiscontainedinamessagejust receivedattheStateDepartmentfrom theAmericanConsulGeneralatHan- kow.Thestorywasobtainedfrom theservantsofthethreepriests,who wereallowedtogofreeaftertheyhadwitnessedtheassassinationoftheMis- sioners.Thepriests,FathersWalter Coveyou,ClementSeybold,andGod- freyHolbein,weretakencaptiveat Hwachia,nearCheriki,Provinceof Hunan,andweremarchedtothebrink ofaminepitfiftyfeetdeepinthe hillsaboutfivemilesaway.Theywere thenstrippedofallclothing,and FatherCoveyouwasshotfirst,Father Seyboldnext,andfinallyFatherHol-bein.Thebodieswerehurledintothe pit.OnApril26,theRev.Anthony MaloneyandMilesMcCarthy,witha bodyguardofninetysoldiers,foundthe pitandrecoveredthebodiesonthe followingdayandtookthemtoShen- chow,wherefuneralserviceswereheld onMay4.

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MussoliniandtheVatican

RelationsoftheTwoKingdoms.

TheLateranTreaty,whichsettles therelationsbetweentheItalianGov- ernmentandtheVatican,andheals thelongbreachbetweenthem,wasre- centlypassedbytheSenate,whenthe BillratifyingtheTreaty,whichhasal- readypassedtheChamberofDeputies, wascarriedby315votestosix. Greatinterestwastakeninthepass- ingofthishistoricTreaty,andthede- bate,whichwa,smarkedbyastriking speechbythePremier,SignorMusso- lini,waslistenedtobyacrowded Houseandgalleries.

Twit)royalPrinces,theDukedePis- toiaandtheDucdePouille,werepre- sent.

TheDucebeganbysayingthathis speechwouldnotassumethesamepro- portionsastheonehedeliveredafew dayspreviousintheChamber.That speech,thePremiersaid,hadbeende- scribedasuncompromising,butthe polemicpointsraisedthereinhad struckhome.Itwasnecessarytodispersethetoosentimentalatmosphere createdbytheTreaty,which,ifallow- edtocontinue,wouldundoubtedlyalteritstruecharacter.Itwasde-sirabletodefineprecisely,sincethe matterhadbecomearealityinthe arena,therespectivesovereigntiesoftheStateandChurch. TherewastheKingdomofItalyon theonehand,andtheKingdomof theVaticanCityontheother.The distancebetweentheItalianKingdom andtheVaticanCitycouldbecounted inthousandsofkilometres,likethedistanceseparatingParis,Madrid,and WarsawfromtheVaticanCity.Aboveall,itwasnecessarytoeradicatethe ideacreatedthattheTreatywould VaticaniseItaly,or,viceversa,that theVaticanwouldbeItalianised. Nothingofthekindwouldhappen.

SignorMussolinicharacterisedasab- surdtheallegationthathisspeechin theChamberofDeputieswasintended toplacateeithertheLeftWingextrem- istsoftheFacistmovement-forno suchpersonsexistedinthemovement -ortheMasonicLodges,towhomno trucewouldeverbegiven.

Alludingtohispreviousremarkson theoriginofChristianity,SignorMussolinisaidheneverintendedtodeny theworkingoutofaDivinedesignin allthathadhappened,but,onthe contrary,heaffirmedit.Hemust, however,alsobepermittedtoaffirm thatthenaturaldevelopmentofevents hadpointedtoRome,andnottoAlex- andriaorTerusalem.

SignorMussoliniturnedtotheques- tionofeducationandtheteachingof thechildren.WeretheFascistsabout tomonopolisejealouslytheteachingof thechildrenofItaly?Thosewho fearedthatshouldrememberthatit wasundertheFascistregimethatthe firstCatholicUniversityinItalywas openedandrecognised.

Therewasoneaspectoftheteach- ingofthechildrenonwhichtheywere uncompromising.Onemusthavere- gardtotherealitiesoflife.Those whomaintainedthattheteachingof thechildrenwasamattersolelyfofthe familywere inconsistentsayingsomethingwholly withtherealitiesofmodernlife. unceasinglyThemodernfamilyengaged inthestruggleforitsdaily breadcouldnotteachanyone.Only theStatewithitsfacilitiesofeveryde-scriptioncouldundertakethetask.

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Thisyear,asinprecedingyears, LentandHolyWeekhavebeenre- markableforextraordinaryeventsin thelifeofTeresaNeumann,theStig- maticofKonnersreuth.Thefollow- ing,whiChappearedin"LestDernieres NouvellesdeLeipzig,"istranslated from"LaCroix":

FromSeptuagesimaweektheecsta- siesonFridaysrecommenced.Dur- ingLenthersufferingsincreased,the woundsproducedbytheinvisible CrownofThornsbecamelarger,anda newfoundappearedclosetohereye. Theecstasiesreachedtheirculminat- ingpointonHolyThursdaynightun- tilGoodFridaymorning.Teresaex- periencedallthetorturesofthescourg- ing,andthestigmataappeared.The ecstacyoftheCrucifixionlastedan hour,andtheecstasyoftheentire Passionthreehours.Teresawaslike onedead..Fiftyvisitorswerepresent atthesevisions,ofwhichM.Schamgh, the,B'urgomasterofMunich,wasawitness. OnEasterSundayTeresaawokeat fiveo'clockinthemorning;shewas consciousandwellagain.Inher visionsshehadbeheldtheResurrec- tionofOurDivineLord,thevisitof theholywomentothesepulchre,and theapparitionofJesustoHisassem- bledApostles.OnEasterMonday Teresahadavisionofthetwodisciples atEmmaus.SinceEasterherhealth has,beencompletelyrestored.She isbetterandstrongerthanshewas previously.Easterweekpassedaway withoutanysuffering.Teresacon- tinuestotakenonourishment.Al-

thoughshehasnottakenanyforayearherweightremainsunchanged. WhatshelosesinweightonFriday seimmediatelyregainswhensherests, butshenevereatsordrinks. DuringthewintermonthsitwasdifficulttogetpermissiontovisitTeresa Neumann,asherhealthrequiresthe greatestcareduringthecoldweather.Lastsummer,however,morethan twelveBishopsvisitedKonnersreuth. AspecialvisitwasthatmadebyPere Gemelli,RectoroftheUniversityof theSacredHeartatMilan,whowas sentbthePo

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CONSULTUSEARLY and SECUREGOODACCOMMODATION. ALL

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"ONEUSRAGEOURDEAD."

(ByaRecentVisitortoCairo.Writtenfor"TheRecord.")

TothevoyagerfromAustraliato Englandbythemailsteamer,awelcomeescapefromthemonotonyof shiplifeiseffectedatPortSuez, wherethejourneycanbebrokenfor twenty-fourhoursorso,andtheboat againjoinedatPortSaid.Thewriter wasoneofapartyofsomehundreds whojoinedinthisexcursioninthe romanticlandofEgypt.FromSuez to'Cairobytraintakesaboutfour hours-dustyandhot.Thetimein Cairoisshort,andonehastopacka month'sworkintooneafternoon.The museumalonewoulddetainonefora week,forthereispreservedinitthe antiquesofEgypt'sgloriouscivilisation --nowbutacurio.ThePyramidsare strangelydisappointingwhenoneapproachestheirmassivenessintheday light.Butbynight,underthesoft lightofthemoon,thePyramidsassumetheirnativebeauty.Alltheir harshday-timelinesarethensoftened, andonecanbeholdthemasthesentinelsofEgypt'sstoriedpast. Itwaswhilewalkingunderthe magicofanEgyptianmooninthe desertsandspearthePyramidsthat thewriter,gazingatsomedistantexcavations,spoketoaguide,anexceptionallycleverEgyptian,oftheweird beautyoftheland.Quickaslightningcametheanswerinanawesome voice,whichIshallneverforget:"The curseofourancientdead,oftheHigh PriestsofEgypt'sreligious,ofour KingsandQueens,ofthegloriouspast, thesanctityandmajestyofwhose thousandsofyearsofsleephavebeen desecrated,whosetombsaredestroyed bythehandsofScience,restheavily onEgypt.WhenourRoyaland princelydead,nowpubliclyexhibited asmummiestovulgargazeabroadare broughtbacktotheirnativeland,then Egyptwillseefreedomandhappier days."

(Thewordsofthispropheticcurse wererepeatedforthewriterbythe guidelaterinShepheard'sHotel,and committedtowriting.)

tesyinthereturnoftherelic.

InthemattersofEgyptianmummies scatteredinmanypartsoftheworld, thereistalkofmakinganinternational appealfortheirreturn,ontheground thatthesanctityofthedeadofany nationisrespected.Sowhynot thatofEgypt?TheEgyptiansput forwardtheideaofthetremendous waveofindignationwhichwouldsweep throughthereligiousworldifthebones oftheChristiansaintsandmartyrsin theCatacombsofRomeandelsewhere wereremovedandplacedonpublicexhibitioninmuseums.Manypeople arepronetotalkandwritegliblyon the"SoulofEgypt."Fewhaveeven remotelysensedit,muchlessunderstoodit.Manyworshipreverentlyat theshrineofthe"UnknownSoldier." Egypt'sgloriousdeadareonpublicexhibitioninalienlands.

WepassedthenightatShepheard's Hotel,theacmeofpalatialluxury. Rudelydistrbedat6a.m.,ahastyallegedbreakfastwaspartakenof,and thepartywas.hurriedoffbytrainto PortSaid,tocatchthemailboat.A lightningvisitsuchasoursonly arousesakeendesiretogoback,to thelandofthePharoahsforaprolongedvisit-agoodfortuneIsincerely wishthewriterinthefuture.

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"Giveusbackourdead!"Itisa poignantcrywrungfromtheheart andsoulofEgypt.Thatantiqueland clamoursforthereturnofherexiled Pharoahs.ItisasignthattheEpptionsareslowly,veryslowly,becomingarticulate,expressinganationaldesireforthereturnoftheirancient dead,ruthlesslytornfromtheland forpublicexhibitionandprivatecollectionsinforeignlands.Itisasign ofthetimesinthelandoftheSphinx --budsofanawakeningnationalconsciousness,stirringofanewspirit,she slowpainfulrebirthofmemory,a prideinacivilisationandpastas..gloriousasanynationhaseverknown.

Itwillberememberedthatthefirst outwardexpressionofthisnewsentimentinEgyptmanifesteditselfwhen publicpressureinsistedthattheRoyal mummyofTutankhamenmustnotbe removedfromitsmagnificentRoyal chamberofdeathinthetombinthe ValleyoftheKings,nearLuxor.The secondmanifestationwastherefusal byKingFuadandtheEgyptianGovernmentofthevulgarofferof£2,000,000 byRockfeller,theAmericanmillionaire,foranewmuseumandinstitute ofEgyptologyinCairo,underconditionswhichmeantinternationalinsteadofEgyptiancontrolofthemuseumandarchaeologicalexcavationsin Egypt.Criticsatthetimesaidthat theKingandtheGovernmenthad thrownawayamunificentamountof moneysobadlyneededinthelandat thetime.Onthecontrary,theKing displayedahighlycommendablewisdominencouragingthenewspiritin Egypt,andinplacingnationalideals abovematerialconsiderations.Why shouldthespiritofanynation(howeveroldanddecrepid)beinsulted bytheunwittingvulgarityofanouveau-richepurse-proudnation?Americagotheranswer,fromwhich,letus hope,shewilllearnalesson.

Museumsareinvariablyreluctantto giveupanytreasuretheymayhave intheirpossession.AtpresentnegotiationsbetweenBerlinandCairoare beingpursuedforthereturnofavery preciousrelicofancientEgypttoits Lomeland.ItishopedthatGermany,withherundoubtedrespectfor cultureandnationalambitions,willextendtoEgyptanunprecedented°our-

TheQuestionBox

Questionsaboutthe&atria* andpracticeoftheChurchwill beansweredinthissectionweekly.Inquirersaretobe8.8brief andclearaspossible.

Question:Oneoftenhearsitsaid, thatvocalprayerisuseless,onlya mechanicalrepetitionofwords.How isthisobjectiontobeanswered?-Questioner.

Answer:Ifvocalprayerwereallowed tobecomeamererepetitionofwords, theobjectionwouldbejustified;but such'shouldnotbethecase.Theessenceofprayeristheelevationofthe mindtoGod;butsomewayofgiving expressiontothesentimentsweexperienceisnatural,andourvocal prayersarealwaysbeautifulmediums ofsuchexpression.Forexample, whatmorebeautifulprayertoGod thanthe"OurFather,"ifthesentimentsitswordsexpressarere-echoed intheheart?

Question:Whatisthemeaningof recentreferencesinthedailypapers toaGeneralCouncilinRomenext year?

Answer:AnEcumenicalorGeneral CouncilisameetingoftheHierarchy oftheuniversalChurch,forthediscussionofmattersoffaithandmorals. ThelastGeneralCouncilwastheVaticanCouncil,openedinRomeinDecember,1869;itwasthe20th.General Council.TheseizureofRomein1870 preventedtheCouncilfromfinishing theworksetouttobedone.Pius IX.,inOctober,1870,postponedthe Councilindefinitely,andlateronLeo XIII.declareditformallyclosed.Of recentyears,morethanonceithas beenrumouredthataGeneralCouncil

wastotakeplace.;but,sofar,there hasbeennoofficialconfirmationofthe newspaperreportthatitwillbeopened nextyear.

Question:How.manyPopeshave therebeeninthehistoryofthe Church?IsittruethatonePoperesignedfromtheHolySee?-A.B'.

Answer:(a)Inalltherehavebeen 259PopesintheChurch.Someof thesehadveryshortreigns,several occupyingtheHolySeeforlessthana year,andoneforonlyseventeendays. Ontheotherhand,someofthePopes hadlongreigns,especiallyPopePius IX.,whoreignedfor32years,and PopeLeoXIII.,whoreignedfor26 years.

lb)CelestineV.waselectedPopeist 1294,andresignedinthesameyear. PrevioustohifelectionhewasPietro, orPeterMurrone,ahermit,andfounderofaReligiousOrder,knownasthe Celestines.Hediedshortlyafterhis resignation.HislifewasMadethe subjectofabook,"SanCelestino,"by therecentlydeceasedauthor,John Ayscough.

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"ST.BRIGID'SINiTHEHILLS"

Itwassuretyaninspirationthat camefromthegoodSaintBrigidto theSistersofMercyatWestPerth, whentheychoseforthehighereduca- tionoftheirpupilsthebeautifullyap- pointedbuildingatLesmurdie,which originallydesignedforacollegeonold Englishlines,aftersomevicissitudes hasnowcomeintotheirpossession. Hencefort.fiitwillbeknownas"Sti Brigid'sLadies'College."Theintentionofitsbuilderwasthatitshould beaseatoflearningfortheyouthof theWest,butbysomewhimsicalturningofthewheeloffortune,theparticularintentionofthebuilderwas frustrated.anditwasgiventoother uses.MaybetheFateshaddecreed thatitwastobereservedforthespecialpurposetowhichitisnowconsecrated.ByNaturethesurroundings havebeenfashionedforsuchahome, wherethetalentsmightbewooedand wonbyaspiringyouth,andthesoul communewithitselfateventidein thequietofasweetpeaceawayfrom thefuriousstrivingsofthecity,unannoyedbythemyriadnoisesofthe streetandtheuncongenialatmosphere ofacrowdedarea.Ifonlyfroma hygienicviewpointthecasualvisitor viewsthisexcellenlyplacedmodern academy,ithasastrongappealforall thatitpromisesinthebuildingupof isorousandhealthyyoungWestAustitlianstudents.Certainlytheoriginatorofthisgracefulstructure,so farremovedfromthesmokeandgrime andnoisesofthecity,hadasplendid conceptionofwhatwasappropriatein theplanofamodernhigh-classacademy.Hereindeedisbeauty,sweetness.peaceandrestfulness.Therethe Gracesmayandwilldwell.Theenvironmentissuggestiveofrepose. Nothingisthereoftheausterediversionsofthework-a-dayworldtomar thesylvanlovelinessofthisscholastic retreatinthe.hills,wheretheSisters ofSt.Brigid'shaveplantedthe*symbolicgrainofmustardseedwhichthey hopeintheneardaystobewillgrow Ntinstrengthandimportance,andbring forthfruitfulresultsprofitabletoGod andSociety.

Lesmurdieisalreadybecomingone ofourruralattractions.Theubiquitousmotorcarhasdiscoveredit,just asthereal-estatershavediscoveredthe beautyspotsofoursuburbanareas, andthethoughtobtrudesitself,not withoutatwingeofpain,thatthis delightfulretreatinthehighlandsof theStatewilleventuallyherobbedof itspoeticpeaceandbecomeoneofthe choicestvisitingplacesofthemanwith amotorcar.Numbersofthesespeedingandthrobbingmonarchsofthe highwayaretobeseenrushingpast onSundays,andnowthatthehillsare beginningtoburstintobloomandare showingtheirattractionsoffernand flower,Lesmurdieissuretobecomea treasurespotforthetiredcitybusiness manandcityfolkwhoaretheprivilegedownersofacar.Lesmurdiewas oncealonelyplace,butitsloneliness hasgone.Itisfartoobeautifulto beleftlikeanunusedhatonalonely Peg. WewerenotprivilegedtoseeSt. Brigid'sintheHillsinthesoftsunshineofaJuneday.Themists ofamoistandgreydayhungover thehills:therewasasharptangin theair:itcertainlywasn'tadaythat

calledtoonewithrich-throatedap- pealingtodohill-climbing,andtotry theluxuryofthespellthatcomesover thelistenercapturedbythevariedharmoniesoftheswirlingandsurging watersofLesmurdieFalls.Ourday inthehillshadnotthatamaranthine delightthatcomesinthetrainofMy LadySpring,butitwassufficiently inspiringandinspiritingtoleaveus longingforacloserintimacywiththis Eden.oftheWest. OurvisittoSt.Brigid'sLady'sCollegewasan interludeinterestingandpleasurable totheusualmonotonyofa citytoiler.OutsideintheCollege groundswereparkedanumberofsty- lishcars:ourold'busrubbedshoulders withthemandwiththeothervisitors wereceivedawarmwelcomefromthe hospitableSisters.Itwasasemi-visitingday,andthespaciousmusic-hallwe foundcrowdedwithhappy,smiling studentsandtheirfriends.Onecould swiftlyrecognisetheadvantagesof livinginsuchsurroundings,andthe hygenicpropertiesofthemountainair thereabouts.Thesweetestpomegranitebloomwasinthecheeks'ofevery youngfacethatsmiledtheirwelcome onthestranger,eventhegoodSisters hadleftasidetheiraccustomedpallor andsubmittedtotheinevitable rosetintingsofNature.Overforty studentsarealreadyinresidence,and havetakenverykindlytothedelightfulisolationthatgivearealcharmto theirstudentlifeinthehills.Anexcellentprogrammeofinstrumental musicwasprovidedbythestudents,assistedbytwoex-pupils,MissKitty GieseandMissKenniwell,whocame out,asdidothers,toseeandtoenjoythebeautiesofLesmurdieandSt. Brigid'sCollege.Afternoonteawas giventothevisitorsinthelargeand well-equippeddininghall,whichis splendidlyadaptedfortherequire- ments'ofahigh-classacademy.There isseatingaccommodationforahundred.Wewereprivilegedtobeshown themanyexcellenciesofSt.Brigid's College,whichcancomparewiththe bestintheCommonwealth-indeedone wouldhavetosearchveryfartofind itspeer.Itistwo-storied,withan attractiveexterior,andaninteriorthat atoncecompelsadmiration.The class-roomsareroomy,welllighted, airy,andsplendidlyfurnished.The dormitoriesare.inthemselves,such asnotmanycollegescanequal.Each seniorgirlhasaseparatewardrobeand aroomtoherself.Thejuniorsarein commodiousrooms,beautifullyequippedwithallthenecessaryfurniture andlighting.Linenpressesareaplenty,andspaciousbathrooms,where hotandcoldwaterareatthewillof thestudents.Therearetwolarge dormitoriesonthegroundfloorand twoupstairs--in accommodated.thesethejuniorsare Theseniorshave roomy,cosyquartersforthemselves. Piiiplacesareineachdormitoryand everycomfortthatastudentcould desireiswithintheirreach.Inthe basementaretheshowers,wherehot andcoldwaterisobtainable,andthe sculleryandkitchen,whichhavemodernequipment.Nothingintheplan oftheoriginalbuilderhasbeenomit tedtomakethisacademyrepletewith everyutilityforanup-to-datehiJigradeeducationalestablishment.Takingitinthelump,ithasmucht3at

Federal-StateTaxationReturn

Thefinaldatesforkrigingtaxation returnsareasfollows:Landtax,August31,1929;incometax,formHA, whichcoverssalaries,wages,rents,dividends,interest,andallincomeother thanfromtradingandprofessional, July31,1929:formH,intendedfor caseswheretradingandprofessional incomeisincluded,August31,1929. Penaltiesforfailuretofurnishreturns bytheabovedatesrangeupto£100. Bothformsandinstructionsareobtainableatallpostoffices.

IncomeTax.

Thefollowingpersonsareliableto furnishreturns:

(a)Persons(bothmaleandfemale) whoarenotmarriedandwhosegross incomefromallsourcesduringtheyear endedJune.30,1929,was£100orover,

(la)Marriedpersonswhosegrossincomefromallsourcesduringtheyear endedJune30,1929,exceeding£200, hutmarriedwomenwhosegrossincomewas£100oroverarerequiredby theStatelawtolodgereturns.

"Notmarried"meansbachelor,spinster,widower,widow,ordivorced person.Valueofboardandlodging isincome.

Anypersonwhohasfurnishedareturnforpreviousyears,buthasreceivedlessthantheamountsmentioned abovefortheyearendedthe30tk. June,1929,therebyrenderingareturn unnecessary,mustsonotifythedepartment.

(c)Personsorcompanieswhosellor disposeofgoodsinWesternAustralia foraprincipalsituatedoutsideof WesternAustraliamustfurnishreturns onformHFshowingthetotalsaleseffected.

tractthevisitor.Wideverandahs lookdownuponacourt-yardwhichis adornedwithpalmsandfernsanda fountain,andwherestudentsinsummereveningswillprovideminutesof vocalandinstrumentalharmonies,and asafinale,thesweetRosaryofMary, whoistheQueenofBeautyberecited incommonbyteachersandstudents. Wehadnearlyforgottenthatthe Collegestandsinthecentreofsome sixtyacresofexcellentland,that willintimesupplyalltheCollege needs.Afinetenniscourtispartof theoutsideattractions,andasinging brookwascrooninganeveninglullaby asweturnedareluctantfacetowards our'busandthehighway.Andlest weforget,thereisadelightfulswimmingpoolinthesingingbrook,acoolingoffplaceforthesummer.

Ah,surelythemantleofSt.b'rigid, theMaryofErin,holdsinitsprotectingfoldsthisshrineofFaithandlearningonLesmurdie'sheights,andmay beitisdestinedtoplayitsownbrave partintheeducationandpreparation orWestralia'sdaughterstotake"their placeintheworldwhentheyhave crossedthemysticbridgethatspans Youth'sRubicon,toworkasuseful citizens,auxiliariesinthe,erviceof theircountryandmankind.Toshape accordingtothemindoftheCreator thecharacteroftheyoungpeoplecommittedtothemisthewo..-koftheSistersofMercyinthislovelyplacein thehillswheretheGraces 'rarely comeanddwell.

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Haveyoueverthoughtwhatanacquisitionagoodcarriageistoa woman? Awomanwithagoodcarriage,andgracefulwalk,lookswell inalmostanycostume.Now,aswe donotallpossesstheknackofcarryingourselveswell,itwouldberather niceifwesetabouttheartofacquiringit,ifitisnotanaturalgift.A veryimportantpointistolearnhow tostanderect,tositwithoutslouching,towalkgracefully.Afterawhile thesegiftswillbecomepartofyou;if constantlypractised.Carriageisone ofthemainthingstobeobserved,if youwishtoappearwelldressed.The mostbeautifulclotheslooknothing,if worninacarelessfashion.Oneimportantpointistoseethatyourshoes donotgetdownatheel;nothinglooks worse.Gettheheelsfixedupassoon astheyshowsignaofwearing.

Clothesshouldbetakencareofwhen notbeingworn.Beforebeingput away,brushthemcarefully,takegrease spotsout,andhangupverycarefully.

Oneofthegreatsecretsofawell-dressedwomanisneatness.Assoonasyou takeyourhatoff,dustitcarefully,and putitawayimmediatelyinitsproper place;thishelpstopreserveitsfreshness.Whentheshoesaretakenoff. bendthesolesandplacethemonshoe trees.Smoothyourglovesout,and laythemflatinabox.Attentionto alltheselittledetailsinthecareof clotheswillensuretheappearanceof beingwelldressed.

Now,thereisnottheslightestreasonintheworldwhyawomanshould notlookjustasneatwhensheisdoing herworkasatanyothertime.Do youknowthat,Ithinkforourown sakes,aswellasourfamilies,weshould makeitapointoflookingdoublynice whenweareaboutourhousehold tasks.Iamsureithelpsustobe morecheerfulwhenaboutourworkto knowthatwearelookingourbest.A neatapronoroverallisanabsolute necessity.Theslip-overstyleofoverallcompletelycoversthedress,and canbeslippedoffatamoment'snotice ifanunexpectedcallerarrivestospend anhourortwo.

Nottheslightestdoubtcanexistin ourminds,butthattheclose-fitting hatisthemostsuitablewearfor autumnandwinter.Foy'sandBoans areshowingacharmingrangeof felthatsintheirwindows:Hats tobebecomingtomostfacesshould haveasmallbrimforeyeprotection, italsothrowsakindlyshadowover facesofelderly,oratleast,olderwomen.Onlyveryyoungwomeninthe firstflushofyouthcanwearwith equanimitythebrimlesshat.Manyof themostcharminghatsareknownas "pull-ons."Theyarepulledwellon thehead,andonlytheweeniestlittle bitofhairisallowedtoshow:One oftheseneathats,whenworninconjunctionwithoneofthecosywinter fur-trimmedcoatsshowinginBrennan'swindows,wouldbeidealfora tripovertheTranscontinentallineto theEasternStates. *

Quiteacrazeseemstoexistatpre- sentforfancyworkandhandembroideries.Infact,itismorethancraze, itisapositiveobsession.Thereis nottheslightestdoubtbutthatthe girlwhoisskilledatneedleworkpossessesavaluableasset.Theplainest dresscanbemadeadreamofbeauty bymeansofalittlehandembroidery.Daintyhand-workandstitchesgive quitea plainestdistinctiveappearancetothe jumpersuit.Theyoungladies canbeseenemployingtheirsparetime inelaboratelyworkingpillow-shams, table-centres,etc.,fortheirgloryboxes. Someofthefelthatsnowbeingworn areornamentedwithdaintyhandstit- chery,intheformofleaves,fruit, flowers,etc.

Bytheway,talkingaboutfelthats,didyouknowthatsomelargefortuneshavebeenmadebyturning"rabbit skinsintoexpensivefurhats?The modeofprocedureisasfollows:First ofallthefurhastoundergoaslight chemicalpreparationbyusingasolu- tionmadefromnitrateofmercury.The feltingpropertiesofthefurisaddedtobythisprocess.Afterthistreatment thefuriscutfromtheskinbyhand ormachinery,andisthenreadyfor theprocessofcombing,thenpressing' intofelt.

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hut.Thisremindsmeofalittleanecdote. AFrenchman,nottoowell versedinEnglish,wentintoashopin anEnglishtown,andtotheastonishmentofthewaitress,whenorderinga cupoftea,said"hedidnotwantita coldfortnight.""Donotwantit forafortnight!"exclaimedthewaitress."DoyounotwantitnowP "Yes,"repliedtheFrenchman;"I meanIdonotwantittwoweekcold." Heevidentlywantedithotandstrong.

Whatagloriousthingitistofeel contentwithourlivesandoursurroundings.Contentmentandacon- tentedperionalltendtomakeanatmosphereofpeace,andreallyweall havesuchalottobethankfulfor,no matterhowpoororillweare,ifwe lookaroundwewillseesomeonewho isinpoorercircumstances,orwhoenduresfarmorepainthanwearecalled upontobear.Thereissuchalotto bethankfulfor:

Abrightsplashofsunshine,, Aflowerortoo. Abitofbluesky, Withacloudsailingthrough; Thesongofabird, Asitsitsonatree, Andthelaughterofchildren

Fromoverthelee. Thescentofthehay, Asitdriesinthesun, Andthesmelloftheearth

Whentheplough-sharehasrun.

Aglimpseofthemoon,

Onthetopofthehill: Thevoiceofthenight Thatissombreandstill.

Thepeaceofthestars, Andthecomfortofknowing Thatforthousandsofyears

They'vebeenshiningandglowing.

TheknowledgeofGod, InHisHeavensabove, Andthegloryofhaving Somegoodfriendstolove.

QuiteanenjoyableeveningwaspassedatSt.Mary'sHall,Leederville,last Tuesday.Theeuchrepartyanddance provedquiteasuccess.Theyounger folksenergeticallytrippedthelight fantastictoe,whiletheolderandmore sedatefolksquietlyenjoyedtheirgame ofcards.Asitwasacoldevening,all unitedinvotingthehotcoffeeand supperadecidedsuccess.

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Nextweekwehopetogiveafull reportoftheSixthAnnualBallofthe OldBoys'AssociationofSt.Ildephon-sus'College,NewNorcia.Thisball washeldintheY.A.L.onTuesday last.

Howofteninaschoolgroundwe hearthephrase-afterachildishquar- rel,"Sendthemto'Coventry'."This actisalsodoneamongstthegrownups,atacitavoidanceofanotherperson,tantamounttosendingtoCoventry;butIwonderdotheyeverthink ofhowthephraseoriginated.Ihave heardseveralexplanationsofthe phrase,butthemostfeasibleoneis thatoveracenturyagothecitizensof Coventryhadsuchadislikeforsol- diersthattheypracticallytabooedany womanwhowasseenspeakingtoone. So,whenasoldierwassenttoCoventry,itpracticallymeantthathewas cutofffromanysocialenjoyments.

WhatslaveswearetoDameFas- hion'sdecrees!Butallwomen,whether richorpoor,incivilisedcountries,orthesavagecolouredwomeninfar-off lands,willgotonearlyanyextreme tobeintheprevailingfashionofthe countrytheyliveinasregardshairdressing,ornaments,etc.Theoriginal meaningofthewordfashionwasto- make;andtheverbstillhasthat meaning.Now,nearlyeverywoman strivestobeinthefashion,ifthat meanstodoasothersdo,toliveas theylive,todressastheydress,andto ownwhattheyown.Now,Iwonder ifthatiswhatisreallymeantbybeing fashionable?Doyouknowthatthis peculiarideamayperhapsoriginatefromourenvironment,aformofgre- gariousnessofamentalkindaffecting savagetribesaswellasso-calledcivi- lisednations.But,italsopointsto amonkeytraitinhumanbeingsof closelyimitatingtheactionsanddress ofothers.Really,fashionislikea "ontagiousgerm.Seehowquicklya prevailingmodefliesfromonepartof theglobetoanother.Howmany blindlyfollowit,withoutconsidering whetheritsuitstheirindividualityor not.Mostwomenappeartothink thatifnotarrayedinthelatestfas-

hiontheyarehopelesslyoutofthe swim.Thisisanabsolutemisconcep- tion,forwhatwillsuitonewomanwill makeanotherlookabsolutelydowdy. Dresstosuityourfigureandcom- plexion,alsostudyyourfeatureswhen decidingwhichfashionsuitsyoubest. Benotblinddevoteesattheshrineof DameFashion.

Isitnotcurioushowtheraysofthe sungiveusasenseofbeingwell.In Australia,soaccustomedareweto sunnydaysandcloudlessskies,thata dull,wetdayhasadepressingeffect. Itisonlyinthelastfewyearsthat thereasonforthishasbeenfullyun- derstood.Weneedtheraysofthe sunplayingdirectlyonourskinsfor healthpreservation.Itisreallythe ultra-violetraysofthesunwhichhave suchabeneficialeffect.Youseeon finedaysattheChildren'sHospital tinysufferersonthelawnintheircots, gettingthehealingeffectsoftherays ofthesun.Thesun'sraysarejust asnecessarytokeepthenormalheal- thychilddeveloping,aswellasplay- ingapartinthecureofill-health.Now, mothers,allowthechildrentogetthe fullbenefitoftheserays.Socksare nota fornecessity,neitherarelongsleeves children.Letthehealingraysof thesunpenetrate,butavoidsun- burnandblisteringoftheskin.Let thechildbecomegraduallyaccustomed totheheatofthesun.Adailysun. bathisbeneficial,but,likeothermedi- cines,mustbetakeninmoderation: smalldosesatfirst,graduallyincreas- ingastheskinbecomesinuredtothe browningeffectsoftheheat.Nothinglooksmorecheerfulthanagroupof healthy,tannedchildrenplayingtheir gamesoutdoors,theirmerryvoices shoutinginjoyfulchorus.

AFewRecipesandHouseholdHints.

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Whenboilingahamleaveitinthe waterinwhichithasbeenboileduntil itiscold.Thismakesitjuicyand tender.

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NewNorcia

MID-WINTERBERLE-CP, College0eacertaGreatSuccess.

Allthingshaveanend-thisistne schoolboy'sconsolation.Thisisthe knowledgethatbuoysupflagging spiritsasthelongdaysmergeinto months,andthemonotonyofstudy becomesaburdenhardtobear.When theglamourof"comingb-ick"has wornoff,whenthings.;eematageneralstandstill,anddisinterestednessis butamasktohidethegreatlonging forachange,thenall-pupilsandmastersalike-lookforw2oieagerlyto holidays.

Andwe,proudzhildrenofS.1.C., havenotlookedinvain.Thefirst halfoftheschoolyearhasdrawntoa welcomeclose,andatAlmaMater, "Quiet,vastandslumbrous,shedsits mantleoverall."Thecloistersfcr *neearesilent,andthedormitories andschool-roomsdesertel-theflaying fieldsnolongerresoundtotheshouts andcriesofexuberantyouth,avisitor intheworldofsport.

Tomarkinabefittingmannerthe terminationofamostsatisfactoryhalf year,aconcertwas..rganisedforthe break-up,andtookplaceontheeveningofSaturday,June22,inthepre. senceofHisLordshiptheRightRev. DomAnselmCatalan,D.D.,0.S.B., LordAbbotofNewNorcia,accompaniedbytwoFathersoftheBenedictine Order,andalargegatheringofNew Vorciaresidentsandweek-endvisitors.

Theprogrammeconsistedmainlyof musicalitems,andwasintwoparts.

AttheendofthefirstparttheLeavingClasssectionoftheSeniorLiterary andDebatingSocietyplayedthe "Ringer,"adetectivethrillerfromthe penofthepopularauthor,EdgarWallace,andthesecondpartconcluded withascenefromHenry1V.,producedbytheJuniorClasssectionofthe SeniorLiteraryandDebatingtz Theprogrammewasasfollows:

PartI.-PianoSolo,"Capricante" (Wachs),J.Kemp;ViolinSolo,"The WattleWaltz"(Edacra),K.Campbell; PianoDuet,"WalzNo.15"'(Brehm), McKenzieandA.Ouston;Violin Duet,"ToaMiniature"(Brahe),Mr. f;ambaandJ.Kerrigan;PianoSolo, Nocturnette"(Hope),J.McKenzie; ViolinDuet,"LondonderryAir" tKreisler),Mr.GambaandJ.Cunneen.PianoSolo,"5th.Prelude" (Rachmaninoff1,J.Kemp!Violin Duet,"Minnetto"(Boccherini),Mr. GambaandE.Groves;ViolinSolo, "CavalleriaRusticana"(Mascagni),J. Cunneen:PianoDuet,"Tambour Avant"(Durand),A.MoselyandT. Berrigan;ViolinSolo,"IntermezzoPucini"(Ratclif),"Cavatina"('Ralf), Mr.C.Gamba;VioletDuet,"Paderewski'sMinuet"(Kreisler),Mr.Gamba 'and1.Cunneen;"TheRinger"(byEdgarWallace),producedbytheSenior LiteraryandDebatingSociety.The characters,inorderofappearance, were:InspectorWembry,B.Gallagher;Harrap(policeofficer),A.Mosely; ChiefInspectorBliss,F.Connaughton;Dr.Lomond.S.Anderson;HacVitt(ex-convict),G.Spisbah;Maurice Meister(alawyer),H.James;Cora AnnMilton(wifeof"TheRinger"), .1.Kemp;Atkins(Meister'svalet),S. Williams.

O'DonaldGroves,familiarlycalled "Ern,"alsoshoneintermittentlyduringtheevening.Regardingtheplays wehaveverylittlecriticismtomake, indeedmerewordscouldnotexpress ourappreciation."TheRinger"was exceptionallywellplayed,andsurpassedallexpectations.Theaudiencewas delighted,particularlywhen"Sam Hackitt"madehisappearanceand alsowhenMrs.Milton,cleverlyimpersonatedbyJimKemp,walkedonthe stage.Werobry,Bliss,Lomond,and Meisterwereall consummateskill, with ummate wseMoselylookeda well-deservingpillarofthelawinhis policeman'sgarb. ThescenefromHenryIV.tookus backtoShakespeare'stimes,andthe manifestpleasurewithwhichtheaudiencereceiveditshowthattheadvent ofFatherTimehasnotdetractedin anywayfromthegreatnesselthe greatman'sworks.TheJuniorClass "wags"foundtheirlevelasRecruits, andkeptthecrowdcontinuallyamused.Norman,asFrancisFeeble,a woman'stailor,evenedhimself,and showedpromiseofenhancinghisreputationasacomediian.DouglasNunn impersonatedbyRaltonHorton,also provedhimselfathirth-maker,and RalphMouldy,ablyassistedbyWart, Bullcalf,andShadow,frequentlyput thecrowdintoconvulsions.O'Keeffe playedthepartofpompousSirJohn Falstaffverywell,andRodgers,with theaidofatooth-brushmoustache andborrowedrobes,lookedanideal soldier.ThegayoldJusticeShallow (RonEvans),adornedwithafine pointedbeardandgloriousmoustache, createdalaughnowandtheninhis dialoguewithhisclerk,theurbane MasterSilence,ablyimpersonatedby LeoWood.BlIthparties,theactors in"TheRinger,"andalsoinHenry IV.,weresuitablydisguisedinthe "studios"ofBro.Urban,M.A.,the chairmanoftheSeniorLiteraryand DebatingSociety, Attheconclusionoftheconcert,Bro. Sebastian,DirectoroftheCollege,arose andaddressedtheassemblyforafew minutes.Heexpressedhisappreciationoftheevening'sperformances,and oftheboys'effortstomaketheeveningapleasantandmemorableoneto allthosepresent.Hehopedthey wouldallmakethebestusepossibleof awell-earnedholiday.Hethenthankedthemusicteachers,Mr.Gambaand MissMummy,forthetroubletheyhad takenintrainingandteachingthe musicpupils,andalsoBro.Ambrose forkeepingthesamerigidlytotheir practice.HealsothankedBro.Urbanforthepainshehadtakenindirectingtherehearsalsoftheplays,and inundertakingthedisguiseofthe actors.Finally,hewasindebtedto theaudiencefortheirpresencethere thateveninginresponsetohisinvitation,andalsofortheircarefulattentionthroughouttheperformance.With thistheeveningclosed,radiatingsatisfactionandcontentonallsides.The visitorsdispersedseverallytotheir homes,whilstthecontributorstothe concertwereinvitedtoalightsupper intherefectory.-R.F.Evans.

drama"TheBabyCyclone,"featuring LewCodyandAileenPringle."The BabyCyclone"isactually'thenameof aPekingesepupwishedonayoung manwhohasaneversionfordogs.His fiancee,however,dotesuponthem,and isdisappointedtolearnhehasgiven theanimaltoastenographerworking inanadjoiningoffice.Thecross-cur. rentsthatfollow,dealingwiththeeffortsofvariousfactions,whoendeavourtobecomepossesseddoftheanimal, bringsaboutasuccessionofmost amusingincidents.

Thestagepresentationwillbeentitled"EastSide,WestSide,"andwill featureinanoriginal"Silhouette"mannerthetwoextremesofnightlifein NewYork.BertHowellandhisstage bandwillfeature"Don'tCryBaby," while"OntheBowery"and"Way DownEast"areothernumbersfeaturedbyBillyPatterson,ReneIng,and the.Boweryboysandgirls.LesWaldron,attheWurlitzer,willfeature "Liebesfreud"(Kreisler),andtheslide novelty"ALittleTuneandtheAdverbs."TheoverturebyBertHowell'sorchestrawillbe"Memoriesof H.M.S.Pinafore,"fromGilbertand Sullivan'sdelightfulcomicopera.

CapitolTheatre

Perthpicturepatronsaresplendidly respondingtotheexcellententertainmentthatisofferedattheCapitol Theatreweekbyweek.Theseating andcomfortofthetheatrehasimpress edeveryone.'Theorchestraisapositivedelight,notonlyinitsaccompanimenttothepictures,butisquitea featureintheStagePresentations.

Theprincipalpictureonthenew programmeintroducesRodLaRocque, andisentitled"StandandDeliver."It isaP.D.C.Production.Thesecond featureintroducestheAustralian beauty,PhyllisGibbs,whowassigned uponcontractbyCecilB.DeMille, theworldfamousproducer.Miss GibbswillbestarredinanAustralian playentitled"OddsOn."In"Stand andDeliver,"RodLaRocquehasthe roleofanadventurousyoungEnglishman,whoafterthewar,havingmissed theexcitementofthebattlefront,enlistswiththeGreekCavalryinmarch ofnewadventures.Inachivalrous moment,whileattemptingtosavea littlepeasantgirlfromtheeviladvancesofhiscommandingofficer,he

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AmbassadorsSecond"Talkie"

PartH.-ViolinSolo,"IlTrovatore" (Verdi),Mr.C.Gamba;CollegeOrchestra,"Tranmerei"(Schuman),J.Cunneen,E.Groves.Horton,McCaul,Clifford.Allbeury,Kerrigan.Campbell; PianoSolo,"PoetandPeasant"(Von Suppe),S.Anderson;CollegeOrchestra,"AveMaria"(Schubert),Cunneen, Wood,Horton,Groves,McCaul,Petersson,Clifford,Allbeury,Farrell,Kerrigan;PianoSolo,"IrishDiamonds" (Pape),S.Williams;CollegeOrchestra, "LaSeranade"(Broga),SeniorPupils CunneenHorton,McCaul,Wood, Groves,Petersson.HenryIV.,Part II.SceneII.ProducedbytheSeniorLiteraryandDepatingSociety. Scene:CourtbeforeJusticeShallow's HouseinGloucestershire.Dramatis Personnae:JusticeShallow,R.Evans: MasterSilence.L.Wood:SirJohn Falstaff.E.O'Keeffe;Bardolps(oneof Falstaff'smen),J.Rodgers.TheRecruits:FrancisFeeble,J.Norman: RalphMouldy,S.Montgomerie;DouglasHunn(anhalf-wit),R.Horton: ThomasWart,J.Ryan;PeterBullcali In'thegreen),F.Knuckey;Simon Sladow,T.Williams. Themostoutstandingmusiciansof theeveningwereMr.C.Gamba,the violinteacher,J.Cunneen(violinist), andJ.Kemp(pianist).Thelastnamed,thoughheappearedonlytwice, renderedhispieceswithadmirable touch,whilstCunneenexcelledhimself onhisbelovedviolin.Perhapsthe mostcharmingitemonthemusical sectionoftheprogrammewasthe pianoduet,"TambourAvant"(Durand),playedbyA.MoselyandT.Berrigan.Thishasamostattractivelilt, andwaswellreceivedbytheaudience. Thepopularpoetandcomposer,Ernest

"THESHOP-WORNANGEL."

Twoscreenstarswhoachievedgreat successintheAmbassadorsfirst"talkie,""TheWolfofWallStreet,"will appearix,"TheShop-WornAngel," theirsecond"Cinesound'Production, tocommenceto-day(Saturday).Nancy Carroll,asthe"maid,"andPaulLukas asthetraitorousfriend,willberememberedfortheirworkinthefirst"talkie,"andtothisduehasbeenadded in"TheShop-WornAngel,"GaryCooper,famousforhissuccessin"The LegionoftheCondemned,""Wings," andotherbigpictures."TheShopWornAngel"isapart-talkingandpartsingingfilm,thesequencesnotaudible willbeaccompaniedbyBertHowell's orchestra,itbeingthepolicyofther managementnottoeliminateorlessen thispopularcon.bination.The.story dealswithDaisyHeath(NancyCarroll),achorusgirlinabigNewYork show.Sheis"protected"byGeorge Bailey,agayandwealthyboulevardier.Justenlisted,arrivesfromthe country,WilliamTyler(GaryCooper), who,accompaniedbyseveralpals, meetsinahumoroustrafficblock, Daisy,proceedingtoworkinaRolls Royce.DaisyandWilliamarebrought intocontact,andthelatterpretendsto hispalsthatDaisyishisgirl.When theycallhisbluff,sheimpulsively. rescueshim.EventsdevelopTyler's love,andDaisy'sinterestgrowsasshe seesheidolisesher,beingunawareof herrelationshipwithBailey.The latterendeavourstoconvinceherthat Tylercaresforwhathethinkssheis, notwhatsheis.Thistrioformsthe basisofoneofthemostpowerfulpicturesreleasedforsometime.ShowinginconjunctionwillbeMetro-Goldwyn'sdelicouslyhumorouscomedy-

apparentlykillshissuperior.This necessitateshisflightwiththegirlto themountains,wherethetwoarecapturedbyabanditgang.Heisgiven hischoiceofdeathorofjoiningthe bandits.Hechoosesthelatter.But ultimatelyinmanydramaticsceneshe defeatsthebanditgangandhasthe leaderhandedovertohisownregiment.Itthentranspiresthathissuperiorofficerwasnotkilled,andinthe finalscenetheyounglieutenantispicturedbackinLondonwithhischarmingyoungwife."Odds'On"isan Australianproduction,commentedon asthemostsuccessfultodate.Phyllis Gibbs,theAustralianbeauty,issupportedbymanywellknownartistsof theAustralianstage.Itisessentially aromanceoftheturf.Manyofthe scenesaretakenattheRandwick Racecourse,andfamousAustralianjockeysandhorsesappearinthecast. HarryCross'StageShowwillbeamost novelone,enactedamidstimposing sceneryandfeaturingJazz,themodernurge.

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ManatirDirectors:.StuartF.Doyle, winGeach,andW.A.Gibs*.

TO-DAY(SATURDAY).

AnotherAll-TalkingProgramme. chosenbytheDirectorsofthePrince ofWalesTheatreassuitableforpresentationinPerth'sLeadingTalking Theatre.

ALLTHESTARS

Arecelebratedplayersof,bothstags andscreen.

NOWTHEYLIVEANDSPEAK rightoutfromthetalkiescreeninthis starklydramaticplay,whichhas sweptlikealivingflameacrosstwo Continents.

'ONTRIAL"

FeaturingLoisWilson,BertLytelt JasonRobards,HolmesHerbert,PaulineFrederick,andthenewestjuvenile discovery,VondellDarr.

ALLTALKINGSUPPORTING ITEMS.

"EVOLUTIONOFIn1211," OvertureplayedbytheVitaphoneSymphonyOrchestra.

ENGLISH&AIRS. SingersofEnglishFolkSongs.

EDDIEPEABODY, TheKingofBanjoPlayers,assist. edbyJimmyMaiselinPopular Numbers.

Direction: UnionTheatres,Ltd. ManagingDirectors:StuartF.Doyle, EdwinGeach,W.A.Gibson. TheAmbassadors,withitsultramodern"Cinesound"(WesternElectricSystem)TalkingPictureEquipment,anditsperfectacousticsachievedonaccountoftheovalceiling, isacknowledgedtobetheforemost theatreforpresentationof"Talking" PicturesintheCommonwealth.

COMMENCINGSATURDAY.

Paramount'sVitalandPowerful Drama, "THESHOPWORNANGEL"

InwhichalltheStarsSpeak,includingNancyCarroll,GaryCooper, andPaulLukas.OnthesameWonderfulProgramme Metro-Goldwyn'sComedy-Drama, "THEBABYCYCLONE," Starring LewCodyandAileenPringle. ArtisticandNovelStagePresentation, "EASTSIDE,WESTsum"DepictingthetwoextremesofNight LifeinNewYork. TheUnitOrchestra,risingmajesticallyontheHydraulicPlatform,will renderasanOverture,"MEMORIES OFH.M.S.PINAFORE"(Sullivan).

LESWALDRON,thewizardofthe Wurlitzer,willoffer(a)"LIEBESFREUD"(Kreisler);(b)"ALITTLETUNEANDTHEADVERBS" (Novelty),whileduringtheinterval hewillplayamedleyofpopularairs, concludingwith "FLOWEROFLOVE." BOXPLANATTHEATRE. ForReservations'Phone138188 (ThreeLines).

SATURDAY WEEK: ThreeRemarkableAttractions: "THEWHIP." "THEYOUNGERGENERATION" (Talkie). AndontheStage: THESIXMAXELLOS.

INAMONASTERYCELLAR. AMaleQuartetteinapicturesque presentationofmonasterylife, singingmanyfavouritesongs.

ANNACASE.

FamousSoprano,supportedby therenownedMetropolitanOpera ChorusandtheCansions,famous SpanishDancers.

TheWholeProgrammeAccompanied bythe PRINCEOFWALESORCHESTRA. BOXPLANSATTHETHEATRE. 'Phones:B2222;IBB074.

OURNEXTTALKIE: WilliamPowell,in "THECANARYMURDERCASE."

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StartingSaturday,July5th. RODLAROCQUE In "STANDANDDELIVER." SoftEyes!FlashingSwords! Romance! And PHYLLISGIBBS, TheAustralianBeauty,whom CecilB.DeMillesignedup, In "ODDSON." And HARRYCROSS'STAGE SHOW, IllustratinghowCleopatra L,a..1..6111111C.WouldDanceJazz.

ELEVEN.

OptimisticMr.Bruce)

ThePrimeMinister,Mr.Bruce,isnothingifheisnotanoptimist.Inthemidstifafogthathassettleduponmostthings politicalandindustrialinthiscountry,herecentlyhadthecourage toexpresshimselfinsuperlativesregardingthefutureofAustralia,thoughnotsoverylongago,whenappealingtotheelectorsof theCommonwealthforamandatetoscotchCommunism,he sawnothingbutdisasterloomingupdarkandforbiddinginthe distanceshouldLabourbegiventhepowersofGovernment.The allegedsinisterconditionswhichexistedthenhavenotbeendissipated,norhavetheshadowsthatthreatenedthepeaceofindustrybeenscattered.ThecumberedchariotofFederalGovernmentlumbersalongtheoldfamiliarrut,andunemploymentscowls itsdisconttntinallthecapitalcitiesoftheCommonwealth.There hasbeennochangeintheconditionsaffectingourdomesticprogress,onlyMr.Brucehasvariedtheangleofhispoliticaloutlook, andremarkabletorelatehispessimismhasvanished,andinstead hehasassumedapurple-tintedoptimism.Thespiderthatwas spinningitsdestructivewebabouttheCommonwealthhasbeen affrightedandroutedseeminglybythemandatehewonfromthe people,andwithoutanyeffortofgovernment,ortheimpositionof thatdrasticlegislationheforeshadowed.Heseesnomorethe venomousthing,apparentlybecauseanoverpoweringNationalist majorityisentrenchedatCanberra. * * * *

ThePrimeMinister,unmindfulofthefogandtheindustrial turmoilsuckinglikeanoctopusatthevitalsofAustraliantrade andindustry,onthe1st.ofthismonth,inaspeechtothemembersoftheNationalistClubinSydney,deprecatedpessimisminthiscountry,andadvocatedhighwagesandgoodlabourconditionsasapanaceafortheillsthatafflictindustry.Heeven wentsofarastourgethedisclosureofprofitsbyemployers.If hehasnotreallygotthewindup,somethingocculthasapparent- lystirredthepoliticalconscienceofMr.Brucetogivehimsuch'im- mensecouragetosoexpresshimselfinthatConservativestronghold,theNationalistClub,orisitthatthedefeatoftheBaldwin GovernmentinEnglandhassoundedawarningtoourFederal GovernmenttoexamineitsconscienceinregardtoLabourand Unemploymentbeforealikerevulsionofpoliticalfeelingdethrones NationalisminAustralia.

ThePrimeMinisteraffectstodisregardthedistractingstateof industrialisminthiscountry,orelseheregardsitrelativelyasa minorproblemthatmaybeadjustedbythesimplemethodof bringingdownthecostsofproductionbyhardworkandefficiency.Hesaidmuchmorethatwasmerelyrhetoricalbunk.The biggesthitofhumbugletloosebythePrimeMinisterisinregardtounemployment.Distressinindustrialcircles,Mr.Bruce mustknow,isbreedingdiscontentsthatareagreatermenaceto publicpeacethanalltheraggedbattalionsofMoscow,allegedto bedomiciledinourcities,yethesaysthereisnoroomforpes- simism,andforsupportofhisoptimism,hereliesuponaplatitude. "Ourresourcesareample,"hesays,"ifwecouldonlydevelop them,toprovideemploymentforallourpeople,andthousanda more,tosupplythatemploymentonabasisoflivingthatnoother countryintheworldcouldrealise."Theonlyoneremedyhe couldseeforAustralia'sdifficultieswas,"Tobringdownour costofproductionbyhardworkandefficiency."Notmuchoriginal thinkinginthat.Mr.Bruceadvocateshighwages,thecaptains ofindustrydeclarethathiglrwagesarecrushingindustry,andare thecauseofthehighcostofproduction.Herewesee-aproblem tooccupytheattentionofMr.Bruce.HisspeechtotheNational Clubmembersisdisappointing.Hehasunfoldednorationalpro- grammetorelievethedisquietingtensioninthecampsofLabour andIndtistry.

CalendarofAkeWeek hi,7.-7th.SundayafterPent*. Cost.Semi-double.Green.2.OE Olrfl orsand 110thodlus,Bishopsand Can./M. "Notevery*onethatsaith,Lord, Lord,shallenterintotheKingdomof Heaven;buthethatdoththewillof MyFatherwhoisinHeaven,heshall enterintotheKingdomofHeaven." (Gospel.)

$1E-St.Illzabeth,Queen,Widow. -double.White.2.toallthe ts;S.atchoice.

St.Elizabeth,QueenofPortugal,was amodelofeveryvirtue.Shewas particularlyremarkableforherlife- long'devotiontothepoorandforcon- tinuousendeavourstokeeppeacebe- tweenherrelativestheKingofPortu- galandtheKingofCastille.After herhusband'sdeathshetookthehabit oftheThirdOrderofSt.Francis. July9.-Feria.Simple.Green.Hass oftheprecedingSundaywithoutGloriaorCreed.2.toallSaints; 3.fortheSoulsinPurgatory;4.at choice. "Thereisnoconfusiontothemthat trustinThee."(Offertory.)

July10.-TheSevenMartyredBro- thersandCompanions.Semi-dou- ble.Red.2.toallSaints;3.at choice. ThesevensonsofSt.Fetiches,hav- ingperseveredintheconfessionofthe faith,inspiteoffairspeechesandof threats,werecondemnedtodeath.Theirmotherencouragedthemintheir sufferings,andherselfsufferedmartyr- domafewmonthslater.Thishap- penedinthe2nd.century,butanevent intheMexicanpers4cution'showsthat suchChristianheroismontheDartof: parentsisnotathingofthepast. FatherPro,S.J.,aftercarryingonMs priestlyfunctionsamidconstantdanger,was,in1927,seizedandshotwith-outanyregulartrial.Withhimper- ishedhisyoungerbrother,alayman, who,byhisexamplewasencouragingotherstobesteadfastinthepractice oftheirreligiousduties.Bothbro- therefaceddeathunflinchingly."With allmyheartIforgivemyenemies," saidFatherPfo,andthen,"Hail, Christ,theKing!"Theirfather,an agedman,wasworthyofhissons:"Mychildren,"hesaidtohisdaughters, "thereisnocauseforweeping,"and afterthetriumphalfuneralhehimself ledthechantingoftheTeDeum. July11.-B.OliverPlunkett,B.M.Dou- ble.Red.2.St.PinsI.,P.M. "0God,who,forthedefenceofthe Catholicfaith,didstinawonderfulde- greeimbueBlessedOliver,Thymar- tyrandBishop,withthespiritoffor- titude,grantuntousthroughhisinter- cessionandafterhisexample,tostrive afterhisconstancyinthefaithand intimeofdangertofeelthathepro- tectsus."(Collect.)

4July12.-St.JohnGualbert,Abbot.Double.White.SS.)laborand Felix,Mm.St.John,aFlorentinenoblemanof the11th.century,whoseyouthwas spentindissipation.Hisbrotherhav- ingbeen avengemurdered,Johnresolvedto hisdeath.ButitwasGood Fridaywhenhemetthemurderer,and Johnhadbeenpresentatasermonin which.theexampleofChristinpardon. ingHisenemieshadbeendweltupon. MovedbytheDivineexample,hefor- gavethewrongdoer.Then,enter-ingachurch,hekneltbeforeaCruci- fixandaskedpardonofhisownsins. LookinguphesawtheHeadofthe Crucifiedbowtowardshimasifin tokenofhisforgiveness.Quittingthe worldhegavehimselfuptoalifeof greatsanctityandpenance.Others joinedhiminhissolititudeandhebe- cametheFounderofaBenedictine Congregation.Beforehisdeathtwelvemonasterieslookedtohimastheir head. July13.-St.Anacletus,P.M.Semi- double.Red.2.toallSaints;S.at choice. St.Anacletus,oneoftheearly Popes,suffereddeathunderTrajan. "Asyouarepartakersofthesufferings, soshallyoubealsooftheconsolation, inChristJesusOurLord."(Epistle readinto-day'sMass.)

SEVENTHSUNDAYALTERPEN- MOST. To-day'sGospelformedasmallpart ofthe knowndiscourseofOurDivineLord astheSermonontheMount.OurSaviourwarnsHishearersagainst "falseprophets"and"falseChrists."Theyaretobewareofthespeciousar- gumentsandpromisesofdeceivers. "Bytheirfruitsyoushallknowthem." "Noteveryone,"addsOurDivineMas- ter,"thatsaithtoMe,Lord,Lord,shall enterintotheKingdomofHeaven; buthethatdoththewillofMyFather whoisinHeaven,heshallenterinto the1Cfneklin6fHeaven."Thewords apray'toantishouldcauseusto considerWhetherourfruitsaresuchas toproclaimtiifollowersofJesus Christ.Theyhold.too,anote'of

warning,remindingustobeprudent lestwebeledastraybyfalsemaxims, byanyofthenumerousfalsedoctrines thatarecurrentandaresooftenupheldbyskilfulexponents.Butbe- sidestheseapplications,thetextset beforeusshouldservetoexciteusto greaterloveandadmirationforour MothertheChurch-thatmightytree whichineveryageandspherehas broughtforthandeverwillcontinue toproducemanifoldfruitsofmarvel. loosfairness.NoteHerglorious marks-One,Holy,Catholic,andApos- tolic.StudytheCalendarofHer Saints,andseewhatvastnumbersof Herchildrenhavebeeneminentfor sanctity....'B'utwhoshalladequately expressHerglories?"TheLordbath setHeruptorulewheresoeverHeis King." Numerousconverts,menof intellectandjudgment,asNewman, Coppee,PaulBourget,Huysmans(the listcouldbeextendedindefinitely), havebornewitnessthatSheisthe "treeplantedbytherunningwaters." EvenHerenemieshavenotbeenable torefrainfrompraisingHer.ToHer maybeappliedthewordswhichOur DivineFounderspokeofHimself: "TheworksthatIdo,givetestimony ofMe."

BLESSEDOLIVERPLUNKETT.

ThisIrishSaintlivedinthe17th. century,whenpersecutionwasstillat its hisheight.Beingordainedpriestin earlymanhood,helabouredzeal-, ouslyforthesavingofsouls.Atthe ageof40hewasconsecratedArchbis- hopofArmagh.Arrestedonacharge ofcomplicity"inoneoftheshamplots ofthetime,"hewasbroughttoLon- donfortrial."ChiefJusticePember- ton,whoseconductingofthetrial (writesLordCampbell)wasadisgrace tohimselfandhiscountry,"incon- demningthemartyrtodeath,said: "Yourtreasonisofthehighestnature. Agreatercrimecannotbecommitted againstGodthanforamantoendeav-ourtopropagateyourreligion."Bless- edOliverwashanged,drawnandquar- teredatTyburn.Hislastwords were:"Idesiretobedissolvedand tobewithChrist.'

TheArchdiocese

HisGracetheArchbishopisdue backinPerthbytheTranscontinental TrainonWednesdaynext.HisGrace arrivedinMelbournefortheSolenaa RequiemofArchbishopBarry.Later heattendedtheSolemnRequigmfor. CountO'Loughlin,at'St.Patrick'sCa- thedral,Melbourne.ThelateCoat hadarrangedtomeetHisGraceas theMonday,butdiedsuddenlythepre- viousFriday.TheCounthadalready givenapromisetodosomethingfor ourNew interviewCathedral,andtheproposed wasintendedtofinalisethe matter.ArrivinginSydney,His GracewasmetbyDeanCrowley,of St.Mary's,whoannouncedtheAO newsofthedeathofVeryRev. MichaelRohan,P.P.ofBalmaia. FatherRohanhadgonewithMonsig- norO'Gorman,Rev.Dr.Sheehy,and otherstoattendachurchfunctionie. the.SouthCoast.Aftermakinga verywittyspeech,FatherRohansat downanddiedimmediate';'.HisGracesangtheRequiematBalinese onFridaylast.WhileinMelbourneHisGraceinterviewedtheassembled membersoftheAustralionHierarehy aboutthemostsuitabledatefcropen ing'theNewCathedral.Frommost oftheBishopshereceivedapromise tobepresent,andfromtheothersa conditonal.promise.

OnSundaynextthechoirwill' singtheHalleluyahChornsc2a specialhymnofpraiseand thanksgivingfortherecoveryof HisMajestytheKing,atthecon elusionoftheMissaCantata.Air SydneySmith,thehon.condnc-, torofthechoir,-requestsafull musterofmembersforthis)^.;.- sion.Thechoirwillsing"Barri's Mass."'Membersofotherchurch- choirswhoknowtheMassarein vitedtotakepart

VeryRev.DeanHentessy,ofLia- more,wiltpreachattheeveningdevo- tionsattheCathedralonSundaymeat.

"TheRecord"offerstotherelatives andfriendsofthelateCountO'Loughlinitssinceresympathy.Thereis scarcelyaCathedral,aparishchurch, Orconventchapelthathasnotscone souvenirofhischaritablemunificence Ofhimitmaybewrittenthathe thoughtit"bettertogivethantore. ceive."

NewsandNotes

Mrs.JohnBarrett,theyoungest daughterofMr.T.G.A.Molloy,and wifeofCaptainJ.E.Barrett,hadthe distinctionofbeingtheonlyWestern Australianladytobepresentedto QueenMaryatthethirdCourtofthe seasonrecently.CaptainBarrettis asonofMr.andMrs.PaulBarrett,of WestLeederville,andisstudyingat theStaffMilitaryCollegeinEngland. Ourcongratulationstotheparentsof thesetwoWestralians.Capt.Barrett wonfirstplaceintheCommonwealth andtoEnglandwashisprize.Heis apastpupilofC.B.C.,Perth.

GeneTonnes,andGeorgeBernard Shaw,strollingalongthesandsthat bordertheIslandofBrioniintheAdriaticSea.Theformerundefeatedheavyweightlinkedwiththeworld'sgreatest dramatist,andbothpickingseashells ontheseashore!Suddenlytheir morningwalkisdisturbedbyshrieks fromtheTunneyVilla,whereMrs. JamesJosephTunneyhasdecidedto interruptbyacquiringanappendix. AnS.O.S.toMerlinandbackcome twoBerlinspecialists.whodiscoveran oldappendixabscessandoutwithit. TheTunneysresumetheirhoneymoon, begunaftertheirmarriageinRome onOctober3,1928,having"done"England,Yugo-Slavia,ItalyandSpain, theywerethere"doing"G.B.Shaw ontheIslandofFfrioni,whentheappendixfelllikeaDeusexMachinato upsetthescene.ThegreatG.B.S. leftthecountingoftheseashellsto Geneandfledfromtheislethatgrew appendicesinsuchshortnotice.The curtaindropsonBrionioncemore andGenebows!

OnTuesdayeveningnext,9th.inst., theChildrenofMarySodality,St.Brigid's,WestPerth,willconductthe usualfortnightlydanceintheParish Hall.

Owingtothebrilliantsuccessofthe St.Brigid'sTennisClub'sfirstcarnival,ithasbeendecidedtoaccedeto manyrequestsfortheholdingofanotherfunction.Accordingly,a"Snow Carnival"willbeheldonTuesday evening,16th.inst.Keepthisdate vacant,andseenextweek's"Record" foranotherannouncement.

July7,markstheSilverJubileeof professionofthreenunsofthePresentationConvent,Geraldton.TheJubilariansare:Rev.MotherBernard,SisterM.Berchmans,andSisterM.Theresa.SolemnHighMasswillbecelebratedat8a.m.onthatdayinSt. FrancisXavier'sCathedral,Geraldton, andSolemnBenedictionintheevening. OnFridayeveningaconcerttomark theoccasionwasgivenintheHallof StellaMarisPresentationCollege.

NEL.MissFrancesTownsend,adaughter '..)!)fthelateMajorTownsend,awellknownCatholicinhisday,diedon Thursday,the27th.ult.,afterashort illness.Shewasformanyyearson thestaffofMessrs.LavanandWalsh, thewell-knowncitysolicitors.The funeraltookplacefromSt.Patrick's Church,Fremantle,afterthecelebrationofRequiemMassonFriday morning,theaitip.ult.Shewasan estimableladyandadevoutCatholic. Oursympathyisofferedtoherbereavedrelatives.R.I.P.

Ifyouarenotinterestedinstatistics, passthisparby.Fromthe 1926reportoftheU.S.Censusofreligiousbodies,wetakethefollowing figures:TotalpopulationofUnited StatesAmerica,onJuly1,1926,117,136,000.Catholics,18,605,000:Baptists, 8,440,922;Methodists,8,070,619:Jews, 4,081,242:Lutherans.3,966,003;Presbyterians,2,625,284;ProtestantEpiscopals,1,859,086.Total;35,971,000.belongingtonochurch,62,560,000.That is7-13areaffiliatedtonochurch;4-111

belongtonon-Catholicdenominatione, and2-13areCatholics.WhileCatholicsareaboutone-sixthofthetotal population,angconstitutethegreatest singlereligiousbodyinU.S.A.,they aregreatlyoutnumberedbythecombinedmembershipofnon-Catholicdenominations,aswellasbythosewho, whilenotidentifiedwithanyreligious sect,are,asarule,pro-Protestantin theirsympathies.Thatconditionwill beaccentuatedbythenewimmigrationlawswhichreducestheIrishquota from28,567to17,853,andincreases GreatBritainandNorthernIreland from34,007to65,721.Andwherewill that-largemarginofIrishimmigrants gonow,whenU.SA.closesitsgates? Whynotaskthemtocomehereand filltheranksoftheCatholicChurch. a

Asweareonstatistics,wemayas wellhavesomemore,thistime,ones thatencourageratherthanannoy:The numberofconvertsreceivedintothe ChurchintheUnitedStatesduring thepastyearwas36,376,accordingto the"OfficialCatholicDirectoryfor 1929,"publishedbyP.J.Kenedyand Sons.Thistotalshowsanincreaseof 2,385overthepreviousyear'sfigure. ThetotalCatholicpopulationisgiven as20,112,758,whichshowsanincrease of423,709.Aconsiderableincreasein thenumberofclergyisalsoshown. ThenumberofArchbishopsisthe same-17-buttheBishopshaveincreasedby5to104.The"Directory"lists18,370secularpriestsand 7,403priestsofreligiousorders,anincreaseof352secularsand228regulars. Thereare136seminaries,andthenumberofstudentsisstatedtohaveincreasedby254to14,686.Collegesfor boysincreasedfrom225to237,and girls'academiesfrom729to734.Parochialschoolsincreasedby53to7,063, andtheirpupilsby206,845to2,488,682 Inthelatestissueofthe"Catholic PressDirectory,"thecompiler,Mr. JosephH.Meier,anauthorityonthe subject,statedthattheCatholicpopulationoftheUnitedStatesisnow 21,453,928,which,hepointedout,shows thattheCatholicChurchintheUnited Stateshasincreaseditsmembership duringthepasttwentyyearsby 6,188,760.

Newusesfor"TheRecord"mayhelp tomaketheweeklyvisitormoresought afterandmorewelcome.Anoldfaithfulfriendof"TheRecord"assuredus thatheneverenteredtheCathedral withoutbuyingacopy.Curiouslywe pressedforanexplanation,flattering ourselvesthatthefearthatallthe copiesmightbesoldwasthereason. Itwasawideguess,however.andthe explanationpuncturedourpridesomewhat."Ikneelonittosavemy Pants,"wasthegrinningretort!Havingrecoveredfromthisexposure,we metaladyanotherfaithfulfriendof "TheRecord,"whoconfidedtousthat shealwayskeptitbesideherbed.This timeweweremorecautious,butstill hadtoaskwhy."WheneverIcannotsleep,"remarkedsheseriously,"I read'TheRecord,'anditalwaysputs metosleep"!

ThoseinterestedintheBushMission inW.A.willbepleasedtolearnthatits workhaswontheadmirationofthe Hon.Mr.Troy,whosends£15towards "itssplendidwork."Itwillbethe ambitionofallengagedinthisapostolicendeavourtoproveworthyof suchrecognition.The"FarEast"is acallthathashadgenerousresponse inthisState,butletusnotforgetthat hereinW.A.,thereisanearWestthat meritsconsiderationandsupportfrom allloversofmissionsandtheDivine workofpropagatingtheFaith.

SirHamarGreenwood,whofigured nottoobrilliantlyinthepoliticallife ofIrelandduringthedaysofDublin Castlerule,hasbeenhonouredbythe KingwithaBarony.tFirWilliam Joynson-Hicks,lateHomeSecretary, wholedtheoppositiontotheRevised AnglicanPrayerBook,hasbeenmade aViscount.ItishintedthatMr. Baldwin'sservicestotheBritishnationwillbehonouredinthenear future.

Thefirstofaseriesofcelebrations tomarktheCentenaryoftheState tookplaceatBusseltononthe30th. ult.Aninscribedmarbletabletwas UnveiledatCattleChosen,thefirst

settler'shomeinthedistrict.Parliamentaryrepresentatives,membersof localgoverningbodies,anddescendantsofoldpioneers,whocamefrom allpartsoftheState,werepresent. Theoldhomestead,whichwaserectedin1833,isinexcellentcondition, andisnowthehomeofagrandsonof thelateMr.AlfredRussell.Mr.R. Gale,whoattheageof96stilltakes anactiveinterestinpublicaffairs, unveiledthetablet.Hisassociation withCattleChosenextendedovernearly70years.

TheWestAustraliansectionofthe YA.L.boytouristsreturnedtothe StateonWednesdaymorning,after coveringnearly33,000milessincethey leftattheendoflastyear.Crowds welcomedthemattherailwaystation andgavethemafittingreturnhome. The"Boss,"Mr.J.J.Simons,accompaniedtheboystoAdelaide,buthad toreturntoSydneyonimportantbusiness.

MostRev.ArchbishopGoodier,S.J. thespecialpreacheratthefoundation oftheDominicanCollegewithinthe UniversityofOxford,saidthiftEnglandwasnolongersurewhatfaith meant.Onthebattlefield,eleven yearsago,inamomentofcrisis,a greatEnglishgeneralknewhowto yieldtoanother,sothatavastdidived armyofmillionsmightthinkandact together.Thatyieldingprovedhis greatnessmorethananyotherdeedin hiscareer.Notuntilthelikenoble actofsubmissionhadbeenmadeon thebattlefieldoffaithwouldEngland beabletotaketheplacethatshould belongtoher,andclathegreatgood whichshealonecoulddointhearmy thatlivedandfoughtanddiedforthe world'sspiritualregeneration.

TheLaetareMedal,whichtheUniversityofNotreDameconferredupon Mr.AlfredE.Smith,theformerGovernorofNewYork,andtheDemocraticcandidateatthelastPresidential election,asonewho"inhisparticular fieldofendeavourhasachievedsuch distinctionasreflectsgloryuponthe Catholicfaith,"hasbeenpresentedto himatapublicgatheringbyCardinal Hayes.TheCardinaldescribedMr. Smithas"aninspirationtothemillions byhisChristianexample,"andPresidentHooverwrotecongratulatinghis lateopponenton"thehonourconferred onsodistinguishedanAmerican,"and theUniversityonhonouringsogreata publicservant.

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CatholicsinAustriahaverecently celebratedthetwenty-fifthanniversary oftheentranceofLeopoldKeinschak intopoliticallife.ThenameofKeinschakis;familiartomanyevenoutside Austria,asin-thelastMinisterialcrisis aswellasthosewhichprecededit, Keinschakmighthaveoccupiedthe postofChancellorifhehadsodesired. Hehas,however,alwayspreferredto remainwhatheis-leaderoftheCatholicworkingmeninAustria.Duringthecelebration,ChancellorSeipel deliveredaneloquentspeech,inwhich hesaid:"Fortwenty-fiveyearsKeinschakhasnevermadeamistake.In hiseffortsonbehalfoftheworking menhedidnotthinkonlyoftheirtemporalgood,buthehasthoughtalso oftheirmoralgooct."'tcorrespondentof"LaCroix"says:"LeopoldKeinschak,formerapprenticetotheleather trade,is,perhaps,theidealofthetrue leaderofthepeople,captivating'the heartsofthemassesfromwhomheis sprung.Dr.KarlLueger,thegreatest leaderofmodernChristiansocialscience,wasthefirsttorecognisethe giftofleadershippossessedbyKeinschakwhenthelatteraffirmedthe necessityofplacingthelabourmovementonamoralbasis.Keinschak foundedandbandedtogetherorganisationsforworkingmenandChristian socialsyndicates.Herepudiatedthe classwar,andhisworkhasgonebeyondAustria.Hisorganisationofthe Catholicworkingclassisquotedasa model.LeoXIII.,whowishedtounite inamostintimatemannertheChurch andthe-workingclass,andLueger,who desiredtobringaboutthepractical workingofthepreceptsofChristianity, havebothconsideredKeinschakafine example.HisisanamethattheCatholicworldshouldpronounceto-day withgratitude."

Weliveinchangedtimes."The Times"of1835contained,among others,thefollowinglinesonO'Connell:

"ScumcondensedofIrishbog! Ruffian,toward,demagogue!

Boundlessliar,basedetractor!

Nurseofmurders,treason'sfactor! OfPopeandpriestthecrouchingslave, Whilethylipsoffreedom-rave." ItisnottobesupposedthatO'Connell wasbackwardinretortingonhisopponentsof"TheTimes."Hesaid: "Don'tmindwhat'TheTimes'says. Sureit'slikeamisplacedmilestoneitcannotbyanypossibilitytellthe truth."TheleadingTorystatesmen gotasmuchastheygaveintheway ofabuse.LordAlvanleywas"the bloatedbuffoon,"Wellington"astuntedcorporal,"Lyndhursta"lyingmiscreant,"SirHenryHarding"aonearmedruffian,'Peel,"spining-Jenny Peel,"and"hissmileislikethegliqt oftheplateonthelidofacoffin."The Lordsweredescribedas"thesoaped pigsofSociety."Thequotationsare fromspeecheswhichweredelivered/ withmuchsuccessinEnglandand Scotland.

* Duringthe11yearstheQueensland StateTradeDepartmentcontrolled theRailwayRefreshmentRooms,the turn-overwas£2,030,000.TheGovernmenttook£343,361,whichwaspaid intoconsolidatedrevenue.Thetotal amountpaidtotheRailwayDepartment,includingrentals,was£321,000.

OneresultofthestampedeofbigotryinAmerica,whenthesub-normals ofeveryanti-CatholicAmericancentre wentmillingduringthePresidential campaign,isthatsomeProtestantcommunitiesareanxioustoknowfrom competentteacherswhatareandwhat arenotCatholicprinciples.Recently atSyracuse,NewYork,attheinvitationoftheWestGrotonCongregational church,andwiththeapprovalofthe Rt.,.Rev.JohnFrancisO'Hern,Bishop ofRochester,theRevThomasM. O'Connor,pastorofS1.Anthony's churchofWestGroton,hasdelivereda seriesoflecturesinthecommunityhall thereontheprincipalarticlesofdoe." trineoftheCatholicChurch.Four hundredmenandwomenattendedthe lectures,someofthemtravellingmany milesfromtheirruralhomes.'Great interestwasevidencedbyFather O'Connor'shearers.Thesubjectstreatedwere:"TheDivinityofChrist." "DivinityofHisChurch,""TheSacramentalSystem,"'TheSacramentsof PenanceandHolyEucharist,"and "TheChurchandtheBible."Atthe conclusionofthelectureseries,Paul Munson,representingthenon-Catholics,thankedFatherO'Connor,telling himthatmuchmisinformationhad beendispelled.

FriendsofMrs.M.Richardson,of EastPerth,willbepleasedtohearthat sheisnowalmostrecoveredfromher recentseriousillness.

Twoshillingshasbeenreceivedby theSt.VincentdePaulSociety,in thanksgivingforfavoursreceived throughtheintercessionofSt.Gerard, afteranovenaofMassesofferedfor theHolySouls.

ST.BRIGUNS.WOIR,WEST Plant

InreferencetoMr.Smith'sappeal tochoirsinlastweek'sissue,St. BrigidChoir,WestPerth,havetinder discussiontheideaofgivingaSacred Concertinthechurchlaterinthe year.Itisproposedtodosomeclassicalworkforchoir,stringsandorgan, andsomeofthelesserknownworksfor organandstrings.Withtheinclusionofoneortwosoloitems,itis hopedthataconcertofhighinterest, notonlytoCatholics,buttothemusicalcommunityatlarge,couldbegiven. However,thewholeprojectcanonly bemadepossibleifthosewhohave voiceswillcomeforwardandswell theranksof..thechoirtothenecessary proportions_Allvoicesareneeded, butmore.jaarticularlycontraltos. Thoughthechoirhasmadegreatprogresslately,ithaslostseveralmemberswhohayslefttheparish.Will thosewhocanrefusethehelpthey cangive?Theremustbemanypeopleintheparishwhohavehadalittle musicaltrainingwhocouldbyalittle sacrificedotheirpartandhelptheir churchchoir.Mr.AlbertLynch,the choir-master,wouldbegladtomeet snyonewhowouldcaretohelp,either appointment,orbeforeorafterthe

11o'clockMassonSundays(intheplleryupstairs). Anotetohisprivate addresscouldbesentto76Loftusstreet.WestPerth.

TheCastledareBall (REV.J.T.McMAHON.)

Thelastappealfor'Castledarehis beenmade,andinresponsetheGov, ernmentHouseBallroomwaswellfilled withhappycouples,happytoknow thattheirhoursofenjoymentwere makingfundsforotherslessfortunate thanthemselves.TocalltheBalla successisbuttomildlyadmitsfact. Comparingitwiththeotherballsof thisseasonitwasmorethanasuccess, itwasatriumph.Ileavethesocial sidetoourWoman'sPage,whichdealt admirablywithitlastweek.Myduty isadelightfulone.Ihavetothank theorganisersandthepatronsfor beingsogenerous.Ilikethanking peoplefordoingsomethingbigmuch betterthangrowlingatthemfornot doingsomethingbidden.ToMrs.Wilfrid'Mitchell,thepresident,Mrs.P. PrendivilleandMr.J.J.Minihan,the secretaries,andtheefficientcommittee, IreturnthegratitudeofCastledare. Castledarecannotrepayinkindwhat itowesthisbandofactivefriends,but intheprayersoftheboystheirnames willbespokeninearnestpetitionsthat Godmayrepayintheirnamewhat hasbeendonefortheininHisName, Thosewhocameanddanced,and thosewhocameanddancednot,and thosewhohelpedwiththesupperand camenotanddancednot,Ithanksin. cerely.Othersboughtticketsand camenot,andknowingthemnot,Iam yetgrateful.Andlastcomesthat littlebandofgentlemenwhocollected ticketsatthedoorandtipsinthe cloak-room,andhandedbothtoCastledare.SincetheBallamostsuccessfulJumbleSalewasorganisedby Mrs.DanMulcahy,andnetted£275e. towardstheexpensesoftheBall.To theireternalcreditbeitnotedthat thechampionjumblers,viz.,Mrs.A. Hardy,Mrs.McGrath,thetwoMiss Smiths,ofKingEdwardHotel,came andbargainedandstrovewithmight andmainandcajolerytobeatthe formerrecord,andjustfailedtodoso. Whenthemoneywasbeingcounted speculationsoaredandexcitement raged:"WillitbeatMI?""I'msureit will"-butitdidn't,runningavery goodsecond.Ourjumblershavewon suchareputationintheprecinctsof St.John'sHallthattheycanatany timeenterthisfieldofendeavour,fearingnorivals.Theirfamehasentered everysecond-handclothesshopin town,andmadeAbenodbroodingly atRebecca.Ifthejumblerscontinue Iamsuretherewillbemanytemptingofferstoenterthetradeattheir ownfigure.Tothejumblingchiefand heractivearmyofhelpers,Castledare isindeedindebted.

ExtraDonations.

TheHon.Mr.Troy,£15.

ThePresentationConventsofCottesloeBeach,Collie,andBeverley,£12 12s.(TheHolyTrinityCubicle).

VeryRev.DeanHennessy,Lismore, £55s. AReligous, MissK.Coonan,Dardanup,£1ls. ACathedralE.deM10s. AFriend,7s.

Correction.

Inaformeracknowledgementthe JubileeDonationofOsbornePark wasmentioned.Initsdonation,£5 camefromMr.MichaelWade,ofOs. bornePark.

FinancialStatement.

As"TheRecord"goestopress,the balancesheethasnotcometohand,so wecannotpublishthefinalresultuntil nextweek.Itisveryhardtogather inalltheticketmoneywithinaweek a

FEDERAL-STATE TaxationReturns

FINALDATESFOILLODGMENT:

LAND:31s1August,1929. INCOME:

SalariessadWages,FarmHA. 31stJuly,1929.

BusinessIneotnes,FormaII, 31stAugust.1929.

Penaltiesforfailureuptofiff00

FormsandInstructionsatallNetOffices.

H.A.SLACK, StateCoramimionarofTaxationnod DeputyFederalCommliononerofTaxation. II

afteraball.Thesecretary,Mr.J.J. Minihan,promisesastatementfornext week.

St.Patrick'sOldBoys'Association

SeniorBranch.

AwonderfulmusterofOldBoysof St.Patrick'sSchoolansweredthecall tojoinupwiththenewly-forifiedAssociation,andlastTuesdayevening sawtheYA.L.meetingroomuncomfortablypackedwithenthusiasticmemberseagertoparticipateintheorganisationoftheAssociation. Theenergetic,committeehavebeen morethanrepaidfortheirefforts,and takingtheproceedingsoflastTuesday'smeetingasacriterion,thefuture oftheAssociationisindeedbright.

Amostgleeasiniffeatureofthemeetingwas spiritofcomraderythat wasevidentthroughouttheproceed. ings,whilsttheseriousbusinessof creatingroutinerules,wasfrequently intemwtedbycheerfulbanterfrom OldBoyswhostillappreciatethephilosophyofgoodhumour.Indeed,itis puttingthepositionverymildlyto saythatthemeetingwasahugesuccess.

AsaresultofthemeetingtheAssociationhasbecomeafoundedfact,and' itnovfonlyremainsforonlookersto watchitsspeedygrowth.Amosteffectiveseriesoflawswereconsidered andweredulyadopted,andthemembersweregratefultotheirvice-president(Mr.DaveWalsh)forhisassistanceinthisregard.

Ithasbeendecidedthatamonster ReunionSmokeSocialshalleventuate attheY.A.L.HallonTuesdayevening,July23.Thepriceofadmission hasbeenfixedat5s.,andticketsare alreadyavailablefromthecommittee andmembers.Thisfunctionistobe followedatalaterdatebyaMonster CentenaryReunionDinnerandanOld VoysBall.

ThesportingsectionoftheAssociationhavearrangedafootballmatch withtheJuniorBranchonSunday, July13.withothermatchestofollow atlaterdates. AConcertPartyandDramaticsectionwasalsoformed,anditwasmentionedthatContessaFilippiniwouldbe pleasedtoofferherassistanceinthis connection.. OldBoysofSt.Patrick's,whohave notyetlinkedupwiththemovement, wouldbedoingthemselvesagoodturn bysendingtheirnamesalongtothe Secretary(Mr.W.D.Sheehan)at Y.A.L.Buildings,Irwin-street,Perth. Afurtherinterestingannouncement willappearinthenextissueofthis paper,

furnishesaconvincingdemonstration oftheeffectivenessofmodernpicture methods.Thecastwhichinterprets thisdramaticscreenplay,isnoleasremarkablethanthestoryitself.Itis anall-starcast,eachandeveryone speakingperfectEnglish.Pauline Frederickiscastasthewifeofthe murderedman;BertLytellasthe friendwhoisontrialforhiskilling; whileLoisWilsonimpersonatesthe wifeofLytell.

Theall-talkingsupportingshortson thisprogrammeareveryexcellententertainment,andincludesomeofthe followingitems:"EvolutionofDixie Overture";"InaMonasteryCellar," withaquartetteoffamoussingers renderingballadsofpastandpresent fame.Thehealthyrecreationofsingingballadsisablytransferredtothe presenttime,thoughnoneofthespirit ofthemonasteryislost;"EddiePeabody,"famousWestCoast"Banjomaniac,"whoisfeaturedinthede lightfulnumber"Banjomania,"with hisableassistantJimmyMaisel;"The EnglishSingersinFolkSongs,"and "AnnaCase,"thelovelyandgiftedso. prano,whohasalwaysheldaplace intheheartsofAmericanmusiclovers. Theremarkablesuccessofthisartistis dueatleastinparttoherversatile giftofbeingabletosingatonemomentabrilliantandfloridaria,and thenextasustainedselectiondelivered withawealthofpathosandemotion.

ChristianBrothers'College

SPORTINGACTIvrrIrd.

TheCollegeWinsFromGuildford.

ThefirstroundoftheAlcockCup CompetitioncommencedonWednesday,June27,whenChristianBrothers' CollegemetGuildfordGrammarSchool underidealconditionsatLotonPark. 'B'othsidesfieldedtheirstrongest teams,Guildfordbeingslightlythe heavier.Trotterhadchargeofthe game.Theteamswere:

C.B.C.:W.Grundy(capt.),W. Slater,G.Thompson,H.Davey,B. Hart,K.Morrissey,A.Kuhlman,S. Briggs,R.Leunig,K.Herley,J.Moysey,G.Lehman,J.Adlam,J.McLeod, H.Edelman,R.Brown,C.Tormey,B. O'Shaughnessy.

C.E.G.S.:R.Lefroy(capt.),J.Burt, C.E.King,C.H. Roe,C.Hugall,A.Boyle,N.Meecham, F.Kilpatrick,J.Hugall,L.Lamb,W. Myles,R.Meecham,S.Shepherd,R. Whittaker,T.Anderson,A.Williams. Rightfromthefirstbounceitwas evidentthatneitherschoolwasgoing tohavethegameallitsownway. Guildfordwasthefirsttoscore,registeringapoint,thenagoalalmostimmediately.Christianswerenotlong inretaliating,however,forEdelman registeredfullpointsrightafterthe bounce.Thenextfewminuteswere veryeven,andunproductiveforeither team,untilShepherdgoaledforGuildford.Thescoreswerethenevened upwhenChristiansreceivedapoint andagoalfromThompson.ShepherdagaingoaledforGuildford,givingthat schoolanadvantageofsevenpoints. Firstquarterscores:G.G.S.,3.3;C.F.C., 2.2.

Davey,Thompson,andEdelmanthen allscoredpoints,butMeechamagain goaledforGuildford.Christiansre spondedwithmoreeffectwithgoalsto DaveyandEdelman.Guildford'sfinal burstwasofnoavail,because O'ShaughnessymarkedwellinC.B.C.'s backlinejustbeforetime.Final

scores:C.R.C.,8.17;C.E.G.S.,7.8.

ThebestplayersforC.B.C.were, Grundy,Slater,Leunig,andBrown, andforGuildfordLefroy,Burt,C.H. King,andWhite,Goal-kickers.--C.B.C.:Edelman(3), Slater(2),Davey,Thompson,Leunig. C.E.G.S.:White(2).,Shepherd(2), Williams,Meecham,Whittaker. Under111O.B.O.v.HighSchool. Thiswasthefirstgameunder1$ playedbyacollegeteam.Thematck wasatHighSchool,butunfortunatelywasinterferedwithbyheavyrain. Thefinalscoreswere7.8tonil,infav ourofChristianBrothers'college.The goalkickersfortheCollegewere:Ryan (2),Ahern(2),Keating,Connell,sad Leeson.

social

Theengagementisannouncedof OliveMay(Olga),youngestdaughter ofMr.andMrs.R.J.Berwick,of25 Lacey-street,Perth,toWilfredIvan, fifthsonofMr.andMrs.G.P.Keogh, ofIvanhoe,10Rutland-avenue,River-... vale.

ThemembersofNo.86(St.Joseph's) TroopandCubPack,areherebynotifiedthattheTroopandpackarestill meetingonTuesdayeveningsatSt. Joseph'sHall,anditistobehoped thattheywillmaintaintheirregularattendance.AlthoughnoofficialScouter hasbeenappointed,assistanceisbeing givenbyDistrictCommissionerMoore andMr.Tatham,anditistobehoped thateachboywillfeelboundbyhis Scout'shonour,tokeeptheTroopand Packtogether. Itisproposedtoholdachildren's fancydressballaboutAugust16th.anditwillbeagreatsuccesswefeel sure. OurScoutswilltakepartintheCentenaryCelebrationsthisyear,ofwhich fullparticularswillbenotifiedingood time.

AScoutMasteriswantedforSubiacoandHighgate.Willsomeyoung manofferhisservicesinthiscapacity?

"OnTrial"

TheMostThrillingMurderMystery. HereasanAll-TalkingPictureatthe PrinceofWalesTheatreTo-Day. Takingitsplaceasthemosttensely grippingmurdermystery,WarnerBros. all-talkingpicture,"OnTrial,"presents anentiremurdertrial,withevery phaseoftheproceedingsusedbythe characters.Asthedetailsofthesurprisingcaseareskilfullybroughtout bytheattorneys,thetensionproduced intheatreaudiencesisremarkable,and

Guildfordmadeavigorousattack atthebeginningofthenextquarter, butwereunabletoscore.Greatersuccessattendedtwoefforts.byChristians, Slaterscoringthemaximumboth times,thusgivinghisschoolthe?sad forthefirsttime.Thisleadwasfurtherincreasedastheresultoffresh attacks,Slater,Davey,andEdelmanall scoringpoints,thelastnamedfroma splendidmarkrightinfront.The advantagewassomewhatlostwhen WilliamsgoaledfortheGrammar School.C.B.C.finishedthequarter strongly,scoringfourmorepoints, whileEdelmanagainhadaneasy chancebutkickedoutofbounds. Half-timescoreswere:C.E.G.S.,4.4; C.R.C.,4.9.

Christianswereagainseentoadvantageatthebeginningofthethird term,whenEdelmanredeemedhimself byscoringfullpoints,andthenasingle.Whitethenfollowingbydoing thesameforGuildford.Christians werenowplayingstrongly,andachain ofpasses-Adlam,Grundy-Herley-Edelman-shourdhaveproducedagoal, butEdelman,whowasplainlyoffform, obtainedthesmallscoreonly.Each schoolthenscoredapoint.and LeuniggatedwellforChristiansfrom afreejustbeforethebell.Scones: C.E.G.S.,5.6;C.B.C.,6.13.

Guildfordseemeddeterminedtoregaintheleadatthebeginningofthe finalquarter,-butaconcentratedattackwasproductiveofapointonly. Grundyimmediatelyretaliatedfor C.B.C.,butrepealedtittacksfromthe GrammarSchoolwerefinallyrewarded whenWhittakerCalledfortwoflags.

FrancesTownsend,June27,1020. CharlesJohnAnderson,July3,1010. CharlesJoseahAnderson,AugustS, 1928.

AliceDonohoe,July10,1928.

JohnCasellas,June30,1921.

Itisaholyandwholesomethought toprayforthedead,thattheymac beloosedfromtheirsins. Eternalrestgrantuntothem,0 Lord;andletperpetuallightshine uponthem.Maytheyrestinpew. (300days'indulgence.)

[Inthiscolumnwepublishthe namesofthedeparted,whetherrecentlydeceasedoranniversaries.Under itweshallpublishobituarynotices, whichareacceptedby"TheRecord" at3s.Marktheenvelope"Obituary" whensendingitin.-Ed.]

DELTA.

TOWNSEND.-Onthe27th.June, 1929,attheTowerHotel,West Perth,FrancesMary(Fanny),dearlybeloveddaughterofMaryandthe lateMajorFrancisJohnTownsend, formerlyofFremantle,andsisterof Frank,Henry,Cornelius,andLeo Townsend,Margaret(Mrs.P.J. Keane),SisterPerpetua(Presenta- tionConvent,Collie),Mary(Mrs.H. Winter,NewGuinea),andKathleen, (Mrs.A.P.Channey)R.I.P.

INMEMORIAM.

ANDERSON-Inlovingmemoryof mydearhusband,CharlesJohnAnderson,fatherofWinnie,Walter, Nesbit,Alice,Patsy,andTeresa,who diedonJuly3,1919;alsoCharles Joseph,lovingsonofabove,whodied onAugust25,1926.R.I.P. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy ontheirsouls. -Insertedbytheirlovingwifeand mother,AliceAnderson,193Beaufortstreet,Perth.

DONOHOE.-Inlovingmemoryofmy,, darlingwife,Alice,whopassedawesr onJuly10,1928. ImmaculateHeartofMary,your prayersforherextol, SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhersoul. -Insertedbyherlovinghusband, W.L.Donohoe.

CONNOLLY.-Inlovingmemoryof UncleMarkConnolly,3rd.FieldEngineers,killedatGallipoli,onJuly6, 1915. Attendedby,Rev.Father Fahey,D.S.0.;alsoSergt.MarkConnolly,killedinFrance,July8,1915, attendedbyRev.FatherJones, A.I.F.,belovedtwinsonofMrs.B. Connolly,ofBicton,Palmyra.R.I.P. MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyontheirsouls.

-Insertedbyhismother.

CASELLAS.-Infondremembranceof ourdearhusbandandfather,John Casellas,lateofNewNorcia,whodepartedthislifeatBeaconsfieldon June30,1921.R.I.P. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul. -Insertedbyhiseverremembering wifeandson,C.andM.Casellas.

EducationNotes

by REV.J.T.lEcMAHON,Ph.D.

n Agipsy-womanwasstrenuouslyengagedinherdailyoccupationofbeatingherdonkey,whenapasser-byaccostedher,saying:"Whyareyoubeatingthepoorbrute?"Withoutdesistingforamoment,sherepliedintones andlooksofindignation:"IfIdon't batehim,whowill?"Letthatbethe fablethatistointroducethiscolumn thisweek.Andthemoralfollows.

Thesenotesareintendedforevery teacherengagedintheCatholicschools oftheArchdiocese.Thequestion arises:Dotheteachersreadthem? Ifonlyonecopy"TheRecord"entersaconvent,school,orcollege,how caneachmemberofthestaffread them?Iamnotwritingthemfor thesuperiorsoftheschools,butfor everyteacher.Myaimistoreach thefullprivatesandnotmerelytoaddressthecommissionedofficers.Were achoicetobemade,thenIconsider thatmorefruitfulreturnswillfollow iftheprivates,i.e.,thosewhoaredaily engagedintheclass-rooms,readthese notes,andtheofficers,whomaynotbe actuallyteaching,omitdoingso.ThereforeIappealtoeveryschoolinthe Archdiocesetocutthiscolumnoutand pinitupsomewheresothatallmay read-andreadingforget.Thepoint toemphasiseis,notthevalueofworthlessnessofthesenotes,butthenecessityofhavingsomemeansofcommunicatingwitheveryteacherinour schools.Theremaybeoccasionswhen somethingimportantneedstobenoised abouttheschools,andthisisthemost practicalmannerofdoingso.

Ihavediscontinuedthesenotesfor someweekspasttogiveanopportunitytothoseschoolswhichorderedThe HighSchoolLibraryListatConference time,towritemeforacopy.No schooldidasIrequested,andconsequentlyIconcludedthatnoonewas readingthesenotes,andthenwhy wastespacewiththem?Sincethen have,foundthenamesofthedozen schoolsthatorderedtheLibraryList. Indifferenceandcarelessnessispardonableinmanyoccupations.Toerris human-buttoamendisdivine,and letusembracethelatterprecept.A hitofconsolationcamemywayunexpectedly,inachemist'sshop,the otherday.Aman,evidentlyoccupied insomeformofmanualtoil,occosted me,andasked:"CanyoubuythatMissalwhichyouwroteaboutin'TheRecord'inPerth"?Idirectedhim wherehemightorderit."Iwantone formylittlegirl,"hesaid,moving away.Ahweel!astheAberdonian interjectsinmomentsofimpatience, "there'salwayssom-ane."

Asthisisanoteofirritation,letit doitsjobwell.Smugnessandcomplacencyarethetwin-pestsoflife. Theirwitheringinfluencemaybeseen ineverywalkofman.Andwhenthey visitaschooltheyareloathtoleave, and,usually,areaskedtostay."Leave wellalone,"isasafepolicyinmany things.Theteacherwhoacceptsits guidancedoesnotreapaharvestof mistakes-neitherdoesheeverachieve arecordreturnInmatterseducationalwenurseagrievanceagainstthe intruderwhowoulddareupsetthe sweetrestoftraditionalways.Theinnovatorisanunpopularvisitortoour schools;teachersfrownuponhim, parentssuspecthim,andthechildren wearyofhispresence.LikethepolicemaninSullivan'sopera,"hislotis notahappyone."

Allthenisapreambletostirup somereaction,andabuseismorewelcomethansilence.Ifregistrationof teacherscomes,areweprepared?How manyofourteachersarenowpreparing?InaninterviewwiththeMinisterofEducation,Ihavebeengranted Permissiontodirectourteachersto applytotheCorrespondenceClassesfor papersonthe"C"Certificate,which arenowissuedtoteachersintheState schools.Ishallnotlaboullehepoint. Teachersanxioustopossessthe"C" Certificatehavenowanopportunity opentothem.andiftheydonotavail

ofittheyarefoolish.Againtheschool paper,"OurRuralMagazine,"maybe hadatls.percopybyapplyingto theCorrespondenceClasses.Applyto: HeadMaster,CorrespondenceClasses, 'EducationDepartment,Perth.

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"OurSpiritualServicetotheSickand Dying."

Theabovetitleushersinasplendid booklet,publishedbyBenzigerBros., Barclay-street,NewYorkCity.Itis aguidetopreparethesickanddying forthereceptionoftheLastSacraments.Itisgenerouslyillustrated withsepiatintpicturesandinstructivediagrams.PartI.givesinstructionsthataremostopportuneand timely.Ho,voftendowepriestsfeel thelackofinstructionwhenwevisit thesickandfindnothingready.Page 32illustratest,hepropermannerofreceivingapriestcarryingtheBlessed Sacramenttothesick;pp.54and58 illustratethecorrectmethodofpreparingasickroomforthepriest.In PartII.wehavetheprayersofthe Churchforthedying;prayersintime ofsickness,prayersforahappydeath, alltakenfromtheRomanRituale,the officialprayer-bookoftheChurch. There'are128pagesinthebook,which containsbesidestheceremoniesofExtremeUnction:HowtoBaptise,How tohelpthedyingintheabsenceof thepriest,HolyCommunion,andthe commonprayers.Itisabookletthat fillsanurgentneed,andnowordsof minecanrecommendittoostrongly. Itshouldbeineveryhome,aready manualofdevotionandinstructionfor timesofsicknessanddeath.Isuggesttoteacherstohavethebookletin school,giveittothechildrentoread, andthroughthemendeavourtoplace onein*veryhome.Thebookiswell produced,asoneexpectswhenitcarriesthenameofBenzigerBros.onits cover.Theillustrationsareparticularlygood,especiallyp.64,whenChrist healsthesickinthestreetsofJerusalem.Orderitthroughyourlocal bookseller,or,ifinquantities,from BenzigerBros.,Barclay-street,New YorkCity,U.S.A.

TheLateMissFrancesMary Townsend

MissFrancesMaryTownsend, daughterofMrs.Maryandthelate MajorFrancisJohnTownsend,formerlyofFremantle,passedawayonthe 27th.June,attheresidenceofherbrother-in-law,Mr.P.J.Keane,Tower Hotel,WestPerth.MissTownsend wasbornatFremantle,andlivedat thePortallherlife,withtheexception ofthelast12years,whichperiodshe spentinPerth.Formanyyearsshe hadbeenonthestaffofMessrs.Lavan andWalsh,andhersaddemisewillbe sincerelyfeltbyaverylargecircleof friendsinthemetropolitanarea.After aRequiemMass,whichwascelebrated atSt.Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle,on Fridaymorning,June28,bytheRev. FatherJ.Neville,O.M.I.,thefuneral cortegeproceededtotheFremantle Cemetery,wheretheremainswereinterredinthefamilygrave.TheRev. FatherJ.Neville,O.M.I.,alsoofficiated atthegraveside,inthepresenceof alargegathering.Thechiefmourners were:Messrs.Frank,Henry,andLeo Townsend(brothers),Messrs.J.HollandsandR.Kavanagh(uncles),A. Chauncy(brother-in-law),Frank,Easton,andEdwinTownsend(nephews), andW.Townsend,T.Fletcher,andL. Hackett(cousins).The.pall-bearers were:Messrs.M.Lavan,M.Hallion, W.A.Hoey,J.Edwards,J.Monaghan, T.Bucknell,F.McKenna,andF.L. O'Halloran.Mrs.MaryTownsend (mother)andotherladiesrelatedto thedeceased,attendedtheserviceat the*lurch.Manyhandsomewreaths wereplacedonthegrave,andnumerouscommunicationsofsympathyhave beenreceivedbythebereavedrelatives.Thefuneralarrangementswere carriedoutbyMessrs.ArthurE. DaviesandCo.,ofFremantle,Claremont,andHollywood..

St.Ildephonsus'CollegeOld Boys'Association

Theannualmatchbetweenpastand presentstudentstookplaceontheLeedervilleOvalonWednesday,June26. Afterastirringstrugglethepaststudentsranoutwinnersbyafairmargin. Thepresentboys'teamplayedwelltogether,andattimesrevealedbrilliant combination,whichundoubtedlyhelpedthesmallersidetoputupsucha goodshowing.

To-day-isWILLTime

Rememberyoushouldallowno setofcircumstancestoprevent youmakingaWILL.TO-DAY isalwaysthetime.Whenyou readthismakeadecisiontoat oncecallupon,write,ortelephoneforanappointment.You canfreelystateyourwishesand seekadvicewithoutspendingone penny.

AskforaCopyofTreeBooklet, "WILLSANDWISDOM."

(Establishedilb2).

THEWESTAUSTRALIANTRUSTEE

EXECUTORANDAGENCYCOMPANYLIMITED

EDMUNDS.BARKER,Manager.

Dr.MorrisGorman,anex-College boy,whohasrecentlycompletedhis medicalcourseatNewmanCollege, Melbourne,kindlydonatedagold medalforthebestindividualmember oftheCollegeteamontheday.This trophywaswonbyAllanJones,the captain,whogaveasterlingexhibition ofthecode.Onpresentindications thisladpromisestodevelopintoa champion.

TheAssociationwishestothankthe Doctorforhistrophy,andtocongratulateAllanJonesforwinningit.

Theteamscomprised:

OldBoys:R.Bryant(capt.),W. Bryant,Campbell(3),Byrne,Filear, Parker,Gorman,Lalor,O'Halloran, Drew,McCabe,Barrett,Moffatt,Robinson,Smith,McCaul.

PresentBoys:A.Jones(capt.),Fro. Theophane,Spisbach,Williams(2), Skeehan,Parcel],Collins,Connaughton, Rogers,Woods,Hansen,Evans,Allardice,Switzer,Petersen,andHearne.

TherewasagreatgatheringofOld. Boys,evidencinganincreasingenthusiasminOldBoys'affairs,ThePrincipaloftheschool,Rev.BrotherSebastian,Rev.Dr.Collins,andDr.MorrisGormanwereinterestedspectators. isnintimisissiossnisisiassimisissionessimisnessissistors.; JosephEdwards (LateManagingClerktoMessrs. LevanandWalsh). LAND,ESTATE,&GENERAL COMMISSIONAGENT. AGENTFORABSENTEES. MortgagesArranged.RentsCollected.SecretarialWorkUnder. taken. iForrestChambers(GroundFloor), it St.George'sTerrace,Perth.

BertDerby

RINGB43411. ALLCOMMISSIONSPROMPTLY EXECUTED.

REGISTEREDW.A.T.A.

"CliffDerby" RINGBUM.

TattersairsConsultation CHAS.WANONlcCO. 76BARRACK-STREET,PERTH. CommissionsExecuiedAllEvents. NoRepresentatives.

(MemberTattersall'sClub).

I I VOSAMIS111.1.1. IMMOb. WeenehleierneaMereeeedWieInneeliWAIWWWW~N.1~

AllRegisteredCourses.

TrottingTrotting

TO-NIGHT(Saturday)TO-NIGHT LASTMEETINGOF

THERECORD.

FIFTEEN.

W.A.tidosBuildnos, UMSt.Cloorpa'sTerrace (Opp.FoyandGibson's),PERTH. Branch°MeeHighandMouattStreets, FREMANTLE. Cornet.

TheNewConventSchoolrecentlyopenedbyHisGracetheArchbishop. ThelasteffortofthelatelamentedDeanSmyth. 11111111111111111611111111111111111111111111111111119111111111111111111111111111111

LEEDERVILLE.

St.Mary'sKell.

Thenewhallisattractinglarge crowdseveryweek,largerandlarger astheweeksgoby.Theeuchre partyhallislitterallypackedevery Tuesdaynight,andthedancinghall reallyisathingofbeauty,thronged withtheyoungfolkgailytrippingthe lightfantastic.Whatistheattraction?No.1:Averyfinehall;No.2: Aperfect'dancingfloor;No.3:St. Mary'sspecialorchestradiscoursing excellentmusicandathoroughlyefficientME.,inthepersonofMr.Frank Boylan.Messrs.Bennett,Coonan, andCastonhavenothingtolearnas door-keepers,andseetoitthatthe rowdyelementarekeptalooffromthe precinctsofthehall.

TheWeeklyBuchre.

Theweeklyeuchre,everasuccess, wasneversosuccessfulasto-day.Mr. Casey,theM.C.,assistedbyMr.George Galvin,has,andalwayshad,theconfidenceofthepublic.Heseestoit thateveryonegetsafairfieldandthat favourisshowntonone.Theconduct andorderleavesnothingtobedesired. Theweeklyeuchrealwaysenjoyedthe confidenceofthepublic,andithas neverstoodsohighinpublicfavour asto-day.Thecashprizesarealways paidinfull,firstbeing£22s.Therefreshmentsaredelicous,andatribute totheladiesofSt.Mary'sparish.On lastTuesdaynightMr.Caseyhada surprisepacketinstoreforus.

ThisYear'sTournament.

Mr.Caseyannouncedthatalady's costumeoragent's.suit,madeto order,wouldbetheprizeforthehighestaggregateattheendoftheseason. MesdamesKirkwoodandBrand,assistedbyMesdamesJob,Bourke,Bennett andBeaton,weretheorganisersfor lastTuesdaynight'smonsterentertainment,andreceivedcongratulationson allsides.

WhereisSt.Mary'sBall?

Manyfromoutsidetheparishcome toourweeklyentertainments-from BunburyandevenbeyondBunbury, PinjarraandMidlandontheoneside, andfromFremantleontheother.If theyoncecometheycomeoften,'becausetheygetexcellentvalue.Others fromafaroffmaydesiretocome,and maynotknowexactlywheretofind thehall.WherethenisSt.Mary's Hall?TaketramNos..15or16at thePalaceHotelcorner,andtheywill bringyourighttotheverydoorof thehall,atthecornerofShaftesbury andOxford-streets,Leederville.Onehop fromthetram,andonestep,andyou willberightunderthecantileververandah.Youwillfindthehall"lifting itsbackupagainstthehill,andthe tipofitstoesonthetramline."Ticketsforeachorbothentertainment only1/6,notax.Don'tforget,on everyTuesdaynightoftheseason.

AnotherMexicanMartyr PereMaduro,S.J.,whoseexecution hasbeenannouncedfromMexico,died amartyr'sdeath.OnAshWednesday,February13,hewasdistributing ashestoabandofCatholicswhenhe wasarrested,thrownintoprison,and condemnedtodeathwithoutanytriaL Thefollowingday,PereMadurowas ledouttoexecution.Hewasplaced againstapillarandshot.PereMaduroenteredtheJesuitNovitiateatEl LlanoinDecember,1910. Hemade hisstudiesinMexicoandinSpain, andwasordainedin1913.Hewasa veryzeaoluspriest,andwouldnot leavethetownofParrahaswhenthe persecutionbrokeout.

Ea

strainedback,hasnowsufficientlyI-% coveredtobeabletoresumehisemployment.Amotion,instructingour socialdelegatestoarranforour socialtobeheldonJuly22,waspassed,andwetakethisopportunityof extendinganinvitationtothemembers ofallotherbranchesofoursandkindredsocietiestoSt.B'rigid'sHallon thatnight,whenweguaranteethey willenjoythemselves.WiththeEditorof"TheRecord's'.kindpermission, wishtoadvisethosememberswho havenotyetrenewedtheirmedical subscriptions,thatthenewquarter hasjustcommenced,andasthesecretaryisanxioustofinalisethedoctor's EE orgentattentiontothematter - willbeappreciated. -171.

FREMANTLE.

H.A.C.B.

SocialandSportsCommittee.

Itcertainlygivesoneafeelingofsatisfactiontoseethekeeninterestthat isbeingdisplayedbythemembersof thecommitteethesedays,Delegates fromSubiaco,Leederville,WestPerth, Highgate,VictoriaPark,andQueen's Parkattendedthelastmeetingingood numbers.Arrangementsarewellin handforSubiaco'sso/ialonJuly5, andanenjoyableeveningisassured. WestPerthhavealteredtheirdateto July22,inSt.Brigid'sHall.Any itemsforthesesocialswillbewelcomed."Bobs"ruleshavebeensentto branches,soeverythingshouldnowgo withaswing.Asuggestionwasmade fortablecoveringforthematches,but thiswaslefttotheteams.Midland v.WestPerthmatchistobeplayed later,andSt.Patrick'sOldBoysv. St.Kevin'sisalteredtoJuly11,butin futureitistobehopedthatallteams willkeeptotheirfixtures.

St.Kevin'sBranch, Theusualfortnightlymeetingwas heldonThursday,June27.Thepresident(Bro.Rampant)presided,and theattendancewasnotasgoodas usualowingtotheextremelywet night.Sickpaytotheamountof£6 13s4dwaspassedforpayment.The secretarypresentedthebalancesheet andquarterlyreturnforMay,alsothe AandBreturns,for.theRegistrarof FriendlySocieties.Ananalysisof theseshowedasplendidrecordofachievementfortheyear.Therewasa netgaininmembershipof13,making thetotal130.Thisfigurewasmade upof78malebenefit,34femalebenefit,and18honorarymembers.Sick payfortheyeartotalled£917s8d, and£85wasremittedtotheDistrict Board,asalsowas£1113sIdonaccountofgoods.Thisleftthesickfund withatotalof£2016s7d,themanagementfund£12Is4d,andthebenevolentfund£12Os4d.Ofthetotalmembership105wereshownasfinancial, and25unfinancial.Thewholeofthe latterare"good,"andthemajority haveclearedthemselvessincetheclose ofthequarter.Thepresidentthankedthesecretaryandauditorsforthe

verysatisfactorypositionrevealedby thereturns.Arrangementsfortheinter-branchsocialforJuly5,inSt.Joseph'sHall,werediscussed,andaband ofvolunteerspromisedtheirservices topreparethefloor.AfterthemeetingBobsclaimedtheattentionofmost members,andjudgingbyresultswe haveseveralprospectivechampions inourmidst.

St.Brigid'sBranch.

SincethereorganisationofSt. Brigid'sBranchafewmonthsback, ourmembershiphasbeenincreasing rapidly,andsomanynominationsare beingreceivedateachmeetingthat beforeverylongwewillbeableto.fulfillourboastwhenwestartedoutto makeourselvesoneofthebiggestand mostactivebranchesintheState.At' ourlastmeetingonJune23.three moremembers,inBro.'Geo.Furlong, andSistersHughesandFurlong,were initiatedbythepresident,Bro.Roy Galvin.Finalarrangementswere madeforourfirstquarterlyCommunion;whichistobeheldattheseven o'clockMassonnextSunday,July7, andasallmembershavebeennotified wehopetohavealargebodyreceivingOurLordonthatday.Members weregratifiedtohearthfrtBro.E. Malone,whohasbeenlaidupwitha

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St.Patrick'sGymnasticClub, Althoughthisclubisnotincreasing innumericalstrengthaswellaswas anticipated,asmallbutenthusiastic numberisturningupeachMonday.A punchingballhasbeenpurchased,and itishopedtohavethisinstalledready fornextweek.Oneobligingmember haspromisedtobringalongasetof boxinggloves,andasthisopportunity ofunearthingafewworld-beaters shouldnotbelost,membersandintendingmembersareurgedtoattend infullforce.Subscriptionsarenow overdue,andasthecashisrequired fornewequipment,itishopedmemberswillopentheirheartsandtheir chequebookstosome'pmpose.Ithas beensuggestedthatthemeetingnight hechangedfromMondaytoamore favourablenight,buttheviewsofall memberswillfirsthavetobeascertained.However,anyalterationwill benotifiedinthesecolumns.

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HEREARESOMEOrTHELATEST,JUSTARRIVED:-

373"Anita"and"HalfwaytoHeaven"(TheOriginalHavanaBand).

371"TheSongILove"and"INeverKissedaBaby"(CalifornianMeloldMakers).

365"PopularWar'rimeMarchingSongs,"PartsI.andH.(Bandof H.M.WelshGuards).

360"Cuddlesome"and"HappyBellRinger"(BillyWhitlock,withOrch.)

359"SalutD'Amour"and"SanctuaryoftheHeart"(OrganSolos).

353"GirlofMyDreams"and"IfIHadYou"(BidgoodsDanceBand).

346"TwoEyesofGrey"and"MaireMyGirl"(HaroldKimberley,Baritone).

334"SelectionofSirHarryLauder'sPopularSongs,"PartsI.andII. Band).

3.54"KingforaDay"and"IAin'tNeverBeenKissed"(HarryBjdgood)

348"ThePhantomBrigade"and"GrasIlhoppers'Dance"(Orchestral). USEBROADCASTNEEDLES,9d.PERTIN.

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ThePresbytery,whichcompletesthegroupofbuildings,theresultsof DeanSmyth'sgreatworkinBunbury.

St.Patrick'sChurch,whichwillstandasamemorialoftheDean'slabours inBunbury.Itsurmountsabeautifulhill,and,likeasentinel,overlooksthetown.

SOCIETY.

CATHOLICTENNISASSOCIATION.

ARCHBISHOP'S,MOLLOY,AND OAHUCUPS.

ThirdSetofMatches. Rainconsiderablyinterferedwith theprogressofthepennantsduring lastweek-end.However,anumberof matchesweredisposedofandtheresultswere:

"A"Grade-Men. St.Mary'sv.St.Kevin's.Playedat Subiaco:J.SalterlosttoJ.Mitchell, 0-6,2-6;F.ColebeatP.Northway,6-3, 6-2;J.EdwardsbeatW.Westhoven, 6-0,6.2;P.SmithbeatB.Tenger,6-4, 6-2. ColeandEdwardslosttoMitchellandTenger,5-6,5-6,2-6,andbeat NorthwayandWesthoven,6-0(forfeit),6-4,6-0;SalterandSmithbeat NorthwayandWesthoven,6-5,6-2,6-3, andlosttoMitchellandTenger,2-6, 4-8,64.Totals:St.Mary's,13sets98 games;St.Kevin's,7sets72games. St.Joachim'sv.HillSt.Playedat HillSt.:A.G.HerbertbeatG.Wyburn,6.4,6-5;R.S.GordonbeatF. Darcey,6-0,6-4;S.KingstonbeatG. Roberts,6-3,6-3;J.Tullydrewwith A.Halvorsen,2-6,6-6. Herbertand TullybeatWyburnandDarcey,6-0, 6-5,6-1,andRobertsandHalvorsen, &-2,6-1,6-0;GordonandKingstonbeat RobertsandHalvorsen,8-0,6-0(forfeit),andlosttoWyburnandDarcey, 'LC6-0,4-6.Totals:St.Joachim's,16 sets106games;HillSt.,3sets51 games.Theothersetwascancelled. Owingtoamisunderstanding,twoof HillSt.Club'sregularplayersdidnot attend,andRobertsandHalversen werecalledontofillthevacancies, whichtheydidinaverycreditable manner. "C"Grade,Ladies-No.2Zone. C.Y.L.C.No.1v.Majella.Playedat C.Y.L.C.:MissA.ColemanbeatMiss Dyson,6.1:MissM.RyanlosttoMrs. Outridge,3-6;MissD.Daleylostto MissRyan,2-6;MissM.Hurleybeat MissStewart,6-4. MissesColeman andDaleydrewwithMissDysonand Mrs.Outridge,5-6,6-1,andbeatMisses RyanandStewart,6-3,6-4;MissesM. RyanandHurleydrewwithMisses RyanandStewart.4.6,6-2,andwith MissDysonandMrs.Outridge,5-6,6-0.

Totals:C.Y.L.C.No.1,7sets61games; Majella,5sets45games.

St.Anne'sv.St.Brigid's.Played atNorthFremantle:MissZ.Quinn beatMissI.Sullivan,6-1;MissK. BrownlosttoMissM.Higgins,4-6: MissM.CoffeyheatMissM.Stanbury, 61:MissM.MoorebeatMissM.Weston,6-1 MissesQuinnandCoffey beatMissesHigginsandWeston,6-1, 6-5,anddrewwithMissesSullivanand Stanbury,0-6(forfeit).6-2. Misses BrownandMoorebeatMissesSullivan andStanbury,6-4,6-1,andMissesHigginsandWeston,6-1,6-1

Totals:St. Anne's,10sets64games;St.Brigid's, 2sets30games.

"C"GradeMen-No.1Zone. Columbav.St.Joachim'sNo,2. PlayedatVictoriaPark:J.Mahony drewwithA.Lawson,4-6,6-3;W. NoonelosttoC.Cooper,3-6,3-6;F. DrabblebeatJ.Noonan,6-5,6-2;A. McLernonbeatC.Cooper,senr.,6-0,6-2; MahonyandNoonedrewwithLawson andCooper,3-6,6-5,andbeatNoonan andCooper,senr..6.5,6-3;Drabbleand McLernonbeatNoonanandCooper, senr.,6-4,6-4,andlosttoLawsonand Cooper,3-6,4.6. Totals:Columba, 10sets78games;St.Joachim'sNo.2. 6sets70games. No.2Zone.

St.Mary'sv.StaroftheSea.Played atCottesloe:J.EdwardsbeatC.An. toine,6-3,6-2;L.G.NorthwaybeatA. Willett,6-0,6-1:A.MarshbeatW.McDonald,6-2,6-1;C.Cunninghambeat G.Barlow,6-1,6-0.EdwardsandCun,einghambeatAntoineandWillett,-6-4, 11-3,andMcDonaldandBarlow,64, es 6-4;NorthwayandMarshbeatAntoineandWillett,6.2,6.0,andMcDonaldand'Harlow,6.1,6-3.Totals:St. Mary's,16sets96games;Starofthe Sea,0sets30games.

St.Anne'sv.St.Brigid's.Played atWestPerth:J.MoorebeatG.Furlong,6.1,6-0;C.GoughdrewwithA. Wallace,5-6,6-0;F.Ivesdrewwith L.Hagarty,6-0,5-6;C.Chapmanlost toF.Arthur,2-6,5.6.MooreandIves beatFurlongandArthur,6.1,6-1,and drewwithWallaceandHagarty, 3-6;GoughandChapmanlosttoWallaceandHagerty,3-6,3.6,andbeat FurlongandArthur,6-2,6-2.Totals: St.Anne's,9sets80games;St.Brigid's 7sets54games.

Itishopedthatthebalanceofthe matcheswillbeplayedduringthis week-end.

?mirthBetofMatches. Thefollowingarethematches, grounds,andtimesofplayforSatur4ay,July13th.: "A"Grade,Ladles.Allat2p.m. St.Kevin'sv.At.Mary's,atSubi-

aco;HillSt.v.St.Joachim's,atHill St.;St.Brigid'sv.Theresian,atWest Perth. "B"Grade,Ladies,No.1Zone.Allat 2pa, Theresianv.Columba,atInglewood; Peninsulav.St.Joachim's,atMaylands;Wattle,bye. No.2Zone.Allat2p.m.

St.Mary'sv.HillSt.,atLeederville; StaroftheSeav.St.Kevin's,atCottesloe;St.Brigid's,bye.

"0"Grade,Ladies,No.1Zone, Dalcassianv.St.Joachim'sNo.2,at 2.30p.mTheresianv.HillSt.,atInglewood,2p.m.;Peninsulav.C.Y.L.C. No.2,atMaylands,2p.m. No.2Zone.

St.Mary'sv.St.Joachim'sNo.1,at Leederville,2p.m.;St.Anne'sv.Star oftheSea,atNorthFremantle,220 p.m.

ForSunday,July14,thefixturesare:

"A"GradeMen.

Wattlev.St.Kevin's,atMidland Junction,10.30a.m.;St.Joachim'sv. Theresian,atVictoriaPark,1:30p.m.: StaroftheSeav.St.Brigid's,atCottesloe,1.30p.m.;HillSt.v.St.Mary's, atHillSt.,1.30p.m.

"B"Grade,Men,No.1Zone. Columbav.Theresian,atSouth Perth,10.30a.m.;Peninsulav.St.Joachim's,atMaylands,1.30p.m.;Wattle, bye. No.2Zone.

St.Mary'sv.HillSt.,atLeederville, 1.30p.m.;St.Kevin'sv.Starofthe Sea,atSubiaco,1.30p.m.;St.Brigid's v.Majella,atWestPerth,120p.m. "0"Grade,Men,No.1Zone. St.Joachim!sNo.2v.Dalcassian,at VictoriaPark,10.30a.m.;Theresianv. Peninsula.atInglewood,2p.m.;Columbav.HillSt.,atSouthPerth,11 a.m. .No.2Zone.

St.Mary'sv.Majella,atLeederville, 10.30a.m.;St.Anne'sv.St.Joachim's No.1,atNorthFremantle,2p.m.;Star oftheSeav.St.Kevin's,atCottesloe, 10.30a.m.,St.Brigid's,bye. "C"Grade,Ladies,No.2Zone, C.Y.L.C.No.1v.St.Kevin's,atNo. 40Queen'sCrescent,Mt.Lawley,2 p.m.;Majellav.St.Brigid's,atNedlands,2p.m.

Teams. Teams,accompaniedbytheballfee, mustbelodgedwithMr.McGillivray by5p.m.onMonday.Inthisconnectionitisnoticedthatsomeclubs areinclinedtobelax.Thisisgreatly tobedeplored,asowingtothefact thatcopyfor"TheRecord"hastobe submittedonTuesdaymorning,itis absolutelyessentialthattheteamsbe inonMonday.

KalgoorlieClub.

ThereiseveryprospectoftheformationofaclubatKalgoorlieinthevery nearfuture.

Rule26.

Theattentionofmembersisparticu- larlydrawntothisrule.Non-observanceofitwasresponsibleforquitea numberofforfeits.

Umpiring.

Someplayersareinclinedtoques- tionthedecisionofumpires.This showsaverypoorsportingspirit,and isnotinthebestinterestsofthegame. Playersshould-rememberthattheum piresgivetheirservicesvoluntarily andthattheyhaveadifficulttaskto

perform.Umpiresmaymakemistakes,butIhavenotcomeacrossan instancewhereanumpirehasbeenunfairorbiased.Whilstonthissubject,umpiresandplayersshouldrememberthataballisinplayuntilthe umpirecalls"fault"or"out."Some umpiresmakeapracticeofcalling "right"whilstaballisinplay.This shouldnotbedone.Anumpireshould onlycall"fault,""footfault,""let,"or "out."

WEEKLYPRODUCEMARKET REPORT.

TheWestralianFarmers,Limited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe3rd.July,1929,asfollows:

WheatenChaff:Duringtheweekunderreviewyardingshavebeenlighter, andasaconsefuencevaluesareslight- lybetter,f.a.q.toprimeto-daybeing nominallyworth£515sto£517s6d perton,whilstf.a.q.samplesarefindingbuyersat£5Is6dto£510e.Mediumsamples,quiteanumberofwhich havebeendamaged,havebeenchang- inghandsatfiguresrangingdownto£4 15e.

OatenChaff:Valuesareinclinedto beslightlyeasierowingtogobdyard- ings.Thenominalvalueoff.a.q.to primeis£57s6dto23lOsperton.

F.a.q.samplesarefindingbuyersat£5 2s6dto11.65s.

Oats:Themarkethasbeenwellsupplied.Goodheavyfeedshave edhandsat2/11to3/-per Ifectjumfeedsareworth2/6to2/8.

Wheat:Themarkethasaslightly bettertone.Thenominalvalueof f.a.q.is4/3ito4/4perbushel,andmediumsamples3/11to4/1.

Wedding

NEWMAN-MURPHY.

St.Patrick'sChurch,,York,wasthe sceneofaveryprettyweddingonSaturday,the22nd.ult.,whenOliveMary, daughterofMr.andMrs.W.Murphy, ofQuairading,wasmarriedtoFrederickAlbert,sonofMr.WilliamHerbert andMrs.Newman,ofBalkuling.The VeryRev,DeanWalsh,V.F.,officiated attheceremony.Thebride,wholookedexceedinglypretty,wasgivenaway byherbrother,Mr.HaroldJoseph Murphy.Mr,DouglasRaymondMur- phywasbestman,andMissWaters bridesmaid.Aftertheceremonythe bride'smotherkTeivedtheguestsat theTownHall,wherethewedding breakfastwasheld.Alargenumber ofgifts,costlyanduseful,werereceived.Whentheusualtoastlisthad beenhonoured,thehappycouple, amidstthebestwishesoftheirfriends, leftforthecitytoenjoytheirhoneymoon.

ConventofOurLadyofMercy,Bunbury BoardingandDaySchoolforGirls

SOMEOFTHEBOARDERS,CONVENTOFMERCY,BUNBURY.

PUPILSPREPAREDFORUNIVERSITY,MUSICANDCOMMERCIALEXAMINATIONS.

ONEOFTHEHEALTHIESTSITUATIONSINTHESOUTH-WEST.

SPACIOUSANDWELLVENTILATEDCLASS-ROOMS,DINING ROOM,ANDDORMITORIES.

SLEEPINGOUTACOOMODATION.SEABATHING. ACCOMMODATIONFORBOYBOARDERSNOWAVAILABLE. PupilsAdmittedanytimeduringterm. ForParticulars,applytotheMOTHER,SUPERIOR.

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MINISTERTOVATICAN.

TheGovernment(saysthe"IrishCatholic")ismakingaspecialeffortto havemattersinordersothatdiplomaticrepresentatives-maybeexchangedbetweentheVaticanandtheSaorstetintimeforthenationalcelebrationoftheCentenaryofCatholicEmancipationthismonth(July).Anestimatefortheofficewillhavetobe passedbytheDail.

TENIRISHSISTERSOFCHARITY.

Foundedforthehelpofrespectable girlsoutof,orseeking,employment,.or otherwiseobligedtostayinthecity foratime,St.Mary'sHaw,Seville Place,Dublin,hasbecomeawellknown"portofcall"formanyagirlon herwaytoAmericaorelsewhere.It hasnowestablisheditselfamongstthe mostpowerfulfactorsforgoodinDO> lin.During1928almost1,500girls passedthroughtheHome.Manyof thesewereontheirwaytotheUnited States,toCanada,ortofar-offAustralia;andpostulantstravellingtocoun-triesabroadoftenseekawelcome night'sshelterbeneathitskindlyroof. ThebensisofsuchaHomeasSt. Mary'sdikingtheirshortstayinthe citycannotbeestimated.Visitorsto theHomeareatoncestruckbythe efficiencywithwhichitisrun,withthe genialwelcomegiventooneandall andwiththespiritofcamaraderie-of truesisterliness-thatprevailsamongst thegirlsduringtheirstay.Itisa comforttoanxiousparentstoknow thatthefirstintroductiontheirgirls gettothegreatworldismadeeasy forthembythewatchfulcareofthe IrishSistersofCharity.Thegirlsare shownaboutthecity:theygetinvaluablehintsastothedifficultiesoftravelandhowtheymaybemet;they takeawaywiththemmemoriesofCatholicfaithandCatholicteachingcarriedoutinpractice.Whocantellat whatmomentintheirfuturelivessuch memoriesmaymeantothema strengtheningoftheirownfaith,and anincentivetoremaintruetoit,no matterwhatthesacrifice?

Others,whoarenotemigrants,are alsowelcomedatSt.Mary's.Girls lookingforsituationsinthecitycome totheHome.Thefriendlyrelations thenbegunarecontinued.TheSisters helpinsecuringemployment,andthe girlsonceengagedarealwayswelcome tospendsomehoursoftheirspare timewhere,overasociablecupoftea, theymaycomparenotesandjoinin thevariousformsofrecreationfor whichtheHomeisnoted.St.Mary's hasbeeninstrumental,too,inreturningwaywardonestothecareofparentsandfriends.Lettersareconstantlybeenreceivedfromgirlsandalso fromparentsexpressinggratitudefor thecaregiventothemwhileatthe Home.Emigration,unfortunately,still continues,butthestrangenessofcity lifetoYounggirlscomingfromremote partsofthecountryistemperedby thewarmwelcometheyreceivefrom thespiritualdaughtersofMaryAikenhead-theIrishSistersofCharity-at StMary's.

INDIGENTIRISHINSCOTLAND.

theIrelandof

"OH,THEN,PADDYDEAR,ANDDIDYOUHEAR, THENEWSTHAT'SGOINGROUND?"

causesomebodytryingtokeepupa stateofrevolutionwasurgingnon-paymentofthoseannuities.Sinceour ownpeoplecameintopowerthetendencywasgraduallytolightentheburdenonthepeople,but,ofcourse,we shouldbepatient,soastogivethe legislationachancetomakethepeople feelthebenefitsofit.Moresatisfactorythantheagitationadvocatedby certainpersonswouldberepresentationtotheGovernmentbyParliamentaryrepresentatives,andiftherewere anynumberoffamiliesundulyburden. edhehimselfwouldbegladtohear ofit,andwouldtrytointeresthimself intheircaseseitherbytryingtofind financialassistanceforthemorbytryingtoputtheircasesbeforetheauthoritiesinDublin.Itwassadtosee peoplebeingsenttogaol,becausethat wasnotnecessaryatall.Therewas arightandawrongwayofventilating theirgrievances,andhethoughtthe wrongwaywasbeingadoptedinthe district,becausemoreprogresscould bemadebyothermethods.Byusing unconstitutionalmethodstheywould preventGovernmentgrantsfromcomingtothecountry,orelsetheywould causethosegrantstobereduced,becausetheGovernmentwouldnotpay thefullamountifannuitieswerenot beingpaid.Inaddition.theywereby theiractionstyingthehandsoftheir localrepresentatives,becausetheGovernmentwouldnaturallysaythey wouldnotstartlocalworkswhilethe peoplerefusedtopaytheirannuities. Inotherwords,therefusaltopayannuitiesaboutDungloewasactingasa boomerang.

SINGINGEUROPECANNOT EQUAL.

"Ihaveattendedconferencesof churchmusicalloverEurope,butI haveneverheardanythingtoequal whatIhavelistenedtoto-day."This strikingtributewaspaidbySirRichardTerrytothethirty-sevenchoirs fromallpartsofIrelandcompetingfor theJosephSartoMemorialCupfor plainsongatthegreatIrishmusical festival."Iwanttoavoidanything thatmaysavourofexaggeration,"he declared,"butnowhereinEuropehas asuccessionofthirty-sevenchoirgbeen gottogetherat,onefestivaltorender plainchantasyourenderitto-day. Youarehere,inIreland,startinga movementwhichwillspreadallover Europe,amovementnotequalledin churchmusicsincethedaysofPalestrina.Youhavedemonstratedthat plainchantisriotarchaic,andoutof date,butalivingthingasitwasinthe sixteenthcentury."Greystones(Dublin)Churchchoircarriedoffthetrophy,withninety-fivemarks,Mt.Mary's UrsulineConvent(Waterford)being secondwithninety.

SirJohnGilmour,Bart.,Secretaryof StateforScotland,toldhiselectorsof thePollokdivisioninPollokshields (Glasgow)PurghHall,thattheGovernmenthadbeeninnegotiationwith theIrishFreeState,andhadsaid quiteplainlythattheydesiredtocome toanarrangementtoreturntoSouthernIrelandanySouthernIrishsubject whohadbecomeaburdenontherates inScotland.Hehadgotanassurance fromtheGovernmentthatiftheTrish FreeStatedidnotcometoanamicableagreementwiththeminthemattertheGovernmentwouldbringinan Actwhichwouldenableittoreturn thesepeople.The"DailyHerald," afterremarkingthatSirJohnGilmour hadbeeninaccurate,saystheParish CouncilshadsentpoorlawreliefrecipientsbacktotheFreeState,andno objectionhadbeenmadebytheFree StateGovernment.Theofficialfigures indicatedthattheTories,havingbeen foiledintheirplottogettheCatholic vote,werenowusingSirJohnGilmour towootheOrangevote.

REVOLUTIONARYLEADERSHIP.

"Peoplewouldbewelladvisedtosee whatleaderstheywerefollowing,and wheretheywerebeingled,"declared hisLordshipMostRev.Dr.McNeely, BishopofRaphoe,referringtothe localcampaignagainstthepaymentof landannuitieswhilepreachingata ConfirmationceremonyinDungloe. Thedayswhentherewasneedforland warhadpassed,andtherewasnogreat needforgettingupaphysicalforceagitationagainstthepaymentofland annuities.Tenantsshouldbecareful nottogetthemselvesintotroublebe-

SPRINGSHOWFILLSIRELAND WITHPRIDE.

FarmersFlocktoDublinbytheThousandsforRecordAgriculural Exhibition. (By

ARTHURWEBB.)

Wirelessto"TheNewYorkTimes."

DUBLIN,May9-ThisweekeverythinghasbeeneclipsedbytheSpring Show,whichbroughtthousandsof farmerstoDublin,stagedatthemagnificentshowgrounds,whichsurpass anythinginEurope.Thisannualagriculturalexhibitionexcelsanything seenintheBritishIsles,theRoyal ShowinEnglandnotexcepted.

Itisanall-Irelandeventthatcalls forsuperlatives.Politicsandreligion donotenterthroughtheturnstiles whichhavebeen,clickingsomerrily duringthefastfourdaysofthepresentweek.Businessisentirelyovershadowedandeventhesocialside, whichis,ofcourse,theoutstandingfeatureoftheHorseShowheldinAugust.

cent.,andsheep,pigs,andponiesare upabout20percent. Itisnotsurprisingthatthisshow istheIrishfarmers'"Mecca,"since50 percentofthepopulationofdie twenty-sixcountiesoftheFreeState derivesitslivelihoodfromtheland. EveninthesixcountiesofNorthern Ireland,whicharelookeduponasthe industrialcentre,thepercentageis notagreatdeallower,and'quitea numberofUlstermenenterthecompetitionforthebigchallengecups,of whichtheyseldomfailtocarry`off atleasttwoorthree.

InviewoftheholdtheSpring Showhasontireagriculturalpopulationofthecountry,itissurprisingto recallthefactthatitdidriotexistas anall-Irelandshowpriorto1919.That itwasbadlywantedisprovedbythe factthattheattendancehasrisen ftom20,000thefirstyearto85,000last April,andeveryonewillbesurprised, shouldfineweatherprevailfor-theremainderoftheweek,ifthisfigureis notraisedto100,000beforetheshow closes.

TheinfluenceoftheRoyalDublin SocietyandtherevivalwhichhastakenplaceinagricultureinIrelandcan hardlybeestimated.Ithaslightened thetaskoftheFreeStateMinisterof Agriculture,PatrickHogan,whenhe broughtinlegislationforcompulsory gradingofeggs,preventingexportof lowgradebutter,andforthenprovementofthestandardforIrishcattle.

TheinnateconservatismoftheIrish farmerhasbeentosomeextentbroken downastheresultofvisitstothe SpringShowinDublin.Theymade himrealisethattherewassomething tobesaidforthelabour-savingappliancesandup-to-datemethodsbywhich hisDanishandothercompetitorshad beenabletosecuresuchamarkedadvantageoverhimintheBritishmarket.Theexhibitsandlecturesat Ballsbridgeareovercomingtherigid prejudiceofthesmallfarmeragainst whathethoughtwerenew-fangled ideas,andalthoughprogresshasbeen smallinsomepartsofthecountry,the Fordtractorisnowusedinincreasing numbersandup-to-datemachineryhas replacedtheagriculturalimplements andmethodsoftheBookofGenesison manyfarms.

Ofcourse,agreatdealhasyettobe doneinacountrywherethegreatmajorityoftheholdingqarelessthan fiftyacresinextent,andwhereso manyfarmershavenotsufficientcapitaltopurchasemodernmachinery. Theyarguethatevenifcapitalwere availabletheirholdingswouldbetoo smalltojustifytheoutlay.

UrgeCo-Operation.

Considerableattemptsarebeing madetoencourageco-operativeenterprisetogetpartiesoffarmersinthe samedistrictstosharethecostof motorploughsandtractors,andthere aresignsthatthisdoctrineofco-operation,whichSirHoracePlunketthas beenpreachingforaquarterofacentury,mayyetbeadopted.

Thedailyprogrammesoattheshow itselfcovereighthoursofcontinuously timeddemonstrationsanddisplays, coupledwithhorsejumpingcompetitionanddemonstrationsofsheepdriving,andpenningbyinternational championsheepdogsfromEngland andScotland.

Classicalmusicisplayedbysomeof themostnotedbandsintheBritish Isles,lecturesaregivenbyexpertson agriculturaltopicsandlittletalksare madebyjudgesonthetypeofcattle thatislikelytobemostprofitable. WhatismoresurprisingtothoseWho knowanythingofIrishlifeisthatthe

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tuneiskepttotheminuteforall events.

Somepointswhichtheagricultural expertsofIrelandhavebeenhammeringawayatforyearshaveagain beenemphasisedthisweek.ItispointedoutthatifeverycowinIreland producedanothertengallonsofmilk amonth,theFreeStatewouldsoon havenonationaldebt,andifthe effortstoimprovethestrainofcattle continuedattheratethathasbeen goingonduringthelasttwoorthree years,theMinisterofFinancewould beabletoreducetheincometaxone half. Ifmodernmethodsofhenkeeping prevailedthroughoutthecountrythe Governmentwouldbeabletospend another5,000,000dollarsayearforeducation,andiftheIrishfarmerwould applyhimselftobreedingpigsofsuitablebaconsufficientlyfattenedforexporttotheEnglishmarket,there wouldbeanamplemarginforhousing schemesandroadworkwhicharebeing heldupforlackoffunds.

Thefutureofthecountrydepends onthismessagebeingthoroughlyabsorbedandactedupon.

BANNINGTHECATHOLIC SCHOOL.

MostRev.Dr.McKenna,Bishopof Clogher,speakingataConfirmation serviceinEnniskillen,saidthatitwas averygraveinjusticetoCatholicsif theycouldnotreceivegrantstowards theprovisionofsuitableschoolbuildingsunlesstheygaveupthatsystem ofmanagementonaccountofwhich alonetheoldNationalsystemwastoleratedbytheChurch,andItwouldappearthatthatinjusticewassoonto beaggravated.Astatementhadbeen madebythePrimeMinisterthatthe otherschools,,providedwhollyoutof publicfunds,wouldbemadeaccept. abletoProtestants;thattheProtestantreligionwouldbetaughtinthem, andthatthedemandsofProtestants wouldbe-satisfied.ThatwasindirectlyendowingtheProtestantreligion,athingthatwasforbiddenbythe veryActunderwhichtheNorthern Parliamentwasconstituted.Itwas aninjusticetoCatholics.Solongas Catholicscontributedtheirproportionateshareofthepublicratesandtaxes, theyshould,byrightandjustice,get anequalshareofthepublicrevenues distributedbytheGovernment.Catholicswouldcontinuetoprotestuntil theinjusticewasredressed.

SOCIETYOPST.VINCEIMTOEPAR.

Onserpernlein.

Central°mei,No.SS(Topmost, ROYALARCADE,BARRACK-STREIT. Thisdocistrexistsforthepurposeet performingworksofChristianCharity, andhastheapprobationoftheHolyFear andtheHierarchyandClergythroning.) theWorld. PunaareneededtoenabletoWe' tobeadequatelycarriedout,,sadthe Societyinvitespersonswhenmakingtheir WillstorememberandassistthePoor bymakingBequestsintheirfavour.

Donationsofanyamount,howevermall 'Phone81125.

AMODEO'S CatholicEmporium

459HAYSTREET,PERTH. SupplierofReligiousandChurch Goods. FreshStocksConstantlyArriving. LargeStocksofBooksby CatholicandPopularAuthors.

InspectionInvited.

StateSavingsBankAgency, CountryOrdersPromptly Attendedto.

DuringHorseShowWeekonewill hearfashions,playsandbooksdiscussed,butduringthepresentshowthese thingshavehardlyenteredintothe conversationofthehundredsoffarmersandtheirwiveswhoaremaking theirannualpilgrimagetoDublin. Theyarefarmoreintentontheawards ofthejudgesandthegoodpointsof thecattlewhichtheyandtheirneighboursareexhibiting.

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AuntBessy'sCorner

MYDEARNIECESANDNEPHEWS,-

Thankyouverymuchindeedfor yourveryinterestingletters,which mademefee)veryhappyoncemore, andIamsurethatourCornerwillbe evenmoresuccessfulthanevenwe imagined.Iwasindeedsurprisedto findthatmycountryniecesandnephewsbyfaroutnumbermycityones, andIwonderwhatislackinginthe Cornerthatmakesitlessacceptableto mylittletownfriends.Perhapsnow thatthetheoryexams.areover,and manyofourlocalschoolswillsoonbe onholidays,myJulybudgetwillbe morerepresentativeofthemetropolitanarea.OneofniSubiaconieces, BettyJones,hassuggestedouropeningacubiclefundforCastledare,and hasforwardedhe4subscription.Well, naylittlefriends,don'tyouthink Betty'ssuggestionanadmirableone? Ido,butIhaveanotherschemein view.Castledareiswellstartedon itswaynow,butfor-severalyears "The%shies"havebeenneglected, andassomanyofyouare"Bushies,"I thinkitshouldbeouraimtohelp them.

Inarecentissueof"TheRecord," FatherMcMahonoutlinedthesystem wherebyourbushchildrenareboarded outinthecountryconventstoprepare fortheSacraments.Don'tyouthink wemightmakeourse'vesresponsible fortheupkeepofsayfiveorsixof thesechildrenforoneweekeachyear at10s.perchild?Ifyouapproveof this,Iwillbequitewillingtoreceive subscriptions,whichwillbeentirely voluntary;thatis,nobodywillbeaskedtocontribute,norwillyourletters beanythelesswelcomeiftheydo notcontainasubscription.

Ihavereceivedaveryinteresting letterfroman"old"nephew,Gerard Anstey,ofToodyay,whodidnotwrite forpublication,butjusttowishthe Cornerluck.Thanks,Gerard.Your letterwasgreatlyappreciated,and willbeansweredassoonasIhave time.(Myolderniecesandnephews, pleasenote.)

Sincemylastlettertoyou,mydear littlefriends,twoofAuntBessy's staunchestsupportershavebeencalledawaytoGod.Onlythoseofyou whohavebeenprivilegedtoknow ArchdeaconSmythandFatherLynch, willrealisewhatanirreparableloss W.A.hassustained.Donotforget aweeprayerthattheirsoulsmayrest inpeace.

JulyisthemonthofthePrecious Blood,whichwasshedforusonCalvary.Duringthismonthyoushould oftenthinkofthegreatsacrifices whichtheSonofGodmadeforus,and thankHimforthem.

Thankyouverymuch,dearehildren,foryourcontributionsofriddles, poems,jokes,etc.Iamtryingto persuadeMr.Printertogiveusanextrapage,sothattheymayallbepublished.Ifnotwewillhavetowait untilthereisroom.Indeed,ifmy correspondencebagisasheavynext monthasitisthis,wemayevenhave toenlarge"TheRecord"andrevertto ourweeklyCorner.Whatdoyou thinkaboutit?Well,dears,Iam takinguptoomuchoftheprecious space,soImustsaygood-byeforthis month.RememberIamstillawaitinglettersfromtheoldclans-theMcKennas,McGuires,Northamites,Goldfielders(whereeverarethey?),AlbanyClubbies,andallotherswhoin thedaysof"auldlangsync"gladdened theheartofyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

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Toencouragemyniecesandnephewstowritefreely,Iamofferingfour prizesofbooksinourfirstcompetition.

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MyFirstNiecefor1929.

117Heytesbury-road,Subiaco, June2,1929.

DearAuntBessy,-Wouldyoukindlyenrolmeasoneofyournewnieces?

Iintendedwritingearlier,hopingto beyourveryfirstniece,asmymother wasyearsagowhentheChildren's Pagefirstopenedin"TipRecord."We stillhavetheletterhoe,writtento AuntNora.Iamthesecondeldest ofafamilyoffourgirlsandtwoboys. Myeldestsisterisnowboardingat VictoriaSquareCollege,whiashelikes verymuch.Isn'tthisjusttheweatherforsports,Aunty?Myfavourite gamesarebaseballandbasketball.My younger-sister,brother,andIgoto St.Aloysius'School,Rosalie,andare nowpreparingverybardforourannualCatechismexamination.In conclusion,Iwouldliketosuggest openingacubiclefundfortheCastledare-boys,ifthatwillmeetwithyour approval,andamenclosingsixpence instampstostartit.Myrelatives tookmetotheopeningofCastledare, andIwasvery_muchiMpressedwith thebeautifulhomeforthepoor,unfortunateboys.Well,dearAunty,I willnowclose.Withverybestwishes.

-Yourlovingniece,

BETTYJONES(age12).

MyDearBetty,-Yourwishhas cometrue!Youreallyaremyfirst niecefor1929,asyourswasthefirst girl'sletterIopened.Welcometo theCorner,Betty,andmayyoutake thesameinterestinitasyourmother hasdone.Whatahappyfamilyyou musthe'Thankyouverymuchfor yourdonation,Betty.Ithinkita goodscheme,andIhavediscussedthe matterelsewhere.Writesoonagain toyourloving,

AUNTBESSY.

AVeryEasyNephew. Greenbushes,June4,1929. DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldvery muchliketobeoneofyourmany nephews.IliveinGreenbushes,and Iamthirteen.IgototheConvent Schoolinthetown.Iamgladto hearyouarebetter,andIhopeto writeregularly. Welivenearthe BlackwoodRiver7andweoftengoout therecatchingmarron.Greenbushes isalittlebusiernowthepeopleare cartingfruit.Ihaveasmallgarden ofmyownathome,andIoftenspend apleasanthalfhourweedinganddigging.Wehavegottwocowsandwe callthemPansyandDaisy.They arebothjerseys,andtheykeepus inmilkalltheyear.Wehaveadog namedTiger,andhecandomany tricks.Heisagingercolour,andhis favouritetrickistochaseaball.The competitionIlikebestismakingup storiesandriddlesandjokes.Ilearn theviolinandIhavepassedtwoexaminationssinceIhavebeenlearning. WehadExpositiononSunday.and Benedictionintheafternoon.-Your would-benephew, JACKDOHERTY.

MyDearJack-You.areaswelcome totheCornerastheflowersinSpring. Whatanumberofhobbiesyouhave. Youmusthequiteamusicianbythis time.Ithinktheviolinamostbeautifulinstrument,butI'mafraidit wouldbetoodifficultforme.Don't forgetyourresolutiontowriteregularlytoyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

"ATrueSport."

SacredHeartSchool,Greenbushes. June4,1929.

DearAuntBessy,-Asthisisthefirst timeIhavewrittentoyou,rshould liketobeoneofyourmanynieces.I amfifteenyearsofage,butIamstill goingtoschool,asIlikeitverymuch. Ishouldverymuchliketoenterfor yourmonthlycompetition.Wehave onepet,alittledog;heisverysmall andisaboutsevenmonthsold.His nameis"Midgy."Thepeoplewegot himfromusedtocallhim"Rover," butfathersaidthenamewastooold forhim,sowechangedit.Heis veryplayfulwhenitistimeforhim togotobed.IlivedowntheNorth ofGreenbushes,andIthinkitisvery nice.Ishouldneverliketoleave Greenbushes.asIhavelivedhereall mylife.TheConventSchoolgirls havestartedtoplaytheStateSchool girlsbasketball,andweenjoyitvery much.Weplayedlastweekandwere beaten,butallthesamewetookthe defeatingoodpartandenjoyedthe

game.AsIamlearningtypewriting, Ishouldverymuchlikeyoutolet meknowwhetheryouwouldprefermy letterstypedornot.IssoIwilltype mynextletter.Mysuggestionfor themonthlycompetitionisaboutthe wildbirdsinWesternAustralia.Well, AuntBessy,IthinkIshallclose.With lovetoallyourniecesandnephews.-Yourwould-beniece, ELSIESLOANE.

MyDearElsie,-Ofcourseyouare welcomeasoneofmynieces.Greenbushesisindeedwellrepresentedin thismonth'sCorner,andIhopeyou willdoyourparttokeepitso.I willbeverypleasedtoreceiveanice typewrittenletter,asIamalways anxioustoknowofthesuccessful studiesofmyniecesandnephews.I amgladyouarea"truesport,"Elsie, asinthisworldwecomefacetoface withmanytrials,whenthelessonswa learntontheplayingfieldswillstand ingoodstead.Thankyouforthesuggestionandgoodwishes.Lovefrom AUNTBESSY.

AProudLittleBudd.. "GlenSarsfield,"Kukerin, June4,1929.

DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldliketo beoneofyournieces.Iamnine yearsold,butIwillbetenon-the 25th.ofJuly.Iaminthethirdclass atschool,andIlikesewingbest'of,all. Ihavethreebrothersandonesister. Aliceisoneofyournieces,andshe usedtowritetoyoubefore.Iam oneofFatherMcMahon'slittlebushies, andsoismybrotherJoseph.Joe andmyothertwobrothersandIgo to'schoolinacart.Ourhorseis called"Captain."Wearegoingto MassonSunday,andwearehavinga newpriest,FatherMcKeon.Father O'Reillyhadtogoawayasheisill. WehaveMasshereeverysecond month.Iamsendingyoualittle poemtoputintheCorner.Iwill nowclosemyletter.-Yourwould-be niece, THERESAJOYCE.

MyDearTheresa,-Iamverypleasedtowelcomeyouasmyfirstniece fromKukerin.AsIhaveneverbeen there,nexttimeyouwriteyoumust tellmeallaboutit.Soyouarea "B'ushie,"Theresa.Youshouldbe veryproudofthatfact,andI'msure yourteacherintheCorrespondence Classeswillbeverypleasedtoread yourletter.IamsorryFather O'Reillyisill,butamverygladthat youarenotdeprivedofMass.Thank youverymuchforthepoem.Iwill certainlyuseitintheCornerassoon asIhaveenoughspace.Manyhappy returnsofyourbirthday,dear.Write soonagaintoyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

PatInvitesAuntBessyforaHoliday.

Falcon-street,Narrogin, June11,1929. DearAuntBessy,-Willyouplease aceptmeasoneofyournieces?I attendtheConventSchool,ameleven yearsold,andintheFourthStandard. Ilikeschoolverymuch.ThesubjectIlikebestisarithmetic.Did youlikearithmeticwhenyouwere goingtoschool,AuntBessy?Iwent foratheoryexam.onSaturday;Iwas veryexcitedallthemorning.Itis thefirsttheoryexam.Ihavebeenfor. Rev.FatherSheridanopenedthe papers;healsosealedandsignedthem whenwewerefinished.WhenIfirst gotmypaperIcouldnotmakehead, tail,ormiddleoutofit.Allthenotes seemedtobedancingjigsonthelines. AfteralittlewhileIgotalittlecalmer,thenIsettowork.Idonotknow howIgoton,butjudgingfrommy scrappaperIhavegotinthehonours. Wewillnotknowourmarksuntil August.AssoonasIgetthemIwill writeandtellyouhowmanyIgot, AuntyBessy.Webreakupforour mid-winterholidaysonJune21.Did youlikeholidayswhenyouwere young,AuntBessy?Doyoueverget aholidaynow-a-days?Ifyoudo,I wishyouwouldcomeandspendthem inNarroginwithus.DearAuntBessy, itisnearingbed-time,andIamgettingsleepy,soImustsaygood-night.Yourwould-beniece, PATRICIAWILSON.

MyDearPatricia,-Youarenowmy fullyfledgedniece,andIhopeyouwill remainintheCornerforaverylong time.No,Pat,IdidnotlikearithmeticwhenIwasatschool,asmy sum_swouldnevercomeoutright,and Iusedtoblametheanswerbook.1 dohopeyouhavepassedwithhonours intheory,dear..Icanquiteimagine whatyoufeltlikewhentheexam. started,asIoftenfeelthesamewhen agreatbigbillconiesintobepaid. Thankyouverymuchfortheinvita-

tion,Pat.IwasinNarrogintwice lastyear,andasIlikeditsomuch don'tbesurprisedifeveryoureceive avisitfromyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

MayLikesHolidays, SacredHeartConvent,Narrogin, June11,1929. DearAuntBessy,-Willyouplease acceptmeasoneofyourmanynieces? IliveinJitarning,whichis65miles fromNarrogin.ThereisnoCatholic schoolatJitarning,soIamboarding attheSacredHeartConvent,Narro- gin.Ilikeboardingverymuch.We girlshavesomegreatfun.Itislove. lytohaveanumberofgirlstoplay with.IamnineyearsoldandamintheThirdStandard.ThesubjectsI ambestatarearithmetic,spellingand reading.Webreakuponthe21st.of Juneforourmid-winterholidays.I amgoingtohaveagoodtime,please God.Doyoulikeholidays,Aunt Bessy?Perhapseverydayislikea holidaytoyou,AuntBessy.Some peopledonotlikeholidays,butIthink they,mustbequeerpeople.Most mothersdonotlikeschoolholidays.I wonderifyoucanguesswhy,Aunt Bessy?Itistwentyminutestosix, nearlyteatime,soImustsaygood- bye,becauseIwouldnotmissmytea foralltheAuntBessiesintheworld. Iwillwriteagainsoon.-Yourwouldbeniece, MAYJOYNES.

MyDearMay,-Welcometomy bandofnieces.Iamindeedpleased thatNaroginisrepresentedinthe Corner.WhatisJitarninglike,May? Ihaveneverbeenthere,soyouwillbe abletoletmeknowallaboutit.Well, May,fancythinkingAuntBessyis alwaysonholidays.Why,FatherMcMahonwillbeabletotellyouhow hardworkedIam,andhowfewholidaysIget.Ihopeyouenjoyedyour holidaysandyoutea,May,andthat youwerenotkeptlatebywritingto yourdear AUNTBESSY.

MavisandHerPetsandHerGames. SacredHeartSchool,Greenbushes. May4,1920.

DearAunt,Ressy,-IhavemuchpleasureinreadingyourCornerof"The Record,'andIwouldverymuchlike tobeoneofyournieces.Iamtwelve yearsofage,andintheSixthClassat school.Wehaveagoodmanypas- times,suchastennisandbasketball, andweplayothergamesinseason. Ihaveapetdog,andtwopetparrots, atwenty-eightandacockatoo.The dog'snameisBeauty;sheisawhite Pomeranian,withoneblackeyeanda blackspotonherback.Sheis,very playfulattimes.Mysuggestionfor competitionisonthewildanimalsof ourGoldenWest.Ihavefivesisters andone marriedbrother.Threesistersare andtheothertwoareat home.Well.dearAunt,Iwillclose now.Withlovetoyouandallyour nephewsandnieces.-Yourwould-be niece, MAVISMcLEOD.

DearMavis,-WelcometotheCorner, andmayyouandyourotherlittle Greenbushesfriendskeepitgoinglong andmerrily.Whata'numberof petsandgamesyouhave,Mavis.Are youtheyoungestofthefamily?If so,witssomanysistersandbrothers, youshouldhaveaverygoodtime. Good-byenow,dear,andwritesoonto yourloving, AUNTBESSY.

MyFirstNephewWritesAgain. Group10,Manjimup. June11,1929.

DearAuntBessy,-Iwasverypleasedtoseemyletterin"TheRecord," andtoknowthatminewasthefirst for1929.Manythanksforyournice answertoit.YourCornerisbound tobeagreatsuccess.Weallenjoyed FatherHannigan'sMission.Heisa finepreacher.Hewentawaylast Sunday,andeverybody_misseshim. Theweatherwaslovelyduringthe Mission.Itisnowraining.Thename ItookatConfirmationwasMphonsus, Aunty.Ilikeschool,butweonly havesee-sawsatpresenttoamuseourselveswithatplaytime.Wearesavinguptobuyafootball,andsofar wehave4/6.Mr.Dalrympleisour teacher,andIlikehimverymuch.,I likethefarmlifeandsometimesI helpmybrotherstomilkthe_cows. Wehaveahundredacreswhichare nearlyalldowninpasture,andthe paddocksafeallniceandgreen.We havesevencowsandsevenheifers: butwearenotgettingmuchmilkat present.'Wealsohavetwohorses andfourpigs.Imustclosenow. Hopingyouareinthebestofhealth.Yourlovingnephew, HARR,Y

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TWENTY.

THERECORD.

AUNTBUSY'SLZITIFIRS plythetownwithvegetables,butter, (Continued). eggs,andfruit.'Thisyearappleswereveryplentiful,andeveryfarmerhad MyDearHarry,--Ilookedveryhardmorefruitthanhecouldsell.Mr. in"TheRecord"toseeifIcouldrecorJohnson,afarmerlivinginSouth niceyouintephoto.ofManjimupsGreenbushes,shipped8,000casesof newlyconfirmed"busbies."WereyouapplestoEnglandat10s.percase. there,Harry?IamverypleasedthatTennisandbasketballareourchief youpersuadedWillietowritetoo.pastimesatschool,butasthetennis Yourschoolandfarmmustbeveryseasonisover,wespendasmuchtime nice.Haveyousavedupenoughforaspossibleinpractisingbasketball,so yourfootball,Harry?Itmustbeverythatwecanplayotherschools.We convenienttohaveyourownmilkandhaveplayedonegamethisyearagainst cream.DoyouevermakebutterfortheStateschool,butwewerebeaten sale?Writeagaintoyourloving, onaccountofthevictors'largerteam. AUNTBESSY. aminclassVIII.atschool,andasI GreenbushesAgain. typewaitingIcouldtypemylet- SacredHeartSchool,Greenbushes.toretoyouifyouwish.Allofusare June4,1929. lookingforwardtoMr.Box,oirinspec- DearAuntBessy,-Ihavejustreadtor,toexamineusinourschoolwork. yowl.Cornerin"TheRecord,"andIAs.I.readthatyouintendtohavecom-s petiourniecesandew wouldverymuchliketojoinyour tions estthatanessayontheneBushparty ofniecesandnephews.Iam lifeofourGoldenWest"wouldbean fourteenyearsofage,andIhaveone interestingsubjectforcountryschool sistercalledPatricia(Pat.).Ihave children.Sonow,dearAuntBessy, twopets,agreyPersiancat,whomwes, finish firstletter.Withlove call"Tiger,"andacanary,whosotoallyourniecesandnephews,includ- farhasnoparticularname.Weare atpresentlivinginGreenbushes,andingyourself.-Yourwould-beniece, Ilikeitverymuch.Beforecoming FLORRIENEGRI. herewespentfouryearsinManjimup, MyDearFlorrie,-Youareverywel- fromwhereIseeyourfirstcorresnon-comeindeedtotheCorner,andIwas dentforthisyearwrotetoyou.Myverypleasedtoreadsuchaninteresting suggestionforthecompetitionsisthatletter.AlthoughIhaveneverbeen wewriteessaysonthetreesorwildtoGreenbushes,IfeelnowthatIknow flowersofourGoldenWest.Myfav-quitealotaboutit.Iamsureyour ouritegameisbasketball,andlasttowncousinswillbeverygratefulfor Tuesdayweplayedthegirlsfromthethedetailsyouhavegiventhem.TenStateschool,buttheyprovedtobenisanl.basketballaregoodsports,but thebettertealn.Iamlearningtype-Ithinkbasketballisbetterasateam writing,andifyouwouldlikeitIcangame.Ihopeyouenjoyyourmatches typemyletterstoyouinfuture.Well,asthoroughlyasIenjoyreadingof dearAunt,IthinkIwillbringmylet-them.LovefromAUNTBESSY. tertoaclose.Withlovetoallyour niecesandnephews,notforgetting NewsofBessie. vourself.-Yourwould-beniece, Blechynden-street,Bridgetown.

KATHLEENJONES. June4,1929. DearAunt'Ts'essy,-Onpickingup DearKathleen,-Congratulationsto"TheRecord"onSundaywhichDaddy Greenbushesonhavingscmanyofitshadbroughthome,Inoticedyouhad childrenintheCorner.IreadyourbegunyourCorneragain.Iamsure letterwithinterest,becauseitshowsallyourniecesandnephewsaredehow"TheRecord"ispenetratingintolightedtohaveapageallforthemsel- ourcountryhomes.Iwouldliketoyesinthepaper.Bridgetownjsa seeasampleofyourtyping,Kathleen,veryniceplace,onlyverywetjustat andthankyouverymuchforyourpresent,asthewinterhaswellsetin. suggestionforthecompetition.YouIwillnottellyouaboutBridgetown seeIamacceptingit.Aurevoir,thistime,asIwillhaveanotherop- Kathleen.Writeagainsoontoyourportunityofdoingsoperhapsnext loving, AUNTBESSY. timeIwrite.IgototheConvent An"Old"NieceRejoinstheCorner.School;itisabeautifulbigbuilding,so 27VictoriaSquare,Perth. isthechurch.IamintheFourth June7,1929. Class,andhopetopassintoFifthvery DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldverysoon.FatherReidysaysMasshere everySunday,andheisaverynice muchliketobeoneofyournieces.A est.WeallknowFatherMcMahon fewyearsagoIbelongedtoyourbandpri ofnieces.Idon'tsupposeI'mtoowell;hecomesdowntoexamineusin Catechismeveryyear.Ithinkheis old;IwillbefourteeninSeptember, andI'mintheSixthClass.Aftertheverynice.BessieMcGuireismycoil- mid-winterholidays,whichbegininsin.ShestilllivesinBroomeHill. July,IhopetogouptoSubJunior.IIampleasedtoletyouknowsheis gotpSt.Joseph'sSchool,andIlikeverywell.Youwillbesorrytohear itrymuch.Aunty,youaskedinherfatherisnotwell.Mothersaw d Yourlettertotellyouaboutourpets,themallaboutaweekago,asshewent butI'mafraidIcan't,asIonlyhavetoseeAunty,whoishersister.We acat,whichIlikeverymuch.Iwillhaveanicegarden,withseveralkinds sendyouratherafunnystory,calledofflowers.IoftentakeSisteranice "WhatPatAnnounced."Atpresentbunchforthealtar.Shealwaysseems Ihavenojokesorriddlestosend,butpleasedtogetthem.Iforgottotell nextmonthImayhavesome.Wouldyouinthebeginningofmyletterthat youkindlytellmedothePopesselectthisismyfirstletter.Ihopeyouwill enrolmeasoneofyournieces.theirownnames,oraretheygivento them?IhaveasisterwhoisanunYourfondniece, NORAMASLIN. intheNaroginConvent;hernameis MyDearNora,-Takefirstplaceas SisterSt.Viannev.IhadbetternotmyfirstniecefromBridgetown.I writetoolongaletter,becauseImustampleasedthatyouaregladthatthe leavevourotherniecesandnephewsCornerhascometolifeoncemore.No room.PleasefindenclosedtwostampsonewasmoresorrythanIwhenmy forthe"weeones."Imustclosenow,niecesandnephewsneglectedmeso WithlovetoyouandyourniecesandmuchthatIhadtoclosemyCorner. nephews.-Yourlovingwould-beniece,Ihopemypresentlittlefriendswill ROMACHAPPELL. nottireofmesosoonagain.Iwas pleasedtoreceivenewsofBessie.She DearRoma,-Ofcourseyou'renotwasalwaysoneofmystaunchestlittle toooldtorejointheCorner;welcomefriends,andshedeservestodowell.I hacktoyourveryownplace,whichhopeerethisthatherfatherisquite hasbeenwaitingforyouthesefivewellagain.Writesoonagain,Nora, years.Yourstoryisveryamusing,andpersuadealsoyour'littleschool Roma,andIwillpublishitassoonasfriendstowritetoyourloving, spacepermit;YouareveryfortunAUNTBESSY. atetohaveasisterinreligion,andI supposeyouareveryproudofher. WillieKicksaGoal. Yes,Roma,thePopedoesselectthe nameofeitherasaintoraprevious Group10,Manjimup. Pope,whoselifehewishestoimitate. June16,1929. Thankyouverymuchforyourdona- DearAuntBessy,-IsawHarry's tionforthe"weeones."Writeagainletterin"TheRecord,"andthoughtI toyourloving, AUNTBESSY.wouldwriteandbeoneofyour hews.IwasConfirmedlastmonth, nep- FlorrieWritesanInterestingDescrip-andItookthenameofAlphonsus.A tionofGreenbushes. SacredHeartSchool,Greenbushes. numberofmencametoourplacethis June4,1929. afternoonandwehadafootballmatch. DearAuntBessy,-AfterreadingIwasallowedtoplayandkickeda yourletterin"TheRecord"toyourgoal.Harrywastheumpire,and saidewoull niecesandnephews,Iwouldvery t theheymatch,teat butytheyldletki himafter himoff.Our muchliketobeoneofyournieces.I sidejustwon.Therabbitsareabig amthirteenyearsofage,andattend theConventSchooldaily.AsIhavePesthere,andsometimesourcat neverwrittentoyoubefore,Iwilltellcatchesabunny.Wehaveadog YouaboutthecountrytowninwhichnamedCarlo.Ilikedogsverymuch. Ilive.GreenbushesissituatedonJohnWallcaughtaparrottheother oneofthehighestpeaksoftheDarlingdayandhegiveittome.Itgot Range.Inyearsgonebyitwasahurtinthestorm.Wehavealovely flourishingtin-miningtown,butinre-altarwithsomeholypicturesonit. centyearsthetinhaspracticallybeenEddiewenttoPerththeotherday. workedout.Thetimber,too,isveryWithbestwishes.-Yourlovingnep- scanty,'andthesleeper-cuttersfindithew, WILLIETHORNTON. hardtoobtainaliving.Afewfarms MyDearWillie,-Iamsogladthat andgroupsettlementsarescatteredHarry'sexampleinducedyoutobe- aroundthedistrict.Thefarmerssup-comeoneofmynephews,andmay

youlongcontinueintheCorner.So youkickedagoal,Willie?I'mvery pleasedyoursidewon.WasHarrya goodumpire?Justaswellthemen sparedhimtowritetomeagain.Is theparrotquitebetternow?Letme knownexttimeyouwritetoyourlov- ing, - AUNTWESSY. AustralindSendsaRepresentative. CowarupHill,Australind. June7,191;9. DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldlikevery muchtobecomeoneofyournieces. Iampleasedyouhavereturnedto yourCorneronceagain,asIhave missedyourletters.Iamsixteen yearsofage,andhavetwosisters, MadgeandAilsa,bothofwhomarc olderthanmyself.Ihavetwocats,a blackand ttabby,catsbeingmyfav- ouriteBets.9111Wehavetwodogs,one isapuppyand'begsforhisfood. Fancyworkandgardeningaremy favouritehobbies,andIhaveavery niceflowergarden.Ihavejusttrans- plantedmanyyoungplants.InApril wehadalovelyMissiongivenby FatherGilmartin,andeverybody thoughthimsuchanicepriest.Father O'Gradyisourparishpriest,andasa rulewehaveMassonceamonth.Next monthIhopetosendyousomeriddles andjokes,andperhapssomeshort stories.Isitnecessarwtomakethe storiesupyourself,orcantheybe takenfrombooks?Ialsohopeto enterforthecompetitions.Well,Aunt Bessy,Iwillclosenow,hopingto writealongerlettersoon.Withlove. -Yourlovingniece, FRANCESMILLIGAN.

MyDearFrances,-Youaremyfirst Australindniece,somakeyourself niceandcomfortableandpreparefor alongstayintheCorner.Iamglad youmissedmylettersfrom"TheRe- cord,"andhopethattherewillnotbe thesamecauseformetoleavethe Pageagain.Iampleasedyouliked FatherGilmartin.Ithinkheisone ofthemostpersuasivemissionariesto whomIhaveeverlistened.Ihope youwillenterforthecompetition,and mayfortunesmileonyoureffortsis theearnestwishofyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

Doug.WritesFromArmadale.

Armadale,June17,1929.

DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldlikevery muchtobecomeoneofyournephews. Iamtwelveyearsofage,andamin thefifthclass.IattendtheAnna- daleStateSchool,butdonotlikeit verymuch.Myfatherhasafarm andhasjustputinhiscrop.We havethreecows,threehorses,anda lotofpigs.Massiscelebratedhere twiceamonth.Therearetwofoot- ballteamsandonesoccerteamhere, whichprovidesmuchfun.Hopingyouarewell.-Yourlovingnephew,

DOUGLASFOLLETT..

DearDouglas,-Youarenowoneof AuntBessy'snephews,soyoumust workhardtobringmoreofyourlittle friendstotheCorner.Perhapssome dayyouwillhaveaConventSchool inArmadale.Ihopeyouwillenter forourcompetition.Atallevents writesoonagaintoyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

TomWouldLiketoRideinanAeroplane. 38Ferguson-street,Maylands. Jun;16,1929.

DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldliketo

Saturday,July6,1929.

becomeoneofyournephews.Iwas eightyearsoldlastFebruary.Igo totheMaylandsConventSchool.We hadourexaminationlastApril,andI passedintotheThirdStandard.I likegoingtoschoolandalsotheSis- ters.IwasConfirmedlastNovem- beratMary'sMountConvent,Kala- munda.ItookthenameofPatrick inConfirmation.Iwasboardingat Mary'sMountlastyear,whichisa lovelyplace.Wereceivedthe-very sadnewslastMondayofthedeath ofourparishpriest,Rev.Father Lynch.Weareallfeelingverysorry, aswewerealllookingforwardtohis returntoMaylandsnextweek.Ihave nobrothers,butonelittlesister.Her nameisMaryFaith.Sheisfiveyears old,andisgoingtostartschoolnext year.DearAuntfBessy,haveyou everbeenupipanaeroplaneyet?I oftenwatchtEmilgooverourhouse andthinkIwouldliketobeupinone, Ihavetoldyouallthenewsthistime. Hopingyouwillacceptmeasoneof yournephews.Iwillconclude.With loveandbestwishes.-Yourwould-be nephew, THOMASHUGHGILHOOLEY.

MyDearTom,-Youaremyreal nephewnow,andassoonasMary Faithcanholdapencilyoumustshow herhowtowritetometoo.Iam verypleasedthatyoulikedMary's Mount.Ihave'beenthereandthink itaverygoodplaceforboys.Yes. Tom,wearealldeeplygrievedat FatherLynch'sdeath.Hewasevery- body'sfriend,anditwillbehardto findanyoneabletofillhisplace.May hissoulrestinpeace.Writeagain, Tom,toyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

JosephisGenerous-WithMeasles. "BallyFin,"Cunderdin. June1,1929. DearAuntBessy,-Iwouldbevery pleasedifyouwouldreceivemeas .one milesofyournephews.Welivefour fromschool,andIaminthe FifthClass.Iamelevenyearsold. ThemeaslesarefairlybadinCunder- din.Ihavejustgotoverthemand passedthemontomysister,Nellie. WhenshegetsbetterIwillgetherto writetoyou.Atschoolweareplay- frigfootball.Iamvice-captain. FatherDoyleisourparishVriest,and wealllikehimverymuch.WewereverysorrytoloseDr.Kennedy,who hasbeenremovedtoLeonora.Iwas Confirmedlastyear,andNelliewas Confirmedat Kellerberrin.St.Joseph'sConvent, Hopingyouareinthe bestofhealth.Iwillclosenow.- Yourlovingnephew, JOSEPHMULHALL. MyDearJoseph,-Youarenowen- rolledasoneofmyhappyband,and, pleaseGod,Nelliewillsoonjoinus.Is shequiterecoveredfromthemeasles? AtleastIhopsso.Hasyourfootball teambeensuccessfulthisyear?Good- byenow,Joseph.Writenextmonthtoyourown AUNTBESSY. ,titienaiNINMisimiseuslismilumitanieNIIMIMOMMON: T.P.

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SPEAKANDTHENLISTEN.

HOME,SWEETHOME

"Midcottagesandpalace',whereverwemayroam, Beiteversohumble,there'snoplacelikehome.

LIFE'SMIRROR.

Thereareloyalhearts,therearespirits brave,

Therearesoulsthatarepureand true; Thengivetotheworldthebestyou have,

Andthebestshallcomebacktoyou. Givelove,andlovetoyourheart shallflow,

Astrengthinyourutmostneed; Havefaithinyourwordanddeed.

Forlifeisthemirrorofkingand slave,

'Tisjustwhaty-otVareanddo; Thengivetotheworldthebestyou have,

Andthebestwillcomebacktoyou.

-MadelineS.Bridges.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Innotdoingwhatoneshoulddo oneisnotlessculpablethanindoing whatoneshouldnotdo.-MarcusAurelius.

Fameisnominal.Thosewhodeserveit,seldomgetit,andthosewho get,carenotforit.

Notoneofusbuthassomegift-if it'snothingmorethanapleasant smile,whichanyonecanhave,since itcomesfromtheheart.

Hewholearnstherulesofwisdom withoutconformingtotheminthis lifeislikethemanwholaboursinhis fields,butdoesnotsow.

Donotturnyoureyesonyourinfirmitiesandincapacity,exceptto humbleyourself; neverletthemdiscourageyou.

EveryMasswinsforyouahigher degreeofgloryinHeaven.YoureceivethePriest'sblessingwhichOur LordratifiesinHeaven.

Ifyoudonotheedthepleadingsof God'sgracewithinyoursoulHemay takeawaythelightyoudonotuse andleaveyouindarkness.

Simplicityandhumilityalonedisposeand-openheartsfortheoperationsofgrace.-St.VincentdePaul.

Whenatmorningwefeelnourgeto practicevirtue,itisagrace;itisthe precisemomentfor"puttingtheaxeto therootofthetree,"countingonJesus alone.

Thefartheryouascendtheladderof success,eveninthespiritualorder,the moreyoumustwatchandpraylest youenterintotemptation.

ONEORTHEOTHER.

Yourheartmustbefilledeitherby Godorbytheworld.Ifitbethe worldyouwillbeinsensiblydrawn backwardtillyoumayfindyourselfin theabyss.ButifitbefilledbyGod Hewillnotallowyoutoremainina stateofcowardlytepidity.Yourconsciencewillpressyouforward.Recollectionwillbecomeajoytoyou; andthethingswhichhavehitherto beenadelighttoyouwillseemvain andfoolish.Youwillfeelwithinyou apowerbeforewhichallelsemust graduallyyield.Inaword,youwill perforcebelongentirelytoGod.-Fenelon.

THEUNSEENTRUTH.

St.Paulinsistsontherealityand theintimacyoftheunionoftheChristianwithChrist.Itisamystical union,thatistosay,secret:asupernaturalunion,butarealone.Itis notbornoftheimagination:not equivalenttoanabstraction.Itisa realityofthesupernaturalorder,true, bestowingrights,privilegesanddefinite consequences.Themysticalisnot theunreal.Realitiesexistotherthan thoseweseeandtouch.-DupperayBurke.

THEPROOFOFLOVE.

IfyouloveGodyouwillkeepHis commandments.Thatisthevisible proofofcharity.Lovecannotrestin words-itmustgooutinaction.

IfyouloveGodyouwilldosomethingforHim.Loveisingeniousat findingwaysinwhichtoshowitself. Itmanifestsitselfinactsofpraise, inactsofself-denial,inactsofkindnesstoGod'sothercreatures.Love withoutworksisdead.

NORESTBUTINGOD.

Inthegreatdelugeofthislife, whereinwearetossed,withstorms roundaboutus;andwherethereis nosecurecastingofanchor;thereis nowhereanysafepeace;nowhereany securequietness,buteverywherewars andstrife.Thereforedoththissoul ofmine,whichcomesallwearyfrom travellinguponalongandlaborious way,lielanguishing,andtorninsunsder,bythesevanitieswhichitpassed by;anditdothhungerandthirstextremely;and`Ihavenothingtoset beforeit.Thou,0myGod,whoart richinallthings,givegoodtohim whoissoweary;andstitchhimtogetherwhoissotorn.-St.Augustine.

FIGHTTHEM.

Donot'askGodtodeliveryoufrom temptations,buttograntyouthe gracenottosucumbtothemandto donothingcontrarytoHisdivinewill. Hewhorefusesthecombatrenounces thecrown.Placeallyourtrustin GodandGodwillHimselfdobattlefor youagainsttheenemy.

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HERACTOF CONTRITION.

OftheearlierlifeofMaryMagdelen littleisrecorded.Weonlyknowshe was"awomanthatwasasinner."She cametoJesuswithsorrow,hope,and love,cametowhereHewasatmeat, andkneltbesideHim.Shesaidnot aword,butbathedHisfeetwithher tears,wipedthemwithherhair,which wasverybeautiful,kissedtheminhumility.Thenshepouredonthema costlyointment.Jesussawhersorrow,andknowingherdeepcontrition, withHismendivinelipsrolledaway herreproach,andwithsweetwordsof absolution,badehergoinpeace.It isrelatedofMaryMagdalenthatshe thenceforwardministedtoJesus,satat Hisfeet,andheardHiswords.She wasoneofthefamily"whomJesusso loved,"thatHeraisedherbrother Lazarusfromthedead.OntheeveningofHisPassion,thislovingpenitent, nowpurifiedandbeloved,onceagain gaveproofofhergreatloveforher Lord.Itisrecordedthatshebrought sweetointmentandpoureditonthe DivineHead,and,saystherecord,"the WholehouseofGodisstillfilledwith thefragranceofheranointing."She stoodwithOurLadyandSt.Johnat thefootoftheCrossonCalvary.How greatwasHisloveforthisdearpenitentisshownwhen,toherfirst,after HisBlessedMother,andthroughherto HisApostle,OurLordgavethecertaintyofHisResurrection;andtoher firstHemadeHimselfknown,calling herbyname.ThefeastofSt.Mary Magdalenisonthe22nd.ofthismonth.

TO PREVENT DISTRACTIONS.

ThepracticeofthePrayerofRecollection,then,isofnoslightadvantagetoadistractedsoul.Andin fact,tocontemplatewiththeeyeof faithourGodpresentwithinus-that istosay,toseewithinusamajesty exceedingallgreatness,abeautysurpassingalllovelinessandglory,agoodnessthathasnolimits,thetrueessenceofHeaven-willproveavery efficaciousmeanstopreventourselves

frombeingdistractedbythewretched exteriorthingsofthisworld.-Joseph Frassinetti.

THEROADTOHAPPINESS.

Theroadthatrunstohappiness Isnotsolong; 'Tisnotawideandgleamingstreet Wherepeoplecrowdandthrong. Seethelittleroad BYyourdoorthatlies, Oh,that'stheroadtohappiness Rightbeforeyoureyes! Someseekthisroadinforeignlands; Theywanderfar.

Butyoumaywiselyfindit

Inwhateverlandyouare. 'Tistheplaceyou'vealways Knowninworkandplay, Oh,yes,Sheroadtohappiness Isjustthecommonway!

FORSAKETHEWORLD.

Ifyouwishdevotiontobebornin yourheart,theloveofGodtogrow, togetherwiththedesireforDivine things,cleanseyoursoulfromevery desireandself-seekingsothatnothing ofthekindremainswithyou.Live inthisworldasifGodandyoursoul onlywereinit;thatyourheartmay beacaptivetonoearthlything.-St. JohnoftheCross.

WHATABOYISCAPABLEOF.

Boysarecapableoffarmorethan peopleexpect.Theyaremoreworthyoftrustthanmostpeoplehave everbotheredtodiscover.Onlywhen theireducationconsistsingivingthem jobstodo;allowsasenseofresponsibility,ahappykeenness,achanceto provetheirprowess,tosucceedand getdulyappreciated-onlythenwill educationgetboysonitsside.Only whentheyaretrustedtobehavewill theybehavethemselves--and.nakethe preservingofdisciplinetheirbusiness, inthecaseofunrulycomrades.All thishasnothingtodowithany"system;"itisnot"away"ofeducationlike"theplayway,"forinstance.It issimplytheabsolutedemandofboynature,everywhereandinallcircumstances.Grown-upswillcontinueto battlehelplesslywithboysinthematteroflearninganddiscipline, 30 long astheycontinuetoignorethefirst principleofboy-nature.-"TheSower."

WHATISYOURTALENT?

Notoneofusbuthassomegiftifit'snothingmorethanapleasant smile,whichanyonecanhave,since itcomesfromtheheart.Wemay countourselvestheveriestworms,but, evenso,thereissomethingwecando well.Itmaybeatalentwhichperhapswehavenotcultivated,butthere issomethingwecandobetterthan someothers,anditisthatsomething weshoulddeveloptoitsutmost,for itisinthatweshallfindoursuccess. Everysuccessfulman,everycaptain ofindustry,everyfinancialgenius,is alwaysbeingquotedtohowandwhy hewonsuccess.It'sallverywellto makerulesandtotelltheroadtravelledbyonesuccessfulman,butthefact remainsthateachmanhastocarve outhisownway.

ONESACRIFICE.

Asurgingthrongalongahill, O'erheadastrangeblacksky;

AwoundedBodynudeandchill UponaCrossonhigh.

Apriestwithinthealtarrail Withlipsthatmoveinfear;

AroundwhiteHost,agoldengrail,

AMass-belltinklingclear.

0happypriest,thesetwainareoneThyMassandCalvary!

0mightyboonofGod'sdearSon, Thatthisstrangethingshouldbe!

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Eventhoughapersonhaslivedvery farfromGod,hemustnotbeafraid toapproachHimwiththefamiliarity oflove.SpeaktoHiminyour prayersaboutyourdifficulties,needs, andtroubles,andevenaboutthedi.. tasteyouhavetoHisservice.You cannotspeaktoHimtoofreelyor confidently.Helovesthesimpleand childlikeofheart;itiswiththemthat Heconverses.Ifyouareoneofthese putasideallideasofintellectualorelevatedthought.Openyourheartto HimandtellHimeverything.When youhavespokentoHimlistentoHim forawhile.-Fenelon,

THOUGHT,TEMPERAND TONGUE.

Whenalone,guardyourthoughts. Inyourfamily,guardyourtemper.In public,guardyourtongue.

Whenbyourselveswearetooaptto allowourmindstowanderatrandom asimpulsedirectsthem.Wecannot guardagainstimpulse,butwecanresistthatimpulseassoonasitisrecognisedtobeignoble,unkindorsinful.Ifwhenalonewestrivetofill ourmindswithnoble,generous,pure thoughts,thecharacterwillreflect thosequalities.

Inthehomeguardyourtemper, rememberingthatitistofather, mother,brothersandsistersthatyou owethefirstduty,andtowhomyou oughttoshowthemostlovableside ofyournature.Iftheunattractive sideofthecharactermustbeshown atall,letthatbetheoneyou-how tostrangers,fortheywillnotbeobligedtobelongannoyedbyit.

Inpub- guardyourtongue.St. Jamessaillr'Hethatsinsnotwiththe tongueisaperfectman."Atfirst thoughtthisseemsanextravagant satement,butwhenweconsiderand analyseitwecanseethatitisnottoo strongawaytoputthetruth,and thatthatlittlemember,thetongue,iscapableofawonderfulamountofmischief-making.

Itisveryeasytocriticiseandfind faultwiththosewhodonotdojust aswethinktheyshould,butitisnot soeasytofindoutjustwhytheiractionsareastheyare.Wewouldfrequentlyjudgepeoplefardifferentlyif weknewtheirtemptations,theirlimitations,theiropportunities.Itrequiresverylittleintellectualforceto beachronicfault-finder,buttosuspendjudgmentandcriticismsuntil trueconditionsarediscoveredisthe markofabroad-minded,justperson.

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ConcerningManyThings

("WearehopingtoMakebutchering alifeworthliving."-Thepresidentof the!BritishNationalFederationof MeatTraders'Associations.) Ineverknewthebutcher'ssoul Washauntedbyahiddengrief; Ithoughthewas,uponthewhole, Ofallthecheeriertradesmenchief. WithinhisshopIsawhimstand, Nordreamedofsomedeep-downresentmentSerene,rotund,expansive,bland, Helookedthepictureofcontentment.

Grocers,perhaps,hadcausetogrouse, Drapersmightdroopandpineaway, Themilkman'sroundfromhouseto house

Waspossiblymoregravethangay; Themanwhodealsincold,wettripe Somesecretsorrowmayhavenourished-Ofmenwhoseliveshadfloweredand flourished.

Butthereitisinblackandwhite

Byinferencefrommychosentext); Thebutcherliesbeneathablight, Withcarehiswholecareerisvexed. Donotinquirewherelieshispain, Thisgriefsogrimandunforgiving, Butletusstrivewithmightandmain Tomakethebutcher'slifeworthliving.

Andthentheproppedpatient,stayedand

Asoptimism'struestpillar, Mayin Thatreturnatlastadopt much-obstructedhumanekiller; When"life'sworthliving"andhe thrives

Perhapsthebutcherwon'tmindtry- ing Themeansofmakingotheves

Adeallesspainfulintheirdying. -Lucio,inthe"ManchesterGuardian."

PencethatdoNotgotoChurch. -Iamsorrytosaythatforthepast fourorfiveyearsover1.000pennies havegivenupgoingtochurcheach Sunday,"writesFatherJ.H.Oldham, S.J.,rectorofSt.Walburge's,Preston, inthe"Walburgian,"discussingchurch collections."Ireallyamseriousand anxiousaboutthesepoorlittledespisedpennies,"hesays."Justthink, over1,000missingChurchonSunday! Thatmeansover50,000inayear.It istooterribletodwellupon.They canrestassuredthattheywillalwaysbewelcome.Wemustnotlose them.Theyhavedoneagreatamount ofworkinthepast-theyhavebuilt ourchurches,ourschools,andinfact, havebeenthemainsupportofour parish.Woulditnotbeapityif now.afterallthisgoodwork,they weretolosethefaith?Iam,after this,hopingtoseesomanymoreof thematChurcheachSunday."

RichAltarFromManyLands. Analtarrichinalabaster,onyxand marblefrommanylandshasbeenconsecratedbytheBishopofLeedsatthe ChurchofOurLalyandtheEnglish Martyrs,Addingham,whichisin chargeofthePassionistFathersofMiddletonLodge,Ilkley.Twomartyrs werebornwithintheparishofAddingham,BlessedRichardKirkman andtheVen.RichardHorner,who wereputtodeathatYork.Thealtar containsrelicsoftwothird-century martyrs,St.TranquillinusandSt.Victoria. Alargecongregation,which overflowedthechurchintotheroadway,waspresentattheceremony.The altaristhegiftofMissGascoyne,of Highgate,London,theheadquarters-of thePassionistsinEngland.Itisof colouredalabaster.withwhitemarble steps.Tinosmarblecolumnsadorn thealtarfrontal.Languedocmarble columnsleadtothethrone,andCalifornianonyxtothetabernacleframe. ThesupershelvesareofgreyMalplaquetmarble,andthesculpturedbust

panelsofOurLady,St.Paulofthe Cross,andSt.GabrieloftheDolorous VirginareofVeronamarble.

"il:CussedTool."

SenatorBorah'sspeechintheU.S. Senatedenouncingreligiousbigotry, whichcameasarebuketoSenator HeflinofAlabamaforhisairingofantiCatholicprejudicesintheSenateand elsewhere,hasbeenmadethesubject ofstrongeditorialcommentintheNew York"Times."The"Times"captioneditseditorial"Mr.Borah's'B'elated Speech,"andinitscourse,aftercommendingMr.Borahdeclares,thatto speakof"toleratingCatholicsasif theywereanabuseorapoliticallyinferiorclaps,"isaninsult."Doubtless Mr.Borahwastoobusyinthecampaignof1928defendinghisfavourite partoftheConstitutiontonoticethat freedomofreligionandtheloyaltyof manymillionsofAmericanswerefoullyattacked.IntheSenatehehas longbeenexposedtothemethodical grotesquerieoftheseniorSenatorof Alabama,doubtfulordespairingofreelectionin1930,butstillconvinced thatthemajorityofhisconstituents arethrowbackstotheseventeenthcentury.Thiswell-paidcolportourof domesticmaliceisalwaysretailing yarnsaboutplotsandconspiracies.The houndsof'Rome'arehotonhistraces. AtaKuKluxmeeting,blessedbyhis presence,inaMassachusettstown, somebody,nowsaidtobeaspainful ProtestantastheSenatorhimself, threwabottlesuccessfullyatapolice sergeant'shead.OurreincarnatedLord GeorgeGordonknowsbetter.The missilesoughthisdestruction.The rightoffreespeechandfreeassemblagewasviolated.TheSenatemust supporthiminhisreligiouswar.He seemstothinkthattheprivilegesof theSenateareinvolved,whereasthe onlyprivilegeorrightinvolvedispersonalandinalienable:'Therighttobe acussedfool,issafe.fromalldevices human.'ForMr.Borah'sstrongand temperatedefenseofreligioustolerationandoftheundilutedpatriotismof AmericanCatholics,weoughttobe dulygrateful;butitisanationalhumiliationthatanydefenseshouldhave tobemadeinanswertosuchassaults.

Itismorehumiliatingthatintheyear 1929greatnumbersofAmericans shouldbegoosefleshedbyoutworn bogiesandblindtoanessentialprincipleofAmericanpolicy.Catholics areentitledtoabsoluteequalitywith othercitizens.Itisaninsultto speakof'tolerating'themasifthey wereanabuseorapoliticallyinferior class.Butprejudicesandobsessions aretoughandviableandareunfortunatelysubjecttorevivifications."

GreatCatholicScientist.

ToJeanBertrandFoucault,eminent Catholicphysicist,whoisrecognised asamongthegreatestofmodernmechanicians,weowenumerousinventions andappliancesnowdeemedindispen- sibleinthestudyofastronomyand physics,aswellasanumberoforiginal contributionstothestudyoflight,electricityaridmechanics.Amonghisinventionsarethegyroscope,aningeniousinstrumenttoshowtherotationof theearthonitsaxis;theFoucault pendulum,withasimilarpurpose;the heliostat,thesiderostat,theautomaticelectricarclamp,whichmadeelectriclightingpracticable;silveredreflectors;improvementsintelescopic lenses;amercuryinterrupterused withtheinductioncoil,andanexcellentformofenginegovernor.He overturnedthetheoryoflightheldby Newton,KeplerandLaplaco;measuredthespeedoflightinvarious

media;developedheatingcurrentsof electricity,anddemonstratedtherelationbetweenmechanicalenergy,heat andmagnetism.Hewasawardedthe crossoftheLegionofHonourandthe Cope)?medal,thehighesthonourof theRoyalSocietyofLondon.Hewas physicistoftheParisObservatory,apositionespeciallycreatedforhim; wasamemberoftheFrenchAcademy,andreceivedspecialhonoursfromthe AcademiesofBerlin,St.Petersburg andLondon.Borninpoorcircumstances,Foucaultreceivedhisearlyeducationathomeandneverhadtheadvantageofelementarymathematical andscientifictraining,makingup,for thisdeficiencybyhisowninvention andexperiment.Havingreceivedlittle instructionnhisreligion,heappeared carelessofhisreligiousdutiesduring hisyouth,butlaterbecameadevout Catholic.FoucaultwasborninParis in1810anddiedtherein1868.

CzechSeminaryinRome.

TheCzecho-SlovakianSeminaryof St.JohnNepomucenewassolemnlyinauguratedinRomerecently.The chapelbuildingwasblessedbythe ArchbishopofPrague,whopronounced ananimateddiscoursetothepilgrims present.Thosepresentincludedten Cardinals,theentireCzecho-Slovakian Episcopate,theCzecho-SlovakianministerstotheVaticanandtheQuirinal andmanyotherecclesiasticandcivil authorities.CardinalGasparribrought amessageofblessingfromPopePius. ThegoodwishesoftheCzecho-SlovakianGovernmentwerepresentedbyits ministertotheVatican,whohadbeen expresslychargedwiththatmissionby theMinistersofForeignAffairsand Education.Theinauguraladdresswas deliveredbyBishopKaspar,ofHradec Kralove,whorecalledthehistoryof theancientBohemianCollegeandits presentdevelopmentintothemagni- ficentCzecho-SlovakianCollege.The celebrationconcludedwithanaddress bytherector,MonsignorRoveda,who voicedthankstothePope,thedigni- tariespresent,andallbenefactorsof thecollege.Specialmentionwasmade oftheCzecho-SlovakianCatholicsresidingintheUnitedStates.

ThePapacyandthePope.

"Thereisamongmenasupreme powerwhosemarvelloussecretescapes thesearchingofhumanwisdom.Born inthetempest,itgrewupunderperse- cutions,andstoodforth,ininvincible forceandsuperhumandeeds,before anastonishedworld.Contemporary withChristianity,ithasmarched abreastoftheyearsandintoalllands. Ithasfilled,withitsvoice,thecenturiesandtheuttermostpartsofthe earth.IthasbeenstationedbyGod asleeplesssentinelonthedizzyand ruggedfrontiersbetween..Timeand Eternity,theretoshowalwaysandto alltheroadtoheaven.ThiswonderfulpoweristhePapacy,andhewho holdsitisthePope. Thisisthe PopeofTheology.Thereisalso,the PopeofHistory.Thisearthboastsa ChristianSocietynumberingtwohundredmillionsouls,shepherdedbya hundredthousandBishopsandpriests. Itisineveryland.Ithasnowhada verylonglife.Itsstrengthisunconquerable.Ithasneverfailednorceasedtofunction.Itisthemostobviousandpersistentinstitutionever knowninthelongannalsofman. Time-hurryinganddestroyingTimehasleftalongthehighwayofthepast athousandwitnessesgivingeloquentandconvincingtestimonybywordof mouthandinwrittenscroll,onfroescoedwallandpaintedcanvas,in buildedwallsandsculpturedmarble,

thatthisSocietyhasbeenamongmen fornowwellnightwothousandyears. Therethousandwitnessesproclaimthat allthroughthoseyears,atitshead, satenthroned,ashe-sitsto-day,inthe cityoftheoldenCaesars,presidingoverthesacreddestiniesofthisSociety,thenoble,holy,sacred,resplendentfigureofthePopeofRome.He haspersistedinexistenceevenasthe venerable,undyingSocietyofwhich heisthecentreoftruth,authority,and jurisdiction."-MonsignorWhitaker. :3101.1111,1111fl111141M11118111111111flOUSIMORIUSMIHMISHIPL.

"Confoundit!"hemuttered,"what anassIam!Servemerightifshe cutsuprusty."Hestoodbitinghis thumbnailinperplexity."Thequestioniswhat'stobedonenow?'Vetter writeandexplain;Isuppose."

That,however,wasmoreeasilysaid thandone.Therewasallthematter ofthenametoexplain.Hetoreup thethirdattemptindespair."I'llgo rightoffandseehernow,"hedecided.

"MyLady

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"StillworkingAndrew?"enquired Mrs.Lawson,lookingintoherson's studyonherwayuptobed."It's ratherlate,dearboy.Haveyou muchmoretodo?No,"sheadded, ashelaiddownhispenand,roseto offerhetachair."No,I'mnotgoing tostayandhinderyou."

"I'venearlyfinished,Mater,"wasthe cheeryreply."Yousee,thisthing's promisedtothepublishersfortheend ofthemonth,andIsimplymustget itofftobetypedto-morrow.I'mon thelastfewpages,and,assoonasI've safelylandedthelovelyladyintothe armsofheradoringknight,Im'for bed."

"Howexciting!"exclaimedhis mother."I'mlongingtoreadit,Andrew.Haveyousettledonatitle uestioncausedhimjustashade ofembarrassment,whichdidnotescapeihsmother'snotice. "IthinkIshalldecideon'MyLady Rosemary.'Ofcourse,Imayyet changehername,but-" 11 L rnild rs.awsonse

Rosemary

"TheCatholicFireside.")

"That'sbetter!"hesaidtohimself. "That'smybraveSirAndrew!Od's bodikins,Iwonder,whatRosemary Greywouldmakeofthateffusion!"

Helaiddownhispen,litacigarette, andfelltomusingonthedifferences betweenfictionandreallifeingeneral,andthetwoRosemarys,inparticular.

"She'sworthadozenofthosesimperingdolls,"heconcluded."Bythe way,sincethisjob'sdoneandoffmy mind,I'dbettergetbusyandfixup somethingfortheweek-end.Can't affordtotrusttoluckandtheweatherfortennisattheclub!"

Hereachedforasheetofpaper,and, restingitonthebundleofpaperson hisknee,wroteherabriefnote,suggestingdinnerandashowintown. Aneighbouringchurchclockstruck two.Hereallywasexceedingly sleepy.Indeed,hemustjusthave noddedforamoment,tobeawakened withastartbyallhispaperssliding offhiskneesontothefloor.He pickedthemup,addressedanenvelope toMissGrey,andwentouttopostit

"Bttif ti thrRose-himself. uno acertainoe maryis'landed'assuccessfullyas'My Lady'?"shesuggested."Well,my boy,it'sasweetname,andthegirl I'mthinkingofisasweetgirl.So here'slucktobothRosemarys."She kissedhimaffectionately."Goodnight,Andrew.Godblessyou!"

"Good-night,Mater."Hereturned herembrace,andpausedawkwardly, stillholdingbothherhandsinhis. Thenheaddedshyly:"I'msogladyou likeher,Mater.Buthoweverdidyou know?"

"PerhapsIonlyguessed,"shesaid withagaysmile,"Anyway,I'vebeen hopingalongwhile!"

AndrewLawsonreturnedtohisdesk whenhismotherhadleft,buthedid notimmediatelyresumework.He sat,instead,drawingquaintfigureson theblanksheetbeforehim,dreaming ofRosemary.

ForAndrewLawsonwasinlove,and RosemaryGrey,thegirlofhischoice, wasnotyetwon.Indeed,shewas, toallappearance.supremelyindifferenttohisattentions.Meanwhilehe hadnamedhisnewbookafterher,and vaguelyhopedthatbythetimeitwas readyforpublicationthingswouldbe different.Thebookinquestionwas anEarlyVictorianromance,andAndrewwasamasterofhisart.He knewexactlyhowtosweepawayall obstaclesfromtheruggedcourseof trueloveinthecaseoftheGallantSir Andrewandthesweetlysentimental LadyRosemaryofhisowncreation, buthefeltfarlesseasyconcerninghis ownsuccessfulwooingoftheindependenttwentiethcenturyRosemary ofreallife.TheRosemaryoffiction wassomuchmoreapproachable.He hadendowedherwithallthosemaidenlygracesdeniedbymodernmodes totheRosemaryofto-day.

Toher,withagallantryequallydemode,herknightlylover,returning fromperilousadventuresandmighty achievements,wrotetomakeofferof hisheartandhand.Andwhen,after manywearydaysofwaiting,shespied comingatlast,shegatheredpp long,full,rustlinggarments,and t ngshylyforwardtomeether lover,hidherblushingcheeksagainst hischivalrousbreast,ashecrushed hertohisheart,andkissedthegoldenringletsofherhair.

AndrewsmiledtohimselfashepicturedtheotherRosemary,who,selfpossessed,Eton-cropped,short-skirted, mighthavehailedhisownarrival undersimilarcircumstanceswitha waveofhertennisracquet,a"Hallo, OldThing,whendidyoublowin?" andthencalmlyhavegoneonwith thegame.

Havingbroughthisstorytoasatisfactoryconclusion,Andrewgathered uphisscatteredsheetsofmanuscript, and,settlinghimselfcomfortablyin aneasychair,proceededtorevisehis evening'swork.SirAndrew'sletter toLadyRosemarydidnotpleasehim. Itwastoostilted,toomatteroffact, toomodern.Heattemptedafew corrections,andstillnotsatisfied, crossedouttheletterenblocandrewroteitentirelyonafreshsheetof paper.

"She'llgetitfirstthing,"hethought. AndrewLawsonmighthavebeena littlesurprisedifhecouldhaveseen RosemaryGrey,atthatlate.hour, readinginbed,bycandle-light,for thethirdtimeatleast,oneofhis ownmostpopularromances.He wouldhavebeenstillmoresurprised ifhehadseenthat,whensheclosed thebook,hertinylace-edgedhanky wasquitemoistwithtears.Tearsof sympathywiththesufferingheroine?

Notabitofit.Tearsofjoyatthe happyconclusion?Certajnlynot. Whatthen?Tearsofrathermorbid, enviousself-pity,thatlifeshouldoffer hernoneoftheromanceandtender sentimenttheredepicted.Andrew Lawsondidmakesuchsplendidheroes!True,theysomehowreminded herofAndrewhimself,onlythereal Andrewwassoawfullymatteroffact andprosaic.Shefeltinstinctively thathecaredforher.Ifonlyhe wouldbealittlelesscasualinhis mannertowardsher!Wastender wooingathingofthepast?Had prettyspeechesgoneoutoffashion withlongskirtsandflowinghair?She supposedtheymusthave.AllAndrew'sheroineshadlovelytresses,she reflected-"goldenringlets"or"raven locks."Shepassedherhandoverher ownclosely-croppedheadandsighed. Oh,whywasAndrei,suchastick? Ifhecaredforher,whyshouldhe converseinmonosyllablesandwrite hernotesoftelegraphicbrevity?And ifhedidn'tcare-.Well,ofcourse, hewouldn'twriteatall!

Rosemary,satisfiedwiththecommonsenseofherconclusion,blewout thecandle,punchedherpillow,settled downsnuglyunderthebedclothes,and forthwithfellasleep.

ThemorningpostbroughtherAndrew'sletter.Howshehatedhislittlenotesofacoupleofsentences scrawledonasheetofmanuscript paper!Sheopenedtheenvelopewith afrownwhichalmostinstantlydisappeared.

"MyDearestLadyRosemary,"ran theletter.Rosemaryutteredalittle sighofcontentment,accompaniedby ablushthatwouldhavedonecredit toanyheroineofromance.

"Atlast!"shemurmured,"areal loveletter!"andshespedawayto readitinthesecrecyofherown room.Itwasalettersuchasshehad dreamedofandsighedfor,fullof prettycomplimentsandtenderentreaty.DearAndrew!Hewouldbe comingsoonforheranswer.She mustgetreadytoreceivehim.Yes, awhitemuslinfrockintherosegarden,thatwouldbebest.Shewould receivehiminasettingbefittingthe sporitofhisproposal.

Andrewusuallyroselate.Itwas nearerlunchthanbreakfasttimewhen hefinallystrolledintohisstudyand begantocollecttogetherforfinalrevisionthepagesthathehadwritten thepreviousnight.Ofcoursehesoon discoveredthathehadsentRosemary thewrongletter.Thenoteintended forherwasamonghissheetsofmanuscript.

MeanwhileRosemarywasfindingher longwaitatryingbusiness.Atfirst, ontip-toewithexcitement,shehad heldherbreath,everytimeacar drovedowntheroad,tolistenwhether itwouldstopathergate. A::the morningworeon,andstillnotAndrew appeared,therosesinherbacketbecameatriflefaded.Teno'clock, eleveno'clock,twelveo'clocktruck. StillnoAndrew.Avaguefear-began totakepossessionofher. Q.mething westhavehappenedtohim.She wouldgoandringhimup.

Justthenthefrontgateclickedand thedoor-bellrang.Themaidwas comingdownthegardenpath.Heavens,howslowshewas!

"Mr.Lawson'scompliments,Miss Rosemary,andcouldyouseehimjust forafewmoments?"

"Showhimouthere,please.'

Couldshesparehimafewmoments,indeed!Rosemarylaughed happilytoherself.

Andrewnowappeared,nervous,DI atease,withaletterinhishand.12.t.s.naryranforwardtomeethim,all smilesandblushes.

"Andrew!"sheexclaimed,"younave beenalongtimecoming!Ithought somethingmusthavehapened."She brokeoffsuddenlyatthesightofhis anxiousface."Youaren'till-?"

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"I'vecometoapologise,MissGrey," hebegan,"aboutthatletter,youknow. 1,111111111,111,11;1113111111111,11111111111I1 Iexpectyouthinkmeanawfulass. Iputthewrongletterintheenvelope. Yousee,IwashalfasleepandImuddledthepapers." Rosemaryturnedpale.

"Thewrongletter?"shegasped, swayingalittle,butstrugglingtohide heremotion."Thenitwasn'tforme atall?Youdidn'tmeanitforme? Idon'tunderstand,I-" "I'mawfullysorry,youknow.I -Iwroteitformynewbook.I-1yousee,Ihavenamedtheheroineafter you.Ihoped-Ithoughtperhaps-. Believeme,MissGrey,Imeant-" Ilelookedupatherappealingly,and atthesightoftheblankdismaywhich shewaspowerlesstoconcealagreat lightbrokeuponAndrew.Heseized hercold,tremblinghandsimpulsively. "flyJove,Rosemary!"heexclaimed, "Idomeanit,though,everyword.I wasjustdreamingonlyofyouwhen Iwroteit.Canitbepossiblethat youcarejustalittle?Oh,mydearest,willyoubeinverytruth'MyLady Rosemary?'" WithalittlecryofreliefRosemary wasinhisarms. "Yes,mybraveSirAndrew!"she whispered,"inverytruth!"

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