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ATST.PATRICK'S,MANLY STUDENTSGIVE "WELCOME

Onthe19th.ult.,ArchbishopKelly paidaformalvisittoSt.Patrick'sCollege,Manly.HewasmetbythePresident(VeryRev.Dr.Nevin)andthe Professors,whoconductedhimtothe AulaMascima.Therethestudents weregatheredtogreethim,thechoir, underthedirectionofDonMarioPettorelli,singing"Home,SweetHome."

Dr,Nevinsaidtherewasnoplace afterSt.Mary'sthatshouldgivehim awhole-heartedwelcomeastheCollegeonthehillatManly.Evenifthe staffandstudentsoftheinstitution weredisposedtobesilent,thevery stoneswouldcryouta"Ceadmile failte."Theyrememberedwellthat, whenhisGracewasleaving,therewas amutualunderstandingthatinreturn foraremembrancethevenerabletravellerwouldbearthediocesanSeminaryinhisthoughtsandprayersasne visitedtheholyplacesoftheold world.TheProfessorsandstudents knewthattheArchbishopdidnotfail tokeephissideofthebargain,and thatthenameofManlyhadbeen breathedinprayerwherethecrossand theswordsentthePrincesoftheApostlestotheirplacesofhonourinthe Senateofheaven,whereCyprianshed hisbloodforChist,andAugustineshed thelightofhisgenius,wherethememoriesofPerpetua,Felicitas,andMonicawereagainrecalled,whiletheLord, Whocrownedthem,wasreceivingthe thirtiethofHisgreatinternational Eucharistictriumphs.Ontheside ofManlyCollegethebargainhadbeen alsokept,sinceaprayerforhisGrace hadbeensaidincommunityeveryday fromhisdeparturetohisreturn.

HOME"TOARCHBISHOPKELLY.

His'Grace,inresponding,thanked Dr.Nevinforthegracefulwordswith whiChhehadwelcomedhimbackin thenameoftheCollege."Home,sweet Home"remindedhimofasongwhich wasasortofcounterparttothis,a songwhichhadbeetsungforhimas asend-offbysomechildrenatDrogheda,whenhewasleavingtheshores ofIrelandtocometoSydneyforthe firsttime."Youcallme'Pastor-et Nauta,'too,"saidhisGrace,"andI havereallyoftensaidthat,ifIhad notbecomeapriest,Ishouldhavebeen asailor.Itiswelloversixtyyears sinceaWaterfordnewspaperdescribed initscolumnsthatayoungsailorhad fallenfromaboatintotheWaterofthe harbourandnarrowlyescapeddrowning.Theyoungsailorwasmyself. TheProvidenceofGodmadethat youngsailorwhatheisto-day,Pastor oftheChurchofSydney.Heisglad indeedtobebackagain,andheis gladtoseeManlyagain,forthereisno placelikeSydney,andinSydneythere isnoplacelikeManly."

theirsourcetheinaccuraterumours abouthisviewsandsentiments,which hadbeensowidelycirculated,andto whichhehadtakensuchseriousexception.

Thedateofthisreminiscencewas thespringof1876,orpossibly1877, whenBishopUllathornewasinRome, Ithinkinconnectionwiththebeginningofthefouryears'litigationbetweenBishopsandRegulars,which endedin1881withtheissueoftheBill RomanosPontifices.ThelateMarquisofButewasalsoinRome,taking partinoneofthenumerous"Jubilee" deputationswhichwereconstantly waitingonPopePius inthelast yearsofhislongreign.

ItwasinLordBute'sapartmentin hisRomanhotelthatIhadthegood fortunetomeetBishopUllathorne; andtheconversationturnedonthe greatCouncilofafewyearsbefore,in whichBute,thenarecentconvert,had beensodeeplyinterested."There weregreatmisunderstandings,"said theBishop,"amongbothCatholicsand Protestants,astotherealstandpoint oftheoppositionprelates.Theywere roundlychargedwithbeinganti-infallibilists,whereastheyweremerely anti-Definitionists--averydifferent thing.Iwasaccusedofbeingboth, whereasIwas,ofcourse,neither;and soIresolvedtogetdowntothebedrock,andfindoutwhohadbeen spreadingtheserumours.aboutme."

AfterthesingingofCarraigdonnby thechoir,theheadPrefectpresented thestudents'ownspecialwordofwelcome.IttooktheformofaLatin OdeconsistingofeightSapphicstrophes.Thedesignation"Pastoret Nauta,"saidtobelongtothesecond successorofPiusXI.intheprophecies attributedtoSt.MalachyofArmagh, wasappliedtohisGrace,whowasjust welcomedbacktohisownSydneyto takeupthepastoralhelmoncemore. ReferencewasthenmadetotheprosperousjourneywhichthegoodGod hadgivenhimfromandbacktoSydneyHarbour.Thethirdstrophehad awordonthatinveterateyouthwhich stilllightlycarriestheburdenoffour scoreyears.Thefollowingthreestanzassangoftheshepherdsailor'svisit toRomeandthevenerableSeeof Peter,ofhisvisittoCarthageassociatedwithPunicandRomangreatness, brightwiththeancientgloriesofa CyprianandanAugustine,latterlyrenewedinagreatEucharisticCongress, ofhisvisittothehomelandofPatricianfaith.Thelasttwostrophes voicedthejoyofthepresentmeeting andaprayerthattheveteran"Pastor etNauta"maybepreservedformany yearsandfinallycome,withallhis flockandallthepassengersaboardhis archdiocesanship,tothehavenwhere nostormsblow. TheOdewasfollowedbyabeautifulselectionfromVerdis"Lombardi allaprimaCrociata."

HisGracethenspokereminiscently ofhisjourney.HementionedespeciallyhowoverworkedtheHolyFather was,attendingtothecaresofallthe churchesinhisApostolicPalaceonthe VaticanHill.HespokeofCarthage andtheEucharisticCongress,which, thoughinsplendourandorder,itcould notcomparewiththeSydneygather. ingof1928.hadtheadvantageofmeetingonclassicandhallowedground-a factwhichgavewonderfulsignificence tosomeofitsfunctions,such,forinstance,asthetouchingprocessionof thechildrencrusaderstotheamphitheatre.InIrelandhisGracehad thepleasureofattendingthemeeting oftheOliverPlumettunionofpast studentsoftheIrishCollege,Rome. Manywhohadbeenhisstudentsin theEternalCityintheninetieswere there,andtheynumberedsuchdistinguishedpersonsasArchbishopByrne ofDublin,andMonsignorCronin,his Vicar-General.Avisittothegraveof hisparentsandthesightofaseventeenthcenturytombstonethereimpressedveryforciblyuponhimthat thechildrenofSt.Patrickaretheheirs ofmartyrs.Faithis,thankGod,as flourishingaseverinIreland.The childrenofthosewhosufferedpersecutionthereforjusticesakearenotonly vigorouslyCatholicintheirnative land,buttheyconstitutethevast bulkoftheCatholicfaithfulinother landsaswell,andmostofallinAustralia.Australiamustneverforget thatherfaithistheoutcropofthat plantationwhichSt.Patrickplantedin Irelandfifteenhundredyearsago.

Inconclusion,LeisGracerecalledthe HolyFather'slastwordtohim."Your Holiness,"hehadsaid,"Iamnow nearingtheendoflife'spilgrimage, andIaskforaspecialblessing."The Pope,repeatingthewordsofSt.Ambrose,said:"Neverfear,weareservingagoodMaster."

Therenderingofaspecialsongfor thePopeandtheArchbishop'sblessing broughtthewelcometoaclose.

BishopUllathorneandtheCouncil

WHATTHEBISHOPSAIDIN1877.

(By"NESTOR,"in AbbotButler,inhisilluminatingand exhaustivehistoryoftheVaticanCouncil,quotesaletterofthefamousantiDefinitionist,BishopMoriartyof Kerry,referringtowhatheandmany othersbelievedatthattimetobethe attitudeofDr.Ullathorne,theBenedictineBishopofBirmingham,onthe subjectofPapalInfallibility.

'Theyareyoursincerefriends" (wroteBishopMoriarty),"andtheyentirelyagreewithusonthegreatques. tion.Ullathorneisamodelofprudence.Cliffordistheverysoulof chivalry-nobraverBishopinRome."

Butlersubjoinstothisanote,briefly statingthat"aboutUllathornehe(Dr. Moriarty)wasmistaken";andthisis indeedabundantlyclearfromUllathorne'sownpublishedletters,aswell asfrommuchotherevidence.What isnotsoclear,andwhatdoesnotindeedemergefromaperusalofthelettersinquestion,oftheBishop'sautobiography,orofthelatesthistoryof

the"CatholicTimes.")

"Well,"wentonthelittleBishop, withhisusualinscrutablelook, throughlargesilverspectacles,atboth ofusinturn,"Ididfinallytracethe canard(pronouncedlikeanEnglish word)toaprelateofsomeimportance, MonsignorNardi.SoIwenttohim andsaid,'IheardthatIamsupposed tobeopposedtothedefinitionofHis Holiness'sinfallibility.'Well,'said theMonsignor,'Ihaveheardso.'Who toldyou?'Iaskedhim.'Well,'hesaid, 'itwasCardinalBarnabo'(thenPrefectofPropaganda).SothenIwent toCardinalBarnabo,andsaidthesame thingtohim.'Well,'hesaid,'Icertainlyhaveheardso.'Whotoldyou?'

Iasked.'Iobjecttosay,'heanswered.'Iinsist,'Isaid,'onknowingwho wasyourEminence'sinformant."Well, ifyouwanttoknowwhotoldme,it wastheHolyFatherhimself'Sothen IwenttotheHolyFather,andknelt downathisfeet,andsaid,'Holy Father,IhearthatIhavebeenchargedwithbeingoppossedtothedefinitionofyourHoliness'sinfallibility.And IhavecomeheretokissyourHoliness'sfeet,andtosaythatIamnot opposedtoanythingthatyourHolinessthinksrightforthegoodofthe Church.'AndwhenHisHoliness heardthathepattedmeontheback, andsaid'Bravo!'"

"Lateron,"addedDr.Ullathorne, toldArchbishopManningthatIIlan foundoutthatsomeonehadtoldthe PopethatIwasananti-Definitionist.I ratherexpectedtoseealookofguilt, oratleastofconfusion,ontheArchbishop'sface;butheonlygaveme oneofhiskeenlooks,andsaidwitha smile,"Yes,theHolyFatherwastold so,butItoldhimthatitwasn'ttrue. SothatallIcoulddowastothank him."

theCouncil,isthereasonwhy,atleast duringtheearliersittings,theredid prevail,ineventhehighestandbestinformedcirclesinRome,awidespread beliefthatthelearnedBishopofBirminghamwasatheartoneofthemost convincedandinfluentialadherentsof theanti-Definitionistparty.

WhatiscertainisthatBishopUllathornehimselffeltittobeareal grievance,andresentedthefact,that hissentimentsinthismatterhadbeen misrepresentedandmisinterpretedby thosewhoought,inhisopinion,to haveknownhimbetter.Hewasdeterminedtogetatthesourceofwhat heconsideredtobe,ineffect,anaspersiononbothhisintelligenceandhis loyalty;anditisinthisconnection thatIproposetoputonrecord,after morethanhalfacentury,abriefbut highlycharacteristic(and,inmyopinionextremelyinteresting)relation, whichIheardfromhisownlips,ofthe stepswhichhehadtakentotraceto

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ThequestionisnowbeingveryinsistentlyaskedbyCatholics,WhatexactlyisPapini'sstandingasaCathobc?Ishisorthodoxydubious?Is beasortofsuspect?Orisitmerely theexoticflavourinhiswritingwhich hasgiventhisimpression?writesAlice Curtayle,iiithe"IrishRosary"for August.

Noone,ofcourse(shecontinues), canquestionPapini'sstatusinletters generally,becausehisgeniusisbeyond dispute.Heisoneofthethreeor fourforemostfiguresinItalianliteratureofto-day.Hisoutputistremendous,numberingaboutthirtyworks, coveringfiction-oneofthesebooks ranintothirteeneditions-poetry,ph/J. osophticiszn,andsoforth,of which averagecirculationisfive editions.

ButPapinisincehisconversionhas writtenonlythreebooksdefinitelyreligiousintheme,andthesearewhat definehispositionintheeyesofCatholics.Letusglanceatthesethree worksintheorderoftheirappearance:'TheLifeofChrist,""Labourers intheVineyard,"and"SaintAugustine."

NobookpublishedinItalysince thewar,causedsuchasensationthere asPapini's"LifeofChrist"Itsreceptionbythepublicwasamore spectacularthingtowitnessthanMuceolini'sfamousmarch.Onerecalled thosestoriesofthemobswaitingfor Dickens'sbookstoappear,whenhewas inthefulltideofhispopularity.Papints"LifeofChrist"ranthroughfive largeeditionsasrapidlyasthesecould bepulledfromthepress.Groups waitedinbooksellers'shopsfortheir copiestobedelivered.Thepresent writersawFasciststudentsreadingit aloudtoattentivegroupsinopen-air cafes,theirvermouthforgotten,readingitintheparks,readingitevenin thosefearsomescrumsbeforethe opera-houseopens.Businessmenin trainswouldbeseenlostinit,completelyobliviousofthefinancialand ec.ortngcolumnsoftheirmorntng paper.Thepiquancyoftheeventwas thatsuchareadingpubliccouldhave beeninducedtodevoursuchatheme.

Thebook'senormoussuccesslayIn thisfactor,thatithadbeenskilfully addressedtoaspecialaudience.Beforehisconversion,Papinihadagreat readingpublicofunbelieversandanticlericals.Theyusedtofindhisbiasenemieshugelydiverting.Inanimpulseofatonement,therefore,hewrote the"Life"forthem,withspecialin*mateknowledgeoftheirignorance andstupidity.Hewrotewithgreat eeaphicforce,andtherewasunderlying hisproseabitingexasperationwhich struckhome-totheirEventheintoleranceandfalseemphasisand coarsenesswhichblemishhiswork(and areparticularlyoffensiveinconnection withsuchatheme),helpedtheappeal tothatspecialreadingpublic.That mannerofspeechwastheirmediumof rommonication.

Thenthebookwastranslatedinto English,andonewitnessedtheocca'sonalfreakisheffectofatranslation. TherewasnorepetitionoftheItalian snecess.Thebookwasreceivedwith theutmostcoldnessinIreland.Now, agreatdiminutionofenthusiasmin thesecountriescouldhavebeenfore,asted,becausetheaverageEnglish readercouldnotbeexpectedtograsp Papinireontintialallusions,directed tothe,:specialaudiencedescribed.

Huttwootherfactorsmustbeborne inmind,tounderstandwhytheEnglishtranslationproducedsuchlittle effect.First,itpreservedhardlya traceoftheoriginalpungency-aseri-.esdefect.becausethebook'sfirstsucressdependedonitsstyleandform -atherthanonitsmatter.Secondly, thetranslationwascarefullytoned downtomakeitquiteinoffensiveto Protestantreaders.Anyonewhotakes thetroubletocomparetheItalianand Englishversionswillbeastonishedat thethoroughnessofthebowdlerisation. Hireareoneortwoexamples:

Page250(oftheoriginalItalian): "Bread,whichhasalreadyasacredsig nificanceonthefamilytable,becomes theimmortalBodyofChristonthe liableoftheChurch."(Omittedin Englishversion).

Page345:"Soldierswhobelievein Christ,althoughnotallfaithfultothe 'fileofPeter..."

.GiovanniPapini

Page547.AlongparagraphconcerningtheChurchofChrist,'byThee foundedontheRockofPeter,"is,of course,omitted.Andsoon.

Catholicreaderswerethereforejustifiedinthevaguemistrustwithwhich thebookinspiredthem.But,iajusticetoPapini,itmustbebornein mindthatthetoneoftheEnglishversioncannotbeattributedtohim.

Papini'sseconddefinitelyreligious work,"LabourersintheVineyard,"is acollectionofessayswhichshowa markedimprovementfromtheCatholicpointofview.Thereareherenone oftheblemishesofthe"Life":nofalse emphasis,orexaggeration,orintolerance,orcoarseness.Onecouldscrutinisethemwithamicroscopeandfail tofindinthemtheshadowofanything offensivetothetrueCatholicspirit.So distinguishedaretheybyserenityand equablejudgmentthatonehardlyrecognisesthemasaPapinianauthorship.Theycameasagreatsurprise andrelieftotheCatholicreadingpublicinItaly,andraisedthehighestexpectationsofthefuturePapiniasa greatprotagonistfortheFaith,in whomonecouldhavesureconfidence.

But,alas,histhirdCatholicbook, "SaintAugustine,"hasgreatlydamped thesehopes.ItwaspublishedinItaly lastyear,andtheEnglishrightshave beenacquiredagainbyMessrs.Hodder andStoughton.Thisisnotabookfor Catholicreaders.Ashagiography,it isafailure.Itisindeedacalamitous failure,becausePapinihasallthe qualificationsofafirst-ratehagiographer,exceptthesupremelyessentialone-judgment.Inotherwords, hecannotbetrustedtoformthejust, indeedtheobvious,conclusionsfrom availableevidence.Heseemstolack thatfaculty.Thereisalwayspresent thedangerthathewillignoreevidence,andallowhisownpersonal,sordidexperienceoflifetoswayhisjudgment.Thisisruinousinhagiography. Itisallthemoredeplorablebecause hehastherestoftheequipment;great artisticability.scholarship,fierysympathywithhissubject(alltheseare reflectedinthiswork),buttheyare wastedwithoutjudgment.Sohehas detailedandprolongedthedescription ofSaintAugustine'sstruggleswithhis sensualnature,previousandsubsequenttohisconversion,withanoveremphasisthatisentirelyfalse,and whichdestroysthewholeproportion andperspectiveofthebook.

EveninItaly,wherewritersandthe readingpublicingeneralaremuch moretolerantofthiskindofoffensiveness,"SaintAugustine"hasbeencoldlyreceived.FatherNicolaTurchire viewsitintheFebruaryissueof CheScrive,"andpointsout withanindignation,aseffectiveasitis restrained,thatSaintAugustine's greatnessdidnotconsistinhisvictoriesovertheflesh,butinthathewas " anewSocrates,whowelded intotheChristiandepositofFaithall thatcouldbesavedfromthethought ofantiquity. CertainlyPapini hasnotshownmuchwisdominhis delineationofcertaindarkertraitsin thecharcateroftheman,Augustine, becausethewriterwasgovernedby asortofFreudianobsession,underliningandstressingsomepassagesin the'Confessions,'wheretheSaint withsuchpoignantsincerity,lays barehiswretchedness.Butsurely itwouldbeChristiangoodtastenot todwelluponwhattheSaint thoughtbettertomentionwithreserve. Herewehavetheold Papiniagain,whotooksuchdelight instirringupthedregsofhuman nature'smisery,eveninthecaseof personswhosnaredfaraboveourhumannature. ."

Theconclusionofthematteristhis: thatthegravesthindrancetoPapini's successasanexponentoftheFaithis hisawninstabilityofjudgment.The factthatheisnolongeryoungmakes thisdefectallthemoreremarkable andregrettable.

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TheRightRev.LaurencePereira, nominatedbyPopePiusXI.tobeBishopofKottar,thenewIndiandiocese formedoutoftheSouthernportion oftheQuilondiocese,wasconsecrated onthe3rd.oflastmonth.Hetook possessionofhisSeeonthe28th.of September.Mgr.Pereirabelongstoa respectedfamilyofKayambulam,and wasborninJanuary1,1876.After hisscholasticcareer,hejoinedSt.Teresa'sSeminary,Quilon,andwasindue courseordainedpriestbythelateBishopofQuilon.RightRev.Ferdinand Ossi,onMarch18,1905.TheBishou designatewaspostedto.1.1eeudakara parish,where,afterfinishinghisassistantshiphebecameparishpriest. Thence'hewastransferredtoPuthnkara,abigcentreintheSouth,and hadsevenchurchesunderhiscare.He wasnextsenttoEnam,alsoabig placewithfivechurchesinhisjurisdiction.Ileworkedwithgreatsuccessattheseplaces.andwhenthe movementoftheconversionofthe Jacobitesstarted,hisLordshiptheBishopofQuilon.theRightRev.Dr. AloysiusMariaBenziger,chosehimfor the.workandtransferredhimtoKutlanam.Hereheshowedverygood results,andwhenagoodmanypagans rindJacobiteshadbeenconverted,Mgr. PereiratookuphisresidenceatChara, mood.wherehecontinuedhisfine work,TheBishop-designateisproficientinMalayalamandTamil,and heknowsthecountrywell,having

workedinthedistrict.Thechoiceof (Romehasfallenononewho,withthe Divineassistance,willshowthathe bothwellfittedtofillandworthyat theholyofficeentrustedtohim,onerousthoughistheburdenoftheepiseePeeY-

Thenewdiocesewillconsistofthe territoryfromParasalasouthwardto CapeComorinandwillhaveaCatholic populationofover100,000. Kottar theheadquarters,isafamousplaceof pilgrimageinhonourofSt.Francis XavierApostleofIndia,inwhichree spectitranksnexttoGoa,wherelies imperishablethebodyofthesaint.His LordshiptheBishopofQuilonevery yearpontificatesatthefeast,whiehis observedwithgreatpomp,andavery largenumberattendfromallpartsof thecountry.

InKottaralsoliesthebodyofDenshavamPillai,whometwithamar tyr'sdeath.DevashayamwasanofficerinthearmyoftheMaharajah3d Travancore.Hewasa"villala"HinduandwishedtobecomeaCatholic. Thematterbecomingknown,hewas afterhisbaptism,brutallybeheaded atArampalliandhisbodyhackedto pieces. Afaithfulservant,however, gatheredtheremainstogether,and tookthemtoKottar,wheretheywere reverentlyinterredinagravecarved outoftherockandcoveredoverwith otherrocks.

Hewasoneofthosecleverpeople whoknoweverything.Hislatest crazewasforthereformationofthe dictionary.Thereweredozensof wordstherethatcouldbealtered,and thespellingmademuchshorter.

"Forinstance,"hesaid,"wordslike 'catalogue'and'epilogue'shouldhave thelasttwoletterseliminated."

"Allwords?"saidanenemy.

"Yes."

"Thenhowabouttheword'glue'?"

Thentheloquaciousoneharttoponder.

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ST.AUGUSTIN'OP1137210

MonsignorIgnaceSeipel,preaching atthePontificalMass,whichwascelebratedbyMonsignorBesson,Bishopof Lausanne,GenevaandFribourg,on theoccasionoftheopeningofthe LeagueofNationsatGenevathis year,appealedtoallCatholicstosupporttheLeague'sobjects.

"St.Augustine,"hesaid,"livedat thebeginningofthatperiodofhistory atwhoseendwenowstand.Hedied amidthestormsofthebarbarianmigrations.

'Uptothattime,thegreatempires hadfollowedeachother.Now,the lastofthem,theRomanEmpire,grew oldandweak.Acenturybeforeit hadsplitintofiveorsixpartialempires,united,itistrue-orwasit unitedonly-byacommonidea.This Empirenowlayonitsdeath-bed,and nonefollowed.Theconceptofauniversalempirewassurplantedbyregionalism,particularism,andnationalismeventhoughthesetermswere onlyinventedlaterButtheprocess ofmaterialruindidnotatonceinvolve theoldideas.

"AstheChurchwasasurvivalof ancienttimes,andthenewformsof societywereonlydeveloping,the Churchclungtotheoldercivilisations, andancienttraditions,names,forms, andideaswerepreserved;butthese graduallybecameweakerandweaker, untilafterthefallofByzantium,and again500yearslater,afterthefallof theHolyRomanGermanicEmpirethatfeebleoff-shootoftheRomanEmpire-theancientimperialideadied, andwassupersededbytheconceptof theState,whichwasadirectconsequenceofthebarbarianinvasions.

"Then,astheoldplanfororganisingmankindwasgraduallyabandoned, anewideaarose-atfirstonlyinafew ofthenoblestminds-until,inourown time,underthepressureofpastsufferingandthethreatofstillgreater dangers,anattempthasatlastbeen madetoorganisemankindonanew basisandensurepeaceinthisway.

"Whenthesebeginningswhichwe nowseebeforeusarefinallybrought toagoodend,thenandthenonlyshall webeabletosaythattheperiodof historybeginningwiththebarbarian invasionshasterminated.

"Atthebeginningofthisperiod standsAugustine.He,themostproductiveoftheLatinFathersofthe Church,wasinspiredtohisgreatest work-thetwenty-twovolumesofthe "De('ivitateDer-bytheactualposi. tionoftheRomanEmpire,whoseold capitalhadfallen,intheyear410,into thehandsofAlaricandhisWestern ,the.

"TheunfoundedreproachthatChristianityhadweakenedRomeledAugustinetorefutethisidea.Buthedid notstopatthis;cmastudyofthe Scriptures,theRomanhistoriansand theGreekphilosophers,heerecteda universalphilosophyofhistory,embodyingHeavenandEarth,whichat thesametimewasthesumofallthat menofthattimecouldknowofGod andoftheworld.Heembodiedthe wholeinhisconceptofthe"Civitas."

"AsaRomancitizen,heattachedso muchimportancetotheideaofcitizenshipthatevenwhenfightingtheerrors oftheEmpire,hecouldfindnoother orderedprinciplegivingacomprehensiveviewofhappeningsinthespiritual worldthantheoppositionofthe'CivitasDei'andthe'CivitasTerrena'-the EmpireofGodandtheEmpireofthe World.

"Somethoughttosimplifytheirtask bytranslating'Civitas.Dei'by'KingdomofGod,'intheecclesiasticalsense, and'CivitasTerrena'by'Kingdomof theWorld,'meaningtheState.Thus, theycouldlookuponSt.Augustine eitherasanenemyoftheStateoras achampionofthepredominence,if notofthedomination,oftheChurch. Bothviewsarewrong.

"Hismindhadopeneditselfwholly tothetruththatallhumanlife,and alsothatofthe'Civitas,'isdirectedby eternallaws,andleadstoakingdom oforderabsolute,whichawaitsmankindinanotherworld.Butmankind cannotfollowthisroadwithoutthe guidanceofsomesocialorganisation: yetwecannotbeguidedbythe Churchalone,forwearebothbody andsoullinkedtoourpeopleandour country,andtheChurchisnotcalled

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upontoreplaceallotherformsofsoCiety. '`'CivitasTerrena,'accordingtoAugustine,ishumansocietyledastrayand livinginirreconcilableoppositionto theideal'CivitasDei.'Humanitycan onlybesavedbybecomingitselfa partofthe'CivitasDei.'

"Whatimpressesusmostto-dayandto-dayinparticular-inconnection withSt.Augustine,isthepredominanceofthe'Civitas'idea.Theearthly lifeofmancannotberuledbyinjustice.Thesocietieswhicharehiscreationarenotonlytheoutcomeofthe lustofpower.Theymustbefounded onrightandjustice.Andaboveeverythingstandspeace,ofwhichSt.Augustinespeaksinsuchawonderfulwayin hisnineteenthbook.

'Buthedoesnotascribeallsocial valuestoasingleoreventoanumber ofcommunities.Inhiseyes,the wholeofhumanityisthe'Civitas,' whichcanbeorganisedsuccessivelyin differentworld-empiresandstillremainunique,inspiteofthechanging eventsofhistory.

"Thereareofcoursenarrow-minded peoplealsoamongstusCatholics,who cannotputasideacertainfeelingof mistrusttowardstheLeagueofNations,becauseitsfoundersarenotof cutpartyand,inobediencetomere humanitarianprinciples,donotrealise thelinkbetweentheirideasandthe eternalideasofGod.

"However.Catholicsingeneral,and theCatholicChurchitself,donotthink thus.Theimportanceliesingood beingaccomplished,oratanyrateattempted.Godlosesnothingwhen thosewhodogooddonotthinkof Him.ButwewhothinkofHim,let usholdfasttothebeliefthatnothing isaccomplishedwithoutGod,andlet uspraisetheLordallthemorewhen weseeHisplansrealisedevenbythose whodonotbelieveinHimandwho donotwishtoserveHim.

'OntheoccasionoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheLeagueofNationswe meeteachyearatthisdivineservice. Maythisservicenotbecomemerelya matterofform.Letusacknowledge thatweareonlyatthebeginning-at thebeginningofagreatandnecessary thing-andletushopetoseesomethingcompleteandperfectarise,with power,inaworldwhoseboundsare steadilyshrinking,tofacilitatethelife ofmanandgivehimpeace.

"Butemptydesiresandfruitless yearningarenotenough.WeCatholicsatleastmustrealisethatmen vary,thatweourselvesvary,andthat wemustabandonselfishness,andappreciateashumanwealththedifferenceswhichseparateus,andnothate ourbrethrenforthesedifferences.

"Wemustunderstandthattheconflictofinterestsisnotaninevitable ,ursewhichalwaysleadsustowar, butthatitisgivenustotestthe widenessofourheartsandthe breadthofourlove.

"Itisthisspirit,thisardentand fruitfuldesire,dearfriendsandcolleagues,whichwewishtotransmit fromtheseatoftheLeagueofNationstoourrespectivecountries,who intheirturnwill,yearafteryear,directhacktowardstheLeague,likea streamwithever-increasingwaves,a spiritofidealsandanardentdesirefor fruitfulworkandpeace."-"Universe."

MOUNTEGMONT.

AlthoughtheSouthIslandofNew ZealandhasthegreatershareofmountainstheNorthIslandhasagood dowerofpeaksworthalongjourney tosee.ChiefoftheseisTranaki's lonelycone,Egmont(8.260),which,accordingtoanexperiencedworldtraveller'sview,hasarighttorankasone oftheworld'ssevenwonders.Theold Dutchtraveller,Kaempfer,whosaw Fusiyama,theprideofJapan,inthe seventeenthcentury,expressedhisadmirationthus:"Poetscannotfind words,norpaintersskillandcolours, sufficienttorepresentthemountainas theythinkitdeserves."Touristswho haveseenEgmontandFusilamasay thattheNewZealandmountain,which hasabeautifulgreengirdleofforest belowthewhiteconehasthegreater charm.TherailwayruntoTaranaki givesviewsofEgmont'sloveliness. CooksareagentsforN.Z.Government Railways,andforprincipalmotorserf vices.

TheEarliestRosaries

(ByJohn

Quinlan,in"TheUniverse.")

"Ofsmallcoralaboutherarmsshe bare

Apairofbedes,gaudedallwithgreen, Andthereonhungabrochofgoldfull shene."

SosangDanChaucerofhisPrioress. Theearliestrosariesdifferedmuch fromthoseinuseto-day.

Arosaryor,asitwasmoreusually called,apairofPaternostersgenerally consistedofbuttenbeadsorso,not gatheredintoacircletasours,but hangingstraightfromaringwornon thelittlefingeror,asinthecaseof thePrioress,fromabraceletonthe forearm.

Nunsto-dayweartheirrosariespublicly,hangingfromthegirdle.After theChancerianera(latefourteenth century)thiscustomofwaringtherosarypubliclyasapiousadornmentor signofdevotiontoOurLady,or MadamSt.Mary,asFrenchknightsof thesameageusedsobeautifullyto callHer,extendedtoallclassesofthe population.

Especiallyinthelatefifteenthand earlysixteenthcenturydidlaymen andwomenweartherosaryatthe girdle.Inoldchurchesbrassescan stillbeseenofknights,merchants,and ladiesofthetimewiththerosarysuspendedfromthewaist,atasselateach end.

Thenumberofbeadstoeachrosary graduallyincreased,androsariesin circularformbegantobeused.

OurLady'sAgeinBeads.

Followingthetraditionthatthe MotherofGoddiedafterlivingsixty orsixty-threeyears,rosariesofthesixteenthcenturyfrequentlyconsistedof thissamenumberofbeads.Some wereevenlarger,andheldthefull complementoftheFifteenMysteries. Evenasearlyas1486wereadof 1 payrofbedesofcoralconteignyngthre tymes50,withallthegaudisofsilver andgilt. ."

Thewordbead,fromtheSaxon"biddan,""topray,"wasusedforthe globulesbywhichtheprayerswere counted."Precula,"meaning"little prayer,"wastheLatinwordusedat thetimeforabead.Gaud,theword

usedforanyglobularadornmentof somevalue,wasusedforthelarger bead,usuallymoreembellishedthan theothers,onwhichthePaternoster wassaid.Itwaslateremployedfor anytrinket,fromapearltoaglass bead,whichlattergaverisetothe modern"gaudy"-flashy.

Fromtheearliesttimes,rosary beadswererichlywrought.Manyat them,ifmanufacturedto-dayand valuedpurelyonthematerialinthen, wouldfetch£12orso.Otherswere evenmoremagnificentlyfashioned.

Itwascustomarytobequeathrosariestoshrinesorchurchesandpersonalfriends.LadyScrope(A.D. 1498)lefttoOurLadyofWalsisgham"10ofmygreatbeads(ithad601 ofgoldlacedwithsilk,crimnand gold,withagreatbuttonadrd,and tasselledvtitlidehesame."TheEarl ofHerefor(A.D.1361)lefttohis nephewapairofgoldpaternostersof fiftypieceswithornaments,together withacrossofgold,inwhichisa pieceoftheTrueCrossofOurLord."

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Saturday,November8,1930.

IntheForeignMissionField

LI-VV-VV-V FIDES

BathedinBloodbyMoslems-

Tsinchow(Kansu,China).-After24 days'Beige,thefortifiedtownofLiltlienhasfallentoMoslemconqueror., andalmostthree-fourthsofitspopulationhasbeenmassacred.Manytook refugeintheCatholicmission,busno rightofsanctuarywasgranted,andin thechurchandcourt53deadwere counted.Themissionary,FatherArnolfoofGeldern,O.M.C.,suffered bloodybutnofatalwounds,whilea modelcatechist.JohnWang,waskilled,aswasalsoaseminarian.Themissionwascompletelysacked,andis homilylitteredbythecarnage.Many Catholif,thetownmetdeath.The destruct-.7Vofthetownisanincident intheadvanceoftheS*riMoslems, asavagebrutalgroupamongthe otherwisepeacefulMohammedaninhabitantsofKansu.AJulyreport fromtheDivineWordMissionariesof Lanchowfu,inthewesternpartofthe province,statedthattheconquerors appearedforthemomenttodesire friendlyrelationswiththeconquered territoriesandthemissionaries,hut Tsinchow,centreofGermanCapuchins, intheeastoftheprovince,sendstestimonyof,thisfrightfulmassacreina reportdatedAugust19.Han,thevictoriousMohammedangeneral,sho.tly afterenteringthecity,cametothe Catholicmissiontoexpresshisregretsforthedestruction,andsenthis personalphysiciantotreatthewounds ofthemissionary.TheSalariMoslemsarestatedtohavenoconnection withthemainpoliticalgroupsof China;theyaremerelytakingadvantageofthegeneralchaostogather booty.

CausesofChineseMartyrsSent,to Rome.

Sienhsien(Hopeh,China).-Atotal of367causesofChinesemartyred duringtheBoxerRebellion,inthe vicinityofSienhsien, China, havebeenforwardedtotheCongregationofRitesinRome.Theenormous taskoftheinvestigatorsmaybeappreciatedfromthefactthat1867oral depositionswerereceivedinjur:oicai Atotalof2,055martyrshas beenlistedinthedocumentationOf the466causesinvestigated.only367 are'ubmittedtoRome.Theexact aumberofmartyrsduringtheChinese TimerRebellionhasneverbeendeterinined.buthasbeenestimater'at 25.069.

AsksWorldObservanceofMission Stmday.

actualisationtoourmostexcellent episcopate,isgovernedbythefollowingnorms:

(a)Thatitbeadayofprayerfor theconversionoftheinfidels;

(b)ThatinallMassesbeincluded, ascollectimperataproregravi,the orationpropropagationfidei;

(c)Thatthesermonofthedayhave amissionarycharacter,andsounda calltothefaithfultoinscribethemselvesinthePropagationofthe Faith;

(dlThatthefaithful,goingtocon fessionandCommunion,andpraying accordingtotheintentionsoftheS..vereignPontiff,seektheplenaryindul genceconceded,whichmaybeapplied totheosulsinPurgatory."

Finally,regardingofferingsgathered onMissionSunday,HisExcellency says:"Theseofferingsgatheredinall thechurches,cannotandshouldnotbe destinedotherthantothePontifical SocietyforthePropagationofthe Faith,theSuperiorCouncilofwmch hasitsabodeinthePalaceofthe PropagandainRome,towhichthe nationalanddiocesandirectorswill forwardthemattheopportunetime." Thepronouncementbearsthedateof September26,1930.

PereWaguetteTooWeaktoTalk. Hongkong(China).-PereWaguette, ParisForeignMissionspriestfive monthsprisonerofSouthChinaCommunists,arrivedinHongkonginapitifulcondition.TheFidesrepresentativeatHongkong,FatherPatrickJoy, S.J.,describeshisfirstencounterwith him.

"FatherWaguette,whowastakenby CommunistsonMarch22,wasreleased onAugust22,andisnowinthe FrenchHospitalhere.Heisnotyet sufficientlyrecoveredtobeabletogive afullaccountofhiscaptivity.butthe followingdetailswillgivesomeideaof whathewentthrough.

golia.Thyareforthemostpart fromBelgiumandHolland.

GreekOrthodoxWomenPleadfor CatholicCollege.

Athens(Greece'----AthousandwomenoftheGreekOrthodoxChurch sentatelegramtoPresidentVen.zeloa, atthemomentinGeneva,protesting againsttheoppositionoftheMinistry ofEducationtotheLeonineCollege, Athens.TheLeonineCollege,founded in1889,withtheaidofPopeLeoXIII., isrankedasoneofthegreatestcolleges oftheLevant.TheMinistryofEducationseekstoclassitasaforeign school,againsttheprotestationsofits staff,andtoforbidittherightto conductprimaryschoolclasses.The telegramtoVenizelosreads:"AthousandGreekOrthodoxmothers,united ingeneralassembly,consciousofthet: highmission,unanimouslybegyouto pleasegiveeidersforthesuspension ofthemostunjustdecisionofthe MinistryofPublicInstructionreached inerrorandentirelyincomprehensiblesinceLeonineCollegefoundedby aGreek.directedbyGreeksinconformitytothelaw,haseducatedand continuestoeducatesplendidcitizens, perfectGreeks:energeticallyprotest qualificationasforeignschoolofan eminentlynationalinstitution."The GreekOrthodoxMetropolitanof AthensvisitedtheMinistryofPublic Instructionandcommendedit,issuingastatementinthenameofthe HolySynod,praisingthelegislation againstthe"foreign"schools.These schoolsareingreatpartCatholic.

thatsomesoldiershavingjustkilled abandit,fellowbanditsforcedthis poormantotrygettingapriceforthe deadman'sheart.

Itwillberecalledthattheterrible Tientsinmassacreof1870wasbasedoa thislegend,thattheSistersofthe conventusedtheeyesandheartsof babiesformakingmedicine.Some stupidill-wisherfoundgrapeskins thrownoutbytheSisters,andpassed therumourthattheywerebabies'eyes. Theresultwasthebrutaldeathoften SistersandofseverallayEuropeans. ThatthestorystillcropsupisdemonstratedfromanitemrecentlypublishedinthePekingandTientsin "Times."Thepaperstates:"ThePeiping(Peking)Jihpao"recentlyrecordedthearrestofthreekidnappersin Paotihsienforkidnappingandkilling WongYun-shan,ayoungmanof twenty-twoyearsold.Accordingto thepaper,aftertheyoungmanwas murdered,thekidnapperstookaway hisbrain,heart,andblood,andleft themutilatedcorpsetheretothewild dogs.Whenbroughtbeforethecourt, thekidnappersconfessedforeigncomplicity,addingthatthebrain,etc.,of allkidnappedandmurderedvictims, hadbeensoldtoforeignmedicalmen forthemanufactureofmedicinesand alsoforscientificpurposes."NaturallythenormalChinesecitizenwill neverbelievethis,buttheincidentrevealshowthemalicioustakeadvantage ofanoldcanardtoattempttodeceive theignorant,

CongoNegroesStudyEvilsof socialism.

Rome-HisExcellencyArchbishop CharlesSalotti.newSecretaryofthe rongregationofPropagandaFide,has issuedhisfirstpublicdocumentasPre.identofthePontificalSocietyforthe PropagationoftheFaith,toleadership ,fwhichheautomaticallysucceedsin hiscapacityofPropagandaSecretary. Thedocumentisaringingappealfor theobservanceofMissionSunday,October19. HisExcellencysaysinhis appeal:"Calledthroughtheconfidence oftheHolyFathertotheofficeof SecretaryoftheCongregationofPropagandaFide,Ifindmyselfbythis factinvestedwiththepostofPresi(lentoftheGeneralSuperiorCouncil ofthePontificalSocietyforthePropagationoftheFaithwhich,besides beingVmostwidelydiffusedand mostimportntoftheworksofmisionaryco-operation.haslikewisere,eivedthedistinctionofbeingelevated totherankofPontificalSociety.The Societyiswellworthyofbeinggenerouslysustained,sinceinbothitscharacteranditsendseekstointerestthe Catholicsofeveryraceandtostguein theconversionoftheinfidelsofthe entireworld.Henceitisquitein keepingwithmyofficetostimulate allthosewhodistinguishthemselvesby theiractivityinpromotingtheSociety endthatMissionSunday.ofOctobet ofthePropagationoftheFaithtothe 19,maymarkastepofstillloftierand ofstillmoreconsolingadvanceinthe developmentofourmissions."After reviewingtheneedofthemission world.HisExcellencycontinues:"This MissionSunday,whichPiusXI.,miscionaryPontiffparexcellence,establicherlfovryearsago,committingits

"Theplaceofhiscaptivitywasin themountains.Hisabodewasashelterformedbyputtingalittlematting overhead,butitwasexposedtosun, windandrainonallsides.Hewas alwaysguardedbythreesoldiers.he wasfrequentlybeaten,hadmalaria anddysentery.Hisonlyfoodwas rice,andtheuncookedskinsofpotatoes.Hewassoweakthathewas unabletotakehisricewithoutspilling someofit,andwhenthishappened hewasalwaysbeatenbyhiscaptives. Atthemomentofwritinghecanrememberclearlyonlytheearlydaysof hiscaptivity.Therestisjustablurredimageinhismemoryofsickness, utterweakness,andterror.They-frequentlythreatenedtoshoothim,and hehimselfwouldhavegladlywelcomedthisreleasefromhissufferings,but itdidnotgetbeyondthreats.

"Whenreleased,hewaslikeamanin trance.Hedidnotknowwhathe wasdoing,norcanherememberthe journeyfromtheplaceofcaptivityto Hongkong.Hecouldnotwalknor evenstand;hehadtobeheldupby twoFatherswhenhisphoto.wasbeing taken.UnderthecareoftheSisters ofSt.PaulofChartres,atthehospital here,hehadalreadymadegreatprogresstowardsrecovery,anditishoped thathewillsoonbestrongenoughto returntoFrancetorecuperate."

TyphusAttacksMisionaries.

FirstPriestsofPunjabOrdained. Lahore(India).-ThePunjabrejoice in,itsfirstcontributionstotwogreat religiousorders,theCapuchinsandthe Jesuits.OnAugust24,FatherBenedict,O.bf.Cap.,nativeofMaryabad, celebratedhisfirstSolemnMassinhis nativetown.ThoughFatherA* thony,0.M.Cap.,stillstudyinginEurope,isthefirstCapuchinnativeof thePunjab,FatherBenedicthasprecededhimhitine.Bothwereeducated inFrance.OnAugust24,Father WalterUtarid,S.J.,wasordainedat Enghien,Belgium.HeissonofDr. M.B.Utarid,ofLahore,andenjoysthe distinctionofbeingthefirstJesuitof thePunjab.ThePunjabembraces thegreaterpartofnorth-westIndia, andcountsapopulationof25,000,000. Amongthesethereisahare40,000Catholics.

Anti-ForeignLegendStillLives. Tatungfu(Shansi,China).-AScheut missionarywashorrifiedrecently whenanewcandidateforbaptismslippeduptohimanddrewfromhispocketahumanheartstillwarm."I havehadthegoodfortunetosecure thishumanheart,"begantheman quietly,"andasIhaveheardthatyou couldutiliseittopreparepreciousand strongmedicines,Ihaveconictooffer itfirsttoyou."Theindignantmissionarystronglyrebukedtheignorant soulandtriedoncemoretorefutethe storystillfoundhereandthere amongthelowestclassesinChinathat missionariesmakemedicinefromhumaneyesandhearts.Hediscovered

Matadi(BelgianCongo).-Negroesof theCongohavegonetoEuropetobetterthemselves,andinnumerouscases havereturnedasapostlesofsocialism. HisLordshipBishopJohnCuvelier, VicarApoitolicofMatadi,hasorganisedastudycircleamonghiseducated youngpeople,andfindsthemwilling studentsoftheevilswhichsocialism maybringtocivilandreligiouslifein theCongo.

IwilmilinenesmiusHsiIInil1miosumit,..,immkorimmor., JosephEdwards (LateManagingClerktoMessrs. LevanandWalsh).

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Tatungfu(China).-TwomoreScheut missionarieshavediedvictimsofexanthematictyphus.OneisRev.Emile Luypaerts,professorofphilosophyin TatungSeminary,whiletheotherisa youngpriest,buttwoyearsinChina. Noremedyisknownfortheterrible typhuswhichattacksEuropeansin NorthChina.TheformerSuperior GeneraloftheMissionariesofScheut, FatherJosephRutten,adiplomaed doctorofmedicine,isreportedasgone toPolandtoassistinstudiesofthe disease.TheScheutFatherwrites: "Canyounotlaunchamongthemedicalfaculties'throughouttheworlda vibrantS.OS.tosavethelivesofso manyyoungmissionariesinNorth China?"TheMissionariesofScheut aretheprincipleevangelisersofMon.

AroundtheCatholicWorld

ROYALHEIRBORNINFARM-ANOCTURNALADORATION.

HOUSE.

TheCrownPrinceofBelgium,says the'CatholicHerald,"hadtobreak offhisjourneytoawarmemorialunveilingceremonyatDixmude,inresponsetoanurgentsummonstothe bedsideofPrincessAstrid,whogave birthtoasononSundayatafarmhouseintheRoyalGroundsnearBrussels.QueenElizabethhadbeenre. calledfromSwitzerland,andalsoarrivedtowelcomehergrandson.A saluteof101gunswasfiredinhonour oftheinfantprince,andasthenews spreadthroughBrusselsthousandsof citizensflockedtothefarm,cheering fortheduchessandthewholer-yal family.Thebabyprincereceivedat hisbaptismthenamesBaudoninAlbertCharlesAxelMarieGustave.King Albertwasthegodfather.Princess Astridalreadyhasadaughter,PrincessJosephineCharlotte,whoisnot yetthreeyearsold.Theroyalmother, whohasbeencalled"themostbeautifulprincessinEurope,"isanieceof theKingofSweden.Shewasmarried toPrinceLeopoldatthechurchofSt. Gudule,Brussels,onNovember24, 1926.AmonthagoPrincessAstrid wasreceivedintotheChurch.

PRIESTSUCCEEDSPRIESTIN CABINET.

Mgr.AlexandderErnsthasbeenappointedMinisterofLabourandSocial WelfareofHungaryinsuccessionto thelateMgr.JosephVass.Mgr. ErnstisaProtonotaryApostolicanda prominentleaderoftheChristianSocialists.Hehasbeenoneofthe mostactivemembersoftheHungarian Parliamentsince1901.

AUSTRIA'SCALLTOMONSIGNOR SKIPEL.

Mgr.Seipel,theformerAustrian Chancellor,shortlyafterhisarrivalat Orstodeliveraseriesoflectureson Austrianconditions,receivedatelegraminforminghimoftheAustrian Cabinet'sresignation,and himtoreturnatoecetotakepartin thenegotiationsfortheformationof anewCabinet.Dr.Seipelhascancelledhislectures,andisleavingOslo atonce--Reuter. -Ewa*

PRIESTKILLEDINCHICAGO.

AnightvigilinhonouroftheBlessedSacramenthasbeenheldbythe nocturnaladorationassociationofToledoontheHilloftheAngels(elCerro deloseAngeles),whichmarksthegeographicalcentreofSpaih.Onthe topofthehillstandsachapelanda colossalmonumenttotheSacred Heart.ItwasherethatKingAlfonso inthepresenceoftheHierarchydedicatedhiscountrytoChristsomeyears ago.At9atnighttheHolyHour washeldatthechapel,andat11 o'clocktherewasaprocessionofthe BlessedSacramentupthehilltothe sanctuary.CardinalSegura,ArchbishopofToledoandPrimateofSpain, accompaniedthenightwatchersand preachedtothematthefootofthe monument.ThegreatstatueofChrist wasilluminated.HisEminencekept vigilthroughoutthenight,andat4 a.m.celebratedMassanddistributed HolyCommunion.TheCardinalPrimateagainpreached.

PRIESTBUYSBAPTISTCHAPEL.

For£1,000,FatherJohnMalone,of Huntingdon,inNorthamptondiocese, purchasedadisusedBaptistchurch,at St.Neot's,I3edforshire,totakethe placeofhislittlehutthathasbeen doingserviceasaCatholicchurchsince 1919. Hisparishisverylargegeographically,butverysmallnumerically.Heistheonlypriestinthedistrict,andhehastotraveltwentymiles everySundaybetweenhistwoMasses. Ilehasnomoney."Goodnessonly knowshowIamgoingtoraisethe money,'hesays,butFatherMaloneis anoptimist,andhisfaithisstrong.The opportunitywasnottobemissed.The chapelwasagiftat£1,000.Ontop ofhisdifficulties,healsohastocontendwithantagonism.Whenitbecameknownthathewastryingto securethechapel,Wycliffepreachers weresentintotheparishtoarouseopposition.FatherMalonehastaken possessionofthechapel,andwith thenecessaryrepairshehopestoopen itbeforeEaster.

DEATHOFFRENCHARCHIIIII HOP.

CATHOLICPROTESTAgAINST GREEKSCHOOLLAWS.

TheCouncilofMinistersinGreece recentlymadeadecreeprohibitingthe attendanceatschoolsinwhichthe teachingstaffiscomposedofforeigners, ofchildhenbetweentheagesofseven andtwelve.Oneofthereasonsgiven bytheCouncilforthedecreeis"the harmdonetothefaithoftheOrthodoxCatholicchildren."Infact,the CatholicschoolsofAthenseducate manychildrenof"OrthodoxCatholics" (asthemembersofthehereticaland schismaticGreekChurchcallthemselves),inadditiontothechildrenof Catholicparents.Andalltheteachingisdonebyforeigners.Thereare over100Brothersand75SistersteachingintheCatholicschoolsofAthens, mostofthemofFrenchorItalianorigin;topreventthesefromteaching isequivalentnotsimplytopreventing Catholicinfluenceonnon-Catholics,but toshuttingtheschoolsinwhichCatholicsaretaughtbyCatholics.The CatholichierarchyofGreecehassent astrongprotestagainstthedecreeto M.Venizelos,theheadoftheGreek Government,whoisatGeneva.Ina telegramsentinthenameoftheCatholicBishops,Mgr.Filippuci,Catholic ArchbishopofAthens,denouncesthe decreeasfanatical,andbasedupon falseallegationsagainsttheCatholic schools;andwarnsM.Venizelosthat unpleasantconsequencesarelikelyto betheresultoftheindignationarous edbythismeasure,whichforbids GreekCatholicchildrentoattendtheir ownCatholicschools.

HOOVER"PROSPERITY."

Whenamanstoopsandmakesoff withacrustofbreadintendedfora flockofpigeons,asrecentlyoccurred inChicago,hemusthavesunktothose depthsofwhichstarvationalonecan measure,commentsanAmericanexchange.Itishardtobelievethatin thisdayandinourcountrythereare numbersofpeoplewhodonotknow whencetheirnextmealwillcome. Variousagentsareatworkwhoare tryingtowhitewashthesituation.Optimismhasbecomeasortofreligion. Effortismadetomaketherankest weedslooklikeflowers.Thestory whichcameoutofChicagoshowsthat allthiseffortisnothingmorethan skillfulcamouflage.

Theproducerofthismovie,whichwit beentitled"Twenty-SixJapaneseMartyrs,"isaCatholicJapanese,MrMasajuHiraysxna.Mr.Hirayamavia usehisownmoneytohavetheIslas made,andtointroduoeittotheworld. ThisdevoutJapaneseCatholicowns extensivepasturelandoutsideSeoul. theCapitalofKorea.Hewillsell partofhislandtomeettheexpenseof thereligiousfilmdrama.The26Japanesemartyrswhosestorywillberecalledinthemoviewerecrucifiedat NagasakionFebruary5,1597.They werecanonisedin1861,andthefilm willrepresentthegreatconcourseof thefaithfulwhogatheredatSt.Peter's inRomeonthatoccasion.Oneofthe twenty-sixwasachildonlyfifteen yearsold.Whenhewasabouttobe crucified,heofferedhisbloodfortie conversionofhispeople.Mr.Hirayamawasborninthesarneipanee4e Prefectureasthisboyma ofthe Sixteenthcirtury.Attherequest ofMr.Ilirayama,thestoryoftheJap anesemartyrshasbeendramatised forthemoviebyMr.KaryokuSato,a wellknownplaywrightofJapan.The dramawillbefilmedbyaJapanese compatiy,andwillcomprisefifteen' reels.Themoviewillbereadyby theendofthisyear,orearlyinl911 Whenthefilmiscompleted,MrHir. ayamaplanstoshowitfirstinthe Philippines,andtheninmanyother partsoftheworld.

Thefussyoldladywasarguingwith theshopkeeperoverthepurchaseofa rabbit.Aftershowingherseveral. shesaidshecouldnoteatonethat hadbeenshotortrapped.Inapuzzle astowhatshedidrequire,theshopkeeperlosthistemper,pickedanother up,andsaidtoher: "Here,missus,havethisone,it's beenfrightenedtodeath."

Justsal-

"Isawyourad.in'TheRecord.'"

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FatherJohnFl.Crowe,rectorofSt lei:,Church.Chicago,U.S.,wasrun downbyamotorcarinfrontofthe churchanddiedattheEdgewaterHospitalwithinafewhours.Thedriver's attempttofleefromthescenewas forestalledbyseveralyoungmenwho hadwitnessedtheaccident.Father CrowewasoneofthebestknownpastorsinthecityofChicago,andonly afewyearsagocompletedthenew hureh,whichcost£100,000,andiscon,i(leredoneofthebeautifulchurches inthecity.

FATHERKOROSHETZRESIGNS FROM'YUGO-SLAVCABINET.

FatherKoroshetzhasresignedfrom theGovernmentofYugo-Slavia.He cannotworkinaCabinetwhosepresentactivitiesareinoppostiontoits declarationofpolicy,hesays.Father Koroshetzwasin1928-29Premierof Yugo-Slavia,andpreviouslyhehad heldthepostsofMinisteroftheInteriorandMinisterofCommunications. HeistheleaderoftheNationalDemocraticPartyandtheSlovenePopularParty.

24-YEAR-OLDMYSTZRYSOLVED.

Thetwenty-four-year-oldmysteryof themiSsingbronzeliliesfromthecarriageofPopeLeoXIII.hasbeensolved.Eightofthelilieswhichadorned the(ferriagedisappeared,anditwas believedthattheywerestolenwhen thecarriagewasreturningfromthe MilanExpositionin1906.Thelilies havenowbeenfoundinacase,which, itisrecalled,twoyearsafterthedisappearanceoftheliliestwoworkmen broughttotheVatican,sayingitwas thegiftofapersonwhowouldarrive laterandopenthecase.Themysteriousdonorneverarrived,andthecase wasplacedunopenedinthestablesof theVaticanandforgottenuntilthediscoverymadebythecleaners,Itisbelievedthatthethieves,beingunable tosellorexportthelilies,chosethis methodofreturningthem.

Mgr.MarieLouisMauriceRiviere, ArchbishopofAix,Arles,andEmbrun (France),diedrecentlyattheageof 70atVast,Normandy.Hehadbeen ArchbishopofAix-en-Provencesince 1920,andforfiveyearspreviouslyhad beenBishopofPerigueux.Hewas borninParisin1859,andafterstudyingattheFrenchCollege,Rome,was ordainedin1882.FatherRivierewas appointedcureoftheMadeleine,and remainedinParistillhiselevationto theepiscopatein1915.OnSeptember4,HisGracesentthefollowing telegramtotheHolyFather:''The ArchbishopofAix,beforedying,wishes humblytoassureYourHolinessabove everythingofhiscompleteunionof willandheartwithyou."

NEWBISHOPOFNEWDIOCESE ININDIA.

Mgr,HenriPrunier,Bishopofthe newly-electeddioceseofSalem-formerlypartofthedioceseofKumbakonam-wasconsecratedatMadrason Sunday,September14.HisGraceArchhshopMorelwastheconsecrator.The newBishopis41yearsofage.During theWorldWarhewasintheFrench Army.Hewascitedindispatches fourtimes,theFrencharmyrecord speakingofhis"completedisdainof death."HisLordshiptakesovera territoryinwhichCatholicsnumber lessthan1percent.ofthepopulation

2,000,0(XIpagansandnnls17.630Catholics.

WOMEN'SDRESS.

Methodsofcombating"theindecencyofmodernwotten'sdress"was discussedbyclergymenattheNational EucharisticCongressatOmaha.All thedelegatestotheCongressapproved lirwomanwasduetotheircontact that"thelackofdelicacyandofChristianmodestydisplayedevenbyCatholicwomanwasduetotheircontact withlifeamidstanoverwhelmingneopaganpopulationthatwasChristianin nameonly."

NEWBISHOPINEASTAFRICA.

Tenmembersofthehierarchy,the Governor,and'severalhighofficialsof TanganyikaTerritorywerepresentin theCathedralofDar-es-SalaamonSunday,August24,fortheconsecrationof Mgr.EdgarMaranta,OS.F.C.,Vicar ApostolicofDar-es-Salaam.HisExcellencyMgr.Hinsley,theApostolic Delegate.wastheconsecratingBishop, assistedbytwooftheBishopsofthe Territory.Mgr.Marantaisprobably theyoungestBishopintheworldat themoment,beingnomorethan34 yearsold.TheVicariatofDar-es-SalaamismannedbyCapuchinsfrom Switzerland.

CATHOLICJAPANESEFILMPRODUCER.

Afilmdramaisinpreparationwhich willsoonrecalltomanycountriesos theworldthatJapan,no*soarduous afieldfortheCatholicmissioner,once ravetotheChurchsaintsandmartyrs.

SceilgMhichil

AnIrishIslandShrineoftheGreatArchangel

Thepresentyearbeingthefourteenthhundredthanniversaryofthe birth'in530ofSt.FinnianofInnisfallen,founder.ofIreland'sMountSt. Michael,afewwordsinconnection withthatislandshrineofthegreat Archangelwillnotbeoutofplace, writesg:BarryO'Delany,inthe"Irish Catholic."Throughcountlessagesthe billowybatteriesofanangryocean haveboomedinvainagainstitsadamantinefront,and,thoughitsvenerablemonasteryisnowinruinsandits churchbellssilent,pilgrimfeetstill climbits_,ruggedsidesasinthedays whenlutque0monkscrossedintheir trailcurrachsbetweenitam'themain. land.Notis.allweatheadoesthe modernpilgrimcaretolandamong thoseslipperyrocks,however,orstrive toclambertotheirdizzystumnit. Whatmustthefaithandcourageof thosegrandoldmonkshavebeento hewandhack,andloadandunload, inthefaceofsuchapparentlyinsurmountableobstacles,astheytoiledat stepscarvedoutofthesolidrock,and laidstoneunponstonewithincredible patiencetilltheirlabouroflovewas ended!

liChrist'sMostAncientFortress."

OlderthanitsNormandynamesake, Ireland'sMountSt.Michaelisevery bitasinterestingandaspicturesque initsway,althoughtherecanbeno realcomparisonbetweenSt.Aubert's statelystructureandSt.Finnian's humbleOratoryandmodestclochans, asthebee-hivelikehutsofhismonks werecalled.Indeed,theOratorydedicatedtoSt.Michaelistheonly buildingintheplaceintheconstructionofwhichmortarwasused;yet itsNortherndoorandEastwindow areperfecttothisday,whilethesix survivingcellsareevenbetterpreserved.Itissupposedthatthestone pegsinoneoftheselatterservedto holdthebooksatchelssuspendedthere whenIrelandwasthelandofsaints andscholars,andthisfamedmonastery,twelvemilesoffthestormycoast cifKerry,wasknownas"themost WesternofChrist'sfortresses."Close toSt.Michael'sOratoryliestheold graveyard,withitsprimitivecrosses andrudeslabs,showingwherethe monksofSt.Finniansleep,undisturbedbytheboomingofbreakersorthe moaningofthewildAtlanticwinds.

WhentheDanesswarmedroundthe Irishcoastattheopeningoftheninth century,themonksofSceilgMhichil wereforcedtotakerefugeonthemainland.andtheruinsoftheirnewmonasterymaystillbeseenatSt.Finnian'sBay.totheNorthofBolus Head.

CatholicOriginofLighthouses.

Thetwolighthouseserectedinmodemtimesuponthe"GreatSkellig"-so calledtodistinguishitfromitssmaller neighbour-farfrombeingoutofplace mightwellberegardedassymbolicof thelightofFaithandoftheprotectingpowersofthatbraveArchangel whoseswordofflameiseverflashing inthecauseofGod.Theirpresence onthatholygroundshouldalsorecall thefactthatitwasfrommonastic heightswarningsignalsweresentforth forthebenefitofvesselsindangerous ,eas.

Tofi onlyoneinstance,wherethe Inch.41,,or13c11Rock.lighthousenow stands,somefour-and-twentymilesto theEastofDundeeharbour,shipwreckswereonlytoonumerousatone time.Withthecomingofthemonks toAberbrothockcameachangeforthe better.Thefatalrockwastwelve milesdistantfromtheirmonastery, risingabovethewater.Tothisrock andatlowtideitstopcouldbeseen themonks,intheirexceedingcharity, attachedaframeworkwithabell whichsoundedwiththeheavingand swellingofthewaves,thussaving manyavesselfromdestruction.A notoriouspirate,"RalphtheRover."is saidtohavedeliberatelyseveredthe hellfromitsframework,"toplaguethe AbbotofAberbrothock,"whosegood deedprobablyhinderedtherobberand hisbandfromplunderingthewrecks. TraditiOnsaysehatRalphwasshortly afterwreckedonthisveryrock.This legendinspiredSouthey'sballad,"The InehcapeRock."

DeathofSt.Tinniaui.

Itisacuriouscoincidencethatthe veryyearthatmarksthepassageof 14centuriessincethebirthofSt.Finnianshouldalsobethatofthefifteenthhundredthanniversaryofhis deathonApril7,630.Wearetold thatwhenhehadbreathedhislast sighwhite-wingedangelsborehissoul toheavenamidststrainsofsuchsup. passingsweetnessasmortalearhad neverheardbefore.

InoldentimessomeoftheSceilgpilgrimscarriedtheirdevotionsofaras tokissaprojectingslabatitsextreme pointasapenancefortheirsins,althoughtheyknewthatonefalsestep wouldsendthemtotheirdeath.Many modernvisitors,however,seektheScent;Mhichilmoreinthetouristthanin thepilgrimspirit.Buteventhesecan scarcelyfailtobestirredtotheirsouls' depthsbythesterngrandeurofthe stupendousoutlookfromitslonely sununit,thoughthemeaningofitsVia Crucis,withitspatheticmemorialsof thePassion,maybepassedunseeingly,or,worsestill,heedlessly.

ChurchBuildinginIreland

CARDINAL'SREPLYTOCRITICS.

HisEminenceCardinalMacRorypresidedrecentlyattheSolemnHigh Mass,whichwascelebratedbyMost Rev.Dr.Mulhern,BishopofDromore, intheChurchoftheSacredHeart, UpperKilleavy,tocelebratethesolemnconsecrationofthechurch,which tookplacesometimeago.Thechurch andgroundswerebeautifullydecorated.Therewasalargeattendanceof clergyandlaity.

HisLordshipMostRev.Dr.O'Doherty,BishopofGalway,inaneloquent sermon,saidthatCatholicsinevery agelovedtobeautifytheirchurches. Itwasthatlovewhichinspiredthe greatarchitectsandartistsoftheMiddleAges,andwhichmadebeautiful cathedralsandchurchesspringupin everypartoftheworld.Ireland,"the mostfaithfulnation,"hadthatspirit. DuringthethreecenturiesoftheDanishinvasions,andlaterduringthe Normaninvasion,theworkofbuilding andbeautifyingchurcheswenton.CelticchiefandNormanbaronviedwith eachotherinthisholyworkuntilthe terribleupheavalofthesixteenthcentury.

Thencamethedarkperiodofthe Penaltimes,whentheirchurcheswere destroyed,savethosewhichthehereticstookfortheirownuseandprofanedwiththeirfalseworship.It wasnotuntiltheearlyyearsofthe nineteenthcenturythattheworkofreconstructionwasbegun.Thoseearly beginningsweremodest,butsoon churcheswerebeingbuiltinevery parish.

Sometwenty-fiveyearsagoarenegadeCatholicandanimpertinentProtestantcondemnedextravagantchurch buildinganddecoratinginIreland,and saidthatthepeopleshouldputtheir moneyintotheirownpeteconomic schemes.Manyoftheseschemeshad sincebroughtpovertyandwretchednesstoIrishparishes,andyetthese peoplehadbeenblowingtheirown trumpetsagainandsayingthatthey wereresponsiblefortheeconomicregenerationofIreland.

Thesepeopledidnotunderstandthe Irishpeople,thoughtheythoughtthey did.TheirswasthecriticismofJudas whenhesawthepiousactofSt.Mary Magdaleneandasked:"Whywasnot thisointmentsoldfor300penceand giventothepoor?"Jesusanswered: "Shehathdoneanoblework,and whereeverthisGospelispreached,it shallbetoldasamemoryofher?'That wastheanswerIrishCatholicsgaveto theminorpoetsandarmchaireconomistswhohadtheimpertinencetodictate.totheCatholicpeopleofIreland.

Theirchurchwasasplendidand beautifultestimonytothezealand faithofthepeopleoftheparish.He congratulatedhisEminenceCardinal .MacRoryinhaving'suchabeautiful churchaddedtotheSeeofArmagh, andhecongratulatedCanonMcNally andthepeopleofUpperKilleavyon thesuccessfulcompletionofthe

church.Whattheyhaddonewould bespokenofformanygenerationsto comeasamonumenttotheirfaithand piety.

"KeepingStep"

SIXCOUNTIESHIT-70,000UNEMPLOYED.

"AsinthecaseofBritain,thereis areckoningtobesettledinthefield ofunemploymentwhentheNorthern Parliamentmeets,"writesthe"NorthernWhig"(asupporterofLordCraigavon'sGovernment)."Therehas beennochangeofGovernmentwith us;therehasbeennorestrainingor limitinginfluenceuponParliamentary activity.Yetourunemployedarmy hasmountedtonearly70,000.That figureimpliesthataconsidegably greaterpercentageoftheworking populationis'onthebureau'intheSix CountiesthaninGreatBritain.

"TheNorthernGovernmenthasproposednoplantocheckthetremendous drainwontheprovincialExchequer, but,ontheotherhand,has'keptstep' withWestminsterinremovingthesafeguardwhichformerlykeptsomeofthe work-shyfromexploitingthe'dole.'

"Probablythefinancialarrangement withtheImperialGovernmentwherebyasubstantialgrantispaidtoNorthernIrelandinrespectofUnemploymentFunddeficiencynecessitated eitherthis'keepingstep'orterminatingthearrangement.

"ButthemoraleffectinUlsterofthe increasedfacilitiesforexploitingthe dolehasbeendecidedlybad,andin thisprovinceasacrossChannel'living uponthefund'isbecomingarecognisedindustry.

"ArewetoexpectthattheNorthern Ggvernment'sreplytoachallengeupon thesubjectofunemploymentwillstill be:'Wemustwaitandseewhatthey doatWestminster,andthenmust keepstep?

"Surelythetimeandthecircumstancesdemandinitiativeandindependentaction.

"Somethinginatleastpartialsubstitutionforthedolecouldandshould beattempted.Eventhoughitpinchedusinthewayofadditionaltaxationitmightpreventfurtherinjury tothemoraleofourpeople-especiallyouryoungpeople.InBelfastespeciallytheperniciouseffectsofasystemwhichasinsuranceisafiction andaslargesseisdemoralisingaretoo evidenttothemostcasualobserver."

Thelatestreturnshowsthatthetotal ofunemployedis66.333,ofwhich 51,712aretotallyunemployed,anincreaseof862onthepreviousweek'sfigores.

"Therehasbeennothingcomparable tothepresentpositionsincethedarkesthoursofthewar,"saidMr.Lloyd George,atStowmarket.

"Unemploymentgrowing,notby battalions,butbydivisions,weekby week,andIcannotseetheendofit. Wearenotpassingthrough.butpassinginto,acrisis.

"Therehasneverbeenasituation whichcalledforgreatercourageand capacity,foramoreclearinsightinto

thefactsastheyare,andforagreater resolutiontofacethose*,facts;and whenIcontemplatesomeofthemen whohavebeenentrustedbyProvidencewiththehandlingofthisgigantictask.IamfilledwithmiSgivings."

Thetunehadcomeforaboldand freshre-examinationofthewholeindustrialandeconomicpositions,but whatevertheydidtheymustavoid panickysuggestions.

Belfast'sCatholicWomen RallyingScones.

Amostsuccessfulretreatwasgiyea lastmonthfortheConfraternityof OurLadyofPerpetualSuccourinthe beautifulChurchoftheRedemptorist Fathers,Clonard,Belfast,byVeryRev. FatherCooganandFatherKerr.Immensecrowdsattended.Indeed(says areportinthe"IrishCatholic"),withouttheslightestexaggeration,itmay besaidthatatthe6.30Masseach morning,sogreatwasthethrongof devotedwomenthatonlystanding roomcouldbeobtained,andedifying intheextremewasittonotethatall flockedtotheAltartoreceiveHolyCommunion.Again,adistinctivefeaturewasthecongregationalsinging duringtheMassoftheexquisitehymns taughtbythezealousRedemptorists. TheseareechoinginmanyaBelfast hometo-dayandwillremainlongin memory.Then.intheevenings,the crowdswereevengreater,notaseat beingavailableforoveranhourprior tothedevotions.Youngandoldwere animatedwiththesamespiritofzeal, whichdefiedtheelements,forwintery, bitter theweatherprevailedthrolighout fortnight-toquotetheoverheard wordsofadelicate,poorgirl,whop, strugglingunderherumbrellaagainst thebitingwindejaculated,"Ab!But I'msorrythatallisnearlyover,for Ilove,Ijustlove,tocometoClonard. Itjustdoesonegood,foritprepares oneforHeaven."Provideptially-,in answertoferventprayers,theweather clearedbeautifullyfortheGeneral Communionat8.45Mass.Busses,on Sunday,28th.ult.,andtaxiswerehired speciallyfortheoccasion,sothatoutlyingdistrictswerefullyservedwith conveyanceswhichweregladlyavailed of.Thesightofthevastarmyof' CatholicwomenmakingClonardtheir objectivewastheengrossingtopicof eventhewonderingnon-Catholicsof Belfast.Again,thesceneoftheinteriorofthenoblechurchduringthe Masswasanunforgettableone.Every memberworeherConfraternityribbon andmedal-thebadgeofOurLady- andtroopedintheirregularorderof theirsectionswithmostreverenddecorum.Whatthisgrandmanifesta- tionofthefaithmeansbytheCatholic womenofBelfast-who,tothemagni- ficentnumberofupwardsof5,000,attended,andmadeattheclose(4pl., Sunday,28th.ult.1-theirrenewalof theirbaptismalvowsandreceivedthe PapalBlessing.Well,allonecan sayisthatitwillbealeaveningof theCatholiclifeinthecity-alldueto thezealouERedemptorists.

HATS!

There'sabetter , selectionatCogan's

Youpaynomorethanelsewhere andgetsomethingthatexpresses yourownpersonality.

ThereareStetson'sBorsalines. Mossants,Woodrow's,oragood Australian-selectionsfromthefour cornersoftheEarth,awaiting yourchoice.

ConditionoftheCatholicChurchinEngland

MoreStrikingNowthan

SincetheApostolicAge

Thejubileeoftheconsecrationof PlymouthCathedralwascelebrated lastmonth.Itmarkedagreatevent inthehistoryoftherestorationofthe CatholicHirerachyinEngland.In thecourseofapowerfulandilluminatingoccasionalsermon,theAbbotof Buckfast(RightRev.AnscarVomer, 0.S.B.),saidthattheconsecrationof theCathedraltookplace30years afterthere-establishmentoftheEnglishHierarchybyPiusIX.ThepositionoftheCatholicChurchinEnglandwas,hesaid,likearockinthe restlessseaofmodemlife.Inquestionsconcerningthespiritualwelfare ofthenation-as,forinstance,ineducation-theyquiteexpectedthevoice oftheChurchtobeasfirmandas consistentinthecouncilsofthenation asanyotherexpressionofcorporate views-infact,hadtheynotpracticalyforgottenthatintervalof300years andmorewhichseparatedthemodern CatholicChurchfromtheancientCatholicChurch?Theydidnot,they couldnot,thinkofthemselvesasa newChurch,asayoungChurch,but theyknewthemselvestobetheCatholicChurchofEngland,unitedwiththe past,notthroughsomefigmentOfecclesiasticallegality,butthroughacontinuousstreamoftruthandlight.This graftingofthemodemCatholic ChurchinEnglandupontheancient CatholicChurchwouldnothavebeen possibleiftherehadnotbeenthe greatUniversalChurch-theChurchof PeterinRome-whichwasalways alive;whichwatched,withtheprofoundsympathyofChristiancharity, thegreatwoundofEnglishCatholicism;whichneverceasedtopouroil andwineintothatwoundtillthemomentcame,inGod'sprovidence,to healthatwoundcompletelybygiving thescatteredCatholicsofthelongcenturiesofthepenallawsthetruestatus ofCatholicisminthefullhierarchy,as thyhadpossesseditinthedaysofold. ThefirstgenerationofBishopswere animatedwiththesupremeconviction thatintheirpersons,throughtheact ofthesuccessorsofPeter,allthe powersoftheancienthierarchywere resuscitated.Indirectpoverty,but withoutamoment'shesitation,they builtuptheirSeesinthevariouscities ofEnglandwithaconfidenceandselfpossessiontrulyadmirable.Theyhad nottomakeexperimentsinreligion; theyneverspokeofthenewageand itsneeds.Theysimplybeganbeing Bishops,astheirbrethreninFrance, Italy,andSpain,andalloverthe worldwereBishops,notofaninferior grade,orofadiminishedpower,but inthefullsenseoftraditionalCatholic Episcopacy.

shehadnottorediscoverherlife-it wasalwaysthere,itwasatitsfrill height.Theonlymisfortunethat couldbefallherwasthatshemight bedivertedfromthisplaceorthat, butonlytoreturnwithnewenergy. Whengatheredtogethertogivethanks toGodforwhattheyhadbeenable todounderHisgraceinthepast,they naturallylookedoutforsignsthat promisedgreaterthingsforthefuture. TheirCatholiccongregationsingreat citiesofEnglanddresembledinmore thanoneaspectthoseChristianchurcheswhichwerefoundedbytheApostlesandtheirsuccessorsinthecities oftheoldRomanEmpire.Infact, hemadeboldtosaythatthesimilarityofconditionswasmoststriking, moresothaniteverhadbeensince theApostolicage.Therewasatfirst sightanentiredisproportionofnumbers.TheChristianpopulationof Rome,Alexandria,andCorinth,inthe firstcenturieswassmallcomparedwith thevastmultitudesofunregenerate heathenofallclasses.Secondly,the conversionstotheFaithwereentirely individualistic;therewasnomass conversion Thirdly,outofthese seeminglyweakcausestherewasproducedtheprodigiouseffect-thefeelingallovertheworldthattherewas presentamongmenareligiouspower, entirelyuncompromisingandcompletelyself-possessed.Thepaganworld didnotunderstandthispower,evenas

themodernworldcouldnotunderstandthepowerofCatholicism. WastherenotaroundPlymouthCathedralafervourofspirituallife whichwasextremelyedifyingtoallbeholders?Wasitnotafactthatfrom thedayonwhichthecathedralwas consecrated50yearsagotherehad neverbeenaninterruptionintheintensityofCatholiclife,intheflowofconverts,orinthedevotionoftheirpeople?Thiswasnoboastfulnesson theirpart.Whentheysawonall sidesthetepidityofspirituallife,the uncertaintiesofthemassesconcerning religiousfaith,andtheapathyandindifferencewhichresultedinempty churches,wasitnotaspectacleworthyofangelsandmenthatthiscathedralhadneverceasedtobethehome ofaverystrongandveryrealChristianlife?Gently,yetirresistibly, throughallthechaosoftheinfidelity thatsurroundedthem,ChristwaswinningsoulstoHimself.What,then, wastheirmission,theirco-operation? Itwastopresenttothemenofthis generationanundiminished,undiluted Christianity-theChristianityforwhat thatcathedralstood.Itwouldbe saidthatthepresentgenerationwasno longercapableofreceivingaChristianitythatwasentirelyuncompromising."Wemustmeet,"itwassaid, ''theexigenciesoftheage."Itwould beagreatbetrayalofHiscauseon theirpartiftheypresentedtothe worldaChristwithoutpower,without authority,withoutDivinesupremacy.

ATrue,SadStorywithaHappyEnding

LESSONFORADVOCATESOFNEWMARRIAGELAWS.

TwoyearsagothewifeofMr.W. GeraldYoung,aLondon'busconductor,suddenlylostherreason.Husbandandwifewerelivinginperfect happinesswiththeiryoungchildren, whentheblowbelluponthem.She wastakentoamentalasylum,and keptbehindbars.

Onedayaletterappearedinthe "EveningStandard,"signed"M.R.C.S,' L.R.C.P.,"protestingagainstthelaw whichtiesahusbandtoanafflicted wife.Stungtoindignation,Mr.Young repliedtohiminthe"Universe."He wrote:

"MyjourneybacktoLondonisa wearyone,forhowcanwecallit homewhenthewifeandmotherisabsent?Littlevoiceswillaskwhen Mummyiscomingback,andDaddy cannottellthemthetruth.Itisa longtimesincetheyhaveseentheir mother,buttheirloveforherhasonly increasedwithtime.Theydonot understand,butneitherdotheyforget; noonecaneverusurpherplacein theirhearts.

Helovedtodwellonthisfeaturein theconductoftheirearliestgeneration ofpastors50yearsagoandmore.They allappearedasmentakingpossession ofanancienthomefromwhichthey hadbeentemporarilyexiled.Great musthavebeenthejoyoftheCatholicsofPlymouth50yearsagowhen BishopVaughanconsecratedtheirCathedral.Ithadbeenthisprivilegeto knoweveryoneofthepastBishopof thisSeeofPlymouth,closetothem thatdayasthefatherofthemall, underamasterfulexteriorpossessed theheartofatruefatherandsimple loverofsouls-amantowhomthe futurevictoryoftheChurchofChrist inEnglandwasadeep-rootedconviction.Whoamongthemdidnotlove andveneratethatmostedifyingpriest andprelate,BishopGraham?Hewas apatient,painstakingadministrator, atwhosehandhe(theAbbot)personallyreceivedeveryoneofhisOrders, fromtheTonsuretotheAbbatial Benediction.Thentherewastheenthusiasticandapostolicpersonalityof BishopKelly,ofwhomitisdifficultto thinkofasonewhohaspassedfrom ourmidst.ButtheCatholicismof thiscountryhadthetraditionsandexperiences.notof80years,butof manycenturies,becauseitwasthe oldCatholicism.OnlyaDivineChurch couldthussetatnaughtthecleavages broughtaboutbySchismandHeresy. Shehadnottogropeinthedark:

"Buttheirfather,too,canknowthe loveofonlyonewoman,andtheidea ofsomeoneelsefillingthevoidisbeyondcontemplation. Sometimes, whenIaskHim,begofHim,plead toHim,andcrytoHimtoretsoremy wife,itseemsasifHeanswers'Yes."'

Letterswithwordsofconsolation andhopecametotheunhappyhusbandafterthatarticleinthe"Universe,"andpromisestoprayforhim. Afterthirteenmonths'detentioninthe asylum,inanapparentlyhopelesscondition,shehasreturnedtoherhusbandandchildren.Shehadnot'pero fectlyrecovered,butthespecialists consideredshewouldmakebetterprogressunderherhusband'scare.She hassurvivedtwogreatshocks:shortly afterherreturn,oneofherboyswas injuredinanaccident,andthenone ofherbabiesdied.Aspecialistwho hasbeenattendinghersaysthereis nownothingtofear.

Thesignificantpointofthestoryis, asthe"Universe"pointsnut,thathad Mr.YoungnotbeenafaithfulCatholic, butfollowedtheadviceofthe"humanists,"hiswife,insteadofbeingback inherownhome,withherownchildren,wouldhaveregainedherreason tosuffertheshockoffindingherhome broken-up.Andwhatwouldhave happenedthen?

Inhisjoyfortherecoveryofhis wife,Mr.Youngwritesinthe"Universe"thefollowingstory:

Frailandpallid,shelayonahospitalbed,deadtotheworldofintelligence;forhertherewasnoto-morrow,nobrightfuture,forshelived inthelandofperpetualdarkness.

Heronce-beautifulfacewasnowdistortedwiththehorrorandfearofindescribabledelusions.Nolongerdid thelightofreasonilluminateher brain;herold-timesmilewassupersededbyanever-presentscowl.Shewas almostaskeleton.Yetshestillheld thekeysofmyheart.

Weekscameandwent,monthspassedby;itwasalwaysthesame,there wasneverachange.Onedayshe mightgetbetter,thedoctorstoldme.

Oneday.When?

Then,forthefirsttime,Iknewwhat itmeanttobelonely.Iwrotetwo articlesinthe"Universe"describing mygreattragedy,andpeopleinag partsoftheworldpromiseLwpray forme.IdidnotwantsyWpithyas theworld;lowssympathy;Iwanted Catholicsynipathy-prayers.

Iwrotethatsomedaymywedding bellswouldringagain.Someday....

Iwaslonely,eversolonely,andin thosewearydaysofanxietyandthose longsleeplessnightsoftormentIimploredtheGreatProducertoguideme inmypartofaforlornfigure.

Ipraythatnoneofyouwillever knowtheagonyofreallonelinessas Ihaveknownit.

Iwasahumorist.Iwroteabout thelightersideoflifeandmadepeople laugh.InGod'sgreatPassingShow Iwasthejester.Itwasahardpart toplaywhenmyheartwasachingand breaking.Lastyear,whenIwas broadcastingfrom2L0,theyoungest ofmychildrenwaslyinginhistiny coffin.TheGreatProducerhadbeckonedhimoffthestags;belooked toopatheticwithouthisFairyQueen.

"TheEndofMyStory-Happiness."

Iamadreamer. IdreamoflifeasGod'sgreatPassingShow;arevueofmanyacts,full ofcomedyandtragedy,inwhichwe are'requiredtoplaythepartsallotted tousbytheGreatProducer.Mostof usmustfilltheminorroles;onlyafew canbestars,foronlyaveryfeware fittedtotakethelead.

Mypassportthroughlife'sjourney isasmile.Ithastakenmepastmany difficultsituations,overruggedpaths andthroughthedarknessofsorrow. Perhaps,Imayneverbeastar,butI amhappybecausetheGreatProducer, whohasgivenmeadifficultpartto playinHisPassingShow,hasblessed mewiththepowertounderstandwhat isrequiredofme,andhastaughtme thatevensorrowcanbeasteppingstonetohappiness.

Idonotexpecttobeclapped,butI mustnotspoilmypartinthePassing Show,becauseIamnotapplauded.I haveaprompterinthevoiceofmy conscience,andonedaywhenthecurtainfalls,ifIhavestrivenfaithfully tointerprettheinstructionsofthe GreatProducer,Hewillrewardme withtheuntoldgenerosityofeternal happiness.

Suchisthephilosophyofadreamer wholivesintheKingdomofLove.

ManyyearsagoImetmyFairy Queen.Ilookedwithaweandwonderathersilentgrace,herpurefragrance,andthedelicatebloomofher beauty.AstarinGod'sgreatPassing Show.

Thencamethetimewhenlovewas firstspokenandreturned.Daysdawnedwithjoyoushopesandclosedwith gladprayers;doubtseemedcowardice, misfortuneimpossible,andpoverty onlyatrialofgonstancy.

Soon,thesacredwordswerespoken andtheindissolubleknotwastied. Forbetterorworse;forgooddaysor evil.Insorrow,tosootheeachother; inillness,towatchandtend.Tocling toeachotherandbegGod'sblessing Godsentuschildren.Halalin hand,wewanderedon,dreaming.

Then,withawfulsuddenness,the scenechanged.

Doyouknowwhatitistobelonely?Whenyoustandaloneonthe world'svaststage,andfeellost?When abeautifuldreambecomesahorrible nightmare,andyouawakentoitsterrifyingreality?Ido.

MyFairyQueenhadlefthertiny kingdomtostrayintotheValleyof DarknessandSorrow.

ManytimeshaveIcreptintoalittle churchtoshelterfromtheawful stormmanytimeshaveIfound peaceandfreshcouragetoplaymy difficultpart.

Butnowanewdawnhascome,and thesunsmilesdownonallthatis beautiful.Thefairestofalltheflowers,myown,isbloomingagainwithal herold-timeradiance.Shehasawait.' enedfromherhorriblenightmare;the sunshineofreasonhasdrivenawaythe gloomofhercloudedbrain.Shehas comebacktoherkingdom,andthelittlecastleisnolongerdeserted.

Thebellsringouttheirmerrypeal. Weddingbells?RatherwouldIcall themthejoybellsofpeace.

IkneelbeforetheGreatProducer inmylittlechurch,anxioustopour outmyhearttoHiminthanksgiving asIusedtodoinsorrow,butnowords willcometome.Myheartistootoll, vetIknowthatliewillunderstand.

Itellyoumystorybecauseyou, wholiveintheworldofsorrow,cam findyourwaytothelandofenchantIIIC111, IfyourpartinGod'sPassingShow isadifficultone,theGreatProducer isalwaystheretoguideyou.Ifyour crossisheavy,liewilllightenyour load.

GotoHiminyourdarkness;inyour sadness;inyourweakness.Laydown beforeHimtheburdenofyourcares. liewillcharmawayyoursorrows,or giveyouphysicalandmentalstrength tobearthem.Heunderstandsyou becauseHemadeyou,soulandbody.

Youfindlifelonely?GotoHier andHewillmakelifefullofmeaning, fullofcontentment,fullofsteadyjoy. YouwillneverfindHimdisappointing ifyougotoHimintheBlesseNSacru-

Youwilllearntoplayyourpartin thePassingShowuntiltheGreatProducerringsdownthefinalcurtain.You willlearntodream andoneday awakentotherealitiesofeternalhappiness.

Inthesilenceofthenight,Ihave writtenthefinalchapterofmystory. Mychildrenliesleepingpeacefully. Dreaming. Theyareintheland ofenchantmentwithourFairyQueen, whocamebackwithGod'sblessingso thatwemaylive"happyeverafter."

TO LET.

FURNISHEDHOUSE,elevated position,WestLeederville;fiverooms; gasstove;&towered;lawns;threeminutesfromtram:closetotrain;reasonablerental.ApplyPownall,20Raestreet,Leederville.

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OutoftheMetal-Pot II

Joltre'sBlisteryoftheWar.

CalvinCoolidge'sshorthistoryof theAmericanpeoplehasbeenfollowed byMarshalJoffre'sbriefhistoryofthe WorldWar.TheMarshaldescribed theconflictin20words.TheMarshal wasvisitedrecentlybyadelegationof CatalonianswhocamefromSpainbecauseMarshalJoffreisanativeof FrenchCatalonianterritory,nearPerPignan,topresenthimwithamemorialsignedby69,000Spanishnotables. Afteraddresseshadbeenmadebythe visitors,theMarshalwasaskedto speakontheWorldWar.Hearose andsaidsimply,withoutoratoryor gestureh;.-40peopleoncedreamedof establishingaworldhegemony.France ruinedtheirproject.AAthiswas doneattheMarne."

AGrimReminderofWarHorrors.

Abitofarithmetic,enumeratinga recordofhorrors,Rasbeenpublished inBerlin,as,perhaps,acautionagainst embarkingonfuturewars.According tothetabulationthewarestablished thefollowingrecords:Asinglepoison gasattackin1917inChampagnepoiscined2,000persons,MOofwhomdied instantly.Asinglecommongravein Franceharbours30,000soldierswho "wentWest"unknown.Asingletorpedoingofavessel,theLusitania,in May.1915,causedthedeath,bydrowning.of1,300persons.Othersignificantarithmeticalcalculationsinclude thetotalcostofthewarinmoneyat 247billiondollars;inhumanlivesat 10,000,000soldiersofallnations,of whichnumber1,808,545wereGerman: inhorsesat9,586,000.Thenumber ofwoundedisgivenas18million.The Germanwoundednumbers4.247,143. 900,000ofthesedrawpensions.These latterfall,partly,intothefollowing categories:Twothousandeighthuhsirenandeighty-eightblinded,5,410 mentallyunbalancedandshell-shocked.44.000withamputations.41,000 tuberculosisvictims,and1,163women injuredwhileonnursingdutyoras "iviliansduringairraids.Inaddition, theGovernmentpayspensionsandallowancesto36,000warwidows,1,280,000warorphans,and193,000parents Rholosttheirsolesupport.Further detailsincludethepaymentinkind, orthereparationsaccount.of30,000 beehivestoFrance.andthepublicationofahundredGermanbooksabout thewarwhichgainedaconsiderable r%-..,,ding

IsAmericaGoingtotheDogs?

AnAmericanpaperaskstheabove question,anddirectsattentiontorecentlypublishedreportsintheAmericanpress,whichleadAmericanstodo somethinking.Dr.A.W.Holmes,of Philadelphia,declaredthatonlyone percent.ofthepeopleinAmericado anyoriginalthinking.ProfessorR. E.Rogers,ofBoston,statedthatthe mentalinferiorityofthemodernAmericanisduetofemininethinking,producedby50yearsofwomenteachers.

TheRev.WilliamKelly,ofPittsburgh, saidthat"50percent.ofthemenin collegeinAmericashouldbeoutworkingforanhonestliving."Dr.K.A. Menninger,ofTopeka,assertedthat therearenonormalAmericans.Every oneisA;ithersick,stupid,unsocial, moody,neurotic,orpsychopatic.L.

A.Tatum.ofTallahasee,maintained thatthelargepercentageof"infidel instructors"inAmericanuniversities wasruiningthecharacterofAmerican youth.PussyfootJohnsonwarned that"thisisaperiloushour-thereare 38.000,000youngmenandwomenin AmericawhosneeratProhibition." WilliamA.Delano.ofNewYorkCity, lamentedthat''theskyscrapersinAmericaaremakinglifeassterileaspossible."TheNationalBarbers'Association,conveninginChicago,report-, edthattheAmericanmanwasbecoming"perfumeconscious,"andthatlilac washisfavouritescent.

"MyRobbedRosaleen."

Awriterinthe"Kerrymanviews Ireland'spresenteconomicpolicythus: "Theindustrialpolicyofourcountry thatpermitstheimportofforeignproductsintoanagriculturalcountryis

stillflourishing.Theremedyfoeit isnotprotection,butactualprohibition,andmaywesoonhaveaMinister ortwowithneckandnationality enoughtopassalawemboddyingthis vitalprinciple.

(SuggestionforanIndustrialSong.) Oh,mydarkRosaleen,donotsow, doriotreap, Theoceangreensuppliesyou adearfriendisthedeep, etc.,etc.

MyrobbedRosaleen, MyruinedRosaleen.

NoDecision.

Agroupofworkmenwerediscussing theevolutionandtheoriginofman. Oneofthepartyremainedsilentuntil acompanionturnedtohimanddemandedhisopinion.'1ain'tgoin'to say,"hereplieddoggedly."Irememberas'owGeorgeGreenan'me thrashedthatoutonceafore,andits settledasfarasIamconcerned." "Butwhatconclusiondidyoucome to?""Well,wedidn'tarriveatno conclusionatall,George,'earrivedat fife'orspitalan'Iatthepolicestation."

Roosevelt'sIrishHumour.

ThelateTeddyRoosevelt'shumour consistedlargelyinwhimsicallystatingathingsoevidentlytruethatit lefttheotherfellowwithoutacomeback.ChiefJusticeTaftrecalledhow RooseveltinvitedElihuRoottoa WhiteHouseluncheon.AsRootbegan framinganexcuse,thePresidentagreeablysaid:"Iunderstandyou,Elihu; whatyoumeanisthatyouwillcome ifyouhavenosubsequentengagement"RooseveltwasIrishonhis mother'sside.

ALife'sTragedy.

TherediedinaBritishworkhouse, recently,apoorwretchwhowas wronglyconvicted35yearsagoofthe murderofhismother,andsenttoa longtermofimprisonment.Forthirteenyearshesufferedtheagoniesof penalservitude,andtheblameofater. riblecrime.Thenabrotherdiedin America.Onhisdeath-bedheconfessedtothecrime,andthevictim ofcircumstantialevidencewasreleasedfromanearthlyhell.Onewould havethoughtjusticewouldseetoit thathewasinsomewayrecompensed andprotectedagainstsubsequenttribulation.Itdidn't.Hefoughtan unevenbattleforalivingamongsthis countrymenafterwards,andfinallyhe driitedtotheworkhouse,brokenand reglectedbyhisfriends.Thecharity rph.tivesinAmericasavedhimfrom pauper'sgrave.

CatholicYoungLadies'Club

CornerFrancisandMuseum Streets,Perth.

Forthepastfortnight,someofour energeticyoungmembershavebeen deeplyengrossedinthatfascinating gameoftabletennis.Thursdayevening,30th.ult.,broughtthegamesto thefinalstage,whenMissesM.Ryan andN.Longhadakeenfight,theform. edbeingthewinner.Bothyoung ladieswerepresentedwithsmalltrophies.Theresultsareasfollows:MissK.LeahybeatMissK.Brosnan, 21-7.21-10;MissN.LongbeatMissK. McKinnon,21-6,21-15;Mrs.A.Watt beatMissK.Willoughby,22.20,21-13: MissM.RyanbeatMissM.Lynch,218, 21-3:MissI.LeddinbeatMissM.Brigdman,21-12,22-20;MissL.Leddinbeat MissM.Smith,21-11,21-10;MissN. LongbeatMissK.Leahy,21-9,21-12. Semi-final:MissL.LeddinbeatMiss V.O'Shea,21-12,21.14;MissN.Long beatMissI.Leddin,21-5,21.10:Miss M.RyanbeatMissLLeddin,21-9,1941, 21-9.Final:MissM.RyanbeatMiss N.Long,21-16,21-17.

Ageneralmeetingwasheldlast Thursdayevening,todealwiththe Genera!Communionandannualpicnic,tobeheldveryshortly.Fullparticularsofthesefunctionswillbeto handatalaterdate.Itis-pleasing tonotethatthegirlsaregettinginto theiroldregimeoncemore,anditis hopedthatgreatinterestwillbetakenintheClubinthenearfuture.

Albany

RZOITALBYMB.R.WYLDIN

OntheinvitationoftheRev.Mother ofSt.Joseph'sCor,vent,Albany.over 100musiclovers,includingparents, teachers,andpupils,gatheredinthe receptionhalloftheconventonSaturdayafternoonlast,toenjoyarecital givenbyMr.HaroldWylde, oftheConservatoriumofMusic,AdelaideUniversity,whohasbeenoneof theexaminersthisyearfortheAustralianBoard.Therecitalwasunique, becauseteachersandpupilswere shownhowthevariouspiecesprescribedforexaminationfromGradeVI.to GradeI.shouldbeplayed-and,perhaps,whatmayhavehelpedthem more,howtheyarefrequentlymurdered.

Mr.Wyldewasmostinstructivein hisexplanationofthepieces,directing teacherandpupiltoseetheauthor's mind,andguidingthemtoitstrueand appreciativeinterpretation.Thoseintroductorychatsprovokedmuchcomplimentarycommentattheconclusion oftherecital.Ahappyfeelingwas createdattheopeningwhenMr. Wyldeplayfullyreferredtotheteacher as"themusicalparentsofthechildren, andtheAustralianBoardasthekind oldGranny,whowishedtohelpthen ineveryway.",Ifthat"kindold Granny"continuestoberepresented bysuchexaminersasMr.Wylde,so eagertohelptheteacher,soencouragingtothepupil,andyetsograciously courteous,wefeelCertainthatthe numberofmusicalgrandchildrenwill growevenmorerapidlythantheyare atthemoment.Mr.Wyldeincluded inhisprogrammeselectionsfromBach. Handel,Brahms,Debussey,Cyrill Scott,Beethoven.etc.Thefinalitem seemstolingerlongestamonghisgratefulaudience-"TheLondonderry-Air," asarrangedbyPercyGrainger,struck chordsintheheartsofmanypresent thattingledwithmemories.Whata sadfateforthatsweetoldIrishair thatitshouldbeusheredintothe homesofmostpeople,harnassedto thosesoft,saccharine.andsicklywords of"Oh!DannyBoy,thePipesareCalling."Itwouldbewellnighimpossibletocatchuponthemnow,and substitutetheoriginalwordswhich weresofittinglyweddedtothatcaptivatinglilt. Acontinuedapplause greetedthelastitemofMr.Wylde.The Rey.FatherGilroythankedhimon behalfoftheteachers,pupils,and otherspresent,emphasisingthevalue toteachersandtaughtoftheexplanatorycommentwhichwasinterlacedby Mr.Wyldethroughouttheafternoon. Mr.Berlinersecondedthevoteof thanks,andhopedthatMr.Wylde wouldcomeagaintoAlbanyandgive notmerelyonebutmanyrecitalssuch asthis.Mr.Wyldesuitablyreplied. hopingthatitmaybehishappylotto besentagaintoWestAustraliaasan examiner,and,ifso,thathisfortune maybringhimoncemoretobeautiful AlbanyMrs.Hodgearosetocallfor anexpressionofthankstotheRev. MotherandCommunityofSt.Joseph's Convent,fortheirkindnessininvitingthemthatafternon.Theteachers andparentswerethenentertainedto afternoonteabytheSistersandpupils ofSt.Joseph's.Largebowlsofroses andawealthofpalmsmadethelarge receptionroomabeautifulsettingfor therecital.TheRev.Dr.McMahon, M.A.,amemberoftheMusicAdvisory BoardoftheUniversityofW.A.,was present,andthankedMr.Wyldeonbe. halfoftheBoard.

OnThursdayevening,havingconcludedthemusicexaminationsatSt. Toseph'sConvent,Mr.Wyldemadean hourpassbyquicklyfortheSisters andtheirfriends,inanexhibitionof brass-rubbings,takenfromthemore famousofthebrassmemorialsthat maybefoundintheoldCathedrals. Theearliertheworkthemoredetailed andexquisitewasthecraftsmanship, whichdeclinedrapidlyduringthesucceeding'years.

Amanattheemploymentexchange hadaPekineseunderhisarm. Theclerkasked:"Whatbreedofdog isthat?"

Hereplied,jokingly:"Awhippet."

"WhyIthoughtwhippetshadlong legs,"saidtheclerk.

"Yes,thisonehadbeforeIstarted lookingforwork,"repliedtheman.

TheQuestionBox

Questionsaboutthedoctrine andpractiseoftheChurchwill beansweredinthissectionweekly.inquirersaretobeasbrief andclearaspossible.

DivineProvidence.

B.D.:ThenameProvidence,strictly speaking,meansforesight,andinthis senseisequivalenttoprudence.This nativemeaning-ofthetwowordsmore orlessindicatetheirsignificance.A manisprudentwhen,inhisundertakings,hehasadefinitepurposeinview, aidusesthemeansfittoaccomplish it.Inlikemanner,DivineProvidence meansthatGodhasfixedadefinite end,towardswhichallHiscreatures aredirected,thatHehasordainedthe meanstowardstheend,andthatHe sogovernstheworldthattheendmay bereached.Inotherwords,Divine ProvidencemaybecalledtheallregulatingandstableplanofGod,the SupremeRuleroftheUniverse.We canspeakofGod'sProvidenceinrelationtoCreation,asawhole,orinrelationtoparticularcreatures.

Pagan.

Reader:ThetermsPaganandPaganismareequivalenttoheathenand heathenism:andapaganisonewho doesnotacknowledgethetrueGod andpracticesidolatry.Paganismmay bedefinedasadegeneratenaturalreligion,distortingtheknowledgeof God,andacceptingbeliefinfalse deities,andrestingitsmoralcodeon uncertainprinciples.ThenamePaganwasgivenbytheearlyChristians totheunbelieverssurroundingehem. ItisderivedfromtheLatinword"pa. ganus,"meaningavillagerorrustic, andthereasonforitsuse,probably, thattheoldidolatrous'beliefsstilllingeredoninthecountryplaces,even afterthecitiesbecamealmostentirely Christian

Gethsemeal.

E.P.:TheGardenofGethsernani wasaplotofgroundontheMountof Olives,beyondthebrookCedron.In thisgardenOurLordspentmuch timewithHisdisciples,and,ofcourse, itwasthesceneofHisagonyand capturebytheJews.Thetombof theBlessedVirginisplacedbytraditionintheValleyofGethsemani.

HelpofChristians.

Query:TheFeastofOurLady,Help ofChristians,celebratedonMay24, wasinstitutedbyPopePiusVII.,in 1814,inthanksgivingforhissafereturntoRomeAfterfiveyearscaptivityatSavona.Theinvocation,Help ofChristians,intheLitany,wasinsertedbyPiusV.,afterthevictoryof theChristianarmiesovertheTurks atLepantoin1571.

MAYLANDS.

Theweeklyeuchrepartywasheld intheSchoolHallonTuesdayeveninglast,andtherewasalargeattendancepresent.Rev.Dr.O'Hurleyand Mrs.J.Colreavytiedforthefirstand secondprizesbywinning11games each.TherafflewaswonbyMr.W. Gallagher.

TheeuchrepartyfornextTuesdty eveningwillbeforthepurposeofpro\'Mingfundsforrenovatingtheschool, anditisexpectedthatalargeattendancewillbepresent.Thefirst'prise willbe£2,andthesecond10s.Admissionisis6d.Thiseuchrewillalso hethethirdinthemonthlyaggregate.Theladiesinchargeofthe eveningwill'beMesdamesMillsand Sweet

300MassesAnnualy

.Analmsof1/onceforallwillsecure youashareintheseMassesduringlife andafterdeath.WritetoSodality ofSt.PeterWaver,82Albert-street, EastMelbourne,0.2.,Victoria.

AT"TERESIAN,"KIRKHAM HILLTERRACE,MAYLANDS. VacanciesforAgedandChronic Patients.

SISTERBALLANTYNE,A.T.N.A. Tel.B1600.

TIMMCCORD.

"PheneasSpeaks"--FinishtheSpooks

.(For"TheRecord,"by "Aka,poorghost!"(Rautkol:Amt.1.

SonoV.).

WhenSt.Paulspokeofhousesnot madewithhands,eternalintheheavens,andwhenChristOurLordspoke ofmanymansions,thespiritualidea waseasilyapprehendedbytheirimmediatehearers,andaseasilyacceptedeversincebyallChnstianbelievers, until,duringthepastseventyyears, spiritisthavebeguntotellofbrick houses,andstonehouses,erectedby architectsinthe"otherworld."

Oneofthestrangestvolumesthat tellofthemasonryfarbeyondtheair andtheether,isConanDoyle's"PheneasSpeaks."PheneasandLilyand someotherstellmostunimaginative storiesoflifebeyondthestars,with littlestabs!hereandthereatChristianity,whileapretenceiskepttoareverenceforthePersonofChrist.ArchbishopDowneyreducesthecondemnationofspiritismtothreeheadings: Spiritismisagainstfaith,against morals,andagainstRevelation. Weshallnotatpresentdevelopa criticismofspiritismunderanyoneof thesethreeheadings,hutletspiritism condemnitselfoutofthemouthof ConanDoyle,andbymeansofhis book,"PheneasSpeaks."

Pheneas,itseems,isanArabian sage--"theAlepposort,"IpresumewholivedbeforethetimeofAbraham, andis,orwas,supposedtobe,the spiritguideofConanDoyle.

Pheneasmakeshiscommunication throughthemediumshipofLady Doyle,andthecommunicationsunder noticeareresolvableintotwokinds, prophecyofwonderfulhappeningsto theworld,anddescriptionsofthelife leadbythosewhohavepassedinto the"bluebeyond."

J.C.Hales--Webster.)

gesthatarenearathandwill"staggerhumanity."Alltheprophecies aresovague,thatonewouldbeinclipedtomeetPheneaswiththeexpressionthatthevendorsofwildrabbitsandhotpiesusewhenastory theyhearseemstothemquitewithoutfoundation,"Ootoldyer?"

ConanDoyle'sguidingspiritpasses fromprophecytotheaddedabsurdity ofdescribingthebrickandstone housesthatarebeingpreparedforthe eternaldwellingsofthegoodpeople whohaveleftthe"churches"and cleavedtothosewhowerein"direct spiritcommunication."

"Aboutyourhomehere,"saysPhe' neas,"allyourfriendshereareclamouringthatIshouldtellyoumore aboutit.It,isgoodthatyouknow thesethings,foritsowslittlehope seedsinyourmind.Youreyeshave neverseenanyformorcoloursolovelyasyourhome-beauty,peace,sweetness,flowers,nature,sunshine,allvibratingwithgoldenlight.Anditis fullofthespiritofhome.Peaceis thekeynote,andloveitscounterpart, inspirationisitsbody,andtenderness itsheart,andjoyitsspirit.Christ's spiritisitsdrivingforce."

Thatsoundsratherriotous-"About yourhomehereallyourfriendsare clamouring"-Ihopesomebodytold themtogoaway.Butthedescriptionofthehome!-"beauty,peace," andtherestofthem,"allvibrating withgoldenlight."Letthemvibrate.

ment.Itisplainthatspiritismisa verydangerousthingtodealwith.Beneaththefooleryissomethingmore, andthesnaresofthedevilareonly halfhiddenintheflowersofPheneas. Youcan,sotospeak,seetheedges stickinguplikethesilverdishsetto gainSt.Antonyinthedesert,'by thegiddypleasureofitsglare.To cometoanabruptconclusion,letus leavethespooksandspiritstotheir terracesoutsidethehome,"andthere "colouredvibrations"and"sweetessences,"their"wonderfulfruits,"and their"colouredbirds,"which,asthe manfromKerrysaid,"Youmaybe surearenotbirdsofParadise."

OBITUARY.

MRS.SUSANRYAN.

Now,withregardtotheprophecies, itmustfirsthesaidthattheyare rathersafeones,forthisreason,that theyaresoveryvague.Secondly,it mustbesaidofthem,thatthelack ofimaginationshownintheircreation, andthepaucityofexpressionbywhich theyhavebeenletloos.onLondon drawing-rooms,isapoorcompliment tothespiritofPheneas-thatistohis intelligence.AnyspiritthathascommunicationstomakeinEnglishshould atleastusevigorousorappealingEnglish,beinganArabshouldROtmatter, consideringthelongtimehehashadto "pickup"thelanguage-sincethedays ofAbraham,beforetheminfact.The firstprophecyisofatremendous,imminentupheavalinthereligiousbeliefs ofpeopleonearth."Everysect18 donefor,"saysPheneas.Justimagine it,'donefor!"Aspiritwithimaginationshouldbeabletoputitbetter thanthat.Phe.neasshouldhavesaid somethinglikethis:"Everysectis doomedtobediscardedandcondemnedtothedarklimboofdismantled disillusionment,whichawaitsitbeyond thespacesofthespheres.etc."

"Everysect,"anydecentspirit shouldknow,thatthesectsdonot count,anditshouldknowthatnosensiblemanthinkstheydo,andthat therefore-"ergo,"asLauncelotwould say,noonewants"aghostfromthe grave,"toprovethattheseatsare "donefor."Pheneasgoesonwith hisunimpressiverevelation:"Thepeopleknowtoomuch.Thechurches havefailedinthepast,andpeoplewill turntothosewhohavebeenindirect spiritcommunication." Nosensiblespiritwouldtalkabout "churches,"andnospiritthathadbeen aroundsince"beforeAbrahamwas," wouldcallthefewpooryearssincethe Reformation"thepast."

ConanDoyleevidentlyfeltthatthe banalityofthisneededsomeapology, sohesays:"Pheneasseemedmuch moved-putouthisarmswithawe." Heshouldhaveputouthistongue.It was,ofcourse,LadyDoylewhoput outherarms,underthesupposedeontrolofPheneas,andperhapsitwould notlookwellforhertohaveputout hertongue.Butletushearmoreof thesemansionsintheskies:"Your homeintheotherworldisreadyfor you. Thereisaround,small buildinginthegroundswhichisfilled withexquisitecolouredvibrationsinto whichyougowhenyouwantsoul'srejuvenation.Itstandsamidtrees. Thereisalovelyterraceoutsidethat home,withflowerseverywhere.Flowersandcreepersareallroundthe home-andthereisanoblongpond roundwhichcolouredbirdswillcome todrink.Itisquitecloseopposite."

Thedeathoccurredonthe23rd.ult., afteralongillness,bornewithheroic patience,ofMrs.SusanRyan,wifeof Mr.P.J.Ryan,of25Carr-street,West Perth,andoftheWestAustralian GovernmentRailways.Thedeceased ladywasborninSeymour,Victoria, andcametotheEasternGoldfields withherparents33yearsago.Asa girlof13,shewalkedfromCoolgardie toMenzies,onlytheyoungermembers ofthefamilybeingprovidedwithseats intheconveyance'thatwastocover thedistance.Shewasmarriedin Kalgoorliein1905.Mr.andMrs.Ryan livedontheFieldsformanyyears, comingtothecoastabouteightyears ago.ThegoodpriestsandSistersof WestPerthwerecharacteristicallycon stantintheirattendanceduringthe deceasedlady'slongandpainful'illness.RequiemMasswascelebrated byMonsignorFaganinSt.Brigid's Church,whiletwoschoolmatesof youngJackRyanservedtheMass.The funeralproceededfromSt.Brigid's ChurchtotheCatholicCemetery,Karrakatta,whereFatherO'Connorrecited thelastprayersforthefaithfuldeparted.Thechiefmournerswere:Mr.P.

thers-in-law),MissesNellieandAlice Boult,B.Ryan,B.O'Reilly,Barbara Muffins,ThelmaSawyer,MesdamesW. Sanderson,andF.Standie(nieces), DoreenandLornaBinning(granddaughters),MesdamesD.Hurley,J. Ahearn,andP.Leahy(specialfriends). Thepall-bearerswere:Messrs.P. Leahy,J.Lamont,E.Malone,E.Casey, S.McMahon,andH.Cooper.Those presentwere:Mesrs.W.LaMotto,W. Smith,T.Smith,G.W.Stanbridge,J. Morrison,H.Potter,J.Haynes,W.T. Cunningham,T.Terry,J.Mullins,E. S.Gidding,A.G.Green,R.Hebbard, andE.Reid.Wreathsweresentby herlovinghusbandandchildren,Mrs. Potterandfamily,Mrs.D.Hurley, Mr.andMrs.Knight,Mrs.Churchand family,Mrs.T.Sawyer(Menzies),Mr. J.Haynes,Mr.andMrs.,Sawyer, SawyerBrothers(Menziell:Mr.and Mrs.-Staikisridge,Mrs.Pender.Jim, MaryandBarbara,Winnieandfamily, BirdieandBess,Hazel,Agnes.Frederick,andStan.Mr.andMrs.J.West andfamily,GuardsoftheW_A.GovernmentRailways,Minnie,Frankand Family,Mrs.West,senr.,Mrs.I.Boat andfamily,Flossie,Alice,Nellie. Grace,Jack,LennieandStanThe funeralwascarriedoutbyMessrs. BowraandO'Dea.

TheLateDr.JohnO'Donnell

Theexpression."thepeopleknowtoo much,"seemstohavecomefromWapping,ratherthanfrom\Valhalla,and inanycaseitisasfalseasthelover inasentimentalsongoftheVictorian age.Pheneasproceedstosay:"Those whohavestoodinthewayofGod's trutharcbeingsweptaside.Soon, verysoon,thelightwillbeseenin thesky,andgreatwillhethefeat'!" Lighthasbeenseenintheskyrather often.andgenerallyitisonlyburglars whoarelucifigousenoughtoregretits coming,butthissweepingaside,of whichthespirittells,thoughitsounds vigorousenough,doesnotseemtobe makinganystir. Pheneasborrows anexpressionfromgoodoldOom Paul,tellinghowthewonderfulchan-

Asourauntsusedsay:"Didyou ever?"Pheneassaysmuchmore,and itisallequallyfoolishwithwhathas beenquoted.Theideaofbrickhouses givesahomelytouch,foritgivesrise tothespeculationthattheremightbe halfabrickleftoverhereandthere, whichwouldheusefulincaseacat strayedintothehome,foritseems therearepetanimalsthereaswellas colouredbirds.

ItseemstomethatPheneasowesan apologytotheProtestantchurches, forhehasdescribednothingbetter thanwhattheirsimplesthymnshave alwayspromisedatmeetingsandmissions,andtheSundayservices.

Pheneasandhisoblongpondhave nothingon"Thereisafountain,"and hisbrickhousessurelyholdnothing sogoodasthatpromisedintheSalvationArmyhymn:

"Heputmynamedown Forapalaceandcrown."

Indeed,whenPheneasdescribeshow hisjourneystoearthandbackweary him,heshowslessprovisionhaving beenmadeforthetrafficofthespirit land,thaninthehopeofthenegro Methodisthymn:

"Swinglow,sweetchariot, Comingfortocarrymehome."

J.Ryan(husbandeMrs.J.Binning (Caraarvonl,andMissK.Ryan (daughters),Frank(Carnanmn),Tom. Jack,Pat,andKevin(sons),Mesdames G.WellsandJ.Boult(sisters). Thomas,Charlie,Frank,Williamand JamesSawyers,ofMenzies,andArchie Sawyer.ofKendenup(brothers),Sister MaryGerard(St.JohnofGodHospital,Ballarat),MesdamesJ.L.Mullins. M.O'Reilly,J.Lamont,andNurseM. Ryan, Auckland (sisters-in-law), Messrs.M.Ryan(Sydney),J.Lamont. J.L.MullinsandJamesRyan(bro-

Thegeneralregretoccasionedbythe deathofDr.JohnO'Donnell,Merrion Square.Dublin,wasevidencedinthe largeattendanceatthefuneral,which tookplacetoGlasnevinCemetery.The trusteesoftheMaterHospitalpaida specialtributetothememoryofits seniorphysician.Massfortherepose ofthesoulofdeceasedwascelebrated inthehospitalchapelbyRt.Rev, NIgr.Wall,inthepresenceofalarge congregationofimmediaterelatives, priests,nuns,nurses,membersofthe Oireachtas,latecolleaguesinthemedicalprofession,and Theremains,vernighthadbeenremovedtothehospitalfromhislaterealdenceinMerrionSquare,andlayinthe chapel.Thecortegetothecemetery wasimposing.virtuallyallclassesbeing represented.Thechiefmournerswere hiswidowandfivedaughters.The FreeStateGovernmentwasrepresents edatthefuneral.

JustSay-

"Isawyourad.in'TheRecord',

Thenegroes'hopeismoresolidthan LadyDoyle's,forshemaybecome wearyontheway,asPheneasdoes, butthenegroesexpecta"lift."Anyhow,IsupposeLadyDoylecango straighttothelittleroundhousein thegarden,andimbibesome"colouredvibrations"(Idon'tknowhowthe treatmentistaken,butIpresumethe discarnatesimbibethe"colouredvibrations").

Well,Isupposethisisenoughabout thecalamitousnonsensewhich"PheneasSpeaks."Wemightchooseto beamusedatthebanalityofit,but itistooperniciousathingforamuse-

OURBUSHIESSCHEME

InthediocesanreportofPort Augusta,hisLokshipBishopKillian inauguratesanadaptationofour scheme."Iwishtotakeadvantageof thecirculationofthisreportinallthe parishesofthediocese,tobringunder thenoticeoftheclergyandparentsa schemeIhavehadinmindforthereligiousinstructionofour'Out-back'Catholicboysandgirls.Iincludeinthe term'outback'allthosechildrenwhose religiousinstructionisneglected throughawantofCatholicschools,regularcatechismclasses,or'forany othercause.Theschemeisasfollows:Togivethemafullweekherein theCollegeatPeterboroughofintensivereligiousinstruction-aweekfor boys,andaweekforgirls.Ishall providefortheirkeepduringtheweek, andAltoberesponsibletotheirparentsduringthetimeoftheirstayhere. Theparentswillbeexpectedtoprovidetheirtravellingexpensesandthe outfitfortheweek'sresidence.The Collegewillprovidethebedsandbedding.Withregardtothetravelling expenses.Iamsuretherailwayauthoritieswillgrantspecialconcession fares."

Inthecopysenttous.theBishop addsapersonalcomment:"Imitation isthesincerestformofpraise."

Theprogrammeoutlinedforthis summeristhemostcomprehensive thatwehaveyetplanned.Summer schoolsinreligiousdoctrinewillbe heldattheConventsatWagin,Albany, Esperance Busselton Manjimup, Bridgetown.andPinjarra.FromAlbanyanumberofSistershavevolunteeredtogooutandliveinthechurch atDenmark,andthereteachthechildrenofthedistrict.TheSisterswho arewillinglysacrificingtheirholidays deserveourdeepestgratitude.Withoutthemtheschemecouldneverbe attempted.TheSistersand,thelocal pastorsuffermuchinconvenience throughthesesummerschools.They shouldnotbeburdenedbyanyfinancialworries.Itisourambitionto give10s.perweekforeachchildboardedataConventduringthosesummer ,ohoels.ThecollectionsreceivedduringtheseriesoflecturesontheMass attheCathedralHallarebeingdonatedexclusivelytothescheme.Itis notofmuchpermanentvaluetocater forthosechildreninthecounty-for afewweeks,andthenletthemdrift. Wemustfollowuptheworkofthese summerschoolsbycorrespondence teaching,senteachmonthtoeach child.Thepostagealoneamountsto aconsiderableamount,andthenthere aretheexpensesofbooksanddevotionalpicturesandobjects.Sendall donationsto:Rev.FatherMcMahon, Mary's.VictoriaSquare,Perth.All applicationsforadoptingachildinthe countryshouldbemadetothesame address.

Master:-Cananyboytellmewhat ismeantbytheYellowPeril?"

HrightBoy:"Please,sir,abanana skinleftonthepavement!"

TheLambethConferenceResolution

"Abandonmentof'UnbrokenTraditionalTeaching."

DealingwiththeLambethConference,atSwansea(Eng.),lastmonth, CardinalBournesaid:

"Someweeksagotheretookplace atLambethalargeConferenceofPrelatesoftheAnglicanCommunion. Manyresolutionswerepassedbythem, andamongtheseresolutionstherewas one,votedbyalargemajority,which condonesincertaincircumstncespractices-euphemisticallydescribedas birth-control-whichChristiantraditionhasconsistentlycondemnedas unnaturalsin.

"Iwasabroadwhenthisreallydestructiveresolutionwasmadepublic; andIknowtheintensesurpriseand realscandaltotheChristianmind whichhavebeencausedathomeand abroadbythisabandonmentofunbrokentraditionalChristianteaching.

"It,isrecognisedthattheprelates whoadoptedthisresolutionhaveabdicatedanyclaimwhichtheymay havebeenthoughttopossess,tobe authorisedexponentsofChristianmorality.

"Inordertojustifytheiractionthey makeappeal,byreferenceandnotby quotation,towhattheyunderstandto betheteachingoftheCatholicChurch. Itsisdifficulttograspwhattheyreallymean,forthereferenceisvagueand veiled.

"Icanonlysupposethatsome,who arenottrainedtheologians,musthave mis-readandmis-interpretedsomeCatholicwritersonMoralTheology,just asonenottrainedinlaweasilymisunderstandsalegaltreatise.Butthe reference,asitstandsandinthesense inwhichitappearstobear,isquite inaccurate-Idonotwishtouseany strongerterm-andwhollymisleading.

`Lest,therefore,anybeledastray bythisresolutionoftheLambethConference,andplaced,thereby,indangerofcommittinggrievousFin,Inow re-affirmtheteachingoftheCatholic Churchonthissubject,bindingonthe conscienceofeverymanandofevery woman.

"Anydirectinterferencewiththe naturalconsequenceofthemaritalrelatioonamelyconception,whetherwithinthemarriagestate,oroutsideit.is anunnaturalvice,sinningagainstthe naturewhichtheCreatorhasbestowed uponus,and,therefore.grievouslydispleasineinHissight"

NewNorciaNotes

RatisIII."writes:OnSunday,November2,thefirstroundofthenewly-formedcricketassociationbegan. Theassociationcomprisesthreeteams, theCollege,VictoriaPlains,andthe Mission.InthefirstroundtheCollege drewtoplaytheMission.TheCollegecaptainwonthetoss,andsent Missionintobat.Theycouldonly compile67runsin11hours.JoeTaylor(11),B.Taylor(28),andR.Tay- lor(10)weretheonlythreebatsmen toreachdoublefigures.BrotherCyril (3for29),BrotherPatricius(3for24), andG.Skeahan(3for10)accounted

KeeptheMoneyintheState----PaidinFull CANNINGPARKHANDICAPSWEEP,1930 byPermission).

RunSaturday,November22,1930.DrawnFriday,November21,1930.

£700tols.

forthewickets.TheCollegethen begantheirinnings,butwererather unlucky,G.Skeahan(capt.),beingrun outbeforehehadracedthebowler. BrotherPatriciuswasoutsoonafter alsofora"quack."L.Woodthen camein,andthetotalbegantoslowly mountup.Hecompiledawellearned54,andwasunluckytobecaught offW.Wyatt.BrotherTheophane (80),RexCoyle(58notout),R.Horton(9),andBrotherCyril(8),all -battedwell.T.Taylor(8for64)and W.Wyatt(2for52)werethebest bowlersfortheMission.,TheCollege totalamountedto173.NextSunday, November9th.,theCollegeplayVictoriaPlains.

Mrs.HerbertHooverRegretsaPriest's Death

MissAnoniaField,ofMonterey, California,receivedaletterfromMrs. HerbertHoover,inwhichtheFirst LadyofU.S.A.expresseshersorrowat thedeathofMsgr.RainonMestres,pastoroftheCarmelMission,whomarriedherandthePresidentin1899.The letterreadsinpart:"Ivitttothank youforsendingmethewordofFather Mestres'death.Itwascharacteristicallythoughtfulofyou.Ifhehasbeen soillforthesemanymonths,hisnearestfriendscannotbutrejoicethathe haspassedbeyondthepainandinactivitythathavebeenhisrecently. WhileIamsadanotherfriendhas gone,sothatIshallnotseehimagain, myextremesympathygoestothose ofyouwhohadthefortunetobe amongsthisimmediateflockandwill fee)hislossmostpoignantly....

GeneralNews

TheIrishNationalForesterswill holdtheir13th.annualpicnicatGardenIslandonSunday,December7th. Thes.s.Emeraldwillcarrythememberstothepicnicground,andwill leaveBarrack-streetJettyat9.45a.m. andCliff-street,Fremantle,at11.15aln.

ClontarfBall

Thedancingseasonwillreceiveits grandfinaleattheY.A.L.ballroomon Tuesday,November11,whentheClontarfllailwillbeheld.Dancingpatronsandfriendsoftheorphansare cordiallyrequestedtoreservethisdate foracausethatiscallingforevery eonsideration.Apowerfulcommittee, undertheorganisationofMesdames ConwayandDavies.ishardatwork inordertobringthisfunctiontoan unqualifiedsuccess.Thesupperarrangementswillbeuptothehighest

standard,whilstMissD'Arcy'sGrebestrawillsupplyaspecialprogrammeof music.Itremainsforthepublicto showitsappreciationofthischaritable institutionbylendingpatronageand supportforthisoccasion.

CANNINGPAREHANDICAP

SWEEP,1930, TicketsarenowavailableintheCanningParkHandicapSweep,1930, whichisbeingpromotedbytheTea RoomGirls'Club,underpermission fromtheComsnissionerforPolice.The prizemoneyis£700,whichwillbepaid infull,andtheticketsarels.each. Ticketsareavailablefromnumerous sub-agentsthroughouttheState,or fromT.J.Hughes,3MoanaChambers, Hay-street,ePrth,agentforthepre. moters.

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PERTH,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER8,1930.

ThoughtsforNovember

"Havepityuponme,havepityuponme, Atleast,you,myfriends, FortheHandoftheLordhathtouchedme."

AmongallthetruthsthattheChurchproposestoourbelief, therearefewmorebeautifulormoreconsolingthanthatofthe CommunionofSaints.Inaccordancewiththisdogma,webelievethateveryfaithfulchildoftheChurchisbenefitedbythe prayersandgoodworksofallhisbrethren.Weareconfident thatwereceiveashareofthegracesmeritedbytheinnumerable MassesdailycelebratedthroughoutChristendom;andthatour spiritualwealthisincreasedbytheausteritiesoftheAnchoritein hiscell,thelaboursofthemissionaryamongtheheathen,thedevotionofthevirgininhercloister-inaword,bythesupernatural goodworksperformedbyallCatholicsineveryquarterofthe globe.Norarethesethesoleconsequencesofthischeeringdoctrine.Thissweetcommunionexists,notonlyamongCatholics hereonearth,membersoftheChurchMilitant,but.betweenusand themembersoftheChurchSuffering-thoseholysoulswhose combatisover,butwhoseprobationstillendures;whohavewon indeedthevictory,buthavenotyetreceivedthepalm.

WearelinkedtothesoulsinPurgatorybyatiewhichgives themarighttoourprayersandgoodworks.OurblessedMother theChurchhasdedicatedthismonthofNovembertothereliefof theHolySouls.ThroughoutthiswholemonthShewouldhave usreflectfrequentlyontheprobablefateofrelativesandfriends whohavepassedbeforeus,beyondtheboundariesofthisearthly life;wouldhaveuslendanattentiveeartothetouchingplaints thatareunceasinglyechoedbytheNovemberbreezes:"Havepity uponme,havepityuponme,atleastyou,myfriends,forthe HandoftheLordbathtouchedme."Motivesarenotwantingto urgeustolistentothatpiteousappeal.TheseinmatesofPurgatoryareGod'sfriends.God'sjusticedemandsthattheyshall undergotheirpunishmentuntileveryobligationiscancelled.He cannotgivethemgraces,forfromthemomentoftheirdeaththeir opportunitiesofmeritingweregoneforever.ButHecallsonus topaytheirransom.Heplacesinourhands,sotospeak,thekey oftheirprison.Howcanwehereluctanttoaccomplishsoloving aduty?

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Thereisnothingit1lifewefindmoredifficulttoforgetandforgiveastheingratitudeofafriendfromwhomweexpectedmuch. ThatchargeofingratitudemayheleviedagainstusforourthoughtlessnessabouttheHolySouls,whocannothelpthemselves.Purgatoryexists,anditisaplaceofpunishment.Throughitscleansingfiresmustpassthesoulsofmostofthosewhosenamesand memoriesarecherishedinourthoughts.Intheeyesofaloving sonamothermayappearaSaint,butwhenthesearchingraysof God'sjusticeflashuponthatsoul,theremaybefoundblemishes andimperfectionsthatneedthepurgingflamesofPurgatory.And ifaperiodinPurgatoryistheordinaryfateofthosewhoselives appearedtousasperfect,wemaybeassuredthatmostofourdepartedfriendshavehadtopassthroughitsfiresalso.Parent lookstochild,brothertobrother,sistertosister,friendtofriendfriendsofourschool-days,ouryouth,ourmanhood,companionsin ourpleasuresandinourdailytasks-thisistheirmonth,nowisthe timethatwemayreturntothatfriendshipwhatweowetoit,now istheoccasionwhenwemayproveoutfriendship,byservingour deardepartedbyourMasses,prayers,devotionsandpenancesselfimposed,that"theymayheloosedfromtheirsins."

(Amtik ofAN mil.urus theSablik);3.:tom

"TheLiturgyiscertaintya sacredthing.Throughitwe areraisedtoGodandare unitedtoHim.Thefaithful coitetothesacredplacesof worshiptodrawpietyfrom itschiefsourcebyactiveparticipationintheEucharistic Sacrifice.Itisreallywassarythatthefaithfulshould notassistatthesacredceremonieslikeoutsidersormute spectators."-PopePiusXI.

AnswerthecallofthePope. LearntouseaMissalatMass. FollowthePriestwithaMissal ReadourCalendarweekly.

November9.-Twentreeeondihmday afterPentecost.Dedicationofthe BasilicaofSt.JohnLateran.Doubleofthe2nd.Class.White.2. OftheSunday;3.St.Theodore, Martyr.,,,Creed.Prefaceofthe Trinity.LastGospeloftheSunday.

Ineveryconsecratedchurchafestivaliskepteveryyearinhonourof itsdedication.DedicationDaysof thefourgreaterbasilicasofRomeare keptthroughouttheworld.TheBasilicaofSt.JohnLateraniscalledthe "MotherandHeadofallthechurches oftheworld,"becauseitistheoldest ofall.ItwasoriginallybuiltbyConstantine,andwasconsecratedin324 A.D.byPopeSt.Sylvester.Ithas beenalmostentirelyrebuiltwithinthe lastthreecenturies.TheLiturgyfor aDedicationFeastremindsusconstantlyoftheholinessoftheHouseof God.

November10.-St.AndrewAvellino, Confessor.Double.White.2.St. TyphonandCompanions,Martyrs. CommonPreface.

St.AndrewAvellinowasbornatCastelnouvo,intheKingdomofNaples. HejoinedtheOrderofTheatines.His zealforthesalvationofsoulswonfor himthevenerationofthepeople,and thespecialfriendshipofSt.Charles Borromeoandotherprominentecclesiasticsofhistime.HewascommissionedtoreformabusesinChurchdiscipline,andtoestablishhousesofhis -OrderthroughoutItaly,andlaboured withgreatsuccessandadvantageto theChurch.Hediedwhilestanding atthefootoftheAltarbeginning Mass(17th.century).

November11.-St.Martin,Bishopand Confessor.Double.White.2.St. Mennas,Martyr.CommonPreface.

St.MartinofTourslivedinthe 4th.century.HewasborninHungary.Attheageof15,inaccordance withtherecruitinglawsofthetime, hewasenrolledintheRomanArmy. OnoneoccasionhegavehalfhismilitarycloaktoapoormanatAmiens, whobeggedanalmsofhiminthe NameofChrist.Thefollowingnight OurLordappearedtohimwearingthe half-cloak.Marginwasalreadyacatechumen.Nowhehastenedtoreceive Baptism.Whenfreedfrommilitary service,hereturnedtoHungary,where hebroughtabouttheconversionofhis mother.LaterhewenttoPoitiers, andgavehimselfuptothelifeofa solitary.Disciplesgatheredaround him',andhebecamethefounderofa monastery.Elevenyearsafterhe wasmadeBishopofTours.Byhis preachingandexample,andbythe workingofmiracles,hewongreat numberstoChristianity.Hediedin A.D.397.Manychurchesandtowns havebeenplacedunderhispatronage. HewastheuncleofSt.Patrick.

PopeSt.MartinunderwentgreatsufferingsforthedefenceoftheFaith. HeformallycondemnedtheMonotheliteheresyattheLateranCouncilin 649.Afterthishislifewasattempted morethanonce.Thehereticswereall. powerfulattheCourtoftheGreek EmperorConstansII.St.Martinwas seizedanddeportedtotheIsleof Naxos.Afterayearofprivationthere hewasbroughttoConstantinople, wherehe'wassubjectedtoeverysort ofignominy.Hediedinexileinthe Crimea.Hisbodyisenshrinedinthe ChurchofSt.MartininRome.

November13.--fit.Didacus,Confessor. Semi-double.White.2.A=or' tic3.Atchoice.

,. St.Didacus,aFranciscanlay-Brother,wasa"miracleofpenanceand contemplativeprayer."Helivedin the15th.century.

To-dayisalsothefeastofSt.StanislausKistka,aspecialpatronofyouth. ThismuchlovedSaintwasbornofa noblePolishfamily.Heandhiselder brotherPaul,weresentwithatutorto studyattheJesuitCollegeofVienna. whereStanislauswassoonnotedfor histenderdevotiontotheBlessedSacramentandtoOurLady,andforhis winninggentlenessandamiability.But Paulandthetutorwereaworldlymindedpair,andStanislaus'pietywas areproachtothem.Hefellinwith theirplansasfarashecould.Still Paulusedoftentotreathimwithviolence.WhenStanislaussuddenlyfell seriouslyill,Paulwasbesidehimself withanxiety,butneitherhenorthe tutorwouldsendforapriestforfear ofoffendingtheirLutheranlandlord. ThenitwasthatSt.Barbaraappeared tohimaccompaniedbyAngels,who broughthimHolyCommunion.Then, too,OurLadycametohimwiththe DivineChild..Immediatelyafterthis visiontheboy'sillness,disappeared. Hisbrother,relievedofhisfears,be. gantobullyhimasbefore.Onenight Stanislausgavehimashock.Instead ofsubmittingmeeklytohisblowsas usual,heshowedthathecouldeasil* outmatchPaulinwrestling.Then hegavewarningthathewasgoingto runaway,andthatPaulwouldhave toanswertotheirparents.Theelder didnottakethethreatseriously,but thenextdayStanislausranaway.He hadmadeuphismindtobeaJesuit. HeunderstoodthatitwouldbeuselessforhimtoenterinVienna.His fatherwoulddoubtlesstakehimaway byforceandwreakvengeanceonthe Society.Sohesetoutonfootfor Augsburgh(havingexchangedclothes withabeggar)toseekadmission throughtheProvincial,St.PeterCanisius.ThelatterwasawayatDillingen.Nothingdaunted,thefootsore. butcourageous;ladleftatoncefor thatplace.ThesaintlyProvincial testedhisvocationbysettinghimto workasaservantintheboarding school.Stanislauscharmedandedifiedall.Then,thoughlothtdpart withhim,St.PeterCanisiusadvised himtogotoRome.Incompanywith twoscnolasticshewalkedthither.He wasreceivedintotheSociety,spent tenmonthsasanovice,then,onthe feastoftheAssumption,1588,hedied -justwhenmessengersfromhisfather werearrivinginRometocompelhim toreturnhome.Paullaterbecame aholyreligious.Heborewitnellsto thesanctityofhisbrother,andlived toseehimbeatified.

November14.-$t.Josaphat,Bishop andMartyr.Double.Red.

St.Josaphat,ArchbishopofPolotsk, inLithuania,energeticallydefendedCatholicfaithandunity,andlabouredunceasinglytopromotetheunionof GreekandLatinChurches.Thenumerousconversionsbroughtaboutby himexcitedthehatredoftheschismatics,andhewascruellyputto deathbythem(17th.century).

November15.-St.Gertrude,VirginDouble.White.

ABenedictinenunofthe13th.cell. tury,whowasfavouredwithhigh giftsofmysticprayer.Herwritings areofgreatvalue.

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TheArchdiocese

HisGracetheArchbishopreturnson Tuesdaynextbythe"Grams,"having madehisvisitadliminatoRome.The Rt.Rev.Dr.McCarthy,Bishopof Bendigo,isalsotravellingtohisdioCCFConthesameboat.

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HisGracetheArchbishopwilladministertheSacramentofConfirmation onSunday,November30,at3p.m.,in StMary'sCathedral.

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TheVeryRev.DeanWalshhasreturnedtoYork,havingspentsome weeksintheSouth-West.

TheRev.FatherFinnegan,ofQueen's Park,ismakingsatisfactoryprogress inSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco.

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TheannualconferenceoftheteachInintheschoolsoftheArchdiocese willtakeplacetheweekbeforethe Stateschoolsre-openforthenewyear. Superiorsareaskedtomakeprovision now.sothatasmanyoftheteachers aspossiblemayattendthelectures.

TheRev.Dr.McMahonreturnedto Perththisweek,havingconcludedthe ReligiousDoctrineinspectionofthe schoolsintheGreatSoutherndistrict.

TheRev.FatherJamesP.Kennedy, B.A.,hasleftSt.JohnofGod'sHospital.Kalgoorlie.andhasresumed dutiesatSt.Brigid's.WestPerth.

TheMostRev.Dr.Duhig,Archbishop ofBrisbane,willcelebratehisepiscopal jubileeonDecember16,1930.Onthe twomemorablecelebrationsinconnec LionwithournewCathedral,HisGrace travelledtoPerthtotakepart,and onthegreatdayoftheopening,he preachedtheoccasionalsermon.

NewsandNotes

CardinalLeinedeSilveiraCintra, ArchbishopofRiodeJaneiro,who paidhisadliminavisittoRome,Septemberlast,andwhobroughtthe PopegiftsfromthePresidentsofthe BrazilianStates,speakingtoapress interviewer.said:"ThedeepestremembrancethatIcarryawayfromVaticanCityaftermypresentsojournis thatof.thepersonofPiusXI.-ofhis highintellectualqualities,fervidzeal, andperfectioninvirtue.Heis,indeed,thePopeneededatthepresent time,whensocietyispassingthrough suchseriouscrises.Wehaveneeded amancapableofgraspingwithaclear visiontheneedsofthetimes,aman whocouldperceive,withbothdecision andclArity,thepathtobefollowed andfeelhimselfcapableofleadingthe Christianpeoplealongit.PopePius XI.hasprovedtohethismaninevery artofhisPontificate.Historywill rememberhisreignasonemostnoteworthyfortheimportanceofhisundertakingsandtheinfluencewhich theseundertakingswillhaveonthe futureoftheChurch." * * *

Mr.R.i.Kelly.K.C.,whohasbeen counselinDublinforRumaniaforthe pastfouryears,hashadbestowedupon himbytheRumanianGovernmentthe insigniaoftheRoyalOrderoftheStar ofRumaniainGradeofChevalier,asa tokenofappreciationfortheservices hehasrenderedtoRumania.Theinsigniaisalargesilvercrosswiththe RoyalAimsingold.gr.Kelly,who isaTuamman,wascalledtotheIrish. Barforty-fouryearsago,andtheInner Barin1914 Oneofthefoundersof

theCatholicTruthSocietyofIreland, heisauthoroftwelvelawbooks,ofa serialhistoryofTuamandGalway,and ofnumerousarticlesandpamphletson economic,antiquarian,andhistorical subjects.Hewasawardedtheslyer medalofdistinctionforliteraryservicesbytheroyalcityofPrague. Amongstotherofhisworksarethe livesofPopePiusXandPopeBenedictXV.

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Mr.TheodoreBaldwin,acousinof theex-Premier,Mr.StanleyBaldwin, isatpresentstudyingforthepriesthoodatBelmontAbbey,Hereford.Mr. Baldwin,whoisagraduateofthe UniversityofOxford,wasforsome timeattached,asseniorcurate,toone oftheprincipalchurchesinWorcester.Hewasmuchlovedinhisparish, andgenerallyrespectedintheCathedralcity,wherehisrecentconversion toCatholicitymadeaconsiderablesensation.Severalofhisrelativeshave followedhimintotheChurch.

CaptainO'BrienFrench,thepainter, whoisinEnglandandanexhibitor,is sonandheiroftheMarquisofCastle lomand,aPapalnoblelivingnear Rome.TheCaptainisproudofhis Irishancetsry,whichgoesbacktoMurroghO'Brien.Hehashadapicturesquecareer.HesawserviceinFrance, hasbeenaMilitaryAttacheinScandinavia,andanA.D.C.toSirHarcourt Butler,inIndia.Hehasalsodone dutyasoneoftheNorth-WestMountedPoliceinCanada.Artcalledhim fromanadventuriouslife.Hispaintingsrevealanunusualtechnique.His arthasbeeninfluencedbythemodernistmaster,AndreLothe,under whomhestudiedinParis.Captain O'BrienFfrenchwasbroughtupin Italy.

Onthe26th.ult.,RightRev.Dr. ThomasWade,S.M.,wasconsecrated VicarApostolicoftheNorthSolomon Islands,inSt.Patrick'sChurch,Church Hill,Sydney.ArchbishopKellypresided.Theconsecratingprelatewas HisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate (Most.Rev.ArchbishopCattaneo), withhimRightRev.BishopJ.Darnand,S.M.(VicarApostolicofNavigators'Islands),andtheRev.Dr.EdmundGleeson,C.SS.R.(CoadjutorBishopofMaitland),asconsecrators.The churchwascrowdedandtherewasa mostdistinguishedgatheringofthe Hierarchyandclergy.Archbishop Mannixpreachedtheoccasionalsermon.HesaidCatholicsfromallover theworldrecitethesameCreedand believeinthesamedoctrines.Itis theonlyChurchofwhichthatcould besaid.ItwasnotintheGospel storythattheChurchhadtogotoa bodyoflaymentolearnitsdoctrine, norwaitonaKingtoknowwhatits ritualshouldbe.Congressesandassembliesofotherchurchesendeavouredto promoteunion,buttheynevergotany nearertheunionChristpredictedfor hisChurch.TheCatholicChurch hadgivenanexampleofunityfor over2,000years.BishopWadeisan American,andisonly37yearsofage. HisLordshipwastenderedapublic farewellinSt.Patrick'sHall,Sydney.

'presentationwasmadeonbehalf ofbenefactorsoftheSolomonIslands Mission,andfriendsoftheMarist Fathers.Dr.Wadehasleftforhis See.

BeforeMr.Scullin.FederalPrime Minister,returnstothiscountry,he willprobablyvisitthehomeofhis fatherinToomebridge,Ireland.An Irishnewspapersays,shouldhedoso, hewillnotbedisappointedinfinding relatives.Frominvestigationsmade bythe"IrishNews,"itwouldappear thattheclaimsofanumberofpeople toherelativesofthedistinguished statesmanarewellfounded.AMr. Jas.McNiel,ofWhitehouse,Belfast! sayshisgrandmotherandthePrime Minister'sgrandfatherarebrotherand sister.ThereisaMrs.JimScullin,a widow,whoresidesatCavan,nearCastledawson,Co.Derry,claimstobe thewifeofthePremier'suncle,and thereforeanauntofthePremierby marriage.Mrs.Scullin,ofBallyscullio,Co.Antrim,mayalsobeacousin ofthePrimeMinister.Sonowwe knowwheretheRightHonJimScullingetshisshrewdwitandfighting spiritfrom.Whatevermightbesaid tothecontrary,therearesolidheads, andcuteones,too,intheBlackNorth.

OnSaturday,September24115.,tbe AbbeCantreswasordainedapriestin theCathedralofSt.GatienatTotri, bytheBishopofthatdiocese.MS Abbewasformerlyanofficerinthe FreichNavy,andisdecoctedwiththe LegionofHonour.Heservedfora timeatSalonika.Athisownrequest,hewasplacedonthereservein 1923,andhassinceenteredthepriest. hood.TheAbbecelebratedhisfirst MassonSunday,September28,inthe ChurchofSt.Pierre,Paris.TheAbbe hasmanyformernavalandmilitary friendsinParis,whowill,nodoubt,be edifiedathishighvocation.

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TheoccurrenceonOctober3ofthe sixtiethanniversaryofthefirstascent ofthehighestpeakofPresolanabya lawyerandanengineer,escortedbya guide,CarloMedici,recallstheascent ofthepeakin1888ontheeighteenth anniversarybythepresentPope,Pius XI.Amongthepaperstreasuredby theguide,CarloMedici,isanattestationmadebythethenFatherAchille Ratti,ofMilan,thatonOctober3, 1888,capablyescortedbyCarloMedici andhisson,asmallparty,consisting ofFatherRatti,PrinceGonzaga,and FatherGrasselli,ascendedthepeakin fourandahalfhours,notwithstandingbadweatherandconsiderablefog.

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AtMaffra(Victoria),onthe24th. ult.,thedeathoccurredoftheVery Rev.P.Curran,P.P.,Chancellorofthe DioceseofSale.Onthenightbefore hisdeath,apparentlyinhisusual health,heretiredtohislibrary,aswas hiscustom,tostudy.Hewasseized withaparalyticstroke,andwasfound nextmorningbyhishousekeeperina stateofsemi-consciousness.Atheologicalworkwhichhehadbeenreading wasfoundopenonthetable.He passedawayintheafternoonatSt. David'sHospital.Hisdeathcame asashocktotheCatholicsofGippsland,andinnon-Catholiccirclesthere weremanyexpressionsofregret.He wasreveredbyallwhohadtheprivilegeofhisfriendship.FatherCurran wasborninCountyMayo,Ireland,and waseducatedattheMissionaryCollegeofLeMans,inFrance.Asa memberoftheAfricanMissionsSociety,FatherCurranspenttheearlier yearsofhispriesthoodinNorthern Africa,mainlyinEgypt.HeacquiredathoroughknowledgeofArabic, andwasconversantwiththevarious dialectsintheNearEast.Father CurranwasaFrenchandHebrew scholarofdistinction.Aftersome yearsontheAfricanMission,hishealth failedandhewasorderedtoseeka lesstryingclimate.ThelateDr.Corbett,BishopofSale,invitedhimtohis diocese,andhewasattachedtothe staffofSt.Mary'sCathedral.When Maffrawasmadeaseparateparish, FatherCurranbecameitsfirstpastor. Duringhisfourteenyearstherehe builtupasplendidlyequippedparish. Inadditiontohispastoralwork,he filledseveraldiocesonofficers.He hatedpublicity,andaclauseinhiswill requestedthatnolaudatoryreferences bemadeathisfuneral,onlythatprayersbeaskedforthereposeofhissoul. R.I.P.

ThefactthatDr.Ullathornewasof. fered,andrefused,theBishopricof Perth,isapieceofhistoryresurrected forusbyMr.ShaneLeslie.Itseems thatDr.Ullathornewasforalong timeunwillingtobeaBishop,forhe refusedinturn,theBishopricsofAdelaideandHobart,andtheCoadjutorshipofSydney.Finallyhebecame ArchbishopofBirmingham.

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Rev.Dr.Stewart,whorecentlyarrivedfromRome,tojointheArchdioceseofMelbourne,isasonofthelate RonaldStewart,wellknownasaCatholicjournalistparticularlytoreadersofthe"AustralLight."Dr.Stewart'sthreebrothersareallprofessional meninMelbourne,thebrilliantquartettebeing"oldboys"oftheChristian Brothers'College,NorthMelbourne.

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TwoAustralianstudentswholeftrecentlyforPropagandaCollege,Rome, areMr.Jones,abrotherofRev.Dr. LeoJones,oftheAustralianNavy, andMr.PercyJones,sonofthebrilliantmusician,Mr.PercyJones,ofGeelong.Theformerisan"oldboy"of theJesuitFathers'College,St.Patrick's,Melbourne,andthelatterhas justlefttheChristianBrothers'College,

Sunday,23rd.November,is GiftSundayatSt.Joseph'sOrphanage.The"HelptheOrphans'Appeal,"whichwas launchedafewweeks,ago,and whichhasbeenmostsatisfactory,willconcludeonthatday. Comealong,friendoftheorphans,andhelpthosewhocannothelpthemselves.

Geelong.Mr.PercyJonesinherits hismusicalgenius,whichRomanopportunitieswillsurelyperfect.

Rev.FatherVey,S.S.S.,ofSt.Francis'Church,Melbourne,writinginthe "SentineloftheBlessedSarcament," whichispublishedinNewYork,has awordtosayaboutthesacristanof St.Francis',whichisratherofanunusualnature.'Thesacristan,"he says,"isaremarkableman,forthis reason,thathehaswrittenabook." ThesacristanreferredtoisMr.FrancisMackle,oneofthebestlivingauthoritiesontheearlydaysofMelbourne,andauthorof"IntheFootstepsoftheEarlyPioneers."Mr. Mackieiswellknowntoreadersofthe Melbourne"Advocate,"andtoqatholiesgenerallyinAustralia.

TheArchbishopofBrisbane,Most Rev.Dr.Duhig,whocelebratesinDecemberhisEpiscopalSilverJubilee,is almosttheseniorbyordinationof Queenslandnativeclergy.Thoughnot reallyanativeofQueensland,the Archbishopreceivedallhisearlyeducationthere,andonlythreeQueenslandpriestswereordainedbeforehim, FathersHayes,Ryan,andFitzgerald. FatherFitzgeraldisthepresentP.P.of VVooloomin,andwasordainedabouta yearinadvanceofDr.Duhig.

IntheTriennialChapteroftheFranciscanFathers,heldattheFranciscan Convent,Merchants'Quay,underthe presidencyoftheVeryRev.Father HugolinStorf(repreesntingtheMost Rev.Father-General),thefollowing appointmentstotheIrishProvince weremade:Provincial-VeryRev. FatherFlannanO'Neill,O.F.M.,hither. toGuardianoftheDublinConvent.

Custes-VeryRev.FatherHubert Quinn,0.P.M.,ex-Provincial.De. finitors-TheVeryRev.FatherAidan Roberts,VeryRev.FatherBarnabas McGahan,VeryRev.FatherAugustine 'O'Neill,andVerykey.FatherAlbert McLoughlin.

Rev.HenryHollingworth,ofSutton Valence,Kent,SeniorFellowofKing's College,Cambridge,andatvarious timesChurchofEnglandRectorofSt. Benedict's,Manchester;CurateofSt. MaryMagdalene,Paddington;and VicarofEastMolesey,wholeft£7,277, directedthatthereshouldbenosingingathisfuneral.butadded:"Ido notobjecttotheorganbeingplayed." Hedesiredthatheshouldbeburiedin aslightandsimplecoffin,androbed incassock,surplice,andredstole.Mr. HenryHollingworthhatedfuss.

Mr.RandolphChurchill,sonofMr. WinstonChurchill,followinginhis father'sfootsteps,leftforAmericaat thebeginningoflastmonth,todeliver aseriesoflectures.Heisagedonly 19.whilehisfather,whenhecrossed theAtlantictolectureuponhiscaptivityduringtheSouthAfricanWarand hissensationalescape,wasaged25.AlreadyMr.RandolphChurchillhas madeastartinanothersphereofactivity,inwhichhisfatherhaswondistinction,sinceanarticleappearedrecentlyundertheyoungman'snamein anEnglishSundaypaper.Mr.R. Churchillhasarrangedt6appearon thelectureplatforminmanyAmericancities,andis.itissaid,tobehandsomelypaid.Hecanspeakandwrite well,isgoodlooking,andinheritshis mother'scharm.

FifteenNewYorkCityMagistrates havebeencelleduponbytheGrand Jurytoexplainhowtheygottheirap- pointments.Itisallegedthatthe purchaseofjudgeshipsandmunicipal appoinmentshasbeenacommongrab ticeinNewYorkCity.Mr.Walker (theMayor)hasbeenarousedbymint-

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HisGracetheArchbishopreturnson Tuesdaynextbythe"Drama,"having madehisvisitadliminatoRome.The Rt.Rev.Dr.McCarthy,Bishopof Bendigo,isalsotravellingtohisdioceseonthesameboat.

HisGracetheArchbishopwilladministertheSacramentofConfirmation onSunday,November30,at3pin.,in StMary'sCathedral.

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TheVeryRev.DeanWalshhasreturnedtoYork,havingspentsome weeksintheSouth-West.

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TheRev,FatherFinnegan,ofQueen's Park,ismakingsatisfactoryprogress inSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco.

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TheannualconferenceoftheteachingintheschoolsoftheArchdiocese willtakeplacetheweekbeforethe Stateschoolsre-openforthenewyear. Superiorsareaskedtomakeprovision now.sothatasmanyoftheteachers aspossiblemayattendthelectures.

TheRev.Dr.McMahonreturnedto Perththisweek,havingconcludedthe ReligiousDoctrineinspectiOnofthe schoolsintheGreatSoutherndistrict.

TheRev.FatherJamesP.Kennedy, B.AhasleftSt.JohnofGod'sHospital.Kalgoorlie,andhasresumed dutic,atSt.Brigid's.WestPerth.

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TheMostRev.Dr.Duhig,Archbishop ofBrisbane.willcelebratehisepiscopal :jubileeonDecember16,1930. Onthe twomemoorablecelebrationsinconnectionwithournewCathedral,HisGrace travelledtoPerthtotakepart,and onthegreatdayoftheopening,he preachedtheoccasionalsermon.

NewsandNotes

CardinalLeinedeSilveiraCintra, ArchbishopofRiodeJaneiro,who paidhisadliminavisittoRome,Septemberlast,andwhobroughtthe PopegiftsfromthePresidentsofthe BrazilianStates,speakingtoapress interviewer,said:"Thedeepestremetn brancethatIcarryawayfromVatican('ityaftermypresentsojournis thatorthepersonofPiusXI.-ofhis highintellectualqualities,fervidzeal, andperfectioninvirtue.Heis,indeed.thePopeneededatthepresent time,whensocietyispassingthrough suchseriouscrises.Wehaveneeded amancapableofgraspingwithaclear visiontheneedsofthetimes,aman whocouldperceive,withbothdecision andclarity,thepathtobefollowed andfeelhimselfcapableofleadingthe Christianpeoplealongit.PopePius Xl.hasprovedtobethismaninevery actofhisPontificate.Historywill rememberhisreignasonemostnoteworthyfortheimportanceofhisundertakingsandtheinfluencewhich theseundertakingswillhaveonthe futureoftheChurch."

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Mr.R.J.Kelly.K.C.,whohasbeen counselinDublinforRumaniaforthe pastfouryears,hashadbestowedupon himbytheRumanianGovernmentthe insigniaoftheRoyalOrderoftheStar ofRumaniainGradeofChevalier,asa tokenofappreciationfortheservices hehasrenderedtoRumania.Theinsigniaisalargesilvercrosswiththe RoyalArmsingold.Mr.Kelly,who isaTuamman,wascalledtotheIrish. Barforty-fouryearsago,andtheInner Barin1914.Oneofthefoundersof

theCatholicTruthSocietyofIreland. heisauthoroftwelvelawbooks,ofa serialhistoryofTuamandGately,and ofnumerousarticlesandpamphletsOn economic,antiquarian,andhistorical subjects.Hewasawardedthesilver medalofdistinctionforliteraryservicesbytheroyalcityofPrague. Amongstotherofhisworksarethe livesofPopePiusXandPopeBenedictXV.

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Mr.TheodoreBaldwin,acousinof theex-Premier,Mr.StanleyBaldwin, isatpresentstudyingforthepriesthoodatBelmontAbbey,Hereford.Mr. Baldwinwhoisagraduateofthe

UniversityofOxford,wasforsome timeattached,asseniorcurate,toone oftheprincipalchurchesinWorcester.Hewasmuchlovedinhisparish, andgenerallyrespectedintheCathedralcity,wherehisrecentconversion toCatholicitymadeaconsiderablesensation.Severalofhisrelativeshave followedhimintotheChurch.

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CaptainO'BrienFrench,thepainter, whoisinEnglandandanexhibitor,is sonandheiroftheMarquisofCastlelomand,aPapalnoblelivingnear Rome.TheCaptainisproudofhis Irishancetsry,whichgoesbacktoMurroghO'Brien.Hehashadapicturesquecareer.HesawserviceinFrance, hasbeenaMilitaryAttacheinScandinavia,andanA.D.C.toSirHarcourt Butler,inIndia.Hehasalsodone dutyasoneoftheNorth-WestMountedPoliceinCanada.Artcalledhim fromanadventuriouslife.Hispaintingsrevealanunusualtechnique.His arthasbeeninfluencedbythemodernistmaster,AndreLothe,under whomhestudiedinParis.Captain O'BrienFfrenchwasbroughtupin Italy.

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Onthe26th.ult.,RightRev.Dr. ThomasWade,S.M.,wasconsecrated VicarApostolicoftheNorthSolomon Islands,inSt.Patrick'sChurch,Church Hill,Sydney.ArchbishopKellypresided.Theconsecratingprelatewas HisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate (MostRev.ArchbishopCattaneo), withhimRightRev.BishopJ.Darnand,S.M.(VicarApostolicofNavigators'Islands),andtheRev.Dr.EdmundGleeson,C.SS.R.(CoadjutorBishopofMaitland).asconsecrators.The churchwascrowdedandtherewasa mostdistinguishedgatheringofthe Hierarchyandclergy.Archbishop Mannixpreachedtheoccasionalsermon.HesaidCatholicsfromallover theworldrecitethesameCreedand believeinthesamedoctrines.Itis theonlyChurchofwhichthatcould besaid.ItwasnotintheGospel storythattheChurchhadtogotoa bodyoflaymentolearnitsdoctrine, norwaitonaKingtoknowwhatits ritualshouldbe.Congressesandassembliesofotherchurchesendeavouredto promoteunion,buttheynevergotany nearertheunionChristpredictedfor hisChurch.TheCatholicChurch hadgivenanexampleofunityfor over2900years.BishopWadeisan American,andisonly37yearsofage. HisLordshipwastenderedapublic farewellinSt.Patrick'sHall,Sydney. A'presentationwasmadeonbehalf ofbenefactorsoftheSolomonIslands Mission,andfriendsoftheMarist Fathers.Dr.Wadehasleftforhis See.

BeforeMr.Scullin.FederalPrime Minister,returnstothiscountry,he willprobablyvisitthehomeofhis fatherinToomebridge,Ireland.An Irishnewspapersays,shouldhedoso, hewillnotbedisappointedinfinding relatives.Frominvestigationsmade bythe"IrishNews,"itwouldappear thattheclaimsofanumberofpeople toherelativesofthedistinguished statesmanarewellfounded.AMr. jas.McNiel,ofWhitehouse,Belfast' sayshisgrandmotherandthePrime Minister'sgrandfatherarebrotherand sister.ThereisaMrs.JimScullin,a widow,whoresidesatCavan,nearCastledawson,Co.Derry,claimstobe thewifeofthePremier'suncle,and thereforeanauntofthePremierby marriage.Mrs.Scullin,ofBallyscullip,Co.Antrim,mayalsobeacousin ofthePrimeMinister.Sonowwe knowwheretheRightHonJimScullingetshisshrewdwitandfighting spiritfrom.'Whatevermightbesaid tothecontrary,therearesolidheads, andcuteones,too,intheBlackNorth,

OnSaturday,SeptemberNth.,the AbbeCanweswasordainedapriestin theCathedralofSt.GatienatTows, bytheBishopofthatdiocese.The Abbewasformerlyanofficerinthe FreichNavy,andisdecortedwiththe LegionofHonour.Heservedfora timeatSalonika.Athisownrequest,hewasplacedonthereservein 1923,andhassinceenteredthepriest. hood.TheAbbecelebratedhisfirst sassonSunday,September28,inthe ChurchofSt.Pierre,Paris.TheAbbe hasmanyformernavalandmilitary friendsinParis,whowill,nodoubt,be edifiedathishighvocation.

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TheoccurrenceonOctober3ofthe sixtiethanniversaryofthefirstascent ofthehighestpeakofPresolanabya lawyerandanengineer,escortedbya guide,CarloMedici,recallstheascent ofthepeakin1888ontheeighteenth anniversarybythepresentPope,Pius XI.Amongthepaperstreasuredby theguide,CarloMedici,isanattestationmadebythethenFatherAchille Ratti,ofMilan,thatonOctober3, 1 capablyescortedbyCarloMedici andhisson,asmallparty,consisting ofFatherRatti,PrinceGonzaga,and FatherGrasselli,ascendedthepeakin fourandahalfhours,notwithstandingbadweatherandconsiderablefog.

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AtMaffra(Victoria),onthe24th. ult.,thedeathoccurredoftheVery Rev.P.Curran,P.P.,Chancellorofthe DioceseofSale.Onthenightbefore hisdeath,apparentlyinhisusual health,heretiredtohislibrary,aswas hiscustom,tostudy.Hewasseized withaparalyticstroke,andwasfound nextmorningbyhishousekeeperina stateofsemi-consciousness.Atheologicalworkwhichhehadbeenreading wasfoundopenonthetable.He passedawayintheafternoonatSt. David'sHospital.Hisdeathcame asashocktotheCatholicsofGippeland,andinnon-Catholiccirclesthere weremanyexpressionsofregret.He wasreveredbyallwhohadtheprivilegeofhisfriendship.FatherCurran wasborninCountyMayo,Ireland,and waseducatedattheMissionaryCollegeofLeMans,inFrance.Asa memberoftheAfricanMissionsSociety,FatherCurranspenttheearlier yearsofhispriesthoodinNorthern Africa,mainlyinEgypt.HeacquiredathoroughknowledgeofArabic, andwasconversantwiththevarious dialectsintheNearEast.Father CurranwasaFrenchandHebrew scholarofdistinction.Aftersome yearsontheAfricanMission,hishealth failedandhewasorderedtoseeka lesstryingclimate.ThelateDr.Corbett,BishopofSale,invitedhimtohis diocese,andhewasattachedtothe staffofSt.Mary'sCathedral.When Maffrawasmadeaseparateparish, FatherCurranbecameitsfirstpastor. Duringhisfourteenyearstherehe builtupasplendidlyequippedparish. Inadditiontohispastoralwork,he filledseveraldiocesonofficers.He hatedpublicity,andaclauseinhiswill requestedthatnolaudatoryreferences bemadeathisfuneral,onlythatprayersbeaskedforthereposeofhissoul. R.I.P.

ThefactthatDr.Ullathornewasof. fered,andrefused,theBishopricof Perth,isapieceofhistoryresurrected forusbyMr.ShaneLeslie.Itseems thatDr.Ullathornewasforalong timeunwillingtobeaBishop,forhe refusedinturn,theBishopricsofAdelaideandHobart,andtheCoadjutorshipofSydney.Finallyhebecame ArchbishopofBirmingham.

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Rev.Dr.Stewart,whorecentlyarrivedfromRome,tojointheArchdioceseofMelbourne,isasonofthelate RonaldStewart,wellknownasaCatholicjournalist,particularlytoreadersofthe"AustralLight."Dr.Stewart'sthreebrothersareallprofessional meninMelbourne,thebrilliantquartettebeing"oldboys"oftheChristian Brothers'College,NorthMelbourne.

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TwoAustralianstudentswholeftrecentlyforPropagandaCollege,Rome, areMr.Jones,abrotherofRev.Dr. LeoJones,oftheAustralianNavy, andMr.PercyJones,sonofthebrilliantmusician,Mr.PercyJones,ofGeelong.Theformerisan"oldboy"of theJesuitFathers'College,St.Patrick's,Melbourne,andthelatterhas justlefttheChristianBrothers'College,

Sunday,23rd.November,is GiftSundayatSt.Joseph'sOrphanage.The"HelptheOrphans'Appeal,"whichwas launchedafewweeks,ago,and whichhasbeenmostsatisfactory,willconcludeonthatday. Comealong,friendoftheorphans,andhelpthosewhocannothelpthemselves.

Geelong. Mr.PercyJonesinherits hismusicalgenius,whichRomanopportunitieswillsurelyperfect.

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Rev.FatherVey,S.S.S.,ofSt.Francis'Church,Melbourne,writinginthe "SentineloftheBlessedSarcament," whichispublishedinNewYork,has awordtosayaboutthesacristanof St.Francis',whichisratherofanun usualnature."Thesacristan,"he says,"isaremarkableman,forthis reason,thathehaswrittenabook." ThesacristanreferredtoisMr.FrancisMackle,oneofthebestlivingauthoritiesontheearlydaysofMelbourne,andauthorof"IntheFootstepsoftheEarlyPioneers."\Mr. Mackieiswellknowntoreadersbfthe Melbourne"Advocate,"andto(latholiesgenerallyinAustralia.

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TheArchbishopofBrisbane,Most Rev.Dr.Duhig,whocelebratesinDecemberhisEpiscopalSilverJubilee,is almosttheseniorbyordinationof Queenslandnativeclergy.Thoughnot reallyanativeofQueensland,the Archbishopreceivedallhisearlyeducationthere,andonlythreeQueenslandpriestswereordainedbeforehim, FathersHayes,Ryan,andFitzgerald. FatherFitzgeraldisthepresentP.P.di Wooloomin,andwasordainedabouta yearinadvanceofDr.Duhig.

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IntheTriennialChapteroftheFranciscanFathers,heldattheFranciscan Convent,Merchants'Quay,underthe presidencyoftheVeryRev.Father HugolinStorf Rev.Father-General),thefollowing appointmentstotheIrishProvince weremade:Provincial-VeryRev. FatherFlannanO'Neill,O.F.M.,hithertoGuardianoftheDublinConvent. Custer-VeryRev.FatherHubert Quinn,O.F.M.,ex-Provincial.Definitors----TheVeryRev.FatherAidan Roberts,VeryRev.FatherBarnabas McGahan,VeryRev.FatherAugustine O'Neill,andVeryRev.FatherAlbert McLoughlin.

* * e Rev.HenryHollingworth,ofSutton Valence,Kent,SeniorFellowofKing's College,Cambridge,andatvarious timesChurchofEnglandRectorofSt. Benedict's,Manchester;CurateofSt. MaryMagdalene,Paddington;and VicarofEastMolesey,wholeft£7,277, directedthatthereshouldbenosingingathisfuneral.butadded:"Ido notobjecttotheorganbeingplayed." Hedesiredthatheshouldbeburiedin aslightandsimplecoffin,androbed incassock,surplice,andredstole.Mr. HenryHollingworthhatedfuss.

Mr.RandolphChurchill,sonofMr. WinstonChurchill,followinginhis father'sfootsteps,leftforAmericaat thebeginningoflastmonth,todeliver aseriesoflectures.-Heisagedonly 19.whilehisfather,whenhecrossed theAtlantictolectureuponhiscaptivityduringtheSouthAfricanWarand hissensationalescape,wasaged25.AlreadyMr.RandolphChurchillhas madeastartinanothersphereofactivity,inwhichhislatherhaswondistinction,sinceanarticleappearedrecentlyundertheyoungman'snamein anEnglishSundaypaper.Mr.R. Churchillhasarrangedt6appearon thelectureplatforminmanyAmericancities,andis.itissaid,tobehandsomelypaid.Hecanspeakandwrite well,isgoodlooking,andinheritshis mother'scharm.

FifteenNewYorkCityMagistrates havebeencalleduponbytheGrand Jurytoex/..lainhowtheygottheirap- pointments.Itisallegedthatthe purchaseofjudgeshipsandmunicipal appoinmentshasbeenacommonprao ticeinNewYorkCity.Mr.Walker (theMayor)hasbeenarousedbynum-

erousrecentscandalsaffectinghisad.. ministration,andhaspledgedhisfull supportforanyhousecleaningwhich willridthecityof"rottenofficials" andpoliticianswho,heissure,dohis politicalpartynogood.Therecent stormofcriticism,hedeclares,has hurtthereputationandthebusinessof thecity.Confidenceinthepublic officialsofNewYork,Mr.Walkeradds, hasbeencompletelydestroyedin manyinstances.Itisnotflattering totheadsninistrationofMr.Walker thatheshouldhavethefearthatNew YorkmayearnareputationasunenviableasthatofChicago,whichis knownasthe"crimecapitalofthe world."

Rev.ThomasSmitheCogswell,of Meopham,Kent,formerlyfor26years VicarofCringleford,Norwich,wholeft 15.986,statedinhiswill:-"WhatpropertyIdiepossessedofistheresidue ofmyinheritance,astheChurchhas neverprovidedmewithalivingwage. NoneofMypropertyistheresultof stipendforlifelongclericallabour.My charitabledispositionshavebeendispensedinmylifetime,chieflyuponchurchbuildingorrestoration."AccordingtotheClergyList,thevalue ofthelivingofCringlefordis£150per annum,withahouse.

ThefollowingVictorJ.Daleystoryis toldbyProfessorLeGayBrereton,an old-time"Bulletin"associateofthe poet.Itisrecalledbythepresence ofLord Beauchamp,BeauchampinSydney.Lord saystheProfessor,was .neofthefewAustralianGovernors whoshowedaninterestinAustralian proseandverse,andalwaysdidwhat hecouldforitsfurtherance,Inconnectionwiththatinterest,heoneday visitedVictorJ.D.Daley-,thoughthe soulofhospitality,hadnotthefinancialmeanstoindulgeinhispropensity. Hesetaboy,however,torundown twofowlswhichwereintheyard. Afterahalf-hourhunt,theladsucceeded,andDaleystuffedthetrussed birdsintotheGovernor'scarriageasa sortofvotiveoffering.Daley,when relatingtheindent,invariablywound upbyremarking,"Ihavewondered manytimessincetowhomthosefowls reallybelonged." a

MonsignorNolan,ofDolby(Q.),has beenappointedaDomesticPrelate.He isanativeofToowoomba.Hisearly educationwasreceivedfromtheChristianBrothers,Nudgee,andhiscourse forthepriesthoodwasreadatSt.Patrick'sCollege,Manly,wherehewasordainedin1900.MonsignorM.McKenna,atpresentVicar-Generalofthe DioceseofToowoomba,whoalsowas honoured-bytheHolyratherbyap- pointmentasaDomesticPrelate,isa nativeofQueensland.HewasordainedatAllHallows'College,Dublin, isJune24.1913.Onhisreturnto AustraliahewasappointedtoMaryboroughascurate.LaterhewasRectorofSt.Leo'sUniversityCollege, Brisbane.Forsevenyearshewas parishpriest(ifRosewood,andonthe 'leashofMonsignorFouhevhebecame parishpriestofSt.Patrick's,Toow4,ornba. * * *

VeryRev.P.O'Donnellhasbeenap pointedAdministratorofSt.Mary's Cathedral,Sale. * * * *

InthepresenceofHisMajestythe King,thePrimeMinister,Mr.J.n. Scullin,hasbeensworn-inasaPrivy inLondon. * * * *

Rev.J.D.Simonds,D.Ph.(Louvain), whoreturnedtoSydneywithhis Grace formerArchbishopKelly,resumeshis post:ofvice-rectorofSt.Columba'sCollege,Springwood.Theterm efthisdistinguishedAustralianpriest atLouvainwasaverybrilliantone. * * * a

.\successfulthree-weeks'missionhas lustbeenconcludedintheSacred TIeartParish,Preston(Vic.),bythe Rev.J.Ahearne,O.M.T.,andRev.A. MeCusker,0.MI.Largecongregations attendedtheexercises.AGeneralCommunionoftheparishionersfollowed. ArchbishopMannixconfirmed240can-ai(ladtespresentedforConfirmation.

HisLordshipthe.Bishop,RightRev. Dr.McCarthy.BishopofSandhurst,is returningtoAustralia.andisdueto reachMelbournetowardstheendof

November.HisLordshipisaccompaniedbytheRightRev.Mgr.Hogan, ofShepparton.Latestadvicessay thatbothareenjoyingverygood health.

HisLordshiptheBishopofTownsville(theMostRev.Dr.T.McGuire) hascreatedasplendiddimpressionin thenorthsincehisappointmenttothe newdioceseofTownsville.Hehas visitedmostofthelargetowns.The lastofthemostimportantcentresvisitedbyhisLordshipwasCharters Towers.HerehisLordshipwastenderedacivicreceptionatwhichsome veryfinetributeswerepaidbynonCatholicstotheBishopandtothe Church.Oneofthealdermenwas gratefultoCatholicsforoneofthe greatestprojectsofthetown-itssecondaryeducationalestablishment.The Catholiccollegewasthefirstcollege inChartersTowers.TheTowersis nowregardedastheeducationalcentre ofthenorth.

TheVicarProvincialoftheDominicansinAustralia(VeryRev.Father O'Sullivan,0.P.)announcesthatthe VeryRev.FatherFinbarRyan,0.P., MA.(HeadSuperioroftheProvince), willvisittheAustralianbranchofthe Orderverysoon,inordertomakehimselfacquaintedwithAustralianconditions.Hewillremaininthiscountry forsometime.FatherRyanisone ofthebestknownDominicansinthe English-speakingworld.Asalecturer andpreacherheisknownthroughout theBritishIslesandtheUnited States.HewasformanyyearsEditorofthe'IrishRosary,"andisthe founderofthe"Imeldist."Tenyears agohebecameProvincial,andhas beenrecentlyre-electedtothatposi-tion.TheDominicanHouseisat Helensburgh,N.S.W.,whereamission. arystaffnowresides.

TheBedsCollege,inRome-theseminaryforconvertclergymenandother menwhohavefoundtheirvocationto thepriesthoodlateinlife-isnowsendingout,onanaverage,tenpriests everyyear.Thisfactwasmade knownbytherectorofthecollege, Mgr. attheannual dinneroftheBedaAssociationlast month,attheCriterion,London.Further,Mgr.Ducheminintimatedthat thecollegewillsoonhavetobeextended.HeshowedthattheHolyFather himselfispressingfortheacquire- mentofadditionalproperty. * *

Mrs.C.Wallis,theonlysurviving sisterofArchbishopMannix,diedat Charleville,Ireland,lastmonth.BishopCotter,ofPortsmouth,presidedat theRequiemMasswhichwascelebratedbyDr.Barry,BishopofGoulburn, NewSouthWales.ThreeotherBishopswerepresent,aswellasMr.De ValeraandmembersoftheCorkCouncil.

ApriestinNovara(Piedmont)experiencedaterribleordealwhenattackedbyahugeeagleinarockyglen.The priest,whoownsasmallflockofsheep, wastendingalamb,whentheeagle swoopeddownonhimandtriedto carryoffthelamb.Withablowfrom hiscrook,thepriestdisabledoneofthe eagle'swings,butaftenflyinground hisheadinbrokencirclesthebirdflew headlongathimandtoreathischest withitstalons.Afteralongstruggle, thepriestmanagedtoblindthegreatbird,andfinallykilledit,whenhewas nearlyexhausted.Theeaglemeasurednearlysevenfeetfromwingto wing.

LordBirkenhead'sjudgmentinthe Eganwillcasewasnottheonlyoccasioninwhichhispersonalactivitywas ofsignificancetoCatholicsinEngland, saysthe"Universe."Itwaschiefly throughhimthattheCabinetassembledinfullstrengthforthefirsttime inWestminsterCathedral,toattend theRequiemforKevinO'Higgins.A realfriendshiphadgrownupbetween thetwomenwithsuchdissimilartemperamentsandinterests;ndafterthe murderofKevinO'HigginsinDublin, itwasannouncedalmostimmediately thatLordBirkenheadintendedtofly overtoDublinforhisfuneral.When theSolemnRequiematWestminster Cathedralwasarranged,LordBirkenheaddecidedtogothereinstead,and hebroughttheentireCabinetwith

him.Hehadformedaveryhighopin- ionofthegreatintellectualpowerand thebrilliantpoliticalgiftsofKevin O'Higgins.AtthelastImperialConference,theyoungIrishstatesman madeanextraordinaryreputationby theexerciseofgiftsinnegotiation,and inlucidstatementofhisownview, whichwereverysimilartothosewhich gaveLordBirkenheadhimselfhisimmenseinfluenceatanyconference. Nothingindeedseemedlesslikelythan that wouldthosetwovigorouspersonalities bothhavedisappearedfromthe publiclifeoftheBritishCommonwealthbeforethenextconferencemet.

TherewerefiveCatholicsinR101 disaster.Squadron-LeaderF.M.Rope wasabrotherofFatherH.'E.G.Rope, thedistinguishedEnglishwriterand preacher.FatherRopecelebratedthe RequiemMassforthereposeofthe soulsoftheCatholicswholosttheir livesinthecrash.CardinalBourne waspresent.Theotherfourvictims wereAssistantCoxswainC.H.Mason, WirelessOperatorG.K.Atkins,E.A. Graham-Cook,andF.Hodnett,assistantsteward.R.I.P. * * * *

TwoBishopsoftheJacobiteChurch, abranchoftheCopticChurchinIndia, havebeenconvertedtoCatholicism, andpapersinconnectionwiththeir receptionhavebeenreceivedfrom Rome.TheBishopsareMarIvanious,theMetropolitanofBethany,near Kattayam,andhissuffragan,Mar Theophelvis.

AnAmericanmethodofdealingwiththeSundaygamesquestionisdescrib- edinthe"UnitedPresbyterian"of Pittsburgh:'Threeyearsagotwo familiesvacationedinacottageby theoutletofasmalllake.Somefifty rodsaway,acrossthepublichighway, twoteamsplayedamateurSunday ball. OneThursdaynightabig skunk,whilecrossingtheroad,was killed nextbyapassingauto.Theodor morningwasawful,andthewind wascarryingittowardthevacation- ists'cabin.Igotashovelandwon- deredhowIwoulddisposeofthe corpse.Myeyerestedonthefield whereSundayballwasplayed.andI gathereduptheskunkandtenderly laidittorestinaveryshallowtrench thatIdugclosetofirstbase.Iheard laterthatonthefollowingSabbath theburiedskunkwasworkingallcy- linders,andthatthetwofirstbasemenwerealmostovercome.Some.no doubt,wouldsaythattheactwasun- Christiananduncalledfor,butthe writer'sconsciencehasn'tkepthim awakenightweepingaboutit.The Lord'sDayis (commentsworthdefending."This "FraJuniper,"oftheJot- tings,inthe'Universe")is,perhaps. thefirsttimetheskunkhasbeenused asanargumentintheologicalcontroversy.

TheExStudentsofSt.Joseph'swill holdtheirusualmonthlymeetingon Tuesday.November11.Agoodattendanceisexpected,asonthatnightthe electionsforofficewilltakeplace.

*. ThenewtitleofMonsignorbestow- edupon"theDean"-asRightRev. MonsignorHennessey,P.P.,Young, NewSouthWales,isintimatelyknown tohispeopleandtheotherpeoplealso -hasgivenrisetodoubtinsome mindsastohowheshouldbead- dressed.OnthispointtheMonsignor toldtheGrenfell"Record"agood story.Hesaidthatrecentlyhehad occasionallytogointoashopwhere ayoungmanofforeignnationalitywas installed.Askedtocall"theboss." theyoungfellowcalledout,anda voicefromtheinnerregionsreplied. "Who'sthere?"Theyoungfellow lookedattheMonsignor,hesitated:and thenplungedboldly."It'sthePope," heshouted.

111, *

"Whenyourpantsbegintogo--" Probablyitwasatamomentsuchas this,ofwhichHenryLawsonwroteso feelingly,saysacontemporary,that hepartedwithone"Premierthree. quarterplateEnglishleverwatfb,num- bered86674,"asitisdescri.Wdinan affidavitbyMr.CharlesF.Boughton,AnotherAustralianwriter,Mrs.Mary Gilmore,recallshavingbeentoldby LawsonofhisfriendMr.Boughton. whoadvancedhimsundrysumsof money,andwhomherepaidallbuta smallbalance.,inlieuofwhichheleft

hiswatchwithhim.Thewatch,with Lawson'sinitialsinscribedonthefront cover,andhisnameontheinnerback cover,changedhandsfromMr.Bough- tontoMrs.Gilmoretheotherday.' Anxioustoplaceitsgenuinenessbe-, yonddoubt,Mr.Boughtonhandedover withithissignedaffidavit,inwhich hestatedthathehadheldthewatch forthepast21years,havingacquired it"forpayingseveralsumsofmoney onhis(Lawson's)account,andfor hisbenefit."-"Sun,

TRANIER.

HelenBrennandesirestoTHANK allkindfriends,fortheirletters,cards,telegrams,personalexpressionsofsym. pathy,inherrecentsadbereavement, inthelossofherdarlingandmostde votedfather.Especiallydoesshe, onbehalfofhermotheg,brothers,and sistersinIreland,wishtothankthe greatnumberofpriestsforsayingHoly Mass,alsothosewhohadMassessaid. thosewhosaidprayers,thesistersof theThirdOrderofSt.26rancis,andhertruegirlandboyfriendsfortheir manyactsofkindness.Willallpleaseacceptthisasapersonalexpressionofheartfeltgratitude.

PrayeroftheChurchforAllthe FaithfulDeparted.

OGod!theCreatorandB. deemerofallthefaithful,giveto thesoulsofThyservantsde- partedtheremissionofalltheir sins,that,throughpioussuppli- cations,theymayobtainthe pardonwhichtheyhavealwaysdesired.Wholivestandreign- estworldwithoutend.Amen.

Ileagney,ThomasMichael,Novezn- her10,1927, Hug,Margaret,November19,191*. Egan,Patrick,November6,1927. Schlitz,Minna,November6,1919. Foley,Mary,November6,1926. Ryan,Susan,October23,1930.

Itisaholyandwholesomethought toprayforthedead,thattheymay beloosedfromtheirsins. Eternalrestgrantuntothem,0 Lord;andletperpetuallightshims uponthem.Maytheyrestinpeace. (300days'indulgence.)

DEA.TE.

RYAN.--Ofyourcharity,prayforthe reposeofthesoulofSusanRyan, lovedwifeofPatrickJamesRyan, of25Carr-street,WestPerth,fond motherofBessie(Mrs.J.Binning), Kathleen,Frank,Tom,Jack,Pat, andKevin.whodepartedthislifeon the23rd.October.1930;aged years.--R.I.P.

INMEMORIAM.

HUG.-Yourcharitableprayersareaskedforthereposeofthesoulof MargaretHug,whodiedonNovember14,1928.

EGAN,-PrayforthesoulofPatrick Egan,whodiedonNovember6,1927. MostSacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhim.

-Insertedbyhiswidowandfamily.

SCHLITZ-Infondandlovingmemoryofourbelovedsister,Minna,who diedatherresidence,Hay-street, Perth,W.A.,onNovember6,1919R.I.P. 0,SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhersoul.

-Insertedbyherlovingsistersand brother.

FOLEY.-Ofyourcharity,prayfor thereposeofthesoulofMaryFoley. lovingwifeofMichaelFoley,and fondmotherofMaryandCon,who diedonNovember6th,1926,atMeekatharra.-R.I.P. 0,SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onhersoul.

-Insertedbyherlovinghusband andchildren.

HEAGNEY.-Ofyourcharity,pray forthereposeofthesoulofThomas MichaelHeagney,whodiedonNovember10,1927,whilstpreparingfor 'thepriesthood,atSt.Columba'sCollege,Springwood.NewSouthWales.

Saturday,November8,1930.

HibernianAustralasianCatholicBenefitSociety

ANNUALCONFERENCE

The34th.AnnualDistrictMeeting oftheHibernianSocietywasheldin theCathedralHallonthe24th.,25th., and26th.instant,theDistrictPresident,Bro.J.D.O'Brien,presiding overthefollowingDistrictofficersand delegates,namely:DistrictVice-President,Bro.E.A.Clarke;GeneralSecretary,Bro.J.Edwards;DistrictTreasurer,Sr.D.M.Gilberston;District Warden,Bro.L.C.Rampant;District Guardian,Bro.S.J.O'Halloran;DistrictMembers,Bros.T.J.Hynesand G.F.Creighton;ActingR.Trustee, Bro.J.O'Callaghan;DistrictAuditor, Bro.G.P.Keogh;Bros.J.Bradyand T.J.Alword,StaroftheSea,Fremantle;Bros.J.McIntyreandA.Barrett, St.Patrick's,Perth;Bro.L.Brady,St. Joseph's,Albany;Bro.J.R.Leahy, MirrorofJustice,Bunbury;Bro.S.J. Hill,St.Mary's,Kalgoorlie;Bro.M. Lynch,St.Joseph's,Northam;Bro.S. MontgomeryandSr.P.Williamson,St Kevin's,Subiaco;Bros.L.J.Hagerty andJ.Bryson,St.Brigid's,West Perth;Bro.G.L.Carr,St.Anthony's, MidlandJunction;Bro.W.Lyons,St. Malachi's,HighgateHill;Bro.F.McKenney,St.Canice's,Cottesloe;Bro. J.Finnegan,St.Joachim's,Victoria Park;Bro.P.O'Connor,St.Lawrence O'Toole's,Maylands;Bro.F.Reader andSr.N.Joyce.St.Mary's,Leederville;Bro.RexPrendergast,St.Munchin's,Collie;Bro.M.Brown,St.Brendan's,Katanning;Bro,R.M.Bulbeck, St.FrancisXavier's.Geraldton;Bro. E.P.Hackett,St.Dominic's,Nabawa: Bros.G.BarrettandJ.McIntyre,St. Patrick'sOldBoys;Bro.E.H.Manton.St.Columba's,SouthPerth;Sr.A. T.1Coffey,CathedralWomen'sBranch. Bro.J.W.Whitely,P.D.P.,was,unfortunately,stillinhospital,andBro. W.A.Brown,R.D.T.,wasabsentin the'EasternStates.

TheRightRev.MonsignorVeiling, VG.,honouredthesocietybyhispresenceattheopeningofconference.The DistrictPresident,inhisinauguraladdress,said:

RightRev.Monsigno.Verling,Sisters andBrothers,-

Itismyhappyprivilegethiseveningtoextendtoyouallaverycordialwelcometothis,our34th.Annual DistrictMeeting.Wedesiretoexpressouresteem.andregardforhis GracetheArchbishop.ToHisGrace areindebtedformanyexpressions ,.fgoodwillandsupport,andImust ees..expressourappreciationofthe effortsofthepriests,inbothtown country,whuhavesoablyassistiusin'..helaudableworktowhichwe lateappliedourselves.Ourspecial thankareduetothenoblesonsofSt. AlphonsusandtotheOblatesofMary Inunaculate,oneofwhosemembers FatherHaugh)hasbeeninstrumental inintroducingoverfortymembersat Fremantleinthepastsixmonths.

(Applause).AkindlySoggarthis missingfromthisgatheringto-night, laidasidebyillness,ai..dItrustmembers'regardandhopesforaspeedy ,coverywillbeconveyedtoFather Finnegan,whohasgracedsomany DistrictMeetingsinthepast. Conferencewilljoinwithmeinexpressingregretatthedeathofso manymembersandwivesofmembers duringtheyear.particularlyofBro. JohnO'Connor,RepresentativeDistrict Trustee.Bro.O'Connorwasamanof outstandingabilityandcharacter,attributeswhichheusedungrudgingly forthesocietyintheresponsiblepositionthatheoccupied.Hiskeenfore. sightandunquestionableintegrity createdwonderfulconfidence,andthe societyismuchthepoorerforhispassing.To-nightthesadnewshasbeen conveyedtousofthedeathofBro. Gugeri,oneofthefoundationmembers ofoursocietyinthisState.Hejoin. eelFremantleBranchatitsfoundationonFebruary28,1878.Wepray theyareenjoyingarewardexceeding great. WerejoicewithHisGraceatthe completionofthefirstpartofthenew Cathedral,aworkwhichrealiseshis dearestwish,andwhichwillstandfor generationsamonumenttohiszeal

andforesight,alastingtributetothe generosityofhispeople,andanearnestoffaithinthissunnyStateof WestAustralia.Themembersofour society,tothenumberofmanyhundreds,providedaguardofhonourto HisGraceandtheHierarchyofAustraliaontheoccasionoftheofficial opening.

YourDistrictBoardwaspleasedto honour,onyourbehalf,Bro.SenatorJ. J.Daly,P.N.P.,whovisitedtheState duringtheyear.Thelimitedtime athisdisposalprohibitedhismeeting allthemembersatasuitablefunction, andtheBoardtenderedhimadinner, wherehemetprominentmembersof theclergyandthePastDistrictPresidentsforthepasttenyears.ByextendinginvitationstothePastDie. tristPresidentsonthatoccasion,.the Boardhasestablishedadelightfulprecedent.

Onenewbranchwasopenedduring theyear-St.Columba's,atSouth Perth.Thisisanenthusiasticcentre andmuchofthesuccesscanbeattributedtotheorganisingeffortsand sustainedtenacityofthesecretaryand president(Bros.MantonandBrady), whoaredelegatestoconference.The prospectsareparticularlybrightin manyotherquarters,includingNedlands,Goomalling,andSalmonGums, andtheincoeengBoardshouldbeable tobringtofruitiontheinitialefforts ofyourpresentBoard.(Applause.)

Imustexpressourappreciationand thankstotheEditorof"TheRecord,' forunlimitedspacegenerouslyaccordedreportsofouractivities.Muchof oursuccesscanbeattributedtothe publicityobtainedthroughtheprominencegivenouractivitiesthrough thecolumnsofourCatholicweekly.

Icommendthepresscorrespondents fortheirworkduringtheyear.

Iwouldearnestlyrecommendto delegatesfrommetrooplitanbranches theeffortsofthesocialandsportscommittee.Thisenergeticbodyofvoluntaryworkersisperformingyeomanserviceforthesociety,anddeserves everyencouragementandassistance memberscanaffordit.

TheDistrictofficers'reportinthe agendapaperbeforeyouprovidesa comprehensiveaccountofthework oftheDistrictBoardfortheyear.Sufficientitisformetosaythatinspite oftheunparalelleddepressionprevailingwehaveincreasedourmembership by35,andourfundsby£2,128,which mustbemostgratifyingtoeverymember.(Applause.)

YourBoardwasentrustedbylast AnnualDistrictMeetingwithaprodigioustask-therevisionofthelawsof theDistrict.Asaresultofmuch thoughtanddebate,thatworkhas beencompleted,andtheresultofour deliberationswillcomebeforeyoufor yourconsiderationatthisconference.

Iwouldappealtomemberstomake thesecuringofnewmembersapersonalmatter.Noapologyisnecessaryinapproachingapersontoaccept membership.Youareendeavouring todoagoodturntotheprospectof hisorherdependents.Themembers oftheDistrictBoardareconvinced thereisampleroomforthespeedyextensionofoursociety,andforthisreasonIrecommendtherecruitingofaspirantsasapersonalmattertoeach individualmemberofthesociety.

Oneofthemostpleasingfeaturesof theYear'sworkisthefactthatnot onebranchreturnisexcludedfrom theyear'sfigures,assubmittedtoyou inthefinancialstateemntsaccompanyingtheagendapaper,andforthiscooperationonthepartofbranchsecre. tariesIexpressthesincerethanksof theDistrictBoard.Itspeaksvolumes fortheesprit-de-corpsexistingbetween thebranchsecretariesandtheGeneral Secretary(Bro.Edwards),ahappy conditionofaffairswhichiseminently desirableandindeednecessaryifwe aretoachieveanythingapproaching themeasureofsuccesssodesired.

Tsincerelyhopeourdeliberationswill heconstructive,conduciveofmuch good,-beblessedwithagoodmeasure ofsuccess,andpromotetheinterests

ofoursociety.Inowdeclarethe34th. AnnualDistrictMeetingopen,and WouldasktheVicarGeneraltoaddress Conference.(Applause.)

MonsignorVerlingwasgreetedwith loud.applause,andaddressedConferenceasfollows:

Mr.President,BrothersandSisters,IvanassureyouthatIamdelighted tobehererepresentingHisGracethe Archbishop.Iamsureitwouldhave beenaverygreatpleasuretohimto bepresentattheopeningofyourAnnualConference.Heisnothere,but isonthewater,andweexpecthimto arriveonaboutthellth.November.

IwishtothanktheDistrictPresidentforhiskindlyreferencetothe Archbishop,clergy,andmembersgenerally.Wearepassingthrougha verydifficulttime,atimeofcrisisin Australia,andmanyproblemswill comebeforeyouinconnectionwith yoursociety,assomanymembersare nodoubtoutofworkthroughnofault oftheirs.Whatistobedone?This isamattertowhichyouwillgive earnestattentionandadoptsome meansfortheirrelief.Itappliesto othersocieties,too.Ialwaysthink thatyouhaveagreatadvantage.You meettogetherintheinterestsofthe societytodiscussitsbusinessandto regulateitinaccordancewithstrict businessinethods.Youaremembers ofaCatholicsociety,andtherefore youhavethegreatadvantageofmeetinginaCatholicatmosphere.Your idealsarethosewhichshouldanimate goodCatholics.Youareobedientto ourHolyFaith.YourespecttheBishopsandtheclergy,andtheidealsof yoursocietyareidenticalwiththe idealsoftheHolyCatholicChurch. YoucanbeassuredofGod'sBlessing. Iseethatthereisalargeagendapaper heretobedealtwith,andIwillnot delayyou.Iamdelightedtobepresent,andpleaseGod,Iwillbewithyou onnextSundayagain.Ihavearrangedforanotherpriesttosaysecond Massforme,andthereforewillbepresentatyourCommunionBreakfast.It willbeagreatjoytoyoualltobe hereonSundaymorningtoaskGod's BlessingandtoassureHimthatyou areloyalandtruetoHim.IamdelightedtoseesuchafinerepresentationattheConference.Iwishyou everysuccessandIpraythatGod's blessingmaydirectyourdeliberations atthisAnnualConference.(Applause.)

TheDistrictofficers'reportdisclosed averysatisfactorystateofaffairs.Duringtheyearthefundshadincreased from£18,94816s7dtof21,07417s7d thenumberofbranchesisnow22,with atotalmembershipof1,292,andthe benefitspaidtooronbehalfofmembersamountedto£3,1546s54,comparedwith£3,0486sldfortheprevious year.Appreciativereferencewas madetothesplendidworkofthe MetropolitanSocialandSportsCommittee,whichfunctionedassiduously andsuccessfullyduringtheyear.To thiscommittee'seffortsistobeattributedthegreatimprovementinthe socialorganisationofthesociety,so manifestduringrecentyears.

Thereportrecordedthefollowing factsrelativetotheworkandexperienceoftheDistrictBoardduringthe year:

TheAnnualGeneralCommunionand Breakfastwasagainagreatsuccess, thenumberofmembersattendingconstitutingarecord.

Thesocietylostthroughdeaththe followingmembersandmembers' wives:SistersKeough,M.Bryson; BrothersH.McCarthy,M.O'Dea,junr., C.Begley.R.T.Jackson,JamesMeath, ThomasWalsh.J.Murphy,J.Fowles, A.T.McGladdery,R.Corkhill,andthe latewivesofBros.C.Begley.F.Walker.andG.Stella.-R.I.P.

DistrictBoarddelegationsvisitedthe branchesatCollieandBunbury,anda newbranch,St.Columba's,wasopened atSouthPerth.."ftwasexpectedthat soonnewbrancheswouldheformed atNedlandsandGoomalling. AfundfortheerectionofamemorialtothelateRev.FatherLynchwas established.

HisGracetheArchbishophasselect, edthesonofagreatlyesteemedPast DistrictPresident,tostudyforthe priesthoodundertheauspicesofthe society.

Thepositionofmemberswho,by reaosnofunemployment,cannotpay theircontributionswasconsideredbq conference.Aschemefortheirrelief wassubmittedbytheGeneralSecretaryandapproved,andtheDistrict Boardempoweredtodoeverything necessarytocarryitintoeffect.

AmotionbySt.Brendan'sBranch, Katanning,havingasitsobjectthe alterationofthenameofthesocietyto "TheCatholicBenefitSociety,"andan amendmentmovedbyBro.Hynes, thatitbearecommendationtothe nextTriennialConference,thatthe namebealteredto''AustralasianHibernianCatholicBenefitSociety,"were afterconsiderablediscussionlost.

AmotionfromtheStaroftheSea Branch,Fremantle,"ThattheincomingDistrictBoardorganiseandeffect anannualcompetitionamongstmembersforthebestrenditionofthePresident'schargeintheinitiationceremony,forwhichasuitableprizebe -providedannuallybytheDistrict,"was carried.

Bro.O'Connor,P.N.T.,submitteda motionthattheincomingDistrict Boardshouldformulateaschemefor organisingtheCatholicsoftheState withaviewtoconvincingthepublic ofthenecessityfortheState'scontributinganequitablesumfrompublic fundstowardsseculareducationinCatholicprimaryschools.Afterconsiderablediscussion,thefollowingamendmentwaspassed,namely:"Thatthis societysupportandco-operatewith theArchbishop,theclergy,andother Catholiclaymeninconnectionwith anymovementoreffortstoremovethe injusticesunderwhichourCatholic peopleandCatholicschoolsatpresent labourinthematterofeducation."

Therevisedrulebookwasconsideredandsubjecttoafewalterationswas approved.Veryappreciativereference madetothesplendidworkofthecommittee,comprisingBros.J.W.O'Brien, D.P.;J.W.Whitely,P.D.P.;J.Edwards,G.S.;WA.Brown,D.T..and T.J.Hynes,D.M.,andtheincoming DistrictBoardwasinstructedtorecognisetheirservicesbypresentingto eachasuitablywordedemblemcertificate.

SisterMaryEdwardswascommendedforthesplendidworkdonebyher intypingandduplicatingtherevision andtheDistrictBoardwasinstructed tosuitablyrecognisethiswork.

TheelectionofDistrictOfficersresultedasfollows:DistrictPresident, Bro.E.A.Clarke(unopposed);DistrictVice-President,Bro.E.H.Manton;PastDistrict"resident,Bro.J. W.O'Brien:DistrictTreasurer,Sister D.M.Gilbertson;DistrictWarden, Bro.L.C.Rampant;DistrictGuardian,Bro.S.J.O'Halloran;District Members:Bros.T.J.Hynes,P.D.P.; G.F.Creighton,P.D.P.,andJ.W. Whitely.P.D.P.;RepresentativeDistrictTrustee,Bro.W.A.Brown, P.G.S.;DistrictTrustee,Bro.O'C.D. OrMahony,P.I).P.;DistrictAuditor. Bro.G.P.Keogh.Theofficerswere installedbyBro.P.O'Connor,P.N.T., whoheartilycongratulatedthem,and wishedthemahappytermofoffice. AftertheDistrictPresidentand otherofficershadreturnedthanks,the' Conferenceclosedat10.30p.m.onthe 26th.October.withtherecitationof theAngelus.

"0"(Meade.

Ladies'Singles.-Semi-flnals:MissR. SlaterbeatMissM.Slater,63,64,6.0; MissM.LeahybeatMissA.Galvin.64, 6-3.Final:MissR.SlaterbeatMiss M.Leahy,6-2,4-6,6-2,

CATHOLICASSOCIATION. ARCHBISHOPSCUP.

ThefateoftheArchbishop'sCup wasdecidedonSunday,whenSt. Kevin'sdefeatedColumbainthe"A" Grademen'sdivision.Thescores were: St.Kevin'sv.Columba,atLeader. vine:J.MitchellbeatT.Anderson, 6-0,6.1;W.WesthovendrewwithF. Walsh,6-5,3-6;P.Northwaylostto P.Lynch,2-6,4-6;R.WalshlosttoE. Suarez,2-6,3-6.MitchellandNorthwaybeatAndersonantiLynch,6-2,6-3, 6-1,andWalshandSuarez,6.3,6-0,5-6; WesthovenandWalshbeatWalshand Suarez,26,6-5,6-5,andlosttoAndersonandLynch,6-5,3.6,2-6.St.Kevin's,11sets92games;Columba,9sets 84games.

Congratulations.

Ourcongratulationsareextendedto St.Kevin'sontheirmeritoriousvictory.Theytrailedbehindintheearly partoftheseason,andgraduallycame through,finishingthirdattheendof thequalifyinground.Theymetand defeatedtheleaders,St.Brigid's,in thesemi-final,andinthefinaltheColumbateam,whichwagsecondwhen thequalifyingroundended,hadto bowdowntothem.JoeMitchellprovedatowerofstrengthinthefinal, winninghissingleseasily,andalso dominatingthedoubles.Columbaput uragoodfinish.andonlywantedanothersetandafewmoregamesto win.

Tournament.

Progressinthetournamentwas hamperedtosomeextentbythepennantmatch.Notwithstandingthis,a coupleoffinalsandseveralsemi-finals wereplayed.Theresultsofmatches were:

"A"Grade.

Ladies'Singles.-Semi-finals:MissM. Herbert.beatMissMO.'Mahony,6-1, 6.4;MissR.GraybeatMissM.Mitchell,6-4,'2-6,7-5.

Ladies'Doubles.-Semi-finals:Misses MO'MahonvandR.GraybeatMisses MandE.Westhoven.2-6.6-2,6-4: MissesM.HerbertandM.Heagney beatMissesMSmithandN.McKinley, 6-1.4.6,6-2.

Men'sSingles:II.NevinbeatP. Smith,6-5,6-3:T.AndersonbeatG. Somers,6.2,6-4.

Men'sDoubles:F.ColeandJ.EdwardsbeatT.AndersonandE.Suarez, 6-3.6-3.Semi-final:A.G.Herbertand TOutridgebeatF.ColeandJ.Edwards,6-4,7-5.

MixedDoubles:MissE.M.Herbert andA.G.HerbertbeatMissN.McKinleyandG.Wyburn,6-3,6-1;Miss M.MackeyandA.HindsbeatMissM. SmithandW.G.Cleverly,6-2,6-2; MissR.GrayandP.SmithbeatMissI. BrophyandP.Carmody,6-1,6.3;Miss M.WesthovenandN.BradyheatMiss MackeyandHinds,6-5,6.4.Semifinal:MissHerbertandHerbertbeat MissM.WesthovenandBrady,6-1,6-0, "B"Grade.

Ladies'Doubles.-Semi-finals:Misses K.McKinnonandM.Bridgman,walkover;MissesM.BestandB.Brida wood,scratch;MissesD.Conlonand S.McKittrickbeatMissesM.Murphy andW.Dooley,6-0,6-1.

Men'sSingles:J.GrahambeatH. Winton,6-0,6.2.Semi-finals:J.GrahambeatG.Furlong,6.1,6.1;E.Heaney-beatJ.Godfrey,8-2,6.1.

Men'sDoubles.-Semi-final:E.KennyandJ.GrahambeatA.Halvorson andReardon,6-2,7.5.

MixedDoubles:MissS.McKittric.lc andP.McAuliffebeatMissP.KingsburyandJimAllen,6-5,4.6,8-1;Miss M.DevineandJ.GrahambeatMissD. FurlongandG.Furlong,6.1,64;Miss GodfreyandJ.GodfreybeatMissMcKittrickandMcAuliffe,6-3,6-5;Miss W.O'ConnorandE.HegneybeatMiss M.LeahyandA.Marsh,65,5-6,6-1.

"D"Grabs.

Ladies'Singles.-Semi-final:MissH. HoedbeatMissE.Doland,3.6,6-3,6-1. Final:MissHoadbeatMissK.Ryan, 6-3,3-6,6.2.

Men'sSingles.-Semifinals:A.E. IlesbeatG.Herbert,6.4,6-3;F.Wildy beatW.Ellery,6.0,6-2.Final:Iles beatWildy,1-6,6-4,75.

Men'sDoubles.-Final:G.Herbert andA.OckerbybeatT.HalpinandD. McGillivray,4-6,6-3,6-3. PerthJewishv.CatholicAssociation.

sociation'syear,andiswellworthyof everyone'ssupport.Anorchestrawill supplymusictoassisttomakethe outingevenmoreenjoyable.The boatleavesPerthat10.15a.m.,calling atFremantleabout11.30am.,andarrivingattheIsland,.when?Last yearitwas1.7.32p.m.,asacoupleof fortunateindividualscalculated(?)to theirownadvantage.Bethereyourselfandbringafriend,butdon'ton anyaccountleaveittotheotherfellow.

Geraldton

MembersofGeraldtonCatholicTennis ClubHonoured.

AttheinvitationofMr.andMrs. R.C.Tindal,Geraldton,membersof theGeraldtonCatholicTennisClub andfriendswereentertainedattheir residenceinConway-street,onMondayevening,October27,occasionbeing takentohonourthemembersofthe teamwhoweresuccessfulinsecuring the1930pennantformen.

Amongtheguestspresentwere noticedthefollowing:Rev.Brother Goggins,Mr.andMrs.JoeRyan,Mr. andMrs.T.Nilen,Mr.andMrs.W. Bennett,Mr.andMrs.J.Hug,MesdamesSmithandBurkhardt,MissesV. Smyth,M.Burkhardt,A.Killian,S. Groessler,Mitchell,H.Cream,C.McCagh,A.Kelly,andMessrs.Mulligan, W.Parry,junr.,J.Doody,L.Bedford, J.Crameri,D.Mitchell,J.Milward,B. Doherty,J.Groessler,A.Groessler, Cunningham,R.Keeley,W.Burrows, C.Maher,andT.Lumley.

OnSundayafternoon,attheinvitationofthePerthJewishClub,teams ofladiesandmenfromtheCatholic AssociationvisitedtheJewishcourts, adjoiningtheSynagogue.Quitea numberofspectatorsalsoacceptedthe invitation,andhelpedtomakethe eventanimportantone.Afternoon teawasservedintheadjoininghall, whenthePresidentoftheJewishClub, Mr.Masel,tooktheopportunityto thanktheCatholicsfortheirkindness inacceptingtheinvitationofhisclub. HestatedthathisclubhadbeenIan. guishiag,butitwashopedbyvisits similartothisonetorevitalisethe club.Mr.McGillivray,oneofour vice-presidents,respondedonbehalfof theAssociationandapologisedforthe absenceofourpresident(Mr.Edwards),whowassupervisingthepennantfinalatLeedervilleMr.'McGillivrayexpressedthethanksoftheAssociationforthekindlythoughtwhich promptedtheinvitation,andhoped thatthevisitwouldgivesomeofthe desiredstimulus.Healsohopedthat areturnmatchwouldbearrangedat anearlydate.Despitethefactthat theCatholicswereplayingongrass, insteadofthegraveltheyareusedto, theyweredecidedlysuperior.They hadtheadvantageofbeingingood tennisformafterpracticallysix months'pennants,whereastheiropponentshadbeenunabletoplayfor eiglitweeksowingtotheircourtshayingbeentop-dressed.Theresults were(CatholicAssociationnames

first):

Ladies'Singles.-Semi-finals:MissL. Briggs,walkover;MissJ.Cooper,scr.; MissG.MarshbeatMissM.Callaghan, 6.4.6-4.

Ladies'Doubles.--Semi-finals:Misses MarshandM.McKenna,walkover; MissesI..BriggsandJ.Cooper,scr.; MissesM.KentandV.Marshbeat MissesM.TownshendandM.Chappell, '2-6.6-2,6.1.

Men'sSingles:E.deLucabeatG. Clarke,5-6,6.2,6-4;W.-trovesbeatS. Montgomery,6-2,6-2,andJ.Quinn,6-5, 6-1:P.CarmodybeatE.deLuca,6-I, 6-2.Semi-finals:P.CarmodybeatR. tranfiell.2-6,6-3.6-0;W.Grovesbeat SSmyth.6-3.2.6,6.4.

Men'sDoubles:J.QuinnandR. rranfieldbeatF.CainandJ.Ed-cards,6.1,5-6,7-5. Semi-finals:R. CalvinandS.SmythebeatP.CarmodyandC.S.Walsh,6-3,3-6,10-8;J. (ttinitandR.CranfieldbeatW.Walthr,andJ.Tully,7-5,6-4.

Mixed'Doubles:MissM.Carmody andJ.S.MahonebeatMissV.Marsh andJ.Edwards,6-3,6-4:MissM.Kent andF.CainbeatMissL.Fogartyand AGilligan,6-4,6-5;MissK.Outridge andA.E.Heagney.walkover;MissJ. CooperandM.Barlow,scr.

H.NevinandG.SomersbeatM. ColemanandS.Sainken,6-3,8-5;F. ButtsworthandD.Baldwindrewwith A.MaselandG.Bloomfield,5-6,6-4;B. SutcliffeandW.PyebeatP.Masel andW.Same,8-2,3-1;A.Wintonand J.MooredrewwithS.MaselandV. Click,2-6,6-4.MissesM.Mitchelland P.LetcherbeatMesdamesBloomfield andLewis,6-4.6-0:MissesE.WesthoyenandK.ValmaclrebeatMisses CohenandSharp.6-3,6-2:MissI. DominishandWPyebeatMissSharp andV.Garcia,6-1,6-3;MissM.Mitchell andH.NevinbeatMrs.Bloomfield andM.Coleman,6-5,1-1. Raininterferedwithplayjustfas afternoonteawasserved.Afterthe adjournmentscratchsetswerearrangeduntildusk,andhelpedtocomplete amostenjoyableday.Thepresence ofnumbersofex-C.B.C.boysamong ourhostshelpedconsiderablytomake thingssopleasant.

Picnic.

Thedateofthefourthannualpicnicdrawssteadilycloser.Threeweeks fromto-morrowwillseearepetitionof thatwonderfuleffortoftwelvemonths ago.Over600attendedonthatoccasion,andthecommitteearehopeful thattherewillbeanincreaseonthat numberthisyear.Itisthebiggest socialeventintheCatholicTennisAs-

Thetourneywouldconsistofladies' singles,ladies'doubles,mixeddoubles, gents'singles,gents'doubles.Special prizeshadbeendonatedformanyof theevents,togetherwithprisesfor themostimprovedladyandmostimprovedgent.Nominationpapershad beenalreadydistributed,andthey wereexpectingentriesfromevery memberoftheclub.Thecommittee oftheG.C.T.C.hadappointedanefficienthandicapper,andhefeltsure thateveryonewouldgetafairgo. Inconclusion,hestressedthehope thatnextyeartheywouldagainbe similarlyentertained.

Rev.BrotherGoggins,speakingin accordwithpreviousspeakers,stata edthattheyweredelightedtheyhad won,andweresorrytheothershad lost.Theplayersrepresentingthe club'hadgoneouttodO/heirbest. aswasshownbythedeterminationon theirfacesastheyhadfacedthemusic onSaturday.TheBishopofGeraldtonhadbeenverypleasedattheir success,andhopednextyearthey wouldagainbesuccessful,asnothing succeedslikesuccess.

Musicalitems,dancingandgames wereindulgedinbytheguestsuntil atalatehouradaintysupper,with "Globe"freelyinterspersed,washandedround.

Duringthesupperinterval,Mr.R. C.Tindal,presidentoftheG.C.T.C., rosetocongratulatetheclub.He saidtheywereallverypleasedindeed thattheclubhadbeenvictoriousin the1930pennantgames.Theirwin hadbeenallthemoremeritoriousas theclubhadbeeninexistenceonlya littleovertwelvemonths.Theyhad risenfromthebottomoftheladder tothetop,sotospeak,andhadcompetedagainstexperiencedplayers. However,theplayonSaturdayhad beenfirstclass,andhadbeenthetalk ofthetowneversince.Hehoped nextYeartheladieswouldcometo light.Theladieshadplayedtheir firstpennantmatch,andhadnotcome last.Theywouldhavelikedtohave seenthemwin,too,butitwasrather tonmuchtoexpect.Theyhaddone well,andhefeltsurethatwithanothertwelvemonths'coachingbythe men-(laughter)-theywouldcomeout ontopnextyear.Heaskedallpresenttobeupstandinganddrinktothe toastofthe"G.C.T.C.,"coupledwith thenamesofthecaptain(J.Hug),secretary(J.Doody),andthepennant players."Fortheyarejollygood fellows"wasrenderedenthusiastically, totheaccompanimentofJ.Groessler. Mr.J.HugthankedMr.Tindalfor hisremarks.Theirsuccesshadbeen largelydue,hesaid,totheenthusiasm shownbythewholeclub.Withoutit theywouldnothavebeeninthepositioninwhichtheyhadfoundthemselves.HewishedtothankMr.and Mrs.Tindalandfamilyfortheparty thathadbeengivenintheirhonour, addingthathefeltsurehissentiments werereiteratedbyallpresent.

T.Cramerisaidhethoughttheirsuccesshadbeenduetonosmallextent tothefactthatsomanysupporters hadbeenpresent.Inthelastsetthe playershadsaidtheycouldnotlet theirsupportersdown.Althoughthey hadgotalotofpraise,itwasnotdue somuchtotheplayersandtothe othermembersoftheclub.NoMato teronwhatcourttheyhadplayed, theyhadalwayshadanumberoffollowers,whichhethoughtwasnotso evidentwiththeotherplayers.This wasthefirstoccasiononwhichthe clubhadwon.Hewaspleasedto havetheopportunityofaddinghis quotaofthankstotheTindalfamily, astheywereveryfinesports.He hopedtheywouldcontinuetoremain membersoftheG.C.T.C.,andthatthe playerswouldneverletthemdown.

ThehealthofMr.andMrs.Tindal andfamily,attheinstigationofJ. Crameri,wasmusicallyhonoured.

Mr.Tindal,responding,saidhe thankedthemforthewaythetoast hadbeenproposedandreceived.A greatdealhadbeensaidoftennisand whattheclubwasgoingtodonext year.Mrs.Tindalandhimselfwere goingtopractise,andiftheye-ere notinthepennantgamesnextyear itwouldnotbeforwantoftrying.

EulogisticComment.

Duringthesupperinterval,Mr.R.C. Tindal,ineulogisingtheworkand capabilitiesofthecaptainoftheClub (Mr.J.Hug),saidthatalittleoversix monthsagoMr.Hughadbeenappointed,andsincethattimetheclubhad madewonderfulstrides.He(the speaker)hadseenMr.Hugonthe courtsonSaturdaysandSundayslookingaftertheplayersandarranging varioussets.Hewasofopinionthe clubhadmadeawisechoiceinappointingtheircaptain.HehopedMr. Hugwouldremaincaptainoftheclub foralongperiod,oratleastforthe timehewouldbearesidentofthe town.

Mr.J.Doodyalsothankedthehost andhostessforthesplendidevening. Eachandeveryonehadenjoyedhimselforherselfimmensely.Andthey wereallgoingtoenjoythemselves. (Laughter.)Continuing,Mr.Doody remarkedthatwhentheplayershad goneouttheyhadbeenonly"mugs." However,sincethentheyhadhada few"tips"fromtheetherplayers Theirsuccesshadbeenlargelydueto theothermembersoftheclubandto theCatholicsofGeraldtonasawhole. TheclubowedagreatdealtotheCatholics.Everytimetheyhadlooked forsupporttheyhadgotit,andon behalfoftheclubhewishedtothank theCatholicsforsupportgiveninthe past.TheclubhadstillaJittlebalancetopayoff,andtheywouldexpect thatinthefuturetheirhelperswould respondtotheappealtheclubwas abouttomake.Theywerearranging aclubtournament,whichhethought wouldmeanagreatdealtotheclub.

Mr.Doody(secretary),supporting. statedMr.Hugwasoneofthefinest captainshehadevermet.Assecretaryoftheclub,hehadreceivedvalued assistancefromthecaptain.They werehappytohaveamanasMr.Hug tocaptaintheirclub.Itwaslargely duetoMr.Hug'sconstantappearance ontheocurtandhisplayamongst membersoftheclubthattheyhad wonthepennant. Mr-.Hugbriefi, responded.

Theteacherwasputtingquestionsto theclass.

"Whatdowecallaman?"heasked,"whokeepsontalkingandtalking whenpeoplearenolongerinterested?" Please,sir,"repliedaboy,"ateacher."

H.A.C.B.Society

St.Se'm'iBranch.

ThreecheersforSt.Kevin's!Last TbUrsdaynightdecidedit!The shieldbelongstoSubiaco.St.Patrick'sseniorbrancharrivedearlyand bright,butonaccountofthedelegates'conferencereports,themeeting wasdelayed.Onlytwomembers claimedsickpayatthismeeting,and thiswaspassedforpayment.Our secretary,Bro.J.Leahy,reportedon theannualCommunionBreakfast,and congratulatedthoseofourmembers whohelpedtomakethateventsucha greatsuccees.Sr.D.M.Gilbertson welcomedthevisitors,andwished thosememberswhowerereturnedas Districtmembersapleasanttermof office.Bro.T.Hynes,onbehalfof St.Patrick's,thankedSr.Gilbertson, andprcenZsedtomakethematcha close"go."Inthetabletennisour 'stars"showedtopformbynotlosingonematch,althoughthemajority ofgameswerecloselycontestedand therallieswere"brilliant."Atthe conclusionwehadtopscore,andthe visitorswerenotslowingivingusa bighand.Anenjoyableeveningcame toacloseatalatehour,andthenext dateisNovember13th.

St.Patrick'sSeniorBranch.

Thisbranch'susualmeetingoccurred onthe30th.ult.,Bro.O'Dwyerpresidingoveramoderateattendanceof members.Sickpaymentswereduly authorised,andtheusualnumberof newmembersnominated.Havingdisposedofthepreliminarybusiness, memberswerepreparingtolistento theA.D.M.delegatesreports,whena poignantS.O.S.wasreceivedfromthe Subiacobranch,relativetothefinal sportsfixtureoftheyear.Nopen couldadequatelyportraytheconsternationdepictedonthefacesof thosepresentwhentheyrealisedthe urgencyofthecall,andthatoutat thatfar-flungoutpostmenandwomen. boysandgirls,wereanxiouslyawaitingtheoutcomeofthenight'sengagement,aneventthatwoulddecide forevertheownershipofthehandsomeshieldofpolishedshellwood.presentedfiveyearsbefore,byPresident C.WO'Dwyer,forcompetitionbetweenthebranches.Decidingquickly,asstrongmendo,whenfacinga crisis.themembersdecidedthecall shouldnotgounanswered,andfinalisingallnecessorybusiness,themeeting closed.

St.Brigid'sBranch,WestPerth.

Onaccountofpressureonspace,the reportpertainingtothemeetingheld on20th.Septemberwaswithheldfrom lastweek'sissueof"TheRecord." [Noreportofthe20th.September cametothisoffice.-Ed.]Atthat meeting,thevice-president(Bro. Casey)actedaschairman,astheregularpresident(Bro.Arthur)hasbeen transferredtothecountry.Theloss ofsuchastaunchmemberasBro.Arthurfromtheactivesideofthe branch'saffairswillbekeenlyfelt.As President,Bro.Arthurprovedhimself capableandefficient;asamember, genailandenthusiastic.Itiscompensating,however,toknowthathis transferisnotnecessarilyapermanentone,anditistobehopedthatit willnotbetoolongbeforehewill onceagainheabletoparticipatein theactivitiesofthebranch.Bro. CaseyrriadeanexcellentdebutasPresident,ashehadthepleasantdutyof initiatingMissMollyMorrisasamember.Otherparishionersareurgedto followthisyounglady'sexample.It isafactthatonlybybeingamember ofafriendlysocietydoesonefully realisetheadvantagestobederived therefrom:and,inthisrespect,theHiberniansofferadvantageswhichare secondtonone.Themeetingheldon Mondaylast.2nd.inst.,wasfairlywell attended.Thechairman(Bro.Casey) welcomedRev.MonsignorFagan,who honouredthemeetingwithhispresence.Sincethereorganisation,MonsignorFaganhastakenakeeninterest inthewelfareofthebranch,andthis interesti"morethanappreciatedbet themembers.Thedelegatestothe AnnualGeneralConference.Bros.BrysonandHagerty,outlinedtheproceed. ingsoftheConference.Muchvaluableworkhasbeenachieved,andpar-

ticularlypleasingisthenewsthatthe revisedbookofruleswillshortlybe availabletomembers.Whatwith amendmentsandcounter-amendments, theoldbookofruleswascertainly ratherintricate,butthenewbookhas totallyeliminatedthesecomplexities,andmembersshouldnowhavenodifficultyinmakingthemselvesthorough- lyconversantwiththelawsofthe society.Incidentally,Bros.Brysonand Hagartyaretobecongratulatedon theearnestanddiligentmannerin whichtheycarriedouttheirdutiesas delegates,anditisfeltthatthey,in nosmallway,contributedinmaking theConferencethesuccessitundoubtedlywas.Atthenextmeeting,which willbeheldonMonday,17th.inst., theelectionofofficersfortheensuing half-yearwilltakeplace.Members, therefore,areparticularlyurgedtobe present.

St.Mary'sBranch,Leederville.

Wednesday.the22nd.ofOctober, willliveforalongtimeinthememoryofmembersasperhapsthemost successfulnightthebranchhasever had.Inthefirstplace,themembers hadthepleasureofwelcomingtheDistrictPresident.Bro.J.W.O'Brien, Bro.RonBulbeck,andE.P.Hackett, delegatestoconferencefromGeraldtonandNabawa,respectively;Sisters

A.andR.Prunster,membersofthe GeraldtonBranch,whorecentlysubmittedtheirclearancestothisbranch: SisterJ.McLean,formerlyoftheGeraldtonBranch;Bro.Manton,anda coupleofothermembersoftheSouth PerthBranch,andseveralparishioners. Theoccasionwasthepresentationby thedramaticsectionoftheirfirstproduction,namely,"MeddlesomeMothersin-Law."Theabilityofourmembers aselocutionistscertainlyagreeablysurprisedusall,astheperformancecould hardlyhavebeenimprovedupon.

Thoseparticipatingintheplaywere:

SistersImeldaLeddin,NoraJoyce. JuliaMcIntyre,andLenaJoyce,and BrothersPhilNedandJoeReader. Bro.J.W.O'BrienandSistersGilbert. sonandMonicaLeahyalsoassistedte' maketheentertainmentsowonderfully enjoyable.Ourplayersarenowbook. edtorepeattheirperformanceforSt. Columba'sBranch,atSouthPerth,on Mondaynext.MembersofSt.Mary's BrancharecommendedfortheirsplendidattendanceattheAnnualGeneral CommunionandBreakfast.Thehalf. yearlymeetingwillbeheldonthe 19th.inst.,andafullattendanceof membersisdesiredtoparticipatein theelectionofofficersforthenext term.

Clerk:"Pardonme,sir,butthis monthIbeginmy15thyearofservice withyou."

Employer:"Allright,Ipardonyou."

Wedding

McDONALD-REFFIRKAN.

ThemarriageofMr.EdwardPatrickMcDonald,sonofMr.andMrs. T.McDonald,ofBayswater,toMabel Mary,elderdaughterofMr.andMrs. R.J.Heffernan,ofHoffman's,was celebratedinSt.Colmuba'sChurch, Bayswater,onSaturdayevening,October25th.TheceremonywascelebratedbytheVeryRev.Dr.O'Hurley. Thechurchwasbeautifullydecorated bythesistersofthebridegroom,the MissesC.andG.McDonald.Thealtar wasaprofusionofwhiteroses,with touchesofpalegold.Anarchtrellissedinwhiteandgoldwasarranged attheCommunionrails,fitomwhich wassuspendedalargewhitewedding bell,underwhichthebrideandgroom stoodduringthemarriageceremony. Thebridewasgivenawaybyher father,andwasdaintilyattiredinan anklelengthfrockofwhitechenillegeorgette.andwhitegeorgettedrapedon onesideandfastenedwithastudded diamente,wearingaHonitonlaceveil kindlylentbyMrs.Cunningham; wreathoforangeblossomscaughtat onesidewithminiatureposyand trailerofblossom.Asheafofwhite rosescompletedhertoilette.The bridewasattendedbyhersister,Miss EileenHeffernan,whochoseforher toiletteasmartfrockofdaffodilgeorgette,withlongflaredslcirtandshouldercape,heavilyembroideredinold goldanddaffodilsisalstrawhat.A sheafofclothofgoldroseswascar ried.LittleNoreenOutridgemadea daintylittletrain-bearer.Shewas prettilydressedinafrockofwhite tulle,studdedwithrhinestonesandsilverlaceandtulleJulietcap. A wristletposyofclothofgoldrosebudswasworn.Mr.T.Atkinsacted asbestman.Duringthesigningof theregister,Mr.MalcolmMcKimmie gaveadelightfulrenderingofGounod's "AveMaria,"accompaniedbyhissister,MissMavisMcKimmie,whoalso playedtheWeddingMarch.Atthe conclusionoftheceremonyareception washeldatKeough'sHall.Theusual toastswerehonoured,andlaterinthe eveningthebrideandbridegroomleft fortheirhoneymoon.Theyoungcoupleweretherecipientsofmanybeautifulandusefulpresents,aswellasa numberoflettersandtelegramsofconiratulations

ThreatofAnglicanMinisters

BirthControlScandal.

ElevenAnglicanclergymenhaveaddressedanopenlettertotheAnglican BishopofMonmouth,Presidentofthe nextAnglicanChurchCongress,tobe heldatNewport(saysahomepaper). protestingagainstthedecisionofthe majorityoftheBishopsingivingtheir

countenancetomethodsofbirthocotrolwhich,theystate,"havebeenrecognisedhithertoeverywhereamong Christs'knsasconstitutinggrievoussill." "Wearenotunmindful,"theystate, "oftheconditionsunderwhichmany ofourpoorerbrethrenhavetolid andofthecallthereistoallofusto promoteeverypossibleimprovement intheseconditions.Butevenhere thereis,wethink,noevidencetoshow thatourricherbrethren,onthewhole, areanybetter,morallyspeaking,than thoselessfortunatethanthemselves: whiletheignoranceontheentiresubjectofHolyMatrimonyhas,weare sure,muchtoanswerfor.

"Thereare.nodoubt,thousandsof otherswhofeelwithourselves,andif wealonearetakingthisstepto-day, itisbecausetheintervalbetweennow andthemeetingoftheCongressisso short,andbecausetheconferenceat whichthisletterwasdrawnupaffordedanopportunity,whichyourlordship'sownlettertothePressseemed tosuggest,ofsayingoutrespectfully butplainly,whatweknowispassing insomanyminds,andbecauseunless protestsofthiskindareforthcoming, weareconfidentthatmanywillfeel constrained,asamatterofduty,to withdrawfromtheAnglicanCommunion."

WEEKLYPRODUCEMARKET REPORT.

TheWestralianFarmersLimited, Wellington-street,Perth,reportunder datethe5th.November,1930,asfollows:

WheatenChaff:Duringthepast week,supplieshavebeenontheshort side,f.a.q.toprimesellingatfrom £315sto£4perton.Thismorning. withonlyayardingofthreetrucks, twotrucksofprimenewseason'srealised£47s8d.

OatenChaff:Bestsamplesarerealising£358to£3lOsperton,andf.a.q. £3to£32s6d.

Oats:Duetoveryheavyyardings, themarketislowerthanithasbeen forsomeyears,goodfeedsbeingworth 1/3to1/4perbushel,andmedium feeds1/-to1/2.Inferiorsoldthis weekdownto9d.

Wheat:Duetoheavyyardingsof inferiorwheatandstackclean-upscomingforward,thisishavingalowering effectupongoodquality.Several trucksofnewseason'shavebeenyarded,andto-dayf.a.q.soldatfrom2/8 to2/9.Secondgrade2/4to2/8. Smuttyandinferiorlower.

Potatoes:Primesamplesareselling atfromE215sto£32sfidperton.accordingtoquality.

JustSay"Isawyourad.in`heRecord'.

RadiatingLightonPresentConditionsI BOANS 35thAnniversaryCelebrations

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TheirAnniversaryiscelebratedwithaNineDay Sale,whichwi'lmeettheneedofthemoment,aSale whichwillradiatelightonpresentconditions,which willmakeavai'ablesplendidsavingsfortherestrictedpurseofthepublic.

TheDirectorsofBoansverycarefullyconsidered thebestwayofcelebratingtheir35th.Anniversary, andtheydecidedtogiveonalavishscale,togreatly reducethecostoflivingduringninedaysofunprecedentedbargainising,andthusoncemoretofulfill theirrealfunction-servicetothepublic.

Whenyouseethetremendouspricereductionsfor thisAnniversarySale,youwillbeinclinedtobeincredulous,sodrasticarethey;butBoansgiveadefinitepledgethatallreductionsfeaturedeitheron priceticketsorinadvertisements,areabsolutely genuine.

Doorsslideopenat8.45a.m..Forthesakeof yourfamily,yourvlf,andyourpounds,shillings,and pence,youcannotaffordtomissamomentofthis astoundingnever-to-be-forgottensale.Visitthereat yourearliest.

T'HlitYLCORD.

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Justasmallpieceofrosemary,in' afewflowersbroughtintoaroom, broughtbackShapespeare'swords: "There'srosemary-that'sforremembrance."Andwhatmemorieswere broughtbackShakespeare'swords: dayafewyearsago,whensomeofthe beautiesofnaturelyingsocloseto Perth,wereshowntomycity-weary eyes.Thedaywasstiflinginthecity, norainhadfallenforafewweeks,but theswiftdrivealongthevalleyroad thatwoundupwardandstillupward fromthecitylikearibbonofyellow sandbetweenparchedlands,ledtoa windingsetofloops,losingitselfat lastinthecoolerpromiseofthehills. Howcooltheylooked,thesedistant, woodedhills,foralltheundulating, shimmeringheatwaves,dancingand eddyinginthehollowsandgapsinthe hills.Thetopsoftheeucalyptus treesguardingtheridges,hintingat depthsandcoolspotslinedwithferns andgreengrass.Shadytreesforsheltershadowedanddim'neathchapel archesofintertwinedbranches.Cool withspring-fedstreamscrawlingsleepilyandlazilybetweentherocks.Higherandyethigher.tillthesummitwas reached,thenagloriousviewopened beforewonderingeyes.Perthinthe distance,withthesilverySwanwendingitswaytothesea.Downinthe hollows,homesnestlinginamongst thegreentrees,lightandshadow,sun. chineandshadeoverall.Milesabove thelevelorchardlands,upinthe woodsonthehill-top,whereabreathtakingsweepofthegloriouscountry viewcanbecommanded.Theninthe coo:oftheafternoon,northofthe foothills,deepinthehushedridges, thereturnjourneybegan:andatone ofthetinyhousesinthegreenhollow ofthehills,gardenflowerswithsprigs rosemarygiventothewriterbya dear,blueeyedgirlie,withgreetings, aswedepartedcitywards,justasthe starsbegantopeep,broughtthesaying flashingthroughmymind,justasthe sightofrosemarybroughtitagaintoday:"There'srosemary--that'sforremembrance."

oldfriendswhenhecelebratedhis136th birthdaylastweek.

AveryprettyweddingwascelebratedatSt.PatricksChurch,Bunbury, onOctober25,when.GladysMayPiggott,eldestdatighterofMr.andMrs. Piggot,ofDonnybrook,wasunitedto JohnAtherton,sonofMr.andMrs. Atherton,ofLowden.TheRev.Father O'Gradyofficiatedattheceremony. Thebride,wholookedcharminginorthodoxbridalarray,wasattendedby MissesRogersandMissMavisPiggot, bothbridesmaidslookingsweetintheir daintyfrocks.Thedutiesofbestman andgroomsmanwerecarriedbyby Messrs.G.AthertonandJ.Rogers,respectively.Aftertheceremonyareceptionandbreakfastwasheldatthe residenceofMrs.Rogers,wherethe guestswerereceivedbyMesdamesPiggutandAtherton,bothwearinghandsomeensembles,hatstotone,andcarryingEarlyVictorianposies.The weddingcakeandbreakfast,provided byMrs.Rogers,weredulydonecredit to,thedecorationsonthewedding cakebeingbothuniqueandup-to-date. Thehappycoupleleftfortheirhoneymoonamidstashowerofconfettiand goodwishes,thebridetravellingina veryprettyensemble;hatensuite. MissF.Kiernan,ofWoodsideHospital,EastFremantle,leftlastweek ,oraholidayinColombo. Asuccessfuleuchrepartyanddance, inaidofthebuildingfundofSt.Joseph'sConvent,wereheldlastweek, theprizewinnersbeingMrs.Styants andMr.T.Strain.

TheWeddingRing.

directtothehearthasbeendoneaway withbyscientificinvestigation.The lefthandissaidtodenotesubjection ofthewifetothehusband,whilethe righthanddenotespowerandauthority.Now,fairreaders,donotagitateforachangeofhands.Thegivingofaringisofveryancientorigin,acustompriortotheChristian era.Theblessingoftheweddingring isalsoofancientorigin.Itusedto beplacedontheMissalbookwitha giftofmoney.EdwardI.gavea lavishgiftofmoneywithhisdaughter Margaret'sespousalring.Plaingold ringsapparentlycamedownfrom Saxontimes.QueenMary,onher marriagewithPhilipofSpain,refused tohavearingsetwithgems,butinsistedonaplaingoldone.

Lateron,thePuritansbanishedthe weddingringasaheathenishcustom; buttheyweregladafteratimeto comebacktothering.Centuries agoringsweremadeofrushes,and usedbothinEnglandandFrance.In ancientRomeironringswereused;in thefifteenthcenturysilverrings,heass ilyornamented,andnowitisgolden andsometimesplatinumrings.In Greecetworingsareused,agoldand asilverone.InaRussianmarriage tworingsareused,andtheyarechangedthreetimes,emblematicoftheTrinity.Queerringshavebeenusedat timesassubstitutes:achurchkey beingusedononeoccasion,acurtain ringonanother.InIcelandalarge ringmadeofbone,jet,store,orgold, sometimesbigenoughforthewhole handtobepassedthrough,wasused. So,ladies,sticktothetime-honoured customofthering.

Fashions.

theycanbeputintosuchquantlittle rompers,madeofwashingmaterials. Checksespeciallylookwellontiny boys.Then,astheygrowaweebit more,youcanputthemintoasensible rig-outofblousesandknickers,and keeptheminthiskindofrig-outfora yearortwo.Oddpiecesofmaterial comeinfortheknickers,andthe blousescanbevariedsooftenthat theyneverbecomemonotonous.Little girlscan'bedressedverydaintily,and forverylittlecost,ifyoumaketheir clothesyourself.Coats,forinstance. areveryexpensivetobuy,andthey canbemadeathomeforfarless moneythanifboughtready-made.A littlecapedcloakmadeofblueCheviot serge,trimmedwithwhitebunny. wouldlookverysmart.Shortsleeves andshortskirtsareverygeneralwear forlittlegirls,anditseemsthatthe longerthemothersskirtsuctyithe shorterandscantiergrowthefrocksof theweemaid.Sometimesclothesfor thechildrencanbemadeoutofyour owncast-offs.Itisalittleextratrouble,butitisworthwhile,especially whenmoneyisscarce.Littlecoatsfor weegirliescansoeasilybemadeout ofyouroldone.Anoldstockinette frockcanbecutdownintorompers fortheweeladdie.

HouseholdHintsandRecipes.

TheLoretoPastPupils'Association heldasuccessfulbridgepartyinthe loungeoftheKingEdwardHostelrecently.Prizesforthehighestscores werewonbyMissShanahanandDr. Donnelly:hiddennumber,MissMcAuliffe;lowestscore,MissJ.Phillips. Amongstthosepresentwere:MesdamesOSullivan.Desmond,Rogers, bridgewood,Bowen,O'Connor,McKissick,Mulcahy,Kiernan,P.O'Dea,McAuliffe,Goodie,Noonan,Lalor,Lefubrve,MissesKavanagh,Eva,Jacobs, Bannon,Dunphy,Donnolly,Desmond, Kinnane,Groome.Mannion,O'Sullivan, Rridgewood,McKittrick,Slater,Mtdcahy,Eilbeck,O'Brien,Moustaka,Connaughtun,O'Dea,Walsh,Grave,Bryant,Flemming,Noonan,Hallion,Goodie,Baker,Corbett,Wardell-Johnson, Corbet,Davy,White,Hyde,Monaghail,Paxton,Bryan,Tomlin,Thompson;Messrs.O'Dea.Baker,Kiernan, andShrimpton. HolidayingatCaveHouse,Yalingup, areMr.andMrs.McKittrick,Mr.and Mrs.T.Murphy,andMissD.McCarthy. RememberthatSt.Vincent'sFoundlingHomeandSt.Joseph's'Orphanage, Subiaco,areholdingtheirannualGift DayandGardenPartyonNovember 23rd."Inasmuchasyedoittoone oftheselittleones,yedoituntoMe."

Mr.P.McMahon.awell-knownresidentofFremantle.isatpresentaninmateoftheGrosvenorHospital.Let ushopetoseehimaboutagainas cheeryasevershortly.

Mr.McMullen,ofClaremont,wasthe recipientofmanygoodwishesfrom

To-daythereisquitearevoltabout oldencustoms,andeventhetime-honouredweddingringisbeingheldin thebalance.Manywomennowadays discontinueitsuseforeveryday,especiallyiftheyareinbusiness.The frivoloustype,whodisregardthesacredmeaningofthesymbol,thinkthey canhaveabetterandgayertimeif notwearingthebadgethatshowsto theworldtheyarenotfreetohavea goodtime,andthattheyaremarried.' Then,again,youhearotherssay,"Why shouldwomenwearweddingrings, whilemendonot,and':anpassthemselvesoffasbachelorstotheworldat large?"Well,insomecases,judging fromthebehaviourofsomemarried men,itWouldbeaswelltomakethe ruleofwearingaweddingring;but, thinkagain,whatwouldbetheuseof it,forthemomenttheyareoutof sight,offwouldgotheweddingring fromthefingertothepocket."Two wrongswillnevermakearight,"and asintheweddingserviceormarriage sacrament,theringisused,itwould bewellfurwomentorememberthat theringshouldbetreasuredandworn. Nevermindwhethermenwearthe badgeornot.Alltheringsinthe worldwillnotholdamanifhedoes notwanttobeheld,sostudywhatis rightfromthewoman'ssideofthe question.Forgetthegrievanceagainst theringlessman'shand,anddothe rightthing. Evenfromearlyandremoteagesthe ringhasbeenregardedasasignificant token.Thecircularformofthering usedtobeacceptedasatokenofeter nity,neitherbeginningnorend.Being madeofgold,itshouldimplyanoble andlastingaffection.Mostlikely thereasonthattheweddingringis placedonthethirdfingeroftheleft handisbecauseitisoutoftheway ofhardwear,thoughintheGreek Churchmarriageceremonyitisdirect edthattheringbeputontheright handattheceremony.Theancient beliefthattheringfingeroftheleft handcontainedanarterythatwent HELPYOURSELFANDTHESTATETOPROSPERITYBY USINGLOCALPRODUCTS.

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Withthelongerdresses,someofthe old-fashionedjewelleryiscominginto vogueagain.Braceletsarebeingworn again,andsometimesyoumayseetwo orthreewornontheonearm.Choker necklaces,insteadofthelongstrings ofbeads,oncesofashionable,nowbeingrelegatedtothebackground.Earrings,pendants,thinnecklets.and crossesofgoldareinvogue.The shortnecklacesseemtobegainingfavour.Ofcourse,thereisalwayssomethingnew,andthelatestofcutglass, clearorcoloured,arebeautiful.Some oftheshadesofblueareveryattractive,andsoaresomeoftheheavily carvedivoryones,especiallywhen wornonablackornavyfrock.

Manyofthenewhatsshowcrowns andbrimsofdifferentcolours,and sometimesdifferentmaterials,suchas strawandfelt,strawandsatin,satin andcrepedechene,ortwodifferent kindsofstrawinthesamecolour.The finestraws,thatlooksoverylikevarnishedpanamasintheweave,arevery popular,andtheseareoftentrimmed withtinykiltingsofribbon,orhave flowersorleavesinsomevividcolouringlaidflatonthebrims.Apretty hatofpaleblueballibuntalstraw, trimmedwithatinyposyofcornflowersonthebrim,looksbothsimple andsmart Sandalswillbethepopularfootwearfortheseabeachthisseason, thoughsomeofthecolouredsandshoeswillrivaltheminfavour.What alotofdifferentnamessandalshave thiSyear,viz.,"Rodier,"Swiss,awningstripemetal,Roman.Monk,andCorksoledclog.Someofthestrapsare madeofbrightlycolouredelastic. Suedeshoesforwalkingarevery smart,bothforstreetandindoorwear. Theonenarrowstrapseemstobe disappearinginshoes,andsomeofthe goodshoesshowtwoorthreestraps. Sometimesonewidestrapisworn fastenedwithtwoorthreebuttonsor abuckle..

Whiletheyareverysmallyou,can makelittleboyslookverycharming. Assoonastheyareabletostandalone,

PotatoCoquettes:Halfalb.cooked mashedpotatoes;saltandpepperto taste;onedessertspoonchoppedparsley;alittleflour,breadcrtnnbs,and egg.Afterthepotatoesarefinely mashed,addsaltandpepperandegg tobind.Turnontoaplate,divide intoequalparts,rollinflour;make intoshape,brushoverwithbeaten egg;coverwithbreaderumbs,andfry indeepfatuntilgoldenbrown.Serve veryhot.

BakedLiverandPotatoes:Halfalb liver,quarterlb.bacon,fourmedium sizedpotatoes,halfacupofstockor water,oneonion,asaltspoonofdried herbs,saltandpepper,twoteaspoons dripping.Washliver,dry,cutis slicesquarterinchthick;dipinseasonedflour.Cutonionandpotatoes insmallslices:baconintosmallpieces. Greaseapie-dish,andputallinlayers,havingalayerofpotatoesatthe top.Pourintheliquid,andputsome piecesofdrippingonthepotatoes. Cookforanhourandahalf.

AsXmaswillbehereinaveryfew weeks,itmightbejustaswelltogive arecipeforXmaspuddingandcake:

XmasPudding:Twocupsflour,one cupbreadcrumbs,onecupsugar,half alb.finechoppedbeefsuet,acupof sultanas.acupofraisins,acupofcur rants,threeouncesmixedpeel,asaltspoonofsalt,foureggs,twotablespoonsmilk,awineglassofbrandy, juiceoftwolemons,halfrindofone. twoouncesalmonds,aquarterofa nutmeg.Method:Chopsuetvery finely,mixdryingredientswithsuet, addalmondspeeledandchopped,then addeggs,wellbeaten,milk,lemon juiceandbrandy.Mixthoroughly. Turnintoaflouredpuddingcloth,and boilforsixhours.

XmasCake:Halfalb.butter,threequarterslb.ofsugar,foureggs,acup ofraisins,halfacupofcurrants,half acupofsultanas,onetablespoonchoppedpeeloneteaspoonrniseA.spice, threequarterslb.S.R.flour,halflb. plainflour,halfacupofmilk.Method: Cash,dry,andseedraisins;washand drycurrantsandsultanas,choppeel finely.Beatbutterandsugartoa cream;addeggsoneatatime,and heatwell.Stirinfruitand'spices, addtwotblespoonsofbrandy;siftin flour.Addmilk.Turnintotinlinedwithpaper.Bakeinamoderate ovenfortwoandahalfhours.

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HOME,SWEETHOME

"Midcottagesandpalaces,whereverwemayroam, Beiteversohumble,there'snoplacelikeborne.

BOYSHUTFRIEND.

Shellneverforsakeyou,whateveryou do;

Weseyoudowninthegutter,she'd kneelbesideyou;

Wereyoucoveredwithshame,she'd standbyyourside,

Andthehurtinherheartforyour sakeshewouldhide.

Bbewillsticktoyou,lad,thoughyou loseeverytest,

Sotheleastyoucandoistogiveher yourbest.

Allnthersmayquityouandmockat yourfall,

*listyourmother,undaunted,will cometoyqurcall.

Shewilnfallowyoudowntothedeep depthsofsin,

Andloveyouandnurseyouthrough thickandthroughthin;

Andthoughshemaysufferthrough whatyouhavedone,

Shewillneverforgetordesertyou,my eon.

Solongasshelivesyouaresureofa friend,

Onwhomatalltimesyoumaysafely depend;

Youmaywoundherbysinning,and hurtherwithshame,

Shouldyoufailtobetrue,butshe'll loveyouthesame;

Soremember,mylad,asyoustand inlife'stest, Thatyouowetoyourmotheryour finestandbest.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

JesusaloneistheWay,theTruth theEternalLife-alltherestisonly humanzeal,fullofself-loveandselfseeking-MotherM.oftheSacred Heart.

Tospendtimeincountingandlamentinglittlefaults,islikeachildwho hasfallendowninrunningandwho, insteadofgettingupandrunning again,stopstocryoverhisdirty hands.-Anon.

Prayerlendsheaventoearth:the 'applicationswhichthelattersendsup totheformerfallbackinasoftdew torefreshheartsparchedbytheburningbreathofaffliction.

Thecompanionshipofwhichone nevertires,whichthelongeritcontinuesthemorepleasantandhelpfulit grows,istheworkoneloves.Itdeepensandpurifiesthefountainheadof lifeandjoy,andofneitherwearsnor wearies.

Animateyourheart,yoursoul,and yourwholebeingwithaholylonging forthereignofGodinyou,sothat theDivinePersonsmaycomeandfix theirabode,andthereaccomplishtheir work.--MotherM.oftheSacredHeart.

ThepurehandsofMaryareapreciouschannelthroughwhichGodbestowsHisgracesonallHischildren, ofwhomsheistheMother.Begher tohavepityonus,thatinhermall ternaltendernessshemayallowus andtheentireworldtofeeltheeffects ofthatincomparablefavourwhichshe hasfoundbeforeGod-MotherM.of theSacredHeart.

THEFORCEOFTHEPASSION.

Thosewhohaveledthepurestand thenoblestliveshavemostofallbeen wonttodwellinconstantcontemplationupontheSacredPassionofOur Lord.ThephysicalpainwhichHe enduredmight.indeed,ofitselfonly fillthemindwithbitternessorwith terror.andmakeusshrinkfromthe recollcytiocofsuchappallingwoe;but thosesufferingsareboundupwiththe tenderestproofsofGod'sgreatpityfor thesinner,andtheyteachus,as nothingelsecould,whatdeephuman sympathywemayfind,whenweleast merititbutneeditmost,inthegreat !FartofJesusChrist.

OFTHESOUL.

haverecoursetoobedience,Isaythis toit:Dearspirit,whystrivetoact thepartofMarthainprayerwhen GodshowsyouthatHewillsyouto takethatofMary?Icommandyou, therefore,toabidesimplyinGodor closetoHim,withoutseekingtodo anythingoraskanythingofHimwhatever,saveatHisinspiration.Donot reviewyourownconduct,onlyabide inHispresence-St.FrancisdeSales.

andsoartotheheightsofChristian sainthood,wheretheyfindthatpeace whichtheworldpromisesbutcannot give.

Butinwhatwayaregooddesires wingswhichbearusGodward?This isSt.LawrenceJustinian'sexplanation:"Thesedesirestobecomebetter, ontheonehand,giveusnewstrength; ontheother,theylessentheexertion wemustmakeinordertoleadaholier life."

Itisclear..Onewhohasnodesire whatevertobetterhiscondition,who despairsofeverreachingahigherrung ofperfection,willmakenoefforteither. Ifyouknewthatatreasurelayhid onthesummitofamountain,butyou havenodesiretoclimbtheroughand rockyascent,youwouldmakenoeffort todoso,oronlyhalf-heartedandunsuccessfulefforts;youwouldrathersit downlazilyatitsfoot.Soalso,in Christianlife:onewhohasnodesire forthetreasuresofpeaceandcontent aholylifeholds,andwho,therefore, considerseveryefforttoogreat,willbe satisfiedtoliveonincarelessnessand worldlinessandlukewarmness,faithout evermakingonegenerousstepGodward.

Thereisthispeculiarityaboutholiness,asallspiritualwritersaffirm,that itconsistsineverystrivingforward andupward.Tostopinthepractice ofChristianvirtueistoslipdownthe ladderofsainthood.St.Bernardputs itthus:"Whatisityousay?You donotwishtobecomebetter?Do youwishthentobecomeworse?Oh, no!youanswer.Whatthendoyou wish?Why,IwillremainasIam, becomingneitherbetternorworse. Thenyouwishtheimpossible.For, thewaytoGodisanupwardway."

man,whateverwordhemayusefor theideawhenspeaking.

Thesystemhad,however,thegreat disadvantagethatthenumberofcharactersinusewasenormous.Imagine havingtolearnanalphabetofthousandsuponthousandsofletters,and onebeginstoseethedifficulty.And inaddition,sincepeoplecouldunderstandthewrittenlanguagewithout knowinganyspokendialectotherthan theirown,therewasalwaysagreatdivergenceinthespokentongue.

Now),however,anewsystemof writingbasedonthespokenlanguage, hasbeenworkedout,andwillmake thewritingofChinesemucheasier,as wellasbringingthewrittenwordinto muchclosercontactwithlife.His ExcellencytheApostolicDelegatein China,ArchbishopConstantini,inalettertotheBishopsofChina,regards thenewlanguageasagreatavenueof approachtothepeopleofChina.

Afterreviewingtherapidspreadof thissimplifiedmethodofwritingChinese,theDelegatecontinues:"Theancientliterarylanguagewillremainthe patrimonyofthoseonlywhodevote themselvesexprofessotothestudyof Chineseliterature.Thus,thereistakingplaceinChinato-daywhattook placeduringtheMiddleAgesinItaly, France,andSpain,whenLatingave placeasthemediumofliteraryexpressiontothenewRomancedialects whichhadtakenitsplacelongbefore asvernaculars.

QUIETUDE

SinceforalongtimepastOurLord hascalledyoutothiskindofprayer, grantingtoyoutotastethesweetnessofitsfruitsandtoknowtheevils ofthecontrarymethod,standfirm therein,andasquietlyasyoucan bringyourmindbacktothissingle consciousnessofthepresenceofGod andofself-abandonmentinHim.And, sinceyourspiritdesiresthatitshould

ST.EDWARD,THECONFESSOR.

St.Edwardhadagreatdevotionto buildingandenrichingchurches.WestminsterAbbeywashisnoblestwork. Itoccupiedhislastsixteenyears,dui.ingwhichbespentonitthetitheof hisrevenues.Justbeforeitsdedication,itissaid,onhisdeath-bed,he madereadythesacredvesselsandornamentsandwrotethedeedsforits endowment.Hejustlivedtoseethe completionofhisworkoflove.This gloriouschurchistheshrineofhis re'.ics.

ATHOUGHT.

Heartsthataregreatbeatneverloud, Theymuffletheirmusic,whenthey come; Theyhurryawayfromthethronging crowd. Andtheworldlooksonandmutters"Proud." Butwhengreatheartshavepassed away, Mengatherinaweandkisstheir shroud, Andinlovetheykneelaroundtheir clay. Heartsthataregreatarealwayslone, Theyneverwillmanifesttheirbest; Theirgreatestgreatnessisunknown; Earthknowsalittle-Godtherest. --FatherAbramJ.Ryan.

FATHERJOSEPHDEGEN'S POINTERS.

Betteradeepmysterythanashal lowexplanation. Thetruth,howeverpainful,isof morevaluethanthemostedifying error.

Thetendencyofmoderneducation istoincludetoomanysubjectsinthe curriculum,withtheresultthatachild learnstobe"Jack-all-subjects"but masterofnone. Theoptimistseesineverydifficulty anopportunity,whereasthepessimist seesineveryopportunityadifficulty. Officialsasaclassareapttodegen. ',rateintounsympatheticmachines,endowedwithdpatronisingsuperiority complex.

WINGSOFDESIRE.

Ifyouwouldreachtheperfectionof adevoutChristianlife,haveareal desireforit.

Asthehunterwhotriestoshoota birdonthewingmustalwaysaim somewhaothigherthanhismark,so also,musttheChristianwhoseeksto climbtheheightsofaperfectholiness. "Whowillgivemewingslikethe dovethatImayflyandbeatrest?" exclaimsthePsalmist.Gooddesires arethesehappywingsbymeansof whichholysoulsrisefromtheearth

"Butthepathofthejust,asashininglight,goethforwardandincreaseth eventoperfectday.Thewayofthe wickedisdarksome;theyknownot wheretheyfall."

GLORYTOTHEW

Glorytothem,thetoilersoftheearth, Whowroughtwithknottedhands,in woodandstone, Dreamstheirunletteredmindscould notgivebirth, Andsymmetriestheirsoulshad neverknown.

Glorytothem,theartisans,whospread Cathedralslikebrownlacebeforethe sun, Whocouldnotbuildarhyme,but rearedinstead, TheDoricgrandeuroftheParthenon!

Inevercrossamarbleportico, Orliftmyeyeswherestainedglass windowssteal Fromvirginsunlightmoodsofdeeper glow, Orwalkdream-peopledstreets,excepttofeel Ahushofreverenceforthatvastdead Whogaveusbeautyforacrustof bread.

-AndersonM.Scruggs,inthe"Com monweal"(NewYork).

NewLanguageinChina

OneofthepeculiaritiesofthewrittenlanguageofChinawasthatthe charactersrepresented,notsoundsas inoursystemofwriting,butideas. Thishaditsadvantages;for,thougha manfromtheNorthmightnotunderstandawordofthelanguagespoken intheSouth,hecouldreadbookswrittenbyaSoutherner.Initssimplest andoriginalform,thesignswerereally pictures,andtheidea"man"issuggestedtoeveryonebythepictureofa

"ItisthetraditionoftheChurchto treasurethelanguageofculture,and atthesametimetopropagatethevernaculartongues;fromthemostremote andbarbarousagesshehassoughtto preservethetreasuresofletters,butit mustbelikewisesaidofherthatshe hasdevotedherselftothecultivation ofthevulgartonguesfortheinstructionofthepeopleinCatholictruths.

"Hencewe,disciplesoftheChurch, mustundertakewithenthusiasmthe introductionofthisnewChineselanguage,sinceitprovidesuswithamost efficaciousinstrumentforverywidely propagatingthetruthsoftheFaithby meansofthePress.Communistsand otherenemiesoftheChurchhave striventospreadabroadtheirerrorsby thisnewagency.We,likewise,must seek,withalldiligenceandalacrity,to useittospreadthedoctrinesofthe Gospels."

Andso,fromthelittlehouseonthe brae,whereneveronceforfivegenerationshadthenightlyRosarybeen forgotten,the'musicofprayerarose andfloatedupwardstillitpiercedthe harvestskies.

IntheOldRomeandtheNew THEHOLYFATHER'SBUILDING PLANS.

Cormac'sHughie (ByNORANI

Theharvestmoon,low-hungina darkbluedomeofsky,smiledonthe rich,gold"stooks"ofcorn,dottingthe dew-wetstubble.Itsmiledonthe white,crookedroad,theragged,bramblyhedgesandonthedeep,velvet bankswhereslumberingshadowslay. Hereandtherethebranchesofa mountanashseemedtobrushthestarstrewnskies,andwheretheroadgrew steeper,nearingthestretchofheather, grassandbramblegaveplacetolow, irregularditchesoflooselypiledstones. .Itwasherethatastragglingboithrin,drippingbehindaclumpoffirs, ranfromthewhite,crookedroadtoa littlethatchedhouseonthefaceofthe brae.Theboithrinwasruggedand verynarrow,inplaceslittlemorethan acart-track;butthehousewaslong andlowandcomfortablythatched, andthelightthatglimmeredfromits kitchenwindowgavepromiseofa cheeryhomelinesswithin.

CHATHAIN.) mood,hewouldentertainyoutill Tibb'sEve. Hisstylewasgoodandhisselection varied.Hewouldenthralyouwith wonderfultalesofFionnandhishand, ofGrainneandDeirdreandMaeve,of CuchulainnandFerdiaandthesorrowfulchildrenofLir.Hewould speakinhushed,reverenttonesthe glorioussaintsoftheGael,orstiryour soulwiththehistoryofallwhoever foughtanddiedforIreland.Hehad fairytalesgoleorandweirdghoststoriesthatwould"puttheheartacross" inyou.Andhehad,aboveall,an endlessfundofamusinganecdote.For Cormac'sHughiewasessentiallya humorist.Oneglanceathisrosyface, withitsgreyingside-whiskersand merryblueeyes,wouldhavetoldyou that.Itwas,therefore,asawithe shone.Andwellheknewit.

Possiblytheharvestmoonheardthe gaysoundoflaughterasitsailed directlyoverthebrown,thatchedroof, foritpeepeddownthewidechimney and.forallweknow,glimpsedfora momentthehappycirclethatwas gatheredaroundtheblazingturffire.

Intheplaceofhonournextthe'outshot."satConnac'sHughiehimself, andintheoppositecorner,besidethe cradle,hiscomelydaughter-in-lawwas quietlyspinning.Betweenthemwas theringofwell-scrubbedformsand chairsonwhichtheyoung,sun-tanned, mountainyladswhohaddroppedin "ontheirceilidh"wereseated.Fine, athleticyoungfellows,allofthem, whoselaughteroftmadetheoldrattersringandwhoseoccasionalpassionaterenderingsoftraditionalGaelicsongswerereminiscentofaday longdead,whenbravemountainymen, oldetthanthesebyagenerationor two,sataroundthisself-shinehearth andsangthesesongswithheartsaglow withloveforIreland.

"Och,dear-ah-dear,"saidhe,addressingthecompanyingeneral,"haven't Ibletheredenoughforonenight?And ifIstartyelaughin'again,yellmaybewakentheweanan'Brigidthere'll havemylife." Heglancedquizzicallyacrossathis daughter-in-lawwho,inresponse,smilinglyshookherhead.

Thearrangementsforcarryingout thedesireoftheHolyFather,thatseveralnewchurchesshouldbeerectedto meetthespiritualneedsof,thepeople ofRome,especiallyinthenewerresidentialsectionsofthecity,arenow wellinhand.

Theprogrammeofconstruction;outlinedin-aninterviewbyhisEminence CardinalFrancescoMarchettiSelvaggiani,showsthattheconstructionof morethanascoreofchurchesisto heundertaken,andthefirst'ofthese hasalreadybeenbegun.

CardinalMarchetti,Selvaggiani,for manyyearsAuditoroftheApostolic DelegationatWashington,hasbeen namedCardinalPresidentofthe"PontificalFoundationforthePreservationoftheFaithandtheProviding ofNewChurchesinRome."

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"Sure,I'mnearlyspunout,lads,"he continued,asamurmurranthrough thegroup."But1don'tthinkanyof yemindoul'GeordieMcKaythatwas rearedoverinArdnaskeigh.Geordie wasfondofahalf'un,butitwasseldomhehadthepriceofit.One nighthewasterriblydry,sodownwi' himtoaweeshapinthetown.

"'Jamie,'sayshetothemanbehind thecounter,'wouldyepayashillin'of offeringsoverpooroul'Geordieifpoor oul'Geordiewasdead?'wouldthat,' saysJamie,'I'dsurelypayabobover adacintoul'residentherlikeyourself.'

Since1902anotherimportantfactor hasarisen.theenormousgrowthof thecity.Whilethefirstfewofthe newerresidentialdistrictswereatonce providedwithnewchurches,later,on accountofthespeedypopulationincreaseafterthewar,newportionsof citylifebegantolackchurches.

Behindthemlaythecosykitchen withitsspotlesswalls,itspicturesof saintsandheroes,thetall,grandfather clock,andtheold,oakdresserwithits wealthofgleamingdelph.Onatable, nearthedoor,themanofthehouse leaned.anunlitlanterninhishand. Hewouldbegoingoutveryshortly to "fother"thecattle,but,forthe moment,hisattentionwasarrestedby somewhimsicalremarkoftheoldman, hisfather.

Cormac'sliughie,vonsee,wasa "character"andassuchwascuriously interesting.eventothesonhereared. Hewasfullofendlesspossibilities;you neverknewwhathewouldnextsay ordo.To-nighthehadbeenoddly silent,gazingintotheredheartofthe tire.dreaming,perhaps,ofthelong ago.Suddenly,asthoughconscious ofthescrutinyofalltheireyes,hehad givenalittlestartand,pullinghimself together,lookedupatthem,whilea broadgrilloverspreadhiscountenance. Hissubsequentremarks,ashestretchedhishornyhandstotheblaze,had settheladslaughingandcausedthe manofthehousetopauseonhisway to`rfotherin'"thecattle.

'Well,'saysGeordie.holdin'outhis hand.'fistgiveittopooroul'Geordie nowan'niverbotherabouthisfuneral.'" Achorusoflaughtergreetedthisbeginning,duringwhichthechildslept soundlyinitscradleanditsfather cameinfromthebyreandtookhis placeinthecircleoncemore.The story-teller,oncestarted,waswilling togoonandonuntilhisaudiencewas fairlyconvulsedwithlaughter.And thenhegrewsuddenlyseriousand, havinglithispipe,proceeded,between puffsofsmoke,totransporthislistenerstoaTir-na-n0g,wheresummer seaslaughedanddancedandshadowy figuresbecameasrealmortalswith whomtheywerelongfamiliar.

Finally,whenhehadreducedthem alltoastateofdreamywonder,he begansuchafrightfultaleofghosts anddemonsthatall,shiveringly,drew nearthefire,occasionallycastingfearfulglancesbackovertheirshoulders.

Romeistherichestcityoftheworld inchurches,intheoldquarters;they aretobefoundveryoftenafewsteps onefromtheother,andnotseldom facingoneanotherinthesamestreet. Therearecathedrals,parishchurches, churchesofreligiousOrders,conafraternities,andotherpiousinstitutions,all beautiful,spacious,andrich.

Butallthisintheoldpartofthe city,in"PapalRome."ThePopenow wishestoprovideforthenewdistricts throughanautonomousFoundationresponsibledirectlytohim.

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"'Twasakindofdullthenight,"he observedwhenthelaughterhadsomewhatsubsidedandthedooratlength hadclosedbehindhisson."You're maybeaweethingquate,boys."

"Youmaysayso,Hughie,"acurlyhairedyoungsterreplied.Then,ashe wasratheraprivilegedperson:"You'll maybetellusanotheryarnortwo?" heasked.

Cormac'sHughielaughed.Rightly he'wasawarethat,asastory-teller, veryfewpeopleinthatparticular cornerofEirinncouldholdacandle, tohim.Thatis,ofcourse,ifhewas inthehumour.Ifhewasn't,you wouldbeanamadantowasteyour timecoaxinghim,forhewasascontrarysometimesasanoldnannygoat, andtwiceasstubborn,intothebargain.Butifyougothimintheright

Hehadbarelyfinishedthisblood-curlingrecitalwhentheclockstruckten, whereuponallroseratherreluctantly andpreparedtodepart. Inshirtsleevesandsocks,theold manhimselfaccompaniedthemtothe door,chucklingsomewhatmaliciously asheunfastenedtheboltandletina floodofmoonlight.

"It'sairan'clearnight,boys,"he announced,"butforallthat,lookout fortheBlackDogbelowatthebridge."

Therewasagenerallaughwhich,to him,seemedatriflehalf-hearted.He rubbedhishandsgleefully.

"They'rejustshakin'intheirshoes," hethought.

Foramomenthestoodonthedoorstep,drinkinginthebeautyofthe night.Itwasfurhefancied,oflittle secretmurmurs,tinyshiversofmysteriousbeauty.Andthemoon,lowhunginthedarkbluedomeofsky, wassmilingserenelydownontheslumberingfields.Heclosedthedoor slowly,unwillingtoshutoutthewool derandloveliness.

Hisdaughter-in-lawwastakingdown herbeadsfromthenail,hissonwas alreadyonhisknees,Cormac'sHughie followedtheirexample.

"Thefirstnewquartertohaveits parishchurchisthatof'Garbatella,' intheproximityoftheChurchofSt. Paul,oneofthemostpopulousofthe new-districtswherespiritualassistance ismostrequired.

"Thebuildingsweshallconstruct willbefurnishedwithallnecessitiesfor thecompletedevelopmentofparish life,sothattheChristianlifemay flourishinplaceswherecitylifeisalreadyinfulldevelopemnt.

"Thenecessitiesofparishlifeinthese daysdifferverymuchfromthoseof pastcenturies,andonthispointthe modelforparishlifeorganisationcan hefoundpreciselyintheUnited States,inIreland,andinEngland.

"ThePopehadalreadysomeyears agosetaboutfurnishingwithparish housesmanyentireregionsofItaly wheretheyarelacking,especiallyin theSouth.Itiseasy,therefore,to imaginewithwhatpaternallovehe seesto-daythebeginningofthisnew workthatconcernshisowndirese."

Saturday,November8,1930.

DarkandBrightSpotsinChina

THEFORTUNESOF

Romer-Theweek'snewsreveals bothdarkandbrightspotsinthefortunesofCatholicmissionsinChina.Banditactivitiesarereportedfrom pointsinalmosteveryprovince,while Kiangsi,Hunan,andHupehProvinces hassufferedmostfromorganisedCom- munistdepredations.Catholicpro- pertylossesinthecityofChangsha aloneareputat60,000mex.The raidershavebeenchasedfromsomeof theirpositions,butinAugustmost thorough-goingprecautionswerebeing takenatHankow.BishopMassi, O.F.M.,hadorderedpublicprayers againstinvasion.

InAnhweiProvince,Communisttroopslimetakenpossessionofthe conventofthePresentationSistersatYuchan,andthenunshavebeenwith- drawnfromthetownforprotection. Anhwei,thoughsufferinglessthan otherprovinces,haswitnessedsome terribleCommunistcrimes.AFides Correspondentstatesthatinsomein- stancesthosewhorefusedtoaccept Communismwerebroughttothepub- licabattoir,stretchedonthebutchery tables,theirarmsandlegscutoff,and thentheirtorsosdisembowelledlike vulgarpigs.Actriousreportstates thattheheadofoneoftheCommun- istbandsisayoungwoman,whowas onceapupilattheAcademyofthe HelpersofPurgatoryinShanghai.An unfortunatemarriageisgivenascause ofherruin.Sheisnowoneofthe mostcrueloftheleaders.

NeartheAnhweiborderinHonan Province,aChinesepriest,FatherLi, was totakenprisonerandcommanded makethekoto(genuflection),as signofacceptanceofCommunistprin- ciples.Herefused,andwasbeatento thepointofblood.ASpanishJesuit, FatherHerrerea,succeededinsecuring hisliberation.

MissionsinKiangsiProvincehavesufferedseevrely,bothAmericanand FrenchVincentiansbeingforcedto leavetheirpoststemporarily.Some 12,003ruffiansfromChangshaentered thebeautifulmissionofKao-anin careofChinesepriestsoftheVicariate of tookNanchang,sackedthestation,and prisonerFatherPaulHu,for whoseliberationhisfamilypaidaransomshortlyafter.Theseminaryof KianhasbeentransferredtoKiukiang,whereitopenedonschedule, September15.TheVicariateofYu- kiangreportsmuchmissionproperty occupiedbysoldiery.

InHunanProvince,AmericanPas- sionistsrepotthatthreeoftheir priestswererobbedofalltheirbe- longingsrecently,onenarrowlyescap- ingwithhislife.Othersareunabletoleavetheirstations,becauseban- ditsblocktheroads.However,allre- mainattheirposts.

Inthe.-erth,theVicariateofNan- ning.inKeangsiProvince,reportsmis- eriesfromthelocalinter-provincial warswhileLanlongVicariateinKwei- chow,thoughenjoyingpeace,findsits areahamperedbyfearoftheauthori- tiestofightthebandits.Oneprefect hashadthecountrytocaptureand beheadthefamousbrigandLouTchao- tehong,whoamongothercrimes,de- stroyedtheCatholicMissionat'Ouang- moogatPentecostof1929

EvidenceofProgress. Despitemanylocaltroubles,the factmustnotbelostsightofthatcon- stantandimportantprogressisre- cordedthroughoutalmostallChina.

Statisticalreturnsfor1929-30arebe- ginningtobereported,andthougha heavyfallingoffinfiguressince1927,

CATHOLICMISSIONS.

thebeginningofthemostrecentdis- turbrances,isquitenoticeable,never- thelesstheresultsforthislastyearare substantial. Pekingreports5,627 adultbaptisms,incomparisonwith 15,844recordedin"MissionesCatholi- cae,"theofficialstatisticsfor1917; Chengtinfu,665adultbaptisms,in- steadof1,383in1927;Tientsin,1,113 adultbaptisms,inplaceof1,701in 1927.Aspartialbalanceagainstthis fallingoffareimportantimprovements irfMoagolia,whenNinghsiareports 552adultbaptismsinsteadof196in 1927,andSuiyuanhas1,515adultbap- tismsinplaceof601in1927.

Severalimportantconstructionpro- jectsaregoingforwardintheport cities.TheAmericanJesuitsofthe CaliforniaProvincearetoopenasec- ondaryschoolintheFrenchconces- sionatShanghai,andthoughdelayed throughinabilitytofindpurchasable property,thedatesetforopeningis February,1931.IntheEnglishcol- onyofHongkong,thelargeregional seminaryforSouthChinaismounting andtheChristianBrothershavemade importantadvanceswithLandisCol- lege,whichwillaccommodate600.

TheIrreligionoftheGovernment.

Certainlyagravedifficulty,particu- larlyformissionschools,istheanti- religiouspolicyoftheChineseGovern- ment. ABritishProtestantstudent ofthesituation,writingintheInter- nationalReviewofMissions,callsat- tentiontothefactthatthispolicyin- volvesallformsofreligion,andcon- stituteaphaseofmoderndayatheism."Withregardtoanti-religiousfeeling," statesthisgentleman,"Christianityis bynomeanstheonlyreligionsubject toattack.Partoftheofficialpolicy oftheNationalistPartyistosuppress religion.Toputthematterinanut- shell,somefewmonthsbackinstruc- tionswereissuedtoalllocalsocialser- vicebureaus,thattheprofessionsof fortune-tellingandthelikewereto cease,andidolprocessionswereto stop;whilstattheendofJune,ac- cordingtoChinesepressreports,the MinistryofEducationorderedallCom- missionersofEducationtoforbidthe displayofChristianbooksandmaga- zinesineducationalinstitutions.This isallpartofacampaigntoenlighten themasses,tosavethemfromthebe- nightinginfluenceofsuperstition.To themenwhoarethedrivingforcebe- hindthiscampaign,religionquareli- gion,issuperstition,anditisafact ofconsiderablesignificancethattheir leadersarestudentsreturnedfrom France.Thecampaignmaybeex- pectedtocontinue,andalthoughit doesnotnecessarilyfollowthatorders willbecarriedouteverywhere,the situationisonecalculatedtocause Christianworkersgreatembarrassment, andtoinvolvetheexerciseofgreatpa- tienceandcourage."

Readinginplaceof"France,"men- tionedbythewriter,allcountriesof theWest,anotherproofishadofthe harvestbeingreapedinAsiafromanti- religioninEuropeandAmerica.The BureauSinologiqueofShanghai,con- ductedbytheJesuits,callsattention toacontemptiblepamphletissuedby apropagandaofficeinKiangsuPro- vince,undedratitlewhichcanbe translatedis"WhoisthisJesus? Amongitsabominablestatements,it notesthatHaeckel,inhis"Enigmasof theUniverse,"saysthefatherofJesus wasaRomanofficer,andacquaintance oftheBlessedMother.Thusisthe testimonyoffalseprophetsofthe Westflauntedbeforethemissionaries. -Fides.

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AuntBessy'sCorner

DearNiecesandNephews,-Mostof mynephewsthisweekwillhavebeen cricketenthusiasts.Truly,AustraliansarefondofsportThereturnof theTestteamtoourshoresshowshow wildlyenthusiasticonecanbecome overcricket.Astheybroughthome the-Ashes,"theydeservedarousing welcome,butwoulditnotbesplendid zoseealittleofthesameenthusiasm putintoourdailytasksandschool work.TakethemottooftheCorner, and"PlaytheGame,"athome,at school,andintheplayground.Be fair,lookateventsfromanother's pointofview,aswellasyourown.Remember,therearetwosidesofastory tobeconsidered,eveninchildishquarrels,beforepassingjudgmentonthings, thatdonotquitemeetwithyourapproval.Befairandopenminded.AUNTBESSY.

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LettersfromAndrewThompson, HarryThornton,NoreenMcMullen, PatMcMullen,DulcieMcMullen,JoeephineBoylan,MaryWheeler,Maudie Richardson,VeronicaFitzgerald. NewNiecesandNephews.

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Burnlea,Namban.

DearAuntBessy,-Itissuchalong timesinceIwrotetoyou,thatI thoughtyouwouldlicetohearfrom meagain.WewereallveryinterestedinKingsfordSmith'sflight,especiallytheboys.Ihaveabantamhen androoster,andthehensatonsome eggsandbroughoutthreedarlinglittlebantams.Theyaresuchpretty littlethings Wearegoingtohave afancy-dressballinaidoftheChristmastree.Wehavealotoflambs thisyear,butwhentheygrowbigthey getugly.Well,dearAuntBess:as newsisscarce,Imustdose.WithIota oflovetoyournieces,nephews,and yourself.

DULCIEMcMULLEN.

DearDulcie,-Someweekshave elapsedsinceyourlastletter,butyou willbeexcusedthistime,aslongas youwritemoreofteninfuture.Kings. fordSmithhastherecordtimeforthe flighttoAustralianow.Bantamsare prettylittlethings,butIcannotsay thatIaminfatuatedwithpigs,either youngorold.Youwillsoonhave yourschoolholidays.Love.

AUNTBESSY.

Namban.

DearAuntBesty,-Thisismyfirst lettertoyou,AuntBessy.Iamnot oldenoughtowriteitmyself,somy motheriswritingforme,asIamonly threeyearsold.DoyouthinkIwill beoldenoughtobeoneofyournephews?WhenIamoldenoughto writemyselfIwillwritetoyou.I haveapetlamb,andIcallitPolly. Ialsohaveacatandthreeprettylittlekittens,whichIhavenotnamed vet.Doyoupublishphotos.,Aunt Bessy?Ifyoudo,Iwouldlikeyou toputoneofmineintheChildren's Page,andwouldyoupleasesendthem backwhenyouarefinishedwiththem, please,AuntBessy,astheyarethe onlyonesIhave.Thatism,'little brothersittinginthechair,andIam standingbyhim:thenextoneisme feedingthepetlamb,andtheother onemeandthekangaroodog.Don't forgettosendthembackagain,will you,AuntBessy.Well,AuntBessy, seeingIhavenomorenewstotellyou Iwillsaygood-night.Withloveand kisses.--Yourwould-benephew, ANDREWTHOMPSON.

DearAndrew,-Youarenottoo youngtobeanephew.WhyIhave somebabynephewsandnieceswho writetome,thatis,theirmothers, aunties,orsisterswriteforthem,and theyhavebeenenrolledintheCorner. Iwillseeifwecanputoneinthe Corner.Wehavenotputanyinso far,sodonotbedisappointedifyour photo.isnotputin.Howoldisyour babybrother?Helooksafinelittle chap.Theyearswillsoonpass,and youwillbeabletowriteyourownletters.Inthemeantime,tellmother tokeeponwritingthemforyou. AUNTRESSY.

Onslow.

DearAuntBessy,-Thisismyfirst lettertoyou,andIwanttobecome oneofyournieces.Iamonastation outofOnslow,andamfourteenyears ofage.Isn'tthisshearingtrouble fearful?Itissosilly,too,asmoney ishardtogetthesetimes,andmen oughttobethankfultogetsome,withoutallthissillyfightingaboutafew shillings.Itisgettinghotuphere.I quiteenvyyoualldownSouth,forthe fliesandwindarefearfulupherein thesummer.AuntBessy,couldyou sendmealittlecard'ofsomesortfor Xmas,andwritetome,asitislonely heresometimes?Good-bye,dearAunt Ressy.-Yourwould-beniece, VERONICAFITZGERALD.

DearAuntBessy,-Itseemssucha longtimesinceIhavewritten.toyou. Myliirthdayhaspassed,andsohas mymother's.Dadgavemealittle cow,andInamedherMaggie.Don't youthinkMaggieisapiettyname, AuntBessy?Sheisaprettylittle cowwithwhitespots.Ifeedher twiceadaywithsomelovelygreen haythathasjustbeencutwiththe binder.Wefeedthehorsesongreen hay,andTobyisourschoolhorse,and helovesgreenhay.Wehavesix horses.Well,AuntBessy,asIhave nomorenewstotellyou,Iwillclose now.-Yourlovingniece, NOREENMcMULLEN.

DearlittleNoreen,-Ithinkyou havegivenyour,cowaverypretty name,andyourfathergaveyouavery sensiblepresent.Whatclassareyou inatschoolnow?Areyoulooking forwardtoXmas?

AUNTBESSY.

Glenoran,Manjimup.

DearAuntBessy,-Iwrotetoyou lastweek,butmissedthemail,sodid notposttheletter.Iwaspleasedto seemylastletterin"TheRecord."We areexpectingoursisterherethisweek, andourbrotherFrankcamehome lastweek,sowewillallbetogether again.Wehadourusualgameof cricketyesterday(Sunday)afternoon, andweallenjoyedthegame,asthere wasabigcrowdthere.Well,dear AuntBessy,asthereisverylittle newsthisweek,Iwillclose.With loveandfondwishesfrom HARRYTHORNTON.

DearHarry,-Youwillbehaving quiteafamilyre-union,andthatis oneofthemostpleasantthingsinthe world.AsaruleXmasisthetime forfriendstomeet,andXmastimeis usuallyamixtureofsadnessandgladness,asinmanyhomestherearevacantchairs.Cricketmatchesinthe countryarealwaysgoodastheground isageneralmeetingplace.

AUNTBESSY.

Kalgoorlie.

DearAuntBessy,-Iamwritingto askyouifyouwillhavemeforyour niece.Iamnineyearsofage,and intheThirdStandardatschool.I maybegoingdowntotheseasidefor myschoolholidays. ThopeIdo. Schoolisnearlyover.Lovefromyour littlewould-beniece, MARYMARJORIEWHEELER.

DearMary-Ofcourse,Iwillhave vonasoneofmynieces.Itwillbe niceifyoucometotheseasidefor yourholidays.Yes,schoolisnearly overfortheyear1930.Writeagain to AUNTBESSY.

":Burnlea."Namban.

MyDearAuntBessy,-Thisismy firstlettertoyou,andIhopeyouwill havemeasoneofyournephews.My nameisRaymondPatrick,butthey callmePat.DulcieandNoreenwrite toyou,soIthought1wouldwritetoo. Ilikegoingtoschoolinthesummer, butnotinthewinter,asitistoocold. Iamnineyearsofage,andinthe ThirdStandardatschool.Wehave averyniceteacher.HernameisMiss Butler.Sheteachesusnicehymns andCatechism,whichisverygoodof her.MysisterMollyisawayinYork, andIbelievesheishavingabonza time.Iforgot,AuntBossy,whenI growupIwouldliketoflylikeKingsfordSmith.Well,IthinkIwillclose now,asnewshasrunout.-Your would-benephew, PATMCMULLEN.

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DearVeronica,-Anothernewniece enrolledthefirstweekinNovember. IamsureitishotintheNorth-West. Theshearingtroublehascertainlybeen anuisance,but,surell,itisallover now.Ifwishescouldwaftyouaway fromtheheatupthere,wewouldgive onebigwish,andheypresto,you wouldbedownwithplentylittlecompanionsnearthecoolseabreezes,but asIhavenotafairywand,Icannot doit.Iwillwritetoyou,andsend youacard. AUNTBESSY.

Saturday,November8,1930.

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THEizECOltD. TWINTY.TBItitg

RESIDENTIALDIRECTORY

PERTH.

GAYNOR'SHOTELS

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EXCELLENTCUISINE. MODERATETARIFF.

OLLYOLSEN (LateCarnarvon,Northam,andNorthPerth), Hastakenoverthe

GlobeHotel,Perth

ONLYTHEBESTOFLIQUORSSTOCKED.

FirstChasResidentialHotel. ModerateTariff. 'PhoneB'4080.

NewHotelAustralia

MURRAYSTREET(NexttoRoans). Perth'sMostModernHotel.Telephone,HotandColdWaterinEvery Bedroom.BeautifulRoomsandLounges.

RechabiteCoffeePalace

OwingtoexpirationofleaseinMurray-street,ourbusinessisstill carriedonattheRechabiteCoffeePalace,Wellington-street,opposite

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FORTHEBEST CALLAT

E.LENG'S RAILWAYHOTEL (LateMcCarthy's).

HOTELPERTH

ExcellentAccommodation. VICNEWTON,Proprietor.

"BANSHAHOSTEL" CORNERPIERtJAMESSTREETS. SplendidAccommodation. Moderate.

MRS.J.LYNCH (LateofArmadaleandKirrup). Tel.B1608.

ConO'Brien

COURTHOTEL PERM 'Phone55461.

SUBURBAN SUBIACOHOTEL

FIRST'CLASSACCOMMODATION 'PhoneBIM.

W.C.O'HALLORAN,Proprietor.

VICTORIAPARKHOTEL

NEWLYBUILT. NEWLYFURNISHED IlicellentCuisine.ModerateTariff. J.A.COLEMAN,Prop.

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CourtHotel,Boulder ThoroughlyRenovatedandRefurnished.

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WhytheKookaburra Laughs

HAVEALAUGHWITHHIM

Awomanwhowasgoingtoabazaar waswarnedbyherhusbandnottobuy anythingunlessitwasreallyuseful. Shereturnedwithalargeparcel,and onbeingaskedwhatitcontainedreplied:"Brassdoor-plate."

Butwhatonearthdowewantwith abrassdoor-plate?Whatnameison it?"herhusbandasked.

"Itmightcomeinuseful,"shereplied."ThenameisRobinson." "Goodheavens!Whathasthatto dowithus?Ournameisn'tRobinson." "Iknow,dear;butwhenourdaughtergrowsupshemightmarrysomebodynamedRobinson!"

* * * *

InoneofthetownsofthePacific Coastadistinctearthquakeshockwas feltrecently;andwhenthemunicipal buildingrockedperceptiblythecity fathers.theninsession,leftwithout bothering,abouttheusualformulas. Theclerk,amanofrulesandregulations,washardputtoittogivehis minutestheproperofficialtone.Finallyheevolvedthismasterpiece: "Onmotionofthecityhall,the counciladjourned."

* *

Ayoungmangaveagraphicdescriptionofanarrowescapehehad hadfromanenragedbull.

"Iseizedhimbythetail,"heexclaimed,"an'thereIwas!Iwas afraidtoholdonandIdarenotlet go!"

Theteacherwasreadingthestory ofthemanwhoswamacrosstheTiber threetimes,whenasmallboysniggered. "Don'tyoubelievehedidit,Jimmy?"theteacherasked.

"Yes,Ibelieveit,"Jimmyanswered, 'butIwonderwhyhedidn'tmakeit fourtimesandgetbacktotheside wherehelefthisclothes."

* * * *

Caller:"Inoticedyouradvertisementinthepaperthismorningfora mantoretailimportedcanaries." Proprietorofbirdshop:"Yes;have youhadanyexperienceinthatline?"

Caller:"Oh,no;Imerelyfeltcurloilstoknowhowthecanarieslosttheir tails!"

* * * *

Thedoctorsmiledasheenteredthe room. "Youlookmuchbetterto-day."

"Yes:Ifollowedexactlythedirectionsonyourmedicinebottle."

"Whatwerethey?"

"Keepthebottletightlycorked."

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W.MALONE(lateofKalgoorlie), Tel.FM114. Propretor.

PARKHOTEL

PARRYSTREET,FREMANTLE. CountryVisitorsGatheredFor.

J.R.BOURKE(lateofKalgoorlie). TheisFM174. 1;"

NewcastleClubHotel

SOUTHTiltRAGE,FIUMANTLE.

"Betweenthehornsofadilemma,as ,.1were,"venturedayoungwoman, muchinterested. 'No,"repliedtheyoungman,"I wasn'tbetweenthehornsatall;and besides,hewasn'tadilemma,hewasa Jersey!"

Alittleboyhadgotintothehabit ofsaying"darn."ofwhichhismother naturallydidnotapprove."Dear," shesaidtotheboy,"hereissixpence;itisyoursifyouwillpromise nottosay'darn'again."

"Allright,mother,"hesaid,ashe tookthemoney."Ipromise."

Ashelovingfingeredthemoney,a hopefullookcameintohiseyes,and hesaid:"Say,mother,Iknowaword that'sworthabob."

* * * *

Magistrate:"Whatisyourcomplaintagainstdefendant?"

Plaintiff:"Please,yourworship,he calledmeathiefandafool,andI havewitnessestoproveit."

* *

"Mummie,whatmakesthebuds comeout?"

"The,Spring,mydear."

Mrs.Lonebody:"Myhusbandis awayagooddeal,andIwantaparrot forcompany.Doesthisoneuserough language?"

BirdDealer:"Lady,withthatbird inthehouse,You'llnevermissyour husband.b

* * * *

Mistress:"Maggie,IthinkI'lltake oneofthechildrentochurchthis morning."

Maggie:"Yes,ma'am."

Mistress:"Whichonedoyouthink wouldgobestwiththisdress?"

* *

'Isupposeyou'llwantmetogive upmyjob,Henry,whenwearemarried?"

"Howmuchdoyouearn?"

"Fivepoundsaweek."

"That'snotajob.It'sacareer.I wouldn'twanttointerferewithyour career,darling."

Unfortunatelyshebelievedherselfto beasinger,andinsistedthatthefam ousteachershouldtryhervoice.

"Buthowdotheygetthesprings insidethem?"

* *

"Yourwifeisverybroadminded, isn'tshe?"

"Oh,wonderfully!Shebelievesthere arealwaystwosidestoaquestion-, herownandhermother's."

Captain:"Sergeant,don'tyouknow youareexposingyourselftoan aginaryenemyoverthere,threehundredyardsaway?"

Sergeant:"Yes,sir,butIamstandingbehindanimaginaryrocktenfeet high."

* * *

JohnandMary,latefortheconcert,asked:"Whataretheyplaying now?"

Doorkeeper:"Beethoven'sNinth Symphony."

Mary:"Oh,dear!Sowe'vemissed eight!"

"AhwondersifGeorgeWashington wasashonestasdeysayhewas."

Sotheprofessorsatdownatthe pianowhileshepouredforthherchoicestnotes. Suddenly,theprofessorswunground onthemusicstoolandregardedher wrathfully.

"Madam,"hecried,"itisnogood,no! NeferhafIheardsuchavoice,no! Iblayonherwhitekeys,Iblayonder blackkeys,butalwaysyousinginder cracks!"

"Hewasthehonestestmandatever wasbornindiscountry."

"Denhowisitdeyclosedebankson hisbirthday?"

"Youdon'tthinkmuchofgolf, then?"saidthecoloneltotheCockney sergeant-majorwhohadvolunteeredto actascaddieforhim.

Sergeant-Major:"Seemsabitslow, sir-akindof'ockeyatthe'alt."

Christian

St.Ildephonsus'College

NEWNORCIA.

CONDUCTEDBYTHEMARISTBROTHERS.

FORTERMSANDFULLPARTICULARS,APPLYTO THEBROTHERPRINCIPAL.

BREWEDUNDERSPECIALCONDITIONS.

OURLADYOFMERCY'SCOLLEGE,

FUNERALSCONDUCTEDINANYPARTOFTHE

NotetheAddress:195PIERSTREET,PERTH.