The Record Newspaper 21 August 1947

SusanCzepukojcTypifiesSpiritofPoland

*VictimsofRedTerror WelcomedtoAustralia

ThisisthestoryofSusan Czepukojc,oneofthemigrants whoarrivedtheotherdayon II.M.A.S.Manoora.Astoryof sufferingandtorturebehindthe barbedwireofaSiberianprisoncamp. ShewasastudentintheHigh SchoolatVilna(Poland).Full

edthe"underground."True, shecouldn'tdomuch.Theorganisationwasonlyasmallone andcomposedmainlyofthestudentsofherHighSchool.-Still, itwastheundergroundandher fightwasforPoland. Shewasonlyseventeen,and, lack1nginexperience,shecould

longweeksthiscontinued,and onedayIwastakenandherded intoacattletruckandsentto Siberia."

Tenyears'hardlabourwas thesentencereadtoher.She neverknewherjudges.The Russiansdonotbelieveintrials forpoliticalprisoners.

Thejourneywasanightmare. Lockedinthevantogetherwith thirtyotherwomen,theywere givenonlyasmallpieceofblack breadandacupoffishsoup everytwenty-fourhours.The journeybyraillastedoverthree

ceivedourdailyrationofone poundofblackbreadandabowl ofhotwater.Atabouttwenty. pastsixweweremarchedinto theforests,wherewehadtocut timber.Forlunchandalsofor supperwereceivedabowlof thinfishsoup.Thepoundof breadhadtolastusallday.

"Wehadtoworkfortwelve hoursaday;thatistheusual thinginRussia.Manyofthe girlsdiedofstarvation."

"WehadthreenationalStalin holidays,andoneday'sresta

ArrivinginSouthernRussia. theyjoinedupwiththePolish Army.DraftedtoPersia,Susan startedhertrainingasanurse inaPolishmilitaryhospital.She volunteeredfortheItalianfront, butinsteadwassentto.India. Forfivelongyearsshestudied andnursedintheIndianand Polishhospitals.Greatcamps ofrefugeeswereestablished.ReturntoPolandisoutofthe questionforher."1don't wanttogobacktoSiberia,"she explained."AllthosewhojoinedthePolishNationalArmyare

H.M.A.S.ManooraenteringFremantleHarbour(photo.No.2). ThegroupofPolishMigrantsassembledontheaftdeck(photo. No.5).Rev.FatherC.Stinson(('atholicEpiscopalMigration andWelfareAssociation)andMr.GeorgeHodges(Common-wealthEmploymentBureau),whomettheshiponitsarrival (photo.No.3).MissSusanCzepukojc.aformermemberofthe ofenergy,shewasstudyinghard withthehopethatonedayshe mightbeabletoentertheUniversity,foraboveallthingsshe wantedtobecomeadoctor.

Thencamethewarandthe peacefullifeonherfather's smallestatewasshattered Firstofallbothherparents werekilledinoneofthoseraids whentheRussianbomberscame overintheirhordesandblasted thepeacefulPolishvillagesinto heapsofsmokingrubble.

Hertwobrotherswerecalled tothecolours.One,anofficer, wasavictimintheKatynforest massacre.Thestoryofwhich, whenpublished,shockedaworld accustomedasitwastotalesof barbarismandslaughter.The othercontractedtyphoidfever anddiedintheconfinesofaprisoncamp.

Susan,inflamed.withadesire todosomethingforPoland,join-

nothopetolastforlong.At lastthefatefuldaycame.The agentsoftheSovietSecretPoliceclosedinuponher,andshe wastakentotheheadquartersof thatinfamousorganisation.She wassearchedandtheyfound someoftheundergroundleaflets hiddenonher.

Imprisonedinadarkandwet cellarforoversixweeks,she wassubjectedtoallthosesubtle varietiesofpsychologicaltortureinwhichthesecretpolice excel.Theyusedtowakeme intheearlyhoursofthemorning,usuallyabout3a.m.,tocontinuethoseendlessinterrogations."shetoldus."Hourafter hourtheypoundedmeforinformationandtriedtotrapmeinto confessionthatIwasamember oftheUnderground.'Whatis theUnderground?Whoareyour superiors,whoareyouworking for?'Dayandnightforsix

PolishUndergroundandvictimOftheRedTerror(photo.No. 6).FormalitiesconnectedwiththeAlienRegistrationwere completedattheSeamen'sInstitute(photo.No.4).Mr.H.T. StitfoldandMr.P.R.Jackson,togetherwithotherofficials,interviewedeachmigrantwithaviewofobtainingsuitableemploymentforeach(photo.No.1). weeksand,ofcourse,manydied ontheway.

Shewasfirstputtoworkon thewharvesofanorthernport. "Thiswasn'ttoobad,"shesaid, "butwhentheysawhowwellI couldwork,theysentmetothe timbercamps. Ididn'tmind work.Noneofusdid.We wereallyoungandfoolish,and weknewthatweweresuffering forPoland."

Lifeintheconcentrationcamp wasrigorous.Therewereeight otherPolishgirlswithherin thebigbarrack-likehut,togetherwithovertwohundred Russiangirlswhohadbeensentencedtofifteenyears'hardlabourforsometriflingpoliticaloffence.Missing,workforone daywithoutajustcausewas sufficienttoearnthispunishment.

"Weusedtoriseat6a.m.," shecontinued."Wethenre

week.Weusedtospendthis daysingingPolishsongs.We wouldhavelikedtobeableto sleep,butweweretoohungry."

WhenGermanyattackedRussia,thePolishGeneralSikorsky arrangedatreatythroughthe BritishGovernmenttoenable himtoformaNationalPolish ArmyintheMiddleEasttofight thecommonenemy.Aboutone millionofthethreemillionPoles inRussiancampsmanagedto takeadvantageofit,andSusan, togetherwiththeotherPolish girls,setoffonfootforthenearestrailwaysiding,amatterof abouttwentymiles,orso.Then againintoAttietrucks.This time,however,despitethediscomfort,thejourneywasmuch better.Theycouldgetoutat stationsandbuyfood,andthey knewthattheyweregettingout ofRussiaandwereontheirway tofreedom.

senttheretheminutetheyarrive inPoland." Sheputinherapplicationto cometoAustralia.Monthswent byandsheheardnothing.Stddenlythewirearrived.She wastoleaveinaweek'stime. Partingwashard.Shehadmade manyfriendsduringthoseyears intheBombaycamp,butshe hadmadeherchoice.

Susanhasalreadystarted workinPerth.Weneedmore likeher.Herfateisthefate ofthousands,anditisourduty toseethattheygetthechance tostarttheirlivesanew.This isadebtofhonourweoweto thatgallantlittlecountrywho firstborethebruntoftheRed Terrorandwhoralliedtoour aidinthedarkestdaysofthe war. Polandhasbeenbetrayedand forgottenbythosewhooweher most.Letusatleastrememberthem.

CatholicMigrationAssociationPraises

Co-OperationofGovernmentOfficials

FirstBodyofMigrantsto ArriveinState

ArrestedintheearlyhoursofthemorningbyagentsoftheSovietSecretPolice.Bundledintolorriesandrushedtoasuburbanrailwaystation,wheretheywereloadedintocattletrucks andsenttoconcentrationcampsandStatefarmsinSiberia. Suchwasthefateofthetwenty-oddPolishrefugeesnowbilleted intheSeamens'InstituteFremantle.

Groupedontheaftdeckof II.M.A.S.Manoora,themigrants werewelcomedtoAustraliaby themembersoftheCatholicImmigrationCommittee.

AssistedthroughtheCustoms theyweretakenbytaxitotbs Institute,whereallwasready forthem.Rationcardswere issued,Alienregistrationeffected,andinterviewswithofficers oftheCommonwealthEmploymentServicewerecompleted. Allthenecessaryformalities whichusuallytakeseveraldays werecompletedinamatterofa fewhours.

Greatcreditisduetothe membersoftheCommittee,Rev. FatherC.Stinson,Mr.P.Ii. Jackson,andMr.F.Atkinson, whowereinattendancefromti.e timetheshipdockedtilllate thatnight.Theyonlyhada fewdays'noticetopreparefor theirarrival,andthelisttr'oil grantsarrivedonlyacoupleof hoursbeforetheshipberthed. Despitethis,everythingwent smoothly,due,innosmallmeasure,totheunfailinghelpand generousco-operationofthe Commonwealthofficials.These officersputthemselvesatthe completedisposaloftheCommittee,andtheircourtesyaIdefficiencybrookswellforthesuccess ofthescheme.

Tall,tannedMr.Hodges.of theCommonwealthService,has thepartyinhand,anohe.togetherwithMr.Stitfold,ha" promisedthemwhateversupporttheycangive."Thesepoor peoplehavesufferedsomuch, nothingthatwecanpossiblydo willbetoogoodforthem,"was hiscomment.

Relaxinginthedeeplounges oftheInstitute,theytoldus talesofincrediblesufferingand privation,sufferingswhichwere alleviatedonlybytheirdeepCatholicFaith.

Thepatternwasthesameall overEurope.Invariablythe arrestsweremadeinthemiddle

ofthenight.Thespectreof lockedcattletrucksrushingover thesteppesbearingtheirhuman freightwasacommonsight,and stillis,inRussian-dominated Europe. MostofthewomenweredumpedontheSovietcollectivefarms. Theywerestrangersina strangeland,surroundedby fierceCossackswhoshoweredindignitiesuponthem.Theywere giventhehardestofmanuallabour-cleaningoutthestables wastheirusualoccupation. Everydaytheyreceivedtheir poundofblackbread.Ifthey weresicktheycouldnotdraw theirration.ifyouaretoo sicktowork,theyweretold, youaretoosicktoeat.They emphasisedthefactthatthis wasthegeneraltreatmentmetedout,notonlytothem,butto theordinaryRussiancitizen.

"Breadwaspracticallyunprocurable.Theonlygrainwegot waswhatwewereabletosteal. Wewereallowedtocutsome meatoffthehorseswhenthey died:thatwastheonlymeatwe eversaw."

"Duringthetwoyearswe spentinRussiaweneversaw vegetablesorfruit,ofcourse, manydied."

"TheRussianpeopledidnot believethatwehadsuchthings asdancesorpictureshowsin Poland;theyhadbeentaught thatsuchthingsexistedonlyin Russia.

"TheyoungCommunistswere brutal,buttheolderpeopledid whattheycouldforus.They usedtobringustheirbabiesand wewereabletobaptisethem.

TheRussiansareatheartavery religiouspeople."

Askedwhethertheywereglad tobeinAustralia,theyreplied: "Whataquestion!Ofcourse weareglad;atlastwefeellike humanbeingsagain.Weare tiredofthegypsylifewehave beenleadingforthelastfew years.Whatwewantnowisa

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home,andthatiswhywehave cometoAustralia.Allwedesireisourhealth,sothatwe canwork.We,whohavebeen throughtheconcentrationcamps knowhowtowork,theyadded, "butnowwewillbeworkingin afreecountryandforfreedom."

Mostofthemigrantsspeak goodEnglish,andthemajority ofthewomenarenurses.The menarequalifiedmechanics,engineers,electricians,andturners.

CATHOLICSCIENTISTSAND EXPLORERS

Mr.ColinAdeyhasrecently giventworadioaddress"sonthe CatholicChurchandScience.Of interestisthelistofCatholic scientists,publishedinAmen, 'NationalCatholicAlmanac.'

Hereitis:-

George(Bauer)Agricola(14941555),the"fatherofMineralogy;"JoseAlgue(bornin1856), inventorofthebarcocyclonometer,usedtodetectthenpproachofcyclones;AndreMarie Ampere(1775-1836),founderof electrodynamics;RogerBacon (1214-1294),the"fatherof perimentalScience";Antoine CesarBecquerel(1788-1878),Inventedconstantcelldifferential galvanometerandelectricthermometer;AntoineHenriBequerel(1852-1908),founderof radio-activity;ClaudeBernard (1813-1878),discovererofglycogenicfunctionoftheliverand thevasomotorsystem;Flavio Biondo(1388-1463),founderof archaeology;JeanBaptisteBiol. (1774-1862),discovererofpolarisation;BernardBolzano(17811848),discovererofproofofbinomialtheorem;EdouardBranly(1846-1940),discovererat coherer,whichmadewireless telegraphypossible;JeanBaptisteCarnoy(1836-1889),founderofcytology;WilliamCaxton (1422-1491),firstEnglishprinter;GuydeChauliac(1300-1370), "fartherofModernSurgery'-; ReneDescartes (1596-1650), founderofanalyticalgeometry; ThomasDwight(1843-1911),internationallyknownanatomis'; JosephHilariusEskhel(17,371798),founderofscientificnumismatics;JeanHenriFabre (1823-1915),famousentomolo gist;A.H.L.Fizeau(18191896),discovererofvelocityof light;J.B.L.Foucault(18191868),inventorofgyroscopeand manwhosediscoveriesmade elertriclightpossible;J.L. Gay-Lussac(1778-1850),famourchemistandphysicist; F.M.Grimaldi(1618-1663), discovererofdiffraction;R. T.H.Laennec(1781-1826), discovererofthestethoscope; JohnGutenberg(1400-1468),inventorofprinting;A.L.Lavoisier(1743-1794),"thefatherof ModernChemistry";Father ThomasLinacre(1460-1524), founderoftheRoyalCollegeof Physicians,London;Marchese GuglielmoMarconi(1874-19371, inventorofradio;GregorJohannMendel(1822-1884),famousbiologist;G.B.Morgagni (1682-1771),founderofmodern pathology;JohannMuller(1801-1858),founderofmodernphysiology;LouisPasteur(18221895),"fath4rofbacteriology"; 1.P.Semmelmeis(1818-1865), pioneerofantiseptictreatment; JokichiTakamine(1854-1922), discovererofadrenalin.

AnotherextractfromtheAlmanac'sveritablemineofinformationonthingsCatholic:

SUBIACOY.C.W.BRANCHATHLETICTEAM

WinnersArchbishop'sShield,March,1947.

CentralCatholicBookShop

ThefollowingaresomeexamplesoffamousCatholicexplorersanddiscovere Amer;goVespucci(1451-1512),acclaimeddiscovereroftheAmericanmainland;PedroAlvarezCabral(1460-1526),discovererof Brazil;JacquesCartier(14911557),exploredthecoastsof LabradorandNewfoundland; SamueldeChamplain(15671635),fatherofNewFrance: ChristopherColumbus(1446. 1506).discovererofAmerica; BartolemuDias(1450-1500).discovererofCapeofGoodHone; VascodaGarna(1469-1524),discovererofsearoutetoIndia; JuandeCrijalva(1469-1527), discovererofMexico:Henrithe Navigator(1394-1460),discovereroftheAzores,Madeira,and

BackRow:K.Hodge,J.Slewart,L.Ryan,B.Hodge.

SecondRow:R.Ryan(DiocesanSecretary),J.Rigby,N.Harris,P.Hickey,R.Peirce.

Sitting:T.Flanagan(SecretaryBranch),K.Duffy,L.Hickey, G.Worner,N.McGhie,andB.Ryan(PresidentDiocesan SportsCouncil).Inset:FatherDePiazzi,FatherSorohan.

"BlackNarcissus" Offends

ArequestthatJ.ArthurRank, Britishmotionpictureproducer, make"crystalclear"thathis newmovie,"BlackNarcissus," dealingwithanabnormalcorn munityofChurchofEngland nunsandscheduledforearlyreleaseintheUnitedStates,is notrepresentativeofthenunsof anycreed,hasbeenmadebya groupofCatholicpriests,Brothers,andSisters.

Therequestwasintheform ofanopenlettertoMr.Rank, signedbyaspecialcommittee appointedattheSisters'Vocation Institute,whichbroughtmore than300priests,Brothersand Nuns,representingsome60religiouscommunitiestosessions attheUniversityofNotreDame.

Theletterassertsthatthe movieshowstheAnglicannun communityin"anextremelyunfavourablelightasworldly, -neuroticandfrustrated."The letterstatedthat"theordinary audiencewill,inalllikelihood, acceptthisstoryastypicalof allnuns."

NotRepresentative.

"Wehopeyourexplanation willnotbethattheseareAnglicannuns,"theletterstated,"and thatthereforeRomanCatholics shouldnotbeoffended.Sucha replywouldbeinbadtaste,ungallantandderogatorytothe religionofmanyofyourcountrymen;itwould,moreover,be whollyinadequate,because,as youwellknow,theaverage movie-goerwillmakenosuch distinction.Catholics,holding theirSisterhoodsnspecialesteem,reverenceandlove,willbe arousedbytheimplicationthat thismoviepicturesatypical groupofnuns."

CastledareFieldDay

Thefirstgeneralmeetingof thehelpersofCastledareField DaywasheldattheOrphanage lastSunday,whenoversixty memberswerepresent.TheField Daythisyear,underthepatron hgeofHisGrace.MostRev.Dr. Prendiville,willbeheldatCastledareonthesecondSundayof October,12th.Thedifferent stallholdersshowedgreatenthusiasmatthemeeting,andare settingouttomake1947Field Dayanoutstandingsuccess.Furtherparticularswillappearin "TheRecord"later.

CapeVerdeIslands;Ferdinand Magellan(1480-1521),discoverer ofLadronesandPhilippineIslands;MarcoPolo(1254-1324), greatestofallearlyworldtravellers.

Thesenamesareonlyafew ofthosethatcouldbementioned

FinalProfession-at St.Dominic'sPriory Dongarra

OnThursday,July17,thesimplebutverybeautifulandsolemnceremonyofFinalProfessionwasperformedatSt.Dominic'sPriory,Dongarra,inthe ConventChapel.

OwingtotheunavoidableabsenceofHisLordshipDr.Gummer,HolyMass,atwhichMonsignorIrwinpresided,wascelebratedbyRev.FatherMoffatt, assistedbyRev.FatherFitzgerald.Alsopresentinthechapel wereRev.FatherMonck,Rev. FatherWilliam,O.S.B.,andRev. FatherWallace,C.SS.R.

AttheconclusionofHoly Mass,duringwhichthepupils oftheCollegesang,Mother PrioressGeneralandtheMistressofNovicesledthetwoSisterswhowereabouttomake finalprofession,SisterMary JohnVianneyandSisterMary JulianEymard,uptheaisleto theAltar.There,inturn,each Sisterkneltandwithherhands inthoseoftheMotherPrioress, pronouncedinaclear,sweet,unfalteringvoicethesolemnpromiseofhervowofObedience, concludingwiththewords"until death."Then,kneelingatthe frontofthealtar,eachSister receivedablackveilandalso thesymbolofFinalProfessionagoldringinscribedwithher motto.Slowlyretreatingtothe middleoftheaisle,thetwoSistersprostratedthemselveson thefloor,therebysignifyingtheir completerenunciationofthe worldandtheircompleteabandonmenttoGod.

Duringtheceremonythe Nuns'Choirrenderedtheresponses.

AtthecompletionoftheceremonyRev.FatherWallace, C.SS.R.,preachedamostinspir- ingsermon,andcongratulated thetwoSisters,theirparents andrelatives,andalsotheCommunity.

AttheinvitationoftheMother PrioressGeneralandtheCommunity,thevisitingclergyand relativesofthefinallyprofessed Sisterswereentertainedatluncheon.Manycongratulatory messageswerereceivedbythe twoSistersfromtheirfriends throughouttheState.

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PERTH,THURSDAY;AUGUST21,1947.

MoralsandMarriage

InhischargetotheAnglicanSynodduringtheweek, ArchbishopMolineunwittinglystatedtheCatholicpositioninrelationto"mixed"marriagesveryclearly."The divergencebetweenChristianandnon-Chrstianmoral standards,"hesaid,"raisesseriousproblemsinthelifeof theChurchanditsmembers.Thoseproblemscannotbe solvedbycompromisingwithChristianprinciplesandaccommodatingtheChurch'sstandardstotheeasierdemands ofasecularsociety."Whentheessentialinterdependenceoffaithandmoralsisconsidered,thepatentdanger ofcompromiseintheoneisintegrallylinkedupwithvacillationintheother.Andwithoutdisrespecttothesincere religiousbeliefsofnon-Catholics,itmustberecognised thattheCatholicChurchmaintainshighermoralideals thananyoftheChristiansects,becauseithasrefusedany compromisewiththeclearteachingofChristandofthe NaturalLaw.Thewidespreadbetrayaloftheclear-cut, traditionaldoctrineoftheindissolubilityofmarriageby numerousepiscopalleadersoftheAnglicanChurchhas beenfollowedbypartialofficialapprovalofthemoral abominationofbirth-control.HenceiftheAnglicanscan claimthattheirstandardsofmoralityshouldnotbecompromisedwiththoseofsecularsociety,theCatholicChurch hasaninfinitelystrongercaseforthepreservationofthe moralintegrityofitsmembersthroughtheobservanceof itsownmarriagelaws.

Itisofparamountimportancetorealisethattheperil ofmixedmarriagerefersequallytomoralsastoFaith. Thisprobablydidnotapplytoanywherenearthesame extentapartfromthelast25years,unlessitwasduring theperiodwhentheChurchwasconvertingtheRoman EmpireandthemareiageofCatholicswthpaganswasalmostinevitable.Inourowndaytheblatantsexualimmorality,whichbearsthestampofnethermostdegradationinitsunconsciousnessofitsownevil,hasinfinitely complicatedthequestionofmarriage.Sothatamong sectionofCatholics,atanyratslatemarriagesarebecomingdistressinglyfrequent,a afewseemtoshare theviewofthebewilderedApostles:"Ifthecaseofaman withhiswifebeso,itisexpedientnottomarry."Such anoutlookis,however,undulypessimistic,butitdoesunderlinetheimperativenecessityofpreservingaunityof faithandmoralconductinthemarriedstate.Onthe naturalplane,ithasprovedconclusivelyinourdaythat marriageviewedmerelyasacivilcontractveryoftenfails ofpermanenceandfidelity.Itisclearthatinthissupremelyimportantstatesomethingmoreisnecessarythanthe bestofhumanintentions.TheinfiniteintelligenceofGod knowsthisfactbest'ofall;andwhenChristrestoredmarriagetoitspristinestatus,banningdivorceandmaking thepartnershippermanenttolife'send,Heprovidedspecialgracetomakepossiblewhatwouldbehumanly supremely'difficultofachievement,

014 DEATHS oi

GORMAN,Jim(lateofBoan's Ltd.,Perth1.-Passedaway peacefullyathislateresidence, 25OakwoodAvenue,North Brighton,Victoria,aftera shortillness. -Insertedbyhisoldfriend, JCramer,Waroona.

SHANAHAN.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofJamesandAmyShanahan, fondbrotherofMolly(Mrs, H.Dunne,Kalgoorlie),Kathleen(Mrs.B.Cronin,Shenton Park),andLt.-Col.P.M.Shanahan,ontroopshipservice overseas,departed.thislife July28,1947;age39years. Mayhissoulrestinpeace.

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COYNE,Cecelia).-Inloving memoryofourdearmother, whopassedawayAugust19, 1942. Alwaysrememberedbyher daughterPegandsonReg. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul.

HICKEY.-Ofyourcharity,pray forthereposeofthesoulof Mrs.AnnieHickey,whodied atBoulderonAugust24,1946.

R.I.P.

-Insertedbyherlovingfamily.

LEITCH.-Ofyourcharity,prayforthereposeofthesoulof EllenMaryLeitch,whoseanniversaryoccursonAugust 23. ImmaculateheartofMary, yourprayersforherextol.

0,SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhersoul.

-Insertedbyherdaughter.

O'REILLY.-Ofyourcharity, pleaseprayforthereposeof thesoulofFrankO'Reilly, whodiedatWoolghar,asthe resultofanaccident,brotherin-lawofTomFennessy,and brotherofMrs.M.Ahernand Mrs.Quinlan,andbrother-inlawofMr.JohnQuinlan. Mayhisdearsoulrestin peace. Soloved,somourned.

-Insertedbyhislovingwife, EllenMarieO'Reilly.

PURTELL.-Insadbutloving memoryofourdearmother (lateofAlbanyandPerth), whopassedawayat541St. Kilda-road,Melbourne,on August8,1943.

RequiescatinPace.

-Insertedbyherloving daughtersandsons,Ethel(Mrs. Sepping),Mary(Mrs.Pritchard),Ann(Mrs.McDermott), Joan,Thomas,John,James,Vincent,Paul.

WHYTE.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearsonandbrother, Frank,whosedeathoccurred August25,1946.

ImmaculateheartofMary, yourprayersforhimextol. 0,SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

BEREAVEMENTNOTICE.

Mr.andMrs.Jas.Shanahan andfamily,of2William-street, Subiaco,desiretoTHANKall kindfriendsandrelativesforthe beautifulfloraltributes,telegrams,cards,letters,andper. sonalexpressionsofsympathy intherecentsadlossoftheir dearlylovedeldestsonandbrother,Thos.A.Shanahan.Will allthosekindpeoplepleaseacceptthisannouncementasapersonalexpressionofsinceregratitude.

Archbishop'sEngagements

August24: ....ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,atSt.Joseph's Church,Bassendean. 7.30a.m.:CelebrateMass. 9a.m.:Confirmation.

August27:

4.30p.m.:ConfirmationofchildrenattendingReligiousHolidaySchool,MidlandJunction. 7p.m.:ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatSt.Mary's Church,Guildford.

August28:

3.30p.m.:Confirmationof childrenattendingReligious HolidaySchool,Coolgardie.

August31-91.Mary's,Kalgoorlie: 7a.m.:CelebrateMass. 10a.m.:PresideSolemnHigh Mass. 5p.m.:AttendHolyName Rally,inSt.Mary'sHall.

PETER'SPENCE

£

Subiaco 133 Cathedral 75

Highgate 46

RedemptoristMonastery 37 Nedlands 35

Leederville 25 Narrogin 25 Kalgoorlie 22

FlemantleandBeaconsfield

ShentonPark

SouthPerth Claremont FlereatPark

EastFremantle MidlandJunction

Cottesloe Maylands

Boulder OsbornePark

Beverley

EastVictoriaPark Northam

WestPerth Arrnadale Bayswater-Bedford

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Palmyra Belmont Dardanup Katanning

Kellerberrin Guildford Merredin MosmanPark

Pinjarra Kalamunda Busselton

Donnybrook Norseman

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Manjimup 3 Lesmurdie 3 MountBarker 2 Queen'sPark 2

Coolgardie 2 Toodyay 2 Waroona 2 Bridgetown 2 Kondinin 1

7.30p.m.:Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation.

September1: 7.30p.m.:InaugurateN.C.G.M atKalgoorlie.

September8: 8a.m.:ProfessionCeremony, SistersofMercyNovitiate, VictoriaSquare.

September10:

7.15a.m.:ReceptionCeremony, St.JohnofGodNovitiate,Subiaco.

September13: 9a.m.:MassatYorkrakine.

September14: ConfirmationandCanonical Visitation,St.Joseph'sChurch, Kellerberrin. 8a.m:MassatKellerberrin. 3p.m.:Confirmation,Kellerberrin.

September18: 7p.m.:ConfirmationatSt. Joseph'sChurch,Albany.

September19: 9p.m.:Receivedebutantesat CatholicBalll,MountBarker.

UNIVERSITYSENATECONGRATULATESRT.REV. MONSIGNORMcMAHON.

AtthemeetingoftheUniversitySenatelastMotiday,August18,theChancellor(Professor WalterMurdoch)offeredthe congratulationsoftheSenateto Dr.J.T.McMahon,onthedignityconferreduponhimbyhis Church.Speakingtothemotion,theChancellorsaid:"The honourconferreduponDr.McMahon,whohasbeenafaithful andzealousmemberoftheSenatesince1934,isanhonourfor theSenateandforthewhole Universitybody."TheChancellorwassupportedbytheProChancellor(Mr.Gillett)andthe Vice-Chancellor(ProfessorCurrie),andthemotionpassedwith acclamation.Dr.McMahonsuitablyreplied.

FATHERVALENTINEFOR NEWGUINEA.

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ThemanyfriendsofFather 6A,Valentinewillbeinterested tolearnthathehasvolunteered fortheNewGuineaMissions:Re willleaveshortlyforPortMoresbyandwillbelocatedattheCatholicHolyGhostMission,Alexishaven,Madang,NewGuinea,

PAPALRELIEF.

Mons.Baldini,Presidentofthe PontificalCommission,hasrevealedthatfromMarch,1914,to November,1946,theHolyFather spentasumoftwomilliardnine hundredandeighteenmillion, sevenhundredandfifty-onethousandlireforthealleviationof sufferingcausedbythewar. The322Diocesansections havespentanalmostequal amountinthisgreatworkof charity.

N.C.R.M.

WOMEN'SGROUPNORTHAM.

Christ'sactioninthisregardwecalltheinstitutionof theSacramentofMarriageAnddespiterecentpuerile presscontroversies,itcanbesaidthatifmarriageismerelyacivilcontract,itwillsoonbehonouredoftenerinthe breachthanintheobservance.Andeventhepagans arecomingtothinkthatifGoddidnotmakemarriagea Sacrament,Heshouldhavedoneso.Forregardedasa naturalthingithasprovedamostsignalfailure.It admitstreachery(whichiscalledinfidelityoradultery)it lackspermanencethroughtheadmissionofdivorce;itfails ofitsprimarypurposetopropagatethehumanrace.And itfails,likemanyanotherhumanenterprise,becauseit needstheconstantsustenanceofGod'sGrace.Without supernaturalassistance,manispowerlesseventobe manly.Hesinksinthescaletomoralenormitiesnot foundeveninthebrutecreation.Ofallsuchfailuresthe materialist'sisthemostprofound;hisposition,too,isirretrievableuntilhecanorientatehisoutlook.Andunless marriage,asconceivedbyChrist,canbesalvagedfromthe wreckageofourtimes,itisfutiletoplanforthefuture. For,likeRachel'schildren,"itisnot."

ACCOMMODATION.

Ex-Serviceman,ingood..permanentposition,desperately needshouseorflat,furnishedor unfurnished;anysuburb;will paygoodrent;excellentreferences.ApplyL.L,thisoffice.

Wouldletmodernfurnished coupleforreasonablerentfor homeNedlands,tomiddle-aged aboutsevenweeksONLY,from October1.Tenantboardadult son,attendgarden.References required,onefromParishPriest. ApplyG.H.,thisoffice.

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DOMINICANEX-STUDENTS' REUNION.

toheheldat WOODSTREET. BEDFORDPARK, SUNDAY,AUGUST31st. BusesleaveStirlingStreetat 2.20and3p.m.

Thesecondgeneralmeetingof thisgroupwasheldinSt.Joseph'sHallat3p.m.on22nd.ult. ThosepresentwereRev.Father Lenihan(Group Chaplain), membersoftheLeaders'Group, countrybranchrepresentatives, andintendingmembers. TheGroupLeaderwelcomed thosepresent,andtheMovement prayerwasrecited.TheGospel,"TheProdigalSon,"readby theGroupChaplain,whoen deavouredtoencouragequestionsanddiscussionontheGospel. Thiswasfollowedbyamost informativeandinterestingtalk onapilgrimageto"Lough Derg,"Ireland,byFatherLeniban,whomadethepilgrimage duringhisrecent,visittoIreland. Thisinformaltalkwasmostenjoyable.Avoteofthanksto FatherLenihanwasmovedand carriedwithacclamation. Generalbusinesswasdiscussedandnewmembersenrolled. Theservingofafternoontea broughtanenjoyableafternoon toaclose.

HOLYFATHER'S WARNING

"Woetothevoluntaryand consciousscandalgiversofzomanceinnewspapers,reviews, theatres,filmsandshameless fashions:woetoyoungmencorruptingvirginhearts;woeto fathersandmotherscedingto thecapricesofchildrenandnot exercisingparentalcontrol;woe toallChristianswhocould,it willing,summonaidfromthe legionsofright-mindedpersons tocombatscandal.

"TheterriblejusticeofGod awaitsthevoluntarycorruptors andtheirpassiveaccomplices.'' (PapaladdressatBeatification ofMariaGoretti.)

NON-CATHOLICCLERGYMEN CONVERTS.

"KindofThirdSpring."

Non-Catholicclergymenare nowenteringtheChurchinsuch increasednumbersthatMr.John Pearmain,wardenofTopMeadow-G.K.Chesterton'sold homeinBeaconsfield,andnow administeredbytheConverts' AidSocietyasatemporaryhome forconvertclergymen-hasdescribedthemovementas"akind ofThirdSpring."

Beforethewarthesocietyused todealwithanaverageof12 convertclergymenayear.The numberisnow28.Asthesocietyhelpsonlythoseclergymen whoseconversionplacesthemin penury,thisfigurerepresents onlyasmallproportionofthe numberwhomaketheirsubmission.

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Braverywasdisplayedbytwo SacredHeartnunswhenthey broughtadangeroslyilltwodays-oldaboriginalbabyina12footdinghyfromChannelIslano Leprosarium,eightmilestoDarwinonJuly29. FatherFlynn,oftheDarwin Presbytery,tellingofthenuns' adventure,saidthedinghywas rowedacrosstheharbourinover fourhoursbyanativeleper againstastiffIsduth-esisterly wind,whichwaswhippingup choppywaves.

BloodTransfusion.

Thebabywassufferingfrom haemorrhage,andwassentto DarwinHospital,whereitreceivedbloodtransfusions. Althoughthenunshadblood transfusionequipmentatthe leprosarium,theycouldnotuse bloodfromthelepers.

NEVERTOOLATETWICE.

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LaymenforSolomons

InourAprilissue,states"CatholicMissions,"weannounced thedeparturefortheSolomons ofthreeyoungmenwhohad beenchosenfromthemanywno respondedtoourappealformechanicsandcarpenterstowork ontheNorthSolomonsMission.

Fourothershavesincefollowedinthepathoftheoriginal three.Theyare:H.Brown, Fernhill,Victoria;A.Cornford, Coburg,Victoria;J.McGann, Pakenham,Victoria;C.J.Madigan,Malvern,Victoria.

Newshasbeenreceivedof theirarrivalatTorokina.Shortlywehopetopublishextracts fromtheirletters,describingthe worktheyaredoingforthe NorthSolomonsMission.

InSeptemberanotherband willfollow.Weregretthatfor thetimebeingwecannotaccept furtherapplications.Wehope, however,thatsimilarschemes willcomeintooperationfor othermissionsintheSouth

CardinalGilroyLeavesforCanada andtheUnitedStates

StatesandCanadaonecclesiasticalbusiness.

HisEminencewillbemetat VancouverbyCardinalMcGuigan(ArchbishopofToronto)and CardinalGriffin(Archbishopof Westminster). TogetherthesethreeCardinals reecivedtheirbiglietti(noticeof theirappointmenttotheSacred College)intheEnglishCollege inRome.Onthatoccasionand later,whentheywereinLondon together,theywerereferredto inthepressas"theEmpireCardinals."

CardinalGilroywillattendthe EucharisticCongressinBuffalo inSeptember.

Afterreturningfromthe,UnitedStates,HisEminencewillpay anofficialvisittotheArchdioceseofHobart.

DuringOctoberhewillvisit NewZealand,wherehewillconsecratetheCoadjutor-Archbishop-electofWellington,the MostRev.PeterMcKeefry.

ley,andKennethWilliam,secondsonofMr.andthelateMrs. J.O'Loughlin,ofMt.Lawley. Theceremonywascelebratedby Rev.FatherWallace. Thebride,whoenteredthe churchonthearmofherfather, woreabeautifulgownofivory duchesssatin,withinsetyoke .andsleeveofmedallions,fully drapedandtrainedskirt.Her embroideredveilwasheldwith acoronetoforangeblossom,and shecarriedabouquetoftuberrosesandhyacinths.

Mrs.J.Lynch,sisterofthe bride,wasmatronofhonour, andMissP.Winter,bridesmaid. Theywerefrockedalikeinembroideredninonovertaffeta,

andcarriedsheavesofpaleblue tintedarumlilies.Theywore topknotsintheirhair.

Thetwotrainbearers,Margaret andMaryTannock(niecesof thebride),weredressedalike inwhite.marquisette.Theywore haloesofrosebudsintheirhair andcarriedposiestomatch.

ThebridegroomwasablyassistedbyMr.D.Friendasbest man,andMr.R.Martingroomsman. Areceptionwasheldat Y.A.L.Ballroom,where150 guestswerereceivedbyMrs. D'Arcy,wearingatwo-tone frockofnavyandlightblue, heavilybeaded,andcarryinga bouquetofredroses.

Pacific.BishopWadeiskeen todeveloptheideaofsending moreyoungAustralian tohismissionasitgraduallyrecoversfromthesetbacksofwar. WequoteHisLordship'sre centletterto"CatholicMissions":

"Thearrivaloftheseyoung menmasksthebeginningofthe solutionofdifficultieswhich, withouttheiraid,wouldhave beentoomuchforus.Idonot feelthatIamtrustingunduly intheProvidenceofGodto foreseeagreatfutureforthis planofmobilisingtheforcesof theCatholiclaitytoplaytheir partinthebattlefortheKingdomofChrist,notonlyinthe Pacific,butinthewholewide world."

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RepeatedVocalPrayerisNot "VainRepetition"

WHATTHESCRIPTURESREVEALINTHEMATTER

"AnotherPerplexed," :,!youth

Perth:

"IntheGospelaccordingto St.Matthew,chapter6,Christ said:'Butwhenyeprayuse notvainrepetitions,asthe heathensdo:fortheythink thattheyshallbeheardfor theirmuchspeaking.Benot likeuntothem,therefore,for yourFatherknowethwhat thingsyehaveneedof,before yeaskHim.'

"Couldyoupleasetellmehow thiscommandcanbereconciledwiththeformyourhomage assumesintheChurchservices?ItseemstobethecustomforCatholicstorepeat overandoveragaincertain phrasesinadecidedlymumbojumbofashion.Doestherate atwhichaprayerisrecitedor beadsaretold,orthenumber ofrepetitionsincreasethesincerity?"

Answer:Inthispassageyou quotefromSt.Matthew,Our Lorddoesnotcondemnvocal player.WhatHecondemnsis "VAIN"oremptyrepetitions withthesuperstitiousnotionthat certainprayer-formulasrepeated agreatnumberoftimes,even thoughwithnoattention,havea specialefficacy.OurLordremindsthemthattheheathens dothis.Hishearersunderstood wellwhatHemeant,forthey werefamiliarwiththemanner prayingofthepagans.We haveagoodexampleofthese vainoremptyrepetitionsrelated inSKings18,26seq.,wherethe ProphetEliasjestedatthe priestsofBaalforcallingonthe rameofBaalfrommorningeven untilnoon,saying:"0Baal,hear us."Oragainwehaveanother goodexampleofthiscustom toldinActsXIX.,34,howthe mobinthecityofEphesus drownedSt.Paul'svoicebycryingoutthesamephrase,forthe spaceoftwohourswithoutceasing,saying,"GreatisDianaof theEphesians."

Now,ontheotherhand,far fromcondemningrepetitionof truevocalprayers,OurLord taughttheusefulnessandeven thenecessityoffrequentlyrepeatingthesameprayeraslong asitcomesfromtheheart.This canbeshownbothbyHiswords andbyHisexample.

InChapterXl.ofSt.Luke's Gospel,whereOurLordisteachingHisdiscipleshowtopray, Hegivesthemtheparableof themanwhokeptonknocking untilhisfriendgotupandgave himwhathewanted,andthen OurLordsays:"AndIsayto you.Askanditshallbegiven you:seek,andyoushallfind; knock,anditshallbeopenedto you,"clearlyindicatingthatwe

mustbeperseveringandeven importunateinourpetitionsto God.

Again,St.Lukerelatesin ChapterXVII1,:"AndHespoke alsoaparabletothemthatwe oughtalwaysprayandnotto faint."OurLordtellstheparableofthewidowwhokeptworryingthejudgeuntilhesawjusticedone,andOurLordsays: "AndwillnotGodrevengeHis electwhocrytoHimdayand night?"

ChristHimselfgivesusanexieofrepetitioninprayerin HisprayerintheGardenof Gethsemane.InSt.Matthew weread:"AndleavingthemHe wentagainandprayed,athird time,sayingtheself-sameword." AndinSt.Mark:"Andgoing awayagain,Heprayed,saying thesamewords."

Howdifferent,then,isnotthis repeatingofaprayerfromour heartstoGod,comparedwiththe emptycriesofthepagans,thinkingthattheirfalsegodswill hearthemiftheykeepshouting louderandlouder!OurLord,as St.Matthewtellsusinthetext youhavequoted,saysthatwe mustnotprayasifGodhadto beinformedofourneeds,but ratherthatweourselvesmay haveamorevividrealisationof thetruththatallgoodgiftscome fromHim.

Itisthuswithourprayersin theCatholicChurch,liketheRosaryorthelitanies:ifaprayer wellsaid,liketheLord'sPrayer, ispleasingtoGod,andOurLord hastaughtittous,soitmust be,then,theofteneritissaidthe better,andthemorepleasingto God.WeCatholics,therefore, trytosayeachprayer,again andagain,asheartfullyaswe can. Ifinthisfrequentrepetitionof prayers,thereshouldappearto anoutsideracertainunbecomingspeedorevenasuggestion ofmumbling,whichweareall constantlyremindedtoavoid,he shouldrememberthatthisisto beexplainedbythelovingfamiliaritywithGodandwithprayer,whichisoneofthemany blessingsthatrewardsthesimplefaithoftheTruebeliever. Veryoftenwhileprayingthese simpleprayerstaughtusbyOut LordorbyHisChurch,the heartsofmanyofthefaithful areunitedtotheirMakerinthe closestunionofcontemplation.

Now,"AnotherPerplexed,' youaskdoestherateatwhich aprayerisrecitedorbeadsare told,orthenumberofrepetitions increasethesincerity?

A:.Noneoftheseincreases thesincerity,buteachandall ofthemmaybeaverygoodin:dicationofthesincerityofthe soulthatprays.

Nowlookintoyourownsoul andaskyourselfifyouarereallypersuadedthat-youhave foundabetterandamoresincereformofprayerthanthe manythousandsofgoodCatholicswhofillthechurchesevery Sunday.Ifyoucansayhonestlythatyouhave,wellyouarea happyman.Butdonotforthat reasonjudgethesincerityof yourfellow-man.Remember thatthePhariseeandthePublicanbothenteredtheTempleto pray,butthePublicanalone pleasedGodandwentoutjustified,andheonlykeptsaying whilestrikinghisbreast:"0 God,bemercifultome,asinner."

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"HISHOLINESS"-AN APTTITLE

Yoursecondquestionis:

"Couldyoualsotellme,please, whythePopeisreferredtoas 'His'Holiness'?Howcanhe, howevernobleamanhemay be,havethepresumptionto callhimselfholy?Wouldnot 'HisEminence'hemoresuitable?"

Answer:TheHolyFather neverspeaksofhimselfas"His Holiness;"thatisthetitleof honourandrespectusedbythose whoaddresshim.Hesignshimselfsways:"ServusServorum Dei"-"theServantoftheServantsofGod."ItisnopresumptiononthepartofgoodCatholicstocalltheofficeof Christ'sVicaronearthandthe personwhoholdsit,holy.For "Holy,"theOxfordDictionary tellsus,means"consecrated," "sacred,""belongingto,""commissionedby,""devotedtoGod." AllofwhichinthehighestdegreearetrueoftheSupreme Pontiff,ourHolyFatherthe Pope.Thetitle,"HisEminence,"isthatreservedforCardinals,anddoesnotimplythat supremesacrednesswhichbelongstotheVicarofChrist.

PRAISEWORTHY INTERFERENCESWITH NATURE

"Puzzled."MountBarker:

"IunderstandthattheC.C. teachesthatbirth-4ontrolof anydescriptionissinfuland unnatural?"

A.:Youarequiteright,that istosay,theCatholicChurch teachesthatanyformofpreventingconceptionafterintercourseissinfulandcontraryto thenaturallaw.

Youcontinue: "Iknowseveralwomenthat havehadoperationssothat theymayhavechildren.Well, isnotthatinterferingwith nature?"

A.:Yes,inasenseitisinterferingwithnature,butitisa verypraiseworthykindofinterference.Itisbringingaparticularnaturetoastateproper toit.ItwouldbeagreatmistaketothinkthatGodmeant mentostandbyasidlespectatorsandallownaturetotake itscourse.Towakeasleeping maninsteadofallowinghimto wakeupofhisownaccord,isto interferewithnature,butitisn't wrong.Tolightafireinyour grateistointerferewiththe temperaturethatnaturehas giventotheday;tousedisinfectantistofrustratecertainnaturalforces,thatare,ifleftalone, likelytoundermineyourhealth; andtotakemedicine,tousean alarm-clock,ortoputfoodina refrigerator,areallwaysofinterferingwithnature,andthey areallgood.

Butyoucontinue:

"Isaythatiftheywereintendedtohavechildrenthey wouldhavebeenmadenormal inthefirstplace."

A.:Here,Iamafraid,youare quitewrong;andifyouthink thematteroutalittlefurther, youwill.Iamsure,cometo agreewithme.Youmustrememberthatindesigningallthe differentkindsofbeings,thatwe callcollectively"Nature,"God gavethehumanbeingintelligence,andsurelyitisnotwrong foramantousethatintelligence.Inthisinstance,Godhas givenamantheintelligenceto findouthowasurgicaloperation canremedyadefectinnature, arid,ofcourse,itisquiteright forthesurgeontomakeuseof hisknowledge.That'swhat Godgavehimbrainsfor.He isnotgoingagainstnature;he isaidingraturetofunctionproperly.Whenyoulookatitin thislight,.1thinkyouwillagree withme.

Totakeanotherexample:Ifa personhashadsight,wouldyou

saythatheshouldnotusespectaclesbecause,ifGodhadmeant himtohavenormalvision,He wouldhavegivenhimnormal eyes? Ithinknot.Inthe sameway,althoughGoddidnot givemenwings,itisquiteright forthemtotravelbyair.God meantmentousetheirbrains.

IwillnotnowrepeatallIsaid toshowthatbirthpreventionis wrong;sufficeittosaythatitis forbiddenbytheNaturalLaw, andthatthemoremenusetheir brains,themoretheywillsee thatitis,astheBiblesays,a heinouscrime.

REQUIEMSFORBAD CATHOLICS?

Yoursecondquestionis:

"('anaCatholichaveaRequiemMasssaidathisdeath, evenifhehasnotlivedupto hisChurch'steachingsvery sincerely?"

A.:Yes,providedthathehas notbeennotoriouslybadinany way;inwhichcasesomemignt bescandalised.Buteven.had hebeennotoriousandhadneverthelessrepentedbeforehis deathandmadehispeacewith God,hecouldhaveaRequiem saidforhim,ifalldangerof scandalwereremoved.

"Listener,"Perth:

"AsIamafrequentlistener totheCatholicHoureachSundaynight,wouldyoubeso kindastoanswermyproblem?IfaCatholicgirl marriesadivorcedman(in ChurchofEngland),andif therewereanychildrentothe saidmarriage,couldtheybe christenedCatholics?"

A.:Yestheycould,provided therewasanassurancegiven thattheywouldbebroughtupas Catholics,andthattherewas solidreasontobelievethatthis assurancewouldbefulfilled.

ISHELLAPHANTASY?

"A,B.,"Cottesloe: "Ihavelistenedtosomeof yourvolublepedanticdisserta-

tationsinreplytosomequestions,andImustconfessthat mymindisnotsufficiently trainedtograsptheanswer outofsomeofyourlong-windedramblings."

A.:Yourconfession,"A.B.,"is borneoutbytherestofyour letter.

Youcontinue:

"YoutalkoftheKeysofHeavenandtheGatesofHelland thesadisticHellforalleternity.Thesethingsdonot exist,onlyinyourimagination."

Answer:Youamazeme,"A.B."

SurelyyouhavereadandstudiedyourNewTestamentinthe Bible?Ifyouhaven't,youare ill-preparedtoenteruponadissertation,onwhatYOUthink Christianityoughttobe.

ChristOurLordHimselfused theexpressions"TheKeysof theKingdomofHeaven,"and the"GatesofHell,"andHis meaningwasunderstoodclearly byHishearersandbyanyone, sincethen,whopossessesanordinaryintelligenceandamoderateeducation.Andastothe revelationoftheeternalpains ofHell,itwasChristHimself,on morethan30occasionsinthe NewTestament,spokeofthem. Yes,thegentle,lovingChrist saidamongmanyothersimilar revelations:

InMc.IX.,42,43:"Andifthy handscandalisethee,cutitoff; itisbetterfortheetoenterinto lifemaimedthem,havingtwo hands,togointoHell,intounquenchablefire,wheretheworm diethnotandthefireisnotextinguished."

InMc.IX.,48:"Foreveryone shallbesaltedwithfire."

InMt.XXV.,41:"Departfrom Me,yecursedintoeverlasting fire."

InMt.XII.,42:"Andshall castthemintothefurnaceof fire.Thereshallbeweeping andgnashingofteeth."

Allfairlyclearandgraphic, andspokenbyChrist.Well, 'A.B.,"whatdoyousaynow?

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*TheVirtueofPrudence AnEmpireOverAllMoralVirtues

normalcircumstancesfromthe higherprinciplesoftheinterpretationofthelaw.

Thewordprudencecomes fromtheLatin"prudentia," whichinturniscontractedfrom "providentia,"whichmeansseeingahead.Itisoneofthefour cardinalvirtues.

A,fullandserviceabledescriptionofthevirtueisgiven byFatherDelany.Hedefines itas"anintellectualhabitenablingustoseeinanygiven junctureofhumanaffairswhat isvirtuousandwhatisnot,and howtocometotheoneand avoidtheother.

Itistobeobservedthatprudence,whilstpossessinginsome sortanempireoverallmoral virtues,itselfaimstoperfect nptthew1111,ntthein.11-ctin itspracticaldecisions.

Itsfunctionistopointout whichcourseofac'ionistobe takeninanyroundofconcretecircumstances.Itindicates whichhereandrowisthegoldenmeanwhereintheessence01 allvirtuelies.Ithasnothing todowithdirectlywillingthr gooditdiscerns.Thatisdone

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bytheparticularmoralvirtue withinwhoseprovinceitfalls. Prudence,therefore,hasadirectivecapacitywithregardto theothervirtues.Itlightsthe wayandmeasuresthearenafor theirexercise.Theinsightit confersmakesonedistinguish successfullybetweentheirmere semblanceandtheirreality.

Itmustnotbeforgottenthat prudenceis!,virtueadequately distinctfromtheothers,andnot simplyaconditionattendant upontheiroperation.

Prudenceisthevirtuethatdisposesustodiscernthegolden meanofallmoralvirtue,andinclinesusinthechoiceofthe rightmeansofaction.Itisa virtueofthepracticalreason; withoutitnoothermoralvirtuecouldbetrulyexercised,becaus-enoothercouldattainthe goldenmeanunlessthatmeanis discerned.

Thevirtueofmercybidsus helptheneedy;prudencetells ushowandwhentodoso.It isthefunctionofprudenceto discernthemeanstopassjudgmentuponthemandtodirect, butindoingsomanydifferent applicationsofprudencemaybe necessary,andthereforeprudenceissaidtohaveparts.These partsarecalledintegralwhen theyarespecialfunctionsofthe virtue,indicatetherightmeans andcompelustoadoptthem; theyarememory,reason,intellect,docility,conjecture,providence,circumspectionand'caution.

Subjectivepart:ofprudence arespeciesofthegeneralvirtue.Thesearepersonalprudence,bywhichoneguidesoneself:rulingprudence,bywhich oneguidesothers,andthismay refertothefamilyortheState ortheArmy,andisthencalled economic,politicalandmilitary prudence,respectively..

Thepotentialpartsofprudenceareannexedvirtuesthat' havereferencetosecondaryacts belongingtoprudence,asinparticularcircumstanceswhereambiguityarisesandtheapplicationofthelawisnotclear. Thesepartsareebulia,synesis, andgnome,whichthethehahqs ofseekingwisecounsel,orjudgingarightfromgeneralprinciplesandjudgingarightinab-

AccordingtoSt.Thomas,itis itsfunctiontodothesethings. Firstofalltotakecounsel,i.e., tocastaboutforthemeanssuitedintheparticulari'assunder considerationtoreachtheend ofanyonemoralvirtue.

Thentojudgesoundlyofthe fitnessofthemeanssuggested; and.finally,tocommandtheir employnient.

Ifthesearetobedonewell theynecessarilyexcluderemissressandlackofconcern;they demandtheuseofsuchdiligence andcarethattheresultantact canbedescribedasprudentin spiteofwhateverspeculative errormayhavebeenatthebottomoftheprocess.

Besidestheprudencewhichis thefruitoftrainingandexperience,andisdevelopedintoa stablehabitbyrepeatedacts, thereisanothersorttermed `infused."Thisisdirectlybe-

stowedbyGod'sbounty.Itis inseparablefromthecondition ofsupernaturalcharity,andso istobefoundonlyinthosewho areinthestateofgrace.Its scopeis,ofcourse,tomakeprovisionofwhatisnecessaryfor eternalsalvation.

Everyformalsinisopposedto prudencebecauseeverysinis committedindefianceofconscience,butcertainvicesaredirectlyopposedtotheruleswhicha prudentmanwouldfollowifhe wishedtoactinaprudentway justasverygrievoussiniscontrarytotheloveofGod,but hatredofGodistheonlyformal contrarytocharity.

Sinsbydefectagainstprudenceareprecipitancy,wantof thought,inconstancy,negligence. Sinsbyexcessagainstprudenceareprudenceoftheflesh inseekingthemeanstogratify theworksoftheflesh,astutenessinweighingthemeansto deceive,deceit,fraud,solicitude forthingsofthisworld.

U.S.A.AndStateAidFor PrivateSchools

IfProtestantswouldbewill. ingtomodifytheirpositionin regardtoFederalaidtoeducationtothesameextentasthe NationalCatholicWelfareConferencehasaltereditspolicy,one ofthe"greatesttraditonalhindrances"toFederalaidforeducationmightbeeliminated,Mrs. EugeneMeyer,wifeofthepubtisheroftheWashington"Post," declaredtotheHousesub-committeeonEducationandLabour atWashington,U.S.A.,saysthe SanFrancisco"Monitor."

Mrs.Meyer,mentioningthat theN.C.W.C.hasconsiderably modifieditspositiononFederal aid,suggestedthatallProtestantsagreethat"allavailable localpublicserviceforhealth, nutrition,welfareandtransportationshallgotoallchildrenregardlessofcreed,colourorwhat schoolstheyattend."

A.F.L.Endorsement.

Intheothertestimonybefore theHouseCommittee,whichhas beenlisteningtopersonsfromall partsofthecountryandmany walksoflifeforafullmonth, MissSelmaBorchart,representingMatthewWoll,chairmanof theAmericanFederationofLabourCommitteeonEducation,declaredthattheA.F.ofL.favourstheuseofFederalfundsto helppayteachers'salariesirk publicschoolsandtoprovideservicestoschoolchildreninnonpublicaswellaspublicschools. IrvinR.Kuenzil,secretary-treasureroftheAmericanFederation ofTeachers,expressedsimilar views.

Mr.KuenzliandMissBorchart whoisalsoanofficialoftheAmericanFederationofTeachers, wereinterviewedaftergiving theirtestimonyandaskedtoexplainhowtwogroupswhichdrew theirmembershipfromthesame generalbodyofpublicschool teachers,theAmericanFederationofTeachers,andtheNationalEducation,Association,could differsowidelyonthequestion ofFederalaidtonon-public schoolchildren.

THANKS.

TheSistersofMercy,St. Mary's,Leederville,wish.cordiallytothankMrs.DalyandMrs. Bradbury,theorganisersofthe Children'sPlainandFancy DressBall,heldonAugust7,in St.Mary'sHall.Alsoallthe ladiesandgentlemenofthe Committeeandthemanykind friendswhocontributedinmakingthisfunctionsuchagrand success.Specialthanksare renderedtoMrs.Killsandher youngdaughter,Norrie,whodid somuchforthechildren'smusicalentertainment.

Mrs.Dellacqua,363Oxfordstreet,Leederville,wonthe sheetsandpillow-cases,raffled thatevening.

TheA.F.ofL.supportsthis aidonanationalscale,whilethe N.E.A.agreestoFederalaidto non-publicschoolpupilsonly whereStatescouldmatchthe Federalfundsforthispurpose,

Thetwoteachers'unionofficialsansweredthattheyfeltthe issuehadneverbeenproperly presentedtotheN.E.A.membership,whereastheA.F.ofL. operatingonademocraticbasis hadallowedthequestiontocome tothefloorandbefullyandopenlydiscussed.

Mr.KuenzliandMissBorchart reportedthatafterprotracted considerationthepublicschool teacherswhomakeuptheA.F. ofL.supportedaidtonon-public schoolchildrenbyamorethan twotoonemajority.

AnnualRetreatfor theVictoriaSquare Pupils

OnthemorningoftheFeast dayofOurLady'sAssumption, theConventChapeloftheSistersofMercy,VictoriaSquare, presentedaveryelevatingscene: ahundredandfiftygirlsassistedataMissaCantataandreceivedHolyCommuniontomark thecloseoftheirannualthreedays'Retreat.HisGracethe Archbishoppresidedandspoke highlyofthefervouranddevotionevidentamongtheretreatants.Healsoremarkedonthe highstandardofsingingattain. edbythegirls'choir.While congratulatingthemontheir wonderfulspiritoffaithand piety,heremindedthemofthat highercallthatwouldprobably bebestoweduponsomeofthem. Heexhortedthesefavouredones torespondgenerouslyandnotto flinchfromanysacrificeentailedintheconsecrationoftheir livestotheserviceoftheirGod. Then,forthemajority,hecounselledunswervingfidelitytothe idealsoftrueCatholicwomanhood,withloyaltytoschool, homeandChurchasabasis.

Thedayprovedtobeanoccasionofgreatjoyandgratitude forthegirls,whohadentered whole-heartedlyendgenerously intothespiritoftheRetreat, anddrunkdeeplyofthewords ofcounselandgncouragementof FatherCox,C.SS.R.,theRetreat Master.Hiscapacitytorealise thedifficultiesandtemptations ofyounggirlsmadehislectures stimulatingtofruitfulthought andwillnodoubtremaininthe memoryofalltoguideandencouragetheminthehazardous yearsahead.

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ByFRAMISGILBERT

*Theunheraldednationalisationofthebanks,whichwas abruptlyannouncedbythe PrimeMinisterover.theweekend,seemsunhappilytimed,as ithasalltheear-marksofaretaliatorymeasureagainsttherecentHighCourtdecision.Apart fromthataspect,thereisno reason,fromtheviewpointof Catholicsociology,whytheState shouldnotresumeitslegitimate functionintheissuanceandcontrolofcurrencyandcredit.Historically,thepassingofsucha vitalnationalpowerintoprivate handsrepresentedononesidea betrayalofthecommongood, andontheotherausurpationof sovereignrights.Withthedevelopmentofthespiritofgreed, thatisofcapitalism,money quicklybecameacommodityitselfandremainedonlysecondarilyatokenofexchange.The businessofbuyingandselling moneybecameastapleindustry, andtheEnglish-speakingcoun-

socialtest.Thepointis,can theCommonwealthGovernment, withitspresentpowers,cause themtooperateastheyshould?

Onewouldnotneedtobea sceptictobelievethatpolitical guilemightmotivateadeliberatewithholdingoftheexercise ofpartialpowersasapretext forobtainingtotalcontrol.

OnewouldneedtobeaPhiladelphialawyertosayprecisely whatmeasureofcontrolthe Commonwealthdoesatpresent possessoverthebankingindustry.Butwhatiscertainisthat thepowerspossessedbytheFederalauthoritywereononestartlingoccasionhorriblymisused, thevictimsbeing,notthetradingbanks,butlocalgoverning authorities.Ifthistypeofrash andtyrannousconductisan earnestofwhatthegeneralpro- ceduremaybeundernationalisation,theordinarycitizenmight wellhesitate.Butapparently theordinarycitizenisnotgoing tobeconsulted.,Andseeing

NationalisationofBanking

tries,anyway,wereputinthe wayofbecomingparasiteStates. Itwasnotwithoutsignificance thattheOldLadyofThreadneedleStreetwasenthronedbut sixyearsafterthe"Glorious" Revolution,andthehappynotion ofmortgagingposteritywas launchedbytheinstitutionof creditfinance.

Inthismatter,asinmany others,whichconcerntherelationsbetweenStateandindividualsorgroups,thesafestand soundestprincipleofjudgment isthatofsubsidiarity.Cana properlyorganisedandfunction. ingcreditsystembesetupwithouttheStateenteringupon directownership?ItisclaimedbymanythattheFederal Governmentalreadypossesses sufficientpowerovertheprivate bankstocompelthemtoactfor thesocialwell-beingofthepeople.Butwhatmakesthisadvocacysuspiciousisthattheprotagonistswhoareloudestinits expositionarethemselvesinterestedparties.JustasMr. Menziesandhiscolleaguescame outpubliclyindefenceofthe B.H.P.,whenitwasattackedon aMinisteriallevel,sotheyare inthevanguardofthechampionsoftheprivatebanks-as sftheycouldnotspeakforthemselves,wheneveryoneknows thatMoneyisanaccomplished linguist.Thatpartisanpleadingdoesnotobjectivelyinvalidatetheclaimsputforward, however,anymorethanthefact ofCommunistsupportorinstigationofastrikewouldnecessarilyrenderitunjust.Butit isapointofcoincidence,or worse,worthnoting.

Ifitcanbeestablishedthat theFederalGovernmentdoes,in fact,possesssuchcontrolof bankingaswillensurethatmoney cannotbeemployedinanantisocial:wayforthepurposesof privategain,thecasefornationalisationwouldseemtorest uponverytenuousgroundsso farasCatholicsocialthoughtis concerned.Forboththeprincipleofsubsidiarityandthe Papaldemandforsomeformof publiccontrolofcreditwould bestbemetbysomelesserorganisationthantheStateitself. diutperhapsthistestmaybe consideredtoonegative,andit shouldbeaskedwhetherthesubjugationofthemoneypowerto thepublicinterestcanbe broughtaboutbyaninferior agencytotheCommonwealth Government? Inthisconnection,itwouldnotbesufficient,in myopinion,todemonstrate-as couldeasilybedone-thatthe privatebankshavefailedinthe

ThenewandprogressiveprocedureintroducedbyMr.PresidentDunphy,oftheArbitration Court,bywhichincipientindustrialdisputesmaybethrashed outinthefirstinstancewithout anultimatumfromeitherside, andwithoutdirectreferenceto theCunt,shouldpavetheway toanewandmorereasonable employei-employeerelationship. Ithastheenormousadvantage ofhavingthemeritsofadisputediscussedalmostdirectly betweenthepartiesconcerned, bothofwhomhaveanintimate knowledgeoftheprecise(and oftentechnical)difficultiesinvolved,whichanoutsider,howeverlearnedandwell-balanced, cannotbeexpectedtohave.Indeedtheproposalispartand parceloftheadvocacyforIndustrialCouncilswhich'havebeen

Perhapsaprerequisitetoany generalsolutionofsocialunrest shouldbetheforcibleremoval ofprofessionalagitators.But evenwheretheyareabsentfrom sarticulardisputesitcannotbe contendedthatthemassofworkersareunreasonable.There mustbe,andthereare,many manuallabourerswhoareable toresistmasshysteria,whoby yearsofconscientioustoilhave aprofoundknowledgeofconili!tionsandarebalancedandmatureinjudgment.Ontheother sideofthefencetherearemany employerswhodonotworship theGoldenCalfandtowhom theirworkersarehumanbeings andnotmere"hands."Ifthese superiorelementscouldberecruitedfrombothsides,andtheir servicesobtainedintheformationofIndustrialCouncils,whose firstobjectivewastheconcilia.

IndustrialSelf-Government

THIRDORDEROFST. FRANCIS.

EXPOSITION.

ExpositionisheldeveryTuesday,commencingwithHolyMass: celebratedat8a.m,intheChildrenofMaryChapelVictoria Square. AcordialinvitationisextendedtoallTertiaries,andtotheCatholicpeopleingeneral,toassistatMass andtopayavisitduringtheday ExpositioncondoleswithIknedictionat5.15p.m.

thatthewholemeasure,derived fromthesocialisationobjective oftheLabourParty,issupposed tobeforthecommongood,it wouldseemlogicalandliberalto consultthecommonman.In viewofthefact,moreover,that thejustcompensationtobepaid tothebanksisestimatedatbetween1;70,000,0004100,000,000, thecostofareferendumis hardlyworthtalkingabout.In anycase,areferendumisalreadyproposedforJanuaryof nextyear,sothatthereisample timetoincludethisvitalquestion. Formypart,iftherewereeffectiveguaranteesthatthenationalisationofthebankswould beemployedpurelyforeconomic ends,andnotforpoliticalpurposes,Iwouldbeinclinedto favourtheproposal.Ithas muchmoretorecommenditthan manyotheractivitiesrecently embarkeduponintheFederal sphere.Theattackontheairways,forexample,andtheproposedfreemedicalschemeare, inmyview,almostindefensible. Butthecontrolofcredit,which istheeconomiclife-bloodofthe nation,shouldneverhavebeen andshouldnotremainwithinthe capriceofindividuals.

Iamnotpreparedtoshedany crocodiletearsoverthesadfate oftheprivatebankers.Anyonewhoknowsaboutthevictory ofusuryovertheChristianconseptsofthejustwageand andthejustprice,ofitscentral roleincreatingthenew,urbanisedproletariatandofenthroningtheidealofgreed,will lendnocomfortandsupportto itsmoderncounterpart.

Unhappily,thepoliticsofthe democraciesareignorantlyhostiletopoliticaldoctrineanddefinition.Andforthisreasonour destinyishaphazardratherthan theresultofforethoughtandof doingthingsintheirrightorder. Ifthe"neworder"ofthepostwarworldhadbegunwiththe proposaltonationalisebanking, itwouldhavereceivedmuch greatersupportthanitwillnow receive.Fornowitcannotbut appearasanotherandgigantic steptowardstotalitarianism.IfLabourwouldbutdefineexactlyhowfarandinwhatrespectitproposestoinsinuate directGovernmentcontrol,it wouldbeinfinitelyeasierforthe peopletomakerationaldecisionsonparticularpoints.As itis,eachtimetheyvotethey arebuyingapiginapoke,and hopingforthebest.Especially inthismatterofmoney,nationalisationwillconferanirresistiblepoweronthecentralGovern-

advocatedforyearsbyCatholictionofdisputes,theymightbe sociologists.Thegeneralprincipleuponwhichtheseorganisationsareconceivedisthatof self-governmentofindustryunderademocraticregimerepresentativeofemployers,employees,andtheState.Thetwo formerwould,intime(whenthe mutualsuspicionsandantipathieshavebeenlulled)beableto agreeonratesofpay,hours, conditions,standardsofproduction,andtraining,etc.While theStatewouldholdawatching brieftoensurethatthedecisions ofdifferentIndustrialCouncils didnotclashwithoneanotheror withtheinterestsofthenation asawhole.

Underthepresentorder,the dashwhichisinevitableinasocietybasedonthemorallyconflictingnotionsofcapitalistconcentrationandproletariansolidarityhasbeeninflamedtoa highpitchbytheincessantintriguesofpaidagitators.And themeansofconciliation,hithertoemployed,haveremained static.HoweverwelltheArbitrationsystemhasworkedinthe past,ithasbecomeundeniably out-modedtofaceandtosolve theexistingindustrialturmoil.

ThenewideaofappointingconciliationCommissionersmayhelp somewhatinsofarastheycan interveneindisputesbeforethey havematuredintoopenconflict andabidingbitterness,andin-sofarasopenbreachescanbe dealtwithwithoutunduedelay.

Buttherealproblemwhichremainsisthatthearbitratorcannotbeexpectedfullytounderstandthenatureoftheconflict whichispresentedtohim.This isperhapsparticularlytrueof menwithsoundlegaltraining, forthatveryqualificationmust tendtocausethemtoviewindustrialdifficultiesmorefrom thelegalanglethanfromthe humanandsocialstandpoint.It isnotmerelyaquestionofbeing confusedbytechnicalities,butof beingunabletoenterintoa psychologicalappreciationofthe backgroundtodisputes.

mentfortheaccomplishmentof extremeSocialistdesigns,should itsfancyfullyturninthatdirection.-Yet,evenatthemost pessimisticlevel,itcouldscarcelydomoredamagethanwas wroughtunderthereignofthe privatebankers.Ineachcase libertyisatstake,Indshould notbesacrificedeithertoprofitmakingortodoctrinaireideals.

Iftheprivatebanksgotothe wall,itmaywellbesaidthey cookedtheirowngoose.Everyonerememberstheirshocking recordduringthedepression years.Whileitistruethat theyactedonthesameprinciples astheGovernmentandrestrictedcredit,whereastheneweconomicsproposetoextendcredit andensurefullemployment, thereisnoexcusingtheforeclosures,especiallyonruralproperties,whichwereallowedto growwildandbecomeinfested withvermin.Itisadisgrace- fulrecordthat95percent.of theState'sfarmersweretied handandfoottotheprivate banks,andbutforcircumstanceswouldstillhavebeenin bondage.Ifeveraninstitution deservedthefateofextinction, theprivatebankhasqualified.Whethertheoutcomewillbe merelythesubstitutionofone tyrannyforanother,weshallat leastknowwhatwehaveleft behindwithoutregret.

expectedtoachievemaximumresults.Andsuccessinthisfield wouldgiveanenormousfilipto theextensionoftheirpowersto theregulationoftheindustryas awhole.

Allpartieswouldbeprepared topayagreatdealmoreattentiontodecisionsmadebymen appointedbythemselves(andnot fromabove),andofwhoseknowledgeandfairnesstherecould benoquestion.Itwouldperhapsbethethinendofthe wedgewhichwouldeventually splitwideopentheappalling conditionsofproletarianism.To beconsciousthatthereisselfgovernmentinindustrywould certainlyraisethemoralstatus oftheworkerandincreasehis self-respect.Fromself-directionhemightbydegreesaspift totheideaofownership.And whenco-operativeownershipbecomesareality,perhapsthenotionofpersonalownershipwould follow.Certainlyeconomicselfdeterminismcouldgoalongway towardscurbingandtempering politicalpower-gziasping.It wouldmakedemocracyareality whenwehavealikelibertyin oureconomicwayaswehadin politics.

SACREDHEARTHIGH SCHOOL-OLDGIRLS'ASSOCIATION.

TheAnnualRetreatforthe S.H.H.S.OldGirlsisbeingheld thisyearontheweek-end,6th. and7th.September.NotificationRev.Mothernotlaterthan 3rd.September.B3810.

Stoves,GasBathHeaters,and Hardwarecheaper

WHAT

Yourlettercontinues:

"Thisshockingconceptionofa sadisticChristianHellhas broughtmentaltorturetomillionsofpoorinnocentlives andupsetmanybrainsaltogether." A,:Andhowdoyouknow that,"A.B."?Youcanonly,in conscience,speakforyourself, andIamsorryifyouhavefeltit likethat.Butintheexperience oftheChurchthroughoutthe ages,nothinghashelpedmore tobringmenandwomentotheir rightsensesthantheknowledge oftheexistenceofthefiresof Hell,andasalutaryfearof them. Iamverymuchafraid thatitisthedenialoftherealityofHellandeternalpunishmentthathascausedmanyto losetheirmoralbalanceandto fallintoafoolishstateofwishfulthinking.Yournextstatementconfirmsthisopinion.You say:

"Ifoneonlyquietlythinksout thisfiretortureforeverand ever,thecoldest-bloodedamongstuswillcomehacktohis hearingswithasighofrelief, forthereisnodoubtHellisa conceptionofasadistandinventedtobindyourfollowers toyou."

A.:Oh,no,"A.B.,"youcan't getawaywiththat;youcan't getoutofitlikethat.Christ OurLordisGod,andyoucannot escapeHiswordsnorexplain themaway.

Youadd:

"St.Augustinesaidthatanewbornchild,whodiedunbaptisedwouldgotoHell.Whata shockingsequeltoariseoutof thelifeofChristandthe Lord'sprayer."

A.:Itiscertainthatsucha childcannotgotoHeaven,ie beadmittedintotheenjoyment oftheBlessedVisionofGod.We holdthatitwillhavenatural happinessandnotsufferany pain.True,St,Augustineheld thatinadditiontothepainof LossofGod,;heunbaptisedchild wouldsuffersomePainofSense, buthesaysinhisbook,"About SinandPunishment,"thathe thinksthatitwillbevery slight,ashesays,"mitissima""mostmild."

ButSt.Augustinewasnotinfallible,andtheChurchdidnot teachthatdoctrine,nordoesit teachitto-day.Sincethe12th. centurytheuniversalteaching hasbeenthatchildrenwhodie unbaptised,will,ofcourse,never heraisedtotheBeatificVision ofGod,huttheywillnotsuffer physicalpain;theirhappiness willbenatural,suchasthe greatesthappinessapersonmay enjoyonearth.Thisisthesequeltotheoriginalsinofour FirstParents,andweknowit fromOurLordHimself,who said: "Unlessamanbebornagain ofwaterandtheHolyGhost,he cannotenterintotheKingdom ofHeaven."(Jo.III.,5.1Ican't seewhatisshockinginthis, "A.B."

QUESTIONSOFCHRONOLOGY

However,youseembenton sinkingdeeperinthemire.You say:

"Thereareanumberofthings whichcausemetodoubtyour dogmatism,forinstance:You donotknowpositivelywho wrotetheGospelsorwhenthey werewritten."

A.:Thatisnottrue.Nodocumentsofantiquityexistmore accuratelydatedthantheFour GospelsandthehistoricalevidencethattheauthorswereMatthew,Mark,LukeandJohncannotbequestioned.Allbiblical andhistoricalscholarsagreeon this,Eventhegreatscholar andrationalist,Harnack,cameto thisopinionbeforehisdeath.

Yournextstatementisagempricelesslogic.Yousay: "Youdonotknowtheexact dateoftheBirthofChrist,so

theAnnunciationcanbediscarded."

A.:Itistruethatnoscholar hasbeenabletofixwithcertaintythechronologyofAncient Times,andthisisquiteunderstandable,seeingtherudimenaryandinaccurateastronomical knowledgeoftheAncients andtheerrorsofthePre-Julian Calendar,whichitselfwasinaccurate,andrealisingtheuncertaintyofdecipheringmonumentsofantiquity,oftenthe solesourceofinformation,since ailwrittenrecordshaveperished.Butweknowforcertain -hatChristwasbornduringthe reignofHerodtheGreat,andwe knowwhenHewasmadeKing bytheRomans,andweknow thatitwasduringtheCensusof heRomanEmpireorderedby Augustus.Whenscholarsagree istotheexactdatesofthese events,weshallbeabletodate exactlytheBirthofChrist.And usthedayandmonthofthe event,sincethe4th.century,the inquestionedtraditionhasbeen forthedateaswehaveit.

Youcontinue:

"YousaytheNewTestament istheinspiredWordofGod, butwhoeverwrotethemknew nothingofastronomy,soan otherdoubtarises."

A,:Icannotfollowyourreasoning.Whathasastronomyto dowithinspirationorinspirationwithastronomy?Might 1 oncemorerecommendtoyouto findoutfromareliablesource whattheChurchmeansbyInspirationoftheHolyBible,and alsotomakeevenacursory studyoftheGospels;youwill findthatnoneoftheEvangelists venturesintotherealmofAstronomy,excepttorecordthe factofthestarleadingtheWise MentoBethlehem.

GALILEOREDIVIVUS

Butyouarenotfinishedyet.

Youadd:

"Bytheway,whenyoutold usyourtruestoryofGalileo, youdidnottellusthatwhen Galileoproclaimedthisfact. ThePopesubjectedhimtotorture,andhadhiseyesblinded becauseherefusedtoretract athingheknewtobeafact; hisdiscoverycontradictedthe inspiredwordandaccording tothePopeandhissatellites, thiswasanunforgivable crime."

A.:WhenItoldovertheair thetruestoryofGalileo,Itold youwhatyouwillreadinany modernhistorianofrepute.To havetoldyouanyofthebigoted nonsensethatyouspeakofwould havebeentotellyoulies:Galileo wasnevertortured;hewasnot blinded;hewasconfinedhonourablyinhisownvilla,because hehadrashlyenteredadomaiii ofdiscussionforwhichhewas nottrainedorfitted,viz.,theology.Ifhehadcontentedhimselfwithpublishingtheresults ofhisgreatstudyandresearch inAstronomywithoutdabblinglikemanyanotherfoolishly-in

asubjectinwhichhewasignorant,hemighthavebeenloaded withhonoursandrichesallthe daysofhislife.Therecouldhe noquestionofhisdiscoveries contradictingHolyScripture. Thediscoveriesofscienceand theinspiredwordofGodare bothtrue,andthereforetheycan nevercontradictoneanother.If thereappearstobeaconflctthen wemustfindarationalexplanationtoshowthatitisnotreal. WhenGalileowasdyingyears afterataripeage,hereceived withjoytheblessingofthe reigningPopeonhisdeath-bed.

LEPERTREATMENT CRITISED

NursingSistersChargedUnfairly.

"Themiserableconditionof NorthernTerritorylepersand thefactthattheyarebeingcaredforbyareligiousdenominationratherthantheHealthDepartment,"wasattackedbythe AnglicanRectorofDarwin (Rev.G.F.Guy),statedanarticlefromDarwininthe"Herald."

Rev.Mr.Guy,accordingtothe "Herald"correspondent,referred totheirlivingconditionsas"unChristian,"andsaidthattheir isolationonasmallislandwas anOldTestamentattitude.

TheAnglicanSynodofCarpentariahasforwardedaresolutiontotheMinisterforHealth protestingagainsttheirtreatmentandaskingthatconditions beimproved. Itisgrosslyunjustanddecidedlyun-ChristianforRev.Mr. GuyandtheAnglicanSynodof CarpentariatochargeseflessCatholicnunswithdefectsinthe lepernursingsystem,inasmuch astheleprosariumreferredto isunderthedirectionofthe HealthDepartment.

ByGovernmentRequest.

TheSistersofOurLadyof theSacredHeart,whostaffthe institutionandcareforthe lepers,dosoattherequestof theGovernment,which,through itsmedicalofficeratDarwin,approachedFatherW.Henschke, M.S.C.withthatendinview.

ThatwasafterthefirstJapaneseraidsonDarwinandNorthernTerritory,whenthesecular staffwithdrewfromtheleprosariumandlefttheinmatesuncaredfor.

Admittedly,conditionsforthe careoflepersarenotideal.But theleprosariumisaGovernment institutionandtheonusisonthe Governmentandnotthenuns. Nuns'Heroism.

"Icannotspeaktoohighlyof theseSistersandtheworkthey haveundertaken,whichamounts toavoluntarysegregationfor life, ." Thisstatementwasmadeby theQueenslandMinisferfor Health,whenhewasreferring totheworkofCatholicnunsat theGovernmentLeprosariumat FantomeIsland.

Rev.Mr.GuyandtheAnglican SynodofCarpentariawoulddo welltonoteit.-"CatholicWeek- ly!,

RandolphKnapp (W.A.0A.)

SIGHT-TESTINGOPTICIAN 12ATWELLARCADE FREMANTLE-L1582

PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

Over30years'experienceinpropertymanagementandrentcollectionenableusto offeryouexpertserviceinthisdirection.

Wealsohaveextensivelistsofprivatehomes availableforpurchaseinallsuburbs.Reasonabletermsarrangedifrequired.

Wecanofferyouspecialisedserviceinall branchesofRealEstate.

DUDLEY&DWYERLIMITED

SwornValuators. 98ST.GEORGE'STERRACE

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*AroundtheWorld

TOOMUCH REDTAPE

"Wearetoomuchguidedby regulationsandschemesdrawn upbyothers,"saidBishopHalsail,ofLiverpool, recently. "Neverwillaschemebeprepared,"saidHisLordship,"exactlyfittingtoeveryhuman being."

TheBishopsaidhewasimpressedthatinanageofbureaucracysocietywasindividualistic.

Thefactthatitprotects,as itwere,theindividualagainst theencroachmentsofbureaucracyisoneofitsmostimportantfeatures,headded.

"Iamimpressedthatthevariousundertakingsofsociety areforthedefenceofthecharacterandrightsoftheparticular person."

HisLordship,afterpointing outthatsocietyshouldnotbe tieddownbyredtapeorbound byrulesandprecedent,saidthere isgreatroomto-dayfortheuse ofcommonsense.

"Wearelosingsightofour Cod-givenasset-ourownbrain."

INDIAN CATHOLICS TREBLEDIN60 YEARS

WiththepresentCatholic populationofIndiaestimatedat 6,000,000,theChurchhasshown anincreaseofmorethan4,000,000inthe60ytarssincePope LeoXIII.establishedtheIndian CatholicHierarchyin1886.At thecelebrationlastyearofthe DiamondJubileeofthecreation oftheHierarchy,itwasemphasistedthattheactionofthelate PontiffingivingIndianative prelateshadbeenanimportant factorintheincreasingnumber ofIndiansturningtotheCatholicChurch.

ThreeArchbishops.

Priorto1886,Indiawasdividedintovicariates.PopeLeo XIII.created18newDiocesesin thecountry,whichhavenowincreasedto59,groupedinto12 Provinces,twoofwhichbelong totheMalabarSyrianRite.At thetimetheHierarchywasestablished,therewasnotanative Bishopin'India.To-day,there are17,ofwhomthreeareArchbishops.To-day,thereare3,850 native.Indianpriestsand1,650 fromabroad,comparedto1,450 native,and650foreignpriests in1884.

WhiletheCatholicpopulation ofIndiawaspracticallystationaryinthe100yearsbetween 1750and1850,somegainswere marked,withthesharpestincreasescomingafter1890.The progressinIndia,Burma,and Ceylonhasbeenremarkable withinthepastfewyears,and whileCatholicpopulationfigures show5,100,000in1944,acensus madefortheanniversarycelebrationdisclosedjustificationfor a6,000,000estimate.

T.VIVIAN

143RokebyRd.Subiaco,W1539 ForSewerageConnections BadWaterPressure,BrokenPedestalPans,BlockedSewerDrains CisternandRoofRepairs.T.V. ModelBathHeatersAvailable.

ALEXRODOREDA

TurfCommissionAgent

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AGENTFORW.A.CHARITIES

RingB5841and

POPULATION TRENDSIN PORTUGAL

Therearescepticswhomaintainthatfigurescanbemadeto provewhatyouwantthemto, but,basically,statisticsexpress realities.Onecannot,forinstance,drawunfavourableconclusionsregardingthevigourof apeoplewhosedemographicbalanceisincreasing,notwithstandingcertainmaterialdifficulties moreorlesscommontheworld over. ThePortuguesevitalstatistics for1945havenowbeenpublished.Thereisamarkeddifferencebetweentheseandthefig-

APOSTOLATE OFCOSMETICS

Lipstick,facepowder,andhairdosaremajorprioritieswitha ParisianDominican,FatherJean Courtois.Oftenhefixesupa "perm"withaladies'hairdresser.

FatherJean,31yearsold,isa chaplaintowomen'sprisons.It's onlydoinghalfthejob,hecontends,toputtheprisoners'consciencesstraightwhiletheyare behindbars.Youalsohaveto seethatthewomenhaveafair chancewhentheycomeoutinto theworldagain.Andtohave thatchance,they'regottolook theirbest.

Theirhairhasgottolook right.Theirfacesnavegotto getthatprisonlookoffthemand competewiththefacesofmore fortunategirlsandwomen.

Mostoftheex-prisonerswant togofairandstraight,saysFr. Jean.Crimewas,withmostof them,anaccidentintheirlives.

Hedevelopedhislipstickand powderanostolateaftergivinga spiritualretreatinawomen's prisoninParis.Eightyyears agoanotherDominican,Father Lataste,hadfoundedareligious congregationtoworkamongwomen.prisonersandacceptsome ofthemasmembers.

FatherJeanrealisedatonce thatonlyaverysmallnumber ofprisonershaveareligiousvocation.Thegreatmajority wantedtogetbackintolaylife.

Buthowtostart? -

First,avisittothehairdresser,andamanicure.Then FatherJearpassesthemon, theylike,toasortofhalf-way housetonormalcy.

Half-WayHouse.

0.SALAZAR.

urcsforthepreviousyear.I. ismanifestthatinfantmortality,oneofthegraveproblems confrontingthenation,isonthe waytosolution.Itmaybeobjectedthatfiguresgivenfrom oneyeartoanotherprovelittle, andthatonlyaconstantprogressionthroughanumberofyears ispositiveproof.Butinthe presentcasewemaybesurethe resultswereobtainedafterpatientandpersistentinvestigationandbymethodswhichwill bestillfurtherimprovedinthe future.Birthsin1945totalled 209,131,anincreaseof3,389 (males)and4,369(females) overthepreviousyear.The birth-rateroseinoneyearfrom 25to25.7perthousand.Another encouragingfeatureistheincreaseinthenumberofmarriagesdespitegrowingeconomicdifficulties.Thetotalfor 1945was61,479,anincreaseof ,859overthepreviousyear.

Yetanothercauseforsatisfacfactionisatotalof115,596 deaths,3,679fewerthanin1944.

Mortalitywaslessamongfemalesthanmales.Seeingthat moregirlsthanboyswerebornit istobeforeseenthattheexcess offemalesovermaleswillbecomemoremarked.In1945 therewere3,838moredeaths amongmalesthanfemales.

Tuberculosisstillholdsfirst placeamongthecausesofdeath. Inthecaseofchildrenuptotwo yearsofagediarrhoeaandenteritistopthelist,whileshowingatendencytodecrease.

Emigrationisalongwaybehindthatofpre-waryears.In 1945therewere5,938emigrants. Oftheseonly1,206wenttoBra zil. Forty-twopercentwere boundforVenezuela,whichhas suddenlybecomeanimportant destinationforPortugueseemigrants.

6,000BABIES BLESSED, ONEBYONE

Ataceremonyinhiscathedral atBuffalo,BishopO'Hara, C.S.C.,hasblessed6,000babies fromallpartsofthedioecse.

Eachbabywasblessedindividually.Ittookalmostthree hours.

Theceremony,sponsoredby BishopO'Hara'scommitteefor ChristianHomeandFamily, takesplaceeveryyear.

SPECIAL BLESSINGSFOR CATHOLICPRESS

"WewishthatallChristians would necessityunderstandtheurgent foraCatholicPress, sothatallmayhaveanardent desiretoco-operateinitsspread, andallmayenjoytherightto divinecompensationforservice renderedtoacausesoclosely linkedtothemoralandspiritual salvationofsociety,"saysthe HolyFather,inanofficialletter givinghiswhole-heartedblessingtothosewhowritefor,print, promote,subscribeto,andread theCatholicPress.

Inbestowinghisbenediction, theHolyFathersingledoutthe followingparticipantsinthe workofthepress: Writers.

"Allthosewhothroughtheir enthusiasmandmodeofwriting havemadeoftheCatholicPress alivinginstrumentforthedefenceofChristiantruthandfor asoundspiritualeducationof theconscienceofthenation.

"Allwhoinquietbutlaborious zealworkinthedifficulttasks oftheprintshops. Distributors.

"All,thosewhoworktospreadtheCatholicPressamongalllaymenofthepopulation.

"Allthosewhokeepalivethe feelingofmoralresponsibility, andwhowarnthosewhodonot seethedangersintheneutralor anti-Christianpress.

"Allthosewhostimulatethe readingofCatholicpapersbyall peopleofgoodwill,andespeciallybytheyoungpeople. Readers.

THEYVOTED FOR COMMUNISM

Thefollowingtablegivesaninterestingcomparisonoftheresultsofpoliticalfreedomin twenty-fourEuropeanelections heldsinceearly1945,showing thefiguresoftheCommunist partyinproportiontothetotal votescastatthepollingbooths:

Thishalf-wayhouseisakind ofcommunalvillagenearChartres,wherethegirlsandwomen learntoreadjustthemselvesto personallife,personalprivacy, aftertheherd-lifeofprison.

Theirmindsneedexpansion FatherJeanchoseaspotforhis villagefromwhichtheex-prisonersseebeautyatclosequartersinthelittlegardensaround thehouses-andintheirmirrors -andinlongvistasofthesurroundingcountryside.

Theyareofferedseveraldifferentkindsofwork.Whenthey havechosen,theyarepaidthe standardrate.

Iftheyaremarried,theirhusbandscannotonlyvisitthem, butsettledownwiththeminthe village.Iftheyhavechildren, theycometoo,andthefamily getsgoingagain.

Relativesmayalsovisitthe village.Theyareencouraged todosobecauseithelpstoget that"familydisgrace"feeling outoftheirsystems.

Ofcoursethereareplentyof religiousfacilities.Butthere arenoextrarulesandregulations,no"pressure."Noone triesanyhigh-speedsaint-making.ButanumberofthewomenhavebecomedailyCommunicants.

MACARTHUR'S FAITH

"Ibelievethatintenyears JapanwillbeChristian,ifnot byactualconversion,atleastin thewaythemajorityofitspeoplethinkandact.

"WhenatthetimeofthesurrenderIstatedthatthesolution oftheworld'sproblemswasa theologicalone,somepeople thoughtIwaslosingmymind.

"To-dayIholdtothatstatementmorestronglythanever.

"Thosewhocriticisedmefor ithaveshownthattheydon'tbelieveeitherindemocracyor Christianity.Theyhaveno faith.

"Theworld'sproblemsarebasicallyspiritual.,Economics, powerpolitics,collectivismthesearebutsurfacedifficulties thatcomeandgo.

"Belowthese,andattheroot ofmostofourtroubles,isthe lackofreligiousfaith,andthe soonerwerealisethis,thesoonerwewillhavepeaceandorder."

-GeneralMacArthur,Supreme AlliedCommanderinJapan,in anN.C.W.C.interviewwithFr. CalvertAlexander,S.J.,andFr. BernardHubbard,S.J.

"Allthosewhothroughread- ingofCatholicpapersacquireuprightthoughtandthusachieve wellco-ordinatedactivitybetweentheircivicandtheirChristianduties.

"Andfinally-allthosewhoby specialgiftsmakeitpossible thatourpresspartakeinmoderndevelopment."

Thesefiguresspeakforthemselvesandshowclearlythatsup- portforCommunisminEuropeancountriesisinratiotothe controlexercisedbytheSoviet forcesthere.

PainterandRenovator

A.J.Cochrane

BULWERAVENUE,PERTH. 'PHONE:B8912, OURCATHOLICSCHOOLSANDCOLLEGES

LoretoConvent"Osborne"-Claremont BOARDINGANDDAYCOLLEGE. TheSchoolprovidesasoundeducationonmodernlinesinall branchesofstudy.Thepupilsarepreparedforallexaminations.TheSchoolisbeautifullysituatedbetweenOceanand River,inextensivegrounds,withfineplayingfieldsandprivate SwimmingPoolinRiver. Telephone:F2135. Apply-MOTHERSUPERIOR.

SACREDHEARTHIGHSCHOOL

HIGHGATE-PERTH

'Phone:B3810.

(ConductedbytheSistersNotreDameDesMissions). BOARDINGANDDAYSCHOOLFORGIRLS. Pupilsr7eparedAllExaminations JUNIORHIGHSCHOOL,HaroldStreetEntrance. AlsoatLEAROYDSTREET,MT.LAWLEY. ForProspectusapplyREV.MOTHERPRIORESS.

ST.ILDEPHONSUS'COLLEGE

NEWNORCIA

CONDUCTEDBYTHEMARISTBROTHERS.

BoysreadyforatleastSixthClass,andrecommendedby theirParishPriest,cannowbeenrolledfor1948.Onlyinvery specialcircumstanceswillanyfreshapplicantsfor1947beconsidered.Anypreferenceswillbegiventocountryboys. ForParticularsapplyto-THEBROTHERDIRECTOR.

CHRISTIANBROTHERS,MT.HENRY. ONEOFTHEASSOCIATEDPUBLICSHOOI.SOFW.a.

AQUINASCOLLEGE

TELEPHONE:MU1520.

FORBOARDERSANDDAYSTUDENTS. Boysadmittedfrom7upwards. BeautifullySituated,overlookingtheriver,nearthenewCanning ForParticularsapplyto- Bridge. ThePrincipal,AquinasCollege.CanningParade,Mt.Henry.

CrosbyandVocations

ByBINGCROSBY.

Inthemoviebusinesswehave lotsoffunpretendingwe'resoldiersoffortuneormastersof highadventure.It'sfundoing it,andit'sfunknowingthat we'rehelpingotherpeopletoget alaughorabitofrelieffrom theworryandcareofevery-day life.Ofcourse,wegetpaidfor it-andthataddstothefun somewhat,too.Butwhenthe studiodayisended,wegotoour homesandwearejustourselves -nomoreadventureexcept whenwetriponjunior'sroller skatesorsmellthetoastburningorwritetothatmanwho wantstoknowhowwe'regetting alongonoraboutthe15th.of themonth.

Therearesomepeopleinthis worldwhoareplayingalltile timeathighadventureandwho neverstepoutoftheirrolesday ornight.Butthefunnything aboutthemisthattheydon't Telephones

1603-B3376

seemtorealisewhatheroesthey are.Weplaytheminthemoviesonceinawhile.They'rethe FatherO'MalleysandtheSister Benedictsandthe Brothers whomHollywoodwritersfrequentlydon'tbothertoname. Theyarethepeoplewhoselives arefilledwithrealdrama.Day afterdaythepriestgoesalong, straighteningoutthelivesof otherswhohavegottenintotanglesofonesortoranother.Day afterdaytheSisterortheBrotherworkspatiently,shaping thecharacterofgirlsandboys whowillbemainstaysorourCatholicwayoflife. Thepriestandthereligious aretherealmakersofhistory. Therestofus-werunabusinessandmakesomemoney,and afteralittlewhile,we'regone, andthemoney'sgone. But theseothers-theyarebuilding kingdomsofspiritualvalues,that aregoingtoinfluenceandrule generationsyearsandyears away.

Ofcourse,we'veeachgotour littlespotinthisbigmovieof life,antithetrickistoplayour partthewaytheGreatDirector wantsitplayed.Mostofus arespottedtoplaceslikeminewithabunchofyoungstersand agoodwifeathometoprovide for.Butsomeofuscanmove upintothosereallystellarroles, ifweanswertheCallwhenthe GreatDirectorgoesaboutcasting.Theimportantthingisto havestudiedourabilitiesandto knowwhetherornotwecan playtheroleswhentheyare openedtous. Forme-Ienvytheboywho getscastforlifeasaFather

O'Malleyandthegirlwhogeti calledupforlife-longstarring as'aSisterBenedict.Inmy book,theyaretheoneswhose namesaregoingtostandfirst ontheprogramme,spelledout incapitalletters,andingood blacktypt..Inmybook,these arethestars. InHollywood,theactorshave agentswhoremindthedirectors andproducersabouttheirtalentsandambitions.Well,there arewaystogetinlineforthe bigrolesinthereallifedrama, too,likeIhavejustbeende scribing.Therearepeopleyou canprayto,andyoucandoa lottogetyourselfinshapefor thepartyou'dliketoplay.In reallife,ittakesasmartfellowtobeaFatherO'Malleyyou'llnoticeIsaidinreallifeandittakesagirlwhohas everythingtobeagoodsister.

Theworldneedsalotof priestsandreligiousrightnow. Theworldneedsthemforthe goodtheycandoandfortheexampletheycangiveofthat spiritwecalltheChristian spirit.Inthelongviewofour times,therewillbemoreglory attachedtothememoryofthe priestandthesisterthantothe memoriesofalotofgenerals. Whenamoviedirectordeals withthecharacterofapriestor areligiousinthemotionpicture dramaandhebuildsupthe characterintosomethingheroic, heneverneedstoworryshout acknowledgmentstoreal-lifepeople.Heknowsthatanyres,.-:mblanco.ofsuchmoviecharacters tothousandsofpriestsandBrothersandSistersnowlivingis strictlynotamerematterofcoincidence.-"CatholicMissions," August,1947.

StrikingAddressofMons. MaloneytoPupilsof C.B.C.,Leederville

DuringthecourseofhisaddressattheAnnualPrizeDistributionattheChristianBrothers'College,Leederville,Rt. Rev.MonsignorJ.Maloneymostemphaticallywarnedthestudentsagainstthedanger"ofbeingledbythemob."Unless theyresistedtheevilseductionsofmoblaw,theyweresureto meetwithdisasterbothtomindandbody,andthesoulwould soonbecomeapreytoevil-thegreatestcalamityofall.

ThePrincipaloftheCollege (Rev.BrotherHyland)was happytostatethat"thestudents maintainedtheusualhighmoral toneoftheCollege.Theywere devotedandearnestinattending theirreligiousduties.Theseniorboysparticularlywerea sourceofedificationtoallinthe College,ajoytotheirparents andtheBrothersalike."

ThePrincipalventuredtosay thatnoschoolintheStatecould "boast"ofhavingafinerlotof pupilsthanthoseintheJunior sectionofSt.Mary'sCollege, especiallythoseunderthetuitionofthelearnedandrevered BrotherBradley.

BrotherHylandpleadedearnestlywiththosepupilswhoreceivedtheirJuniorandLeaving Certificatesnottodelaymappingoutacourseofstudywhich theyshouldpursueregularlyand consistentlyattheUniversityor attheTechnicalCollege,and thusqualifyforevenhigher positionsintheState.

Followingtheprize-giving, MonsignorMaloneycongratulatedtheBrothersandpupilson thehighmoraltonepervading theCollege. Hecongratulatedtheprize winners,andadded:"Sincereeffortsbringtheirownblessings andsuccessesinduetime

Donothemoralweaklingsand cowards.Disasterissureto followyouifyougothewayof themob.The5ruleofthemob istheruleofthetyrantandthe bully,whowillshowyouneither mercynorsympathywhenyou fallandaredownandout.Be wiseintime.ShowyourChristiancourageandmanlinessin resistingeviltendenciesandthe degradingattractionsaround you.Havecourage,theHoly Sacramentsandthemanyexamplesofthegoodwillhelpyou overeverydifficulty. Hetoldthemthatwhenthey leftschooltheyshouldrememberthattheireducationwasfar fromcomplete:Theyshould notfritterawaytheirafter-work hoursinmereamusements.They werefortunateinhavingreceivedagoodfoundationofstudyon whichinsubsequentyearsthey shouldrearhigherintellectual structuresintheirownparticularbranchofstudy.

KEOUGH'S

ForCATERING

CatholicTennis Association

PositionofTeamsasatAugust 18,1947. Men-"A"

twomatches,withtheexception ofSt.Joachim's,whohaveplayedthreeandwononeof them. Tennisinthisgradehasbeen ofahighstandard,andmany hardmatcheshavebeenplayed. ThemostinterestingonewasbetweenSt.Thomas'andSt.Joachim's.Thismatchfinishedup attheendofplaywitheach team8setstotheircredit.But St.Thomas'wonthematchon games. Thenextroundofmatchesin thisgradecommencesnextSaturday,August16. Themost interestingmatchshouldbe betweenSt.Mary'sandSt. Thomas',asboththeseteams haveleadingStateplayers.The matchwilltakeplaceonSt. Pts.Thomas'courtsat1.30p.m.

MI54-3822 8 "B"GradeMen.

H. 53-4531 6 InthisdivisionSt.Joachim's

J. 43--3826 6haveaverystrongteam,have

M2 5 1 1 2638 3playedfivematches,andwon

A 50 1 2555 1themall.Theyareatthehead ofthelist.Thisclubwon,the "B"Grade: "B"Gradeshieldlastyear,and P.W.D.ForAgt.Pts.musthavestrongclaimsonA J1 66-712512againthisyear.Nextonthe

H1 65-573910listisHighgate,withfourwins

C 64-7224 8outoffivematches.Theywere

M. 63-4254 6defeatedbySt.Joachim'sinthe

T 6 2-4650 4firstmatchoftheseries.Last

S. 62-3545 4yearthisclubwasrunner-upto H2 6 1 -2967 2St.Joachim's,andpresentindiJ2 6 1 -1664 2cationspointtothesetwoteams

"C"Grade: onceagainplayingoutthefinal. P.W.D.ForAgt.Pts.Nextpositiononthelistisheld

T1 55-462210bySt.Columba's,withthree

M 54-3731 8winsoutoffivematches.This

J. 53-4037 6clubhasaverystrongteam,lee, A 52-4832 4byA.Winton,andcaneasilyup-

S1 42-2935 4setallcalculationsandbeore

H 5 2-2127 4ofthegrandfinalists.Fourth

C 4 2-2028 4positionisheldbySt.Thomas',

S2 5 1 -1318 2withtwowinsoutoffourmatT2 6 1 -2355 2ches.Thisclubisdoingvery wellandlookslikeremainingin "D"Grade: thefinalfourandplayingoffin P.W. thesemi-finals.Thisgradehas T1 55 developedintoakeentussle,as M1 54 anyofthefirstsixteamscanget

5 4 intothesemi-finals.Thereare

5 3 onlytwomorerolndstobeplayS 5 3 edinthisdivision,apartfrom J2 53 postponedmatches. J1 52 C 5-

"B"GradeWomen. Thisgradehasbeenmostkeen andinteresting.St.Joachim's (lastyear'swinners)areontop ofthelist,butithashadmany anxiousmoments.Ithaswon threematchesoutofthree,but twoofthemtheywonongames. AgainstStaroftheSeatheir matchfinishedupsetsalland onegameahead;againstSt. Thomas'onceagainsetswere equal,andthemargininfavour ofSt.Joachim'swasthree games.Theresultsofthese twomatchesshowhowkeenly eachgamewasfoughtout.Next onthelistisSt.Thomas',with onewinandonetietotheircredit.Thisclubhasbeenplaying verygoodtennis.AgainstSt Joachim'stheyonlylostone game,andbeatHighgatevery easily,whiletheirsecondmatch againstthelatterresultedin tie,6sets51gameseach.

RedTerror Stalks

Yugoslavia

Themurderofover400,000 people,andthearrestof200 priests,60nuns,threeVicarsGeneral,andoneArchbishop,are someofthechargeslevelledat Titoby"OsservatoreRomano,"in afull-pageindictmentofthepresentYugoslavregime.

TheVaticanpapersummarises itsaccusationsunderfiveheadings.Theseare:

Alienationofyouthfromthe Churchandherrepresentatives;

Imprisonmentandintimidation ofpriests,monksandnuns,and creationofahostileattitudetowardsthembymeansofdirect propaganda;

Requisitioningandclosingof seminaries;

BanonChurchschools; Instigationofattacks-many ofthemfatal-onpriestspermittedtoteachincertaingrade schools.

OthermessagesfromRome providefurtherevidenceofthe CommunistterrorinYugoslavia.

Majorexcommunicationhas beenimposedbytheHolySeeon YugoslavCommunistswhotook partinamobattackrecentlyon MonsignorSantin,BishopofTrieste,whilehewasvisitingaseminaryinCapodistria,intheYugoslavzoneofVene.ziaGiula.

TheBishopwasslashedwith razorblades,andwasstruckwith sticks.Hisshoulderwasdislocated.

Theexcommunicationedict,it isreported,appliesto"allwho raisedviolentsacrilegioushands" againsttheBishop.Theassault isdescribedas"sacrilegiousaggression."

AhostilecrowdgreetedMonsignorSantinwhenhearrivedat theseminary.Theyfollowedhim throughthestreets,jeering,then brokeintothebuilding,attacked himanddamagedproperty.

Yugoslavpolicestandingnear didnotintervene,butseveralItalianscametotheBishop'said. Fightingbrokeoutandseveral peoplewereinjured.LaterseveraloftheBishop'sdefenders werearrested.

HolyFather'sMessage.

MonsignorSantinreceivedmedicaltreatment,andreturnedin alorrytoTrieste,wherehewas confinedtobed.

SHIELDMATCHES.

Despitethenumerousnumber ofwetweek-endssincetheopeningoftheAssociationshie,d matches,themajorityofgrade,' areuptodatewiththeirfixtures..Inallgradesthetennis hasbeenkeenasthereslitsso farpointthisoutveryplainly.

"A"GradeMen.

Inthemen'sseriesofthis gradethefirstroundhasbeen completed,eachteamhaving playedfourmatches.St.Mary's No.1,HighgateandSt.Joachim'shaveeachwonthreematchesandlostone.St.Mary's .areontopofthelistwithapercentageof65.9.Highgateare secondwith63.5percent.,and St.Joachim'sthirdwithapercentageof59.3.FourthpositionisheldbySt.Mary'sNo.2 team,withonewinandthree losses.Thetennisinthisgrade hasbeenofahighstandard,and matchesverykeenlyfoughtout. Thesecondroundcomencesnext Sunday,August17.

Ladies'"A"Grade.

Theladies'"A"Gradeseries havenotbeenasfortunateasthe men's,asmostSaturdaysduring thepastfewmonthshavebeen wet.Yet,despitethisbarrier, matchesarefairlywellupto schedule.St.Thomas'areon topofthelistinthisgradewith twowinstotheircredit.St. Joachim'sarenextwithonewin. St.Mary'sfollowwithonewin andHighgatearefourthwith onewin.Eachteamhasplayed

Highgatearethirdonthelist withthesamenumberofpoints asSt.Thomas',buttheirpercentageislower.Starofthe Seaareinfourthposition,'and havealsohadmanyclosestruggles.Thisgradehasproduced thekeenesttennisofthe women'sseriesuptodate.

CLAREMONTCLUB.

Enthusiasticmemberstook fulladvantageofthefineweatherthisweek-end,anditgave pennantplayersachanceto catchuponesomebackmatcher.

Tuesday,August19,isthe. rightarrangedbythesocial committeeforapictureevening atClaremont.Theprogrammeis agoodone.Socomealongand bringyourfriends,andmake thisasuccessfuleveningforthe club.Everymemberisasked todohisshare,andapleasant eveningisguaranteed.

ST.MARY'SBRANCH, St.Mary'sbranchwasmost successfulintheirpennantmatcheslastweek-end,winningall matchesinwhichtheyparticirated.TheydefeatedHig-tgat.. inthewomen's"C"Grade,and Men's"B"Gradeand"C"Grade, whilethemen's"D"GradeNo. 2teamdefeatedSt.Columba's. Allmembersareaskedtoconsulttheirfixturebooksregardingthematchestobeplayedon nextweek-end.Todatethe matcharrangementshavebeing upsetbypostponements,etc.,but fromnextweek-endthegames willbeplayedasscheduled.

OnAugust22,therewillbea tennisclubsocial,tobeheldat Mrs.Clear'shomeinOxfordstreet.Allmembersshouldbe presenttoensureitssuccess.

Thousandsofpeopledemonstratedinprotestinthecentre ofTriestewhenthenewsofthe assaultgotaround.Col.Alfred Bowman,seniorcivilaffairsofficerinthecity,wasaskedbyCatholicworkers'delegatestotake diplomaticactionagainstthe Yugoslavoccupationforces,He promisedthathewouldsubmit thecaseto"highauthority."

TheHolyFathersenttheinjuredBishopamessageexpressing hisdeepsorrowandconveying his"specialandcomforting ApostolicBlessing."

Themurderofonepriestand onelayman,andthearrestof severalotherclergyaredescribedinanotherreportreaching LondonfromareliableandauthoritativesourceinYugoslavia.

Thereportrecordstendesperateincidentsduringtheearlier partofthisyear.

Dr.FelixNiedzielski,doctorof civillaw,andanotedCatholic Actionleader,wasexecutedin Februaryonunfoundedcharges.

Therealmotiveforhisdeathwas thathe,asabrilliantCatholic teacherandphilosopher,wasdangeroustotheCommunists.He wasforcedtowalkthroughthe citystreetsforanhour,barefoot,andinthesnow,ontheway tothecemetery,wherehewas shot.

PriestSlain.

FatherAntunStrasek,C.M., wasslainonPalmSunday,near thevillageofKarlovak,inthe ZagrebDiocese.Militaryoffi eialshaddemandedthathesupplymoregrainthanhe,possessed..Theyrepeatedtheirdemandswiththreats,andwhenthe priestwasunabletocomply,killedhimbyshootingorbeating.

Onachargethathe"violated theconstitutionallibertyofconscienceofaYugoslavcitizen," and"causedterrortoasickperson,"FatherJurajDobrovnic,a FranciscanofDurbrovnik,was arrestedtherebythesecretpoliceonFebruary16.

mile

"Andthen,gentlemenofthe jury,Imustappealtoyourgood senseofjustice.Youmustrememberthatyouaretwelve strong,well-fedmen,opposedto thisonemiserable,punydefendant."

Sandy:"Ifyouplease,air, JanetandIwouldliketoputoff ourweddingforaweekortwo Minister:"Dearme!What hashappened?"

Sandy:"Naething,naething! Butyousee,theweddin'presentsareno'comin'uptoexpectations!"

Amanwithahigh-coloured nosewasarrestedforsly-grog selling. "Lookatthedefendant,"said hiscounsel,dramatically,appealingtothejury."Doyouhonestlybelievehelookslikeaman whowouldselldrinkifhehad it?"

Thejurybroughtinaverdict of"notguilty."

* Smith:"Icouldneverunderstandwhytheslangword "dough,"issooftenusedfor money."

Jones:"NomorecouldI.Dough stickstothefingers."

DrivingInstructor:"What wouldyoudoifyourbrakesfailedtoworkgoingdownavery steephill?"

FairPupil:"Jumpoutandput astoneunderthewheel."

* Tothegreatdistressofthe nativestheirwhitemissionary hadpassedaway. Attheburialservicethechic', inadmirationofll-eirdeceased friend,said: "Tiatc.riaiiatelyie hadawhiteski:.'batyoamay restassuredhehada heart."

* * Apolicemanwasgivingevidenceinacaseofallegeddrunkednes.s."Yousaythemanhad beendrinking,"saidhisWu,ship, "Drinkingwhat?"

"Whisky,Ithink,"repliedthe constable.

"Youthink!"stormedthegreat man."Don'tyouknowthesmell ofwhisky?Aren'tyouajudge?"

"No,sir.I'monlyapoliceman!"

AWHILE...

"Iboughtsixorangesfrom youto-day,andwhenIgothome Ifoundyouhadgivenmeonly five. Why?"

"Well,ma'am,"explainedthe fruiterer,"oneofthemwasso badthatItookthelibertyof throwingitawayforyou."

"Justthink,"saidtheconceitedheavyweightboxer,"thousandsoflistenerswilltuneinto thisfightto-night."

"Yes,"retortedthemanager, "andthey'llknowtheresultat leasttensecondsbeforeyouwill."

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AstreetmusicianwasrecentlyatAberdeen.Hewhistledall throughtheGraniteCitywithout gettingasinglecopper.Ashe passedthelastdoorheturnedto anoldnativewhosatsunning himselfonthedoorstep.

"Man,"saidhe,"Ihavenagot acopperinthehaletoon."

"No,I'mno'thinkingyewad. Yesee,wedoa'oorainwhistlinghere."

Therewasarailwaycutting besidethefootballground.It wasoneofthosematchesin whichtherefereewasfartoo easy.Foulafterfoul;thegame degenerated.Then,afterone particularlyflagrantoffence,a traininthecuttingletfortha piercingblastonitswhistle.

Aspectatorshoutedtothereferee:"Lumme,ref.,eventheengine-driversawthatone!"

* * Schoolmaster:"Atyrantisa rulerthat'shatedandfeared. Nowgivemeasentencewiththe wordinit."

Boy:"Theteacherstruckthe pupilwithhistyrant."

* * * *

Taffy,workingonaturning latheinthevillagefactory,was suddenlycaughtinthemainbelt ofhismachine,which,ofcourse, tookhimroundandround.After hehadgoneroundthreetimes hewasthrowntotheground.

Hismate,seeingthis,dashed uptohimandcried:

"Areyouallright,Taff?"

"Whyareyousointerested?" answeredTaff,huffily."Ijust passedyouthreetimes,andyou neverevenbotheredtospeakto me."

Theywereunpackingtheir goodsforaweek-end'scamping.

"George!"thunderedthemassivewife,asshecameuponan unopenedbottleofwhisky, "what'sthemeaningofthis?"

`That'sallright,mydear.I broughtitalongtostickacandle inwhenit'sempty."

*

Amanwasrunningalongthe streetshoutingatthetopofhis voice:"No!No!Certainlynot!"

Apolicemanstoppedhimand said:"Here,you,what'sthe idea?"

"It'sallright,officer,"wasthe reply."I'ma'Yes'manonholiday."

Amanfromthecountrysaw anarticleinamusicshop,but couldnotunderstandthepurpose forwhichitwasused.

"Whatisthatthingfor?"he askedtheshopassistant.

"That,sir,isachinrest,"he wastold;"itisusedquitealot byladyviolinists."

Themanfromthecountrygave acryofjoy."Givemeone,"he said.

Then,afteraslightpause,he added:"No.I'lltaketwo. We'vegotthewife'smotherstayingwithusaswell."

Aconceitedgolfer,afterteeingup,measuredthedistanceto thenextgreenwithhiseyeand announced:"Adriveandaputt willdothisone."

Thenheplayed.Theball cametorestafewfeetfromthe tee.Politelyhiscaddyhanded himaputter,saying,brightly: "Thisputtwillbeworthtelling theboysabout."

StalinandMolotovweretogetherwhenMolotovreceiveda 'phonecallfromMr.Bevin. "Hullo.Mr.Bevin,"saidMolotov,"No No AbsolutelyNo Definitelynot Yes No!No No!"Then hehungup. "Whatwashisquestionwhen youansweredyes?"askedStalin.

"Oh,"saidMolotov,"heasked ifIcouldhearhim."

Thenewbabyprovedtohave verypowerfullungs.Oneday hisbrother,agedfive,saidtohis mother:"Mother,babycame fromHeaven,didn'the?"

"Yes,dear,"answeredMother. The*smallboywassilentfora moment,thenhewenton:"I say,Mother!"

"Whatitis,dear?"

"Idon'tblametheangelsfor slinginghimout,(10you?"

"Yourmethodsofcultivation arehopelesslyoutofdate,"said theyouthfulagriculturalcollege graduatetotheoldfarmer. "Why,I'dbeastonishedifyou goteventenpoundsofapples fromthattree."

"SowouldI,"repliedthefarmer."It'sapeartree."

Supperhadbeenreadyfora longtimewhenthehenpecked husbandstoleintothehouseand hunge--hishat.

"Henry,"saidhiswifefromthe diningroom,"whatdoyoumean bybeingtwohourslate?"

"But,darling,"vebeenrun over,"heprotestedfromthehall. "Well,whatofit?"shedemanded,coldly."Itdoesn'ttake twohourstogetrunover."

Stovesrelinedortradedinon LatestGasorWoodStoves.W.A. Stoves.B6307.

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"Andthen,gentlemenofthe jury,Imustappealtoyourgood senseofjustice.Youmustrememberthatyouaretwelve strong,well-fedmen,opposedto thisonemiserable,punydefendant."

* * * *

Sandy:"Ifyouplease,sir, JanetandIwouldliketoputoff ourweddingforaweekortwo. Minister:"Dearme!What hashappened?"

Sandy:"Naething,naething! Butyousee,theweddin'presentsareno'comin'uptoexpectations!"

Amanwithahigh-coloured nosewasarrestedforsly-grog selling. "Lookatthedefendant,"said hiscounsel,dramatically,appealingtothejury."Doyouhonestlybelievehelookslikeaman whowouldselldrinkifhehad it?"

Thejurybroughtinaverdict of"notguilty:"

Smith:"Icouldneverunderstandwhytheslangword "dough,"issooftenusedfor money."

Jones:"NomorecouldI.Dough stickstothefingers."

* * *

DrivingInstructor:"What wouldyoudoifyourbrakesfailedtoworkgoingdownavery steephill?"

FairPupil:"Jumpoutandput astoneunderthewheel."

* * * *

Tothegreatdistressofthe nativestheirwhitemissionary hadpassedaway. Attheburialsersicethech'ei, inadmirationof'Feirdeceased friend,said:"thitcriaiiately 1e hadawhiteskis,butyoamay restassuredhehada'siask heart."

Apolicemanwasgivingevidenceinacaseofallegeddrunkednes.s."Yousaythemanhal beendrinking,"saidhisWuiship. "Drinkingwhat?"

"Whisky,Ithink,"repliedthe constable.

AWHILE

"Youthink!"stormedthegreat man."Don'tyouknowthesmell ofwhisky?Aren'tyouajudge?"

"No,sir.I'monlyapoliceman!"

* * * *

Therewasarailwaycutting besidethefootballground.It wasoneofthosematchesin whichtherefereewasfartoo easy.Foulafterfoul;thegame degenerated.Then,afterone particularlyflagrantoffence,a traininthecuttingletfortha piercingblastonitswhistle.

Aspectatorshoutedtothereferee:"Lumme,ref.,eventheengine-driversawthatone!"

* *

Schoolmaster:"Atyrantisa rulerthat'shatedandfeared. Nowgivemeasentencewiththe wordinit."

Boy:"Theteacherstruckthe pupilwithhistyrant."

Taffy,workingonaturning latheinthevillagefactory,was suddenlycaughtinthemainbelt ofhismachine,which,ofcourse, tookhimroundandround.After hehadgoneroundthreetimes hewasthrowntotheground.

Hismate,seeingthis,dashed uptohimandcried:

"Areyouallright,Taff?"

"Whyareyousointerested?" answeredTaff,huffily."Ijust passedyouthreetimes,andyou neverevenbotheredtospeakto me."

* * *

Theywereunpackingtheir goodsforaweek-end'scamping.

"George!"thunderedthemassivewife,asshecameuponan unopenedbottleofwhisky, "what'sthemeaningofthis?"

"That'sallright,mydear. 1 broughtitalongtostickacandle inwhenit'sempty."

* * * * Amanwasrunningalongthe streetshoutingatthetopofhis voice:"No!No!Certainlynot!"

Apolicemanstoppedhimand said:"Here,you,what'sthe idea?"

"It'sallright,officer,"wasthe reply."I'ma'Yes'manonholiday."

"Iboughtsixorangesfrom youto-day,andwhen.1gothome Ifoundyouhadgivenmeonly five.Why?"

"Well,ma'am,"explainedthe fruiterer,"oneofthemwasso badthatItookthelibertyof throwingitawayforyou."

"Justthink,"saidtheconceitedheavyweightboxer,"thousandsoflistenerswilltuneinto thisfightto-night."

"Yes,"retortedthemanager, "andthey'llknowtheresultat leasttensecondsbeforeyouwill."

4if

Amanfromthecountrysaw anarticleinamusicshop,but couldnotunderstandthepurpose forwhichitwasused.

"Whatisthatthingfor?"he askedtheshopassistant.

"That,sir,isachinrest,"he wastold;"itisusedquitealot byladyviolinists." Themanfromthecountrygave acryofjoy."Givemeone,"he said.

Then?afteraslightpause,he added:"No.I'lltaketwo. We'vegotthewife'smotherstayingwithusaswell."

Aconceitedgolfer,afterteeingup,measuredthedistanceto thenextgreenwithhiseyeand announced:"Adriveandaputt willdothisone."

Thenheplayed.Theball cametorestafewfeetfromthe tee.Politelyhiscaddyhanded himaputter,saying,brightly: "Thisputtwillbeworthtelling theboysabout."

StalinandMolotovweretogetherwhenMolotovreceiveda 'phonecallfromMr.Bevin. "Hullo,Mr.Bevin,"saidMolotov."No No AbsolutelyNo Definitelynot Yes No!No No!" hehungup. "Whatwashisquestionwhen youansweredyes?"askedStalin. "Oh,"saidMolotov,"heasked ifIcouldhearhim."

AstreetmusicianwasrecentlyatAberdeen.Hewhistledall throughtheGraniteCitywithout gettingasinglecopper.Ashe passedthelastdoorheturnedto anoldnativewhosatsunning himselfonthedoorstep.

"Man,"saidhe,"Ihavensgot acopperinthehaletoon."

"No,I'mno'thinkingyewad. Yesee,wedoa'oorainwhistlinghere."

Thenewbabyprovedtohave verypowerfullungs.Oneday hisbrother,agedfive,saidtohis mother:"Mother,babycame fromHeaven,didn'the?"

"Yes,dear,"answeredMother.

The'smallboywassilentfora moment,thenhewenton:1 say,Mother!"

"Whatitis,dear?"

"Idon'tblametheangelsfor slinginghimout,doyou?"

* *

"Yourmethodsofcultivation arehopelesslyoutofdate,"said theyouthfulagriculturalcollege graduatetotheoldfarmer. "Why,I'dbeastonishedifyou goteventenpoundsofapples fromthattree."

"SowouldI,"repliedthefarmer."It'sapeartree."

* * *

*

Supperhadbeenreadyfora longtimewhenthehenpecked husbandstoleintothehouseand hung'-hishat.

"Henry,"saidhiswifefromthe diningroom,"whatdoyoumean bybeingtwohourslate?"

"But,darling,"yebeenrun over,"heprotestedfromthehall.

"Well,whatofit?"shedemanded,coldly."Itdoesn'ttake twohourstogetrunover."

Stovesrelinedortradedinon LatestGasorWoodStoves.W.A. Stoves.B6307.

WHATAREAUSTRALIA'S CHANCES?

Australia,byeliminating Czechoslovakia,haswonthe righttomeettheU.S.A.inthe finalofthechallengeroundfor theDavisCup,atForestHills, commencingonAugust30.

seemstofallintoerrorsinbig moments.HisdefeatbyDrobnywascausedmainlythrough hisownerrors,ofwhichthe Czechwasquicktotakeadvantage. ThedefeataofAmerica'sseededNo.1doublespair,Kramer andSchroeder,inthefinalofthe men'sdoublesintheNewport tournamentatRhodeIslandlast Sunday,byParkerandMulloy, wasamajorupset,butonethat neednotbeconsideredtooseriously,asSchroedertiredbadly, havingplayedatotalof110 gamesduringtheday.

Eitheroftheabovepairshould beat,onperformances,theAustraliancombinationwhichdefeatedCzechoslovakia,Bromwich andLong.

Thereforewewouldneedtwo upsets-eitherBromwichwins

TheDavis

WhatareourchancesofregainingtheDavisCup,whichwe lostlastyear?Inmyopinion, theyareveryslight.TheAmericanswillbeverywarmfavourites,butrememberthatthe Australianswerefavouriteslast yearwhentheyweresoignominiouslydefeated.

Itishardtofollowformin tennis,asinmostsports(GloucesterPark,ofcourse,excluded).Butpresentformisthe onlyguidewehaveinassessing ourchances.Ithinkwemay winBromwich'ssinglesagainst America'sNo.2,whomIassume willbeTedSchroeder,notforgettingSchroeder'sdefeatof Bromwichinthefinalofthe DavisCuplastyear.According tothelatestreportsfromAmericatheAustralianDavisCup players,thankstotherejuvenationofBromwich,arenowconsideredadefinitethreattothat country.TheUnitedPresscorrespondentsays:"TheBromwich thattheYankswillhavetoface MafarcryfromtheBromwich whotooktwolickingslastDecember.Insteadhecloselyresemblestheblondebomberwho ledtheAussiesin1939.Judgingbyhisexcellentshowingsat Montreal,heisnowplayingthe tennisofhislife."

EvengrantingthatBromwich isatthepeakofhisform,Ido notthinkthathewillbeable towithstandthehard-hitting Kramer,wholostonlyonesetin thewholeoftheWimbledon tournament,andthattoAustralia'sDinnyPailsinthefinal. Bromwich,ofcourse,waseliminatedinthesemi-finalsbyAmerica'sBudgePatty,whoisseededfarinferiortoKramer.

Pailsseemssomehowtobe lackingintemperament;he

`MonsieurBeaucaire'

"MonsieurBeaucaire,"which iscurrentlyscreeninginPerth, isBobHopeathisbest.Costarringis"Paramount'snewest discovery,"JoanCaulfield,who attimesseemsalittlesurprised tofindherselfinfilms.Patric KnowlesandMarjorieReynolds givegoodsupport.ButHope, asMonsieurBeaucarie,private barbertoLouisofFrance,who isforcedintoimpersonatinga duke,aswordsmanofgreatrepute,andpledgedtowedMaria, daughterofPhillipofSpain, makestheshow.Thereare somescreaminglyfunnysequencesandalsoaslydigatBing. Thisisashowforthewhole family,and,unlikealotofhis contemporaries,BobHopestill contrivesto"keepitclean." FortunatelyIarrivedlate,and onlyhadtositthroughhalfthe "support,""HotCargo."??? Shadesof"Cavalcade"! -CASSANDRA.

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OnWednesdaynightthesenior girlsofLoreto,"Osborne,"presentedtoacapacityaudiencea seriesoftableauxdepictingthe lifeofOurLady.

Twelvesceneswereenacted:

TheChildhoodofMary;The GirlhoodofMary;TheAnnunciation;TheVisitation;TheInnat Bethlehem;Shepherdsinthe FeldsbyNight;TheOfferingsof theKings;Candelmas;The FlightintoEgypt;andasymbolicscenewheretheDivine Childrejectsacrownofroses andchoosesacrownofthorns, symbolicofHissufferingsfor ourRedemption.

UbothsinglesandPailswinsone (veryunlikely),orBromwich winsbothsinglesandwewinthe doubles(whichIthinkisless likely),orBromwichandPails towinoneoftheirsinglesand wewinthedoubles(lesslikely still). TheonlyconclusionIcan reachisthattheDavisCupwill remaininAmerica,andwillbe woneitherfourmatchestoone orfivetonil.Irrespectiveof howeagerlyIamhopingforan Australianvictory,thisisnot ouryear. -CASSANDRA.

ThereisnodoubtaboutLon eto.Whentheysetthemselves outtodoathingtheydoitwell.

Thecostumeswerecopiedfrom paintingsoftheItalianschool ofart,andwereindeedalmost perfectrepresentations.Brilliantcolouringandgraceful drapingoftherobesmadeacolourfulandpicturesquescene. Thelightingwasgoodandthe groupingperfect.

Iwasstruckbytheperfect composureoftheactors.Even thetinytotswhodartedaround thestageseemedtobeenjoying itimmensely,andnotonefalteredorseemedtheslightestbit nervous. Ishuddertothinkof thehoursandhoursofpatient coachingthatmusthavegone intomakingofthisoneof

themostpolishedperformances

Ihaveeverseen.

Worthyofveryspecialpraise weretheeightgirlswhoformed theangelicchoir.Besidessingingsweetlytheystoodimmovable foroveranhour.Theonly timeIsawtheslightestripple ofasmilepassovertheirfaces wasduringthesceneattheInn atBethlehem.Probablythey wereamusedatthesightofde. mureLoretogirlsactingthepart ofspiritousrevellers.

IncidentalmusicwasbyBach, Handel,andothertraditional airs.Itwasapitythatthey hadtorelyonasqueakygramophonewhentheyhadtheirown excellentorchestra.

Itiscommonweaknessinall conventproductionsthatthey don'tseemtobeabletovisualiseangelsunlesscompletewith apairofmassivecellophane wingsbigenoughtosupporta B.29.These,plustop-heavy halos,usuallygiveanunreal theatricaltouchtotheseperformances,andIhopetheday willdawnwhentheproducersof suchplayswillallowustouse ourimaginationinsteadof strainingourcredulity.

Threenumbersplayedbythe ConventOrchestraandagroup of andFrenchnurseryrhymessung enactedby50ofthesmaller girlscompletedaveryenjoyable programme. -R.G.T.

iseriminations

PerthSymphonyOrchestra'sConcert

Musicallytheprogrammeof

lastSaturdaynight'sSymphony Concertwasamostinteresting one,andprovedtobeinthe handsofaverytalentedand competentconductor.Mr.Post's sincerityanddeepmusicalunderstandingwasapparentfrom theoutset.

Theprogrammeopenedwitha Bachsuitefororgan,arranged fororchestrabyWeiner.It consistsofatoccata,alovely adagio,andaveryanimated fugue.Rightfromtheoutset therewasthebroadspaciousness ofthisgreatmusicalgiant's mannerofcomposition. Mr. Postimpartedtothetoccatathat boldandfreenobilitythatisso characteristicofBachinthe freerforms.Musicalrulesnever fetteredtheinspirationofBach, butonlygaveitorderandcoherence.Itisstrangebuttrue, thathismusic,sobalanced,and ifonecaredtoputitthatway, "somathematicallyexact,"stirs theemotionsdeeply,andleaves morescopethanalmostany othermusicfortheimaginative interpreter.Inthisregardd thinkMr.Postwasverysuccessful,andtheperformanceleftme withasenseofdeepsatisfaction (eventhoughIwasawareof somefaultyintonationintheinnerstringpartsinthefugue).

Theexcerptsfromthesuite, "L'Arlesienne,"madepleasant hearing.Bizet'smelodyismost beguiling,andhisorchestration hasmostbeautifulcolourand unerringtone-contrast. Icannotlettheoccasionpasswithoutcommentingontheexceedinglybeautifulplayingofapassageforsaxophonebythefirst clarinetist.Ihaveheardasinglesaxophoneintroducedintoa symphoncworkseveraltimesbefore,butneverbeforehave 1 heardit"comeoff."Thatin-

stiumentneverseemstobecomfortableinsymphoniccompany, anduptodatetomehasalways seemedtobetonallyostracised. Butthistimeitseemedtospeak withasculturedanaccentasthe woodwind,andblendedperfectly.

TheSibeliusSymphony.

Itisnowsomeyearssincethe Perthorchestraplayedthissymphonyunderthedirectionof thatableFinnishmaster,Schneevoigt,whodidsomuchtowards thetrainingofourorchestra. Theyhavetravelledalongdistancealongtherightroadsince then,anditwasajoytohear thislovelyworkagain.Itwas mostevidentthatMr.Post,too, haddoneagreatdealofworkin thefewrehearsalsathisdisposition,andtheresultsmerittobe describedasremarkable.Some peoplefindthisworkalittletoo sombre,andfmdthatthedesolatedrearinessofFinland'swaterywastestoodepressinglyreflectedinit.PersonallyIlove it,andfindthatwhenthesun doesgleamouttolightupthese gloomywatersitissounutterablylovely,thatIrealiseinretrospecthowweirdlybeautifulit hasbeenallthetime.Thisis, Ithin,k,preciselythethought thatisbehindtheapparently scrappybuild-upoftheSibelius SymphoniesfromNo.2on.As theworkmovesalong,onerealiseshowcoherentitallis,and thatthereiswonderinmelancholybeautythatisevenmore lastinglyimpressivethanthe beautyofashiningsun,puffy whiteclouds,andMediterranean blue.Ifoughtmywayoutof theCapitolwiththerestofthe hugecrowd,bearingwithmea feelingofgreatcontentment,and adecidedfriendlinessforMr. JosephPost.

-MUSICUS.

BOOKREVIEW

"Perennial Philosophers

Quiterecentlytherehavebeen arrivinginAustraliaanumber ofbooksfromIrishprinting houses. Thesebooksareofexcellent 'noduction,andwilldomuchto fillinthatgreatdearthofCatholicLiteraturecausedbythe war. Oneofthesebooks,"Perennial Philosophers,"byDr.ArthurH. Ryan,istohand.Thislittle volume,despiteitsformidable title,makesexcellentreading, andwillbewelcomedbytheeducatedlaymanandphilosophical tyroalike.

InthisvolumeDr.Ryan wishestosketchthepersonality andlifeofthegreatthinkersthe"perennialphilosphers,"as hecalls,hem. HedealswithSt.Augustine, Boethius,Abelanl,and,of course,St.ThomasofAquin.Includedalsoarechapterson"The OriginsinGreece"and"TheNeo ScholasticRevival."

Itis,ofcourse,impossibleto dojusticetothesegreatfigures inafewpages,andtherewillbe manywhowillsaythatDr.Ryan shouldnothaveattemptedto undertakethistask.

However,ithasbeendone, anddonewellatthat.Ifyou buythisbook,anditisobtainableinPerth,donothopefora fullsummaryoftheirteachings -theauthordidnotmeanto giveyouthis,Rather,expect and,thistimeyouwillNOTbe disappointed,aseriesofthumbnailsketches-sharpoutlinesof personalities-summariesofthe answerstheygavetotheproblemsnotonlyoftheirtimes butalsoofours.

Perhapsthisvolumewillhelp youtounderstandthesemenperhapsitwillleadyouonto studythe"perennialphilosophy."

Ifitdoes,thentheauthorwill haveaccomplishedhispurpose. -ROGET.

JosephPost'sSuccess

CHANCES?

Australia,byeliminating Czechoslovakia,haswonthe righttomeettheU.S.A.inthe finalofthechallengeroundfor theDavisCup,atForestHills, commencingonAugust30.

seemstofallintoerrorsinbig moments.HisdefeatbyDrobnywascausedmainlythrough hisownerrors,ofwhichthe Czechwasquicktotakeadvantage.

Thedefeat,ofAmerica'sseededNo.1doublespair,Kramer andSchroeder,inthefinalofthe men'sdoublesintheNewport tournamentatRhodeIslandlast Sunday,byParkerandMulloy, wasamajorupset,butonethat neednotbeconsideredtooseriously,asSchroedertiredbadly, havingplayedatotalof110 gamesduringtheday.

Eitheroftheabovepairshould beat,onperformances,theAustraliancombinationwhichdefeatedCzechoslovakia,Bromwich andLong. Thereforewewouldneedtwo upsets-eitherBromwichwins

TheDavis

Whatareourchancesofre gainingtheDavisCup,whichwe lostlastyear?Inmyopinion, theyareveryslight.TheAmericanswillbeverywarmfavourites,butrememberthatthe Australianswerefavouriteslast yearwhentheyweresoignominiouslydefeated.

Itishardtofollowformin tennis,asinmostsports(GloucesterPark,ofcourse,excluded).Butpresentformisthe onlyguidewehaveinassessing ourchances.Ithinkwemay winBromwich'ssinglesagainst America'sNo.2,whomIassume willbeTedSchroeder,notforgettingSchroeder'sdefeatof Bromwichinthefinalofthe DavisCuplastyear.According tothelatestreportsfromAmericatheAustralianDavisCup players,thankstotherejuvenationofBromwich,arenowconsideredadefinitethreattothat country.TheUnitedPresscorrespondentsays:"TheBromwich thattheYankswillhavetoface

afarcryfromtheBromwich whotooktwolickingslastDecember.Insteadhecloselyresemblestheblondebomberwho ledtheAussiesin1939.Judgingbyhisexcellentshowingsat Montreal,heisnowplayingthe tennisofhislife."

EvengrantingthatBromwich isatthepeakofhisform,Ido notthinkthathewillbeable towithstandthehard-hitting Kramer,wholostonlyonesetin thewholeoftheWimbledon tournament,andthattoAustra lia'sDinnyPailsinthefinal. Bromwich,ofcourse,waseliminatedinthesemi-finalsbyAmerica'sBudgePatty,whoisseededfarinferiortoKramer.

Pailsseemssomehowtobe lackingintemperament;he

`Monsieur

-MonsieurBeaucaire,"which iscurrentlyscreeninginPerth, isBobHopeathisbest.Costarringis"Paramount'snewest discovery,"JoanCaulfield,who attimesseemsalittlesurprised tofindherselfinfilms.Patric KnowlesandMarjorieReynolds givegoodsupport.ButHope, asMonsieurBeaucarie,private barbertoLouisofFrance,who isforcedintoimpersonatinga duke,aswordsmanofgreatrepute,andpledgedtowedMaria, daughterofPhillipofSpain, makestheshow.Thereare somescreaminglyfunnysequencesandalsoaslydigatBing. Thisisashowforthewhole family,and,unlikealotofhis contemporaries,BobHopestill contrivesto"keepitclean." FortunatelyIarrivedlate,and onlyhadtositthroughhalfthe "support,""HotCargo."??? Shadesof"Cavalcade"! -CASSANDRA.

J.NEILSON OPTICIAN

S.DANNEL,F.S.M.C.(London) W.A.O.A.

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LORETOONCERI

APolishedPerformance

BOOKREVIEW

bothsinglesandPailswinsone (veryunlikely),orBromwich winsbothsinglesandwewinthe doubles(whichIthinkisless likely),orBromwichandPails towinoneoftheirsinglesand wewinthedoubles(lesslikely still).

TheonlyconclusionIcan reachisthattheDavisCupwill remaininAmerica,andwillbe woneitherfourmatchestoone orfivetonil.Irrespectiveof howeagerlyIamhopingforan Australianvictory,thisisnot ouryear.

OnWednesdaynightthesenior girlsofLoreto,"Osborne,"presentedtoacapacityaudiencea seriesoftableauxdepictingthe lifeofOurLady.

Twelvesceneswereenacted: TheChildhoodofMary;The GirlhoodofMary;TheAnnunciation;TheVisitation;TheInnat Bethlehem;Shepherdsinthe FeldsbyNight;TheOfferingsof theKings;Candelmas;The FlightintoEgypt;andasymbolicscenewheretheDivine Childrejectsacrownofroses andchoosesacrownofthorns, symbolicofHissufferingsfor ourRedemption.

ThereisnodoubtaboutLoreto.Whentheysetthemselves outtodoathingtheydoitwell. Thecostumeswerecopiedfrom paintingsoftheItalianschool ofart,andwereindeedalmost perfectrepresentations.Brilliantcolouringandgraceful drapingoftherobesmadeacolourfulandpicturesquescene. Thelightingwasgoodandthe groupingperfect.

Iwasstruckbytheperfect composureoftheactors.Even thetinytotswhodartedaround thestageseemedtobeenjoying itimmensely,andnotonefalteredorseemedtheslightestbit nervous. Ishuddertothinkof thehoursandhoursofpatient coachingthatmusthavegone intomakingofthisoneof

themostpolishedperformances

Ihaveeverseen. Worthyofveryspecialpraise weretheeightgirlswhoformed theangelicchoir.Besidessingingsweetlytheystoodimmovable foroveranhour.Theonly timeIsawtheslightestripple ofasmilepassovertheirfaces wasduringthesceneattheInn atBethlehem.Probablythey wereamusedatthesightofde. mureLoretogirlsactingthepart ofspiritousrevellers.

IncidentalmusicwasbyBach, Handel,andothertraditional airs.Itwasapitythatthey hadtorelyonasqueakygramophonewhentheyhadtheirown excellentorchestra.

Itiscommonweaknessinall conventproductionsthatthey don'tseemtobeabletovisualiseangelsunlesscompletewith apair wingsofmassivecellophane bigenoughtosupporta B.29.

halos,These,plustop-heavy usuallygiveanunreal theatricaltouchtotheseperformances,andIhopetheday willdawnwhentheproducersof suchplayswillallowustouse ourimaginationinsteadof strainingourcredulity.

Threenumbersplayedbythe ConventOrchestraandagroup ofFrenchnurseryrhymessung andenactedby50ofthesmaller girlscompletedaveryenjoyable programme. -R.G.T.

iscriminations

PerthSymphonyOrchestra'sConcert

Musicallytheprogrammeof lastSaturdaynight'sSymphony Concertwasamostinteresting one,andprovedtobeinthe handsofaverytalentedand competentconductor.Mr.Post's sincerityanddeepmusicalunderstandingwasapparentfrom theoutset.

Theprogrammeopenedwitha Bachsuitefororgan,arranged fororchestrabyWeiner.It consistsofatoccata,alovely adagio,andaveryanimated fugue.Rightfromtheoutset therewasthebroadspaciousness ofthisgreatmusicalgiant's mannerofcomposition.Mr. Postimpartedtothetoccatathat boldandfreenobilitythatisso characteristicofBachinthe freerforms.Musicalrulesnever fetteredtheinspirationofBach, butonlygaveitorderandcoherence.Itisstrangebuttrue, thathismusic,sobalanced,and ifonecaredtoputitthatway, "somathematicallyexact,"stirs theemotionsdeeply,andleaves morescopethanalmostany othermusicfortheimaginative interpreter.Inthisregard thinkMr.Postwasverysuccessful,andtheperformanceleftme withasenseofdeepsatisfaction (eventhoughIwasawareof somefaultyintonationintheinnerstringpartsinthefugue).

Theexcerptsfromthesuite, "L'Arlesienne,"madepleasant hearing.Bizet'smelodyismost beguiling,andhisorchestration hasmostbeautifulcolourand unerringtone-contrast. Icannotlettheoccasionpasswithoutcommentingontheexceedinglybeautifulplayingofapas- sageforsaxophonebythefirst clarinetist.Ihaveheardasinglesaxophoneintroducedintoa symphoncworkseveraltimesbefore,butneverbeforehaveI heardit"comeoff."Thatin-

JosephPost'sSuccess

stiumentneverseemstobecomfortableinsymphoniccompany, anduptodatetomehasalways seemedtobetonallyostracised. Butthistimeitseemedtospeak withasculturedanaccentasthe woodwind,andblendedperfectly.

TheSibeliusSymphony.

Itisnowsomeyearssincethe Perthorchestraplayedthissym- phonyunderthedirectionof thatableFinnishmaster,Schneevoigt,whodidsomuchtowards thetrainingofourorchestra. Theyhavetravelledalongdistancealongtherightroadsince then,anditwasajoytohear thislovelyworkagain.Itwas mostevidentthatMr.Post,too, haddoneagreatdealofworkin thefewrehearsalsathisdisposition,andtheresultsmerittobe describedasremarkable.Some peoplefindthisworkalittletoo sombre,andfindthatthedesolatedrearinessofFinland'swaterywastestoodepressinglyreflectedinit.PersonallyIlove it,andfindthatwhenthesun doesgleamouttolightupthese gloomywatersitissounutterablylovely,thatIrealiseinretrospecthowweirdlybeautifulit hasbeenallthetime.Thisis, Ithin,k,preciselythethought thatisbehindtheapparently scrappybuild-upoftheSibelius SymphoniesfromNo.2on.As theworkmovesalong,onerealiseshowcoherentitallis,and thatthereiswonderinmelancholybeautythatisevenmore lastinglyimpressivethanthe beautyofashiningsun,puffywhiteclouds,andMediterranean blue.Ifoughtmywayoutof theCapitolwiththerestofthe hugecrowd,bearingwithmeafeelingofgreatcontentment,and adecidedfriendlinessforMr. JosephPost.

-MUSICUS.

"Perennial Philosophers"

Quiterecentlytherehavebeen arrivinginAustraliaanumber ofbooksfromIrishprinting houses.

Thesebooksareofexcellent -(1oduction,andwilldomuchto fillinthatgreatdearthofCatholicLiteraturecausedbythe war. Oneofthesebooks,"Perennial Philosophers,"byDr.ArthurH. Ryan,istohand.Thislittle volume,despiteitsformidable title,makesexcellentreading, andwillbewelcomedbytheeducatedlaymanandphilosophical tyroalike.

InthisvolumeDr.Ryan wishestosketchthepersonality andlifeofthegreatthinkersthe"perennialphilosphers,"as hecallsdiem.

HedealswithSt.Augustine, Boethius,Abelard,and,of course,St.ThomasofAquin.Includedalsoarechapterson"The OriginsinGreece"and"TheNeo ScholasticRevival."

Itis,ofcourse,impossibleto dojusticetothesegreatfigures inafewpages,andtherewillbe manywhowillsaythatDr.Ryan shouldnothaveattemptedto undertakethistask.

However,ithasbeen(lone, anddonewellatthat.Ifyou buythisbook,anditisobtainableinPerth,donothopefora fullsummaryoftheirteachings -theauthor(lidnotmeanto giveyouthis.Rather,expect and,thistimeyouwillNOTbe disappointed,aseriesofthumbnailsketches-sharpoutlinesof personalities-summariesofthe answerstheygavetothepro- blemsnotonlyoftheirtimes butalsoofours.

Perhapsthisvolumewillhelp youtounderstandthesemenperhapsitwillleadyouonto studythe"'perennialphilosophy."

Ifitdoes,thentheauthorwill haveaccomplishedhispurpose. -ROGET.

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.borneParkbyHisGracethe Archbishop,assistedbythePer- thPriest,FatherLangrnead, FatherJ.O'Farrell,FatherE. Sullivan,TetherC.Stinson,and thebranchChaplain,Father Chocolich.

Aftertherecitalof_theRosary,HisGraceblessedthe:bannerandbadgesanddistributed thebadgestotenleaders.He thenaddressedtheleadersand congratulatedtheboysontheir movetoformabranch.Heexpressedthehopethatthey wouldbepreparedtocarryon their,shareoftheworkwhich constitutesanimportantpartin thelayapostolate.

Theceremonyconcludedwith BenedictionoftheBlessedSacramentimpartedbyHisGrace.

Thebranch'sbanner(royal bluewithpaleblueborder)was donatedbytheParishPriest (Rev.FatherA.Langmead).

Anotablefeature,wastheexcellentsingingbyayouthchoir, conductedbyTomKinsella,presidentofthebranch. sidentofthebranch,whorenderedtheLitanyofOurLady andtheLaudateDominum,by L.Perosi.

LaterintheeveninganinauguralRallywasheldinthe R.S.L.Hall.Speeches-were madebyFatherLangmead,P.P., Dr.Sullivan(DiocesanChap lain),FatherChocolich,Terry Daly(DiocesanY.C.W.President),andTomKinsella(PresidentY.C.W.,OsbornePark).The remainderoftheevening.wasinterspersedwithdancingand musicalitems.

Duringthecourseofhisaddress,TomKinsellathankedrepresentativesofotherbranches forattending.Thesecamefrom Subiaco,Leederville,Claremont, andHighgate,andtherewas alsoanumberofmembersof theN.C.G.M.fromthevarious parishes.

Hewishedtothanktheartists whocontributedtothemusical entertainment/especiallythe localtenor,DanteFrediani, RomaRosetti,andtwoofthe choristers,AlvineRusseland ShirleyKelly,andthevisitors, RonPooley(crooner)andDenis Flaherty(spoonologist),who meritedandobtainedlongand loudapplause.

ToMr.LesPhillips,whoably comperedtheevening,andto Messrs.Russell,Branchandgoes. O'Dogherty,fortheirgenerous donations,thebranchextendsits gratefulthanks: Adelightfulsupperwasprovidedbytheladiesoftheparish. VICTORIAPARK.

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AnnualCatholicBall

DISTRICTHALL,MONDAY,SEPT.1,1947

RonJenkins'Orchestra. Dancing-8.30p.m.to1.30a.m.

Tickets:Ladies,4s.;Gents.,5s;Dolible,8s6d.

Bus,exPerth,7.30p.m.ReturntoPerthAfterBall.

SocialJusticeSunday

SEPTEMBER7,1947

THESTATEMENTFORTHISOCCASION, "PEACEININDUSTRY"

is"TheOfficialStatementofCiteStandingCommitteeof theCatholicBishopsofAustralia." PRICE3d.

Orderfrom:CatholicSocialGuild,81St.George'sTerrace. mnilyamni

14.Ticketsarenowavailable at116each.Asafootball, matchwillbeplayedduringthe afternoon,allintendingplayers areaskedtohandintheirnames toJimJonesasearlyasppssible.

SHENTONPARK.

Nextgeneralmeetingison Wednesday,27th.inst.,andasa gamescompetitionwillbeconductedafterwards,allareexpectedtobepresent.

FREMANTLE. ThedateoftheY.C.W.N.C.G.M.three-actplay,"Patsy," hasbeenchanged,andwillnow beheldonSeptember4. Tic. ketsareavailablefromanymemberoftheY.C.W.executive.

thisreNtatien.Highgate'slast quarterburstofspeed,when theyscored5goals2behindsto Leederville's 1 behind,really wonthem,thematch. Quarter-timescoreswere:let., Highgate.6./1Leederville,4.1; 2nd.,Highgate,9.3;Leederville, 7.1;3rd.,Highgate,11.5;Leederville,9.3;final,Highgate,16.7; Leederville,9.4. Theremarkablyhighstandard ofplayandaccuracyingoatshootingranksthismatchamong thebesteverplayedinthe Y.C.W.FootballAssociation.The firstthreequarterswerelevel pegging,withbothteamstrading kickforkick.Atonlyonestage

N.C.G.M.BasketballAssociation

Fixtures,August30,1947.

FIRSTS:

FremantleI.,bye. LeedervilleI.v.CathedralI.St.Pat's.,2.15.H.Asquith. MaylandsI.v.WestPerthI.Vic.Park,2.15.J.Sutton. HighgateI.v.NedlandsI.,Highgate,3.45.L.King. SubiacoI.v.MidlandI.,St.Pat's,3.45.B.Ryan.

SECONDS. WestPerthII.,bye. FremantleII.,bye. HighgateII.v.CathedralII.,Highgate,3.45. M.Collopy. MaylandsII.v.CathedralIII.,VictoriaPark,3.45.J.Sutton. HighgateII.v.SubiacoII.,Highgate,2.15.I.Dudley. Results,Saturday,Auguit16,1947.

FIRSTS. MidlandI.,bye. SubiacoI.d.NedlandsI.,32-19. FremantleI.d.LeedervilleI. FremantleI.d.HighgateI.,22-12.

CathedralI.d.WestPerth1.,32-12.

SECONDS. MaylandsII.v.Highgate(tobeplayed).

CathedralII.d.WestPerthLI.,28-2.

CathedralIII.d.FremantleII. HighgateIll.d.SubiacoII.,19-15.

Ourlastdebateshowedabig improvementonpreviousattempts.Thesubject,"40-Hour Week,"gavebothsidesplenty ofscope,andatthefinishofa veryspiritedtussletheadjudicator(Rev.FatherMcQuinn)decidedinfavourofthenegative team,ledbyD.Ibbotson.

Learn-to-danceclass,September1.

PALMYRALEADERS'GROUP.

ThePalmyraleaders'group extendaninvitationtoallmembersoftheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M. tobepresentatabigCarnival DanceinSt.Gerard'sHall,Fossstreet,onThursday,28th.inst. Thisisourfirstventure,soall youmembersofestablished branchesstretchforthahelping handtoyouryoungestoffspring. CatchanyofthefrequentEast Fremantlebusesandgetoffat Foss-street.

NEDLANDS.

OwingtothecombinedY.C.W.N.C.G.M.ConferenceatLeedervilleonSunday,24th.inst.,the leaders'meetinghasbeencancelled,nextmeetingbeingheld onSunday,31st.inst.

Thenextgeneralmeetingwill takeplaceonWednesday,Sep- tember3.Allmembersarerequestedtoattend,asfinalteams fortheregionalcontestswillbe chosen.Arrangementsforthe "CairoNight'dancewillbefinalised. SurprisePacket.

Morecollectorsareneededfor theY.C.W.-N.C.G.M.surprise packet.Anymemberwhocan, orknowssomeonewhoiswilling tohelp,areaskedtocontact Father dent,PrendivilleorthepresiR.Low.Subscribers'names alreadyoncardsaretobehandedinassoonaspossible.

SPORTING.

TableTennis.

ClaremontY.C.W.decisively defeatedFremantlePoliceBoys on13th.inst.Encouragingimprovementinformwasshownby all,inparticularJimDuxbury. ThenextmatchisagainstKing's Park.Finalscoreswere:ClaremontY.C.W.,8sets17games; FremantlePoliceBoys,4sets8 games.

RemainingFixtures:August 27,Claremontv.Hadfields,at Hadfields;September3,Claremontv.Boans,atBoans. Football.

LeedervilleandHighgatenever failtoprovideathrillingspectacle,andlastSunday'smatchon theScarboroughOvalboreout

rdr.P.P44

SOIALCALENDAR..

August.

Thursday,28th.:CarnivalDance, Palmyra. Friday,29th.:Dance,Highgate. Friday,29th.:Dance,Shenton Park. 1

Saturday,30th::Dance,Victoria Park.

Saturday,30th.:Dance,South Perth.

September. Wednesday,3rd.:Rally,Victoria Park.

Saturday,6th.:"CairoNight," Nedlands.

Saturday,10th.:ReturnDebs. Ball,Leederville.

Saturday,10th.:CarnivalDance, Pagoda,SouthPerth.

PALMYRABRANCH.

Themembersingeneralare askedtoreadtheY.C.W.notes inthisissue,especiallythose whichrefertoabigCarnival DanceatFoss-street,Palmyra, onAugust28.Allavailable Y.C.W.memberswillbethere, soahappytimeisassured.Let yoursloganfortheweekbe: "MeetyouatSt.Gerard's,Palmyra,onThursdaynight."

CatholicWomen'sLeague

Anexecutivemeetingwillbe heldonWednesday,September3, at2.30p.m.,andthegeneral meetingonWednesday,September10,at2.30p.m.

ShentonParkbranchremind allmembersoftheirsocialeveningonnextTuesdayevening, 26th.inst.ThehallisinHenrystreet,oppositetheConventof Mercy,Nicholson-road.

duringthisperiodwereHighgateincommand,andthatin thefirstquarter,whentheyracedawaytoa5-goalleadbefore Leedervillerecoveredandquicklyreducedtheleewayto2goals. Highgate'sstrengthlayinthe dominationoftheruckandkey positions.Theyshowedmore determinationtotheballand betterdisposalthantheLeedervilleplayers,whobycontrast fumbledratherbadlyattimes andwereslowingettingridof theball.Leederville'steamwas probablythebetterbalanced, andhadtheyplayeddownthe wings,wherevaluableleadswere goingtowaste,insteadofpressingtheoverworkedgoaltogoal line,theresultmayhavebeen different.Inthelastquarter Highgatedrovepowerfullyfrom thenickandranawaytoaconvincingvictory.

National Catholic Girls'

MOVEMENT

HEADQUARTERS.

CouncilMeeting.

Monday,September1,at8 p.m.Thiswillbeageneralreportnight.

ExecutiveMeeting. Therewillbeanexecutive meetingat8p.m.,onMonday, August25. "MarianLodge"Committee.

Friday,August22,at6p.m. SUBIACOBRANCH.

CombinedRally.

Monday,August25,at8p.m. Itshouldbeagreatnight. ChoirPractice. Don'tforgetchoirpracticeat 7.30onTuesday.

NEDLANDSBRANCH.

NextDance:September6. "CairoNight"promisestobe ourbestshowtodate.Socome alonginyournumberstoenjoy allthethrillsofthemysterious East.Youmaybesureyou willnotbesorryifyourememberSeptember6asyour"Cairo Night."

DancingClasses.

MissRaynorwasverysorrythatshewasunabletoattend the(lancingclasslastweek,but sheasksyoutorememberthe dateforthenextclass,thatis August27. Thegeneralmeetingison Thursday,September4.

InthereportoftheBrailleSocietythisyearthereisaphotographofMissTwomey,teachingBrailletypewritingtoher classofex-servicemen.Miss Twomey,thoughblindherself, isoneofourmostloyalmembers,andwearegladtoseethe fineworksheisdoinginspiteof suchhandicaps,appreciatedby theBrailleSociety.

30PLAZAARCADEPERTH

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'Phone:B2.646.

HEADQUARTERS.

MeetingstobeheldatHeadquartersduringAugust:

Thursday,28:7p.m.,Y.C.W.

Executive.

Thursday,28:8p.m.,Y.C.W. SportsCouncil.

BRANCHNOTES.

OPENINGOFOSBORNEPARK BRANCH.

OnSundayevening,August 17,thelatestbranchofthe Y.C.W.wasinauguratedinOs-

.borneParkbyHisGracethe

Archbishop,assistedbytheParishPriest,FatherLangmead, ratherJ.O'Farrell,FatherE. Sullivan,FatherC.Stinson,and thebranchChaplain,Father Chocolich.

AftertherecitaloftheRosary,HisGraceblessedthe-bannerandbadgesanddistributed thebadgestotenleaders.He thenaddressedtheleadersand congratulatedtheboysontheir movetoformabranch.Heexpressedthehopethatthey wouldbepreparedtocarryon their,shareoftheworkwhich constitutesanimportantpartin thelayapostolate.

Theceremonyconcludedwith BenedictionoftheBlessedSacramentimpartedbyHisGrace.

Thebranch'sbanner(royal bluewithpaleblueborder)was donatedbytheParishPriest (Rev.FatherA.Langmead).

Anotablefeaturewastheexcellentsingingbyayouthchoir, conductedbyTomKinsella,presidentofthebranch. sidentofthebranch,whorenderedtheLitanyofOurLady andtheLaudateDominum,by L.Perosi.

AccountancyWith theC.C.C.

istaughtbyPersonalAttendanceandCorrespondenceLessons.StudentsobtainFree EmploymentServiceForLife, andareguaranteedtuitionuntil theDiplomaisobtained,irrespectiveofthetimetaken.

Onefixedfee,payableineasy monthlyinstalments.

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MAKEW.GLASSON

LaterintheeveninganinauguralRallywasheldinthe R.S.L.Hall.Speeches-were madebyFatherLangmead,P.P., Dr.Sullivan(DiocesanChap lain),FatherChocolich,Terry Daly(DiocesanY.C.W.President),andTomKinsella(PresidentY.C.W.,OsbornePark).The remainderoftheeveningwasinterspersedwithdancingand musicalitems.

Duringthecourseofhisaddress,TomKinsellathankedrepresentativesofotherbranches forattending.Thesecamefrom Subiaco,Leederville,Claremont, andHighgate,andtherewas alsoanumberofmembersof theN.C.G.M.fromthevarious parishes.

Hewishedtothanktheartists whocontributedtothemusical entertainment4especiallythe localtenor,DanteFrediani, RomaRosetti,andtwoofthe choristers,AlvineRusseland ShirleyKelly,andthevisitors, RonPooley(crooner)andDenis Flaherty(spoonologist),who meritedandobtainedlongand loudapplause. ToMr.LesPhillips,whoably comperedtheevening,andto Messrs.Russell,BranchandI)es. O'Dogherty,fortheirgenerous donations,thebranchextendsits gratefulthanks. Adelightfulsupperwaspro videdbytheladiesoftheparish.

VICTORIAPARK.

AbustriptoClontarfhasbeen arrangedforSunday,September

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ARMADALE

AnnualCatholicBall

DISTRICTHALL,MONDAY,SEPT.1,1947

RonJenkins'Orchestra. Dancing-8.30p.m.to1.30a.m.

Tickets:Ladies,4s.;Gents.,5s;Dolible,8s6d. Bus,exPerth,7.30p.m.ReturntoPerthAfterBall.

SocialJusticeSunday

SEPTEMBER7,1947

THESTATEJF FORTHISOCCASION, "PEACEININDUSTRY"

is"TheOfficialStatementoftheStandingCommitteeof theCatholicBishopsofAustralia." PRICE3d.

Orderfrom:CatholicSocialGuild,81St.George'sTerrace.

14. Ticketsarenowavailable at1/6each.Asafootball matchwillbeplayedduringthe afternoon,allintendingplayers areaskedtohandintheirnames toJimJonesasearlyaspossible.

SHENTONPARK. , Nextgeneralmeetingison Wednesday,27th.inst.,andasa gamescompetitionwillbeconductedafterwards,allareexpectedtobepresent.

FREMANTLE. ThedateoftheY.C.W.N.C.G.M.three-actplay,"Patsy," hasbeenchanged,andwillnow beheldonSeptember4.Tic ketsareavailablefromanymemberoftheY.C.W.executive.

thisreputation.Highgate'slast quarterburstofspeed,when theyscored5goals2behindsto Leederville's 1 behind,really wonthemthematch. Quarter-timescoreswere:1st., Highgate.6.1;Leederville,4.1; 2nd.,Highgate,9.3;Leederville, 7.1;3rd.,Highgate,11.5;Leederville,9.3;final,Highgate,16.7; Leederville,9.4. Theremarkablyhighstandard ofplayandaccuracyingoalshootingranksthismatchamong thebesteverplayedinthe Y.C.W.FootballAssociation.The firstthreequarterswerelevel pegging,withbothteamstrading kickforkick.Atonlyonestage

N.C.G.M.BasketballAssociation

FIRSTS:

FremantleI.,bye.

Fixtures,August30,1947.

LeedervilleI.v.Cathedral1.St.Pat's.,2.15.H.Asquith.

MaylandsI.v.WestPerthI.Vic.Park,2.15.J.Sutton.

HighgateI.v.NedlandsI.,Highgate,3.45. L.King.

SubiacoI.v.MidlandI.,St.Pat's,3.45.B.Ryan.

SECONDS.

WestPerthII.,bye. Fremantle bye.

HighgateII.v.CathedralII.,Highgate,3.45. M.Collopy. MaylandsII.v.CathedralIII.,VictoriaPark,3.45.J.Sutton. HighgateII.v.SubiacoII.,Highgate,2.15.I.Dudley. Results,Saturday,August16,1947.

FIRSTS.

MidlandI.,bye. SubiacoI.d.NedlandsI.,32-19. FremantleI.d.LeedervilleI. FremantleI.d.HighgateI.,22-12. CathedralI.d.WestPerthI.,32-12.

SECONDS. MaylandsII.v.Highgate(tobeplayed). CathedralII.d.WestPerthLI.,28-2. CathedralIII.d.FremantleII. HighgateIII.d.SubiacoII.,19-15.

Ourlastdebateshowedabig improvementonpreviousattempts.Thesubject,"40-Hour Week,"gavebothsidesplenty ofscope,andatthefinishofa veryspiritedtussletheadjudicator(Rev.FatherMcQuinn)decidedinfavourofthenegative team,ledbyD.Ibbotson.

Learn-to-danceclass,September1.

PALMYRALEADERS'GROUP.

ThePalmyraleaders'group extendaninvitationtoallmembersoftheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M. tobepresentatabigCarnival DanceinSt.Gerard'sHall,Fossstreet,onThursday,28th.inst. Thisisourfirstventure,soall youmembersofestablished branchesstretchforthahelping handtoyouryoungestoffspring. CatchanyofthefrequentEast Fremantlebusesandgetoffat Foss-street.

NEDLANDS. OwingtothecombinedY.C.W.N.C.G.M.ConferenceatLeedervilleonSunday,24th.inst.,the leaders'meetinghasbeencan celled,nextmeetingbeingheld onSunday,31st.inst.

Thenextgeneralmeetingwill takeplaceonWednesday,September3.Allmembersarerequestedtoattend,asfinalteams fortheregionalcontestswillbe chosen.Arrangementsforthe "CairoNight'dancewillbefinalised.

SurprisePacket. Morecollectorsareneededfor theY.C.W.-N.C.G.M.surprise packet.Anymemberwhocan, orknowssomeonewhoiswilling tohelp,areaskedtocontact FatherPrendivilleorthepresident,R.Low.Subscribers'names alreadyoncardsaretobehandedinassoonaspossible.

SPORTING.

TableTennis.

ClaremontY.C.W.decisively defeatedFremantlePoliceBoys on13th.inst.Encouragingimprovementinformwasshownby all,inparticularJimDuxbury. ThenextmatchisagainstKing's Park.Finalscoreswere:ClaremontY.C.W.,8sets17games; FremantlePoliceBoys,4sets8 games.

RemainingFixtures:August 27,Claremontv.Hadfields,at Hadfields;September3,Clare montv.Boans,atBoans. Football.

LeedervilleandHighgatenever failtoprovideathrillingspectacle,andlastSunday'smatchon theScarboroughOvalboreout

SOCIALCALENDAR.

August.

Thursday,28th.:CarnivalDance, Palmyra. Friday,29th.:Dance,Highgate. Friday,29th.:Dance,Shenton Park.

Saturday,30th.:Dance,Victoria Park.

Saturday,30th.:Dance,South Perth.

September.

Wednesday,3rd.:Rally,Victoria Park.

Saturday,6th.:"CairoNight," Nedlands.

Saturday,10th.:ReturnDebs. Ball,Leederville.

Saturday,10th.:CarnivalDance, Pagoda,SouthPerth.

INNP0.114.4.0404.M.P......

PALMYRABRANCH.

Themembersingeneralare askedtoreadtheY.C.W.notes inthisissue,especiallythose whichrefertoabigCarnival DanceatFoss-street,Palmyra, onAugust28.Allavailable Y.C.W.memberswillbethere, soahappytimeisassured.Let yoursloganfortheweekbe: "MeetyouatSt.Gerard's,Palmyra,onThursdaynight."

CatholicWomen'sLeague

Anexecutivemeetingwillbe heldonWednesday,September3, at2.30p.m.,andthegeneral meetingonWednesday,September10,at2.30p.m.

ShentonParkbranchremind allmembersoftheirsocialeveningonnextTuesdayevening, 26th.inst.ThehallisinHenrystreet,oppositetheConventof Mercy,Nicholson-road.

duringthisperiodwereHighgateincommand,andthatin thefirstquarter,whentheyracedawaytoa5-goalleadbefore Leedervillerecoveredandquicklyreducedtheleewayto2goals. Highgate'sstrengthlayinthe dominationoftheruckandkey positions.Theyshowedmore determinationtotheballand betterdisposalthantheLeedervilleplayers,whobycontrast fumbledratherbadlyattimes antiwereslowingettingridof theball.Leederville'steamwas probablythebetterbalanced, andhadtheyplayeddownthe wings,wherevaluableleadswere goingtowaste,insteadofpressingtheoverworkedgoaltogoal line,theresultmayhavebeen different.inthelastquarter Highgatedrovepowerfullyfrom, theruckandranawaytoaconvincingvictory.

National Catholic Girls'

MOVEMENT

HEADQUARTERS.

CouncilMeeting.

Monday,September1,at8 p.m.Thiswillbeageneralreportnight.

ExecutiveMeeting. Therewillbeanexecutive meetingat8p.m.onMonday, August25. "MarianLodge"Committee.

Friday,August22,at6p.m. SUBIA('0BRANCH.

CombinedRally.

Monday,August25,at8p.m. Itshouldbeagreatnight. ChoirPractice. Don'tforgetchoirpracticeat 7.30onTuesday. NEDLANDSBRANCH.

NextDance:September6. "CairoNight"promisestobe ourbestshowtodate.Socome alonginyournumberstoenjoy allthethrillsofthemysterious East.Youmaybesureyou willnotbesorryifyourememberSeptember6asyour"Cairo Night."

InthereportoftheBrailleSocietythisyearthereisaphotographofMissTwomey,teach-' ingBrailletypewritingtoher classofex-servicemen.Miss Twomey,thoughblindherself, isoneofourmostloyalmembers,andwearegladtoseethe fineworksheisdoinginspiteof suchhandicaps,appreciatedby theBrailleSociety.

30

PLAZA

TruthAbouttheChannelIslands

AnglicanChargesRefuted

Oneofthemostinspiring,and selflessstoriesofCatholicmissionaryactivityinthispartof theworldwasmadethesubject ofunfaircomment,whenMr.G. F.Guy,theAnglicanRectorof Darwin,attackedtheChannelIslandLeprosariumin"TheSundaySun"onJuly27.(SeePage 8.)

AlthoughtheLeprosariumis conductedbyfivereligiousof OurLadyoftheSacredHeartfourSistersandonelayBrother -itremainsaGoverdmentinstitution.TheCatholcmissionariesaretherebecausetheauthor. itiesappealedtotheBishopof Darwintostafftheinstitution duringthewar,afterseveral Governmentemployeeshadleft duringtheJapaneseinvasionof theislandstothenorthofAustralia.

Notonlydidthestaffleave, butmostofthelepersmade theirwaytothemainlandand dispersedintothebush.(Itis possibletowalkfromChannel Islandtothemainlandatlow tide.)

NUNSVOLUNTEER.

Subsequently,theleperswere e re-assembled,anditwastoassistthepublicauthoritiesata timeofdirenecessitythatitwas agreedthatagroupofmissionariesofOurLadyoftheSacred Heart,whoseheroicdeedsduring WorldWarII.atotherpoints enhancedanalreadymagnificent reputation,agreedtotakeover thestaffingandmanagementof theLeprosarium.

Needlesstosay,Governments alwaysfinditdifficulttogetstaff foraninstitutionofthiskind, andmoredifficultstilltoretain it;sothatthereadyresponseof theselflessCatholicMissionaries, itmaybeimagined,wasvery welcomeindeed.

Inthelightofcriticismabout thelocationoftheLeprosarium, however,itcanbeseenreadily thatthisisamatterinwhich theCatholicmissionariesor higherauthoritieshavenotfigured.

"FOOLSFORCHRIST."

TheLeprosariumwasaprewarGovernmentinstitution.Althoughvirtuallydesertedwhen themissionariestookover,its locationwassettled.Trueand joyous"FoolsforChrist,"the missionarieswentwheretheneed existed,tohelpHimthrough theleastofHislittleones-as least,indeed,theymightberegarded.

Somuchfortheprotestfrom theAnglicanclergymanthatThe controlofthelepersis"inthe handsofasingledenomination."

TotheSisterscameno"perks," no"rake-off."TheCatholic Churchgetsnothingoutofit.

Caringfornativelepers,easing theirpain,makinglifebearable forthem,buryngthemwhen theydie,isnopleasanttask.

Noristhejobdonetopromote anadvantagefortheCatholic Churchoverotherdenominations. Therearefarsimplerandmore agreeablewaystoproselytiseifeverthattermcouldbereferredeitherdirectlyorindirectly toCatholicmissionaryorcharitablework-thantocarefora groupofnativeandhalf-caste lepers,victimsofanaffliction thatlargelyisolatesthemfrom theworldandputsthemonthe edgeofagrimandunpleasant grave!

N.

LANDANDESTATEAGENT - G.H.TEEDE

Phone31-Private267 SMITH'SBUILDINGS WELLINGTONST.,BUNBURY Businesses,Farms.Houses, LandForSate

TheCatholicarrangementsare thataSacredHeartpriestfromDarwinvisitsChannelIsland everyweekto ministrationsbringspiritual tothereligious communityandtothecoupleof dozenCatholicinmates.

ANGLICANCHARGESREFUTED.

ThetruthinrelationtosuggestionsbytheAnglicanRector ofDarwinthatconditionsinthe Leprosariumare"un-Christian," orthatitismaintainedwith"an OldTestamentattitude"(a strangecomment,surely,froma clergyman),orthatvisitationis difficultand(byinnuendo)that theworkoftreatmentneedto "bewatched,"orthatnatives won'tbringintheirlepersThe causeofcontrolbyanotherreligiousdenomination,"canbest beattainedbyanexamination ofthefactsabouttheLeprosarium.

TheChannelIslandLeprosariumisentirelyfinancedbythe CommonwealthGovernmentto receivelepersfromallover NorthernTerritory,andissituatedonanisland,aboutasquare mileinarea,inDarwinBay,six milesfromtheshore. isabarrenisland,lacking nworthwhilevegetation.Watermelons,paw-pawsandmangoes areaboutallthatgrow.The groundissohardandstorythat itisimpossibleforthemissionariesevento=Attaingaruening. Theislandisexposed,especiallytothesun,and,alltold, cannotberegardedasideal, cilherinregardto'situationor nature.

UNSATISFACTORYSITE.

Actually,therelevant(Jo%enimentauthoritiesatDarwinhave beenexaminingthequestionof thesite,andareapparentlynot satisfiedthemselveswiththepre- sentsituation.Ifitisdecided thatthemainlandisnottheright place,andsuchappearstobethe officialview,theresponsibility, naturally,doesnotrestuponthe Catholicsconcerned.

Mr.GuyallegesthattheAnglicanCarpentarianSynodis "horrified"-at"aproposalto movetheLeprosariumtoMelville Island."Mr.Guyadds:"The newsiteisrightbesidealarge RomanCatholicmission."

Infact,theproposal-which istentativeanddoesnotspring fromaCatholicsource-isto placetheLeprosariumatone endofMelvilleIsland,theSacredHeartMission(itisforhalfcastes)beingattheoppositeend oftheisland-adistanceof30 miles!

TheSisters,however,have beenpreparedtomakethebest ofthingsastheyfoundthem, regardingthequestionofsiteas amatterofGovernmentpolicy, asindeeditis.

TheSacredHeartmissionaries arebynomeansanxioustohave theLeprosariumplacedevenrelativelynearanyoftheirmissions,but,ingeneral,arepreparedtogoanywheretodoMe tasktheyhaveundertaken.

AVAILABLETOVISITORS.

Sofarasthepresentsiteis concerned,aGovernmentlaunch pliesbackwardsandforwards, fromDarwinandChannelIsland,threetimesaweek-on Monday,WednesdayandSaturday.Byobtainingapermit fromtheGovernmentmedical officeratDarwin-areasonable precaution,surely-visitorsor relativesoftheinmatesmaygo bythelaunchtoChannelIsland.

Religiousdenominationsare nothinderedinanywayfrom havingtheirclergymenorrepresentativesvisittheLeprosarium.Theyarenotprevented

either,fromestablishinganyarrangementsdesiredontheisland forreligiousworshiporother purposes.Thefactthatthe non-Catholicdenominationshave notutilisedtheopportunities thatexistdoesnotmeanthat thewayhasnotbeenopento them.

Thepriestgoestotheisland bytheGovernmentlaunchon theSaturday,saysMassonthe SundayandMondaymornings, celebratesBenedictionofthe MostBlessedSacrament,hears confessions,andperformsother dutiesasrequired.Asmall churchhasbeenerectedonthe island.

Theinmates,allof,whomare leprosyvictims,consistoffullbloodaboriginals,half-castes,a fewwhites,anoddChinese,and someChinese-black-whitebloodedpersons.Theagesvaryfrom asyoungastwoto85years.

Theinmatesaredistributed aroundthedwellingsonthe basisofproducingthemaximum ofcontentment,hygiene,moral-ityandhappiness,amongtheinmates.Thereareseparatedormitoriesorresidencesforgirls, half-castemen,andhalf-caste women.Theaboriginalslivein huts,twoorthreetoeach.Where awholefamilyisforcedtolive intheLeproparium,theyareenabledtoliveasaunit.Inarecentcase,husband,wifeand threeyoungchildrenwereaccommodatedinthisway.

ACCOMMODATION ADEQUATE.

Theaccommodationisdescribedas dormitoriesadequate.Thespecial aresaidbytheSiste7stobequitecomfortable.The natives'hutsareofgalvanised ironwallsandroof,withconcrrtefloor,andseveralwindows anddoors.Properbeddingbed,nlattres,:,blankets, providedforall,thoughsometimesnotavailedofbythenatives.Sectionsoftheinmates, particularlythehalf-castes,go tomoretroubleinaddingto theirpossessions.

Food,whichissaidtobefairlygood,isbroughtfromDarwin bytheGovernmentlaunch,and cookedinalargekitchen,when itistakenbythevariousgroups totheirrespectiveeatingquarters.Thechiefcooksarehalfcastes,whoareassistedbythe othermembersfromtimeto time.

LifeonChannelIsland,as mightbeexpected,isquietand uneventful.Thereislittletroubleofaseriousnature(thenuns atonestagedidhavetocontend withaCommunistelement!)

FULLRELIGIOUSLIFE.

Thenuns,apartfromhaving MassandCommuniononlytwice aweek,livethefullreligiouslife.

Theyhaveturnedtheoldresidenceoftheformeroverseerinto aconvent,wheretheyhavetheir ownlittlechapelwiththeBlessedSacramentshoweringitsbountifulPresenceuponthemallthe time.

EachdayoneSisterremains attheconvent,whichisabout half-a-milefromtheLeprosarium,toattendtodomesticaffairs, andat8.30a.m.theotherthree gobyaroughlittleroadtothe clinic,whichisalsovisitedonce afortnightbytheGovernment medicalofficerfromDarwin. Severalofthenunsaretrained nurseswithmissionandhospital experience.

TheSistersreturntotheconventat12.30forreligiousexercisesandlunch,andat2 o'clocktheyarebackagainat theclinic,wheretheyworkuntil 4.30p.m.Theythenreturnto theconventforspiritualexercisesandtea.

Ifanyofthelepersrequire theirservices,theSistersreturn totheLeprosarium.Otherwise, theyretire.Oftentheyare awakenedbyalittleblackmessenger-girl,senttotellthem thattheyareneeded-somebody isillorhasbeenbittenbya

snakeorissufferingsomeofthe acute,spasmodicpainthatcomes totheunfortunateleper. OftentheSisterswillspend theirwholenightattheLeprosarium,bringingsolaceandcomforttosomepoor,sufferingsoul. WhenadeathoccurstheBrother,withtheassistanceofa fewinmates,arrangestheburial inalittlecemeteryonChannel Island.

TheGovernmentauthorities paytheinmatesforcertainof theirlabours,suchasworkin thekitchen.Theythusacquire somefundswithwhichthey purchasecommoditiesfromthe outsideworld.Parcelsarrive regularlyinreplytoorders.

Thevisitingpriest,too,is happytoserveas"messenger boy'fortheinmates.Orders andmoneyarecollectedbyhim onhisvisit(likeeverythingelse thatleavesChannelIsland,they arefirstfumigated-anotherjob forthe"un-Christian"Sisters) andthegoodsarebroughtback onthenextvisit.Moneyis bankedatDarwinfortheinmates,andevenRationBook problemsareadjusted.

RELIGIOUSADDANOTHER CHAPTER.

Infact,theSistersandthe Brother,grandReligiousofthe SacredHeart,arefollowingthe nobletraditionsoftheirillustriousOrder,andareaddinganotherchaptertoabookinthe historyoftheChurch,towhich FatherDamiencontributedso generously.

Thetaskuponwhichthey-are engagedmayhaveitspolitical orbureaucraticramifications. Theremaybesectionsofthe communitypreparedtowrangle astowhetheritshouldbeinone placeoranother.Thereare,as hasbeenmadeveryclear,those preparedtobelittleandmisrepresenttheworkbeingperformed. ThosethingsareofsmallmomenttotheMissionariesofthe SacredHeartwholabouron ChannelIslandto-day.They workforGod,forChrist,forthe Church-throughthemediumof thoseforwhomacruelandunsympatheticworldforcenturies hashadnothingbutthecry,"Unclean!Unclean!"

-"CatholicWeekly."

FatherAshnessAgain!

OnMonday,September1st.,Rev.FatherAshness,of Malaya,willgiveanotherlectureatCentralCatholicLibrary.Thisisinresponsetoanumberofrequestsfor "MoreAboutMalaya."

NextMonday,August25,we celebratethefeastdayofone ofFrance'sgreatestkings,St. LouisIX.Hewasthesonof LouisVIII.,andbornatPoissy onApril25,1215.Whenhis fatherdiedin1226,Louiswas ,onlyelevenyearsofage.FortunatelyforLouisandfor France,hehadastrongand saintlymother,QueenBlanche, whowasmaderegentforher son.Duringthewholetimeof theKing'sminority,therewere troublesandrebellionscaused bysomeambitiousbarons,but Blanche,byseveralalliancesand byhercourageanddiligence, overcametheminthefieldand forcedtheirsubmission.

ButduringthisperiodofinternalstrifeBlanchedidnot forgetherdutyasamother.It washerfirstcaretoinstilinto Louis'soulthehighestregardand aweforeverythingthatpertainedtodivineworship,religion, andvirtue,andaparticularlove ofchastity.Sheusedoftento saytohimwhenhewasachild:

"Iloveyou,mydearson,as muchasamothercanloveher child;butIwouldratherseeyou deadatmyfeetthanthatyou shouldevercommitamortal

hi1drell'sComer

heannouncedhisintentionof undertakingacrusadetothe HolyLand.Aftercapturing Egypt,headvancedtoattack theSaracens,butafterlongand bitterfightinginApril,1250, Louiswastakenprisonerand hisarmyrouted. AfterenduringgreatprivationswithtrulyChristianfortitude,hewasabletoaffecthis releaseandthatofhismenby thepaymentofahugeransom. St.LouisthensailedtoPalestinewithhisarmy,visitingall theholyplaces,untilnewsof thedeathofhismothercaused himtoreturntoFrancein1254. Heruledjustlyandwisely,but hisheartwasstillsetonliberatingtheholyplaces.In1267,at

SAINTLYKING

sin."NordidLouisforgetthe lesson.Hisfriendandbiographer,theSieurdeJoinville, historianoftheCrusades,relates thatthekingonceaskedhimin thepresenceofsomefriars: "WhatisGod?"Joinvillereplied:"Thatwhichissogood thattherecouldbenothingbetter.""Wellsaid.Nowtell me,wouldyouratherbealeper orcommitamortalsin?""And I,whonevertoldalie,"says Joinville,"answered,'Iwould rathercommitthirtymortalsins thanbealeper.'"LaterLouis ledhimapartandtookhimto taskforhishonestbutmisguidedreply.

Whenhewasnineteen,St. LouismarriedMargaret,the eldestdaughterofRaymund Berenger,CountofProvence, whoseseconddaughter,Eleanor, wasmarriedtoHenryIII.,King ofEngland.Themarriagewas celebratedonMay27,1234.at Sens,andGodblesseditwitha happyunionofheartsandeleven children.

St.LouisdefeatedHenryILI. in1242.Fifteenyearslaterhe concludedtheTreatyofPans withEngland.Hewascriticisedforseveralconcessionsthat heallowedHenry,buthereplied thathehopedbythemtocement alastingpeacebetweenthetwo nations.

In1244,afteramiraculous recoveryfromasevereillness,

theageof52,weakwithtoiland ill-healthheannouncedhisintentionofconductinganother crusade,againsttheadviceofall hisfamilyandfriends.HeembarkedwithhisarmyonJuly1, 1270.HelandedatCarthage, wheredysentryandothersicknessbrokeoutamnghismen.St. Louis'secondson,JohnTristan, ofNevers,diedandtheKing himselfsickened.Itwassoon obviousthathewasdying,soSt. Louiscomposedhimselffor death.OnSunday,August24, hereceivedtheLastSacraments, andcalledtogethertheGreek Ambassadors,towhomhe stronglyurgedunionwiththe RomanChurch.Afterpraying toGodforthespiritualandtemporalwelfareofhismen,the nextdayhelosthisspeechfrom ninetilltwelveo'clock;then recoveringitandliftinguphis eyestowardsHeaven,herepeatedaloudthewordsofthe Psalmist:"Lord,Iwillenter intoThinehouse;Iwilladorein Thyholytemple,andwillgive glorytoThyname."Hespoke againatthreeintheafternoon: "IntoThyhandsIcommendmy soul,"andimmediatelybreathed hislast.Hisbonesandheart weretakenbacktoFranceand enshrinedintheabbey-church ofSt.Denis,whencetheywere scatteredattheRevolution.He wascanonisedbyPopeBoniface VIII.in1297.

THEYMADEHiStOr

NO.16: ABRAHAMLINCOLN.

AbrahamLincolnwasbornin Kentuckyin1809.Itisscarcelyexaggerationtosaythatno nameofmoderntimessomuch deservestoberememberedas his.

Lincoln'scareerwassheer dazzlingromance.Hewasthe sonofabackwoodsman,andhis educationbarelycoveredthe threeR's.Duringyouthand earlymanhood,hewasbyturn labourer,boathand,log-chopper andkeeperofatinystorewhich madehimbankrupt.

hewasanunbendingfoeofslavery,andwhenhebecamePresidentoftheUnitedStatesin 1861hedeterminedtoputdown slavery. TheSouthernStates,youwill rememberfromyourhistory books,wereanxioustokeepAfricannegroslavesforworkon thecottonplantations.They wantedtobreakawayfromthe UnionwiththeNorthernStates, buttheNorthwouldnotletthem havetheirwayinthismatter. SoaCivilWarbetweenNorth andSouthbrokeout,andthe realissueallthetimewas whetherslaverywastoremain inAmericaornot.

DearCornerites

Thismonthwecommemorate SaintAugustine,oneofthemost famousSaintsinthecalendarof theChurch.

AugustinewasborninAfrica in354.Hisfatherwasapagan, butlaterdiedaChristian.Aug ustine'smotherwasagoodwomannamedMonica.Wenow knowherasSaintMonica.

Itwaslargelythroughthe prayersofhismotherthatAugustineandAugustine'sfather werewonovertothesideof Christ.FortheboyAugustine wasnaughty,andhegrewinto awickedman.Augustinewas thirty-threeyearsofagebefore hegaveuphisevilwayofliving andturnedtothegoodGodWho hadbeensopatientwithhimfor solong.Hewasbaptisedat thirty-three.Itwascustomary inthosedaystodeferBaptism; itwaseventhoughttobeagood thingtodeferBaptismaslong aspossible,sothatallthesins committedbeforehandcouldbe washedaway!Whatastrange idea!Peoplecouldnothave hadmuchunderstandingofPenance.HadAugustinebeenbaptisedearly;aschildrenarenow, andpreparedforhisfirstHoly Communion,perhapshewould neverhavebeensosinful;for hesacramentsgiveusstrengtheninggracetofightagainst temptations.

AsaschoolboyAugustinewas adecidedidler.Hehimself tellsushedidlesshomework, whether orwrittenexercises,thanwasgiven,andinsteadwentouttoplay.Yet thisboywastoprovetothe worldinlateryearsthathehad oneofthekeenestintellectsthe worldhaseverknown.You knowthatthelearnedmenwho havewrittenextensivelyonthe wasunshakenbyreverses,undismayedbydefeats.Generals disappointedhim;heappointed others.Armiesfoughtbadly andfailed;heput.stillstronger forcesintothefield.Henever lostcourage,neverpermitted hisfaithtobedimmed,but marchedforward,neverdoubtingthatarighteouscausemust intheendprevail.

Alltheworldknowsoneof thespeecheshedeliveredinthe presenceofagreathostofthe deadofthosedarkdays,the SpeechofGettysburg,asitis called.Thisisthenobleorationthatends:

"Itisratherforustobehere dedicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus-thatfrom thesehonoureddeadwetakeincreaseddevotionstothatcause forwhichtheygavethelastfull measureofdevotion;thatwe herehighlyresolvethatthese deadshallnothavediedinvain, thatthisnation,underGod shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom,andthatgovernmentof thepeople,bythepeople,forthe people,shallnotperishfromthe earth."

aft, teachingoftheChurcharecalledDoctorsoftheChurch.Augustineisreferredtoasthe "EagleofDoctors,"beingmore brilliantthananyofthem.

SchoolchildrenmaytakecomfortfromthefactthatAugustinedidnotlikestudy;butthey shouldalsolearnfromhislife atleasttwootherlessons.The firstisthathealwaystoldthe truth,evenabouthissins;the secondisthathelovedhis mother,andthatitwashis mother'swonderfulinfluence whicheventuallyledhimtothe feetofJesus.Allthroughthe sinfulpartofhislifeAugustine wastormentedwiththeknowledgethathewasdisgracinghis mother.Hewasalsotormented withthefearofdeathandjudgment,whichherwisecounsel hadplacedbeforehim.

AstheFeastofSt.Augustine comesroundagain,letusrememberthatwe,too,canbe saints.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

LET'SHAVEAPOEM-

SATURDAY.

WhenIwakeuponaSaturday, Ilieandthinklikethis"NowSaturday'saholiday Perhapsto-dayisSaturday IwonderisitSaturday?" And-Saturdayitis!

Atdinner-timeonSaturday Isitandthinklikethis"Nowitanayonlybeadream Tohopeforapplepieandcream, ButSaturdaymeansapplepie," And-applepieitis!

WheneveningcomesonSaturday, Iwaitandthinklikethis"OnothernightstobedIgo, ButSaturdaymeanspicture show Iwonderisitpictureshow?"And-pictureshowitis!

-CHARLESHILSON. (Copyright.)

- AuntBessy's LidLETTERBOX

Sunbury-road,VictoriaPark.

DearAuntBessy,-Iamenclosing2/6fortheBushies,asa littleofferingforspecialfavour receivedthroughprayerstoSt. Joseph.WishingtheBushies everysuccess.-Yourssincerely, N.FLEMMING.

DearFriend,-Thankyoufor yourkinddonationandgood wishesforthesuccessofthe Scheme.Itisverypleasingto GodtoseeHischildrenshowing theirgratitudeforfavoursreceived.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

Perth.

DearAuntBessy,-Pleasefind enclosedP.N.for5s.forBushies, forfavoursreceived. AFRIEND.

DearFriend,-Thankyouvery muchforyourkinddonationin gratitudeforfavoursreceived. TheBusbies'Schemeneedsall thefriendsitcanget-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

TheDingo,thewilddogof Australia,remarkableforbeing theonlyspeciesofdogexisting, bothwildanddomesticated..ile dingoisabouttwoandahalf feetinlength,andlessthantwo feethig4.Thedingovaries frombrowntoblack,butitis usuallytawny.Itdoesnot bark,butatnighthowlslikea wolf.Thesedogsarevery fiercewhenwildandarevery destructivetosmall,domestic animals.Domesticatedtheyare affectionateandfaithful,andare usedbythenativesinhunting rats,snakes,lizardsadopossums.

Withendlesscourageand quietambition,hestudiedgrammarandlaw,andbecamealawyer.ThenheservedasasoldierinawarwithRedIndians, andaftertwoorthreeattempts hegainedaseatintheLegislatureofhisState.Throughout,gauntgiantfromthelogcabin

Lincolnwasatowerof strengthtotheNorththroughoutthewar.Hissidewasunprepared,ill-mannered,ill-equipped,andtheSouthwonmany dazzlingsuccesses,andseemed destinedtoconquer.Butthis

ThewarendedinthecompleteoverthrowoftheslaveowningSouth.WhenLincoln sawvictoryinsightandthetriumphofhispolicyassured,he issuedaproclamationsetting freeeveryslave,man,woman, andchildintheUnitedStatesof America.Nosuchdayasthat hadtheworldknownsincethe Israelitesreturnedfromtheland ofcaptivitytothePromised Land.

Oneofthemostgenerous benefactorsoftheBushies' Schemehasrequestedmetoask 4heBushiesandtheirfriendsto prayforaspecialintentionfor herandherfamily.Thisisa goldenopportunityfortheBushiestoshowtheirgratitudeto oneoftheirfriends.So,rememberthisintentioninyour morningandnightprayers.RememberOurLordsaid:"Askand yourshallreceive,knockandit shallbeopeneduntoyou." AUNTBESSY.