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PopeUrgesGreaterResponsibilityInThePress

ServeCauseofTruthinCharity

VATICANCITY,Jan.23(Radio,NC).-HisHolinessPope PiusXII.toldagroupofAmericanpublishersandeditorsthat theycanmakeacontributionto"acovetedHolyYeargoal"by givingneededvoicetotruth.

"Thisyear,Wefondlyhope andpray,"thePontiffsaid. "willmarkagreatreturnofthe worldtoGodthroughChrist. Thisreturn,ifaccomplished,is goingtobemadealongthepath oftruth."Attainmentofthegoal willbegreatlyassisted,thePope added,byconscientiousjournalistslivinguptotheresponsibilitiesoftheirprofession.

Thegroupreceivedbythe Popewasmadeupofrepresentativesof15U.S.dailypapers whoaremakingastudyofEuropeancountriesparticipatingin theEuropeanRecoveryProgramme.

newsmen:"Canyouadvance thisnobleenterprise?Assuredly yes!Becausetruthneedsavoice, andthemostpotentvoicethat wehavereachingthegeneral publictodayisthepress."

ThePontiffpointedoutthe easewithwhichjournalistscan influencemenandnationsbycarelessordishonestpresentation offacts,therebymisleadingthe massesandinducingthehuman tragedyofcivilstrifeorwar.

"Whentheindividualmanis recognized,"thePopecontinued, astheimageofGod,gifted withinherentrightswhichno merelyhumanpowermayviol-

Speakingofthe"greatreturnate,whentheStateisrecognised toGod,"thePopeaskedtheas divinelyinstitutedto

RELIGIOUSAPPEALWILLPREVAIL.

NEWYORK(NC).-AreligiouspropagandacampaignaffordstheonlypossiblemethodofbestingRussiainEurope'scold war,Dr.GeorgeN.Shuster,PresidentofHunterCollege,tolda meetingoftheSt.Paul'sGuildhere.

"Iwouldstakemyreputation ontheeffectivenessofsucha campaigninGermanyandeasternEurope,"hesaid."Onlyby appealingtothedeep-seatedreligiousconvictionsofthese peoplecanweinfluencethem."

Dr.Shustersaidthepresent propagandaeffortsbytheUnited States,includingthewidely broadcastVoiceofAmerica,are useless.

"Thefactthatwehavemore toeat,biggerindustriesandbet_ terbathtubsdoesnotimpress them,"Dr.Shustersaid.-However,thefactthatwehave freedomofconscienceandreligionwould."

Thecollegepresidentestimatedthataneffectivereligious propagandacampaignwould costapproximately75,000,000 dollars.

Taylor'sResignation

WASHINGTON(NC).-PresidentTrumanhasaccepted "mostreluctantly"theresignationofMyronC.Taylorashis personalrepresentativetoHis HolinessPopePiusXII.

Mr.TaylorhadtoldthePresidentthat"personalconsiderationsofacompellingnature makeitnecessaryformenowto asktobereleasedfromthisservice."

PresidentTrumantoldoneof hisregularweeklypressconferencesthatthequestionsof continuingrepresentationatthe VaticanandofappointingasuccessortoMr.Taylorareboth understudyattheStateDepartment.

protectanddefenditscitizens andnottoenslavethem,when thewholeworldunitesinopen professionoftheinescapable truthofitsdependenceonGod, theUniversalCreator,then mankindwillhavemadedefinite stridesbacktoGod,andbythe sametokenbacktoprosperity, peaceandsecurity".

Presentdayconditionshave increasedtheresponsibilityof newsmen,theHolyFatherdeclared."Neverbefore,Wedare say,hasitbeenmoreexacting

PassionPlayin

Rehearsal.

MUNICH,Jan.19(NC.)Rehearsalshavestartedat OberammergauforthePassion Play,whichisagaintobepresentedthisMay.Themembersof thecast,singersandtheorchestrapractisenightly.ThePlay Househasbeenreconditioned jsdthewholevillageisanimatedwithaspiritofzealand ambition.

Re-Intermentof HeroPriest.

TECHNY,Ill.(NC.)-EscortedbysoldiersoftheUnited StatesArmy,thebodyofthe Rev.JotephKotrba,S.V.D.,who gavehislifetosaveanother priestinNewGuineainWorld WarII,wasbroughtbackhere forburialinthemissioncemeteryoftheSocietyoftheDivine Word.

FatherKotrba,Chicago-born priestwhowasappointedto headthemissionatBogia,near Madang,NewGuinea,in1940, escapedafewdaysbeforethe Japanesearrived.

ButJapanesespiesknewthat anAmericanhadbeenincharge ofthemission.AstheRev.WilliamHunter,S.V.D.,mission procurateatTechny,toldthe story,theyheldanon-American, theRev.WilliamShore,asa hostage,andforcedhimtowrite alettertoFatherKotrba,urging himtoreturn.

FatherShorewrotetheletter insuchawayastomakeclear toFatherKotrbathathehad writtenitunderduressandthat heneednotreturn.ButasFatherShore,whoisnowinAustralia,commented: "Likeagoodshepherdhetook oneofhisflockandsavedhimme-givinghislife."

WhenFatherKotrbacame backtothemissiontheJapanese arrestedhimandheldhimcaptiveforeightdays,questioning himeverynight.Latertheytorturedhimandfinallyexecuted himasanAmericanspy.

HIERARCHYTOLEADU.K.PILGRIMS.

LONDON,Jan.9(NC).Confirmationofthereportthat theHierarchyofEnglandand Walesintendtotraveltogether toRomeaspilgrimsthisyear hascomefromHisEminence BernardCardinalGriffin,ArchbishopofWest-minister.

BroadcastingfromArchbishop'sHouse,Westminister, overtheBritishBroadcasting Corporation'snetwork,His Eminencedeclared: "IntheautumnIandmy brotherBishopsofEnglandand Waleswillleadanationalpilgr-

imagetotheHolyCityinorder togaintheindulgenceandto payhomagetotheHoly Father." TheCardinaladded:"Ialso wanttotakethisopportunity ofthankingallthoseofyou whoIknowhavebeenpraying formeduringmytimeofill healththisyear. "Ihavehadsomanykind messagesthatIwelcomethis opportunityofassuringyou thatyourprayershavebeenof thegreatesthelpandconsolation tome..."

Thirtyperformancesarenow scheduled,buttheymaybeincreasedto50,dependingonthe requirements.Tobreakeven, thecommunitymustsucceedin sellingoutatleast30performances.Numerousvisitorsare expectedfromabroad,especially fromtheUnitedStates.

thantodaywhencommunication hasbecomesoeasyandsofarreachingandtheinfluenceof theordinarycitizenisbeingfelt moreandmoreinthegovernmentofnations,"hestated.

In"heartily"welcoiningthe grouptheHolyFathernotedthat whiletheaudiencemightnot strictlybecalledaHolyYear audienceitneverthelessfittedin withtheHolyYearbecauseof theimportantcontributionthe

newsmencouldmaketoward achievementofitsgoal.

ThePontiffsaidhewas"happytousethisoccasiontocomplimentyourprofessiononthe manypricelessbenefitsithas broughttothegreathurpanfamily,andtoencourageeach andeveryoneofitsmetnbersin theresolutepurposetoserve withunyieldingloyaltythecause oftruthincharity."

NUMERICALGROWTHIN25YEARS.

ROME,Jan.19(NC-Fides).-ThenumberofCatholicsin missioncountrieshasmorethandoubledduringthelast25 years,accordingtofiguresreleasedherebytheSacredCongregationforthePropagationoftheFaith.

-Figuresannouncedbythelisted,adistinctionitalso Congregationshowanincreasein1923,wasnextwithan from10,640,000Catholicsoneaseof2,138,000overthe June30,1923,to23,765,000on!,,sal. thesamedatein1948.These statisticscoveronlymission lands,excludingEuropeand America.Figuresfortheformer Italiancoloniesareomittedbecausethereturnofformercoloniststotheirmothercountry makescomparisonworthless.

Thegreatestincreasepercentage-wiseandoverallwasregisteredbytheBelgianCongo, wherethenumberofCatholics climbedfrom425,000to 3,281,000,ariseof2,856,000or 770percent. Markingthesecondlargest over-allincrease,thetotalof CatholicsintheBritishAfrican territorieswentfrom725,000to 3,555,000,ariseof2,00,000. India,whose4,668,000CnIholics asofthe1948datemadethe largesttotalofanymissionland

BIGOTSINLEAGUEWITHREDS.

held incr1923

Onapercentagebasismission areasofthePhilippineswere secondonlytotheBelgian Congo,witha530percentrise from53,000to281,000.Only Philippineterritoriesunderthe Congregationwereincluded. (TotalCatholicpopulationofthe Philippinesisover15,000,000). Indonesiacamenext,witha510 percentrisefrom143,000to 732,000.

Onanareabasis,Africa showedanastoundingover-all increaseof460percent,or 8,075,000Catholics.Itnowhas 10,306,000Catholicscompared with2,231,000.Asiabarelyheld ontoitstitleasthemission areawiththemostCatholics, 11,569,000,anincreaseof67per centor4,688,000personsfrom its1923totalof6,881,000.

CatholicsintheAustraliaOceaniamissionareasjumped12 percent,from1,528,000to 1,890,000.

NewsService).

ByREV.JOSEPHJ.SULLIVAN (Radio,N.C.W.C.

ROME,Jan.16.-ThemethodsoftheChurchofChristevangelistsreflect"alltheaimsandcharacteroftheanti-religiousactivityinusebyCommunists,""OsservatoreRomano"saystoday,aftermakingitsowninvestigationoftheFrascatiincident.

TheworkersoftheChurchof Christ,mostlyfromTexas,were recentlystonedbythepopulace atFrascati,whichisintheAlbanhills,about12milessouth ofRomeandaboutthreemiles fromtheCastelgandolfosummer residenceofHisHolinessPope PiusXII.

"Osservatore"chargesthe evangelistswithattemptstodiscredittheCatholicChurch,the

AwarenessofGod SellsMoreBooks.

MILWAUKEE(NC.)-An awakeningto"anawarenessof God"istheexplanationadvanced byaCatholicpublisherforwhat hecallstheastonishingpublishingphenomenonofthepastyear whichhasCatholicbooksheadingbestsellerlistsalloverthis country.

Thisopinionisexpressedby FrankBruce,Catholicpublisher, inanarticleappearinginthe springissueoftheBruce Bookman.TheBookmanisa publicationforbooksellersand librarians,issuedseasonally.

Pointingtotheworldtroubles inthelastthreedecadesin whichaworld-widewaronGod hasshockedallmenandscientificdiscoverieshaveinspired fear,Mr.Brucesuggeststhat thishascreatedadireneedin themindsofmenforareconciliationwithGod.Itsdirectresult,hepointsout,hasbeena returntoadeepinterestinreligioustopics,inChristianity, andinpersonalsanctification.

HolyFather,theclergy,derision ofthemethodsoftheteaching ofCatholicdoctrine,Insinuations aboutthemoralconductofBishopsandclergy,andalleging thatthehumbleclassisthat mostabandonedbytheCatholic Church.

Thewritersaysthattheiractivityhasassumedacharacter ofpurelyCommunistinfluence, whichexplainsthe"suddentendernessforreligiouslibertyof frontistjournals,whichwere verylateintakingnoteofthe situationinitsearlyphases."

Accordingto"Osservatore's" information,theChurchof Christevangelistsgathered Communistagentsandyouths sympathetictothem,"allof whosenameswehave,"and paidthemregularwages.Then "undertheguidance"oftheir pastors,these Communists "begananactive,insidiousand notalwaystranquilpropaganda,"itisadded.

Theydonot,saysthe"Osservatore"writer,limitthemselves toexpositionoftheirideas,but lovetoinsistonerroneous,calumniatoryhistoricalreports,and thiswithaspiritandlanguage ofoffensiveaggressiveness.

Naturally,whenonerepays themintheirowncoin,the writergoeson,asoftenhappensinsuchheateddiscussions,"theintoleranceofCatholicsiscalleddeplorable,even thoughitisthereactiontothe likewisedeplorableintolerance ofPastorWood'srepresentatives."PastorJamesWood,of Brownsville,Tex.,isoneofthe leadersoftheChurchofChrist.

A314percentincreasewas showninFrenchAfricanterritories,wherethenumberofCatholicswentfrom800,000to 2,511,000.

China,forwhichnostatistics laterthan1947wereavailable, scoreda44percentincrease, from2,251,000to3,250,000.In Indo-China,Burma,Siamand MalaysiatheCatholicpopulation rose32percentto1,798,000,and inAustralia17percent,to 1,300,000.

SouthAfrica'sCatholicsincreasedby330percent,to741,000, andthetotalintheSpanish Africanterritoriesrose360per centto218,000.

PresidentEndorses Injustice!

WASHINGTON(NC).-

Therewasonesurprisetucked awayintheStateoftheUnion messagedeliveredbyPresident HarryS.Trumanbeforeajoint sessionofCongressandthat washisrecommendationonthe Federal-aid-to-educationproblem.

Anumberofpoliticalwrits, radiocommentatorsandoer expertsreadintothePresident's wordsanout-and-outendorsementofthecontroversialTaftThomasbill,whichpassedthe Senateatthelastsessionof Congressbutwasbottledupin theHouse.Thebillwouldprovide$300,000,000ayearinFederalaidbutwouldconfine thisassistancetopublicschools.

Mr.Trumandidnotmention theTaft-Thomasbillbyname, butaPresidentseldomdoes suchthingsinaStateofthe Unionmessage.

PERTH,THURSDAY,FEBRUARY9,1950.

THEMIGRANTANDYOU.

Thatmigrationisourmajornationalproblem,inevery senseoftheword,isstrikinglydemonstratednotonlybythe repeatedutterancesoftheleadersofallpoliticalparties,but evenmoresobytheissuancelastSundayofaPastoralLetteronthesubjectfromthewholeHierarchyoftheCatholic ChurchinAustralia.Theurgencyoftheproblemis,of course,nonoveltytoCatholics.Forverymanyyearsthey havebeentheprophetsofdisasterastheyviewedwithclear eyesthedrying-upofthewellsoflifeinthisyoungcountry. Ittookacosmicwarwhoserepercussionswerefeltright againstournortherncoaststostirintolifethenationalconsciousnessthatthiscountrycouldnolongerbeheldagainst thesouthwardthrustofAsia'steemingmillionsunlessit couldbeadequatelypeopledinaminimumoftime.However belatedlythepolicyofmassimmigrationhasbeeninstituted, atleastitisbeingpursued,forthemostpart,vigorouslyand wisely.Butletusnotforgetwearelivingonborrowed time.

Sincewehaveputourhandstothetaskofmassimmigrationastoamostvitalproject,involvingnotaloneour progressandprosperity,butourverysurvival,theBishops arenaturallyanxiousthatnominorconsiderationsshould standinthewayofitssucceeding.ItisnotmerelyanegatiVeprocessofbreakingdowntheproverbialinsularity whichtendedtoregardallforeignersaslesserbreedsbeyondthepale,northeshort-sightednessofsomeUnion circleswhichimagineourlivingstandardswillbelowered. Awideandgenerousspiritofco-operation,sacrificeand friendlinessiscalledfor,inorderthattheNewAustralians mayineffectbecometrueAustralians"whoarepreparedto loveAustraliaastheirnewcountryandAustraliansastheir fellow-citizens."Undoubtedly,astheimpactofincoming twmbersismoreprofoundlyfeltinourcommunities,difficultiesespeciallyregardingaccommodationandemploy- ment-willarise,buttheyaredifficultieswhichmustbe solvedinaspiritofjustice,charity,toleranceandtact.

ForCatholics,astheHierarchypointout,thereareunique opportunitiesandincreasedresponsibilities.FortheCatholiccannotregardthemigrantmerelyasapluginthe leakingdykeofdefence,norasafurthercogintheindustrialmachine.Hemustseeinhimprimarilytheimageof God,forthisistheequalityfromwhichflowstruedemocracyandbasichumility.Itwillbehisconcerntobehis brother'skeeperinallthatrelatestohiswelfare,butabove alltobethekeeperofhisbrother'ssoul.TheBishopsindicatesomeloftymotivesforthedemandforgenerositywhich suchanapostolateevokes.Primarilyitisaquestionof charity-oflovingmenofdifferingcustoms.andlanguagesfortheloveofChristandthewelfareoftheChurch.And rememberinghowmuchmanyofthesepeoplehavesuffered fortheCatholicFaithandfortheidealsofChristianfreedom,weshould,inthewordsoftheHierarchy,welcomeand succourthemingratitudetoGod,"forHiswondrousgiftsto us,ofFaith,ofFreedom,andofUnconqueredHomeland.-

151CONVERTSINAYEAR.

Lastyear151convertswerebaptisedatSt.Patrick'sCathe. dral,Melbourne-26oftheminthetwoweeksbeforeChristmas. Thiswaslargelyduetotheworkdoneattheconvertinstruction centresatSt.Augustine's.Bourke-streetwest,andatSt.Francis',Lonsdale-street.

Appropriatelytheconvert instructionworkatSt.Augustine'scommencedonthecentenaryofthedeathofthe illustriousEnglish Cardinal Newman,October7,1945. Newman'sconversion,incidentally,wasoneofthefirstfruits ofacrusadeofprayerforthe conversionofEnglandbegun byFr.IgnatiusSpencer,himself aconvert.Appropriately,too,it isconductedinthehallatthe rearofthechurchdedicatedto thegreatSt.Augustine,who, afterhisownconversion,confessed:"ToolatehaveIknown Thee,0Beauty,everancient

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Ayearago,CardinalMindszentywasarrested.

Hehadforseenthis,announced itrepeatedly,justashehad foreseenalltheaccusations whichwouldcondemnhim,and warnedthatwhateverwassaid ofhimorhewasforcedtosay wouldbealie.

Nevertheless,thepoliceprep- aredthediscoveryofproofs,a businesscarriedoutthesame dayintheArchbishop'sHouse. Theseproofsweremeticulously preservedbytheguiltypartyas thoughheintendedaselfinflictedwound.

Thisridiculoussubterfuge metwithsuchuniversalsuccess thatrecoursewasmadetoextortingafullconfessionofthe crimesattributedtotheprisoner,thusrenderingworthyof deaththemanwho,sometime previously,hadbeenoffereda freepassagetoRomeonconditionofhisabandoningthefield wherehehadfoughtsostrenuously,afieldinwhich,hedeclared,hepreferredtofallrather thandesert.

Nobodyhaseverdiscovered thesecretsofNo.60Andrassystreet(Hungariansecretpolice headquarters).Atthetime, peoplespoke,astheystilldo,of inhumanconduct,whichfully explainsthemoralandphysical ruinofthevictim.

Thepretencewasmadeof tryingamanwhohadconfessed hisguilt.Hisrepliestothe judgeswerebroadcastbyradio toshowthathenotonlyadmittedhiscrimes,butalsorepented. Nobodysucceededinlayingliqld ofanythingcertainorpositive, eveninthecontrolledandclosely-guardedbroadcast.Theonly positiveandcertainthingis that,iftherewereaconfession, itwasaconfessionofthekind ChristmadebeforetheSanhedrimorPontiusPilate,one ofthoseconfessionswheresilenceordenialmeanskeeping silentaboutordenyingatruth whentheaccusedisnotablett doso-admittinghavingdefendedtheChurch,having

evernew,toolatehaveIloved Thee."

Convertinstructionworkat St.Augustine'sisdonebysome 35LegionariesofMary,a numberofthemconvertsthemselves.

RECOGNITIONOFMAO

The"IrishTimes"satirist, "MylesnagCapaleen,"speaksof therecognitionbytheBritish GovernmentoftheChinese CommunistMao:"Thisisdone to'protectBritain'sconsiderable economicpossessionsinthe East'-that'swhatthepapers say.Didyoueverhearthelike ofit?Someofthesefinedaysa swarthygentlemanwillcallto theBritishForeignOfficeand willsay:'Howdoyoudo?The nameisSatanandwe'reopening anembassy.We'dbeawfully gladifyouwouldlookafterrecognitionandallthat."And youcanwellimaginethesubsequentannouncement:'HisMajesty'sGovernmenthasdecided, intheinterestsofeconomic stability,toaffordfulldiplomaticstatustoSatan.'After that,therewillbemurderin thepapersandwiththelegationprotocolboys.Howdoyou addressSatan?IsitMr.Satan orjustM.Satan?OrHisRoyal ExcellencytheMostReverend Dr.Satan?Onethingiscertain: hewillbeaskedovertoDublin toopenoneoftheartexhibitions.'Ithasalwaysbeenoneof myambitionstovisitIreland. WhenIlookaboutme...'"

Thisisaneditorialwhich appearedintheVatican newspaper,"OsservatoreRomano,-publishedayear afterCardinalMindszenty wasimprisonedinHungary, undertheheading,"AYear Later."Catholicseverywherewillendorseitssentiments.

urgedobediencetoGodbefore men,andhavinggivenan example.Tokeepsilentabout ordenythiswasforCardinal Mindszentytokeepsilentabout ordenyhisFaith,hisdutyto Godandmen,totheChurchand Catholicism.Asfarastheaccusationsofpoliticalactivityare concerned,everyoneknowsthat, eveniftheyweretrue,evenif theywereadmitted,theywere merelyareflectionofthoseleg- itimaterights,thoseincontestablefreedomsbelongingtothe citizenhaughtilyclaimedonall sidesbytheverypoliticalparty whichrewardsthemherewith capitalpunishment.

Thusitisthat,ifweconfront thisiniquitoustrialwithallthe otherswhichhavetakenplace behindtheIronCurtainsince then,thedefendantofBudapest appearsastheonlyonewhom themysteriousandfiercecrossquestioningleftwithsoulunsubdued,mindundarkened,and willunbroken,somuchasto mortifythegreatnessofthe Faith,theapostoliccourage,and thevocationofsacrificeremainingmiraculouslyintactin himfortheprestigeoftheCatholicpriesthood,thehonourof theChurch,andthegloryof Christ.

Thecommutationofthedeath penaltytooneofimprisonment merelychangedthetombofa deadmanintothatofaliving man.

Heisbehindthedoor,within thewallsofaprisonasthourh hedidnotexistforthewoe1, northeworldforhim.Thisse-

FATHERSEESLASTOFHISEIGHT CHILDRENENTERRELIGIOUSLIFE.

AnIrishfather,whocameto Australiawithhisfamilyin 1928,recentlysaw,atBathurst, thelastofhiseightchildrenfollowtheothers'leadinentering thereligiouslife.

ThefatherisMr.W.Creede, whosewifediedinJuly,1943.

Sincethe10membersofthe familyemigratedtogether,the eldestson,Peter,hasbecome theRev.FatherP.Creede,C.M., ofBathurst.

ThenextsonistheRev. FatherT,Creede,C.SS.R.,of Perth,W.A.

Nextsoninthefamily,William,isaRedemptoristscholastic,andisdueforordinationin twoyears'time.

Theeldestdaughter,Moira,is SisterM.Canice,ofthePresentationConvent,Clayfield; BreidhaisSisterM.Chris_

tina,ConventofMercy,Parramatta. Thenextdaughter,Aina,died in1940,onher21st.birthdayas SisterM.Clement,ofthePresentationSisters,asSistersAlphonsusandGerard.

Mr.Creede,lookingasyoung asanyofhissons,hadtheextraordinarypleasureofseeing thelastofhischildrendedicate whentheyoungest,Therese,bewhentheyounges,tTherese,becameSisterM.Gerard,recently. Hisson,FatherP.Creede, C.M.,preachedthesermonon theoccasion-asermonwhich earnedthecongratulationsof theBishopandeverypriestpresent,

MosthumblemanpresentattheceremonywasMr.Creede, fatherofthisoutstandingfamily.

CATHOLICJUDGEFORSUPREMECOURT.

TheappointmentwasannouncedlastweekofMr.JusticeKinsella,oftheIndustrial Commission,totheSupreme CourtBenchofN.S.W.

PresidentoftheCatholicLe= galGuildofSt.ThomasMore, Mr.JusticeKinsellaisaged56 years.

HewasadmittedtotheBar in1927,andwasStatemember forGeorge'sRiverfrom1930to

Thesetwostories,whichhave madetheirwayfromthewrong sideoftheironcurtain.Oneis ofanoldPolishpeasantwoman, booingattheportraitofStalin, andsaying,"PoorMarshalPilsudski,howoldyouhave grown!""No,no,"saidthe official,"thatisthegreatStalin, ourgreatleader.""Whatdoes hedo?"shesaid."Do?"they exclaimed."Heisthegreatest friendthePoleshaveeverhad. HerescuedyoufromtheGermans.""Didhe,indeed?"said theolddame."Thenperhapsthe

condmystery,too,hasgiven risetorumoursandpiecesof informationwhereitisdifficult tosiftouttruthfromlegend,the objectivefromthesubjective. Onethingiscertain,however, becauseitisobvious:ifthe gaolerspreferthisstateofaffairsevenwhenitprovokesdamagingcomment,itshowsthat therealstateofthingsisno better,unfortunately.

OnthissideofGyujtolaghez. allisclearandincontestable. Itisclearandincontestable whoisrightand'whoiswrong, wheretruthandjusticestand andwhereliesandwickedness.

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1932.HeservedinWorldWarI. onGallipoliandinFrance.Mr. JusticeKinsellawasappointeda DistrictCourtJudgeinJanuary, 1943.ThefollowingOctoberhe wasappointedtotheIndustrial Commission.

AndoldboyoftheMarist Brothers',Darlinghurst,Mr. JusticeKinsellaholdsthedegreesofB.T.andLL.B.,andis amemberoftheNewmanAssociationofCatholicGraduates.

kindgentlemanwillalsorescue usfromtheRussians."

Theotherstorycomesfrom Hungaryandaschoolclassroominthecountryside."Who isStalin?"Thechildwas taughttheanswer:"Stalinismy father.""Andwhoisyour mother?"Andtheanswer: "TheStateismymother."But thenthechildwasasked:"And whatdoyouwanttobe?"and insteadofmakingthecorrect reply,aboutbeingaloyaland efficientworker,thechildreplied,"Anorphan.",-"TheTablet."

HOLYNAMESOCIETY.

CONCLUSIONOFTOURBYTHENATIONAL SPIRITUALDIRECTOR,REV.FATHER McEVOY,O.P.

OnSunday,February12,all HolyNamemenwillhavetheir lastopportunitytoheartheir own when,NationalSpiritualDirector, at7.30p.m.,atSt.Mary's Cathedral,hewilldeliverto themhislastmessage.

Therallyonthisnightwill concludewithPontificalBenedictionoftheBlessedSacrament.HisGracetheArchbishop, alwayskeenlyinterestedinthe formationandtheprogressofthe branches,hastakenaverykeen interestinFatherMcEvoy's tour,andonthisnightitisconfidentlyexpectedthatevery H.N.manwillmakeasupreme efforttobepresent.

Itshouldbeparticularlynot-, edthatthisrallyisnotconfinedtoH.N.men.Asinthe casesoftheparishrallies,all Catholicmenareinvitedand welcomed.

CommencedatVictoriaPark onJanuary17,FatherMcEvoy's tourisfastapproachingitstermination.Extendingthroughoutthelengthandbreadthof theArchdioceseofPerth,Father McEvoy,accompaniedbyour ownDiocesanSpiritualDirec_ tor,Rev.FatherJ.Lynch,has gonefromplacetoplace,explaining terms,insimple,plain,gentle justwhattheH.N.Societyreallyis.Hehastoldof itsprogressnotonlyinAustralia,butallovertheworld.

Goingfromparishtoparish,hehasbeengreetedbythe SpiritualDirectorsandthemen,andhehasexplainedtothem theneedfortheSociety,andthe strictobservanceofitsfour mainrules.Inhistalksatthe

Remember,also,howhetold that,havingjoinedtheSociety, thatyoujustdothatlittlebit extra,thatitisreasonabletoexpectfromaH.N.man.Ifyou rememberallthosethings,then assuredlySt.Mary'sCathedral willbepackedoutbymen,H.N. menandothers,onnextSun-

seveno'clockMass,andthe churchwasaboutthree-quarters fullofmenatthenineo'clock Mass.Someofthemfromthe easterndistrictsofWaginhad travelledoverahundredmiles fastingforHolyCommunion, andtogetherwiththelocal. NarroginandKatanningmen, werejoinedtogetherintheMass andatthealtarrails. AfterMassacupofteawas waitingforthemenintheLesserHall,andwasfollow,,dby breakfast,presidedoverby FatherO'Mahony.Thenthe menadjournedtothemain TownHall.

FatherO'Mahonybrieflyin-troducedFatherMcEvoy,who spoke cerelyverysimplyandverysinonthefourmainrulesof theHolyName,stressingthe pointthatfreelyandwillinglytheCatholicmenoftheSociety undertooktherulesoftheSociety.Forceandcoercionthere wasnot.Although,ofcourse, ifonestayedintheSociety,onekepttherulesofit. FreelyandwillinglytheypromisedtoreceiveHolyCommunionmonthly,althoughthey werenotobligedtodoso.Freely badge.andwillinglytheyworethe Freelyandwillinglytheypromisedtoabstainfrom reallybadlanguage.Itwas freeservicethatGodwanted fromus,anditwasfreeservice inaverypracticalwaythatHe gotintheHolyNameSociety.

day.2nd.'Acunctis."3rd. againstpersecutors. Fri.,17th.:MassoflastSunday.2nd.'Acunctis."3rd. againstpersecutors. Sat.,18th.:SaturdayMassofOurLady,'Salve."2nd.of St.Simeon.3rd.againstper- secutors.

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REV.FR.V.W.McEVOY,O.P., NationalSpiritualDirectorof theHolmNameSociety. daynight,andsuchbeingthe case,wellFatherMcEvoy'stour, hismission,anaallhisefforts andsacrificesinvolvedinmak111111111111111111MEN11111115111111110111MII11111

ImportantAnnouncementto CatholicMen. GRANDRALLY.

St.Mary'sCathedral,VictoriaSquare,thisSunday(12th.),at7.30p.m.HisGracetheArchbishopwillpreside. SpecialpartingmessageandaddressbyVeryRev.Father McEvoy.O.P.,NationalDirectorofHolyNameSociety.All menareexpectedtobepresent.

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meetingshehasbeenveryin-ingthistour,willhavebeen formativeandexplanatory. worthwhit

Inthecountry,firstatthe South-WestRallyinBunbury, where,attheGrottointheConventgrounds(anunforgettable sight)headdressedsuchahuge gatheringofmen,someofwhom hadtravelled90milestobe present,FatherMcEvoydiscussedandwiththeSpiritualDirectors thementhedifficultiesencounteredbythebranchesinthe farmingcommunities.Laterat KellerberrinandNortham,and stilllateratWaginandAlbany,hismissionwenton,andallthis inspiteofaparticularlyhotand humidWestAustraliansummer.Consideringthathespent thedepthsoflastwintercon_ ductingasimilarmission ti throughoutTasmania,thephysi- calstrain,involvingsomuch physicalexertioninexperienc_ ingoneextremecoldclimateto anotherofextremeheat,itis astonishingthathehasbeen abletostanduptoitall.

Nowattheendofitall, FatherMcEvoywishestosayfarewelltoyouallandgiveyou hisfarewellmessage,andwhat man,beheaH.N.manorother- wise,whohasheardFather McEvoyexplaintoyousoexplicitly,soplainly,andsogent- 'ly,justwhatBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentreallyis,will absenthimselffromPontifical BenedictiononSundaynight, February12th.? RememberhowFatherMcEvoyexplodedthebogeyofRegimentation,andexplainedto youtheneedofOrganisation.

FATHERMcEVOY'S ITINERARY.

Monday,Feb.13:LeaveforKalgoorlie, Tuesday,Feb.14:Goldfields Rallyat cludesKalgoorlie.ThisconthetourofW.A. Thethirteenthannualmeet_ ingandfifthannualconvention oftheH.N.S.ofthePerthDiocesanUnionwilltakeplaceon Sunday,March19th. ItwillcommencewithHoly Massat10a.m.inSt.Mary's Cathedral,andtheConvention willbeheld'intheTheatreette atC.B.College,St.George's Terrace,at11a.m.Aluncheon willbeheldintheTheatrette 1p.m.Proceedingswillclose withBenedictionoftheBlessed SacramentintheCollege Chapel.Allbranchsecretaries havebeennotified. InMemoriam.

ThomasMcDonald:Bayswater. Patrick EdwardBrady:Fremantle. J.Russell:Bedford Park.

R.I.P.

WAGINBRANCH.

LastSundayinWaginCatho- licmengatheredtogetherwithFatherMcEvoy,O.P.,Austra- lianSpiritualDirectorofthe HolyNameSociety,andFather Lynch,DiocesanSpiritualDirector.Messrs.Henderson,Ken-nedy,LynchandFarmer,ofthe DiocesanExecutive,accompan- iedFathersMcEvoyandLynch.

Thewomenandchildrenof theparishhadbeentothe

FatherMcEvoyspokeforover anhour,andheldthemenin undividedattentionforthat time,afeatwhichisacompli- menttohisownabilityandto thesincerityofhisaudience.

Father pleasureLynchexpressedthe ofthemembersofthe DiocesanExecutiveatbeingpresentatthefunction,andFather O'Mahony,indispensingwiththeusualformalitiesofformal thanks,advisedthemenrather tospendtheirtimemeditating onwhathadbeensaidtothem. Afterwardsabuffetlunchwas servedandthetravellersre- turnedhome.

Inconclusion,ourthanksto theladies.Withtheirhelpthe scheduleofthemorningMass preservedinquietclock-work precision.

DAILYMISSAL.

Sun.,12th.:SexagesimaSun-day.2nd.prayeroftheSeven HolyFounders.3rd.against persecutors. Mon.,13th.:Massofyesterday, 2nd."Acunctis."3rd.Fide- lium."4th.againstpersecu- tors. Tues.,14th.:Mass'Invirtute." 1st.ofSt.Valentine.2nd."A cunctis."3rd.againstperse- cutors. Wed.,15th.:Mass"Salusautem." 1st.ofSS.FaustinusandJoy-ita.2nd."Acunctis."3rd. against Thurs.,persecutors. 16th.:MassoflastSun-

VICTORIAPARK. MasstimesatSt.Joachim's Church,VictoriaPark,havebeen alteredto7,8,9,and10a.m.on Sundays.

MUNDARINGPARISH.

Sunday. 1st.:Mundaring,8a.m.;Darlington,9.30a.m. 2nd.:Chidlow,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.30a.m. 3rd.:Darlington,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.3)a.m. 4th.:MundaringWeir,8a.m.; Mundaring,9.30a.m.

ST.MUNCHIN'SCHURCH, GOSNELLS.

HolyMasseverySundayat 7.30and9.30a.m.

EARLYMASSATST. BRIGID'S,WESTPERTH.

InfutureHolyMasswIllbe celebratedatSt.Brigid'sChurch, WestPerth,at6a.m.everySun- day,inadditiontotheordinary times.

SPEARWOODPARISH. Spearwood:1st.and3rd.Sundays,8.30a.m.;2nd.and4th. Sundays,10a.m. NavalBase:1st,and3rd.Sundays,10a.m.;2nd,and4th.Sundays,8.30a.m.

PINJARRAPARISH.

Mandurah:

EverySundayinFebruary,at 7.30a.m. 1st.and4th.Sundaysin March,at9.30a.m.;2nd.and 3rd.SundaysinMarch,at7.30 a.m.

Pinjarra: EverySundayat9a.m.,ex- ceptthe1st.Sundayofeach month,whenMassisat8a.m. N.B.:TherewillbenoMass inPinjarraonthe4th.Sunday ofFebruaryandMarch.

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BRANCHNOTES.

CLAREMONT:

Cricket:Theteamderived valuablepracticeinthesocial matchplayedagainstthetennis club.RonGreenandtheSaggersbrothers,DesandJohn, wereourmostsuccessfulbatsmen,whileFrankO'Connell securedmostwickets.Our nextmatchistobeplayedon the12th.inst.,againstVictoria Park.

VICTORIA.PARK:

Meeting:Membersareasked tonotethatthenextspecial meetingwillbeheldonFriday, 17th.February,at8o'clock. Membersareaskedtoattend andareremindedtobringtheir subs.,andnewmembers."New Youth"willbeonsale.Duringtheeveningpamphletson theworkoftheY.C.W.willbe distributed.

Cricket:OnSunday,5th.February,wewerenarrowlybeaten byCathedralby8runs.Top scorerforuswasJ.Jones,who knockedupagood18.W. QuainandJ.Flynnledtheattack,andbothfinishedwiththe figuresof3for25.

SUBIACO:

Therewillbenomeetingon Monday,13th.Onthatevening abarbecuewillbeheldatNorth CityBeach,busleavingSt.Joseph'sHallat7.45p.m.

ThefollowingMonday(20th.), aspecialgeneralmeetingwill beheld.Allareinvited, Y.C.W.ATHLETICCLUB. Resultsofthefirstdayofthe clubchampionshipsheldatLeedervilleOvalonSaturday,4th. February.

OpenEvents: 100Yards:K.Deane,1;G. Ward,2;C.Johnson,3;J.Pash, 4. 10.4sec.440Yards:,C. Johnson,1;J.Pash,2;K. Deane,3;F.Butler,4.54secs. 1Mile:N.MacDougall,1;P. Whyte,2;N.Smith,3;B. Peachey,4.4min.38.5secs.120

YardsHurdles:H.Ehlers,1;J. Chilvers,2;J.Stewart,3;R. Ryan, 4. 16.8secs.Broad

yardseventattheEmpire GameslastSaturday,andof ColinJohnson,oneofthemost promisingofthisseason'snew runners,whowasunfortunate enoughtowrenchakneeinthe javelineventonSaturdayafter havingperformedbrilliantlyin the440yardsand100yards championships.Weallwish Colinaspeedyrecovery.

THERRYSOCIETY

FoundedinMelbournein 1937,andwithbranchesnowin Adelaide,Sydney,andGeelong aswellasinPerth,theTherry Societyisarecognisedpartof thelayapostolate,itspublic activityaimedatre-Christianisingentertainment.Moreimportantly,itaimsathelpingto re-Christianiselife.Consecrated totheImmaculateHeartof Maryin1943,itplacesallits workinOurLady'shands,builds everyactivityonthefoundation ofHolyMass.ItseekstopromoteloveofGodthroughstudying andlivingtheLiturgy,andlove ofcountrythroughastudyof Australiana.Literature,drama, music,art-allthethingsthat shouldrevealGodintheuniverse-arewovenintotheTherrypattern;dramabeingthe centralactivity,evenasthe Massthehighpeakofdrama,is thecentreofourlifeasCatholics. TheTherryCouncilthisyear willbe:President,KevinHynes; vice-president,DoraBulbeck; secretary,BettyMackay;treasurer,JohnGelle;publicityand extension,FrankPowell;drama, HaroldWalsh;research,MaureenChild;ancillaryarts,Joan McAdam;socialsecretary,PaulineGuilfoyle. Theplanweintendtofollow throughthisyearisoneofmakingthePope'sEncyclical"MediatorDei",thehistoryofHoly Year,andtheearlyAustralian theatreoursubjectsfortalks anddiscussion. IntheLiturgicalfieldweplan toholdaseriesofone-dayconferencesontheMass,theSacramentsandCatholiccustomsand waysoflife.

Jump:K.Salt,1;H.Ehlers,2;J. Stewart,3;W.Maher,4.20ft.

Qin.PoleVault:B.Peachey, 1;ShotPutt:H.Ehlers,1;K. Salt,2;D.Hughes,3;B.Peachey,4.28ft.6iin,Javelin:J. Corbett,1;B.Peachey,2;A. Hanley,3;R.Ryan,4.109ft.2

MileWalk:B.Peachey,1. JuniorEvents: 100Yards:J.O'Connell,1;J. Pitts,2;N.Dallimore,3;K. Clarke,4.10.8secs.440Yards: J.O'Connell,1;K.Clarke,2;K. Baron,3;N.Dallimore,4,54secs. 1Mile:G.Lambe,1;N.Dallimore,2;C.Balalas,3.120 YardsHurdles:J.O'Connell,1; K.Clarke,2;N.Kelly,3.17.5 secs.BroadJump:J.O'Connell,1;J.Pitts,2;K.Clarke,3; B.Foley,4.20ft,2iin.Shot

Putt:K.Barron,1;B.Foley,2; J.O'Connell,3;J.Pitts,4.31ft. Min.Javelin:B.Foley,1;D. Flaherty,2;K.Barron,3.116ft. 9iin.

Sub-JuniorEvents: 100Yards:B.Singleton,1;R. Smith,2;F.O'Connell,3;R. Shirazie,4. 11.2secs. 880 Yards:F.O'Connell,1;B.Hanney,2;C.Creed,3;R.Smith,4. 2min.11.1secs.100YardsHurdles:F.O'Connell,1;B,Hanney, 2;R.Smith,3;C.Creed,4. 15.lsecs.BroadJump:R.Shirazie,1;F.O'Connell,2;B.Hanney,3;E.Knight,4.16ft.6in.

ShotPutt:B.Hanney,1;J.Mestichelli,2;T.Keyson,3;E. Knight,4.34ft. Theleadersinthecompeti_ tionsforthetitleofchampion athleteare:

Inthefieldofdramaweintend tocommenceouryearwith Gheon's"WayoftheCross";this playispresentedbythefive Therrybrancheseachyearas partofthefeaturesofPassiontide.

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Presidents'andSecretaries'

Week-End: Atrainingweek-endforPre_ sidents,Vice-PresidentsandSecretarieswillbeheldatMarian Lodge,27th.-28th.February. Thisweek-endwillbeinvaluable,particularlytothosenewlyappointedtothesepositions.

Treasurers'andPropagandists'

Week-End: AtrainingweekendforTreasurersandPropagandistswillbe heldatMarianLodge,11th.12th.March.Itishopedthat thegirlsconcernedineach branchwillmakearrangements toensuretheirattendanceatthis week-end.

"TheWayoftheCross"will befollowedby"Songoutof Sorrow",thewellknownplay ofthelifeofFrancisThompson; thisplaywillbepresentedfor theTheatreCouncil'sDrama Festival. Itisplannedtopresent"Traitor'sGate"and"OurHearts wereYOungandGay,"andseveralotherplaysthroughthe courseoftheyear. NewmembersorpeopleinterestedinanysphereofTherry activityindrama,music,artor liturgywillbewarmlywelcomed.Meetingsareheldeach MondaynightintheLegionof Maryrooms,BankofN.S.W. Chambers,St.GeorgesTee,so call,writeorifyoupreferring FrankPowellatF2396(evenings)whowillmakearrangementstotakeyoualongand introduceyou.

H.A.C.B.S.

Open:B.Peachey,15points; H.Ehlers,13;K.Salt,8. Junior:J.O'Connell, 22 points;K.Clarke,9;K.Barron, 9;B.Foley,9.

Sub-Junior:F.O'Connell,15 points;B.Hanney,13;R.Smith, 6. Theclubchampionshipswill beconcludedonMarch18th.On 11th.and18th.February,the all-roundcompetitionforthe DouglasMemorialShieldwill bestaged,andtheclubwillrequiretheutmosteffortfrom everyathletetocompensatefor theabsenceofourstarsprinter, A.W.deGruchy,whorana meritorioussecondinthe100

OurLadyHelpofChristians' Branch.-EastVictoriaPark. Membersarelookingforward totheinter-branchcompetitions whichwillbecommencingin thenearfuture;therulesfor whichwereunderdiscussionat themeetingheldon31st.ult. Waysandmeansforraising fundsforabuspicnictoBunbury,orsomeothersuitablelocality,duringtheyearare beingconsidered. Membersandfriendsreceived withmixedfeelings,thenews thatBro.JackMcCarthywas beingtransferedbytheRural andIndustriesBanktoKondinin.Weallwishhimthebest ofluck. Theprincipalitemofinterest atthemomentistheHibernian annualpicnicwhichistobe heldatKeane'sPoint,on Sunday,19th.inst.Sportsfor youngandoldareprovidedfor, withdrinksandicecreamsfor children.TheS.S."Perth"will leaveBarrackStreetjettyat10 a.m.Returningat7p.rh.Tickets 2/6,childrenunder14nine pence,underfivefree.Sunday 19th.Februaryisthedate.

CATHEDRALBRANCH,

Therewillbeacombined generalmeetingonTuesday, February14th.,inSt,Patrick's, at8p.m.Sopleasemakea specialefforttocomealong.If youknowofanygirlswhoare desirousofjoining,bringthem along,too.Pleasedon'tforget SavingScheme.

AttendanceatChoirtheselast fewweekshasbeenveryunsatisfactory,sopleaserememberto comeonWednesdaynights.

Well,fans,anothergrandvictoryforusinSoftball.This timewedefeatedY.W.C.A.by 39-5runs.Fairestandbest playerforthedaywasour pitcher,NorahMcSweeney. NextmatchonFebruary18.at LangleyPark.

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Thenextmonthlygeneral meetingoftheCatholicNurses' GuildofWesternAustraliawill beheldonWednesdaynext, 15th.inst.,at8p.m.,inthe Florence NightingaleClub Rooms,179St.George'sTerrace, Perth.Theguestspeakerfor theeveningwillbeDr.Quinlan. AllCatholicnursesareinvited toattendandareassuredofan interestinglectureandevening.

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LANGUAGEOFTHELITURGY.

LastSundaynightIwasansweringaletterfromayoung ladyofHavelockStreet,West Perth,andIhadnottimetodeal withherlastquestion,whichis asfollows:

"Wouldyoupleasetellme whythepriestsaystheMass ti inLatin?IattendedMidnightMassatChristmas,the firstoneI'veattendedsinceI leftschool."

A.:TheMassistheofficialact ofpublicworshipoftheChurch, andLatinistheofficiallanguage.Thereforeitisnatural thattheMassshouldbecelebratedinLatin.Thosewho havebeenbroughtupinthe Churchfindnothingstrangein this,realisingastheydothatthe Churchiseverywhereandthat everywheretheygotheywill findthesamesupremesacrifice beingofferedinthesameway.

WhentheLatinlanguagewas firstadoptedintheservicesof theWesternChurchitwasunderstoodbythecongregation. Thatwasinfactthereasonfor itsintroduction.Beforethat time,eveninRomeitself,the languageusedintheliturgywas Greek,whichwasthenthemost generallyunderstoodlanguage intheRomanEmpire.Until themiddleofthethirdcenturytheChristiancommunityat RomewasGreek,a,ndtheapologistsandtheologianswrotein GreekuntilthetimeofSt.Hippolytus,whodiedin235.It wasmuchthesameinGaul,at Lyons,andatVienna.InAfrica Greekwasthechosenlanguage oftheclericstobeginwith,but Latinwasthemorefamiliar speechofthemajorityofthe faithful,anditsoontookthe leadintheChurch.sinceTertullian,whowrotesomeofhis earlierworksinGreek.finishedbywritinginLatinonly.In thisusehewasprecededby PopeVictor,whowasalsoan African,andwhowas,St.Jeromeassuresus,theearliest ChristianwriterintheLatin language.Soitmaybesaid thattheearlychangefrom GreektoLatinwasoriginally autilitarianmeasure.

ti

ti

NOTUNIVERSAL.

Thereisstillaverydefinite utilityinretainingtheuseof Latinfortheserviceofthe Church,asIhavementionedalready.Itisfittingthatthe

NOLIG

"Anxious,"WestPerth,writes toaskforsomeadviceas-follows:

"Iamalmostengagedtoa youngR.C.,butthereisa weaknessforalcoholinthe family,andthoughhedoes notdrinkmuchasarule.he doestaketoomuchsometimes. Iwouldlovetobe abletostophimandputhim ontherighttrack."

A.:Averylaudableideal,but oneoftenfraughtwithdisap- pointment.Itwouldbewellto rememberthatmanyhave thoughtasyouandrealisedto theirgrief,astheyearswentby.

centralactofCatholicworship shouldbecelebratedinthe nearestthatwehavetoauniversallanguage. Imustadd, however,thattherearecasesin whichtheMassisofferedinlanguagesotherthanLatin.There arebranchesoftheChurchin unionwithRome,whichforone reasonoranother,useanother language.InSydney,forinstance,therearetwoCatholic churcheswhereMassissaidnot inLatin.Oneofthesechurches belongstotheMelchiterite,and MassissaidinGreek.Inthe samedistrictisaChurchofthe Maronites,wherethelanguage oftheliturgyiseitherSyriacor Arabic.

REPAYSSTUDY.

Asregardstheabilityofthe congregationtofollowtheLatin, thatvariesaccordingtoplace andothercircumstances.Inan ordinaryparishchurchinan English-speakingcountrythere wouldprobablynotbemany whocouldunderstandspoken Latin.noristhisreallynecessary.TheMassissomething quitedifferentfromaprayer meeting.Theessentialelement istheofferingofasacrifice whichisprimarilyanaction,i.e., somethingdonebypriestand people.Thecongregationun-derstandswhatistakingplace, withoutnecessarilyfollowing thewordswhichareused.They knowtheessentialpartsofthe Mass,andcaneitherjoinwith thepriestbytheirprivateintentionsandprivateprayers,or asmanydo,followtheMassin detailintheirMissals,which giveanEnglishtranslationof whatthepriestisreciting.Even withatranslationitisdoubtfulwhetheranyonewhoisnot acquaintedwiththestructure andmeaningoftheMasscan getacorrectideaofit,justby goingonceinawhile.The Mass.evenforCatholics,repaysstudyandmeditation.To thecasualpilgriminJerusalem whomighthaveseenChristcrucified.itcouldhavemeantjust anotherexecution,sotothe casualobserver,thesignificance oftheMasswillnotbequite evident,butthewell-instructed Catholicwillrememberthatin theMasshehastheopportunity totakepart,asoftenasMass isoffered,inthere-enactment ofCalvary.

HTTASK.

thatwhenthenoveltyofmarriedlifehadwornoffandhad beenreplacedwiththedailyroutineofbreadwinningfora family..theharassedbreadwinnermightbeveryeasily temptedtoseekrelaxationonce moreindrink.Insayingthis, Idonotwishtobelittleinany waythegraceofstatewhich goeswithmarriage,butIwish todrawattentiontoafact,and also,toremindyouthatagirl whoisundertakingtocurea prospectivehusbandofsucha weaknessisaddingquitealot toanalreadyburdensome career.

AUTHENTICITYOFRELICS.

Thenextlettercomesfrom "Enquirer,"Harvey:

"DearFather,-IantaCatho-

lieandhavegotallaCatholic'sreverenceoftherelicsof theSaintsoftheCatholic

Church. Ifindmyself,asa resultofaconversationwith amorethanusuallyinformedProtestant,inadifficulty. Iwillputthedifficultieshe puttomeintheformofquestions.Theconversationrangedovermanysubjectsand tookalongtime,butthepoint ofitallwas:Whatproofhave wethatthesmallbitsofwood veneratedinCatholicchurchesonGoodFridayasrelics oftheTrueCross,arereally partoftheCrossonwhich Christdied?"

A.:Theonlyproofthatthe relicoftheTrueCross,whichin somechurchesisofferedfor venerationtothefaithfulasa pieceoftheCrossonwhich ChristwasputtodeathonCalvaryisgenuine,isanofficial documentfromRomestating thatitisagenuinerelic.Withoutthisdocument,wehaveno guaranteewhatsoever.Youcontinueinyourletter:

DISCOVERY.

"Whatisthehistoryofthe discoveryoftheTrueCross?"

A.:Thehistoryofthediscoveryisveryindefinite;sinceit datesfromthedayswhenthere wasnoprinting,andsuchevents werejusthandeddownfrom mouthtomouth.Thefinding oftheoneTrueCrossisusually attributedtoSt.Helena,the motheroftheEmperorConstantine.Sheisreportedtohave discovereditinsomesortof wellorcavenearCalvary.Her discoverywasmadesometime about330A.D.,andasaresult wehavenorealguaranteethat whatshefoundwastheTrue Cross.Therewere,ofcourse. manyconfirmingmiraclesre-

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suitingfromthediscovery, whichwouldseemtoindicate thatthecrosswhichshefound wasthetruecross,butthen, again,thesemiracleswehave onlyontheauthorityoftradition.Thetraditionis,however,verystrongandsupported bythestatementofSt.Cyril, BishopofJerusalem,in331 A.D.,whowrotetotheEmperor onthesubject.Itwouldrequirefarmorethannegative arguments,suchasyouhave suggested,tojustifyusinabandoningthistradition.You continue:

BASELESSASSERTION.

"Myfriendsaidthatifallthe bitsandpiecesoftheexisting

relicsoftheonetrueCross weregatheredtogether,there wouldbethemakingsofmany crossesofthesizeofthaton whichChristdied.Tothat Ihadnoanswer,asIhadno facts.Wouldyoubegood enoughtohelpme?"

A.:Asthebitsandpiecesof theTrueCrosshaveneverbeen collected,itwouldbehardfor eitheryouoryourfriendtosay thattheywouldconstitutemore thanonefull-sizedcross.You mustrememberthatCatholics arenotboundtobelievethatall relicsaregenuine.TheChurch hasbeenalwaysonherguard againstthemanufactureofsocalledrelics;infacttherehas beenacontinualandsteady streamoflegislationagainst suchevilpractices.Therewas inthemiddleagesapositive crazefortheinventionofrelics andtheChurchwasforcedto imposeverystringentlawsregardingtheirveneration.She imposedtheseverestpenalties fortheabuseoftheselaws. Neverthelesssuchpracticescontinuedonthepartofthosewho thoughtmoreofworldlygain thanofspiritualmatters.

Itisquitetruethatsome relics,veneratedfromtimeimmemorial,andwiththeappro- valoftheChurch,arepossibly notgenuine;andtheChurch,in allowingthefaithfultovenerate themnow,doesnotvouchfor theirgenuineness,butallows

loveandrespecttobepaidto the paidsaintthroughthehonour tothisparticularobject.

Onaccountofthevenerationof succeedinggenerations,thispar- ticularobjecthasbecomecloselyconnectedwithdevotionto thisindividualsaint,andGod acceptsthedevotionandpray- ers,thefaithandthehopeof thepeople,eventhoughtheob-jectwhichhasstirredtheirde- votionwasactuallyinnowayconnectedwiththesaint.

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Inspiteoftheelementof doubt,aboutthegenuinessof anyrelic,eitherofasaintorof thetrueCross,Ithinkthatitis thedutyofeverydevoutCa- tholictopresume,whenarelic ispresentedtohimforvenerationbyoneinaresponsiblepo- sitionintheChurch,thathe shouldacceptitasagenuine relicunlesshehasverydefinite proofthattheparticularrelicis spurious,andnotworthyofveneration.

Wearemostanxiousthatrelicsshouldnotbeofferedfor venerationunlesstheyarege-nuineandthereforewehave manyrelicswhichareinall probabilityquitegenuinebut, becausethedocumentattached totheserelicshasbeenlost,we donotpresentthemtothe public.

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JohnTraynorwasaLiverpool man.In1914,whenthefirst WorldWarbrokeout,hewas mobilisedwiththeRoyalNaval Reserve,towhichhebelonged. OnApril25,1915,hetookpart inthelandingatGallipoli.He wasinchargeofthefirstboatto leaveship,andwasoneofthe fewtoreachtheshorethatday. Heseemstohavebeenliterally sprayedwithbullets.Medical Corpsmenbroughthimback dazedandsufferingtothebeach. Awell-knownEnglishsurgeon operatedonhiminAlexandria, ir.anattempttosewtogether theseverednervesintheupper arm.whichabulletwoundhad leftparalysedanduseless.The attemptfailed,andsodid another.

Hesufferednowfrequently fromepilepsy,andinApril, 1920,adoctorrealisedthatthis wasprobablytheresultofthe headwounds,andoperatedon theskull.Buthisconditionwas nobetterafterthisoperation.He, hadfitsasoftenasthreetimes aday.Bothlegswerepartlyparalysed,andnearlyeveryorgan inhisbodywasimpaired.

Somebodyarrangedtohave himadmittedtoMossleyHill HospitalforIncurablesonJuly 24,1923.Heneverwentthere. BythatdatehewasinLourdes instead.

"YOU'LLDIEONTHEWAY"

ApilgrimagetoLourdeswas beingorganisedfromLiverpool. JackTraynordecidedhewasgoing,andmanagedtoscrapetogetherthefewpoundsnecessary. Buthisdoctorwouldnotgive himamedicalcertificateto travel.Hetriedseveralothers. Theyallrefused."Youcannot makethetrip,"saidoneofthe priests."Youwilldieonthe way,andbringtroubleandgrief toeverybody."

ST.BERNADETTE, whosawOurLadyeighteentimes atLourdesinFrancein1858.

sawOurLadynotmerelyonce butmanytimesinthefamous Grotto.Altogether,therewere eighteenseparateapparitions withinthespaceofalittlemore thanfivemonths,thelastone beingonJuly16,theFeastof OurLadyofMountCarmel. AlthoughBernadetteremained onearthforafurtherperiodof twenty-oneyears,shenever againsawOurBlessedLady.In theMassfortheday(February 11)wepray:"0God,Who,by theImmaculateConceptionof theVirgin,didstpreparea worthydwellingplaceforThy Son:wehumblybeseechThee thatwe,whocelebratetheappearanceofthissameBlessed Virgin,mayobtainhealthof soulandbody."

LetusaskOurLadyonthis greatdaytoonceagainshow herloveforthechildrenofthe countrysidebywatchingover theworkfortheBusbiesina specialmannerduringthisyear.

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ButJohnTraynorwasadeterminedman,andhewentto Lourdesallthesame.Three timestheytriedtotakehimoff thetraininFrancetobringhim toahospital,asheseemedtobe dying.Eachtimetherewasno hospitalwheretheystopped,and theonlythingtodowastogo onagainwiththepatienton board.SohearrivedatLourdes.

Onthemorningofthesecond daythere,hewasbeingwheeled tothebathswhenhehadabad epilepticfit.Bloodflowedfrom hismouth,andthedoctorswere muchalarmed.Ashecameto, heheardthemsaying:"Better takehimbackatoncetothe 'Aisle'"(theplacewherethe sickarecaredfor)."No.you won't,"heprotested."I'vecome tobebathed,andI'mnotgoing back.""You'lldieinthebath," theysaid."IfIdo,I'lldieina goodplace".

CERTIFIEDINCURABLE AndsoJohnTraynorwas liftedintothebath-aphysical wreck,coveredwithsores,a dyingcripple,ThesignedstatementofDrs.Azurdia,Finnand Harleytestifiesthathewassufferingfrom:(1)Epilepsy;(2), paralysisoftheradial,median andulnarnervesoftheright arm;(3)atrophyoftheshoulder andpectoralmuscles;(4),a trephineopeningintherightparietalregionoftheskull-in thisopening,aboutoneinch, thereisametalplateforprotection;(5)absenceofvoluntary movementinthelegs,andloss offeeling;(6),lackofbodily control.

Asecondtimehewasplaced inthebath,andthenhewas takentobeblessedduringthe processionoftheBlessedSacramentinthegreatsquarein frontofthechurch.Justasthe

SacredHosthadpassedby,his rightarm,whichhadbeendead since1915,wasviolentlyagitated.Heburstthebandagesand blessedhimself-forthefirst timeinyears.Astrangefeeling cameintohislegs.Thestretcherbearersthoughthewashaving anotherbadturn.Hewasgiven aninjectiontokeephimquiet, andtakenbacktobed.

FROMCRIPPLE TOCOAL-MAN

Thatwasintheafternoon. Earlynextmorningheheard thebellsringingouttheLourdes hymn,andjumpedoutofbed. Hefellonhiskneestofinishthe Rosaryhehadbeensaying,and thenranoutoftheward,pushed twoassistantsoutoftheway, and,inhispyjamas,ranbarefoot adistanceofsometwoorthree hundredyards,overtherough gravel,totheGrotto.

JohnTraynorwascured.

"AllIknew,"hesaidafterwards,"wasthatIshouldthank theBlessedVirgin,andthe Grottowastheplacetodoit. Mymotherhadtaughtmethat whenyouaskafavourfrom OurLady,orwishtoshowher somespecialveneration,you shouldmake'asacrifice.Ihadno moneytooffer,asIhadspent mylastfewshillingsonrosaries andmedalsformywifeand children.but,kneelingthere beforetheBlessedMother,I madetheonlysacrificeIcould thinkof.Iresolvedtogiveup cigarettes."

Soonafterthatandanytime afterwardsfortwentyyears,you couldhaveseeninLiverpoola hefty16-stoneman,inthecoal andhaulagebusiness,lifting 200lb.sacksofcoal,whowasofficiallyclassifiedas100percent. disabledandpermanentlyincapacitated.

ThatmanwasJohnTraynor. Hediedin1943fromhernia,a complaintinnowayrelatedto theillnessandwoundsofwhich hewascuredinLourdes.

Anothergroupofexpertstestified,thoughunconsciously,to themiracle.TheBritishWar PensionsMinistry,afterextensiveinvestigations,awardedhim fulldisabilitypensionforlife. Theyneverrevokedthatdecision.

Iftheenemiesofreligion couldfindanaturalexplanation forsuchacaseasthis,they wouldcertainlydoso.Butthey havefailed.Lourdesisanunanswerablechallengetomodern belief.Youcannotargueagainst Lourdes.Youcannotusethe weaponofscience.Youcanonly closeyoueyestothefacts-or believe.

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FromRometoAssisibybus tookfourandahalfhours.The roadisaStatehighwayandis excellent.TheItalianshave inheritedtheRomangeniusfor buildingroads.Alongtheway wereevidencesoftheAmerican strafingoftheretreatingGermans.Manyofthetownswere almostwipedout.Butthe buildingupisamazingandanotherexampleoftherewardof hardworkinItaly.

Onceyouleavetheplains,with acresofolivetrees,andbegin theascentoftheUmbrianHills, thesceneryisgrand.Ontop ofmountainsyouseetowns huddledtogetherandtheold wallguardsthem,arelicofthe dayswhentownfoughttown andthedefencewasamajor thoughtinplanningatown.So hill-townlooksacrossathilltownovervalleyswithoutaresidence.Atdawnthetown dwellersgodowntotendtheir theirflocksofsheep,agiant companionshipofatown.

Wepassedbyshepherdswith theirflocksofsheep,agrant umbrellatiedacrosstheshepherd'sbackasprotectionagainstthehotsun,andtherain.for therearenofences,sothe shepherdstayswithhisflock. Nowonderthesheepknowthe soundofhisvoice.Inthefields ploughinginslow,solemnsteps weretheyokedoxen.What doestimematteronthosehills? Andastheholdingsaresmall, oftenterracesonthemountain side,whatbetterandsurerway toploughthanwithoxen?

Theharvestcomes,thewine

A matures,andthemaccaroni tastesgood,sowhatdothegogettersandthehustlersgetout oflifebetterthanthesemountainfolk,whowalkleisurely,workquietly,andenjoytheir food,wine,andcompanyat

Mgr.McMahon'simpressionsoftheBirthplaceofEveryman'sSaint

climbuphigherandyouwillget whereyouwanttogo.One doesnotnoticehowdeepdown aflightofstepstakesone.When askedbythegoodFranciscan Sisterstowriteacommentin theirVisitors'Book,Iwrote: "EversinceIcametoAssisiI havewishedforthelegsofa kangarootobounceupthose steepstreets!"Theywereamused. Assisihasnotchangedfor sevencenturies:thetown fatherskeeptheoldplacesas theywere,encouragetheworkerstocontinuemakingthoseexquisitelamps,brackets,gates, railings.etc.,thatdelightthe visitors.Artistsflockhere,for everystreetisaninspiration lookingdownthevalleyover old,oldtiledroofs.

THETHREECHURCHES.

WhenSt.Francislaydying, heexpressedawishthathe shouldbeburiedinthemostdespisedspotnearAssisi,ahillside knownastheHilloftheDamned,becausetherethecriminals wereexecuted.St.Francisdied onOctober4,1226.Twoyears after,in1228,PopeGregoryIX. canonisedhimandlaidthe foundationstoneofthechurch onthehillside.Theresponse totheappealforfundswasso world-widethatwithinanother twoyearsthechurchwasready toreceivehisbody.Hiscelebratedvicar,BrotherElias, placedthebodyinatomb,but didnottellwhere,asAssisiwas afraidPerguiamightcomeand stealit.Itwasdefinitelyknown thebodywasinthechurch,but itwasnotuntil1818,after52 nights'digging,thattheydis- covereditbeneaththreeheavy

storybook.Assisiissodifferentfromanywhereelse,atown thatremainsitselfandrefusesto changetopleaseanyoutsider. And,asusual,thevisitorsflock toseeAssisibecauseofitscouragenottochangeitsancient gloryforanystreamlinedmushroomcreation.

AsIkneltbeforethePoor ManofAssisi,andinmylong visitationofthefrescoesofthe Basilica,thepaintingsand richesofthesecondchurch,and

madeforhimbySt.Clareafter hereceivedthestigmataareon view.TheoriginalBullof PopeHonoriusIII.,approvingof theRule,canbereadinLatin andItalian.

Aswewalked'backtothe Hospicethesunwassetting.The redUmbrianstoneofthe housesandchurchesbecamea winecolour,thencrimson,and graduallythepurplehillsspread theirarmsovertheancienttown andadeep,deepblueslowly

prayer;theBreviaryBrother Leowrotebyhandforheruse; herseatintherefectorymarked byacross,thelowroomwhere shesleptwiththeholeinthe ceilingthroughwhichshesaw thealtarandheardMass.Her smallflaggedgardenbetween highwalls,andoutsidethemSt. Francis,nowalmostblind,dictatedtheCanticleoftheSunto faithfulBrotherLeo.PopeInnocentIV.withfourCardinals cametosupperandheordered St.Claretosayablessingoverthebread.Shedidso,andon eachloafacrossappeared.That istheoriginofthehot-cross bunsonGoodFriday.Adoor

evenings,andlivetoaripsold agewithoutknowingwhata stomachulceris.

Thebus,runbytheItalian TouristAgency,CIAT,hadtwo drivers,verycomfortableseats withatableinfrontofone,a trailerforluggage,andample windowspace.

ThroughRieti,Terni,Spoleto (charmingtown,wherewehad morningtea),FolignoandAssisi tostayattheHospicerunbythe AmericanFranciscanSisters, whosecrispaccentwasawelcome.Assisiclingstotheside ofamountainandlookswith distrustfuleyesacrossadeep valleytowardsPerugia,on'anothermountainwatchingAssisi withsuspicion.Itisonrecord thatthegentleFrancismarched withhistownagainstPerugia inthosecolourfuldayswhen youtookashareinthescrap, anddidnotjustwatchitona screen.

Assisihasthisadvantageover anyothercityIknow-wheneveryouareindoubt,then

blocksoftravertine;whereBrotherEliashadplaceditover600 yearsbefore.To-daythebody liesunderthesameimmense stones. ItwasagreatjoytosayMass onthealtarofthecryptlooking atthebodyofthegentlemanof Assisi,whomMussolinihailedas "themostItalianoftheSaints andthemostsaintlyoftheItalians."St.Francisdiedyoung attheageof44.Hissanctity wassoapparentthathewasdeclaredaSaintwithintwoyears. Sincethenhehascapturedthe imaginationofpoet;painter, sculptorandwriter.Hehasa largefollowingoutsidethe Church,wholovehimforhis troubadourspirit,andhissing- ingcharity.Dideveraman striphimselfofselfashedid andwintheworldbythegay wayhedidit?Oneseemsto meethimateveryturnofAssisi.Itwouldbehardtothink ofhimbeingbornorlivingin anyotherbutthisfairytown thatcomesdirectoutofGrimm's

theunadornedhumilityofthe crypt,Ifoundmybiggest thankstoSt.Franciswasforhis giftoftheChristmasCrib.Let thehistorianskeeponwrang- lingwhetherheinventedthe cribornot.ButthefactremainsthatitwasSt.Francis popularisedthecrib,spread itsdevotion,andcontinues throughhisbrethrentobring thesweetlessonsoftheBabein themangertomenofeverycolourandofeveryclime.

Giotto,inhisfresco,shows St.Francisonhiskneesbefore thesleepingChild.Thecostumesoftheonlookersareas picturesqueandvariedastheir vocations.Thechantingfriars aresonatural.ThisisGiotto's interpretationofSt.Francis' celebrationofChristmasat Greccio,whenhemadeready themangerwithhay,anox,and anass,andthewholecountry- sidewasalivewith,songand gloriouswithlights,.whilea trustworthyKnight.Johnof Greccio,declaredhesawa child,fairtosee,sleepinginthe manger.

CIMABUEANDGIOTTO MASTERPIECES.

TheBasilicaofSt.Francisis thefinestGothicchurchinItaly. IthassomuchtoshowthatI darenotgointodetailwithout anotherguide-book.Myfavourites,fromthistreasurehouse ofmediaevalartarethescenes omthelifeofSt.Francisby Cimabue:thelovelylegends cometolifeinthosehugefrescoes.Giottomadehisnamein thisBasilica.andhasleftus gloriouspictures.Afrescoof theMadonna,byPietroLorenzetti,isofextraordinarybeauty.TheBabeseemstosaytoHis Mother:"Whichofthesetwo, St.FrancisorSt.John(stand- ingateitherside),shallI bless?"TheMadonnaindicates withherthumbSt.Francis.The bestinterpretationisthatthe loveofSt.FrancisforMary equalledthatofSt.John.The MadonnabyCimabueisremarkableforitsportraitofSt. Francis,fortheartistknewthe Saintandpainteditfrommemory. Thesacristy'swoodcarvingis reallyamazing.Whattimeit tooktocreateallthesesymbols outofwood.Thegreatentreasureistheblessingwrittenby thehandofSt.Francis,and stilllegibleaftersevencenturies.Thehabitinwhichhe diedistherealso.Agreycloth fullofpatches.Thefeltshoes

changedtodarknight.No wonderartistscometopaintand remaintodieinAssisi,for whatothercitycouldofferso much?

ST.DAMIANO, St.Damianoisstillstanding asSt.ClareandherPoorClares leftit.Hereisthelittlenarrowchoirwheretheysaidtheir Office;alongthewallarerough seatspolishedbywear:hereis thebellwhichcalledthemto

onthefacadeiswhereSt.Clare broughttheBlessedSacrament beforetheinvadingSaracens, whichblindedhorseandsoldier andsavedAssisi.Inthis ChurchOurLordspoketoSt. Francisfromacrucifix,saying: "Francis,go,repairMyHouse, whichasthouseestisalmost fallingintoruin."So?hebegantorepairthechurch,then deserted,andtolivewiththe priestatSt.Damiano.

SACREDHEARTHIGHSCHOOL, CONVENTOFMERCY,BUNBURY. RESULTSOFTHEUNIVERSITYJUNIORCERTIFICATE EXAMINATION,NOVEMBER,1949.

DOYLE,P.A.:9subjects.

WHEATLEY,W.M.:9subjects. BULLOCK,M.I.:9subjects. BARRY,P.A.:6subjects. O'CONNOR,M.C.:8subjects. BARKER,A.R.:3subjects.

HUNT,C.F.:7subjects.

Zaknic,Merit;D.Antonovich, Merit.

INTERMEDIATEHARMONY.

L.Hastie.Honours:C.Repacholi,Honours;D. Sturrock, Merit.

Merit;P:Donaldson,Merit;R. BUSHER,M.H.:6subjects. MAHER;H.J.:5subjects. WOOD,P.J.:8subjects. CLIFTON,P.A.:6subjects. RODGERS,M.E.:4subjects. IVEY,C.M.:7subjects. STAPLETON,E.C.:6subjects.

MUSICANDARTOFSPEECHRESULTS,1949. 100%PASSES.

TRINITYCOLLEGEOFMUSICTaylor,Merit;M.Wood,Merit; ANDUNIVERSITY. G.Larsen,Merit:B.Carlson, ADVANCEDSENIORPIANO. -M.Zaknic,Merit.

SENIORPIANO.-D.Sturrock, Honours;LocalCeatrePrize; HighestMarksinCentre.C. Repacholi,Honours;D.Antonovich,Merit.

ARTOFSPEECH.-F.Todman,Honours.

INTERMEDIATEPIANO.-L. J.Hastie,Honours,Highest MarksinCentre,LocalCentre Prize.N.White,Merit.

ARTOFSPEECH.-C.Maher. Honours.

JUNIORPIANO.-A.Barboutis,Honours;C.Rodriguez, Merit;L.Harris,Merit.

ARTOFSPEECH.J,Nevin, Honours,91marks;A.Hislop, Honours;B.Ausden,Merit.

VERSESPEAKINGCHOIRS. SacredHeartHighSchool, Honours;St.Joseph'sSchool, Honours.93Marks;St.Mary's, SouthBunbury,Merit.

ADVANCEDPREPARATORY PIANO.-J,Ward,Merit;N. Perides.

ARTOFSPEECH.-P.Reading,Merit.

PREPARATORYPIANO-S. Cowan,Honours,HighestMarks inCentre.LocalCentrePrize; C.Joel,Honours;D.Flaherty, Honours;D.Simmonds,Honours;A.Hislop,Honours;M. Flynn,Honours;G.Poller, Merit;K.Rooney,Merit;G. Keyser,Merit;M.Barboutis, Merit;J.Keddie,Merit.

ARTOFSPEECH.-J.Payne, Honours;J.Toy,Honours;M Flynn,Honours;P.Flynn,Honours;A.Elrick,Merit.

VERSESPEAKINGCHOIR, PREPARATORY1.-St.Mary's, SouthBunbury,Honours.

PREPARATORY II.-St. Mary'sSouthBunbury,Honours.

FIRSTSTEPS,PIANO.-G. Golding,Honours;J.Williams, Honours;N.Kessell,Honours; A.Churchill,Honours;V.Marney,Honours;E.Gibson,Honours;W.Coope,Honours;P. Churchill,Honours;D.Valli, Honours:S.Donaldson,Merit: P.Chadd,Merit;W.Page,merit; R.Flanagan,Merit;S.Antonovich,Merit;E.Winton,Merit; M.Trelby,Merit;B.Taylor, Merit;A,Kreitling,M.Brodie, Merit.

ARTOFSPEECH.-M.Nevin, Honours;L.LeGuier,Honours; M.James,Honours.

INITIALPIANO.-M.Houston,Honours.HighestMarksin Centre,LocalPrize;L.Barry, Honours;D.Winton,Honours; B.Ivey,Honours;M.Woolf,

Merit;E.Barboutis,Merit;W. Hastie,Merit. ARTOFSPEECH.-L.Buswell,Honours. SENIORHARMONY.-M.

PREPARATORY.-L.Harris, Honours;A.Hislop,Honours;C. Joel,Honours;G.Keyser,Honours;G.Poller,Honours;D. Simmonds,Honours;M.Chick, Honours.

FIRSTSTEPS.-G.Golding, Honours;R.Flanagan,Honours; S..Donaldson,Honours;J.Williams,HonoursE.Barbouais, Honours;G.Larsen,Honours;B. Martin.Honours;B.Repacholi, Honours.

UNIVERSITY (AUSTRALIAN).

SIXTHGRADEPIANO.-M. Turner,Credit;subjectfor LeavingCertificate.

FOURTHGRADEPIANO.-I. Willmott,Credit;subjectfor JuniorCertificate.

ESSAYWINNERS.

ST.ALOYSIUS'HIGHSCHOOL, AVONDOWN,TOODYAY.

ResultsofExaminationsheld duringtheyear1949: JUNIORCERTIFICATE.

GUMLEY,C.M.:54sbjects.

KEATING,B.G.:7sbjects. LAMBERT,R.J.:64sbjects. LEE,V.J.:-6sbjects.

MOFFATT,T.M.:7sbjects.

SPILLMAN,J.M.:7isubjects

MUSIC-UNIVERSITY.

FourthGrade:RobertLambert,Honours;DoreenHooper, Credit;ThelmaMoffatt.Pass; JoanSpillman,Pass.

ThirdGrade:AnnLangford,

Merit. AdvancedPreparatory:WilliamMiller,Honours;Catherine Gumley;Honours;JudithHagan, Merit.

Preparatory:HelenHagan, Honours; Veronica Heeps, Merit;RosemaryLangford, Merit;KennethWaters,Merit.

FirstSteps:HelenColeman, Merit.

Initial:Janice Edmonds, Merit:BeatriceEdmonds,Merit; PaulPatton,Pass. ARTOFSPEECHUNIVERSITY.

WinnersoftheChildren'sEssayCompetitiononthe"PreservationofTrees,"conductedduringtheyear.Thethreewinning competitorswereallminasoftheSacredHeartHighSchool, Bunbury.Theyare(fromleft

-PhotosbyPridesPhotographyService. BASKETBALLPREMIERS.

Credit.MaureenO'Sullivan. Credit.

FirstGrade:JoslynHayes, Credit;JudithSyred,Pass.

Preliminary:VernaEdmonds, Pass;GeraldineO'Sullivan. Pass;ColleenMcPherson,Pass; PatriciaMcPherson,Pass;Max Chitty,Pass.

MUSICALPERCEPTION.

ThirdGrade:RobertLambert, Honours;MaureenO'Sullivan, Credit;AnitaMuffatti,Pass; ThelmaMoffatt,Pass.

MUSIC-TRINITYCOLLEGE.

Intermeddiate:AnitaMuffatti, Honours, Junior:ValerieDonegan,

THIRDGRADE:ThelmaMoffatt,Credit;MaureenO'Sullivan,Credit.

SecondGrade:VernaEdmonds, Credit. ELOCUTIONTRINITYCOLLEGE.

Junior:JoslynHayes,Honours. AdvancedPreparatory:VeronicaHeeps,Merit;EileenMcCarthy,Merit.

FirstSteps:ReginaO'Sullivan, Pass. VerseSpeakingChoir:Intermediate-Honours. VerseSpeakingChoir:Preparatory-Honours.

SUCCESSFULCANDIDATES.

THIRDGRADEPIANO.-P. Flynn.Honours;N.White,Credit, SECONDGRADEPIANO.-It Rooney,Credit.

FIRSTGRADEVIOLIN.-G. Fowler.Honours, MUSICALPERCEPTION.

FOURTHGRADE.-P.Doyle, Honours,95Marks;subjectfor JuniorCertificate.M.Bullock, Honours,92Marks;subjectfor JuniorCertificate.

SECONDGRADE.-A.Wilson,Credit;J.Cowan. FOURTHGRADETHEORY-W.Wheatley;subjectforJuniorCertificate. PRELIMINARYPIANO.-M. Staples;V.Marney. JUNIORCLERICAL OFFICERS'EXAMINATION (POSTOFFICE).

TROTT,John:FirstPlace. IVEY,Allan:SecondPlace,

toright):PatriciaDoyle,winner ofMr.Boulter'sone-guineaprizeinunder14section;Wendy Wheatley,winnerofthe"South-WesternTimes-twoguineaprize intheover15section;PatriciaWood,winnerofMr.J.Clark's twoguineaprizeinunder15section.

TheSacredHeartHighSchoolbasketballteam,whichwonthe "A"ReservegradepremiershipintheBuipuryWomen'sBasketballAssociationfixture.Theyare:Backrow(fromleftto right)-M.Bullock,G.Moriarty,J.ShineandP.Doyle.Front row-N.Valli,P.Clifton,N.Fahey(capt.),P.Buswell,andM. O'Connor. -PhotobyRestella.

CornentofMercystudentswhowereLocalCentrePrizeWinners intherecentlyconductedT.C.L.MusicExaminationswereStanding:J.Cowan,PreparatoryPiano,Honours.Seated:D. Sturrock,SeniorPiano,Honours;J.Hastie,IntermediatePiano, Honours;andM.Houston,InitialPiano,Honours. -PhotobyRestella.

ExtendWelcom.ingHandto.Migrants

jutorArchbishopofBrisbane.

HierarchyUnderlinesResponsibilityofCatholics

IssuedJanuary.1950

TobereadinallChurchesonthe FirstSundayofFebruary

Atarecentimportant,MeetingtheassembledArchbishopsand BishopsofAustraliaagreedto setbeforeourpeoplebymeans ofaPastoralLetter,certain pressingmattersconnectedwith Immigration.And,nowthatwe areatthethresholdofaNew Year,itwouldseemitisamost fittingtimetospeakofnewand mightydevelopmentsforour youngland.

UndertheSchemeofMass Migration,sovigorouslycarried outbythepreviousFederalGovernment,andexpectedtobe continuednolessvigorouslyby thepresentGovernment,ourpopulationhasnowpassedthe eightmillionmark.Inanother threeyearsorsoitwillreach tenmillion.Whilstinlessthan anotherfortyyearsitwillhave growntotwentymillionsouls.

Suchaspectaculargrowthof population,whilsttrulynecessaryandmostbeneficialforour under-populatedcountry,carrieswithitgreatresponsibilities forall,and,forourCatholic people,addedburdensaswell.

SincethefutureoftheChurch inisHerchildren,therefore musteveryendeavourbemade togiveourthousandsofnew childrenthatChristianeducation

inourownCatholicschoolsthat isatoncethestrengthandthe gloryoftheAustralianChurch. Schools,Churches,Orphanages,Hospitalsandeverykindof CatholicInstitutionwillhave demandsmadeuponthemand thesedemandswillhavetobe metbytheenlargementof presentbuildingsandtheerectionofmanynewones. Allthiswilltakeheaviertoll ofourenergyandourmeans. ButwhataGod-givenopport- unityisthuspresentedusinour timetospreadtheKingdomof ChristwithinthisContinent thatwasoncecalled"theland oftheHolyGhost."

Demandswillbemadealso, andespecially,uponouryouth andupontheirspiritofrenunciationandselfsacrifice.Priests, BrothersandNunswillhavea widerfieldthanhithertofor theirunquestioninganduntiring labourinthevineyardofthe Lord.

IntheinscrutablewaysofDivineProvidence,Australiabecomestoday,asanctuary,a shelter,ahomeforthousandsof thehomeless,stateless,persecutedpeoplesoftheoldworld. Historyrepeatsitselftoshow againthedivinecharacterof God'sChurch.ForwhenSheis attacked,suffersandisdriven fromoneland,Shesetsforthfor

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OurHolyFather,thePope, speaksofthisasacallfor Christiancharity,theresponse towhich,shallinspirehopein Hisheart-thesorrowingheart oftheCommonFather.

Greatgenerosityandtrue unselfishness,then,mustbethe guidinglightstoourpeoplein theirunremittingaidtoourNew Settlers,whowouldbuilda homebeneaththeSouthern Cross.

By fulgenuinefriendliness,helpadviceandwarmendeavours towardshappysocialinterminglingshalltheymakemore easyandhappytheassimilation ofourNewSettlersintoaway oflifethatisCatholicandAustralian.

Thoughaccommodationmay bedesperatelyshorteverywhere, yetitisheretoo,and,especially, thatthereisgivenawidefield forthepracticeoftrue,indeed, heroicunselfishness.

LetourCatholicpeoplevie witheachotherinhelpingthose whocomeamongstus,andof whom,manysufferedmuchfor thecauseofFaithandFreedom. Atlonglastthedreamofreunitedfamily-lifeseemspossibleof realizationforthesestricken, harassedones.Helpthemthat theymayknowagaininthislife thejoyofreunionandthe comfortandwarmthofhome.

Otherstherearewho,coming fromthelandsoftheancestors ofmostofus.wouldstartanew lifehereandgivetotheirchildrentheprospectofprosperity, justasourancestorsgaveusthe possibilityofgrowingandprosperinginthisrichyoungland.

Forthewantofanominator manysuchprospectiveNew Australiansaredelayedincominghere.LikethosefromEuropetheyhavemuchtogiveus andweneedthem.Letus,each andeveryone,seewhatwecan dotonominateNewSettlers. Letus,ineachlocality,investig-atetheavenuesofemployment sothatopeningsshallbefound forthemanysplendidyoung peoplewhowillbebroughthere undertheGovernment'sscheme ofunnominatedgroupmigration.

Totheyoungandthenotso youngoftheMotherCountries. toallofalllandswhoseekthe securityandfreedomthatAustraliaoffers,letusbegenerous.

Andoncetheyarehereletus seektomakethemfeelathome. Weshallkneelbesidethemin tneChurchandapproachwith themtotheAltarrails.Letthis HolyBonduniteuswiththem notonlyinthecommonparticip- ationofthesacredprivilegesof ourmutualFaith,butagain outsidetheChurchdoor,atour parishfunctions,intheirhomes, andinours.Letusgreetthem, welcomethem,sharewiththem andbearwiththem.

Tosumup-leteveryCatholic regarditasasolemndutyto helpintheplacingandabsorbingofimmigrantsintoourcommunityandinmakingthem feelathomeamongstus.

Inparticular-

*Havesympathytowards them:donotthinkorspeak ofthemasforeigners;they arenowtrueAustralians whoarepreparedtolove Australiaastheirnew CountryandAustraliansas theirnewfellow-citizens.

*Rememberthattheirlangguagedifficultymaybea handicap,butshouldnotbe abarrierbetweenthemand us.Helpthemtoovercome theirdifficultyandhavepa- tiencewittythemintheir effortstolearn.

Betolerantoftheircustoms whichdifferfromourown.

Intimetheywilllearnour waysandadoptthem.Help themtounderstandour customs. Assomeofthemmouefrom placetoplaceorcometo theParishbeforethePastor

mayknow,introducethem totheParishPriestassoon aspossible.

Beonthealertforstrangers comingtotheParishChurch andmakeityourbusiness tospeaktothemandmake themfeelwelcome. InformyourParishPriest orlocalimmigrationcommitteeofopeningsforemploymentand/orofaccommodationavailable.

ThefutureofAustralia,the plightofEurope'shomelesspeoples,theneedsandaspirations ofourkinsmenabroad,allarea challengetoourpatriotism,our charity,ourCatholicity.

Letusgiveofourbest.We shallbeenrichedforourhospit- ality.Weshallshowgratitudeto GodforHiswondrousgiftsto us,ofFaith,ofFreedom,ofUnconqueredHomeland.

AuthorisedbytheArchbishops andBishopsofAustralia whosenamesareappended:

*NORMANTHOMASCARDINAL bILROY,ArchbishopofSydney.

*JAMESDUHIG.Archbishopof Brisbane.

44DANIELMANNIX;Archbishopof Melbourne.

*REDMONDPRENDIVILLE.ArchbishopofPerth.

eJUSTINSIMONDS.Coadjutor ArchbishopofMelbourne.

414MATTHEWBEOVICH,Archbishop ofAdelaide.

oBERNESTTWEEDY.Archbishopof Hobart.

opTERENCEMcGUIRE,Archbishop ofCanberraandGoulburn. 514PATRICKO'DONNELL.Coad-

*JOHNMcCARTHY,Bishopof Sandhurst.

*RICHARDRYAN,C.M..Bishop ofSale.

eJOHNNORTON,BishopofBathurst.

44EDMUNDGLEESON,C.SS.R.,BishopofMaitland.

4(JAMESO'COLLINS,Bishopof Ballarat.

*PATRICKFARRELLY,Bishopof Lismore.

44THOMASFOX.BishopofWilcannia-Forbes.

*OTTORAIBLE,P.S.M..Vicar 'ApostolicofKimberley.

*IFRANCISHENSCHKE,Bishopof WaggaWagga.

*HUGHRYAN,BishopofTownsville.

*JOSEPHBASILROPER,Bishop ofToowoomba.

*THOMASMcCABE,Bishopof PortAugusta.

44ALFREDGUMMER.Bishopof Geraldton.

414ANDREWTYNAN,Bishopof Rockhampton.

61BERNARDSTEWART,Coadjutor BishopofSandhurst.

*ERISO'BRIEN,AuxiliaryBishop toHisEminencetheCardinal.

44JOHNTOOHEY,CoadjutorBishopofMaitland.

44EDWARDDOODY,Bishopof Armidale. GUILFORDYOUNG,Auxiliary BishoptoArchbishopMcGuire.

44THOMASCAHILL,Bishopof Cairns.

*JOHNO'LOUGHLIN,M.S.C.,BishopofDarwin.

44ANSELMCATALAN.O.S.B.,AbbotNulliusofNewNorcia.

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ISTHEDEVILPUTTINGITOVER

Inthecourseofhisremarkablespiritualautobiography, "ElectedSilence,"ThomasMerton,writingasthe"complete twentieth-centuryman,"and outoffullexperienceof"my owndisgustingcentury,"declares:

"Thedevilisnofool.Hecan getpeoplefeelingaboutheaven thewaytheyoughttofeelabout hell. "Hecanmakethemfearthe meansofgracethewaytheydo notfearsin.

"Andmenaresopoorinintellectthatafewcoldchills downtheirspinewillbeenough tokeepthemfromeverfinding outthetruthaboutanything."

That,itseemstome,puts,or shoulditshrivelthewholeattitudeofmodernmoralityinto anutshell. ATEST.

Itisalsoastatementwe shouldnotshrugasideasa hometruthforothers,but rathershoulduseasatestfor ourownspiritualposition.

Indeed,toshrugitasidecomes closetoanadmissionthatthe devilhasgotevenuswherehe wantsus,eventhoughwehope wehavenotbeencontaminated byworldlyviewpoints.

Theveryinclinationnotto faceuptohell,yes,andheaven.mayproclaimjusthow muchweourselveshaveunconsciouslysuccumbedtothecommoninfectionhehassocun-

VATICANCITY(Radio,NC).

-"Welearnwithrealregretof yourdecisiontoresignforreasonsofhealthfromamission whichhasprovensoefficient andfruitful,"HisHolinessPope PiusXII.repliedtoMyronC. Taylor.whenthelatterinformedhimbyletterthathewas relinquishingthepostofpersonalrepresentativeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesto HisHoliness. "OsservatoreRomano"makes thisdisclosureto-day.Itsays Mr.TaylorinformedtheHoly Fatherofhisintention inaletterdatedDecember13, andthattheSovereignPontiff respondedwiththeabovemessageonDecember21.

ninglyspread. Letuschallengeourselveson thismatter.

Doweeveraskourselves bluntlyifhellreallydoesmean touswhatitshould?Orarewe pronetosoothethechillthe thoughtofitgivestoourspine withavagueassumptionthatit isperhapsonlyaBiblicalsymbolafterall,andthatGod couldn'tbesohard!Ifso,the devilisalreadyoneuponus.

Then,afterhaving,inthis way,bluntedthecutting-edgeof ourfearofhellasaconsequence ofsin,whatisouractualattitudetowardssin? Intheoryweabhorit,yes,but dowedosoinactualpractice?

Dowetakeanypositivestand againstthespreadingmoraldecline,ormerelyshrugourshoulders,acceptingitasthespiritof ourage,evenacquiescinginit inourpubliccontacts? OURREACTION.

Thisbeingso,whatareourreactionstowardsthevirtues?Do wereadilyusethesemeansof graceasevery-dayhelps,ordo weregardthemasa"bitofa drawback"attimes,evenasocialhindrance?

Thatis,dowesometimesfeel forcedtoadmittoourselvesthat "Afterallwhenoneisabusinessman,onehastodoasother businessmen,evenifitisabit questionableattimes"?Ordo wesayofdivorce:"Thereare excusessometimes;itcanbe veryhardonsomepeople,you know"?

Ordoweinclinetothatlarge tolerancesocommonthesedays, evenoverthingstheChurch condemns,saying:"Oh,well, we'vebecomesomuchmore broadmindednow.Tobea prude,oraprig,ortoinsiston strictness,isonlytogetonedisliked."

Inotherwords,howfarhave weourselvesdriftedintothat laxityofmindwhichregards virtueswithsomethingofthe embarrassmentanddiscomfort whichweoncefeltforsin?

Howfarareweonthewayto befooledbythedevilwhoisno fool? Andheaven.Thedevilhas subjectedheaventotreatment

byourbrightestmodernminds.

Asaresultithasceasedto haveanysuggestionoftheState ofblissGodhaspromised,and hasbecomepicturedinmodern mindsassomeill-definedcloudspace,ratherflatandmeaningless,givenovertomonotonous harp-playingitindpeopledby crowdsofthoseultra-piouskilljoysthatnormalmenpreferto avoid.

Well,powfarhasthatpicture taintedourminds?Doesheaven trulyappealtous:agoalofperfecthappiness,theconsummationofallbliss,thecrowning reward,andsoworthyofalleffortandsacrifice?Ordoesthe drabpictureofthemoderns comebetweenusandrealbelief?

CONSCIENCEISSUE,

Letusputittothetestofour conscience.

Doesthethoughtofheaven reallymeansomuchthatwe arereadytogiveupallthatthis worldcanoffer-itsjoys,its wonders,itspleasures-inorder toattainit?

Ordoourmindsshrinkalittle atthethought,feelingavague uneaseaboutitasthecurtailer ofourpleasuresforanuncertainandperhapsnotadequate recompense. Ifwehavetheslightestchill downourspineaboutIt,then thedevilisbeginingtogetus wherehewantsus.-"TheUniverse."

NiemollerRefuted.

BONN,Germany,Jan.17 (NC).-Followingchargesthat thenewBonnGermangovern- mentisdominatedbyCatholic influence,theBonnchancery hasreleasedfiguresshowing thatthenumberofhigh-rankingProtestantofficialsoutnumberCatholicsbyawide margin.

ThechargeofCatholicdominationhadbeenmadebyLutheranpastorMartinNiemoeller.TheBonnchancery's statedthatofthe282highrankingemployeesinthegovernment,154areProtestantwhile only128areCatholic.

TwoLivingWitnessesToSanctity

VATICANCITY,Jan23(Radio).-Twopersonswhoare livingproofsofthemiraculous intercessionofBlessedVincenzo PallottiattendedhisbeatificationritesinSt.Peter'sBasilica here.

Thehugecongregationincludeda60-year-oldItalian,AlessandroLutri,whowascuredof afracturedskull,brainconcussionandotherinjuriesatthe ageofnine,andMarguerite Sandner,51-year-oldGerman womanwascuredofmultiple sclerosisandspasticparalysis afterbeingbedriddenfor17 years.

Thecuresofthesetwoper_ sonswereacceptedasthetwo miraclesonthe,strengthof whichthebeatificationofthe founderofthePallottineFatherswaspermittedtoproceed.

Thetwopersonsheldhonoured placesinSt.Peter'sbothforthe beatificationceremonyinthe morningandforthePope'straditionalvisitofvenerationinthe afternoon.

Mr.Lutri,nowapastrycook, relatesthathewasarather "devilish"boyatninewholoved

JesuitDiplomat.

NEWYORK(NC.)-AseminarontheUnitedNationsand acourseinthehistoryofIndia willbeconductedbytheRev.

JeromeD'Souza,S.J.,president ofLoyolaUniversity,Madras, India,andamemberofthe IndiandelegationtotheUnited Nations,duringthespringterm intheFordhamUniversity graduateschoolofartsand sciences.AtthedeathofMahatmaGandhi,FatherD'Souza waschosentorepresentthe Christiansingivingthepublic addresstotheConstituentAssemblyandwaspreacherofthe funeralorationattheGandhi obsequies.

toslidedownthelongbanisters oftheapartmenthousewhere helived.Onedayhestartedat thefourthfloor,losthisbalanceandfellabout60feetto theconcretefloorbelow.Hewas rushedtothehospitalwhereattendantsdidnotevenbotherto givehimaroombecausethey feltsurehewoulddieinamatterofhours. Hisdistraughtmother,the cookrelates,prayedferventlyto BlessedVincenzoandplacedan imageoftheServantofGod Undertheboy'spillow.When shereturnedtothehospitalnext morningshefoundAlessandro sittingup,askingforfoodand wantingtogohome.Heexplainedthat"anelderlypriest" hadvisitedhimthatnightand madehimwell.Shownth'epictureofBlessedVincenzounder

BI.VincentBeatified 100Yearsafter Death.

VATICANCITY,Jan.23 (Radio,NC.)-ThebeatificationofBlessedVincenzoPallotti, founderoftheFallottinecommunity,tookplaceontheexact centennialofhisdeath.The remarkablethingisthatithad beencompletelyunplanned. ActingoninstructionsofHis HolinessPopePiusXIItosetthe beatificationdateoftheBlessed earlyin1950,thebeatification committeelookedoverthecalenderandselectedJanuary22 asoneofthefewdatesopenfor theceremony.Theythenasked thePallottineFatherswhether theywouldobjecttothechoice. Indeednot,thePallottinesuperiorssaid-thatwouldbepreciselythehundredthanniversary ofBlessedVincenzo'sdeath.

hispillowhesaidthatthiswas thepriestwhohadcometosee him. Mrs.Sandner,bornnearRatisbon,Germany,hadbeenill for25yearsandconfinedtoher bedfor17,whenshebegana campaignofintenseprayerto BlessedVincenzoin1947.Her curecameaftershewastaken onapilgrimagetotheshrineof Brunnl.Afterreturninghome sheheardaninnervoicerepeatedlysuggest:"Getupand walk."Sheobeyedandwalked. A17-year-oldsonwasshocked whenhesawhismotheronher feet.Thesewerethefirststeps hehadeverseenhertake. Manydoctorshadexadkined Mrs.Sandnerduringthose17 bed-riddenyears,butnonehad givenherhopethatshewould everwalkagain.

ChileOpensPrisons

ROME,Jan.17(Radio,NC).ChilehasgrantedaHolyYear amnesty,liberating124prisonersandreducingsentencesfor anadditional697prisoners.

ThegovernmentofFranceis currentlystudyingaproposal thatwillgrantHolyYearAmnestytomanywhowerecondemnedforcollaborationandsufferedthepenalityofthelossof civilrightsorimprisonment. Thisproposalwaspresentedto theparliamentoverthesignaturesofPremierGeorgesBidault;MinisterofJustice,DanielMayer;MinisterofDefence,RenePleven;Ministerof ForeignAffairs,RobertSchumannandMinisterofColonies Letourneau.

Telltheaveragemanthere are270,568,935starsinthe universeandhe'llbelieveyou. Putupasignsaying"WetPaint" andhewillhavetoconductan investigation.

BUDDHISTSHEAR

PrizeFightingAnd5th Commandment

WASHINGTON(NC).-"Itisdifficulttoreconcileprize. fighting,aswehaveitto-day,withCatholicprinciplesofmorality,"accordingtotheRev.FrancisJ.Connell,C.SS.A.,Director oftheDepartmentofTheologyoftheCatholicUniversity01 America.

"Thisopinionmayseemsomewhatsevere"inviewofthe widespreadbeliefthatprizefightingisa'good,cleansport,' hewrote."Yetit,isdifficult toseehowanyotherinterpretationofthefifthcommandment canbegiven.Needlesstosay, pastoralprudencewilloften suggestthatpeoplebeleftin goodfaithonthispoint."

FatherConnellexpressed theseviewsinreplyingtoa questionintheAmerican"EcclesiasticalReview,"published here,onthelawfulnessofprizefightingandboxing.

InOctoberoflastyear"OsservatoreRomano"condemned boxingtwicewithinaweek,in commentingonthedeathsinthe U.S.oftheformerheavyweight championofItaly,EnrociBertola,andayoungNegroboxer, TalmadgeBussey.Bothdied asaresultofheadinjuriesduringbouts.

FatherConnelldistinguished betweenboxingandprizefighting,inreplyingtothe"EcclesiasticalReview"question.

"Boxing,inthesenseofgivingandparryinglightblows withoutanyintentionofstrikingtheopponentseverelyorin_ flictinginjury,islawfulforthe purposeofexerciseandrecreation,andinordertotestone's

skillinselfdefence."However,hecontinued,"evenboxingcaneasilyassumesinful features."Hequotedfrom Damen'swork,"TheologiaMoralis":

'Thistypeofcontestcaneasilyuecomeunlawful,eitherveniallyormortally,inaccordance withthedegreeofthemoreor lessprobabledangerofinjury orevenofdeath-forexample, iftheduecautionsarenotobservedorifthecontesttendsto the'knock-out'ofoneofthe fighters."

Astoprize-fighting,Father Connelldeclaredthat"undoubtedly,thepurposeofthefighters istodealeachothersevere blows,and,ifpossible,toscore a'knock-out.'Thatgraveinjuriesfrequentlycometothose whofollowprize-fightingasa careeriswellknownfromexperience.

"Thefactthatbothcontestants willinglysubmittotheprobabilityofbeingseverelypummelled.doesnotalterthecase,since ,,amanhasnorighttoallowan_ othertobeathim,apartfrom justifiablepunishment.Neither doesthefactthatthecombatantswillbepaidalargesumof moneyjustifyameansthatis unlawful."

"AUSTRALIAISGOOD." OPPORTUNITIESFORWOMEN.

THREESTORIES

ListeninglastSundaytoa SermononImmigration,three storiescamevividlybeforeme.

ItwasableakdayinMelbourne.Rainhadmuddiedthe streets,.andtrickledandswirled, accordingItotheelevations, alongthestreetsandfootpaths. Thewindcutlikeaknife.She camealongoneofthelittle streetsoffKingStreet,carrying herinfantinonehand,anda bulgingbagofgroceriesinthe other.Herfacewasutterly tired.

ShewassoobviouslyMaltese, soIspoketoherinsomeofthe fewwordsIknow.Herfacelit up,andwewalkedalongtogether,Icarryingherbag,as shetoldmeofthecrowdedship, thestrangelanguagesshehadto contendwiththelackofproper foodfortheotherchildrenwho hadbecomeill.Ithoughtofthe Parmelia,andtheotherlong processionofshipsthroughthe ensuingyears,allcarringtheir hostofpioneers,littledomestic Columbuses."AustraliaTaiba?" Iaskedher.

"Yes,"sheamiledandnodded,"Itisgood,good."

IthoughtofMaltaandthe villageofwhereshehadcome from, thehoney-coloured sunshineonmostdaysofthe yearguildingwithafairyradianceeventhehumblesdwellingTheeternallyblueskies, thewhiteroadsandthetinybut mostlyspotlesshouses.

Wehadarrivedataside streetoffKing,orperhapsit wasMarketstreet,withthe littlegardenwiththePioneers memorialaboveus.Flagstaff Gardens,IthinkSheledmeto oneclutteredroom,Itwasas tidyassucharoomcouldbe. Stacksofcleanchildrens'clothessataroundonchairs.She startedtocookthechild'slunch onasmallstoveonatinytable. "Australiaisgood,"shesaid, "Herewehaveabeginning,and laterajobandworkforthe boys."

"Yeswearecrowded,butwe arelucky.Othersarelivingtwo familiesinaroomlikethis."

"Buttheycouldnotfit,"I said,'Wherewouldtheysleep?" "Oh,theytaketurns,"shesaid. Wanderingoutintothestreet, Iwalkedintoagrocer'snearby. HewasMaltesetoo.Theshop wasspotless,andfullofpeople, andheobviouslywaspopular. Twowomenaskedafterhisfamily?"Theystartschoolnow,

soontheyspeakEnglishbetter thantheirDad,thentheyteach me.ThenIdon'tmakethemuddles,"hesaidsmiling,andthe shopfilledwithlaughterwhich stillechoesinmymind.

IspoketoAustraliansliving around.TheMaltesedownthat endwereallpopular,butit seemedtomethattheywerea littlsgroupapart.Closebywas theMalteseClub.Inhalfand hourtherewasnotonewordof Englishspokentilltheynoticed me.Butinthattimetherewas nogrumbling.Itwasalloptimistic,andjobsandpayenvelopesseemedtobethemain subjectunderdiscussion.

Butthewomenhavenoclubs. Theyhavenoreleaseonthe dismalwinterdaysfromtheir tinymakeshifthomes.That's whereIthoughtCatholicwomen coulddosomuch.Themother Ispoketowassogladtotalk eventoastranger.Shepoured itallouttoofastformylimited knowledgeofherlanguage. Butwomentalkauniversal languageandallmothersa specialone. Thethirdstorywashereat Xmas.time.Imetthemwanderinginthestreet.Theywere downfromaplaceseveralmiles fromPerth.Theircousin,who ownedavineyard,hailsponsored themandtheirlotwasbetter thantheMelbourneMaltese. TheywerenotMaltese.

TheyareCatholics,soIhope

theywillreadthisstory.

Thewomanwasshy,butthe man,oncewehadestablished somesortofunderstanding, talkedfreely, "Itwasdifferentathome,of course.Thehousesweretwo storeyedandtherewasmore room.Heretherewerenohouses asyet"Butwemustwaitour turnasweknewbeforewe came,sowedonotmind."Our childrentheygrowstrongout here.Beforewehadnomilk, andnotmuchfood."Thewife withherthreechildrenspoketo him.Helaughed.

"Shesaysthatherewemake manyfriends.Thatnowwe getthemsomelittlething,for thechildrenthayareallasked totheAustralianladycloseby fortheChristmastree.That makesusallveryhappy.We begintofeelwearereallyAustraliansnow."Thatlastsentence isawarmone,andoneallofus Catholicwomencouldponder on.

PRIEST.

Some6,000personsheardthe Rev.PhilipSullivan,S.J.,Army chaplain,speakonpeaceandthe BlessedMotherinoneofthe principleBuddhisttemplesin Kyotoduringamemorialservices,forwardead,ithasjust beenheardhere.Interpreterfor FatherSullivanwastheRev. PaulEgli,O.P.,oftheAquinas InstituteinKyoto. Afterthelecture,thepriests wereentertainedbytheleadingBuddhistmonksofthe temple.

FrancisThompson'sYearBookStatistics. SisterDies.

LOSANGELES,(NC.)MargaretMaryThompsonRichardson,85,youngersisterof thefamouspoet,FrancisThompson,authorof"TheHoundof Heaven,"diedhereatherhome. Herpassingvirtuallywasunnoticed.Shehadbeeninfrail physicalconditionforseveral years.AnativeofEngland,she marriedthelateRichardHarry Richardsonin1892andshortly aftercametoWinnipeg,Canada, wheretheymadetheirhomes andraisedtwosonsandtwo daughters,allofwhomsurvive. OnedaughterisSisterFelicien. ThecouplecametoLosAngeles in1924.

NOFREEDOMINSOVIETZONE.

BERLIN,Jan.23.-Inafour pageletter,justreleasedfor publication,hisEminenceKonradCardinalvonPreysing,archbishopofBerlin,madeformal protesttotheEasternGerman governmentregardingrestrictionsonreligiousliberties.The letter,addressedtoOttoNusche, vicepremier,insistedthatthe provisionssetupforthepreservationoffreedomofworship andconsciencebeappliedfor thebenefitofthetwomillion Catholicsresidinginthatarea.

HisEminencesaidintheletterthatthesefreedomsarenow beingdenied"toanextentthat restrictsandendangersthepracticeofone'sreligiousbeli&fs."

-Inthreespecificrespects," theCardinalcontinued,"serious grievancesmustbevoiced:

"First,ourchildrenarebeing educatedingodlesssurroundings andunderamonopolyasserted bythestate.Parentsareunable tosendthemtoprivateschools, andtheyarebeingeducatedby Christianteachers,whohave beenforcedtoteachatheism. especiallyinscienceandhistory".TheCardinalcitedaspecificinstance,previouslyreported,thattheveryexistence ofJesusChristwasdeniedin theofficialtextbooks.

"Second,alleffortstoobtain permissiontopublishCatholic periodicalsandbookshavebeen tonoavail.Asaresult,probably aloneinEuropethegovernment inEastGerntanymakesitimpossibletohaveatleastanofficialpublicationfortheclergy, whiletheCatholicpeoplehave nodiocesanpaperandevenpublicationsfromoutsidetheSovietzonearebanned."

AshisthirdpointtheCardinalwrotethatin"flagrant" violationofthePotsdamagreementfreedomofassembly"is

CATHOLICPARTYIN U.S.I.

Formationofanation-wideCatholicpartyisunderwayinthe newRepublicofIndonesia,accordingtorepartsreceivedhere.

ItistocompriseregionalCatholicpartiesalreadyexistingin thiswidelyextendedrepublicof islands.Formationofthenationalpartywasdecidedonat therecentIndonesianCatholic convention.

STIGMATISTLOSES

MOTHERATN.

MUNICH,Jan.17(NC).AnnaNeumann,motherofTheresaNeumann,thestigmaticof Konnersreuth,Bavaria,hasdied attheageof77.Shehadbeen ailingsincelastspring.

TheNeumannfamilylivesin amodesthome,thefatherbeing atailorandfarmer.Theresa herselfappearstobeinthebest ofhealth.

Itisawonderfulthingtobe madetofeelwanted.Iknow. WealsolandedinFremantle26 yearsago.Buttherewere friendstomeet,us.Ifinour overcrowdeddayssomeofus couldfindtimetomakethe strangersinourmidstfeel welcome,Ithinkthedaywould havebeenwellworthwhile.

MollieSimeonAsphar

constantlyinterferedwith,makingitimpossiblefortatholic peopletomeetforreligious, charitableorevenculturalpurposes."'

"CatholicpeopleinEastern Germany,"theCardinalconcluded,"Areoppressedintheir religiouslives,butthetimehas comewhentheseproblemswill reachasettlement,underbearablecircumstances,provided theseoppressionscease."

VATICANCITY,Jan.20(Radio,NC.)-The1950Annuario Pontificio,pontificalyearbOok, showsthatoneCardinaland33 Archbishops,BishopsandVicars Generalofvariousdioceses throughoutthe'worldarenow imprisoned,exiled,deportedor otherwiseimpededintheirministry. Thesizeofthisyear'sAnnuariohasincreased40pages overlastyear's1,380pages.Its summarylist54Cardinals-16 shortofthefullcomplementof 70-tenresidentialandfourtitularpatriarchates,257metropolitanresidentialSeesand41 residentialarchiepiscopalSeesanincreaseoftwooverlast year.Italsolists1,062residentialepiscopalSees-tenmore thanlastyear,whilethenumber oftitularmetropolitan,archiepiscopalandepiscopalSeesremainsat798. AccordingtothenewAnnuario,theHolySeeHas36 Nunciatures24withPapalNunciosincharge,threeheadedby regents,fourwithchargesd'affairesandfivevacant.Thereare sevenInternunciaturesand23 ApostolicDelegations-17headed byApostolicDelegates,three vacant,oneheadedbyacharge d'affaires,onebyanApostolic Visitatorandanotherbyaspecialenvoy.

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"NotaFool"Dardanup

DearSir, IknowthatCatholicsbelievealotofnonsense.

A.:IwishyouwouldnotrefertotheteachingofChrist whowasGodandthewordsof theinspiredGospelsasnonsense.Itshowsgreatignorance andamazingarrogance.You continue:

Theheightofthiscredulity isthebeliefinangels.What authorityhaveyouforbelievinginsuchthingsasangels. Doyouagrownmanreally believeinthem;ifsowhat arethey?

A.:Thoughyousayyouare 'notafool,youhaveasked,a veryfoolishquestion.WeCatholicscertainlybelieveinthe existenceofangelsandwehave theauthorityofGodforourbelief.Ifyoueverreadthescripturesyouwouldhavefoundinnumerablementionsofangels. Letmetellyouwhatangelsare beforeIgoanyfurther.Just becausetheyaresomething outsideyourexperienceyourefuseto'believeinthem.Angels arepurespirits.Abrutebeastis whollymaterial;manis,soto speak,halfbruteandhalfspirit, ormoreexactly,heisabeing whosevitalprincipleorsoulis aspirit.Manisnotapurespirit sincehissoulisunitedtoamaterialbody.Aman'ssouliscapableofseparationfromthe body,Thusatdeaththesoul,the thinking,life-giving,partof maniswithdrawnfromhis body,andwhetherhisbodyis lefttodecomposeinthegrave orotherwisedestroyed,thesoul ofmanenduresinexistence, stillconscious,stillcapableof sufferingorofexperiencingjoy. Manhasthenaspiritbuthis naturedemandsthatthespirit

shouldbeunitedtoabody.An angelhoweverisapurespirit.It hasnobody,iscapableof thought,ofwilling,ofloving andithasitsownactivity;itis, asIhavesaid,aspiritandwhollyaspirit.Thatiswhywerefer toGodandHisangelsaspure spirits.Whenyouthinkofit,a planthasaprincipleoflifethat makesitworktogetherasa whole;ananimal,suchasabird oradoghasaprincipleoflife whichendowsitwithwonderful instincts;thenthereisman, whosesoulendowshimwitha higher.lifeenablinghimto reason,andwill,andplanhis life,givinghimthepowerto loveaswellastocreatewhole worldsofhisownimagining. Manhasaspiritualsoulwhich liftshimabovematerialthings; thatsoulisunitedtohisbody. thuslimitinghisactivities.Bodilyfatigueandillnessinterfere withthesoul'sintellectualactivity,andforthatmatter,many menaremoreconcernedto pleasetheirbodilysensesthan tosecureanyspiritualadvantage.Thereisnoreasonwhatsoever"NotaFool"whythere shouldnotbebeingsofahigher orderthanman,beingscapable ofthinking,willing,loving withoutbeingobstructedby havingamaterialbody.Such abeing,apurespiritiswhat wecallanangel.Youcontinue inyourletter.

ABUNDANTEVIDENCE

Canyougiveanyserious reasonforbelievingthatsuch thingsasangelsexist?

A.:OfcourseIcan.Wehave thewordofGodhimselfforit. AllthroughtheBible,bothin theNewandtheOldTestament youwill,ifyoutakethetrouble

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tolook,findfrequentreferences toangels.Therecanbenodoubt thatChristOurLordtaughtus tobelieveintheexistenceof suchbeings,andasaresult,His Churchnaturallyrequiresusto believeinthem.Thatisthe reasonwhyCatholicsbelievein themandyouwilladmitthatit isnotabadreason.GodHimself throughtheinspiredpagesof theBible,throughtheteaching oftheCatholicChurchwhichHe guaranteedagainstthepossibilityoferror,teachesusthat angel-spirits.whomGodcreated and'putontrial,whomHe frequentlyemployedasmessengersbetweenGodandman, actuallyexist,andthattheyaid andprotectmenintheirstrugglesagainstthefleshandthe devil.Youwillrememberhow ChristOurLordoncetooka littlechildandsaid"Despisenot oneoftheselittleones;forI saytoyouthattheirangelsin heavenseethefaceofMyFather."Youcontinueinyour letter:

INVISIBILITYNOT NON-EXISTENCE.

"Doyouhonestlybelieve thatthereareunseenbeings atworkinthisuniverse."

Youareveryinsistent."Not aFool"Ofcoursewedo,andso shouldyou.Canyougiveany reasonwhythereshouldnotbe inexistenceintelligentbeings ofahigherorderthanman,and notsubjectlikehimtothelimitationsofbodilyexistence?

Canyougiveanyreasonwhy theCatholicChurchwhichGod setuptoteachyouthetruth, tellsyouonHisauthority,that suchbeingsactuallyexist?To onewhoconsidersthematter impartially,therecanbebut oneanswerandonlyone.That isthatangelsexistandthatwe musttaketheteachingof ChristwhowasGodevenwhen wefeelthatitconflictswith whatwethinkourselves.

Yourletterendsinthefollowingway: ARTIST'SDILEMMA.

Ihaveseenpicturesoffat littlebabieswithwingsand alsoofmoregrown-upvariety.DoeducatedCatholics reallybelieveinsuchrubbish?

A.:NeedlesstosaynoeducatedCatholicsbelievesinthe headsofbabies,orthebodies ofperfectlyformedmenor beautifulyoungwomenfloating aboutintheairsupportedbya pairoffeatherywings.Thefact isthatangelshavenotgotbodiesandtheartistwhowishes torepresentthemaspresentat thebirthofChrist,andasappearingtotheShepherdshadto representthemintheformof humanbeings,Thiswasdone forthereasonthatinthefew recordedapparitionsofangels tomentheyassumedtheform ofhumanbeingsandsecondly, becausethatistheonlyform underwhichmancouldvisualise them.Noartistcouldrepresent anangelashereallyissince theangelshavenobodies.To stressthesinlessnessofthe angelstheartistdepictedthem frequentlyasinfants,theonly forminwhichhumanbeingsare asarulesinless.Thishabitof representinganangel.asan infantwithwingswasanartificeoftherenaissanceperiodof paintingwhenartistswere undertheinfluenceofneopagan humanismanditcanonlybe deprecated.IthinkthatIcan safelysaythatthisattiudehas beenabandonedbythebetter schoolofChristianart.Whatever behisdormantpowersofintellect,theinfantisfarinferiorto thegrownmaninintellectual abilityandanangelisaltogether superiortoman. Donotbetooworried,"Nota Fool".Therearemanythingsin thislifeandinthenextwhiCh youcannotnowunderstand.If onlyyouhadsimplechildlike faithintheteachingofChrist whowasGodandifyouwere notsoswayedbyyouownprivateandmaterialideas,you mightrealisethatGodhasproposedmuchtoyouwhichyouare notmeanttounderstandbut whichHewantsyoutoaccept purelyonHisDivineWord.

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ISAWACHINESETOWN"LIBERATED."

Bya"SundayExaminer"Reporter.

WhentheFrenchCorrespondentoftheForeignPress Agency"hadahunch"onWednesdayafternoon.October19th., thatthe"Liberationtrain"fromCantonmightsoonreach Shumchun,ontheborderbetweenChineseandBritish-leased territory,your"SundayExaminer"StaffReporterwasstanding besidehim.Afewhourslaterthe"hunch"materialisedwhen Iwasabletojumpontothefootplateofthe"liberationtrain" asitsteamedintotheShumchunStation.

Thedailypapershavereport-iously,marchingtothecoast edthe"handing-over"oftheandthengoingbyjunkto town,aformalityaccomplishedSancianIsland-FrancisXavwithoutfighting.Whatinterestedier'sdeath_place.Nothinghapmemostwasthereactionsofthepened.Justthesamepassive people,thesepeoplewhoarefaces-afewwordsexchanged neighbourstousinHongKong,andtheMarchcontinuedthrough potentialmembersofChrist'sthestreets. MysticalBody,subjectsforthe peacefulruleofChristtheKing.

OnthestationplatformIsaw rowsofstudentslinedupwith theirteachers.Theywerecarryingpaperflagswithwordsof welcomeonthem.Alargebannershouted"LongLiveFreedom-welcometotheLiberationArmy"' Butthefaces behindthoseflagswerequite still,neitherjoynorsorrow seemedtoregister.TheBoy ScoutsandGirlGuideswerelikewiseimpassive.Thepeople, whohadrunfromthefields, wherethericewasbeingharvestedandthreshed,stillhad theirtoolsintheirhandsthey alsojustlookedsilentlyon a politicalcommissarstoodwaiting readytogiveaspeech-two ColonelsoftheNationalist Armywerebesidehim,unarmed andminustheirbuttonsand badges.

ARMEDCHILD-SOLDIERS.

Ashoutofsongcamefrom thetrain-outjumpedsome youthfullookingofficers,Mausergunsinhand.Theysetthemselvesupinpositionsatthe backofthecrowdthenthe "LiberationArmy"showeditself.Theysteppedoutbriskly insinglefile,merechildren,almostathirdofthemgirls,but withalltheimpedimentiaof war-rifleonshoulder,Mansergunathip,rolledupblanket, andtinpannikan-dressedthe sameasthemenandboys,khaki uniformandclothpeakedcap, bearingaredstarandhammer andsickleinfront.

Afewbriskcommands,and theyformedupinlongranks.A songLeadersteppedforward.

Threepropagandasongswere sungwithsuchintensityofspirit andenthusiasm,onerealisedthe deephurtthatisbeingdoneto theyouthofChina,whoare beingindoctrinatedsoskilfully bytheCommunistleaders.

Itriedinvaintodivertone girl'sattentionfromtheconductor,justtotestthefirmnessof herdiscipline.Hereyesnever wavered.Whenthesongswere finished,somewordswere shoutedthreetimesoverwith raisedclenchedfists.

TheBoyScoutsbeganto droopalittle-theyhadbeen standingforhoursontheplatformwaiting-theamahswho broughtupintherear,bearing heavylookingtinboxeson bamboopoles,begantosweat, onelimpedpainfully.Herkhaki peakedcapwiththeredstarwas perchedincongruouslyonher head,herblacksaam-foowas worn,andsheworecooliesandalsonherfeetButthetroops continuedtosing,onlyafew marchingdoggedlyon,looking neitherrightnorleft.

SOMECLOSE-UICS OFTHEARMY

Finallywereachedanopen marketwithatheatrenearby. Herethe"liberationarmy"were invitedtositdownandwitness afireworksdisplay,whilebottles oforangesquashwerehanded round!

Thiswasagoodchanceto lookcloselyatthetroops.

Wewereallowedtowalkup anddowntheranksandtakeas manypicturesaswewished.In facttheyseemedtoenjoyhaving theirphototaken-evenyoung officersshowedmuchvanity. Capswerestraightened,holsters placedinprominentpositions. whiletheystoodandposed.In manypocketsbesiderollsof cartridgeswasabrandnew toothbrush-andtheoldersoldierscarriedblackclothumbrellasintheirhands.Allhad numerousnotebooksintheir tunicpockets.andpencilsand pensclippedontothem.Some hadgoodarmyboots,butfor mostparttheyworecoloured canvasshoesandmulti-coloured stripedcottonsocks.

Apprentice'sShort

BigMichaelhaddropped forafewminutestoclear somebusinesswiththeMan theHouse.

of up in

HerselfdoesnotlikeBig Michaelverymuch.Maybeit's becausehetalkssoloudand heartilyandsayssolittle.

Thebusinesswasconcluded andBigMichaelwasinfull swinglayingdownthelawof thedevaluationofthepound.

"Andwhat,"saidHerself quietly,"doesthisdevaluation mean?-

"Itmeans,"saidtheManof theHouse,atriflecondescendinglyasBigMichaelnoddedassent,"thatthegoodswesend AmericawillcosttheYanks less,andtheywillbuythem, andthegoodswegetfromAmericawillcostusmore."

"Theveryessenceofit," boomedBigMichael,nodding approvingly.

"Ineffect,"continuedHimself,"itwillreallymeanwe'll allhavetoworkharderand we'llbegettingalittlelesspay forwagesandprofitswillbethe same,butthey'llbeworthless!'

"Wellnowisn'tthatjustlike people,"saidHerself,innocently."They'llgetthesame amountofmoney,butitwon't buyasmuch.Isn'titstupid. Whydon'ttheyjustcutwages andbedonewithit?"

"Nobodywouldstandfor that."saidHimself,sharply,

weight

"Andmoredidnothingofthe kind,"answeredHerselftartly. "Andifanyofthemdidgo wrong,it'sourfaultfirstfor sendingthemawayatall,and, secondly,fornottrainingthem betterforthedreadfulstruggle theyfaceacrossthewater."

"Now,Ma'am,"saidBig Michaeluneasily."Don'tbe lookingatmeasifIhadahand init."Andtryingtotightenthe atmosphereheadded,"Don'tI giveeveryoneofyouwho comestotheshopfullmeasure. SureIwouldn'tdreamofrobbingasinner."

Herselfpickedupherknittingneedles.Iknewitwasa dangersignal,"BigMichael,"saidShequietly,"younevergaveacustomer shortweight.Youwouldn't daretryitonmeanyhow,but Iknowonepersonyou'regivingshortmeasuretoevery week."

"What,"roaredBigMichael, "Idefyyoutonameanycus- tomer-"

"Itisn'tacustomer,"saidHerselfquietly.It'stheladyou haveasanassistantorappren-

lice,orwhateveryoucallhim."

"Nowlistenhere-"

"Youlistentome.Youlike

training apprentices, Big Michael.Youlikegivingyoung lads'experience.'Itenables youtopaynominalwages. You'rerpbbingthepoor,Big Michael." BigMichaeljumpedtohis feet,butHerselfwasn'ttobe putoff.

"That'swhysomanyladsand girlshavetogoaway.There's noprospectsforthemhere.No chancetoearnadecentwage andmarry.Anddevaluation, orwhateveryoucallit,won't changethat.ThePopesaid somethingaboutit,butIcan't rememberthewords."

"Ma'am,"thunderedBigMichael,lookingdownather,"I knowwhatthePopesaid,and I'masgoodaCatholicasthe next-"

"That'sthetrouble,"said Herselfknittingaway."You're asgoodaCatholicasthenext. That'swhattheyallsay.It's timesomebodystartedabitof revaluationanddecidedtobea bitbetterthanthenext-and that,Isuppose,appliestoallof us."

ButMichaelhadnoreply.

-GALLOWGLASS.

"It'slikethisputtingonthe clockforNewTime,"saidHerselfunperturbed."Youcan't getpeopletogetupanhour earlier,soyouputtheclockon onehour,andthey'reallquite happy. Isupposethat'sthe waywiththisdevaluationbusiness." TheManoftheHouselooked atherquietlyandsaid:"Maybe you'rerightatthat."

BigMichaelfeltitwastime toputhissayin."Well,"said heheartily,"we'lljusthaveto exportmore.That'sall."

"Ihope,"saidHerself,looking directlyathim,"thattheexportswon'tbemoreboysand girlstojobsabroad."

Itwasgettingdark,sowe startedoffonthetwo-miletrek alongtherailwaylinebackinto British-leasedterritory.Thebeflagged"Liberationtrain"with afewtroopsaboard,andsome armouredtrucksdrewupright attheborderwhichwasbarred alreadybyrollsofbarbedwire stretchedacrosstheline-we managedtoscramblethrough andwerepromptlyaskedbythe HongKongPolicetoshowour passesintotheFrontierZone!

Standingonthefootplateof thestillhissingengine,withthe heatofthefurnacebeatingon myback,Iprayedearnestlyto ourBlessedMothertostaythe forcesofHell,towaterthese strongyoungpeoplewithgrace, thattheywouldnotbecompletelylosttotheragingheatof Communisthate.NeverhaveI beenmoreconsciousofmyBaptism,ofmycapacitytobeused asaninstrumentintheconversionoftheworld,achannelof gracetothethirstingpeople.

THETAKE-OVER

Acommandshoutedandthe troopsproceededonaPropagandaMarchthroughthetown -Ijumpeddownandfellinat therear,jostledshoulderto shoulderthroughthenarrow streets.Everydoorwayhadthe Communistflagflying-Mao Tze-tungheldplaceofhonour nearthefamilyshrine.Firecrackersfellallroundusand soonwesmeltstronglyofgunpowderandhadscrapsofred paperstickingtoourclothes.

ThetwoNationalistColonels walkedwiththePoliticalCommissartotheplaceofthesurrender.SomehundredsofNationalistsoldiqrsweregathered -minusallidentification marks.Somethousandshadleft thedistrictafewdaysprey-

BANDSOFREFUGEES

Backalongthenarrowfootwaywepassedstragglingbands ofrefugeeswhohadcrossedover togetawayfromtheretreating Nationalistarmy-nowthey werereturningto-liberated" Chinawiththeirfewhousehold belongingshanginginbaskets orbundlesfrombamboopoles. Onemanboreapatheticburden.

Inalargebasketdanglingfrom theendofapolecroucheda sickwoman,sowastedthatthe bonyoutlineofherframecould beseenthroughdullyellowskin. Fliessettledonherface,she wastooweaktobrushthem away.Customsauthoritiesbusily pokedatthebundleswithlong wirestickslookingforcontraband-apigsquealedinfearas thewickercontainerinwhichit wasbeingcarriedrolleddowna slope

InthedistanceBritishtroops couldbeseenmanoeuvringwith tanksandgunsThestooked ricestoodoutinyellowpatches onthepartiallyharvestedpadiy-fields,waterbuffalodozed, -Indavendorofsweetmeatsand oicklesreturningfromthetakemvercontinuedtoshouthis waresplaintivelytonoonein particular, SoanothertowninChinawasI "liberated"bytheRedArmy.

-Let'shope,"saidBigMichael pompously,"thatthosethatdo gowillbeabettercredittothe OldCountrythansomethat havegone.Someofthemdid theirbesttodisgraceus."

Regulationsfor Priest-Pilgrims.

Wehavebeenadvisedbythe NationalHolyYearCommittee inSydneythatthefollowingregulations.madebytheCardinal VicarofRome.shouldbe broughttotheattentionofall directorsofpilgrimages:

1.Pilgrimpriestsduringthe firsttendaysoftheirstayin RomemaycelebrateMasson presentingtheregular"discessit"givenbytheirownOrdinaries.

2.Rectorsofchurchesand chaplainsoforatoriesareto makecertainthatthedateof firstcelebrationofMassisindicatedonthe"discessit."

3.Pilgrimpriestsstayingin Romelongerthantendaysmust presentthemselvesattheVicariateandaskforthecustomary"celebret."

Rome,December23,1949, Signed:+LUIGI.Archbishop ofCesareadiPalestina,Viceregent.

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STALIN'SBIRTHDAYPUBLICITYDESIGNED TOOFFSETHOLYYEAR.

HolyYear,1950,maywellbetheyearwhichmarkstheturning-pointinworldhistory.Alreadytherearesignsthatthrough. outthewholeChristianworlditsadventhasarousedanunusual airofexpectationandhope.

ItisnotChristiansonlywhoareconsciousofthisfeelingof change.ReactionfromtheEasthasshownthattheCommunist forcesofmaterialismrealisethatforthemthecomingyearmarks aperiodofgreatspiritualstruggle.

TheWesthaswitnessedwithrecordedthatthedictator"excsomeamusementtherecentgi-useshispeasantsandworkers ganticpublicitydrivethattheonthegroundsthattheyhave Kremlinputintoactiontohadtoomuchtodotobeable heraldthe70thbirthdayoftoacquiregoodtasteaswell." Stalin. Stalinpointedoutthat"aservile ..Thatpublicitycampaign,fooldoesmoreharmthana pushedtoafantasticcrescendohundredenemies"andeven inalltheEastEuropeancountr-labelledsomeofthosegivento ies,wasadeliberatemovetoexcessiveadulationas"wreckcombatsomeofthesignificanceers." oftheHolyYear.

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Stalinisbeingpresented almostasanewgod.Andinto thiscampaignisintroduceda newnoteofalmostreligious mysticism.

Itmustberememberedthat theleadershipcultissomething absolutelycontrarytoproper Marxistideology.

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STALINWORSHIP

Butas1950HolyYearapproachesandtheworldbegins, alittlesurprisingly,totakea keeninterest.Stalinworshipis pushedtothelimitinRussian controlledterritories.

TheRussian"LiteraryGazette"callshim"OurFatherand Friend,ourGuideandourEducator,"andoneofthesongssung inhispraisedeclares"heisa friendofthesun:hewilldisarm allhisfoes."

EvenIlyaEnrenburgina "Pravda"articlenowtalksof Stalinas"thespiritualfastness oftheSovietpeople."AndSholokov.drawingattentiono Stalin'smother,asignificant move,hailsheras"themothgr whoseventyyearsagogavethe worldonewhohasbecomethe greatestofmankind-ourleader andfather."

NAUSEATLNG

AstheManchesterGuardian, apapernotnotedforitsfriendlinesstoCatholicism.points out:-

"Thatis'notfunny;itisrathernauseating.Itisacaricatureofreligion,andsuchcaricatureisdangerous."

ThattheSoviethagresorted tothesenewmovesisproofthat atChristmastideitrealisedthe adventofanewstruggle-a spiritualstruggle.

Andthatisthetypeof struggletheKremlinfearsmost, andoneitisultimatelydestined tolose,nomatterwhatnew tricksittrieswithStalin'sbirthdayoranyothereventitcan twistintonewpropaganda drives.

Asitrealises,theHolyYear willmarkanewturningpoint inworldhistory.

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QUINLAN.-Ofyourcharity prayforthereposeofthesoul ofMaryAngelaQuinlan,who diedFebruary9th.,1946. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonher.OurLady ofLourdes,prayforher.-Insertedbyhersorrowinghusbandandfamily.

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A-HASSELL'S BARGAINS: 5ft.stainlesssteelSinkand Drainer,with4in.blackflange, mountedontimber,only£13/5, withcupboard,2drawers,2 doors,2shelves,bothfor £21/10.4ft,steelSinkand Cupboards,£20.Lovelyall steelCupboards,£15.4ft. greenorcreamterrazzoDrainer,EnamelSinkandCupboard, only£12/15.10x12gal.CoppersandStands,allsizechimneysandfluepipes.New Stovesfrom£8/10/.Allcolourenamel,nickelandpolished steeltopsStoves,fitted,yourstradedin.Wringers,K.B.C., 93/11.FamousAcmes,new stocks,£7/15/.Wringmasters;£6/15/.Baths,latest creamorwhite,£5/19/6;terrazzo,£13/15/;cement,56/. AllcopperBathHeaters,£9. HandBasins,white,55/,on pedestals,£8/5/.Bi_boltedPedestalSeats,9/6.FlyDoors, 31/6.Dustbins,17/11.Steel ShavingCabinets,35/..English Tiles,white,31/6yard;cream, 35/3;green,47/.Enamel Sheets,4/3.OrmonoidRoofing,49/.RollTubs,30in., 40/;38in.,36/11;26in.,30/; 24in.,23/11.AllHardware, Nails,fromHASSELL'S,559 Wellington-st.,and36Pier-st., nearHay-st.Tel.B6307.

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METROPOLITANBUSINESSES

MonopolyMixedBusiness. ModernShopandDwelling. Goodresidentialsuburb.Well equippedandfurnished.Does £100weekly,couldbedoubled. Opportunityforkeenbuyer. £2,300,includingstock.

HairdressingandTobacconist,VictoriaPark.Shows£13 weeklyclear.GoodPlant. Outstandingone-manbusiness. Only£615.

District.SimilarHalfShare,Fremantle Goodprofits.Only £350.

BARGAINCOUNTRYBUSINESSANDHOME.

ButcheringBusiness,with FreeholdorRentalHome, Norseman.Average£320weekly,showing30%gross.Price, £850,plusstock,islessthan valueofplant,etc.Near-by modernasbestos4_roomed House.£500,or£25s.per week.

SHEEP&WHEATBARGAIN.

Nice5-roomedbrickresidence, 2encloseds/outs;allconveniences.5,000acresYorkgum country;amplewatersupplies; goodplant. 18bushelscropthisyear.Carries500sheep. Canbedoubled.Rainfall14in. Exceptionallygoodbuying, £7,200bare.

HOUSESWITHVACANT POSSESSION.

MidlandJunction,nearConvent,solid comfortablebrickroomyand gardens;veryhome;wellkept attractive,£2,500.

Nedlands:Brickandtile;3 bedrooms,lounge,diningroom, sleep-out,bathroom,laundry; fullyfurnished.£6,155.

SouthPerth:Brickandtile;fullyfurnished;riverandcity views.£4,870.

OUTSTANDINGINVESTMENT

NorthPerth:Brickandtile,on doubleblock.Shows84%on £4,600.

CHOICEBUILDINGBLOCKS.

Claremont:Goodposition, handytrainandbus.£275. MountPleasant:BunyipRoad. Idealspot.£270.

FACTORYBUILDING. BrickStirlingHighway,Claremont. andiron.Outstanding position.£1,900.

PRIVATEHOTEL, Beautifullyfurnishedand equipped.Showsbignettpro- fits.Accommodationavailable purchaser.Ownermusteffect earlysale.

Hotels:WehaveseveralattractiveFreeholdPropositionsto offer.

Lynn&CoombeScholarships

iseriminations

"THEPLAY'STHETHING."

SUCCESSFULDEBUTBYTHECOMPANYOF FOUR.

TheCompanyofFour,the newly-formedlocalprofessionalbody,openeditsaccountimpressivelyintheSomerville Auditoriumlastweek,whena hand_pickedcastgaveapolish- edpresentationofP.G.Wodehouse'stranslationof"The Play'stheThing,'byContinentaldramatist,F.Molnar.

Theplaywasgiveninideal surroundingsforsummerentertainment,thoughnotunderthe bestofconditions.Theenforcedamplificationofthevoices robbedthemofsomethingof theircolourandindividuality. Undeniablytheactorswereup againsthardshipsnotusually encounteredinstagework.The hugesuccessoftheirventure wasatributetotheirabilityto holdanaudience.

Everyonedidremarkablywell, to wouldtheextentthatcomparisons beinvidious.Wecannotforbear,though,tomake specialmentionofJames Bailey'scomichighlightinthe reelingoffofFrenchnamesas longashisarm.Hediditwith suchgustoandaplombaswould havedonecredittoaFrench throat.ItwasatouchofMoliere forwhichweweregratefulto Mr.Molnar.

Theotherplayersinthis pricelesscomedywereDorothy Krantz,WilliamBennit,Kevin Caporn,BenSainken,Ivan SmithandHarryPhipps.The producerwasNitaPannell.The presentationwasunderthe auspicesoftheAdultEducation Board.

Welookforwardwithkeen expectationtothenextplayby theCompanyofFour.This willbe"HayFever,"inHis Majesty'sTheatre,inMarch.

-DEGUSTIBUS.

AnOldMaster.

ItispleasingtoseeCardinal Manning'smasterpiece,"The EternalPriesthood,"oncemore reprintedbyBurns,Oatesand Washbourne,Ltd.,intheyear 1950.Nodoubtitwillbeeasy ofaccessinthebookstallsbeforethemiddleoftheyear.Dif_ ficulttoobtainduringthewar years,manyyoungpriestswillbepleasedtoacquirethiswellproducededitionfortheirown bookshelf.

Thebookneedslittlerecommendation.Itiswellknown. Thepoweranddepthofits openingchaptershasnotbeen surpassedintheEnglishlanguage.Itspracticalapproachto questionssuchasthePriest's dangers,hishelps,histime,his sorrows-hislifeandhisdeath -remainseveninthecompli- catedset-upofourpresentway oflife,asourceofconsolation andinspirationtobetterthings. Onefeelsthestrengthofitstitle andthepowerofSt.Paul's wordsflowingthroughitspages: "Thouartapriestforever." (HebrewsV.,6.) "TheEternalPriesthood."ByCardinalManning.Burns,Oates andWashbourne,Ltd.,London. 23rd.edition,1950.English price8/6.

MASTERMARTINCAVVLEY, whohasbeenawardedaBank Officials'AssociationScholar_ship,valuedat£30.perannum, tenablefortwoyearsatanyrecognisedSecondarySchool. MartinhasbeenastudentatSt. LouisJesuitSchool,Claremont, forthepastsevenyears.He recentlypassedtheJuniorCertificateExaMinationinEnglish,Latin,French,MathematicsA, MathematicsB,Physicsand Chemistry.HehopestogaintheLeavingCertificatewithin thenexttwoyears,andthen proceedtotheUniversityto studyforanEngineeringdegree.

-Gibbney'sPhoto.

MICHAELSTEVENSONapu- pilofSt.Joseph'sAlbany,whowassuccessfulinhisLeaving Examinationattheageofsixteen.Hepassedinsixsubjects withadistinctioninGeography. HealsoaddedCommercialWork tohisJuniorCertificate.Michael beganhisstudiesatSt.Joseph's,andfinishedcreditably.Hismusicandartworkhavebeen highlycommended.Heisnow workingintheofficeoftheLocal Magistrate. Wewishhimeverysuccessin hiscareer.

AtameetingoftheTrustees, heldonThursday,February2, LynnScholarshipswereawardedto:BrianFrancisByrne,196RailwayTerrace,Maylands.

RalphLeonardParamor,97 McKenzieStreet,Wembley.

TheSchdlarshipsareeachof £25perannum,tenablefortwo years.Thisscholarshipwas foundedin1924bythegeneros- ity,ofthelateMr.R.J.Lynn, ManagingDirectorofAmalga- matedCollieries.

BrianByrneisastudentof ChristianBrothers'College,Highgate,andpassedhisJunior ineightsubjects.Hehasattendedthecollegeforfour years.Hehasrepresentedthe collegeinboxing,tennis,cric- ketandfootball, RalphParamorhasbeena studentofSt.LouisJesuit Schoolsince1945.Hepassed hisJuniorinsevensubjects,and hehastakenpartinallthe usualschoolactivities.

CurrentholdersofLynn

Scholarships.awardedin1949, arePeterSutherlandand MichaelCarrigg.

ELLIOTT ELLIOTT

ofNORMANDENISO'BRIEN,

PalmerstonStreet,Perth.a studentoftheChristianBrothers'HighSchool,Highgate, wasawardedaCoombeScholarship.Duxofhisclass,hepass- edtheJuniorCertificateineight subjects.The.scholarshipis valuedat£40ayear,andten- ablefortwoyears.

DEATHOVERASIA

Wewouldbeblindoptimists indeedifwethinkthatwehave noresponsibilitiesrestinguponusinsuchastaggeringcrisisof theworld'shistory.Thisisour problemaswellasEurope's. Theonlydifferenceisthatour priceisyettopay.

Wemustrealisethatagreat dangeriscominguponAsia.An immensestrongholdforCommunistactionhasbeenbuiltin China.Onceithasconsolidateditself,itwillputoutfeelers intosurroundingcountries.Governmentsarenotverystrongor verypromptinactioninFarEasterncountries.Asianpeople discontentaremostlypassive.Their largelyandpovertyhave preparedthegroundfor thrichharvestsofCommunism.

ACHANGINGWORLD.

HasCommunismnotspread inourmidst?Thosewhoare oldenoughwillremembera time andwhencheerfulcapitalists patronisingwiseacres,and evenamiablereligiousmen, wouldsneeringlyorfatuouslylaughatthewarningcriesraised hereandthere. Itwasregardedasimpossible thatanythingsoabsurdlyalien asCommunismshouldinvade thisbestpartofthebestofall possibleworlds.Andyetthis hashappened.Self-satisfied peopleandstupidpeopleare partoftheworld'smajorbane. Theyrefusetoseewhatishap- peninginachangingworld.It islikeChamberlain'scryof 'peaceinourtime,'whenactuallypeacewasimpossible. Nocountrycanremainanuninvadableoasisofpleasantliv- ingagainstideaswhichvio-

lentlysweepovertheworld.It isbetterto orthodoxbuildupsensibleand defencesintime.To abandonthestrategyofdefence istoloseabattlebeforeithas beenfought.Alltheproblems werefusetosolvearewaiting forusin.amoreaggravatedandaccumulatedformfurtherupthe roadwayoflife.Wedonot evaderesponsibilitybymomentarilysuccessfulevasions.We areonlymakingourselvesweak toassumethesameresponsi- bilityasacrushingburdenwhen itinevitablycomesuponusat somefuturetime,whencomeit must.because,ourcomplacent ins'ivityisnottheruleoflife whotherpartsoftheworld acceptasbindinguponthemtoo.

FIVEHUNDREDMILLION. Peacein disasterourtimemeansjust inourtime.Thedeluge isuponusbeforeweknow whatishappening.Thedemocr-aciescounteduponChinaform- ingapartofthegreatdemocr-aticblock.Inafewyearstime Chinaishostilelycommunist. Agreateventinhistoryhas takenplace.Fivehundredmil- lionpeoplehavecomewithin theorbitofcommunism.Think oftheeffectsofcommunismmouldingthemindsofthisimmenseandtenaciousmassof thehumanfamily,andthensaywhetheritdoesnotmakeyou feelthattheworldisunderg- oingsomechanges.Itdoesnot yetaffectyou.Buttenor twentyyearshence?

QuintusDelilkhan in"CeylonCatholicMessenger"

Brevity:thenextbestthingtosilence.

RalphLeonardParamor

BrianFrancisByrne

3,000FOREIGNSTUDENTSTRAINFOR PRIESTHOODINROME. CARRYINGTHEWORDTOTHEWORLD.

COLLEGESHARDHITBYSTERLINGDEVALUATION.

(ByaSpecialVaticanCorrespondent VATICANCITY.

Intwenty_fiveforeigncollegesintheheartofRomethepick oftheCatholicYouthoftheworldcometostudyeachyearfor thepriesthood. NearlyeverynationofEuropeandmanyanationofthe newworldhasitsowncollegeunderthespecialpatronageof thePope.

Altogether,theforeigncollegeshousemorethan3,000young men,whoaftertheirsevenyears'course,gobacktotheirown countriestoworkamongthepeopleasparishpriestsorcurates intownandcountry,asprofessorsinSeminaries,andinvarious othercapacities.

Fewofthesestudentsbecome monks.Thosewhowanttoenter themonasticordersusually startintheseminariesrunby thegreatreligioushousessuch astheBenedictines,Franciscans orDominicans,inRome.

Studentsattheforeigncollegespreparethemselvesfor theirfuturework,withthe Church'sphilosophy,theology andwisdombehindthemtohelp themtoguidetheirpeople throughtheeverydayproblems oflife.

THEENGLISHCOLLEGE

Downacobbledsidestreet nearthePalazzoFarneseinone oftheoldestquartersofRome, standstheEnglishCollege.

Therehasbeenan"EnglishCol_ lege"inRomesinceasfarback astheeighthcenturywhenIna, KingofWessex,foundeda schoolandhotelforSaxon pilgrimsbeyondtheTiber.

Butthepresentcollegeowes itsorigintotheHolyYearsof 1300and1350whichbroughta greatinfluxofEnglishmento Rome.In1362,aLondon merchantnamedJohnShepherd foundedahospiceforEnglish pilgrimsintheviaMonserrato, wherethepresentcollegenow stands.

WhentheReformationcame, thehospicewastransformed intoacollegetotrainpriests tokeepalivetheFaithinEngland.Today,theCollegewalls arehungwithportraitsofsome ofthefortymartyrswhqdied ongallowsorblockduriligthe persecutionsofthe16thand 17thcenturies.

THERUSSIANCOLLEGE

WhattheEnglishCollege wastoCatholicsinEngland duringandafterthepersecution,somaythe"CollegioRussicum"beonedaytothepeople ofRussia.

TheScotsCollegewasfounded in1600,althoughbeforethata Scotshostelalreadyexisted andhadbeenliberallysupported byMaryStuart. TheIrishCollegeontheCoelianHillinRomewasfounded 28yearslaterwitharollofsix studentsandtheincomefroma largevineyardnearCastel Gandolfo.Itsstudentshavethe privilegeofcarryingthestaves ofthecanopyunderwhichthe PopecarriestheBlessedSacramentduringCorpusChristi processionsinSaintPeter's Square.

THEGERMAN-HUNGARIAN

COLLEGE

OldestofalltheforeignCollegesistheGerman-Hungarian College,whosescarlet-robed studentsprovideabrilliant splashofcolouramongthedark soutanesoftheotherclergyat publicceremonies.Inthehuge modern,cloisteredbuilding whichtodayhousesthecollege, manypriestsarebeingtrained whomayplayavitalroleinthe ChurchversusStatestrugglein EasternEurope.

THECOLLEGEOFST.BEDE

Perhapsthemostunusual collegeofallinRomeisthe CollegioBeda-theCollegeof St.Bede-founded97yearsago totrainconvertAnglicanclergy andforothermenwith-late vocations."

InterferenceWith NatureMeansLoss ofVigour.

Thesubjectofartificialinseminationwascommenteduponby SirAlbertHowardshortlybeforehisdeath.Inaletter,quoted by"OrganicGardening",Sir Albertofferedasuggestionby whichadefiniteconclusion couldbereachedonthevalueof artificialinseminationinlivestock.

"Mysuggestion",wroteSir Albert,"isbasedonsome30 years'experienceinactualplant breeding,whichincladedalong perioddevotedtoastudyofthe methodsbywhichfertilization isbroughtabout.Brieflystated, Ifounditdidnotpaytointerferewiththemethodsofpollinationlaiddownbynature. longastheinvestigator workedwithinthelimitsimposedbynaturallawallwent well,butthemomentanyattemptwasmadetoworkoutside theselawstroubleinvariably followed.Iwillquoteone example.Theflowersofthecottonplantarepollinatedintwo ways-bypollenfromthesame plantandbypollenfromother plants.Bothselfandcrosspollinationaretheruleinthiscrop. But,ifwepreventcrosspollinationaltogether,andonlyallow selfpollinationa'fallingoffin vigourbermesnoticeableafter somefiveorsixyears-thefirst signsoflossofreproductive powerbegintoshowthemselves.

SINGINGINTUNEWITHTHEUNITED STATES.

"AustraliaisamemberoftheUnitedNations,andhitherto hassoughttocollaborateverycloselywiththatinstitutioninregardtoherexternalpolicy.Ifwearetobeconsistent,then,we shouldmakeourdecisionsconcerningRedChinaincollaboration withtheothernationsinthispartnership;moreespeciallyasthe questionisofmajorsignificancetoU.N.inviewofthepresence ofaChinesepermanentrepresentativeintheSecurityCouncil," Mr.D.G.M.Jackson,M.A.,saidduringaCatholicHourbroadcast "Theimpatientdisregardof U.N.shownbytheAttleeGovernmentinthiscaseism strangecontrastwiththerespectfuladherencegivenby themtoitsdecisioninthecase ofSpain."hecontinued. "Apartfromthis,sincethe ColomboConferencehasshown thatacommonfrontofthe 'CommonwealthofNations'in theFarEastisnotpractical politics,itseemstobemorenecessarythaneverthatwe shouldsetournationalcompass byWashington-thegreatestof Westernpowerswithanint"rest intheFarEast-inallthatre-

latestoChinaaswellasJapan. Itistimetoabandontheillusion thatwecanactasamajor power,orrelyonanindependentcombined'securityforce' underBritish,orIndian,orany otherguidance. "Ifwecannotfindsafety undertheshadowofAmerican strength,wecannotfindit anywhere:andouronlyhopeof findingitthereistosingintune withtheUnitedStates.

"Thisis'realism'-allelseandparticularlythepseudorealismofcertainLeftWing journalists-ismerely'gasand gaiters.'"

Fifty-fourstudents,including twoformerBritisharmycolonels, Air Forcepilots,aformerAnglican canonandanopthalmicsurgeon, arestudyingatpresentatthe BedaCollegetobecomeparish priests.

TheRussianCollege,nearthe BasilicaofSantaMariaMaggiore,wasfoundedbyPope PiusXIjusttwentyyearsago withtheexpressintentionof providinganucleusofpriests familiarwiththeRussianlanguageandwiththeGreco-Byzantineriteswhocouldformthe vanguardofCatholicismiffree exerciseofreligionwereopermittedagaininRussia.

Today,thereare20students attheRussianCollege.Several areRussians,manyareSlaysof othernations,oneisEnglish andoneisCanadian.

WhitebeardedFatherEulampion,64-year-oldRussianbornJesuitteacherattheCollege,saidtheaimofthe"Russicum"isalsotopreparefor apossibleunionwiththe orthodoxfaith.

"AtpresentourpriestgraduatesgotoworkamongRussianslivingabroad,inFrance ortheUnitedStates,"hesaid. "Pressreportsthatwetrain spieswhoinfiltrateintoRussia andEasternEuropearesheer nonsense.

"Butwhenthedaycomes whenreligiousfreedomistoleratedagaininRussia,weshall havereadyabodyofpriests whocanactasamissionary spearheadinacountrywhich hasbeenwithoutCatholicteach_ ingnowfordecades."

SCOTSANDIRISHCOLLEGES

BoththeScotsandIrishhave theirownCollegesinRome.

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan,at"TheRecord"Office,450HayStreet, Perth.

Theiragesrangefrom24to 68;butmostofthemareabout 35-a"sensibleage"saysthe Rector,63-year-oldformersolicitor,MonsignorCharlesDuchemin. "IfSaintPaulhadlivedin thesedays,"saystherector,"he wouldalmostcertainlyhave beensenttotheBeda.Itisa placeofpreparationformenof matureyearswho,likethelabourersinthevineyardofthe Gospelstory,arecalledtothe priesthoodatthethird,sixthor eventheninthhours."

Thestudentpriestsatthe Bedacollegegetanabridged courseforthepriesthood.They completetheirtraininginfour yearsinsteadofthenormalseven.Theirlifeismuchfreer thanthatinthenormalseminaries;theyareallowedtodrink andsmokeandcanbeinvited outtovisitfriends.

'Intheartificialinsemination ofanimals,theinterferencein naturallawisasgreat,ifnot greater,thanintheselffertilizationofthecottonplantfor reasonswhichneednoexplanation.Beforeartificialinseminationwasreleasedfromthe shelteroftheexperimentstationsalong-termtrialshould havebeencarriedout.Two herdsofthesamebreedshould havebeenmaintainedsideby sideundersimilarconditions. Oneherdshouldhavebeenbred bynaturalmeans,theotherby meansofartificialinsemination onbothsides-maleandfemale.

Insome10to20generations Iamconvincedthatinteresting differenceswoulddevelop.The animalsraisedbyartificial inseminationwouldbeginto showdefinitesignsoflossofreproductivepower.:Thepractice ofartificialinseminationwould thenberelegatedtothescrap heap;theinvestigatorswould havebeenpreserved.

"ButnowherecanIfindany evidencethatsuchacommonsensetesthasbeencarriedout, sothatnatureherselfcouldgive aclear-cutverdict.Instead,all sortsofargumentshavebeen advancedinsupportofthis monstrousinnovationforthe mostpartbasedonconsiderationsofprofit.Butif,asismore thanlikely,thispracticeleads tospecies-erosion,theseephemeralprofitswillsoonbecomea totalloss."

Some,like52-year-oldformer Anglicancanon,HarryDennis, fromTanganyika,hadbeen "wobblingforyears"before makinguptheirmindstobecomepriests.Othershavebeen preventedbythewarandmilitaryservicefromenteringearlier.Somehavepractisedfor yearsaslawyers,doctorsor school-mastersbeforjoining theBeda.

Amongthemis48-year-old "Bobbie"Stuart,aformerbarristerinChinawhohasdecided tobecomeaJesuit,andwhohas composedaMass"OrbisFactor," shortlytobepublishedin London.

ThenthereisEugeneSmith, aformerMelbourneschoolmaster,whowillbegoingbackto Australiaasapriestshortlyat theendofhisfinalyearof training.

Thereis,too,HughMontgomery,onetimeBritishcharged'af-

"Farmer&Dairyman" fairesattheHolySee,whointerruptedhisstudiesasa"late vocation"priestduringthewar toflyoutoncemoretotheVaticanandresumehisoldpostas secretarytotheBritishlegation totheVatican.

DEVALUATION-A HEAVYBLOW

Devaluationhasdealtaheavy blowtothetrainingofpriests inR6meinsterlingareacolleges.TheEnglish,Irish,Scotsand Bedacolleges,areallinstraits atpresent,withtheirnormal incomereducedbyabgutone quarter.Mostofthemwillhave toputuptheirfees-nowaround £150ayearallin-unlessthe liradropsinvalue.

Asthetrainingofstudents dependsonmoneysentbythe Bishops,Collegesarefacedwith theseriousprospectofcutting downthenumberoftheirstudentsunlessdiocesesinEnglandandothersterlingcountries canraisesufficientmoneyto keepthemafloat.

NcxtSAT.NIGHT

UNDERTHEBRIGHTLIGHTS.

GLAMOROUSANDEXCITINGSPORT. 2

£400each. 11miles.

SevenEvents.FirstRace7p.m.TramstotheGates. W.A.TrottingAssn.,R.N.Percival,Secretory.