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TwoBishopsin Perth

TheAuxiliaryBishopofCanberra-Goulburn(MostRev.Dr. GuildfordYoung)andtheBishopofRockhampton,Queensland(MostRev.Dr.A.G. Tynan)pass,edthroughFremantleonSundayaboardthe"Toscana"enrouteforRome.While inporttheirLordshipswerethe guestsofDr.D.A.Quinlan,to whomBishopTynanisrelated.

PrelatetoAppeal

HisGracetheArchbishopof Brisbane(theMostRev.J. Duhig,D.D.)willappealagainst theSupremeCourtverdictdirectinghimtopay£25,720to JackFrancisHennessy,Sydney architect.Thatamountwas awardedbyajuryinaclaimfor architect'sfeesonplansand specificationsfortheHolyName CathedralinBrisbane.CounselwillasktheFullCourtatits sittings,whichbeginonJune27, tosetasidetheverdictand judgment,andthatanewtrial behadbetweentheparties.

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TheInstituteofSocialOrder isunderthedirectionofFather HaroldLalor,S.J.,forseveral yearsinchargeofCatholicActionintheArchdioceseof PerthbeforeenteringtheSocietyofJesus.Wellknownon theradio,heconductedthe"CatholicAnswer"overStations 6PR-TZ,andwasalsomanaging editorof"TheRecord"during theearlyyearsofWorldWarII. ThroughhisrepeatedandvigorousdenunciationofCommunism,FatherLalorbecamesomethingofapetaversiontoParty membersinWesternAustralia, ti beingattackedfromtimeto timewithviciousdiatribesand personalabuseinthelocal "Workers'Star"andinthecolumnsofthedailypress.

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OnJune12th.,PatrickPeter Moypassedtohiseternalreward, inhis78th.year._Duringhis lifetimeheendearedhimselfto allwhoknewhimbythevery practicalmannerinwhichhe exercisedrealChristiancharity.

ThelateMr.Moycameto thisStatefromNewSouth Walesoverfiftyyearsago,more thanfortyofwhichhespent withtheEducationDepartment. Hewillberememberedbythe olderresidentsofsuchplacesas Busselton,Northampton,CunderdinandMt.Helena,andbya youngergenerationatMaddington. Forthepasttwentyyearshe hasbeenresidentintheCathedralParishwithhiswifeand family.HewasoneofthefoundationmembersoftheHoly NameSocietyintheparish,and rightuptothetimeofhisdeath wasloyaltothepledge.

RequiemMassfortherepose ofhissoulwascelebratedinSt. Mary'sCathedralat9a.m.on Wednesday,June14th.,bythe VeryRev.DeanRafferty.The gravesideprayerswererecited byRev.FatherR.Kelly.

ThelatePatrickMoyissurvivedbyhiswidow,Mrs.M. Moy,andthreechildren,Jack, Kathleen(Mrs.U.Urquhart) andMary(SisterM.Rita,St. Joseph'sConvent,Boulder). R.I.P.

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Mgr.GoodyAttacksParsimonyof State

OverCatholicEducation

"WesternAustraliaspendsapproximately£25perannumon everychildeducatedinitsStateschools,andcontributesnothingtowardsthecostofeducatingchildreninindependentschools.ThisparsimonysavestheTreasuryofWestern Australiaover£250,000ayear,"statedMonsignorGoodyina closelyreasonedstatementonChristianEducationtotheHighgate Parents'AssociationonSundaylast."EveryCatholictaxpayer contributestaxtopermiteducationexpenditureattherateof £310s.ayearforeveryman,womanandchildintheState,and thenhastopayagaintohavehischildgiventhekindofChristian educationtowhichtheStateschoolscouldnotaspire.Sucha taxisnodifferentincharacterfromfinesimposedforgoingto churchunderold-timePenalcodesormodernCommunism."

"TheStatetakesthestand thatbynotteachingChristianity, itsschoolsitinstrictlyneutral.Thatisimpossible.A subjectnotincludedinaschool curriculumisregardedby everybody,inevitably,asanunnecessarysubject,andtherefore ofnorealimportance,ofno valuein..afterlife.Australian educatinghasbeingdoingthis forChristianityfortwogenerationsandhasvirtuallysucceededinbanishingallbutthemost rudimentaryconcepticnsof Christianbelieffromthemasses ofAustralia.DivestedofChristianrestraint,mankinddescends tothebrutalitiesofCommunism orJapanesepaganism.Only theChurchschoolsofAustralia nowstandbetweenitandthe completedisappearanceofChristianculture.WhenHenry Parkes,in1895,endedtheestablishedsystemofsubsidiesto ChurchSchools,theexcusewas toputanendtosectarianism; not,asitisprovingintheevent, tokillChristianityforsomany children."

AttackingCatholicswhosmuglysaidthatweweredoingvery wellwithStateaid,andthat

moreStateaidwouldmeanState powerstoputanendtoCatholicschoolsaltogetheriftheState wished,MonsignorGoodyconcludedthatsuchCatholicshad noconceptionofthelonghours nunsspentinteachingandin givingmusiclessonstoenable themtosupplementthemeagre schoolfeeswhichtheyreceived from,notall,butonlysomeof thechildren,sometimes.Whether ourschoolsreceivedStateaidor not,itwouldmakenodifferencetotheirprospectsofsurvivalunderahostileGovernment.Unitedandorganised CatholicActionwastheonly safeguardorhopeofevenpartialjusticeforourschools.

Mrs.Leahy,oneofthefoundersoftheAssociation,toldthe meetingoftheinnumerable amenitiesprovidedforthe schoolbytheParents'Associationoverthepasttenyears. Theseincludedacompleterefurnishingofthewholeschool andtheprovisionofapiano, wirelessandpublicaddresssystem.Thefathers'workingbee hadlatelybeendoinggoodwork inrepairingtheplaygroundand lookingafteroddtriflesasblow-

POPEPRAISESWORKOFCATHOLIC MIGRATIONCOMMITTEE

Inarecentcommunicationto HisGraceArchbishopT. McGuire,Canberra-Goulburn, EpiscopalPresidentoftheFederalImmigrationCommittee,the SecretarySubstituteoftheSecretariateofStateofHisHoliness,ArchbishopJ.B.Montini, writes:

"Itgivesmegreatpleasureto informYourGracethattheSovereignPontifflovinglybestows onthemembersoftheEpiscopal Committee,theFederaland Englishoffices,andtheState branchesoftheCatholicImmigrationCommittee,Hispaternal ApostolicBenediction,praying thatitmaybetoeachandalla sourceofconsolationanda pledgeofabundantgraces.

"TheHolyFatherhasnoted withparticularsatisfactionthe Bishops'Pastoralonbehalfof theimmigrantsandthezealwith whichtheCommitteehasendeavouredinthepasttocarry outthedirectivesoftheChurch inthisimportantwork,andHe feelsconfidentthatthisunswervingloyaltywillcontinueto characteriseitsactivityinthe future.

"Igladlyavailmyselfofthis occasiontoconveytoYour GracetheexpressionofmycordialgratitudeforthepromptattentionreceivedbytheVatican MigrationBureauofthe.SecretariateofStatefromthevarious officesoftheCommittee."

CardinalFumasoni-Biondi's Praise.

Inanearliercommunication totheCommittee,HisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate, ArchbishopMarella,writes: "HisEminence,CardinalFumasoni-BiondiwishestocongratulatetheEpiscopalCommitteeonitszealousprovisionsfor thespiritualwelfareoftheNew

Australiansandforitsbeautiful PastoralLetterontheoccasion ofthecollectionforimmigration work;and,inaspecialway,His Eminenceconveyshiscongratu- lationstoHisGraceArchbishop McGuire,andtohisfaithfuland generouscollaboratorsinthis workwhichissoimportantfor thegoodofsoulsandforthe progressoftheChurchinAustralia."

SacerdotalJubilee ofDr.Mannix

Thursday,June8,wasthe sixtiethanniversaryoftheordinationtopriesthoodofHis GracetheArchbishopofMelbourne,MostRev.DanielMannix,D.D.AlthoughHisGrace hadrefusedallpubliccelebrationsandpersonalmonetary gifts,heapprovedtheproposal oftheCatholiclaitytosetupa TravellingScholarshipforCatholicuniversitystudentsto honourhisDiamondJubilee.A sumof£60,000(whichwill provide£2,000ayearforpostgraduatestudy)istheobjective, andthefundwillbeadministered-andstudentschosen-bythe CouncilofNewmanCollege.At anenthusiasticmeetinginthe MelbourneLowerTownHallthe projectwasunanimouslysupportedby300representative Catholiclaymen,and£24,500 werethereandthenpromised towardsthefund.AttheTown Hallmeeting,congratulatory messageswerereadfromCardinalGilroy(Sydney),Cardinal Spellman(NewYork),the ApostolicDelegate,thePrime Minister(Mr.Menzies),andthe StatePremier(Mr.Hollway).

ingupandmendingbasketballs whichwouldotherwisebe neglected.

COLLIEFORMSPARENTS' ASSOCIATION.

St.Brigid's,Collie,isthe mostrecentofWesternAustralianparishestoformaParents' andOFriends'Association.The PresidentisDr.Walsh;the Chairman,Mr.DanJames,who isdeputyMayorofCollie;the Secretary,isMr.O'Keefe,with theParishPriest,Rev.Father Downey,actingasTreasurer. TheAssociationisimmediately takinginhandtheimprovement ofthechurchandschool grounds,whicharetobefenced in,madeup,andthensuitably plantedwithshadetreesand shrubs.Aworkingbeeistobe calledtodothepost-holediggingforthepostandrailfence tobeerected.

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SolemnHighMasswillbe broadcastfromSt.Mary'sCathedralat11a.m.onSunday, July2nd.Thepreacherwill betheRev.JohnLynch,P.P., Palmyra.

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AuxiliaryBishop

Newly-appointedAuxiliary BishoptoHisEminenceCardinalGilroy,the/MostRev.PatrickFrancisL'ons,D.D.,was welcomedbynearly700repres- entativesofthelaityofthe ArchdioceseofSydneyata specialreceptioninCusaHouse onJune6th. Thereceptionwasunderthe patronageofHisEminence,who with O'Brien,HisLordshipBishop accompaniedBishop Lyonstothereception.

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HONOURST.ANTHONY

TheannualcelebrationsinhonourofSt.AnthonyofPadua werecarriedoutatWannerooonSunday,June18th.,inthepre- senceofaverylargecongregation.Forseveralweeksasplendid committee,undertheleadershipofMr.A.Villanova,hadworked withgreatzealandenergytoensurethesuccessofthisyear's function,andhadtheconsolationofseeingthoseeffortscrowned withasuccessevenbeyondtheirexpectations.Eventheweather,thoughattimesdistinctlythreatening,permittedtheholding ofallthefunctionsintheopenair.

Aspecialfeatureofthis year'sobservancewasashort preparatorymission,conducted byFatherAbramo,O.M.I.,at OsbornePark,anditsconclusionatWanneroo,wherethe goodmissionerwasaccompaniedbyastalwartbandofyoung menformingtheItalianCatholicActiongroups. ThealtarofSt.Anthony, preparedontheschoolverandah,wasbeautifullydecorated withflowers,candlesandfairy lights,andalovelynewsetof

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altarlinens-thegiftofsome verykindfriends.TheMass wassungbyFatherLangmead, assistedbySt.Anthony's SchoolChoir,withoccasional Italianhymnssungbythe A.C.I.groups,whilstthesermonwaspreachedbyFather Abramo,whoworearichlyormentedStole,presentedin honourofSt.AnthonybyMr. A.Crisafulliandhisfriends. AftertheMass,anduntilthe arrivaloftheClontarfBoys' Bandintheafternoon,theA.C.I. Groupandtheschoolchildren keptthebigcrowdentertained withsongsandmusic,broadcast overtheloud-speakersystem, lentandoperatedbyMr.E. Crisafulli.

WiththearrivaloftheBand preparationsfortheprocession weregotunderway,underthe directionofthemarshal,Mr.J. Handcock,andpreciselyat3 p.m.Mr.A.Crisafulli,carrying acrucifixbedeckedwithflowers, ledoffalongtheroute,which extendedfromthechurchtothe RoadBoardHall.Thencame theacolytes,theschoolchildren, theItalianCatholicAction Group,theflowergirlsintheir beautifuldressesandredcloaks, theclergy,thestatueofSt.Anthony,carriedbyeightcarefully chosenyoungmen,andthegen-

eralcongregation.Throughout theprocessionthetrafficarrangementswereinthecapable handsoftwopoliceofficers.

Theprocession,havingreturnedtotheschoolground,Father Abramopreachedaninspiring sermononthelifeofthe.Saint, whichwaslistenedtoinraptat- tentionbythebigcongregation; andso,withBenedictionofthe BlessedSacramentgivenby Rev.Dr.Sullivan,assistedby FatherMcSweeney,theday's celebrationscametoanend.

Before persed,thelargecrowddisFatherLangmeadaddressedawordofthankstoall whohadworkedsohardto makethisyear'sobservanceso happyandsuccessful.Inaspe- cialwaywashegratefultothe grandcommittee,theSisters, theschoolchildren,theBand, theA.C.I.Group,theclergy,the RoadsBoardforitspermission toholdtheprocessiononthe mainroad,thePoliceDepart- ment conductedforitshelp,toladieswho therefreshmentstall, andtoallwhodonatedmoney orgoodsfor especiallytheday'shappiness, toMrs.Menchetti,for thetrulywonderfulornamented candleimportedfromItalyfor theoccasion.

Nothankswouldbecompletewithoutspecialreferenceto FatherAbramoandhissplendidwork,withoutwhichmuchof thesuccessofthedaywouldnot havebeenpossible.

AustralianPilgrims

ArriveinRome

TheAustralianHolyYearpil- grimage,ledbyhisGraceArchbishopDuhig,arrivedinRome cnMondaylast,June12.

ThepilgrimswereintheHoly CityuntilJune26.TheiraudiencewiththeHolyFathertook placetowardstheendoftheir stayandtheyattendedthecanonizationofBlessedMaria GorettiinSt.Peter'sonJune25. Mrs.EvaMalcolm,ofHaw.. thorn,aMelbourneHolyYear pilgrim,diedonboardthe StrathairdoutsidePortSaidand wasburiedatsea. LordandLadyGowrieentertainedtheAustralianpilgrimsat WindsorCastleonJuly25.

EnglishCatholicsand

ItwasAutumn1940,andnear midnightwhenthemailboat berthed.atHolyhead.There wasdarknesseverywhere.Even thepilotlightswerejusttiny stars;thecaptainneededgood sighttosteersafely.Butwhen morningcameandthesunshone brightly,onecouldalmostforgettheblack-out.Thepeople sangbravely,"Whenthelights shineagain,"andtheirsong soundedlikeaprayer.

Ithought,asIlistened,Hitler'sblack-outisthorough,but whatisitcomparedwiththe black-outimposedonthespirituallifeofEnglandbythe "Reformers,"andhowfewsing, "Whenthespirituallightshall shineagain."

Yettherearesignsthatthe spirituallightmayshineagain, too,andmaybesoonerthanwe expect.Oneofthesesignsis DevotiontotheSacredHeart.

Twomonthslater,walking alongthenarrowstreetsof Leeds,Icamefacetofacewith ayoungCatholicmotherwheelingherbaby.Wespokefora moment,andInoticedasmall clothbadgeoftheSacredHeart pinnedupirtidethepram. "Yes,"shesaid,whenshesaw melookingatit,"sinceFred wascalledupIhaveturned verymuchtotheSacredHeart. Heisouronlyhopetobring Fredhomesafely."

DuringtheyearsthatfollowedwhilegivingMissionsand Retreatsupanddownthecountry,Icouldnothelpseeingthat arealsoliddevotiontotheMost SacredHeartofJesusisgrow-

ingsteadilyamongtheEnglish Catholics,anditisaverygood signofthefuture.Cardinal Wisemanmayhavebeenabetterprophetthanmanypeople thoughtwhenhesaid,"Ibelieve Englandwillcomebacktothe FaiththroughtheSacred Heart."

Manyfactorscontributetothe fosteringofthisgranddevotion; neverforgetting,ofcourse,that theSacredHeartItselfwillfor everdrawsoulscloserwiththe goldencordsofloveandmercy. Theworkofthepriestsmust takefirstplace,for,unlessthe priestsetsaheadlineandgives enouragement,nothingwillbe done.Thezealouspriestfinds plentyofinspirationinthe manyPapalannouncementson thisdevotion,whileHisGrace, ArchbishopGodfrey,Apostolic Delegate,hastimeandagain spokenondevotiontotheSacredHeart.In1944hesaid:I "Thevenerationoftheimageof theSacredHeartintheisome helpsthefamilytoremAnber OurLord'sKingship,andHis deepPersonalLoveforall,who dwellinthehouse.Itreminds usallthatwelivein,with,and forOurLord,Whoopenstoall whoseekHimtheTreasuresof HisSacredHeart."

And,certainly,theEnglish Hierarchyaremostencouraging. OnlylastJunetheyissueda jointPastoralondevotiontothe SacredHeart,urgingthefaithfultodrawnearerthissource ofallSanctity,andtoputupan imageoftheSacredHeartin theirhomes.Themonthof Juneisalwaysasignalforare-

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newalofdevotiontotheSacred Heart.Youwillfindinevery churchduringthemonth,the SacredHeartaltar,or,atleast, astatue,tastefullydecorated, withspecialdevotionsannouncedduringthemonth.Thenine firstFridays'devotionisalways animportantevent,andthe monthlyHolyHour,whichbecameverypopularduringthe war,givespriestsasplendidopportunityofspeakingonthe gloriesoftheSacredHeart.

TheCatholicschoolsdomagnificentwork.Assoonasthe monthofMarycamestoanend, theSacredHeartstatuetakes thecentralplaceineachclassroom.Thechildrensingahymn totheSacredHeart.beforethe day'sworkbegins,andare urgedtokeepflowersaround theimageoftheSacredHeart intheirownhomesduringthe monthoftheSacredHeart. Sometimesyouwillmeeta groupofchildrenontheirway toschool,andonewillproudly holdupabunchofwildflowers andsay:"Please,Father,see whatwegatheredlastnightfor ourSacredHeart."Iknewa fewteacherswhosuppliedfamilieswithpicturesfortheenthronementontheinstalment system.

APOSTOLATEOFST.MARGARETMARY.

Somethingunique,Ithink,in CatholicActionistheApostolateofSt.MargaretMary.This consistsentirelyoflaypeople, realapostles,ifevertherewas one.TheobjectoftheApostolateistobrngdevotiontothe SacredHeart,asrevealedtoSt. MargaretMary,intothelivesof EnglishCatholics.Thisisdone chieflytht'oughtheconsecration ofhomestotheSacredHeart. Theyarguethatifthisdevotion isinhomelifeitwillsoonbe inthestreetandfactory,and theyquotePopePiusVII.:"To savetheCatholicfamilyisthe chieftaskofeveryCatholic man."

TheSecretarywritesfromthe LondonH.Q.toaParishPriest forpermissiontohavesermons preachedinhischurch.When thisisobtainedaconvenient dateischosenandapriest, usuallyfromoneoftheMisison Houses,issenttopreachthe sermons.Heiswellinformed bytheApostolateontheprocedure.Ihadthehappinessof preachingfortheApostolateall overGreatBritain.

Idistinctlyrememberthefirst sermon.Itwasasmallcotton towninNorthLancashire.I preachedatthetwoMassesand attheeveningDevotions. I toldthepeopleofthepromises oftheSacredHeartandthe blessingsthatwouldfollowon theconsecrationoftheirhomes. AttheendItoldthemthatthose whowishedtohavetheirhomes consecratedshouldgivetheir namesatthechurchdooron theirwayout.Twoyoung ladiesweretoldofftotaketheir names.Ididnotfeelatall happyduringtheday,forI fearedthatthepeoplemightnot beinterested.HoweverImade noenquiryduringtheday,puttingoffbadnewsaslongasI could.Atsupperthatnightthe AssistantPriestcametomy help."Father,"hesaid,"I hopeyouaresatisfiedwithyour day.Uptothepresentseventytwofamilieshavesentintheir names."

TheApostolatehasbeenthe meansofconsecratingthousands offamiliestotheHeartof Jesus,and,quiteoften,ofsupplyingapicturefreeofcharge topoorfamilies.Atthesame timethereisaninnercircleof prayerintheApostolateof abouttwothousandmembers, includingmanypriestsandnuns. Thesearenotifiedinadvance whensermonsareabouttobe preachedandtheyprayforsuccess;theypray,too,forallthe familiesconsecratedthroughthe workoftheApostolate.

FATHERMATEOCRAWLEY.

TheVisitationNunsatWalmer,Kent,workquietlyand steadilyfosteringtheworkof FatherMateoCrawley-notonly ,.heenthronementbutalsothe

NightAdorationinthehome, andtheGuardofHonourofthe SacredHeart.Accordingto theirlittlequarterly,"TheTabernacleandtheHome,"the

throughthesmallopening.

Therewereseveralsheetsof notepaper,andwhenseparating themtoputtheminsinglyI noticedthattheywerejust

SacredHeart

numberofnightadorersissurprisinglylarge. ThesearesomeoftheagenciestheSacredHeartisusing tokindlethefireofHisLovein England.Thereishardlya CatholichomeinEnglandwithoutsomereminderoftheSacred Heart,eventhoughitbeonly theshieldoftheSacredHeart pinnedupbehindthedoor.Betweenthetwowarshawkers importedsomelovelypictures oftheSacredHeartandOur Lady.Theframingandmountingwasperfect.Theycarried themfromdoortodoor,and thousandsofCatholicfamilies boughtthem.Nowtheyproudlysay:"Whatdoyouthinkof ourholypictures,Father. Nothinglikethatnowadays."

OnefamilyinsistedthatIgoupstairstoseetheir"altar."It wasanexquisitelittleoratory, atablewithawhitecloth,a largestatueoftheSacredHeart inthecentresurroundedwith flowersandcandles.Twoof thesecandlesarelightedfor nightprayers,Iwastold.

ANOVENA.

SometimeagoIwenttogive aMissioninasmallruralparish atthefootofYorkshireMoors. ItwasthemonthofJune,with glorioussummerweather.All aroundinthisbeautifulvalley thepeoplewerebusyatthehay. Thescentofthenewmownhay filledandfreshenedthechurch everyday,andsometimeswe couldhearthemowingmachines atworkwhilewesaidtheRosary.Everythingstartedoff verywell,butIwasafraidthat beforetheendoftwoweeksthe firstfervourwouldhavecooled. Thepeoplewereverybusy"runningwiththefineweather."The eveningsweredelightfulfor longwalksacrossthefields,and thenon-Catholicswereoffering verybigwagesforovertime.

SoIhituponaplan,andit wasaluckyhit.TheFeastof theSacredHeartfellontheFridayofthesecondweek.Iannouncedthatwewouldbegina publicNovenatotheSacred Heart,toendontheFeast.It wasjustoneprayerafterthe Rosary.Itoldthemthatinthe SacredHearttheywouldfind theremedyforalltheirneeds, nomatterhowhopelesstheir casemaybe,andurgedthemto puttheirpetitionsinthebox provided.Nextnightandright totheendtherewasaneverincreasingattendance.Itwasinspiringtoseeandfeelhowthe LoveoftheSacredHeartstruck therightkeyintheheartsof thosesimplecountrypeople. Crowdslingeredbehindeach nighttopraybeforethedecoratedSacredHeartAltar.People askedforcopiesoftheNovena prayersothattheirfriendsat homecouldjoinintheprayers.

ABLINDMAN.

Onenightwhenthechurch waslockedupInoticedapetitionlyingonthe"petition-box," evidentlytoobulkyto go

blankesheetsofveryrough paper. Itookthemtothe lightandthereImadeastrange discovery-theyweresixcloselywrittensheetsofBraille print.AlettertotheSacred Heartfromablindman!How manythoughtsflashedthrough mymindasIstoodthereinthe silentchurchwiththIletterin myhand!Thewordsofthe "ImitationofChrist"cameup beforeme:"Whenwehaveread everything,andexaminedeverything,ourfinalconclusionmust bethat,throughmanytribulationswemustentertheKingdomofGod."Iwondered,too, whathadtheblindmantosay. Wasit,"Lord,thatImaysee"?

"Letmeseethesunshineonthe fields,theflower-deckedmeadows,thechildrenplayinginthe hay.Iamingreatdarkness, Lord?"Ormaybehisprayerwas simply:"0SacredHeartgive methegracetobearmycross, sothatwhenthedayisdoneI mayseeYou." Ireceivedalettersometime afterwardsfromaparishionerto saythataseriousdomestictroubleoflongstandinghaddisappearedduringtheNovena. I amsurethattheSacredHeart musthavepouredgreatgraces intotheheartsofthosesimple peopleinthatsun-filledvalley.

Thewell-readEnglishCatholictakesajustprideintelling youthatthefirstpersontoapproachtheVicarofChristfora FeastoftheSacredHeartwas theQueenofEngland.Heis right,too,theQueenwasMary d'Este,wifeofJamesII.,who wasdethronedatthetime1697.However,thisbearsalittle explanation.Inherearlyyears, asDuchessofYork,shehadfor tutornoneotherthanBlessed ClaudedelaColombiere,to whomSt.MargaretMaryconfidedherrevelations.Wecan onlyimaginethatFatherdela ColombiereplantedafirmdevotiontotheHeartofJesusinthe mindofthefuturequeenandin themindsofmanyothers,too, butthe"Reformers"soondiscoveredhis"evil-doings"and hewaspromptlybanished. CardinalNewmanwrotesomewhere:"ThepeopleofEngland arelikechildrenlostonamistcoveredmountain;theyare sheepwithoutashepherd."We knowthattheGoodShepherdis eversearchingforHislost sheep,andsoontheflamesof lovefromHisSacredHeartmay drawthem.Yes,soonthese millionsofshepherdlessssheep mayturntheirwearyfootsteps fromthearidmountainstowards theevergreenpasturelandof theTrueFaith.-FatherJ.Sullivan,O.M.I.

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"Now,"Isaid,"taketheattitudeoftheEnglishGovernment asanexampleofliberaltreatmentofCatholicEducation securedbydemocraticadvocacy oftheCatholiccausebytheCatholiclaity."

"Yes,buthowcanyousay thatCatholicsaretreatedliberallywhentheirBishopssaythat thebillfortheirschoolswill totalover£50,000,000?"the Australianoppositemeobjected.

Becauseittakesabitofexplaining,itisperhapsaswell tosetitdown.

First,.the.£50,000,000.or £60,000,000tobefoundhasnot gottobeproducedinstantlyand paiddownonthenail.Itisan estimateofthetotalpaymentsin interestandindebtrepayment whichtheCatholicsofEngland willhavetofindduringthenext fiftyyearsforschoolswhichthey willbuildduringthenextten years.Inotherwords,itis £1,000,000ayearorsoforthe nextfiftyyears.

Secondly,£50,000,000isan outsideestimateofcostbasedon peakpost-warcostsofschool building.Thereisconsiderable likelihoodthatwhenthingshave settleddownsomewhereabout £35,000,000willbeatruerfigure.Thissumspreadover50 yearsis£700,000perannum. Thisisstillbigmoneyasalump sum.Butwhenitisbroken downandspreadoutamongstindividualCatholicsorappor- tionedperchildinCatholic schoolsitdoesnotlookquiteso vast.

ForAllEmployment DifficultiesSee LeoMacCarron,

"Mutserv,"Perth.

Thereareabout2,000,000CatholicsinEngland.Suppose onlyonequarterofthemare goodandfaithfulenoughtohelp withtheEnglishschools'debt; thatwillbe500,000Catholicsto findbetween£700,000and £1,000,000perannum,thatis somewhereabout£2perannumeach,somewhereunderIs. perweek,andcigarettesare forcomparisonabout3/6for20 inEngland. ThenumberofCatholicchildreninCatholicschoolsinEnglandisbetween400,000and 500,000.Thatisnotalooseestimate,buttheaccuratefigure fromtheschools'census.Again, therefore,thesumisIs.per weekperchild,irrespectiveof whetherthechildisgoingtoa primaryortoasecondary school.Thatisquiteauseful figure,foritshowsthatwhat CatholicsinEnglandareexpectedtopayissomethingless thanweinAustraliawould,if everychildattendingaCatholic schooloutherebroughtits schoolmoney-whichisbyno meansainvariablerule.

ONESHILLINGAWEEK.

WhenallchildreninEngland hadtopayfortheirschooling, thatis,backintheoldBoard SchoolandChurchSchooldays, roundabout1870,childrenwere charged3d.perweekfortheir schooling,andanybrothersor sistersofafirstchildwerelet offat2d.Amanwasdoing verywellindeedinthosedays tobegettinghis20s.aweekfor manuallabour,skilledorunskilled.Threepenceisoneeightiethof20s.

To-dayanaveragewage .wouldbe£8perweek,andif wepaidls.aweekperchild thatwouldbeoneonehundred andsixtiethofsuchawage.No Is.aweekisnotagreathardship,providedthattherearenot manychildrentobeeducated andprovidedthatisallthatit costs.It,ofcourse,costsan Australianparentmuchmore thanls.perweekperchild,and weoftenruntofourchildren andmoreatatimeatschool. Therearebusfaresandlunches ontopofthat.

InEnglandchildren'sfares arepaidafterthefirsttwomiles andtheygetfreelunchandfree milkprovidedforthem.The lunchismeat,vegetables,and pudding,probablywithsoup thrownin.Afullmeal,itwas originallychargedforat6dper day,andisscheduledtobefree whenamajorityofschoolshave canteensanddininghalls-both ofthelatterwillalsobeprovidedfreeandwithoutchargeto aCatholicschool.

TheEnglishGovernmenthas probablyworkedoutthearithmeticofthematterontheforegoinglinesanddecidedthatas wagesstandto-day,andin comparisonwithwhatisspent onamusements,drink,tobacco, motoringandpetrol,dressand cosmetics-incomparisonwith allthesemodernextravagances -is.perweekisnotmuch.

TheEnglishCatholicBishops, however,whoknowjusthow harditistogetmoney,probablythinkthatls.perweekfor everyCatholicchild,pluswhat isneededforthesupportand expansionoftheChurchandthe clergy,isanimpossibleamount toobtain.InEngland,asin Australia,thelastthingto benefitfromanupwardadjustmentofthebasicwageisthe Sundaycollection.

REASONFORINJUSTICE.

StillwhetherCatholicscanor cannotfindshillingsfortheir schools,theequityofthematteristhattheyshouldnothave to.ThereasonthataliberallymindedEnglishGovernmenthas imposedandmaintainssuch penaltiesonEnglishCatholic schoolsisthattheyimposethem onallChurchschools:onsome 10,000ChurchofEngland Schoolsaswellason1,200orso CatholicschoolsinEngland.

The10.000ChurchofEngland schoolsdonotserveamet's-

ingChurchofEnglandpopulation.Infacttheyareusually villageschoolsservingallgrades ofProtestantbeliefandofno beliefatall,becausetheyare theonlyschoolsinthevillage.

Thedesireis,therefore,toline theseupwiththeordinaryLocal EducationAuthority'sschools. Thisiseasyandacceptableon religiousgrounds,astheChurch ofEnglandisapartytothe AgreedSyllabusofProtestant religiousinstructiontobegiven inallbutCatholicschools.

Moreover,inliningupwith theLocalAuthorityschools,the schoolsstillpreserveaspecial statuscalled"ControlledStatus," withoutpayinganythingforit.

Thisfinancialpersuasionon ChurchofEnglandschoolstoaccept"ControlledStatus"suits (1),theLocalEducationAuthorities,whofinditcheaperto runandadminstertheschools whentheyareallofonekind.

(2)TheFreeChurches,who havealwaysbeeninfavourof undenominational,publicly-controlledschoolsandarevery muchopposedtotheChurchof Englandschools.(3)TheTeachers'Union,whohavealways objectedtoreligioustest*and declarationsofaFaithasabar toheadmastershipsinChurch schools;andwherethereare 10,000C.ofE.schoolsandabout 10,000Localundenominational schools,theproblemisavexed one.

Ontheothersidestandthe Catholics,whodonotbearpa- tientlythefinancialbrandwhich marksthemasthesheepapart fromthegoatsofthosewhowill notbepreparedtosacrificefor theirschools. Holdingthebalancebetween thetwopointsofviewisthe MinisterforEducationandParliament.In1944twodrastic alterationsweremadetothe draftoftheEducationBillto tipthebalancedownonthe sideofCatholics.Onewasasectionwhichsafeguardedtheir schoolsfromclosure.Theother gaveCatholicsalmosttheexclusiverighttoborrowmoney forchargesontheirschools fromtheGovernment.

Catholicshopedtodobetter thanthisatthelastelections. TheyundoubtedlymadeatremendousimpressiononParliamentarycandidates.Whenthe EducationestimatesweredebatedinMayinthenewParliament,boththeMinisterfor Education,ontheGovernment sideandtheformerConservativeMinisterforEducation underthewar-timeGovernment (R.A.Butler,whosteeredthe 1944ActthroughParliament),weresympathetictotheCatholicpositionandpromisedtodo allthatcouldbedonetoease theburdenonCatholicschools without"upsettingthenegotiatedbalanceofthe1944Act." Intheopendebatewhichensued,20speakersjoined.Eight

oftheseadvocatedthecauseof Churchschools,andnoneatall ',pokeagainstthem.Catholic representationoverthelastelectioninEnglandhadnotthen failed.Ithadexertedavery markedinfluenceandleftavery profoundimpressiononParliamentarians.

Catholicsmayhavetowaita considerabletimeforanything betterthanthis;theywillvery likelyhavetowaituntilthe ChurchofEnglandschoolshave mergedwithLocalAuthority schoolstomakethebestofthe good-deal-better-than-nothing AgreedSyllabus.Then,with aclearfieldinwhichthereare nootherstosharefavour,the Catholicschoolscouldreceive fullequityoftreatmentwithout losingtheirCatholicstatus.

Thatdesirableconditionmay bealongwayoff.Meanwhile, EnglishCatholicshavetalkeda greatdealofChristianityat Parliamentariansandothers, Somemaystick.Theyalsoreceiveabout95%ofthetotal costsofrunningtheirschools.

Mypatientlistenerlitanother cigarette-histhirdwhileIhad talked."Still,"hesaid."is.a weekisalotofmoney."Ididn't pointoutthatwhilehehadlistenedhehadsmokedcloseon 6d.worthoftobacco.Thatin !aweekcouldbe?However, howmanyofusput10s.inthe collectioneveryweek?

ByPopularVole

THEHOLYYEARINDULGENCE

TheJubileeorHolyYearIndulgenceisasolemnPlenaryIndulgencewhichpilgrimstoRomeduringtheHoly Yearcangainafterperformingtheworksprescribed. NormallyonlythosewhomakethepilgrimagetoRome cangaintheIndulgenceduringtheHolyYear,butthe HolyFatherhasextendedtheIndulgencetocertainclasses ofpeopleforwhomthejourneytoRomeisimpossible. ThoseinAustraliawhocanbenefitbythisextensionand sogaintheIndulgencethisyearinclude:-

1.NunsandReligiousSisters,andthose,suchasboardersandstaff,livinginReligiousInstitutions.Piouswomen livinginCommunitywithecclesiasticalapproval.

2.Thosewhocannotaffordtheexpensesinvolvedin makingthepilgrimage,andworkmenwhocannotbeabsentfromtheirworkforthetimerequiredtomakethe pilgrimage.

3.Thosefaithfulwhoarepreventedbysickness,weak health,orage(69yearscompleted);thoseengagedinattendingthesick,orindirectingdelinquents;likewise, thoseinprisonorhousesofcorrectidn.

TOGAINTHEINDULGENCE.

Thefollowingconditionsmustbefulfilledinorderto gaintheIndulgence,andtheIndulgencemaybegainedas oftenastheyarefulfilled:-

(a)ConfessionandHolyCommunion,

(b)Theperformanceoftheprescribedworks.

(c)Therecitationoftheprescribedprayers.

WORKSANDPRAYERSPRESCRIBED.

ForthefaithfuloftheArchdioceseofPerth,thefollowtheworksandprayersareprescribed:-

(a)CatholicslivingwithintheMetropolitanareashall visitfourchurchesoftheirOwnchoiceandrecitein eachthree"OurFathers,"threeHailMarys,"andthree "Glorias,"andalsoone"OurFather,"one"HailMary," andone"Gloria"forthePope'sintentions.ACredo (Apostles'Creed)shouldbeaddedineachChurch.

(b)CatholicslivingoutsidetheMetropolitanareamay gaintheIndulgence:

1.ByfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninparagraphA above;or,ifthiscannotbeconvenientlydone,by

(2)Makingfourvisitstoanychurchandrecitingthe prayersprescribedinparagraphA.

(c)CatholicslivingwithinoroutsidetheMetropolitan areawho,becauseofspecialcircumstances(v.g.,health, employment,etc.)areprecludedfromcarryingoutthe prescribedconditions,maygaintheIndulgencebyperformingsuchworksastheirConfessorwillprescribe. ItmustberememberedthatinallcasesConfessionand HolyCommunionarenecessarytogaintheIndulgence.

N.B.:Priestsarerequestedtomaketheseparticulars knowntotheirpeoplefromthepulpit.

THEHOLYYEARPRAYER.

AsfromthefirstSundayinJuly,thisprayeristoberecitedpubliclyinallChurchesateveningDevotions,and inallschoolsattimestobearrangedbytheteachers:AlmightyandeternalGod,withourwholesoulwe thankTheeforthegreatgiftoftheHolyYear.HeavenlyFather,ThouWhoseestallthings,Whosearchestand dostguidetheheartsofmen,makethemresponsivein thistimeofgraceandsalvationtothevoiceofThySon. MaytheHolyYearbeforallmenayearofpurification andsanctification,ofinteriorlifeandreparation,theyear ofthegreatreturnandofthegreatpardon.Bestowon those,whoaresufferingpersecutionfortheFaith,Thy spiritoffortitude,tounitetheminseparablywithChrist andHisChurch.Protect,0Lord,theVicarofThySon onearth,togetherwithallbishops,priests,religious,and allthefaithful.Vouchsafethatall,bothpriestsand laity,theyoung,themature,andtheold,unitedintimatelyinthoughtandaffection,maybecomeasasolidrock, againstwhichthefuryofThyenemieswillbreakinvain. MayThygraceenkindleinallmenloveforthemanyunfortunatepeople,whompovertyandmiseryreducetoa conditionoflifeunworthyofhumanbeings.Arousein theheartsofthosewhocallThee"Father"ahungerand thirstforsocialjusticeandforfraternalcharityindeeds andintruth."Grant,0Lord,peaceinourdays"-peace tosouls,peacetofamilies,peacetoourcountry,peace amongnations.Maytherainbowofpeacecoverwith thesweepofitsserenelighttheLandsanctifiedbythe lifeandpassionofThyDivineSon.'Godofallconsolation!Deepisourmisery,graveareourfaults,countless ourneeds.ButgreaterstillisourtrustinThee.Consciousofourunworthiness,welovinglyplaceourlotin Thyhands,unitingourweakprayerstotheintercession andthemeritsofthemostgloriousVirginMaryandall theSaints.Granttothesick,resignationandhealth;to youngmen,thestrengththatisbornoffaith;toyoung girls,thegiftofpurity;tofathers,prosperityandholinessfortheirfamilies;tomothers,successintheirmissionofrearingtheirchildren;toorphans,affectionateprotection;totherefugeesandprisoners,theirfatherland, andtoallmenThygrace,inpreparationandinpledgeof theunendinghappinessofheaven.Amen.

(Anindulgenceofsevenyearsforeachrecital;aplenary indulgenceontheusualconditionsforthedailyrecital duringawholemonth.)

MidnightMassProclaimsJoy

SANJOSE,CostaRica,May

22.-Thepealingofchurchbells throughoutthecountryanda specialmidnightMasstoldof thiscountry'sjoyattherecoveryof"LaNegrita,"theveneratedstonestatueofOurLadyof theAngels,patronessofCosta Rica,afteritssacrilegioustheft ninedayspreviously.

Announcementofitsrecovery wasmadeherebytheSanJose

H.A.C.B.S.

WhyIsitcalledthe"HibernianSociety?"Thefullname oftheSocietyisHibernianAustralasianCatholicBenefitSociety,andtheuseofthefirstword ofthetitleissimplyforbrevity andconvenience.Certainlythe Societyisproudtousethetitle, forithonoursIreland,asthe landoftheSociety'sorigin,and remindsusthatitwasestablishedinAustralasiabymenwho broughtwiththemfromIreland thevirtueswhichformthe mottooftheSociety,namely, "Faith,HopeandCharity."

Withthepassageoftheyears, however,themembershiphas, naturally,tendedtobecomepredominatelyAustralasian.The H.A.C.B.S.welcomestoitsranks notonlythosewhoareofIrish descent,butallpracticalCatholics,nomatterwhatmaybe theirorigin.Thiswelcomenaturallyextendsto"NewAustralians."

Lestitshouldbefearedthat membersoftheH.A.C.B.S.may becomeinvolvedinIrishproblems,enquirersareassured thatthelawsoftheSocietyforbidpoliticaldiscussionsatmeetings.ThecommonbondofCatholicityensuresthattheattitude ofmemberstowardseachother isgovernedbyfraternalcharity.

TheHibernianSocietyisthereforeeminentlysuitableforall CatholicstoJoin.Withtheintroductionofextendedmedical benefitsthrough"FriendlySocietiesHealthServices,"andthe prospectofadministrationofthe GovernmentHealthScheme throughFriendlySocieties,increasinginterestisbeingshown intheH.A.C.B.S.Askaboutit frommembersinyourownparish.orcontacttheGrandSecretaryat7th.Floor,C.M.L. Building,55St.George'sTerrace,Perth.TelephoneB7510.

ABOUTTHATINCOME LIMIT!

Manypersonshavetheimpressionthatiftheirincomeexceedsacertainfigure,theyare debarredfromjoiningaFriendlySociety.Theybelievethat suchsocietiesareonlyforpersonsinpoorcircumstances.This ideaisduetothelimitplaced bythedoctors,undertheir agreementwiththeSocieties, uponmemberswhomaybelistedformedicalbenefitswith them.

Thelimitdoesnotapplyto anyotheroftheprivilegesof membership,suchassickpay, funeralbenefit,chemistordispensary,hospitalfund,orF.S. HealthServices.Thereforepersonsatanyincomelevelmay jointheH.A.C.B.S.,and,ifdebarredfromlistingwithadoctorbytoohighanincome,may obtaincoverforgeneralpractitionerservicesthroughF.S. HealthServicesinthenear future.

Theannualincomelimitreferredto,whichappliestothe doctorsonly,is,atpresent,inthe metropolitanarea£600,andin thecountryandgoldfields £675,plus,ineachcase,£26 foreachdependant.

CHANGEINGRAND OFFICERS.

Followingontheresignation oftheGrandVice-President, Bro.W.Hughes,thefollowing advancementshavebeenmade: GrandVice-President,Bro.J. E.Brown;GrandTreasurer,Bro. R.G.Creighton;GrandWarden, Bro.N.Medley.Thevacancy inthepositionofGrandGuardianhasbeenfilledbytheappointmentofBro.NeilFernan, ofSt.LawrenceO'Toole's Branch.

THERECORD

PERTH,THURSDAY,JUNE29,1950.

THECATHOLICNEWSPAPER

Noonewhorealisestheinfluenceofthewrittenwordupon theheartsandthoughtsofmenwillquestionthegoodworkthat Catholicnewspapersaccomplish.TheveryfacethattheChurch publishesanindexofprohibitedbooksshowsthatsheregards theinfluenceofthewrittenwordasextremelyimportant.And thefrequentdesireoftheChurch,thatgoodliteraturehhouldbe circulated,isevidencethatnoCatholicoughttobeindifferentto whathehimselfreadsorallowshischildrentoread.Wehave made,andaremaking,enormoussacrificestokeeptheevilbreath. ofsecularismfromourschools.Westraineverynervetosecure forourchildrenaneducationgroundedonreligion,butweoften seemtoforgetthat'whenchildrenleaveschooltheirfurthereducationisdependentchieflyuponwhattheyread.Inthisageof mentalactivityandintellectualcuriosity,itisessentialthatwholesomereadingmattershouldbeavailable,otherwisepeoplewill readbookswhosetendencyandpurposeisnotinfrequentlyevil.

Thereis,unfortunately,toomuchreasonforthinkingthat manyofourpeoplereadwhatIsethicallyfalse-theoutput ofwriterswhodonotaccepttheveryfundamentalsofCatholic FaithorofCatholicPhilosophy.Ifreadingisanindextocharacter,whatconclusionmustwereachregardingthementaloutlookofthosewhoseBibleisthedailynewspaper?Thereisno hesitationindenyingthesanctityofthemarriagebond,orthe sacredcharacterofhumanlife.Thereislesshesitationinpanderingtothepopulartastes,insketchesandarticlesofadecidedly indecentstandard,whereCatholicprinciplesandCatholicmodesty areconspicuousbytheirabsence.Worsestill,whetherconsciouslyorunconsciously,Catholicdoctrineisoftenmisunderstoodand misinterpreted,andsometimesevencalumniesagainstGod's Churcharerecklesslybroadcast.Andthepopularnovelwhich panderstomorbidpublictastemustveryoftenbeplacedinthe samecategory.Onecannotfailtoseehownearthedangeris fortheindiscriminatereader.

NowthisistheprecisedangerwhichasoundCatholicPress counteracts.Nomissionarypropagandaisinourdayssoeffective. Theprintedwordpenetrateswherethespokenwordcannotenter, andaddressesthousandswhomaynotbereachedinanyotherway. ThereisonlyoneeffectivewaytobreakthepowerandinfluenceofthesecularpressamongourCatholicpeople,andthat is-aCatholicpaperineveryCatholichome.Itisouronlybulwarkagainstthedelugeofpaganismandgodlessnessofour enlightenedage.TheHolyFatherhaseulogisedinburningwords thegloriousworkoftheCatholicPressintheworld.TheChurch owesitaneverlastingdebtofgratitude.ThereisnotaBishop orpriestanywherebuthaschampionedthecauseandgiventhe slogan:aCatholicpaperineveryCatholichome.

Butofwhatuseisaslogan,ifitbelostintheether?Tomake iteffective,theremustbeanorganisedcampaignineveryparish. ThereisnotafamilyinthecountrybutcanaffordtotakeaCatholicpapereveryweek.TomakeaCatholicpaperinevery homeaworkingreality-thepriestswillhavetoshovetheway. Thismaylooklikeaddingtotheburdenofanover-workedpriesthood,butsurelythegeniusoforganisationliesinthefactthat othersdotheworkwhichtheorganiserplans.InWesternAustraliathepriestshaveeverbeenloyalandfaithfultothecallof theCatholicpaper,andhaveunselfishlysuperviseditssaleattheir churchdoors.Ofthisunselfishkindness"TheRecord"isnotunmindful.But,comparingthenumberofsoldcopieswiththe populationofthedifferentparishes,itfeelsthatsomeadditional advocacyofthecauseisnecessary.ApartfromthebusinessinterestsofaCatholicpaper,priestswillhavetheconsolationof knowingthatinhelpingaCatholicPresstheyarefurtheringone ofthemosteffectivemethodsofCatholicAction.

Bro.JackWallassecretary.It isproposedtoholdabouttwo meetingseachyear,andtwosocialevents.Itisfeltthatthis newbodyshouldfillavaluable placeintheorganisationofour Society.

DistrictBoardVisitstoBranches

Thefollowingbrancheswill bevisitedbytheDistrictBoard duringJuly:-

St.ThomasAquinasBranch, Claremont,onMonday10th.

July.

St.LawrenceO'Toole'sBranch, Maylands,onThursday,20th.

July. St.Anthony'sBranch,Midland Junction,onWednesday,26th.

July. Goodattendancesareexpectedoneachoccasion.

St.Malachi'sBranch,Highgate. Atthemeetingheldon21st. June,sickpay,totallingE1.618s.4d. waspassedforpayment. AclearancetoSt.Joseph'sBranch,Nor- tham,wasgrantedtoBro,G.J.

Marsland.Arrangementsweremade fortransportofdartstournament teamstoplayatHolyRosaryBranch,ShentonPark,on17th.July. andatSt.Patrick'sBranch,Perth, on10th.August.Thebranchmeets againonWednesday.5th.July. OurLadyHelpofChristians' Branch,EastVictoriaPark. Ourmeetingon20th.Junewas fairlywellattended.Weweresorry tohearthatBro.StanKentisstill onthesicklist,andthatBro.Syd. Candlerwassufferingfromaninjury.Wewishthemaspeedyrecovery. playedAfterthemeetingbadmintonwas andsupperwasserved.We werehonouredbyhavingRev. FatherCunanewithus,Thelucky seatwaswonbyBro.JimBellitto. Membersareremindedthatthe firstsessionofthedartschampionshipwillbeplayedatHolyRosary Branchon17th.July,andthefinal atSt.Patrick'sBranchon10th.August.Badminton,tabletennis,and quoitsarepractisedatourhallon alternateTuesdaystoourmeetings.Parishionersarecordiallyinvited. OurNo.2badmintonteamvisitedSt,Brigid'sBranchon19th.June andweresuccessful.ThetabletennisandquoitsteamswillvisitSt. Patrick'sBranchon29th.June.Our nextmeetingwillbeheldonTuesday.4th.July.

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metropolitancuria.However, completedetailswerenotimmediatelymadeknown.Thestatue wasreportedlyfoundonthepulpitoftheBasilicaofOurLady oftheAngelsatCartago,where itistraditionallykept.Accordingtoonereport,thereveredimagehadapparentlybeen returnedbythethieveswho weresaidtohavekeptthepreciousjewelswhichadornedthe statue.

AfterhavingservedasGrand Auditorsforaboutfourteen years,Bros.A.E.Heagneyand J.W.Whitelyhaveresigned. ThenewGrandAuditorsappointedareBros.H.S.Moirand P.Reilly. PastGrandPresidents'Association. Thisorganisation,consisting ofmemberswhohaveservedas GrandPtisidentsoftheSociety, hasnowbeenlaunched.At themeetingheldon19th.June, Bro.JoeEdwards,whois.the seniorPastGrandPresident,was unanimouslyelectedasfirst president,withBro.George Creightonasvice-presidentand

Whenwewereinterruptedby thetimesignallastSunday,we wereinthemiddleofaletter fromapersonsigninghimself "ACatholicWhoShouldKnow Better."Hisfirstquestion,you willremember,wasconcerning themysteryoftheBlessedTrinity.Anattemptwasmadeto

TheCatholicAnswer

EVERYSUNDAYEVENINGFROM9.30P.M.

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givesomesortofanexplanation ofthatMystery,though,of course,itwasbeyondmy powers,oranyoneelse'sforthat matter,tomaketheexplanation completely,satisfying.Wenow cometotwofurtherquestions whichwecananswerfairly briefly.

SANCTIFYINGGRACE

First:"Whatdoyoumeanby SanctifyingGrace?"

A.GraceisagiftofGodto whichournatureofitselfhasno claim.Graceliftsthesoultoa newwayoflifeandtocapacities whichareaboveunaidednature. Itisoftwokinds,atransientassistancecalledactualgrace, wherebythesoulisabletoperformactsabovenature,i.e.,supernaturalacts.Thereisalso habitualgraceorsanctifying grace,apermanentornament upliftingthesoulandentitlingit atdeathtothevisionofGod.-

INDULGENCES

Second:"Whatdoyoumean byIndulgences?"

A.:IfamanbreaksGod'slaw thenheincursguiltand.theobligationtoundergocertainpenalties.Whenhissinisforgiven, heisnotentirelyfreedfromthe obligationofundergoingsome punishment.Thisobligation maybesatisfiedbycertaingood works,fasting,prayer,almsgivingetc.Intheearlydaysof theChurch,publicsinnerswere obligedtosubmittoacertain codeofpublicipenalties,often extendingoveralongperiod. Suchpenaltieswereexclusion fromtheSacraments,orfasting, orappearinginpenitentialgarb, etc.Theycouldbeexcused partoftheirpenanceattherequestofthoseimprisonedforthe faithandawaitingmartyrdom. Inourtimeathirtydays'in-

dulgenceisgenerallytakento meanaliberationfromsuch punishmentaswouldbesatisfied forbythirtydaysoftheoldecclesiasticalpenance:whilea plenaryindulgenceisaliberation,throughthemeritsof Christ,ofallpunishmentto whichthesinnerisstillliable becauseofhisforgivensin. Youwillunderstandthatyou areaskingmetocompressinto afewminuteswholetreatisesof theology.Thestudyofthe Trinity,theIncarnation,Grace, hasoccupiedsomeofthegreatestmindsof centuries.theworldformany Anelementaryknowledgeofsuchsubjectsisonlyac- quiredbyapriestduringyears ofprofessionalstudy.Soyou mustnotbesurprisedifIcan giveyouthemerestskeletonof ananswertoyourquestions.It wouldbemucheasiertogivean outlineofthetheoryoftheatom bombinthebrieftimeatour disposal.But,ifyoureallywish tofollowupsomeofthesetopics, certainbooksareavailable.For examplethatwell-knownSydneylayman,Mr.FrankSheed, nowanEnglishpublisher,has recentlybroughtoutabook, "TheologyandSanity,"written bya sionalstudentsintheology.If youwishIcansendyoualistof variousEnglishbookswhich deal,inlanguagethatisnot over-scientific,withthetopicsin whichyouareinterested.

REINCARNATIONPLAUSIBLE,BUTFALSE

Thenextlettercontainstwo questionsof"OceanView,"of Scarborough.

"Ibelieve,"thewritersays, "inHeavenandthehereafter, butIsometimesgetastrong feelingthatIhavelivedbefore.Isthiswrong,andifso, wheredoestheChurchstate thatonecannotholdthisbelief?"

A.:Tofeelthatonehasexistedatsomeothertimeandmay beinanotherstateis,Isuppose, harmlessenough.Oneisnot alwaysresponsibleforone's feelings,buttoacceptitandbelieveitisdefinitelyoutoforder.

However,youmustn'tthinkthat thereisanythingextraordinary aboutyoubecauseyoufeelthat way.Itisanoldbeliefand onethathashadwidepopularity.ItisknownasMetempsychosis,orthetheoryoftrans-THEFIRSTSIN migrationofsoulswhichteaches thatthesamesoulinhabitsdifferentbeings,bothmenandanimals. timeAlthoughatthepresent itisnotwidelyheld,there wasatimewhenitflourishedin nearlyeverypartoftheworld. Thisuniversalityseemstomark itasoneofthosespontaneous orinstructivebeliefsbywhich mannaturerespondstothedeepandurgentproblemsofexistence.Inotherwords,itseems tospringfromman'sfundamentalbeliefinimmortality.But manwasnotlefttohisowndevicesinsolvingthisproblem, andGod,theAuthoroflife,has letusknowmoreaboutlife thanwewouldotherwisehave known.Weknow,forexample,thatthesoulbeginstoexist whencalledtodosobythe creativeactofGodandthatthis

actofcreationisdonebyGod whenthesoulisinfusedintothe body.Sotherecanbenoroom forsuchbeliefsthatthesoul wascreatedinthebeginning andeitherwaitedpatientlyfora bodyorwasinfusedintoasuccessionofbodiesforavarietyof reasons.TheChurchspoke authoritativelyonthematterin themiddleofthe6th.century whenitsetthesealofitsdisapprovalontheteachingofOrigen andthePriscillianists.The wholeeconomyoftheChristian faithandoftheRedemption makesanybuttheCatholic teachingimpossible.Andindeed,theothertheoriesof existenceinanotherbodyafter thislifewouldnotexistwere thepersonalProvidenceofGod betterknownandunderstood.

"OceanView"nowasks:

"WhatwasthesinofAdam andEve?Wasitreallydisobedienceineatingtheforbiddenfruitoringivingforbiddenfruit(namelyintercourse)?"

A.Thisquestionopensupa widefieldoffascinatingstudysofascinatingthatonemustbe carefulnottostrayawayfrom thepointraised.Thethird chapteroftheBookofGenesis recordsthefirstgreathuman tragedyandtheDivinepromise ofreparation.Intothehappylifeofourfirstparentsconstitutedinthestateofjustice,integrityandimmortalitythere entersasinisterfiguretodestroy,ifpossible,thecrowning workofGod.Unfortunatelyhe succeedstotheextentofengineeringarebellionandundoing

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oftheprivilegesannexedto man'soriginalelevation.Just whatthatrebellionwasitisour purposenowtosee.Ifyou readyourGenesisyouwillsee clearlyenoughthatAdamwas givenaspecificcommand:"And theLordGodtookman,andput himintotheparadiseofpleasure,todressit,andkeepit. AndHecommandedhim,saying: ofeverytreeofparadisethou thalteat:Butofthetreeof knowledgeofgoodandevil,thou shaltnoteat.Forinwhatday soeverthoushalteatofit,thou shaltdiethedeath."(Gen.2/1517).Thecommand,Isay,is clearenough.Butwemusttry toseewhatisthis"fruitofthe treeofknowledgeofgoodand evil"ifwearetogetananswer toyourquestion.

TREEOFLIFE

Thetextsituatedthegarden, whichGodhadpreparedfor Adam,inadistrictcalledEden, awaytotheEast.Apparently Edenwasagoodstretchoffertilecountryandthegarden withinitacombinationoflandscapeandkitchengarden.We areexpresslytoldthatthetrees weresuchastoaffordpleasure totheeyeandrefreshmentto thebody.Nodescriptivelist, ofcourse,isgivennordoesthe sequelhelpustodistinguishany particularspeciesoftreeexcept thefigtree.However,inthe centralpartofthegardenthere weretwomysterioustrees, whichgetspecialnamesinview oftheirdestiny.Oneisthetree oflife,theotheristhetreeof theknowledgeofgoodandevil.

Thetreeoflifemusthavehad someparticularlifegivingor lifepreservingquality.Itsobviouspurposewas,tosupplyan antidoteagainstthenaturaldeclineofthehumanbody,since GoddestinedAdamforimmortality.St.Augustinehasmany worth-whileremarksaboutthis particulartree.

Thetreeoflifewasundoubtedlyarealtree,asrealasthe gardeninthemiddleofwhichit stood.Thesamemustbesaid ofthetreeofknowledgeofgood andevil.Howdiditgetits name?Simplyfromtheroleit wasdestinedtoplay.Itsfruit wastobethelineofseparation betweengoodandevil.These twotermsdenotethingsofthe moralorder.Goodisthegood ofobedience;evilistheevilof disobedience.Man'sabstention fromthefruitofthisonetree meantobedienceandtheenjoymentofgoodinaworldwhere Godmadeallthingsgood.Evil couldonlyenterwiththecrossingoftheboundarysetto humanlibertybythatforbidden fruit.Theboundaryrespected wouldkeepmaninthesweet knowledgeofgood,theboundary crossedwouldgivemenbitter knowledgeofthegoodhehad lostandtheevilhebadfound.

REMINDER

Inorderthatmanshouldknow thathewasonlystewardofthe gardenunderGod,hewastransferredintoandappointedto dressandkeepit.Theone taboo,whichwastosecureman's acknowledgmentofhissubjectiontotheCreatorwassoimportantthatitssanctionwas nothinglessthanthedeathpenalty,whichGod,ofcourse,could onlyinflictonanenemyorone whohadperpetratedamortal offence.Sothedeathsentence whichwouldinevitablyfollow theeatingofthefruit;manwas tolearnbyexperiencethe'istancebetweenthegoodofobedienceandtheevilofdisobedience.

Well,asweknow,ourFirst Parents,firstEveandthen

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Adam,tookthatfruitindirect oppositiontothecommandgiventhembyGod."Andthe womansawthatthetreewas goodtoeat,andfairtotheeyes, anddelightfultobehold:andshe tookofthefruitthereofanddid eat,andgavetoherhusband, whodideat."Sbthesinor whichtheywereguiltyandfor whichtheywerepunishedwas thesinofdisobediencetothe commandofGodineatingthe forbiddenfruit.Thatitwasa sinofthefleshconsistinginthe anticipationoftheuseofmarriageisanancientquosticerror whichfoundpatronsinClement ofAlexandriaandZenoofVerona,andhasbeenrepeated ratherofteninourownday. Thewholetextdisclaimsit,and

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Ithinkthereisnotmuchneed todelayoverthenextletter.

Comingfrom"Puzzled"ofMt. Lawley,itdealswithaquestion thathasbeenansweredsufficientlybythesequenceofevents concerned.Itdealswiththe Rossellini-Bergmanaffair,which causedquiteastirinthepopular presssometimeago.

"Couldyoupleaseexplainto mehowyourChurchcan annulamarriageperformedin yourChurch,whenthemarriageisofsomeyears'stand-

St.Augustinewritesinconfutationofitapagewhichis,perhaps,oneofthemostsarcastic heeverwrote.Onepointof popularinterestremains.Was thetreeoftheknowledgeof goodandevilanappletree?We reallydonotknow.Ashas beensaid,theonlyspeciesof treewecanidentifyintheGardenofEdenisthefigtree.From thisTheodoretusandother Greekwriterssupposedthatthe fruiteatenwasafig.Rabbinicalexegeteswiththeircornwine-and-oilmentalitymadeit anoliveoravineorahuge corn-stalk.ThensomeLatin punstergottoworkonthe wordsmalumandmaths,andthe popularapplelegendwhichwas bornthenlivesontoourown time.

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ingandthereisachildofthat marriage,asinthecaseofthe famousfilmdirector,Rossellint?"

A.:Thatlastclauseofyours, "asinthecaseofthefamousfilm director,Rossellini,"impliesthat youareoftheopinionthatthe conditionsofyourqueryapply tohimandthattheChurchhas

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ByGerardRooney,C.P.

Inthedivineprogrammeforatrulydeepandvitalpeace, therearetwoveryimportantfeatures:First,thistruepeace ofChristissomethinginward.Godbringsitintoexistence inourhearts.OurLordhadnointentionofcomingtoearth, oflookingoutuponasinfulandcorrupthumanraceandannouncing:Havenomoreworry.NowthatIamhereIwill seeyouarenotdisturbed.Everybodycanjustgoalongjust asyouare.Keepondoirigwhateveryoufeellike-beanythingyoulike.Believeanythingyoulike.Fearnot;I willstandbyandseeyouarenotdisturbed.

No,OurLordhadnointention ofthrowingthebeautifulwhite mantleofpeaceovertherottennessofcorrupthumannature andpretendingallwaswell.The terriblesceneofCalvary,the bitterconflictthatleduptothe bloodandtearsandtoilofOur Saviour-allthesethingsbanish foreversuchsentimentalnotions ofChristianity.

Secondly,Hedidnotcometo earthtomakeanartificialpeace bytakingawayman'ssublime privilegeoffreewill.Hedid notintendtoforcemantobe good.ForcedreligionisaninsulttoGodandtoman.

WhatOurLorddidcometo earthforwastoremakethe heartandmindofmanfrom within.HecametoofferupHis lifeinatonementtoGodforour terriblecorruption-oursins.He cametoclearawayerrorfrom ourmindsbyplacingourminds intouchwithHistruth,through thelightoffaith.Hecameto clearawayhypocrisyandselfishnessfromourheartsbyplacingourwillsintouchwithHis love,throughcharity.Hecame tomakeusreallyandtrulyreborntoahigherlife,adivine modeoflife-asmanyofusas wouldreceiveHim-bypouring intooursoulsHisHolySpirit. Hecamenottodestroyourliberty,buttomakeitperfect.

Sincewehadfreelywalkedout ofParadise,Godwillsthat, whenwewalkbackin,wecome backfreelyandwithclean hands.

EVILPLAYSAPART.

Fromallthiswecaneasilysee thatGod'sprogrammecallsfor atemporarypermissionofevil intheworld.And'hereinlies thegreatmysteryofthecrosses thatHesends.

Wemustremember,first,last, andalways,thatGoddoesnot willeviltobe;nordoesGodwill evilnottobe;butratherHe willstopermiteviltobe,

Itwouldbesheerblasphemy tosaythatGodwillseviltobe.

Godisnotthecauseofevil.

Godissoabsolutelygoodthat itisutterlyimpossibleforHim todoanyevil.Ontheother hand,Goddoesnotwillevilnot tobe.Godisalmighty.WhateverGodwillscomestopass.If Hewilledthatthereshouldbe noevilintheworld,then,becauseHeisallpowerful,there wouldbenoevil.Thereisevil becauseGodwillstopermitit tobe.ButGodneverpermits anyevilexceptinviewofsome greatergood.

Thistruthistaughttousby OurLordHimselfintheparableofthewheatandthetares: "Andheputbeforethemanother parable.Hereisanimage,He said,ofthekingdomofheaven. Therewasamanwhosowedhis

fieldwithcleanseed;butwhile alltheworldwasasleep,an enemyofhiscameandscattered taresamongthewheat,andwas gone.So,whenthebladehad sprungupandcomeintoear,the tares,too,cametolight;andthe farmer'smenwenttohimand said,Sir,wasitnotcleanseed thoudidstsowinthyfield?How comesit,then,thatthereare taresinit?Hesaid,Anenemy hasdoneit.Andhismenaskedhim,Wouldstthouthenhave usgoandgatherthemup?But hesaid,No;orperhapswhile

wayitsremovalwouldhurtthe good.

DEPENDENCE.

Ifwejustlookaboutus,we canreadilyunderstandhowthis worksout.To-daywemaysee aloafofbreadonthetable.We boughtitfromtheclerkinthe grocerystore.Theclerkworkedfortheownerofthestore. Theownerofthestoregotthe breadfromthedeliveryman. Thedeliverymangotthebread fromthebakery.Beforebakingthebread,thebakerhadto getflourfromthemiller.The millergotthewheatfromthe farmer.Thefarmer,ofcourse, dependsmoreimmediatelyon God'sgoodpleasureinmaking thewheattogrow.

'Inotherwords,betweenourselvesandthatloafofbread therearereallyhundredsofpeopleworkingforourconvenience. And,ifthisistrueofasingle loafofbread,howaboutall otherthings? Nowjustsupposeanyperson intheworldweresweptoffthe faceoftheearthbythewrath

Sin,suffering,andthemaliceofSatan aretheunlikelyinstrumentswhich GodusesinprocessingSaints.

youaregatheringthetares,you willrootupthewheatwith them.Leavethemtogrowside bysidetillharvest,andwhen harvest-timecomesIwillgive thewordtothereapers,Gather upthetaresfirst,andtiethem inbundlestobeburned,and storethewheatinmybarn" (Matt.13:24-31).

FAMILIAR.

Thedetailsofthisstorywere veryfamiliartothePalestinian Jews,towhomOurLordtoldit. InPalestine,asinotherEastern countries,thereisacertaintype of looks verylikethegrowingwheat. Whensomemaliciousperson wantedtotakevengeanceona farmer,hewouldplanttheseeds ofthisparticularweedamong thefarmer'snewlyplanted wheat.Itthenbegantogrow togetherwiththewheat.

Atfirstitwashardlydistinguishablefromthewheat,but asharvest-timeneareditbecameclearlydistinct.Ifthe farmertriedtorootifoutwhile itwasstillgrowingup,however, therewouldbemuchdangerfor tworeasons:First,therootsof theweedtendedtointertwine withtherootsofthewheat.Secondly,because,whilegrowing, theweedlookedsomuchlike wheatthat,ifyoutriedtoseparatetheweedsandpullthem out,youmighteasilypullout thegoodwheatinstead.

Forthesetworeasons,the prudentfarmerleftbothtogrow tillthetimeoftheharvest.And, aswiththefarmer,sowithGod. ThelessonOurLordwantedto teachusisthatGod,too,allows evilintheworldoutofconsiderationforthegood.InGod's mysteriousprovidence,evilremainsonearthbecauseinsome

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ofGodeverytimehedidany evil.Imaginehowmuchpoorermankindwouldbe.Youcan besurethatnotallthescientists andinventorsthateverlived weresaints.Notallthese thousandsofpeoplewhodaily ministertoourneedsare saints.Eventhoseheroicmen whogotowarandshedtheir bloodthatwemaylivearecertainlynotanarmyofsaints.

Takeevenourownlives.None ofusisperfect.Thereisacertainminglingofevilwithgood ineveryhumanheart."Ifwe saythatwehavenosin the truthisnotinus"(I.John,1:8). Weallstand.inneedofthesavinggraceofGod.Andhow patientlyGodwaitsforthesinnerofto-daytobecomethe saintofto-morrow!Howoften thesinnerdoesbecomethesaint! AndhowrichtheChurchhas becomeonaccountoftheconversionofsinners-howcountlessaretheMagdalenesandthe Augustines,who,bytheirpenance,theirtruelove,andlearning,haveenrichedtheChurch andthelifeofmankind!

JUSTSOMUCH.

Well,then,youmaysay,Ican understandhowGodinHisgreat mercyshouldtolerateacertain amountofevil,butwhydoesHe putupwithsomuch?The answertothat,forus,isvery simple.Ititisacaseofhow muchevilGodshalltolerate, thenwe,withourpunyminds, mustconfessthatGodmustbe thejudgeofthat.Whatwe canbeabsolutelysureofisthat Goddoesmeasuretheevil.God ispotmocked.Godtakesjust somuchandthensendsswiftly thedivinejudgment.

soundveryfamiliarwhenwe thinkofHitlerandhisNazis,or MussoliniandhisFascists? Doesn'titencourageuswhenwe thinkofStalinandhisCommunists?

Yes,thereisindeedmuchevil intheworld.But,whenever wetendtobecomediscouraged, letusrememberthatGodisstill runningtheuniverse.Theworld isastageonwhichdevilsand angelsandmenplaytheirparts -butGodisbackstage!He watchesoverall.Heitiswho callsthecurtain.WhenHe willsitrisesup.Andwhen Hewillsthesceneiscut-theact isclosed-thecurtaindrops.

Itisveryencouragingtonote theendofthestoryaboutthe wheatandthetares.AfterOur Lordtoldtheparabletothepeople,Heleftthemandwentback intothehouse."ThereHisdisciplescametoHim,andsaid, Explaintoustheparableofthe taresinthefield.Heanswered, ItistheSonofManthatsows thegoodseed.Thefieldisthe world,andthesonsofthekingdomarethegoodseed;thesons ofthewickedonearethetares. Theenemythatsowedthemis thedevil,andtheendofthe worldistheharvest;itisreapedbytheangels.Thetares weregatheredtogetherand burnedinthefire,andsoitwill bewhentheworldisbroughtto anend;theSonofManwillgive chargetohisangels,andthey willgatherupallthatgivesoffenceinHiskingdom,allthose whodowickedlyinit,andwill castthemintothefurnaceof fire,wheretherewillbeweeping,andgnashingofteeth.Then, atlast,thejustwillshineout, clearasthesun,intheirFather's kingdom.Listen,youthathave earstohearwith"(Matt.13: 36:44).

THEACCOUNTING.

Yes,onedayitwillallhave anend-allconflict,sorrow,and pain.God'sdivinerevelation, fromthefirstbookoftheBible tothelast,isveryinsistentupon this.AndthenGodandHis friendswillliveforeverinGod's ownkingdom-inendlesspeace andjoy.

Meanwhile,weliveinatroubledworld.InHisownflesh andsoul,OurLordtasteditsimperfection.Heenteredthe worldthroughthewretched povertyofBethlehemandleftit throughtheterriblepainofCalvary.Heknowsevenbyexperiencethenatureofthe crossesHeasksuseachtobear. Despitetheevilthatsurrounds us,the'hardshipthatpresses downonus,Hestandsbyeach ofus,reassuringlytellingus, "ForthosewholoveGod,all thingsworkuntogood."(Ro. 8:28.)

Godneverpermitsanyevil exceptinviewofagreater good.-"theSign."

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AnAustralianCatholicEconomistLooksat theCauseofOurEver-RisingCosts.

Themostseriouseconomic problemfacingAustraliantoday-anditisaproblemwith widespreadmoral,socialand politicalimplications-isthatof inflation.

Spirallingpricesforfood, clothing,housingandothernecessities hardshiparecausingincreasing tolargesectionsofthe community.

Indicativeoftheimpactofinflationuponpublicconsciousness wastheemphasisplaceduponit intherecentelections.

TheLiberal-CountryParty Coalitionhaspledgedthatitwill "putvaluebackintothepound," whichisanotherwayofsaying thatitwillcurbinflation.But that,asweshallsee,iseasier saidthandone.Todate,the Governmenthasshownsmall evidencethatithasdevelopeda comprehensiveandworkable anti-inflationplan.Itis,of course,stilltooearlytobecritical,butelectorsareentitledto expectpromptandrealisticactioninhonourofanelection pledge.Inorderthatwemay judgeintelligentlythevalueof anymeasureswhichtheGovernmentmaydevise,wemustfirst understandwhatinflationis.We mustalsorealisethatnodemocraticGovernmentcandealeffectivelywiththisproblemunlessithastheactiveco-operationofallsectionsofthecommunity.

HARDHIT.

Hardesthitbyinflationare thoseonfixedmoneyincomespensioners,bondholders,the professionalclass,salary-earners,and,inparticular,theold whocannotworktosupplement theirincomeandthehome-

seekerswhocannotafforda home. Althoughthevastmajorityof pensioners,wageandsalary earnersarefeelingtheeffectsof inflation-andevidenceofthisis theincreasingnumbersofwives andmotherswhoaretaking full-timeorpart-timeemploy-ment-theburdenbearswith particularseverityuponthe home-seekers(whichinclude thathighly-importantsectionof thecommunity-youngmarried couples).

Itisvirtuallyimpossibletodaytorentahome;anditis rapidlybecomingimpossiblefor theaveragenewly-marriedcoupletobuildorbuyone. Thisisoneofthemanyhardshipsbroughtbyinflation.(It isone,incidentally,thatisnot reflectedintheCommonwealth Statistician'sCost-of-LivingIndexFiguresinwhichaverage rentisshownat25s.).Butitis nottheonlyone.Moreover,the endisnotyetinsight.Prices willgohigher;and,unlessdrasticactionistakentodealwith theproblem,hardshipswillincrease.

UPWARDS.

Since1936,retailpriceshave risenby62percent.,whilstthe currentlevelofwholesaleprices (97percent.abovepre-war) pointstofurtherincreases.Over thesameperiodthevolumeof moneyinthecommunityhas risenby190percent.

Whilstthebulkoftheincrease inthevolumeofmoneyoccurred between1939and1945(121.5 percent.),themostrapidrisein priceshastakenplacesincethe removalofCommonwealthprice controland,theterminationof

subsidiesin1948,althougha steepupwardtrendwasalready makingitselffeltin1947.

Itwould,however,beamistaketoassumethattheremoval ofCommonwealthpricecontrol wastherootcauseofinflation. Pricecontrolwasanadministrativemeasurewhichhadsucceededfairlywellinkeeping thealreadyexistinginflationary pressuresintheAustralianeconomyincheck. Toappreciatewhatthesewere wemustkeepinmindthatinflationisarelativetermusedto describeasituationinwhichthe volumeofmoneyinacommunityisincreasingmorerapidly thanthevolumeofgoodsand serviceswhichmoneybuys.

Thepresentinflationhasbeen broughtaboutbyanumberof factors,including:

THEWAR.

Duringthewartherewasa spectacularincreaseinthevolumeofmoneyunmatchedby theproductionofgoodsandserviceswhichtherecipientsof higherincomeswouldnormally wishtobuy.Bankdeposits,deferredpay,WarSavingsCertificatesandotherformsofsavings werecarriedoverintothepostwarperiodtocreateanenormousdemandinlimitedpostwarproductionandimports.

HIGHEXPORTPRICES.

Australia,inthepost-war yearshasexperiencedanunpar- alleledboominthepricesofher mainexports.Exportsin193839totalled£122millions.In 1948-49,£547millions.Exporters'incomeshaveincreased proportionately.Atthesame time,Britishinabilitytosupply, coupledwiththedollarshortages,hasrenderedimpossible anequivalentincreaseinimports.Thisisevidencedbythe growthinourinternationalreserves-from£56millionsin 1938-39to£452millionsin l$48-49-whichhavegrownbecauseoftheannualgapbetween exports mentedandimports,supplebytheinflowofcapital fromabroad.

CAPITALEXPANSION.

Thewar-timedevelopmentof Australianindustrieswasonly thepreludetoevenbiggerdevelopmentsinthepost-warera. Overthepastfouryears(duringwhichlocalandoverseasindustrialistshavespent200millionsincapitalexpansion)we haveseensuchindustriesas rayonweavingestablished,aircraftmanufactureextended,and bigdevelopmentsinmotorvehicles,tractors,earth-moving equipment,machinetools,and chemicals.Capitalexpansion isanecessaryconcomitantofa large-scaleimmigrationprogramme-ifthemigrantsareto beabsorbedwithoutalowering oflivingstandards-butitneverthelessaggravatestheimmediateinflationaryproblembydivertingresourcesfromthecurrentproductionofgoodsinshort supply.

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HINDRANCE.

factorsOtherimportantcontributory havebeenwidespread strikes(theCommunist-instigatedstrikeontheNewSouth Walescoalfieldslastyearbeing anoutstandingexample),large- scalelabourturnover,absenteeism,inefficientmanagement,the 40-hour tacticsweekandthego-slow ofworkers.,Inaddition tothese,over-fullemploymentandtightUnion-controlhas tendedtomilitateagainstmobilityoflabourwhichgivenfavourablecircumstances,might haveresultedinanincreasein thenumberofworkersinessentialindustriesattheexpenseof less-essentialones.

DevaluationoftheAustralian poundinrelationtothedollar hasledtoafurtherincreasein exporters'incomesandanincreaseinthepriceofgoodsfrom thedollararea.Aboutmid1949thereweresignsthatthe post-warinflationhadrunits course,butdevaluationputnew lifeintotheinflationaryforces.

Theworker,totheextentthat labourturnover,go-slowtactics andotherfactorswithinhisindividualorcollectivecontrol havebeenresponsibleforthelag inproduction,mustaccepthis shareofresponsibilityforthe problem.Butitisunfair,as issooftendone,tolaytheentireblameattheworker'sdoor.

RACKETS.

Whataboutthebusinessmen who,throughpowerfultradeusociationsortheirindividual monopolisticholdonthemarket,havebeenmaintaining pricesathigherlevelsthancan bejustifiedbycostsandreasonableprofits?Companyprofitshaverisenprogressively sincethewar-notonlyabsolutely,butrelativelytoshareholders'funds.In1946,accordingtoaCommonwealthBank index,companyprofitsaveraged 6.6percent.ofshareholders' funds;in1949,8.7percent.-an increaseofmorethan30per

cent.overthreeyears.Asthe increaseinwagesoverthesame periodwasonlyoftheorderor 20percent..itillbecomesbusinessmenandtheeditorsofsome dailynewspaperstoproclaimthe workerasthesolevillainofthe piece. Aproportionofmanufacturers protectedfromoverseascompe- titionbyahightariffwalland a havefavourableexchangerate, managerialdisplayedlittleregardfor efficiency.Instead ofregardingprofitsasareward forriskandefficiencytheyhave beencontenttopassonincreases incosts(includingwages)asa percentageincreaseinprices andacceptthebiggerabsolute "take-off"resultingfroma higherturnover.

WIDESPREADGUILT.

Then,therearethoseother contributingfactorssuchasthe war,devaluation,highexport pricesandcapitalinflowfrom overseas-thesearenomorethe responsibilityoftheworkerthan theyareoftherestofthecommunity.Wemustnotfallinto theerrorofmakingtheworker the"whipping-boy"forourinflationaryproblems.Itisunjust,anditisfoolish.Forif weconcentrateourattention solelyontheworker,werunthe riskofoverlookingthoseother factorswhichareconjointlyresponsibleforourpresentplight. Ontheotherhand,wemustnot falloverbackwards(asdothe Communists)inaneffortto "white-wash"theworkerand absolvehimfromhisfairshare ofresponsibility.

Inflationisaseriousproblem whichshouldbeconsideredobjectively,dueattentionbeing giventoeachofthecontributorycauses.Unlessthatis done,thereisthedangerthat theremedieswillbeinadequate; anduncheckedinflationwould certainlyjeopardisethewhole futureoftheAustralianeconomy.-"TheCatholicWeekly." (NextArticle:TheCureFor Inflation.)

LAGGINGPRODUCTION.

TheAustralianeconomyis badlyout-of-jointwithlabour shortagesimpedingproduction inmostsegmentsand"bottlenecks"inessentialindustries actingasabrakeonproduction inotherindustries. !Themost importantofthese''bottlenecks" areinthecoal,ironandsteel andbuildingmaterialsindustries.Coalproductionin1949, at10,736,000tons,was3,964,000 tonsshortofrequirements.This hamperedproductioninthe steel,power,transportandother industries.Theoutputofpigironin1948-49wasonly94.2 percent.of1938-39,ofsteelingots99.6percent.These,admittedly,arespectacularitems, buttheyarebasictothebuildingandconstruction,heavyand lightengineeringindustries.

Whathascausedthislagin production?Foronething,the labourforceintheminingand buildingindustrieshasnotexpandedproportionatelytothe expansioninotherindustries. Whilstthetotalnumberofwage andsalaryearnersinemploymentroseby45percent.betweenJuly,1939,andDecember, 1940,thenumbersemployedin miningandquarryingincreased bylessthanthreepercent.,in buildingandconstructionby only26percent.

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Pilgrims'Progress

ByFRANKMURPHY

Saturday,June3

Ahappy-augury,or,better still,asignofgracetotheAustralianHolyYearpilgrimslandingatColombowasthenews, firstrumoured,thenconfirmed thatthestatueofthePilgrim Virgin-ofOurLadyofFatimawasinCeylon.Thestatue (whichisonitswaytoAustralia)wasbroughttoCeylon onMonday,May22,aweek beforetheAustralianpilgrims arrivedatColombo,when,as theTimesofCeylonpersonally describedthescene,"shesteppeddownfromthespecialAir CeylonDakotaattheRatmalana airport."ThousandsofCatholics fromallpartsofCeylon,said theTimes,extendedheranaffectionatewelcome.

Australianpilgrimswere unabletoseethestatueassoon afteritsarrivalatColomboit wastakenonatwomonthstour oftheisland,buttheCeylon pressgaveprominencetothe arrivalceremony.ThePilgrim Virginisareplicaoftheorginal atFatimaandisonatourof theworld.ThestatuewasofficiallyhandedovertotheArchbishopofColombo,MostRev. ThomasCooray,bytheBishop ofBangalore,MostRev.Peter Thomas,fromwhosedioceseit wasflown.toCeylon.Theentire CatholichierarchyofCeylon waspresentattheceremonyand theGovernor-GeneralofCeylon wasrepresentedbyhisAide-deCamp.Capt.R.H.S.O'Grady, andthePrimeMinisterbyMr. E.A.P.Wijeyeratne,HomeMinister.Whilethegreatcrowd kneltinprayer,Archbishop Cooray,accompaniedbythe otherBishops,carriedthestatue toanaltarerectedontheairport grounds.TheArchbishopafterwardsaddressedthepeoplein English,SinhaleseandTamil andexhortedthemtoprayer andpenanceandinanoccasionalsermoninSinhalese,on thesignificanceofthevisitof thestatue,VeryRev.D.J.Anthonyremarkedonthe"deep respectournon-Christiancountrymenindifferentwalksoflife arealreadymanifestingtowards theLankatourofthePilgrim Virgin."

Attheendoftheceremony, theArchbishopcarriedthe statuetoadecorated"chariot," whiletheclergyandpeoplesang the"AveMarisStella."The processionpassedroundthe airport,sothateveryonewould haveanopportunityofseeing andveneratingthestatue,and fromtheairportitwascarried throughvariouspartsofthecity onitswaytoSt.Mary'sChurch, Delhiwela.Herethecrowdwas sodensethatthestatuedidnot arriveuntil9p.m.,insteadof 7p.m.asscheduled.Avast crowd,saidtheTimes,thronged thechurchfromanearlyhour intheeveningandserviceswere heldthroughoutthenight.Many non-Catholicswerepresent.

Thestatuewillreturntothe ColomboarchdioceseonJuly6 andwillleaveCeylononJuly 15afterclosingceremoniesat St.Lucia'sCathedral.

Australianpilgrimswho bookedforthecustomarytours whileinportsawnothing,save byaccident,ofColombo'sCatholiclife.Aclean,whiteand largeconventschoolcouldbe glimpsedasthebusesspedpast andgroupsof'neatlydressed, smiling,barefootedchildren, carryingtheirschool-booksfrom theconventgatesspokeeloquentlyoftheworkbeingdone bythenuns,butitwasthose pilgrimswhohadtheinspiration orgoodfortunetohirecarsfor apartyandwhowereprivileged tomeetwithaCatholicdriver whowereenabled.toseethe thingsinwhichHolyYearpilgrimsaremostinterested.

SomeweretakentoSt.Lucia's Cathedralandwereimpressed withitsbeautifulstatuesand decorationandwiththefaithof thepeoplethere,somesawthe boys'school,conductedbythe DeLaSalleBrothers,andmet thehappychildren;somevisited St.Anthony's,dedicatedtoa saintforwhomtheislanders haveaspecialanddeepveneration.ArelicofSt.Anthony's tongueisherecontainedina reliquaryandforSt.Anthony eventhenon-Catholicshavedecidedrespect.

Fortherest,pilgrimswere elatedbythenoveltyofthe exoticEast,thequaintnessof themyriadlittlevillageshops strungalongtheroutetoMount Livinia,wheremostpilgrims weredriveninamulti-coloured fleetofbuses.MountLivinia provedtobelittlemorethana terminus,asaptlynamedas SeaView,BrokenHill,buta handsomehotelprovidedlunch forthosewhoavailedthemselvesofitandthewaitinghorde ofenterprisingnativesendeavouredtointerestthevisitorsin allmannerofmanufacturesand tosolicitarupeeortwoforeven aglanceintheirdirection,as promptlyasanyauctioneerdetectinga"bid."Bothonthetrip tothe"Mount"andonthe returnthemostfascinating glimpseswerethoseofthenumerouslanesorstreetsbranching awayfromthemainroadon eitherside,revealingcool,green, shadyavenuesleadingtoinvitingbyplaces.Inthecityandits immediateenvironstheairwas delightfulwiththemusicofinnumerablemotorhorns,honking incessantlyineveryimaginable key,harmonizingmerrilywith trambells,rickshawbellsand otherindefinablenoises,the whilethebusplungedthrough trafficwhichseemedtogoin everydirection.Cyclists,their duskyfeetpedallingvigorously andtheirwhitegarmentsflowinginthewind,woundamazinglyinandout,dodgingmotor yehiclesbyahair'sbreadth,and, inthemidstofthebustle,bullockwaggonsploddedpatiently along,completelyobliivousof timeandthetideoftraffic.

landoftheHolyYearpilgrims fromCeylon.Theyarrivedby theStrathmore,whichwasin portwhentheStrathairdenteredtheharbour.Itisreported thattheCeylonpilgrimswere accompanied.ontheirpilgrimagetoRomebyanagedHindu.

Calmtomoderateweatherfollowedfobacoupleofdaysout fromColombo,butonthe Thursdaymorninglightningawl thunderusheredinboisterous weatherandmonsoonalgales. Asthedayworeontheship begantopitchandheavemightily,andpilgrimswhowere makingtheirmaidenseavoyage gottheirfirsttasteofarough sea,sailingduewestfromMinakoiIsland,aboutLat.8,17and Long.61.MinakoiIsland,which theStrathairdpassedonthis route,isnorthofthelongchain ofMaldiveIslands,stretching south.

Inthemorning,shortlybefore breakfast,theStrathairdshippedaseaonitsF.Deck,the lowestdeckopentothewater. Inthebestjournalisttradition, TheAdvocatecorrespondentwas onthespot,somuchsothathe wasengulfedinthewaveand sweptalongthedecklikea peanutinacascade.Allhecould seewasgreenandallhecould feelwasawarmandmighty rushing.Fortunatelyhewasnot hurledagainstanysteelstanchionordeckfitting,butcameto restinawhirlingcomplexityof deckchairs.Hepickedhimself upasthewavelefthimhighbut notdryandwenttotheassistanceofanelderlyladytowhom hehadbeenspeakingatthe momentofwateryimpact.She wasbewilderedandthoroughly soakedbutwasnothurt.She alsocametorestamongthe deckchairs.Anotherpilgrim caughtinthesamedelugehad thedoctor'sattention.Theexperiencewasinvigorating,with noaftereffectssavetheproblem ofgettingthesaltoutofone's clothes.Thedeckwasimmediatelyropedoff.

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Ofitself,thestoryofthe statue'sarrivalinCeylonmerits reporting,butitisparticularly fittingaspartoftheAustralian HolyYearpilgrims'story,forit isastrikingevidenceofthe strengthandvitalityofthe Catholicfaithinalandwhich gavetheAustralianstheirfirst andcompletelynovelexperienceofaforeigncountry,one thatbecauseofdarkskinsand curiousEasterncustomsmight appearaltogetherCatholicin faith.Notallpilgrimsweregiven theopportunityofrealizing thattheCatholicChurchin CeylonoutnumbersallnonCatholicsects,thatseveralvillageshavebeenentirelyCatholicforgenerations,andthatthe beautifulcathedralandmany churches,notablyintheheartof thenativetown,arefullof worshippersalldaylong.The FaithinCeylonmakesan impactonthenativenon-Catholics,too,asthereferenceabove tothepresenceofmanynonCatholicsattheceremoniesin honourofthePilgrimVirgin indicates,manyBuddhistand HindusswellCatholicproce§sionsandpilgrimagesandinvoketheaidofCatholicsaints.

Inthecity,pilgrimsfollowed theirowndevicesandwandered about,peeringintoshopsand doingtheirbesttoresisttheimportunatesalesmenorshopmen's Agentsthrongingthefootpaths. Foranyonewhodecidedtoenter ashoptherewerehalf-a-dozen broadlysmilingguidestoshow theway.Onecouldnotcrossthe roadwithoutaneagercicerone ateitherelbow.Itwasallvery spiritedandtheanimationwas astrikingcontrasttothestaid behaviourAustraliansareused to.Ateverycorner,inevery greatstore,fellowpilgrimswere met,alltiredbutexcited.Everyonehadsomeamusingstoryof theirfirstadventuresinaforeignland.Therewas,forexample,thenativewho,earnestlyendeavouringtoconvince apilgrim,caughtsightofthe Australianpilgrim'sbadge,shapedtoamapofAustralia.Gazingatthebadgeforamoment, thenative'seyelitup."Fair dinkum,"hecried,"fairdinkum." Therickshawmenmadea prettyrupeerunningpilgrims roundforafewmoments,orfor posingWithapilgriminthe vehicleforaphotograph. ThestayinColombowas short,butexhaustinginthe blisteringheat,andtheStrathairdreallyseemedlikehome whenpilgrimsarrivedbackon board.Thedaysfollowingwere spentinexchangingreminiscences. ThearrivaloftheAustralian pilgrimsatColombocoincided withthereturntotheirnative

OnFriday,thefirstFriday ofJune,Masswasnotpublicly celebratedbecauseofthebad weather,thoughaMassat5 a.m.wassaidinthedining saloon,whichiscomparatively steady.ThisMassiscustomarily attendedbytheGoanstewards. Thereweremanyvacantchairs inthesaloon,atmealtimes. Gustymonsoonalgaleswhistled shrillyintherenmantofrigging lefttothemodernsteamship andthesuddenrainswhenethey lashedthedecksandleapingsea rattledlikehail.Towardsthe middleoftheafternoon,however,approachingthecoastof Somaliland,theStrathairdran intomoderatewatersandabout 5p.m.turnednorthwardstowardsCapeGuardafui,whichshe roundedintotheGulfofAden punctuallyat10p.m.,according toschedule,andonaseathat hadnotaripple.Theair,ina mistymoonlight,waswarm withpromiseofdaystocomein theRedSea.

ThecustomarycallatBombay wasomittedthistripbecauseof theunaccustomedcallatGenoa,

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hencetheStrathaird'swesterly coursefromCeylontoSomaliland.

This(Saturday)morningthe sunrosehotandsultryoverthe wideexpanseoftheGulfand itssmoothwater.Congregations ateventheearliestMassesperspiredfreelyandtherewassignificanceinthemannerofLectionesfortheSaturdayQuarter TenseofPentecost,whichdeal mainlywithGod'spromiseto MosesofthePromisedLand. Withinadayorsothepilgrims willenterintothatseaand regionoftheOldTestament narrative,andforthemthePromisedLandliesafterthearduouspassagetraversedbyMosesandhispeople.Theweek aheadiscrowdedwithinterest, afterthelongstretches-Aden, theRedSea,Suez,theCanal, PortSaid,andontoGenoa, whichthepilgrimsaredueto reachaweekfromtomorrow.

AustralianHolyYearpilgrims havebeenblessedwithacool RedSeapassage.Arefreshing, bracingbreeze-blowing,itis saidonnavigationalauthority, fromanewquarterfromthat usuallyexperienced-temperedtheheatnicely,sothatconditionsonboardtheshipwerenot unpleasant,exceptinthecabins. AsthewatersoftheRedSea weredisposedbyGodtopermit safepassageforMosesandhis peopleinto.thePromisedLand, thecoolwindacrossthehotexpanseofseathathasgrowninto adreadlegendamongtravellers wasanoccasionforthankful prayer.

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NolandissightedintheRed Sea,saveasmallgroupofislands,untiltheSinaiPeninsula closesinattheentrancetothe GulfofSuez.Awaytotheright (starboard,pilgrimshavelearnedtocallit)liesthesacred MountSinai,whereMosesreceivedfromGodtheTenCommandments.Awesettlesona Christiantraveller,especiallya pilgrimtoChristianity'scentre, asherealizesthatheis,inthese regions,inthecradleofhistory andofcivilization.Thelandof Arabia,uponwhichpilgrims setfootatAden,receivesfrequentmentionintheOldTestamentandthereissomeground forbelievingthatAdenisthe OphiroftheSacredBooks.Here Cainissaidtolieburiedand heretheQueenofShebaissaid tohavesetouttovisitSolomon. Itis,therefore,withadeep senseofreverencethatpilgrims gazeonthenowbarren,forbiddingshoresthatmaybeseen fromthedecksoftheirpilgrim ship.

Accordingtotradition,the RedSeapassageoftheIsraelitesfromEgypttoChanaanwas atthenorthernendofwhatis nowknownastheGulfofSuez, justsouthofSuezitself.But eventhepassageoftheCanal isatmosphericwithhistory, sacredandprofane.TheCanal isnotamoderninvention,tothe creditsolelyofDeLesseps.This greatengineerwas,infact,inspiredbythebeliefthatthere had,inancienttimes,beena waterwaybetweentheMediterraneanandtheRedSeaandhe determinedthatwhatprimitives haddonewiththelimitedmeans attheirdisposalcouldbemanagedby19thcenturyengineers. TheCanal,asreadersknow,was openedin1869,butbeforethat timetherewasbusytraffic

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acrossthisnarrowneckofland whichpilgrimsarenowtraversinginamodernliner. AfterthemailservicewasextendedtoEgyptin1840and whenthefurtherserviceofthe P.&0.shipsgavethemtheir nameofPeninsulaandOrient,mailsandpassengershadto crosstotheRedSeabythe OverlandRoute,whilefollowed thatoftheancientPharadhs. MerchantstravelledfromIndia bydhowswhicharenowfamiliartopilgrimswhosawthem inthewatersaboutAdenand Colombo.Thedesertwascrossedbydonkeysandcamelsto theNileandthenceonbythe rivertotheMediterranean.Or, alternatively,themerchantsand travellerscontinuedtheirsea passagetoSuezandcrossedthe deserttoCairo. FacilitiesonthisOverland Routewereprimitiveandhazardous,butin1844theP.&0. SteamNavigationCompanytook overtherouteandmadeextensiveimprovementsfortheconvenienceoftravellers,including horsedrawncarriages,withfrequentchangesofhorses,good diningrooms,goodcooks,clean bedroomsandbeds.Arabsteeds racedacrossthedesertinplace oftheslow-ploddingcamel. Mailstookanaverageof64hour fromsteamertosteamerand passengerscrossedthe250miles fromseatoseain78hours,allowingtimeforsight-seeing.

ThefirstP.&0.mailsteamer arrivedinAustralia,bytheway, in1853.Thehistoryoftheserviceisthenboundupwiththe heavydemandsmadeforgoodsandpassagefollowinguponthe discoveryofgold.Itisrelated, forexample,thatatthegreat banquetgiveninMelbourneto celebratethearrivalofthefirst P.&0.ship,theChusan,a newly-builtironscrewsteamer of699tons,thechairmandeclaredthatthetwogreatestbe- nefitsofQueenVictoria'sreign werethediscoveryofgoldand theestablishmentofsteamcommunicationbetweenBritainand Austpalia.AmedalofVictorian goldwasstruckandpresented totheCaptain.Butanarmed guardhadtobeplacedonthe vesseltopreventthecrewfrom desertingtothegoldfields.In Sydney,similarly,theChusan anchoredoffshore,sothatthe crewcouldnotgetaway,and also,possibly,toprotectthegold whichshecarried.

Inthe'fiftiestheOverland Routerailwaywasbuiltbythe PashaofEgypt,forwhich projecttheP.&0.Company lentaquarterofamillion.The erection,also,ofthetelegraph, wasanotherremarkableimprovementincommunication. Thencamethecuttingofthe Canal,thebenefitofwhichpilgrimsareenjoying. *

Forthosewhohadnottravelledthis,oranyother,route before,thecomingintoAden wasanunforgettableexper-ience.TheStrathairdwasdelayedacoupleofhoursbytheroughweatherexperiencedin thelaststretchoftheIndian Ocean,hencepassengersgazed anxiouslyforthelandfallas theafternoonofSaturday,June 3,woreon.Ahazehadsettled ontheGulfofAdenandthus, whenatlastthereloomeddimly atowering,serratedshape,its heightabovethewatersuggest- edacloudbank,ratherthanthe lowsightoflandthatwatchers expectedtosee.Butastheconsistentoutlinewasrevealedin moredetailandwasseentobe land,indeed,thegrim,barren massofvolcanicrock,"annexed"justoveracenturyago(in 1849)as"thefirstjewelinthe crownofQueenVictoria,"impressedbyitsgauntgrandeur.Passengerslandedatatypical outpostportbylaunchesand dispersedasthesunwassetting intherapidlydarkeningshadowsofthemassivesurrounding mountains.Thesestoodhigh againsttheskyline,athousand feetorso,likesomeweird, backgrounddecorforaDisney Witches'Sabbath.Mostpilgrimsmadefirst,aftertheirColomboexperience,fortheCatholicchurch,whichwasonlya minuteor Steamertwo'swalkingfrom Point.Aneat,attractive littleshrine,dedicatedtoSt. FrancisofAssisi,itfaces'an esplanaderoadalongthewaterfront,andlooksoutontheharbourandtheshipping.Anotice intheporchtoldpilgrimsthat theywerenowintheVicariate ApostolicofArabiaandthatthe clergywereFranciscans,Capuchins,asamatteroffact.Inthe churchtheRosarywasbeingrecitedandtherewasagoodcon-

gregation,mostlyofdevoutnatives.Fromthehighceiling,on longsupports,sixelectricfans whirledsteadily.Besideeach column,whichseparatedthe navefromtheaisles,stoodwellmadestatuesofthesaints.Outside,overlookingthestreetand harbour,St.Franciswasconspicuous.Besidethechurchwas themonasteryandbehinditthe convent,inwhichlivethecommunityofFranciscannuns.The school,alsonearby,isconducted bythePatricianBrothers.

Neatlydressedinwhite,a coupleofCatholicArabyouthsstandingoutsidethechurchconversedinexcellentEnglishwith someofthevisitorsandwere delightedtolearnthattheywere Australianpilgrims,goingto Rome.Theyouthsseemedsurprisedtolearnthattherewere almost700pilgrimsfromAus- tralia.

*Adenhasnotquite1000Catholicsinapopulationofclose on90,000.Itistheheadquarters oftheVicariateandsooninresidencewillbethenewVicarApostolic,MostRev.Mgr.Ma- gliacani,O.F.M.Cap.,whowas butrecentlyconsecratedin Rome.TheSistershaveabout 150pupilsintheirschool,and theBrothershaveaboutthe samenumberofboys.TheReverendMotherofthecommunity of Cantwell,Sisters,MotherAnnMary isanativeofIreland andcameouttoAden49years ago.Shecelebratedhergolden jubileelastyear.

AtCrater,sixmilesdistant (theseweirdmountainsriseon thesiteofanextinctvolcano) theSistershaveanotherconvent andschoolandheretheSuperior,alsofromIreland,hasbeen inAden15years.Shewasformerly'withthecommunityin Abyssinia. Ofthe90,000inhabitantsof Adenthedominatingrace,Arab, isMosleminreligion,andthese numbersome60,000.Oftherest, thereare7,000Jews,over9,000 Indiansand4000Somalis.There areonly365Europeans.Ofthe ChristiansinAden,90percent. areCatholic.

*Someglimpseofthisstrange, rockyplacewasgotbythose whohiredacaranddroveout, inparties,tothe"City,"aninlandsortofa"hide-out,"thatin itsscenicapproachseemedmore theatricalthanthatfamiliaras thetraditionalstage-settingfor thesmugglers'retreatin Carmen.Thecars,drivenspeed- ilybyexpertdrivers,woundup aprecipitousascent,afterpas- singthroughexoticnative quartersalongthewell-made road,andclimbedintotheface ofthetowering,mountainous wallofsheerrock.Presently, thereopenedaheadasheerslit inthemountain,apassjustwide enoughfortwocarstomove abreastandclosedatthetopby whatappearedtobeanenclosedbridge,somethingsimilarto thepicturedrepresentationof theVenetian"BridgeofSighs." Throughthiserieentrancethe carsrushedontoaroaddescendingintothecupshapedvalley behindthemountainandinno timethepilgrimswereruninto anativeshoppingcentre,asthe nightfell.

The"city"wasalivewith, strangenoisesandsmells,the footpathsthrongedwithan evermovingpopulation.Dusky police,trimlydressedinshorts andjacketandwearingblack fez-likecaps,patrolledwatch- fullyandkeptthstrollersmoving.Theshops-bazaars.or booths-werelightedgenerally withfluorescentlightingandthe shopkeepers,unlikethoseof Colombo,werenotgivento pressingtheirwares.All,especiallythechildren,spokewith anattractivesoftnessofvoice andgesture.

Timebeingshort,therewas littletimetolingerinthis quaintandfascinating"city", andpilgrimsreturnedtotheir carsandwerequicklydriven backtoSteamerPoint.Here manyshops,closedatthetimeof theStrathaird'sarrivalforthe usualSaturdayhalf-holiday, re-openedroundabout7p.m. andinmostofthempilgrims wereseenexaminingthegoods offeredforsale.By9p.m.,all wereonboardagainandbetweentenandeleventhepilgrim shipmovedoutoftheglittering harbourintothedarknessofan Easternnight.Thelast.sightof Adenwasthismyriadtwinkling oftinylightsagainstthegrim backclothofthemountains,high inthesky.

*Asremarkeduponabove,the fearofpilgrimsfortheRedSea

passagewereallayedbythecool windwhichblewontheSunday, theirfirstdayinitshistoricand malignedwaters.Nothingeventfulwasexpectedinitssecluded laneofshipping,apartfromthe almostconstantpassingofships, goingthiswayorthat,butsome- thingofamildsensationwas causedonSundaynight,abouta quartertoeight,whenaftera dimmingortwotheship'slightsfadedoutandthefamiliarthrob oftheenginesceased,leavingin placeofitssteadythrobthe soundofwaveslappingagainsttheship'srail.Thosewhowere intheircabinsandhadtorches gropedfortheminthedarkness andlightedtheirwaystothe decks.Bythistimethemomentumoftheshipwasceasingand presentlyitwasleftrockingidly onthegentleswellofthesea. Passengerspushedaboutinthe darknessorfollowedthosewith torchesorclusteredalongthe railswatchingthelightsofdistantsteamers.Afteraspacean emergencylightingsystem, muchdimmerthantheregular system,cameintooperationand ontheforemast,fromthe bridge,anumberofredlights werehoisted.Rumoursandexplanationspassedroundlike wildfireassignallightswere seenflashingfromothershipsin thevicinity,answeringthose fromtheStrathaird.Butafter aboutahalf-hour'semergency, thelightscameonagainand wereansweredwitha.cheer,the propellers,turnedagainandthe shipwasoncemoreonitsway.

Laterintheeveningtheleader ofthepilgrimage,hisGrace MostRev.J.Duhig,Archbishop ofBrisbane,addressedmeetings ofpilgrimsinthefirstandtouristclassdiningsaloons.Besides givingthepilgrimsseveralpracticalpointsofadvicefortheir guidanceinRome,theArch-' bishopexpressedthewishthat, inaccordancewithimmemorial custom,theAustralianpilgrims

shouldmakeapresentationto theHolyFatherontheoccasion ofthespecialaudiencewhich willbesoughtfortheAustralians.Itseemedbest,Dr.Duhig said,thatthepresentationshould beintheformofacontribution toPeter'sPence.Rev.A.R.E. Thomas,directorofthepilgrimage,explainedthatthedonationswouldbevoluntaryand anonymous.Otherdetailsconcerningpilgrims'movements andconvenienceindisembarkingatGenoaandtheirsojourn inRomeandelsewherewere explainedbytheassistantdirector,Rev.E.Perkins.

Concerningthepilgrims'customofmakinganofferingtothe HolyFather,itisinterestingto recallthatafewyearsagothere weredugupinRome834English silverpennies,datingfromthe yearA.D.946.Thesecoinsare recognizedashavingbeen broughttoRomebypilgrims fromBritainasacontribution toPeter'sPence.

*Passengersdonotlandat .SuezbutwillgoashoreatPort Said.OwingtoastateofemergencyinEgyptpassportsareendorsedbytheimmigrationauthoritiesandsurrenderedtothe policeofficeratthe'gangwayin returnforanumberedcheck card.Ontheirreturntotheshippassengersmustclaimtheir passportsfromtheofficerand surrendertheircheckcard.As theStrathairdarrivesatSuez lateonTuesdayafternoon(June 6)thepassagethroughtheCanal ismadeatnight.Inthemorning itisPortSaid.

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Onehundredandtwentymilessouth-westofPerthyou comeoverdenseJarrah-cladhillsintothebasinofthe CollieRiverfulloftwothings:waterwhichgivesitfertility andcoalwhichgivesitimportanceandpossibleprosperity. ItistheorlyworthwhilecoalinWesternAustralia,says the"CatholicWorker."

Thecoalishardandblackandmuchbetterthan anythingwhichVictoriaorSouthAustraliapossesses.It givesWesternAustraliaelectricpowerandlight,andit keepsitsrailwaysrunning.Itcouldprovideitwithgas anditmight,withalittleresearchandagreatdealoffinancialhelp,giveWesternAustrealiaanironandsteel industry.

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Themineownersneverlived atCollie,nordotheytoday. Attemptstoworkco-operative mineswerestifled.Colliehas neitherCatholicnorStatesecondaryschools.Thereisno diocesanschemeforeducating CatholicboysfromCollie cheaplyelsewheretobecome CatholicleadersinCollie.There isnotevenatechnicalschoolfor trainingminers.Nolibrary,no

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ROME,June9.-TheHungariancommunistauthorities standchargedwithtreatingReligiousassecond-classcitizens, robbingthemoftheirhouses andpossessionsandisolating themfromthepeopleasthough theywere"bearersofcontagion." Thechargesweremadeina memorandumaddressedtotop Redofficialsby45ofthe country'shighestrankingsuperiorsofmen'sandwomen's religiouscommunities.Heading thelistofsignatorieswasAbbot PaulSarkozy,O.S.B.,ofthe Pannonhalmaabbey.Thememorandumwasdrawnupseveral weeksago.Thetexthasjust nowbeenreceivedhere.

Inasober,restrainedmanner themonksandnunssetdown themanyblowstheyhavesuffered'fromtheregime.They askedredressontwocounts: theconstitutionalguaranteeof religiousfreedomandtheirlong recordofself-sacrificingservice tothepeople. Anindirectanswertothis requestcamefromtheregime astheworldlearnedofthe memorandum.Theanswerwas givenbyJosefRevai,communistMinisterofEducationand Religion.Essentiallyitamountedto:"They'restillbreathing; let'skickthemharder."

TheWesternAustralianclimatedoesnotmakefordiscontent,butthereisalsoaman behindthescenes.

FrankNewburn,whenhe tookovertheleadershipofthe Collieminerslastyear,madea statementonindustrialrelations betweenemployerandemployee anddutytothecommunity whichcouldhavecomestraight outofRerumNovarum.Heis outtogetprosperityforCollie byfairmeansandgoodwill. FrankNewburncouldsucceediftheWestAustralian Governmenthasenoughwitto seewhattheycouldmakeout ofCollie.Colliecouldbecome theperfectresultofasocialexperimentofcoalminingtowns. Thecompactnessofitscoaldepositcallsforunifiedminingdevelopment.Itisnearenoughto theseaandtoPerth,anditis centrallysituatedinthehabitableSouthWest.

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Celebrate

ANTWERP,Belgium,June 8(NC.)-TheLeagueof BelgianFarmers,alsoknownas theBoerenbond,hascelebrated the60thanniversaryofits foundationinLouvain.Aglitteringprocessionof25,000 peoplecarrying1,600brilliantly coloredflagswasthehighlight oftheDiamondJubileecelebration.TheBoerenbondcame intoexistenceshortlyafterPope LeoXIIIissuedhisencyclical onsocialproblems,RerumNovarum,in1891. AreviewingstandwaslocatedinfrontoftheLouvaintown hallandSolemnMasswascelebratedinthecentreofhistoric MarketSquare.Theorganizationhascontinuedtoprosper despiteafinancialcrisisin1935 andthedifficultiesarisingfrom thetwoworldwars.

PriestWasPunishedforRefusalto DivulgeConfessionalSecret.

LONDON,June8(NC).-Theonlyknownoccasionin EnglandwhenaCatholicpriestwasimprisonedforrefusing tobreakthesealofconfessionwasrecalledbyBishopJoseph McCormack,ofHexhamandNewcastle,whenheconsecrated St.Patrick'sChurch,Felling-on-Tyne,Durham.

Theincidenthappened91 yearsago,whentheRev.John Kelly,parishpriestofSt.Patrick's,washandedintheconfessionalasilverwatchstolenthe previousday.

Hetookthewatchtothe ownerbutthelatterrefusedto acceptit.FatherKellythenpassedthewatchtothepoliceinspector.

LaterFatherKellywassummonedasawitnessatDurham Assizesand,whenherefusedto divulgethenameoftheman whohandedhimthewatch,was cortimittedtojailforcontempt ofcourt.

Hewasfreedatthecloseof theassizesandhisparishioners welcomedhimoutsidetheprisonandlaterpresentedhimwith aninscribedgoldwatch.

FRIBOURG,Switzerland,June 8(NC.)-Thedraftofalaw

wherebypriestscouldbe.,orced torevealtopublicauthorities knowledgegainedintheconfessionalisabouttobeintroducedinthenationalassembly ofYugoslavia,accordingtoa dispatchofKipa,SwissCatholicnewsagency.

Sir,-MightIbringtothe noticeofallfair-mindedCathclicsoftheStatetheterrible plightofhundredsofCatholi childrenwho,throughnofault oftteirown,arebeinglostto theFaiththroughlackofreligiouseducation.

childrenThesechildren,manythe ofmixedmarriages, othersoflaxCatholicparents, whothemselveshavebecome laxthroughlackofcontact withreligion,byreasonofthe vastdistancesfrombigcentres, perhapsallthroughtheirchildhood,areofvitalimportanceto theCatholicChurch.

Havinglivedintheseoutback areasformostofmylife,Ihave intimateknowledgeofthedifficultiesexperiencedbythese people.

Wehappenedtobeoneofthe fortunatefamilieswhohadexemplaryCatholicparentsand hadthegoodfortunetobegiven asound,Catholicboarding schooleducation.

Whatofallthehundredsof otherswhoarenotsofavoured?

Themajorityoftheparents ofthesechildrenaregood,well meaning,open-heartedpeople whowouldbedelightedtohave someonetotakeaninterestin theirchildrenandgivethem somereligioustraining.

Iknowofoneparticularcase ofCatholicchildrenbeingallowedtogotonon-Catholic Sundayschool,becausethe childrenlikeit,andtheirvery finenon-catholicmotherseesno harminit.Thefather,alax Catholic,haseveryintentionof sendingthesechildrentoa Catholicboardingschoollater. Inthemeantimeirreparable damageisbeingdone.

Anothercaseisoneofanindustrialtownshipwithapopul- ationofaboutonehundred families,situatedwithin20miles ofabigcentrewherethereisa churchandaprieststationed. Nopriestevervisitedthetown andnoMasswascelebrated thereforatleastfiveyears.

Incidentlytherewerequitea lotofCatholicsthere.

Aftermakingenquiriesabout thecasefromthepriest20 milesdistant,wefoundthathis parishdidnotgouptothat area,butitwasintheparish ofanotherprieststationedabout100milesaway.Eventuallythispriestwascontactedand hetravelledapprox.100miles tocelebrateMassforthese people.

Itwillprobablybesaidthat thesepeopleshouldhavedone somethingaboutitthemselves. Thatisthewholepoint,thevast majorityhavebecomecareless throughlackofcontactwiththe Church.Thefeelingamong themisthatno-oneworries aboutthem.

Idon'tmeantobedestructiveinmycriticismoftheadministrationsoIamputtingforwardsomesuggestionswhichI thinkwillgoalongwaytowardsbringingthesepeopleback totheFaithandmakingthem feelthattheyarewantedand wantedbadly.

1st.Reorganizationofparish ordiocesanboundariestomake easierandmorepracticalworkingoftheparishes.

2nd.Morefrequentcontact ofpriestandpeoplebyvisits tothehomei.

Atpresentitismostlycontactwiththosewhoalways maketheefforttoattendMass, whiletheothers,who,through nofaultoftheirownhavenot hadthebenefitofsoundreligiousinstructionintheirchildhood,arejustlefttogotheir ownway.Personalcontact wouldmeanalotto'these people.

3rd.Regularvisitsbythe prieststothesmallschoolsfor religiousinstructions.

Onesmallschoolof11pupils inourdistricthas6catholic childrenwhoneverhavethe opportunityofattendingMass astheyareatleast20miles

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fromthenearestcentrewhere Massiscelebrated.

Inthiswayallchildrenwill becontactedandcouldthenbe broughtintotheAnnual Bushies'Schoolcoursewhichis conductedatdifferentcentres bytheselfsacrificeofthesisterswhoforesaketheirholiday forthebenefitofthechildren.

Atpresentthemajorityof childrenattendingtheBushies' Schoolarethosewhoseparents takethemregularlytoMass.

Iquiterealisethistravelling wouldmeanalotofextraexpenseforthepriestsministeringtothesesparselypopulated areasbutcouldthatnotbe overcomebyaspecialallowr ancefromthePropagationof theFaithcollection.Surelythe PropagationoftheFaithinour Stateisasimportantasanyw- hereelse.

Somuchfortheschoolage children.Now,whatcanbe donetohelpourCatholic YouthoftheOutback?

Inmostcasesthedistances aretoogreatandtherearetoo fewyoungpeopletoenable themtojointheN.C.G.M.or Y.C.W.movementswhichare doingsuchwonderfulworkfor theCatholicYouthofthecities.

Mysuggestionisthata CatholicYouthmovementbe organizedtoembracballthese youngpeopleandbringthem togetherinsocialandreligious contactregularly,butnottoo frequently,asdistanceisagain thebarthere.

Aquarterlyrallycouldbe arrangedinvariouslargecen- tres-aweek-endsuggested.The youngpeopletobeboardedout withCatholicfamiliesinthat centreandaprogrammeofreligiousandsocialinstructions arrangedfortheirbenefit.

Lateritmaybepossible toarrangesummerholiday camps,perhaps,accommodating theyoungmenatoneofour boys'collegesandtheyoung ladiesatagirls'collegeand bringthemintosocialcontact throughthatmedium.

ThesearejustideasandsuggestionsuponwhichIhope someconcreteschememaybe formulated.

WeasCatholicsmustdosomethingtobringourCatholic Youthtogether,orthegreat majoritywillhaveverylittle hopeofmeetingandmarrying partnersofourFaith.

Theseschemesarecarriedout byotherorganizationsandreligions,whycan'twe,asCatholicsdothesame?

"AVoiceintheWilderness."

[Becauseofthefinancialdifficultiesinvolvedinsupporting priestsincountryareasthere areboundtobe"pockets"in somedistrictswhichdonotget fullattention.Inalargediocese,suchasPerthis,thisconditionis,humanlyspeaking, inescapable.

Thesuggestionregardingreorganizationofboundariesis comparativelyeasyofaccomplishmentinthecaseofparishes;diocesanboundariesarevery difficulttoreadjust.

Thecontentionthatholiday schoolsforcountrychildrenonly contactthechildrenofpractisingCatholicsis,wefeel,exag- gerated-Ed].

HOLYNAMESOCIETY

HIGHGATEBRANCH.

Attheconclusionoftheeven- ingmeetingoftheHolyNameSo- cietyonSunday,June11th.,the members assembledoftheHighgateBranch intheParishHall,Gen- eralbusinesswasdiscussed,and whenthiswasover,FatherHope. theSpiritualDirector,introduced Rev.FatherDepiazziasguestspeak- erfortheevening. Afinegatheringofmenlistened intentlywhileFatherDepiazziexplainedthenatureofCommunism. HesaidthatCommunismwasfalse initstheoryandimpossiblein practice.Heexplainedthatall menmusthaveaphilosophyof life;eventobeanhonestmanone musthaveaphilosophyofsome sort. The madeCommunistphilosophywas upofDialecticalMaterialism, theMarxiantheoryofvalue,the denialofman'srighttoownpri- vatepropertyandthecontention thatallmenhaveequalrights. Thesephilosophicaldoctrines,he showed,wereeitherfalseoronly halftrue.Consequently,itwas impossibletobuildapracticalway oflifeTheuponthem. slowbutbestmethodof combatingCommunism,heconcluded,wastolivetothefullour ownphilosophyofliffe.Thatwould benotonlyadefence,butanattack,foxitwouldshowtheothers thatthereisanotherphilosophybesidestheCommunistoneandit ismoresatisfyingandthetrue,one. Afteransvieringafewpertinent questionsthatwereaskedhim, FatherDepiazzishowedafilmof theMass,givingasuitablecommentary,andafilmincolourof theNationalConferenceofthe Y.C.W.heldinPerthlastyear. Themeetingwasdeclaredbysev-eralspeakerstohavebeenhighly successful.

WhereAreWe?

"Time"reports:OarsmenatOxfordUniversityhadtheirmindson"Eights Week,"andmostundergraduates weresweatingouttheirfinals. Butneitherthesedistractions northefinespringweatherlast weekcoulddampdownthe philosophicalwarthathasbeen ragingbetweenOxford'slogical positivistsandOxford'sbelievers.

Logicalpositivism(acloserelativeofU.S.PhilosopherJohn Dewey'spragmatism)erectsits systemofthoughtonthepremisethatnostatement(except inlogicandmathematics)may beconsideredmeaningfulifit isnotpotentiallyverifiableby evidenceofthesenses.Theidea ofGodisoneofthefirstthings thatlogicalppsitiviststhrow overboard.LastweekPhilosopherTonyQuinton,ofAllSouls' College,undertooktodisposeof Godintheheartoftheenemy camp,theCatholicundergraduateAquinasSociety.

NOTICETHEBOOP.

To.heartheassertionthatGod exists,declaredhandsomeTony Quinton,islikevisitingafriend andhavinghimask:"Didyou younoticeourboopwhenyou camethroughthegarden?"

"No,whatisit-ananimalof somesort?"

"Yes,it'sasortofdog;it guardsthehouse."

"Ididn'tseeanythinglikea dog."

"Oh,youwouldn'tseeit.It's invisible."

"Well,canyousmellit,touch it,hearit?"

"Notexactly. ." "Anyway,Ithoughtyou'dbeen burgledrecently;itcan'tbea verygoodguard."

"Ah,youwouldn'ttalklike thatifyouknewwhatitwasto haveahoop.Ofcourse,ithasnt dealtwiththeburglarsyet,but itknowswhotheyareandis goingtopunishthem."

God,saidQuinton,isjust aboutasevidentasaboop.Then hewentontodrawaprestidigitator's"proof"ofGod'snonexistencefromChristiandogma: "Godcreatedtheworld." "World"inthissense,saidPhilosopherQuinton,meansnot "earth"but"everything."

"God,"hewenton,"obviouslydidn'tcreateHimself.The onlythingoutsideofeverything isnothing.Therefore,ifGodis theonlythingoutsideeverything,thenGodisnothing."

IBELIEVE.

After65minutesofsuchfaststeppingtalk,theRev.Father ThomasCorbishley,chubbyJesuitMasterofOxford'sCatholic CampionHall,gottohisfeet. "Mr.Quinton,"hebegan,"do youbelievethestatementthat nostatementistrueunlessitis verifiable?"

"Certainly,"repliedQuinton. "How?"askedCorbishley,"can youverifythatstatement?" Quintonadmittedthatthiscornerstoneofpositivismisunverifiable.

"Thenwhydoyoubelieveit tobetrue?"askedthepriest. "Ibelieveittobetruebecause itistrue,"Quintonanswered. "There!"shoutedFatherCorbishleytriumphantly."SoIbelievethatGodexistsbecauseHe doesexist.Nowwhereare we?"

FootballatAquinas

3rdXVIII

OnSaturday17thJunetheCol- legethirdXVIIIplayedHaleSchool atAquinas.Itrainedthroughoutthe game,sothescoringwaslow.TheAquinasteamplayedmoredeterm- inedfootballthanthevisitors,who weredefeatedconvincingly.

A.C,:4goals12behinds,36points. H.S.:4behinds,4points.

ThebestplayersforAquinaswereP.Sermon,K.Gogarty.G.deSouza, E.Dare.B.Poole,SHaughtonand P.Murray.whilegoalswerescoredbyB.Poole(3)andT.Bowen.

4thXVIII

Thesameday,underthesamepoorconditionsforfootball,the College4thXVIIIscoredawinin itsfirstgameoftheseasonagainst HaleSchoolatAquinas.Itwasanyone'sgameatthree-quarter time,butinthelasttermAquinas puttheissuebeyonddoubtbyscor- ing3goalsinquicktime.Final seorgs: A.C.:6goals,5behinds,41points, H.S.:goal.1behind,7points. AquinaswerebestservedbyP. Carolin,C.Cardoza,T.Chua,K. Churack,J.EdwardsandISteele. whilegoalswerekickedby,,T.Ryan 3,K.Churack,G.FluggeandC. Akkermans.

VthEIGHTEEN AquinasvHale TheMatchwasplayedatKing's Parkin,constantdrivingrain.Early inthematchAquinasobtaineda smallleadwhichwasmaintained untilthethirdquarter.Themet heavyballwashandledratherwell butresultedinmanypoints. Atthreequartertimethescore wasAquinas1goal13behindsto Hale2goals9behinds.Earlyinthe finalquarterHalescored3goalsand theAquinasboyscouldnotmake upthislee-way.TheFinalScones were. Hale5goals,10behinds.40points; defeatedAquinas1goal,16behinds, 22points.VlthEIGHTEEN

AquinasvHale TheAquinasSixthsplayedalong- sidetheFifthsatKing'sPark,so theyalsowereplayinginverybad weather.Onceagain,thescoringof manypointswasafeatureofthe day.andthegameconcluded:Hale, 1 goal12points,defeatedAquinas. 1goal8points.

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madeadeclarationofnullityin hisfavour.Ifyoudothinkthat, thenyouaremisinformed.No suchdeclarationhasbeenmade. Norisitlikelythatsuchaone willbemade.Idealtwiththis mattersomeweeksago.SubsequentlyIfoundthisparagraph tuckedawayinthe"WestAustralian"ofMay27th.:"The RomanCatholicChurchdidnot recognisetheproxymarriageof IngridBergmanandRoberto Rossilliniperformedthisweek atJuarez,Mexico,ahigh Churchofficialsaidto-day.He added:"Thepossibilityofa churchweddingforBergman andRosselliniiswellnighcompletelyexcluded.TheChurch doesnotrecognisetheirrespectivedivorceandannulment:As farastheChurchisconcerned, BergmanisstillmarriedtoDr. Lindstrom,andRossellinito MarcelladeMarchis."

(Continued'realrage "RE"-MARRIAGE

Ithinkthatstatementdisposesofthewholematter,asit doesofyourfurtherquestion: "Assumingthisispossible, howthencansuchaperson marryadivorcedwoman?" Asyourassumptioninthe caseyouciteisfalse,thequery needsnoreply. Butletusgetbacktoyour questionshornofitsfalseimplications.Forthesakeof charity,Ishallrepeatit: "HowcanyourChurchannul amarriageperformedinyour Church,whenthemarriageis ofsomeyears'standing,and thereisachildofthatmarriage?"

A.:TheChurchcanannulsuch amarriageonlyaftercareful examinationoftheoriginalmarriagecontractandthediscovery that.someconditionnecessary forthevalidityofthatcontract wasmissing.Inotherwords,it

candonomorethandeclareinvalidamarriagethathasbeen invalidallalong,'eventhough thepartiesconcernedhadno inklingofitsinvalidity.After suchadeclarationthe"divorced" partiesarefreetomarryasare allsinglepersons-butthenew marriagemustbefreeofany nullifyingimpediments.Thus, ifyourso-called"divorcee" wishedtomarryarealdivorcee, i.e.,onewhoseformervalia marriagehadbeendissolvedby acivilcourt,andtowhichthe twopartiesconcernedwerestill living,anewmarriagewouldbe, intheeyesoftheChurchandof Godoutofthequestion.For example,tousethecaseyou havecited,IFthefirstmarriage ofRobertoRosselliniwerefor somecausetobedeclarednull, hewouldnotbefreetomarry IngridBergmantillher's,too, wassimilarlydeclarednulland void.

MotherConsidersTheH-Bomb

Inthemidstofthefearful discussionwhichthehydrogen bombhasevoked,'mayIraise onesmallvoice,thevoiceofa mother,toconsidersomeofits brighteraspects-brighter,that is,inagrimsortofway.Terrifyingthoughitbe,theH-bomb hasrelievedalittlemygreatest fear-thefearformychildren.

Grantedthatallofus,except thesaints,haveanaturalreluctancetodie--inwhatever manner-still,thethoughtthat "itisgiventomanoncetodie, andafterthatthejudgment" should,inourmoremeditative momentsatleast,makeusmore resignedtoourownpossible violentend.Butlikeallparents, itisformychildrenthatIworry themost.

Everyonewhohasreadsuch booksasJohnHersey'sHiroshimaisawarethattheold-fashioned,oratom,bombwasa messyaffair.Itstruckdown someandleftothers,inthesame neighborhood.Itseffectswere erratic.Andthethoughtthat ourchildrenmightbeleftto sufferwithnoonetolookafter themisanalmostunbearable one.

ButnowcomestheH-bomb. Mygreathope,andyours,is thattheawfulspectreofitwill drivetheworldintolasting peace.Failingthis,Ihopethat God,inhismercy,willletitbe asbadaspredicted.Ifitshould, asonescientistclaims,setupa chainreactionsopowerfulthat itwill"turnusallintolittle suns,quitpainlessly,inlessthan sixtyseconds,"weneedhave concernonlyforthesoulsof ourchildren-andourown.As Msgr.FultonJ.Sheenemphasizedinoneofhisradiotalks, "theonlydefenceagainstthe hydrogenbombistostayinthe stateofsanctifyinggrace."

Thepossibilityofallthesouls in:theworldbeingplungedinto eternityinoneinstantisstaggering.Butnoonecansaythat whatwearepleasedtocallthe civilizedworldhasnotbeen warned.Asfortheunlettered aboriginals,"happyinthejungle"andfarfromLifeandTime, theymaymakeabettershowing atthegreatjudgmentthanwe whobeartheguiltofsuchacivilization.

Valueschangeinthelightof thefearfulpossibilitieswhich theH-bombhasopenedup.We mustnowlookatourlivesas doesonefriendofminewho, threatenedwithimminentdeath fromcancer,hasrefusedeither togiveuphopeortoindulgein futilecalculations.Shesays: "Weshalltakeeachdayasit comes,whethertherebefewor many,asagiftfromGod,and enjoyittothefull."

Eachdayisashininggift. HowcanIcomplainaboutstayingathomesomuchwiththe baby?Iammightyglad,atthis point,tohaveahome!Weare planningsomeredecorationand, aswediscussedit,thesame thoughtstruckmyhusbandand me-"Itseemssillytofuss aboutdecoratingwhenthewhole housemaysoonbeblownto bits!"Ah,butthatistosinagainsthope!

Ofcourse,Iknowthisisthe firstpoignancyofrealization.If thebombisnotused,ifwebecomeaccustomedtothethreat,

KATHERINET.DOOLEY

Ishallprobablybegintogripe again,tocomplainthatthekids getonmynerves,andto.cryout thatImustgetawayfromitall forawhile.ButrightnowIam ohsohappy,amongmypotsand pans!

MyhusbandisamusedbecausetheH-bombseemstohave upsetmelessthantherumour thattherehasbeenaburglaron theprowlinourblock.IsupposethatisbecauseIcando somethingabouttheburglarbolt,thedoors,warnthechildren,callthecops.Aboutthe H-bombIcandonothingexcept pray,which,presumably,Iam doinganyhow.IfIcoulddo somethingabouttheH-bomb,if 1hadtodecidewhetherornot itshouldbeused,Ishould probablybeonthevergeof lunacy.ForIamsurethatI shouldhavetoacceptdestructionformyselfandmyfamily ratherthantowieldsucha weapon.

Ithinkthat'mostmothers whosemindshavenotbeen twistedbypervertedideologies mustfeelthisway.Wearelifegivers,notdestroyers.Butthe possibledestructionofhumanity istosomeextentourfault.Itis thesonsofwomenwhoplot, andwe,themotherswhohave rearedthem,mustsharetheir guilt.Becauseofthis,theburden oftheonethingthatcanbe

donerestsmostheavilyupon us-theburdenofprayer. Thereis,indeed,"noplaceto hide"-noplace,thatis,except intheshelteroftheinfinitearms ofGod.Itistherethatwemust nowplace,moretrustinglythan ever,ourchildren,ourcountry, ourworld.-"America."

(KatherineT.Dooleylivesin IndianaU.S.A.,hasfivechildren,frequentlycontributesto Catholicmagazines.)

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LostessoSantoPadre,rivolgendosiaiSacerdoti,diceva: ditealvostropopolochequandoe'unitoalsuoSacerdotee prendepartenellavorodell'apostolato,individualeesociale,allorasipuo'chiamarecon verita'"popolodiDio".L'AzioneCattolicae'lapartecipazione dellaicatocattoliconell'apostolatogerarchicoperladifesadei principimoraliereligiosiperlo sviluppodiunaazionesociale sanaebeneficasottolaguida k dellagerarchiaecclesiastica fuoriesopraipartitipolitici, conl'intenzionedirassodarela vitacattolicanellafamigliae nellasocieta'.Sie'dettoche l'A.C.e'unapostolato,cioe' unamissioneperlagloriadi Dioelasalvezzadelleanime. doveredeilaicie'diaiutare ilSacerdoteinognieventoenel migliormodochepossono.Pero' questoapostolatooaiutodeve esseresubordinatoallaGerarchia,perche'Gesu'haaffidato agliApostolieaisuoiSuccessorisolamente,itcompimentodell'apostolato:aglialtrimembrisottolalorodipendenza.

L'AzioneCattolicae'un'organizzazioneconsacrataaltrionfodelregnodiCristo.Quindi concludendo1'A.C.e'un'orga- nizzazionedellaicatocattolico, consacratoall'apostolatoinaiutoesottoladipendenzadella GerarchiaEcclesiastica,peril trionfodelregnodiCristonegli individui,nellefamiglieenellasocieta'.

L'AzioneCattolicae'inoltre undoveredelCleroedellaicato,ecomehadettoPioXI:e' unanecessita'deinostritempi. Quindie' dell'Azionenecessarioperrare Cattolica,chevisia unordinedallaGerarchiaEcclesiastica,l'accettazionediquestoordinedapartedellaicatoe l'azionedapartedellaicatosottoilcomandodellaGerarchia. Rimanechenonvie'Azione Cattolicasenonvie'l'azione dellaicatoecheitlavorodell'AzioneCattolicae'essenzialmenteitlavorodellamentee dellamanodelpopolo.

L'ORGANIZZAZIONE DELL'AZIONECATT.

Essendol'AzioneCattolica un'azionediordinepratico,la suaformadiorganizzazionevariaasecondoipostielecircostanze.Ledifferenzedirazzee diclima,dicondizionisocialie dicultura,detterannoimezzi dausareperotteneregliscopi.

LaGerarchiadigiurisdizione, dallaqualedipendel'Azione Cattolicae'compostadalPapa, daiVescovi,chericevonol'autorita'daDio,edaiParroci,delegatidaiprimi.Allatestadel laicatodiAzioneCattolicavie' unlaicosceltoodalVescovoo dalParroco,itqualehaitdirittodivetonelledecisioni.Certe volte,mapereccezione,quando nonsitrovaunlaicochepos- siedelequalita'richieste,un Sacerdotepuo'esserepresidente ganizzazionedell'organizzazione.OgniordiA.C.e'assistita daunSacerdotechesichiama AssistenteEcclesiasticoeche haunadoppiafunzione,cioe'di guidareimembrinellaviadellaverita'ediformarliall'apo-

lasua,perche'itlavorodiorganizzazionedeveesserefatto dailaici.

PioXIhadetto:l'AzioneCattolicae'unmovimentochenon siincominciane'vaavantisenzal'assistenzaattivadelSacerdote.

(Continua)

P.AbramoO.M.I. Ass.Eccl.

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AVVISOIMPORTANTE

E'inpreparazionelacompetizioneperl'elezionedella reginettaitallanadelWest Australia.

Cisonogia'giunteleadesionidialcunicentridicomunita'italiane.Prossimamente daremoiparticolaridellacoinpetizione.

LeadesionisipossonoindirizzarealsegretarioEmilioFasoli,AberdeenSt.,DevonFlat N.2.

Siricorda,cheognimercoledi' sera,dalle8alle10emezza, e'apertopertuttigliitalianiit circolosportivodell'A.C.I.con sedeprovvisorianell'Halldi S.Brigida.

Connazionali,interveniteper unsanoesportivodivertimento.

AMICIZIA!

Pressoleantichegenti,dalle qualiabbiamoereditatoletradizionielacivilta',l'amicizia eraconsiderataunadeisommi benilargitidaglideiagliuominielesiattribuivanoprerogativeeprivileginonmolto dissimilidaquellidellaparen- telaedellaconsanguineita';e infattitrairitipiu'commoventi epiu'suggestivi,giuntifinoa noi,attraversolealldellastoriaedellaleggenda,quellodellaamiciziae'immortalatoda sublimiepisodi,cheglihanno creatounmagicoalonedi poesiaediluce.Continuatori delletradizioniavute,noiitaliani,neabbiamotramandatoe rinverditol'essenza,dandoal nostrosentimentoeallanostra praticadell'amicizia,lasolennita'elabellezzadiunrito.ll ritocheproclamasacro,come quellodelsangueecheunisce gliuominifraloroecheha comeessenzialepresupposto,la bonta',lafraternita',lasimpatia,lastima.

Eppureeccoche,anchepresso lanostracoloniaItaliansdell'WestAustralia,lareligione dell'amiciziavolgerapidamente aldeclino.Percausechesfuggonealle attenteindagini, echetrovalalorounicasoluzionenell'egoismochehaintristitolementi,eraggelatoi cuori!

Puo'darsichedi&dipenda pertalunidalladurezzadella vita,chelicostringonoaduna aspralottachenondaloro tregua,eche,nonlasciaadessi

Lanostraemigrazione inArgentina

Su100italianirecatisiinArgentina14sonotornatie86 sonorimastilaggiu'alavorare.

Il"CorrieredegliItaliani"di BuenosAires,nelnumerodilunedi'24Aprile,hapubblicato aquantoriferiscel'ARI,irisultatidiunainchiestasull'entita' deiritorniinPatriadiemigrati italianiinArgentina.

Taleinchiesta,suggeritadalI'intentodicontrollarelevoci, assaidiffusenegliultimitempi inItaliaeinArgentina,relative allecifredeiritornidiemigrati,hastabilitodatisicuramente attendibili.Inbaseadessi,gli emigratigiuntiviamaredall'ItaliainArgentina,viaggianti inIIIclasse,dal1.ogennaio 1949al31marzo1950,sonostati117.930ediviaggiatoridiIII classedipiroscafipartitida BuenosAiresperl'Italiasono stati14.902.Cio'consentediritenerechelapercentualedei rimpatri,ascendenteacircail 14%,nonsiaallarmante,tenuto contodelfattochenellecifre relativeallepartenzedaBuenos Airesperl'Italiasonocompresi anche,apartiredaldicembre 1949,alcunecomitivedipellegriniedivisitatorichesisono * /4s,' 4, *4,

iltempopercoltivareunsentimento,chepresupponesere- nita'e-quiete.Puo'darsiche cio'derivi,pertal'altri,dal pudoredimutatesituazioni,e disoppraggiuntetristezze. Maentrambeleipotesispingonosoltantoamezzarealta'. Poiche'restapursempreinesplicabilelagelidaindifferenza dichiavrebbelapossibilita'e itdoverediintervenireinsoccorsodell'italianosventurato. Certoe'che,ancheitgerme, omeglioitverme,delladiscordiapoliticaha,i1suopesoin questoallentarsiedestraniarsi diconnazionalichesorridono, tacitamente,delletribulazioni delfratelloneiprimipassiin paesestraniero.Maanchequestaamaraconstatazione,non costituiscespiegazionesufficente,almanifestarsieall'espandersiditantoegoismo, cheinducefamiglieepersone,a ripudiarevecchieecareamicizieearinchiudersigelosamente insestesse,comese,ilcondividereunagioia,itconfortare unapena, i1lenireundolore sianodaconsiderarsisegnidi debolezzaodifragilita',in tempiincuituttodeveessere severita'edurezza.

Attenzioneconnazionali:attenzionefratellidellafulgida AzioneCattolica,nonbisogna permetterechelasoave,vigile, fedelelampadadell'amiciziasi inaridiscaesiestingua. A voiledivineparole:"Chitrova unamicotrovauntesoro".

RioTorbido

recatiinItaliaperl'AnnoSanto, viaggiandoinclasseeconomica. Comesirilevadallecifredi dettagliorelativeaciascun mese,gliemigratiarrivatiin Argentinaneiprimi3mesidel 1949,sonostati24.134equelli giuntineiprimitremesidell'annoincorsosonostati21.365, mentreneiprimitremesidel 1949edel1950irimpatrisono statirispettivamente1.955e 2.993.

Moltosemplice

All'officinadiSmitheC.il capopersonale,primadiassumerequalcunonuovo,glipone sempreunsaccodidomande: inqualeofflcinaavetelavorato?

Perquantotempo?Perquale motivosietestatelicenziato? ecc.

Ungiornoarrivauntiposveglib.

Inqualeoflicinaavetelavoratofinora?

DaCopene Bridsone.

PerquantotempoavetelavoratodaCopeneBridson?

Perquarant'anni.

Maquantianniavete?

Trentasei.

Mivoletespiegarecomediavoloavetefattoarimanereda CopeneBridsoneperquaranta anniseneavetetrentasei?

Conleorestraordinarie.

BillyQuainisoutofhospital, butwillbesometimebefore beingfullyrestoredtohealth.

Mrs.Fitzgerald,ofGallipoli Street,isverysick. Kinsella,ofSalehamSt., andMrs.Kinsella,ofanother familyofSunburyRoad,are bothinRoyalPerthHospital.

Wesolicitaprayerforallthe sickoftheparish. NoticedMrs.PatBrain,of Pingelly,amongthecongregationatMassonSunday.

Renovationstotheinteriorof thechurchgiveitthe"new look."Thelouvresonthe westernsideareadecidedimprovement.

Inspiteofwretchedweather, membersoftheThirdOrderof St.Francisturnedouttotheir specialMassanddevotionson Sunday.

YC ACTIVITIES

CATHEDRAL: Thesocialmeetingwillbeheldon Tuesday,July4th..at8p.m..atSt. Patrick'sSchool. Agoodtimeis promisedtoall.

Football:OursecondwinwasrecordedoverSubiacoatWellington Square.Wewon'trubitinabout thescores,sowewillletitgoand justsaywehadawin. VICTORIAPARK: Membersareremindedthatthe sportseveningshavereturnedto Wednesday.Comealong,chaps,and joininthegames. Itisonagain!TheCombined N.C.G.M.-Y.C.W.Concertisunder way.Presentationwehopewillbe Friday.August4th.Moreabout thislater

CLAREMONT: Meeting:Allmembersshouldmake anefforttobepresentatthespe- cialgeneralmeetingonFriday,7th. July.Basketball:Amatchwillbeplay- edagainstSubiacoY.C.W.onSunday,2nd.July.afterdevotions. Claremontplayersshouldbring whiteshortsandsinglet.The'team willbeannouncedatthecourt. Thoseplayersnotplayingagainst Subiacowillplayinasecondmatch.

SOCIAL:,CALENDAR. AExecutiveDancewillbe heldatY.A.L.onMonday,24thJuly.JackieHarrison'sBand. Dancing.8--12.Admission2/6.

LEEDERVILLE: TheCombinedMovementdiscussionGroupwillbeheldonnext Mondaynight.Thosewhointend totakepartareadvisedtocontact theSecretary.Nominationsarealsobeingcalled forthepositionofAssistantPropa- gandist,towriteupnecessaryarticlesforpublicationin"TheRecord"and"NewYouth."

EASTFREMANTLE: TheFremantleClubwillbeholdingabigdance,atwhichtheyrequirethepresenceofallsurroundingY.C.W.andN.C.G.M.members tomakeitabigsuccess.Thisdance willbeheldinSt.Patrick'sHallon onSunday,16th.July.

National Catholic Girls'

MOVEMENT

HEADQUARTERS.

CouncilMeeting,3rd.July,at 8p.m.

All ers'leadersattendingtheLeadRetreaton8th.-9th.Julyare requestedtohavetheirnamesat HeadquartersbyWednesday, July5th.

BRANCHNOTES.

CATHEDRAL. Girls!ournextcombinedsocial meetingwiththeY.C.W.isonTues- daynightnextat8p,m.Please don'tforgetyoursubscriptionsand threepencesfor"Torchlight." Therewillbeachoirpractice downinOurLadyChapelafterthe theNovenaonWednesdaynight. Thiswillonlybeforabouthalfan hour,sowillasmanyaspossible pleasecome? SUBIACO.

Ournextgeneralmeetingwillbe onTuesday,July4th.,at8p.m.At- tendancewasquitegoodatourlast meeting,girls,sokeepitupthis week.

FREMANTLE.

Ournextdancewillbeheldon Sunday,16th.July,inStPatrick's Hall. Agoodtimeisassuredto all,sotellyourfriendsaboutit. ThursdayConcertpracticesareheldevery nightat8p.m.,andthe choirisinthecapablehandsof IreneWhitely.Moregirlsareneed- edforthechoir,sodon'tforget, girls,tokeepeveryThursdaynight free.

LEEDERVILLE. AttheinitiationceremonyinSt. Mary'sChurchonSunlay,June25, 29girlswerepresentedwiththeir badgesbyDrSullivan.whopreach- edaveryinstructivesermonontheroleofCatholicActionintheworld to-day. Thesocialanddanceheldinthe hallaftertheceremonywereagreat success.Ourthanksaredueto MissAmyDoyle.MissClarke,and RonBaker,who,foranimpromptu orchestra,hitthegrooveearlyand gaveusexcellentdancemusic.One hundredTheandthirty-fiveattended. nextgeneralmeetingwillbe heldonMonday,July10th.The meetingwillbefollowedbyadanc- ingclass.

HOWFASTCAN

ANIMALSRUN!

Itisnoteasytotimeother animalssowellaswecanman. Thestop-watchtellsthatavery goodrunnerhasdonethe100yardsraceintenseconds.For thatdistanceheisrunningat nearlytwenty-onemilesan hour.Butifhehasamileto run,hecandoonlyfourteen milesanhour.Howdoesthat comparewitharacehorseora greyhound?Aracehorsewill gomuchfasterthanaman,but isslowerthananostrich.The racehorsegoesfromthirty-two tothirty-eightmilesanhour, andtheostrichsixty.Butwhen wethinkofsuchcreaturesas theostrich,wecan'tusethe stop-watch.Manisnotbyany meansaswiftanimal,butbeing abletousehismindandhis hands,hehasmademachines whichcarryhimfasterthanthe ostrich.Clearly,ananimal, likeman,whocarriessomuch weightontwolegs,startsata disadvantage.Mandoesnot needtomovesoquickly.Other creatureshavetopossessagreat dealofswiftness,partlybecause theyneedtoescapefromtheattackoftheirenemies,andalso becausetheymustfindtheir foodbyquickmovements.If itcametoarace,manwouldnot comeoutfirstbyanymeans. Thegiraffeisaprettygoodrunner,oncestarted,andtheantelopsisevenbetter.Butnoostrichorotheranimalcantake anexpresstrain,andmandoes.

DearCornerites,My!-whatitistobeyoung andatschool!Hasanyone evertoldyouthatyourschooldaysarethebestdaysofyour life?Isupposeyou'relaughing andprotestingnow,justasI usedtoonce.Youdon'tbelieve it.Butlateronyouwill. Justimagineallthegoodtimes youhavetogether,alltheholidays,allthelarks-andschool issomuchbetternow,theytell me,thanwhenIwentalong.It seemsthattherearepictureshows,picnics,radiosessions, "tuck-shops,"andevenswimminglessons-B-r-r!Iwonder whattimeyoucanhavetoget yourworkdone.However, you'reonlyyoungonce,andmy adviceistomakethemostof itwhileitlasts.Playhard andworkhard-andthenyou canbesureyou'llsleepwell. Cheerioforthetimebeing. AUNTBESSY.

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THESTORYOFAREFUGEE.

In1944,ourcountry,Chung Shan,wasoccupiedbytheJapaneseforalongtime.Since thenallthepeopleandespeciallythefarmerssufferedahard life.AftertheJapaneseoccupation,Ifollowedmyuncleto ploughourfield,andplantall kindsofvegetables,forwepossessedagreatfarmandmany fields.

BeforetheJapscame,we passedacomfirtablelife.When theJapaneseoccupiedourcountry,allofourpropertieswere robbedbythecruelsoldiersas wellasthebadtraitors.Asto ourlandsandfarms,theywere mostlydestroyedbytheattack oftheJaps.Sowebecame poor.

DuringtheperiodoftheJapaneseoccupation,wecouldnot getsufficientfoodandmoney, thoughweworkedveryhard. ThenIsuggestedtocomeoutof mycountrybymyself,butmy uncledidnotagreewithmeat first.AfterIbeggedtwice,my uncleconsentedtoletmego.

Pickingupallmyoldclothes inahalf-brokencase,Isaid good-byetoallmyneighbours.

ThenIsetoutonmyjourney.

BeforeIstarted,Imadeupmy mindtogotoMacau,becauseI wastoldbeforethatMacauwas aneutralplace,andthatitwas considereda"Paradise."On myjourney,Itravelledbyfoot, forIpossessedonlysixdollars atthattime.Afterwalkingfor aboutsixdays,Ireachedmy idealdestination-Macau.Indeed,Macauseemedtobea paradisebecausealmostnineout oftenoftherichrefugees wenttolivethereasasafe shelter.

WhenIreachedMacau,Ifelt verymiserable,butlater,my mindwasfullofstrange thoughts.Astomylivingin Macauatthattime,Ihadtoask formoneyfromshoptoshop andfromhousetohouse.Oh! Itwasthefirstexperiencefor measabeggar.WhenIobtainedmoney,Isavedalittle daily.EverydayIusedtoeat twosmallloaves,andalsoIgot extrafoodfromthecharityestablishmentsinMacau.Then Iwentonwithmybegginguntil Isavedalittlemoney.Amonth later,Iobtainedsufficientmoney andImadeupmymindtobea hawkertemporarily.ThenI boughtvegetablesfromthebig marketandsoldthemoutinthe smallmarketdaily.Ialsowent tosellnewspaperseverymorningandevening.

Oneday,asIwascarrying mynewspapers,IwalkedaimlesslyuntilIreachedacertain CatholicChurch.Ifelldeeply asleepinfrontofthechurch door,asIwasverytired.When IwokeupIsawamanstandingbeforemeandsmilingatme. Hewasapriest.Ofcourse,I wasverysurprisedatthat.But Isummonedupmycourage.At last,thepriestaskedmemany thingsandItalkedwithhim andtoldhimallmybadconditions.Thepriesttookpityon me.Hegavememanyold clothes,socksandapairofold boots.Thekindpriesttoldme thathewouldintroducemeto someonetofindajob.Afew dayslater,Ibecameaservantin thechurch,andIwasnomorea hawkerandbeggar.-From "HongKongStudent."

THECHINESENEWYEARFAIR

Beforegoingtothefair,we hadtakentheprecautionofputtingafewmoredollarsinour pockets.That,itmightbesaid, isthefittingcommentonthe fair,fortoalltheEuropean visitors,thewaresondisplay weresomewhatoutoftheordinary.

Withthatfactfirmlyinmind, thefairwasquiteenjoyable,at leastuntilthecrowdsreached suchproportionsthatanyone ithatouchofclaustrophobia begantothink:"Letmeoutof here."

ThewarinChinahasimpairedtheimportationofmany beautifularticlesfromthe North,butneverthelessitwas excitingtoseethemiscellaneous Chinesewaresenmasse.

Chinesesilks,pottery,flowers, anymanyotherthingswere prominentlydisplayed.Paintingsandscrollscouldbeseen, andwespentsometimeadmiringsomeofthem,andcriticising others.

Manystallssoldperfumed woods,incense,andhardwood curios.Toattractbuyers,the merchantsburnedsmallpieces ofcamphorwood,andlettheir delicatesmellriseupintothe coldeveningair.Whatwasso nicetoseewasthegrainofthe woods.

Ourmainattractionwasthe flowers,miniaturegardensand thepriceswererathersteepfor us.Tropicalfishesofdelicate coloursandfilmyfinsswamin largeglasstanks,seeminglyunawareoftheinterestpaidto thembythecuriousvisitors.We greatlyadmiredtheskilland

SMILEAWHILE.

Inexaminationscertainqueer answerscomeout! OnoneoccasiontheBiblical Knowledgeexam.cameright aftertheHygieneexam.

-/i)0/ WILLTELLYOU C.C.C.FOR ACCOUNTANCY. OurCourseistaughtbyPersonalAttendanceorCorrespondenceLessons.TuitionisguaranteeduntiltheDiplomaisobtained,irrespectiveofthetime taken.StudentsobtainFREE EMPLOYMENTSERVICE. Onefixedfee,payableineasy monthlyinstalments, OurresultsatInstituteExaminationsprovetheexcellenceof ourtuition Forfulldetailswrite,callor 'phoneB6010,B6561. CITYCOMMERCIAL COLLEGE, COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE COLLEGE. SHEFFIELDHOUSE, 713-21HAYSTREET,PERTH. "MEETYOUATTHESAVOY" THEHOTELTHATFEATURESLOUNGESERVICE 4 A 4

patienceofthehorticulturists whotendedtheminiatureplants onview.Pinesandothertrees whichoftengrowtolofty heightswerereducedintodwarf plantswhichformedthebasisof aminiaturegarden.Branches wereentwinedtorepresentfigurinesandcharacters.

Thefairwasinfullswing whenweleft.Thebluehaze oftobaccoandincenseroseto thedarkeningskiesabove.The pressingmultitudesshuffled fromstalltostall,andweheard thestallholdersshoutingatthe topoftheirvoices,andthevisitorshagglingoverprices.

Sergeant(goingroundthe newrecruitsatdinner):"Well, boys,anycomplaints?"

PrivateJones:"Ifyouplease, sir,themeatisfunny."

Sergeant:"Oh,isit?Well thenwhydon'tyoulaugh?"

Teacher(tonewboy):"What isyourname,boy?"

Boy:"BillyBinks.'

Teacher:"Youmustalways say'Sir'whenaddressinga teacher."

"Now,whatisyourname?"

Boy:"SirBillyBinks."

"Boy-o-boy,didIcatcha fish!Itwastremendous.Why itwasthatlong.Ineversaw suchafish!"

"Ibelieveyou."

Mother(tosonwhoisstaring intomirror):"Tommy,whatare youdoing?"

Tommy:"OnlyseeingwhatI'd looklikeifIweretwins!"

Onequestionwas:"Writeout theCreed."Onegirl,quite mixedupafterHygiene,wrote: "FromthenceHeshallcometo judgetheLiverandtheHead," insteadofthelivingandthe dead"!

Hygi&ieexams.seemtobethe sceneofmanyjumbledwords. Hereisanother:

Question:"HowmanySETS ofteetharethere?"

Answer:"Therearetwo SACKSofteeth"!

TheCook:"Wouldyoumind givingmearecommendation, Madam?"

Mistress:"Why,youhaveonly justcome."

TheCook:"Yes.Butyou maynotwanttogivemeone whenI'mleaving."

YoungTommycameinto schoolwithhisfronttoothbroken. asked"Whathappened,Tommy?" theteacher. "Changinggearonsomestickjaw,"Tommyreplied.

Pastor:"So,Johnny,Ihear thatGodhassentyoutwomorelittlebrothers."

Johny:"Yes,andHeknows wherethemoneyiscoming from.IheardDaddysayso."

YoungMary(atparty):"I justloveScott.Ithinkhis 'LadyoftheLake'issimply marvellous,andhis'Ivanhoe'is anabsolutedream."

Tommy(sarcastically):"What doyouthinkofhisEmulsion?"

NEWNORCIAOLDBOYS'REUNION

TheannualReunionwasheld duringthelongweek-endin June.About60OldBoysmade thetripfromPerth,besides othersfromthecountrywhoarrivedundertheirownpower. Noticeablewastheminorityof OldBoysofthepre-"40"vintage,whileitwasverypleasing toseesuchalargeattendanceof theyoungerex-scholars,many ofwhomweremakingtheirfirst visitbacktoAlmaMater.This augurswellforthefutureofthe Association,astheyareavery energeticandinterestedgroup.

Sundaymorningwastheusual generalCommunionoftheOld BoysatMassintheCollege Chapel,celebratedbyRev. FatherPeter,O.S.B.During Massappropriatehymnswere snugbytheCollegeChoir,under thedirectionofBrotherEvan.

Thefirstsportingfixturesof theReunionwerecommencedon Sundaymorning,withthehandballandtennistournaments. MickConnollyranoutawinner fromNeilCummingsinthe handball,whileJimMacpherson,partneredbypresentboy, PaulWhite,wonthetennis.

Sundayafternoonwasspent watchingthepresentboysbattlingonthefootballfield.Those whowerefortunateenoughto compromiseavailabletransport journeyedtoCaranitocheerthe seniorteamon,buttolittle effectastheladswentdown fightinghardtoamoreexperiencedandweightyteam.The game,however,waswellworth thetrip.Athomethesecond teamhadlittletroubleinalmost completelyannihilatingMoors Colts,winningatleisurewith thewidestofmargins.

Intheeveningsomehundred OldBoysandPresentBoyswere guestsoftheMaristBrothersat asumptuousdinnerpresided overbythePrincipalofthe College,Rev.BrotherLucien, andattendedbytheLordAbbot.

InhistoasttotheOldBoys, BrotherLucienexpressedhis appreciationfortheco-operation hereceivedfromOldBoys,and hopedthatthegreatspiritex-istingbetweentheCollegeand I.

OldBoys'Associationwould continuetogrow.Hebriefly outlinedtheworkoftheschool overthelasttwelvemonths,and extendedthecongratulationsof theBrotherstoallthosewho hadhelpedtobringprominence totheCollegebytheirachievementsduringthatperiod.

Inreplyingtothetoastofthe PresidentoftheAssociation,Bill KinshelathankedBrotherLucientforhisremarksandassuredhimofthecontinuedsupport oftheOldBoys'Association.

Thetoastof_theMaristBrotherswasveryablyhandledby LeoHickey,whopointedout thatitwasnotuntilsomeyears afterleavingtheCollegeexstudentsbegantorealisefully thegreatworktheMaristBrothershaddoneforthemandwas stilldoingforthepresent-day youthofAustraliaandthroughouttheworldwhereverMarist schoolswereestablished.

ReplyingtothetoastonbehalfoftheMaristBrothers,BrotherAmbrose,himselfafoundationscholaroftheCollege,renewedmemoriesofmanyformerPrincipalsandBrotherswho hadeitherpassedontotheir finalrewardorwhowerestill labouringeitherinAustraliaor foreigncountries. NogatheringatNewNorcia couldbecompletewithoutmentionoftheBenedictineOrder. GeorgeJeffs.inproposingthe toastoftheBenedictines,outlinedthefoundationoftheOrder fromhumblebeginningstoits presentdaygrowththroughout theworld--especiallythemissionaryworkoftheOrderin Australia.

TheLordAbbotrespondedon behalfoftheBenedictines,and expressedhissincerethanksfor whathadbeensaid.Hethen wentontoinformthosepresent oftheworksinhandforimprovementstotheCollege, amongstwhichwasapermanent undergroundwatersupplyto augmentthelatelydeepenedreservoir,andtheerectionofan Olympicswimmingpool.

Afterthedinnerashortconcertwasarrangedbythepresentboys.OldBoyNeilMan-

nolinisuppliedseveralnumbers onhispiano-accordeon.

MondaymorningfoundOld BoysbattlingagainstPresent Boysinhockey.Determinedto turnthetablesthisyear,the entirehockeyteamhadjourneyedtotheReunionand,despite thehardground,sorefeet,and excellenthockeyoftheCollege, cameoutvictors,2goalstonil. Asthiswasthefirstgame againstoutsideopposition,the boysturnedonsomegreatplay. Wehaveoureyesonsomeof themfor Thenextyear.usualfootballmatchtook placeonMondayafternoon,and, owingtothelargenumberof youngerOldBoystochoose from,averystrongfieldwent outtobattle.Duringthisgame somereallylivelyplaywaswitnesseddespiteblisteredtoesand jarredheels.Thegamewas wonbytheOldBoys.Thetrophyforthefairestandbest playerintheCollegeteamwent toBrianClifford,whoplayeda greatgameagainstgreatopposition.

Thefootballover,weadjournedtotheMonastery,wherewe weretheguestsoftheLord Abbot.Hereacquaintanceswith theBenedictineFatherswererenewed,andDomMorenoobliged withadelightfulpianosolo.To thestrainsof"OldLangSyne," wemadeourdepartureamidst manyhandshakesandcheery "good-byes."

TheReunionwasnowrapidly drawingtoaclose,andwith casespackedinthebuswemade ourwaytotheCollege,where trophieswerepresentedand farewelltakenoftheBrothers andboys.Withmanycheers andheartysongsweslowlydrew awayonourhomewardtrek backtothecity-backtoworkallheartilyagreeingthatithad beenagreatweek-end.

Toallthosewhomadethis suchahappyoccasionweextend oursincerethanks-toBrother LucienandtheBrothers,for theirgreathospitality;tothe Benedictines,fortheircareof ourspiritualwelfare;andto Mrs.SmithandtheHostelstaff, fortheirgreatanduntiringhospitalitywhichwasappreciated byall.

Nowforthingstocome.The committeehasalreadycorn-

OLDAQUINIANS' HOCKEYCLUB.

The"A"Gradeplayers'muchimprovedhockeysucceededinbeatingFremantle,2-1,onSaturday,but wereunabletocontinuetheirrunwhentheywerebeatenbyCricketersonSunday,2-0.Goalscorerson SaturdaywereEvansandMelvin,whilethebestplayerswereP.Kennedy,EvansandFitzpatrick. thisTheReserveswereagaindefeated, timebyFremantle,2-1.The troubleliesmainlyintheforward line,whichplaysmoreofadefensivegamethananattackingone, andparticularlyonSaturdaybynot makingthemostofthenumerous shotsforgoalthattheyhad.The bestplayerswereMagee,KWil- liamsonandPaget.Thegoalscorer, K.Williamson. BestwishesoftheClubarewith T.McNamara,whowasmarriedon Saturdaymorning,andallmembers extendtheirheartiestcongratula- tionstothenewly-weddedpair.

ABAFFLINGAFFAIR.

Thebigsteelbarrelwhich containsthemarblesforthe Cha'iitiesConsultationislined withbaffles,whichensurethat themarblesarethoroughly mixedandchurnedforevery drawing.Buyaticketto-day intheNo.553Consultation. Firstprizeis£3,000.

mencedplansfortheannual Ball,particularsofwhichwill beadvertisedin"TheRecord." AsacurtainraisertotheBall,a "SundownParty"willbeheldin theCatholicLawnTennisAssociation,BactonHouse(above (Corots),HayStreet,nearWilliamStreet,onWednesday,July 19th.,at5.45p.m.Wehopeto havequiteagatheringofOld Boysonthisoccasion.Then thereismovementafootforthe HockeyClubtovisitNewNorciainthenearfuture.The teamhaslatelybeenacquitting itselfverywell,sodon'tbesurprisediftheymakethefinal four. Thevacancyofvice-president hasnowbeenfilledbyGeorge Jeffsand,withthisvaluableadditiontotheeagerandenergetic committee,themembersofthe Associationcanlookforwardto ayearofinterestingentertainment.Thosewishingtomake earlyreservationcandosowith membersoftheBallCommitee, headedbyBrianFitzgeraldand BillKinshela.

CATHOLICWOMEN'S LEAGUE.

TheExecutivemeetingisto beheldonWednesday,July5, 1950,at2p.m. Thegeneralmeeting,Wednesday,July12,at2p.m.Osborne Parkmembersarehostesses. WeekofMasses:Maylands. July23rd,to30th. Theusualmonthlybridge partywillbeheldonThursday, July27th.,at2p.m.,inthe Rooms,NestleHouse.Allfriends welcome.

Mrs.MaxwelldesirestoThank Mrs.KeenanandMrs.Goody, fordonationofwool.

RACINGSELECTIONS

Saturday,July1,1950.

(BeforeAcceptances).

WaroonaHandicap:Mansarna, 1;PrinceMarwen,2;Green Dolphin,3;BlackGlory,4. PictonMaiden:DaintyOlive, 1;MeltonPrince,2;Balerin,3; St.Glory,4. YarloopHandicap(1):Enwoola,1;Quicksand,2;Two Johns,3;Appian,4. YarloopHandicap(2):Tanque,1;GoldenLiberty,2;Aesthete,3;Beaufront,4.

Hunters'Handicap:Gallant Duke,1;Glomane,2;Belborough,3;Thorson,4. HarveyHandicap(1):Reussir,1;BurmaRoad,2;Dhutia,3; PrinceBrian,4. HarveyHandicap(2):Fine King,1;Roseair,2;Dalesman,3; GoldenLiberty,4.

TROTTING.

MetropolitanMaiden:Bunjil's Hope,1;Solo'sEcho,2;Earl's Lou,3.

CharityHandicap:Welcome Gift,1;Solstretta,2;SweetMavista,3.

WelfareHandicap:Birthday Gift,'1;Earl'sBest,2;Mardon Girl,3. Free-For-All:HighlandScott, 1;Dallingwood,2;ChinaGlobe, 3. BenefitHandicap: Royal Diana,1;AlfredAgain,2;Lytham,3. BenevolentHandicap:New Order,1;Superson,2;Implacable,3.

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FootballatAquinas

AQUINASDEFEATSGUILDFORD GRAMMARSCHOOL.

InthefirstAlcockCupgameof theseason,AquinasdefeatedGuildfordGrammarSchoolatthe W.A.C.A.OvalonWednesday,21st. June. ThefirstquarterfoundGuildfordkickingwiththewindandAquinas slowtosettledown.Playwasofa rugged,scramblingnature,withfew interruptionsexceptforanoccasional"ball-up."Guildfordattack. edoften,buttheirforwardplay lackedsystem,withtheresultthat thedarkbluesscoredonly1goal4 behindsafterattackingformostof thequarter,Towardstheendof thequarter,Lanegatheredtheball toscoreagoalfromthefullforwardposition,theonlyscorefrom Aquinasinthefirstterm.

Thesecondquarteropenedbadly fortheredandblackswhenFinucanelosttheballonahalf-back flanktoseeGuildfordbreakthrough andgoal.Realisinghisteamwas gettingnodrivefromtheruck,the Aquinascaptain,Johnson,took a turnontheballtochangetheshape ofthegame.ByrneputAquinas intoattackwhenheforwardedto Lane.whomarkedwell,onlyto kickinaccurately,apointresulting. Johnsonscoredagloriousgoal withalongpuntfrom50to60yards outofgoal.Fromtheensuing bounce,theredandblacksattacked again,whenSaltplayedcleverlyto goalfromaforwardpocket.JohnsonforwardedtoScahillwhosekick wasbeautifullymarkedbyLane, whokickedtruly.Guildford,not tobedenied,attackedagainand goaledfromafreekick,butsoon afterByrnesnappedtwogoalsfor theredandblacks,onetheresultof goodplaybySmith.Beforethe endofthequarter,Byrnefound Laneinfrontofgoal,andthe Aquinasgoalsneakmarkedandkickedsoundlytoputanothergoalon theboardforhisteam.Half-time scores: AquinasCollege:7goals5behinds. GuildfordGrammarSchool:3goals 4behinds.

Thethirdquarterwasanuninspiringaffair,eachteamhaving onlyonescoringshottoyielda goalineachcase,Byrnedoingthe necessaryfortheredandblacks. GarrettCullity,theAquinasright winger,hadthemisfortunetobreak aboneinhisforearminthisterm; hewasreplacedbyKevinCrowd.

Inthefinalquarter,AquinasaddedtoitstallywhenMorrisgoaled, followingamarkfromanaccurate kickbyJohnson,whosoonafter playedverystronglytoforcethe ballfromthebacklinetothered andblackforwards,toseeLane snapapoint.Laneforwardedto Morris,nowplayinginfrontof

goalsforAquinas,butthelatter kickedtheballoutofbounds;from theresultingthrow-inByrnegoaled. Soonafter,Smith.playing wellfortheredandblacks,hadto leavethefieldbecauseofaninjuredankle,tobereplacedbySims. Towningwasplayingstronglyindefence.butthebluesscoredtwogoals beforethefinalsiren,Majorreply ingwithoneforAquinas.Final scores:

AquinasCollege:11 goals 11 behinds(77points), GuildfordGrammarSchool:6goals 5behinds(41points).

GoalkickersforAquinas:Byrne (4),Lane(3),Morris,Major,Johnson andSalt. BestPlayers:Byrne.Johnson, Dowsett,Major,Towning,Lane,and Pawle. SECONDXVIII.

AquinasCollege:5goals11behinds (41points).

GuildfordGrammarSchool:3goals 8behinds(24points).

Goalkickers:F.Hardwick(3),J. Churack,B.Singleton. Best Hardwick,Players:Crowd.Churack, Sims.Taylor.Kieran, Moyzer,Jan. 3rd.XVIII.

AquinasCollege:4goals9behinds (33points).

GuildfordGrammarSchool:4goals3 behinds(27points).

Goalkickers:P.Murray(2).C. Cardoza,H.McDonnell. BestPlayers:Busher.Edwards, Jones,CardozaandCawley. 4th.XVIII. GuildfordGrammarSchool:4goals 13behinds(37points).

AquinasCollege:3goals13behinds (31 Goalkickers:points).Akkermans,Churack, Ellis. Best Wraten,Players:Carolin,Akkermans, McLernon,Steele,Churack. 5th.XVIII.

AquinasCollege:8goals14behinds (62points).GuildfordGrammarSchool:8goals 5behinds(53points).

Goalkickers:G.Sinclair(4),J. Kiely,V.Carboni,I.Smith,B.Barnett. BestPlayers:Sinclair,Barnett, Flynn.Kiely,Naylor.Chauncy,Bodlovich.

CatholicNurses'Guild

ThemembersoftheCatholic Nurses'GuildofW.A.areholdingaspecialmeetingonWednesday,19th.July,at8p.m.in theFlorenceNightingaleClub Rooms,179St.George'sTerrace,Perth.AllCatholicnurses areinvitedandrequestedtoattend,asitistobeaveryimportantmeeting.

CLASSIFIEDADVERTISING

DEATHS

MOY.-OnJune12,1950,PatrickPeterMoy,dearlyloved husbandofMargaretMary Moy,of119PlainStreet, Perth,belovedfatherofJack, Kathleen(Mrs.U.Urquhart), andMary(SisterM.Rita,St. Joseph'sConvent,Boulder), belovedgrandfatherofJohn andAnne-MarieMoyand JohnUrquhartaged77years.

RequiescatinPace.

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SANTAMARIACOLLEGE EX-STUDENTS.

OnSunday,July9th.,youare invitedtoattendaGeneralCommunionandReunionatSanta Maria.Masswillbecelebrated at9.30a.m.AsitwillbenecessarytoarrangeprivatetransporttotheCollege,pleaseadviseifabletoattend,notlater thanWednesday,July5th.Lunch willbeprovided.

MARGAREirO'MAHONY, Hon.Secretary. 27HastingsSt.,Scarborough.

DISCRIMINATIONS

Wirth'sCircus.

Aswegotopressourcritic, "DeGustibus,"reportsfavourablyonWirth'sCircus.Hesays thisisstillthebestshowonthe road. Thelionactisliterallybreathtaking,andthehightrapeze workisreminiscentofthebest daysofthecircus.

"DeGustibus"recommendsa visittoWirth'sCircus,atthe rearofChristianBrothers'College.Hewillreviewtheshow fullyinournextissue.

QUARANTORE.

JULY

1st,-ST.BRIGID'S,WEST PERTH:FortyHours'Prayer (June30th-July2nd). 2nd.-ST.PATRICK'S,HAVELOCKSTREETandLEAROYD ST.:OneDayofExposition. 3rd.-COLLIE:FortyHours' Prayer(14th.-16th.).

TAMBELLUP:OneDayof Exposition. 4th.-BUSSELTONandWAROONA:OneDayofExposition. 5th.-MOSMANPARKandST. FRANCISXAVIER'S,EAST

PERTH:OneDayofExposition.

INMEMORIAM

BEATON.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofAdaEvelynBeaton,who diedJuly4th.,1949,loving wifeofJohn,motherofDuncan,John,Barbara,Ronald, Alan,David,Marie,Bernie, Reg,Laurie.

PARKINSON.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthesoulofEllena Parkinson,whodiedJuly4th., 1941. MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhersoul. -Insertedbyherlovinghusband,daughter,son-in-law,and grandchildren,James,John, Ellena,Bernadette,Philomena, PeterandCeciliaHynes,Waterloo.

RUSSELL,P.J.-Inmemoryof PatrickJosephRussell,of Kalgoorlie,whodiedJuly7th., 1948. Mayhissoulrestinpeace. -Insertedbyhissonand daughters.

SHERIDAN.-Inlovingmemory ofmydearfather,whopassedawayJune11th.,1949. MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhissoul. Everrememberedbyhislovingdaughter,Mollie.

WALL.-Inlovingmemoryof mydearhusbandandourlovedfather,ThomasA.L.Wall, wodiedon3rd.July,1940. RequiescatinPace, FloralTributes ANDNOWORDSCANDESCRIBE howhearteningitistohavea FloralTokenofSympathyatatime whensympathycountsforsomuch. THEFLOWERSHOPOFDAWSON HARRISONspecialisesinFUNERAL FLORALTRIBUTES.109Barrack St.,TelephoneB2131(2lines).

SITUATIONVACANT

VACANCYMANAGER

CATHOLICCLUB,SYDNEY.

Applicationsarecalledforthe positionofManager,Catholic Club,197CastlereaghStreet, Sydney. Detailsfurnishedshould cludequalifications,experience, copiesoftestimonials,age,maritalstatus,etc. Canvassingforappointment prohibited. Salaryaccordingtoqualifications.

Applicationstobeaddressed totheSecretary,Box4078, G.P.O.,Sydney,andwillbereceiveduptill6p.m.on8th. August,1950,

ACCOMMODATION.

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PUBLICNOTICE

IRELAND-AUSTRALIAN-IRISH withqueriesreIrelandwriteCatholicbusinessman.KevinWilson, TudorHouse,Mt.Merrion,Co Dublin.

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BUSINESSESOPPORTUNITIES.

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