The Record Newspaper 05 March 1953

LegionariesWillRenew DedicationDuringAcies

TheRev.C.McDonald, C.M.,willbethepreacher attheAciesceremonyofthe LegionofMary,tobeheld intheCathedralonMarch 8at3o'clock.Onthisday,' thelegion,dividedthroughouttheyearintobattalions, eachengagedinitsown particularsphere,willbe drawnupinunitedarray beforeMaryitsQueen.

Throughtheiractofconsecration,whichlegionaries renewindividuallyandcollectively,theyrededicate theirfealtytoOurLady. Theybegthestrengthand blessingforyetanother year'sstrugglewiththe forcesofevil.

Theyclosetheirranks abouthertoworkwithher

HACBSMembers

HearofHistory

Thefortnightlymeetingof HelpofChristians'branch, H.A.C.B.S.:washeldonFeb. 24,afterwhichaportionof thehistoryofthebranch wasreadandwaslistenedto withinterest;fortunately thebranchpossessesa completerecordofitshistoryfromthedateofits inception.

Aletterofcongratulation wassenttoMr.H.Gasper, secretaryoftheFriendly Societies'councilontheoccasionofhiscompleting30 yearsinthatoffice.

Stepshavebeentakenin anendeavourtorectifythe positionwhereaseriously illparishionerwasrecently unabletoobtaintheservices ofadoctorinthenighttime andhadgreatdifficultyin obtaininganambulance.

inconstantendeavours,followingthepreceptofhandbook,"toimitateherprofoundhumility,herperfect obedience,hercontinual prayer,herspotlessvirginity,herheroicpatience,her heavenlywisdom,hercourageousloveofGod,and aboveall,herfaith,thatvirtuewhichhasaloneinher beenfoundinitsutmostextentandunequalled."

Everylegionary,active andauxiliary,shouldbe presentatthisimportant annualfunction.

NCGMDiscusses SpiritsinConflicts WESTPERTH.

Thelastleaders'meeting heldonFeb.26,provedto beveryinterestingandinformative,adiscussionbeing heldon"ThespiritofChrist andthespiritoftheworld."

Thenextmeetingwillbe heldonThursday+,Mar.12, andallleadersareaskedto makeaspecialefforttobe present.

Championships

MembersoftheAthletic clubareremindedthattheir clubchampionshipswillbe heldatLeedervilleovalon theMarch14,inconjunction withtheY.C.W.interbranchcompetitionforthe Archbishop'sshield.Itis hopedthatparentsand friends,alsomembersofthe N.C.G.M.will,bytheir attendance,showtheirappreciationofthecredit broughttotheMovement bythesuccessfulventure intothisphaseofcompetitivesport.

Thebranchwillbeholdinganotherbarbecueona dateshortlyafterEaster; thenextmeetingwillbe March10,whensomevisitingbranchesareexpected.

Bestwishesfortheirsuccessareextendedtothe girlswhowillbecompetitingforStatetitlesatthe Wonen'sStatechampionshipsonMarch7. A

Want!

AweddingwhichattractedwideinterestinPalmyra tookplacewhenMollyBaker wasunitedinmatrimony withtoThomasEdmondson onJanuary24,atOurLady ofFatimaChurch,Palmyra.

NuptialMasswascelebratedbytheRev.J.Lynch. Thebrideistheseconi eldestdaughterofMr.and Mrs.E.N.BakerofPalmyra, andthegroomistheyoungestsonofMr.andMrs.T. EdmondsonofPingelly.

Thebridewasattended byMissJ.Coakely.Mr. G.Edmondson;abrotherof thegroomwasthebestman.

Aftertheceremonythe breakfastwasheldatThe Rendezvous,Fremantle,at which60guestswere received.

"Hewhowouldsavelibertymustputhistrust indemocracy.-Norman Thomas.

TherryMembersNeed PlaysToBuildLibrary

Newmemberscontinue toswelltheranksofthe Therriesandatlastweek's meetingtwonewmembers wereenrolled.Theywere Mr.FrankGoodmanand Dr.JohnHendriks,bothof whomhavehadsomeexperienceinstage-craft.A welcomebackwasextended toMissBernadetteO'Donovanwhohasreturnedto thesocietyafteranabsence ofsomemonths.

Thesocietyisendeavouringtobuildupitslibraryof playsandwouldgratefully acceptfromgenerousreaders copiesofplaysforwhich theyhavenofurtheruse. Thisappealispromptedby therecentreceiptofseveral playsfromwellwishersof thesociety.One-orthreeactplayswouldbeequally acceptable.

March28hasbeenfixed

forthestagingoftheEaster playsintheAssemblyhall. Therewillbeaprivateperformanceintheafternoon followedbyapublicpresentationintheevening.

Thesocietymeetseach

Mondayeveningat8p.m.at theLegionrooms.Bankof NewSouthWaleschambers, 65St.Georges'tee.Intendingmembersmayobtain furtherinformationAbout thesocietybyringingeither MU1526orU3392.

Priests'DayofRecollection.

Priestsofthemetrojolitan areaareremindedthatthe firstdayofrecollectionfor 1953willbeheldatthe monastery,NorthPerth,on Monday,March9,commencingat10a.m.sharp.

InStaleChampionships,Athletes AnnexSixteenTitlesforaStart

Bywinning16titlesintheStatechampionshipsheldatLeedervilleonFeb.21and 28,Y.C.W.membersaddedfurthertoitsimpressivelistofsuccessesfortheseason195253.OnthreeoccasionsY.C.W.tookall threepositionsonthedais.

Afterthehoneymoonthe coupleplantosettledown onMr.Edmondson'sfarm atPopanyinning.

ClergyChangesAre AnnouncedinSydney

ThefollowingappointmentsintheArchdioceseof Sydney,N.S.W.,havebeen announced:

Parishpriests:Rev.C. Callaghan,ForestLodge; Rev.J.Roche,Broadway. Priestsincharge:Rev.P. Kennedy,newparochialdistrictofOatley;Rev.G.Solomon,Brooklyn.Administrator:Rev.M.Crehan,Balgowlah.Assistantpriests: Rev.M.Roche,Kogarah; Rev.R.Wynne,Revesby; Rev.G.Madden,Cathedral; Rev.P.Shiel,Rozelle;Rev. J.Byrne,Lidcombe;Rev.E. Corbin,SouthHurstville; Rev.W.Clements,Maroubra;Rev.B.Shiel,Forest Lodge.

Inboththebroadjump andthehop-step-and-jump allthreeplaceswerefilled withY.C.W.boys.BillO'GradyandKevinSaltcame outsquare,Billwinningthe broadwith23'3.1"andKevin thehop-step-and-jumpwith 48'9I.Bothjumpswerein topAustralianclass.

FrankO'Connellwonthe middledistancedouble.His milewin4mins31was rathereffortless,buthis winoverFoxinthe880was anexcellentdisplayoftacticsandtimingsupplementedbyaburninghomerun.

DickAnthonyhasalsoa doubletohiscredit.Apart fromwinningthejunior javelinandhammerhe scoredseveraplacings. Afterabadstartearlyin theseasonthroughinjury, Dickhasfinishedexcellently.

OutoftheBox

Anotherdoublewentto TonyWalsh.Tonywonthe sub-junior100in10.7and ontheseconddaycarved outthe220intheexcellent timeof23.6.

Oneoutoftheboxcame fromJ.O'Connell.Although, asapressstatementsaid, hiswinninghammerthrow wasafewfeetshortofthe record,hewas,nevertheless, competinginverygood company.Johnhasonly improvedabout10ft.this season.

PeterClarkwhohasnot hadagreatopportunityfor trainingsincehejoinedthe armyranwelltotakethe junior440hurdlestitle. FrankPimmwasveryclose inthisracebutonlymanagedthirdplace.

seasonstatementwhenhe wonthe120highhurdles fromFairbrotherin15.9.He alsogainedthirdplacingin boththeotherhurdle events.

Sprinterswereagainwell tothefore.Thelineupof the220yd.finalwasall Y.C.W.barringGipson,who narrowlywonthetitlefrom BilldeGruchywith GrahamWardthird.

Sullivan'sWork

The*100yds.titlewent thesamewaywithBilland Grahamclocking9.8and 9.9respectively.Inboth eventsJuniorchampion, Evfourth.Reid,wasplaced

Allfiverelayraceswent thewayoftheY.C.W.This includestwonewrecords andoneequalled. Thanksareextendedfrom severalAthletesfortheexcellentjobdonebythegreat prideofErin,BrianSullivan.Hismassagingwork tookalotoffGerryHogan's shoulders.Heshouldbea goodacquisitionnextseason. Apersonalthankscomes fromS.B.P.alsoandhe hopestowalkagainsoon.

OnMondayatClaremont EvanReidwontheLabour dayhandicapfro&John O'Connell.AlsoonMonday, atNorthamanex-member inJimmyPashwonthe professionalNorthamGift. Allmembersareasked tomakeanendeavourto maketheclubchampionshipstobeheldatLeedervilleinMarchagoodsuccess bothfinanciallyandotherwise.

JohnFrasercreateda contradictiontoanyearly

RENMANO

ALTARWINE

3.NoonanPty.Ltd.

Wm.A.YOUNG, FAMILYBUTCHER CornerJohnandFitzgeraldSts. Perth FORQUALITYMEAT

YOU'LLLOVETOEAT

Phone:B2621

YouthMovement

LeadersEngaged

TheN.C.G.M.&Y.C.W. executiveswishtoconvey theirverybestwishesto MissAilsaO'NeillandMr. RayGleeson,past-president oftheY.C.W.,whorecently announcedtheirengagement. Theannualgeneralmeet-' ingoftheY.C,W.basketballclubwillbeheldat D.I.S.C.A.81St.George's tee,onThursday,March12, at8p.m.

EnquiryonReadingDicloses

StrikingStatisticsaboutTastes

Afterthediscussion,the conferenceresumed.,and Mr.Malonegaveaverydirectandinterestinglecture toassistinjudgingtheproblem.Hesaidthatreading wasaverywideanddeep subjectandoneonwhich therewasgreatdivergence ofopinion.

Readingcouldbedivided intotwostages:acquiring thedesiretoread,andselectingwhhttoread.From veryearlyinlifethisdesire arose,butwhetherthedesirepersistedfnlaterlife wasanothermatter.It restedfirstofallonthe standardofliteraturethey 'wereallowedtoread;then theywereguidedthrough schoolyearsbytheirteachers,andperhapsgaineda realinterestinreading.If theywerefortunate,thedesiretoreaddidpersistinto thegrowing-upyears.

AdvantageofBooks

Mr.Malonethenoutlined thegreatadvantagesof reading.Theygainedbroaderandmoretolerantideas aboutotherpeople,shesaid; theygainedinformation aboutotherplacesinthe world,andcustomsofother nations.Graduallythey becamelessnarrowintheir views;theyreadforeducationalpurposesandforpleasure.Theirpersonalities wereimprovedanddeepened,theirvocabularyincreased,andtheylostmuchof theirsell-consciousnessand wereabletoconverseintelligentlywithalmostanyone onanysubject.

Inthematterofthechoice ofbooks,Mr.Malonesaid thattheboundsofdecency hadnotchangedsincethe Victorianera.Butthemethodofpresentationwasdifferent.Obviously,thecapacityforbeingshocked variedfromonecenturyto anotherandfrompersonto person.Hecompareddifferentopinionsonthesame author.

MagnifyingSex

Buteverysaneperson,he said,recognisedthedifferencebetweenrightand wrong.Heconsideredthat thegreatestmenaceinliteratureto-daywasthemisrepresentationofsex.That trendonthepartofmodern authorstomagnifysexwas theresultoftheemphasis placedonitbyFreudand otherpsychologists.The reallygreatauthorsdidnot dwellunnecessarilyonsordidtopics,butputsexinto itstrueperspective.

Theyshouldbeselective inreadingandavoiddoubtfulorbadbooks.Sometimestheywouldhaveto putabookdown,becauseit wasdangeroustotheir morals.Itwasverydifficulttolaydownhardand fastrulesonwhattoread orwhatnottoread,butit wasveryimportantthatindividualsmadeaconsidered andselectivechoice.They shquldseekguidanceonthe matterofreadingfrom someonewhosejudgment theycouldtrust. Itmightbeinterestingto recordsomeofthefacts gatheredinthesurveystaken.

MissElsieKelly

(LateofBonMarcheLtd.)

SpecialisinginSurgicalandFashionCorsets,ExclusiveLingerieandHosiery.

"Salon,"Room109,First Floor,SheffieldHouse (overLevinson's), 713flayStreet. PhoneB8779

Thefirstsurveywasoftoread.Thereasonswere contacts,bothCatholicandeducational,enjoymentand non-Catholic,takenbeforerelaxation,broadeningand *beSummerschool.Alto-deepeningofpersonalities, nether,481werecontactedgreaterknowledgeofother onthequestions.Onehun-placesandpeople,increasdredandsixty-threereadingofself-confidenceand comicsregularly,and272improvedvocabulary,abilreadmagazinesregularly,itytodiscusscurrentaffairs. 202readnovels,etc.,301 Inthechonceofbooksit newspapers,and99spiritualwasagreedthattheyshould books.Onehundredandbeguided.Suggestionswere fifteenneverreadcomics,thattheyshouldreadapar178neverreadspiritualticularauthor'sbooksor books,36neverreadnovels,thattheyshouldreadbooks 30neverreadmagazines,thathadbeenrecommended and45neverreadnaws-tothembysomeonewhose papers.Occasionally,117judgmenttheycouldtrust. readspiritualbooks,129Theyshouldavoidobviously readnovels,91magazines,badbooksandperiodicals. 96comics,and59newspapers.

Thesecondsurveywas thatofthemembersattendingtheSummerschool.Out of84,15readspiritual booksregularly,and69read themoccasionally.SeventyonereadMovementpublicationsregularly,13occasionally;39readnovelsregularly,35occasionally,and 10neverreadthem.Fortyeightreadmagazinesregularly,33occasionally,and threeneverreadthem. Elevenreadcomicsregular13',37occasionally,and36 never.Sixty-eightread newspapersregularlyand18 occasionally.

Fromthesefactsthe groupsjudgedtheposition. Themainpointswerethat itwasconsiderednecessary

DoctorSullivancommentedonthejudgmentof thegroups.Hesaidthey wereencouragedtodospi- ritualreadingasleadersof groupsandasmembersof theMovements,notonly becauseitwasbeneficialto thembutratherbecauseit waspartoftheirspiritualformation,andthereforeit couldberegardedalmostin thewayofaduty.

Healsosaidthatmost peoplereadaccordingto taste.Somepeopleforas longastheylivedwould notbeattractedto,say,autobiographies.Thewhole meaningofthediscussion wasthat,whateverthey read,theshouldavoidtrash intherealsense-thepoisonousbookthatharmed minds.Theywouldfind thatatalllevelsofreading.

WhatareContacts?

Afterlunch,therewas3 periodofacoupleofhours forrecreation,andmost peoplewentswimming,but everyonewasbackonthe jobfortheafternoonsession,whichwasatalkby KevinSullivan,Diocesan secretaryoftheY.C.W.on 'Contact'work.

Kevinexplainedthebasic reasonsforcontact.They shouldfirstrealisethatas membersoftheChurchand oftheMysticalBodythey hadadutytotheirfellow mentoshareinChrist's work.

Theyhadadutytodothe workof"contacting,"he said,andcharitymustbe theirmotive.Justwhatwas meantby"contacting"a person?Theymeantthey weretryingtoinfluence himtowardsamoreChris-

tianwayoflife;theywere tryingtogethimtolivethe Christianlife.NotnecessarilyaCatholicwayoflife; togetanon-Catholictolive uptohisfaithwasjustas muchinfluencinghim,as togetaCatholictoliveup tohisFaith.

Itwaslargelyamatterof changingtheircontacts'attitudestothings;that'was therealwork.Togethimto acceptthatitwaswrongto wastetimeatwork;that divorcewasagainstthelaw ofGod;thatfamilylifewas important.Gethimtoacceptthosethingsandthey wereinfluencinghim-he wasarealcontact,and indeed,asuccessfulcontact. Gethimtothestagewherehewaspassingthoseattitudesontosomeoneelse, andtheycarriedthecontact stillfurther.

MichaelG.O'BrienTelepb"e:MIT 2718.

NinetyYouthful

Delegates

InPt.PeronSummerSchool

ByJOHNMURPHY.

Theweek-end,Feb.21-22,marked-an historicmomentintheactivitiesofthe Y.C.W.andN.C.G.M.movementsinthe Archdiocese,whenthefirstcombinedSummerSchoolwasheldatthePointPeron Youthcamp.

Dr.SullivanthenspokeAt7am.Masswascelebraton"TheSpiritoftheApos-eainthe"Rec"hall. tolate."HesaidthattheTheSundaymorningses- basisofallapostolicwork wasaspiritofself-sacrifice. Thatwaseasytosayand easy,toaccept,butnotso eas?toputintopracticeunlessonehadacompelling motivefordoingso.The motivetheyhadwasloveof OurLordandloveoftheir neighbourforHissake. Thatlove,hesaid,wasbuilt upandnurturedbyspiritual formationwhichmeanta growingawarenessinone's heartandsoulandmindof ChristandHisChurchand theirmeaninginone'sown life.Doctorexplainedthe needforastrongpersonal devotiontoOurLordand frequentreceptionofHoly Communionwhere,ina way,theyputonthepersonalityofOurLordHimself,andsowereabletogive Himtoothers.

Afterthissession,ConfessionswereheardbyDr. Sullivan,andthetimeuntil "lightsout"at11p.m.was spentsingingaroundthe piano.

EarlyonSundaymorning peoplewerestirring.Severalboyswereseendoinga trainingrundownthetrack, andsomewentswimming.

Collopy.Sheexplained thatthesessionwastobe onthecurrentcampaign (whichisbeingdoneby bothMovements)on'Reading."Firstly,theconferencewould,ingroups,find outthefactsonwhatyoung peoplereadandhowoften theyread.Inpreparation forthis,membershad broughtwiththemtothe sionoftheconferencewasschoolfactsgatheredfrom introducedbythepresidentamongtheircontactson oftheN.C.G.M.,Margaretthesequestions.

ROUTINEOFCAMPLIFE

At5p.m.OnFeb.21,90 girlsandboysoftheYouth movementsleftPerthby 'bus,arrivingatPeronat 6.30.Aftersettlinginto thehuts,theeveningmeal wasserved;afterthen everyonepreparedforthe firstsessionoftheconference,whichopenedwiththe officialwelcomebytheDiocesonpresidentofthe Y.C.W.,BrianLow.Brian welcomedespeciallythe Rev.E.Sullivan,thediocesanchaplainforboth movements;FrankMalone, theguestspeaker,andall themembersattendingthe conference,especiallyBert Keyser,fromBunbury,and AlwenHughes,PatWood, andMaureenBennett,from Northam.

Altertea,BrianLowgave anexcellentsummaryofthe conferenceingeneral.He commentedonthethorough organisationandgoodspirit inwhichmembershaden-

teredintothediscussions. Hethankedallthosewho hadmadetheSummer schoolpossible-thespeakersandtheYouthCouncil, whohadplannedthewhole Summerschooldowntothe finestdetail.Hethanked particularly,thekitchen staff,Mrs.Twomey,Misses T.O'Neill,ClarieKelly,and KathKenny,andRay TwomeyandJohnStamp, whowiththeirwonderful co-operationandexcellent mealshadmadethesmooth' runningoftheCampvery easy.HealsoexpressedappreciationtoHarryChild whohadactedasCamp Commandant.

At8p.m.the'busesleft PointPeron,carryingtheir complementoftired,but happymembers.Theyhad enjoyedawellorganised SummerSchoolandhad learntfromitmanyvaluablelessonswhichtheywould useintheirworkasapostlesofOurLord.

NewDirectoryShowsThat CatholicsCount1,750,000

ByF.J.CORDER.

SYDNEY,Feb.19.-Aboutoneand three-quartersofamillionofAustralia's presentpopulationofalmostninemillions areCatholics,accordingtothenew1953CatholicDirectoryissuedhere.

Thenumberofpriests increasedduringthecourse oftheyearfrom2,440to 2,727-partlyduetothe arrivalofpriestsfrom overseastohelpministerto immigrants-while261,387 pupils,oragainof11,629, wereenrolledinCatholic schools.

Thenewdirectory,termedthe"OfficialYearBook oftheCatholicChurchin Australia,"waspublished atSt.Mary'sCathedralhere undertheeditorshipof Msgr.W.P.Clark.Running to656pages,theYearBook tracesthegrowthofCatholicismandpresentsstatisticsindicatingthevitality ofthemany-facetedactivitiesoftheChurch.

ThereareinAustralia sevenarchiepiscopalSees and18suffragandioceses, aswellastheBenedictine AbbeyNullius(anabbey whoseabbothasjurisdiction likea'bishop's,overanarea notadiocese)ofNew NorciainWesternAustralia.

TheseniorSeeinagethatofSydney-wasestablishedin1823whenthe EnglishBenedictine,John BedePolding,wentoutto aterritoryalmostequalin sizetothewholeUnited Stateswithonlyahandful ofpriestsunderhim.

Sydneynowhasasits fifthArchbishop,HisEminenceNormanCardinal Gilroy,givingittheadded prestigeofAustralia'sfirst native-bornmemberofthe SacredCollege.Fromthe widelyscatteredclergyofa centuryago,theSeehas growntohavetwoauxiliary Bishopsand558priests.It isinSydneythattheNa-

tionalEucharisticCongress willbeheldnextAprilto commemoratethe150thanniversaryoftheproclamationpermittingthecelebrationofMassonAustralian soil.

TheYearBookindicates thattherearenow993 parishesinAustralia,an increaseof12inthepast year.Thefargreater numberofchurches-2,399 -didnotincreaseduring theyear,however,largely duetogovernmentbuilding restrictionsandmonetary difficulties.ThereforeMass issaidinanumberofother placessuchasschoolrooms.

Thenumberofseminariansis1,158,aboostofjust sevenovertheprevious year.Thereare1,456Brothers,oranincreaseof61,

whileSistersnowtotal 11,556,or49morethanthe yearbefore. ThereisnoCatholic degree-givinguniversity,utthereareCatholicresidentialcollegesinmostof theStateuniversities,and ArchbishopJamesDuhigof Brigbanesaidrecentlythat thissystemisworkingsatisfactorilyandshouldbe consideredasettledone.

Aproposalhadbeenmade toestablishaCatholicuniversityatSydney,tobe staffedbyAmericanpriests oftheCongregationofolyCross.Thisschemedidnot materialize,however,asthe governmentofNewSouth" Waleswouldnotundertake togiveitstatutoryrecognition.

Thedirectoryindicatesthatthecontemplativelife andsacramentaladoration arehavingamorepronouncedappealtoyoungmenand women.Atthesametime, thelaityisgrganizingeffectiveCatholicActionorganizationsbasedonthe spiritofpapalexhortations.

GoldenJubilee,Dr.Rumble'sRadio SessionSeesNew"RadioReplies"

Rev.L.Rumble,M.S.C., S.TD,hascompletedthe 25thyearofhisfamous "QuestionBox"radiosession.His"RadioReplies," containingquestionsand answersreceivedandgiven duringthesessionhasprovedanextraordinarybestseller,andthreevolumes publishedintheUnited Stateshavesoldmorethan 4,000,000copies.Asecond volumeoftheAustralian editionwillappearshortly tomarktheoccasionofthe ,author'sjubileeinradio. Also,Dr.Rumble'sstoryof hiscorrectremarkable currelifnte,mwirsictotenn

March17:, AttendSt.Patrick'sDay celebrations.

March22: 10.30a.m.:PresideatHigh Mass,St.Brigid's.West Perth.

3p.m.:Attend"procession inhonourofSt.Joseph.

March29: Blessandopenadditions toschoolandpresbytery, ShentonPark.

April2-5: HolyWeekceremonies, St.Mary'sCathedral.

April12: AttendNationalEucharisticCongress,Sydney.

May3: Blessandopenpre-school trainingcentre,Heytesbury road,'Subiaco.

Text-BooksUsed

InMexicoSchools

AreRed-Tainted

MEXICOCITY,Feb.20 (NC.)-Alistoftextbooks approvedbytheDepartmentofPublicEducation hereforuseinMexico's gradeschoolsduringthe presentsemestercontainsa numberofCommunistworks whichattacktheCatholic religion.

Prominentamongthe textsare"Historyofthe Motherland"and"General History,"byJorgedeCasto Cancio,forfourthandsixth gradepupils,respectively. Theycontainsuchstatementsasthese:

THERECORD

ProtestantLeadersCrumbleinChina

TheCommunistshavegainedcontrolofthe chiefProtestantdenominationsinChina.Agood minorityofChineseProtestantleadershaveopposed theRed"reform"andhavesufferedfortheirprincipals.Hundredsofthousandsofordinarymembers,andmanypastorsandevangelists,havegiven noco-operationtothe"reform."Butthemajority ofChineseProtestantclergymenwhoholdhighpositionsintheirrespectivechurcheshavegopeoverto theCommunist-sponsoredmovement.Withthem theybroughttheirorganisations,againstthewillof manymembers.TheNationalChristiancouncil,an exclusivelyProtestantbodyrepresentingMostofthe ProtestantgroupsinChina,isnowameretoolof theCommunistgovernment.Many,perhapsmost, oftheseChineseProtestantleaders,yieldedonly throughfear,fearforthemselvesandtheirfamilies. Someyieldedinhopesofgettingaworkingarrangementratherthanoutrightsuppression.Butonce theyputtheirnecksinsidetheRedhalter,theyfound themselvesbeingledtocompletesurrender.

x12in.

Marbled

Patterned

Linoleum Tiles

ceptionsabouthisearlylife andtheobjectivesofhis apostolateisabouttobe publishedseriallyin"The CatholicWeekly,"Sydney. Dr.Rumbleisaconvertto theCatholicFaithandhas beenresponsibleforanextraordinarynumberofconversions.

TheCatholicreligionis "full,ofsuperstition,fanaticismandidolatry.""The poorIndiansofMexico, aftertheirmaterialenslavementasworkers,werereducedbythereligionofthe missionariestoacomplete moralenslavementaswell."

Accordingtothetexts, bothofwhichwereoriginallyapprovedasofficial byformer:regimes,Russia "istotheinternational proletariateasolidstrongholddefendedbyaRed army,aswellasasupport forallrevolutionarymovementsfortheemancipation ofEuropeancountriesand theEast."

Sixthgradechildrenare notonlybeingsupplied pro-Communisttexts,but willberequiredaspartof theircoursetowritea biographyofKarlMarx.

ChineseProtestantchurchleadersweresnared bytypicalCommunisttactics.TheCommunistsprefernotto'makeafrontalattackohanychurch. Theywanttoavoidmakingobvidusmartyrs.Followingtheir"classwar"pattern,theytrytocreate adestructive"struggle"withinreligiousgroups. Thustheyget"progressive"Thristianstodotheir workforthemandtodoitunderamaskof"nationalism"or"democracy."Redcommissars.obviouslywithgovernmentapproval,pushthe"progressives"toevermoredrasticaction.Redpolicesupportthem,byinflictinganythingfromhousearrest totortureonthefaithfulchurchmembers.When thefaithfulhavebeenliquidatedorotherwisesilenced,theRedshaveacompletelyservile"church" which,theyuseasachannelofMarxistindoctrination.Ifallelsefails,theyengineeraccusations,inthenameof"themasses,"ofespionage, counter-revolutionaryactivities,andfantasticcrimes. Theyhavehadonlylocalandpartialsuccessesin promoting"reform"groupsamongCatholicsin China.Theyhavefailedsofarto,createalargescalenation-wide"struggle"movementwithinthe CatholicChurch.Hencetheyarestillusingtheir clumsierweaponsagainstCatholics.

firyour newseasonv Ivan/nits

blouse:oneofarange oflovelyblouses,in delicatesheer,silkor nylon.theperfecttop foryournewseason's skirt:"sportscraft"has tailoredthisinall woolmelange.price£8/9/11. Othersby"sportscraft" inawiderangeof styles.pricedfrom 5/10/-

ProtestantvariationsanduncertaintiesindoctrineandinchurchauthorityhavehelpedtheCommunists'specialisedtactics.Anyvaguenessabout' churchdoctrineorauthorityweakensamanwhen the.tricksandthreatsofaCommunistgovernment confronthim.ThehistoryofProtestantismgave theCommlinisticreformersinChinaaglibexcuse "We'reonlydoingwhatyouyourselVesdid400 yearsago,"a"reform"committeemantoldanEpiscopalianforeignmissionaryinAnhwei."TheChurch needsanewMartinLuthertobringaboutreform" withintheGhurch,"ChouEn-lai,Coinmunistpremier,toldsevenChineseProtestantleaders.That wasinMay,1950,whenthegovernmentfirstcalled forthe"reform"movementthathasnowbroughta largepartofofficialProtestantisminChinatocompromisewithatheismandmaterialism.AnotheradvantageenjoyedbytheRedswasthepresenceof sympathisersinProtestantrankslongbeforethe "reform"wasstarted.Afewofthesewereforeign missionaries,notablytwoCanadiansandoneU.S. citizen.

Fiveyearsago,theChineseY.M.C.A.inShang haiwasknowntobeRed-tinted.Nowthehead1)1 theCommunist-controlled"reform"committeefor ProtestantchurchesisWuYao-tsung,chiefofthe publicationdepartmentoftheY.M.C.A.national council.AgraduateofColumbiaUniversityand UnionTheologicalseminary,NewYork,hewas wellknownasY.T.Wu.totheforeignmissionaries henowdenounces.DuringtheJapanesewal'Mr. WulivedwithJamesEndicott,UnitedChurchof Canadamissionary,whofavoursandisfavouredby theCommunists.ThetwoweretheninWest China(HwaHsi)university,conductedjointlyby missionboardsoffourorfiveProtestantchurches,in Chengtu.Anotherofficialofthe"reform"committeeisLiuLiang-mo,alsoanofficialoftheY.M.C.A. nationalcouncil.Thefulltitleoftheir25-member committeespeaksforitself:"ThePreparatoryCommitteeoftheOppose-America,Aid-Korea,Triple Self-ReformMovementoftheChurchofChristin China."

LOOKINGFORAHOME!

TheHostelNewNorciaistheveryplace., Weeklyorpermanentguestsatgreatlyreducedrates.BookinnowforafterEaster. BusestoandfromPerthtwicedaily.

'PhoneNewNorcia4.

aguib'sLandReform GivesEgyptNewHope

FatherKearney,S.J.,associateeditorof "America,"sketchesthebackgroundofthe coupbywhichGeneralNaguibseizedpower inEgyptlastJuly.Theauthorlivedtwo yearsinCairo.

71.HEN Egypt'snew 'strong man',GeneralMohammed Naguib launched hisland reform planseveralmonthsago,hestruckat thebaseofasocialstructureasoutmodedasthe Pharoahswhofirstlaidout itsnow-crumblingfounda-tions.Itistooearlytodraw sweepingconclusionasto thepossibleeffectsofhis sociallegislation.Yetthis muchmustbesaid:Naguib hasgivenEgyptanewhope. Moreover,hisdetermination tosolvethecountry'sperennialproblemofalmost .universalhungerinthe midstofplentyhashadrepercussionsthroughoutthe entireMiddleEast.

Naguib'ssocialmovement isindeedarevolution.But itisacontrolledrevolution, areformbasedonthemaintenanceofprivateproperty. Thoughhisprogrammecalls fortheoutrightexpropriationofprivatelyownedland, itspurposeistoprovidefor amoreequaliseddistributionofEgypt'smostpreciouscommodity,herextremelyfertilesoil.Inthe futurenooneofthecountry'srelativelyfewbig landownerswillbeallowed topossessmorethan200 ,acresofarableland.The Statewilltakeoverthe surplusandparcelitout amongthelandlesspoor. Formerownerswillreceive compensationfromthestate, tobepaidoveraperiodof thirty willyears.Thepeasant inturnrepaytheGovernmentoverthesame periodoftime,butwillbe &tiledtolowinterestrates andlong-termagricultural loans.

ProblemofFeeding

FortheEgyptianfarmer thisdrasticactionofNaguib hasbeenalongtimecoming.Theformerlysolidly entrenchedWafdparty cameintopowerinJanuary, 1950(probablyforthelast time)onthebasisofits promisetoraisethestandard oflivingoftheEgyptian people.Itproveditself neithermoreefficientnor lesscorruptthanmostofits predecessors.Thoughconscientiouseffortstoward socialreformemergedin somequarters,theyproved tobemerelystopgapmeasureswhichcouldnot weatherinsistentdemands forawholesaleupheavalof existingsocialinstitutions. ReforminEgyptcouldnot succeedunlessitdestroyed theveryconceptofsociety onwhichnotonlythefeudal economicandsocialstructureofEgyptianlifehas beenbasedbutonwhichits apthoritarianpoliticalsystem,unique,eveninthe MiddleEast,dependedfor itsperpetuation.

Egypt'ssocio-economic problemisvisibletothe nakedeye.ThetravellerenteringEgyptbyairforthe firsttimecannotfailto noticethenarrowgreen stripsoflandbordering bothbanksoftheNileand thevaststretchesofdesert

reachingtothehorizonbeyond.Ashewalksdowna citystreetorthroughthe innumerablevillageswhich dottheruralareas,onefact standsout:Egyptfairly swarmswithpeople.Hehas noneedofstatisticstoprove tohissatisfactionthatthe threepercentofEgypt whichisnotdesertisoneof themostdenselypopulated areasintheworld.

Statistics,however,do helptobringEgypt'svital problemintosharperfocus.

Accordingtothe1947 census,19,088,839people arelivingon5,963,059acres ofland.Between15and16 millionofthesepeopledependdirectlyonthesoilfor theirliving.Thus,although thebulkofitspopulationls rural,Egypthasagreater densityofpopulationthan thehighlyindustrialised countriesofEurope.The problemis,therefore,selfevident.Howfeedapopulationwhichhasincreased by96.8percentinthelast fiftyyears,whenlandfitfor tilling,alreadyscanty,has onlyincreasedby12per cent?

Despitethesegrimfigures,deathbystarvationisarare occurrenceinEgypt.Unlike IndiaandChina,where frequentfaminecarriesoff largesegmentsofthepeople, Egypthasbeenabletopro- videenoughfoodtokeep herpeasantsatleastalive, thoughnot,byWestern standards,well-fed.

AmazingFertility

Thereasonforthissuccessinsubsistenceliesin theextraordinaryfertility oftheNileValley.Eachyear theNilecarriesnorthfrom CentralAfricarichdeposits ofsilt.Thoughthelandwateredbytheriverislimitedtoseveralmileson eithersideofitsbanks,its fertilityisbeingconstantly replenished.

Evenwithoutfertiliserthe Egyptianfarmerisableto producecropsatanastonishinglyhighyieldper acre.Infour-fifthsofthe arablearea,whereperennial irrigationisinuse,theland producesoneandahalfto twocropsayear.Theave-ragewheatyieldisalmost ashighasBritain's.Propor-tionately,morecornispro- ducedtherethananywhereelseintheworld.Cotton,theprincipalexport,yields anaverageof608pounds peracre,ascomparedwith 258intheUnitedStatesand 368intheSovietUnion.

Why,then,doesthepea-santliveontheedgeofstarvation?Principallybecause hedoesnotownwhathe harvests.Thestatistics whichgivethenumberof landownersinEgyptareverydeceptive.Ofthose possessingarableland,'12.1 percenthavelessthanone acre,and94.2percentless thanfiveacres.Fromhis smallplotthepeasantmustfeedanaveragefamilyof5,representingthesurvivorsof 8to10births,inadditionto otherrelativeshemayhave

BRYANT

80to90StirlingSt.,

OrdersPromptlyAttendedTo PHONE:BA3938

livingwithhiminhismudlotonthepartofthepeahut.SmallwondertheEgyp-santsmadesocialrevolt tianfarmerhasalifeex-unlikely,eventhoughthey pectancyofonly38years.wereinthemajority.FurThepeasantmustthere-thermore,Mohammedanism, foresupplementhisincomethereligionofmorethan eitherbyhiringhimselfoutthree-fourthsofEgyptians, asalabourer,becomingalackedasocialphilosophy tenantfarmerononeofonwhichtobaseapleafor thelargeestatesorbymoreequaldistributionof sharecropperorcash-rentwealthonmoralgrounds. basis.BecausethepopulationOnceNaguibassumed increasessorapidlyinpro-dictatorialpowershewasin portiontoavailableland,apositiontotakeoneoftwo rentsareveryhighandpossiblestepstoalleviate oftenexceednetfarmin-Egypt'sproblemofpoverty come.Frequentlythefarmerandherunjustsocialsystem. receivesineffectnoincomeHecouldhaveinitiatedplans atallforhisbackbreakingforlargescaleemigration.labour.TheaverageyearlyOrhecouldhaveredistri- rentperarableacreisaboutbutedthelandholdingsto 30Egyptianpoundsandtheeliminatetheabsenteeland- annualaveragerevenuefromlordsanddividedtheland farmingitisabout55Egyp-amongthepeasantryinthe tianpounds. formofholdingsofabout Thepeasantisconse-fiveacresperfamily.Afarm quentlyhardpressedtokeepofthissizeisgenerallyre- outofdebt,particularlyingardedasviable,particu- viewofthefactthatfor95larlyunderconditionswhere percentofthecountry'sperennialirrigationprevails. agriculturalfamiliesthe yearlyper-capitaincome doesnotexceed10EgyptianNaguibhadnoguarantee pounds.Thisgiveshimlittlethatanemigrationpolicy ornopurchasingpower. wouldhavesucceeded.More thanlikelyitwouldhave beenquitecapable,aspast INCEexperiericehasdemonstrated,ofpressuringtheGotheentirevernmentforrelieffrom population"exorbitantlabourcosts." ofEgyptTheexodusofEgyptians isdepen-mighthavebeenstopped. -Fir,dentforitsbeforeitservedanysign'-livelihoodficantpurpose.

aEt onasingleOntheotherhand,alandfstreamofreformmovement,thestep water,itisactuallychosenbyNaguit, easytopromisesnumerouspossible understandwhy,fromitsbenefitsandhasnoobvious earliesthistory,Egypthasdisadvantages.First,land hadanauthoritarianformofredistributioncouldmean government.Thewateranincreaseinper-capital suppliedbytheNileisna-incomefortheruralpopu- turallylimited.Oncethelationthroughmoreefficient populationexceededthefarmingandgreatere..ter- numbersactuallyneededtopriseonthepartofmany cultivate areas,thesmallarablenewsmalllandowners.(In thedistributionofthefact,agriculturalexpertsin Nilewatershadtobecep-Egyptagreethatyieldsper trallycontrolled,ifa11acreonsmallfarmsare peopleweretobenefit.Thishigherbyupwardsof12per controlamountedtopoten-centthanwhattheyare tialregimentationofallonthelargeestates).Se- aspectsofEgyptianlife. condly,byraisingthe

Theworstpossiblecon-purchasingpowerofthe sequencesofauthoritaria-farmersandhencesetting nismfollowed.Notonlydidupmarketsforindustrial theearlyrulersdecreewhatproduct,itcouldprovide cropsweretobegrownandtheopeningformoreindus- where;theyalsoforcedthetries.Theseinturnwould entirepopulationtoworkabsorbpartofthesurplus withoutpay.Thetraditionruralpopulation,thuscreat- developedandcarrieddowningstillmorespending tothepresentdaythatthepowerandpossiblymore relationshipbetweenrulermanufactures.Politicallyit andruled,wealthyandcouldspurgreaterconfidence poor,wasthatofmasterandintheGovernmentonthe slave.TheresultingEgyp-partofthefarmer. tiansocialclimatehasaccordinglybeenverydifferentHealth,Education fromthatofotherMiddleLastly,itcouldincrease Easterncountries,wherethereceptivityofthepea- thetraditionofthefree,ranttohealthandeducation democratictribalcommu-p-ogrammes.Peoplewho nitytendedtoprevail.Themustdevotetheirevery historyoftheEgyptianpea-wakinghourandthatof santhasbeenoneofsup-theirchildrentoekingout pression,illtreatmentandabaresubsistencehave poverty. neitherthetimenorthe fundstoimprovetheir InequalityAcceptedhealthandeducationalser- Whatisworse,socialvices.Ahealthypopulation, andeconomicinequalityhaswhichEgyptnowlacks, beenacceptedasthenormalwouldmeanstillgreater thing.Thewealthylandow-productivity.Inshort,land nersjealouslyguardedtheirdistributioncouldsetin positioninthecommunitymotionachainofbenefits asbasedonanaturalsupe-fortheEgyptianpeoplewith riority.Thefatalisticatti-noforeseeablestopping tudeofresignationtotheirpoint.

QuestionsandAnswers

GodCanBePresentAtMenMayPerformActionsOf AllTimes,EverywhereSupernaturalMeritCondignly

Q.:Whatismerit? graceofGodandthemeritthefreedomofactionthere

A.:MeritisarighttoaofJesusChrist."St.Paul,isnorasonforrewardor Q.:HowcanGodbepre-takenorconceivedofasaThesaintshaveallbeenreward.Itisgenerallyinspeakingoftherewardpunishment.Finallythere senteverywhere? whole,isGod."TheCatholicvitallyawareofthepre-thoughtofintermsofalaidupforhimselfandmustbeapositivedispensaA.:Godispresentevery-teachingisthatGod,thoughsenceofGod."Walkbeforerewarddoneforaspecificothersaintsinheaven,says:tionfromGod,foracreawherebyHisknowledge,presenteverywhere,isreallyMe,andbeperfect,"saysgoodworkormoralaction."Ihavefoughtthegoodturecanacquirenoclaim inasmuchasHeknowsdistinctfromallcreatedGod(Gen.xvii,1).AnyoneQ.:Howmanykindsoffight. Fortherest,thereonGod,exceptontheaseverything;byHispower,substances,andisnotpro-whokeepsGod'spresencemeritsarethere? islaidupformeacrownsumptionofsomepositive forHeactsinallthingsperlycontainedinthem,inmindwillfinditagreatA.:Thereisnaturalmerit,ofjustice,whichtheLorddivinepromiseorordinance. andkeepsallthingsinexis-butrathercontainsthem,ashelpinovercomingtemp-arewardforanaturalgoodthejustJudgewillgivemeAUmenaredebtorsofGod. tencebyHisinfinitepower;St.Thomasobserves.Panth-tation.ThepresenceofGodwork,andsupernaturalinthatday"(IITim.iv,7).TheCouncilofTrentdeandbyHisessence,foreismisobviouslyabsurd,isasourceofgreatjoyandmeritforasupernaturalgoodAcrownofjusticesupposesdaredthatlifeeverlastingis God'swholeBeingisevery-sinceiftheuniversewereconfidencetotheChristianwork.Againmeritisdivid-atrueclaimandmeritin"inthenatureofareward, where,iswhollyineveryGodHewouldcontainallinhisbattleagainsttheedintotwoclasses:Con-theonecrowned. whichisdueonlybecause place,andyetisnotcon-thelimitationsandevilsofworld,theflesh,andthedignandcongruous.MeritQ.:Whatarethecondi-Godpromisedit,andtot;,e tamedorcircumscribedinthematerialworld;inotherdevil.Wedonotstandissaidtobecondignifdonsforgainingsupernsi-renderedforthegoodworks anyoneplace, words,Hewouldnotbethealone,butGodisalwaysthereisanadequatepro-turalmerit? andmeritsofthejust."

Infinite,all-perfectBeing;withus.Onewhorealizes

-act

bymatter

anditsreward.Meritismeritmustbewhattheolo-theserewardsofsuperna-

Q.:Whataresomeproofs portionbetweenthegoodThepersonwhogainstheBecauseGodhaspromised HewouldHnotbeGod. God'spresence,andthinks thatGodispresentevery

Q.:Whataresotheprac-ofHim,isspurredonto where? congruousiftherewardforglanscallaviator,orway-turalactionsandbecause ticaleffectsofthedoctrinegreatersanctityandperfec-thegoodactisnotamatterfarer,inthislife,andheHeenablesmenthroughHis A.:ScripturedeclaresthatofGod'somnipresence? tion."YouthereforearetoofstrictjusticebutmoreamustpossesssanctifyinggracetoperformsuchsuGodispresenttoallthings A.:AknowledgethatGodbeperfect,evenasyour

ofproprietyinwhichgrace,becausemortalsinperanturalactions,mancan Hisknowledge:"ThereisalwayspresenttousisaheavenlyFatherisperfect"therewarderismovedbymakesoneanenemyofbesaidtomeritsupernatuisnocreaturehiddenfromgreatincentivetovirtue.(Matt.v,48). Hissight;butallthingsare benevolenceorconvenience.God.Theworkitself,ofralrewardscondignly.Wittnakedandopentotheeyes Anexampleofcondigncourse,mustbeagoodoutdivinegrace,mancan ofHimtowhomwehaveto giveaccount"(Heb.iv,13);NoMatterHowGravetheSin,God'sisfoundintheemployerwhoformedfreely,forwithoutnaturalorder. meritinthenaturalorderactionanditmustbeper-meritnothinginthesuperbyHispower:"She(God's payshisemployeethestipuwisdom)reachestherefore fromendtoendmightily,Mercyis"GreaterThanAllWorks" hatedwagewhentheweek's workiscompleted.ShouldPastActions,NotRecognisedAt andordersallthingssweet- Q.:YearsagoIcommitteddeviltoseveretemptationstheemployeebecomesick ly"(Wisdomviii,I);"up-theterriblesinofabortion.todespair.Onesotempted andunabletoworkthe theemployergivethemanTimeAsSinful,NottobeConfessed holdingallthingsbytheIwasforgiventhesininmustrecognizetheserwholeweekandyetshould wordofHispower"(Heb.Confessionsoonafterward,iousnessofthesituationandhisweeklysalary,such 1,3);byHisessence:"HebutevennowIfeelthatIthegravedangerfacedbypaymentwouldbecongruous 4.14Asaconverttothe isnotfarfromanyoneofamnelongerworthytore-hissoul.Ratherthanregard-meritsincetheworkwouldChurchbecomesmoreacus.ForinHimweliveandceiveOurLordinHolyingyourdiscouragementasnotbeincompletepropor-OnaintedwithCatholicdoemoveandhaveourbeing".Communion.IfeelIhaveasignofhumility,youmusttiontothesalary.Theemp-trine,andsnoreconscienti(Actsxvii,27). committedtoobigasineverregarditasamenacetotoyermerelyoverlookedtheVWisheboundtoconfess PantheismAbsurd tobepermittedtoenteryoureternalsalvation,anddaysthatwerenotworkedhis"pre-Catholic"Rho-ButHeisnotenclosedorheaven.WhatcanIdo? resolveimmediatelytoridandpaidthemanasifhethosesinscommittedinhis surroundedbycreatedTheonlythingyoucandoYourselfofthisfeeling.Re-hadcompletedhisfullworkformerlife,beforehisconthings:"Ifheavenandtheistoconvinceyourself,member,God'sjusticeisweek. version,butnotthenreoogheavenofheavensdonotthroughrepeated,sinceresevere,butHismercyis EvidenceforMerit nixedassins?ThisindivicontainThee,howmuchactsoffaith,thatallisnow"greaterthanallHisworks." dualwasbaptisedsitbirth, lessthishouse,whichIhavewellbetweenyouandGod.ThesinofabortionpasHowdoweknowthatandmadeageneraloonfesbuilt"(II.Parap.vi,18). AskGod'shelpinthisim-thepenaltyofexcommuni-thereissuchathingasdenonbeingreceivedhi Byreasonweknowthatportantmatter.Renewyoursupernaturalmerit? cationattached.ThispetheChurch. Godmustbepresentevery-trustinthepowerofthenaltyisincurredonlywhenScripturesandtheChurchA.:Nooneisboundto where,forHeisthefirstsacramentofPenanceto tellusthatmanbyhisgoodconfessanythingthatisnot anduniversalcauseofallforgivesin,eventhegravest.thesinnerwhocommitstheworksdoneunderthein-asin.Inthecasesubmitbeing;HeactsinallthingsYourdeepregretisproofcrimeisfullyaware,beforefluenceofgracecanmeritted,sincetheindividualdid toproduce,conserve,andenoughthatyouhavesuf-theaction,ofthepenaltyeternallife,theincreaseof acgovernthem.ButHecanactficientsorrow.Allthatinvolved.Ifyouhavebeengrace,andtheincreaseofnotrecognisethosepast bonsassinsatthetimeof onlywhereHeis,andhenceremainsisyourprayerfulabsolvedfromthesin,asglory.TheCouncilofTrenttheirperformance,hewas mustbeeverywhere. approachtotheHolyyoustated,youmayrestdeclaredasanathemaanyQ.:HowdoesthisteachingEucharist. assuredthatthepriesthadonewhodeniedthatthejustnotguiltyofsinatthat condifferfromPantheism? Theindications,fromthenecessaryfacultiestoman"doesnottrulymerittime,norisheboundto fesstheactionsassinsnow; A.:Pantheismis"theyourletter,arethatyouremovethepenalty,ifanybythegoodworksthatare doctrinethattheuniverse,arebeingsubjectedbytheexisted,andactuallydidso.donebyhimthroughtheindeed,heisnotpermitted sotoconfessthem,forthat ismisrepresentationinthe P.&G.

TAGLIAFERRI

InExerciseofSelf-Defence,State

horribletheintrinsicevilin theactitself,takenobjecclively.Nooneistobe blamedforanevilhedoes notrecogniseassuch.It mustberememberedthat sinisinthewill.Apersonsinswhenhewantsto dosomethingheknowsis bad,andonlythen.The evilofsinliesitsitsoppositiontolaw,suchasthenaturallaworthedivinepositivelaw.Onewhodoes notrecognisethatopposition inanactionheperforms cannotbeguiltyofsin.

IndulgencesAre' SubstitutesFor AncientPenance

sacramentofPenance.An action,nomatterhowevil GROCERSANDGREENGROCERS. itisobjectively,isnotsinCornerSTIRLINGandEDWARDSTS.,EASTPERTH.

fulunlessitisrecognisedas sinatthetimeitisdone. Thsisaninviolableruleof HANDYFOODS,SMALLGOODS,MILKANDICECREAM

CharitiesTicketsAlwaysAvailable

MayInflictDeathforGraveCrime

FirstPrizecomingUpAnyTime-Telephone:B8535 Q.:Isnotcapitalpunish-tionofcapitalpunishmentconscience;ithasnoexcepmentmurder? astheonlypossibledeter-tions.

A.:TheChurchhasrentofcrime,howeverThethreeconditionsnee-WASHDAYSalwaystaughtthattheheinous. essaryforthecommissionof AREEASIER Statehastherighttoin-Theoneconvincingargu-asinare: flictdeathforgrievousmentistheState'srightof 1.Theaction,thought,or * crimeinordertopreserveself-defence.Justastheomissionmustbeevilorat RelaxSoapwillpublicorderandsecurity.individualhastherighttoleastrecognisedasevil. takethehardworkSt.Thomasexpresslystatesdefendhislifeagainstat- 2.Theindividualmust outofwashdaysthat"suchkillingisnottackbyanunjustaggressor,givesufficientreflectionto forYOU.Relaxismurder." sotheStatehastherightthefactthatitisevil,i.e., gentleonthefabric however,theChurchhas todefenditselfagainstex_mustrealisethatitisevil andyourhands; Whileadmittingtheright, washestiothesa ternal(war)andinternalwhenheispresentedwith snowywhite;andneverdemandedtheinflic-enemies. thetemptation. NOhardrubbing

3.Thepersonmustgive EASY isnecessary.AlwaysuseRELAX

OLIVERSTRANGMOTORS willingconsenttotheevil.

4.-5Pillrt!PP inYOURwashtub.(Obtainablein Ifanyofthesethreeconthreesizes.)

Q.:Ihaveonlythehaziest ideaofthemeaningof"400 days'indulgence"andsimilarexpressionsattachedto certainprayersandgood works.Pleaseexplainwhat theperiodoftimeinthese listingsmeans.

A.:Anindulgence,tobeginwith,istheremissionpf wholeorpartofthetemporalpunishmentduetosin -thepenaltythatremains aftertheeternalpunishment(inthecaseofmortal sin)hasbeenremovedby repentance.Indulgencesare plenaryorpartial,according astheyremoveallthetemporalpunishmentdueto one'ssins,oronlypartofit.

Made

WANTEDTOBUYCARS. ditionsisnotfulfilledina giveninstance,nosinis inW.A.byWestralianSoapsLtd. ThousandsofPoundsofDisposalstoClear. committed,nomatterhow WONDERFULBARGAINS

WeSolicitaTrial fromallReligiousInstitutions

Noordertoobigortoosmall. Wecansupplyeveryneedifatallmanufactured.

W.A.Agencyfor"Tibaldi"BrandSalami SausageandCannedMortadellaand Zampone.

GIVEYOURNEXTORDERTO-

&COOK LTD.

WHOLESALEGROCERSAND PROVISIONMERCHANTS.

PHONEBA5121

482to484MurrayStreet,Perth.

161ALBANYROAD,VICTORIAPARK.M1078.

SCHOOLSANDCOLLEGES CHRISTIANBROTHERS,MT.HENRY. ONEOFTHEASSOCIATEDPUBLICSCHOOLSOF

Thedesignationofatime periodforaparticularpartialindulgenceisthusexplainedbytheRev.F.R. Maurel,S.J.,inhisclassic work,"TheChristianInstructedintheNatureand UseofIndulgences": NoMathematics

"Weoftentimeshearof anindulgence,forinstance. of40or100days,seven weeks,ayear,etc.Butin thusgrantinganindulgence ofacertaindefinednumber ofdays,weeksoryears,the HolySeedoesnotthereby extendacorresponding abridgementofthepainsof purgatory.Suchphraseologyhasreferencemerelyto thepenanceenjoinedbythe ancientrulesorcanonsof theChurch.Allareagtreed inthis.Wherefore,anindulgenceof100daysora year,forexample,istheremisssionofasmuchtemporalpunishmentaswould haveformerlybeenatoned for,beforeGod,byacanonicalpenanceof100daysor ayear.Henceitwouldbe uselesstotrytoascertain theamountofpurgatorial sufferingsredeemedorunremittedbysuchapenance. Godaloneknowsthis,and we,accordingly,oughtto leaveittoHisinfinite mercy"(p.52).

Thefollowingmessagewasreceived fromthesecretaryoftheAustralianRed CrossbyHisEminence,CardinalGilroy,who ispicturedabovegivingablood"donation."

DearMr.Brown, monwealth,inavarietyof Ifeelconfidentthatno appealwillreveivemore universalsupportfromthe peopleofAustraliathanthe appealoftheAustralian RedCrossSociety.

IneveryStateoftheCorn-

ToHastenDeath OffendsCivilAnd DivineDecrees

BatonRouge,La.-Aphysicianwhowouldaccelerate deathofapatientcommits acrimeagainstgoodcitizenshipaswellasasin againstthelawofGod,declaredDr.MyronA.Walker, presidentoftheCatholic Physicians'Guildhere,ina radioaddress.

ChancetoPrepare

"Therecanbenodoubtof therootrelationbetween moralityandcitizenship," Dr.Walkerasserted.The physician"whoseviewson moralissuesarearbitrary, materialistic,andagnostic failstherebyinhiscivicas wellashismoralduties."

"Norshouldasickperson berenderedunconsciousin thehoursimmediatelyprecedingdeath,"headded. "Evenwhenpainisunbearable,itwouldbewrongto depriveapersonofhis consciousnessbeforehehad achancetopreparehissoul foreternity.

ways,theRedCrossSocietyisactivelyengagedin relievinghumandistress andinprovidingcomfort andconsolation. PrayingthatGodwill blesstheSocietyandits workersandtrustingthat theAustralianpeoplewill generouslysupportthe1953 appeal.

Iremain, Yourssincerely, (SGND.)

N.T.CardinalGilroy, ArchbishopofSydney

TelevisionIsa'Monster' ToTyranniseinHomes

ThecurrentRoyalCommissiononTele-! visionmightwellconsidertheopinionofMr.1 AnthonyR.Shaw,aformerschoolprincipal, andnowaninstructorintheAmerican Navalacademy.

Writinginarecentissueprogrammesshockevena of"America"Mr.Shawwell-balancedadult.And blastsTVas"themonstertheterrifyingfactisthatthe whichinthreeshortyearsyoungstersaren'teven hascometotyrannizeourshocked:theyhavegrown homesandwhichstrikesaupwiththesestandards daggerattheveryheartofandhardlyexpectanything themoraltrainingwhichdifferentontelevision." parentsaretryingtoim-"Nowlet'sfaceaserious part(totheirchildren)".consideration:withthete"Inthethirties,"hisar-levisionstandardwhatitis, tidereads,"weregardedchildrenwhoconstantly radiowithsomedisfavourviewtheprogrammeshave asa"distracting"influencelittlechanceofremaning upontheyoung.Butintele-innocent.Andiftheydosin, visionwemeetafarmorewilltheresponsibilitybe powerfulforce,anditisentirelytheirs?Willitnot "decidedlyevil."Radiofallinpartuponthe"artist" wordscanbecensoredbutwhowaspaidtoplyhis televisionappealstothesophisticatedtrade?And eye,andwhocancensorthewill"you"escapeallresvisualinnuendoes,thecos-ponsibility-youwhoaltumes,thewinks,theslylowedtheseperformersfree grimaces,thesuggestiveaccesstoyourlivingroom half-gesturesthatsomanyandtoyourchildren'seyes, popularperformersuseasears,mindsandsouls?" theirstockintrade?Many"Perhapsatonetimewe

THINVOICETHROUGHCURTAIN

OFHATETELLSOF

1,500NunsInHorrible SlaveryofSovietMines

Thefollowingletter,writtenbyaGerman.nuncaptiveoftheCommunistsinRussia,wassmuggledthroughtheIronCurtain intotheAmericanoccupiedzoneofAustria. Forfearofreprisal,thenameofthecaptive cannotbegiven.

AtlastIhaveanopportunitytogiveyousome signthatIamalive.Itis suchalongtimesincewe werecarriedofftoRussia. HowoftendoIcryout:Do notforgetus,prayforus, helpus.Weareabandoned anddestitute,plungedinto unspeakablemisery.

"Everyonehastheright anddutytoprepareforthe solemnmomentofdeath," Dr.Walkersaid."Unlessit isclearthatadyingperson alreadyiswellpreparedas regardsbothtemporaland spiritualaffairs,itisthe physician'sdutytoinform orhavesomeresponsible personinformhimofhis criticalcondition.

"Worry"ofPatient

Dr.Walkerscoredthe "sentimentalism"sometimes showninresistingthesuggestionthataCatholic patientreceivethelast sacraments.Hesaidthat thisresistanceincludes suchaninjunctiontoa physicianas:"Butwedon't wanttoupsetAuntAgnes. Youwon'ttellher,Doctor, willyou?Itwillonlywar,.ryher."

"Theessentialpurposeof thesacramentoffinal anointingconsistsinpurging thesoulthoroughlyofall tracesofsinanditseffects," Dr.Walkerreminded."The achievementofeternalhappinessisaprizewellworth the'worry'thatmentionof thelastsacramentsmight causeadyingperson." (NCWCWire).

ALTARWINE

J.NoonanPty.Ltd.,Agent 'Phone:BA4735.

VeritableSlavery

Itishorriblewhatweare enduringhere,1,500ofus Sisters.Wearetreatedas beasts,driventoworkwith blows.Ifoneofuscollapses, sheisleftbytheroadsideto die.Aguardmaybeatone ofustodeathwithouta signofemotion.

Atfirstwehelpedbuilda bridgeovertheDnieperheavyworkformen.We wereforcedtopullanddrag thesteelgirdersacross thewideriver.Whoever collapsedgotthewhip. Whoeverdidnotgetup againwasbrutallykicked bytheguardintotheriver.

Longexhaustivedaysof hardwork,andhardlymore toeatthanapieceofsoggy breadandwateredsoup.

L1480

M1158

allowedtheTVsetintoour housebecausewethought weweregivingthechildrena"break."Ormaybe wethoughtthattheset wouldmakethingseasier forusparents-keepthe kidsoutofthewife'shair beforedinnerandoutof oursafter.Thisdefenceis basedontheideathatTV isinnocuousentertainment. Andsoitmayhavebeenatfirst;buttodaymuchof itisutterlyfifthy.Takeanafternoonandeveningoff somedayandexamineas manyoftheprogrammesas youcan.Almosttheonly wholesomeonesyouwill findwillbethecooking lessonsandthenewsre-

ports.Andthekidsaren't listeningtothose.

But,youobject,thereare the"Westerns."Can'tthe kidsseethem?No,they can't!Oratleastthey shouldn'tviewtheminthe quantitywhichisconsiderednormalTVTaretoday. Tryafew,oftheseWesterns yourself,andthenthoughtfullycalculatetheirtotal effectontheimpressionable mindsandimaginationsof children.Theleastvicious resultyoucanexpectfrom asteadydietofthis"entertainment"isthatitwill makethechildrenmorons ratherthansinners.That's great,isn'tit?"

PapiniWritesofMichelangelo

NewYork.-Thegreat Florentinewriter,Giovanni Papini,now71andhalf blind,haswrittenanimportantbiographyofthe Renaissancegenius,Michelangelo:HisLifeandHis Era(Dutton,NewYork,10 dol.)

Theauthorwasconverted totheChurchin1920and thenextyearwrotehisfamous"LifeofChrist."He didprodigiousresearchand turnedupcopiousinformationforthenewbiography, butcriticssayhehasnot supersededthedefinitivelife ofJohnAddingtonSymonds

midstofoursorrowand lonelinesswefindourrefugeinHim-HimtoWhom wewantsomuchtoremain faithfuluntodeath.But prayforus!Pray,Pray.

ManyoftheSistersdied duringtheworkhere,and weenvythem.

Nowweareworkingina mine,alongdayundergroundinstiflingair,and heremanyhavedied.If onlywehadsomeoneto giveuscourage,tosupport andhelpusalittle.But thereisnoone.

Wearecompletelylost andlonely!NoSunday,no dayofrest.Nothingbutthe endlessworkingday, hunger,beatings,apitifullycoldbarracks,ahard cotwithoutwarmthandfull offilthandvermin.We ourselvesareclothedin rags.Wearenolonger humanbeings.

TrustinProvidence

Itissoveryhardtohave nohope,toseenostar. Mother,canyouunderstand nowwhysometimesthe questioncomes,"Howcan Godpermitthis?Whyso muchsuffering?Howmuch longer?"Andthenablack despairgripsus.

Itgoesbeyondour strength,butdespite everythingweputourconfidenceandtrustinHis Providence.

I ith

MEADSON&CO. FUNERALDIRECTORS

190ALBANYROAD VICTORIAPARK.

33CANNINGHIGHWAY, EASTFREMANTLE.

Weallwearacrosson ourbreasts,andinthe TennisRacquetsRestrungby expertsatWimbledonSports Depot,14RonMarcheArcade. Phone82215.

Whatwedailygothrough cannotbedescribed,and yetwebelievethatGodis permittingallthissorrow forthegoodofoursouls.I cannottellyoueverything -Idarenottellyouhow wewomenaredishonoured here,shamed,trampled upon.

OhMother,Idonotwish tomakeyourhearttoo heavy,andItellyoubut theleastofoursufferings. MayGodlookwithmercy uponuspoor,crushed,torturedSisterswho,despite everything,stillbelievein Him,loveHim,andremain aliveforHiminthisendlessdeath.

PaulistInformationService

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan."TheRecord" Office.450HayStreet-Perth

Papinibringsoutmanyof theparadoxesinMichelangelo'slife.HewasadevoutChristianbutwas stronglyattractedbypagan, classicideas.Hehada slashingtonguebutfled fromdifficultsituations.He wasrichbutlivedlikea poorman.HewasemployedbytheMedicifamilyfor 40years,butpoliticallywas

anti-Medici.Hewasthrifty andparsimoniouswithhimself,butexceedinglygeneroustohisfamily,hisfriends, andthepoor.Michelangelo'sgeniusextendedtothe fieldsofsculpture,painting, architecture,andpoetry.

RaponHeadAlters

ProspectsinJapan

Hikone,Japan.-Arapon theheadchangedthecourse oftheCatholicChurchin Japan,relatesFatherAlfred E.Smith,M.M.Inthedays ofSt.FrancisXavier,a greatmilitarydictatornamedGeneralNobunagawas veryfriendlytowardCatholics.ButGeneralNobunagahadtheunusualhabitof rappingontheheadsofhis followersastheybowedlow beforehim.bnedayhe pickedonashort-tempered individualwhodrewhis knifeandstabbedhim.GeneralNobunaga'ssuccessor drovetheChurchunderground.

Posty'sWhistle

DearGirlsandBoys,-

Whathashappened?Only averyfewlettersandcompetitionentrieslastweek, andnonethisweek.You're surelynotgoingtolet"The Corner"down.Sonow, whataboutgettingthepens busyandforwardingin thoseletterswhichwill bringthepagebacktonormaloncemore?Comeon! Besports!Bestwishes. UNCLEMAC.

1000163063tWOCICILXWMal

BirthdayBox

Manyhappyreturnsofthe dayarewishedfor:NormaHopkins, ofSt.Mary'sHighSchool, Leederville.

Godblessyou,Norma. aala

FortheNatureLover SEASHELLS.

TomanyPapplethereis somethingofamystery aboutashell.Theysay thatifashellisplacednear theear,thesoundofthesea willbeheard.Thisisnot true,butthereisapeculiar soundheardincertain kindsofshells.Doyou knowwhatcausesthe sound?Bendoneofyour handsandputitoveryour ear.Thenputtheother handoverthebenthand,so thatthesoundisalmost shutout.Whatpeculiar noisedoyouhear?Yes,it issomethingliketheroaring ofthesea. Thehandsact asatrumpetdirectingthe soundintotheearandenableittohearmoreplainly. Peoplewhoareslightlydeaf oftenputtheirhandsto theirearstoenablethemto hearmoredistinctly.Shells actinthesameway,catchingslightnoisesandmakingthemmoreplain.They arelikeatelephone.Ifno soundscometothemthey aresilentandcangive nothingout.

(Withacknowledgmentsto SomeofNature'sSecrets." A.R.Morrison.)

LionReturnsKindness

Androcleswasaslave wholivedmany,many yearsagointhecityof Rome.Hismasterwasvery harshandoftentreatedhim cruelly.

AtlastAndroclesdecided torunaway,andwiththe helpofsomeotherslaves hemadehiswayoverthe seaintoanothercountry. Eventherehewasnotsafe, andhadtoliveinthedeep woods,farfromthehomes ofmen.

InLion'sDen Oneaay,whilehunting, Androclesfoundacavein thesideofamountain.It didnottakehimlongto decidetomakethecavehis home."Itwillbemuch betterthansleepingunder thetrees,"hethought.At onceAndroclesbeganto gatherarmfulafterarmful ofdriedgrass,whichhe carriedintothecaveforhis bed.

Nowithappenedthata lionhadalsochosenthis caveforhisden,andwhile Androcleswasmakinghis bedthelionwalkedinat thedoor.Androclesfelt surethatthelionwouldkill him,forhesawnowayto escape.Buttheliondidnot seemangryoreagertodo Androclesanyharm.Ins-

FOUNDIT'SFUN TOSEWWITHLADA...

LadaSewingMachines

Whatatime-savingblessing!Whatasilentworker!

MynewLadasewsbackwardsorforwardswithnever ahitch.Theingenious"Lada"SewingMachineHeadis manufacturedbyoneofEurope'soldestandbestknown factories,soIknow,too,thatthisnewdelightinsewing willbemineforever.

CABINETMODELS

CENTRALBOBBIN (Round shuttle)

TRADE-INSACCEPTED EASYTERMSARRANGED FROMf10DEPOSIT.

SoleW.A.Distributors

teadheheldouthishuge paw,asifhehadbeenhurt.

Androclessawthatthe pawwasveryredand swollen.Heknewthatthe lionwasingreatpain.The lionlookedathimasifhe wouldsay,"Helpme,help me."

Asthelionheldouthis pawAndroclessawagreat thornstickinginit.

"Youpoorbeast,"said thebraveman.Thencominguptothelionhetook holdofthethornwithhis fingersandpulleditoutas gentlyashecould.

Youmaybesurethatthe lionwasverygladtohave thethornoutofhisaching foot,andeverafterheand Androcleswerethebestof friends.Theylivedinthe cavetogetherforalong timeandsharedeach other'sfood.

SlaveRecaptured

OnedayasAndrocleswas walkingthroughthewood hemetsomehunters,who knewatoncethathewas arunawayslave.

Arewardwasalwaysgivenforbringingbackarunawayslave,sotheytook Androclescaptive.They tiedhishandsbehindhim andsenthimtohismaster, whoputhiminprison.

TheRomanpeopleusedto haveagreattheatre.Insteadofhavingplaysatthe theatre,theyhadfightsbetweenmenarmedwith swordsorbetweenmenand wildbeasts.Thousandsof peoplewouldcometosee thefights.

Sometimesaslavewho hadrunawayfromhismasterwasmadetofightwitha lionoratigerorsomeother FriendforLife

Nowithappenedthat Androcleshadbeenchosen tofightahugelion.While greatcrowdsofRomanpeoplewerelookingon,thelion cameoutofhiscage,roaringandshowinghissharp teeth.Androclesstoodbravelyfacinghim.

Asthelioncamenear Androcleshestoppedhis growling,crouchedatthe slave'sfeet,andbeganto lickhishand.Androcles threwhisarmsaboutthe lion'sneckandhuggedhim. Itwastheverysamelion withwhomhehadlivedin thecave.

TheRomanpeopleshoutedinwonder.Suchasight hadneverbeenseenbefore. TheycalledtoAndroclesto explainhowhehadtamed thelion.Thenhetoldthem howhehadhelpedthelion andhowtheyhadlivedtogetherinthecave.

Whentheyhadheardhis storythepeopleofRome demandedthatAndrocles besetfreeandthathe shouldnolongerbehelda slave.Theyalsoordered thatthelionshouldbegiventohimforhisown.

SoAndrocleswasmadea freeman.Heandhis friendmightoftenbeseen walkingthroughthestreets ofRome,thelionfollowing athisheelslikeagreatdog. -RomanTradition.

LynetteIsThrilledalBindoon

99MaryStreet, Beaconsfield.

DearUncleMac,-Having readin"TheRecord"letters whichyouhavepublished fromgirlsandboys,Ihave decidedtowriteinthehope ofseeingmyletterinprint. ThematterIhavechosenis aboutagloriousdaywe hadduringtheChristmas holidays.

Wearosebrightandearly tostartoffonourexcursion toBindoon.Itwasaperfectdayandwewerein highspirits.Wehada tastyluncheonbasketpackedfullofgoodthingstoeat onthejourney.Itwasa lovelydrive.Westopped formorningteaontheroadside,forthekeenairhad givenusanappetite.

Onthisparticularday therewasan"Aerialpageant"atPearceaerodrome, andwehaltedforafew minutestowatchthem stuntingintheplanes.It wasthefirsttimeIhadactuallyseenanyonebaleout ofaplaneandparachuteto earth.Wethencontinued ourjourney.

WeneverexpectedBindoontobesuchabeautiful place.Itisindeedacredittoallwhoareconnected withit.

Afterhavinglunchwe wereshownalloverthisremarkableinstitution.Itis situatedinalovelyspot;the buildingsthemselvesarein thevalleysurroundedby hills.Onthetopmosthill isa40ft.statueofOurLord, whichstandsoutabove everythingelse.

Butasallgoodthings mustcometoanend,sodid ourday'souting,anditwas soontimetostartforhome. -Yourlovingniece, LYNNETTEKNIGHT.

DearLinette,-I'mvery pleasedyouhaveseen Bindoon,for,apartfrom thebeautifulbuildengsand country-side,itimpresses ononethattherearemany childrenwholacktheadvantagesofhomelife.It shouldbeaspurtoyouto helptheBushiesmore consistently.

UNCLEMAC

YOUCANDOALLYOURSHOPPING AT GOLDFIELDS LEADING EMPORIUM WHEREYOUALWAYSGET THEBESTOFSERVICE

ANamesakeEnjoyedNannerup

St.Joseph'sCollege, Fremantle.

DearUncleMac,-The mostenjoyabledayofmy holidayswasonNewYear's day.Itwasthisdaythat wewenttoNanneruppool foraswim.Theweather wasalittlecold,butwe didn'tmind,forwewere tooexcited.

Nanneruppoolisabout18 milesfromAlbany,and motoristshavetotravelon gravelroadsmostofthe way.Whenwearrivedwe didnotfeellikeswimming, forthewindwaschilly,but webravedthewaterafter dinner;itlookedinviting,so inweplunged.Dinnerwas deliciousafterthelong driveinthecoolcountry airandthedelightfulswim.

UnknownPark

Afterdinnerwedecided towalkuponeofthehigh sandhills,andwearrivedat thetopexhausted,forwe didn'tthinkthehillwasso steep.Afterfindingaway down,wemadeforthepool again.Itwasmuchwarmer,forthemid-daysunhad beenuponit.Wedidn't stopinthewaterlong,for thegrown-upswantedtogo toapark,Ican'trecallthe name,butIknowthere wereanumberofcampers there.Theparkwasvery pretty;ithadbeautifulgardensandawarm-water swimmingpool.Italsohad anoldwoodenbridgewhich, whenacargoesacross,it rumbledlikethunder.We walkedaroundthegardens forawhile,nowandthen

WaNneerireWirdWaneerli

TheWeek'sThought.

Don'tbediscouraged-the darkesthourisjustbefore thedawn. va-ane.reavaarareaaraaa.a.v.

stoppingtosmellaflower.

Thedrivehomewasbetterthanthedriveout,for' wehadplentytotalkabout, forinstance,theeventsof theday.Whenwewere abouthalf-wayhomethe sunset,anditlookedso prettythatIcouldhavesat rightdownandpaintedit, butIknewthatifIdidI wouldmakeamessofit. Whenwearrivedhomewe weretootiredtotalkand toosorefromwindburnto domuch.-Yourloving niece,

LYNETTE

LOWRIE.

DearLynette,-Youcertainlyhadagrandholiday andhopeyouaresettling intoschoolworkwitha readywill.Whenyouare enjoyingyourself,thinkof themanywhohaven'tyour goodfortune-childrenof Asia,Europeandyourown, Australia.Prayforthem andhelptheminevery practicalway.

UNCLEMAC

NowForaPoem

THEPIPER.

Apiperinthestreetto-day, SetupandtunedandstartedtoPlan Andaway,andaway,and away. Onthetideofhismusicwe started Oneveryside,doorsand windowswereopened wide, Andmenleftdowntheir work,andcame, Andwomenwithpetticoats colouredlikeflame, Andlittlebarefeetthat werebluewithcold, Wentdancingbacktothe ageofgold, Andalltheworldwentgay, wentgay, Forhalfanhourinthe, streetto-day.

-S.O'Sullivan.

Shark,SealionsEntertainJill St.Joseph'sCollege, Fremantle.

DearUncleMac,-Inthis letterIwishtotellabouta specialdayofmyholiday. St.Joseph'shadabouteight weeks'holiday,andbythe timetheywereoverIwas quitelookingforwardtothe re-openingofschool,andI amsureIwasnottheonly one.Iaminseventhstandardthisyear,andallthe subjects,suchasgeometry, German,French,algebra, andphysiology,arenewto me.Butallthisisgetting awayfromthedayinmy holidays.

Siren'sShriek

Really,itwasthreedaysin whichthislittleepisode happened(Isupposeyou couldcallthisalittleepisode).Iwassurfinginthe bynomeanspeacefulwaer when,tomyamazement,I headashrillsirenshrieking likeafireengine'ssiren. MyfriendandIranuponto thebeach,swoopedupon ourtowels,andrubbedvigorouslyatourfaces.This over,weturnedourgazeto wherethenoisewascoming from,and,toouramazement,sawnosignoffire. Wherewasthethincurlof smokethatalwaysannouncesthepresenceoffire?The blanklooksonourfaces changedtounderstanding asweheardtwogirls walkingbysay:

"Whatwasthatsiren?"

"Ashark!Iheardthe coast-guardsayhesawone abouta100yardsoutfrom shore."

"Shark!"criedtheother.

"Oh,my!Wasn'titluckyI wenttothepicturesinstead ofgoingswimming?"

Athearingthissnatchof conversationwemadehurriedlyforthedressing roomsandweresoonsafely home.

NextdayIwentswimmingalone.Thesharkappearedagain,andwascloser totheshorethistime.But onhearingthesirenImade hastetogetclearofthe water.ThatnightIlistenedtothenewsontheradio. Cametheheadline:"Shark sightedoffcoastatCottesloe."Itwentintofurther details,butIswitchedthe wirelessoff.

Again,thefollowingday, twosea-lionswereseen playinghidywithaboyon asurfboard.Theywere mostenjoyabeltowatch, andwoulddivebeneaththe surf-skiandcomeupinthe mostunexpectedplaces.I findnomoretimetoadd anythingelsetomyletter.Yourlovingniece, JILLO'CONNOR.

DearJul,Plentyof thrillscameyourwayduringthevacation.Nowthat theschoolgrindhasrecommencedmakeitafirmresolutiontohelptheBushies morethisyearthanever.

Lovefrom

UNCLEMAC

ChristianBrothers

ToBuildAirfield

LONDON,Feb.21(NC.) -St.Mary'sCollege,conductedbytheIrishChristianBrothersatCrosby,Liverpool,istohaveitsown airfieldandhangar.They willbelaidoutinthecollegeplayingfieldsforSt. Mary'saircadetforce.The boyswilluseagliderfor training.

BA4720orB9674

BishopsInvokePopular AidinMasonicIntrigue

MANILA,Feb.20.-Thereisevidence of."themostseriouskind'thatthreeofthe PhilippineIslands'topeducationofficials belongtoasecretgroupopposedtoreligious instructioninpublicschools.

Thisstatementwasmade injointpastoralletterissuedbythePhilippineHierarchyinthewakeofrecent chargespublishedinthe "Sentinel,"nationalCatholicweekly.Itwasprinted inleadingManilanewspapersintheformofan openletter.

Faititled"ATimeto Speak,"theBishops'letter declaredthat"therehasrecentlybeenbroughttoour attentionevidenceofthe mostseriouskindthatSecretaryofEducationCecilio Putong,DirectorofPublic Schools,BenitePangilinan, andAssistantDirectorof PtliplicSchools,Venancio Trinidad,havebeen,since 1949,membersofasecret committeefortheeliminationofreligiousinstruction inpublicschools."

RemovalRequested

Thecommittee,theBishopsasserted,wasorganised bytheGrandLodgeofFree andAcceptedMasonsofthe PhilippineIslands.

(The"Sentinel"printed whatitsaidwasaphotostaticcopyofadocument whichshowedthatthesecretaryofeducationandthe directorandassistantdirectorofpublicschoolswere membersoftheMasons' committee.Atarecent convention'oftheHoly NamesocietyinManila,a petitionwasdrawnupaskingPresidentElpidioQuirinotoremovethethreeofficialsbecauseoftheiroppositiontoreligiousinstructionintheschools.Mr. Pangilinanrecentlywas namedUnderSecretaryof Education.)

SeveralCatholicAction organisationshadrequested thegovernmenttoinquire intothesituation,theBishopsdeclared,adding,however,that"nocognisance wastakenofthisreasonable petition."

Secrecy,Lip-Service

"Onthecontrary,"the Bishopsstated,"theappointmentofMr.Pangilinan tothepostofUnderSecretofEducationwasactuallymade.BishopMariano Madriaga,ofLingayen, chairmanoftheEpiscopal CommissiononEducation, wrotetoHisExcellencythe Presidentstatingthatsuch anappointmentwouldbe interpretedasadeliberate refusaltotakeintoconsiderationthelegitimateviews anddesiresoftheCatholic peopleofthePhilippines."

SpeakingdirectlytoCatholicActionists,theBishopswentontosay:

"AllFilipinocitizenshave anequalrighttodemand thatpublic.officialswho seemtohavenoscruples aboutenteringintosecret agreementtorenderaconstitutionalprovisionIneffectivewhileoutwardlypaying lip-servicetoitbeatonce removedfrompositionsof publictrust.

InquiryProposed

"Wethinkitproperto makethefollowingsuggestionsforyourguidance:We wishtoensurethattheoptionalreligiousinstruction nowauthorisedbylaw shouldbesincerelypromotedwithoutevasionormentalreservationbytheofficialsentrustedwiththeadministrationofourpublic schools.

"Thedocumentaryevidenceofthemembershipof thethreehighestofficialsof oureducationalsystemina secretcommitteefortheeliminationofreligiousinstructioninpublicschoolsis afact.Youwill,therefore, beperfectlyjustifiedintakingupthismatterwithyour electedrepresentativesin Congress.YoumayproposethataCongressional inquirybemadeintothe implementationofthelaws regardingreligiousinstructionbythethreeofficials mentioned."

Meanwhile,theBishops added,"theconfirmationof Mr.Pangilinan'sappointmentshouldbesuspended."

OathForesworn

TheBishopsconcluded theirletterbypointingto whattheysaidwas"thedeplorableconsequencesof excludingreligionfromthe nationallife"which"wesee allaroundusto-day."

"Theillustriousframers ofourOrganicLaw,"they said,"provideduswitha strongbulwarkagainst thesedestructiveforces whentheypassedtheConstitutionalprovisionregardingreligiousinstructionin publicschools.Ourtaskis toseetoitthatthisbellwarkisnotsappedandun-

derminedbyafewhighly placedofficialswhodenyin secretwhattheypublicly sweartouphold,andwhose loyaltyisdividedbetweena Constitutionthatguaranteesreligiousinstructionin publicschoolsandanassociationthatseekstoeliminateitaltogether."

TheBishops'lettercontainedthesignaturesoffive Archbishops,14Bishops, and10ApostolicAdministrators.

Publicationoftheletter wasfollowedbythepublicationofadenialofthe chargebySecretaryofEducationPutong.

CorrespondentAllegesAffinity

BetweenLabourandCommunism

SheWonPancakeRace,Declined

ToAttendAnglicanShrivingService

OLNEY,England,Feb.20(Radio,NC).

-AnIrish-bornCatholichousewifehasunwittinglywoninternationalattentioninthis Englishvillage.

Sheis24-year-oldMrs. IsobelDix,afive-footBelfastmotheroftwochildren, whomadenationalheadlinesherebyrecapturing thepancakeracingchampionship.Pancakeracing isatraditionalShroveTuesdayeventinOlney,butit tookonatransatlanticcharacterin1950whenthe UnitedStatestownofLiberal,Kans.,joinedin.Liberalcapturedthesilver skillettrophyin1951.

tothefactthatshehadconsultedthelocalCatholicpastor,FatherThomasWalters, oftheChurchofOurLady HelpofChristians,andhe hadtoldherthatasaCatholicshecouldnotattend theAnglicanservice.

WhenMr.Collinsinsisted thattheservicewasanessentialpartoftheevent, Mrs.Dixagreedtocompromisebysittingonthechurch porchwhiletheservicetook place.

whileFederalParliament wassitting?

TheCommunistsecretary oftheB.W.I.U.,J.Chandler,wasgiven.permissionat theMelbourneTrades'Hall CouncilonFeb.5,1953,to speakabouthisrecentvisit

Sir,-Ifeelthatthead-`todefendtheCommunists vertiseinentofMrs.R. Hutchisonin"TheRecord" ofFeb.5shouldnotgo unanswered.ForMrs. Hutchisonto"pooh-pooh" theveryideathatthe LabourPartyisanywayrelatedtoCommunism,is absurd:boththeirbasictoMoscow. policiesareMarxism.

CommunistManifestoSocialistLandmark,"A NewAppreciationwritten fortheLaborPartyby HaroldJ.Laski"(Price 14/6)isasampleofthe workofthechairmanof the'British'LabourParty.

"Christianityhasfailed, andtheRussianidealis takingitsplaceastheinspirationofmankind,andas thestandardofpublicmorality,"wroteLaskiinhis bookFaithReasonandCivilisation.

SomeEvidence

WhenLabourformeda majoritygovernmentfor thefirsttimein1945,the Communistsong,"TheRed Flag",sweptthroughthe LabourranksintheHouse ofCommons-readallabout itinTheAustralianCatholicDigestofFeb.2,1953, page60.

Dr.H.V.Evatt.present LabourFederalleader,admiresH.J.Laski-writing inhisbookTheKingand HisDominionGovernorsin 1936,Evattaffirmed,"Iam alsounderobligationto ProfessorLaski...formuch encouragementandadvice."

Evatt'ssecretary,AlanJ. Dalziel,showedhimselfto beaCommunistbyaletter hesigned,addressedtoA. M.Blain,M.P.,datedSept. 25,1941.

OnOct.16,1941,Dr.H.V. EvattreleasedthetwoCommunistespionageagents, RatcliffandThomas.

Yearslater,wasitnotDr. EvattwhowenttotheCourt

BartonandPiusXI

Gettingdowntolocal issues-whobookedtheFremantleTownhallforthat ex-Labourcandidate,Dr. John(Germ-Scare)Burton? ItwastheFremantleDistrictCouncilA.L.P.(see DailyNewsJuly31,1952).

Asafinalwordabout SocialisminitselfletmP quotefromtheEncyclical QuadrageshnoAnno(1931) byPiusXI,paragraph117:-

"Whetherconsideredasa doctrine,orasanhistorical fact,orasamovement, socialism,ifitreallyremains socialism,cannotbebrought intoharmonywiththe dogmasoftheCatholic Church,evenafterithas yieldedtotruthandjustice onthepointsWehavementioned;thereasonbeingthat itconceiveshumansociety inawayutterlyaliento Christiantruth."

Yoursetc. J.C.MASSAM

BishopMoynihan SucceedstoKerry

DUBLIN,Feb.20(NC.) -BishopDenisMoynihan ofRosshasbeentransferredtobeBishopofKerry, succeedingthelateBishop MichaelO'Brien,whodied at68,itwasannounced here.BishopMoynihanhad beenOrdinaryoftheRoss diocesesinceSeptember, 1941.

Ahornet'snestwasstirredwhenMrs.Dixstoutly defiedademandbyAnglican(ChurchofEngland) VicarDonaldW.Collins thatsheattendashriving serviceinhischurch.This servicehasmarkedtheclimaxofthepancakerace eversinceOlneystartedthe sportinthe15th.century.

Mr.Collins,whohadbeen responsibleforrevivingthe pancakeracingcontestafter alonglapseandthusbringingmuchpublicityandbusinesstoOlney,hadoffered thewinneraglassofwater whenshehurtledoverthe finishingline.Thenhe askedher:"Doyouagreeto observetherules?"

Thecheeringofenthusi&Viccrowdssubsidedinto stonysilenceasMrs.Dixreplied:"YouknowIamnot allowedtoattendtheservice."Shewasreferring

Aftertherace,Mr.Collinstoldreportersheregret- tedthecontroversy,butwas "satisfied.""iisOlney,"he added,"wearenotdictated tobyRomanCatholics."

LaterMr.Collinsgave Mrs.Dixaninscribed ChurchofEnglandprayer book.Butthehousewife announced:"Ishallchange itforaMissal."

Commentingonthecontroversy,RetherWalters saidthattheraceshouldbe liberalisedtoavoidfuture snags.Hesaidhewould probablyholdhisownserviceforfutureraces.Meanwhile,hedescribedMr.Collins'rulingasanattemptto reviveinOlneytheRecusancyActssetupby16th. centuryreformerswhenCatholicswerefinedfornonattendanceatAnglicanservices.

VIADJAKARTA

ThejoyofseeingmuchoftheglorioussceneryofEurope, ofmixingwiththepeopleandexperiencing

ByAttackingtheJews

StalinGivesDemocracy

MostPowerfulWeapon

InconsentingtotheattackontheJewishpools,Stalinhasgiventhedemocracies oneofthestrongestweaponsintheirfight againstCommunism,saysthe"NewsWeekly.'

Alotofpeoplewhohave donenothingagainstCommunism,orwhohavenot evenbeenawareofaCommunIstproblem,arenow goingtoknowalotmore aboutit,andperhapsdo somethingaboutit.

ThetyrantsintheSoviet UnionandinotherIron Curtaincountrieshavetortured,imprisoned,andenslavedmillionsofmen, women,andchildrenfor manyyears,withoutany realindignationbeingstirredinthedemocracies.

Christianshavebeenmartyredbythemillion,degraded,exiled,humiliatedbuttherehasbeenonlya whisperofprotest,even fromChristians,onthe fresh-airsideoftheIron Curtain.

Therehasbeenmuchless hueandcryoverthemansmothpersecutionofChristiansandanti-Communist politiciansbehindtheIron Curtainthantherewasover Hitler'smassacreofthe Jews.

JewishmoneyandJewish organisationmadesurethe worldknewtheworstabout thegasovenandothermassacresofJewsunderthe Nazis.

Thatwasagoodthing.

ButmanyJewshavebeen contenttoremainsilentover thepersecutionsbehindthe IronCurtainaslongasJews wereleftalone.

NowthattheRedshave turnedagainsttheJews, muchJewishmoneyand organisationwillnowbe

ChurchHadNoPartIn MysteriousAbduction

thrownintothefightagainst Communism.Theworldis goingtohearplentyabout Communistsavageryfrom nowon.

Thatisagoodthing.

PerhapstheJewishpeople maybeabletoinfusesome ofthezealintothisnew fightthattheymanagedto spreadintheanti-Nazi fight.

AnotherJewish AffairsTurnOut

ToBeDampSquib

PARIS,Feb.21(NC).AnotherunusualoccurrenceinvolvingJewish-Catholicrelationstookplace hereasthenationwasinan uproarovertheFinalyaffair.

InParis,newspapersreported,ayoungbridewas "kidnapped"immediately afterherweddingandtaken offinanautomobile.

Promptinvestigationrevealedthather"kidnappers"wereherownparents, aJewishrabbitfromNice andhiswife.BothhadopposedhermarriagetoaCatholic

Forseveralhoursitappearedthatanotherincident liketheFinelyaffairwasin themaking.Theparents, however,soonrelentedand tookthebridebacktoher husband.

PARIS,Feb.21(Radio,NC).-Two FrenchprelateshavebroadcastaradioappealforthereturnoftwomissingJewishwar orphans,followingwildclaimsthatthe Churchisresponsiblefortheirrecentdisappearance.

HisEminencePierreCardinalGerlier,Archbishopof Lyons,andBishopAlexandreCaillot,ofGrenoble,calledonanypersonsknowing thewhereaboutsofRobert andGeraldFinalytoturn theirinformationoverto thecivilauthorities.Police andJewishgroupsalsoappealedtothepersonsholdingthechildrentogive themup.

Whilepolicecontinuetheir searchfortheyoungsters, theso-calledFinelyaffair hasstirredupastormycon-troversythroughoutthenation.Chargeshavebeen madethatthetwoJewish boyshadbeenbaptisedas Catholicsandwerethenkidnappedtopreventtheirre turntonon-Catholicrelatives.

Atapressconferencehere FatherMichelSignet,SJ., notedpreacher,understood tobespeakjugfortheParis Archdiocese,toldreporters thattheChurchwasinno wayinvolvedinthematter. Hepointedoutthatwhile CatholicswereinvolvedinIt, theiractionswerenotcondonedbyttheChurch.He termedtheconductofwhoeverisholdingthebrothers reprehensible.

Theaffairhasalsobecome apoliticalissue.Socialist DeputyAlixBerthet,of Grenoble,introducedarno-

RADIOREPLIES

BY

Rev.Dr.L.RUMBLE,M.S.C.,S.T.D.

Thisfamousbookhasjustbeenreprintedandisnowavailable. Importantasthenewsis,readersofRadioReplieswillwelcomethe announcementthatDr.RumblehasnowpublishedaSecondVolumeof thisseries.Thisisthemostoutstandingbookofitskindeveroffered toCatholicAustralia.Questions,doubts,andscepticismsregarding CatholicDoctrineareansweredintheresonantvoiceoftheInfallible ChurchofChristthroughDr.Rumble'sfar-famed2SMSydney"Radio QuestionBox."

RadioRepliesissowell-knownitneedsnocommendation.Ithas beenabest-sellerforyears,andisinvaluabletoallteachers,toallenquirers,andtothoseCatholicswhodesirecloseracquaintancewiththe greatessentialsandthemostminutedetailsofourHolyFaith.

VolumeII.carriesonthegoodworkofVolumeI.andits"Replies" addamineofnewinformation,togetherwithanexpansionofthat cwitainedintheoriginalvolume.

RADIOREPLIES.

VolumeI.

VolumeII.

Pluspostage,9d.pervolume.

Price7/6

Price7/6

tionintheNationalAssemblytoquerythegovernment onthestepsitIntendsto takeinthematter.HeaskedthegovernmenttointervenewithChurchofficials, includingtheHolySeeif

shehadbecometheirlegal guardian.Alonglegal fightfollowed,endinglast yearinacourtordergiving custodyofthechildrento theiraunt.ButMissBrun stillrefusedtogiveupthe childrenandwasarrested severalweeksagoforkeepingthemillegally.Itwas discoveredatthattimethat thetwoboyshaddisappeared. TheChurchwasbrought intothecasewhenthelawyerrepresentingMrs.Ros-

PARIS,Feb.24(NC).-Tenpersons, includingfourpriestsandanun,have beengaoledhereforcomplicityinthe "kidnapping"ofthetwomissingFinaly brothers,whodisappearancehascausedanation-widereligiouscontroversy.

Policeclaimedthetenwereresponsibleforsending thebaptisedJewishwarorphanstoSpaintokeep themfrombeingturnedovertorelativesinIsrael, towhomtheyhadbeenawardedbyaFrenchcourt. Thepriests,policesaid,tooktheboysfromBayonne, wheretheywerelastseen,toBiriatou,atownonth'e Spanishborder.FromBiriatou,theyadded,the childrenweretakenbyaguideacrossthePyrenees, andlatermovedfromonCatholicinstitutionto another.Ithasbeenreportedthatarepresentative ofHisEminencePierreCardinalGerlier,Archbishop ofLyons,hasgonetoSpaintoinvestigatethecharges.

necessary,inaneffortto speedtherecoveryofthe children.

Widespreadpublicinterestintheaffairhasbeen heightenedbythefactthat itsrootslieinthewartime occupationofFrancebythe Nazisandtheirpersecution ofEurope'sJews.

Sometimebeforethewar, Dr.andMrs.FritzFinaly, AustrianJews,fledto Francewiththeirtwosons toescapeNazipersecution. WhentheGermansinvaded FrancethefamilysoughtrefugeinasmallAlpinetown nearGrenoble.In1944, feelingthemselvesin danger,theparentsputtheir sonsinamunicipalhomein GrenoblerunbyMissAntoinetteBrun,aCatholic. Soonafterwardstheywere arrestedbytheGestapo,deportedtoGermany,andkilled.Althoughsherana considerableriskindoing so,MissBruncontinuedto carefortheorphansduring therestoftheoccupation, alongwithsevenotherJewishchildren.

Afterthewar'sendRobertandGeraldwereclaimcomplicityintheir"kidnap- ping!, edbytheirfather'ssister, Mrs.HedwigRosner,who wantedthemsenttoher homeinIsrael.MissBrun, however,refusedtogivethe boysuponthegroundsthat

ner,MauriceGarcon,introducedtestimonyincourt claimingthattheFinely brothershadbeenbaptised asCatholics.Mr.Garcon, oneofthecountry'sleading attorneys,assertedthatMiss Brun'srefusaltosendthe boystotheirauntwasmotivatedbyherconcernthat theywouldbebroughtupas Jews.Later,aftertheboys haddisappeared,thechargesweremadethatthey hadbeenkidnappedtopreservetheirfaith.

themcircumcised.Nowthe baptismofchildrenisonly possiblewhenitisthe willoftheparentsoristhe desireofthechildrenthemselves."

HeaddedthattheMother SuperiorofOurLadyof Zionconventhadbeenopposedtobaptisingthem.He alsoremarkedthatthere wasnoreasontoreproach MissBrun.

`TheFinelyaffairisnot," besaid,"asithasmistallEnlybeencalled,aquestionof religiousfanaticism.Itis adramaoftheResistance, ofaResistancethatstill continues.Tosavethe childrenMissBrunhadfirst toresist,thatistosayshe hadtoresorttoillegality." Whileshemaybelegall3kin thewrongnow,henoted, shewasalsolegallyinthe wrongwhensheprotected thetwoboysfromtheNazis duringtheoccupation.

Mauriac'sViews

FrancoisMauriac,noted CatholicwriterandNo&I Prizewinner,devotedIus weeklyeditorialintheParis newspaper,"LaFigaro,"to theaffair.Insummary,he wrote:

Policetracedthemtothe schooltheyhadattended,a boardingschoolinGrenoble conductedbytheCongregationofOurLadyofZion, andlearnedthattheyhad beensenttoMarseillesand latertoBayonne.There, policestate,theywereplacedunderfalsenamesinanotherCatholicschoolfrom whichtheyalsodisappeared obFebruary3.ThefollowingdaytheMotherSuperior oftheGrenobleschoolwas arrestedwithhersisterfor

Inregardtotheboys'alleged baptism.Father Riquetdeclaredathispress conference,thatiftheyactuallyhadbeenbaptised. canonlawhadbeenviolated.

"TherulesoftheChurch," hesaid"Ispeakcategorically,wouldnothaveallowedthebaptismofthesechildren.Theirparentshad

ThefateoftheFinaly childrenshouldnotdepend onthewishesofMissBrun. Neithershoulditdependon thewishesoftheirrelatives,withwhomtljtey haveneverlived,noronthe claimsofaforeigngovernmentseekingtorepatriate themfornationalisticand racialreasons.Thepreferenceofthechildrenthemselvesshouldbethedecidingfactor.Theyarenow oldenoughtomaketheir ownchoice.Itisuptothem tosaywhethertheywantto liveinFranceorIsrael, theiradoptivemotherornot, whethertheywanttobe whethertheywenttobe JewsorChristians.(Robert Finalyisnow11yearsold, hisbrotherGerald10.)

TheUniversalJewishAlliancehassentPopePius XIIatelegramexpressing thesorrowofJewishcommunitiesthroughoutthe worldatthedisappearance oftheFinelychildren.It statedthatBishopCaillot's appealhasprovenineffectiveandexpressedthehope thatthepersonalinterventionoftheHolyFather wouldbringaboutaprompt settlementofthe"distressingaffair."

JewishAppeal

InParisseveralJewish membersoftheCentral CommitteeforJewishChristianfriendshipissued adeclarationcontainingthe followingfourstatements:

"WiththeRabbinateand theJewishcommunitieswe havenotmissedandare-not missinganyopportunityto expressourgratitudetothe dignitariesoftheChurch andtothegreatmajority theChristiancommunityfor thegreatcourageandspirit ofcharitywithwhichthey savedalargenumberofpersecutedJewsduringthe occupation.

"Tothesamedegreeas theirChristianfriends,the signershopethatthedistressingFinalyaffair,which hasalreadybeentheoccasionfortoomuchdeplorablecontroversy,willunder nopretextdegenerateinto thesortofquarrel'that woulddisturbthereligious peaceofthenation.

"Theyprotesthowever, againsttheincrediblebehaviourbecauseofwhich twoJewishorphanswere baptisedin1948,thueinsultingtheircloserelatives whohadbeenclaimingthem since1945.

"Theyaddressanurgent appealtoallCatholicauthoritiesandorganisations tobringaboutassoonas possibleanendtotheinhumanabductionofthe Finelychildren."

RedPersecution

PersistsinChina

HONGKONG,Feb.19 (Radio,NC).-TwomissionarieshavediedinRed Chinagaols;fiveothers havebeensentencedtolong prisonterms,accordingto newsreachinghere.

FathersAnthonyRenson, ofBelgium,andHenryUllings,ofHolland-bothImmaculateHeartofMary missionaries-diedofRed imprisonment.

FatherRensondiedof dysentryintheprisonat Tingpien,Ninghsiaprovince,onOctober24after 18monthsinprison.Father UllingsdiedinaprisonhospitalatTientsinonFebruary2. HehadbeenimprisonedatI-Keu-Chou, Jekolprovince,foroneyear anwasexpelledwhile fatallyill.

ATientsinmilitarycourt sentencedfourFrenchJesuitsandaDutchVincentian toprisontermsoffrom threetotenyearsforallegedespionage.Allhadbeen inprisonformorethan18 meinths.Thosesentenced areFatherHenriHermans, theVincentian,whoreceivedtenyears;andtheJesuit FathersAllredBonningue, fiveyears:LouisWatine, fiveyears;HenryFollett, fouryears,andReneArchen,threeyears.

StudentMajority

SeducedbyReds

TOKYO,Japan,Feb.20

INC.)-Three-quartersof thecollegestudentsinthe Japanesecapitalareeither CommunistsorCommunist sympathizers.

Thisestimateismadeby FatherThomasJ.Prendergast,Maryknollmissionary fromUtica,N.Y.Hepoints outthatCommunistagents canbefoundindoctrinating studentsonthestreet (tamersaroundeverycollegeinthearea.

SomeofthestudentsreceivemoneyfromtheReds tofinancetheirschooling, whichtheyareexpected torepaybyworkingfor thepartywhentheyfinish college,FatherPrendergast said.Studentsurgedorpaid IAcellleadersalsotakean activepartinthefrequent Communistparadesand riotsinthecity.

"Becausemostofthe leadersofCommunismin theFarEastwereintellecvialswhojoinedtheCommunistrankswhilein school,"FatherPrendergaststated,itisimportantfortheChurchtoreach thisstudentgroup,theleadersoftomorrow.Sincethe majorityofthestudents 411notcometotheChurch, thismeansthatthepriests mustgotothem,rightinto thecollegestoestablish discussionclubsandyouth organizations."

AirmailNewsflashes

BureautoTalkOf ChildTraining

PARIS,Feb.19(NC).Theroleofthefamilyin childtrainingwillbethe mainthemeofthefourth congressoftheInternational CatholicChildbureau.The congressistobeheldat Konstanz,Germany,from May4to9,itwasannouncedattheorganisation's headquartershere. FoundedinParisin1948, thebureauservestoencourageandco-ordinatetheactivitiesofvariousmotional organisationsinterestedin promotingthecultural,spiritual,andmoraltrainingof children.Itsmembership embracesCatholicchildexpertsinvariousEuropean countriesaswellasinthe UnitedStates,Canada,and SouthAmerica.

FounderofRome LaboratoryDies

VATICANCITY,Feb.20 (Radio,NC.)-Thefamous AustrianJesuitastronomer, FatherAloysiusGatterer, diedatInnsbruck,Austria, (onFebruary17),itwas learnedhere. FatherGattererfounded theVatican'sastrophysical laboratoryin1933andhad beenitsdirectorsincethen. Hewasnamedamember ofthePontificalAcademyof Sciencein1936.

SpainPublishes CheapScriptures

MADRID,Spain,Feb.19 (NC.)-AspeciallowpricededitionoftheFour Gospelshasbeenpublished herebyth,eLibraryof ChristianAuthorstocounteractthedistributionof ProtestantScripturesamong thepeople.

Thebooksarebeingsold atcost-sixpesetas,or about1/6acopy.Orders werereportedpouringin notonlyfromallpartsof Spainbutalsofromvarious countriesofLatinAmerica, whereCatholicauthorities areconcernedoverthedisseminationofProtestant BiblesandScriptureportions.

TheLibraryofChristian Authorsprinted500,000 copiesoftheGospels,taken fromtwocompleteSpanishlanguagetranslationsofthe Biblemadefromtheoriginal GreekandHebrewsources byprominentSpanishBiblicalscholars.

Anotherorganization knownastheAssociation fortheEncourgementof BiblicalStudiesinSpain hasissuedotherlow-priced editionsofeachofthe Gospels.Sixtythousand copieshavebeenprintedto retailataboutsixpence each.

WhenPlanning

HolyFatherAppointsTwoNew

SubstituteSecretariesofState

VATICANCITY,Feb.19(Radio, NC)

.-ThePopehasappointedtwoSubstituteSecretariesofVaticanState.Hehas alsonamedaformerofficialattheApostolic DelegationinWashingtonasSecretaryof theSacredCongregationforExtradinaryEcclesiasticalAffairs.

ThetwonewSubstitute SecretariesnamedbyHis HolinessPopePiusXIIare MonsignorCarloGrano, formerchiefofprotocolin theSecretariate,andMonsignorAngeloDell'Acqua, formerassistantundersecretaryforextraordinary affairs.

ThenewSecretaryofthe SacredCongregationfor ExtraordinaryEcclesiastical AffairsisArchbishopAntonioSamore,PapalNuncio toColombiasince1950. Priortothathehadserved ascounsellorattheApostolicDelegationinWashington.

ArchbishopSamoresue-

NoInterestIn

MarriageUpset

BERLIN,Feb.21(NC.) -Allegedlegalclaimsof parentsinvolvedindivorce proceedingsareunimportant.Theonlythingthat mattersisthatthechildren arebroughtup"inthe spiritofdemocracy,"whichinEasternGermany isjustanotherwayofsaying"Communism".

Thisdecisionwasrenderedbythedistrictcourt ofPotsdamintheSoviet ZoneofGermanyinacase involvingthecustodyover thechildrenofdivorced parents.Undertheoldlaw, childrenwerenottobe placedinthecustodyofthe marriagepartnerwhowas declaredresponsibilefor thebreakupofthemarriage.But,saidthecourt, "underthenewconditions prevailingintheGerman Democratic(Communist) Republic,thislawhasacquiredanewmeaning.For thedemocraticeducationof thechildrenitiswholly unimportantwhocaused thebreakupofthemarriage."

ceedstothepostvacatedby Msgr.DomenicoTardinion November29whenhewas raisedtotheofficeofaProSecretaryofStatealong withMsgr.GiovanniB. Montini.

MalayaScores

InChina'sLoss

SINGAPORE,Feb.19China'slosshasbeenMalaya'sgain.Theexpulsion ofthousandsofCatholic missionariesbytheChinese Communistshasbeena tragedyforChina,butit hashelpedtheChurchin Malaya.

French-bornBishop MichelOlcomendyofMalacca-aSeethatembraces theislandofSingaporeand allnineStatesoftheMalay Federation-hasbeennegotiatingforseveralyears withvariousChinamission superiors,andhasalready beenabletowelcomefour differentnewmissionary groupstothiscountry.

TheyaretheMarist Brothers,theFranciscan SistersoftheDivine Motherhood,theSocietyof JesusandtheBrothersof Mercy,whoformerlyhad chargeofthebighospital atMinghong,outsideShanghai.

Besidesthesenewgroups ofReligiouscomingtowork inthediocese,newcomers fromChinahaveaddedto thestrengthofexisting missionarygroupsinMalaya.Amongthenewarrivalsaresome20Canossian Sisters34LittleSistersof thePoor,oneCarmleite, and18priestsoftheParis ForeignMissionSociety, whichhaslabouredin Malayasincethe17thcentury.

BargainsGalore

FilipinosDepend OnSpiritualArms

MANILA,Feb.19(NC.) -Philippinefightingmen inKorearelyuponprayer astheirchiefsourceof strength.

Thiswasthemessagesent homebyCol.Ramon Aguirre,commandingofficercfthePhilippinetroops intheKoreantheatre.Ina lettertoSistersoftheInfantJesusAcademyinCavitehewrote: "Itismyhonestconvictionthatthestrengthofmy menhereinKoreaisderivedfromthesincereand unitedprayersoffree peopletheworldover."

Col.Aguirrewentonto stressthenecessityofpreservingtheChristianprinciplesofeducationinthe homefrcYntofthePhilippines.Hesaid:"Amanwho professestoloveChristbut iscruelandindifferent towardhisfellowmenhas notimbibedthetruespirit ofChristianeducation."

GeneralJamesVanFleet, retiredtopU.S.commander inKorea,hadsignalledout Col.Aguirreasoneofthe ablestcommandersonthe Koreanbattlefront.

ChildlessCouples AreonIncrease

BONN,Germany;Feb.21 (NC.)-Twenty-threeper centofallmarriagesinthe WestGermanRepublicare childless,accordingtoa surveyoftheFederalMinistryofHousing.Quoting fromthe1950census,the surveyrevealsthat27per centofthemarriedcouples hadonechild,23hadtwo, 12three,and15percent fourormorechildren. Thereareonly9.4million dwellingsfor12.5million households.

LeaderofCuban StruggleRelives

HAVANA,Cuba,Feb.21 (NC.)-AuxiliaryBishop AlfredoMullerofHavana celebratedaPontificalMass intheChurchoftheGuardianAngelsheretocommemoratethecentenaryofthe birthofJoseMarti,Cuban patriotandscholar.Observanceshavebeenheld throughoutLatinAmerica tohonourthememoryofthe notedCubanleader,who diedin1895.

BornInHavanaon January28,1853,JoseMarti wasalifelongleaderinthe movementforCubanindependencefromSpain.Exiledin1869,hestudiedin SpainandafterwardstravelledthroughtheUnited StatesandCentralAmerica beforereturningtohisnativecountryin1878.

DeportedtoSpainagain in1879,Martimanagedto escapetoParisandthence toNewYork,wherehewas oneoftheprincipalorganizersofthesuccessful Cubanrevolutionof1895. ReturningtoCubathesame year,hewaskilledatthe battleofDosRiosonMay 19.

FurtherExiles

ComeFromChina

flONGKONG,Feb.20 (Radio,NC.)-Another groupofCatholicmissionariesarrivedhereafterhavingbeenexpelledfromRed China.

Headingthegroupwas 54-year-oldArchbishopDomenicoLucaCapozi,O.F.M., ofTaiyuan,ShansiProvince,whowenttoChina fromhisnativeItalyin1928 andwasconsecratedin 1940. Therestofthepartywas madeupoffiveItalian Franciscanpriests,and MotherJeoleCeraso,ofthe FranciscanMissionariesof Mary.Allhadbeenimprisonedfor16monthsor more,butappearedtobein fairhealth.

Frontabanker'sdiary

Tuesday. Mr. came in to introduce his son, John (18), who opened a cheque account with an initialdeposit of £10

ToBuildorRenovate,have itDesignedonReallyFunctionalLinesbyourPlanning ExPert.

JustRingW1549(tempo-rarily),leavingyourAddress. Wecallon convenience.eveningsatyour ModerateFees. Ifrequired,wearrangeBuilding,Supervision,Materials,etc. BusinessalsoInItalianand German.

WESTRALIANPAVINGCO. 339ONSLOWROAD,SHENTONPARK.

OVERSEASTRAVELLERS'

SpendingallowanceforSterlingAreaincreasedto Stg.£750perannum. rookBritishandContinentalToursinAustralia foredeparturetomakebestuseofallowances,but firstsecureyourcopyof: COOK'S"HOWTOSEEEUROPE,1953"Programme Postfreefrom:-

COOK'SWORLDTRAVELSERVICE

FROMTHEGREAT

Thismanhasbeenourcustomerforsome time.Hebelievesthatthesooneryoungpeople learntohandletheirownmoneythebetter.So whenhissonbegantoearnaregularincome, hebroughthimintotheBanktoopenhisown chequeaccount.

Forparentswhobelieveingivingtheir childrensoundfinancialtraining,the"Wales" haspublishedafolder-"Achequeaccountfor yoursonordaughter."Askfor acopyatanybranchof-

ConvertedRedInvokes NewGeneralforBattle

Rome.-(Special)-The formerCommunistdeputy, LuigiSilipo,whorecently resignedfromtheItalian Communistpartyforreasonsofareligiouscharacter,hasgrantedaninterviewtotheCatholicAction newspaper,"IlQuotidiano." Hesaidthathisactionwas notinfluencedbyanypressure,butwasowingsolely toachangeinhisconscience,followingalongperiodofstudy,experience,and suffering.

Stepbystephebecame awareofthecontradiction andthefalsityoftheCommunistdoctrine.Inhislatestpoliticalactivitieshisrelationswiththepartyhad ceasedtobeontherequiredplaneofuncontrolledand irrationalenthusiasm.Many atimehefoundhimselfin conflictwiththesupreme powersoftheparty.

Hefeltthathisstraight lineofconductasaman andasamemberofParlia-

mentwasbeingcompressed andmortifiedbytheRed dogmaanddiscipline."I wasoftenremindedofmy duty,andreprimandedfor notspeakingmoreenthusiasticallyaboutRussiaand Stalin;itseemedthatthe dutyofaCommunistdeputy wasprincipallythatofperpetualadorationofMoscow andnotthatoffryingto helpsolvetheseriousproblemsoftheworkingpeople.

AloneTowardsGod

"Whiletheseelementsof interiorcrisiswereslowly maturinginme,camethe decreeoftheHolyOffice againsttheideologiesofthe atheisticmilitantsofCommunism.Ifeltthenasense ofrebellionanddeniedto theChurchtherighttolook intomyconscience.But afterwardIbecameconvincedofmyerror.And soIwentalonetowardGod, withmyconscienceasmy soleguide.

NEXTSATURDAY&EVERYSATURDAY RadiantBrides

ATVICTORPENROSESTUDIO

672CENTRALHAYSTREET(entranceCouncilAvenue) LOVELY,RADIANTAND"BEAUTIFUL, BECAUSETHEYKNOWTHAT "THEHAPPIESTDAYOFTHEIRLIFE" willnowbeatreasuredmemoryforalltheyearstocome.

"IknowthatIhaveharmedmanypeoplebyworking fortheCommunistparty. AsIappearedtothemasa responsibleCommunistleader,manyfollowersofmine musthavetriedtoquiet theirspiritualcrisisbecause oftheirfaithinme.Itis uptomenowtoenlighten theheartsandmindsofpersonswhohavenotbeenable toovercometheshockof mycrisis.Ifeelthatthe truththathascomeoverme compelsmetospreaditto othersandIintend,from nowon,tocontributewith allmypowertothestrengtheningofthereligiousspirit insociety."

ChoiceIsClear

TheCalabriandeputyrefusedtocommentonhis futurepoliticalactivities. Hesaid:"Theinterestsof theworkingpeoplearestill myinterests.Itispossible tofightbesideMarxorbesideChrist.IshallfightbesideChrist.As,inthepast, myplacewillbeinthefiringline."

CongressFunds

RIODEJANEIRO,Brazil, Feb.19(NC.)-President GetulioVargasofBrazil hasaskedCongresstoappropriateabout£356,250 towardspreparationsforthe 36thInternationalEucharisticCongresstotakeplace hereinJune,1955.

S.I.C.LadsScore

AgainstMission

TheS.I.C.ladscontinued theirinitialcricketsuccess whentheydefeatedtheMissionteam,123to70,atNew Norcia,onMarch1.

J.Taylor(20)andM. Ryder(19)werethebest withthebat.BrotherCallixtustook5for10,BrendanClifford3for18,and MickSeabrook2for19.

Inreply,JohnParsons madeastylish22andBrotherCallixtusavigorous31. Afeatureofthematch wassomeexcellentwicketkeepingandveryalertfielding.

S.I.C.endeavouredto secureanoutrightvictory; butatstumpstheMission,in theirsecondinnings,were5 for60.BrendanClifford took3for8.

Non-CatholicsMay

CertainlyBeSaved

Q.:TheChurchteaches thatnon-Catholicscan enterHeaven.Howdoes Sheexplainthis,sincethey areoutsideHerfold?

A.:Non-Catholicscan certainlybesavedjustas certainlyasCatholicscan misssalvation.WhoeverentersHeaven,Catholicor non-Catholic,doessoonly throughtheonetrueChurch whichOurLordfounded.

Anon-Catholiccanbe helpedbythatonetrue Churchifhedesiresto fulfilGod'swillinallthings andthereforeimplicitly desirestobelongtoHis Church.Itwouldfurther includeanactofperfect contritionbyvirtueofwhich anon-Catholic'ssinswould beforgiven.

ST.PATRICK'S ANNUALBALL

R.S.1L. HALL,CARLISLE, FRIDAY,MARCH20,1953. ExcellentOrchestra.Novelties. ExcellentSupper.

CLASSIFIEDADVERTISING INMEMORIAM FORSALE

BRYANT,MargaretMary Therese.-Inlovingmemoryofourlittle,nieceand cousin,ythodiedonMarch 10,1952,thefirstanniversaryofherdeathoccurring onTuesday,March10,1953. Mayherlittlesoulforever restinpeace..Lovingmemories.

Alwaysrememberedby UncleBill,AuntyHon,cousinsRobert,JohnandPeter Bryant(Geraldton). HALLIGAN,Selina.-In lovingmemoryofourdear mother,whopassedaway March8,1935. SacredHeartofJesus, granthereternalhappiness. -Insertedbyherloving Toll,JoeandDawn. MORRISEY,PatrickJoseph.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearhusbandand father,whodiedMarch6, 1946. SacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhissoul. -Insertedbyhisloving wifeandfamily.

FloralTrvbutes ANDTOSOFTENSORROW GODGAVEUSFLOWERS. Flowersatafuneralaremore thanatributetothedeceased, theyareacomforttothose whoareleft.TheFLOWERSHOPOFDAWSONHARRISON,SpecialiseinFUNERAL FLORALTRIBUTE,109BarrackStreet,TelephoneB2131 (2lines).

ITTREESFLOWERSTO,EXPRESS bereavedyourfeelingstoyour ones.Forpersonalattentionandpromptdelivery callorphoneWILSONAND JOHNPTY.LIMITED,LeadinsFloristsfor50years.74Barrack-st.,Perth,BA3888,B8241; 102 hoursHigh-st.,Fremantle.After MW314andL2410,L2447.

TOLET

Mt.Lawley,twoelderly ladieswilllettworooms; kitchenette,garage;preferablyretiredormiddle-aged couplewithcar.ApplyBox 2,792,thisoffice.

ACCOMMODATION

OVERLOOKINGOCEAN, CO'ITESLOR. Amodernbrickandtile, beautifullyfurnishedand appointedhome,onocean front,withfurnishedhome adjacentletat£6aweek. Thetwofor£9,500.Well worthinspecting.

ON£1,000DEPOSIT.

GOODSUBURBANHOME, ReducedforQuickSaleto 1,880. Wehavethehomeyouwant atyourprice.Choosefrom enormousrange.

GENERALMIXED, STIRLINGHIGHWAY, NEDLANDS.

Turnover£170perweek; stockapprox.£700;nodeliveries:earlyclosing;excellentthree-bedroomacoommodation.Principalsmake anoffer.

HOTELS.

EnquiriesinvitedforLeaseholdorFreeholdHotels.

THEGENERALAGENCY CO. (DanO'Sulliran,Principal). PADBLTRYBUILDINGS (opp.G.P.O.)

63HIGHST.,FREMANTLE (opp.CoxBros.).

FORSALE

Twowinteruniforms, length41in.;velourhatand blazer;OsborneLoreto. Apply14DeanStreet. 'Phone:F2807.

FRONTORBACK.

Ifyou'vebeeninoneof Life'sbackseats,you'llbe inthefrontifyouwin £6,000.BuyatickettodayintheNo.18Charities Consultation.Firstprizeis 26,000.

SELECTIONS.

Saturday,March7,1953

(BeforeAcceptances)

LatestStripedandFloral FOLKWEAVE

Popular,serviceablefolkweaveinfloralorstriped designs.Colourschemes aregreenandrustorblue, lemonandrust.48in. 9/11yd.

48in.ShadowTissue,12/11

Fourcolourstochoosefrominthisexcellent loose-covercloth,48in.ShadowTissue,12/11 yd.

48in.FancyVoile, 9/6

Greatlyreduced!Fancyvoileforcrossover curtainsorbedspreads.Choiceofpink, green,cream,blueorwhite.Striped,10/6; Floral,9/6yd.

30PLAZAARCADE.*BA4988.

Admission-Ladies,6/-:Gents.,8Dancingfrom8.30p.m.to1.30a.m. tWoliastitgastlitsciricitliksirase tititArMintlivit scirsusi010ItsticitStOMAILI

NootherShoeshoveastorylikethese

RAOULMERTON

TailoredShoes, from 64/-

Youngcouple,baby,desperate,needD.B.R.,kitchenette,flat,orflatette. ReplyBox2,795,thisoffice.

QueenElizabeth's SpiritofDedication

"PraythatGodmaygive mewisdomandstrengthto carryoutthesolemnpromisesIshallbemakingand thatImayfaithfullyserve Himandyouallthedaysof mylife.AtmyCoronation nextJune,Ishall,dedicate myselfanewtoyourservice."-HerMajestythe Queen.

Migration,Greatness

"Therecanbenoturning backonthemigrationprogrammeifAustraliaisto sustainitsimportance amongthenationsofthe world,andparticularlythe Easternworld.-SirDoug'lasCopland.

RACES(atHeadquarters)p ClerkMaiden:Doogoo,1: Absolve,2;DesertLove.3. FosterTrial:Tunja.1;Disguise.2;Yalebra,3. ParkerHandicap:Canagie.1: CountCimbrone.2;Lavender Law,3. OverseasHandicap11):April Mist.1;SanGey,2:HillPrince, 3. OverseasHandicap(2):ColonyInn.1:Beauelare,2;Jean Waikaire.3. RidgwayWelter12):Easttrn Myth1;Tunja,2;Sanfleet,3. gwayWelter(1):Gay Fallon.1; BelleBrocade,2: Ballochmyle,3. TROTS(atRichmondPark) QualifyingStakesill:Melarab,1;Bronzedale,2;Heather Maid,3. QualifyingStakes(2):Cheesy, Arab,1; PinkTop,2; Ardb,3. PalmyraHandicap:DualCross, 1; Lila'sDouble,2:Grey Louis,3. MelvilleHandicap:DawnLee. 1;RoyalSaxon,2;Royal Guard,3. FremantleHandicap:Ralvolo, 1;KolectAgain,2;Prince Hall,3. SidonHandicap:Selyastinra's Pride,1;VictorDavid,2;RadiantTingle,3. SpearwoodHandicap:Verna's Son.1;Tactical,

SCIENTIFICALLYDESIGNEDSTEELSHANKS forthesupportofyourarches

ALLIMPORTEDTHREADTHROUGHOUT for extrastrength.

CANVASREINFORCEDINSOLE .foraddedstabil117.

CORKANDASBESTOSMID-FILLING forcushionedcomfort.

GUARANTEEDGENUINEBUTTSOLES...forthose "extramiles."

ALLLEATHERHEELS forlongerwear.

UPPERSOFFINESTAUSTRALIANTANNEDLEATHERS forenduringappearance.

Inblackortancalffor,64/-Blackkid72/6.

Tankid76/-

THESPECIALISTSINMEN'SFOOTWEAR 111011011101411.10..

AnneCroyle, M.N.S.Ch.(Melbourne) CHIROPODIST

18(East)St.