The Record Newspaper 01 December 1955

Women'sleague ListsFinalSocial FunctionsOfYear

Thefinalcardpartyofthe CatholicWomen'sLeague forthisyearwillbeheldin theLiteraryInstituteon Thursday,Dec.8,at2p.m. Highgatebranchmembers willbehostesses.

Tuesday,Dec.13,isthe dateoftheChristmassocial, whichwillbeheldinthe LiteraryInstituteat8p.m.

OnFriday,Dec.9,afete isbeingheldatCastledare intheevening.Donations ofcakesorpersonalhelpfrommemberswiththesupperwillbeappreciated.

CathedralbranchmemberswillmeetintheChurch Office,Victoria-sq.,onMonday,Dec.12,at8p.m.

Achequefor£25asa donationfromtheleague hasbeenforwardedtothe MedicalSchoolAppealfund. Thanksareextendedtoall whohelpedmakethis possible.

that5KA,Adelaide,may have7percentlisteningin, butthisfigureisconjectural.

Comparedwiththemost popularcommercialprogrammesatpresentbroadcast,BishopSheen'ssession commandsone-thirdof theirattention.

OnChristmas Day, at3.30p.m.,6PR-TZ-CIwill broadcastthethirdJoyful MysteryfromFatherPatrickPeyton'sRosaryCrusade.Alargenumberof filmstarsisfeatured.

OnChristmasnight BishopSheenwillspeakon thestoryofChristmas.

ClergyMeeting, ConfirmationOf Adults,Dec.9

Aconferenceofthe priestsofthemetropolitanareawillbeheldin theChapterHall,Vic-toria-ave.,onFriday,Dec. 9,at10a.m.

Intheeveningat7o'clocic theSacramentofConfirmationwillbeadministeredin St.Mary'sCathedral. Candidatesfromoutside theCathedralparishshould presentaletterfromtheir parishpriesttotheadministratorpriortotheceremony.

NunsWillReceiveHabit

PubliclyAtLeedervilleRite

HisGracethe

translationisgivenbelow: "MostReverendExcellency, Ihavereceivedyour thoughtfulletterinwhich yourpriestsandfaithful haveexpressedtoustheir fraternalsolidarityand sympathyinourrecentdistress. WewishtothankthemLord. fortheirChristiansenti-*CARDINALCOPELLO,"

CastledareWillHoldChristmas FeteToCompensateForLosses

CastledareBoys'Homewillholdasubsidiaryfetetooffsetthelossincurredbythe postponementoftheirFieldDayonOctober 16duetorain. Asthisisthefirstpublic Christmastreeattheinstitutionitishopedthatthe nightwillbeapopularand successfulone.

Asotherreligiousopeningsandfunctionsarebeing heldonallthesuitable Sundaysithasbeendecidedtoconductthefeteon theeveningofFriday,Dec. 9. Themainattractionof theeveningwillbethe orphans'Christmastree.The treewillbeoutintheopen andbeautifullylitup.

BusServices

Thegeneralpublicand allfriendsoftheinstitution arecordiallyinvitedtoattendandtohelpmakethe eveningamemorableone fortheboys.

Rivertonbuseswillleave fromthecornerofSt. George's-ter.andPier-st.at

AfterhisarrivalFather Christmaswillpresenteach oft hisChristmastoys. ingat6.30p.m.

Forthefirsttimein20yearsintheArchdiocese,theceremony I ofreligiousreceptionofnunswillbecarriedoutinpublicinSt. Mary'sChurch,Leederville,onSunday,Dec.11,at3p.m.

Some20yearsagoasimilarceremony(offinalprofession)-alsoatLeederville-wasperformedby HisGracetheArchbishop.

OnthisoccasionsixpostulantsoftheSistersof Mercywillreceivethehabit fromtheAuxiliaryBishop, theMostRev.J.J.Rafferty.

Theyoungladieswhowill receivethereligioushabit andwhiteveilare:Edne Horrigan(NorthPerth), AnnMcFarlane(Perth), MaureenMackey(Mt.Hawthorn),MarieSmith(North Perth),JillianDingle (Leederville)andPatricia Hammond(OsbornePark).

Allsixareformer studentsofschoolsstaffed bytheLeedervilleSistersof Mercy-twoeachfrom Leedervilleitself,West PerthandOsbornePark.

Theceremonialisspectacular,thepostulantsenteringthechurchcladas brides,withtrain-bearers.

Later,duringtherite theyretiretoreturngarbed inthereligioushabit.

FatherDepiazziHeadsGroup

ToPutChristBackIntoXmas ThroughUseOfPopularMedia

Onereasonforthepublic ceremonialistodrawto publicattentiontheurgent needofvocationstothereligiouslife.

Anotheristogiveparents, relativesandfriendsofthe postulantsanopportunity toattendtheriteswhich

isnotpossibleinthesmall conventchapel.Duringtheceremonythe specialmusicofthereceptionwillbesungbythe Sisters'choir.

BenedictionoftheBlessedSacramentwillconclude therites.

he130smallboysw'thfrequentintervalscommenc-

WillAidAquinasBuildingFund

ToraisefinancefortheAquinasCollegebuilding flundateenagefashionparadeat9a.m.anddinnerdanceat8p.m.willbeheldatTinternLodgeon Dec.8.

Themannequinswillbe:ney,JeanneHealy,Beth MissesMargaretWalsh,.HorsleyandGaynorGibbs. RaeSharpe,JoanHorton,Proceedsofthefunction RobinChaney,VeceeCourt-willaugmentSandraMcNab'scandidatureinthe populargirlcompetition.

ArtistWhoStudiedFor PriesthoodToSingHere

Thegowns displayed1.)-courtesyofLeo Silbert.JohnFryofStation 6IXwillcomperetheshow. Bridgeandsolowillbeprovidedforparents.

Othercandidatesinthe MissAquinascontestare: R3eSharpe,AdrienneReid, HelenHughanandGillMcClunon.

DramaTourney ResultsTonight

JudgingoftheTherry Societydramatourneywill takeplacetonightinColeen Clifford'srooms(thelate McAlindenMannequin Academy),808Hay-st.,opp. Zimpels,at8o'clock.

"ToputChristbackintoChristmas,"an inter-denominationalcommitteeofCatholics,Anglicans,Congregationalists,PresbyteriansandMethodistshasbeenformedin Perth.

TheRev.J.Depiazzi,diocesandirectorofCatholic Action,hasbeenappointed chairmanofthegroup.

FatherDepiazzisaidthat throughoutAustraliathe Y.C.W.andN.C.G.M.movementswereconductinga jointChristmascampaign. Itspurposewastorecall tothepublicmindthe eventsofChristmas.

ParticularlyinBrisbane, theyoungpeoplehave,this year,succeededinenlisting theco-operationofbusiness firms,radiostationsandthe pressintheircampaign.

CardsForSale

InPerth,saidFatherDepiazzi,considerableinterest wasbeingshownintheprojectbynon-CatholicclergymenandbytheA.B.C.

Ithadbeenconsidered helpfultoformacommittee onaninter-denominational basistoseewhethersomethingcouldbedonelocally throughpublicitytorecall

theChristianstoryof Christmas.

MembersoftheCatholic youthgroupshavestarted sellingChristmascardsat churchdoors.

PatrickO'Haganandaccompanist,HalStead,signautographs

AuntMolIie ThrowsParty

ForPioneer

Mrs.J.Eastcotthasbeen knownwidelyformany yearstoourreaders,especiallyoftheChildren's Corner,as"Grandmother." Sheis,moreover,at92,one offilenioneersoftheState.

Havingmovedrecentlyto liveinPerth,AuntMollie whoconductstheChildren's Corner,isgivingapartyto honourthenonagenarian.

Thepartyisplannedfor Sunday,Dec.11,at19Onslow-st.,SouthPerth,from 3p.m.onwards. Readerswhowishtomeet Mrs.Eastcottarecordially invitedtoattendandto bringaplateofsandwiches.

Record-breakingattendancesmarkedthemajority ofhisconcerts,organised bytheNewZealandBroadcastingService.

PatrickO'Hagan,theIrishtenorwhoprovedsopopularwith Australianaudiencesduringhisrecentall-Statestourforthe A.B.C.,hasjustreturnedfromanequallysuccessfultourofNew Zealand.Hewillgivearecital,inconjunctionwithSt.Mary's Cathedralboys'choir,inHisMajesty'sTheatreonSunday,December11,at8.45p.m. PatrickO'Haganhasa PatrickwasborninLonderry,29yearsago,andbegansingingasaboysoprano inaCathedralchoir.For threeyearshestudiedto becomeapriest,buteventuallydecidedtodevote himselftosinging.

Theopeningrecitalofhis NewZealandtour-atthe AucklandTownHall-was completelysoldout,and over200peoplewereturned awayfromhisnextappearanceatWhangarei.At Wanganui,wheretheorchestrausuallyplaysto about125people,hehadan audienceof900.

wonderfulfacultyforgettingacrosstolisteners.He establishesaninformaland friendlyatmosphereathis recitals,chattingtotheaudienceaboutthesongshe willsing.

LeansOutOfMike Asoneradiocriticsaid: "Hisisnotonlyadelightfulvoice,true,tenderand beguiling;itisbackedbya personalitysostrongthatit leanscleanoutofthemicrophoneandgreetsyou ."

O'Hagan,accompaniedby hiswifeandtwochildren, hasgivenmorethan60 concertsinAustraliaand hasprovedoneofthebiggestbox-officeattractions everbroughttoAustralia bytheA.B.C.

Mrs.DoraBulbeck,winneroftheawardforbest productioninthe1954 DramaFestival,andMr. TimMegawofPatch theatre,willjudgethefour plays,"TellItNotinGath," producedbyBobHenderson;"SundayCostsFive Pesos,"productionPhil Neri:"AlbertGates,"productionFrankGoodman: and"AVillaforSale,"producedbyPeterMurphy.

ElectionsLoom

Theplayswillthenbe presentedatSouthPerthon Friday,Dec.2,andatHighgateonSunday,Dec.4.

LastMondayMr.Hector Ross'talkcoveredamateur and professionalstage, radio,filmandtelevisionin EnglandandAustralianand NewZealand.

-Mr.Rosssaidthathehas beenveryimpressedwith amateurworkinPerth,and wassorrythatBillConnaughtonwasunabletotake theparthehadofferedhim inhisforthcomingplay.

Therrymembersareremindedthatelectionof councilmemberswillbe heldonDec.12.

TheTherrySociety's Christmaspartywillbeheld onDec.17atthehomeof DallasWalsh,SouthPerth. TheTherrySocietymeets everyMondayeveningin room16,BactonHouse, Hay-st.;enquiriesmaybe madebyringingMr.Frank GoodmanatBL1831.

IReadAndLiked

By"RONSARD"

WithChristmasonlythreeweeksoffsupposesomereaders willbewatchingforthemonthlylistofbooksreviewed.Asthis isonlythethirdweekinwhich havecoveredthechildren's booksIshallleavetherepetitiohofbacktitlestillnextissue.

Attheendofthecolumnforthefloatingprison-ship Despitetheuseofwords readerswillfindthetitleswasordered. 1. "h11 "and"flt oftheadultreadingreview-Threemonthslatershe edinNovember.Ihopewaspickedupoffthecoast theywillbeofsomeassist-ofNorway,andH.M.S. anceinchoosingpresents"Cossack"movedintoin- forthecominghappysea-tercepther.Thestoryof son. howtherescuepartyshout"THENAVY'SHERE!". eddownthehatchway:

ByWilliFrischauer

and"AnyEnglishmendown

RobertJackson there?"and,hearinganaf-

Oneofthefirstraysoffirmativechorus,gavethe hopeintheverydarkskyorder:"Comeupthen of1939camewhenthenewstheNavy'shere!"wasthe flashedroundtheworldthatmosthearteningpieceof theGermanpocketbattle-warnewswehadhadup ship,"AdmiralGrafSpree,"tothen,andwastostand hadbeenscuttledinMon-outasahappyinterlude tevideoharbourafteralos-forsomeyearstocome. MgbattlewiththeBritishTheco-authorsofthisexNavy. cellentbookhavemanaged Beforeshewenttothetopresentthetwostories, bottomthe"GrafSpree"ofthe"GrafSpree"andthe hadsunknineBritishmer-"Altmark"withafairdechantvessels,anditissomegreeofimpartialityand indicationofthecourtesywithplentyofsuspenseand thatstillprevailedatthatexcitement. stageofthewarthatnotTheyhavepiecedtogethoneBritishlifehadbeenertherecollectionsofmemlost. bersofthecrewsofthe MostoftheprisonershadtwoGermanshipsandof beentransferredtotheH.M.S."Cossack."Many "Spree's"supplyship,theoftheprisonerskeptdaily "Altmark,"andassoonasdiaries,andthesehavebeen thisinformationbecameatthedisposalofthe available,anintensivehuntauthors. Always

PERTH,FREMANTLE,MIDLAND JUNCTION,KALGOORLIE,BOULDER, BUNBURY,COLLIE,NORTHAM, ALBANY,GERALDTON.

BooksForJunior'

ByEdwardArdizzone

Belles;"ChinesePlayPleases

Perthhadquiteacon-

Thisisoneofthemostglomerationoftheatrethis beautifulbookseverpub-week."OceanBelles"by lishedforthesix-year-old.JohnAnstey,presentedby WhenitfirstappearedintheTheatreCouncilatthe 1936itwashailedbycriticsAssemblyHall;"LadyPrea:1overtheworldas"theciousStream,"producedby almostperfectpictureLilyKavanaghatthe book." RepertoryClub;and Unfortunately,duringthe"ChristmasintheMarket wartheoriginalplatesofPlace,"producedbyHarrold theauthor'swater-colourWalshforthePilgrim illustrationsweredestroyed,PlayersattheSunken Garden.

ingprison"whichinter-;andthetwoeditionspublardedourpropagandacon-lishedsincethenhavebeen cerningthe"Altmark"af-economymodels. fairatthetime,onegath-EdwardArdizzonehas erstheimpressionfromthis bookthattheincidentredoundedtothecreditof bothnations.

Itwasanexcitingadventure,inwhichattimes frayedtempersandprolongedstrainhadtheireffect, but,afterthefighting,one findstheBritishsailorsrescuingaGermanfromthe sea,andthe"Altmark's" doctortendingawounded manfrom"Cossack."

Thisisawardocument thatwaswellworththe writing.

MycopyfromAhern's Booklovers.Thepriceis20/.

WHERETHEFRESH GRASSGROWS

ByBrianCooper

Somenovelsaredifficult toclassify.Isupposeyou wouldratethisoneasa mysterystory,butitisa lotmorethanasimple Whodunit.

"OceanBelles"isamusicalcomedywrittenandpro- ducedbyJohnAnstey,who alsoplaysthepianointhe nowredrawntheillustrations,andthebookisnoworchestra. availableagaininallitsAsamusicalcomedy'it's originalglory. notbad;someofthesongs

Thetextcanbereadbyarecatchyandsomeofthe anychildjustbeginningtolinesareamusing.Thestory read,astheillustrationsarerevolvesround ashipsohelpfultothetext,andwreckedholidaycruise. IcannotspeaktoohighlyThecast,someofwhom oftheirsuitabilityforthearegoodandsomenot-so- littlereader. good,obviouslyenjoyed

MycopyfromAlberts'themselves,whichliftedthe Bookshop.Thepriceisshowoutofthehumdrum. 12/-.

PatHowardasthedecayedoperasingerhadallthe ADVENTURESOFROBINpunchnecessarytokeep HOOD thingsgoingwithabang.

ThisisoneofaseriesJoyBaxter,asCarolLang whichincludessucholdthefilmstar,lackedenough favourites as RobinsonvoluptuousnesstobeconCrusoe,TheWizardofOz,yawing. Pinocchio,HiawathaandLaciaLewisasPenny manyothers. was,forme,thejoyofthe

Theyareallfreelyillus-evening.Herpertenjoy- trated,withplentyofcolourmentofeverythingcapandacarefullypreparedtivatedeveryone. textwhichislabelled6toErnestDaleasanoil 10.Ithink8to10wouldbemillionairewasmuchtoo closertothemark,unlessconsciousoftheaudience,playingtothemrightfrom hisfirstentrancetohislast exit.

Petercouldnothavebeen left islandundiscovereduponhis inthePacific. Settingandcostumingwerenotgood. Itseemedtomethaton aholidaycruiseblazersand flannelswouldhavebeen moreappropriatethana medleyofgreyandnavy bluebusinesssuits,while eveningdressonadesert islandwasjustalittletoo much.

ByandlargeJohnAnstey deservespraiseforthe showwhichwasavery worthwhileeffort.

"LadyPreciousStream" attheRepertorywasadelight.Theplaywaspre- sentedbytheintermediate studentsofLilyKavanagh, whoonceagainhasshown thatflairshehasfortaking childrenandblendingthem intoasmooth,charming evening'sentertainment.

ReturningtoEngland, CreightonmeetsacharmingandgentleEnglishgirl withwhomhefallsinlove andwhomheeventually marries.

Heisstillinterestedin theproblemoftheultimate fateoftheGermanheroine ofwhomheheardatNuremberg,andhepursueshis enquiriesthemoreavidlyas thesuspicioncrowsonhim thatthis"flamingangel"of theGermanprisonsisidenticalwithhisgentleEnglish wife.

Theproblemdeepens whenevidencepointstoher havingmurderedherfirst husband,andthesolutionis asunexpectedasyoucould wishwithintheboundsof reasonandprobability.

ForthosewholikeafirstratemysteryIcanthoroughlyrecommendthis book.

MycopyfromAlberts Bookshop.Thepriceis15/6.

WILDCOLONIALBOYS

ByFrankClune

Sothatmyrecommendationofthisbookcanbe viewedinitscorrectperspective,Ishouldliketo statethatIamnota"fan" ofFrankClune.

Bythenumberofbooks hehaswritten,theremust beagoodfollowingforhis styleofwriting,butIcan honestlysaythatthisisthe firstexampleofhiswork thathasreallyappealedto me. AsaruleIhavefound hisworkextremelysuperficial,but,inthe"Wild ColonialBoys"thereisapparentadegreeofresearch andaloveofhissubject thatdistinguishesitfrom hisotherbooks.

Canitbe,Iwonder,that Clunefindshimselfincongenialcompanywhenhe writesaboutthebushrangersoftheWeddonMountains,andthathisobvious admirationfortheirdaredevilryhasgivenhiman incentivethathisother topicshavelacked?

Whateverthereason,this isadocumentarywhichis notlikelytobebettered. Theauthorhascollectedall thestories,bothauthenticatedandlegendary,and woventhemintoafascinatingaccountofthedaysof theearlycolony,whenthe brutalpenalsystemandthe adventurousspiritofthe "wildboys"andtheir"wild girls"madebushranginga romanticoccupation.

MycopyfromCarroll'sof Hay-st.Thepriceis30/-.

Thisisanexcellentseries ofpublicationsforthegift rarket.ThestoryofRobin Hoodgiveninthisoneisa completeroundedstory, whichwillsatisfyyoung readers,andsendthemin searchofmore.

MycopyfromCarrolls, Hay-st.Thepriceis9/-.

Whileworkingatthe parentsarebuyingittoread Nurembergtrials,ayoungtoyoungerchildren. Englishman,CharlesCrighton,hearsfantasticstories aboutawomanwhorescued Jewsfromadeath-pit,and afterwardsdefiedtheGestapoinastrangeaffairin whichamiraclesavedher lifeandkilledtheGestapo chiefwhomshehadchallenged.

STORIESOFKING ARTHURANDHIS KNIGHTS

ByBarbaraLeoniePicard

Amongsttherichfolk-' loreofEnglandthestories oftheKnightsoftheRound Tablearethemosttreasured.

Theyformthebasisof someofthefinestliterature, notonlyinEnglishbutalso inFrench,andtheyheldup tousamirrorofthecolourfulperiodoftheageof chivalry.

Nochildshouldbeper- mittedtogrowupwithout readingofKingArthur,of hisQueenGuenever,andof Gawaine,Pellinore,Gaheris andLancelot,andtheother greatknightswhosatatthe RoundTable.

ThereareKingArthur booksforallagesfrom eightupwards,butIthink 11isthebestageofallfor savouringthefullflavourof theirromanticism.

ThatiswhyIhavechosen BarbaraPicard'sedition, whichwilllastformany yearsafteritisfirstread. Grown-upswillenjoyittoo.

MycopyfromFranceska Bookshop.Theprice's 15/6.

RecollectionDayOf Priests,December12

Themonthlyrecollec tiondayforpriestswillbe heldattheRedemptorist MonasteryonMonday, Dec.12,commencingat 10a.m.*

ElsieWaresandJessMcDonald-Taylor as two stewardesseswhom"the menforgot,"gavetwo amusingperformances.

JohnGoldsmithasToby broughapleasanteasetoa ratherthanklessrole.

Alsointhecastwere JanetteCairnieandPhyl Bateman.Itseemedapity, too,thatDickHendricksas

"LadyPreciousStream" isaproducer'splayaswell asanactor's,foritgivesthe producerachancetouse imagination,whichMiss Kavanaghcertainlydid. Thecastistoonumerous (45ofthem)tomentionindividually,butright throughouttheeveningthey workedasateam. Ifonementionssomeof theleads,suchasDianne BriggsasthePrincessofthe WesternRegions,Maureen ButlerasWangYun,Robin ChaneyasHsickPingKnei andJoanneHawtinasPreciousStream(allofwhom wereajoytowatch),then itdoesn'tseemfairtothe remainderthatwejust haven'tthespacetoinclude. Tosumtheeveningup, I'llborrowalinefromthe programmeandadaptit: This(notso)honourable criticbowstothehonourableproducerandher honourablecastandsays thankyouforadelightful evening'sentertainment.

-"KeithHobson."

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ISTHEREREALLYANDTRULYAFATHERCHRISTMAS!

Jings!Whataquestiontoask!Ofcoursethereis.Doyouknowthat ifyourmotherandfatherpaidmentowatcheverychimneyintheworld theywouldnotseeFatherChristmas,becauseheisasortofspirit?Sono oneseeshim.Buthedoesexist-reallyandtruly.Justassurelyasyour mother'slove,charity,angels,andallsortsofthingsthatyoureallycan't see.Themostrealandlastingthingsintheworldarethosethatyou cannotseeinthesamesensethatyoucanactuallyseeanotherlittleboyor girl.Youmightaswellsayyoudon'tbelieveinfairies.Whatwould PeterPanthinkofthat?Coo,he'dcrysomuchhewouldpeterout (almost,anyrate).SohopalongtobedonChristmasEve,aftersaying yourprayers,andinthemorningyou'llfindgoodFatherChristmaswill haveleftyoulotsofthethingsyouaskedfor;notall,'costhere'ssureto beashortageofsomething.

"Amongthosepresents"-forChristmasandNewYear-itwouldbea lovelyandkindlythoughttogiveanasthmaticanASPAXADRENEOufit (28/6)oreventheASPAXADRENELiquid(12/6).Allchemistsanywhere. (A.H.Crundall,Box58,Prahran,Victoria.)

ArchbishopDuhigSeesHandOf GodInNation'sUnfoldingDestiny

InaspecialarticleintheBrisbane"SundayMail,"Archbishop Duhigwrote:"Afteralifetime,duringwhichIhavetravelledover thewholeofQueensland,practicallythewholeofAustralia,and seenmostofthecountriesoftheworld,IamconvincedthatAustraliaistheBritishrace'smostpricelessheritage.

Rememberthatthisgreat landbecameourswithout thesheddingofadropof blood.

Iamcertainthatitwas theDivinePlantokeepthis greatislandcloseduntil comparativelyrecently.

ThenAustraliawasborn, togrowanddevelopina bountifulwaysothatpeople fromallovertheworld couldfindahomeanda welcomehere.

Ourcurrentmigration policyisnotonlyfillingour emptyspaces,butisbringingsegmentsoftheold worldculturetothisyoung country.

WhenIwasappointed BishopofRockhampton some50yearsagomydiocesecovered360,000square miles.

Imadeitmyfirsttask totravelthishugearea. Andprobablyforthefirst timeIsawthepossibilities ofthesetremendousspaces withtheirvastfertilityand naturalresources.

FromthattimeIhave alwaysbeenconvincedthat acountrycannotbejudged byitscities.Theyareno criterionofitsgreatness.

Itismyhopethatwe willnotseeAustralia'sbig citiesgrowmuchbigger.

Whatwewantisadispersal andfairerdistributionof ourpopulationwithprosperousprovincialcentres.

Australiatodayreminds meofAmerica60yearsago. ButIwouldnotwishtosee Australiagrowonidentical linestotheUnitedStates.

NotthatIthinkwemust beentirelyaprimaryproducingcountry.Wemust becomeamanufacturing nation,especiallyof thingsthatwilldevelop Australia.

DespiteoursmallpopulationAustraliansareavirile race.Therearenobrighter childrenanywhereinthe worldthanthosehere. Theyhaveprovedthatin peaceandwar.

Theybothastonishedthe worldandcaughtthe world'simaginationintwo wars.Theyreflectedin theirdeedsthemainattributesofourrace-weare afairminded.honest,and hospitablepeople.

Lookingbackover50 yearsasaBishop,Iwould namehospitalityasthe greatAustraliancharacteristic.IntheFarNorth,in theCentralWestandthe SouthWestofthisgreat Stateitknowsnoclassand nocreed.

Uptonow,Iamafraid wehavebeentooimmersed withmaterialthingstogive cultureitsproperplace.

SICLadsSucceed

InFinalMatches

AtWaddingtonSt.Ildephonsus'Collegemetthe localXIwhoelectedtobat firstandmade44.Ken 4Angellfinishedwith4/12 BroRichard3/16.

InreplytheCollegefirsts knockeduparapid134for lossof4wickets.Twobatsmen,L.BrownandBro. Richard,eachscored26but JohnClunemade41before beingrunout.

Waddingtonwereputin andplayeddourlytoavert anoutrightdefeatandhad lost3/42atstumps.Bro Richardhadtaken3/31.So theCollegewononthefirst innings.

AtNewNorciaitselfthe CollegesecondXImetPiawaningfirsts.TheCollege knockedup172withBro. Callixtus68(retired),M. Whitely27andT.Cullinane 20.

InreplyPiawaningmade 78.TrevorMaguiretook 5/20andBro.Harold3/22. ThesecondXIwononthe firstinnings.

TheseweretheCollege's finalmatchesfor1955asthe break-upisonDecember2.

plenty.Wehaveampleleisuretimeandtheclimateto enjoyit.Oursceneryis amongtheworld'sbest.

Butunlesswework,unlesswearetrueAustralians, wemightnotholdit.And ifonceweloseitwewill nevergetitback.

Thatwillnothappenif we,underDivineProvid ence,playourpart.

Formyself,IthankGod thatmyownfamilycame toAustralia,andespecially Queensland.

"IFWOMENDOTHEIRDUTY AUSTRALIAWILLBESAFE"

"TheBishopsinaPastoralafewmonthsago toldusthatCommunismwasthegreatmenace ofourtime,"saidArchbishopMannix,speaking attheCommunionbreakfastofCatholicWomen inMelbournerecently.

"TheyappealedtoCatholicstosupportthe bravemenwhoputprinciplebeforeallthings else,andwhoatheroicsacrificegaveupinmany casestheirpoliticalcareersandmanfullyand withoutcompromisefoughtagainstCommunism.

"Womenareabout50percent.ofthepopulationofAustralia,"saidtheArchbishop."Ifthey dotheirduty,Australiawillbesafe."

Hereis

YourL.C.L.Team AgainstEVATT

TheMostRev.J.Duhig

Wearebynature,ahighlyintelligentrace,andonce culturalmovem"ntstake rootIamcertaintheywill flourishhere.

Iamconvincedthat whateverthefutureofthe world,Australiahasavital roletoplay.Ourgeographicalpositionensures that.ThePacifichasabig sayinthepeaceofthe world.

Ourleadersmustseethat ourpeoplethinkinterms ofnationhood-aChristian strainofnationhood.

Thetimehasarrived whenwemustmakeour cominggenerationsthink seriouslyandrealisethat wehaveacountrytolive forand,ifnecessary,todie for.

Wemustalwaysremain affiliatedwiththeMother Country,butthataffiliation mustnotgiveusanysense ofdependence.Wemust

doourpartforallmankind.

Ouryoungpeoplemustbe educatedsothattheycan revivethebesterasofcultureandcultivateanational spirit.

Educatedtothepossibilitiesofthisgreatcountry theycanbethinkersand planners.Idonotthinkwe shouldhavetowaitfor foreignerstoshowusthe way. Thatisoneofthereasons Ihavealwaystakenagreat interestinourUniversity.

Ihopethatonedayitwill takeitsplaceinlinewith thefinestuniversitiesinthe Englishspeakingworld.

Butitrequiresmoregenerosityonthepartof peoplewhocansupportit. Uptonowtoomanyhave beencontenttoleaveitto theGovernmenttosupport theUniversity.

Wehaveahighstandard oflivinginthislandof

NunTakesVowsAtBroome ToWorkAmongNativePeople

SisterMaryPerpetua(LeoneCollins), elderdaughterofMr.andMrs.C.Collins, Doris-st.,Murrumbeena,Victoria,made temporaryprofessionofherHolyVowsin themotherhouseofthemissionaryprovinceoftheInstituteoftheSistersofSt. JohnofGodatBroome,North-WestAustralia,recently.

IntheabsenceofHis LordshiptheMostRev.0. Raible,S.C.A.,theceremony wasperformedbytheRev. K.McKelson,S.C.A.,who woreabeautifulsetofwhite vestmentsdonatedbyMrs. Collinsfortheoccasion.

Musicfortheceremony wasefficientlyrenderedby achoirofnativegirlsfrom theHolyChildorphanage), andthealtarwastastefully decoratedwithdelicatepink carnationssentbyMrs. WilliamsofScarborough.

Incongratulatingthe Sistersonthelovelyfeast chosenfortheprofession, FatherMcKelsonsaiditwas anindicationofwhatSister'slifemustbe-alifeof prayerandpenance.

Penance(andplentyofit, intheKimberleys),isprovidedbynature,butprayer mustbecultivated,andthe fruitoftheiractivities wouldbeinproportionto theirgrowthinprayer.

Fewrememberedwhen theseedofvocationwas implantedinthesoulbutit grewandblossomedforth

whenthesoulgenerously consecrateditselftoGod.

FatherMcKelsoncongratulatedSister'sparents who,althoughunabletobe present,hadwillinglygiven their'daughtertoGodto workinHisever-increasing vineyardinthenorthof Australia.

SisterM.Perpetuaisa nieceoftheRev.L. O'RourkeofWestPreston, Victoria.

DocumentaryFilm OfLourdesExhibited

Fribourg,Switzerland.ThepremiereofadocumentaryfilmonLourdeswas witnessedherebytheexecutivecommitteeofUNDA, internationalCatholicorganisationforradioand television.

Amongthosepresentwas BishopFrancisCharriereof Lausanne,GenevaandFribourg,whoistherepresentativeoftheHolySeewith UNDA.ThemoviewasproducedbyGeorgesFtouquier, notedproducerofFrench culturalfilms.

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(Stirling)

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GIRLATHLETESSCOREPOINTS

Competinginsprints,thequartermilerun,the broadjump,ipthejavelinandshotputtevents,the hurdlesandintherelays,N.C.G.M.athletesshowed afineenergeticspiritandearnedvaluablepoints

lastSaturday.

Resultsofthelastinterclubathleticmeetingwere asfollows:

Agradeteam:100yards: BernadetteO'Brien,1;Lee Waddington,2;Bernadette McCabe,3.150yards:Mary McCabe,1;SueLawrence. 2;ElizabethKeyser,3.80 metreshurdles:LeeWaddington,1;KathMarkham, 2:SueLawrence,3. 440yards:MaryMcCabe, 1;KathMarkham,2:BernadetteMcCabe,3. Bgradeteam:Broad Dmp:IreneVeltman,1; awnShields,2. 100yards:MarieMcDonnell,1;DawnShields.3; AnneRoberts,6. 150yards:IreneVeltman, 2;JoBradley,4;NitaCarty, 6. 80metreshurdles:Dawn nell,2;IreneVeltman,3. Shields,I;MarieMcDon* OldestBishopDies Whitby.-Archbishop ThomasShine,Bishopof Middlesbrough.hasdiedof pneumoniahereonNov.22 attheageof83.Hewasthe oldestCatholicBishopin England.

AnativeofIreland,the prelatewasgrantedthe personaltitleofArchbishop byHisHolinessPopePius XIIlastFebruary11,his 83rdbirthday.During1954 hecelebratedadouble jubileemarkinghis60th yearasapriestandhis25th anniversaryasBishopof Middlesbrough.

440yards:MoiraMcNamara,1.

Shotputt:JoanO'Connell,1;RobertaMiller,2. Bothteams.rankthirdin pointsintheirrespective grades.

YouthDanceTo Y.A.L.DANCE:

Mondaynightnext,Dec. 5,isthedateofthenext monthlycentraldinceinthe Y.A.L.ballroom,inIrwinat.,city.Attendanceatthe lastdancewasamarkedimprovementonrecent months.Makethisonethelastoftheyear-abetteronestill.Proceedsgoto Claremontbranchesofthe twomovements.

FREMANTLE: TheY.C.W.cricketclub haditsfirstwinlastSunday intheFremantleMercantile competition.Theteamhas lostitsprevioustwomatches butnowlookslikegoing aheadtofurthersuccess. Thebranchwishesthem goodluck. Practice foraspiring basketballteammembersis beingheldeachSundayat 2.30p.m.atPalmyra.

SHENTONPARK:

Adiscussiononthe Christmascampaignisthe mainpointontheagenda forthenextcombined generalmeetingtobeheld onWednesday,Dec7.Watch fordetailsoftheChristmas socialwhichwillbereleasedshortly.

SCARBOROUGH: Followingitsinception

TOLLEYS BRANDY

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AdditionalDonations

ForSchool-Church

Thefollowingdonations areadditionaltothosepublishedonpage9inconnectionwiththeWillageePark school-church. Mr.andMrs.M.Ray,£5; Rev.A.E.Langmead, £2121;Mr.andMrs.Kemp, £2;Pellegrini&Co., £1/1/;Mr.andMrs.Reilly, £1.

AidClaremont

overamonthago,theScarboroughleaders'groupof theY.C.W.hasmeteach Wednesdaynight. Discussiononpossible actionfor"BringingChrist BackintoChristmas"has producedmanyusefulsuggestions.

Plansareunderwayfora Christmaspartywhichis hopedwillattractvisitors fromotherbranchesofthe YC.W.movement.

HIGHGATE:

TomMartinisthenew secretaryandLaurieLynch thenewwardenofHighgate branch.Theywereelected atthelastgeneralmeeting. RayRidgewasre-appointed presidentandTonyWalsh re-electedtreasurer.

Thenewsocialcommittee isDesFoley,DonRamsay rrdNilPhartigan.

Duringadiscussionon "PuttingChristBackinto Christmas,"memberssuggestedcribsinhomes,shop displaysandshopadvertising,andthemorewidespreaduseofChristian Christmascardsasameans ofbringingoutthereligions significanceofChristmas.

N.C.G.M. andY.C.W. memberswillco-operateto sellaplentifulsupplyof Christmascardsafterall MassesatbothHighgate :ndLearoyd-st.thisSunday, Dec.4.

Thebasketballteamis nowtrainingeverySunday morningatSt.Patrick's TechnicalSchoolat11a.m. Ascratchmatchwillbe playednextSundayagainst Bassendean.

MUMS=V,V,

Official Engagements

Dec.4:

Blessandopenchurchhall,HamptonPark. Blessandopenboys' orphanage,WanderingMission.Confirmationand CanonicalVisitation,Kensington.

Dec.8: St.Mary'sCathedral. Closeofpatronalnovena. 8p.m.:Attendprize-givingatSt.Louis'Jesuit School,Claremont.

Dec.9: 10a.m.:Presideatquar- terlyconferenceofclergy. 7p.m.:Confirmationof adults,St.Mary'sCathedral.

Dec.11:

Blessandopennew school,Medina.Blessand opennew bytery,churchandpresRivervale. ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatStarofthe SeaChurch,Cottesloe.

Dec.13: 3p.m.:Receptionceremony(public),St.Mary's church,Leederville.

Dec.18: Blessandopennew church,Brookton.Bless andopennewchurch, Kwolyin.

Dec.25: St.Mary'sCathedral.MidnightMass. *

School-Church AtMedinaTo OpenDec.11

TheVincentianFathers, whohavechargeofthe parishofMedina,will opentheparochialschoolchurchonSunday,Dec. 11,at3p.m. HisGracetheArchbishopwillblessthe buildingandperformthe inaugurationceremony.

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OmensOfDoomForLabourParty

WhentheCatholicHierarchyofAustralia,in Aprilofthisyear,issuedtheirjointPastoralLetter onthemenaceofCommunismitreferredtoMarxism initstwo-foldaspectofdisruptionfromwithinand aggressionfromwithout.WhatwaswritteninApril hadthequalityofearnestresearchandsoberwarning.Today,sevenmonthslater,ithastheringof prophecy.Abroadthesignsareominious.Thevisit ofKrushchevandBulganintoIndiamarkstheend ofNehru'sfictionalneutralism.InMalayatheend oftheCommunist"OperationSmiles"(sofalsely acclaimedintheGenevaspirit)hasbeenmarked bytheresumptionofalarge-scalebattlewhich, accordingtoDc.Evatt,hasnothingtodowithAustralia.TherecentIndonesianelections(alsolightlydismissedbythelearneddoctor)showedthatthe Communistscancommandone-quarteroftheelectoralstrengthofthecountry.Thatismorethanthe Redshavebeenabletodoinanyothercountryof theworldunderfreeconditions.

Internally,thereturnoftheCommuniststothe controlofkeyindustrialunionsiswelladvanced, thankstotheutterbankruptcyofmensuchasEvatt andChamberlainwhopromisedcontrol(after smashingtheindustrialgroups)andhavedone nothingwhatevertoredeemtheirwords.Worse still,despitealltheprotestationswhichanelection hascalledforth,Evattandhiswreckershave acquiescedintheissuanceofunityticketswhich accordperfectlywithasupinerecordofineptitude andbetrayal.AllthiswasforeseenbytheBishops sevenmonthsago."Manypeople,"theywrote, "justlyfearthatthecauseofCommunismhasbeen advancedconsiderablyduringthelastfewmonths. Internallyandexternallythepositionhasworsened. Verymanypeopleareaskingustogivethemsome directioninthepresentconfusedsituation."

Dr.Evattandhisweak-kneedpartisans(including someCatholics)resentedverystronglythedirectionswhichtheBishopsfeltimpelled,asadutyof theirpastoraloffice,togive.Theyrightlyappliedto themselvesthestricturesTheirLordshipsfixedupon thosewhohavefailedintheirdutytoAustralia. ButitisnottheCatholicHierarchyofthecountry whichwillpassjudgmentonEvatt-typeLabour. ItwillbetheAustralianpeopleasawholewhowill sayunmistakablywhethertheywillstandforthe revivalofCommunistinfluenceandpowerinour political,industrialandculturallife.ItisnotCommunistswhowillfallunderthataxe,fortheyenjoy noreputationamongus,butthosewhoflirtwith Communismanddesiretomakepossibletherealisationofitsevildesigns.

Whatissotragicintheapproachingdoomofthe LabourPartyisthatsomanygoodmenwillgodown intheholocaustthathasbeendesignedtoservethe ambitionofoneambitious,purblindman.Yeteven outofthatevilflowsthegoodresultthatmenhave stoodandsufferedforrightprinciples.Asecondary butseriousresultwillbethatthecountrywillbe leftwithoutacohesive,forcefulopposition.That positionisnotinthenationalinterest,butitwill beencumbentontheLabourfragmentstoreestablishunityandsanityamongtheirranksassoon asmaybe.ThefallofEvattandhisminions shouldremovetheneedfortheexistenceofan anti-CommunistLabourParty.Buttheiremergence asapoliticalforceandtheelectoralstrengththey maybeabletocommandwillbeatonceaguide andawarningtoEvatt'ssuccessorthattoflirtwith CommunismistosupwiththeDevil.

OurWritersDoWellToDiagnose

EvilsOfDay;ShouldOfferRemedy

Bonn.-Today'sCatholicwritersoreright instressingtheevilsofourtimes,butthey shoulddosowiththeaimofhelpingto overcomethoseevils.andirredeemablyvictimised

Thatistheconclusionof apastoralletterdealing withCatholicliteratureissuedbytheGermanhierarchyandreadinallWest Germanchurches.

QuotingCardinalNewman,theBishopssaidthat "itisacontradictionto produceasinlessliterature aboutsinfulman."They notedthatmanyCatholic authorsprefertodealwith "thedarkersidesoflife" andadded:

"Weagreethattocall thingsbytheirrightnames andtorecognisethepower ofevilintheworldisof greatvalue,notmerelyfor literaturebutalsoforthe pastoralworkofourtimes. Thiskindofliteraturegives risetoshockswhichcan haveawholesomeeffect."

Suchaliterature,the Bishopscontinued,isundoubtedlyvaluable"ifit seekstomakeanaccurate diagnosisofourtimesin contradictiontoeuphemisticdescriptions.Wewould gosofarastospeakofthe dutyofmakingsuchadiagnosis."

But,thepastoralstated, "itwouldalsobedesirable if,beyondamerediagnosis, man'sneedscouldbehelpedbyliterature Wedo notspeakforaliteratureof falsepieties,butforaliteraturewhich,inadditionto diagnosingourtimes,contributestotheircure."

TheBishopswarnedauthorsagainstallowingtheir readers"togaintheimpressionthatmenarehopelessly

HaveTheBrotherhoodsBecome ForgottenVocationAmongUs?

bythepowersofdarkness." Theyurgedwritersto savereadersfromthefalse impressionthat"thereisan unbridgeablegulfbetween thesoberrealityoflifeand themorallawasthisis givenbyGodandproclaimedbytheChurch."

HeWillPray

ForOpponent

Leeds.-BishopJohn HeenanofLeedssaidthat Catholicsoftheregion wouldprayforDr.Cyril Garbett,agedAnglican ArchbishopofYork,on hisforthcomingretirement.

"Yorkwillloseachampionofgoodcauses,"he commentedonhearingthat the80-year-oldPrimatehas decidedtostepdownbecauseofpoorhealth.

"Whilemanydonotshare allhisviews,nonewill denythattheyarealway:3 expressedrefreshinglyand fearlessly,"addedtheCatholicBishop,himselfoneof thebestspeakersinthe country.

"IhopethatHisGraceof Yorkwillspendtheearly monthsofhisretirementin writinghismemoirs.They willbeworthreadingnot onlybecauseofhiswide travelandrichexperience, butforthelimpidEnglish inwhichtheyareboundto bewritten.Catholicswill praythatHisGracewill enjoyalongretirement."

PopeHonoursPredecessorWho StarvedToDeathInRussia

(ByFloodAnderson)

Catholicstendtoforgetallaboutthe Brothers.That'swhyI'vetitledthis"The ForgottenVocation"-notbecausethe BrothersareforgottenbyGod,bythe Church,bypriestsandSisters,butbecause theyareoftenforgottenbylaypeople.

Icanseewherethere mightbesomeexcusetobe offeredforsomelaypeople, whomaynotbefamiliar withtheworkofthe Brothers.

IdidnothavetheprivilegeofattendingaBrothers'school,asthousandsof menhavehad,andmanyof themhaverisenveryhigh intheirvocationsandprofessions.

NorhaveIhadthebenefitofthenursingcareof theBrothersinthemany hospitalstheyconduct.

Butthroughmyworkin theCatholicpress,Ihave knownmanyBrotherswho are,forexample,business managersofmagazinespublishedbytheirOrders,or engagedinotherimportant workintheCatholicpress.

FormanyyearsIworked inanofficewheredailyI hadmanycontactswithone ofthefinestreligiousIhave evermet-aJesuitBrother.

ingpersonalities;theyarein thebetween-stage,partly boysandpartlyyoungmen; andIthinkitisgoodfor themtohavepriestsor Brotherstohelpthemin theseveryformativeyears.

Thisisnottobelittlethe workoftheSisters-Idon't wanttogetinwrongwith them!

Butthereisadifference -justastheBrotherswould notbeassuccessful,forinstance.inteachingteenage girlsastheSistersare.

Speakingoftheteaching Brotherslastyear,His HolinessPopePiusXIIdeclaredthattheymeritedthe esteemandrecognitionof theentireChurch.

Termingtheeducationof theyoungthe"artofthe arts,"theHolyFatherdeclaredthateventhough BrothersbelongingtoteachingOrdersandCongregations,donotassumethe priestlystatus,"theyneverNothingInferior Tome,inmanyways,he typifiedtheidealreligious, doingtheworkGodwanted himtodo-obediently,carefully,thoroughly,andall forthegreatergloryofGod.

Thatisthepurposeof anyvocation-todoGod's willinourliveshereinthis temporalworld.Thatisthe purposeofthepriestinhis vocation,oftheSisterin hers,ofthelaymanor womaninthemarriedor singlestate-andofthe Brotherinhis.

VaticanCity.-HisHolinessPopePius XIIhospaidtributetoaPopewhowas forcedintoexileanddiedofstarvationin whatispresent-dayRussia.

Commemorating the 1,300thanniversaryofthe deathofPopeSt.Martin I,theHolyFathersenta lettertoBishopAlfonsoM. DeSanctisofTodi,Italy, birthplaceofSt.Martin.

IntheletterthePope praisedtheheroicfearlessnessofhispredecessorwho sufferedexileandhumiliationindefenceofChristian truth.

Itisveryopportune,the Popewrote,thattheheroismofSt.Martinberecalledinthesetimeswhen itissonecessaryto strengthenthespiritoffaith withstrongandconstant example.

St.Martinwasbornin

Todiofnobleparents.In 649hewaselectedthe'73rd successorofSt.Peter.He becamePopewhenthe monotheliteheresyhad gainedthestrongsupportof EmperorConstansIIof Constantinople: Theheresyheldthat Christhadonlyonewilland oneenergywhichwas humananddivingatthe sametime,implicitlydenyingthehumanityofChrist.

PopeMartinwastakento Constantinopleasaprisonerin653andcondemnedto deathatamocktrial.He wasthenexiledtothe Crimeainpresent-dayRussiaanddiedofstarvationin 655.

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Thisisno"lesser"vocation;thereisnothinginferioror"half-way"about it.Thisisthevocationto whichtheBrotherhasbeen calledbyGod,andinithe isdoingGod'swork,andin thewaythatGodwantsit done.

Whythendosomany Australianstendtoforget abouttheBrotherswhen theytalkandwriteabout vocations?

Partlyitisbecauseweare notasfamiliarwiththeir workaswearewiththat ofthepriestsandSisters. Wehaveatleastweekly contactwithourpriests throughourattendanceat MassonSundays;wesee themfrequentlyonvarious occasions,andcountthem amongourfriends.

Mostofourparishschools, intheelementarygrades, areinchargeoftheSisters, andourchildrenareaconstantreminderofthework oftheSisters.

WhatBrothersDo

Butunlesswearefortunateenoughtolivein areaswheretheBrothers conducthighschoolsorcolleges,orwheretheymaintainhospitals,orlivein parishesconductedbyReligiousorderswherethe Brothersassistthepriestsin theirwork,wemaynever ordinarilymeetaBrother.

Andthatisourloss,for Brothersarewellworth knowing,asisanyonewho hasgenerouslygivenback toGodhislife,tospendin makingGodbetterknown, betterloved,betterserved.

WhatdotheBrothersdo? Theyteach,theynurse, theycook,build,repair, administerinstitutions;they workincitiesandinthe country;athomeandin foreignandmissionlands -infact,onemightalmost say,younameandtheydo it.

TaketheteachingBrothers,forinstance.They conductmanyschools,many ofthemnationallyknown.

Ihappentobeamong thosewhofeelthatolder boysarebesttaughtbymen -eitherBrothersorpriests, preferably.

Myoldestsongoestoa prepschoolconductedby priests;wethinkthatitis goodforhim,andhethinks sotoo.

Teenageboysareexpand-

likecaregivenbythesededicatedBrothers. Thenthere.arethe BrotherswhoworkalongsidepriestsinthesameReligiousOrderinagreat varietyoftasks. ThereisoneIknow,for instance,whoisbusiness managerofanational magazine-aninvaluable maninhisOrderforhis knowledgeoftheworkings ofthepublishingbusiness. Ithewereinthebusiness world,hewouldbeahighly paidexecutiveinsomepublishingfirm. Asitis,heworksfor God,withinhiscommunity, generouslygivingbackto GodthetalentsGodhas giventohim.

Othersserveinvarious capacities.Oneisthe"buyer"foralargepreparatory schoolandchurchconductedbyaReligiousOrder; hetakescareofallthe orderingofsupplies,clothing,food,andallthethings neededforhiscommunity.

Again,ifhewereinthe secularbusinessworld,he wouldbeaveryvaluable purchasingagentforsome firm,drawingahighslary. Buthetoogivesbackto GodwhatHehasbestowed uponhim;andthrough carefulpurchases,and

Brotherswhowithno moneyandafewordinary toolsbuildchurchesand schoolsandrectories.Often youhearofonewhois knowninhisorderas "BrotherBuilder"-hehas erectedsomanychurches inmissionlands.Perhaps incivilianlifehemight havebeenabuilder,too, constructinghundredsof housesinthegreathousing developmentsthathave sprungupalloverthe Commonwealth.Buthetoo ismoreinterestedinGod's eternitythaninourcivilian economy;hetakeshimself inhishandsandoffersthat toGod,saying"ThyWill bedone."

Butonethingallthe Brothershaveincommon. Theypray;theirverywork issanctifiedprayer,and theyprayinchapel,incommunity,intheclassrooms, andineverythingtheydo. Theyprayfortheirfellows intheirorderorcongregation,fortheirrelativesand friends,fortheChurchandforallofus,evenfor youandforme.Fortheir livesareprayers,offeredto Godforalleternity.

They'reproudofbeing Brothers,andofcoursethey shouldbe.Andifyouthink youmightpossiblyhavea

TheseChristian

thelessareheldbythe Churchingreathonourand, areavaluableauxiliary forceforthepriestinthe; Christianeducation of youth."

"Noone,therefore."he emphasised,"shouldhold thefruitfulnessoftheir' apostolateinlessesteembecauseofthefactthatthey donotembracethepriesthood."

Hestressedthatvery manywhoenterthepriesthood,forinstance,have beenstudentsoftheteachingBrothersandhavebeen influencedbytheinstruction receivedattheirhands.

Brotherspioneeredthe inthisState.

watchingcostsandquality, furtherstheworkandprogressofhisReligiousOrder. Thereareotherswho workascooksfortheir communities,asfarmmanagersandasfarmworkers, asprintersandtechnicians. Oftentheydotheworkthey mighthavedoneifthey werenotBrothers;butthey sanctifytheirworkbydoingitforthegreaterglory ofGod.

Therearealsothe Brotherswhoaremembers ofmissionaryorders.You readaboutthem-the

ButthatisbutonephaseASSUREWITH oftheworkoftheBrothers intheChurch. TherearenursingBrothers,whoconducthospitals throughoutthecountry,as wellasresthomesand similarinstitutions. Howmanyliveshave beensavedbytheirskilled, welltrainedministrations nooneknows;onlyGod knows,too,howmanyhave beenbroughtbacktothe Churchintheirlastdays throughthetender,Christ-

schoolsforboys

vocationtotheBrotherhood, they'dbehappytotellyou allaboutit.AndIcantell youthis,too:they'reamong thenicestpeopleyou'dever meet,evenifjustbycorrespondence!

And,really,Iwouldn't mindifyousaidIsentyou; maybethey'llforgiveme forforgettingallaboutthem thelasttime.Forperhaps theBrotherswere"TheForgottenVocation"asfarasI wasconcernedthen-but neveragain!Andyoumay besurethey'renotforgotten byGod,orbytheChurch.

IndonesianCatholicLeaderSays NewCabinetWillBeAnti-Red

(ByFatherJ.Wahjosudibjo,S.J.)

Djakarta.-Stillincompletereturnsinthe September29electionsindicatethatIndonesia'sCatholicPartywilloccupy10or11of the260seatsinthenewparliament.The partyhadpreviouslyheldnineseats.

ThiswastheopinionexpressedbyIgnaceJ. Kasimo,MinisterofEconomicAffairsoftheIndonesianRepublicandleader oftheCatholicParty,inan interviewwiththiscorrespondent.

PointingoutthatCatholicsnumberonlyaboutone percent.ofthenation's30 millionlargelyMoslem population,hedescribedthe initialreturnas"verysatis- factory."

HesaidtheCatholicParty isexpectedtoget700,000 or800,000votes,morethan halfofthemintheislands ofTimorandFlores.

Mr.Kasimosaidthedelayinobtainingfinalfigures ontheelectionsisduetothe factthatvotesmustbe tabulatedinthousandsof islandsonmanyofwhich therearenomeansoftransportation.Atthemoment, hestated,theonlyfinalreturnsarethoseforthecapi- taldistrictofDjakarta.

Thegeneralpicture,however,isclear,Mr.Kasimo explained.Hesaidmany politicalpartieshavedisappeared,butfourbig partiesremain.

Theseare:theMasjumi,themodernMoslemgroup, whosecandidateshaveso farreceived7,750,000votes: theNandatulAlama,or clericalMoslemgroup,with 6,000,000votesforitscandidatesuptonow;the NationalistParty,with 8,000,000votes,andthe CommunistParty,with 5,500,000votes.

Mr.Kasimopredictedthat withtheMoslempartiesand theNationalistandCommunistPartiesholdingeach otherinbalance,theremainingsmallerparties,includingtheCatholicParty, theSocialistPartyandthe ChristianParty(aProtestantgroup)willexerta strongerinfluenceonthe government.

Hesaidheexpectedthat thenewCabinet,tobeinauguratedaboutMar.,1956, willbeacoalitionofMoslems,Nationalists,Socialists, ProtestantsandCatholics.

"ThisCabinet,"hecommented,"willgivethe countryastrongandstable governmentandwillbe soundlyanti-Communist."

CommunistQuestionedregardingthe dangerinIndonesia,Mr.Kasimodeclared thereisnoneedtofeara Communisttake-overattemptforthreeorfour years,atleast.

However,headdedthat withtheCommunistslikely toemergefromtheelections withabout20percent.of thevotes,thesituationcannotbetakenlightly.

"Solongasabigpartof thepopulationlivesin povertyanddespair,"Mr. Kasimosaid,"theCommunistswillhaveanappealfor theIndonesianpeople.This situationcertainlyposesa challengetothefreeand richpeoplesoftheWest.It isdifficulttothinkclearly whenyourstomachis empty.

"ForCatholicsitiseasier.

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They doctrineshavetheilluminating oftheChurch. Thismeansthatoneoftheir importanttasksistohelptheirfellowcountrymento thinkclearly."

Mr.Kasimosawnogreat dangerarisingfromMoslem fanaticisminIndonesia.He saidtheMoslemleadersare alerttotheCommunist threatandrecognisethey cannotmeetitalone.Irfsteadtheyseetheneedfor theco-operationofthe Christianminorityandare preparedtodealfairlywith it.

Thegovernmentleader saidgoodrelationsexistbetweenCatholicsandProtestantsinthetoppolitical sphere.Therearesome difficultiesinafewregions wheretheCatholicChurch isgrowingfastattheexpenseofanolderpredomi-nantlyProtestantinfluence, butthese"canandmustbe overcome,"hestated.

"Thisisurgent,"Mr.

Kasimoadded,"speciallybecausenextDecember15 electionswillheheldfor th whichconstitutionalassembly willformulateanew constitution.Thisconstitutionmustguaranteeenough elbowroomforallChristiansinapredominantly Moslemcountry."

Discussingthefutureof theCatholicChurchinIndonesia,Mr.Kasimospoke inoptimisticterms.Hesaid: "Allweneedisfreedom, andsufficientfreedomwe willget."

HeaddedthattheCatholiccommunityenjoysgreat prestigebecauseofits numerousfineschoolsand socialinstitutions.

Mr.Kasimosaidthe Church'sonlybigproblem atthemomentisthelackof sufficientforeignmissionaries.Hestatedthatvery fewareallowedtoenter thecountryatpresent,but hesaidhehopedtheprob- lemcanbesettledsoon.

Arab-JewishDisputeObscures UNORuleToSaveHolyPlaces

ThePalestinequestionisbeingdiscussed asthoughithadonlytwosides,writesJ.J. Gilbert.ItisnotanissuebetweentheArabs andIsraelisalone.Thereisathirdsidethat involvestheUnitedNationsandhundredsof millionsofChristiansthroughouttheworld.

RedSatelliteStatesAreVast PrisonFor85MillionChristians

Nearly85millionChristiansnowlivein territoriesoftheCommunistsatelliteStates, accordingtoasurveyofFatherWilhelmde Vries,S.J.,oftheOrientalInstituteofthe GregorianUniversityinRome.

Thesurveywasreleased

Some95percentofthe duringameetingatNieder-Polishpeople,76percent altaichBenedictineAbbey,ofthepeopleofCzechonearPassau,whichwasde-slovakia,65percentofthe votedtoastudyofChurchpeopleofHungaryand40 conditionsbehindtheIronpercentofthepeopleof Curtain. YugoslaviaareCatholics,he

FatherdeVriessaidthatadded. approximately50million Catholics,nearly25million Orthodox,sixmillionUnitedGreekandthreemillion Protestants,areunderthe CommunistruleinPoland, Hungary,Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria,Rumaniaand Albania. severalmillionmore.

TheOrthodoxfaithpre- dominatesinRumania,with some12millionsoulsadheringtoit.Yugoslavia hassevenmillionmembers oftheOrthodoxChurch. BulgariaandAlbaniahave

Pope'sTremendousDesireFor PeaceImpressesU.S.Adviser

Castelgandolfo.-TheHolyFather's"tremendousdesiretoworkforajustandlasting peaceforallmankind"hasinspiredHarold E.Stassen,PresidentEisenhower'sspecial adviserfordisarmament.

Mr.Stassen,whospent severaldaysinRomeen routehomefromtheGenevaForeignMinisters'Conference,wasreceivedby HisHolinessPopePiusXII atanaudienceinthepapalsummerresidencehere.

tiondidnotsupportthe U.N.GeneralAssemblyvote oflate1949,instructingthe U.N.TrusteeshipCouncilto drawupastatuteforthe internationalisationofJerusalem.

Itseemsstrangethat,TheUnitedStatesdelega- amidstallthetalkabout whoshallsellarmsto whom,andwhowillnegotiatewithwhom,andon whatbases,allsightseems tobelostofthefactthata half-dozenyearsagothe UnitedNationscalledfor theinternationalisationof Jerusalemasasolutionto theprobleminthatarea.

Internationlisationwas favouredfromothersouces, too,asthebestpossible answertothePalestine question.Ithasconsistentlybeenthepositionof theCatholicChurch.

"TheattitudeoftheCatholicChurchonthePalestine questionremainsunchanged,"Mgr.ThomasJ.McMahonrecordedlastNovember,inreportingtothe AmericanCardinalsand Archbishopswhomakeup theboardofdirectorsofthe CatholicNearEastWelfare Association.

TheMonsignor,national secretaryoftheC.N.E.W.A. atthetime,saidtheCatholicChurch"stillstandsfor theimplementationofthe UnitedNations'decisionfor theinternationalisationof Jerusalem,andforjustice for800,000Arabrefugees nowexiledfromtheHoly Land."

"Catholicstheworld over,"Mgr.McMahoncontinued,"mustnotbedeludedbythewaveofpropagandainourpress,and weshouldstandfirmonthe questionofPalestine,rememberingthatHisHolinessPopePiusXIIhas writtenthreeEncyclical Lettersinwhichheoutlinedthepositionofthe Church.

"Weshouldbepoorheirs oftheCrusadersifwewere toabdicateinthisourday thepositionwehavetaken ontheHolyLandofJesus Christ."

Jerusalemisaplacesac- redtoChristianstheworld over.Theyhaveaveryreal interestinseeingthatthe HolyLandispeaceful,andthattheirshrinesarefully protected,andthattheywillalwayshavefreeaccessto them.

Thatiswhatwasbehind theU.N.decisiontocallfor theinternationalisationof Jerusalem.InternationalisationmeansthattheHoly Cityitself,anditsenvirons wheretheHolyPlacesare located,wouldbenotunder thedominationofanyone nation,butwouldbeunder theprotectionandadministrationoftheUnited Nations.

TheVaticanhassaid fromthefirstthatthis courseofactionistheonly onethatoffersanyhopeof lastingpeaceintheHoly Land.

But,aftertheU.N.GeneralAssemblyhadadopted thiscoursetheU.S.Governmentsaiditwouldback theaction.

Despitethispromiseof support,therehavebeen timeswhenconcernwas feltovertheattitudeofthe U.S.InhisreporttoCongressin1950,President Trumansaidthefailureof theU.N.toeffecttheinternationalisationofJerusalem uptothattimereflectedan understandingthatanysuch regimemusthavethesupportofIsraelandJordan.

ButPresidentTruman himselforderedAmerican troopsintoKoreatouphold aUnitedNationsstand whichsomenationsinthe areainvolved,likeNorth KoreaandRussia,didnot support.

Then,too,protestswere madetoPresidentEisenhowerwhenU.S.AmbassadorLawsonpresentedhis credentialstothePresident ofIsraelintheNewCityof Jerusalem,whichIsraelunlawfullyclaimedasitscapi- tal. TheU.S.StateDepartmentrepliedthat,evenin thelightofthisactbythe U.S. Ambassador, the AmericanGovernmentstill regardedTelAvivasthe lawfulcapitalofIsrael.

ThesituationinPalestine istensetoday,andseeminglybecomingmoreserious allthetime. internationalisationCertainlythe ofJerusalem,iftried,couldnot havebroughtmatterstoany moreseriouspassthanthey areattoday.

Itcanbeseennowthat inactionhasbroughtnore- sultsatall,andthatmatters havedriftedfrombadto worse.Palestinecanbecomea Unitedcrucialtestforthe Nations,notbecause ofthecollectiveactionithastaken,butbecauseithas notcarriedthroughona highresolve.

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TheAmericanofficial, whohassometimesinformallybeencalled"Secretary forPeace,"saidafterthe 20-minuteaudiencethathe was"deeplyimpressedby thePope'sawarenessofthe manydifficultiesposedbythesearchfordisarmament ina dividedworlddangerously ideologically."

Hevoiceddeepapprecia- tionoftheprivilegeofan audiencewiththePontiff.

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ThethreattoAustralia, farfromdiminishing, seemstobeincreasing," saidArchbishopMannix, speakingatthePostal Employees'Communion breakfastonarecentSundayinMelbourne.

"Thewrostdangerspotof theworldseemstobeAsia, andwearepartofthatcontinent.Ourfutureisbound upwithAsia.

"Ifthingsgowrongthere, andiftheCommunihts creeptowardsAustralia lateron,thiscountrywill indeedhaveagrimout- look."

SpeakingatLowerPlenty lateronthesameday,hesaid:"Nodoubtyoushall behearingagooddealabout Communisminthecoming election.

"Somepoliticianswilltell youthatIgetmyorders fromtheVaticanandthatI haveonlytotouchabutton andtheCatholicbodywill voteasIwish.

"Ihavenoinstructions fromtheVaticanandIdon't expecttoreceiveany Catholicsdotheirdutyat thepollsastheirconsciences directthem."

"Idon'tmindtellingyou," concludedtheArchbishop, "thatmyvotewillbecast againstCommunistsand againstallthosewhoare company-keepingwith Communists.

"Idon'tthinkIhaveever madesuchaclearstatement onhowIamgoingtovote."

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1 OnNov.9therepassed toitseternalrewardthe soulofMr.Edward0. Walton.

Thedeceasedwasanative ofGeelong,wherehewas bornin1872.Hecameto W.A.in1895andbrought tothisStatethesamekeen interestinsport-mainly football-thathadcharacterisedhiminVictoria.

Soonafterhisarrival herehejoinedtheRailway surveystaffandremained inthatpositiontillheretiredattheageof65.

Buthecontinuedtofind muchtodointheRailway Instituteasbook-binderand assistantlibrarianuptothe ageof82.

Norailwaymanwasmore widelyknownormore genuinelyrespectedthan EdwardWalton,andnoone earnedforhimselfsucha reputationforkindlyservicesrenderedtohisfellow men,atalltimesandunder allcircumstances.

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Hisspecialworthlayin thecompetentmannerin whichhisworkwasdoneresultsalwaysmeasuredup tothehighexpectations fromsocompetentand genialamemberofthestaff.

Hewilllongberememberedforhisunobtrusive thoroughness,charmof mannerandboundless energy,whichhegenerously spentonthosewhomade demandsonhisapparently unlimitedsupply.

AconverttotheFaith,he wasdeeplyimbuedwiththe spiritofCatholicism.He wasamostexemplary memberoftheHolyName Society,inwhichhemaintainedhisinterestthough hehadreachedthegreat I, ageof83.

IntheparishofSt.Brigid, WestPerth,whereheresidedfor46years,heexercisednoslightinfluencefor goodbyfaithfulattendance tohisreligiousduties.

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Nearly100HolyNamemen,representativeofseveralbranches,attendedaHoly NamesocietyrallyinSt.Joseph'sChurch, Albany,onNov.13andahighteaafterwards. suchastheHolyNameSoTheywereprivilegedtociety,wasthefirstessential. hearaninspiringaddressonBeyondthatwastheneedfor othergroups,theLegion CatholicActionbytheguestofMary,YC.W.,andsoon. speaker,theRev.J.Mikula,Thencamethediocesan whostressedtheimportanceorganisationwithitswider ofhavingthelaitysharingoutlook,guidedbythe intheworkofthehier-bishop.Finallythenational archy. sphere,inwhichparishand CatholicAction,hesaid,diocesanunitswerefederwasnonewinvention,butated,coveredsuchactivities ithadassumedagreaterasmigration. importanceinrecenttimes.FatherMikulaemphasisedTheneedwasincreasinglytheneedforreallylearning great,priestsandreligiousthefaithbyreading,study beingpitifullyfew. anddiscussion.Therewere Thelaitywasaskedtosomanythingswecould workinmanyfields,somedo-listentotheCatholic ofthemwheretheclergyhour,readthediocesan paper,and,bestofall,the aim

meettremendous he difficulties.TheultimateBible. mustalwaysbetobring Christtotheworld,togiveAftertherecitationofthe informationtothoseignor-familyRosary,Father advisedthereading antoftheChurch,orto thosewhohadfallenaway.aloudofsomeSacredScripture,e.g.,theGospelofthe FatherMikuladetailed themethodsofsuccessful"H''econcludedbyreferring operation.Firstwasthetotheepistleoftheday's parishorganisation,andMass,andhopedthatall hereactivemembershipofmemberswouldgivetotheir atleastoneCatholicsociety,Bishop,theMostRev.L.J. *Goody,andtohissuccessors,

EightHundred reasontowriteasSt.Paul hadwritten:"Youaremy crown,myjoy." Varioustoastswere EnjoyedGardenhonoured u duringtheevening.

FeteInHills Katanning,inproposing "TheHolyNameSociety," veryeffectivelydealtwith

Encouragedbytheidealtheresponsibilityrestingon dayandwithhappyrecol-eachindividualmemberto lectionsofpreviousfetesinmakethebranchandthe thepleasantsurroundingssocietyliveandactive. ofMr.Carpene'sbeautifulMr.K.Normanproposed garden,nowonderthatonce"TheDiocesanUnion,"to againthisyearover800whichMr.J.Paulrespondpeoplefromfarandneared."TheVisitors"and"The madeittheirafternoonout-Ladies"werealsosuitably instoattendthegardenhonoured.Mr.T.Butler feteatKalamunda. presided.

Untilafewweeksbefore hewascompelledtotake tohisbed,Mr.Walton busiedhimselfwiththe hometaskshehadfulfilled forsomanyyears.

Hisillnesswasshort.He lingeredonlyabouttwo weeksafterbeingadmitted toRoyalPerthhospitaland diedfortifiedbytheritesof HolyChurch.

TheRequiemMasswas celebratedatSt.Brigid's, WestPerth,inthepresence ofalargegathering.

ThechildrenofSt. Brigid'sschoolsformeda guardofhonourasthe cortegepassedonitswayto thecemetery,whereitwas metbyalargeandrepresentativeassemblyofhis bestknownfriends.

Heleavesawidow,with whomhecelebratedhis goldenweddinginApril, 1955,andonedaughter.

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AtSt.Joseph's52YearsAgo!

ThisweektheRev.MotheratSt.Joseph'sGirls'OrphanagereceivedaletterfromWales.Itwaswrittenbyanelderlylady namedDaisyGriffiths.Thenamemeansnothingtoanyonehere andthetownwithafunnynameandtoomanylettersinitsspellingisalongwayoff.YetthereisalinkbetweenMrs.Griffiths inherdistantWelshcottageandSt.Joseph's,forshewritesofher childhood.

"MyparentswereGeorge andJuliaGreenwood.They weremarriedatBathurst, N.S.W.,in1893,butmy motherdiedwhenIwas veryyoung.Myeldersister Amydiedwhenshewasa baby.

"Aftermydearmother diedIwastakentothe SistersofMercyatGuildford.Thepriesttherewas FatherMorris.Hetookme toSt.Joseph'sOrphanage. Ithinkthatwasabout1903. IstayedthereuntilIwas oldenoughtogotoservice.

"Iwouldliketoknowmy ageandwhereIwasbaptisedandifIwasbornat Guildford,W.A.,orGuildford,N.S.W."

Rev.Motherwasableto tellherthatshecameto St.Joseph'sonNov.11, 1903,andthatshewentto domesticserviceinDecemberwhenshewas14.

Shewaseightyearsold whenshearrivedandthat shewassenttotheorphanagebecausehermotherwas deadandthewhereabouts ofherfatherwasunknown.

Justaslonelybewildered DaisyGreenwoodcameto beadmittedin1903tothe shelterofSt.Joseph's,so bereavedandunhappychildrenhadbeencomingfor 36yearsbeforeherandso theyhavebeencomingin allthehalf-centurythathas elapsedsince1903.

Veryfewavenuesofemploymentwereopentothe lowlyandunderprivileged.

Manythingshavechangedwiththeyears.Now girlsarestillatschoolon their16thbirthday-longeriftheyintendtopursue higherstudies.Theybegin workasclerks,tradeapprentices,traineenurses, dressmakersorfactory workers.

Someprefertododomesticworkbutthenumberis notgreat.Soontheyare

livingwithanapproved privatefamilyandtaking theirplacewiththeother citizensofourState.

St.Joseph'sGirls'OrphanageandSt.Vincent's Foundlingareholdingtheir annualGlftDayonSunday, Nov.27.Visitorshavethe opportunityofseeing throughtheHomesand meetingthelittlepeople wholivethere.Somedear littlegirlwillbelookingout foryou.Donotdisappoint her.

JamesArdath,Well-KnownBusiness ManOfGoldfields,PassesOn

AllHallows'parish,Boulder,mournsthe lossofoneofitsoldestandmostwidely knownparishioners,inthepassingofMr. JamesJosephArdaghofBurt-st.

Deceasedwasamember ofawell-knownBallarat family,andcametothis Stateattheturnofthe century.Afterworkingin Perthforashorttime,he cametotheGoldfieldsto managetheclothingbusinessofthelateMr.M. O'Reilly.

ofGodHospital,Kalgoorlie, onNovember13.

Therespectinwhichdeceasedwasheldinthecommunitywasevidencedinthe representativegatheringat hisfuneral,whichwasone ofthelargestseeninthe district.

Hiswifepre-deceased him19yearsago,anda familyofthreesonsandfour daughtersarelefttomourn thelossofalovinganddevotedfather.

InApril,1906,incompanywithhisbrother,the lateThomas,heopenedthe premisesinBurt-st.known asArdaghBros.,whichhe successfullycarriedonright uptothetimeofhisdeath whichoccurredatSt.John

Mayhissoulrestin peace.

Twoweek-endshadbeenThefunctionwasagreat spentbythemenpreparingsuccess,probablythebest thestallsandseatingaccom-yetheldatAlbany,theonly modationforthecomfortofregretbeingtheunavoidableleavingtheravagesofwars thevisitors,forafteratourabsenceofMonsignorF.andbrokenfamiliesbehind throughthegardenwhatisByrne. morewelcomethanacomfortablechairandachat withfriends.

Littlegirlswhoscarcelyrememberthelossof parentsortheirdesertion bythem;biggirlssilent withgrief;bigonesand smallonesfromoverseas themtostarttheiradult yearsinanewandsunny PrizewinnersAt land.

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TheonlyonestoobusytorafflesattheKalamundascarsbutthememoryof listenwerethestall-holders,fetewereasfollows: littlechildrenismercifully forsomuchofthesuccessWirelesschair,Mr.L.Port-veryshort.Daisy,aswell ofthefetedependedonwine,Kalamunda;waterset,asthosewhowentbefore theirworkbutthebusierMrs.O'Neill,NorthFre-herandthosewhocame theywerekeptthehappiermantle;pairofsheets,Mrs.afterwards,learnedagain theyseemed. Torre,VictoriaPark;bridetobehappy,care-freegirls, FatherKearnanandhisdoll,ShirleyHutton,Kala-secureinawell-ordered parishionersextendtheirmunda;doll'shouse,Mar-homeandthemerrycorngratefulthankstoallwhogaretWright,Lesmurdie;panionshipofothergirls. cameandspentsogener-rosecake,FatherO'Connor,Daisyremaineduntil ouslyandtothosewhoseEastVictoriaPark;blue1911.Shethenwentinto giftssohandsomelystockedcake,Mrs.Saunders,Wal-domesticserviceatFremanthedifferentstalls.Theliston;pinkandbluecake,tie.Thatwasthepattern lovelychurchisamonu-MissAshton,Wembley;tinoflifeintheearlypartof menttotheirkindnessandoftoffee,Mrs.S.Costello.thecentury.Anorphan generosity. Kalamunda. girlbecameaservantgirl.

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Acrowdof250followedwithcloseattentiontheceremonyofblessing,bythe Rt.Rev.G.Gomez,O.S.B.,oftheChurchof OurLadyHelpofChristiansatMukinbudin onNovember13. Builtofcementbrick facedwithstucco,the TheLordAbbotwaschurchispaintedcreamand assistedbytheparishpriest,hasatiledroof. theRev.P.Sesma,O.S.B.,Itwillseat120persons intheceremonywhichcorn-andwasbuiltwiththecomencedat3.30p.m. operationofnon-Catholics.

At4p.m.PontificalMass,Supperwasservedafter attendedbymostparishtheceremonyintheRoad priestsoftheAbbeyNullius,Boardhall.Amongthe wasoffered.PresentalsospeakersweretheLori weretheRev.B.Lazaro,Abbot,FatherPlacid, O.S.B.,andtheRev.R.Messrs.Ericson,J.Grogan, Docherty. J.Sasche,A.MiguelandT.

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HOULAHAN'S

REV.L.

DilemmaOfAspiringConvert WhoDivorcedandRemarried

GiftsToWillagee

School-Church

NehruSaysConversionIsRight OfAll:PapersSuppressOutrage

(By

E.J.Antony)

M.M.,N.S.W.:IwasanAnglican,butforbiddenbythelawof havinggiventhematterseriousthought,I becameconvincedofthetruthoftheCatholicreligionbeforegoingtoseeapriest. R.:Sofar,sogood. aregistryoffice,theCathoQ.:Aftersomeweeksofin-lieChurchacknowledges structionbythepriest,theirmarriagetobevalid whenIexplainedthatIandbindingtillthedeathof hadbeendivorcedandoneofthepartiestoit. re-married,havingtwoSurelyyoucanseethat t childrenofeachmarriage,theCatholicChurchcannot thepriesttoldmethatIdeclareyourfirstmarriage couldnotbereceivedintotohavebeenatrueand theCatholicChurch. validmarriage,yetactnow R.:Howeversadablow asifitwerenotatrueand validmarriageatall! thatmayhaveseemedtoItisnotaquestionofthe you,thereisonechargeChurch'slackingsympathy againsttheCatholicChurchandunderstanding.She whichwillnevercarryanysimplyhasnotthepowerto weightwithyou. saythatyoursecondmarThatisthechargethat,riageisalawfuloneinthe whilsttheCatholicChurchsightofGod. proclaimsherfidelitytotheQ.:IknowifmyfirsthaslawofChristforbiddingb divorceandre-marriage, anddiedIcouldbereshehasback-doormethodsceivedintotheChurch; ofevadingthatlawwhen-butheisyoung,andI everitsuitsherownpur-couldneverwishforthat poses. tohappen.

IhaveatleastadozenR.:Iamgladyourefuse non-Catholicsinthesametoentertainthatselfishand positionasyourself,andveryunchristianwish. whowouldbecomeCatho-Q.:Isthereanypossibility liestomorrowifonlyaway ofovercomingthedifficouldbefoundtopermitcults?

Christ.Butitisjustnot possibletohavebothsimultaneously.

Q.:IknowthatwithGodall thingsarepossible,andI amprayingthatsome waymaybefoundforthe Churchtoacceptme. R.:Notforamoment wouldIwishtoundermine yourconfidenceinGod,or yourfaithinprayer.All thingspossibleinthemselves arepossibletoGod;butnot impossiblethingswhichinvolveself-contradiction. EvenGodcannotmakea thingthatisinfactnota fact.Anditisafactthat, aslongasyourfirsthusbandstilllives,yourfirst marriageisstillbindingin Hissight.

Asforprayer,weshould prayforthecouragetodo God'swill,whateveritmay be;butitwouldbepresumptiontopraythataway maybefoundtoenableus tohavethecomfortoffeelingthatweareacceptable toGodwhilstcontinuingin astateforbiddenbyGod.

themtocontinueinasecondR.:Icanonlypresume marriagewhilstadivorcedthatyouhaveexplained formerpartnerisstillliv-yourcasefullytothepriest ing. whoisinstructingyou,and WeretheCatholicChurchthathehasconsideredall asunscrupulousassomepossibilitiesalready,onlyto peoplesay,shewouldnotfindthatthereisnosolurejecteagerwould-becon-tionoftheproblemapart vertslikethat!Butletusfromyourdiscontinuingin takeyourfurtherproblems.yourpresentmarriage.

Q.:Iam Itisahardchoicetohave terriblydisappoint-toaskyourselfwhich ed,foralthoughIcanat-meansmoretoyou,theretendMass,itwillhavetoceptionoftheSacraments beasifIwereanon-intheCatholicChurch,or CatholicdespitemyhavingtheCatholicfaith,and Icannotreceivethe BlessedSacrament,asI solookedforwardto doing.

R.:Icanquiteunderstandyourdisappointment, andIamfullofsympathy foryou.Butsolongas yourfirsthusbandstilllives, andyoucannotbringyourselftoforegoyourpresent marriage,youwillhaveto foregoactualmembership oftheCatholicChurchand theprivilegeofreceiving theSacraments.

Youmay,ofcourse,attendMass,andteachyour childrentheCatholicreligion,andbefaithfultoyour ownpersonalprayers.

AndIwouldadviseyou todothat.Butwhileconditionsremainasatpresent,moreisnotpossible. Q.:Canyouexplainfully tomewhy,whenthe twomarriageswerecontractedbeforeIthought ofbecomingaCatholic,I shouldbepunishedforit now?

Prayon,byallmeans, andtrustGod;butleaveit toHimtoansweryour prayersinthewayHe knowsbest.

Thefollowingdonations werereceivedfortheWillageeParkschool-church openedonNovember13: £15/15/-:HisGracethe Archbishop.

£10/10/-:Rev.P.Farrelly,AhernsLtd. £10:Mr.W.J.Houlahan. £5/5/-:Rev.G.P.O'Callaghan,VincentianFathers, Mr.andMrs.Glynn,Mr.D. O'Keefe,Rev.J.Gavin, O.M.I.

£5:OblateFathers,Jesuit Fathers,Mr.andMrs.Shaw, Mr.andMrs.Gaskin.

£3131-:Rt.Rev.Mgr. Kennedy,Rt.Rev.Mgr. Moss,SistersofSt.Johnof God,Rev.P.Abramo, O.M.I.

£3:Goodesfamily.

£2/2/-:Rev.E.J.Collins, Rev.V.O'Sullivan,Rev.J. Boylan,Rev.J.E.Bourke, SistersofSt.Josephofthe Apparition,BrigidineSisters,Mr.andMrs.Hughes, M.O'Sullivan,Mr.andMrs. O'Keefe,J.N.McCarthy, J.N.Dobson,Mr.andMrs. Cleary,C.J.O'Hara,E.W. Leary.

£2:Rev.J.Lynch,Mr. andMrs.J.Hunter,Mr.and Mrs.F.Tonge,Mr.andMrs. McCann,Mrs.Barry.

£1/10/-:O'Sullivanfamily,N.Dobson,C.Hunter.

Meantime,ifthereare thingsyoucannotpresent bringyourselftodo,dowhat youcando,attendMass, continuetostudytheCatholicreligion,teachittoyour children,andprayfervently toknowGod'swillmore clearlyandtohavethe couragetofulfilitstepby stepasHemanifestsitto you.Icanonlypromiseto rememberyouinmyown continuinginamarriageprayersalso.

'Catholic'DelegationFromEurope

AttemptsToFoolVietnamFaithful

Saigon.-A"Catholicdelegation"from Red-ruledCzechoslovakiahascometoRedrulednorthVietnam.TheVietminh(Communist)radioandpressofHanoihaveannouncedthislatestmanoeuvretowinCatholicVietnameseovertothe"Democratic Republic"inthenorth.

£1/1/:Rev.J.Russell, Mr.andMrs.Taylor,Mrs. Healy,Mrs.Clydesdale, PellegriniandCo.

NewDelhi-India'sPrimeMinisterJawaharlalNehruwasquotedhereassayingthat conversionistheinalienablerightofevery individual.

Mr.Nehruwasquotedby aProtestantmissionary,the Rev.FrankShortofthe BritishMissionarySociety ofGreatBritainandIreland,asmakingthisstatementduringaninterview here.

ThePrimeMinisterwas quotedasdeclaringthatit washisviewthatthefreedomtochangeone'sreligion isthefundamentalrightof everyindividual,whoalso hastherighttopersuade otherstochangetheirreligion.

InBombay,meanwhile,a seculardaily,"TheFree PressJournal,"hasdemandedthatapublicinquirybe heldinregardtotherecent incidentinthevillageof VardhmanNagarinwhich aCatholicpriestwasattackedduringthecelebrationof Mass

Thejournalcriticisedthe attitudeofIndiannewspapersinsuppressingnews oftheincident.

priestandhiscongregation wereconfinedforsometime, theattackerskickedFather Mezhukanalandpulledhis beard.

Returningtothealtar, theHindusdesecratedthe BlessedSacramentwhich wasstrewnaroundthe sanctuary,tookawaysacred vessels,anddamagedthe churchwall.

FatherMezhukanalrevealedthatsevenofthe ringleadershadsincebeen arrested.

Metingsarebeingheld throughoutIndiaprotesting abouttheincident.

TodayShouldBe

AnAgeOfHope

Newspapershereignoredtheattackinspiteofthe factthatthepriestinvolved, FatherMatthewMazhukanal,gaveafirst-handreport oftheoutragetothepress.

£1:Rev.J.O'Shea, WalshsLtd.,D.M.McKenny,BettyandMaureen Kelly,Mr.andMrs.Holmes, Mr.R.Lawrence,W.Green, E.Brigatta,Mr.andMrs. Casserly,MrandMrs.Pace, Mrs.H.Miller,Mr.and Mrs.Zemunick,Mr.and Mrs.H.Miller,senr.,Mr. andMrs.Cuff,Mrs.Gibbs, Mr.andMrs.Fisher,Mr. andMrs.Couch,Mr.Cyril Berry,Mr.andMrs.T. Hegarty.

10/-:MissHines,Mr.and Mrs.Dixon,Mrs.M.Walsh, Mr.andMrs.Finney,Mrs. Searle,Mrs.Pergunda,L. Barry,Mr.andMrs.Elder, Mr.Hawkins,Mr.andMrs. Tompson,Mrs.Black,Mrs. Gerovich,Flanaganfamily, Mr.andMrs.Azzaro,J.Dalton,Mrs.Regan,Mrs. Andrews,Mrs.Polglaze.

8/-:Mr.andMrs.Rivers.

6/-:Mr.Grossler,Mrs. W.R.Giles.

Thepriestsaidthatthe mobofHinduswhoinvadedhischurchrushedto thealtarafterbeatingthe congregationwithsticks.

TheytoreoffhisMass vestmentsandbeathim.He wasstruckbelowtheeye withastickandbeatenon thebackandshoulders.

Inthesacristy,wherethe

MoreClerics EnterChurch

Edinburgh.-Twomore Anglicanclergymen beenreceivedintothe CatholicChurchhereinthe pastfewweeks.Bothwere membersoftheEpiscopal ChurchinScotlandwhich isincommunionwiththe ChurchofEngland.

Everyouthfulandundyingalways,suchisthe lessonofthepastaswell asofthepresent.What agebeforeourownhas knownsuchhopesas these?

Ifthereisnoeffectwithoutacause,itisequally truetherearenocauses withouttheireffect;and howcanwhatisbeingsown todaynotflowerandbear fruittomorrow? Whatevermaycome about,weknownowthatin everyclassofsocietythere areChristianswho,inspite oferror,opinionsandperhapspersecutionanddeath, willwitnesstoChristand HisundyingChurch.

EternalYouth

Weknowthatwhatever maybedoneorsaidagainst Godwillbeansweredinthe heartsofotherswhomlove ofHiminspires.Anything mayhappen,persecution, heresy,war;butwebelieve, morethanever,intheundyingyouthfulnessofthe Church.

Here,howcanwedo otherthanmakeourown thosewordsofNewman, whenhespokeofthe Church'sSecondSpring?

R.:Noideaofpunishing youdictatestheattitudeof theCatholicChurchinthis matter.ChristHimselfgave thedefinitelawthatmarriageisbindinguntildeath; andthatdivorceandremarriageisnotpossible. TheCatholicChurchdid notmakethatlaw;andshe cannotunmakeit.Shecan onlydeclareittobethelaw ofChristandinsistuponits observance.Andthelaw bindseverybodywhomarries,notonlyCatholics.

Iftwonon-Catholics meet,andmarryeitherina non-Catholicchurchorin

Thedelegationoffivemenprominentintheassociation arrivedbytrainfromChinaof"CatholicPatriots,Lovers onOctober26.ThreeareofPeace,"afrontorganisadescribedaspriests,FathertionpromotedbytheVietFrantisekDraber,"oftheminh.FatherKyhasbeen Micoucovseminary,Mor-withtheVietminhforsome avia,"winnerofapeaceyears. prizethisyear;Father JosephBeneta,"directorof theseminaryVysebradin Prague,"andFatherAugustinePolec,"honorary superioroftheCoxitseminary."Theseforeignnames aregivenphoneticallyasin Vietnamese.

AswiththePolish "Catholicdelegation"that cametoHanoiinApril,a laymanoutranksthepriests. RotislavaPetera,president oftheexecutivecommittee ofa"progressiveCatholic" organisationandeditorofa papercalled"Popular Democracy,"ischiefdelegate.Thefifthmember's nameisCubin,describedas aninterpreter.

Thefivewerewelcomed atHanoirailroadstationby agroupthatincludedFather VuXuanKy,suspended priestofManoivicariate,

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Onarrival,Mr.Petera madeaspeech,declaring thattheCzechdelegation hadcome"tostrengthenthe bondsoffriendshipth'it uniteus."Asquotedbythe Vietminhradio,hisspeech includednoreferencetoreligion.

Thesatellitegovernment ofCzechoslovakiahasan embassyinHanoi,capitalof theVietminh"Democratic Republic."

PresumablytheCzech "Catholicdelegation"won't tellaudiencesinNorthVietminhthat12outof19 CatholicbishopsinCzechoslovakia,includingPrimate ArchbishopJosephBeranof Prague,areunderarrest.

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ChinesePriests ToWorkInE.S.

Melbourne.-AChinese priestwhohasnotheard awordfromhisparents inRedChinaforthepast sixyearsarrivedfrom Rometotakeupan assignmenthere.

HeisFatherJosephYu, whowasrecentlyordained atUrbanCollegeofthe PropagationoftheFaith.

Hewasaccompaniedby anotherChinesepriest, FatherAlphonsusWang, whowasalsoordainedin Rome,andhasbeenassignedtoworkinTasmania.

FatherYu'sparentsare leadingCatholicsofthe parishofHwangChiaSan intheDioceseofHangyang. ThisistheSeeofIrishbornBishopEdwardGalvin, amemberoftheSocietyof St.Columban,whowasexpelledbytheChineseCommunistsseveralyearsago.

TheyHonourPact

Thetwoformerministers are71-year-oldJohnWattie, whobecameaconvertatSt. Columba'sChurch,andIan Boxer,whowasinstructed bytheJesuitFathersof SacredHeartparish,bothin thiscity.

Mr.Wattiewasformerly acathedralcanon.Mr. Boxer,awidower,liveswith hissonanddaughter-in-law andtheirchildren.Mr. Boxer'ssonandfamilywere receivedintotheChurch twoyearsago.

"Yes,myfathersand brothers,andifitbeGod's holywill,notsaintsonly, notdoctorsonly,shallbe ours-butmartyrs,too,shall reconsecratethesoiltoGod. Weknownotwhatisbefore userewewinourown.." EmmanuelCardinal Suhard,"TheChurchToday,"p.168(Chicago:Fides, 1953).

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Vienna.-Theexecutive committeeoftheCatholicorientatedAustrianPeople's Partyhasannouncedthatit recognisesthevalidityofthe 1934Concordatwiththe HolySee. Thepartystatedthatitis alsorecognisingthevalidity, ofotherinternationalagreementsmadebyAustriabeforeHitlertookoverthe country.

However,theparty's leadershipstatedthatrevisionsshouldbemadeof somestipulationsinthe Concordat,principallythose onmarriage.

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Sir,-BoansLtd.areto becongratulatedonmaking spaceavailableatthelast momentfordisplayofwork inCatholicschools,during EducationWeek.

Theyarealsotobecongratulatedonthefactthat theyhadanativityscene completedforthearrivalof FatherChristmasattheir emporium.

'Tisnowweappreciate "TheRecord"freepress.

Weallawaitthereplyof themanagerofCoxBros. Itisjustpossiblethatonly onepersontookitonhimselftoturndownthedisplay.

Inanycasethefirmdisplayedverybadtaste,and suchanattitudecouldnot callforconfidenceinbusinessdealings.

Yours,etc., CATHOLICPARENT.

Novel'sValue

IsChallenged

Sir,-Rereviewof"The CruelSea,"byN.Monsarrat("Record,"Nov.17), althoughIfeelthatthe cadeteditionwillbean acquisitiontoschoollibraries,Ishouldhesitateto calltheoriginaleditiona trulygreatnovel.

Ihopethatinadditionto deletingtheparticularly unsavouryscenesthatoccur inpartsof publicationtheoriginal,the ofthecadeteditionalsosawfittodelete certainspitefulandcheaply sarcastictouches,inwhich theauthorairedhisopinion oftheIrish,Frenchand otherswhodidnotmeet withhisapproval.

Impressionableyoungstersareoftenundulyinfluenced bytheir althoughreadingmatter,and like"Westward Ho!"itcontainssomefine andstirringpassages,it could, givelikeKingsley'snovel, notiontheyounganadverse ofcertaincountries againstwhichN.Monsarrat seemstobearagrudge.Yours,etc., "BUNYIP."

ReaderSaysElectionIssueIsTo ReuniteLabourAndDumpEvan

NaturalWay OfLifeWanted

StateLabourBetterDisposedTo

AidForSchoolsThanLiberals

Sir,-Theswinginpower fromLabourtoLiberalin Statepoliticsastheresult of hastheBunburyby-election reducedtheaidtonongovernmentschoolswhich Labourwaspreparedto give.

disposedthanLiberaltoaid tonon-governmentschools. "Aidtoallformsofeducation"isLabourFederal policy. Wehaveseen Labourimplementthi's policyinourownState.

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Sir,-Withageneralelec-oflabour,orevenwhere tionsocloseuponus,and withsuchaserioussplitin theranksoftheLabour Partyofthiscountry,Itrust youwillgrantmespacein yourcolumnstomakea specialappealtotheelectors,whilstyetthereis time.

Iwishtoappealespeciallytothosewhodesireto seetheLabourPartycontinueitsexistencealongthe lines, forandforthepurpose whichitwasoriginally formed,thatisforthebenefitoftheworkers,andnot asadisguisedannexofthe CommunistParty.

Noonecantruthfully denythebenefitsmillions ofworkershavederived fromthebetterlivingconditionsbroughtaboutby theLabourParty,andit wouldbeatragicmistake toallowtheworkofthe foundationmembersofthis partytobedivertedto servethepurposeofa foreignpartytradingon thenameofLabour.

Itshouldnotbedifficult fortheworkerstojudge forthemselveswhatactions aredesignedfortheirbenefit,andwhatareintended fortheirenslavement.

Inthe1944referendum Dr.Evatttooktheleading partintheattempttointroduce, ectionpermanently,"DirofLabour"byhis fightfora"yes"votetoenablehimtoamendtheconstitutionoftheCommonwealthofAustralia,sothat workerscouldbesentto workwherevertheGovernmentwantedtosendthem, andnotbyanystretchof theimaginationcanthatbe regardedasforthebenefit oftheworkers.

Suchpowerwouldenable theGovernment,whether Labouroranti-Labourto robtheworkersofthefreedomtochoosetheirown jobs,andtheirownplace

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theywilllive.Infactit wouldhavemadeslavesof them.

ToenablethisdastardlyplottosucceedtheDoctor discoveredsomegrave doubtastothelegalityof payingcertainpensions (althoughtheyhadbeen paidforyears,andhave, sincethedefeatofthatreferendum,goneonbeing paid)unlessastrongsub- stantial"yes"votewasobtained.

Fortunatelytheintelligenceoftheelectorsenabledthemtoignorethe threattotheirpensions,andthereferendumfortheenslavementoftheworkers wasdefeated,butitgoesto showtowhatdepthsofdeceptiontheDoctorwilldescendtoobtainhisobjec- tive. Afurtherproofofwhat hewilldotodeceivethe electorswasgivenatan electionmeetinginVictoria Parkduringlastweek.

Toexplainwhyheleft thesecurityoftheHigh CourtBenchtotakeup politics,Dr.Evattsaidhe leftthebenchtostandby thesideofthelateJack Curtin.

ThelateJackCurtin's namestandsashighinthe historyoftheLabourParty ofthiscountryasanyman's nameinAustralia,and neverbyonewordordeed didheeverdoanythingto harmtheLabourPartyor toenslavetheworkers.

HewasasickmanduringEvatt's1944referendum andtooknopartinit,so don'tallowanybodyto blamehimforthatreferendum.

He,togetherwithothergenuineLabourmenlike thelatePeterO'Loughlin, thelateDr.Moloney,and thelateSenatorDick Darceydideverythingtheycouldpossiblydoforthe goodoftheworkers,and fortheunityoftheParty, butDr.Evatt,ontheother hand,byhisopendefence ofCommunism,hasdone moretowrecktheLabour Partythananyotherman inAustralia.

Unlessanduntiltherank andfileoftheLabour movementgetsridofEvatt, thePartywillfinditself splitintotwofactions,antiCommunistLabour,and pro-EvattLabour,whichis too Communistdangerouslynearbeing Labourfor peopletotaketherisk.

Nopriceistooheavyto paytosavetheLabour Partyfromextinction,and tore-uniteitasonesolid, genuineanti-Communist LabourParty,andeventhe priceoflosingthiselection andallowingUncleBobto carryonforafurtherterm asPrimeMinisterwouldbe acheappricetopayifit ridsusofEvattandhisdisruptionisttactics.

uineIfhehadtheleastgeninterestinthewelfare oftheLabourmovementhe wouldhaveresignedlong agoinsteadofsplittingthe partyashehasdone,but insteadofresigning,heresortstosob-stufftotryto getsympathyvotesfrom peoplewhoreallyloved genuineLabourmenlike JackCurtin.

Adecisionattheforthcomingelectionshouldrest uponanswerstothefollowingquestions:

1.Dotheelectorswant CommunisminAustralia,or Communistsinkeyposi- tions?

2.Dotheelectorswantto bedirectedtoworkwhereevertheGovernmentwants tosendthem?

3.Doelectorswanttoundoallthegoodworkthe foundersoftheLabour movementhaveachievedon theirbehalf,andwhich wouldbelostforgenera- tionsiftheyonceallowedit tobetakenfromthem.

Iftheiranswertothe abovequestionsisyes,they Continuednextcolumn.

Sir,-Thepressinformsus thattheLocalGovernment Association,whichiscomprisedof municipaldelegatesfrom councilsandroad boards,is pulsorycallingforcomimmunisation,ostensiblyasasafeguardagainstdiphtheria.

Wehavealreadybeentoldinthesecolumnsthat compulsoryfluoridationof ourdrinkingwaterhasbeen proposed,andfromthe propagandainfavourofthe Salkvaccine,itlooksas thoughacompulsorydoseof Dr.Salk'smonkeyglandis nowonthelist.

Whatarewegoingtodo aboutallthisFascistmedication?ArewetojustsubmitasisdoneintheSoviet Union,orarewegoingto standupandtellthepowerlustersthatwedemand somecontroloverourown bodies?

CanaChristianreconcile allthis tation,dictatorialregimenwithhisbeliefthat Godsentusallintothis worldhealthy,andatthe sametimegaveusthematerialstokeepourbodies healthy?

Frankly,Icannot,and feelthatalthoughmanypeoplehavestrayedfroma sanemethodofliving,this cannotbeacceptedasan excusetotrytobuild healthybodiesonrotten foundations.

Whenapersongetslost, hisbestmethodistoretracehisstepsbacktohisstartingpoint.Tryingshort cutsfromalostposition mustinevitablyleadtodisaster.

Isuggestthatifbodies areunhealthytheremedyis togetbacktoanaturalway oflife,andnottoinject manyvarietiesofdead germs,embalmingfluids, andwhatnotintotheblood stream.-Yours,etc., ANTI-HOCUSPOCUS.

AllegesFallIn Paper'sStatus

Sir,-Pleaseletmeadd myvoicetothosepleading forthereturnofFrancis Gilberttoyourcolumns. Australiahasnosounder commentatorthanheon po'iticsandcurrentaffairs generally.

Itisregrettedthathis viewsarenotaswidelyread assomeofthosewhichappearinthesecularpress. Fromtimetotimeweare remindedofourobligation tosupporttheCatholic press,butIsuggest,with respect,thatthisobligation bringswithittherightto expectthebestavailable. Believeme,"TheRecord" withoutFrancisGilbertis alongwaybelowitsbest.Yours,etc., F.M.EDWARDS. shouldvoteforEvatt,and thosewhosupporthim,but if,asIexpect,theywould beindignantatthevery ideaofsuchthings,then theycanonlydefendthemselvesandtheirfamiliesby votingagainstEvatt.

Thiswillbeahardthing forhabitualLabourvoters todo,but,ifthereisno anti-CommunistLabour manstandingintheirelectorate,ornoindependentcandidate,thentheywill havenooption,ifthey wouldsavetheLabour Party,butputanyof Evatt'ssupporterslaston theirballotpaper. Onlybyastrongshowof theelectors'objectionsto Evattwillweeverbeable toforcehimtoresign,but theimportanceofgetting himoutcannotpossiblybe over-emphasised.Thefate ofelectorsisintheirown hands,andiftheylackthe couragetoridthemovementofthismenace,regrets inlateryearswillbefutile.

Yours,etc., J.J.KELLY.

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Correspondentswho',- commendbig-sticktreatmentbyCatholicstowards Labourarethereforeasillinformedastheyarefantastic.

Immediatelyafterthe Bunburyby-election,Mr. Watts,LeaderoftheCountryParty,challengedthe legalityofLabour'srecent concessionstonon-Governmentschools.

The thereuponLabourgovernment introducedabill whichcoveredtheactual concessionsalreadymade andalsoproposedtogive theMinisterforEducation thepowertomakeanyfurtherconcessionsthrough regulations.

TheOppositionpassedthe billonlyafterremovingtheproposalforpowertogive furtherconcessions.

Doesthisshowthatany Catholicwhovotedagainst LabouratBunburyvoted againstaidtoourschools? Itdoes,ofcourse,super- ficially.Italsoshowshow harditisforanyCatholic totieuptheirvotewiththe schoolissue.

Thereis,then,lesshope forthemilitantbig-stickers ofgatheringvotesagainst Labourontheschoolissue thantherewasatBunbury ofgetting Liberaldyed-in-the-wool Catholicstovote Labourforthesamereason.

Notthatanybodytriedto doanythingsomisguided atBunbury.Wehopethat theywillnotinPerth.

Onrecordofcourse Labourismorefavourably

CriticisesDefects

OfCatholicPress

Sir,-Whatonearthis happeningto"TheRecord?"

SincethepassingofFrancisGilbertithasbeendeadlydull.

Andwhatofthe "Women'sPage?"

Personallyspeaking I don'tthinkweneeda women'spage,butitwas promised.

Itseemstomethat"The Record"isfartoomuch takenupwithmattersabout Protestantsandtheirprob-lems,especiallythoseof highrank.

Whynotforgetthemandgiveussomerealnews abouttheCatholicposition hereinAustralia? Yours,etc., "BRERFOX."

Anybodywhorealisesthe financialdifficultiesofthis dependentStateofours mustseeatoncethatState governmentherecannotdo verymuchmorethanithas nowdone.

Actualsubstantialfinancialaidforourschoolsmust comefromFederalsources.-Yours,etc.,

PATERFAMILIAS.

'RerumNovarum'

IsPoliticalGuide

Sir,-Owingtothevery poorresponseshowntoa recentadvertisementin "TheRecord,"concerning that "RerumoutstandingEncyclical, Novarum"(Work- ersCharter),byPopeLeo XIII,wehavedecidedto drawattentiontoportionof itscontentsfortheinformationofthoseCatholicmen andwomenwhohavethe responsibilityofselectinga policyofgovernmentcompatiblewiththeirCatholic wayoflife.

Answerstothefollowing ) questions(andmanyothers) maybefoundintheEncyc-lical,whichmaybeobtained bytheforwardingof1/-, eitherinpostalnoteor chequepayabletotheSocietyofSt.VincentdePaul, 104St.George's-tce.,Perth, orbycallingattheabove addressbetweenthehours of5p.m.and5.30pm.from MondaytoFriday:

1.Thecausesofthesocial problem.

2.Therighttoprivate property,anatural right.

3.Privatepropertyinaccordancewiththe naturallaw.

4.Thefamilyandtruesociety.

5.Therightsofthefamily.

6.ThedutyoftheState towardsthefamily

7.UndueStateinterference,mischievous.

8.No withoutpracticalsolution religionandthe Church.

9.TheChurchteachesthe truevalueofthings.

10.Thetrueworthofman.

11.Thesocialactionofthe Church.

12.Thesocialactionofthe State.

13.ThedutyoftheState towardstheworking class.

14.Thelivingwage.

15.Ajustwage.

16.Tradeunions.

17.Therighttoformassociations. Yours,etc., J.FARRELL.

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OUGHTON BLUE STRIPEWINES

TheirhighstandardofQualitynevervaries

Poland's"ProgessiveCatholics" AdmitToLackOfPopularSupport

Theso-calledCatholicprogressivemovementinPoland,whichenjoysthefullbackingoftheWarsawregime,hasrecentlyadmittedthatitlackspopularsupportamong thebroadmassesofPolishCatholics.

Inconnectionwiththeappropriatethatabusesof tenthanniversaryofthethehumanbeingareat group'smouth-piece,thepresentcondemnedmore weekly"TodayandTo-severelythaneverinside morrow"(Dzis Jutro),theSocialistcamp.Thenew (whichbutrecentlywasepochiscertainlybornin bannedbydecreeofthedramaticpainsandhumanSacredCongregationoftheitypaysacertainpricefor HolyOffice)a lengthyit,asisthecaseinthe articlewrittenbyAndrzejmajorityofhistorical Micewskiappearedinthatclimaxes. periodical.

Entitled"Themainproblem-confidence,"itwasreprintedintheWarsawdaily "CommonWord,"organof thesamegroup.

Thearticleshedslighton thesituationofthe"progressiyeCatholics"in Polandandtheirlackof followingamongtrue Catholics.

Micewskibeginswith assertingthatonemust reconcileone'sselftothe factthatafterWorldWar IIPolandfounditself"permanentlyintheorbitofthe Socialistcountries"and thereforePolishraisond'etat demandsthatPolishpolicy bebasedonanalliancewith theSovietUnion.

Anotherresultofthisfact issocialreconstructionand industrialisation.Inspiteof thefactthatsomepeople considerthattheseachievementscosttoomuchin effortandsacrifice,the authorclaimsthattheymust beborne,asotherwisesuch aswiftindustrialisation wouldnotbepossible.

ThenecessityofcollaborationwithSovietRussiais furtheremphasised,accordingtoMicewski,byGerman revisionism.

Micewskialsotriestodefendthesystemofterror, appliedbytheCommunists.

Hesaysthat,"obviously, humanismiscontainedin thefoundationsofSocialism.Butthenewsocial orderarosethroughrevolution.

"Itwasboundtobeaccompaniedbyphenomena whicharecharasteristicofa revolutionaryperiod.Asthe newsocialorderbecomes stronger,theformsofits activitiesbecomemore lenient."

Micewskiaddsthat"itis

RussiansClaimMary

AsAnother"First"

Bangkok.-"Whyis thatpicturehere?

Didn'tyouknowthe Russianshadher first?"

Thosearetheremarksmadebya Russiandiplomatwho unexpectedlyentered HolyRedeemer Churchhereand noticedapictureof OurLadyofPerpetualHelp,itisreportedbyFather RodgerGodbout,RedemptoristfromDetroit.

"Onemustdoeverything tolowerthatprice.One mustalsotakeanhistorical lookattheproblemsof socialmorality inorder toshowthatthegreatest pricewhichhumanitypays forrevolutionisinnorelationtothesocialevilsof tensandhundredsofyears ofcolonialismandexploitation,warsandoppression."

HowManyGenuine AtheistsInUSSR?

(ByPaulH.Hallett,Litt.D.)

SinceNovember11,1954,whenKruschchevannouncedanewSovietlinetowards religion(obviouslyapreliminarytothenow ratherworn-outideaof"relaxationoftensions")interestinthereligioussituationin Russiahasbeenmorethancommonlyactive.

OneSovietofficialtold WilliamRandolphHearst, Jr.,that40percentofthe "citizens"oftheSoviet Unionwereatheists.

Iftherewereatheistsin Russiaintheproportionof 40percent,Ishouldsay thattheatheistprogramme waswellonitswaytosuccess.

ButIsuspectthatRussianswhowouldadmitwith decisionthattheyareatheistswouldnotnumbermore thanthreeorfourpercent.

Itisreadilybelievable,of course,thatoutoftheRus-

RumoursOfReconciliationBetween RedsAndChurchAreGroundless

VaticanCity.-Rumours,speculations andfalsehopesconcerningthepossibilityof areconciliationbetweentheCatholic ChurchandtheSocialistStatesarecompletelygroundless,OsservatoreRomanodeclared.

TheVaticanCitynewspaperwasreplyingto"a rashofarticlesalongthese linesnotonlyinCommunist newspapers,butinother publicationsinFranceand Italy."

Itsaidthesearticleswere promptedinpartbytherecentconsecrationofBishops inRed-ruledLithuania,and theconditionalreleasesfrom imprisonmentgivenCardinalMindszenty,ArchbishopJosefGroeszof Kalocsaandsomeother bishops.

Alsopartlyresponsible,it stated,weremisleading constructionsplacedupon theaddressofHisHoliness PopePiusXIIlastSeptembertothe10thInternationalCongressofHistorical Sciences.

Osservatoresaidthe articleshadinsinuatedthe existenceofdividedcounselswithintheVatican,and ingeneralhadsoughtto createtheimpressionthat somemovesareafootto placetherelationsbetween theChurchandCommunism upon"anewrealisticbasis."

anaturecouldbeplanted amongCatholics,thenthe taskofsplittingtheChurch wouldbemucheasierinthe Socialistcountriesandthe populardemocracies,and alsointheso-calledbourgeoisregimes."

Osservatorepointedout thespuriousnatureofthe allegedconciliatorygestures madebytheSoviets.It saidtheLithuanianBishops' consecrationhadaprece- dentin1948inLatvia.

Itdeclaredthattheconditionalreleaseofcardinals, bishopsandprelatesdoes notchangetheinjusticeof theirsentenceand leavesthemdeprivedof theirspiritualfunctions.

Atacertainmoment, Osservatorecontinued,the Communistrulersasked themselveswhetheritwould bemoreadvantageousto keeptheprelatesimprisonedorreleasethemandbar themfromtheirspiritual functions.Thesecondconsiderationwon."

"Andthat'sallthereisto it,"thenewspapercommented.

LegalGuarantees

sianpopulation40percent ofthepeoplearepractical atheists,thatis,haveno placeforreligionintheir lives.

Accordingtotheweekly bulletinoftheOrthodox PatriarchateofConstantinople,whichmaybeina goodpositiontoknow,there aretodayinRussia 101,000,000communicants oftheRussianOrthodox Church,outofatotalpopulationof210,000,000.

JustbeforetheBolshevik revolution,therewere 91,000,000RussianOrthodox,outof114,000,000 ChristiansintheRussian Empire.

SoitseemsthattheproportionofRussianOrthodox believershasgonedown somewherenear40per cent.

Thisdoesnotmean,however,that40percentofthe Russianpeopleareatheists. Theyareatmostindifferentists.

WideIndifference

Onegetstheimpression, fromthescatteredreports thatkeepcominginfrom timetotime,thatthekeenlyaggressivepromotersof the"godless"movement amongtheSovietsarefew andthatmostRussianstire easilyoftheirpropaganda.

Yetonlyamoralmiracle couldpreventCommunism's godlessprogrammefrom creatingwidespreadreligiousindifference.

DutchReconsiderFinanceMethods

Roermond,Holland.-BishopJoseph.H. W.LemmensofRoermond,hasordereda publicopinionpollthroughouthisdiocese onthequestionofcontinuingcollections duringchurchservices.

Amovementhasbeen growinginHollandtoreplacecollectionsduring churchserviceswitha differentmeansofparish support.

InsomeDutchcommunitiesparishcouncils,in whichlaymen,togetherwith theirpriests,woulddecide howtorunparishfinances, havealsobeensuggested.

InAmsterdam,Father H.J.A.Hoopmangotthe approvalofthevicargeneral ofhisdiocesetochangehis parish'scollectionmethod.

GiftsAtOffertory

FollowinganoldChristiancustom,hisparishioners bringtheirofferingstothe altar.Thepriestreports thatthecontributionshave becomebiggersincethis practicewasstarted.

Familiesinanotherparish placetheircontributionsin aboxinthevestibuleofthe churchoratthealtarduringMass.

However,parishionersin twosmallLimburgparishes, whenaskedtheiropinionin ameetingwiththeirpriest, opposedthesubstitutionof apermanentfamilycontributionfortheSundaycollectionandpewrent.

WhentheBishopofRoermondannouncedthata publicopinionpollwould beheldoncollections,he suggestedalternativesto thecollectionsystem:the introductionofachurchtax ortheretentionoffeesfor

pewsandformarriageand funeralMasses. SomeparishesinHolland haveasmanyassixcollectionsduringSundayMass. Thesameparishesoften haveanusheratthedoor collectingpewrent.Itisto avoidsuch"distractions" thatdifferentmethodsof collectionhavebeensuggested.

StudentsTotal

FivePerCent

InFormosa

Taipei.-Catholicsnow comprisealmostfiveper cent.ofthestudentsat NationalUniversityhere-230Catholicsina studentbodyof5,000. Thiscompareswiththe overallfigureofonlyone Catholicinahundredon Formosa. Thisyearthereare75 Catholicsamongthefreshmenattheuniversity.Duringthepast12months,60 studentsbecameconvertsto Catholicism. Catholicmissionarywork attheuniversityiscarried onbytwoChinesediocesan priests,andsomeJesuit FathersandBenedictine nunsonthefaculty.

BULLDOZING,EXCAVATING,LEVELLING,

ANDPATHSCONSTRUCTED

SAND,METAL,GRAVELorRUBBLESUPPLIED HOULAHAN'S

Ring11499

Regardingthemiscon"Suchmanifestationsevi-structionplaceduponthe dentlyarenotisolatedorPope'sspeechtothehissporadic,"thepapersaidintorians,Osservatoresaid afront-pageeditorial."The"thetruthisthatthroughsimilarityofargumentationoutthecenturiesthepolicy andpretextsbetraysacorn-oftheChurchhashadone monorigin.Whatdotheysoleobjective,namely,to want?AtrueconciliationassureCatholicsfreedomto orunconditionalsurrender?liveaccordingtoGod'slaw "Perhapsneitheronenorandtopursueuponearth theother.TotheCorn-theirfinalends,whichare munistsandtheirfellow-notofthisearth. travellers,theonlyimport-"Throughconcordats,the antthingistomaketheChurchseekstoobtainthe `Catholicmasses'believeinjuridicalsecurityandindethepossibilityofspiritualpendencenecessaryforher co-existence mission."

"TheCommunistsbelieveConcluding,Osservatore thatifconvictionsofsuchpointedoutthatMarxist myths,aswellasthepresent-daycruelreality,excludemostdefinitelythat SocialistStatesorpopular democraciesarereadyto granttheChurchjuridical guaranteesorindependence.

"Rather,"itsaid,"the factsdemonstratethat everythingisbeingdoneto enslave,weakenanddestroy theChurch.Tacticalsubtletiescannotmakeusbelieve thecontrary.

"Manoeuvresaimedat splittingtheChurchindirectlyconfirmtheintentionswhichhavebeen clearlystatedbyCommunist theoreticiansandchiefs.

"Theinsinuations,suppositionsandfalsehopeswhetheringoodorbad faith-thereforelacksubstanceandthetendentious rumoursarebaseless."

Wm.

Oneevidentresultofthe ignoringofGodwithinthe Sovietregimeistheconstantlygrowingphenomenon,oftennotedbySoviet educationists,ofsuperstitionandvainobservance.

Whenrealreligionis thrustout,superstitioncommonlymovesin.

Weshouldbewareofeasy credenceineitherthedeteriorationorthealleged improvementoftheposition ofChristianityintheSoviet Union.

Statisticsaresometimes publishedingoodfaith, whichpurporttoshowthat religioustoleranceinRussiahasgreatlyexpanded.

Forexample,itissaid thatin1941therewere4,255 churchesopentoworship, andin1955therewere 26,000.

Suchfigures,ifaccurate, areapttobemisleading. Before1917therewere morethan50,000Orthodox churchesinthepresent Sovietdomains.

Itistooearlyyettobe abletodecidedefinitely aboutthestateofreligion inRussia.Allwecansay forsureisthat,asaCatholicpriestremarkedthis year,"Godisnotdeadin Russia."

Posty'sWhistle

DearGirlsandBoys:

Iwenttoacarnivalthis weekandIsawlotsof wonderfulthingstoeat,and hundredsofchildreneating them.Someonesaid:"They willbeverysicktomorrow," andIthoughtofChristmas andthewonderfulspreads thatarepartofit,whenwe feedandfeedourbodies, butdowefeedourminds andsouls?

Thesoulreallyshould havefirstplacewithmost ofusatChristmas.Itisthe fragmentofimmortalityin us,andGodhasgivenus Hissacramentstofeedit fromthecradletothegrave.

BaptismtoExtremeUnction.Infeedingone'ssoul wenevergetindigestionand ahappysoulmakesahappy, popularperson.

Sodolookafterthesoul partofChristmas,andyou willfindthatthisChristmas willbethehappiestthatyou havehad.

Loveand"getcracking." AUNTMOLLIE. *

JeanetteSendsPoem 4Coode-st., Mt.Lawley. DearAuntMollie,-Thisis thefirstletterIhavewrittentoyou.

Iam12}yearsofageand Iaminsixthstandardat OurLady'sCollege,Victoria-sq.

Ilearnmusicandartof speech.

Iwillencloseapoem whichIhavewrittenmyself.

SoIwillendthisnote now.-Yourstruly, JEANETTEPORTEOUS.

DearJeanette,-Welcome tothe"corner"andthanks forthepoem.Ihopeyou willsendslotsofstories andpoems.Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

Week'sWinners

JuniorAward:Eileen Richardson,St.Joseph's School,Victoria-sq.

SeniorAward:PatFrench, 242Ninth-ave.,Inglewood.

LOVEOFGODOUTWEIGHSBREAD (ByALICEDEASE)

TonicandGigiwere dreadfullyhungry.They wereorphans,andhadcome tolivewiththeiraunt,who hadalargefamilyofher own,andtodaytherewas nofoodinthehouse.The aunthadfedherownsmall children,butfortheolder boystherewasnothing.

"Mypoorchildrengoout intothestreetandbegfor bread,"saidtheiraunt,but theboysdidnotwanttodo that.Theywentinsteadto thelittlechapelwherethe Bambinoseemedtosmile downonthemwithgreat understanding.

Franticallythebaker triedtopushItdown,ashe wasamiserlyman,buthe couldnotmoveit. Hethrewanotherloafinto thescales,andyetanother, andstillthebalancedidnot evenquiver. Therewassomething,thatnomancouldseetip- pingtheotherscale.Ifhe hadputallthebreadinthe shopontheotherside,it wouldhavemadenodifference.

StoryOfPioneerFamilyOfNortham

Mr.JohnFrench,of"Gold Gully"farm,Irishtown, Northam,wastheonlyson ofJamesandJanetFrench, andwasborninEnglandin 1848,arrivinginW.A.with hisparentsin1853onthe shipTraboncore.

Whenhisparentsarrived inAustraliatheyweremet byMr.A.W.Morgan,who engagedhisfather,Mr. JamesFrench,forfarm workonBardeen,wherehe remainedforthreeyears, receivingasalaryofonly oneguineaperweek.

Hethenbought10acres oflandfromhissavingsand clearedit,stillworking aboutthedistrict.

Whenhediedhelefthis son,Mr.JohnFrench,400 acres.

OnApril29,1874,Mr. JohnFrenchwasmarriedto Fanny,daughterofCharles Wiseby,ofFremantle,who, however,diedonMarch1, 1885,leavingherwidowed tobringuptheirfamilyof foursonsandthreedaughters.

1,200ACRES

Mr.Frenchstartedbuying adjoiningpropertiesuntil hisholdingshadincreased to1,200acres,propertyhe passedontohisson,Mr.J. C.French.Anotherpropertyof630acreswasalso takenoverbythisson. HispropertyatGoomalf.)r.)r.)r-, 00 ci000C. Youare

BOANS

lingwastakenoverbyanotherson,Mr.E.D.French.

TheeldestsonofMr.E. D.French,Mr.JohnCharles French,marriedMary ElizabethEaton,adaughter ofMr.ThomasEaton,who wasassociatedwithMr. HuntinhisexploringexpeditionsinW.A.

Theyhadoneson,Alex, andtwodaughters,Mary andFanny.

Mr.JamesEdward French,whoownedMortlockfarm,French'sSiding, wasanotheroftheFrench sonswhowasacreditto W.A. Bornin1897,hewaseducatedatIrishtownState school.

FAMILYOFSIX

In1904hemarried Catherine,daughter of CharlesChitty,ofGoomalling,andtheyhadfoursons andtwodaughters. Hewasacommitteeman oftheNorthamAgricultural Societyforfiveyearsanda memberoftheRoadBoard fortenyears.

ThoughtForWeek

"Goodluckisfoundedon goodpluck."

-SirWinstonChurchill. 11111111111111111M1111111111111111111I

NowForAPoem

ITHINKWHENIREAD

IthinkwhenIreadthat sweetstoryofold, WhenJesuswashere amongmen, HowHecalledlittlechildrenaslambstoHis fold.

Ishouldhavelikedto havebeenwithHim then.

IwishthatHishandshad beennlacedonmyhead, ThatHisarmhadbeen thrownaroundme AndthatImighthaveseen hiskindlookwhenHe said, "Letthelittleonescome untoMe."

YetstilltoHisfootstoolin prayerImaygo, AndaskforashareinHis love, AndIthusearnestlyseek Himbelow, IshallseeHimandhear Himabove.

InthatbeautifulplaceHe hasgonetoprepare Forallthatarewashed andforgiven, Andmanydearchildrenare gatheringthere, "Forofsuchisthekingdomofheaven."

-JemimaThompsonLuke.

JuniorPrizeGoesToEileenRichardson

InTheLandOfNever-Go-To-Bed

OneeveningIwassitting onthedoor-stepreadinga book.Mymothertoldme togotobed.Igroaned andsaidIwishedwenever hadtogotobed.

AftergettingintobedI wenttosleepandhada dream.

Isawtwomenatthe window.Theysaid,"Would youliketogototheland of"NevergotoBed?"

ExcitedlyIwentwith them.

Thejourneytookabout twohours.WhenwearrivedIwasastonishedto seepoor,thin,unhealthy children.Thegrasswas yellowandtheleavesonthe treeswerebrownanddead.

Everyoneyelledout, "Comeandplay."Weplayedhourafterhourand everyonewassquabbling * - *

St.MartinStarted HorseshoeCharm

Itwasanoldandrusty horseshoe,butthefashionablelasspickeditupcarefully,wrappeditinascrap ofahandkerchiefand, smilingupathergrinning escort,said:"Well,myluck's innow.I'llputitovermy garagedoor."

Whilethecatechismtells usthatwemustnotbelieve inall"charms,spells,andheathenishobservationsof omensanddreams,"itisinterestingtodelveintothe originofthissuperstition, andfindthatasaintis mixedupinitsearlyorigin.

St.MartinofTours,who diedinA.D.397,andwasthe converterofearlyFrance, travelledupanddownits lengthandbreathpreaching andconvertingpeople. Mostlyherode,orwhen thegoingbecametoohilly, hetrudgedonfoot,andhe wassolovedthatFrance adoptedhimasthepatron saintoftravellers.Allalong theroadshewentwere ancientinns,andthesein hishonournailedhissymbol ofarustyhorseshoeabove thedoor.

andfightingwithoneanother.

"Can'tIhavearest?" criedI. Everyoneshouted,"Of courseyoucan't.Youjust keeponplayingandplaying.Wehaven'teventime toeat." IwishedIhadn'tcome. Ifellheavilytotheground. Oneofthegrouppulledmy hairandanotheronepulledmyarms.Asuddenjerk pulledmetomyfeet.I openedmyeyesandfound myselfinmyownbed.

NowIalwaysgotobed withoutanyhesitationwhen mymothertellsmetogo.

EILEENRICHARDSON, St.Joseph'sSchool, Victoria-square. *

Wendy'sStoryHeld SacredHeartConvent, Norseman.

DearAuntMollie,-Iam writingtothankyouforthe 5/lishingpostalnoteandforpubmystoryin"The Record."Iamenteringa storycalled"TheBirthof Christ."Ihaverunoutof newsnow.Godblessyou.-Yourlovingniece, WENDYBARRETT.

DearWendy,-Thanksfor thethanksandthestory, whichwill Christmasappearabout time,asitwillbe topicalthen.Keepon writingWendy,andletus knowyourholidaydoings. AUNTMOLLIE.

***

ExpertTailors

Aspeciesofantwhich doesneattailoringwork hasbeendiscoveredinCeylon.TwoGermanscientists manyyearsagowatching theantssawthemsewtwo leavestogethertoforma coveringfortheirnest.

Onerowofinsectsmarcheduptotheedgesandpulledthemtogether;others trimmedandfittedthelines, andstillanotherlotofants busilystitchedtheedges withasilkythreadyielded bytheirlarvae.

-IndianNaturalist.

Heseemedtotellthem withHiseyesthatallwould bewellandtheywentdown thestreet,firmintheconvictionthatHewouldhelp them.

Astheycametothe baker'sshoptheywentin withashylittlesmileon theirfaces,andaskedfor bread.

Thebakeratthatmoment wasweighingsomegreat crustyloavesthatsmelt verygoodtothehungry children.Hewasadark grumpyman,notedforhis badtemper,andhislackof anykindnessorcharity.

"Howmuchbreaddoyou need?"heaskedgrumpily.

"Whereisyourmoney?"

"Please,wehavenone. Weonlywantedsometoeat asweareveryhungry," saidtheboysinchorus.

The andbakerglaredatthem stampedhisfoot.

"Toeat?Doyoumean totellmethatyouwant breadtoeatfornomoney?"

Hecameandstoodover them,shakinghisfist.

"FortheloveofGod," saidGigi,whohadheard beggerssaythat.

"TheloveofGod,"laugh- edthebaker."That'sgoodpaymentforbread."

Helookedatthehungry boysandlaughedagain.

"YouputtheloveofGod inthescales,andIwillgive youbreadtoequalit."

Sosayinghetookthe greatcrustyloavesoutof thescales,weighedthemin hishand,replacedthem,andtookouttheweights andmeasuresfromtheother scale.

Theemptysideflewup, andthesidewiththegreatloavesrestedonthecounter.

"Now,youputthe'love ofGod'intheplaceofthe weights,andthentakeas muchbreadasitweighs."

Theboysthoughtofthe eyesoftheBambino,and shuttheireyestopray.

Slowlytheemptyscales begantosinkdown,and down,asthoughaheavy loadwasonit.Thegreat loavesroseandhunginthe airashighasthescales wouldgo.

Therewasanoldpeasant womanstandingby;inher oldhandsheheldthesmall cointhatwastobuyher bread.Oftenshehadgone hungryforlackofthecoin. Shehadseenthewhole thing.

"Youfool,"shecried, "don'tyouknowthatifyou putthewholeofItaly's breadinascaleGod'slove wouldstilloutweighit.It's greaterthananything."

Thebakerwasverymuch frightened.Hehadknown Godasaboybuthadin-sultedandforgottenHim,andhehadbecomeavariciousandascoffer.Nowhe wasvery

"There,frightened. there,"hecried, "takethathomewithyou. Comeagain,comeevery dayandIwillgiveyoua loafeach'fortheloveof God.'"

Ashesaidthat,thescale roseagainveryslowly,and whentheboyshadjoyfully clutchedtheirbread,they hungagain,readyforthe baker'snextweighing. Andallthatbitterwinter,tillitwasspring,andthe boyscouldgetsomework todo,thebakergavethem theirdailybread.Also,he begantogotochurchagain, andwasamuchhappier man.

AdaptedfromAliceDease.

* JohnWritesTale 57Thomas-st., Nedlands.

DearAuntMollie,-Ihave madeupastoryforyou.I ameightyearsoldandgoto schoolatNedlands.

JOHNDIMOND.

DearJohn,-Thankyou verymuchforyournice story.Itisverygoodand wewillputitinnextweek. Onlyeightyearsold,John. andwritingastory-abig patontheLack.Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

***

PatFrenchReceivesSeniorAward

ThereIsNoFoodShortage ButFailureToDistribute

Catholicstudentsofthefledglingscience ofpopulationdonotsharethepessimistic beliefthatthehumanraceisrapidlyeating itselfoutofhouseandhome.

Withoutdenyingthatin certainregionsoftheworld thepressofpopulationon resourcesisacute,theyhave toomuchrespectforGod's lawandforhumanlife,and toomuchregardfortheintelligenceofman,toeven considerthenegativeand stultifyingsolutionoffered byartificialbirthrestriction.

InthewordsoftheHoly Fathertodelegatestothe WorldCongressonPopulation,heldayearagolast SeptemberinRome,Catholics"respectthecreativeaspirationwhichisfoundat theverycentreofloveand life."

Whateverthedistant futuremayhold,itcertainly cannotbearguedtodaythat populationgrowthona world-widebasishasoutstripped,orthreatensto outstrip,theresourcesof naturetosupportit.

Onthecontrary,the amazingrecoveryofworld productionafterWorldWar IIhasmadethisscarypredictionofsomedemographerslooksilly.

Thisrecoveryhasreachedthepointwhere,according tothetenthannualreport oftheInternationalBank forReconstructionandDevelopment,worldproductioninmostoftheworldis nowdrawingaheadofpopulationgrowth.Especiallyspectacularhas beentherecoveryofagriculture,atleastinthefree world.

oneofscarcitiesbutof surpluses.

TheU.S.Secretaryof AgricultureonSept.9warnedthe200delegatestoa meetingoftheInternational FederationofAgricultural producersthattheUnited Statescouldnotforever continuereducingitsacreagewhileothercountries steppedupproduction.

Thoughhepromisedthat Americawouldnotdumpits hugesurplusesabroadand thusdisorganiseworldmarkets,hemadeitclearthata solutionhadtobefound, quickly.

Inhisremarkstothe conference,SecretaryBensonobservedverytruly thatthepresentsurplusof farmproductsisasurplus onlyinaneconomicsense. Productionhasoutstripped, notthephysicalcapacityof peopletoconsume,buttheir abilitytopayforwhatthey wantandneed.

TheHolyFatheradverted tothesamedistressingcircumstancesinhistalkon December6,1953,todelegatesattendingtheseventh sessionoftheUNFoodand AgricultureOrganisation.

Notingthatunderfed peoples"makeup70per cent.oftheworld'spopulation,"thePopetoldhis listenersthattheywould naturallybepreoccupied withchannellingtothese

LastJuly1,theUnited States,Canada,Argentina andAustraliaheldinstorage116millionshorttons ofgrain,or2.5milliontons morethantheyhadonhand ayearearlier. Thisreportfollowedhard ontheheelsofaU.S.AgricultureDepartmentestimate thatthe1955worldwheat cropwould,despiteU.S. acreagerestrictions,touch recordlevels.

OnSeptember13theUN FoodandAgriculture Organisationsaidthat,exceptinCommunistlands, morefoodpercapitais availablenowthanbefore thewar.

Thefactis,ofcourse,that sofarasmarketsgo,the farmproblemtodayisnot

BishopRealises

ValueOfReds'

TalkOfFreedom

Rome.-BishopAlfonso

M.Ferroni,O.F.M.,recentlyreleasedfromRed Chinaafterthreeanda halfyearsofimprisonmentandtorture,commentedhereonthestatementofSocialistleader PietroNennithatthereis fullreligiousfreedomof worshipinChina.

"IknewofNenni'svisit whileIwasinHongKong," theRed-oustedBishopof Laohokowdeclared.

"Theonlyexerciseofthe Faithseemedtobeconfined toprisonswhereIsaw priests-Chinese,Italian, andthoseofothernationalities-sentencedtothe heaviestlabours,suchas carryingsacksandgravel, diggingditchesandtrenches.

unfortunatesthesurplus productionofmorefavourednations.

Partofthepopulation problemtodayliesprecisely here.Wehavenotyetdiscoveredwaysinwhichmost oftheworld'ssurplusproductioncanbedirected whereitismostneeded.

Worthyeffortshave,in-deed,beenmade,butuntil muchmoreisdonethereis simplynojustificationfor bewailingthepressureof peopleonresources.

Meanwhile,welook,in thewordsoftheHoly Father,"withgreatsadness atthepitifulpictureof hungervictimsatatime whentheearthiscapable offeedingallmen."

GermansMust UndergoDouble

NuptialRites

Bonn.-TheGermangovernmentwillenforcethe lawwhichprohibitsclergymenfromperforminga churchweddingbeforethe couplehavegonethrougha civilmarriage.

Thestatementwasmade inparliamentherebyGermanInteriorMinister,Dr. GerhardSchroeder.He spokeduringadebatein whichSocialistlegislators chargedviolationsofthe lawbytheclergy.

However,Dr.Schroeder statedthatthegovernment hadreducedthepenaltyfor violationofthelawtoafine ofabout£57.Theoriginal penaltyrangeduptoafine of£1,150orimprisonment.

PolesMarkImmaculateConception WithHighMass,ClontarfProcession

ObservedinFreePolandinamostsolemnmanner, thefeastoftheImmaculateConceptiononDec.8 willbemarkedlocallybythePolishcommunitywith specialceremonyatClontarfBoys'Town.

BypermissionofHis GracetheArchbishop, SolemnHighMasswillbe offeredatClontarfon Thursday,December8,at 8.30p.m. APolishchoirwillsing duringMassandtheoccasionalsermonwillbe preachedinPolish.

FollowingMassaprocessionoftheBlessedSacramentwillbeheldinwhich theparticipantswillcarry candles.

Inpreparationforthe

feast,atriduumwillbeobservedatSt.Brigid's Church,WestPerth,from Dec.5-7at8o'clockeach evening.

Thisyearprayerswillbe offeredduringthetriduum andoilfeastforPolandand theothernationssuffering behindtheIronCurtain. BusesforClontarfwill leaveSt.Brigid'sChurch onDec.8at7.4p.m.and willstopatthecornerof St.George's-ter.andPierst.andattheCaueway.

VictoriaPark GirlsPlanning

ForEngaged

VICTORIAPARK:

Engagedcoupleswillfind thenextcombinedmeeting onSundayweek,Dec.11, veryinteresting.TheChristmascardsaresellingvery rapidlysomakeyourselectionasearlyaspossible.

Pricesrangefrom3d.to1/-.

CATHEDRAL: MembersoftheN.C.G.M. andY.C.W.areremindedof theChristmaspartytobe heldintheHighgateparish hallonTuesday,Dec.13. Manynoveltiesandgames havebeenplanned,and membersfromallbranches areinvitedtoattend.

LEEDERVILLE: Averysuccessfulhouse party,bothsociallyand financially,washeldrecentlyatMrs.Moncrieff's home. Thebranch'sheartiest thanksareextendedtoMrs. Moncriefffortheuseofher homeandforthehelpthe familygaveonthatnight. Thanksalsotoallthose whohelpedinanyway eitherbycomingalongor bydonations.

BigotedCaptain

EntersChurch

Tokyo.-AretiredNavy captain,onceabitterenemy oftheChurch,wasbaptised hereattheageof80.

Knownnowsimplyas Mr.Aoyagi,theformercaptainbitterlyopposedthe establishmentoftheInternationalCatholicHospital here24yearsago.

"Ifthisisreligiousliberty, thenMr.Nenni'smeaning isclear."

TheBishop,whohadto becarriedacrosstheborder fromRedChinaintoHong Kong,wastakenimmediatelytotheKnightsof MaltaClinic,whereachapel hadbeensetupforhisuse.

ACatholicfriendgraduallyinducedhimtotakea morekindlyattitudeandin recentmonthsMr.Aoyagi attendeddailyMassinthe hospitalchapel. Duringrecentillnesseshe hadalsogonetherefor treatment.Thegoodcare receivedatthehospitalfinallyconvincedhimtojoin theChurch.

SenatorShanePALTRIDGE

FederalMinisterforShippingandTransport

Recognisedexpertonfinanceandeconomics

ReturnedServiceman-R.A.A.F.andA.I.F.

Age45-youngestMinisterinMenzies' Cabinet Senator

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ReturnedServiceman-MalayaandSiam-

EucharistIsRealPresence, CommunionAndSacrifice

Itisallimportant,whenconsideringthe Massliturgy,tounderstandclearlythe natureofChrist'srealpresenceatthealtar, forthisisthefoundationofthegreatunity oftheMass.

Christismadepresenttherein,notintermsof time,butofeternity.

TheEucharistmaybe consideredunderthreeaspects:Sacrifice,Communion,andtheRealPresence.

FormanytheRealPresenceisthemostimportantofthethree,thencomes Communion,andtheSacrificelastofall.

Yet, theremarkstheliturgist, sacrificialaspectisthe firstandmostimportant.

Eucharist,asasacrifice,is themostsublimehappening takingplaceintime,the greatestactofmaninthe world,thesuprememanifestationofhisreligiouslife Communionisrelatedto itasanessentialpart,and theRealPresenceisits naturalconsequence.This istherightorder,without inanywaytakingfromthe importanceofthepresence oftherisenChristinthe tabernaclesofouraltars, withwhichprocessionsand benedictionsoftheBlessed Sacrament sociated.aredirectlyas-

ThisunityoftheMass anditsliturgywasclearin themindsofthefaithful whentheyhadaregular practiceofbringingtothe altarparticlesfromthe Masscelebratedthepre-viousday,orfromMasses celebratedinotherchurches,tobemixedwiththeparticlesconsecratedinthe Massbeingsaid.

Theparticleswerethen distributedamongthose present,andalsosentover tootherchurches.Thusthe Massofyesterdaybecomes

onewiththeMassoftoday,andwiththeSacrificeof themorrow;becauseallof themarerelatedtothe MassoftheLastSupper, andtotheSacrificeofCalvary,fromwhichthey derivetheirvirtueandlifegivingvitality.

ThearmsoftheCrossof Calvaryembraceinthis mannerallthepriests,ministersandfaithfulinto theholypeopleofChrist, HighPriestandHeadof theentirebody.

Thefirstpersonusedin thepre-Communionprayers suggeststheirinsertioninto qaodanuutairnqssewaqi whengeneralcommunion wasnolongertheregular practice. However,the doctrinetheycontainis soundandtheyneednotbe interpretedinanindividualisticsense.

Atno Christianothertimemaythe applytohimself withgreaterprofitthe wordsofthecreativepower ofGod:"Itisnogoodfor mantobealone,"thanwhen heapproachesthisSacramentofunity,asamemberoftheentirebody,with whichheisconnectedbyno meantiesandresponsibil- ities.TheChristian'sisnot anindividualisticcalling.

Directexpressionisgiven intheseprayerstosentimentsofunworthinessand ofconfidence.Iffalseinterpretationofman'sindignityforsolongkeptthe faithfulfromthepractice offrequentCommunion,the voiceofSt.PiusXwas timelyraisedagainstsuch misunderstandingtoinvite

allChristiansinperfect trust"totakethebreadof heaven,andcalluponthe nameoftheLord."

Afterthesewordsofthe priest'sdetermination("I willtakethebreadoflife"), whichthefaithfulareasked tomaketheirown,thecelebrantappliestohimself thoseothersusedbythe Romanofficialwhobegged Christforamiraculous cure:"Lord,Iamnot worthythatThoushouldst comeundermyroof;but saythewordandmysoul willbehealed."

threeHavingrepeatedthem timeswithanever increasingfervour,the priestsignshimselfwiththe hostintheformofacross andreceivesCommunion, saying:"Maythebodyof OurLordJesusChristkeep mysouluntolifeeverlasting.Amen."

Afterafewmomentsrecollection,hegathersthe remainingparticleswiththepatten,whilsthemeditatesonthesayingofthe Psalmist,"Whatreturnshall ImaketotheLordforall Hehathgivenme?"takes "thechaliceofsalvation, whichwebless,"anddrinks therefrom,usingthesame formula:"Maythebloodof OurLordJesusChristkeep mysouluntolifeeverlasting.Amen."

Thusthecircleofthe Eucharisticaction,aperfect sacrificeofpraiseandpropitiation,ofoblation,immolationandassimilation,is completed.

Apostle'sLife

RevealsTimes

AndrewofGalilee,by I.G.Capaldi,S.J.;publishedbyLongmansGreenand Co.Ltd.

Whatimpressionsdid Jesus,Hislifeandmiracles, leaveontheJewishmind? HowdidtheApostlesreact tothefirstmightyimpact ofthisDivinepersonality?

InhisbookFatherCapaldi portraysvividlythelifeof Andrew,thebrotherof SimonPeter,andanswers thosequestionsaswellas manyotherswhichmust oftenhaveposedthemselves tothemindofathoughtful readeroftheGospels.

Andrew,whotomany maybeonlyaname-oneof the12-isplacedbeforeus inallhishumbledevoted eagernessashestrivesto comprehendalittleofthe MasterandHisways. Andrew,whosegreatest triumphandjoywasinthe realisationthathewasloved byJesus.

Asthenarrativeproceeds theauthorunfoldstheland ofGalileeandJudea.The TempleandtheJewish ceremoniesandcustomsare portrayedandexplained; allofwhichhelpstoplace thereaderintheatmosphereofGalileeofthefirst century.

Nottheleastofthisbook's valueisthehelpitwillgive toitsreadertounderstand theGospelnarrativemore fully.-T.S.

Enormous

Rosary TellsOfCaptives

Strungonbarbedwire a23-footRosarytellsthe storyofcaptivesbehind theIronCurtain.

TheRosaryhangsinSt. Ulrich'sCathedral,Augsburg,Germany,andmany Hungarianescapeesgothere toprayforthedeliverance ofthecaptivesoftheRed rulers.

XMASCARDSfromITALY

ShrinesofOur;Cady

WalsinghamIsRebuildingAfter300Years

IfyouhadlivedinEngland800yearsago,you wouldhaveknown-like anyotherEnglishchildof thetime-thatwide,white pathofstarsthatweseein theskywascalled"WalsinghamWay"andthatit pointedthewaytoOur Lady'sShrineatWalsingham.

Todaywecallitthe "MilkyWay."Mostpeople donotrememberthatEnglandeverhadsuchashrine toOurLady.

Thefirstshrinewasbuilt longago,beforetheCrusades,byagoodwoman whosaidthatOurLadyhad appearedtoherandasked hertobuildit.

Itwasmadelikethelittle "HolyHouseofLoreto," thetinyhomewherethe HolyFamilyhadlivedin Nazareth.Thehumblelittlehousewassooncovered withalargerbuilding,and abigchurchwasbuiltnearby. Thereisnothingthatthe Englishpeoplelikebetter thantogoonapilgrimage.Intheearlyspring,assoon as enoughtheroadsweredry towalkon,great groupsofpeoplewould startoutforsomeshrine.

Theyworepoorclothes, ateroughfood,anddid penanceinmanyways. Along singtheroadstheywould hymnsandlitanies.

Apriestwhocamewith themwouldsayMasseach morning,leadtheprayers duringtheday.Sometimes theywouldtaketurns carryingaheavywooden cross.Iftheywerewealthypeople,theybroughtalong apursefullofcoinstogive awaytopoorpeopleonthe way.

Soonafterthetinyshrine wasbuiltatWalsingham, thisbecamethemostpopularplaceofpilgrimagein England.Kings,queensand princescametopraythereandleftmanyrichgiftsto maketheshrinebeautiful.

Manyaqueensenther finestiewelsandclothof goldforthestatueofOur Lady,orboughtbeautiful goldlampstoburnbefore theshrine.

Whenkingsandqueens weredying,theywould stateasapartoftheirlast willthatsomemoneybeset

asidetohaveMassessaid atWalsingham.

WhenEnglandleftthe Church,alltheLadyshrineswereturneddown.Nothing wasleftofWalsinghambut thelittle"slipperchapel,"wherepilgrimsusedtostop andtakeofftheirshoesbeforemakingthelastpartof thejourneybarefoot.PeopleforgotWalsingham for manyyears.

Now,nearly300years afterWalsinghamwasdestroyed,itisonceagaina holyplace.Forthepast fewyears,theCatholicsof Englandhaveheldeach

yeara Fourteengreatpilgrimage. bigwoodencrossesarecarriedfromadistancebygroupsofpeople, andaHighMassiscelebratedattheendofthepil- grimage.

ThestatueofOurLadyof Walsinghamwasburned centuriesago,butanother hasbeenmadeasmuchlike itaspossible.Bitbybit, Walsinghamiscomingback toLetOurLady. usjoinwiththeEng-lishCatholicsandpraythat itwillsoonbeevenmore beautifulthanbeforeitwas destroyed.

VaticanJournalSeesSparkOfHope InAttemptToMobiliseGoodwill

VaticanCity.-OsservatoreRomano,ina front-pageeditorialentitled,"TheSpiritof Geneva,"seeshopeforthefutureinaconcertedefforttomobiliseforcesofgoodwill throughouttheworld.tomakeheardthesenti-

TheVaticanCitynewspapersaidthelatestnews fromtheForeignMinisters' ConferenceatGenevahad "theairofafirst-class funeral.However,itadded,"wearecertainthat underthesnowaregrow- ingnewgerms-atleast thoseofcommonsense.

"ThespiritofGenevahas notescapedtothemoon, butisstillonearth,where itisbecomingthe'spirit ofthepeople',"asHisHolinessPopePiusXIIhadindicated.

Thereferencewastothe HolyFather'slastChristmasmessageinwhichhe wrote: "Inbothcamps,thereare millionsinwhomtheimprintofChristispreserved inamoreorlessactivedegree "Itistruethatinoneof thetwocamps,thevoiceof thosewhostandresolutely fortruth,forloveandfor thespiritisforciblysuffocatedbypublicauthorities, whileintheotherpeople sufferfromexcessivetimidityinproclaimingaloud theirworthydesires.

"Itis,however,theduty ofapolicyofunificationto encouragetheformerand

IsGod,Too,EnemyOfPeople?

VaticanCity.-IsGod,intheeyesofthe SovietUnion,anenemyofthepeople? propaganda',"saysVatican Radio.

VaticanRadioraisesthis questioninconnectionwith thecomplaintswhichBritishForeignSecretaryHaroldMacmillanmadeduringtheGenevameetingof ForeignMinistersagainst systematicSovietinterferencewithforeignradio broadcasts.

Reportswhichhave reachVaticanRadiofrom manycountriesduringrecentyearsleaveno,doubt thattheCommunistgovern-mentshavemadeparticu- lareffortstopreventthe receptionofVaticanRadio broadcasts.

"Inanswertothecomplaintsbywesterngovernmentsandbroadcasting companies,theSoviet Unionhasalwaysentrencheditselfbehinditsrightof defenceagainst'hostile * ChurchInOrient

WillUseEnglish

arises"However,thequestion

religiouswhythecompletely broadcastsby VaticanRadio,whichcontainnothingpolitical,shouldeverbeclassifiedas 'hostilepropaganda.'

"Oristheconclusionjus- tified,perhaps,thatinthe SovietUnionGod,too,is consideredanenemyofthe people?"

mentsofthelatter."

"Nofancifulflightisrequiredtorecapturethe spiritofGeneva,"Osservatorecontinued."Allthatis neededistheforcesofreason,heart,soulandconscience."

ReferringtotheGeneva declarationconcerningthe renunciationofrecourseto force,Osservatoresaidthat theensuing"agreementto disagree"regardingall practicalproblemsdemonstratedthattheabandonmentofforcewasnotvoluntary,butwasitselfpro- ducedbyforce,becauserecoursetoarmshastodaybecomeimpossibleforall.

MaryIsQueen OfWorkers

MexicoCity.-Oneof Mexico'smostoutstandingreligiouseventsofthe yearwilltakeplaceon Sunday,December11, whenOurLadyofGuadalupeissolemnlycrowned as"QueenofLabour." Theceremonywillbe performedintheBasilicaof Tepeyac-namedafterthe spot pearedwheretheVirginaptotheIndian,Juan Diego,fourcenturiesago- byArchbishopLuisM. MartinezofMexico.

Attendingtheriteswill bethousandsofmembersof management,labourgroups andtheprofessionsaswell asfarmersandruralworkersfromallpartsofthe country.

Theoccasionwillmark thefirsttimethatanynationhasconferredonthe BlessedVirginthespecial titleofpatronessoflabour. Theeventwilloccuronthe eveoftheFeastofOur LadyofGuadalupe,whohas longbeenhailedaspatronessoftheAmericas.

fromThewirehasbeenclipped fencesthatguardthe boundariesoftheRedsatelitenations.

TheCrucifixonthe Rosary,carvedfromoakby escapeecraftsmen,hasa receptaclecontainingabit ofHungariansoil,which, theescapeesvow,willbe returnedtothehomeland.

Thebeadsalsoarecarved ofoak.TheRosaryhas receivedwidepublicity throughRadioFreeEurope andFreeEuropePress.

NewDelhi.-TheHoly Officehasauthorisedthe ChurchintheOrientto usetheEnglishtranslationoftheRomanritual forreligiousceremonies. Anannouncementofthe papalinternunciaturehere saidthattheprivilege,first introducedin1954for diocesesintheUnited States,hasbeenextended toallordinariesinIndia, Burma,TheCeylonandMalaya. internunciaturesaid thattheapprovedEnglish translationisthatpublish- edby CompanytheBrucePublishing ofMilwaukee, U.S.A.

Authorised

You

SecretBodies

AgainstKings

Sir,-Yourcorrespondent, "Bunyip,"doesnotbelieve thatcertainsecretsocieties areopposedtoroyalty,but Idonotthinkhecanhave studiedthesubjectvery much.

Itisnoteasytogather authoritativeinformationon conspiratorialorganisations, duetotheoaths,andthe difficultyofpurchasingtext books.

InoticethatintheU.S.A. thecandidateforthe30th degree,thatis,theGrand ElectKnightKadosh,hasto thrustadaggerintothree skulls,thethirdonebeing surmountedbyacrown.The candidatesays,"Downwith tyranny.Downwithcrime."

UniversalRepublic

TheEnglishversionhas beenwatereddown,asfag asIcangather;theabove isnotingeneraluse.Howeveronecertainsecretsocietyisworkingforthe"UniversalRepublic,"andI cannotseehowthisrepublic couldorwouldhaveany timeforroyalty.

Itmustberemembered thatthe"UniversalRepublic"appearstohavebeen firstpropoundedbyAnacharsisClootz,in1793,and itappearsthatClootzwasa pupilofWeishaupt,founder oftheIlluminati,thisbody, ofcourse,beingantieverything.

Istillbelievethatroyalty isnotfavouredbysecret societies,andrecentlyread thatQueenVictorianearly didnottakeherdueplace onthe'throne,theheadofa secretsocietyhavingstaked outthatclaim.

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SirFrankRichardsonSaysPolicyOf HisFirmsIsDefinitelyNon-Sectarian

Sir,-Thisletteriswritten tomakeanexplanationto "VeryUnhappy" and "PuzzledParent,"whose lettersappearedinyour journalonThursday,17th November.Iwriteinmy capacityaschairmanof directorsofCoxBrothers (Australia)Limited,The EconomicStoresandFoy andGibson(W.A.)Limited. Thesecompaniesoperate some60storesthroughout theCommonwealth,witha stafftotallingmorethan 5,000people.

Itisanattempttoquieten theuneaseexpressedinthe twolettersreferredtoand toputthemindsofyour readersatrestinregardto thepolicyofourcompanies.

QuestionNotAsked

Ihavebeenaskedwhether anti-Catholicismisaprincipleoftheabovecompanies.Myanswerisa mostdefinite,positiveand emphaticNO.

Weareapubliccompany of12,500shareholders,and mostlytheyaresmallshareholders.Theboardofdirectorsisnon-sectarianand non-political.

Thebookcontainingthis itemisintheCatholic Library."Bunyip"willhave ahardjobtryingtoconvert metohispointofview.Yours,etc., CATHOLICDAILY WANTED.

Firm'sManager

AskedToExplain

Sir,-TheRev.J.Bourke hasconfirmedtheprevious statementconcerningCox Bros.Ltd.andthecancellationofthepre-arranged display,butFatherBourke, asdidyourpreviousitem, omittedanymentionofthe explanationofferedbyCox Bros.Ltd.

SurelyCoxBros.havethe righttoputforwardtheir pointofview,forIfeel suretheywillhavesome reasonableexplanationof theincident.Mr.Yeomans isthemanagerofCoxBros. Ltd.,asheis,orwas,one oftheleadinglightsinthe LiberalParty. IknowMr.Yeomansto beareasonabletypeof businessgentleman,and feelsurethatifhewasinvitedbytheeditorof"The Record"togiveanexplanation,hewouldbeonlytoo pleasedtodoso.

Infact,Iwouldlikean assurancefromtheeditor, thatanystatementmadeby Mr.Yeomanshasnotbeen refusedpublication.

StatementInvited

Fr.Bourkestated:"The implicationisthatadisplay relatingtoCatholiceducationisoffensive,andin someobscurewaywould contaminatethefirm'swindows."NowIconsiderthis ratherstrongcomment,andthinkthatthereverend gentlemanhaswrittenratherhastily.

ReaderSuggestsFollow-UpOf

GirlsInRehabilitationCourse

Sir,-Thedevotiontothe GoodShepherdhasever appealtomostpeopleIam sure,andIfindmyself oftenwonderingaboutthe after-careandrehabilitationofthegirlswhopass throughthatconventplaced underHispatronage.

Personally,Iamnotinterestedinthereligion, politicsorcolourofany shareholder,customeror memberofthestaff.Questionstodeterminebeliefs arenotaskedbyanyonein authorityinourbusiness.

Iamgladtosaythatthe sectarianissuerarelyraises itsurglyhead.Ifitdoesit getsthesummarytreatment itdeservesbothfromme andmycolleagues.

CurrentlyIamassociated withaveryprominent Catholicchurchman in Federalpoliticstryingto stampouttherecentdeplorableandbittersectarian squabblewhichisdisruptingFederalpoliticsforthe firsttimefornearly40 years.

Inthesecircumstancesit ishardlylikelythatwe woulddeliberatelybecome involvedinapettyand stupidaffairaswasthisrecenthappeningwiththe windowsoftheEconomic StoresItisneitherour "policy"norourinward belief-Yours,etc., SIRFRANKRICHARDSON Chairman.

MonopolyIsSeenAsMonster FrustratingPoliticalEfforts

Sir,-Theheadingofthis letterisastraightforward one,andananswertothe querycanreasonablybe expected.

Manisagregariousanimal,andundercertainconditionshewouldnodoubt findittohisadvantageto workinconjunctionwith othermen.

Iftheresultbenefitsthe community,thencreditfor suchworkmustbegiven toallwhotookpartinthe undertaking.Nooneman isentitledtoclaimitfor himself.

Unfortunately,human naturebeingwhatitis, somepower-lusterissure toariseand,byforceof arms,orfinancialwizardry, endeavourtoenslaveus.

Restassuredthe"master race"theoryisbynomeans dead,andtherearestill somewho,notbeingsatisfied withafairthing,willkeep goinguntiltheyhaveobtainedamonopoly.

Itisthismonopolyidea, againstwhich,(whetherit beprivateorpublic),the peopleofacountrymust protectthemselves.

Wecannothopethatany oftheexistingpolitical partieswillmoveinthe matterastheexcessprofits taxisasourceofconsiderablerevenue,andwecould hardlyexpectournoliticians tokillthegoosethatlays thegoldeneggandcarry onwithintheambitofthe presentmoneysystem.

Thesandsoftimeare runningout,givingusvery littleopportunitytodiscuss thefinerpointsofpolicy andadministration.

Theaveragememberof parliamentgenerallyhas hiseartotheground,and seldomliftshiseyestothe skies.Heawaitsinstructionsbackedbyareasonable numberofvotes;hisseatis

Everybodyknowsthat businessfirmsdonotdeliberatelyinsulttheircustomers,andIfeelsurethata largefirmlikeCoxswould neverconsidersuchaction.

Letusbecharitableand dotherightthinginthis matter.Letusinvitearepresentativeofthefirm concernedtomakeastatementinthispaper,andI feelsurethateverybody willoncemorebehappy.

Yours.etc., BANISHEVILTHOUGHT.

Atthedateofpublication,noexplanationhad beenreceivedfromMr. Yeomans.AgeneralstatementofpolicyfromSir FrankRichardson,however, appearsonthispage.-Ed.

CardinalIsSaint?

VaticanCity.-Preliminarystudiesarebeing madepriortothepossible formalintroductionofthe beatificationcauseofCardinalRafaelMerrydel ValbeforetheSacred CongregationofRites.

safeuntilitismadetoohot forhim.Onlythenwillhe makeamove.

Surely,itshouldnotbe difficulttodecideonwhich functionsbelongtogovernments,andwhichbelongto privateenterprise.

Hasacensuseverbeen takentoseeifthemajority ofthesegirlsreallydosuccessfullyresumetheir brokenlives,andarelater onabsorbedintoafull Catholiclife?

ExampleOfChrist

Itmustbeverypainful forthemtocomebackto oldchildhoodhauntsand receivethecoldnessand snubsthatissooftentheir lot-evenafteryears.

Isuggestthatthereshould beadiocesanguildorsocietyunderthepatronageof St.MaryMagdaleneforsuch girls,theirfriendsandwellwishers.

Inittheycouldretain theiranonymity,and throughitmakespiritual progress,friendshipsandthe righttopractisespiritual andcorporalworksof mercy.

Fromitsranksmaycoma yetmoreSt.MaryMagdalenes,andIthinkitwould giveusmanyexcellent friends.

Christdidnothesitateto offerarepentantsinnerthe honourofHisfriendship, norwasHeslowtodefend her.

Theremaybeabetter solutiontothisproblemand Iwouldliketoknowofit, andalsoifthereeverhas beenacheckmadeupon thesuccessfulrehabilitation oftheselostsheep.

IlikeHiswords:"Whatsoeveryedountotheleast ofMy'arethren,yedoit untoMe."-Yours,etc., PATRONOFST.JEROME.

Dependants'MoneySpentOnDrink

Sir,-Re"RecoveredAlcoholic's"commentonmy letter(publishedNov.17), Ididnotagreewithmy Protestantneighbour'sopinionoftheChurch'sattitude towardsstrongdrink.

HoweverImaintainthat manyCatholicstreatthe liquorproblemfartoo lightly,indulgenceinstrong drinkbeingoneofthechief causesofsin.

Ithinkitbehovesusto giveseriousthoughttothe matter.

Thereisnodoubtabout itthatthebasicwageand smallerincomegroupsoften deprivetheirdependantsof necessitiesthroughoverindulgenceindrink.

Unlessadecisionisarrivedatshortlywemustnot besurprisedtolearnthat Australia,ortheworldfor thatmatter,isownedby justafewpeople.

Aslongasthechosenfew practisethepolicyof "divideandrule"thereis nothingtopreventthem fromhavingtheirmaterial wishesgratified.

Yours,etc., V.EDWARDS, 97Adelma-rd.,Nedlands.

Debtsareincurredthat couldbequiteeasilysettled iftoomuchmoneywasnot wastedatsomepublic house.

Ididnotimplythat Catholicswereparticularly addictedtodrink.

AsfortheCatholicwho drinksasareactionto "wowserism,"heisapoor, spinelesscreature. Suchargumentisonpar withthatwhichcondones immoralityonthegrounds thatitisareactionagainst Puritanism,Victorianism.

Idonotfavourprohibitionbutconsiderthatsome-

thingshouldbedoneabout theliquorquestion. Australiansareproneto lookuponthepublicanas asortofaristocrat,simply becauseheisusuallyafinancialsuccess.Inreality heisafarlessusefulmemberofsocietythantherubbishcollector.

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Yours,etc., D.L.ALMSBURY.

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M.CI*Requiem

Paris.-APontifical RequiemMasswasofferedintheChurchofthe MadeleineforMrs.GermaineCoty,69,wifeof FrenchPresidentRene Coty,whodiedonNov. 12followingaseriesof heartattacks.

ArchbishopPaulMarella, PapalNunciotoFrance, offeredtheMass.Thefinal AbsolutionwasgivenbyHis EminenceMauriceCardinal Feltin,ArchbishopofParis.

Oneofthefirstmessages ofcondolencetoarriveat theElyseePalace,residence oftheFrenchpresidents, camefromHisHoliness PopePiusXII,whowasinformedofthedeathbythe PapalNuncio. Mrs.Coty,who,likeher husband,wasadevout Catholic,receivedthelast SacramentsfromFather Playdean,parishpriestof Rambouillet,shortlybefore herdeathatthePresident's summerresidenceat ChateauRambouillet,35 milessouthofParis.

DangerToMillions

Munich.-TheBavarian Bishopshavewarnedthat parliamentaryattemptsto doawaywithCatholic teachers'collegesthreaten thefaithofsome6,600,000 CatholicsintheStateof Bavaria.

"TobeaCatholic,tocall oneselfaCatholic,nay,to belongtoCatholicorganisations,andatthesame timetobeindifferenttothe interestsoftheCatholic press,isapatentabsurdity.' -St.PiusX.

Thewarningwascontainedinajointpastoralread inallCatholicchurches throughouttheState.

Therehaslongbeenan effortintheBavarianparliamenttodoawaywiththe separateCatholicteachers' collegesexistingunder termsoftheGermanConcordatwiththeHolySee.

CardinalMerrydelVal, whowasborninLondon, England,ofSpanishparentagein1865,servedformany yearsintheVaticanCuria underPopesLeoXIII,St. PiusX,BenedictXVand PiusXI.

Whenhediedin1930,he wasSecretaryoftheSacred CongregationoftheHoly Office.Heisperhapsbetter remembered,however,as VaticanSecretaryofState duringthepontificateofSt. PiusX.

PidginEnglishHas Aided

InformationMay

Missionaries

Techny,III.-Theworld'sfirstprinted versionsofportionsoftheNewTestament inPidginEnglishhavebeenpublished,here bytheSocietyoftheDivineWord.

Comprisingallsectionsof theGospelsandEpistlesreadatSundayMasses,the translationwasmadeby FatherFrancisM.Mihalic, S.V.D.,formermissionerin NewGuinea.Heisnow compilinganEnglish-Pidgin Englishdictionary.

"Thereisarealneedfor Pidgininthoseareasofthe worldwhereitisspoken," saidthepriest.

SimpleAndEffective

"Itisthecommondenominatorofhundredsof differentlanguages.Andfor themissionariesitismuch simplerandmoreeffective tolearnPidginthantotry totoachthenatives English."

Useduniversallybythe unschoolednativesthroughouttheSouthPacificandin muchofSouth-EastAsia andtheChinaCoast,Pidgin Englishcontainsonly1,500 basicwords.

TheGospelusedinthe MassfortheFeastofthe BlessedTrinitycomesout, hesaid,as,follows:

"Alongthisfellowtime, Jesushespeakalongall

schoolboybelonghim:'alltogetherstrongalong heavenandalonggroundhe stopalonghandbelongme.

"'Youfellowhegoalong alltogetherplace,schoolim alltogetherman,baptismall alongnamebelongPapa, andbelongSonandbelong SpirituSanctu,schoolimall by-and-byallhemust holdimalltogethertalkme givimyoufellowfinish;byand-bymestoponetime youfellowalltogetherday, enoughalongdaybehind true.'"

TheEnglishversionofthe above(Matthewxxviii,1820)is:

"Atthattime,Jesussaid toHisdisciples:'Allpower inheavenandonearthhas beengiventome.Go, therefore,andmakedisciplesofallnations,baptisingtheminthenameof theFather,andoftheSon, andoftheHolySpirit, teachingthemtoobserveall thatIhavecommanded you;andbeholdIamwith youalldays,evenuntothe consummation of the world.'"

AnswerLeakage

Utrecht.-Franciscans workinginNorthHolland -anareainwhichthere hasbeengreatleakage fromtheChurch-are basingtheireffortson personalcontactbetween priestandpeople.

Fiveinformationcentres, runbylaymen,providenon-Catholicswithinformation ontheCatholicChurch.

LeakagefromtheChurch inthisCatholicprovince washigherthaninany othersectionofthecountry. Catholiccomprisemorethan 80percent.ofthepopula- tionintenNorthHolland towns.

Insome23boroughs there,Catholicscompose50 to80percent.ofthepopu-lation.However,thenumberofCatholicsinthisarea whodonotgotochurch averages34.20percent.twiceasmanyastheaverageforthewholecountry.

In41communitiesthe leakagereached40percent. ofthetotalCatholicpopulation.Since1930thenumberofpeopleleavingtheChurchhasincreasedgreatlyinsome14townsofNorth Holland.

Thefall-offinchurchattendancewasnotconfined toCatholics.Inthesame areatheDutchReformed Churchlosthalfitsmembersbetween1920and1947.

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Fastregularservicefrom AustralianportstoItaly (NaplesandGenoa)forFirst andTouristClasspassengers.

The

Thethreeships,builtspeciallyfortheAustralianservice,arejusttheright sizetoprovidelargeairycabins(almostallwithprivatebathsorshowersin firstandtouristclasses);spacious,beautifullyappointedanddecoratedpublic rooms;airconditioning;twoswimmingpools;children'srooms,etc.Allgoto

Acomfortablecountry homeinpopularSouth-West resortisoffered(preferably tomiddle-agedcouple)ata verylowrentalforapproximatelytwoweekcommencingChristmas;onlyafew milesfromoceanandriver; owntransportessential. Furtherparticularsonap- plicationto"M.R.L."this office.

Doublebedsittingroom, alsosingleroom,with breakfast;non-drinker.Applyto40McMaster-st.,VictoriaPark.

Roomstorespectable marriedcouple,childnot objectedto;twobedrooms, fullyfurnished,withuseof kitchen closeanddiningroom; totransportatMount Lawleystation.£3/10/perweek.Applyto61Railway-pde.,MountLawley.

Frontroom,furnished, twosinglebeds;useof kitchen,allcons;nearMonastery,shopping,transport. 145Raglan-rd.,NorthPerth.

VisitorstoAdelaide,stay atJasperHouse,17Jasperst.,HydePark.Bedand breakfast.Twomilesfrom G.P.O.,oneminutefrom tramstop;8carparkson premises.PhoneUA7556, SouthAustralia.

BelgianTeachers

SeekTradeUnion

SupportForPay

Brussels-Aspecialmeetingof gianlayteachersinBelCatholicschoolshere hasvigorouslyprotestedto thegovernmentfordelayingpaymentoftheirsalaries.

SinceAugust1,itwas pointedout,only613ofthe approximately6,500lay teachersinCatholichigh schoolsandnormalschools havebeenpaid.

Alongwiththelossof theirsalaries,theteachers noted,theyhavealsolost theirsocialsecurity,health insuranceandfamilyallowances.

FailedToDefend

Themeetingalsoprotest- edagainsttherecentlypassedschoollegislation,thesocalledCollardlaw,which discriminatesagainstCatholiceducation.

Underthenewlaw'spro-visions,itwasstated,no Catholicschoolteacher knowsexactlywhathis salarywillbe.Buttheydo know,theteachersadded, that muchtheywilloftenreceive lessthanpublic schoolteachers.

AdelegationfromCourtraicalledforanimmediate strikeifthepresentsituationisnotremedied.

The800teachersatthe meetingsentanurgentap- pealforaidtotheChristian TradeUnionorganisation, whichhas650,000members. Atthe cusedsametimetheyactheC.T.U.offailing todefendteachersagainst thenewschoollaw.

INMEMORIAM. FORSALE

FENTON:Inlovingmemory ofLaurie,diedDecember5, 1942. SacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhim. Everrememberedbyhis motherandfamily.

FLORALTRIBUTES

ITTARESFLOWERSTOEXPRESSyourfeelingstoyour bereavedones.Forpersonal attentionandpromptdelivery phoneBA3888orBF3241;after hoursMW748or1.2410Telegrams"WILSONJOHNS"Perth. WILSON&JOHNSPTY.LTD.. 74BarrackStreet,Perth.

ANDNOWORDSCANDESCRIBEhowhearteningitisto haveaFloralTokenofSym- pathyatatimewhensympathycountsforsomuch.THE FLOWERSHOPOFDAWSON HARRISONspecialisesinFUN-ERALFLORALTRIBUTES.122 BarrackStreet.Tel.BF1138.

DEATHS

CLUNE:Belovedwifeof Matthew,whodiedon November23,1955.

COGAN:OnNovember21, 1955, Joseph,suddenly,Thomas dearlybelovedson ofEllenandthelateGeorge Cogan,lovingbrotherof Irene,George,Myrisand Jack,fondbrother-in-law ofPaulineanddearuncle ofSandraandAnthony. Aged32years. Restinpeace.

COGAN:Ofyourcharity prayforthereposeofthe soulofThomasJoseph Cogan,youngestsonofEllen andthelateGeorgeCogan; nephewandcousinofM.P. andMrs.Coganandfamily ofNorthPerth,whodiedat NarroginonNovember21, 1955.Aged32years. R.I.P.

DALTON:Ofyourcharity prayforthesoulofJohanna whodepartedthislifeon Thursday,November10, 1955,belovedwifeof ThomasDaltonofEssexst.,Wembley. Requiescatinpace.

MANN(Marian):OnNovember26,suddenly,atSt. JohnofGodHospital,belovedandcherishedwifeof PeterWilliamMannof1 Melrose-cres.,Mt.Lawley, darlingmotherofJessie, Marjorie,Peter,Pelham andPauline. Eternalrestgiveuntoher 0Lordandletperpetual lightshineuponher.Maysherestinpeace.Amen.

MarianFeastIs AustrianHoliday

Vienna.-TheAustrian governmenthasrestoredthe FeastoftheImmaculate ConceptiononDecember8 asalegalholiday.The actionwastakeninresponsetoapetitionsponsoredby thePeople'sParty,whichis largelyCatholic,andbacked by1,250,000signatories.

JOONDANNAHEIGHTS

MODERN3-B.R.HOME it'

Drasticallyreducedto £3,750,thishomecanbe purchasedon£1,000de-positbyex-servicemen.

WROUGHTIRON FACTORY

Onvaluablefreeholdland nearCity,businesswith immensepotential.Full particularsonpersonalen-quiriesthisoffice.

Weofferagreatselectionof Homes,Businesses,Vacant Land,FarmletsandCountry Properties.

Wearespecialistsinthe HotelFieldandofferseveralgoodLeaseholdand FreeholdPropositions. Consultusforpersonalattentionandcompletesatisfaction.

THEGENERALAGENCY CO.

DanO'Sullivanand KeithMurdoch. 29PadburyBuildings. Opp.G.P.O.

SituationsVacant

Wantedhousekeeper,live in.ChristianBrothers'College,Fremantle.L1903.

FORSALE

Apartmenthouseand home,wellfurnished,all cons.;6bedrooms,alllet, twokitchens,garage,etc. Noservicing.Goodlease. Rent£7perweek.Good lettingarea,nearMonastery,transport,shopping. Returns£15/15/-perweek. Potentialdouble.Price valuationw-i-w-o.£1,150, oroffer.ReplyBox4557 thisoffice.

WANTED

Medina established,Parish,nowbeing small organandpiano.Reply FatherG.Harper,C.M., Box78,PostOffice,Mandurah.

HASSELSSalenowon.Baths. White,£24,allColours,£26: RoofingIron,6ft.,13/-;7ft..15/4;8ft.,17/4;9ft.,19/6;1485., 21/8;tonlots,£125.Bargains inSinks,41t.Cupboards.£7. allsizesortoorder.Baths. Basins,Metter!,Rayburn.Welborn.Welstead,Carmichael Stoves;Simpson,PopeWashing forMachines.Bestpricesgiven trade-ins.Easyterms.41t. StainlessSinks£12/15/5ft.. £13/10/-.FlushPanelDoors. 70/-;WireDoors,45/-.12gal. heavyCoppersandStands, withpipes,only£9.Saveon everythingatHASSELLS(5) Stores,553-561 Wellington-st. B6307,BF2477.