The Record Newspaper 19 January 1956

ForMembersOfConfraternitie

Theretreatforthemen oftheHolyFamilyCon fraternitywillbeginon Sunday,Feb.19,at7.30 p.m. Aspecialsignificanceattachestotheretreatsthis year,asitisthesilverjubileeoftheestablishmentof theconfraternitiesbythe lateFatherRobinson, CSs.R.,whenhewasrector oftheMonasteryin1931. Throughtheyearsboth confraternitieshavedone muchtobuildupavigorous Catholicspiritandmentalityinhundredsofmembers.

Itishopedthatmany besidesmemberswillaccept theinvitationwhichisextendedtoallmenand womentoattendtherespectiveretreats.

Cologne.-About20 Chinesepriestsarenow workinginGermany,most ofthemintheheavily populatedindustrialareas oftheRuhrandtheRhineland.Allofthemspeak Germanandarepopular withtheirparishioners,but hopetoreturntotheir homelandeventually.

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fivecolumns,11inches.I* depth,whichwillbepublishedmonthly. Interestingfeaturesofthe "SouthStar"areaccountsof thesacerdotalsilverjubileesofHisLordshipandof theV.Rev.C.Cunningham), M.B.E.Thesewehopeto reprintinournextissue. Aportionofthepaperis carriedintheItalianlanguagetocaterforthelarge bodyofmigrantsinthe South-West.

OurBunburycontemporarywillnotbearivalbut acollaboratorandwesincerelywishitalongand fruitfulcareer.

CorrectionsMade

ToLeavingResults

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SomeTalesOfCastelgandolfo ShowPope'sLoveOfKiddies

TherearemanyanecdotesaboutthepersonalityofHisHolinessPopePiusXII.Someofthemareconflicting,aswithany individualofworld-widefame.Butallareagreedononefact:the HolyFatherloveschildren. theirlifeisnodifferentfrom thatofanyotherItalian

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Afterasearchwhichhaslastedfor20yearsunderthepresent editorshipofthispaperacopyof"TheRecord,"printedonwhite satinnearly70yearsago,hasaccidentallycomeintoourpossession.

TheissueofJanuary27,1887,waspresumablyimpressedinthisway, togetherwithapurplesatinborder,tocommemoratetheepiscopalconsecration byCardinalMoranofBishopGibney.

Itisprintedinredinit,runsto12pagesandisstillinafinestateofpreservationexceptforalittlemildewonthefinalpage.

ThesatinissuewasfoundamongtheeffectsofBishopWilliamBernardKelly, firstoccupantoftheSeeofGeraldtonafteritscanonicalerectionin1898.Bishop KellydiedatSt.JohnofG-SdHospital,Subiaco,onDec.26,1921.

Thedonorofthisinterestinghistoricalfindhasgivenitintoourkeeping,but wishestoremainanonymous.

BishopKellywaseditorof"TheRecord"atthetimeofBishopGibney's consecration.Itisinterestingtonotethatnofewerthanthreeeditorsofthis paperbecameBishops.TheotherswereBishopGibneyandArchbishopJohn O'ReilyofAdelaide.

ConvertsWillSpendDayOf RecollectionAtTheOrphanage

ADayofRecollectionforthosewhoare convertstotheFaithwillbeheldatSt. Joseph'sOrphanage,Subiaco,onSunday, January22. ofMassat10.30a.m.The actionoftheMasswillbe

Thefunctionwillcorn-accompaniedbyexplanamencewiththecelebrationtions.

Duringthedaythreelectureswillbegivenbythe V.Rev.P.Talty,C.Ss.R., rectoroftheRedemptorist Monastery. Afeatureoftheday, whichwillconcludewith Benedictionat3.45p.m., willbetherecitationof theRosaryinthegrounds.

Intendingparticipants shouldbringtheirown lunch.Teawillbeprovided.

ThisisevidentinseveralkissingthePope'shandandchildren.

remarkable photographs whichweretakenshortly beforethePope'sdeparture fromhissummerresidence atCastelgandolfothisyear.

Hewastakinghisregular afternoonwalkwhenfive smallboys,sonsofthe villa'sworkmen,broke everyruleofprotocolto speaktohimforafew preciousmoments.

Delightedwiththeinterruption,theHolyFather jokedandlaughedwiththe childrenwhilehisvalet hurriedawaytoreturnwith somelolliesforthem.The visitendedwitheachboy

receivinghisblessing. TheboyswereMario Batistelli,EnricoandGeorgio Santini,PaoloBernasolaand SilvanoFelli.TheSantini brothersandPaololive withinthecastlewalls.The othersliveatVillaBarberini,ashortdistance away.Thesmallestyoungster,Paolo,isthesonofthe chiefgate-keeperofthe castle.

Altogetherthereareabout 15childrenamongthe familiesoftheworkersat Castelgandolfo.Theygoto schoolinthevillageof Castelgandolfo,whichisjust outsidethecastlewalls,and

TheHolyFatherknows eachoneoftheboysby name,aswellasthoseof manyoftheotherchildren ofCastelgandolfo'sworkers. Heseldomseesanyofthem exceptduringchancemeetings.

Ordinarilythepalacegroundsareclearedofvisitorswhenhetakeshis afternoonwalk.

Butchancemeetingsare frequent,anditisnotuncommonforthePopetoinquireaboutthechildrenby namewhenheseestheir parents.

ThePope'sencounters withchildrenarealwaysthe brightestspotinthebiweeklyaudiencesduringthe summeratCastelgandolfo.

Iftherearegroupsofchildrenfromaschoolor orphanageorfromoneof themanyPontificalSummerCamps,hewillask themquestionssuchas, "Areyouhappy?Areyou hungry?"Andthechildren alwaysshouttheiranswers.

Onceheasked,"Doyou studyalittle?"Theyrespondedwitharesounding "No!"Thenonelittlevoice pipedup,"Don'tyouknow it'svacationtime,Your Holiness?"

HolyFather'sloveisreciprocatedbytheyoung

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Afterasearchwhichhaslastedfor20yearsunderthepresent editorshipofthispaperacopyof"TheRecord,"printedonwhite satinnearly70yearsago,hasaccidentallycomeintoourpossession.

TheissueofJanuary27,1887,waspresumablyimpressedinthisway, togetherwithapurplesatinborder,tocommemoratetheepiscopalconsecration byCardinalMoranofBishopGibney.

ItisprintedinredinlL,runsto12pagesandisstillinafinestateofpreservationexceptforalittlemildewonthefinalpage.

ThesatinissuewasfoundamongtheeffectsofBishopWilliamBernardKelly, firstoccupantoftheSeeofGeraldtonafteritscanonicalerectionin1898.Bishop KellydiedatSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,onDec.26,1921.

Thedonorofthisinterestinghistoricalfindhasgivenitintoourkeeping,but wishestoremainanonymous.

BishopKellywaseditorof"TheRecord"atthetimeofBishopGibney's consecration.Itisinterestingtonotethatnofewerthanthreeeditorsofthis paperbecameBishops.TheotherswereBishopGibneyandArchbishopJohn O'ReilyofAdelaide.

ConvertsWillSpendDayOf RecollectionAtTheOrphanage

ADayofRecollectionforthosewhoare convertstotheFaithwillbeheldatSt. Joseph'sOrphanage,Subiaco,onSunday, January22. ofMassat10.30a.m.The actionoftheMasswillbe Thefunctionwillcommencewiththecelebrationtions. accompanied

BunburyDiocese. PublishesPaper

datedJanuary18,carriesa messageonitsfrontpage fromtheMostRev.L.J. Goody,BishopofBunbury.

TheRev.T.O'Neillis

*Amities

Theannualweek'sretreatforthe women'sconfraternityofOurLadyor.PerpetualSuccourandSt.Alphonsus,,":11commenceattheMonastery,NorthPerth,on Sunday,Feb.12,at4p.m.

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CorrectionsMade ToLeavingResults

TheretreatforthemenItishopedthatmany oftheHolyFamilyCon-besidesmemberswillacceptThefollowingarecoffeefraternitywillbeginontheinvitationwhichisex-lionstothelistofLeaving Sunday,Feb.19,at7.30tendedtoallmenandresultspublishedlastweep womentoattendtherespectiveretreats.

p.m. Aspecialsignificanceattachestotheretreatsthis year,asitisthesilverjubileeoftheestablishmentofChinesepriestsarenowhistoryandpassedsixsubtheconfraternitiesbytheworkinginGermany,mostjectsinall. lateFatherRobinson,ofthemintheheavilyBrianBurtwascredited CSs.R.,whenhewasrectorpopulatedindustrialareaswithonlythreedistinctions oftheMonasteryin1931. oftheRuhrandtheRhine-whereashegainedthat land.Allofthemspeakhonourinhistory,mathsA,

Throughtheyearsboth confraternitieshavedone muchtobuildupavigorous Catholicspiritandmental-

Cologne.-About20 Germanandarepopular wiihtheirparishioners,but hopetoreturntotheir ityinhundredsofmembers.homelandeventually.

haveMargaretDwyershould readMarciaDwyer. Sheobtainedadistinctionin

mathsBandchemistry, passingsevensubjectsin' all.

SomeTalesOfCastelgandolfo ShowPope'sLoveOfKiddies

TherearemanyanecdotesaboutthepersonalityofHisHolinessPopePiusXII.Someofthemareconflicting,aswithany individualofworld-widefame.Butallareagreedononefact:the HolyFatherloveschildren. theirlifeisnodifferentfrom thatofanyotherItalian

Thisisevidentinseveral remarkable photographs whichweretakenshortly beforethePope'sdeparture fromhissummerresidence atCastelgandolfothisyear.

Hewastakinghisregular afternoonwalkwhenfive smallboys,sonsofthe villa'sworkmen,broke everyruleofprotocolto speaktohimforafe.,v preciousmoments.

Delightedwiththeinterruption,theHolyFather jokedandlaughedwiththe childrenwhilehisvalet hurriedawaytoreturnwith somelolliesforthem.The visitendedwitheachboy

kissingthePope'shandand receivinghisblessing.

TheboyswereMario Batistelli,EnricoandGeorgio Santini,PaoloBernasolaand SilvanoFelli.TheSantini brothersandPaololive withinthecastlewalls.The othersliveatVillaBarberini,ashortdistance away.Thesmallestyoungster,Paolo,isthesonofthe chiefgate-keeperofthe castle.

Altogetherthereareabout 15childrenamongthe familiesoftheworkersat Castelgandolfo.Theygoto schoolinthevillageof Castelgandolfo,whichisjust outsidethecastlewalls,and

children.

TheHolyFatherknows eachoneoftheboysby name,aswellasthoseof manyoftheotherchildren ofCastelgandolfo'sworkers. Heseldomseesanyofthem exceptduringchancemeetings.

Ordinarilythepalace groundsareclearedofvisitorswhenhetakeshis afternoonwalk.

Butchancemeetingsare frequent,anditisnotuncommonforthePopetoinquireaboutthechildrenby namewhenheseestheir parents.

The withPope'sencounters childrenarealwaysthe brightestspotinthebiweeklyaudiencesduringthe summeratCastelgandolfo.

Iftherearegroupsofchildrenfromaschoolor orphanageorfromoneof themanyPontificalSummerCamps,hewillask themquestionssuchas, "Areyouhappy?Areyou hungry?"Andthechildren alwaysshouttheiranswers.

Onceheasked,"Doyou studyalittle?"Theyrespondedwitharesounding "No!"Thenonelittlevoice pipedup,"Don'tyouknow it'svacationtime,Your Holiness?"

HolyFather'sloveisreciprocatedbytheyoung

PhilippineCatholicsIncreaseTotal

ButShowLamentableLackOfPriests

Sisters,allbutfivehave nativemembers.TheSistersofSt.PaulofChartres, with425Filipinaprofessed religious,leadinthiscategory.

Therearefivenative sisterhoodswhichhaveno foreignmembers.Ofthese theReligiousoftheVirgin Mary,with383,topthelist.

Manila.-TheCatholicpopulationofthe Philippineshasincreasedby700,000inthe postyear,bringingthenumberofCatholics to17,144,162inatotalpopulationof 20,867,453. Of33congregationsof Thesefiguresaregivenin the1956editionofthe CatholicDirectoryforthe Philippines.Amongother things,thedirectoryshows thatdespitethefactthatthe republicis81percent. Catholic,thereareonly 030priests-oneforevery 8,091Catholics.

Thedirectoryindicatesa brighterfuture,however, withanincreaseof200 nativeseminariansoverthe figureforlastyear.The totalnowstandsat660in themajorseminariesand 1,419intheminorseminaries.

Thereare25missionary societiesinthePhilippines, ledbytheJesuitswith250 foreigners,theSocietyof theDivineWordwith174 foreignpriests,andtheImmaculateHeartofMary Fatherswith167. 111111111.111111I

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TheCatholicschoolsysteminthePhilippineshas developedwithgiantstrides sinceWorldWarII.At presentthereare264,796 studentsinalltypesof Catholiceducationalinstitutions.

Thereare267Catholic primaryschools;475Catholichighschools,and99 Catholiccolleges-including twouniversities.

TheColumbanFathers, whohave55institutionsof learning,havemoreindividualschoolsthanany othermissionarygroup.

I.L.O.MuralsTell

OfSlaveLabour

Geneva.-Delegatesto futureInternationalLabourOrganisation meetingsatI.L.O.headquartersherewillsee muralsremindingthemof thethreattoworldpeace causedbytheexistenceof slavelabourbehindthe IronCurtain.

Themuralsweredonated bytheAmericanFederation ofLabourasamemorialto itsfirstpresident,Samuel Gompers,whoheadedthe committeecallingforthe establishmentofaninternationallabourorganisation tosetlabourstandardsfor theworldin1919.

PopeSaysIgnatius `InestimableGift'

VaticanCity.-SaintIgnatiusLoyolais the"inestimablegiftofCatholicSpainto thecentreofChristendom,"HisHoliness PopePiusXIItoldmembersoftheItalian Jesuit-sponsoredpilgrimageopeningayearlongobservanceofthefourthcentenaryof theSaint'sdeath. youbelong,andasanexpressionofyourgratitude forthosewhopromoteand directtheseundertakings," thePontiffdeclared.

Thepilgrimswereledby FatherJohnBaptistJanseens,superiorgeneralof theSocietyofJesus.

Listingthevariousundertakingsforwhichthesaint plantedtheseedandwhich thesonsofIgnatiustoday "lovinglycultivate,"the PopcspokeofJesuit-conductedcolleges"whereyou receivedtheirremovable foundationsofChristian education."

Healsomentioned"the beiovedsodalitiesofMary throughwhichyoubecomeassiduouscollaboratorsofthehierarchy."

TeachersSupportedInHigherPay CampaignButWarnedOfPrestige

Leeds.-BishopJohnHeenanofLeeds backedBritishteachersintheirnation-wide campaignforbetterconditionsbutwarned themagainstdrasticactionthatmightlower theirprestige.

TheBishopspokeatthe openingoftheCatholic Teachers'FederationConferencehere.

"Everybodyunderstands thatitisnecessaryforthe professionalstatusofthe teachingprofessiontobe raised,"hesaid."About thattherecanbenocontroversyanywhere.

KeepResponsibility

"Butprofessionalstatus needscertainmaterialsupport.Itisidletoexpect thatourmostablecitizens aregoingtochoosethe teachingprofessionifthey arenotgoingtoreceivethe emolumentstheyrequirein order,astheysay,tokeep upappearances.Iftheyare worseoffthanunskilled workersthereseemstobe nopointinspendingyears inbecomingtrained.

eyesofthechildrenbecause theyarethemostimportant ofall.

"Demandyourrights,do anythinginyourpowerto getyourrightsbutdonot, despitetemptation,losethat tremendoussenseofrespon-sibilitywhichhasledthe publictoadmiretheteachingprofessionandhasleft allofusinthedebtof teacherslongsincedead."

Teachershavethreatened strike Loves andother activethovestobacktheir demandsandfightagovernmentproposaltoraisepensionsbycuttingsalaries.

HoldsTripleDegree

Kingston.-Anenergeticwomanwiththree doctorateshasbegunasa laymissionaryforthe ChurchinJamaica.

St.IgnatiusLoyola

"Itisnaturalthatinthis centenaryyearyoushould havecometoRomewhich notonlyhastheprivilegeof preservingthesaint'smortal remainsbutwhichformany reasonsconsidersitselfa motherofthisillustrious son,"thePopesaid.

ThePontiffremindedthe pilgrimsthattoday'sRome isstillfullofshrinesrecallingthesaint'slifeandwork inRome."Weinterpret yourpresencehereasa promiseofloyaltytothe genuineIgnatianspirit whichthePopessooften haveapprovedandpraised, asafirmintentiontotake thegreatestpossibleadvantageofthegraceswhichGod grantsyouthroughthevaritowhich

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TheHolyFatheralso spokeofthevariousJesuit publicationswhich"feed yourknoweldgewithsolid food andinperfectharmonywithourteachings anddesires."

"WhilstIwishyouwell inyourstruggleonthe widerissueofsufficientrecompense,Iwouldbegyou intheheatofbattlenotto doanythingwhichwould loweryourprestigeinthe

IndiaHasNewPolitical PartyBasedOnEncyclicals

Bombay.-Anewpoliticalpartywitha programmebasedonPapalteachingsis beingfoundedherebyanotededucatorand oneofIndia'soutstandingCatholic leaders,M.Ratnaswami.

Mr.Ratnaswami,aPapal KnightandformervicechancellorofAnnamale University,hasannounced thathewantshisnewparty tostandmidwaybetween theCongressPartyofPrime MinisterJawaharlalNehru andtheCommunists.

HesaidthattheCongress Partyishandicappedby whathecalled"reactionary policies."TheCommunists, headded,threatendisaster toindividualfreedomand thenation'sprogress.

Hesaidthathedidnot believethattheSocialist Partyprovidesanadequate alternativetoeitherofthe twoparties.

Hisnewparty,heannounced,willgivefree scopetoprivateenterprise

NehruHonoursActor Cheruthuruthy.-ACatholicactorhasreceiveda goldmedalfromPrime MinisterJawaharlalNehru ofIndia.

Theactor,JosephKaimaparamban,washonouredfor arecitalof"Kathakalakshepam"beforeanaudience headedbyMr.Nehru.

Mr.KaimaparambanpresentedthestoryofMary Magdalenethroughthecombinationofmusic,poetry, actingandrecitalpeculiar to"Kathakalakshepam,"a popularliteraryentertainmentinSouthIndia. * *

QUARANT'ORE

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4th-KALAMUNDA:One dayofExposition.

5th-BENTLEYPARK:One dayofExposition.

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lay andnotattempttomonopoliseindustry. The70-year-oldleader, whoispresidentofthe CatholicUnionofIndia, saidhewouldnotleadthe partyhimself.Allhewants, hesaid,"istogiveitform andlifeandleaveitto otherstocarryoutitsprogramme."

Mr.Ratnaswamiisthe authorofseveralbooks,including"TheMakingofthe State"and"ThePolitical PhilosophyofGandhi."He isatpresenttouringthe countrytorallysupportfor hisnewparty.

Dr.ElizabethMuller,a nativeofTrier,Germany, willassistwithCatholic Actionworkontheisland andlectureattheConvent ofMercyAcademyhere. Holdingdoctoratesin theology,philosophyand medicineandworkingona seconddoctorateinphilosophy,Dr.Mullerspeaks11 languagesandreadsanumberofothers. SheservedasaninterpreterfortheGermangovernmentin1945andfrom 1950to1952shewasgeneral secretaryoftheWestGermanboardco-ordinatingall youthworkinGermany. Shehasalsobeenactivein refugeeworkinthepostwaryears.

Ernakulam.-Some400 priestsandnunsrepresented morethan60religiouscongregationsatafour-day conferenceheretostudy problemsfacingmembersof ordersinIndia.

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YCWAthletesStrikeForm ThatMayLeadToOlympics

PerformanceofKevinSalt,FrankO'ConnellandMurrayWardhighlightedagood dayforY.C.W.athletesatLeedervilleOval lastSaturday.

KevinSalt,Australian hop,stepandjumpchampion,cleared49ft.Olin.and hismagnificenteffortshows heIsalmostacertaintyfor theOlympicGamesteam.

IntheFgradeDougSalt wonthe880yardsandwas secondinthehop,stepand jump.

AmongthejuniorsVin Goerkfinishedsecondto thebrilliantKenPetersin the220yards.

finishedthird.Anewcomertotheclub15-yearoldLaurieElliott,Herb's brother,attractedattention whenhefinishedsecondin another660division.

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FrankO'Connell,too,was nearhisbestwithlmln. 54sec.fortheAgradehalt mile.

Frank'srunwaseven betterthanthetimesuggestsasastrongwindand lackofoppositionmade goodtimesdifficult.

Butprobablythemost satisfyingeffortforY.C.W. supporterswasMurray Ward'striumphantreturn torunningbywinningthe Cgrade220in24.8sec.

Murrayhasruneverso muchbettertimesthanthis, butlastSaturday's220yards showedthathisleg-badly brokenplayingfootballlast year-hasmendedperfectly.

Asheisnowdoinghis NationalServicetraining, Murraymaynotbeseen wearingtheY.C.W.singlet veryoftenthisseason.

Nextseasonheshouldbe backamongthefastest sprinters.

ThreeotherY.C.W. athletes-GordonThorpe, TerryBlackandKevin Miller-returnedtocompetitionaftervarying periodsofabsence.

KevinMillerwontheC gradehop,stepandjump with39ft.21in.TerryBlack hadwinsintheDgradehop, stepandjumpand220yards hurdles,whileGordon Thorpe,one-timehighjump championofIndia,ran thirdintheAgradequarter-milehurdles.

Withthestrongheadwind blowing,220timesgenerally wereontheslowside.As usualY.C.W.sprinterswere welltotheforeintheA grade.

EvanReid(No.2team) wonthefirstdivisionin 23sec.JohnGoodman(No. 1team)wasthird.

TonyWalshwasonly inchesbehindthewinnerin theseconddivision220.His timemusthavebeenequal toReid'sfirstdivision23sec.

MarkHaydockranhis bestraceoftheseasonin thisevent.Hewasonlya whiskerbehindTonyWalsh. IntheBgradePercy Jerratt,agreatlyimproved sprinter,finishedsecondin thefirstdivision220.

RonDavidsoneasilywon theseconddivisionin23sec.

WithBilldeGruchyon hiswaytoMelbourne,Jim andDeskeptupthefamilysprintingtraditionwithconvincing220wins.

JimdeGruchywontheD grade220yardsin25sec., DestheCgradein24.7sec.

A11Y.C.W.followers willwishBilldeGruchy bestofluckwhileinthe East.

Vinalsoranwellinthe firstdivision660yardsand

Finaleventoftheday,the Agraderelaywasfought outbetweenthetwoY.C.W. teams. TheNo.2team(Reid, Walsh,Jerratt,Haydoc4) narrowlywonfromNo.I team(Ward,Peachey, Davidson,Goodman).

KonradAdenaner

VaticanCity.-The OrderoftheGoldenSpur, oneofthehighestPapal honours,hasbeenawardedtoChancellorKonrad AdenauerofGermanyon his80thbirthdaybyHis HolinessPopePiusXII.

Thesameawardwas givenafewweeksagoto PresidentGiovanniGronchi ofItaly.

KevinSoltIsCertaintyForOlympicGames

CombinedYouthGroupsOnFields

InviteParentsToInspectTalent

Acarnivaldanceinthe Y.A.L.ballroomontheAustraliaDayholiday-Monday night,Jan.30-willbethe firstcentrally-organised diocesan-widefunctionfor theNewYear.

Dancingwillbefrom8 p.m.tomidnighttothe strainsofawell-knownand popularPerthband.

AttendancesattheregularmonthlyY.A.L.dances slackenedoverthelater monthof1955butthe organisers-theY.C.W.N.C.G.M.youthcouncilexpectthiseveningtoreestablishthepopularityof thesedanceswithmovementmembersthroughout themetropolitanarea.

TheballroomisinIrwinst.,oppositecentralfire station.

KALGOORLIS: Parentsoflocalmembers oftheY.C.W.-N.C.G.M.saw abrightdisplayoftheir children'stalentsatarecentconcert-cum-parents' night,whichprovedapopularevening.

Bill'sgreatability,personalityandsportsmanship hasdonemuchtobuildup thegreatnameY.C.W.now hasinathletics.

AthletesPlan SummerBall

TheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M. AthleticClubs'Monster SummerBallwillbeheldat theCentenaryCabaret,City Beach,onJan.30. Itiscertaintobethe athleticclubs'socialevent oftheyear.Dancingwill befrom8p.m.to1a.m.A Continentalsupperwillbe served.

Ticketsareavailablefrom GerryLambe,JohnGoodmanandJohn("Spider") O'Hara. * *

Duringtheeveningthe parentsalsolearntofthe worktheirsonsanddaughtersweredoingasmembers ofthemovementandheard areportofthebranchactivitiesduringthepastyear.

Trophiesforthesuccessfulsportsmeninthebranch werepresentedduringthe eveningbythechaplain,the Rev.FatherJ.Russell.

Inthesportingline,the Y.C.W.hockeyteamfor1956 willcomeupfordiscussion ataspecialgeneralmeeting onFeb.23.

HIGHGATE:

Highgatethisyearhopes toincreaseitsservicesto members,givinginore varietyinsportingfacilities andsocialactivities,especiallyaftermeetings.

Thesehopeswillbediscussedatthefirstgeneral meetingfortheyearon

Mondaynight,Jan.23,commencingat8p.m.,andafull attendanceisneedfora successfuldiscussion.

Allotheryoungmenin theparish,whoarenot members,areassuredofa cordialwelcomeatthe meeting.

Thebasketballteam,despitetheeffortsofJustin McCarthy,thebestmanon thefield,werebeatenby WestPerthintheirlast game.Solidsupportfrom therestoftheteam,notably fromNeilRhatiganandDes Foley,failedtoovercomea solidWestPerthside.

NCGMHeads SeeGirlsAt WorkInWest

Thenationalsecretaryof theNationalCatholicGirls' Movement,EileenRowbottom,andvice-president, FrancesManners,were guestsattheyear'sfirst meetingofthediocesan executiveoftheN.C.G.M. lastweek.

Representativespresent fromallbranchesgained muchfromthecommentsof thevisitorsduringthemeetingandtheirwordsofencouragementattheend.

Theexecutiveextendsits gratefulthankstothevisitors.

JUMBLESALE: Branchesthroughoutthe metropolitanareaarebusy collectingfortheforthcomingjumblesaletobe heldnextThursday,Jan.26, atMcNessHall,inPier-st., commencingat11a.m.

Anydonationswouldbe gratefullyacceptedat N.C.G.M.headquarterson thesecondfloorof62St. George's-tee. Prospective donorscouldringB2546and arrangetohavetheircontributionspickedup.

LEEDERVILLE: Thenextgeneralmeeting forN.C.G.M.memberswill beheldinthehallonTuesdaynight,Jan.24.

TeamsOfGirlAthletes

RankInFirstThreeGrades

N.C.G.M.athletes,competingagainsttopathletes intheinterclubcompetitionoftheWesternAustralian Women'sAmateurAthleticAssociation,haveperformedcreditably,theAandBgradeteamsranking thirdandfirst,respectively.

Resultsofthelastathletic meetingwereasfollows:

AGRADE

220yards.-Fistdivision: MaryMcCabe,4th,winning time25.8sec.Seconddivision:KathleenMarkham, 4th,winningtime26.3sec.

Thirddivision:ColleenMcPherson,3rd,winningtime 27.1sec.

75yards.-Firstdivision: MimHogan,4th,winning time8.4sec.Seconddivision:BernadetteO'Brien, 4th,winningtime8.8sec.

Thirddivision:LeeWaddington,4th,winningtime 8.9sec. 880yards:ColleenMcPherson,2nd;Kathleen Markham,3rd;Bernadette McCabe,4th.

BGRADE 220yards.-Firstdivision: IreneVeltman,5th,winningtime28.7sec.Second division:JoBradley,4th, winningtime29sec.Third division:JoanO'Connell, 3rd,winningtime31.8sec. 75yards.-Firstdivision: MariaMcDonnel.,7th. Discusthrow.-Second division:JoanO'Connell, 2nd,distance63ft.51in.

TheY.C.W.andN.C.G.M. athleticclubswillholda monstersummerballon Monday,Jan.30,atCity Beach.Dancingwillbe from.8pin.to1a.m.Proceedsaretd'assistthe financingoftheAdelaide tripinMarch.

NewNorciaBoys'FineResults

OutstandingLeavingCertificatesuccesseswere achievedbystudentsatSt.Ildephonstis'College,New Norcia,asfollows: Mahoney,Patrick.Four Anderson,Graham:Sixsub-subjects. jectswithdistinctionsinmailey,Thomas:Thr'csubmathsA,mathsBandjects. Latin.

Best,Anthony:Sixsubjects. Davies,Lloyd:Sixsubjects withdistinctionsinhistory,geologyandgeography.

"OsservatoreRomano," VaticanCitydaily,congratulatedtheChancelloron hisbirthdayandpraisedhis "longservicetohiscountry,jectswithdistinctionsin humandignityandpeace." physics,geology.

Adenauer'sprofoundChristianattitudehadenabled himto"instilnewhopesin hispeopleandnewconfidenceinlivingtogether peacefully"withinGermany andwithothernations.

Gatti,Geoffrey:Sevensub-

ItaddedthatChancellorHardy,Oswald:Sixsubjects. Hart,George:Sixsubjects withdistinctionsin.geography. Maidman,William:Seven subjectswithdistinctions inEnglish,Latinand *mathematicsB.

Australia'scoolestsuitingat W.A.'slowestprice

McAuliffe,Robert:Seven .subjects, Owens, Owens,Lawrence:Seven subjects.

Purser,trian:Twosubjects. SchwarzbackAugust:Six subjects. Sessons,Barty:Sixsubjects. Taft,DougiaS:Sevinsubjectswithdistinet,osin mathsA,'mathsit,and Latin.

All15passedinEnetish. Distinctionswereobtained inEnglish,Latin,math:, maths physies,gen' andgeography.

MakingTheChoice

BetweenWomen

Ihaveadverted,tothepointoftedium,tothe undueprominencegiventosexinthesecularpress. Itisnotmerelythattheoldhandsareattheold game,buterstwhilerespectablejournalsinour midstareloweringtheirstandardsinablatantbid forincreasedsalesandprofits.

'Moreover,itisnotsimplyaquestionofreportage where,withcourtcases,afairamountmightwith somejustificationenterin.Seeminglyithasnow becometheprovinceofnewspapersdirectlyto organise"beauty"contests(legsandbosoms).Thisis anewconceptionofthefunctionofjournalismand isclearlyopentothechargeofwilfullyinciting libidinism.

Further,noissueiscompletewithoutafull-page illustrationofhowfarnear-nuditymaybecarried. Notinfrequentlythebodyofthepapercarries worriedresearchesintotheproblemsofjuvenile delinquencywithouteveradvertingtotheirnearnuditycampaignintherelationofcauseandeffect.

.Nowsexisamatterwhichplaysanimportant partinlifeanditisonewhichmaybelegitimately treatedinbooksandnewspapers.Butnotonly shouldproperregardbehadforthemoralaspects ofthequestion,butcommonexperienceshowsthat itisatopiconwhichitisbettertowriteandthink lessratherthanmore.

Furthermore,thevaliddiscussionofanysubject demandsthatunitybepreserved.Sectionaltreatmentisamatterforspecialistsratherthanthe generalpublic.Butinthematterofsexwefinda completeabsorptionwithitsphysicalaspectswhich arealreadytoonoticeabletowarrantthecallingof publicattention.

Sogrossandgrotesquehasthisabstractionbecome thatitwarrantsadescriptiveword.HenceIask: doesthepressthinkudderismapleasantandproper subjecttolabourinseasonandoutofseason?One wouldimaginethatcasesofover-stimulated endocrineglands,exemplifiedinthecaseofMiss MarilynMonroe,wouldberatherasubjectof medicalresearchthanofbayingbygobemouches.

Andthat,ofcourse,ispreciselywhatitis-a morbidmatter.Whatthebrightboysofthefourth estatehaveoverlookedisthatitisnotmerelyan issueofthephysicalandmentalnudityofMiss Monroe,butoftheirownthoughts-bare,uglyand strippedforpublicviewing.Itisnotapleasant spectacle-evenofgobemouches.

Butthereisalsoanelementofomissioninthis directionwhichisperhapsgraverthantheaspects ofcommission.Itwillalwaysbeobjectionableto Christianpeoplethatthenewspapers,bothinthe amountofspaceandinthestyleoftreatment glamouriseempty-headedteenagerswhosebrainlessnessissufficientlyattestedbytheirwillingness tobephotographedinastyleofundressusually associatedwithharlotry.

ButitwouldnotbequitesobadifthePressdid notcompletelyignorethethousandsofyoungwomen whodevotetheirlivestosocialservice,religionor thedevelopmentofcreativetalent.Itmaylegitimatelybeinferredthatnothingwhichisworthwhile inlifeisofnewsvalue.

Yetthenewspapersclaimtoreflectlifeasall literaturemustdo.Butthereitisintherecordmurder,strumpetry,rape,theft,idiocy.Thereis noplaceforheroism,chastity,maritalfidelity, honestyorcouragethatisnotspectacular.

Ifthisisapictureoflifeitisunderstandablethat youngpeopleinalarmingnumbersarebeginning toactasifitwereataletoldbyanidiot,fullof soundandfury,signifyingnothing.

Thetruth,ofcourse,isthattheconcentrationon sensationisnotanexclusivehumanphenomenonat all.Itistheequationofmanwiththeanimaland vegetableorders.ItisessentialthatthePresscome ofgripswithintelligenceandwill,fortheyconstitutetheessentialnatureofman.Itiscommonly claimedthatthejournalististrainedtowritefor readersofamentalageof12years.Ineffecta considerablesectionofthePressiscateringforan audiencethatneednotbehumanatall,orbeing maturehasreacheddowntodishearteninglevels ofdepravity.

WhatIhavesaidaboutthefailuretofeaturegirls devotingtheirgiftstoworthwhilepursuitsmaybe aptlyillustratedinasinglecase-thatofMiss PaulineO'Connor,D.S.C.M.,L.Mus.A.Thisyoung WestAustralian,attheageof19years,hashada mostbrilliantcareerattheSydneyConservatorium andwillreturntheretodopost-graduatework priortostudyingabroad.

Certainly,nootheryoungartist(includingEileen JoyceandWendyNash)hasbeenmorehighlycommendedbyinternationalcelebrities.Yetthereisno movebythelocalPresstotakeuphercauseand toopenafundtoenablehertobecomeaconcert pianist.IfitisthefunctionofthePresstodiscover "beauty"whichisascommonasfrecklesandabout asvaluable,perhapsitwouldnotbeoutsideits provincetosponsorpromisingyounglocalartists whomaybringhonourtoourcountryandenrich itsculturalresources.Ifthousandsofpoundscan befoundtothrowawayonfripperiesforwellshapedbodies,perhapsasimilargesturecouldbe madefortheimperishablethingsofthespirit.

Itisclearlythedutyandtheprivilegeofthe wealthydailypapersandofprominentcitizensto giyealeadinthismatter.Ithasbeensaidthat localartists,oncetheyhaveachievedfame,forget theiroriginsalltoofrequently.ThatmaybeAustralia'sfaultratherthantheirs.Fortherewards, offeredtoNobodiesarealltoolargeandtoofrebuent, andthefruitsoftalentalltoorare.

InthecaseofMissO'Connorthereisanadded. incentive.Sheisthefirstnative-bornartist,tomy knowledge,tocombineinterpretativewithcreative gifts.Afterall,mostofthetop-linemusicianso theworldareinterpreters.Invaryingdegreesthey

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Franc.Gilbert

arereproducers,copyistsofthegreatcomposers Butourlocalgirlhasalsogivenpromiseofthe powertoevokegreatmusicandthatissomething whichweshouldgotogreatlengthstofoster.

ItwouldbepossibletosetupaWestAustralian Artists'DevelopmentFundtowhichthegovernment andthegeneralpublicwouldsubscribe.Itcould lendtimelyaidtoyoungartistssuchasMiss O'Connorwhosedevelopmentmightotherwisebe thwarted.Therecouldbesomekindofcontract obligingthem,uponsuccess,toreimbursethefund.

Butthethingforthemomentistoreorganisethe senseofpublicresponsibilityinthePress,toeliminatetheflauntingofmerebodiesandtodirect attentiontopeopledoingworkofnationalsignificance.Letusturnfromudderism,whichis accidental(andmaybeadisease),toanimismwhich istheconsciousvictoryofthespiritovermaterialism andwhichcanonlyredoundtonationalhealth.

LastStateGrows

WorseThanFirst

Becauseofitsraritytheopportunitytoagreewith theobjectionsofourMethodistfriendsagainstthe presentoperationsoftheBettingActisallthemore agreeable.AtthesametimeIwouldnotcareto appearinthepositionofatamefollowerandso shouldpointoutthatpriortotheAct'sbecoming lawIwroterathertrenchantlyoftwoaspectsofthe matterwhicharenowthefocusofpubliccriticism.

ThedailyPresshaskeptupaconstantbarrage ofcriticismaboutthehugemoneyturnoverofthe registeredshops.Twofeaturesofthisstrikemeas ironical.InthefirstplaceaLabourgovernment wastheonlyonetobefoundwithsufficientcourage tofacethegreatvestedinterestwhichtheillegal S.P.operatorsrepresented.Butitfinallycameto controlthembywayofcreatingatightlittlemono- poly-indirectcontraventionofLabourprinciples.

InthesecondplaceIfinditmildlyamusingtohear amonopolisticPress,readytoextenditsoperations. topornographyforgreaterprofits,objectingtothe creationofafellowmonopoly.Itisverymuchin thenatureofapot-and-kettleargument.

ForiftheS.P.bookmakersshouldbemadeby lawtomakeroomforothers,whyshouldnotthe strangleholdofthedailyPressbesimilarlyloosened, themoresoastherepetitionofnewsasbetween morningandeveningpapersseemstoarguelackof scopeorofeffortonthepartofoneortheother?

Likewise,ifitisarguedthatState-operated totalisatorsshouldreplaceprivateoperatorshow wouldthatsituationrepresentanimprovement? Oursocietyhavealreadymovedwithdismaying rapidityinthedirectionoftotalitarianismwithout furtheraccretionofpower.

FormenwholovelibertyIclaimthereisnow onlyonecourseofaction.Noconsentshouldbe given(evenifitweresought)toanyfurther growthofthepowersofcentralgovernmentunless theauthoritiesintheirturnarewillingtogetout ofsomefieldtheynowoccupy.Forexample,I wouldfavourtheStateenteringthefieldoflegalised bettingifitagreedtovacatethatofeducation(provisionoffinanceexcepted).Asthisprocessis unlikelytocommenditselftoourbureaucratsI wouldliketoseecitizensunitedontheprinciple thatitisevilfortheStateoranylargeprivate concerntotakeonfunctionswhichcanbewellconductedbysmallerbodies(eveniftheStatemust givethemfinancialsupport).

Itisallvery'welltoadvocatetheextensionof licencesintheS.P.business,butstringentfinancial demandspreventanyreallysmallmensettingup shops.Bettinginourmidsthasbeenmadethesport ofkingssofarasfinanceisconcerned.

Ontheissueofthesitingofshopsnearhotels,I warnedmonthsagothatsuchaprocedurewouldbe thesocialtestofthegovernment'sintentionsto reformgamblingprocedures.Asitturnsout,not theslightestheedappearstohavebeengiventothat all-importantaspect.Indeed,asourMethodist friendsclaim,itwouldappearthateachhotelhasa bettingshopasakindofaddedamenity.The spiritofpettyrigorismwhichforbadeseatingin S.P.shopswouldhavebeenmorerationallyemployedinraisingeverybarrieritcoulddevise (notably,thatofdistance)betweenthehoteltrade andthegamblingfacilities.

Beerandbetsdonotmixsofarasthebettorand thedrinkerareconcerned.Theyareaslethala combinationasbeerandpetrol.Buttheymixvery welltothesatisfactionofthepublicanandtheS.P. operators.ThemuddledbettorincreasesS.P.profits andthedisappointedbettorassuageshislosstothe gainofthepublican.Insuchaset-upitisinevitablethatthereisperilforyouthwhichpolice surveillancewillnotbeabletosuppress.

ItmaybecontendedthatthepresentActhas stampedouttheoldcontemptforthelaw.Butitis alsocertainthatthenewrespectabilityhasbrought evilsinitstrainwhichflourishundertheguiseof legality.Thegovermnentneedstohaveagreat manysecondthoughtsifitiscontentwithbetting "reform."

THERECORD

MilitaryStrategyNeedsRevision

IfwearetobelieveMr.DennisWarner-andhe hasallthefactsofrecentAsianhistoryonhissideitwouldseemthatthemeetingofthemilitarychiefs ofSEATO,nowinsessioninMelbourne,isnotthe kindofthingthatisgoingtoputteethintothat defensiveorganisation.

Whatisequallythreateningtothefutureofthis countryastheCommunistsubversionofSouth-East Asiaistheseemingattachmentofourleaderstothe orthodoxmethodsofdefence.Whathashappened sinceourAustraliantroopstookoveroperational dutiesinMalayawouldseemtoindicatethatthey arefollowingthetacticsoftheBritishwhichwere soconspicuouslyunsuccessful.

Whatisneeded,sofarasalaymanmayjudge,is someboldconceptionofstrategysuchasGeneral MacArthurappliedinNewGuineaandtheSolomon, butaboveallacareful,closestudy,notmerelyof tacticsbutoftheCommunistphenomenaasawhole. Forthefightinginthatphilosophyisquitesecondary topoliticalconsiderationsandisonlyundertaken whentheycanchoosethegroundandtimewitha fullcertaintyofvictory.

Thatconsiderationisunderlinedbytheadvocacy ofBulganinofanother"summit"conference, launchedimmediatelyaftertheresumptionand extensionofthecoldwar.Thereisnopuzzle,as thePresssuggests,abouttheSovietleader'sproposal.Havingwon,handsdown,byexactlysuch tacticsatPanmunjonandthetwofatalGeneva conferences,thereiseveryreasonfortheRussians tobelievetheymayextendtheirvictorieswhile theyholdtheinitiative.

Moreover,aswasindicatedlastweek,Eisenhower isprobablytooillfortravel,Edenistooindecisive fordecision,andFranceisripeforanotherrevolution.IftheRussiansaresanguineoffurtherplums falling,theyhaveamplereasonforoptimism.

CertainlyinrecentyearswehaveseentheRed armiesofChinasuccessfulinthefield,directlyin ChinaandIndo-China,andbystalemateinKorea andMalaya.Butthisisnotanessential,oreven ordinarypartofMarxistplanning.Whattheywon inIndo-China,forinstance,wasachievedevenmore effectivelyattheconferencetablethaninthefield. TheiradvancesinIndiaandIndonesiaarethemore spectacularforhavingbeenunobtrusivelymade throughdiplomacy,propagandaandpenetration.

Wehavenocauseforself-congratulationatour immunity.Thethreatoftheshippingtie-upisonly thebeginningofwhatthepublicmay_expectsince Evatt,havingdisbandedtheIndustrialGroups,handedthepotentialitiesofkeyunioncontrolbackto theReds.Todatewehaveonlywitnessedtheevil ofpoliticaldisruptionwithintheparty.Thedellige ofindustrialunrest,aimedatageneralstrike,isyet tofalluponus,butwillnotlongbedelayed.

OfficialEngagements

Feb.5: newschoolatRedcliffe-Bel-

3p.m.:Blessandopen newschool,St.Joseph's orphanage,Wembley(privatefunction).

3p.m.:Blessandopen newschool-church,Karragullen.

Feb.12: 3p.m.:Blessandopen

may.

3p.m.:Blessandopen newschoolatTuartHill. Feb.19:

3p.m.:Blessandopen newconventatRiverton.

3p.m.:Blessadditionsto school,Carlisle.

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Training

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Forfurtherinformationapplyimmediatelyto: ELLIOTT&ELLIOTT PiccadillyArcade, Perth

MakingTheChoice

BetweenWomen

Ihaveadverted,tothepointoftedium,tothe undueprominencegiventosexinthesecularpress. Itisnotmerelythattheoldhandsareattheold game,buterstwhilerespectablejournalsinour midstareloweringtheirstandardsinablatantbid forincreasedsalesandprofits.

'Moreover,itisnotsimplyaquestionofreportage where,withcourtcases,afairamountmightwith somejustificationenterin.Seeminglyithasnow becometheprovinceofnewspapersdirectlyto organise"beauty"contests(legsandbosoms).Thisis anewconceptionofthefunctionofjournalismand isclearlyopentothechargeofwilfullyinciting libidinism.

Further,noissueiscompletewithoutafull-page illustrationofhowfarnear-nuditymaybecarried. Notinfrequentlythebodyofthepapercarries worriedresearchesintotheproblemsofjuvenile delinquencywithouteveradvertingtotheirnearnuditycampaignintherelationofcauseandeffect.

Nowsexisamatterwhichplaysanimportant partinlifeanditisonewhichmaybelegitimately treatedinbooksandnewspapers.Butnotonly shouldproperregardbehadforthemoralaspects ofthequestion,butcommonexperienceshowsthat itisatopiconwhichitisbettertowriteandthink lessratherthanmore.

.Furthermore,thevaliddiscussionofanysubject demandsthatunitybepreserved.Sectionaltreatmentisamatterforspecialistsratherthanthe generalpublic.Butinthematterofsexwefinda completeabsorptionwithitsphysicalaspectswhich arealreadytoonoticeabletowarrantthecallingof publicattention.

Sogrossandgrotesquehasthisabstractionbecome thatitwarrantsadescriptiveword.HenceIask: doesthepressthinkudderismapleasantandproper subjecttolabourinseasonandoutofseason?One wouldimaginethatcasesofover-stimulated endocrineglands,exemplifiedinthecaseofMiss MarilynMonroe,wouldberatherasubjectof medicalresearchthanofbayingbygobemouches.

Andthat,ofcourse,ispreciselywhatitis-a morbidmatter.Whatthebrightboysofthefourth estatehaveoverlookedisthatitisnotmerelyan issueofthephysicalandmentalnudityofMiss Monroe,butoftheirownthoughts-bare,uglyand strippedforpublicviewing.Itisnotapleasant spectacle-evenofgobemouches.

Butthereisalsoanelementofomissioninthis directionwhichisperhapsgraverthantheaspects ofcommission.Itwillalwaysbeobjectionableto Christianpeoplethatthenewspapers,bothinthe amountofspaceandinthestyleoftreatment glamouriseempty-headedteenagerswhosebrainlessnessissufficientlyattestedbytheirwillingness tobephotographedinastyleofundressusually associatedwithharlotry.

ButitwouldnotbequitesobadifthePressdid notcompletelyignorethethousandsofyoungwomen whodevotetheirlivestosocialservice,religionor thedevelopmentofcreativetalent.Itmaylegitimatelybeinferredthatnothingwhichisworthwhile inlifeisofnewsvalue.

Yetthenewspapersclaimtoreflectlifeasall literaturemustdo.Butthereitisintherecordmurder,strumpetry,rape,theft,idiocy.Thereis noplaceforheroism,chastity,maritalfidelity, honestyorcouragethatisnotspectacular.

Ifthisisapictureoflifeitisunderstandablethat youngpeopleinalarmingnumbersarebeginning toactasifitwereataletoldbyanidiot,fullof soundandfury,signifyingnothing.

Thetruth,ofcourse,isthattheconcentrationon sensationisnotanexclusivehumanphenomenonat all.Itistheequationofmanwiththeanimaland vegetableorders.ItisessentialthatthePresscome ofgripswithintelligenceandwill,fortheyconstitutetheessentialnatureofman.Itiscommonly claimedthatthejournalististrainedtowritefor readersofamentalageof12years.Ineffecta considerablesectionofthePressiscateringforan audiencethatneednotbehumanatall,orbeing maturehasreacheddowntodishearteninglevels ofdepravity.

WhatIhavesaidaboutthefailuretofeaturegirls devotingtheirgiftstoworthwhilepursuitsmaybe aptlyillustratedinasinglecase-thatofMiss PaulineO'Connor,D.S.C.M.,L.Mus.A.Thisyoung WestAustralian,attheageof19years,hashada mostbrilliantcareerattheSydneyConservatorium andwillreturntheretodopost-graduatework priortostudyingabroad.

Certainly,nootheryoungartist(includingEileen JoyceandWendyNash)hasbeenmorehighlycommendedbyinternationalcelebrities.Yetthereisno movebythelocalPresstotakeuphercauseand toopenafundtoenablehertobecomeaconcert pianist.IfitisthefunctionofthePresstodiscover "beauty"whichisascommonasfrecklesandabout asvaluable,perhapsitwouldnotbeoutsideits provincetosponsorpromisingyounglocalartists whomaybringhonourtoourcountryandenrich itsculturalresources.Ifthousandsofpoundscan befoundtothrowawayonfripperiesforwellshapedbodies,perhapsasimilargesturecouldbe madefortheimperishablethingsofthespirit.

Itisclearlythedutyandtheprivilegeofthe wealthydailypapersandofprominentcitizensto giyealeadinthismatter.Ithasbeensaidthat localartists,oncetheyhaveachievedfame,forget theiroriginsalltoofrequently.ThatmaybeAustralia'sfaultratherthantheirs.Fortherewards offeredto'%obodiesarealltoolargeandtoofrebuent andthefruitsoftalentalltoorare.

InthecaseofMissO'Connorthereisanadded incentive.Sheisthefirstnative-bornartist,tomy knowledge,tocombineinterpretativewithcreative gifts.Afterall,mostofthetop-linemusiciansof 'heworldareinterpreters.Invaryingdegreesthey

By franc.,Gilbert 2._ arereproducers,copyistsofthegreatcomposers. Butourlocalgirlhasalsogivenpromiseofthe powertoevokegreatmusicandthatissomething whichweshouldgotogreatlengthstofoster.

ItwouldbepossibletosetupaWestAustralian Artists'DevelopmentFundtowhichthegovernment andthegeneralpublicwouldsubscribe.Itcould lendtimelyaidtoyoungartistssuchasMiss O'Connorwhosedevelopmentmightotherwisebe thwarted.Therecouldbesomekindofcontract obligingthem,uponsuccess,toreimbursethefund.

Butthethingforthemomentistoreorganisethe senseofpublicresponsibilityinthePress,toeliminatetheflauntingofmerebodiesandtodirect attentiontopeopledoingworkofnationalsignificance.Letusturnfromudderism,whichis accidental(andmaybeadisease),toanimismwhich istheconsciousvictoryofthespiritovermaterialism andwhichcanonlyredoundtonationalhealth.

LastStateGrows WorseThanFirst

Becauseofitsraritytheopportunitytoagreewith theobjectionsofourMethodistfriendsagainstthe presentoperationsoftheBettingActisallthemore agreeable.AtthesametimeIwouldnotcareto appearinthepositionofatamefollowerandso shouldpointoutthatpriortotheAct'sbecoming lawIwroterathertrenchantlyoftwoaspectsofthe matterwhicharenowthefocusofpubliccriticism.

ThedailyPresshaskeptupaconstantbarrage ofcriticismaboutthehugemoneyturnoverofthe registeredshops.Twofeaturesofthisstrikemeas ironical.InthefirstplaceaLabourgovernment wastheonlyonetobefoundwithsufficientcourage tofacethegreatvestedinterestwhichtheillegal S.P.operatorsrepresented.Butitfinallycameto controlthembywayofcreatingatightlittlemonopoly-indirectcontraventionofLabourprinciples.

InthesecondplaceIfinditmildlyamusingtohear amonopolisticPress,readytoextenditsoperations topornographyforgreaterprofits,objectingtothe creationofafellowmonopoly.Itisverymuchin thenatureofapot-and-kettleargument.

ForiftheS.P.bookmakersshouldbemadeby lawtomakeroomforothers,whyshouldnotthe strangleholdofthedailyPressbesimilarlyloosened, themoresoastherepetitionofnewsasbetween morningandeveningpapersseemstoarguelackof scopeorofeffortonthepartofoneortheother?

Likewise,ifitisarguedthatState-operated totalisatorsshouldreplaceprivateoperatorshow wouldthatsituationrepresentanimprovement? Oursocietyhavealreadymovedwithdismaying rapidityinthedirectionoftotalitarianismwithout furtheraccretionofpower.

FormenwholovelibertyIclaimthereisnow onlyonecourseofaction.Noconsentshouldbe given(evenifitweresought)toanyfurther growthofthepowersofcentralgovernmentunless theauthoritiesintheirturnarewillingtogetout ofsomefieldtheynowoccupy.Forexample,I wouldfavourtheStateenteringthefieldoflegalised bettingifitagreedtovacatethatofeducation(provisionoffinanceexcepted).Asthisprocessis unlikelytocommenditselftoourbureaucratsI wouldliketoseecitizensunitedontheprinciple thatitisevilfortheStateoranylargeprivate concerntotakeonfunctionswhichcanbewellconductedbysmallerbodies(eveniftheStatemust givethemfinancialsupport).

Itisallverywelltoadvocatetheextensionof licencesintheS.P.business,butstringentfinancial demandspreventanyreallysmallmensettingup shops.Bettinginourmidsthasbeenmadethesport ofkingssofarasfinanceisconcerned.

Ontheissueofthesitingofshopsnearhotels,I warnedmonthsagothatsuchaprocedurewouldbe thesocialtestofthegovernment'sintentionsto reformgamblingprocedures.Asitturnsout,not theslightestheedappearstohavebeengiventothat all-importantaspect.Indeed,asourMethodist friendsclaim,itwouldappearthateachhotelhasa bettingshopasakindofaddedamenity.The spiritofpettyrigorismwhichforbadeseatingin S.P.shopswouldhavebeenmorerationallyemployedinraisingeverybarrieritcoulddevise (notably,thatofdistance)betweenthehoteltrade andthegamblingfacilities.

Beerandbetsdonotmixsofarasthebettorand thedrinkerareconcerned.Theyareaslethala combinationasbeerandpetrol.Buttheymixvery welltothesatisfactionofthepublicanandtheS.P. operators.ThemuddledbettorincreasesS.P.profitsandthedisappointedbettorassuageshislosstothe gainofthepublican.Insuchaset-upitisinevitablethatthereisperilforyouthwhichpolice surveillancewillnotbeabletosuppress.

ItmaybecontendedthatthepresentActhas stampedouttheoldcontemptforthelaw.Butitis alsocertainthatthenewrespectabilityhasbrought evilsinitstrainwhichflourishundertheguiseof legality.Thegovermnentneedstohaveagreat manysecondthoughtsifitiscontentwithbetting "reform."

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IfwearetobelieveMr.DennisWarner-andhe hasallthefactsofrecentAsianhistoryonhissideitwouldseemthatthemeetingofthemilitarychiefs ofSEATO,nowinsessioninMelbourne,isnotthe kindofthingthatisgoingtoputteethintothat defensiveorganisation.

Whatisequallythreateningtothefutureofthis countryastheCommunistsubversionofSouth-East Asiaistheseemingattachmentofourleaderstothe orthodoxmethodsofdefence.Whathashappened sinceourAustraliantroopstookoveroperational dutiesinMalayawouldseemtoindicatethatthey arefollowingthetacticsoftheBritishwhichwere soconspicuouslyunsuccessful.

Whatisneeded,sofarasalaymanmayjudge,is someboldconceptionofstrategysuchasGeneral MacArthurappliedinNewGuineaandtheSolomon, butaboveallacareful,closestudy,notmerelyof tacticsbutoftheCommunistphenomenaasawhole. Forthefightinginthatphilosophyisquitesecondary topoliticalconsiderationsandisonlyundertaken whentheycanchoosethegroundandtimewitha fullcertaintyofvictory.

Thatconsiderationisunderlinedbytheadvocacy ofBulganinofanother"summit"conference, launchedimmediatelyaftertheresumptionand extensionofthecoldwar.Thereisnopuzzle,as thePresssuggests,abouttheSovietleader'spro- posal.Havingwon,handsdown,byexactlysuch tacticsatPanmunjonandthetwofatalGeneva conferences,thereiseveryreasonfortheRussians tobelievetheymayextendtheirvictorieswhile theyholdtheinitiative.

Moreover,aswasindicatedlastweek,Eisenhower isprobablytooillfortravel,Edenistooindecisive fordecision,andFranceisripeforanotherrevolution.IftheRussiansaresanguineoffurtherplums falling,theyhaveamplereasonforoptimism.

CertainlyinrecentyearswehaveseentheRed armiesofChinasuccessfulinthefield,directlyin ChinaandIndo-China,andbystalemateinKorea andMalaya.Butthisisnotanessential,oreven ordinarypartofMarxistplanning.Whattheywon inIndo-China,forinstance,wasachievedevenmore effectivelyattheconferencetablethaninthefield. TheiradvancesinIndiaandIndonesiaarethemore spectacularforhavingbeenunobtrusivelymade throughdiplomacy,propagandaandpenetration.

Wehavenocauseforself-congratulationatour immunity.Thethreatoftheshippingtie-upisonly thebeginningofwhatthepublicmayexpectsince Evatt,havingdisbandedtheIndustrialGroups,handedthepotentialitiesofkeyunioncontrolbackto theReds.Todatewehaveonlywitnessedtheevil ofpoliticaldisruptionwithintheparty.Thedeluge ofindustrialunrest,aimedatageneralstrike,isyet tofalluponus,butwillnotlongbedelayed.

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ILL.,Woollahra:Ifaperson,aftertryingtoproveto himselfoveralongperiod thatwhathisconscience saidwaswrongwasnot reallywrong,sothatwhen temptationscamehefound hiswillsoweakenedby habitsthathefoundit practicallyimpossiblenotto yieldtothemowingtohis notthinkingitwrong,would hecommitamortalsinby yieldingifthethinginitself wereindeedmortalsin?

R.:Itispossiblethata mancouldarriveatsucha stateofweaknessofwillin suchawaythathisactions inindividuallapseswould notbemortalsins,even thoughthethingdonewould initselfbeforbiddenbythe lawofGodunderpainof gravesin.

Buttherewouldhave beenmanygravesins earlierbeforehecouldget intosuchastate.

Thesuppositionyougive isthatconsciencedidprotestinthebeginningand thatthepersonnotonly ignoreditsvoicebutdeliberatelysetouttoproveto himselfthathisconscience waswrong.

AreWeMorallyBoundTo GiveTheJapsLivingRoom?

"WayOut,"Westmead:Inthe"Sun-Herald,"ofJuly3,its columnist,"Onlooker,"quotedFatherMarsdenassayingthatGod mightcondemnusforrefusingtheJapaneseliving-roominour "vast,emptycontinent,"ratherthancondemntheJapanesefor resortingtowholesaleabortionsinordertoovercometheirproblemofover-population.

R.:FatherMarsdendidAustralia,Japan'spopulanotforamomentintendtotionwas27millions.Today suggestthattherecanbeitisover80millions'.Itis anyexcuseforabortionaworthlessargumentto underanycircumstances. saythatAustraliawasalAbortionismurderofanwaysuptillnowavast innocentunbornchildemptycontinent,therefore whoserighttolifeisindis-wearejustifiedinkeeping putable;anditisthereforeitso. aviolationofthenatural Idon'tagreethatweare morallaw,evenapartfromyetobligedtothrowitopen God'srevealedcommand-tonon-Europeanpeoples; ment:"Thoushaltnotkill."butIwouldnotfallback

Theenddoesnotjustifyonthefoolishargumentthat themeans;andhoweveritwasalwaysemptyand elsetheirproblemofover-thereforemaybekept populationistobesolved,'empty!

theJapanesearenotjusti-Q.:Continuinghisargu- fiedinmurderingtheirownment,the"Onlooker" unbornchildrenasameansadded:"NoAsianrace tothatend. soughttooccupyand

WhatFatherMarsdencoloniseit."

wantsustodoistoaskR.:That'sbetter.Occupa- ourselveswhetherwedonottionandcolonisationofa share,andwithevenaterritoryinwhichthe greaterresponsibility,inoriginalinhabitantsare theirguilt. nomadic,andinwhichthere

GrantedthattheJapaneseisnoorganisedsocietywith doengageinsuchanim-apre-establishedsove-

OfHabitualSin moralpracticeasabortionreignty,giveanundoubtedSuchdeliberateeffortsatonlybecauseofcircumstone'.sWhichwecouldlylegitimatetitletoposself-persuasionareinthem- session. remedy,andareboundin selvesgravelywrong.Theyjusticetoremedy,yetwhich wouldbenothinglessthan thedeliberatepersuadingofwerefusetoremedy,then wewouldindeeddeserve oneselfthatevilthingsoneGod'scondemnationalso. wantedtodowereright justbecauseonewantedto dothem.

HolyScripturespeaksof thosewhoadoptsucha practicebysaying:"Woeto youthatcallevilgood,and goodevil;thatputdarkness forlightandlightfordarkness."(Isaiasv,20.)

Ofcourse,whenanyone advertstothefactthathe hasbeendoingthat,heis obligedtorepentofit.

Butdespitehisrealisationthatthethinghehasbeen doingoversolongaperiod ismortallysinfulinitself, whatofhiswill,weakened bylong-standinghabits?

Itispossiblethat,forthe timebeing,thosehabits woulddeprivehimofthat fullresponsibilitynecessary foradeliberatemortalsin. Butthatdoesnotmeanthat heneeddonothingaboutit.

Asbadhabitsaredevelopedbyrepeatedly givingwaytothem,sothey areunderminedandbroken byrepeatedresistances.

Onceamanbecomes aware,therefore,thathis stateofmindhasresulted fromdeliberateself-deceptioninthefirstplace,and thathisconductisinreality sinfulofitsverynature; thatis,thethingdone;he isobligedfromthatmoment totakeupthefightagainst it,andkeepupthatfight sothatlapsesbecomefewer andatmoreandmoredistantintervals,untilhehas atlastattainedtocomplete self-masteryinthematter. Thatcanbedone;has beendone;andthereisan obligationtodoit.

Thetwomainpointshere arewhetheritisunjuston ourparttorefusetothrow openour"vastemptycontinent"toJapaneseinexcessofthosewhocanbe providedforinJapan;and whether,ifwedoso,it wouldprovidearemedyfor Japan'sover-population.

PresentEmptySpaces

RecentlyIgaveitasmy ownopinionthatconditions arenotsuchatpresentas toimposeastrictobligation uponus.Ibelievethat therearealternativesolutionspossible.

Atthesametime,Igranted'thatitmightbepolitical wisdomtobegindoingvoluntarilyinadvancewhat mayyetbecomeourstrict obligation,andwhatmaybe forceduponusinanycase, obligationornoobligation fromthemoralpointof view.

Q.:Objectingtotheideaof anyobligation,the"Onlooker"said:"Afterall, thecontinenthadbeen practicallyemptythrough theages."

R.:Thatconsiderationis worthless.Ultimately,the earthexistsforthesupport ofthewholehumanrace. Andourproblemhasto do,notwithemptyspaces onthesurfaceoftheearth beforeanincreasedpopulationmadetheiroccupation necessaryforthesupportof humanbeings,butwith emptyspacesinthelightof presentconditions.

Atthetimewhenthefirst Britishsettlerslandedin **It

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IsItReasonableToRejectPeace ProposalsInspiredByMarxists!

"Protestant,"Bendigo,Vic.:Onething bafflesme.Why,ohwhy,doyouandso manyothersobjecttopeaceproposalsand thesigningofpetitionsforpeace,merely becauseyouthinktheminspiredbyCommunists?

Wehavethattitle.No Asianracehaseverpossessedit.Andourtitletoterritorialrulecarrieswithit therighttoestablishour frontiersandmakelawsfor thecommongoodofthe peopledwellingwithin them.Butthisrightitself isnotabsolute.

Itmustbesubordinated tothecommongoodofthe wholehumanrace,should thetimecomewhenitsenforcementwouldbeinconflictwiththatsuperiorcommongood.

Thepracticalproblem, therefore,isnotwhetherwe havealegitimatetitleto Australia,butwhether worldconditionsaresuch thatwecannolongerurge ittothedetrimentofthe commongoodofhumanity.

Ipersonallydonotthink thatpositionhasyetarisen. Othersmaythinkithas.

Butthatcertainlyisthe problemaboutwhich thoughtfulpeopleneedto reflect.

WhyDoesGodCreateThoseSouls

HeKnowsWillBe

D.M.,NewLambton:Why didGodcreateasoulifHe knew-andGodknowsall things-thatsuchasoul wouldbelost?

R.:BecauseHeknows thatthetotalgoodresulting fromthecreationofthe wholehumanracewouldfar outweighanyindividual failuresthatmightoccur throughamisuseoffreewill.

Q.:IknowthatGodgave usfreewill,thatintelligenceandcircumstances willbeconsidered,and thatifasoulgoestohell itwillbethroughitsown fault.

R.:Thatsavesmefrom havingtodealwiththose aspectsofthecase.

Q.:Buthellissuchaterribleplace,andthequestionisstillwhydidGod createthatsoulwhenHe knewthatsoulwould,as asmatteroffact,goto hell.

R.:Itwouldnotmatter muchifwehadtowaitfor asatisfactoryanswertothat untilGod'smindonthesubjectisfullyrevealedtous inthenextlife.

Idonotsaythatitisa purelyspeculativeproblem. Itcanbeofpracticalimportanceinsofarasone withnoideaofitssolution couldbetemptedeitherto denytherevealedChristian doctrineofhell,ortodeny thegoodnessofGod,ifnot Hisveryexistence.

Tothrowsomelighton thesubject,therefoke,I mustaskyoutokeepin mindwhatIhavejustsaid aboutthetotalgoodofthe wholehumanracefaroutweighingindividualdisasters.

Thismeansthatyouare notthinkingoftheproblemasitreallyis.Youhave inmindoneindividualsoul, andthinkthechoicewas onlybetweencreatingor notcreatingthatindividual soul.

Butthechoicewasreally betweencreatingornot

EternallyLost!

creatingthewholehuman race,inwhichsucceeding generationsdependfortheir existenceonpreceding generations. Takethecaseofahundredpeoplewhoowetheir existencetoacommonancestor,agreat-great-grandfather,orevenfurtherback thanthat.Hadhenot existed,theywouldnot haveexisted.

Supposethattheyallsave theirsouls,butthatthe commonancestorhappened tolosehis.Whyshould theyhaveallbeendeprived ofexistenceandoftheopportunitytosavetheirsouls becausehe-asheneednot havedone-choseto1ose his? Icannotsparemoretime thantoofferyouthisone consideration-thereare dozensofothers-toshow thatyousoover-simplify theproblemthatitdoesnot ariseatallinthewayyou haveimaginedit.

Inanycase,youcanbe quitesurethatGodknows howtosafeguardHiswisdomandjustice,andwe havenottheresponsibility ofdoingthatforHim.

Inthelastresort,itis perfectlyreasonabletoadmitthelimitation:of reason,notexpectinga finitehumanintelligenceto understandfullyallthatis knowntotheinfiniteand divineintelligence.

St.Paulrightlyexclaimed,therefore:"0thedepth oftherichesofthewisdom andoftheknowledgeof God!Howincomprehensible areHisjudgments,andhow unsearchableHisways!For whohathknownthemind oftheLord?Orwhohath beenHiscounsellor?"Rom.

R.:Becausethekindof peaceatwhichtheCommunistsaimisnottrue peaceatall.It'sallahuge bluff,tdinducedemocratic peoplestobringpressureon theirleaders,compelling themtoremainpassiveand evendisarm,thusunderminingoppositiontoCommunistviolencewhenthe timeisripeforrevolutionaryusurpationofworldcontrol.

Q.:SurelyallChristians wantpeace.

R.:Wedo;butnotthe peaceofthecemetery,with allChristiansunderground inthemostgrimlyliteral senseoftheword.CommunistsknowthatChristianswantpeace,andtrade onthatfact.

ButCommunistsusethe wordpeacewiththeirtonguesintheircheeks,knowingquitewellthatthey don'tintendthewordinthe samesenseaswedo.

Theysaytous:"You don'twantwar.Youwant peacebetweenthenations, don'tyou?"Whenwesay yes,theysay"Thensign thispetition."Butthey don'twantwhatwewant.

Theywantmerelyas muchbreathing-spaceas possibletocontinuetogrow untilpowerfulenoughto havetheirway.

Wearefoolsifwerelax ourvigilance,ceasetofrustrateCommunismineveryway,andneglectbothto exposeitsdoctrineandaims

EskimoHave

andtoeducateourown peopleinsoundChristian principles.

Q.:Whynot,themcooperatewithCommunists atleastintheireffortsto promotepeace?

R.:Ihavesaidtoyou thattheydon'twanttopromotepeaceasweunderstandit.RecentlyaCommonistapproacheda Catholicwiththeusual statementsabouttheCommunistdesireforpeace.

TheCatholic,whowas wellupintheteachingsof Lenin,askedtheCommunisthowhecouldreconcile acampaignforpeacewith Lenin'steachingaboutthe necessityofclass-warfare.

TheCommunistreplied: "Thepeaceweseekisnot peacebetweenclassesin society,norpeacebetween nations.Weseekthepeace ofaclass-lesssocietywhich willeventuallycome throughrevolution,the liquidationofcapitalists, andthedictatorshipofthe proletariat."

ThepoorChristiandupes whoaidtheircampaignare thinkingonlyintermsof peaceinsocietyandbetweenthenations-thevery thingstheCommunistsdo notreallywantatall.

SoIhopeIhavemade clearjustwhynointelligent andconvincedChristian cansupportacampaignfor thekindofpeaceCommunistswant,orlendassistance totheireffortstodeceive andunderminethevarious democracies.

NotBeenOverlooked!

R.:Itwouldbebetterto saythattheCatholic Church,beinguniversal, mustbemeantforall people.OurLordfounded aChurchintendedforall nationswithoutexception, andthereforenottobe limitedtoanyparticular nation.

"Catholic,"Willoughby:AstheChurch isuniversal,itmustextendtoallpeopleand allnations. workingwiththeJesuit FathersinEskimomission areas,namely,theSistersof Charity,theSacredHeart nuns,theSistersofSt. Joseph,theUrsulinenuns, andtheSistersofSt.Anne. TheEskimosareavery scatteredpeople;andmissionworkamongthemis verydifficult.Butthereare about7,200EskimoCatholics.

Butgeographicaland ethnological universality wasnecessarilyamatterof gradualexpansion.The CatholicChurchwasofits verynaturetheuniversal Church,meant"for"all nationsalthoughithadnot yetgone"to"allnations, evenonPentecostSunday, whenitconsistedofonlya handfulofapostlesanddisciplesinJerusalem.

Since,then,ofcourse,it hasgonefarandwide throughouttheworld,and therearefewplacesto whichithasnotyetpenetrated.

Q.:ArethereanyOrdersof Religiouswhosemembers seetotheneedsand spiritualwelfareofthe Eskimoslivingaround theIceCapandin Tundra?

R.:MissionstotheEskimosthroughouttheArctic Circleareconductedbythe JesuitFathers,whohave theirheadquartersin Alaska.

11:33-34. Reasonitselftellsusthat, afterithassolvedallthat iswithinitscapacity,it muststillbepreparedto leavesomethingsinthe realmofthemysterious withoutdenyingthetruth ofsuchpartialinformation aswedopossess.

TundraisinRussianterritory,whereitisnotpossibleyettoestablisha Catholicmission;butEskimosfromTundrahave visitedJesuitmissionsoutsideRussianterritoryand beeninfluencedbythem.

Therearefivedifferent ReligiousOrdersofnuns

Q.:Afterall,theEskimos areGod'schildrenalso, andtherearemissionaries inotherforeigncountries.

R.:Thatistrue.Butit wouldbeamistaketo imaginethattheCatholic Churchhadoverlookedthe Eskimosandhadnotsent hermissionariestopreach Christianity,tothemalsoin theice-wastesoftheArctic Circle.

Q.:OfcourseIfindithard tounderstandhowpriests andnunscouldlivein suchaclimate.

R.:Nevertheless,theylive there;probablyfindingitas hardto.dosoasyoufindit hardtoimaginethatthey candoso. ButfortheloveofChrist. andto,fulfilHiscommand topreach,theGospeltothe uttermostpartsoftheearth, theyhavenotgrudged makingtheself-sacrificeto undertakealife-workin suchasevereandtrying climate.

Theywouldtellyouthat theyfeelmorethancompensatedbythehappiness ofhavingbeenabletobring theCatholicFaithintothe livesofsome7,000Eskimos already;andbytheprospectofstillfurtherconversionsinthefuture.

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Ithasbecomealmostahabitthesedaysfornotableconvertsto writeabooktellingoftheirexperiencesinthequestoftheFaith. Itisachange,atanyrate,toreviewabookinwhichthewriteris alapsedCatholicwhofinallyfoundherwaybackintothefold.

selves;therateofincrease totheChurch'spopulation bywayofconversionis counterbalancedbytherate ofdesertion,andthereare lessonstobelearned,from ConstanceO'Hara'sexperience,aboutthekindof thingswhichcaneasily repeltheshame-faced Catholictryingtosneak backunobtrusivelybeneath theskirtsofMotherChurch.

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Anyparishpriestwho readsthisbookwillofferup aferventprayerthatheis neversaddledwithaparishionerlikeConstance O'Hara.

Yettherewillbefewwho willnotenjoyreadingher frankstoryofhowsheflung herselftempestuouslyaway fromtheChurch,andof howshelimpedback, grumblingandstillhalfunwillingly,after20years oftryingtoovercomeaninvertedsnobbery.

FortheviceofCatholic snobberywhichConstance O'Haracondemnedinothers shepossessedtoahighdegreeherself.

Asayounggirlshefellin lovewiththe"Roman"type of maculateprelate,thewitty,imMonsignorewith thedelicatetasteforthe rightwineandthesermon thatwovebeautifulcastles intheairwithoutattemptingtoscorchouttheevil fromthehovelsonearth.

LowMasswasdraband uninteresting;thesoiled cassockmarkedCatholicism outasthereligionoftha "poorIrish."Theseweretheingredientsofthepoisonthatenteredtheimmaturesoulof thegreat-nieceofBishop O'Haraandthedaughterof thesaintlyDr.O'Hara, medicaladvisertotheArchbishop,theclergy,andthe seminaryofPhiladelphia.

Thisisanintenselyinterestingstory,inwhich, alas,weshalloftenseeourselvesreflected,for,when oneisseekingself-justification,nothingistoosacredto escapecriticism.

Thereareinteresting glimpsesoflifeinPhiladelphiabeforeandduring thewar.Greatactorsand producersdriftacrossthe pages,andthereareafew intimatepicturesofwellknownCatholicidentities: MonsignorFultonSheenin atemper;ClareBoothLuce beingtemperamental.

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Shefreelyconfessesthat shehashadtoreconstruct thestoryofAnthonyDuke's counter-espionageactivities fromtherathermeagreinformationhepassedonto herbeforehisdeath.

Howmuchofhernarrativeisfactandhowmuch imaginationdoesnotseem veryimportant.Asthe adagesays:"Ifitisnottrue, itiswelltold."

MadelaineDukewrites well.Shehasafeelingfor suspenseandaneatbalanceincharacterstudy.The story(orbiography,ifyou will)hangstogetherwell, andshedoesnotstrainthe reader'scredulityinany way.

Shehasgivenanexcellent airofverisimilitudetothe bookwithaseriesofphotographsoftheplacesin whichtheactiontookplace.

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BishopsWarnThatMarxism SeeksToPervertNationalism

Bangalore.-A"newandmortalenemy" isseekingto"pervert"Asia'srightfulaspirationsforitsownends.Sodeclaredthe CatholicBishopsofAsiainajointstatementissuedhere.

Thestatementwasreleasedforpublicationbythe CatholicBishops'ConferenceofIndia,whosememberssigneditalongwith BishopsofSouth-EastAsia.

ThemessagewarnedresurgentAsiaagainsta"new andmortalenemy-theimperialismofinternational Communism."

Themessagesaidthat justasthepeoplesofAsia protestedagainstthe"ancientevilofcolonialism,so nowtheyrepudiatethe effortsofMarxistCommunismtopervertAsia's movementtowardsliberationforitsownsinister ends."

ThebishopssaidAsia's movementforpoliticaland socialchanges"meritedthe supportofChristianforces throughouttheworld."

Theypointedoutthatthe WAYDE movementhadbeen,inits

ByJohnP.Marquand

Somewritershavethe knackofseeingtrendsin contemporarylifeandof managingtoweavethose trendsintoatalethattypifies,whileitsatirises,the weaknessoftheirownsociety.

JohnP.Marquandhas earnedaplaceforhimself amongsuchwritersas TheodoreDreiserandSinclairLewisasananalystof "theAmericanwayoflife."

Hediffersfromthemin thathisexposureofthe faultsofthesystemis tingledwithpityandunderstanding.

WeinAustraliaarebecominginfectedwiththe Americanmottothat"businessandsentimentdon't mix,"andthatisthetheme ofthisnovel.

Thehero,WillisWayde,is givenhisbigchancebyan industrialistoftheold school,ashrewdbusinessmanwhostillhasenough sentimenttorefuseatemptingofferforhismillbecauseitwouldmeanthe dismissalofhisemployees.

WillisWaydeidolisesthe oldman;hisfirstambition istomakeasuccessofhis careersothathisbenefactorwillbeproudofhim.

Itisironicthat,eventually,theboywhostartedhis riseinlifeinthatlittlemill becomesthetycoonwho closesitdown.

Therearesomefine

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essence,theexpressionof thelegitimateaspirationsof Asianpeoplesfornational independence,politicaldemocracyandsocialreform.

ButAsiancountriesare nowfacedbyanewformof colonialism,thatpresented byMarxistCommunism,the bishopssaid.

Theycalledforthe strengtheningofthenormal basisofAsiansociety-the familyasthebasicsocial unit,thevillageastheprimarycentreofcommunal lifeandsoundagricultureas thefoundationofdevelopingeconomy.

"Excessiveandunbalancedindustrialisation,antisocialcapitalisminallits formsanddominationof Communismaredestructive ofAsia'straditionsand mustberesisted,"the bishopsdeclared.

Thestatementcondemned absenteelandlordismas "diametricallyopposed"to thetypeofsocietywhich Christianitywishedtoinspire.Thebishopsnoted thatsuchasystemdenied securityoftenureand ownershipoflandtotillers ofthesoil.

whowasaccompaniedby theV.Rev.F.E.Hope, Adm.

Inthecourseofhis addressHisLordshipexhortedmemberstobegood andloyalAustralians,whilst upholdingthegreattraditionsofthelandwhichgave manyofthembirth.

Morethan150membersoftheIrishClub andfriendsattendedtheclub'scihnuol ChristmasdinneratHighgateparishhall recently. AmongthelettersreGuestofhonourwasHisiceivedbythesecretary,Mr. LordshipBishopRafferty,JohnMurphy,wishingthe clubsuccess,werethose fromtheIrishMinisterfor ExternalAffairs,Mr.Liam Cosgrave;theEmbassyof Ireland,Canberra;theLord MayorofSydney(AldermanPatrickHills);the DeputyLordMayor(AldermanAnthonyDoherty)in his'officialcapacityandas secretaryoftheIrishassociationinSydney;Mr.and Mrs.PatrickO'Hagan,and manyfromformermembers andfrier.dsregrettingtheir inabilityatnotbeing present.

IrelandandtheIrish peoplewouldbejudgedby theirexample,hesaid,and notbywhatwaswrittenin thesecularpress. Theyhadadutytobring credittothemselves,tothe landoftheirbirth,andto theirfuturehome,theland oftheiradoption.

Thepricelessgiftofthe Catholicfaithhadbeen handeddowntothemand bytheirassociationtogether,HisLordshipsaid, hehopedtheywould strengthenthatfaith.

TheIrishclubsin America,HisLordshipadded,hadplayedaprominent partinthelifeofthat nationandhefeltthatinits ownwaytheIrishClubin Perthcouldcontributemuch, tothecommongoodinAustralia.

PresidentHonoured

Followinghisaddress, whichwasreceivedwith applause,HisLordship mingledwiththemembers andwitnessedanIrish dance,themusicbeingpro- videdbythediocesandirectorofsacredmusic,theRev. P.McCudden,theclub's chaplain.

Duringthecourseofthe eveningMr. Martin Kavanagh(president)was madealifememberofthe clubinappreciationofthe faithfulandsterlingservice hehasrenderedtotheclub duringthepastfiveyears.

Thenewly-developed Asiansocieties,themessage wenton,werethreatened notonlybyCommunistimperialismandtheremnants ofcolonialism,but"incipientnationalantagonism" amongvariousAsianpeople themselves.

"Itwouldbeabetrayalof theaspirationsofAsia's millionsifthefinalresult ofthestrugglefornational freedomshouldbeanexaggeratednationalism,"the bishopsdeclared.

FirstLibrary

ForOurBlind

ThefirstCatholicBraille libraryinAustraliawas openedrecentlybyHi:, EminenceCardinalGilroy inSydney.Thelibrary,at OzanamHouse,57Youngst.,alreadyhasmorethan 300books.

Itisconductedbythe CatholicBrailleWorkers' Association,whichhasbeen teachingBraillebycorrespondenceforthepastthree years. About150peopleattendedtheopening,including thedirectdroftheRoyal BlindSociety(Mr.K.Dunn) andthepresidentofthe BrailleWriters'Association ofN.S.W.(Mrs.G.Ringland). Thelibraryisbeing steadilyaddedtoandincludesbiographical,historicalandtravelbooks,besides awidevarietyofworkson apologetics.

Thankingthecommittee fortheirappreciationofhis endeavours,Mr.Kavanagh statedthathehadbeenat thebirthoftheclubandhis onewishwasthathewould notbeatitsfuneral.

TheIrishClubhadgrown instrengthandwithrenewedvigourithopedto putmanyofitsdreamsinto practicalrealityinthe comingyear. FatherMcCuddenmade anappealforcontributions totheClontarfBoys'AccidentFund. Membersandtheirfriends contributedmorethan£50 andacharitydanceisbeingorganisedatHighgate parishhallonSunday,Jan. 22.

TheIrishEmbassyin Canberraisforwarding manyfilmsonIrelandwhich willbeshownatalater date.

Mr.JohnReganandhis bandprovidedthemusicfor thisverysuccessfulandenjoyableChristmasparty.

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BrotherMogg,whowas foranumberofyearsattachedtoChristianBrothers' schoolsinVictoria,was awardedthedecorationof OfficeroftheOrderofthe BritishEmpire(O.B.E.), CivilDivision,andRev. MotherUrsulareceiveda similaraward.

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HowDoPopulationTrends SquareWithStephensonPlan?

(ByTERENCEBURNETT)

Thisisthesecondarticleondecentralisationasitaffectsthe CityofPerthandthemetropolitanregion.Thefirstarticleonthis topicappearedin"TheRecord"ofJuly21,1955.Whenitwas writtentheStevensonPlanwasnotavailable.Theterminologyof thesecondandthirdarticlesisinlinewiththatoftheplanitself.

Regardingdecentralisation,ProfessorStephenson hasthistosay:

"Itisstronglyadvocated thatafirmlineshouldbe drawnasalimittothe lateralexpansionofthe mainbuilt-uparea,andthat encouragementshouldbe giventodecentralisation withintheregionaswellas withintheState."

Thenhegoesontorecommend"encouragementofall movestoestablishindustriesandworkplacesin townsorcentresofgrowth inouterpartsoftheregion."

WhatPlanOutlines

(Itshouldbeexplainedthattheterm"region"asit isusedhereandintheplan referstothemetropolitanregion,extendingroughlyfromYanchepinthenorth toRockinghaminthesouth andfromthewestcoastto Mundaringintheeast.This shouldbestudiedinthe populationmaponpage43 oftheplan.)

Theplansuggestshowthe"growthofcommunityfeelingmaybefacilitatedbya convenientarrangementof physicalelementsinrelation tonaturalfeaturesandlikelybarriers,suchasplannedmainroadsandrailways."

Theresidentialunitis termedalocality,anda groupoflocalitiesconstitutesadistrict.Thereare nnrigidpopulationlimits

eitherforadistrictorfora locality,and,inthetable providedintheplan,district populationsrangefroma coupleofthousandtoover 60,000.

Anaveragedistrictmight haveapopulationoffrom 20to30thousandandwould comprisefourtosixlocalities,eachofapproximately 5,000people.

Thesearesomeofthe recommendationsofthe plan:

(a)Forthelocality-just overeightacresper1,000 persons,tobeusedfor(i) openspace,(ii)shops,(iii) primaryandnursery schools,(iv)publicbuildingsandparkingspaces.

(b)Forthedistrict-l0 acresper1,000persons,to beusedfor(i)openspace, (ii)secondaryschool,(iii) shops(includingdepartment stores,chainstoresand super-market)andoffices, (iv)publicbuildings,(v) lightindustries,(vi)parking,etc.

AboutAxisOfSwan

ThePerthcentralareais toberescuedfromthe higgledy-piggledyofits shopping,commercial,industrialandresidentialpremisesandneatlyzoned. Theatlas(suppliedwiththe plan)illustratesthisadmirablyinplates10and11.

Pastdevelopment,the planpointsout,hasbeen concentratednorthofthe ineeeseetweekseeeeentneee

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river.MajorindustrialisationontheMidlandJunction-Kwinanaaxisshowsa changeinemphasisanditIs estimatedthatbytheend ofthecentury600,000people willbelocatednorthofthe river,600,000southofthe river(includingKwinana andRockingham),and200,000inthehillsandfoothills.

Thisamountstoasymmetricalgrowthaboutthe axisoftheSwanwiththe southernpartmorehighly industrialised.

Thecentralresidential areaswouldhave57persons peracre;therewouldbe18 peracreintheinnerurban areas(whichwouldcompriseflatsandhouses); whileintheoutlyingdistricts(housesonly)there wouldbeninepersonsper acre.Thenormalresidentialsuburbwouldaverage12peracre.

Inconnectionwithclaims forlandintheKalamunda areaProfessorStephenson pointsoutthattheyare diverseandconflicting,becausethesamelandisoften ideallysuitedbothforresidentialuse(onaccountof itsscenicvalue)andfor

orchards(onaccountofits soilandsituation).

Ofourroadstheplanis plainlycritical,pointingout thattheyinvolveusinan expenditureofoverE1m. annuallythroughroadaccidents.

Threedecisionsarenoted ashavingmadetheregion thehuboftheState:(i) developmentofthePortof Fremantle;(ii)railwaydevelopmentradiatingfrom theregion;(ii)theGoldfieldswatersupply.

"Theso-calledcostof planning,"saystheplan,"is negligibleincomparison withthecosttothecom-munityofhaphazard growth.Butiflong-term economiesaretobeeffected, capitalwillberequiredin theearlystages.Anadditionallandtaxissuggested toprovidethis."

CautiousBalance

Such,then,arethesalient featuresoftheStephenson Planastheyconcernusfor thepurposeofthisenquiry. Itmustbeemphasised,however,thatnosummaryof theplancoulddoanything likejusticetothistrulyoutstandingwork.

Noonewiththeinterests ofthiscityatheartshould failtogivesomeofhis leisurehourstoanearnest studyofit.Suchastudy couldprovebothenlighteningandstimulating.

Allwhoappreciate(asI do)themagnitudeofthe planner'staskandthebril-

lianceofhisachievement wouldrightlyconsiderit presumptuousofa

toattempttodetractfrom itsmerits.

Butweshouldnotlose sightofacardinalpoint, viz.,thattownplanners mustofnecessitywork withinprescribedlimits; boldandimaginativethinkingmustbecurbedtoadegreebytheneedsofthe presentinthelightofthe factsandfiguresofthepast.

Thestrikingofacautious balancebetweenimaginationontheonehandand reality(asitpresentsitself now)ontheother-thisis thesupremeaimofthe townplanner'sart.Itspells conservativethinking.

Butthosewhoarenot townplannersmaybeforgivensomedeparturefrom orthodoxy.Thus,inthebeliefthatdreamsalsoplay

Tillthen,somethingtb thinkabout:

(1)TheenormousconcentrationoftheState'spopu- lationintheregionitself (seefig.1);isthisdesirable? isitinevitable?

(2)Whiletheplanadvocatesdecentralisationwithintheregionitself,dothe factsassetforthhere(andthemaponpage43ofthe plan)createtheimpression thatthisisgoingtobe achievedtoanysignificant extent?Ifitdoesn't,then whatisthecauseofthis apparentfailure?

(3)Doyoureallythinkthatnaturalfeaturesand likelybarrierssuchas roads,railways,etc.,can provideadequateboun- dariestofosterthefeeling ofonenesswhichisso essentialto sciousness?communityconDoyouthink suchcommunityfeelingis possiblewhileditrictssare contiguous?

(4)Doyouagreewitha districtpopulationof60,000? Isn'titatrifleunwieldy,or alittlebeyondthecosy communitysize?Wouldyou prefertoworkwithabout 20,000?Thiswouldmean fourlocalitiesofabout5,000 each.

(5)Doyou proximityagreewiththe ofthetransport nervecentretothemedicalblock-R.P.H.-ordoyou notthinkthatthisislikely to atmospherecreateproblems(noise, (Diagrampollution,etc.)? 25,page162of plan.)

(6)Whatdoyouthink abouttransportproblemsin theyear2,000A.D.?What abouthelicopters,orlight aircraft,orflyingsaucers?(ProfessorStephensondoes mentionhelicoptersand providesforaheliport.)

Someofthesequestions weshalldiscussnextweek.

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Jakarta.-Thedangersofover-emphasisingnationalismwerestressedbytheIndonesianHierarchyinajointstatementread inallthiscountry'sCatholicchurches.

WhilecondemningcolonialismandsupportingIndonesianindependence,the bishopssaidthatnarrow nationalismisafalsebelief. Theynotedthatthegovernment'sso-called"nationalist"policyhasresultedinan efforttokeepforeignersincludingmissionaries-out ofthecountry. DespitethefactthatCommunistswon20percent.of thevoteinlastSeptember's election,thebishopssaid, thereisnoimmediate dangerthattheRedswill takeoverinIndonesia. Communistinfluenceis strongestinthelabour unions,theyadded.

ToguardCatholicworkersfromRedinfluenceand promoteaCatholicunion movement,thehierarchy announcedthatithadsetup aspecialcommittee.

Othercommittees,the bishopssaid,hadbeenset uptodealwithseminaries anduniversities,theCatholicpress,CatholicAction andthelayapostolateand catechismteachingandreligiousinstruction. Stillanothercommittee hasbeenputinchargeof translatingtheBibleinto Indonesianlanguages,a workalreadybegunby Franciscanshere. Thehierarchy'sstatement wasdrawnupatthefirst nationalmeetingofIndonesianbishopsatSurabaya lastyear.Theprelates pointedoutthatalthough Catholicsareonlyoneper cent.oftheIndonesian population,theirnumberis growingrapidlyinmany partsofthecountry.

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HowDoPopulationTrends SquareWithStephensonPlan?

(ByTERENCEBURNETT)

Thisisthesecondarticleondecentralisationasitaffectsthe CityofPerthandthemetropolitanregion.Thefirstarticleonthis topicappearedin"TheRecord"ofJuly21,1955.Whenitwas writtentheStevensonPlanwasnotavailable.Theterminologyof thesecondandthirdarticlesisinlinewiththatoftheplanitself.

Regardingdecentralisation,ProfessorStephenson hasthistosay:

"Itisstronglyadvocated thatafirmlineshouldbe drawnasalimittothe lateralexpansionofthe mainbuilt-uparea,andthat encouragementshouldbe giventodecentralisation withintheregionaswellas withintheState."

Thenhegoesontorecorn-mend"encouragementofall movestoestablishindustriesandworkplacesin townsorcentresofgrowth inouterpartsoftheregion."

WhatPlanOutlines

(Itshouldbeexplainedthattheterm"region"asit isusedhereandintheplan refersto region,themetropolitan fromextendingroughly Yanchepinthenorth toRockinghaminthesouth andfromthewestcoastto Mundaringintheeast.This shouldbestudiedinthe populationmaponpage43 ofthe Theplan,)plansuggestshowthe "growthofcommunityfeel-ingmaybefacilitatedbya convenientarrangementof physicalelementsinrelation tonaturalfeaturesandlikelybarriers,suchasplannedmainroadsandrailways."

Theresidentialunitis termedalocality,anda groupoflocalitiesconstitutesadistrict.Thereare onrigidpopulationlimits

Youare

eitherforadistrictorfora locality,and,inthetable providedintheplan,district populationsrangefroma coupleofthousandtoover 60,000.

Anaveragedistrictmight haveapopulationoffrom 20to30thousandandwould comprisefourtosixlocalities,eachofapproximately 5,000people.

Thesearesomeofthe recommendationsofthe plan:

(a)Forthelocality-just overeightacresper1,000 persons,tobeusedfor(i) openspace,(ii)shops,(iii) primaryandnursery schools,(iv)publicbuildingsandparkingspaces.

(b)Forthedistrict-10 acresper1,000persons,to beusedfor(i)openspace, (ii)secondaryschool,(iii) shops(includingdepartment stores,chainstoresand super-market)andoffices, (iv)publicbuildings,(v) lightindustries,(vi)parking,etc.

AboutAxisOfSwan

ThePerthcentralareais toberescuedfromthe higgledy-piggledyofits shopping,commercial,industrialandresidentialpremisesandneatlyzoned.

Theatlas(suppliedwiththe plan)illustratesthisadmirablyinplates10and11.

Pastdevelopment,the planpointsout,hasbeen concentratednorthofthe

river.MajorindustrialisationontheMidlandJunetion-Kwinanaaxisshowsa changeinemphasisanditis estimatedthatbytheend ofthecentury800,000people willbelocatednorthofthe river,600,000southofthe river(includingKwinana andRockingham),and200,000inthehillsandfoothills.

Thisamountstoasymmetricalgrowthaboutthe axisoftheSwanwiththe southernpartmorehighly industrialised.

Thecentralresidential areaswouldhave57persons peracre;therewouldbe18 peracreintheinnerurban areas(whichwouldcompriseflatsandhouses); whileintheoutlyingdistricts(housesonly)there wouldbeninepersonsper acre.Thenormalresidentialsuburbwouldaverage12peracre.

Inconnectionwithclaims forlandintheKalamunda areaProfessorStephenson pointsoutthattheyare diverseandconflicting,becausethesamelandisoften ideallysuitedbothforresidentialuse(onaccountof itsscenicvalue)andfor

orchards(onaccountofits soilandsituation). Ofourroadstheplanis plainlycritical,pointingout thattheyinvolveusinan expenditureofover21m. annuallythroughroadaccidents.

Threedecisionsarenoted ashavingmadetheregion thehubof developmenttheState:(i) ofthePortof Fremantle;(ii)railwaydevelopmentradiatingfrom theregion;(ii)theGoldfieldswatersupply.

"Theso-calledcostof planning,"saystheplan,"is negligibleincomparison withthecosttothecom- munityofhaphazard growth.Butiflong-term economiesaretobeeffected, capitalwillberequiredin theearlystages.Anadditionallandtaxissuggested toprovidethis."

CautiousBalance

Such,then,arethesalient featuresoftheStephenson Planastheyconcernusfor thepurposeofthisenquiry. Itmustbeemphasised,however,thatnosummaryof theplancoulddoanything likejusticetothistrulyoutstandingwork.

Noonewiththeinterests ofthiscityatheartshould failtogivesomeofhis leisurehourstoanearnest studyofit.Suchastudy couldprovebothenlighteningandstimulating.

Allwhoappreciate(asI do)themagnitudeofthe planner'staskandthebril-

lianceofhis

wouldrightlyconsiderit presumptuousofalayman toattempttodetractfrom itsmerits.

Butweshouldnotlose sightofacardinalpoint, viz.,thattownplanners mustofnecessitywork withinprescribedlimits; boldandimaginativethinkingmustbecurbedtoadegreebytheneedsofthe presentinthelightofthe factsandfiguresofthepast.

Thestrikingofacautious balancebetweenimaginationontheonehandand reality(asitpresentsitself now)ontheother-thisis thesupremeaimofthe townplanner'sart.Itspells conservativethinking.

Butthosewhoarenot townplannersmaybeforgivensomedeparturefrom orthodoxy.Thus,inthebeliefthatdreamsalsoplay

theirpartinthedestiniesof men,Ishallconsidersome aspectsoftheStephenson Planfromaslightlydifferentangleinmynextarticle inthisseries.

Tillthen,somethingtb thinkabout:

(1)TheenormousconcentrationoftheState'spopu- lationintheregionitself (seefig.1);isthisdesirable? isitinevitable?

(2)Whiletheplanadvocatesdecentralisationwithintheregionitself,dothe factsassetforthhere(andthemaponpage43ofthe plan)createtheimpression thatthisisgoingtobe achievedtoanysignificant extent?Ifitdoesn't,then whatisthecauseofthis apparentfailure?

(3)Doyoureallythinkthatnaturalfeaturesand likelybarrierssuchas roads,railways,etc.,can provideadequateboun- dariestofosterthefeeling ofonenesswhichisso essentialto sciousness?communityconDoyouthink suchcommunityfeelingis possiblewhileditrictssare contiguous?

(4)Doyouagreewitha districtpopulationof60,000? Isn'titatrifleunwieldy,or alittlebeyondthecosy communitysize?Wouldyou prefertoworkwithabout 20,000?Thiswouldmean fourlocalitiesofabout5,000 each.

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IndonesianBishopsOnNationalism

Jakorta.-Thedangersofover-emphasisingnationalismwerestressedbytheIndonesianHierarchyinajointstatementread inallthiscountry'sCatholicchurches.

Whilecondemningcoloni-Othercommittees,the alismandsupportingIndo-bishopssaid,hadbeenset uptodealwithseminaries anduniversities,theCatholicpress,CatholicAction andthelayapostolateand catechismteachingandreligiousinstruction.

nesianindependence,the bishopssaidthatnarrow nationalismisafalsebelief. Theynotedthatthegovernment'sso-called"nationalist"policyhasresultedinan efforttokeepforeigners- includingmissionaries-out ofthecountry.

DespitethefactthatCommunistswon20percent.of thevoteinlastSeptember's election,thebishopssaid, thereisnoimmediate dangerthattheRedswill takeoverinIndonesia. Communistinfluenceis strongestinthelabour unions,theyadded.

ToguardCatholicworkersfromRedinfluenceand promoteaCatholicunion movement,thehierarchy announcedthatithadsetup aspecialcommittee.

Stillanothercommittee hasbeenputinchargeof translatingtheBibleinto Indonesianlanguages,a workalreadybegunby Franciscanshere. Thehierarchy'sstatement wasdrawnupatthefirst nationalmeetingofIndonesianbishopsatSurabaya lastyear.Theprelates pointedoutthatalthough Catholicsareonlyoneper cent.oftheIndonesian population.theirnumberis growingrapidlyinmany partsofthecountry.

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(5)Doyou proximityagreewiththe ofthetransport nervecentretothemedicalblock-R.P.H.-ordoyou notthinkthatthisislikely to atmospherecreateproblems(noise, (Diagrampollution,etc.)?

25,page162of plan.)

(6)Whatdoyouthink abouttransportproblemsin theyear2,000A.D.?What abouthelicopters,orlight aircraft,orflyingsaucers? (ProfessorStephensondoes mentionhelicoptersand providesforaheliport.)

Someofthesequestions weshalldiscussnextweek.

HolyFatherReviewsEntireField OfSacredMusicInEncyclical

VaticanCity.-Theimportanceofpopularhymnsforfostering pietyandarousingaholyjoyisstressedinanencyclicalletterin whichHisHolinessPopePiusXIIreviewstheentirefieldofsacred music.Theencyclicalconfirmstheexistingrulesandcounselsthe bishopsofthewholeworldregardingtheirapplicationtopresentdaycircumstances. EveniftheChurchhasrelationstoworship.This sectionsayssacredmusic mustconformtothesame rulesthatgovernallreligiousart.

Theencyclical,datedDecember25,1955,isnamed after words,theopeningLatin "MusicaeSacraeDiscipline."Itistheonlyone issuedbythePopeduring theyearandthefirstoneof hispontificatededicatedexclusivelytothesubjectof sacredmusic.

The6,000-wordLatin documentfillsalmosttwo pagesof"OsservatoreRomano,"VaticanCitynewspaper.Itwasannounced thatEnglish,Spanish,German,FrenchandPortuguese translationswillbepublishedbytheVaticanPolyglotPress.

ThePontiffexhorts bishopstopromote"with everycareandevery means"thesingingofpopu- larreligioushymnsintheir dioceses.Hesaysthat"experiencedpersonswillnot belackingtocollectsuch hymns,whereithasnot beendonealready,sothat theycanmoreeasilybe learnedandmemorisedby thefaithful."

valuePointingoutthespecial ofsuchhymnsforthe religioustrainingofyouth, thePopevoicesthehope that"theywilldoaway withthoseprofanesongs which,eitherthroughthe sentimentalityoftheirtunes ortheaccompanying,often voluptuousandlascivious, lyrics,usuall:-aredangeroustoChristians,particularlyyouth."

ChantComplies

Theencyclicalreminds thatsuchpopularhymns,in ordertobeacceptable,must fullyconformtoChristian teachings,haveeasywords andasimpletune,and possess"acertainreligious dignityandgravity."

Inanotherpartoftheencyclicalitismadeclearthat religiousmusic,whichis usedinnon-liturgicalceromoniesandmustbedistinguishedfromliturgical musicproper,hastopossess, likeallsacredmusic,the qualitiesofholiness,propietyofformanduniversality.Theserequisitesarefully presentinGregorianchant, whichtheChurchwould everhave"intimatelyassociatedwiththeLatinwords ofthesacredliturgy."

grantedcertainexceptions fromthisrule,thecontrary customs,insofarasthey concerntheuseofvernacularchant,leaveunchangedthegeneralnorm "thatthewordsproperto theliturgyarenottobe sunginthevernacular."

Thedocument'sintroduction,explainingthepurposeoftheencyclical,expressesthehopethat"the wisenormssetbyPiusX inhis1903MotuProprio" willbeconfirmedandimpresseduponmindsanew, andwillreceivenewlight

Itcriticisesthoseattemptingtointroduceinto churchestypesofmusic lackinginanyreligiousinspirationandjustifying theirattemptswith"spedousarguments"aboutartisticfreedom.

Itexplainsthatart,like allhumanactions,issubject tothemorallaw,andpoints outthatthisdoesnotlessen thedignityoftheartistor hisfreedom.

sothatthenobleartofThepurposeofreligious sacredmusic,adaptedtoartistoturnthemindsof presentconditionsandinthefaithfultoGodand somemannerenriched,will"henceanartistwithout faithorestrangedfromGod caninnomannerengageinreligiousart."

Then,explainingthepreeminenceofsacredmusic overotherarts,sofaras worshipisconcerned,the

theLatinRite,itisalso validfortheotherrites, whichallpossessaliturgicalchant.

Thedocumentpointsout theantiquityandbeautyof theliturgicalchantsusedby variousOrientalrites,and voicesthehopethattheywillbecollectedandmade generallyavailable.

Theencyclicaldevotesa specialsectiontopolyphonic music,whichitsayscan alsocontributegreatlytowardleadingsoulstoGod.

ItstatesthattheChurch alwaysencouragestheprogressofartforreligious purposes,butartmustobey theliturgicallaws.

Thisrequires,withrespecttopolyphonicmusic, thatitdoesnotintroduce anything"bombastic"into churchesordrownoutthe wordsoftheliturgy.

Thesamenormsapplyto theuseofmusicalinstrumentsinchurches.Theencyclicalsaystheorganis mostsuitableforusein churches,nexttheviolin andotherstringinstruments,whicheitheraloneor togetherwiththeorgan"expressinunsurpassableman-

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evermoreconformwithits loftypurposes."

Thedocumentconsistsof fourparts. Thefirstpartreviewsthe historyofsacredmusicfrom theearliesttimesandpoints outthegreatcarethe Churchhasalwaystakenon itsbehalf.

Thesecondsectiondevelopsthereasonsforthe Church'sgreatinterestin musicbecauseof.itsclose

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documentpointsoutthatit occupiesamostimportant part,evenincarryingout theliturgyandhasadignitywhichreachesits climaxinthecelebrationof theEucharisticSacrificeand thechoralrecitationofthe DivineOffice.

Besidesthisliturgical music,thePontiffalsorecommends"religiousmusic" whichisimportantfromthe pointofreligiousinstruction andconstitutesavalidaid fortheCatholicapostolate. Thethirdsectionlaysdownnormsforthecharacteristicsofsacredmusic, andpointsoutthesupreme positionofGregorianchant. Itsaysthatwhilewhathas beensaidaboutGregorian chantappliesaboveallto

nerthefeelingsofsadness orjoy."

Afterexplainingtheimportanceofpopularreligioushymns,theencyclical speaksoftheirparticular valueinmissionareas,and urgesmissionariestomake suitableuseofthem. Thefinalsectionlays d6wnsomepracticalnorms forthepromotionofsacred musicineachdiocese.It urgesthateachcathedral andprincipalchurchshould haveaschoolcantorum,and seminarstoprovideinstructioninGregorianchant.The encyclicalclosesbyimpartingtheapostolicblessing,especiallytothosewho endeavourtoputthenorms setbythedocumentinto practice.

SacredMusicEncyclicalIs

28thOfPiusXli'sPontificate

VaticanCity.-Theencyclical,Musicae SacraeDisciplina,isthe28thofHisHolinessPopePiusXII,andhisfirstonthe subjectofsacredmusic.

VaticanCity.-Aworkof sevenyearsinrestoring thenotablefrescoesof RaphaelinthePapal Palaceherehasbrought tolightahithertounrecognisedself-portraitof theartist.

Thebestknownfrescoes ofRaphaelintheHallofthe Segnaturahadfallenvictimtotime,grimeandtemperaturechanges.Under thedirectionofProfessor DeoclecioRediDeCampos, someoftheVatican'sexpertswereputtoworkat thedelicatetaskofrestoring thepricelessworksofart.

Whenthefrescocalledthe "SchoolofAthens"was cleaned,aself-portraitof Raphaelwasrevealed.It showedhimasayoungman of25years,hisagewhenhe wascommissionedbyPope JuliusIItodecoratethe roomsin1508.

Thefreshtintsofayouthfulcomplexionandthelines ofthefacehadbeensoobscuredthatthosewhohad lookedattheportraitregardeditasthefaceofan oldman.

Theworkofrestoringand strengtheningtheplaster

BelgianState MovesAgainst ChurchAgain

Brussels.-Belgium's Socialist-Liberalgovernmenthastakenanewstep initscampaignagainst Catholiceducation.

Thelatestgovernment moveisaimedatspecial Catholicschoolsfordeaf, blind,crippled,mentallydeficientandotherdisabled children.

Ithasintroducedabillin parliamentwhichwould giveagovernmentcommitteetherighttochoosewhat schoolistobeattendedby disabledchildrenwhose parentsaskforStateaidin educatingthem.

Itisthoughtherethat,if thebillispassed,these childrenwillberequiredby thegovernmentcommittee toattendStateschools.At present,parentsmaychoose theirchildren'sschools.

Thegreatmajorityof specialschoolsfordisabled childreninthiscountryare runbyCatholicsandgiven Stateaid.

surfaceofthewallhadto bedonewiththeutmost caresothatthefrescoes wouldnotbedamaged.

Tinyholesweredrilled into"neutralzones."With aspecialsyringealime pastewasinjectedunderthe plasteranddelicatelypressedtotheareasofrepair.

FrescoesTreated

Thesimplestandsafest methodwasusedincleaningthefrescoes.Awadof cottonsoakedinwarm waterandgentlyrubbed overthesurfaceofthe paintedplaster.Afterrepeatedwashings,theoriginallustreofthecoloursand lineswasrestored.

Theentireworkofrestorationwillincludethree frescoes,"TheDisputeofthe Sacrament,""TheSchoolof Athens,"and"TheEncounterofAttilawithLeoX."

LayLeadersAre AlertedToReds

Nagpur.-Thefirst nationalconferenceof Catholiclayleadershere afterissuingacalltoIndianCatholicstodotheir utmosttorefutethe"basic principles"ofCommunism.

Thecallwassoundedina resolutionadoptedbythe closingsessionofthefivedayconferencewhichwas inauguratedbyIndia'sCardinal,HisEminenceValerianCardinalGracias,ArchbishopofBombay.

Otherresolutionsvoted bytheconference's300delegatescalledfora"relaxation"ofIndia'spolicytowardsforeignChristian missionaries,demandedan endtodiscrimination againstChristianconverts inthegrantingofStateaid facilities,andexpressed gratificationoverPrime MinisterJawaharlalNehru's fairattitudetowardsCatholicrights.

Theconferencedenounced birthcontrolas"fundamentallyopposedtoCatholicprinciples."

IturgedChristiansto "participate"intheeconomicexpansionofthe countryunderthevarious developmentplansproposed bythegovernment.

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Moreover,immediatere-of1950,whenhewrotefour. searchrevealsitisthefirst encyclicalintheChurch's historytreatingthesubject ofsacredmusicexclusively.

Therehavebeenencyclicalsonothersubjectsthat includedsacredmusicas partofawhole,suchas PopeBenedictXIV'sAnnus Qui,issuedin1749,and PopePiusXII'sMediator Dei,dated1947.Eventhe greatinstructionsonsacred musicofrecentdate-Pope St.PiusX'sMotuProprio of1903,andPopePiusXI's DiviniCultusof1929-were notinencyclicalform.

Beginningwithhisascendancytothepapacyin1939, inwhichyearheissuedtwo encyclicals,PopePiusXII haswrittenoneormoreencyclicalseveryyear,except theyears1941,1942and 1945.Thegreatestnumber wereduringtheHolyYear

Themostrepeatedsubjects havebeentheVirginMaryandPeace.

Threeencyclicalsin1954 wereontheQueenshipof Mary,St.Bonifaceand evangelicalchastity.Other subjectsofencyclicalsduringthePontiff's17yearsin thepapacyhay.abeenthe missions,biblicalstudies, theRosary,theliturgy,the MysticalBody,Communism, youth,theinternationalisationoftheholyplaces,the Palestinecrisis,theStatein themodernworld,andthe distortionofCatholictruth.

Severalwereoncommemorativesubjects.

TheHolyFather'spredecessor,PiusXI,wrote30 encyclicals,St.PiusXwrote 16,BenedictXV12.The greatestencyclicalistofall wasPopeLeoXIII,who wrote86.

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Theamazingamountof workdonebytheHoly Fatherduringthepast12 months,despitethenecessarylimitationsrequiredby hisconvalescenceinJanuaryandFebruary,wasreflectedintheannualsurvey publishedbytheVatican PressOffice.

During1955thePopedeliverednolessthan59 majoraddressesandradio speeches,thesurveyreported.Hereceivedan estimated370,000personsin audiences.

Hisaddressescovereda widevarietyofsubjects, rangingfromadviceonsafe drivingtoprofoundexplanationsofcertainaspects ofThomisticphilosophy.Of his59speeches,25were deliveredinItalian,22in French,sixinEnglish,five inSpanishandoneinPortuguese.

TheHolyFatheralso issuedalargenumberof pontificallettersmarking importantoccasionsinthe Catholiclifeofvarious countries.

Otheroutstandingevents ofthepastyearincluded thePope'sdegreeordering majorchangesintheHoly Weekliturgy,theerectionof hierarchiesinBurma, NorthernRhodesiaand FrenchAfrica,theappointmentof14newmembersto thePontificalAcademyof Sciences,thebeatifications of56Chinesemartyrs,19 martyrsoftheFrenchRevo1utionandanother Frenchman,MarcelChampagnat.

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Sixnewambassadorsand threeministerswereaccreditedtotheHolySee during1955,whilethePope madefiveappointmentsto thepapaldiplomaticservice.

VaticanCity.-Theyearof1955,whichbeganwithHisHolinessPopePiusXIIslowlyrecoveringfromthemostseriousillness ofhisreign,cametoaclosewiththePontiffapparentlyfullyrecoveredandcarryingouthisheavydutieswithundiminished strength. Thegreatmajorityofthe 370,000personsreceivedby theHolyFatherwerereceivedingeneralaudiences. Amongtheprominent statesmenreceivedbythe PontiffwereUnitedStates SecretaryofState,John FosterDulles;India'sPrime Minister,JawaharlalNehru; ItalianPresident,Giovanni Gronchi;PremierJohnCostelloofIreland;former

LayApostolateHeadFindsGood

SpiritAtAsianCongressAtManila

Saigon.-Asianleadersinthelayapostolateshowevidenceof"excellentpreparation"fortheirtasks,Dr.VittorinoVeronese, SecretaryGeneralofthePermanentCommitteeofInternationalCongressesofthe LayApostolate,saidhere.

TherecentAsianMeetingBishopsfromsevenAsian oftheLayApostolateheldinlandsandrepresentatives Manilaachieveditspurpose,from16countriesattended, hetoldtheNCWCNewshesaid.

Service'inaninterview."Ifoundarealapostolic Thesepurposeswere:(1)spiritthere,"Dr.Veronese Toenabletheleaderstobe-stated."Iwasinspiredby comeacquaintedwithonetheculturalbackgroundof another;(2)Tocompareex-theAsianpeoplesrepreperiencesinordertoim-sented.TheCongressproprove methcaswherevideduswithmanyrenecessary;(3)Toestablishmindersofthedeepspiritual permanentcontacts. andculturalresourcesin Dr.Veronese,withMeczy-Asia."

slawdeHabicht,secretaryMr.deHabichtdeclared oftheConferenceofInter-hewas"veryfavourably nationalCatholicCon-Impressed." gresses,andDr.VittorisIwasstruckbytwo Vaccari,executivedirector ofUCID,visitedVietnamon theirreturnjourney.

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"TheManilacongress reachedthesepracticalconclusions:toholdsimilar meetingsinfuture,andto chooseplacesinAsiamost suitableforpermanent centresforco-operationand information,andfortrainingleaders,"Dr.Veronese said.

Heobservedthat"the personalityandprestigeof HisEminenceValerianCardinalGracias,Archbishopof Bombay,whopresidedover theManilaCongress,contributedgreatlytothesuccessofthemeeting."

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OnJesuitPreacher Paris.-FatherMichel Riquet,S.J.,famedLenten preacheratNotreDame Cathedralforthepastten years,hasbeenawardeda medalbytheCityofParis. Thedecorationwaspresentedatareceptiongiven atCityHallbyPresident JacquesFeronoftheMunicipalCouncil. Aninfantrysoldierduringthefirstworldwar, FatherRiquetwasarrested bytheGestapoduring WorldWarIIforhispartin theFrenchresistance.

TrialOfNativeBishopSoon HongKong.-TheChineseRedsare planningtostageapublic"trial"soonof BishopIgnatiusKungofShanghai,accordingtoinformationreachinghere.

Sofarascouldbelearned here,thiswouldbethefirst attemptoftheRedPeking regimetomakeaChinese bishopthevictimofamob trial.Itwouldalsoconstituteadrasticmoveinthe stepped-upRedcampaignto subdueordiscreditnative Catholicleaders.

PopeExhortsPoles ToStayInflexible

VaticanCity.-Anexhortationtothe CatholicsofCommunist-dominatedPoland toremain"inflexibleinalltrialsandvicissitudes"wassoundedbyHisHolinessPope PiusXIIinalettertothePolishhierarchy.

TheHolyFathercautionedespeciallyagainstthe "cunningactivity"ofthose whoseektoinfiltratethe ranksofPolishCatholicsin order"tocontaminatethe Christiandoctrinebytheir speechesandpublications."

DatedontheFeastofthe ImmaculateConception,the Pontiff'sletterwasreadby ArchbishopJosephGawlina, OrdinarytoPolishCatholics inexile,ataceremonyin thePolishCollegeinRome attendedbyCasimirPapee, AmbassadortotheHolySee fromthePolishCatholicsin exile,andbymanyPolish prieStsandreligiousstationedinRome.

thingsinparticular-the efficiencyofthepreparationsandorganisationofthe Congressandthecordial atmosphereamongthedelegates,"heexplained."It wasthefirstgatheringofits kindandyetallthedelegatesfromthesemany countriesbecamefriendsat once."

Theoccasion10rthe Pope'sletterandforthe gatheringherewasthethird centenaryoftheheroicdefenceofthemonasteryof CzestochowainPolandby Paulitemonksagainst2,000 Swedishinvaders.

Thevictoryin1655was attributedtoOurLadyof Czestochowa,whosefamous image,theso-calledBlack

FreedomAccordedSoviet HeadsCostIndiaGoodwill

Bombay.-ActionsofRussianPremier NikolaiBulganinandCommunistParty SecretaryKhrushchevduringtheirrecent visittothiscountrycostIndiaheavilyin Anglo-Americangoodwill,accordingto"The Examiner,"officialpaperoftheBombay archdiocese.

"TheExaminer"saidthat the"belligerentlypropagandist"speechesofthe Russianleaderswhilethey wereguestsherelostIndia agcoddealoffriendshipin theWesternworld.

Andthatistheworld,the paperpointedout,which hassentIndiasubstantial aid,withonstringsattached,whereastheSovietempirehasonlypromised muchandgivenhardlyany freeaid.

TheCatholicpaperdeploredtheattitudeofthe Russianguestsinmaking statementscalculatedto irritatefeelingsbetween Indiaandothercountries.

WhydidBulganinputhis fingerinthecontroversial Kashmirissueexceptto createbitternessbetween IndiaandPakistan,the panel'asked."TheExaminer"notedthattheSoviet Premiercarefullychosethe words"thisnorthernpartof India,"todescribeKashmir, knowingfullwellthatthese wouldbeobjectedtoby Pakistan.

Thepapersaidthatitwas notanaccidentthat,while theRussianleaderstalked Mace,anti-colonialismand co-existence,theywereinsidiouslyattemptingto "subvertIndia'sneutrality."

Thecostofthevisit,not intermsofmoneybutloss ofgoodwillandfriendliness inthefreeworld,willhave tobereckond,"TheExaminer"declared.

"Best-sellingbooksoften reflectthegeneralpublic's poortasteinreading."

-Rev.N.Weyand,S.J.

PilgrimStatue

BackInLisbon

Lisbon.-Thepilgrim statueofOurLadyof Fatima,whichbegana round-the-worldtripon May13,1947,hasfinally returnedtoPortugal.

Itwillremaininthe CathedralofLeiriauntil themiddleofJanuary,when itwillbetakentoFatima, tothesiteofthenewseminaryunderconstruction there.

Afteranopen-airMass andtheblessingofthefoundationstone,thestatuewill betemporarilyenthronedin theimpressiveBasilicaof OurLadyofFatima.

ThepilgrimstatuereturnedtoLisbonfromLatin Americaafterhavingalreadybeentakentoseveral Europeancountries,the UnitedStates,Portugal, Africa,India,Ceylon,Pakistan,Singapore,Burma,Australiatheislandsofthe PacificandBrazil. * *

FrenchMovieTells

OfMissionLife

Paris.-Pariscriticshave hailedanewmovieabout thelifeofatypicalCatholic missionarypriestinAfrica.

Themovie,entitled"The Missionary,"wasproduced byMauriceCloche,whohad previouslymadethewidely praisedfilm,"Monsieur Vincent,"onthelifeofSt. VincentdePaul.Father BernieroftheHolyGhostFatherswrotethenew movie'sscenario.

Madonna,isveneratedin themonastery,themost famousofallPolishshrines.

Referringtothishistoricalevent,PopePiussaidhe wishedtostressitssignificance"sothatthememory ofthatspecialheavenly favourmightbringyoureliefintheoppressionwhich hasundeservedlyafflicted yourfatherlandandgive youhopeincertainsalvationsolongasyourdignity andenduranceareguarded byastrongfaith."

RoleOfProgressives

TheHolyFathermade particularreferencetothe imprisonmentofHisEminenceStefanCardinal Wyszynski,Archbishopof GnieznoandWarsaw,he.recalledthatinaprevious letterhehaddealtwiththe religiouspersecutionsufferedbythePolishnation.

Hesaidthat"thissad situation,inspiteofitsobviouslawlessness,notonly hasnotchangedatall,but seemstobedeteriorating," asitisinothernations wheretheChurchalsois sufferingpersecution.

"Asregardsyournation," PopePiustoldtheCatholic Poles,"thereistheadditionalincreasingandcunningactivityofthose whotryto progressivenessreconcilealleged withthe Christianreligion,which, however,isdeprivedofits properprinciplesandtruths Itcausesusmuchpain, indeed,thattheycontaminatetheChristiandoctrine bytheirspeechesandpub- lications,bytheirerrors everywheredistributedand almostimposedbyforce."

HeirsOfCourage

BishopKungwasarrestedonSeptember8,with morethan500Catholic priestsandlaymen.All wereaccusedofthevague andelasticcrimeof"counter-revolutionaryactivities."

Thespecificcharges againstBishopKungwere: possessingarms"forassassination,"operatingCatholicorganisationsas"islands offreedom"toopposethe country,advisingCatholics "nottodividetheirland, andnottoaccuselandlords duringpublictrials,"holdingaspecialMassforthose arrestedduringprevious Redpurges,listeningtothe VoiceofAmericaandtranslatingthebroadcastsinto Chinese,conductingwidespreadespionageactivity, denyingthesacramentsto "patrioticCatholics,andrefusingtopermitprieststo takeRedindoctrination courses.

AnativeofPou-tongnear Shanghai,BishopKung,54years-old,becameafirst ChineseBishopofShanghai in1949.Hewasconsecrated inOctoberofthatyearat thetimetheCommunists seizedcontrolofthearea. Hewasabletocarryonhis pastoralworkwithcomparativefreedomuntilthis year.

Inadditiontoservingas Ordinary ofShanghai, BishopKungisApostolic AdministratorofNanking, thearchdioceseofArchbishopPaulYu-Pin,nowin exileintheU.S.,andofthe dioceseofSoochow.

"Themoreconcealedin God'sHand,themoreeffectiveItsaction.Itisespeciallyimportantthatinthe midstoftrialsandmisfortunes,faithandhopeshould remainstrongandthatboth publicandprivatelifebe livedinaccordancewiththe teachingsoftheGospel.

"ForthepowerofGod worksforsalvationwhen afteronehasridoneselfdf thecovetousnessofearthly goods,theprinciplesof thoughtandconductarenot inconflictwiththeFaith butinconstantharmony withit.

CardinalConsoled

TheHolyFatherconcludedhisletterwiththis specialwordforCardinal Wyszynski:

Stressingtheunbroken loyaltyofCatholicPoland totheHolySeeandits steadfastdevotiontothe MotherofGod,theHoly Fathersaidthatthisshould be"astimulustothestrongestpossibleresistance againstsubversionofthe godlessforces,which,unfortunately,trytoweakenand poisonyourpeoplewhoare soattachedtotheCatholic religion."

"LetthePoles,therefore," thePopeadded,"not weakeninspiritdespitethe stormthatragesaround them.Traditionalheirsof couragethattheyare,let themremaincalm,constant anddignified,fulloffaithin GodAlmighty,Whoknows noobstacle,Whochastises themightyandtheproud withbutasinglebreath

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"Moretha:itwoyears havealreadypassedsince youwereillegallyremoved fromyourfamouscapital. Wehavealreadycondemnedthiswithutterseriousnessandstressandnow againwecondemnitasa crimeagainstwhichothers inmanycountriesofthe world,wherefreedomisnot butanemptycliche,have protestedso unanimously.violentlyand

"Today,onChristmas,to you,ourbelovedson,and toothershepherdswho wereremovedbyforce fromthedioceseandcathedralsentrustedtothem wewishafullnessofthe Saviour'sgrace,desiring that,accordingtothelaw andtojustice,theprevious lawfulofficesberestoredto you."

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Sir,-Inotedwithinterest asuggestionby"Fiat"in lastweek's"Record,"fora filmreviewonaparwith "IReadandLiked."

Iwouldliketoaddmy supporttothispleafor somethingwhichmustbe regardedasapractical_necessity.

Thepowerofthefilmas amediumforgoodandevil, anditsinfluenceonthe mindsofyoungandold alike,mustnotbeunderestimated.

Theprimeobjectoffilms, accordingtoourpresent HolyFather,PopePiusXII, is,orshouldbe,to.elevate themindofman,andto portraylifeasitshouldbe lived,withaviewtoman's finaldestiny.

Inthesepresenttimes, however,notmanyfilms measureuptosuchastandard,andareoftencompletelydegrading.

People,then,mustbe madetorealisewheretheir responsibilitieslieinregard tothismatter.But,if peoplearetofulfiltheir obligations,theywillrequiresomeguidewhichis reliable,andwhichhasits standardintheteachingof theChurch.

Therefore,afilmreview is,Ithink,theonlyimmediatesolution.

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Politician'sProblemOnProfits

Sir,-Inthesystemunder whichweliveprofithasan importantplace.Noonebut aCommunistwoulddeny thatthereisaneedfor everyproductivebusinessto obtainsufficientreturnto ensurethatthebusiness continuesandsoprovides bothgoodsandemployment.

Therehasrecentlybeena controversybetweenCox BrosandWalton-Searsasto whetherapriceofferedfor sharesinCoxBroswas sufficient.

Duringtheexchangeof circularsthemanaging directorofWalton-Sears (Mr.J.Walton)boastedthat forthepastfiveyearsthat firmhadpaidanaverage dividendof15percent.per annum(totalof75per cent.)andmadeacapital appreciationof233percent., oragrandtotalof308per cent.

NotEarnedMoney

Thisreturnisnottothe workersinthefirm,not eventothemanagingdirectorwhogetshisfeesseparately.Itistopersonswho donothingbutprovidethe money.Itispureprofitand notearnedmoney.

Anyonewhoaskedsuch ahighrateofinterestfrom aborrowerwouldfallfoul oftheMoneyLenders'Act whichlimitsinterestto13 percent.maximum.

This,Ithink,posesareal economicandmoralquestion.Economically,canour systemstandthestrainof profittakingtothisexcessivedegree?Morally,can anyonejustifysuchalarge returnfornoeffort?

Theeconomicansweris that,sofar,thesystemhas stood.theracket,andprobablycancontinuetodosoas longasrealisedprofitsare spentorinvested.

CallForStrength

Politically,thisisdynamite;ifthelowerpaid workersrealisehowmuchis paidfornotworkingcomparedwiththelittlefor heavyeffortthepolitical upheavalwilleventually produceadisastrouseconomicresult.

Therefore,itispolitically wiseandeconomicallydesirablethatstrongmeasures betakentocontrolprofit ratesbeforethematterbecomesexplosive.

Morally,thequestionis onefortheconsciencesof shareholders,directors,and publicpersons,butIexpress myopinionthatthisisabsolutelyimmoral,economicallyunsound,andpoliticallyunwise.

Whatdoyouthink?Yours,etc., S.E.I.Johnson. M.L.A.

WhatIsThoughtOfSocialism?

Sir,-Itwaswithgreat pleasurethatIopenedmy copyof"TheRecord"and foundthatFrancisGilbert hadreturnedfromhis "walkabout."Asusualhis contributionwaswellworth theclosestudyIgivehis articles.

Gilbert'scomment'that thefutureoftheanti-CommunistLabourPartyis doubtful,ismuchinaccord withmyownview.Ithink thebigmistakewasmadein anglingfortheLabourvote.

Therearejustasmany membersoftheLiberal Partywhoaredissatisfied w,iththeirparty,whetherit beanti-Communist or otherwise.

ThenthereisthequestionofSocialism,whichhas beenthedownfallofthe Evattparty.Asanystudent ofpoliticsknows,the LabourPartyhasthesame objectiveastheCommunist Party,thatis,Socialism. OrganiseNow!

Tothebestofmyknowledge,theanti-Communist L4bourPartyhasnotrepudiatedtheSocialistplank, andthismusthavecost themthousandsofvotes. HadtheKeongroupapositivepolicy,thisquestion musthavecomeupforconsiderationwhendrawingup theplatform.

FrancisGilbertdesires theunificationoftheLabour Partyandstatesthat"the onlyrealobstacletoits achievementistheleadershipofDr.Evatt."Thisis quitetrue,butwilltheLeftwingersintheLabourParty liquidatehim.

Ihavebeeninformed thatmanyLabourParty brancheshavealreadypassedmotionsofconfidencein Dr.Evatt'smanneroflosing thelastelection;soifthey willnotlearnindefeat, whathopeisthereofhis liquidation?

Astherearemanydisillusionedelectorsinthis

country(thevotesinat leasttwoStatesbeing13 percent.informal),apositiveapproachmightbethe solution.

IfthefightistobeconcentratedontheSenate, thensomeorganisingalong positivelinesisrequired, andthetimefororganising isrightnow,asIbelieve thatanotherelectionisjust aroundthecorner.-Yours, etc., INFORMALVOTER.

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Sir,-"TheRecord"isdeteriorating,havingnow reachedthestagewhenitis notworth6d.percopy.

Peoplebuyitfromsense ofdutyandnotforthe smallamountofreading matternowprovided.

FilmReviews

AreAdvocated

Sir,-Iwishtosupport "Fiat"inhissuggestionin "TheRecord"(Dec.22)for thesetting-upofafilmreviewin"TheRecord." Constructivecriticism wouldguidereaderstowardsfilmsthatareof benefittothemindand/or thesoul.Adviceonthose whichareharmfulwould guidereadersawayfrom them.

Todealwiththoseharmfultothemindand/orthe soul.TheChurchbans somefilmsanddisapproves others;whensuchcometo WestAustraliaareviewin "TheRecord"wouldbe veryadvantageousingiving theChurch'sopinionon them.

Otherfilmsareapparentlyhandless,perhapsnot disapprovedofbythe Church,andyetreaders wouldgainfrombeing warnedaboutthem.

Asthingsare,afilmlike "LaRonde"(Ithinkthat's thenameofanimmoral one)comes,whichisobviouslybad;laxCatholicsand otherstaketheclassification ofthecensorsasgood enoughforthem. Withareviewoffilmsin "TheRecord,"thesewould knowthatCatholicopinion considerssuchfilmsimmoralandeitherrefrain fromseeingthemorknow thattheywouldendanger theirmoralsbygoing. Inlookingatthesituation fromamoreusualpointof view,somefilms,asadvertised,appearallrightand areclassifiedG;these,howeverturnouttobeimmoral orelsehaveawrongoutlookonlifeandforonewho can'tenterintothespiritof themtheyareboring.

Anexampleofsucha filmis"LittleEgypt,"duringwhichIspentmostof thetimelookingatthefloor.

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Does"TheRecord"never thinkthatitowesanything toitssubscribers? Therewasanexcellent columnist,FrancisGilbert. Quitesuddenlyhevanished andyourpaperdidnothave thecommoncourtesytogive anyexplanation. Washesacrificedtothe opinionofthenambypamby,thedie-hardorthe also-ran?

Andwhataboutthatpromisedwoman'spage? Couldn'tyoucutoutthat humdrum"Ronsard"and givetheladiesatleasthalf apage?

Someofusarelivingin dreadoflosingthe"Letters totheEditor,"whichare reallyverynecessaryexpressive,astheyareof Catholicopiniononvarious matters.

Hopingyouwillendeavourtorejuvenateour nowsadlyanaemicsection oftheCatholicpress.Yours,etc., "HOPING."

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Sofarfromaidingassimilationthetermseemsrather tosettheEuropeanmigrant apart.

Consciouslyorunconsciously,Australianswhose forbearsarrivedhilre,any-wherebetween1788andthe 1920's,adoptasomewhit patronisingattitudetowards newcomers,eventowards thosewhohailfromIrelandandtheUnitedKing- dom. Thisattitude,however,is somethinginthenatureofa paradox,asweareinreality notsufficientlyAustralianmindedinmanyimportant ways. AsregardstheCatbolic position,Europeanmigra-

thing!of'theChurch.Anyonewhohasobservedthe staunchanddevoutEuropeanparentsandchildren regularlyattendingMass andthesacramentsshould heartilyapprovethemigrationscheme.

ToOurBenefit

Butthereare,unfortunatelyCatholicswholook withacoldandjaundiced eyeonallnewarrivals,and particularlyonthosewho don'thappentobeof "shamrock,thistle,and rose"extraction.

TheinfluxofEuropean peoplescanonlybetoAustralia'sbenefit.

Assomanyofthese peopleareCatholicsitisup toAustralianCatholicsto givealeadinthematterof combatingold-fashionedinsularityandprejudicethat isunhappilyalltoomanifestattimes.-Yours,etc., BUNYIP.

CatholicPeerWantsNotPeaceful CoexistenceButConversionOfReds

London.-LordPakenham,aCatholic spokesmanintheBritishParliament,told theHouseofLordsthatthesolutionfor worldtensionwasnottoachievepeaceful co-existencewithCommunismbuttosecure itspeacefulconversion.

LordPakenham,convert andformerSocialistMinister,supportedtheviewina debateonwhetherBritain shouldgoaheadwithits controversialinvitationto PremierNikolaiBulganin andCommunistPartychief NiketaKhrushchevtovisit thiscountryearlyinthe newyear.Peacefulconversion,hesaid,is"partofour dutyduringthisterrible time

ElementaryIdeas

Mysuggestionsforthese filmreviewshavemadeit appearasamatterofanotherboringsectionfor"TheRecord";however,if itishandledwell,itcould bemadeasinterestingand perhapsmoreusefulthan thebookreview,"IRead andLiked."-Yours,etc., "ISKA."

AnglicanPraised

London.-HisEminence CardinalGriffin,Archbishop ofWestminster,paida tributetoArchbishopCyril GarbettofYork,second rankingmemberofthe ChurchofEnglandhierarchy,whodiedonDec.31. Hewas80yearsold.

"Doctor'Garbettwasa manofsincereconviction wholabouredthroughouthis lifeforsocialjusticeand internationalpeacebased onChristianprinciples," CardinalGriffinsaid.

"Hisdedicatedserviceto hisflockandtothenation willproveanexampleand inspirationtothosemany personswhotodaymourn hisloss."

Unionist'sHonour

London.-Thomas O'Brien,formerheadof Britain'seightmillion tradeunionists,whohas beenaleadingopponent ofCommunisminsidethe unionmovement,was nominatedaknightby QueenElizabethinthe NewYear'shonourslist.

Mr.O'Brien,aLabour PartymemberofParliament,issecretaryofthe NationalAssociationof TheatricalandFilmEmployees,theBritishfilmand stageworkers'union.

HewasformerlychairmanoftheTradesUnion Congress,acentralgroup forallnationalunions.

Mr.O'Brien,aCatholic, hasinthepasthadtwo privateaudienceswithHis HolinessPopePiusXII.

"Tocancelthevisitwould betosetbackforyearsthe wholedreamofpeacefully breakingdowntheIron Curtainandgettingtoknow theRussiansonsomekind oftermsofintimacy,friendshipandunderstanding, winningthemultimatelyin thatwaytoelementary Christianideas,"Lord Pakenhamdeclared.

TheviewsofLordPakenham,seniormemberofthe oppositionLabourParty,regardingtheimpendingvisit oftheRussians,arenot thoseofallCatholicshere.

Manyofthem,inaddition tothemanythousandsof long-suffering,long-rememberingCatholicexilesfrom EasternEuropenowinthis country,arebitterlyopposedtoBritain'soffering thedignifiedcourtesiesof

Statehospitalitytothese enemiesoftheWest.

Theybitterlyopposed similarcourtesiesacouple ofyearsagotoMarshalTito ofYugoslavia.Khrushchev, inparticular,hidesawide backgroundofruthlessness andtyrannybehindhis smiles,theystate.

DeputyleaderOf

IrelandVisitsU.S. Dublin.-WilliamNorton, IrishDeputyPrimeMinisterandMinisterforIndustryandCommerce,sailed fortheUnitedStateswhere heisscheduledtoconfer withtopofficialsandtotour industrialcentres.

Mr.Norton,whowasdue toarriveinNewYorkon Jan.6,wastoproceedfirst toWashington.Subsequent meetingswithindustrialists andinvestorshavebeen arrangedinNewYork,Wilmington,Pittsburgh,San Francisco,LosAngeles, Chicago,Detroit,Bostonand Philadelphia.

TheDeputyPrimeMinisterisseekingtheassistance ofAmericancapitaland technicalknow-howforthe establishmentofindustries inIreland.

Posty'sWhistle Deal-girlsandboys:

HappyNewYear,and1 dohopeallofyouwillmake ita"corner"yearandtryto sendinlotsandlotsofvery goodstoriesaboutallthe interestingthingsthatyou doduringtheholideys.

Thankyouallforthe stampsforthemissions. Theykeepcominginevery weeknearly,anditgivesme greatpleasuretopassthem on.Whenyousitdownto yourplentifullyspread table,children,thinkthat halfthepeopleintheworld gotobedhungryevery night.Theygetlesstoeat thandoctorssayweneedto behealthyandhappyon.

IoncelivedinIndiafor eightyears.Theresome peopleearnabout£13a year.Theyliveinmud huts,insmokyvillages,and cookinclaypans.The riveristheirbathroom,and watertapaswell.

Theycomedowntwice dailymostlyandcarryback theirwaterontheirheads, balancedonacoilofrags plaited,ortwisted.

Nineoutof10Indians stillcannotreadorwrite, andthegamesthechildren playinthemudarevery simpleones.Eightstones inthehandthrownupinto theairandcaughtagainon thebackofthehand,etc.

Thesearethepeopleyou giveyourstampstohelp feedandeducate.Itsavery easywaytobemessengers oftheBabyJesus,isn'tit?

Keepyourlettersrolling in,andparticularlystories andpoems,andletme knowifyoudon'treceive yourpostalnotes.

HappyNewYear. AUNTMOLLIE.

OlderNieceRecallsGoodOldDays

DearAuntMollie,-This ismyfirstlettertoyou,but Ibecameanieceof(I think)theoriginal"Aunt Bessy,"soyouwillknowby thatadmissionIamno longeraschoolgirl.

andmayyouhaveahappy NewYear.

Smalldonationforthe Busbiesenclosed.From "THECOUNTRYCOUSIN."

NowForA'Poem

IWONDER

Saint'sBodyGivesOutStrangeFluid

HowIlovedwritinglettersinthosedays!Alas,I'm sorrytosay,Ihaven'timprovedwithageinthatrespect,butIhaveendeavouredtorememberthe"corner"atthistlmeeachyear.

Itwasquiteanimportantpartof"TheRecord" whenIwasyoung-Ithink atleasttwopageswere givenit,andwhatlongletterswewrote!

PoorAuntBessympst havegotheartilytiredof wadingthroughsomeof them.(Inoticethenieces andnephewsoftodaydo notinflicttheirlengthy screedsonyou!)

Godblessyouandthe goodworkfortheBusbies,

MichaelG.O'BrienTelephone:3/1127" PAINTINGCONTRACTOR20smouattelP:The.et

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Dear"CountryCousin,"Whataninspiringletter, andIwishthatyouwould rushintoprintmoreoften. Ithinkthatwewillhave tohavea"corner"within the"corner"forgrown-up cornerites.

Thanksforthemoneyfor theBusbiesalso.Itisgreat tobeallowedtohelpyoungsterstoknowGod.Dowrite meanotherlongscreed, "CountryCousin,"andgive meallyourownnews.

Iamamazedatthenumberofpeoplewhoreadand enjoythepage,anddiscuss itwithme,muchtomysurprise.

Theyallsaytheyloveit, andlookforwardtoit.One isacrustyoldlawyer,three doctors,thatIknowof,and averycleverdentist.

So"CountryCousin,"do tellsussomeofyouradult corneritememoriesofthe corner. AUNTMOLLIE.

Iwonder,whenalittleboy, Godevercriedlikeme. Iwonder,ifHeeversulked Orclimbedtheappletree.

IwonderifHeplayedin mud, WhenHewastoldnotto, AndwhenHismothersaid "donot," DidJesusanswer,"Boo"?

OrIwonderwasHevery good?

Yes,that'stheanswer true, HewouldnothurtHis motherdear, Soyoubelikethattoo.

DearGodwhowassovery good, TeachmetobelikeYou, Tobekindineverythought anddeed, AndeverythingIdo.

-"MessengeroftheSacred Heart,"Oct.,1954.

OneBlackCatThatWasn'tLucky Children,laveyoua blackcat,anddoyouthink thattheyarelucky?Well, hereisthestoryofoneblack catthatwasnot.

IthappenedinMurwillumbah.Murwillumbahis adistrictofNewSouth Wales.Thiswasavery hungryblack andit madefriendswithafishing partyinaseasidetown. Whiletheirbackswere turnedpussswalloweda baitedhook,andwaschoking.

Themenwerekindand couldnotbeartoseeit suffer,sotheyrushedpuss tothecat-doctorinMurwillumbah.Seeingpoor pusssuffering,theyraced alongwithapolicemanin hotpursuit,unknownto them,and,overturnedthe car.Nobodywashurtexceptpoorpuss,whohadits tailjammed.

Pusstooktothebushand noonecouldfindhim.

Badluckstillfollowedin hiswake.Abigsemitrailertruckwhichdraggedthedamagedcarbacktothe highway,leftinahurryto makeupitsschedule.After travellinglessthanamile itskidded,jack-knifed,and waswrecked.

CertainlyTHISblackcat wasnotlucky.

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Oneniceacteveryday, willintimemakeyoua niceperson.

-Children'sMagazine.

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InternationalParty?

Withtheemptymonthof Januarybeforeyou,girls andboys,whynotgivean internationalpartyforthe missions?

Whatisaninternational party?Well,Igottheidea fromtheveryexcellentRed Crossjuniormagazinethat issenttome.Itmeans givingapartyforyour friendsandallthenewcomerstothedistrict,and perhapsthesecouldcomeis theirnationaldress,ifthey haveonewiththem,and teachyousomeoftheir nationalgameandfolk dances.

Don'tyouthinkthatthat wouldbethrilling.Also,so thatitisnottoomuchwork andworryformum,every onecouldbringhisown plateof'eats,sandwiches, orperhapsanationaldish. Thatwouldbereallythrilling,Ithink.

Forcenturiesthebones ofSt.Nicholas,the"Santa Claus"ofNorthernEurope, havelainbeneaththe churchofthatnameat Bad,atownofSouthern Italy.

SpeakingontheBBC, ChristopherSerpelltold listenersofamysteryassociatedwiththeserelics.

"Accordingtotradition," hesaid,"thesaintwas BishopofMirainAsia Minor.AfterhisdeathSt. Nicholaswasburiedthere, andamiraculousstreamof water,withhealingproperties,immediatelybegan toflowfromhistomb.

"BythetimetheBariexpeditionwenttofetchhis bonesinthe11thcentury, thecityofMirawasin ruins;buttheboneswere stilldistillingastrange fluidinsuchquantitiesthat theyhadtobekeptina largewaterbarrelduring thejourneybacktoItaly."

ThepeopleofBadsay thatthebonesarestilldistillingthisliquid,which theycall"mannaofSt. Nicholas."Theysayitcollectsinthesaint'scoffin.

Hereperiodicallythe

AustralianFound ValuableStamp'

Doyoucollectstamps?If not,whynot,asthereis moneyinstamps,andthat littlestampthatyouhave lyingaroundmightbethe meansofgettingyouand yourfamilysomemuchneededthingthatwillcontributetothehappinessof all.

AnAustralianstampcollectordiscoveredinOctober, 1955,thatheownswhatis said.tobeoneoftherarest stampsinthaworld.It'sa two-centPhilippineCommonwealthstamp.

HeisMr.MaxGold,of Melbourne.Hewasgiven thestampforsafekeeping duringWorldWarIIbya friendwholaterdied.

Mr.Goldwaslookingfor illustrationsofrarestamps thisyearwhenherecognisedthePhilippinestamp, nowworthmorethan5,000 U.S.A.dollars.

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clergyofthechurchmopup theliquidwithalongrod whichispassedthrougha holeinthetomb.Itis thensqueezedout,diluted withordinarywaterand giventothepilgrimsthat flocktothechurchfromall quarters.

ThoughChristmasisover insummer,St.Nicholas' statuegoesonahappy voyagetoseainafishing 1poat,andthenbroughtback tolandamidscenesofgreat rejoicing.

It'sthegrown-ups"little Christmas,"ashegives favourstoallwhoaskhim. In1954thecasketcontaininghisboneswasonview attheyearlyfeastdayceremosaial.

-"Messenger,"Aug,1954.

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ThreeGratefulGirls St.Joseph'sSchool, Albany. DearAuntMollie,-This istoexpressourthanksto youforforwardingtousthe postalnotesforourwinning essaysin"TheRecord." Pleaseexcuseusfornot acknowledgingthembefore this,aswehavebadavery busytimeinschoollately withtheApostolicDelegate'svisittoAlbany,confirmation,EducationWeek and thistheinspector'svisit week. Wearenowlookingforwardtoourholidays. Witheverygoodwishfor NewYear,from HEATHERJONES, HELENMERCER, KRYSTYNAJAKUBEK. DearHeather,HelenandKrystyna,-Thanksforyour thanks.Yourletteristhe lastoflastyear'slettersto appear.Whataboutastory fromeachofyoubyreturn mail? St.Joseph'sisfastbecomingoneofourblueribbonschoolsasfarasletters areconcerned.Keepitup, girls.HappyNewYearand lotsoffunin1956.Love. AUNTMOLLIE.

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TheWeek'sWinners Therearenowinnersthis weekastheholidaydearth oflettersison;so,please, girlsandboys,riseand shinebythenextpost. -AUNTMOLLIE.

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OfH.N.S.Coming

ArrangementsforvisitstoBunburyand NewNorciadiocesesbythenationaldirectoroftheHolyNameSociety(theRev.D. Fitzmaurice,0.P.),whenhecomestoWesternAustralialaterthisyearwereadvanced afurtherstageatthelostmeetingofthe executiveofthePerthDiocesanUnionof thesocietylastweek.1Dr.D.Canningwaschosen

FatherFitzmauricewillaspresident. Theelectionofofficersof arriveinPerthbyaironthe evegingofApril9anda suitsofmeetings,which willenablemembersofall metropolitanbranchesto hearandmeetthenational director,willcommenceon thefollowingnight.

Asfaraspossiblemeetingswillbeheldtomeet theconvenienceofmembers andreducetravellingtoa minimum.

Inadditiontotheitineraryforthecitytentative planshavebeenmadefor visitstoNortham,Merredin, KalgoorlieandBoulder.

FatherFitzmauricewill alsospendabouttendays intheBunburydioceseand thiswillincludetwoweekends.Arrangementsfor visitationofbranchesisto bemadebytheBunbury unionexecutive.

Aweek-endisalsotobe spentbyFatherFitzmaurice intheNewNorciadiocese. Duringthevisitthenational directorwillbeentertained atadinnertobearranged bytheexecutive.

Theannualconventionof thePerthDiocesanUnion willbeheldinthetheatrette attheChristianBrothers' CollegeinSt.George's-tce., onSunday,March11.An alterationinthedatepreviouslyarrangedwasnecessaryasthedayselected clashedwiththeannualDay ofRosariesobservedbythe societyeachyear.

Importantmatterwhich willengagetheattentionof theconventionincludethe venueoftheprocessionpreviouslyheldatAquinasand thebursaryfundforthe trainingofpriests.The conventionwillcommence at1.30p.m.withthereadingofreports.

Reportswerereceivedby theexecutiveofgratifying activitiesamongstthe branches.Kalgoorliereportedamembershipof102 seniorsand23juniors.At therecentelectionofofficers

theHighgatebranchresultedasfollows:president,Mr. A.J.Flannagan;vicepresident,Mr.T.Ridge; secretary,Mr.B.Foley; treasurer,Mr.P.Tomey; marshal,Mr.W.Lyons; consultors,Messrs.Queally andJ.O'Dea.

SecretSociety AgainstChurch

Dublin.-AsecretProtestantorganisationis carryingoutanantiCatholiccampaign in NorthernIreland,ithas beenclikrgedbythe "DublinStandard,"Catholicweeklyhere.

Accordingtothenewspaper,theProtestantAction SocietyofGreatBritainand Ireland,whoseheadquarters areinBelfast,aims"to fightandcounteractRoman Catholicaction."

The"Standard"a1so accuseditofseekingtoput Protestantsinallkeygovernmentpostsandtorestrict employmentofCatholicsby Protestantbusinessfirms.

Strictsecrecy,thepaper claimed,isimposedonall membersofthesociety,who includemembersofparliament,leadingbusinessmen andindustrialists.

BishopsReveal Schools'Finance

Pretoria.-NearlyZ1,380,000hasbeenpledged bySouthAfricanCatholicstothebishops'campaigntoraisemoneyto supportmissionschools forAfricannativesafter theirgovernmentsubsidiesarewithdrawn.

Thiswasannouncedata meetingoftheSouthAfricanhierarchyhere.

Themeetingsetupanadministrativesystemforthe missionschoolwhichwill gointoeffectwhensubsidiesceaseattheendof 1957.Thebishopsalsodecidedtomaintainthe salariesofteachersinthe missionschoolsatpresent levels.

ArchbishopDenisHurley ofDurban,chairmanofthe Bishops'Administrative Board,announcedtheappointmentofaNational ContinuationCommitteefor thecampaign.

Thecommitteewillsupervisecollectionofthefunds pledgedduringthecampaignandadvisethebishops oninvestments.Itconsists ofsixprominentlaymenof theJohanesburgandPretcriadioceses.

RedHolidays AreMixedWith

ChristianFeasts

Rome.-A62-pageCatholiccalendarhasbeenpublishedbytheArchdioceseof KaunasinCommunist-ruled Lithuania.Probablyatthe insistenceofthelocal powers,itlistsCommunist holidaysandimportant datesinthehistoryofCommunisminadditiontothe Christiansaintsandtheir feastdays.

LoretoConventWillBeVenue

ForEnquiryDayIntoFaith

WifeOfArtist BecameSister,

HeABenedictine

Place-WinnersInMarks ExaminationOfC.B.Schools

Santiago,Chile.-Father PedroSubercaseaux,O.S.B., notedpriest-artist,diedhere onJanuary3attheageof 76.

Thefollowingarethenamesofthecandidateswhoobtainedplacesinaggregate marks(bestsevensubjects),andfirstplaces inindividualsubjectsintherecentexaminationsheldbytheChristianBrothers'SecondarySchools'AssociationofW.A.

Thesonofawell-known Chileanfamily,hebegan studyingforthepriesthood attheBenedictinemonasteryontheIslandof Wightoffthesouthern BritishCoast,afterhaving receivedpermissionfrom theHolySeeIn1920toseparatefromhiswife.

Atthattimehiswife, ElviraLyonOtaegui,becameanuninaSpanish teachingorder.

Hewasabrotherofthe lateArchbishopJeanSubercaseauxErrazuizoflaSerena,Chile.

Nehru'sServices ToChurchLauded

NewDelhi.-PapalInternunciotoIndia,ArchbishopMartinH.Lucas, S.V.D.,hasthankedPrimeMinisterJawaharlal Nehruforhisservicesto theChurchinthiscountry.

InaNewYearmessageto thePrimeMinister,theInternuncioexpressedgratitudeforthe"assistance" extendedbyMr.Nehru during1955.Themessage said:

"Thecomingfestivities providemewithaverywelcomeoccasiontothank YourExcellencymostsincerelyfortheunderstanding andassistancetheCatholic Churchhasbeenprivileged to theexperiencethroughout pastyear.

"YourExcellency'srecent pronouncementhasaffirmed ourconfidenceinthe future."

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Non-Catholicswhowishtoenquire,withoutobligation,intotheCatholicreligion, willbecateredforataDayofEnquiryon Sunday,Feb.5. Thefunctionwillbeheld atLoretoconvent,Swanbourne,andanopeninvitationisextendedbythe organisers.

CHIROPODIST

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Masswillbeofferedat 10.30a.m.andBenediction willbringthedaytoaclose at4p.m.

Intendingvisitorsare askedtoringB2546to facilitatecateringarrangements.

Luncheonwillbeprovidedforparticipants.

MissionaryMurdered

Bangkok.-FatherEmile LevreloftheParisForeign MissionSocietyhasbeen murderedbybanditsina remotemissioninnorthwesternThailand,ithas beenreportedhere.

Thebandits,accordingto thereports,knewthat FatherLevrelhadcollected severalhundredpoundsto buildaschool.Theysurroundedhisrectory.When herefusedtogivethemthe money,theykilledhim.

Themostusedatomizedinhalantintheworldagainstthebronchialspasmsof AsthmaandthecongestionanddiscomfortofBronchitis,NasalCatarrh,Migraine, HayFever,AntrumandSinusHeadache,CommonColds,'Flu,LossofVoice,Sore Throat,Polypi,WhoopingCough,etc.(Alloftheseareakin-insofarastheyare associatedwithinflammationofthemucousmembraneofthebreathingpassages.)

ATOMIZED INHALANT

ASPAXADRENE

RelieVesinthreeseconds(notthreeyears)becauseit"TouchestheSpot" unchanged.

Samespray-sameliquid,undiluted-babiesandadults.

Cause,duration,familyhistory,etc.,immaterial.Reliefisimmediate.

TAKESTHESTRAINofftheheart-by"easingthebreathing." Contains0.5activeAdrenalin,0.5Chlorbutol-guaranteedtobefreefromAtropine, Ephedrine,Cocaine,Morphine,Pituitary,Scopalamine,Papaverine,oranyother opiumdrug;doesnotinterferewithanyothertreatment,socanbeusedinconjunctionwithdoctor'sinjections,tablets,medicines,vaccines(oralorotherwise). Atnightafewpuffs-andeverybodysleepsallnight-thepatient,thewholefamily andthedoctor.

Yoursforlife-andliving-Aspaxadrene.SECONDSACTING-TIMETESTEDSAFEPROVEN-Testimonials(notjustsales)fromover50foreigncountries. Completeoutfit28/6,liquidrefill12/6,spareglasspart10/6,rubberbulb6/6, 2-prongnasalnozzle2/6,bakelitemask6/-,pocketatomizer14/6. TheAutomatic"alltheyear"GiftforanAsthmatic

Thereferenceispre- sumablytoMr.Nehru'srecentspeechinparliament criticisingabillproposing abanonconversioninthis country.

Half

PopeFavoursPainlessMethods WhichUseNoArtificialMeans

VaticanCity.-HisHolinessPopePiusXIIhasgivenmoralapprovaltoanewpsychologicalmethodofnatural,painlesschildbirthwithouttheuseofanyartificialmeans.Whilerefraining fromascientificjudgmentonthenewsystem,thePopesaidthat amethodwhichaimsatassistingmothersinchildbirthtocollaboratewithnatureandtoovercomegroundlessfearandanxiety isnotforbiddenbySacredScripture. birth,thatveryjactfrequentlydiminishesaninducementtocommitimmoralactsintheuseof marriagerights."

ThePontiff'sruling,con-counttheobject,endand tainedina5,000-wordmotiveofthemethod,is Frenchdiscoursebeforesev-enunciatedbriefly:'C,onsideralhundredCatholicdoc-eredinitself,Itcontains torsfromItalyandmanynothingthatcanbemit/cisEuropeancountries,refer-edfromthemoralpointof redtotheoriesandtechni-view',"PopePiusdeclared. quesworkedoutbyfollowersofDr.IvanPavlov,Russianpsychologistand physiologist,andperfected byDr.GrantlyDickRead, Londonobstetrician.

ThePope'sdiscoursedoes notcontainanyrulingregardingothermethodsto reducewomen'spainin

causePasteurwasChristian.

"Thesescientificacquisitionsaretruebecauseand insofarastheycorrespond withobjectivereality,"he declared.

"TheconvincedChristian findsnothinginhisphilo-sophicalidealsandhisculturethatpreventshimfrom occupyinghimselfseriously, intheoryandinpractice, withthepsycho-prophylacticmethod,"PopePius stated.

SupportersOfStateAidToSchools HeldGroundInFrenchElections

Dr.Pavlovconductedhis workunderbothCzarist andSovietregimes,and wontheNobelPrizefor medicineandphysiologyin 1904.Hediedin1936.Dr. Read'sbookisentitled "ChildbirthWithoutFear."

InthefirstpartofhisdiscoursethePopedescribed claimsofdiscoverersofthe newmethod,whohesaid maintainthat"childbirth wasnotalwayspainful;it becamesointhecourseof timebecauseof'conditionedreflexes'."Theygoon toclaim,hesaid,that: MorallySound

Atthebeginningoflabour "thedefencereactionagainst painsetsin.Thispainprovokesamuscularcramp whichinturncausesincreasedsuffering.Labour painsare,therefore,real pains,butresultfroma falselyinterpretedcause."

Thenewmethodaims throughpre-natalinstructionandexercisestohelp themotherunderstandthe naturalprocessofbirthand topreparehertogothrough childbirthnotinapurely passivemanner"butto adoptanactiveattitudeand influenceitthroughtheintellect,thewillandthe emotions,soastobring childbirthtoitstermination inthemannerintendedby natureandwithheraid," thePontiffsaid.

"Isthismethodmorally irreproachable?Theanswer, whichmusttakeintose-

CollegeSuits

"Theinstructiongiveninchildbirthsuchashypnoregardtonature'stravailintismornarcotics. childbirth;thecorrectionofHisevaluationconcerns falseinterpretationsofor-onlythemethodinwhich ganicsensationsandthein-"themother'snaturalforces vitationtocorrectthem;thealonearecalledintoaction," influenceexercisedtoavoidinwhichthemotherat groundlessanxietyandfear;childbirthisfullyconscious theassistanceaffordedthefrombeginningtoendand motherinchildbirthop-usesherwill,intellectand

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portunelytocollaborate withnature,toremaintranquilandunderself-control; anincreasedconsciousness ofthegreatnessofmotherhoodingeneral,andparticularlyofthehourwhen themotherbringsforthher child-allthesearepositivevaluestowhichnoreproachcanbemade.

"Theyarebenefitsforthe motherinchildbirth,and fullyconformtothewillof theCreator."

Correctunderstandingof theBiblicalquotation"in painshallyoubringforth children"(Genesis3,16) meansthatGodinpunishingEvedidnotforbid "motherstomakeuseof meanswhichrenderchildbirtheasierandlesspainfull,"thePope PainDetersAbuse

"Onemustnotseeksubterfugesforthewordsof SacredScripture.They remaintrueinthesense intendedandexpressedby theCreator,namely:motherhoodwillgivethemother muchsufferingtobear,"he explained.

Healsonotedthat"if painandfeararesuccessfullyeliminatedfromchild-

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emotionstosuppressor diminishlabourpains.

ThePopecitedreports thatthemethodhasbeen successfullyusedinhundredsofthousandsofeases inRussiaandChina,andis alsotakingrootinsome Westerncountries.

TwoFrenchCatholicinstitutions,atJallieuand Cambrai,haveadoptedthis Method,thePopesaid.

Heacknowledgedthatthe newmethodis"oftenpresentedinthecontextofa materialisticphilosophyand culture,"butheexplained that"evenamaterialistic researchercanmakeareal andvalidscientificdiscovery." Anerroneousphilosophy doesnotnecessarilyimpairthescientificvalueofthe researcher'sdiscovery,the Pontiffsaid,notingthata convincedChristiancanacceptthescientifictruthand atthesametimecompletely rejectthematerialisticinterpretationsplaceduponit.

TheRomeInstituteof GeneticsarrangedtheaudienceintheRoyalHallof theVaticanwherethe Pope'sthronehadbeen erected.Obstetriciansand gynaecologistsfromallparts oftheworld,attendinga gynecologicalsymposiumat Rome,wereinvitedtothe audience.

RightMotives

HisHoliness'sdiscourse consistedoftwomainsections.Thefirstdescribed thebasis,purpose,application,extensionandsuccess ofwhatiscalledthe psycho-prophylacticmethod ofpainlesschildbirth.

Thesecondsectionpresentsascientific,ethical andtheologicalevaluation andreviewsitinthelight ofHolyScripture.The concludingsectionpresents someconsiderationsof Christianobstetrics.

"Ifthenewtechnique sparesherthesufferingsof childbirth,themothercan acceptitwithoutanyscruple ofconscience;butsheisnot obligedtodoso,"PopePius counselled.

InconclusionthePoperemindedthatChristiansdo notattributeanabsolute valuetoscientificprogress andperfectedtechniquesas materialistsdo.

"Forthesereasons,when facedwithscientificdiscoveryofpainlesschildbirth,theChristianiscarefulnottoadmireitunreservedlyandnottouseit withexaggeratedhaste,"the Popesaid.

"Hejudgesitinapositive mannerandwithreflection, inthelightofsanenatural reasonandinthemore vividlightofthefaithand lovewhichemanatefrom Godandfromthecrossof Christ."

Theobstetriciansand gynaecologistswhoattended hadbeeninvitedtotheHoly Father'saudiencebytheInternationalSecretariateof CatholicDoctors,theItalian CatholicMedicalAssociation,andtheMendelInstituteofGeneticsinRome. CountriesrepresentedbesidesItalywereAustria, Belgium,Colombia,Egypt, France,Germany,England, IrelandtheNetherlands, Spain,Switzerland,andthe U.S.A.

Theaudiencewasheldin theHallofBenedictions. Delegateswereintroduced tothePopebyProfessor LuigiGedda,presidentof theInternationalSecretariateandpiesident-generalof ItalianCatholicAction.

Heishimselfamedical doctorandanauthorityon thequestionoftwins.

NEWBOOKON THEMASS

WHATISTHE MASSALLABOUT

ThePopeexplainedthat givingaidtoamotherin labour"canandshouldbe doneformotivesandfora purposewhichareirreproachable,"suchas"adeep religiousandChristianfeelingwhichisinspiredbythe idealsoflivingChristian- ity!,

Wheresuchassistanceis renderedthroughimmoral motives,thePopeoutlined thesituationasfollows:"In thiscaseItisthepersonal actionoftheonewhoassists whichistobejudgedwrong.

"TheImmoralmotivedoes notchangetheassistance, whichisgood,intosomethingthatisbad Conversely,anassistancewhich isgoodinitselfcannotjus- tifyabadmotiveorfurnishproofofitsgoodness."

Inhistheologicalevaluation,PopePiusexplainedthattheideologyofaresearcher"isnotinitselfa proofofthetruthandvalue ofwhathehasdiscovered."

ThePontiffnotedthatthe findingsofHippocratesare not"pagan"becausehewas apagan,northediscoveries ofPasteur"Christian"bo

by FatherP.J.Gearon, O.Carm.,D.D.,B.A., withaPreface

Communistgainswerethe largest.Theywon56more seatsthanthe98theyhad heldintheoldAssembly. Theirpopularvote,however,decreasedfrom26.7 percent.inthe1951electionsto24.7percent.

Review0/Rgults

Theirgainsweredueto thefactthattheiropposition wassplitandfailedtomake effectiveelectoralalliances againstthem.

Secondbiggestgainswere wonbytheextremeright. ThePoujadists,namedfor theirleader,PierrePoujade,whostartedhisparty lastyearasastrikemovementagainstpayingtaxes, won50seats.

APoujadistcandidatein theParisareadefeatedthe presidentoftheCatholicorientedPopularRepublicans(M.R.P.),RobertLecourt.

Theconservativecoalition oftheM.R.P.,Independents anddissidentRadicalSocialistsledbyPremierEdgar Faurewon198seats.

TheM.R.P.won70seats comparedwith87intheold Assemblyanditspercentage ofthepopularvotedeclined sharply. Withreturnsinfor568of the597seatstobefilled,the resultsarethefollowing. comparedwiththeoutgoing Assembly(oldAssembly figuresinparenthesis):

publicans,113Independents and15dissidentRadicals.

Vacanciesinthenew Assemblyinclude29seats fromFrenchcolonialpossessionswhichhavenotyet beendecidedand30seats fromAlgeria,whereelectionshavebeenpostponed indefinitelybecauseofoutbreaksofviolence.

CatholicsOfLeft

Paris.-Supportersofgovernmentaidfor Catholicschoolsappeartohaveheldtheir groundintheFrenchNationalAssembly, accordingtonearlycompletereturnsfrom thecountry'sparliamentaryelections. Opponentsofsuchaid havewononly308ofthe 627seatsintheAssembly. Theseinclude152seatswon bytiftCommunistsand158 takenbypartiesbelonging totheso-calledLaicist Front,headedbyformer PremierPierreMendesFrance. Ingeneraltheelections wereindecisive,withnoone politicalgroupingcapturing enoughseatstogovernby itself.Mostobservershere believethatthenew NationalAssemblywillfind itharderthanevertoform governmentsbecauseofthe largegainsscoredbyextremistsofbothLeftand Right.

LossesbytheM.R.P.were apparentlycausedbythe campaignswagedbythesocalled"Catholicsofthe Left"amongCatholicintellectualsandinCatholic labourunions.Thiscampaignwasledbythenoted Catholicauthor,Francois Marmite,anumberofuniversityprofessorsandafew priests.

Theyaccusedthe M.R.P. oflosinginterestinthe people'swelfareandpromoting"bourgeoiscapitalism."

Thecampaignwasalso supportedbycertainpublicationscondemnedbythe Frenchhierarchy.

Aticketpresentedbythe "CatholicsoftheLeft"ina workingclasssectionof Paris,whichhadthesupportofFrance'sfamed"ragpickers'apostle,"Abbe Pierre,wasdefeatedbythe regularM.R.P.ticket.

YoungArgentina SpurnsDivorce

BuenosAires.-The CatholicYouthOrganisationofArgentinahaspetitionedthiscountry'snew governmenttorepealthe divorcelawpassedbythe Peronistsandtorestore religionclassesinthe publicschools.

Communists(98),151; Left-Centrecoalition(Mendes-France)(270),156; Right-Centrecoalition (Faure)(238),198;Pouja- dists(-),50;others(16), 12;vacancies(5),59.Total (627)627.

TheLeft-Centrecoalition includes88Socialists,58 RadicalSocialistsandallies andtenformerdeGaullists.

TheRight-Centrecoalition includesthe70PopularRe-

Atitsannualconvention heretheC.Y.O.,whichwas oneoftheforemostopponentsofthePeronregime, praisedPresidentPedro Aramburuforclosingdown thehousesofprostitution whichhadbeenlegalisedby thePeronists.

Duringtheconvention delegatesmarchedinprocessfontothevarious churchesherewhichwere setonfireduringthesocalled"RedNightofPeron" lastJune16.

Majortopicsdiscussedat theconventionincludedthe religiousandsocialsituation inArgentinaandtheneed forcharityinthepresentdayapostolate.

by HisEminence,Cardinal Gilroy. ThisbookisBRILLIANT! BRILLIANTinitssimplicityandhomelyexamples; IDEALforconvertsand SecondarySchools.CardinalGilroysays:"Feware sowellqualifiedforthetask asthislearnedandzealous CarmeliteFather." PublishedbyPellegrini&Co., Sydney. Price9/6.

InSpain

Shrines OurLady

TheyCallHerHelpOfTheForsaken

therecomesthestoryof OurLady,HelpoftheForsaken.

Some100yearsbefore Americawasdiscovered, therewasagreatepidemic ofsicknessinEurope.It wascalledtheplague,and manythousandsofpersons diedfromit.Afterthe plaguewasgone,thousands ofchildrenwereleftorphanedalloverEurope.

FromValenciainSpainnewsocietyandtheirhope forgettinganewstatueof OurLadyoftheForsaken. Thethreeyoungmentold themthattheywereartists, themselves,andthat,ifthey onlyhadablockofmarble, theywouldbehappyto makeastatue.Someone broughtablockofmarble. Thenthevisitorswereplacedwithitinalargeguest room.Theygaveordersnot tobedisturbed.

Withnoonetocarefor them,mostofthechildren ranthestreetsandslept wherevertheycouldfinda placeoutofthecold.Many ofthemtooktocrimebecausetherewasnooneto teachthemanybetterway oflife.

InthecityofValencia,a groupof10menbandedtogethertodosomethingfor theorphans.Theyputtheir moneytogetherandbuiltan orphanage,andthenwent aroundthestreetsgathering upthechildren.

ThePopeandtheKing werepleasedwiththese kindmenandsuggestedthat theyformthemselvesinto anewsocietytodocharity workamongthepoorandtheforsaken.Theywere happytodothis,andgave thenewsocietythenameof OurLadyoftheForsaken.

SinceOurLadywastheir patron,theyfelttheymust haveanewstatueofher madefortheorphanage.

Theyaskedthepriestwho wastheirchaplaintosee aboutgettinganartistwho couldmakethemone.But

OurLadytookcareofit herselfbeforehehadtime todoso.

Onedaythreeyoungmen knockedatthedoorofthe orphanageandaskedtostay forthenight.Theywere kindlyreceived,andsomeonetoldthemaboutthe

Forthreedaystherewas greatexcitementinthe house.Notasoundhad comefrombehindthedoor wherethevisitorswere, thoughtherewaslightunderthedooratnight.They hadnotevencomeout'to eat.

Finallyanoldholy womanhadavisionin

whichshewastoldtohave thechaplainbreakdownthe door.Thiswasdone,and therestoodtheblockof marble,untouched.Beside itwasabeautifulstatueof theQueenofHeaven.The threeyoungmenwerenowheretobeseen.

Thefirstofmanymiraclesworkedatthisshrinewas thecureofthewomanwho hadhadthevision.She hadbeencrippledformany years.Sincethenthere havebeenhundredsof miracles.

Tothisdaynoonehas everbeenabletofindout ofwhatmaterialthestatue ismade.Thosewhoinvoke OurLady,Motherofthe Forsaken,insistthatthe legendistrueandthatthe stauewascarvedbyangels.

EnglishControversyReveals

2,097ConvertsIn20Years

Derby.-Twothousand andninety-sevenProtestantlaymenfromDerbyshirehaveenteredthe CatholicChurchinthe past20years,according toaDerbyshireCatholic pastor.FatherJohnGoodwinput thisfigureonthelinein answertotheallegationby theAnglicanBishopof Derbythatthenumberof CatholicsinDerbyshire joiningtheChurchofEnglandwas"probablyasgreat orgreater"thanthatof ProtestantsbecomingCatholics.

TheBishop,theRt.Rev. AlfredE.J.Rawlinson,had madetheassertionafterone ofhiscurates,theRev.J.E. Tavernor,hadresignedto becomeaCatholic.

ChallengedbyFather Goodwintoproducefigures

forhisclaim,BishopRawlinsonwrotetothelocal newspapersthat"20ormore RomanCatholics"musthave joinedtheAnglicanChurch inhisdioceseinthepast twodecades.

FatherGoodwincounteredbycitingthe2,097figure -"themajorityofwhom wereChurchofEngland."

Writingtothesamenewspaper,hesaid: `Thereisno'musthave been'aboutthisfiguresince ineachcasethepriestconcernedhastosatisfythe (Catholic)bishopthatthe would-beconverthasbeen instructed,generallyovera periodofsixmonths."

Healsonamedfour formerAnglicanclergymen inthedistrictwhohasbecomeCatholics-oneofthem nowMgr.GordonWheeler, administratorofLondon's WestminsterCathedral.

AustralianFrankSheed IsHonoraryTheologian

VaticanCity.-TheSacredCongregation ofSeminariesandUniversitiesannounced thattheCatholicUniversityofLillein Francehasawardedanhonorarydoctorate intheologytoAustralianauthor-publisher FrankShoedatitssuggestion.

TheCongregationtook theinitiativeitwasstated afterBernardCardinal Griffin,Archbishop of Westminster,expressedthe wishthatMr.Sheedbeso honoured.

Accordingtoaspokesman,theUniversityof Lillewaschosentoaward thedegreebecauseofits closerelationswithEnglish Catholicism,especiallyduringthetimeofpersecution whentheUniversityof Douai-ofwhichtheCatholicUniversityofLilleconsidersitselfthesuccessorwasacentreofrefugeand studiesforEnglishCatholics.ThereisnoCatholic universityinEngland.

SydneyGraduate

Mgr.PalemonGlorieux, theLillerector,"enthusiasticallyaccepted"theCongregation'ssuggestion,the spokesmansaid,andwith theassentofitschancellor, AchilleCardinalLienart, BishopofLille,hasasked CardinalGriffintoconfer thedegreeonMr.Sheed.

Actually,theCongregationofSeminariesand Universitiesisempowered bycanonlawtogrant degreesinecclesiastical sciences.

Butthecongregation spokesmanpointedoutthat itdoesnotmakeuseofthis right;itmerelygivesapprovalwhenproposalsfor awardingsuchdegreesare submitted.

ThispracticehasbeenapprovedbytheApostolic Constitution,"DeusScientiarumDominus."

Inannouncingthegrantingofthehonorarydegree

Mr.FrankSheed

onthe61-year-oldpublisher,theCongregationlaudedMr.Sheed'sdistinguishedservicetotheChurchnot onlyasawriter,butasa speakerfortheCatholic EvidenceGuildinEngland andasapublisher.

BorninAustraliain1897, FrankSheedwenttoEnglandtopracticelawafter takinghislawdegreeat SydneyUniversity.In1925 hemarriedwriterMaisie Ward,andtogethertheyset uptheCatholicpublishing houseofSheeddtWard, whichnowhasofficesin bothLondonandNew York.

Mr.Sheedistheauthorof

anumberofbooks,including"Map61Life"and "NullityofMarriage."He istheeditorofthebook "TheologyandSanity,"pub- lishedin1946andiswidely knownasalecturerinboth GreatBritain,theUnited StatesandAustralia.

PopeInnocentXI

IsNowVenerable VaticanCity.-Adecree proclaimingtheheroic degreeofthevirtuesof PopeInnocentXI,entitlinghimtothedesignationofvenerable,has beenpublished. Thedecreewasreadand promulgatedatasessionof theSacredCongregationof RitesinthepresenceofHig HolinessPopePiusXII.

Publicationofthedecree bringsastepnearerthe beatificationofInnocent XI,whosecausewasbegun lessthantwoyearsafterhis deathin1891butwasallowedtolapseuntil1934when thecausewasre-opened.

Nextstepintheprocess willbeexaminationof miraclesattriLutedtothe Pontiff.

BishopFromExile

Ordains10Priests BuenosAires.-Tenyoung Argentinians,allDivine WordMissionaries,were ordainedtothepriesthood atVillaCalzadanearhere byBishopManuelTatoof BuenosAires.

Inspiteoftherecentpersecutionshere,some585 youngmenarepreparing forthemissionarypriesthoodandbrotherhoodin DivineWordseminaries throughoutthecountry.

Principallyengagedinthe fieldofeducation,Divine WordmissionariesinArgentinatodaynumber225 priestsand80Brothers.

BritishCatholicsHavePaidNine

MillionsForSchoolsIn11Years

Leeds,Yorkshire.-TheCatholicsofEnglandandWaleswillbynextyearhavepaid £9,000,000sterlingtowardbuildingtheir ownschoolssincethenationaleducation systemwasreorganisedin1944.

Bytheendof1954they hadbuilt140newschools for45,000children.Of theseschools,102received assistancegrantsfromthe governmentunderthe1944 arrangements.

But27schoolsdidnotreceiveapenny.Theother 11werepaidforbyinsuranceloans.

ThesestatisticswerereportedbyMichaelR.DohertyinhispresidentialaddresstotheCatholicTeachers'FederationConference.

Hesaidthatwhenthe 1944EducationActwas Passed,Parliamentofficials estimatedthefinalcostfor Catholicstomaintaincontroloftheirownschools wouldbearound£9,000,006

ParentsPay

Itisnowestimatedthat 2100millionsterlingwill benearerthefact.

PresidentDohertypointed outthatthismoneyisa burdenthatabsorbsalmost allfundsavailableforCatholicdevelopmentinBritain.

Ithastobeprovidedby ordinaryCatholiccitizensin additiontowhattheypay intaxesforStateschools "towhichinconsciencethey donotsendtheirchildren."

"Letusalwaysremember,wheneverwespeakof thesecosts,tomakeitclear thatitisthepeoplewho pay,parentsandchildren," Mr.Dohertysaid."Itisthe sacrifice,weekbyweek,of individualCatholichomes."

AssaultOnChina

CatholicsGrows

HongKong.-Sixpriests and20laypeoplehavebeen arrestedbytheChineseRed police,accordingtoreports reachinghere.

Thepriestsandlaymen werearrestedforrefusing tosignacondemnationof theLegionofMary.

Thenewarrestsof ChineseCatholicsmarka continuationofthecampaignagainstnative-born Catholicslaunchedlast September.

AtthattimeBishop IgnatiusKungofShanghai, togetherwithmorethan 500priestsandlaymenwere gaoledbyChinesepolice.It wasrecentlyreportedthat BishopRungwouldundergo apublic"trial."

Thiswouldbethefirst attemptoftheRedPeking regimetomakeaChinesebornBishopvictimofamob trial.

"Theworkerdoesnotlive bybreadalone,onrations orsecularprogrammes.He needsthethingsofthe spirit.Forallthisleisureis necessary."

-V.Rev.CanonMcCarty.

Forlongerlastingfloors

PublicationBegunOfBulletinThat DetailsRedBlowsAtChristianity

Geneva.-AbulletinfurnishingfullinformationontheCommunistpersecutionofChristianity throughouttheworldwillbeginpublicationthis month.Thenewpublicationwillbeissuedby theCommitteeforthePersecutedChurchofthe ConferenceofInternationalCatholicOrganisations. TheICOsenttelegramsprotestingthearrestof BishopIgnatiusKungofShanghaiinSeptember tothePresidentoftheForeignMinistersConferencewhichmethereinGenevaandtothe PresidentoftheUnitedNationsGeneral Assembly.

Reds'ReceptionOfPapalMessage

IndicatesNoRealChangeOfHeart VaticanCity.-Doestheunusuallydeep echoevokedbythePope'sChristmasmessageintheCommunistcampindicateany changefromCommunism'spreviousattitude towardpapalteachingsanddoesitopenup anynewpossibilities?*

"Wewishsuchhopes werefounded,"writesFedericoAlessandrini,ina front-pageeditorialinOsservatoreRomano,Vatican Citydaily,"butitremains afactthatCommunism doesnotceasetodeclare itselfunchangedinits ideologicalinspirationsand constantlyfaithfultodialecticalmaterialism Tomorrowtherewillbenew changesinthenameof Communist'realism'."

Commentingonassertions intheItalianSocialistpress thattheChurchmaintains aneutralpositiontoward present-dayconflicts,the Osservatoreeditorialsays "ThePope'sChristmasmessage,likeallpapalteachings,demonstratesthatthe Churchasteacheroftruth cannotremainneutralinthe faceoferror."

TheeditorialtermsHis HolinessPopePiusXII"the Popeofhumandignity" whonevertiresofremindingthatfallenbutredeemedmaniscapableofdoing goodandtransformingthe worldthroughindividual andcollectiveaction.

"Nobodycanpredicttodaywhatwillbethepracticalandvisibleeffectsof theHolyFather'sgraveand solemnreminders,"theeditorialdeclares."Butthere isaconsolinghopethatmen willheedthem.MenlookingtowardRomeseeinSt. Peter'ssuccessortheuntiringdefenderoftheirdignityandliberty."

PatronIsGiven ToBook-keepers

Rome.-Italianbookkeepershaveanewpatron saint,St.Matthew,accordingtoanApostolicletter fromHisHolinessPopePius XIIreceivedbytheir nationalassociationhere,

PopeCondoles OnBombOutrage

Milan.-Followingtheexplosionofabombinarchdiocesanheadquartershere, ArchbishopGiovanniB. MontiniofMilanhasre ceivedatelegramfromHis HolinessPopePiusXIIconveyingtheHolyFather's "consolingapostolicblessing."

ThePope'stelegramsaid:

"Wehavelearnedwith greatsorrowofthegrave attemptagainstarchdiocesanheadquartersinMilan. Whileinvokingdivine mercyforthosewhohave perpetratedadeedwhichis condemnedbyeveryright thinkingperson,wewishto conveyourconsolingapostolicblessingtoYourExcellencyandtotheentire archdiocesewhich,aswe know,surroundsitszealous shepherdwithsomuch love."

Thecrudebombwas placedbyunknownpersonsearlyinthemorning(January5)onawindowsilloutsidethestudyofMgr.Carlo Martani,canonoftheMilan cathedralandtheArchbishop'sdelegateforCatholicAction.

Whenitexplodeditrippedofftheirongrillpro- tectingthewindowand causedconsiderabledamage inanumberofrooms.Most windowsinthebigbuilding wereshattered.Noonewas ipjured.

Thebombingoccurredon thefirstanniversaryof ArchbishopMontini'sarrival hiMilantoheadthisSee. Previouslyhehadserved asVaticanPro-Secretaryof StateforOrdinaryAffairs.

BritishCatechism IsToBeRevised

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Youcanlaytheseyourselfwithease-and there'sachoiceof20coloursatBarrett's.9x 9in.tilesfrom2/-each.

Thenewpatronwasgiven thebookkeepersattherequestofArchbishopDemetrioMoscatoofSalerno, Italy,whererelicsofthe saintarekept.

St.Matthewwasakeeper ofaccountsbeforehewas calledbyChristtobean Apostle.

Bishop'sArrest NotConfirmed

Saigon.-Therehasbeen noconfirmationhereofthe reportthatBishopJoseph M.TrinhNhuKhue,Vicar ApostolicofHanoi,inCommunist-controlledNorth Vietnam,hasbeenarrested bytheReds.

(AreportinParis,France, saidBishopKhuewasbeing heldinaconcentration camp.ItquotedthenewspaperCachQuoc.Gia(The NationalRevolution)as sayingtheprelatehadbeen arrestedforrefusingtopermitagroupof"progressive CatholicsfromCzechoslovakiatoentertheHanoi cathedral.)

Leeds.-TheBishopsof EnglandandWaleshaveset upaspecialcommitteeto revisethestandardBritish children'scatechism.

BishopJohnC.Heenanof Leeds,announcingtheprojectataCatholicteachers' conferencehere,saidthat thepresentcatechismhas beeninuseformorethan halfacenturyandthat changesareobviously needed.Hesaidthatteacherswouldbeconsultedon therevision.

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