The Record Newspaper 21 June 1956

No.2,761(RegisteredattheG.P.O..Perth.for transmissionbypostasaNewspaper)

Perth,Thursday,June21,1956

FORLOCALLITERATURE

isimportanttoencourageAustralianliterary effort,notonlybecauseitisofhigh'quality,but becauseitisstrivingtosurvivegenerallywithout monetarygaintothewritersthemselvesandin competitionwith"wretched10th-ratestuffthatis nonchalantlyintroducedintothiscountryfrom abroad."

Thisviewwasexpressed byHisGraceArchbishop O'Brien,ofCanberra-Goulburn,atapublicmeetingin SydneyTownHalltoopen afundtoestablishachair ofAustralianLiteratureat SydneyUniversity.

ing,tothebestoftheirability,theirloveforanew land,theirdiscontentwith itsdisabilities,andtheir confidenceinitsfuture.

"Inourtimesmuchofour literaturehadattaineda newandhigherquality, evenwhenitisjudgedby worldstandards,"hesaid.

QualifiedGuide

BishopRaffertyHearsVowsLifeImpossible OfSaintJohnOfGodNunsUnder

Jine6,1956,willgodownintheannals oftheSistersofSt.JohnofGod,Subiaco,as anwnorableoccasion,foronthatdatea muleceremonywasperformedwhichwill bethelastinalonglisttobeconductedin theoldchapelofSt.JohnofGod.

Here,overthepast50 years,manyayounggirl hasconsecratedherlifeto theserviceofGodinnursingthesickandpreparing thedyingforahappyand peacefuleternity.

Futurereceptionsand professionswillbeheldin thegloriousnewchapelnow nearingcompletion.

AssistedbytheRev.C. Nolan,thehospitalchaplain, andtheRev.F.O'Connor,, ofEastVictoriaPark(uncle ofoneofthecandidates), HisLordship,BishopRafferty,receivedthefinalvows ofSisterMariettaGoretti O'Connor,daughterofMr. andMrs.H.W.O'Connor, 45Cleaver-st.,WestPerth; thetemporaryvowsof SisterMaryRosariiCarroll, daughterofMr.andMrs.B. Carroll,Moorabbin,Melbourne;andclothedwith theholyhabitMissMaureen Miners,daughterofMr.and Mrs.ReginaldMiners,Goulburn.N.S.W.;inreligion SisterMaryPauline(St. PauloftheCross)andMiss GwenethMcKean,daughterofMrs.L.McKeanand lateRalphMcKean,Kalgoorlie,W.A.;inreligion SisterMaryAngeline(St. AngelaMerici).

Sister'sComposition

ThepresenceofMother Lelia,theMotherGeneral fromWexford,Eire,whois inAustraliaatpresenton visitationoftheprovinces oftheOrder,addedextra dignitytotheceremony.

Thenuns'choir,attheir best,renderedamongothers twoexquisitecompositions ofMissPaulineO'Connor, D.S.C.M.,sisterofSister MariettaGorettiO'Connor.

Thesewere"PanicAngelicus"and"EcceAncilla Domini"-thelatterbeing especiallycomposedforthe occasion.

themandinreturngaveus HisownSon,Jesus. That,therefore,wasthe essentialreturnofthanksto God,thattremendousactof thanksoftheEucharistin returnforHisgiftstothem.

Thereweresome,however,whowantedtogobeyondthat.Theywouldnot onlyacknowledgeGod'sgiv-

Vietminh

Saigon,Vietnam,June11'

ThecommunistVietminhcamheart,etc.Hereyouhave 01(it"n)family,nofathermybodybymyvowoflandandnofaith"iscontinuchastity,mysoulbymyvowngaccordingtotestimonybya ofobedience.Yougavemepriestwhorecentlyarrived Thyself,nowIgivemyselfhereinsouthernVietnamafter spendingfiveyearsunderthe toYou.Igiveupmyfamily tobelongtoYourfamily;RedsinnorthernVietnam. mymemory,allIhave.Give Levi priest,FatherLevelry meonlyThygraceandThy y,wasreleased love,withtheseIamrichVietminhthroughtheintercessionoftheFrenchEconomic enough." MissioninHanoi.Hesaidthat undertheReds"lifeisimpossible.

Sointhatmorning'sMass celebratedbyHisLordship, theBishop,therewasa secondconsecrationtaking place-thesecondoffertory whichthoseSistersmadeof themselves.AndChrist,the greatGiver,wouldgive themHimselfinreturn.

ingbykeepingthecorn-Intheceremonyofpromandmentsbutbyfollow-fession,duringHolyMass, ingtheevangelicalcounsels.;therewastheadditionalof"Ifthouwiltbeperfect,goferingofthepatenofthe sellwhatthouhastandbride-elect,ofherself,not come,followMe." justfoodanddrink,buther

"Take0Lord,andreceiveientirebeing,bodyandsoul mybody,mymind,myofferedtoGod.

"Anyonewhosurvivestheir regimewilllosehishuman nctureandwillbecomenothing butanautorna!on."

Areportpublishedheresaid thatthecommunistcampaign inthenorthar.a:nstreligion na-tic.dar'vnthe

countryoreos.AtThaiBinh, hesaid,FatherTranDuDong Nisbeatenviconsctusand gaoledbycomunisttroops af.nrthepeopleofhisparish refus-d,exceptunderpressure, todenouncehimasa "cruel landlord."

OrphanageBoysFindHome

ArchbishopErisO'Brien

TheLordMayor(AldermanP.Hills,M.L.A.)was chairmanofthemeeting.

"IfachairofAustralian Literatureisestablished, andifitsoccupanthappens tobeamanofwidescholarshipratherthanamere craftsmanofliterature,it willensurethatscientific appraisalsofallcurrent Australianliterarywork willberegularlymadeunderhighlyqualifiedguidanceandbeforeconstantly recurringnewgroupsof students.

"Consequently,theefforts ofthesmallerwriters,who havenotyetattainedtheir nicheinliteraryfameand haveno havepublicbacking,will thesatisfactionof knowingthattheirowneffortsarenotbeingdisregarded.

"Outoftheirranks,if theyarewellguidedandencouraged,manyworthwhilewriterswillemergein thefuture."

InthecourseofhissermontheV.Rev.C.P.Finn, S.J.,rectorofSt.Thomas MoreCollege,saidthatlove wasprovedbygiving-not BythefoundationofKeaneyHousein

TheStateGovernor,Sir JohnNorthcott,theAnglicanPrimate(Archbishop Mown),theStateMinister forEducation(Mr.R.Heftron,M.L.A.),SenatorJ.A. McCallumandtheLeader oftheFederalOpposition, Dr.H.V.Evatt,werepresent. Americannovelist, JamesT.Farrell,also portedtheproposal. HisGracesaidawellbalance41andjudiciousliterature,throughitsvarious avenuesofpoetry,drama andthenovel,couldgive anenliveningofspiritand imaginationthatwouldlift Iusoutofself-complacency Iandinspireuswitha healthyandtrulynational idealismandpatriotism.

ReligionWell AtOxford

Mr. sup-

London,June11:Religionis oustingdialecticmaterialism amongthestudentsatOxford University,onundergraduate surveyhasdisclosed. Itsaid51percent.ofthe menand63percentofthe womenstudentsnowpractise theirreligionregularly,while erraverage25percent.ore agnosticoratheist.

Thesurveyinthecurrent issueofCherwell,theundergraduatemagazine,showed thatsixpercentofthemen andeight ofthe womenstrengthentheirfaith throughgoingtoOxford.

Leastinterestedinreligion orethestudentsofphilosophy, ,w)-tlirdsofwhomareagnosticoratheist.

PropagandaHurts

However,he'said,abadly balancedorapurely propagandistliteraryeffortcould domoreharmthangood.

"Hence,weshouldseeto itthat,inthesecritical times,everyhelpshouldbe giventofosterAustralian literaryeffortsbysound andconstructivecriticism.

Allteaceersacreedthc.tthe universityismorereligioustodaythaninthe1920'sand 1930's. Student debating societyruleshavebeenaltered topermitthesubjecttobediscussed.

"Ihavelittlepatience withthosepeoplewhospeak derisivelyoftheliterary workdoneinearlyAustra-everyyear.

lia. CambridgeandotherBritish

"Ijudgeitinthelightofuniversitiesreportasimilar historyandrecognisehowtrendtowardsreligionand importantitwastohave!awayfromsupportofcornmeninthosetimesexpress-munism.

TeItsIn 0

CatholicreactiontothesurveyfromFatherThomasCorbishley,S.J.MasterofCampionHallCatholichouseof studiesatOxford.wasthat religionisdoing"verywell." Hetoldthe"CatholicHerold" nationalweekly,thatabout30 studentsbecome Catholics U

ConCamii rnorous

Alma-rd.,NorthPerth,1VeinOf

RedBattleInItaly

justbyamereshowofemo-theSt.VincentdePaulhasprovidedaplacewhereladsfromin-Thefilm"TheLittleneverbecomesmawkishor tion, giving bysacrificingandstitutionswhohavecommencedtheirworkinglifecanfinda offensive.

Godislove,henceGodisgenuinehomeatmosphere. sharplyinthememory

Twosceneswhichremain alwaysgivingussomething.Someoftheseboysare-Theadditionofanablu- aftertheplotofmore "Whathavewethatwehavepicturedabove,enjoyingtionblockonSunday,June stereotypedfilmsarefornotreceived?" after-dinnergamesintheir24,willenableKeaney comfortableloungeunderHousetoextenditsaccomgottenarethebursting-in

Theextensionswillbe blessedduringafetewhich commencesat1.30p.m.A raffleofatablesetwillbe drawnatthefunction.

WorldofDonCamillo" whenitfirstcameto Perthwasbookedforone week..Sosuccessfulwas it,however,thatitsrun finallyextendedtofive weeks

IfGodwasalwaysgiving, surelywemustgiveHimtheparentaleyesofMr.modationtoatotalof10 onthepriestforrefugeby therefereeofthefootbacksomethinginreturn..andMrs.Omodei. boys. ballmatch,pursuedbya

CatholicLibrary

JailedBecause

He

"IfanymanlovesMe," crowdwhoseangerathis saysOurLord,"hewill unfairdecisionismaking keepMyword,Mycorn- themyellforhisblood. mandments." DonCamillopointsoutt..0

InkeepingtheTenCorn- himtheerrorofhisways, mandments,theyhadthe beforedrivingawaythe essentiallovingandgiving mob. backtoGod,andtheac-

Borrowed OfFilmsOpene

Thestoryoftheconstantduelbetweenthe priestandcommunistmayor ofanItalianvillage,ithad somuchofthehumourand realismthatcharacterise thebesttypeofItalian film.It--,pealedstrongly not,merelytoCatholics buttoalldenominations.

dHongkong,June11.-The SalesiansuperiorinPeking, FatherFang,wassentenced tofiveyears'imprisonment OfinteresttoCatholicsocietiesandbytheChinesecommunistF,ernadel,thegreat, authoritiesthere,accordingFrenchcomedian,givesa towordreceivedhere. magnificentperformanceas

Incidentally,thepriest's knowledgingofHisgifts. ownbribetotherefereeto

TheywenttoMass,they swayhiminfavourofa tookbreadandwinewhich decisionforthevillage werethesymbolsoflife'sschoolsistheannouncementthat16mm. preserves;throughthose theyofferedthemselvestosoundfilmsonreligioussubjectsmaynow ChristOurLord. behiredfromtheCatholicCentre.

Hetransformedthem,ennobledthem,evendivinised SofaronlysevenfilmsedwillillustratetheMass, areavailable,butmorearetheSacramentsandthe expectedshortly.Thetitlespriestlyandreligiouslife.

TheannualPeter's Pencecollectionwillbe madeinallchurchesof theArchdioceseonSunday,July1.

Peter'sPenceofthesevenfilmsare"TheFromahumblebeginning RoadtoPeace,""Dawnofitishopedthatanefficient America,""TheWorld'sfilmlendinglibrarywill GreatestMother,""Thegrowandbecomeafeature HoundofHeaven,""ThatIofourCatholiclife. MaySee,""TheTriumphantForfurtherdetailsring Hour"and"TheJoyfulB2546orwritetotheRev. Hour." J.Depiazzi,CatholicCentre, *Thefurtherfilmsexpect-Victoria-sq.,Perth.

teamhad,unfortunately, notbeenhighenough!

HereceivedhissentencethepugnaciousDonCamilonthechargehehadborrow.In. constantlystruggling edsomethingfromtheTrapagainstanunderstandable pistswithoutthepermissiondesiretousestrongphysiofthepolice.Whatheborrowedwasnotindicatedin thereport.

calmethodsofpersuasion againstthemayor.

Despitethis,Communist doctrinesaside,thelatter hasagreatpersonaladmirationfortheprest.

Mostmovingincidentis ehenDonCamillo,carries thecrucifixalonethrough thestreets,hisparishioners havingbeenfrightenedinto notparticipatinginaproe.ssion by Communist threats.

Anotherreportstatedthat fourJesuits,twoofthem identifiedasChinese,were "tried"inPeking.TherePortsaidthatthe"case"ofinbriskindignantconversethefourwouldbecontinuedlionswithGodinthese1)becausetheywouldnotad-tudeofhischurch,which mitany"guilt," thankstocleveracting

DonCamillooftenindulges

Heisconsoledbythe thoughtthattobearasoli+ars,crosswashisMaster's fate.too.

Thi'filmhasbeen broughtbarkforPerth audiencesthisweek.

Perth,Thursday,June21,1956

BishopRaffertyHearsVows',LifeImpossible OfSaintJohnOfGottNuns

Usainder Vielminh Saigon,Vietnam,June11.:

J_Am6,1956,willgodownintheannalsheart,etc.HerehaveTs',c-c:71Tru,r,it\,1,,t, Vietminh landandnofaith"iscontinu-

anworableoccasion,foronthatdatea mulnleceremonywasperformedwhichwill

fat'LrtheSistersofSt.JohnofGod,Subiaco,asmy bodybymyvowof ngaccordingtotestimonybya chastity,mysoulbymyvow ofobedience.Yougavemepriestwhorecentlyarrived hereinsouthernVietnamafter Thyself,nowIgivemyself underthe toYou.Igiveupmyfamilyspendingfiveyears RedsinnorthernVietnam. bethelastinalonglisttobeconductedintobelongtoYourfamily; mymemory,allIhave.GiveThepriest,FatherLevelry theoldchapelofSt.JohnofGod. meonlyThygraceandThyLeverrey,wasreleasedbythe love,withtheseIamrichVietminhthroughtheintercesenough." sionoftheFrenchEconomic MissioninHanoi.Hesaidthat

Here,overthepast50themandinreturngaveus years,manyayounggirlHisownSon,Jesus. hasconsecratedherlifetoThat,therefore,wasthe theserviceofGodinnurs-essentialreturnofthanksto ingthesickandpreparingGod,thattremendousactof thedyingforahappyandthanksoftheEucharistin peacefuleternity. returnforHisgiftstothem.

FuturereceptionsandThereweresome,how- professionswillbeheldinever,whowantedtogobethegloriousnewchapelnowyondthat.Theywouldnot nearingcompletion.

AssistedbytheRev.C. Nolan,thehospitalchaplain, andtheRev.F.O'Connor,. ofEastVictoriaPark(uncle ofoneofthecandidates), HisLordship,BishopRafferty,receivedthefinalvows ofSisterMariettaGoretti O'Connor,daughterofMr. andMrs.H.W.O'Connor, 45Cleaver-st.,WestPerth; thetemporaryvowsof SisterMaryRosariiCarroll, daughterofMr.andMrs.B. Carroll,Moorabbin,Melbourne;andclothedwith theholyhabitMissMaureen Miners,daughterofMr.and Mrs.ReginaldMiners,GoulN.S.W.;inreligion SisterMaryPauline(St. PauloftheCross)andMiss GwenethMcKean,daughterofMrs.L.McKeanand lateRalphMcKean.Kalgoorlie,W.A.;inreligion SisterMaryAngeline(St. AngelaMerici).

Sister'sComposition

ThepresenceofMother Lelia,theMotherGeneral fromWexford,Eire,whois inAustraliaatpresenton visitationoftheprovinces oftheOrder,addedextra dignitytotheceremony.

Thenuns'choir,attheir best,renderedamongothers twoexquisitecompositions ofMissPaulineO'Connor, D.S.C.M.,sisterofSister MariettaGorettiO'Connor.

Thesewere"PanisAngelicus"and"EcceAncilla Domini"-thelatterbeing especiallycomposedforthe occasion.

InthecourseofhissermontheV.Rev.C.P.Finn, S.J.,rectorofSt.Thomas MoreCollege,saidthatlove wasprovedbygiving-not justbyamereshowof lO emotion, bysacrificingand givingp. Godislove,henceGodis alwaysgivingussomething. "Whathavewethatwehave notreceived?"

IfGodwasalwaysgiving, surelywemustgiveHim backsomethinginreturn. "IfanymanlovesMe," saysOurLord,"hewill keepMyword,Mycommandments."

InkeepingtheTenCommandments,theyhadthe essentiallovingandgiving backtoGod,andtheacknowledgingofHisgifts. TheywenttoMass,they tookbreadandwinewhich werethesymbolsoflife's preserves;throughthose theyofferedthemselvesto ChristOurLord.

Hetransformedthem,ennobledthem,evendivinised

Peter'sPonce

Sointhatmorning'sMassundcrtheRcds"fifeisimposcelebratedbyHisLordship,sible. theBishop,therewasa"Anyonewhosurvivestheir r secondconsecrationtakingregimewilllosehishuman place-thesecondoffertorynatureandwillbecomenothing whichthoseSistersmadeofbutanautomaton." themselves.AndChrist,theAreportpublishedheresaid greatGiver,wouldgivethatthecommunistcampaign onlyacknowledgeGod'si_n_the,northacainstreligion giv-themHimselfinreturn. narticiilartvintlie ingbykeepingthecorn-Intheceremonyofpro-countryareas.AtThaiBinh, mandmentsbutbyfollow-fession,duringHolyMass,hesaid,FatherTranDuDong ingtheevangelicalcounsels.:therewastheadditionalof-,a-,-,wat2r,i",consc:susand "Ifthouwiltbeperfect,goferingofthepatenofthegaoledbycomunisttroops sellwhatthouhastandbride-elect,ofherself,notaff,irtheoccoleofhisparish come,followMe." justfoodanddrink,butherrefus,-d.exceptunderpressure, "Take0Lord,andreceiveentirebeing,bodyandsoultodenouncehimasa"crud mybody,mymind,myofferedtoGod. landlord."

OrphanageBoysFindHome

FORLOCALLITERATURE

itisimportanttoencourageAustralianliterary effort,notonlybecauseitisofhighquality,but becauseitisstrivingtosurvivegenerallywithout monetarygaintothewritersthemselvesandin competitionwith"wretched10th-ratestuffthatis nonchalantlyintroducedintothiscountryfrom abroad."

Thisviewwasexpressed byHisGraceArchbishop O'Brien,ofCanberra-Goulburn,atapublicmeetingin SydneyTownHalltoopen afundtoestablishachair ofAustralianLiteratureat SydneyUniversity,

ing,tothebestoftheirability,theirloveforanew land,theirdiscontentwith itsdisabilities,andtheir confidenceinitsfuture.

"Inourtimesmuchofour literaturehadattaineda newandhigherquality, evenwhenitisjudgedby worldstandards,"hesaid.

QualifiedGuide

"IfacharofAustralian Literatureisestablished, andifitsoccupanthappens tobeamanofwidescholarshipratherthanamere craftsmanofliterature,it willensurethatscientific appraisalsofallcurrent Australianliterarywork willberegularlymadeunderhighlyqualifiedguidanceandbeforeconstantly recurringnewgroupsof students.

"Consequently,theefforts ofthesmallerwriters,who have nichenotyetattainedtheir inliteraryfameand havenopublicbacking,will havethesatisfactionof knowingthattheirowneffortsarenotbeingdisregarded.

ArchbishopErisO'Brien

TheLordMayor(AldermanP.Hills,M.L.A.)was chairmanofthemeeting. TheStateGovernor,Sir JohnNorthcott,theAnglicanPrimate(Archbishop Mown),theStateMinister forEducation(Mr.R.Heffron,M.L.A.),SenatorJ.A. McCallumandtheLeader oftheFederalOpposition, Dr.H.V.Evatt,werepresent. Americannovelist,Mr. JamesT.Farrell,alsosupportedtheproposal. HisGracesaidawellbalanceidandjudiciousliterature,throughitsvarious avenuesofpoetry,drama andthenovel,couldgive anenliveningofspiritand imaginationthatwouldlift usoutofself-complacency andinspireuswitha healthyandtrulynational idealismandpatriotism.

PropagandaHurts

However,he'said,abadly balancedorapurelypropaq,nclistliteraryeffortcould domoreharmthangood.

"Hence,weshouldseeto itthat,inthesecritical times,everyhelpshouldbe giventofosterAustralian literaryeffortsbysound andconstructivecriticism.

"Ihavelittlepatience withthosepeoplewhospeak

"Outoftheirranks,if theyarewellguidedandencouraged,manyworthwhilewriterswillemergein thefuture."

ReligionWell AtOxford

London,June11:Religionis oustingdialecticmaterialism amongthestudentsatOxford University,anundergraduate surveyhasdisclosed. hsaid51percent.ofthe menand63percentofthe womenstudentsnowpractise theirreligionregularly,while enaverage25percent.are agnosticoratheist.

Thesurveyinthecurrent issueofCherwell,theundergraduatemagazine,showed thatsixpercent.ofthemen andeightpercent.ofthe womenstrengthentheirfaith throughgoingtoOxford.

Leastinterestedinreligion orethestudentsofp!..i!osop:ly, rdsofw.romarc ticoratheist.

I'llteaciersagreed t,sc, universityismorereligioustodaythaninthe1920'so.,d 1930's.Studentdebating societyruleshovebeenaltered topermitthesubjecttobediscussed.

CatholicreactiontothesurveyfromFatherThomasCorbishley,S.J.MasterofCampionHall.Catholichouseof studiesatOxford.wasthat religionisdoing"verywell." Hetoldthe"CatholicHerald" nationalweekly,thatabout30 derisivelyoftheliterarystudentsbecomeCatholics workdoneinearlyAustra-everyyear. lia. CambridgeandotherBritish "Ijudgeitinthelightofuniversitiesreportasimilar historyandrecognisehowtrendtowardsreligionand importantitwastohaveawayfromsupportofcornmeninthosetimesexpress-munism

DonCariiiilloTellsInfluriorcus

TheannualPeter's Pencecollectionwillbe madeinallchurchesof theArchdioceseonSunday,July1.

BythefoundationofKeeneyHouse theSt.VincentdePaulhasprovideda I stitutionswhohavecommencedtheir genuinehomeatmosphere.

inAlma-rd.,NorthPerth,Vein

Pa wor cewhereladsfrominkinglifecanfinda

SomeoftheseboysareTheadditionofanablupicturedabove,enjoyingtionblockonSunday,June after-dinnergamesintheir24,willenableKeaney comfortableloungeunderHousetoextenditsaccomtheparentaleyesofMr.modationtoatotalof10 andMrs.Omodei. boys.

Theextensionswillbe blessedduringafetewhich commencesat1.30p.m.A raffleofatablesetwillbe drawnatthefunction.

JailedBecause CatholicLibraryHeBorrowed OfFilmsOpened

OfinteresttoCatholicsocietiesand schoolsistheannouncementthat16mm. soundfilmsonreligioussubjectsmaynow behiredfromtheCatholicCentre.

Sofaronlysevenfilms 'areavailable,butmoreare expectedshortly.Thetitles ofthesevenfilmsare"The RoadtoPeace,""Dawnof America,""TheWorld's GreatestMother,""The HoundofHeaven,""ThatI MaySee,""TheTriumphant Hour"and"TheJoyful Hour."

Thefurtherfilmsexpect-

edwillillustratetheMass, theSacramentsandthe priestlyandreligiouslife. Fromahumblebeginning itishopedthatanefficient filmlendinglibrarywill growandbecomeafeature ofourCatholiclife.

Forfurtherdetailsring B2546orwritetotheRev. J.Depiazzi,CatholicCentre, Victoria-sq.,Perth.

Hongkong,June11.-The SalesiansuperiorinPeking, FatherFang,wassentenced tofiveyears'imprisonment bytheChinesecommunist authoritiesthere,according towordreceivedhere.

Hereceivedhissentence onthechargehehadborrowedsomethingfromtheTrap pistswithoutthepermission ofthepolice.Whatheborrowedwasnotindicatedin thereport.

Anotherreportstatedthat fourJesuits,twoofthem identifiedasChinese,were "tried"inPeking.Thereportsaidthatthe"case"of thefourwouldbecontinued becausetheywouldnotadmitany"guilt."

OfRedBattleInItaly

Thefilm"TheLittle WorldofDonCamillo" whenitfirstcameto Perthwasbookedforone week..Sosuccessfulwas it,however,thatitsrun finallyextendedtofive weeks

Thestoryoftheconstantduelbetweenthe priestandcommunistmayor ofanItalianvillage,ithad somuchofthehumourand realismthatcharacterise thebesttypeofItalian film.It-npealedstrongly not,merelytoCatholics buttoalldenominations.

Fernadel,thegreat,Frenchcomedian,givesa magnificentperformanceas thepugnaciousDonCamillo.constantlystruggling againstanunderstandable desiretousestrongphysicalmethodsofpersuasion againstthemayor.

Despitethis,Communist doctrinesaside,thelatter hasagreatpersonaladmirationfortheprest.

DonCamillooftenindulges inbriskindignantconversationswithGodinthes,ditudeofhischurch,which thankstocleveracting

neverbecomesmawkishor offensive.

Twosceneswhichremain sharplyinthememory aftertheplotofmore stel-eotypedfilmsareforgottenarethebursting-in onthepriestforrefugeby therefereeofthefootballmatch,pursuedbya crowdwhoseangerathis unfairdecisionismaking themyellforhisblood.

DonCamillopointsoutto himtheerrorofhisways, beforedrivingawaythe mob.

Incidentally,thepriest's ownbribetotherefereeto swayhiminfavourofa decisionforthevillage teamhad,unfortunately, notbeenhighenough!

Mostmovingincidentis "henDonCamillo,carries thecrucifixalonethrough thestreets,hisparishioners havingbeenfrightenedinto notparticipatinginaprocessionbyCommunist threats.

Heisconsoledbythe thoughtthattobearasoli+IrycrosswashisMaster's fate,too.

Thicfilmhasbeen broughtbackforPerth audiencesthisweek.

About600peoplewitnessedthepresentationof14debutantes toSirRossMcLartyandMrs.C.Perkins,wifeofthelocalM.L.A., attheCorriginCatholicballonJune9.

Intheofficialpartywere theRev.M.Byrne,parish priest,Mr.C.Perkins, M.L.A.,Mrs.G.Healyand Mr.andMrs.J.Courboules.

Thestagewastastefully decoratedwithminiature debutantesamidstflowers andgreenery.Theminiaturedebutantesweremade byMissMartin.

TheCorriginchurchwill benefittotheextentofapproximately£300fromthe occasion.

Thedebutantespresented (above)were:

MissesShirleyFowler, MarjorieWest,ElaineGallinagh,HelenCarey,Daphne Rendell,LynetteCreek, MaryRendell,ElsieRendell, JoyBell,BarbaraBell,Joan Corry,JoanConnelly,MargoCourboules,DorothyRussell.

Flower-girlswere:Misses IreneKmicaik,MariaSzaparewicz,GwendaRipp, CarmelRoberts.

BRYANT&WATERS

KOto90StirlingSt.,Perth

WOODandCOALMERCHANT

OrdersPromptlyAttendedTo PHONE:BA3938

AndQuairadingMusteredEight

theCatholicdebutanteba

OnMay26thecapacityoftheQuairadi,ngTown Hallwastaxedtothelimitinaccommodatingthe recordcrowdofanestimated450peoplepresentfor weretheRev.M.Byrne, newlyappointedtoQuairading,andtheRev.P.J. DuffyofBeverley.

Theeveningproveda mostsuccessfulonefrom allaspects,withthecentre ofattractionprovidedby eightofQuairading'slovely younggirls,allbeautifully gowned.

They,withtheirpartners, were:MissesPhyllisDall (EddieStone),BeulahMiller(LindsayHolland).WenbyBloom(ColinBloom), LeonieTreloar(MaxHayercroft),ShirleyButler (BobGreay),EileenCarter (CyrilCarter),Barbara Woods(DonWoods),PatriciaSullivan(Stewart Stone). Allwerewellschooled fortheimportantoccasion byMrs.F.J.McCabe.

Precededbytwodainty flowergirls,inMaidaSullivanandJanetGreay(who worepinkandblueflock nylonfrocks),theyoung ladiesmadetheircurtseyto Mr.J.Mann,M.L.A.,who wasaccompaniedbyMrs. Mann.

Alsopresentfortheevent

CHRISTIE'SANTIQUELOUNGE

530HayStreet,Perth AdjacentPierStreet).B2196.

BuyersandSellersofAntiques,SterlingTeaand CoffeeServices,EarlyVictorianFurnitureChina-Porcelain-Brass-CopperwareCandlesticks,etc.

TheHouseofaHundredThousand

Thoseresponsibleforthe tastefullydecoratedhall andsumptuoussupperare tobecomplimentedand thethanksofthecommittee oftheParentsandFriends' Associationgoouttothese andmanyotherswhoby theirreadyco-opetationand assistancecontributedtothe makingofamemorable night.

Athletes'CarHike

Carenthusiastswillhold a"hike"onSunday,June 24,leavingtheWarWidows' kioskat10.30a.m.

Friendsofmemberswill beaccordedaspecialwelcome,particularlyifthey havecars.

CongratulationstoJerry Lambewhowasselectedfor theStateamateurfootball side,andtoMimHoganand BrianPeacheyontheirrecentengagement. * *

Theexecutiveofthe CatholicWomen'sLeague willmeetattheCatholic Centreat10.30a.m.on Thursday.June28. Acardpartywillbeheld attheCentreat2p.m.on thesamedate.AllHallows branchmemberswillbe hostesses.

Maylandsmemberswill holdacardeveninginthe MaylandsTownHallsupper roomonTuesday,June26, at8p.m.* *

ThelifeofSt.MariaGoretti-filmedunderthetitle,"HeavenovertheMarshes," willbeshownattheCapitoltheatreforone weekcommencingFriday,July13.

ThefilmhasbeenacclaimedbyCatholicreviewersasanauthenticand movingaccountofthedramaticlifeofthismodern Saint,whoprovidesaperfectmodelforallyoung people.Itisregardedasa technicalmasterpieceof filmproduction. Branchmembersmay makeblockbookingsfor partiesof20ormore.These areavailablefordresscircle seatsataspeciallyreduced price.

RETREAT:

Closingdateforapplicationsfortheenclosed retreatattheRedemptoristMonasteryonSaturdaynight,July7,and Sunday,July8isTuesday June26. Applications shouldbeforwardeddirecttotheY.C.W.office attheCatholicCentre.

CARLISLE: Y.C.W.andN.C.G.M. membersofCarlislewere honouredbyavisitfromthe diocesanchaplain,theRev. J.Depiazzi,onSun..June17.

PastorsToTrain InThousands

Madrid,June7.-The EpiscopalCommissionofthe SocietyforLatinAmerican PriestlyCo-operationhas announcedthatitexpectsto trainfromseventoeight thousandprieststoalleviate theclergyshortageinLatin Americancountries.

Atitsmeetinghere,the societyexaminedabout 1,000petitionsforpriests thatweresentinbyprelates ofLatinAmerica.

FatherDepiazzigavea practicaltalkoncompanykeeping,andmembersappreciatedtheguidanceon companionshipofboysand girlswhichtheyreceived. Memberslookforwardto anothervisitfromFather Depiazziinthenearfuture forthebadgepresentation ceremony.

Aweekly50-50danceis heldintheR.S.L.hall,Carlisle(oppositetheCarlisle railwaystation)eachFridayfrom8to11.30p.m.A goodtimeisguaranteedto visitorsfromneighbouring Y.C.W. and N.C.G.M. branches.

VICTORIAPARK: Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldonSunday, June24,at8p.m.Talks willbegivenontheY.C.W. and,itsideals,andonthe Y.C.W.savingsscheme.

Arrangementstomake theoccasionapicnicday attheseminarywillbediscussedatthemeeting.

Theusualindoorsports willbeavailableafterthe meeting.

HIGHGATE:

"JuvenileDelinquency"is thetopicfordiscussionat thecombinedmeetingtobe heldonMonday,June25. Bypoolingtheideasofall membersonthiscontroversialsubjectmembershope tofindpracticalwaysfor theHighgateY.C.W.to tackletheproblem.

Sincebranchsocialactivitieshavelapsedsomewhat overthelastmonthorso, newideaswillbewelcomed atthemeeting.

EightmemberswereintroducedtobasketSdatthe trainingsession ucted byNeilRhatiganandDes FoleylastMondaynight.Theexcellent"first-up" formshownbythenew playersindicatesthatHighgatewillagainbeapower intheY.C.W.summercompetition.

SUBIACO: Sunday,June24,isthe dateforthenextgeneral meeting.

CATHEDRAL: Leaders'meetingsare nowheldregularlyevery Tuesdaynight.Progressto datehasbeenhighlysatisfactory.

NCGMGroups HoldElections

CENTRAL: Thenextcouncilmeeting willtakeplaceatthe CatholicCentreonMonday, July2,at8o'clock.

SHENTONPARK:

Thesocialcommitteehave hiredtheClaremontshowgroundindoortenniscourts, wherenighttenniswillbe heldfortnightlystartingon Wednesday,June20. Asocialweek-endwillbe heldatMarianLodgeonthe week-endofJune30-July 11.Thoseinterestedshould givetheirnamestooneof theleaders.

KENSINGTON:

Theleaders'grouphas beenformedinKensington, andisonthepreliminary programme.

Thefollowingarethe office-bearers:MoiraMcNamara,president;Elaine McCormack,secretary;Anne Noonan,treasurer;andPatriciaByrne,propagandist.

Sincetheseminariansrecentlyprovedthatpur futurechaplainswilllack nothingonthescoreoffootballability,areturnmatch hasbeensetdownfor August19.

Confirmations

June24-Cathedral.

July 1-Mid.Junction.

July8-Leederville.

July15-Highgate.

July22-Beverley.

July29-OsbornePark.

Aug.5-ShentonPark.

Aug.12-Spearwood.

Aug.19-SouthPerth.

Sept.16-Subiaco.

Sept.21-Cathedral (adults),7p.m.

Sept.23-VictoriaPark.

Sept.30-Carlisle.

Oct.7-Guildford.

Oct.14-Cunderdin.

Oct.21-Rockingham.

Themeetingsareheldon Tuesdayeveningsat8 o'clock.

MIDLANDJUNCTION:

Thefirstgeneralmeeting ofthebranchwasheldon June17.Elevengirlsattendedandthediocesan president,JudyHickey,and vice-president,Margaret Walsh,tookpartinthe meeting.Thenextmeeting willbeheldonSunday, July1.

OnJune17,sixgirls visitedtheOldkomen's HomeinWestMnd.

Thenextparishdancewill beheldonSunday,June24.

HIGHGATE:

(Forcombinedmeeting agendaseeY.C.W.notes.)

NewswasreceivedrecentlyofoneofourexleadersofHighgate,Sally Clune,whoisatpresent touringEurope.Shewas fortunateenoughtohave anaudiencewithHisHolinessthePope.

HeWasFirstChampionOfModernOlympics

SometimeinearlyDecemberof1956,inthe softsummerweatherthatAustraliaknowsduring thatmonth,onAmericanboywillbecrowned championatthe16thOlympiad.

Hewilltakehisplaceattheverytopofthesmallreviewingstandwiththesecondandthirdplacewinnersjust belowhim.Above,foreveryeyeinMelbourneStadium tosee,willbehisflag.

Itwillbeathrillingmomentfortheboy,perhapsas thrillingashewilleverknowbecauseitwillbemorethan personalachievement.Hewillfeelwarmlyproudthathis countrysharesinhisvictory.Therewillbenothingcheap ormaudlinaboutthismomentorthisfeeling;theywillbe repletewithhonour.

Themoment,perhapsunknowntotheboythen,will linkhimtoachainofgreatnamesinhiscounty'sOlympic, past:Mathias,Ashenfelter,Dillard,Whitfield,Owens, Carr,Paddockandothersthatreachbacktotheveryfirst ofthemodernOlympiads,foritwasthen,onacoldgrey day,in1896,inAthens,Greece,thatAmerica'sOlympic herita

In yearaFrenchnobleman,BaronPierredeCoubertin,redtheOlympicsafteralapseof1500years.(The oldGrecianGameswerestoppedin394A.D.byEmperor Theodosius).ThefirsteventontheprogrammeatAthens wasthehop,stepandjumpanditswinnerwasthefirstof themodernchampions.Hestood,liketheboyatMelbournewillstand,motionlessbeforethecrowd,asthe bandplayedandhiscountry'sflagwasraised.Hewasa red-headedIrishmanfromSouthBoston,Massachusetts, JamesBrendanConnolly,andhestillremembersvividly thattriumphantmomentof60yearsago.

JimConnolly,now87,and.livinginBostonwithhis daughter,Brenda,isstillinterestedinsports,stillfollows themloyallyinthepapersandmagazinesandspeaksof themwiththeknowledgeofaparticipant.

"Ofcourse,IrememberAthens,"Jimsaidrecently. "Thepapersestimatedthecrowdat150,000,someinside thatbeautifulmarblestadiumandsomeoutsideonthe hillsthatroseupjustbehindit.IknewallabouttheOld Gamesfrommyreadinganditwasquiteathrilljust beingthere.

(ByKEVINDEVLIN)

"Aftermysecondjump,whichwas45feetandafraction,PrinceGeorgeofGreecetoldmeIwasaheadby three.feet.Whentheotherfellowsdidn'treachmymark hecametomeandsaid,`Connolly,youarethewinner.'

"Iwalkedacrossthestadiumandsuddenlytheband crashedandtheretheywere,playingtheAnthemand raisingtheflag.Thepeopleshouted'nike,nike'(victor, victor)andIstoppedstill.

"InoticedsomebluejacketsandofficersfromaU.S. cruiserthatwastiedupinGreece.Theywerewaving andcheeringfromthestands.Ittookmcsometimeto realisethatIwasthefirstchampionin1500years,butif youaskme,I'llsayIfeltmarvellous."

Whiletheyearswillneverdimnorchangethereaction ofanyonetoanOlmpicvictory,theyhavedevelopedaset ofGames,andanapproachtothemthatwascompletely unknowninJimConnolly'sday.Thisyear'sAmerican team,numberingwellintothehundreds,willgotoMelbourneatacostof1,000,000dollarsbroughtbypublic subscriptionandduesfromclubsbelongingtotheOlympic Association.TheywillfaceateamofU.S.S.R.athletes primedbyaneight-yearsportsprogrammeintheSoviet andquitereadytobreakAmerica'straditionalholdonthe teamchampionship.Thereisasombrepoliticalshadow castacrosstheGamesof'56,andpropagandamay,in effect,betherealprize.Itwasnotatalllikethisforthe teamwhorepresentedtheU.S.60yearsago.

TheyConqueredAfterThreeHours'Sleep

Only12menmadethetripin1896toGreece.There werenotrials,andifyouwantedtogoyoufilledoutan entryblank,paidyourownwayandyouwereonthe team.jiberewasonegroupfromBoston,includingJim ConnollillromBurkeandElleryClarkeandanotherfrom PrincetonUniversity,headedbytheshot-puttchampion, BobGarrett.Theyhadone"official"withthem-John Graham,theoldBostonAthleticAssociationtrainer.

"IwasafreshmanatHarvard,"Jimremembered,"when IsawinthepapersthattheOlympicsweretoberevived. Rightaway,Iwantedtogo.IwasNationalAmteur AthleticUnionhop,stepandjumpchampionandIasked HarvardifIcouldrepresentthemattheGames.Theysaid ifIleftI'dhavetoresignandmightnotgetbackinschool whenIreturned.SoIquit."

Itmusthavebeenatoughdecisionfortheyoungman tomake,forheneverfinishedhighschoolandhadtowork fiveyears(withtheU.S.Engineers)andstudynightsto gettocollege.ButhimmindwassetonAthensandthat wasenoughforJimConnolly.

tickets. 1hadtorunawayfromthemtocatchthetrain tsitwaspullingoutwhenIarrivedatthestation.

"Althoughwehadplanned'on,12daysofpracticein Athens,ourcalculationswereverywrongandifIhad missedthattrainI'dhavemissedtheOlympics."

They.arrivedinAthensafter16daysoftravelandon thefirstdayprogressedthroughspeechesandparades, dinnersandt:asts.

"TheGermansdranka'HochHoch't)usanciV:C'T. turnedwithnine'Rails'andan"Allemande'forthem.Th partybrokeupatoneo'clockinthemorningandwet,,lk'd inourroomsforanhour.Atfourwewereawakenedby theloudestbandI'veeverheard,playingrightbeneathour window.ItwasmassingtopassinreviewfortheKing andwewatched.Wewereatbreakfastbynineandwere metbyanofficialdelegation.TheytoldustheGames wouldstartattwosharpthatafternoon.

"Wewereamazed.Wethoughtwe'dplannedfor12 daysofpractice,andwecouldusethem,too,formostof theboyshadn'thadatrackshoeonformonths.Butwe weregoingbyourRomancalendarandtheywereusing theGreek.Weweredisappointed,ofcourse,buttherewe wereandwehadourjobtodo."

Andsuchajobthose12did.Withnotmorethan threehours'sleepandwithoutanykindofwork-outfor morethantwoweeks,theywonninefirstsinthe10events theyentered.

TomBurkewonthe100-metresand200-metres.Ellery Clarketookthehighjumpandbroadjump.TomCurtis wonthe110-metreshurdlesandBillHoytwenthigherthan anyoneinthepolevault.BobBarrettwontheshotputt andafterpractisingathomewithonlyastovecover, astonishedthosepresentbywinningthemostcovetedevent inGreece,thediscusthrow.

YetitremainedfortheBostonred-headtostandfirst

beforethecrowdaschampion.Healsotooksecondinthe highjumpandtiedforthadinthebroadjumpbutdidn't bothertopickupthosemedals.Hewentthereforone eventandhewonit. Therewasonethingthathappenedthatafternoonthat wasparticularlysignificanttoJim.Itoccurredjustbefore f-condimp,"Thewindwasstiffagainstusandthe runningpall,newly-laid,wasverysoft,"henoted."Those armttheIcstjutnpiii:!conditionsatall.BeforeIstarted nthepathIIreatticdonmyhandsandlookeddown atthejumpingpit.Irecallarushofenergythatcame overmclikeawarmwavegoingthroughmyblood.I grippedmyfiststightandtookoff.Thenextdaythe Greekpapersjokedabouttheincident.Whentheysaw mebreatheonmyhandstheyreported:"NowonderConnollywon.Hewasprayingjustbeforehejumped.'"

Theflameofcompetitionandtheinnatetalentthattook JimConnollytoAthensandtohischampionship,welded laterintoalifeasheroicandfullasanymanhaslived. HomefromtheOlympics,hejoinedtheNinthMassachusettsRegimentandfoughtwiththematSanJuanHill, where,ononeoccasion,hisbraverybroughthimbotha reprimand(hebroughtfoodtotroopsfarupthehill againstorders)andthenextdayapromotion.Hewasa Europeancorrespondentfornewspapersandmagazines, sailedwiththeGloucesterfishermentotheGrandBanks andwithEnglishcattle-boatsintheAtlantic.Heworked oiltankersintheGulf,pliedtheBalticforastoryonRussianimmigrationtoAmericaandwasaworking'cones7.ondentwiththeNavyduringWorldWarI.

In1921hewasinIrelandduringtheBlackandTan terror.HewentthereasCommissionerofthe'American CommitteefortheReliefofIreland,buthisrealpurpose wastoobserveandreportonthetroubleforAmerican

ContinuedonPage15

AbigNewYorkathleticclubwantedhimtorepresent themattheGames,butherefusedandworethecoloursof theoldSuffolkAthleticClubofSouthBoston.Stories laterdetailedhowtheBostongroupworkeditswayaver inacattleboat-athingJimwastodooftenintheyears tocome-butthatisn'twhathappened.

"Itmadegoodreading,"Jimsaid,"butactuallywewent onthe8000tonGermansteamer,Barbarossa.InNaples, however,Icameclosetolosingoutoneverything.My wallethadbeenstolenandthepolicedetainedme.They wantedthethiefprosecuted,butIsaidno.Theyhad recoveredthewallet,withoutmymoney,butwiththetrain

HeWasFirstChampionOfModernOlympics

SometimeinearlyDecemberof1956,inthe softsummerweatherthatAustraliaknowsduring thatmonth,anAmericanboywillbecrowned championatthe16thOlympiad.

Hewilltakehisplaceattheverytopofthesmallreviewingstandwiththesecondandthirdplacewinnerslust belowhim.Above,foreveryeyeinMelbourneStadium tosee,willbehisflag.

Itwillbeathrillingmomentfortheboy,perhapsas thrillingashewilleverknowbecauseitwillbemorethan personalachievement.Hewillfeelwarmlyproudthathis countrysharesinhisvictory.Therewillbenothingcheap ormaudlinaboutthismomentorthisfeeling;theywillbe repletewithhonour.

Themoment,perhapsunknowntotheboythen,will linkhimtoachainofgreatnamesinhiscountry'sOlympia past:Mathias,Ashenfeltor,Dillard,Whitfield,Owens, Carr,Paddockandothersthatreachbacktotheveryfirst ofthemodernOlympiads,foritwasthen,onacoldgrey day,in1896,inAthens,Greece,thatAmerica'sOlympic herita,e.began.

InetyearaFrenchnobleman,BaronPierredeCoubertin,rcdtheOlympicsafteralapseof1500years.(The oldGrecianGameswerestoppedin394A.D.byEmperor Theodosius).ThefirsteventontheprogrammeatAthens wasthehop,stepandjumpanditswinnerwasthefirstof themodernchampions.Hestood,liketheboyatMelbournewillstand,motionlessbeforethecrowd,asthe handplayedandhiscountry'sflagwasraised.Hewasa red-headedIrishmanfromSouthBoston,Massachusetts, JamesBrendanConnolly,andhestillremembersvividly thattriumphantmomentof60yearsago.

JimConnolly,now87,and.livinginBostonwithhis daughter,Brenda,isstillinterestedinsports,stillfollows themloyallyinthepapersandmagazinesandspeaksof themwiththeknowledgeofaparticipant.

"Ofcourse,IrememberAthens,"Jimsaidrecently. "Thepapersestimatedthecrowdat150,000,someinside thatbeautifulmarblestadiumandsomeoutsideonthe hillsthatroseupjustbehindit.IknewallabouttheOld Gamesfrommyreadinganditwasquiteathrilljust beingthere.

(ByKEVINDEVLIN)

"Aftermysecondjump,whichwas45feetandafraction,PrinceGeorgeofGreecetoldmeIwasaheadby three.feet.Whentheotherfellowsdidn'treachmymark hecametomeandsaid,'Connolly,youarethewinner.'

"Iwalkedacrossthestadiumandsuddenlytheband crashedandtheretheywere,playingtheAnthemand raisingtheflag.Thepeopleshouted'nike,nike'(victor, victor)andIstoppedstill.

"InoticedsomebluejacketsandofficersfromaU.S. cruiserthatwastiedupinGreece.Theywerewaving andcheeringfromthestands.Ittookmesometimeto realisethatIwasthefirstchampionin1500years,butif youaskme,I'llsayIfeltmarvellous."

Whiletheyearswillneverdimnorchangethereaction ofanyonetoanOlmpicvictory,theyhavedevelopedaset ofGames,andanapproachtothemthatwascompletely unknowninJimConnolly'sday.Thisyear'sAmerican team,numberingwellintothehundreds,willgotoMelbourneatacostof1,000,000dollarsbroughtbypublic subscriptionandduesfromclubsbelongingtotheOlympic Association.TheywillfaceateamofU.S.S.R.athletes primedbyaneight-yearsportsprogrammeintheSoviet andquitereadytobreakAmerica'straditionalholdonthe teamchampionship.Thereisasombrepoliticalshadow castacrosstheGamesof'56,andpropagandamay,in effect,betherealprize.Itwasnotatalllikethisforthe teamwhorepresentedtheU.S.60yearsago.

TheyConqueredAfterThreeHours'Sleep

Only12menmadethetripin1896toGreece.There werenotrials,andifyouwantedtogoyoufilledoutan entryblank,paidyourownwayandyouwereonthe team.AtierewasonegroupfromBoston,includingJim ConnolliromBurkeandElleryClarkeandanotherfrom PrincetonUniversity,headedbytheshot-puttchampion, BobGarrett.Theyhadone"official"withthem--John Graham,theoldBostonAthleticAssociationtrainer.

"IwasafreshmanatHarvard,"Jimremembered,"when IsawinthepapersthattheOlympicsweretoberevived. Rightaway,Iwantedtogo.IwasNationalAmteur AthleticUnionhop,stepandjumpchampionandIasked HarvardifIcouldrepresentthemattheGames.Theysaid ifIleftI'dhavetoresignandmightnotgethackinschool whenIreturned.SoIquit."

Itmusthavebeenatoughdecisionfortheyoungman tomake,forheneverfinishedhighschoolandhadtowork fiveyears(withtheU.S.Engineers)andstudynightsto gettocollege.ButhimmindwassetonAthensandthat wasenoughforJimConnolly..

tickets.Ihadtorunawayfromthemtocatchthetrain

TsitwaspullingoutwhenIarrivedatthestation.

"Althoughwehadplanned'on12daysofpracticein Athens,ourcalculationswereverywrongandifrhad missedthattrainI'dhavemissedtheOlympics."

They.arsivedinAthensafter16daysoftravelandon thefirstdayprogressedthroughspeechesandparades, dinnersandt:asts.

"TheGermansdranka'HochHoch'tusandv.e turnedv:ithnine'Rahs'andan"Allemandeforthem.Th partybrokeupatoneo'clockinthemorningandwetilk'd inourroomsforanbout.Atfourwewereawakenedby theloudestbandI'veeverheard,playingrightbeneathour window.ItwasmassingtopassinreviewfortheKing andwewatched.Wewereatbreakfastbynineandwere metbyanofficialdelegation.TheytoldustheGames wouldstartattwosharpthatafternoon.

"Wewereamazed.Wethoughtwe'dplannedfor12 daysofpractice,andwecouldusethem,too,formostof theboyshadn'thadatrackshoeonformonths.Butwe weregoingbyourRomancalendarandtheywereusing theGreek.Weweredisappointed,ofcourse,buttherewe wereandwehadourjobtodo."

Andsuchajobthose12did.Withnotmorethan threehours'sleepandwithoutanykindofwork-outfor morethantwoweeks,theywonninefirstsinthe10events theyentered.

TomBurkewonthe100-metresand200-metres.Ellery Clarketookthehighjumpandbroadjump.TomCurtis -wonthe110-metreshurdlesandBillHoytwenthigherthan anyoneinthepolevault.BobBarrettwontheshotputt andafterpractisingathomewithonlyastovecover, astonishedthosepresentbywinningthemostcovetedevent inGreece,thediscusthrow.

YetitremainedfortheBostonred-headtostandfirst

beforethecrowdaschampion.HealsotooksecondinThe highjumpandtiedforthiidinthebroadjumpbutdidn't pothertopickupthosemedals.Hewentthereforone eventandhewonit.

Therewasonethingthathappenedthatafternoonthat wasparticularlysignificanttoJim.Itoccurredjustbefore 1::.secendiomp,"Thewindwasstiffagainstusandthe sunningpith,newly-laid,wasverysoft,"henoted."Those thelcatjumpierconditionsatall.BeforeIstarted atthepathIIreatledonmyhandsandlookeddown atthejumpingpit.Irecallarushofenergythatcame overmelikeawarmwavegoingthroughmyblood.I grippedmyfiststightandtookoff.Thenextdaythe Greekpapersjokedabouttheincident.Whentheysaw mebreatheonmyhandstheyreported:"NowonderConnellywon.Hewasprayingjustbeforehejumped.'-

Theflameofcompetitionandtheinnatetalentthattook JimConnollytoAthensandtohischampionship,welded laterintoalifeasheroicandfullasanymanhaslived. fiemefromtheOlympics,hejoinedtheNinthMassachusettsRegimentandfoughtwiththematSanJuanHill, where,ononeoccasion,hisbraverybroughthimbotha reprimand(hebroughtfoodtotroopsfarupthehill againstorders)andthenextdayapromotion.Hewasa Europeancorrespondentfornewspapersandmagazines, sailedwiththeGloucester'fishermentotheGrandBanks andwithEnglishcattle-boatsintheAtlantic.Heworked oiltankersintheGulf,pliedtheBalticforastoryonRussianimmigrationtoAmericaandwasaworkingcorrespondentwiththeNavyduringWorldWarI. In1921hewasinIrelandduringtheBlack.andTan terror.HewentthereasCommissioneroftheAmerican CommitteefortheReliefofIreland,buthisrealpurpose wastoobserveandreportonthetroubleforAmerican

ContinuedonPage15

AbigNewYorkathleticclubwantedhimtorepresent themattheGames,butherefusedandworethecoloursof theoldSuffolkAthleticClubofSouthBoston.Stories laterdetailedhowtheBostongroupworkeditswayOver inacattleboat-athingJimwastodooftenintheyears tocome-butthatisn'twhathappened.

"Itmadegoodreading,"Jimsaid,"butactuallywewent onthe8000tonGermansteamer,Barbarossa.InNaples, however,Icameclosetolosingoutoneverything.My wallethadbeenstolenandthepolicedetainedme.They wantedthethiefprosecuted,hutIsaidno.Theyhad recoveredthewallet,withoutmymoney,butwiththetrain

HeWasFirstChampionOfModernOlympics

SometimeinearlyDecemberof1956,inthe softsummerweatherthatAustraliaknowsduring thatmonth,anAmericanboywillbecrowned championatthe16thOlympiad.

Hewilltakehisplaceattheverytopofthesmallreviewingstandwiththesecondandthirdplacewinnersjust belowhim.Above,foreveryeyeinMelbourneStadium tosee,willhehisflag.

Itwillbeathrillingmomentfortheboy,perhapsas thrillingashewilleverknowbecauseitwillbemorethan personalachievement.Hewillfeelwarmlyproudthathis countrysharesinhisvictory.Therewillbenothingcheap ormaudlinaboutthismomentorthisfeeling:theywillbe repletewithhonour.

Themoment,perhapsunknowntotheboythen,will linkhimtoachainofgreatnamesinhiscountty'sOlympiapast:Mathias,Ashenfelter,Dillard,Whitfield,Owens, Care,Paddockandothersthatreachbacktotheveryfirst ofthemodernOlympiads,foritwasthen,onacoldgrey day,in1896,inAthens,Greece,thatAmerica'sOlympic heritage'began.

IntheyearaFrenchnobleman,BaronPierredeCouberrePicdtheOlympicsafteralapseof1500years.(The oldGrecianGameswerestoppedin394A.D.byEmperor Theodosius).ThefirsteventontheprogrammeatAthens wasthehop,stepandjumpanditswinnerwasthefirstof themodernchampions.Hestood,liketheboyatMel, bournewillstand,motionlessbeforethecrowd,asthe handplayedandhiscountry'sflagwasraised.Hewasa red-headedIrishmanfromSouthBoston,Massachusetts, JamesBrendanConnolly,andhestillremembersvividly thattriumphantmomentof60yearsago.

JimConnolly,now87,andlivinginBostonwithhis daughter,Brenda,isstillinterestedinsports,stillfollows themloyallyinthepapersandmagazinesandspeaksof themwiththeknowledgeofaparticipant.

"Ofcourse,IrememberAthens,"Jimsaidrecently. "Thepapersestimatedthecrowdat150,000,someinside thatbeautifulmarblestadiumandsomeoutsideonthe hillsthatroseupjustbehindit.IknewallabouttheOld Gamesfrommyreadinganditwasquiteathrilljust beingthere.

(ByKEVINDEVLIN)%."*..k.e."."..ta"N"

"Aftermysecondjump,whichwas45feetandafraction,PrinceGeorgeofGreecetoldmeIwasaheadby threefeet.Whentheotherfellowsdidn'treachmymark hecametomeandsaid,'Connolly,youarethewinner.'

"Iwalkedacrossthestadiumandsuddenlytheband crashedandtheretheywere,playingtheAnthemand raisingtheflag.Thepeopleshouted'nike,nike'(victor, victor)andIstoppedstill.

"InoticedsomebluejacketsandofficersfromaU.S. cruiserthatwastiedupinGreece.Theywerewaving andcheeringfromthestands.Ittookmesometimeto realisethatIwasthefirstchampionin1500years,butif youaskme,I'llsayIfeltmarvellous."

Whiletheyearswillneverdimnorchangethereaction ofanyonetoanOlmpicvictory,theyhavedevelopedaset ofGames,andanapproachtothemthatwascompletely unknowninJimConnolly'sday.Thisyear'sAmerican team,numberingwellintothehundreds,willgotoMe:bourneatacostof1,000,000dollarsbroughtbypublic subscriptionandduesfromclubsbelongingtotheOlympic Association.TheywillfaceateamofU.S.S.R.athletes primedbyaneight-yearsportsprogrammeintheSoviet andquitereadytobreakAmerica'straditionalholdonthe teamchampionship.Thereisasombrepoliticalshadow castacrosstheGamesof'56,andpropagandamay,in effect,betherealprize.Itwasnotatalllikethisforthe teamwhorepresentedtheU.S.60yearsago.

TheyConqueredAfterThreeHours'Sleep

Only12menmadethetripin1896toGreece.There werenotrials,andifyouwantedtogoyoufilledoutan entryblank,paidyourownwayandyouwereonthe team.ItierewasonegroupfromBoston,includingJim ConnolTomBurkeandElleryClarkeandanotherfrom PrincetonUniversity,headedbytheshot-puttchampion, BobGarrett.Theyhadone"official"withthem-John Graham,theoldBostonAthleticAssociationtrainer.

"IwasafreshmanatHarvard,"Jimremembered,"when 1sawinthepapersthattheOlympicsweretoherevived. Rightaway,Iwantedtogo.IwasNationalAmteur AthleticUnionhop,stepandjumpchampionandIasked HarvardifIcouldrepresentthemattheGames.Theysaid ifIleftI'dhavetoresignandmightnotgethackinschool whenIreturned.SoIquit."

tickets. 1hadtorunawayfromthemtocatchthetrain TsitwaspullingoutwhenIarrivedatthestation.

"Althoughwehadplanned'on12daysofpracticein Athens,ourcalculationswereverywrongandifIhad missedthattrainI'dhavemissedtheOlympics."

They.artivedinAthensafter16daysoftravelandon thefirstdaypro7ressedthroughspeechesandparades, dinnersandt:asts.

"TheGermansdranka'HochHoch't 111,and turnedwithnine'Ilahs'andan"Allemande'forthem.Th partybrokeupatoneo'clockinthemorningandwetalkI inourroomsforanhour.Atfourwewereawakenedby theloudestbandI'veeverheard,playingrightbeneathour window.ItwasmassingtopassinreviewfortheKing andwewatched.Wewereatbreakfastbynineandwere metbyanofficialdelegation.TheytoldUStheGames wouldstartattwosharpthatafternoon.

"Wewereamazed.Wethoughtwe'dplannedfor12 daysofpractice,andwecouldusethem,too,formostof theboyshadn'thadatrackshoeonformonths.Butwe weregoingbyourRomancalendarandtheywereusing theGreek.Weweredisappointed,ofcourse,buttherewe wereandwehadourjobtodo."

Andsuchajobthose12did.Withnotmorethan threehours'sleepand,withoutanykindofwork-outfor morethantwoweeks,theywonninefirstsinthe1nevents theyentered.

TomBurkewonthe100-metresand200-metres.Ellery Clarketookthehighjumpandbroadjump.TomCurtis Ronthe110-metreshurdlesandBillHoytwenthigherthan anyoneinthepolevault.BobBarrettwontheshotputt andafterpractisingathomewithonlyastovecover, astonishedthosepresentbywinningthemostcovetedevent inGreece,thediscusthrow.

YetitremainedfortheBostonredheadtostandfirst

beforethecrowdaschampion.Healsotooksecondin'the highjumpandtiedforthifdinthebroadjumpbutdidn't bothertopickupthosemedals.Hewentthereforone eventandhewonit.

Therewasonethingthathappenedthatafternoonthat wasparticularlysignificanttoJim.Itoccurredjustbefore nd "Thewindwasstiffagainstusandthe :tinningpall,newly-laid,wasverysoft,"henoted."Those t Ics:junipiirconditionsatall.BeforeIstarted thepathIIrcatbcdonmyhandsandlookeddown atthejumpingpit.Irecallarushofenergythatcame overmelikeawarmwavegoingthroughmyblood.I grippedmyfiststightandtookoff.Thenextdaythe Greekpapersjokedabouttheincident.Whentheysaw mebreatheonmyhandstheyreported:"NowonderConnollywon.Hewasprayingjustbeforehejumped.'"

Theflameofcompetitionandtheinnatetalentthattook JimConnollytoAthensandtohischampionship,welded laterintoalifeasheroicandfullasanymanhaslived. WinefromtheOlympics,hejoinedtheNinthMassachusemRegimentandfoughtwiththematSanJuanHill, where,ononeoccasion,hisbraverybroughthimbotha reprimand(hebroughtfoodtotroopsfarupthehill againstorders)andthenextdayapromotion.Hewasa Europeancorrespondentfornewspapersandmagazines, sailedwiththeGloucesterfishermentotheGrandBanks andwithEnglishcattle-boatsintheAtlantic.Heworked oiltankersintheGulf,pliedtheBalticforastoryonRussianimmigrationtoAmericaandwasaworkingcorms, ;-endentwiththeNavyduringWorldWarI. In1921hewasinIrelandduringtheBlackandTan tcrr"r.HewentthereasCommissionerofthe'American CommitteefortheReliefofIreland,buthisrealpurpose wastoobserveandreportonthetroubleforAmerican ContinuedonPage15

Itmusthavebeenatoughdecisionfortheyoungman tomake,forheneverfinishedhighschoolandhadtowork fiveyears(withtheU.S.Engineers)andstudynightsto gettocollege.ButhimmindwassetonAthensandthat wasenoughforJimConnolly.

AbigNewYorkathleticclubwantedhimtorepresent themattheGames,butherefusedandworethecoloursof theoldSuffolkAthleticClubofSouthBoston.Stories laterdetailedhowtheBostongroupworkeditswayover inacattleboat-athingJimwastodooftenintheyears tocome-butthatisn'twhathappened.

"Itmadegoodreading,"Jimsaid,"butactuallywewent onthe8000tonGermansteamer,Barbarossa.InNaples, however,Icameclosetolosingoutoneverything.My wallethadbeenstolenandthepolicedetainedme.They wantedthethiefprosecuted,butIsaidno.Theyhad recoveredthewallet,withoutmymoney,butwiththetrain

TogliattiDrivesA WedgeInMarxism

WhiletheopencriticismoftheKremlin's"facelift"byComradeTogliattiisstartling,itwouldbe toohastytoconcludethatitbetokensanewdepartureinthedirectionofTitoism.YetunquestionablyTito'striumph,attestedbythefawningand adulationoftheSoviet,mustbeabitterpillfor Togliattitoswallow.Afterall,theItaliandoctor ofcanonlawheadsthemostpowerfulCommunist PartyoutsideRussiaitself,yethemustsubserve thedecreesoftheKremlinjustlikealap-dog whetherthePartylineisgoodforItalyorpersonallyhumiliatingtohimself. Ontheotherhand, Titohassuccessfullydefiedhismasters,hasjockeyedhimselfontothefulcrumoftheinternational lever,sothathisbroaddouble-facelookssimultaneouslyEastandWest.

IfitwasirritatingtoseeTitomanagingagainst thewrathofStalin,itmustbeindescribablygalling toseehimblatantlywooedbythenewRussian order.NotonlydidKhrushchevgotoBelgradewith humble,publicapologiesbuttherebelisnowfeted withpopularacclaimintheMarxistMecca,having recantednotonejotortittleofhisdeviationism. NowTogliattiisaclevermanasevenKhrushchev hashadthegracetoacknowledge,andwhatis moreheknowsit. Whythen,hemustsayto himself,shouldIsufferthisYugoslavjackanapes, whoislittlemorethanabrigand,tolorditover me? Itisclearthatdeviationhaspaiddividends andComradePalmiromustbesorelytemptedto tryit. Inhisamoralphilosophyitwerebetter toruleinhellthanserveinheaven.

Furthertothis,thefallofMolotovmayhave servedasapremonitiontotheItalianCaesar.For Molotov's"resignation"markedthestrengthofthe Kremlin'snewordertodealevenwiththetallest poppieswhowereStalinist.Ifeventheprincesof theImperialRussiancourtcanbesackedlike pagesafteralife-timeofdevotiontotheCommunist cause,theprovincialgovernorsmustberecasting theirprospects.Howeverthatmaybe,itiscertainthatTogliattiaskedtheKremlinsomequestions thatcameuncomfortablynearthebone. He indicatedquiterationallythatthemanwhowas hailedasagodduringhislifecouldnot,evenby Sovietlegerdemain,becomeadevilafterdeath.

IfStalinhaderreditwasduetoerrorsinthe CommunistSovietsystem.

Thatwassternlogic,butTogliattiseemstohave overlookedthefactthatitcutsbothways. If theprestigeofKhrushchevandCo.hasfallenbecausetheydidnot'opposethecreationoftheStalin mythwhileStalinwasalive,whatcomplaintcan Togliattihave?HewaspreparedtotoetheParty "line"whatevercontradictoryshiftsStalinmight make(andtheywerelegion). Whydoeshedeny thesameblindobediencetothenewregime,unless hetrulybelievedthatStalinwasgod?Andif hesobelievedisheanybetterthanKhrushchev andCo.whowouldnotbuckthegodinthelustihood ofhispowers,buthadnoobjectiontokickinghim whenhisfeetwereclay. FormypartIhaveno favouritesbetweenlick-spittlesandtoadies.It's aclearcaseofthievesfallingout.

WhatTogliattiwantshemadenosecretof"theneedanddesireforevengreaterindependence ofjudgment."Inthis,hesaid,theSovietmodel

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couldnolongerbeobligatoryforotherCommunistcountries. Soitseemsthereisheresyinthe ranksofheresyandnoonemayseehowgreatthe disintegrationmaybe. Forthefirsttimean authoritativeSovietleaderhasforeswornauthority intheabsolute,lunaticsenseinwhichithashithertobeendefined.Forthefirsttimealsotheword "democracy"hasbeenemployedinasenseintellibletotheWesternmind.ForallTogliatti's perorationaboutthecontinuingreciprocalconfidenceandsolidaritybetweenRedsitisclear thatawedgehasbeendrivenintheranks.Itmay evenbethatsomeofuswilllivetosee"progressive" Communists.

AnotherDarwinTo MakeUsMonkeys

Perthwasrecentlyvisitedbythedistinguished physicist,SirCharlesDarwin,whoduringhis stayfavoureduswithhisviewsonthedemographicfutureoftheworld. Now,nospecial reverenceneedbeaccordedscientistseveninthe fieldoftheirownspecialism. Foritislargely truetosaythatnobodycanknowanythinguntill heknowseverything. Thatistosaythatthe sectionalviewofmen,lifeorworldisonlycomprehensibleinthecontextofthetotalityofknowledge. Thateminenttheologian,Mr.Frank Sheed,hasillustratedthattruthratherstartlingly. Theeye,hewrote,isprobablythemostbeautiful featureOfthehumanbody-butonlyinthecontext ofthehumanface.Putaneyeonaplateandyou beheardonhisspecialtyitiswelltoremember haveatrulyrevoltingspectacle.

Soitisthatwhilethespecialistisentitledto beheardonhisspecialityitiswelltoremember allthefactorswhichhedoesnot,andcannottake intoaccount,andthatitisthesumofthediverse elementsthatmakesforthetotaltruth.Moreover, whenthespecialiststraysfromhisspecialism,we mayviewhisconclusionsaswemightthehobby ofaverybusyman.Itisnotmeanttobemorn thanapastime,howeverseriousthemanmaybe aboutit.Itisamateurworkandverylikelysuperficial.Thisisparticularlyprobablewhenaman delvesintotherealmofspeculativescience;ifindeedspeculationofanykindshouldbecalled scientific. SirCharlesleanstothespeculations ofMalthuswhichareagooddealmoreinthedirectionofguess-workthanthecalculationsofmodern responsibledemographists.

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CompromiseDelaysALPWreckers

EveryonewhohaswatchedthedevelopingpoliticalsituationintheLabourPartyinNewSouth Walesmusthavebeenfilledwithprofounddisquiet. Fortheissuesatstakeareverymuchlargerthan meredomesticPartyquestions. Inaveryreal sensethereisbeingwagedabattleforthesoul ,pfAustraliatodecidewhethertheworkersofthe countrywillchooseComtpunismordemocratic freedom. Dr.EvattandtheFederalexecutiveof theA.L.P.,whilenotformallyaffiliatedwiththe CommunistParty;areplayingtheMarxistgame infashionandwithresultswhichcouldscarcelybe hopedfromdirectPartyaction.Theyhavesucceededinannihilatingpoliticallytheanti-IgimufistgroupersinVictoriaandtheysetouwith identicalaimsinNewSouthWales.Theirmethods havebeenhighlyquestionableandtheyhaveonly beenconstrainedfromwreckingtheA.L.P.irremediablybyalast-minutecompromise.

Intheshow-downrevealingweaknessescameto light,particularlyinthepoliticalwingoftheindustrialgroupers.Itwasclearthattherewere moretime-serversinNewSouthWalesthanin Victoriaandthatpoliticalcareerismwasplaced abovemoralprinciple. Forallthatitwould seem,fromthisdistanceandfromscantinformation,thatthegrouperswillemergefromthestrugglebloodiedbutintactasregardsrealsolidarity. Whattheyhavelostinpersonnelwouldhavebeen betterlostattheoutset,butatleastthepurgeof weaklingsrepresentsnolossofmoralstature.It maybethattheavoidanceofaformalbreachin Labourrankswasjudgedbythemenonthespot asbeingadvantageousinprospectofarank-andfileendorsementtwelvemonthshence. Onthe otherhand,onecompromisepredisposestoothers, inwhichadvantagesmayproveillusory.

Atleastacompromisecutsbothwaysandthe totalitarianMr.F.E.Chamberlainwasdeterred fromfurtherstrong-armtactics,largelybyweight ofpublicopinion. Andthefeeblenessofhis politicalpositionwasunpleasantlydemonstratedby the"elected"caretakerexecutive.Thesestooges ofpro-RedLabourhaveannouncedthesackingof Mr.Kane(whomthePremierofNewSouthWales describedasanorganisationalgenius)andofother industrialgrouppaidofficials. Mr.Chamberlainhadexecutedapoliticallobotomy;hehas,he fancies,curedtheideologicalbrainofLabourbut hehasdoneitattheexpenseofitsvolitionalfaculties.HehascutofffromunitywithgreatSocialist chiefsthebestcreativebrainsofthepartyandhas leftintheirplacesagreat,supinemoralvacuumin whichthereisneithercapacitynorappetitefor independence.

Itisquiteidleforthepresidentofthenewpuppet regimetoassertthathisexecutivewilldonothing toassistCommunistinfluenceinthetradeunions BythefactofcomingintoexistencethisEvatt-consortinggrouphasdonetheCommunistPartya signalservice.Thepresidentdidnotsaywhat histeamwoulddotoputandkeepCommunists outoftradeunions,forthesimplereasonthat theywilldowhattheirleaders,EvattandChamberlainhavedone-nothing.Itisimpossibleto meetacrisiswithavacuum.Itisvaintotalk of"balancedrepresentation"whenthebalancedips heavilyintotheRed'. Itisworsethanidletalk, itrepresentsbetrayalofPartyandnation. It canonlybehopednowthat,inthebreathingspace whendemocraticproceduresmayreturntoLabour, thegrouperswillbeabletomustersufficient strengthtothrowoutthosewhokeepcompany withCommunists.

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Italsostrikesmeasodd,ifnothumorous,thata manwhosegrandfatherwassoexcitedathaving (ashethought)struckonanexplanationthe originofthespeciesshouldbesopessimisbout itssurvival. Themoresoindeedifthearboreal notionofman'sbeginningsshouldbeanywhere nearthetruth. TheapehashisusesastheSalk vaccinedemonstratesbuttheyarenotsoportentiousthatagreatphysicistshouldworryundulyover itsextinction.Italsooccurstomethatthegreat Darwinwaspreoccupied(howevererroneously) withlife,whilethelesserDarwinseemsobsessed withdeath. Theformerhadembarkedonan adventurewhichwithintwogenerationshisgrandsonwouldproclaimdoomedtodie. Thefirst Darwinwasquitedebonairinassigningusallto theapes;thesecondtakeshispleasuressadlywhen hewouldmakemonkeysoutofus.

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PopeSaysSpiritualLife0f ChurchHasNewIntensity

VaticanCity,June8.-HisHolinessPope PiusXIIdeclaredthatthereistodayamong thefaithfula"religiouswill,aspiritual forceandasacramentallife"ofanintensity neverbeforereached.

TheHolyFathermade thisassertioninanaddress onChurchlawtoagroup ofprofessorsandstudents oftheUniversityofVienna lawschool.Speakingin German,henotedthat Churchlawhassometimes beenlabelled"juridical tryranny."

religiouslifeoftheChurch, thePopeofferedtheexample ofthelifeofSt.PiusX, whowasthefirsttopromotetheideaofanewcode ofcanonlaw,andwho "openedthefontsandthe floodgatesofthesacramentallife."

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differenttothetragedythat oftenoccursinsomeinstances,"hesaid.

"TheChurchactsmerely inthefaithfulapplicationof thelawsofmarriagewhich herdivineFounderinstitutedandwhichshehasno righttochange."

ThePopethenaddedthat ecclesiasticallawcannotbe describedassomethingthat originatesexternallyandis thenjoinedtotheinner structureoftheChurch.

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BishopsAreIn OfFarcicalCommissionInKoreaRedHospitals

(ByFatherPatrickO'Connor,S.S.C.)

Theso-calledNeutralNotionsSupervisory CommissioninKoreawas50percentCommunistbyitsconstitution.ItisnotsurprisingthattheUnitedNationsCommandhas foundreasontoorderitoutofsouthern Korea.

Thecommissionwasset upbytheKoreanArmistice AgreementofJuly27,1953.

OnMay31,1956,itwassuspended"provisionally"by theUnitedNationsCommand.

Vienna,June9.-Bishop BartholomewBadalik,O.P., ofVeszprem,Hungary,has beenreleasedfromaBudapesthospitalforpriests afteralongillness,itwas indicatedhere.

Indicatingthatthischarge isparticularlymadeinconnectionwiththelawsof marriage,thePopesaid thoselawswereinstituted. byChrist,andthustheChurch,thisalsoistoserve Church"hasnorighttothe'salusanimarum'-the change"them. salvationofsouls.

"Ecclesiasticallawisnot anendinitselfbutisa meanstoatranscendent end,"theHolyFathersaid. "Aswitheverythinginthe

"Itisnotmerelyahuman work,"thePontiffexplained."Manycanonsareonly protectivenorms,suchas thosethatlooktothesafeguardingofthetreasureof Faithfromdestructionand thedignityofsacramental gracesfrom profanations.

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Thegovernmentofthe RepublicofKoreaprotestedlongagoagainstthepresenceoftheCommunist membersofthecommission.

Thecommissionwasa typicalproductofcompro- misewiththeCommunists. Itneverwas,andnever couldbe,whatitstitle claimed.

Hewasreportedin1951 tohavebeenimprisonedby thHungariancommunists. However,sincethattime undersuchpressuretoob-hehasbeenallowedtooffer tarnatrucein1953thatMassandperformother theyagreedtotheproposedreligiousservices.Informcommissiondespiteitsob-ationhasbeenlackingon viousdefects.Actually,thehisexactsituation. decisionwasanAmericanItwasalsolearnedhere one. thatBishopNicholasDudas oftheByzantineRiteSee ofHajdudoroghadbeen takentoalunghospitalin Debreczen.

Aclly,,thePontiffsaid,"ItshouldcontributetoChurlawitselfisanecessaryevelopmentofthe growthoftheChurchfrom apostolictimes.

wardopeningandsmoothingthewaytothetruthand graceofChristinthehearts ofmen."

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"Thesketchylawsofthe apostolicera,"hesaid.PopePiuscontinued,should "wouldnotbesufficientto-certainlynotoppressthe dayforaworld-widethingsofspiritualand Churchofover400millionssupernaturalvaluewhichit offaithful. iscalledtoserve.

NoTyranny Hementionedinthiscon-

"Forasoftenasthe Churchhasspreadgeographically,orhasreinforced herspirituallifeor(soto speak)hassentforthanothershoot,therehasbeen, almostspontaneouslyadevelopmentinherecclesiasticallawtoruleandprotectthefreeflowofthat religiouslife."

Therewasno"juridical tyranny"inthecodification ofcanonlawearlyinthis century,hesaid.Rather,he continued,thereisdiscerniblethehandofDivine Providence.

There-orderingofChurch legislationinthatinstance, hesaid,correspondedexactlywiththespreadofthe FaithandtheinternaldevelopmentoftheChurchin the19thcentury.Thatdevelopment,heindicated,far surpassedthatoftheprecedingcentury.

Asasymboloftheintimateconnectionbetween ecclesiasticallawandthe 4' 4'

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PanamaCity,June8.-

TheRepublicofPanama announceditwillissuein Julyaseriesofpostage stampshonouringthe12 PopesnamedPius.

Itsaidthestampsaredesigned"torenderhomageto HisHolinessPopePiusXII inrecognitionofHisHoliness'internationalworkfor thepromotionofpeace againsttheoppressiveforces ofCommunism."

Thegovernmentannouncedlastyearitplanstoreleasecommemorativestamps honouringalltherecognisedPopesfromSt.Peterto thereigningPontiff.The 12Piusstampsarethefirstftheseries,whichistobe issuedininstalments.

nectionthattheChurchis veryoftencriticisedforactingrigidly,especiallyin problemsthatariseinprotectingtheindissolubilityof thesacramentofMatrimony.

"Shedoesnotproceedin thesematterswithoutfeelingandwithrigorousjudgmentasthoughshewerein-

"Closetothesethereare otherjuridicalnormswhich have,however,beengrafted intotheverystructureof theChurch.Theyare,on theotherhand,takendirectlyfromherdivineFounder inthissubstance.

"Theseincludethose (canons)concerningthe divisionoftheMystical BodyofChrist,theconstitutionallawoftheChurch andthedispositionsonthe poweroftheSupremePontiffandtheBishops.

"ChristfoundedNs Churchnotasaspiritual movementwithoutform,but asawellorganisedcommunity."

Itcomprisedrepresenta- tivesappointedbythegov- ernmentsofPoland,Czechoslovakia,SwitzerlandandSweden.Theregimesin PolandandCzechoslovakia aresatellitesofMoscow

Withanassured50per centvotefortheCommunist sideoneverydisputedpoint, thecommissionwasbound tobeineffectual.

Witha50pereentCommunistmembershipon everyinspectionteamin southernKorea,thecommission opportunitiesinevitablypresented forRedespionage.

TheUnitedNationsnegotiatorsatPanmunjomwere

WhyChurchCannotDeal With)RedRegimeOfPoland

VaticanCity,June9.-OsservatoreRomano,VaticanCitydaily,hassharplycriticisedclaimsmodebyanItaliannewspaper thatfavourablerelationsaredevelepingbetweentheChurchandtheRedregimein Poland.

Osservatorestatedthat underpresentconditionsin Polandsuchrelationsare highimprobable.ifnotimpossible.

Theclaimsweremadein anewspaperoftheItalian Socialist(Communist-allied) Party,whichpublisheda letterthatoriginatedin Poland.Thelettersaidthat relationsbetweentheWarsawregimeandtheChurch weredevelopingfavourably inpostwaryears.

Ttstatedthattheywere tensebutnow,inspiteof somesmalldifferences,both sideswant"substantialrelations."

Theideaofco-existence, theletterwenton,inthe spiritofthePolishConstitution,whichguaranteesto theChurch"itsautonomous organisationandtheautonomyofitsstructure,"is makingheadway.

Osservatorecommented:

"Thedestinyofprogressivismisstrange.Movedby Communismtowinapplause andtocreateaninroadon Catholicopinionofthefree world,itcompletelymisses itspurpose.

VeneerOfReligion

"Wereitnotthatthe Marxistpressreferstoitin apologeticterms,veryfew peoplewouldworryabout it.

"Thefactremainsthatthe progressiveattemptisblatantproofoftheaggressive intentionsagainstthe Church.Communistregimesarenotsatisfiedwith thefactthatCatholicsobey theconstitutedpowers;they demandthattheybeincludedintheinternalandinternationalpropagandaeffort

"Abroadtheymustprove thatpersecutionisamyth inventedbythepolitical enemiesalliedtointernationalimperialism,andthat 'co-existence'betweenCatholicismandtheCommunistinspiredregimesisnotonly possiblebutprofitable."

Thisdoesnotmean,the VaticanCitydailycontinued,thattherearenotmen ofgoodfaithamongprogressives.Thepaperlevelleditsprincipalattack againstthosemenwhodisplay"aveneerofthereligiousforprofessionalreasons."

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mattersoffaith,moralsand discipline,togetherwiththe internaljurisdictionofthe Church.

TheCommunistsimmediatelybegansystematic violationsofthisagreement, Osservatoreobserved.On February9,1953,Osservatoresaid,theydecreedthat thepublicpowershadassumedtherighttointervene permanentlyinallChurch internalaffairs,thussubordinatingthejurisdiction oftheChurchtothearbitrationoftheCommunist Party.

Itwasasicklydiplomatic lietocallthePolishand Czechmembersofthecommission representatives "neutralnations."TheywereOtherinformationreofficialsfromavowedlyceivedherestatedthat Communist governmentsArchbishopJosephGroesz thatwereimposedontheofKalocsa,whowasfreed PolishandCzechoslovakrecentlybytheHungarian peoples. Reds,hadofferedafarewellMassinToszegwhich wasattendedbyhundreds ofthefaithful.TheArchbishopwasconfinedtoa rectoryatToszeguntilhis release.

TheywerenomoreneutralthanisNamIl,thechief RednegotiatoratPanmunjonin1951-53,whoisnow theForeignMinisterofthe CommunistregimeinnorthernKorea.

Theineffectivenessofthe NeutralNationsSupervisoryCommissioninNorthern Koreahasbeenmatchedby theInternationalCommissioninVietnamandLaos. TherethecommissioncommissioncomprisesIndian, CanadianandPolishdelegates.

InVietnam,forinstance, thecommissionhasfailed tosecurejusticeforwouldberefugeesandforVietnameseprisonersofwar, whoarestillheldinobvious violationofthearmistice terms

Ithasfailedtoprevent heavyimportationsofmilitarysupplies,especiallyartilleryfromChinainto NorthernVietnam. andChristian,couldnot meet."

TheVaticanCitydaily concluded,"Thisisthe truth:The'relaxation'alludedtoinPolandand abroadbytheCommunists andtheirlackeysisbased onthepureandsimpleacceptance ofanarbitrary stateofaffairsestablished byCommunismafteryears ofmoralandphysicalviolenceandoppression.Such a'relaxation'initspresent formisnothingelsebuta newimposition."

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Trivandrum,India,June 9.-CatholicnunsinTravancore-Cochin,India'smost Christianstate,havebeen givenofficialsanctionto visitthestate'sjailsand "adviseandhelp"women prisoners.

..Theschemefor"edu-ationalandvocationaltraining"ofwomeninmatesby Catholic.Sistersandwomen membersofotherdenominationsformedpartofa jailreformsprogrammeapprovedbythestategovernment.

Basedonproposalsmade byagovernmentcommittee onjailreform,theprogrammelaysstressonth..' ofreligioustraining incorrectingoffenders.

..Underthescheme,men prisonerswillbegivenreligiousandmoralinstructiononprisonholidaysby personsofhighcharacter."

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ThepositionoftheChurch in-Polanduntil1950,Osservatorerecalled,wasmore bearablethaninanyother of cies;"the"people'sdemocrabutattheendof1949 anattemptwasbegunto makethebishopsbowtothe willoftheStatebymeans ofvariousimpositions, threatsandschisms.

InApril,1950,Osservatorecontinued,an"agreement"wasforcedonthe episcopatethatCommunists greetedasthefirststeptowardrebellionagainstthe HolySee,althoughthe "agreement"recognisedthe authorityofthePopein

TheoppositionofCardinalWyszynskitothisdecree,Osservatorenoted.was oneofthethingsthatledto hisimprisonment.

"Today,"Osservatorecontinued,"anItaliantraveller -inallprobabilityanathe-ist-comesforwardtotellus thatthedaysofthe'Wyszynskicase'arelongpast, butcarelesslyheimmediatelyaddsthattheCardinalisstilldetainedin someplaceinPolandnear theSlovakborder.

ImpossibleDemands "Wearealsotoldthatthe trialofBishopCeslaus KaczmarekofKielceis beingrevisedandthatthe Bishophasobtainedasuspensionofhisdetention ButitisknownthatBishop Kaczmarekhasbeenreturnedtoprison.Why? It ispossiblethatdemands mayhavebeenmadeonthe Bishopthathe.asabishop

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Sir,CharlesDarwin'sAnxiety ForFutureProvedUnscientific

SirCharlesDarwin,RoyalSocietyRutherford Lecturerfor1956,saidinPerthrecentlythatworld populationwasoutstrippingfoodproduction.

SirCharles,whoisadistinguishedphysicist,but notanexpertindemographyoragriculturaleconomics,reflectstheneo-Malthusianoutlookinhis fearsforthefuture.

tollovingarticlebyAudreyDonnithorne,fromthe London"Tablet,"discussesthequestionofpopulationand worldresourcesandpotentialitiesinthelightofrecent reseatch.

Whatarethefacts?Asfarascanbereckoned,thatthe populationoftheworldisincreasingbysomethingover 1percent.perannumandthatfoodproduction(todeal withthataspectoftheproblemwhichismostoftendiscussed)hasnotbeenincreasingatthatrateinrecentyears -atleastinAsia.

Therefore,itisargued,somethingshouldbedonetotry tochecktherateofpopulationgrowth,andinthiscontext campaignstospreadtheuseofcontraceptivesarecommonlyproposed.

Thesubectmaybediscussedasfollows:first,whether andforhowlongtheutilisationofresourcescouldbeincreasedatanequalorgreaterratethanthepresentrate ofpopulationincrease;second,whattheprobablegrowth ofpopulationwillbeintheabsenceofanincreaseduseof contraceptives;third,whatmightbetheresultsifthecontraceptivescampaignsucceeded.

MorePeopleAtHigherLivingLevel

Sonicpessimiststalkasiftherewasafixedceilingto theresourcesoftheworldandthatsoonwemightbehittingthisceiling.Onthecontrary,theseresourcesareconstantlyexpandingastheadvanceofscienceonitsvarious frontiersprovidesmeansofrenderingpreviouslyuseless thingsofvalueandofintensifyingtheuseofresources alreadybeingworked.

ThisisborneoutbythepublishedProceedingsofthe UnitedNationsScientificConferenceontheConservation andUtilisationofResources,heldin1949."Ingeneral, expertafterexpert,"saidtheSecretary-GeneralinhisReportontheConference,"concludedthatitwaspossible throughthelesswastefuluseofresources,thefullerapplicationofexistingtechniquesandtheexploitationofnew scientificdevelopments,tosupportafargreaterpopulation thanexiststoday,atamuchhigherlevelofliving."

Sincethewar,theFoodandAgriculturalOrganisation

oftheUnitedNationshaspublishedtwoWorldFoodSurveys.Theseshowthegreatneedformorefoodproduction, bothtoendexistingmalnutritionandtoprovideforgrowingpopulations;theyalsonotetheinadequacyofthe measuresbeingtakentomeettheneed.However,they believethatthisprovisionispossible."Manypeoplewho havegivenseriousstudytothepopulationproblem,"states the1946Survey,"prophesydoomformuchofmankind unlesstherateofpopulationgrowthcanbedrastically checked.Itisworthreiteratingthatthefundamental solutiouoftheproblemliesinincreasingtheproductivity oftheindividualbyputtingathisCisposalmodernscientific knowledgeandthetoolsofmoderntechnology.

"Totheextentthatthisisdone,everyindividualcan becomeasourceofnewwealthtohiscountryandtothe world.Totheextentthatitisnotdone,heisapotential liability,unabletosupplyhisownneeds,letalonehelping tosupplythoseofhisfellowhumanbeings."

EnormousScopeForDevelopment

ItquotessolidlybasedestimatesthatinIndiatheyield ofgrainperacrecouldbeincreasedby30p.c.inten years-5p.c.bytheuseofimprovedvarieties,20p.c.by manuringandSp.c.byprotectionagainstpests.These estimatedincreasesarebasedonwhatwouldbepossiblein ashorttermprogrammeandtheyneglectmeansofimprovementwhichwouldtakelongertobecomeeffective.

Whileconsideringyieldsperacreitmustbebornein mindthatatpresentthereisagapbetween10.15bushels ofwheatperacreinIndiaandChina,and40bushelsin WesternEurope,andbetween26bushelsofriceperacre inIndiaand76bushelsinJapan.Thisgapisnotinevitable;itcouldhebridgedbythewideruseofgoodagriculturalpractices.Normustithesupposedthatimprovement isceasinginthemoreefficientcountries.

InBritaintheaverageyieldofcropsperacrehasrisen steadilyinrecentyears-wheat,forinstance,byabout 10p.c.since1919.Thishasbynomeansexhaustedthe pcssibilitiesofyetfurtherimprovement.The"Times" agriculturalcorrespondentlastyearreferredtoanincrease of3p.c.perannuminagriculturaloutputinBritainover thenextfouryearsas"amodestaim."InmostofAsia themainfondcropsarestillgrownfromunimprovedseed.

In1945,forinstance,itwasestimatedthatlessthan 6p.c.oftheareaunderriceinIndiawassownwithimprovedseed.ThescopeforincreasingAsianriceyields isenoraious;lastyearthewriter,whilevisitingJava,was informedbyaDutchagriculturalexpertthattheperacre yieldofriceinthatintenselyfarmedislandcouldbedoubled ortrebledbytheuseofgoodmethodssuchasobtaininthe moredevelopedlands--doubledortrebledwithoutmaking anyallowancefornewmethodsanddiscoverieswhich sciencemaynutatourdisposal.

Inadditiontoraisingtheyieldonlandalreadybeing usedforagriculturalpurposes,agreatincreaseinthetotal acreageofagriculturallandispossible.ThelandsurfaCe oftheworldcoverssome36,000millionacresofwhichit isestimatedthatonly3,000million,about8p.c.,arebeing cultivated.Desertsaresaidtoaccountfor12,000million acresandarefourtimesasextensiveasthecultivated acreage.

PotentialityOfJungle,Desert,Tundra

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Insomegases,landatpresentuncultivatedlacksconstituentsotherthanwater.Thedevelopmentofsoilchemistryandsoilbiologyenablesustodiscoverandremedysuch deficiencies.Thisisimportantbothinariddesertsandin equatoriallands,wheredespiteluxuriantvegetation,the :61isoftenpoor.Inthisconnectiontheinventionof krilium,asyntheticsoilconditioner,isofthegreatestin:crest.TestscarriedoutinvariouspartsoftheUnited Statesoveraperiodofthreeyearshaveresultedinspectacularclaimsbeingmadeforthenewproduct,whichis ,,:pc,:tedtobeavailableinlargequantitiesthisyear.

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Inadditionmustbereckonedthelandunderjungle, swampsandarctictundra.Thesegreatspacescannot nowadaysallhewrittenoffasuseless.Muchcan,andin someplacesis,beingdonetoreclaimthem.Thedeserts oftodayhaveoptallbeendesertsinthepastandlessthan everneedtheybedesertsinfuture.WehaveOnlybegun tofacethetaskoftheirreclamation.Inmanycaseswater ispresentinsomeformoranother,butisnotbeingused.

ReadersofRitchieCalder'sstimulatingbook"Men AgainsttheDesert,"willhaveheardofthevastundergroundlakestretchingfromtheAtlasMountainsfarinland totheSahara,whichhasrecentlybeentappedforthefirst time.Earliercivilisations,inNorthAfricaandtheNear East,madegooduseofwaterstorage,irrigationsystems andmethodsofconservingdew.

Afforestationofuplandsadjoiningdesertscanprevent rainfallbeingwastedindestructivespatesandinsteadensurethatitseepsdownslowlysothatitcanbeputtogood use.Newwaysarebeingfoundtodistillsaltwater. Irrigationcouldandshouldbeexpandedbothtoincrease yieldsonlandalreadycultivatedandtobringnewland intouse.

Everyyear,1.356millionacrefeetofwaterflowthrough theriversofIndia,butonlyasmallpartofthisisbeing puttobeneficialuse."whiletheremaining95.4p.c.are runningwaste,doinguntolddamageintheirpassageto thesea."LessthanafifthofIndia'scultivatedareais irrigated,andthewholecultivatedareaislessthanafifth ofthecountry's:urface.Onthenon-irrigatedland,harvestsareatthemercyofirregularmonsoons.

"Insteadofgivingwayto thetemptationofsuperficialitiesandselfishness,and losingsightofthefuture whilethoughtlesslyenjoyingthepresent,"thePope continued,"theindividual learnshowtoorganisehis lifewhilefollowingawell thought-outplan,toorganiseitsothatitmayserve thesolidaritywhichunites himtothemembersofthe socialcommunitytowhich hebelongs."

Developingtheideathat banksshouldhaveaninterestinthewelfareofthe community,thePopesaid "webelievethatbythe allocationofalargeshare ofprofitstoeducational activities,which,although itwouldnotoffertheprospectofimmediatereturns, wouldlooktotheintellectualandspiritualdevelopmentofthepopulation,your bankswouldachievethe objectiveforwhichthey werefounded.

"Theywouldthereby confernewdimensionsto

noblerone,thatoftthumansoulandthetranscendentalvaluesofthemind," hsaid.

VaticanCity,June9.-Inanaddressto themembersoftheeighthinternational conventionofPopularCreditBanks,His HolinessPopePiusXIIsaidthat"popular banks"shouldbemarkedby"theirsolicitude forworksofcharityandofpublicutilityin general." Which,farfrombeingobjectiveinitself,reains ThePopesaidbankssubordinatedto far haveexercisedanimportanteducationalfunctionas theyhaveprovedthatthe habitofsavingandafair limitationofconsumertendenciescanhelptheeconomy.

IrishDecline InPopulation

Dublin,June9.-The populationoftheRepublic ofIrelandhasdeclinedby 65,771personssinceacensustakenin1951Thiswas showninpreliminaryreportsofacensustakenlast April

Thereportslistedthe republic'spopulationas 2,894,822. Since 1951, malesdecreasedby44,500 andfemalesby21,271. Therehasbeenadecline inpopulationinevery county.

Theemigrationfrom1951 to1956issaidtohave amountedto200,394persons,109,221malesand 91,173females,compared toanemigrationof119,568personsintheperiod from1946to1951.

Theriseinemigrationis reportedtobecausing graveconcerntotheIrish government,whichisconsideringwaysofdealing withtheproblem.

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InPersiathereisalmostnoirrigation,butconsiderable potentialities.Iraqofferstremendousscopeforincreasing agriculturalproductionbymeansofirrigation.Here,as inanumberofotherNearEasterncountries,oneofthe maincbstaclestodevelopmentisthesmallnessofthe population.AgreatandimaginativeschemeinAustralia, the'diversionoftheSnowyRiversothatitflowsthrough needylandinsteadofthroughwell-wateredterritoryon theoppositesideofamountainrange,showswhatcanbe donewithvisionanddetermination.

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MiracleOftheNoonDayBells AndBattleOfNandorfehervar

ContributedbyPaulBrennan,B.A.

InarecentlettertotheGeneraloftheFranciscans theHolyFather,recallingthe500thanniversary ofthedeathofSt.JohnCapistrano,wrote:"The strongerthestormswereduringthecenturieswhich menacedtheboatofSt.Peter,themoreweexperiencedthehelpinggraceofGod.Thistruthcomes toourmindswhenwerecallthatSt.JohnCapistrano,aftermanygooddeedstothegloryofGod andtothehelpofChristendom,wastransplanted 500yearsagototheHeavenlyKingdom.

"Thishappenedinthosestormydays there werepeoplewhotriedtodisrupttheunsewngarmentoftheChurchbymaliciousheresies;European rulersledbyvainambitionsfoughtagainsteach otherandviolatedalsotherightsoftheChurch; thearmiesoftheOrientalenemymenacedthecountriesofCentralEuropewithwarandperdition

"IntheannalsoftheChurchstandsalsowith specialglorywhathedidbyrecruitingCrusaders againstthosewhoinvadedChristianEurope,and espikallywhathedidbyhispleading,persuasion, anMricouragementforthathistoricalvictorywhich wasfoughtin1456atNandorfehervar

ForitwasbetweenJuly21-22,1456,thattheSultan,MohammedII,attheheadofalargeTurkish army,whoseobjectivewasthecompletecaptureof Europe,wasdecisivelydefeatedatNandorfehervar (Belgrade)bytheChristianarmiesunderthegreat JohnHunyadiofHungary.

NandorfehervarandHungarywereregardedby MohammedIIasthegatewaytoEurope,andhis decisivedefeatinthatgreatbattlepostponedthe Turkishinvasionforanother70years.

ItwasduringthePontificateofNicholasVthat ConstantinoplewascapturedbytheTurksin1453. TheEmperorConstantine,whohadbeenchiefly instrumentalinhavingtheFlorentineDecreeof unionbetweenGreeksandLatinspromulgatedin theChurchofSt.Sophia,(whichcausedbitterhostilityamongstmanyoftheGreeks),ledtheChristian armyofonly8,000soldiersagainstanarmyof 300,000Turks,andhadappealedtotheWestfor assistance.

CallixtusCallsOnEuropeForArms

Sostrongwasthe'oppositionofmanyoftheGreeks totheLatins,thatahighofficialoftheImperial householdissaidtohavedeclaredthatheshould prefertoseetheturbanoftheSultanthanthe tiaraofthePoperulinginConstantinople.

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PopeNicholasdiedin1455,andhissuccessorwas CardinalAlphonsusBorgia,anativeofValencia,in Spain,whotookthenameofCallixtusIII.Inthe meantimetheTurkishadvancetowardstheWest hadassumedmenacingproportions,andtheobject ofMohammedIIwasmadeveryclearfromhis motto:"ThereisoneGodinheaven;itisfitthat therebealsooneruleronearth."PopeCallixtus commencedhispontificatebyissuinganappealto therulersofEuropetoorganiseacrusadeagainst theinfidel.

Hedespatchednunciostoallthecountriesof Europetobeseechtheprincestoforgetforatime theirnationaljealousiesandtouniteinalasteffort toendtheTurkishmenacetoChristendom.MissionariesweresenttoEngland,France,Germany, Hungary,PortugalandAragonnotonlytopreach

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theCrusade,buttosecurevolunteersforactiveserviceinthewars,tocollectthetaxesnecessaryforthe supportofthosefightinginthefrontlines,andto askfortheprayersofthefaithfulforthesuccess oftheCrusade. ButtherulersofEuropewereslowinresponding tothecallofthePope.InGermany,FrederickIII, throughhatredofLadislausofHungary,wasunwillingtojoinamovementfromwhichHungaryappearedtobeacertainbeneficiary,whilstthebishopsand electorswereopposedtothecollectionofthepapal taxesfortheCrusaders.

"IfWeReturnToGod,HeWillToUs" EnglandandFrancewereatwar,andwereboth unwillingtoweakentheirrespectivestrengthsfor thebenefitofaCrusade.AragonattackedGenoa afterthelatterhadorganisedanddespatcheda fleetagainsttheTurks.Portugal,disheartenedby lackofsuccess,withdrewthefleetithadalready despatched.

Tocommemoratethegreateventshere narratedSolemnHighMasswillbe offeredatSt.Mary'sCathedralonSunday,July1,at11a.m.

HisGracetheArchbishopwillpreside andtheRev.T.Perrott,S.J.,will preach.AfterMassasolemnTeDeum willbeintoned.

Notdisheartenedbythislackofunity,Callixtus IIIhadrecoursetoprayerandorderedtheringing ofthechurchbellsatnoontoremindthefaithful thattheyshouldprayfortheCrusaders.InhisBull onprayerpublishedafterHighMassinthepresence ofthePopeinSt.Peter'sonthefeastdayofSs.Peter andPaul(1456)weread:

"Inallthechurchesofcities,districtsandother placesbetweenNoneandVespersatleasthalfan hourbeforethebellsforVespersarerungevery dayoneormorefar-sounding,bigbellsmustbe rungthreetimes,asitisthecustomtoringthebells fortheAngelusintheevening,sothattheymaybe heardfaraway,andallthefaithfulareobligedto recitethreetimes,theLord'sprayerandtheAngelicalsalutation ."

AsfortheindifferenceoftherulersofEurope thePopewentontopointoutthattheonlyway outoftheperilnowrestedwithGod."Letusturn then,"hewrote,"topenance,prayerandfasting, lestdelayingourconversionwehavetosuffereven harderthings.Butwemaybesure,ifwereturn toGod.Hewillreturntous victoryisfrom Him."

HungaryWasAndIsABulwark

ThuscommencedthenoonAngelus,andbythe timetheTurkssufferedtheirfinaldefeatatLepanto, thenoonrecitationoftheAngelusbythefaithful hadbecomeuniversal.

ThenoonbellsweresoontohaveaspecialsignificanceforHungary.PopeCallixtussentSt.John Capistranotherelatein1455toproclaimtheCrusade undertheleadershipofJohnHunyadi.Hereatlast wasthemanchosenbyGodandcapableofrisin't abovelocalquarrelstodefendwithhislastbreath hiscountryandChristendomfromtheTurkishperil.

"Iproceedwithouthesitation,"Hunyadiwroteto theKingofPoland,"becausemytaskisaholyone: Ifightforthefaith,forfatherland,forthewidows andorphans,"andPopeCallixtusIIIcalledhimthe "AthleteofChrist."BecauseofHunyadi'sgreat victoriesatthistimeHungarywascalledthe"bulwarkofChristianpeople,"andeventoday,when undertheCommunistoppressor,andfromtheabyssryaldepthsofhersuffering,sheretainsit.

WhocannowrecallthefearlessspiritofJosef CardinalMindszentywhenhestoodopposedtoCommunistpowerwithoutbeingremindedofaSt.AmbrosefacingTheodosius,aSt.JohnFisherconfrontingHenry,orSaintsPeterandPaulgloriouslydeclaringitwerebettertoobeyGodthanman?

OnApril6,1456,theDietofGyorgaveassurances toSt.JohnCapistranoandtoCardinalCarvajal,the papallegate,thatitwaspreparedtocommencean offensivewaragainsttheTurks,withHunyadias SupremeCommanderoftheChristianarmy.

TheaimofHunyadi'swholelifehadbeentodefend hisbelovedHungaryandChristendomagainstthe menaceoftheTurks.

SaintAndSoldierGatherForces

Duringtheinterregnum-1446to1453-Hunyadi hadbeenchosengovernorofthekingdomofHungary, andafterLadislausV-aminor-hadbeencrowned KingofHungaryhewascalled"supportoftheroyal power,"andatthesametimewasappointedchief captainofthewholerealm,anofficewhichplaced onhisshouldersthetremendousresponsibilityofthe defenceofthecountry.

Hunyadihadfourteenmajorbattlesagainstthe Mohammedaninvaders,andhadlostonlytwo,and nowstoodpoisedforhisgreatest-andlastone.for couriershadbroughtwordthattheSultan,MohammedII,hadleftConstantinopleattheheadofa mightyarmywiththecaptureofHungaryasthe firststepinhisplansforthecompletesubjugation ofallEuropeandRome.

HunyadiproceededtoNandorfehervarwherehe organisedthedefencesofthefortress,andlefthis brother-in-lawMichaelSzilfigyiincommandof 2,000men,whichincludedHunyadi'selderson,Laszlc,inchargeofthedefence.Hunyadihimselfwent tcPetervaradnorthoftheDrava,inordertoascemblehissoldiers.

St.JohnCapistranoAndJohnHunyadi

InthemeantimeSt.JohnCapistranohadbeen preachingtheCrusadethroughoutHungary,andhad enrolled15,000Crusaders.These,togetherwithHunyadi'sownsoldiers,andthemercenariesthatCardinalCarvajalhadbeenabletoenlist,broughtthefull strengthoftheChristianarmiestobetween40,000 and50,000men.Inaddition,Hunyadihadathis disposalacomparativelyinsignificantfleetof200 smallboats.

MohammedIIhadbynowreachedNandorfehervar, andimmediatelyproceededtoinvestit.Heclosed allaccessbytheDanubetothefortressbymeansof astrongfleetwhichhehadbroughtfromConstantinople.

HunyadisetoutfromPetervarad,andonJuly 14,engagedthemorepowerfulTurkishfleetwith hissmallboats.Afterabattlewhichlastedover fivehourshepenetratedtheTurkishfleet.andwas

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ByREV.DR.RUMBLE,m.s.c

AreWealthyAbleToDo MoreForTheirDead?

Atheist,Burwood:ItfollowsfromCatholicteachingandpractice,doesn'tit,thatapersonwhohasplentyofmoneytopayfor Massesbenefitshisdepartedonesalotmorethanapersonwho cannotaffordtodoso?

R.:Thatdoesnotfollow fromanyteachingsofthe CatholicChurch.

IfyouunderstoodCatholicdoctrineyouwouldrealisethatallthatlogically followsisthataperson abletoprovidefortheofferingofmanyMassesfor thereposeofthesoulsof hisdepartedrelativesiscertainatmostthatheisbenefitingthesoulsinpurgatory ingeneralmorethanhe wouldifheneglectedto havethoseMassesoffered.

Hehasnoguaranteethat theMasseswillbeapplied totheparticularsoulsof hisowndepartedrelatives.

FortheCatholicChurch teachesthattheapplication ofsuffragesforthesoulsin purgatorybelongstoGod alone;andSt.Augustine,as earlyasthe expressedfourthcentury, theCatholicviewpointbysayingthatsuch suffrages"donotbenefitall forwhomtheyareoffered, butthoseonlywhodeserved duringlifetobenefitby them."

Itcanquitewellbethat

Massesofferedbythoseable toprovideforthemare actuallyappliedbyGodto thedepartedrelativesof poorerpeoplewhocannot affordtomakesuchprovision.

Again,Massesarenotthe onlywayinwhichwecan helpthesoulsofthedeparted.Wecandosobyofferingourpersonalprayers, actsofself-denial,practices ofcharity,oranyother exercisesofChristianpiety andvirtue.

GodDisposes

InGod'sprovidence,the poormaybeabletohelp thesoulsoftheirowndepartedrelativesmoreinthis way,thantherichcanhelp theirsbyarrangingforthe offeringofMasses.

AlldependsonhowGod disposesoftheeffortsof'the Church-Militantonearthon behalfoftheChurch-Sufferinginpurgatory;andthe adjustmentofthesematters cansafelybelefttoHim.

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withGod. R.:TheexplanationIhave givenyourulesthatoutas regardsadvantagesnecessarilyfollowingforthe soulsofdepartedrelatives oftherichinparticular, merelybecausethoserich peoplehavethemoneyto arrangeformanyMassesto beoffered.

Abstractingfromthis questionofpurgatoryaltogether,however,thereis asenseinwhichmoney countswithGod,according totheuseonemakesofit.

theChristHimselfpraised poorwidowwhogave hersmallofferingtowards theupkeepoftheTemple, andbadetherichmake theirmoneyusefultothem inthesightofGodbydeeds ofcharitytounderprivilegedanddestitutepeople.

But,inthesecases,itis notmoneyassuchwhich countswithGod;itisthe useonemakesofit,justas isthecasewithanyother commodityatourdisposal inthislife.

Thepoorwomaninthe slums,whogivesapacket ofteaacrossthebackfence toanequallypoorneigh- bourwhohasnotea,but whohasvisitors,canquite wellhaveperformedan actioncountingmoreinthe sightofGodthanthatofa millionairewhobestows £100,000uponanearby orphanage.

Whatisneededinthese problemsisabreadthof mindwhichcanseethemin alltheiraspects,ifoneisto arriveatabalancedjudgment.

Q.:Howincongruouscan oneget°

R.:Yourletterleavesme withoutananswertothat particularquestion.

HypnotismForMedicalUses OnlyIsApprovedByChurch

"Interested,"Bronte:Whatistheattitude oftheChurchtowardshypnosis?

R.:Thatcanbestated briefly.TheCatholicChurch condemnsthepracticeof hypnotismexceptformedicalreasons;andeventhen itismorallylawfulonly provided:

(1)thereareverygrave reasonsforit;

(2)noothermeanspromiseequalsuccess;

(3)onlyacompetent practitionerofknownmoral integritybeemployed;

(4)thatwitnessesare present,ifpossible.

Q.:Ihavealwaysbeenof theopinionthatthe Churchis hypnosis.stronglyagainst

R.:Youropinioniscorrect.Medicaluseofit,underthestringentconditions Ihavementioned,isobviouslyexceptional.

Experiencehasshownthat hypnotismisalwaysrisky, nearlyalwaysresultingin abnormalsuggestibilityand lackofbalance;oftenin seriousphysical,psychologicalandmoralevils. Case-historiesofsuch disastersabound;somuch sothatinAustria,Italy, Belgium,Denmark,GermanyandEngland,stageshowsof biddenhypnotistsareforbylaw,thepractice beinglegalonlyinthecase ofqualifieddoctorsfor medicalpurposes.

ligionbyCatholicreading, orelsedonotpaysufficientlyseriousattentionto whattheyread.

Q.:Ihavealsorecentlybeen toldthatthePopesanctionedtheuseofhypnosis toaidpainlesschildbirth.

R.:Whoevertoldyouthat wasmistaken.ThePope sanctionedthenatural childbirthmethodsforreducingpaintoaminimum advocatedbysuchobstetriciansastheEnglishDr. GrantlyDickRead. Thesemethodsdonotinvolvehypnotism.Theyconsistininstructionsconcerningnaturalprocessesin childbirth,theelimination ofunjustifiedanxietiesand fears,andsuitableprepara-toryphysicalexercises.

DangersResult

Farfromsanctioninghypnosis,thePopepointedoutthatitisliabletocause greatpsychologicalharmto themother,oftenresulting inanemotionalindifference tothechild,which,Imyself mayadd,canevenleadtoa poisoningofthelaterrelationshipbetweenmother andchild.

Doctorsthemselvesare awareofthis,quiteapart fromethicalconsiderations; andtheyaretryingtofind waysofavoidingthedangersofacontinuousdeep WhatPopeTeacheshypnosisbybreakingitfrom Q.:Ifind,onspeakingtotimetotime;andbringing otherCatholicsaboutit,themotheroutofitdurthattheydonotseeminglabour. awareofanyobjectionsInconclusion,andasretohypnotism. gardsthePope'saddresson

R.:Inthatcase,theyareobstetricstotheInternaveryill-informedonthetionalCongressofDoctors subject.Naturally,thisisonJanuary8,itcannotbe notanormaltopicforser-saidthatheapprovedor monsinourchurches;butsanctionedtheuseofhypthesubjecthasbeenre-nosistoeliminatepainsof peatedlydealtwithinourchildbirth. Catholicpapersandmaga-Thereasonsforit,inview zines. oftherisks,arenotsuffiTheCatholicsyoumen-cientlygrave;norcanitbe tion,therefore,eitherdonotsaidthattherearenotalfulfilthedutyofimprovingternativeandreasonably theirknowledgeoftheirre-helpfulmeans.

CommonBeliefThatJews InspiredRedsIsNotTrue

Image-Making WasOrderedBy

GodHimself

Listener,Sydney: 1 can'thelpthinkingthat gravenimagesareforbiddenintheTenConindments.

R.:Thatisduetoaninheritedmental-outlook,and failuretoadverttothefull teachingoftheBible.

Sound interpretation makesitquiteclearthat whatGodwasforbidding wasidolatry;inotherwords, themakingofimagesin ordertoadorethemasif theyweregods.

Itisnotrighttoleaveout thislastqualification.The amplifiedHebrewdeclarationmustbetakeninits totality:"Thoushalthave notothergodsbeforeme. Thoushaltnotmakegraven imagesofanythinginthe heavensabovenorinthe earthbeneathThoushalt notadorenorservethem."

God,inthatsamebookof Exodus,whocertainlyknew thesenseofHisowncommandments,isdescribedin chapter25asorderingthe makingofimagesofangels topresideoverthearkof thecovenant;whilst,inthe BookofNumbers(21:8),we findGodorderingMosesto makeabrazenserpent.

Thesewereimagesof somethingintheheavens aboveandofsomethingin theearthbeneath.

SoGodcouldnothaveintendedtoforbidthemaking ofimagesassuch.WhatHe forbadewasthemakingof idolstobeworshippedand servedasiftheyweregods, andasblasphemoussubstitutesforthetrueGod.

Q.:You shortenedcertainlyhave yourTenCommandments.

R.:Thatimpressionis verywidespreadamong non-Catholics;butitisnot justified.

Firstly,intheCatholic Biblethefullwordingis givenexactlyasinyour ProtestantBible;anditis opentoallCatholicstoread thecompleteaccountas giveninScriptureforthemselves.

Khrushchev's charges againstStalinwashisbrutalanti-semitism.

ButthiswasanindictmentofKhrushchevhimselfwho,in1937,wassent byStalintotheUkraineto

"SeekerofTruth,"Sydney:Ihavebeenithedeepestdye.Oneof readingliteratureonCommunism,andhave beensurprisedtolearnthatCommunismis reallyJewish-inspired.Wouldyouplease commentonthefollowingpoints?

R.:YousendlourfoolscapfundstobringabouttheexterminatetheJews.To pagesoftypewrittenstate-socialrevolutioninRussia.Stalin'sdelight,Khrushchev ments. IcannotdevoteHedid-intheSpringofwassoonabletoreportthat timetothediscussionofso11917. Jewishcultureinthe muchmatter,andmustlimit myselftoafewgeneralobservations.

Buthehadnointentionof supportingacommunistrevolution.TheJewishpeople

Firstly,communismcan-hadsufferedatrociouslyunnotbebrandedas"Jewish-dertheCzaristregimein inspired."CommunismandRussia. Judaismareabsolutelyir-JacobSchiffsupplied reconcilable,whetherfromfundstohelpintheovertheviewpointofthenationalthrowoftheCzaristregime aspirationsofJews,orfromandtheestablishingofthe thatofreligiousaspirations.

MarxandEngels,whom youquote,andwhodevelopedthetheoriesofcommunism,mayhavebeenJewish bybirth.Buttheywerenot practisingJewsandtheir Judaisminnowayinspired theircommunisticphilosophy.

Thatphilopsophyappealedtoirreligiousandmaterialisticnon-Jewsandwas enthusiasticallysupported byfarmoresuchnon-JFws thanbyJews.

Yourepeattheoldstory that,intheSpringof1917, theAmericanJewishflnan-

democraticsocialistregime ofKerensky'sGovernment. WhentheBolsheviks,underLenin,overthrewKerensky'sGovernmentand thusseizedcontrolinthe nameofcommunism,Jacob Schiffrefusedtocontribute anothercenttoRussia,and manifestedhisstrongantagonismtowardstheSoviet.

You'llfindthatfullydealt withinthebiography: "JacobSchiff,HisLifeand Letters,"byDr.CyrusAdler,1928.

Inourowndayswehave hadNikitaKhrushchev'sexposureofStalinasamasscier,JacobSchiff,suppliedmurdererandscoundrelof

Ukrainewaswipedout.

UnderthecommunistregimeinRussia,withits anti-religiousprogramme, Jewishsynagogueswere confiscated,JewishRabbis wereimprisonedorexecuted,Jewishreligiouscere-monieswereridiculed,and allteachingoftheJewish religionorprintingof booksorpapersinHebrew absolutelyprohibited.

Theunqualifiedassertion thatCommunismisJewishinspirediswhollywithout justificationandasdeplorableaformofanti-semitismaswasthatofStalin himself.

Ifwewishedtodeceive ourpeoplewevrouldbe veryfoolishtogivethem accesstothefullwording wheretheycoulddetectthe distortion!

Meantime,intheCatholic catechism,withoutinany waycurtailingtheuseof God'sCommandmellnethe wordingofitissummarised tomakethememorisingof iteasier.

TheinvolvedHebrewamplificationexpressedtwoessentialpoints:thatwemust acknowledgethetrueGod andavoidfalsegods.

Ininterpretinglaw,itis thelegalsubstanceofthe lawthatmatters,notthe wordsembodyingtheenactment.

God'sCommandmentforbidsidolatry,notthemakingofimages;andtheAnglicancatechismputsthe question:"Howdoesithelp ustohaveimagesofOur LordandHissaints?"sensiblyanswering:"Ithelps ustohaveimagesofOur LordandHissaintsbecause theystirupourlovetoHim andHisfaithfulservants."

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CursesFromMenHaveNo PowerToHarmOthers

K.W.,Queensland:Some 34 yearsagoIhadadisagreementwithaperson who,tomyknowledge, cursedme.

R.:Tocurseanotherpersonmaybebutanexpressionofanger,withoutreally intendingharmtoanother.

meaningit,woulddeserve thatthecurse,iffulfilledat all,shouldrecoiluponhis ownhead.

Q.:Ihavehadsuchconsistentset-backs,however, thatIwouldlikeyour opiniononthismatter.

CongressOfLarge FamiliesInSpain

Madrid,June7.-A nationalcongressoflarge familiesisbeingplanned inSpain ativethroughtheinitioftheCatholicConfederationofFathersof Families.

LevitesTookRiskInDeath TowerByReplacingFathers

VaticanCity,June8.-AgroupofCatholicseminariansvolunteeredforworkinthe"deathtower"ofanuraniumprocessing plantinaRedCzechoslovakprisoncamptoreplacefathersof familieswhohadbeencondemnedtoworkthere.

impatience.

Oritmayreallybemeant toinvokeeviluponanother. Inthefirstcase,therewouldthecurseutteredagainst beasinofirreverenceandyou30yearsagobythepersonwhowasatvariance withyou. Thatwasbutanexpressionofhisownevildispositionsatthetime,sinfulon hispart,andwithnopower whatevertoinfluenceevents forthis,onemustalwaysinyourregard. beinsomepositionof Q.:Igetfrustratedandfeel authority,andthemotive m ofbeoneofvindic-likegoingbushwithmy tiv s. swag,insteadofcarrying hedesiremustnotbeoninwastedefforts.

thattheoffendershouldsuf-R.:Youalonecanremedy thatbyrisingabovemoods ter,butthatGod'sjusticeofdespondency,bracing

Inthesecondcase,there couldbeadditionalsins againstcharityandjustice. Scriptureshowsthatitis sometimeslawfultoinvoke acurseuponanother;but, maybeacknowledged,and thattheoffendermaybeyourwillagainstthem,and relyingnotonlyonyour ownefforts,butalsoonthe helpofprayer.

R.:Youshoulddismissall thoughtofanyconnection atallbetweenthetrials thathavebeenyourlot,and broughttohissensesand convertedbythejustpunishmentthatcomesupon him.

NoConnection

SotheBiblewarnschildrentobehaveinsucha wayastodeservetheblessingoftheirparents,andnot tobecursedbythem.

St.Paul,too,spokewith authoritywhenhewroteto theGalatians:"Thoughwe, oranangelfromheaven, preachanyothergospelto youthanthatwhichwe havepreachedtoyou,let himbeaccursed"(Gal.1:8).

Q.:Imyselfdonotbelieve inthesecurses.

R.:Itwouldbesheer superstitiontobelievethat anycurseutteredbyman hasanymagicalpowerin itselftocauseharmtoanother.

GodHimselfmaypermit acursetobefulfilled,granteditsutterancebyoneendowedwithdueauthority andwithgood,notsinful motives.

ButGodwouldcertainly notratifythecurseofone whohadnoauthority,who wasanimatedbyvindictiveness,andwhosinnedagainst religion,charityandjustice bysuchinvocationofevil uponanother.

Onewho,duetoanimosity overapersonalquarrel, weretocurseanother,really

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Inanycase,youmustput outofyourmindthedefeatistideathatany"curse,"or "blindfate,"hasstackedthe cardsagainstyou.

RememberShakespeare's lines:"Thefault,dearBrutus,isnotinourstars,but inourselves,thatweare underlings."

Butnomerewordsof minecancreateinyouthe irrepressibleoptimismwhich wouldmakesuchadifferencetoyou.

Icanonlysuggestthat youtrytotakeahappier outlook,andsailintothings withreneweddetermination.

Amongthesuggestionsto bepresentedatthecongressarethefollowing:Thatgovernmentsubsidies tofamiliesbeincreased andthatfamilieshavingat leastthreechildrenbe consideredaslarge. planThecongresswillalso toestablishanational organisationforgrouping togetheralltheheadsof largefamilies.

Anofficialofthecongressestimatedthatmore than100,000Spanish fathershavelargefamilies.Thirty-fourmembersoftheorganisationcommitteeof thecongresshaveatotalof 379children.Oneofthe membershas17children, andthreeothershave14 each.

BishopGsell HasJubilee

Randwjck,N.S.W.,June 4.-His CardinalEminenceNorman Gilroy,Archbishop ofSydney.presidedata PontificalHighMasscele- bratedbyBishopFrancisX. Gsell,M.S.C.,onBishop Gsell's60thanniversaryof ordination.

BishopGsell,84,ishon- ouredasanapostleoftheAustralianaborigines.His labourswonhimtheOrder of thetheBritishEmpireand FrenchLegionofHonour.Heistheretired BishopofDarwinand TitularBishopofPares.

CardinalMindszentyBelievedTo BeNowInOneOfWorstGaols

Zurich,Switzerland,June8.-HisEminenceJosephCardinalMindszenty,Primate ofHungary,isnowimprisonedinoneofthe worstpenalinstitutionsinHungary,aCatholicdailyherereported.

NeueZuercherNachrich-a"loyalty"statementfor tensaidithadreceivedin-theRedregime. formationthattheCardinalAfterhisoriginal"reisnowinthepenitentiarylease"fromjaillastJuly, ofHartainsouthernHun-CardinalMindzentyhadgary,whichisnormallybeenconfinedinaresidence reservedforincorrigibleinthevillageofPuespok criminals. SzentLaszlo.

InRome,however,theInVienna,theHungarian theItalianCatholicActionlegationdeniedthereports, newspaper, 11Quotidiano,oftheCardinal'sre-arrest, saidtheCardinalisnowbutsaidthatthe64-year- underarrestatFelsopeteny,oldprelatewas"stillsubahamletnearNogiadinjecttomeasuresdecreed northernHungary. byHungarianauthorities

arianswasdescribedinan accountofhisconcentration campexperiencesgivenby aProtestantminister,the Rev.JosephMojofKraslice.broadcastbyVatican Radio.

TellingoflifeintheVikmanovforcedlabourcamp, PastorMojsaidthatallthe prisonersdreadedthetime whentheywouldhaveto"Theyhadtakentheplace workintheuraniumpro-ofothersinthedeathtower cessingplant.Theairfil-withthesimplestatement

OnlyFearOfGermanCatholics

StoppedHitlerSeizingPontiff

VaticanCity,June8.-FearoftheoppositionofCatholicsinGermanyprevented AdolfHitlerfromresortingtoviolence againstthepersonofthePopeduringWorld WarII,accordingtoaleadingCatholiclay scholar.

Inanewlypublishedbook dealingwiththeeffortsof HisHolinessPopePiusXII toshortenthewarandto aiditsvictims,IginoGiordanideclaredthatHitler plannedtomovetheHoly FatherfromtheVatican andtakehimtoGermany.

Mr.Giordani,formereditoroftheItalianCatholic Actiondaily,IIQuotidiano, presentedthefirstcopyof hisbooktothePope.

Entitled"LifeVersus Death,"itsaidthatpressure wasputonthePopeto leavetheVaticanin1943. InJanuaryof1944,Nazi officialsproposedtransferringhimtoWuerzburg, Germany.

OnFebruary5ofthat year,thebook the Pontiffansweredwithafirm

PopeTellsMaids UnderstandingIs NecessaryToo

VaticanCity,June4.HisHolinessPopePiusXII toldRome'smaidsandother domesticservantsthatthey shouldbegivennotonlyproperemploymentbenefits butthattheyalsoshouldbe giventheChristianunderstandingoftheiremployers.

IlQuotidiano it BuiItByNuns lievedCardinalMindzentyMelbourne,June4.-The wastakentoFelsopetenylargestprivatehospitalto beerectedinMelbourne sinceWorldWarHwitbe conductedbytheMissionarySistersoftheSacred Heartof Sisters).Jesus(Cabrini

Ina Felsopetenymountainousregion,lastsummer. isthesiteofa formersummerresidence oftheCardinal-PrimateandLargeHospital alsoofaresthomefor priests. becausehehadrefusedto signastatement"recognis-ingprogressmadeinrecentyears"betweenthe Hungariangovernmentand theChurch.

Aweekearlier,itwas reportedinMunichthatthe Cardinal-Primate,whohad beensentencedtolifeimprisonmentforallegedtreasonin1949,hadbeenjailed againforrefusingtosign

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Thenewsix-story,150bedhospitalwillbebuilt inthegroundsofSt.Benedict'sHospital,Malvern, andwillbededicatedtothe firstAmericancitizensaint, St. foundressFrancisXavierCarbrini, ofthegongrega-tionwhichwillconductit.

Fullfacilitiesofageneralhospital,includingX-ray equipment,alaboratoryand maternity,pediatric,orthopaedicandgeneralwards willbe pitalprovided.Thehoswillalsoprovide trainingcoursesfornurses.

Theheroismofthesemin-terswereinefficient,hesaid,thattheywishedtoreplace andtheairwasfullofradio-fathersoffamilieswhose activedust. wivesandchildrenwere "Ifoneworkedthereforwaitingforthem." awhile,"theministercontinued,"itwasdifficultto avoidfatalconsequencesto one'shealth.ThereforeI wasmorethansurprised whenIheardthatsome Slovakseminarianshadvolunteeredforthiswork.

"Lawcancertainlyassure youajustremuneration, socialbenefitsandworking conditions,"theHolyFather toldtheOrganisationof DomesticServants.

"Butthesewouldmean littleifyoudidnotalso find,inthehomeswhere youwork,comfortandhumanunderstandingand aboveallthewarmthof Christianlove."

ThePopetoldthe7,000 workerswhofilledtheHall ofBenediction-itwashis firstaddresstoalargeau- diencesinceasorethroat andfatiguehadreducedhis activitiesforseveraldays- thatthelawofChristian charitymakethembrothers intheChristianfamilyto themembersoftheindividualfamiliestheyserve.

Heexpressedthewish thattheiremployersact "morelikefatherstoyou thanmasters."

refusalanddenounced"the unspeakableviolenceplanned."

Mr.Giordaniaddedthat theSacredCollegeofCardinals''wasnolessfirmin resistingtheproposal."

Thegestureoftheseminariansboregreatfruit amongtheotherprisoners, PastorMojsaid.Headded thateventheguardsand policewerehighlyimpressedbytheheroism.

TheBohemianminister saidhewaswithagroupof 16Catholicseminariansand someotherProtestantswho weresenttoVikmanov.

PrayedAsBrothers

"Therewerealready90 priestsinthecamp,besaid, and"thewelcomethepriests gaveusonourarrivalwas morethanmoving."

"IwashelpedbyaFranciscanFatherfromMoravia,"hecontinued."Hehad beensentencedto25years' imprisonment,havingbeen accusedofanti-Marxistpro-paganda

"WithmanyotherCatholicsandnon-Catholicsfrom variouscountriesandwalks oflife,weprayedasbrothersandspentmanyhoursin meditation."

TheVaticanRadio'sown commentwasthat"these heroicepisodesinconcentrationcamplifegiveus comfortandproveonce moretheextraordinary strengthemanatingfrom thosesoulswholiveand are charity."inspiredbyChristian

LateAdolfHitler

InFleetStreetAHard CoreOfTruth-Lovers

(ByMollieSimeonAsphor)

Thisbeingthesilverjubileeyearfor"The Keys,"apeepintoFleet-st.,thehomeofthe Press,anditsassociationwithCatholic Actionseemstimely.

Strangelyenough,oneis usheredintothisholyof holiesofjournalismbya plaquetoEdgarWallace whichreads:

"EdgarWallace,Reporter.

Born1875,London.Died Hollywood,1932.Founder MemberoftheCompanyof NewspaperMakers.

"Heknewwealthand poverty,yethadwalked withkingsandkepthis bearingsandhistalents.He gavelavishlytoauthorship buttoFleet-st.hegavehis heart."

Oneithersidetowerthe greatbuildingsthathouse thenewspapersoftheworld, andcloseby,tuckedaway undertheattendantgreyness,isthefamoustavern wherealljournalistsatone timeoranotherarriveto sitatthetableDickensate at,headinganunending processionofinky-fingered scribes,includingG.K.C.,D. B.WyndhamLewis,HallidaySutherland,E.B,Morton,etc.

NotedMembers

HeremeetonThursdays themembersoftheKeys, theLondonbranchofthe GuildofSt.Francisof Sales,theEnglishassociationofCatholicswhoare writersorjournalists.

Startedin1927,asanindependentgatheringof peoplewhohappenedtobe bothCatholicsandjournalists,itsfoundingwasdue largelytoaFleet-st.writer, AnthonyPraga.

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memberswasW.R.Titterton,G.K.C.'sright-hand man,andwriterofthefamousportraitofhishero,and severalfamousdrinking songs.

Anotherearlymember wasSirRichardRunciman Terry,WestminsterCathedral'sfamouschoirmaster andorganist.

Toquotethetermsofits constitution,approvedby CardinalGriffin(itspresidentwhenImetthemembersoftheKeys),"the GuildofSt.Francisisan associationofpractising journalistsandwritershavingasitsobjectCatholic Actioninthefieldsofjournalismandauthorship.

PapalPleasure

"Thisobjectispromoted bytheco-operationofmembersoftheguildunderthe patronageofSt.Francisde Sales,inmaintainingthe highestCatholicstandardof professionalandpersonal conduct,andinthedisseminationoftruth,andthe correctionoferror."

Inthemuddled,paganised worldoftodaythatisno meanaim.Theimportance oftheguildhasbeenemphasisedtimeandtime againbythePope.

Expressingpleasureat the25thanniversaryofthe Keys,thePopesaidina messagethatheis"confidentthatitsmembers,in thereligiouscommemorationofthisevent,willnot failtodedicatethemselves anewtothehighidealsof theirprofession,comprising, aboveall,aloveofthe truthandconsequentendeavourtocorrect,bya justsincerity,themany falsehoodsanderrorswhich aretheunfortunatecause ofsomuchdiscordand strifeinhumanrelations."

ThePopesaidthathehas "frequentlyremindedthose engagedinjournalismof theimportancetobeat-

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Cachedtotheirofficeofdisseminatingtrueandaccurateinformation."

Tomeitisatwo-edged sword,keenandbright, wherediscriminationbetweentruthanderrorisso muchtherazor'sedgein thesedaysofpropaganda andpsychologicalcoldwarfare.

SimilarInterests

Fleet-st.Catholicshadas theirchaplaintheyearI discoveredthem,theRev. JosephChristie,S.J.,of Farm-st.TheLondonmembershipwasatthattime about100.TheymetmonthlyonaThursday.Itwas thenastrictlymen'saffair.

The"Key"whotoldme aboutthewholescheme ended:"Twodistinctand valuablethingscomefrom thesemeetings.Firstthere istheexchangeofviewpointofCatholicswhohave toexpressthemselvesin print,andfromthiscome manypointersthatarehelpfulinourwork.

IReadAndLiked

By"RONSARD"

"Secondly,itisagreat experienceforaCatholic whosetradeiswords,to findhimselfamongsomany menofsimilarinterests."

Thosewhowriteinany wayatallmustknowthe lonelinessofaCatholiccontributingtoapaperorpress wheremanyoftheviews areforeigntohim.Alone voiceinavast,resounding, echoingwilderness.

Thename"Keys"mustbe bafflingtomanyasitwas tome.ThereisinLondon the"Key"magazinewhich istheofficialpaperofLock -theLeagueofChristThe King.

TheKeys,theGuildof St.FrancisofSalesisquite different,butthejournalists dounlockmanydoorswith theirwritings.

GiantFingers

Aquickglancethrough thediverseandnumerous societieslistedintheLondonCatholicDirectoryimpressedonmetheramificationsoftheChurch.They wereallthere,likefingers onagiantpalmstretched outovertheworld.

THEYEARSOFPERIL

ByArthurBryant

Threeveryworthwhilebooksthisweek,andletnobodylaughat thethoughtofmyrecommendingabookonscience.Thehistory andtravelbookswillraisenoeyebrows;mypenchantforthese twotypesisbynowwellknown. time,andprovidedIcan overcomethetendencyfor mymindtocloudoverlike abathroommirror,Iwill eventuallybeabletotake anintelligentinterestin scientifictopics.

Oneofthemostprolific writersofthepresentday onhistoricaltopicsis ArthurBryant.

Ineverybooksellers' windowIhaveforyears beenconfrontedbyoneor otherofhisworks,either ontheperiodofCharlesII, or,alternatively,theEnglandofthe19thcentury.

Iam,asmyreaderswill notbeunaware,aninsatiablereaderofhistory, whetherinnovelformor otherwise,andtheinevitableresultwasthatIhad toseeformyselfwhatmannerofwriterthisArthur Bryantwas.

Myownpredilectionis fortheStuartperiod,andI noticedthattherewere threebookscoveringthe lifeofthegreatdiarist, SamuelPepys,anditisthe secondofthesewhichis titled"TheYearsofPeril."

Mr.Bryanthasbotha greataffectionfor,anda keenunderstandingof,the industrious,indefatigable, slightlyportentious,butalwayslikableSamuel,and onewouldhavetobeacompletemisanthropenotto sharetheauthor'sopinion.

Forherewasanhonest manamongasfineacollectionofEnglishrogues(of bothhighandlowdegree) aseverdefacedthefair nameoftheircountry.

Theperiodcoveredis from1669to1683,theperiod oftheintriguesagainstthe king,andparticularly againsttheDukeofYork, whichledtotheinfamous TitusOates'conspiracy.

Pepys'constantloyaltyto theDukeofYork,even thoughitactuallyimperilled hislifeconstantlyovera periodofmorethanayear, givesaninsightintohispersonalintegritythatisoften overshadowedbythefact thattheearlierpartofhis diariesaretheonlysections sofarpopularlyknown.

Intheseheappearsratherasamanoftheworld intentmainlyuponwining, dining,wenchingandmakingmusic.

ArthurBryanthascollatednearlyallhismaterial forthisvolumefromPepys' ownpapers,andtheresult isamarvellousfirst-hand recordofthedaysinwhich allEnglandwentinfearof thespyandtheinformer: whentheFirstMinisterof thecountryopenlyschemed againsthisking,andemployedmurderers and roguestoachievehisends.

Anyoneatallinterested inagoodhistoricalnarrativewillenjoythis;Iwould speciallyrecommenditto secondaryschoollibraries.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.Thepriceis 18/9.

ADVENTURESIN PARADISE

ByWillardPrice

KnightsofSt.Columba, theNewmanAssociation, guildsandsocietiesofnurses,pharmacists,teachers, socialworkers,actors,civil servants,runningintothe hundredmark.

Giantfingersofintellect, littlearmiesoftheChurch militant,neverneededmore thantheyaretoday.

Perhapstheseramifications,withthehelpofthe graceofGod,willprovethe curtainoflight,asopposed totheIronCurtainofdarkness.

Locksandkeys,wehave themineveryhome,but journalistspreachingagospeloflove,understanding andtolerance,insteadof hate,couldunlockthedoors ofmanythingsincluding worldpeace,underthebanneroftheLeagueofChrist theKing.

Therehasbeenavogue latelyinbooksaboutthe PacificIslands.

Ihavereadseveral,and thisisthebestofthem. Mosthavehadatendency tocapitaliseontheexotic sexlifeofthenatives,while othersindicatedthatthe authorshaddonelittlebetterthanaCook'stour.

tures,andofthepeoplehe met,withaveritableencyclopaediaofinformation aboutthewayoflifeinthe variousislands.

Hewritescolourfully, usingasortofdiaryform,Thatisthehighestpraise asthoughhewereincorpor-Icanimagineforsucha atingcuttingsfromhisbookasthis,forithassucdiary. Heshowsakeensenseof curiosityandadeterminationnottomisslookingup theplacesmadefamousby suchpeopleasRobertLouis Stevenson,PaulGauguin andJamesNormanHall(of "MutinyontheBounty" fame).

Hisdecisiontotakehis wifealongwithhimmay havebeenduetoageor maritaldevotion,butit wouldappeartohavebeen, inanycase,awisedecision consideringtheattractions oftheduskylocalmaidens.

Thisisamostreadable book.Itiswellillustrated withexcellentphotosanda seriesofsketchesshowing thegroundplanofthevariousislands.

MycopyfromAherns' Booklovers.Thepriceis

SCIENCEFORTHE CITIZEN

ByLancelotHogben

ceededina.taskwhichall myteacherspronouncedexcathedraasmanifestlyimpossible.

Thehumiliatingthingis thatIcanquiteeasilyenvisagethescientificallymindedyoung throughthebookwivery evidenceofenjoymeand withouthavingtopause everysooften,asI,tolook backandseewhatwasthe problemtowhichIhave nowfoundtheanswer.

Thebookcoversthewhole fieldofmoderndiscovery andtracesthehistorical stepswhichleduptoit. Thereisevenachapteron atomicenergy.

Ifyouarelookingfora presentforthehighschool student,orarelookingfor asciencemanualforyour ownenjoyment,thisis reallywonderfulvalue.

Itrunstoover1,100 pages,andisillustratedwith plentyofclearanduseful diagrams.

WillardPriceisaglobe- trotterwithalonglistof travelbookstohiscredit. Probablythebest-knownis "TheAmazingAmazon," buthehasalsopublished twopreviousbooksonthe Pacific.

Thisis,however,thefirst occasiononwhichMr.Price hasdeliberatelysetoutto exploretheislandsofthe SouthPacific,andtheresult ofhistravelsisabook whichcombinesamusing descriptionsofhisadven-

Allofushaveourlittlementalweaknesses, andImustconfesstoa completefogging-up anymechanicalproblem.

MycopyfromCarroll'sof Hay-st.Thepriceis33/3.

SourGrapes wheneverIencounter

Evenafteraquarterofa buthelplesslyatthe OverMayDay centuryofgazinghopefully internalorgansofthevarious carsIhavehad,Iamstill intheinfantschoollevelin regardtotheworkingsof theinternalcombustion engine.

Vienna,June7.-The YugoslavpaperVoiceof ZagrebhaspublishedaseriesofarticlebyitsRome correspondentviolentlyatInthefaceofthispre-tackingtheVaticanandacitof"thetheftof whatpossessedmetotackleMayDay. ambleyoumaywellaskcum"" ascienceencyclopaedia,toReferringtotheinstituwhichImustconfessthatItionofthefeastofSt. wastalkedintoit. JosephtheWorkeronMay 1,theRedjournalistcomplainedthattheCatholic Churchhasusurpedthe secularworld'smeansof arousingpeopleinorderto furtheritsownpropaganda.

Aschool-teacherfriendof mineinsistedthatevenI wouldunderstandandenjoy theexpositionsofProfessor Hogben,andwithplentyof curiosity(andsometrepidation)I"gaveitago."

Icannowverifythatthe professorhasthehappy knackofmakingextremely complicatedthingslookvery simple.

Ifeelconfidentthat,given

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VictoryCameWithNoonDayBells abletoleadhisforcesintothefortress.InZimony, oppositethefortress,hedisposedthe15,000CrusaderswhohadrespondedtoSt.JohnCapistrano's call.

OnJuly21,theSultan,attheheadof150,000men, andlargesuppliesofcannon,beganageneralattack onthefortress,andfor'23hoursarelentiessbornbombardmentwasmaintained.Thedefenderswere forcedtowithdrawintotheinnerfortressbecauseof thewitheringhailofcannonfire.

EarlynextmorningtheTurkslaunchedwhatthey hopedwouldbethefinalassault,andhadactually reachedthewallsofthefortress,fromthevicinity ofwhichtheywere,however,drivenoffaftervery fiercefighting.Bothsidesnowwithdrewsoasto regrouptheirforces.

Itwasduringthistemporarylullinthefighting thatanextraordinaryincident,whichwastochange thewholecourseofthebattle,tookplace.

Preciselyatnoon,thearmyofCrusaders,which hadbeenpostedbyHunyadiatZimony-opposite thefortress-becamerestivebecauseofitsinactivity, and,contrarytoHunyadi'sorders,nowattackeda smallgroupofTurks.

Whatseemedtobeatfirstalocalskirmishsoon assumedmuchlargerproportions,and,likethe mountainstreamgatheringforceandvolumeinits fall,quicklybecameavastandturbulentcataract whickpothingonearthcouldcontain.

"NdMreaterManOnEarth"

FromhisvantagepointinthefortressHunyadi sawwhatwashappening,andwasquicktorealise itsimportanceonthecourseofthebattle.Heimmediatelyorderedanattackonthemaincampof theSultan,and,aftercapturingsomecannon,he turnedtheseagainsttheJanicsars.Panicbrokeout amongsttheTurkishsoldiersandevenMohammed himselfcouldnotstoptherotandre-organisehis forces.

BeforeeveningtheonlyTurksleftonthebattle areaweremanythousandsofdeadones,forthe Sultanandhisarmyhadfledeastwards,ortried toboardwhatwasleftofthefleet,andhadabandonedalltheirequipment.Thegreatvictoryof Nandorfehervarwascomplete.

Hunyadiandhismenweresoexhaustedthatthey wereunabletopursuetheenemyforlong,butso completewasthedefeatoftheInfidelthatalifetimewastopassbeforetheTurkishmenacetoChristendomwastobecomerealagain,andPopePiusV wastoinstitutetheFeastoftheMostHolyRosary inthanksgivingforthegreatvictoryatLepanto,and PopeInnocentXIthefeastoftheHolyNameofthe BlessedVirginMaryaftertheliberationofVienna in1680.

ThesamePopechoseforamottoofacompletelib-, orationoftheCatholicWestthewords:

"TheprotectionoftheVirginwillliberateBuda(pest)."Thatoccuredin1683.

Owingtothegreatheatofthesummerpestilence soonspreadfromthebattlearea,anddeathclaimed manymorevictims.HunyadiretiredtoZimony wherehetoodiedonAugust11,lessthanthree weeksafterthegreatestvictoryofhiscareer.St. JohnCapistranowasathisbedsideashedied.

ItisinterestingtorecordthetributepaidtoHunyadibyhislateenemy,MohammedII,who,onhearingofHunyadi'sdeathsaid:"Thoughwehavebeen enemiesIstillamsorryforhisdeath,becausethere hasbeennogreatermanonearth."

PopeAttributesVictoryToPrayer

InRome,assoonasCallixtusIIIheardofthe victoryheattributedittothepoweroftheCrusadeof prayersinthesewords:"BeforethefeastdayofSt. Jamestheworld-famousvictorytookplace.Itcannotberegardedlessimportantthanthevictories whichGodgrantedtohispeopleatthetimeofMoses, theMaccabeansandCharlesMagnus.

"SimpleCrusaderswithGod'sAthlete,CountJohn Hunyadi,Governor,astheirleadergainedavictory overcountlessenemies Wedonotdoubtthat AlmightyGodgrantedthisunexpectedvictoryto theseourprayers."

HeriocPriestGave

TheHolyFatherrecentlyspoketospecialistson themoralaspectsofeye-grafting.Thequestion aroseoutofthebequestofthelateFr.CarloGnocchi -shortlybeforehisdeath-ofthecorneasofhis eyestoenabletwoblindchildrentosee.

Headlineshavecarriedacrosstheworldthedramatic lastchapterinthestoryofDonCarloGnocchi,theItalian priestwhoonhisdeathbedafteradecadedevotedtothe careofdisabledchildren,bequeathedhiseyestotwowho wereblind,bothofwhomregainedtheirsightafteragraftingoperation.

Butthatinspiringstoryreallybeginsatleast13years earlier,onthewar-batteredplainsofRussia;andtheold proverbmightstandasitsepigraph:"Godwritesstraight withcrookedlines."

InJanuary,1943,theBattleofStalingradwasalmost over.OntheDonfronttheItalian"expeditionaryforce" wasincostlyretreat.Thelongcasualtylistsowedperhaps asmuchtotheterriblecoldastotheRussianguns.

Acrossthatfrozendesertamedicalsectiontrailedalong withastragglingcolumnofAlpinetroops.Theirtransportwasoutofaction.Thewoundedwerepiledon stretcher-sleighsdraggedbymules.Someofthewounded, thatis,thestretcherscouldtakenomore,andmostofthem wereperforcelefttosinkintothelast,numbedsleepinthe snow.

HisPromise.

Lieut.RolandPrada,ofMilan,theleaderofthemedical section,hadtohardenhishearttothecursesandprayers, ignorethoseweakbeseechingarms-untilherecogniseda faceamongthehumandebrisbesidethetrack.Inarecent issueoftheCorrieredellaSerahetoldoftheincident.

Hehadrecognisedthequiet,wearyfaceofamilitary chaplain,DonCarloGnocchi.

Thepriestprotestedfeeblyandvainlyastheypicked himup:"Leaveme Lookatthosepoorboys,dying."

Hehadlefthisretreatingunittocomfortthesewretches intheirlasthour-evenifitmeantsharingtheirfate.

So,byaglanceathazard,DonCarlowassavedfrom certaindeath-savedforhisnewapostolate.

Thatapostolatewasitselfaproductofthewar(again thecrookedlinesarepatterned,goodbuildingalwaysupon evil).OnactiveserviceinAlbania,Yugoslavia,and especiallyinRussiahehadcomfortedmanydyingsoldiers withthepromisethattheirfatherlessororphanedchildren wouldbelookedafter.

WhenhereturnedtoItalyhebegantosearchoutthe orphansofmenwhohadservedinhistworegiments. Afterwinningovertheauthorities,hehadthemhousedin ahomeforwarinvalidsatArosio.

TheMaimed.

HereinArosioin1947,DonCarlo'sspecialmission wasrevealedtohiminanexperiencewhichherecountedin abroadcasttwomonthsbeforehisdeath.Onedaya motherbroughttoArosiohercrippledboy:.hehadlost onelegwhenamineexploded.Asthemotherwasleaving,thechild,whosecrutchhadbeenremoved,threwhim'elfonthegroundandbeganwrithingpainfullytowards her,cryingforhisMamma.

Inthatheart-tearingmomentlittleTommoBalducci showedDonCarlotheworkthatwaitedforhim.

InItaly,hediscovered,therewereabout15,000disabled children,manyofthem,likeTommo,victimsofhidden mines.Helostnotimeinhelpingthem.Arichwoman presentedhimwithalargevillaatArosio,andsoonthe first100disabledchildrenwereinstalledthere.

.

EvenInDeath

them.ThetitleofoneofFr.Gnocchi'sbooks"TheRestorationoftheHumanPerson,"issignificant.

PolioVictims.

Asthe"graduates"begantoleaveandtheflowofwarmaimedchildrenlessened,DonCarlo'smindturnedto otherproblems.

FirstcametheproblemofaclassofpyschOlogically crippledchildren-thelittlehalf-castesleftbehindby ColouredsoldiersintheAlliesarmies-the"mulatini,"as theywerecontemptuouslycalled.

Hetooktheseunwantedyoungstersintohishomes,gave themcomradeshipandschooling,andworkedoutplansfor sendingthemasemigrantstocountrieswheretherewasno colourbar.

Stilltherewereemptybeds,andnowhischarityfound anotheroutlet;thechildvictimsofpoliomyelitis,whose numberswereincreasingeveryyear.Theywerehoused atfirstintheexistinghomes,butlastyearthefirststone waslaidatMilan(thoughlessthanathirdofthenecessarymoneyhadbeencollected).

Thesechildren,likethewar-maimed,receivednotonly lovebutthemostadvancedmedicaltreatment.Fr.Gnocchi wasthespiritualheirofDonBoscoandDonOrionesupremelypracticalmystics. HisOwnAgony.

Withinonecrowdeddecadehedidsomuch.Theslight figure,theascetic,kindlyfaceandthegreyinghairen brossewerefamiliartonewspaperreadersthroughoutthe country.

ThenlastFebruary,thepubliclearntthathewasgravely illinaMilaneseclinic.Bythattime,infact,hisstomach cancerwasincurable,andwithinafewweekstheprotracted deathagonybegan.

Thepainwassevereandcontinual,andthestrugglefor breathwasterrible.Heboreitwithcalmfortitude,weare told,gazingoftendownthebedattheceramiccrucifix madebyhisbeloved"mulatini."

Hewouldnotreceiveanyofthem-letthemremember himashehadbeen,asmilingfather-but,gaspingforair, hediscussedthefutureofthework;theanti-poliocampaign andexpansionabroad.

HeaskedthatfourofthechildrenbesenttoLourdestopraynotforhim,butfortheFoundation.Andweknow ofhisgestureofultimatelovewhenthreedaysbeforethe end,heaskedhisfriend,Prof.Galeazzi,tousehisdead eyesinanattempt-happilysuccessful-torestoretheir sighttotwoblindchildren.

"IRemember ."

Beforehisspeechfailedonthelastday,hismindwent L,acktothehorrorsofthewarinRussia.Inhisownagony, hespokeofthemwithstrangeserenity;andhetoldhis secretary,Fr.Barbareschi:"Iremembersomanywhoknew howtodiewell andthathelpsmenow."

PerhapsthatisthelastlessonofDonCarloGnocchi's lifeofsacrifice;outofthemeaninglesstangleofcruelty andinnocentsufferingapatternemergestotheeyesof faith,anditistracedbylove,humananddivine.

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ItwasonAugust6,thefeastdayoftheTransfigurationofOurLord,thatthegoodnewsofthe greatvictoryreachedthePope.Asatokenof thanksgivingandapermanentmemorialheextendedthecelebrationofthisfeastdaythroughout thewholeChurch.Itwasobservedtillthattime onlyinsomepartsofit.

Thereisastrikingparallelbetweentheworld ofSJohnCapistrano'stimeasitfacedtheonslauaofIslamfivehundredyearsago,andthe worldtodayasitconfrontsthedeadlymenaceof atheisticCommunism.

"Thetimeinwhichwelive,"writestheHoly FatherinhislettertotheGeneraloftheFranciscans,"isnotlessdifficult,notlessuncertainthan thetimeofSt.JohnCapistranowas.Whatweneed issanctityoflife,inthefirstplace,allofus!We repeat,sanctityoflife,onlythiscangiveasuccessful remedyagainstthesicknessesofturbulenttimes; againstthedepravationofmorals,againstthenoticeabledeclineofpiety,againsthatredandthelackof love."

ThemeritofSt.JohnCapistranoisthathefought duringhiswholelifeagainsttheperilswhichconfrontedChristendom.Thehopeoftheworldtoday inthefaceofthemenaceofAtheisticCommunism liesinthemessageofFatima.

MichaelG.O'Brien

Telephone:MIJ2716Mtreet, PAINTINGCONTRACTOR20Southl P Serth.

Fromthatbeginningtheenterprisegrewwithremarkable speed.AlargeinstitutewasopenedinMilan,whereDon Carlohadbeenastudents'chaplainbeforethewar.Others followedinRome,Turin,Florence,Parma,Genoa,Salerno andInverigo.Thusthegreatworkgrew,fromtheFriends ofArosiototheFederationforDisabledChildren,and finallyin1951totheProJuventuteFound4tion,withsome 2,000childrenineightcentres.

Restoration.

Butthedeceptivelytriumphantparagraphveilstheyears ofstrugglinggrowth.Atthattimeofpost-warrecon struction,Governmentandpeoplehadotherthingstothink ofthandisabledchildren.

Confidentlyshoulderingenormousdebts,Fr.Gnocchi becameanastutepublicist,hammeringouthissingletheme onthehumanheartateveryopportunity-untilfinallythe publicconsciencewasawakened.Donationscamein steadily,andtheStategrantedhimanallowanceforeach childunderhiscare.

Hewasneverfreefromfinancialworries,butnowhe couldgivemorethoughttotheproblemofrehabilitating thedisabledchildren.

Asheoftenexplained,thiswasmuchmoredifficultand costlythancaringforadultcripples,partlybecauseperiodic operationshadtobeperformedonthemaimedlimbsof thegrowingchildren.

Andtherapeuticworkandplaywerehardlylessimportantthanorthopaedicsurgery;thecentralideawastomake theseunfortunateyoungstersintousefulandcontented citizens.Inanatmosphereofhome-likeaffectionthey weretaughttoovercometheirhandicapsandtrainedas porters,tailors,mechanicsandsoforth.

Finally,theFoundationwouldhelptofindjobsfor

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VictoryCameWithNoonDayBells abletoleadhisforcesintothefortress.InZimony, oppositethefortress,hedisposedthe15,000CrusaderswhohadrespondedtoSt.JohnCapistrano's call.

OnJuly21,theSultan,attheheadof150,000men, andlargesuppliesofcannon,beganageneralattack onthefortress,andfor'23hoursarelentiessbornbombardmentwasmaintained.Thedefenderswere forcedtowithdrawintotheinnerfortressbecauseof thewitheringhailofcannonfire.

EarlynextmorningtheTurkslaunchedwhatthey hopedwouldbethefinalassault,andhadactually reachedthewallsofthefortress,fromthevicinity ofwhichtheywere,however,drivenoffaftervery fiercefighting.Bothsidesnowwithdrewsoasto regrouptheirforces.

Itwasduringthistemporarylullinthefighting thatanextraordinaryincident,whichwastochange thewholecourseofthebattle,tookplace.

Preciselyatnoon,thearmyofCrusaders,which hadbeenpostedbyHunyadiatZimony-opposite thefortress-becamerestivebecauseofitsinactivity, and,contrarytoHunyadi'sorders,nowattackeda smallgroupofTurks.

Whatseemedtobeatfirstalocalskirmishsoon assumedmuchlargerproportions,and,likethe mountainstreamgatheringforceandvolumeinits fall,quicklybecameavastandturbulentcataract whickpothingonearthcouldcontain.

"NrenterManOnEarth"

FromhisvantagepointinthefortressHunyadi sawwhatwashappening,andwasquicktorealise itsimportanceonthecourseofthebattle.Heimmediatelyorderedanattackonthemaincampof theSultan,and,aftercapturingsomecannon,he turnedtheseagainsttheJanicsars.Panicbrokeout amongsttheTurkishsoldiersandevenMohammed himselfcouldnotstoptherotandre-organisehis forces.

BeforeeveningtheonlyTurksleftonthebattle areaweremanythousandsofdeadones,forthe Sultanandhisarmyhadfledeastwards,ortried toboardwhatwasleftofthefleet,andhadabandonedalltheirequipment.Thegreatvictoryof Nandorfehervarwascomplete.

Hunyadiandhismenweresoexhaustedthatthey wereunabletopursuetheenemyforlong,butso completewasthedefeatoftheInfidelthatalifetimewastopassbeforetheTurkishmenacetoChristendomwastobecomerealagain,andPopePiusV wastoinstitutetheFeastoftheMostHolyRosary inthanksgivingforthegreatvictoryatLepanto,and PopeInnocentXIthefeastoftheHolyNameofthe BlessedVirginMaryaftertheliberationofVienna in1680.

ThesamePopechoseforamottoofacompletelib-, erationoftheCatholicWestthewords:

"TheprotectionoftheVirginwillliberateBuda(pest)."Thatoccuredin1683.

Owingtothegreatheatofthesummerpestilence soonspreadfromthebattlearea,anddeathclaimed manymorevictims.HunyadiretiredtoZimony wherehetoodiedonAugust11,lessthanthree weeksafterthegreatestvictoryofhiscareer.St. JohnCapistranowasathisbedsideashedied.

ItisinterestingtorecordthetributepaidtoHunyadibyhislateenemy,MohammedII,who,onhearingofHunyadi'sdeathsaid:"Thoughwehavebeen enemiesIstillamsorryforhisdeath,becausethere hasbeennogreatermanonearth."

PopeAttributesVictoryToPrayer

InRome,assoonasCallixtusIIIheardofthe victoryheattributedittothepoweroftheCrusadeof prayersinthesewords:"BeforethefeastdayofSt. Jamestheworld-famousvictorytookplace.Itcannotberegardedlessimportantthanthevictories whichGodgrantedtohispeopleatthetimeofMoses, theMaccabeansandCharlesMagnus.

"SimpleCrusaderswithGod'sAthlete,CountJohn Hunyadi,Governor,astheirleadergainedavictory overcountlessenemies Wedonotdoubtthat AlmightyGodgrantedthisunexpectedvictoryto theseourprayers."

ItwasonAugust6,thefeastdayoftheTransfigurationofOurLord,thatthegoodnewsofthe greatvictoryreachedthePope.Asatokenof thanksgivingandapermanentmemorialheextendedthecelebrationofthisfeastdaythroughout thewholeChurch.Itwasobservedtillthattime onlyinsomepartsofit.

HeriocPriestGave. EvenInDeath

TheHolyFatherrecentlyspoketospecialistson themoralaspectsofeye-grafting.Thequestion aroseoutofthebequestofthelateFr.CarloGnocchi -shortlybeforehisdeath-ofthecorneasofhis eyestoenabletwoblindchildrentosee.

Headlineshavecarriedacrosstheworldthedramatic lastchapterinthestoryofDonCarloGnocchi,theItalian priestwhoonhisdeathbedafteradecadedevotedtothe careofdisabledchildren,bequeathedhiseyestotwowho wereblind,bothofwhomregainedtheirsightafteragraftingoperation.

Butthatinspiringstoryreallybeginsatleast13years earlier,onthewar-batteredplainsofRussia;andtheold proverbmightstandasitsepigraph:"Godwritesstraight withcrookedlines."

InJanuary,1943,theBattleofStalingradwasalmost over.OntheDonfronttheItalian"expeditionaryforce" wasincostlyretreat.Thelongcasualtylistsowedperhaps asmuchtotheterriblecoldastotheRussianguns.

Acrossthatfrozendesertamedicalsectiontrailedalong withastragglingcolumnofAlpinetroops.Theirtransportwasoutofaction.Thewoundedwerepiledon stretcher-sleighsdraggedbymules.Someofthewounded, thatis,thestretcherscouldtakenomore,andmostofthem wereperforcelefttosinkintothelast,numbedsleepinthe snow. HisPromise.

Lieut.RolandPrada,ofMilan,theleaderofthemedical section,hadtohardenhishearttothecursesandprayers, ignorethoseweakbeseechingarms-untilherecogniseda faceamongthehumandebrisbesidethetrack.Inarecent issueoftheCorrieredellaSerahetoldoftheincident.

Hehadrecognisedthequiet,wearyfaceofamilitary chaplain,DonCarloGnocchi.

Thepriestprotestedfeeblyandvainlyastheypicked himup:"Leaveme Lookatthosepoorboys,dying.."

Hehadlefthisretreatingunittocomfortthesewretches intheirlasthour-evenifitmeantsharingtheirfate.

So,byaglanceathazard,DonCarlowassavedfrom certaindeath-savedforhisnewapostolate.

Thatapostolatewasitselfaproductofthewar(again thecrookedlinesarepatterned,goodbuildingalwaysupon evil).OnactiveserviceinAlbania,Yugoslavia,and especiallyinRussiahehadcomfortedmanydyingsoldiers withthepromisethattheirfatherlessororphanedchildren wouldbelookedafter.

WhenhereturnedtoItalyhebegantosearchoutthe orphansofmenwhohadservedinhistworegiments. Afterwinningovertheauthorities,hehadthemhousedin ahomeforwarinvalidsatArosio.

TheMaimed.

HereinArosioin1947,DonCarlo'sspecialmission wasrevealedtohiminanexperiencewhichherecountedin abroadcasttwomonthsbeforehisdeath.Onedaya motherbroughttoArosiohercrippledboy:.hehadlost onelegwhenamineexploded.Asthemotherwasleaving,thechild,whosecrutchhadbeenremoved,threwhimselfonthegroundandbeganwrithingpainfullytowards her,cryingforhisMamma.

Inthatheart-tearingmomentlittleTommoBalducci showedDonCarlotheworkthatwaitedforhim.

InItaly,hediscovered,therewereabout15,000disabled children,manyofthem,likeTommo,victimsofhidden mines.Helostnotimeinhelpingthem.Arichwoman presentedhimwithalargevillaatArosio,andsoonthe first100disabledchildrenwereinstalledthere.

Fromthatbeginningtheenterprisegrewwithremarkable speed.AlargeinstitutewasopenedinMilan,whereDon Carlohadbeenastudents'chaplainbeforethewar.Others followedinRome,Turin,Florence,Parma,Genoa,Salerno andInverigo.Thusthegreatworkgrew,fromtheFriends ofArosiototheFederationforDisabledChildren,and finallyin1951totheProJuventuteFoundistion,withsome 2,000childrenineightcentres.

Restoration.

Butthedeceptivelytriumphantparagraphveilstheyears ofstrugglinggrowth.Atthattimeofpost-warreconstruction,Governmentandpeoplehadotherthingstothink ofthandisabledchildren.

them.ThetitleofoneofFr.Gnocchi'sbooks"TheRestorationoftheHumanPerson,"issignificant.

PolioVictims.

Asthe"graduates"begantoleaveandtheflowofwarmaimedchildrenlessened,DonCarlo'smindturnedto otherproblems.

Firstcametheproblemofaclassofpyschologically Crippledchildren-thelittlehalf-castesleftbehindby ColouredsoldiersintheAlliesarmies-the"mulatini,"as theywerecontemptuouslycalled.

Hetooktheseunwantedyoungstersintohishomes,gave themcomradeshipandschooling,andworkedoutplansfor sendingthemasemigrantstocountrieswheretherewasno colourbar.

Stilltherewereemptybeds,andnowhischarityfound anotheroutlet;thechildvictimsofpoliomyelitis,whose numberswereincreasingeveryyear.Theywerehoused atfirstintheexistinghomes,butlastyearthefirststone waslaidatMilan(thoughlessthanathirdofthenecessarymoneyhadbeencollected).

Thesechildren,likethewar-maimed,receivednotonly lovebutthemostadvancedmedicaltreatment.Fr.Gnocchi wasthespiritualheirofDonBoscoandDonOrionesupremelypracticalmystics.

HisOwnAgony.

Withinonecrowdeddecadehedidsomuch.Theslight figure,theascetic,kindlyfaceandthegreyinghairen brossewerefamiliartonewspaperreadersthroughoutthe country.

ThenlastFebruary,thepubliclearntthathewasgravely illinaMilaneseclinic.Bythattime,infact,hisstomach cancerwasincurable,andwithinafewweekstheprotracted deathagonybegan.

Thepainwassevereandcontinual,andthestrugglefor breathwasterrible.Heboreitwithcalmfortitude,weare told,gazingoftendownthebedattheceramiccrucifix madebyhisbeloved"mulatini."

Hewouldnotreceiveanyofthem-letthemremember himashehadbeen,asmilingfather-but,gaspingforair, hediscussedthefutureofthework;theanti-poliocampaign andexpansionabroad.

HeaskedthatfourofthechildrenbesenttoLourdestopraynotforhim,butfortheFoundation.Andweknow ofhisgestureofultimatelovewhenthreedaysbeforethe end,heaskedhisfriend,Prof.Galeazzi,tousehisdead eyesinanattempt-happilysuccessful-torestoretheir sighttotwoblindchildren.

"IRemember ."

Beforehisspeechfailedonthelastday,hismindwent hacktothe,horrorsofthewarinRussia.Inhisownagony, hespokeofthemwithstrangeserenity;andhetoldhis secretary,Fr.Barbareschi:"Iremembersomanywhoknew howtodiewell andthathelpsmenow."

PerhapsthatisthelastlessonofDonCarloGnocchi's lifeofsacrifice;outofthemeaninglesstangleofcruelty andinnocentsufferingapatternemergestotheeyesof faith,anditistracedbylove,humananddivine.

Thereisastrikingparallelbetweentheworld ofSJohnCapistrano'stimeasitfacedtheonsla ofIslamfivehundredyearsago,andthe worltodayasitconfrontsthedeadlymenaceof atheisticCommunism.

"Thetimeinwhichwelive,"writestheHoly FatherinhislettertotheGeneraloftheFranciscans,"isnotlessdifficult,notlessuncertainthan thetimeofSt.JohnCapistranowas.Whatweneed issanctityoflife,inthefirstplace,allofus!We repeat,sanctityoflife,onlythiscangiveasuccessful remedyagainstthesicknessesofturbulenttimes; againstthedepravationofmorals,againstthenoticeabledeclineofpiety,againsthatredandthelackof love."

ThemeritofSt.JohnCapistranoisthathefought duringhiswholelifeagainsttheperilswhichconfrontedChristendom.Thehopeoftheworldtoday inthefaceofthemenaceofAtheisticCommunism liesinthemessageofFatima.

MichaelG.O'Brien

Telephone:MU2716 MabelS, PAINTINGCONTRACTOR20 SouthPerttreeth.

Confidentlyshoulderingenormousdebts,Fr.Gnocchi becameanastutepublicist,hammeringouthissingletheme onthehumanheartateveryopportunity-untilfinallythe publicconsciencewasawakened.Donationscamein steadily,andtheStategrantedhimanallowanceforeach childunderhiscare.

Hewasneverfreefromfinancialworries,butnowhe couldgivemorethoughttotheproblemofrehabilitating thedisabledchildren.

Asheoftenexplained,thiswasmuchmoredifficultand costlythancaringforadultcripples,partlybecauseperiodic operationshadtobeperformedonthemaimedlimbsof thegrowingchildren.

Andtherapeuticworkandplaywerehardlylessimportantthanorthopaedicsurgery;thecentralideawastomake theseunfortunateyoungstersintousefulandcontented citizens.Inanatmosphereofhome-likeaffectionthey weretaughttoovercometheirhandicapsandtrainedas porters,tailors,mechanicsandsoforth.

Finally,theFoundationwouldhelptofindjobsfor

Posty'sWhistle

Deargirls,boysandtinies, -Haveyoueverknowna wetterJune?Well,it'sgood forallmyfarmercorneritesatRedHills,Moora, Windyridge,andallthe otherswhosespecialhome namesIforget.Mukinbudin andyoungMaslenare,Iam sure,floatingawaytothe sea.

Perthhasbecomeacityof reflections.Greatlakesof waterfromourhistoric Swanencroachuponthe playingfieldsofLangley Park,andonegetsthemost beautifuleffectsasthebus swirlsthroughaminiature Niagara,andsprayblotsout theworldforabrief moment.

That'snoexaggeration. Alongtheoncebeautiful curveofMountsBay-rd., atthemoment,isachaos ofpiledmoundsofearth; littlepoolsreflectstrange cloudmirages,andseagulls andlong-beakedbirdsform strangeexoticfriezesalong thelow-walledbanks.

Greyskies,greyerthan. London,hanginsullenpersistenceoverall.Thisis thedayoftherain,andit won'tforegoamomentof itsinnings.

Perhapsthegreynessaccountsforallthegreypencillettersthathavebeen comingin.Nopencil,please.

Loveandhere'shoping forsomesunshineinthe postsoon.

AUNTMOLLIE.

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NowForAPoem

AQUERY

WhenfromtheArk'scapaciousround Mankindcameforthin pairs, Whowasitthatfirstheard thesound, Ofbootsuponthestairs?

Tohimwhoconsthematter o'er, Alittlethoughtreveals, Hehearditfirstwhowent before Twopairsofsolesandheels.

* * ThoughtForWeek

Tolengthenyourlife, lessenyourmeals.-BenjaminFranklin. 4'

BethMassam'sPrizeStoryOfCircus

Tight-RopeWalkers'NarrowEscape

Itwasmid-Novemberwhenthestrangers reachedthesmalltownship.

Theyhad12caravans,15 horses,dogs,afewtrucks andcars.

Peoplewereridingthe horsesanddrivingthecars andtrucks,butitwasnot knownhowmanytherewere altogether.

Therewererumoursthat theybelongedtoashowof somekindandotherssaid theywereonaholidaytouringthecountryside.Later onmoretrucksandcaravansarrivedwithanimals.

Nextdaythetownsfolk werecrowdedroundposters inshopwindows,onfences, roofsandwallsandontrees thatlinedtheroadsideall thewayalongthemainroad ofthesmalltown.

Theseposterswereadvertisingacertain"Country Kids'ShowandCircus," whichwastobeseenat theshowgroundonFriday, November16.

Itwasthenightbefore theshowand"Squint"and "Crosseyes"wereinthe hotel.Theyweretalking abouttheshowanddecidedtomakeafooloutofthe showpeople.Theyleftthe hotelandwerewalking downthelane,talking.

"Wecouldteasetheropes ofthetight-ropestand," exclaimedSquint.

"Orwecouldmakethe animalsstampede,"said Crosseyesinhisunusual manner.

"We'llthinkofsomething,"saidSquint.

Theydepartedandwent home.

SAVEMONEY

CharlieCarteis4

Nextmorningtheshow peoplewereupearlyand hadthetentsalmosterected bythetimetherestofthe familiesintownwere awake.

SquintandCrosseyesmet inthestreetandtalked abouttheirplanforquitea time,thenparted.

Itwasafternoonnowand mostpeopleweregetting readytogo,butnotSquint andCrosseyes.Theywere circlingaroundthebackof theshowground,waitingtill allthepeoplewereoutof sight.Thentheywouldput theirplanintooperation.

Mostofthepeoplewere nowarrivingattheshowgroundwaitingforthetent toopen.

Childrenwererunning everywhereandwerevery excited.

VillionsCaught

SquintandCrosseyesarrivedatthetentathalfpastsix.Theywerevery carefulnottogetspotted andcreptveryclosetothe tent'sside.

Bothwentinandstarted tofiddlewiththelightsand ropes.Thepeopleofthe showmusthavebeengettingdressedreadyforactingbecausenobodywas around.

Whentheyhadfinished theyleftthesamewaythey hadcome."

Everyonewasinthetent, now,waitingintenseexcitement.

Thentheringmastercame inandcrackedhiswhip. Heannouncedafewwords andthenthegrandparade started.

Horseswithprettygirls dancingonthem,elephants, lions,dogs,clowns,monkeys andmore,lotsmore,of animalsandpeople.

MostlyOnCaves

DearCabbageLeafand Grandmother, Youarenotforgotten. Yoursplendidletterswill appearnextweekandthe weekafter.Thankyouso verymuch.Ninety-four, middle-age,rightdownto six-years-old,the"corner" reachesfromthecradleto theendoflifealmost.

Grandmotherdear,please bookyourselfacentury.We musthaveyourhundredth birthdaytocelebrate.This yearIhopetodobetterthan lastyearaboutthat. Lovetoyouboth. AUNTMOLLIE.

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M.Hearne'sEssay WatchThem!

Yanchep,aprettyholiday resort,hasjustabouteverythingonecouldwishtosee. Thekoalabearswiththeir blacknosesandfurrybodies inthegumtrees,thekangaroosandlittlejoeyswith theirlongtailshopping roundthecage.

Thereisalargelakesurroundedbyrusheswith littlepatchesoftheminthe middle.Amantakesyou rounditinamotor-boat andatonepartitisvery narrowandthetreestouch atthetoptoformanarch.

FalseEclipse

Thestoryistoldthata newsreelcompanyonce sentexpeditionstoseveral partsoftheworldtoget authenticMootsofanexpectedeclipse.

Unforunately,becauseof cloudyweatherinevery spotchosen,theeffectwas afailure.Theshotshadto befilmed.Indesperation thetechnicaldirectordecidedtomanufactureaneclipse inhisownlaboratory. Hesucceededbeyondhis wildestexpectations.All werejubilant,andcongratulationsweretheorderof theday.Cametheclimax.

Whenthepicturewasfinallyexaminedforflaws,a tinydefectwasdiscovered. Acrossthefaceofthesun, supposedlyineclipse,appearedtheword"Mazda."

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Geraldine'sSchool St.Joseph'sCollege, Fremantle.

DearAuntMollie,-This isthefirstletterIhave writtentoyou"corner"in "TheRecord."EverySundayIlookforwardto"The Record"forIlikereading theveryenjoyablestories init.Pleasewillyouaccept measoneofyournieces?

Iaminseventhstandard anditisverymuchharder thanthesixthstandard.

DuringtheEasterbreak ourfamilyattendedallthe ceremonies.Ithinkthey broughtbacktothepeople's mindsthePassionofOur Lord.

Allthegirlsatschool havebeenpickedinteams. IaminBlueteamwith manyofmyfriends.The teamsarehavingacompetitiontoseewhocanget themostmoneyforthenew hospital.

Attheendoftheterm alltheclassesfromseventh upwardsaregoingtohave asocialandtheteamwho getsthemostmoneygets infree.

Thecavesareveryinteresting.Theguidetakes youdownthestepsandinto theCrystalcave,theonly onethatisalive.Thefirst persontoenteritwas GeorgeGreyin1838.On theceilingofthecavethere arestalactites,theyarean icicle-likeincrustationof carbonateoflime.

StalagmiteFreaks

Theshowproceededfora whileandthencamethe tight-ropewalkers.The ring-masterstoodand watchedthemclimbupto start.Theycheckedtheir ropeandstartedtowalk.

Theyweregoingsteady whenthefrontonecalled urgenty,"Quick,goback, therope'sbeenteased.Go back,hurry."

Thetwojustgotbackto theendandsnap!Therope brokeandfell. "Phew!"saidonewiping hisbrow,"thatwasaclose shave." "I'llsay,"agreedthe other.

Thestalagmitesareformedonthefloorofthecave, bythedroppingofwater fromthetipsofthestalactiteswhichcausesthemto grow.Thisistheonlycave atYanchepthatisstillactive. Interestingfeatureswere pointedouttous,themap ofAustralia,thefrozen waterfall,theeggsand bacon,theanti-aircraft guns,QueenVictoria,and manymore,allformedby therocks.Thelightswere turnedoffinonecaveand oninanothersothatthe stalactitesreflectedinthe waterandlookedlikeacity underthesea.

CharlieCarters

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DearAuntMollie,-We havemovedfromKalgoorlie andarelivinginPerth.We gotoWestPerthconvent. Wearebothinfirststandard. Wewenttothezooand' hadagoodtime,trainrides andelephantride.Alsowe wenttothepictures.We've hadagoodholiday. Itiswetsowearesitting bythefirelookingatcomics. Mummyiswritingforus. OurdoggieRoverdiedand daddyisgoingtogetus anotherone.

Lovefrom GLORIA&RAYWATERS. P.S.-I,too,likeyourpage -MummyWaters.God blessyou.

DearGloriaWatersand herbrother,-Myvery youngest"cornerite."Perhapsnowyouarenotsofar awaywemaymeet.I'dlove toseeyourtinyself,almost asbigasthedrawingsyou sentme.Keepthemup Gloria,theyhavelifein them.

Yourhorsereally ks likeahorse.Verygoodfor asix-year-old. Thezooandtheholidays soundedgreat.Iamglad thatmummylikesour"corner"also.Lotsoflove. AUNTMOLLIE.

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AnthonySendsPoem 36Grey-st., Albany.

DearAuntMollie,-Iam aregularreaderofthe "children'scorner"whichis containedin"TheRecord," soIdecidedIwouldliketo becomeoneofyour nephews.Ihavecontributedapoementitled"Our Family."

Iam12yearsofageand theeldestofalargefamily aboutwhomIhavewritten.Ihopethatitwill meetwithyourapproval. MysisterHelenisaregularcontributorandhas wonseveralprizes.

Well,AuntMollie,Imust closenowandgoonwith myhome-work.

Iremain, Yourlovingniece, GERALDINEDUNNE.

DearGeraldine,-Abig welcometothe"corner." SorryIhavetakensolong towelcomeyou,butasyou seewearesnowedunder. Anywayabigwelcomenow.

Thinkthatyoucan pioneeramysterystory driveforme?Themore mysteriousthemorewewill likethem.Fathersarevery goodatmysteries.Tryand seeifdadwillhelpout. Sendthatthrillerinsoon.

IhopethatBluewonthe teamcontest.Howdidit end,orisitstillgoing.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE. * *

KathJoinsUp

DepartmentofSupply, Karrakatta.

DearAunt have notwrittentoyoubefore, butIwouldliketobecome amemberofyourclub.

Iamnineandwillbeten onJuly27.Iaminfourth standardatSt.Aloysius' school,ShentonPark.I likeschoolverymuchand Ilearnmusic,too.Ihave threesistersandtwobrothers. Iwillwriteagainsoonas possible.

Iremain, Yourlovingniece, KATHLEENSAVAGE.

DearKathleen,-Abig welcometothe"corner," andI'veenteredyourbirthdayinourbook.Thatmakes youapropermember.

ShentonParkjoiningin now.Youareapioneer, Kathleen. Ithinkyour daddyoncecameandsang forthemissionsforme. Sendmeanicelongstory, Kathleen.

Lovetoyouandthe brothersandsisters, AUNTMOLLIE.

Yoursincerely, ANTHONYMERCER.

DearAnthony,-Thanks forthepoem.Igaveita junioraward.Ihopeby thistimeyouhaveseenit inprint.Iamthinkingof startingaboys'sectionwith theeditor'sapproval.Stamp news,hobbies,etc.Think thatitwouldbepopular withboys?

Keeponwritingpoetry Anthony.ThereisashillingbookissuedbytheAustralianWoman'sMirroryou shouldfindhelpful. AreyouaScout?It'sa greatlife.

Writeagainsoon, AUNTMOLLIE.

Week'sWinners

Senior:MaureenHearne, 4Barker-ave.,Como;junior: BethMassam,Mukinbudin.

Myfriend,AngusMacTavish,goesaboutthese daysmutteringovertheexistenceintheworld ofthoserealists,whomakeapointofflattening people'srosiestflightsofinspirationbyproducing rowsofprosaicfacts(usuallycorrect).

Undoubtedlygiftedwithuphermind,shetoldeach oneofthefinestcommercialofthemthatshewouldgive brainsofthecentury,themadefiniteanswerwhen Angushadnosoonerfin-theyreturnedfromthe ishedarideroundthevoyage.

chargethepublicashiling atimetolookitover.'

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June21,innortherncountriesisthelongestday oftheyear,markingthehightideofsummer.Though thesunstartstosinkateight,fromthathourtill eleveno'clockalavenderduskprevails-asofthalflight,whichcountry-folkinCornwallcallthe 'dimpsy'. OfpureCeltblood,andtohavebroughtandhidden thereforesuperstitious,goodthechalicethatwasused CornwallianskeepupthisbyOurLordattheLast nightingreatstyle. Supper.

torelyonorganisedmatchesforentertainment.True sonsofthislovelycoast, beingpugnaciousbynature, oftenroundthedayoffwith afreefightamongstthemselves.

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"Notjustnow,"saidthe fairone,losingenthusiasm Hertip,however,hadnot goneunobservedbyAngus McTavish.

"Aye,thistombisas romanticasRomeoand Juliet'sinVerona,andlook atthebawbiesfolkshellout toseeth'it.Wecouldrun apublicitycampaignaboutthisone,ropeitoff,and

BeddingSAVES!

"Ifyoucouldseeityou wouldbeabletoobserve thebonestructureofthe skullistypicallyDutchthatis,slightlyflattenedon top."

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London,June11:TheGotha1.cWcmcn'sLeaguehereis launchingaworld-widecampaigntosecurethe:anonisationofitspatron,BlessedMargaretClitherow,housewifemartyroftheReformationin Britain.

Theleagueisstartingthe campaigntomarkthe50thanniversaryofitsfoundation.

BlessedMargaret,motherof alargefamilyinYork,was sentencedtodeathin1586for shelteringpriestsduringthe persecutionofCatholics.

Sherefusedtotestifyather trialinordertosaveasmany peopleaspossiblefromsharing herfate.Shewassentenced tobecrushedtodeath.

Shewasstretchedoutonthe prisonfloor,alargedoorwas placedoverher,andweights weresteadilypiledonituntil shewasdead.

The Catholic Women's League,foundedbyMissMargaretFletchertoencourage Catholicwomentoenterpubliclife,urgesmembersto spreadtheChurch'steachings innationalaffairs.

Ithos22,000membersand iscloselylinkedtotheWorld UnionofCatholicWomen'sOrganisations.

Itisassociatedwithanumberofnotionalorganisationsin thiscountry-theUnionof CatholicMothers,theCatholic Nurses'Guild,OurLady's Catechistsandothers. enseumemeneepee KELLYCrRODOREDA CHINA,GLASS&PLATED WAREIMPORTERS. O'fLEYPLACE, ORMurrayStreet (RearSavoyHotel). Convents,Colleges,InstitutionsandSchoolsSpecially Cateredfor. PriceListandCatalogueon Application. Phone:BF2055

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Hugebonfiresarelit,and villagers,formingacircle, danceroundit,theobject beingtopreservethemselves againstwitchcraft.

Theprimevalriteof dancingroundandleaping throughthebonfireisstill carriedout,however.Everyonethendancesinthevillagesquare.

CornishandDevonfolk areveryfondofopen-air dancing.IhaveneverforgottenduringtheAprildays whentheLuftwaffereduced agreatpartofthecityof WhenthefiresburnlowPlymouthtoanunrecognisthemoredaringoftheablepileofmasonry,the communityleapthroughthespectacleofpeople.many dyingflamestoinsurethem-homeless,ledbyLadyAstor, selvesfromsomespecialdancinginthecentreofthe evil. ruinedmarket-place.

AstheCornishRivieraWhenthelingeringtwiattractsmanytourists,now-lightgavewaytonightthe adaysthisceremonyisper-skywouldthrobtothe formedtoamusethem,rath-soundofGermanplanes erthanbecausethepartici-drawingneartobombthem pantshaveanygreatdreadassavagelyastheprecedofwitchesbutneverthelessingnights,butmeanwhile itisallveryeffective,withtheyconcentratedonthe theislandofMountSt.rhythmofthemusic. Michaeljustacross,Pen-ThedayafterMidsummer zanceBaythrownintore-EveaStrawberryFairbeliefagainstthenightskygins,andCornishstrawbytheflames. berrieshaveareputation

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ToSt.Michael'sMount,usingapeculiargrip,called JosephofArimathea,thebythemthe"Cornishhug." richmerchant,issupposedNotthatthecrowdneeds

Incaseavisitorprefers moretranquilMidsummer pleasures,boatsplyoutpast toweringcliffs,theboatmen pointingoutthespotfrom whichsmugglers,duringthe pastcentury,wereinthe habitofpitchingcustoms andexcisemensentto catchthem,downintothe seabelow.

Theirdescendantshave givenuptheruffianlyoccupationofsmugglingin favourofthemilderbut quiteasprofitableoneof plunderingtourists,asyou willdiscoverwhen,upon bringingyousafelybackto thequay,yourboatmandemandshisfare.

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ArchbishopMontiniOn TimeRipeForPeace

Milan,Italy,July9.-ArchbishopGiovanniBattistaMontiniofMilandeclared that"thetimesarenodoubtfavourableto restoreorderandsecuritytotheworld."

Theprelate,whoas SubstituteSecretaryof StateoftheVaticanwas longattherighthandof HisHolinessPopePius XII,addedthat"theChurch isreadytohelpinfindingacommonagreement andinthereconciliationof nations."

ArchbishopMontinideclaredthattheHoly Fatherattachestheutmost importancetothecreation ofinternationaladministrativeorganisationsandhas expressedhis"clearlyfavourableattitude"ona unitedEurope.

TheArchbishop'saddress, entitled"PiusXIIandInternationalLife,"wasdeliveredatthecloseofa courseofstudiesondiplomatichistoryattheMilan InstituteofPolitical Studies.

Init,ArchbishopMontinidescribesthepresent positionoftheHolySee inthefieldofinternational politics,emphasisingthe maininternationalproblems thePopehastreatedinhis discourses.

ThePopehasexpressed himselfinthepastandcontinuestodosoasno otherworldleader"has doneorcando,"theArchbishopdeclared. HesaidtheHolyFather believestheChurchshould workIninternationalor-

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andbetterdistributionof economicresources.

ArchbishopMontinisaid oftheHolyFather:

"Theauthorityofhis wordsisderivedfromthe universalityofhismission, auniversalitywhichmust notbeconfusedeitherwith `imperialism'or'internationalism'."

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FearfulYoungManWhoDreaded

PriestsFinallyEnteredChurch

Inthebeginningofhissearchforreligious truth,theyoungmanwouldn'tevenconsider

theCatholicFaith.

Headmitsnowthathe didn'tknow"thefirst thing"abouttheMass,but hadtheimpressionthatit wasastrangepractice "belongingtotheDark Ages."

Apriest,hethoughtat thetime,wasapersonof dubiouscharacter,"of whomthepeoplelived inmortalterror."

"EvenifhadbeeninterestedintheCatholicFaith," hesaysnow,"Iwouldno morehaveknockedon,a presbyterydoorthanI wouldhaveentereda lion'sden.Iwouldnothave allowedmyselftobe draggedin!"

Achainofhappenings andcircumstancesspread overseveralyears-andincludingavisittoapriesthavebroughtthisyoung manintotheCatholic Church.

Somepeople,undoubtedly willattributethistothe persuasivenessofthepriest, buttheyoungconverthimselfsays:"Itwasthegrace ofGod."

Oftennon-Catholicsare puzzled,andevenshocked, whensomeonetheyknow 5'

decidestobecomeaCatholic.Theydonotunderstand.

Forthisreason,andto overcomepeople'smisgivingswithregardtothings Catholic,theLegionof Maryoffersyouacorrespondencecourseinthe Catholicreligion.

Withoutcost,troubleor embarrassmentlearnthe factsforyourself.Fillin thecouponLelowatonce andpostittoday.You willnotcommityourselfin anywayandnoonewill calluponyou. CorrespondentRoom1, CatholicCentre, VictoriaSquare, Perth.

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TherrySociety

GetsPremises

'cherrySocietymembers lastMondayheldameeting forthefirsttimeintheir newlyacquiredroomabove theVictoriaLeagueat87 Colin-st.,WestPerth.

Membershavevolunteeredtotakealongacupand saucertothenextmeeting andabusybeeofpainters istobearrangedshortly.

Nowthatspaceisavailablemembersareseeking thedonationsofsecondhandmen'sandwomen's eveningclothes,towards forminganadequatewardrobeforfutureplays. DonorsmayringBL1831 andarrangeforamember tocallandcollect.

Sir,-ThenewsofacampaigninNewZealandto obtainaidforCatholic schoolsisinterestingand encouraging.Itisnotable thattheHolyNameSocietyisorganisingit.UnfortunatelyinAustralia HolyNamedoesnotlend itselftosuchactivity.

Asthereisnootherbody ofCatholiclaymentodothe workofgettingaidforour schoolsthoseofuswhoare convincedthatsuchaidcan beobtainedthroughpersistencyindirectrequest fromGovernmentshave firsttoexpendourenergies onthetaskofsettingup asuitablelaybodyonan Australia-widebasis.

Myownexper:enceinthe matteristhatthelatter taskistherealobstacle andnotthelikehoodofanyfinalGovernmentresistance tosuitablymountedand documentedrequestsfor justandrationaltreatmentforCatholicschools whichareeducatingAustralianchildren.

AfeatureoftheNew Zealandcampaignwhichis disturbingistheuseofthe publicpressforadvertising thecauseatstake.Such sponsorednewspapermatter carriesnoweightnor arousesanysupportwith politiciansorthegeneral public.

Bu'itdoesarousethe activehostilityofahard coreminoritywhoare vehementlyopposedtojust treatmentforCatholic schools.Additionallypress

campaignscostmoney. Unfortunately,iftheNew Zealandcampaignfailed, weinAustraliawouldsay itfailedinspiteofandnot be_auseofitsuseofthe pressandthehopeofeffectivelayactionhere wouldbefurtherpostponed.

Yoursetc.,

PAULO'DONNELL.

* * NotFirstBut PerhapsBetter

Sir,-Perthhasreasonto feelproudthat"TheRecord"isbeingreadsoattentivelyintheEast.Rev. Fr.Flatley'seyebrow-raisingiswelljustified.

Manyofourmembers hereknewquitewellthat theHolyFamilywasestablishedbothinBendigoand Maitlandbeforetheturnof thecenturyandtheyalso weresurprisedattheerror ofyourenthusiasticscribe.

However,ifPerthcannot claimthehonourofstartingtheHolyFamilyConfraternityinAustralia,it canclaimthedistinctionof beingtheonlycentrethat hasreallykeptitup.

Everywhereelselittle morethanthenameisretained,sincethevitalweeklymeetinghasbeendropped.

LimerickandBelfast wouldhardlyadmiteven therelationshipofname withsuchconfraternities. Here'shopingthatMaitland willnowfollowPerth's goodexample.

Yours,etc., ANOLDTIMER.

FrenchConductorJeanMartinon

LedPerth'sOrchestraToHeights

TheCapitoltheatrewaspackedtocapacityforthethirdsubscriptionconcertofthe WestAustralianSymphonyOrchestraconductedbythebrilliantyoungFrenchman, JeanMartinon,whosweptallbeforehimin anightthatwilllongberememberedby thoseprivilegedtohearhim.

whatitmeanttome.

Thuroday,June21,1956;

NewProvincial

NamedToJesuits

TheFather-Generalofthe SocietyofJesushasappointedtheV.Rev.Fr.J. Hogan,S.J.,Provincialof theAustralianProvincein successiontotheV.Rev.Fr. A.Kelly,S.J.

FatherHoganwasbornin Limerick,Ireland,in1903. FromtheJesuitCollege, Limerick,heenteredthe SocietyofJesusin1920.

Aftertakingouthisuniversitydegreeatthe NationalUniversity,Dublin, heproceededtoRomefor studyinphilosophy. Hewaslatersenttothe HongKongmissionofthe IrishJesuits.InHongKong hesufferedabreakdownin healthandhissuperiorssent himtoAustraliatorecover.

Professor,Rector

Hishealthrestored,he returnedtoIrelandforhis Ordainedin1937,Faher HoganreturnedtoA aliain1939andtwoars laterwasappointedprofessorofmoraltheology andcanonlawatCanisius College,Pymble,N.S.W.,a positionhehashelduntil hisappointmentasProvincial,withtheexceptionof oneyearasinstructorof tertiansatSevenhill,South Australia.

DuringhisyearsatCanisiusCollege,FatherHogan wasrectorfrom1942to. 1948andagainfrom1954 to1956.

FatherKelly,theformer Provincial,hasbeenapointedsuperior-generalof theHazaribaghRegionin India,theAustralianProvince'sMission.Hewill leaveforIndianextAugust.

Camethewell-known impressivebeginning,with itsinsistentmotifsurging up,takenandthrownfrom instrumenttoinstrument.

forPerth's

rangeoffurnishingfabricsand floorcoveringsthanBarrett's.Andit'sbacked upbyawonderfulmakingandfittingservice. HaveyourcarpetsmadeandlaidbyBarrett's haveyourcurtains,bedspreadsandsuite coversmadetoorderbyBarrett's let Barrett'squoteyouforsupplyofVenetianor Hollandblindsmadetospecifications. CALLINSOON!

Membersexpressedtheir sympathytoHarroldWalsh andhisfamilyandtoPat andLaurelClaywhenmembersattendedaspecialMass attheMonastery,North Perth,onSaturdaylast, forMr.L.WalshandMr. Claywhodiedrecently.

TheTherrySocietywill meeteveryMondayeveningat8o'clockat87Colinst.(takethebusdownHayst.toColin-st.;itisthe thirdhouseonthelefttowardsMurray-st.-atwostoreyedhouse).Enquiries maybemadebyringing FrankGoodman,BL1831.

CardPartyWill AidCarmelites

Theyearlycardparty fortheCarmeliteSisters, heldatthecollege,Victoriasquare,(kindlyloanedby theSistersofMercy)it fixedforFriday,July13.

Therewillbeprizesfor bridge,rummy,andeuchre. Itishopedthatbothrooms willbefilledtooverflowing. Ticketsintherafflefor awristletwatchareobtainablefromthemonastery,orMissA.Chesson, 406Charles-st.,North Perth.

Theprogrammeopened withtheWaterMusicof Handel-Harty.Itgivesa pictureofmotionandwind onthewater,witharollickinghornpipethrownin forgoodmeasure,andunexpectedlywovenintothe sequence.

CamilleSaint-Saens,who wrotefromtheageofsix to80,composedthesymphonicpoemthatwas secondontheprogramme, "LeRouetd'Omphale."

Basedonthelegendthat Herculeswasenslavedby theLydianQueenOmphale, onegetscaughtupinthe insistentmelodythatruns throughit,witharhythmic undercurrentofaturning spinningwheel.

BizetSymphony

Bizet,composerofthe opera"Carmen,"wrotethe SymphonyinCMajor whichfollowed.Itwas writteninPariswherehe wasstudying,whenhewas ayouthof17.

Itwasunknownforthe hardyearswhenpoverty doggedhim,butwasdiscoveredbyD.C.Parkerof Glasgow.Perhapstheworry andhungerofthoseearly yeasisresponsibleforthe wistfullittlethemethat wanderswraith-likethrough theSymphony. Thethirdmovement,the allegrovivace,brightensup andbecomesaminuetand trio."FonteinBleu"comes vividlytomindtoallwho

Thenfollowedaninterval.Theatmospherewas oneofkeyedupexpecta- tion.Onefeltgladthatthe No.5SymphonyofTchaikowskywasafamiliar friend,andIwonderedhow JeanMartinonwouldinterpretit.

ThefirstFrenchconduc-haveseenitsgracefulfountortocometoAustralia,hetainsandghostsdancingon isregardedasoneofthealawn.Atleastthatis bestEuropeanconductorsof theday,andisacomposer aswell. Whileaprisonerofwar intheStalaghecomposed aSongoftheCaptives,a settingofPsalm137,"By theWatersofBabylon," whichwonhimahigh award.

Itwasmagnificent.He gatheredtheorchestraup andcarriedthemwithhim toheightsunsealedbefore withthesymphonyinPerth.

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Thetempoquickened. Wavesofsoundflowedall aboutusglorious,stupendous,crescendo,thendescendingagaintothesharp, shortchordsthatformthe solidbackgroundtothe underlyingmajestyofitall. Camethewelllovedand awaitedmelodyofthegay, lightwaltznowaslightly hackneyedsong,"PickMe aDream."Thisgivesplace againtothechiefmotif,and risestoastorm.Allinstrumentsthunderandrumbleandfadeintothefirst themeagain.

Tomeitwasanunforgettableexperienceand manyseemedtosharethe sameview. Afteraspellboundsilence, asthelastechoesofthe notesvanishedinair,thunderousapplausebrokeout andechoedagainandagain, JeanMartinonreturning severaltimes,andincluding theorchestra.

-"JOSEPHINE."

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VaticanNewspaperScotches StoryOfRedRapprochement

Rome,June9.-SomeRomenewspapers havepredictedthattheSovietAmbassador toItalywoulddiscusswiththeSovietgovernmentthepossibilityofenteringintoa concordatwiththeHolySee.

ThepredictionsweremadeasAmbassadorAlexanderBogomolovbeganavisittoMoscow.Other similarrumourshadappearedrecentlyintheItalian Communistpress.

EachtimetheVaticanCitydaily,Osservatore Romano,hasrepliedbydescribingthenatureof concordatstowhichtheHolySeeadheres,andreviewingthehistoryofconcordatswhichhavebeen violatedbycommunistregimes.

Osservatorehascommentedthat"thereisnothing whichleadsonetobelievethatthereareanyorientationsinthisdirectioninMoscoworintheother people'srepublics."

HowBasketballersOfY.C.W.Fared

haircommitteeoftheY.C.W.BasketballClub mpletedarrangementsforasocialonSaturday, June30,at8p.m. Thewinwasgainedmain-

Thesocialwillbeheldat thehomeoftheclubpresident,KevinSullivan,2a Learoyd-st.,Mt.Lawley.

Best:Tulley,Daff,Jenkinson.

B2v.UNIVERSITY

Membersmaybringalong theirfriendsandifanyassistancecanbegiventowardsthecateringthecorn.mitteewouldbeapprecialive. Teamscontinuedtheir :successeslastweekinthe competitionmatches,Are.servebeingtheonlyteam .defeated.Theotherfour teamshadgoodwins.

AllfiveteamsareshowingsignsofthegoodtrainingtheyreceiveonSunday ;afternoons,andtheselectioncommitteehopestosee theexcellentattendance ,continue.

Resultsataglance:

AreservelosttoTaxation,36-43;B1d.Y.M.C.A. (Perth),57-7;B2d.University,18-11;Cld.St. John's,43-19;C2d.Postals, 15-7.

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June26:C2v.CommercialBank,7.45p.m.

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Bothteamswereplaying theman-to-mangame,and playopenedataterrific pace.Y.C.W.goaledafter fivesecondsandfromthen onscoredfast. Athalf-timetheyled2915andshouldhavehadthe gamewon.

Strautinshadscored14 points,andafeatureofthe gamehadbeenthefast breaksmadebytheY.C.W. forwards,backed,upbyaccurateshooting.

InthesecondhalfTaxationadoptedazonedefence, withtragicresults'for Y.C.W.Theballwaspassedbadlyandsowasoften lostbyY.C.W.

Underpressure,Y.C.W. guardsweakened,andwith 4}minutestogothescores werelevel. singtheiradvantage, Taonwentontowinby 7points.

Best:Strautins,McCarthy. B1v.Y.M.C.A.

Withawinningmargin of50points,theY.C.W. teamcompletelyoverwhelmedY.M.C.A.towin 57-7. TheY.C.W.boyshadcompletecontrolofthegame, andlosingnoopportunities, scoredatwill.

Allmembersoftheteam playedwell,andtheguardingwasverysound,ascan beseenfromthescores.

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newspapers.HewastheonlyreporterfromtheU.S.there atthetimeandknewmostoftheI.R.A.leaderspersonally.

Hewrote25volumesofseastoriesandthesewerecalled theverybestAmericahadproducedbybothRudyardKiplingandJosephConrad.BoothTarkingtonwasanadmirerandTeddyRooseveltoncesaidthatifhecouldpick onemanforhissonstopatterntheirlivesafter,JimConnollywouldbethatman.

ButJimneversoughtpatronageandsaidonlyrecently thatherarelyenjoyedthecompanyofimportantmen.

AtributemoremeaningfulcametohimfromtheRev. ratherRobertI.Gannon,presidentofFordhamUniversity. BestowingarihonoraryDoctorofLettersdegreecnJim, FatherGannonsaid:"It'ssomethingtohavewritten25 1-e!evedseavolumes,hutevenmoretohavedonesowithout anuncleanwordorphraseeverdroppingfromhispen.'

Forallofhisaccomplishments,Jimalwaysnamedthe Olympicswhenaskedhowhe'dliketoberemembered. "Therearcahtofwriters,butnotmanyOlympicwinners. AndasthefirstwinnermynamewillheadeveryOlympic orogrammeeverprinted.That'ssomethingtothinkabout." Hedidn'tsaythisboastfully,butwithatinysmileabout hiseyesforhecanstandonwhathehasdone;hedoesn't needthewords,fromothersorfromhimself.

Headmitstoathleticprogress("ThatGilDoddswasa greatrunnerandafineperson"),buthedefendssomeof tiemarksoftheold-timetrackstarswhichwouldn'teven qualifythemforatriptoMelbourne.

Amuchmoredetermined B2teamscoredagoodwin overUniversityandin doingso,wontheirfirst gameforafewweeks. lybecauseofthewilltowin whichourboysshowedin thefirsthalfwhenthey openedupa13-7lead.

Sensingvictory,theteam playedonstronglyinthe secondhalf,and,although thegoal-throwingwasinaccurate,hadenoughin handtowincomfortably.

Best:Foley,Schmidt. Clv.ST.JOHN'S

TheClteamshowedconsiderableimproyementto scoreaneasyvictoryover St.John's. Teamspiritisgoodinthis side,mainlyduetotheplayerstrainingtogetherregularly,andthiswasevidencedinthewaytheteam playedtogether.

PeterMizzathrew14 pointsandNeilRhattigan 11,andbothplayedsolid games.

C2v.POSTALS

TheC2teamcontinued theirwinningrunwhen theydefeatedPostalsby8 points.ThegamewasmarredbyPostalsplayingone manshortinthesecond half.

TheY.C.W.boysdidnot capitaliseonthisasthey should.However,theteam isdoingconsistentlywell andwillbeastrongcontenderforpremiership honours. *

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Fribourg, Switzerland. June7.-Anapocryphal "gospel"datingbacktothe secondcenturyandattributedtotheJewishscribe GamalielhasbeendiscoveredherebyFatherMark AnthonyvandenOudenrijn,0.P.,professorof scripturalstudiesatFribourgUniversity.

Whileworkingonthe manuscriptofthehomilies ofanobscureCopticbishop oftheseventhcentury, CyriacusofOsyrhyiain Egypt, foundthepriest-scholar afragmentofadozen pagesrecountingtheevents ofthePassionofChrist, supposedlyrelatedby Gamaliel.

Theexistenceofsuchan accounthasbeensuspected forthepast50yearsbecauseofreferencestoitin earlyChristianliterature.

IntheaccountHerodis madechieflyresponsibleforthecondemnationofChrist. Apocryphalgospelsare notpartofDivineRevelation,buttheyoftenshow ideascurrentinearlyChris- tiancommunities.Their accountsarefrequentlyfanciful.

Themanuscriptthat FathervandenOudenrijn ispreparingforthepressis writtenintheCopticlanguage.Itappearstobea translationfromanArabic version,whichisit-elfa translationfromanearlier Copticaccountthatisbased onaGreeksource.

Jimhashisowntheoriesaboutathletesingeneraland aboutchampionsinparticular."Italwaysseemedtome thetruth,"heexpounds,"thatmostgreatmeninsports camefromonegenerationofthesoil.Nowyoutakethose Russians.They'refromthesoil,ormostofthemare,and they'llbehardtobeat.I'mnotsayingthey'llwin;I'lljust saythatwe'llhavetoheatourbesttobeatthem."But thereismoretotheConnollytheoryandheexplainsitin termsofNotreDame.

"Youtakethatteam.TheywerebehindagainstIowa

lastyearandtherewasn'tmuchtimeleft.Buttheycame outwiththatquarter-back-Hornungisit?-passingand theywentontowin.Thatmorethanjustdetermination. It'ssomethinginsideyou,spiritmaybe.Youknowit's thereandittellsyouyoucanwin.It'savirilething,too. Aclean,virilething,andNotreDame'sgotitandthat's whythey'retheteamtheyare."

SucharetheobservationsofJamesBrendanConnolly. Hehaspicturedagreatdifferencebetweentrackandfield inhisdayandnow,butheknowsfullwellthatthetraits ofachampion,nomattertheeraorevent,neverchange.

TheyarethesameforConnollyorBurkeatAthens,for MathiasorDillardatLondon,foranyboywhowinshis goldmedalatMelbourne.Theybeginwithtalentand manypeoplewillsaythisisenough.Buttheflamemust bethere,too,foramantorespond.

Itisahardthingtodefine,thisinnerglow.ForJim Connollyitmovedas"arushofenergy,likeawarmwave throughmyblood"justbeforeheclenchedtighthisfists andtuck-offdownthejumpingpath.Whateveritmaybe, orhoweverdefined,it'sthethingthatgearsmenand teams,atcertainmemorablemoments,toreachheightsunexpectedorvictoriesundreamed.

CatholicActionStoppedReds

Rome,June8.-The VaticanCitydailyOsservatoreRomanocredited ItalianCatholicAction groupswithplayingwhat itcalledagreatpartin preventing communist advancesinItaly'srecent localelections. Thepapersaidinaneditorialthat"Catholicshave votedonceagainincommonaccordandhaveshown asatisfactoryincreasein thenumberofvoters."

Itsaidthiswasbecause thecampaignactivitiesof CatholicActionandofthe civiccommitteeshadbeen aimeddirectlyatthehearts andmindsofeachindividual.

Osservatdresaida1s thattheoutcomeofthe electionsrevealedthe"uselessness"ofsuchcampaign tacticsasnoisyralliesand wallposterbattles,remarkingthatmanycountries hadlongsinceabandoned them.

ce:el:!',;.,' It matomethatalthough. thesupplementarybudgetdidimposeanunwarranted increaseintheexciseonbeer manypeoplehavebeentalkncthemselvesoutofbeerdrinkingunnecessarilyand foolishly.

Beeriscertainlyamuch Healthierdrinkthanmostof thesubstitutestowhichsome peoplehaveturned.Theywill gobacktobeerintheend thesoonerthebetter.

TRUETEMPERANCE, South Perth.

VaticanNewspaperScotches StoryOfRedRapprochement

Rome,June9.-SomeRomenewspapers -havepredictedthattheSovietAmbassador toItalywoulddiscusswiththeSovietgovernmentthepossibilityofenteringintoa concordatwiththeHolySee.

ThepredictionsweremadeasAmbassadorAlexander)3ogomolovbeganavisittoMoscow.Other similarrumourshadappearedrecentlyintheItalian Communistpress.

EachtimetheVaticanCitydaily,Osservatore Romano,hasrepliedbydescribingthenatureof concordatstowhichtheHolySeeadheres,andreviewingthehistoryofconcordatswhichhavebeen violatedbycommunistregimes.

Osservatorehascommentedthat"thereisnothing whichleadsonetobelievethatthereareanyorientationsinthisdirectioninMoscoworintheother people'srepublics."

HowBasketballersOfY.C.W.Fared

CONRADANDKIPLINGHAILEDHISSTORIESOFTHESEA

newspapers.HewastheonlyreporterfromtheU.S.there atthetimeandknewmostoftheI.R.A.leaderspersonally.

Hewrote25volumesofseastoriesandthesewerecalled theverybestAmericahadproducedbybothRudyardKiplingandJosephConrad.BoothTarkingtonwasanadmirerandTeddyRooseveltoncesaidthatifhecouldpick onemanforhissonstopatterntheirlivesafter,JimConnollywouldbethatman.

ButJimneversoughtpatronageandsaidonlyrecently thatherarelyenjoyedthecompanyofimportantmen.

AtributemoremeaningfulcametohimfromtheRev. ratherRobertI.Gannon,presidentofFordhamUniversity. BestowingarihonoraryDoctorofLettersdegreecnJim, FatherGannonsaid:"It'ssomethingtohavewritten25 be!ovedseavolumes,butevenmoretohavedonesowithout anuncleanwordorphraseeverdroppingfromhispen.'

Forallofhisaccomplishments,Jimalwaysnamedthe Olympicswhenaskedhowhe'dliketoheremembered. "Therearealitofwriters,butnotmanyOlympicwinners. AndasthefirstwinnermynamewillheadeveryOlympic programmeeverprinted.That'ssomethingtothinkabout." Hedidn'tsaythisboastfully,butwithatinysmileabout hiseyesforhecanstandonwhathehasdone;hedoesn't needthewords,fromothersorfromhimself.

lastyearandtherewasn'tmuchtimeleft.Buttheycame outwiththatquarter-back-Hornungisit?-passingand theywentontowin.That'smorethanjustdetermination. It'ssomethinginsideyou,spiritmaybe.Youknowit's thereandittellsyouyoucanwin.It'savirilething,too. Aclean,virilething,andNotreDame'sgotitandthat's whythey'retheteamtheyare."

SucharetheobservationsofJamesBrendanConnolly. Hehaspicturedagreatdifferencebetweentrackandfield inhisdayandnow,butheknowsfullwellthatthetraits ofachampion,nomattertheeraorevent,neverchange.

TheyarethesameforConnollyorBurkeatAthens,for MathiasorDillardatLondon,foranyboywhowinshis goldmedalatMelbourne.Theybeginwithtalentand manypeoplewillsaythisisenough.Buttheflamemust bethere,too,foramantorespond.

Itisahardthingtodefine,thisinnerglow.ForJim Connollyitmovedas"arushofenergy,likeawarmwave throughmyblood"justbeforeheclenchedtighthisfists andtook-cffdownthejumpingpath.Whateveritmaybe, orhoweverdefined,it'sthethingthatgearsmenand teams,atcertainmemorablemoments,toreachheightsunexpectedorvictoriesundreamed.

halkcommitteeoftheY.C.W.BasketballClub mpletedarrangementsforasocialonSaturday, June30,at8p.m.

Thesocialwillbeheldat thehomeoftheclubpresident.KevinSullivan,2a Learoyd-st.,Mt.Lawley.

Membersmaybringalong theirfriendsandifanyassistancecanbegiventowardsthecateringthecommitteewouldbeappreciative.

Teamscontinuedtheir :successeslastweekinthe competitionmatches,Are:servebeingtheonlyteam 'defeated.Theotherfour teamshadgoodwins.

AllfiveteamsareshowingsignsofthegoodtrainingtheyreceiveonSunday .afternoons,andtheselectioncommitteehopestosee theexcellentattendance continue.

Resultsataglance:

AreservelosttoTaxation,36-43;131d.Y.M.C.A. (Perth),57-7;B2d.University,18-11;Cld.St. John's,43-19;C2d.Postals, 15-7.

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ARESERVEv.TAXATION

Bothteamswereplaying theman-to-mangame,and playopenedataterrific pace.Y.C.W.goaledafter fivesecondsandfromthen onscoredfast.

Athalf-timetheyled2915andshouldhavehadthe gamewon. Strautinshadscored14 points,andafeatureofthe gamehadbeenthefast breaksmadebytheY.C.W. forwards,backed'upbyaccurateshooting.

InthesecondhalfTaxationadoptedazonedefence, withtragicresults'for Y.C.W.Theballwaspassedbadlyandsowasoften lostbyY.C.W. Underpressure,Y.C.W. guardsweakened,andwith 44minutestogothescores werelevel. singtheiradvantage, liN Taonwentontowinby 7points.

Best:Strautins,McCarthy. B1v.Y.M.C.A.

Withawinningmargin of50points,theY.C.W. teamcompletelyoverwhelmedY.M.C.A.towin 57-7. TheY.C.W.boyshadcompletecontrolofthegame, andlosingnoopportunities, scoredatwill.

Allmembersoftheteam playedwell,andtheguardingwasverysound,ascan beseenfromthescores.

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Thewinwasgainedmain-

Best:Tulley,Daff,Jenkinson.

B2v.UNIVERSITY

Amuchmoredetermined B2teamscoredagoodwin overUniversityandin doingso,wontheirfirst gameforafewweeks. lybecauseofthewilltowin whichourboysshowedin thefirsthalfwhenthey openedupa13-7lead.

Sensingvictory,theteam playedonstronglyinthe secondhalf,and,although thegoal-throwingwasinaccurate,hadenoughin handtowincomfortably.

Best:Foley,Schmidt. Clv.ST.JOHN'S

TheClteamshowedconsiderableimproyementto scoreaneasyvictoryover St.John's. Teamspiritisgoodinthis side,mainlyduetotheplayerstrainingtogetherregularly,andthiswasevidencedinthewaytheteam playedtogether. PeterMizzathrew14 pointsandNeilRhattigan 11,andbothplayedsolid games.

C2v.POSTALS

TheC2teamcontinued theirwinningrunwhen theydefeatedPostalsby8 points.ThegamewasmarredbyPostalsplayingone manshortinthesecond half.

TheY.C.W.boysdidnot capitaliseonthisasthey should.However,theteam isdoingconsistentlywell andwillbeastrongcontenderforpremiership honours.

ApocryphalBook

MayBeGamaliel

Fribourg, Switzerland. June7.-Anapocryphal "gospel"datingbacktothe secondcenturyandattributedtotheJewishscribe GamalielhasbeendiscoveredherebyFatherMark AnthonyvandenOudenrijn,0.P.,professorof scripturalstudiesatFribourgUniversity.

Whileworkingonthe manuscriptofthehomilies ofanobscureCopticbishop oftheseventhcentury, CyriacusofOsyrhyiain Egypt,thepriest-scholar foundafragmentofadozen pagesrecountingtheevents ofthePassionofChrist, supposedlyrelatedby Gamaliel.

Theexistenceofsuchan accounthasbeensuspected forthepast50yearsbecauseofreferencestoitin earlyChristianliterature.

IntheaccountHerodis madechieflyresponsiblefor thecondemnationofChrist. Apocryphalgospelsare notpartofDivineRevelation,buttheyoftenshow ideascurrentinearlyChris- tiancommunities.Their accountsarefrequently fanciful.

Themanuscriptthat FathervandenOudenrijn ispreparingforthepressis writtenintheCopticlanguage.Itappearstobea translationfromanArabic version,whichisit'elfa translationfroman,arlier Copticaccountthatisbased onaGreeksource.

Headmitstoathleticprogress("ThatGilDoddswasa greatrunnerandafineperson"),buthedefendssomeof themarksoftheold-timetrackstarswhichwouldn'teven qualifythemforatriptoMelbourne.

Jimhashisowntheoriesaboutathletesingeneraland aboutchampionsinparticular."Italwaysseemedtome thetruth,"heexpounds,"thatmostgreatmeninsports camefromonegenerationofthesoil.Nowyoutakethose Russians.They'refromthesoil,ormostofthemare,and they'llbehardtobeat.I'mnotsayingthey'llwin;I'lljust saythatwellhavetobeatourbesttobeatthem."But thereismoretotheConnollytheoryandheexplainsitin termsofNotreDame.

"Youtakethatteam.TheywerebehindagainstIowa

CatholicActionStoppedReds

Rome,June8.-The VaticanCitydailyOsservatoreRomanocredited ItalianCatholicAction groupswithplayingwhat itcalledagreatpartin preventing communist advancesinItaly'srecent localelections. Thepapersaidinaneditorialthat"Catholicshave votedonceagainincommonaccordandhaveshown asatisfactoryincreasein thenumberofvoters."

Itsaidthiswasbecause thecampaignactivitiesof CatholicActionandofthe civiccommitteeshadbeen aimeddirectlyatthehearts andmindsofeachindividual.

OsservatdresaidaIso thattheoutcomeofthe electionsrevealedthe"uselessness"ofsuchcampaign tacticsasnoisyralliesand wallposterbattles,remarkingthatmanycoun,tries hadlongsinceabandoned them.

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Tokyo,June11.-Lastyear'stwomillionabortionsinJapanwereblamedonWesternadvocates ofbirthcontrolherebyFatherTimothyConnolly, superiorgeneraloftheSocietyofSt.Columban.

FatherConnollysaidsuchbirthrightwillalsobetheir advocatesincluded"Unitedeverlastingaccusers,"he added.

Statesadvisoryofficialsat thehighestlevel."Hedescribedthemas"deceivers anddevil'sadvocates"who hadsoldJapaneseofficials onbirthcontrolasthecureallforthisnation'sserious Japanesegovernmentestipopulationproblem.

Lastyear,accordingto mates,therewere1,170,000 legalabortionsandamillion illegalabortionsinJapan. Thenumberofbirthsduring thesameperiodwas1,720,000.Thusmorethanhalf ofthecountry'spregnant womenresortedtoabortion lastyear.

FatherConnolly,who madehischargesaftera two-monthtourofJapanto visitColumbanmissions,has leftherefortheUnited States.

ShortlybeforehisdeparturehesaidthatJapanis "inmanyrespectsthemost difficultofallColumban missions."Butheemphasisedthereisnoreasonfor pessimism,since"therate ofconversionsisstillconsiderablyhigherthaninprewaryearsandnowadays conversionmotivesaredefinitelymorehealthy."

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TheColumbansuperior general,whoseheadquarters isatNavan,Ireland,reportedthathesawnoimmediate dangerofthecommunists takingoverinJapan.If livingconditionsinthis countrybecomeworse,however,theRedswillbeaseriousthreat,heasserted.

IfcommunismistobedefeatedinJapaninthelong run,hesaid,thecountry's smallCatholicminoritymust gooutamongtheworkers andwinatleastasmuchinfluenceasthecommunist minority.

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