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imganansPray ForTheirDead, PlanForLiving

ThirteenThousandHonour

TheEucharistAtAquinas

TheannualDiocesanEucharisticProcessionandHolyName SockRallywasheldonSundaylast,Oct.28,FeastofChristthe Kin?'

HisGracetheArchbishopcarriedtheMonstranceintheprocessionandimpartedSolemnPontificalBenedictiontoagatheringofsome13,000people.

HisLordshipBishopRaffertyattendedandthefunctionsofdeaconandsubdeaconwerecarriedoutby Revs.M.McKeonandJ. Dowling.

Over110clergy,secular andregular,precededthe BlessedSacramentinthe procession.

Representativenumbersof boysandgirlsfromallthe metropolitanschoolsofthe Archdiocesetookpartinthe procession.

Alsomarchingproudly

ChristOurLordclaimedto beKing("ForthiswasI born,andforthisIcame intotheworld.") AndhowwasHisclaim received?Civilauthority, inthepersonofPilate,took Himtobeaharmlessbut deludedfanatic:theJewish nationutterlyrejectedthe claim;andtheGentilesoldiersplayedmake-believe withtheimposterKingand crownedHimwiththorns.

Butwe,across-sectionof theArchdioceseofPerth,

Whatadifferencebetweenthetwoscenes,the Gospelscene,andthisafternoon's.Andyettheyhave somethingincommon;there isasimilarity.Humanly speaking,itwasdifficultto realisethattheManstandingbeforePilatewasalso God.HadHenotbeen beatenandspatuponinthe houseofCaiphas?HadHe notbeenjeeredatbyHerod andhiscourtandparaded backtoPilatebearingonhis headawhiterag,the

"Onthecrosswashidden onlyHisdivinity,buthere Hishumanityalsoisconcealed."Fromusgreater faithisdemandedthan. fromPilate.Butwebelievethattheseemingbread onthisaltar(carriedinprocession)notonlyhides ChristbutalsoholdsHim; notonlyveilsGodbutis alsothevehicleofGodand likePeter,weproclaim: "ThouarttheChristtheson ofthelivingGod;"Thouart myCreator,mysovereign LordandKinginthislife, andmyJudgeandmyrewardinthehereafter.

Whenspeakingofthe KingshipofChristwemust banishfromourmindsthe usualnotionofmonarchy andgobacktotheoriginal meaningoftheword.The wordking,asitcomestous fromtheEastthroughtheGreeks,meantashepherdkingwhowouldgobefore hisflock,leadhisflock.not driveorcompelit.

Shepherd-King

Hissheepwouldknow himandhisvoiceandtrust him,andentrustingthem- selvestohim,wouldfollow theirshepherd-king.Strangerstheywouldnotfollow, buthewouldleadthem,ut- terlydevotedtothem;he wouldguardthemfrom danger,woulddefendthem fromenemiesevenatthe riskofhislife,andwould bringthemtogreenpastureswheretheycouldfeedin peaceunderhiswatchful, caringeye.

"TheLordismyshep- herd."ChristisourShep- herd-King.Helovesus,His sheep.Hedoesnotlordit overus,Hedoesnotdrive orcompelus;Hegivesus freewilltostrayfromthe fold,thoughHegoesbefore usandbeckonsusonto followinHisfootsteps.

TheBlessedSacramentisbornethroughthelargethrong behindtheirbannerswere themembersofouryouth movementsbothY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.

ChildrenofMaryintheir Marianbluecloaks,anda magnificentbodyofHoly Name

Add olourwasgiven tothecessionbyvarious groupsfromtheoldcountriesofEuropemarchingin theirnationaldress.

Prominentamongstthese groupswasthebannerheld aloftbytheHungarians callingusto"Prayforthe victims,faithandfreedom ofHungary;andthePoles behindtheirbannerbegging usto"Prayforthefreedom ofPoland."

Croatstoo,fromthecountryofCardinalStepinacin nationaldressandsokol outfitandbearingalofttheir patroness"OurLadyof Sinj."

TheprayerforthepreservationofAustraliaasa Christiannationwasgiven addedpoignancyanddepth withtherepresentativesof torturedHungaryand Polandinourmidst.

FatherFinnsaidinthe occasionalsermon:

Pilatesaid:"Artthoua kingthen?"Jesusanswered:"Thousayest,becauseI amaking."Whatadifferencebetweenthescenedescribedinpartinthismorning'sGospelandthescene herethisafternoon.There

youngAustraliansandold! AustraliansandnewAustralians,havecomefrom ourschoolsandhomesand parishesandsodalitiesand confraternitiestoofferour publichomageandfealtyto thesameManwhostoodbeforePilate,andtoassure! Himthatwedonotreject' HisKingship,butthatwe proudlyandlovinglyproclaimHimKingandLordof alltheworldand,inparticular,sovereignLordof eachoneofus.

dunce'scap?Ittookfaith andlovetobelievethatthat poorManwasKingofearth andheaven.andthatHe wasGod.

Thisafternoonwerequire evengreaterfaithandlove. Humanlyspeakingwedo notseeaManatall,even abrokenMan,bruisedand blood-stainedandscourged andspittle-covered.Wesee nothingbutseemingbread awaferofbread;wetast nothingbutbread;wefee nothingbutbread. e

Hiswholeprogrammeis oneoflove,notoftyranny: itissummedupintwoprecepts.LovemeyourShep- herdandKing,loveyour neighbourwhoalsoisone ofMysheep.

Thegoodshepherdgives hislifeforhisflock;Christ, ourShepherd-King,gave Hislifeforus,tosnatchus fromdisaster;andrisen fromthedead,Henow leadsus,throughHisap- pointedshepherds,thePope andhisBishops,tothegreen pasturesofHisownBody andBloodintheEucharist -oursustenanceandabond ofunioninthislife,anda ContinuedonPage16

Laterameetingwasheld inthevicinityoftheChristianBrothers'Collegeand demonstratorsmarched alongSt.George's-ter.to theWarMemorial.Croatians,PolesandAustralians marchedwiththeHungarians.Atthememorial prayersweresaidandthe nationalanthemsung. Theprocessionwasvery orderlyandwasassistedby thepolice.Peoplealong theroutegavethemarchesagoodreception.

Tomorrow(Nov.2)a

SolemnRequiemMasswill beofferedatSt.Brigid's

edtoconductastreetappeal. Fundscollectedforthe victimsoftherevolution willbeforwardedthroughtheRedCross.

VisilToAdelaide

FollowingthenewsoftheHungarianrevolutiononOct.24,Masswasofferedforthe deadatHighgateChurchonOct.28bythe Rev.F.Forro,S.J.,Hungarianchaplain. AgoodnumberoftheChurch,WestPerth.The Hungariancommunity,indaywillbeobservedasone associationwiththePoles,ofmourning.Itisalsohopattended.Thecongregation includednon-Catholics. FatherForroappealedfor thesufferingpeopleofHun= gary.Ameetingfollowed intheparochialhallat whichitwasdecidedto providebloodplasmaandto arrangemeansofcollecting financialaid. AttheAquinasprocessionintheafternoonthe Hungariancontingenthad mourningdrapedabouttheirbanners.Theycarried a forplacardinscribed:"Pray thevictimsoffaithand freedominHungary."

HisExcellency,MostRev. RomoloCarboni,S.T.D., J.C.D.,ApostolicDelegateto Australia,NewZealandand Oceania,willmakehisfirst officialvisittoAdelaide earlyinNovember.Itis expectedhewillarriveon Saturday,November10,and willstayuntilthefollowingSaturday,whenhewillvisit theDioceseofPortPixie,

RetreatFor Converts

TheRetreatforconvertsatSt.Columba's Church,SouthPerth. beginsat11a.m.and concludesat4.30p.m. onSunday,November 4.Bringpicniclunch.

HELPHEROICHUNGARY!

Catholicswhowishtocontributeto theaidoftheHungarianpeopleintheir fightforfaithandfreedommaysend donationscareofthisoffice,Box R1279,G.P.O.,Perth.

Theappealforthissplendidcauseis warmlycommendedbyHisGracethe Archbishop.

FoundlingsGet ReadyForNov.25

Fornearly40yearsthelastSundayin NovemberhasbeenGiftDayatSt.Joseph's Girls'OrphanageandSt.Vince,:,t'sFoundlingHome.Itoriginatedinahomelyway whenthefoundlinghomewasyoung.Kind peoplecametovisitthetiniesandbrought giftsforthem.

NowtheHomeshouse largernumbersofgirlsand boys.Craftsandskills havebeenacquiredsothat onGiftSundaythechildrenhavemuchtosell.

Goodyoungcooksinthe modernkitchenwillbe busywithSistermaking manyvarietiesofcakes.

Orange,madeira,sultanas, fancysponges,Christmas cakesandpuddings,aswell asagoodassortmentof biscuits,willbereadyfor sale.

In'anotherdepartment jams,marmalades,pickles, chutneys,white,blackand flavouredolivesareprepared.

Oliveoilismadeatthe Orphanagefromolives growninthegrounds.The treeshaveflourishedfor overacentury.

Intheworkroomsbusy fingersaremakingdainty aprons,attractivechildren's frocks,handkerchiefs,soft toys,knitwear,andfancyworkingreatvariety. prayersi*

Thereareanynumberof smartnoveltiessuitablefor Christmasandbirthdaygifts.Amongstallthe wareswillbemanyarticlessuitableforfathers andbrothers.Pricesare rangedtosuitpocketsdeepandshallow.

Ducksandpoultryraised attheHomewillbeavailable.Therewillalsobe fruitandvegetables.

Itisnowonderthatthe orphansaresaying,"BuyyourChristmasgoodsfrom us."

Alargeorphanageisa greatresponsibility.Two suchHomesasSt.Joseph's andSt.Vincent'sarean almostcrushingloadin thesetimesofeconomy.

ThereforetheSistersof Mercyhopethatthefriends andwell-wishersofthe littlepeoplewillremember GiftSundaythisyearand helpthemintheirworkof providingamodernhome formoderngirls.

CandidatesForSt.Charles'Seminary

YoungmendesiringtoenterSt.Charles' Seminaryin1957inordertostudyforthepriesthoodshouldapplythroughtheirparishpriestto St.Mary'sCathedralbeforeNovember15,1956.

Ledbytheirchaplain,Rev.F.Forro,S.J.,Hungariansseek

GaelicScholar YouthsBlamePublicityFor

IsHonoured

Athboy,Ireland,Oct.22. -AllIrelandpaidtributeto thememoryofa.great Gaelicscholar,Father Eoghan0Gramhnal (O'Growney),whenalifesizestatueofthelanguage movementpioneerwasunveiledhere.

LeadingtheChurchand civicdignitarieswhoattendedtheceremonywere BishopJohnKyneofMeath andIrishPresidentSeanT. O'Kelly.

TheceremonywasprecededbySolemnMassin St.James'Church,where FatherO'Growneyhadbeen 'pastor.Allofthespeakersatthegatheringgave theiraddressesinGaelic.

FatherO'Growneywas oneoftheearlyleadersin themovementtorevive Gaelicasthelanguageof thepeopleandtostressthe culturalheritageofIreland. Hewas38yearsoldwhen hediedinLosAngelesin 1899.

VandalismofRock-'n-Roll

Hooliganismassociatedwiththecurrent screeningoftherock-'n-rollfilminPerth couldbeblamedentirelyonthetremendous advancepublicityithadreceivedinthedaily P.Cunningham,chaplainof press.

ThiswasthefindingfromHighgateY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.discussionon "Rock-'n-Roll"atthecombinedmeetingheldonMonday,Oct.29.

Over60percentofmemleerspresenthadseenthe film,andwereoftheopinion thatinitselfthefilmas showninPerthwasinoffensive,andtheoneoutbreak oflarrikinismthathasaccompanieditwasfarfrom spontaneous.

Howevermembersagreed thatconstantrepetitionof therock-'n-rollbeatcould haveanunsettlingeffecton youngpeople.

ThediscussionwascapablysummedupbytheRev

MissionHeadSeesFinance

AsKeyToDevelopment

Rome,Oct.23.-ThesecretaryoftheSacredCongregationforthePropagationofthe Faithsaidthatabout17milliondollarswere contributedtothemissionsoftheChurch lastyear.

ArchbishopPietroSigismondideclaredthat"this isnotenoughtosatisfyalltherequestsmadeto thePropagandaFidebyallthemissions."

TheprelatestatedtheAfricanmissionsareinfull flower.Thisisespeciallysointhecentralpart oftheAfricancontinent,hesaid,wheretheproportionofCatholicshasreachedcomfortingnumbers.

Whilethepoliticalsituationhasmadethemissionary'sprobleminAsiavaryinglycomplex,the Archbishopsaid,apostolicworkisbeingcarriedon ataregularpaceinthenumerousSouthSeaislands.

ArchbishopSigismondideclaredthegreatneedin theislandsisforlargernumbersofmissionaries, especiallynativeones.

Concerningthematerialmeansnecessarytomeet theneedsofthemissions,theprelatesaid:

"Itisimpossibletodeterminethemeansnecessary tomeetsuchexigencies.Agreaterabundanceof meanswouldallowfurtherdevelopmentofapostolic activit,es,whichinturnwouldrequirelargersums ofmlney.Anyincreaseinmeanswouldbeuseful, butforeverinsufficient."

theyouthmovementatSub-. iaco.Hepointedoutthatin rock-'n-rollemphasishas beentransferredfromthe melodytorhythm,andits maincharacteristicwasthe constantrepetitionofthree orfournotes.

Thisrepetitioncouldhave theeffectofdeadeningthe sensesandwouldbecomparabletoconfinementina smallroom,withnodistractionfromthetortureof listeningtoadrippingtap. Hesaidthatthebestsummaryofrock-'n-rollwas thatitmadeavirtueof monotony.

Afterthemeetingdancing andtabletenniswerethe mostpopularentertainments.

ThepicnicbusforYanchepwillleavefromthe parishhallat10a.m.on thisSunday,Nov.4.picking upmembersfromMaylands branchen-route.Someunclaimedticketsmaybe availableatthebus.

LEADERS'TRAINING

DAYS:

South-EastandNorthWestregionswillholdtheir leaders'trainingdaysand councilmeetingsatSouth PerthandLeedervillerespectivelyonthisSunday, Nov.4,commencingat 2p.m.

Thenexttrainingdayin thisserieswillbeforthe Westregion,comprising Claremont,Subiaco,NedlandsandShentonPark branches,andwillbeheld onSunday,Nov.11.

Y.A.L.DANCE:

Thenextcarnivaldance willbeheldattheY.A.L. ballroomonMonday,Nov. 12.Thesedancesarebecomingincreasinglypopular, andgoodmusicandplenty ofnoveltieswillbeprovidedtoensurethatthisone willprovidefirst-classentertainment.

WESTPERTH: Aregionaltrainingday willbeheldonSunday, Nov.4,atLeederville,commencingat2p.m.Allleadersandsub-leadersareexpectedtoattend.

Largenumbersarestill attendingtheYouthCentre whichisheldeveryWednesdaynightintheparish hall.Althoughthenumber ofgirlsattendinghasincreased,thereisstillroom foralotmore.Activities beingconductedatthepresentareballroomdancing, motormechanicsandfencing. Plansarenowunderway forholdingamonster Christmassocial.

THEMANWHO ROCKEDTHEBOAT

ByWinJ.Keating

Thiswassomethingofa find,asIhadheardnothing ofit,anddidnotknow whattoexpect.Igoon recordassayingthatitis thebestbookIhaveread ontheeffortstosuppress organisedcrimeinNew YorkState.

Thisisbetterthan"On theWaterfront."Itdeals withthesametopic,and revealsthatthesourcesof thenovel'splotwereinno wayexaggerated.Andthe pointisthatthisbookis true.

WilliamKeatingcameup throughtheNewYorkDistrictAttorney'soffice.He hadhadmanyyears'experienceofwaterfrontcrime beforehejoinedtheNew YorkAnti-CrimeCommittee.

Justbeforeleavingthe D.A.'sofficehehadthe satisfactionofsuccessfully prosecutingthreetopgangstersforthemurderofa hiringbosswtiorefusedto allowtheracketeerstomove inonthepierwhichhecontrolled.

AscounselfortheAntiCrimeCommittee,Keating didsomemarvellouswork inuncoveringevidenceof bribery,corruptionandintimidationinvariousphases ofNewYorkbusinesslife.

Onewouldimaginethat a zealouslaw-enforcer wouldbewelcomedbythe authorities,butKeating foundthatsuchwasnotthe case.

Thepoliceobjectedto havingtheirstatisticsof crimepreventionmadeto looksilly.Thepubliccould seethatmurderandgraft wererampantinquarters wherethepolicewerenot eventemptedtolook.

Somuchpoliticalpower iswieldedbythecorrupt unionofficialsthattheDistrictAttorneywasunwilling toorderaninvestigation intoblatantcasesofcorruption,coercionandmismanagementoffundslest hisownsuperiorswere caughtinthepolicedragnet.

Theclimaxcamewhen KeatingdrewtheDistrict Attorney'sattentiontothe illegaltappingoftelephones andthecomplicityofthe NewYorkPoliceDepartment. WhentheD.A.refusedto

Itisherethatheencountersthetwo-hunded-yearoldmysterywhichisto affecthislifeverydeeply.

Itisherethatthemystery isfinallysolved,andthe happyendingismadepossible.

FromthenorthernIsles thestorymovestotheWesternDesertandontoKorea,buteveninthislastand mostoutlandishplace,the ghostoftheoldtragedy turnsupinamostunexpectedway,andnecessity forcesChisholmtoreturnto theShetlands.

Thecharactersareexcellent,some,liketheFaeroe Islanders,extraordinarily vivid.Thestoryisweill aboveaverageandthewritingisuptoLinklater'susual standard.

MycopyfromAhern's Booklovers.Thepriceis 18/9.

HighgateActionistsFarewellTheir PresidentLeavingForRally

LastMonday,Oct.29,a representativefromtheUnitedNationsAssociationattendedthegeneralmeeting oftheCathedralbranchof theN.C.G.M.,andalthough theattendancefromother brancheswaspoor,itprovedtobeaveryinteresting evening.Therepresentative, MissRobertson,hasjustrecentlyreturnedfromNew Yorkasarepresentative fromtheAssociationand sheshowedussomeslides ofthemagnificentbuildings belongingtotheUnited NationsinNewYork.

AremindertoallpresidentsthatthenextCouncil meetingwillbeheldon Monday,Nov.5.

SUBIACO: Atthelastcombined meeting,apartfromthose fromMaryville,therewere justfourgirlsfromthe wholeparish.Wewould liketoseethisimprovein thefuture.

LEEDERVILLE: Asthelastdance,helda fewweeksago,wassucha successwehavedecidedto haveanotheroneonNov. 6.Anyonewishingtojoin theChristmaschoirshould cometopractiseonTuesdayeveningat8p.m.inthe church.

CARLISLE: CarlisleN.C.G.M.and Y.C.W.areorganisinga bonfirenightonNov.5.This willbeheldneartheCarlisletenniscourtsinLionst.,Carlisle.

OnFriday,Nov.9,the annualcarnivaldancewill beheldintheR.S.L.hall oppositetheCarlislerailwaystation.Dancingwill beheldfrom8p.m.till12, floorshows,luckyspots,

move,theNewYorkAnti-supperwillbeprovided.A rimeCommitteegavethespecialinvitationisextenddetailstothenewspapers,edtoallmembersofthe andKeatingwascalledbe-Y.C.W.andN.C.G.M.inthe foreaGrandJuryandask-metropolitanareatoboth edtorevealhissourcesofthesefunctions. information.

SUBIACO: Specialfilmshavebeen arrangedtobeshownafter thenextgeneralmeetingon Sunday,Nov.11. ThenextSubiacodance willbeheldonSaturday, Nov.10,andagoodtimeis assured.Membersfrom otherbrancheswillbeparticularlywelcome.

VICTORIAPARK: Nighttenniswillbeheld onSunday,Nov.4.Memberswishingtoplayare askedtomeetattheVictoriaParkpostofficeat7.50 p.m.Girlsarerequestedto bringaplateofsupper.

SOUTHPERTH: Thenighttennisseason willcommenceonSunday, Nov.4attheMends-st. courts.Agoodcrowdisexpectedtogivetheseasona goodstart.

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bourne,look to theirreturnon 25, knowingthatthe.C.G.M. inthisStatewillbenefit fromwhateverbothgirls bringbackfromtheconference.

ThebustoYanchep leavesat10a.m.fromthe Highgatehall,thenproceeds toMaylandschurchand schooltopickupanyone fromInglewoodandMaylandsparishes,thenitwill traveltothecornerof Grand-prom.andWalterrd.,BedfordPark.Thebus willleaveYanchepat5p.m. toreturnhome,reaching Highgatehallatapproximately6.45p.m. Applicationsforthenight tennisarestillwelcome. Anyoneinterestedplease ringEuniceTomlinsonat BW1855orJudithHartat UA4549.

Thedancerunbythe Y.C.W.andN.C.G.M.inour parishcommencesat8p.m. andfinishesat11.30p.m., exceptoncarnivalnights whenitfinishesat12 o'clock.Cooldrinksare availableinthehall.

The whichgeneralmeeting wastohavebeenheld onMonday,Nov.12,has beencancelledowingtothe danceattheY.A.L.

HabitReceived

Miss StellaBryant,daughterofMr.andMrs. L.D.BryantofUngarie, N.S.W.recentlyreceivedthehabitoftheInstitute oftheSistersofSt.John ofGodatBroome,where theprovincialhouseofthe missionaryprovinceissituated. DuringMass,inthechapel,andattheceremony whichfollowed,nativegirls fromtheHolyChildorphanagerenderedappropriatemusic.

HIGHGATE:

KeatingwenttojailonLastMondaynightatthe acontemptchargerathercombinedmeetingmembers saidfarewelltothepresident,GeraldineWilliams, wholeavesonNov.3for

dutyashesawit.

thanbreakfaithwiththose whohadgivenhimconfidentialtips,andthenewspapersofAmericajoinedinMelbourneto represent universalprotestatthevindictivepersecutionofa PerthN.C.G.M.atthe NationalCouncilmeeting. citizenwhohaddonehisMembersregardedthemselvesprivilegedtohave theirpresidentchosento representtheStateatthe conferenceandcouncil.

Thisisathoroughlyexcitingbook.Yourhairwill standonendwhenyou readjusthowmuchcontrolcriminalscangainover abigcity,andwhenyou realisejusthowhopeless thefightappearstounseatthemfrompower. MycopyfromAlbert's Bookshop.Thepriceis22/6.

THEDARKOFSUMMER

ByEricLinklater

Hereisanewideafora novelbyawriterwho knowshistradeparticularly well. Theheroofthebookis ayoungScotwhosewartimeadventuresuncovera storyoftwohundredyears ago.Thetwostories,centuriesaparthaveoddeffects oneachotherwhichmakes excellentreading. Inthepresent-daystory thereareplentyofexcitingincidents.Themain character,Chisholm,isengagedinArmyespionage andhasafantasticexperienceintheFaeroeand ShetlandIslands,where "theghostofRogerCasementisbeatingonthe door."

Geraldineisregardedby allasaveryworthyrepresentativeasshehasalways workedunselfishlyanduntiringlytofurthertheaims andidealsoftheN.C.G.M., notonlyinherbranchbut inthemovementasawhole. Shewillbeaccompanied byanotherrepresentative, thediocesansecretary,VernaCostello.Thebranch,in wishingbothgirlsgoodluck astheysetoutforMel-

TheRev.J.McKelson S.C.A.,whoperformedthe ceremony, congratulated Sisteronthestepshehad takenanddweltontheoutlookof towardtheworldingeneral lifeinreligionwith allitssacrificesandtrials.

Onlytothosewhoknew wheretoseekthemwere thehidden vealed, hesaid,ando osethe novicewould kein proportiontothefervour withwhichshedevoted herselftothespiritual dutiesduringthenovitiate.

Theceremonyconcluded withBenedictionofthe MostBlessedSacrament.

AsSister'sreception lookplaceonthefeastof St.Lelia,patronessofthe MotherGeneraloftheInstitutewhoisnowvisitingAustralia,Sisterwas giventhenameofthe saintoftheday.

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How good IsHe?

Sportingwritersin Melbournearecalling Redcraze,the"RedTerror."That'sacompliment,becausethiswasthe nametheAmericanwriterscalledPharLap whenhemadehisbrilliant,butill-fated,trip totheUnitedStates.

Thispromptsthequestion."IsRedcrazeanotherPharLap?"

ThisiswhatBertWolfe, CardiganoftheMelbourne Herald,wroteaboutRedcrazeafterthegreatCaulfieldCupvictory.(CardiganhasbeenoneofAustralia'sturfauthoritiesfor manyyears.)

"There'snodoubtthat RedcrazeisinPharLap's class.HemaynotbebetterthanPharLapbutI thinkthathestaysjustas wellwithouthavingquite thesamedashastheformerchampion.

"Anyhorsewhocanwin aBrisbaneCup,theMetropolitanandaCaulfieldCup inthesameyearinaddition tow-f-aracesisachampionandthewayhewon theCaulfieldCupwasremarkable.

"WhenIlookedforhim atthequarter-mileandhe wasonlyinfrontofone horseIthoughtthathe couldn'twin.Thetrack wasagluepot,thefieldwas tightlybunchedandthe leaderswerefanningout. Ithoughttomyself:"No horsecanpossiblygoround andwinwithsuchabig weight."

"Buthedidandhadthe racewonatleastafurlong fromhome.Nosoonerhad EveningPealcutEmphatic downthanRedcrazebowled upandtheracewasover. Iwonderinwhattimehe ranthoselasttwofurlongs. Itmusthavebeenextraordinarilyfast."

iilarity

Thereareatleasttwo pointsofsimilaritybetween PharLapandRedcraze. PharLapwasachestnut,so isRedcraze,andtheywere bothbredinNewZealand.

LiketheoriginalRed Terror,Redcrazeisbigand powerful.

WhenPharLapwonthe Cupin1930hestartedat 11/8on,carrying9.12.He wasthenafour-year-old andRedcrazeatsixyears has10.3tocarry.

IfhewinstheCup,itwill bethesecondbestweight carryingperformanceinthe bigrace'shistory.Carbine's 10.5in1890istherecordfor therace.

IfRedcrazescoresinthe weight-for-ageMackinnon StakesonSaturday,hewill firmfromanalreadyshort pricefortheCup.

AndifhewinstheCup hewillbeaccordedoneof thegreatestreceptionsever -andthere'snoreception likethatgiventotheMelbourneCupwinner.

Itsouldbeanall-New ZealandfinishwithRedcraze-,RisingFact2,Ray Ribbon3.

ITWASCLOSE

This May Help You

TheHothamHandicaponDerbyDayisthe lasthandicapraceguide totheMelbourneCup andithasfrequently unearthedtheCupwinner.ThelastwasFoxzamiin1949.

InrecentyearsSirius andDarkFeltpresaged theirCupvictoriesby winningtheHotham.

In1947thegreyHiraji ransecondinaclose finishintheHothamand thenwentontotakethe Cup.

TheL.K.S.MackinnonStakes-formerlyknownastheMelbourneStakes-gives theweight-for-age horsestheirfinalhitout, beforetheCup.

Itisoneofthebig racesonDerbyDay. RisingFast,Dalray, DeltaandComicCourt wontheweight-for-age eventbeforetheywon theirCups.

IfRedcrazewinsthe MelbourneCuponTuesday,hewillbethefifth horseinCuphistoryto wintheCaulfield-MelbourneCupsdoublein theoneyear.

Backin1906,Poseidon wasthefirst.Itwas31 yearslaterthatThe Trumpbecamethe secondtodoso.

Thenhavefollowed Rivette(1939)andRisingFast(1954).

IfRisingFastwinsthe Cup,hewilladdtoa notablerecord.Only ArcherandPeterPan havewontheMelbourne Cuptwicesincetherace wasfirstrunin1861.

Four-year-oldshavea betterrecordinthe Cupthanhorsesofother ages.Theyhavewon thebigrace26times.

Five-year-oldshave beenfirsthomein24 Cups,oronemorethan thethree-year-olds.

TheCuphasnotbeen soeasyfortheolder horses,assix-year-olds havewon14Cupsand thehorsessevenand olderhaveledthefield homeeighttimes.

GlamourhorseRedcrazeisasix-year-old.

ELLIOTT'STime NearTheBest

WHENLaurieElliottwonthemileattheinter-schoolsportso Saturdayheregisteredthefourthfastesttimeever.

Elliott'stimewas4min.37sec.Twooftheotherthreefastestmileswere runbyhisbrother,Herbert.Theywere4.30.8in1954andtherecord4.26last year.D.B.Hill,ofScotchCollege,ran4.30in1937.

LaurieElliott'swinwasthe4thinsuccessioninthemileforAquinasand madeit8winsinthepast10yearsfortheCollege.Thisisauniquerecord.

Laurieisonly16andhis performancelastSaturday wasexceptionallygood. Butitisdoubtfulwhether hewillgetdowntothe recordtimesestablished bybrotherHerb.

Lastyear'sform1.57for thehalfand4.26forthe milemadecriticsproclaim Elliotastheoutstanding schoolboymiddledistance runnerofalltime.

Anaccidenttohisleg stoppedhimfromrunning lastyear,butHerbis soundagainandheissure tobeseenreelingofffast tirlesatLeedervillethis year.SoalsoisLaurie, whointendstocompetein eventsfortheY.C.W.team thisyear.

Bytheway,E.Knappwho ransecondtoHerblast year,wasalsosecondto Lauriethisyear-anunluckybutcreditabledouble foryoungKnapp.

InJohnKennedy,Aquinashasarunnerofwhom

TardunHas Great SportsDay

AneventwhichcausedmuchinterestatTardun wastheinaugurationofamonsterathleticmeeting onOctober22,betweenSt.Mary'sAgricultural SchoolandSt.Joseph'sPallottineMissionSchool. Itisintendedthatitshallbeanannualfunction. ThemeetingwasheldonotherprincipalpointwintheMissionschoolovalonnerswere:B.Spratt(P.M), whichhadbeenprepared20;RoyMcGibbert(P.M.), excellentrunningtracks16;G.Kelleher(C.B.A.S.), aftertherecentrain.The151:B.Maher(P.M.),15; variousflagssurroundingM.Travers(C.B.A.S.),14; thegroundsgavearealRayMcGibbert(P.M.),13; gala-dayatmosphere. K.Spencer(C.B.A.S.),121: BeforetheopeningoftheJ.McKay(C.B.A.S.),12. muchwillbeheardinfu-sportstherewasamarch pastofalltheathleteswith lure.JohnwonthefirstMasterPatFawkinerkeepunder13in12.2seconds. divisionofthe100yardsmgtheminstepwiththe Thisequalledtherecorddrum. madein1927andequalled in1952. Hehadtobattlewith aheadwindwhichresulted inmostofthesprintevents onthedaybeingrunin slowtime.Sothemerit ofthisrunwillreadilybe recognised. Fora12-year-oldboy, Kennedyhadabusyprogramme.Healsocompeted intheseconddivisionof the100yardsunder14and, 220under14.

InJ.McCormack,Aquinashasafineall-rounder. Itismostunusualfora boytobeplacedinthe sprintsanddistanceeventsanoutstandingleapinthe under16.Inthe880hebroadjump,covering13ft. wasthird,inthe100he second,hewasthirdintheMuchinterestwastaken 220andwasthirdintheinthehalf-milebicyclerace hurdles. inwhichT.Brown

HewasalsointheAquin-(C.B.A.S.)outclassedhis asunder-16relayteamopponentstowinbyabout whichransecond,andwas220yards. inthebroadjumptoo. Themen'ssheffield100

GOODSTART

The1956-57cricketseaSt.Joseph's,insecuringsonfortheNewNorcia159points,hadan MogumberCricketAssociaingvictoryoverSt.Mary's,outstandtionopenedatNewNorcia whoscored100points.ThelastSunday,whenS.I.C. - nativeboysshowedtheirplayedTheCollege Mogumber. wonthetoss superiorityinthesprints.andbattedagainstastrong InthissectionofthesportsMogumberteam-premiers B.Spratt(P.M.)securedtheofthepreviousseason. hat-trickinwinningtheAfteranearlyfallofa under15,100yards,220wicket,JohnChineandBro. yardsand440yards,whileRichardwereassociatedin G.Kelleher(C.B.A.S.)anda valuablepartnership A.Egan(P.M.)intheunderwhichadded124runs.John 13and14respectivelybothClunemade59andBro. tookthedoublewiththe100Richardwentontomake yardsand220yards. 95beforeheretired.The InthejumpsRoyMc-S.I.C.teamwas5/188when Gibberthadtwotohiscre-theydeclared. ditintheunder12.HedidMogumberopenedconfidentlyandthefirstwicket fellfor31toLaurieMayne whowentontomakean excellentdebutasabowler taking7wicketsfor20. Mogumberwerealloutfor 79.

Hecompetedinsixyardswaswoningoodtime events,whichinitselfwasbyA.Flanaganwhobroke quiteanachievement. thetapewithonlyayard *tospare.Thefivecompetitorswereoffscratch.

PhysiquesDisguise Thefinaleventofthe StayingPowers day,themilehandicap, causedmuchamusement. physiquesSlightly-builtmenwhoseTherewerecompetitors disguisetheirre-frommidgetstoburly markablestayingpowersyouths, but strangely areoftentotheforefrontenough,thethreeplaceinthemostgruellingofgetterswereallsmallboys; allathleticevents-thethethreeofthemunder10. marathon.AndoneofThefrontmarkerswereon Britain'shopesforthe220yards. Olympicmarathon,26-yearoldRonClark,weightsa mere9st.9lb.

THEGAMEOFHURLING

ThegametheAmericans havedescribedasbeing onlytwodegreessaferthan war,thegamewhichhas beenmorerecentlydescribedas"Ireland'sanswer totheAtomBomb,"and thegamewhichmanyclaim tobethefastest,roughest andtoughestfieldsportin theworld.

That'shurling,according tothepublicityagentfor the1956GaelicFestivalto beheldatWarringalPark, Heidelberg,onSunday, 28October.Othersportsto Thechampionboyofthebeplayedatthefestival daywasA.Egan(P.M.)areGaelicfootballand whoscored22points.Thebasketball.

WONDERFUL OVATION FOR KERSLEI

FormerPerthstar trainer-reinsman FrankKersleyand pacerPercy'sElect gotoneofthegreatestovationsever heardontheMelbourneshowgrounds recently,saysaMelbournetrottingwriter.

Percy'sElectstood onthemarkintheRose Handicapandgotupto winaftergivinghis rivalsabouthalfafurlongstart.

Theperformanceof Percy'sElectwasoneof thegreatesteverseen onthetrackandKersley'shandlingofthe winnerwasamasterpieceofpatientand well-judgedreinsmanshipclimaxedwitha vigorousfinish.

Now,afteronlyone seasonofdrivingatthe Showground,Kersley hasrisentobecome numberone"pin-up" boywiththetrotsfans.

Thoughhehasbeen associatedwithtrotters for33years,Kersley didnotactuallytake upfulltimeprofessionalhandlingoftrotters until1933.afterhehad leftAdelaideandsettled inPerth.

In1954heleftPerth afterhavingtoppedthedrivers'andtrainers' premiershipscontinuouslysincethe1930's. Heacceptedanappoint= mentasstipendiary stewardwiththeTrottingControlBoardfor the1954-55season,but lastseasonresignedto acceptaretainerastop trainer-driverforwealthytrottingowner JimJones.

Kersley saidhe thoughtPercy'sElect hadlittlechanceafter hebegansopoorly, butthepaceinfront Wasslowenoughfor himtocatchthefield andthenallowtime forabreather.

Inthebackstretch forthelasttime,Kersleygotdowntosome reallyvigorousdriving onPercy'sElectandhe cameroundtheother sixrunnerstodown PayLoadinaphoto finish,withDonScott third.FavouriteFine Finishmissedaplace.

AmericanHalConnolly, whosehammerthrowduels withfellowcountryman CliffBlairandRussian MikailKrivonosovshould beamongthehighlightsof theOlympicGames,isa graduateoftheJesuit Fathers'BostonCollege. Connolly,inspiteofa witheredarm,holdsthe worldrecord.

THERECORD

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ChamberlainHiIsAtOurSchools

HungarianHeroes TheHangmen

Convulsionhasshakentheworldinthelast10 dramaticdaysofOctober.Ifitistrueastheyare sayinginEasternEuropethatSpringhascome inOctober,thatbloodyburgeoningbeganinPoznaninJunewhenthestreetriotersdemandedbread andliberty.Whileitwasabundantlyclearfrom thenonthatpopularfeelingwasnotonlyantiSovietbutanti-Communist,therevolutionhasdevelopedalongthelinesof"relativeindependence." ThatindicatesthatthelocalCommunistpuppet governmentisfairlyfirmlyinthesaddleandcan onlyhopetoremaintherebypurgingthenational administrationofactiveSovietparticipation.Hence thefallofRokossowskiandhisretirementto Moscow.

GomulkahassufferedbecauseofTitoistdeviationismbutheisstillaCommunistandhasdeclaredthat"PolandintendstostayintheSoviet camp."HedoesnotstandforPolishnationalaspirationsexceptinanegativesense.Indeedheis betweenthetwostoolsofdread-theaspirations ofthepeopleforfullindependenceandthefear oftheSoviet-andthatpositionisinevitablyone ofperil.However,somethinghasbeenachieved. Thearmyandnavyhavebeenpurgedofdirect Sovietcontrol,Parlamenthasmetandpledgeda choiceofpoliticalcandidatestobechosenbysecretballotandSoviettroopsandwarshipshavewithdrawntopreparedpositions,buttheyarestill infringingPolishterritory.MostsignificantlyCardinalWyszynskiisreportedtohavebeenre-instatedintheofficeofPrimate.

-HUNGARIANREVOLTISNATIONAL

ThisisimportantbecauseitshowsthatGomulka isnotmerelyimplementingCommunistpolicybut isunderconsiderablenationalistpressure.Therelu,rnoftheCardinalcanbenomorepalatableto 'himthanitwouldbetoKhrushchev,forreligion isthearch-enemyofallformsofCommunism.It isre-,ret'-anTitodaredobyrestoringCardinal Steo:nac.ButthePolishrevoltwasnotconfined toWarsaw.Breslau,Lublin,Stettin,Cracowand PoznanhavestirredagainsttheSovietyokeand supportforthe"relativeindependence"movehas comefromthearmy,navy,unionsandstudents groups.ThatisasfarasGomulkaandtheCommunistPartydaregoorperhapswanttogo.But havinggainedsomuchthatseemedsohopeless ofattainment,itisclearthatthedayoffinalliberationcannotbelongdeferred.

Butrevolutioninrealgloryhasbeenreserved totheheroicHungarians.Theretherevoltwas trulynational.Budapesthasbeenwonatterrific costbutDebrecen,Szolnok,Szegedandhundreds moretownsandsmallvillageshavearisen,notonly toshakeoffRussianchainsbuteverytaintofCommunisttyranny.Thatisevidencedbytwostriking facts-theexecutionoftheCommunistboss,Gero, andthereturnofCardinalMindszentytoBudapest. 'EventheRedradioadmitteditwas"full-scale revolution"arrangedinadvancebytheantiCommunistunderground.CertainlyitwasnounAssorishiusrultialltiotsglis~~10110011,11r-

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organisedrabblethatwasablewithinsixdaysto siezetherichcoalanduraniumareaswestofthe Danube(constitutinghalfthecountry'sarea)and setuparevolutionarygovernmentatPecs.

Itisestimatedthatmorethan15,000havegiven theirlivesinthatgloriouscause.Buteveryone ofthosesplendiddeadisatongueoffireinthe heartofHungary.NagycannothopetomaintainhisuneasyseatofpowerinBudapest.For itwashewhocalledintheSoviettroopsagainst hisownpeopleandthreateneddeathtoanyone attemptingtooverthrowthe"people'sdemocracy." Fifteenthousandlifelessfingerspointattheman whoringedBudapestwithSovietsecurityforces, tanksandjetplanestomowdownthousandsofhis enslavedpeople.Inthefaceofthoseatrocities, NagypromisedthewithdrawalofSovietforcesby January1.Buthewasforcedtodoitwithinsix days,leavingthecapitaltothevictoriousrebels.

WHYDIDTHESOVIET

WITHDRAW?

Whatremainsthebafflingmysteryiswhythe Sovietconsentedtowithdrawandleavevictory, notinthehandsoftheirpuppetsasinPoland,but inthehandsoftruenationalists.Twoexplanations suggestthemselves.OneisthattheRussiansrealisedthatwhiletheycouldcrushtheHungarians theycouldonlydoitbygenocide,forsowidespreadandthoroughwastherevoltthattheywould havediedtoamantokeepwhattheyheld.Now theSovietisnotsqueamishaboutalittlebloodletting,butitdoeshavetohavesomeregardfor worldopinion,especiallysincethemealy-mouthed protestationsofpeaceinthepasttwoyears.The otherexplanationisthattheliberationistmovement maybewideranddeeperthroughoutEasternEurope thananyoneintheWestdarehopeorthattheSoviet dareadmit.ItmayevenbethattheRussianpeople arereadytoassertthemselves.

Whateverbethereason,itisenoughtorejoicethattheSoviet,tailedbyCommunism,have beenignominouslykickedoutofHungarylike whippedcurs.Itremainstoconsolidatewhathas beenwonandtheAustrianborderoffersaunique opportunityfortheWesttobringeffectiveaidto HungaryandthroughHungarytothecaptivenationsofEurope.Itisofthehighestconsequence thattheWestredeemthefailureofitsplighted wordin1939andrestoreitshonourparticularlyto thepeopleofPoland.Hungaryhaswritteninsix bloodydays,achapterofhistoryasgloriousand decisiveasitdid500yearsagoatNandorfehervar.

TWISTINGTHEBEAR'STAILINSUEZ

MeanwhileBritain,emboldenedbythegravepreoccupationoftheSovietBear.inEuropehasshrewdlygivenitstailaseveretwistintheMiddleEast. NothingsoclearlyindicatesthereasonforNasser's temerityandtheAnglo-Frenchhesitationoverthe Suezissue,thanthesuddenresolutionengendered byRussia'sperplexities.Israel'sactofaggression againstEgyptisalsoacuriousmove,followingso closelyupontheunifiedmilitarycommandestablishedbetweenEgypt,JordanandSyria.Itwould notbesurprisingifthatadventurewerebacked bytheOldLadyofTheadneedle-street.Itmay eventuallymakeforsomekindofrationalpeacein theMiddleEastandtheendofshufflingasbetween JewsandArabs. Thesegreatevents,heapingupononeanother withbewilderingrapidity,haveservedtoobscure thegravityforthiscountryoftheriotsinSingapore. WearegettingpreciouslittleinthewayofcomprehensivereportsregardingthesituationinMalayabutenoughistohandtomakeDr.Evattlook exceedinglyfoolishinhisdemand(alongtheCommunistline)fortherecallofAustraliantroopsfrom Singapore.Incidentally,poorDr.Burtonmaynow havethegracetowithdrawsincehisfinetheories aboutthedemocratisationoftheSoviethaveblown upsofinallyinhisface.

ManyCatholicsinthisStatemusthavebeen startledtolearnfromtheA.B.C.newsservice(what thedailypressdidnotthinkworthyofmention) thattheStateexecutiveoftheEvattLabourParty hadrecentlyinterpretedanA.L.P.Congressdecision tomeanthatnoaidwouldbegiventoprivate schools"untilsuchtimeasalltherequirements relatingtoStateschoolshavebeenmet...andis deemedtocovernotonlythemaintenanceofthe existingfacilities,butanextensionofsametoall partsoftheState,includingtechnicalschools." Thatdecisionnegativestheimplementationbythe StateLabourgovernmentoftheEducationAct Amendmentpassedbyitlastyearwhichdapnted privateschoolsfreesuppliesofstationery,rtain publicationsandsubsidisingthepurchaseofprojectorsandradioequipment.

Sofarasweareawaretheinterpretationofthe A.L.P.executiveisbindinguponthePremierand hisCabinet,sothattheextraordinarypositionarises thatthemenwhoframedthatliberallegislation arenowforbiddentoimplementit.Foritisquite certainthat"alltherequirementsrelatingtoState schools"willneverbemet.Itissurelyanomalous thatanoutsidebodycandictatetotheelectedrepresentativesofthecommunityatlargeandthatthe uglysectarianismwhichhasdisgracedEvattLabour intheFederalspherecanbeinsinuatedintoour placidStatewhichhasbeenhappilyfreeofthis virulentpoison.WecannotbutfeelthatMr.F. E.Chamberlainisthemovingspiritinthisretrogressivemovement.

TheaidwhichwasplacedupontheStatuteBook lastyearwasthefirstattempttogivejusticeto theprivateschoolssince1895andwhileitdidnot makemajorconcessions,whatitdidprovidewas welcomeandgavepromiseofamoreenlightened trend.Catholicparentscanscarcelybeblamedif theyfeelthattheStateexecutiveoftheA.L.P.is dominatedbyanoutsidegroupwhichdeniesthem elementaryjustice.Therecanbenodoubtofthe reactionarytrendatatimewheninterestpaymentsaretobemadetoprivateschoolsintheFederalCapitalTerritoryandwhenthecaseforaid todenominationalschoolsisbeingpresentedinNew ZealandandwhenArticle26oftheDeclarationof HumanRightsassertstherightparentstochoose thetypeofeducationtheirchildrenshallreceive.

Sincethelocalmovehasbeenmadeunderthe dominationofmenwhohaveprovedthemselves tyrantsandpowerlustersintheFederalsphere,it isinterestingtonotethatthelocaldecisioncontravenestheFederalplatformoftheA.L.P.which asserts"therecognitionoftherightsofparentsin thetrainingandeducationoftheirchildren."Moreover,theStateplatform,reaffirmedbytheA.L.P. Congressthisyear,reads:"Thatfinancialaidbe grantedforthepurchaseofassistingallformsof education."WhatMr.Chamberlainhasdoneisto createoutofthevoidasectarianpriorityinwhich theStateschoolscomefirstandtherestnowhere. WhetherCatholicparentswillbecontenttositdown underhisarbitraryandinsolenttyrannyremains tobeseen.

OfficialEngagements

November4: St.Charles'Seminary, presideSolemnHighMass (FeastofSt.Charles). ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Toodyay.

November11: 3p.m.:Blessandopen newHospitalatBicton.

November18: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Redcliffe.

November25: Blessandopennew Church(St.Joseph's),at SunsetMen'sHome,Nedlands.

November30: 7.30p.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral.OpenSolemnNovena inpreparationfortheFeast oftheImmaculateConception.

December8: 7.30p.m.:St.Mary'sCath- edral.CloseofSolemn Novena.

December9: 3pmBlessandopen

extensionstoLadies'Home (HungarianSisters),Subiaco. 3p.m.:Blessandopen newChurchatWundowie.

December14: 10a.m.:Presideatquarterlyconferenceofthe PriestsoftheMetropolitan area,attheChurchOffice, Victoria-ave.

December16: 3p.m.:Blessandopen newSchool-ChurchatScaddan-st.,Wembley. 3p.m.:Blessandopen newChurchandPresbytery atChidlows. Attendannualprocession atSpearwood(FeastofSt. Lucy).

December23: Blessandopennew ChurchatEastCannington.

December24: PresideatSolemnHigh HighMass,St.Mary'sCathedral,atmidnight.

HungarianHeroes TheHangmen

Convulsionhasshakentheworldinthelast10 dramaticdaysofOctober.Ifitistrueastheyare sayinginEasternEuropethatSpringhascome inOctober,thatbloodyburgeoningbeganinPoznaninJunewhenthestreetriotersdemandedbread andliberty.Whileitwasabundantlyclearfrom thenonthatpopularfeelingwasnotonlyantiSovietbutanti-Communist,therevolutionhasdevelopedalongthelinesof"relativeindependence." ThatindicatesthatthelocalCommunistpuppet governmentisfairlyfirmlyinthesaddleandcan onlyhopetoremaintherebypurgingthenational administrationofactiveSovietparticipation.Hence thefallofRokossowskiandhisretirementto Moscow.

GomulkahassufferedbecauseofTitoistdeviationismbutheisstillaCommunistandhasdeclaredthat"PolandintendstostayintheSoviet camp."HedoesnotstandforPolishnationalaspirationsexceptinanegativesense.Indeedheis betweenthetwostoolsofdread-theaspirations ofthepeopleforfullindependenceandthefear oftheSoviet-andthatpositionisinevitablyone ofperil.However,somethinghasbeenachieved. Thearmyandnavyhavebeenpurgedofdirect Sovietcontrol,Parlamenthasmetandpledgeda choiceofpoliticalcandidatestobechosenbysecretballotandSoviettroopsandwarshipshave withdrawntopreparedpositions,buttheyarestill infringingPolishterritory.MostsignificantlyCardinalWyszynskiisreportedtohavebeenre-instatedintheofficeofPrimate.

HUNGARIANREVOLTISNATIONAL

ThisisimportantbecauseitshowsthatGomulka isnotmerelyimplementingCommunistpolicybut isunderconsiderablenationalistpressure.There.turnoftheCardinalcanbenomorepalatableto himthanitwouldbetoKhrushchev,forreligion isthearch-enemyofallformsofCommunism.It isirsret`anTitodaredobyrestoringCardinal Sten'oac.ButthePolishrevoltwasnotconfined toWarsaw.Breslau,Lublin,Stettin,Cracowand PoznanhavestirredagainsttheSovietyokeand supportforthe"relativeindependence"movehas comefromthearmy,navy,unionsandstudents groups.ThatisasfarasGomulkaandtheCommunistPartydaregoorperhapswanttogo.But havinggainedsomuchthatseemedsohopeless ofattainment,itisclearthatthedayoffinalliberationcannotbelongdeferred.

Butrevolutioninrealgloryhasbeenreserved totheheroicHungarians.Theretherevoltwas trulynational.Budapesthasbeenwonatterrific costbutDebrecen,Szolnok,Szegedandhundreds moretownsandsmallvillageshavearisen,notonly toshakeoffRussianchainsbuteverytaintofCommunisttyranny.Thatisevidencedbytwostriking facts-theexecutionoftheCommunistboss,Gero, andthereturnofCardinalMindszentytoBudapest. EventheRedradioadmitteditwas"full-scale revolution"arrangedinadvancebytheantiCommunistunderground.Certainlyitwasnounsossolvulis4ik#0140~staar******taluostWo.

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organisedrabblethatwasablewithinsixdaysto siezetherichcoalanduraniumareaswestofthe Danube(constitutinghalfthecountry'sarea)and setuparevolutionarygovernmentatPecs.

Itisestimatedthatmorethan15,000havegiven theirlivesinthatgloriouscause.Buteveryone ofthosesplendiddeadisatongueoffireinthe heartofHungary.NagycannothopetomaintainhisuneasyseatofpowerinBudapest.For itwashewhocalledintheSoviettroopsagainst hisownpeopleandthreateneddeathtoanyone attemptingtooverthrowthe"people'sdemocracy." Fifteenthousandlifelessfingerspointattheman whoringedBudapestwithSovietsecurityforces, tanksandjetplanestomowdownthousandsofhis enslavedpeople.Inthefaceofthoseatrocities, NagypromisedthewithdrawalofSovietforcesby January1.Buthewasforcedtodoitwithinsix days,leavingthecapitaltothevictoriousrebels.

WHYDIDTHESOVIETWITHDRAW?

Whatremainsthebafflingmysteryiswhythe Sovietconsentedtowithdrawandleavevictory, notinthehandsoftheirpuppetsasinPoland,but inthehandsoftruenationalists.Twoexplanations suggestthemselves.OneisthattheRussiansrealisedthatwhiletheycouldcrushtheHungarians theycouldonlydoitbygenocide,forsowidespreadandthoroughwastherevoltthattheywould havediedtoamantokeepwhattheyheld.Now theSovietisnotsqueamishaboutalittlebloodletting,butitdoeshavetohavesomeregardfor worldopinion,especiallysincethemealy-mouthed protestationsofpeaceinthepasttwoyears.The otherexplanationisthattheliberationistmovement maybewideranddeeperthroughoutEasternEurope thananyoneintheWestdarehopeorthattheSoviet dareadmit.ItmayevenbethattheRussianpeople arereadytoassertthemselves.

Whateverbethereason,itisenoughtorejoicethattheSoviet,tailedbyCommunism,have beenignominouslykickedoutofHungarylike whippedcurs.Itremainstoconsolidatewhathas beenwonandtheAustrianborderoffersaunique opportunityfortheWesttobringeffectiveaidto HungaryandthroughHungarytothecaptivenationsofEurope.Itisofthehighestconsequence thattheWestredeemthefailureofitsplighted wordin1939andrestoreitshonourparticularlyto thepeopleofPoland.Hungaryhaswritteninsix bloodydays,achapterofhistoryasgloriousand decisiveasitdid500yearsagoatNandorfehervar.

TWISTINGTHEBEAR'STAILINSUEZ

MeanwhileBritain,emboldenedbythegravepreoccupationoftheSovietBear.inEuropehasshrewdlygivenitstailaseveretwistintheMiddleEast. NothingsoclearlyindicatesthereasonforNasser's temerityandtheAnglo-Frenchhesitationoverthe Suezissue,thanthesuddenresolutionengendered byRussia'sperplexities.Israel'sactofaggression againstEgyptisalsoacuriousmove,followingso closelyupontheunifiedmilitarycommandestablishedbetweenEgypt,JordanandSyria.Itwould notbesurprisingifthatadventurewerebacked bytheOldLadyofTheadneedle-street.Itmay eventuallymakeforsomekindofrationalpeacein theMiddleEastandtheendofshufflingasbetween JewsandArabs.

Thesegreatevents,heapingupononeanother withbewilderingrapidity,haveservedtoobscure thegravityforthiscountryoftheriotsinSingapore. WearegettingpreciouslittleinthewayofcomprehensivereportsregardingthesituationinMalayabutenoughistohandtomakeDr.Evattlook exceedinglyfoolishinhisdemand(alongtheCommunistline)fortherecallofAustraliantroopsfrom Singapore.Incidentally,poorDr.Burtonmaynow havethegracetowithdrawsincehisfinetheories aboutthedemocratisationoftheSoviethaveblown upsofinallyinhisface.

ChamberlainHitsAtOurSchools

ManyCatholicsinthisStatemusthavebeen startledtolearnfromtheA.B.C.newsservice(what thedailypressdidnotthinkworthyofmention) thattheStateexecutiveoftheEvattLabourParty hadrecentlyinterpretedanA.L.P.Congressdecision tomeanthatnoaidwouldbegiventoprivate schools"untilsuchtimeasalltherequirements relatingtoStateschoolshavebeenmetandis deemedtocovernotonlythemaintenanceofthe existingfacilities,butanextensionofsametoall partsoftheState,includingtechnicalschools." Thatdecisionnegativestheimplementationbythe StateLabourgovernmentoftheEducationAct Amendmentpassedbyitlastyearwhichdonted privateschoolsfreesuppliesofstationery,rtain publicationsandsubsidisingthepurchaseofprojectorsandradioequipment.

Sofarasweareawaretheinterpretationofthe A.L.P.executiveisbindinguponthePremierand hisCabinet,sothattheextraordinarypositionarises thatthemenwhoframedthatliberallegislation arenowforbiddentoimplementit.Foritisquite certainthat"alltherequirementsrelatingtoState schools"willneverbemet.Itissurelyanomalous thatanoutsidebodycandictatetotheelectedrepresentativesofthecommunityatlargeandthatthe uglysectarianismwhichhasdisgracedEvattLabour intheFederalspherecanbeinsinuatedintoour placidStatewhichhasbeenhappilyfreeofthis virulentpoison.WecannotbutfeelthatMr.F. E.Chamberlainisthemovingspiritinthisretrogressivemovement.

TheaidwhichwasplacedupontheStatuteBook lastyearwasthefirstattempttogivejusticeto theprivateschoolssince1895andwhileitdidnot makemajorconcessions,whatitdidprovidewas welcomeandgavepromiseofamoreenlightened trend.Catholicparentscanscarcelybeblamedif theyfeelthattheStateexecutiveoftheA.L.P.is dominatedbyanoutsidegroupwhichdeniesthem elementaryjustice.Therecanbenodoubtofthe reactionarytrendatatimewheninterestpaymentsaretobemadetoprivateschoolsintheFederalCapitalTerritoryandwhenthecaseforaid todenominationalschoolsisbeingpresentedinNew ZealandandwhenArticle26oftheDeclarationof HumanRightsassertstherightofparentstochoose thetypeofeducationtheirchildrenshallreceive.

Sincethelocalmovehasbeenmadeunderthe dominationofmenwhohaveprovedthemselves tyrantsandpowerlustersintheFederalsphere,it isinterestingtonotethatthelocaldecisioncontravenestheFederalplatformoftheA.L.P.which asserts"therecognitionoftherightsofparentsin thetrainingandeducationoftheirchildren."Moreover,theStateplatform,reaffirmedbytheA.L.P. Congressthisyear,reads:"Thatfinancialaidbe grantedforthepurchaseofassistingallformsof education."WhatMr.Chamberlainhasdoneisto createoutofthevoidasectarianpriorityinwhich theStateschoolscomefirstandtherestnowhere. WhetherCatholicparentswillbecontenttositdown underhisarbitraryandinsolenttyrannyremains tobeseen.

OfficialEngagements

November4: St.Charles'Seminary, presideSolemnHighMass (FeastofSt.Charles).

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Toodyay.

November11: 3p.m.:Blessandopen newHospitalatBicton.

November18: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Redcliffe.

November25: Blessandopennew Church(St.Joseph's),at SunsetMen'sHome,Nedlands.

November30: 7.30p.m.:St.Mary'sCathedral.OpenSolemnNovena inpreparationfortheFeast cftheImmaculateConception.

December8: 7.30p.m.:St.Mary'sCath- edral.CloseofSolemn Novena.

December9: 3p.m.:Blessandopen

extensionstoLadies'Home (HungarianSisters),Subiaco. 3p.m.:Blessandopen newChurchatWundowie.

December14: 10a.m.:Presideatquarterlyconferenceofthe PriestsoftheMetropolitan area,attheChurchOffice, Victoria-ave.al

December16: 3p.m.:Blessandopen newSchool-ChurchatScarfdan-st.,Wembley. 3p.m.:Blessandopen newChurchandPresbytery atChidlows. Attendannualprocession atSpearwood(FeastofSt. Lucy).

December23: Blessandopennew ChurchatEastCannington. December24: PresideatSolemnHigh HighMass,St.Mary'sCathedral,atmidnight.

WithgreatmisgivingsDonsSalvadomakesfriendswiththewild nativesofthecentralregion.Inan astonishingtriptoPerthhesamples theirunorthodoxdietaryvarieties.

STORYPART8

SalvadoMakesFriendsWithTheBlacks

Onthe13thMarch,thethirddayofourresidence inthebush,wetookourusualrepast,eightounces ofbreadatnoon.Thebreadwasbakedintheashes; withitalittlericeboiledinwaterandacupoftea completedthemeal.Suddenly,contrarytotheir customatroopofblacksappeared,havingintheir handssixormoreofthesejavelinsorlancesthey callghici.Wefacedthemsmiling,thoughGodknows withwhatagitationinourheartsatthatmoment.

Then,bysignsweofferedthemsometeaandsome bread.Withoutpayingtheslightestattentiontous, thewentandsatroundthereservoir,andthey s amongthemselvesinaverybusinesslikeway. pois Weeldaconferenceamongourselvesastohowto approachtheminafriendlymanner.Wedecided topreparecakesandteainabundance,andwith someplatesfilledwithsugar,weshouldapproach them,eatingfromtheplatesandofferingtheblacks someofwhatwewereeating.

Wekneltdown,beggingtheMostHightobless us,andthenadvancedalltogethertowardsthe blacks,ourhandsfilledwithbread,teaandsugar. Onseeingusapproachthemtheyresolutelytook uptheirarms,thewomenandchildrenbeganto yellandtotakeflight.Butwe,continuingtoeat breadandsugarmadeasigntothemtoputdown theirarmswhichtheyhadgotreadyforaction. Againwebeggedthemtobegoodenoughtoaccept ourfood.Somethenputdowntheirarmsonthe ground,andDomSerraandIapproachedandgave thembreadandsugar,takingspecialcaretooffer ittothechildrenwhowerestandingclosetotheir fatherscryingandseeminglyverymuchafraidof us. Atthefirsttasteofthesugar,theblacksspatit outwithanairofsuspicion,butseeingthatwewere eatingitwithoutanyharmfulresults,theyputit intotheirmouthsandbegantofindittotheirtaste. Theyshowedtheirapprovalbynoddingtheirheads andinvitingotherstoeatit.

Inafewminutesallourpresentswereconsumed, andofthefragmentsthatremainedtherewasafight amongstthemforthesmallestparticles,asifthey weresomanyjewels.Thatishowwiththegrace ofGodandofHisHolyMother,afteraveryperilous encounter,thevictorywasaltogether defencelessmissioners,avictorywonwithoutany clashofarmsorsheddingofblood.

Workwassuspendedforthishalf-daysotakenuo werewewiththejoyofhavingsucceededinour littleenterprise.Weretiredtoourcabinandsome ofthenativesaccompaniedus.Weshowedthemour agriculturalimplementswhichcausedthemgreat astonishment.ThateveningwethankedGodand thesaintsfortheirprotection,andsleptthesleep ofpeace.

Nextmorningafterourusualprayers,manyblacks rousedbycuriosityonseeinguswork,cametowardsus.Seizingthefavourableopportunitywe invitedthemtohelpusintheconstructionofthe roof.Theyhelpeduswillingly;indeedweshould havelostmuchtimeinthelastpartofthework hadnotthenativespointedouttousthebestmaterialsforcoveringtheroofandtheplaceswheretheywerefoundingreatabundance.

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Thehourforourrepasthavingapproached,we gavetheblacksthebestpartofourlittlestoreof food.Withtheworkofthisdayandthefollowing, thankstothehelpofthenatives,ourcabinwascompleted,roofedwithrushesandotherplants.Oh whatmighthavebeentheprogressofourmission atthattimeifwehadhadabundantprovisions! Hundredsofblackswhohadofferedtostaywithus. andaglpusinourwork,wentbackintothebush becawehadnotamorselofbreadtogivethem.

quantityofmagnesia,someEpsomsalts,andolive oil.Wehadnoknowledgeofanyotherkindoftreatment.Thinkingthatalittlebrothofwhichwehad beensolongdeprivedmightdogoodtoourSuperior, Iwentouttohunthopingtobringbackakangaroo ratorsomepossum.

Aschancewouldhaveit,Ifoundmyselfsurroundedbyaflightofwhitecockatoos,andathought cametometoflingastickintothemidstofthem. Iwasfortunateenoughtobreaktheheadofoneof thesebirdsandthewingofanother.Ipickedup thetwo,andasthewoundedbirdsmadedesperate cries,alltheothersflappedroundmeasiftheywould snatchmyquarryfrommyhands.Thoughbyno meanstimidbynature,atthismomentIfearedfor mylife.Andcertainlyifthatcloudoffiveorsix thousandbirdshadassailedmewiththeirstrong clawsandferociousbeaks,thatwouldhavebeenthe endofme.

However,Ihastenedtosecuremyprey,andby fleeingfromtreetotreeIescapedtheirdreaded vengeance.Ireturnedinjoywithmytwobirds andfromthemImadeaverygoodsoup.Butithad notfortheinvalidtheeffectIhopedfor.DomSerra continuedtosufferthesamepainsuntilawinesoup, preparedfromthesamewineasthatusedintheHoly Sacrificewastheremedywhichwastorestorehimto healthinafewdays.

Thedearthofwaterinthelocalitywassuchthat quadrupeds,birdsandanimalsofallsortscameto drinkinourreservoir.Themultitudeofbirdsso deafenedusbytheircriesthatincelebratingMass intheearlyhoursofthemorningwewereobliged toshouttomakeourselvesheardbytheserver.1 amsurethatinthemorningtheirnumberwas notlessthanfiftythousand.andparrotsofallsorts formedthegreaternumber.

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Iarrivedfromthenorthwestcoastinacountry calledbythenativesBibinoorPipino(thelettersb andpareusedinterchangeablyintheirlanguage); adistrictabouttwentymilesfromourcabin,and thereIfoundaratherlargeriver,encrustedwith verywhitesalttwoorthreeinchesthick.Sucha splendiddiscovery,ofgreatuseunderanyother circumstances,wasofnouseinourpresentneed.

Icontinuedmysearchandatadistanceofafew milesIfoundamineralspringwhosewhitishwater didnottastewell,butwhichtheblackstoldme wasquite"healthy."Amongthenumerousnatives Ifoundthere,therewasonewhohadhelpedusin theconstructionofourcabin,andherecognisedme at.once.Recallinghowwellwehadtreatedhim, heintroducedmetohisparentsandfriends,telling themofthebenefitshehadreceivedfromourgenerosity.

Iwassubjectofthegreatestcuriositytothem. Theypresentedme,somewithrootsandsomewith piecesofgame,theproductofthehuntforwhich theyhadassembledinthisplace.Satisfiedwiththe marksoffriendshiptheyhadjustshownme,and stillmorebythediscoveryofwater,Iwentback withmytwonativestothecabin.Ontheveryeveningofmyreturntheskyburstintoshowersoftorrentialrain,andwaterwashenceforthtobefound inabundanceeverywhere.

meansliterally"DonLeander,Ihaveseenhim,he iscoming."Nonecanformadequateideaofour joy.Weflewtomeethim,embracedhim,and fetedhimasifhehadrisenfromthedead.

Alittlemorethantwomonthshadpassedsince weleftthecapitalandadvancedwithinthebush. Now,inspiteofourfrugalfare,ourprovisionswere onthepointofbeingexhausted,andmoreoveritwas nolongerfourbutfivemouthstofeedsincethe missionerDenisTutellhadcometorejoinus.As aconsequenceitwasdecidedthatIshouldgoto PerthandacquainttheBishopwithoursituation.

Onthe28thAprilincompanywithanativeIset outforthecity.Onthewayourfoodconsistedof wormsandreptiles,andtobecandid,thenative alwaysgavemethebettershare.Opossumsand kangarooratwerereservedforoureveningmeal. ItiseasytoimaginewhatIfeltwhentherewas questionofswallowingalivetheseworms;however; intheendIbecameresigned.Ordinarily,Ipreferred roastlizard-atleastitwassomethinghot-ortwo littlelegsofpossumcookedinthefire.

Thenhavingsaidmyprayers,Istretchedmyself onalittleheapofleaveswithapeaceandsatisfactiontobeenviedbythehappiestmortal.Morethan onceithappenedwhenIwasinaprofoundsleep theblack,havingfoundsomepieceofgameparticularlytohistaste,cametowakenme,saying:"Guaba. guaba,mindaralgo"-thatis"good,good,doeatit," anddrawingfromhismouththehalf-masticated piece,heofferedittomeintokenofaffection.As norefusalwouldsatisfyhim,therewasnothingfor itbuttoresignmyselfandeattheproferredportion.

When'wearrivedatCaptainScully's,mycompanionleftmefearingthattheotherblackswouldtake awayfromhim,hiswife,whohadremainedatthe mission.Orperhapsitwasthathedidnotwishto followmetoPerth,fearinghemightbekilledby theunknowntribes,ashappenedmorethanonceto thosewhobelongedtodistantparts.

GenerousCaptainScullyprovidedmewitheverythingnecessarytoreachthecity.Thoughtheweight wassomewhatinconvenient,itwasacceptable,and eachdayitbecameless. inPerth,Imadeknowntothe Bishoptheextremeneedsofthemission,andthe prospectofseeingthemissionersdieof-hungerif theywerenotimmediatelysuccoured.HisLordship becameverydisturbedonhearingthenews,andwhat afflictedhimmostwasthathewaswithoutresources, andnotevenabletoprocureformeapairofshoes., foralreadyIwaswalkingalmostbarefoot.

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Aswehadprovidedbeforehandagainstinclemencyoftheweatherbytheconstructionofourcabin, webeganourexcursionsintothebushincompany withthenatives.Withthemweate,slept,setout onthetrail,andweofferedtobeartheheaviest partoftheburdenforthem.Manyatimewecarried theirchildrenastraddleonourshoulders,andthese lattercametobeveryfondofusandtopreferour companytothatoftheirfatherswhowerenotin theleastjealousoftheirpreferences.Roots,lizards, grubsandotherlikefoodswhichtheysoughtfor inthebushtheysharedinafraternalmannerwith usincommonwhenourstoreofriceandflourhad beenexhausted.

Aswewalkedalong,whenopportunitypresented itself,asbestwecould,weledtheconversation ontoGodandourreligion,butthedifficultyofthe languagewasnosmallobstacletothesuccessofour efforts.Forcedbynecessitytowritedowneach wordinournotebookswithitsmeaningandthe context,ourknowledgeadvancedveryslowly.

Inthemidstoftheseoccupationsmyeyesbecame affected,perhapsfromtheresultoffatigueand theburningsun.Ilostappettite,andforawholeweek Iwasunabletowork,withtearscontinuallyflowing. Thisinconveniencepassedwithoutemployingany remedyandwithoutanyweakeningoftheorganof sight.Thesamemaladyaffectedsomeothersofour companionsafterwards,andalsosomeoftheblacks. DomSerraalonewasexempt,butsufferedgreatly fromenteritis.

Ourwholestockofmedicinesconsistedofalittle

OnApril11th,whichwasHolySaturday,after celebratingHolyMasswiththegreatestsolemnity possible,thecatechistFonteine,withideaofpreparing betterfarefortheEasterfeast,setoutinquestof somegame.Afewpacesfromthecabinhediscoveredakangarooratwhichhefollowedforalong time,butlosingsightofitandbeingfatiguedhe thoughtitbesttoreturnhome.Butwhenevening wascome,andnotseeingourhunterreturn,we fearedtheworstmighthavehappenedtohim.We thereforelightedabigfire,andseeingnosignof him,wewentrightintothebush,shoutingwiththe fullforceofourlungstomakeourselvesheard,but allinvain.

DonLeanderFindsWayHome

Havingbeendeceivedbycertainresemblances inthelocality,hehadgoneintheoppositedirectionto thecabin.Laterweclimbedthehighestsummits wherewelitfireshopingthattheblazemightguide him.Atlast,wornoutandhoarsewithshouting, andcastdownbythethoughtofhavinglostamissioner,abouttwoo'clockinthemorningwereturnedtothecabin.Wehadrecoursetoprayerasour oneremaininghope,andweceasednotthatwhole night,andapartofthenextmorningtobegGod tosendhimbacksafetous.

About11o'clockhavingsungMasswesawfour nativesarrivewhomwehadnotseenforthreedays. TooureyestheywereasfourangelssentbyDivine Providencetoourassistance.Wemadethemtounderstandthelosswesustainedinourpoorcolleague. Wepreparedalittlefoodforthemandpromised themacopiousmealiftheyfoundhim,andthenwith threeofthemwesetoutindifferentdirections.

Afterasearchofseveralhourswereturnedagain. Afflictedbeyondwords,andapreytothedeepest depression,wehadrecoursetotheMotherofMissionaries,Mary.Whilewewererecitingtherosary thefourthblack,whohadrefusedtofollowusin themorning,returnedandtouchedmeontheshoulder saidtome:"OnLean,n-agnaciena,ieicoli,"which

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PolesCollectSignatures ToFreeTheirCardinal

Berlin,Oct.19.-CatholicsinallPolish diocesesarecollectingsignaturestoapetitionaskingthecommunistgovernmentto freeHisEminenceStefanCardinalWyszynski,PrimateofPoland,reportsreachinghere state.

Meanwhile,thereportsadd,professorsofthe CatholicUniversityofLubin,wheretheCardinal wasonceastudent,haveappealedtoteachersin stateuniversitiestosignthepetition.

TheCardinalwasarrestedin1950andnever broughttotrial.Sincethattimehehasbeenheld underhousearrestbytheRedsinanumberofdifferentolaces.

ReleaseOfBishops.IsSeenAs AttemptToFoolCzechPeople

VaticanCity,Oct.19-Therecentrelease oftwoCzechoslovakbishopsispartofaRed attempttofoolpeopleintobelievingtension inthatcountryhasbeeneased,L'OsservatoreRomano,VaticanCitydaily,saidhere. TheVaticanCitypaperchosenbythatdepartment declaredthatthereleaseofandtheyaresupervisedby BishopsJanVojtassakoflaycommunistfunctionarSpisandMichaelBuzalka,ies.Thisistheir`freedom'." AuxiliarytotheApostolicL'Osservatorerecalledthe AdministratorofTrnava,!dissolutionofreligiousordwasprobablydictatedprim-ersofmenandwomenin arilybythefearthattheyCzechoslovakia.Members woulddieinprison. oftheorderswerealmost ItwasstatedbyL'Osser-allsentencedtohardlabour. vatorethatsomeCzechoslo-Thosewhoremainedfree yakbishopsareatliberty,weredeported. "buttheirsisonlyanap-

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Vienna,Oct22.-AletterjustissuedbyArchbishopJosephGroeszof Ralocsa,actingheadof theHungarianhierarchy, regardingthesemi-annualmeetingofdiocesan deaneries,isconsidered byChurchcircleshereto behighlysignificant. Addressedtothedeans, orheadsofsubordinate jurisdictionalareasinlarge dioceses,theletterreminds themthatcanonlawmakes definitestipulationsconcerningwhoisallowedto attendthedeanerymeetings,andwhatistobediscussedatthem.

PriestStands AgainForIndia

NewDelhi,India,Oct.23. -ACatholicpriesthasbecomealmostaregularmem- beroftheIndiandelegation totheGeneralAssemblyof theUnitedNations. HeisJesuitFatherJeromeD'Souza,whohasbeen namedtothepostforthe fourthtimeinsevenyears. Hewillserveona24-man IndianteamheadedbyV. K.KrishnaMenon,the country'sministerwithout portfolio.FatherD'Souza isthesoleCatholicinthe Indiandelegation.

Sofar,accordingtothereportsfromPoland, thegovernmenthasnotinterferedwithpersonscol-parentandunrealfreedom."Religiousnursingsistersw leftfreeforatime,the lectingsignatures.Thisindicatesanewtrendamong ArrestCause VaticanCitynewspaper communiststhere,reportssay,becauseonlyafew"Theireverymoveissaid,buttheywerereplaced monthsagothepolicewouldhavearrestedallper-watched,"continuedthegraduallybylaypeopleand sonstakingpublicactionontheCardinal'sbehalf.!VaticanCitydaily,"andthenweresentencedto Redleadersaredividedonthequestionoffreeingtheycannotgotoadministerlabourcamps. theCardinalandmakingconcessionstotheChurch,thesacramentswithout accordingtoreports.Onefactionbelieves,itisbeingundervigilance.They reported,thatunlessconcessionsaremadetheCorn-canreceivetheirpriestsonly munistpartycannotdealeffectivelywiththepopu-inthepresenceofwitnesses larunrestthatcametoaheadduringthePoznanup-appointedbythegovernrisinginJune. mentdepartmentofreligious laffairs.

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InAugust,Itnoted,70 nunswereremovedfroma hospitalinTrnavaandconsignedtoforcedlabour.

Theletterisregardedas acourageousattemptto stopinterferencebythe communistHungariangovernment'sofficeofecclesiasticaffairs.

Threetimespreviouslyforthe1949AssemblysessioninLakeSuccess,N.Y., the1951sessioninParis, andlastyear'sNewYork Citysession-thepriest wasnamedanIndianrepresentativeinrecognitionof hisworkhere.

"Theyare

OneofthedemandsofthePoznanworkerswho!generalwho riotedagainsttheRedregimewasthefreeingof CardinalWyszynski.

MockeryOfFreedom

HeadofthefactionfavouringconcessionsisPolishTrieste,Italy,Oct.23.- PremierJosefCrankiewicz,whoisreportedlycon-Yugoslavcommunistau- ductinganationwideinvestigationtodeterminehowthoritieshavearresteda populartheCardinaliswiththePolishpeople.ThepriestforreferringtoSt. investigation,reportssay,isbeingcarriedoutthroughJosephas"thepatronof localcommunistcellswiththeaidoftrustedlocaltheworkingclasses"ina officials. `sermon,itwaslearned

Itisthought,reportsadd,thattheinvestigationhere. issuretoshowCardinalWyszynski'sgreatpopu-HeisMgr,MilivoyCek- larityamongthepeople.ThePremierwilluseada,brotherofBishop itsresults,itissaid,topersuadetheopposingcorn-FrancisCekadaofSkoplje.

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givenvicars havebeen munistfactiontoreleasetheprelate.

wherehewasjailedasaTitoist,isbelievedtobe backingthePremier.

WladislawGomulka,Redleaderrecentlygivenaofmeasuresagainstthe highpartypostafterbeingreleasedfromprison,clergy,theRedshavearrestedtwootherpriests. TheyareidentifiedasFranciscanFatherDomogoj SimieandMijoDjenno. Theirfateisunknown.

LeadersoftheoppositionfactionareEdward Ochab,firstsecretaryofthePolishCommunist party,andRussianMarshalKonstantyRokossovsky, nowservingasPolishVise-PremierandMinister ofDefense.

Itwaslearnedherethat theincreaseinrepressive measureswasbroughton byrefusalbytheclergyto signaprotestagainstthe HolySee'spublicationof thelettersentbyHisHolinessPopePiusXIItoCardinals,Bishopsandfaithful oftheChurchinSilence.

Notonlydidtheloyal clergyrefusetosignthe protest,butseveralmembersofthecommunist-controlled Association of Priest-PartisansofPeacetowhichonlyahandfulof Yugoslavpriestsbelonghavealsorefusedtosign theprotest,itwaslearned.

"Undertheseconditions," concluded L'Osservatore, "onlythosepeoplewho,out ofignorance,arenotcapable ofunderstandingthedifferentstagesofthedrama goingonforthepastten yearscangiveanycredence tothedeclarationsofthe Praguecommunists."

Thisofficehasoftenpreventeddiscussionofreligiousmattersatsuchmeetingsinthepast,demanding thattheconferencesrestrictthemselvestopurely economicorpoliticalsubjects. ArchbishopGroeszisalso reportedtohaveappointed his secretary, Father CharlesStrachwitz,asarchdiocesanchancellor,toreplacethe"peacepriest" Mgr.PaulKis,whonow holdsthatpost.

PopeDeploresManyCrimes CommittedAgainstFamily

VaticanCity,Oct.16.-Thefamilyasasocial unitisundergoingacrisisinthemodernworld,His HolinessPopePiusXIIsaidduringanaudience grantedtomembersoftheUnionofCatholic FamiliesofAustria.

Itistrulyincalculable,"he said."howmanysinshave beencommittedorarebeing committedagainstthefamily, consciouslyorunconsciously, withconductwhichdismembersit,withanexcesstechnicalandculturalpragre>s andalsowiththeabuseofthe forcesofpower."

ThePopesaidthathehad particularlyinmind,theunbridledexploitationofman's desiretoprocurealwaysan easierexistenceforhimself. Healsohadinmind,hesaid, 'themovieindustryandlaicist. orevenatheistic,educationin theschools.

TheHolyFatheraddedthat fortunately,"...marriageand thefamilyhavealwayssucceeded,silentlyandimpercentibly.inavoidingtheCatastropheswhichthelevity

LayLeadersAreNeededWho CanApplyOurPrinciples

Dublin,Oct.20.-Leadersamongthe laityareneededwhoarewellgroundedin Catholicprinciplesandcapableofapplying them,especiallyincontroversialissuesthat haveabearingonreligionormorality.

andlackofconscienceofa materialistsocietywouldhave inevitablybroughtabout,had itnotbeenforthosetwoinstitutions."

ThePopeconcludedbyurgingtheUnionofCatholic Familiestoworksothatpublicmoralsandthelawofthe statemayconcedefreedointo theinstitutionsofmarriage andthefamily,toeducation andschools,accordingto Catholicnorms.

TheHague,Netherlands, Oct.16:TheCatholicPeople's partyhaswonathirdofthe seatsinthenewDutchSenate.

TheSenatewasrecently enlargedfrom50to75seats. Anelectionwasheldtofill thenewseats.TheSenateis electedbymembersofHolland'sprovincialcouncils.

Resultsoftheelection,with thenumberofseatsinthe oldSenateinparentheses,are thefollowing: CatholicPeople'sparty,25 (171;Labourparty,22(14); Protestantparties,17(13): Liberalparty,7(4)andCommunistparty,4(2).

HealsowastheAlly Catholicpriestinthe Indianconstituentassembly. Uponthedissolutionofthis assemblyin1950,Father D'SouzastartedaCatholic socialorderinstituteto spreadtheChurch'ssocial teachingsinIndia.

PrelatePoints ToCeylonDanger

Colombo,Ceylon,Oct.23.

-ArchbishopThomasB. Cooray,O.M.I.,ofColombo, hasdeclaredthatpolitical interferenceandashortsightedsenseofnationalism arethegreatesthazardsthat faceCeylon'seducation system.

SpeakingatSt.Bernard's Collegehere,theArchbishop pointedtopoliticalexpediencyandmobpopularity astakingtheleadinthe formationofeducational policies.Welltriedandestablishedsystem,hesaid, arebeingunderminedmerelytosatisfysomepopular sentiment.

Theprimedutyofthe State,theArchbishopconcluded,istosafeguardthe interestsofchildrenineducation,andtherightof parentstoselectaneducationinlinewiththeirreligiousandmoralconvictions.

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GermansGive CardinalBig GermanCross

VaticanCity,Oct.23.HisEminenceClemente CardinalMicara,Vicar GeneralofHisHoliness PopePiusXIIforthecity ofRome,hasbeeninvested withGermany'shighestdecoration,theGrandCrossof Merit.

SwissBishops OnDrugs,Drink

CardinalD'Altonwarned hisaudiencethatalthough oldreligiouscontroversies

HisEminenceJohnCar-gressthatCatholicgradudinalD'Alton,Archbishopatesshouldbethe"shock ofArmaghandPrimateoftroopsoftheChurchMiliAllIreland,saidthisinantant." addresstotheCouncilofthe CatholicTruthSocietyat theirannualmeetinghere.

couldnotdoeffectively,he said,unlesstheywerewell versedinCatholicdoctrine.

TheologyForAll

TheCardinalremindedhaddieddown,newones hisaudiencethatthepopeswereconstantlyemerging. ofrecenttimeshadcalled thelaitytotakeanactiveMenaceOfState partintheapostolate.ofthe Church,undertheguidanceance "Inourtime,"saidthe Cardinal,"theclaimsof oftheBishop.Butthistheysomemodernstatestocontroleverydepartmentof humanlifehaveconstituted thegreatestchallengetothe Churchastheguardianand interpreterofDivineRevelation.

CardinalD'Altonnoted theworkoftheCatholic TruthSocietyinmaking availablepamphletsand booksonCatholicdoctrine. Theology,saidtheprelate,is nottheexclusivedomainof thepriest.Itisforevery man.

Catholics,hecontinued, shoulddeepentheirknowledgeoftheirfaith.They shouldnotbecontentwith thecatechismalone.They shouldmakesuretheir knowledgeofGodhaskept pacewiththeirprogressin secularlearning.

"Wewouldexpecttofind suchleadersamongouruniversitygraduates,"saidthe Cardinal.Hereferredto theremarkofaspeakerat arecentPaxRomanaCon-

HesaidCatholicsshould beclearaboutthebasisand extentoftheChurch'sauthorityandequallyclearabout thelimitsofStateauthority. Theyshouldrealiseespeciallythattheindividualand thefamilyhavebeenendowedbyGodwithrights noearthlypowermayviolate,headded.

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Geneva,Oct.20.-The BishopsofSwitzerlandhave urgedallCatholicstosupportacampaignbeingcarriedoutbycivilandreligiousauthoritiestoexposethedangersofnarcoticsandalcoholism.

Thecampaign,which endsOctober28,willconcentrateonthemoraland physicaldangerinvolved. Conference,specialfilms andlectureshavebeen planned.

Thedecoration,awarded theCardinalbyGerman PresidentTheodorHeuss, waspresentedbyWolfgang Jaenicke,GermanAmbassadortotheHolySee. CardinalMicarahasbeen scheduledtotakepartin Germany's77thnaional KatholikentaginCol at theendofAugust, was illatthattime.

Hisplacewastakenby HisEminenceAdeodatoCardinalPiazza,secretaryofthe SacredConsistorialCongregation.CardinalPiazza waspresentedtheGrand CrossofMeritatthattime byPresidentHeussperson-

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BelgiansProtestAtAnti-School CampaignOfGovernment

Lanaken,Belgium,Oct.12.-Thousands ofCatholicsfromallpartsofBelgiumflockedheretoprotestthelatestmoveinthe Socialist-Liberalgovernment'scampaign againstCatholicschools.

TheCatholics,demonstratingagainstwhatthey calledunjustinterferencein localschoolaffairsbySocialistMinisterofEducationLeo Collard,carriedsignssaying "WefightforourCatholic faith."

TheycheeredPrince XavierdeMerode,Lanaken'smayor,whoresigned inprotestlastmonthalong withtheentiretowncouncil becauseofthegovernment's decisiontoopenapublic schoolhereagainstthe people'swishes.

Sothatthepublicschool couldbeopened,Mr.Collardhadconfiscatedproonwhichmunicipal a itieswereplanning tobldahospital.

Lanaken,whosepopulationisabout7,000,hasfive Catholicschoolswithan enrolmentof969children.

Only10studentsfromthe townattendthepublic school,whichopenedthis autumn.

TheconflictinLanaken hasattractednationalattentionbecauseitmarksthe firsttimetheschoolwar betweenCatholicsandthe anti-clericalSocialistsand Liberalshasbrokenoutat theprimaryschoollevel.

BelgianCatholicscharge thatitisalsothefirsttime thegovernmenthasinterferedinlocalschoolaffairs sinceBelgiumbecameindependentin1830.

TheyaccusetheEducationMinisterofviolating constitutional provisions grantinglocalautonomyin schoolmatters.

TheBelgianschoolconflictstartedinApril,1954, afterelectionswhichresultedinthedefeatofthe Catholicpartyandbrought acoalitionofsocialistsand liberalstopower.

Soonaftertheelections, socialistPremierAchille VanAckerannouncedhis intentionofabolishingState subsidiestoCatholicsecondaryschools.

Laterthegovernment wentevenfurtherand startedadrivetogivepublicschoolspriorityover Catholicschools.

Bombs,Weather

London,Oct.18.-Apriest whoisarecognisedmeteorologistdeclaredherethatit is"moreurgentthanever" topraythatallnationswill agreetoendhydrogen bombtests.

FatherWilliamConnick, pastoratDorchester-onThames,Oxford,whoisa FellowoftheRoyalMeteorologicalSociety,saidthat despiteassurancestothe contrary,presentnuclear weaponstestsareupsetting theworld'sweather.

HedeclaredintheCatholicHerald,nationalweekly newspaper,that"thefull dim consequencesof theerosionswillprobably notbeevidentforalong time."

Holdingthatthepresent knowledgeofweather mechanicsistoolimitedto justifydogmaticstatements, FatherConnicksaid: "Iftheweatherdeterioratesasnucleardisintegrationsmultiply,thenfuture generationsmaybeborn unpreparedintoanew, strangeandprobablyhostile climate.Prayerthatall nationsmayagreetoend thesetestsismoreurgent thanever."

In1955Parliamentpassed dinalVanRoey,Archbishop ofMalines,issuedastrong Catholicschools,made teachers'salariesinCatholicschoolslowerthanthose paidtopublicschoolteachers,anddiscriminated againstCatholiceducationin anumberofotherways.

HisEminenceJosephCardinalRoey,Archbishopof Malines,issuedastrong protestagainstthegovernment'santi-Catholiceducationalpolicy.

InMarch.1955,nearly 1,000,000Catholicstudents stagedaone-dayprotest strike.Thesamemonth BelgianCatholicsmarched on"NationalProtestDay" toBrussels,wherethey stagedademonstrationdespitethepresenceoflarge numbersofpoliceordered tobreakitup.

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ToHolySee

VaticanCity,Oct.19ThomasMcCauley,new Irishambassadortothe HolySee,hasarrivedhere tosucceedformerIrish ambassadorCorneliusCremin.

BesidesMr.McCauley, othernewambassadorsexpectedtopresenttheircredentialsinthenearfuture arerepresentativesofthe governmentsofHaiti,Paraguay,BrazilandFinland.

Altogether,therearedipplomaticrepresentationsto theHolySeefromfortysevencountries.Twoof these,thePhilippinesand Honduras,havenotyet appointedambassadors.

TheGermanambassador totheHolySee,Dr.WolfgangJaenicke,wasrecentlyhonouredbyhiscountry withitsGrandCrossof Merit,withstarandsash.

Thedecorationwaspresentedtothediplomatby GermanPresidentTheodor Heussontheoccasionofthe ambassador'sseventy-fifth birthday.TheCrossof MeritisthehighestdistinctionawardedbyGermanytoadiplomatstill onactiveduty.

BishopBarred

VaticanCity,Oct.20.Vaticanauthorities,although confirmingreportsthat PolishBishopStanislaw AdamskiofKatowicehad beenreleasedfromarrest, saidhewasbanishedagain whenlocalcommunistauthoritiesstronglyopposedhis return.

BishopAdamskiwassent intoexilebyCommunistsin 1952.HereturnedtoKatowiceafterbeinggranted amnesty.TheAustrian CatholicPressServicesaid thattheprelatehadto leavehisdiocesetheday afterhisreturn.

Hewastakenunder heavypoliceescorttohis formerplaceofexilenear Poznan.

CommunismDiesSlowly ButSurelyInAustria

(ByFatherJamesI.Tucek)

Rome,Oct.12.-Communismamongthe youthofAustriaisdyingaslowbutsure death,ArchbishopFranzKoenigofVienna declaredinapressconferencehere.

TheArchbishop,whoMinorgroupsofyoung cametoRomeforthebeati-ProtestantsandtradeunionficationofPopeInnocent'istshavejoinedthesocialist XI,identifiedcommunist,youthmovement,hesaid, socialistandCatholicgroupsandithasbannedany asbeingthethreemainextremistpolicyfromits movementsamongAustrianactivities. youthoftoday.

BlessedOliver CitesHoliness OfInnocentXI

VaticanCity,Oct.20.Aletterwrittenby BlessedOliverPlunket andkeptinthearchives oftheSacredCongregationforPropagatingthe Faithhasbeencitedhere astestimonytotheholinessofthenewlybeatifiedPopeInnocentX1.

BlessedOliverPlunkett wasArchbishopofArmagh andPrimateofIrelandduringthe17thcentury.He wasaccusedofconspiracy andwasexecutedfor "falsereligionandhigh treason"in1678.Blessed Oliverwasbeatifiedby PopeBenedictXV.

OliverPlunketwasin Romefrom1647until1669, theyearinwhichhewas consecrated archbishop. Duringthattimehehad occasiontomeetthefuture pope,BenedettoOdescalchi, severaltimes.

JoyAtElection

Whenhelearnedofthe prelate'selectiontothe papacyheimmediately wrotetotheSecretaryof State,CardinalAlderano Cybo,toexpresshisjoy andtctellhimofthegood effectstheeventwouldhave inProtestantcircles.

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Besidesthese,hesaid,TheCatholicyouthmovementislargerthaneither someanti-clericalscanbetheyoungcommunistsor foundinsmallliberalthesocialistyouthgroup,he groups,buttheirnumberissaid.Itincludestheyouth insignificant. movementsponsoredbythe ArchbishopKoenig,whoPeople'sParty,andthe wasnamedtotheViennaCatholicActionyouth SeelastMay,saidthatingroupswhichareunderthe acountrylikeAustria,directionofthebishops. wherecommunismhasnotArchbishopKoenigex- hadmuchsuccess,youngplainedthatthePeople's communistsareforcedtoPartyyouthmovementhas hidethemselvesunderthe apoliticalcharacterand nameof"FreeAustrianthattheCatholicAction Youth."

Hesaidthatsincethede-groupsaresocialandeducapartureearlylastyearoftional. theSovietoccupationforces,* withwhichtheFreeAusrancosCharity relations,theorganisationhas trianYthhadclose steadilydeclinedinnum-Madrid,Oct.20.-Genbers. hasaskedthatthe10 Stressingthedifferencesmillionpesetas(about betweentheyoungcom-£120,000)offeredhimasa munistsandthesocialistpresentbytheBankofSpain youthgroups,andthehos-ontheoccasionofthefirst tilitybetweenthem,thecentenaryofitsestablishArchbishopsaidtheyoungmentbegiventocharities socialistshaveshowngreatintheDiocesesofMadrid interestinreligiouspracticeandBarcelona. andproblems. Barcelonawillreceive

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Fourmillionpesetaswill bedonatedtocharitableinstitutionsinbothdioceses. Therestofthemoneywill gotoseminariesandCatholicschools.

Hospitals,vocational trainingcentresandasylums willbeaided.Someofthe moneywillbemadeavailabletogiftedpersonsas financialhelptocontinue theirstudies.

"Itisdifficulttodepict," theletterreads,"thegreat spiritualconsolationandjoy broughttoCatholics,who arelivingunderthismiserablereign(oftheProtestantKingCharlesIIof England),bytheworthyelectionofHisExcellencyto thechairofSt.Peter.

"Duringthemanyyears Itaughttheologyanddialectics(inRome) Iwas witnesstotheholinessof HisExcellency'slifeandto thehighesteeminwhich hiswisdom,prudenceand holinesswereheld.

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"YourEminencemayconsiderthatthenewsofthe honoursconferredupon HisExcellencyhavegiven megreatjoy.Ifeelcompelledtotellthepeopleof thethingsIhaveseenand feltsothat,raisingtheir handstowardsheaven,they maythanktheDivineMajestyandbegHimtogrant HisHolinessalonglife.

"Irishmenareespecially indebtedtohimforthe greatloveandcompassion hehasshownthemall throughthepersecutions whichtheynowendureand haveenduredforthepast hundredyears.

"Hereticsthemselveshave muchrespectforthepresentsuccessorofSt.Peter, andtheEnglishmenand Scotsmenwhowentto Romelastyear(theHoly Yearof1675)returned muchedified,puttinga stoptotheliesandfables toldaboutRomebytheir pastorsfromthepulpits." menneinunnsunna

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HisEminenceCardinalMindszenty

Vienna,Oct.20.-HisEminenceJosef CardinalMindszenty,althoughheldunder housearrestbyHungary'scommunistregime,isstillagreatpowerinthatcountry andlovedbyallitspeople.

Thatisthereportmadeherebyanewspaperman afteratriptoBudapest.Healsopointedoutthat ArchbishopJosefGroeszofKalocsa,actinghead oftheHungarianhierarchy,iswidelyadmiredand hastheconfidenceofthewholenation.

Thenewspapermangavethefollowingaccount ofhisattempttointerviewtheCardinal: "AttheForeignOfficeIwasreceivedverypolitely,but Itold wanted CardinalMindszenty,theofficialsbecamevisibly embarrassed.

"'Whatisthedifficulty?'Iasked.'Sometimeago, whenWesternnewspapersreportedthattheCardinal hadbeensentbacktoprison,Budapestofficially deniedthereports.SoIcanseenoreasonwhyI shouldnotbeallowedtovisithim.'

"Thereplywas: "'Ofcourse,thatreportwasquiteuntrue,wecan assureyou.But,yousee,theCardinalhasnofunctionwhatever Youwillunderstand,itisadifficultsituation However,weshalldoourbestand thenringyouup.'

"Needlesstosaythetelephonecallnevercame.

"Meanwhile,"thenewspapermanreported,"Iasked asmanypeopleinHungaryasIcould,irrespective ofclassorcreed,whattheythoughtoftheCardinal.. Thisistheresult:

"Whetherformer'bourgeois'orconfirmedsocialists,Catholicsornon-Catholics,theirpractically unanimousopinionwassummedupbyafactory worker,whotoldme:

"'Youknow,CardinalMindszentyisagreatpower inHungary.Wealllovehimforhisloyaltyand courage.Heisasymbolofthesufferingofthewhole nation.Byhismereexistenceheishelpingusto bearup.'"

Thenewsmansaidtherewasasimilarresponse tohisquestionsaboutArchbishopGroesz.TheHungarianstoldhim,hereported,that"wearefortunate andhappytohavetheArchbishopinourmidst."

Thereportnotedthatinhisfirstsermonafter returningtohisSeeCityofKalocsaafterhisrelease fromprison,ArchbishopGroeszissaidtohavestated:

"IknowthatIowemyreleasenottothegovernmentbuttoyourprayers,theprayersofthefaithful."

Thenewsman'sreportconcluded:

"TheHungarianpeoplehavenotforgottenth': Archbishop'swordsTheycontinuetopray.AsI haveseenformyself,thechurchesarefulluntil lateatnight."

ByREV.DR.RUMBLE,M.S.C.

HisWorksOnReligion AreDeadAsMr.Wells

T.G.,Carlton:Inhisbooks,"TheConquestofTime,"and"God, TheInvisibleKing,"H.G.WellsofferswhatseemtobereasonablealternativestoCatholicdoctrine.

R.:Thatimpressionproeedsfromaninsufficient nowledgeofCatholicdocrine,ofMr.Wells'books, ndofwhatisreasonable. LsIpointedoutlastweek, hetwobooksyoumention werewrittenbyH.G.Wells atwoverydifferentand ontradictoryframesof nind.Theyrefuteeach ther.

AndMr.Wellshimself, whenwriting"TheConquest ITime,"in1942,had rownoutofallbeliefin Lis"God,TheInvisible ling,"ofwhomhewrotein 917.

Asforthereasoningof 4r.H.G.Wells,thatcan oeacceptedonlyifoneis oreparedtoacceptasreaoningassertionswithout proof,freelyinterspersed vithplentyofsecond-hand veeringatreligion.

1.:Idon'tknowwhether thesebooksarebobbedor not;butitisonlynatural fortheChurch,orany religion,tobanbooks whichcriticiseit.

R.:Youcollectedthat boughtfromMr.H.G. Hells.YettheCatholic Thurchhasnottakensuffi;lentnoticeofhisbooksto botheraboutbanningthem.

Amonghisworksthere ire,ofcourse,manyquite

w. LateH.c harmlessnovels.Thereare( alsoscience-fictionworks whicharequiteentertain-i ing,thoughoflittleeduca-t tionalvalue.Noscientific scholarwoulddreamofI quotingtheviewsofH.G. Wellsasiftheypossessed anyauthority. i

Asforreligioussubjects hisopinionsonthosearetoo absurdtowarranttaking' themseriously,atleastto theextentofpronouncing anofficialcondemnationof them. Itcanbelefttotheiniperammwompowpaaiwa.vmepaa.--

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BaptismIsMore ThanSymbolOf' InnerExperienceIsStoryOfJonasAndWhale "Interested," Glebe:MatterOfHistoryOrParable?

Doesbaptismeffectspiritualregeneration,orisit merelyasymbolofan inwardexperienceofconversionwhichhasalready occurred?

R.:AsaSacramentofthe ChristianreligionitwasinstitutedbyChristinorder toeffectspiritualregeneraation.ThusHesaid,inthe mostsolemnformHereservedforHismoreimportantutterances:"Amen, amen,Isayuntothee,unlessamanbebornagain ofwaterandtheHoly Ghost,hecannotenterinto theKingdomofGod"(John 3:5.

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thathe snotmorallyfreetoconinuereadingthemifhebe:omesawarethatheisnot ell-groundedenoughinhis eligion,andhasnotsuffiientgeneraleducationto eethroughtheirfallacies.

AsincereChristianwho asthefaithandlovesit sillbemadeacutelyaware fhisdutytoceasereading uchstuffbytheprotests fhisconscienceassoon iswhatheisreadingbeinstoproveathreatto hatfaith.

Q.:Itisthedutyoftheintelligentsia theChurch toanswerandrefutethe argumentssetoutinthese books.AndWellssays therearemanythings theycan't.

R.:Youusebigwordsfor aboyof15.Butyouare reallytalkingnonsense.In theparticularbooksyou mention,thecriticisup againstthedifficultyof dealing,notwithreasoned arguments,butwithsweepbigunprovedstatements.

Asforyourremarkthat Wells"says"theycan'tbe answered,haveyousuch faithinhisomniscienceand infallibilitythatitisenough foryouthatheshouldsay t?

Andwhatwillyoumake ofthefactthathehimself rejectedhisaburd"God, TheInvisibleKing,"who wasreallytwo"gods" createdinhisownimaginationduringatemporary lapseintoreligiousromanticism?

Wellsisdefinitelydated. SomersetMaugham,in"A Writer'sNotebook,'publishedin1948,saidhewasin NewYorkwhenWellscame theretogiveaseriesoflectures.Hesaysthatthelectureswereafailure.People "leftindroves."Wellswas hurtanddisappointed.

ButwroteMaugham: "Theriverhasflowedon andlefthimhighanddry onthebank."There'sno particularpointinyoursittingtherewithhim.And furtherreasonswhyyou shouldnotwe'llseenext week.

Thenewbirthwasindeedinwardandspiritual, butthecontextmakesit clearthatChristwasadoptingthewater-baptismrite ofJohntheBaptist,annexingtoittheconferringof theHolySpiritfortheinteriorrenewalofsouls.

Hethusraisedtherite ofwater-baptismtoits fullsacramentalsignificanceintheChristianreligion;andHiswordsmust beconstruedasthepromulgationofariteofuniversal, perpetualandnecessaryobservance.

Q.:WhenChristspokeof beingbornagainof "water"couldnot"water" haveafigurativesense?

R.:No.WhenthePhariseesweretoldthatJesus wasbaptisingmorethan John(John4:1),thereferencewastotheexternal riteofbaptisingwithactualwater.

Thehistoryofthepracticeofbaptisminthe ChurchfromPentecost onwardsmanifestsanimperative insistenceon water-baptismasameans tosalvation.Itwasofactual water,notof"figurative" water,thattheEunuch spokewhenhesaidto PhilipbesidetheJordan: "See,hereiswater;what dothhindermefrombeing baptised?"(Acts8:36).

Itwasofactualwater thatSt.Peterspokewhen hesaid:"Cananymanforbidwater,thattheseshould notbebaptisedwhohave receivedtheHolyGhostas wellaswe?"(Acts11:47).

ToTitus,St.Paulwrote thatwearesaved"bythe washingofregeneration, andrenewalbytheHoly Ghost"(Titus3:5).

Itwastherefore,literally ofwaterbaptismthatChrist spokewhenHesaid:"He thatbelievethandisbaptisedshallbesaved"(Mark, 16:16),andwhenHebade HisApostles:"Go,teachall nations,baptisingthemin thenameoftheFatherand oftheSonandoftheHoly Ghost"(Matt.28:19).

Tospeakof"spirit-baptism,"totheexclusionof anyexternalriteof"waterbaptism,"isnottouphold theteachingoftheNew Testament.

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J.M.B.,Leura:TheJonahandthewhale

storyintheOldTesta

R.:TheBibledoesnot' speakofawhaleinconnectionwiththeepisode,but merelyofalarge"fish" withoutspecifyingitskind.

Nevertheless,thestoryis, asyousay,fantastic,notin thesenseofitsbeingincredible,butinthesense thatwecanhardlyimagine suchathingashavingreally occurred.Buttruthisoften strangerthanfiction.

However,thequestionhas notbeensettled,andmay neverbesettled,asto whethertheauthorwas writinghistoryorcomposingastoryorparableto illustrateGod'smercyeven tothemosthardenedsinnersprovidedtheyrepent intheend,evenasOurLord toldthestoryoftheProdigalSonforthatsamepurpose.

Q.:Amanswallowedbya fishwouldbedigestedin afewhoursandhardly abletobevomitedforth againaliveaftertwodays

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R.:Thosewhoholdthat thenarrativeismeanttobe actuallyhistoricalwould agreethat,unlessGod wroughtamiracle,whatyou saywouldbetrue.Butthey holdthatGodwroughtthe necessarymircle,andit cannotbeprovedimpossible thatHecouldanddiddoso.

Ontheotherhand,those whoholdthatitisaparable,andthatthefantastic natureoftheincident shouldmakeusrealisethe non-historicalliteraryform oftheaccount,havenotto facethedifficultyofan actualmanhavingactually beenswallowedbyafish.

TheCatholicChurch leavesthismatterofthe literarycharacterof'the narrativeopen.Thereligiousandmorallessonremainsthesame-Iam speakingnotofthisparticulardetail,butofthewhole book-andthatlessonis thatGodiseveryreadyto forgivetrulyrepentantsinners,howeverseriousand long-standingtheirguilt mayhavebeen.

Q.:WhyshouldGodletinnocentchildrensufferas, forinstance,inthe plaguesofEgypt?

R.:Hereitisamatterof ourtryingtounderstand whatwasundoubtedlyan historicalfact.Ifwefailto understand,ofcourse,that wouldproveonlythelimitationsofourintelligence.It wouldinnowaydisprove

mentisfantastic. theexistenceorgoodnessof God,northetruthofthe Bible.

Inourapproachtothe subject,however,itisnecessarytokeepcertain.srinciplesinmind;and.Pto seethewholepicture,not merelyanisolatedaspectof it.Asregardsprinciples, wemustrememberthatwe aredealingwithanaction ofGod,theveryCreatorof thehumanrace. Heisnotanswerableto HiscreaturesforHisconduct;creaturesareanswerabletoHimfortheirs. Again,Heissupreme Authoroflifeanddeath. Hedoesnotoweittousto giveuslife,nortogiveus anymoreofitthanHewills. WecannotaccuseHimof injusticeifHegivesusonly sixmonthsofliferather thansixyears,orsixyears onlyratherthan60years. Athirdprincipletobe keptinmindisthatweare allbornchildrenofaguilty race,subjecttooriginalsin andthepenaltyofphysical deathduetoit:Thereare no"innocentchildren"from thatpointofview.

Asforthetotalpictureof theparticularepisodeyou mention,wemusttakeinto considerationGod'spurpose -theliberationofHis chosenpeople;thevindicationofHisrightsandthe manifestationofHispower inawayintelligibleto primitivepeoples;thefact thattheEgyptianshadbeen dulywarnedagainand again;thatthepenaltyof theepidemiccarryingoff thefirst-bornchildrenwas alastresortafterninelesserpenaltieshadfailed,one afteranother;andthateven thenthepenaltydidnot affectallchildren,butsome only,alimitationinitself temperingjusticewith mercy Timepreventsmycoordinatingallthesefactors, showinghowtheirapplicationcorrectsinadequateand unbalancedjudgments.You mustdothatforyourself. Certainlyonepracticalconclusionemergesforallof us. This,andsimilarincidentsintheOldTestament constituteawarningtous inourowndaythatGod willnotbedefiedwithimpunity;andthat,evenifwe donotmeetwithsimilar temporaljudgmentaleternal judgmentremains",

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ItIsEntirelyReasonableTo AcceptAuthorityOnGod'sWord

J.S.,Parramatta:ThepervadingatmospherewithintheCatholicChurchis"acceptance"whethertheassertionappealstoone's reasonornot.

BishopDeplores

MiracleCrucifix

Nice,France,Oct.20.ArchbishopPaulRemond ofNicehasdeploredthe publicityandbadtaste whichhavesurrounded falsereportsofamiraculouscrucifixinthis diocese.

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whatwayyouimaginecriticalexaminationdisproves it,Iwillundertaketoshow thateitheryouareunable tostatecorrectlywhatis theofficialteachingofthe

R.:Thatistoosuperficial a statementaltogether. Therearemanydifferent opinionsheldbyCatholics onavarietyofreligioussubjectswhichtheCatholic Churchpermits,withoutCatholicChurchonthe obliginghermemberstoac-particularmatteryou ceptanyoneorotherofchoose,orthatyourefforts them. atcriticalexaminationare

Butwhen,withherthemselvesatfault. divinely-givenauthority, Iamquitewillingtoadsheofficiallydeclaressomemitthattherearetruths doctrinehavingtodowithbeyondthegraspofreason, faithormoralstobethetheexistenceofwhichcan authenticteachingofthebeknownonlybyfaithin jiistianreligion,then,divinerevelation;as,for urally,wewhohaveexample,thetruthofthe faiintheChristianreli-Trinity,orthefactthatin gionacceptthatdoctrineastheoneGodtherearethree partofourChristianFaith.DivinePersons.

Onewhohasalreadyat-Thatisamysteryreveal- tainedtothebasicconvic-edbyGod;anditmustbe tionexpressedinthearticletrue,orGodwouldnothave oftheApostles'Creed:"1revealedsuchtobethecase. believeintheHolyCatho-Inthis,andsimilarinlieChurch,"behavesquite reasonablyinacceptingby faiththeofficialteachings ofthatChurch.

Hehasallthereasonable groundsonecouldwishto justifyhisacceptanceof theclaimsoftheCatholic Churchtobethedivinelyauthorisedteacherofmankind;andheknowsquite wellthathumanreasonwill neverbeabletofindany validobjectionstoanytruth revealedbyGodanddefinedassuchbytheChurch.

Q.:Godprovideduswith brainsthattheymaybe used.

R.:WiththatIwholeheartedlyagree.Manisexpectedtousehisreasonas farasreasonwilltakehim.

Butitwon'ttakehimall theway;forthereare truthsrevealedbyGod which,whilstnotagainst reason,areabovereason; andforthosewereasonablyacceptGod'sword, knowingthatHecould neitherbemistakenHimselfnordeliberatelysetout todeceiveus.

Inotherwords,weacceptbyfaithwhatGodthus teaches.Thereisnothing unreasonableinthat.

Q.:YetmanyCatholic teachingsdonotstandup tocriticalexamination.

R.:Suchsweepingassertionsarenotveryhelpful.

IfyouwillmentionanyofficialteachingoftheCatholicChurchwhichyoubelievecriticalexamination canproveerroneous,andin

BeatiFound Everywhere

VaticanCity,Oct.18.-

Ifyouaregrowingimpatientwaitingforthe honoursofthealtartobe giventosomefavorite candidateforbeatification oftcanonisation,consider tire-problemconfronting theSacredCongregation ofRites.

Asthecongregationopens its1956-57term,ithasbeforeitcausessubmitted byover400dioceses.Out ofthese,RomeandNaples alonehavepresented56 causeseach.

OtherSeeswhichhave presentedmorethanone causeare:

stances,reasonhastocontentitselfwithjustifying acceptanceofthefactof revelation,andinrefuting thesophisticalanderroneousargumentsmenwishto urgeagainsttherevealed truth.

Butbeliefintherevealedtruthisbyanactof faithfromwhichnooneis dispensed,howeverintelligenthemaybe.

Lastmonthablacksmith inthenearbyvillageof Tourettesclaimedthat whileheattachedthecorpustoacrucifixthathe wasmaking,dropsof "blood"begantoflowfrom thefigureofChrist.The smith,YvesLeCaher,called intwowomenworking nearby.Bothclaimedthat theysawtheblood,also.

Afullreportontheincidentwassentbythe parishpriesttoArchbishop Remond.Thepriestsentthecrucifixawayforan analysisofthe"blood"Le Caherclaimedhesawon it.

Whentheincidentwasreportedtothelocalnewspapers,theygavethestory agreatdealofspace.

Theparishpriest,inorder tostopthepublicity,fastenedaletterfromArchbishopRemondtothedoor ofthechapelonwhichthe crucifixwastohavebeen placed.

TheletteroftheArchbishopstatedthatthelaboratoryanalysisonthe crucifixdidnotshowthe leasttraceofblood.Furthermore,theArchbishop declaredinhisletter, therehadbeennomiracle andthecrucifixwasnotto beplacedinthechapel.

JewsBecomeConvincedThat ModerationWillPayDividends

(ByRichardPattee)

Inthesoundandfuryaccompanyingthe Suezcrisis,Israelhasbeenalmostforgotten. SinceitsestablishmentasaStatein1948, IsraelhasbeenthemajortargetforArab dartsandthesourceofmostofthefriction intheMiddleEast.

Therefore,itisnotwith-refusedtofollowtheadvice outinteresttoexaminetheoftheextremistsinthe situationofthistinycoun-Knesset,orparliament,such tryinthelightoftheasMenachemBeiginofthe eventsofthelastcoupleofHerut,whowantedtotake months. advantageoftheSuezcrisis

TheIsraelishavereactedtodemanditsfreeusefor withconsiderableoptimismIsrael.

totheEgyptianseizureofTheIsraeliGovernment SuezandthesubsequentismakingnoefforttoagLondonconference-notgravatethesituationorto becausetherewasanythingposemilitarydemandsata ineithercasethatcontri-delicatetimelikethis,when buteddirectlytotheirownthereisconsiderabledoubt comfort,butbecauseforaastowhichwaythecourse periodoftimetheheatwasofeventsmayturn. takenofftheircountry. Infact,Israel'spresent Uptothenationalisation,policycomesverycloseto Israel'spositionwasindeedbeingpreciselythatofthe adarkone.Anyonefollow-UnitedStatesDepartmentof ingaffairsinthatpartoftheState. worldwasawareofthede-Thisstrangejuxtaposition greetowhichIsraelhadlostisworthamomentof itsfriendsabroad,andhowthought.ForyearstheU.S. terriblyisolateditwas. Governmenthasalways

TheretaliationunderBenbeentheleadingactor,not Gurion'sdirectionagainstasecondaryone,inevery theSyriansatKibyalastoneofthemoreviolent year,andthetensionondramasthathavebeen GazahadarousedtheArabplayedoutininternational worldbeyondallexpressionaffairs. andseriouslyantagonisedNow,forthefirsttime, theWestandtheUnitedAmericaisinaspectator Nations. roletosomeextent,trying topersuadetheFrenchand Britishtobemoremoderate.

TherefusaloftheU.S.A. toprovidearmsforIsrael seemedtoconfirmthe notionthatWashingtonwas nolongerassusceptibleto thepressuresofZionismas inthepast.

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Therewasastrongsuspicionthatwiththeousting ofForeignMinisterMoshe SharetteandhisreplacementbyGoldaMeyerson (nowGoldaMeir)that Israelwasembarkedona policyofactiveretaliation andenergeticrepulsionof everyactthatwasconstrued asanaffront.

Thisoddturnofthingsis revealing,foruptonow LondonandParishave spentmostoftheirenergies tryingtoconvincethe UnitedStatesofthevirtues ofmoderationindiplomatic crises.

Israel,too,hasneverbeen distinguishedbyexcessive reticenceinstatingits claims.Therehasbeenin thepastanatmosphereof hysteria,evensabre-rattling,thathasoftencomplicatedthingsfarbeyond Israelenjoyedthedubioustheirnormallyturgidstate. honourofoccupyingtheInthepresenteventualfrontpageofthepressfority,theU.S.A.andIsrael alongtimeasnumberonehaveplayeditcoyand agitatorandwar-mongerincalm.Fromthepointof thearea. viewofIsraelitself,thishas Thencamethenationali-literallyreversedthesituasationofSuezandNassertionandhasre-wonsomeof movedintotopposition.thefriendshipabroadof SuddenlyIsraelseemednowhichIsraelalwayshada longerasvitalasitdidbe-veryconsiderableamount. fore. ItwouldseemthatBen BenGurionbecamemod-Gurionhasbecomeconerate-arolewhichhasvincedthatmoderationpays neverbeenparticularlyas-offfarmorethanbelliger- sociatedwithhiscareer.Heenvyandaudacity.

RiodeJaneiro,Oct.19.-Brazilmarkedthe25thanniversaryofitsgreatestmonument-themassivestatueofChrist whichtowersoverthecityandharbourofRio-withaweeklongcelebration.TheconcretestatueoftheRedeemerwith armsoutstretched(above),rises129feetabovethepeakof 2,310-foot-highCorcovadomountain.Itsdedicationbythe CardinalArchbishopofRioonOctober12,1931,wasaworld event.

GuglielrnoMarconi,theItalianinventor,threwaradioswitchinGenoa, whichturnedfloodlightsontothestatueoverlookingtheBraziliancapital.

Duringthesilverjubileecommemoration,thousandsofthefaithfulascendedtothesummitofCorcovadodailytoassistatMassandreceive HolyCommunion.Groupsofpilgrimschantedhymnsastheywentupthe mountainonthefunicularrailwayorthepavedroad.

RequiemMasswasofferedatSt.JohnBaptistcemeteryforHeitorda SilvaCosta,theBrazilianengineerwhoconceivedtheproject.

ThefestivitiesendedwiththecelebrationofPontificalMassbyHis EminenceJaimeCardinaldeBarrosCamaraatthebaseoftheChristof Corcovado,atwhichChurchandStatedignitariesassisted.

Afteraprocessionaroundtheesplanade,Brazil'sconsecrationtothe SacredHeartwasrenewed.

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Re-marriage

London,Oct.19.-The ChurchofEnglandhas postponedforsixmonths anydecisiononwhether divorcedpersonsshould bereadmittedtothesacramentsandwhatsortof blessingifany,shouldbe givendivorcedpersons whoremarry. Officially,theAnglican Churchdoesnotrecognise divorce,butitisfacedwith asteadyincreaseofdivorcedpeopleamongits members.

Communicants?

ThebishopsoftheconferenceoftheCanterbury provinceacceptedarecommendationthattheclergy prayforandwithdivorced peopleprivately,butthat therearetobenopublic services.

The"lowerhouse"ofthe conference,however,composedofnon-bishopmembersoftheclergy,postponed avoteonwhetherdivorced personswhoremarryshould beallowedtoreceivethe sacraments.

Thedecisionofthebishops,therefore,wasshelved untiladecisionhadbeen reachedonthissecond pointregardingtheparticipationofremarrieddivorcedpersonsinthesacraments.

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SimplicityGotHerToHeaven

"AllmylifeIsayprayersandoffersacrificesfor poorsinners."

St.TheresewasbornonJanuary2nd1873,inAlencon.

Shewastheyoungestofafamilyofnine,seven girlsandtwoboys.Buttheboysandtwoofthe girlsdiedininfancy.

Theresewasveryintelligent,attractive,andaffectionate.Whenonlyfivehermotherdied.Andshe wasdeeplyaffectedbyherloss.Herfathertook hisdaughtertoliveinLisieuxaNormantown.

Shewasoftencalledherfather'slittleQueen. Attimesshewouldaccompanyhimonhiswalks. Onenightshewaswalkingwithherfather,and lookinguptothesky,sawthestarsintheshape ofa"T."

"TforTherese,"shecried."Seepapamyname isinheaven."

Whenshewaseightyearsoldshewenttoschool attheBenedictineAbbeyofLisieux.

WhenshewasninehersisterPauline,whomshe usedtocallherlittlemother,enteredtheorderof Mt.Carmel.

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AtthelossofPaulineshelapsedintoaveryseriousnervousillness.Shebecamesoillthatthey thoughtshewoulddie.

AyearlatershemadeherHolyCommunion.For twoyearsshewastorturedbyscruplesandsuffered greatly.

Hearingofaverybadcriminal,Pranzini,she startedprayingforhim.Justbeforehisdeathhe confessed.Itwasherfirstsinnerconverted.She toldOurLord,thatshewouldbequitesurethat herprayerswouldbeanswered,eventhoughhe wenttohisdeathgivingnosign.

ShebeggedOurLordneverthelesstogivesome indication.OurLorddidnotfailher.Whenhe wasonhiswaytotheblock,asifmovedbyasudden inspirationthecriminalturnedroundtothepriest andsiezedthecrucifixfromhim,andthreetimes kissedOurLord'sSacredwounds.

AsshegrewolderThereseaskedthesuperiorif shecouldentertheCarmeliteConvent,butwastold shewouldhavetowaituntilshewassixteen.She wentbackagainandaskedthembuttheysaidshe wouldhavetowaituntilshewas21.

HerfathersaidhewouldtakehertoRome.When theyreachedRome,theywentstraighttothePcpe withtheBishop.TherewassilencewhenTherese spoke.

"HolyFather,inhonourofyourjubilee,permitme toentertheCarmelattheageoffifteen."The Vicar-generalofBayeuxwhostoodbyexplained, withsomeannoyancethatsuperiorswerelooking intothequestions.

SheEntersCarmelAt15Years

"Well,mychild,"saidthePope,"dowhatever theydecide."

"But,"saidThereseifyousay`yes'therestwill sayyes."

ThenthePopesaid,"IfitbeGod'sWill,youwill enter."

Theresehaddoneallshecould.Therewere stillfurtherdelays,butthewaywasclear,and onApril9,1888,shewasallowedtofulfilherardent desire.ItwasdoneonthefeastoftheAnnunciation, andshewasfifteenandthreemonthsold.

Whensheenteredshewasasked,accordingto custom,herreasonsforherchoice.Thereisno fixedformulaforreplyandheranswerwas:"Ihave cemetosavesouls,andespeciallytoprayforpriests."

Itmighthavebeenthoughtthatachildsoyoung, withtwoeldersistersinCarmel,wouldhavebeen pettedandspoiltbytherestofthecommunity.But shewasfoundatfaultinwhatevershedid.

ShehadcometoCarmelnottohaveaneasylife inthecompanyofhersistersbuttobecomeasaint. Thereseknewthatthewaytoholinesswasnota pathofroses,butthehardwayoftheCross.

Thentherewasherrule,andthisshesetherself toobserveexactly.Shewouldaskfornoprivileges orexemptions.Shewouldlivestrictlyunderobedience.

Astohersisters,muchasshelovedthem,she deniedherselfthejoyofspecialintimacyandshe gavethemthesamemarksofesteemasshegave theothernunsbutnomore.

TheresewasclothedonJanuary10,1889,butshe wasnotallowedtomakeherprofessionsattheusual time-nodoubtonaccountofheryouth.

Atlast,onSeptember8,1890,camethedayfor whichshehadardentlylonged.SisterTherese wasmadesacristan.But,in1891,whenasevere epidemicofinfluenzaragedinthecommunity,she hadtohelpinthecareofthesickanddying.

Therese'sfatherdiedonJuly29,1894.Forthe lasttwoyearsofhislifehewascompletelyparalysed,andhediedthedeathofasaint.Hisdaughter, Celine,whohadmostdevotedlytendedhim,was nowfreetofollowherreligiousvocation.

OnSeptember14,ofthesameyear,shetooentered Carmel,sothatnowtherewereinthesamecommunityfoursisters,aswellasacousin.

"TherearenoenemiesintheCarmel,"Therese writes,"butafterallwehaveourlikesanddislikes.Wemayfeeldrawntowardsonesisterand maybetempted-togoalongwayroundtoavoid meetinganother."

Sheschooledherselftogivehersweetestsmileto thosewhogotonhernerves,toregardassweet musictheirritatingjanglingofrosariesandother noises.

PrayerforpriestsisafeatureoftheOrderof CarmelandTherese,aswehaveseen,hadmentioneditespeciallyastheobjectofherentryintoreligion.

TheresehadkepttheLentenfastinallitsrigour, whenonMaundyThursday,April2,1896,shefinishedherwatchbeforethealtarofReposeandreachedcellaboutmidnight.

"Scarcely,"shewrites,"wasmyheadlaidonthe pillowwhenIfeltahotstreamrisetomylips.I thoughtIwasgoingtodieandmyheartnearly brokewithjoy."

TemptationsAgainstFaith

Shemortifiedherselfbyrefraininguntilmorning fromfindingwhathadhappened.Atfiveo'clock whenitwastimetogetupsherememberedatonce thatshehadsomegoodnewstolearn,andgoing tothewindowshefoundasshehadexpectedthat herhandkerchiefwassoakedwithblood.Thusdeclareditselfthebeginningofamostpainfulanddistressingformofconsumption.

St.ThereseOfLisieux life-timeshesooftenspoke,andwhichshetaught tohernovices?

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Thoughsoyoungshehadbeenappointedassistantnovicemistress.Tothisappointmentwe owe,underGod'sprovidence,someofthemostvaluablepagesofherautobiography.Andnow,inadditiontoherphysicalsufferings,theredescendeduponherathickcloudofdarkness!

Faithseemedadelusion,Godanunreality.As sheputit,thereseemedtobeawallrisingtothe veryheavensandshuttingoutthestarrysky.This trialagainstFaithlastedmanyyears.

Yetinspiteofsuchfearfulandmysterioustemptations,deepdowntherewaspeaceinhersouland evenjoy.AsOurDivineLordonCalvarysuffered muchintenseagonyofbodyandstillmoreintense agonyofsoulandyetneverlostthejoyofthe beatificvision,soinherdegreedidTherese,the valiantloverofJesus,shareinhismingledsufferingandjoy.

Asthemonthsworeonhersufferingsgrewmore intense.Herweaknesswassoextremethatshe couldscarcelyspeak.OnJuly30,1897,shereceivedExtremeUnction,anddeathseemedvery near.Butshelingeredonuntilautumn.

Yet,thoughheragonywasprolonged,herpatiencewasunbrokenandhersweetsmilegreeted allwhoministeredtoher.

Atlengthherheroicpatienceandlovewereto havetheirreward.HeragonybeganonSeptember 30,atabout4p.m.

"Ishouldnothavethoughtitpossibletosuffer somuch,"shesaid."Icanonlyexplainitbymy intensedesiretosavesouls."

Andlater:"Idonotregrethavingsurrendered myselftolove."

AmazingResultOfObituary

Soonafterseveno'clocktheendcame.Forthe lasttimeshelookedathercrucifix.

"MyGodIloveThee,"shemurmered.Andthen OurLordcametotakehertoHimself.Shewas twenty-fouryearsandninemonthsold.

ItisusualforthePrioressofaCarmel,uponthe deathofoneofhernuns,tosendtootherCarmels ashortaccountofthedeceased.

Sometimeearlier,St.Therese,underobedience hadwrittenout,inanordinarycopybook,some charmingstoriesofherchildhoodandanaccount ofhervocationandlifeintheconvent.Theprioresshadthehappyinspirationofmakinguseofthis manuscriptforhercircularletter.

Theresultwasamazing.Itwaspublishedunder thetitle,"TheHistoryofLove."Sincethenit hasrunthroughcountlesseditions,and,translated intomanylanguages,hasensuredthefulfilment oftheprophecy,"Alltheworldwillloveme."

Otherthings,too,begantohappenandtofulfil inaverystrikingwayherwordsaboutsending downafterherdeathashowerofroses.

NotwithoutgoodreasonsthedecreeofSt.PiusX concerningthefirstCommunionofchildrenandthe practiceoffrequentcommunionforallhavebeen attributedtoherprayers.

Anumberofappearances-andfinancialgifts-to theCarmelofGallipole,inSouthernItalyseem tohavehadfortheirpurposetheteachingofthe saint'slesson;"Mywayisverysure,andIamnot mistakeninfollowingit."

Whatisthis"LittleWay"ofwhichduringher

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Itisthelittlenessandhelplessnessofinfants thatmakethestrongestappealtotheirparents, andifthatissoamongstmenhowmuchmore wonderfulmustbetheloveoftheCreator,forthe creaturewhoissoabsolutelydependentandweak?

Anearthlyfather,shewouldsayprovideseverythingforhisinfants,butwhentheyaregrownup heexpectsthemtoprovideforthemselves.AsGod', littlechild,shewishednevertogrowup.

Herway,then,wasoneofsimplicity,oflove,and ofabsolutetrust.OurLordtaughtustotakeno thoughtforthemorrow.

Fromtheageofthree,shewasabletosay,"I haveneverrefusedJesusanysacrifice."

Butalreadyitisclearthatshehasnowbrought countlesssoulsnearertoGod.WonderfulisGod inhissaints!

"Iwillpassmyheavenindoinggooduponearth. AftermydeathIwillsendashowerofroses.All theworldwillloveme."

Littledidhersistersunderstandthesewordsat thattime.

YugoslavRedsDreadEven MentionOfVictimisedCardinal

Trieste,Italy,Oct.19.-YugoslavcommunistofficialshavewarnedparishpriestsoftheZagrebarchdiocesetomakenomentionofthetenthanniversary oftheimprisonmentofHisEminenceAloysiusCardinalStepinac,ArchbishopofZagreb,itwaslearned here.

TheRedpolicehavetold theclergytheymustnot evenrequestanypublic prayersfortheirCardinalArchbishop.

Theanniversaryofthe impositionofajailsentence onCardinalStepinacwas October11.ItisunderstoodthattheRedregime ofMarshalTitowasapprehensivethatsomepublicdemonstrationmight takeplace.

Whilenolongerinprison,CardinalStepinacis confinedtohisnativevillageofKrasic.Heoffers Massbutisbarredfrom exercisinghisepiscopal office.

FaithfulReminded

PolicewereannoyedbecauseonthefirsttwoSundaysofOctoberahandful oflaymencirculatedinor nearthemainZagreb churches,remindingthe faithfuloftheforthcoming anniversary.

Insomechurchesitwas anoldmanwhowhispered tothosenearhiminth, congregationtoremind othersofOctober11.In anotherchurch,itwasa heavilyveiledwoman standingnearthemain door.

AttheendofMassat oneofthemainZagreb churchesavoiceannounced fromthebalcony:"Donot forgetOctober11andCardinalStepinac!" Whenthewallsofcorn-

CardinalStepinac munist-controlled trade unionhallswerepainted withpro-Stepinacinscriptions,thepoliceinterrogatedanumberofpriests andclosetoahundredsuspectedlaymenaboutalleged preparationsforamass demonstration.

Unabletoturnupany anti-Titoactivity,however, thepolicehavecontented themselveswithbanning publicprayersfortheCardinal.

VaticanStampsAreMost Sought-AfterInWorld

VaticanCity,Oct.18-Probablythemost soughtafterstampsintheworldarethose issuedbytheVatican.

Thereasonforthisuniversalintereststemsfrom theworld,thatitsrulerisspiritualleaderof400 thefactthatVaticanCityisthesmalleststatein millionsoftheworld'sinhabitants,andthatthe stampsthemselvesgenerallycarryanhistoricinterest.

TheVaticanissueditsfirststampssixmonths afteritwasrecognisedasanindependentstateby theLateranTreatyinFebruary,1929.Thefirst serieswasdesignatedas"temporary"andwasfollowedintimeby56otherissues.Thelastofthese wasreleasedonJuly"31,1956,tocommemoratethe fourthcentenaryofthedeathofSt.IgnatiusLoyola, founderoftheSocietyofJesus.

TwoseparateseriescommemoratedtheHolyYears of1933and1950.In1931aspecialserieswasissuedforparcelpost.Threeseriesofpostagedue stampswereissuedin1931,1945andand1954.

Sevendistinctseriesofairmailstampshavebeen printedsofar.Theywereissuedin1938,'47,'49,'52, '54nd'56.Twoseriesofstampswereissuedto c. semoratetheMarianYearof1954.

Themostinterestingseriesfromacollector's pointofview,becauseitistherarest,isthetemporaryseriesof1929whichiscomposedofsixdifferent stamps.Itisvariouslypricedatover£.50aset.

Anotherserieswhichisexpectedtobecomeequally ratesomedayisthe"SedeVacante"seriesissued in1939duringtheinterimbetweenthereignsof PopePiusXIandPopePiusXII.

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(ByLucianoCasimirri)

Thedecisiontoissueanewseriesofstampsis madebythePontificalCommissionoftheCityof theVaticanStatewhosepresidentisHisEminence NicolaCardinalCanali.ThePontificalCommission selectsadesignandsubmitsittotheapprovalof theHolyFatherwhohasthefinalwordonallthe commission'sdecisions.

AtpresentalltheVaticanstampsaredesigned bythenotedwomanartist,CasimiraDobrowska. WhenthePontificalCommissionhaschosenthe themeofanewissue,shesubmitsseveralsketches foritsapproval.

Sometimesthestampsareprintedinseriesfrom onlyonecfherdesignswiththedifferenceindenominationindicatedonlybyadifferenceincolour. Lessoftenaseriesismadeupofmanyseparate designs.

Designofthestampswasformerlydonebyan Italianartist,CorradoMezzana.Hebeganin1929 anddesignedallthestampsuptothetimeofhis deathin1951.

ThestampsareprintedbythePolygraphicInstituteoftheItalianGovernment.OnlyoneseriesthatoftheVaticanGardens-wasprintedinVienna.

Thereleaseofanewseriesofstampsismade knownofficiallybyadecreewhichispostedatthe VaticanPostOffice,inthecourtyardofSt.Damasus insideVaticanCity,onthebulletinboardofthe VaticanGovernor'sPalace,andpublishedinthe ActaApostolicaeSedis,publicationoftheofficial activitiesoftheHolySee.

Wheneveranewseriesofstampsisissued,20completesetsaregiventotheSacredCollegeofCardinals.Thereareseveralferventstampcollectors amongitsmembers.ItiswidelyknownthatHis EminenceFrancisCardinalSpellman,Archbishopof NewYork,isastampcollector.

Itislessknown,perhaps,thatHisEminencePietro CardinalCiriaci,PrefectoftheSacredCongregation oftheCouncil,isalsoacollectorandownerofa highlyvaluedcollection.ThelateAlessioCardinal Ascalesi,ArchbishopofNaples,isrememberedforthe impatiencewhichhesometimesshowedwhenanew serieswasdelayed.

TheVaticanhasbeenamemberoftheUniversal PostalUnionsince1929.Asamemberitsends300 setsofeverynewseriestotheunion'smainoffice inGenevafordistributionamongthemembercountrie&,Theunion,inturn,sendsthenewstamps of membernationstotheVaticanwherethey areplacedinthePhilatelicmuseumintheVatican Governor'sPalace.

TheVaticandoesnotpublishacatalogueofthe stampsithasissued.

PopeSeesHealthAsVitalFactor

VaticanCity,Oct.19-Improvingpeople's healthisoneofthemostimportantfactors tobeconsideredinraisingtheirstandardof living,HisHolinessPopePiusXIItoldmembersoftheCommitteeforPublicHealthof theUnionforWesternEurope.

Evenatomicsciencehas madeacontributiontothis importantworkbyusing atomicmaterialinthefight againstcancer,hesaid. Modernsciencehasfound usesforradioactiveisotopes andinstrumentsofradiotherapyinthepreservation ofgoodhealth.

Allgovernments,the Popeobserved,havetriedto dowhattheycouldtoimprovetheirpeople'shealth. Allthisisprogress,headded,whichlendsitselftothe establishmentofgreaterinternationalconcordandharmony.

POPE'SSOLUTIONISONLYONE LIKELYTOSAVEHOLYPLACES

BishopAngry

Nottingham,England, Oct,22,-BishopEdward EllisofNottinghamprotestedatapublicmeetinghereagainsttheposterswhichtheFamily PlanningAssociationis displaying throughout GreatBritain.

TheFamilyPlanningAssociation,aninternational associationpromotingbirth control,putupposters, whichread,"Thehappy familyisonewhichhas thechildrenwhenitwants them."

BishopEllisdenounced thesloganasdisgusting andimmoral.Itshould read,hesaid,"Thehappy familyisonewhichhasthe childrenwhenGodwants them."HewasaddressingtheCatholicWomen's leaguehere.

Pointingouttheimmoralityoftheidealsofthe FamilyPlanningAssociation,BishopEllisdeclared thatitwasparadoxicalthat plannedparenthoodshould beadvocatedinacountry whichfindsitnecessaryto importmoreandmore foreignlabour.

PolishRevolt CouldChange

ChurchStatus

Berlin,Oct22.-The politicalupheavalinPolandcouldbringabouta morefavourablesituation fortheChurchthere,accordingtoinformedCatholicsourceshere.

Theypointedoutthatthe newPolishcommunistchief, WladyslawGomulka,had noconnectionwiththearrestofHisEminenceStefan CardinalWyszynski,PrimateofPoland,inSeptem- ber1953.

Gomulkahimselfwasthe victimofacommunist purgeatthetimeforallegednationalisticdeviation.

Catholicinformantsnoted thatGomulkacouldpos- skiatthistimewithoutany siblyfreeCardinalWysznlossofface.However,it waspointedoutthatthe newPolishchiefisadedicatedcommunistandisunlikelyto idealismletanyreligious influencehis courseofaction.

DespitePromisesReligious EducationIsNilInPoland

VaticanCity,Oct.19.-Renewedefforts shouldbemadetoachieveapeacefulsolutionoftheHolyLandcrisisandtheinternationalisationofJerusalem,whichhasbeen repeatedlycalledforbyHisHolinessPope

PiusXII.

Thisappealwasmadeby L'OsservatoreRomano,VaticanCitydaily,inan"authorised"article.Thismeans thatthe.articlewaseither writtenatthesuggestionof Vaticanauthoritiesorpublishedwiththeirexplicit approval.

Thearticlewarnedofthe gravedangerofanewwar intheHolyLandandpointedoutthatthereisgreat anxietythroughoutthe worldforthesafetyofthe holyplaces.

TheL'Osservatoreeditorialappearedthedaybefore U.S.SecretaryofStateJohn FosterDullessentapersonalappealformoderation toIsraeliPremierDavid Ben-Gurion.

Theappealwassaidtobe basedonreportsthatthe presentcrisis,markedby weeksofborderskirmishesbetweenIsraeliandArab troops,posesthegreatest threattopeacesincethe Arab-Israeliwarthatendedeightyearsago.

Today's threatening events,L'Osservatorestated,bearoutthewisdomof theHolyFather'smany statementsonthePalestine problem.

ThePopehasissuedtwo encyclicalsonthematterInMultiplicibusin1948,and RedemptorisNostriin1949. BothcalledfortheinternationalisationofJerusalem ondvicinityandtheprotectionofChristianrights there.

Theencyclicalsfollowed thedestructionofmany ChristianshrinesinPalestineduringtheArab-Israeli war.In1949theUnited NationsvotedtointernationaliseJerusalembut nothinghasyetbeendone toputtheU.N.decisioninto effect.

GiftReturns UponThem

Consideringthatthe statusofJerusalem,which isdividedbetweenIsrael andJordan,hasbeenone ofthegreatestsourcesof tensionsince1948,L'Osservatoresaid,thesolutionofferedbytheHolyFatheris themosteffectivewayof ensuringpeace.

Anewwar,theVatican Citydailywarned,could meanthedestructionof Jerusalem."Thisdangeris notimaginary,"itadded,"as itwasprovedbytheshort butbitterwarof1948."

"Catholicswantpeacein Palestinefortworeasons," thearticleconcluded."The bloodofbrothersflowsand hatredsarenourishedon fieldsofbattle.

"Inthesecondplace,the theatreoftheseevents isPalestine,thelandin whichJesusChristlived Hisearthlylifeandwhich holdswithinitsboundaries themostveneratedshrines andmemoriesoftheRedemption."

VaticanCity,Oct.16.-Despitepromisesmade bythegovernmenttotheCatholicBishopsof Poland,religiouseducationinpublicschoolsthere isstillpracticallynon-existent.

AccordingtoL'OsservatoreExerciseofthisright,howRomano,VaticanCitydaily,ever,wasdestinedtomeet arecenteventinPolandiswithconstantdifficulties. anotherproofofthisfact.In Lopon,nearCracow,mothers refusedtosendtheirchildren topublicschooluntilreligious educationhadbeenreinstated.

Tobackupitsstatement Polandwasnon-existent,the thatreligiouseducationin VaticanCitydailyretraced thehistoryofreligiouseducatisninPolishschools.

InApril,1950,itrecalled, promisesweremadebythe Polishgovernmenttothe Polishbishopsguaranteeing theexistenceofCatholic schoolsandthecontinuance ofreligiouseducationinpublicschools.

Threeyearslater,continued L'Osservatore,onMay8,1953, thebishopssentamemorandumtothenPresidentBoleslawBierutinwhichthey complainedthat,inspiteof thegovernment'spromises,religiouseducationwasbeing systematicallybanishedfrom publicinstitutions. Thisiswhathappened, L'Osservatoreexplained:

Theagreementof1950recognisedtherightoftheexistenceofCatholicschools.

VATICANENVOYSEESATOM

CONTROLINNEWCONCEPT

UnitedNations,N.Y.,Oct.19.-The nationsdraftingthestatutesoftheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyareworking withintheframeworkofanewconceptof internationalsocialresponsibility,according toFatherTheodoreHesburgh,C.S.C.,representativeoftheVaticanatthedraftingconference.

"Freemen,"saidFather Hesburgh,"arenowthinkingonaworld-widebasis ofcontrollingthemselves, freelyandintelligently,for thegoodoftheworld."

opentoallmeneverywhere thegreatestknownsource ofenergy.

"Ourdelegation,"continuedthepriest,"favoursthe mostreasonablyeffectiveof controlsimaginable."

Atthesametime,thegovernmentrecognisedthesame righttothecommunists"AssociationoftheFriendsof Childhood"andhandedmost oftheschoolsovertoitscare. Thisassociation,beingaprivategroup,wasnotcompelledtoprovideforreligious education.

Inthismanner,andagainst thewilloftheparents,most Polishchildrenhavebeen broughtupandeducatedaccordingtoMarxistprinciples andinaclimatenotonlyindifferenttoreligion,butopenlyanti-religiousandantiChristian.

BuildingOrder AssistsPoor AndChurch

Brussels,Oct.22.-The operationsoftheso-called "buildingorder"have beensuspendedforthe winterseason. The"order"isanassociationofvariousgroups ofpriestsandlaymenrep- resenting14nationswho arededicatedtotherestorationofchurchesand otherbuildingsandtothe constructionofhomesfor thepoorandexiledofEurope.

The"order"isheadedbyPremonstratensianFather WerenfriedvanStraaten, knownasthe"bacon priest."Thereisanother groupassociatedwith Father van Straaten's group,headedbyFather LePire,aDominican, whichhasbeenconstrueing"Europeanvillages"for refugeesinvariousparts ofEurope.

RigorousVocation

ThePontiffrecalledthat theUnionofWestern Europe,whichwascreated inParisin1954,provided foreconomic,socialand culturalcollaborationbetweenmembercountries.

TheCommitteeforPublic Health,hesaid,playedan importantpartinthefulfilmentoftheunion'sgeneralprogramme.Headded thatitssuccesswasaparticularsourceofpleasurefor himpersonally,especially whereitsworkwasinspiredbyhumanitarianfeelings.

Castelgandolfo,Italy,Oct. 19.-TheSpanishpeople willbethegreatestbeneficiariesoftheirowngenerositywhichisgoingto makepossiblethebuilding ofthenewSpanishCollege inRome,saidHisHoliness PopePiusREhere.

Speakingtothestudents oftheSpanishCollegeina specialaudience,thePope said:

"Thepriestworksforthe faithful.Thefaithfulwill necessarilydrawgreater benefitsfrombetterpriests andwillfindinthemdispensersoftheDivineMysteriesandreliableguides whowillknowhowtolead themtothelandofeternal happiness."

FatherHesburgh,whois presidentoftheUniversity ofNotreDame,addressed theconferenceduringits discussionofthecontrol provisionsinthestatutesof theagencywhichwillmake atomicmaterialforpeaceful purposesavailabletomembernations.

Referringtothegoalof theconferenceasa"modernversionofturning swordsintoplowshares," FatherHesburghsuggested theadditionofanew dimensiontothedebatesat theconference.

Thisdimensionwouldincludeanagreementon,or recognitionofthepossibilityof,twostepstoward atomiccontrol.

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TheVaticanrepresentativewentontostressthat controliseffectiveonly whenallmenandall nationsacceptitfreely.

Referringtoatomicarmaments,FatherHesburgh saidthatthedecisionsof theconferencecouldleadto asolutionoftherealsource ofanguishintheworld"thepowerofworld-wide destructioninthehandsof humanbeingscapableof evilaswellasgood."

FatherHesburghwasone ofthetworepresentatives senttotheconferencebythe Vatican.TheotherwasH. MarstonMorse.mathematicianandprofessoratthe InstituteforAdvanced Study,Princeton,N.J.

Themembersofthe "buildingorder"donotreceivepayfortheirwork. Theyreceiveroomand boardonly.Mostofthem arestudents,butthereare alsoabout150priests amongthem.

AccordingtoFathervan Straaten'splan,thesocalled"buildingbrothers" mustundergospiritual trainingin a novitiate lastingtwoyears.Thisis followedbyaten-yearpro- bationaryperiod.

Afterthisperiodisover, theymaytakesolemnvows ofpoverty,chastity,otedienceand"servicetothe Churchinneed."

Laymenfromallwalks oflifeareencouragedto assistintheworkeven thoughtheydonotbecome membersofthe"order."

VaticanStampsAreMost Sought-AfterInWorld

VaticanCity,Oct.18-Probablythemost soughtafterstampsintheworldarethose issuedbytheVatican.

Thereasonforthisuniversalintereststemsfrom theworld,thatitsrulerisspiritualleaderof400 thefactthatVaticanCityisthesmalleststatein millionsoftheworld'sinhabitants,andthatthe stampsthemselvesgenerallycarryanhistoricinterest.

TheVaticanissueditsfirststampssixmonths afteritwasrecognisedasanindependentstateby theLateranTreatyinFebruary,1929.Thefirst serieswasdesignatedas"temporary"andwasfollowedintimeby56otherissues.Thelastofthese wasreleasedonJuly'31,1956,tocommemoratethe fourthcentenaryofthedeathofSt.IgnatiusLoyola, founderoftheSocietyofJesus.

TwoseparateseriescommemoratedtheHolyYears of1933and1950.In1931aspecialserieswasissuedforparcelpost.Threeseriesofpostagedue stampswereissuedin1931,1945andand1954.

Sevendistinctseriesofairmailstampshavebeen printedsofar.Theywereissuedin1938,'47,'49,'52, '53nd'56.Twoseriesofstampswereissuedto c)11MiemoratetheMarianYearof1954.

Themostinterestingseriesfromacollector's pointofview,becauseitistherarest,isthetemporaryseriesof1929whichiscomposedofsixdifferent stamps.Itisvariouslypricedatover£50aset.

Anotherserieswhichisexpectedtobecomeequally raresomedayisthe"SedeVacante"seriesissued in1939duringtheinterimbetweenthereignsof PopePiusXIandPopePiusXII.

(ByLucianoCasimirri)

Thedecisiontoissueanewseriesofstampsis madebythePontificalCommissionoftheCityof theVaticanStatewhosepresidentisHisEminence NicolaCardinalCanali.ThePontificalCommission selectsadesignandsubmitsittotheapprovalof theHolyFatherwhohasthefinalwordonallthe commission'sdecisions.

AtpresentalltheVaticanstampsaredesigned bythenotedwomanartist,CasimiraDobrowska. WhenthePontificalCommissionhaschosenthe themeofanewissue,shesubmitsseveralsketches foritsapproval.

Sometimesthestampsareprintedinseriesfrom onlyonecfherdesignswiththedifferenceindenominationindicatedonlybyadifferenceincolour. Lessoftenaseriesismadeupofmanyseparate designs.

Designofthestampswasformerlydonebyan Italianartist,CorradoMezzana.Hebeganin1929 anddesignedallthestampsuptothetimeofhis deathin1951.

ThestampsareprintedbythePolygraphicInstituteoftheItalianGovernment.OnlyoneseriesthatoftheVaticanGardens-wasprintedinVienna.

Thereleaseofanewseriesofstampsismade knownofficiallybyadecreewhichispostedatthe VaticanPostOffice,inthecourtyardofSt.Damasus insideVaticanCity,onthebulletinboardofthe VaticanGovernor'sPalace,andpublishedinthe ActaApostolicaeSedis,publicationoftheofficial activitiesoftheHolySee.

Wheneveranewseriesofstampsisissued,20completesetsaregiventotheSacredCollegeofCardinals.Thereareseveralferventstampcollectors amongitsmembers.ItiswidelyknownthatHis EminenceFrancisCardinalSpellman,Archbishopof NewYork,isastampcollector.

Itislessknown,perhaps,thatHisEminencePietro CardinalCiriaci,PrefectoftheSacredCongregation oftheCouncil,isalsoacollectorandownerofa highlyvaluedcollection.ThelateAlessioCardinal Ascalesi,ArchbishopofNaples,isrememberedforthe impatiencewhichhesometimesshowedwhenanew serieswasdelayed.

TheVaticanhasbeenamemberoftheUniversal PostalUnionsince1929.Asamemberitsends300 setsofeverynewseriestotheunion'smainoffice inGenevafordistributionamongthemembercountrie&aTheunion,inturn,sendsthenewstamps ofip4membernationstotheVaticanwherethey areplacedinthePhilatelicmuseumintheVatican Governor'sPalace.

TheVaticandoesnotpublishacatalogueofthe stampsithasissued.

PopeSeesHealthAsVitalFactor

VaticanCity,Oct.19-Improvingpeople's healthisoneofthemostimportantfactors tobeconsideredinraisingtheirstandardof living,HisHolinessPopePiusXIItoldmembersoftheCommitteeforPublicHealthof theUnionforWesternEurope.

POPE'SSOLUTIONISONLYONE LIKELYTOSAVEHOLYPLACES

VaticanCity,Oct.19.-Renewedefforts shouldbemadetoachieveapeacefulsolutionoftheHolyLandcrisisandtheinternationalisationofJerusalem,whichhasbeen repeatedlycalledforbyHisHolinessPope PiusXII.

ThisappealwasmadebyConsideringthatthe L'OsservatoreRomano,Vat-statusofJerusalem,which icanCitydaily,inan"auth-isdividedbetweenIsrael orised"article.ThismeansandJordan,hasbeenone thatthe-articlewaseitherofthegreatestsourcesof writtenatthesuggestionof Vaticanauthoritiesorpublishedwiththeirexplicit approval.

Thearticlewarnedofthe gravedangerofanewwar intheHolyLandandpointedoutthatthereisgreat anxietythroughoutthe worldforthesafetyofthe holyplaces.

TheL'Osservatoreeditorialappearedthedaybefore U.S.SecretaryofStateJohn FosterDullessentapersonalappealformoderation toIsraeliPremierDavid Ben-Gurion.

Theappealwassaidtobe basedonreportsthatthe presentcrisis,markedby weeksofborderskirmishesbetweenIsraeliandArab troops,posesthegreatest threattopeacesincethe Arab-Israeliwarthatendedeightyearsago.

Today's threatening events,L'Osservatorestated,bearoutthewisdomof theHolyFather'smany statementsonthePalestine problem,

ThePopehasissuedtwo encyclicalsonthematterInMultiplicibusin1948,and RedemptorisNostriin1949. BothcalledfortheinternationalisationofJerusalem bindvicinityandtheprotectionofChristianrights there.

Theencyclicalsfollowed thedestructionofmany ChristianshrinesinPalestineduringtheArab-Israeli war.In1949theUnited NationsvotedtointernationaliseJerusalembut nothinghasyetbeendone toputtheU.N.decisioninto effect.

GiftReturns UponThem

tensionsince1948,L'Osservatoresaid,thesolutionofferedbytheHolyFatheris themosteffectivewayof ensuringpeace.

Anewwar,theVatican Citydailywarned,could meanthedestructionof Jerusalem."Thisdangeris notimaginary,"itadded,"as itwasprovedbytheshort butbitterwarof1948."

"Catholicswantpeacein Palestinefortworeasons," thearticleconcluded."The bloodofbrothersflowsand hatredsarenourishedon fieldsofbattle.

"Inthesecondplace,the theatreoftheseevents isPalestine,thelandin whichJesusChristlived Hisearthlylifeandwhich holdswithinitsboundaries themostveneratedshrines andmemoriesoftheRedemption."

BishopAngry

Nottingham,England,

Oct,22,-BishopEdward Ellisof testedNottinghamproatapublicmeetinghereagainsttheposterswhichtheFamilyPlanningAssociationis displaying throughout GreatBritain. sociation,TheFamilyPlanningAsaninternational associationpromotingbirth control,putupposters, whichread,"Thehappy familyisonewhichhas thechildrenwhenitwants them."

BishopEllisdenounced thesloganasdisgustingandimmoral.Itshould read,hesaid,"Thehappy familyisonewhichhasthe childrenwhenGodwants them."Hewasaddressing the CatholicWomen's leaguehere.

Pointingouttheimmoralityoftheidealsofthe FamilyPlanningAssociation,BishopEllisdeclared thatitwasparadoxicalthat plannedparenthoodshould beadvocatedinacountry whichfindsitnecessaryto importmoreandmore foreignlabour.

PolishRevolt CouldChange

ChurchStatus

Berlin,Oct22.-The politicalupheavalinPolandcouldbringabouta morefavourablesituation fortheChurchthere,accordingtoinformedCatholicsourceshere.

Theypointedoutthatthe newPolishcommunistchief, WladyslawGomulka,had noconnectionwiththearrestofHisEminenceStefan CardinalWyszynski,PrimateofPoland,inSeptem- ber1953.

Gomulkahimselfwasthe victimofacommunist purgeatthetimeforallegednationalisticdeviation.

Catholicinformantsnoted that skiGomulkacouldposatthistimewithoutany siblyfreeCardinalWysm-lossofface.However,it waspointedoutthatthe newPolishchiefisadedicatedcommunistandisunlikelyto idealismletanyreligious influence his courseofaction.

DespitePromisesReligious EducationIsNilInPoland

VaticanCity,Oct.16.-Despitepromisesmade bythegovernmenttotheCatholicBishopsof Poland,religiouseducationinpublicschoolsthere isstillpracticallynon-existent.

AccordingtoL'OsservatoreExerciseofthisright,howRomano,VaticanCitydaily,ever,wasdestinedtomeet arecenteventinPolandiswithconstantdifficulties. anotherproofofthisfact.InAtthesametime,thegov- Lopon,nearCracow,mothersenamentrecognisedthesame refusedtosendtheirchildrenrighttothecommunists"As- topublicschooluntilreligioussociationoftheFriendsof Childhood"andhandedmost oftheschoolsovertoitscare. Thisassociation,beingaprivategroup,wasnotcompelledtoprovideforreligious education.

educationhadbeenreinstated. Tobackupitsstatement Polandwasnon-existent,the thatreligiouseducationin VaticanCitydailyretraced thehistoryofreligiouseducationinPolishschools.

InApril,1950,itrecalled, promisesweremadebythe Polishgovernmenttothe Polishbishopsguaranteeing theexistenceofCatholic schoolsandthecontinuance ofreligiouseducationinpublicschools.

Threeyearslater,continued L'Osservatore,onMay8,1953, thebishopssentamemorandumtothenPresidentBoleslawBierutinwhichthey complainedthat,inspiteof thegovernment'spromises,religiouseducationwasbeing systematicallybanishedfrom publicinstitutions. Thisiswhathappened, L'Osservatoreexplained: Theagreementof1950recognisedtherightoftheexistenceofCatholicschools.

VATICANENVOYSEESATOM CONTROLINNEWCONCEPT

UnitedNations,N.Y.,Oct.19.-The nationsdraftingthestatutesoftheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyareworking withintheframeworkofanewconceptof internationalsocialresponsibility,according toFatherTheodoreHesburgh,C.S.C.,representativeoftheVaticanatthedraftingconference.

"Freemen,"saidFather Hesburgh,"arenowthinkingonaworld-widebasis ofcontrollingthemselves, freelyandintelligently,for thegoodoftheworld."

opentoallmeneverywhere thegreatestknownsource ofenergy.

"Ourdelegation,"continuedthepriest,"favoursthe mostreasonablyeffectiveof controlsimaginable."

Inthismanner,andagainstthewilloftheparents,most Polishchildrenhavebeen broughtupandeducatedaccordingtoMarxistprinciples andinaclimatenotonlyindifferenttoreligion,butopenlyanti-religiousandantiChristian.

BuildingOrder AssistsPoor AndChurch

Brussels,Oct.22.-The operationsoftheso-called "buildingorder"have beensuspendedforthe winterseason. The"order"isanassociationofvariousgroups of resentingpriestsandlaymenrep14nationswho arededicatedtotherestorationofchurchesand otherbuildingsandtothe constructionofhomesfor thepoorandexiledofEurope.

The"order"isheadedbyPremonstratensianFather WerenfriedvanStraaten, knownasthe"bacon priest."Thereisanother groupassociated with Fathervan Straaten'3 group,headedbyFather LePire,aDominican, whichhasbeenconstrueing"Europeanvillages"for refugeesinvariousparts ofEurope.

RigorousVocation

EvenatomicsciencehasThePontiffrecalledthat madeacontributiontothistheUnionofWestern importantworkbyusingEurope,whichwascreated atomicmaterialinthefight againstcancer,hesaid. Modernsciencehasfound usesforradioactiveisotopes andinstrumentsofradiotherapyinthepreservation ofgoodhealth.

Allgovernments,the Popeobserved,havetriedto dowhattheycouldtoimprovetheirpeople'shealth. Allthisisprogress,headded,whichlendsitselftothe establishmentofgreaterint"rnationalconcordandhar-

inParisin1954,provided foreconomic,socialand culturalcollaborationbetweenmembercountries.

TheCommitteeforPublic Health,hesaid,playedan importantpartinthefulfilmentoftheunion'sgeneralprogramme.Headded thatitssuccesswasapar- ticularsourceofpleasurefor himpersonally,especially whereitsworkwasinspiredbyhumanitarianfeelmoray. ings.

Castelgandolfo,Italy,Oct. 19.-TheSpanishpeople willbethegreatestbeneficiariesoftheirowngenerositywhichisgoingto makepossiblethebuilding ofthenewSpanishCollege inRome,saidHisHoliness PopePiusXIIhere.

Speakingtothestudents oftheSpanishCollegeina specialaudience,thePope said:

"Thepriestworksforthe faithful.Thefaithfulwill necessarilydrawgreater benefitsfrombetterpriests andwillfindinthemdispensersoftheDivineMysteriesandreliableguides whowillknowhowtolead themtothelandofeternal happiness."

FatherHesburgh,whois presidentoftheUniversity ofNotreDame,addressed theconferenceduringits discussionofthecontrol provisionsinthestatutesof theagencywhichwillmake atomicmaterialforpeaceful purposesavailabletomembernations.

Referringtothegoalof theconferenceasa"modernversionofturning swordsintoplowshares," FatherHesburghsuggested theadditionofanew dimensiontothedebatesat theconference. Thisdimensionwouldincludeanagreementon,or recognitionofthepossibilityclf,twostepstoward atomiccontrol.

Thefirststepwouldbeto

TheVaticanrepresentativewentontostressthat controliseffectiveonly whenallmenandall nationsacceptitfreely.

Referringtoatomicarmaments,FatherHesburgh saidthatthedecisionsof theconferencecouldleadto asolutionoftherealsource ofanguishintheworld"thepowerofworld-wide destructioninthehandsof humanbeingscapableof evilaswellasgood."

FatherHesburghwasone ofthetworepresentatives senttotheconferencebythe Vatican.TheotherwasH. MarstonMorse,mathematicianandprofessoratthe InstituteforAdvanced Study,Princeton,N.J.

Themembersofthe "buildingorder"donotreceivepayfortheirwork. Theyreceiveroomand boardonly.Mostofthem arestudents,butthereare alsoabout150priests amongthem.

AccordingtoFathervan Straaten'splan,thesocalled"buildingbrothers" mustundergospiritual traininginanovitiate lastingtwoyears.Thisis followedbyaten-yearpro- bationaryperiod.

Afterthisperiodisover, theymaytakesolemnvows ofpoverty,chastity,obedienceand"servicetothe Churchinneed." Laymenfromallwalks oflifeareencouragedto assistintheworkeven thoughtheydonotbecome membersofthe"order."

Posty'sWhistle

Mydearboys,girlsand tinies,-Goingintocollect mymailIwascaughtout bytwojuniorsleuths.Gazingcuriouslyovermy elbow,onegasped:"Areyou AuntMollie?"Iadmitted Iwas,andmadethemcurtsy,rightdeepdown.

So,ifyoureadabestsellersomedaythatrivals AgathaChristie,byMaureen CallopyandFredaPecke, youwillknowthesleuths areatItagain.

Iwassittinguponmy hill-topwatchingtheplanes comein,redandgreenlights blinkingagainstthedarkeningsky,whenIthoughtof the"corner."

Littleyellowgleamswere dartingaboutthegreying garden.Light.Red,green andyellow.

WithChristmascoming on,children,I'dlikeyouall tobelittlelights,gleaming inthework-a-dayworld. firefliesofGod,bringing yourhappinesstoevery darkcorner,anddon'tforgetthisone.

IamlookingupapoemI readoncethatputsitall betterthanIcan.

Lotsoflove,andgetbusy onthosepersonalpresents forChristmas.Hintsincluded. ***

JudithIsThanked

MyDearJudith,-Ican neverthankyouenoughfor introducingmeto"The Majellan."Ionlywishthat Icouldgetitacceptedinto everyhome.Yourletteris soveryworthwhile,that Iamsendingitstraightin. Itisveryfinetofindalass withyourfaith,andwhat issomuchmoreimportant, thewilltospreadit.

Mostofustodaylackthe enthusiasmanddrivethatis soverymuchneededinthe worldtoday.Ipersonally willfollowyourleadand willdoallIcantospread thedevotion.

Iammakingpartofmy Christmaspresenttomy twodaughtersinEnglanda subscriptionto"TheMajelIan."Oneismarriedtoan oilengineer,andwillbe goingtoHollandshortly.So youseehowitallwill spread.TheotherisinSurrey.

Mylovetoyouandmother.Ihopedadisquiterecovered.IdeletedtheP.S. asyouasked.Many,many thanks.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

ThoughtForWeek

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MusicalArgumentOfPiano&Clock

"Whatanuglynoise," groanedtheclockasTommy finishedhispianopractice. Hewaspractisingscales, whichhehated,andthere weremanywrongnotes.

Thepianodidnotreply andtheclockcontinued: "Youneverhearsuchmusic fromme.Listen."Hebegantochimenoonproudly. Asthelastnotediedaway, heasked:"Whatdoyou thinkofthat?Youcan'tdo anythinglikethat!"

"Iamnotaclock,"snappedthepiano."Allchildren makemistakeswhenthey practice,"heexplained."No onecallspracticing,music."

"Inevermakemistakes,' retortedtheclock."My musicalwayssoundsbeautiful."

"ItwasTommy'swrong notes,"thepianoprotested sharply."Wrongnotesalwayssoundbad,andthey arenotmusic;yououghtto knowthat."

"Nomatterwhatyou say,"repliedtheclock,"my musicissweeterthanyours, onlyyou'retooproudto agree."

"I'mnotproud,"saidthe pianocrossly."ButIthink you'revainandsilly.You juststandthereandplay thesamethingdayafter day,yearafteryear.NowI makedifferentmistakes anduglynoiseseveryday," putintheclock,whohad grownreallyspiteful.

"WaittillDorisplaystonight,"retortedthepiano, "thenitisyouwhowillbe ashamedofwhatyoucall yourmusic."Theclock tooknonotice.

Thateveningincamea tall,slightgirl,whosat downandplayedsuchbeautifulmusicthateventhe clockwasstillandlistened withpleasure.Themusic fromthepianowaswonderful,theclockwasenvious. Hismusicwasnothinglike this.

"Well,whatdoyouthink ofit,"askedthepianowhen themusichadstopped.The clockwassilentforawhile. Itwashardtoadmithewas wrong,andhewantedto replythatitwasDoris' music,notthepiano's.But thespitefulthoughtpassed andheexclaimed:

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"Itwaslovely.Your musicismuchbetterthan mine.Youmustforgivemy spitefultongue."

"Thankyou,"saidthe piano."Weeachhaveour usesandyourmusicissweet andentirelysuitablefor yourjob.Letusbecontent andfriendswitheach other."

Theclockagreedandso theyhavebeenfriendsever since.

LESLEYBRANNIGAN, 44Duncan-st., VictoriaPark.

GrandmotherIII

Our"corner""Grandmother,"Mrs.Eastcott, whosedelightfulmemories havedelightedcorneritesfor years,isillagainatGlendalough.Ifanycornerites livecloseby,docalland seeher.Ihopetogetthere myself.

Iwishtothankallthe adultswhohavewrittento me.Ihaverepliedtoallthisweekatlast.About thevariousprojectsIhope toasktheeditoroneday, whenheisnotsnowedunderinMss.andwork.

Margaret'smother,whois verycleverwithwool,etc., andmakestoysforvarious bazaarswantsanyscrapsof wool Leaveanyonehasat atofficeorpostto Margaret'smother,c/o.me.

Thanks.

Thankstotheex-Goldfields'Bushieforstampsthatcomeinsooftenforthe missions.Wishmorecame in.

MargaretIn TheirSteps

Box34, BunswickJunction.

DearAuntMollie,-This isthefirsttimeIhavewritten.Mumusedtowrite whenshewaslittleandso didnana.Iam9yearsold andI'llbetenonNovember20.

Ialwaysreadthechildren'scornerandfindgreat interestinit.

Iaminfourthstandard andIhaveonebrotherand onesister.Iliveonafarm, withsixcousins;fivegirls andalittleboyoftwo months.

Ithinksavingmilkbottle topsisagoodidea;Ihave afewalready.Wedon't getthetopsathomebutat school.

NanasaidthatmyUncle Brianwaskingofthecorner manyyearsago.Shealso hasapoemthatAuntBessie composedformumwhen shewas17.

Yourlovingniece, MARGARETDAFF.

DearMargaret,-ShallI sayanoutsizewelcometo the"corner?"ItIsvery wonderfultomeetathird generation"cornerite."We wouldwelcomesome"cornerhistory"frommumand nana.Whatdoes"king"of thecornermean?

Mummustindeedhave beenfavouredtohavea verybusyAuntBessiesend inapoemforher17th birthday.

Asyouseewearefilling upweeklyandChristmasis almosthere.Lovetoyour familyandallthecousins Onthefarm. AUNTMOLLIE.

StrangeStoryOfDemonCats

TherewasaJapanesehunterwhohad strayedfarfromhomeinpursuitofadeer.

Duskcameuponhim suddenly,andhesawfar beneathhimthelightsof thevillagethathewastry- ingtoreach.Itwashillycountry,andafraidthathe wouldfalloveraravine,he campedinaruinedtemple thatloomedupoutofthe night.

Heawoketothesoundof afrighteningdin,andin themoonlightsaw12cats, gambollinganddancingon theirhindlegs,andshrieking.Theterriblethingabout itwasthattheywereusinghumanwords.

Theywererejoicingover somegreatfeastthatthey weretohave."Tellitnot toShippeitaro,"theyshrill-edTheoverandoveragain. hunterlayquitestill. Intheshadowstheyhadnot seenhim.Finallytheyfadedintothedawn.

Withsunrise,thehunter madeoffdownthemountain sidetothefar-distantvillage.Sittingbythesideof theroadweepingwasalittleboy.Hewascrying bitterly.

"Please,sir,"hesaidon seeingthehunter,"please helpme.MysisterPlum Blossomwillbegiventothe Demontonight.Shewillbe torntopiecesbythe Demon."

"WhatDemonisitthat willdothis?"askedthehorrifiedhunter.

"HelivesontheMountainoftheAsh.Hesends terribleplagues,andsorrow onusunlesshegetsasacrifice.Hewantsamaiden onceayear.Itisnowour family'sturntogivehim PlumBlossom.

"PlumBlossomwillbe putinagreatboxandtaker

NowForAPoem

JesusBidsUs

(TheselinesbySusan Warner(knownasElizabeth Wetherill)areoftenattributedtoEmilyH.Miller.)

Jesusbidsusshine, Withapure,clearlight, Likealittlecandle Burninginthenight; Inthisworldofdarkness SowemustshineYouinyoursmallcorner, AndIinmine.

Jesusbidsusshinefirstof all FirstofallforHim; Wellheseesandknowsit Ifourlightisdim. HelooksdownfromHeaven Toseeusshine, Youinyoursmallcorner, AndIinmine.

Jesusbidsusshine Thenforallaround Manykindsofdarkness, Intheworldabound. Sin,andwant,andsorrow, SowemustshineYouinyoursmallcorner, AndIinmine.

SheSentPrayer 27Justinian-st., Palmyra. DearAuntMollie,-Ilove todoabitofscribblingnow andthenandinconsequence ofmy"pen-fever"Iam mostinterestedtoseewhat wonderfulpotentialtalent thechildrenshowintheir lettersandstories.

Yourpageforthekiddies ismostdelightful.Iwonderifthelittleonesrealise whatlessonssomeoftheir eldergetfromyourpage?

Iwrotealittleprayerin verseformychildrenata timewhenmydaughterhad beeningreatdanger.She wassevenyearsoldatthe timeandhadbeensaved onlybythegraceofGod fromtheworstpossible thingthatcouldhappentoa littlegirl.Ilayawakeall nightthankingGodand OurLadyforwarningmein timeandduringthewakefulhourstheenclosedverse cameintomyhead.

Idonotknowwhetherit ispermissibletopublish suchaprayer.Iunderstandtherearespecialrules concerningthissortofthing. Iwillsenditanywayjust incaseitmayhelpsome children.

Child'sPrayer

tohimatthemountain. Thereatmidnighthewill gether.Pleasesir,please sir ."

Thehunterthoughtof thehuman-voicedcats.He lookedawayatthepeacefulvillage."WhoisShippeitaro?"heaskedurgently.

Theboylookedamazed. "HeisthebigdogthatbelongstothePrince,"he saidsimply.

"WheredoesthisPrince live?"askedthehunter.

Findingthepalace,he sawthePrince,toldhimhis story,andaskedtoborrow thegreatdog.Thenhe wentbackagaintothevillage.

Hefoundthelittleboy sittingwithPlumBlossom outsidethedooroftheir home.Hetoldthemofhis plan.Joyspreadoverall theirfaces.

"Youaresogood,so good,"saidthemother.

Thatnightapartyof stalwartyoungmencarried thegreatceremonialboxup thehill.Theyplaceditin theruinedtemple,andfled. Midnightcame.Suddenly outofthesilencetherewas ahorribleyouling.

Incamethedancing phantomcats,ledbyagreat tornwitheyesofflame.He dancedonthelidofthebox withglee,andthenlifted it.

OutsprangShippeitaro. Hecaughtthemonsterby the'hroat.Thecatclawed outa;him,andtheconcealedhuntercameandcutoff hisuglyheadwithhis sword.

Thegreatdogkilledall theothercatsthathadbeen toocowedwithfrightto escape.

FunForBoys

Ifanyboyshaveafretworksaw,theirproblemIs alreadysolved,asthereare numerousthingsthatsay boycanmakeforthehome withone. Failingthatrepaintall thegardentoolhandles,and makeaneatwoodenrack withnotchestoholdthem, sothatwhentheyareneededtheywillbereadily found.

Lavendersachets,mingled withroseleafandpetal Pourriedoneupindainty organdiebags,orforthe tinies,cutthelavenderlong stemmed.Keeptheflowers free,andweavebabyribboninandoutofthestalks basketfashion.

Hangupwithalooped bow.Oralternately,plait theribbonroundthestalks. Blotterscanbeeasily madewithanynewscraps frommothers'scrapbag.A durableandneatonethat lastsforyearscanbemade fromanywashingmateriaL Taketwopiecesof cardboard,astripof tobindthem,somecoloured linentocoverthemanda gaycordtofinishoff.Make ittothesizeofmother's writingtable.Thestripof calicoshouldbeoneanda quarterincheswide,and longerthecardboardcovers.

Placethesesidebyside facedownwards,about three-eighthsofaninch apart.Stickthecalicoto theedgeswithseccotineor anystrongglue. Whilethisisdryingwe cansetaboutthecovers. Maketheseasyouwould coverabook,onlyputa straightstriponeachinside corner.Cornertocorner. Thismakesitdetachable andwashableasthemonths goon. Initialsfromabought transfercanbeembroidered onthecorner.

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SnakeStory

Mary,Motherofusall, Hearthychildrenwhenthey call, AskthySon,OurBlessed Lord, Thatwedaily,mayrecord Onegoodact,madeinHis Name, Keepingbrightthesacred flame OfFaithandHopeand LoveandGrace, Tomakethisworldahappy place Ofpeace,goodwilland heav'nlyjoy Forev'rylittlegirlandboy.

Ithappenendthatmy brotherandIwereplaying oneeveninginasandylane nearSandgate.Ourmother wasataslightdistancewhenallofasuddenalong, bright-lookingobjectmade itsappearanceatthetopof the thickbankfromamongthe bushes,and,glidingdown,begantomoveacross thelanetotheotherside, likealineofbrightlight. Utteringacryofpleasure Isprangforwardandseized itbythemiddle. Astrangesensationof coldnessseemedtogo throughmywholearm, whichsurprisedmethe moreastheobjectappear- edsowarmandsun-like.

Ididnotdropit,however,butholdingitup, lookedatitintently.It madenoresistance;Ifelt noteventheslighteststrug- gle;butnowmybrother begantoscream.

"Oh,mother,mother," saidhe,"thesnake,my brotherhasasnakeinhis hand." Hethenmadeaneffortto IhaveaChristmaspoemsnatchthecreatureaway amongmyscribblingssome-fromme.Thesnakenow where.Ibelieveitconcernshissedfuriouslyandraised aStarbutIwilllookitupitsheadinwhichwer es andseewhetheritmaybelikehotcoals, suitableforchildrenorjustnotme,butmybroter. simplysymbolicforadult Idroppedmycaptive.The understanding.Meanwhilereptile,afterstandingfora Ihopeyouliketheprayer.momentortwonearlyerect

Yourssincerely, andstillhissingloudly, LAURELCUFFLEY.madeoffanddisappeared.

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DearLauraCuffley,- ZYGMUNTBOCIAN, Everyweekwegetletters fromadultswhosay,asyou do,thattheylikethe"corner."Thechildisfatherto theman,sothatiswhyI supposethatthatbitthat lurksinallofus,enjoysthe "corner."

Your Introduction

Ilovedyourpoem.Ithas aqualitythatmakesone remember"tokeepthis worldahappyplace,etc. Thereisaspecialgroupthat istryingtoput"Christback intoChristmas."Sendyour poemalong.I'llpassiton tothem.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE. *

Week'sWinners

Senioraward:"TheClock andthePiano,"Lesley Brannigan,44Duncan-st., VictoriaPark.Junioraward: ZygmuntBocian,Clontarf Boys'Town.

Thefirstimpression

Posty'sWhistle

Mydearboys,girlsand tinies,-Goingintocollect mymailIwascaughtout bytwojuniorsleuths.Gazingcuriouslyovermy elbow,onegasped:"Areyou AuntMollie?"Iadmitted Iwas,andmadethemcurtsy,rightdeepdown.

So,ifyoureadabestsellersomedaythatrivals AgathaChristie,byMaureen CallopyandFredaPecke, youwillknowthesleuths areatitagain.

Iwassittinguponmy hill-topwatchingtheplanes comein,redandgreenlights blinkingagainstthedarkeningsky,whenIthoughtof the"corner."

LesleyBronnigonGetsSeniorPrize

Littleyellowgleamswere dartingaboutthegreying garden.Light.Red.greenMusicalArgument andyellow.

WithChristmascoming"Whatanuglynoise," on,children,I'dlikeyouallgroanedtheclockasTommy tobelittlelights,gleamingfinishedhispianopractice. inthework-a-dayworld.Hewaspractisingscales, firefliesofGod,bringingwhichhehated,andthere yourhappinesstoevery darkcorner,anddon'tforgetthisone.

IamlookingupapoemI readoncethatputsitall betterthanIcan.

weremanywrongnotes.

Thepianodidnotreply andtheclockcontinued: "Youneverhearsuchmusic fromme.Listen."Hebegantochimenoonproudly. Asthelastnotediedaway,

Lotsoflove,andgetbusy onthosepersonalpresentsheasked:"Whatdoyou forChristmas.Hintsinclud-thinkofthat?Youcan'tdo ed. anythinglikethat!" "Iamnotaclock,"snappedthepiano."Allchildren makemistakeswhenthey practice,"heexplained."No onecallspracticing,music."

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JudithIsThanked

OfPiano&Clock

"Itwaslovely.Your musicismuchbetterthan mine.Youmustforgivemy spitefultongue."

"Thankyou,"saidthe piano."Weeachhaveour usesandyourmusicissweet andentirelysuitablefor yourjob.Letusbecontent andfriendswitheach other."

Theclockagreedandso theyhavebeenfriendsever since.

LESLEYBRANNIGAN, 44Duncan-st., VictoriaPark. *

MargaretIn TheirSteps

Box34, BunswickJunction.

DearAuntMollie,-This isthefirsttimeIhavewritten.Mumusedtowrite whenshewaslittleandso didnana.Iam9yearsold andI'llbetenonNovember20.

Ialwaysreadthechildren'scornerandfindgreat interestinit.

Iaminfourthstandard andIhaveonebrotherand onesister.Iliveonafarm, withsixcousins;fivegirls andalittleboyoftwo months.

NowForAPoem

JesusBidsUs

(TheselinesbySusan Warner(knownasElizabeth Wetherill)areoftenattributedtoEmilyH.Miller.)

Jesusbidsusshine, Withapure,clearlight, Likealittlecandle Burninginthenight; Inthisworldofdarkness SowemustshineYouinyoursmallcorner, AndIinmine.

Jesusbidsusshinefirstof all FirstofallforHim; Wellheseesandknowsit Ifourlightisdim. HelooksdownfromHeaven Toseeusshine, Youinyoursmallcorner, AndIinmine.

Jesusbidsusshine Thenforallaround Manykindsofdarkness, Intheworldabound. Sin,andwant,andsorrow, SowemustshineYouinyoursmallcorner, AndIinmine. * f7 *

SheSentPrayer

FunForBoys

Ifanyboyshaveafretworksaw,theirproblemis alreadysolved,asthereare numerousthingsthatany boycanmakeforthehome withone. Failingthatrepaintall thegardentoolhandles,and makeaneatwoodenrack withnotchestoholdthem, sothatwhentheyareneededtheywillbereadily found.

Lavendersachets,mingled withroseleafandpetal Pourriedoneupindainty organdiebags,orforthe tinies,cutthelavenderlong stemmed.Keeptheflowers free,andweavebabyribboninandoutofthestalks basketfashion.

Hangupwithalooped bow.Oralternately,plait theribbonroundthestalks.

Blotterscanbeeasily madewithanynewscraps frommothers'scrapbag.A durableandneatonethat lastsforyearscanbemade fromanywashingmaterial

Taketwopiecesofcardboard,astripofctritro tobindthem,somecoloured linentocoverthemanda gaycordtofinishoff.Make ittothesizeofmother's writingtable.Thestripof calicoshouldbeoneanda quarterincheswide,and longerthecardboardcovers.

"Inevermakemistakes,' retortedtheclock."My musicalwayssoundsbeautiful."

"ItwasTommy'swrong notes,"thepianoprotested Iamsendingitstraightin.sharply."WrongnotesalItisveryfinetofindalasswayssoundbad,andthey withyourfaith,andwhatarenotmusic:yououghtto issomuchmoreimportant,knowthat." thewilltospreadit. "Nomatterwhatyou

Mostofustodaylackthesay,"repliedtheclock,"my enthusiasmanddrivethatismusicissweeterthanyours, soverymuchneededintheonlyyou'retooproudto worldtoday.Ipersonallyagree." willfollowyourleadand"I'mnotproud,"saidthe willdoallIcantospread!pianocrossly."ButIthink thedevotion. lyou'revainandsilly.You Iammakingpartofmyjuststandthereandplay

MyDearJudith,-Ican neverthankyouenoughfor introducingmeto"The Majellan."Ionlywishthat Icouldgetitacceptedinto everyhome.Yourletteris soveryworthwhile,that Christmaspresenttomy twodaughtersinEnglanda subscriptionto"TheMajelIan."Oneismarriedtoan oilengineer,andwillbe goingtoHollandshortly.So youseehowitallwill spread.TheotherisinSur-

thesamethingdayafter day,yearafteryear.NowI makedifferentmistakes anduglynoiseseveryday," putintheclock,whohad grownreallyspiteful.

thanks.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

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"WaittillDorisplaystonight,"retortedthepiano, rey. "thenitisyouwhowillbe Mylovetoyouandmoth-ashamedofwhatyoucall er.Ihopedadisquitere-yourmusic."Theclock covered.IdeletedtheP.S.tooknonotice. asyouasked.Many,manyThateveningincamea tall,slightgirl,whosat downandplayedsuchbeautifulmusicthateventhe clockwasstillandlistened withpleasure.Themusic fromthepianowaswonderInthinkingofpresents,ful,theclockwasenvious. don'tforgettheChristChild.Hismusicwasnothinglike this.'

"Well,whatdoyouthink ofit,"askedthepianowhen BRYANT&WATERSthemusichadstopped.The 89to90StirlingSt..PerthcloItwekaswIlsrcslilteontaIoritahwehwilaes.

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GrandmotherIII

Our"corner""Grandmother,"Mrs.Eastcott, whosedelightfulmemories havedelightedcorneritesfor years,isillagainatGlendalough.Ifanycornerites livecloseby,docalland seeher.Ihopetogetthere myself.

Iwishtothankallthe adultswhohavewrittento me.Ihaverepliedtoall thisweekatlast.About thevariousprojectsIhope toasktheeditoroneday, whenheisnotsnowedunderinMss.andwork.

Margaret'smother,whois verycleverwithwool,etc., andmakestoysforvarious bazaarswantsanyscrapsof woolanyonehasathome. Leaveatofficeorpostto Margaret'smother,c/o.me. Thanks.

Thankstotheex-Goldfields'Bushieforstamps thatcomeinsooftenforthe missions.Wishmorecame in.

Ithinksavingmilkbottle topsisagoodidea;Ihave afewalready.Wedon't getthetopsathomebutat school.

NanasaidthatmyUncle Brianwaskingofthecorner manyyearsago.Shealso hasapoemthatAuntBessie composedformumwhen shewas17.

Yourlovingniece, MARGARETDAFF.

DearMargaret,-Shall I sayanoutsizewelcometo the"corner?"Itisvery wonderfultomeetathird generation"cornerite."We wouldwelcomesome"cornerhistory"frommumand nana.Whatdoes"king"of thecornermean?

Mummustindeedhave beenfavouredtohavea verybusyAuntBessiesend inapoemforher17th birthday.

Asyouseewearefilling upweeklyandChristmasis almosthere.Lovetoyour familyandallthecousins onthefarm. AUNTMOLLIE.

StrangeStoryOfDemonCats

TherewasaJapanesehunterwhohad strayedfarfromhomeinpursuitofadeer.

Duskcameuponhim suddenly,andhesawfar beneathhimthelightsof thevillagethathewastry- ingtoreach.Itwashilly country,andafraidthathe wouldfalloveraravine,he campedinaruinedtemple thatloomedupoutofthe night.

Heawoketothesoundof afrighteningdin,andin themoonlightsaw12cats, gambollinganddancingon theirhindlegs,andshrieking.Theterriblethingabout itwasthattheywereusinghumanwords.

Theywererejoicingover somegreatfeastthatthey weretohave."Tellitnot toShippeitaro,"theyshrilledTheoverandoveragain. hunterlayquitestill. Intheshadowstheyhadnot seenhim.Finallytheyfadedintothedawn.

Withsunrise,thehunter madeoffdownthemountain sidetothefar-distantvillage.Sittingbythesideof theroadweepingwasalittleboy.Hewascrying bitterly.

"Please,sir,"hesaidon seeingthehunter,"please helpme.MysisterPlum Blossomwillbegiventothe Demontonight.Shewillbe torntopiecesbythe Demon."

"WhatDemonisitthat willdothis?"askedthehorrifiedhunter.

"HelivesontheMountainoftheAsh.Hesends terribleplagues,andsorrow onusunlesshegetsasacrifice.Hewantsamaiden onceayear.Itisnowour family'sturntogivehim PlumBlossom.

"PlumBlossomwillbe

tohimatthemountain. Thereatmidnighthewill gether.Pleasesir,please sir ."

Thehunterthoughtof thehuman-voicedcats.He lookedawayatthepeace- fulvillage."WhoisShip- peitaro?"heaskedurgently.

Theboylookedamazed. "HeisthebigdogthatbelongstothePrince,"he saidsimply. "WheredoesthisPrince live?"askedthehunter.

Findingthepalace,he sawthePrince,toldhimhis story,andaskedtoborrow thegreatdog.Thenhe wentbackagaintothevillage.

Hefoundthelittleboy sittingwithPlumBlossom outsidethedooroftheir home.Hetoldthemofhis plan.Joyspreadoverall theirfaces.

"Youaresogood,so good,"saidthemother.

Thatnightapartyof stalwartyoungmencarried thegreatceremonialboxup thehill.Theyplaceditin theruinedtemple,andfled. Midnightcame.Suddenly outofthesilencetherewas ahorribleyouling.

Incamethedancing phantomcats,ledbyagreat tomwitheyesofflame.He dancedonthelidofthebox withglee,andthenlifted it.

OutsprangShippeitaro. Hecaughtthemonsterby thehroat.Thecatclawed outathim,andtheconcealedhuntercameandcutoff hisuglyheadwithhis sword.

Thegreatdogkilledall theothercatsthathadbeen toocowedwithfrightto putinagreatboxandtakerescape.

27Justinian-st., Palmyra. DearAuntMollie,-Ilove todoabitofscribblingnow andthenandinconsequence ofmy"pen-fever"Iam mostinterestedtoseewhat wonderfulpotentialtalent thechildrenshowintheir lettersandstories.

Yourpageforthekiddies ismostdelightful.Iwonderifthelittleonesrealise whatlessonssomeoftheir eldWgetfromyourpage?

Iwrotealittleprayerin verseformychildrenata timewhenmydaughterhad beeningreatdanger.She wassevenyearsoldatthe timeandhadbeensaved onlybythegraceofGod fromtheworstpossible thingthatcouldhappentoa littlegirl.Ilayawakeall nightthankingGodand OurLadyforwarningmein timeandduringthewakefulhourstheenclosedverse head.

Idonotknowwhetherit ispermissibletopublish suchaprayer.Iunderstandtherearespecialrules concerningthissortofthing. Iwillsenditanywayjust incaseitmayhelpsome children.

Child'sPrayer

Mary,Motherofusall, Hearthychildrenwhenthey call, AskthySon.OurBlessed Lord, Thatwedaily,mayrecord Onegoodact,madeinHis Name, Keepingbrightthesacred flame OfFaithandHopeand LoveandGrace, Tomakethisworldahappy place Ofpeace,goodwilland heav'nlyjoy Forev'rylittlegirlandboy.

IhaveaChristmaspoem amongmyscribblingssomewhere.Ibelieveitconcerns aStarbutIwilllookitup andseewhetheritmaybe suitableforchildrenorjust simplysymbolicforadult understanding.Meanwhile Ihopeyouliketheprayer.

Yourssincerely, LAURELCUFFLEY.

DearLauraCuffley,Everyweekwegetletters fromadultswhosay,asyou do,thattheylikethe"corner."Thechildisfatherto theman,sothatiswhyI supposethatthatbitthat lurksinallofus,enjoysthe "corner."

Ilovedyourpoem.Ithas aqualitythatmakesone remember"tokeepthis worldahappyplace,etc. Thereisaspecialgroupthat istryingtoput"Christback intoChristmas."Sendyour poemalong.I'llpassiton tothem. Love. AUNTMOLLIE.

Week'sWinners Senioraward:"TheClock andthePiano,"Lesley Brannigan,44Duncan-st., VictoriaPark.Junioraward: ZygmuntBocian,Clontarf Boys'Town.

Placethesesidebyside facedownwards,about three-eighthsofaninch apart.Stickthecalicoto theedgeswithseccotineor anystrongglue. Whilethisisdryingwe cansetaboutthecovers. Maketheseasyouwould coverabook,onlyputa straightstriponeachinside corner.Cornertocorner. Thismakesitdetachable andwashableasthemonths goon. Initialsfromabought transfercanbeembroidered onthecorner.

SnakeStory

Ithappenendthatmy brotherandIwereplaying oneeveninginasandylane nearSandgate.Ourmother wasataslightdistance whenallofasuddenalong, bright its-lookingobjectmade appearanceatthetopof thebankfromamongthe thickbushes,and,gliding down,begantomoveacross thelanetotheotherside, likealineofbrightlight. Utteringacryofpleasure Isprangforwardandseized itbythemiddle. Astrangesensationof coldnessseemedtogo throughmywholearm, whichsurprisedmethe moreastheobjectappear- edsowarmandsun-like.

Ididnotdropit,however,butholdingitup, lookedatitintently.It madenoresistance;Ifelt noteventheslighteststruggle;butnowmybrother begantoscream.

"Oh,mother,mother," saidhe,"thesnake,my brotherhasasnakeinhis hand." Hethenmadeaneffortto snatchthecreatureaway fromme.Thesnakenow hissedfuriouslyandraised itsheadinwhich likehotcoals,thre notme,butmybrother.

Idroppedmycaptive.The reptile,afterstandingfora momentortwonearlyerect andstillhissingloudly, madeoffanddisappeared.

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TheseissuesEffectOur ChildrenInStateSchools

TheattitudeofCatholics,asteachers, parentsandchildrentoreligiouseducation inStateschoolas,wasthesubjectofadis-, cussionattheSeptembermeetingofthe CatholicTeachers'Guild.

Thediscussionwasintro-ers,theseissueswillinducedbyRev.J.E.Bourke,creasinglyaffectCatholic whooutlinedchangesintheparentsandchildren. patternofreligiousinstruc- 6.Catholicsshouldseek tiongiveninStateschools.somerepresentationson Seriousattemptswerecommitteesplanningfuture beingmadetoimprovethedevelopments,especiallyin qualityofscriptureteaching,thelightoftheprevious whetherbyclassteachersorstatement. byvisitingministersofre- 7.Useoftheclassunitin ligion. instructionsmaybeultra

8.Priestsandaccredited layteacherswhovisit schoolsinthecountryorin outersuburbswherethere arenoexistingCatholic facilities,shouldberegisteredwiththeEducationDepartmenttocarryoutthis teaching.

9.Compulsoryschoolassemblesshouldnothavea distinctivereligiouscharacteraswouldbegivenbya particularclergymanofficiating.ThisgoesparticularlyforAnzacandFounder'sDayservices.Itisnot easyforachildtowithdraw fromsuchassemblies.

HeUpheldFaithInPolitics

WiththedeathonOctober26ofEdward Needhamtherepassedawayamanwho, throughalongpoliticallifeof49years,had notcompromisedhisreligiousprinciples-10.sM.,recitedthelast prayersinEnglish. Thepall-bearerswerethe

Premier(theHon.A.R.G. Hawke),SirRossMcLarty, Mr.F.E.Chamberlain,Mr. J.Triatt,Mr.J.M.Lavan, Mr.W.PittawayandMr.C. Cornish.

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GirlsArePraised,.

Sir,-1wishtoproffer myheartiestcongratulations toVernaCostello,theDiocesanSecretaryofthe CatholicGirlsMovement fortheveryexcellentletter shewtOittbtheYWelitAu,trallaui"onthesubjectof indelicateadvertisingand tocomplimentthe"West Australian"fortheprideof placeitgaveitintheirissueofevendate.

TheseattemptsweredescribedbyFatherBourke, theregulationsen-thatas theyll_ vXiesstatpresent bothinregardtotheprim-edrenbereleasedtovisiting aryandsecondaryschoolsclergyoftheirowndenom- -thelatterwerestillthe subjectofenquiryandexriment.Themaindeurewasthepracticeof rimentingwiththeclass groupandusingthesyllabus oftheVictorianCouncilof ReligiousEducation.

Byandlarge,thisprocedureisnotacceptableto CatholicsandAnglicans.

Inthesubsequentdiscussionthefollowingpoints weremade:

1.InpracticeCatholics shouldwelcomeattemptsto makemoreefficientthat amountofreligiousteachingavailablein"neutral" schools.Incompletetruth isbetterthannoreligious truth,andtheimpartingof somereverentknowledgeof GodandChristwouldmake asocialclimatemorefavourabletoCatholicismthan thetotalexclusionofsuch knowledgefromtheschool.

ShouldBeFree

2.OnenrolmentataState schoolparentsareasked whethertheyarewilling thattheirchildrenshould receivegeneralreligiousinstruction.

Catholics,whereaCatholicschoolisunavailable, moreusuallysaytheyare notwilling.

Inpractice,inabigcity school,fewteachersknow whatanswershavebeen giventothisquestion.Especiallyinaninfantschool, religiousstoriesareincidental-thereisnoreligious"period"-andno divisiontakesplaceforthe classteacher.

Someteachersfavoured Catholicsdeparting-othersregardedthereligious teachingofclassteachersas beinggenerallyunharmful.

3.Wheretheteachingis donebyvisitingteachers (ministersofreligionoraccreditedrepresentativesof areligiousbody)Catholic childrenshouldbefreefrom pressuretoattend,evenif theclassgroupisused.

Thereisaweaknessin thequestionphrasedonthe enrolmentform.Lackof expressedobjectionto"generalreligiousteaching"by theclassteachermaybe interpretedastacitapproval of"specialreligiousteaching"bythevisitingteacher.

OpinionsDiffer

IVNhateverweholdabout thetheoryorpracticeof generalinstruction,special instructionshouldbeavoidedbyCatholicchildren.

4.Therewassomedifferenceofopinionastowhetherallreligiousteaching

ination,unlessaletteris forwarded.bytheparentsof thechild.

Thenextmeetingofthe CatholicTeachers'Guild willbeheldonWednesday, Nov.14,atCatholicCentre, at8p.m.,andtheguestspeakerwillbeMr.P. Hutchings.

BROTHERMURPHYDEPLORES BOYS'LAZINESS,PARENTS'APATHY

AttheannualspeechnightofSt.Mary's ChristianBrothers'College,Leederville,on October21,theprincipal(Rev.Bro.V. Murphy)deploredthedisinclinationfor workamongboysandtheapathyofparents.

BrotherMurphysaid thatoneofthechiefprob- lemsconcernedparentsandteachers.Thatwasthe growingdisinclinationfor hardwork,forthegrindingtoilthatscholastic successnearlyalwaysen- tailed.

towardsThatunhealthyattitude workhadbeenag-gravatedtothepointof becominganationalcharacteristic.Theverydifferentattitudeshownbyso manyNewAustralianshad byatedcontrast,onlyaccentuourfailing.

WherethebountyofProvidenceandoftheWelfareStatecamesoeasily, andsorichly,whyexert oneselfmorethanthenecessaryminimum?Such seemedtobethelineof reasoning,eitherexpressed orimplied,ofall-too-many ofus.

Therewasampleevidencethatthatsomewhat selfishandcynicalattitude wasinvadingtheschools. Yetnothingcouldbeof greaterdangertoaboy's prospectsofscholasticsuccess,for,ifitwastrue,that onemightnoweasily qualifyforthematerial largesseoftheState,itwas equallytruethatthedemandsoftheschoolsyllabus,especiallywhere publicexaminationswere involved,wasnolessexactingthaninformertimes. Indeed,itwaswellthatit wasso.

ParentalFaults

relieveparentsoftheir ownresponsibilityandof theobligationsoftheirsacredvocation-toleadtheir childrentoGod.

Didnotthatimplyto conductorguidethem,by theirownexample?Itseemedattimessofutile tobeinstillingidealsof Christianbehaviourintothe generousheartsofboys, whobesideshavingto battlewithaninclination toevil,whichwascommon toallofus,hadtocontend withtheindifferentifnot badexampleofparentsin theirreligiousduties.

TotalDedication

Itdidnotseemlogicalthatsuchparentsinsisted on,sendingtheirchildfen toaCatholicschool.It wasworsethangiving themsomethingwithone handandtakingitback withtheother.Itleftthem apreytoconfusionand frustration.

Parents might train theirchildrentobegood-manneredandtoconform tothefundamentalsofdecentsocietybutunlessthey weretaughtbytheirexampleandguidancetodedicatethemselvestotallyto Christitwasonlyaveneer thatcouldnotstandup tothetrialsoflife.

Soonerperhapsthanthey thoughtthechildrenwould havetodeclarethemselves forChristoragainsthimtherewasnocompromise, forHesaid:"Hewhoisnot withmeisagainstme."

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ThelateEdwardNeedham

Onthecontrary,thedeceasedmadenoconcealment ofhisreligiousfaithand openlyprofesseditwhen occasiondemanded.

Hewastotheforeinopposinglegislativemeasures opposedtoChristianprinciplesandwasanoutstandingopponentofwider divorcefacilitiesandofcontraceptiveadvertising.He tookaprominentpartin endeavouringtostemthese evils.

Becauseofhishighprinciplesandgenialityheendearedhimselfnotonlyto membersofhisownparty, buttohiselectorsandhis politicalopponents.

Afoundationmemberof theHolyFamilyConfraternityhewasburiedafter RequiemMassattheRedemptoristMonasteryon Oct.29.Abriefpausewas madeattheTradesHallas thecortegemovedtoKarrakattaandfloraltributes wereplacedonthehearse.

TheRt.Rev.Mgr.E.SullivanofferedtheRequiem whichwasservedbySir ThomasMeagher.

Atthegraveside,Mgr. Sullivan,assistedbythe V.Rev.P.Talty,C.Ss.R., andtheV.Rev.P.Nolan,

BornatOrnskirk,Lancashire,ofaScotsfather andanIrishmother,Mr. NeedhamwenttoScotland atanearlyagewherehe tookanactivepartinthe socialandtradeunion movement. HemigratedtothisState in1901andjoinedtherailwayworkshops.Threeyears laterhewaselectedmemberforFremantle,butwas defeatedthefollowingyear aftertheresignationofthe Labourgovernment.

Mr.Needhamservedon variousselectcommittees andRoyalCommissions.

In1906hewaselected asenatorforW.A.inthe CommonwealthParliament andagainin1913andat theelectionsfollowingthe doubledissolutionof1914. Defeatedin1919heunsuccessfullycontestedthe NorthPerthseatin1921.

In1922hewasre-elected totheSenateandfrom 1925-26wasDeputy-Leader oftheOppositionandfrom 1926-29hewasLeaderof theOpposition. Afterhisdefeatin1928, heunsuccessfullystoodfor thePerthseatandlikewise fortheSenatein1931.

In1933hewonthePerth seatwhichhehelduntil 1947.Duringthisperiodhe representedtheA.L.P.at manyStateandInterstate conferencesandwasgeneral presidentoftheStateexecutivefrom1939-43. Bothduringandafterhis retirementfrompolitical lifeMr.Needhamwasa memberoftheIrish NationalForesters,theCelticClubandtheHibernian Society.

Particularinterestswere forthewelfareoftheblind andcrippledchildren. Mayherestinpeace.

CardParties ForWomen

Iamproudandpleased thatitwaslefttoaCatholicorganisationtostart theballrolling.Ihopethis movementwillbecrowned withsuccessandresultin theseunholyadvertisementsbeingeliminated fromourdailypapersandthatitwillreceivethe strongsupportofthehierarchyandclergy. Itisamatterforvery greatregretthatour draperyfirmsareamong thechiefoffendersand thatthey,atleast,will mendtheirwaysistheferventwishof Youretc.,

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Sir,-LikeJ.WallaceIwas pleasedtoreadtheleading articlein"TheRecord"of Oct.11.

Iparticularlynotedthe finalparagraph,statingthat we,asCatholicscouldform agreatersenseoftrue typeofreadinginourfamiliesbyobtainingthebetterqualitymagazines.

AsMr.Wallacefeelsthat somepracticalstepsshould betakentosupporttheactionsoftheseboys,Iam surethathewillsupport ourmovetoorganisegroups ofpeopleineachparish topropagatethesaleand distributionofthemanyexcellentpublicationsproducedbytheCatholic press.

OurApostolatehasrecentlybeenformedasan organisationinthisArchdiocese,andweinviteMr. Wallaceandanyotherreaderof"TheRecord,"who appreciatesCatholicpublicationsandtheneedofpropagatingfirstratereading, toparticipateinourwork alongsuchlines.

Itisnotbeyondthemeans ofmostCatholicstoread atleastoneCatholicpublicationeachmonth,and manywouldIamsureif thesecouldbereadilyobtained.

Thegeneralmonthly meetingoftheCatholic Women'sLeaguewillbe heldintheCatholicCentre onWednesday,Nov.7,at2 p.m.Nedlandsbranchmemberswillbehostesses.

OnThursday,Nov.8,at 2p.m.,theusualcardafternoontakesplaceatthe CatholicCentre.Victoria Parkbranchmemberswill behostesses.

Therewasstillnoprimrosepathtolearning.The studentwhowishedto achievesuccessmustcultivateahighdegreeof self-discipline.Therewas noroomforapathyorindifferenceeitheronhispart orthatofhisparents. Whereitwasaquestion orparent,pupilandteacher, anytwowerestronger thanthethird;fromwhich itfollowedthateventhe mostaealousofteachers coulddolittlewherethe shouldbeinthehandsofparentcondonedorimpli- visitingteachersorthatno religiousteachingshouldbe inthehandsofvisiting teachers.

Thosewhoheldthefirst, believedthatclassteachers werereligiouslyunqualified, andthatvarietyofbelief andunbeliefinteachersand taught,madetheeffortsunfruitful.

Othersfeltthatinpracticethosepresumedreligiouslyqualifiedwererarely efficientatimpartingknowledgeandthecauseofreligionwasprejudicedby badteaching.

Inpracticebothformsare likelytocontinue,butthere isashortageofavailable clergy,especiallyforalarge secondaryschoollikeKentst. 5.Inviewofpressureon Catholicschoolsandthe shortageofreligiousteach-

citlyencouragedanunwillingnesstosubmittothe sterndisciplineoflearning.

Thatindifferenceorapa- thywasmoreapparenttodaynotonlyinrelationto thequestionofstudybut moreseriouslysoinrelationtotheboy'sspiritual development.TheBrothers sawinthechildapotential Christ,-theirsyllabus,instructionsandevengames alltendedtomakehim moreChrist-like.

Ifhewasnotbeing helpedbyhisparentsin that,theChristianBrothers'Collegewasnotfulfillingthepurposefor whichitwasfounded.

TheBrothersreceived theboyfromtheparents tobeeducated-spiritually, morally,intellectuallyand physically.Thatdidnot

Were theirparentspreparing boysfortheirsouncertainfutures? "LetthenChristbethe centreofyourhomes,"said Br.Murphy,"demandHis graceandassistanceinthe FamilyRosary,adoptsuch Catholicpracticesasthe gracebeforeandafter mealsandattendtoyour religiousdutiesandthe sacramentswiththem;you andtheywillbeblessed, for'HisYokeissweetand Hisburdenlight.'"

AllHallowsbranch (Inglewood)willholdtheir usualmonthlycardevening intheR.S.L.hallonThursday,Nov.8,at8p.m.

Ifeelthattheleader wasnotuntimely,asit practicallycoincidedwith thelaunchingofourorganisationinPerth,andwhile bringingtothenoticeof theCatholicpublictheactionofthevaliantnewsboys,alsodrewattention totheneedforthereading anddistributionofCatholic literatureonageneral scale,whichisthebestway ofbackinguptheseboys,whoseeffortswillbequite futileunlessupheldby Catholicpeopleeverywhere. Yoursetc.,

PATRICKJ.BROPHY. DirectorofMagazines.

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TheseissuesEffectOur ChildrenInStateSchools

TheattitudeofCatholics,asteachers, parentsandchildrentoreligiouseducation inStateschoolas,wasthesubjectofadiscussionattheSeptembermeetingofthe CatholicTeachers'Guild.

Thediscussionwasintro-ers,theseissueswillinducedbyRev.J.E.Bourke,creasinglyaffectCatholic whooutlinedchangesintheparentsandchildren. patternofreligiousinstruc- 6.Catholicsshouldseek tiongiveninStateschools.somerepresentationson

Seriousattemptswerecommitteesplanningfuture beingmadetoimprovethedevelopments,especiallyin qualityofscriptureteaching,thelightoftheprevious whetherbyclassteachersorstatement. byvisitingministersofre7.Useoftheclassunitin ligion. instructionsmaybeultra

8.Priestsandaccredited layteacherswhovisit schoolsinthecountryorin outersuburbswherethere arenoexistingCatholic facilities,shouldberegisteredwiththeEducationDepartmenttocarryoutthis teaching.

9.Compulsoryschoolassemblesshouldnothavea distinctivereligiouscharacteraswouldbegivenbya particularclergymanofficiating.ThisgoesparticularlyforAnzacandFounder'sDayservices.Itisnot easyforachildtowithdraw fromsuchassemblies.

HeUpheldFaithInPolitics

WiththedeathonOctober26ofEdward Needhamtherepassedawayamanwho, throughalongpoliticallifeof49years,hod notcompromisedhisreligiousprinciples. O.S.M.,recitedthelast

prayersinEnglish. Thepall-bearerswerethe Premier(theHon.A.R.G. Hawke),SirRossMcLarty, Mr.F.E.Chamberlain,Mr. J.Triatt,Mr.J.M.Lavan, Mr.W.PittawayandMr.C. Cornish.

BornatOrnskirk,Lancashire,ofaScotsfather andanIrishmother,Mr. NeedhamwenttoScotland atanearlyagewherehe tookanactivepartinthe socialandtradeunion movement.

GirlsArePraised

Sir,-Iwishtoproffer myheartiestcongratulations toVernaCostello,theDiocesanSecretaryofthe CatholicGirlsMovement fortheveryexcellentletter shewrotetothe"WestAustralian"onthesubjectof indelicateadvertisingand tocomplimentthe"West Australian"fortheprideof placeitgaveitintheirissueofevendate.

Theseattemptsweredes-vireotheregulationsasthey cribedbyFatherBourke,existatpresent-thatchil- bothinregardtotheprim-drenbereleasedtovisiting aryandsecondaryschoolsclergyoftheirown -thelatterwerestillthe denomsubjectofenquiryandexdirt riment.Themaindeurewasthepracticeof e.perimentingwiththeclass groupandusingthesyllabus oftheVictorianCouncilof ReligiousEducation.

Byandlarge,thisprocedureisnotacceptableto CatholicsandAnglicans.

Inthesubsequentdiscussionthefollowingpoints weremade:

1.InpracticeCatholics shouldwelcomeattemptsto makemoreefficientthat amountofreligiousteachingavailablein"neutral" schools.Incompletetruth isbetterthannoreligious truth,andtheimpartingof somereverentknowledgeof GodandChristwouldmake asocialclimatemorefavourabletoCatholicismthan thetotalexclusionofsuch knowledgefromtheschool.

ShouldBeFree

2.OnenrolmentataState schoolparentsareasked whethertheyarewilling thattheirchildrenshould receivegeneralreligiousinstruction.

Catholics,whereaCatholicschoolisunavailable, moreusuallysaytheyare notwilling.

Inpractice,inabigcity school,fewteachersknow whatanswershavebeen giventothisquestion.Especiallyinaninfantschool, religiousstoriesareincidental-thereisnoreligious"period"-andno divisiontakesplaceforthe classteacher.

Someteachersfavoured Catholicsdeparting-others regardedthe religious teachingofclassteachersas beinggenerallyunharmful.

3.Wheretheteachingis donebyvisitingteachers (ministersofreligionoraccreditedrepresentativesof areligiousbody)Catholic childrenshouldbefreefrom pressuretoattend,evenif theclassgroupisused.

Thereisaweaknessin thequestionphrasedonthe enrolmentform.Lackof expressedobjectionto"gen- eralreligiousteaching"by theclassteachermaybe interpretedastacitapproval of"specialreligiousteaching"bythevisitingteacher.

OpinionsDiffer

Whateverweholdabout ,hetheoryorpracticeof generalinstruction,special instructionshouldbeavoidedbyCatholicchildren.

4.Therewassomedifferenceofopinionastowhetherallreligiousteaching shouldbeinthehandsof visitingteachersorthatno religiousteachingshouldbe inthehandsofvisiting teachers.

Thosewhoheldthefirst, believedthatclassteachers werereligiouslyunqualified, andthatvarietyofbelief andunbeliefinteachersand taught,madetheeffortsunfruitful.

Othersfeltthatinpracticethosepresumedreligiouslyqualifiedwererarely efficientatimpartingknowledgeandthecauseofreligionwasprejudicedby badteaching.

Inpracticebothformsare likelytocontinue,butthere isashortageofavailable clergy,especiallyforalarge secondaryschoollikeKentst.

5.Inviewofpressureon Catholicschoolsandthe shortageofreligiousteach-

ination,unlessaletteris forwardedbytheparentsof thechild.

Thenextmeetingofthe CatholicTeachers'Guild willbeheldonWednesday, Nov.14,atCatholicCentre, lat8p.m.,andtheguest IspeakerwillbeMr.P. Hutchings.

BROTHERMURPHYDEPLORES BOYS'LAZINESS,PARENTS'APATHY

ThelateEdwardNeedham

Onthecontrary,thede-

HemigratedtothisState in1901andjoinedtherailwayworkshops.Threeyears laterhewaselectedmemberforFremantle,butwas defeatedthefollowingyear aftertheresignationofthe Labourgovernment.

Mr.Needhamservedon variousselectcommittees andRoyalCommissions.

Iamproudandpleased thatitwaslefttoaCatholicorganisationtostart theballrolling.Ihopethis movementwillbecrowned withsuccessandresultin theseunholyadvertisementsbeingeliminated fromourdailypapersand thatitwillreceivethe strongsupportofthehierarchyandclergy. Itisamatterforvery greatregretthatour draperyfirmsareamong thechiefoffendersand thatthey,atleast,will mendtheirwaysistheferventwishof Youretc.,

DICKLUSCOMBE

OpeningForZeal

Sir,-LikeJ.WallaceIwas pleasedtoreadtheleading articlein"TheRecord"of Oct.11.

ofhisreligiousfaithand openlyprofesseditwhen occasiondemanded.

AttheannualspeechnightofSt.Mary'sceasedmadenoconcealment ChristianBrothers'College,Leederville,on October21,theprincipal(Rev.Bro.V. Murphy)deploredthedisinclinationfor workamongboysandtheapathyofparents.

BrotherMurphysaid thatoneofthechiefprob- lemsconcernedparentsand teachers.Thatwasthe growingdisinclinationfor hardwork,forthegrind- ingtoilthatscholastic success tailed.nearlyalwaysentowardsThatunhealthyattitude workhadbeenag- gravatedtothepointof becominganationalcharacteristic.Theverydifferentattitudeshownbyso manyNewAustralianshad bycontrast,onlyaccentuatedourfailing.

WherethebountyofProvidenceandoftheWelfareStatecamesoeasily, andsorichly,whyexert oneselfmorethanthenecessaryminimum?Such seemedtobethelineof reasoning,eitherexpressed orimplied,ofall-too-many ofus.

Therewasampleevi- dencethatthatsomewhat selfishandcynicalattitude wasinvadingtheschools. Yetnothingcouldbeof greaterdangertoaboy's prospectsofscholasticsuccess,for,ifitwastrue,that onemightnoweasily qualifyforthematerial largesseoftheState,itwas equallytruethatthedemandsoftheschoolsyllabus,especiallywhere publicexaminationswere involved,wasnolessexactingthaninformertimes. Indeed,itwaswellthatit wasso.

ParentalFaults

Therewasstillnoprimrosepathtolearning.The studentwhowishedto achievesuccessmustcultivateahighdegreeof self-discipline.Therewas noroomforapathyorindifferenceeitheronhispart orthatofhisparents.

Whereitwasaquestion orparent,pupilandteacher, anytwowerestronger thanthethird;fromwhich itfollowedthateventhe most?Jealousofteachers coulddolittlewherethe parentcondonedorimplicitlyencouragedanunwillingnesstosubmittothe sterndisciplineoflearning.

Thatindifferenceorapathywasmoreapparenttodaynotonlyinrelationto thequestionofstudybut moreseriouslysoinrelationtotheboy'sspiritual development.TheBrothers sawinthechildapotential Christ,-theirsyllabus,instructionsandevengames alltendedtomakehim moreChrist-like.

Ifhewasnotbeing helpedbyhisparentsin that,theChristianBrothers'Collegewasnotfulfillingthepurposefor whichitwasfounded.

TheBrothersreceived theboyfromtheparents toheeducated-spiritually, morally,intellectuallyand physically.Thatdidnot

relieveparentsoftheir ownresponsibilityandof theobligationsoftheirsacredvocation-toleadtheir childrentoGod. Didnotthatimplyto conductorguidethem,by theirownexample?It seemedattimessofutile tobeinstillingidealsof Christianbehaviourintothe generousheartsofboys, whobesideshavingto battlewithaninclination toevil,whichwascommon toallofus,hadtocontend withtheindifferentifnot badexampleofparentsin theirreligiousduties.

TotalDedication

Itdidnotseemlogicalthatsuchparentsinsisted onsendingtheirchildren toaCatholicschool.It wasworsethangiving themsomethingwithone handandtakingitback withtheother.Itleftthem apreytoconfusionand frustration.

Parents mighttrain theirchildrentobegoodmanneredandtoconform tothefundamentalsofdecentsocietybutunlessthey weretaughtbytheirexampleandguidancetodedicatethemselvestotallyto Christitwasonlyaveneer thatcouldnotstandup tothetrialsoflife.

Soonerperhapsthanthey thoughtthechildrenwould havetodeclarethemselves forChristoragainsthimtherewasnocompromise, forHesaid:"Hewhoisnot withmeisagainstme."

Continuednextcolumn

Hewastotheforeinopposinglegislativemeasures opposedtoChristianprinciplesandwasanoutstandingopponentofwider divorcefacilitiesandofcontraceptiveadvertising.He tookaprominentpartin endeavouringtostemthese evils.

Becauseofhishighprinciplesandgenialityheendearedhimselfnotonlyto membersofhisownparty, buttohiselectorsandhis politicalopponents.

Afoundationmemberof theHolyFamilyConfraternityhewasburiedafter RequiemMassattheRedemptoristMonasteryon Oct.29.Abriefpausewas madeattheTradesHallas thecortegemovedtoKarrakattaandfloraltributes wereplacedonthehearse.

TheRt.Rev.Mgr.E.SullivanofferedtheRequiem whichwasservedbySir ThomasMeagher.

Atthegraveside,Mgr. Sullivan,assistedbythe V.Rev.P.Talty,C.Ss.R., andtheV.Rev.P.Nolan,

Were theirparentspreparing boysfortheirsouncertainfutures?

"LetthenChristbethe centreofyourhomes,"said Br.Murphy,"demandHis graceandassistanceinthe FamilyRosary,adoptsuch Catholicpracticesasthe gracebeforeandafter mealsandattendtoyour religiousdutiesandthe sacramentswiththem;you andtheywillbeblessed, for'HisYokeissweetand Hisburdenlight.'"

In1906hewaselected asenatorforW.A.inthe CommonwealthParliament andagainin1913andat theelectionsfollowingthe doubledissolutionof1914. Defeatedin1919heunsuccessfullycontestedthe NorthPerthseatin1921.

In1922hewasre-elected totheSenateandfrom 1925-26wasDeputy-Leader oftheOppositionandfrom 1926-29hewasLeaderof theOpposition. Afterhisdefeatin1928, heunsuccessfullystoodfor thePerthseatandlikewise fortheSenatein1931.

In1933hewonthePerth seatwhichhehelduntil 1947.Duringthisperiodhe representedtheA.L.P.at manyStateandInterstate conferencesandwasgeneral presidentoftheStateexecutivefrom1939-43.

Bothduringandafterhis retirementfrompolitical lifeMr.Needhamwasa memberoftheIrish NationalForesters,theCelticClubandtheHibernian Society.

e

Particularinterestswer forthewelfareoftheblind andcrippledchildren. Mayherestinpeace.

CardParties

ForWomen

Thegeneralmonthly meetingoftheCatholic Women'sLeaguewillbe heldintheCatholicCentre onWednesday,Nov.7,at2 p.m.Nedlandsbranchmemberswillbehostesses.

OnThursday,Nov.8,at 2p.m.,theusualcardafternoontakesplaceatthe CatholicCentre.Victoria Parkbranchmemberswill behostesses. AllHallowsbranch (Inglewood)willholdtheir usualmonthlycardevening intheR.S.L.hallonThursday,Nov.8,at8p.m.

Iparticularlynotedthe finalparagraph,statingthat we,asCatholicscouldform agreatersenseoftrue typeofreadinginourfamiliesbyobtainingthebetterqualitymagazines.

AsMr.Wallacefeelsthat somepracticalstepsshould betakentosupporttheactionsoftheseboys,Iam surethathewillsupport ourmovetoorganisegroups ofpeopleineachparish topropagatethesaleand distributionofthemany excellentpublicationsproducedby theCatholic press.

OurApostolatehasrecentlybeenformedasan organisationinthisArchdiocese,andweinviteMr. Wallaceandanyotherreaderof"TheRecord,"who appreciatesCatholicpublicationsandtheneedofpropagatingfirstratereading, toparticipateinourwork alongsuchlines.

Itisnotbeyondthemeans ofmostCatholicstoread atleastoneCatholicpublicationeachmonth,and manywouldIamsureif thesecouldbereadilyobtained.

Ifeelthattheleader wasnotuntimely,asit practicallycoincidedwith thelaunchingofourorganisationinPerth,andwhile bringingtothenoticeof theCatholicpublictheactionofthevaliantnewsboys,alsodrewattention totheneedforthereading anddistributionofCatholic literatureonageneral scale,whichisthebestway ofbackinguptheseboys, whoseeffortswillbequite futileunlessupheldby Catholicpeopleeverywhere. Yoursetc.,

PATRICKJ.BROPHY. DirectorofMagazines.

AS

USUAL-ThewidestselectionofChristmas cardsnowavailablefrom3d.to2/6.Australian, Religiousandgeneralcards.SeeusFIRST. Rewards-gifts-,generalchoicereading-always

Thursday,November1,1,56

MarxAndLeninAreRegarded

AsChildrenNextToLeoXIII

London,Oct.22.-NeitherMarxnor LenincouldeverhavewrittenRerumNovarum-"TheConditionoftheWorkingClasses"-becausecomparedwithPopeLeoXIII, theywerebothchildren,notrevolutionaries.

ThisistheopinionofSirTomO'Brien,leading CatholictradeunionistandLabourmemberofParliament,SirTomexpressedhisviewsduringa talkbeforean"IndustrialSunday"rallyheldby theAssociationofCatholicTradeUnionists(A.C.T.U.) here.

SirTomsaidthathewouldoftenquotepassages fromtheencyclicalofPopeLeoXIIIatameeting, andthenaskhisaudiencewhohadmadetheremark.Usually,thereplywasMarxorLenin.

Whenhetoldhisaudiencethattheauthorofthe wordshadbeenthesovereignpontiffoftheCatholic Church,theyjustlaughed.Itwasdifficult,saidSir Tom,toconvincesensiblepeoplethattheideashe hadreadwerewrittenbyapope.Marxwasnot capableoftalkinglikethat,hesaid,becausehe wasn'trevolutionaryenough.

SirTomsaidthatamanwhoislookingforanew socialorderbasedonjusticeshouldnotgotocommunism.Heneedonlyreadthepapalencyclicals onthesubjectandtrytopractisetheirteaching.

SirTommadeanappealforCatholicsocieties throughoutGreatBritaintounitetoworkoutsome planforpublicisingthegreatsocialencyclicals.Most Catholicsinthecountry'stradeunions,hesaid, givelittlesupporttotheactivitiesandidealsofthe A.C.T.U.Itwasuptothem,headded,toleada programmeofsocialreformtothemasses,and A.C.T.U.isthebestinstrument.

BestSetOfSocialPrinciples

A.C.T.U.,saidthelabourleader,wastheonly groupabletomatchandcombatthecommunist drivetocaptureunionisminBritain.Forthisreason, moreCatholicsshouldsupportandjoinA.C.T.U., saidSirTom.Therewasnoexcuse,headded,for Catholicsnottobeplayingamajorpartonalllevels ofthemovement.

Inhistalk,SirTomrepeatedlypointedtothe socialencyclicalsasofferingCatholicsthebestset ofsocialprinciplesintheworld.Tradeunionism andpoliticalparties,heremarked,haveoftenadopted theprinciplesoftheencyclicalswithoutrealising it,hesaid.

OneinstanceoftheuseoftheencyclicalsbynonCatholiclabourleaderswasgivenbyanotherspeaker atthemeeting.R.P.Walsh,editoroftheCatholic 'orker,toldtheaudiencethatwhenA.C.T.U.was founded,acopyofPopePiusXI'sQuadragesimo AnnowassenttothelateErnestBevin,thenMinister ofLabour.Thepoliticiansentbackwordthathe wasgratefulforthegift,butthatitwasunnecessary -hehadacopyalreadywhichhealwayskeptin hisdesk.

MexicanBishopsUrgeFaithful ToExerciseTheirRightToVote

MexicoCity,Oct.23.-TheBishops Mexicohaveurgedtheirpeopleto withcivilleadersandtoperform gationsascitizens.

The recommendations weremadeinajointpastoralissuedaftertheirannualplenarymeetinghere.

of co-operate theiroblithesenatorsofthecountry havebeenmembersofthe P.R.I.,and149deputiesout of162belongtotheparty.

IndiaOpens

64thSeminary

Palai,India,Oct22.India's64thseminarywas openedherebyArchbishop MatthewKavukattofChanganacherry.Thediocese's secondseminarywasblessedbyBishopSebastianVayalilofPalai.

Constructedatacostof £15,000,theseminarywill beusedtotrainthemuchneedednativeclergyinthe StateofTravancore.

Thesiteoftheinstitution wasdonatedbyaCatholic businessman.

ExiledPolishPrelateCallsDemocratsTo CompatriotsForReleaseOfBishopPursueFidelity ToChristianity

Rome,Oct.23.-ArchbishopJozefGawlina,OrdinaryofPolesinexile,hasissuedanTrent,Italy,Oct.=appealtoPolesallovertheworldtoprotestMembersoftheIlan" ChristianDemocraticParty, againstthere-arrestofisopStanislaw AdamskiofKatowice.

"Theunheardofbrutality perpetratedonBishopStanislawAdamski,"saidArchbishopGawlina,"urgesme toturnforhelptoallPolish CatholicsabroadinupholdingtherightsoftheChurch

FEASTOFALLSAINTSCOVERS

MORETHANCANONISEDONES!

Peoplesometimesmistakenlythinkthat thefeastofAllSaintsisthefeastofall CanonisedSaints,orallSaintsinthatgreat calendarofSaintswhichgoesbythename ofRomanMartyrology.

ButthemeaningofAl'butnothingishard.They Saintsreacheswiderandneednotcountthedays, immeasurablyfartherthanfortheirholidayswillnever thenumberofthosewhoend. receivepublicvenerationofAschildren,whose thefaithful. schooltimeisover,bound

Listentothelessonreadandleapintofreedomwith outatMass:"Isawagreatacryofjoy,sowillthe multitudewhichnoonechildrenofGodhavetheir cannumber,ofallnationssportintheplayfieldsof andtribes,andpeoplesheaven.God'sgamewith andtonguesstandingbe-Hischildrenwillalways forethethroneandinsightbevariedandnew.One oftheLambclothedinfeelsnevertiredinheaven. whiterobesandpalmsinIntheircelestialparadise theirhands.Theycriedtheyarewaitingfornew withloudvoice:'Glorytocomrades.TheyarewaitourGod,whosittethontheingforus.

throneandtotheLamb." WeonearthonAll

WearekeepingthefeastSaint'sDayarethinking ofallthosewhoareinofthem,ourplaymatesto heavennowandseeGodcome.Weknowthatthey facetofaceinindescribableareamultitudegreater happiness.Theywereoncethananyonenowcannumhereuponearth;maybeber,butweshallhavean theypassedthroughPurga-eternitytomakeacquainttory,buttheywerecleans-ancewiththemall.None ed,theywerepurified,nowshallbebeyondourheaventheyarespotlessgloriouslycircleoffriends. andwhite,theyarecladTheyarehuman,soare insplendourinthehousewe.Theywereonceinthis ofGod,theyaretheetern-valley.oftearswherewe alcitizensofheaven. arenow.Millionsofthem

SecurityOfSaintswerejustsimplefolklike ourselves.Theydidno Nodoubtstardiffersmiracles,theylivedin.no fromstaringlory,saintdif-monasteriesorconvents fersfromsaintinthegradebutintheirhumblehomes, anddegreeoftheirsanctity,byhardworkearnedtheir buteventhehumblestsainthying,wereunnoticedby -ifwemayuseaterm-theirneighbours,passed gazesonGod'scountenanceandstandsontheaway,soonforgottenexcept perhapsbytheirnearest stepsofGod'sthrone,andanddearest. possessesablissandadig-Theyseeminglyfollowed nity,ajoyandanhonouronlytheordinarywaysof beyondwhatwecancon-spirituallife,theywere ceivehereonearth.

andhumanrights." Latelastmonth,itwas reportedthatBishopAdamskihadbeenreleasedfrom hisplaceofforcedresidence. OntheeveningofhisreturntoKatowicehewas takenfromhisresidenceby anumberofthecommunist government's"securityagents"andbroughttoWarsaw.Laterhewasreturned tohisplaceofpreviousdetention.

"Informingallourcountrymenabroadaboutthis sadevent,"concludedArchbishopGawlina,"Irequest them,astheonlymember ofthePolishepiscopatein thefreeworld,toclosetheir ranksinunityandharmony andtoprotestagainstacts oflawlessnessperpetrated againstthePolishbishops."

BishopAdamskiwasaccompaniedduringhisdetentionandbriefreleaseby AuxiliaryBishopJulius Bieniek,alsoofKatowice. Hewasre-arrestedwith BishopAdamski.

Theywereseized,saidthe prosecutorinthecase,in accordancewithadecree passedbytheRedPolish Governmentin1953.That decreeprovidedthatthe Statemustapproveevery ecclesiastic appointment madeinPoland.

ApparentlytheRedsconsideredBishopAdamski's announcementofhisintentiontoreturntohisepiscopaldutiesasanappointment tosupplanttheirnominee fordiocesanadministrator, FatherJanPiskorz,a"progressive"priest.

atthecloseoftheirosnventionhere,re-asserted theirwilltoremainunited andtopursueaChristian socialprogramme.

Immediatelyafterpublicationoftheconclusions, spokesmanfortheleftist Socialistpartyexpressed theirdispleasurethatthe conventionhadnotsucceededincreatingan"opening totheleft."

Theconcludingmotionof theChristianDemocratic convention,unanimouslyapprovedbythedelegates, confirmedthefaithfulness ofthememberstotheChristiansocialdoctrinethatinspirestheprogrammeof party.

CompleteBreak

Onlythisdoctrine,itwas stated,hasthefullcapacity ofsuggesting,determining andputtingintopracticethe bestandmostefficientsolutionstotheproblemsofthe nation.

Conventiondelegatesalso approvedthemotiontocontinueanddevelopapolitical andeconomicsolidaritybetweenmembercountriesof theAtlanticPact.

Onthesubjectofsocialistunificationtheparty conventiondeclaredthat "theadhesionofanypoliticalforceinItalytodemocracymustbeprecededby itscompletebreakwith totalitarianparties."

"Onlyundersuchconditions,"itsaid,"willtheadhesionbeconsideredmore thanapparentandtemporary."

AnglicanBishopFindsReligion

Out,AtheismIn,InSoviet

York,England,Oct.18.-TheAnglican ArchbishopofYork,Dr.MichaelRamsey,reportedhereonhisreturnfromavisittoRussiathathefoundsomechurchesopenbut thatreligionisstillbannedintheschools andatheisticpropagandaencouraged.

The10archbishopsand32 bishopsmadeaspecialappealtothewomenofMexicototakeadvantageofthe righttovote.Mexican womendidnothavesuffrageuntiltheStateelectionsof1955.

Everywoman,saidthe bishops,hasthestrictobligationinconscienceto takeanactivepartingovernment.Theyurgedwomen nottoallowotherstomonopolisesociety,inwhichthe familyplayssuchanimportantroleinsofaraseconomic,spiritualandmoral unityisconcerned.

ResultsOfNeglect

Thebishopsmadeitvery clearthattheChurchdoes notgiveallegiancetoany particularparty.Onlymen whoareagainstreligion, theysaid,wouldattemptto usetheChurchforthegood ofanyoneparty.

Theywarned,however, thatCatholics,ascitizens, mustvoteonlyforthose candidateswhoguarantee thegreaterpublicgoodand whowouldrespecttherights ofGodandtheChurch.

"Catholicswillsharein seriousblame,"saidthe bishops,"iftheirneglectto votebringsonserioussocial andpublicdifficulties."

Since1929.Mexicohas beengovernedalmostexclusivelybymembersofthe InstitutionalPartyofRevolution(P.R.I.).Sincethat time,thepresidentandall

Inrecentyears,the Churchhasbeenabletoenjoysomepeaceandliberty. becauseadministrations since1940havenotenforcedtheanti-religiouslaws of+hecountry. I theirpastoral,the bishopsmadeitclearthat Catholicshavethedutyto respectjustlyconstituted authorityandtoworkalong withthatauthoritysolong asco-operationistotheadvantageofthecommonwelfareandisnotcontraryto faithorsoundconscience.

AnexampleofthecooperationoftheChurch withthegovernmentisthe encouragementtheclergyis givingtotheanti-malaria campaignnowbeingwaged throughoutMexico.

MalariaCampaign

Almostthree-quartersof theentirecountryisinfestedwithmalariamosquitoes, andabout24,000peopledie eachyearofthedisease.

Civil launchedauthoritiesrecently anorganisedcampaigntoridthecountryof mosquitoesandtobringthe malariaproblemunderas strictcontrolaspossible.

Thebishopshaveurged thelaitytoco-operateentirelywitheveryeffortthe governmentmakesinthe anti-malariacampaign.Parishpriestshaveexhortedtheircongregationstowork againstthisthreattopublic health,fromtheirpulpits andinaddressesbefore parishorganisations.

Imaginethepeaceofnotwithoutfailuresand theirunshakeableeverfaults,imperfectionsand venialsins.Someeven lastingsecurity.Deathliessinnedgravelyandrepented behindthem.Itisoverwithdeeprepentanceafter andpast.Theyshallmanybattlesanddefeats. neverdieagain.They 'smercy lookforwardinsweetex-ThroughGod theytriumphedintheend, pectationtoagloriousresurrectionoftheirbody,achievedagooddeath,they whileasyettheylivetheweresentafterdeathto lifeoftheangels,theirbepurifiedinmuchlonging spiritexultinginGodtheirandsorrowandnowthey Saviour. arewithGod.

TheArchbishoptoldaAnglicanprelateadded."To convocationofseniorclericsseeallthisistohavea oftheYorkProvincethatglimpseofthatsoulofRusduringthevisithispartysiawhichhasnotbeen foundthat50churcheswerestifled."

openforworshipinMoscow.WhatAContrast!

God'sWillIsDone

Thetimeoftrialandtestingisover.Nouncertain futurecantroublethem. Theycansinnolonger. Lifeonearthwasawarfarebutthebattleiswon. Thevictoryiscompleteand canneverbeundone.

Nofoeshalleveragain threaten,nopossiblefrailty saddentheirsoul.Satanis crushedandcannolonger layinwaitfortheirheel. Alltheirthoughts,words anddeedsarepureandholy andinunisonwiththeblessedWillofGod.Allthat Godwills,they,blitheand merry,willalso;theyfulfil everydivinebehestwith spontaneouspleasure,swift andwithouteffort. Oneartheverytask meantaburden,inheaven none.TheloveofGod makesallthingslight.As alovercarriesoutthe wishesofhisbeloved,so dotheyfulfilthewishes IofGod.Theyareonholiallispleasure.They arefulloflifeandactivity

bratetheirholinessand happiness,theirendlessjoy, weremembertheyare waitingforus.

-VeryRev.Dr.Arendzen

TheirmindsarefloodedTheyareHissaints.Itis withthelightthatshinestheirfeastday.Weceleuponthemandthrough themasthesunlightper- vadesandgivesbeautyto thediamond.InGodthey knowandunderstandall thewondersofthisUniverse whichGodhascreated.For themsecretshaveceased andallproblemsare solved.

Thisis"amerefraction"of thoseopenbeforethecom-Religioncontinuestobe munistrevolution,hesaid.excludedfromtheRussian Inthecountrysidetooheschools,sa,heprroepopartendd.aAntinoticed churchesdisusedandder,ea- goodmany thoughtinuesaspartoftheschool vie Governmentdepart ment lict anoccasionalsyllabuses.esoOnet oneopenwascrowded-ofthe controlsthesematterswhile "andnotonlywiththe olderpeople." anotherisresponsiblefor "Despitethepressuresof"freedomofreligiousworfourdecadestherearestillship"whichisanavowed partoftheState'sconstitution. familieswheretheoldfaith ishandeddownandthere arestillagoodmanyvocationstothepriesthood,"the

PopeRemindsFiremenToBe

AlwaysPreparedForDeath

VaticanCity,Oct.20.-Addressingthe FirstWorldCongressofFirePreventionand Extinction,HisHolinessPopePiusXIIremindeddelegatesofthenecessityofbeing preparedfordeath,whichfiremenconstantly face. anentirelifecouldbebuilt

"Whatacontrastthereis betweenthechurchandits worshipandthesec orderaroundit,"Dr. seysaid."Hereweseet onemoreinstanceofarecurringattitudeinEastern Christianity-anacceptanceoftheprevailingorder intheStatecombinedwith thepreparingofsoulsfor heavenwhichremainswhen thispresentorderhasbeen dissolved.

IgnoranceOfEvents

"Thechurchistheworshippingcolonyofheavennotconcernedwithpolitics. Theytalkhoweverofpeace: andknownomorethanthe pressandtheradiotell themaboutitsissuesinthe outsideworldanddonot knowenoughtoquerythe thesisthattheirgovernment,thoughatheistic,is peace-lovingandthatthe Westerndemocraciesare prowlingabouttothreaten it."

riskstakenbythosewho,in socialandpoliticalinstitutions,trustfalseandincompletetheories,orwhodespisetheessentialrightsand religiousaspirationsofthe humanperson."

"Ifyouarewilling,"saidonthesentimentsofa s theHolyFather,"tofacesingleday.Wearethinkordealswhicharesome-ingofthefateofsuch homesbegunwitha timesworsethanfirewithtemptforwiseChristian confirmnessandconstancy,andprinciplesdictatedby ifwithGod'shelpyoucomesonandChristianFaith. reaoutthevictors,youwill withoutdoubtattainthefull"Wearethinkingofall happinessandjoywhichtheyoungmenandwomen arepromisedtoallsincerewhoaresufferingtheconhearts." sequencesofaneglected education;oftheserious T''ingscripturalquotatiorsconcerningfire'sspeed anddestructivepower,the Popeappliedthemtomodernsociety. "Wearethinking,"he said,"ofsomanyhomes whereitwasthoughtthat

LadyMeagherSeesPope

HungarianWomanTellsHow

RedsSpoiledHerNativeLand

"Yes,IcantellyoumuchoflifeinHungarybothbeforeandafterthewar,"said theHungarianladyoppositeme,whoisa memberoftheHungarianAssociationthat tookpartintheprotestmarchthroughPerth againstRussianatrocities.

"Butthereisonecondition.Onnoaccountmust youprintmyname.Ihave leftrelativesbehindin Hungaryandbelieveme thereareplentyofCommunistshereinAustralia, who,iftheysawmyname inprintin"TheRecord" expressingmyviewson Communism,wouldhaveno hesitationwhateverintakingstepstoretaliatingby punishingthem."

Ipromisedthisandshe wenton.

"YouthinkthatIexaggeratethis,perhaps?Well, Iwilltellyou.Notlong afterIhadsettledherein AustraliaIwrotehometo myseventy-three-yearold mother,whowasnaturally anxioustoknowhowIwas faring,tellingherthatIwas happyhereandthatmy newcountrywasafree, prosperousone,offering opportunitiesofadvancementforthosepreparedto workhard.

AfterleavingtheHolyLand,LadyMeagher(above,withstepdaughter,Sara),accompaniedbyherhusband,travelledonto Europe.Thehighlightoftheirstaytherewasanaudiencewith thePope,atwhichabout20othernationalities,besidesthemselveswerepresent. wasimpressedbytheabletocometoaknowwhole-heartedmannerinledgeofthetruth.

DressedinthetraditionalwhichfamiliesstrivetoShevisitedthehomeof blackveilandblackgownmaketheirchildren'sfirstFranciscoandsawthebedthegreatmomentcameHolyCommuniondaytheroomwherehehaddied, whenthedooropenedtomostmemorableoftheirthehappyremembranceof admitthefigureinwhite,lives. thevisionhehadseenhug- familiarfromPressphoto- gedtohisheart. graphspublishedallover theworld.

Despitehiseightyyears andrecentsevereillnessthe Popemovedtowardshis waitingaudiencewith quicksuremovementsof delicacyandgrace.

Sayingafewwordsto eachperson(onalater occasionLadyMeagherwas tohearhimspeakinsix languages)hefinallyapproachedthespotwhere shestood-apaleandslendermanwitndarkeyesof piercingintelligenceand greatkindness.

HeBlessedRosaries

Finallyhewasinfrontof herextendinghishandwith thePapalringonittobe kissedinhomage.

Immediatelypriortothis LadyMeagherhadopened her severalhandbag(containing rosarieswhichshe intendedaskinghimto bless)toavoidhavingto fumblewiththeclasp whilsthisHolinesswasactuallyspeakingtoher.

Noticingtherosarieslyinginheropenbaghe smiled,andanticipatingher request,swiftlydrewthem out,placedthemoverhis wristandblessedthem.

Modernmeansoftransationbringmoreand peopletotheEternal yeachyear,sothat, thoughsaidtobeshyand retiringbydisposition, PiusXIIistheonewho morethananyotherpope inhistoryhasmetand claspedthehandsofmen andwomenofallcountries andclasses.

PersonalityImpact

DuringLadyMeagher's stayinRome,sheobserved hishabitofappearing everydayastwelvenoon struckatawindowhighup intheVaticanPalaceand fromtheregivinghisblesingtothepeopleinthe squarebelow.

Shealsosawhimborne instateonhisgestatorial chairthroughenthusiastic crowds,bendingforwardto acknowledgetheirapplause inasmilingandpaternal manner.

Shesharedtheastonishingresponsehispersonalityevokedinthemany peoplepresentwhowent awaywiththefirmimpressionthatallthewhile hewas"lookingstraightat them."

InSpainLadyMeagher

Spaniardsmightlive austerelybyourstandards, inthewayoffoodand luxuries,buttheyinsiston thegoodappearanceas theycallit.

Thechild,ifagirlwill wearalongwhitefrock, handsomeveilandcarry abouquet.Theboy'swhite silkpage-suitwillhave silverepaulettesflashingon itsshoulders,andbuckles onhisblackpatentleather shoes.

Aftertheceremonyanelaboratebreakfastisheld atacafe,similartoabridal reception,whichrelatives andfriendsattend.

Herethechildreceives presentslikeboxesofchocolateswithdesignsonthem, thatareintendedtobe souvenirsofthisgreatday.

LourdesandFatimaare bothclosetoSpain,and bothfamousasspotswhere inwhatis(comparatively speaking)ourowntimes, OurLadyappearedtohumblepeasantchildrentoremindtheworldofitsneed forprayerandpenance.

MeetsSeer'sFamily MeagherLourdesimpressedLady inthewayitdoes thousandsofotherpilgrimswhocomeawaywiththeir Faithfortified.

Itsenvirons,however, struckherashavingbeen touched,inevitablyperhaps, bycommercialism,sothat ofthetwotheshrineof Fatimaappealedmore stronglytoher.

Abeautifulbasilicahas beenerectedatthescene oftheapparitions. The actualspotwherethelady inshiningwhitespoketo thethreechildrenismarkedsimplybyabowlof whiteflowers.

Lucia's(nowSisterDorothy)relativesstilllivein thelittlevillageabsorbed, asthechildrenwerethat summerof1917,intendingtheirsheepandwrestinga livingfromtherather stonysoil.

LadyMeaghermetsome of withthemandwasimpressed thesimplepietyof thesesimplepeople.

HapsburgsandBonapartesriseandfall,but peasantsgosolidlyontheir appointedway,accepting withoutquestioneternal truths,incontrastwith worldliermenwhomSt. Paulspokeofasever learning,yetneverbeing

Theactualcountryside surroundingFatimaisflat andmonotonous,butalandscapeisnotcomposedsolely ofearthandtrees.

Therese'sBasilica

Itbecomesimpregnated inthelongrun,withthe soulofthepeoplelivingon it,theirspiritcanbefelt intheveryaironebreathes. Possiblyitwasthiswhich madetheplacesofascinatingtoLadyMeagherthat shefeltshecouldhave stayedthereforalongtime.

Ontheotherhandthe famousCathedralofNotre DameinParisdidnotimpressherasmuchasshe hadexpecteditto.Its vastnessseemedalittle darkandgloomy,though thisshewishestoemphasisewaspurelyaswift, personalimpression.

Thebasilicadedicatedto theFittleFlowerinLisieux, however,charmedherwith itsaeriallightness.And enteringtheroomsofthe comfortablemiddle-class house,LesBuissonets,that hadbeenTeresa'shome shesaw preserved,there,carefully herskippingrope,herdollandpram,her ,rhoolslateandhersewingbox-touchingreminders thatthepretty,golden-hairedchildwhohadplayed withthemandthesaint veneratedinthebasilica hadbeenoneandthesame person.

ParisAndIreland

InthechapeloftheheadhouseoftheDaughtersof CharityinParis,LadyMeaghersawthepreserved bodyofLouisedeMarillac, whodealtwiththepitiful problemsofthepoorwhen mosthigh-bornladiesseldomventuredintomiddleclasshomes,letalonethe wretchedabodesofthe poor. The MeagherlastshrineLady andherhusband visitedwasKnockinIreland.She Australiabroughtbackto apieceofplaster fromthewallagainstwhichtheapparitionoccurred.

TheIrishcountrysideitselfliveduptothesuperlativesshehadheardheapedonit,andshewasmost attractedbythelight-heart- ednessofitspeople,whorefutewithanenchanting positivenessthefallacythat intenselyreligiouspeople areapttobesombre.

MarxNotPopular

"Doyouknowthatthis letterwasinterceptedand mymothertoldshehad rebelsympathiesandmust reporttwiceaweektothe policeforayear.Don't jumptotheconclusion eitherthatmymotheris anaristocratorcapitalist.

"Onthecontrary,weare ordinarypeoplewhohave beenproudtolearnand specialiseinvarioustrades. Mymother,forexample, wasnotedforthebeautiful, hand-madelingerieshe madeandsold."

"Wouldyousaythatlife inHungarywaseasyfor womenintheperiodbetweenWorldWarIandII?" Iqueriedhernow.

"Iwouldsayitwasas easyandpleasantasitwas anywhereelseintheworld, thoughjustaftertheconclusionofWorldWarI therewasaperiodofstrife andconfusion.Hungary, asyouprobablyknow,was partoftheoldAustrian Empire,whichcollapsedentirelyin1918 "NotthatweHungarians hadmuchfeelingforthe HouseofHapsburg.Indeed,in1848Hungarian, rebelledviolentlyagainst theirabsolutemonarchy. However,theCommunist

regimethatcamebriefly intopowerforahunred andtendaysin1919was nottomypeople'staste either. "AfterithadbeenoverthrownAdmiralMiklos Horthvformedagovernment.1wouldnotsayhis rulewasdemocraticin quitethesenseoftheword thatyouuseitinAustralia andAmerica,butitgave usprosperityandfreedom. "IlivedinBudapest,the capitalcity.Whatdoesthat nameconjureuptoyou? TheRiverDanube,gipsy musicandcafeswheremusicalcomedydressedofficers takeprettywomentodine?

"Well,yes,thatisanot altogetherinaccuratepicture.Asarace,weareartistic,inordinatelyfondof musicandromantic.Budapestusedtobecalledthe secondParisofEurope.

"Ourwomenhadareputationforelegantdressing andaratherexotictypeof beauty,thoughasweget olderwearealittleinclined toembonpoint. -"Reforethe1914-18war therewasquitealargepercentageofilliteracy,but from1918onwardseducationwasmuchthesameas here,thoughtheschoolleavingagewasrather younger-12yearsofagein thecountry,14inthecities.

LivingStandards

"Therewerescholarships tofouruniversitieswhere thestandardofculturewas veryhigh.

"Thenin1944camethe invadingRussianArmy. Withtwosuitcasesinmy handIfled,livingforsix weeksontheroadsasa homelessrefugee.Wasit fearofaconcentrationcamp thatmademerun?No, thatwasnottheworstof myworries.

"ThebehaviourofRussiansoldierstowomenwas -howcanIputthispolite- ly-notpleasant.Theywere infactsavageintheirattitude.

"Atthepresenttimein Hungary,myfather,whois 76andonapension,receives450guldenamonth; bymother,whois73and stillworkingatsewing, earns400guldenamonth

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Itsappearancespeaksforitself,even inthisillustration.Butit'sthe internalqualitieswe'dlikeyoutothink about.Whileotherstoves areuncertainandtemperamental,and slowandextravagant(offuel)theEverhot isgloriouslypredictableand efficient. Youhaven'tanyideaofstoveefficiency untilyou'vestudiedEverhot.

TherriesHear LectureAbout Astronomy

Atlastweek'sTherry Societymeetingmembers weregivenaveryinterestinglectureonastronomy. Thiswillbefollowedbya visittotheObservatoryon Friday,Nov.9.

Memberswishingtovisit theObservatoryonthis nightshouldattendnext week'smeeting,whenfinal detailswillbearranged,or ringMissP.Donohoe (W1386).

TheTherrySociety meetseveryMondaynight at8p.m.atVictoriaLeague House,87Colin-st.,West Perth.Intendingmembers maycomealongnextMondaynightorringMr.Peter Murphy(BL2042).

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Madrid,Spain,Oct.22.Forthethirdtimein25 years,Spain'spostalserviceshavehonouredOur Ladywithaspecialissueof stamps.

Theissuecommemorates the75thanniversaryofthe crowningofthemiraculous imageofOurLadyofMontserratasPatronessofCatalonia.

Thestatue,whichisabove themainaltarofthechurch intheBenedictinemonasteryatMontserrat,issaid todatebacktothetimeof theapostles.St.Luke,accordingtoatradition,is supposedtohavemadethe statuewhichwasbroughtto SpainbySt.Peter. andmymarriedsister,who worksinafactory,60gul- denamonth.

"Mysister'shusband,of course,hasajob,too.Yet, evenbypoolingthesefour incomestheyfindtheycan hardlylive.Why?Becausetwopoundsofbread, forinstance,costs30guldenandtwopoundsoffresh fruit10gulden.

"Hungaryhasgivenmany famoussaintstotheCatholicChurch,sevenofthem springingfromtheroyal houseofArpad.St.Elizabethisthebestknown,but St.Stephen,St.Imre,St. LazioandSt.Margitareno lessveneratedinour churches."

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TheStovewith theserene temperament

Thelovely EVERHOTStove

Cooltothetouchallover, exceptonthehotplates, whichJustsizzlewithconcentratedheat.Ovenshave temperaturecontrol(there's athermometerforaccuracy).Burnsplainwoodand rarelyneedsstoking.Burns 24hoursadayandservesa hotwatersystem.Youcan saveheatbycoveringthe hot-plateswhenyou'renot usingthem.Thefiredoor shutsupcompletely-sosafe forchildren.

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.INMEMORIAM.

TheseventhannualsportsmeetingconductedbytheSouth-WestCatholicSchools SportsAssociationwassuccessfullyheldon theBunburyMunicipalOvalonWednesday, Oct.24.

Afteraspectaculargrand paradeinwhich750childrenfrom11schoolstook part,thesportswereofficiallyopenedbyHisLordshipBishopGoody,accompaniedbyHisWorship,Mr. Payne,MayorofBunbury.

HisLordshippaidspecial tributetotheSistersand Brothersforthesplendid turnoutandbearingof theirrespectiveschools.He thankedtheBrothersand boysofClontarfforcoming toBunburyandsupplying thebandmusic.

Mr.Paynewelcomedall schoolstoBunburyand wishedthemagoodday's sport.

The95-eventprogramme wasevenlycontested.The highlightwastheperformanceofDonnybrook,off scratch,beingseta62-point handicap,tocomeupand winby23pointsfrom, Brunswick.ThishaspracticallyassuredthemofpromotionintotheCollie-Bunburysectionnextyear.

Thegrandparadewas dividedthisyearintotwo sections.Seniorschoolsand juniorschoolsbeingwonby St.Joseph'sBunbury,and St.Michael's,Brunswick.

TheMonsignorHayes memorialmile,inaugurated thisyearandranin5min. 23.1sec.,causedconsiderableinterestandwaswell runbyallcompetitors.

IntheMarianShieldcompetitionSt.FrancisXavier, Bunbury,wonfromSt.Edmund's,Collie,by292points to184.

S.Farquhar(Collie)was seniorchampionwith34 pointsandN.Jones(Bunbury)wonthejuniorchampionshipwith26points.

Details:

Open

Under7years,50yards:

W.Murray(CBC)1,P. Geer(CBC)2,K.Digney (CBC)3,G.Triatt(MBC) 4;81sec.

Under8years,50yards: J.Kurrzyk(CBC)1,M. Gervase(MBC)2,W.Dzubiel(CBC)3,D.Garvey (CBC)3;8sec.

Under9years,50yards: P.Marsh(CBC)1,L.Murray(CBC)2,G.Hastie (MBC)3,J.Poznicki(MBC) 4;8.1sec.

Under10years,75yards: J.Fuller(MBC)1,P.Williams(CRC)2,S.Frawiirky(CBC)3,M.Neville (CBC)4;11.2sec.

Under11years,75yards: Z.Jackiewicz(CBC)1,T. Garvey(CBC)2,F.Barret (MBC)3,R.Harris(MBC) 4;11.9sec.

Under12years,100yards: F.McGinley(MBC)1,K. Bryant(MBC)2,B.Holwell (MBC)3,L.Cocks(CBC) 4;14sec.

Under13years,100yards: J.VanKampen(MBC)1, J.Hafernik(MBC)2,A.

Wetherly(MBC)3,J. Hounslow(CBC)4;13.5sec.

Under14,100yards:K. James(MBC)1,R.Smith (MBC)2,B.Smith(MBC) 3,R.Madeo(CBC)4;12.2 sec. Under13,220yards:J. Hafernick(MBC)1,J.Van Kampen(MBC)2,T.Hounslow(CBC)3,A.Wetherly (MBC)4;28.2sec.

Under12,4x110yards

relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60.4sec.

Under13,4x110yards

relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60sec.

Under12,broadjump:N.

Jones(MBC)1,A.Avery (CBC)2,D.Neale(CBC)3, B.BantingandM.Nevin, tie,4;13ft.(record).

Under12,highjump:N.

Jones(MBC) 1,M.Daff (MBC)2,D.Neale(CBC) 3,A.Avery(CBC)4;4ft. 4in.(record).

Under12,75yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,B.Banting (MBC)2,R.Wells(CBC) 3,N.Jones(MBC)4;10.4 sec.(record).

Under12,100yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,R.Wells (CBC)2,N.Jones(MBC)3, B.Banting(CBC)4;14.2 sec.

Under13,broadjump:L. Hastie(MBC)1,D.Oxford

(MBC)2, S.Farquhar (CBC)3,R.Beauglehole (MBC)4;12ft.3in.

Under13,highjump:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,B.Molinari(MBC)2,D.Neale (CBC)3,A.Avery(CBC) 4;4ft.41in.

Under13,100yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole (MBC)3,B.Hebb(CBC)4; 131sec.(record).

Under13,220yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole(MBC)3,B.Hebb (CBC)4;311sec.

MonsignorHayesMemorialmile:P.Chick(MBC)1, R.Buchanan(CBC)2,P. Hart(CBC)3;5min.23.1 sec.

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Mr.RobertshaspaidseveralvisitstoBritainsince hefirstemigrated,andhe hascelebratedthepresent-and,hethinks,hislastvisitbyhandinghisbookof photographstothecathedral'sadministrator,Mgr. GordonWheeler. Thoughanon-Catholic, Mr.Robertsisagreatfriend ofMgr.Shannon,ofChicago, anditwasthisprelatewho urgedhimtoofferhiscollectionofpicturestothe cathedralauthorities.

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Continuedfromcover foretasteofevengreater unioninthelifetocome.

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"Nodoubt,too,ourtrade unions,andthoseassociationsandpartieswhich championthecauseofoppressedworkersthroughout theworld,willraisetheir voicesinprotestagainstthe horribleslaughterofthousandswhomerelyasktobe allowedtoliveashuman beings,notasslaves.

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"Andwemustact.-A Budapest,Oct.15.-Hundozencountriesareinbond-garianLutheranBishop, ageandAustraliaisindan-LajosOrdass,whowasimger,ultimatelybecausesoprisonedfrom1948to1950, manymenignorethelaws oftheKing.Weshallnot havesanitynorsafety,still lesssanctity,untilsociety recognisesthatitissubject toHislaw.Eachofusand eachfamily,theunitof society,candoitsshareto bringaboutthatrestoration.

"Letusensurethatwe obeythelawsofChrist,that wearehonestinourwork andbusiness-dealings,uprightinourprivatelives, kindlytowardsourneighbourandcarefulinourduty toworshipGod.

l'Thenweshouldbea leaven,quickeningour neighboursandtheirneighboursuntilgraduallythe wholemassofsocietywould bepermeatedbyourinfluenceandthoseleavenedby us.Andwhatablessing fromGodthatwouldbring onAustraliaandonthe persecutedcountries of Europe."

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.INMEMORIAM.

TheseventhannualsportsmeetingconductedbytheSouth-WestCatholicSchools SportsAssociationwassuccessfullyheldon theBunburyMunicipalOvalonWednesday, Oct.24.

Afteraspectaculargrand paradeinwhich750childrenfrom11schoolstook part,thesportswereofficiallyopenedbyHisLordshipBishopGoody,accompaniedbyHisWorship,Mr. Payne,MayorofBunbury.

HisLordshippaidspecial tributetotheSistersand Brothersforthesplendid turnoutandbearingof theirrespectiveschools.He thankedtheBrothersand boysofClontarfforcoming toBunburyandsupplying thebandmusic.

Mr.Paynewelcomedall schoolstoBunburyand wishedthemagoodday's sport.

The95-eventprogramme wasevenlycontested.The highlightwastheperformanceofDonnybrook,off scratch,beingseta62-point handicap,tocomeupand winby23pointsfrom Brunswick.ThishaspracticallyassuredthemofpromotionintotheCollie-Bunburysectionnextyear.

Thegrandparadewas dividedthisyearintotwo sections.Seniorschoolsand juniorschoolsbeingwonby St.Joseph'sBunbury,and St.Michael's,Brunswick.

TheMonsignorHayes memorialmile,inaugurated thisyearandranin5min. 23.1sec.,causedconsiderableinterestandwaswell runbyallcompetitors.

IntheMarianShieldcompetitionSt.FrancisXavier, Bunbury,wonfromSt.Edmund's,Collie,by292points to184.

S.Farquhar(Collie)was seniorchampionwith34 pointsandN.Jones(Bunbury)wonthejuniorchampionshipwith26points.

Details:

Open

Under7years,50yards: W.Murray(CBC)1,P. Geer(CBC)2,K.Digney (CBC)3,G.Triatt(MBC) 4;81sec.

Under8years,50yards: J.Kurrzyk(CBC)1,M. Gervase(MBC)2,W.Dzubiel(CBC)3,D.Garvey (CBC)3;8sec.

Under9_years,50yards: P.Marsh(CBC)1,L.Murray(CBC)2,G.Hastie (MBC)3,J.Poznicki(MBC) 4;8.1sec.

Under10years,75yards: J.Fuller(MBC)1,P.Williams(CBC)2,S.Frawinsky(CBC)3,M.Neville (CBC)4;11.2sec.

Under11years,75yards: Z.Jackiewicz(CRC)1.T. Garvey(CBC)2,F.Barret (MBC)3,R.Harris(MBC) 4;11.9sec.

Under12years,100yards: F.McGinley(MBC)1,K. Bryant(MBC)2,B.Holwell (MBC)3,L.Cocks(CBC) 4;14sec.

Under13years,100yards: J.VanKampen(MBC)1, J.Hafernik(MBC)2,A.

Wetherly(MBC)3,J.

Hounslow(CBC)4;13.5sec.

Under14,100yards:K. James(MBC)1,R.Smith (MBC)2,B.Smith(MBC) 3,R.Madeo(CRC)4;12.2 sec. Under13,220yards:J. Hafernick(MBC)1,J.Van Kampen(MBC)2,T.Hounslow(CBC)3,A.Wetherly (MBC)4;28.2sec. Under12,4x110yards

relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60.4sec. Under13,4x110yards

relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60sec.

Under12,broadjump:N.

Jones(MBC)1,A.Avery (CBC)2,D.Neale(CBC)3, B.BantingandM.Nevin, tie,4;13ft.(record).

Under12,highjump:N.

Jones(MBC)1,M.Daff (MBC)2,D.Neale(CBC) 3,A.Avery(CBC)4;4ft. 4in.(record).

Under12,'75yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,B.Ranting (MBC)2,R.Wells(CRC) 3,N.Jones(MBC)4;10.4 sec.(record).

Under12,100yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,R.Wells (CBC)2,N.Jones(MBC)3, B.Banting(CBC)4;14.2 sec.

Under13,broadjump:L. Hastie(MBC)1,D.Oxford

(MBC)2,S.Farquhar (CBC)3,H.Beauglehole (MBC)4;12ft.3M.

Under13,highjump:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,B.Molinari(MBC)2,D.Neale (CBC)3,A.Avery(CBC) 4;4ft.41in.

Under13,100yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole (MBC)3,B.Hebb(CBC)4; 131sec.(record).

Under13,220yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole(MBC)3,B.Hebb (CBC)4;311sec.

MonsignorHayesMemorialmile:P.Chick(MBC)1, R.Buchanan(CBC)2,P. Hart(CBC)3;5min.231 sec.

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Westminster Cathedral hasreceivedavaluableadditiontoitsarchives-a pictorialrecordofthebuildingofits285feethighcampanile.

ThedonorisMr.PeterW. Roberts,an82-year-old buildingcontractor in Chicagowho,asastonemason,builtin1900oneof thefourcornersofthe tower.

Mr.RobertshaspaidseveralvisitstoBritainsince hefirstemigrated,andhe hascelebratedthepresent-and,hethinks,hislastvisitbyhandinghisbookof photographstothecathedral'sadministrator,Mgr. GordonWheeler.

Thoughanon-Catholic, Mr.Robertsisagreatfriend ofMgr.Shannon,ofChicago, anditwasthisprelatewho urgedhimtoofferhiscollectionofpicturestothe cathedralauthorities.

CARMODY:Inlovingmemoryofourbelovedhusband andfather,WilliamMichael, whopassedawayNovember 5,1955.

ImmaculateHeartof Mary,prayforhim.

COLLINS(Lucy):Ofyour charityprayfortherepose ofthesoulofLucyCollins, whodiedNovember9,1943. Maysherestinpeace.

MORROW(LucyMay):Of yourcharityprayforthe reposeofthesoulofLucy MayMorrow,whodiedNov. 4,1950.

Maysherestinpeace.

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DEATHS

McALOON(Mary):OnOctober13,1956,atDerrylin, CountyFermamagh,Ireland,belovedwifeofthe latePeterMcAloon,loving motherofJohn(Nicholsonst.,WestLeederville),Patrick(Ireland),Mary(Mrs. Parks,U.S.A.),Bee(Mrs. Keigah,U.SA.),Alice(Ire- land),Margaret(Mrs.Drugan,Ireland),loving mother-in-lawofMaisie, John motherandJoe,lovinggrandof21grand-children.

R.I.P.

GuestHouse

Geraldton,bedandtray breakfast,15/-,or£41101weekly.Cutlunchifrequired.Centralposition, nearbeaches.St.Francis House,Francis-st.

GuardianWanted

AstrongcontingentofHolyNamemenmarched

Continuedfromcover foretasteofevengreater unioninthelifetocome.

Two-and-a-halfyearsago wegatheredinourthousandstocheertheQueen, andrightlyso.Itwasno emptydisplay,butamanifestationofloyalty.Today wemeetinourthousands toofferpublichomageto ChristtheKing.Weshould liketofeelthatwerepresentnotonlyourselvesand absentmembersofour familiesbuteveryWest AustralianforHeisKing ofallofthem,whetherthey wouldhaveitornot.

Manyinthisvastaudiencewouldwanttorepresenttheirgallantbuttorturedhomelands,Poland andHungary,atthis momentfightinganddying fortheirfaithandtheir fre2clom,fightingforthe rig'tocallHimtheirKing an,:worshipHimastheir co:sciencesdictate.

I"Iearnestlyaskallhere tojoinwithourbeloved HungariansandPolesin imploringGodtoenable theselong-sufferingand heroic,nationstoregain theirfreedomandtheright topractisetheirfaith,"said FatherFinn.

"Nodoubt,too,ourtrade unions,andthoseassociationsandpartieswhich championthecauseofoppressedworkersthroughout theworld,willraisetheir voicesinprotestagainstthe horribleslaughterofthousandswhomerelyasktobe allowedtoliveashuman beings,notasslaves.

"AndwepraythatAustraliawillbesparedsuch horrors.Ourprocessiontodayisintimatelylinked withtheCrusadeofPrayer topreserveAustraliaasa Christiannation.Youare awareofthedoubledanger, thedry-rotfromwithinand themenacefromoutsideour shores.

KingtoprotectHisflock fromthehirelingsandthe wolveswhoparadeinthe falsegarmentsof"people's democracies."

"Andwemustact.-A dozencountriesareinbondageandAustraliaisindanger,ultimatelybecauseso manymenignorethelaws oftheKing.Weshallnot havesanitynorsafety,still lesssanctity,untilsociety recognisesthatitissubject toHislaw.Eachofusand eachfamily,theunitof society,candoitsshareto bringaboutthatrestoration.

"Letusensurethatwe obeythelawsofChrist,that wearehonestinourwork andbusinessdealings,uprightinourprivatelives, kindlytowardsourneighbourandcarefulinourduty toworshipGod.

LutheranHead IsSetFree

Budapest,Oct.15.-HungarianLutheranBishop LajosOrdass,whowasimprisonedfrom1948to1950, hasbeenclearedbythe HungarianSupremeCourt afterareviewofhiscase.

Thebishopwasstripped ofhisclericalrankwhenhe wasreleasedfromprisonin 1950.Lutheransourcesin Hungarysayhewillbe fullyrehabilitatedasa high-rankingchurchdignitaryandwillbenamedprofessoroftheologyataLutheranacademy.Hewas convictedin1948ofblack marketcurrencydealings. Hisarrestbroughtprotestsfrommanygovernmentsandchurchgroups outsideHungary.

Couldanyonesailingon "Orcades"or"Orontes,"24th or23rdNovember,beresponsibleforCatholicscout, aged11,goingtoEngland visithisgrand-parents. PleasecontactMrs.Wimbush,57bKlem-ave.,East Belmont.

SituationsVacant

Juniorgirl(just15years), shopassistant,mustbe smartatfigures.Apply Gleeson's,Tobacconists,117 Barrack-st..Perth.

GUESTHOUSE

ADELAIDEvisitorsstay at"JasperHouse,"17Jasper St.,HydePark,S.A.Two milesfromG.P.O.andclose tobusstop.Carparkon premises.Childrenwelcome.Adults18/6,children 12/6forbedandbreakfast. PhoneUA7556SouthAustralia.

%,101.1111\111111,iritsi.(iTU)11*V, (11,I

"Whatstepscanwetake, mustwetake,topreserve ourChristiannation?Further,Iwouldsuggest,we mustenlistGodonourside andwemustenlistourselvesonGod'sside.We mustprayandwemustact, wemustprayourShepherdLEEDERVILLE ATITAGAIN!!

DANCE-DANCE

totheRhythmicMusicof RONJENKINS'BAND

At ST.MARY'SHALL OXFORDSTREET,LEEDERVILLE

TUESDAY,NOVEMBER6-8p.m.

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"Thenweshouldbea leaven,quickeningour neighboursandtheirneighboursuntilgraduallythe wholemassofsocietywould bepermeatedbyourinfluenceandthoseleavenedby us.Andwhatablessing fromGodthatwouldbring onAustraliaandonthe persecutedcountries of Europe."

LoanSuccess

Wishingtobuildanew £30,000church,FatherM. G.O'Leary,M.S.C.,parish priestofSt.Albans,Hertfordshire,appealedlast weekfor100peopletolend him,interestfree,£100 each.Twentypeoplecame forwardimmediatelyand offeredtodoso. AmongthemwasaSuez Canalpilotholidayingin thetown.HehandedFather O'Learyachequefor£100 assoonasheheardthe appeal.

NOTE:Fullybookedfrom December25toJanuary1.

LANDandESTATE

MT.HAWTHORN.

REDUCEDTOSELL.

Nearchurch,brickhomewithimmediatepossession, comprisinglounge,diningroom,2bedrooms,kitchen, part-enclosedbackverandahandconveniences,large workshop.Priceonly£2.700withfloorcoveringsand windowtreatments.

FREEHOLDMIXED.POSTOFFICE ANDBANKAGENCY.

Turningoverapproximately£200perweek,showing highprofitmargin,wellequipped,solidlyconstructed brickproperty,accommodationcomprising2bedrooms, etc.Reasonablypricedat£4,000plusstockon£2,000 deposit. WehaveacomprehensiveselectionofHomes,Businesses,VacantLand,FarmletsandCountryProperties. WearespecialistsintheHotelfieldandofferseveral goodleaseholdandfreeholdpropositions.

THEGENERALAGENCYCO.

DANO'SULLIVAN(Principal) 29PADBURYBLGS.,opp.G.P.O.,PERTH.

MERCERSandDRAPERS

215-219WILLIAMSTREET,PERTH

Also14SouthTerrace,FREMANTLEtiter

DonnybrookWinsS.W.Sports

Cbabspieuship

TheseventhannualsportsmootingconductedbytheSouth-WestCatholicSchools SportsAssociationwassuccosshillyheldon theSunburyMunicipalOvalonWadnesday, Oct.24. Wetherly(MOC)3.J.

AfteraspectaculargrandlUnder14,100yards.K. Hounslow(CDC)4;115sec. Jame.(MBC)1,RSmith (k1BC)2,BSmith(MBC) 3,R.Madeo(CDC)4;12.2 sec. Uncle!13,220yards:J. Hafernkk(MBC)1,J.Van Kampen(MSC)2,T.Hounslow(CBC)3.A.Wetherly (MAC)4;363sec. Under12,4x110yards

paradeinwhich750childrenfrom11schoolstook pertthesportswereoffidillyopenedbyHisLordship Goody,worn- 5byisWarship,Mr MayorofSunbury. Lordshippaidspecial tributetotheSistersand Brothersforthesplendid turnoutandbearingof theirrespectiveschools.He thankedtheBrothersand boysofClontarfforcorning toBunburyandsupplying thebandmusic.

Mr.Paynewelcomedall schoolstoBunburyand wishedthemagoodday's sport.

relay:MIX(1)1,CBC(1) 2.MBC(2)3;60.4sec. Under13,4x110yards relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60sec.

Under12,broadjump.N Jones(MBC)1,A.Avery (CBC)2,D.Neale(CW.7)3. B.RantingandM.Nevin, tie,4;13ft.(record).

Under12,highjump:N. Jones(MBC) 1,M.Daft (MBC)2,D.Neale(CBC) 3,A.Avery(CBC)4;4tt. 41n.(record).

Under12,75yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,B.Banting (MBC)2,RWells(CBC) 3,N.Jones(MBC)4;10.4 sec.(record).

Under12,100yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,R.Wells (CBC)2,N.Jones(MBC)3, B.Banting(CBC)4;14.2 sec. Under13,broadjump:L. Hastie(MBC)1,D.Oxford

(MBC)2, S Farquhar (CBC)3, H.Beauglehole (MBC)4;12ft.3in.

Under13,highjump:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,B.Molinari(MBC)2,D.Neale (CBC)3,A.Avery(CBC) 4;4ft.4fin.

Under13,100yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Nestle(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole (MBC)3,B.Hebb(CBC)4; 136sec.(record).

Under13,220yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole(MBC)3,B.Hebb (CBC)4;31isec.

MonsignorHayesMemorialmile:P.Chick(MBC)1, R.Buchanan(CBC)2,P. Hart(CSC)3:5min.23.1 sec

"FightingForTheRightToCallHimTheirKing"

The95-eventprogramme wasevenlycontested.The highlightwastheperformanceofDonnybrook,off scratch,beingseta62-point handicap,tocomeupand winby23pointsfrom Brunswick.ThishaspracticallyassuredthemofpromotionintotheCollie-Bunburysectionnextyear.

Thegrandparadewas dividedthisyearintotwo sections.Seniorschoolsand juniorschoolsbeingwonby St.Joseph'sSunbury,and St.Michael's,Brunswick.

TheMonsignorHayes memorialmile,inaugurated thisyearandranin5min. 23.1sec.,causedconsiderableinterestandwaswell runbyallcompetitors.

IntheMarianShieldcompetitionSt.FrancisXavier, Bunbury,wonfromSt.Edmund's,Collie,by292points to184.

S.Farquhar(Collie)was seniorchampionwith34 pointsandN.Jones(Bunbury)wonthejuniorchampionshipwith26points.

8

Kurrzyk(CBC)1, M. Gervase(MBC)2,W.Dzubiel(CBC)3,D.Garvey (CBC)3;8sec.

Under9years,50yards: P.Marsh(CBC)1,L.Murray(CBC)2,G.Hastie (MBC)3,J.Poznicki(MBC) 4;8.1sec.

Under10years,75yards: J.Fuller(MBC)1,P.Williams(CBC)2,S.Frawin7ky(CBC)3,M.Neville (CBC)4;11.2sec. Under11years,75yards: Z.Jackiewicz(CBC)1,T. Garvey(CBC)2,F.Barret (MBC)3,R.Harris(MBC) 4;11.9sec. Under12years,100yards: F.McGinley(MBC)1,K. Bryant(MBC)2,B.Holwell (MBC)3,L.Cocks(CBC) 4;14sec.

Under13years,100yards: J.VanKampen(MBC)1, J.Hafernik(MBC)2,A.

AstrongcontingentofHolyNamemenmarched

6Continuedfromcover foretasteofevengreater unioninthelifetocome.

Two-and-a-halfyearsago wegatheredinourthousandstocheertheQueen, andrightlyso.Itwasno emptydisplay,butamanifestationofloyalty.Today wemeetinourthousands toofferpublichomageto ChristtheKing.Weshould liketofeelthatwerepresentnotonlyourselvesand absentmembersofour familiesbuteveryWest AustralianforHeisKing ofallofthem,whetherthey wouldhaveitornot.

Manyinthisvastaudiencewouldwanttorepresenttheirgallantbuttorturedhomelands,Poland andHungary,atthis momentfightinganddying fortheirfaithandtheir freedom,fightingforthe rir:ttocallHimtheirKing andworshipHimastheir co.:sciencesdictate.

HENRYCOCHRAN Amu)Siunawom Ajh

50CHAYST..EASTOFFIERST. '1% ,1,111,111t.,1111ri ST r,1,,

"Iearnestlyaskallhere tojoinwithourbeloved HungariansandPolesin imploringGodtoenable theselong-sufferingand heroic,nationstoregain theirfreedomandtheright topractisetheirfaith,"said FatherFinn.

"Nodoubt,too,ourtrade unions,andthoseassociationsandpartieswhich championthecauseofoppressedworkersthroughout theworld,willraisetheir voicesinprotestagainstthe horribleslaughterofthousandswhomerelyasktobe allowedtoliveashuman beings,notasslaves.

"AndwepraythatAustraliawillbesparedsuch horrors.Ourprocessiontodayisintimatelylinked withtheCrusadeofPrayer topreserveAustraliaasa Christiannation.Youare awareofthedoubledanger, thedry-rotfromwithinand themenacefromoutsideour shores.

"Whatstepscanwetake, mustwetake,topreserve ourChristiannation?Further,Iwouldsuggest,we mustenlistGodonourside andwemustenlistourselvesonGod'sside.We mustprayandwemustact, wemustprayourShepherdLEEDERVILLE ATITAGAIN!

DANCE-DANCE

totheRhythmicMusicof RONJENKINS'BAND

At ST.MARY'SHALL OXFORDSTREET,IFEDERVILLE

TUESDAY,NOVEMBER6-8p.m. eTTkor....

FORVALUEANDQUALITY

Phone:BA5393

KingtoprotectHisflock fromthehirelingsandthe wolveswhoparadeinthe falsegarmentsof"people's democracies."

"Andwemustact.-A dozencountriesareinbondageandAustraliaisindanger,ultimatelybecauseso manymenignorethelaws oftheKing.Weshallnot havesanitynorsafety,still lesssanctity,untilsociety recognisesthatitissubject toHislaw.Eachofusand eachfamily,theunitof society,candoitsshareto bringaboutthatrestoration.

"Letusensurethatwe obeythelawsofChrist,that wearehonestinourwork andbusinessdealings,uprightinourprivatelives, kindlytowardsourneighbourandcarefulinourduty toworshipGod. .7"I'henweshouldbea leaven,quickeningour neighboursandtheirneighboursuntilgraduallythe wholemassofsocietywould bepermeatedbyourinfluenceandthoseleavenedby us.Andwhatablessing fromGodthatwouldbring onAustraliaandonthe persecutedcountries of Europe."

LoanSuccess

Wishingtobuildanew £30,000church,FatherM. G.O'Leary,M.S.C.,parish priestofSt.Albans,Hertfordshire,appealedlast weekfor100peopletolend him,interestfree,£100 each.Twentypeoplecame forwardimmediatelyand offeredtodoso. AmongthemwasaSuez Canalpilotholidayingin thetown.HehandedFather O'Learyachequefor£100 assoonasheheardthe appeal.

SituationWanted

Shorthandtypistewith book-keepingexperience, aged21years,requiresposition.ApplyBox5228this office.

ACCOMMODATION -WANTED-

Fullboardrequiredin Catholichomeforyoung ladiesworkingincity.ReplyCatholicMigrationOffice.BA3338. Wantedurgently,immediately,largehomewithat leastoneormoreacres. Lease,viewtobuy.Will pay£5weekrent;mustbe inMidlandarea.

ACCOMMODATION -AVAILABLE-

Boardandlodgingfor gents.Laundry,carspace, oppositeSt.John'sChurch. Apply190Cambridge-st., Wembley.

ValuableGift

Westminster Cathedral hasreceivedavaluableadditiontoitsarchives-a pictorialrecordofthebuildingofits285feethighcampanile.

ThedonorisMr.PeterW. Roberts,an82-year-old buildingcontractorin Chicagowho,asastonemason,builtin1900oneof thefourcornersofthe tower.

Mr.RobertshaspaidseveralvisitstoBritainsince hefirstemigrated,andhe hascelebratedthepresent-and,hethinks,hislastvisitbyhandinghisbookof photographstothecathedral'sadministrator,Mgr. GordonWheeler. Thoughanon-Catholic, Mr.Robertsisagreatfriend ofMgr.Shannon,ofChicago, anditwasthisprelatewho urgedhimtoofferhiscollectionofpicturestothe cathedralauthorities.

LutheranHead IsSetFree

Budapest,Oct.15.-HungarianLutheranBishop LajosOrdass,whowasimprisonedfrom1948to1950, hasbeenclearedbythe HungarianSupremeCourt afterareviewofhiscase. Thebishopwasstripped ofhisclericalrankwhenhe wasreleasedfromprisonin 1950.Lutheransourcesin Hungarysayhewillbe fullyrehabilitatedas a high-rankingchurchdignitaryandwillbenamedprofessoroftheologyataLutheranacademy.Hewas convictedin1948ofblack marketcurrencydealings. Hisarrestbroughtpro-kiltsfrommanygovernmentsandchurchgroups outsideHungary.

INMEMORIAM.

CARMODY.Inlovingmemoryofourbelovedhusband andfather,WilliamMichael, whopassedawayNovember 5,1955. ImmaculateHeart of Mary,prayforhim.

COLLINS(Lucy):Ofyour charityprayfortherepose ofthesoulofLucyCollins, whodiedNovember9,1943. Maysherestinpeace.

MORROW(LucyMay):Of yourcharityprayforthe reposeofthesoulofLucy MayMorrow,whodiedNov. 4,1950. Maysherestinpeace.

FLORALTRIBUTES

ITTAKESFLOWERSTOEXPRESSyourfeelingstoyear bereavedones.Forpersonal attentionandpromptdelivery phone13F3043(3lines);after hours)4W743orL2410.Telegrams"WILSONJOHNS," WILSON&JOHNSPTY. Perms 74BarrackStreet,Perth.

DEATHS

McALOON(Mary):OnOctober13.1956,atDerrylin, CountyFermamagh,Ireland,belovedwifeofthe latePeterMcAloon,loving motherofJohn(Nicholsonst.,WestLeederville),Patrick(Ireland),Mary(Mrs. Parks,U.S.A.),Bei(Mrs. Keigan,U.SA.),Alice(Ire- land),Margaret(Mrs.Drugan,Ireland),loving mother-in-lawofMaisie, JohnandJoe,lovinggrandmotherof21grand-children. R.I.P.

GuestHouse

Geraldton,bedandtray breakfast,15/-,or£4/10/weekly.Cutlunchifrequired.Centralposition. nearbeaches.St.Francis House,Francis-st.

GuardianWanted

Couldanyonesailingon "Orcades"or"Orontes,"24th or23rdNovember,beresponsibleforCatholicscout, aged11,goingtoEngland visithisgrand-parents. PleasecontactMrs.Wimbush,57bKlem-ave.,East Belmont.

SituationsVacant

Juniorgirl(just15years), shopassistant,mustbe smartatfigures.Apply Gleeson's,Tobacconists,117 Barrack-st.,Perth.

GUESTHOUSE

ADELAIDEvisitorsstay at"JasperHouse,"17Jasper St.,HydePark,S.A.Two milesfromG.P.O.andclose tobusstop.Carparkon premises.Childrenwelcome.Adults18/6,children 12/6forbedandbreakfast. PhoneUA7556SouthAustralia.

NOTE:Fullybookedfrom December25toJanuary1.

LANDandESTATE

MT.HAWTHORN.

REDUCEDTOSELL.

4

Nearchurch,brickhomewithimmediatepossession. comprisinglounge,diningroom,2bedrooms,kitchen, part-enclosedbackverandahandconveniences,large workshop.Priceonly£2,700withfloorcoveringsand windowtreatments.

FREEHOLDMIXED,POSTOFFICE ANDBANKAGENCY.

Turningoverapproximately£200perweek,showing highprofitmargin,wellequipped,solidlyconstructed brickproperty,accommodationcomprising2bedrooms, etc.Reasonablypricedat£4,000plusstockon£2,000 deposit.

WehaveacomprehensiveselectionofHomes,Businesses,VacantLand,FarntletsandCountryProperties. WearespecialistsintheHotelfieldandofferseveral goodleaseholdandfreeholdpropositions.

THEGENERALAGENCYCO.

DANO'SULLIVAN(Principal) 29PADBURYBLGS.,opp.G.P.O.,PERTH.

215-219WILLIAMSTREET,PERTH

Also14SouthTerrace,FREMANTLE

DonnybrookWinsS.W.Sports

Championships (MBC)2,S.Farquhar

CLASSIFIEDADVERTISEMENTS

SituationWanted .INMEMORIAM.

TheseventhannualsportsmeetingconductedbytheSouth-WestCatholicSchools SportsAssociationwassuccessfullyheldon theBunburyMunicipalOvalonWednesday, Oct.24.

Afteraspectaculargrand paradeinwhich750childrenfrom11schoolstook part,thesportswereofficiallyopenedbyHisLordshipBishopGoody,accompaniedbyHisWorship,Mr. Payne,MayorofBunbury.

HisLordshippaidspecial tributetotheSistersand Brothersforthesplendid turnoutandbearingof theirrespectiveschools.He thankedtheBrothersand boysofClontarfforcoming toBunburyandsupplying thebandmusic.

Mr.Paynewelcomedall schoolstoBunburyand wishedthemagoodday's sport.

The95-eventprogramme wasevenlycontested.The highlightwastheperformanceofDonnybrook,off scratch,beingseta62-point handicap,tocomeupand winby23pointsfrom Brunswick.ThishaspracticallyassuredthemofpromotionintotheCollie-Bunburysectionnextyear. Thegrandparadewas dividedthisyearintotwo sections.Seniorschoolsand juniorschoolsbeingwonby St.Joseph'sBunbury,and St.Michael's,Brunswick.

TheMonsignorHayes memorialmile,inaugurated thisyearandranin5min. 23.1sec.,causedconsiderableinterestandwaswell runbyallcompetitors.

IntheMarianShieldcompetitionSt.FrancisXavier, Bunbury,wonfromSt.Edmund's,Collie,by292points to184.

S.Farquhar(Collie)was seniorchampionwith34 pointsandN.Jones(Bunbury)wonthejuniorchampionshipwith26points.

Details:

Open

Under7years,50yards:

W.Murray(CBC)1,P. Geer(CBC)2,K.Digney (CBC)3,G.Triatt(MBC) 4;81sec.

Under8years,50yards:

J.Kurrzyk(CBC)1,M. Gervase(MBC)2,W.Dzubiel(CBC)3,D.Garvey (CDC)3;8sec.

Under9years,50yards: P.Marsh(CBC)1,L.Murray(CBC)2,G.Hastie (MBC)3,J.Poznicki(MBC) 4;8.1sec.

Under10years,75yards: J.Fuller(MBC)1,P. (CBC)2,S.Frawinrky(CBC)3,M.Neville (CBC)4;11.2sec.

Under11years,75yards: Z.Jackiewicz(CBC)1,T. Garvey(CBC)2,F.Barret (MBC)3,R.Harris(MBC) 4;11.9sec. Under12years,100yards: F.McGinley(MBC)1,K. Bryant(MBC)2,B.Holwell (MBC)3,L.Cocks(CBC) 4;14sec.

Under13years,100yards: J.VanKampen(MBC)1, J.Hafernik(MBC)2,A.

Wetherly(MBC)3,J.

Hounslow(CBC)4;13.5sec.

Under14,100yards:K. James(MBC)1,R.Smith (MBC)2,B.Smith(MBC) 3,R.Madeo(CBC)4;12.2 sec. Under13,220yards:J. Hafernick(MBC)1,J.Van Kampen(MBC)2,T.Hounslow(CBC)3,A.Wetherly (MBC)4;28.2sec. Under12,4x110yards

relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60.4sec. Under13,4x110yards

relay:MBC(1)1,CBC(1) 2,MBC(2)3;60sec.

Under12,broadjump:N.

Jones(MBC)1,A.Avery (CBC)2,D.Neale(CBC)3, B.BantingandM.Nevin, tie,4;13ft.(record).

Under12,highjump:N. Jones(MBC)1,M.Daft (MBC)2,D.Neale(CBC) 3,A.Avery(CBC)4;4ft. 4in.(record).

Under12,75yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,B.Banting (MBC)2,R.Wells(CBC) 3,N.Jones(MBC)4;10.4 sec.(record).

Under12,100yards:M. Nevin(MBC)1,R.Wells (CBC)2,N.Jones(MBC)3, B.Banting(CBC)4;14.2 sec.

(CBC)3,R.Beauglehole (MBC)4;12ft.3in.

Under13,highjump:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,B.Molinari(MBC)2,D.Neale (CBC)3,A.Avery(CBC) 4;4ft.41in.

Under13,100yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole (MBC)3,B.Hebb(CBC)4; 131sec.(record).

Under13,220yards:S. Farquhar(CBC)1,L.Hastie(MBC)2,R.Beauglehole(MBC)3,B.Hebb (CBC)4;311sec.

MonsignorHayesMemorialmile:P.Chick(MBC)1, R.Buchanan(CRC)2,P. 3;5min.23.1

Under13,broadjump:L.Hart(CBC) Hastie(MBC 1D.Oxfordsec.

"FightingForTheRightToCallHimTheirKing"

Shorthandtypistewith book-keepingexperience, aged21years,requiresposition.ApplyBox5228this office.

ACCOMMODATION

-WANTEDFullboardrequiredin Catholichomeforyoung ladiesworkingincity.ReplyCatholicMigrationOffice.BA3338. Wantedurgently,immediately,largehomewithat leastoneormoreacres. Lease,viewtobuy.Will pay£5weekrent;mustbe inMidlandarea.

ACCOMMODATION

-AVAILABLE-

Boardandlodgingfor gents.Laundry,carspace, oppositeSt.John'sChurch. Apply190Cambridge-st.. Wembley.

ValuableGift

Westminster Cathedral hasreceivedavaluableadditiontoitsarchives-a pictorialrecordofthebuildingofits285feethighcampanile.

ThedonorisMr.PeterW. Roberts,an82-year-old buildingcontractor in Chicagowho,asastonemason,builtin1900oneof thefourcornersofthe tower.

Mr.RobertshaspaidseveralvisitstoBritainsince hefirstemigrated,andhe hascelebratedthepresent-and,hethinks,hislastvisitbyhandinghisbookof photographstothecathedral'sadministrator,Mgr. GordonWheeler. Thoughanon-Catholic, Mr.Robertsisagreatfriend ofMgr.Shannon,ofChicago, anditwasthisprelatewho urgedhimtoofferhiscollectionofpicturestothe cathedralauthorities.

CARMODY:Inlovingmemoryofourbelovedhusband andfather,WilliamMichael, whopassedawayNovember 5,1955.

ImmaculateHeart of Mary,prayforhim.

COLLINS(Lucy):Ofyour charityprayfortherepose ofthesoulofLucyCollins, whodiedNovember9,1943. Maysherestinpeace. MORROW(LucyMay):Of yourcharityprayforthe reposeofthesoulofLucy MayMorrow,whodiedNov. 4,1950.

Maysherestin peace.

FLORALTRIBUTES

ITTAKESFLOWERSTOEXPRESSyourfeelingstoyour bereavedones.Forpersonal attentionandpromptdelivery phoneBF304813lines);after hoursMW748or12410.Telegrams"WIISC)NJOHNS."Peter WILSON&JOHNSPTY. 74BarrackStreet,Perth.

DEATHS

McALOON(Mary):OnOctober13,1956,atDerrylin, CountyFermamagh,Ireland.belovedwifeofthe latePeterMcAloon,loving motherofJohn(Nicholsonst.,WestLeederville),Patrick(Ireland),Mary(Mrs. Parks,U.S.A.),Bee(Mrs. Keigah,U.SA.),Alice(Ireland),Margaret(Mrs.Drugan,Ireland),loving mother-in-lawofMaisie, JohnandJoe,lovinggrandmotherof21grand-children. R.I.P.

GuestHouse

Geraldton,bedandtray breakfast,15/-,or£4/10/weeklyCutlunchifrequired.Centralposition, nearbeaches.St.Francis House,Francis-st.

GuardianWanted

AstrongcontingentofHolyNamemen

*Continuedfromcover foretasteofevengreater unioninthelifetocome.

Two-and-a-halfyearsago wegatheredinourthousandstocheertheQueen, andrightlyso.Itwasno emptydisplay,butamanifestationofloyalty.Today wemeetinourthousands toofferpublichomageto ChristtheKing.Weshould liketofeelthatwerepresentnotonlyourselvesand absentmembersofour familiesbuteveryWest AustralianforHeisKing ofallofthem,whetherthey wouldhaveitornot.

Manyinthisvastaudiencewouldwanttorepresenttheirgallantbuttorturedhomelands,Poland andHungary,atthis momentfightinganddying fortheirfaithandtheir freedom,fightingforthe riW.ttocallHimtheirKing andworshipHimastheir co.lsciencesdictate.

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I"Iearnestlyaskallhere tojoinwithourbeloved HungariansandPolesin imploringGodtoenable theselong-sufferingand heroic,nationstoregain theirfreedomandtheright topractisetheirfaith,"said FatherFinn.

"Nodoubt,too,ourtrade unions,andthoseassociationsandpartieswhich championthecauseofoppressedworkersthroughout theworld,willraisetheir voicesinprotestagainstthe horribleslaughterofthousandswhomerelyasktobe allowedtoliveashuman beings,notasslaves.

"AndwepraythatAustraliawillbesparedsuch horrors.Ourprocessiontodayisintimatelylinked withtheCrusadeofPrayer topreserveAustraliaasa Christiannation.Youare awareofthedoubledanger, thedry-rotfromwithinand themenacefromoutsideour shores.

"Whatstepscanwetake, mustwetake,topreserve ourChristiannation?Further,Iwouldsuggest,we mustenlistGodonourside andwemustenlistourselvesonGod'sside.We mustprayandwemustact, wemustprayourShepherdLEEDERVILLE ATITAGAIN!!

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KingtoprotectHisflock fromthehirelingsandthe wolveswhoparadeinthe falsegarmentsof"people's democracies."

"Andwemustact.-A dozencountriesareinbondageandAustraliaisindanger,ultimatelybecauseso manymenignorethelaws oftheKing.Weshallnot havesanitynorsafety,still lesssanctity,untilsociety recognisesthatitissubject toHislaw.Eachofusand eachfamily,theunitof society,candoitsshareto bringaboutthatrestoration.

"Letusensurethatwe obeythelawsofChrist,that wearehonestinourwork andbusinessdealings,uprightinourprivatelives, kindlytowardsourneighbourandcarefulinourduty toworshipGod.

I'Thenweshouldbea leaven,quickening our neighboursandtheirneighboursuntilgraduallythe wholemassofsocietywould bepermeatedbyourinfluenceandthoseleavenedby us.Andwhatablessing fromGodthatwouldbring onAustraliaandonthe persecutedcountries of Europe."

LoanSuccess

Wishingtobuildanew £30,000church,FatherM. G.O'Leary,M.S.C.,parish priestofSt.Albans,Hertfordshire,appealedlast weekfor100peopletolend him,interestfree,£100 each.Twentypeoplecame forwardimmediatelyand offeredtodoso. AmongthemwasaSuez Canalpilotholidayingin thetown.HehandedFather O'Learyachequefor£100 assoonasheheardthe appeal.

LutheranHead

IsSetFree

Budapest.Oct.15.-HungarianLutheranBishop LajosOrdass,whowasimprisonedfrom1948to1950, hasbeenclearedbythe HungarianSupremeCourt afterareviewofhiscase. Thebishopwasstripped ofhisclericalrankwhenhe wasreleasedfromprisonin 1950.Lutheransourcesin Hungarysayhewillbe fullyrehabilitatedasa high-rankingchurchdignitaryandwillbenamedprofessoroftheologyataLutheranacademy.Hewas convictedin1948ofblack marketcurrencydealings. Hisarrestbroughtprotestsfrommanygovernmentsandchurchgroups outsideHungary.

Couldanyonesailingon "Orcades"or"Orontes,"24th or23rdNovember,beresponsibleforCatholicscout, aged11,goingtoEngland visithisgrand-parents. PleasecontactMrs.Wimbush,57bKlem-ave.,East Belmont.

SituationsVacant

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GUESTHOUSE

ADELAIDEvisitorsstay at"JasperHouse,"17Jasper St.,HydePark,S.A.Two milesfromG.P.O.andclose tobusstop.Carparkon premises.Childrenwelcome.Adults18/6,children 12/6forbedandbreakfast. PhoneUA7556SouthAustralia.

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LANDandESTATE

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