The Record Newspaper 21 November 1957

BishopRaffertyOpensChurch-Hall

Along-feltwantwasfulfilledonSundaylast,whenHisLordship,theMostRev.J.J. Rafferty,blessedandopenedthenewchurch-hallinOmmanney-st.,HamiltonHill(pictured).

Amongthevisitorswere:

Rev.Frs.Purcell,O.M.I., Burke,0.M.I.,Moffatt,0. Carm.andBrunetti:Hon.F. Lavery,M.L.C.,HonM. Dunn,M.L.C.;Mr.Cooper, ChairmanoftheRoads Board.

TheRev.Fr.Maslovar welcomedtheBishopand visitors.Hespokeofthe earlychurchdayswhenthe communityhadawooden building.Thatwaspulled downandusedasanArmy chapel.

Thepresentbuildingwas inbrick,withsolidstone foundations,whichindicated4hefaithandhopeof thefuture.

Fr.Maslovarthankedthe CockburnRoadBoardfor thegoodworktheyhad doneinlevellingthe groundsandfortheassistancehehadreceivedfrom theparishioners.

HisLordshippointedout thattheCatholiccommunity nowhadeveryopportunity forcarryingouttheir duties.

Thebuildingwouldalso. beusedasarecreational centreandpossiblyinthe futureasaschool.

HisLordshipspokeof thehardlabourcarriedout byFr.Maslovarduringthe constructionofthebuilding andhopedthepeoplewould continuetogivetheirsupport.

TheHon.F.Lavery, M.L.C.endorsedtheremarksofHisLordshipand Mr.Cooper,chairmanof theRoadBoard,saidthat theRoadBoardwasonly toohappytogiveassistance toaprojectsuchasthis.

Itwouldbeofbenefitto thewholecommunity,particularlytheyoungerpeople.

OnbehalfoftheCatholic communityMr.HansonwelcomedtheBishop.He stressedtheimportanceof thebuildingtotheparish* VocationRetreat,

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ioners,andspokeonthe hardlaboriousworkperformedbyFr.Maslovar duringitsconstruction.

TheRev.PriorNugent, O.Carm.ofHiltonParkCarmelitePriory,madetheappealfordonationsandurged thepeopletogiveevery supporttotheirnewchurch.

Thefollowingarethe donationsreceived:£5/5/, Mr.andMrs.M.O'Reilly,Fr. J.Chokolich;£5,MostRev. J.J.Rafferty,Mr.andMrs.

Vlasich,Mr.andMrs.C. Harvey,H.Newman,J. Tabain; Z3/3/,Oblate Fathers,Lesmurdie;Hon. F.Lavery;£2/2/,Carmelite Fathers,Hilton Park,Fr.Nannie,J. Regan;E1/1/,Mrs.Hansen,Mrs.H.Thornton; £1,0.Vitali,S.Ricci,T. Pivac,W.Hegarty,Mrs.F. Harvey,.Mrs.Grundy,T. Bucat,L.Buktenica,Y.Dominkovich,Mrs.Brennan, R.Ukich,Mrs.Rose,Mrs. B.Hanson,T.Sawle,S.Fitzgerald,A.T.Cox.Mrs.

Y.F.Cox,Fr.Brunetti, Anonymous;10/,S.Galippo, C.Zuino,Hohenberger,Y. Keenan,MissF.Buktenica, Mrs.Rudan,S.Torelli,C. Bull,Wilson,A.Snowden; 5/,Angelinovich,Mrs.Von Assen,Anonymous;3/,Mrs. Grossop,V.Huljich;2/6, MissR.Cooper;2/3,Anonymous;2/,Anonymous,Y. Trawinski,S.Trawinski,S. Kacic,M.Thompson,Y. Lynch,Mrs.Lynch,C.Harvery,M.Harvey,L.Harvey. T.Regan.

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ToLateSr.Bernardine

OnMonday,Nov.4,Sr.M.Bernardine Kirwan,alovedandesteemedmemberof theVictoria-squarecommunityoitheSisters ofMercy,wascalledtoherreward.

AVictorianbybirth,Sis-mcrcialteacher,inbothOur tercametoWesternAus-Lady'scollegeMI(St. traliaasaschoolgirlandJoseph'sschool.Butforthe continuedhereducationatgreaterpartofherlifeshc Victoria-square.Aftersomewastheconventportress..

experienceasanaccountant shedecidedt0dedicateher lifetoGodasaReligious.

In1914,animpressive ceremonywaswitnessedin St.Mary'sCathedral,when ArchbishopClune(R.I.P.) receivedherandseven otheryoungladiesasSisters ofMercy.

Thefruitfullifeofan activeapostolateandefficientserviceinthecauseof Catholiceducationwhich seemedsonearonthat occasionwasdestinedby DivineProvidencenotto eventuate.Earlyinher novitiateSisterwasstricken downbyanillnessfrom whichsheneverreallyrecovered.

However,duringshort periodsoftemporaryrelief, sherenderedmuchvaluable service,chieflyasacorntopauseawhileand Six

considerthefuture; tothinkwhatlife means-toyou-as aCatholic; toprayforguidance thatyournextstep maybetherightone; toreflect:Perhapsthe Master is saying, "Come,FollowMe."

TheSistersofMercy, Victoria-squarg,invite readerstotheirannualVocationRetreatcommencing onSaturday,Nov.30,at3 p.m.andconcludingon Sundayevening,Dec.1.

Thiswillbeatimewhen visitorscandiscussfreely theprosandconsofreligiouslifeandconsider whetherGodiscallingthem inaspecialwaytoHisservice.HehasHisplansfor eachone'sf:itureandtocooperatewishHimneeds carefulthoughtandperhaps heroicgenerosity.

Whatevertheresult,the fruitsoftheretreatwillundoubtedlyhelppeopleto growinHislove,forGod willabundantlybestowHis gracesandblessingsonall thosewhoearnestlydesire todoHisWill.

Whilep:rformingthis dutywithout.landingefficiency,kincl,inessand patienceSiermlnagedto domuchinc:d.'-,'aposto-; licwork.In ,;lion,by! designingandin vest-' ments,shefoundanample nutletforherartistic talents.

Thesuffering,whichwas hercompanionsinceher novitiatedays,wasalv/ays accompaniedbyasilentfortitudeandpatience.These virtuesshonewithincreasinglustreduringherlast protractedillnessofthree! years.andcertainlyedified thecommunityamong whomshelovedandsuffered.

HisLordship,BishopRaffertywaspresentatthe SolemnRequiemMass whichwascelebratedinthe

HundredAtGardenFete

Withtheirhomebrightlypainted,the weatheridealforNovemberandtheirgardenarealpicture,nowonderErnieandMrs. Carpenewereproudpeopleastheyjoined inthewelcomeFatherKearnanandhis parishionersgavethe600peopleforthe annualfete.

Oncethepeoplestarted toarriveitmadeacolourfulandlivelyscene.Equally busysellingalovelyarray offancygoods,pictures, jams,vegetables,fruitand cooldrinksweretheladies inchargeofthevarious stalls,andifanyonehadany doubtsastotheabilityof the1957ladiestoholdtheir ownatcookingwiththeir mothers,onelookatthe cakestallwouldhaveput thesedoubtsaside. Nowonderthecakessold asquicklyastheywere handedin,andfor1/6one gotalovelyafternoontea ofsandwichesandcakesor sconeswithacomfortable placetorelaxandenjoy themandyetbeinthefun.

ThehappybanterofJack Scheurerwasmissedthis yearforhewasawayin thecountryonholidays,but amanhesenttotakehis

placedidanexcellentjob. Sodidthemenatthedifferentwheels.

conventchapelbytheV. Rev.J.Hogan,Adm.on Nov.6. Alargecongregation, comprisingclergyandreligiousoftheArchdiocese,as wellasrelativesandfriends attendedtheMass.The pupilsofOurLady'scollege andSt.Joseph'sschoolrenderedthesinging.TheRev. A.Morahan,oftheCathedralstaff,readtheprayers atthegraveside ToMr.JackKirwan,of SouthPerth,andtoMrs.E. Boyle,ofSydney,brother andsisterofthedeceased, theSistersofMercyextend theirprayersariddeepest sympathy.Maysherestin peace.

BlueArmyPlans Organisation

thoughtheBlueArmywas aworld-wideCrusadenumberingover16millions,it waspracticallyunknownin Australia.

AtMaylandsparishhallonSundaylast, theRev.JohnLynch,P.P.,Maylands,addressedameetingrepresentativeofanumberofparishesinthemetropolitanarearegardingtheBlueArmy. Hepointedoutthatal-to-datebyoneanxiousfor thespreadoftheCrusade. Filmswouldbeavailable soon,thecostofwhich £100),itwashoped,would bemetbyvoluntarysubscriptions.

Onlyrecently,anational headquartershadbeenset upinBrisbane.Itwas thereforeadifficultworkto educatetheCatholicpeople intoarealisationofthe realandurgentnecessityof carryingouttheFatima message,whichwasthepurposeofOurLady'sArmy.

Itcannotbetoomuch emphasisedthatthisisnot anewdevotion,saidFr. Lynch,orthatitentailsany morethaneveryCatholic, whohastheinterestofhis Faithandhiscountryat heartshouldbedoingtoday viz.,dailyRosayandwearingofBrownScapularor Medal.

Itwasacrusadeforthe Rosary.Therewereno subscriptions,nomeetings, noadministrativeexpenses. Printingcostshadforthe mostpartbeenborne,up-

RequiemFor Rector'sFather

SolemnRequiemMass forthereposeofthesoul ofthefatheroftheV.Rev. NewDiocesanJ.P.Wilkinson.C.M.,recg

NCGMSecretary torofSt.CharlesSeminarywasofferedatthe seminarychapelonNov. 16.

Fr.Wilkinsonwasthe celebrant,theRev.M.McKeondeaconandtheRev. B.Whitely,sub-deacon. His presidedGracetheArchbishop andalargenumber ofdiocesanandregular clergyattended.

FrancisPatrickWilkinson diedatWallsend,Newcastle,N.S.W.onNov.3 attheageof82years.

Heis children,survivedbysix oneofwhomisa SisterofMercyintheDioceseofMaitland,N.S.W.

"TheRecord"extends sympathytoFr.Wilkinson andothermembersofthe family.R.I.P.

Miss AnnualNovena

Inthenearfutureare-

visioncommitteewouldbe setuptogetherwithparish committeesinplaceswhere theCrusadehasbeen launched.

Thecommitteesconsistof onlythreemilitantmembers ineachparish,andneed meetonlywhenoccasion requires.

Thelatestreportfrom nationalheadquartersis thatCardinalGilroy,ArchbishopMannixandalmost everyBishopinAustralia havegiventheirblessingto theBlueArmyandare anxioustointroduceitto theirdioceses.

AlumnaeRally

AtSt.Brigid's

Theex-studentsofSt. Brigid'sconvent,West Perth,arecordiallyinvited toattendtheannualgarden Partytobeheldatthe conventonSunday,Dec.8. 1957at2.30p.m.

AgrandChristmasfete willbeheldintheschool grounds,Lion-street,Carlisle,nextSaturday,Nov q(),from1p.m.to10p.m.

Theofficialopeningwill beperformedbyCarlisle's firstnewly-ordainedpriest, theRev.WilliamFlanagan at2.15p.m.

DutchAssist Universities

Utrecht,Netherlands, Nov.4:ItisalmostasimportantforDutchCatholics tosupportinstitutionsof higherlearningasitisto help accordingbuildnewchurches, totheDutch Bishops.

Inajointpastoraltothe CatholicsoftheNetherlands thehierarchyofthecountryaskedthefaithfulto contributegenerouslytothe FundforCatholicHigher Learning,whichwasfoundedrecently.

Fremantle

Ourthankstothemall andtothefriendswhosodiocesansecretaryofthe Al andmadethe1957perhapsmarriedonNov.30,willTheannualnovenain besucceededbyMisshonouroftheMiraculous

kindlycameagainthisyearN.C.G.M.,whoistobe thebestyet.

Thesewerethelucky winnersoftheraffles:-40 pieceDinnerSet,Mrs. Paine,Kalamunda:pair Actilsheets,Mrs.Della Pona,Kalamunda;£10 orderonAherns,M.Jong, NorthBeach;decorated cake,KathCurtis,EastVictoriaPark;Christmascake, Mrs.Fowler,SafetyBay; tablelamp,MissO'Neill, Mt.Lawley;Sundaydinner, Mrs.Heppingstall,Kalamunda;TeddyBear,Mrs. Punch;bridedoll,Nicole Byford;dresseddoll,Burnett,Maylands;waterset, MissSinclair,Leederville.secretary.

WendyBrown(pictured).Medalwillbeconductedat St.Patrick'sChurch,FreMissBrown,whohailsmantlefromNov.29to fromMidlandJunctionDec.8. parish,wasbornatMt.Theexercisesheldeach Lawley. nightfrom7.30p.m.,will ShewaseducatedatbepreachedbyanOblate SacredHeartHighSchool,Father. Highgate;attheMercycon-Confessionsareheard vent,Bassendeanandatnightlyafterthenovena. Victoria-square. Theannualparochial

Shehasbeenashopas-bazaarwillbeheldonFrisistantandonthestaffofdayandSaturday,Nov.29 theP.M.G. and30.

FormerpresidentandThenewchapelatCastlesecretaryoftheMidlanddareJuniorOrphanagewill branchoftheN.C.G.M.shebeblessedandopenedby willbefull-timediocesanHisGracetheArchbishop onSunday,Dec.8.

TheBishopspointedout thatDutchCatholicsalready giveabout125,000dollars eachyearforhighereduca tion,andthattheGovernmentsubsidisestheCatholic universities.

Nevertheless,theyadded, financialexpertshaveesti, materthatintwoyears Catholicswillhavetoquadrupletheirdonationsifthe presentrapidgrowthof Catholicuniversitiesisnot tobecurbedforlackof enoughfundstokeeppace withtheenrolment..

ThemoneycollectedbytheFundforCatholic HigherLearningwillbe usedfortheCatholicUniversityofNijmeganandthe CatholicUniversityofEconomicsatTilburg.

Cathedral'sMarianNovena RecallsChurchOfSilence

TheannualSolemnNovenainhonourof OurLadyoftheMiraculousMedalwillcommenceintheCathedralonSunday,Dec.1, at7.30p.m.

Allpetitionswillbe placedinthepetitionbox atthecommencementof theNovena.

Countrypeoplewhowish toparticipateinthesenine daysofprayermaysend theirpetitionsbypost,to arriveattheChurchoffice bySaturday,November30.

AllCatholicsareinvited toparticipateinthis NovenaforthePreservation ofAustraliafromallevils. J.M.J.V.

OnAugust20,1946, somecattlewaggonsshunted outofastationnearKatowice,Poland.Itwasan ordinarytrain-likeany othertraininaSoviet satelliteState.Yetitwas thebeginningofawonderfulstory.Thestoryofhow aPolishfamilywasdivided byCommunismandreunitedbytheintercession oftheMotherofGod.

Inthetrainweretwo Catholicyouths,Stanislaus andJohnKupietz.They werebothexcitedandsad. Excitedbecausetheywere secretlyfleeingfromsome fanaticCommunistsintothe Westwheretherewouldbe freedom,justiceandthe fulfilmentoftheirambitions.

Theywouldthushavea dancetopractisetheirreligion.Ofcourse,theycould dothat,tosomeextent, undertheCommunistsfor thechurcheswereofficially open.

Butthepriestsandnuns wereimprisoned.Besides, church-goerswerenotcon-

These

sideredthemostpatriotic citizens.

Theirheartswerealso sad.Fortheywerenotonly leavingbehindtheirfatherland,butalsotheirfather andmotherandfive-yearoldsister.Howwouldthese continuetofareunderCommunism?

Theirfatherownedhis owndelicatessenbusiness, butforhowlong?More important,when(ifever) wouldthePolishGovernmentlettheirfamilyreunite?

Thislastquestionthe Kupietzbrothersresolved toansweroncetheyreachedtheiradoptedcountry. Thiscountryturnedoutto beAustralia.

ArrivinginWesternAustralia,Stanislauskeptup afortnightlyairmailcorrespondencewithhisparents. Ofcourseitwascomparativelyeasyforhim.

Withhisfolksbackhome inPolanditwasdifferent. Theywerelookedonas traitorsforwritingtoa capitalisticcountrylike Australia!Andwithoneof theirsonsbeingsounpatrioticastobeginhis studiesforthepopish priesthood! WhenMrs.Kupietz broughtherletterstothe localpost-officeshehadto queueupataspecialwindow,handherlettersopen totheclerkwhocensored themostentatiously,making surenovaluableswereenclosed.

Inthiswaytheoutside

OurLadyoftheMiraculousMedal worldwouldbeignorantof anycensorship.Laterthere wasnothingmuchseenin foreigncorrespondence.

WhenStanislausentered St.Charles'Seminaryat Guildford,hewasintroducedtotheMiraculous Medalnovena.Thisdevotion,whichwasrevealedto St.CatherineLabourein 1830byOurLady,hadcome toGuildfordwiththeVincentianFatherstwoyears before.

Fromthereitspreadto St.Mary'sCathedral,where theNovenaisconducted everyWednesday,andto someparishes.

Stanislauswastaughtto go,childliketoOurLadyin allhisdifficulties.Needless tosayhisfirstthoughtwas forhisparentsandlittle sisterstillbehindtheIron Curtain.

Novenaafternovenahe petitionedMarytoreunite hisfamily.Theyearswent by,butstilltheprayers keptonwithdoggedhope.

Twoapplicationsforvisas throughofficialchannelsvia CanberrareceivedaRussianised"No!"TheBritish ConsulatWarsawcoulddo nothing.Australianpermits forentrywerehadatleast twice.

InPolandmattersbecame worse.TheStatetookover Mr.Kupietz'sdelicatessen businessandmadehim managerofaState-owned co-operative.

Thenafteryearsofconfidentprayerananswerarrived.Ithadastrange coming.

InternationalFactors

The20thSovietParty Congressin1956,Kruschev'sattackonStalinism, thenationalistrevoltsin PolandandHungary-theseinternationalfactorswere thebeginningsofthe answer.ThenaftertheaccessionofPremierGomulka inPolandtheGovernment showedamoreenlightened policy.

In thistraditionallyCatholiccountry(only5.2 percent.ofthepopulation wereCommunistsin1955), therewastobemorereligiousfreedom.Gomulka's eagernesstomakegood beforetheWesternPowers ledhimtorelaxtheemigrationlaws.

InthiswaythePolish visasfortheKupietzfamily weregiveninMay,1957.

Amonthlatertwobrotherswaitedanxiouslyin theearlymorningatMascotaerodrome,Sydney.

RedempforistCorrectsSentimental ErrorsOverFateOfRussianDog

Washington,U.S.A.-ArankingCatholic theologianthinksitis"nonsense"tobe sentimentaloverthefateofthedoginSputnikII,whirlingthroughspace1,000miles abovetheearth.

RedemptoristFather J.Connellsaidinaninterviewthatthetheological principleinvolvedinconductingtestsonlivinganimalsisthatiftheseexperimentscanbenefithuman beingstheyare"perfectly permissable."

ThedeanoftheSchoolof SacredTheologyatthe CatholicUniversityof Americaheresaidthatsuch testsareacceptablebecause "onehumanlifeisimmeasurablymorevaluablethan thelivesofmanyanimals."

Protestsoverplacingthe smalldoginthesecondRed satelliteamountto"sentimentalitygoneastray,adeplorableinversion

whensuddenlytherearrivedthenewsthatthePolish Governmenthadgranted theexitvisas.

Sonow,afteralmost twelvelongyearsthefamily isunitedonceagain.This isundoubtedlyduetoOur Lady'sintercession,forthe positionhadbeenahopelessoneasfatherhelda veryimportantpostandthe Governmenthadalways manifesteditsoppositionto ourrequestsbyrepeated refusals."WithoutMary's helpweshouldnothave beenabletoachievethe reunion."

Theyhadprayedforthis momentfortwelvelong years.Nowatlasttheir familywastobereunited, thankstoOurLadyofthe MiraculousMedal. Worldlingsmightbeinclinedtocallthisstoryall amatterofluck.Prayersto aLady,thenthesmashing oftheStalinidol,Gomulka's accessionandthe quentopeningtothe Westernworld-allpure coincidence.

TheCatholic,believing inProvidenceandthe powerofprayer,knows differently.God'sgrace, flowingthroughMary,uses ordinarymeans-ifone cancallKruschevanda SovietPartyCongressordinary.

HeknowsOurLady's poweratthethroneofGod cananddoeshelpallwho callonher.FortheMother ofGodpromisesgreat favours,asshetoldSt. CatherineLaboure,toall thosewhoconfidentlywear herMedalaroundtheir necks.

Inthiscasesuchafavour wasgrantedafteryearsof unrelentingprayers.Or,as Stanislausputitina thanksgivinglettertoOur Lady:"ourfrequentprayers toyouunderthatlovely title,OurLadyofthe MiraculousMedal,wereat lastunexpectedlyanswered

Inanordinationceremonysoontotakeplacethe youngpriestswillbeasked toofferupaMasstoOur Lady.Iknowoneofthem whowillgladlydoso,rememberingthestation nearKatowice,thecattlewaggons,onAugust20, 1946,andthecoldJune morningatMascotAerodrome.

Toavoidthepossibilityof reprisalsforrelativesstill livingbehind.theIronCurtain,thepropernameof thisPolishfamilycannot bepublished.Otherwisethe storyisastoldbyStanislaustoR.J.DOYLE.

ofvalues,"FatherConnell declared.

Thetheologiansaidhe wishedthatthosewhoprotestsoloudlyoverthedog wouldmaketheircries meaningful"andprotestat theexile,tortureanddeath ofthehundredsofthousandsofpersonswhohave beenvictimsofCommunist tyranny."

However,hecautioned thatitwouldbesinfulto causeunnecessarypainto animals,becausethiswouldr be"aperverseuseofGod's creatures"andwould"fostersadismandcrueltyinthosewhowouldactinthis manner."

"Manmayuseanimals forhisreasonableneeds. Thisistheprinciplethat GodHimselfenunciated whenHesaidtothefirst humanbeings:'Ruleover thefishesoftheseaandthe fowlsoftheairandall livingcreaturesthatmove upontheearth,"Father Connellsaid,referringto Ganesis1:28.

InMoscow,Pravda,the Rednewspaper,saidthat thedog'sreactionstohis flightarebeingtransmitted backtoearthbyradioand thatthisdatawillhelpman preparehimselftomake flightstoouterspace.

U.S.scientistsreported thatadog'sreflexesare consideredclosesttohuman reactions.

FatherConnelladdedin `iisinterviewthattheworld "seemstobedumbfounded itthescientificperfection ofthesputnik,"buthesaid thatthelaunchingofthe moonalsocallsattentionto "therealmarvel-the mechanismofthedog-a muchmorewonderfulprojectof nik."ingenuitythansput-

HesaidGodshouldbeadmiredforcreatingthedog, ratherthanhavingthe Russianscreditedwith "creation"ofspacetravel principles"whichtheyhave reallyonlydiscovered."

Seven-NationParishMission

XaverianClub

Thesix-year-old,seven-nationalityparishltohaveMasseachday,and itwas,edifyingtoseeso ofRivertonhelditsfirstparishmissionlastmany, ny,aftertheirday's work,cometoreceiveHoly Communion.

week.

Theweek'smissionwasAlljoinedinanActof precededbyaweekofin-ConsecrationtoOurLady, tensivevisitationbytheandtheprocessionreturned parishpriest,FatherJohntotheChurchforBenedic-1 Luemmen,S.C.A.,andthetion. missionpriest,FatherJohnFatherLuemmensaidhe O'Regan,0.M.I.,oftheOb-wasgratefultoHisGrace lateMissionHouse,Les-fortheveryspecialprivimurdie. legeofallowingMasseach ParishvisitationwasnoteveningduringtheMission. relaxedevenduringtheInthescatteredparishof

FatherLuemmenand parishionersthanktheOblatesofMaryImmaculate ofLesmurdieformaking themissionpossibleand successful.Theirparticular thanksaredueto-Father J.O'Regan,O.M.I.,whodid notsparehimself,dayor night,duringthemission mission,anditwasmostRivertonthisenabledmanyweeks. encouragingforthepriests toseethefineattendance eachnight.

Eachnight,themission openedwithMass.Themissionsermonfollowed,and theceremoniesclosedwith Benediction.Duringthe eveningMass,aninstruction wasgiven,orapartofthe Masswasexplained.

FatherLuemmensaidhe wasgratefultoFather O'FarrellP.P.,ofQueen's Park,whogenerouslysuppliedhisschoolbusanda drivertoenabletheRiverton-roadparishionerstoattendthemission.

OnSunday,theclosing dayofthemission,13little childrenmadetheirfirst HolyCommunion.Resplendentlycladintheirfirst HolyCommunionclothes, thehappylittleboysand girlsenteredthechurchin procession.

Theparishpriestthenreceivedtherenewaloftheir Baptismalvows,inwhich theywerejoinedbythe wholecongregation.

ThenFr.O'Reganspoke tothechildrenonHoly Communion,andmadea stirringpleatotheir parentstogivetheirinnocentlittleonesnothingbut theverybestofgood example.

Massfollowed,during whicharecordnumberreceivedHolyCommunion. ThemissionendedsolemnlyonSundaynightwitha torchlightprocession,ledby thefirstHolyCommunicants,totheshrineofOur LadyofSchoenstattinthe conventgrounds.

Here,eightnationalities, inanAustralianbushsetting,spoketheircommon loveoftheircommon Motherandheardhowlove forhersimplymeantdoing justwhatwasrecommendedtothemduringthemission.

AnthologyOfLegionMakes

Interesting,ValuableReading

Thiscollectionofarticlesandaddresses byoneoftheleadersoftheLegionofMary oughttobereadbyeveryCatholicwhois ignorantoftheaimsandpurposeofthe society.

Beforereviewingthis bookmyknowledgeofthe LegionofMarywasabysmal.Ibelievedthatitwas akindofadultcontinuation oftheChildrenofMary sodality.Thefactsarethat theLegion,foundedabout thirtyyearsago,hasamembershipofmillionsextendingintoalmosteverypart oftheworld.Thepurpose ofthisdynamicmovement istrulyapostolic:theconversionofanunbelieving worldtoaloveandknowledgeofGod.

FatherMcGrath,Legion ofMaryEnvoytoCommu-nistChina,intheforeword tothisbookbyMr.Duff, statesthattheCommunists havefailedtoliquidatethe ChurchinChinamainlybecauseoftheLegionof Mary.Hegoesontosay thatthesamespiritwhich hasgivenMary'sLegion martyrsinChina,hasenabledittoaccomplishunbelievablefeatsofapostolatethroughouttheworld.

Mr.Duff'stalksandarticlescoverawiderangeof subjectsandallareimbued withadeepsenseoffaith andpiety.Heis,however, essentiallyapracticalman andhisthesisisthatthe Legionary,servingbeneath thestandardofOurLady,is equippedtoconquerapagan world.Buttheremustbe nohalf-measuresandevery memberhastobeprepared tosacrificeallforGod.

"FormulaforConversion" was,forme,oneofthemost

interestingandinstructive articles.Mr.,Duffmakes thepointthateveryCatholiccould,andshould,do somethingaboutbringing peopletoGod,notbyabstrusetheologicalargument, butbyadoptingasimple andpositiveattitudetothe non-believer.Briefly,the formulaforconversionis this:avoidcontroversy,presenttheclaimsoftheCatholicChurchinthesimplest andmostdirectwayand,if necessary,provetheclaim bydescribingaknown miracle. -HF.B.

JohnS.Barns&Sons, Glasgow.

Announcesfull RoundOfEvents

Forthcomingactivitiesof theXaverianClubareas follows:

NighttenniseveryFriday nightatLoftusParktennis courts,Bourke-st.,Leederville.

AgeneralCommunion anddinner-danceonSunday,Dec.1,at5p.m.Tickets maybebookedbycontactingthesecretary..

Asocialandmeetingwill beheldonDec.10atMt. Lawleytennisclubat8p.m.

TheXaverianClubisa socialgatheringforsingle Catholicsover23years.

Enquiriesregardingmembershipmaybemadefrom thesecretary,1laLearoydst.,Mt.Lawley(Phone UA4450after6p.m.week days). *

TeachersWill TakeEucharist

Theannualgeneral Communionoftheabove guildwillbeheldonDec. 7at8.30a.m.intheConventchapel,Victoriasquare.

ACommunionBreakfast willfollow.AllCatholic teacherswelcome.

Thosewhointendtobe atthebreakfastshouldring WM2845sothatafirm arrangementcanbemade.

iibraryShelf

GettingTruePerspective "ONEANDMANY"

IltudEvans,O.P.

BlackfriarsPress,1957.

Price4/-sterling.

When non-Catholics praisetheCatholicChurch forherstandagainst Communism,fortheconsistencyofherdoctrines, forhermanyworksof charityandsoon,weare inclinedtofeelthatthey missthemostimportant things.

Theyarelikepeoplead-miringastainedglasswindowfromtheoutside.What theyadmirecertainlyexists butonlyseeingthewindow fromtheinsidecangiveits fullbeautyandproportion.

Wemustadmit,however, thatnotallCatholicshave afullappreciationofthe windowfromtheinside, thatalthoughsomeseethe wholepicturetheydonot seeitasawhole,butasa jumbleofbeliefs,rituals

andcommandments.

Thereisthereforealwaysneedforsuchbooksasthis byFr. Dominican,IltudEvans,English helpingusto seeourreligionasawhole.

Hesaysinhisintroduction:"Thepurposeofthese pagesisnottoargueorto prove.Itissimplytosay thatthelifeoftheChurch isthelifeofChristcontinuedintimeandplace, madeavailabletomen.

Thetruthswebelieveare declaredeveryday,andthe prayeroftheChurch(which istheprayerofChrist) existstoexpressthem.The lifeofcharityexiststo makethemincarnatehere andnow."

Hereisthecentreofthe picture-ChristHimselfin

Hisgreatactofsacrifice. TheMassisthesamesacrificeasthatoftheCross.If weseethatitisthecentre everythingelsewillfailinto place.IfwelivetheMass inourdailylives,theytoo willbeChrist-like.

ORPHANAGECONCERTGETS

THREERECALLSDEMAND

OnTuesday,WednesdayandFriday,Nov. 12,13and15,theboysofCastledorepresentedtheirannualconcertinthemodernisedhallatthehome.

Anoverflowaudiencewas atributetothereputation oftheboysasentertainers.

Thefirstitemwasthe "NationalAnthem,"presentedbythechoir,followedby"MowingtheBarley"and"Turkeyinthe Straw."

Awelcomewasthen spelledoutbysevenjuveniles,followedbytheaction song"TenLittleNigger Boys."

SeveralIrishlads,inappropriatecostume,thenentertainedwithsweetIrish airs.

Abevyofclownsperformedsomecleveracrobatics,andthen"ChinChin Chinaman"allowedfull scopetobetakenofbright, colourfuldressing.

Thefirsthalfwasbrought toaclosebyaNativityplay whichwasbeautifullyarrangedfrombothartistic anddevotionalaspects.

Thesecondhalfofthe programmewasaveryambitiousproduction of "H.M.S.Pinafore"inits appropriatenauticalsetting.

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Thepartswerewellsustained,thedressingexcellent,andthemusicreflectedgreatcreditontheconductor,Bro.Murrayandhis youngcharges,nottomentiontheorchestraunderthe controlofMrs.Goerke.

Fullcreditmustalsobe giventoallwhohelpedin thisproduction,notforgettingthosewhoassistedwith costumes,-scenery-and make-up.

Thewholeeffortwasa feastofmusicandfunwell abovethestandardwhich couldbereasonablyexpectedofboysofsuchtender years,andtheaudiencewas veryappreciativewithapplauseandthanks.

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holyChristmasandBro. O'Dohertywouldliketo hearfromanyonedesirous oftakinganyoftheboys duringtheholidays.

Allfriendsarecordially invitedtobepresentatthe solemnopeningofthenew chapelbyHisGracethe ArchbishoponSunday,Dec. 8,at3p.m.

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WhatDr.MargaretClarkedidinSydneyrecently wastochoosevoluntaryimprisonmentasthepunish-(nentforapurelytechnicaltaxationoffence.She electedtoactinthisfashiontodrawattentionto theneedformoregovernmentalaidtoCatholic schools,accordingtoPressreports.Nowthosewho believethatmoralindignationisofnovalueandwho areconsequentlyinaconditionoffluctuatingdefeatismregardsuchagestureaseccentricity.And whatisworse,inillogicalconfusion,theytendto thinkthecauseisnegligiblebecauseitsdefenceis )ccasionallyodd.

Ontheotherhand,theywoulddowelltorememberwhattheCommunistshavefoundoutina wideandfearsomeexperienceofpersecution.Itis fataltomakemartyrs,forintheparadoxofhuman affairsitistheacceptanceofdeaththatgiveslife. Sothatacausewhichdoesnotproducemartyrswill Noonceasetoproduceconfessors.Ifalargenumber sufferundersomesmartinginjusticewhichgrows moreintolerablewiththepassingoftime,itisinthe natureofthingsthatsomeexternal,andperhaps vehementprotestshouldbemadefromtimetotime. Withoutthissafetyvalve,thethingsimmersdown tntoasecretandfesteringresentmentwhichisbad forthepatientandforsociety.Buttimehealsall illwounds,eventhesoresofinjustice.Andanevil thingsufferedinsilencemaycomeatlasttobean evil accepted.

Twentyyearsagoagreatdealoftalentandmoney wasemployedtobringthecaseofjusticefor denominationalschoolsbeforethegeneralpublic. Thatitwasnotwidelysuccessfulinthatgeneration andthatitisalmostalostcausewiththepresent generationwouldappeartobeindicatedbyPress comments.Alocalweek-endcolumnistprovidesa caseinpointwithhisremarksonDr.Clarke's case.Heseeshergaolingas"outofallproportion totheissueatstake,"asifitwereunavailingthat oneshouldsufferforthemany.

HegoesontospeculatethatjustasProtestants wouldobjecttopayingtowardstheupkeepof CatholicschoolssoCatholicswouldobjecttosub ;idisingspecificallyProtestantteaching.Thatis rathertomissthewholepointatissue.Catholics JoobjecttosubsidisingProtestantteachingwhether itbespecificallysoorundertheguiseofsecularism. Buttheirprotestsareunavailingandtheyarecompelledwilly-nillytodosothroughgeneraltaxation. ToclaimasourcommentatordoesthattheSfate ;choolsarethereforthosewhowishtousethemis

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amaterialisticandtyrannicalattitude.Wecannot inconscienceavailourselvesofasystemofeducation whichhasmissedthepoint.Wewouldsimilarly notbeinterestedinstudyingatypeofgeometry whichrigidlyexcludedEuclidoracourseofmusic whichfoundBeethovenoffensive.

Itislikewiseidletotakerefugeinthereflection that"non-denominationaleducationisnotnonChristian."Thepointisthatnon-denominational educationisperilouslyclosetobeingnon-theistic. Beforethesecularschoolsgetaroundtoinculcating "broadChristianbeliefs,"theywillneedtoconsider whethertheycanadmitthe"denominational favouritism"ofGod'sexistence.

Itwillnolongerserveasadefenceofsecularism tosaythatitrepresentsreligiousneutralismfor thecrisisofourtimesdemonstratesbeyondcavil thattheneutralistsarenotremovedinkindfrom infidels.ItwouldnothavebeenpossibleforCommunismtohavemadesuchinroadsintothedemocraciesif"broadChristianbeliefs"hadreallyexisted inanystrength.Thefactofthematteristhat materialism,indistinguishablefromformalatheism, isrampantandthesecularschoolsarepowerless toresisttheflood.Theonlyperseverngcheckthe Redshavecomeupagainsthasbeeninthose countrieswhere"denominationalfavouritism"really doescountasthebasisofeducationandcitizenship.

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Friendsandwell-wishersofSt.Joseph's Girls'OrphanageandSt.Vincent'sFoundlingHome,Station-st.,Wembley,areremindedthattheannualGiftDaywillbeheld intheOrphanagegroundsthisSunday,Nov. 24.

TheangelsarelookingSubiaceandcomeviathe aftertheweathersoaper-overheadbridgeinto feetafternooncanbeex-Station-st. pected.Stallsarecarrying amostattractiveandusefulsupplyofwares. Therearenumerousattractionsforyoungandold; Cistercians home-madegoodies for afternoonteaandicecreamRoscrea,Ireland,Nov.12: inverylargequantities. Morethan1,000guestsatWembleybusesleavethetendedabanquethere cityeveryfewminutesandmarkingthe50thanniverdepositvisitorsattheor-saryofthefoundingofthe phanagegate.PeopleusingCistercianCollegeatMount therailwayswillalightatSt.JosephAbbey.

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November24: 3.30p.m.:Confirmatio., andCanonicalVisitation, Kellerberrin.

December1: 7.30n.m.:St.Mary's Cathedral.PresideatopeningofsolemnnovenatoOur LadyoftheMiraculous MedalandimpartPontificalBenediction.

December3: 3.30p.m.St.Mary's Cathedral,St.Louis'School Confirmation. December8: 3pm.:SolemnBlessing, newChapel,Castledare.

December13: 10a.m.:Presideatquar- terlyconferenceofthe clergyintheChapterHall, St.Mary'sCathedral.

7p.m.:Confirmationof adults,St.Mary'sCathedral.

December15: 9.30a.m.:Blessandopen newchurch,Brentwood.

December25:

PopeAgainstSchoolMonopoly

HisHolinessPopePiusXIIhastoldrepresentatives ofEuropeanprivateschoolsthatmodernStateshave gonebeyondtheirboundstoabsorb"allthosegreater sectorsofpubliclife,particularytheschool.While thisinterventionissometimeslegitimate,"thePope said,"whentheactionofindividualsisincapable ofsatisfyingtheneedsofthewholecommunity,still itisharmfulwhenitdeliberatelysupplantscompetentprivateinitiative."ThePopeplacedthe familyfirstinthehierarchyofrightsineducation. HesaidthecommunitywassecondandtheState last.Hesaidtheschoolismerelyanextensionof thefamily'sproperfunctionofformingthehuman personalityandthateventhecommunity.itselfserves asakindofschoolinthistask.ButtheState,asa politicalpower,mayinterveneonlyinasupplementaryroletoinsurethenecessaryeffectivenessofthe actionofprivateorganisations,thePopedeclared.

"AStatewhichtakestoitselfexclusivelythetask ofeducationandprohibitsprivateorganisationsand independentgroupsfromassumingtheirresponsibilitiesinthisfield,makesaclaimwhichisincompatiblewiththefundamentalrequirementsofthe humanperson,"hesaid."Theidealofthefreedom oftheschoolsisadmittedbyallpoliticalregimes whichrecognisetherightsoftheindividualandof thefamily,"headded.ThePopenotedseveralways inwhichtheStateconcernsitselfineducation.He saidsomeStatesdissociatethemselvesfromprivate effortsbutreservetothemselvesonlytherightof awardingallacademictitles,whileothersgrantoutrightsubsidiestoprivateschools.

Butmoreimportantthanmaterialconcessionsor recognitionofdegrees,hesaid,arethebasicprincipleswhichgovernaState'sattitudetowardprivate education.ThePontiffsaidmanyshadesmaybe giventofreedomofeducationbut,asamatterof fact,libertyissometimesadmittedintheorywhen ineffectitislimitedandevenopposed.Atother timesfreedomofeducationisatmosttoleratedwhile theStatemaintainsthatitholdatruemonopolyin educationalmatters.Hewarnedprivateschool educatorsagainstamisguidedzealwhichmightlead" themtofolloweducationalsystemscomposedby menwhoareconcernedwiththingsotherthanthe truevaluesoftheperson.Hesaidtheycouldfind theireffortsmoreendangeredfromwithinbyfollowingthesephilosophiesofeducationthanfrom dangerspresentedbyexternalattacks.

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Honouredguestatthe two-daycelebrationatthe collegeinthisCountyTippararytownwasCaptain ArthurMoore,grandsonof CountArthurMoore.Count Moorehadpresentedtothe Cisterciansthe600-acre estateonwhichtheabbey issituated.

Later,afterthedeathof hisson,hegavetothe monksthemoneywhich wastohavebeenhisson's inheritance.Thissumwas usedtobuildthecollege.

Mr.Lynch,Ministerof "di-ation,saidthe4,000 p-vionsstudentsofthe collegehadfaithfullyimbibedtheCistercianteachingandhadgchieontobecomegoodcitizens,good IrishmenandgoodCatholics.

InIndonesia

Kerkrade,Netherlands, Nov.12:FranciscanFather L.H.Beckers,directorof theCatholichighschool here,hasbeenappointed rectoroftheCatholicEconomicUniversityofBandung,Indonesia.

FaterBeckers(40),was borninRoermond,the Netherlands,andhasbeen directoroftheCatholic highschoolheresince1951. Hewasappointedtothe BandungpostbythesupPresideatMidnightMass,erioroftheFranciscan St.Mary'sCathedral. 'FathersintheNetherlands

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WorkingMenAreAstray

Rome,Oct.21.-Thereligiouscrisis amongworkingclasseswastheobjectof carefulstudyduringthenationalcongressof ecclesiasticalassistantsoftheChristianAssociationsofItalianWorkmen(ACLIheld here.

Thegraveconcerndis-priestsofsidingwiththe playedinItalianCatholicrich. circlesoverthiscrisisis clearlyshowninthefinal motionofthecongress.

Thedocumentrecommendsthatcertainsteps betakenwithinACLIon theeconomicandsocial planeandinworksofassistance.Italsounderlines theneedforpastoral methodsbetteradaptedto thechangingconditionsof lifeoftheindustrialworker.

Theconcludingmotions aretheoutgrowthofinvestigationsconductedby priestsinseveralfactories ontheeconomic,political andreligiousconditionof theworkers.Oneofthe priestswroteinhisreport:

"Themachineshopsareterrible. Assembly-line workismonotonousand heavy.Therearegreat differencesofeconomic numberofworkers.The greaternumberofworkers aremembersoftheCommunistorsocialistparties.

"Themanagementis Oneroustowardreligious t initiatives,butdoesnot toleratethepresenceofa priestinthefactory.Only 7to10percent.ofthe workersgotoMass;25per cent.maketheirEaster duty."

Anotherpriest'sreporton afactoryinRomereads:

"Ninetytwopercent.of theworkersbelieveinGod, butonly12percent.know theelementaryprayers. Mistrustoftheclergyseems tohegeneral.

"Seventy-fivepercent. acknowledgethefactthat apriestiscompetentenoughthroughhisgeneralculture andthespirituallifeofhis Isvocation,buttheyaccusethe

"MilitantCatholicsare afraidoffindingthemselves intoosmallandisolated numbers.However,almost alltheworkerstakepartin religiousmissions;35per cent.attendLentenservices; 80percent.fulfilltheir Easterduty."

SecularMarriage A thefactoryinvestigationat southernItalianvillage ofCrotoneinCalabria showedthatmorethanhalf oftheworkers'marriages arepurelycivil,without

theblessingoftheChurch.

Anumberofworkerssaid thatthereasonsforthisare economicandsocialrather thanidealogicalorreligious.

Souseofthespecificreasonsgivenwere:housing shortages,needforGovernmentfamilygrants,impossibilityofmeetingmarriage expenses.

Oneofthepriest-leaders ofACLIdeclaredthatin ordertowinbackthe workingclasses,theparish isnolongersufficient.

Inadditiontotheparish, hesaid,theremustalsobe priestswhoarespeciallytrainedtoworkamongthe labourers,andgroupsof selectlaymenwhohave beenhighlytrainedmorally andtechnicallymustpenetratetheranksofthe workers.

PrelateAsksDisillusioned YouthForCourage,Liberality

Poznan,Oct.22.-APolishprelatereleasedfromacommunistjailonlylast autumncalledonPoland'syouthtodevelop "acourageousandgenerouscharacteranda clearworldoutlook"ashewasinstalledas ArchbishopofPoznan.

ArchbishopAntoniBara-afewdayslater,shortly niak,S.D.B.,toldhispeopleaftertheCardinalhimself that"ouryouthtoday standshelpless,deprivedof itsideals."

Hemadetheassertionin apastoralletterontheoccasionofhisinstallationin thePoznancathedral,succeedingArchbishopWalenty Dymek,whodiedonOctober22,1956,justafterthe forcesofWladyslawGornisikahadoustedtheStalin!Asfromcontrolofthe PastGovernmeat ArchbishopBaraniak,thenAuxiliaryBishop toHisEminenceStefan Cardinal GnieznoWyszynskiforthe archdiocese,was releasedbyhisRedcaptors

wasfreed.Bothhadbeen imprisonedformorethan threeyears. BishopBaraniakaccompaniedtheCardinal-ArchbishopofGnieznoandWarsawonhistriptoRomelast May,andCardinalWys-zynskihimselfannounced hispromotiontothePoznan archdiocese immediately afteraprivateaudience withHisHolinessPopePius XII. InhispastoralonformallytakingoverthePoznanSee,ArchbishopBaraniaksaidthattheyouthof Poland"havebeensepa- ratedfromGod,deprived oftheGospelandgivennothinginexchange."

Youthhastherefore "turnedawayfromCommunistdouble-talk,"hesaid andhas"lostconfidencein itsteachersandeducators."

TheArchbishopalsosaid thatbecauseitwas "blackenedbythesmoke of.slander".many.young peoplehaveturnedtheir backsontheteachingofthe Church.Referringtothe Church'steaching,hecontinued:

"Yousaythatyoudonot understandthesewordsany more.Yourearsarefullof otherwords,suchasscience, culture,technology,progress.

LazyUnionists,WhenGreat IssuesAreAtSlake,OffendGod

London,Oct.22.-Unionmemberswho aretoolazytoattendmeetingswhengreat issuesareatstakeruntheriskof"failingto keepanappointment"withGod,Archbishop WilliamGodfreyofWestminstertoldagroup oftradeunionists.

AddressinganightMass observing"IndustrialSunday,"theArchbishopwarnedCatholictradeunionists that"everyoneshouldfeel ithisboundendutytoresist withallhismightthe manoeuvresofthosewho wouldwinawayfromtheir loyaltytoGodandtotheir nation.

"Itfollowsthatyoushould allbetruemembersofyour unionandnotfailtobe presentatyourmeetings. Youshouldbedetermined touseyourvoteasyour consciencetellsyou.

"Onemightalmostsay thataunionmemberwhois negligentabouthisattendanceathismeetings,particularlywhengreatissues areatstake,isbyhisapathy orslothfailingtokeepan appointmentwithhis Maker."

allshouldhaveanoppor-tunitytodoso. Healsonotedthat"in heranxietytopromoteindustrial harmony,the Churchundoubtedlyblesses thosesystemswhichseek topromoteasenseofpart- nershipinindustrybetweenemployerandemployed."

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TedLong,generalsecretaryoftheY.C.W.co-opera-tivesocieties,saidthatthere isnowashortageofhome financinginAustralia.To overcomethisshortage,Mr. Longsaid,thenewY.C.W. sponsoredsocietywillmake itpossibleforpeopleto combinetheirsavingsina commonfundoutofwhich depositorscanapplyfora loantobuildorbuyahouse. Mr.Longexplained.that depositorsinthePermanent BuildingSocietywillreceiveatleastfourpercent interestandborrowerswill bechargedfivepercent. Hesaidtheplanwillprovideameansofregular savingatanattractiverate ofinterestandafterafew years,depositorswillhave prioritiesinapplyingfor loans.

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"Yhenyouaretoldabout Progress,youhavetheright anddutytoaskwhereit willleadyou.Willitlead youtohappinessandgood, evenifonlytemporal,orto adeclineandopencrimes?"

Archbishop Baraniak notedthatscienceisnotan endbuta"toolinthehand ofman,"dependingonwhat manhimselfis"whetherit willbeablessingora curse."

"Youhaveoftenheard anotherword,culture,"he continued."Butask,what kindofculture.Forthere isnorealculturewithout morality."

TheSalesianprelatecited asanexampleofChristian educationthemethodof St.JohnBosco,founderof theSalesianFathers.It consistsincreatinganenvironmentandatmosphere foryouthinwhichoccasions fortransgressionsarekept toaminimum,hesaid.

Inconclusion,theArchbishopnotedthat"thereis nocultureofthespiritand noprogress"withoutsuch wordsas"God,moraliy,and conscience."

"Thismeansthatneither theemployernortheemployedshouldliveinthe pastandthattheoldrancoursanddifficultiesshould besetaside,"hesaid.

TheArchbishopnoted thatthough,ingeneral,extremepovertyhasbeen eradicatedinBritain,"still wearemembersofthe humanfamily,aworld community,andmustrecognisethelegitimatenatural aspirationsofthosewho arenotasprivilegedas ourselvesandrememberthe undoubtedneedsofunderdevelopednations."

Hecriticisedas"unfair" thesystemofpayingabasic wagewhichisintendedto allowtheworkertosupnlementhisneedsbyworkingovertimeandsuggested itwould"bemoreequitable toraisethebasicwageand reducethescaleofpayment forovertimework."

Whileagreeingthat highergradesofworkmanshipshouldreceivehigher naytheArchbishopsaid tatmanhasaninbornright toimprovehispositionand

ChinaVisitors NeedQuarter

ToFormViews

London,Nov.4:WesternersvisitingChina shouldnotbemisledinto believingthattheChurch enjoyslibertyandfreedomfrompersecution there,DivineWordFather HaroldRigneysaidinan interviewhere.

Inaninterviewpublishedinthe"CatholicHerald,"Catholicnewspaper ofnationalcirculationissuedhere,FatherRigney, whowasaprisonerofChineseRedsforsevenyears, saidthatsomeWesterners returningfromshorttrips toChinahavebeensaying thatthepersecutionofthe ChurchhasendedinChina.

"Ihaveknownseveral Westerners,"hesaid,"who attendedMass(inChina) andsawnoevidenceof thepersecutionofthe Church.Suchpeoplemay wellbedeceived,butinfact theyaresimplynotreportingtheactualconditionsof theChurchinChina."

ArchbishopGodfreyalso advisedthat"classwarfare canhavenopartinany Catholicsocialprogramme." Hecalledforgoodwillon thepartofbothmanagementandlabour J.

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Quinquennialcensusfig-uresgatheredinMay,1956, andjustreleasedbythe Government Statistician, showatotalpopulationincreaseof12.1percent.

The fromCatholicincrease, 264,555to310,723, representsariseof17.8per cent.,andmeansthatthe Catholicpercentageoftotal populationhasgonefrom 13.6in1951,to14.4in1956.

Othercomparativefigures revealedbythecensusare: ChurchofEngland.from 726,626to780,999(7.4per cent.);Presbyterian,446,333 to483,884(8.4percent.); Methodist,156,077to161,823 (3.7percent.).

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9:TheSacredPenintentiary,aVatican tribunaldealingwith dispensationsandindulgences,hasattachedthefollowingindulgencestothe prayerforpriestly vocationsrecently composedbyHis HolinessPopePius

11: Anindulgenceof 10yearseverytimeit isrecitedandaplenaryindulgencefor itsrecitationforan

Thenumberofpersons recordedasathiestsdr d from1,746in1951to1,316entiremonth. in1956.

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PopeWantsWiderEfforts InEuropeanCo-operation

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Castelgandolfo,Nov.4.-HisHoliness, PopePiusXIIhascalledforthewideningof thefieldsofactivityoftheEuropeanCoal andSteelCommunity(ECSC)andhasurgedtheagencybegivengreaterpowers.

Addressingmembersofnationshasbeenconsidered theECSCgoverningbodythefirststeptowarda inaspecialaudiencehere,federalunionofEurope's thePopehailedthemasthe firstand,thusfar,only Europeanparliamentaryinstitution.Heassuredthe representativesofthedeep interestwithwhichhefollowstheirprogress.

TheECSCisasupra- nationalbodysetupunder agreementsbetweensix Europeannationswhich placesthesteelandcoal productionofthemember- nationsunderacommon authorityandsetsupa singlemarketforcoalandsteelthroughoutthecommunity.

Thesixnationsinvolved areGermany,France,Bel-gium,Italy,Luxembourg andtheNetherlands.The establishmentofafederal agreementbythesix 111111M1P,

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ThePopetoldthegroup that"modernStatesofaveragepowerarefacedwith thevitaleconomicnecessityofcloselyassociating themselvesiftheywishto pursuethescientific,industrialandcommercialactivitieswhicharerequisitesfor theirprosperity,freedom andculturalinfluence."

Hesaidthelastwardemonstratedthefutilityof strictlynationalisticpoli- cies.Europeannationsnow havemanyreasonsforenteringintoatruefederationandburyingoldrivalries,hesaid. Amongthereasonsthe PopegaveforaEuropeanfederationarethefactsthat Europehasbeenseriously SAVEMONEY!

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Healsonotedthatmany colonialterritorieshave reachedtheageofautonomyandthatthemarket forrawmaterialshasgrown fromanationaltoacon- tinentalscale.

"Europefeels,andthe wholeworldwithher,that allmenarebrothersand arecalledtouniteinlabour, toconcernthemselveswith everyhumanmiseryandto haltthescandaloffamine andignorance,"thePope declared.

"Itwouldbewrong,"hecontinued;."tobelievethat theneworderwillariseby itselfunderthepressureof mereeconomicfactors.Thereisneedforarecog-nisedlawandforapower capableofmakingitrespected.OneoftheadvantagesofECSCliesinthe factthatithasprovedits usefulnessthroughtangible results.

"Agreaterstabilityin priceshasgivenbuyersand sellersthehabitofdealing onthewholeextentofthe market,andtheclimateof confidencewhichhasbeen createdgivesrisetothe hopethatthetreatywill soonbeextendedtoever widerfields.

praiseThePopesingledoutfor amongECSCaccomplishmentswhatithasdone fortheworkingmanbyinsuringemploymentfora workerwhohaslosthisjob becauseoftheadvanceof mechanisation,bymaintaining tainingwagelevelsandbyobunemploymentcompensationforworkers.

Hesaidthat"Wewould likeinparticulartounderlinetherecentcreationof anECSCworkers'cardal- lowingafirstcategoryof skilledworkerstocirculate freelyfromonecountryto another.Itssymbolicvalue anditspracticalimportance doesnotTheescapeanyone." Pontiffsaidthatnot everythingisperfect,and notallthathasbeenaccomplishedcanbeattributedto ECSC,butthattheinitiativesthatithasinspired havebroughtaboutdevelopmentswhichwould havetakenlongerwithout itsexistence. Withagreatdealof patienceandagreatexpen- ditureofenergy,theagency hasovercomemanyobstaclesandallayedmany years,thePopesaid.

Greatermutualsacrifices onthepartofnationswill havetobemadethough,thePopecontinued,ifECSC istosucceedfurther.In speakingofnationalsacrifices,thePopetouchedon nationalheritagesofculture andtraditions.Hesaidin passing:

"Thedutyofgratitude forthemeritsandworksof

CzechRedsPaintPropaganda

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VaticanCity,Oct.21-Apamphletwhich Czechoslovakianauthoritieshavebeencir- culatinginItalyas"aproofofrespectfor religiousfreedom"hasbeencallednothing morethana"propagandisticmontage,"by L'OsservatoreRomano.

TheVaticanCitydailynewspaperdenouncedthe pamphletpublishedby"BohemianCatholicCharity"andby"TheSocietyof St.Adalbert."

Thefirstwasidentifiedas ourforefathersengendersaCzechrelieforganisation moreoftenthannotanin-andtheotherasaSlovak stinctivepreferenceforcer-publishingagencybothof tainformsoflifeandwhichhavelongbeenun- thought,whichdonotal-derthecommunistregime,wayshaveorwhichnothepapersaid. longerhaveareasonfor"Thepamphletwhichis continuinginviewofthebeingsentintoItalyisfull newobligationscreatedbyofbrazenomissionswhich therapidandprofoundevorenderitstestimonyunac- lutionofthemodernworld."ceptable,"thepaperdeclared.

CardinalHas SimpleRecipe ForSuccess

Rome,Nov.4:"Ihave donenothingextraordinary, butIcanalwayssaythatI havesoughtonlytoobey mysuperiorsandalwaysto domyduty."

InthiswaytheDeanof theSacredCollegeofCar- idnalsHisEminence EugeneCardinalTisserant, summeduphis50yearsof priesthood.

Afteranextraordinarycareer,the73-year-oldpre- lateholdssuchhightitles asBishopofOstiaand BishopofPortoandSanta Rufina,suburbicariandiocaseswhichadjointhe Pope'sowndioceseof Romeandwhichareoccu- piedonlybycardinal bishops.

TheCardinalisalsoSecretaryoftheSacredCongregationfortheOriental Church,PrefectoftheSacredCeremonialCongregationandArchivistofthe HolyRomanChurch.

Astheseniorcardinal bishop,CardinalTisserant isDeanoftheCollegeofCardinalsandwouldpreside duringaconclavetoelect anewpope.Hewouldalso presideatthecoronationof anewpope.

CardinalTisserant'sgol-denjubileewascelebrated herebythefaithfulofhis diocesesandbystaffmembersoftheOrientalCongre-gation.Earlieranothercelebrationwasheldinhis nativeFrance,whichwas attendedbyReneCoty,PresidentoftheFrenchRepublic.

"Onemightcallitapro-pagandisticmontagein which,bypiecingtogethera fewtrueparticulars,athoroughlyfalseandunreal situationisconstructed."

BishopsMisused The "Thuspamphlet,entitled: WeWhoAreManyConstitutetheOnlyBodyin Christ,"is70pageslong.It containsarticlesbyeccles-iasticalauthorsandhas69photographs.Amongthe articlesinitaresomeat- tributedtobishops.

L'Osservatorecommented: "Ifthese (bishops') namesweremisused theywouldbeinnoposi- tiontounmaskthefalsehoodsincetheyaredenied

everymeansofdoingso."

Oneofthearticlesbears thenameofBishopMaurice PichaofHradecKralove wholeastofallcouldcon- firmordenytheuseofhis namesincehediedabouta yearago,thepaperreport- ed.

L'Osservatoresaidthe pamphletcompletelyignores theexistenceofother bishops,probablybecause"theyareallinprisonor underconfinement;inany case,preventedfromcarry-ingouttheirfunctions."

ConfirmsTruth phlet'sAfterdenyingthepamadded:assertions,thepaper

"Insteadofprovingthe existenceofgenuinereligiousfreedom,thepublica- tionofthebooklet,whether attributedtoorimposedon thetwoCzechinstitutions, confirmsintheeyesofthose whoknowthepainfultruththeconstantpresenceofa persecutionwhichaimsat corrodingtothepointof destroying,ifthatwerepos- sible,therealityofthe Church.

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Thereisaseriesofthe,se traditionalfairytalesadd childclassicsallbeautifully producedandillustrated.

Manyhavebeenprinted inItalyfortheEnglishpublishersandthecoloursreallyglow.Theonlywordto describethemis"exquisite."

Thereareparagraphs, andillustrations,onsuch diversetopicsasEgyptian hieroglyphsandtelevision, knittingandtelevision.

Belley,France,Nov.4:If BishopReneFourreyofBelleyhashisway,1959will beknownasCureofArs Year.

Someofthemmaybefiveaccreditednewspaperstudiesis collection byecAustralia'sace moreexpensivethanthereportersatthefront.Hisphotographerwasfirstpub- usualrunofbooksInorm-despatcheswereclear,lispedtwoyearsago,and allyreviewinthiscolumn;colourfulandofhuman-in-reprintlastyear.Itisa allIwouldsayisthatanythingaboveaverageprice hasbeenchosenaftercarefulevaluationofitsworth andrepresentsgoodvalue forthemoneyifyouare lookingforsomebettertype ofpresent.

Inthesectionforthelaterbooks,IstillrememyoungerreaderswhichwillberwithaffectiontheenappearfromnowuntiljoymentIgotoutofthe ChristmasIshalltrytooffersuggestionsforallage rangesandallpurses.

terest. Soonafterthewarended heturnedtonovelwriting, andhadsomeoutstanding successes.Hisoutputsince thenhasbeentremendous. AlthoughIhavenotbeen sointerestedinmostofhis bookshewrotebetweenthe twowars. Ithinkhehasalwaysimpressedmeasapaternal typeofperson,andhis

well-boundbookof200 pagesprintedonartpaper.

Thepictureshavebeen wellchosen,andthedescriptiveletterpressisusefulandnotintrusive.

Thestandardofillustrationisexceptionallygood withsomereallystriking studiesofevenfamiliar scenes,andthecolourreproduction,withoneexcep- tion,is

Ichosethisparticularone becauseithadsixstoriesin it;thereisanotherwith four,andtherearealso similarbooksaboutPinochio,TalesfromtheArabianNights,andAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.

Thebookisperhapstoo expensivetogivetoachild whoisonlylikelytobeinterestedinthepictures.

ThethingIlikebest aboutthisbookisthatthe explanationconsistsgener- allyofnomorethanfifty orsixtywords-justenough tosatisfycuriosityorwhet theinterestformore.

Thereareshortarticles onpuppetsphotographyandmanyotherhobbies, andattheendofthebook asectionof70pagesis devotedtoeducational materialpresentedinaninterestingfashion.

Thereareofcoursemany beautifulbooksforchildren availableintheshopsautobiographyconfirmsthis whichIcannotfindtimeorview. spacetoreview,orwhichI havecoveredinprevious years.

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LIFE'SADVENTURE

Hesoobviouslyloves childrenandisalittlebewilderedbythepeculiar

AmongtheseIwouldlikecharacteristicstheyacquire toremindparentsof"Mar-atalaterage. cellino"and"ACarpetofHisphilosophyoflife Flowers,"butIcannotre-willprobablybeconsidered peatallthebookswhichIold-fashioned,forhehas notchangedhisoutlook muchoverthepast50years. AllIcansayisthatitis likeabreathoffreshairto hearsomeoneexpounding commonsense,eventhough itmaybytiedupwitha fewribbonsofnostalgic sighingfor"thegoodold days"whenBritain'sname madetheungodlytremble.

ByPhillipGibbs

Thisisathoughtfuland agentleautobiography.

Lookingbackover80years oflife,SirPhillipGibbs canfindlittletoregretand nothingunkindtosay,and that.inthesedaysof"debunking"and"revelations" isarefreshingthing. PhillipGibbsfirsthitthe headlinesduringWorldWar Iwhenhewasoneofthe

Hesuffers,however,no suchpangsforthedisappearanceofthefrightful workingconditionsofthe masseswhichwasasymptomofthose"goodold days.

Altogether,Ithinkyou willenjoythisself-portrait ofanEnglishnovelistwho neverreallyceasedtobea reporter.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.Thepriceis21/.

Withinreallysuperb.thepastyearI haveseentwootherbooks whichattemptedtopresent Australiatoitsownpeopleandvisitorsfromabroad.

ButIcanhonestlysaythatneitherofthemsucceededaswellasthisone does.Thereisnodoubt aboutCaptainHurley'sgeniusasaphotographer.

Ifyouarethinkingof sendingagifttosomeone overseasthiswouldbethe idealone.Thepictures rangeallovertheCommonwealth,andthebookpresentsapanoramaofAustraliathatcouldnotbebettered.

Consideringthewealthof illustrationIwouldsayit isgoodvalue.

MycopyfromCarrollsof Hay-st.Thepriceis45/.

Thetellingofthestories isataboutnine-year-old levelorupwards,and-the childrentakeagooddealof prideinthebook.

MycopyfromAherns' Booklovers.Thepriceis 15/6.

TheForestofBolandLight Railway By"B.B."

ThisisabookIhadin mindtorecommendforthe ten-year-oldslastyear,but, unfortunately,whenIcame tolookforacopy,itwas notavailable.

Itisthestoryofacommunityofgnomeswholive intheForestofBoland,industriousgnomeswhosolve theproblemoftransportto theirworkbybuildingthe "ForestofBolandLight Railway."

Thesecouldprovide plentyofammunitionfor partiesandgames.

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BishopFourrey,whose dioceseincludesthefamous parishofArs,hasannounced plansforayear-longcele- brationofthe100thanniversaryofthedeathofSt. JohnBaptistVianney, popularlyknownasthe CureofArs.Heisthepatronsaintof Althoughparishpriests. thelittlevillage ofArsisnotononeofthe mainhighwaysofFrance,it receivesannuallyanaverageofabout300,000pilgrimswhocometopaytributetothemodestparish priestwhowasoncecalled "themostunlearnedbutthe mostdevoutseminarianin Lyons."

BishopFonrreyestimatesthenumberofpilgrims visitingArsin1959will exceedamillion.

Inhisannouncementthe BishoprecalledthesurprisingwordsspokedbyFather Vianneywhenhefirstsaw hislittleparishofabout 230souls:"Laterthislittle parishwillnotbeableto holdallofthosewhowill come."

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Initsleadingeditorial, theinternationalyrespect-ed"liberal"newspapersaid thenaturalsolutiontothe presentFrenchpolitical situatnonwouldbeto chooseaPremierfromthe CatholicCentreParty,the Mouvement Republician Populaire.

"Itistime,"thearticle stated,"thattheFrench SocialistPartyrecovereda decentsenseofproportion andnormalmoralstandards."

AskingwhyformerPremierRobertSchumannrefusedtheinvitationofPresidentReneCotytoforma new FelixGovernmentandwhy Gaillardhadbeen preferredtotheM.R.P.'s leader,PierrePfimlin,the "ManchesterGuardian"said "Theanswercastsasombre lightonthedistortedmoral andpoliticalvaluesof Francetoday.Theobjection toM.Pflimlinisthathe leadsaCatholicparty;he goestoMass.

"Itwillberecordedin historythatoneofthereasonswhyFrancehashadno Government withany authoritysincelastMay andnoGovernmentatall duringthemonthofOctober isthattheleadersandthe majorityofherSocialist partyfindsitharderto tolerateaMass-goingPrime Ministerthantorture."

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JewishProphetForetold

AbolitionOfAllIdolatry

Student doe: ean says: Y Y P "ForthenwillIturntothepeopleapure language."DoesthatmeanthatGodwill undotheconfusionoftonguesbygiving mankindasingleinternationallanguage?

HypnoticShowsAimedAt AmusementAreNotLawful

E.C.,Tasmania:Istheuseofhypnotism evermorallylawful,accordingtoCatholic

Sd Zhih3:9 lutedbythenamesoffalseteaching?

godsandvileutterancesassociatedwithidolatry.

R.:No.Thetranslationdietedthat,trueworshippers youquoteisfromthePro-ofGodwouldbedrawn testantAuthorisedVersionfromamongallnations. oftheBible,andyouhaveAsaresultofZephaniah's beenmisledbytheuseofpreaching,Josiah,Kingof theword"language."

TheHebrewwordis "sapha,"whichliterally means"lip."TheCatholic DouayVersiontranslates thesentence:"Iwillrestore tothepeopleachosenlip," whichatfirstsightdoesnot seemtomakesensealthough itismorefaithfultothe Hebrew.

Suchchosenpeoplewilltakeupontheirlips-no matterinwhatlanguage theyspeak-onlythename ofJahweh,theonetrue God.

Zephaniah predicted, therefore,notunityoflanguage,butunityofpeopleof Judah,didhisbestin622alllanguagesinapureworB.C.toabolishidolatoryandshipofthetrueGod. restoretruereligiouswor-Hewasconcernedwith ship;butthepeoplesoontheworshipofferedtoGod, relapsed,andin598B.C.notthelanguageinwhichit Nebuchachadnezzar(Nabu-isoffered;andcertainlyhe chodqnosor)capturedJeru-wasnotinterestedinpresalemandexiledmanyofdietingasingleinternatheJewstoBabylon. tionallanguageconvenient

Thelong-termprophecytomenfromtheviewpoint ofZephaniahwasfulfilledoftheirmerelyearthly nearlysixcenturieslater,affairsinthisworld.

Butthecontextmakes thethoughtofSophoniasasheiscalledintheDouay Version-clear.Forthe completeversereads:"I willrestoretothepeoplea chosenlip,thatallmaycall uponthenameoftheLordQ.:Surelytheobvious andserveHimwithonemeaningofgivingthe shoulder,"i.e.,withonepeoplesoftheworlda accord. purelanguageisthatthey Q.:Ifnot,whatwasZep-willhaveasingle hanialitalkingabout? languagenotcorruptedby

whenChristcameasthe MessiahandpeoplefromDifferencesOf amongallnations,Jewand Gentilealike,werecalledto worshipthetrueGodin MissionStatus spiritandintruth.

R.:TheprophetZep-differentdialects. haniahdenouncedtheadop-R.:IninterpretingScrip- tionofidolatrouspracticestureitisnecessarytobebytheJewsandpredictedwareofwhatonethinksto God'spunishmentofthembetheobviousmeaningof iftheydidnotreform. isolatedphrasesfoundin Buteveniftheyrefuseddifferenttranslations. ingeneraltoreform,Zep-ThesenseoftheHebrew, haniahsaidthatsometakeninthelightoftheconwouldremainfaithfulwhomtext,isthateventually Godwouldremember. peoplewillbedrawnfrom Then,lookingtothedis-amongallnationswhowill tantfuture,Zephaniahpre-begivencleanlips,unpol-

R.:TheCatholicChurch permitsthemedicaluseof hypotismprovidedthereare seriousreasonsforhaving recoursetoit,thatthereare noothermeanspromising equalsuccess,thatthehypnotistemployed highestmoralintegrity,and thatwitnessesarepresent ifpossible.

IsTaxation vasionIssue OfEthics?

J.0..Melbourne:If avoidanceofpayingtaxes bewrong,thenjustwhen doesitbecomemortal sin?

R.:Itisimpossibletogive asetrulingonthatsubject. Itisundoubtedlywrongto

B.C.,NeutralBay:Whatevadeduetaxation.Butin isaPrefectureApostolicwhat sense?Normally andaVicariateApostolic?speaking,taxationlawsare AretheythesameasaDio-penallaws,Stateofficials cese? beingappointedtoseethat

TheChurchhasneverdeclaredhypnotismlawful underconditionsotherthan thoseIhavegiven.

Q.:IftheChurchobjects tohypnotism,onwhat grounds?Ireferparticu- larlytostage-hypnotism forentertainmentpurposes.

R.:Itis unlawfulalwaysmorally toputone'sreason andwillunderthecontrol ofanotherwithoutserious justificationfordoingso: andmerelytoprovideother peoplewithamusementand astage-hypnotistwithrevenueisnotasufficiently gravereason.

Instageshowsserious physicalandpsychological injuriesarealwaysliableto result.Responsiblemedical authoritiesdeclarethat stage-hypnotistshavelitle knowledgeofthedangers oftheiractivities,andseldomtakeadequateprecau-tionstoreleasesubjects fromhypnoticinfluences.

FaithMayBe UnderstoodIn TwoSenses

E.M.,Adelaide:Canone havefaithwithoutreligion?

R.:Thatquestionisreally toovaguetobeabletodo muchwithit.Somuchdependsonwhatyoumeanby "faith"andby"religion."

Therearetwokindsof faith.naturalfaithand supernaturalfaith.Natural faithisnecessaryforlifeat all.Everybodyhastohave it.

Whenyoudrinkacupof teayoutakeitonfaiththat noonehasputarsenicinit. Theonlywaytoknowthat there'snoarsenicinitis tomakeathoroughchemicalanalysisofit.

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R.:Theyarenotpreciselytheyareobserved. thesameasadiocese.As missionaryareasdevelop, thefirststageintheirorga- nisationisasaPrefecture Apostolic;thatis,oneofthe priestsisappointedbythe PopeasPrefect. Heisgiventhesameadministrativepowerasa Bishop;taxesandanysuperadded buthedoesnotfines. exerciseitinhisownright, butonlyasdelegatedtohim bythePope. Withfurtherprogress,the areaisconstitutedasa VicariateApostolic.Instead ofapriestbeingincharge asPrefect,aTitularBishop isappointedasVicar.

Again,hedoesnotrule inhisownright,buthas

Inthiscase,thosewho evadepayingtheirdue shareoftaxescommitno sinfromthatpointofview; butifdetectedbyState officials,theyareobliged inconsciencetosubmitto thepenalty,payingupback

canobligeunderpainofsin, buttheaverageworker couldscarcelydefaulttothe extentofmortalsinbecause hisearningswouldnotbe enoughtorenderhisoffence agraveinjurytothecommunity. Anelaborateschemefor administrativepowerdele-thewholesaledeceptionof gatedtohimbythePope.officialsandevasionof BringaBishop,however,taxesanalargescalecould hecanordainpriests;andbeagravesinagainstthe haspersonalepiscopalprivi-commongoodandtherights oftheState. legesnotpossessedbya PrefectApostolic. Q.:St.James,Ibelieve,

Finally,whentheareasayswemustspeakthe hasstillfurtherdevelopedtruthalways. andisthoroughlywellor-R.:Hesays,in3:14,"Be ganised,itisconstitutedasnotliarsagainstthetruth." apermanentdiocesewithaEveniftaxationdoesnotof DiocesanBishopincontrolitselfobligeunderpainof whorulesinhisownepis-sin,lyingstatementsinincopalrightandnolongercometaxformsviolatethe withajurisdictionmerelytruthandcannotbejusti- delegatedtohimbythefled.

Pope. Deliberateliesarenever

Q.:WhatisanInternuncio.permissibleandfalsedeR.:AnInternuncioisaclarationsareatleastvenial lesserkindofNuncio.Just,sinsofdishonesty. asCivilGovernmentsap-Q.:Ifathriftypersonwho pointambassadorstorep-hassavedalittlemusttell thetruth,hemaylose part,orallofhispension -aresultofhishaving beenthrifty.

resentthemindiplomatic dealingswithotherStates, sothePopeappointsNunciosaccreditedtocivilgovernmentstohandlethe affairsoftheHolySeeconcerningtherightsofthe Churchwithintheirterritories.

InternunciosareNuncios oflowerrank,equivalentto Ministersofthesecond classinStateDepartments.

NunciosandInternuncios areusuallyTitularArchbishops;andtheyareacceptedbythecountriesto whichtheyaresentashavingfulldiplomaticstatus.

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R.:Ifpensionsaretoo greatadrainonStateresources,theGovernment mayhavetoapplyameans test. Mostpeoplewhohavetoo muchpropertytobeeligible forapensionwillbemuch betteroffthanpensionersaresultoftheirhavingbeen thrifty.

Inthecomparativelyfew casestherewillbe"marginalpeople"whopossessjust enoughtobeabovethefull pensionline,andtheymay suffersomehardship.But thatisunavoidable,ifthere istobealimitatall.

Onewillthenhavetodecidewhethertospendhis smallsavingsandgetdown underthepensionlineor whetherheisbetteroffas heis. Butheisnotjustifiedin makinglyingstatementsto havethingsbothways,possessingmorethanthelaw allowsaswellasreceiving apensiontowhichheis notentitled.Theenddoes notjustifythemeans.

Ihaveonmyfiles,collectedovertheyears,anextraordinarynumber'of reportsdescribingphysical, mentalandmoraldisasters resultingfromhypnotism; andnotwithoutgoodreason manycountries,asAustria, Italy,Belgium,Denmark andGermany,havemade stageshowsbyhypnotists illegal.

RecentlyinnglandaBill wasintroducedforthesame purposethere.But,apartfromcivillegislation,the exploitationofhypnotism byprofessionalshowmen forpublicentertainment purposesismorallyunlawfulinanycase.

Q.:AreCatholicsfreein consciencetopatronise suchshows? R.:Iwouldsaydefinitely not,andthatthosewho imaginethattheyarefree todosohaveanill-informedanderroneousconscience.

Supernaturalfaith,onthe otherhand,meansacceptingastruewhatGodhas revealedtobetrue.Itis possibletohaveamerely naturalreligionwithout faithinanydivinerevelation.

Butitisnotpossibleto havetrulysupernatural faithindivinerevelation withoutatleasthavinga beliefinreligion,even thoughoneisnotveryreligiousinpractice.

Icannotdomoreforyou unlessyoutellmemore preciselyjustwhatitisthat youhaveinmind. Q.:Whenweabstainfrom meatonFridayswhydo weeatfish?Fisharea formofmeat,having bothfleshandblood.

R.:Fromtheveryearliest daysoftheChurchChristianshavehadthecustomof givingupthepleasureof eatingmeatonFridaysbecauseonthatdayOurLord gaveupHisverylifefor usonthecross.

Thepracticeismentioned inadocumentcalledthe "Didache,"or"Teachingof theTwelveApostles,"datingfromabouttheyear90 A.D.,whilsttheApostleSt. Johnwasstillliving.

In1955ArchbishopRoy ofQuebec,Canadaissueda pastoralletteronthesubjectinwhichhesaid:"Publicperformancesofthis typeofhypnotismcannot bejustifiedfromamoral viewpoint,andhallsand oomsshouldnotberented forsuchpurposes,Catholics arecertainlynotfreein consciencetohelpfillthose theatresandhalls,approvingofsuchpracticesbytheirpresence,andcontributingbytheiradmission feestowardsthefinancial successofprofessional snowmenexploitinghypnotism. fleshmeatofanimals.

Abstinencefrommeaton Fridayshasbeenthelaw forCatholicseversince, preservedbytheCatholic Churchthroughalltheages. Butthelawhasalways beenthatthemeatfrom whichwemustabstainis thefleshofwarm-blooded animalsandbirdslivingon landandbreathingthesame atmosphereasourselves.

Fish,cold-blooded,and livinginthewater,donot comeunderthatclassification.Wemay,therefore; eatfishonFridays,althoughwemaynoteatthe

Don'tputitoffuntilafterChrist

Howlongagoisitsinceyousaid,"Imustseemydentist."Ifyou'relike mostofus,yousaythesewordsbeforeyoutakeanyaction.Days, months,sometimesyearsgobywithoutanyactionresultingfromyour intentions.

Manyofthethingsweplantodoaredelayed,butsomeshouldnever be,becausetheyinvolvethehappinessandwell-beingofourdependents.

WhatisthegoodofniceChristmaspresents ifillnessorinjurytoyourselforevendeath shouldplungeyourfamilyintopoverty.That iswhyIsay,"Don'tputitoffuntilafter Christmas-insurenow!"

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ReaderDiscoversAUnique AtmosphereAmongOrphans

Sir,-Afewweeksprior toNov.10ofthisyear,a verythoughtfulandgenerousfriendaskedmewhetherIwouldparticipateina "DayofRetreatforConverts,"whichwastobeheld atSt.Joseph'sOrphanage.

Itwouldhavebeenmore appropriateifthatsame kindpersonhadaskedme tospendadayin"heaven," forthatispreciselywhat happened-"Ispentaday inheaven."

FromthemomentIpassedthroughthemaingates bearinganinscription"St. Vincent'sFoundlingHome," anduntil5.15p.m.,Ihad livedinanatmosphereof peace,love,innocence, tranquillityandbeauty.

Sometimesthewordorphanagecanconveyanimpressionofreferringto somesombreinstitution whereanumberofunfortunatechildrenaregathered togetherforobviousreasons;atSt.Joseph'sthere appearstobeonlyonereasonandthatis"Love."

Beingofanagewhenone canbecomealittlecynical ofsuchinstitutions,Iset outtoseeeverythingthat wasopenforinspectionbut thefurtherIwentthegreaterwasmyfeelingof

amazementandadmiration forthemagnificentartistry andexecutionoffaithand devotionthatconstitutesSt. Joseph's.

Somewherebackinancienthistorythereisasayingthat"Theverystones ofRomehaveears."The magnificentSistersatSt. Joseph'shaveevensurpassedthat,aseverystone orbricksurroundingthe manyminiaturegardens areofadifferentcolour anddesign.

Unfortunatelyspaceand abilitydonotpermitmeto conveytoourmanyCatholic friends(whohavenothad theopportunityorperhaps inclinationtovisitSt. Joseph's)inrespecttothe manyandvarieditemsof interestandbeautythat existsinthisgloriousand peacefulinstitution.

Inconclusion,Iwould liketoreiterate,thatifwe weretoseeksomehavenof retreatwhereonemightresideinanatmosphereof peaceandbeautyforat leastafewhours,thenI coulddonomorethanrecommendavisittoSt. Joseph's,ifandwhenthe opportunitypresentsitself.

Yours,etc., "ACONVERT."

SpecialIssue

OnEducation

FindsCritic

Sir,-TheHolyName OctoberMonthlyfeature"YourChildYouSchool" doesnotarouseinmequite somuchpraiseasitreceivedinyourreview.

Itdevelopsnodirect, penetratingargumentfor Catholicschools.Itsetsno clearobjectiveforCatholics toaimattoobtainredress. Itmakesnosimple,clear demands.Itproposesno methodofCatholicap- proach.

Thematerialusedhasthe claimmadeforitthatitis anall-States'affairwith Victoriainthelead.Ido notthink,however,that WesternAustraliahadmuch todowithitandIamquite certainthatitwasnotreferredtoourParentsand Friends'Associationwho,I, feelsure,couldhavegiven itmuchmorepointand terseness.

Theargumentofexpediencyistouchedonwithoutbeingbroughtpowerfullyintothefrontinthis Sputnikage.Asmorethan halfofAustraliansecondary educationisbeingimparted inprivateschools,neglect oftheseschoolsimpliesthat overhalfthelatentgenius ofAustralianchildrenIs notbeingdeveloped.

The thatirrefutableargument Australiaisasignatory oftheDeclarationofHuman Rights,whoseArt.26says thatEducationshallbefree, fullandinaccordancewith theparents'choosing,getsa one-sentence, incomplete mentioninabottomcorner ofonepage.

InWesternAustraliawe usedthismethodofapproach.Webackeditbya correctreadingoftheState lawsinrelationtoeducation.Wethenaskedfor specificassistanceandobtainedwhatweaskedfor byasall-parties'decisionin bothhousesofStateParliament.

Comparedwithwhatwe haveachievedintheWest, theHolyNameapproachis woolly.Itwillleadtonothing,itcanachievenothing.Ifthiswaswhatwas usedinNewZealandno wonderthatfailurewasrecordedthere.

Yours,etc. PAULO'DONNELL.

(Thepurposeoftheissue referredtoabovewasto influencepublicopinionin ageneralwayratherthan tooutlineprecisedemands. Theconditionofpublic thegeneralprincipleof oninionisnotfavourableto Governmentalassistance. Thisissueaimedtoinfluencethegeneralclimate ofopinion.-Ed.)

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OverTheRadio?

Sir,-Forsometimenow Ihavebeenwonderingif theFamilyRosarycouldbe promotedbytherecitation ofsameovertheradioeach evening.

Difficultiesmayariseas tothemostsuitabletime whenthefamilywouldbe mostlikelygatheredtogether.However,Iwould suggestbetween6.30and 7p.m.

Expensestocovercostof thisposSible15-minutesessioncouldbemetbyspecial collectionboxesmarked "FamilyRosaryCrusade" beingplacedinallchurches. Ifeelturemanywould gladlydonatetosucha cause. Iwouldliketohearof otherreaders'opinionson thismatter.

Yours,etc.-LESA.WOOD.

Boxhorn&Wilson ManufacturingJewellers andWatchmakers 191WILLIAMST.,PERTH PhoneBW1484. Repairstoallmakesof Watches,Clocksand Jewellery.

SovietSatelliteReminded World01FateOfMillions

VaticanCity,Nov.9.-Soviet-launched satelliteshaveservedtoremindthepeople oftheworldaboutthesufferingofsomany millionsduringthe40yearssincetheRussianRevolution,VaticanCityRadiosaidin abroadcasthere.

The mirationsatellitesinspireadinmen'sminds, thebroadcastsaid,buthave failedtoexciteadmiration forthepoliticalsystemout ofwhichtheycame.

TheVaticanRadiocommentator,mentioningthe closeproximityofthe launchingofthesecond earthsatellitetothe40th anniversaryoftheRussian "OctoberRevolution,"said thatthesputniksundoubtedlyshowtheenormous scientificandtechnicalprogressachievedbytheSoviet Union,butthepropaganda missionwhichCommunism entrustedtoithasfailed.

Menshouldbeableto lookuponthesputnikswith joy,hecontinued,butinsteadtheyraisetheireyes totheskywithalarm,rememberingthemillionsof oppressedpeopleandthe livessacrificedforthe tri.mphofanideology whichthetwoRedsatellitesandthe40thanniversaryoftheBolshevikRevolution

"Insteadrepresent. ofconvincing peopleofthevalueofa revolutionandoftheresultsithasachievedafter 40years,thesputniks promptthemtoclosetheir ranks,tounitetheirefforts todefendthemselvesagainst itandrepelit,"thecommentatorcontinued. * *

McGirrRequiem

Sydney,Nov.5:HisEminenceNormanCardinal Gilroy,ArchbishopofSydnney,presidedataRequiem MasshereforJamesMcGirr,formerPremierof NewSouthWales.

Mr.McGirr,whodiedat theageof67,wasState Premierfrom1947to1952 andservedasaLabour memebrofParliamentfor 30years.Duringhisperiod asPremierheinitiated movestograntacharter foraCatholicuniversity,buttheplanswerelater abandoned.

BornofIrishparentsat Parkes,Mr.McGirrcame fromafamilywhichdistinguisheditselfinthe GovernmentallifeofNew SouthWales.

Abrother,GregMcGirr, wasamemberofthelegis-lativeassemblyandwasthe State'sfirstandonlyMinisterforMotherhood.Anotherbrother,thelatePatrickMcGirr,wasamember oftheLegislativeCouncil.

DuringhisPremiership Mr.McGirrintroducedthe 40-hourworkingweek,now standardthroughoutAustralia.Heretiredfrom politicsin1952. *

CunardHeadDies

London,Nov.4:SirIvan Thompson,commodoreof theCunardSteamshipLines andoneofthefirstbig steamshipcompanycommodorestoarrangedailyMass facilitiesaboardship,retiredhereafter48yearsat sea.

SirIvanranawaytosea whilestillaboy.Hisfather, anaturalisedAmericancitizen,operatedapoultryfarm inNewJersey,buttheboy tiredofthatlife.

Hestowedawayonthe oldlinerMauretania.When discovered,hewasputto workabordtheship.Within afewyears,hewasmadea CunardLinesofficer.

DuringbothWorldWars, hewasintheBritishservice.DuringWorldWar II,hecaptainedtheQueen ElizabethonhertripstransportingtroopsfromNorth AmericatoEurope.

o"Inlaunchingthesputnikstoimpressuponpeoples theprestigeofarevolution,"headded,"theSoviet regimehasoncemore soughttomisleadthemby askingthesputniksnotonly toexportacknowledgement andrecognitionofscientific progress,butalsoimpose sympathyandhumantrust forasystem."

LatinVital ToCulture

Rome,Nov.4:Anattempt toabolishLatininthe schoolswouldbetantamounttodestroyingman's bestculturaltraditions,accordingtoMgr.Bacci,Papal SecretaryofBriefsto Princes.

"Ibelieve,"saidtheVatican'sLatinexpert,"thatthe muchdiscussedquestion, 'Latinyes?Latinno?'can onlybesolvedbythemore fundamentalquestion,'Latin how?'"

Hesaidthatstudents wouldnothavesuchadislikeforLatinifit}were taughtinthesamewaysthat itwaspresentedtostudents inthetimeofthehumanists "whenLatinwasenjoyed andtaughtasalivingthing whichbindsourtimestothe RomanandChristiancivilisations."

"Itwillalwaysbetrue," hecontinued,"thatonecannotfullyunderstandDante ifhehasnotfirststudied Virgil.Themarchofthe humanspiritgoesthrough thecenturieswithanunbrokencontinuity."

LapsedManIs HailedGreat Priest,Poet

Milan,Italy,Nov.5: FatherClementeRebora, hailedhereas A great aCatholicpoet,diedatthe ageof72attheRosminian College.

OncealapsedCatholic,hebecameapriestin1938 followingagravespiritual crisiswhichledhimback totheChurch.Hewas authorofseveralbooksof poetry,amongthem"Via Crucis"and"ChantsofInfirmity,"whichwerehighly acclaimedandwonseveral literaryawards.

Commentingonhisdeath, theRomedailynewspaper, "IlQuotidiano"statedthat "ifItalianliteraturehaslost oneofitsmostsincere voices,Catholicliterature hasbeendeprivedofits greatestcontemporary poet."

Church,Schooland InstitutionalFurnitureatSPECIAL Discounts

FashionsShouldNotBeSnares

(ByFatherJamesLTucek)

doesnotsucceedinmoderatingtheuseofriches,even iftheyarehonestlyacquired.

"Eitherfrightfulbarrierswillberaisedbetween classesortheentiresocietywillbesetadrift, exhaustedbytheracetowardtheutopiaofmaterial happiness."

ThePope's7,000-worddiscoursecoveredgeneral considerationsoffashions,moralproblemsinvolved infashiondesignandtheirsolutionandalsomadea numberofsuggestionstothemembersoftheFashion Union.

Itwasthelongestspeechdevotedexclusivelyto clothingfashionsmadebythisoranyotherPope.

ThePontiffsaidthreefundamentalreasonsgovern men'suseofclothing:hygiene,modestyanddecorum. Hedeclaredthatthesethreeprinciplesaresodeeply rootedinnaturethattheycannotbedisregardedor contradictedwithoutcreatingrepulsiveresults.

Byhygienicrequirements,thePopesaid,hemeant thoseconsiderationsconcernedmostlywithclimate, itsvariationsandothersimilarexternalfactors.Even here,hesaid,climateconditionsmustnotbeused asapretexttojustifylicence.

Bythe"naturaldemandofmodesty,"hesaidhe referredtotheobviousnecessityofcoveringthebody outofconsiderationforthesensitivenessofothers andasa"shieldagainstdisorderedsensuality."

Thethirdreasongoverningclothingfashions,which isdecorum,hesaid,respondstotheinnateneed, especiallyfeltbywomen,toenhancethebeautyand dignityoftheperson.

ThePontiffattackedthenotionthatmdoestyis merelytheresultofaparticularkindofeducation. Hesaid:

"Thesingularopinionthatattributesthesenseof modestytothisorthateducationisafalseproduct ofcivilisation,astimulusfordishonestyandasource ofhypocrisy,andisnotsupportedbyanyserious reason.

"Onthecontrary,it(thistheory)encountersan explicitcondemnationintheresultingrepugnancein whichthoseareviewedwhodaretoadoptitasaway *40

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oflife.Thustherightnessofcommonsense,manifest inuniversalusages,isconfirmed."

Castelgandolfo,Nov.8.-"Style\mustneverprovideaproximateoccasionofsin,"His HolinessPopePiusXIItoldagroupofEuropeanfashiondesigners.ThePopereminded leadersoftheLatinUnionofHighFashionthatavoidingthedangerofgivingaproximateoccasionofsinistheabsolutestandardwhichmustbepreservedbyfashiondesigners,nomatterhowbroadandchangeabletherelativemoralsoffashioninclothes maybecome.

Sostylemight"followtherightroadandattain theendofbeingthefaithfulinterpreterofcivilised andChristiantradition,"thePopesuggestedthe followingguidingprinciples:

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WatsoniaHamsandBacon

ThePopetooknoteofthegreatinfluencewielded byfashiondesignersandcalledonthemtouseitfor good.Heremindedthattheirinfluencehasasocial impactwhichcanactuallyshapepublichabits.

Hetoldthedesignersthat"instyle,morethanin anyotheractivity,thepeoplewishtobeguided.It isnecessarythereforethatyouractionsshouldbe proper.

"Amongthose,furthermore,whoatthepresent timearewithgreateffectivenessguidingpublictastes, arecelebritiesespeciallyintheworldofthetheatre andfilms."

ThePope.urgedthedesignerstotrytobringat leastafewofthetoppersonalitiesover"tothegood cause."

Somechallengethefactthat"suchanexteriorcontingentandrelativefactasfashion"couldreally involveamoralproblem,thePopenoted.But,he countered,infashions,asinart,science,politicsand similaractivities,thesubjectispan,whocannot escapefromdirectingtheseactivitiestohisultimate andsupremeend.Headded:

"Thereis,therefore,amoralproblemofstyles,not onlyinthattheyconstituteagenericallyhuman activity,butmorespecificallyinthatthisactivityis carriedoutinafieldwhichentails,orisatleastvery closeto,evidentmoralvaluesandevenmoreinsofar astheaimsofstyles,honestinthemselves,aremore exposedtobeingconfusedbythewickedtendencies ofahumannaturedegradedbyoriginalsin,andof beingchangedintooccasionsofsinandscandal.

BeautyIsNotEndInItself

"TheChurch,however,doesnotcensureorcondemnstyleswhentheyaremeantfortheproperdecorumandornamentationofthebody.Butshenever failstowarnthefaithfulagainstbeingeasilyled astraybythem,"thePopesaid.

,"ThispositiveattitudeoftheChurchderivesfrom reasonsfarhigherthanthemereaestheticanahedonisticconsiderationswhichhavebeenelevatedbya returnofpaganism,"hesaid.

"Sheknowsandteachesthatthehumanbody, whichisGod'smasterpieceinthevisibleworld,and whichhasbeenplacedattheserviceofthesoul,was elevatedbytheyDivineRedeemertotherankofa templeandaninstrumentoftheHolySpirit,andas suchmustberespected.

"Itsbeautymustthereforenotbeexaltedasan endinitself,muchlessinsuchguiseaswilldefile thatgivendignity."

AmongthesourcesofimmodeststylesthePope listedthreeinparticular:evilintentionsofthefashion designers;immodestyoftheonewhowearsthe garmentandaninordinatedesireforluxury.

Hesaidtherestorationofmoralitytofashionsmust beginwiththosewhodesignandthosewhowearthe fashions.Headdedthatthecutofagarmentmust not,besuitedtothetasteofanalreadycorrupt societybutshouldbebasedontheaspirationofa societywhichprizesthedignityandseriousnessof itspublicmorals.

"Nolessharmful,"thePopecontinued,"arethe excessesofstylewhenitassumesthetaskofsatisfyingthethirstforluxury wheremoralconscience

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3.Moderationshouldbeexercisedintheentire fieldwiththeconvictionthatsobrietyisthebest qualityofart.

RomeApprovesT.O.S.F.

Constitution

VaticanCity,Oct.25.-Officialapproval ofthenewconstitutionoftheFranciscan ThirdOrder,Secularhasbeensenttothe variousbranchesoftheFranciscanOrder throughouttheworld.

Thedecreeapprovingthe newconstitution,whichhas 173articles,wasdated August25:thefeastofSt. Louis,KingofFanceand patronsaintoftheThird Order.

Thedocumentwassigned byHisEminenceValerio CardinalValeri,Prefectof theSacredCongregationof theAffairsofReligious, andbyFatherArcadioLarraona,secretaryofthecongregation.

Thedecreecontainsa summationofthehistory andmeaningoftheThird Orderwhichaimsatincreasingthereligiouslife ofitsmembersandatextendingtheirapostolateinto thereligiousandsocial fieldsaswellasincharitableworks.

Thereareabout3,500,000 membersoftheFranciscan ThirdOrderSecular throughouttheworld. TAXIS

ThisGothicchaliceand paten,ofsolidbeatensilver, istheworkofMr.W. MongerofMt.Hawthorn.

Posty'sWhistle

DearGirlsandBoysand Tinies:Areyoustudying hardandmakingallthose nice,presentsformotherfor Christmas?Iamgiving somemorelittleideastoday.

Ihavejustbeenlistening tothestoryofaprisonerin France,whorescuedasmall plantfromdying,putitin atinypotinhiscell,and watereditdaily,tillitgrew uptobestrongandsturdyandboreabeauifulflower.

Thewardersandkeepers grewtowatchthesmall floweralso,andasitgrew leaves,abud,andthen finallytheflower,itwas thetopicofconversationin thegaol.

Inthosedaysgaolswere grimplaces,andthistiny speckofbeautyshonelike astarofhopeinthegloom.

TheEmpressheardofthe plant,theprisoner,andthe flower.Shewasveryimpressed,soimpressedin fact,thatshegavehimhis pardon."Ifhetookall thattroubletosavealife," shesaid,"thenIwouldlike torestorehislifetohim, touseagain."

Wetoomustsavelife wheneverwecan.The hungrycat,thelittleGnat withoutawing,thedog wihoutafriend.Birds.All theselittlecreatureswant ourlove,soletusalltry tobedailyS.Francis'.

Idon'tmeanthatyou mustallarrivehomewith allthestraythingsyousee. I'dhavearegimentof Mummiesonmydoorstep, iftheycouldfindit,ifyou did.Imeanthateveryday ineverywayletusbe kinder,andkinder.

Lotsoflovetoouall, AUNTMOLLIE.

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GovernorBroughtFirst Pre-FabHouseIn1840

Watchingthebuildingof wholeprojectsofprefabs, growingagainsttherecedingbush,newroads,tiny gardenscomingintobeing, Idecidedtofindoutwhat wasAustralia'sfirstprefab.

Itwasalonghunt.Itled toaGovernor,whosnaillikebroughthisfirsthouse withhim.

Housingshortagesseem tohavearrivedwiththe firstsailingvessels,andput downpermanentroots.Cave men,anddayswereover. Woodhadcometostay.

Melbournein1840was fillinguprapidly,asmigrantsanddeporteesarrived witheveryship.TalesfilteredbacktoEngland,and whenVictoria'sfirstGovernor,CharlesLaTrobearrived,hebroughthisfirsthome withhim.That,asfaras Icandiscover,wasAustralia'sfirstprefab.and Melbourne'sfirstGovernmentHouse.

HavingseenCaptain Cook's-Cottage,asmost visitorsdo,onegoeson acrossthegardens,crosses Flinders-treet,andcomes finallypastMary-streetto Jolimont,almostinthe heartofthepresentcityof Melbourne,andthestation thousandsalightedonfor theGames.Partofthe buildingstillstandsonwhat remainsofthe121acre block.Abigfirmhasbought thesite,andshoesbythe thousandgoontotheworld

marketfromhere.Thehistoriccottageispreserved bythefirm,andworkmen eattheirlunchesbythedisusedfountain.Letters,in fadedink,thefirstpostbox, apairoftongs,andother thingsthat LaTrobes,belongedtothe arethere,some inaglasscaseontheverandah.GovernorCharlesLeTrobewasoneofthe foundersofMelbourne's greatUniversity.Hefoundedthefirstpublichospital, andthefirstbenevolent home.Alsothefirstpublic Library.

Helookedintothefuture, aturbulentoneatthat time,and gardens,plannedparksand mentally,andfor thesehereservedgreat tractsofland.Hisghost, hasprobablybroodedwith LordForrest's,overthe fateofthese"lungs"ofthe greatcitiesthattheyserve.

ButthatfastdecayingcottageisAustralia'sfirstprefab.Iwastoldthatthe prefabshave,toapoint,alteredthearchitectureof thehouses.

Migrantswereusedtothe softerimportedwoods,and unusedtoworkingourjarrah,socametheboomin prefabs,withthepineand softerwoodsfromabroad, whichthecarpenters,etc., alsofromabroad,were familiarwith,andusedto. Yes,thecavemendaysare over,ordoyouthink,childrenthatwearegetting backtothem,inFLATS.

Thisyearmorethaneverbefore,withthe costoflivingsohigh-youshouldbottle allkindsoffruitsandvegetablesinyour ownhome.Securea

HowWavesTravelThroughSpace

littledog,sacrificedonthe altarofsciencebringthe newSpaceAgenearer.Prominentinthisspaceage, children,iswireless,which camebeforeit,andmade Sputnikmessagespossible.Therearetwonamesto berememberedbyyouin thisSpaceAge-Wireless story.Twomen,Clerk MaxwellandHertz.The datestoberememberedin connectionwiththemare

MyDarling

Oh!whatisthisthatnestles closetome, Withtiny,tinyfeetagainst myknee?

Asmallroundfaceso peacefulinrepose, Abutton,pink,supposedto beanose.

Twoshinyeyesofdeepest sapphireblue, Asmilingcupidmouth,red rosebudhue, Suchpearlyskin,assoftas petalsrare; Brightsunbeamsdanceand glisteninherhair.

Onetinyhandreposingsoft inmine, Theother collarfingersroundmy twine; Surelycomefromheav'n, thispreciousthing-

Tosootheoursorrows;hap- Therepinesstobring. weavesafairyspell aroundmyheart, Amillionpoundscouldnevermakemepart, Withthis:God'sgift,a hundredmillioneven, Howcouldtheyspareour babygirlfromheaven? -AgnesPrince

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ChristmasGifts

TobemadebyTinies Takesomeplastic,andmakesomepot-holders,of threedifferentsizes.Make theseoutofanybrightscrapsaroundMum'swork basket.Coverwiththe plastic,andjoinwithwashingribbon.

Tobemadebytheolder girls Takeanyprettilyshaped box,andcoverwithwadding.Whenthisisinplace eithercoverwithcretonne,andstudwithbrightbrassnails,likeapaddedquilt, orspreadtaffetaorsatin over.Putanyfriendsorrelative'sinitialsinthecorner,anduseasatrinket box,orjeweltidy.Makecandlesticksoutof bushnutsbyglueingthese nutstogetheringroups (gumnuts)andpaintwith silverorgoldpaintfortheChristmastable.

MakeMumashoe-tidyto hangbehindthebedroom door.

Takestrongtobralco,so itcanbewashed,andboiled andcutayardacross,and thenputanotherpiecein frontandmachinein squareseachlargeenoughto holdapairofshoes.

Boys'Presents

MakeDadatool-shelf,or puthingestoastrong hendy-sizebox,andputtwo stripsofleatherontheinsidelid,nailingthemtohold hisvarioustools,andoilcans,etc.,andpaintgreyorgreenorred.Ayear-long present.

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KaySendsStamps

DearAuntMollie:Itisa longtimesinceIhavewrittentoyou.Ihavequitea lotofstampsbutdidnot knowandcutthemoff withoutanypaperleftand Idonotknowiftheyare anygood.Iamsendingyou afewandiftheyarealrightIwillsendtherest. KAYEGIUDICI.

DearKaye:Thanksforthestamps.Theyarevery welcomeandthemissions willbeglad.Dosendusa story,Kaye.AllthechildrenarestudyingandIam shortofstories.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

Sputnik,andLaika,theandtheothertoahighpole, waves,likethepondwaves weresetupintheether, andthehigherthepole,the widerthewaves.Camethe famousEiffelTower(Paris) InJune,1897Marconihad progressedfromhispondto sendwirelesssignalsover adistanceoffpurmilesonSalisburyPlain.1898found KingEdwa'rdVII,then PrinceofWales,laidup withadislocatedkneeontheroyalyachtintheSo1873and1887.In1873lent.Marconicametothe ClerkMaxwellpublishedhisrescue,andmadeworldhisdiscoverythat,ifanychangetorybyputtinguphiswireismadeinthefieldofforcelessbetweenSolentandthe royalresidenceOsborne HouseontheIsleofWight.Wirelesshascometostay. AUNTMOLLIE

producedbyanelectric magnet,theeffectofchange isisflashedthroughspace withthesamespeedaslight -186,000milesasecond.

1887sawHertzpublishing theremarkableresultsof hismanyexperiments. Hertzsentthefirstwireless signalsacrosstheroomin whichhiswirelesexperimentswerecarriedout.So thewonderfulwavesthat travelthroughspacewith thespeedoflightareoften spokenofasHertzian waves.Theywerementionedmuchlately.SoI thoughtI'dtellyouabout them.

Theprocessistoocomplicatedtowriteaboutin thissmallpage,butHertz hadthrownabitofelectric poweracrossaroom,sotodaymenthrowitacrossthe world'socehns,andnow intotheouterspace.

Youboyscansendamessageacrossapond,by meansofthelittlewaves youmakeonit.Amongthe boysofhisagethattried thiswasayoungstudentof Leghorn,GuglielmoMarconi,actuallybornin Bologna.

In1895,afterfollowing uphispredecessors'discoveries,heputthemto practicaltests,andcarried outhisexperimentsathis father'sestateinBologna. Hediscoveredthatbyconnectingthetwospheres Hertzhadused,andconnectingonetotheground * *

ThoughtForWeek Standstill,andconsider. andstudyhard.Job37.14. * *

GiftsFromJulie 31Dangan-street. Perth

DearAuntMollie:Iam sendingyousomemore stamps.Iarpsorrythat someofthemhavenotgot anypaperroundthem,but theywerelikethatwhen theladygavethemtome. Ihopetheywillbealright. Iamgladsomeoftheothers Isentwereusefultothe Missions.

Yourlovingniece, JULIEGIUDICI

DearJulie:Thanksfor thestampsandfortheletter also.Wewantstoriesand poemsattheminutebadly.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE

FateOfFigs

Acertainkingwhohadan orchardoffigtrees,prized thetreessogreatlythathe determinedtohavethetrees watched.Forthispurpose heplacedintheorcharda blindandalameman.

Thenextdaytheking foundthatmuchofhis fruitwasmissing.Heasked thewatcherswhathadbecomeofit.

"Idonotknow,"replied oneman.

"NorI,"saidtheother. Thekingthenaskedif theyhadeatenthefruit themselves.

"Icouldnotstealthe figs"saidthelameman. YouseeIcouldnotwalkup tothetrees." "AndIcouldnottake thembecauseIcannotsee," saidtheblindman. Thekinglookedatthem andwondered.Hewasvery wise.Hesoondiscovered thattheblindmanhadcarriedthelamemanandthat whiletheblindmanhad usedhislegs,thelameman hadusedhiseyes,andso thefigswerestolen. -Encyclopaedia. r **

PassionSymbols

Manyofushavepassion vinesonourfences.Have youeverlookedatthe flower,children?Wellif youhaveavinegooutand havealook.Intheancient floralcalendars,St.Matthewhadthepassionflower dedicatedtohim.Ifyou lookcarefullyyouwillsee thatthepassionflowerhas alltheemblemsoftheCrucifixioninit,anditowesits nametoitsSpanishdiscoverersinAmerica.The imaginaryresemblanceof thecoronatothecrownof thorns,isabasisofthe fancy.Inadditiontothat therearethefiveantlers, forthefivewounds,andthe threestyles,forthenails, whilethehammer,thelancet,andthescourgearealso traceable. AUNTMOLLIE

ArgentineBishopsCall ForUnitedSocialEffort

BuenosAires,Nov.2.-Capital,labour andgovernmentmustcombineeffortsfor thecommongoodandjusticeifArgentinais tosolveitseconomicandsocialproblems.

ThisstatementwasmadetheBishopswarned,andall inapastoralletterbearingpeoplemustbemadeto thesignaturesofalloftherealisetheirgravity. ArgentineBishops.

Beforegreatersacrifices areexactedfromworkers andtheirfamilies,theletterdeclared,industrial leadersmustreducetheir profitmargins.Thisismere justice,thelettersaid.

Inflation,thehighcostof .living,unemploymentand afeelingofinsecurityretardthereturnofthe nationtonormality,it pointedout.Thesolution totheseproblemsisnotto befoundintherisingspiral ofwagesandcostofliving, thelettersaid.

TheBishopsurgedcapital toshareinmakingsacrificestomeetthesedifficult times.

"Itmustnotbeforgotten,"theirlettersaid,"that % capitalhasagreaterobligationtoreduceitsprofits thantheworkertoforegoa salaryincreasethatmeans

Theletterpraisedthe labourmovementforits constantconcernforthe greatergoodofallcitizens. Iturgedallcitizenstojoin forceswithlabourandmanagementtoworktowardthe solutionoftheeconomicand socialproblemsofArgentina.

Iturgedgovernmentto lenditspowertothecooperationoflabourand managementinthesolution oftheseproblems.

TheBishopswarnedthat thelabourmovementmust remainfreeofpolitical pressuresifitistocontinue itsgoodwork.Theywarnedthatlabourmustnever againbecomeamonopolyof publicpowerasitwasundertheregimeofJuan Peronandinthatwaybecome"abureaucraticinstrument,anarmofapolisomuchtothesustenanceticalpartyoranextremist ofhisfamily." organisation."

KnightsTo WatchFilms

London,Nov.12:The EnglishHierarchyhasasked theKnightsofSt.Columba, counterpartofAmerica's KnightsofColumbus,to takeoverandreorganisethe workoftheCatholicFilm Institutehere,itwasannounced.

Theinstituteaimsatpromotinggoodfilmsbyencouragingconstructivecriticismandappreciation.It alsorunsitsownfilm centreforshowingmovies, andafilmlibrary.These willnowbetransferredto theKnightsofSt.Columba ClubinWestLondon.

Itisnotyetdecided issueratingsofcurrent whethertheK.S.C.willnow filmsastheLegionofDecencydoesintheUnited States.Sofarinthiscountrycriticismhasbeenleft tothethreenationally-circulatedCatholicweekly newspapers.

Thefilminstitutehasbeen runforsomeyearsby FatherJohnA.V.Burke, chaplainofSt.Joseph'sCollege,UpperNorwood,anda vice-presidentoftheInternationalCatholicFilm Office,Brussels.Herecently resignedhisinstitutepost.

Callingattentiontothe largenumbersofcitizens whosesalariesremainstatic whilethoseofothersrise, theBishopssaid: RomeNov.4.-AmemberoftheIndian

"Itisnotfairthatevery increaseinwagesshould resultinanincreasein prices.Thisdoesnotbenefittheworkersintheleast andservesonlytomakethe lotofothersmoreinsupportable."

Thepastoralletterreferredtothecurrentmove fosteredbythelabour movementtoshortenworkinghoursandtograntmore timeforvacations.Itsaid thattheBishopsareinaccordwiththesegoals.

movementitself,theBishops calledit"oneofthemost effectiveinstrumentsfor thebettermentofthe worker."

.N.O.DelegateInJesuitPost

DonOrioneWas.ABandit ButInTheCauseOfGod!

In1915,aterribleearthquakehappened atMarsica,nearRome.Hundredsofvillagesweredestroyedandmorethan30,000 peoplekilled.Toaddtothesufferingsof thesurvivors,poorpeasantfolk,thetimewas mid-winter. Somedaysafterthemanagedtocarryonboth earthquake,theKingofhisstudiesan4.histeaching Italyandsomeprominentactivities. politiciansvisitedtheEvenbeforehewasorstrickenareatosupervisedained,heandhiscomtherescuework. panionshadbecomeanew ScarcelyhadtheKingreigiousorder,knownas andhispartyleftthehalfTheLittleWorkofDivine dozencarswhichhadProvidence.God'sBandit broughtthemthanapriesthadawaywithPopesas andagroupoforphanedwellaswithkings.

childrenfromoneofthe wreckedvillagesapproachedthecars.Thepolice guardingthecarsdidnot paymuchattention-perhapsthechildrenhadnot seencarsbefore!

Thepolice,however, sprangtoattentionwhen thesmallpriestcalmlybegantoloadtheshivering childrenintooneofthe cars.Heexplainedthatas therailroadhadbroken down,thiswastheonlyway ofgettingthemtotheorphanageinRomewhere foodandshelterawaited them.SurelytheKingand theMinisterswouldn'tmind makingroom

delegationtotheUnitedNationsGeneral InKing'sCar AssemblyhasbeennamedassistantsuperiorThepoliceexplainedvery generalforthenewlyformedIndianandloudlyandfirmlythatthe EastIndianassistancyoftheSocietyofGovernmentdidobjectverymuch andthatthedirty Jesus. childrenwouldhavetoget tfthefineMinisterial

AtthesametimeaCanadianpriesthasbeennamed toheadtheEnglishand English-speakingCanadian provincesoftheOrder.

Indian-born Father JeromeD'Souza(60),was

Turningtothelabour!notifiedofhisappointment nNewYork,whereheis attendingthemeetingsof theGeneralAssembly.The appointmentwasmadeby thegeneralmeetingofthe Orderhere.

Theypointedoutthat theunionshavebeentrying togettheco-operationof managementintheproper adjustmentofwagesto pricessoastoforestallthe threatofmoreinflationand eventualeconomiccollapse.

BorninMangalore,India, FatherD'Souzamadehis seminarystudiesinIndia, FranceandBelgium.He hasheldsuchpostsasrectorandpresidentofLoyola UniversityinMadras,di-

ThepurposeoftheLittle Workisbestdescribedin DonOrione'sownwords"Asithasbeenstartedon behalfofthepoor,itsactivitiesmust,ifitstrueendis tobeattained,becentred amongworking-classpopu-lations,preferablyinthe mostwretchedquartersof thegreatindustrialcities." Inspiredbyhim,areligious orderofnunssprangup, calledtheLittleMissionary SistersofCharity.

InItaly,especially,butalsointherestofEurope andSouthAmerica,membersofhisordersrun"Don Orione"homesforhuman rejects.Theyshelterchildrenwhohavelosttheir parentsinthewar,theold, neglected,senileandderanged,thepoorwhohave noonetocareforthem.In countrieswherenoWelfare Stateexists,thevalueof rectoroftheSocialInstitute ofPoona,andrectorofthe CollegeofShembaganur.He wasamemberoftheAssemblywhichdrewupthe constitutionofthenewIndianrepublicin1947.

FatherJohnSwain,S.J., formerprovincialofthe English-speakingJesuitsof Canada,wasnamedassistantsuperior-generalfor Englandand-theEnglishspeakingCanadianprovince atthesamemeeting.

Inhisnewpost,Father Swain(50)succeedsthelate FatherJosephBolland,who heldthepostuntilhewas killedinanautomobileaccidentlastMarch.

ouo carsimmediately,ofthere wouldbetrouble.Soloud wasthecommotionthatit cametotheearsoftheKing himself.Heandhisparty walkedbacktothecars.

Thepriestexplainedthe situationrespectfullybut firmlytotheking.The orphansandthepriest"traveiledtoRomenotonlyat Governmentexpensebutin oneoftheKing'scars.

Thisisonlyoneofmany suchstoriestoldbyDouglas Hydeinhisrecentlifeof Don(Father)Orione,whom heveryappropriatelychristened"God'sBandit."

suchinstitutionsisobvious eventopeople.without Christianideas.

Yet,asDouglasHyde pointsout,inhisthoughtful lastchapter,Christian Charity,exemplifiedbythe ordersofDonOrioneand alltheotherCatholicorders andsocietieswearefamiliarwith,isequallynecessaryintheWelfareState: "Itwaistheabandonment oftheChurch'sconception of Christendom,charity,acceptedbyall whichmade theIndustrialRevolution, andthenewsocietyit broughtwithit,sounchristianandsqualidfromthe start.Theeffectsliveto thisday.

Equally,inthelessruthless,farmorecivilisedWelfareState,theabsenceof thatsameconceptionof Christiancharityexplains whyallthebesteffortsof oursecularhumanistsdisappointthehopesofthose whomtheyareintendedto benefit.ThemodernState needsasoul.Itisupto Christianstoprovideit."

Inthepast,thepoorhave oftenbeengivencharity, butjusticehasoftenbeen lieglected.LikeotherCatholicreformers,DonOrione realisedthatbothwere needed."Henotonlywept forthepoor,hecouldsmart withthemundertheinjusticestheyenduredand,like them,longtorightthem." Thisisaninspiring-andexciting-book. -J.B.

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Jashpurnagar,India,Oct.22.-Acrowd ofsome3,000Catholicswereoutsidethe courthouseherewhenBishopOscarSevrin, S.J.,ofRaigarh-Ambikapur,arrivedto adefamationsuit.

LikethefictionalDon Camillo,andtherealDon Bosco,DonOrionewaSwillingtomakethemostastoundingrequestsofthe mostdistinguishedpersons onbehalfofthepoor-and getwhatheaskedfor.

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ThecrowdpressedforwardtokisstheBishop's ringandofferhimwordsof encouragement.Later,when bailhadbeensetat£50 severalpeopleinthecrowd beggedfortheopportunity tosupplytheamount.

Thedefamitonsuitagainst BishopSevrinarisesfroma complaintmadeagainsthim byBokoSardar,amember oftheHinduroyalfamilyof Jashpur.

Mr.Sardarcontendsthat BishopSevrinlibelledhim inhisbookontheMadhya PradeshStateGovernment's reportonforeignmissionary activity.

BeforetheBishop'sbook waspublished,Mr.Sardar hadledamobonaCatholicChurchandisallegedto havedesecratedtheChurch. Hewasfoundguiltyofthe actbyalowercourt,althoughahighercourtreversedthedecision.

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WhenBishopSevrin wrotehisbookonthe MadhyaPradeshreport,he citedinstancesofantiCatholicactivityandsingled outMr.Sardar'scaseanan example.

Mr.Sardarnowclaims thattheBishop'sremarks havemadea'"Satan" of himintheUnitedStates, throughthecoveragegiven theincidentintheCatholic andsecularpressthere.He furtherclaimsthatBishop Sevrinhasdemonstratedhis positionas"ahaterof

DonOrionewasbornin 1872anddiedin1940.His fatherwasastone-masonin asmallNorthernItalianvillage.Onhisboyhood, DouglasHydereportsthe statementofanoldman: "Hedidn'tfightoften.He wasagoodboyandusually keptoutoffights.Buthe hadaterribletemper,and whenhewasrousedhe wouldfightfiercelyfora momentandthenitwasall over."

ThroughoutlifeDon Orionehadtostrugglewiththatterribletemper.He wasamanofenormous energyanddetermination. Ignatio Silone,famous Italiannovelist,whoknew bothwell,saidofhim-"He mighthavebeenaLenin.", Fortunately,hedecidedto besomethingmorecon-1 structive.

CharityRevolution

Lenin,forallhisgoodintentions,hasbroughtdown rtealargeportionofthe humanraceatyranny worsethananyeverknown. DonOrione,knownthroughoutItalyas"thefatherof thepoor"didmuchinhis lifetimetobringabouta veritablerevolutionof Christiancharitythere,and hisworkstillgoeson.It issaidthatheworkedmany miraclesandthatthecause ofhisbeatificationhasalreadybegun.Hishighlypracticallove ofthepoorshoweditself early.Attheageoftwenty, althoughverybusywithhis seminarystudies,hefoundedaschoolforpoorboys. TheBishopappointedhini itsrectorandsomehowhe

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Favourite Unlucky

Backersoftheodds-on favouriteMissOriel,who wasbeatenatCanterbury onSaturday,wereunlucky.

Thefilly'sriderN.Sellwoodsaidhewasunlucky tolose.HesaidMissOriel hadbeenhamperedfor mostoftheracebyFlying Sybilwhowasontheinsideofhimandwaslugging out. Atthehometurn,Miss Orielhadbeenforcedout almostfivehorseswide. MissOrielwasbeatenby onlythree-quartersofa lengthbyEmpressFay.

CityOldBoysDefeatCountry

CousinsInNewNorciaCricket

OnNov.10last,St.Ildephonsus'College OldBoysfromthecityandcountrymetina socialmatchonthecollegeovalatNew Norcia.

Thedayprovedsucha3States'Win successthatitmaybecome anannualevent.

TheCityOldBoyscompiled159.Tajoscorerswere R.Symons4'7andP.McEvoy32.M.Flynntook 4/49,B.Flynn2/27andJ. Flynn2/5.

TheCountryOldBoysrepliedwith154.J.Flynn made53ingoodstyleand W.Carlhausen27.F.Symonstook3/38,L.Hickey 3/22andN.Mannolini2/32.

FAMILY AFFAIR

Flames,winnerofthe lastraceatCanterburyin SydneylastSaturdayscored forafamilyteam.Flames isracedbyMrs.F.Selkirk, istrainedbyherhusband andwasriddenbyherson Ray.Flameshasnowwon fivetimesforthefamily combination.Flameshad Saturday'sracewonalong wayfromthefinishand therearemorewinscoming up.

TopSydneytrainerTom Smithhadtheunusualexperienceofwinningarace inthreecapitalcitieslast Saturday.

InSydneyTalkerand KingDelvillewerewinners fromhisstable.Orient wontheSandownGuineas inMelbourneandTulloch wontheDerbyinQueens- land.

Smithhastrainedthe winnersof29racesinSydneyandseveninMelbourne thisseason.

NewNorcia BeatsLocals

The1957-58cricket seasonopenedauspiciouslyforSt.Ildephonsusfirst eleven.

TheCollegeteammet Mogumber-Gillingarrateam atNewNorciaintheopeningroundonSunday, November17.

Mogumberhadfirstuse ofwicketandmade82with JoeLaniganbestwith26. P.Collinstook3for7, BobRichards3for35,L. Mayne2for15. InreplyS.I.C.lostits firstwicketat64.D. Thompsonwas19beforehe wasstumped.

PeterCollinscontinued unconqueredandmade102 infinestylewithpartner R.Reynoldsmaking39 (n.a.).SoatstumpsS.I.C. were1for169.

FatherAndSonsAtCricket

Thehighlightofafriendlycricketmatch betweenparentsandthe1stelevenplayedat AquinaslastSundaycamewhenMasterRichard RiggwasbowlingtohisfatherGodfreyRigg.

Richardrappedhisfather'spadsandwiththe wicket-keeperappealedconfidentlyforanl.b.w. decision.

Theumpirewithoutamoment'shesitation called"Notout."

Mayweadd,inawhisper,thattheumpirewas EdwardRigg,sonofthenot-outbatsman,and elderbrotheroftheunluckybowler.

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DiaryOfModern PepysOnTheTurf

Beingtheexperiencesofamodestpunter atthetrots.WithapologiestoPepys.

November16:Thisnightbeingfineandcool,toGloucesterParktoseethetrottingsport.

SwallowTailiswellspokenofforthefirstrace,the HiltonParkHandicap.Sotothebettingringandtotake £8to£2.SwallowTaildogethisheadinfrontnot farfromthewinningpost,butDealer'sDoubletocome alongandsnatchtheprize,tomyillcontent.

FrenchGemtobeunluckyatthepreviousrun,soI doinvest£2atfourstooneuponthatmareinthe Queen'sParkHandicap.FrenchGemtogofasttothe leadinthelasthalflapandwinmosthandsomely. Wouldthatthisgoodfortunecontinue.

Eroica,whodidwinaQualifyingStakesattheprevious startisallthetalkoftheKing'sParkHandicap.SoI quicklysnapup£3to£2.Eroicatoshorteninthe bettinganditdothpleasemetohaveactedsopromptly.

EroicatohavetheracealmostwontillDeRougemont docomealongandwinbutnarrowly.Whenwillthese mysecondsend. Tothealehouseforalittlerefreshmenterethebooths doclose.

SotothebettingringwhereIdosupportFerberLad at£3to£2,sowellperformedintheSouthWestearlier onandthirdaweekbefore.FerberLadtobeinfront nearthejudge,butLibertyJacktocomewithgreater speedtowresttheprize.AlasthatIdidnothave£20 to 1asasaveronLibertyJack.

PrinceMalcolmwonaweekbeforewhenIdidprofit nicely,soIbackPrinceMalcolmintheNationalPark Handicap.Itake£6to£2atastroke.PrinceMalcolmtowinmosthandsomely,andtomygoodcontent.

Mulluloo,fromCanningtonway,hasagoodchancein theForrestParkHandicap,soItake£10to£1.But FrostyAirhavingwonatFremantletomygoodcontent theMondayholidaynightsoIhave£10to£1thatroan horse.Mullulootomeetwithmuchillluckinrunning andFrostyAirtowin,yieldinganiceprofitontherace.

SotothelastraceandAtholOwenisthehorseformy wager.Sotothebettingringtoget£8to£2.Athol OwentowininaclosefinishfromCopperCaliphandto endasuccessfulnight.

SotohomebymotorcoachandIdofindthatIhave profitedby£25inbetsonthenight.Asgoodanight aseverIhavehad.Sotobed.

OddsOnAustraliaHarden ForSouthAfricanTests

Thegloomyforecast thatAustraliamaybe beatenbyaSouthAfrican EleveninthePretoria matchwasnotborneout.

ForecaststhatthePretoriawicketwouldprovide theAustralianswithadifficulttaskwhentheycame tobatwereallayedbya fightingpartnershipbetween CraigandHarveyafterthe twoopenersfailed.

Noprevioustouringside hadscoredmorethan200 runsonthePretoriawicket sotheAustralia'shugetally overmorethan500(attime ofwriting)comesasa pleasantsurprise.

TheSouthAfricanshad givenusagoodly335to chase.

TheoddsagainstAustraliamustsurelynowharden forthetests.ItisunderstoodthequoteinSouth Africawas2/1Australia beforethemostrecent game.

Harvey'sbrilliant173in thisgameisreassuring.Itwashisfirstmatchofthe tour.TheVictorialefthanderwasaprolificscorer againsttheSpringboks

Craig,centuriesintwo earliermatches,continues tobatwell.Hemade88 whentherunswereneeded,afterMcDonaldand Burkehadgonecheaply.

SotheAustraliansarea prettygoodcombination.

Thenexttwogamesafter thePretoriamatchareon V November22-26atDurban againstNatalandonNovember 29-December 2 against.BorderatEastLondon.

TheNetherlands:Acampaignhasbeenstartedhere t enlist"pioneers"for workinNewGuineamissionposts.

BishopHermanTillemans,M.S.C.,VicarApos- tolicofMerauke,Dutch NewGuinea,saidherethat theseyoungmenareneeded toremaininaboriginalvillageswhilethemissionaries maketheroundsoftheir territories.

BishopTillemanssaidthat J schoolteachersusedtoperformthistask,butcurrently thereisashortageofthem.

ItisBishopTilleman's hopethatCatholicorganisationsandparishesinthe Netherlandswill"adopt"a whentheAustralianswere"pioneer"foreachvillage lastinSouthAfrica. andguaranteehissalary.

Y.C.W.PicnicAtHillsLake

ThebusfortheY Leschenaultiawill parishhallat10.30a 24.Someticketswil bus.

Judoclassesgotawayto agoodstartafterthegene- ralmeetingonNov.18,with 15memberstakingpart.Membersaregratefultothe instructor, Mr.Lance Shearer,whoisgoingto considerabletroubleto conducttheclasses.

Asthehallwillbeinuse forexaminationsitwillnot bepossibletoholdthenext meetinguntilMonday,Dec. 9. madeArrangementsarebeing forthenextjudoclasstobeheldatanother venueonMonday,Dec.2; detailswillbeavailableat thepicnic.

WESTPERTH:

TheWestPerthY.C.W. juniorbasketballteam1playedasocialmatchat ClontarfonNov.10.The greaterexperienceofthe WestPerthplayersenabled themtoscoreaconvincing winby23pointsto8.

GeorgeKuretwasthe bestplayerforWestPerth, andMattDaltonalsoplayed welltoscore14points.

Theteamthanksthe BrothersandboysatClontarfformakingthevisit soenjoyable.

BasketballpracticecontinuestobeheldeverySun-

.C.W.picnictoLake eavefromHighgate .m.thisSunday,Nov. Ibeavailableatthe daymorningattheClaremontShowgrounds. Membersareinterestedin learningjudo,andarrangementsarebeingmadetoin, troducethisservice.

Atug-of-warcompetition willbefeaturedafterthe nextgeneralmeetingtobe heldatKeaneyHouseon Tuesday,Nov.26.Table tennistrainingisheldon thealternateTuesdaysto thegeneralmeetings.

SHENTONPARK: Practicesfortheconcerts areheldeachWednesday night.Thechoiriscoming onwell,theboysequalnow innumbertothegirls.

Thedatesoftheconcerts: Friday,Dec.13,atScouts hall,Rokeby-road,andon Tuesday,Dec.17inthe Murchison-street Scouts hall.Theseconcertsare opentoall.

driveinthewayofpost-cardsandcalendars.

CARLISLE:

Rehearsalsarebeingheld everyTuesdaynightfortheCarlisle'Y.C.W.and N.C.G.M.guestnighttobe heldattheR.S.L.hall,CarlisleonWednesday,Dec.11. Thefirstpartoftheprogrammewillconsistof varietyitems,whichwillbe followedbysupperand dancing. ApicnictoRockingham willbeheldonSunday, Dec.29.

Chaplains'Rally

AsarrangedatthemeetingofYouthMovement chaplainsonOct.30,there willbeasecondmeetingat theCatholicCentreonWednesday,Nov.27at3p.m. Thosewhoattendedlast timeareaskedtobepresent.

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Crime,Rebellion PlagueSoviet

LosAngeles(U.S.A.): Organisedcrimeandarebelliousmoodamong.the populaceareplaguing SovietRussia,astudent ofEuropeanhistorysaid here.

Dr.ErikRittervonKuehnelt-Leddihnsaid"the Communistswanttheir peopletobehavelikeper- fectChristians,butwithout Christianity.Itisimpos- sible."

TheAustrianauthorand journalistspokehereon "TheSovietMan,"saying heisreactinglogicallyto Soviettrainingbyadopting anattitudeof"let'senjoy life."TheSovietshave raisedamonsterintheRed nursery,hedeclared.

Atleasttwocrimesyndicatesareoperatingnation- allyinRussia,thespeaker contended.Heidentified themastheStrangeOnes andtheBlackCats.

GermanCardinalSympathises WithArrestedLutheran

Cologne,Germany,Nov.4.-Arrestofa LutheranchurchofficialintheSovietzone broughtanexpressionof"sorrowandindignation"fromHisEminenceJosephCardinalFrings,ArchbishopofCologne.

Keaa Ineology

VaticanCity,Nov.4:The SacredCongregationforthe affairsofReligioushasis-

Owingtothecurrentbasketballseasontheleaders' meetingwillbechanged fromThursdaynightto Tuesdaynightforthepresent.TheannualChristmassuedadecreegivingthree- socialwillbeheldclosetotivesconcerningtheaffilia- Christmas. lionofinstitutesofstudy

makingthisa RepresentativeGatheringHonours

The"PutChristbackintowiththePontificalRegina Christmas"campaignwillMundiInstituteinRome. beginwithDec.1.AllareReginaMundiisatheo- askedtodotheirutmostinlogicalinstituteforwomensuccessfulReligiouswhichgivesa three-yearcourseinthe sacredsciencessuchastheologyandcanonlaw.The curriculum,verysimilarto thatgiveninseminaries,is offeredinfourlanguages.

LanigansAtNewNorcia

OnNov.12,atrulyrepresentativegatheringofthepeopleofNewNorcia,Mogumber,GillingarraandWaddingtonswelledby partiesfromPerthandbeyond,gatheredat NewNorciatohonourMr.andMrs.Joe Lanigan,seniors,asatestimonial.

Thedecreesetsdownthe conditionsunderwhichan affiliateinstitutionmaybe recognisedbyReginaMundi andbywhichdiplomasmay beissuedinitsname.

Theygosofarastoblow uptrains,andtheycontrol entiresectionsofsomeconcentrationcamps,heasserted.IntheUkrainetherebelliousmoodtakesthe formofpartisanforays fromforesthideouts,he said.

MarianYear

WillMark Anniversary Liege,Belgium,Nov.5: BishopLouisJosephKerkhofs,ofLiege,hasannouncedaMarianYear willbeheldattheshrine ofOurLadyofthePoor AtBanneux,Belgium,beginningthisDecember8.

Whenthedaughteroftheofthethinkingofsuch"rechairmanoftheagricultu-ralproductioncommitteeof Pampow,intheSovietzone nearBerlin,refusedtopar- ticipateinCommunistyouthinitiationceremonies,LutheranChurchPrefectMaerckerwasarrestedand chargedwithinspiringher refusal.

BothCatholicandLutheranleadershavedenounced theyouthinitiationceremoniesasatheisticattempts toprovideasubstitutefor Confirmation.Prefect Maerckerhasrecentlybeen mostoutspokeninhisattackontheRedyouth ritual.

Whenthenewsofthe Lutheranofficial'sarrest reachedhim,Cardinal Fringssentatelegramto BishopOttoDibelius,chairmanoftheLutheran Bishops'ConferenceofGermany.

TheCardinalsaidthat thenewsofthisnewblow toChristianfreedomwas receivedwithsorrowand indignation.

Hesaidthattheonlyconsolationisremembrance thattheApostlestoosufferedimprisonmentfortheir faith.

acionaryCatholicsas(WestGermanChancellorKonrad) Adenaur."Itattackedthe ProtestantsandCatholics whosevotesretunedthe Chancellortopower.

AdvanceOf LiturgyIn SydneySee

Sydney,Nov.5:Interest in withintheliturgicalmovement theChurchhasreceivedimpetusandencouragementfromtheGuild ofSt.PlusX,whichwas organisedhererecently.

Underthedirectionofa chaplainappointedbyHis EminenceNormanThomas CardinalGilroy,Archbishop ofSydney,theguildaimsat creatinggreaterknowledge amonglaymenofthespirit oftheliturgyintotheir dailylives.

Membersoftheguildare brokendownintosmall workshops,eachgroupconcentratingonaparticular areaoftheliturgy.

Oneworkshopcentresits attentiononpapaldirectivesconcerningtheliturgy andthepracticalapplicationsofthosedirectives. Anotherworkshopconcentratesonliturgicalmusic, andprovidestrainedchoirs forSolemnMasses.

prowessofMr.JoeLanigan overtheyears.

Rev.FatherBoniface, O.S.B.,Prior,intheabsenceoftheLordAbbott abroad,presentedtoMr. andMrs.J.Lanigana watchofrarequality.

Musicalitemsofun-lyoutstandingsporting doubtedartistryandexcellencewereheardfromMr. ErnestoBartoli,anoperatic tenor,andfromMrs.Tripp andMr.Sawyer,withaccompanisteMissJennifer Butchart,musicteacherat S.I.C.

Rev.Bro.Oliver,principal ofS.I.C.,wasmosthappy inhislaudatoryremarksas hedulypraisedthefine socialservicesandgracesof Mrs.Laniganandtheequal-

Mrs.R.Thompson,on behalfoftheC.W.A.,presentedtoMrs.J.Lanigan atravellingbagandrug. Abuffetsupperclosedthe proceedings.

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Itstatesthatdiplomas maybeissuedforthefirst twoyearsofstudy,butthat thethirdyeardegree,a "teacher'sdiploma,"maybe earnedonlybytakingthe thirdyearstudiesinRegina Mundiitself.

C.W.L.Executive

ToMeetNov.28

Themembersoftheexecutivewillmeetatthe CatholicCentreonThursday,Nov.28,at10.30a.m.

Acardpartywillbeheld thesameafternoonat 2p.m.AllHallowsbranch memberswillbethehostesses. Leedervillebranchmemberswillholdameeting afterdevotionsonSunday, Dec.1.

TheChristmassocialwill beheldattheCatholic CentreonMonday,Nov.25, at8p.m.

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COUNCILMEETING:

Thenextcouncilmeeting oftheN.C.G.M.willbeheld attheCatholicCentre,Victoria-square,onMonday, Dec.3at8p.m.

MARIANLODGE

BUSYBEE: Membersthankallwho helpedinthebusybeeat theLodgeonNov.15and 16.Aspecial"thankyou" totheMidlandJunction Y.C.W.whodidtheburning-off.

BRANCHNOTES

LEEDERVILLE:

Thenextgeneralmeetingwillbeheldinthehallon Monday,Nov.25.

SHENTONPARK:

NowthattheMissionis over,theweeklymeetings oftheleadershaveresumed andasaresultoftheMissionitisexpectedthatthere willbenoholdingthe leadersintheirenthusiasm fortheworkoftheMove-. ment. Concertpracticeisheld everyWednesdayevening atferNovenadevotions.

Theconcertwillbeheld onFriday,Dec.13,atthe Scoutshall,Rokeby-road, Subiaco,andonTuesday, Dec.17atthehallinMurchison-street,ShentonPark.

Markingthe25thanniversaryoftheapparitions ofOurLadyto11-year-old MarietteBecoin1933in thevillageofBanneux, BishopKerkhofsinvited Catholicsfromalloverthe worldtoattendceremonies at Mariantheshrineduringthe celebration.

apastoralletterthe Bishopsaidtheapparitions occurredonthe1900thanniversaryofthedeathof OurLordandonthe75th anniversaryoftheLourdes apparitions.

Theappearancestook placebetweenJanuary15 andMarch2,1933-beginninglessthantwoweeks afterthefinalapparitionof OurLadyinnearbyBeauraing.

Mariettefirstsawthe BlessedVirginasshewas lookingoutofawindowof herhomewhilewaitingfor thereturnofherbrother. Awomaninwhitestoodin thegardenandcalledtothe girltocomeout,buther motherwouldnotlether go.

Threedayslaterthe womaninwhitereappeared andtoldMarietteshewas OurLadyofthePoor.

TheBlessedVirginappearedeighttimesinall. Sheguidedthegirltoa nearbyspringandtold her,"Thisspringmustbe reservedformeforthesick ofallnations."

BishopKerkhofssetupa commissionin.1935tolook intothetestimonyofthe child.Twoyearslaterthe commissionreportedthat "therealityoftheapparitionsofOurLadyto MarietteBecoisatleast probable."

In1942BishopKerkhofs approvedthevenerationof OurLadyofthePoor,and in1949theBelgianBishops approvedtheapparitionas fact.

Banneuxhasbecomea popularpilgrimageplace, with10religiouscommunitieslocatedinthearea.A sitehasbeenreservedfor alargebasilica.TheInternationalUnionofPrayers, foundedthere,has1,500,000 membersin60countries.

Manymiraculouscures havebeenperformedinBanneux,someofwhichhave beendescribedinabook writtenbyBishopKerkhofs

drewTheCardinal'stelegram ablastfrom"Neue Zeit,"Communist-oriented EastBerlindaily.AneditorialsaidthattheCatholic Cardinal's"pretenseof shockanddistressisanalmostlaughabledefenceof anillegalactionbya Lutheranclergymaninthe nameofso-calledChristian unity."

Futureguildplansincludetheorganisationofworkshopstodealwithsacred artandarchitecture,anda groupto cationhandlethepublioftheguild'sactivi-

Thepaperwentontosayties. thatthetelegramistypical

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Vienna,Nov.12:Austria's Bishopshavehailedthe Catholicpressasa"modern pulpit,erectedatevery streetcorner"andurged Catholicstobezealousin promotinginterestinthe CatholicPress. InapastorallettercelebratingnationalPressday, theBishopswarnedthat Catholics"cannotbeindifferentastowhoisspeakingtothepeoplefromthese pulpits.

"TheCatholicsshouldrealisethatthestrengthand theinfluenceoftheCatholic Pressareintheirown hands,"

TheBishops'lettersuggestedthata"Pressrepresentative"shouldbeappointedineachparishto promoteinterestinthe CatholicPress.

Mr.C.A. PARKINSON, A.A.S.A.,A.C.I.S., of104St.George'sTerrace, Perth,wishestoadviseall clientsthatasfromMonday, 25thNovember,1957,his addresswillbeSuite11,FirstFloor, MercantileMutualBuildings 179ST.GEORGE'STER., PERTH.

Bombay,

FatherJohnHubner, S.V.D.,officiallyopenedthe first10dwellings,which werecontributedbytheSt. TheresaCo-operativeHousingSociety.

SevenotherCatholic housingsocietiesareassociatedinthebigproject whichwillconstructhousingfacilitieson800separatesites.

Fourofthesehousing, societieswererepresented attheinauguralceremonies. ThehousingprojectisprimarilytheworkofCatholic laymen.

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InMemoriam Deaths

BRENNAN(Martin):First anniversary. Inloving memoryofmydearfather whodiedonNovember22, 1956.SacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhissoul. InsertedbyRev.Martin Brennan,Waroona, McNAMARA:TothememoryofJohnGerard(Jack), lovedbrotherofFrank, Kalamunda;diedNovember 22,1954.

Requiescatinpace.

McNAMARA:Pleasepray forthedearsoulofour brotherJack,passedaway November22,1954.

SMITH:Ofyourcharity pleaseprayforthedearsoul ofoursonandbrother, Joseph,whopassedaway November30,1955.

SMITH(Joe):Everrememberedbyhispalsof79th St.Brigid'sScouts,West Perth.

WYNNE:Sacredtothe memoryofmybeloved husband,ThomasJohn,who diedNovember18,1951.Of yourcharitypleaserememberhiminyourprayers. Alwaysinmyheart. Molly.

McKENZIE(Susan):Of yourcharityprayforthe soulofourdearmother, passedawayNovember"8. Eileen(Mrs.JackRussell), Ruby(Mrs.WallyAnderson),lovingnanofColin, Kath,Jim,Margo;grannanPeter,David,Julie, Matthew.

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MULKERIN (Margaret): LateofMt.Barkerand Subiaco):passedaway November12.Lovedfriend. ofRampantfamily,Subiaco. R.I.P.

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