The Record Newspaper 11 September 1958

HASSELLS

OPENINGNEWSCHOOL-CHURCHATNOLLAMARA

ArchbishopAnnouncesOctober DriveForLayTeachers'Fund

andtheincreasingenrolmentsinexistingschools exceedingthesupplyof Religiousteachersavailable, thetimehadcomewhen theemploymentoflay teacherswasnotonlynecessarybutindeedimperative.

Consequently,ithad beendecidedthatanappealforfundstohelp financethislay-teachers' schemeshouldbemade.

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PlanIsToRaise BigCapitalFund

CatholicschoolsinAustraliasharewithallother schoolsacommonproblem:howtomeetthedramatic riseinschoolpopulationofthelastdecadeandahalf. ThePressandpublicmeetingsdrawattentionto"The CrisisinEducation."TheCatholicSchoolsystem facesthiscrisiswithouttheresourcesofStateand FederalTreasuriesatitsdisposal.Theproblemis intensifiedforusbyourdependenceonthegenerosity oftheCatholiccommunity.

Inordertomeet,atleastinpart,thedemandsof whatisinfactanewerainCatholiceducation,the ArchbishophasannouncedthelaunchingonOctober 5ofanappealforaCatholicSchoolsFund.Thepurposeofthisappealistoraiseacapitalfund,fromthe interestofwhichthepaymentoflayteachersmaybe financed.

HisGraceaddressedanattentiveaudience

Afterblessinganddeclaringopenthenewschool-churchof OurLadyofLourdesinthenewparishofNollamaraonSunday last,HisGracetheArchbishopanouncedthatafundtofinance thepaymentoflayteachersintheCatholicschoolswouldbe launchedonthefirstSundayofOctober.

Builtofsalmonpinkparentparishandcreatedanforthebesteducational brickstheschool-churchindependentunit. facilities,saidHisGrace. standsonasiteofthreeThatincidentallywastheDifficultthoughitwasto acres.Itcomprisesaper-sixthdaughterparishtofindfinancialaccommodamanentchapelandtwoOsbornePark,andanothertiontoerectschoolbuildclassrooms(30x22ift.). (Glendalough)wouldhaveings,itwasevenmoredif-

Offthechapelisawell-itsownparishpriestnextficulttofindastaff.And designedsacristy,kitchen,March. so,Nollamarawasmostforofficeandtoiletblocks. tunateinsecuringtheser-

DuringSevennewparishesintenvicesoftheSistersof theceremonyayearsand14priestswhere choirof15undertheRev.therewereonlytwoinMercy,WestPerth,who T.Tomichgavesomesatis-1948mustalmostbeare-wouldstaffnotonlythe Eyingpartsingingin"Eccecord.Alargepartofthenewschool,butalsoanSacerdos"and"TantumcreditwasduetoMonsig-otherschoolintheparish Ergo"(Palestrina),"TenorLangmead'sleadership,(St.Lawrence's)whichwas Deum"(Perosi),"Adorozealandefficiencyasparishbuiltafewyearsago. Te"and"AssumptaEst"priestoftheparentparish, (Moreno).Mrs.M.MorrisOsbornePark.

AppealForFunds wasorganist.

HisGracewasassistedat theblessingceremonyand duringthePontificalBenedictionbytheRt.Rev.Mgr. A.Langmead,theRev.C. Stinson,theRev.R.Kelly (firstparishpriestofNollamars)andtheRev.F. Walsh.

Otherspeakersbesides HisGracewereMgr.Langmead,Fr.Kelly,theV.Rev. P.Nolan,O.S.M.(appeal) andMr.Popjoy.chairthan oftheparishcanvascommittee.

Archbishop'sAddress

TheArchbishopsaidthat fouryearsagotherewaslittledevelopmentinthe Nollamaraarea.Nowit wasamazeofbuilt-up streetsandniceserviceable homes.HolyMasshadbeen celebratedinthelocalState school,throughthetourtesyoftheEducationDeparment.

TheparishpriestofOsborneParkrealisedthe necessityofprovidinga schoolfortheincreasing numberofchildren-a schoolthatwouldalsoserve asaMasscentreuntilsuch timeasitwaspossibleand practicabletobuilda church.Healsorecommendedthatthedistrict shouldbeexcisedfromthe

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TheSistersofMercy needednointroduction.

FatherKellywasthefirstTheirschoolsinWestPerth, parishpriestofNollamara.Leederville,Lesmurdie,OsInthebriefspaceoftimeborneParkandTuartHill inwhichhehadbeenwithhadahighstandard.Their them,thepeoplealreadycontributiontothegrowth appreciatedhiszeal,self-andprogressofCatholic lessnessandindustry.Hiseducationwasanotableone. firstthought,naturally,wasTheywerefortunate,His forthechildren-topro-Gracecontinued,ingetting videaschool. staffsofReligiousteachers

Thebuilding,thoughin-fortheseschools.Because, complete,wasdignifiedandwiththeincreasingdevelopsufficientlycommodiousforment(particularlyinthe thetimebeing.Up-to-datemetropolitanarea);with inthedesignandtheamen-everyTeachingOrderalitiesitafforded,itwouldreadyindesperateneedof measureupadequatelytomorevocations,withthe modernexistingdemandsdemandformoreschools

Beginningonthefirst SundayofOctober,a paneloftenpriestswould conductthe'appealin everyparish. Hewasconfidentthatthe resultoftheappealwould beworthyofthenoble causeinwhichitwasbeing made,andworthyofthe generosityandspiritofselfsacrifice(especiallyinthe causeofCatholiceducation) ofthepeopleoftheArchdiocese.Theyoweditto posteritytotransmitthe heritagehandeddownat suchcostandsacrificeby theirforbears.

Nurses'Guild

Themonthlymeetingof theCatholicNurse'sGuild ofW.A.willbeheldon Wednesdaynext,Sept.17,at 8p.m.onthethirdfloor, LondonTavernbuildings (St.George's-ter.end). MissMaryRoddy,recentlyoverfromSydney, willspeakon"TheCatholic Nurse-hervocationtoday."

FeteForNuns

ThefriendsandwellwishersoftheCarmelite Sistersareremindedthat therewillbeafeteheld attheConventonSunday, Sept.21. Thechildren havebeenspeciallycatered for,andapuPpetshowand loadsoftoyswillbehighlightsoftheday.

Thecommitteeforthe fetehaveplannedsurprises forallanditwillbeagood occasiontogetChristmas giftsthataredifferent.

Cardsandcalendarsthat puttheChrist-Childback intoHisbirthdaypicture areavailablealso.

Thenunsareburdened withheavyexpensesdueto theimmediaterepairand buildingthatthestorms necessitated.Allfriendsof Carmelareaskedtoassist inmakingthisannualfete agreatsuccess.

Theintentionistoconsolidatethisfundover'a periodofyearsbeforedrawingonit.

TheburdenofthisappealontheCatholiccommunityisanewone.Inthepast,thesolecharge ontheCatholiccommunityhasbeenforthecapital costofbuildingsandfurniture,apartfromschool fees.Inthefuture,ifCatholicEducationistobe availabletothesameproportionofchildrenasinthe past,theassistanceandpaymentoflayteacherswil becomeanintegralfeatureofCatholicschools.

Theconditionsleadinguptothisappealaredescribedinaseriesofthreearticles,thefirstofwhich appearsonPage3ofthisissue.

FeteWillHelpDaughtersOf CharityToEnlargeHospice

PlansarebeingmadeforadditionalbuildingsatSt.Vincent'sHospice,Guildford, whichisconductedbytheDaughtersof Charity.

AtpresenttheHospice providesaccommodationfor 17women,butthisisinadequateforthedemands beingmadeuponit.

TheSistershopelaterto beabletoprovideaccommodationformenandfor marriedcouples.

AttheHospiceoldpeople andthosewhoareincapacitatedandinneedofsomeonetocareforthemare lookedafter.

OnSeptember28,thelast Sundayinthemonth,the secondannualfetewillbe heldattheHospicethe fundsofwhichwillbedevotedtofuturebuilding.

Thefirstfetelastyear

HassellsReturn

Mr.andMrs.J.Hassell ofHassell'sHardwareStore, weremetattheAirporton theirarrivalfromaworld tourwhichincludedthe Pilgrimage,Europeandthe UnitedStates,byMr.J.P. Lilleymanandfriends.

79thSt.Brigid'sScout Groupwouldliketohear fromanypersonover18 yearsofagewhoisinterestedinscouting.Further particularsmaybehadby ringingF3007.

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wasabigsuccessanda largercommitteeisworkinghardtomakethisone atleastasgood. Thisyear,peoplecoming bytrainwillbetransported freetotheHospicefrom theGuildfordstation.This issuretobeappreciatedby theolderpeople. SosetasideSeptember28 foravisittoSt.Vincent's HospiceatGuildford.

C.W.L.ToAid FlowerDay

ThisyeartheCatholic Women'sLeagueareagain assistingwiththeSilver ChainappealonFlower Day.

Aswellasconductinga flowerstallatthecornerof WilliamandHay-sts.,the membersarearranginga displayintheSupreme CourtGardensdepictingthe sceneatLourdes. Ifeverythinggoesas planned,thisshouldbe verybeautifulastheladies aremakingawhole-hearted efforttomakeitasuccess.

Highgatemembersmeet onWednesday,Sept.17,at 8p.m.

AllHallowsmembers meetonWednesday,Sept. 17,at2.30p.m.

Maylandsmembersmeet onWednesday,Sept.17,at 2.30p.m.

Highgatebranchmembers willholdabridgeafternoon onThursday,Sept.18,at 2p.m.

Nedlandsbranchmemberswillconductabridge afternoononTuesday,Sept. 16,atthetennisclubrooms, Reserve-st.,commencing'at 1.30p.m.

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Inanefforttoimprove "Girls'World"andarouse moreinterestinit N.C.G.M.brancheswill takepartinadrivefor articles.

Shortstories,featurearticles,photographsofplaces ofinterestintheStatealong withanaccompanyingarticleareallwelcome,asare dressandcookeryhints, "LineaDay"subjects,etc. Contributorsneednotbe abuddingauthortohelp outhere,aslongastheycan sendideasandfreshmaterialtheywillbeedited.

Thenextgeneralmeeting hasbeenpostponeduntil Monday,Sept.15.Those wishingtoattendthesocial week-endatMarianLodge onSept.20-21areaskedto bring5/depositalongto thegeneralmeeting.

MIDLANDJUNCTION:

LastThursdaynighta crowdofyouthfromthe MidlandJunctionY.C.W.N.C.G.M.attendedthefilm "TheTenCommandments" then,attheleaders'meetingthisweek,discussedthe spiritualthoughtswhich couldbederivedfromthe film.

Concertpracticetakes placeonThursdaynightsin theparishhall.

THIRDORDEROF ST.FRANCIS

ThenextmonthlymeetingoftheThirdOrderof St.Franciswillbeheldon Sunday,Sept.28,at3p.m., attheChildrenofMary atchapel,Victoria-sq.

Tertiariesarereminded oftheirobligationtobe presentatthemonthly meeting.Anyinterested personsarecordiallyinvitedtoattend.

C.B.C.OldBoysCaptureCupIn

Reserve2GradeHockeyContest

ItwasallyonlastSaturdayandSunday thattheRe.sarve2andAlgradeChallenge Cupholdersweredecidedeventhoughthe firstroundoffixtureswerecompletedat leasttwomonthsago.Inboththesematches theC.B.C.clubwasrepresentedbutunfortunatelyitwassuccessfulincapturingonly oleCup.

TheReserve2gradeteam ledbyKevinMartinwas matchedagainstthePresbyterianFellowshipAssociationteamandinavigorousandhardfoughtmatch succeededinwinningnarrowly3goalsto2.

Thematchwasplayedat afastpacethroughoutand asKevinOrrwasheardto remarkduringthelastfive minutes,superiorcondition wontheday.

Showingspeedinattack theC.B.C.sidescoredtwice inBrandishthefirsthalfthroughPat andBillKierath whiletheP.F.A.forwards couldpenetratethefirm C.B.C.lineonce. Prominentatthisstage wereBrianCarmodywith hishardcrisphitsandEric Alcockwithhisquick tackle,vigorousplayand effectivedisposal.

PercyJerratgavea speedydisplayontheleft wingandhisflickpassfrom outsidethecircleresulted inthescoringofthefirst goal. InthesecondhalfP.F.A. pressedstronglybutthe C.B.C.defenceheldfirm. KevinOrrwasmosteffectiveandoutplayedhisopposingwingwhileatthe sametimepassingtheball accuratelytohisforwards.

Fromtheirhalf-timescore of2goalsC.B.C.addedanothergoalfromPatBrandish'sstickgivingC.B.C.a twogoallead,butP.F.A. foughtbacktoscoreagain.

Playersandsupporters werejubilantwiththeresultwhichincidentallyreultedintheteamentering thesemi-finalofthecompe- tition.Asmallsocialwas heldatKevinMartin'shome tocelebratetheoccasion.

ThereplayoftheAl gradeChallengeCupbetweenPerthandC.B.C.was conductedattheW.A.C.A. groundlastSundaybefore amediumsizedcrowd.This clashhadbeeneagerly awaitedbyC.B.C.fanswho hadlookedforwardtothe returnofKevinCartonand EricPearcetotheteam whichinpreviousweeks hadbeenre-arrangedto covertheirabsence.

TheCRC.teamstarted offstronglybutthefast sidesoonbegantotelland systematicplayofthePerth itwaslateinthefirsthalf thatDesScalespassedto SandyLovattwhomadeno mistake.

AtthistimetheC.B.C.defencewasunderpressure anditwasonlythegood playofthegoalkeeper,Ray Davern,andthebackthat preventedPerthfromscoringheavily.

TherriesEnter ForFestival

TheTherrySocietymembersarehopefulthatCatholicsintendingtoseethe W.A.DramaFestivalplays, fromSept.22toOct.8,will gettheirticketsfromoneof themembers,foranyperformance,as30percentof theproceedsofticketssold byTherrymemberswill reverttotheSociety.

Ticketsmaybeobtained fromanymemberorby contactingMr.G.Leahy (phone713392).

Theplay,"AMimeof Bernadette,"beingpresentedintheFestivalbythe TherrySociety,waswritten byHughRossWilliamson latelastyearsothatit couldbepresentedin1958 tocelebratethecentenary ofLourdes.

TheTherrySocietyisan amateurtheatricalgroup opentoallCatholics.A weeklymeetingisheldeach Mondayat8p.m.inroom 6,thirdfloor,No.1Howardst. -,",.^.

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Itisespeciallyforthe family,forthoseCatholics whobytheirvocationare forcedtoremaininthe world,thattheThirdOrder wasfounded;andoneof itschiefaimsistomake thefamilyacentreofhappinessandacentreofholiness.

Itwasduringthishalf thatthegoalkeeper,Jeff Grey,whouptothetimeof thematchhadbeenrecoveringfromanattackof malaria,figuredprominentlyandrepelledtheanxious P.F.A.forwards. Thefinalwhistlesounded withC.B.C.attackingagain. Featuresofthegame.Were thecombinationofboth innersandwingsandthe' effectivenessofthehalf backlineinbothattackand defence.Bestplayersnamed wereErickAlcock,Kevin OrrandKevinMartin.

Thepietywhichitinspiresrenderstheburden ofmarriagemoreeasyto bear,helpsthemarried coupletofulfiltheirserious anddifficultduties,makes themreceivewithjoythe childrenwhichProvidence sendsthem,bestowsapurityandspiritualityontheir mutuallovebymakin9, themlivewithaChristian modestyandmoderation. onuctetc

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"TheThirdOrder,"saysAfeteinaidofSt.Mel's PopeLeoXIII,"bringsintoChurch,Swanbourne.will domesticlifepeace,tran-beheldatFraser-st.,Swan- quillityandallthevirtuesbourne,onSunday,Sept. intheirtrain." 11,at2p.m.

FraternitiesoftheThirdTheusualstalls,games OrderexistatPerth,Vic-andluckydipwillbeoper- toriaParkandMidlandating.Afternoonteais Junction.Enquiriesmaybeavailable. directedtoRev.FatherBerard,O.F.M.,53GreatNorthern-hwy.,MidlandJune-Baseyour%erne'KR:Inn:1'1141 tion. stringer,ifBunMareheArcade

Hopesroseinthesecond halfwhenGordonPearce ranthroughthePerthdefencetopushtheballpast thegoalkeeperandscored, butratherthangainingencouragementfromthelevellingofthescorestheC.B.C. teamfellintomanyerrors whichresultedinPerth scoringagainminutesbefore thefinalwhistle.

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CrisisForOurSchoolsAsEnrolmentsIncrease

AstheArchbishop'sannouncementon thecoverindicates,ourCatholicschoolsare facingacrisisofsurvival.Belowisanoutlineofthephenomenalgrowthofourschools andoftheiranticipatedneedsinteaching staffinthefuture.

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Deductingenrolmentsofschoolssincetransferred totheDioceseofBunbury.

Thelastdecadehaswitnessedanextraordinary growthintheenrolmentinCatholicschools.Totake anumberofinstances:-

*InSt.John'sSchool,Scarborough,in1950,there were79childrenenrolled.In1958,therewere442 inSt.John's,and221atSt.Dominic's,Doubleview,atotalof663,anincreaseof840percent.

*InSt.Kieran's,OsbornePark,in1950,therewere 197childrenenrolled.In1958therewere44in St.Kieran's,and172inSt.Denis,'TuartHill,a totalof616,anincreaseof318percent.

*In1950,therewere2,651boysin10boys'schools intheArchdioceseofPerth.In1958therewere 4,519boysin14suchschools-anincreaseof 1,868boys,or70percent.

Theseincreasesarenotmerelyduetoshiftsof population,butbecausethe76schoolsintheArchdiocesein1950havegrownto102schoolsby1958. Innotmorethanafractionoftheseschools,has therebeenadecreaseinnumbers;inthemajorityof them,class-roomshavebeenaddedtotheexisting provision.

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TheoverallincreaseinenrolmentsintheArchdiocesehasbeenasfollows:1950 76schools 11,518 1958 102schools 18,922

Thisgivesanincreaseof7,404childrenintheperiod underreview-anincreaseof64percent. ThisincreasehasinvolvedtheCatholiccommunity oftheArchdioceseinavastexpenditure.Thisexpenditureisnotmadeoutofanyreserves,butoutof thecontinuousandsacrificialgivingoftheCatholic community.Thecapitalcosthasbeenvast;so,in proportion,havebeentheannualinterestcharges.The resultisthateconomicallyprovidedschoolsbecome verydearschools,wheninterestchargesareadded toacapitaloutlaythatcannotbequicklyreduced.

Whatofthefuture?Itisclearthattherearestill plentyofCatholicchildren,whoseparentsareanxious fortheirCatholiceducation.In1950,theGrade1enrolmentwas1,268children,thoughtheprovisionof newschoolsincreasedthenumbersinthatage-group asthechildrenwentthroughthegrades.Intheyears 1955-1958Grade1enrolmenthasbeensteadyon2,400.

Usingthisasabasefigure,ifclass-roomsand teacherswereavailable,primarychildrenshould numberabout17,100,andsecondarychildrenabout 5,400.Itisdifficulttoarriveatthelatterfigure withaccuracy.Itisexpectedthat290childrenin theArchdiocesewillsitforLeavingattheendof thisyear.Itisassumedthatthisfigurewillincrease toabout350by1962.Otheryearswillincreaseproportionately.Thiswouldgiveatotal,for1962,of 21,500childreninCatholicschools,anincreaseof 3,500inthenextthreeyears.

Shouldtheschool-leavingageberaisedto15before 1962,thesecondaryfigurewouldbehigher.Itis possiblethattherewillbeaslightdecreaseinprimarynumbers,duetoafallingmarriagerate,but thepressureonsecondarygrades.andespeciallyfor girls,islikelytobeverysevere.

ThesefiguresreflecttheactualenrolmentinCatholicschools.Theyneglectthegrowingnumberof CatholicchildreninStateschools,someofwhomare thereforreasonsoffinance,orfromthesheerimpossibi:ityoffindingaccommodation(enrollinganumber ofthechildren)inCatholicschools.

TherearetwoseriouslimitingfactorsthatwillpreventthisneededexpansionofCatholicschools:-

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InSorrowfulMotherFeast

InpreparationforthefeastofOurLady ofSorrows,theRev.AmideusWickers, O.S.M.,willinaugurateanovenaatSaint Anthony'sChurch,Wanneroo,nextSunday nightat7.30.

TheNovenawillcontinue eachnightduringtheweek.

Thefeastthisyearwillbe celebratedatWannerooon Sunday,Sept.21.

TheMercyNunsteaching atSt.Anthony'sschool

havearrangedthatthefeast bethefirstHolyCommuniondayfor20childrenattendingtheschool.

Theyare:DianeLeach, GlenysDarch,MarianSinagra,ChristineMola,Rosa Bellini,MarinaRocca,Mary Crisafulli,MonicaGeeson, JeanetteDarch,Annunziata Borello,JosieTrimboli, JosephBelinni,JamesSinagra,AlfredoBenicasse, NicholasKomarnicki,Gino Stalitari,MariaBorrello, DixieBurrows.

Mr.JohnCrisafulli,presidentofthecommittee,has arrangedafestivaltobe heldonthechurchgrounds duringtheday.Members oftheHolyNameSociety willcarrythestatueofOur Ladyinprocessionsat3.30 p.m.FatherWickerswill preachthesermon.

BenedictionoftheMost BlessedSacramentwillfollowthesermon.

(i)Shortageoffinancetosupportthethreeyearbuildingprogrammenecessarytoprovidefor3,500extrachildren.

(ii)Shortageofreligiousteachers.

Thesecondofthosetwofactorswillbediscussed inafurtherarticlenextweek.

BytheREV.J.E.BOURKE,M.A., AssistantDirectorofCatholicEducation

EightY.C.W.TeamsInCarnival

LastSundaytheY.C.W.ofPerthhelda footballcarnivalatAquinasCollegein whichthefollowingteamstookpart:VictoriaPark,OsbornePark,EastPerth,East VictoriaPark,MidlandJunction,Subiaco, ShentonParkandLeederville.

Acrowdofover300Thisprovedtobeathrillpeoplesaw160T.C.W's bothteansthrowingalplay 13ames etheyhadintoit.This day.Thematchesstartedmatchresultednawinfor at11a.m.andmostpeopleOsborneParkwhonarrowenjoyedapicniclunch.

Allteamswerevery spiritedintheirmatches. EastPerthandMidland Junctionwereeliminated justbeforelunchleaving sixteams'stillwitha chanceoftakingthepennant.

lydefeatedEastVictoria Parkinamatchwhich provedtobeoneofthe bestoftheday.

Everybodyenjoyedthemselvesandwehopethiscan becomeanannualevent.

ThePerthY.C.W.thank.

LeedervilleandSubiacotheBrothersforsogenerwerenexttobeeliminatedouslymakingthegrounds followedshortlyafterbyandchangeroomsavailVictoriaParkandShentonable,theumpires,andthe Park.ThisleftOsborneboysbehindthedrinkstall ParkandEastVictoriaParkandthegirlswhohandled tocontestinthefinal. theraffle.

Intheevening,adance willbeheldattheRoad BoardHallat7.30.

Thefeastthisyearmarks thefifthanniversaryofthe foundingoftheServite PrioryinWanneroo.

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"NO,NOTONEMORE (UNTILYOUBARKAGAIN)"

Intheleadingarticleofthe"WestAustralian"of August28appearedthefollowingremarkablestatement:"Therealisticapproachofanegotiatedsettlement(ofthepresentSino-Americanargument), whichcouldleaveFormosauntouchedforahealing politicalperiod,isAmericanrecognitionoftheChinese Communistregime."Now,someonewenttothe troubleofinformingthe"West'sleader-writerthat hisproposalrancountertothePotsdamDeclaration. Underthisinternationallybindingagreement(to whichbothourselvesandtheAmericansweresignatories),FormosabelongsbyrighttothelegallyconstitutedGovernmentofmainlandChina.Sothat,so longasthetyrannyofMaoTse-tungandChouEn-lai ismerelythedefactoGovernmentofChinaweare legallycorrectinsupportingChinagKai-shekin Formosa,quiteapartfromthemoralclaimswhich FreeChinahasonthefreeworld.

ButtheinstantwerecognisetheRedregimeasthe lawfulGovernmentoftheChinesepeople,twoconsequencesflowfromouract-bothdisastrousand immoral.Inthefirstplaceweshouldbeactingagainst ourconscienceinthatweshouldbesupportinga regimewhichattainedpowerthroughviolenceand ii,stillactivelyandcovertlyanaggressorthroughout South-EastAsia.Unhappily,themoralaspectsof suchmattersdonotappeartocarryanygreatweight thesedaysasisevidencedbytheindecenthastewith whichthecivilisedworldrushedintorecognisethe Iraquiregicides.

Itiscommonlysaidthatwemustberealisticand practical.Well,therealandpracticalconsequences ofrecognisingRedChinawouldbe:(1)toabrogate unilaterallythePotsdamDeclaration;(2)toabandon ChiangKai-shekandhisgallanthalf-millionveterans whowerefightingCommunismlongbeforeanyone elseandtowhomthefreeworldowesagreatdebt; (3)toleavethe13millionoftheChinesediaspora withnofocusofloyaltyapartfromPekingandhence tomakeofthem(intheirowndespite)centresof subversionandinfiltrationthroughoutSouth-East Asia;(4)toseedismantledtheformidablenuclear baseserectedbytheAmericanswhicharetheonly effectivebulwarkofourdefencetothenorth;(5) tocauseourgreatally,theUnitedStates,toloseface amongtheAsiaticpeople,havingyieldedtoashow offorceandthreatsfromRedChina;(6)to,rob Americaofhermosteffectivebaseforthedefenceof South-EastAsia,whichincludesAustralia.

Allthistalkofthe"two-China"policyco-existing inanuneasybutstablearmisticeiswishfulthinking

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BishopsAppraiseNationalDanger

AnimmediatereactiontotheSocialJusticestatementissuedbytheCatholicHierarchyofAustralia isdisappointmentthat,inthemidstofthegreat problemssurroundingnationalsurvival,thesubject ofthisyear'spastoraldocumentshouldbe"Massacre ontheRoads."Acloserperusalofthestatement revealsratherstartlinglythatroadsafetyisvery intimatelyboundupwiththequestionofsurvivalin thatfatalitiesandcasualtiesontheroadoverthepast 57yearsaredoublethosesufferedinthefourwarsof theperiod.Itwouldseemthereisanenemywithin thgatesofgreaterlethaleffectandpotentialthan any,foreignaggressor.Thethreatisallthegraver inthatthemajorityofroadvictimsarepeopleinthe primeoflife.

WhatisparticularlycommandingabouttheBishops' statementisthelucid,logicalandforcefulfashion inwhichtheyillustratehowthetrafficcodeisreinforcedbytheNaturalLaw.Inaddition,theybring outinathoughtful,objectivewaytheapplicationof theFifthandSeventhCommandmentstotheproblemsofroadsafety.Oncetheissuesareseenonthe highplaneofmoralobligation,thetrafficlawsare elevatedfrommerelyrestrictivepenalclausesto mattersofconsciencecallingforahighdegreeof responsiblecitizenship.Onerealiseshowmuchthe secularistStateisfailingtogetresultspreciselybecauseitsenactments,onmajorissuesanyway,lack sufficientsanctions,nottomentionmotivation.

Thecoolappraisalofthetheologian.apparentin thissmallpamphletdoesmuchtomitigatethemerely sensationalandactuarialappealwhichissoplainly failingtominimiseandpreventtheappallingcasualtiesofthehighways.Itisprimarilyanappealto consciencethroughreasonandliftsthequestiontoa higherplaneofreality.Theproblemsofmoral responsibilityindrivingwithoutalicence,atexcessivespeedandundertheinfluenceofdrinkand drugstakeonanewer,deeperandmoreluminous significance.TheBishopshavemadeagenuinecontributiontonationalwelfareforwhichtheresponsiblecivilauthoritiesmaywellbegrateful.

ofthemostmiserablesort.Itisputforwardbyour Pressandintellectualswithanairofnoveltyasifit werenotpartofthecontinuingpolicyofdefeatism andappeasementwhichhasinfectedthefreeliberal worldinregardtoCommunismeversincetheSpanish CivilWar.Itmaybedubbedthepolicy(orrather theexpediency)ofThrowingtheDogaBone.When RedRoverwoofedinKorea,wefinishedup(through corruptpoliticsandappeasement)ingivinghimhalf ofthatgallantnation;whenheyowledinIndo-China wewenttamelytoGenevaagaintogivehimhalf thecountry.NowheyelpsforFormosaandweare quitepreparedtoseeitgo.Thatsortofmentaloutlookisnotmoralanditisnotsane.Thereareother waysofdealingwithacryingcur.Youcanthrow himabone,especiallyifitcomesoutofsomeone else'sgraveyard.Butthesupplyofboneswillnever measureuptotheanimal'sappetite.Soonerorlater youwillbeforcedtosmashhimacrossthejawand putthebootsin.Ofcourse,theR.S.P.C.A.-inthis casetheappeasers-willbedelugedintearsbutbetter theirtearsthantheirblood.Forthisparticulardog hasthehabitofbitingthehandthatfeedshim. Butthe"WestAustralian"wasnotcontentwithits fatuityofAugust28.Likeamanfromouterspace, utterlyunacquaintedwiththespecificproblemsof thisinsignificantplanet,theirleader-writercameat itagainonSeptember10:"WithoutexposingFormosaorweakeningthesecurityofindependentAsian countries,Washingtoncouldoffertorecognisethe PekingregimeandagreetoacceptRedChinainto theUnitedNations.Thatwouldgiveastrongbasis forseekingChineseCommunistagreementtoguaranteedautonomyforFormosa,leavingtheChiangKaishekNationalistproblemtoworkitselfoutby effluxionoftime."

AlittlefurtheronthissomnabulisticwritercontemplatesthehandingoverofHongKongtoU.N. control.AndIputittomyharriedreadershow sillycanyouget!Somewherealongthelineduring thepastdecadethisgentlemanmusthavereada newspaper,evenifhehasn'treadabookoncontemporarypolitics.Canhequoteoneinstance,greator small,whereinaconflictbetweentheCommunistand thefreeworld,thelatterhasnotinvariablymissed outattheconferencetable?Doeshenotrealise thatthesamemoralindecisionwhichenabledHitler tocarryouthisdesignshasbeenrepeatedandmagnifieda'thousandfold'inregardtotheinternational conspiracywecallCommunism?Doeshenotrecall :words,thattheonlythingthesepeople understandisstrength?Hasheneverlookedata mypoftheworldandwonderedhowthefreeworld hasgrownsosmallandtheslaveworldsoverylarge?

Nowanintriguingandintenselypracticalissueis that,asidepxmltreaChereri(sdchastheHissLattimore-I:totterWMteset-u0intheU.S.DepartmentofState,asregardsChina)themostpotent

ConcludedonPage13

CardinalSaysU.S.ChurchVirile

Sydney,Aug.26:HisEminenceNormanCardinalGilroy,ArchbishopofSydney, saidherethathewasdeeply impressedbythevitalityof theChurchintheUnited States. TheCardinal,whorecentlyledtheAustralian NationalPilgrimageto Lourdesandlatertravelled throughEuropeandthe U.S.,declaredonhisreturn that"thereisanamazing dynamismintheAmreican Church."

Notingthat"thedevotion ofthepeopletotheirreli-

gionisbothevidentand deeplymoving,"hecitedas examplestheincreasing number

added,"seminaries

tionsintheU.S.where,he statesare

ing."

Thursday,Sept,10,1958.

PopeDisplaysSpecialAffection

ForNewly-Weds:GiftsForAll

ByLucianoCasimirril

VaticanCity,Aug.21.--WhatNiagara FallsisforhoneymoonersintheUnited States,RomeisforItaliannewly-weds.And itistraditionalthatHisHolinessPopePius XIIisalwaysreadyforthemwithhisblessingandagift.

Formanyyearsthedis-turnednewly-weds,whoat penserofthisfatherlyges-firsthadbeenreceivedin tureofthePontiffhasbeenspecialgroups,nowmtera 59-ye--oldChristianminglewiththegeneral BrotherfromIreland,Bro.groups.Butthepracticeof WilliamBernardWelsh. givingthemgiftswasre-

Itishishappyduty,sumedasbefore. amongmanyothertasks,toThegiftsareawhite receivethenewly-wedsandrosaryforthebrideanda toprovidethemwiththemedaloftheHolyFamily mementosoftheirvisitandforthegroom.Thegroom withthenecessarymeanstoisgiven,besides,abooklet gainadmissiontoapapalcontainingtheprayersand audiencewheretheywillexcerptsofthePope's receivethePope'sblessing.speechesonthefamily.

ThisspecialattentiontoThenewly-weds,who newly-wedshaditsbegin-cometoRomeandseekthe ningduringthepontificatePontiff'sblessing,present ofPopePouisXI.Itwasthemselvesatthebronze continuedbyPopePiusXIIdoorsbeneaththeright inadeliberateefforttode-armofthecolonnadethat monstratehisfatherlyaffec-flanksSt.Peter'sSquare. tionforthemaswellasto teachthehighimportance ofthenucleusoftheChristianfamily.

Evidenceofthisisfound inthemorethan80discoursesbetweenMarch, 1939,andMay,1943,which hemadetooraboutmarriedcouples. Withthecomingofwar anditsdestructionsthere werelessweddingsand travelwasimpossible,so theaudienceswerediscontinued.

Butwhenbettertimesre-

King'sAwards

Brussels,Belgium,Aug.

22:KingBadouinofBelgiumawardedtheOrderof theCrownofBelgiumtoa priestandanarthistorian fortheirserviceinsetting upanexhibitintheVatican Pavilion.

Mgr.JosephHoster,vicar oftheColognecathedral, andDr.VictorH.Elbern, BonnUniversityarthistorian,helpedtochooseand preparethe"ImagoChristi" exhibitintheVaticanPavilionattheBrusselsWorld Fair.

Theexhibit,whichdisplaysdifferentconceptsof ChristasinterpretedbyartistsfromearliestChristian timestothepresent,was selectedfrompaintingsand sculptureinmuseumsand churchesinmanypartsof theworld.

Themethodofdisplayhas wonhighestpraisefromart experts.Theexhibitisone ofthemostpopularatthe fair.

NunsOnBikes!

Liverpool,England, Aug.26:TheLittleSisters oftheAssumptionare causingamildsensation inthisbustlingAtlantic portbyridingthroughthe streetsonlightweight motorcycles.

ArchbishopJohnC.HeenanofLiverpoolrecently gavethempermissiontouse "anythingexceptskates" thatwouldhelpthemget morequicklyfromplaceto placeontheirmissionsof charity.

THEMANYOUKNOW

EvidenceOfEarlyFatheit ConfirmsPrimacyOfPeter

WesawlostweekhowSt.Peterwasmade headoftheChurchbyOurLord,andwesaw hisleadershipinactionintheActsofthe Apostles.NowletusconnectSt.Peter directlywithPiusXII,whoisthepresent BishopofRome.

Bythetimetheyhave runthegauntletofcurious staresinthesquareand havepassedthegentlechallengeoftheSwissGuard andthePapalGendarmes, theyarriveatBrother Welsh'sofficetimidly.

Whentheymeettheman theyarereassured.The weddedcoupleenterthe thirdroombackfromthe entranceoftheMaestrodi Camera'sofficeandare greetedwith,"Areyou brideandgroom?Then comeheretome."

Afterafewshortwords ofgreeting,BrotherWelsh askstoseetheparishweddingcertificate.Sometimes, withtheconfusionofleavingafterthewedding,this hasbeenforgotten,andthe Brother'smasteryofdiplomacycomestothefore. Byafewdiscreetquestions heascertainsimmediately theirgoodfaith.

FromAllEurope

Thisdone,hepresents themwiththeirmementos andtellsthemwhatthey mustdotoreceivethe Pope'sblessing. "Itismoving,"Brother Welshsays,"toseewith whatdevotionmostofthe coupleskissthelittleobjectsthatthePopehasgiven them.Anditiseasyto imaginethattheselittle giftswillbetakenback homewiththemasthemost precioussouvenirsoftheir honeymoon,"

Thegreatmajorityofthe newly-wedsare,naturally, Italians,butallnewly-weds arefreetocome.Nota fewcomefromFrance, Spain,Germany,Austria andIreland.

Manyofthenon-Italians whoareweddedinSt. Peter'sbasilicagoafterwardsaccompaniedbythe weddingpartytoreceive thePope'sgifts.

Theconnectionisasimple one.St.Peterwasthefirst BishopofRomeandPiusis hissuccessor.Thedivine assistancepromisedtoSt. Peterisrenderedalsoto hissuccessors.St.Peterwas therockfoundation;ifthe Churchistostanditsfoundationmustremain,andit does,withPeter'ssuccessors. Itissimpleenoughtolink St.Peterwiththepresent Pope,yetinthepastthere wasmuchcontroversyover thispoint.Itwasargued thatSt.Peterhadnotbeen toRomeandthereforecould nothave ThisbeenitsBishop. isnolongeravalid argument.St.Peter'spre- senceandmartyrdomin Romeisanhistoricalfact, attestedtobyScripture,the earlyChristianwritersand bypresent-dayarchaeologicalresearch.

Attheendofhisfirst epistle,St.Peterwrites: "TheChurchwhichisat Babylonchosentogether withyougreetsyou ." (Peter13).Since"Babylon" wasaJewishtermfor Rome,andtheoldBabylon nolongerexisted,St.Peter wasobviouslywritingabout Rome.

Numerousearlywriters confirmthatSt.Peterwas inRome,amongthemEuselius,Irenaeus,Dionysius, Ignatius Excavationsandmanyothers. madein1915 uncoveredahouse,which fromevidencecontained therein,wasusedbySt. Peter.

ExcavationProof

Morerecentexcavations beneaththeBasilicaofSt. PeterinRomehaveuncoveredfurtherevidence, andevenwhatappearsmost likelytobehistomb.In thelightof responsiblesuchevidence, historians readilyadmitthatSt.Peter wasBishopofRome,and sodomostnon-Catholic scholars.

Thewell-knownProtestantscholarLeibnitzsays: "Theancientsunanimously attestthattheApostle Peter sufferedgovernedtheChurch, martyrdom,and appointedhissuccessorin theCityofRome." AsSt.Peterwasthe princeoftheApostles,and ashewasBishopofRome, wewouldexpecthissuccessorstoexercisesome kindofprimacyoverthe restoftheChurch.Dowe seethis?

Agoodnumberofthese aretheSlaysfromtherefugeecampsinthevicinity ofRome.These,following atraditionintheircountry, alwaysofferawhiteflower toBrotherWelsh.

Thenumberofnewlywedsthatcomedependson theseason.Inthespring andfallthereareasmany as400couplesaday.But theyear-roundaverage,accordingtoBrotherWelsh, isabout100couplesaday.

BILLCOBB

SpainHonours

YouthfulActor

Ivansweronemight Inansweronemightpoint toPiusXIIandhisrolein theChurch,ortoanyofthe Popesforcenturiespast. Butweneednotlookto moderntimes,wesee.the primacyofRome,basedon Peter,inthelifetimesof thosewhoknewtheApostles themselves.

St.LinuswasSt.Peter's successor.Heisfollowedby Anacletus,whowasfollowedbySt.Clement.St.Clementwasacontemporary oftheApostles. St.Irenaeus,anearly writer,tellsushe"hadseen andconversedwiththe BlessedApostles." We shouldexpectsuchaman tobeconsciousoftheprimacyofPeter,andtoact aswouldbefithissuccessor. If,however,thenonCatholicviewiscorrectand Peterhadnoprimacy,or Peterhadneverbeento Rome,wemightwellexpect Clementtobehavenodifferentlyfromanyother earlyChristian. However,wefindhim exercisinghisprerogative ofshepherdoftheflock,as wewouldexpectasuccessorofSt.Petertodo.

ByE.JONES -1`

InA.D.95aschismarose intheChurchinCorinth. Clementsentalettertothe Corinthianstosettlethe schism.Itisworthwhile notingherethatnoother BishopoftheChurch botheredtodothis.Itwas lefttotheBishopofRome, St.Peter'ssuccessor.FurthermoreClement'sletter isnotpleadingintone.on thecontrary,itisauthoritative,extremelyso.

Thefollowingpassagewill illustratethepoint:"Butif therebeanywhoresistthe wordofGodspokenthrough us,letthemunderstandthat theywillentanglethemselvesinnolittletransgressionandperil;butweshall beinnocentoftheirsin."

ment'sletter,Soterwas BlauopofRome,the eleventhafterPeter.We findDionysius,Bishopof Corinth,writingtoSoter, andhementionsaletter whichhehadreceivedfrom Soterearlier. HetoldSoterthatfrom thenonhisletterwouldbe readinthechurchesof Corinth,justasClement's letterstillwas. Thisissureproofthatthe BishopofRomewaslooked toforleadershipandguidanceintheearlyChurch, justashewaslateron.No otherBishopattemptedto givesuchaleadandthe earlyChristiansthroughout theRomanEmpirelookedto noneotherthantheoccupantofSt.Peter'sSee.

IrenaeusiEvidence

InA.D.178St.Iranaeus wroteatreatiseagainst heretics,thefollowersof Gnosticisminfact.Hepoints tothetruthoftheCatholic Church,andbacksuphis argumentsbypointingto theapostolicsuccessionof Rome. HereferstotheRoman Churchas:"Thegreatest, mostancientandknownto everyone,foundedandestablishedatRomebythe twomostgloriousApostles "PeterandPaul." ForbyreasonofthepreeminenceofthisChurchin whichthetraditionofthe Apostleshasbeenpreserved bymenofeveryrace,itis necessarythateveryChurch shouldmeettogether

andbeinagreementwith it."

Everyone,Irenaeusissaying,shouldbeinagreement withRome.Sincethe RomanChurchisruledby itsBishop,healsomustbe agreedwith.Herewehave adoctoroftheearlyChurch appealingtohereticstoconsiderthedoctrinesofRome, whichheclaimsarethose ofChristandtheApostles.

Itisinkeepingwithwhat wehaveseenconcerningthe primacyofPeterandthe letterofClementtoCorinth.

Earlierinthe2ndCentury, wehaveSt.IgnatiuswritingfromAntiochtothe BishopofRomeandusing laudatoryepithets.HereferstotheRomanSeeas "PresidingoverCharity," and"unitedinfleshand spirittoeverycommandmentofChrist"anduses manysimilarphrases.

IgnatiuswasBishopof Antioch,andtherecanbe fewreasonsforhispraise oftheRomanSee,other thanthatitwasthethrone ofPeter'ssuccessor.

Manyotherquotations maybemadefromthe writingsoftheearlyChurch Fathers,allpOintingtothe sameconclusion.TheSeeof RomeistheSeeofPeter.

TheBishopofRomeisSt. Peter'ssuccessorandas suchhaspreserveduntaintedthetruthsoftheChurch. Hethereforeoccupiesa positionofauthorityinthe earlyChurch,comparable withthatofthePopesof lateryears.

AboutThatFete!

Weareoneofthefewfirms whichsupply

ChocolateWheel Tickets

Notethephrase:"thej wordofGodspokenthrough us."ClementhereisexercisingPeter'sprerogativeof Shepherd,andisstatingin asmanywordsthatasSt. Peter'ssuccessorhehasthe divineaidwhichwashis.

Eachbookcontains25sheets with30perforatednumbers. Eachsheethasadifferent serialnumber.

Theseticketsareagreattimesaveronthewoodenbatsso

Thelettercontinues:"You willgivejoyandgladness untousifyourenderobediencetothethingswhichwe oftendifficulttolocate. throughtheHolyGhost havewrittenuntoyou."

OnceagainSt.Clement showsthatheisconscious oftheguidanceoftheHoly GhostpromisedtoSt.Peter, andwhichheashissuccessorenjoys.Howelsecan weexplainthephrase"The thingswhichwethrough theHolyGhosthavewritten toyou." worry.

PanyVino."

SantiagoDeCompostela, Spain,Aug.21:TheSpanishGovernmenthasawarded thesilvercrossoftheOrder ofIsabellatheCatholicto nine-year-oldPablitoCalvo, whoachievedworldfameimperioustoneoftheletter throughhisinterpretationofthatClementisfullyconthemainrolein"Marcelino,sciousofhispositionand itsresponsibilities,butwhat oftheCorinthianstowhom hewroteSincetheletter hadthedesiredeffectwe mayjudgethattheyalso knewtheauthorityofthe RomanSee.

Theyspeeduptheoperationof theChocolateWheelmaking forgreaterreturnsandless

Itisobviousfromthe

Theprize-winningmovie tellsthestoryofanabandonedSpanishchildwhois adoptedbythemonksofa smallmonastery. Thedecorationwillbe presentedtotheyoungactor onSeptember18inthePlaza delosLiterarioshere,in frontoftheancientBasilica ofSantiagodeCompostala.

Inadditiontohisfirstfilm roleas"Marcelino,"Pablito Calvoalsohadtheleading roleinthemovie"AnAngel CametoBrooklyn."Hehas beenreceivedin'audience byHisHolinessPopePius

Furthermore,noresentmentwasshownatthe authoritativetoneused. Surelytheonlyreason couldbethattheearly Christiansexpectedsucha leadfromRome.St.John theApostlewasstillalive. St.Clementknewthe Apostles.Whatcouldbe morelogicalthanthatthe primacyofPetershouldbe XII,andhasbeenhonouredcarriedonjustasthe atpublicceremoniesbyApostlesknewit Brazil,ItalyandSpain. EightyyearsafterCle-

Wecansupplythesebooksat theamazinglylowfigureof

51-

NOW

FiveNationsAtMarianShrine

Beauraing,Belgium,Aug.30.-Pilgrims fromfivecontinentsthrongedtheshrineof OurLadyheretoattendceremoniescommemoratingthe25thanniversaryofthe apparitionsoftheBlessedVirgintofive smallchildrenofthiscity.

DoIntellectualsPullWeight?

Inadditionto14membersmonywereBishopCharu, ofthehierarchyofBelgiumwhopresidedoverthefuncandneighbouringcountriestion,andArchbishopGeorwhoassistedattheday-longgesdeJonghed'Ardoye, functions,wereGilberteandformerInternunciotoEgypt AndreeDegeimbreandGilberteVoisin,towhomOur Ladyappeared33timesbetweenNovember,1932,and January3,1933.

Theothertwowitnesses oftheapparitions,FernandeandAlbertVoisin, wereunabletoattend.All fivearenowthefathersand mothersoftheirownfamilies,andhaveremained regularinvisitingthe shrine.

WhentheBlessedVirgin appeared,shecalledonthe childrentosacrifice.themselvesforsinners,topray fortheconversionofthe worldandtoloveherSon andherself.

Theceremoniesopened withacandle-litprocession heldatnightonthespot oftheapparitions.Three thousandpilgrimsandseveralhundredinvalidsattendedtheevent,whichculminatedwithaMidnight MasscelebratedbyBishop AndreMarieCharuof Namur,Belgium.

Thefollowingmorning 20,000pilgrimsfromEurope,AfricaandtheAmericasstoodforhoursunder heavilyovercastskiestoassistataPontificalMass sungbyArchbishopEfrem Forni,ApostolicNuncioto Belgium.Amongtheprelatespresentatthecere-

whoisnowaconsultorof theSacredCongregationfor theOrientalChurchin Rome.

Thatsameafternoonthe pilgrimsand350invalids sittinginwheelchairsor carriedonstretchersjoinedinaprocessionledby Churchdignitariesandrepresentativesofreligious congregations.

TheceremonieswereofficiallyclosedwithabenedictionoftheMostHoly Sacramentimpartedinthe nameofHisEminence JosephCardinalVanRoey, ArchbishopofMalines,by BishopHonoreVanWaeyenberg,rectoroftheCatholicUniversityofLouvain.

Ahighlightoftheceremonieswasthepresentation ofachalicetotheshrineof Beauraing-agiftfrom friendsofOurLadyof BeauraingintheU.S.and Canada.

Thepresentationofthe chalicewasmadetoFather HenriMassart,chaplainof Beauraing,byMissUrsula BelleyofLowell,Mass.,who camehereonaprivatepilgrimagetorepresentthe UnitedStates.

Thechalicewasusedat theMidnightMassandat thePontificalMasscelebratedonthejubileeday.

Vienna,Aug.31.-Catholicstudentsand intellectualsofthePaxRomanomovement meetinghereweretoldthattheycouldexert acommandinginfluenceonsocietyifthey weremoreexactingabouttheirresponsibilities.

Thiswasthechallengecontainedinamessage whichHisHolinessPopePiusXIIaddressedtoparticipantsofthe24thWorldCongressofPaxRomana.

Thethemeofthecongress,Freedom,alsoformed thethemeofthePope'sletter.Helikewisepointed outthefittingnessofholdingthemeetinginVienna, "whichmanytimesinthecourseofhistoryhasbeen theoutpostofthedefenseofChristiancivilisation."

"Itiswell,"hesaid,"toproclaimthetruefreedoms ofthespiritandtoassuretheirprotectionagainst everyabusiveformofpolitical,socialorphilosophical pressure."

TheproximityoftheIronCurtain,only40miles away,gavethisparticularmeaning.

Hecontinued,"YouwillwanttoshowtowhatextenttheChurchservestheprogressofhumanknowledgewhensheguardsherchildrenontheonehand fromtheruinousabusesoflibertyandfromdamaging deviationsofthought,anddefendsforthemonthe otherhandthejustprivilegesofintellectuallifeand therighttoknowanddisseminatewhatistrue."

ThePoperepeatedtothemembersofPaxRomana whathehadsaidtootherprofessionalgroupsearlier intheyear,thattheycouldexerciseacommanding influenceforrenderingamoreChristiansociety"if eachofyouwouldbutkeepamorevitalandexact consciencetowardyourintellectual,socialandapostolicresponsibilities."

Concluding,heurgedthemtoexciteinquiryabout theFaithfromtheirfellowstudentsandintellectuals bytheexemplarylifetheylead.

FollowingisthetextofthePope'smessage:

"The24thWorldCongressofPaxRomanaoffers usthisyeartheoccasion,ofwhichWewillinglyavail Ourselves,torepeatoncemoreOuresteemforthis importantorganisation.Asprovenbyyearsofexperience,itstwoconstituentmovementsarealways readytoservenewundertakingswhichpresent themselvesintheworldtoCatholicintellectualsand students.Innumerouscircumstancesithasbeena joyforUstoencouragethemwithOurdiscoursesand messages.

"AgaintodayWerejoicewithyou,dearsonsand

Bible,CatechismInBasque

Bilbao,Spain,Aug.23:

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difficultofWestern languages.

TheBasqueBiblewastranslatedbyJesuitFather Olivade.Some60,000copies havealreadybeensoldby subscription.

Theancientprovinceof Biscay,partofwhichnow belongstoFrance,contains 126parisheswherepractic- allyallofthefaithfulspeak onlyBasque.Itisthelargest of provinces.thethreeSpanishBasque

TheoriginsoftheBasquepeoplearestillunknown. Theirlanguage,whichisbelievedtobeoneoftheoldest inusetoday,seemstobe totallyunrelatedtoanyotherknownlanguage.

daughters,whowishinyourcongresstogive thoroughstudytothejustdemandsoffreedomwhich canbedefinedintheparticularperspectivesofuniversitylife.

"IntheheartofEurope,atVienna,cityofartand culture,whichmanytimesinthecourseofhistory hasbeentheoutpostofthedefenseofChristiancivilisationitiswelltoproclaimthetruefreedomsof thespiritandtoassuretheirprotectionagainstevery abusiveformofpolitical,socialorphilosophical pressure.

"IndoingthisyouwillwanttoshowtowhatextenttheChurchservestheprogressofhumanknowledgewhen,faithfultothemissionofherdivine foundertorendertestimonytothetruth(cf.John18: 37),sheguardsherchildrenontheonehandfromthe ruinousabusesoflibertyandfromdamagingdeviationsofthought,anddefendsforthemontheother handthejustprivilegesofintellectuallifeandthe righttoknowanddisseminatewhatistrue.

VitalAndExactConscience

"Yourassemblydistinguishesitselfnotonlythrough theinterestofthestudythemewhichisbeforeit,but alsoforthenumberandqualityofitsparticipants. Yourdifferentassociationsinfacttouchthegreater numberofnationsandprofessions.

"SoWewishtorepeatherewhatWehaveoften saidinspeakingtoCatholicsbelongingtotheparticularprofessions:Whatwouldnotbethecommandinginfluencewhichyoucouldexercisebyyourpresenceandbyyouractioninrenderingsocietymore Christian,belovedsonsanddaughters,ifeachofyou wouldbutkeepamorevitalandexactconscience towardyourintellectual,socialandapostolicresponsibilities?AsWeobservedlastyeartosomeofyou, itisafactthat'bytheauthoritywhichyourculture andthecompetenceacquiredinyourprofessionconferonyou,youareforyourmilieubothquestionand answer'(DiscourseofApril27,'57,AAS,vol.49, p.298).

"Mayyourlives,throughtheirmoralrectitude, theirdisinterestedness,theirconcertforthecommon goodandtheiropennesstotheneedsofothersarouse thatsalutarywonderwhichconstrainsotherstoinquireintoyourconvictionsandthesecretforcewhich animatesyou.And,ifsomeoneshouldmakeinquiry ofyou,mayyouknowhowtoanswerforyourfaith. Mayyourreligiousculturebeproportionatetoyour profaneknowledge:mayyoualwaysbepromptin yourcharitytowardsyourbrothers.

"BelovedstudentsandintellectualsofPaxRomana. carryhighthetestimonybyChristiansfreedbythe truthofChrist,vivifiedbyHisgrace,unitedby charity,disciplinedinyourzeal,filiallydociletothe Church.Thenwhatvictorieswillyounotwinforthe causeofOurLordJesusChrist!

"WithallOurheartWeinviteyoutoactionand Weaskyoutoundertakethenecessarysacrificesfor it.Invokinguponallofyouthemostabundantgraces oflightandstrength,WegrantyouOurpaternal ApostolicBressing."

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ThecelebrantwasJesuit FatherWannemakersofthe Hague,theNetherlands. SeveralthousandCatholics fromdifferentpartsofthe worldattended.FatherLudwigThalmaiofMunich preachedinEsperantoon "Godandthisatomicage."

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Posty'sWhistle

Deargirls,boysand tinies:Ihopethatyouhave allhadniceholidays,and thatthislastTermwill proveagreatoneforall ofyou.ItisthemostimportantTermoftheyear.

Someofyouwillbeleavingforgood.Haveyouall decidedwhatyouwantto be?Thatisgoingtobeone ofthemostimportantdecisionsofyourlife.Dothink hardaboutit.Wehavetoo manysquarepegsinround holes.Parentsandteachers canhelpbytellingyouwhat youaregoodat.Sometimes theyreallyknowbetter thanyou.

TheninPerththereisa Councilwhichtestsyouand teltsyouwhatyouarefitted for.Ihaveknownitto haveexcellentresults.PersonallyIthinkthatmother anddadwhoseeyouinall thephasesofyourlife,are thebestjudgesofall.Perhapstheyaretoolenient. Butloveandunderstanding balancethat.

SothisTermdogointoa huddlewiththemaboutit andthinkhardandPRAY hard.Catholicshaveagreat dutytotheworldaround them.Wehavebeenlucky enoughtobegiventhe Faith.Wehavesomuch moretohelpusinourlives. Letuspasssomeofour knowledgeontoothers.

Buttodothatwehave tohaveitourselves.Solet usmakethisTermaserious oneinwhichwedosome seriousthinkingaboutour future.

Yougirlsandboysarethe leadersoftomorrow.Australia'sfuturedependson YOU.It'sabigresponsibility.ManyofourCollege boysandgirlshavegood positionsandareleadersin theworld.Keepitup.

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THEBALLET

TheSistersarrangedfor thepupilsfromourschools togotothelovelyballet "SwanLake." Weenjoyeditverymuch indeedandweaskedSister ifwecouldgotothe"NutcrackerSuite."Twoofour classmatesweredancingin the"NutcrackerSuite."

Wewereverypleasedto seethem.

Manyofuslearnballet hereatschoolandwehave scrap-booksaboutballet. Welearnalotfromeach other'sbooks.

JENNIFERHALL, (Age8,GradeIV.St.Peter's DominicanSchool,Bedford Park).

Michael

BrigadierReviewedCadets,But OneParticipatedInDustBin!

Theboysfromthecadetcampweregatheredaround thefirewhenthesenior officercamein.Therewas astrangesilence.Thesenior officerlookedaroundtheir stonyfacesandsaid:"Once uponatimeIfeltjustas youdo.ShallItellyou whathappenedoncewhen acertainBrigadiervisited us?

Instantlytherewasa brighteningoffaces.The boyssatforward.Thiswas theBrigadier'sstory.

"Itwasthefatefulday oftheBrigade-Commander's inspection.Ithadbeenthe topicofconversationfor weeks.Everyonehadcleanedtheirbuttons,andboots, andpressedtheiruniforms, andeventhesurlycreases intheSergeant-major'sface seemedrelaxed.

"Thevariouscompanies weredrawnuponthe square.Iwasinchargeof ZCompanyandeventhe drummer-boysfacesshone, andallwereasperfectas Icouldwish.Iwasproudof mylads.

Therewereseveralcornpaniestoinspect.Bugles blewinthedistance,andwe knewthattheinspection hadbegun.Wewerethe thirdlastcompanytobeinspected,andasthedaywas asummeroneItoldthe mentofallout.butnotto leavethespaceallottedto us.

"Finally,theBrigadier waswithinsightandIordered'mymentofallin.I wasveryyoung,andas nervousasyouladsmust sometimesfeel.

"IfrozeasIsawrightin ourfront-rankadirtylittle figurecoveredincoaldust, inoveralls,andwithabatteredhelmetslantedonhis head.

Ilookedwildlyaround formySergeant-major,and alleyesfollowedmine.The creasesonhisruggedface werealmostsmilingaswith oneswipeofhismightyarm hehauledthewriggling atomoutoftheranksand calmlyconfinedhimtothe

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largedustbinthatstood someyardsaway.

"Hejumpedbacksmartly tohisplacejustastheprocessionofinspectioncame aroundthecornertowards ourcompany.Icalledthe companytoattention,salutedtheBrigadier,heldmy breathashecarriedoutthe inspection,andtoldushe wasverypleasedwith "whathehadseen."

"Withatwinkleinhiseye heaskedtheusualquestions,howmuchcrime, negligence,etc.therewas amongus,andmanyother questionswithoutwhichin thosedaysnoinspectionwas complete.Thenwithan evenmorepronounced twinkleinhiseyes,helookedintothestonyfaceofthe Sergeant-majorandwalked overtothedustbin,and placingonefootonitin unconventional attitude, gaveashortpep-talkon militaryhygiene,andthe carethatshouldbetakento ensurethatalldust-bins wereemptieddaily.

"StonilytheSergeantmajorstaredback.Themen frozetostatues.Ithought eachminuteacentury.

"AtlasttheBrigadierleft

MarieSendsIn

EssayOnTV.

St.Joseph'sCollege, Adelaide-street, Fremantle DearAuntMolly:Ihope youandthebushiesare keepingverywell.Iam sendinginashortessayon television.Ihopetoseeit makeanappearanceinyour Corneroneday. AtschoolwearepreparingforourRetreat.Wehave one theeveryyearjustbefore Augustholidays.Allthe girlsforSub-Juniorto Leavingstandardmakeit. LastFridaywehadthefilm "QuoVadis"inourschool hall.Ithoroughlyenjoyed itasdidmanyofmyfriends.

WellAuntyMollieIhad betterclosenow.Loveand prayersfrom MARIEGRADY, St.Joseph'sCollege,Fremantle(age13years)

DearMarie-Thatwasan excellentessayonTelevision.Didyouknowthat hereinPerthasmallgroup ofpeopleareworkingonit andtheyputonanexcellentshowrecentlyatthe showground?Ithinkthat allwritersofthisgenerationwillfindagoodscope .there.

CatholicTelevisionhas toinspectthenexttwore-cometostayinEngland. mainingcompanies,andTheyhaveexcellentprofinallylefttheparade-grammes.Wemusttryand ground.Explosivelythelidbereadyherealso.

oftheoutsizeinJack-inthe box,flewup.Anindignantatomemergedfromhis compulsory confinement, andexpressedhimselfloudlyandlustilyontheindignityofbeingconfinedto adust-binafterhavinghad thebadlucktogetcoalfatigueonthedayofthe inspection.

"Soyouseelads,weall havehadourmomentsin camp.Yourofficerswere justthesameasyouare now.Rawrecruits,with notmuch'nous."'

Theintenteagerfacesrelaxed.SoIthinkdidthe Brigadier's.

It'safunnythingtheshynessthatpersistsinmenof allageschildren.Sowhen nextyougotoCadetCamp rememberthatBrigadiers wereboysonce. .ai,INTMOLLIE ***

ToHungary!

164RavenswoodDr., Nollamara

DearAuntMollie:Thank youforpublishingthelast poemIsentyouintheCorner.SincethenithasalreadytravelledtoHungary sothatmygrandmother canreadittoo.

Ihavejustfinishedreadingthisweek's"Record" andIamgoingtocutout thepoemonpage14, "SweepMeLadyInto Light,"asIthinkit'slovely. Willyoupleasetellme somethingaboutitsauthor, W.J.Dammarell? Yourlovingniece, ILUSTURCHANYI

DearIlus,-It'sgreatto seethatthe"Record"has gonetoHungary.Dothey readEnglishthere?Grandmothermusthavebeen proudofyou.Ihavehad threelettersabout"Sweep MeLadyIntoLight"-will lookuptheauthor.Love, AUNTMOLLIE MOVING? GILLSTRANSPORTSERVICEPty.Ltd.

THATDOGOFMINE

Withoneearup,andoneeardown, Hefrolicsallaroundthetown.

Fromthebaker'sshoptothebutcher'smeat, Heracesonfoursturdyfeet; Withdoggieeyesthatseemtosay, "I'mgoingtohavesomefuntoday.

Inthroughthedoorwayandhallofthehorse, Outthroughthewindowasquietasamouse. Overthefenceandintothealley, Burstingforthinafrivoloussally.

Downtothelakewherethewildducksareswimming, Intothewoodwheretheyoungbirdsarewinging. Relentlesslyeagertocaptureaprey, Barkingatanythingliveinhisway.

Runningandracing,splashingandprancing, Watchingthelittlegirlsplayinganddancing; Hescramblesandrambleso'errocksandoe'rrills, Andboundsoverstreamsinthewell-woodedhills.

Thenwithoutanyceasing, Histempoincreasing, Hefrolicsthisway, Tilltheendoftheday.

-ANiece(I.Turchanyi).

PRIESTSWARDOFFHAILSTORMS

Asti,Italy,Aug.23:Two parishpriestshavedevised aso-farsuccessfulmethod forcombatingthedamage donebyhailstormstothe celebratedvineyardsinthis areainnorthernItaly. FatherGiuseppeVercelli, ofSanMartinoAlfieriand FatherAndreaSiccardiof Revigliascohavesentup weatherballoonscarrying aluminiumoxideandradioactivatedmercurytodispersehailproducingclouds. Workinginco-operation withtheItalianmeteorologicalbureau,thetwopriests andagroupofhelperssend uptheballoonswhenever

threateningcloudsmove intothevicinity.

Lastyearonehailstorm didanestimatedtwomilliondollarsworthofdamage inafour-hourperiod.So farthisyearnoserious damagefromhailstormshas beenreported.However,the seasonforhailstormsdoes notenduntilthebeginning ofSeptember.

Theexperimentshave arousedtheinterestof peopleoutsidetheAstiwine growingregionandtechniciansfromtheanti-hail centreatMunich,Germany, havevisitedtheareato studythesystem.

A.M.D.G.ST,LOUIS'JESUITSCHOOL

CLAREMONT

ARegisteredPrimaryandSecondarySchoolforBoys whoseaimistheLeavingCertificate, Boarders orDayBoys.

Youressaywasagood start.Love, AUNTMOLLIE **

OurFirstMap

WithChinasomuchinthe news,itisinterestingtorememberthatitwasthe Chinesethatmadethefirst mapofAustralia,thatone readsof.Itwasmadeof porcelain,anddatedthe 15thcentury. Othersfollowed,andmaps weremadebythePortuguese,CaptainCook,the Dutchandsuccessiveships undertheirvariouscaptainsthatarrivedwiththepassingofthecenturies.

Researchshows,Dr.Goddardwrites,thatin1320the ChineseEmperorofthat timesentjunksmannedby 30,000soldierstocapture Ceylon.

separatedStormsandheavyrains thejunksandtheywerecastuponstrangeshores,andsomelandedon Australia.Heretheylived foratime,andlaterontheir returntoChinagavetotheir Emperormanygifts,and aftersomemonthsof fashioningit,themap,made ofporcelain.

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Girl'sAmbition

IfIwasaladydoctorI wouldliketoownaclinic fornativesatNewNorcia. Iwouldtrytoteachthem aboutGodandwhitecustoms.

IfIhadenoughmoneyI wouldseeifaschool,some smallhousesandalittle hospitalcouldbebuilt. Whentheywerejustlike normalwhitepeopleI wouldseeifIcouldget themajob. Ithinksomethingought tobedoneaboutAustralia's natives,don'tyou !CAREENCARBERRY, (Age9,GradeIV,St.Peter's DominicanSchool,Bedford Park)

Classesrangefrom4thGradetoMatriculation. TheCurriculumisdesignedtogiveaCatholicEducation linkedwithHumanitiesorScience.Itdoesnotcater forTechnology.

NewboysareenrolleduptoGrade7.Applicationforms areobtainablefromtheRectorinwhosediscretionlies theacceptanceandconfirmationofenrolment.

NoObjectionTo"Lay"State

(ByMartialMassiani)

Lourdes,Aug.25.-TheCardinal-ArchbishopofLyonstoldFrenchparliamentariansandcivicofficialsonpilgrimagehere thatCatholicprovidenooppositiontothe proposednewconstitutiondeclaringFrance a"lay"state.

Thenewconstitutionbeingsubmittedtothepeople byPremierCharlesde GaulledeclaresFrancea "laicalrepublic"-aterm whichhasdrawnfirefrom someCatholicquarterson groundsthatitreflectsanticlericalandsecularisttraditions.

HisEminencePierreCardinalGerliertoldtheFrench politicalleadersherethat Catholicshaveanobligation todonothingwhichwould beprejudicialtoFrench unity.

Referringtothecoming referendumontheconstitution,theCardinalrecalled declarationsonthesubject madeadozenyearsagoby theArchbishopofFrance andapprovedlaterbyHis HolinessPopePiusXII.

Christianswouldnotoffer oppositiontore-introducing thesectionconcerningthe laycharacteroftheState intheconstitution,hesaid.

TheCardinalstatedthat providedsuchterminology isunderstoodinatolerant, generousandliberalway, itismerelyastatementof fact,inacountrywitha pluralityofreligionsand viewpoints.

CardinalGerlierwenton tosaythattheChurchand theStateeachhasitsseparaterole,andeachmustrespectthefunctionofthe other.

TheStatemustsafeguard thelibertyoftheChurch andofbelieversaswellas unbelievers,hesaid,andthe Churchinturnwillnotprotestunlessherjustrights areviolatedorthreatened.

undergroundchurchofSt. PiusXduringthefive-day FrenchNationalPilgrimage, whichbroughttogether separategroupsrepresentingvariousprofessionaland vocationalorganisationsas wellasdelegationsfrom parishesalloverFrance.

TheCardinalPrimateof theGaulsspokewithdeep feelingoftheapparitionsof theBlessedVirginhere100 yearsago,andsaidthatthe Lourdesmiraclelivesonas apermanentmiraclehaving universalmeaning.

Whilehereferredtothe newFrenchconstitutionin hissermon,thepilgrimswho heardhimcamefrom manydifferentcountries. TheFrenchparliamentarianswereaccompanied bytheircounterpartsfrom nationsonthreecontinents.

TheFrenchgroupwas headedbythreepresent Cabinetministers-Finance MinisterAntoinePinay, WarVeteransMinisterEdmondMichelet,andPublic WorksMinisterRobert Buron.

OtherFrenchleaderstakingpartinthepilgrimage includedanumberofformerPremiers,amongthem Robert Schuman and GeorgesBidault,andthe presidentsoftheHighCourt ofJusticesandofthecouncilsofmayorsandprovincialassemblies.

ThepresidentoftheSpanishCortes,EstebanBilbao Eguia,wasamong16Spanishparliamentarianson pilgrimage.MassaadScassis,theonlyChristianelectedtoaseatinIsrael'sKnesset,tookpart,asdidagroup ofthreeCanadianlegislatorswhichincludedAntonio Talbot,MinisterofRoadsof

TheCardinal'sreference tothequestionofthe Frenchconstitutionwas madeinthecourseofasermonhegaveinthenewQuebecProvince.

T.W.

Othernationsrepresented werePolandandPeru,with oneparliamentarianapiece.

FromItalycame30legislators,aswellastheMayor ofRome'sfirstdeputy,who placedthecoloursofthe EternalCitynearthegrotto wheretheBlessedVirgin appearedtoSt.Bernadette.

Highpointoftheparliamentarypilgrimagewasthe HighMassinthemassive undergroundchurch.CardinalGerlierpresidedand preached.

Ontheclosingdayofthe pilgrimage,thenationaland civicofficialsreceivedHoly CommunionataMassofferedatthegrottoitself.

BishopPierreMarieTheas ofTarbesandLourdesaddressedthemandimparted thespecialblessingwhich HisHolinessPopePiushad grantedtoalltheparliamentarianshere.

Thepilgrimsthenjoined inrecitingaprayerasking God'saidincarryingout theirdutiestotheirown countriesandtoallmankind.

Inthecourseofthepilgrimage,thepublicofficials alsowalkedupthesideof thesteephilloverlooking theLourdesbasilicaforthe hillsideStationsofthe Cross..Commentaryoneach StationwasgivenbyCoadjutorBishopJeanMaries MauryofTarbesand Lourdes.

NursiaChurch

Norcia,Italy,Aug.24: HisHolinessPopePius XIIhopesthatthespirit ofSt.Benedict,"Father ofChristianEurope,"will guideEuropeanleadersso thattheirpeoplewillbe unitedwithtiesoftrue brotherhood.

ThePope'saspiration wasexpressedinamessage tothepeopleofNorcia,a smalltownabout160miles north-eastofRome.The cccas,u.:wastheinaugurationoftherestoredchurch markingthebirthplaceof St.Benedict.

readThePope'sbriefmessage inpart:"Weaskthe Lord,underpatronageofSt. Benedict,thattheDivine Grace,whichguidedthe SaintofprayerandofactioninrestoringEurope's peaceandunity,willhelp thoseonwhomgraveresponsibilitiesrestsothat theirunitedeffortsmaybe. crownedbyhappysuccess inbindingtheEuropean peopletogetherwiththeties oftruebrotherhood."

Themessagewasreadby ArchbishopPietroParente ofPerugiaduringapontificalMassattendedbyhighrankingreligiousandcivil authorities.

Themostrecentworkon restoringthechurchmarkingthesiteoftheSaint's birthin480A.D.resultedin uncoveringthewallsof Benedict'sfamilyhome.

BenedictineMonk

Undecided

AboutSittinginHouseofLords

London,Aug.25.-ABenedictinemonk whoinheritedapeeragehasdeniedpress reportsthathehasdecidedtotaketheseat towhichheisentitledintheHouseofLords, Britain'supperhouseofParliament.

ReconciliationOfGovernment

AndPatriarchInLebanon

Beirut,Lebanon,Aug.21.-AconciliatorymeetingbetweentheMaroniteRitePatriarchofAntiochandamainsupporterof theLebanesegovernmentinthenation's civilwarisbeingwelcomedhereasafirst steptowardareturntonationalunity. ThemeetingtookplaceatEventhoughmilitary Bkerke,theresidenceofoperationsintherebellion

PatriarchPaulMeouchi, whentheCatholicprelate receivedPierreGemayel, leaderoftheKataebparty.

PatriarchMeouchi,Lebanon'sprincipalreligious leader,hasbeenanopen opponentofthebeleaguered governmentofoutgoing PresidentCamilleChamoun,whileMr.Gemayel's Kataebpartyhassupplied mostofthecivilianmilitia inthefightagainsttherebel forces.

Mr.Gemayel,aMaronite Catholic-asarePresident Chamounandhisrecently electedsuccessor,Gen.Fuad Chehab-haslongstood forpreservingthepolitical balancewhichgivesLebanon'sChristianrepresentationaslightedgeoverthat oftheMoslempopulation.

ThePatriarch,however, hasbeenachampionof Christian-Moslemamity, andhasheldouthishandin friendshiptoMoslemsand Christiansalike.

Atthecloseofhislengthy conferencewithPatriarch Meouch

i,Mr.Gemayelstated: Bkerkehasalwaysbeen thefocalpointofLebanese historyandthereforemust notremainbeyondthepale ofcurrentdevelopments.I amfullyinaccordwithHis Beatitudeineverythingper- tinenttoLebaneseaffairs beingdiscussedattheUnitedNations."

Nopublicstatementwas madeonthemeetingby FatherPeterGabrielseatintheHouseofLordsspokesmenforthePatGilbey,O.S.B.,whobecameoninheritingapeerage. riarch.Butthemeetingwas eighthBaronVauxofHar-Some800peershaveseatsseenhereasaninitialstep rowdeanearlierthisyear,intheUpperHouse,andtowardrestoringnational saidherethathehasnotabout40ofthemareCatho-unity. yetdecidedonewayorthelies.RankingCatholicmemother. berofthebodyistheDuke

Headdedthatasapro-ofNorfolk,whoisEarl fessedonkh MarshalofEngland ecouno makeadecisionwithout consultinghisecclesiastical superiorsatAmpleforthVocationTrip Abbey,inYorkshire.

The43-year-oldmonk,ForAltarRews whoisoneofthreepriestsLondon,Aug.26:Sixty- assignedtoSt.Alban's BenedictineparishinWar-fouraltarboysfromall rington,intheLiverpoolpartsofBritainhavehad archdiocese,inheritedtheafree"vocationvacation" titleonthedeathofhisinanEnglishseaside mother,BaronessVauxofcastletofindoutsome- Harrowden.Thebaroness, whodiedonMay11lastatthingofseminarylife. theageof70,wasapeeressTheprogramme,organisinherownright. edbytheClaretianFathers, BornGraceMaryEleanorconsistedoftwoseparate Mostyn,shewasthewidowweeklysessionsatHighcliffe ofWilliamGordonGilbey,Caspe,thecongregation's headofawellknowndis-seminaryonthesouthcoast tillingcompany.ShewastheinHampshire.

daughteroftheseventhThemorningsweretaken BaronVaux,whodiedinupwithMasses,prayers, 1935withoutleavingason, meditationsandspiritual thusputtingthebaronyinexercises. abeyance.Shewasaccord-Afterlunchtheboyswere edthetitleinherownrighttreetospendtherestofthe byKingGeorgeVIin1938.dayenjoyingthemselveson FatherGilbey,asherthecastle'sfineprivate eldestson,succeededtothebeach.Theboys,allaged titleofthebaronywhichbetween12and17,hadonly wascreatedin1523.Asthetheirfarestopay. newheadoftheoldNor-TheClaretianFathersesthamptonshireCatholictimatedafterwardsthat familyhealsobecameabouthalftheboys-each ownerofHarrowdenHall,ofwhomwasinterviewed statelyhomenearWelling-separately-wantedtobeboroughwhichhasbeenthecomediocesanpriestsand familyseatsincethe13thmostoftheothersexpressed century. adesiretojoinreligious

Bornin1914andbaptisedorderseitherasBrothersor PeterHubertGordonGil-priests.Over300boysapbey,hewaseducatedunderpliedtotakepartinthe theBenedictinesatAmple-briefholidayseminary. forthbeforegoingontoOxford.ProfessedintheEnglishBenedictineCongregationin1932,hebecame DomPeterGabrielGilbey, O.S.B.

HewasordainedatAmpleforthAbbeyeightyears later,andtaughtatAmpleforthuntil1953,whenhe wasfirstassignedtoparish workinCardiff,Wales.

Althoughthearchbishops andseniorbishopsofthe AnglicanChurchholdseats intheHouseofLords, Catholicbishopsarenotallowedtositinthatbody.

Butthereisnobartoa Catholicpriest'stakinghis

whichstartedonMay10 havesloweddownsincethe landing9fU.S.forcesand thestrengtheningofthe UnitedNationsobserver corpshereinJuly,the nationhasremainedina stateofdissension.

TheelectionofGen.Chehabtothepresidencyon July31wasgenerallywell receivedonallsides,but themainoppositionleaders havecontinuedtodemand theimmediateresignation oftheChamoungovernment.

President Chamoun's termdoesnotexpireuntil September23,however,and hehasinsistedonremaininginofficeuntilthen.

RussiansBuck

Warsaw,Aug.21:Adenunciationofbooks"negatingspiritualvalues"has beenpublishedintheSoviet press.

TheRussianCommunist monthlyZvesdamadethe denunciationinanarticle attacking contemporary Polishliterature.Hitting particularlyatPolishtranslationsofforeignbooks, ZvesdasaidthatPoland's "bookmarketisflooded withbooksproclaimingthe philosophyofdespairand hopelessness,lackoffaith inone'sfellow-man,antihumanistworksnegating spiritualvalues,andsoon."

Amongthewriterssingled outasrepresentingthis schoolwereFrenchauthors Jean-PaulSartre,Simonede Beauvoir,PaulCamusand FrancoiseSagan.

Anti-ChurchIntentAdmitted

Vienna,Aug.23.-AhighHungarianof- ficialhasadmittedthetrueanti-Church purposeofhisgovernment'sso-called "friendly"negotiationswiththeCatholic Hierarchy,accordingtoaRedHungarian periodicalreceivedhere.

JanosHorvath,theheadintensifiedstruggleagainst oftheHungarianGovern-'clericalreaction'canrelamentOfficeforChurchtionsbetweentheStateand Affairs,madethedisclosuretheChurchbe'goodand intheBudapestreview,withoutfrictions.'" "BelpolitikaiSzemle."

"Beforetherevolutionof October,1956,"Horvath writes"theCatholicclergy in differentHungarycomprisedthree gressivegroups:the'propriests,'theneutralists,'andthe'activereactionaries.'Thelatterwere quickintakingadvantage ofthesituationaftertheuprising.

"Theprogressiveforces' intheChurch"Horvath continues,"maycounton receivingeverypossibleassistanceinapolitical,social andmaterialsensefromthe Government,butagainstthe 'clericalreaction'weshall fightrelentlessly,employingeverymeanstheinterest ofourpeopleandourState mayrequire.

"Itwasduetotheirin-"However,even`satisfac- fluenceandpressurethat, forinstance,theproportion relationswiththe ofschoolchildrenattendingChurchandclose'political anyideological religiousclassesrosefromco-operation'willneverin30percent.priortothere-volvea convolutiontobetween80andcessionsonourpart." 100percent.afterthatHorvathconcludeshis event. articlewiththisstatement:

"Thenegotiationswiththe Churchthatweretakenin 1957hadthepurposeof isolatingthatgroup.Not beforethataimhasbeen

"Tous(Communists)the religiousoutlookonlifeis whollyunacceptable;thatis perfectlyclear.AndwhereeverwemeetitIkeshall achievedbyjoiningforcesneverstopfightingthereliwiththe'loyalrepresenta-giousoutlookonlifewith tivesoftheChurch'inanourideologicalweapons."

PAGENINE

JesuitsAndCommunistsInClashOfWits

(Continuedfromlastweek)

ButtheCommunistshadnointentionofexecuting theseforeigners,orofpermittingthemtodieingaol. Theirtacticsweretotorturethemtothelimitof humanendurance,butonlytothatlimit,inthehope ofextortingfalse"confessions,"whichwouldbeused to"justify"theirimprisonment.

Whenthesetacticsatlastfailed,thefourpriests, almostmoredeadthanalive,weretakentoCanton, andfromthere,inJanuary,1952,escortedtothe borderoftheBritishterritoryofHongKong,and allowedtohobbleoverthetrestlebridge-tofreedom.

IaskedMonsignorFahywhatwerehisviewsof thefutureofCommunisminChina.

Heanswered:"TheChinesepeopledonotwant tobeCommunists,buttheyhavebeencompelledby forceandintimidationtoacceptRedrule.Wecan onlywaitpatientlyfortheslowgrindofhistoryand thepermissivewillofGod.Somedaythewebof violenceandmalicewillberentanditsvictimsfreed. Evilmayhaveitsday,buttoGodgotheweeksand theyears.Chinaanditshelplesspeoplewillalways drawoutheartsandourprayers.

MynextinterviewwaswithRev.FatherJames EdnaThornton,aJesuitpriestwhowaswithMonsignorFahyatYangchow.

BorninGalway,WesternIreland,in1910,ina Gaelicspeakingvillage,heisatallman(sixfeettwo inches),withdarkhair,greyeyes,andasceticfeatureswithastrikingresemblancetotheIrishleader, EamondeValera.

HespeakswitharichIrishbrogue,andwithIrish witandhumour.Evenunderpersecutionbythe Communists,hewasablesometimestosmileatthe absurditiesofhishumourlesstryants,whohadno hopeofdefeatinghimmentally,eventhoughthey couldtorturehimphysically.

AfterpreliminarytrainingataJesuitcollegein Limerick,heemigratedtoAmericaattheageof20, andenteredtheSocietyofJesusinCalifornia.He tookhisvowsin1932,andforfiveyearsintensively studiedtheologyandphilosophyatLoCatosCollege, nearSanFranciscoandthenatSpokaneUniversity.

"WeDon'tWantToLoseYou"

In1937hewenttoChinaforatwo-yearstudy courseintheChineselanguageschoolatPeking.Then hespentthreeyearsmoreinadvancedtheological studiesattheJesuitseminaryinShanghai.

AtthetimetheJapanesewereinoccupationof Shanghai.HewasordainedasapriestatShanghai in1942.WarbetweentheU.S.A.andJapanhad thenbegun.FatherThorntonwassentasachaplain totheinternmentcampatYangchow,where800 civilianinternees-mainlyBritish-wereheld.

Heremainedintheinternmentcampuntilthe JapanesesurrenderedinSeptember,1945,andthen returnedtotheJesuitseminaryatShanghai,tocompletethefinalyearofhistraining,whichhadbeen interruptedbythewar.

Then,afterashortvisittoAmerica,hewasappoint edparishpriestatthenewmissiondistrictofYangchow,theveryplacewherehehadbeeninterned duringthewar.Hetookuphisnewdutiesthere ir.September,1947,underthedirectionofMonsignor Fahy.

Hisparishwasinaruraldistrictsevenmilesfrom Yangchowcity.Therehehadthreelittlechurches, andtwoprimaryschoolswhichweretaughtbyChinesecatechists.

WhentheCommunistsarrivedinJanuary,1949, theyclosedhisschools.FatherThorntoncontinued tovisithisparishioners,ridingabicycle.

InJune,theSecurityPolicevisitedhim,andsaid, "Itisdangerousforyoutotravel.TheChiangKaishekelementsmayharmyou.Itwillbeadvisable foryoutostayinyourroom.Weloveyouso;we don'twanttoloseyou!"

Inthesecircumstances,FatherThorntonhadto

abandonhisworkinthevillages.Hewenttolive withMonsignorFahy,FatherRyanandFather Beauce,atthemissionquartersinYangchowcity. Thepolice"borrowed"theirhighschoolbuildingfor threemonths,foraspecialcourseoftrainingpolice -butneverreturnedthebuildingtothemissionaries.

Thenthe"TripleIndependence"movementwas launcheed,tocreateanewPatrioticChurchinChina.

FatherThorntonexplained:"TheCommunisttheory isthatallpossibleoppositiontothemselvesmustbe destroyedbyencouraging'anti-bodies'tocreateinternaldissensions,orstessandcounter-stress.So, theCatholicChurchmustbedestroyedbyCatholic anti-bodies,theProtestantsbyProtestantanti-bodies, andallreligiousorpoliticaloppositionmovements similarly."

SignaturesObtainedByFraud

RepresentativesoftheBureauofReligiousAffairs visitedYangchow,tolaunchthe"PatrioticCatholic Church."

Publicmeetingswereheld,andarticleswereprinted inthenewspapers,statingthattheJesuitmissionaries were"agentsofimperialisticAmericancapitalists," andthattheseforeignerswereurgingtheChinese peopletobe"unpatriotic."

Byinducementsandthreats,theCommunistspersuaded13Catholiclaymentosignamanifesto:"We theundersignedwanttosaveourholyreligion.We willstraineverynervetorootoutallimperialistic elementsfromourHolyChurch,becausetheChurch hasbeenusedasanimperialistictooltodrugthe mindsoftheCatholicstobetheslavesoftheWest."

Thiswascunninglyphrased,toavoidanystatement offaithormorals,andtomakeitappearthatthe "Reform"movementwaslinkedonlywithpatriotism.

ByFRANKCLUNE ExclusiveWorldCopyright.

TheCommunistsmadeadriveforfurthersignatures,butFatherThorntoninasermonsuggestedthe additiontothemanifestoofthewords,"Isignthis asapurelypoliticalstand,withoutdenyinganything oftheCatholicfaith."

ThiswasatussleofwitsbetweenCommunistsand Jesuits,withallthesubtletiesofyearsoftrainingin bothsides.

TheCommunists,pretendingtoaccepttheaddendum,wroteitontheblackboardunderthemanifesto, whentheylecturedthepeople,butomittedtoinclude it.inthebookwhichtheyaskedthepeopletosign.

Inconsequenceofthisfraud,30moresignatoriesto themanifestowereobtained,andthenamespublished inthenewspapers-withoutthevitaladdendum.

TheJesuitscounteredbyallowingthe30signatories threedaysinwhichtodopenanceandrecantfor havingsignedthemanifesto,throughconfusionof mindorweakness.

Allrecanted,weregivenabsolution,andwereagain inthefold.Buttheoriginal13renegadesremained intheCommunistcamp.

OnSunday,July29,1951,aCommunistmobsurroundedthemissionchurchtopreventthe"foreign" priestsfromsayingMass.Theystatedthatthey wouldallowonlytheChinesepriestatthemission, Father.,Liou,toofficiate.

"Protective"ArrestOfPriests

Underthethreatsofhis"patriotic"fellow-countrymen,FatherLiouagreedtosayMass,butdidnot giveCommunion.

TheCommunistsplacedapictureofMaoTse-tung, andtheflagofthe"People'sArmy"inthechurch andoutsidethefrontdoor.

Aftertheservice,theCommunistsbroughtdeputationsofchildren,women,Buddhistmonks,and "workers"withgiftsofflowers,to"congratulate" FatherLiou,andtoshowtheir"pleasure"thatthe ChurchatYangchowwasnow"purifiedfromthe dominationofImperialism."

Court,"anaudienceofabout500peopleassembledin theschool-hall.Astheirguardstheyhadthesix tallestmenfromtheRedArmygarrisonstationedin thatdistrict.

Thiswasfor"face'sothatFatherThornton,with hissixfeettwoinchesofheight,wouldnotlooktoo muchtallerthanthevaliantRedArmy.

Rangedontheplatform,thefourpriestswereorderedtotakeofftheireyeglasses.Thiswasto humiliatethem,asglassesarethesignofascholar.

Thepriestshadtoremainstandingontheplatform forthreehours,whiletheywereharanguedbyrelays oforatorsontheiralleged"crimes,"andforbiddento reply.

Sometimepreviouslyanoldanduselessexperimentalinstrumenthadbeendiscardedfromthe physicslaboratoryatthemissionhighschool,and thrownintothecanal.

ThiswasdredgedupbytheCommunists,andnow broughtintothe"People'sCourt"tobeexhibitedto thecredulouspublicasarareandvaluable"imperialistweapon,"usedtosend"secretspymessages" toPresidentTruman!

Menshouted,womenwept,childrenhowled,while theprosecutorsaddedtothepandemoniumbydeclaringthatthepriestshadgivenadvicetoyoungsoldiers nottogotoKorea.

"Alllies!"FatherThorntonexplained."Thiswas supposedtobeatrial,yetthepolicehaddocuments alreadyprepared,signedandsealed,withtheverdict thatweweretobeexpelledfromChina."

Aftertheoratorsfortheprosecutionhadended theirharangues,therewerecriesof"Guilty!Guilty! Expelthem!"fromtheCommunistcadresplantedin thehall,andthiswasthenannouncedasthe"verdict ofthePeople."

Thefourpriestsweretakentothecitygaolbut insteadofbeing"expelledfromChina,"theywere keptinvariousgaolsforninemonths.tobetortured and"brainwashed."

Everypossibleindignitywasputuponthem.For exampleFatherThorntonandFatherBeaucewere lockedinacellwithtwoyoungnursingmothers, whosebabieshowleddayandnight.

Atothertimesallthefourpriestswerekeptin separatecellsinsolitaryconfinement.Theywere forbiddentospeak,butgaolershowledinsultsatthem. Thecellswerefilthy,whichmadesleepalmostimpossible.

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Duringthisfarce,thefourfokignpriestswere orderedtoremainintheirresidence,whichwas guardedbysoldiers.

Onthethirdday,July31,1951-FeastofSt.Ignatius-Communistpolicearrived,accompaniedbythe leaderoftherenegades,whodemandedthatthekeys ofthechurchandofallmissionbuildingsshouldbe handedovertoiiim.

Simietaneously,amobofabout70Communists surroundedthemissionpremises,shouting,"Down withAmericanImperialism!"

Thepolicearrestedthefourpriests-to"protect" themfromthe"angerofthepeople."Whenthey wereledoutside,theCommunistsscreamedatthem, "HowdareyoustandonthesacredsoilofChina" thenchanted,"Lockthemup!Lockthemup!"

MonsignorFaheysaidtohisconfreres,"Inthe wordsofOurLord,'Yourhouriscome.'Donotresist!"

FatherThorntonexplainedtome,"ItwasChristian humilityfromthenon."

Thefourpriestswereimprisonedinseparatecells, andinterrogatedindividuallyeveryday.Theywere notallowedtospeaktoeachother.

After1days,theywerebroughtbeforethe',People's

TwoEnglishDiocesesOrganise "Watchdog"PlanForTelevision

Manchester,Aug.26.-A"TVwatchdog" planhasbeenlaunchedintheSalfordand Shrewsburydiocesesofnorth-westEngland tokeepaCatholiceyeandearontelevision programmes.

Itwasannouncedthatthe KnightsofSt.Columbaare organising"look-listen" circlesiqeveryparishto reportrefularlyandfrankly toproducersontheservices theyprovideforoverhalf thehomesofBritain.

Theideawasstartedby FatherAgnellusAndrew, O.F.M.,Catholicadviserto theBritishBroadcasting Corporation,whichrunsthe non-commercialgeneralTV network.Britain'sindependentTVchannelwhichcarriesadvertising,isalsobeingstudied.

AddressingtherecentannualrallyoftheKnights intheSalforddiocese, FatherAndrewsaidthat whilemorethanhalfthe nationwatchestelevision everynight,only10per cent.ofthe50,000,000populationgotochurchonSunday.Hesaid,howeverthat anestimated20to25millionpeoplelookatorlisten tobroadcastservices.

FatherAndrewadded thatwhileEngland'sBishops havelaiddownasystematic policyforbroadcastingand bothnetworkshaveoffered everyassistance,somebad featuresarestillbeingproduced.Catholicscannot avoidtheirresponsibilityin thismatter,hesaid.

ConvertsOf DenmarkTalk

Copenhagen,Denmark, Aug.23:Anewbook,"We BecameCatholics,"isattractingfavourableattention here.Ittellsthestoryof theconversionsof23Danish menandwomen.

Mostofthosecontributingtothebookwereonce Protestantsandsomewere atheists.Theyincludedoctors,teachers,social workers,journalistsand armyofficers.

VernacularIn LiturgyInUse WithIndians

Agra,India,Aug.23.-

TheHolySeehasgranted permissionforincreased useofthevernacularlanguage,inthepublicworshipoftheChurchinthe ecclesiasticalprovinceof Agra,innorthcentralIndia.

Itwasannouncedhere thatanewdecreeaffectsthe regulardailyandSunday Massandalsothereformed liturgyofHolyWeekinthis LatinRitejurisdictioncomprisingtheArchdioceseof Agraanditssixsuffragan dioceses.

TheHolySeesaidthat vernaculartranslationsof theEpistleandGospelmay bereadimmediatelyfollowingthenormalLatintexts. ConcerningHighMasses,the decreeprovidesfordeliveryoftheEpistlebythe subdeaconandoftheGospelbythedeacon.

InthecaseofHolyWeek, theHolySeegrantedpermissionfortheuseofthe locallanguageforallscripturalreadingsintheliturgy ofHolyThursday,Good FridayandtheEasterVigil.

MexicanCommunistsExploit LabourStrife:CatholicPlan

MexicoCity,Aug.23.-Inpreparation fortheirnationalconventioninTorreonin September,Mexico'scommunistshave launchedadrivetoexploitthiscountry'srecentlabourstrife.

AtthesametimeaCatholicagencyhasissuedacall forsocialjusticeonbehalf ofMexicanworkers.

TheRedsaregivingtheir supporttothedemandsof th-labourrankandfileand areopposingunionleaders, manyofwhomareunder thethumbofGovernment officialsasaresultoftheir politicalambitions.

Theyarealsotryingto wininfluenceinthenew administrationofPresidentelectAdolfoLopezMateos whichwilltakeofficein December.

Recentlyunionleaders, despitethesubservienceof sometotheGovernment, wereforcedtocallanumberofstrikesasrailroad workers,telegraphoperators,teachersandoilrefineryworkersdemanded higherwagesfromtheiremployer-theGovernment.

labourleaders,management andGovernment-sothat theyshallnotcorrupttrade unionorganisationseither withmoneyorpolitical favours."

Followingsettlementof thestrike,whichresultedin awageincrease,aworkers' pilgrimagetoOurLady's shrineatGuadalupewas organised. * *

NursesExempt

Bombay,India,Aug.25: TheBombayStateGovernmenthasinformedHisEminenceValerianCardinal Gracias,Archbishopof Bombay,thatitisexemptingCatholicnursesfromits birthcontroltrainingprogramme,itwaslearned here.

BishopInChina

TellsOfKiddies

NewYork.-Thelast American-bornbishopto remaininRedChinahas writtenacollectionofvignettesdepictinglifein Chinabeforecommunism sweptthecountry.

BishopJamesEdward Walsh,oneofsixoriginal Maryknollers,hasfocused hisattentionontheintim-. atelivesofChristianChinesechildrenin"TheYoung Ones."The14storiesreflect thenon-politicalfactsof life.

Onestorytellsofamusiclovinggirlwhogaveup pianolessonstotakeover themanagementofher familyafterthedeathofher oldersister.

Anotherdescribesamischievousboywholearned reverenceforGodthrough serviceasanaltarboy. Thereispoverty,suffering andlove.

Britainhasmorereligious programmes,thankstothe BBC,thananyothercountry,theFranciscansaid. Lastyearmorethan400 Catholicfeaturesofone kindoranotherwerebroadcast,hesaid,andboththe BBCandtheindependent TVorganiserswouldwelcomeCatholiccriticisms andsuggestions.

Protestantministersin Denmarkreferredtothe bookwithrespectinarecentlypublishedpaper.

Theonlyexceptionis GoodFriday,whenthe solemnsingingofthePassionmustbedoneinLatin.

Thebookiseditedby FatherGunnarMartinNielsen.ASwisspublisheris planningaGermantranslationtoappearnextyear. Alsotobepublishedisa bookwrittenbyfour Lutheranministerswho havebecomeconverts. 1111WINlllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllll111111I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Ullllllll

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ThemetropolitanprovinceofAgra,witha Catholicpopulation of about53,000inatotalof some81millions,isoneof theleastCatholicpartsof India.Themostwidely usedvernacularlanguages areHindu,Urdu,Bengali, GujeratiandseveraldialectsofHindustani.

Thenewconcessionbythe HolySeecameatatime ofintensivediscussionson themeritsof"Indianisation"ofChurchrubrics, andincreaseduseofnative languageshasbeenurged asameansofgainingmore activeparticipationofthe laityintheliturgy.

Duringtherailroadstrike anumberofcasesofsabotageoccurredasgroupsled byprofessionalterrorists, believedtobeReds,set railroadbridgesonfireand derailedtrains.

Duringthestrikethe Communistpartyandthe fellow-travellingPeople's partyandWorkers'and Peasants'partypublisheda DeclarationtoWorkersdenouncingprofiteeringunion leadersandtakingcredit forbackingtheworkers' claimsagainsttheGovernment.

TocounteracttheRed manifesto,theMexican CatholicSocialSecretariat, headedbyFatherPedro Velasquez,issuedanappeal forjusticefortheworkers.

Theappealwasmadeto those"whosemissionisthat ofapplyingsocialjustice-

CardinalGraciashad writtentotheStateGovernmentseekingclarification followingaprotestbythe Bombay.Catholic.Nurses' GuildthatCatholicnurses wereineffectbeingforced topromotebirthcontrolin mostGovernmenthospitals inBombay.

Inreply,theBombay

MinisterofHealthtoldthe CardinalthatCatholic nurseswouldbeexempted fromtheprogramme"asa specialcase"providedthey appliedinwritingforsuch anexemptionindividually.

MaryknollFatherJohnJ. Considine,inhisintroductiontothebook,pointsout howBishopWalshinthese storiesseemstobelamentingthepassingofawayof lifeunderthethreatofRed domination.

FatherConsidinetells howthestorieswerewrittenunderthewatchfuleyes ofcommunistauthorities andmailedoutofRed Chinaonebyone. Hamperedintheperformanceofhisecclesiastical duties,BishopWalshremainsinChinatolend moralsupporttotheChineseCatholicclergyintheir resistancetoRedpersecution.

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MasonsDisprovedMyth CanonisationIs ThatPiusIXWasOfCraft

300Tathiic.Years Old ,"Melbourne: Whenwastheformalpro- /Redmond,Sydney Ihavebeenshownmydirections,repliedinthecedureofcanonisationinfollowingterms:Ithascon-troducedintotheChurch?

FourModernVersionsOfBible Protestant,Gippsland:

forit.

aperiodicalcalled"MasonicInspiration,stantlybeenrumouredthatR.:Theformalprocessof whichclaimsthatPopePiusIXwasaFreePitoutsheCarbonariortothe IX.hadbelongedeithercanonisationasweknowit mason,namingtheLodgetowhichhebe-Freemasons,butnoserious1634,alittleover300years todaydatesbackonlyto longedandquotinganumbereddocumentdocumentaryevidencehas ago,whenPopeUrbanVIII. yetbeenproducedtoshowreservedtotheHolySeeall thathehadbeeninitiatedlegislationconcerningthe inanyoftheLodgesofvenerationofSaints. Italy.

R.:Youdonotmention whichLodgethepaper names.Theabsurdstory wascirculatedbyanticlericalsinFranceandItaly duringthepontificateof PopePiusIX(1846-1878), inanefforttodiscredithim.

Thestorywasnotconsistent.Oneversionofit saidPopePiusIXhadbeer. initiatedasaMasonin Philadelphia,U.S.A.;another,thatitwasinthe LodgeofSinigaglia,his hometowninItaly;athird, thatitwasintheGrand OrientLodgeofPalermo, inSicily.

Allsupposedevidencesin favourofanyoneofthese versionshavebeenproved spurious.

Q.:ItissaidthatthePresidentoftheFrenchChamberofDeputies,M.Floquet,declaredonDecember11,1891,duringadebateintheHouse,that PopePiusIXhadundoubtedlybeenaFreemason.

R.:M.Floquetwasat oncechallengedbymembers oftheOppositiontoprove hisstatement,andcouldnot doso.Inapooreffortat self-defence,hesaidhe couldnothaveintendedto insultthememoryofPope PiusXI.,sincehecredited thePopewithmembership ofaninstitutiontowhichhe wasproudtobelonghimself.

Onthatargumentaman couldchargethePopewith havingawifeandchildren hiddenawayintheVatican, saying:"That'snoinsult,for Ihaveawifeandchildren myself,andamquiteproud ofthem.'

Q.:Hasthereeverbeena refutationofthischarge bynon-Catholicauthorities?.

R.:Ithasbeenrefuted dozensoftimes,andbyresponsibleFreemasonsthemselves.AnofficialMasonic replywaspublishedinItaly almostimmediatelyafterthe debateintheFrenchChamberofDeputies.

TheItaliannewspaper, "IISecolo,"ofMilan,publishedanaccountoftheincidentinitsissueofJanuary 7,1892.TheGrandMaster oftheItalianFreemasons, Adrian()Lemmi,atoncehad

thefollowingstatement publishedinthatsame paper:

"Inconsequenceofthe articleIreadinNo.9252of yourjournal(January7, 1892),andtoputanendto furtherwildtalk,Iaskyou topublishthefollowing statement.OnDecember12 last,theChanceryofthe GrandOrientofFrancetelegraphedtometoaskifI possessedanydocuments showingthatPiusIX.had beenaMason. "TheChancellorofthe GrandOrientofItaly,by

Thereasonforthislegis-

"Itwillthusbeseenthatlawnwasinordertoensure allinsinuationsfalltothestrictersupervisionover

SowroteAdrianoLemmi, ground." whatcouldeasilybethe over-imaginativeenthusiasm GrandMasteroftheItalian Freemasons.Imightadd,ofimpressionablepeoplein acclaimingapersona asregardstheeffortto escapethisdifficultyby andalsotoestabsayingthatPopePiusIXlishuniformconditions underwhichecclesiastical wasinitiatedasaMasoninauthorityshouldbeexer- Philadelphia,U.S.A.,ithascisedinsuchmatters. beenproved,andisabso-Q.:Beforethis,wasanyfor- lutelycertain,thatPopemalrecognitiongivenby PiusIX.neveratanytimetheChurchtopersons somuchassetfootinwho,afterdeath,had Philadelphia. popularlybecameknown asSaints?

WholeFieldsOfKnowledge CannotBeTestedByScience

M.Ellanov,Stanmore:Iamabelieverin physicalscience. notafact.

R.:PhysicalsciencedealsQ"AsLordKelvinsowell " withonebranchofhumansaid:Unlesswecan knowledge.Therearewholeweighandmeasure weknownothing realmsofnon-physical phenomenawithwhichitaboutit. cannotdeal.Nordoesthe valueofphysicalsciencein itsownfieldjustifyblind faithinphysicalscientists.

R.:Yes.Theideaveneratingparticularlyholy peopleas"Saints"canbe foundinboththeOldand theNewTestaments.But thecustomofprefixingthe title"Saint"tothenamesof particularindividualsarose inthesecondcentury,A.D.

Inthefirstthreecenturies thetitlewasrestrictedto R.:YouaremisquotingthosewhohaddiedasmarLordKelvin.Speakingtyrs.Thosewere"equivasolelyintermsofquantita-lentlycanonised"byhaving tivephysicallaws,hesaidtheirnamesinscribedinthe thatwhenyoucanweighofficial"ActsoftheMarandmeasureathing,youtyrs." knowsomethingaboutit; otherwiseyourknowledge

Aretheremodern RomanCatholictranslationsoftheNew TestamentaswellasProtestantones?

R.:TheNewTestament hasbeentranslatedinto modernEnglishbothby Catholicscholarsandalso bynon-Catholicscholars.

Livinglanguagesnever staystill,butareconstantly changing;andtheEnglish oftodayisnotthatofthe 16thcentury.

Oragain,Englishas spokenbyAmericanshas manyidomaticexpressions whichdiffergreatlyfrom thosetobefoundinEngland itself.

Q.:WhatRomanCatholic versionsareavailablein English?

R.:Translatedfromthe fourthcenturyLatinVulgateeditionofSt.Jerome, wehavetheAmericanEng-lishversionknownasthat ofthe"Confraternityof ChristianDoctrine,"publishedin1941,andalsothe VersionincurrentEnglish byMonsignorRonaldKnox, publishedin1944. Translateddirectlyfrom theGreekwehavean AmericanCatholicVersion byKleistandLilly,publishedin1952,andthe "WestminsterVersion,"publishedinEnglandin1935.

scholars,whichIhavementioned,bothaccurateand helpful.Aboveall,thatby MonsignorRonaldKnoxhas beenhighlypraised,andis usedbymanyProtestantclergymen.

However,ifyouwanta reliableVersioninmodern EnglishbyProtestantscholars,Iwouldadviseyouto getacopyofthe"Revised StandardVersion,"publishedin1940.ThatVersionis theworkofacommitteeof 32Protestantscholars,assistedbyanadvisoryboard ofsome50others.

Thesemenwereconscientioustranslatorswhoresistedallpressurefromdifferentsectstochange variouspassagestosuit theirpeculiardoctrines.To allsuchrequeststhecommitteerepliedthatithad noauthoritytoalterany biblicalpassage,andthatit hadoneintentiononly,to provideanaccuraterenderingoftheGreektextjust asitreallyis.

ThistranslationbyProtestantscholarsisanhonest Version,asthe"Jehovah WitnessNewWorld"isnot.

sumetoclaimhisauthority foryourunbelief! Writinginthe"NineteenthCentury,"forJune, 1903,LordKelvinsaid:"I

Anyonefamiliarwiththe subjectisstruckbythe regularitywithwhichthe scientificbeliefsofonegen-isofameagrekind. erationarerejectedbyBut:lotforamomentdidcustomaroseofvenerating scientistsofthenextgen-hebelievethatknowledgeas"Saints"thosealsowho eration. intermsofquantitativehadledlivesofexemplary Q.:Sciencedealswithphysicallawsistheonlyvirtue;butalmostfromthe thingswecanverifybyknowledgemancanhave.verybeginninglocalBishops observationandexpert-Hehimselffirmlybelievedreservedtothemselvesthe ment,andthereisnointheexistenceoftheGodrighttodeclare,afterdue otherauthoritythanfactsyoureject,whilstyoupre-examinationoftheevidence, whichcanbecheckedin suchaway. R.:Thatisinfantilerubbish.AsIpointedoutto youlastweek,onsucha principleyouwouldhaveto wipeoutthewholeofpast history.

Youcan'tobservethe battleofWaterloo.You can'trepeattheexperiment andmakethebattleof Waterloohappenagainin yourlaboratory.

Yetdespiteyourinabilitytocheckitinsucha way,youbelievethebattle ofWaterlootobeanhistoricalfact,unlessyouare acompletefool. Q.:ReligiousbeliefinGod cannotbecheckedbyobservationandexperiment. R.:Granted.Butthat doesnotprovethatGodis

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neitheraffirmsnordenies creativepower.Science positivelyaffirmscreative power."

Aftertheemancipationof theChurchfromthetime ofConstantineonwards,the

Q.:WhatmodernEnglish Versionwouldyourecommendtome,asaProtestant. R.:Youwouldfindany oftheVersionsbyCatholic

Catholics;however,have everyreasontobewellcontentwiththemodernEnglishtranslationsprovided forthembyCatholicscholars,asImentioneda momentago.

towhomthetitle"Saint" mightrightlybeaccorded. Naturally,someBishops weremoreexactingthan others;andalsotherewere cannotadmitthatsciencevariationsinprocedure.In theend,asIhavementioned,tosecuregreaterprecisionanduniformity,Pope UrbanVIII.,in1634,reservedallcausesforbeatificationandcanonisation totheHolySee.

TheagnosticProfessorJ. B.S.HaldanespokecontemptuouslyofLordKelvin as"thatpiousscientist." Youwouldhavedonebetter tofallbackontheauthority ofProfessorHaldaneratherthanonthatofLord Kelvin;thatis,ifyouare goingtorelyonauthority atall,afterdeclaringall authorityworthlessasa guidetotruth.

Q.:Metaphysicsbelongtoarealmphysicalscience

Priest'sMusic

Oslo,Norway,Aug.25.WorksoftwoDanishCatholiccomposerswillbefeaturedatathree-dayScandinavianmusicfestival whichopenshereonSept. 10.

FatherLeifKayser'sorcannotenter,becausegancomposition,"Meditatheyareimaginaryfieldstion'onDiesIrae',"willbe ofspeculationwhereonegivenitsfirstpublicperman'sguessisasgoodasformancebytheDanishoranother.

R.:Thewordmetaphysicsmeansbeyond physics.Physicalscience cannotdealwithmetaphysicaltruth;notbecause metaphysicaltruthisonly imaginary,butbecause physicalscienceislimited tophysicalobjectsandenergiessubjecttosense-observations,andwhichcanbe weighedandmeasured.

Metaphysicaltruthisnot theproductofimagination, buttheobjectofreason.As G.K.Chestertonwiselyremarked:"Youcanputtwo andtwopotatoesinafryingpanandfrythem;but youcan'tputthetruththat twoandtwomakefourinto thefryingpanandfryit!"

Taketheprincipleofcontradiction,thatathingcannotbetrueandnottrueat oneandthesametime.You believeinthatprinciple,for withoutsayingsoyouuse it.Thatisametaphysical truth,unverifiablebyyour physicalscience.Withthat, I'llletyougotobed.

ganist,CharleyOlsen.

BernahardLewkovitch's "MassforMixedChorus andElevenInstruments" willalsobeperformedin publicforthefirsttime.

FatherKayser,whodirectsthechoirofSt.Ansgar'sChurch,Copenhagen, isoneofDenmark'sbest knownyoungercomposers. Anaccomplishedpianisthe hasgivenconcertsinDenmark,NorwayandSweden.

BernhardLewkovitchis theorganistofSt.Ansgar's inCopenhagen.Bornin DenmarkofRussianparents,hehasattractedattentioninScandinavian musicalcirclesbecauseof theMassesandchamber musichehaswritten.

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TheLesDarcyStory-FatherCoadyGetsHimStarted

Contd.fromlastweek

Itwasacoldwinter's morninginNewcastleand theRev.FatherJoseph Coadywasinahurry-for tworeasons.Abriskwalk wouldkeephimwarmand -moreimportant-hehad tocatchatraintoSydney.

Thepurposeofhistrip wasto familyhelptheDarcy atMaitlandby arrangingafightattheSydneyStadiumforyoungLes.

Theyearwas1914and thestarofthe19-year-old boxerwasintheascendant.

Onthecoalfieldstheconversationwasaboutlittle elsethanhisfantasticrun ofwhirlwindvictories againsthighly-ratedfighters.

Buttherewasnomoney infightsaroundMaitland andNewcastleandMaster LesDarcywantedtogethis handsonsomebadly-not forthesatisfactionofhis ownneedsbuttobuilda homeforhismotherandto giveafeelingofsecurityto thefamily,whichhadoften wonderedwherethenext mealwascomingfrom.

Whenthedemandsofthe localnewspapersfora matchinSydneywentunheeded,itwasnaturalfor theDarcystoturntoFather Coady.WouldhegotoSydneytoseeSnowyBakerat theacaum?

BoutAtStadium

Thepriestdidnothesitate,WOafteralltherebuffs,hewasnotexactly confidentashebeganhis journey.

Nordidhisreceptionat theStadiumhelptoboost hismorale.SnowyBaker "wasn'tin."Butevena "bouncer"wouldfindit hardtodissuadeFather Coady.Hisgentlepersistenceeventuallyopenedthe dooroftheassistantmanager,HarryKeesing,andthe battlewason.

AnhourlaterFather CoadyhadKeesing'spromiseofanearlyStadium fight.

"Andwhowillhefight''".

FatherCoadypressed.

"WhataboutFritzHolland?"askedHarryKeesling.

"He'lldofine,"saidFather Coady.Andsoitwasfixed.

Lookingbackonitnow, theoldpriestsmilesathis daring."Ihadtheideathat Hollandwas,atbest,a second-rater,"hesays,"but itturnedoutthatFritzwas oneofthecleverest, shrewdestboxersthatLes wasevertomeet."

TheStadiumwaspacked

fortheencounter.ThousandsofDarcyfansfrom NewcastleandMaitlandsaw theirchampionoutpointed byHolland,whomanaged for20roundstokeepoutof reachofDarcy'sstrongest attacks.

Whilefiremenandpolice werestrugglingtoquellthe near-riot,Darcywastalking toSiiowyBaker.Didheput upagoodshow?Wasthe Stadiumsatisfied?Couldhe haveareturnmatch.

ThebeamingSnowyleft nodoubtofhisopinionand immediatelymatchedDarcy withMarchland,aFrenchman,onAugust5.

ReturnMatch pathyIronically,themob'ssymwaswiththeFrenchmanbecause,onlythree daysbefore,theKaiser's jack-bootedPrussianshad invadedhisnativelandand werebusylootingandpillagingtheirwayacrossthe country.

Buttheboutlastedabare fiveroundsandtheluckless Marchandwasbornefrom theringafterastunning knock-out.

Thiswasthestuffthe crowdwanted;Stadium takingsweresoaringand thedelightedBakerlostno timeintalkingthesomewhatreluctantHollandinto areturnboutwith"the "goldenboy"fiveweeks later.

TheYankeehadalready felttheatomicpowerof Darcy'scrushingpunches andnettledhimbyprancingelusivelyroundhisopponent,intentonlastingthe full20roundsorperhaps out-pointinghim.

Inthethirdroundhe flukedaheavyleftswing whichalmostclosedDarcy's eye. Thushandicapped, Darcy'spurposefuldrivesto thenowtiringYankee's bodywentslightlyastray.

ThewilyHollandslapped eachpunchdown,atthe sametimerising

American'sRuse

ConvincedthatDarcywas deliberatelyfouling,Referee Scottwarnedhimagain andagain.Darcywhitened withrageandloosedatornadoofblowsonHolland inthe18throundtofinish himoff.

AgaintheAmericancounteredasmashingbody punchbyhittingitdown. Therewasafoxyglintin hiseyeasheroseonhis toes,half-doubledwith feignedagony,andglanced expectantlyatthereferee.

promptlydisqualifiedand stalkedragingfromthering awarethatalthoughwell aheadonpointshehadbeen trickedoutofvictory.

ButhistempersoonpassedwhenHollandwalked sheepishlyintoDarcy's dressingroomtoadmitthat ecouldnothavegoneanothertworounds.

"Ididn'tfoulhim,didI?" DarcypersistentlyquestionedhistrainerMickHawkins.

Mick'sreplyandaglance athisshareofthemonumentaltakingsalmostcompensatedDarcyforthefiasco oftheevening.

Twomonthsgoodfeeding, solid"yakker"attheforgeandcarefulweek-endtrainingunderHawkinsand Darcywas"rarin'togo." Fighthersofhisclassand staminawerenowhardto findanditwassteamysummerbeforehewasmatched withababoon-framedGermannamedGusChristie withaterrificnameinthe UnitedStates.

AnotherVictory

Itwascommongossipat thetimethehulkingChristieoutweighedbymany poundsthemiddleweight limit,and,althoughclumsy, hewasknownasabattering-ramsluggerwhowould nevergivein.

BackintheStatesthe "Squarehead"hadrunringsaroundtheformidableEddie McGoorty,anditwasa tensecrowdthatlinedthe StadiumthatfatefulNovembernight.

Butthefightwassomethingofananti-climax. Fartoosluggishtoreally menacetheAustralian, Christielumberedaround theringoccasionallylandingarock-likeclumpthat shookevenDarcymomentarily.Actuallystronger, hesometimesbustledDarcy andusedhisheadandelbowsfreelywhenatclose quarters.

Intheninthroundheunleashedacannonadeof upper-cutswhichsent Darcy'sheadsnappingback andjoltedhimseverely.

Stungnow,theAustralian movedpurposefullyinand beganrainingblowsonthe massiveGerman,whobecamegroggierandgroggier witheachroundhesurvived.

Weavinginthe19th,he staggeredbackunderaterrificuppercut,spunslowly round,thendroppedlikea log.

Buthebeatthecountand struggledgamelyonthrough anotherrounduntilDarcy wasgivenapointswin. Christieadmittedhehad beenthoroughlyoutfought andpraisedDarcyas"the besthehadevermet."

AdviceOfPriest

weeklyConfessionandHolycouldhavemadethousands Communionasthesurestfromtemptingoffersto protectionagainstthewiles"listentoreason"andbea oftheworld,thefleshandpartyto"arranged"fights, thedevil. buteachhadrejectedthem Lesneverletthemdown.scornfully.

everySaturdayandSundayDarcyadmittedoncehavkneelingintheConfessional;ingsoftenedandagreedto evrySaturdayandSunday"carry"athird-ratednamed hewasatthealtarrails.BuckCrouse"halftheway" Itwasasideofhislifebutitwasnotformoney. thatthenewspapersneverLater,whenIDarcyfought saw,butitmeantmoretohisgoodfriend,DaveSmith, the"champ"thantheroarsheagain"pulledhis ofthecrowdattheStadiumpunches."Buthissenseof and-theback-slappingofallfairnesstothecrowdwho thosefair-weatherfriends.hadpaidtoseehimfight

Darcy'sarch-enemy,Fritz Holland.Fittonwasageing andalthoughhisknees "wentonhim"nowand again,hewasreallyfast wheninnick.

Fitton'snasalYankee voicewouldraspthrough thecrispmorningair:"That waynogood,Les.Trouble there.Thisway,see?Nice andsmooth.Firstyou're comin,'thenyou'regoin.' Smooth.Easy,'likeatune. That'sit,son."

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OnChristmasDay,1914, Darcydraggedhimself awayfromagiant"family dinner"ofturkeyandplum puddingtogotoBrisbane, wherehe"turnediton"for thelocalsbydefeating WelshmanFredDyer.

HeneverworriedDarcy who,benevolently,letDyer gothefull20rounds.But theAustraliangavehis Brisbaneboxingfansa sparklingdisplayoffancy footworkandfeintingthat hadthecrowdonitstoes withsheerjoy.

Ice-coldandresourceful, Smithpackedadeadlyleft hook.Hishandsome,blond facewasunmarkedandhe wasknownasfast,clever andvicious.At11stone5 lb.hewasfourpounds heavierthanDarcy.

Althoughthecold-eyed Yankeecontentedhimself with"summing-u?"hisopponentforthefirsttwo roundshewaskeptbusyby theconfidentDarcy,whorepeatedlyshatteredhisdefencewithshortjolts.

Suffers"Foul"

Inthethirdroundhetook theoffensivewithasizzling lefthookthathadtheringsidersgasping.Thinking Darcygroggy,Smithsailed inswingingpunchesinall directions.

Momentarilyjolted,Darcy launchedawhirlwindattackandfoughttheYankee off.Afuryoffightingfollowed.Smith'sjawsagged andadesperatelookappearedonhisface.

Darcyopenedthefifth roundwithasledge-hammerrighttoSmith'sear. Hisfaceawrywithpain, Smithshotoutalowright. Itwasacruelblowandthe grey-lippedDarcystaggeredtohiscornerwherehe saggedontheropesin agony.

Smithwincedattheangry shoutsof"foul"hesitated foramoment,thenwalked slowlyovertoDarcyand tappedhimlightlyonthe headasaninvitationtoresume.Thetorturedboyrepliedwithafrenziedswing thatmissedbyfeet.

Therefereeandtwoofthe manyreporterspresenthad notnoticedthelowpunch andthemenwereordered tofighton.

InDarcy'scornertrainer MickHawkinswasraging whilemanagerDaveSmith wasalmostatgripswiththe startledSnowyBaker,who poo-poohedproteststhat Darcywastoohurttofight on.

Butthenowunequal matchcontinueduntilthe endofroundfivewhen Darcyfellintohischairin agony,loosenedhisclothes andshowedthehugedint inhismetalprotective

GoodNatured

DaveSmithdisgustedly hurledthetowelintothe middleoftheringandthe Americanwasdeclared winner.

ApprenticeshipEnds

Darcy'sblacksmithemployerhadlongchafed underhisfamousapprentice'sgrowingneedfor "timeoff"fortraining.

OnJanuary3,1915,floodedbackandSmith DarcywasmatchedwithfinishedupwherehebeJeffSmith,America'sbestlonged-onthecanvas. middleweightofthetime. Smithhadsoundlytrouncedallrivalsforthetitle exceptMikeGibbonswho hadshownnoeagernessto challenge.

Hethoroughlydisapprovedofthewholeboxing businessandweariedDarcy withtediouslecturesabout theevilsofprize-fighting.

Theblacksmith'scarpings preyedonDarcy'snerves andaffectedhisform.Both DaveSmithand"Snowy" Bakerfinallyrealisedsomethingwouldhavetobedone.

Smithmadeapersonal pleatothesmithytoreleaseDarcyfromhisapprenticeshipbutthemaster demanded£300fortheloss ofhisbrawnyemployee.

SmithretreatedtoSydney wherethewholematterwas thrashedoutwithStadium officials,whohadnotexpectedtroubleinsecuring Darcy'srelease.

Darcy's-andtheStadium's-futuredemanded swiftactionbecauseBaker hadalreadyplasteredthe citywithadvertisements thatDarcywastobepreparedforallStadiumfights byDaveSmith. Nextmorning,actingStadium'smanagerHarryKeesingandhissolicitormarchedintotheMaitlandforge anddemandedtoseeDarcy's articlesinthepresenceof Lesandhismother.Itwas foundtheywerefaultyand thefumingblacksmithwas toldheowedDarcy£200 -thedifferencebetweenapprenticeandtradesman's pay. Darcy"resigned" forthwith.

TrainingRoutine

TheStadiumkeptDarcy's handsomenosetothegrindstoneevenmorerelentlessly thanhashisformerboss, theblacksmith. Theexpertsreally"gotto work"onthefightingfreak whoalwaysdidtheright thingattherighttime,but stilllackedthepolishand perfecttimingsenserequiredofaworldchampion. Hebeganadailyroutine ofexercise,sparring,massageanddiet.Hissparring partnerwasJimmyFitton, whohadlatelydemolished

Opponentstoppledlike ninepins-BelgianHenry Damlin,outpointed;Fritz Holland,knockedout;Jeff Smith,disqualified;McGoortyandClabby,outpointed.Itwasalltoo easy.

goingFinally,eventheeasy"goldenboy"kickedagainstthetracesanddemandedabreak.Foratime hetravelledwithathirdratetheatricaltroupe.The nameofitscornystock melodramahasnowhappily beenlostinoblivion.

Darcy'snexttriumphwas astheheroinanalleged filmdramatisationofhis ownlifestory.Dubbed"The HeartofaChampion,"the productiondraggedits flickeringlengthtoastirringclimaxwhenDarcy carriedthedripping,weedfestoonedheroinefrom stagnantWallisCreek, whereshehadbeenflung bythefrustratedvillain. Buteventhatmoment'stensionwasspoiledbytheembarrassedsmirkonDarcy's faceashehauledhislovely burdenuptheriverbank. Hejustcouldn'ttakethe actseriously.

VoiceOfTempter

Yearslater"TheHeartof aChampion"wasunearthed fromsomegrimystoreroom, dustedandscreenedagain inDarcy'soldhaunts:East Maitlandersneversawits appallingtechnicallapses; theyweptopenlyatseeing againthefaceoftheiridol. Butthislighterepisodein Darcy'slifewasonlyapreludetotherelentlesstideof eventsthatwastowreck hisrosydreamsofwealth, successand,aboveall, securityforhisailing parentsandhissisters.

Disillusionment,bitterness andanearlydeathwereto behislot.Manyalife storywouldhavebeendifferentifhehadignoredthe voiceofthetempterwith itspromisesofdollarsgrowingontreesanditstalesof glamorousforeignshores. UnitedStatesfightpromoterJackKearnsbegan workingonDarcyasearly asOctober,1915.Kearns dangledthebaitofan Americantouratafabulousretainer,toppedwitha NewYorkboutfora £20,000gate.

Tobecontinued

LayOrganisationUrgesU.S.A.

ToBreakOffRedRelations

Cleveland,Ohio,U.S.A.-TheUnited Stateswasurgedtobreakoffalldiplomatic relationswithSovietRussiainaresolution adpotedattheKnightsofColumbus76th nationalconventionhere.

Sydneywasagainclamouringformoreofthe"goldenboy"and"Snowy" Baker,obsessedwithequallygoldenthoughtsofrecord Stadiumgates,hadbeen busywithpromotersand managers.

Itwasarrangedthatwhile hewasinSydney,Darcy shouldstaywithfriendsat Mosman.

Whatmorenatural,then, thanthatFatherCoadyof Maitlandshouldcallonhis goodfriend,Father"Ned" O'BrienofMosman,and placeyoungLesinthe spiritualcareofthatfine priest?

Togetherthetwopriests laiditontheline.Fighting wasatoughgameandgreat temptationswentwithbig money.Theycounselled

Therewerebitterargumentsastheangrycrowd streamedfromtheStadium. Many'inthe"bleachers" hadnotseenthefateful blowclearlyandthehandsomeSmithhadmanyadmirers.

JeffSmith'smanager,Al Lippe,refusedthereturn fightdemandedbyDarcy, whohadtobecontentwith defeatingLippe'ssecond string,FrankLoughrey, althoughhelethimgothe full20rounds.

Thereweremanystray whispersfromthemalicious mindedaboutthegoodnaturedDarcy'soccasional practiceofrefrainingfrom aknock-outandlettingan opponentgothefulldistance. BothHawkinsandDarcy

Theresolution,atribute tothe"Sufferingandheroic peopleofHungary,"also askedthatRussiabeexpelledfromtheUnited Nations.

"Thewholeworldhas beenpermanentlyedifiedby theheroicstruggle"ofthe Hungarianpeopleagainst "GodlessCommunism,"the resolutionsaid. "Communistdespotism cannevereradicatethelove oflibertythatGodhas placedintheheartand natureofeveryhumanbeing,"itdeclared. Otherconventionresolutions:SupportedtheBill strengtheningpostofficeregulationsagainstthemailingofobscenematerial. CommendedtheU.S. Governmentfordemanding proofsofsinceritybefore

agreeingtoasummitmeeting. UrgedPresidentEisenhowertorefuseextradition toYugoslaviaofAndrija Artukovic,politicalfoeof dictatorTito.

Askedall,"whorecognise andupholdmoralprinciples"tostayawayfrom entertainmentwhich"offend bothmoralityandintelligence."

Thelatterresolutionnoted "adangerouslygrowingdisregard"ofmoralstandards inmotionpictures,stage productionsandtelevision programmesinmaterial, mannerofpresentationand advertisement.

Italsocriticisedthe "glorification"ofentertainmentpersonalitiesguiltyof "scandalous"conductand deploreditsbadeffectou youth.

ThrowingTheDogABone

ConcludedfromPage4 factorinthesappingofdemocracy'swilltofight Communismhasbeenthesubversionofthegreat monopolisticCapitalistPress.Noothersinglefactor hasbeensodecisiveinthedefeatofthefreeworld bythemachinationsofMoscow.Theywereatitfor threesolidyearsinthecaseoftheSpanishCivilWar, withnothingbarredinthewayofbare-facedlying, pictorialfraudandmisrepresentationofeverykind. TheywereatitwhenRussiabecameour"glorious ally"inWorldWarIIeventhoughitwasplainto everythinkingmanwhatthepriceofthatmarriage ofconveniencewouldbe.Theyhavebeenatitever since,ineveryconflictbetweentheWestandtheReds -onthesideoftheReds.Theyhavecounselled non-interferencewheneveryconsiderationofhonour andpolicyindicatedtheneedofstrength.Theyhave adviseddelaywhenspeedyactioncouldhavebrought victory.Theyhavebeenundecidedwhenresolution wouldhavecarriedtheday.Butaboveall,they havebeengloomy,defeatistandreadytorunevery timeaRedheadshowed.

Whatistheexplanationofthisunnaturalbutpersistentalliance?Ithinkitisbasicallyarecognition thatphilosophicallyandinsocialandeconomicfact thetwosystemshaveacommondenominatorof materialismandthat,therefore,co-existenceought tobepossible.TheBritish,anyway,havedemonstratedbeyondcavilthatiftradecanbepreserved everyotherconsiderationmaygohang.SothecapitalistPressclingstotheillusionthatsomehowthis misalliancecanbemadetoworkbecausetheyhold basicthingsincommon.Andtheymayverywell becorrect.ButforthoseofuswhoarestillChristianitisafighttothedeath.Weknowthatnopeace canbehadbyanymoreconcessionstotheRedbeast, foritsappetitegrowsbyfeeding.Toadmitthe ChinesemurdererstoU.N.wouldbetolowerthe alreadydiminishedmoralstocksofthatsorryshow, especiallyasPekingstillbearsthestampofaggressiongivenitbyU.N.Howfarcanhypocrisygo thatweshouldwishtopretendthatRedChinaisa civilisednationfittorubshoulderswiththefree world?AndisitgoodlogicthatbecauseRussia joinsinthedebatesofthecivilisedworldU.N.'sstatus wouldbeimprovedbytheadmissionofanotherratbag?Thedefeatismwhichtakesnocognisanceof thefeelingsofthepeopleofChinaorentertainsany hopeoftheirliberationisofthesameorderwhich

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piouslythinksPekingwouldyieldupitsB:ormosan aspirations.

ThepioushopethattheChiangKai-shekNationalistproblemwillbesolvedbythe"effluxionoftime" ismerelyacynicaleuphemismforsaying"letthe Redsswallowthemuplaterwhenweshallbeconvenientlylookingtheotherway."Whatreallyworriesthe"WestAustralian"isthatAmerica,itsays,is stubbornlytakinganunpopularinternationalline. Evenifthatwereso,itmirrorsaquaintmorality. Butinfact,thepeopleoftheworldaresickand ashamedoftheThrow-The-Dog-A-Boneline,which the"WestAustralian"peddles.Thatnewspaperisa chronicwingeraboutunfairtrading.Butitisquite infavourofthatsortofthingifthehorsedealmerely involvesafewmillionfreeChinese.

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MigrationMinisterScotches LibelsAboutHisPartiality

Canberra,Aug.25:ImmigrationMinisterA.R.Downerhastermed"completely false"chargesthatbecause ofpressuregroupshehad easedadmissionpoliciesfor southernEuropeanswho haverelativeshere.

Thechargesweremade bytheRev.G.A.Wheenof theMetholistNationalMemorialChurch,Canberra. Similarchargesinrecent yearshavehintedthattoo manyCatholicmigrants

countryunderthepostwar migrantprogramme.

DownersaidDr. Wheen'schargeswere "baseduponmisconceptions, andboththesentimentsand languagehehasusedare unworthyatheprinciples whichIbelieveChristian Churchesuphold." TheImmigrationMinister wentontosay:"Thesole objectofthemodifications Iannouncedwastoenable parentstobere-unitedwith theirsonsanddaughtersin Australia.

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PhyllisWelbyofPerthherepaystribute tothecourtesyandhospitalityextendedby NewZealandpeopletotourists.

Myfirsttasteofhospitalitycamefrombusiness peoplewhohearingIwas avisitorofferedmeatrip downSouthbyprivatecar. Thiswasindeedagolden opportunitytoseetheindescribablebeautiesof natureunderidealconditions. Webeganbymotoring fromNewPlymouthtoWellington,Mt.Egmont,amagnificentconeofsymmetrical beauty,withitsrichcoatof whitestsnowdominatingthe scene. ThedrivetoWellington wasfullofruralinterest andthenever-endingfreshnessofthepastoraland

bushlandswasmortinvigorating.ApproachingMilfordfromtheHomerTunnel,thevisitorcomessuddenlyuponamagnificent panoramaofforest,iceand cliffsthatdescendsheerinto thesea.Intheforeground MitrePeakdominatesthe scene,whiletheblueiceof thePembrokeGlacieronthe skylinemergesintothe greyerblueoftheElephant andLionPeaks. Withineasyrangeis BowenFalls.Thefirstleap of70feetdescendstoa rockbasinandisshotout horizontallyforsomedistancebeforefallingin snowyplumestothewaters

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oftheSound.Afterheavy rainsthefallsareundoubtedlyattheirbest.

Otherpointsofinterest roundtheSoundsarethe BridalVeilFallsandthe famousfishingresort-Anita Bay.Ourfirstrestingplace wasSunnyNelson-theland ofglorioussunshine.Every Branchofagriculturehas beendevelopedinthiscountry,androundtheMotueka districtover50percent.of theacreageisundertobacco cultivation.Theyearlyproductionishighlysuccessful andthehighqualityofthe leafisattributedtotheshelteredconditionsofthispart ofthedistrict. Nelsonalsohasitsculturalinterests.IwasprivilegedtoattendtheNelson SchoolofMusicConcert, givenbythestudentsofthe NelsonCollege.Theorchestraconsistedof150boys whoseinstrumentaland choralworkswereofanexceptionallyhighstandard.

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ByMOLLIE SIMEONASPHAR

Iconsideredtheoutstandingitemsforthatevening were:"TheSonata"(Brook were:"TheSonata" (Brooks)forthreeflutes renderedbytheSeniorstudents,followedbyStandford's"TeDeuminC,"with ArthurLilleyasguestorganistfromChristchurch.This wasaveryartisticandimpressiveitem.

FranzJosefGlacier

Speakingofmusic,New ZealandhasitsGuildof Composers,whichdrawsan audienceontheaverageof about400-500musiclovers. Incidentally,plansforsettingupaConservatorium werewellinhand.

ThenwecametotheGlaciers.

TheTasmanGlacierisone ofthelargestintheworld outsidetheHimalayasand thepolarregionsandis

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greaterthananyglacierin Europe.

Itisinterestingtonote thatithasalengthof18 milesfromitssourceat thebaseoftheHockstetter Domtoitsterminalface andtheaverageicemovementsvaryfrom9-10inches perday.Oneofthemost spectacularsightsinthe vicinityistheHockstetter IceFall.Thisisatributary glacierthatdescendsnearly 4,000ft.inagreatcascade almostImileinwidth.

Thenthereisthefamous FranzJosefGlacier.Onap- proachingtheGlacierthe lowerregionsseemtoall appearances,totakeona blueytingeandthenfrom thecentreoftheGlacier upward,isjustasnowcarpetedplayground.

TheFranzJosefChapel givesfoodforthought.The uttersimplicityofthealtar lookingdirectlyintothe heartoftheGlacierisa veryinspiringsight.

Havingtouchedonthe scenicbeautyoftheSouth, bejewelledwithmirrored lakes-thebushspangled withwhitestarsoftheclematis,andthemountain sidesaflamewithscarlet blossomsofRala,wefind ourselvesretracingour stepsNorth.Oneofthe populartouristresortsis Rotorua.Thisisreally fantasticandonehastosee thegeysersinactivityto realisehowwonderfuland extensiveistheCreator's Hand.

Ifthelitlegeysershave beenplayingextensivelythe biggerones-likethePrince ofWalesforexample,sometimesrefusetoplay.Normallytheyplayevery4060minuesandtheyareindeedawonderfulsight.

Alongsomeofthewalks, especiallyatWhaka-one canfeelthehotmineral waterbubblingunderone's feet.Thesulphurfumes becomesoverpoweringat timesandleaveone'sself andclothingveryhotand steamy. Hereinthesurrounding districtistobefoundParadiseValley,Hell'sgate,but asyetthereisnoPurgatory. Everythinground Whakahasalegendattachedtoit,althoughthe modernMaoriisbreaking awayfromtheiroldtraditions.

(Continuednextweek.l

PLEATOST.MICHAEL,ARCHANGEL

Arise,0PrinceofAngels, Defenderofjustwars.

TakeuptheCross,unsheaththesword, Andhelpusinourcause.

OMinisterofglowingfire, Leaderofcelestialthrongs, Blowthetrumpet,calltheroll, Rightthenation'swrongs.

Toolongthepowersofdarkness, Havetarriedo'ertheland, Thecry,"Iserve,"nomoreisheard, Come,leadtheyheavenlyband.

LeavetheAltarofIncense, OPrinceoftheheavenlychoirs, MarshallthehostsofAngels, Inmen'sheartskindlelove'sfires.

"WhoislikeGod,"theechoesresound, O'ervalley,andhill,anddell. 0gloriouschampionofGod'sOwncause, Padlockthegatesofhell.

Theturbulenttimesinwhichwelive, Thirstforafriendlikethee, Symboloflight,resplendentone, Ohearkentoourplea.

Guidethoughourstepsfromdaytoday, OurGodtoknowandlove, ThatLucifermaynoteclipse, TheSpiritfromabove.

Andwhenthebattlehasbeenwon, Omaywesharewiththee, TheBeatificVision, ForallEternity.

-C.E. Lalor.

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EUROPEANCLUB

THEWEST'SBEST Luncheon: 12noonto3p.m.

Dinner Supper Dancing 5.30p.m.to2a.m.

Orchestra-FridayandSat. PrivatePartiesCateredfor.

SundayPartiesarranged. FORRESERVATIONS231589.

VictorianVisitorsTakeHome BasketballShieldForFifthTime

OnSundaylastinbrilliantsunshinethe 1958N.C.G.M.InterstateBasketballcarnivalcametoaclosewithVictoriataking hometheshieldforthefifthtime.

ReligiousComicsForYoung andOld

ThroughoutthecarnivalPatO'ConnellofSouthAustheVictorianteamprovedtralia. tobethestrongerplayers; andprovidedaskilleddisplayofbasketballforthe Sistersandthemembersof thebasketballteams,St. Clares'andSt.Michaels,' attheConventoftheGood ShepherdonSept.6and wasfollowedbyadelightfullunchprovidedbythe Sisters.

Theteamsthentravelled intotheCatholicCentrefor thematchbetweenS.A.and W.A.wherethecrowdwent wildwhenW.A.wonbyone goalagainstS.A.This matchwasextremelyclose allthewaythrough.

Thelastquarter,inwhich bothteamsattainedgoalfor goal,provedbyfarthemost exciting.W.A.wereone goalaheadofS.A.whenthe timebellrang.

Afittingconclusiontothe Carnivalmatcheswasthe generalCommunionofthe threeStateteamsandmany oftheWesternAustralian N.C.G.M.BasketballAssociationmembersatthefive o'clockMassatSt.Mary's Cathedral,whichwasfollowedbyahighteaatthe CatholicCentre.

Judgingbytheenthusiasm ofthesingers,itwasthoroughlyeniovedbyalland gratefulthanksareextendedtotheRev.P.McCuddenandMr.Almackfora mostenjoyableevening.

AhighlightwastheannouncementoftheFairest andBestplayers-Syria Verbis(S.A.)andOlive Mangan(Vic.)-whotied forthehonour,andPat O'Connell(S.A.)asthe goaliewiththebestaverage.

TheAustralianteamwas alsoannouncedandincludedBarbaraCantwell(cant.)

ClareDixon,OliveMangan, KathleenJones,ofVictoria, HelenPitman,SyriaVerbis,

TheRestincludedMargaretByrth(Capt.),ElizabethKeyser,'MarleneMulligan,MaryGallagher,of W.A.,NormaPiperand MaureenHighlandsofSouth AustraliaandPatCollins ofVictoria.Reserveis MaureenBehaofVictoria.

ThirdOrder OfCarmel

TheDiscalcedCarmelite

ThirdOrderwillholdits monthlymeetingat8p.m., onFriday,Sept.19,atthe LegionofMaryTowns, N.S.W.Bankchambers,65 St.George's-ter.Allmembersareexpectedtobe present. IntheThirdOrders,Holy MotherChurchofferstothe laymanthemeansofenteringintocertainancientreligiousordersandofsharing theirlifeandideals.

HeisgivenbyHoly ChurchtheRuleadaptedto hisstateintheworldto guidehimtotheperfection oflovingGod,underthe directionoftheparticular Orderhemayenter.

TheThirdOrderofthe DiscalcedCarmeliteslays stressonmentalprayerand intimacywiththeDivine Guestofoursouls.ToenterintointimacywithGod accordingtotheteachings ofSt.TeresaofJesusand St.JohnoftheCross,the tertiaryistaughtthepracticeofmentalprayerand otherexercisesofpietyand penance.

AtthistimewhenOur HolyMothertheChurchis besetonallsides,Carmel extendstoallwhomaybe interestedacordialinvitationtoattendthemonthly meetingsandlearnhowwe maybestcometoheraid withalifeofprayerand penance

GreekContraltoImpresses: ABCOrchestraMeetsDemand

ThosewhoheardGreekcontraltoElena Nikolaidiwhenshewasherein1952must havewelcomedthenewsthatshewouldbe imongthecelebritiestovisitPerththis season.

Therecanbfewcontraltosasgiftedasshe,for hermagnificentvoice(with noneofthewoollytoneone ofterhearsfromcontraltos) andintelligenceandsensitivityasanartistcombine withacaptivatingappearanceandmanner.Inagroup ofthreesongsthesinger choseforlastweek'ssymphonyconcertwehearda verydramaticandcompellingpresentationof"0 DonFatale,"fromVerdi's "DonCarlos,"anariafrom Rgssini's"Semiramide"-a joyoussongthis,revealing thebrillianceofthisvoice anditspersuasivepowerandfinally"LoLogarni,"a Greekfolksongwithexquisitepathosandbeautyof tone.Awordmustbesaid hereinpraiseoforchestra andconductorforthedeft mannerinwhichtheyaccompaniedthesoloist.

Itwasanexactingnight fortheorchestra,whounder thebatonofTiborPaul brougntusaveryfineperformanceoftheSibelius SeventhSymphony.

Allthatisnobleandgrand inorchestralmusicwas here,lightenedattimeswith dance-likefragmentscharminglyrhythmical.Paul's skillasaconductorwas clearlymanifestinthisasin theconcludingwork-an intricatepieceofprogramme musicbyRichardStrauss entitled"TellEulenspriezel's MerryPranks."Theorchestrainparticularthehorns, weremosteloquentand imaginativeindepictingthe storyofthepixie-like, rathergrotesque"Tell."

Inadditiontothesedemandingworkswehearda "firstperformanceinAustralia"of"PoemeMediterranian"byVustag,aSwiss composer.Theplayingwas perhapsnotaspolished hereaslaterintheprogramme.Asforthemusic itself,Ithinkonereallyrequiresasecondhearingto eitherconfirmorrefute one'sHastilyformedopinion that,whileithassomeexcitingmoments,themusic isoftenuninteresting.

Theconcertcommenced withBrahm'sVariationson theSt.AnthonyChorale. -M.K.

N.PerthNuns

SeekHelp

TheSistersoftheHoly FamilyofNazareth,who conductakindergartenat theirconvent,252Charlesst.,NorthPerth,areplanningtoholdafeteshortly.

Thefundsareneededto helpthemwhentheytake overtheNorthBeachand Gwelupschoolsinthenew year. Acommitteemeetingto organisethefetewillbe heldattheconventon Thursday,Sept.18,at8 p.m.FriendsoftheSisters areinvited.

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KNOWYOURMASS

Nearly400full-colourpictures /throughoutits96information filledpages.CorrelatestheactionoftheMasswiththemeaningoftheMass.Afinestudy byFatherDemetriusManousos, O.F.M.,Cap.InsideartbyAddisonBurbank.CoverbyHans /H.Helwag.3/6.

THEGREAT SACRAMENT

Thispicturestoryaccentsthe beauty,theresponsibilities,obligationsandrewardsofChristianmarriage.FatherDemetriusManousos,O.F.M.,Cap. tellsthestoryinsucharemarkablyclearmannerthatthebook couldbeusedbyyoungand oldalike.StoryartbyWilliam Lackay,coverartbyAddison Burbank.1/9.

GOD'SHEROESIN AMERICA

Trulyheroes-ninepillarsof CatholicisminAmerica.Fathers IsaacJogues,DeSmet,JohnDeBrebeuf,PierreGibault,JuniperoSerra,FranciscoGarces, MiguelPro,andMothers D'YouvilleandSeton.Fascinatingreadingfortheyoungster -thelivesofthesemenand womenwhoplayedsuchimportantrolesinourhistory andourfaith.2/9.

Anotherwonderfulstudy:The background,thefunctionand methodofadministeringeach sacrament.AuthorisFather DemetriusManousos,O.F.M., Cap.Coverartist,PranasLape. InsideartbyAddisonBurbank. 2/9.

OURLADYOFFATIMA

Thegreatpromise themessageofFatima.Thisisthestory oftheeventsofFatimaand thatmessage.Writtenwithlifelikeactioninaneasy-to-understandmannerbyFrancisMcGrade.StoryartbyAddison Burbank,coverartbyPranas Lape illustratedmapof PortugalbyEmilLowenstein. 1/9.

THELIFEOFTHE BLESSEDVIRGIN

Thegreatestwomanwhoever lived theholiestmaiden borntoman thestoryof man.Superbly relatedbyFatherDemetrius Manousos,O.F.M.,Cap.,and artbyAddisonBurbank.2/9.

THEPASSION

A32pagepicture-storyofthe passionanddeathofChristincludingtheeventsimmediatelyprecedingthisperfect actoflove.ReverentlyretoldbyBillHackney.Coverart byRobertFrankenberg.Story artbyAddisonBurbank.1/9.

THELIFEOFCHRIST

Textskillfullyhandledby FatherRobertE.Southard, S.J.,andillustratedbyAddisonBurbank.Christ'sbirth, publiclife,Histravelsand teachings.Thelargestselling lifeofChristeverprinted.3/6.

THECOMMANDMENTS OFGOD

Firstthebackground,thenthe commandments themselves, pleasantlyandeffectivelypresented.ThescriptbyBillHackney,insideartbyBillLackey -coverbyRobertFrankenberg.3/8.

CATECHISMIN PICTURES

CompletetextisfromtheofficialBaltimoreCatechismNo.1, beautifullyinterpretedwith life-likecolourillustrationsby AddisonBurbank.Textistype setforeasyreadinganddoes notinclude"balloon"format. Arealcatechisminpictures! Perfecttoteachchildren-yet socompleteitisexcellentfor adultstudygroups.3/6.

OfficialsOfHolyNameSociety

WillDiscussWinningRecruits

Aspecialmeetingofmetropolitanbranch presidentsandsecretariesoftheHolyName SocietywillbeheldattheCatholicCentre at8p.m.onTuesday,Sept.30.

meetingistodiscussmembershipandmeanswhereby itmaybeincreased.

Themainpurposeofthehavebeensetintrainfor theannualEucharisticprocessiontobeheldatAquinasCollegeontheFeastof ChristtheKing,Sunday, October26.

TheDiocesanCouncilhas beenperturbedforsome considerabletimeatthe progressofthesocietyand seekstheco-operationof branchexecutivesineffortstoimprovetheposition.

Ithas.consideredvarious approachestothisproblem,buthasnoclear-cut programme.Thepurpose ofthemeetingistopermit ofafrankandopendiscussionofthisquestionin thehopethatprogresscan bemadetoensurethatthe societygatherstoitsfoldthe largenumberswhotakeno activepartinitsdevotions sorichlyindulgenced.

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Therallyonthisoccasion willbeassociatedwiththe centenaryoftheApparitionsatLourdes.Thestory ofBernadettehasfeatured soprominentlyinliterature andonthescreenthatfew arenotfamiliarwithits appealwhichthrougha troubledcenturyhascarrieditsmessageofsimple andenduringfaith. Itisappropriatethatthe FeastoftheEucharistic Kingshouldbeassociated withthiscentenaryfortrue devotiontoOurLadyleads necessarilytoherDivine Son.

St.Bernadetteinoneof herlittlenotebooksmade thefollowingprofoundobservation:

"Nothingmeansanything moretome,butJesus. Neitherplacesnorthings norpersonsnorhonoursnor sufferings,canturnme awayfromJesus.Forme Heisallhonourandcharm andheartandspirit.Him whomIloveismynative land.Heismyheavenalready.Mytreasure;My love.Myhappinessconsists IonlyinJesusandinJesus

AlumniReach Semi-Finals

OldLouisiansHockey Clubinonlyitssecondyear hassucceededinreaching thefinalsoftheClandC3 grades.Bothteamwillcompeteinthesemi-finalson Sept.13andtheclubshould acquititselfwellinboth games.

IntheClgradeOld LouisianswillopposeMosmanParkwhohavebeena thorninthesideoftheOld Louisiansteaminpast matches.

However,OldLouisians areconfidentthatcarefully laidplansandtacticswill enabletheClteamtoreversethe-ChallengeCup losstoMosmhnPark.

Althoughdefeatedinthe lastmatchoftheseasonthe C3teamwillnevertheless fightoutthefinalsandthe teamiscertaintogivea betteraccountthaninrecentmatches.TheC3team willopposeInglewoodand providedimprovedformis shownshouldwin.

OnSept.6,OldLouisians C3teamwasdefeatedby theleadingteamGrayland Sportsinacloseandinterestinggame.Thefinal scoresresultedina4-3 victoryforGraylands.

Lackofhardtrainingand thefailureofthewing halvesandfullbacksto watchtheirmencostOld Louisiansthematch.Once againopportunitiestoscore inthefirstfewminutes weremissedandOldLouisianssoonlosttheinitiative.

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£265crucified inanintimate unionwithJesus,inaheart tobeatwithJesus,likeSt. John.inpurityandlove."

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£235 St.Bernadettenevergot themiraclesofLourdesout

£95oftheirtrueperspective despitethedistortionsto whichtheyhave'beensubjectedbypeopleoutofthe faith.Theassociationof theKingshipofChristwith

£50thiscentenarywillserveto whichmarkedthemercy andsolicitudeofOurSov-

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£40raceasaddressedthrough HisBlessedMother.

Plansalreadysetin motionprovideforthe £30speedierhandlingoftraffic fromandtothecollege groundsandthearrangementsfortheprocessionare beingdesignedsothat greaternumberswillparticipate. Afeatureoftheoccasion overtheyearshasbeenthe largenumberwhohave takenonlyanominalinterestintheoccasionbystandingasmutewitnessesofthe processionatvantagepoints

362621. ontheovalinsteadofparticipatinginit.Itishoped thatonthisoccasionlarger numberswillavailthemselvesoftheopportunityof marchingandbecomealivingandvocalunitinthis annualpilgrimageofhomagetoChristtheKing.

Shortlybeforethefinish ofthegameOldLouisians scoredthroughTomButler andseemedtohaveagood chanceofwinning.Howeverfuilhergoalssealed thegameforGraylands.

Goalswerescoredby BillLaidman,PeterO'Brien andTomButler.Basil TraviaagainstarredindefenceandothergoodplayerswereNevCorner,Tony CooperandBillLaidman.

TheclubextendsaninvitationtoOldBoysandsupportersinthefinalsand particularlytheboysofSt. Louis.

EASTVICTORIAPARK:

Atthegeneralmeeting about35membersattended duetofatigueafterthe football.Thesubjectof thediscussionwas"Reading."Gamesandlearnto danceclassesfollowed.

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ADVERTISING Death

KENNY:Inlovingmemory ofourdearlybeloved daughter,MotherM.Therese,whopassedawayatSt. Joseph'sHospital,Bicton,on September6. Restinpeace.

InMemoriam

HAIRE:Inlovingmemory ofourdearhusbandand father,JeremiahHaire,who diedSeptember15,1948. OurLadyofPerpetual Succour,prayforhim.

McCONNELL(Agnes):In lovingmemoryofourdarlingmotherandgrandmother,passedawaySeptember7,1955.Sacred HeartofJesus,resthersoul inpeace. Insertedbyherloving daughterKittyCanalliand family,BruceRock.

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