The Record Newspaper 26 March 1959

No.

ProfessionOfNovicesAtNewNorcia

ResearchGrantandanappointmentasademonstrator whilsthepursuedfurther studyforaMasterof Sciencedegree.Hisdegree-esearchtookhimintothe fieldsofNuclearPhysics andtheVelocityofSound. ItwasthenthatSt.Benedictbegantodrawhimtowardsthemonasticlife,and duringthetimehereflected onthisinvitation,Dom ColumbaworkedasaScientificOfficerwiththe C.S.I.R.O.inNewGuinea.

DOMBENEDICT1VIUDD, O.S.B.

DomBenedict,O.S.B. (CharlesThomasMudd) hailsfromBrisbaneand waseducatedattheDownlandsCollegeoftheSacred HeartFathers,Toowoomba, Queensland.

Hebeganhiscareerwith theP.M.G.Departmentand thenjoinedtheRoyalAustralianNavyin1950.

OnSaturday,March7,theLordAbbotreceivedthesimplevows ofthreenovicesattheterminationoftheirnovitiateyear. Theceremonytookplace attheConventualMass.His Lordshipspokebrieflycongratulatingthemandencouragingthemtopersevere intheirnewlifeasprofessedBenedictines.

Afterreadingtheformula oftheirprofessionandsingingthebeautiful"Suscipe meDomine"(Upholdme0 Lord)thenewlyprofessed weregiventhemonastic embracebytheLordAbbot andalltheprofessedmonks. TheythensealedtheirOblationbythereceptionof Holy.Communion. Thethreemonkshave widelydifferingbackgroundsandrepresentthree StatesofAustralia.

DOMBERNARDROONEY, O.S.B.

Dom BernardO.S.B. (RobertDavidRooney)is thesecondyoungestofa familyofsixchildren.He comesfromSydney.

Hecompletedhisearly educationattheSistersof MercyConventatEarlwood, andafterwards,likehisfour brothers,wassenttothe ChristianBrothers'High School,Lewisham,wherehe spenttheremainingyears ofhisschoollife.

Hewasaprefectofhis schoolandwasaCadet PilotOfficerintheschool cadetcorps.WithMatriculationcompletedheworked successivelyforaSydney brewery,theStatePublic Service,andfinallyforthe RegistrarGeneral'sDepartment. Hebeganstudyforadegreesoflawandwasnearingtheendofhiscourse whenhedecidedtojointhe Benedictines.Whilstat SydneyUniversityhedistinguishedhimselfinRoman Lawandwasaprominent debaterwinningtheN.S.W. seniordebatingtrophy,the FlanaganShield.

Havingcompletedhisnovitiate,hebeginshisphilosophicalstudies.

DOMCOLTIMRANOLAN, O.S.B.

DomColumba,O.S.B. (PatrickNolan)comes

fromadistinguishedMelbournefamilyandisthe sonofMr.RedmondM. Nolanwhowasatonetime CrownProsecutorforVictoria.

DomColumbawaseducatedbytheChristianBrothersandwasthefirst iuniorpupiltobeenrolled attheircollegeofSt.Kevin, Toorak.Attheearlyage of15hepassedhisLeaving Certificatewithdistinction andthefollowingyearhe succeededingainingthe M:AriculationCertificateof MelbourneUniversity.Too youngtoentertheUniver-

sity,hestudiedengineeringattheMelbourneTechnical College.Onenteringthe universityhebeganacourse incivilengineeringand thenpassedontothe ScienceFaculty.Hiswork inthatfacultybroughthim anHonoursdegreein Science.Inthecourseofobtaininghisdegreehedistinguishedhimselfbygaininganumberofplaces. Leavingtheuniversity,he wasgivenapositionwith theC.S.I.R.O.intheDivisionofElectrotechnologyin SydneyUniversity.His workwascrownedbya

AthletesReceiveTrophies,Awards

Recently60membersandfriendsofthe combinedY.C.W.-N.C.G.M.AthleticClub attendedawind-upeveningtothe1958/59 trackseasonatwhichtrophiesandawards werepresentedto11members.

TheyweretoJohnGood-Thebesteffortbythe man"A"gradepoints champion;TrevorWilson "B"grade;GerryLambe, "C"grade;PeterSchmidt, "D"grade;RichieMcCabe "F"grade;RogerKielysubjuniorgrade;JimSteffan, juvenilegrade.

SpecialawardswerepresentedtoFrankGobbart whoreceivedtheHerbElliottaward1958/59forthe bestmiddledistanceathlete andMichaelGoerkereceivedtheN.Ennistrophyfor themostimprovedathlete.

MarieAlmondwonthe seniorchampionshipofthe NC.G.M.andTheaMorgan wontheJuniorchampionship.

Thenamesofthetrophy winnersweremostsignificantaseachandeveryone ofthemgaveoutstanding servicetotheclubduring theseason.TheaMorgan being14yearsofageshowedpromisebyherversatility,andhereffortsinthe numerous880yardraces shecontestedraisedmany aneyebrow.

"lubwasputupbythe N.C.G.M."C"gradeteam whowerebeatenbytwo pointsforthatgradechampionship.Therecruitsfor thepastseasonprovedto bekeen,butunfortunately werenotenoughandifthe clubisevertobeapower inathletics,justasmany newmembersareneeded again.Thewinterseason commencesatAquinasCollegeonMay16andallintendingcross-countryrunnersmustcontactthecommitteewellbeforethatdate. AllenquiriescanbedirectedtoTerryBlackof63 Ewen-streetScarborough bymail,withareturnaddressplease. Apresentationwasmade totheclubpresident,Mr. GerryLambewhowill shortlybemarriedandthe assemblywasunanimousin itsapprovalofthegesture. ForonceGerrywaslostfor words.Theeveningconcludedwithabarbeaueand thanksaregivetoMr.and Mrs.Husseyfortheirkindnessandhospitality.

HisyearsintheR.A.N. tookhimtovariousparts oftheworldduringwhich heservedintheKoreanconflict.HesawmuchofJapan includingtheatom-bombed cityofHiroshima.Atourof dutyinEnglandtokhim alsototheContinent.In Rome,hewasamemberof thefirstall-Australian audiencegrantedbythelate lolyFather. DomBenedictwasaradio andradarmechanicandhas `)roughtwithhimtothe monasterymanyvaluable ;kills.Immediatelypriorto 'nteringthemonasteryDom Benedictwasstationedat Thnberra.

1stSaturday Recollection

OnthefirstSaturday,

April4anafternoonofre"ollectionwillbegivenat St.Denis'Church,Tuart Hill,byRev.AmideusM. wickers,O.S.M.from1,304.30p.m.

Itishopedthatasmany aspossiblewilltakethisopportunityoffulfillingthe wishesofOurLadyat Fatimaforprayerand penance.

Threespiritualconfer"nceswillbegiven,each nrecededbyfivedecadesof theRosary.

Thesubiectoftheconferencesthismonthwillbe thecloserelationbetween theFeastoftheAnnunciationandtruedevotionto OurBlessedLady. Theafternoonwillbe concluded withsimple BenedictionoftheBlessed Sacrament.

FilmEveningFor

01(1Collegians

TheVictoriaSauareOld Collegians'Associationextendstoallpastpupilsof OurLady'sCollegeavery cordialinvitationtoafilm nightintheCollegeHallon Monday,April6,at7.45 pm.(EntrancefromGoderich-street).Therewillbe nocharge. Ex-studentsofSanta MariaCollegewillalsobe verywelcome,andthepre- sidentoftheassociation (MissD.Ryan,86-2926) wouldappreciateadviceas tohowmanySantaMaria OldGirlswillbeableto attend.

Timetothinkof WINTER

WOOLLIES

Seethenewrangeof PulloversandCardigan:, at

604HAYST.

TheTownHallisopposite

ST.PATRICK'SDAYCONCERTWAS ANOUTSTANDING

SUCCESS

Itmusthavebeenthat"littlebitofIrish ineverybody'sheart"thatbroughtanear capacityaudiencetoHisMajesty'sTheatre onSundayevening,March22,fortheIrish NationalConcert,anannualeventeagerly awaitedasSt.Patrick'sDaycomesround eachyear. HisGrace,ArchbishopPrendiville,HisLordship, BishopRaffertyandother membersoftheclergywere amongthosepresent.

Theprogramme,ahappy blendofCelticfunand Celticseriousness,moved alongeasilyandsmoothly andeveryitemwaswarmlyapplauded.Itwas,howevertheSt.Mary'sCathed- ralChoirthatreallystole theshow.Undertheskilful leadershipofRev.Fr.P. McCuddentheirrendering ofsacredandsecularpieces wassofinishedandpolishedthatonewonderswhythis Choirisnotheardmore ofteninpublic.Werethis possibletheculturallifeof Perthwouldbegreatlyen- riched.

Toopentheprogramme theSt.Joseph'sOrchestra, withMarjorieWyndham conducting,createdthe rightmoodbyplayinga numberoftraditionalIrish airsthatsetfeettapping andheartssinging. Thenfollowedalittle piece,depictingascene fromtheearlylifeofSt. Brigid,beautifullystaged andfaultlesslyspokenby PupilsfromtheBrigidine Convent,Wembley.John Allmark,thewell-known tenorsangIrishballads withgreatsympathyand feelingandPhylDavidson, soprano,wasneverinbetter voiceasshesang"Little TowninOldCountyDown" and"Serenade"bySchubert.

"EventideinanIrishGarden"waspresentedbySt. Joseph'sschool,Victoria Squareandwasanexqui- site mistress,settingfordancing MaureenScreagh toshowofflittlepupilsat workandatplay.

"TheyAllAcclaimSt. Patrick"wasanovelbut seriouslittleofferingfrom SacredHeartschool,Highgate. andTheideawasoriginal wellcarriedoutand somefinesingingbysome ofthepupilswasafeature.

TheNormaAtkinson SchoolofDancingwasresponsibleforthreenumbers inwhichNolaHall,WA. ChampionandElizabeth Walton,JuvenileChampion appeared.

"TheRhythmSninners" nrovidedmostofthefun andwereverygenerous withtheircontribution.

TheadultsectionofSt. Mary'sCathedralChoirsang threenieces:PanisAngelicas(Franck),"Mary'sBoy Child"(spiritual)and"The Rosary"(Nevin)arranged forvoicesandorchestrain sevenpartharmonybyRev. Fr.P.McCudden,andhe shouldfeel,alongwiththe Choir,richlyrewardedby thetumultuousapplause'hatfollowedtherendering. TheBoys'Choirwasnoless successfulwiththeiritems. Hereagainthearrangement wastheworkofRev.Fr. McCuddenandthepieces

chosenservedtoshowhow versatilethissplendidchoir is. andTheywererecalledagain againandtheirencores wereequallywellreceived. Theaudiencewaslothtolet themgobutallgoodthings mustcometoanendand so,withtheplayingofIreland'sNationalAnthema memorableprogrammewas broughttoaclose.Alast word:Wehavejustendeda mostsuccessfulFestivalof Perth.Wouldtherenotbe aplaceinthisculturaltreat forSt.Mary'sCathedral Choir?Nothingimported couldeclipseit,andanother thing,itisfashionedin W.A.

*

Collectorsarewantedto assistStreet CastledareAppealfor onApril3.

Official Engagements

March22-29:

PresideatHolyWeek ceremonies St.Mary's Cathedral.

March29:

11a.m.PresideatSolemn HighMass,St.Mary's Cathedral.

April5: 2.30p.m.:Presideat LegionofMaryAcies,St.Mary'sCathedral.

April12: 7.30p.m.:Confirmation andCanonicalVisitation, BedfordPark.

3p.m.:Solemnblessing ofHolyFamilyChurch, Como.

April19:

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Gwelup.

April25AnzacDay:PresideatSolemn RequiemMass,St.Mary's Cathedral, April26:

ConfirmationandCanonical MayVisitation,Applecross.

3: 10.30a.m.:Presidesolemn HighMass,St.Brigid's, WestPerth,FeastofOur LadyofthePolishCrown.

3p.m.:AttendMayProcession,SouthPerth.

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Fremantle.

3p.m.:Blessandoven extensionstotheChristian Brothers' College, St. George's-ter.

May10:

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Kensington.

May17:

SolemnPentecostSunday,preside HighMass,St.Mary'sCathedral.

May21:

3p.m.:Attendannual generalmeetingofthe CatholicWomen'sLeague.

May22: 10a.m.:Presideatquar- terlyConferenceofthe ClergyattheChurchOffice, Victoria-sq.

7p.m.: SacramentAdministerthe ofConfirmation toadultsinSt.Mary's Cathedral.

May23: 8.30a.m.:Ordinationsto thePriesthood,NewNorcia.

PiusXIStruggledWithMussoliniOverPacts

(ByLucianoCasimirri)'

VaticanCity:TheLateranpactswhich establishedVaticanCityasanindependent sovereignstate30yearsagowereverynearlyneversigned.

Thetwopartiestothep'acts,theHolySeeandItaly. wereledbytwodeterminedandpowerfulmen,Pope PiusXIandBenitoMussolini.Duringthenegotiations thepontiffandthedictatorwereconstantlyatodds. Historicaldocumentsrecentlymadeavailabletendto showthatitwasthePopewhowontheirstruggle.

Negotiationsranupagainsttwomainobstacles. OnewasFascism'sattempttocontrolthemoraltrainingofItalianyouth.

ThesecondwasMussolini'sefforttoseparatethe solutionoftheso-calledRomanQuestion-whichwas solvedwiththetreatyestablishingVaticanCity's sovereignty-fromtheproblemoftheconcordatto regulaterelationsbetweentheHolySeeandItaly.

ThediariesofMarquisFrancescoPacelli,chief mediatorbetweenthePopeanddictator,nowshow thatitwasPiusXII'sdoggeddeterminationwhich wonthedayfortheChurchinbothquestions.

ThediariesarebeingreleasedbytheVaticanLibraryforthefirsttimeasacommemorationofthe Lateranpact's30thanniversary.

AccordingtoMarquisPacelli,whowasthebrother ofthelatePopePiusXII,thefirstofficialsteptoward thedrawingupofthepactswastakenbyMussolini enAugust5,1926,almosttwoandahalfyearsbefore theywereactuallysigned.

Inprinciplebothsidesagreedthatitwasnecessary torestoresometemporalsovereigntytothePopeso thathewouldbeindependentoftheItalianState.

Itwasalsoagreedthatitwouldbenecessaryfor thePopetorenouncehisclaimstosovereigntyover thePapalStates,takenoverbyItalyin1870,ifthe ItalianStatethatcameintobeingatthattimewas tobetrulyunited.

ButthepointatwhichthePopebalked,according tothePacellidiaries,wasthetotalitarianclaimsof theFascistGovernmentwhichhadtakenoverthe ItalianGovernment.

Aligvipers,

Firstandforemostofthesewaslawwhichgavethe Statetheexclusiveright"totakeoverthewhole moralandspiritualeducationofyouth,withtheexceptionofreligiousinstructiontobe'givenbythe clergy."

Latein1926,CardinalGasparri,thenCardinalSecretaryofState,askedtheMarquisPacellitorequest thatMussolini"suspendtheapprovaloftheplanned statutes,containingdetailsnotacceptabletothe HolySee."

AllofDecemberwastakenupindiscussingthis point,withMarquisPacellideclaringatonepoint, "asfarashe(thePope)isconcerned,thesematters areevenmoreimportantthattheRomanQeustion." andineffectthenegotiationsbrokedown,despite Mussolini'sassurancethatthelaw"didnotaffectin :'nywaytheactivityofCatholicAction."

approvedthecommonstatementtobemadeatthe actofexchangingtheratifications.

ThecommonstatementitselfisproofthatPius XI'sstubbornstandworedowneventhedictator.It read.

"Withtheactofexchangeoftheratificationsof theLateranPacts,thecontractingpartiesreaffirm theirwilltoobserveloyally,inwordandspirit,not onlythetreatyregardingtheirrevocableandreciprocalrecognitionofsovereigntyandthedefiniteeliminationoftheRomanQuestion,butalsotheconcordat whichhasasitshighobjectivetheregulationofthe positioninItalyofreligionandtheChurch."

PacelliwasawardedthetitleofMarquisasa rewardofhislonganddelicatework.Althoughhe didnotlivetoseeit,PiusXIalsoreceivedareward forhissternanduncompromisingstand.

WiththeFascistGovernmentsmashedbythe Allies,theLateranPactsbecameArticle7ofthe ItalianConstitutiononMarch26,1947.

SpecialVaticanCommissionfor Movies,RadioAndTelevision

VaticanCity,March10.-ThePontifical CommissiononMovies,RadioandTelevision,headedbyonAmericanbishop,has beenmadeapermanentofficeoftheHoly See,attachedtotheVaticanSecretariatof State.

HisHolinessPopeJohnXXIIItooktheactionina decreeorMotuProprio(decreedonthePope's"own authority")regardingthestatusofthecommission. isdatedFebruary22,butwasnotpublisheduntil March11.Itisentitled"BoniPastoris"(oftheGood Shepherd),fromitsopeningwords.

Thelawwas,however,approvedinJanuary,1927,Beginningwithareferencetohiscoronationday

OnJanuary24,PopePiusXIhadaletterhehad rittentoCardinalGasparripublishedinL'OsservatoreRomano.theVaticanCitydaily,condemningthe Fascistlaw.

WhenMussolinirequestedresumptionofnegotiations,thePopeineffecttoldtheItalianleaderthat the notsettleddespitetheassurancesthat thelawdidnotaffectCatholicAction.

ThePopecitedthethreatenedclosingofacentre runbytheSalesianFathersandMussoliniinturn repliedthat"itwasinadvisabletodwellonunimportant,isolatedincidentswhiletheGovernmentgives constantproofsoffavourstowardtheChurch."

Thematterwasstillnotsettledbythetimethe Lateranpactsweresignedin1929.Twoyearslater theFascistGovernmentallowedCatholicyouth centresandorganisationstobeattacked.

ConcordatWasADelioateMatter

ButsoadamantwasthePope'sstandbothbefore andafterthenegotiationsthatthedictatorultimately settledwiththeHolySeeinSeptember,1931.

Evenmoreticklish,accordingtothePacelli diaries,wasthequestionoftheconcordat.Thiswas sodelicateamatterthate%enuptothedaybefore theconcordatwasratifiedbytheHolySeeandItaly, negotiationswerestillgoingon.

TheLateranpactsweresignedonFebruary11, 1929,buttheywerenotratifieduntilJune7ofthe sameyear.Thetwoleaderswereofteninopposition intheinterveningmonths.

MussoliniinaskingtheItalianParliamenttoratify thepactsalarmedthePopebyapparentlytryingto makeadistinctionbetweenthevalidityofthetreaty andthatoftheconcordat.

OnMay25,1929,thedictatoraologisedtothePope throughMarquisPacelliforcertainexpressionsinthe speechandpromisedtodeliveranothertocorrectthe first.

discourse,thePopedeclaredthathisfundamentalconcernisthatoftheshepherdfortheentireflockof God.This,hesaid,makeshimconstantlyattentive "totakingintoconsiderationallfactorsofmodern civilisationwhichhaveaninfluenceonthespiritual lifeofman."

AftersummingupandconfirmingpreviousprovisionsoftheHolySeeconcerningmovies,radioand television,thePopeaddressedtoallpersonsworking inthesemedia-apaternalandinsistentadmonition alwaystofollowthedictatesofanhonestandsensitiveconsciencepropertothoseinvestedwiththevery seriousdutyofeducation."

Theapostoliclettercontinuedwithanexhortation toallbishopstoseetoitthattherecommendations oftheencyclical"MirandaProrsus"("Remarkable Inventions")befollowed,particularlythosepertainingtotheestablishmentofnationalofficesformovies, radioandtelevision,andthosepertainingtothe variousactivitiesofaneducationalnature.

ThePopethenstatedthat,toassurethe"unityof directivesandofaction"oftheHolySeeinthisfield, newnormsweretobeestablishedforthefunctioning ofthePontificalCommissionforMovies.Radioand Television.

Hesaidthesenewnormswouldamounttoan amendmentofthepresentstatusofthecommission. whichwasestablishedin1954.

Bythesenewnormsthecommissionhasbeen establishedasapermanentofficeoftheHolySee attachedtotheSecretariateofState.Itwillhave thedutyofexamining,increasing,assistinganddirectingCatholicactivitiesinthefieldofmovies,radio andtelevisionthroughouttheworld.

Theletterprovidesthatthecommissionwillcontinuewithitspresentofficers.BishopMartinJ. O'Connor.rectoroftheNorthAmericanCollegehere, ispresidentofthecommission.

Itisalsoprovidedthatthesacredcongregations andtheotherofficesoftheRomanCuriawillrequest theopinionofthecommissionbeforetheyannounce

Thishedidbuthisspeechfailedtoquellthefears ofthePope,whomadeitclearthathewantedtoIprovisiemsorgrantauthorisationsrelatingtothefields protestatthemannerofhandlingtheconcordat. ofmovies,radioandtelevision.ForitspartthecomMussolini,inturn,saidthathehadnointentionofmissionwillgiveregularreportstothecongregations beingdisrespectfultowardthePopeandhadnoob-concerned. IntheletterthePopealsoannouncedcreationofa jectiontotheHolyFather'smakinghisthoughtsVaticanfilmlibrary"forthecollectionoffilmdocu- publicinalettertoCardinalGasparriwhichcouldmentationofinteresttotheHolySee."Heplaced bepublishedinallnewspapers. thecommissioninchargeofthelibrary. Mussolinihadasked,however,thattheletterre-

frainfromtouchingontheindivisibilityofthetreaty andtheconcordat.ThePope'sreactionwasthatto speakofthequestion"wastheleasthecoulddoto reassuretheCatholicsofthewholeworld"

ThePopefurthertoldMarquisPacellithat-he wouldinanycaseneverrenouncesovereigntyorterritoryunless,weretheconcordattobeviolated,he wouldtellthewholeworldthattheviolationofthe concordatalsoconstitutesaviolationofthetreaty ofwhichitisanecessarycomplement."

OnJune6,thedaybeforetheratification,Marquis Pacellidescribedthedayas"probablythehardestand mostdifficultdayofthetransactions."

Ittookuntil10.30p.m.beforeMarquisPacelliwas abletoreporttothePopethatMussolinihadfinally

NewmanSociety

LeadingCatholicPioneerFrom KarragullenDistrictDies

IReadAndLiked

By"RONSARD"

SummerSchool

authors.

THESISTERS

ByHughRossWilliamson

bothenjoy.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.Thepriceis17/.

WESTCOASTSTORIES

SelectedbyH.DrakeBrockman

Ifhandwritingisanyindicationofcharacterthen thesignaturesofMarysisterwascapableofbeing, Tudorwouldcertainlybeand,besides,therewere readasfollows:"Maryetheotherfactorsthatcompelled Quene,"simple,honest,hertosilence, straightforward;"F.lieabethThisisaworkreadersof R.,"complicated,artificial,historicalnovelsandofhisandshowy.HughRossWil-toricalbiographies,willliamson'snewhistorical novelfeaturesthesignatures ofthetwoqueensandtheir medallionsonthejacket, and,ofonemayaddthe adjectives"deceitful"and "cunning,"tothoseIhave suggested,thatishisreadingoftheircharacter.

Thattwosisterscouldbe soutterlydifferenthasalwaysintriguedhistorians

Itisreallyremarkable whatahighpercentageof successfulwriterseither live,orhavelived,in W andbiographers.Admitted-WesternAustralia.Thisis lyMaryhadtheadvantageparticularlytrueinthe fieldoftheshortstory,and itisallthemoreremarkablewhenonesurveysthe avenuesofpublicationfor

onhermother'ssideofcomingfromalonglineof proudkingsandqueens, whereasElizabeth'smother wasadesigninghussyshortstoriesinthisState, (whichisputtingitmildly).andrealiseshowwriters

Twounusualbooksthisweek,thefirstanhistoricalnovelwith adifferenceinthatnounhistoricalcharactersintrude,andthe otheranewly-publishedcollectionofstoriesbyWestAustralian everreallysucceededinde-ofthisbookitissignificant ceivingher.Theunfortu-,hatonlyoneWesternAusnatethingwasthatMarytralianpublisherismenfoundithardtobelievethat_ioned-andnonewspaper anyonecouldbeasdouble-ormagazine. dyedavillainasherhalf- IamnotaWestAustralianandhavenoprejudice inthismatter,butIcan truthfullysaythatthisis themostreadablecollection ofAustralianshortstories Ihaveencountered. Theyarealltypically Westernincharacter,and generallyinsettingtoo,and itisthatwhichwould makethemnoticeableina collectionofAustralian stories.Letthesecessionists crowiftheywill,butthe averagewriteronthisside isacloserrelativeofLawsonandPatersonthanhis fellow-Australianwriteron theothersideoftheblack stump. Thereisa"bush"backgroundtomostofthe stories,andperhapsthatis partofthesecretoftheir likeableness,becausethere islittlethatistypically Australianthatcanbewrittennowadaysaboutthebig citiesoftheeasterncoast.

Theirdissimilarity,how-mustfindtheiroutletin ever,issogreatthatmanyEasternStatesmagazines historianshavebeeninclin-andoverseaspublishers. edtoacceptHenryVIII'sLookingthroughtheacownsuspicionastrue,knowledgmentsinthefront namelythatElizabethwas --nothischild.Thereisample evidencethatMaryherself12,000Negroes,1,000Indians believedElizabethtobenot' evenherhalf-sister,and ReceivedIntoTheChurch theauthorofthisbookuses thisastheexplanationof Mary'sactions.

Evenwerethefactsof thisnovelnottrue,it wouldstillbeafascinating story,butonecanrelyonThereportwascompiled HughRossWilliamsontobytheCommissionfor makehistoryintoafirst-CatholicMissionsAmong classnovel.MaryandEliza-theColouredPeopleandthe bethreallyliveascharac-Indians,anddistributedby ters,andthereaderfollowsFatherJ.B.Tennelly,of withbatedbreaththework-theSocietyofSt.Sulpice, ingoutofthestorywhichwhoissecretaryofthe hadsuchaprofoundeffectcommission. onthefutureofEngland. Thereportwassignedby threemembersofthecom-

MycopyfromWhitcombe andTombs.

Thepriceis20/.

Washington,U.S.A.-Thereare595,155 NegroCatholicsandmorethan120,110IndianCatholicsintheUnitedStates,accordingtoareportissuedhere.

ChurchmanifestshermaternalconcernfortheNegroesandtheIndiansby stressingthedutyofevery pastortogivethesamecare toanyofthemwhomaybe inhisparishastoother souls."

FromMarch13th-15th,a verysuccessfulSummer Schoolwasheldbythe NewmansocietyatSt.ThomasMoreCollege.53studentswereinresidenceand numerousothersattended.

ThethemeoftheSchool was"TheUniversityand You."Itspurposewastointroducenewstudentstothe Universityandtoremind alloftheirobligationtobe activeCatholicsinthatenvironment.

TalksweregivenonThe NewmanSociety(Mr.D. Matthews),SydneyU.C.F.A. Conference (Miss J. Dunphy),TheUniversity Apostolate(Mr.N.Daly), UniversitySocieties(Mr.R. Fels),DiscussionGroups (Mr.D.Hogg)andLife afterUniversity(Mr.J. Toohey).Asocialwasheld eachevening.

Thenextgeneralmeeting andsocialoftheNewman societywillbeintheUniversityrefectoryonApril 2at8p.m.

Catholicstudentswishing togetintouchwiththe Newmansocietyshould writetothesecretary,c/o TheGuildofUndergra- duates,orcioSt.Thomas MoreCollege.

HockeyClub TeamsThrive

61158 63482

MEADSON&CO.

ber'Mary wasnofool,despite ownhonest missionsboardofdiree- nature,andtors.HisEminenceFrancis itisdoubtfulifElizabethCardinalSpellman,ArchbishopofNewYork;His EminenceJohnCardinal O'Hara,C.S.C.,Archbishop ofPhiladelphia;andArchbishopFrancisP.Keough ofBaltimore.

FUNERALDIRECTORS

VICTORIAPARR and ALLSUBURBS

Inastatementincluded inthereportthethreeprelatesurgedprayersandassistanceonbehalfofapostolicworkamongtheNegroesandIndians.The statementnotedthat"duringthepastyearalone nearly12,000Negroesand 1,000IndianshavebeenreceivedintotheChurch." Itaddedthat "the

Accordingtothecommission'sreport,thenewtotal forthenumberofNegro Catholicsrepresentsanincreaseofabout20,000over thenumberreportedayear ago.ThereportstatesthatCatholicIndiansincreased byabout3,000.

PriestElected Councillor

Kumbakonam,India,Mar. 13.-Atravellingmissionaryhasbeenelectedtothe municipalcouncilofthis predominantlyHinducity.

HeisFatherM.P.Chinnappar,knownasthe"Missionary-on-Wheels"becauseofhispartinbegin- ninga carriedpreachingprogramme byanautomobile.

FatherChinnapparwaselectedtoaseatinthe councilformerlyoccupied byMotherRachel,ofthe MissionarySistersofMary Immaculate.

agoandthisreflectsonthe St.Louisschoolmotto "AltioraPeto"-Iseekfor higherthings.

Hockeythereforeisreally onthemoveamongstthe OldLouisianaandtheenthusiasmofthemembersis atahighlevel.Several socialfunctionsareplanned andthesewillbefreelyadvertisedthroughouttheseason.

However,itisvitalfor thecontinuedsuccessofthe hockeyclubthatnew playersandsupportersare gainedforopeninvitationis extendedtoallinterested iitheprogressoftheclub tocomealongtotraining onTuesdayandThursday nightsandalsoonSunday mornings.

Alltrainingiscarriedout atthehockeyclub'shome groundnamelyMasons Gardenswhichissituated inMelvist-avenuenearthe gasometer.Newplayersreceivespecialcoachingto enablethemtograspthe gamequicklyandtaketheir placeinthefield.

BornaVictorian,Mr. O'MeaghercametoW.A. andcarvedhimselfanorchardoutofvirginbush withaxeandmattock. Duringthefirstfewyears whilethetreesweresmall hecutwoodandcartedit tothelocalsidingtosupplementhisincome.

Laterasasuccessfulorchardisthewaswellknown inPerthandFremantleby thoseinthefruitmarketing andexportingbusinessalso atWilunaduringthegold boomwherehesoldhisown fruit.

Alwaysassistedbyhis courageouswifeinhiswork Mr.O'Meagherhelpedhis sonstoestablishthemselvesinacasemillafter thewar,whichisstill operating.

Atirelessworkerhe neverretiredandwason thejobtillastrokelaidhim lowlastyear.Mrs.O'Meagherandfamilyshowed theirloveforhimbynursinghimathometillhis death.

TheOldLouisians'Hockeyclubseemsdestinedfor yam( agreatseason.Thisyear theywillbefieldingtwoCATHOLICWOMEN'S teamsagain,butbothteams LEAGUE havebeenpromotedandThegeneralmeetingof willappearintheB2andtheCatholicWomen's C2grades. Leaguewillbeheldatthe AllconcernedareveryCatholicCentreonWednesproudasthisrepresentsaday,April1,commencingat riseoffivegradessincethe 1p.m.VictoriaParkbranch clubwasformedtwoyearswillbethehostesses.

Leedgrvillebranchwill holdtheirmeetingonSunday,April5,afterevening devotions. Acardafternoonhasbeen arrangedforThursday, April9attheCatholic Centreat2p.m.Shenton Parkbranchwillbethe hostesses.

Karragullenhaslostafine man. Heissurvivedbyfive sonsandtwodaughters.

UNIVERSITYSUNDAY

Oneoftheoldestidentitiesandpioneers ofKorragullendistrictpassedpeacefully awayonMarch2.HewasMr.JohnH. O'Meagher,presidentoftheChurchcommitteeandtheoldestCatholicinthedistrict. Byhisleadinbeingthe firsttomakeadonationfor Karragiullen'sfirstchurch hepavedthewayforthe presentfinebuildingand latercuttheribbontoopen thechurchgroundsandgarden.

AllCatholicgraduates andundergraduatesareinvitedtotakepartinUniversitySunday,April5th.

AspecialMasswillbe celebratedinthechapelof St.ThomasMoreCollegeat 8a.m.,followedbybreakfastintheUniversityrefectoryat9.m.Thepreacher willbetheRev.Fr.J. Chauncey.

Academicdressshouldbe worn,ifpossible.Theassemblyfortheprocession intothechapelwillcommenceat7.45a.m.outside theCollegetutorialrooms.

SchoolAid

(TotheEditor)

Sir,-Itisnotclearfrom "Militant's"letterwhether lieseeksfulljusticein :choolfinanceoronly25 dercentofthecostofrunningaschoolwithoutobaininganygrantforbuildingcosts.

Heis,ofcourse,notalone inthis.Fewpeoplewhen discussingthefinancing-of educationinnon-Governmentschools,dootherthan talkinvaguelygeneral termsaboutjusticeandinjustice.Inconsequencein approachingpoliticiansitis impossibletodiscussthe matterinotherthanequallygeneralterms.

Untilthisdifficultyisresolvedthelaitycannotgo verymuchfartherthanto obtainapoliticalclimate sympathetictotheneedsof non-Government schools andinasenseplacethe ballatthefootofthosewho canspeak

Thisyearisofgreatimportanceasacreditable performancebytheteams willputtheOldLouisians intopdivisionhockey whichwouldbearemarkableachievementbysucha Withthepermissionofyoungclub.However,this iBshopDanielArulswamiwillonlybeattainedby ofKumbakonam,thepriest,hardworkandsolidsup- abearedslenderfigureinport.hissixties,wasinducedtoAnen fileaneleventh-hournom-theOld.Louisiana'Hockey inationpaper.Thefour'BuildingandCabinetTrades. previouscandidates,includ-clubwillbewelcomedand ingtwoHindus,withdrewshouldbeaddressedtolWesternGlassWorksPty.

ApostolicDelegateConsecrates NewBishopForKimberlies

HisExcellency,theApostolicDelegate,theMostRev.Romolo Carboni,S.T.D.,J.C.D.,gavethefollowingaddressontheoccasionoftheconsecrationofHisLordship,BishopJohnJobst,Vicar ApostolicofKimberley,onMarch19,atSydney.

ThewholeChurchre-selfyouworkedgenerously joicestodayintheepiscopalandwithadmirablezeal. ConsecrationofYourLord-Thereundertheprudentship.Thefulnessoftheandcompetentdirectionof priesthoodhasbeengrantedthatvenerablemissionary toyou;youhavebeennum-andgreatapostleofthe beredintheSacredHier-Kimberlies,BishopRaible, archy;youhavebeenen-yougrewtomaturityasa trusted rulingwiththeteaching,missionary. andsanctifyingofNowaftersomeyearsin soulsinunionwithandun-theimportantworkofthe derthesupremejurisdictionformationofthenewmemofthesuccessorofSt. Peter,PopeJohnXXIII.

Weofferyouourwarmestcongratulations.Weare happythatamanwhohas beensoabundantlyendowedwithremarkabletalentsisnowtakinghisplace inthisworkofapostleship. Welookforwardwithconfidencetowitnessfurther progressinthepreservationandthepropagationof theFaithinthatvastsectionoftheLord'svineyard thattheHolyFatherhas 'entrustedtoyourcare.

Yourbackgroundgives everypromiseoflasting successintheresponsibil- itythatisbeingconfided toyou.Atthismomentyou mustlookbackwithdeep gratitudetoyourprofoundlyCatholicparentsandto thelargefamilyinwhich yetiwerebroughtup.Your experienceinthewaryears willhavedeepenedyour vocationandstrengthened yourresolveandpurpose.

urgentneedofthepresenceandactivityofthemissionarypriest.Thefermentof expansionthatisbeingex- periencedintheKimberlies astheimmensepossibilities ofthisareaarebecoming betterknownandappre-ciatedmuststrikealike chordinmissionaryactiv- ity.

PriestsarenotonlyrebersofyourSociety,youquiredforthelargecentres arereturningonceagaintolbutshouldalsobeavailyourfirstlogeand,noableforvisitationtothe doubt,toyourbestlove.scatteredstationsoftheinItiswithvenerationthatterior.ThetimeforexIhavementionedthenametendingtheinfluenceofthe ofyourpredecessor,Bishopmissionaryhasarrived. Raible.Hislongandde-YourLordshipwillhave dicatedservicetothecausetomeetthatpressingand oftheChurchinthemis-urgentneed itwillresionshaswonforhimthequireallyourenterprise esteemofallwhosegoodandinitiative,butthematfortuneithasbeentoknowtercouldnotbeconfidedto him.Hehasbeenthemorecapablehands. FatherinChristtotheBesidespriests,brothers CatholicsintheKimberliesandsistersareurgently for30years. needed.Tothisarea,where

Itwastothoseveryparts whicharenowyourrespon- sibilitythatyourSuperiors sentyouasayoungpriest, hopinginthatwaytosatisfyyourintenselongingfor missionarylife. There amongthepeopletowhom youquicklyendearedyour11111111111[11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

AHERN'S Surgical Corset Fittings...

Realisingthatyearsofitwasoncebelievedthat hardtoilhadbeguntotakebecauseofthehardshipand tollofhisfadingenergies,heatnowhitewomancould generouslyandwiththeresistformorethanthree noblespiritwhichhasdis-years,theSistersofSt.John tinguishedhislife'sendea-ofGodjnourneyedover50 yours,hesubmittedhisre-yearsagoandsoondisprovsignationtotheHolyFatheredthisfallacy. sothatyoungerhandscouldTheircontributiontothe takeoverthecontrol,pushsuccessofthemissionary forwardwithvigourtheworkoftheareaisinestimnecessaryworksandputable.ButmoreSistersand intomotionthevariousBrothersarerequired:the mattersforthesuccessofareadoesnotyetboastof whichthegroundhasnowaCatholicsecondaryschool. beenprepared. ThisessentialworkofCathTheanxiousheartoftheoliceeducationwillbea missionarywillquicklyrea-furtherchallengetoYour lisethattheshortageofLordship. personnelisoneofhisgreatItisencouraging,infact, problems.Therearerap-veryencouragingtoknow idly-developingcentresinthatsomeofAustralia's theKimberlieswhichhavedaughtershavevolunteered todolaymissionarywork intheirownhomeland,in theVicariateApostolicof Kimberley.Thisisaninitiativewhichshouldbe giveneverysupportandencouragement. InmanyoftheproblemswhichfacetheChurchonlythroughthecontributionof thelaitywillthesolution bereached.Wehavealreadyseenthehappyresult oftheactivitiesofCatholic Actiongrdups;now,thanks tothePallottineFathers, wewillwitnesstheassistancethatcanbegivento Australianmissionsbythe personalworkofgenerous, trainedsouls.Maytheir effortsbeblessedwithevery success;maymanymoreandIamsurethatmany arealreadycontemplating it-maymanymore,Isay, decidetodedicateoneor moreyearsoftheirlivesto thiswork.

AHERN'SqualifiedsurgicalCorsetfitters,headedbySisterMcCutcheonareyourguaranteeto correctfitandsatisfaction.

Whetheritbeatyourhome,hospitalorbyappointmentinAhern's CorsetSalonyoucandependon thesameconfidentialservice.

Men'sSurgical Garments

Thesameserviceisofferedto men.Callinorphone23-2011for anappointment.

Australiahasgenerously embracedthevariousinitiatives,activitiesandorganisationswhichwerenecessaryfortheadvanceof

THERECORD

WhyEasterIsTheCauseOfOurJoy

ThelongpenitentialseasonofLentgrowstoa close,throughGenthesemantandGolgotha,tothe gloriousmorningoftheResurrection.Ithasbeen averyrealseasonofgrief,forthememoryofChrist's reparativelifeandredemptivedeathhavebeen heightenedbythewoeofaworldnotatwar,butin uneasyarmistice.Butthetribulationsofourtime arenotworthytobecomparedwiththerealissues thatarebeingeternally'foughtonthreefronts, betweentheindividualsoulandtheChurchofChrist againsttheworld,theflesh,andthedevil.

Mr.A.PUBBEN specialisesin CLERICAL TAILORING withfittingsatyour ownhomeatyour convenience

Businessaddress: 40KINGST.,PERTH Phone21-8108

HomeAddress: 209BatemanRd.,Brentwood (OppositeChurch)

BISHOPJOHNJOBST

theChurch;infactAustraliahaswontheesteemof theCatholicworldforthe startlingprogressofthe variousmovementswhich havebeenadoptedorinitiated.Itisnowthedayfor thelaymissionary.Australiahasalreadymadesome contribution,buttheefforts havereceivedlittlesupport orpublicity.

Nodoubtinthenear futurewewillseeafar greaterresponsetothis missionaryinvitation.Such anapostolatemustbeap- pealingtoanyCatholic,to anywhounderstandOur Lord'scommand:"Goteach allnations."

Imustnotfailtomention anotherimportantpoint. Thefocalpointofmostmissionaryendeavouristo plant,nurtureandbringto maturitytheseedofvoca,:ionstothepriesthoodand thereligiouslife.Itisa workwhichiswateredby thetearsofdisappointment andbythesweatofintense andperseveringlabour.

Nomatterwhatthedifficulties,despitetheapparent lackofaptmaterial,itis anidealwhichmustbeone of influencestheprincipalmotivating ofthemissionary.Inseasonandout,the missionarymustalwaysbe strivingoptimisticallytowardsthetimewhenwe willseethefloweringofhis effortsinavocationtothe priesthoodortothereligiouslife.

ItiswithacomprehendingoptimismthatYour Lordshipwillregardthe youngofyourVicariate;it isfromtheirranksthat Youwillexpecttofindthe apostlesoftomorrow.May thatdaysooncomewhen itwillbethejoyofAustraliatoseeYourLordship raisetothepriesthoodor receivethereligiousvows ofsomeoftheyoungmenandwomenoftheKimberlies.I

Intheeducationofthe youngentrustedtoyour care,itisnecessarytorememberthattheywillnot alwaysremainchildren;it iscertainlyagreatcharity tohelpthemwithmoney, foodandclothing,butthe greatestgoodwillbe achievedwhenyourmissionarieswillhavetaught themtobeself-supporting, self-reliant,capableoftakingtheirplaceasiesponsible citizensoftheStateand asfaithfulsonsanddaughtersoftheChurch.

MyLord'AsIimposed handsonyouthismorning mythoughtswentbackto thewordsofSt.Paulto Timothy(11Tim.4:2,5); "Preachtheword,dwelling uponitcontinually,welcome orunwelcome;bringhome wrong-doing,comfortthe waverer,rebukethesinner, withallthepatienceofa teacher. Itisforthee tobeonthewatch,toaccepteveryhardship,toemploythyselfinpreaching thegospel,andperform everydutyofthyoffice, keepingasobermind."

Asthosewordscameto mindIutteredasincere prayerofthankstoGod forhavinggrantedtothe KimberliesaBishopofyour calibre.Youmayalways besureoftheprayersand assistanceofthosepresent herethismorning.May Godblessabundantlyyour work,grantyoulongyears, andafruitfulandjoyful episcopate.

Indeed,warwouldnotbesofutilehaditbrought totheworldatleastsomeconvictionthatitscauses proceededinthtlastanalysisfromthefailureof individualsandnationstoacknowledgethesovereigntyofChristasKing;andhence,imperviousalike tothedemandsofjusticeandcharity,hadreducedWesterncivilisation(ofwhichtheCatholicFaith hadbeenthechiefformativeelement)toacondition ofjunglewar.Buttheworldhassofarlostcontact withtheChristianbeliefthatitcannolongersubli- mateitssufferings,toservethecauseofChristby wayofexpiation.Onthecontrary,itisonlyembitteredbypainandisthrownintoyetgreaterdesolationandperplexityastowhetherlifehasanymean- ingorpurpose.

Christ'sResurrectionisthefoundationforthejoy oftheChristianlifeandthereasonforitshope,and ofthesetwothingstheworldisindesperateneed. Itistheheightoffatuitytosupposethatthemere combinationorconflictofmaterialforceswillautomaticallyproduceabetterworldorder.Thisisthe grossestlieofmaterialism.Theworldwillneverbe anybetterthantheindividualswhoinhabitit,and theindividual,thoughtosomeextentconditionedby hi:;materialenvironment,isyetsuperiortoit.

Andtheindividualwillfindneitherhopenorpeace norjoyuntilheispreparedforthefundamental humilitywhichseesmenasthecreaturesofGodand GodasthesupremeandpersonalLordofcreation. ThisisthemissionoftheChurchtoshowtheworld themoresplendidvisionofGodastheFatherofall. andmenasbearingtheintolerabledignityofsonship achievedpreciselythroughtheDeathandResurrec- tionofChristOurLord.Theproblemoftherestora- tionofpoliticalorderintheworldandofeconomic justice,andindeed,therightingofallwrong,drives backultimatelytotherestorationofreligion.The worldwillnotrisefromitsashesuntiltheindividual ispreparedforacompletechangeofheart.

This,aboveall,isthemessageofEaster-thatthe individualsoulshouldrise,withChristandthrough Christ,fromthedeathofsinto-thelifeofgrace. Untilthefactofsinisrecognised,anditsconsequences inthewayofrepentanceandreparation,themodern talkofprogressandofenlightenmentwillremain hypocriticalcant.Forbysin,asSt.Augustinedeclares manbecomesmerelyman,andifhistoryhasany lesson,itisparamountlythatmanisnotsufficient eventohimself.Thefactofmarriagealoneindicates thistruth,butthefactofsinprovesittothehilt.

Mancannotbetrueeventothedictatesofhisown eason,withoutsomeassistanceexternaltohisown natureandtothehumanorderofreality.Thetruth ofthewholematteristhatourcivilisationisperish- inginthemidstofitsownvain-glorythroughmal- nutrition-lackofthatvitallifewhichisthegrace ofGod.AndEasteristhereminderofallthis,of howitispossible,throughandbyunionwithChrist's DeathandResurrection,tocastoffhabitsofsinand livethesupernaturallifeofgrace.HencetheChurch's felicitiousobligationonitssubjectsoffulfillingthe PaschalPrecept.

HighwayHotel

STIRLINGHIGHWAY, CLAREMONT

Telephone3-1566 forapleasantstay, goodfoodsandwines, coolloungesandbars, easyparking, easyaccesstocity, (5miles-trolleyorbus) walkingdistancetoR.C.andother Churches.

PARTIES,morning,afternoonteas, luncheons,dinners, andatalltimes

AFRIENDLYWELCOME fromStaffandProprietors, M.A.andE.M.McDonnell.

CardinalDeclaresIndia's MassesStillReligious

AgedPriestActivePolitically

(ByJamesC.O'Neill)

Rome.-FatherLuigiSturzo,oneofthe world'smostfamousstatesmanwho40 yearsagofoundedtheItalianPopularparty (PPI),isstillpoliticallyactiveattheage of87.

Apriestfor65years,helivesinsemi-retirement, thevictimofaweakheart.Butthesteadystream ofhisarticlesandsharppoliticalcommentsunderscoresthefactthatitisonlyhisheartthatisweak.

Ashort(fivefeet,threeinches),frailmanwitha shockoflongwhitehair,FatherSturzoisaliving bridgebetweentwomajorperiodsofItaly'spolitical history.

WhenhefoundedtheP.P.I.in1919hewasspearheadingthereturnofCatholicstothenation'spolitical lifeaftertheirself-imposedabsenceofalmost40 years.However,bothheandhispartysoonfell, victimstofascism.

By1926,whenMussolinifinallysmashedtheP.P.I. FatherSturzowasalreadyinexile.Hisforcedabsencefromhisnativecountrylastedfor22years, manyofthemspentintheU.S.

"IbelievethattheLordmusthavegrantedme,as aformofpenance,thepossibilityofseeingwithmy owneyescertainthingswhichIneverwouldhave imagined.AnditwasImyselfwhofoughtsothat Catholicscouldenterpubliclife."

HisoppositiontoMussolini-thedictatorcalled him"anenemy"-carriedDonLuigitoLondon, ParisandNewYorkforlongyearsofvocalandpersuasivearguing.OnhisreturntoItalyin1946, thoughhesaidhehadcomehome"topreparetodie," hesoonfoundhimselfintheranksoftheopposition onceagain.

Hisuncompromisingstandinfavourofprivateenterpriseandagainstmonopoly,eitherStateorprivate, maynothaveendearedhimtosomepoliticians,yet theChristianDemocraticpartyhaspaidtributetohis leadershipandcourage.

ThelateItalianPresidentLuigiEinaudimadehim amemberoftheItalianSenateforlifein1952and FatherSturzostillgoestotheSenatetotakepartin importantvotes.

GoldMedalFor40thAnniversary.

Madras,March9.-HisEminenceValerianCardinalGraciashaswarnedthat India,inherrushformaterialprogress,is losingherreligiousheritage.

TheCardinalArchbishop ofBombay,speakingata publicmeetinghere,said thatreligionisthereal wealthofIndia.Headded thatIndianCatholicsmore thananyoneelsearecalled upontosafeguardthis wealth.

CardinalGraciasalso warnedthatthecountry's youthareill-equippedto meetthegrowingcommunistchallenge.Hesaid youngmenandwomenseek "intellectualadvancement" withouthavinganyreligious background.

TheCardinalwarnedthat communismpresentsanintellectualchallengebutalso hastheinherentdangerof ultimatelyeliminatingreligiousfaith.

TheCardinalcondemned the"spiritualvacuum"that hesaidfilledthemindsof manyIndianstoday.However,hedeclaredthatIndia'smassesarestillreligious.

Callingattentiontothe attacksbeingmadeonyouth bybadmoviesandbooks, CardinalGraciassaidIndia'sreputationformoral truthsisnotbeingsafeguarded.

ButhesaidtheIndian people,especiallyinrural areas,stillholdsacredtheir familylife.However,he questionedhowlongthis couldbepreservedinthe faceofmaterialism.

Boxhorn&Wilson ManufacturingJewellers andWatchmakers

191WILLIAMST.,PERTH Phone281484.

Repairstoallmakesof Watches,Clocksand Jewellery.

Turningtotheeconomy ofthecountry,theCardinal saidthatIndia'sproblems wouldnotbesolvedbyfiveyearplansalone.Hequoted thelatePopePiusXIIwho hadsaid,"Afterall,the economicproblemcanbe solvedonlybyinternational collaboration."

AndCardinalGracias addedthatoftentheeconomicproblemismixedwith thepoliticalproblemand thisaffectstheeconomic problemitself.

CardinalGraciasconcludedbycallingonIndian Catholicstotakeagreat interestinpubliclife.

U.N.ToFoster BirthControl?

NewDelhi,Feb.23:The SixthInternationalConferenceonPlannedParenthood meetinghereaskedthe UnitedNationstomake birthcontrolanintegral partofU.N.activities. Aresolutionaddressedto theU.N.SecretaryGeneral requestedthat:

"TheFoodandAgricul lureOrganisationcombinea birthcontrolcampaignwith itseffortstoincreasefood production.

"TheHumanRightsCommissiondeclarefreedomof birthcontrolpropagandato beamongthebasichuman freedoms.

"TheWorldHealthOrganisationprovidebirthcontrolinformationaspartof itshealthprogramme.

"TheEconomicandSocial Councilconsiderbirthcontrolasachiefweaponto improvelivingstandards.

AfterthedeathofFascismfollowingWorldWar II,therewasborntheChristianDemocraticparty, thedirectdescendantoftheP.P.I.,tochallengeand defeattheCommunists.ButwhiletheChristian Democraticparty,nowItaly'slargest,issomething likeagrandchildtoFatherSturzo,hehasbeenfar fromanindulgentgrandfathersincehisreturnto Italy.Hehasbeenquicktospeakhismindandhis oftencriticalviewshavebeengivenampleairingin thecountry'sPressandinParliament.

DonLuigiSturzo,as'heisoftencalledinthe Italianfashion.isadifficultmantosee.Hereceives fewvisitorsandalmostnevergrantsinterviews.Yet hewelcomedanN.C.W.C.NewsServicecorrespondentasarepresentativeofAmerica'sBishopsand Catholics.Sittinginhissmallleatherarmchair andwearingawoollenshawlaroundhisshoulders, hediscussedItalianhistoryaridthedifferences betweenhisP.P.I.andtoday'sChristianDemocracy.

AfterthePapalStateswereseizedbythenewly unifiedItalianStatein1870,herecalled,mostgood CatholicsshunnedpoliticsattheurgingofPopePius IX.Governmentwaslefttotheenemiesofthe Church.Astimewenton,however,itbecameobvious thatCatholicshadtoreturntothepoliticalarena.

CatholicPartiesGrewAllOverEurope

Itwasbecausceofthisfact,amongothers,that DonLuigifoundedtheP.P.I.YetforhimtheP.P.I. wasnota"Catholicparty."Itwasratherapartyof Catholicsappealingtothe"freeandthestrong."

ItgrewoutoftheCatholicmovementinEurope anditspoliticalbattlesduringthelate19thandearly 20thcenturieswiththeanti-clericals.SimilarCatholicpartiesinGermanyandFrancegrewoutofthe anti-clericalandanti-CatholicmovementofBismarck'sKulturkampfandFrenchradicalism.Infact, henoted,theformationofCatholicpoliticalparties inEuropewasduemoretohistoricalandpolitical problemsthantotheologicalones.

AsDonLuigiexplained,theP.P.I.wasnotfaced withthedangerofCommunismaswastheChristian DemocraticpartyafterthesecondWorldWar.The P.P.I.soughttocombatthepressureoftheanticlericalsandtofightforlimitedcentralGovernment andfulllocalautonomy.

MayorofhishometownofCaltagirone,Sicily,for 15years,DonLuigistillopposesbigGovernment andviewssectionoftheChristianDemocraticparty astendingtoward"statism"andunnecessarybureaucracy.

Hedoesnothesitatetoexpresshisdisagreement withsectionsoftheChristianDemocraticparty.But whileheconstantlybattlesideas,eventhoseof powerfulpoliticiansandimportantpeople,hekeeps thefightcentredonpoliciesratherthanonpersonalities.

Oncehalfjokingandhalfinearnest,heremarked:

LawnMowersSharpenedandSet PICKEDUPandDELIVERED

HarryArmstrongPly.Ltd. CITYCOUNCILAVENUE,PERTH.214390. *

GeoBoucher

For

PHONES:

ThisJanuary,ItalianPremierAmintoreFanfani, oneofthepoliticianswhohavefromtimetotime comewithintherangeofDonLuigi'sireandfire, ledaGovernmentdelegationtotheconventwhere thepriestlives.Theypresentedhimwithagold medalinrecognitionofthe40thanniversaryofthe foundingoftheP.P.I.

Mr.Fanfani,whoisnolongerPremier,paidhim thehomageofhailinghimas"theillustriouspriest DonLuigiSturzo,whodevotedhisyouth,hismature yearsandnowhisoldagetothefortunesofhishomelandandtotheunityandsolidarityofChristian Democracy."

Onawiderplane,DonLuigi'saccomplishments havebeenwellsummedupinaneditorialappearing intheRomeindependentnewspaper,"IlGiornale d'Italia,"whichsaidatthetimeofhisappointment totheSenate.

"Noonecandenytheimportanceofhispolitical activityindefininig,organisingandsecuringthefree participationofCatholicsinthepoliticallifeofthe country.Thisactionhasbeeneffectivelycarriedout notonlyinthiscountry,thewayhasalsobeenopened foramoreorganisedandmoreactiveparticipation ofCatholicsthroughouttheworldinthepoliticallife oftheirrespectivecountries."

WomenShouldTakeTheirPlace

InDefenceOfFamilySaysPope VaticanCity,March2.-HisHoliness PopeJohnXXIIIhashailedwomenasthe, "watchfulcustodiansofthefamily,"and underscoredtheparthisownfamilyplayed inhisvocationtothepriesthood.

SpeakingtoanaudienceofpeoplefromtheItalian Women'sCentre,thePontiffsaid:

"YouhaveoftenheardthatthenewPopewasthe sonofamodestBergamofamily.Weaffirmthiswith greatemotionandwithafeelingofprofoundgratitude.

"WeoweagreatpartofOurpriestlyandapostolic vocationtoourfamily-notreallysopoorasithas pleasedsometodescribeit,butrichaboveallin heavenlygifts.WeowethistotheexampleofOur goodparents,fatherandmother,whichisalways imprintedonOurheart,andtotheatmosphereof kindness,simplicityandhonestywhichWebreathed fromearlychildhood."

Inhailinghislistenersasthe"watchfulcustodians ofthefamily,"PopeJohnwarnedofdangersnow besettingthefamily:"Thissanctuary-Wesayit withsorrowinOurheart-isthreatenedbysomany snares."

ThePopewentontosaythatatpresent,"apropa- gandaattimesunbridledavailsitselfofthepowerful meansofthepress,ofentertainmentandofthe amusements,tospread,particularlyamongyouth,the fatalseedsofcorruption."

Headded:

"Itisnecessarythatthefamilyshoulddefenditself, thatwomenshouldtaketheirplaceinthisundertakingwithcourageandwithasenseofresponsibility. Theyshouldbeuntiringintheireffortstocorrect, toteach,todiscernbetweengoodandevil,andto takeadvantagewhennecessaryoftheprotectionof civillaws."

HOULAHANS

32THOMPSONROAD,NORTHFREMANTLE

AreSuppliersofYellowSandforTopDressingorBuild- ing. Loaders,Metal,Gravel,Rubble,AshesandFilling.Bulldozers, GradersforHire.WillQuoteforExcavation andLevellingJobs.

PHONE:51499.

PopeSpeaksToVariedGroups

preservefromeverydangerthetravellerswho, anxioustoreachquicklytheirearthlydestination, mustnotlosesightofthewaystoeternalsalvation," hestated.

ThePontiffpraisedtheItalianAutomobileAssociationandallitscounterpartsthroughouttheworld whopromoterespectforhighwayregulationsaswell asrespectforone'sownandhisneighbour'slife.

Hesaidthathejoinedhisownvoicetotheirappealsthattrafficlawsbeobservedandthateverythingbedonetosafeguardhumanlifeandthetranquilityofdailylife.

ThePope'swordstothedriverswerespokenfrom hisapartmentwindowoverlookingSt.Peter'ssquare wherecityfiretrucksaswellaspublicandprivate vehiclesweregatheredwiththeirdrivers.

Theassembledvehicleshadallbeenattheannual gatheringinfrontoftheColosseumwherethousands ofcarsandtrucksareblessedonthefeastofSt. FrancesofRome,whoisinvokedastheprotectress ofdrivershere.Aftertheblessingallthevehicles weredriveninagrouptoSt.Peter'ssquare.

ImmediatelyafterthisthePopedescendedintoSt. Peter'sbasilicawherehereceivedabout10,000faithfulinageneralaudience.

Amongthemanygroupsrepresentedweretwoto whichthePontiffdeliveredbriefexhortations:the ItalianVoluntaryBloodDonors'Associationandthe RomanFriendsoftheCatholicUniversityofthe SacredHeart.Milan,Italy.

VaticanCity,March9.-HisHoliness

PopeJohnXXIIIdemonstratedthecommon denominatoroftheFaithinseparateaddressesgivenonasingledaytosuchdiverse groupsasautomobiledrivers,blooddonors andsupportersofItaly'sCatholicUniversity.

HeremindeddriversthattheChurch'sritualblessingofvehiclesalsoasksGod'sassistanceincontrolling thewillofthedriversthemselves,andimpliestheir moralobligationswhileatthewheel.

1 assistanceoftheangelsofGodto

ThePopeassuredtheblooddonoursthattheiractivities,givenpropermotivation,aretrulysupernatural,andadded:

"Wedonothesitatetocallyourserviceofblood donorsanapostolate.Itisinfactperformedinthe serviceofthespiritualandcorporalwelfareofone's sufferingneighbourwhichisoftentheirreplaceable anchorofsalvationandanencouragementtorenewed trustinDivineProvidence.

"Howmanylivesaresaved,"hesaid,"howmany sorrowsprevented,howmuchhopehasbeenreborn inthesilenceofhospitalsandinanxiouslyawaiting families.

"Yourserviceisthereforearealapostolate.But ifitistoachieveitsperfectionitmustbebasedon charity.Withcharity,evenasingledropofblood acquiresasupernaturalvalueintheeyesofGod,"he concluded.

TheFriendsoftheCatholicUniversityhadcome toaskthePope'sblessingpriortoaground-breaking ceremonywhichmarkedthefirststepintheconstructioninRomeofanewmedicalschoolaffiliatedwith theuniversitywhoseseatisinMilan.

Bristol,March10:

Thesuperiorgeneral oftheCongregation ofJesusCrucifiedrevealedthathercongregationofsickand physicallyhandicappednunswillopenits firstEnglishconvent nearhereinApril.

MotherMariedesDouleurs,whofoundedtheorder inFrancein1930andremainsitsprioressgeneral, 'asarrivedinEnglandto takeoverasmallconvent vacatedbytheVisitation nunsinCastleCary,Somerset.Thehouseisjusta fewmilesfromtheruinsof ancientGlastonburyAbbey.

Thefirstcommunityof sevenSistersisduetoar-iveinCastleCaryshortlyafterEaster.

TheSistersofJesusCrucifiedacontemplativeorderwhoseruleisbasedonthat ofSt.Benedict,havetheir motherhouseinBrou-surChantereine,nearParis.

Foundedonfeastofthe SevenSorrowsofMary,29 yearsago,intheBasilicaof theSacredHeartonthe Montmartreithasgrown fromacommunityoffour tooneof175nunsinfive priories.

foundationThecongregation'sfirst intheUnited States-ReginaMundi Priory,inthePhiladelphia suburbofDevon-wasbegunbyMotherMariedes Douleursin1955.

Amongthemembersof thecongregation-allof whomdividetheirtimebetweenMassandthedivine ociceandwhateverwork theyareabletoperformarediabetics,amputees,the blind,andvictimsofheart diseaseandvariousforms ofparalysis.

ThePontiffrecalledthesupporthegavetoSacred HeartUniversitywhenheservedasPatriarchof Venice,andthereasonswhyheconsidereditso important.

Hesaidthatthemedicalschoolitselfwouldcorrespondtothepresent-dayspiritualrequirementsof scienceandtheapostolate.

TOLLEYS BRANDY SPECIAL HOSPITAL GetBetterMeatforLessat CLEMPAULLS 234HAYSTREET,EASTPERTH-213869 63CANNINGHIGHWAY,SOUTHPERTH.671708. WATCHTHEWINDOWSFOROURSPECIALS WOOD8,COAL BRYANT&WATERS 8090StirlingStPerth213938 THECOLONIALMUTUALFIRE INSURANCECOMPANYLIMITED CANMEETYOURREQUIREMENTSIN INSURANCEPROTECTION 236ST.GEORGE'STERRACE,PERTH. Phone:219066. J.G.CANNY,Manager. Im1111., ArthurE.Davies&Co. FUNERALDIRECTORSANDEMBALMERS FREMANTLE:85MarketStreet-52225 CLAREMONT:Opp.RailwayStation-32177. ANDALLSUBURBS (WALLACRA.H.ORRIN-641879(Private)

RADIOReplies

ByREV.DR.RUMBLE,M.S.0

SmallProtestantSectFounded1899

M.H.L.,Sth.Australia:Aworkerwithus professestobea"Christian."Iuseinverted commasasheinsiststhatisthenameofhis religion.

heworldbythe16thcenturyreformers,whothemselveslefttheCatholic Church.

tricfanatics.

R.:Theonlybodyusing suchaparticulardescriptionisoneknownas"The UnitedChristianConventionsofAustralasiaand NewZealand."

Ihaveacopyofacertificateofordinationtothe ministryforthatsectofStatesandAustraliawhere RonaldIanCampbell,say-itbecameknownas"ChrisingthathewasordainedtianConventions." "inthefellowshipoftheAlthoughtheyknewlittle bodyofChristiansassumingornothingofScripture,the thatnameonly,"atanan-membersregardtheirsect nualconventionheldatastheonlytruepatternof Strathalbyn,SouthAustra-theNewTestamentChurch, lin,inFebruary,1926.Itisandaremostintolerantof signedbythe"Overseer,"allotherreligiousbodies, WilliamHughes. particularlyopposingand Q.:OurfriendusesaPro-denouncingtheCatholic testantBible,andsayswe shouldbelieveonlywhat wereadintheBible.

thesectionsitdoesprofess toaccept.

Itprovidesonemore strikingexampleofthe tragicresultsofthemisuseoftheBible,privately interpretedbyincompetentreaders,independentlyof anyauthoritativeguidance. Q.:Heclaimsthatonlyhis religionisdirectlydescendedfromChristand theApostles.

the"Cooneyites."They preachedwhattheycalled "'TheJesusWay." Themovementgrew,and spreadtoEngland,whereit wasknownas"TheTestimonyofJesusinGreat Britain,"andtotheUnited Church. WilliamIrvine,thefounder,wasalwaysafanatic,

R.:HisisamodernPro-andbecamequitementally testantsect,foundedinderangedintheend,dying 1899.Itomitsfarmoreofin1947. theBiblethanitaccepts,:Q.:Oneofhismainargu- andquitemisunderstandsmentsisthattheearly ChurchwascalledChristian,andthatforthem thishasneverchanged. R.:Firstly,merelytotake anamedoesnotproveone's righttoit.Secondly,hisdenomination,aswehave seendidnotexistbefore 1899tohaveaname-1899 yearstoolatetobethe earlyChurchstillinexistencetoday.Thirdly,and evensince1899,hisdenominationhashadallsortsof names,suchasthe"Irvineites,"the"Cooneyites,"the "Go-Preachers"andthe "Tramp-Preachers."

R.:Theanswertothatis thehistoryofhissect. AftertheMoodyandSankeyProtestantrevivalcampaigninScotland,in1881, evangelicalmeetingswere organisedthroughoutcountrydistricts,called"The FaithMission."

Theidea,aswithBilly Grahaminourowndays, wastoconvertpeopleand sendthembacktotheirown differentchurches.Themissionersclaimedtopreachsimply"TheTestimonyof Jesus."

In1895,amannamed WilliamIrvinewasconvertedbyaPresbyterianevan-gelist,theRev.J.McNeil, andhejoined"TheFaith Mission."Irvinewentto Irelandasamissioner,and in1897atNenagh,Tipperary,convertedamongothers amannamedEdwardCooney. In1899,IrvineandCooneyandtheirfollowersbroke with"TheFaithMission," andsetupontheirown. TheywenttoNorthernIreland,andwiththefinancial helpofa farmerwealthyProtestant namedJohnWest, preachedthroughoutCounty Fermanagh,goingfromdoor todooramongthecountry people.

Theybecameknownas the"Go-Preachers,"the "TrampPreachers,"and

InEngland,theytookthe nameof"TheTestimonyof JesusinGreatBritain."In AmericaandAustraliathey claimedtobe"thatBody ofChristiansassumingthis nameonly." Itwastrulyanassumption,andanunjustifiedone. Needlesstosay.theirone dreadislesttheirhistory shouldbecomeknown,and theyevadeallquestionsas totheirorigin.

Q.:Hechallengesusto disprovewhathesays. WithotherProtestant bodiesonecanpointco thebreakawayfromthe CatholicChurch,buthere thetablesareturned. R.:Historyistheanswer. TheCatholicChurchcertainlydidnotbreakaway fromasmallProtestantsect foundedin1899!Hissect itself,ofcourse,wasnota breakawayfromtheCatholicChurch. Itwasabreakawayfrom "TheFaithMission,"an interdenominationalrevivalistbodysponsoredby ProtestantChurches in Scotlandabout1890. Itisbutafurtherexampleofthefragmentationof theProtestantismgivento

Q.:HeistypicallyProtestantinhisdenunciations oftheCatholicChurch.

R.:WilliamIrvinewasas violentasJudgeRutherford andthe"WitnessesofJehovah"indenouncingthe CatholicChurch,andindeed allchurches,asfalseprophets,insistingthatonly thosewhofollowedhisprescriptionswere"Christians."

Butthatisacommon phenomenonamongwouldbefoundersofnewsects, claimingtohavere-discoveredthetruthfrom whichallothershadgone astray.IrvineandCooney, however,werebotheccen-

Q.:Hefurtherclaimsthat theCatholicChurchwas formedinthethirdand fourthcenturyasabreakawayfromtheChristians.

R.:TheActsofthe Apostles,11:26,saysthatat Antiochthediscipleswere firstcalled"Christians."St. Ignatius,BishopofAntioch, wholivedinthefirstcentury,whilstSt.Johnthe Apostlewasstillalive,describedtheChurchas"the CatholicChurch."

Thosearehisexactwords. Howcouldhedothatinthe firstcentury,iftheCatholicChurchdidnotbegin untiltwoorthreehundred yearslater?Hiswordsoccurinhis"Epistletothe Smyrnaeans.

CatholicChurchIsRightIn CondemningFreemasonry

M.D.,(noaddress) I cannotbutcontrastthemanneroftheCatholiccondemnationofFreemasonry,forbiddingCatholicsto haveanythingtodowithitunderpenaltyof excommunication,withChrist'streatment oftheTempleandpriestsofHisday.He didn'texcludeHisfollowers,norcondemnit asawhole,despitetheirerrorsandmalpractices.Onthecontrary,Hewenttoit,as Hedidtopublicans,harlotsandsinners, withlove;andperhaps,too,withfaithin

theirpotentialities." R.:Foracomparisonto bevalid,theaspectsunder whichtwothingsarecomparedmustbethesame. IncondemningFreemasonry andforbiddingittoherown members, the Catholic Churchisconcernedonly withhersupremedutyto defendtheChristianFaith andprotecthermembers againstdangerstoit.

Heractionisprompted byloveofthefullChristian Truthandoftheflockentrustedtohercare.Nor doesherseverityinthis mattersurpassthatofthe NewTestament.St.Jude, 3,givesthegenerallaw:"I beseechyoutocontend earnestlyforthefaithonce deliveredtothesaints."

TheMasonicsystemof religionandmorality"veiledinallegoryandillustratedbysymbols,"andomittinganyreferencetoChrist, isnotthat.

St.Paulwrotetothe Galatians,1:9:"Ifanyman preachanyothergospeluntoyouthanthatyehave received,lethimbeaccursed."AndtotheThessalonians,3:14:"Ifanyman obeynotourword note thatman,andhavenocompanywithhim."

ofSodomandGomorrahin thedayofjudgmentthan forthatcity."(Matt.10:14-

15).

The therefore,rightcomparison, isbetweenthe severityoftheCatholic Churchindefendingthe truereligionandtheseverityofChristinthesame cause.

IntheTempleincident, HedroveoutthosedescratingHisFather'shouse,excludingthemfromitspre- cincts.IntheNewLaw, HeHimselfistheLiving Temple,andHefoundeda Church-nottheMasonic Fraternity-asthe"householdofthefaith,"identifyingHimselfwiththat Churchandpromisingtobe withitalldayseventill theendoftheworld.

Bybecomingmembersof HisChurch,webecome membersofHimandofone another,truechildrenof Godbygraceandbrethren, eachandalllivingbyHim asthebran'heslivebythe lifeofthevine.

Andthatone'sattitudeto theChurchisone'sattitude toHimselfisevidentfrom HiscomplainttoSaulon thewaytoDamascustoafflicttheChurch:"Saul, Saul,whypersecutestthou Me?"

SymbolicalSignificanceOfTriple

CrownWornByPope

Inquirer,Cronulla:Has thetriplePapalCrownanyspecialsignificance?

R.:Yes,ofasymbolical nature.Theword"Tiara" isaGreekwordwhichwas takenoverfromthePersianlanguage,inwhichit meantsimplyaruler's head-dress.Ithadnotriple characteroriginally,but wasonlyasimplelinen cap,conicalinshape.Theword"Tiara"was notusedofthePapalhead- dressuntilthe11thcentury,underPopePaschalII.But twocenturiesbeforethata singlecrownhadbeenaddedtothebaseofthePapal captosignifythathewas thetemporalrulerofthe thenPapalStates. Attheendofthe13th centuryPopeBonifaceVIII addedasecondcrownto signifythetwofoldpower ofthePapacy,inthings spiritualaswellasinthings temporal. Inthe14thcenturyathird crownwasaddedbyPopeBenedictIXtosignifythat inthingsspiritualthePope

wasnotonlythevisible headofthevisibleChurch onearth,withecclesiastical disciplinaryjurisdiction,but thathewasalsospiritual "fatherinGod"ofallthe faithful.

Thetiaraisnotworn duringpurelyreligious ceremonies-atleastasa rule.ThenthePope,as BishopofRome,wearsa mitre,justasanyother Bishop.Itisonlyoncomparativelyrareandformal accasions,whenthepleni- tudeofhisjurisdictionis emphasised,namely,temporal,ecclesiasticaland purelyspiritual,thattheceremonialincludesthe wearingofthetiara. Needlesstosay,thePope'stemporalruletodayisrestrictedtotheVaticanCityState,consistingof109 acres,enoughtoguarantee histerritorialindependence ofallnationsandstatesof thisworld,withoutexcep-tion.EvenifanItalian, thePope,onceelected, ceasestobeanItaliansubject.

Turningnowtotheaspectofloveandcompassionforsinnersandthose inerror,theCatholic Churchmainreflectsthe

St.John,regardedasthe apostleofloveparexcellence,wrote:"Whosoever abidethnotinthedoctrine ofChrist,hathnotGod. Iftherecomeanyuntoyou, andbringnotthisdoctrine,spiritofChrist.Uncompro- receivehimnotintoyourmisinglyshemaycondemn house,neitherbidhimGodsinanderrorinthename speed."2Jn.9. ofTruth.

Ifyouthinkthosecon-Butsheeverpleadswith demnationsandexclusionssinnersandthoseinerror notinthespiritofChrist,torenantoftheirsinsand recallHisownwordstothetoexchangeerrorfort-uth apostles:"WhosoevershallAndsheiseverreadyto notreceiveyou,norhearreceiveandtoforgive.and yourwords verilyItoadmittoherSacraments sayuntoyou,itshallbeandallothermeansofgrace moretolerableforthelandthosewhohearhervoice.

CONTACTB.A.BARNARDBldg.Co. ofPERTHandGERALDTON

FreeQuotationsandAdvicegiveninyour BuildingProblems.

WecanhelpfromtheDesigningtotheFinancing ofyourHome.

BUILDERSOFECONOMICALHOMES Ia

ArchbishopAtProtestMeeting

Durban,S.Africa,March3.-TamperingI withhumanrightssothattheybecome"the prerogativeofawhiteskinandnotofthe humanperson"isa"terriblydangerous thing,"ArchbishopDenisE.Hurley,0.M.I., ofDurbandeclaredhere.

TheArchbishopcalledita"frankandbrutal truth"thataccordingtothelawandcustomofthis country,"humanrightsinSouthAfricaderivefrom awhiteskinandnotfromthehumanperson."

ArchbishopHurleyspoketosome2,300personsat apublicmeetingcalledtoprotesttheSouthAfrican Government'sproposaltomovesome40,000Indians fromtheCatoManorsuburbofDurbanandre-zone theareaforwhitepersonsexclusively.

Atthemeeting,heldintheDurbanCityHall,an overwhelmingmajorityendorsedamotionwhichcastigatedtheremovalofnon-whitesas"morallyindefensible."CatoManor,comprisingaboutonetenth ofDurban'stotalareaisnowanoverwhelminglynonpiropeancommunity,withwhitesaccountingforless thanonepercent,ofitspopulation.

ArchbishopHurley,anativeofCapeTown,told thegatheringthatifSouthAfricapersistsinthe denialofhumanrights,itwillonlybringaboutits owndownfall.

"Ifwecommitourselvesirrevocablytothatcourse,

OPTOMETRIST

SydneyH.Frost

W.A.O.A.(Dip.)

4LONDONCOURT(TerraceEnd)

Tel.:233589.

WeofferyoutheQuality andVarietyofInvitation exclusivelyforyourparticularfunction

wecanendonlyindisaster,"hesaid,"forthatcontradictsthebasicGod-givenlawofourhumannature andwhoevercontradictsthislawisintheenddevouredbyhisownaberration."

Priortotheprotestmeeting,ArchbishopHurley haddescribedtheschemetoevictnon-whitesfrom CatoManoras"anenormousactofpiracy."

Inhisaddressatthemeeting,hewarnedthatthe currentanti-Europeandemonstrationsandviolencein centralAfricawilleventuallyhavetheircounterparts hereinSouthAfrica.

"Itistheinningsofthewhitemantoday,"hesaid, "Howlongmorewillitlast?Looknorthwards.See whatishappeningthere.Seewhatishappeningin Nyasaland,theCongo,Kenza,Tanganyika,Uganda -askyourselves:"Howlongmorehavewegot."

Myownguessis5to10years.Withinthattimewe havegottoaccustomourselvestothinkingofournonwhiteneighboursashumanpersonswithhuman rightsorsuffertheconsequences."

ThesegregationistGovernmentwantsitbelieved thatitsCatoManorproposalis"allforagoodcause, forthesakeofhousing,cultureandreligion,"the 43-year-oldprelatesaid.

"Theseaimsmaybeadmirable,"headded,"but theendneverjustifiesthemeans.Agoodpurpose neveryetmadejusticeoutofinjustice.It'sapity really:Ihaveoftenbeentemptedtorobabankto buildachurch."

Elaboratingonhischargeofinjustice,Archbishop HurleynotedthatinstatisticsreleasedbytheGovernmentconcerningethnicbackgroundsofpersonstobe displaced,"thenumberofAfricans(Negroes)was notgiven,becausetheyarenotconsideredtohave anystakeinthecityatall."

Healsosaid:"Inallhonesty,whyaretheIndians toberemovedfromCatoManor?Becauseitsuits thewhiteman'sconvenience?Andhasthewhiteman therighttodowhatsuitshisconvenienceeventhough itconstitutesaninjusticeagainsthisnon-white neighbour?

"AccordingtoSouthAfricanlawandcustom-yes. Andwhy?BecausehumanrightsinSouthAfrica derivefromawhiteskinandnotfromthehuman person.Thatisthefrankandbrutaltruth.

"HavewenotenoughhumanitytoleaveourIndian citizensinpeaceinaplacethattheyoccupyinsuch largenumbers,whichbecauseofitsspaciousundevelopedsectionscouldofferrefugetoIndiansdisplacedfromotherareasWhatdoweintendtodo atCatoManor:Deprivethousandsofhumanbeignsof thelandonwhichtheyliveandthehousesinwhich theydwell?

"Whatrighthavewetouprootandevictourfellow citizens?TherightIpresumeinherentinthecommunitytoasksacrificesofitsmembersforthegreater goodofall.Theexerciseofthisright,tobeconsistentwithjustice,demandsthatcertainconditionsbe fulfilled.

"Amongtheseconditionsare:thatthesacrificebe spreadamongallmembersasevenlyaspossible; thatifalldonotshareinthesacrifice,thosewhobear thebruntofitbecompensatedforlossandinconveniencesustained."

FashionDesignerSaysMoral ValuesMustBeRespected

Rome.-Thereisnogulfbetweenfashion andmoralityanditisthefashiondesigner's dutytocreateclothesinaccordancewith thedemandsofmorality,accordingtoFontana,oneofItaly'smostfashionabledesigners.

Writinginthemagazine"CatholicStudies,"Miss Fontanaansweredreaders'questionsabouttherelationshipbetweenfashionsandmorality.

"Themistakenideathatacontrastmustexistbetweenfashionandmorals,"thedressdesignerwrote, "hasprobablyarisenfromthebeliefthatelegance isnotthehappymediumandthatwhichisstriking issomehtingoutsidetheordinary.

"Fashion,andstilllesselegance,arenotsynonymouswitheccentricity.Onthecontrary,themore theysatisfythedemandsofthespiritforabsolute balance,thebetterwilltheyfulfiltheirmission,that is,turningtoaccountbeautyandtheharmonyof lineandcolours."

Thedesignersaidthat"moralvaluesmustthereforeberespected.ThisisthedutyofCatholics,whateverbeourfieldofactivity.

"Forfashiondesignersthismeanscreatingclothes itlinewiththedemandsofmorality.Thiswillnever constituteanobstacletoelegancebutwillonthe contaryhelpittoachievethetrueandabsolutevalue ofcurebeautyonthepracticallevel."

PHONES: 5-1319,

BodyOfSI.PiusXMayBeMoved ToSI.Mark'sBasilica,Venice

RECORDPRINT 450HayStreet PhoneBA2837-OurRepresentative willcallanddiscussyourneeds.

WHITETOPTAXIS

Rome.-WhiletherehasbeennoannouncementbyVaticanauthorities,various Italiannewspapersandpressagencieshave reportedthatthebodyofSt.PiusXwillbe returnedtoVenicetemporarily.

IfthesaintedPope'sremainsweretakentohis formerSee,itwouldfulfilthepromisehemadewhen asPatriarchofVenicehesetofftotakepartinthe papalelectionof1903:"Iwillreturneitherdeador alive."

ThebodyofSt.PiusXnowrestsunderaglassfontedaltarinSt.Peter'sBasilica.Someobservers believethat,becauseofthewarmfeelingHisHoliness PopeJohnXXIIIhasforhisformerpatriarchatehe mightconceivablyhavetheremainsofSt.Piussent backforatimetothecathedraltheybothoccupied -Venice'sBasilicaofSt.Mark.

Atthesametime,therearerecurrentreportsthat thePopehimselfisthinkingofmakingatripto VeniceinApril.Therehasbeennoofficialannouncementtothiseffect,however,andallofficialchannels oftheVaticanhaverefusedtocommentonthepress speculation.

Itwasrecalledthatinthepasttherehavebeen similarreportsconcerningthePope'splanswhich haveprovedwrong,andwhichhavedrawncriticism frombothL'OsservatoreRomanoandVaticanRadio.

Ofgpttem.dttowmteAtt

PIONEEROFTHEGREAT AUSTRALIANLONELINESS

Itwasquietinthehigh-ceilingedroom wherethenunsatinthewheel-chairlooking outonthehurryingcrowdsbelow.The silenceoftheroomandtheimmobilityof thefigurekneelingatherfeet,lookingupat herwithadoringeyesemphasisedtheroar ofthetraffic.

TearsrolleddowntheEducationunderDr.Shiel nun'sface:"IamcryinginAdelaide,theyexpanded becauseIamsohappy,andwithamushroomgrowth. sosadSister,"shesaid.)TodaytheSistersnumber "Happybecausewearetowellover2,000,withschools doGod'swill,andsadbe-andconvents,manyofthem causeyouareleavingus,merelybushcottages,but onHisbusiness.YouareGod'sembassyandheadverydeartomeSister. quarters,inoutpostsof ItwasthusthatMotherlonelyliving.

MaryoftheCross,MaryInWesternAustralia McKillop,Foundressofthetheseoutpostsandmanyof SistersofSt.JosephofthethelargerconventsareoutSacredHeart,saidfarewellstandingintheirworkfor tooneofthefivefoundationtheBusbies'scheme.To memberswhocamefromthemforthreeweeksinthe Sydneytofoundthefirstyearchildrenfromreligionconventinasmallcottagestarvedareascometobe inSouthernCross,Westernpreparedforthegreatest Australia. momentoftheirlives,their ThissubmissiontothefirstCommunion.Heretoo, willofGodwastorunliketheyaresometimesConfirmathreadofgoldenillumin-edandthefoundationslaid atinglightthroughthefortheirreligiousfuture. manytrialsandtragediesofOver-amillionpupilsMaryMcKillop'slife,whichhavepassedthroughthe wasthatofanuncanonisedpracticalhandsofthis saint,sustainedineveryOrder,whoineveryconvent momentofherfaithandkeepalivetheidealsthat senseofhumour,great compassionandevengreaterhumility.

MaryMcKillopwasone ofAustralia'sgreatestpioneerwomen.BornofHighlandScotsparentsinFitzroy,Victoria,in1842,she waseducatedbytheSisters ofMercy,andherearly dayswerespentinthe vironsofthecapital.

firstinspiredtheirFoundress,andgivetheirbest effortstoteachingandhelpingtheverypoor.

ChildrenCaredFor InKellerberrin,theyhave anuniqueinstitution,the Preventorium,donatedto theOrderbyanon-Catholic,whereSistersaretrainednursesandcareforchildrensufferingfrommalnutrition.

MasterpieceIsRe-created

Overthecenturiesmillionshavevisitedtrayer.Ihaveprayed.Ii thisonce MilantoseeLeonardodaVinci's"LastSupshall mor tryonly e.Ifhebreaksonce per,"inwhichtheartistportrayedsovividlymoreIshallabandonthe work.Itwillbeasign. thatdramaticmomentinthelifeofChristTherewassuspenseinthe whenHenamedHisbetrayer. lengthandbreadthofPerugiaasthe.sixthattempt

paintingshanginchurches, monasteries,andconvents throughoutEurope,and manypartsoftheworld, buttheoriginalmasterpiece,paintedonadamp wall,onplaster,isdeteriorating.

Attemptsatrestoration whichdatebacktothetime ofNapoleonBonaparte haveallfailedtoholdthe livingvitalityofdaVinci's figures.Themasterpieceis fastbecomingadistorted versionofthevisionofa genius.

AfterWorldWarIa groupofmenstoodbefore thepicture,amongthem HubertTaton,chairmanof abigAmericanfirm.A loverofbeauty,Eatonaskedhimselfifinanyway thispicturecouldbesaved forposterity.Thereseemed noanswer.

Reproductionsof thethoughtswenttotheflakingnearedfinality.Great crowdsgatheredoutsidethe studioandwaited.Women talkedinwhispers.Men shooktheirheadsandchildrenopenlyprayedthatthis timeitwouldbesuccessful. Lightsburnedsteadilyin thestudiowhereProfessor Morettiworked.Twilight came,andthensheappearedatthewindowandwaved.Thewindowwouldbe completed.Judashadnot brokenthistime. Newspaperscarriedthe storytothecornersofthe earth.Theworldawoketo thefactthatLeonardo's hadindeed b recreated.Bya woman.

Laterintheweekhe motoredtoAssisi,andarrivedtherewhenthelast raysofthesettingsunmade alivingjewelofthegreat rosewindow,madefamous byRuskin,whichissetin thecathedralthere.

Anagedfriarwasguidingthepartyaround,and Eatonremarkedtohimthat itwasashamethatthe coloursinsuchalovely gemwerelosttoart.

daVinciontheplasterwall inMilan.

Finally,accompaniedby friendshehadcollectedCommanderArminioConte, andProfessorVene,the RoyalSuperintendentof FineArts-Eatonjourney- edbacktoMilan.Whynot capturethebeautyofthe fading"LastSupper"in stainedglass?

Standingoncemorebeforethemasterpiecewith hisfriendsEatonexpoundedthethought.TheProfessorlookedlongatthe paintingandthenshrugged.

"Itisnotpossible,my friend,"hesaid."Stained glassisoneofthehardest mediumsintheworldwith whichtowork.Ithasno flexibility,isnoteasily mouldedtothewillofthe artist.Yourideaisexcellent;yourmethodnotatall possible."

"LetusgotoPerugiaand seeProfessorMoretti,Professor,"saidEatondoggedly.

Therewasgreatargumentastowhereitwasto go.Eaton,anAmerican. hadpaidforthesixyears ofitscreation,butitwas anItalianmasterpiece.

FinallytheMinistryof Artspermittedittobesent toMr.EatoninAmerica, andithangstodayinthe MemorialCourtofHonour inForestLav;rnMemorial Park,atGlendale,California.Sinceitsdedication over4,000,000peoplehave inspectedit,sodaVinci livesagain.

MOLLIES.ASPHAR.

MODERNBALLET and LADIES'"KEEP-FIT" SlimforHealth ClassesinPerth,Wembley, Mt.Lawley,TuartHill. Fee:14/-permonth.

KATEJUDD (R.A.D.A.,London)

Enquiries:24-2613.

Intheearlysixtiesthe familymovedtoPortland,ThesuccessoftheOrder whetreMarytaughtintheowesitsbrilliancetothe courageofthewomanwho daredtoattemptsomething thatwas"different."The wayofallpioneersisahard one.MaryMcKillopwas noexception.Opposition, criticism,despair-all thesesheknewasdaily companions.

Stateschool.Asateacher shemetthebrilliantyoung priest-scientist,JulianEdmundTenisonWoods,then onasearchforsomeoneto helpwiththeteachingof thejuvenilemembersofhis vastandever-growingflock intheparishofPenola.

Hereinastablethefirst schoolofthefutureOrder wasopened.LikeherMaster,MaryMcKillop'swork startedinastable.

NewOrderNeeded

Oneofalargeandhappy family,MaryMcKillop lovedlifeandalltheatendantgaietiesoftheperiod. Yetthelackofreligious educationintheyoung growingnationandtheattendantmaterialismofthe outlookin adolescentthegrowingand girlsandboys madeFatherWoodsand Maryrealisethatanew formofReligiousOrderwas neededtocopewiththeextraordinarysetofcircumstances.

Theydecidedtostake theirclaimforGod,and onthecomingofDr.Shiel, thethirdArchbishopof Adelaide,Maryandthe youngpeoplewhoflocked tohersideinhergreatadventure,werewelcomedand tookthethreevowsthat dedicatedthemtotheeternalserviceofyouthfor God.

Theytookchargeofan orphanageinFranklyn-st.,Adelaide,andarefuge,and aprovidence.Underthe guidanceofFatherTenison Woods,nowDirectorof

ContactJohnBradley.

LEEDERVILLE ESTATE AGENCY &FLOREAT ESTATEAGENCY 88-1375;Afterhrs.:87-1820.

EvenFatherTennisonwas attimesinoppositionto someofthechangesthat timeandthesanctionof theInstitutedemanded.

ArchbishopClune,who knewher,calledhera "TroubadouroftheLord," becauseshebroughtjoyto allwhoknewher. TheHolySeesawfitto changesomeoftherulesof theInstitute.Thiswasa seriousdisappointmentto MotherMaryoftheCross, butsheaccepteditasGod's design.

Shewasagreatwoman, andagenerousone.When theDominicansarrivedin Adelaide,sheofferedthem herlovelyconventandmovedtooneoftheirearlier beginnings.

AllherSistersshared thisspiritofeverlasting cheerfulnessandgreatgen- erosity,coupledtothewill ofGod.

Todaythousandsof womentelltheirchildren theMaryMcKillopstory, andpointtoastreetmap, orastreet,wherethesign McKillopSt.(Melb.)stillcommemoratesher.

Uniqueperhapsinthe worldarethemotormission schoolsopenedupbythis OrderinseveralStates,and one whererecentlyatTambellup, twofoundationmember CatechismSistersareteachingthe tothevarious CatholicsinStateschools wherenoschoolexistsfor theCatholicchildrento convenientlyattend.

MOLLIES.ASPHAR.

"Butsignor,"repliedthe friar,"theyarecertainly not seethose lowerportionsofthewindow?Theyhavejustbeen restoredbythedescendants ofthesamefamilywhoonce createdtheoriginalinthe 12thcentury."

Theretheyfoundthe Caselli-Morettistudio,and stoodbeforethefrailwoman -ProfessorMoretti.They allsmileduponeachother, andEatonrequestedPro-fessorVenetoaskherif shewouldundertaketodo "TheLastSupper"instainedglass.

"Iwouldgivemysoulto dothat,"shesaidfervently. "Sixyearsatleastitwould takeme,"shecontinued."I willdonothingbutit.I willgotothemuseumsof Europe,andworkfromhis originalsketches. Ihave InstantlyHubertEaton'sdoneworkforallofthem. thoughtsflewtothemas-Theywouldallowmeto terpieceflakingoffthebringheretheoriginal plasterwallatMilan. sketches.Thisandthis "Wherearethesedes-alonewouldenablemeto cendantsnow?"heasked.bringbacktolifedaVin"InPerugia,"repliedtheci'smasterpiece.Thepic- friar.'ThereyouwillfindtureontheMilanwallisno theCaselliMorettistudiolongerdaVinci." wherethesamefamilyhasFollowedsixyearsof madestainedglasswindowswonderfuldevotion.All forcenturies.Thesecrethandsinthestudioworked ofthisarthasbeenhandedfromsunrisetosunset. downfromfathertoson,Came1930,andcables andfromsontohischildrenflewtoAmerica.Five untilnowthereisonlyonetimes,inspiteofevery left,aslipofagirl,onecare,Judashadbrokenin ProfessorMoretti-thelastthefurnace,anddiscolouroftheline.Sheitwaswhoedglassscatteredaround broughtdespairtoallconcerned.

didthewindowyousee beforeyou."

Intheensuingdaysmany thingshappenedtodistractmorewraithlikewiththe theAmericanwhosebeauty-hardwork,andwroteto lovingsoulwassoakingupEaton:"Iknownotifthe allthewonderthatisItaly.goodGodistryingtoshow YetagainandagainhismeHisangeratHisbe-

ProfessorMorettigrew

Posty'sWhistle

DearGirls,Boysand Tinies,-HappyEastertoall ofyouandallthegrownupsthatreadthis"corner."

IoftenwonderwhyasIsee allthebunniesintheshops (apagansignoffertility), pooroldJonasandhiswhale don'tfindtheirwayinto shopwindowsalso.Perhaps becausethewhaleisa clumsythingfordecoration.

ButtouswithourmissalsJonasandthewhale areverymuchapartofthe Easterstory.

Youremember"cornerites"whenthePharisees askedChristforasign, whenHehadinHismany miraclesgiventhemseveral signsalready,Hesaidthat theonlysignHewouldgive themwasthesignofJonas?

"ForevenasJonaswasin thewhalethreedaysand threenights,sowilltheSon ofManbethreedaysand threenightsintheheartof theearth."Andtherewe havethesimplestoryof Jonasasaprophecy.

Therewasalittlegirl whooncesaidtoanother:

"Ibelieveallthestoriesin theBibleexceptthatsilly Jonasstory.Howcana manliveinaheftyold whaleforthreedays?"

Thesecondlittlegirl thoughtawhilethensaid slowly:"Oh,wellIguessif Godcouldmaketheworld outofnothing,Hecould makeamanliveinsidea whale."

Thatisthethoughtthat Iwanttoleavewithallof youthisEaster.Whenanythingworriesyou,justrememberthat.Godcanhelp youanddoanything,but wemustloveHimandtrust HimandaskHim.

Keepthatthoughtwith youalways.

Andnowgood-bye"cornerites."Iwon'tbewriting thispageagain.Pleasekeep onsendinginallyourgood stuff.Ishallbereadingit. Iwishwhoeverfollowson everysuccess,andhopeyou willallfloodintohelp them.

Good-bye,lovetoall. AUNTMOLLIE.

PrizeWinners

StoryofBede,Zidislaw Czabotor,14James-ave., Northam,2/6; Transfiguration,HenryckGlance, 26Stirling-st.,Northam,5/; WashingDay,DianaDellacqua,2/6.

* BEACHROSARY

Iwasonabeachoneday, whenIdecidedtosaymy rosaryonthesands.

Aboysittingcloseby, lookedcuriouslyatthe rosaryandsaid:"Whatare thebeadsinyourhand?"

Ireplied:"Thatismy rosary."

Hethenaskedwhata rosarywas,andifIwould tellhimthestoryofthe rosary.HelistenedthoughtfullyasItoldhim.

WhenIhadfinishedhe said:"Doyouhavetobea Catholic?"IrepliedthatI didnotHavetobeone.

NetxyearIgotaletter tosaythathewasone.

StoryOfJonasAndTheWhale

Onceuponatimechildren,GodtoldJonas togoandtellthepeopleofNinivethatunlesstheycamebacktolovingHim,andlivingingoodnessinsteadofsinHewould havetopunishthem.bl°aszFasicliroiwvAleaciilduJpo.nasalen

Theywerebeingaveryhe m Th ry sawthathewasbeing gaypeopleandJonasknewlverypetulantandasked thatitwouldbehardtoGodtoforgivehim.Sowe tellthemtogiveupalltheirhaveasthesignofJonas fun. thegourd,whichrecallsthe

Sohewenttothesea-vine. shore,andtookashipinkThereare,accordingtoa theoppositedirection.ThecontroversyIread,several shiphadnotbeenatseaideasaboutthisvine.Somelongbeforegreatstormssay,withSt.Augustine,that begantobeatittobits,and rushittowardsdestruction. itwasagourd-vine,others thatitwasacastor-bean bush.Someholditisthe

Thecaptainandthesail-crook-neckedsquash.So orsknewtheyhadagoodthinkofJonas,thevine, ship,andknewthatitwasandEasterwhenyoueat only havingthisvoyagetheyweresquash. allthetrouble. Incidentallyalltheshop

Itwasatimeofsuper-windowsareatthemomentstition,andtheycastlotsfullofstrangeandbeautitoseewhowastheonefulgourds.Mrs.Patterson amongthemwhoGodwasofBrickHillStationsent crosswith,andtheblamemesomeseedswhichare fellonJonas.(Thatishowgrowing,soImaybeable beingaJonasasanexpres-togiveyouaJonasvine sionoriginated.)

SooverboardJonaswent intothesea."NowtheLord preparedagreatfishto swallowupJonas."Jonas prayedhardtoGod,andon thethirddaythewhale vomitedhimuponland, andJonaswentfasttodo asGodhadtoldhim,and toldthepeopleofNiniveto reformandbegood.

ThekingofNinive"proclaimedagreatfast"that wouldincludeallthepeople ofthecityandtheanimals aswell.Allweretotake offtheirfineclothes,and wearsackclothandashes, eventheanimalswereto wearit(thatishowweget theterm"sackclothand ashes"meaningpenanceof anysorttoday).

After40daysGodforgave them,andallwerehappy again.AllbutJonas,who wentawayandsulkedbecausehesaidGodwasnot fair.HebeggedGodtolet himdie,andwentandbuilt himselfasulking-hutand satinitbutnothinghappened.

Godseeingthesunblaze downonthelittlehut,let avinegrowupandcover itonenight.Amiracle vine.AndJonasrevelled intheshade,butstillhe sulked.Soawormcame atnightandgnawedit down.Andahotwind

-M.Ostaszewskyi,224 Wellington-street,Northam,sprangupandthesun

AndersonsIndustriesPty.Ltd. ROYDHOUSESTREET,SUBIACO Phones8-1121,8-1513,8-2141.

AfterHours:6-2681.

*

ManufacturersofEASIWINDClothes Hoists,FixedandElevating,Cementand ConcreteGoodsofalldescriptions. Builders'SpecialCastingsundertaken.

StockistsofCement,Lime,Sand,Iron andAsbestosSheets,PlainandCorrugated,Gutters,DownPipes,RidgeCapping, Paints,Varnishes,andBuilders'General Hardware.

GETTHEMALLFROMONEPLACE. OurGuaranteeprotectsyou.

someday.

*

LetterFromMarian 20Milton-street, Mt.Hawthorn

DearAuntMollie:Iwould liketobecomeamemberof your"Corner."

Ilovereadingyourpage eachSunday.Mynameis MarianLewisandIamtenears-old.

IaminVIGradeandI gotoschoolatSt.Mary's, Leederville.Myhobbiesare swimmingandcycling.

Cheeriofornow, MARIANLEWIS

DearMarian:Abigwelcometothe"Corner,"and Ihopethatmanyofyour schoolfriendswilljoinin also.Wedon'tgetmany contributionsfromLeederville.

Tryyourhandatstorywriting,Marian,andtellus anysmallamusingorinterestingthingthathappens toyouduringtheweek.

Cyclingforagirlisan unusualhobby,butinEnglandmanyschoolgirlsgo cyclingtoseethevarious beautyspotswiththeirmistresses.Atleastweused toyearsago.

Love,

AUNTMOLLIE * *

PersianCat'sTale

ByJaffeyTurner. IamaPersiancat,well mostlyPersian,threeyears oldandIamabird-watcher. Iamalsoabirdcatcher butIgetintotroublefor that.

IfIcatchamouseIam commended,butabird,oh dearno.

OnedayIcaughtalittle yellowbird,youknowthe kind,thereisasongabout "Good-byelittleyellow bird,"wellthiswasnearly good-byelittleyellowbird. Itookithomebutbefore Icouldsay"JackRobinson" orthecatequivalent,itwas takenawayfromme.

Itwasn'thurt,only frightened.Ihadn'teven tastedbloodwhichshows howgentleI'dbeen,and nowthelittledearlordsit inacagewhistlingitshead off.

Imustadmititisagood whistler,andIsitand watch.OhhowIwishit wouldgetoutofthatcage.

GreeksHadTheirToysToo

Lookingatthesputniks, jetplanes,etc.,intheshops, IthoughtofCharlesKingsley'sbook"TheHeroes," storiesofGreekheroestold byKingsleyforchildren. ThoseheroesofGreece werechildrenonce,andin theBritishMuseumthere arecasesoffascinating toyswhichoncebelongedto littleGreeks.Thereare

Transfiguration

Jesushadnowtaught Hisdisciplesmanythings andtoldthemofmany thingsthatwouldhappento Him.HemadePeterthe chiefofHisapostles.

OnedayJesustookPeter, JamesandJohnwithHim toahighmountainand whenHewasthereHisface shoneasthesunandHis clothesbecamewhiteas snowandtwogoodmen, MosesandElias,whohad livedlongagowereseen talkingtoHim.

Whenthedisciplessaw thisgreatsighttheyfell ontheirfacesandthey heardavoicefromheaven say:"ThisisMybeloved SoninwhomIamwell pleased:hearyeHim." Jesussawhowafraid Hisdicipleswere,soHe wenttothemandtouched themsaying:"Ariseand fearnot,"andliftingup theireyes,theysawnoone onlyJesus.

AfterthisJesustoldthem thatHewastobedelivered uptoHisenemiesandthat Hewouldbeputtodeath, butthatafterthreedays Hewouldriseagain. HENRYKGLANC. * st'ss

VenerableBede

Bedewasthefirstmanto writeabookinEngland. Heisknownasthe fatherofprintinginEngland. Whenhewassevenyears oldhewenttoamonastery, wherehewastaughtto sing,readandwritein Latin. Afterhewas12hewent toJarrow,wherehebecameamonk.Hebecame solearnedandrespected thatheisalwaysknownas "TheVenerableBede"and someofhisbooks,on parchment,withilluminatedtextareinBritish museums.

ZIDISLAWCZABOTOR 14James-ave., Northam. *

WarningSigns

Warningsignsareallthe rageoverseas.InAmerica avoicesaystomotorists, drivingsomeofthenewer cars(thevoiceisbuiltin tothecar)"Youaredriving at50milesanhour.You aretoofast,slowdown."I wishchildrenwehadavoice tosaytouseverymorning,"Youarewastingyour time,youarebeingsilly, haveyoumadeavisit?Have yougotyourscapularson?"

PerhapsaCatholicfirm willriseandshineinAustraliawiththe"Haveyou thoughtofGodandhave yougotyourscapularson" *

OldMan'sPrayer

wood(lyre)andtortoise shell,bronzeflutesand cymbals,andwoodenseats withmules'headsforthe armsandcushion-supports areallthere. Swords,spears,daggers. arrows,andotherweapons usedinthegreatbattleof Marathonhavespecialinterestforthehistorical scholar.TheGreekshave littleterra-cottadolls,onepassedtoustheirbeauty, withjointedfingers,andletustreasureitagainst theuglinessthatiscreeping intoarttoday. legsandarmsthatare movable.

Theymostlyhadvery elaboratehead-dresses,with daintylegsandwrists.Bettertypedollsweremadeof ivory,andtherewasone ragdoll,whichwithseveral otheritemswastakenfrom atomb,Ithink.

Fromanothertombthere wasadollsittinginahigh stiffchair,withapairof boots,avase,andamachine placedonthedoll'sknees, forwindingwool.

WashingDay

Haveyouseenthewashing

Whenthewind'satplay?

Let'smerelywatchthe sheets Anddressesflapaway. Sleevesoftheshirtsturned insideout Andapronstringtwistall about.

Whilestockingsdancea polka

Othertoyswereawooden'house,arattle,awhistle, awheeltodragalong,and sometinyleadandpotteryj-s objectsforthedoll'shouse.`v'

Boys'toysincludemarbles,counters,draughts,dice boxes,andknuckle-bones madeofmanymaterialsincludingbronze,leadand ivoryandonewascarved intheformofasitting dwarf. Thehistoricaljokeplayed byKinyras,KingofAmathus,atthetimeoftheTrojanwar,whenhepromised Agamemnonafleetofstops, andsenthimacollectionof smallterracottaonesto Troyisdepictedthereby thetinyterracottafleet. Bronzediscs,leadjump- ingweights,usedtogivethe jumpersaneasyspringand agamecalled"Cottabus" theancestorofour"Aunt Sally"butmoredifficult, areallrepresentedthere.

Specialroundhouses,alsorepresentedinthe museum,werebuiltforthis Cottabus,AuntSallygame. Anuprightpieceofwood withanotherontopatright angles,fromwhichhung twodeepdishes,likescales, stoodinthedeadcentreof theroom. Beloweachdishstooda brassstatuesurroundedby water.Theplayerseach stoodadistanceawayand threwwaterfromacup intothedishabovethe statue.Iftheycouldweigh thebowldownontothe statue'shead,itscoresa point. Childrenlearnedtowrite ontableswithwaxonthem. Penscalledstyleswere used,madeofboneorivory. Onesidewaspointed,one flat,andwiththeflatside thewaxwassmoothedover again.

Onepieceofpotteryhas allthelettersoftheGreek alphabetuponit.Another atablebyasmallboy.Six linesfromtheIliad(Homer) aboutthesiegeofTroy,a brokenpieceofothertablets,leavesfromalawyer's book,arealsoamongthe relics.

Knittingneedles,brooches andsafetypins,manylathefinishedobjects,andmusicalinstrumentsinsycamore

Onmother'swashingday.

DIANADELLACQUA.

PaschalCandle

ThePaschalCandlewhich weseeinthesanctuaryis aliturgicalcandle,atleast 51percentbeeswax,and abouttwofeetlong.Ihad toldyouallaboutcandles atChristmas,butyoucan makeoneforyourselfwiththecrosscutintoit,and theAforalphaatthetop andtheOmegaatthebottom. Thereareseveralsymbols thatwecanaddchildren: thecrosswithagrapevine,andwheat,andthelamb triumphantonthealtar withitsbanner.

7NIGHTSONLY!

Commencing

FRIDAY,APRIL24 Assembly Hall

TheatreGuild Players

ProudlyPreset): JamesBailey's Production "SheStoops toConquer

OliverGoldsmith's Comedystarring COLLEENCLIFFORD

London'sBrilliantStar

JAMESBAILEY Starof"Shifting Heart" andFULLPROFESS. CAST.

AvoidDisappointment! BookEarlyatNicholsons,Boansor Ring21-4488.

Sens;blePrices: 7/6and5/PARTYCONCESSIONS

RepairsandCoatingtoIronRoofs

Re-roofing

AlltypesFlatRoofingwork

DampWallWaterproofing

(Apaperfoundafterthe deathofouroldmen) Almightyandmerciful God,deigntolookwith kindnessontheLittleSistersofthePoor.Theseholy andhappywomenhaveleft theirhomesandtheircountry,inordertocomfortus oldpeopleinouroldage. Throughtheirwork,devotionandcharityweareassistedinthehourofdeath.

SometimesIthinkI woulddobettertogoback tomousewatching.Idoat leastgetresultsthatway, butoh,thatbird,tch,tch.

Lordheartheprayerof anoldman.GivetheLittle Sistersgoodhealthandlong life,andwhentheirlifeis endedeternallifeandthe happinessofheaven.Amen.

YoucanmaketheCrossing

LayLeadersSupportRegime

Havana,March7.-Cuba'sCatholiclay leadershaveissuedastatementvoicingtheir supportofthenewrevolutionaryregimeof PremierFidelCastro.

AtthesametimetheygamblingbytheCastroreurgedthatreligionbegime.Itcontinued: taughtinpublicschools"Wealsofeelsurethat andwarnedagainstcorn-stepswillbetakenagainst promiseswithCommunism.thepornographicliterature

Thestatement,signedbyandamusements,aswellas leadersoffourCatholicAc-othersocialevils,which tionorganisationsandtenhavebroughtsuchillfame otherCatholiclaygroups,toourcapital." said: Thestatementalsode-

"Thetriumphantrevolu-nouncedtheeffortsbeing tion,whichhadmosteffectivesupportfromCatholicismthroughthegivingof thelivesandbloodofthe bestleaders,alongwiththe co-operation of heroic priestsandtheparticipation ofparishes,communities andorganisations,mustreceivetheconfirmationof oursincereandselflesssupporttogetherwithourferventprayerstotheAlmighty."

Thelayleadersdeclared thattheCastroGovernment hasre-establishedaregime offreedom-"suchasfreedomofreligion,freedomof expression,ofeducationand oforganisationandassembly"-andsaidthey wereconfidentthisregime willremainunchanged.

Theirstatementurged Cubanstoworkforthereturnofanormalandprosperouslifetothecountry, toavoidstrikesandboycottsandpaytheirtaxes.

"containedinCatholicsocial doctrine,"sayingitshould include"social,educational, technicalandcreditaidto thefarmingpopulationand housingandhealthcarefor farmfamilies."

Thelaboursystem,they said,mustbebasedonadequatewages,profitsharing byworkersandimprovementsinhousingandsocial assistance.

Jakarta,Indonesia.-Led bytheirBishop,Catholics herehaveagainrefusedto joinincelebrationsfor visitingcommunistofficials.

Thelatestcommunist leadertobegivenastate presidentofcommunist NorthVietnam.Withthe exception of Catholic schools,churches,hospitals andinstitutions,thebuildingsinthiscapitalcity werebedeckedwithflags.

TheCatholicsstoodfirm behindtheorderofBishop AdrienDjajasepoetra,S.J., ApostolicVicarofJakarta, nottodecoratetheirbuildingswithflags.

KasimoSaysReturnTo1915 ConstitutionIsBestSolution

Jakarta,Indonesia,March7.-Ignatius Kasimo,chairmanofIndonesia'sCatholic Party,saidherehedoesnotobjecttothe latestversionofPresidentAchmedSukarno's"guideddemocracy"whichisbasedon areturntothe1945constitution.

Mr.Kasimo'sviewswerecontainedinaninterview publishedintheCatholicnewspaper,"Penabur."

Priestsreportedsome pressurebylower-ranking f

Thestatement'swarning againstCommunismassertedthatCuba"cannotbemadebyminoritygroupstocomeinvolvedwiththeintakeadvantageofthepre-ternationalinterestsofathesentreorganisationofGov-isticCommunism,whoseflags,buttherewereno ernmenttoopposeprivatepresenceandactivitiesareseriousincidents.Recently,Catholicsjoined schools. asourceofalarmforthewelcomewasHoChiMinh.

TherightsofprivatepeopleofCuba;theestab-enthusiasticallyinceremonschoolswereestablishedinlishmentofdiplomaticre-ieshereforIndianPresident 1940andarepreservedinlationswithtotalitarianPrasad.However,theyob- thenewlyisuedFundamen-Statesandthelegislationservedthesameorde! ofpoliticalgroupsorpartiesagainstdisplayofflagswhen tatLawwhichguarantees thefreedomofCatholicofthistypewouldbearea-PresidentTitoofYugoslavia sonforprofoundconcern."visitedhere. schools.

Thelay upholdleaderssaidthey therightofCatholic American

schoolstoteachreligionas aguaranteeoftherightof

BishopReported

M3vedToShanghaiHospital

parentstoeducatetheir childrenintheFaith, (By

FatherMorganJ.Vittengl,M.M.)

Thisisoneofthemost HongKong.-BishopJamesE.Walsh, far-reachingfreedomsina democracy,theysaid,add-M.M.flastU.S.CatholicmissionaryinRed ingthattherightshouldnotChina,hasbeenmovedfromacommunist berestrictedtothosewho canaffordtosendtheirprisontoaShanghaihospital,accordingto childrentoaprivateschool.areportreceivedhere. ReligionshouldbetaughtAccordingtothebriefre-whereheispresentlyre- inpublicschools,theysaid.port,receivedfromare-siding,wasidentifiedinthe "Measuresmustbeadopt-iiapiesourceinShanghai,report. edsothatreligiousinstruc-theBishopwasmovedonThereportwasthefirst tionmaybepermittedtoFebruary2.Itsaidthathenewsreceivedherethat anycreedthatpreacheswasnotwell,butdidnotBishopWalshhadbeen Christianmorals,whicharedisclosethenatureorleldunder"housedeten- thoseofourpeople,"theyseriousnessofhisillness.lion"forweeksfollowing declared. NeithertheShanghaipri-itsarrestinOctober,1958, Theyurgedcontinuationson,wheretheBishopwas theReds. ofagriculturalreformasdetained,northehospital,InDecembertheCommulistsannouncedthathehadbeenarrestedforviolations ,funspecifiedChineselaws. Sincetheannoucemetof

ApostleshipOfPrayerReceives

Pope'sIntentionsFor1960

Thestatementwassigned byleadersofthenational councilofCubanCatholic ActionandtheCatholicActionorganisationsofmen, womenandyouth;the KnightsofColumbus,the ConfederationofMarian Congregations,theDaughtersofIsabella,theSt.VincentdePaulConferences, theAssociationofCatholic WomenTeachers,theConfederation of Catholic Schools,theParents'Association,theMovementof CatholicIntellectualsandtionsforwhichtheorganisation's40-million Professionals,theCatholic FamilyMovementandthe nationalcouncilofthe DaughtersofMary.

Thestatementsaidthat thepeople'sdesireforthe -honestandopenhandling ofpublicaffairsandfunds isbeginningtobesatisfied." tobesatisfied."Itadded that"theupliftinmorality whichhasaccompaniedthe revolutionhaspenetrated deeplyintoCubansociety."

hisarresttheU.S.StateDeoartmethasbeenpressing VaticanCity.-HisHolinessPopeJohrheChineseRedsforinforconcerninghis XXIIIhasgiventheApostleshipofPrayerwhereabouts,butcould anautographedtextofthemonthlyinten-'earnonlythathewas 'underinvestigation."

memberswillprayduring1960.

Theintentions,tobere-mentsontheintentionswill leasedinthefuturebythebeprintedinthe50dif- apostleship,reflecttheferentMessengersofthe Pipe'swishesanddesires.SacredHeartofJesuspubTheyweregenerallyindi-lishedin29languagesby catedbytheVaticanCitytheorganisation. daily,L'OsservatoreRomanoDuringtheaudiencethe initsreportoftheaudi-Popesaidthathebecamea encegrantedbythePontiffmemberoftheApostleship tomembersoftheorganisa-ofPrayeronthedayofhis lion. firstCommunion. wereprayersforthesuccessfuloutcomeoftheRome

AmongtheintentionsHerecalledthathewas giventhetaskofwritinghis diocesansynodandprayers esandthoseofother membersofhisCommunion forthepreparatoryworkof

OfficialsSnubbed U.S.officialsweretold, moreover,thattheinvestilationis"aninternalChinesematterandnoneof .heirbusiness."

StateDepartmentefforts wereundertakenprincipalybyJacobBeam,U.S.AmaassadortoPoland,inhis :ontinuingtalksinWarsaw withtherepresentativeof heRedChineseGovernment,WangPing-nan.

TheCatholicpartyleaderhadopposedanearlier versionofthePresident's"guideddemocracy"plan basedonco-operationbetweenthecountry'sfour majorparties.ThisgavetheCommunistsanimportantroleingovernment.

PresidentSukarno's"guideddemocracy"planwas launchedfollowinghisproclamationofastateof siegein1957whichisstillinforce.In1958fullscale civilwarbrokeout,withanti-Governmentforces demandingformationofaGovernmentfreeofallRed influence.

Inopposingthefirstversionofthe"guideddemocracy"plan,Mr.Kasimonotedthathedidnotwant IndonesiatobecomeasecondHungary(aCommunist satellite).Hesaidthatthenewestversioninvolving areturntothe1945constitutionisthebestpossible wayofsolvingthenation'sproblemsatpresent.

Hedeclaredthatthenewversionwouldbevery goodiftherewereareturnofthespiritofthewarof independencefromtheNetherlandsafterWorldWar II,whenleadersandpeoplewerewillingtosacrifice theirpersonalinterestsforthecommongood.

Hepointedout,however,thatthe1945constitution doesnotcontainaguaranteeofhumanrightsand expressedthefearthatthismightleadtosomediscriminationbetweenreligiousgroups.

HenotedthattheGovernmenthassaidthatitwill ')utintoforceadocumentdatingfromtwomonths beforenationalindependencewhichstatesthatthe IndonesianRepublicwillbebasedon"beliefinGod, withMoslemsbeingrequiredtofollowMoslemlaw." About90percent.ofIndonesiansareMoslems.

Goingbacktothe1945constitutionwouldgive IndonesiaaformofGovernmentsimilartothatofthe UnitedStates,withthePresidentandhisCabinet havingexecutivepower.However,thePresident wouldappointmorethanhalfthemembersofthe Parliament.

Currentopinionhereisthatthearmyissupporting 'hePresident'snewproposals.TheCommunistshave shownnoenthusiasmfortheplan,butarenotopposngitopenly.Asaresult,isitexpectedthatthenew "guideddemocracy"willbeacceptedinafewmonths.

Meanwhile,thearmyhasdisclosednewoutbreaks ofrebellioninNorthCelebesandWestSumatra.The armysaiditbrokeuptherebeldriveinaweek,

FORREALGOODMF.A1

See"PINKY"HAYES

OppositeWembleyHotel

Thestatementlaudedthe replacingofdishonestofficialswithmenofexecutive ability,thereforminGov-thegeneralcounciloftheclassrntheapostleships ernmentaccountingproce-Churchannouncedbythemembershipregister.He dovesandtheregulationofPopeonJanuary25. addedthatthioccasionwas Otherintentionslistedhisfirstmemorablewriting prayersforbringingthe brethrenoftheSeparated Churchesclosertogether,for peaceandamityamong peoples,forecclesiastical vocationsandforthe ChurchofSilence.

Barbecuescateredfor Phone872002

Thefulltextandcorn-

A.M.D.G.ST.LOUIS'JESUITSCH001 CLAREMONT

ARegisteredPrimaryandSecondarySchoolforBoys whoseaimistheLeavingCertificate,eitherBoarders orDayBoys.

Classesrangefrom4thGradetoMatriculation.

TheCurriculumisdesignedtogiveaCatholicEducation linkedwithHumanitiesorScience.Itdoesnotcater forTechnology.

NewboysareenrolleduptoGrade7.Applicationforms areobtainablefromtheRectorinwhosediscretionlies theacceptanceandconfirmationofenrolment.

Phone28-1888

1:11ITOR'CTREET.PFR'lII

ForallYourElectricalRepairs Prompt,EfficientService QuotationsforNewInstallation,, colouredLightsforMIOccasionsfurihrt

Leopoldville,BelgianCon-go-HisHolinessPopeJohn XXIIIhassentabout 2,10,000toCiathalicmissionsintheBelgianCongo tohelprepairdamageduringrecentanti-Europeanandanti strations.-religiousdemon-

ArchbishopAlfredoBruniera,ApostolicDelegateto theBelgianCongo,said herethat"thisgestureof theSupremePontiffismost comfortingbecauseofwhat theCatholicmissionshave suffered.

Itconstitutesanew proofofthepaternalconcernoftheheadofChristianityfor missions.theblossoming

"Thisconcernmustbe formissionersandforall Christiansanencouragementtoworkstillhardertowardspreadingthereignof Christinthispartof Africa,"headded.

Catholicmissionssuffered damage dredsrunningintohunofthousandsof poundsinLeopoldvillealone lastJanuary,whenmobsof independence-mindedCongolesestagedmassiveriots andattackedadministrativebuildingsandreligious institutions.

Similarincidents sinceflareduponasmaller scaleinseveralotherpoints oftheBelgianCongo.

InaletterSecretaryHererpromisesthattheState lovernmentwill"never ceaseitseffortstoobtainthe releaseofBishopWalsh" andfourU.S.civilianswho irebeingheld"aspolitical hostages"bytheChinese Oommunists.

TheSecretarysaidAm-,scadorBeam"willbe undercontinuinginstrucn3topresstheChinese CommunistsforanyinformationconcerningBishop Walshatfuturemeetingsat Warsaw."

DesireToRemain

Beforehisarrestlast OctoberBishopWalshhad repeatedlyassertedhisintentionofremainingin Chinaaslongaspossible, despiteCommunistharassment.

Hesaidhebelievedthat hispresencegavemoral supporttoChineseCatholicsresistingCommunist persecution.

TheBishophasbeen undervirtualhousearrest since1953.Until1951he hadservedasexecutive secretaryoftheCentral CatholicBureau,whichcoordinatedCatholicmissionary,cultural,welfare andeducationalworkin China.

In1951theCommunists forcedtheclosingofthe bureauandlatermoved BishopWalshtoChristthe KingrectoryinShanghai.

LayLeadersSupportRegime

Havana,March7.-Cuba'sCatholiclay leadershaveissuedastatementvoicingtheir supportofthenewrevolutionaryregimeof PremierFidelCastro.

AtthesametimetheygamblingbytheCastro.reurgedthatreligionbegime.Itcontinued: taughtinpublicschools"Wealsofeelsurethat andwarnedagainstcorn-stepswillbetakenagainst promiseswithCommunism.thepornographicliterature

Thestatement,signedbyandamusements,aswellas leadersoffourCatholicAc-othersocialevils,which tionorganisationsandtenhavebroughtsuchillfame otherCatholiclaygroups,toourcapital." said: Thestatementalsode-

"containedinCatholicsocial doctrine,"sayingitshould include"social,educational, technicalandcreditaidto thefarmingpopulationand housingandhealthcarefor farmfamilies."

Thelaboursystem,they said,mustbebasedonadequatewages,profitsharing byworkersandimprovementsinhousingandsocial assistance.

Jakarta,Indonesia.-Led bytheirBishop,Catholics herehaveagainrefusedto joinincelebrationsfor visitingcommunistofficials.

Thelatestcommunist leadertobegivenastate presidentofcommunist NorthVietnam.Withthe exception of Catholic schools,churches,hospitals andinstitutions,thebuildingsinthiscapitalcity werebedeckedwithflags.

KasimoSaysReturnTo1945 ConstitutionIsBestSolution

takeadvantageofthepresentreorganisationofGovernmenttoopposeprivate schools.

Therightsofprivate schoolswereestablishedin 1940andarepreservedin

"Thetriumphantrevolu-nouncedtheeffortsbeing tion,whichhadmosteffec-madebyminoritygroupsto tivesupportfromCatholicismthroughthegivingof thelivesandbloodofthe bestleaders,alongwiththe co-operation of heroic priestsandtheparticipation ofparishes,communities andorganisations,mustreceivetheconfirmationof oursincereandselflesssupporttogetherwithourferventprayerstotheAlmighty,"

Thelayleadersdeclared hattheCastroGovernment hasre-establishedaregime offreedom-"suchasfreedomofreligion,freedomof expression,ofeducationand oforganisationandassembly"-andsaidthey wereconfidentthisregime willremainunchanged,

Theirstatementurged Cubanstoworkforthereturnofanormalandprosperouslifetothecountry, toavoidstrikesandboycottsandpaytheirtaxes.

Thestatementwassigned byleadersofthenational councilofCubanCatholic ActionandtheCatholicActionorganisationsofmen, womenandyouth;the KnightsofColumbus,the ConfederationofMarian Congregations,theDaughtersofIsabella,theSt.VincentdePaulConferences, theAssociationofCatholic WomenTeachers,theConfederation ofCatholic Schools,theParents'Association,theMovementof CatholicIntellectualsand Professionals,theCatholic FamilyMovementandthe nationalcouncilofthe DaughtersofMary.

Thestatementsaidthat thepeople'sdesireforthe "honestandopenhandling ofpublicaffairsandfunds isbeginningtobesatisfied." tobesatisfied."Itadded that"theupliftinmorality whichhasaccompaniedthe revolutionhaspenetrated deeplyintoCubansociety."

Thestatementlaudedthe renlacineofdishonestofficialswithmenofexecutive ability,thereforminGovernmentaccountingproceduresandtheregulationof

FORREALGOODMF.A'I See"PINKY"HAYES

OppositeWembleyHotel

Barbecuescateredfor Phone872002

Thestatement'swarning againstCommunismassertedthatCuba"cannotbecomeinvolvedwiththeinternationalinterestsofatheisticCommunism,whose presenceandactivitiesare asourceofalarmforthe peopleofCuba;theestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationswithtotalitarian

TheCatholicsstoodfirm behindtheorderofBishop AdrienDjajasepoetra,S.J., ApostolicVicarofJakarta, nottodecoratetheirbuildingswithflags.

Priestsreportedsome pressurebylower-ranking authoritiesforadisplayof flags,buttherewereno seriousincidents.

Recently,Catholicsjoined welcomewasHoChiMinh enthusiasticallyinceremonieshereforIndianPresident Prasad.However,theyob-

thenewlyisuedFundamen-Statesandthelegislationservedthesameorder talLawwhichguaranteesofpoliticalgroupsorpartiesagainstdisplayofflagswhen thefreedomofCatholicofthistypewouldbearea-PresidentTitoofYugoslavia schools. sonforprofoundconcern."visitedhere.

Thelayleaderssaidthey upholdtherightofCatholic AmericanBishopReported schoolstoteachreligionas aguaranteeoftherightofM3vedToShanghaiHospital parentstoeducatetheir childrenintheFaith.

(ByFatherMorganJ.Vittengl,M.M.)

Thisisoneofthemost HongKong.-BishopJamesE.Walsh, far-reachingfreedomsina democracy,theysaid,add-M.M.,lastU.S.CatholicmissionaryinRed ingthattherightshouldnotChina,hasbeenmovedfromacommunist berestrictedtothosewhoprisontoaShanghaihospital,accordingto canaffordtosendtheir

childrentoaprivateschool. Religionshouldbetaught inpublicschools,theysaid.

"Measuresmustbeadoptedsothatreligiousinstructionmaybepermittedto anycreed Christianthatpreaches morals,whichare thoseofourpeople,"they declared.

Theyurgedcontinuation ofagriculturalreformas

areportreceivedhere. Accordingtothebriefreport,receivedfromarenamesourceinShanghai, theBishopwasmovedon February2.Itsaidthathe wasnotwell,butdidnot disclosethenatureor seriousnessofhisillness.

NeithertheShanghaiprison,wheretheBishopwas detained,northehospital

ApostleshipOfPrayerReceives Pope'sIntentionsFor1960

VaticanCity.-HisHolinessPopeJohr XXIIIhasgiventheApostleshipofPrayer anautographedtextofthemonthlyintentionsforwhichtheorganisation's40-million memberswillprayduring1960.

Theintentions,tobere-mentsontheintentionswill leasedinthefuturebythebeprintedinthe50dif- apostleship,reflecttheferentMessengersofthe Pipe'swishesanddesires.SacredHeartofJesuspub- Theyweregenerallyindi-lishedin29languagesby catedbytheVaticanCitytheorganisation. daily,L'OsservatoreRomanoDuringtheaudiencethe initsreportoftheaudi-Popesaidthathebecamea encegrantedbythePontiffmemberoftheApostleship tomembersoftheorganisa-ofPrayeronthedayofhis lion. firstCommunion, wereprayersforthesuccessful theintentionsHerecalledthathewas giventhetaskofwritinghis cessfuloutcomeoftheRomenamesandthoseofother diocesansynodandprayersmembersofhisCommunion forthepreparatoryworkofclassintheapostleship's thegeneralcouncilofthemembershipregister.He Churchannouncedbytheaddedthatthioccasionwas PopeonJanuary25. hisfirstmemorablewriting Otherintentionslistedtask. prayersforbringingthe'IbrethrenoftheSeparated Churchesclosertogether,for'Leopoldville,BelgianConpeaceandamityamonggo-HisHolinessPopeJohn peoples,forecclesiasticalXXIIIhassentabout vocationsandforthe 10,12e00toflathollenitsChurchofSilence. isionsintheBelgianCongo Thefulltextandcorn-tohelprepairdamageduringrecentanti-European andanti-religiousdemonstrations.

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

ARegisteredPrimaryandSecondarySchoolforBoys whoseaimIstheLeavingCertificate,eitherBoarders orDayBoys.

Classesrangefrom4thGradetoMatriculation. TheCurriculumisdesignedtogiveaCa',holicEducation linkedwithHumanitiesorScience.Itdoesnotcater forTechnology.

NewboysareenrolleduptoGrade7.Applicationforms areobtainablefromtheRectorinwhosediscretionlies theacceptanceandconfirmationofenrolment.

Phone28-1888

IWX11.1)1Z1' STRIA VIRTU

ForallYourElectricalRepairs Prompt,EfficientService QuotationsforNew1,5tallatiow, Coloured Light, for all Orvasimi, for (lire

ArchbishopAlfredoBruniera,ApostolicDelegateto theBelgianCongo,said herethat"thisgestureof theSupremePontiffismost comfortingbecauseofwhat theCatholicmissionshave suffered.

Itconstitutesanew proofofthepaternalconcernoftheheadofChristianityfortheblossoming missions.

"Thisconcernmustbe formissionersandforall Christiansanencouragementtoworkstillhardertowardspreadingthereignof Christinthispartof Africa,"headded.

Catholicmissionssuffered damagerunningintohundredsofthousandsof poundsinLeopoldvillealone lastJanuary,whenmobsof independence-mindedCongolesestagedmassiveriots andattackedadministrativebuildingsandreligious institutions.

whereheispresentlyresiding,wasidentifiedinthe report. Thereportwasthefirst newsreceivedherethat BishopWalshhadbeen ieldunder"housedetention"forweeksfollowing pis arrestinOctober,1958, )3,theReds.

InDecembertheCommulistsannouncedthathehad beenarrestedforviolations ,funspecifiedChineselaws.

Sincetheannoucemetof hisarresttheU.S.StateDeoartmethasbeenpressing heChineseRedsforinformation concerninghis whereabouts,butcould 'earnonlythathewas 'underinvestigation."

OfficialsSnubbed U.S.officialsweretold, moreover,thattheinvesti-,,ationis"aninternalChinesematterandnoneof .heirbusiness."

StateDepartmentefforts wereundertakenprincipalybyJacobBeam,U.S.Am)assadortoPoland,inhis "ontinuingtalksinWarsaw withtherepresentativeof heRedChineseGovernment,WangPing-nan.

InaletterSecretaryHererpromisesthattheState lovernmentwill"never ceaseitseffortstoobtainthe releaseofBishopWalsh" andfourU.S.civilianswho irebeingheld"aspolitical hostages"bytheChinese Communists.

TheSecretarysaidAm-2ssadorBeam"willbe undercontinuinginstrucnstopresstheChinese CommunistsforanyinformationconcerningBishop Walshatfuturemeetingsat Warsaw."

DesireToRemain

Beforehisarrestlast OctoberBishopWalshhad repeatedlyassertedhisintentionofremainingin Chinaaslongaspossible, despiteCommunistharassment.

Hesaidhebelievedthat hispresencegavemoral supporttoChineseCatholicsresistingCommunist persecution.

TheBishophasbeen undervirtualhousearrest since1953.Until1951he hadservedasexecutive secretaryoftheCentral CatholicBureau,whichcoordinatedCatholicmissionary,cultural,welfare andeducationalworkin China.

In

Similarincidents sinceflareduponasmaller scaleinseveralotherpoints oftheBelgianCongo. 5-1777

Jakarta,Indonesia,March7.-Ignatius Kasimo,chairmanofIndonesia'sCatholic Party,saidherehedoesnotobjecttothe latestversionofPresidentAchmedSukarno's"guideddemocracy"whichisbasedon areturntothe1945constitution.

Mr.Kasimo'sviewswerecontainedinaninterview publishedintheCatholicnewspaper,"Penabur."

TheCatholicpartyleaderhadopposedanearlier versionofthePresident's"guideddemocracy"plan basedonco-operationbetweenthecountry'sfour majorparties.ThisgavetheCommunistsanimportantroleingovernment.

PresidentSukarno's"guideddemocracy"planwas launchedfollowinghisproclamationofastateof siegein1957whichisstillinforce.In1958fullscale civilwarbrokeout,withanti-Governmentforces demandingformationofaGovernmentfreeofallRed influence.

Inopposingthefirstversionofthe"guideddemocracy"plan,Mr.Kasimonotedthathedidnotwant IndonesiatobecomeasecondHungary(aCommunist satellite).Hesaidthatthenewestversioninvolving areturntothe1945constitutionisthebestpossible wayofsolvingthenation'sproblemsatpresent.

Hedeclaredthatthenewversionwouldbevery goodiftherewereareturnofthespiritofthewarof independencefromtheNetherlandsafterWorldWar II,whenleadersandpeoplewerewillingtosacrifice theirpersonalinterestsforthecommongood.

Hepointedout,however,thatthe1945constitution doesnotcontainaguaranteeofhumanrightsand expressedthefearthatthismightleadtosomediscriminationbetweenreligiousgroups.

HenotedthattheGovernmenthassaidthatitwill 'mitintoforceadocumentdatingfromtwomonths beforenationalindependencewhichstatesthatthe IndonesianRepublicwillbebasedon"beliefinGod, withMoslemsbeingrequiredtofollowMoslemlaw." About90percent.ofIndonesiansareMoslems.

Goingbacktothe1945constitutionwouldgive IndonesiaaformofGovernmentsimilartothatofthe UnitedStates,withthePresidentandhisCabinet havingexecutivepower.However,thePresident wouldappointmorethanhalfthemembersofthe Parliament.

Currentopinionhereisthatthearmyissupporting `hePresident'snewproposals.TheCommunistshave shownnoenthusiasmfortheplan,butarenotoppos'ngitopenly.Asaresult,isitexpectedthatthenew "guideddemocracy"willbeacceptedinafewmonths.

Meanwhile,thearmyhasdisclosednewoutbreaks ofrebellioninNorthCelebesandWestSumatra.The armysaiditbrokeuptherebeldriveinaweek,

£50REWRIM

THISPROPERTY ISBEING

BYTHE AUSTRALIANWATCHINGC°

ISYOURS?

N.C.G.M.AndY.C.W.Activities

Atthenextcombined meeting,Wednesday,April 4,plansfortheforthcoming concertwillbediscussed. Theeveningitself-Wednesday,willbespent"mysteriously."Comealongand bringyourfriends.Enjoy areallyfirstclassnight.

Anynewmembersare verywelcome.Prospective leaderswillmeetatthe presbytery,Tuesdaynight at7.30p.m.

ForSaleThro'

ANDERSONS

SHENTONPARK: April5isallarranged.Bus leavesVictoriaParkpost officeat10.30a.m,and shouldarrivehomeat5.30 GREENMOUNT p.m.Ticketscanbeobtain-Keen,bracingmountain edfromanyoftheleaders.air,breathtakingsightsand OSBORNEPARK: viewandadelightfulhome Wewereverypleasedtoinfinestsituation.Lovely seethenumberofgirlsfromstoneahoemrewithtiledroof OsborneParkwhoattendeda 'nacres of gardenwith offlowering last, trainingdayonSundaythefragranceshrubsandes roses.Exclugbenefitedfromthisinstrucandaresuretheyallsivehome,beautifullykeptandquietlyandnicelyde.- tiveandwellorganisedcoratedwithmodernap- function. pointments. Carpeted Basketballpracticeresum-lounge,diningroom,2bed- edtwoweeksagowitharooms,kitchenallamenlotofnewcomers.Intendingitiesunderoneroof.Front playersarestillwelcometoporchoverlookingcitycomealongeveryThursdaybackporchcoolandshady. nightat8.30p.m.

XaverianClub

Functions

Wednesday,April 15:

Cabaretmeeting.Keepfree.

Nighttennisisplayed eachFridaynightat8p.m. atSt.Mary'sTennisClub, Britannia-road,Leederville.

TheXaverianClubisa socialgatheringforsingle Catholicsovertheageof23 years.Enquiriesregarding membershipmaybehadby contactingtilesecretary, MissH.Rapt:140,10Woodroyd-street,Mt.Lawley (71-1836after6p.m.)orthe president,Mr.N.Golding (21-5181ext.357office hours).

EASTPERTH: TheY.C.W.wouldliketo takethisopportunityof thankingtheEastPerth FootballClubfortheirvery generousdonationtowards thecostofanewsetoffootballguernseys. Allladsinterestedin playingforEastPerthin theY.C.W.Sundaycompetitionareinvitedtoattend trainingatForestParkon MondayandWednesday nightsbeginingonWednesday,April1.

PALMYRA:

Thebadge-givingceremonywentoffverywell lastSundaynight.Anew member,MarianAderson waswelcomedlastweek intotheleaders'group.

Thebadmintonseasonis abouttobegin,so,girlsand boys,startputtingyour racquetsonthelay-by.

VICTORIAPARK: Tennislastweekwasnot aswellattendedasthepreviousmeeting.Thenext tennisnightwillbeon April12attheCarnarvonstreetcourtsandmany moreareexpectedtoattend. ThepicnictoYanchepon

CONCRETE-TERRAZZO

WALLTILINGandRENDERING

A.KUZMANICH-172EPSOMAVENUE Phone6-5756.

WeSellOnlyWorkshop InspectedVehiclesat JAMESCLAYMOTORS

SEEOURRANGEOFVEHICLESBEFOREYOU MAKEYOURPURCHASE

TheyaretheBestValueinPerth WHILEINSPECTINGOURRANGEOFVEHICLES, EXAMINETHECOMPREHENSIVEWORKSHOP

OsborneParkTennisClub isplayingeverySunday afternoonat2p.m.All younggirlsandboyswho areinterestedintennisare invitedtoattend.

Thebranchwouldliketo extendaspecialthanksto ColleenWilleseeforthe wonderfulwork,ecouragementandhelpfulnessshe hasgivenusduringthetime shewasourleaderandwish hertheverybestforher future.

HersuccessorisJoan Broderick,andasJoanwas secretarywenowhavea newoneinMargaretElliott withElsieRonchiastreasurer.WepraytoGodto helpthemintheirwork.

Anygirlsintheparish whowouldbeinterestedin joiningthegirls'movement areinvitedtothemretings heldintheschoolhallfrom 7.30p.m.to9.30p.m.everyWednesdayevening.

EASTVICTORIAPARK:

East Victoria Park

N.C.G.M.andYC.W.are holdingagrandEaster SocialintheChurchHall, Camberwell-street,onSunday,April5,commencing at8.30p.m. Therewillbeagoodband, novelties,guestartistand iinner.Admissionis2/ eachandmembersfrom otherbranchesarewelcome.

MIDLANDJUNCTION:

Dancingclasseshave beenwellattendedandwill commenceagainonApril16 intheparishhall.

Footballpracticewillbe heldonWednesdayafternoonandSundaymorning attheDeLaSalleCollege. AllmembersoftheYouth Centreareremindedtobe attheWestMidlandPool at2p.m.onSaturday,April 4fortheinter-clubswimmingcarnival.

N.C.G.M.

LastSunday,March22.

about85membersandgirls interestedinthemovement attendedatrainingdayheld attheCatholicCentre.

Rev.J.O'Brien,diocesan chaplain,openedtheday withatalkon"Whatthe Bishopsexpectofthe N.C.G.M."Thenewmemberswerethenseparated fromthemoreexperienced onestofollowseparateprogrammes.

Thenewmembersstarted offtheirdaywithadiscussionon"WhoandWhatam I"followedbyasumming upandtalkbydiocesan president,MissMargaret Bell.Theirnextdiscussion wasonmovementtechnique "TheEnquiry,"withatalk byMiss MeanwhilePaulineKnight. themoreexperiencedleaderswerediscussingtheneedofsubgroups.

Allmemberscametogetherforthefinaldiscussion"TheSpiritualLifeof aLeader,"whichtouched onagirl'sresponsibilities atwork,inthehome,in companykeeping,theMass anditsplaceinmylife, prayerandspiritualreading inthelifeofaleader.Miss MargaretCollopythen stressedtheimportanceof the,Mass,prayer,gospel meditation,spiritualreadinginourlives.

Rev.E.McKennathen thankedallpresentfortheir attendanceandespecially thankedthosewhohad workedtomaketheday thesuccessthatitwas.

Garage and toolshed. £5,500.

RIVERHOME Asecludedhomeonthe riverfront,Mt.Pleasant. Theprettiestoutlookimag- inablefromthecentrallivingroom-westthelawns andtheriver-eastonto alovelyaspectofgreenery treesandgarden.Delightfulhome-everyamenity forconvenienceandpleasantliving.Inbrickand tilewith 2 bedrooms. R.6,650. **

PRIVATEESTATE.

Ahillshomesurrounded by3acresoftreesandterracedgarden,shrubsand roses.PickedpositionDarlingtonwithalongviewdownthevalleytothecity farbelowinthedistance. Stonehousewithupstairs home beautiful.bothspaciousand Lovelycolours,modernamenities,andmag- nificentviews,3bedrooms,lounge,diningloom,dressingroom,s.o.andporch, bathroom,kitchen,toilet. Downstairsflat complete withmodernfittings,lounge, kitchen,bedroom,s.o.,bathroom,toilet.Alsoseparate cottage(new)withlounge, bedroom,kitchen,bathroom, toilet. Thisfineproperty-seeludedandprivateforsale atonly£7,250.Inspection invited. -V.

ONSMALLDEPOSIT

On£350downand £31151-week-new,colourfulbricktilehomebeing erectedinMorleyParkveryfashionableandstylish -alllatestconveniences. Anelectricmodernhome completewithcarportfor £3,100oneasyterms.

SHOALWATERBAY

Delightfulmodernbrick tilehomewithroses,garden,creepers,lawnsand latticeshadehouses.The perfectretreatforrestful retirement.Beautifulhome for£5,500orexchangefor homeinmetroarea.

* BLOCKS

Applecross£1,250(picked locality).Wembley Downs,£850,beautifulcorner,widefrontage,facing HaleSchool,aninvestment withafuture.Greenmount blocksfor£325.Scarboro, oceanview,PearlParade, £1,000.MorleyPark(near church)£325(terms).Mt. Pleasant£1,025.

KeithAndersons

42ST.GEORGE'STER. 21-4675.

HUNGARIAN SISTERS have "LittleRestHome" INTHEHILLS WhereLadiesareaccepted forHolidaysandRest. TheSistersserveafternoon teasonSundaysandother daystovisitors.

Tel.:Lesmurdie314

rentissueofthepaper.

Rateschargedforall typesofclassifiedadvertisingareasfollows: 4/-minimum(10 words),1/6foreveryadditionalfivewordsor partthereof.

Itwouldbeappreciated ifthecorrectamountwere remitted.

GuestHouses

ADELAIDEvisitorsstay at"JasperHouse,"17Jasper St.,HydePark,S.A.Two milesfromG.P.O.andclose tobusstop.Carparkon premises.Childrenwelcome.Adults£1,children 12/6,forbedandbreakfast.

GERALDTON,Bedand Breakfast,15/night.Other mealsoptional.Childrenreducedrates.Nostairs.St. FrancisHouse.Telegrams, Phone683.

ThirdOrder

MeetsAgain

ThenextmonthlymeetingoftheThirdOrderof St.Franciswillbeheldon Sunday,March22at3p.m. intheChildrenofMary chapel,Victoria-square. Atthismeetingtherewill beaceremonyofReception ofPostulants.

"Mysocialreformisthe ThirdOrderofSt.Francis" (LeoXIII).FromindividualsthoroughlypermeatedwiththespiritoftheThird Orderwillspringchosen bandstoleadthewayin everysocialactionandbe thenucleusofsoundinfluence,Theywillbedetermined,energeticpersons unyieldinginprinciple.The BrotherhoodoftheThird Orderandtheformation theyreceivedtherewill haveimpartedthesame spirittothemall,blind obediencetotheHierarchy, loveofeverythingthatconcernsreligionandthepracticeofpracticalcharity.

FraternitiesoftheThird Orderareestablishedat Perth,VictoriaParkand MidlandJunction.EnquiriesshouldbeaddressedtoRev. FatherBerard,O.F.M.,53 GreatNorthernHighway, MidlandJunction.

BlueArmy

NextSaturdayisthe FIRSTSATURDAY ofthemonth. RememberWORLDPEACE DependsonyourHOLY COMMUNIONand yourROSARY. MadeinReparationas requestedatFatima.

InMemoriam

STANLAKE(Madge):In lovingmemoryofmydear wifewhowenttohereternalrewardonMarch26, 1955.Eternalrestgrant untoher,0Lord,andmayperpetuallightshineupon her.

Insertedbyherloving husbandClaudeA.Stanlake.

SULLIVAN:Inlovingmemoryofmydearson,CorneliusAndrewSullivan,passedtohiseternalreward March28,1955.Loving brotherofJohn,Eileenand Terese.ImmaculateHeart ofMary,yourprayersfor himextol.SweetSacred HeartofJesus,havemercy onhissoul. R.I.P.

FLORALTRIBUTES

ITTAKESFLOWERSTOEXPRESS bereavedyourfeelingstoyour ones.Forpersonalattentionandpromptdeliveryphone 23_3048131111,0;afterhour, 68-2748or5-2410.Telegram. "WILSONJOHNS,"Perth.WILSON JOHNSPTY.LTD.,74Barran"' Street,Perth.

WantedToRent

Unfurn.,partfurn.house byyoungR.C.couple;betwenPerthandMosman Park.Longterm.Box 6855thisoffice.

BoardWanted Businessgirlrequiresfull board,preferablywith family.Phone71-2964.

SituationsVacant AquinasCollege,Manning, keeperexperiencedhouse-catererrequiredto commencedutiesinApril.Applicantrequiredtotake upresidenceatCollege. Minimumsixweekspaid holidayannually.Salary subjecttoexperienceand qualifications.Applyin writingtotheBursar.

ToLet

Singleroom,lady,all cons.,3minutesshoppingcentreandtransport.11 Raglan-rd.,Mt.Lawley. Wanted Lingard'sHistoryofEng- land.EditedbyBelloc. ApplyRev.Fr.Rossiter, C.M.,St.Charles'Seminary,Guildford.

Medical

RHEUMATICandARTHRITISsufferersareinvited tocallanddiscusstheir problems FREE OF CHARGEwithourCatholic Consultantwhohassuccessfullyovercomemanydifficultcasesandhasreceived hundredsofgratefulletters fromallpartsoftheCommonwealth.

FourweeksTreatment CoursecompletewithFull InstructionsandAdvice costsonly£1PostFree.

STRATTONSRHEUMATICSERVICE,Ground Floor,9BarrackSt.,Perth, opp.Govt.Gardens.Phr,ne 21-7910.

Pantedandpublishedby KeithFrancisSpruhan,:Ms*Record"office,450HsyStreet, Perth

W.W.EDMONDSON&SONS

PLUMBERSandSHEETMETALWORKERS

CertificatedWestAustralia,CityandGuildLondon, WorshipfulCompanyofPlumbers,London. Phones21-3608.AfterHours:87-2553,8-1065. 78-80JAMESSTREET,PERTH ALLWORKGUARANTEED.