M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , 26th OCTOBER. 1935.
CATHOLIC YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CHUNGKING o MA.KES R E M A R K A B L E PRO- | GRESS I N T W O Y E A R S . Chungking (Szechwan, C h i n a ) — The Catholic Y o u t h Association of Chungking, in deep interior China, ha? made r e m a r k a b l e p r o g r e s s in the two y e a r s of i t s existence. I n 1933 it counted b u t five o r six members; t o d a y t h e r e a r e 38 a c tive m e m b e r s , all well e d u c a t e d young m e n holding responsible positions in t h e city. Regular i n s t r u c t i o n in religion is one of t h e principal bases of t h e association a n d is mainly r e s p o n sible for t h e fine r e s u l t s obtained. The m e m b e r s a t t e n d Mass a n d r e ceive Holy Communion in a b o d y each S u n d a y ; conferences on a p o logetics a n d sociology a r e g i v e n each T h u r s d a y a n d a class in plain chant each S a t u r d a y . The work of t h e associates is in line with t h i s p r o g r a m m e . T h e members give lectures to b o t h Christians a n d p a g a n s , supply t h e liturgical m u s i c in t h e c h u r c h e s of the city on S u n d a y s , and visit t h e prisons r e g u l a r l y t o i n s t r u c t t h e I prisoners, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e c o m m u - I nist prison. Requirements for admission i n t o t h e Association a r e extremely e x a c t i n g . Since w o r k w a s begun in t h e prisons, 455 convicts h a v e become catechumens, 55 of whom w e r e previously c o m m u n i s t s . T h e w o r k is continued even a f t e r t h e p r i soners a r e released a n d a n effort is made to h e l p t h e m find a place in societv. I t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t h i s w o r k amonpr t h e p r i s o n e r s was abandoned b y t h e P r o t e s t a n t missionaries s o m e t i m e a g o b e cause t h e y felt t h a t t h e r e s u l t s were n o t w o r t h t h e effort e x pended. (Fides).
The Society of Benefactresses of St. Vincent d e Paul, P e n a n g w h o provide t h e poor of t h e P a r i s h with garments. HUNGARIAN WORKERS IN MISSION R E G I O N S .
NOTABLE INCREASE MARKED. Vienna.—In recent y e a r s t h e n u m b e r of^ H u n g a r i a n s w h o h a v e devoted t h e m s e l v e s to mission work h a s increased notably. I n present-day H u n g a r y t h e missions count 50 p r i e s t s , 10 clerics, 21 B r o t h e r s , t w o mission doctors, a n d 90 n u n s . In t h e Canton Mission alone t h e r e a r e 52 H u n g a r i a n w o r k DEATH O F BISHOP L A R U E . ers, in South America 22, and in N o r t h A m e r i c a 14. Rome.—A t e l e g r a m from T o u r In t h e last decade so m a n y v a nus, F r a n c e , a n n o u n c e s t h e d e a t h cancies had t o be filled in t h e there October 6 of His Excellency church organization in t h e h o m e , Bishop S t e p h e n L a r u e , of t h e country t h a t n u m e r o u s persons White F a t h e r s , V i c a r Apostolic of who o t h e r w i s e m i g h t h a v e been Bangweolo, N o r t h e r n R h o d e s i a . employed in foreign mission w o r k He was 70 y e a r s of age, b o r n a t had to be k e p t for work in t h e i r Saint-Christophe, F r a n c e , a n d h a d own country. In his l a t e s t pastoral been a p r i e s t 47 y e a r s . H e w e n t letter t h e B i s h o p of Vac describes to t h e missions of N y a s a l a n d in t h e successes a t t a i n e d in r e g u l a r 1902 and b e c a m e first Vicar A p o s - pastoral w o r k in t h e H u n g a r i a n tolic of Bangweolo in 1913. H e plain. T h i r t y y e a r s ago a single p r i e s t was forced b y failing h e a l t h t o return t o F r a n c e in 1929. H e was available for a t e r r i t o r y of To-day went back t o h i s mission a g a i n about 15 s q u a r e miles. after a brief period of r e s t , b u t m a n y pastoral stations h a v e been was obliged l a s t y e a r t o r e t u r n t o established in t h e H u n g a r i a n plain, the homeland definitely. H e is or P u s z t a . T h e priests every S u n succeeded b y B i s h o p A l e x a n d e r day m a k e long rides in p e a s a n t Roy who w a s m a d e C o a d j u t o r of carriages, . t a k i n g with t h e m t h e Bangweolo in M a y 1934. ( F i d e s ) . necessary a l t a r furnishings for t h e Divine Service. (N.C.W.C.) VICAR A P O S T O L I C DIES.
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Rome.—In t h e space of one month t h e m i s s i o n s of China h a v e lost t h r e e of t h e i r bishops, t w o Chinese bishops, Monsignor L y , Vicar Apostolic of Yachow, a n d Mons. Tch'eng, V i c a r Apostolic of Suanhwafu, a n d t h e t h i r d , H i s Excellency Mons. V i n c e n t H u a r t e , S.J., Vicar Apostolic of W u h u . Mons H u a r t e w a s b o r n in t h e dioeese of P a m p l o n a , Spain, in 1877 and entered t h e Society of J e s u s in 1893. He w a s ordained in 1908 and went t o C h i n a in 1916. S i x y,. later, m 1922, h e was n a m e d \ nam * ^ * ° ' * °^ Anhwei, w h i c h j e was l a t e r c h a n g e d to W u h u . j (Fides). 1
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Jerusalem, A u g . 26.—A group of y o u n g m e n of Nablus, the a n cient Bible t o w n of Sichem, h a s submitted to t h e Mayor of the city a petition r e q u e s t i n g h i m to p r o hibit t h e a t t e n d a n c e of women a t motion p i c t u r e exhibitions. The petitioners a r e of t h e opinion t h a t films have a demoralizing effect upon Moslem women. Women of t h e city, however, oppose t h e prohibition. When t h e cinema of N a b l u s was opened some time ago, t h e r e was opposition from t h e men to women s i t t i n g in the theatre at the same time as themselves. T h e owners a r r a n g e d special p e r f o r m a n c e s for women. (N.C.W.C.)
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E X C A V A T I O N S THROW MORE LIGHT. Dublin.—The Office of Public W o r k s in collaboration with t h e National M u s e u m of Ireland, h a s initiated a plan of archaelogical excavation in County L o u t h a s a form of relief w o r k for t h e u n e m ployed, under t h e supervision of Professor N e v a n s , Queen's University, Belfast, assisted by H. G. T e m p e s t , Dundalk, and several s t u d e n t s from Belfast and Dublin. T h e second cairn of A g h n a s k e a g h n e a r F e e d e , County L o u t h , h a s been scientifically explored a n d found t o c o n t a i n t h r e e burial c h a m b e r s and t h e ruins of a fourth. C r e m a t e d h u m a n bones, flint scrapers a n d potsherds described as Neolithic were found in t h e undisturbed chambers a n d t h e s e l a t t e r a r e regarded as t h e earliest recognizable sherds so f a r discovered in Ireland. The results of t h e s e excavations t h r o w f u r t h e r light on t h e e a r l y Celtic period of Ireland which h a s h i t h e r t o a t t r a c t e d t h e v e r y successful labours of American archaeologists, t o w h o m we are indebted for so much pioneer work in t h i s direction. A broken vessel, discovered in C h a m b e r A, in formation resembli n g an urn, nine inches high, is a t t r i b u t e d to t h e E a r l y Iron Age, a n d is believed t o be t h e oldest example of t h i s period yet discovered i n ' t h i s c o u n t r y . F I R S T N A T I V E NOVICES R E C E I V E V E I L IN F R E N C H CAMEROONS.
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Rome.—A F i d e s t e l e g r a m d a t e d September 16th r e p o r t s t h a t t h e city of Yenanfu h a s been liberated form a t t a c k i n g b a n d s of Commun i s t s by r e g u l a r soldiers and t h a t t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s a r e safe. F o r several weeks t h e city of Yenanfu. in S h e n s i Province, h a s been besieged b y b a n d s of Comm u n i s t s w h o in a few more d a y s would h a v e been able t o t a k e p o s session of it. Confined in t h e city were His Excellency Mons. Ibanez,
FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL l-A, K i r k T e r r a c e (Off D h o b y G h a u t ) SINGAPORE. T h e only a n d oldest i n s t i t u t i o n of i t s kind in Singapore w i t h up-to-date equipment. Had gained a s e r i e s of successes i n t h e T r i n i t y College E x a m i n a tions in t h e p a s t . N o age r e s triction. W r i t e for p a r t i c u l a r s . M. A N C I A N O , Principal.
Vicar Apostolic of Yenanfu, a n d eight S p a n i s h F r a n c i s c a n s . Upon t h e insistence of t h e Spanish Min i s t e r a t N a n k i n g , General C h a n g D o u s 1 a ( F r e n c h Cameroons, kai-shek o r d e r e d several detachE q u a t e r i a l A f r i c a ) — T h e first five m e n t s of r e g u l a r t r o o p s to go t o n a t i v e novices f r o m t h e Cameroons t h e aid of t h e beseiged city. T h e y received t h e religious habit a t broke t h r o u g h t h e r i n g of commuDouala in A u g u s t in t h e Convent n i s t s a n d freed t h o s e confined in of Efok, directed by t h e Holy t h e city According to reports t h e Ghost Sisters. In t h e Vicariate of r e g u l a r a r m y is following up i t s Douala, c h a r g e of t h e Holy Ghost victory a n d d r i v i n g t h e commuF a t h e r s , t h e S i s t e r s have establish- n i s t s from t h e a r e a . This gives ed several convents and a t Efok hope t h a t in t h e n e a r f u t u r e peace t h e y conduct a noviciate for n a t i v e will r e t u r n t o t h e r e g i o n and t h e religious from t h e Vicarates of t h e missionaries will be enabled t o Cameroons. (Fides) c a r r y on t h e i r m i n i s t r y in peace.