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PERTH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1934.
SIXTIETH YEAR.
Arrival of Archbishop Downey A
DISTINGUISHED CHURCHMAN A COLOURFUL PERSONALITY
By the Or ee on Tuesday arrived the first of tile tietinguished visitors to the .11e1boeoe Eucharistic ConI gress, in the pc-s, II h is Grace Most Reverend Dr. le, eney. Archbishop of Liverpool. Hie Grace was accompanied by his , ielpirrin, the Very Rev' trend Canon Me'er. of Liverpool. To meet him ,2r• the wharf were His (irace Archbise. (lune, accompanied Monsignor Faean, Father Danne, I Father Kelly, eiel Father Winston, , and the memie , ,f the Oblate Cornmunity at Froeoetle. The distm .: 4uished -.ee the guest of li!S 'race the .1r. :.l'izhop at Victoria Square during tie, vessel's stay m Port. Archl.i reep Downey express4 himself as delighted with the :lomely atmosphere of the West, and was very much itrpressed by the seenon the drive to Perth. He had e.en nothing. so far, to compare with he beauty of the view from King's Park. and he said that the beauty of Perth and the heepitality of its host .Vas an excellent omen for a happy :. tay in .Australia. His Grace is leoking remarkably 'yell. notwithstanding the fact that he has reduced hie weight very consid. . rahly in the :a.et twelve months. He :s a very active man, and by dieting Ind by a regular course of physical oeereises, he has succeeded in reduc 'Tlg his weight without in any way ' ticlangering his AS a perhealth. '')n.alltY. Archbishop Downey is very Onking. He has a natural dignity ''1.1c 1 . h. combined with absolute situelicity. cannot fail to attract. .Asa writer. Dr. Downey's fame is leorld wide. His classic form of ',Peech. added to a magnificent power .)f delivery, has made him one of the aost e thedistinguished orators in England present day. As a consequence ee is in ihnetions great demand at all public in England. whether Catho7 or non-Catholic and his addressee t'ould fill a goodly sized volume. In 't act one volume of his public addreses has- alreadv been published. 1:)1% Downey has had a very distill :etlished career. Born in Kilkenny Years
ago, his parents migrated to l'iverPool in his ,.arly years. He v-as
^ rlucated at St. Edward's College in that rite. and at the famous theologia,. Seminary of Upholland, where he Was ordained priest in 1907 for the .
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Liverpool. His Arce- aigh repute. lie was particulaeiy inbishop then sent him to the Beda terested in Philosophy, and was ex'ollege, Rome, where he pursued a tern examiner in Psychology at the post graduate course for the next four University of London, and also at the years, taking out his degree of Doc. Dublin University. When Archbistor of Theology, -Cum Laude," at the hop Keating died, Dr. Downey preachend of that period. On his return to ed his panegyric, and although the England, he was attached to the preacher was one of the most disheadquarters of the Catholic Mission- tinguished churchmen of his day, it ary Society in Brodnesbury Park was, nevertheless, with some surprise, London Dr. Downey travelled ex- though with unbounded joy. that the tensively throughout the country for news of his appointment to the See of the next fifteen years, preaching and Liverpool was received. He succeedexplaining the Catholic faith to Ca- ed to the See in September, 1928. tholics and non-Catholics alike. The success which attended his Undoubtedly it was this marvellous work as a missionary was only secexperience which he had as an active ond to that which characterised his missionary which now stands him in work as Archbishop. In the past good stead, and which has developed six years he has accomplished wonhis oratorical powers to the extent derful things in the Archdiocese, not that we now know it. The Catholic the least of which Was the inauguraMissionary Society is still in force in tion of the new Cathedral building England, and includes some of the One of the first acts of his Episcopate Church's greatest men, such as Dr. was to secure a magnificent site for Herbert Vaughan, brother of the Bis- the new Cathedral, having secured hop of Menevia and nephew of the w hich he took steps to increase the Cardinal and Dr. Grimley, the Editor building fund by a nation-wide canof the "Catholic Times." and Father vass, with the result that he was en. Owen Dudley. the famous novelist. abled to have the foundation stone Dr. Downey was recalled to the Arch- laid on Whit Monday of last year diocese in 1925. to occupy the Chair when his Eminence Cardinal MacRory of Dogmatic Theology at Upholland acted as Papal Legate. (At that time College. where he also occupied the His Eminence Cardinal Bourne =.va.position of Vice-Rector. It may be unable to be present owing to illstated here that while attached to the ness.) The Liverpool Cathedral, when At Misisonary Society, Dr. Downey also completed. will cost £3,000,000. a theologian of Pre,-r.nt His Grace intends to build the gained renown a
INTER -SCHOOL SPORTS K. BOLLEMAN CHAMPION ATHLETE. Saturday. and heartily congratulate-c. 1he 30th annual spore meetine after the event. of Association Holleman Schools' Public the Another outstanding athlete et the Western Australia was held at the W.A.C.A. Ground on Saturday last. day was Lang Hackett. who won the The crowd was as lare.t as ever, and half mile and the mile, and secured This t housands of spectators could only third place in the open 220. competitor, by the way, started his find standing room. career as e sprinter, and actually For the first time in three year), holds the Interschool record for the failed to secure the honours ofe 100 yards under 15, secured in 1932, But its lack of success in but of late has specialised in the t he day. no way placed discredit on the Col- longer distances. These two boys ;cee. for the students acquitted .them are equally outstanding in their stua lost by only selves • admirably, and their athletic prowess has The points dies, and allowed small margin of point'.. to interfere with been not were gained by the various schools their academic work. .is follows:_ C.B.C. were N•ery successful in the high jump, this event being won by • • . . • • .. 125 h ale School Kinane (C.B.C.). at Mt. 71n. Second .. 103 C.B. College .. place was also secured by Nulson 68 Guildford Grammar .. 55 Scotch College .. The relay race, which was the secHale School could only score half ond last event on the programme. a c many points in the open events as proved a very interesting event. It C.B.C.. but C.B.C. juniors were too was also won. be C.B.C. The team weak for those of the other schools. consisted of Kenneally,. Chapman, and only scored a few points. Cocks, Fountain and Burns, the effort The outstanding feature of the day of the latter heing particularly laudathlete. C.B.C. was the success of the able. as he is only 13. and he retainK. Holleman. who scored the highest ed and increased the lead which his points for the day. by winning the fellow competitors had secured ear220 yards open. the hurdles, and the lier. long jump, and secured second place After the last event. the winnieg in the 440 and the 100 yards open. marched on to the ground, and team the broke Holleman iumn. In the long had called C.13.C. record with a jump of 22 feet after the losing captainswinners, Rev. inchee. being only a few inches out for three cheers for the C.B.C., presented e f the Interschool record of 22ft Sine Brother Kenirv. of 'Rolle- the Alcoa Shield to Hale School. held by Lefroo since 1926. possession man's effort in this event is all the This shield has been in the three years, past the for C.B.0 the of Lefrov's beoause renearkable. more competitiens, distance is an Australian Public and since 1905, out of 29 Schoolle' record. and peobablet a r .1.3.C. has had its name inscribed on world's record for a schoo 1 boy it as victorious 16 times, a remarkable Lefroy himself was a spectator on record. '
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Lady. Chapel. at a cost • of £1,000,000. This will be in reality a Cathedral in itself, and will poehably have to do duty for a Cathedral during the present Archbishop's regime. Some idea of the gigantic task which His Grace has undertaken may be gained from the fact that the new Liverpool Cathedral when fully completed will be the largest in the world—St. Peter's in Rome alone excepted. .Apart from his organising abeity, His Grace is faineus as a preacher and He has spoken . at public speaker. many important functions in Fneoancl Last yea-- he wae and in Ireland. invited by the civic authorities of Liverpool to deliver the addrese St. George's Day in the Livere col Town Hall. This he did with such effect that the authorities had the address printed in vellum and preserved in the archives of the city. Part ef that 'address was quoted at N similar function in London by Prince Art Ir. who spoke of him as the most eloquent orator of his day. His Graee has the distinction of being the firet Catholic since the Reformation to deliver the address at this, the roost important civic function of the year. His Grace has always been prominent at all the functions in England He has also delivered aliresses in many places in Ireland—in Cork, Dublin. Limerick, Clonmel. and Kit kenny—in the last three places being honoured with the freedom of the Two Years ago he delivered a city. lecture to the 'MaYnooth Union. which was widely featured. One of his most recent public speeches was that delivered on the occasion of the opening of the Mersey Tunnel at Liverpool. It dealt with the "Growth or Liverpool." and was classic in style and matter. His Grace expressed himself as delighted with the sea trip. He has made friends with everyores on board. es is his wont everywhere he go,:, He was welcomed at every port of call, and at Colombo he delivered an address at short notice on the Church's influence on modern life, an address which was broadcast through. out the national network. Dr. Downey and his chaplain, Canon Myler, were entertained to luneheon at the Bishop's Palace, and was afterwards farewelled at Fremantle by His Grace Archbishop Clone and members of the clergy. It is Archbishop Downey's intention to remain in the Eastern States until the Sth. of January. when he wilt leave Melbourne by the Oronsay. At th,. request of His Grace Archbishop Chine. Dr. Downey will consider the -Iteration of his plans, in order the, he may be able to spend a weele in Perth. If such an alteration is possible, the people of Perth will have an opportunity of hearing His Grace. It mar be taken for ,granted that His Grace will preach in St. Mary's Ca. thee/mi. and tentative arrangement are already being made for a lecture to the Newman Society. It is to be hoped that Archbishop Downey will find it possible to break his journey in Perth, and that the people will be given an opportunity' of seeing and hearing this most distinguiehed tor. Archbishop Downey will give two public addresses in Melbourne during the Melbourne Congress. One of these addresses will have as its subject "International Peace," and the other address will be delivered at the massed meeting of women dining the Congress weelc.
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