NO. 2,907.
ikrer
PERTH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935.
PRICE THREEPENCE.
?ALLOTTINE MISSIONS IN THE KIMBERLEYS
language of the northern aboriginal inclined anthropologists to associate the origin of the Australian naiive with the Papuans. Father The of researches Schmidt, however, had established the northern languages were quite separate from those of the South. Even the affinities of the Southern languages had not that wonderful unity, as was first Intensive Scientific Studies to be Made by Distinguished Anthropologist thought, he had found. Father Schmidt first established that there was no affinity between the of the Southern tribes languages NATIVES THE FOR AID MEDICAL and then that there was none begEtig tween the thousand dialects of gi,L; g g fig [jEtlirtill_,TRAggrtgEtglailig_i 41 ` -.EggrAffit There were North and South. By the Orama, on the 16th. inst., Rt. Rev. Dr. Otto indeed some words the same, brit this, he showed, was only the gi Raible, P.S.M., returned from Europe. During his absence elevation his of intercommunication. He by effect raised was Kimberleys the status of the proved that there was definitely As territory. that of Apostolic Vicar to from Administrator no relation between the langumisa of that to equivalent is Apostolic the rank of Vicar ages of the Australian natives sionary Bishop, His Lordship was raised to episcopal rank in The new Bishop, who is an acand those of Oceania and the Before he returned, His Lordship seGermany recently co.iiplished linguist, and has a Southern Seas. The Australian perfect mastery of English, is cured scientific and medical assistance for his mission. black was a distinct type, a famalso a musician of repute, hayily in itself. Though something Dr. L. Betz and his wife will take up work in the Pallottine tug given recitals on the organ. also Brothers was known of the Southern diatwo and dents stu Three Missions shortly. He is the second •‘, icar Apostolic North the lects, those of Lordship accompanied His if the Kimberleys, the first being were practically uninvestigated. • a-6 the Rt. Rev. Bishop Coppo, S.C., NffaAllf,TtElgrC gggg #IffiggItigAlEtl/gLtirit g g g Nothing of note had yet been rho arrived in Australia in 1923, printed concerning them. Some 4 but was transferred in 1927. The small studies had been made, for ' Missions for Christianising the Professor Nekes had come across blacks was founded in Broome in some old manuscripts of cate; 1890, being committed to the chisms in the native language, i care of the Trappist monks, who written in the early days of the ! remained in charge for • 10 years. The PalKimberley Mission. 1 The Pallottine Fathers then took a gathered had Fathers lottine 1 up the work and under their great deal of material, but to guidance considerable progress date there had not been publishhas been .made. In addition to ed any scientific work or gramthe head house at Beagle Bay, mar. Father Nekes will straight; branches have been established way begin the work of systemaat Broome, Lombardina and an Dr. tisation and codification. . outpost has been erected far inElkins, of the Sydney Univerland. The Mission boasts a sity, had made some valuable monastery, completed in 1908, researches, hut into the anthrofor the Fathers and Brothers, a pology and sociology of the convent and hospital, for the blacks, rather than Their langui Sisters of St. John of God, who age, said Father Nekes. Especii have charge of the native women ally remarkable were Dr. Elkins' and girls, a novitiate, school and studies in totemism and kingnative houses. Others had made minor ship. present The community Professor Nekes contributions. 15 of consists : Fathers and Brothers, and 20 anticipates that his studies will Sisters. The last census places occupy at least 4i, years. the Catholic population at 1,450. Medical assistance of great There are also two orphanages has also been secured for orth , for native children and about 200 by the arrival with Mission the . children in the schools. Bishop Raible of Dr. L. Betz and 1 !tie beagle bay Mission sale'his wife, both doctors from the , ed a severe reverse in March ot Catholic Institute in Berlin. Dr. Betz has worked for Ludowina 51115 year, when a cyclone causat Emakuku, in years ed damage to the material value ral seve A. .1?4,4 *4 4 Southern Nigeria, where she °I i2,000. built a hospital and dispensary. \\ hite in Europe, His Lordship The Year Book of the Catholic ' 'alop Raible secured auxiliaries Medical Institute at Wurzburg, 'or his mission field. The three - shows that she gave 22,500 contheologians who returned with sultations. for different tropical him will complete their priestly diseases during a period or 12 s tudies at the Werribee Semin- c roons, where he made elaborate meaning of ‘\ ords depended on months. Her husband, Dr. Betz, Victoria. One of the lay s tudies into the negro languages. the voice inflection a§ in Chinese. pursued his studies in Dublin, iirothers will temporarily be athas already made exEnglish He wrote a grammar of the Dr. Nekes into the language where he obtained his studies tensive tached to Tardun, while the Y aunda tongue, which .comprises at worked having qualification, aboriginal. The Other will go directly to the Mis- s ome hundreds of variations. of the Australian PreviousHospital. Vincent's St. their systematise siOn• In addition to their apos- Later, Dr. Nekes lectured on the first man to ly he had studied at the Univert!,)lic labours, Pallottine Banku languages in the Semin- language. said Father Nekes, sities of Wurzburg and Berlin, the F athers are Rev. Dr. F. W. Schmidt, of making an extensive ary of Oriental Languages in the was and at the Institute for Tropical s cientific study of the language University of Berlin, where many the Society of the Divine Word. Diseases at Hamburg. Prior to his researches, it was aLild customs of the natives. For German officers destined for serHis Lordship the Bishop and thought that the variations of Raible vice in Africa were his pupils. ttlis ' sectir.€dpurpose, Bishop Nekes will leave Perth Professor Southern in the native language the distinguished serthe Kimberleys on for plane by and slight, very were week, Australia the Interviewed during hvices of Nekm Rev. Father while r .1A' Rev.* Dr.. Herman inst., Rev. Dr. Nekes said that the that there was probably only one 22nd. 1,s"1., the well known anthropon the same leave will Ernest Continthe °'egist. Professor . Nekes spent most interesting characteristic of language throughout Centaur. the by day the in the variations Also, ent. the that seven years in the African Cam- this native language was The new Bishop, a tall, active a few years this side nissionary, I born in Westphalia. was of fifty, Re received his education in iermany and shortly afterwards i tered the Pious Society of Mis•5ions, better known as the Pallottine Mission in the German He had L'anieroons in Africa. misthe in. years seven rved e War Great the when ion field broke out. After the Armistice, the Cameroons were removed from German control, and he returned to Germany, where he was attached to one of the mis: houses in Australia. Bissionary + hop Raible assumed charge of the Australian Mission in 1928, ad now has charge of a vast lrea comprising about 387,359 luare miles.
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