The Record Newspaper 04 January 1940

NO. 2,90 PERTH, THURSDAY, I

Soviet has 4,0 Black List

Soviet Mussia has drawn up black lite of Catholics in countries thngghout the world, comprising [total of some 4,000,000 names, s id a Vatican Radio broadcat] recently, quoted by Reuter

000 of those listed re it was stated ivak list includes the F ther Tiso" the Slothe announcer

1sh list is the most all, which probably or the wholesale exehe Soviet-occupie lanl

Th a Japanese list

"Noting, however, is known of a Uired States list, this no doubt bing due to the clause under te Soviet-U S agreement, by whih the Soviets promise to refrain rom propaganda in the States

Meico City

A reuest for prayers for his dead pther may lose the Presidency Mexico for General Manue Avila Camacho, nominee of the?evolutionary Party

It h: caused a great sensation amongeft-wing politicians "EI Hom! Libre '' Radical news paperuments th the request is "nocompatible with the SixYear an which General Manuel ! (mach has promised to reect and fulfl "

The neral and his two brothers so generals-one is Gov-

President

SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR.

Communists Aid Gaoled Prelate to Scrub Nazi Prison

Bucharest

A Catholic prelate arrested in Bohemia-Moravia with other Czech clergy was helped by his fellow-prisoners Communists, atheists, and Jews-when ordered to scrub a corridor in a Nazi concentration camp Catholic lavmen who have been report that a spirit of erie exists in the pr1sons soners in one room one te and .nother a formo the League the They were on th best

t rr A sick priest who was too weak to take care of himself had an injured foot dressed by an atheist physician.

Food rceiv J from amili

His name is iri ·nds was fraternally shared

ernor f Pue la State and the rher President of Puebla Ctvare bemg censured by the Left Press for this request and for attenting the Catholic funeral service

If privately, the Generals Avila Camacho are Catholics, thev are not within their rights in being politically on the record as ma erialists- on as candidate of tle M R P , another as the Gov ·no

tle State of Puebla and stll another as Municipal President of the City of Puebla-or what is more Communists enemies of t.e Mexican people, who, in an mmensse majority profess the Catholic religion' says the sam Hombre Libre"

"Furthermore, General Manuel Avila Camacho is the assumed candidate of the Atheist Communist Party "

Ts PINET G VAUXHALL LOWEST RATES

5HORT R LONG TRIPS

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Things had gone from bad to worse and Mrs Jones could stand it no longer So she gave the servant notice

And don't forget" she would up her tirade, when you came here you had the audacity to say that you'd worked only in the best-class houses"

As she paused for breath the maid replied coolly:

Well, ma'am, I won't ever be able to say that again' # r il

A raw recruit had been appointed camp cook He did his best, but it wasn't very good Getting dinner ready in a hurry, he made some soup in the same boiler he'd used for the breakfast tea

Going into the mess-room with it, he announced: '

Hi, ads! If you find any tea-leaves in the soup, you'll know it's mint' k k

Two tired Tommies?' were hiking the ong long t.ail back to camp j was a lovely sunset, and presently one paused to admire the view

"Isn't t beautiful?' he exclaimed "It makes me feel like the poet 'Oh for the wings of a dove,' you know"

The other wiped his brow with a dusty hand, and retorted: "I'd rather have the breast of a chicken, Bill.'

k # Recent events had stirred up the old soldiers memories and he was telling hi f, of his adventu es n France" between 1914

y did in the up prudl ookel at him ke l hey want all

The dear ld ady had ben shopping n th big department store As she was al ut t leave he dis ·vered that she had st her handbag Presumng that h had left t at on of the untr%, he returned to "Umbrellas, nl t. t in rmed that no handbag had ben left there

The same thing happened at Stock: ngs,' Books, and th ther cunters he vrited None f the assistants had found a handbag

Discouraged, she was just leaving the hop again when the girl at the "Scents counter called her back 'Excuse me, madam,'' said the assistant, "but I believe you left your handbag here."

Th old lady was profuse in her thanks, and as she turned to go she added 1And to think of all the hundreds employed here and you the only honet e among them!''

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Mr Henpeck, standing in the witnessbox in a sorely battered state, was being cross-examined by a bullying coursel

Do you mean to tell me that you have zlwavs treated vour wife with respect?" asked ounsel

'Always," replied Henpeck, firmly "And you've never once spoken a hasty word to her?"

Mr Henpeck hesitated for a moment, and the barrister was quick to seize the pportunity

Be careful how vou answer," he roared 'I want the truth!"

"Well,"' faltered Henpeck at last, "I remember I did once say to her: 'Put own that poker "

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\ Jewish tailor was employed in the wardrobe department of a film studio

One morning he noticed a new director on the set

"Hallo, Goldberg!'' cried the tailor slapping the director n the back 'Mine old pal of twenty years Ven I knew you, you veighed sixteen stones now you veigh only ten Six feet tall you used to be, and now you're a shreemp Vunce y vore eyeglasses now you don't vear em Golberg mine pal, you've changed in twenty years"

The directr stared coldly and replied: My name isn't Goldberg sir It's Rosenberg" = "Looka looka!" cried the tailor Changed your name too, eh?"

k A doctor received a note which read "Please call and see my husband It's his head He's had it off and on all yesterday, and to day hes sitting with t in his hands between his knees."

# The greatest man that ever lived was Johnson broad-minded tolerant generous big-hearted and brilliant yet he died with all his talents unsuspected"

'How did you manage to find out so much about him?"

I married his widow."

He was in a fearful temper He jammed his het on his head. scowled at his wife, and went out without a word She called after him:You've forgotten something" 'Well, what?" "·

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Two_pals had joined up together Where AI Travellers Meet and, like so many others, were finding BEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS it diffcult to understend what the dri STOCKED instructor barked at them

Unexcelled Cuisine

When the instructor gave an extra-

"Ain't got the least idea," replied f] Bill 'but we've got to do it'

lf: * * • Just after the local" had closed, a man stumbled through the dark nigh into an ambulance first-aid post

This the casualty place?" he asked "It is" replied the official on duty smartly What's the trouble?"

I've ben stung by a wasp!"

"Well we can't treat you here''

Why not? Ain't I an air-raid vie tim?"

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And what s the first thing you do when cleaning your rifle?" asked the ergcant

Look t the number, sergeant,"' re plied the private smartly

Look at the number!" snorted the ergeant in surprise "What ever for?"

To make sure I don't clean someon else's"

In the middle of their shopping tour, two women stopped for a chat

And what's your husband doing now?" asked the first presently 'Just sitting round and telling everybody what Hitler will do next," was the reply

Then he's a bit of a prophet?'

'Not much! So far as I'm concern ed, hes a dead loss!"

After the necessary delay the village school was open again, ts numbers greatly increased by the evacuated childron The mistress ws giving them a lesson on Home Defence

"Now, Tommy Jones," she asked one small boy "how would you describe A R P ?"

Its something you learn so's you don't ave to play one, miss,'was the prompt reply

The doctor rushed out of his study

Get my bag at once!" he shouted · Whv, dad,'asked his daughter, what's the matter?"

Some fellow just phoned he can't live without me!'' gasped the doctor, reaching for his hat

His daughter breathed a sigh of re; lief.

"Just a moment," she said quietly "I think that call was for me!"

Wife· Tommy gets more like you every day"

Husband (meek1v)· "What's he been up to now?"

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Father GerardManley Hopkins-Pioneer Poet

MEMORY OF TALENTED JESUIT

This summer saw the 50th. anaiversary of the death in Dublin i Fath~r Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ, Professor of Greek at the Royal University Few could have known at the time, writes Ulla O'Brien Hitching in the 'Irish Press," that with this 45year-old Jesuit one of the foremost exponents of 20th century poetry passed away, one who,although a contemporary of Lord Tennyson, Browning and others, was infinitely more advanced and who, more than anyone of his time, came to influence the popes f our own generation

Father Hopkins was an Ehglishman and a High Church nan by birth, but, having studied] at Oxford, he became a convert to Catholicism, and was receied into the Church by that o her brilliant convert, Cardinal Nwman Having taken his de he entered the Society of J and for seven years after tha he never wrote a line i poetry,be lieving he should give up all[for\l Goel

Once, however, his asked him to writ a poen commemoration of five nuns had been drowned when Deutschland was lot, and t sult was that extraordif beautiful, deep and difficult "The Wreck of the Deutse It had been intended for p tion in a Jesuit monthly, editor, not having enough for Father threw up his hands in des[ would not print it

But the obstacle, wl staved the full flow of wasnow removed, he aged to continue wrrt he sent poem after p friend and fellow-poe ert Bridges But even tl11•1 r� intimate friend at times fa �i to understand the complited rhythms and extraordinary sonnets with which Father Ho ins supplied him We can wel mmagme him shaking his head seeing his friend rhyming conunion'' with "boon he on Or "Irish' with "sire he share] as well as his seemingl) cool�glcct pf grammar and syntax, wihn he wrote:

When will you ever, Peace, w wooddove, shy wings shut, [ Your round me roaming end artl under be my boughs?

Not Afraid of Syncopaion

He was not even afraidoi syncopation Instead of "hrough he other'' he writes "trougher '' and we often find ombinations like "sheathe- and shelterness,'' "vauntand tamtless ' which, although not so ommon in English, are sometimes heard in other languages A form of syn pation is found in spoken Gia too, in as much as two sho ~ls atthe begiving and en word are merg«d'a,one, n me L c ngo ire this tn c irj,' les!

mo.sly syllabic, which outruled a greal deal of awkward words from bein used. It is Father Hopkins our ·ung poets can thank for being able to fit their modern vocbulary into poetry, for it was he rho introduced the counting of srress instead oi syllables This system of outrides or uncounted, ufaccented syllables, however, is w'l known to the student of Gaeverse, where this is found freurently at the beginning of a line

Father Hopkins particularly toured the sonnet, an art in ich he excelled, although aeone has called his sonnets 'the terrible sonnets" The truth is that one would hardly recognise them as sonnets at a first lance, for they are not sonnets of Shakespearean type They take a lot of reading, but once you have got accustomed to them, there is no gainsaying that they have a beauty all their]own

Bewildering Poetry

Take for instance "The Windhover," which is dedicated to Christ, OurLord' otje of the hardest and mot beatiful sont in the English language, cong all which we have,come tard typical oi its author all hi: poetry, it js bewildero look at, being intended for ing aloud, not with the eyes Or take the sonnet in ch he tells himself to have re pity on his own heart, and ich ends ul, self come poor Jack-self, I advise ou, jaded, let be all ofi thoughts awhile lewh e lav mfort let joy size It God knows when to Gol knows what whose smile s not wrung, see you, unforeseen times rather, as skies Betweenpie mountains, ligh' a lovely mile

Glory be to God for dappled things

For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow, For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim Fresh firecoal, chestnut falls, finches' wings

Landscape plotted and pierced-fold, fallow and plough

And all trades their gear and tackle and trim

AMI things counter original spare strange Whateve. is fickle, freckled (who knows how?

With swift, slow: sweet, sour, adazzle, dim He fathers-forth, whose beauty is past change

Praise him

And so, in the summer of 1889

To pie, "betweenpie''is a creation of his own, meaning to dapple" "Dapple"was indeed a favourite word of his,and we find it inseveralofhispoem,as,for instance, in one called "Pied Beauty": Thursday, January 4, 1940 sy" icing an and co! well }n oken t in been

Father Hopkins contracted fever anddied in Dublin,and as only a few of his poems had appeared in religious journals, few kne that a poet had passed away

After his death, Dr Robert Bridges edited his poems but he understood that the world in those pre-War days was not ripe ior them Gradually he let one appear here and another there, until finally, in 1918, when the war had broken down old traditions and conventions, the full volume was published, complete with Father Hopkins' own notes and explanations, as well as an outline of his new prosody This was a book for the poets to read, mark, and inwardly digest It was the work of a sensitive dreamer, delicate in its artistry, but it was also the work of a pioneer who broke new paths for generations to come

And so much has the generation that came after him made him its own that, although he died long before they were born, he is always given a place in

thologies of

Priests in P land Under ulsia

Two Polish barristers, who escaped from Lwow (under Russian military occupation) on October 18 and succeeded in making their way to Paris, brought reliable reports of the terrible events which are taking place in Eastern Poland, states a bulletin issued by the Polish Press Bureau in London

The massacres of Polish and Ukranian priests, property owners, judges and lawyers and teachers, of the whole educated class, and of officers of the Polish army in particular, continue daily

The Catholic and Greek Cathoic churches arc being closed down one after another The

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prisons are filled with tortured priests of both church firing sq@ads are spattering th prison walls with the blood'of tyrs

Op October 10 a Catholilpriest in Worochta,on his way administer the last sacrament a dying man was killed by R ian soldiers in the street.

On@September 25 sixty Uk»ian n@tionalists, mostly prtsional men and students, we executfd in Konichy, in thetrict d Brezezany

Refugees Between Two Fired

All he shops in Lwow wfte lootedy the Reds Shopkeepks who a@emptedto protect thlir property were arrested aid thrown[into prisons or killed odright

Befole the odfupation of Lwo by Soviet troops about 70, men, women afd children foun refuge in the city and district after hating escaped from West ern Pol nd before the arrival o the inva ing German hordes

Soon a ter the invasion of Eastern Poland bv the Red Armies, the Russians forced most of these refugeesto leave Lwow, ordering them to return to Western Poland For days hapless streams of human wreckage were moving in the direction of the Gerin Russian line of demarcation, to find on arrival at the Ge outposts that the barbarians

Thursday, January 4, 1940

the West would not allow them to pass, to return to their homes

The Bolsheviks refused to take them back into the territorv unler their domination and thousands of those unfortunates were eft stranded in that no-man's land, without food or warm ~lothing, without roof over their heads, in the cold October wind Nothing is known of their fate et.

City in Grip of Ogpu

The city of Lwow is n the grip of the G P U whose patrols shoot at sight, without warning, @yeryone they encounter in the streets after nightfall

On October 4 an agent of the GPU shot a Polish merchant in the restaurant of the Hotel George On the same day Colonel Kostek, Commander of the 53rd Regiment of Infantry, was shot without trial in the Brygidki prison

All judges, public prosecutors, polce officers and policemen were arrsted during the first week of Russian occupation. Most of then were since then executed or deprted to Russia

H officers of the Polish army capured by the Russians are killd without mercy Those in hidig are being hunted down likeanimals

Aparty of 200 officersprisoners f war-were driven away fron Lwow in a convoy of heavy lorrs Three miles bevond Jezirna the convoy stopped, all thefficers were forced to form in ror along a small stream facing

\,.ater \ detachment of the Pt. with six machine guns p 'red and massacred the two led officers by shooting them the back

The Blind Sistejso St. Paul

WITH ONLY THE

Probably few people are aware of the existence of a Sisterhood of blind nuns living in France, whose mother house is in Paris A more contented and cheerful community however can hardly be imagined, although they are so poorthattwo of their five houses had to be closed a few years ago for lack of funds

The nuns/are semi-cloistered, that iss, they go out for necessary shopping, or when any social need calls for absen from the convent Pope Pius IX., during whoe Pontificate the Order started 'made a stipulation that to everv blind nun there should always be two who have sight Hence the constant prayer of many a blind aspiant that more vocations mav be found mo·ng those blessed with sight

Their work is to teach and educate blind children from four years of age whose parents pay a modest sum Th children are rceived as boarders, retu ning to their homes for the holidays Many find wrk when old enough to leave the convent Some remain as helpers; others fnd their vocations as religious There is lso a house for blind lady boarders

The convent is built on the site of Chateaubriand's house, and the garden with great avenues of chestnut and lime, was once a park The vegetable and flower gardens are tended by the nuns who also keep poultry and rabbits The laundry and printing house are models

Professor nuns give music lessons and there are many promising pupil Catholic books and newspapers are printed on a faily large scale in Braille and sent to blind institutions all ove France. The ch?pel is built on th ite of 'hateavbriand's drawing-room Fire "watch dogs" and two or three "working' cats ve a touch of homeliness In Paris, a centry ago, a young girl, Anne Bergunion {tested her vocation for the religious fife and twice failed

At the age of tf tv-three she started a workroom for ] or girls This was a great success {he best houses employed her prote s who did exquisite needlework

After a time it [was suggested that blind girls should be admitted to the workroom, and i: soon dawned on Mademoiselle Ber«union that this was the beginning of her lifes work

The condition o! the blind in France at this time was teplorable No on realised that, if pr perly instructed, the

d L equally ble to earn ith those whe could see, hap: n a lesser degree souls at that time were ted to unsuitable institutes me as burdens on families verished JI Be:gunion' work wa dTwfth joy by the Archbihop is, Monsignor Sibour, and his -:neral The community bea very small way on account of funds ung man, Henri Juge, born of iddle-class parents and about the Mademoiselle Bergunion, married nt to Italy to travel and study ere his wife and little daughter d, brokenhearted, he returned to tce and took Order a: a seular prie+ Hearing of the little blind com mus he offered his services as chap lain te had a modest fortune which he deited to the cause of the Sisters and iwas through his advice that, when\ {hateaubriand's property came into t} market they took it and built on th te Ma poi ·lle Bergunion had long since :en vow together with four of her blll sisters She was much loved as [perior and showed wonderful gifts organisation undreamt of in earlier {e She died after ten years of wor Actutly there are to-day one hundred [ng nuns and thirty-five blind at St taul's convent and over fifty blind upils Another house has been tan near the Belgian frontier in the Ar·nnes but from lack of funds and voutions it is not used at the moment

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Anachronism of OR Local A Founder BANKER

An article in the "West Australian" o December 30, featured on the literary page, made the claim that he Red Cross had been founded in Paris in the 19th century by Jean Henri Dunant, a prominent banker and industrialist A tually the work was begun by a Catholic Saint-Camillus de Lellis A pamphlet issued by the Australian Catholic Truth Society makes the following observations:-

We are all more or less familiar with the work of the modern Red Cross organisations, especially with its efficient efforts in succouring the wounded and dying soldierson the battlefields in the recent World War Even the school children are annually reminded of its ideal when they participate in the sale of Red Cross stamps Yet, if we were asked to explain the origin of the idea of the Red Cross, we would have to trace it to the sixteenth century to a Catholic source-to the great heart and vigorous mind of the Saint who conceived it The work of his biographers and disciples, Cicatelli and Dolera proves that to Saint Camillus is due the credit of the first or ganised Red Cross in war, an that to this same great saint the idea of the first Field Ambulance can be readily traced

The distinguishing badge Camillus chose for his Order to wear upon their black habits was a Red Cross, similar to those used by modern Red Cross organisations When Camillus chose the Red Cross for his follbw ·rs, it was to him the military sign of the Cru saders: he himself bad done bat tle against the Turk. It ha come down to us through the war of nearlv fourcenturies, borne o1 the habits of his spiritual son who have, meanwhile, carried on to almost everv battlefield « Euro nl, finally, into tl Frenc Belgian,Italian and Ge man trenches of our own day the World War

Fo give a few instances of te aid rendered bv the Camillians 1 the battlefield, we quote from 'icatelli: "In the vear 1595 Poe Clement sent some Italian troos mnto Hungary to recover Stgonia, and thought proper to sp ply them with some ot our@rel;ious to take care of the sick nd dyingsoldiers, besides their oner clergy-that is, in modern latuage,a Field Ambulance, comosed of members of a nursing rder as well as the usual mi/nary chaplain So it s plain thatthe first Field Ambulances dates ack to thesixteenthcentury,andwas the result of the efforts of St Camillus to succour the wouded soldiers on the battlefield 'hey fulfilled their task with thepeatest possible advantage to theick, wounded anddving soldiers Not content with administering the Sacraments to them, and rcommending their souls, they als did everythingthev couldforthm in the hospitals of Vienna. Covare Ala Possonia, and in the tents under the walls of Strigora; in the boats and in the wagons, duringthe march, exposed o the wind, thecold, and the rai, with a diligence and attention lways increasing in proportion the distress of thosewho weresuffering

In 1601, Pope Clement ad Ferdinand Grand Duke of Tiscanv, resolved to send some Italian troops torecoverCanizza]aplace

of jnportance in Croatia which ha een a little Defiore taken by th. Turk Both asked Camillus io#some of our religious to take cfe of the sick and dying sollirs Eight were given to the Po and hve to the Grand Duke, n the two parties fulfilled perec.ly their appointed task, lab@uming without rest, and underong such fatigues, that one rest of each party died ''

One moreinstance, out of many, oi the Camillians' services on the tttlefield: At Solierino, in 1859, vhen 40,000 men were put out of action in one day-to say nothing i those who died of fever and irst-there were 100 Camillians, cattered between \ erona Manua and Cremona, who applied hcmselves to relieve so much utteing The Red Cross on their black habits must hae been seen by Henry Dunant many times, as he witnessed all the horrors of the battle It w:s aiter this battle that the meritorious Swiss philosopher wrote his book, "A Souvenir of Solferino published at Geneva in 182, in which he cried out in horror to the whole world, and, as a result, awakened the government to use he great means at their isposal to organise an internationd association for the succouring of the wounded in war And,sa s Mr Ernest OI?meadow, in her book, The First Red cross: "When the Red Cross was chosen by the Genevan Conference,as the symbol of the organisation, it is to be regretted that no acknowledgment was made by Henry Dunant of the Catholic source irom which the idea was dravn" But the official world at least, recognised the work of the C:millians, as the following quotation, irom Giacoma's book, "Precursori della Croce Rossa '' shows: ' On this occasion the Emperor of \us tria expressed to their Superior, Father Camillus Bresziani, through his delegate, Tordis, his fulland sovereign satisfactionand his admiration ofthe Order of St Callimusfor its truly meritorious services, full of utter self-sacrifice, during the late war "' The official Gazette of Verona, for January 7, 1860 rendered a simiTar tribute of praise and thanks

In 1880 Pope Leo III declared Saint Camillus Patron, in the universalChurch,ofthe Sick and of Hospitals And,in 1930 Red Cross workers acclaimed with joy the decision oi Pius I in declaring him patron of all who nurse u& sick,

In order to acknowledge his idea of the Red Crossthe sign of the Redemption, in the colour of Our Lord's Precious Blood as our strength and support in suffering. and as an incentive to acts of charitv, the Holy Father has granted to the priests of the Order of St Camillus the privilege of bestowing a special blessing on Red Crosses, of a small size, which are known a the "Little Red Crosses of St Camillus "

UNIONS IN FRANCE HAVE 500,000 MEMBERS AFTER 20 YEARS OF WORK Paris

The Catholic trade unions in France, grouped together under the French Confederation of Catholic Workers, have a joint membership of more than 500,000 members in some 2,500 syndicates after 20 years of hard work and much opposition

To-day these unions are fully recognised by the Government, the law and the industries concerned and play an important role in the settlement of disputes and other labour and social problems

The good they have performed is enormous None is more satisfactory than the continuous fight they have waged against the evil influences of the General Labour Confederation, the secular association of trade unions, which is at the extreme Left in politics

EIGHT

§HORTLY after the outbreak oi war two students entered a fashionable restaurant in Milan bearing a large board and a saw They placed the board on the platform from which the orchestra were entertaining the assembled guests

The band stopped playing, the diners stopped dining and the students proceeded very solemnly to saw the board in two

Suddenly those present realised that "asse' means not only "axis" but "board of wood,' and as the asse" fell in two the full significance of this charming ritual burst upon the audience, and the assembled guests burst into loud applause The students bowed politely, and were escorted with great courtesy by two smiling policemen from the room But they were not arrested

lalians

are BUT THEY REMEMBER SANCTIONS, TOO

By ARNOLD LUNN,

ness to emphasise the fact that it is Germany, and not Italy, which has violated the Pact

PLEDGE TO ITALY BROKEN

Well-informed people have known for some time that the Pact released Italy from any obligation to fight if the war took place within three years

It is not, however, generally realised that Germany had undertaken not to make war within this period, and that it was Germany, not Italy, which violated Little effort indeed is made to their agreement check anti-Nazi propaganda

MUSSOLINI'S PRESTIGE RESTORED

My home has been in Italy during the last two years, and I was struck on my return by the contrast between the atmosphere in the early summer and the atmosphere to-day In all my experience of Italy I have only once heard an insulting remark about England, but I was unprepared for the warmth and sympathy with which I was greeted on my journey through taly to Yugo-Slavia

Italians are outraged not only by the breaking of the Pact but by the manner in which it was broken Count Ciano was presented with a fait accompli"

"Universe" the n sweetly and remarked: dear Ambassador, we h not start exchanging pr case we might have s to say about the anti-C Pat."

The Italians are anti-rman, fanatically so, but they ai not pr@French, or pro-Englis

They have not forgotte thelsanctions which were ever meltioned while Russia wa.\merrilywaging wars, of whicl few Englishmen have ever hear« and whith were not imposed hen Jap# invaded Manchuria, ere nvded for the first time ag[inst England's ally in the Great Var "It lb a mistake" said a we}infornied Italian, to take our (eutralili for granted, and still pre foolith to assume that we all fight.on vour side against iam in return for Djibuti id a seal on the Board of the Si;z an~ Company"

"M dear Count, I have asked you to come to Salzburg to tell vou what we have decided " "That is the way," said a distinguished Italian to me, "that one CHURCH AGAINST speaks to a hotel porter" INTERVENTION

Count Ciano remarked that the M solini ha not spoken British Fleet could blow the Ita- this isue His policy is still lian coast towns to bits, to which defin@ He is leaving hims@ von Ribbentrop replied: "But, free my dear Count, ruins are the Nonetheless, I am convinc principal industry of your coun- that Italy will not fight again try Think what a lot of money us The Church and the Ro

In the summer one heard many you will make showing the ruins Family and the mass of the pe murmurs against the Duce, for f Genoa to the tourists"

ple ate too resolutely opposed the axis was intensely unpopular, intervention to make possible an but to-day he has regained all his TRADING effective rebirth of the Axis, bu old prestige and is regarded with WITH FRANCE there are many forms of neutral affection and respect as a great The Italians are prepared to ity, nd Italian troops will con realist who has contrived to keep sell to whoever will buy The tinueto immobolise many Frenc his country out of war Axis is never mentioned in the divisions which may be needed

There are subtleties in the Ita- Press elsewhere until the more reasonlian attitude which escape those Italy sells airplanes and boots able of the Italian claims are symwho have onlv a superficial view to the French, but little to the pathetically considered A great diplomatist who knew Germans because the Germans As'whether these claims are Italy better than most men coun- still owe Italy vast sums, having reasolbl is, I admit a question tered my confident prediction, contrived in Italy as in Switzer- of opion and I am only conlast August, that Italy wonld re- land and in Yugo-Slavia to ob- cerne[to reproduce the Italian main neutral with the remark tain thousands of pounds' worth attitugd and not to defend that I had not sufficientiy aliowed of goods for which they have no criticise it for Mussolini's loyalty "He intention of paying Me@awhile the Italians are does not easily go back on a The German Ambassador re- anxious on every ground, not to friend or ally " cently called on Count Ciano and break too violently with GerI find among those in close protested against the sale of goods many /They[do not discount the touch with the regime an eager to France The Count listened possibility that Germany may 00 00-00 0«00 0.0

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present them with an ultimatumFight with us, or be prepared for an nvasion" Hitler, they believe, will stop at nothing if he is faced with the probability of defeat Consequently, the Press, though it reproduces fairly and fully the news from Britain and France, is still, officially, proGerman and consequently represents the real sentiment neither of the Government nor of the country

Among the many practical benefits of this pro-Nazi neutrality is the fact that Italian ships are not torpedoed The Italian liners to America are full to overflowing with nervous neutrals who dare not risk crossing the Atlantic in the ships of any other country, British, French, or neutral NERVOUS ABOUT AMERICA

Italy needs all the economic help which she can secure, for her position is none too easy Petrol is not merely rationed; it is unobtainable by the ordinary citizen. Coal is extremely scarce and coffee, which the Italians love, has been replaced by a melancholy substitute

Contrary to the general opinion, Italians believe that the Germans will attack through Switzerland and not through Belgium Such, at least, was the view expressed by a very well informed Italian in touch with the General Staff The Nazis, he said, are a little nervous of vio lating Belgian neutrality twice within a quarter of a century They fear that this gross repeti tion oi an historic crime might bring the Americans into the war, but they are more hopeful that if thev vary their crime: America may remain neutral Hitler, moreover is vnomouslv vindictive, and he ha everal core to settle with th Swiss La~st September the Swiss refused tl accept German marks in restarant cars A German Gener l remarked to a friend of mine: "B'fore long the Swiss will have reason to be glad if we pay them n marks for what we need'

HITLER-"I SHALL OT FORGET."

In 1935 a Nazi of some prominnce was murdered in Switzernd and his alleged murderer acuitted early n 1936 by a jury of risons peasants "I shall not rgvt this"' Hitler remarked I remember another incident hich Hitler has not forgotten t the inter Olympic Games I as watching the procession of e teams from a point a few rds from Hitler As the Gern team passed, the officers sallted, but a sudden stiffening ynt through the ranks of those wiose forefather had fought for fjedom at Morgarten, and the Sliss marched past without satfng he Germans have a poor opiniol of the Swiss General, and t/r reasons for this view are cl +acteristic They had expeed Colonel Wille to be chosenj[and Colonel Wille they resp'ft, for his mother was a Germ and his father the Swiss Gelral n the last war, was proGean General Guisan, on the othkt hand, is of French-Swiss stot and cannot therefore be as effient as Colonel Wille I is logic such as this which plu tes Germany into wars and whi ensures her defeat

Annual Distribution of Prizes at St. Louis, Claremont

On Wednesday aiternoon, December 13, His Grace the Archbishop attended at St Louis School, Claremont, for the reading of the annual report and to distribute the prizes The report was read by the Rector (Very Rev Austin Kelly, 5 J ), after he had welcomed His Grace and thanked him for the fatherly solicitude with which he had watched the school's development Annual Report

Last year, on a similar occasion, I concluded my report with the words, "It is a little flock, and all the dearer to us for that, but we hope and pray that it will grow"

Our hopes have not been disappointed and our prayer has been heard, for whereas we ended last year with but 37 boys, we have now not many short of 100

We may attribute this very rapid growth in our numbers to the satisfactory way in which our boys have responded to our system of education

The boys are the only advertisement we need employ, and they are our best advertisement

The relatively small classes in each standard from the First Steps to the Sub-Junior Class, have enabled us to study the capability and the charac of each boy in the school and so apf the means suitable to each for obtai ing the very best possible effort at h present standard

To :cure regular and graded wor both masters and parents are given detailed scheme of the time to be a lotted to the various tasks set for hom work. It is true that when, for o reasn or another a by has fallen hind his class he will not be able ways to complete ' p' • s m th g1 is star C sch s do that t

vork in an entertainment given by the boys. ] ±here is another feature of our educational system tnat I feel I ought to stress, for we afe living in anxious lays Al] will agree that never was a time when character formation was so needed, when tlere was so little room for moral wealings I would make an earnest appeal to parents to cooperate with us in the work of char acter formation, which always involves self-sacrifice. I am all on the side of happy [school+days oi kindness and understanding/on the part of masters, f a healthy interest in sports and ames But it is essential for us all masters, parents and boysto realise that happiness and amusement are not equivalent terms

A gteat deal has been written of the organisation in burope that calls itself: Stredgth through Joy" But it is hardlt necessary to remind you Ca tholit parents that self-denial cheer fullv orne is an even greater source oi sttength, Here in St Louis, as in every school, we have to enforce regulatlons ,put limits to freedom in order that our boys may develop an rdeted and disciplined way of life lesuit education has always been associatej with the idea of discipline, and this ht times has been made a matter of rdproach. Ii discipline is taken to meth the harsh enforcement of regu latns without appeal to reason or rigirt. feeling then there is no wonder t the word has a mmewhat sinister But what Jesuit educatin aims at is a willing sense f e and surely such a :nse 1s her words that very noole ve virtue loyalty othing but praise for e ys fall in wi.h e result appy sp that th 1s Is h

welcome him and he thanked them for their rousing welcome He always liked coming to St Louis, because he always found that everything was carried out with precision and dignity He would like to congratulate Father Rector (Father Austin Kelly) on his report, which they had just heard It was evident that the boys were getting a thoroughly good solid and Catholic education There was one point he would like to stress, because there was a slight misunderstanding in the minds of some people and he would like to dispel it He wanted it to be clearlv understood that while the Jesuit Fathers at St Louis did not take boys over thirteen years, the boys thev did take into the school they would bring right up to the Leaving Certificate, should they so de-

sire The Jesuit promised this, and keep that promise

Fathers had they would

His 'Grace expressed his pleasure at the increase in the number ofi the pupils Last year they had begun with 24 boys, now thev had nearly one hundred This success was due to the devoted hard work of the Jesuit Fathers and scholastics at the school They were heart and soul in their work for the boys He wished all, Fathers, parents and boys, every blessing for a Happy Christmas and New Year

His Grace was accompanied by Rev Dr McMahon, Director of Catholic Education After His Grace's speech all were entertained to afternoon tea on the lawn, where His Grace graciously met all the visitors

Dux of the_School: Brian ODea ledge: J Sullivan English: R FleiReligious KnowledgeI Grammar: ter History: B Quinlivan ArithI Russell III Grammar: J Sullivan metic: I Treasure Algebra: R FleiRudiments: A O'Sullivan Elements: ter Geometry: K Edwards Latin: A J Denton Elements B (1st Div): J Prendiville French: K Edwards D Wells Elements B t2nd Div): German: R Fleiter P Walsh Rudiments (5th and 6th Class)The "Michael Lavan" Memoral Aggregate: A O'Sullivan, A Walsh, G Prizes for Latin: B O'Dea, J Prendi Moss, P Murphy Religious Knowvile, F Preshaw ledge: A O'Sullivan English: A Prizes for English: J Russell, R Walsh Reading: A Walsh SpellPleiter, A Walsh, B Fleiter, J Mc- ing: W Hegney Dictation: W HegCausland , ney Writing: M Lucas History:

As a means to the attainment ideal, wehave given tu Lr.tin of its traditional position in th systern. We have al Latin is unq bl ing of a boy a while a b i: uite y sents bt little difficult cause, in for the rnmeme of second ed s s loan

It St. Loui

alealv mad Latin, and h v att standard f ura part 'he lik it, nd tie to elieve tht they will re p benefit f· m th I in r later stages

Similar! tie English ur ' been designed to help a boy to acuire s facility of expressing his own thoughts clearly and effectively, ii possible with some attempt at a distinc tive style It is gratifving t ind a marked improvement in the mnera level of the boys' ompositions._ I wish here to express my gratitude to Mr John F Walsh for his English Es «av prize, which is indeed, an additin al encouragement to our boys in their efforts to write well

We are giving, with steadily increasing results special attention to Speech Training In the daily classes, and in the constant check on the bov[ speech in the ordinary school time, o1 efforts are being rewarded hv an all-� tnd frn· provement We hope next,, 'ear to :how you some of the fruit,'f this ne¢ »ssary but somewhat d 4,y Dpt 'tin1 t I t t t I fa or for him, nect ssary ffort to at ter's explanations in c ult, his powr of thought a tratiun, and hence his whole suffers In my report last y you the ideal evr l educator to teach t and then to express hi thou ly and, if possible. elegantly

uisi f we have a ti on week to Lise read< ior Misha. or t t ·h Mise nd ite ur none For d i: 'rtune bishop the prize for , · also to 1 e ntributed l I 0 lpe du e p af

r In ·onclusion, I wuld say hw grte we are to the parents of ur 'y ar the way in which they have wrkd with us during the yar I feel r that they are as pleased with the results as we are, and as justly proud of their boys To them and to Yu II I wish every blessing for a Happ hristmas and a Prosperous New Tear Archbishop's Address

After the distribution, His race addressed the parents and bovs His Grace said that it gave him great pleasure to come to St Louis to give th prizes, and he congratulated,the Jesuit Fathers their boys/and the parents on an exceeding[ly successful year He was mst impressed with the fine show he bovs made drawn up as a gua td of honour to

The "Mulcahy Memorial Prizes for A Walsh Geography: M Lucas Mathematics: B O'Dea, W Barbour, I Arithmetic: P Murphy Latin: F Treasure, R Fleiter, K Edwards, P Preshaw Murphy, G Crock, J McCausland D Wells, P Peacock Science Prizes B O'Dea, M Lucas, + Crock. Prizes for English Composition: J Rus sell, J Byrne, P Murphy K. Antill Pri for Weekly Examinations: B O'Dea, R Feiter, ~ O'Sullivan onspicuous Efort Prizes: J Antill, \. P mer P Brennan, G Dening, T Heenan

B p W Lucas R Sullivan,

e al Cultur Prize W Lucas, re, J T' mpson P Murphy, · P Walsh mmar Sub-Junior) -Aggre0Dea, F Quinlivan, J RusReligion Knowledge: I RusEnglih J Russell. History: nlivn Arithmetic: B O'Dea. a B. ODea. Geometry: W r, B ODa :x aeq.) Physics: ea Latin: B O'Dea French: a German: F Quinlivan. Gramma Ist Year -Agge'. Edward, R. Fleiter, B QuinT Sullivan. Religious Know

Stirling Highway,

Elements "A" (1st Div).-4th. Class -Aggregate B Fleiter, G Crock, H rock. Religious Knowledge: J Denton English: B Fleiter Reading: D Heenan. Spelling: B Fleiter Dice° tation: D Heenan Writing: V Finnegan History: J Eddy Geography: G Crock Arithmetic: G Crock

Elements "A" (2nd. Div 3rd Class) -Aggregate J McCausland English: J McCausland. Reading J Pannell Spelling J McCausland Dictation I McCusland. Arithmeti: J McCausland Drawing: R sly

Elments "B" (1st. Div)-(2nd lass).-Aggregate F Frank, D Wells, I Sampn Reading F Frank. spelling' F Frank Dictation Frank Writing: D. Wells Arithmetic: D. Wells Drawing· D Wells. Religious Knowledge· D Wells

Elements "B" (2nd Div) (1st. lass)- Aggregat P Peacock Reading: K Finucane Writing B. O'Connor Arithmetic P Peacock Religious Knowledge: P Walsh

Railway Station is fve minutes' walk from the School j Prospectus and further particulars on application to the Rector l Telephone: F1122 REV AUSTIN KELLY, S J. ] l _ -- - -_..: .. ., .,_

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Russia's

TTHE JECORD

Pope to Canonise Two New Saints St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

Pope Pius XII is o canonise two saints this year-Blessed Marie Euphrasie Pelletier, faundress of the Good Shepherd Nuns, and Gemma Galgani, an Italian chemist's daughter, who died in 1903 Both were beatified in 1933

The Holy Father's defision was announced afterthe Sedret Consi:::itory in the \ atican 1�t- month More than20Cardinals were present They gave a unanimous vote in favour of the tw causes It was an unexpected decision It was believed in Rome that there would be no canonistion untilafter the war

Blunder

HE Russian attack on Finland has had consequences of the first magnitude It has demonstrated that the formidable character of the Russian war machine, which has been impressed upon the world for years past, s a myth The heroic and effective resistance of the Finns has, furthermore, rallied the whole world to a decision of practical support which, contrasted with the ineptitude against aggressive acts in the past few years, is almost incredible Further, the willto resist onthe part of the nations south of Russia has been stiffened The repercussions on the alignment of allies is as yet indecisive How a Russian collapse would affect Germany is not clear, butit appears certain that the unnatural alliance with Italy has been strained to breaking point, and Papal diplomacy has assumed an mportance that cannot be gainsaid Each move for withdrawal from the Axis strengthens the rapprochement between the Italian State and the Vatican

Meantime, the revulsion of world opinion against Russia is giving rise to a new outlook on the war Unhappily both Britai and France appear to be looking to a post-war settlement on the basisof an idealistic,amoralFederation of Nations, which amount to there-orientation of internationalism and all t implies, and willy-nilly the imposition ofliberal democracy onaEurope which has decisively rejected the same General Franco, on the other hand, represents the larger view of the situation He suggets peacewithGermanyin order to forma bloc with her to fight Russia,the"No I enemy ofthe civilised world." Press commentators have derided this suggestion by saying that "General Franco apparently does not comprehend the sad realities which compelled the Alliesto embark in war" But such a remark could, of course, be made only by those who were abyssmally wrong over the true nature of the Spanish War They have precious little ground to talk to Franco about "sad realities "

The effects ofthe Russian blunder has reached even to the Antipodes Incidents between Communists and soldiers in the Sydney Domain has aroused Federal politicians with a start to a danger which has been growing in our midst for years The Leader of the Federal Country Party has met the laissez-faire attitude of others with a straight-forward demand for the suppression of the Communist Party Whether or no this is advisable, it is certain that the Federal Government can no longer keep its head buried n thesandregardingCommunism Complete suppression would be difficult and would be attended by the danger of driving the menace underground, and we have already had too much of secret societies In any case purely negative tactics will get us nowhere The only real answer to Communism is social reform And the existenceofa state of war is only a pretext for procrastination, butone upon which politicians are only too ready to seize Andsocial reform must be radical and not merely an extension of the fading patchwork ofthepast

ter Confirmation to children attending the Religious Holiday School

In the new year several new boys will be taken nto the Cathedral Choir The conditions are as follows:1. That they will be aged from S to 9 years (except that one or two boys aged about 10 would be taken if they had exceptional voices and a little knowledge of music)

2 That they can produce a letter from their parish priest stating that they are exemplary Catholics and well behaved boys

3 That they ike music Unless they do nothing would recompense the boys for the amount of time they will have to spend practising

4 The lads chosen will receive a Bursary from His Grace the Archbishop to attend the Christian Brothers' College, St George's Terrace, but will have to provide their own uniforms and books In return they will have to attend all the practices and functions at the Ca» thedral at which they may be required The little boys joining, however, will not have any night practices nor anything to attend in the Cathedral for the first twelve months Applicants will be given several days' leson. before any ·hoice is made, therefore no special knowledge is re quired of the boy t xcept rom older applicants) Tho wihing t join ma present them: lv at th llege in St George Terra e n Fri mornin January 26, at 9 a.m The Dioe: Diretor of S: red Music (Rev Fat. Albert Lvn will b n attend ance

1940 PLAIN CHANT FESTIVAL

Gemma Galgani

The lowest ten ler received for the ddition of four classrooms to St Josoh'@Convent Sch l Parry-str+ t Fremantle, was £597 15s by Mr H Sch field, but one has et vet been aceptet. The clasre ms will comprise 'o 11ft by 16ft ch and th others ft by 36ft and sit by 16ft. They will form an xtension of the chool rontage, with texture cement tnderin; above 5ft r brickwork, and a roof of corugated asbest sheet T hitects are Messrs Hennessy, tennessy and Co f st k A deacon serving in the Front Line describes in "La Croix" a "miracle" that happened to him one night during a German attack "Towards two o'clock in the morning a grenade landed in our trench right in the middle f my own grenades It exploded. I received a bad shock my face was scratched and mv rifle smashed, he writes "I was carrying at the time the Blessed Sacrament inside my tunic as I had taken It to a dying soldier and had not yet been able to dispose of It He saved me He did not wish to remain alone with His servant dead God is good." The deacon goes on to say that he has already baptised three young soldiers, given First Communion to another and settled the spiritual problems of some others

MASSES AT HOLIDAY RESORTS

Scarborough

Every Sundav at 8 am until further totice North Beach

Every Snday at 930 am. until February 4 inclusive Rockingham. January 7and January 14

Nandurah January 78 am

Mass is celebrated in the Picture Theatre.

The probable late will I be twee August 7 and 15 Th programn will be the Mass No 9 "Cum jubilo." (This Ma dor bv a mall number ·hoolsto y .rs a but from th point o view of interest it is thought w I for all to learn it thi year) The Credo will be the same as last year, i e., No 3 For te Confirmation ceremony he Veni Creator" and "Conrma hoc" For Benediction, O Salutaris No 1," 'Ecce Panis ngelorum," "Tantum Ergo No "Regin; oeli" and Adore us N 15 from Sir Richard Ber ·dictionManual Exe ·pt for the latter all the aterial will be found in "Plain ng for Schools "

The Diocesan Director of Sacd I sic (Rev Father Albert nch) will go through all this tter during the Educational nference

Thursday, January 4, 1940.

NewChapel for theSisters of St. Consecration

and Ofcial Opening

LIST OF DONATIONS

o quam metuendus est locus iste" "Oh, how terrible is this place: truly this is no other, but the House of God, and the Gate of Heaven"

DURING the long period of twenty-four years that has elapsed since the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart first came to South Perth, the provision ofa shrine expressive oftheir homage and devotion to their Eucharistic Lord has been one of the main aspirations of its members With David they mightexclaim: "I will not givethetemples of mine head any rest until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the God of Jacob"

Forced to be content, however, with a temporary oratory, they were obliged to make use of a room in the Convent for that purpose, transferring from smaller to more spacious quarters as the increasing number of retreatants at Christmas time called for more generous accommodation

When it was found that the largest room in the building was no longer sufficiently commodious, the Sisters felt justified in incurring the inevitable expense, at the same time satisfying a long suppressed desire, in the erection of a permanent chapel

On the afternoon of Friday December 15, auspiciously the Octce Day of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the preliminary rites f the impressive ceremony of Consecrtion took plave. When the relics f the martyr had been brought in t the place where they were to be venerated till the next day, His Grace the Archbishop and the clergy recited th Office

The names of the martyrs Gaudentia and Gaudiosus, struk a ponive note of joy in the hearts! of those who heard them a joy that was confirmed coincidentally (or providentially, it would seem) bv the Church in her liturgy for the Sunday-'G dete in Domino semper " "Rejoi. in the Lord always: again I say, re voice"

Consecration

On Saturday, Dcember I6, the immense privilege of Consecration was conferred by His Grace The ceremony, though lng, was a mot inspiring one Th impressive rites», including the processin of the relics, the dedication of the altar, the consecration of evwry part of the building, the frequent reminders of the sacredness of the place: "O quam metuendus :st locus iste-", Domum tuam, Domine decet sanctitudo '' all combined to evoke an atmosphere of awe and reverence, feelings intensified by the solemn chanting of the clerical choir, and springing up during the Pontifical High Mass that followed, and breaking out in admiration, joy and gratitude Behold the Tabernacle of God with men;" "This place was made by God. a priceless mystery, it is without proof;" "How lovely are Thy Ta nacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth and fainteth for the Courts of the Lord."

The various prayers and the hymn of the day's Office, interpreting the symbolism of the ceremonial in such expressions as the following: O God Who out of living and chosen stones, dost prepare an eternal dwelling-place for Thy majesty ," 'OGod Who wherever the bodies of the Saints are placed, preparest for Thyself a lasting home .,'' the reference to the "new Jerusalem" built up with "living stones" to be hewn and polished under the blows and friction of earthlv suffering for Christ's sake are fraught with a wealth of spiritual meaning and beauty

OFFICIAL OPENING.

The official opening of the Chapel and the other additions to the convent building took place on the following day, Sunday, December 17 In the course of his address His Grace said that that afternoon's function added another beautiful ecclesiastical monument to those that already dottd the city and suburbs They were proud of all those monuments all the prouder because of the sacrifices thev had made in order to erect them It was a record of achievement on the part of a small number of people of moderate means E· G Continuing, Is ace said that in a comparatively short period of time, thev had built up in Australia an efcient and comprehensive system of education Without endowment, without large funds to back them, rich only in devotion und energy and loyalty to

a religious principle, they had built up a splendid system They had done double duty, contributed their share towards the development of State schools and reared their own schools as well And all because they believed that the name of God should not be excluded from the schools of the land But this svstem of education rested fundamentally on the unselfish devotion of the teachers of the various religious Orders And amongst them were the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart It was an Australian Order that had sprung up with the luxuriance of a tropical plant in an incredibly short space of time Without these Orders theireducational system would be as inconceivable as a fort without a garrison, or a body without a soul The sacrifices of the lives of those teachers in the cause of the young was one thing that made possible the achievements of Catholic education

And whence, Hi Grace asked, did the members of those teaching Orders draw their inspiration, their spirit of self-sacrifice, to engage in this noble work? They drew it from the Chapel, from intimate communion with their Changeless Friend, their Eucharistic God in the Tabernacle And it was to help to build a fitting home for that Changeless Friend, a home where the atmosphere would be conducive t prayer and quiet recllection, it was to help the Sisters t build that Chapel that they, the people, were assembled that afternoon

They were asked to give a: generously as their means allwed, the Sisters gave in return what no money could purchase, th self-acrificing de votion of noble and devoted souls

His Grace complimnted the archi tect, Mr Neil Perkins n hi: beautiful de sign Rev Dr McMahon then intoduced Rev Father Haugh, O M.i., whose appeal evoked a generous response. After Stemn Bene livti mn, during which the hymn: were pie singly rendered by the children choir vitor' w r enabled to see over the new building

The New Building In the interior, the unity f design in structure, col ur and rnamnt is par ticularly pleasing Th dignified simplicity of the bdy f th 'hapel permits the eye to rest unditurbed on the sanctuary where th discrimin ting control of lin and form in balustrading, columns, arches and domed vaulting focusses the attention on that central point "where Heaven reachesdown to earth" The rich veining of the W mbeyan and Cudgegong marble f the altarfinds an harmnious setting in the deftly-graded stone tints of pillars arches and ceiling, and the warm colouring of the rubber tiles in th nave tones in pleasingly with the jarrah-red of seats and skirting The Stations of the Cross moulded in high relief and softer. hy their mellow off-white and grey colouring into unison with the other features of the building, are very devotional and provoke much attention

The brownish amber and blue of the windows fits effectively into the general colour scheme, and at the same time strikes one as peculiarly appropriate in a chapel for the Sisters of St Joseph One appreciates, too, the graceful gesture which appears in the use of the Sisters' monogram as a unit of decoration on the walls and ceiling

Looking at the altar, the sympathetic observer is aware of a feeling of gratitude to its designer, whose inspiration prompted him to give such prominence to the beautifullv chiselled emblem of that Blessed Spirit Who Himself chose to be represented under the gentle form of a Dove

Those who had t ·en able to observe the growth of the structure were not a little mystified, on looking around, at the transformation which had been effected almost overnight in its setting

Where the notorious Perth sand had appeared deeply furrowed by distressed lorries or thrown up into unsightly mounds but a short time before, the visitor was now able to walk on paths of concrete flags or of colas or to stroll at leisure on rich l wns and admire a bed of gay petunias which had sprung up with tantalising suddenness The "little miracle" of the metamorphosis was due to the generosity and indefatigable energy of Mr W O'Connor and his little band of helpers, and to Mr J O'Neill, who had placed the ma terials for the metal paths at their dis posal

ries

error was in re-

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ll 1910 after a refive years No Jeff that he had Johnson who WC s? -bt Thanks le

The gratitude of the Sisters is due particularly to His Grace the Archbishop, who so generously undertook to perform the exacting ceremony of Consecration at a time when climatic conditions made it particularly exhausting; to Rev Father Johnston, whose care and foresight contributed so much to make the ceremony pass off with fitting decorum; to the members of the clergy and of religious Orders, and to other visitors who showed their sympathy by attendance during any of the ceremonies; to Mesdames Hunt, Davis, Murphy and their willing helpers, who catered for the visitors, and to all those who helped to provide refreshments etc

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The Sisters extend their warmest thanks, and offer the assuranceof prayers to those also whose names occur on the following list of donors:--

£10 10s: His Grace Most Rev Dr Prendiville

£175: Friend of the Sisters

£135: Friends (Sydney)

£26: Friends (Ireland)

£20 Each: Anonymous Mrs Scullin A Friend, Aherns, Ltd

£17: Mesdames Flynn and Sheehy (USA)

£15 15s: Mrs Walker

£10 15s: A Friend

£10 10s Each· Hennessv and Hennessy and Co (Per Mr N Perkins), Mr and Mrs Freeman

£9 15s: Mesdame McAlarv and Martin (NSW)

£7: A Friend

£6 6s: Rev Dr McMahon

£5 5s: Mr and Mrs. T D Murphy

£5 Each· Rev Father Brennan Mr Ryan Mrs J hnston

£3 3s Each Right Rex Monsignor Pagan, Mr Perrott

£3: Mrs. Niland.

CARDINAL PROTECTOR FOR WOMEN'S LEAGUES

Cardinal Pizzardo, International Director of Catholic Action, has been appointed Protector of the Catholic Women's Leagues of the world

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JESUITS NUMBER 29,000

The Society of Jesus has 29,000 members in the world today, according to the latest statistics published in the "Irish Jesuit Directory and Year Book for 1940."

Of these 14.019 are priests 9 822 scholastics and 5,898 brothers England has 507 Jesuit priests and 145 brothers and Ireland has 200 and 56, respectively

rTWO OLD BOYS-

ONE RAIDED KIEL, OTHER DIED TO SAVE MATES Preston, England. Two old bovs were remembered when Father Francis W Grafton, SJ, head master ofPreston Catholic College, read his report at a prize-giving ceremony He revealed that one old boy took part in the RAF raid on Kiel-and returned safely

Another Harold Hesketh lost his life when the liner Aviemore was torpedoed

He got an SOS away within 30 seconds of his ship being hit thus saving nine lives But helost his own-R.I P

c South Perth

£2 2s Each: Redempto:ist Fathers Oblate Fathers Rev Dr Kennedy Rev Father Doyle, Rev Father Ahern, Rev Father Carmody, Rev Father Benedict, Rev Father Moss, A Friend, Mr P Clohessy, Mrs Ness, Mr._ and Mrs E T Russell Mr Frank Walsh, Mrs Schocker, Mr J W Fitpatrick £2 Each: Dean Gilroy, A Friend, Mrs McNamara Mrs Murray, Mrs Della Marta Misses Leonore, Biddy, Pauline and Aileen Hunt £1 5s: Mrs Thompson and Paul Thompson £1 Is Each: Rev Dr Sullivan Rev Father O'Connor, Rev Father Lenihan, Rev Father Langmead, Rev Father Woods Rev Father Murphy Rev Father Cleary Rev Father Cameron Rev Father Wallace, Rev Father Hussey, Rev Dr Collins, Brother Sullivan Sacred Heart Convent, Highgate HiI, Mr W O'Conno? Mr J H Scanlan, Mr E Fitzgerald Mr and Mrs T Cullity, Farrelly Bros, Mr J Patterson Mr J T Harvey Anonymous Mr Leo Walsh, Mr J Heagney Mrs Moy Miss J Scally R £1 Each: Rev Dr Kearnan, e Father Russel, Rev Father OHalloran (Wongon Hills), Mr P J Duffy, Mr J F McEncroe, Mrs. Jervis, F G 15s 3d: Friends 10s 6d Each: Mrs Baxter, Mrs Dominish, Mrs. Jennings Mrs Herbert Mr J Dominish, Mr W Kinnane 10s Each: Mrs Leyden. Mr J Healy, Mr P Townshend Mrs Thompson Mrs J Burke, Mr and Mrs T B Fitz hardinge, Mrs G W Miles, Mr Will cox, Mr Bob Hearne Mrs Eyard 5s Each: Mrs Hughan, Mrs Byrn Mrs A M McGregor, Mrs. M, re, Mrs Singleton, Mr B Durkin Mr D Tl boys, Mr F Haves, Mrs. W Patters n 2s Each· A Friend, M Kilmerti A Friend le.· Friend �

The Executive extend. to all member hearty greetings for the New Yer. There will be the monthl m ·ting of the Executive in the League Room ot 230 pm on next Monday the 8th inst Lady Gowrie Red Cross Appeal

Thelast effort of 1939 proved a great success, and the Executive wihe thank the branches that hlped loy ally in the appeal which resulted in handing over £50 4s I0d t the fund In the bridge effort the Executiv was aided bv the Cathedral and Sub aco branches

Below is a statement th ac counts:-

Bridge Drive Donations from Highgate Branch

Cathedral Branch

Subiaco Branch

Cottesloe Branch

Fremantle Branch

South Perth Branch

Leederville Branch

Nedlands Branch

, Expenditure

Hire of hall, supper, prizes, etc.

Wagin

January 7: Wagin 8 a.m Wedge carrup 930 am January 14: Wagin, 8 a m; Dum bleyung, 10 am January 21: Kukerin, 9 a.m.: Lake Grace 11 amJanuary 28: Dumblevung 9 a.m Wagin, 11 a m Februarv 4· Wagin, 8 a.m.: Wedge carrup, 930 am

BOARD AND RESIDENCE

Wanted by two adult permanent Board in suburb handv t Perth Vic toria Park preferred. Reolv befo: Tuesday January 9 t 'VP "R, cord" Ofice. P th

Jesuit Save

When General Gort, now Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in France, was head of the British defence forces at Shanghai, his life was saved by Father Jacquinot, Shanghai's famous one-handed Jesuit Father Jacquinot told General Gort one day that a convent of nuns was surrounded by Chinese and the Sisters in great danger, says E E P Tisdall, in the "Sunday Graphic "

The General and the Jesuit went out there alone and unarmed They found armed Chinese busy breaking down the convent door

The surprise at seeing this British officer enabled the General to get the nunsout, but as they were

inese grew bolder ob surrounded thejs, tain Sould Be Grateful Ilt a moment Gort found humself a prisoner The faces of the nuns went grey, continues Mr Tisdall But for the Jesuit, Gort would not have escaped Father Jacquinot tried to reason with the mob He pleaded with all the feeling and cunning with which 40 years in China had inspired him Somehow he succeeded Sullenly, the men holding Gort's arms let them go Safely back at the Settlement, Gort shook hands with Father Jacquinot with a sincerity that his simple "Thank you" did npt attempt to adorn Britain should be grateful to the Father also

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Mary's Mount, Kalamunda

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CONDUCTED BY THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF THE APPARITION

Praises Daladier

The French Premier, M Daladier, paid a tribute to the Encvchcal "Summ Pontificatus'' in his statement at the opening of the new session of the French Chamber of Deputies

"I wish also to pay tribute to the moving message with which the Sovere.gn Pontiff has condemned the systems and methods that are the cause of the evils from which Europe suffers today," he said In his Enevctical of October 27 the Sovereign Pontiff recalled that international relations can only rest on respect of the rights of each nation to life and to liberty and on aithfulness to treaties His firm words have found the greatest response in the consciences of all Frenchmen and have given an assurance to us and to all men who believe in the power of truth"

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WALSH-LEEN WEDDING.

A wedding of us interest was celebrated at St. 's hureh, Subiaco, on the n December 26, when, and full M Marjyr ere u mon hur •[r \

There is rejoicing in Italy at the recent discovery of the birthplace of St Francis of Assisi, who was proclaimed patron saint of Italy by the Pope a few months ago

The discovery is due to long research in Assisi archives by Abbe Moten, who made a study of certain documents that had hitherto escaped attention It was formerly supposed that St Francis was born in a house long since demolished, upon the site of which a church dedicated to him was built But now it is shown that he was born in his father's house, which still stands in Assisi and contains a chapel built 50 years after his death and still the resort oi pilgrims

The Pope is said to have expressed his delight at Abbe Moten's discoverv, and to have declared that it must be regarded as a sign of Divine intervention, since it was made soon after the proclamation of St Francis as Italy's patron saint

It is expected that the birthplace will be declared a national monument

Mary's Mount is a select Boarding School for young boys and is conducted by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition. It caters particularly for the health of its pupils, having its own orchards, gardens and dairy The physical health of theboys is also ensuredby the Tennis and Basket Ball Courts, Football Fields and Cricket Pitches, with a beautiful fresh water Swimming Pool all within the Convent grounds A special Sports Master and Speech Training Mistress Individual attention given to boy with their tvdy and all branches are catered for, including Latin, French, Music znd Singing, affording boys an excellent foundation up tc Sub:Junior Standard PART OF THE BOYS' PLAYGROUND

At the cnclusion of the marriage eremony the president of the Chiliren of Mary removed the blue cloak rom the shoulders f the bride and placed it in iront of Our Lady's altar it wasa touching and impressive scene see the relative f th happy cou ple and the Children of Mary in full alia receiving H .y Communion

The ceremony wa: performed by Rev Fathe. Brosnan, and Messrs Gerard and Kevin O'Mahony served the Mas lfter the remony an informal buf fet breakfast was given t the home f the bride' mother The hay couple later left by car for their honey moon in the South-West

THE LATE MRS. STEPHEN RYAN.

The death occurrd n ·tober 22 last of Elizabeth, dearly lved wife of Mr. Stephen Ryan, f 24 Hampshiretreet. Victoria Pak 'late of Brrdgetown and Balingup) On October 24, at 7 a.m, Requiem Mass was offered for th repose of her ul by Re Father O''onnor in t 'hurch f Our Lady Help of Christians Victoria Park East At 930 am the funer:1 cortege proceeded t the Karrakatta Cemetery, where R Father O'Connor recited the prayer t the graveside

The late Mr Ran was born n Melbourne Tl years ago coming to reside n Western Australia ver 40 year ago, where she was well known to man friends in Pe:th and Bridgetown particularlv She wa a very devout atholic, and being of a most unselfish disposition, devoted her life to the wel fare of others. She is sadly missed by her husband children and step-children

The bereaved relatives wish to thank all friends for their kind expressions f sympathy kc a du ·rne tur the same :rie arm a t w hydrange and fern dutie wwore carried out by Mr Syd Bri

Thursday, January 4, 1940

Jim Jeffries

By "RECORDER."

Cricket

CRICKET

W.A.C.A First Grade Results

North Perth 8 for 170, drew with Mt Lawley, 223. Subiaco, 180 and 0 for 112, defeated East Perth, 138, on first innings Claremont, 155 and 8 for 108, defeated NE Fremantle, 145 East Perth, 154, defeated Fremantle, 120

Noteworthy Performances

Batting: Downing (WP) 60; Powell (NEF), 54: Alexander (F), 72; Wallace (EP), 52 not out; A Gardiner (EP), 60. Bowling: Mills (S) 5 for 50; Puckett (WP), 3 for 28: Cambridge (Mt L), 5 for 64; Elliott (C1), 4 for 39 Premiership Points-First Grade.

Subiaco, 45; West Perth, 45; North Perth 36; Claremont, 32; Mt Lawley, 28; East Perth, 28; North-East Fremantle, 23; Fremantle, 14 Saturday's Games

East Perth v North Perth, at W A C.A Claremont v West Perth, at Claremont Fremantle v. NE Fremantle at North Fremantle

Subiaco v Mt Lawley, at Subiaco

Charlie Puckett

In his first season with West Perth, Charlie Puckett, of baseball fame is proving himself a valuable acquisition

To date he has taken 46 wickets at a cost of 103 He is not a real speed merchant, but he rocks them in with good pae and sends down very little loose stuff, and can keep an end going for quite a long period Sheffield Shield.

NSW, 379 (Barnes 119, Mudge 79), defeated Queensland, 105 and 144, by an innings and 130 runs

In this match Bill O'Reilly bowled brilliantly, 8 for 23 and 6 for 22 making it for the match 14 for 45. Last season he took 14 for 98 against South Australia.

The best on record in this respect Is 16 for 186 by George Giffen for South Australia v New South Wales, at Adelaide (1894-95) and 16 for 28 by Clarrie Grimmett for South Australia v Queensland, at Adelaide (1934-35)

South Australia defeated Victoria by 135 runs on the first innings Batting first Victoria compiled 475 (Miller i08 Beames 104' To this South Australia replied with the huge score of 610 Bradman making 267 his 90th century in first class cricket and his 34th score of over 200 Victoria in their second innings compiled 3133, and in the time remaining for play South Australia lost one wicket fr t) runs South Australia has now scored I8 premiership points followed by Victoria with 11 and New South Wales 10 South Australia's remaining games are with Queensland and New South Wales, and they should win T »th games If they win only one, [they will retain the Sheffield Shield Bradman has made 876 runs in Sherfield Shield this season, at an average of 219

The South Australian score oi 6IO s a record for that State against] Vicetoria

Don Bradman

The greatest run-getter of all time has now made 8,458 runs in Sheffield Shield games for 88 innings, 15 times not out, for a :r cf,just on 116 per innings tr are, of course, record: l] frst,class games he has made 22, 4nS Vitar Trumper. In his care Jo short Victor Trumper ii ir [jf matches played 402 innins T runs 21 times "not out," t uityas his highest score, and e of 45.1

Boxing

Some time back I gave the ideas of a well-known referee in "Snowy" Baker on "How to referee a fight" Here are the views of Jack Read a former lightweight champion of Australia: Ninety-nine times out of a hundred you will hear roars of disapproval at the decision when a boxing contest 1s decided on points, and one wonders why because a referee's decision should be endorsed by every spectator if the same system of scoring points was followed by everyone Unfortunately, there is no set system of scoring pomnts in a boxing contest as some referees arrive at their decision of a rounds' won basis, while other allow a certain number of pointsusually fiveto each round, and award them as the round is finished In this scheme if one of the fighters wins a round easily he gets all five points and his opponent none If the round is even each gets 2l points, and so on

This seems to be the best system, if the referee keep these points in mind, on which to make his reckonings: l, Clean-hitting: 2, aggressiveness; 3 cleverness; 4, knock-down; 5, fouls If any fight fan keeps these points in mind, and is unbiassed, he should be able successfully to referee a fight

Clean-hitting is leading with a jab, the knuckle part of the glove landing; a clean blow as a counter-punch; following up with clean punches to head or body after breaking up a lead; feinting your opponent into an opening and following through with a clean blow

Aggressiveness: Many mistake crowding an opponent regardless of what punishment he hands out, for aggressivenesswhich it is not Aggressive ness is a steady forcing of an opponent, making him back away cover up or stand to and swap punches, and always landing the greater number of clean blows When a "fighter" and a "boxer" are battling the fighter usualIv attacks until he makes the boxer stand still and slug The boxer's fists might travel faster than the fighter's on these occasions but the fighter gets the points for aggressiveness, if he lands more often in these mix-ups

I will deal with the remaining points -Cleverness, Knock-downs, and Fouls -next week

Bob Fitzsimmons.

"Ruby Bob" was born in Cornwall, but was taken to New Zealand while very young, and came across to Australia when about 20 years of age I was taken to task by a ''Record'' reader for saying "No Englishman had ever won the world's championship." Well, Bob was always regarded as an Australian, and actually never fought in England

When Bob knocked out Australian Billy McCarthy in America, he quickly cane into demand by promoters, and tbe Audubon Athletic Club offered a pirse of 12.000 dollars for a Nonpareil Jack Dempsey-Fitzsimmon's middleweight title fight

Jim Jeffries' fatal error was in returning to the ring in 1910 after a retirement lasting over five years No one knew better than Jeff that he had no chance with Jack Johnson who was then in his prime It issaid-but who can vouch for it that Jeff was led to believe that the Negro would "take a dive'-but that was far from Jack's mind As a result Jim Jeffries ended his brilliant career, knocked by a young one who was one of the greatest fighters of all time Here is something said by Jim: "The left-handed body blow is one I have relied on greatly in all my battles The left to the stomach, like the right uppercut and the left swing to the jaw, is not of itself a K.O blow It is nevertheless one of the most effective blows that can be landed I won three mportant fights with it-against Fitzsimmons, Corbett and Ruhlin Take my last battle with Bob I landed on his body frequently and it was not long before I had taken all the steam out of him He hit me often, and the crowd wondered why he didn't hurt me Well. he had no force in his delivery My blows to his body had taken toll of his stamina

RACING.

The Canning Park Turi Club will hold a meeting on Saturday, and with £212 6s already in the pool of the treble Tote. the meeting should draw a big crowd of punters. Here's the programme and an early (before the weights) both ways, tip for each event

Maiden Handicap Chathill

Canning Plate· Philock

Canning Purse: Mt Etna

Canning Handicap: Starter

Breeders' Handicap: Tretel

Welter: Dark Bride.

See "The Hawk's" Selections for Racing and Trotting elsewhere in this issue

TROTTING.

There will be a meeting at Gloucester Pak on Saturday, when seven events will be decided. The programme will open with the Breeders' Handicap Il miles Four races over I mile 5 furlongs are listed for the 221 class, and two for the 216 classeach over l mile 5 furlongs. Entries are numerous and a night's good racing is ensured

A Rare Feat

They have queer names for their cricket clubs in England In a recent match between the "Devon umplings' and the "Somerset Stragglers," R G Seldon, of "The Dumplings," performed a rare feat He took all ten wickets in "The Stragglers' " firt mnnings and followed this up by making 100 not out His is a very rare feat but it has been done in first class cricket In 1859, playing for England v Surrey, one player secured all of Surrey's wickets-I0 for 74and then hit up 108. In 1862 E M Grace, for M.C C v Gentlemen of Kent, secured 10 for 69 and then made 192 not out In 1886 Dr Grace, playing for MCC Oxford University, scored 104 and secured 10 for 49

UNUSUAL INCIDENTS

The Aldridge family played a big part in the Violet Town (Vie) Cycling Club's four miles road race last year Joe filled first, George was second, Roy was third and Arthur fourth This is claimed as a world's record

Three half-castes, the world's great° est football enthusiasts sailed a small ketch from Coburg Peninsula to Darwin to take part in the semi-final of the Northern Territory Football Lea gue The voyage lasted three weeks Cossack won the English Derby in 1847 for Mr Pedley the man who shocked the exclusive coterie in the Newmarket saddling paddock by sud denly yelling at the top of his voice, 'III lay 6 to 4 the field," and so set a fashion which has lived on, until today, we find all tones of voices loudly inviting business Until Pedley shouted the odds," it was considered a breach of turf manners to offer the odds-the layer had to wait until the backer approached him before quietly stating the prices he was prepared to layThe world record for a homing pigeon was established by a bird which flew from Arras, Prance, to find its way back to Saigon (Indo China), 7,200 miles away It arrived at its destination just 24 days after take-off

Barelay «Allardyce walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours

Fishing from a boat off the coast of Nova Scotia Capt Laurie Mitchell was dragged nine miles out to sea and halfway back again by a giant tuna, I0ft long and 7I0lbs in weight At Birmingham (Eng a golfer named Parslow did an 160 yards hole in one His opponent laid him 500 to 1 he could not repeat at the next hole which was a big longer Parslow did not take the bet but he again found the

NAUTICAL GOLF A naval officer at Fremantle tells me that a seaman was taking a short cut over the golf course, when a ball hit him on the hip. He waited truculently until the golfer arrived. but the player cut short his expostulation by saying It's your own fault I distinctly shouted 'Fore'!" "Maybe," grumbled the sailor rubbing the tender spot; but the blanky thing struck me aft!"

Bob was delighted He trained as sduously for this bout Now Demp sev had never seen Fitzsimmons, and when thev met at the scales on January 14 1891 he glanced at Bob's Herulean shoulders and arms, pursed his lips in a half whistle and raised his eves to the ceiling Jack Dempsey was a good judge of what a fighting machine should be, and this fellow from Australia was a perfect fighting machine, a heavyweight above the waist, and a lightweight below At that time, hard hitter though Bob was, he was an even better "boxer'' He had not sacrificed his skill for the killing punch, as he did in later years

Nonpariel Jack was simply a target for him Bob cut him to ribbons and knocked him out in the 13th round, becoming middleweight champion of the world in his third American bout

SPORTSMANSHIP At the 1912 Olympie Games, Cecil Healy was one of Australia's swimming team He was all exited waiting for an event in which he was opposed by that great swimmer "Duke" Kahanamoku There was an unforeseen occurrence "The Duke" had been delayed, and he failed to reach the Baths in time to take his place in the 100 metres championship The race had to be sent off Healy won. As soon as he had crawled from the water he appealed to the Olympic Committee to allow Kahanamoku to take his place in a "reswim" The request was granted, and Duke won with Healy second

Perhaps markable su;cess was i lish summer of 1902, whe ii8 innings for 2570 runs ighest_ score of 128 and n if out" to help him, ma f 4849 Figures,how o things They merely r runs a man has made show how he made the rm of Trumper was his r t be more correcthis l his versatilitv, his He die age of mourned those of

line-B8,1915, at the early lish sportsmen as sincerelv as Australia

Trade in yur old Racket and receive 20/ s ran&d at Ted Taylor's Sports Store Londqn Court

Though he held the middleweight championship for six years, he defended it only once, and that against an Australian, Dan Creedon, who died re cently in Melbourne He knocked Dan in two rounds He went after the "heavies" when he was 30 vears of age Everyone of the middleweights acknowledged his superiority Not until he beat Jim Corbett and won the heavyweight championship did he relinquish his middleweight title Yet all the time he was fighting the biggest men in the game He had his last fght when he was 47 years of age' He was, if not the greatest boxer of all time, certainly the most r:mark able

Long WeekEnd at Bunbury

On the long week-end a party will leave for Bunbury at 2 pm on Saturday, January 2l and return to Perth on Monday evening, 29th nst It will be resticted to forty members, and the total cost (including fare, accommodation and entertainment) will be 3Ts 6d Those interested should get in touch with J Tully (B8151), or J Edwards (8616), before Friday, 19th inst

The next council meeting will be held at the Chesterton Club on Friday, 12th inst Club Rooms

The Association has taken over a room at Bacton House Hay-street where all future meetings will be held When suitably furnished it is intended to serve as a general club headquarters where members may meet, especially during the lunch hour

Four members of the SA Association were entertained during the week and taken to various resorts They were Misses Gert Newport, Ellie Woods, Pat O'Neil, and Hilda Weidenbach

Nedlands Club

More than forty members and their friends attended at the club courts in Dalkeith-road on New Year's Eve and some six signified their ntention of joining for 1940 Some twenty new members are expected within the next few weeks special coaching class has been arranged to enable members to improve their play, and this will e held on Saturdays at 230 p.m Bumping board matches are being arranged to enable accurate grading Night tennis will bx held on Wednesday next, I0th inst, and on the following Sunday a grand New Year rally of old and new members will be held in the afternoon A medal tournament will be held irom 2 pm to 4 pm

Tennis Restrings from 6,6 to 27/6 at Ted Taylor's Sports Store, London Court Single Strings, 9d each

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Racing Selections

By '1he Hawk

CANNING PARK CLUB

Saturday, January 6, 1940

Canning Plate: Philock, 1; Wisbech, 2; Lady Tourist, 3 Canning Handicap: Treat's Pride, 1; Chathill, 2; Coronis, 3 Canning Purse: Mount Etna, 1; Gandhi, 2; Castanea, 3 Maiden Plate: Malus, 1; Spring Flower, 2; Gay Sally, 3 Welter Handicap: Wisbech, 1; Poesia, 2; Jungle Lady, 3 W A Breeders' Handicap: Flying Nick 1; Swanboy, 2; Miss Sphinx, 3

Trotting Selections

GLOUCESTER PARK

Saturday, January 6, 1940

W A. Breeders' Handicap: Lena McFee, 1; Sunstretta, 2; Thebes, 3 Bridgetown Handicap: Nan Way, 1; Lady Patsy 2; Prince Yamm 3 Bunbury Handicap: Kitty Olyn, 1% Orishon, 2; Great Way, 3 Busselton Handicap: Eugowra Lady, 1; Balkis, 2; Sir Raymond, 3 January Handicap: Lee Derby 1; Bright Gus 2; Simple Bee, 3 Harvey Handicap: Valacare, 1; Percy Fair, 2; Ancient Mary, 3 Summer Handicap: Royal Doulton, 1; Belalie, 2; Moreica, 3

GOLD TAX COLLECTION ACT.

Refunds to Bonafide Prospectors

St Joachim's Branch

At the meeting held on December 1I 1939, the president, Bro J Fleming oecupied the chair Owing to the holidays the next meeting was adjourned to January 8, 1940 Un the conclusion of the meeting members adjourned to the Kindergarten for their annual Xmas break-up social The Grand officers of the District Board and members of Help of Christians Branch were also present During the evening the Grand President (Bro L Goerke), on behalf of the branch, made a presentation of a beautiful brass jardmiere to Bro S O'Brien and Sr V Smith, on the occasion of their marriage A pleasant time was spent in dancing, interspersed with items by the following artists, to whom we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation: Mrs Brophy Sr. P Brophy, Miss E Zeck Miss S B:ophy (music), Miss Joy Feast (dences) A dainty supper was enjoyed by all Our thanks are also due to Mrs Clements, Bro. G and Sr P Keogh and Sr F M Murphy for their good work in the kitchen

Presentation Convent, Goomalling

Grand Annual Entertainment

The annual concert of the Presenta tion Convent Memorial Hall n batursented in the Memoral Hall on Saturday night December 9, and was wll received by a large and appreciative audience

Thursday, January 4, 1940

Subiaco

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The Commissioner of Taxation advises that the Regulations under the Gold Tax Collection Act have been approved The Act provide for a refund to a taxpayer who is a bonafide prospector as defined, of the amount of tax upon the first twenty-five ounces f geld on which he directly or indirectly pay n any ·ar' m :ar commencing th date ng f the Act r year ct n any anmver· of he Act was ased t er 15, 1939, therthe se of the will · pplie d le to er ol ntor 'c s n O rries or in Papua + inea, his application for refund ould be forwarded to the Deputy eral Commissioner of Taxation, Brisbane Application forms will shortly be available at the offices of th Com monwealth Bank or the Trading Banks or the Deputy Federal Commissione oi Taxation.

As it is necessary that evidence of payment of tax must be forwarded with the application for refund, prospectors should carefully preserve all statements, credit notes, receipts, etc receivd by them in connection with old delivered by them to the Comonwealth Bank or its agents M D MEARS, Deputy Commissioner of Taxation December 21 1939.

A speech of wlco1 ed was followeI Sing Australian which all the p pianoforte duet trated a good

Our Trouble a ed by a song an singing, the d.n costumes combn favourite play ("W as was al a tap da took pat blue, da th ·trait poem as xce ng "L ell receive bly dispos that the pla age The " play, was po Going, My I encore; the t appeal to th our An Irish tem, as was ng Chestnut T· proved moder' boys and girls of the arraye ballroom attire A Two D with a Great Aunt ell ac with great clarity of as was also the cantata, Princess iny Tot'

The Princess who on her birthday was granted a wish by her fair godmother, and chose to have brought to life and presented to her all the characters in her nursery rhyme bok, this was done and her major domo had a busy time introducing Jack and Jill HumptyDumpty, Little Bo-Peep, Boy Blue, and all the well known nurserv rhyme characters, even including the five littie pigs

The second half opened with an tem by the orchestra, followed by a class poem ("Mammy's Smile") by the bigger girls and the boys drill A twopart song ("Whispering Hope'), by the big girls was particularly well renderd The comic song 'Off to Philadelphia'' received an encore mongst the best items of the evening was a skipping rope dance the coloured ropes, excellent timing and variety of fast steps tended to make a pretty and animated spectacle The small girls and boys staged an tem appropriate to this period of the year, entitled "Christmas Wishes" after which the big girls took part in a gipsy song and dance The old favourite dialogue, 'I dont want to play in your yard,'' was well received, as was also an amusing rendition of "Waltzing Matilda"

Aided by a pretty setting and special frocking, the character song, Rendezvous," was particularly well received A poem (The Absent-Minded Lady ) and a song "There's a Bridle Hangin' on the Wall") were both roundly applauded The humorous ketch, The Obstructive Hat,' brought peals of laughter from the audience A short speech and the singing of the National Anthem bv all the children brought to a close a programme that h d contained manv excellent items The pianist throughout was Helen White a pupil of the school

Christmas Festivities

The holy season of Christmas commenced devoutly in St Joseph's Church when a very large congregation attended Midnight Mass, celebrated by Rev Father Brosnan The choir, which consisted entirely of school children sang 'Orbis Facto" (plain chant) in splendid manner At the Offertory they sang Puer Natus, while the Proper of the Mass was chanted by the children's schola. The choir was conducted by Mr Tom Forristal, whilst Mrs Sutherland Groom officiated at the organ Wedding Bells Over the Ch istmas period, a large numer of we dings ere celbrated in St Joseph's Church On Saturday, December 23, V Walsh of Subiaco, and r mead, of Waroona, w it y matrimony, whilst Boxin Day a brother of Mr Wa a Walsh was married een, also Subiaco nies were performed b re nan, the latter with • t of ext vill

Toodyay t 11 ' manv as ft Many will munion di be Confirn bishop on of the eld fresher cot The sine are due fr ters who ar rificing the and noble Masslike A

n and thanks to the S1s ard and sacthis great heir first Comk: others will ce the Archwhile a few pg a useful rel at present, attending nd Bijoarding Parkerville the ted from as

The No. 84 s finishing it close shortlv start the Ne your luck in tickets now be FurrJanuary Confirmati bine, 930 January Mundaring -heir -h h w t ffi r lar a s t e t em ar al e Iool r mmtbership.

HOW ANDY REDMOND BROUGHT WEALTH TO A MISSION.

By

A DEASE, in the "Irish Catholic"

It was certainly a case of "the labourers are few," for the Bishop had not even a secretary and the work ofa diocese is made no easier when it has to include such things as answering casual letters So this little note a few lines written on cheap paper and in pencil, had been too long unanswered There had been sixpence enclosed in it-just six stamps, a little crushed, more than reminiscent of a pocket that was no stranger to shag tobacco, and representing a gift from a cripple to the missions Suddenly the Bishop realised that these tiny pieces of paper probably meant that their original owner had had a little less tobacco, or less of something else, because he had spared the value that they represented-for God

The Bishop did not pride himself on his literary gifts It was not like him to pride himself on any of the gifts that God had given him, so perhaps it was the appeal that the cripple's pennies made to him that gave some eloquence to his pen First he apologised for not having acknowledged the letter sooner; then he acknowledged the gift formally, thanked the donor and begged Gods blessing upon him It might have been the receipt of six pounds or sixty, instead of six, not very clean stamps

Andy Redmond Receives the Letter.

Weeks later this letter reached the bare little room where Andy Redmond had managed to save those few pence for the Missions It was seldom, if ever that the postman had occasion to stop at the cripple's door, and if the letter was read once before the recipient took up his crutches and made his daily laborious way to the chapel, it was certainly read over half a dozen times From the name of the Episcopal residence at the head of the page to the cross preceeding the signature, Andy knew every one of the not very-many words by heart The letter soon took its place amongst the very few treasures he possessed, and when a few months later the cripple had to go to hospital, it was in the thumb-worn prayer-book that he took with him, and so it lay on the locker beside him

Indy hadnofriendsof his own to visit him but the ladies of the Legion of Mary soon made him out, and after that his bed was never passed by without some word of greeting, when one or other of them came to see the patients in the ward Little Mrs Penny had not been long at the work For that matter she had not long been married and gone to live in the city This visiting of perfect strangers was a rather terrifying experience, and the little hunched figure propped up on pillows in bed seemed less alarmng to her than some of the others So she and Andy made friends, and, needless to say, she was soon privileged to see the letter She had already guessed at the struggle of the poor little man for existence in any sort of comfort on the pittance that was his, and the pathos of the gift struck her even more poignantly than it struck the Bishop

The Lawyer's Suggestion

She did feel so thankful for the kind understanding words of the acknowledgment of that sixpence

Going home, she told her husband about it and being touched herself, she drew a vivid little picture of the incident There \\ as not much sentiment about John Penny The practice of the law lies little in that direction, and if a client employing him to make his will did happen to ask for advice saying that he or she wanted to leave something to charity, John Penny had been perfectly satisfied to suggest one of the usual channels through which the kindly-disposed pay, in their wills, the debt that they feel they owe to God and to their neighbour On the very day on which Mr Penny heard from his wife, the story of the Bishop's letter of thanks for the cripple's sixpence, he was sent for bv a client to advise about the drawing up of his will

It was not a complicated business, but they talked things over, and they had gone in to unch when the clientdid ask Mr Penny if he advised any special charity for the bequest of a hundred pounds or so he intended making

As the charitv wasto be a Catholic one, the solicitor suddenly thought of his wife's story of the sixpence and of the courteous acknowledgment it had evoked "The very thing," said the client "I just feel that I should like to give my bit where that poor little chap gave his sixpence, and where he had it acknowledged also "

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It turned out that this man had not been too soon in settling his affairs, for within six months of the making of his will he was dead It fell to his widow to whom everything had been left, forward thecheque to the Bishop overseas when the estate was wound up, and a letter irom her went with the£100 cheque It not only gave the reason for this help, providential to the impoverished diocese, but also asking questions about it that raised the Bishop's hopeswhich have since been realised-of the further interest of this rich and, as it turned out, generous woman Did the cripple ever know of the big fish his tiny sixpenny bait had caught? History does not relate, though this story is founded on fact One thing, however is quite sure and it is this:when he died, not very long after the time he had spent in hospital, his Angel Guardian had written down to his credit, not only the great reward for his own sacrifice which enabled him to give, of his poverty, to the Missions, but also some smaller reward for his unconscious share in the other peole's generosity

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It was on a aturdav after noon,''explained Bishop Strei her, ''that I and my companions arrived. The others were soon given various jobs to do Some one was needed to take the Catechism Class and Bishop Hirth chose me '

"But," queried Bishop Hirth, 'you don't know how to speak the language yet?'

"I do a little," I told him During the voyage out I had had time to read and reread a kind of grammar which I now know al most by heart I spent the night studying the catechism in Ugan da On Sunday morning I found mvself n the middle of about five thousand stalwart young fellows armed with guns and spears I did mv best to talk to them in their own language '

War broke out in Uganda the first years he was there He was obliged to seek a haven of refuge at Bukoba, on the shores of Lake Victoria A vear later the White Fathers were able to go back to their mission They found their houses, however, burned to the ground and the town of Rubaga destroved Thev settled down, a little group of twelve missionaries, in the most abject poverty at Villa Maria "At that time," continues Bishop Streicher, "I had only one shirt and one pair of trousers I could onlv wash them in turn on· after the other I possessed o J. W. SHEEHAN

. Janualey [4, 1940.

BY

Catholic

J G, Mosman:

Would you comment on tlje enclosed cutting from the 'Irish Times,' a Protestant paper?

It deals with the rescue @i the Athenia victims, and thei ·reception in Galway, an almst entirely Catholic place Bu} the item you send really nee�s no comment It isa copy oi]a letter sent by the Rev Adrew Gailey, a Presbyterian minister of Galway, to the Presbyteridn Assemblv at Dublin In it he writes: "We aregradually vacuating our guests from the A\thenia''AIlare gone except, 5.A, victims and the hospital jes Of the latter the majority ar Pres-

byterians, andIwillhave some of them for some time I fear One thins I would like stressed-the amazing generosity of all Galway people, who did not stop to ask who these people were, but gave ime and goods without stint We were unhandicapped by any questionof creed or finance t the head of all our work stood the Bishop of Galway It wassplendid, and I hope that our church will be fully informed of what we and these distressed brethren owe to a Catholic community" So writes this Presbyterian minister; and, as I have said, his letter requires no comment I do not know what one could really be expected to say concerning it

Mixed Marriage Rites

S.P., Redfern:

I was always under the [mpression that under no circjmstances will the Catholic Church permit a mixed marrijge to take place before the Blessed Sacrament That was a mistaken [mpres.sion � But I read a report of y ur session in the "Catholic Freman's Journal," in which you sy that the Bishop in each dioxfse has the power to dispense ftm the normal law, and permiij mixed marriage to take pluce in the Church and before t High Altar, if he thinks there are sufficiently for doing so

Correct

Does not this give reasons or the idea that money speaks [ll languages in the Catholic Church? Not in the least I mae no mention whatever of mony I said that the law of the 'hurch empowers a bishop to dispense om this particular reglation concerning the celebration f mixed marriages There is lot the slightest traceofjustifica on for concluding "Therefre h uses this power to dispense in 'avour of the wealthv who can mv for the privilege, and not in [fzvonr of the poor who can't" 'eple cannot argue that because n official possesses certain fowers, therefore he abuses those p wers' t Attitude of Bishops

Would you be kind enough to explain the "sufficiently grave reasons "

The Pope and

"Philip Gibbs," Kensi· 1�011:

I encloseareport from the "Herald" stating that the 'ope congratulated Hitler on his escape from the bomb explosion at Munich

I have no means of verifying the accuracy of the rtport, but for the purposes ofyop enquiry we m take it as true

I do not think many people feel as charitable as the Pope ( h1t• ca11 !-<'areel\ �fanw the Pope ;or putting into fractice the maxims of the Gosp n the Sermon or the Mount Christ

he sufficiently grave reasons are not set out definitely in the law They are leit to the judgment of each Bishop The only way to ascertain a knowledgeof them would be to write to each Bi hopin Australia, andask him whf, in his prudent judgment wodd be a justifying cause for dispensing irom normal procedue Of one thing I can assure you Not a single Bishop would include in his list the conitin, Provided the parties are wealthy " Perhaps I could give you a slight hint as to the lines along which a Bishop would think in such matters The Catholic Church strongly discountenances mixed marriages The normal law forbiddingtheircelebration with full Catholic privileges is intended to discourage them Now in places whereCatholics are very numerous, and the /opportunity of marrying a fellow Catholic readily occurs, there is much less excuse for a mixed marriage than in a place where there are verv few Catholics, and non-Catholics are greatly n thie majority In the latter case a Bishop could be much more lenient in his application of restrictive laws than in theformer case And his leniency would be quite impartial and entirely independentof the financial state of the parties concerned Nor, even if the parties werewealthy would any charge be made for the dispensation to be married n the Church-should such a dispensation be granted I hope I have said enough to clarify mrcers for vOu

Hitler

said, "o have heard it said, Tho shalt love thy neighbour and hate thy enemv But I sav to yoa, love your enemies; do good to them that hate you; and pray for them that persecute and caluraiate you " gain, Christ said. "Iwillnot the death of the sinner, bt that he be converted and !ive" Besides this, however, one must keep several other things in mind Whatever his personal views the Pope is diplomatically a neutral in conflicts between nations, and must conduct himself as a neutral \1so,

REV. DR.

RUMBLE.

whatever we think oi the Nazi regime Hitler is the actual head of the German people; andthe office, not the person, is really the object of international recognition Still further, Catholics are suffering enough already in Germany, and the Pope rightly refuses to give an excuse for further oppression by studied silence Any resentment Hitler might experience at a silence on the part of the Pope, and interpreted as consent, could be vented only on the Catholics in Germany The Pope has to consider every aspect of the situation, where others concentrate on their own particular outlook only

In the same issue of the "Herald" we are told that Cardinal Kaspar is in hospital as a result of injuries inflicted upon him at Prague by, the German secret police Did Hitler express sympathy, or wishes, for his speedy recovery?

The cables do not say that he did, northat he did not But the Pope does not accept the behaviour of Hitler as a fitting st-ndard for himself to adopt Also two wrongs do not make a right I cannot see in either of the items you have submitted any grounds for complaint as to the attitude of the Pope, even if both reports be correct

Action at the Sydney Teachers' College

Listener, Campbell's Vic :

Creek,

Would you please comment on the enclosed cutting from our local newspaper, "The Castlemaine Mail" of Nov 25, 1939?

I will do so gladly The cutting you send is the leading article, and with everv word of it every true Australian should agree I will comment upon it, paragraph by paragraph, clearng up the few misconceptions it contains as I proceed

The editorial of this secular newspaper says: "If a statement that atheism and Soviet doctrines are being taught in lectures at the Sydney Teachers' Training College can be substantiated, the position calls for instant and drastic action"

It is not surprising that this newspaper, even though publishcd in Victoria, should speak so strongly What is surprising is that many other newspapers have not donelikewise in the interests of the public welfare That lecturers at the Sydney Teachers' College have taken advantage of their position to inculcate atheism I have shown clearly in previous sessions; and proof has been submitted to the NSW Departmentof Education No charge has been made, however, thatanvof the lecturers have directly taught Soviet doctrines in thesense thatthey have openly advocated the adoption of Communism But some of them have taught the materialistic philosophy which is the basis of Communism, not only denying the existence of God but ridiculing reli-

gion, attacking the idea of free will and moral responsibility, unlermining respect for authority, and nculcatingprinciples which cannot but be subversiveof anything like a Christian civilisation. t

Communist Methods

"The dissemination of such pernicious principles among those who are destined to exercise a profound influence on young Australians during their formative years, would constitute a particularly subtle and mischievous method of propagating the Soviet faith; yet it would be characteristic of the cunning methods employed by Communists in this country" With everv word of that I agree In the United States of America the authorities are greaty disturbed bv the Communist penetration of the teaching protession Commumsts are wel aware of the value oi influencing the education given in public schools They know, as well as the editor of the "Castlemaine Mail," the profound influence teachers have upon the children entrusted to their care But they are too cunning to come into the open and ask teachers to become declared Communists The more subtle the dissemination of their pernicious principles the more successful thev will be To get teachers interested in "Left Book Clubs"; to inspire them to become apostles of irreligion, materialism, independence of all authoritv-these methods are much more to their liking; and they do

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not mind who does the work for them-whether "pink" journalists and novelists, or a Dean of Canterbury, or high-brow philosophers, or University professors, or lecturersatthe Teachers' College, or unsuspecting members of Trades' Unions In our protective measures, therefore, we have not to ask whether a given individual is a member of the "Communist International,'' but whether he is an agent, consciouslyor unconsciously, for the cause of Communism in this country Ana ifhe is makinguse ofhisofficial position in the public servicefor his campaign, thereis no doubt as to what measures should be taken The "White-anting" Process

"No half-measures must be taken against teachers who attempt to prostitute their responsible callings by white-anting" future citizens of the Commonwealth "

At the Svdney Teachers' College some of the lecturers ha undoubtedly engaged in the work oi "white-anting'' future teachers who will carrytheirideas into thie State schools of NSW I confine mv remarks to the Sy«dn v College for enquiries reveal tliht a similar state of affairs does not prevail in other colleges Also I haveevidencethat such a state of affairs did not prevail t the Sydney Collegeuntilquiterec@rtly During the last few yrs only a fewof the newer lecturers have set out to undermine belief in God and n religion, and tginculcate contempt for the Chutch, and for accepted standards] of morality

"No man or woman can be permitted ostensibly to serve'the State, and at the same time indulge in such activity " That is true. If a man is employed by theState, his duty@fs to comply with the educational policy ofitheState That poligjy demands that education b given at thepublicexpense in ses lat subjects Constitutionally stralia officially professes no particular religion, but grants liberty and toleration to all The Education Departments of the different States therefore,adopt@nonreligious policy, but not an antireligiouspolicy And no employee of any Educational Department whatever his private vies has the right to propagate contempt forreligion, and toinculcateatheism Not only is he not employed bv the State to do that: he is definitely violating the pdlicy of the State if he does so It is of course, the easiest thing in the worldfora lecturer at the Teachers' College toabuse his position If you have anatheistengagedin training future teachers, he can impress his viewpoint if a hundred andone ways in almhost any subject he happens to be teaching The only checkonhim will be the students present at his lectures, and most of such students will prefer silence, 'whether through natural timidity, or mistaken lovaltv to their lecturer or fear for their future career, and dread of victimisation n their examinations There are few positions in which an unscrupulous propagandist of atheistic and subversive views could carrv on and getaway"withitalmostindefinitelv-until someone takes up the cause ofright principles and demands that lecturers be made toconform tothepolicy of the public Department employing them

ke se A Great Responsibility "School teachers are charged with the sacred responsibility of inculcating high ideals of citizenship into the children."-

January 4, 1940

Fhej, have But they will scarcely beable to do so unless they possess high ideals themselyes What a teacher is manitests itselfin his mannerand behaviour,[and in every word he speaks A teacher's influence epends hs much upon what he is asupon vhat he says "This much is expected of them by the State, and the majority of parents."

It untiertaking the education ofchildren the State does undertak a very great responsibility, and] parents, in entrusting the educatiofof their children to the State, hind over to the Ed~cationDepartment one of the most serious f parental duties And those appointed to teach other peoples' [children, or to train teachers[for that work, are answerable both to the Department and to tle parentsof the children Teachers must teach what the Departnent undertakes to teach -seculaf subjects, and at least high idells of natural morality an»l ly lty Where religion is concern@l in accordance with the polity of the Department, they[mudst be neutral, though manifestng respect for the religios· cotvictionis children have learned [from their parents Ii they conot do this, parents have the right to protest, and the Departmenit has the duty tb check the ofefding teacher k k k # WhatShould Be Done?

'A teacher cannot serve the State and Soviet Russia at the same time'

All snsible Australians will admit thint Ifa man wishes to viet Russia, let him go But this is not Soviet Russia ere He who would serve tle public in this country must de so according to the law and tit of ou Australian democrcy Yet is it not significant that the[only support for the lecturers al the Sydney Teachers' Coll@ge jn this present matter has beenpullished in the Sydney Comimufist weekly newspaper? Thel Cdmmunists know those whorelcontributing to the success of {their cause; for if only teach:rstrained at the Sydney College will spread the atheistic andi zntjmoral ideas of some of the lecturers there the Communists/will{ave half their work done for [tlenf in advance

Ifhe attempts to do so, he must be invited to make room for a loyal subject "

That fs only common sense There is not a business firm in existencj which will continue to employ $ man whoisnotloyal to the /firmgand the trust reposed in himi, Why should it be otherwise in hepublic service? Inits support (of the lecturers at the Sydney Teachers' College the Sydney Communist paper has publishe] views making a travesty of out protest, saying that we object direly becausethe lecturers do nd thinkaswe do That is notthj point at all It s not a questihof what theythink It it a question ofwhat they teach And wel@sk only that they be compell to teach what their employ@ls, the Department of FducatiJ}l and the public, demand td e taught And they do not ask] n fact they forbid, the teaching f atheism, irreligion, contempt forauthority,and principles undermining decent moral standarisl WiththatI conclude my trcttl�nt of the excellent leading] aricle in the "Castlemaine Ma!" of November 25. Its wise wrs are a credit to that paper hand I hope they will not escape the attention of responsible authorities in the Department of Education

Thursday, January 4, 1940

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20" CENTURY 'TWELVE APOSTLES'

The 12 missionary Bishopsthe new 'Twelve Apostles''who were consecrated on the Feast of Christ the King by the Holy Father Left to right top: Mgr Kianuka, W F (Negro) Mgr Ramarosandratana (Madagascan), Mgr Cial6o, O P (Italian), Mgr Tien, SVD (Chinese), Mgr Col° bert (Irish) and Mgr Larregain (French) Bottom: Mgr Morlion, W.F (Belgian) Mgr O'Shea, MM (American), Mgr Mekkelholt Dutch), Mgr Leravoire-Morrow SC (Mexican), Mgr Agniswami, SJ (Indian), and Mgr Kurz, O F.M (German)

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= Te consecration in st Peter 3 on the Feast of Christ the King= of twelve new missionary bishops, four of whom are natives E of mission lands has momentar- [ # ily focussed the spotlight of i E world attention on the rapid de i jj5ji]

territories subject to the jurisdiction of Propaganda In INDIA, there are now 1500 nativeborn priestsINDO-OHINA has 1,S55 �CHINESE priests no num ber 1,957 t JAPAN has 224 £

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shoes One can do a good deal of walking, however, with banana leaves tied round one's feet That vear, when we seemed from a material point of view to have touched rock bottom, was the year that Bishop Hirth chose to found a seminarv I tried my best to dissuade him from undertaking this task There were onlv twelve of us in the Mission We spent most of our time hearing confessions of the natives and trying to settle down amicably to their interminable disputes How could we at the same time attend to school work? I was the Superior and had a hard task to feed our personnel It seemed to me unreasonable to expect us to train for the priesthood a number of Negro lads on whom Bishop Hirth had cast his eyes before the outbreak of the war The bishop understood perfectly well all the objections I advanced, but he showed me a letter from Cardinal Ledochowski Prefect of Propaganda A Mission ripe enough to produce martyrs must be ripe enough also to give priests to the Church These were the words the Cardinal had written Rome had spoken I was convinced by what I read From that moment I have never had a moment's hesitation in working for the creation in Uganda of a native clergy"

"A seminarv! The first thing we had to do was to teach our pupils to read and write We

had no paper We used the envelopes of letters that came to us irom Europe and, to make them last longer, told the boys to use both sides of the envelopes and make their handwriting as small as possible Oi the first batch of pupils two eventually reached the priesthood I ordained them myself '' said the bishop, "in 1913 Afterwards I ordained about fiftv To-day our seminarists are properly housed in fine buildings specially constructed near Villa Maria"

"How happy the old pioneer of the district of the Great akes must have been when, standing with Archbishop Costantani near the throne of the Holy Father in his thoughts flew back to earl recollections of Uganda He must have seen in his mind's eye on that memorable occasion the miserable hut at Bukumbi in which he was himself consecrated a bishop There were no coconsecration prelates, only a conple of missionaries as witnesses Bishop Hirth had only one crozier-his own-which he lent to him from time to time during the ceremony, and then took back again A fleeting vision too, must have passed before his eyes of the ordination ot his first native priests at Villa Maria in 1913, and in particular of the scene witnessed there in 1925 when he ordained Father Joseph Kiwanuka the future Black Bishop mcmmnnr urnruncucun

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It is heartening to learn that no less than 1,439 separate periodicals are de voted to helping the mission cause the world over Of these publications, 750 are in mission countries

The 689 periodicals in the home countries are distributed as follows:Argentine T; Australia 2: Belgium, 18: Brazil 5: Chile 5; Colombia 2; Denmark, 1, Germany, 82 England, 16; France, 78; Netherlands, 56: Ireland 13; Italy 118; Jugoslavia 14; Lithuania 1; Luxembourg, 3; Canada, 8; Malta, 4; Mexico, I; New Zealand, 1; Panama 1; Philippines 2:; Poland 28: Portugal 11; Czecho Slovakia, 10; Hungary, 7; Venezuela, 1: United States, 51

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nirmrrrrrr LITURGICAL CAT€CHISM

Q How is the prayer, 'Nobis quoque peccatoribus, connected in thought with the Memento' af the Dead?

A The celbrant requests for himself and for the faithful that which he has requested for the dead and that which saints have already attained-viz the happiness of Heaven

Q What is ot special remark regarding the opening words of this prayer?

A They are the only words that are said aloud in the body of the Canon; for they constitute a call for the taithfuls inner participation in the sorowful confession of sinfulness which the priest utters on behalf of all and which he enforces by the gesture of striking his breast

Q What distinction is made between "partem aliquam"' (some part) and "societatem (fellowship)

A Aliquam partem (some part) helps to remind us that our share of glory and blessedness will be in proportion to the talents given us and the merits acquired by us

Societatem (fellowship) consists, it has been said in that mysterious union of souls by means of which each man partakes of that in another, which he could not possess by his own merits while he rejoices over another's bless edness as he rejoices over his own (cf Schuch-Pol)

Q What Saints are mentioned in this prayer?

A To strengthen the effectiveness of our appeal to the Divine merey the names of fiite n martvrs are mentioned who have already gained what we ask for The martvrs invoked are:

John (most probably St. John the Baptist who was the greatst saint of the Old Testament and who heads the list) His feast as martyr falls mn 29th August, the fest of his Nativity on 24th June

Seven men and seven women (co: responding to th twelve apostles and the twelve martyrs of the Communicantes')

Stephen the proto-martyr one the first seven deacons, stoned leath, Feast, 26th December.

Matthias apostle elected in the plac of Judas His feast falls on 24th Fel ruary, but in a leap year on the 25th Barnabas (originally Joseph), the Apostle of Cyprus, was a companion of St Paul and was consecrated bishop with him Feast on 1Ith June

Ignatius of Antioch, said to be the child on whom Our Divine Lord laid his hand in blessing, second successor of St Peter in the Chair of Antioch. Feast on lst February

Alexander I fifth Pope after St Peter (115) Feast, 3rd. Mav He ordered that water should be mixed with wine at the Mass and that water should be blessed for the faithful Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist of the Romen Church, martyred near Rome in the first vears of the 4th century Feast 2nd June

Felicitas, a slave, and Perpetua, a woman of noble birth, were married women of Carthage, who were beheaded in 202 Feast T7th March

Agatha of Plermo or Catanea in Sicily (251) Virgin martyr Feast, 5th February She is invoked against fire and is the patroness of mothers suckling their children Her church in Rome belonged for many years to the Irish College

Lucia (Lucy» of Syracuse (304), Virgin martyr Feast I3th. December Patroness against sore eyes and epidemic diseases

Agnes, beloved Saint of Rome, pat roness of young girls and of gardeners martyred in 258 n her I2th year Feast, 21st January Octave 28th. January Her body is in the thurch of St. Agnes, Via Nomentan, Rome Cecilia, Virgin (220), Roman patroness of mu the l5th century Feast, ember Anastasia, wid er name inerted by ope ( Her Feast 25th December :cond Station Mass of hristm: celebrated in the church erec:ed in er honour Devotion to her n he was not a Roman was int by th By zantine Court ) What i hv: : t? A It is d all lit rophet, n di le, a bish a leri, ried w 'IS a w hat all, x o hat tat ·our I t figh ie: tion he saint: be encouraged 'nes, not howeve n n of merits of th ol own free pardon

MORGANATIC

Not always is the term "morganatic marriage'' correctly used Marriage is morganatic, accordng to Canon de Smet, noted Catholic theologian, when contracted between a man of princely or roval birth and a woman of inferior rank in sucha way that, while this union enjoys its full rights n the eves of the Church, from the civil point of view the wife does not share the rank of her husband. and the children are deprived of the paternal titles and offices and are debarred from the right to the full aud entire inheritance of their father and of their paternal ancestors-

It follows from this definition that the existence of a morganatic marriage is due to the action of the civil law only

Morganatic marriage is sometimes confused with a "marriage of conscience ' which has some similar characteristics

The difference, however, is that a morganatic marriage may be celebrated in public with the usual solemnities, while a marriage of conscience, for reasons concernng the persons involved, is perhaps celebrated in secret \ marriage of conscience need not necessarily be morganatic, as the man mav not be of noble rank If, in a marriage of conscience the man is of noble rank, then the marriage is morganatic as well, since the wife and children remain unrecognised

It will be remembered that Archduke Francis Ferdinand, of Austria, whose assassination was =7 7h

MARRIAGE

one of the primary causes of the Great War, was married morganatically in July, 1900, to Sophia, Countess of Chotck, after he had renounced his imperial dignity for his wife and the right of the crown for his children POPES AND LONGEVITY

An English columnist-one always interesting and with an eye for the unusual and the humorous -has discovered that Pope Pius XI "was not aged by Vatican standards "

He says: "Of the last ten occupants of the Papal chair, one (Leo IHI ) lived to be ninetythree Pius IN was eighty-six, Pius VI eighty-three, Pius VII and Gregory I eighty-one, and Pius • seventy-five; the other three were sexagenarians The average term of office for the period has been sixteen years, but one of these Popes (Pius VII ) survived his election by only eight months "

Continuing, he remarked that Leo HI was not above jesting about his mounting years On the occasion of his ninetieth birthday he received the congratulations of the Sacred College-from a Cardinal who expressed a hope that he would live to reach the ninetv·nme vears of Titian "Why," said Leo "put any imit to the bountv of the Divine Providence?"

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The Bushies'

THE HOLY FAMILY

Dear Cornerites As you all know I have been left in charge of the Corner I while Aunt Bessy is on holidays, and I boasted to her that I would have at least £20 in the L.B before she returns Now, you see, I am depending on you all to give me all your support during the coming month

Meanwhile we must not forget to mention the p ncipal feasts of the week Saturdav is the Feast of the Epiphany, when the three wise Kings came to worship the Infant Jesus, and Sunday is the Feast of the Holy Familv We know comparatively little of the early days of Our Lord for the Gospels deal mainly with His three years preaching and teaching However some beautiful little accunts f hi childhood are given and we know He was obedient to Mary and Joseph an often helped the latter in his carp.nter's shop

SANDY,

# it t # Manjimup

Bessy, We are going t for some of holidy

My br cmin e from Perth olidays iday A lren in o are getam enclosing 2/6

BARBRA NEWTON

Dear ra, Aunt Bessy has tak n a n holidav and didn't even tell m she was going, so I am in cha the Corner f a while I've b Brouk s Inlet and can assure y· ne f the b »st places on earth I holidav Thanks very much 2'6

SANDY t k k Victoria Park

Dear Aunt Bessy, I am sorry I cannot find the Pinkies but this s the five hillings for them Mother took us al to the Christmas Tree at our school We had a lovely time I kept the letter to show our daddy I passed nt. Standard I at school With love to you and all the Bushies ANNE DOROTHY GRANT

Dear Anne Dorothy, I managed to fix everything up fine without the return of the cards themselves You see, the monev is the main part Aunt Bessv was telling me what a lovely little writer vou are and I was very pleased to see another letter from you in mv first mail I bet daddv will be twice as pleased with your second letter SANDY

LEMONADE BOTTLE FOR 1940

Dear Aunt Bessy,Please find enclosed my monthly contributions towards the Bushies' Scheme for the months of November and December I am also enclosing some used stampus ANONYMOUS

Dear Anonymous,Im afraid your contribution came too late to be included in the 1939 appeal, but it helps me to get a good start for 1940

SANDY k Bruce Rock

Dear Aunt Bessy, -Kindly find enclosed postal note for 5s from Daphne and Maurice Johns, and also 2/6 in stamps from three little baby Bushies Elaine 4 yea.s Brian 3 years, and Teddy 9 months) I sincerely hope od will bless vou and that all the Bu his who have had the great pleaure of receiving instruetions from all the dear Sisters and g d priests during this year will earnestly offer up one pecial Holy Ma: and Holy Communn for the success of the Scheme for 1940 and pray for Peace DAPHNE AND MAURICE JOHNS

Dear Daphne and Maurice plendid dea: you hav I am sure all the Bushies will follow them up Meanwhile I received the money for the prick cards, and as th new Lemonade Bottle for 1940 has just arrived it was the first donation to be dropped therein But, my word, you should see all the space that needs filling Any wnder AB took a month holiday efore starting the year

Acknowledged With Thanks

Barbara Newton

Dorothv

and Maurice Johns

Dear Lily, Aunt Bessy was delighted to get your letter and very nearly missed the train when she stopped to read it She was very pleased with your good wishes, too, and told me to wish vou the same, which I do both on her behalf and my own

SANDY

FINANCIAL EMERGENCY TAX

The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr M D Mears) notifies that owing to an amendment of· the law alterations in some of the rates of Financial Emergncy Tax will operate on and from Ist January 1940· For persons with dependants new rates will apply as follows:-

£4 3s 1d to £4 19s 11d per week: 3d in the £I

£5 to £5 14s Hd per week· 4d in the £I

£5 15s to £6 9s I1d per week: 5d in the £1

To persons without dependants:-

£1 10s to ± per week 4d per week

£.2 0s. Id to £4 3s per week 4d in the £1 For higher amounts of salaries and wages the rates remain unaltered Amended scales of rates may be obtained from the Taxation Department and schedules of amended rates may be nspected at all Post Offices and Railway Stations

Holy Father

Visits King

Rome, December 28

With Papal pomp and royal ceremony the Pope visited the King and Queen of Italy to-day repaying the recent royal visit

It was the first visit of the kind in 69 years, and it is regarded as the final act of sealing the settlement of the old dispute between the Vatican and the Italian State.

The bells of St Peter's rang out as the Pope set out from the Vatican at 10 o'clock A royal mission in St Peter's Square conveyed the first greetings from Their Majesties, after which the Pope and his suite entered the 18 cars forming the Papal cortege

KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III

The Governor of Rome greeting the Pope on the border of the Vatican City, said that the visit symbolised the drawing together of the eagle of the Roman Empire and the Cross of the Church The route to the Quirinal Palace was elaborately decorated and lined with troops, behind which stood great crowds

The Pope in a scarlet cape under which was a white coat and stole, wore a scarlet hat He frequently gave the Papal blessing to the crowds Cardinal Maglione and 40 high dignitaries of the Church were also in the procession

Their Majesties received the Pope at the Quirinal Palace The Prince of Piedmont (the heir to the throne). and the Princess, and Count Ciano (Foreign Minister) and Countess Ciano attended Their Majesties The Pope accompanied Their Majesties to the throneroom, where, seated on three thrones they conversed for some time while the Papal retinue mixed freelv with the court n an anteroom The Papal and royal standards floated side bv side over the Quirinal

After an hour's talk in the course of which the Pope met members of the Royal family and other dignitaries, His Holiness returned to the Vatican in an open car, despite the rain, large crowds cheering enthusiastically He received further homage from the Governor at the border

The Press hails the visit as "the realisation of a dream of the Mussolinian era'' In the throne room His Holiness made an address to Their Majesties which is described as "very warm and very important" The King replied cordially

MR ARNOLD LUNN, who declares that Italians are anti-Nazis (See Page 8)