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Aneasily-readleafletofsimple prayerstobereadinthehomeandin airraid(*etershasbeenissuedby BurnsOatesattherequestofCardinal Hinzley.

Theleafletconsistsofnightprayers andtheMissalprayersforpeace, friends,enemies,sick,wounded,dead anddying-translatedbyMgr.Ronald Knox.

Inlargeprint,forsubduedlight,it iswithinthemeansofeveryCatholic at10d.adozencopies.

Theleaflethasbeeneditedbytwo priests,attheCardinal'srequest. A strikingcoverdesignhasbeendrawn byDomTheodoreBaily,O.S.B. FamilyPrayerPlea. CardinalHinsleywrotetohisclergy afewweeksago:''Astheblack-outhas somuchdisturbedoureveningservicesandBenedictionweneedmore thaneverincreasingprayer.Webeg youtourgethepracticeoffamily prayers,oncesoregularlyrecitedin Catholichomes,thatGodmayguide andblessourcountryandrestoretrue peace."

Theleafletsupplementsthisrequest.

DuringlastyeartheS.RomanRota grantedonly21nullitydecrees.Judgmentwasgivenin76cases,andin55 theauditorsheldthatthecontractand ceremonyhadbeenvalid.

VaticanRadio,commentingupon thesefiguressaid:"Ourlistenersdo notneedtobetoldthattheprocessis notequivalenttodivorcecourtproceedings.Theonlyconditionon whichtheChurchallowslibertyto'remarry'iswhenitisprovedthatthere isnomarriagefromthestart.

"Wemayunderlinethat21cases wererecognisedin12monthsamonga worldpopulationof332,000,000Catholics.Thatofitselftestifiestothe sanctityofCatholicmarriage.

31Cases,NoFees.

"Ofthese76cases,31weredealtwith in'formapauperis'-thatis,freeof fee-andin11ofthesethedecreeof nullitywasgranted.Inotherwords, theproportionofnullitydecreesgrantedinthefreecaseswashigherthan inthosewheretheadvocates'expenseswerepaidbytheparties.

"Thisisanotherconfirmationofwhat Catholicsalreadyknewbutofwhat non-Catholicsareslowtolearn-that thenumberofdecreesgrantedisinfinitesimalandsecondlythatthepoor andtherichgetequaltreatmentbeforethetribunal."

AlbertPleach,Counsellorofthe HaitianLegationtotheHoly See,andhisbride,LeoniaCaro, bothconvertsfromJudaism, receivedthesacramentsofBaptism,Confirmation,HolyEucharistandMatrimonyonthe samemorningattheTombof St.PeteratthehandsofCardinalTedeschini,Archpriestof St.Peter's.

ThegodfathersattheBaptismandConfirmationwere Mgr.Mella,MaestrodiCameratotheHolyFather,and SignorCamilloCorsanego,aConsistorialadvocate,whoalso actedasthewitnessesatthe wedding.-"Universe." U.S.

Throughpracticallyallthebanksin DetroitandfromnationalinsurancesocietiesArchbishopMooney-formerly ApostolicDelegateinIndia-hasreceivedalumpsumofabout£3,600,000 (atthepre-warrateofexchange)topay offtheparochialdebtsofhisdiocese.

Thedebtswereincurredduringthe boomperiodfrom1918untilthebottomsuddenlyfelloutofthemarketin 1929.DuringthatperiodDetroitwas thefastest-growingCatholicdiocesein theworld.Debtsofmillionswerepiledupintheexpectationthatprosperitywouldgoonunceasingly.

Therepaymentplanshavetakentwo yearstoworkout.

Insurancecompanieshaveinvested 5,500,000dollarsintherefinancing througha12-yearloansecuredbymortgagenotesonspecificparochialproperties.TheFirstNationalBank,which holdsabout4,500,000dollarsworthof parochialobligations,isexchangingthe presentpaperitholdsfornew12-year notessecuredbymortgages.Thebanks taketherest-about8,000,000dollarsanoneight-yearloancoveredbyserial notes. AllParishesCo-Operate.

Withtheco-operationofallthe200 parishes,thedioceseistotrytorepay theprincipalandinterestinlessthan 12years.

Toensuresufficientfunds,rectors haveagreedtocurtailtheirexpenditure onimnrovementsandrenairsandto limitnewloansandnewbuilding.

Rectorsofdebtlessparishesareto lendtheirsurplusfundstotheArchbishop,whohasagreedtopayinterestontheirloansandeventuallyrepaytheprincipal. Theminimumprincipalandinterest paymentsinanyyearwillbeabout 1,300,000dollars.

TheshopforBetterValue.Our PriceslowestinPerth.Anygoods senttocountrynotsatisfactorywepay freight.

NICHOLSON'SPIANOSFOR THEMODERNHOME

SelectyourpianofromMemostcomprehensiverangeinMeSouthern Hemisphere

Heavypenaltiesareprovidedforin caseofdefault.

Asapointofhonour,Archbishop Mooneyhasundertakentorepaythe fullamountwhichparishesformerly borrowedeventhoughitprovednecessarytoseeksomeadjustmentofinterestcharges.Heregardsthisasfair dealingandwelcomesitalsoforits salutaryeffectonthecreditofthe diocese.

The18,000,000dollardebtmainlyrepresentsrealestateandschools,churches,convents,presbyteriesandother parochialbuildingserectedinmore than100newparishes.

HisEminenceKarelCardinalHaspar,ArchbishopofPrague,diedon Monday,April21.

CardinalKaspar,whowouldhave been71yearsoldlastmonth,hadbeen inpoorhealthforsometime.His Eminencewasstrickeninthesummer of1937whileonavisittoRome,and returnedhometoundergoaserious operation.Herecoveredsufficiently toreturntoRomebytheendofthe year,buthehadrecurringillnesses. In1939,theGermanGestapoinvaded CardinalKaspar'sresidenceandin. spectedhispapers.

CardinalKasparwasbornatMirosoy,Bohemia,onMay16,1870,theson oftheheadmasterofanelementary school.Hestudiedforthepriesthood inRome,andwasordainedatSt.John LateransonFebruary25,1893.On April11,1920,Dr.KasparwassolemnlyconsecratedBishopofHradecKralove,andonOctober22,1931,succeededArchbishopKordacasPrince-ArchbishopofPrague.Hewasproclaimed aCardinalintheConsistoryofDecember16,1935.

Apartfromagreatnumberofbooks whichhewroteonCanonLawand kindredsubjects,theCardinalwasthe authorofmanytreatisesonthePopes.

ARCHBISHOPMOONEY. hasundertakentorepaythefull amountinlessthan12years.

TheelevationofArchbishopKaspar totheSacredCollegeofCardinalswas precededbyagreateventinyoung Czechoslovakia'shistory,the"All-CatholicCongress,"whichtookplacein thesummerof1935,whenhalfamillionpioussonsanddaughtersofthe ChurchmanifestedtheirfaithanddevotiontotheHolyFather,regardless ofnationalityandpartyallegiance,in obediencetoArchbishopKaspar'sappeal.

1110WHYTHEKOOKABURRA Laughs

"Hey!"yelledthewardentotheold countryman.'Thatwasthesiren."

"Ay,Iknowthat,"saidtheold chap.

"Well,"saidthewarden,"we'relikelytohaveenemyplanesoverany time. Ishouldn'tstrollabout,ifI wereyou.Whydon'tyoutake cover?"

"No,Idoan'tthinkIwill,thankee. Vsee,thiswarningain'tstrictlyanythingtodowime.Ilivefivemiles awayfrom'ere."

Shewaslargeandaggressive,andshe elbowedherwaythroughthecrowd, jabbingfirstonepersonandthenanother.Finallyshegaveoneunfortunatemananextrahardthump,and asked:"Isay,doesitmakeanydifferencewhichbusItaketoMount RoyalCemetery?"

"Nottome,ma'am,"wasthereply. *

Callingatalargedraperystoreduringaspringsale,abusinessmancame acrosshistypist.

"Sothisisyourgrandmother'sfuneral?"hesaid,sternly.

"Yes,lookslikeit,doesn'tit?"answeredthegirl,pointingtoamassof strugglingwoman."She'sinthemiddleofthatlot."

* * *

"Well,"saidtheinsuranceagentto thenewly-wedAngus,"nowthatyou're marriedI'msureyou'llwanttoinsure yourlife."

"Awa'wi'ye,"saidAngus."She's no'thatdangerous."

* *

Abachelor,whoselandladywassupposedtomendhisclothes,grewtired offindinghispyjamasalwayswithout buttons.

Indespairhepiercedthelidofa cocoatinandsewedittohispyjama jacketasahint.

Whenthejacketwasreturned,he foundthelidstillthere,andopposite itabuttonholeofequalsize.

* * * *

'Onthedayonwhichmywedding occurred-"

"You'llpardonthecorrection,but affairssuchasmarriages,receptions, dinners,andthingsofthatsort'take place.'Itisonlycalamitieswhich 'occur.'Youseethedistinction?"

"Yes,Isee.AsIwassaying,the dayonwhichmyweddingoccur- red-"

Acelebritywasplacednexttoa talkativeandinquisitivemaidenlady, whoboredhimexcessivelywithher questions.

"Tellme,won'tyou,whatwasyour greatestambitionasachild,andhave youattainedit?"sheasked.

Thecelebritylookedathersadly andsaid:"Madam,IregrettosayI haveneverattainedmyboyhoodambition."

"Andwhatwasit?"

'Madam,mygreatambitionwasto throwaneggintoanelectricfan!" * * * *

"Now,ladiesandgents,"saidthe .cheapjack,holdingupashilling,"here's achanceforeveryone.Asilvershilling-howmuchwillyougiveforit?"

Asheexpected,bidscamequickly. Finally,asmallboysaid:"Elevenpence."

"Verywell,mylad,"saidthecheapjack,"theshilling'syours.Handup yourelevenpence."

Theboyshookhishead.

"Takeitoutoftheshillingandgive methechange,"hesaid.

Duringahistorylessontheteacher pointedouttoherpupilsthatasurnameoftenindicatedthetradeorprofessionoftheancestorsofthosewho borethename.

"Forinstance,"shesaid,"supposing yournamewasBaker,thatmeantyour ancestorsweremakersofbread.Or, asanotherexample,supposingyour namewasSmith,thatmeantthatyour ancestorswereworkersiniron-blacksmiths,andsoon."

Shepointedtooneoftheboys.

"Whatwereyourancestors,Webb? sheasked.

Theboylookedthoughtfully.

"Spiders,teacher,"hesaid,aftera -while.

Adapperlittlemanappliedfora separationordertobemadeoutagainst hiswifeonthegroundofcruelty.

Whenaskedbythemagistrateifhe couldprovehiscase,herepliedmeekly:`OnenightIdreamtIwon£20,000, andthefollowingmorningmywife nearlykilledmefornotputtingitin thehankbeforeIwokeup."

Wilkeshadaseriouscomplaintto maketohislandlord.

"It'sthepeopleintheflatabove me!"hestormed."Theywon'tgive meaminute'speace.Thismorning atoneo'clocktheywerejumpingup anddownonthefloorashardasthey could.Iwon'tputupwithsuchbehaviour.It'sanoutrage!"

Th.landlordlookedsympathetic. Theywokeyouup,Ipresume?"he inquired

Thevictimshookhishead.

"No.Ihadn'tgonetobed."

"Al-!Youwereworkinglate?

"Ye(..Iwaspractisingonm,. phone!"

"John,"saidthehousewifetoher husband,"whileI'moutIwantthee topaintthemangle.It'llkeepthee outofmischief."

Shereturnedsomehourslaterand wassurprisedtofindhewasn'tinthe scullery.

"Whereareyou?"sheasked.

"Upstairs,Maggie,"camethereply.

"Whatareyedoin'upthere?"

"Paintin'mangle,ofcourse."

"Butwhatareyoupaintin'mangle upstairsfor?"

"Well,becausethepaintwasuphere lass."

* * * *

"Now,"saidtheItalianofficer,'the Australiansareontheway.You'dbetterhaveastiffdrink,mymen,sothat youcanmeetthem."

Allthetroopsacceptedbutone.

"Why,what'sthematter,Benito?" askedhispal."Whydon'tyouhave adrink,likeallofus?"

"Not-ame!"saidBenito.Itgiffs metoomuchcourage.Imight-await behindwhentherestofyouarerunning!"

* * * *

"Good-morning!"saidtheladyat No.17."Youlookverycheerfultoday."

"Yes,"repliedtheladyovertheway; "forthefirsttimeIwasreallydelight edtohearmyneighbour'spianogoing."

"Somethingworthlisteningto?"

"Ishouldsayso!Iheardthehire purchasemenremovingit."

* * *

"Theflelephone'sawonderfulinvention,"saidthetalkativemaninthe train."Absolutelywonderful.You probablysawmecomeoutofthecallboxonthestation.Ijusttwisteda littledialandIgotLiverpool."

Butthefed-upmanintheopposite cornerwasinnomoodforsuchconversation.

"That'snothing,"heremarkedacidly. "ThelasttimeItwistedadialIgot Dartmoor."

* * * *

"I'earyeroldman'sgoneinthe Navy,"saidMrs.Bulbus.

"Yes,'e'as,"repliedMrs.Thinly.

"An'what's'ea-doin'there?"asked herneighbour.

"What's'ea-doin'?"saidMrs.Thinlygrimly."'E'smine-sweepin',that's what'e'sdoin',and'e'll'earapieceof mymindwhen'egets'isleave.Not inalltheseyears'as'eevertooka broomin'is'andto'elpme!"

* * * * Twowomenwerediscussingthebest methodofgettingridofunwelcome visitors.

SaidMrs.Brown:"Mydear,it's quitesimple.Ialwaysputonmy hatandcoatwhenIhearthedoor-bell. Then,ifit'ssomeoneIdon'twantto bebotheredwith,Ijustsay,'Whata pity,I'mjustgoingout.'"

"Andsupposeit'ssomeoneyoudo wanttosee?"askedtheother.

"Oh,thenIsay:'Howfortunate. I'vejustcomein!'"

Thenightwatchmanfromthelocal road-mendingsquadmetafriend.

"Whyaren'tyouatwork?"asked hisfriend.

"Oh,"saidthewatchman,airily, "I'vegivenmyselfanightoff."

"How'sthat?"

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"ThreeDaysandThreeNights"

SomewhereintheBibleitsays:"As Jonaswasthreedaysandthree nightsinthebellyofthewhale,so shalltheSonofManbethreedays andthreenightsintheheartofthe earth."

ThewordsarethoseofOurDivine LordandarerecordedintheGospel accordingtoSt.Matthew,XII,40.

Thefulltextisasfollows:"Then someoftheScribesandPhariseesansweredHim(Christ),saying:'Master, wewouldseeasignfromThee.Who answeringsaidtothem:Aneviland adulterousgenerationseekethasign; andasignshallnotbegivenit,but thesignofJonastheProphetforas Jonaswasinthewhale'sbellythree daysandthreenights;soshallthe Sonofmanbeintheheartofthe earththreedaysandthreenights.'" (Vv.3840.)

NowChristwascrucifiedanddiedon GoodFriday,androsefromthedead earlyonSundaymorning.

Correct.

ThusthreeDAYSareaccountedfor: Friday,SaturdayandSunday.But wheredothethreeNIGHTScome in?

Yourquestionbetraysamisunderstandingofthephrase"threedaysand

threenights."Itdoesnotnecessarily meanaperiodofseventy-twohours, orthreefulldaysandfullnights.Inscripturallanguage,itmaymeanaper- iodembracingapartofthreedays andnights.SeeEsther,IV.,16;V., 1;Tob.,III.,10,12,;IKings(Samuel), XXX,12, Itwasinthissenseofpartofaper- iodofthreedaysandthreenightsthat OurLord'swordswereunderstoodby Hisenemies:"Thechiefpriestsand thePhariseescametogethertoPilate, saying:Sirwehaverememberedthat thatseducersaid,whileHewasyet alive:AfterthreedaysIwillrise again.Commandthereforethesepul- chretobeguardeduntilthethird day." (Matt.XXVII,62-64.)

ManymisinterpretationsofBiblical textsareduetothepracticeofgiving towordsandphrasesoftheBiblethe meaningswhichthosewordsand phraseshaveinmodernEnglish.But thatwillnotdo.For,whilethescrip- turalmeaningandthemeaningofthe samewordorphraseinmodernEnglishmayoftenbeidentical,itnotinfrequentlyhappensthatthereisaconsiderabledifference.Onemusttherefore endeavourtoascertainthemeaningintendedbytheauthorofthebiblical text,andbewareofreadingone'sown meaningintoit.

JoinYourUnion

JoinYourUnion.

"Rank-and-Filer,"Roselle,N.S.W.

Ihavebeenaninterestedlistenerto yourSundaynightSessionfora longtimenow.

IhopetheSessionwillcontinueto retainyourinterest.

Iwouldliketohaveyourcomments onthemattersmentionedbelow.

Themattersmentionedaresuchthat theyareofvitalimportancetoChristianworkersofwhateverdenomination. Ishallthereforecommentonthem withpleasure.

Iamamemberofanimportantindustrialorganisationwhichhasapproximately20,000membersinNew SouthWales.

Asfaraspossible,everyworker shouldbeanactivememberofthe Unionwhichisconcernedwiththe particularoccupationorindustryin whichheisemployed.

Recently,attherequestofmymates, Ibecameinterestedintheaffairsof ourUnion, Betterlatethannever!

TherearefartoomanyChristian workers,CatholicsandProtestants alike,whopaytheirunionfeesandobservetheordinaryconditionsofmembership),*(mtwhoneverattendaUnion meetingfromoneyear'sendtothe other.

Intheirabsence,theaffairsofthe Unionarealltoooftenmanaged(or mismanaged),byanorganised,unscrupulousandverynoisyminority, whichismoreconcernedwithfurtheringtheinterestsofanAsiaticand atheisticdespotismthaninpromoting thewelfareoftheworker.

Theblameforthisstateofaffairs mustbeattributedinlargemeasureto theapathyofthoseunionists,CatholicsorProtestants,whotakenoactive partintheaffairsoftheirUnion.Had theydoneso,theagentsofaforeign despotismwouldneverhavebeenable toreachthepositionsofpowerand prominencewhichtoomanyofthem occupyatthepresenttime.

* * * * REDSECTARIANS.

ThetacticsofthosewhomIhavealwaysknowntobe"Leftists"and "Reds"hadmetrickedforawhile.

FaithfuldisciplesofLenin,thesepeopleregardanytacticsasgoodtactics aslongastheyenablethesaidpeople togainwhattheywant.

Atthismeeting,whentheRedcandidatewasdefeatedandamanwith anIrishnamewaselectedtooffice, theyimmediatelybegantobeatthe sectariandrumforalltheywere worth.

Aswassaidinanswertoyourpreviousquestion,thesepeoplewillstoop toanytrickwhichwillhelpthemto gaintheirends.

Thetrickofraisingthesectarian issuewheneverothermethodsfailhas longbeenafavouritetrickwiththe "Comrades."Bigotryandprejudice arepressedintotheserviceofthe "cause."Whileostensiblydecrying

Catholicworkersintovotingforthe "Comrades."Thatthemajorityof themsawthroughthetrickandrefusedtobescaredisatributetotheir fair-mindednessandcommonsense. Hereferredtothe"CatholicAction" documentaboutasupposedmeeting ofCatholicGuildsatSt.Mary'sCathedral.

Thespurious"CatholicAction"documentwaspublishedbythelittle cliqueofbittersectariansknowsasthe "ProtestantWorldPublishingCompany."Thatdocumenthasbeenlong sinceexposedasaclumsyforgery,and itsauthorsandpublisherspubliclyaccusedoffalsehood.

Thatfact,however,wouldnotpre- ventthe"Comrades"frommakinguse ofit,iftheythoughttheiraudience sufficientlyill-informedtobeunaware ofitsspuriouscharacter.

Thesetacticsshowhowmuchthe "Comrades"havetheinterestsofthe workersatheart.Theywouldnot scrupletodisruptaUnioninorderto furthertheirowninterests.

"ASANANGELOFLIGHT."

Iwasratheramusedattheirattitude Iknowmostofthempersonally,and theyhaveaboutasmuchreligionin themasthestraycatsinthegoods yard.

Itshouldbefairlyobvious,then,thattheywerenotactingfromanyreligiousmotive.Noraretheyrestrainedintheirmethodsbyanyconsiderationsofconscience.Theironlymorality,ifsuchitcanbecalled,isexpediency.

portunitytowormthemselvesintokey positionsintheUnion.

Onceinthesepositionstheyuse similarmethodstoretainthem.Then theyproceedtodirecttheUnionpolicyinaccordancewiththeapproved "Partyline."

TheCommunistsinanygivenUnion areusuallyasmallminority.Butif thegeneralapathyofUnionmembers allowsthatCommunistminorityto capturecontroloftheUnion,itwill ceasetobeaninstrumentofwelfare fortheworkerandbecomeaninstrumentofclasswarandviolentrevolution.Andworkerswillhave-asthey havealreadyhad-ampleopportunity toexperienceinthedictatorshipexercisedbyComunistcontrolledUnion executives,themeaningof"DictatorshipofthePreletariat,"i.e.,ofthe CommunistParty.Iftheyactinthis wayintheUnions,howwouldthey actasrulersofthenation?

AnotherOpusof Wells

PlainAussie,Katoomba,N.S.W. Pleasecommentontheenclosedcuttingwhichwastakenfrom"Truth" ofApril27,1941.

Thecuttingcontainsanarticleby H.G.Wells.Itisentitled,"The WorldofMyDreams,"andhas,asa sub-heading:"Re-makingtheNewHumanAnimal."

Realisingtotheextentthatsobigotedamaterialistiscapableofrealising anything,thathistheoriesdonotfit humannature,Mr.Wellshereembarks onaschemetochangethishuman natureofoursinordertomakeitconformwithhistheories.Theideathat itmightbeeasiertochangehis

andcondemningsectarianism,the "Comrades"donothesitatetomake themostofitwhenevertheythinkit willservetheirends.

Theunfortunatetruthisthatthere arepeoplesoblindedbybigotryasto beunabletoseethattheyarebeing usedastoolstofurtherthecauseof theReds.

Accordingtoinformationinmypossession,theUniontowhichyoubelong isnottheonlyoneinwhichtheReds havetried-withsomesuccess-toplay ontheprejudicesofbigotstogainor retaincontrolofaUnion.

Behindtheirbacks,the"Comrades'. despisesuchpeople,andlaughatthem asfools,buttheyfindthemusefulon occasionswhensomeoneisrequiredto dothedirtyworkforthem.

* * * *

REDSUSEBIGOTS.

AcoupleofRedspeakersloudlycomplainedthatsomeofthesuccessful candidateshadnameswhichsuggestedthattheirgrandparentswere Irish.

Thesearethepeoplewho,following thelineslaiddownbyComradeDimitrov,inauguratedthe"Outstretched HandtoCatholicPolicy"afewyears ago.Thatpolicyfairlyreekedwith hypocrisyandtreachery,andCatholic workersweresharpenoughtorecognisethatfact.

Butthe"Comrades"arenothingif notversatile.Ifoneparticularmethodofapproachandpenetrationisa failure,theyhavenohesitationintryinganother;evenwhenitmeansa completechangeoffront.

TheCatholicworkersgenerallywere intelligentenoughtoseebeyondthe "outstretchedhand"totheotherhand whichheldconcealedthedaggerto stabtheminthebackatthefirstopportunity.The"outstretchedhand" failed.Nothingdaunted,the'Comrades"droppedthehypocriticalpretenceoffriendship,andbegantoplay onanti-Catholicprejudicesandbigotry. Thistacticservesthetwofoldpurposeofavertingattentionfromthemselvesandofdividingtheopposition. But,hereagain,apartfromthose whosebigotryissuchthattheywould preferananti-GodCommunisttoanybodyevenremotelyassociatedwith theCatholicChurch,thistactichas beenafailureuptothepresent.

Nevertheless,itisoftheutmostimportancethatCatholicandProtestant workerswhohavethegenuineinterestsoftheworkeratheartshouldbe ontheirguardagainstthismalevolent attempttosplittheirranksbybringingupthesectarianbogey, * * * LIESTOHELPTHE'CAUSE."

Onecomradewentsofarastosaythat theUnionanditsofficialshad"sold outtoCatholicAction." Hewasmerelyemployingthetactics justexplained.Hedevoutlyhoped, nodoubt,thathecouldthusscarenon-

Whydidtheyintroducethesectarian issueintothematterofaUnion whichiscomposedofmenofallreligions,andofmenwhodonotbelongtoanyChurch?

Youaremistakeninassumingthat sectarianismisthemonopolyofreligiousbodies.Themostvenemousand bitterofallsectariansaretheantiGodCommunistsandcertaintypesof freethinker, Butapartfromtheirbitterhatredof allreligion,the"Comrades"introduced thesectarianissueintoUnionaffairs simplytocausethedissensionandconfusionwhichwouldgivethemtheop0

theoriesdoesnotseemtohaveoccurredtohisgiganticintellect.

Thecommentonthewholearticle wouldmeanawasteofvaluabletime. Ishallthereforerestrictmycommentarytoafewofthemoresignificant passages.

Thequestionswhichfollowarequotationsfromit.

"ADISTINCTSPECIESOF ANIMAL."

"Re(modernman)isasdifferentfrom hisancestorsofthreecenturiesago, fromthetopofhisheadandeverythingthatisinittothetipsofhis toenails,asifhewereadistinctspeciesofanimal."

WearegratefultoMr.Wellsforthe implicitadmissionthatmodernman hasatleastheadandtoenailsincommonwithhisancestorsofthreecenturiesago.Butifweweretogoback anotherfourormorecenturieswe wouldbeamazedtodiscoverthatour ancestorsofthosetimeswerenotmen atall.AlfredtheGreat,Williamthe Conqueror,Chaucer,andBlackPrince werejustplainapes.Eventheirtoenailsandthetopsoftheirheadswere differentfromours,

Andthemoderngirlissodifferent fromthegirlwhowasmoderninMr. Wellsyouth,thatwithhershingled hairandpaintedtoenailssheisalmost adistinctspeciesofanimals.

Anyone,however,wholooksatthe portraitsofthreehundredyearsago, orstudiesthehistoryofthatperiod, willbereluctantlyforcedtotheconclusionthatthemomentouspronouncementofMr.Wellsisrubbish,claptrap, make.believe.

"Fromendtoendoftheearthand downthewholecorridorofrecorded historymenaremade."

Mr.Wellsistobecongratulatedon hismomentousdiscovery.Menare made.Soarehousesofonekindor another,andweaponsandbreadand butter.

"THATHAIRYAPE."

"Andtherawmaterial,thathairyape, issomadeoverthatitisonlyin somemomentofcrazylust,panic, rage,orbestialvitality,thatwerealiseheisstillthecore,thebloodinjectionattherootofusall."

Anovelistmaysometimeswritehistory,andahistorianmaysometimes

writefiction.ButMr.Wellsimproves onthat.Hewritesfictionandserves itupashistory.Betterstill,he writesfictionandservesitupas science.Hedigsupmythsfromthe deadrefuseoftheXIXth.centuryand servesthemupasthefruitofscientific discovery.

Thethreadbareandveryshaky theorythatmanisdescendedfromthe apes,andthatthe"hairyape"isthe rawmaterialfromwhichmanismade, ischangedbythemagicwandofMr. Wellsintoanindisputablefactofscienceandhistory.

Thecoreofhumanexistenceisthe 'hairyape";heisthemarrowofour bones:hisbloodisourblood.

Theonlydifficultyisthatasfaras thescientificorhistoricalevidence goes,ourallegedapeancestorhasno existenceoutsidethemorbidimaginationsofpeoplelikeMr.Wells.Men havetriedtofindthelinkbetween manandtheapes;workingonthe evolutionaryassumptionthatthere wassuchalink.Theyfailedtodiscoverit.Thelinkwasmissing.

ButthefactthatthelinkwasmissingdidnotdeterMr,Wellsandothers likehim.Imaginationprovidedwhat sciencecouldnotdiscover.Fromodd skullsorportionsofskullsandsundry fragmentsofbone,acreatureoffiction wasbuiltupwithrecedingforehead, carefullyshadedeyes,andthehairs ofhisheadallnumbered,tobridgethe chasmwhichinreasonandreality yawnsbetweenmanandtheapes.

Highlyimaginativereconstructionsof thiskindhaveblindedmanypeople tothefactthatthemostimportant thingaboutthe"MissingLink"isthat itismissing.Themissinglinkisnot something:itisthecompleteabsence ofsomething.

YetMr.Wellsinhiswisdomassures usthatthisabsence-of-somethingis theverycoreofourbeingandthe sourceofthebloodthatflowsinour veins.

(Possibly,Mr.Wellshasaprivate ancestor'sgalleryallofhisown,and wasmisledbystudyingit.)

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Inthepast,themakingofamanhas beenamultitudinous,complex,casual,almostpainlessprocess.

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morehistorythanheeverread.What hewriteshereisnothistory.Itis thesortofdogmaticfictionwhichis flatlycontradictedbyhistory. Ifevertherewasaperiodinwhich educationwascomplex,casualandalmostplanless,itisthepresentperiod ofseculareducation.Themindsof theyoungarecrammedwithinformationaboutamultitudeofthings,But thereislittleplanaboutit;forthe youngarenottaughtthemeaningof existenceandthepurposeoflife.They arealldressedupandnowheretogo. Whatwillhappentothemifeverthey aredeprivedoftheguidanceofMr. Wellsisnotpleasanttocontemplate.

Buteducationwithoutmeaningor purposewasdefinitelynottheeducationofthepast.Whatevershortcomings,thereligiouseducationofthepast wasnotcasualorplanless.Itwasessentiallyaplannededucation;theplan beingbasedontheeternaltruthsthat manhasaspiritualandimmortalsoul andthathisfinaldestinywasnotin thisworldbutinthepossessionofGod intheworldtocome.Itembodieda philosophyoflifewhichsawlifesteadilyandsawitwhole.

Themoralandculturalachievements ofthateducationneednoapology.In everysphereofhumanknowledgethey speakforthemselves.ThatMr.Wells shouldignorethemcompletelyisnot surprising;butitisnotarecommendationforMr.Wells.

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WELLSRE-MAKESMAN, "Butnowthedevelopmentofoursocialandphilosophicalphilosophies, oureducationalandgeneralpsycho. logicalsciences. Therevisionof ourconceptionofexistenceinterms ofbiologicalscienceisturningthe mindsofanincreasingproportionof intelligent,reflectivepeopletoa muchmorethorough,systematic makingofmanthancouldhavebeen dreamtofbefore."

Strippedofitsrhetoricaltrappings, thispearlofWellsianwisdommeans thatthe"intelligent,reflectivepeople" -whoagreewithMr.\Veils-aregoing tore-modelthe"humananimal"onthe principlesadoptedinthestud-farm. "Intheworldofmyheart'sdesire,the conditioningofthehumananimal willbeginfromitsearliestyears."

ThediscoveriesofMr.Wellsare blindingintheirbrilliance:Theeducationofthechildshouldbeginfromits earliestyears.Thatprinciplehas beenacteduponbytheCatholic ChurchandbyCatholicparentsforthe pasttwothousandyears.Andnow, in1941,Mr.Wellsdiscoversitallby himself.

Remarkable?No,astounding!

Buttherehasbeenamistakesomewhere.Mr.Wellsdoesnotbelievein educatingthechildfromitsearliest years.Whatheadvocatesistheconditioningofthehumananimalfromits earliestyears.

Inotherwords,thehumanchildis, inthewisdomofWells,nothingmore thanacomplexspeciesofbrute.Its educationisnothingmorethananelaborateformofanimaltraining-it needsconditioning.

Andwhoistobetheanimaltrainer' Listenersareallowedoneguess.

"THUSsArni-WELLS.,,

"Itwillacquirewholesome,healthy habitsandself-control;itwilllearn totemperitsinnateself-assertion andexhibitionism,itsdispositionto showoff;itsoonwillbelearningto distinguishtruthfromfalsehood, bothtoitselfandothers."

Inthusdescribingtheresultsofhis marvelloussystemofanimaltraining, Mr.Wellspassesfrom"history"to prophecy,afieldinwhichhedoubtless feelsmoreathome.

IntheworldofMr.Wells'dreams, thechildwillheaperfectlypoisedand balancedbeing-andaliedetectorinto thebargain.

Buthowshallthesethingscometo pass?Mr.Wellsdoesnotexplain;he givesushisword."Thussaiththe Lord"hasbecome"ThussaithWells."

Againstthatmomentousprophecy ofWells,thespectacleofthecomplete andhopelessfailureofgodlesseducationinmoderntimesisofnoavail.A statesmanlikePresidentRoosevelt declaresthatreligionisabsolutely vitalforsocialandnationalwell-being. AgainsthimistheprophecyofMr. Wells.AneducationalistlikeProfessorM.L.Jacks,ofOxford,declares thatwithoutreligiontherecanbeno educationworthyofthename.Against himistheprophecyofMr.Wells.The AnglicanBishopsofEnglandinastatementrecentlypublishedintheLondon "Times"emphasisedtheimportanceof religioninalltrueeducation.But theirwordswerewasted:theyspoke againstWells.

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thechildtodothatasitistoopen itslungsbymakinganoise."

Alas,fortheworldofMr.Wells' heart'sdesire!

Itwillbenecessaryforthechild,the "conditionedhumananimal,"totell lies! Thatisnotnecessaryeveninthis crazyworldofours.Whyitshould benecessaryintheutopian,make-beliefworldofMr.Wellsisnoteasyto understand.

'Thatanimalbloodinjectionwhichis therootoflifeinsistsoncertain crapingsanddesires."

Anotherprofounddiscovery!The oldpaganpoetstressedthatfactwhen hewrote:"Videomelioraproboque,deterioraquesequor."St.Pauldescribedtheseanimalcravingsanddesires whenhewroteatlengthoftheinner conflictbetweenthefleshandthespirit.

ButtheoriginalityofMr.Wellslies indenyingthespiritandtheGodof theSpiritandinattributingthoseanimaldesirestomythicalapeancestorsthe"hairyapes."

St.Paultaughtthatthefleshcould besubordinatedtothespirit,andthat controloflowernaturewaspossible withtheassistanceofGod'sgrace.But Mr.Wellsdispenseswithallthat.No Divineassistanceforhim!The"conditioning"ofthehumananimalby trainerslikeMr.Wellswillaccomplish thatmostdifficultofalltasks.Ifit cannothedoneinrealityitwillbe doneatleastintheworldofMr.Wells' dreams. 11-.Wellshasspoken;all difficultieshavevanished;theproblem issolved.

* * * * "CRAZYLUST BESTIAL VITALITY."

"Themorewefrustratethatprimordialdrivethelessenergywewill haveinourfinalhumanproduct."

Mr.Wellshasalreadyassuredus thatthisprimordialanimaldriveappearsonly"insomemomentofcrazy lust,panic,rage,orbestialvitality."

(Possibly,itwasinsomesuchmomentthatMr.WellsurgedthebombingoftheVaticanCity.)

Itshouldbeclear,then,eventoMr. Wells,thatifwedonotwanttopervertmenintocreaturesofcrazylust" and"bestialvitality,"theseloweranimalurgesmustbecurbedandsubjectedtothecontrolofreason.

Theycannotbeeliminated;butthey must ifmanistolivea lifeworthyofahumanbeing.And themanwhothinkstheyareeasyto controlhasnevertriedtocontrol them.

Passingoverwholecolumnsofsimilarpretentiousrubbish,whichmaybe describedinhisownwordsas"the wildestjungleofdelusions,errors,tangles,misunderstandings,imperfectly apprehendedfacts,oldcurios,encumberinglaziness,unserviceableby-products,"letusseewhatMr.Wellshas tosayaboutGod:

* * * * WHOSAIDGOD?

"Inthepastmenhavehaddreamsof aGod;theyhaveinventedoneprematureGodafteranother.They havetalkedveryrecklessly,foolishly,dishonestlyabouttheseDeities." Thusdoesthemightyintellectof Wellsconfusethequestionancrilispose oftheoverwhelmingrational'evidence fortheexistenceofaSupremePersonal Being.Mr.Wellsdoesnotrefutethe argumentsfortheexistenceofGod.He doesnotdeigntoexaminethem.He ignoresthem,andtalks"recklessly, foolishly,dishonestly,"aboutdreams ofagod,orprematuregods.

Speakingof"prematuregods,"Mr. Wellsseemstohaveforgottenthathe ishimselftheauthorofone,orrather ofseveral,ofthoseprematurespecimens.Yearsago,intheheydayof Wellsianfantasyandhate,Mr.Wells gaveusthispictureofGod:"Ifafiguremayrepresenthim,it mustbethefigureofabeautifulyouth alreadybraveandwise,buthardly cometohisstrength.Heshould standlightlyonhisfeetinthemorningtime,eagertogoforward,as thoughhehadbutnewlyarisentoa daythatwasstillbutapromise;he shouldbearasword,thatcleandiscriminatingweapon.Hiseyesshould bebrightasswords;hislipsshould fallapartwitheagernessfortheadventurebeforehim,andheshouldbe inveryfreshandgoldenharness,reflectingtherisingsun.Deathshould stillhanglikemistsandcloud-banks andshadowsinthevalleysofthewide landscapeabouthim.Thereshould bedewuponthethreadsofgossamer andlittleleavesandbladesofturfat hisfeet."("GodtheInvisibleKing," p.67.)

ITWILLTELLLIES.

"Ofcourse,it(thehumananimal)will inventstoriesandtelllies.Itisas necessaryforthementalhealthof

BeholdthebrightyounggodofMr. Wells,beforewhom"brightyoung things"fallsinadoration.Couldanybodyelseoutsidealunaticasylum writesuchutterbalderdash,andmean it? ButMr.Wellshasabandonedthis prematuregod,prematurelyborn.He

KrivitskyHadLostHisSoul

BeforeHePulledTheTrigger

WHENGeneralWalterGKrivitsky,erstwhile0.G.P.U. agent,reachedtheendofhis wayinaprosaicWashingtonhotel room,heleftbehindhimanunwrittenstory,asombreanddramatictale thatmayneverbetold.Onlythe handofaDostoyevskycouldfashion intorevealingwordstheinnermeaningoftheGeneral'sfinale.Tortuous intrigues,thestrangeworkingsofa dialecticallyconditionedmind,the mysticalnuancesoftheRussiansoul, allthereconditeliteraryelements whichthegreatSlavicmasterofprose lovedsowellpermeatedtheatmosphereofthedeadman'schamber.

Overhissmallshatteredbody,hung ashadowyauraofdimterrors:the jumbledmemoriesofMoscowwitchtrials;mustysub-Kremlindungeons; and''mentalmurders."Mysterywas thekeynoteofGeneralKrivitsky'slife anddeath.Solutionsaretobe foundonlyinthedeviousdepthsof theMarxianmind.

WhatmannerofmanwasGeneral WalterG.Krivitsky-orSamuelGinsbergifyoupreferthelessromantic namebestoweduponhimbyhisparents?Hehadbeenasecretagentof Stalin;hewas,perhaps,abitofan impostor;hewascourageousand keenlyintelligent.Hehadplayed therole-ofacosmopoliteand"bon vivant,"andyetfoundtimetobea goodhusbandandfather.Hewas finallyreputedtobeasuicide,But first,lastandaboveall,hewasaBolshevik.Helostsightofthatfactfor onebriefperiodinhisbrieflifeand therebyworkedhisowndestruction.

ThedeathofGeneralKrivitskywas encompassedbymentalmurder,as manyofhisnon-Communistfriends believe;buthehimselfwasboththe physicalagentandthementalmurderer.ThepersonalityofGeneral Krivitskyhadactuallydiedlongbeforeheoccasionedhislastheadline. Whenhesentabulletcrashinginto hisownbrainhewasmerelydisposing ofabodythatalreadyhadlostits soul.Inamomentofweaknesshe soughttoescapetheterrorsystemby whichandwithwhichhehadlived hislife.GeneralKrivitskydiscovered toolatethathecouldnotescapefrom himself,andheresolvedhisproblem inawaywellcalculatedtowinthe approbationofhisoncebelovedleader,Joseph(Stalin)Djugashvali.

ThestrangecaseofGeneralKrivitskybegan,asfarasAmericansare concerned,withthepublicationofa seriesofsensationalarticlesinaleadingnationalmagazine.Atleast,the articlescreatedasensationinnon-Leftistcircles.ButtothevariegatedfollowersofMarxintheUnitedStates, therevelationsofStalin'sone-time confidentalagentwerescarcelyrevelations.Certainly,itwasnosecret tothemthatthemenoftheGayPayOowereatlargeinthisandother lands;4',Qrwasitsurprisingtolearn thatthehenchmanoftheKremlinhad theirfingersinanumberofpolitical anddiplomaticpies.Inthebroad outlinesitwasallanoldandwell nowoffersusanothergod,justasprematureinbirthandstature;justas monstrous.Still,itisanoffer.

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VicNEWIDOLSOFWELLS.

t`TruthandcourageareGod."

GodisinfinitetruthbecauseHeis infiniteBeing,andtheSourceand Architypeofallthatis.Inthissense itiscorrecttosaythatGodistruth.

ButMr.Wellsdoesnotmeanitin thatsense.The"truth"ofwhichhe speaksistheknowledgeoftheuniverseacquiredbyresearchworkers andscientists.Itisthusanacquired qualityofthehumanmind.Courage islikewiseaqualityofman.

God,then,intheoverpoweringwisdomofWells,isacombinationoftwo humanqualities:truthandcourage.In otherwords,manisnotacreatureof God;Godisaproduceofman. ButthisWellsianideaofGodis neithertruthfulnorcourageous.Itis rathertheproductofadiseasedand pervertedmindwhich,inthewordsof St.Paul,haschangedthetruthofGod intoalie.

ItisfutiletocontinuewiththeexaminationofthemonstrousWellsian absurditieswhichtheSydney"Truth" inflictsonitsreaders.Theinsaneutterancesofthisdisgruntledoldatheist showbetterthanargument,thedepths ofunreasontowhichatheistsarepreparedtodescendintheireffortsto avoidtheOneTrueGod,andJesus Christ,WhomHehathsent.

knownstorytoinformedComradesof everyshadeandstripe. NoComradeneededtheverismilitudeoftime,place,andeventtomake himfullyawareofthedeviousmethodsoftheComintern.Therewas notahumblerank-and-filerinallthe landwhodidnotknowoftheGay PayOooperationsinSpain.Theyunderstoodthenatureoftheseopera- tionsalmostaswellastheunfortunateSpaniardswhowereoperated upon,and,unlikethevictims,they heartilysanctionedthem.Theyknew ofandfullyapprovedthegeneraltechniquesofStalin'srevolutionaryexperts,andtheywereinnowayhorrifiedbytheconcretedescriptionof specificdetails.

Buttheydidnotapproveofadvertisingtheirstrategiesinthebourgeoispress.AdeflectedComradeanyComrade,importantorunimport-

ant-whopubliclyattackstheParty, howevermildly,isnotallowedtoescapeunscathed.RenegadeswhoexposethetacticsofthePartytothe bourgeoisworldmustbedealtwith sharplyasamatterofcourse.Not becauserepercussionsinsideoroutsidetheCominternarefearedgreatly, butratherbecausesuchcasescanbe madetoserveassternobjectlessons inBolshevikdiscipline. WheneveradissidentComradelifts hishandagainsttheParty,theentire membershipautomaticallyactsinroutinefashion.Stepsaretakenatonce toconvincehim,oranyonecontemplatingsuchacounter-revolutionary move,thatitisimpossibletoliveoutsidethemoralshelteroftheCowin tern.Everyeffortismadetoreduce thesubjecttoshameanddespair Whereverhegoes,hehearswhispering voicesandseesfingerspointedin scorn.Renegade,stoolpigeon,traitor arethewordshelearnstoknowbest.

Ateveryturn,hefindsanimpenetrablewallofsocialostracismbetween himselfandthosetowhomhemost naturallywouldfeelattracted.

Intheonlyworldthathecanever reallyknow,hesoonbecomesanIshmaelwanderingdisconsolateandseeingonallsidesthehandsofallmen turnedagainsthim.Ifheendeavourstoadjusthimselftolifeoutside therevolutionaryperiphery,heseeks invainforasparkofunderstandingor compatibility,Tothepeopleofthe bourgeoisworld,heisatbestatamed monster.Tohimtheyarestupid, dull,static,unabletospeakathoroughlyintelligiblelanguage.

ThecaseofGeneralKrivitskymight wellserveasamodelofCommunist disciplinarymethod.Inallaffairsof thesort,thefirstmoveisalwaysdirectedtowarddeflatingtheimportanceof therenegadeandhistestimony. Suchtreatmentusuallyhasapronouncedeffectonthe"ego"ofthe averageComrade.Overalongperiodhismindhasbeenconditionedto thevaluesoftheParty,andhehas cometoregardhisrevolutionaryreputationaboveeverythingelse.He didnotthrowitintothescalelightly.

Ittooklonghours,days,months,even yearsofsilentsoul-wrackingstruggle beforehecouldbringhimselftothe pointofturningagainstallthedeep convictionsthathavefurnishedthe primarymotivationofhislife.He makesreadyatlasttogiveupfriends, revolutionaryhonour,hislongcherishedPartymembership.Hebraces himselfagainsttheexpecteddelugeof slanderandvituperation;hetakes theirrevocablestep;andthenthe Partyignoreshim,orperhapsvouchsafeshimacasualsneer.

"Phoney."

ButGeneralKrivitskywastooimportanttodismisswithoutaword.His statementshadcreatedamildfurore throughoutthenationandtheycalled imperiouslyforsomekindofanswer. The"NewMasses"promisedthatone wouldbeforthcomingingoodtime.

Afteratantalisinglapse,thatselfstyled"progressiveweekly"printed underthehead,"KrivitskyaPhoney," itsfated-to-be-famousexpose.The eagerlyawaited(inLeftistcircles)denouncementwasnotquiteallthat mighthavegeenexpected,inviewof thegravityandscopeoftheGeneral's statementsandhisallegedintimacy withStalin.

ThefirstsentenceofthePartyexposesetthetone,anamazinglydisdainfultone,indicatingalineofattackthatmusthavebeendownright shockingtotheGeneral,andwascer-

tainlysotoallthosefamiliarwiththe racialbackgroundsofthe"NewMasses"editor."NewMasses"scornedto dealwiththematerialoftheKrivitskyarticles.Insteadtheyopened withtheoffensivesentence:"'General Krivitsky,'youareSchmelkaGinsberg."Twohundredbriefwordsof causticinvectivewereaddedtothe peculiarlysuggestiveinitialsentence, andthenthearticlewasclosedwith thesignificantassertions: ''New

Masses'hasthefacts.That'sabout Strangely,itwas"aboutall"inthe Partypress.MichaelGold,number oneproletarianliterateur,devoteda singleimpassionedcolumnto"General IsaacKrivitsky-Levine,"andfrom timetotimebriefcontemptuousreferences,whichusuallycontainedthe racialleitmotif,appearedinParty periodicals.Nothingmorewasprinted.Itwasbeautifullysimpleand highlyeffective.ThePartyscorned categoricdiscussionoftheGeneral's charges;butoverandoveragain,n everyFrontorganisation,ineachLeftistandfellowtravellercircle,inall

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ThePopeis "intheFight"

"HisHolinessisinthefightinas muchasthepatrimonyoftheFaithis atstake,insofarasjustice,charity, andhumanbrotherhoodareatstake. ForthesearethevaluesoflifecreatedorsublimatedbytheNewTestament."

Sowrotethe"OsservatoreRomano," thesemi-officialVaticannewspaper,in anarticledevotedtocorrectingsome falseimpressionsregardingtheposition oftheHolySeeinthepresentworld conflict.

Itisoftenrepeated,saidthearticle, thatthisspiritualpowermustremain impartial.Thisisanerror.Tosay thePopeisneutralwouldbetosuggestthathehassomeselfishinterest tosafeguard.Itwouldbetosuggest thatinthepresenceofjusticeandinjustice,ofgoodandevil,ofloveand hatred,thePopewouldexpressnopreference,wouldbeunableorunwilling tomakeuphismind.

TheHolyFatherhastheauthority toguidemanindividuallyandcollectively,whereverhisrealinterestsare assailed.Hisdutyistofeedthe lambsofChrist'sflockandsavethem fortheireternaldestinies.

TherepresentativeofHimwhosaid: "Iamtheway,thetruth,andthelife," isnotneutral,isnotandcannotbe impartial,isnotoutsideorabovethe conflict.Letallthefaithfulbeassuredofthatfact,andinitletthemfind strengthandcourage.

ButifthePopeisinthefight,heis notinitasonecarriedalonghelpless bythetide.Tothinkofhimasof onewhohasbeenshipwrecked,orasa sailrentinthehurricane,wouldprove thatweweremenoflittlefaith.It wouldbetosendChristianitytoglean amongthestrippedstalks,wheninactualfacttheharvestbelongstoit.

ItwouldbetoputChristianityon apedestalwhereitwouldbeunableto interfereintheaffairsofmenorcurb thedesiresandpassionsofthosewho donotwishanythingtostandbetweenthemandtheirgoal.Itwould beto Christdiedfora worldsunkinonelongafternoonsleep.

ThePope,onthecontrary,isa fighter,PiusXIIisavaliantfighter.

Whatevertheoutcomeoftheconflict,thedaywillcomewhentheworld willacknowledgethatnoneworderis lastingunlesssubjectedtotheconditionslaiddownbythepresentPope. Thatdaywillprovethattheflameof Christianitywasnotextinguishedin theseaofblood,andthatthetrue victorishewhokeptitaliveforthe future.

Buttheremustcomefirstthevictoryoverhatred,thevictoryoverdistrust,thevictoryoveravariceandcold selfishness,whichspurredonbymilitarypower,isnotsatisfieduntilitdestroystherightsoftheothers.

Theremustbeafairdistributionof thegoodsontheearth,andoftheopportunitiesforalltowork.There mustbeaplaceforthesmallnations aswellasforthebigones.

Andthesamerulemustbeapplied andrespectedbythenationswhich existforindividuals:"Dountoothers asyouwouldhavedoneuntoyourself."

PORTUGAL'SWORKMENDISCUSSSOCIALENCYCLICALS,

TheCatholicsofPortugalhaveinauguratedtheheadquartersofthe PortugueseCatholicLeagueinoneof thequieterstreetsofLisboninaprivatehouseconvertedintoofficesfor theLeague.Masswassaidbythe AuxiliaryBishopofLisboninachapel onthefirstfloorwhichhadbeendecoratedwithflowersandtapestry.

TheCardinalPatriarchspokeafter theMass."Theworkman,"saidCardinalCerejevia,"shouldnotbeconsideredasamachine.Hemustalso seetoithimselfthatheisworthyof thepartinsocietywhichheisexpectedtoplay."

TheAuxiliaryBishopjoinedthe workmenatbreakfastaftertheMass, atwhichthereceptionofHolyCommunionwasanotablefeature. Workmengotothenewcentreevery evening.EveryMondaythereisa talkontheGospelinrelationtosocial nroblems,andadiscussionofthewritingsofPopeLeoXIIIandPopePius XI,inwhichtheworkersareencouragedtoairtheirdifficulties.Other conferencesaregiven,someintheCatholicworkmen'sbuilding;somein oneofthelargerpublichallsofthe city.

CatholicAction

andthe EUCHARIST

CatholicActionas weknowitto-day isnotanisolated outburstofreligiousenthusiasm. Itisnotacreation;itisanevolution,thelogi:al outcomeofapronouncementmade nearlyfortyyearsagobythatsaintlyPontiff,PiusX.

Lookingoutovertheworldthe HolyFathersawthatyouthwasabout toundergoabatteringoffaithandan assaultagainstmoralitysuchashad neverbeenknowntoanyotherage. Yetevenbeforethestormburstyouth hadbeengiventhesuredefence,and thesourceofthatstrengthwhichwas tocarrythemthroughthestruggle.For thePopehadseenwithstrikingclaritythatfrequentCommunionwasthe onethingneededtosteelthesoulsof thoseabouttobeengagedinbattle.

Theattackbegan.Faithwasassaultedwithanunparalleledfierceness: puritywasridiculed;thefoundations ofmarriagewereundermined;perversionofeverytypewasapplauded.Into suchabarragetheyouthofthatgenerationmarched.Animpartialobserverwouldhavegiventhemlittlehope ofsurviving,yettheywerenotdestroyed.No,fordailydidtheyhave intimatecontactwiththepersonality ofthegentleChrist.Hewastheir strength.Theirfaithmightbeassaulted;Hewastheauthorandgiver ofthatFaith.Theirmoralsmightbe attacked;buthadtheynottheEucharisticcompanionshipoftheVirgin Christ.FrequentCommunionpreservedtheyouthofthatgenerationfor God,fortheChurchandfordecency.

CALLTOHEROISM.

Likehisillustriouspredecessor,Pius XIforesawthatyouthto-dayneeded mightystrengthandfaithtoanheroic degreeifitwastowithstandsuccessfullytheallureofthenewpaganism andtheglamouroffalseidealism.He alsosawthatonecannotassociatewith ChristintheintimacyoftheEucharistwithoutyearningtogiveHimto theworldHeloves,andforwhosesalvationHesufferedanddied.Christ's strengthhadtobetransmittedtothe ordinaryman-amovementsuitednot merelytotheneeds,buttotheparticularcharacteristicsofthisgenerationwasneeded-againwithprophetic visionthePopeforesawtheseneeds andforestalledthemwithCatholicAction.

ThuswasCatholicActionborn.Born oftheunionofamillionheartswith thepureChrist.

Isittogrowanddevelop?Jsitto sweepoverthewholeworldtoconquer theheartsofmen?Italldependson you.Yesterdayyouwerecalledto analmostpriestlyparticipationinthe Eucharist.To-dayisofferedtoyou analmostpriestlyparticipationinthe apostolateoftheChurch.

Asyouthinkofthisdoyounothear Christ'sgentlevoiceechoinginyour heart,"Come,followMe." -B.R.Adderley.

WORLDHASTHREEMILLION LEPERS.

FatherMarcellinodeCusanoMilanino,aCapuchinmissionaryinBrazil, hasdiedofleprosy,thethirdpriestso todieinthemissionatwhichhewas stationed,RadioVaticanannounces. Hehadbeenlivinginisolationinalittlehousefor10years,visitedoccasionallybyothermissionaries.

Leprosyafflictsabout3,000,000peoplethroughouttheworld,ofwhom only12,000or13,000arelookedafter inabout100asylumsinthemissions, RadioVaticanadded.

THEsecularpressdoesnotmentionthefactthattheCatholics ofGermany,duringtheNazi regime,haveundergoneapersecution asuniqueinitsdiaboliccunningas anyevermadeagainsttheChurch. Thisomissionmaybeduetoalackof knowledge.TheMinistryofInformation,London,recentlyforwardedto "TheRecord"amostilluminatingvolumeentitled"ThePersecutionofthe CatholicChurchintheThirdReich," andpublishedbyBurnsOates.This isaremarkablebookwhichgivesfor thefirsttimeafullydocumentedaccountoftheNazipersecutionofthe CatholicChurch.Itiswrittenbya Germanpriest,whohadexceptional opportunitiesforcollectingthewhole miiimacamimmommangainumiumicaimamellsmouicis

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evidencefromfirsthandGermansources:theauthorhasbeenobligedto leaveGermany,andforthatreasonhe mustremainanonymous.

Thebookisanexhaustiveandorderlypresentationofevidence,asober recordoffactwhichneverforamomentleavesthefinalverdictindoubt. Thatverdictisthattheword"persecution"isapplicableinitsmostexact sensetothetreatmentmetedoutby NationalSocialiststotheCatholic ChurchinGermany.Therearemany, includingsomeCatholics,whoseminds havebeendulledandanaesthetised intouniversalscepticismbythatwholesaledistortionoftruthwhichis synonomouswithpropagandaofacertaintype.Unlessthefactsaremade tostarethemintheface,theyareapt topooh-poohtheassertionthatthere isagenuinepersecutionoftheChurch inGermany.MuchuseofPastorals hasbeenmadeinthisbook.With theCatholicpressmuzzled,theGermanbishopshavehadtousethePastoralLetterasthesolemeansofbringinghometoCatholicstherealitiesof thereligioussituation.Thereportis simpleandcomprehensive-simple,becausethefactsspeakforthemselves; andcomprehensive,sincethepersecutionisallembracing,carriedthrough inseasonandoutofseason,andwith Itwouldappearto benotamereepisodeoratemporary tacticalmethod,butanessentialelementofNationalSocialism,something systematicandcalculated.Theintentionofthebookistomakethis cleartoright-mindedmen.Propaganda, carriedoutwithtypicalGermanthoroughnessandorganisingability,has succeededincloudingoverthisissueof religiouspersecution(andmanyquestionsbesides)insuchawaythatfor themostpartitisimpossibletoget atthefactsorknowthetruth.The systemwhichissofondoflightning strokesinallthatitundertakes,and boastsoflaunchingitsrelentlessattacks"intotheverygatesofthe enemy,"iscautiousandwarytoadegreeinthemeasurestakenagainstthe Church.Whateverhappens,thereis thedesiretoavoidgivingtheimpressionoffundamentalenmityagainstthe Church.Abovealltheeffortismade toallaypublicdisquietbyconstantly repeatedassurancesthatthereisno questionatallofanyintentiontoinstituteapersecutionagainstthe Church.Yearafteryear,uptothe presentday,theNationalSocialist pressandtheleadingpersonalitiesof themovementarenevertiredofproclaimingthatthenewstateistobe builtup"onabasisofpositiveChristianity,'thatallthatisbeingdoneis to"pudgeandfreetheChurchandReligonfrompolitics,"andsoon.Woe totheparishpriestinhispulpit,or thewriterinhisparishmagazine,who hazardsthefaintestsuggestionthat theChurchisoppressedinGermanytoday;such"disseminationofatrocity fables"wouldatonceberewardedbya sentenceofimprisonment.TheenormousresourcesoftheNationalistSocialistpropagandawithitsarmyof agents,correspondentsoftheDNB (OfficialGermanNewsAgency),and itspaidpropagandistswithhugesums ofmoneyattheirdisposal,ensurethat eveninthemostdistantcountriesthe cryshallresound:"IntheThirdReich thereisnopersecutionoftheChurch."

Therecanbenodoubtthat,when oncetheNationalSocialistregimehas beenclearedaway,almosteveryfamilyandeverypresbyterywillbeable torelatedozensofcasessimilarto thosegiveninthisbook.ButatpresentterrorreignsinGermany,andthe Catholicsectionarecowedandintimidated.Thebooktreatsonlyofthe persecutionoftheCatholicChurch. ThebattleindefenceoftheEvangelicalChurch,conductedinsome partsinamannertrulyheroic-particularlybythebodyknownasthe

NaziPersecution

CatholicChurchintheThirdReich

'ConfessionalChurch"-wouldneeda separatetreatment.

Whoeverisstillunbiasedenough tobeabletodiscernthetruthand recogniseitwillfinditinthisfactual report.

EvidencePromVatican.

"Inspiteofmanyseriousmisgivings," theHolySeefinallydecidedtosigna ConcordatwiththenewGermanyof theThirdReich,whichrequestedthe HolyFathertodoso,beinganxious foritforreasonsofexternalprestige andinternalpolicy.AtVaticanCity, onJuly20,1933,CardinalEugenio Pace11iandFranzvonPapensigned thedocument.Allquestionsofimportance,suchasfreecommunication betweenRomeandthelocalecclesiasticalauthorities,freedomoftheCatholicpress,ofCatholiceducation,of CatholicActionincharitable,professionalandyouthorganisations,etc., weredealtwithandtheirbasicprinciplesformulatedandagreedupon. Therefollowedacontinualseriesof Romanprotestsagainstbreachesof theConcordatbytheGermanGovernment.Intheverymonthinwhich thetreatywassigned,"L'Osservatore Romano"founditnecessarytocondemnfalseinterpretationsofthetext, madeinfavouroftheStateauthority.

InOctober,1933,PopePiusXIgave anaddresstoapilgrimageoftheGerman'CatholicYoungMen'sAssociation,whichshowedhisverydeep anxietyaboutreligiousdevelopmentin Germany.AtEaster,1934,theHoly Fathersentapersonalgreetingtothe CatholicYouthofGermany,whomhe greetedwithdeepsympathy,"since youareintheforefrontofthosewho havealreadymadesacrificesforyour religiousidealsandcontinuetomake themdaily."

AfewdayslaterPiusXIreceivedin specialaudienceaGermanpilgrimage andstated:"Weknow-toOurmisfortuneWeknow,andknowtoohowfew areabletoknow-whatapainfulhour thisisforyou,dearsons,forthewhole ofGermany,forCatholicGermanyespecially,andevenmoreespeciallyfor you,CatholicYouth.Dayafterday newsiscomingintous,and,alas,itis notgoodnews.Andyetwedonot abandonhopeinabetter,finerSuture, asthesayingisinGermanyto-day."

OnMay6,1935,thePope,whenaddressingaGermanpilgrimage,spoke withsomesharpnessaboutthemeasureswhichtheGermanGovernment hadtakenagainsttheyoungpeople whohadrecentlyvisitedhim-nearly 2,000CatholicYouth:"Almostdaily Wereceivereportswhichshowhow loyalCatholicsinGermanyarepersecutedandhinderedfromtheexercise oftheirFaith.InthenameofsogalledChristianityeffortsarebeing madetode-ChristianiseGermanyand leadherbacktobarbarouspaganism. Wehopethatyou,whohavemade thispilgrimagetoRomeandtothe Vatican,willbebetterreceivedand bettertreatedonyourreturnhome thanwerethosedevotedandupright youngpeoplewho,loyaltotheChurch andtheFatherland,recentlycamehere onavisittotheircommonFather. Weholdthemupwithhonourand commendationtothewholeCatholic andcivilisedworld."

1936broughtwithitanewand heightenedtensionbetweentheVaticanandNationalSocialism.Onthe occasionoftheopeningoftheInternationalCatholicPressExhibition,the PopeforthefirsttimeplacedRussian BolshevismandNationalSocialismin juxtaposition."Thesecondabsentee isGermany,sinceinthatcountry,contrarytoalljusticeandtruth,bymeans ofanartificialandintentionalconfusionbetweenreligionandpolitics,the veryexistenceofaCatholicPressis contested."

PapalEncyclicals.

Thediplomaticapproachhadbeen usedoftenenough,butalwayswithout result.OnMarch14,1937,PiusXI publishedtheEncyclical,"MitBrennenderSorge,"onthestateoftheCatholicChurchintheGermanReich.It is,infact,initsownwayacompanion piecetotheConcordatconcludedfour yearsearlier,andgivesilluminating answerstothequestionswemightwell raiseastotheGermaninterpretation ofsuchexpressionsas"goodfaith," "promises,"wordofhonour,"etc.It thefundamentalerrorsthat areattherootofNationalSocialist oppositiontotheChurch.Shortly afterthePopespokeofthe'persecutionoftheChurch"inGermany,when addressingpilgrimsfromthatcountry.

activities.ThelatePopestatedthe truthinthatChristmaspronouncement:

InOctober,1937,appearedthePapal EncyclicalontheHolyRosary.At theconclusionofthisdocumentthe Popere-echoestheprotestsoftheHierarchyandfaithfulofthePolishnation, whohonourMaryinaspecialwayas theirheavenlyQueen,againsttheinsultsofferedtothemostholyVirgin withimpunityinthepressofanother country-Germany.

ThedistributionofthetwoEncyclicalswasforbiddenbytheNazi authorities.OnPalmSunday,March 14,1937,inmostoftheparishchurchesoftheThirdReich,thePapalEncyclicalaboutthesituationoftheCatholicChurchinGermanywasread fromthepulpits.Immediatelythe Stateproceededtoseveremeasuresof retaliation.Twelveprintingoffices whichhadprintedthisEncyclicalwere closedwithoutcompensation;parish magazinesanddiocesangazetteswhich hadcopiedthewordingofitstextwere Cannedforthreemonths;allthecopies whichthepolicecouldgetholdofwere seized,andpeoplewhohadtranscribedorevencirculateditwerearrested. ParticularlycharacteristicincidentsoccurredinthevillageofEsseninOldenburg,wheresevenCatholicgirls,who hadbeentakenintocustodyfordistributingtheEncyclical,werereleased onlybecauseofthethreateningattitudeoftheinhabitants.

Thereadinganddistributioninthe churchesin1939oftheEncyclicalof PiusXII,"SummiPontificatus,"was tobeobservedandnotifiedbyorder oftheSecretPolice(Gestapo>.The priestswhohadashareinitwereto bereported,andstepsweretobe takenbythepoliceagainstthereproductionanddistributionofthewhole text.

NearlyeveryGermanknewthat PiusXIhadbeenagreatfriendofGermanyandremainedso.Therewas scarcelyanycountrythattheHoly FatherknewbetterthanGermany,and hewasmostwellinformedonalldevelopmentsthere.InhisChristmas allocutionof1937,withaseverityhe hadnotpreviouslyemployed,hepillioriedthepersecutionoftheChurch: "InGermanythereexistsinvery truthareligiouspersecution.Fora timeconsi4erableeffortshavebeen madetomakemenbelievetherewas nopersecution.Butitisknownthat thereissuchapersecutionandthat itisaheavyone.Indeed,seldomhas therebeenapersecutionsoheavy,so terrifying,sogrievousandlamentable initsfar-reachingeffects.Itisapersecutionthatsparesneitherforce,nor oppression,northreats,noreventhe subterfugeofintrigueandthefabricationoffalsefacts."

ChurchandPolitics

Toooftenwehearthatperniciouslie thattheChurchtakespartinpolitical

SIVYER'S

"Wedonotengageinpolitics.Quite thecontrary,indeed,forifWewere engagedinpolitics,Ourpeople-and Wehaveonepeoplethroughoutthe entireworld-Ourfaithfulsonswould cometoOurhelp. Noneofthese sonsofOurs,scatteredastheyareover thewholefaceoftheearth,believes thatWeareengagedinpolitics,but theycanallseeandtestifyagainand againthatitisreligionwithwhichWe areconcerned,andnothingelse.Certainlyitmustbemaintainedthatthe ordinarycitizenconductstheaffairsof hisownlifeinaccordancewiththelaws ofGod.Isthatreligionorisitpolitics?Certainlynotpolitics!"

"Ourpolitics,"herepeated,"arethose ofthecommongood,theapplication ofallresourcestosecurethatcommon good.Thatisthekindofpoliticsin whichWehavealwaysbeenactiveand inwhichWeshallcontinuetobeactive infuturesolongasGodgivesusthe opportunity,thestrengthandthe grace."

Intheyear1938AustriawasincorporatedintotheGermanReich.Happy Austrianolongerexisted-asinGermany,"thesepersecutionsarecarried outwithanaudacitythatistruly unique,andtheyarebeingconstantly intensifiedintheirmethodsandtheir severity."

HitlervisitedRomeinthespringof 1938,buttheVaticannewspaper,the "OsservatoreRomano,"madenoallusiontothatevent.ThePopesaidat anaudiencegivenatthattime:

"Sadeventsaretakingplace,very sad,bothatadistanceandalsonear athand;yes.saddeningeventsindeed, andamongthemonemaywellmen tionthefactthatonthefeastofthe HolyCrossthereisopenlybornethe badgeofanothercross,whichisnot theCrossofChrist.Ishallhavesaid enoughifItellyouhownecessaryit istopray,topray,very,veryfervently,thatGod'smercymaynotbewanting."

TheviewsofPopePiusXIIareno differentfromthoseofhisillustrious predecessor.AsSecretaryofStatehe oftencondemnedtheNaziatrocities. Itisunnecessarytoshowhownear GermanyliestotheheartofthepresentPontiff,sincehehassooftenexpressedithimself.GermanYouth, however,isanobjectofhisspecialsolicitude,ashesaidtoGermanpilgrims inanaudienceatthebeginningofSeptember,1938:"WepraythatMary willspreadhermantlewideoverGerman'Youth,sothattheirsoulsshall suffernodamage."

CATHOLICTENNISASSOCIATION.

OneoftheAssociation'smainsocial functionsfortheyearwillbethegrand carnivaldance,scheduledforWednesday,June25.TobeheldinMrs. O'Connell'sStirlingSocialRooms,this danceshouldattractalargegathering ofmembersfromallclubs.Theprice ofadmissionwillbe2/6(inc.tax),and withplentyofnovelties,etc.,patrons areassuredofanexcellentevening. Hurryandarrangeyourclubparty now.

FISHER-WHITEWEDDING.

MissOliveWhiteworetraditional whitebridaloutfitofsatinbackedtaffetaforhermarriagetoMr.Frank FisheronSaturdayafternoon,May31. Rev.Dr.CollinsperformedtheceremonyinSt.Joseph'sChurch,Subiaco. MissGladysWhite,sisterofthebride, andMissEdnaBone,werebridesmaids, andchosebluefortheirfrocking.Mr. GeorgeFisher,brotherofthebridegroom,performedthedutiesofbest man,andMr.FrankO'Halloranwas groomsman.Thebridecutherthreetierweddingcakeatthereceptionin theMasonicHall,ShentonPark,Guests werereceivedbyMrs.White,assisted byMrs.G.Fisher.Mr.andMrs.F. Fisherwilltakeupresidenceat41 Cowle-street,WestPerth.

Pre-WeddingParties, Priortoherweddingthebridewas theguestofBoan'sofficestaff,whena kitchenteawastenderedheratthe Ade1phiHotel.Agiftofkitchenware waspresentedtothebride.Those presentincludedMissesBone,Newman, E.White,Faulds,Marsh,Portwine. Edwards,Dickie,Bridges,M.Mann, AndV.Mann

MissEdnaBonewashostessata musicaleveninggiveninthebride's honour,whenacrystalpresentation wasmadeAmongthosepresentwere MissesR.Eastall,J.English,N.Kan. ther,NormaHogg,BTommy,Madge Grevham,JoyHehir,JoyThomas,and N.Burns.

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Conroy-DoreWedding

Abeautifulweddingwascelebrated withNuptialMassatSacredHeart Church,Highgate,at9a.m.onMay5, whenWinefrideAgnes,youngest daughterofMr.andMrs.J.E.Dore,of Hutt-street,Mt.Lawley,wasmarried toLeoTracey,youngestsonofMr.and Mrs.M.Conroy,ofChelmsford-road, NorthPerth.

Thealtarwastastefullydecoratedby theSistersoftheSacredHeartConvent,ofwhichbothbrideandgroom areex-pupils.Rev.FatherG.Hussey officiated,withVeryRev.FatherJ. Wallaceassisting.MissI.O'Dwyer presidedattheorgan.

TheChildrenofMarysangappropriatehymnsthroughtheMass,and laterformedaguardofhonourasthe coupleleftthechurch.Duringthe signingoftheregistertheMissesM. andS.O'Halloranrendered"Ave Maria."

Thelovelyyoungbridewasgiven awaybyherfather,andworeanexquisitegownoftaffetabackedcream slippersatinfashionedwithhighcowl neckline,seedpearlbeadingonyoke andtopofhighlongsleeves,andfull skirt.Loopsandbuttonsfastenedthe backofthebodicetoapointatthe waistline,fromwhichalongtrain fellsoftly.Herfour-tierrawcuttullt veilwasheldinplacewithacoronet

Witlit

DWYER-PUTLANDWEDDING.

NuptialMasswascelebratedatSt. Mary'sCathedralonSaturday,May17, whenMissGeorginaPutland,ofCarmel,becamethebrideofMr.Sydney Dwyer,ofWagin.

Thebride,whowasgivenawaybyherbrother,Mr.GeraldPutland,wore aclassicallydrapedgownofsatinbrocadedcrepe.Herlongthree-tiered rawcuttulleveilwasheldinplaceby asprayofminiatureliliesandorange

Evans-AhearnWedding

Averyprettyweddingtookplacein St.Brigid'sChurch,WestPerth,on Saturday,May10,whenMissLaurine Ahearn,daughterofMr.andMrs.W. Ahearn,ofGeraldton,wasmarriedto Mr.RonaldEvans,youngersonofMr. andMrs.Evans,of122Carr-street,West Perth.Rev.FatherValentinecelebratedtheNuptialMass,atwhichthe St.Brigid'sConventChoirsangthe MassbyPerosi.ThealtarwasdecoratedbytheSistersofSt.Brigid'sConventwithgoldgladioliandwhite chrysanthemums.

Thebride,whowasgivenawayby herfather,Mr.W.Ahearn,worea charmingfrockoftrainedembossed

satincutonclassiclineswithhigh neckline,finishedwithorangeblossom andlongsleevesfittingoverthehand.

Abeautifulveilofhand-embroidered Chantillylacewasheldinplaceby clusteredfrangipani,andthebride carriedabouquetoftuberosesand frangipani.

ThebridesmaidswereMissVera Parry,friendofthebride,whochose embroideredSwissorganzainabuttercupshadeforherfrock;andMissJoyce Evans,sisterofthebridegroom,who woregreenembroideredSwissorganza. BothworeScarletO'Harabonnets,and carriedbasketsofgoldtalismanroses. Mr.BernardEvansperformedthe

ofbraidedsatin,andshecarriedtuberoses,gardeniasandfrangipanitrailing fromamotherofpearlmissalloaned byafriend.Heronlyornamentwas apearlandturquoisespraybrooch,the giftofthebridegroom.

AttendingthebridewasMissMerle Lindsay,whowasacharmingpicture inbluestiffenedmarquisette,fullskirt, withpintuckedbodice,littlecollar,and buttons.ShecarriedashowerbouquetofblueandpinkJapanesehydrangeasmatchingthetwo-tonedflowers onherbluetoque,andworethebridegloom'sgiftofagoldfilagreebracelet. Mr.BryanConroywasbestman.

ThebreakfastwasheldattheHotel Esplanade,whereMrs.Dore,wearing asmartblackensemble,braidedin whiteandfinishedwithasprayof whitegerberas,andablackvelourfelt hattouchedwithwhite,receivedmembersofthetwofamilies.Mrs.Conroy assisted,andchoseanavyandgrey figuredcrepefrockwithfulllength navycoat,navyhat,andaccessories. Shefastenedasprayofwhitecarnationstoherhandbag.

ThebridedonnedabrownFrench crepebolerofrockembroideredin wheatgold,wheatgoldhatandaccessories,andasmartbrowntravelling coatwhenleavingbycarforthe honeymoon.

blossom,whichmatchedthebeautiful sheafofliliesshecarried.

Thebridewasattendedbyficrsister,MissMaureenPutland,whowas attiredinanattractivefrockofbuttercupParisiennelaceovertaffeta,with mittensofthesameshade,andcarryingasheafoftalismanrosesandv;0lets,toningwiththespraywornher JulietcanThelestmanwasMr.Pat Dwyer.

Aftertheceremonyaninformalfamilygatheringtookplaceatthehomeof Mr.andMrs.BertDwyer,Bassendean.

Laterthehappycoupleleftfortheir honeymoon,thebridewearingasmart navyandwhitesuitofmilitarystyle, andasmallwhitefurtrimmedhatand accessories.

dutiesofbestman,andMr.K.Spru- banthoseofgroomsman.

Aftertheceremonythereception washeldattheDutchMill.Mrs. Ahearn,whowasassistedinreceiving herguestsbyMrs.Evans,woreabecomingfrockofnavywithasprayof tuberoses.Mrs.Evanschoseblack touchedwithasprayofcarnations. Thethree-tierweddingcakewasmade byMrs.J.Eastough,sisterofthebride.

Thebrideandbridegroomleftduringtheafternoonfortheirhoneymoon, takingwiththemthebestwishesof theirguests.Thebride'stravelling frockwasofdarkamethystbeadedin lightertones,andshechoseblackaccessories.

MissT.O'Connor,A.T.C.L.,pteeided attheorgan.

W.A.GIRLPRESENTEDTO QUEEN.

MISSSTELLAO'KEEFE

isthefirstAustralianA.R.P.worker tobepresentedtotheQueenfordisplayingoutstandingbraveryinthe Londonblitzkrieg.DuringaraidMiss O'Keefe,withoutthoughtofthegreat periltoherself,releasedatrappedfamilyfrombombedpremises.Shewas educatedattheConventofMercy, Coolgardie,andfirstwenttoEngland in12113.?In1939shereturnedtoEnglandafteravisittoAustralia,and sincetheoutbreakofthewarhasbeen drivinganambulanceinamuch-bombedpartofLondon.MissO'Keefeis thedaughterofthegoldfieldspioneer, MichaelO'Keefe,andnieceofMr.D. J.O'Keefe,ex-SenatorandnowSpeakeroftheTasmanianHouseofAssembly.Hertwobrothers,Bernardand Kevin.aremembersoftheR.A.A.F.at presentstationedinthisState.

'AVIATOR'S.WIFEDIES.

ThedeathoccurredonMay18last, atSt.Vincent'sHospital,Sydney,of Mrs.MaryJosephineUlm,widowof thelateC.T.P.Ulm,notedaviator andassociateofSirCharlesKingsford Smith.Afterherhusband'sdeathshe rejoinedtheEducationDepartment.

VeryRev.MonsignorR.J.O'ReganattendedMrs.Ulmbeforeherdeath. Froma'plane,Mr.S.Marshall,ofMarshallAirways,droppedafloralreplica ofoneofUlm'splanes,the"Faithin Australia,"overMrs.Ulm'sgrave. "FaithinAustralia"wastheAvro10 monoplaneinwhichUlmmadearecordEngland4Australiaflightofsix days17hours56minutesinOctober, 1933.

'NIGHTINHAWAII"

"ANightinHawaii"wasthetitle chosenbytheLeagueofCatholic Youthfortheirseconddanceofthe seasonattheParishHall,Highgate Hill,onWednesday,May28.The hallwasthrongedwiththeyoungerset ofiffghgate,whodancedamongpalms, leis,andgailycolouredpaperflowers, tomusicfromNellSheridan'sOrchestra.Duringtheeveningthecommitteewerehonouredbythepresenceof theLordMayorandtheLadyMayoress,whoquiteenjoyedtheboys'versionoftheHulaBallet,performedby Messrs.A.Hogan,K.Clarke,G.Smith, C.Nallen,N.Fogarty,andD.Flynn. Anotherfeatureoftheeveningwasthe L.C.Y.instrumentaltrio,Messrs.G. Slattery,T.CoganandR.Flanagan, whoentertainedwithseveralpopular numbers.AttheconclusiontheLord Mayorpresentedcupsforboxingand swimmingtoMr.D.Henderson,for publicspeakingtoMr.R.Flanagan, andtoMr.J.0Maraforrollingcycling.

Amongthosepresentwere:Mr. GeoffWornerandMr.G.Halpin(Subiaco),Mr.andMrs.L.Conroy,Mrs. Mulcahy,Mrs.Slattery,Mrs.Hogan, Mrs.Thomas,Mrs.Woods,MissesN. McMullan,R.Hartley,M.Mulcahy,M. Flanagan,V.Davies,C.Slattery,C. Arnold,D.Wilkinson,P.Tozer,K. McLernon,Y.Firmin,P.Slattery,J. Murray,V.Flanagan,R.McMullan,P. Preston,I.O'Dwyer,P.Sullivan,C. Clohessy,K.McCaul,D.Jones,M. Leunig,M.Armitage,F.Jones,M. Wyndham,B.Evans,D.Melendorf,M. Thomas,A.Jones,E.LeGuier,D.Dudley,M.Hastie,P.Mulcahy,Messrs.G. Slattery,P.McCaul,J.Selden,L.Elliott,A.Phillips,J.O'Meara,T.Cogan, D.Creeper,P.Hastie,J.Evans,J. O'Donnell,N.Fogarty,C.Nallen,D. Flynn,G.Smith,K.Ryan,A.Hogan, D.Henderson,K.Seage,E.Russell,R. Bender,H.Easton,H.Wilkinson,R. Fort,P.White,K.Clarke,K.Clohessy, K.Francis,D.Keough,G.Keough,J. Mobley,D.Johnson,S.Burke,E.Mid-

OfGeneralInterest

SOCIALCALENDAR.

June7:SubiacoCombinedSocieties'

Dance,inSt.Joseph'sHall,Subiaco.

June11:St.JohnofGodHospital Ball,Kalgoorlie.

June11:HighgateCatholicTennis ClubDance,ParishHall,Highgate.

June12:St.Patrick'sSchoolEx-Student'sDance,CathedralHall,Perth.

June13:HouseParty,athomeofDr. andMrs.V.H.Webster,Gregorystreet,Wembley.

June13:St.Gertrude'sEx-Students' AssociationCardParty,athomeof Mrs.McGregor,484Fitzgerald-street.

June17:BridgeParty,intheParish Hall,HighgateHill.

June17:CarnivalDance,St.Peter's Hall,BedfordPark.

June18:HighgateC.W.L.evening, ParishHall,HighgateHill.

June20:BridgeandMiscellaneous CardParty,attheRendezvous,Fremantle.

June25:"ANightinAlaska,"Parish Hall,HighgateHill.

June25:CatholicTennisAssociation GrandCarnivalDance,StirlingSocial Rooms,Perth.

July2:St.Joseph'sConvent,Fremantle,AnnualBall,TownHall,Fremantle.

MPOMPINMOIMMIMMO"

cahy,N.Carr,B.Long.TheorganiserswishtothanktheMissesMulcahy fortrainingtheballet,alsodonorsof palmsfordecorations. "ANightinAlaska".isfixedforJune 25.

OLDBOYS'DANCE.

OnMay29,theex-studentsofSt. Patrick'sBoys'Schoolheldtheirfirst danceoftheseasonintheCathedral Hall.Itwasanoutstandingsuccess, andcreditisdueinlargemeasureto theenergeticcommittee,comprising MesdamesMcGinty,Jones,Hebbard, Niland,Dillon,Danes,Lyons,Hodge andBrooks.Mrs.Hughessuppliedthe musicandMr.AmbroseMartinably performedthedutiesofmasterofceremonies. Includedamongthosepresentwere:

Mr.andMrs.Fitzpatrick,Mesdames Dunne,Casey,Smythe,Gee,Coverly, andHarring;MissesPeggyKnox,MargaretAtkinson,FrancesCasey,Joan Sutcliffe,B.Coffey,VeronicalePage, RitaCarey,JanetHubbard,Norma Jackson,OliveJohnson,BerniceDurston,MargaretBoylan,IsobelBoylan, BernieDillon,WinnieFlanagan,Rita Johnson,PatLynch,WinSmith,Mavis Casey,EleanorCasey,BarbaraBrooks, S.Walton,M.Hughes,D.Reynolds; Messrs.HarryJermy,W.'McDonnell, H.Lynch,C.Eaton,B.Doyle,W. Doyle,R.Fergusson,K.Rawlings,J. Meyer,L.Coonan,D.Tempest,J.Hay. den,V.Reed,F.Fergusson,D.Gee,R. Ryan,J.Flanagan,C.Boylan,Firth, Daws,Martin,Fitzpatrick,Goerke,M. Martin,andDunne.

BRIDGEEVENING.

OnbehalfoftheChristianBrothers, HighgateHill,acommitteeofladies heldtheirfirstmonthlybridgeevening intheParishHallonFriday,May20. Itwasagreatsuccess,andeveryavailabletablewasoccupied.Thenext eveningwilltakeplaceonTuesday, June17.Therearemanyvaluable prizes,including£22sforhighestaggregatescoreforendoftheseason.A cordialinvitationisextendedtoalland apleasanteveningassuredtonatrons.

SOUTHPERTHDANCE.

TheSouthPerthBranchoftheLeagueofCatholicYouthheldaverysuccessfuldanceattheSwanStreetHall onMay31.Thesupperarrangements wereinthecapablehandsofthesenior ladiesoftheparish.MusicwassuppliedbyMrs.Lawler'sOrchestra,and Mr.Davenport,senr.,wasmasterof ceremonies.

Theorganisersaretobecongratulatedonahighlyenjoyableevening,and mustfeelpleasedwiththesupportaccordedbytheyoungerpeopleofthe parish.Fiftypercent.oftheproceeds weredonatedtothefundforproviding abasketballcourtandsportsground forthechildrenattheConventSchool.

007411540E-AGEPARTY.

Tohonourthecoming-of-ageofher daughter,Eileen,Mrs.Thompsonentertainedafewofherfriendsatherhome inShentonParkonSaturday,May31. Noveltyballoonsandcapsgavethe partyatmosphere,andnumerous gameswereenjoyed.Aftersupper dancingandsingingwereenjoyedfor theremainderoftheevening.Guests

whosignedthekeywereMissesLinda, FrancesandMargaretDerrick,Lois Perry,BessLawler,WinnieSharp,Pat HayesandMaryMcRohan.Misses FrancesDerrickandLoisPerryplayed severalpianopiecesduringtheevening,andStrausswaltzeswerepopular.

PRESENTATIONEVENING.

Despitetheinclemencyoftheweather,therewasagoodattendanceof Hibernianmembersatthepresentation eveningheldinKeough'sHalllastFriday.Theoccasionwastheannualpre- sentationo,trophieswonbythebranchesandmembersduringthepast year.ThePresidentoftheSocial Council,Bro.L.Burrowes,aftercongratulatingtheSocietyonitsactivities duringthepastyear,introducedBro. A.Willett,G.V.P.,who,intheabsence oftheGrandPresident,madethepresentations.EastVictoriaParkwon the"A"GradeshieldandCottesloethe "B"Gradeshieldforindoorcompetitions.Silvercupswerepresentedto theEastVictoriaParkbranchforwinningtheinterbranchrelayrace,andto Bros.GroganandJ.Binstead(A.I.F.) forfirstandsecondplaces,respectively, intheH.A.C.B.S.Handicap(100yards). Afterthepresentationdancingwas enjoyecj,MissBrophy'sOrchestra supplyingthemusic.

Amongthosepresentwere:Mesdames J.Edwards,J.McMurphy,M.John; MissesD.Schuts,V.Hales,E.Walker, V.Egan,B.Palmer,E.Scott,S. Schwarz,B.Begley,M.Johnson,H. Dwyer,E.Willett,M.Russell,R.Harris,N.Russell,N.Kelly,K.Faulkner, J.Hickman,P.andT.Edwards,C. Clohessy,N.Joyce,E.Prunster,E. LaurisonandM.Walker;Messrs.J. Edwards,A.Willett,L.Burrowes,J. Hale,L.Harris,J.Harvey,L.Wellstad, P.McEnery,J.McMurphy,R.Creigtton,E.Horan,A.Page,R.Ellis,M. John,K.McNamara,G.Edwards,J. andW.Ramsay,T.Kilmartin,P.Cassey,M.O'Loughlin,P.Knox,J.Travers,K.Byrne,K.Kehoe,andG. Lynan.

ST.GERTRUDE'SEXCOLLEGIANS.

TheSt.Gertrude'sEx-Collegiansheld theirhalf-yearlymeetingattheCave Tearoomsonthe28th.ult.ThePresident,MissP.Williamson,presided, andafterthereportwasreceivedand theusualbusinessdealtwith,thelatterpartoftheeveningwasspentin gamesandchatting.SeveralmostinterestinglettersreceivedfromMiss HelenBailey,whoistrainingatthe BirminghamHospital,England,were read,anditwasmostpleasingtonote thatHelenhadsecuredthehighest marksinthehospitalforsecondyear examinations.Supperwasservedand prizeswereawardedtoMrs.McGregor, MissesM.CullenandK.Thomson,who weresuccessfulinwinningthecompetitions.

FORTHOOMINGFREMANTLE

BALL.

Arrangementsarewellinhandfor St.Joseph'sEx-Students'Ball,tobe heldintheFremantleTownHallon July2next.Alreadyfourteengirls havesignifiedtheirintentionofmaking theirdebut,andHisGracetheArchbishophaskindlyconsentedtoattend theballandtoreceivethem.Inorder toraisefundstoguaranteetheballexpenses,severalentertainmentsare plannedforthenextfewweeks,includingajumblesaleonJune7,apicture nightatHoyt'sonJune11,apicture nightattheBeaconTheatreonJune 17,andagrandbridgeandmiscellaneouscardpartyattheRendezvous onJune20.AllfriendsoftheSisters areurgedtokeepthesedatesinmind andtoendeavourtobepresentatat leastoneofthesefunctions,andso helptheSistersintheirannualappeal.

HIGHGATEC.W.L.EVENING.

ThesewingguildbranchoftheCatholicWomen'sLeague,HighgateHill, arehavinganeveningintheParish HallonWednesday,June18.Allwho areinterestedinthisgoodworkare cordiallyinvitedtoattend.Wehave arrangedforlocalandvisitingartists toentertain.Duringtheeveningall garmentsmadebythememberswillbe onview.Supperwillbeprovidedand admissionisfree.

BRIDGEPARTY.

ABridgeParty,inaidofAquinas College,willbeheldintheStirling SocialRooms,cornerHayandMilligan Streets,onThursday,June12,at8p.m. Subscription2/6. Tablesmaybereservedbyringing F2678orF2340.

DAMEENIDLYONS, whoseill-healthhascompelledherto retirefromthepresidencyoftheCatholicWomen'sSocialGuildinMelbourne.Duringtheannualmeeting oftheGuild,HisGraceMostReverend Dr.MannixwarmlythankedDame Enidforhervaluableworkandinspiration.Inherletterofresignation DameEnidsaid:"Itwaswellthatwe werenotsatisfiedwiththeold,butwe shouldrememberthatitwasonlyby servingthecauseofto-daythatwe couldmeetthedemandsofto-morrow. Tobeabletofacetheneedsofthe changinghourandtomeeteachsituationasitarosewithconfidenceand courageconcernedall,whetherasindividualsorasmembersoforganisations.Itwasourbestinsurancefor thefuturenotonlyasameansofachievingvictory,butasapreparation toadaptourselvestotheunforeseeable conditionsthatmustprevailwhenthe warwasover.Wecouldnotaffordto roseourselvesinamazeofsentimentality.'

PERSONAL.

FriendsofRev.MotherMaryBrochan,ofHighgateHill,willregretto learnthatsheisatpresentinSt.John ofGodHospital,Subiaco.

Mr.Les.0Neil,generalmanagerof WhiteRockQuarries,Ltd.,hasbeen absentintheEasternStatesforthe pastfourmonthswhere,bynegotiation, hesecuredseverallargewarcontracts. AfterashortstayinPerth,Mr.O'Neil leftby'planelastMondaytoreturnto Sydney.

Mr.S.BDonovan,Chairmanofthe AgriculturalBankCommission,returnedtoPerthbytheWestlandExpress duringtheweekHeattendedaconferenceonwheatstabilisationheldin Melbournerecently.

Mr.McCormish,ofKunnunoppin,is atpresentinSt.JohnofGodHospital, Subiaco.

Mr.I.G.Boyle,M.L.A,leftbythe WestlandExpressduringtheweekfor theEasternStates.Itishisintention toforwardthecasefortheestablishmentofwarindustriesincountryareas ofWesternAustralia.Hewillalso inquireintomanyaspectsoffarming legislation.

MissMaryKelly,ofMalvery,Victoria,isatpresentstayingwithMiss. DorothyTangney,ofClaremont.Miss Kelly,whohasbeenformanyyears secretaryoftheTherisians,agroupof MelbournebusinessgirlsengagedinCatholiccharitableworkasaveryestimablepartofCatholicAction,will leaveonherreturnjourneyonSaturday,June14. Mr.KevinKelly,her brother,whowasavisitortoPerthin 1934asamemberoftheMelbourne Universitydebatingteam,wasoneof thefoundersofthe"CatholicWorker," andaMasteroftheEvidenceGuild, andveryprominentinCatholicAction circlesinVictoria.

MissKathThomson,ofDangin,is atpresentholidayinginthecity.

Mrs.G.D.Taylor,ofWagin,andlate ofBunbury,isatpresentintheGovernmentHospital,wheresheisreceivingeverycareandattention,andhopes tobeaboutagaininthenearfuture.

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PERTH,THURSDAY,JUNE5,1941.

CorpusChristi

ThursdaynextistheFeastoftheBodyofChrist,inwhichthe ChurchhonoursinaspecialwaytheSacramentoftheBlessed Eucharist.Itisafeastofparticularsignificanceinmoderntimes, foritwasonlyinourdaythatthefrequentreceptionofHolyCommunionwasagainpermittedtothefaithful.PopePiusXofholy memorywillberememberedfortherecodificationofCanonLaw andtherearrangementoftheDivineOffice,whichtookplace(luringhispontificate,butmostofallbythefactthat,totheconfusionofJansenistelementsintheChurch,hemadetheEucharist accessibletochildrenoftenderyears,anditsfrequentreception bythegeneralbodyofthefaithfulwaspermittedandencouraged. NopriestwhoobservedtheCatholiclifebeforethattimeandsince isinsensibleofthegreatwellofgracethatwasfreedbythePope's decision,andoftheconsequentstrengtheninganddeepeningofthe Catholicspirit.Itisextraordinarytonotethatastheworldgrows moregrossandmaterial,theChurchdrivesherspirituallifeproportionatelydeeper.Therewas,perhaps,neveratimeinherhistorythattheChurchwasmoresolidandunencumberedbymaterial considerationsasinthisBabylonianage. * *

TheFeastofCorpusChristiisachallengetothephilosophy ofourtimes.Thesocialsystemsofthegreaterpartoftheworld preachtheonedoctrine,thatsocietyhasnoendbutatangible economicone,thatnosetofvaluesisrealthatcannotbeapprehendedbythesenses.ThetheoryofCapitalismdoesnotexplicitlydenytheexistenceofaspiritualorder,butitcompletelyrepudiatesitsprimacyandevenitsplaceinthesocialandeconomic orders.Initspracticaleffectonlife,then.Capitalismnegatesthe realityofspiritualvalues.Andthisisthesocietyinwhichwe mustalltryandlivethefullChristianlifewithoutcompromise. WeretheChurchnotadivineinstitutiononemightexpectitto reactfromsuchconditionsbyacompleteretirementintothe spirituallifeentailingadetachmentamountingtoadivorcefrom therealitiesofitsmaterialenvironment.Butthevirtueofthe Churchstillstandsinthemiddleway.Sherecognisesequallythe realitiesofthespiritualandofthematerialorders.Theyareinterdependentasregardsthelifeofmanwhosenatureisnotmerely soulnormerelybody,butbody-soul.Thespiritualhasprimacy overthematerial.Thereisnocategorisationbutanessential unityandharmony.

Soinourdaywhentheproblemofthesocialorderovershadowsallelse,whenthecrueldislocationofthematerialorder isdrawingmenawayfromthelifeoftheChurch,theChurchhas intheEucharistarealsolventoftheirdifficulties.OfoldGodwas aspirit,andtheythatadoredHimmustadoreHiminspiritand truth.ButsincetheIncarnation.Godhaspartakenofourfrail humanity,sothatto-daywecanwithgratitudeandthanksgiving adoreandpartakeoftheBodyofChrist.AndonlybythisindividualreceptionofChrist'sBodycanmenpersevereinthecorporatesolidarityofChrist'sMysticalBody,theChurch.The FeastoftheBodyofChristisasignofcontradictiontothosewho saythattheChurchisindifferenttothematerialbeingofmankind. ForiftheIncarnationandtheEucharistdonotmeanthattheWord wasmadefleshanddweltamongstus,experiencedourprecisewoes, understandsthem,andisableandwillingtorelievethem,itisdifficulttoknowwhattheydoportend.ButonlythroughChristwill thissocialreconstructionbemadesoastoleavemenoncemore freeandhappy.OntheFeastofCorpusChristi.therefore,letus praynotonlythattheSoulofChristwillsanctifyus,butthatthe BodyofChristwillsaveusall,hereandhereafter.

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CONFIRMATIONOFADULTS.

HisGracetheArchbishopadminister. edtheSacramentofConfirmationto twenty-oneadultsinSt.Mary'sCathedralonPentecostSundayJuneH. Themajorityofthoseconfirmedwere recentconvertstotheFaith.His GracewasassistedbyVeryRev.E. Kennedy,D.D.,Adm.,Rev.FatherJ.J. RaffertyandRev.FatherP.Donnelly.

FORTYHOURS'DEVOTIONIN CATHEDRAL.

TheFortyHours'DevotionwillcommenceinSt.Mary'sCathedralonFriday,June13. TheBlessedSacrament willbeexposedalldayonFriday,Saturday.andSunday1l3th.-15th.),and

theDevotionwillclosewithaHoly HouronSundayevening.

ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

June13:PresideatSolemnHighMass ofExposition(FortyHours'Devotion),atSt.Mary'sCathedral

June15:St.Mary'sCathedral11a.m.:PresideatSolemnHigh Mass. 7.30p.m.:Presideattheclosing ceremoniesoftheFortyHours' Devotion.

June22:AttendAnnualProcessionof theBlessedSacramentatSacred HeartChurch,HighgateHill.

NewsofFatherMartindale,S.J.

Convalescingin Denmark

WantsAustralia"Fully MasterofOwnSoul"

HisGracetheArchbishophas receivedthroughaneutralchannelnewsofRev,FatherMartin. dale,S.J.,whoisanxiousthat hismanyfriendsmaylearnof hiswelfare.ItwillberememberedthatFatherMartindale hadthemisfortunetoarrivein Copenhagenonalecturetour justafewdaysbeforetheGermans,whodetainedhim.

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FromtheJesuitCollegeinCopenhagenFatherMartindalewrites:

"AfterIhadbeenhereamonthorso, Ihadreallyabadtimewithmyheart andgeneralweakness,andthoughtI mightreasonablyspeculateonapeacefulentryintoPurgatory.ThenIgot better,butwasstillnotuptomuch, tillthewinter,whichhasbeenappalling,thoughitisnowthawingrapidly. Icouldgetmyroomupto10degrees Reaumerbutnotbeyond-Ithinkthat means50orsoFahrenheit.Allthe seawasfrozenandrevoltingtolook at!Thisratherdemolishedme;but Isleptliterallylikeadormouseandeat cod-liver-oilandvitamins,andhaveastonishingcoatsmadeoffleecesanda goodfurrycapifIhavetogoout. EveryonehereismostkindandI studymorethanIhaveforthelast25 years.'

FatherMartindalethenspokeofhis affectionforAustraliaandhisfriends there,adding: "IwouldgiveanythingtoseeAustraliaaverygreatContinent,fullymasterofitsownsoul,andhavinglearnt thelessonswhichEurope,surely,and letustrust,theU.S.A.,mustbelearning,anddidnotlearnafterthelast war."

"MEDICALAID"FUNDFORRED SPAINWASSPENTONPOLITICS.

TheUnitedStatesMedicalAidFund forRedSpainwasusedto-setupa miniatureSovietpoliticalmachine,"revealsoneoftheleadingdoctorsassociatedwiththeorganisation,Dr.Jon JacobPosner,notedNewYorksurgeon. Communistsdominatedunitssent fromtheU.S.A.,saysDr.Posner.Their hospitalswereusedforpropaganda andpoliticsinsteadofforthereliefof suffering.

Eachunithaditspoliticalcommissarlivinginresidenceatthehospital,andreliefadministrationwascontrolledbytheInternationalBrigade, anentirelyCommunistorganisation. AtthebasehospitalatVillaPaz hardlyadozenoperationswereperformedinsixmonths,while"cobwebs hungformonthsonthedoorsofthe operatingroom."

Dr.Posnerandhisassistantresigned andreturnedtotheUnitedStatesafter sixmonths.Theyrefusedtoaccept alateroffertotakeoutadentalunit.

Theirrevelationsaremadeinthe "NewYorkWorldTelegram"inaninterviewwithMr.Frederick\Voltman.

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TheSoldiers'Buffet.

OnTuesday,June17,theLeague memberswillbeinchargeoftheBarrack-streetSoldiers'Buffet.Thosewho arefreetoassistonthatdayareasked tohandintheirnamesatthegeneral meeting.

CampComforts.

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QUARANTORE

JUNE.

Sunday. 2nd.Collie:OneDayofExposition. 3rd.Cathedral:FortyHours' Prayer(13th.-15th.).

4th.HighgateHill:FortyHours' Prayer(20th.-22nd.).

5th.OsbornePark:Forty Hours'Prayer(27th.-29th.).

JULY.

Sunday. 1st.St.Patrick'sHavelockSt., andLeamurdieOneDay ofExposition.

DeathofMr.M.F.Cavanagh

ArchitectofSt.Mary'sCathedral

ThedeathoccurredonMay29ofMr. MichaelFrancisCavanagh,prominent Pertharchitect,andheadofthefirm ofCavanaghandCavanagh.

BorninVictoria82yearsago,the lateMr.CavanaghcametoWestern Australiain1895.Hehadpreviously studiedarchitectureintheArchitect's DepartmentinAdelaide,hadbeento London,whereheobtainedtheAssociateshipoftheRoyalInstituteof 'BritishArchitects,andwaselecteda FellowoftheRoyalHistoricalSociety ofLondonforhisstudiesinancient andmodernarchitecturefromart.DuringhisearlyyearsinWesternAustralia hewasprominentincivicaffairsasa memberofthePerthCityCouncil,the FireBrigades'Board,thePerthHospitalBoard,andasacandidatefor Parliamentonseveraloccasions.

ManyofPerth'sbeautifulbuildings weredesignedbyMr.Cavanagh,among thembeing:St.Mary'sCathedral; AquinasCollege;partofSt.Johnof GodHospital,Subiaco;Conventof Mercy,VictoriaSquare;ChristianBrothers'College,Perth;St.Joseph'sGirls' Orphanage;ConventofMercy,BunburyClontarfOrphanage;RedemptoristMonastery,NorthPerth;Archbishop'sPalace;Foys,Ltd.;EsplanadeHotel;theFireBrigadeStations atPerthandFremantle;andtheChurchesat'Northam,Kalgoorlie,Coolgardie,andFremantle.

In1898hewaselectedaFellowof theRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitects.InWesternAustraliahehelped toresuscitatetheWestAustralianInstituteofArchitects,andwasseveral timespresidentofthatbody.Apart fromhisprofession,hewasinterested inpastoralpursuits,wasakeenmemberofthePerthHuntClub,andwas alsointerestedinbowlsandgolf.

In1897hemarriedMissDorothy Trench,adaughterofJudgeTrench,of Ballarat,whopredeceasedhim.He issurvivedbytwosons,Mr.Brendan Cavanagh,ofPerth,andMr.JohnCavanagh,ofKojonup,andadaughter, wholivesinSydney.

RequiemMasswascelebratedinSt. Mary'sCathedral,Perth,byVeryRev. Dr.Kennedy,Adm.,onSaturday,May 31,andthecortegethenproceededto thecemetery,whereVeryRev.Father Mossconductedthelastritesatthe graveside,inthepresenceofalarge gathering,whichboreeloquenttestimonytothesterlingqualitiesofthe deceasedandthehighplacethathe occupiedinthecommunity.

ThechiefmournerswereMessrs. JackandBrendanCavanagh(sons), andMissDorothyCavanagh(Sydney), daughter.

Thepall-bearerswere:Mr.President Dwyer,Mr.S.Stubbs,M.L.A.,Mr. EdgarLeB.Henderson,Mr.J.P.Maxwell,Mr.P.J.Mooney(CelticClub), Mr.H.Parry(PresidentRoyalInstituteofArchitectsofW.A.),Mr.C.T. Cogan,Mr.G.P.Duffy,Mr.A.E.Joyner(DirectorBonMarche,Ltd.).

AmongthosepresentwereVeryRev. Dr.Kennedy,AdministratorofSt. Mary'sCathedral(representingHis

W.A.SocialServicePioneers

MissParkerReceivesSydney UniversityAppointment

MISSNormaParker,M.A.,has beenappointedDeputy-DirectorofSocialStudiesatthe UniversityofSydney.ShehasresignedfromSt.Vincent'sHospital, Sydney,whereshehasbeenAlmoner inchargeofSocialServicesforsome years.Thepositionisnowfilledby Miss'ConnieMoffat,M.A.

BoththesegraduatesoftheUniversityofW.A.wenttoWashingtonin 1928onscholarshipsgrantedbythe NationalCatholicSchoolofSocialServiceontherecommendationofVery Rev.Dr.McMahon,thenapost-graduatestudentattheCatholicUniversity ofAmerica.

.1fewyearslaterasimilarscholar-

GracetheArchbishop),VeryRev. FatherReidy,VeryRev.,Father Haugh,O.M.I.,Rev.FatherLangmead, andRev.BrotherDuffy(Christian Brothers'College,Perth)Mr.H.Millington,M.L.A.,Mr.E.Needham, M.L.A.,Messrs.A.E.Clare(Principal Architect,P.W.D.),D.J.Chipper,Secretary,JamesMcEncroe,andJ.P.Sundercombe(rep.W.A.HuntClub),R. V.Blatchford,president,andA.C. Douglas,secretary(ArchitecturalStudents'Association),W.Fairweather (MasterBuilders'Association),E.G. Sier(Sec.RoyalInstituteofArchitects ofWA.),P.R.Jackson(Catholic ChurchOffice),K.Picken(Bankof N.S.W.),B.M.Derry,A.Cameron, andP.R.Orr(DalgetyandCo.),W.A. Brown(Sec.CelticClub),M.J.Cahill (LicensingBench),M.P.Cogan,Joe Monaghan(Narrogin),J.Charles,F. Connaughton,R.Malloch,F.A.Malloch(rep.A.H.Malloch),J.P.O'Hara, D.C.Perrott,W,H.A.Tracey,F.E. Sedgley,J.C.Sanderson,R.0.Law, J.Sanderson,W.Fairweather,S.R. Hill,T.E.O'Donoghue,C.Pilgrim (P.W.Dept.),T.D.Murphy,E.D. Fels,H.T.Forbes,J.R.Campbell,R. H.McCracken,J.Chesson,H.H.Bonner,andJ.A.Primrose.

Thefollowingwreathswerereceived: Fromhislovingsonsanddaughter; LovingsisterLucyandbrotherJames, ofBrisbane;LovingbrotherRichard andfamily,ofAdelaide;MajorandMrs. Lewis(Balgarup,Kojonup);Norman andMarjorieLetors;LordMayor, CouncillorsandOfficialStaffCityof Perth;DalgetyandCo.,Ltd.;Perth ClubandSecretary;MollieandFrank Fels;M.Driffield;Architects'Boardof W.A.;RoyalInstituteofArchitectsof W.A.;PresidentandMembersW.A. HuntClub.

ThefuneralarrangementswerecarriedoutbyMessrs.BowraandO'Dea.

INMEMORIAM.

GAYNOR.-Inlovingmemoryofour dearwife,motherandsister,Catherine,whopassedawayonthetenth dayofJune,1939.R.I.P. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onher.

-Insertedbyherlovinghusband, John,sonanddaughter-in-law,Edward andElsie,andsisterJoanie.

shipwasgrantedtoMissEileenDavidson,M.A.,whoisnowinchargeof theAlmoners'DepartmentatLewishamHospital,Sydney.

Thesethreeyoungwomen,allpupils ofourschools,twofromSacredHeart, HighgateHill,andonefromLoreto, Swanbourne,havepioneeredSocialServiceinthisland,anditisasplendid recognitionoftheirworkthatoneof themhasbeenselectedtofillthisim portantpostattheUniversityofSydney.AtWashington,andintheir post-graduatecourseattheCatholic UniversityofAmerica,allthreedistinguishedthemselves,andcreatedavery favourableimpressioneverywhere.

ItisfortunateforourCatholichospitalsthatthetrainingoffuturesocial workersandalmonersisinsuchcapable handsattheUniversityofSydney.

KilledonActive ServiceAbroad

CORPORALBRIANMoOORMACK, PopularMusicianandAthlete.

RecentcasualtylistsfortheA.I.F. abroadincludedthenameofCorporal BrianEdwardJosephMcCormack, aged22years,onlysonofMr.E.J. McCormack(TownClerkofSubiaco) andMrs.McCormack,ofWinthrop Avenue,Crawley.

CorporalMcCormack'sdeathwas madeallthemoretragicinthat,hayingbeensafelythroughthefightingin theLibyancampaign,hewasaccident. allykilledbytheexplosionofamortar. WellknowninPerthmusicalcircles, hemadeanameforhimselfatan earlyageatEisteddfodmusicalfestivals.Attheageofnineyearshewon theunder12yearssectionforpianofortesolo,andattheageof11wonthe under15years'sectionforpianoduet, withMissMarjorieLalor.Inpraising theyoungcompetitors,theadjudicator, Mr.Mann,remarkedthattheyshowed asplendidsenseofpartplaying,and hadgivenafinishedperformance. WhileapupilattheLoretoConvent, Osborne,hewonfourgoldmedalsfor musicattheW.A.Eisteddfodmusical festivals,andlater,attheChristian Brothers'College,Perth,heshowed greatabilityatthepianoinrendering worksfromthegreatmasters.

Akeenathlete,herepresentedhis schoolintheInterschoolSports,and asabrilliantboxerhewaschampion ofhisweightduringhislastthreeyears atCollege.Attheageof17yearshe wasasuccessfulcontenderinthefeatherweightdivisionoftheStateAmateurBoxingChampionships.Atthe closeofhisschoolcareerhestudied LawattheUniversityofWesternAustralia.Abrilliantscholar,hewasone ofthemostpromisingyoungmenin Perth'slegalworld,wherehewasan articledclerktothefirmofMessrs.UnmackandUnmack.WhileattheUniversityhewasoneofthemostpopularsportsmen,anall-roundathlete,and captainofthe"B"GradeRugbyteam.

OneofthefirsttovolunteerformilitiatrainingatSwanbourne,hewasa greatfavouriteamonghisfriendsin camp.Tohissorrowingparents"The Record"extendssincerestsympathy. R.I.P.

ST.BRIGID'S,WESTPERTH

TheCrowningofOurLady. TheChurchofSt.Brigid'swaspackedtooverflowingontheeveningof Sunday,May25.Theoccasionwas whathasbecometobeknownasthe CrowningoftheQueenofMay.The ceremony,simpleinitself,iscarried outeachyearwithsuchgraceand skill,beautyanddevotion,thatitattractsvisitorsfromnearandfar,and noonewhohaseverwitnessedthe movingspectacleoftheactualcrowningiseverlikelytoforgetit.Itis muchmoreappealingandeffective thanmanyoftheso-called"thrills"of to-day'smodernentertainments.

UnstintedpraisemustbegiventoSr. M.Aloysiuswho,fromtheinceptionof

thisannualeventinourparishchurch life,hasbeensolelyresponsiblefor everydetailconnectedwithitsoutstandingsuccess.Sisterhasspared neithertimeorenergytomaketheannualcrowningoneofthemostimpressivescenestobewitnessedinanyparish.Sowethankherandappreciate everyeffortshehasexpendedtoperfectthecrowningoftheQueenofMay.

BarbaraMetcalfwasthechildselectedtoplacethecrownontheheadof OurLady,andshewastheadmiration ofallpresentbyhermasterlyperformance.Herpartintheceremonywas beautifullyenhancedbythelongline ofexquisitelydressedlittleboysand girlswhowerehertrain-bearers.We lookbackwithpleasureonthisyear's "Crowning'.withhappyanticipationto thatof1942.

BishopWitha HundredWives

ABishopwithoverahundredwives; infact,withahundredandfifty.And theBishopamemberoftheAustralian Hierarchy!That'ssomethinglikea story.ButhowBishopGsell,M.S.C., hadtobuynativegirlsinorderto savethemfromtheoldaboriginal warriorsandhowthegirlsareregarded bythepagannativesastheBishop's "wives"isonlyoneoftheamazing chaptersinthehistoryoftheAustralianCatholicMissicns.TheaverageAustralianCatholicknows'ltd.: aboutthecolourfulstoryofthemissionsofhisowncountry-ofBathurst andMelvilleIslands,onthefringeof theOrient,ofAliceSpringsandTennantCreek,inthesandsofCentralia, ofBroome,BeagleBayandLombadina, inthepathofDampierthebuccan'er; ofthefarNor'-West,northofCapricornandCarpentariawaters.Whatis thestorybehindthemonumenterected tothememoryofanunatBroomeby Japanesep:arlers?Anddoyouknow thatAustraliannunsnurseaborig.nal lepersonanislardofftheAustralian coast?AnunusuallyattractivepamrhletbyRev.JamesG.Murtagh,illustratedwithmaps,tellsanastonishing andabsorbngstoryinabrightlywrittenandvividrecordwhichisnot onlyalittlencyclopEed.aoftheAustralianmissions,butalsoavaluable littlegeographyofremota.Australian places.

"What'sheavengoingtobelike? I'mcurious,"saysGertrudeinFr. DanielA.Lorca"latest.""Funny," shecontinues,"butpriestsneverseem topreachabouth-avn Death, hellandpurgatoryarewellcardfor, thankyou.Butheaven?"Well,if thereareanyotherswhothinklike Gertrude,thycannotdobetterthan readthisracypamphletbyFr.Lord. Inafewlivelyra:es,youcansatisfy your-elfwhethercrnot,ifyougetto heaven,youshallsitonpinkclouds, plunkharps,fanyourselfwithpalm branches,andflydowngoldenstreets tillyoupassthroughpearlygat:s.A varypracticalpamphletinFr.Lord's beststyle.

AustrnlicnMissions. ByRev.JamesG Murtogh. :verybody'sTalkingAboutH By Rev.DanielA.Lord,S.J. 'AustralianCatholicTruthSocietypamphlet;forMay.l

Allowanceof20/-onoldRacquetsreceive75/.Racquetfor55/-atWimbledonSnortsDepot,81(Basement) WilliamBins& 1161111

PINJARRA

JUNEMASSTABLE.

Sunday,June8:Jarrandale,Sa.m.:

Serpentine,10a.m.

Sunday,June15:Mandurah,8a.m

Pinjarra,10a.m.

Sunday,June22:Boddington,8a.m.

Sunday,June29:Dwellingup,8a.m.; Pinjarra,10a.m.

TOODYAYMASSTIM''A-ABLE.

June8:Chidlow,8a.m.;Mundaring, 9.30am, June15:Jennacubbine,8.30a.m.; Toodyay,10am.

June22:Clackline,8.30a.m.;Toodyay,10a.m.

June29:Wongamine,8.30a.m,; Toodyay,10a.m.

TEACHERS'GROUP

FIRSTDISCUSSIONMEETING.

Rev.J.Doyleopenedhisaddressto theCatholicTeachersGroupbyexplainingthepurposeofourmeetings, viz.,toopenupnewaspectsofourpro- fessionallifeandtoreconsideroldones andthustobecomebetteracquainted withrelevantCatholicprinciplesthat wemaybecomebetterequippedfor ourcommontask-themouldingof characterinitsfullestsense-"themakingofotherChrists."

Numerousfieldsforouractivities weresketched,anditistheobjectof ourGrouptoformulateadefiniteprac- ticalprogrammewhichwemayhand ontootherCatholicteacherswiththe humblehopethatitmayassistthem intheirproblemsalso.

Thesubjectfortheevening,"Our ApproachtoPsychology,"wasdealt withinaveryenlighteningandinterestingmanner.TherelationsbetweenPsychologyandReligionand theattitudeofmodernscientistswho claimthatnobelieverinGodcanbea truescientist,wasmostcleverlyhandledbythelecturer.Thesenumerous assertionsareablatantbeggingofthe questionastohowourbeliefinGod preventsouracceptingconclusionsarrivedatbyscience,butinspiteofall ourclamouringwegetnoanswerbeyondtheoldlibeltrottedoutagainor asympatheticshakeofthehead!

SurelyabelieverinGodcanbean honestobserver!Atleastashonest asHaeckelwithhismissinglinkforgeries,orEfuxleywithhisglibpopular lecturesin'favourofEvolution,which hehimselfadmittedtobeunproved.

Howmanyscientistshaveweighed thehypothesisofGodandfoundit wanting?Notone!Thoughsome haverejectedGodnotonscientific grounds,butbecausetheirbeautifully regular"laws"make"miracles"impossible,andtheselawsmightsufferexceptionandthatmightendthebeautifulsciencetheyhaveelaborated.They havetoogreatconfidenceintheir scalesandtubes.Whattheycannot subjecttoteststheydeny.SobecausetheydonotknowGoddirectly, He,therefore,cannotexist.

Ourreplytosuchreasoningis, "Whatrighthavetheytoimposesuch conditions?"Theyassertthatman canknownothingbutthematerial, Andtheylimithisenquirytotheinductivemethodofthescience.

Butwhatofdeduction?,Whatofthe explanationofthings?TheironlyargumentisthatyouhavenotseenGod inyourlaboratories.Asscientiststhey weretheretorecordwhattheyobserved,notwhattheydidnotobserve. fheymaynothaveseenClassical Rome,butdotheydenyitsexistence onthataccount?Asscientiststheir witnessaboutGod'sexistenceisvalueless.Eveniftheycalledforashowingofhandsthevastmajorityofscientistsareagainstthem,fortheyhave beenbelieversinGod.

TheonlyeffectofourbeliefinGod onourscienceisthatitexplainsforus whattheycannotexplain.Itgivesa meaningtolifewhichtheyhaveruined, forbytheirdenialtheyhavedeprived ourspirtualworldofspiritual'value.

The'7'laveleftuswithidealsthatdo notworkandwithfactsthathaveno moralsignificance,forasBertrand Russellsays,"Youwouldleaveusno foundationtobuildonsavethefirm foundationofunyieldingdespair."

Thereisnofactdiscoveredbysciencethatcontradictsourbeliefin God,andthatbeliefisnottheblindnessofcredulitybutthelightof Faith,thoughtheexistenceofGodis oneofthosetruthsthatwecanprove withoutrecoursetorevelation.

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SundayMasses. St.Brigid's,Collie:7.30a.m.and10 a.m.

June8:Worsley,8a.m.;Allanson, 9.30a.m.

June15:Shotts,7.30a.m.;Darkan, 9.30a.m.

June22:Lyall'sMill,8a.m.

June29:Buckingham's,8.30a.m.

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Thereisnocontradictionbetween scienceandreligion-betweentheobservationofnaturalphenomenaandtherecognitionofHimthatholdsthe heavensinthehollowofHishand. ToCountryTeachers.

Asynopsisofthefirstpaper,whichis reportedabove,waspublishedin'The Record."AnumberofcountryteachersenquiredabouttheTeachers' Group.Wewouldsuggestthatthey readrelevantpamphletsandbooks.

TwoUnicornbookswhichwillbe usefulforreadingonthefirstpaper, "OurApproachtoPsychology,"and forlatersubjectsare:

HilaireBelloc:"SurvivalsandNew Arrivals."

RudolfAllers:"PsychologyofCharacter."

Thelatterwouldbeusefultoany teacher;itisausefulauthoritative book.Theycanbeobtainedfrom theCentralCatholicLibrary,36Pierstreet,price1/6each,pluspostage.

Thefollowingthreepennypamphlets canbeobtainedfromthesameplace:

O'Rahilly:"FaithandFacts

E.C.T.S.)

R.Knox:"BeginningandEndof Man"1E.C.T.S.).

K.Mitchell:"ThisisCatholicAction"(A.C.T.S.). NextMeeting. Meetingsareheldfortnightly,and anyCatholicteachermayattend.The fourthdiscussionwilltakeplaceatthe CentralCatholicLibrary,36Pierstreet,onWednesday,June18,at8 p.m.

HOLYNAME SOCIETY

InMemoriam.

W.Robinson:WestPerth.

D.W.Hevron:EastFremantle.

E.L.Dore:Highgate.

J.Kinsella:OsbornePark.

G.McMullan:Claremont.

C.Henry:Fremantle.

M.F.Cavanagh:Cathedral.

AseriesofExecutivevisitstobranchesarebeingarranged,andjustrecentlytheDiocesanPreSident,Mr,E. LeB.Henderson),accompaniedby severalmembersoftheExecutivevisitedClaremontandattendedtheeveningmeeting,andlateraddressedthe officersandmembersofthebranch.

ItistheintentionoftheExecutive tovisitasmanybranchesaspossible, bothinthemetropolitanandcottritry areas.Needlesstosay,inthesetimes whenpetrolissoscarce,thecountry visitswillnotbenumerous,butwhen possibleeffortswillbemadetomeet theneighbouringbranchesofthecentrevisited.

OnJune8avisitwillbemadetothe CathedralBranch.Followingtheeveningmeetingat7.30p.m.,ameetingwill beheldintheCathedralHall,and membersoftheExecutivewilladdress theofficersandmembersofthebranch.

OnJune21,theExecutivewilltravel toWagin,tobepresentattheCommunionBreakfastandtheEucharistic ProcessiontobeheldonJune22.Duringthedayameetingwillbeheld, whentheExecutivehopetomeet membersoftheWagin,Dumbleyung, Kukerin,KatanningandNarrogin branches.

OnJuly12anExecutivevisitto Bunburywilltakeplace,andtheywill attendtheCommunionBreakfaston thefollowingmorning.Hereagain effortswillhemadetomeetrepresentativesfromthesurroundingbranches.

Therehavebeenseveralalterations tothelistofbranchsecretaries,Mr. M.Sullivan,oftheMerredinBranch, hasresignedonaccountofleavingthe district.Hehasbeensucceededby Mr.D.Foley. Mr.F.T.Golding,ofNedlands,onaccountofmilitaryduties,resigned,and wassucceededbyMr.D.Brown.Mr. J.Daly,ofToodyay,hasgonetothe East,Hissuccessorhasnotyetbeen appointed.Mr.G.Handcock,forso longsecretaryoftheNorthamBranch, hasbeentransferredtoBruceRock. Asuccessorhasyettobeappointed.

SUBIACO

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HouseParty:Arrangementsarenow completeretheclubhouseparty,to heheldattheresidenceofDr.andMrs. V.H.WebsterinGregory-street,Wembley,onFriday,June13.Allmembersareexpectedtoattendandto bringtheirfriends.Aninvitationis extendedalsotoallothermembersof theW.A.CL.T.A.whomaywishto spendanenjoyableevening. BusPicnic:Sunday,June22,isthe datesetasidefortheclub'sbuspicnic. Thecommitteehaveseveralpopular venuesinview.Theirchoicewillbe announcedinnextweek'sissue.The priceoftheoutingwillhe3s.each

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St.Joachim'sBranch.

Bro.J.L.Kellypresidedoveragood attendanceatthehalf-yearlymeeting onMay26.Thepresidentextended verybestwishesofthememberstoSr. Symonds(whowasmarriedrecently) andmadeherasmallpresentation. HeartycongratulationstoBro.G. Keogh,whohasnowattainedtherank ofsergeantintheA.I.F.Itwas pleasingtoseeanincreaseintheattendanceatthequarterlyCommunion whichwasofferedforthemembersin theA.I.P.Bro.L.M.Goerkeistobe highlycommendedforcomingallthe wayfromWembleytojoinus.The electionresultedasfollows:President, Bro.H.Torrens;vice-president,Bro.T. Hegney;secretary,Bro.T.P.Murphy; treasurer,Sr.F.M.Murphy;warden, Sr.N.Daly;guardian,Sr.R.Twycross;auditor,Bro.A.E.Heagney.

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Soldiers'Letters

THEHOLYLAND.

Inalettertohismother,Sergeant DesmondKelly(A.I.F.,abroad),describesarecenttriptoJerusalem:

"DickLawrence(JimLawrence's brother),JockSkinner,JimStark(son oftheRottnestIslandadministrator), andIweretogether.Wearrivedat Jerusalemaftergoingthroughthe SevenSisters'Hills,wherethescenery iswonderful,buttheroadsarevery narrowandlookoverdropsof150,200, and300feettothevalleysbelow.

"OnleavingthebusatJerusalem wereweresurroundedandannoyed byhundredsofJewishandArabguides tryingtoselltheirknowledgeatterrificprices.Eventuallychoosingone calledFrancis,westartedonourway totheGardenofGethsemane,passing theDamascusGate,whichenclosed theoldcityofJerusalem.WeenteredtheGardenandsawtheolivetrees thatChristwalkedunderinHisAgony, alsotheoneunderneathwhichHesum, "Ifthischalicewillnotpassawaybut Imustdrinkit,ThyWillbedone." HereDicktookaphotooftheactual tree.

"InthecentreoftheChurchofthe AgonyistherockonwhichHelayas hesweatedblood.Herethethreeof uskneltandprayedandthenkissed thestone.Isn'titwonderfultothink Icouldactuallyseeandkisstheactual placeoftheAgony.

"Welefthere,afterseeingsomeof thestairsoftheOldChurch,withour faithinHimandHismuchstronger.

"WestoppedattheChurchofthe Ascension.HerewehadawonderfulviewofJerusalem,oldandnew, alsoofthesiteoftheoriginalcity. Thereislittletobeseenofthisplace butafewstones.HereistheMount ofOlives,withthesiteoftheAscensionofOurLordcoveredbyasmall rotunda.Herealsoistherockwith anindentationshapedsimilartothe footandissaidtobethefootprintof OurLord.Itiswornsmoothwith centuriesofkissingandtouchingby pilgrims.NearbyistheChurchofthe PaterNoster,whichisovertheplace whereOurLord'sPrayerwasgivenby HimtoHisdisciples.Nearhereisthe placewhereJesusforetoldthedestructionofJerusalem.

"PassingontoBethlehem,weenteredtheChurchoftheNativity.The Catholicpartcontainsthegrottowhere theNativitytookplace,andfurther downisthespotwherethemanger oncestood.Thisisallbelowthe ground.Themangerhasgonetothe Basilica,Rome.TheChurchisthe oldestinChristendom.

"ThatcompletedthetourofGethsemaneandBethlehem.Wewentback totheNewCityandstartedwithFrancisonawalkingtouroftheOldCity. PassingthroughtheJaffaGateweenteredadifferentworldaltogether.I imagineitisjustthesameasitwas inthetimeoftheCrusaders.The streetsareverynarrowandallowonly pedestriantrafficanddonkeysonits streets.

"Wemoveddowntowhereanarch stillstands;atthisarchPontiusPilate condemnedJesusChrist.Thisisthe startingpointtotheactualWayofthe Cross.We(Dick,Jock,andmyself) allfollowedtheStationsinourheads thebestwecould.TheStationsare marked,anduptilltheEighthStation itiseasytofollow,butthereawall blocksthewaytoCalvary,soyou havetogoaquarterofamilearound togettothenext.Archaeologistshave provedthistobeactualCalvary.The

TheEditorwillbepleasedto publishphotosandextractsof lettersreceivedbyrelativesand friendsofmembersofthefightingforcesservingabroad.

StationsfinishedintheChurchofthe HolySepulchre.

"AsweenteredtheChurchIheard themsinginginLatinsomeGregorian Chant,andfounditwasthe"Stabat Mater,"andthatIhadarrivedatthe TenthStationoftheCross.Sowefollowedittotheend.Itwasbeautiful. TheStationswerechantedbythe Franciscans.Itwas,surely,wonderfulthatIshouldfollowtheStationsin theactualplace!Itwasthechance ofalifetime.

"Well,afterseeingalltheseplacesof interest,Iandtherestoftheparty leftforhome.Ithadbeenadayfull ofwonders.IamgladIwasableto seethisplace.Itwasactuallymy dutytoseeit."

STANO'BRIEN'SWARSOUVENIRS ONVIEWINPERTH.

WHENYOUUSE

WHYDON'T YOUBRIGHTEN ITUPWITH TITANICPAI

Inrecentweeksmanyinterestingarticleshaveappearedinthepressmade upbyextractsfromletterssentto PerthbyCompanySergeant-Major StanO'Brien,popularsportsmanand PerthCityCouncillor.

ReferencehasalsobeenmadetosouvenirsandwartrophiessenttoPerth, andanattractivedisplayofthese,in additiontopostersfromtheDepartmentofInformation,arenowonview inthewindowsofLaubmanandPank (W.A.),Ltd.,Opticians,of4Barrackstreet,Perth.Alsoondisplayare souvenirssenttoWesternAustraliaby SapperSimmonds,andthewindowis creatingagreatdealofinterest.

ThedeadlyItalianbomb,signal flagssouveniredfromBardiaandTobruk,anofficer'scapandfield-marshal decorations,areallincludedinthedisplay,whichiswellworthaninspection.

ACockneysoldierbilletedinaI,an cashiretownwasawakenedbythe clatterofclogsasworkerswenttoth.. mill.

"Oi,Bill,"hesaidtohispal"they mustearnbigwages'ere.Listen. They'reallgoingtoworkor,tprseback!"

VICTORIAPARK

Therewasanexcellentattendanceof themembersoftheSacredHeartSodalityatthe7a.m.MassonSunday last(PentecostSunday),alsoatthe meetinganddevotionsatnight,when animpressiveceremonywascarried outbyRev.FatherKearin,theoccasionbeingtheconsecrationofeight ladieswhohadpreviouslyservedtheir threemonths'probation.

MembersoftheVictoriaParkbranch of whichtheCatholicWomen'sLeague,of Mrs.Shiresisthepresident,met afterdevotionsonSundaylast.Severalsubjectsofimportancewerediscussed,anditispleasingtonotethat thebranchisfunctioningsowell.

ThequarterlymeetingofthepromotersofthePropagationoftheFaith washeldonTuesdayevening,and judgingfromtheenthusiasmdisplayeditisevidentthattheVictoriaPark branchwillcontinuetoprosperinits goodwork.

FatherMurphy,DiocesanInspector, visitedSt.Joachim'sschoolsrecently, andexaminedthechildrenontheir progressinChristianDoctrine.His reportwasverysatisfactory.

Social.

TheChildrenofMaryheldanotherof theirpopularsocialsonSaturdaylast, 31st.ult.Thesupperarrangements werecarriedoutverycapablybyMrs. StandeandMissCunningham.The nextsocialwillbeheldonthe14th. inst.

Inordertoconsolidatethealmostdepletedfundsofthebrancmembers oftheexecutiveoftheVitoriaPark branchoftheHolyNa',Society havedecidedtoholdaeuchreparty intheKindergartenandschoolrooms onthe21st.inst.Astrongandenthusiasticcommitteehasbeenformed, andthefullsupportofallHolyName menisrequestedtoensurethatthis entertainmentwillbeanunqualified success.

Personal.

WearepleasedtolearnthatMrs. Cluning,ofGloucester-street,isoutof hospital,andisatpresentspendinga holidayinthecountrywithherhusband.

ThebabydaughterofMr.andMrs. Higgins,ofTemple-street,wasbaptised recently,andwaspresentedwiththe nameofFrancesAlice. Averyprettyweddingwascelebrated,withNuptialMass,inSt.Joachim'sChurchonMondaylast,when GladysO'Connor,daughterofMr.and Mrs.DanO'Connor,ofHordern-street, andEricStannardwereunitedinthe bondsofHolyMatrimony.

Weregrettorecordthedeathof Mr.ThomasBowler,whopassedtohis eternalrewardrecently.R.I.P.

THECHURCHILLHANDICAP.

TheLotteriesCommissionisrunning aspecialsweepontheChurchillHandicapatGoodwoodonJune14The prizemoneytotals£250,andincludesa firstprizeof£100.Getyourtickets now.Allticketswilllaterbeinthe finaldrawoftheNo.95CharitiesConsultationforthefirstprizeof£6,000.

RacingSelections

Saturday,June7,1941. (BeforeAcceptances.)

KalamundaBreeders':Orimdale,1; EvenShades,2;Oredanus,3. GreenmountPurse(1)Marbury,1; Tropics,2;PantheonLass,3. GreenmountPurse(2):Swanboy,1; Agrion'sSong,2;St.Agrion,3. HelenaValeHandicap:Mystery,1; EbbTide,2;Nicker,3. BassendeanTrial:Wisbeoh,1;Tresigne,2;Cisternos,3. BellevueWelter:Dawnlist, 1; Gusto,2;.Chanteclair,3.

TrottingSelections

GLOUCESTERPARK.

Saturday,June7,1941.

W.A.Breeders'Handicap(1)Good Gift,1;MyrtlesSon,2Vera'sMaid,3. W.A.Breeders'Handicap(2):Kirra, 1;Wilfred'sWonder,2;.Moulyinning, 3. KelmscottHandicapLittlePick,1; RyelandChief,2;BettyFornia,3. ArmadaleHandicap:PrinceMavista, 1;FlyingDaly,2;Meditation,3. RivervaleHandicap:CavanChief,1; LibyanLady,2;BaronAntique,3. HighClassHandicap:Queen'sGift, 1;EarlMavista,2;Austin'sGlobe,3. CanningtonHandicap:Rowlands Boy,1;RoyalGus,2;Amethyst,3. GosnellsHandicap:EdithDirect,1; Mareche,2;King'sGuide,3.

SHORTSTORY

theSecretChamber

ISN'Titgorgeous!"exclaimedthe girl."Whatastorythoseold stoneswouldtell,couldonlythey speak."

"Rather,"criedtheyoungmanbesideher."History,tragedy,drama, andgoodnessknowswhatelse."

ThetwoyoungpeoplestoodonavelvetylawngazingatafineoldTudor manor.Thesunshonewarmlydown, foritwasthemonthoftheyearwhen romanceclingstothecountryside,lingersaboutthestatelyhomes,and takesresidenceinthehumblecJt:ces whichnestle,siiuglythatched,along thehighways,orliehalfhiddeninthe ruralby-ways.Totheleftofthe manor,rtinningalingalowredJ-.ri,:ktd wallwasafinedowergardenfiled withthehorm..:ybloomsofaQ.hakespeareanEngin:id.Onaterr'c-sin frontofthehousealordlypeacockutteredaharshcry,andthenspreada shimmeringtailasifbythishe wouldmakecompensationforthedisturbancecausedbyhisinharmonious screechonsoperfectamorning.

"Andtothinkyou'vegottoleave allthis!"murmuredthegirl.Alook ofpaincrossedthehandsomefeatures oftheyoungman.

"Ican'tunderstanditatall,"he ejaculated."Andwhathurtsisthat thisoldCatholichomeistogoback intoProtestanthands.Infact,I've receivedapolitenotethisverymorningrequestingmetoclearout."

"Howlonghastheplacebeenin yourfamily'spossession?"askedthe girl.

"Well,tobeprecise,atrifleover70 years;butactuallyitwasbuiltbyone GeoffreyCranworth,myancestor,in theyear-er-oh,there'sthedatebeneaththelionontopofthehouse: 1545."

"Whohaditinbetweentimes, then?"

"It'saroundaboutstory.TheancestorwasaferventCatholic,andduringpenaltimes,justexactlywhenI forget,forfeitedhiswealthandproperty,whichwentintothehandsof Protestantsbyusurpation.MypeoplethenwenttoVirginia,eventually amassedwealth,andabout70years agothedescendant,aGeoffreyCranworth,cametoEnglandasamember ofthediplomaticstaffoftheAmerican Ambassador.

"BythistimetheownerofCranworthwasanorphanedyoungladyof 21,aconsiderablebeauty.Cranworth andthegirlmet,fellviolentlyinlove, weredulymarried,andanoldprophecywasfulfilledthataCranworth hadagaincometoCranworthManor, thoughbothwereProtestants.These twoweremygrandparents,butmy fatherwasayoungerbrother,andso Ibecameheir,eventually,tomyuncle, whonevermarried."

'Andtheoldfolks?"

"Theysleepbeneathalargeelmin thepark,aspotchosenbythemselves wheretheyfirstmet."

"How,charming,andhowtypically EngHA'!"exclaimedthegirl.

"Don'tforget,"correctedtheyoung man,"thatonewastoallintentsand purposesanAmerican."

"Aretherenoghosts?"

"Notasingleone!"

"Nohiddentreasures?"

"I'mafraidnot.Fortunately,I don'tneedthem.Ihaveanincome ofmyownfrommygrandfather."

"Butwasn'tyouruncleaCatholic?"

"Yes,that'stheamazingpartofit. Hiswill,madein1917,cutsmeoff frominheritingCrawfordManorshould IbecomeaCatholic,or,intheevent ofmyhavingbecomeone,beforeI succeedImustrenouncetheFaith. Nowwewerebothreceivedintothe Churchtogetherin1925,andI'mquite certainhemadeanotherwill,ifonly Iknewwheretolookforit.Yousee, hediedsosuddenlyabroadthatnoone knowsjustwhathedidwiththesecond will."

"Supposeyoudon'tfindit?"

"Then,undoubtedly,Ilosethe manor."

'Itseemsterrible.Can'twedo something?"

"I'vedoneallthat'spossible."

"What?"

"Searchedeverywhere,andaskedtle helpofSt.Anthony.Ifthere'sawill he'llhelpmefindit.OfthatI'mcertain.He'sneverfailedmeyet."

"Isn'tthereapriest'shole?Can't wediscoversomewherethatyouruncle usedtovisitunknowntoanyone else?"

"Theoldplacewasfullofthem once,butthey'veallbeenwalledup fordonkey'syears."

alivingroom.Thereweretable, chair,andabed.Thetableappearedtohavebeeninuserecently,and uponitstoodamodernsteeldeedbox.

"Thatboxmightcontainanew will;"whisperedthegirl,hardlyableto speakforexcitement.

"Ithinkit'salovelyplace.How thoseoldTudorchimneysstandout againstthebluesky,"criedthegirl.

"There'samysteryforyou,"observedtheyoungman,laughing."There aremorechimneysthanfireplaces. Dummies,Ithinktheyare,putupto eventhingsupabit.But,come along,letusstrollroundthepark whilewemay.IdoagreethatCranworthParkislovelyjustnow!"

Lateron,afterlunch,thegirlwas seatedinthebigoak-panelledlibrary dreamilyturningthepagesofavolumeshehadtakenatrandom;buther mindwasfixeduponthemysteryof themissingwill,foritwasamatterof morethanpassinginteresttoherthat itshouldbefound.Thinkingshe heardamovementshelookedupand wassurprisedtoseeanoldgentleman, oneoftheservantsshethought,enter theroomandclosetheuooicarefully behindhim.Evidentl. not noticedher,andshewasabouttospeak whensomethingwithinhercommandedhertoremainsilent.Afterfumblingwiththedoorhandletheoldman turnedandwalkedslowlyuptothe oakpanellingafewyardsawayfrom whereshewasseated.Hemadesome quickmovementswithhishands,too quickforhertofollowthemall,and thenslidopenapanelthroughwhich heputhisarm,andatthatalarge aperturebigenoughtoadmittheold fellowappearedinthewall.Shesat spell-boundforsomefewmoments,and thenrosewiththeideaoffollowing theoldfellow,whohaddisappeared intotheaperture,buttoheramaze menttheopeninghadgone,andthe panellingwasasfirmandassolidas whenshefirstcameintotheroom. Wonderinggreatly,shemarkedthe spot,andwentoutandsoughtthe youngman.Shetoldhimwhatshe hadseen,buthewasinclinedtotease heraboutit.

"Whatwashelike?"heasked.

Shedescribedtheoldman.

"Didyouevermeetmyuncle?"askedtheyoungman,becomingsuddenly serious.

"Never!"

"Strange,foryouhavejustdescribedhimaccurately."

"Oh-er--"shebegan."But,no matter-"

"Whatwereyougoingtosay?"he asked.

"Coulditbepossiblethatyour unclewantedtoshowussomething verymuch?"

"Possible,butnotveryprobable. Wouldyourememberthespot?"

"Yes,I'vestuckapieceofstamp paperonit."

"Good,comealongthen,we'lltry."

Backinthelibrary,hewentupto whereshehadstuckthepieceof paper.Followingherdirections,he seizedaportionofthemouldingbetweenthumbandforefingerandpulled.Itroseuponhingeslikeadoor, andbeneathwasasmallcircularhole inthepanel.Pushinghisforefinger intotheholehegavethepanelapull sideways,anditslideasilyback.

"Oh,"gaspedthegirl."Havewe, haveyoufoundit?"

"Lookslikeit,"hereplied,amazed. "ButIcan'tgetthroughthere,neither canyou."

"Perhaps,"shecriedexcitedly, "there'ssomethingintheretoopena biggerdoor." Helookedin,butitwastoodarkto seeinside,sohethrustinhisarm,and hishandtouchedsomethingroughand cold.Heseizedtheobjectandgave itatug.Withaclank,justtothe rightofhimafull-sizeddooropened inthepanelling.Thegirlwasalmost franticwithexcitement.

"Doletusgoin,"shecried.

"Waitaminute,we'lltesttheair first."Hestruckamatchandheldit insidetheopening.Itburnedsteadily. It'sallright;comealong,we'll explore."

"Wait!"shecried,"I'vegotanelectrictorchinmyroom;I'llgetit,"and shewasoff.Inafewmomentsshereturned,andapowerfulbeamoflight illuminatedthestonestaircaseasthe pairtrodcarefullydowntoanoaken dooratthebottom.Itopenedeasily andtheyfoundthemselvesinadark roomwithsomestepsleadingtoa roomabove.

"Myhat!"murmuredtheyoung manasthegirlshonethetorcharound them."Nowonderthisplacewas neverdiscovered.It'satowerbuilt intothecentreofthehouse,andthere, ifI'mnotmistaken,isthesecretofone ofthedummychimneys,"headded, pointingtoanold-fashionedfireplace.

"Thisroomlookslikeanoratory."He walkedacrosstoalargecupboardand pulledopenadoor,disclosingabare altar,whichhadnotbeenusedforcenturies. Theymountedcarefullytothechamberabovewhichhadevidentlybeen

'NowIknowwhymyuncleusedto lockhimselfinthelibrary,"murmured theyoungman. Theboxdidnotcontainanewwill, butacodicilalteringtheoldone,and givingappropriatereasonsfordoing so. Therewasagreatdealoflegalfuss overthecodicil,butthelateownerof

Cranworthhadleftnothingtochance asfarasthatwasconcerned,andto thegreatchagrinoftheProtestantheir expectant,GeoffreyChanworthwas confirmedintheownershipofhis fathers. ThePriests'holeisnowawell-caredfororatory,where,sometimes,Massis said;andthenewmistressofCranworthtakesparticularprideinit,because,asyouhavenodoubtrealised, shepracticallydiscoveredit;atleast, sosaysthemasterofCranworth,and heshouldknow,thoughbotharepreparedtogiveSt.Anthonyalargeshare inthediscovery.

-The"PoorSouls'Friend."

HaveyouinvestigatedourHomeBuilding Plan?Ifyouownablockyoumayhave amodernhomeerectedwithoutdeposit,to bepaidoffineasyweeklypayments.Or wewillsupplythelandandthehomecompletefrom£50deposit.ModernBrick Homespaidrightoffin15yearsunderour plan.Nofees.PlansandSpecifications Free.Callandchatthematterover-no obligationincurredwhatever.

GENERALKRIVITSKY

(ContinuedfromPage5.)

thetradeunions,clubs,groupsand committeesthattheycouldreach,the Comrades "Krivitskyrepeatedmonotonously: isaphoney.'General' KrivitskyisSchmelkaGinsberg,a GalicianJew!'

TheformerGayPayOoagenttried tofightbackagainstthisinsidious modeofattack,Withtheaidofa competentghost-writerhepouredout sensationalarticles.Hepiledrevela- tionuponrevelation.HewentbeforetheDiesCommitteeandrepeat. edthegistofhisformerstatements. Againheappearedbrieflyintheheadlinesandmomentarilytitillatedthe apatheticpublicofthenon-Marxist world.Hehaddeclaredinhisfirst articlesthathewasstillafirmbeliever inworldrevolutionandtheMarxian categories,andheattemptedtoorient himselfinvariousnon-StalinistLeft organisations.Buthesoonfoundthat thepowerandgloryoftheComintern wasnotinthem.Thosedissident Marxistorganisationswhichmost nearlyconformedtohisideaofarevolutionarypa'wouldhay!noneof him.Theymistrustedamanwho couldattackthePai.sintierbourgeoispress.ThemilderMarxistgrouir, whichwerewil'ingtoaccepthim is edtheruthlessdriveanddynamic forceofStalinism..

Hedid:evebrieffavourandeven temporaryadula'.ionincertainfe;low travellerstrataSomemonthsbefore itsconsummation,KrivitskyhadpredictedtheNaciSovietpact.Itwas notagreatf-atincidentally,forone rtallfamiliarwiththedialecticpro. cessesprevalentintheKremlin,and therapprochementalreadyhadbeen foreseenandcommenteduponby manyinformedpersonsinoronthe fringesoftheMarxianmovement.

Tothenaiveliberalsand"innocents,' however,prostratedbythediscovery oftheirdemocratic,belovedleader's perfidy,itwasprophecyofthehighestorderandGeneralKrivitskywasa seersuperiortoDaniel.The'Nation,' whichontheirappearancehaddealt withtheKrivitskyarticlessomewhat skeptically,hailedtheGeneralas"the manofthehour."Therewasahecticflurryofpoliticalexcitementon ParkAvenueand,nodoubt,Schmelka 'Ginsbergsippedmanyacocktailfrom theveryglassesthatonlyashorttime beforehadtouchedthelipsofleading AmericanhenchmenoftheComintern.

Butpenthousesoireescoulddolittletofilltheblankmomentsinthe lifeofamanwhohadhelpedsetthe scenesforagiganticpageantofworld revolution.Plannedmotion,plotting, intrigue,chippingatthefoundations ofsomesolidstructureorotherbecometheessentialsoflifetotheactiveBolshevik.Unlessheisengaged inturbulentstruggleforandagainst ideologiesandthepowerswhichsupportthem,hisintellectualdialect haltsandhebecomesawalkingcorpse. GeneralKrivitsky,inthenatureof things,couldfindnothinginthe bouregoisworldworthfightingfor,but heknewwhathecouldfightagainst. Andhehadtofight.Helashedout withallhisstrengthagainsttheComintern.Hewroteabook,published articles,madespeeches,allofwhich broughthimmoneybutlittlecomfort.

OonfessionsExplained.

Ironically,oneofhisarticleswas titled:"WhyDidTheyConfess?"In it,heendeavouredtoexplainwhythe OldBolsheviks,menofhighintelligenceandprovedcourage,descendedtosuchdisgustinglevelsofselfabasementinthenotoriousMoscow Confessiontrials.Therewasnothing newintheKrivitskyversion.Allthe oldtheoriesoftheconveyor-belttorture,thesacrificeforthesakeoffamily,hypnotism,drugs,wererehashed. Theexplanationrevealednomorethan dozenswhichhadprecededit.But GeneralKrivitskyeventuallydidexplaintheMoscowconfessionsquite adequatelywithoututteringaword. Therevolverbulletthatpassed throughSchmelkaGinsberg'sbrain wrotethecompletestoryonthewall ofaWashingtonhotelroom.

Thecontemptuous'attitudewhich thePartyadoptedtoward"General Krivitskywasnotaccidentalormerelyill-tempered,butwasratherthe centraltacticofacarefulcampaign basedonathoroughknowledgeof Bolshevikpsychology.Theleading assumptionofthetitle"General"the keytohisindividualcharacter.

HehadbeenaSovietsecretagent andawellinformedone,theComrades knew,buthewasnotandneverhad beenaGeneral.Thefactthathehad seenfittotakeafalsetitleindicated anecessitytosustainhimselfwitha senseomimportance.TheComrades proceededtodeflatehisself-esteemand thentoisolatehimfromanypossible outsidesourcesofstrength.Sucha manneednotbehoundedbyassas- sinsorkeptinconstantfearofhis life.Thattypeoftreatmentwas strictlyreservedforthethoroughly strong,formenlikeLeonTrotsky, whostoodimpregnabletomentalas- saultbehindthehardarmourofhis ownpowerful,dialecticalmind.

ButKrivitsky,shrewdandclever thoughhewas,didnotpossessthe samekindofintellectualbatteriesthat defendedtheOldLionofCoyoacan. Hesoonbegantoevidencesymptoms ofimpendingmoralcollapse.Hetold friendsthatGayPayOoagentswere pursuinghim,andperhapswished theywere.Thewordsuicidebegan toappearwithgreatfrequencyinhis conversationsandhespokevaguely ofthepossibilityofbeingfounddead undercircumstanceswhichmight pointtoself-destruction,Atlength, hepurchasedahigh-poweredrevolver, wentalonetoaquiethotelroom, wroteseveralstrangeandcrypticlettersinRussian,commendedhiswife andchildtothecareoffriends,and thensentabulletthroughhisown brain.

"General"Krivitsky,orSamuel Ginsbergifyouwill,was"vientally murdered"byacoldandhashphilosophywhichinallofitsmanifestationsaimsatthedestructionofthe freeindividual.Buthediedbyhis ownhand.Tothelast,hesoughtto shaketheincubusfromhismindand establishhimselfasafreeman,ifnot infactatleastinmemory.The jumbledlettersinRussian,asidefrom themacabreDostoyevskvtouches whichperhapsemanatedfromaSlavic loveofthemystical,wereinreality finaleffortsatestablishingself-respect. SchmelkaGinsbergdidnotwantthe worldtoknowthathecouldnotlive withouttheComintern.Hetriedto createlittlemysteriesthatmightleave doubtsinmen'sminds.-"America."

POPEPIUSXI'SSECRETARY ISNOWANARCHBISHOP.'

Mgr.CarloConfalonieri,principalprivatesecretarytoPopePiusXIfor18 years,andforthepasttwoyearsone ofthechiefprelatesinattendanceon theHolyFather,hasbeenappointed ArchbishopoftheItalianseeofAquila. Heis47. LikethelatePope,Mgr.Confalonieri wasborninasmalltownnearMilan. Hewasordainedin1916andservedin theItalianarmyagainstGermany.

WhenHisHoliness-aftercompleting hismissionasPapalNunciotoPoland -becameCardinalArchbishopof MilaninJune,1921,heappointedMgr. Confalonierihisprivatesecretary.In thefollowingFebruarytheywentto Rometogetherfortheelection-ofa successortoPopeBenedictXV.They stavedtheretogetheruntilthePope died.

HeandthePope'sothersecretary, Mgr.DiegoVenini,alsoaMilanese, werethePope'srightandleftarmsduringhislongillness.

Ontheirshouldersandarmsthe HolyFathersupportedhimselfwhen, painfullybutwithgreatpatienceand determination,helearnedtowalkonce moreafteritseemedthathewould neveragainbeabletoleavehisbed.

Sogreatwastheirdevotiontothe HolyFatherthatinhislastdaysthey hadalmostreachedthepointofexhaustion.Mgr.Confalonieriwassuffering-likethePope-frominfluenza, buthekeptuptotheend.Notuntil theHolyFatherhadbeenplacedin hiscoffindidheobeydoctor'sorders togotobet Mgr.ConfalonieriandMgr.Venini weretheexecutorsofPiusXI's Universe."

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TheWorldofSport

tosuggestthathisfootballdaysarefar fromover.

AnswerstoLastWeek'sQuestions.

1.Ifinmakinghisstroke,his racquetslipsoutofhishand andfliesintothenet,heloses thestroke.

2.Thegreatestdistancewalked inanhouris8miles474yards.

3.Thedistancefromthewicket tothepoppingcreaseis4ft.

4.Thedistancebetweenthe goal-posts(Australianfootball) shallnotbemorethan200yards norlessthan150yards,andthe widthnotmorethan170yards norlessthan100.

5.Theelasticityinahurdle causesittoswingbackquickly afterbeingrapped.Thusthe nexthorsehastofacewhatis called"aswinginghurdle."

ThisWeek'sQuestions. Inournationalgameoffootball, aplayerwiththeballinhand, andwithoutstrikingitagainst theground,runsnineyards. Thentoclearanopponenthe punchestheballoverhishead, catchesitagainbeforeitstrikes theground,andthenrunsfour furtheryards.Whatdecision?

2.NameanAustralianracehorsewhowonnineimportant race,aydretiredundefeated.

3.Tenths:"A"servestheball.It willobviouslybeafault,butalthoughtheballhasnotyet touchedtheground,ithascrossedtheserviceline."B"sees theballgoingout,anddeflects itwithhisracquet.Howshould theumpirerule?

4.Who,inboxing,wasknownas '!PetertheGreat?"

5.Asnookerplayerissixbehind withonlytheblackballleft. Hisopponentgoesinoffthe black.Whatwillthenon-striker take?

LEAGUEFOOTBALL

GeorgeMoloneykickedninegoals. Someofthemweretheresultofvery cleversnap-kicks.

AtBassendeananoutstandingplayer wasPearce,ofSwans.Heplayed stronglyintheruckandkickedfive goals.

AbouttheonlyplayerofWeststo giveofhisbestwasNorm.McDiarmid, whoplayedverysolidlyatcentrehalfback,wherehecontinuallyturned Claremontattacks.However,hewas poorlysupportedand"TheTigers" piledupabigscore.

\Vestskickedeightgoalsstraight,and thenaforwardfromaneasyshothit thepost.

Buntonfollowedforthefullperiodof playforSubiacoagainstOldEasts,and didareallygoodjob,probablyhisbest displaythisseason.

ClemRosewarnegavehisusualpolisheddisplaywithaccuratekickingan outstandingfeature.Fromeightshots hekickedsixgoals.

SHARPSHOOTERS.

Agreatgoal-getterofotherdayswas RedlegAlfHalliday.Therearesome whonamehimasthebestever,asfar asthisStateisconcerned.Heheaded theLeague'slistin1913withatotalof 46. AnotherwasonewhowasacknowledgedalloverAustraliaasadonat thegoal-gettingbusiness,andwho starredasacentreforwardinSouth AustraliabeforecomingtothisStateHerbLimb.Who,thatwasthere, willforgethissnap-shotgoalinthe Subiaco-Perthgrandfinalof1915at PerthOval?Yes,HerbLimbwasa kickerofrenownanddemonstratedhis abilityintheCarnivalof1914in Sydney.Hewonthegoal-kickingcompetitionin1915.

Thencameseason1921-Carnival yearatPerth-whenforthefirsttime onrecordtwoplayerspassedthefifty mark.AllanEvans,ofPerth,booted 64,therecordtothattime,and"Bonnie'.Campbell,thenwithSouthFremantle,kicek59.Evanskickedthirteengoalsinthelastmatchofthe qualifyingroundagainstEastFremantleatthePort.

ThentherewasAlbertThurgood,of whomIwrotelastweek.Hewaswell beforethetimeofthoseIhavealreadynamed.Sogoodwashethatat ameetingofdelegatesinthedaysof theoldVictorianAssociation,thatone delegateproposedthattheclubmeetingEssendon(Thurgood'sclub)should beallowedanextraplayer!Itwas in1895thathestartledthefootball publicofthisStatebykicking14goals forFremantlev.WestPerth.Hehad seventeenshotsandhisteam'sscore was22.16.

Inagamethatwascharacterisedby farcicalover-doingofthe''feeding" business,in1930,FrankHopkinskicked14goalsforWestPerthatLeederville.

Thatgreatcentre-forward,"Bonnie" Campbell,firstheadedthelistwith62 in1922,andnextseasonDinnieCoffey, ofEastFremantle,emulatedtheperformanceofPatRodriquezbywinningwithatotalof36.Theincrease ofpaceinthegamemaywellbegaugedbystudyingthedeedsofthegoalkickers."Bonnie"Campbellsetupa recordfigurein1924,whenhistotalfor EastPerthwas65.

"ThatbeatsAllanEvans'recordand shouldstandformanyseasonsto come!"-thatwaswhatthefootball fanof17seasonsagothought.

BOXING

Johnsonagreed.Itwasallso easy,andthe"pickings"wouldbe extragood.However,theset-uphad aweaknessintheformofKetchell's irrepressibleconceit-hereallythought hecouldflattenJohnsonwithoneof hisfamousrights.Thevisionofthis furtherdazzledKetchellwhenherealisedthatbytakingthetitlefrom Johnsonhewouldgainadditionalhonourofbringingtheblueribandof pugilismbacktothewhiterace.

Thefightcreatedintenseinterest. Alreadythequestfora''WhiteHope" todethroneJohnsonwasbeingfeverishlypursued,andKetchellhadabig followingwhobelievedthatKetchell couldturnthetrick.

NowthisKetchellwasindeedawonderfulpuncher.Indeedhecouldsock anopponentharderthananyofthe "heavies"whomightbeopposedto Johnson.

EvenwhenKetchellmaintaineda fastpaceastheroundswentby,Johnson,ashestatedafterwards,didnot suspectbetrayal.Ketchellappeared tobeplayinghispart,andstillmakingtheshowlookgood.

Johnsonwasnottroubledbythe flashingthrustsofhissmalleropponent.HerodeKetchell'spunchesconsistently,tookmanyonhisarms,and madehimmiss.IntheclinchesJohnsonhandledKetchellinaneasymanner,smackinghimalmostatwill,keepinghimselfwellaheadonpoints.So farashewasconcernedeverythingwas goingasarranged.

Thencamethe12th.round-andsensation.Theroundhadjustbegun, andasJohnsoncarelesslylefthisjaw unprotected,Ketchellsrightthumped home.Itwasagreatpunch,perfect. lytimed,anddeliveredwitheverythingKetchellhadbehindit.

Johnsonswayedforamoment,and thencrashedlikeafallentree!The crowdwentmadwithexcitement,but hardlyhadthatexultantroarbeen voicedthanJohnsonwasonhisfeet again.

Circlingafewsteps,JohnsonpouncedinandcaughtKetchellwithaterrificrightupper-cutthatdroppedhim flatonhisback-andhedidn'tmove.

Leaningwithonehandonthetop rope,Johnsonopenlygloatedoverhis double-crossingopponentasthecount tolledoff.

ThatterrificblowthatfinishedKetchellwasofsuchforcethatallhis frontteethwerebrokenoffatthe gums,andtwoofthemissingmolars werefoundimbeddedinJohnson's glove!

TROTTING.

Aseven-eventprogrammehasbeen drawnupforSaturday'smeetingat GloucesterPark.TheBreeders'Ranch. capisover1mile3furlongs,buteach oftheothereventsisover1mile5furlongs.Belowistheprogrammewith asuggestedinvestmentforeachevent:

Breeders'Handicap:Moulyinning.

KelmscottHandicap:DukeLarld.

ArmadaleHandicap:Lightning, Ridge.

RivervaleHandicap:LouiseChimes.

IfighClassHandicap:PaddyRoyal.

CanningtonHandicap:Percy'sSon.

GosnellsHandicap:PleasantSurprise.

RACING

Saturday'smeetingwillbeheldat HelenaVale.

See"TheHawk's"SelectionsforRacingandTrottingelsewhereinthisissue.

FortheGrandNationalSteeple, which,inmyopinionismoreopenthan theHurdle,Ihaveapreferencefor Brightello,whowasthirdlastyearand recentlywontheGrandAnnualat Warrambool.

IfthehunterSolecismisathisbest, Iexpecthimtorunwell,ashecan jump,hasbeensuccessfulatFlemington,andappearslikelytostaythedistance.

CheeryJackistopweightwiththe maximum-12.7.Hehasneverraced overfences,butshouldnotbetroubled andashecannotbegivenanymore than12.7,hehasalotinhisfavour.A good,fasthurdleracerisalwaysaclangerinsteeplechasesatFlemingtonsince thejumpswereconvertedintobrush obstacles.-"Ascot."

Bureaucrat,whowasthe"find" amongyounghurdlerslastyearand whohasimprovedmorethanastone andahalfinthehandicapper'sestimationsince,ismyfancyfortheGrand NationalHurdleRaceatFlemington onJuly5.-"Norlen."

R.C.Stanton,trainerofCheery Jack,said:"Idonotconsiderthatmy horsehasbeenseverelyhandicapped. Hehasagoodweightwith12.4,butif Icangethimbacktotheformhe showedwhenhewonlastyearwith 11.7,Ishouldsaythathewillbehard tobeatagain."-"TheClubman."

-Deposit. 'PHONE:M1582.

DERBY'S

MURRAYSTREET,PERTH.

Phones:B9731(threelines) B7777 B3588 B9101(twolines) REGISTEREDW.A.T.A.

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TurfCommissionAgent 802HAYSTREET.

AGENTFORW.A.CHARITIES. RingB5841andB5238.

Oneofthegreatestsensationsever inthehistoryofboxingwastheoccasionwhenStanleyKetchel,amiddleweight,knockeddownJackJohnson,at thetimeworldheavyweightchampion. ItissaidthatJohnsonagreed"to carry'.Ketchell,butthatthelatter double-crossedthechampion.

WithinafewsecondsofKetchell's "puttingitover"Johnson,thewhite manwaslyingsenselusonthecanvaswithhalfofhisfrontteethknockedout!

ProbablyJohnsonnevercrashed homeablowwithsuchviciousnessas thatwhichsettledKetchell.Hestood glaringattheoutstretchedformof Ketchelllikeabigblackpanther, watchingthepassingofalowerform ofanimallifethathaddaredtosnap athim. ItwasKetchell'smanager,anindividualbythenameofBritt,whoputthe propositiontoJohnson,whoatthat particulartimewasbadlyinneedof money.BrittproposedthatJohnson couldjustcoastalongandwinon points.

andmust beTypewrittenorinBlockLetters.

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TheManagementreservetherighttorefuseanyadvertisementit deemsobjectionable,andacceptsnoresponsibilityforanylosssustained fromerrorswhichmayappearinadvertisements.

AllenquiriesconcerningAdvertisementsshouldbeaddressedtothe ADVERTISINGMANAGER,"THERECORD,"450HAYSTREET,PERTH, WestAustralia.

TheQuestionofModesty

WHATisModesty?-Itisthe protectiveinfluenceofthe sex-instinctmanifestedbya safeguardinthesenseofshame.Modestyisoftwokinds:InstinctiveModestyandAcquiredModesty.Theone isnaturalandpsychological,theother isduetoeducation. InstinctiveModesty,liketheinstinct ofself-preservationoperatingforpre- servationoflimbandlife,isanatural purposefulmechanismwhichoperates fortheprotectionofsex.Itisthe safeguardoflove.Inthewordsof FatherJ.delaVassiers,S.J.,"Modesty asabrakeorbridlecallsforreserve, aswellasacloseguardoverboth sensesandthoughts,especiallyalong suchavenuesasleaduptothedirect functioningofthesexinstinct.These avenuesincludelooks,words,gestures, touch,andmentalimages(i.e.,imagina- tion..Itdemandsalsoorderandmoderationwithuseandexerciseofthe sexinstinct."("Modesty,"p.67.)

AcquiredModestyistheproductof educationinitswidestsense,which includesfamilyandsocialenvironment andteachinginschools.Itisthereinforcementofinstinctivemodesty,anditscultivationasavirtue.Itis aidedbysuggestionandgoodexample,andbygeneralupbringing. Ioftenthink,"remarksawiselady, "thatayounggirl's,andforthatmatterayoungboy's,bestsafeguard,is notawideknowledgeofwhatisbad, butadeeploveofwhatisgood." "Afterall,"observesFatherV.McNabb, 0.P.,inrelatingthis,"thereisnosafeguardagainstimpuritylikealoveof purity."

Ithasbeenwellsaidthatthe paganshadnowordforwhatwemean bymodesty.Letusnotforgetthat whendealingwiththesex-instinct. WisdomisPrudent.

Theworld,ruledbythefleshandthe devil,doesnotunderstandsin.And "foolslaugh(ormakeamock)atsin." HolyWritalsotellsus:"Awiseman fearethanddeclinethfromevil:the foolleapethoverisconfident."(Prow. XIV,9.16).Thisisasmuchasto say:"Foolsrushinwhereangelsfear totread."OnlythetrueChristian realisesthenatureofsin.Nowsin initsessenceisPride:and'Prideis thebeginningofallsin."lEccles.X, 14).Butsinisalsoidolatry-the preferenceofsettandcreaturestoGod. Moreover,"whosoevercommitethsinis theservantofsin,"saysOurLord (Johnviii,34);andSt.Johnexplains: "Hethatcommitethsinisofthe devil." "(Sinnersare)thechildren ofthedevil."(IJohniii,7,10.)

Now,therearethreeprincipalways ofcommittingsin:bythought,by word,andbydeed.Andthoughtalwayscomesfirst.OurLordwarnsus: "Isayuntoyouthatforeveryidle wordthatmenshallspeak,theyshall giveaccountthereofonthedayof judgment."(Matt.XII,36).Ifso, thenwhataboutbadexample,byevil suggestionsindemeanour,byneglect ofmodesty,byflauntingandexposure ofone'sbodybynudityorsemi?nudityorsuggestionofnudityofpartsof one'sbodywhicharealwayscovered amongcivilisedpeople,especiallyin decentChristiansociety?

IfwedailybeseechOurLordinthe veryprayerHetaughtus:"Leadus notintotemptation(thatis,permitus nottobeledintotemptation),butdeliverusfromallevil,"howcanwe reconcilethiswithouruniversalconductinflagrantlyofferingsuggestions toothersagainstthedelicatevirtueof purity?Forneitherareallmennor allwomennorallchildrenofthesame neutralmould,norso"thick-skinned" asnottobeaffectedbysuggestion, especiallyinregardtothesex-instinct. Andthismoreparticularlyattheir mostsusceptibleageswhenthisone ofthestrongestofourinstinctsis acutelysensitive.St.Paulwarnsus nottoputastumblingblockora scandalinyourbrother'sway.""We thatarestrongeroughttobeartheinfirmitiesoftheweak,andnottoplease ourselves.Leteveryoneofyou pleasehisneighbouruntogood,toedification."(Rom.XIV,13;XV,1,2.)

DutytoOurNeighbours. Wearetowalkwarilyinthislife andabstainfromevenanappearance ofevil,andavoidgivinganyoccasion forsininothers.InobtainingabsolutionfromoursinsdowenotallpromiseOurLordto"avoidalloccasion ofsin?'Sowemustprotectour neighbourfromalloccasionofsinin ourselves.Forthescandalofbad examplehasgraveconsequences,for whichweshallbeheldresponsible.Our LordHimselfseverelycondemnsinterrifyingjudgment,that"itwerebetter forhim(whogivethscandal)thata

MAGDALENEORMARIE?

"Modernwomancanbedescribedasonewhogoesabout inaperpetualstateofun- dress....ItisnowimpossibletodistinguishtheMagdalenesfromtheMaries."

mill-stoneshouldbehangedabouthis neckandthatheshouldbedrowned inthedepthsofthesea! Woeto thatmanbywhomscandalcometh!" (Matt.xviii,6,7.)

Thegreatestteacherofmoralson earthisOurHolyFatherthePope, whoisthealertwatchmanonthetower oftheChurch,whencehecaststhe penetratingbeamsofhissearchlight upontheworld.Weneglectordisobeyhiswarningsatourperil.

InJuly,1933,PiusXI,speakingof St.JohnBoscoandoftheconditions underwhichyouthlivesto-day,said: "Thinkofalltheperilsandevilarts bywhichpurityisthreatened.Think ofthewhirlwindofexteriorlife:ofthe excessivecarewithwhichtheyspeak ofitwhoareinfluencedmerelyby humaneducationalconsiderations;of thisexcessivecultofthebody,of merephysicalenergy;ofmaterial development,physicaleducation,asit iscalled,sowidelydiffusedverilyan educationcarriedtovioleribewithout respectforanyoneoranything."

Inhisencyclicalonpost-warevils hedenotpoesthe"levityamong womenandgirls,especiallyonmatters ofdancesanddress,whichhadgone beyondallbounds,andbecomean openinsult,tothemiseryofothers," andhedeclaresthat"theworldisactuallygoingbacktobarbarism."

'Modernwoman,"hedellared,"can bedescribedasonewhogoesabout inaperpetualstateofundress,"adding thatitisnow"impossibletodistinguishtheMagdalenesfromtheMantes."

"Trainupachildwhensheisyoung inthewaysheoughttogo,andwhen shegrowsupshewillnotdepartfrom it."Parents,mastersandmistresses, whetherinreligiousschoolsorelsewhere,haveaheavyresponsibilityfor bringingupchildrenintheneglectful wayweseeallroundus.Theycannot escapegivingastrictaccountoftheir stewardship.Anddoletusrealise thattherearesinistersecretinfluences deliberatelystrivingtodemoraliseour youths,especiallygirls,andbring aboutthedestructionofcivilisation, moralsandtheChurch.

SeeRev.Dr.Fahey's"MysticalBody ofChristintheModernWorld."The headsofcollegesandconventsand theclergywoulddowelltostudythis book,whichisthoroughlywelldocumented.-"CatholicTimes."

RANDOLPHKNAPP

M.O.O.A.,N.S.W.

OPTOMETRIST.

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SECRETARY

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Thursday,June6,1941.

TheBushies'Corner

DearCornerites,-Themonth oftheSacredHearthascome again,andweshouldrenew ourdevotiontothatSacred Heartwhichhaslovedmenso muchandissolittlelovedin return.WhenOurDivine LordappearedtoSt.Margaret Mary,HeaskedhertostimulatedevotiontoHisSacred Heart,andmadeninepromisestothosewhotookpart inthisdevotion.Hepromisedthattheirnameswould beengravenonHisHeart, nevertobeeffaced,andfurtherthattheirhomeswould bespeciallyblessedwhena pictureoftheSacredHeart wasexposedandvenerated. ThedevotionofthenineFri. dayswasalsorevealedby OurLordHimselfwhenHe promisedthatthosewhowent toMassandHolyCommunion onnineconsecutivefirstFridayswouldnotdieinHisdis. favourbutwouldreceivethe graceoffinalrepentance. Thisisperhapsthemostimportantoftheninepromises, sinceitensuresusaplacein heavenifwearefaithfulin devotiontotheSacredHeart. InIrelandthepeoplegatheredroundtheiraltarstoconsecrate themselvesandtheircountry,andall thatwasnearestanddearesttothem, totheSacredHeart,andeveryrecurringPassionSundaytheIrishrenew theirpromisestotheSacredHeartand reconsecratetrirlandtoHim.

"BeholdthisHeart,whichhasloved mensomuch."

Thursday-7June5,isalsoanother veryimportdatFeast.ItisthesecondFeastoftheBlessedEucharist, CorpusChristi,andonceagainwehonourOurLordintheBlessedSacrament. TheimportanceofHolyThursdayasa dayinhonouroftheBlessedEucharistissomewhatovershadowedbythe solemnityofthePassion,buttheFeast ofCorpusChristiisdevotedsolelyto honouringtheBlessedEucharist. AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed3s.in honourofOurLadyHelpofChristiansandSt.Joseph. ANONYMOUS.

DearAnonymous,-Thankyouso muchforyourdonation.Itcertainly helpedtheLemonadeBottlealongthis weekwhensomanyforgotaboutitaltogether.

AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Pleaseacceptenclosed,inhonourofOurLadyofMt. Carmel,toobtainafavour. MAGDALEN.

DearMagdalen,-Thepoundnote wasaverygenerousgifttotheBushies,andwasabighelpthiswek.Ido hopeyouwillgetyourspecialintention. AUNTBESSY.

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DearAuntBessy,-Ihavenotwrittentoyouforsuchalongtime,butI havenearlyfilledinmyprickcardand havecollectedsuchalotofgood stamps.Ishallsendthemtoyou shortlywhelpIfillintheremainderof thecard.Pennieshavebeenabit shortaroundourwaylately,butyesterdayIfoundathreepennybitand IputthatonthecardfortheBushies. Ihopeyouwillgetthe£100bythe endoftheyear.

JOHNHAMMOND.

DearJohn,-Ihadbeenwondering whathadbecomeofyou,butsinceI knownowthatyouwerebusyworking fortheBusbiesthereisnoneedto wonderanylonger.Iamgladthe prickcardisnearlyfilled,andIshall beeversopleasedtohaveitback whenitis,asthefundsoftheCorner arenotyetuptomarkforthefive monthsoftheyearwehavepassed through. AUNTBESSY.

* WORKINGANDSHIRKING.

Agrasshoppermetabumblebe. Inafieldofsweetredclover; "Oh,whythisflurryandhaste?"cried he, "I'vebroughtmyfiddlealongwith me: Let'sdancetillthesummer'sover!" "I'mgath'ringstoresforthewinter time," Thebeecriedoverhisshoulder: Ilikeyourfiddling,itissublime; But,livinghereinthischangeable clime, Imustthinkofdaysthatarecolder."

T.N.MURGATROTD

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'PHONE:F2054.

Thegrasshopperlaughedinamocking way, Asgailyheflourishedhisfiddle; Atroopofbutterflies,merryandgay, Dancedinaringthroughthelivelongday, Whilethegrasshopperstoodinthe middle.

Thebumblebee,too,wasfondofa dance, Andthedaywashotforworking; Buthenevergavethemasecond glance, Andhastenedaway(ifnearthemby chance), Forheknewthedangerofshirking.

Ilegatheredhisstoresthroughthe sunnyhours, Andfeltthathispleasureswerecoming; Heknewthatsoontherewouldbeno flowers;

Heknewthatinwinterthecoldsky lowers; Andhekeptupacheerfulhumming.

Thecoldwindscameandthedays grewdark, Andfrozenwereflowerandberry; Thefiddleranddanceslaystiffand stark, Inlonelygraves,withneveramark; Butthewiselittlebeemademerry.

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SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul

REPORTFORTHEYEARENDEDDECEMBER31,1940.

TheSociety'sworkwascarriedonas usualduringtheyear,inspiteofdifficultiesexperiencedthroughmanyof ourmembershavingenlistedand othersbeingcalledupperiodicallyfor militarytraining.

Itisoursincerehopethattheyoung menattachedtotheCollegeConferencewillpersevereintheworkand linkupwiththeParochialConference orfosternewfoundationswherenot alreadyestabiishediwhenfinishing theirstudies.Thiswillhelptocompensateforlossofpersonnelthrough theWar.

Whilstwerecordaslightfallingoff inthenumberoffamiliesrequiringassistance,nodoubtattributabletothe lessenedunemployment,therewasa substantialincreaseinthenumberof applicantsformealsandlodgings.This wasmainlyduetomencomingtothe metropolistoenlistandhavingtowait beforebeingcalledup.

Bothrevenueandexpenditureshowedanincreaseonthepreviousyear's figures,andtheopportunityisagain takenofexpressingourthankstothe membersoftheLotteriesCommission forgrantsmadetotheSociety.WithoutthishelptheSocietywouldhave beenunabletomeetthemanydemandsuponit.

Asintheprecedingyear,wewere fortunateinhavingmembersinattendancedailyattheSociety'scentral officetoattendtourgentcasesandto offeradviceandsuggestionstothe pooronthemanyproblemswithwhich theyareconfronted,suchasobtaining admissiontoinstitutions,unemployment,etc.MemberswhohavespecialisedknowledgeonthevariousGovernmentActsrelativetooldageand invalidpensionsandChildWelfare casesareavailableforinterviews.

Newconferenceswereestablishedat EastFremantleandShentonParkduringtheyear,andarefunctioningsatisfactorily.TheConferenceatAlbany wasresuscitated,butweregrettoreportceasedoperationsbeforetheclose oftheyear.

Membershonouredtheirbursarypaymentsfortheyear.

Ourannualthree-days'retreatwas attendedbynearlyfiftymembers,and weacknowledgeourgreatdebtofgratitudetotheRedemptoristFathersfor theparttheyhaveplayedinthespirituallifeofmembersinthisStateover thelastquarterofacentury.

DuringtheyearHisGracetheArchbishopappointedRev.FathersHussey andRaffertyasspiritualguidestothe CentralandPerthParticularCouncils, respectively.Oursincerethanksare duetoHisGracefortheseappointmentsandforhiskeeninterestinthe Society'sworkandwelfare.Wealso thankthosemembersoftheclergyand theChristianBrotherswhohaveassistedusinourhumblemission.

Wecannotrefrainfromexpressing oursympathyforthoseofourmembersindistantlandswhoarenowprecludedfromcarryingouttheworkso deartothem.Itisoursincerehope thatGodwillhelpthemintheirmany trialsandthatpeaceandtranquility willagainsoonprevail.

Asummaryofannualreportsdisclosesthefollowinginformation:

Statistical:

No.ofConferences:UnderPerthParticularCouncil,18;underFremantle ParticularCouncil,6;isolatedunder CentralCouncil,5.Total29.

No.ofMembers:Active,226;Honorary,158. Total,384.

No.ofcasesrelieved,801;No.ofpersonsrelieved,2,909;No.ofvisitsto poorintheirownhomes,2,595;No.of visitstohospitalsandinstitutions, 1,202;No.ofbooksandpapersdistributed,6,412;No.ofarticlesofclothingdistributed,9,186;No.ofblankets distributed,318;No.ofpairsbootsand shoesdistributed,587;No.ofmeals supplied,2,266;No.oflodgingsobtainedforcases,858;No.ofloadsofwood suppliedtofamilies,83;medicalaid securedforcases,11;employmentobtained,41;pensionsobtained,5;admissionstoinstitutions,5;funeralsarranged,2;farespaid,16;visitsto BlessedSacramentbymembers,26,885.

FREDERICOZANAM, 1813-1853.

FounderoftheSociety.

Financial: Receipts:Collectionsfrommembers, £330lOsld;otherreceipts(including donations,grants,legacyandsundries),£1,2434s4d.Total,f1,57314s 5d. Expenditure:Relieftocases(costof groceries,fuel,meals,lodgings,rent, etc.-,£1,1587s6d;othercharitableexpenditure(includingthecostofhospitalcomforts,funerals,proceedscollectionboxespaidtoFoundling Home),£300is9d;generalexpenses (rentofoffice,printingandstationery, postagesandpettyexpenditure),£59 12s9d.Total,£1,5182s.

TheCouncilreceivedappealsforhelp frommanydistressingcasesincountry districtsnotinthevicinityofaConference.Clothing(1,147articles),blankets(20),mattresses(3),weredespatched.Otherassistancewasrenderedwhendeemednecessary.Numerousserviceswererenderedtothose inneedfromourCentralOffice,such aspaymentofelectriclight(2),fares tojobsinthecountry(3),rentpaid (7),removaloffurniture(2),shoesrepaired(3),tracktravellersassisted (6),birthcertificatesobtained(1),employmentfound(3),andahousekeeper'swagespaiduntilamotherof afamilyregainedherstrengthafter comingoutofhospital.

SpecialWork. HospitalandInstitutionVisitation.

ThefollowinghospitalsandinstitutionswerevisitedregularlybymembersoftheSociety:PerthHospital, OldMen'sHome,LittleSistersofthe Poor,WoorolooSanatorium,Homeof Peace,EdwardMillenHome,St.John ofGodHospital,Belmont;Fremantle Hospital,NorthamGovernmentHospital,KalgoorlieGovernmentHospital, St.JohnofGodHospital,Kalgoorlie, andCollieGovernmentHospital.

Comfortscosting£92,consistingof tobacco,cigarettes,matches,fruitand sweets,weredistributedtopatients, also6,412papersandperiodicals.Rosarybeadsandprayerbooksweresuppliedwhererequired. 1,202visitsto institutionswererecorded.

ExpenditureonthisphaseoftheSociety'sworkshowedadecreaseonthe previousperiod,andisinkeepingwith thecommittee'saimtokeepthefinancialoutlaydowntoaminimumwithoutlimitinggenerositytowardsthose visited.Itisfeltthatattimesthere isatendencytooveremphasisetheimportanceofthecomfortsgiveninstead ofregardingitmerelyasamiporfeatureofthehospitalvisitor'swork. Moreimportantbyfaristhebringing ofconsolationtothemintheirhourof trial,andmembershaveuniqueopportunitiesforApostolicworkintheir visitationswhichcouldbeeasilymissedifcomfortsaremerelydistributed andthenpassonwithoutshowinga realandgenuineinterestinthepatient'swelfare.

Apleasingfeatureofhospitalvisitationworkthisyearwastheinterest thatthemembersoftheCollegeConferencedisplayed.Asmanyassix membershavebeenseenatoneor otheroftheinstitutionsonaSunday. Needlesstosaytheirvisitshavebeen greatlyappreciated.

Anappealismadetomembersto takeagreaterinterestinhospitalvisitationwork.Itisunquestionablya magnificentapostolate,andapartfrom theconsolationderivedfromparticipationinthework,membersareassured ofrichspiritualbenefits.

Thoseinchargeofthisworkextend theirsincerethankstoadonorof44 gallonsofpetrol,andtocarowners whohavemadethefrequentvisitation oftheWoorolooSanatoriumpossible.

OrphanageCommittee.

Themembersofthiscommitteesupervisedtheclearanceof120collection boxesinstalledinhotelsandclubsfor theSt.Vincent'sFoundlingHome.The totalamountobtainedwas£43lls8d. Generalassistancewasrenderedat FoundlingHomeGiftSunday,andat FieldDaysasCastledareandClontarf Orphanages.Theassistancetookthe formmainlyofadvertising,supervisionoftransportarrangements,and collecting.

Duringtheyearconcertpartieswere takentothefollowinginstitutions: ClontarfOrphanage,WoorolooSanatoriumandFremantleGaol.Theinmatesofthelastmentionedexpressed innouncertaintermstheirgratitude fortheentertainment.Aconcertwas alsoorganisedbymembersofthecommitteeforthegeneralfundsoftheSociety.Weexpressoursincerethanks toallthoseartistswhosogenerously gaveoftheirtalentsandtimeonthese occasions.

Christmastreatswerearrangedfor theboysofCastledareJuniorOrphanageandClontarfOrphanage.Inthe caseoftheformerthisconsistedofa highteaandconcert,whilstinthelatteracricketmatchwasarrangedbetweentheHighgateBoys'Cluband boysoftheinstitution,followedbya communityconcertandahighsupper.

C.T.S.LiteratureDistribution.

Althoughsalesweredownonthepreviousyear'sfigures,thecommitteein chargeofthisworkwerereasonably satisfiedwiththeresultinviewofthe tryingtimesthroughwhichwearepass-

ing.Supplieswereobtainedfromadditionalpublisherssoastogiveour patronsawidervarietyofpamphlets tochoosefrom.

Alargestock,consistingofAmerican, Australian,EnglishandIrishpamphletsareondisplayattheSociety's office.However,itisbecomingincreasinglydifficulttoobtainalicense toimportfromnon-sterlingcountries, andweanticipatehavingtodepend largelyontheAustralianCatholic TruthSocietyforsupplies.Itis pleasingtonotethatthelatestpublica- tionsfromthissourcearevsryattractiveinappearance.

Salesfortheyearwereasunder:

30,422;leaflets,2,244;