No. 3281.
PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1967.
Church Help For Victims Of Tasmania fire Disaster ARCHBISHOP YOUNG and the Catholic people of Tasmania, together with fellow-citizens, were filled with a sense of grief and shock at the sudden tragedy by fire that burst upon the southern part of the State, almost without warning, on Tuesday week.
(Registered at the O.P.O.. Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
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NEW NAME FOR SCHOOLS
THE STUDENTS of the old Our Lady's College and St. Joseph's High School celebrated their commencement of the school year under the
new combined title of the schools—Mercedes Catholic School for Girls —with a Sung Mass. Celebrant of the Mass for Father J. Bianchini a nd a special sermon was preached by Monsignor J. Hogan. Last year's figure for the enrolment of the two schools was given in the Official Year Book as 999. This year's figure shows an increase of 46 to 1045.
POPE'S PEACE PLEAS FAIL AGAIN
have responded with The Archbishop has church to assist the tire unprecedented gene rheartfelt expressed the victims. osity in meeting the sympathy of himself and Donations will be sent needs of those in dishis people to those who to the Archbishop at 31 tress. ing the profound aspirahave suffered in the Fisher Avenue, Sandy At the height of the tions of the Vietnamese fires. Bay. He will forward blaze which engulfed people and trusting in He has thrown the them to the Governor, Taroona on the Tuesday the sentiments of humaCatholic community be- who has declared a state a fternoon, more than 30 nity of those who hold From FATHER JOHN P. DONNELLY in Saigon. hind the Governor's fire of emergency in South- aged and Infirm residthis people's destinies in relief appeal by asking ern Tasmania. dents were evacuated A S an uneasy truce settled over the battlefields of Vietnam their hands, we care to that a special collection Priests. Brothers, nuns from Mary's Grange to ask Your Excellency. In made in every parish and Catholic people Mt. St. Car ice Good in observance of the lunar new year (Tet Pope Paul VI too, that nothing be left Shepherd Convent in undone to promote a Lower Sandy Bay. appealed to the warring factions to make it a lasting peace. just and honourable The parish priest of solution of the conflict." Richmond, Father T. "We nourish the hope," for charitable assistance your dedication, Mr. In both messages to Garvey. was out fighting he said, "that neither of to the North Vietnamese President, to a constant the Vietnamese leaders. the fires at Sorell while the two parties will dis- people. search for a way to the Pope ended with a a 50 m.p.h. fire swept turb the serenity of the Monsignor Huessler is peace. Therefore we ask fervent prayer that an towards his own church, Tet celebrations through secretary - general of you to increase even era of concord and prosthe oldest Catholic actions which might German Caritas, Catho- more your noble effort perity might finally WO of Tasmania's most historic churcbc, church in the Common- lead to a resumption of lic charities organisa- in these days of truce come to the troubled wealth. The fire stopped hostilities." tion. Unconfirmed re- for this great cause and country — one that is have been burt to the ground. a few feet from the The latest in a series ports have claimed that we pray Almighty God based on justice and church. Both in KingAton parish, they are St. of Papal appeals for a he sent a lengthy report to crown your endeav- liberty. The tenor of the three Mary's Church at Snug, and St. Clement's cessation of the war was to the Pope subsequent ours for peace with m essages left little Church, Longley. contained in three sepa- to his visit. every success." doubt that the Pope had rate messages dated The Pope told Ho Chi The Snug church was opened by pioneer decided to make an inFebruary 8. the first day Minh he hoped that the Bishop Willson on July 29, 1858. N EGOTI AT ION An emergency relief of Tet, observed in East period of truce, "by intensive all-out effort to Archbishop Murphy opened the church at centre was set up by the Asian cultures as a spiring peaceful sentiThe message to Ngu- extend the short truce Longley on February 2, 1884. St. Vincent de Paul So- major holiday period. ments in everyone, will yen Van Thieu alluded into a more permanent To the moment there have been no other riety St. Joseph's One message in Eng- afford an opportunity to the truce as a "provi- settlement. and that he reports of major church property losses, alSchool in Hobart. lish was addressed to for establishing mutual dential occasion which had been encouraged in though some churches had unbelievable A spokesman for the President Lyndon B. suspension of the acts of could lead to an opening this decision by recent escapes after being completely encircled by society said that dozens Johnson. Others, in war and thus make it of fruitful negotiations favour a b 1e responses of families had been French, went to Presi- possible to define funda- which is so much hoped from Hanoi to his althe flames. given blankets, food, ent Ho Chi Minh of the mental points for sin- for. ready extensive peace It was not known whether the church at pots and pans, mat- Democratic Republic of cere peace negotiations." Colebrook and the former convent (now a "Certain of interpret- efforts. tresses and furniture, (North) Vietnam and Y.C.W. training centre) had survived a fire other articles. They General Nguyen Van and which it is said almost totally destroyed the were among the 600 Thieu, President of the TO U.S. town. PRESIDENT families who have lost National Directive ComMary's Grange and St. Pius X Church at everything in the fires. mittee of (South) VietThe message to PresiTaroona were untouched although nearby HE seminar for the lege alongside the river. He said there had nam. dent Johnson noted that homes and buildings were totally razed. StaThe earlier ticketlaity at Trinity Colbeen a constant stream Addressing Ho Chi the Pope's "heartfelt aptues and microphone equipment were reof people bringing re- Minh. the Pope noted peals for the return of lege on February 25 and holders arrive the better lief parcels ana furni- "with satisfaction the peace - in South-East 26 has been booked out. will be their choice of moved from the Taroona church, where the seats. The doors will' roof was pierced by a falling tree. However. ture and offering to pro- sentiments of under- Asia have always found Organisers say that if open at 7.30 p.m. vide accommodation to standing and trust -ex- favourable reaction - on despite a fire beneath its foundations, the you have not got a If the night is hot, disthe homeless. church stood intact. pressed by Your Excel- your part, Mr. Presi- t icket, please stay away. cussion groups will go Father B. C. Rogers At Kingston the convent garage was delency—on the - occasion dent, and that of your and Father M. Flynn got of meetings with reli- countrymen, -and this as it will only embar- out on the oval. A rug stroyed, but St. Aloysius' School was saved. through to Channel and gious personalities—re- fact strengthens our rass them to have to re- is suggested as seating At St. John Fisher College, Dynnyrne, a and a torch would be limn centres on Wed- garding our actions in hope in this hour of fuse admittance. large force of students and volunteer fighters nesday. This, they said, will useful. waiting." anxious favour of peace." managed to save the University College If the weather is cool. They told of heartHe said he hope that even have to apply to building. groups will meet in the break in g destruction clergy and religious the truce will "open finVISIT The priest's cottage at Penna has been classrooms. and devastation as many ally the way to negotia- without tickets. There is burnt down, and it is feared the Christian families they knew perleft. literally no room Though he made _no tions for a just and BOOKSTALL Brothers' holiday house at Southport may sonally were in dile more specific reference, stable peace, putting an straits. have suffered the same fate. it is known that Mon-, end to the great sacriPRACTICAL A bookstall will be On tragedy among signor Georg Huessler fices brought on by a Church properties at Cygnet, Ly,-mington, set up and it will sell I NFORMATION countless similar dis- was among the "reli- war protracted now for Cradoc., Franklin, Huonville, Sorel! and Der and pamphlets on books tress stories was that of gious personalities" who years. We know quite went Valley centres appear to have survived There is no parking lay apostolate subjects. the Coad family, in thp fires. visited Ho Chi Minh in well the obstacles to in the school grounds. Orders also will be which three married recent weeks, in connec- achieving such a goal. Ample parking space is taken for books recotn• Continued Back Page. tion with arrangements but we have no doubt in available past the Col- mended.
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