Published Every Saturday. No. 1539. VOL. XXXIV.
Mutate nom. The Very Rev. Father J. O'Dwyer, Tumut, in the Goulbourn Diocese, passed peacefully away on Wednesday evening, March 23, aged b.r Aeon:, of which 3; were spent lauouring for the faith in Australia. Luang the past ie years he was a parish Priest of Tumut. A Solemn) Requiem Mass was celebrated for the repose of his soul by Bishop Gallagher V.11., of
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Speaking at the es .M. S . Annual Picnic at Mentone, Vie., Dr. uarr, the Archbishop of Melbourne, speaking on the ,question of Australian Defence said I should greatly desire to see an Irish -Australian miliimitate the Patriotic actiue of the Scottish Regiment, and en: I themselves as defenders of del country, and soldiers of -.lie king. The friendly national ri.airs would keep up the esde corps, and Prco e beneficial Prft soth 'solitary organisations." The Sacred Heart Convent of Mere... Geelong, celebrat :d its golden ju else on the Myth of last month. fie
Mies Amy Castles has been warmly congratulated by the wise men of the Oast on the success of her first
aifeearance in " Madam Butterfly," at The Theatre Royal, Sydney. As .strese, says the "Argue," Miss Ca.-les played her Part on broad and simple lines, with some lack of fine -ye, but in the main was highly sat.sfaetory. Her reception was enthusiastic.
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Nlethodist 'onference which held at Brisbane recently, reqeisitioned the Minister for Educe- isolated position, but the police are be engaged on election day ou be - disclosed, and 1 may add that he tion to allow State school teachers following a clue that may lead to hall of the Government in attending was not personally acquainted with to the multifarious duties connected the late Mr. Kingston. His propoto 1. Permitted to conduct divine an arrest during the week. with the taking of a Parliamentary sal is Prompted solely by his sereii'e. The Minister replied that apthe s:overnment was unable to grant Dr. lshig, Bishop of RockhansPton poll throughout Australia. if gath- preciation of the public work of our the equest. (Q), has issued a pastoral letter, ered together in one centre in Aus- late distinguished statesman. Sir which was read at St. Joseph's Ca- tralia these officials would be en- Samuel Way has replied accepting The remains of the late Mr. T. thedral, on Easter Monday night, titled to return one member to the the offer. He says that Sir Langdon Nolan arrived in Melbourne on Good on the subject of the Bible teach- House of Representatives. In fact Bonython will wait on the GovernFriday, and was brought to the ing in State schools referendum. It this small army exrceeds the number ment at once to ask them to place Church of the Immaculate Concep- surcs up the position thus : I. For of electors who constitute a division .esoo on the estimates, and the tion, Hawthorn. Father Demp- conscientious reasons, we maintain in some of the smaller States. Corporation will be asked to grant sey recited the prayers for our own schools wherever that is a suitable site. the W. J. Denny, M.P., of Adel dead Mr. and the in re- Possible. 2. Secular education mains were removed to the Kew these schools is ins to the required aide, has conveyed to the trustees The Sisters of Mercy in the dioCene,tery where Father O'Donoghne standard. 3. Religious instruction of the Kingston Memorial Fund (Sir cese of Maitland met at the Mother J. offiriated at the grave. in them is Properly imparted S. Way and and Sir Langdon Bony - House, Singleton, on Monday mornadequate. We do not ask the Gov-1 thou), an offer from a client to do- ing last, for the purpose of electing When the Rev. Father Kennedy ar- ernme.nt to Pay for teaching religion nate £3oo towards the fund, for a Reverend Mother in place of their rived at his church in Tarrawinge in our schools. What we now ask which Esoo has been subscribed by late -lamented heal!, Mother Mary (Vic.), on a recent Sunday to cele- is, that having once recognised the the Public, if the following condi- Stanislaus Kenny, whose demise we brate Mass, he found that the ves- principle that religious instruction tions are carried out An equal rePOrted in our issue of the 1 sth try. door had been forced open. Up- should be given in the schools, and amount of £5oo to be donated by inst. Mother Mary Magdalen Meanes on entering he saw that the 2. A suitable was vest- seeing that in our schools that is the Government. chosen to fill the important ments seed by the priest had been being done in the only way accept- site to be allotted by the corpora- Position. The selection is a popular torn to rags, while the tabernacle able to Catholics, the Government Hon of the city of Adelaide. The one. Mother Mary Magdalen prehad also been interfered with. There should make us a fair allowance for miss of r ,5oo he considers should viously occupied the position, and at were singer results in sufficient decular education." be marks on the chalice. to Place a commission a time when tactful engineering was Nothing was stolen and everything with a well-known sculptor. Mr. necessaryl--that was during the bail Says points to a purely malicious our Sydney contemporary : Denny says :-" My client does not ding of the fine/ wing of their megact of seerllege. The Church is in be reincent convent. an No fewer than 21,000 officials will at present desire his name to Ths -
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