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THE ORGAN OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PERTH
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No. 1985 (New Series)
VOL. XLIV
PRICE 3d
PERTH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1920
I was again threaa sign tened not to speak or make I replied: when I got on board. no author. "On board! You have gangway, I ity." On mounting the the asked for captain or officer ofstood Brown Doctor As watch. did, repeating, ever repeating, the fine, genial soul, whose ENGLAND APPEARED IN THE Hail Mary; and these Hail, Marys there-a in and manner were a tonic CONFIRMATORY NEWS FROM ADVOCATE. were to me like the tufts of grass. voice with whom I had MELBOURNE Wild schemes of escape came into themselves-and I so few words every morning, my mind, then consoling thoughts asaid: "I am Charles Jerger, andWeI 28. Prisoner in the TaberSacred that of Wednesday Evening, July deportation." by the nacle-that silent Sacred Prisoner. protest against went has been adjudged to be an alien from Eng- These would be followed by thoughts and the eleven military ruffians The Rev. Fr. Charles Jerger at first debut a cable message received Fr. Jerger is of Mr. Wren, and at each turn of before the captain, who Full High Court of Australia, for appearing been my for has signed who land by Mr. T. J. Ryan, R.C., the point that he is the road I would imagine there he murred, but at length on his behalf, establishes by On this ship I reMr. Ryan is as will soon be, and bail up the car and due delivery. recent court proceedings received to cable confined The Wednesday, subject. till mained a naturalised British rescue me. , bridge for walking and sleeping under:And so in the bitter cold we raced the night A 3133; regisat Item. in locked Certificate room, 1880. chart the in January, through Williamstown, or past it, and whenever a launch came to the "Fr. Jerger naturalised "A destroyer landed Dr. Mannix at Penzance, Cornwall."-News through Geelong tration, 89,81.2." in towards Geelong; was I on board sooner success No a ship. naturalisation scored not an not Jerger's has stopped Fr. and Navy about to Queenscliff, firemen, seamen, and stewThere seemed to be a doubt of "Since the Battle of Jutland, the British the English records has been made, till within the fort. This than the captain, Catholic Archbishop of Melards' delegates came to theship England, but evidently a searchis apparently now available. It is likely instant we reached at half-past one. until comparable with the capture of the British the work to developrefused and and proof of the naturalisation future and and sailor."-.Dr. fflannix, case, Colonel, with the Fr. Jerger's on disappeared single a a of bearing given loss and the ashore important an taken I was bourne-without to have after a while an officer suggested These men, to whom trial. proper ments will be awaited with interest. glad was I desa bit. London. was about walk in I cable that interviewed saw injusto learn when the above After walk- I was an utter stranger, It would also be interesting in Australia two days to stretch my limbs. done, and to a man, at great seeing that it was receivedwhether it could have ing up and down for a time, con- tice patched from England, Fremantle. justice. wonder We demanded sacrifice, personal left I sang , left by stantly watched after the Khyber What an examdays before the "good ship Khyber" a lesson! BY SILBERT AND GULLIVAN out to one man, dressed as cooks What seen Australian daylight two of the s.s. Nesdinner? ple! British seamen its delivery usually are, what about time these shores? no in that delayed demanding unanimously expressly tor cable ago, "Oh, dinner is over a long In other words: Was the be punished without a fair and but I can get you a cup of tea." man this end? If so, why? proper trial. This action and the Then "Thanks," said I. of so many thousands on action along and told the cook that Catholic and non-Catholic red Heart's bell for, I think, evening came had better wait till the Colonel shore, together with the whole of the LETTER FROM THE KHYBER. devotion. At nine, the light went he alike, So we waited till four o'intenser came. Labour organisations and parliamenout. The darkness seemedcould tea of a cup had we then and clock, ---a His althan anywhere else. One sleeping and some tinned tongue and bread tary parties, is one that must comFather Jerger Recounts Experiences. most feel it. There I lay, when a and butter. But what was the need mand the respect of every honest an 7.30, what till In a little sometimes, Af- and honourable man. and call- of keeping one so long without. contrast to the doing of of the Gov- corporal unbolted the door, this cup of tea we again got into impressive Contemptible Devices ed out, roughly: "Time to get out.' ter the Australian daily papers and the back slowly and travelled car, the ernment Exposed. The yard. the of the so-called Nationalist The wash tap was in whole a he half Within which Geelong. towards in flags sent a cold chill through mile of Geelong, we again turned Parties and their supporters, whose A sensational letter, since leav- stoneboots, to be "every and never allowing the feet recounts his experiences and made back for Queens - sole principlenoseems received from the thoroughly warm, no mat- round matter how low and become to ing Sydney, has been on At one part we pulled up any means, cliff. placed Fe, Jerger since he wasThe text of ter how long one walked. At eight, and waited for about an hour, till how vile, as long as you gain your and stew. I was it got dark, and then returned to the end." board the s.s. Khyber. of which breakfast-coffee glass the letter, the envelope is glad I had brought in my own I was put in the top rooms mark, Transferred to the Khyber. post I could eat angl fort. fork. and Fremantle knife bears a addressed to and nausea. In of the hospital, with this wretched day a launch came to the without Every something drink given below. It was has In the fellow. for a room resident, and having on board the shore Callistus. Dura South Australian him Wren the morning came Fr. down the Nestor and up I walked Mr. morning to playof the Unions and Mr. by Skatskowski delegates on been passed exposes ing the afternoon verandah, watching the ships going Fr. Callistus. What for publication. The letter subter- ed beautifully on the zither. at 8.30, past and out through the Rip out John Wren and cheer, what pleasure it contemptible in turn what to and heart, about was I As the mean stoopcame ship that Each the sea. to two, God alone Government these reading, to see me gave fuges vibich the secure Fr. Jerger's having tried to do a little g4ard I thought to be mine, especially can tell. Locked in the charthouse ed to in order toThat compliant in- since lock -up time at five, theSection " barque -masted old four an miserable but they could not them: see Intelligence I could "The came: deportation. are not lacking men want you." In the office were made me. About ten o'clock, I was see me until, on Wednesday, the struments of tyrannyAustralia is only cheered to see the priest coming Chief unlocked the door, and let me taking are "We and democratic in even he stepped for a moment, and out, and said I could wave to them, you to a new place of internment, past; too evident. His presence in but not speak. That night, at 10.30, passed on. Father Jerger." I got ready. For- then The lett, states:gave me great comfort. a wet, cold night, I was awakens,' distance the Adeaway in came pen, fountain the got arrived This moaning I well, but. tired. with all my luggage; through the At twelve, a lunch, and 111 aboard told to dress, and surrounded by a I feel fairly to myisiG,..--cri back streets of Redfern to the goods and back the way we had come. whole gang of military guards, was laide. five or ten miles of put into a steam pinnace, and taken A room, thank God, Now let me entrance of the .Central, beside the Within about in. the sun shining Melbourne, we turned off to the Avi- to another ship which, I was glad to tell you the news; parcel office. Here Captain Station, and spent the night. see when I had clambered aboard, ation double back, and passed a porter; and fetched up. turned typed you can have it write it over again. and, as the porter put the luggage ? " was a P. and 0. mail steamer. The Bound for Adelaide. round. I can't so on the trolly, I demanded to know signed for my delivery, and gang came, as youand Next day (Wednesday) we, after captain Thursday the arrest every do would he that Departme "Defence to said destination. my me. lunch, boarded the car and went off well know, to and, hav- ment, Melbourne," he answered. I -God alone, I thought, knowing thing to make me comfortable. He were the two men, high sea on Adelaide, they knew then that meant one of the whither. A few miles nearer Mel- has: and here I am in a ; ing brought me to at compound Khyber. barbed wire pleasure, in the cells is one bourne we met another military car, s.sOn departed. That Monday we reached Fremantle. of a man behind the offices in the Victoria stopped, and after a long confabulalast the see to all events, I Wren, Mr. and amongst Callistus, Fr. You, been, Barracks. had a of packHe tion and the handing over like thousandfold for all traveller-a This other car would thank a and Departure for Melbourne. age, off we went. other thinks, a whiskey also all those asThis man was a We turned you have done, whiskey bagman. the train compart- led and we followed. Before entering I don't know comyou. with sociated from the direct path, and along type of the class-loquacious, had a de- ment, I protested. As soon as in- off where I shall be landed-Ceylon, however, it led directI, As another highroad. so monplace. office, side, I prepared to stretch myself on ly west, I at once expected Ballarat Aden, Port Said, Marseilles, GibralDivine the in lightful refuge One of the porread the office one side to sleep. Ade- tar, Plymouth, or London-but, to catch was destination our my and when I could not hand, so I knew waved his an ters in languish were a tower So it proved. The please don't let me I had my beads. They is more de- departure would not be as secret as laide express. thankful to a sign English prison. I am of defence, and, what Lloyd and Co. had manoeu- first corroboration was seeing comfort; and Gates, once, be out of the hands of the military At "Ballarat." post marked lightful, a tower of Albury, to my devred for. At hands of manly after the kindly, in hour and them, said the cloud lifted. God, I be to thanks strange as came almost light, who should he changing trains I knew for the first time of the whole seamen. hour, until their words Sister Annette and companion to but measure preWith thanks beyond was always unconsciously, therefirst With nefarious proceedings whither I was the thought and some Christian Brothers. going, and thereafter, as the sun all, sent, alternatively, chatted on the these I subsequently JERGER._ CHARLES Sacred the the jourof our Divine Lord as the Blessed way through Victoria. At Mel- broke out, began to enjoy ! in and feel amused at all the stickThe latest Victorian Catholic jourand Silent PrisonerTabernacle, and, bourne, we were met by a Defence ney -the -head-in -the sand precautions nals to hand fearlessly indicate that ing Sacrament, in the car, and conveyed to Department Wren. is It over. We yet gang. military not is of the whole fight the secondly, the thought of Mr. the compound and cells, the acquaintoo soon, true that Father Jerger has been detance of which I had made during reached Ballarat an hour At Darlinghunst Gaol. then went to ported, but further and very imGaol, the Java raid. I protested before hung about till dark, I was taken to Darlinghurst reached portant developments are pending. the train, boarded station, streets of Wool- entering the place. It was deserted. Mitcham. There I spent Thursday through the back Let us hope that the civil law will./ c; in res- My cell was the end one, where we in yet outdo the machinations of mililoomooloo. The gates opened both At night, and Friday. motor the used to have our meals on the preponse to the tooting ofbehind, these elsewhere, here and train as tarism, which have been fostered, and vious visit. The only consideration horn; the gates clanged looked at me every and which were brought into operawas asked to say shown was a stretcher instead of gallant guards then Fr. Callistus he meano mere surely, was hour-this, for tion at the behest of certain gentry the bare floc; Two guards came. left I felt, good-bye. When what the Am- in spiriting a brave but helpless indeed. How- They made a fire in the guard rooms, sure of safety. It was a moment, stranded the the third de- citizen away to an unknown destincall I think, ericans, it; of best our togeththere we had meals and ever, one must make suitcases, we er; thus passed Saturday afternoon. gree. I could now understand the ation without guilt of any descripmy and so, picking upoffices, Miliand, taking The weather was very cold. At words written in that observation tion being proved against him. entered the main needed eight, I turned in, and the guard cell in the Victoria Barracks Hospi- tarism, no matter in what country, an to out of my bags what was third come of the soon it "Murder May is Might. my gaoler. locked the door after I had fallen tal in Sydney, for the night, I followedkindly man. asleep. In the morning I learnt degree." To wake a man every ungraceful end! a Sergeant it torture. hour was had said: "I that this had been done by special Just before this, On the Nestor. command, and, by the same comdeliver Fr. Jerger into our custodyman mand, every hour during the night a Brims -Bore Branch, LEY. On Saturday morning, July 17. I for officers' treatment." This of the treatment lock and shook the the soldier came well too only out of bed at 4 in the was dragged knew The fortnightly meeting military at the United As I was very under tried the bolt. and To the Editor. morning, taken in a roundabout way dispensed in this gaol above branch was held tired and slept heavily, it did not over two hours drive, to GovernRooms, Adelaideyour Societies' control, and that the man inacharge me through Friendly Sir,-Permit 3rd. The stone disturb me till towards the morning; ment Farm, out beyond Marion. had no other place except paper to add my emphatic endorse- street, on Tuesday, August me but on Sunday night, after about this at six; was locked up ment to the remarks of "Decency," Chief Ranger, Bro. Morris, presided cell to lock me in, and to give Reports the four hours of sleep this procedure Reached two guards in an out office; at whose letter concerning the Sunday over a poor attendance. the same food handed out to and with Assorendered further sleep impossible. I a cup of coffee, and back to- Times appeared in your last issue. of delegates from the Medical other eight or nine prisoners, BREAD BOARDS, AT 1/3, 1/9, 9/5, 2/0. behind called out to the fellow, and said: eight and, by all the de- For some time past I have been a ciation and the Executive Council Adelaide, to keep me double -locked cell, wards showing CHOPPING BOARDS, 1/2, 1/6. and "You waken me and keep me awake vious way imaginable, down to Port latter I received-the the cast-iron door of the and padpaper. of that were reader constant makstill SALT BOXES, 2/-; KNIFE BOARDS, 2/x- 14in., 11/8; 90in. was "That's doing that." replied: bolted by He on l4in., 8/8: Placed, after protest, two huge iron gates, have decided however to cut it out the Society in general PASTE BOARDS WITH SIDES, 18in. new memp.m. your look out." I said: "I shall re- Adelaide. locked, and locked in from 5 treatboard a tug and shut down below. entirely for the future, and that by ing a forward move. Onethe 22in. x 16in., 7/6; 24in. a 16in.. 8/ till 7.30 a.m. "For officers' a low, port you." The reply was: "You The crew, as I learnt subsequently, reason of its narrow and frenzied ber was admitted into smallbranch. 1/-, 1/6. PINS, ROLLING 1/9; attenWASHBOARDS, but ment." What was this, much man- can report till you are sick." Satur- left the moment I was below. After attacks during the last few weeks Commenting upon the 1/3, 1/9. 9/8. POTATO MASHERS, 1/-, 1/4; KNIFE BOXES, 9in., 1/6; 10in, 11/-; cunning falsehood. How sergeant. day evening word came that the a long wait the police launch was on Rev. Fr. Jerger, and those who dance, the Chief Ranger appealed to FLOUR SIEVES, BRASS GAUZE BOTTOMS, I was transferred, and were fighting his cause-one in par- to those present to endeavourmore lier and straighter was the I can do food would be sent from outside in obtained. 2/6. llin., future. It was; and these kindly we steamed down the river. I was ticular, John Wren. EGG along to the meetings He said: "Well, Father, all JAMWOOD remarks 1/8; Its bring 15in., 1/-; 14in., 9d; you benefactors I thank from my heart. threatened by Major WOOD SPOONS, 12in., with about that gentleman were base to members. for you in this place is to givestone CUPS, 1/August 5th, the secThursday, 6d. a stretcher instead of the bare will Not only was the food so welcome physical violence if I gave any s:gn a degree-in fact the way the hon. On HANDLES, BROOM 3d; CLEANERS, and party EMU KNIFE floor, and as many blankets as pri- and so appetising, but the kindly as to my being with them-and editor went about it strikes one very ond of a series of euchre aid 10in., 4./6. of the BELLOWS, 7in.r3/6; Sin., 3/9; 9in., 4/3; the thoughtfulness of it gave me great there were eleven of this military much as resembling the method em- dance entertainments, in keep you warm." Enteringsat AMERICAN AXE HANDLES, 2/6. LOCAL AXE HANDLES, 1/9. a sol- spirit. Brothers' Appeal, was held besideInsvecpolice Two son yard, there on a bench urgang. city Christian and arabs by street ployed a consider. Off Again! dier gaoler, playing chess withman for Fraser, as I afterwards learnt. chins, who vie with one another in at the Trades Hall, when This euchre enthuPole, Mr. Skatskowski. On Monday, at about 9.30 am. Inspector Fraser courteously and throwing mud and calling objection. ably over one hundred tables. Holds"One able names. had been, so he told me, atreleased, the siasts sat round the small were:at to inform me that we kindly offered me a cigar. man came any If worthy for five years; then of dis- The successful competitors again off-s.s. Khyber. Pack touch of kindness makes the whole the personification were was time J. Mrs. in 1; -interned Kelly, re with month A. and for over a and baggage, I was placed in a mo- world kin." I began to chat honour, it was Wren-the very per- Ladies: Mrs. Keenan, 1; this terrible place. and driver- him. We were promptly stopped;a son whom this same paper once held Coleman, 2. Gents:a A. tor car. sup. hailed delightful roughly were we sent After I had p.m. 2. At 4 these made up my guards. With not before, however, up as a model of patriotism; not so F. Coy, dancing was inby a corporal, and handed a dirty and looking message to an old friend, Mrs. Weir,I many years ago, either; during the per was partaken, piece no end of whispering a late hour. tin tram full of tea and a large about, off we went, through all the junr., a sister of John German. fact, when John Wren offer- dulged in until in war, will be wooden a from how entertainment jam Fraser; The next of bread and thank you, Inspector ed his services to the Empire. Now, an- back ways of South Melbourne over on Thurstray. After tea, we wenttheforyard. the bridge, past Spencer -street, and much I felt your act of courtesy the the Sunday Times wants to know held at the Trades Hall when .the comother walk up and downhailed and away, after sundry doublings, to- angels alone can tell. We went al- "who is this John Wren" that he day next, 19th inst., hopes to have the At five, again roughly the door wards Williamstown, forever most to the mouth of the river, and should meddle with Father Jerger's mittee once again company of their of the buoys. deportation? In any case this paper pleasure of the locked in the cell. As through the pane at back of then tied up at oneI saw looking guard friends. the of ships. and two footsteps the patrons to clanged also many It purple, There we waited. quite face fit admonitor. a whiskey hardly his was car, passteamer, the other a made a mistake some time ago in St. Joseph's 11.A.C.B.S., Northam. echoed down the stone -flagged his bleery eyes almost out of One a tramp Liner. I wondered sage, and the big outer door smash- and even Pearce; they both behead with fear. At once the Blue Funnel my destination; and the censuring ed to and bolted, I felt as if I had his was that which mind my The Northam Branch meeting of into same category. In concame thought cold, so silout. long to the sailed and off cast been left in a tomb-soAn Funnel that and Blue pursuit, we going to pass over St. Joseph's H.A.C.B. Society was "Are evening was a electric the fellow feared off some ships. I We followed, wildly waving a flag. clusion, 29th ult., Ryan and H. M. bus item for the ent, and so buried. remarks of this Sabbath held on Thursdayevening, its membership. elected were M. meeting Keenan we were heading of the game. the bigoted terminated Lure by the Rev. Dr. School, and accordance with a part The merely least St. bulb shed in a light, hardlyandenough any was At in This Langdon. fellow p.m., meetthe 8 ask impunity?" at to previous with the bothered journal of the Cust and went never The minutes by the Dr. Kearnan recit- "Travel in Italy to read by. I undressed, of our was presided over by Bro. J. Ste- ing the usual busi- at 8.45, the Rev.prayers. as the only answer would The berth had been taken and a et us not give it the shadow read questions, were being it fair, Rome." sleep, did not was syllanot I The I could to bed. etc., wart. The attendance New members ing the closing been, as per usual, a lie. Hence, Defence Department. earned cut. The Captain steam- support.-Yours, so early, and so I lay, hour after have though not as good as might be in ness myself as snug as I could, come aboard. out, "NOT DISLOYAL." and then waited hour, the only sound breaking in Iandmade my soul began to pray. ed two miles ease to Sacthe was world froze the outside
Father lerger a British Subject
It seemed on that awful Monday felt like that I was abandoned. I clutching a man hanging over a cliff a tuft of grass which every now and again slipped a little; so I couldI do nothing but pray-and pray
for our boat.
The Pirates of Penzance
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Penzance, "Oh, where are you going to, Pirates of salt sea ?" In England's big ships, up and down the dread sort of fellow, "We seek a bold prelate pirates are free." where A menace to England,
big navy, " And where will you fetch him to, all you and bow?" "With long guns and short guns, stern, starboard, of England, "We'll fetch him to Penzance, the Great Toe how." know And keep him there tightly---we don't yet
"But are you not frightened, brave Pirates of Penzance, To meet this fierce prelate alone on the sea `.0h dear, not at all; for the Wilson-Macreadys tea." cunningly planned- that we'll 'jump ' him at
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" Then he's surely a Hun, bad Turk, or wild An oppressor of peoples who strive to be free Penzance, Wellmer, no: Truth to say, for us Pirates of His tongue is too glib of our hypocrisy
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" Like Frobisher, Drake, and slave -dealer Hawkins, We've plundered and pillaged bold on the main, relish at all That our crimes, now dubbed virtues, we don't again." To have them unmasked for the nations
Oh, brave hearts of oak, great England's defenders, All steel -clad and bristling, you cannot refuse Do please let him back to his own sunny Aussie To cheer up your mascot---the wee Billy Hughes.
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