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Perth, Thursday, January 5, 1961
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New York: The 15th annual Catholic Bishops' Relief Fund appeal to support the National work of Catholic Relief Services Catholic Welfare Conference will be conducted nationally March 5 to 12 in America.
A minimum goal of five bedding have been received million dollars (A£2,475,- so far from all over the country at the CRS-NCWC 000) has been set for the appeal, which provides ba- warehouse a spokesman said. This figure is slightly ahead sic support for the programme of CRS-NCWC, the of the figure for the same time last year, when alreoverseas US. Catholic most 15 million pounds of lief agency. used clothing were collecDuring the past year Cathted. olic Relief Services aided some 40 million needy CRS-NCWC has so far people in more than 60 processed 2,500,000 pounds For the fourth of clothing for shipment to countries. straight year its overseas Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, shipments of clothing, meGermany, Trieste. Austria, dicine and U.S. surplus food Algeria and Egypt. totalled more than one bilAuxiliary Bishop Edward lion pounds. of New York, These shipments were E. Swanstrom director of Cathexecutive valued at more than 90 mil- olic Relief Services, said lion dollars. the 1,152,195,183 pounds of March 12, closing day of relief goods shipped overthe app 1. is Laetare Sun- seas by the agency in the day. %The fund appeal will past year in 1,761 shipments be carried on at that time to 64 countries were valued in the most of the nation's at 90,694,616 dollars. 16,500 parishes. A 40 -day Lenten CamGovernment Helps paign among children in Surplus food donated by Catholic parochial schools will begin on February 15, the U.S. government made In the up 664,539,255 dollars worth Ash Wednesday. past year the children's of the total, while 26,155,361 contributions, which go to dollars worth were supplies aid needy children over- purchased by or given to CRS-NCWC. seas, have totalled more than one million dollars. Relief Catholic Since Archbishop Karl J. Alter Services began its overseas of Cincinnati, chairman of programmes in 1943, relief the NCWC Administrative it has sent overseas shipBoard, announced the Re- ments weighing 6,453,194,lief Fund appeal in a letter 284 pounds and valued at to bishops. 895,485,995 dollars, Bishop Archbishop Alter stated in Swanstrom said. The suprehis letter that present plies have been given "to ports on the 1960 Thanks- the poor and needy without giving Cliothing Collection regard to race or creed," he Conducted throughout the stated. country indicate that it was In the past year, a CRS"even more successful than NCWC spokesman noted,'the those in the past." Seven million pounds of agency continued to mainused clothing, shoes and tain large programmes in
such European countries as Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. "However, as in recent years," he added, "the major emphasis . . was centred on assistance to the poor in the underdeveloped areas of Latin America, Asia and the .
Far East, and Africa." The spokesman said CRSconducted NCWC programmes in "practically all" Asian countries and extended its activities into Scuth American and African countries where it had not operated before.
Local Religious Bereaved Of Brother: Was Well 'Known I'Issioner News of the recent death Ryan, of Rev. Fr. Felix O.F.M., of Liverpool, England, was cabled to his sister, Mother M. Coleman, Convent of Mercy, Victoria-
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS? What did you do with last year's Christmas cards? Did you hold on to them? Throw them away? Either way, they have served their purpose. The wish has been mode and cherished from those from whom they came. If you hoard them they will only take up valuable space. If you burn them that is waste. Here is a use for your old cards. They can help to build a chapel, a dispensary, maintain an orphanage and many other good works. How? Missioners will recondition the cards and sell them in the market places. Last year thousands were sent to India and the gratitude expressed was worth the effort. One address that cards can be sent to us: Rev. Joseph Pujol, St. Francis Xavier High School Bombay, India.
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Father Felix, a wellmissionary, spent known four years in the Holy Land and a further four years at the Franciscan Mission in Putamayo, Amazon Valley, South America. He was a personal friend of Sir Roger Casement in whose defence he has written extensively, and it is due mainly to his research that the so-called infamous diaries of Roger Casement are now known to have been a fabrication. He is survived by his sisters, Mother Antonia, Convent of Mercy, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Mother M. Coleman, Convent of Mercy, Victoria-sq., Perth, Mrs. N. Darcy, Kilrush, Co. Clare. His two brothers, now deceased, Fr. Francis, O.F.M., Drogheda, and Fr. Paul, O.F.M., London, were also priests of the Franciscan Order. His nephews, Rev. Bro. Anthony Darcy, Capt. Paul Darcy, Irish Army, Pte. Frank Darcy, U.S. Forces in Patrick a nd Germany, Darcy, G.P.O., Dublin, were present at the funeral. His nieces, Sr. M. Francis Marie
602 HAY SIRED' The Town Hall is opposite.
How will you send them? The best way is to make bundle up to two (2) pounds in weight, marked "printed matter only." (Pack them securely as lots were damaged last year)). DO NOT REGISTER THE PARCEL. Your cards can help in a way that they never could by being hoarded or burned Help build a chapel or dispensary with your Christmas cards. IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT. a
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Fr. Felix Ryan, O.F.M. Darcy, Sr. M. Bride of Nigeria, and Miss Kitty Darcy mourn his loss.
New "Ordo" On Back Page For the convenience and rewho houses ligious have not yet received their "Ordo," a week's list of the Office and Mass is printed on the back page. of the clergy
Five Ex -Students In Final Profession
Catholics Protest Actively In Ceylon Colombo: One person was killed and many were injured when police used guns, tear gas and clubs to break up a series of Catholic de-
monstrations protesting against the nationalisation of Church schools in this country. An unidentified person was killed when police opened fire on about 1,000 Catholics gathered outside a Colombo police station to demand the release of two men who had been detained for questioning. Police also used tear gas to break up the crowd. Many were injured when police forced Catholic deminto roadside onstrators ditches while they were marching to Colombo airport to protest against the government's school take-
over to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who was emplaning for India. Police also used force to break up the march through Colombo's streets by thousands of Catholic parents protesting against the school takeover and communist influence in the government. A spokesman for the marchers stated that their purpose was to win the sympathy of Ceylon's Buddhist majority for their stand. When police threatened the marchers with clubs, they knelt in the streets to recite the Rosary and sang hymns. When they (Left to right): Sister M. Philomena, Sister M. Cabrini, Sister M. Stephen, Sister M. Immaculata, Sister reached the House of ReM. Martin taken before the ceremony of final profession at St. Brigid's, West Perth. presentatives, where they were greeted by jeering The candidates for final vows were: Late in December, the Rt. Reverend Monsignor E. crowds. police took away their protest placards. daughter of Horrigan, Mary Cabrini (Edmee Sister Sullivan, parish priest of St. Brigid's West Perth, Nationalisation of Ceylon's Frank and Elsie Horrigan of North Perth). schools, against received the final vows of five ex -students of the Sister Mary Philomena (Anne Macfarlane, daughter CatholicCeylonese Catholics which Sisters of Mercy at St. Brigid's Convent, West Perth. of Alan and the late Mary Macfarlane of Leederville). and the nation's Bishops Sister Mary Immaculata (Julianne Dingle, daughter protested., vigorously, Present for the ceremony of Final Profession were of Leslie and Kathleen Mary Dingle of Leederville). have went into effect on Decemthe- parents of the five Sisters. During the ceremony Catholic children 1. ber Sister Mary Martin (Maureen Mackey, daughter of the occasional sermon was preached by V. Reverend stayed away from nationalisFather Peter, O.F.M. Present alio were the Rt. Rev- John and Kathleen Mackey of Osborne Park). ed schools in droves. Most erend Monsigned A. Langmead and Reverend Fathers Sister Mary Stephen (Patricia Hammond, daughter of the 220,000 pupils in of Stephen and Noreen Hammond of Osborne Park). Catholic schools began to Hickey, Boyle and Mackie.
boycott them from November 28 on. The nationalisation bill passed in Parliament in mid November Provided that those of topflight schools could Grades I and II renounce their former government subsidy and become tuition -charging institutions. Forty-two of Ceylon's 48 Catholic schools in these categories decided to
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do so, as did 13 schools conducted by other religious Thus one-third of bodies. all Grade I and Grade II schools decided to stay out of the government plan. But the great majority of Ceylon's 750 Catholic schools are Grade III, or vernacular schools, and the new law made their takeover by the government mandatory. In close to 100 of these, parents erected Catholic barbed-wire barricades as much as 12 feet high and holed themselves in to prevent government seizure. The Catholic "occupation" took place all over the island, and the men, women, and children who took up residence in the school buildings had the co-operation of other villagers who regularly brought them food and other necessities.
Opportunity Shop The St. Vincent de Paul is Society contemplating opening an opportunity shop and requires suitable premises at a reasonable rental.
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