AUSTRALIAN BOYS
VISIT TO MEXICO United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright ■ Australian Press Association) (Received 13th February, 10.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, 12th February. A message from Valentine, Texas, states that the Australian hoys visited Juarez, Mexico, and were tendered a luncheon by leading business men. The luncheon was composed entirely of Mexican national dishes. Twelve Catholic members of tho party witnessed the unusual sight for them on Sunday of over 10,000 Mexican Catholics crossing tho Rio Grande river from Mexican territory to El Paso to attend Mass. It was explained that this resulted from the Mexican ban on the celebration of Mass, and the migration occurred every Sunday at points where Catholic churches were situated in adjacent American territory.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 February 1929, Page 5
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