INTERCOLONIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 9, 2 March 1899, Page 19

INTERCOLONIAL.

Our Australian exchanges record the death of the Itov. Jamis Healy, at Kyneton, Victoria. A.t the coming elections in South Australia the Catholics will make a claim for justice on the education question AH they want is a capitation grant. Anew convent was bl< setd and opened at Millieent. Sout Australia, on Feb. 1. Dean Ryan deli\ered an eloquent address on the education question. The death is announced of Mrs. ,1. 0. Woods, at East Torrens, South Australia. The deceased lady was the second daughter of James Griffin, the elder brother of the lutj Gerald lir.th'n, the celebrated Irish poet and novelist. A Brisbane message states that the steamer King-chow is loading 500 fat bullocks and 10<>(> sheep for Delagoa Bay, South Africa. The shipment is the first ot the kind from Australia to South Africa. It is made by Mr. H. Sleigh, of Melbourne. The stock sold will go to the Transvaal. If the venture i& successful others will follow. The Rev. Father O'Callaghan, who had been in charge of the parochial' district of Pyrmont and Ultimo, Sydney, was eiuertained at a social gathering and presented with a purse of sovereigns pnor to his departure for Europe. Rev. Father Mclntvre. of Leichhatdt. takes up Father O'Callaghan's duties.

A proof that the Adelaide Hospital microbe is still lively was given recently, when the members of a city bowling club blackballed Dr. Leith Napier when he sought to join their very select association. Never previously had a ballot been demanded when a gentleman was proposed for membership. An alleged sea serpent has been found dead on the beach at Suwarrow Island, in the neighbourhood of the New Hebrides. A portion of the remains has been brought to Sydney. The animal was described as being (>oft in length, and as having two spines and two heads. Suwarrow is a small place, and was annexed by Great Britain about lit years ago, together with a few other islands, as likely to be useful iv connection with the proj^tcd cxblo fro.n Australia to Vancouver. Hi'K VK LN(, at the Presbyterian G-eneral Assembly at Wellington, the Rev. Mr. Gillies said he did not think the Christian Endeavour movement was doing the great amount of good work that it was represented to be d<ing. True religion, he add^d. was not all in the tongue and the heclh— in the tongue by speaking and in the hee's by running to meet in us every night in the week A great many of those who spoke at Christian Endeavour mi j etin»s would often be better employed at home helping their mothers to darn socks. It is only fair to say that Mr. Gillies'* opinions met with strong dissent from many members of the assembly. St. Joseph's Church. Orange, Xew South Wales, has been recently improved and enlarged at a cost of X-HOi). The ceremony of blessing and formally opening the church, which is to all intents and purposes a new building, took place on Sunday, February l->. Besides the Isis>hop of Bathur*t (Right Rev. Dr. Byrne) there were also present the Right Rev. Dr. Higgins. Auxiliary-Bishop of Sydney, the Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher, Coadjutor-Bishop of (Joulbourn : and the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, Coadjutor-Bishop of Maitland, as well as a large number of clergy, and visitors from Sydney and elsewhere. The sermon at High Mass was preached by Bishop Higgins. and at Vespers by Bishop Gallagher. The collection amounted to over C 1:500. After the ceremony the Right Rev. Dr. Byrne, the visiting prelates, the clergy, and a n amber of visitors were entertained at dinner by Mr. James Dalton. K.S.G.. at Duntrylen^ue House. The Anglican organ in Adelaide has the following in reference to the school question .-—Archbishop O'Reily has returned to the charge on the matter of denominational grants for Church schools. It is much to be regretted that the Anglican body, so much more numerous, influential, and wealthy than the Roman, cannot present an equally determined front against the lovers of non-religious education. The Roman Church can make ics voice felt politically because it is united. The Anglican Church is barely reported by the Press because it has no political vote. We believe that the Roman Catholics will cot tlu-ir denominational grant, and that it will be mused to all others : and this because our side is weakened by those who iefus C to care for lvally Catholic teaching. If Synod weu unanimous, th<' Church could 'dictate terms. So"lon<r as it is diud'd -lu> inu-r perfoiee be left out of account. und'Vee her childun half taught 1-1 Sunday school s or wholly neiflecttd. s 0 far as, Hoi) .->unptu?e is cmuerned. in the Slate scho'jK And'in tho nnnnUmi 1 jjisnon- parents niiT-'t be doubly tav d th it their chil.htn inn br < hi 1 tianly and viduou-h bi ought up.