INTERCOLONIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 30, 27 July 1899, Page 20

INTERCOLONIAL.

A circular has bpen issued by the Tasmanian Premier to all members of the Civil Service, warning 1 them against engaging in private business, or other w-■>,w -■>, *. while holding office in the Civil Sen ice of the C"l< ny without, express permission

Tt is pilm'HfHd thnt as a resu t of federation in Austialia, there wi 1 be the disirui tion of 500 miaut manuiaoturea

gi nig emplo m.-ni- io UmiOii p .>ple. p .vintr weekly in wages £1."i.U00, and producing annual y £3.000,000 worth ot goods.

A movement is mi foot in Sydney to form a North Shore bridge or tunnel league having 1 for its object the securing 1 of direct communication by c ther means with tbe city. It is stated that pressure will be brought to bear on the Governin- nt to eittier undertake the work it-elf or to support ore of the private schemes already before the country and Parliament.

The continued success of the Marist Brothers' School at Port Adelaide (says thft South/ m Cross) has necessitated the enlargement of their present buildings. At present the pupils number 270. A purchase of ground adjoining 1 the new Dominican Convent at the Semaphore has been made. At present no building's will be erected ihereon. but the site will eventually be used for school purposes.

At a deputation to the New South Wales Minister of Mines the other day, a protest was made against persons bemg permitted to patent as novelties dn dging appliances which had been in use in New Zealand for years. Mr. Cook, in reply, said the Government would see that no injustice was done through patents being granted iuipioperly in respect of ruining machinery which was not really an invention.

It is now nearly a year since the Queensland Railway Department decided to introduce a system of cheap fares on the Brisbane suburban lines. The result of the experiment is now known. The increase in the number of passengers has been muoh more than sufficient to cover any loss which would have resulted from reduced fares had only the same number of persons subsequently used the trains.

Arrangements are being made by the Rev. Father Duff (says the W. A. Jiiron/) for the building- of one of the largest and most up-to-date hulls in Perth for the accommodation of the Catholic population and others who may choose to make use of it. The edifice, -which will be erected on one of the best and most central sites in Penh, will cos-t £1)000. It is our earnest wish to see this gigantic undertaking completed, which will supply a long felt want.

Mr. John M. Marzorini, who was for several years private secretary to the late revered Chancellor of the Melbourne University, Mr A. C. Brownless, is at present compiling a memoir of that distinguished gentleman s life and works, which he intends to pubh-h shortly. The memoir will ba a valuable and interesting 1 one. and will deal (1) with Sir Anthony's student and professional work in England, (.2) his professional life in Victoria. (3) his interest in Catholic affair., (i) his University, public, and social life.

The following changes and appointments amongst the Catholic clergy in the Archilioce-e of Melbourne have been made by the administrator of the diocese, Very Itdv. Dean M-Kenna : — The Rev. Father L. Martin, from bt. Francis' Church to St. Patrick's Cathedral ; the Key. Father J. Collins, from St. Mary's, West Melbourne, to St. Francis' : the liev. Father P. A. Francis, to West Melbourne ; and the Rev. Father A. IMay tJ South Melbourne for a month, vice the liev. Father J. J. Maloue, on leave. Rev. Fathers Francis and itay arrived in Melbourne only a shore time ago.

Probate to the will and codicils of the late Sir Frederick M'Coy (says the Melbourne Advocate) has been granted to the Perpetual Executors and Trustees Association of Australia, Limited. The estate, which goes to his grandchildren, is sworn at Realty, £:s'.)ii ( .) : personalty, £2904 : t >tal, £6873. The document is a model of conciseness, bei ig drawn up on half a sheet of small notepaper. Read' rs of the Advocate will be pleased to hear that though the deceased gentleman was known as a member of the Cnuroh of Kngland, he made a profession of faith as a Catholic before, his death, and made his confession.

After reading 1 the list of subscriptions received towards the maintenance of the Catholic schools of the district, at Sc Mary's, Geelong, one Sunday recently, the Rev. Father O'Brien remarked that the catalogue was a sermon in itself. It told of the sacrifices that the Catholics were making m order that their children should be trained in their faith, and the extent of those sacrifices could be well understood when he stated that in St. Mary's parish alone £.'i3.000 had been paid by the people to keep the schools going 1 . With that sum St. Mary's Church could have been completed twice' over, but the people preferred to put up with the inconvenience of an unfinished edifice rather than neglect the religious education of their young.

The 24th June was the Silver Jubilee of his Lordship Dr. Doyle's crdiuation to the pmstiood and Monday, July 3, was the 2 1st anniversary of hi.- arrival in the Grafton diocese, hie appointment being as parish priest to the charge of Lismore. The Richmond and Clarence papers have vied with one another in pointing! graceful references to these matters. Thus the Lismore Chronicle^. referring to the former • — After twenty-five years of aotive work in the Church, Bishop Doyle has all the freshness and energy of a young man, and all the progressiveness and enthusiasm of youth. As the head of his Church in his diocese, Bishop Doyle is revered and beloved, and as a public citizen, always interested in forwarding^ the interests of the district, he has few if any equals. We earnestly wish him a long, renewed lease of a useful and honoured life.