INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 35, 27 August 1903, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

Latest advices state that the Very Rev. Dean Phelan of Melbourne, is rapidly recovering from his severe illness. His Grace Archbishop Dunne sent a letter of condolence to Archdeacon David, administrator of the diocese, on the death of the late Protestant Bishop of Brisbane' Right Rev. Dr. Webber. The Rev. P. Rafierty, who was transferred from South Melbourne to Kilmore, has been presented with a purse of sovereigns and an address by his late parishioners. St. Anthony's Convent, Coolgardie, which has been erected at a cost of-£6OOO for the Sisters of Mercy, was opened on Sunday, August 2, by Bishop, Gibney, of Perth. The Right Rev. Mgr. O'Hea, of Melbourne, is seriously ill, his advanced years and consequent infirmities rendering his ultimate recovery unlikely. The Very Rev. J. J. Herbert, of Mortlake and Terang, diocese of Ballarat, who has just returned from a 12 months' holiday in Europe, was given a warm welcome home by his people in Terang. The Terang branch of the H.A.C.B.S. presented him with a handsome illuminated address. A letter has been received in Sandhurst from his Lordship the Most Rev. Dr. Reville, 0.5.A., from his native county of Wexford. He was, at the time, of writing, in good health, and stated that he was then about to visit Kerry, where he would spend the month of August. A centenarian, Mrs. Bridget Moore, who resided at Redan, Ballarat died recently. She was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and arrived in the State 30 years ago. Until recently the deceased regularly walked 2£ miles every Sunday to Mass. A striking feature of the imposing Requiem in the Cathedral for the late Pope (writes a Melbourne correspondent) was the cosmopolitan character of the congregation estimated at from 8000 to 10,000. The great and good Pontiff, whom all the world loved, gloried in the title of the father and friend of the toiling masses, and that he held a deep place in their hearts let that great gathering and the thousand and one others the wide world over bear testimony. The secular leading papers are forcibly impressed by the non-Catholic tributes to Leo's memory, and remark that a, generation ago such a remarkable a fact could scarcely have happened.

Signora Majeroni, the talented and popular actress, so well known to Melbourne playgoers (says the ' Advocate '), expired at her residence, Carlton, August 8. The gifted artist first appeared on the Melbourne stage in October, 1875. She and her late husband were amongst the leaders in the Riston Dramatic Company. Her two sons have embraced the threatical profession In her public and private hie, the eminent artist was highly respected. Signora Majeroni received the last rites of the Church.

...The Rev. J. J. Fogarty, who, through ill-health and climatic influence, has been compelled to resign the charge ol the Bcrrigan parish, was the recipient of a touching farewell from his panshioners of Berrigan Tocumwal, Barogga, and Savernake. The presentations took the form of an address and purse of sovereigns. Father Fogarty was in charge of the mission for three years, and effected many improvements to the church property, besides winning esteem and popularity among all classes.

At the Provincial Chapter of the Calced Carmelites, Dublin, the Prior of the Port Melbourne Monastery (Very Rev. T. Kelly, O C.C.) was elected Prior and President of Terenure College, County Dublin, and the Very Rev. P. O'Dwyer, Prior of the Adelaide community. The Very Rev. P. Magennis, succeeds Prior Kelly at Port Melbourne. The parishioners are organising a joint testimonial to the rev. gentlemen who will soon leave for their new spheres of labor in the cause of education and religion. Since his appointment to the Port Melbourne Priory in succession to Prior Butler, Dr. Kelly made strenuous efforts to liquidate a debt of £10,000 on the mission of Port Melbourne and Middle Park. His efforts were backed not only by the parishioners but likewise by priests and people throughout Victoria. The debt has now been reduced to modest proportions, and very liberal terms have been obtained from the bank which advanced the capital.