INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 40, Issue 40, 1 October 1903, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

His Eminence Cardinal Moran, whio is at present in Rome, was 73 years of age on September 10. A new church was solemnly blessed and opened recently at Malcolm, Western Australia, by his Lordship Dr. Kelly, Bishop of Geialdlon The Rev Father O'Dwyer, O S A , of the Cookt/own vicanate, lea\es for Ireland shortly. At the Provincial Chapter of I/he Irish Augustinian Order, held recently in Dublin, Father Dwyer was appointed PrKor of Fethard, County Tipperary. The building of St. John's new school, Melbourne, has just been commenced. The cost will fee £3800 With a large trust in the generosity of the parishioners, the pastor, Rev. J McCarthy, has launched on this great work for Catholic education. On Sunday, September 13, the foundation stone of the new con\ent at Toowoomba was blessed by his Grace Dr Dunne, Archbishop of Brisbane, in the presence of a gathering numbering several thousand persons. His Grace delivered an address He stated that the building would cost from £5000 to £6000, of which £1800 was in hand. TJio collection totalled £814, a number of \ery handsome donations being gi\en, including £100 from the Rev. Father Fouhy and £250 from Mr. J. Tyson Donelly. The Very Rev. Father J. I learn, who recently was transferred from Narrabn to Tenterfleld, was presented with ar\ address andja purse of 10U, sov ererg^is by the people of the former town Speeches referring in eulogistic terms to Father Ilearn's good qualities both as a priest and a eituen weie majdelby Messrs. L Malone, J M. McDonald, G. P. Morris, Moigan Dunne, J T O'Neill, and P J. Levey. Father I learn was also presented with a purse of so\ereigns and an address at West Nanabri and Woolalna The Rev. Father P. O'Dwyer, 0C C , was given a public farewell by the parishioners of East Melbourne pnor to his departure lor Port Adelaide, where he will take up charge ot the Carmelite mission m South Australia lie was presented with a beautiful gold chalice by the people of East Melbourne, a handsome inkstand by the Children of Mary, a travelling bag by the Sacred Heart Sodality, a silver-mounted walking stick by tdie altar boys, and a siher pyx by Si Joseph's Catholic Association Sir Samuel Griffith, Sir Edmund Barton, and the lion R 10 O'Connor, X C , ha\e accepted Federal High Couit Judgeships Sir E Baiton placed the resignation of the Cab'net in the hands of Loid Tennyson, the Gov-crnor-'Gieuej at, and \li, Alfred Dealom was^sent loa to reconstruct the Ministry, Mi. Dcalun submitted the following names — Air Deakin, Prime Minister and Minister lot r:\UMiial Aflairs , Mr J G Diako, AUomev -Gc nclal , Mr Austin Ohapman (New South Wales), Minister of Dcli'iKC , Senator Playford (South Australia), an hnuoiaiy Minister The other members aie unchanged At the Cathedral Hall, Melbourne, on Sunday cv cning, September 13, a meeting of those pronnncntlv connected with the various Catholic and lush societies in and aiound the city was held, lor the puipose ol humiliating* the lines upon which the celebrations to be held Hi the Exhibition Buildings on the ( Jth November next are to be tamed out It was decided that a natheiing ot the Catholic school children within the nidi opolii an area should be held in the lorenoon and afternoon, did !hat a hurling match and other attractions should be provided For the evening a \ancd piogiamme is being arranged The committee has decided to hold an mUinational walking match m connection with the sports in the 9th November. The Rev Francis May, of St Francis's ( lunch (writes the Melbourne coi respondent oi the Svdi.cv ' Freeman's Journal '), is noted lor his activity and zeal in looking after backsliders and the wails and strays always to be found in large cities After having organised the Sailor's Conference, whoise special work is is to look after the spiritual wants of Catholic seamen landing $.t, W llliamsto'wru' 1 and Port Melbourne, (the ie\ gentleman has initiated, with the approval of his Giaie the Archbishofp, a branch of the Boy's Brigade— an oiganisatron which Monsignor Nugent and the late Caidinal Vaughan hi ought to a successful issue in England The rev gentlema-n has secured suitable premises in the heart of the slums, and amongst the first to give practical suppoit to this eiioit to stem the leakage and discount the. work or the übiquitous pi oselytiser, ,is the always geneious metropolitan, who sent his cheque for £20 Thus whilst the Cathedral Hoys' Club is looking after the lads n\ East Melbourne, Fitxroy, Collingwood, etc , this organisation win gather them tos, ether m the west end of the city.