INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, 21 January 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

Mr. Crick (N.S.W.), accompanied by his two sisters, leaves within a few days for a holiday in New Zealand. The Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan has so far recovered that he was able to attend at the Works Office during the past week. There is general pleasure in the fact that Archbishop Kelly has resumed work. The first of a series of Christmas sermons was preached by his Grace at St. Benedict's on last Sunday week. Very Rev. Father Fitzgerald, 0.F.M., has sent the 4 Catholic Press ' a card from St. Patrick's College, Tkurles, County Tipperary, on which he has written : • Got home at last. Going to Limerick ; temporary location. ' During the last year 723,3410z. of gold have been received for coinage at the Sydney Mint. The largest contribution was by Queensland (461,4120z.), while New South Wailes forwarded 138,0900z., and New Zealand 113,1820z. Just on 5000oz. came from New Guinea, and slightly over 5000oz. from Tasmania. The Lord Mayor of Sydney issued instructions recently for a report by the city building surveyor on the condition of all theatres and other places of public resort in Sydney, having particular regard to the arrangements for the prevention and extinction' d fire and the suitability of exits in the event of panic. His Lordship Bishop Doyle, of Lismore, has lately been scourging sectarianism. ' Don't consider,' said he in a recent utterance, ' whether a man says his prayers kneeling or standing. If he has brains and ability to serve you vote for him. Vote always for the best candidate, but never ask him his religion. Have nothing to do with sectarianism. Any party that imparts into elections sectarianism in any shape or form is an enemy to the Commonwealth.' Goulburn is already making arrangements to welcome home its Bishop, Dr. Gallagher. He was expected on the 14th of this month. It is intended to present him with a testimonial and an address, and committees have been appointed to carry out the arrangements. The feeling throughout the diocese (says the ' Catholic Press ') is most enthusiastic, and his Lordship will get a splendud reception from his people after his lengthy tour in the old world. Among the inmates of the institution' conducted at Lake Wendouree by the Nuns of the Order of Nazareth is a centenarian named Henry Bates, who resided for a long while in the Learmonth district. He as 105 years old (an ' Advocate ' correspondent states), and has been confined to his bed for 18 months, suffering; from rheumatism, contracted, he says, ' when he was a " young '' man, about at) years ago.' There are at present 230 inmates in Xa/areth Home, which was erected at a cost of £35,000. The Bishop of Sandhurst, 'Most Rev. 'Dr. Reville, O S.A., who is making a tour of Europe at the present time, has recently been visiting Jillet, in Belgium. There is a seminary there conducted by the Redemptorlst Order, and one of the students is a Mr (J. J Mitchell, a young Bendigonian, whose parents reside at Bendigo, and who is to be ordained shortly. Dr. Revllle was the guest of the fathers and {the English-speak-ing students, and subsequently he delivered an address to the whole of the students on ' The Resources of Australia ' The lecture was delivered in French, in which the Bishop is a proficient speaker. By the German steamer Z>ieten, leaving Sydney on the 30th instant, the Rev. Father Grace (Kogarah) and Rev. Reginald Bridge (Waitemata) will (says the Sydney 4 Freeman ') be passengers for the old country on leave of absence. The two priests will voyage to Rome together, reaching the United Kingdom about April J Father Grace, who has been working for eighteen years in the Archdiocese without a l spell,' will probably spend most of his holiday in Ireland, and particularly in his native Kilkenny, where he has a brother a priest, and where on Pentecost Sunday he hopes to have a nephew (who was a mere child when Father Grace left Ireland) raised to the priesthood. Father Bridge, like his ' compagnon dc voyage ' (for they are both Roman students), will be delighted to renew acquaintance with the Eternal City.