INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 38, 22 September 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

The Westralian gold output for August was 201,536 grosU ounces, valued at £715,4 55, compared with 206,617 ounces for August, I!KM The total output for the eight miontihs of the present year was 1,571,971 ounces. Colon 'l Aluticiy t.S}dho\), "who has gonn in Vp W Oumoa as Chief Judicial Officer, lias applied to be placed on the unattached list , and, hi.s icquest having been granted, Major Freehill will be appointed to the command of the Irish Rifles During Colonel Murray's absence in Afrioa Major Freohill was in command for about twelve months. He has also been in < ommand on several occasions while the Colonel was away on circuit. A curious case of trance is reported from Victoria A domestic servant, named Annie M'Carthy, was brought down to Melbourne horn Wernbee in a state of trance. She fell asleep on the previous evening, and was only afou'sdd at the Melbourne Hospital late the following nipht by means of a galvanic battery running full strength Th"c 'girl' had been reading lately about the Kyncton trance case, and doctors state that the present is a singular manifestation of auto-hypnotismi. The members of the Celtic Club, Melbourne, inaugurated their taking possession of new quarters in Elizabeth street, by a reunion. Mr M O'Sullivan was in the Chair, a.nd amongst the speakers were the cx-Pcrfstmasler-G-eneral (Mr. Hugh Mahon, MH R ), Senators Dawson and Trenwith, Air J. B Ronald, MP, Messrs. Eva v ns, ML C, Prcmdcreiast, and Elmslie, M.'is L A , all of whom felicitated the club <on its work and endorsed its policy in regard to Home Rule for Ireland. A ro.pli.ca of ore of the famous crosses of Monasterboi^e wa-5 <,n exhibition at the Cathedral Fair, S\ dney Ilis Eminence Cardinal Moran obtained this example of Irish art during his last visit to Ireland. The best example of Trish high crosses are to be found at Muiiastejrboice, in County Louth, where there are three The highest, measuring 22ft, is known as the ' Great Cross ' The second, and most notewo-rlhv, is that of which a faithful replica is now to be seen in Sydney, and is known as the ' C~osk of Muiredach ' from the Trislh inscription on I'he cross, ' Pray for the soul of Muirodax-h, by whom this ero^s was made ' It is 15ft high, and f.ft in breadth at the arms The shaft at base is 2 .ft broad nnd Ift <)in thick and is divided into panels by" twisted bands containing sculptured figures, tracery, and animals A la^ge collection of curios from the Cardinal's Pal are w,Vs shown at the Cathedtal Fan The cunos included the in\-ro\er in -which Father O'Fhrn, the first Catholic pnest in S\ dne\ , ictamed the Ble^ed SacrameT,t. The chalices i>sed b\ the old pioneer priests, Fathers O'Neill, 'I berry, and Archdeacon M'Entro-, were alsio exhiluted as well a« tihe watches of Father Damien (the her.o of Molo'kai) and Oliver PKmkctt (the mat tyred Arehbi.slion of \nnagii, wliose canonisation is under examination) Theie was a fine exhibiticn lllustratne of Iris-h art as expressed in slo-ie, brass, and sil\er work, together wtb specime*is of manusenpt illumination, for which lielnrl was so famous Mary (^ueen of Scois' pravcr-books weie al^o In be seen, together with the leads of a Kil'keiv-iv Bishop of the penal days Another very interest me object was a chalice of pewter used in Irelaiid im the times of po-seeutio'n, mva^ife.sting the necessities of iHie Irish Church during the era of oppression There was also a Bible da^cd 1511, se\ei<il veaars "before the Reformation T'n this collection of famous and historic curios wore Tiish pi'kef-, ta^en from Vinegnr Hill, aKo v.me of the bullets fiom the siege of Atih'lcne, and other souvenirs of '!)8. The great Fair, in aid of the building fund of St Mary's. Cathedral, Sydney, was opened in St Mary's Hall on Saturday afternoon, September 3, by his Eminence Cardinal Moran, who was accompanied by the Archbiflliop of Melbourne, Hhe ('oadjutor-Archbiwhop of Sidney, the Bishops of Goulburn and Arnndale, the Coad-intor-Bbhop of ArmiWalc, and a large number of the clergy. Short addresses were delive-ed by iiis Eminence, the Most Rev. Dt Carr, Mr. Justice O'Connor, and the Hon John IRiglies 1 , MI, V There were over W stalls, which were ladem with a varied, valuable, and artistic qollecti.on of j^oods. It was said that) the work of the organisers had surpassed all previous efforts both as regards tlhei magnificent display in the various stalls and the imiique and elaborate decorations of the hall During tihe .fifty years occupied in building St Mary's Cathedral fine sum of £2-30,04)0 has been expended upon it. and tlhwo now remains on the sabred edifice a debt of £ PI, OOO, which it wais hoped wo'u'd be liquidated by the receipts from the Fair.