INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 32, 10 August 1905, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

More than a third of the successful Queensland candidates in the Sydney Junior University examinations this year oame from the Catholic schools. The Rev. J. O'Malley, S.J., has been transferred from Syldney to Norwood, South Australia, and the Rev. E. Masterson, S.J., takes Rev. Father O'Malley's place at Rivcrview College, Sydney. The Rev. Mother of the Convent of Mercy, Cooktown, arrived recently in Brisbane from Ireland, en route to Cooktown. She was accompanied by six postulants for reception into the Order. The friends of the Rev. Father J. J. Norris presented him, in the School of Arts, Bombala, on Jiuly 4, with an address and a purse of sovereigns on the occa sion of his depsarture for Cooma. The Mayor presided, and on 'behalf of the townspeople made the presenta^ tion. He bore eloquent testimony to Father Norris's sterling worth, and said he had endeared himself to all creeds and classes during his stay amongst them. Colonel Murray, the Chief Justice of New Guinea, in'a letter to Colonel Freehill, enclosed a five-pound note for the Home Rule Fund. This was'rea'.ly the first subscription to the fund, and it is remarkable that it has come from the island dependency of the Commonwealth. The Chief Justice is a son of the late Sir Terence Aubrey' Murray. Chief Justice Murray is a native of Sydney and wasi educated at Oxford. Rev. Father James Barry, CM., lately of St. Stanislaus' College, has been attached to the Ashfield Mission, Rev. Father Lavery, CM., late of Ashfield, taking his place on the college staff. Three brothers are by this change brought into the priesthood of the archdiocese of Sydney— the other two being Father William Barry, of the Cathedral, and Father Thomas Barry, a professor at St. Patrick's College, Manly. The death occurred at Singleton Convent of Mercy on July 22 of Sister Mary Joseph O'Connor, one of the pioneers of the Order of Mercy in Australia. The deceased Sister was a native of Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, and was forty-seven years of ape. Thirty years ago, at the invitation of Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitrland, seven professed Sisters ami three postulants came from Ireland to Singleton and founded a house. Deceased was one of the three postulants. The list of Catholic successes in the Junior Public examinations, held in connection with the University of Sydney (says the ' Catholic Press '), will be cheering and encouraging to our people, who make such great sacrifices to secure for their children that education which conscience dictates should be imparted to them. The total number of candidates who passed the Junior examination this time was 879, and 127 qualified for matriculation Of this num)btr 177 students from Catholic schools and colleges passed, 23 of them matriculating. Altogether 21 medals were awarded, filve of which went to Catholic schools. On (Wednesday afternoon, July 19, St. Aidan's Orphanage and Magdalen Asylum, Bendigo, was blessed and opened by his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne, in the presence of about 2000 persons. Amongst those present were the Right Rev. Dr. Roville, O S.A. (Bishop of Sandhurst), Risrlvt Rev. Dr. Iliggi.ns (Bishop of Ballarat), Rigiht Re I.1 '. Dr Corbett (Bishop of Sale"), the May)or of Bridie/), and Sir John Quick, X C, M.P. At the concision of the ceremony Dr. Reville expjained that the brildinp; wovld h<o handed over free of debt to the Sisters of the Good .Shepherd, the necessary funds Having been provided by the estate of the late Rev. Dr. Baokhai'S. The institution occupies a snlendid position on a hill near Grassy Flat, to the east of the city, and is one of the best equipped and complete of its kind in Victoria.