INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 47, 23 November 1905, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

The Rev. Father A. Guillemin, S.M., who has been an inmate of Lewisham Hospital for the past six months, is in very low condition. Mr. Victor Daley, the Irish-Australian poet, is reported to he in a dangerously critical condition at, his home at Waitara. He has been prostrated by hemorrhage of the lungs for some months. Mrs. John Dynon died on October 24 at her residence, William street, Melbourne. The deceased lady was a colonist of 50 years' standing, and was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. Mrs. P. Me. Glynn, of North Adelaide, is a daughter of the deceased lady. The Rev. Mother Mary Alacoque Robinson, of the Presentation Convent, llobart, died on October 28. Deceased was a native of llobart, and a daughter or Captain Henry Robinson. She was accepted as a postulant in 1877, and in 1895 was elected Mother Superior of the convent. The proprietors of the Perth (W.A.) ' Morning Herald, ' who some time ago resolved to eliminate racing and other matter from the columns of the journal, have now decided on a change of policy. Sporting of all kinds will be made a feature of the paper, and it is understood that one of the objects of the proprietors is to, if possible, elevate the sport. His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne has been pleased to make the following changes in the location of priests in the archdiocese :— Rev. Timothy F. O'Sullivan, from Bacchus Marsh to Kyneton ; Rev. T. J O'Sullivan, from Kyneton to Clifton Hill ; Rev. M. Dolan, from Clifton Hill to Bacchus Marsh ; Rev. John O'Grady (lately arrived from Ireland), to St Francis', to relieve Rev. J. P. Carney, who goes on vacation for the benefit of his health. Rev. M. Finan (lately arrived from Ireland), to Woodend, as assistant to the Rev. M. Quinn ; Rev. John O'Brien (lately arrived from Ireland), to Gisborne, as assistant to the Rev. J. J. Gallivan. The R.M.S. ' Omrah,' which arrived in Sydney on November 4, brought a number of priests from Ireland for Australian dioceses. Those for the archdiocese of Melbourne were :— Rev. Father John O'Grady, Rev. Father M. Finan, Rev. Father John O'Brien. For the diocese of Ballarat : The Rev. Father James Lyons. For the diocese of Sandhurst : The Rev. Father William. For the diocese of Goulburn : Rev. Thomas Lynch For the diocese of Roekhampton (Q.) : Rev. Bernard McGnllan and the Rev. Joseph Rowan. For the archdiocese of llobart (Tasmania) : The Rev. Thomas Minogue For the archdiocese of Sydney : Rev. Fathers T. Vaughan and Patrick Walsh. All are from the missionary college of All Hallows, Drumcondra, with the exception of the Rev. Father John O'Brien and the Rev. Father McKeowen, who arc from St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. The official' opening of St. Vincent's rfrw Hospital, Melbourne, took pjace on Sunday afternoon, November 5, in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering. The ceremony was performed by his Excellency Sir Reginald Talbot (.State Governor)- Amongst those present were his Grace ihc Archbishop of Mefbourne, his Lordship Bishop Higgins, Lady Talbot, the Governor of Tasmania and Lady Strickland ; the Premier (Mr. Bent), the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Sydney (Mr. and Mrs Allen Taylor), the Federal Treasurer (Sir John Forrest) and Lady Forrest ; the Attorney General (Mr. Da\iob), the Chief Secretary (Sir Samuel Grlfott) and Lady Gillott. His Excellency in the course of his speech said they had before them a magnificent building — magnificent because it was built on a sufficient scale and replete with every convenience and appliance which the cleverness and skill of the doctors could devise lie hoped that institution would be a model which would be copied as time went on, for he felt sure it would be a long time before they saw anything better. The community owed a deep debt of thanks to those who had assisted in erecting the hospital, and particularly to that great Order of working Sisters who managed it — an Order whose name was known throughout the British Empire. Speeches were also delivered by the Premier of Victoria, and others. The collection £2000, the principal donations being : Victorrailway employees, £300 ; 11. A.C.8.5., £150 ; Archbishop Carr, £100 ; Mr. John Wren, £100 ; Me. D. Slattery, £100. The new hospital is a magnificent building, four storeys in height, and as an hospital it is thoroughly modern, the latest equipments having been installed throughout. The total cost of the present erection is £3G,000, and over £13,000 is still due, and the furnishing is estimated to cost £3900.