Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 27 June 1907, Page 28

Intercolonial

For the second time this year the Corpus 1 Ghristi procession a/t> Manly had to be postponed owing to the inclemency of -the weather, The Conrvewt of Mercy, Bendigo,' has been, appointed Mother House of the Sisters of Mercy in the diocese of Sandhurst. His Lordship Bishop Reville has made Mother Mary Xavier, of the Bendigo Convent, Provincial of the Order. On Sunday afternoon, June 9, his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne laid the foundation stone of the new chuirch of St. Michael, North MeLblourne. The church wiH cost nearly £6000. A. sum of £1150 was received at the ceremony, in addition to which over £2000 had already been 'collected, / His Eminence Cardinal Moran Messed and laid the foundation stone of a new presbytery at Pymble- on Sunday, June 9. The Rev. Father Brody, pastor of~ the district, stated that the cost of the building " would <b& about £1300. A sum, of close on £600 was in h'a-nid towards the building fund. The collection at the ceremony amounted to over £3fo. The friends and admirers of Miss Marie Narelle (says the ' Catholic Press ') will be sorry to hear th a t she is 1 lying seriously ill in St. Vincent's Hospital. - It will be months before she will be able to sing again, and she is greatly worried through having to disappoint the South Coast people, who have been looking forward to her visit. The deepest syrrpathy is felt on all sides 1 for Miss Narelle, who is Australia's most popular singer. The Archbishop's testimonial fund (writes the 'Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney ' Freeman's Journal ') is mounting up by leaps and boiunds. Priests and people show a noble rivalry in generosity, and it is safe ta forecast that on August 15 the total fund will reflect credit on the splendid faith and generosity of the name Catholic. Apart altogether froir. the'high purpose the testimonial will serve, it will also in a very special manner refute the slander heard more than once that Catholics depend on bazaars and games' of chance to support religion, At the Provincial Chapter of the Marist Fathers held at Villa Maria, Sydney, the selection of delegates to represent the General Chapter to be held at the present Head House of the Marist Fathers in Belgium on August 10 was* made. The President of the Chapter, the Very Rev. Father Marion, S.M., the' Very Rev. E. Bertreux (Pref S.S:), Very Rev. G. Lahaye, S.M. (Vie. Fiji), Rev. A. Moussey, S.M. (CO. Tonga), Rev. F. Rouge, S.M. (Vate' Island), Rev. D. Duclos, S.M., were selected, and were to leave Sydney on June 17. They were to be accompanied by. the Very Rev, Father de Fenoyl (Adm. of the Cathedral at Noumea). Everywhere ST>, Augustine's Orphanage Band played during its recent tour (says the 'Catholic Press ') the talented young conductor, Mr. Percy Jones, was a great favorite. He is a born musician, and Geelong intends •to give him. full opportunity to develop his genius. At a meeting of representative citizens held at the Town Hall, and presided over by the Mayor, it was decided to send him to Europe for two years to complete - his musical education in the great centres of music untd.er the best masters. He is to Jeave in three months' time if possible. In a letter Professor Marshall Hall, of the Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne, stated that £500 would be required by M-r. Jones for his passage, keep, education, and to give him the necessary means of hearing; everything that would add to his experience. . The Rev. Father J. O'Reilly, of St. Mary's Newcastle, and the Rev. Father Lynch had an exciting experience while crossing the Hunter at Hexham on June 5. They were driving in a sulky drawn by a fine spirited horse, and went on to the punt to cross from Mosquitoi Island to Newcastle. In midstream the horse, ordinarily a docile animal, became alarmed, amd rearing, plujifjed with the vehicle into the) waiter. Father Lynch succeeded in jumping- out on' to the punt, but Father O'Reilly, who was driving, was 'dragged into the river, and, becoming entangled in the harness, was taken 'buweatfo the surface. However, he was fortunate enough to manage to grasp the -winding cable anidi free ■ himself from the horse, which', after plunging about for a few moments, sank with the vehicle to the bottom. The punt was stopned and Father O'Reilly rescued from his- perilous position. Neither of the priests were ( injured.