Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 28 April 1910, Page 675

Intercolonial

The Irish National Friendly Societies of Melbourne .are taking steps towards the formation of an Irish Regiment. D • Freeman’s Journal says that there are no less than eight. Catholic hospitals in the archdiocese of Sydney, not one of which receives any subsidy from the Government. The Catholic candidates returned at the recent State election m South Australia were Sir Jenkins Coles, Hon. J. V. OLoughhn, Hon. L. G’Loughlin, and Mr. W. J. t ,r.kins Coles is a Conservative: so is the Hon. ii. OLoughhn. The other two are■ Laborites. Rev. Brother Hughes, who is at present in Queensciu CodeC^n for the building fund of the new Novitiate of the Christian Brothers, has met with considerable success m the archdiocese of Brisbane, where he has received a letter of commendation from his Grace Archbishop Dunne. • The Rev. Brother Barrett, of Nudgee (writes the Brisbane correspondent of the Catholic Press), who is often designated the grand old man of the Christian Brothers in Queensland, is leaving next week for Europe on a business trip. He expects to be back before the end of the ear. he Rev. Father Dunne, who recently passed through a very severe illness, was at Wellington (N.S.W.) recently presented by his parishioners with a purse containing 100 sovereigns, to recoup him the expense incurred by his illness, and at the same time as qai expression of appreciation of Ins work, especially amongst the sick. dhe Caidinal s health (says the Catholic Press of April 14) has much improved, and his medical adviser, Dr. MacCarthy, is quite satisfied with the progress towards recovery made by his Eminence; but insists on rest for a few more weeks, at the end of which he expects the Cardinal will be able to resume duty as actively as ever. The many friends of the Rev. J. O’Neill, pastor of Castlemame, will learn with regret (says the Advocate) that the rev. gentleman is at present in a low state of health. W( i y ears ago he had a twelve months’ trip to the Old Country. He returned last April in improved health, but has suffered a relapse. His Grace the Archbishop has granted him another twelve months’ holiday. Father U Neill s trip has, on medical advice, been cancelled, and the faiewell social which had been arranged, is abandoned. i^i a meeting held recently in Armidale his Lordship the Bishop, who presided, stated that the Cathedral buildwife n U +li n «L-+- nU ,t(d to . £7550 ' cash in hand, and that when the additional donations that were promised were slid ' bad tU f t ° t ! l r ould be . £ ? 213 - , Several districts, he rPviiK+ ib- x? b x y been , visited by him, but he had no doubt but that the result of his forthcoming appeals in these places would advance the funds over another £IOOO He explained that some changes had been made in the oiigmal plans, and that the dimensions of the proposed bmldnig would be 116 ft by 60ft, and the spire would be lo2ft in height. When constructed there would be ample accommodation for about 1500 people. P nf On »Sunday, April 10, death removed from the ranks °* the Australian clergy the Right Rev. Mgr. Hand V G B L the m cese of Maitland where he had labored for forty nrw The P assui 7 g avay of this kind-hearted and cultured priest (says the freeman’s Journal) i s a heavy blow to the priests and people of the diocese. He had been suffering tor so ™ e years with . a serious throat affection, which gradually increased in its seriousness until, at the end aL| Ta + Uia T y b . as compelled to give up his priestly woric and to Place himself in the hands of his medical adviser, tn J S Harris, and Sisters from Lewisham Hospital. Then followed ten weeks of intense suffering, with death 15 e m? ’Tr tor r l ll< D /- T Ha, 'f b °™ on AnS 134 ’ a f Granard County Longford, Ireland, and was educated at a classical school there, and at All Hallows’ College, Dublin, where he completed his studies, but was too young for ordination. He went to Maitland in 1870 and on April 24 of that year he was ordained to the priesthood in St. Johns Cathedral by the late Right Rev Dr Murray. From 1870 to 1874 he acted as one of the assistant priests in St John’s Cathedral parish, and in 1 RRn n was , r appomted Administrator of the Cathedral. In 1880 Dr. Murray appointed him Vicar-General and Administrator of the diocese during his Lordship’s absence on a rj n ? y A° Lurope. When the Diocesan Consultors were first instituted in 1887, he was among the first appointed to the council by Dr. Murray, and he held that office till his death. On the death of Dr. Murray, ' Monsignor Hand was appointed Vicar-General in conjunction with Monsignor Meagher, of Singleton, and he administered the diocese during the absence in West Australia of the Bishop of Maitland. In 1896 an election was held for the recommendation of* a priest to be appointed by the Pope as Coadjutor-Bishop of Maitland, and the late Dr. Hand was chosen as dignmsimus, but he was himself so averse to accepting the office of Bishop that he declined the proffered