Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 1 December 1910, Page 1991

Intercolonial

The Very Rev. Dean' Phelan, of 'Melbourne, opened a new schoolroom at the Gorowa "convent! on November 14. He afterwards delivered a-sermon;£theh proceeded to Baldale, where he laid the foundation stone of the Catholic church, which is in course of construction?*'

The building fund of St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, now amounts to ; £63;76o<'made up ;as ffolio : —Roll of Honor, £36,948;: other contributions and fair, £10,811; cash already in hand, £16,000. 5 - We (Melbourne Tribune) regret to have to record the death of the Rev. T. Mulgreen, U.S.A., of Kyabram, who passed away after a painful illness on Thursday, 10th insti, 111 Miss Kelly's private hospital. The deceased was 42 years of agt. . ■ :■■■ ■• M~. '\J'----- ■■.£■■ * •'*<.#-'>'' w *•,-.*■ --- His Eminence Cardinal Moran made an appeal on behalf of the building fund of St. Mary's Cathedral at Bondi on Sunday, November 13, when the subscriptions amounted to £1157. His Lordship Bishop Carroll laid the foundation stone of th? new Catholic church at Wardell on Sunday, November 13. The building will cost £I4OO, and of this amount over £IOOO was subscribed at the ceremony on Sunday. -"■■ '■■•'■■; | ■•■ ■■, ■.;-\- ';■•;' v \ v ■•'•;. :,"•'■■ sj"< f Additions to the Christian Brothers' College, Carrington road, Waverley, were formally opened by his Eminence the Cardinal on Sunday afternoon, November 13. The additions, which consist of a second storey, were erected at a cost of £1450. His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne has appointed the Rev. Joseph Murphy as assistant to Rev. M- C. GoughJ Elsternwick, and the Rev. John . Galvin as assistant to the Rev. JI. Murphy, Northcote. Both priests recently arrived from Ireland. The fine new church, under the invocation of the patron of the Universal. Church. St. Joseph, was solemnly blessed and opened a few - Sundays ago by the Very > Rev. -Mgr. Barry,, V-G.,; who :is . administering the diocese of Sandhurst in the absence of the Bishop. Mr. Tlios. Loughlin, J.P., of Warrenheip (nephew of the late. Mr. Martin Loughlin)*, who has become a ■ noted benefactor to Catholic institutions in the Ballarat district has now provided three, scholarships for five years at the Catholic Training College, Albert Park. 1 These scholarships are to be open to candidates from all Victoria, and are to be competitive. ' The death is announced of the Rev. A. Parsch S J who passed away at the North Adelaide Hospital on November 13. The deceased priest, who was born in Moranoo a province of Austro-Hungary, on October 5, 1843, came to South Australia in 1881 to join the other Austrian Jesuit I<ather» in their grand pioneer work for Catholicity *°ni 81 w 41 y T> labo /ed indefatigably in the districts of Gladstone, Redhill, and Laura. Through the kindness and generosity of the Rev. Father Malono (says the . Daylesford Advocate) a large number of convalescent patients of the hospital were recently treated to an outing at Jubilee Lake, where boating, etc., were indulged in, thanks to the good offices of the caretaker (Mr. Nelms). During the afternoon Father Malone, together with a number of visiting clergy, were present. iNeedless to say the outing was much enjoyed and thoroughly appreciated by the patients, who were loud in their praise of the thoughtfulness shown them. The Maori chiefMita Tan Popoki, with fifteen members of his tribe (says the Advocate), accepted the invitation of Rev. Fathers T O'Sullivan, J. King, and Lynch, C.SS.R to visit the institution at Abbotsford under the charge of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, who hospitably. received the New Zealand visitors. They were shown' over the various departments and heartily, welcomed in song -and recited greetings by 'the adult and juvenile inmates, Which entertainments were thoroughly joyed. The venerable chief made two eloquent , speeches in his very expressive native tongue which were most feelingly repeated in English by _ the Maori interpreter, whose exquisitely clear enunciation and melodious voice enhanced the charm of his refined bearing. Gracious acknowledgments were;- also admirably spoken in English by Mita Tan Popoki's niece Mr. P. A. McLachlan, M.L.A., speaking at the annual Communion breakfast of the members of the HA C B So ciety at Toowoomba, quoted statistics to show 'that the membership of the South Queensland district had increased during the last five years from 2624 to 3704 • the „ -1 1 from £30,208 to £4O 899; while the capital vafup e mem ber at the present day-a shade over £l3-was an eS of the average value of all other societies combined He did not say this in = any way depreciatory of other societies because all were engaged in a noble and good work But they were pleased to know that the work of- their brother officers had had the,effect .of placing this grand society in a very fine financial position. This jus? showed what could be done by combined and united effort on even small contribution. Did it not inspire them to do ?hei'r S 3 past Beveu a greater sllccess of the '«t»w than of