Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 18 April 1912, Page 59

Intercolonial

; Right Rev. Mgr. Ahearn, of Casino (Lismore), has notified his intention of retiring from active work, and the people of the district are making arrangements to present him with a testimonial. •

; '-■.: St. A Patrick's Day was celebrated in Perth by a very -, fine procession, and a grand national concert on Monday evening. His Lordship Bishop Clunedrove at the head of the procession, and he also delivered an address at the concert. \ :r ""~; >rv -: , . •, At a large and representative meeting in Cairns-, diocese of Rockhampton, it was !• decided to'proceed immediately with the erection of a new convent at a cost of £SOOO. The subscriptions received at the meeting amounted to over £BOO. • .„> .\ ■,--' ■■- - -,""".. f;>g

■ The panegyric on St. Patrick- at the church ' celebra* tion of the national festival in Charters Towers was delivered by the Very Rev. Father v Sullivan, of the Society of African Missions. - Father- O'Sullivan will be leaving, on April 25 for the Old Country in company with Right Rev. Mgr. Beechinor,, of Tasmania; "4 i Rev. . Father Donogher, of Coolgardie, who has been a warm favorite not only with his brother priests and the members of his own ; flock, but also ? with all classes of the community, left on a trip to Ireland on March 18. v Prior to his departure he was given a hearty send-off, which included : a purse of £IOO in the Council Chambers at Coolgardie. ,-:. v Jr T f" ' ■ 7 ■,. A meeting of the clergy of Sydney and suburbs was held in the Chapter Hall; on: March 25, at which it was decided to present a congratulatory address and testimonial to his Grace the Archbishop on the occasion of the conferring of the pallium : in ! the Cathedral on April 21. The ceremony will be performed by his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne. - ■ *■£•";* -' - ; ■■->":";. The first Catholic school r in Victoria under the Order of the Brothers de la Salle was opened and blessed at Malvern on Sunday, March 31, in -the presence of a large gathering, by his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne. 5 .. A new Catholic school, which has been built at Yarraville, was also blessed and declared open on the same : day by ; Monsignor Phelan, V.G The new school is of brick, and cost about £2OOO. Sister Sebastian Ryan died at All Hallows' Convent, Brisbane, on March 30, after a brief illness: ; She was a native of Milltown, County Tipperary, Ireland, and soon after arriving in Australia: she joined the bisters of Mercy,y and . was at the time of her death A years in religion. ; She was, a ; sister of' Sister Joacbim,of Holy Cross Retreat, Brisbane; Sister Aquinas, ot the .Good Samaritan Convent, Rozelle, Sydney; and Mr. Tighe Ryan, editor of the Catholic Press. 'i>~" The receipts from the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Sydney totalled £lll4 18s 6d, including a balance from last year. v ; After paying all expenses, the committee, according to the usual custom, distributed /the balance amongst; eight orphanages, which' received £IOO each. ;£ These were Westmead, BaulkrJttamfHills;; Ryde, Liverpool, Narellan, Waitara, Kincumber and Gore Hill. In addition, £63 was carried forward as 3 reserve for musical competitions, and £lO as a credit for next year's celebrations. £j.;t , 'Englishman,' in a letter to the Adelaide Advertiser, says —'Please permit t me to say, in reply to the caustic critics of Archbishop O'Reily's utterances, that-his-Grace, who, even unto this day is affectionatelyknown in Western Australia as " Father John of mantle,'V has done more towards helping younff men irrespective of creed,.with their preliminary studies" than _ anyone m Australian Archbishop O'Reily is not the .bogey some of his critics would have ; your readers to Relieve and I would add that his! Grace is a hero • Others who suffer less physical ills than he: would have - thrown up the sponge," and retired to the : peaceful calm of a monastery long ago.' ; *