Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 29 August 1912, Page 59

Intercolonial

The parishioners of Blackall, Queensland, have presented their parish priest, Father Masterton, with a splendid motor car. - . .

His Lordship Dr. Carroll, Bishop of Lismore, laid and blessed the foundation stone of a new convent at Port Macquarie on Sunday, August 11. There was a large assemblage of parishioners and friends, and a collection realised £l3l, •

On Sunday, August 11, Right Rev. Mgr. O’Brien blessed the foundation stone of a new Catholic Church, which is in course of erection at Annandale. 'The church will have accommodation for a congregation of 700 persons, and will cost about £BOOO. The subscriptions received at the ceremony amounted to £BOO.

On Sunday, August 11, a memorial to the late Hon. E. W. O’Sullivan, in the form of a Celtic Cross, was unveiled in the Waverley Cemetery by the Lord Mayor of Sydney. There was a very large attendance, and speeches were delivered by the Lord Mayor, the State Premier, the Minister for Agriculture, and' others. s - ■

The report of the executive committee of the St. Vincent’s Hospital bazaar,,.Melbourne, given in connection with the 42nd annual gala of the United Ancient .Order of Druids, congratulates all who assisted in the grand success achieved. The total receipts from the undertaking, including £llBO 2s Id received from the Druids’ gala, were £13,340 4s 3d; the expenditure was only £1635 10s Id, leaving a net profit of £11,704 14s 2d, to be given to the hospital.

At a conference attended by about 100 priests, held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Monsignor Phelan was authorised to send a cablegram of congratulation and welcome to Monsignor Mannix, the newlyappointed coadjutor to his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne, and the following message, signed by Monsignor Phelan'. was despatched ‘Melbourne priests assembled in conference desire me to heartily congratulate you on your appointment as Coadjutor to the Archbishop, and cordially welcome" you to the archdiocese.’

The foundation stone of the new presbytery at Cootamundra was blessed by the. Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher, Bishop of Goulburn, in the presence of a large gathering on Sunday, August 11. The sum of £715 was subscribed, including £2OO from the Very Rev. Father T. O’Shaughnessy, and £IOO from Mr. John O’Connor, Frampton. Including promises and money ’in hand; nearly £2OOO has been collected. Plans have been prepared for a new school, which will cost about £4OOO, and which will be the offering of Father O’Shaughnessy to his parishioners. A new church is also contemplated. In the parish at present buildings worth over £II,OOO are in course of construction, including one to be soon opened at Stockinbingal and one at Bethungra.

At a large gathering at the archiepiscopal Palace, Melbourne, arrangements were made for a deputation which was to wait on the State Premier on August 15 regarding the proposed referendum on the Bible in State schools. . Fourteen of those present were selected to represent the various Catholic societies. His Grace the Archbishop was to head the deputation. One of the Christian Brothers was to represent the teachers, Monsignor Phelan the secular clergy, Messrs. T. Brennan and B.Hoare the Catholic Federation, Rev. Father J. Norris and Mr. Stewart the Catholic Truth Society, Dr. Kenny the Knights of St-. Gregory, Mr. Bowditchthe League of the Cross, Mr. Ryan the Hibernian Society, consisting of 12,000 members, and Dr. E. J. Gleeson the Catholic Men’s Club,