Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 17 July 1913, Page 49

Intercolonial

: The ; death, of the Rev. Father John Barry, 'of Coonabarabran, took place at his presbytery there on June 27, after a few days' illness. He had been in charge of Coonabarabran, which is a large parish, embracing Gilgandra and Gulargambone, for the past 10 years, and was universally liked and respected by all denominations. ■ , , The offices of the H.A.G.B. Society,; Sydney, 7 have been removed to the society's new three-storey building in Elizabeth street, near the Central Railway Station. The premises were blessed : and opened on Saturday afternoon, June 28, by his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney in the presence of a representative gathering of members of the society. > '," ~-' 3 ■/' Rev. Father J. C. Meagher, whose silver jubilee in the priesthood was celebrated recently at Dungog, of whicli parish he has been in charge for many years, was the recipient of several valuable presents from the children of St. Joseph's Convent School, the Children of Mary, and his parishioners. He was entertained at a banquet by the citizens, and presented with an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns.

Under very favorable auspices, the Catholic Women's Club was opened in tlie Majestic Theatre Rooms, Flinders street, Melbourne, on Thursday night, June 26, by his Grace ; the Archbishop. His Grace the Coadjutor-Archbishop and Very Rev. Dean McCarthy, and the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. D. V. Hennessy), were also present. There was an overflow attendance. The club consists of a fine lounge-room, most artistically decorated; a library, and also a tea-room, which will be open to both Catholic men and women. The president (Mrs. Marion Miller-Knowles), in introducing the Archbishop, said the movement began four months ago, when 200 ladies enrolled themselves. Now the club had a membership of 1061, and promised to be a very big movement indeed.

A large and fashionable assemblage filled the Melbourne Town Hall on Monday evening, June 30, to consider a special appeal which was to be made to them by Lord Denman, P.C., K.C.M.G., K.G.V.0., to reduce the overdraft on the maintenance fund of St. Vincent's Hospital, which now has an overdraft of £BOOO, and towards the reduction of which the Government of Victoria had promised to contribute £2OOO, provided the remaining £6OOO was raised by the public. The Governor-General, in the course of his address, said: lam myself not entirely without experience of hospital management, having been for some years on the committee of one of our great London hospitals at Home. Since I have been in Australia I have also had an opportunity of visiting a great many of its hospitals, but have never seen anywhere a hospital better administered, better equipped, nor more up to date than St. Vincent's. The appeal resulted in a sum of about £2OOO being subscribed. ' The ceremony of ordination was performed by his Grace Archbishop Mannix at St. Mary's Church, West Melbourne, on Sunday morning, June 29, the newlyordained priest being Rev. John Bartley, O.F.M. Father Bartley, who is a son of the late Mr. John Bartley, of Bendigo, began his studies at the Franciscan College (St. Isidore's), Rome, but owing to illhealth he was forced to return to Australia. Proceeding to New Zealand he finished his ecclesiastical studies at the Marist Seminary, Meeanee, Hawke's Bay. The newly-ordained priest has two brothers in the sacred ministry—Rev. F. Bartley, S.M., M.A., St. Patrick's College, Wellington, and the Rev. Gerald Bartley, Essendon, Melbourne. Rev. Father Bartley, 0.F.M., celebrated his first • Mass on Monday at the Convent of the Sisters of Charity, East Melbourne. His two nephews served the Mass. On Wednesday he sang High Mass at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford, his two brothers acting as deacon and subdeacon respectively. It was a real family reunion. The ten members of the family were present, some of them coming from Western Australia, New Zealand, and Northern parts. : • , -.