An orphan asylum built in Manila, Philippine Islands, in 1549, is still in existence. The Hospital of St. John of God, established in the same city in 1596, retains its usefulness, caring for about 125 patients free of charge. ' The female face embossed on the new gold coinage of the United States reproduces the design of the, famous sculptor, Augustus St. Gaudens, who reproduced the features of Miss Mary Cunningham, an Irish emigrant girl from Carrick, Co. Donegal, who has now attained celebrity all over the American continent as ' Irish Mary.' ''.'*'-*
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New Zealand Tablet, 19 February 1914, Page 47
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91Page 47 Advertisement 1 New Zealand Tablet, 19 February 1914, Page 47
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