Commonwealth Notes

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 43, 1 November 1923, Page 35

Commonwealth Notes

'?; NEW SOUTH WALES. . B ■ The , Superior-General of the Missionaries of . the Sacred Heart has informed Rev. Father M. D. Forrest, M. 5.0., of his appointment for a special mission in the United States of America, where he- will be engaged during the ' year 1924 (says the Catholic Press). Father Forrest has booked his passage by the Mauhganui, leaving Sydney on November 22. The Catholics of Sydney will miss him as much as the members of his own religious community,, • but 'they will expect a series of ‘ interesting, lectures from him at the conclusion of his 12 months’ - tour. •’ The Feast of the Holy Rosary, 1923, will ever be memorable to .the Catholic people of BuUi parish as the occasion ' of a great demonstration of -faith, iii .keeping with- the best traditions of the historic centre. The, parochial Mass,, celebrated by his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, was densely crowded, and practically everyone approached to receive Holy Communion at his hands. All the parochial societies of men, women, and children were there in force to testify their allegiance to the practice of their rules.The purpose of the Archbishop’s visit was to bless"- the foundations of a new school,' which is being erected to supply the needs - of the parish; '" ■' ’ ■ Sunday, 21st inst., is Westmead Daythe day which, year after year, thousands of our good people tike the train to West mead, to see for themselves the ’ wonderful “Home of the Homeless; Boy,’’-which for more than 30 years has held its place of honor oh the hills’overlooking the historic Parramatta Park (says the. Catholic Press for October 11). In this great home there are 200 orphan and friendless boys, cared for with infinite and .loving patience by .the noble Marist Brothers. Many of these boys havelost both father and mother; some have lost only one of their natural protectors. But for all, the Marist Brothers stand in loco parentis—they are father and mother, brother and sister;; to all , these 200 boys, and .: the care and affection they lavish on them are amply repaid by the boys, TRSt only during their stay in the home, but later on, when in their young manhood, they have gone out from its kindly shelter to fight their own battle of life. One often wonders how this huge home is supported; It.-has neither endowment nor subsidy, and the , payments made on behalf of the boys is a negligible amount, and yet it goes on year after-,.year,-; always increasing, v always .expanding. ■ The answer'is -a~ simple one. -It depends entirely on Divine Providence, a source of supply never known to! fail. And that. same Providence constantly raises up friends and benefactors, by whose loyal, and generous support the home . is enabled to carry on. Now, everyone knows that Westmead r is one of the special works of the St. Vincent do Paul Society, and that - about £IOOO is provided yearly toward , its support. - The golden jubilee celebrtibns of the Dominican Nuns, Newcastle, which extended over three days, were begun on Wednesday, September 26, when High Mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Church at 10 o’clock (says the Freeman* Journal In addressing the audience, his Lordship Dr, Dwyer, Bishop of Maitland, gave a resume of his recollections of the convent and its works. He introduced many humorous incidents of his own boyhood, and .traced the development of the schools through the -years, r With St. Mary’s Convent, Newcastle, is associated the memory, of many old and valued friends, among them Right Rev. Mgr.Jjlleaghcr, V.G.’,, the present parish priest of -. Sikgle-: ton; ,the Very Rev. Father M, F. ministrator of Newcastle; and the late Rev.. Fathers Foran and James ; Ryan. - In addition to T the^branch. at Newcastle, there have been established. from? West Mait- ;i> land convents at Tam worth, Moss Vale, Strathfieldj - the Deaf and Dumb institution at Waratah, . and Mayfield. Among the Sisters present-at Newcastle in connection- .with - the celebrations,. were r two of the , pioneer - nuns. " Mothers ~ M., Bertrand and Dominic. : ' "V 6 * fr ~ ? s ! L> '; . ■ SB dnrnc.. ■; ."t. ii-i' .■ -f- i ?! ' “ • 11 ■ .QUEENSLAND. The Liquor Referendum, submitted to-the - people on Saturday, resulted in "a smashing blow to : the ' Prohibitionists, who were veritably smitten hip and thigh -by! the freedom-loving people of this State (writes the Brisbane

correspondent to the Catholic Press for October 11) Th* majority which Continuance received last time will&Se^ - than doubled, and it is now anticipated 1 thafthe final '' figures wil! give the liquor trade a margin of at S - 60,000. So ends for all time the impudent attempt of? a’ , noisy minority to inflict the curse of wowserism on Queens- , - land, as this poll definitely decides the ; question of State- ; wide prohibition, and, incidentally, the other'contemplated?? assaults against horse-racing, smoking, and-Sunday sport • of r r re t 0 6 attempted to make this Scions country! of ours an anaemic wowsers’ paradise. ; The absence of' “ the loyalty, jingo stunts, and the serpent of sectarianism Twhich played such a foul part in 1920, gave the people in - opportunity ,to judge the issue on sane and practical - ; grounds. It -. fair to say that after 'making dfceN a lowances for the heat of battle, and the usual excitement . of controversy, the' fight on the hustings was carried on- ! i with a spirit of sportsmanship which was admirable-ahdW , ' were it , not for the butting-in of a certain clique in Labor- ' ' pohtical circles, , purely to advertise a few of the bantam : . . parliamentarians themselves, there would have been tie' - <^ub si diary factors introduced to cloud the issues. The feel- '. Si these men cannot be too comfortable,'considering ' V IT their constituencies, with one exception, have voted' * y big majorities in opposition to Prohibition, These votes can be accepted as actual motions of want of .confidence« their, misrepresentatives, and) no doubt, at the next '*# 8 to the answer now given will' be, solidly. endorsed)’:shefil Vt felt ’thftt 0 P T d a , bi ? Partj and V this conneetion 1 it is felt that the earlier closing hours, in the north espev cially, have seriously affected the hotelkeepers there. .. .•.?<?• ■ • WEST AUSTRALIA. /V'jK? p i r The ® isb ° P of Geraldton, the Right Rev. Dr. Ryan? C M., arrived at Geraldton on Friday last (says the Mel^ bourne Advocate for October " 11). He was accompaS by the Archbishop of Perth (the Most Rev. Dr. Clune) " Right Rev; Anselm Catalan, ‘ Lord Abbot, of -New Norcia^ Dean Graber, Adm.; Very Rev. P. Cullen, , C M (Pro-' - vincial); Rev. T. Quinn, P P (Oakleigh), and prominent ? clergy fr ° m the Perth Archdiocese. The prelate was met ; Pal.i r COmmittee and motored .to the Bishop^l Pa^ e : ° n f Tld&y evening an impressive installation cere- ? mony took place at St. Francis Xavier’s .Cathedral, twenty. ecclesiastics assisting. Archbishop Chine conducted : thA senTeff P to the throne, after which addresses were- presented from the clergy and laity. - Bishop Ryan replied in? an impressive speech. He referred eloquently to' the great sacrifice involved in severing his connection - with his com- ? munity, and paid a high tribute to his venerable pre- : - ’ decessor, Dr. Kelly. He assured the -clergy of the . diodese J. bl ® y m P a thetic co-operation, *. and expressed- surpriseat the splendid cathedral and convent buildings. He promused the faithful - of;, the diocese that he would give S ’ tha best to them, and declared all, from thT highest •to " the lowest, would be equal in his- sight A subsequent ’ reception was tendered to the Bishop, at which were pri sent the acting Mayor and councillors. The function Was attended by the largest gathering seen in Geraldton. After most generous-words of welcome, the acting Mayor pro. posed the health of Bishop Ryan, who responded in happy: ' ,ms ’ and . said . that the civic welcome in its magnitude showe d that although people might differ in religion and- - politics their ‘personal relations could remain unimpaired.? He wished to be good friends with everyone, and he couldv be without paring down principles. On Sunday morning,! '; Father Cullen, -C.M.-, preached an eloquent occasional ser-? mpn. At noon a sumptuous banquet was tendered c to the Bishop by members of the laity. ; ' Over one hundred personal were present, and the !' function was most successful. Arch-1' bishop Clune proposed the Bishop’s health in eloquent i terms, Bishop Ryan replying in a charming V speech; -?In '- ? i • b v getting Rev.. T. „ Quinn, P.;R.;(Oakleigh) preached- , - ; 5 .procession took ; place : inside the cathedral; Bishop Ryaii ! ' s has created a splendid impression, and the people afle ; ■ delighted. His Lordship is also* much impressed with hia' ' ? . -new field,of labor. Ad mvltos ahnds. ‘ [ ~