Commonwealth Notes

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 29, 5 August 1925, Page 41

Commonwealth Notes

| . ■■ XEW SOOTH- WALES. ’ /i Word was received in Bathurst to the - effect that his Lordship, Dr. O’Farrell, V; - Bishop of Bathurst, who left on a pilgrimage to Rome,, and who was seriously ill during fhe voyage, is ,now recuperating, in a Lon- -, . .... .tt i ? „ * , - don hospital. He hopes to be well enough , to visit Ireland next month. '- A cable received at Ashfield on .Monday * (says the Freeman’s Journal for July 16) announced the death of Rev. Daniel McCarthy, C.M/ at • St., ; Vincent’s, Cork. Father McCarthy was a well-known and highly efficient missioner of the Vincentian Congregation. -In Australia and New Zea-. land his name is still - fresh. Gifted with a remarkably sweet and ; telling voice, and . with high oratorical power, Father McCarthy had few rivals in the pulpit, while a bright and genial disposition, coupled with; wonderful zeal, rendered his work in the mission field eminently fruitful. He was the. eldest of three brothers in the Sacred Ministry, while three sisters are religious of the -Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. /Mr. Stuart Patterson, grazier, investor, z - and philanthropist, has once again displayed his. special interest in the Sisters of St. Joseph, and in the welfare of orphans (says the ' Catholic Press). He has purchased the pala- , tial home of Mr. G. E. Wise, “Roslyn House,”; Croydon, and presented it to the Sisters, of St. Joseph, Mount Street, North Sydney, to be used for the care of orphans of tender years. The home stands in about two and a half acres of land, and is being renovated by Mr. Patterson to meet its new requirements. The cost will total about £7500, and the new orphanage will accommodate 150 children. For some time the Sisters of St. Joseph have felt, the need of an institution for the smaller children, tots of from four to eight years of age, only a small percentage of whom can be accommodated at the orphanages at Kincumber and Gore Hill, for boys and girls respectively. Mr. Patterson’s munificent gift will nOw enable the Sisters to establish a kindergarten at Roslyn House, from where the children will be eventually transferred to the boys or girls’ orphanage. Mr. Patterson has been for many years a benefactor of orphanages of all kinds in Western Australia, his annual contributions to : V charity being estimated at about £2OOO. The ; Sisters will take charge of their new property about the middle of September. VICTORIA. On .Wednesday, July 15, the Vicar-Apos-tolic of Kimberley, Dr. Ooppo, who has given missions to Italians in Queensland and New , South Wales, arrived in Melbourne with their Lordships, Dr. Foley and Dr: McCarthy, Bishop of Ballarat and Bishop of Sandhurst, : and .-the .Very Rev. Father J. Lonergah. They; visited Corpus Christi -College,, to which extensive additions are to be made./ In September; next, St. Patrick’s College, N East j Melbourne, will celebrate its diamond \ jubilee. In ■ the year 1865 the college was

founded by the Jesuit Fathers, among whose past pupils have ,been numbered many or Melbourne’s leading; professional men.' The ex-students are organising a series of social events to commemorate the jubilee. The £IOO,OOO "appeal for buildmg'j extensions to St, Vincent’s Hospital “has -been launched under most encouraging auspices, the list of donations including two cheques for £SOO each from Mr. and Mrs. D. Slattery and Mr. T. M. Burke, and 100 guineas each from Mr. and Mrs. T. J. O’Loughliri and Mr. T. J. Confoy. Lady Stradbroke made an earnest appeal 1 to non-Catholics to help St. Vincent’s, and urged them to enlist the. practical sympathy of their friends; also, “I know,” : continued Lady SLraclbroke, “some people think they would rather not give support to St. Vincent’s, because it is run by a section of. Christian religion to which they do not belong; but it is < not a question of Church at all, for this appeal is a question of pure charity. St, Vincent’s ministers to the poor of all creeds and nationalities, and, therefore, should .’receive general support. 1 should be very’ sorry indeed if anybody holds back from this appeal from religious feelings, which should be considered from Christian motives. The time .is close at hand when I shall be leaving these’ shores, and I will leave with many regrets. Before doing so I have great pleasure in wishing St. Vincent’s Hospital Appeal the greatest success.” ; • Every year the people of Bendigo organise a drive for the Catholic schools of the city. The balance sheet for the year ended June 30 was presented to a meeting held on Sunday, July 5, and showed a, net result of £2253. The St, Patrick’s Day celebration was responsible for a substantial sum, but the greater’ part was raised by a queen competition. - v y ’ QUEENSLAND. 1 The work of his Lordship Bishop Coppo is still fresh in the minds of Queensland Catholics. During his stay he was ably assisted - by his Grace Archbishop Duhig, and even now that he has gone his Grace still - continues to assist the local Italo-Australian Association by every means in his power. Regularly there may be seen at “Dara” the officials and members of . this association, and his Grace is always cordially interested in helping them by every means -in his power (says the Catholic Advocate). . Italian Catholics in Queensland have reason in common with other sections of the community to feel Very grateful to our energetic Archbishop. At Port Moresby, . during his recent/ visit to Papua, a reception was* held at St; Jo- 1 seph’s Convent Hall to his Grace the Archbishop of Brisbane (the ’ Most Rev. Dr/Du/ hig), who was-accompanied > by ; the Right Rev. Mgr. James ; Byrne, V.G. (Ipswich), who arrived by ' the • Morin4a> ■ln the* morning they were motored to Rona Falls, and st; -■.. i.r*«- i..v ;ju- - a break-down occurred 13 miles from Port Moresby. They were brought to town *by a

party of tourists from the Morinda, . who Were Also returning from Rona. Mr. Staniforth Smith, Commissioner for Lands, enter- ", tained the visitors at; dinner. ; Mrs. Ken- 7"/' Brick, wife of ; the Treasurer, acted as host- ' ess, and introduced residents to the visitors. Mr. Staniforth Smith extended a welcome, and said that such visits : were : good for / Papua, Archbishop Duhig expressed gratifi- ; :i cation at the cordial welcome, as they had / arrived so unexpectedly A They had a great A admiration for the scenery and a liking for the people, white : and black. Monsignor / Byrne said that Australians in'Papua * had " % imported among their y administrative qualifications true Australian hospitality/ He would take away undying ‘ memories of the // hospitality received. They left for Yule Island to take; part in the celebration of the silver jubilee of the" Right Rev. Dr. A. . / Boiseraenu, M.S.H., Vicar-Apostolic of Bri- f tish New Guinea, Port .Leo.

t . ■• SOUTH AUSTRALIA. - % His Grace the Archbishop of Adelaide in a recent address, spoke in a very interesting manner. . He outlined the steps origin-' ally taken in connection with the i completion of the Cathedral, and pointed out the financial position at present, showing that £33,336 19s had already been collected, and that over £35,000 had already been paid to the contractors. The present liability of the Catholic body was over £2OOO, but : of j course this liability would- be considerably augmented by the time the ,present contract for over £50,000 had been completed. His* Grace spoke feelingly of the magnificent response made by the people throughout ’ the archdiocese, and any feelings of .anxiety which he might have had at first as regards Ids ability to meet the great debt had long since vanished. He described most clearly the architecture of the additions, and /the description created great interest among his hearers. He" expected.- all work to be completed by. Holy Week of next year, and; some little time after Easter of 1926 he was hopeful of having tjie opening ceremonies, which, he ; felt sure, would eclipse those memorable and magnificent ceremonies held •in conjunction with the foundation stone of the Cathedral in October, 1923. / ‘ / . * • • 7 ... / *'V- ’ „