AUSTRALIAN SINN FEINERS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16167, 22 March 1918, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN SINN FEINERS.

DISTURBANCES IN iMELBOURNE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) ' (Received March 21st, 10.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 21. There were exciting scenes at a public demonstration against Archbishop •Mannix, Sinn Feinism, and the display of disloyal emblems during the recent St. Patrick's Day procession. Among the crowd in tho Town Hall, Sinn Fein colours caused free fights, and some who remained seated during the playing of the National Anthem created an angry demonstration. The meeting carried a resolution urging the Federal Government to take action under the War Precautions Act, and subsequently a deputation visited the Premier, Mr Hughes, who promised immediate consideration of the matter. The Most Rev. Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne, is described in "Johns' Annual" as one of the most brilliant theological scholars in the Itoman Catholic Church. Ho was born in Ireland, 1864, and educated at St. ColmanSj Fermoy, and at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, he subsequently became in turn professor, vicepresident. and president; senator of the R-oyal University of Ireland, till his appointment in 19US to tho Senate of the National University, and served on the governing body of University College, Dublin. Ho was accounted a leader of modern education in Ireland, and modernised St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, alike on its spiritual, educational, and domestic sides. During tho war I)r. Mannix has delivered a great number of speeches condemnatory of the war and of the Allies' part in it. He took a leading part in opposing conscription, and has discussed tho war in a manner which has aroused intense indignation. He is a vigorous supporter of Sinn Feinism.