NEW PAPAL STATUS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1929, Page 6

NEW PAPAL STATUS

POPE’S FIRST DEPARTURE

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, Mart'll 12

A British United Press message from the Vatican City states that when the Pope leaves the Vatican for the first time, a salute of fifty guns will lie fired.

The authorities also announce that all must kneel when the Pope approaches. Nobody is to he allowed to approach the Pope unless he first beckons, and his orders must he received in the kneeling posture. Hie Italian soldiers when on the march must halt and salute His Holiness when ten paces iistant. If they cany then rifles, they must present arms. The rank - and file are being trained in preparation for the Pope’s forthcoming visit to Alontecassino in July.

PAPAL COINAGE

ROME, Alarch 13

The Vatican Government has officially decided to issue the Papal State coins oil the decimal system. The issue will he of lour kinds gold, silver. nickel and copper. The image ol the Pope will be on the obverse side, and the Papal arms, inscription and date of the Pontificate will he on the reverse side.

RETAG 10US QUESTK )N. LONDON, March 13

The “Times” Malta correspondent says: The Pope has created an Apostolic Delegation to Malta, under the aegis of Monsignor Robinson, the Bishop of Cireiie. to investigate the recent difficulties. Lord Strickland, in the course of a statement in Parliament, said thrX Roman Catholics could only continue to he fervent observers of their religion in Malta when they had means of ready appeal to Romo. If Bishops and other ecclesiastics made mistakes, no Premier or Minister could carry out his work unless that door was kept widely open.