INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 48, 1 December 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

The Rev. J. 11. O'Connell (Carlton) received a cable the other day informing, him of the death of his sister, a member of the Presentation Order, Listowel, Ireland. Sister Brendan died at the convent on the sth ult.

A strong remonstrance on the non-recognition of Catholic chaplains by the Commonwealth Defence Department was addressed by his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne to the Melbourne morning journals No Catholic chaplain is attached to the Victorian forces, and, of course, no priest took part in the function of blessing the colors the other day. In view of the prominence given to the Archbishop's letter the Reid Administration will at once invite his G?ace to duly appoint a chaplain, whose status the Defence Department will probably recognise.

A splendid Catholic demonstration was held at th r j Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, on the King's Birthday. Thousands of Catholic school children of both sexes, headed by the South Melbourne Orphanage Band, marched lrom the Cathedral to the scene of festivity, where numerous amusements had been provided. His Grace the Archbi^hlop, Very Rev. Dvan Phelan, and others of the very rev. and rev. clergy were present. Tihere was an enormous attendance of the general public.

Monsignor Fowler, of Manila, preached at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, a few Sundays ago. Referring to the cable massage concerning the alleged address of the Kaiser to the Archbishop of Met'/, tihe M onsig.no r expressed his doubts as to the authenticity oi the statement, anid even if it were true, the Archbishop had not transgressed the law, and should not therefore be liable to rebukes. The Arcnbishop, he pointed out, had been apipointed to Met//, at the request of the Emperor, and, further, there was no mention in the cables to what the Archbishop had to say about the matter whatever it might be.

By tihe ' Urontes ' which arrived at Port Melbourne on November 16 (says the 'Advocate') the following pines ts for Australian dioceses were passengers : Rev. 11, Gibbons and Rev. M. M' Car thy, for the archdiocese ot Melbourne. Both rev. gqntlemeai are from Maynooth College, which has 600 Divinity students. Rev. Father P. O'Brien and two ecclesiastical students, Rev. J. Hayes and Rev. P. Sterling, tor the diocese of Sale The latter two lev. gentlemen will be ordained by the Bishop of Sale in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor, Sale These lev. gentlemen are aLo from Maynooth. For Uie diocose of Arm id ale (N.S.W ), Rev. P. McUrath ; for the diocese of Maitland (N S W.), Rev. J. C. Meagher Father Hayes is trom the Foreign Missionary College of All Hallows, Driimcondra. Father McGrath is from St J.ohn's College, Waterford Father Meagher, who is on vacation, disembarked at Naples, and will resume the journey to Australia by the next outgoing \esscl ot the Orient line.

The propei ty of the trustees of the Presbyterian denomination at A 1 bury has been purchased by the local authorities of SI. Patiick's Catholic Church. The price given was £2250. The property comprises fhe acies, three perches, land and buildings erected thereon. These consist of the minister's residence and a church and Sunday school building. Im en at the present time the necessity for more accommodation is pressing at the convent, and about half ot the land just required will be devoted to the use of the convent The church building will be used as a meeting hall for the local bra-nch of the 1 H A G.B. Society, and the Sunday school building is to be devoted to the oung Men's Literary and Social Club.

Muoh gratification has been expressed (writes a Melbourne correspondent) at the honor conferred by hi-. Majesty, 1 King Edward, ojn Mr. C. G. Dully, the popular (Jlerk of the House ot Representatives, who has bean created a CM G. He is a brother of the lion. J. G Dully, LL.B. Mr. Dully rirst entered the public service as private -secretary to his father, Sir Charles CJavan Duffy , who was Premier and Chief Seci clary in 1871. Mr Dufly subsequently sen ed oUier Premiers in a similar capacity. In 1878 he was transferred to the staff of the Legislative Assembly as assistant clerk of committees, and in 18 ( )1 he became cleric assistant When the Commonwealth Parliament met, Mr. DuiTy accepted the position of clerk assistant in the Senate, ami upon Sir George Jenkins retiring from the clerkship in the* House of Representatives he was asked to fill that office. He has done so since in a manner which has evoked unanimous expressions of commendation from members of both sides of the House. Mr. Dtifly is the author of a very interesting and informative work, in which tine Speakers' rulings for over a generation are tabulated and classified.