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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 52, 29 December 1904, Page 6

Among the deacons recently ordafnod at Manly by Catfdiinal Moran (says the ' Advocate ') Was Mr. A. MacDonal'd, son of Mr. Aloysitis MiacDomaltt, formerly bamte manager of tfie Bank of New South Wales in Adelaildej! and now m New Zealanti occupying a similar position.

Once more the dreadful Catholic ' block vote ' (says the ' Freeman's Journal ') was manifested in the election of AJderman Allaa Taylor as Lord Mayor of Sydney,, w,hcji of s^vem Catholics three v,oted for and flour agaittist— l-flaghes, M'Elhohe, Barlow for ; Kelly, Me^idher, M'lvor, arid FitzgeraM against.

Referrmg t»o tyie discussion on the question of tjic decline of religHoon, the writer of ' Town Tattle ' in the Gawler ' Bunyip ' says .— ' ArchtWljop O'Reily isi a leaden of me,n. He is leartied, clever, and astute. He is able tJa take a prominent part in Ipiiblic controversy, arid! Ho hold ihis own in argunvdnit. Evqn tlhose wfto do njot agree witih his opinions welcome the expression of them, and a,ny, discussion w'hk'h breaks up public apathy is gaiad.' *

Ajpjart ialtogetfher friom the fact tihat D&nla&hy's flax bilnder twijne is a ftr l slt-*l'ass a'rt'kcle it sjhiolul»d "be generally useidi by all who have at heart the siVpfpprt of Local ijndusit.ries. Furthermore there is the incentive to its use th|a)b iti ties mlore sheajves to tihe pofumri than any otJhe,r twime ijn the market. Tihe firm's plough limes, seamiing twines, and patent halters are well knowh awd appreciated for durability by farmer's).. '

We hajve t\o thank Messrs. Mills, D\ft, anid, Co. for a cojpy of their ' O'tiago, 'Southland, and Soutih" Canterbjury Almjanajc and Directory ' for lfllGs>. Tjhis useful p!u,blica,tion acnt'ain& a large amctua-t of ihftormation. wihkh will be found of interest to every class* ' in the community, >anid more estpecially t/o ciommiercijal men. Tihe Com nuissi oners' decisions with reference to the custlomjs tarM haVe beeoi revised and cot<rec-ted up" to December 1, Which shows that tihe publisher's ha,ve bitought the aimanlac Up-to-<late. Another intereteting cQiptribaition to its usefulness is a ' Digest of tihe Licensing Acts,' from th\at of MBl to the amending mejaslure which was placed on the Statute bo'oik a few months agp. It is; lain extiremely useful and informative ptibliidation, a,nd is tlurnqd out in a very creditable mfanher...

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