Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 6 December 1906, Page 35

Intercolonial

A faieAvell to the lush envoys was to take place m the Cathedral, lla.il, Melbourne, on November 27. The Lord Mayor of Meloourne's allowance for the coming yeai has been fixed -at £ISOO. The Rev. -J. G- O'Rourke, late of Pekma, has been appointed to the ehaige of trhc Petersburg parish in. succession to the JRight Rev. J. v II. Noiton, who has been appointed Bishop of Port Augusta. * The Rev. Father Calianah, who has been transferred to CoiaKi,. wis presented on the occasion- of his departure fiom_Cowper with an_ address and purse of soveieigns. The community of the Risters~ of Mercy at Hamitton had to-moiim the loss of one~of then most valued mombeis in "the death on November 15 of Sister Maiy Olaver lliggins, in the 41-sL year of her age, and 25th of her religious piofession Having been advised by his doctor to take an ocean voyage, Sir William Manning has decided-upon a tup to Europe next month. Accompanied by La-dy Manning and Miss Manning, 'Sir WillUm /will leave on December 8. The Irish envoys invited a number of -gentlemen to dinnei at. the Australian Hotel on November 167 to meet- las Eminence the Caidinal" Mr Joseph M.P , presided, having on his light the Cardinal, and on Ins left Mr. John Hughes, MLC. (Viee-Piesident of the Executive Council;. Owing to persistent illness, '" the Rev A Hurley has been obliged to lesign the lcctoiship of Mlildura lie is at present in St/ Vincent's Hospital, and rs likely to have to submit, to a ,seycjc operation. The lev gentleman has the sincere sympathy of his fellowpriests, and~of the people amongst whom he so zealously labored, in hi& great affliction The Rev II M'Cauley has been appointed to Mildura. Ahe Hibernians faiewellea Messrs Joseph Devlin, MP , and J T Donovan, the lush envoys, at a complimentary conversazione in tae Cardinal's Hall, Sydney, on November 15, when they presented with souvenns to commemorate the happy days they spent amongst the brethren of the Society in Sydney. The , Hibernians, with then fnends, gatheied m' such n umbels that the nig hall at St Mary's was not able to accommodate all Mi Devlin's last words on leaving Sydney were fiom the railway-carriage window to,a lepresentatrve of the l Freeman ' ' I should like you,' he said, ' through the columns of the " Freeman " to express" the unbounded gialitude of Mr. Donovan and myself to Mr. T. Dalton for Ins constant kindness to us"" since our armal m Sydney. < His hospitality and othei inestimable pei sonal acts to secuie our comfort and aid our mission will be deeply-cheris-hed memories of our Australian visit.' , , His Eminence Cardinal Moian, accompanied by th« Right Rev. Mei. O'llaran, visited Goulbuin on Novembei \l s and 011 the following day blessed and v opened the new orphanage at Kenmore. His FminencA assisted by the Right Rev Dr G-allagher, Bishop oE Goulbuin, and the Right Rev Dr Dwyei, CoadjujioiBishop of Maitland <- At the conclusion of the ceremony his Eminence deliveied an address on charity The 01phanage and site cost altogether about £5,600 The collection at the opening ceremony totalled close r on £SOO. The institution is now fice of debt. "Fifteen thousand people attended the Catholic demonstration at the Exhibition Building and Oval, Melbourne, on the King's BiLthday. The celebaation * opened with a procession of 5000, boys and gTrls from A.he Catholic schools, headed by St Augustine's Orphanage (Geelong) Band (now the premier Band of the Commonwealth) A libeial progiamme of sports was earned 'out, and a giaud united concert, in which 2000 children took part, was given in the concert hall. His Grace the Archbishop, Veiy Rev. Dean Phelan, Veiy_ Rev. John Ryan, S.J , Veiy Rev Dean Hegarty," Veiy Rev N Quilter, and some forty others of« the cleigy graced the proceedings. The Cathedial Hall fund will substantially benefit from the celebiations