Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 25, 25 June 1908, Page 35

Intercolonial

A new, .church which has been erected at a" cost of about £10,000, was dedicated on Sunday, June 7, at Benalla,. in the diocese of Sandhurst.

After an illness extending over several months, Rev. Mother Gonzaga, Mother-Superior of the Convent of Mercy, Grafton, passed away on Tuesday, May 19.

The Rev. Father Martin Vaughan, prior to his departure from Berrigan to take charge of Crookwell, was entertained at a banquet, and presented with a purse of sovereigns by the ladies of the parish.

Mr. Percy Jones, formerly conductor of St. Augustine's Orphanage Band, Geelong, who left Australia to pursue his musical studies in. Europe, is now in Vienna, he having left Leipzig on April 30 for that city, where other Victorians are also studying music.

The death is reported of Mrs. Hope-Connolly, ' Thomasine ' of the ' Nation ', who passed away the other day at Bundaberg. The late. Mrs. Hope-Connolly was one of the band of brilliant writers who made the 'Nation' famous between 1842 and 1852. The deceased lady was a native of Castlebar.

Sister Mary Martha O'Donnell, of St. Brigid's Orphanage, Ryde, died on June 5. She was a native of Galbally, County Tipperary, Ireland, and had been in religious life as a Sister of Mercy for 11 years. She was 39 years of age, and was attached to the Parramatta community of the Order.

His Lordship Dr. Olier, Bishop of Tonga, who returned to Sydney lrom his missionary work in the Islands for the benefit of his health, is much improved by his treatment at St. Vincent's Hospital. When sufficiently recovered in health he will return to his mission, where he has already spent twenty-eight years of his life.

The Rev. W. P. Walsh, of North Melbourne, was entertained at a farewell banquet in St. Michael's Hall, North Melbourne, prior to his departure for South Melbourne. He was presented with an illuminated address and a dressing-case by- the parishioners o£ St. Michael's Church.

His Eminence the Cardinal blessed the foundation stone of the additions to St. Athanasius' Church, Manly, on Sunday, June 11. The increase in the Catholic population in Manly has rendered the additions to the church absolutely necessary, and it was due to the generosity of Mrs. Dwyer, who donated £2000, that the Rev. T. Hayden was enabled to proceed with- the work this year.

The Brisbane ' Courier ' says of the new hospital in charge of the Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane, the foundation stone of which was laid by the Cardinal : ' There is no need at this hpur to speak of the noble work done by the Sisters of Mercy in all parts of the world, and one knows that the present institution has a field for unbounded usefulness in the philanthropic life of Brisbane. The appeal made some months ago in our columns has elicited a generous response,- so that the buildings to bb erected will, in Cardinal Moran's words,be a monument of Catholic charity.'

We ('Freeman's Journal') have just heard that the veteran Redemptorist missionary, Rev. Father Hegarty, has taJcen his departure from the Philippine Islands for Ireland, and that the cause of his departure is a serious illness which requires special hospital treatment in a cool climate. Many of our readers will remember the well-known missionary, who for twentysix years has labored in every part of Australia and New Zealand. We hope the change to his native air will restore the Rev. Father to his former robiust health.

Owing to the death of Rev. T. J. Carroll, which' occurred at Crookwell recently (says the ' Freeman's Journal '), several changes have been made in the diocese of Goulburn by the Bishop (Dr. Gallagher). Rev. Father M. Vaughan, who has had charge of Berrigan, takes charge of the Crookwell parish. Rev. • - Father Fleming, who was attached to Wagga for some years, and was recently appointed assistant at Cootamundra, takes charge of Berrigan. Owing to the rapid growth of the Berrigan and Tocumwal districts, the Bishop has decided to allow the Rev. Father Fleming an assistant. - -