Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 19 November 1908, Page 35

Intercolonial

Among the passengers by the French mail steamer which arrived in Sydney last week were eight priests from France, who are to take up missionary work in the South Sea Islands.

Four Irish priests arrived in Sydney on October 31 by the Orient mail steamer. All came from All Hallows College, Dublin, and were the Rev. Fathers Bernard O'Farrell, Michael O'Connell, Daniel O'Sullivan, and John O'Reilly.

News was received in Carcoar the other day that the Rev. Philip Ryan, fitst resident priest of the district, had passed away at Mount Melleray, Waterford, on October 1. He had been a member-of_the Community for the past twenty-six years.

The report of the Registrar for the year 1907 shows that the people who constitute the membership of friendly societies in New South Wales have shared in the general prosperity. New societies increased from 45 to 62, while membership of friend'y societies proper went up to 116,985, an increase of 10,307 on the previous year.

The Rev. Fathers Flannery and Rohan, from All Hallows College, Dublin, and the Rev. Father O'Ryan, from Thurles College, arrived recently in Melbourne. They have been temporarily appointed by ihe Vicar-General as follows (says the Advocate) : — Father Flannery to Collingwood ; Father Rohan (o Flemington; and Father O'Ryan to the Cathedral. Four young Australians will be ordained to the priesthood at St. Patrick's College, Manly, Sydney, on the 30th inst., the -feast of St. Andrew, and on their arrival in Melbourne fixed missions will be assigned to them, as well as the new arrivals from Ireland.

News of the death by drowning of the Rev. Father Perthuis, a French missionary stationed in the New Hebrides, and of one of the Sisters of the mission, was brought to Sydney (says the Freeman's Journal) by the French steamer Pacifique. The deceased were on their way from the island of Ambrym to the island of Mallicolo in an open boat, when the little craft was suddenly struck by a squall, and was either overturned by the violence of the wind or was driven on to a reef and capsized. The identity of the Sister had not been established when the Pacifique left, but it was gathered from the natives that the victim was either Sister Clemaneau or Sister Marie Jacques. The crew of ten natives clung to the bottom of the upturned" boat, and w«rc subsequently rescued.

His Eminence Cardinal Moran has made the following changes and appointments in the archdiocese of Sydney: — The Rev. E. Hanrahan, from Araluen to Cobargo ; Rev. M. McNamara, " from Cobargo to Araluen. The Rev. William Barry, of St: Mary's Cathedral, has been appointed Administrator of St. Joseph' * Church at Newtown, during the vacancy created by the death of the Very Rev. Dean Slattery. The Rev. R. Murray will leave Bega to assist in the Wollongong parish. The. Rev. T. Vaughan leaves Bulli for Bega. The Rev. John O'Reilly wil act as assistant at Bulli; the Rev; Bernard O'Fanell at St Augustine's, Balmain ; the Rev. M. O'Conncli, at Erskineville ; the Rev. D. O'Sullivan, at Moruya ; and the Rev. R. O'Regan' jun., will leave Moruya for St. Mary's Cathedral parish, where he will assist.

Miss Pauline S. Gill, a native of this State (says the Sydney Freeman's Journal), has obtained the unique distinction oftakiug first place in all Ireland at the Intermediate Examination jusr held there, thus securing the coveted medal. She also secured the medal for first place, second year in experimental science. Those medals (says an exchange) are looked upon as the badg<! of the highest test of efficiency in the student. Miss Gill also won several money .prizes. She received her primary education from the nuns of St. Joseph, Sydney, and is at present' -being educated by the Loreto Order at their College, Stephen's, tireen, Dublin. A branch of -this famous Order s s located at Norman'hurst, North Sydney line. Miss Gill, it may be mentioned, was much junior in .years, to her fellow-competitors at this examination.