Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 13, 1 April 1909, Page 515

Intercolonial

The estimated population of Victoria at the end of 1908 was 1,273,313. His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne is expected to arrive in Melbourne about the last week in Mayr The Rev. Father F. Kiley, of Copmanhurst, has been permanently appointed parish priest of Coff's Harbor! Monsignor Bourke, V.G., .of Perth, celebrated recently his golden jubilee, and was presented with a cheque for £250 by the Catholics of St. Brigid's parish, West' Perth. The full total received in subscriptions towards the new Catholic Cathedral, Armidale, is £4027 ss. This is highly satisfactory, considering the scheme was only mooted on January 31 last. Pope Pius X. has raised Messrs. J. B. Kelly (Lismore), Thomas McDermott (Lismore), and It. Campbell (Bangalow) to the distinguished Order of Knighthood of St. Gregory the Great (K.S.G.). The total amount contributed by the various parishes in the Archdiocese of Sydney for the sufferers by the Italian earthquake was £563 odd. The amount was forwarded direct to the Archbishop of Messina by his Eminence Cardinal Moran. Nine of the students of St. Stanislaus .College, Bathurst, who are following the agricultural course as a preparation for settling on the land, have recently passed the theoretical and practical examinations in wool-classing, conducted by the. Government expert at the Technical College. Rev. Brotlier Walsh, who has been in charge of tho Maryborough College, Queensland, has succeeded the Rev. Brother McGee as principal of the Christian Brothers' College, Lewisham. Brother Walsh was the recipient of many presentations before his departure from Queensland, including one from the Mayor on behalf of the Hibernian Society. His Eminence Cardinal Moran presided at High Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral,- Sydney, on St. Patrick's Day, and his Lordship Dr. Gallagher, Bishop of Goulburn, preached the panegyric. Afterwards the Cardinal went out to the Agricultural Grounds, where the Industrial Exhibition in connection with the celebrations was opened by Miss Rawson. At the annual meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Melbourne, it was reported that tlie receipts for the past twelve months had been £2017, and the expenditure £1653. During that period 937 families had been relieved, 6000 garments and 570 pairs of boots had been distributed, and situations had been found for 90 men and women. St. Patrick's Day celebration at tho Exhibition Building, Melbourne, was graced by the presence of Lord Dudley and his amiable consort. An address was presented to their Excellencies, in which their great services to Ireland were recalled, his Excellency being thanked for his help to the cause of Home Rule, and her- Excellency for all she liad done for the industries of Ireland. His Grace Archbishop Delany blessed and laid the foundation stone of the new church at the Good Shepherd Convent, Lower Sandy Bay, Tasmania, on February 21. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Sisters entertained the visitors at afternoon tea. The contributions received amounted to £200. The gathering included his Excellency the Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland), the Premier of Tasmania (Mr. Evans), and representatives of all creeds. On Wednesday night, March 10, a gathering of parishioners and friends of the Rev. Father H. J. Maguinness was held in the schoolroom, Bourke, for the purpose of bidding him farewell, prior to his leaving; for a trip to Ireland. Father Maguinness was presented by his parishioners with a purse of sovereigns. He also received a beautiful travelling trunk from the Sacred Heart Society, and a set of Mass vestments and a silver-mounted umbrella from the Sisters and Children of Mary. The executors of the estate of the late Michael Lennon, of Cohuna, Victoria, have forwarded drafts of £309 2s 6d to each of the following charitable institutions: — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Melbourne; the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Bendigo ; the Bendigo Hospital ; the Fund for Infirm Priests, Bendigo; St. James's Asylum, Oakleigh; the Girls' Orphanage, Geelong; St. Aiden's Orphanage, Bendigo ; the Foundling Hospital, Broadmeadows ; the Home for Destitute Children, Surrey Hills; the Homa for Old People, Northcote; St. Joseph's Receiving Home, Carlton ; Nazareth House, Ballarat ; Rosary Place, South Melbourne ; and the Abbotsf ord Convent. The total amount divisible among these institutions was £4327 17s.