Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 21 August 1913, Page 49

Intercolonial

The dignity of Domestic Prelate (says Borne) has been conferred on the Right Rev. Mgr. Thomas Robinson and the Right Rev. Mgr. Patrick Verling, of the diocese of Perth, West Australia. 5 . Rev. father McDwyer, who was recently" appomted to the new parish of Urana, was, on the eve of his departure from Junee, where he was stationed for some time, entertained by the parishioners at a musical evening, and presented with a purse of sovereigns and a travelling rug. * a Brother Paul, director of De la Salle College, Armidale, has been appointed provincial of . the. Order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, i and : leaves m about a month to visit the various communities of the Order in South Africa. Brother Fridolin, who has had charge of the primary school at Surry Hills for A^id y a e ie rS ’ SUCC6eds him as director of the college at The Rev, W. Ryan, S.J., who was for many years mathematical master as - St. Aloysius’ College, North Sydney, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of England for original research work of considerable scientific importance. -Father Ryan is at present engaged in scientific work in Vienna, and will spend some months in visiting the principal seismological o servatones in Europe before returning to Australia next year. He will be attached to the Riverview College Observatory. nf .The annual meeting of the Hospital Saturday Fund of New South Wales was held recently in the Town Hall, Sydney, Sir Gerald Strickland presiding. The sum of f BB was distributed among the various hos! pitals. Miss Strickland, who was present on the platorm handed cheques to the representatives of^ the institutions Catholic hospitals received the following amounts:— Vincent’s, £800; St. Joseph’s, Hospital^ jlf?’ M e T Sha !?- Hospital for Women and Children, Mater Misencordi® Hospital for Women and Children, £75; Sacred Heart Hospice for the-Dying, Patrick Keane, the Dublin newsboy, whose ambition to emigrate to Australia has been fulfilled through he kmd offices of the Hon. L. O’Loughlin, arrived 6Wof B A if W n 6k (SayS the Adelaide Southern Cross of August 1). Owing to Parliament meeting : at noon on Thursday, ,Mr. O’Loughlin was prevented personal 7 from going to the Outer Harbor to meet the little fellow. His son (Mr. C. O’Loughlin), however went down. A pressman had a chat with the boy before /® went ashore. ‘ I ’ m not sorry,’ he remarked that Ive come to Australia. Mother cried when I left home, but I know I shall like here better than selling newspapers at home. I’m going to Mr. O’Loughto dor 0 "’ Where 11 haVe S ° me riding on seback , i Convent of the Good Shepherd, and the MagfiflM 1 Refuge attached hereto, in Victoria road, Ashf] d, A Sydney, was opened and blessed on July 31 by the Aichbishop of Sydney. Despite the fact that it ™m a onT The ’ f ™ a , lar « e gathering at the in Ashfi/ld S 0 ISj Pe T hapS ’ the finest building m Ashfield, and is surrounded by several acres of gardens and park lands. Rev. H. McGuire (Lewisham} welcomed his Grace on behalf of the Sisters He briefly pointed out that the work to be done was most I/thv to ti and q- t ! lafc everone would extend their symment The „ / \“ d . S™ them OT6r y encourage-. hnf ' f "6 property had been secured for £l3 000 equip it U f„ r er S / m of f ft/3000 was necessary to : equip it for active work. A laundry was to bo built ■ an d machinery installed out of this sum, which would leave a total debt of £16,000 to bo supposed by the Sisters. The speaker doubted not that their 7 work would meet with the success which it deserved and felt assured of the practical co-operation of each and everyone present. ncr