Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 1 April 1915, Page 47

Intercolonial

It has been definitely fixed that his Excellency Ar chbishop Cerretti, the Apostolic Delegate to Australia, will visit Melbourne on Saturday, April 17, and remain during the following week. Arrangements are being made by a committee for his reception. Among the journalists seeking active service is Mr. John Rede Dailey, who has received a commission in the Australian artillery, and joins the camp at the end of the present month (says the Catholic Press). Later he proceeds to Europe. Mr. Dailey is a son of. the late William Bede Dailey. Tie is a barrister, but he has been a professional journalist for many years. Right Rev. Mgr. O’Brien, Rector of St. John’s College, within the University of Sydney, died last week. lie had been ill for some time. Monsignor O’Brien was born at Oldeastle, County Meath, in 1842. lie was educated at All Hallows College, Dublin, and ii. Rome. He was ordained in 1865. At one time he was professor of moral theology in All Hallows College, Dublin, and vice-president. He was appointed Rector of St. John's College, Sydney, in 1888. A crowd of nearly 2000 people, including, a large number of -Catholics, thronged tire Tbowoombnf Town Mall recently to give a fitting send-off to the Rev. lather John O’Connell, on the occasion of his departs to Ireland. Amongst those present were his iace Archbishop Duhig (who journeyed from Brisbane to make the presentation). His Grace, in presenting lather O Connell, on behalf of the parishioners, with a cheque for ,£4lO, spoke of his association with Father O’Connell, whose popularity grew with years, as was exemplified by the record crowd present. He sincerely hoped the departing priest would benefit by his holiday.* In the near future several Catholic works in the Rockhampton diocese will be opened by Bishop Shiel (writes a correspondent of the Catholic Press)' The dedication of the new church at Longreach will take place in May. A new convent has been completed at Richmond for a community of Sisters of St. Joseph, and it will be opened, in all probability, on the fourth Sunday after Easter. The opening of a new convent school at Emerald for the Presentation Sisters has been fixed for about a month hence. Another Catholic building to be opened is a presbytery at Bowen. To open a new convent at Ingham for a community of Sisters of Mercy from Townsville would mean air absence of three weeks from Rockhampton, owing to tire irregular steamship service, so the Bishop of Cooktown, Dr. Heavey, kindly consented to perform the ceremony. His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, in the course of an address at the blessing of a school-church •at Maroubra on Sunday, March 14, said:—‘The nations will have to see that the gallant country (Belgium) which stood firm for its own honor, its own territory, and for the treaty to which it was a party has a just claim for the moral and physical support of the whole world. And while the case of the Belgianswhose right to their freedom is -a right divine— unsettled the people cannot consent to peace. But why should not these invaders go back to their own country, making proper compensation for, the evils they have done ? They can then go home and save their sons and families from destruction and their own nation from the terrible destiny which awaits it if justice be not done. But only God can bring this about: let us pray that He will do it.’