Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 22 April 1915, Page 55

Intercolonial

£■ Mr. John Francis Meagher, formerly governor of Melbourne Gaol, has passed away. Born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1842, he came to Australia in the ’fifties, and became a warder in the Pentridge prison. In 1892 he became governor of Sale - Gaol, where lie was attacked by a prisoner and seriously injured. In 1899 he was appointed governor of the Melbourne Gaol. The National Trustee Company, executor of the will of James Doris, late of Raglan street, South Melbourne, has paid the legacies bequeathed by deceased to the following charities: St. Vincent’s Hospital, £300; Little Sisters of the Poor, Northcote, , £300; St. Vincent de Paul Orphanages for Boys and Girls, South Melbourne, £l5O each; Ilonioepathic Hospital, £100; and the Foundling Hospital, Broad meadows, £IOO. The Victorian State Council of the Australian Catholic Federation has decided to erect a Recreation Hall at Broadmeadows Camp, in place of the present tent. Tim dimensions of the new hall will be 50ft x 150 ft, and every provision will be made for (he comfort and convenience of the men. Mass will be celebrated in the hall on Sundays, and living accommodation will he , provided for the- Catholic chaplain. Periodical entertainments will be organised, and it is intended to establish a, refreshment stall for the convenience of the troops. The estimated cost is about £IOOO. Judging by the latest returns (remarks the Catholic Press), there will he six Catholics in' the new South Australian Assembly—-Messrs. L. O’Longhlin, d. E. Pick, and J. Travers (Liberal), and Messrs, Denny, Butterfield, and Reidy (Labor). Messrs. Pick, Reidy, and Butterfield head the poll in their respective districts, and Mr. Denny was returned unopposed. Mr. Peter Roidv, who topped the pull fur Victoria, defeating the Premier (Mr. Peake), is a native of County Clare, and is 40 years of age. lie landed in Australia in 1890, and after three years' residence in Victoriahe went to South Australia in 1893. For- a time he engaged in farming pursuits, near Petersburg, but in 1898 he joined the police force. lie was stationed at Mount Gambier for twelve years. Bringing with them reports' of a great Commonwealth undisturbed by the war in Europe and declaring that in their city, Sydney, business is being carried along as usual, four of the representative, priests of Australia, Right Rev. Mgr. O’Haran, and Rev. Fathers Barry, Rohan, and O’Driscoll passed through Manila this morning on their way to Europe by way of the United States (says the Manila Times of March 11). The visitors were met yesterday in the bay by the Very Rev. Father Lynch, C.SS.R., of Malate, who bore to them the cordial welcome of Archbishop Harty. During the afternoon the distinguished party visited many places of interest in Manila and various religious and educational establishments. Their many expressions of pleasure indicated that * a day in Manila ’ will find a. prominent place in their diary of travel in war-time around the world. Questioned as to the present conditions in Australia, Monsignor O’Haran said that in Sydney, at all events, very little change was observable since the war began. Naturally, be said, much interest was taken in the newspaper reports of the doings in Europe, but work and business were almost normal. During their stay in Manila, Archbishop Harty gave Monsignor O’Haran and party the hospitality of the Palacio and in most thoughtful ways made their too short stay most agreeable. The Redemptorist Fathers 'of Malate— Rev. Father Lynch, and Rev. Fathers O’Donnell and Magnieraccompanied the visitors to the steamer this morning and wished them God speed and a safe and happy voyage. *