The power and influence of the Catholic Press are so great even seemingly insignificant activity in its favour is of great importance. Anything you do for the Catholic Press I will consider done for me personally.—Pope Pius X I .
In vain will you found missions and buiki schools, if you are not able to wield the offensive and defensive weapon of a loyal Catholic Press.—Pope Pius X .
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THE S O V E R E I G N PONTIFF'S ALLOCUTION AN ELOQUENT AND STIMULATING REPLY TO THE DECREE ' TUTO FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BB. JOHN FISHER AND THOMAS MORE 9
In reply to the address of homage on the reading of the decree Tuto for the Canonization of Blessed John Fisher and Blessed Thomas More, the Holy Father delivered the following discourse:
ed since their deaths that, as the world might say, their memory had been blotted out. A n d instead, behold, they return at the head of a great army of martyrs, and separated from them by a sovereign gesture, the gesture of true leaders, they are presented to U s alone in the multitude of their splendid merits, presented to receive the supreme palm, the honours, as representing the army which they have led.
"Behold once more among the great servants of God the two great martyrs of Roman faith fidelity, John F i s h e r and Thomas More. We have already made them the subject of certain consideration, but the decree just read and the fine reply of Our venerable "This Divine Providence is a l brother in the apostolate, Mon- ways wonderful; even when it signor Hinsley, brings before Our seems to let the darkness fall, it eyes a second time these two prepares the splendour of the great figures. It is not easy to L i g h t . The fact that this renewadd anything to what has just ed light and splendour has appearbeen said, and to that which had ed just now is a great reason for a little before been read. But as confidence on Our part, when the Our two great predecessors Leo whole world has such need, rethe Great and Gregory the Great membering that all things great have said, it is properly in these and small are obedient to a H a n d circumstances that the difficulty which is not the hand of man, of speaking is surpassed by the that we are i n the hands of God, necessity of manifesting certain of God who walks in the ages and thoughts. W e have already con- whom the ages obey. Certainly it sidered these two grand figures in gives ground for the most prothe massive grandeur of their his- found grief when we see to what toric personality. A t this mo- a pass human things and divine ment We would briefly consider have been brought in more than them under other aspects: in the one country of this unhappy light of God. i n the life of the world: in countries near and i n Church, in the sight of their those far off. There are countries country and their people. which verily represent, i f not destruction, at least the attempt at "In the light of God they are destruction, manifesting a satanic two great martyrs, two grand action against God and the works lighthouses set up to shine upon of God in omne quod ducit ad and enlighten in the ways of God. Deum. (In everything that leads How marvellous are the ways of to God). God through the centuries— "These Holy M a r t y r s come to justae ef verae sunt viae tuae— Rex saeculorum! (Just and true tell us that God's ways are not pre Thy w a y s — K i n g of the ages!) as our ways: they are not ways On a superficial glance it would which lead to darkness, but to seem as i f God had, as it were, light, to the great L i g h t of all. A forgotten these H i s two great ser- great consolation, this, a consolavants, these who had been H i s tion which must not attenuate but witnesses by their own blood, the rather accentuate more and more God, Whom all greatest witness, the hardest that our prayer to it is given to poor human nature events obey, to God Whose W o r d to make. So much time has pass- the storms and waves obey and
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pay honour by the return of peace and tranquility. A n d we should pray thus not only for those supreme interests which ought always to be present i n our prayers —that is to say, those things which concern the honour and glory of God and the salvation of souls—but also for all the sorrows and tribulations which afflict the world of to-day. "In the life of the Church, the two great figures which to-day are upraised before us as the objects of our admiration ought also to be the object of our imitation; and, although they are two such grand personalities, yet such imitation is not difficult, but possible. There comes to mind the thought of St. Augustine: 'Martyrdom, which is the supreme proof o f fidelity to God, ought to be a stimulus, to those who honour them, to other martyrdoms: exempla Martyrum exhortationes sunt martyriorum. (The examples of martyrs are the
exhortations of martyrdoms) Note the holy Doctor does not say exhortations to martyrdom in the classic sense of the test of blood, but to martyrdoms as i f there were many diverse kinds of martyrdom. There are, in fact, many opportunities of imitating the martyrs without the martyrdom of blood and death. There is a martyrdom which consists in the anguish which each one of us experiences in himself i n following the ways of God and i n the fulfilment of his proper duty. There is a martyrdom which consists i n the difficulty of a duty exactly, faithfully, and fully accomplished. There is a martyrdom which occurs in the continual persevering fidelity in little things, in thos* demands for diligence i n the Divine service, in the daily dutj which becomes a daily cross. The Divine Master was referring to Contd: on page 2.)
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MALAYA
CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY,
M A Y 18th,
1935.
K i n g George V ' s P o p u l a r i t y Due to H i s H u m a n e T o u c h .
The Sovereign Pontiff's Allocution
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Et V i r t u s . "
The Great W a r and the B r i t i s h " A n d you can have hot bath* this when He said that whosoever Who does not see, says this great Empire. The World W a r marks every day! I only get a hot bath would come after H i m must take writer, i n this fidelity in a little an epoch of immense importance once a week now. up his daily cross and follow H i m . thing, the true preparation for alike territorially and politically i n Queen M a r y wrote to the Troop France:— In t r u t h the daily life becomes a that martyrdom which the saint the history of the B r i t i s h E m p i r e . The German people were taught daily cross i n its implacable re- was about to accomplish? " I send this message to tell t u r n w i t h its continual demands " F i n a l l y , let us view these two to believe that the first shot fired every man how much we, the and the equal exercise of new great martyrs i n the vision of against England in a European women of the British Empire at would be the signal for the energies and acts of abnegation. their people and country. A great war home, watch and pray for you "We have, again, the martyr- vision indeed. A great vision i n dissolution of the "loosely comduring the long hours of these dom of the C h r i s t i a n life, lived i n that of the Church, Mistress and pacted" B r i t i s h Empire. That was days of stress and endurance." surroundings not only unfavour- Mother of Saints, and interesting a profound miscalculation, and it K i n g George is the world's most able but adverse, lived i n spite of especially at this time, is this last- cost Germany dear. That the extravelled Sovereign. the fascination and seduction of consideration. Certainly, as we pectation of a large addition to He sailed round the world 1880 the world i n a perverse age in look at the march of the designs their colonial empire did much to —1882 w h i c h more and more every sense of Divine Providence, our atten- arouse enthusiasm for the w a r In 1882 he went to N o r t h America among the German people is i n of goodness and every understand- tion is attracted to the fact that „ 1901 „ „ „ Africa. ing of that which is pure and the return of these two great dubitable. Proportionately great ., 1904 „ „ „ Vienna. was their disappointment i n the chaste is being lost. There is the martyrs occurs at a time when the „ 1905 „ „ „ Berlin. m a r t y r d o m of the C h r i s t i a n life B r i t i s h E m p i r e covers so great a final issue of the W a r . „ 1905 „ „ „ India as Prince lived notwithstanding all the suf- part of the whole world. Thus "Loosely compacted" in a conGeorge. fering and want of the present Divine Providence would seem to stitutional sense the B r i t i s h E m „ 1911 „ „ „ India as King. time, those hardships which recall have prepared for its great ser- pire may be, but no sooner were T h i n k i n g of bad kings in the old the words of the P s a l m i s t : ut non vants and athletes an immense Great B r i t a i n and Germany at days and of a l l the kings dethronextendant justi ad iniquitatem theatre for their glorification, es- war than the B r i t i s h Dominions ed on account of the war some manus suas, benefac, Domine, bo- pecially when we remember that instinctively realised that the nis et rectis corde. ( A s the just there are Catholics i n every part issue at stake was w o r l d - d o m i n a - people ask of what use are kings. — Y e t -4n - E n g l a n d -Ms- subj ects ^re may not stretch forth t h e i r hands of that vast E m p i r e . H i s Majesty tion. more loyal than ever to His to i n i q u i t y , incline unto the good the K i n g , when W e thanked h i m The direct cost of the war to Majesty K i n g George the Fifth. and upright i n heart O L o r d ! ) for his benevolent disposition to- Great B r i t a i n exceeded £10,000,W h y is t h i s ? K i n g George takes A s m a n y situations as there are wards Our children whom W e had 000,000; its indirect cost none can no part i n politics, that is in makin life, so are there as many mar- in every part of the B r i t i s h world, compute. A n d the results of this ing laws and fixing taxes and maktyrdoms. told U s that they amounted to vast expenditure of blood and ing wars. W h a t then does the " A l l t h i s they say to us, this many millions and were among his treasure ? K i n g of E n g l a n d do? How did the W a r react upon the grand lesson which these two most faithful subjects. F i r s t of all he sets an example m a r t y r s of F a i t h and Roman fide"It is consoling to think of the people at home and upon the of a clean and busy life to all his l i t y afford us. B u t there is an- joy which the canonization of Overseas E m p i r e ? The first t h i n g people. There are no divorces or other lesson. Behold two men, or these two m a r t y r s w i l l b r i n g to to realise is that for the i i r s t time other scandals at the English rather two armies of men, for so many souls, and also how effec- in their history the whole B r i t i s h Court. No divorced man or woman each of t h e m gathers up i n h i m - tive their lives will be for edifica- people were involved in war— may be presented to the King and self the universality of men. On tion and sanctiflcation i n the whole more completely even than i n the Queen. one side J o h n Fisher, who entered world. To return to this B r i t i s h Civil Wars of the 15th and 17th Then again H i s Majesty works the ecclesiastical state, and from world—and it is a duty not to for- Centuries—far more than i n any harder than most of his people. previous war fought on foreign the humblest offices ascended step get i t — w h i c h prepares such great In England during a great part of by step to higher duties, finally by celebrations for the quarter of soil. A period of Strikes followed the year i t is not light till eight Divine Providence becoming a a century's reign of its beloved the war and world—depression o'clock in the morning. In most Cardinal of the Holy Roman Sovereign. Here is a gracious w as also an indirect result of this offices work is not started beC h u r c h , Bishop w i t h the fullness combination, since this quarter of great conflict. fore ten o'clock, but every day the The Empire of Kindness. The K i n g is i n his office at eight. of priesthood, the fullness of the a century coincides with the government of souls, participating fourth centenary of the death and claims of human nature have been L a t e r in the m o r n i n g H i s Majesty in the Apostolic rule; thus he martyrdom of two great confes- recognised and satisfied more fully grants interviews to ministers, to reached the summit of the sors of C h r i s t . W h o would have during this period than ever be- ambassadors, to governors leaving hierarchical order, of jurisdiction thought of it when the study of fore. Never i n the long history England for service i n the domiand honour. On the other side we this cause of Canonization was of England has the crown been so nions and colonies and to other have Thomas More. A simple lay- begun ? Certainly, no one, and Our- completely representative of the distinguished persons. British and 2nan, but not a simple C h r i s t i a n — self even less than others. A l l people in their wide-spread activi- foreign. To all of them the King Except i n that sense of simplicity the people who compose the E m - ties—both work and play. has to talk on topics of all kinds K i n g George wishes to be consi- however he may feel. which is the o r i g i n of every virtue pire, properly speaking, of B r i —he ascends to martyrdom and tain will take an immense part i n dered "as the head of the f a m i l y " The K i n g also grants interviews sanctity. A C h r i s t i a n l i v i n g i n these celebrations. A n d then, b y which is dispersed throughout the to the P r i m e M i n i s t e r and other the world, a C h r i s t i a n model of another singular gracious prepara- world—His desire has been accom- Ministers to whom H i s Majesty's y o u t h , a model i n his married life, tion of Providence, the two great plished. life-long knowledge of affairs of a model as father of a family, and martyrs, as i f invited to take K i n g George's Practical Sym- state is of the greatest value. as a j u r i s t and advocate i n the part i n these solemnities, remind pathy. The K i n g and Queen shar- England has been lucky in her most difficult causes: a model, too, England and the whole Britannic ed in all the sorrows, anxieties and rulers. George the F o u r t h was a i n the highest offices, i n the coun- world of the ancient faith, wit- hardships undergone by their sub- humane ruler who got laws passed cils of the State, and finally i n the nessed to i n so arresting and glo- jects during the Great W a r and to forbid the w h i p p i n g of women, office of Chancellor, the highest i n rious a way. A faith which is there are many stories of their and to prevent cruelty to horses E n g l a n d after the K i n g i n his day. witnessed b y their blood, which practical help, humanity and and cattle; he would sit up half In a l l these states he always join- goes w i t h , leads, and represents charm. H i s Majesty the K i n g the night t h i n k i n g how to save a ed to them the study of virtue them wherever they go; which wrote to a soldier in hospital: man from being hanged. Edward and the exercise of C h r i s t i a n per- comes, so to say, to confirm t h e i r the Seventh was a great diplomat fection. A great lesson, this, that sublime words w i t h which at the and did much to keep the peace of sanctity is the r i g h t and duty of gibbet itself they thanked those Europe. every condition and state of life, who had been the instruments i n In the past K i n g George used to from the highest to the lowest. obtaining their heavenly great- tercession or such interpreters, open many new buildings, open exRemember, too,—excluding cer- ness. H a v i n g arrived at the such Saints, such martyrs, w i t h attend many social t a i n rare cases i n history which splendour of their heavenly crown, the memory and the actual atten- hibitions, functions, visit the towns of Engalso have t h e i r mysteries—that they design to come and honour tion of the soul turned to that nothing is unforeseen i n the C h r i - this earthly crown which they a l - land which was so well called land and enquire personally after the welfare of his poorer subjects. stian ascent to perfection; i t is ways honoured, and to declare 'Martyr's Dowry' and 'the patri- Since H i s Majesty's severe illness, the f r u i t of patient, persevering that it is not possible to have sub- mony of St. Peter.' His Highness the Prince of Wales work. Only thus does he arrive jects more faithful than those "We give this Blessing i n the and his brothers have taken much at last at the *rrand height of preferred to die rather than of- name of the two martyrs, this work off their fathers m a r t y r d o m . The great Catholic fend their conscience, the p u r i t y through the intercession of their of shoulders. B u t still even the law r i t e r has reason, when recalling of their f a i t h , and the purity of blood, of that blood of martyrdom bourers of E n g l a n d know and adthe example of the Holy Spanish their soul. which has ever been the seed of mit that H i s Majesty the King fcishop a n d m a r t y r Fruttuoso o f Christians^ the seed of faith r e - works as h a r d as any of his subTarragona, who when they were "It only remains to give the de- nascent—that blood of martyrdom leading h i m to martyrdom, and sired Blessing, especiallv upon from which a voice almost pro- jects and f a r harder than most moved by p i t y offered h i m a cup England and the whole Britannic phetic foresaw 'a Second Spring.' men of his age. It is partly on $i water to drink, thanking them world. It is not without profound May that S p r i n g descend i n all its that account that H i s Majesty is so popular. The public knows thai refused, because the day was a emotion that We give this Bless- fragrance, in all its flowers, so the K i n g does his duty. d a y o f f a s t i n g a n d it was not yet ing, invoking it i n the name, and that it may mature the fruits of evening, so he could take nothing, for the first time through the i n - Redemption." ( ( F r o m the Tablet). (CONTRIBUTED.) r
MALAYA
CATHOLIC L E A D E R ,
SATURDAY,
On ^Puxgs from .Albion (From Our Special Correspondent)
The New Archbishop s Address 9
Catholic A c t i o n ; a vigorous campaign on behalf of Cathoiic ivaiieaiion; practical interest i n the work of the F o r e i g n Missions; active support for the Cathoiic Press—these were the principal notes in the first public address of the new Archoishop of Westminster, H i s Grace the Most Rev. A r t h u r Hinsley. A l t h o u g h the ceremony of enthronement was of coarse a purely diocesan function, unattended by other bishops apart from the Westminster Auxiliaries, the occasion nevertheless drew to the Cathedral an overriowing congregation and aroused wide public interest. Points from the Archbishop's address were these:—His Grace, i n speaking of his desires i n the new and high office to w h i c h he had been called, said that he had been asked what would be his policy at Westminster. Policy was to h i m a cold word. H i s line of action would be so guided, he trusted, that he might be able always to say w i t h St. P a u l : — " I w i l l not be burthensome to you, for I seek not the things that are yours, but you." The link between the pastors of the C h u r c h and the Holy See was then emphasised, and D r . Hinsley proceeded to unfold his programme, a programme in union w i t h the desires of the Sovereign Pontiff. " O u r home policy," he said, " i s Catholic A c tion; our foreign policy is M i s sionary A c t i o n . " O n the school question, H i s Grace emphasised that whatever political party claimed the justifiable allegiance of Catholics, there w ould be but undivided policy on the school question. On the matter of the Foreign Missions, the Archbishop stressed the fact that close upon a t h i r d of all the Catholic missions of the world are w i t h i n B r i t i s h territory,; and he bore witness to the liberty enjoyed by Catholic British missionaries under the Hag. Here H i s Grace could speak from close and interesting personal experience, on account of his own former h i g h positions i n Africa, first of ail as Apostolic Visitor to the B r i t i s h missions and afterwards as Apostolic Delegate to that great country. D r . Hinsley pledged himself, by the devotion of his most earnest efforts, to promoting the work of the Association for the Propagation of the F a i t h and other missionary societies. r
The Archbishop's encouragement for the work of the Catholic Press came i n gracious words which are no less applicable to the Malaya Catholic Leader than to our Catholic newspapers here i n England. "The Catholic Press," ne said, "is a m i g h t y power for spreading the t r u t h and for defending the F a i t h . It exercises a reaTapostoIa'te, second only to the preaching office of those who are divinely commissioned, to teach i n God's Church I take this opportunity of u r g i n g the duty ™ support our Catholic writers and journalists, and so to help towards the development of the
Apostoiate of the Press. To support the Catholic Press and to make use of its far-reaching influence should be one of the strongest planks in the platform of Cathoiic Action. Dr. Hinsley xlosed his address w i t h a reference to two imminent events: the canonization of B B . John F i s h e r and Thomas More, and the K i n g ' s Silver jubilee. These events, H i s Grace emphasised, coincided significantly to manifest our twofold loyalty— loyalty to God, and loyalty to K i n g and country. A Record Reception. The L o w Week Reception this year at Archbishop's House beat all records for attendance, and led to an unprecedented change i n the procedure. In past years, the crowd of men i n uniform or evening dress, and ladies clad i n black and wearing mantillas, has made the Throne Room a fashionable assembly on conventional social lines, w i t h the Cardinal A r c h b i shop and the other members of the H i e r a r c h y supplying a r i c h note ,of scarlet and purple to the guests, gathering. And the numerous as they have been, have found their way swiftly and w i t h ease into the building. T h i s was not the case in the present week. The desire to participate i n welc o m i n g the new Archbishop, to pay homage to H i s Grace i n person and on the occasion of his first reception, took a great multitude of Catholics to Westminster, men and women of almost every rank of life. When some of the fashionable cars drove up, their occupants saw, not a clear and inviting passage, but an immensely long queue of waiting men and women, stretching i n hundreds, from the doors of Archbishop's House, along the length of A m brosden Avenue. A n hour after the time when the reception began, they were still making their slow way into the building, as opportunity allowed. Vv hen i h e Throne Room could hold no more, it was decided to vary customary routine. The visitors were diverted, as they arrived, into the spacious Cathedral H a l l , and when some hundreds had there assembled, the A r c h b i shop appeared and was given a mighty welcome. Individual presentations were, of course, impossible; so H i s Grace addressed the crowd from the platform, thanking them for their welcome and .giving them his blessing. Included in the great company present at the reception w ere nearly all the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Wales, many abbots and other prelates, representatives of the diplomatic corps, Cathoiic peers, papal knights, and other high personages. A n d as i f to supply a note o f true democracy to the gathering these rubbed shoulders with hundreds of w o r k i n g men and women who knew that they, too, were gladly welcomed to their pastor's house to take part i n the memorable occasion. T
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It is not without significance, as showing the altered spirit now prevailing towards the Church, that the canonization of Blessed John Cardinal Fisher is being cclebiated officially, not only by Catholics, but i n the M a r t y r e d Bishop's own diocese, Rochester, by the authorities of the Protestant Establishment. A special Anglican service has been arranged „ to be held in" Rochester Cathedral, and other Anglican celebrations arc in prospect. A t Beverley, also, where Blessed John F i s h e r was born, his memory is to be honoured by his fellow-townsmen. Lord Halifax, an Anglican peer, it is announced, is to deliver an address on the martyr. W i t h so much outside politeness in the air, the only fear is lest the ordinary uninswell tructed Englishman, not versed in his country's history, should get it into his head that Bishop Fisher lived and died for the Church of England. There are not wanting those among the extreme " H i g h s " of the Establishment who practically insist that this was indeed the case! W i l l the canonization produce a statue of the then newly-made Saint i n Rochester Cathedral? Who shall say? It can be noted, however, that after the canonization of St. Joan of A r c a statue of the M a i d was set up by Protestant authority in Winchester Cathedral, and there it remains to this day. * * * * A Riot that Failed. Edinburgh has lately had an outburst of anti-Catholic violence which completely failed of its purpose. The decision of the L o r d Provost to give civic welcome to the delegates of the Catholic Y o u n g Men's Society, who have just held their annual Conference in the city, was challenged by a Protestant firebrand who threatened that i f the reception took place there would be a real "smash-up." H i s violence came to an ignoble head at the hands of the Protestant corner boys of Edinburgh, who surged into the streets on the evening fixed .for the reception and gave E d i n burgh's police force a busy hour or two. B u t the reception only took place, and some of the Protestant manifestants have since had to answer for their conduct in the police-court. What is ^till more satisfactory is the fact that this wave of bigotry has so disgusted Edinburgh's citizens as a whole that the chief newspapers have condemned it in unmeasured terms. The leading articles and other comments must have made sad reading for the bigots. In Edinburgh, in fact, partizan Protestantism 'stinks in the nostrils" of every decent element in the population.
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Liverpool Cathedral. A few days ago there arrived i n Liverpool substantial proof that the great Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral is really m a k i n g progress. To a large extent foundations and preparatory brickwork, important though they be, have been thought of as but preliminaries. Now, however, Liverpool's people have seen a hundred great pieces of Cornish granite unloaded on the Cathedral site, all of them numbered i n readiness for placing i n position i n the south crypt of the vast building, the first portion to be erected. Month by month, Liverpool's Cathedral will i n future progress under the eyes of the present generation. *
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A N O T A B L E GIFT. Sultan of Johore's Generosity. Interest blends w i t h admiration in London by the news of the princely gift of half a million of money, from Johore, for the Singapore base. T h i s is the most princely contribution announced in honour of the K i n g ' s jubilee. It formed the only item on newspaper contents bills and was much commented upon. Portraits of the Sultan of Johore are appearing and everywhere Johore is getting an a d m i r i n g press. The result of the gift, by its acceleration of the work, w ill mean, it is hoped, a large increase in employment and consequent prosperity for Singapore. In the matter of jubilee generosity, M a l a y a leads. r
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C. T. S. Does W e l l . A t the annual meeting of the Catholic T r u t h Society, it was reported, among many other encouraging points regarding the past year's doings, that i n 1934 the Society sold upwards of 1,374,000 pamphlets, nearly 42,000 more than i n the previous year. A development in Catholic activity over here is the Catholic F i l m L i b r a r y . So successful has this venture been that since the end of last October the Society has sent out, on hire, close upon two hundred film reels. Some of these convey instruction, and others depict events of Cathoiic interest.
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Australia's Catholic Premier and his gifted wife continue to w i n golden opinions here in England. Mrs. Lyons has already demonstrated her keen interest in social work; and she is shortly to give proof also of her care for Catholic education. She has gladly accepted an invitation to pay a visit, on June 1, to U r m s t o n , a suburban parish frr Manchester, and there lay the foundation-stone of the new school of the E n g l i s h Martyrs. M r s . L y o n s is a believer in Empire education in the schools, and such education will be given at Urmston as the new school develops.
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Y o u n g People's Page The Story of the Apparition of our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima. (Concluded.) THE LITTLE CHAPEL. T h e rude little arch and chapel that were erected by the peasants have given place to magnificent constructions at the shrine of Our L a d y of F a t i m a . F o r pilgrimage, for cures, for conversions and for the increase of devotions, Fatima i n P o r t u g a l has become almost as famous as Lourdes i n France. Devotion To Our L a d y Of Fatima. Devotion to Our L a d y of F a t i m a has spread to almost all the catholic countries of Europe, where the 13th of M a y or October is kept as a solemn festival. - C h a p e l s ^ o r "altars are dedicated to India, China, her in Africa, America. Y o u will remember t h a t recently i n the C h u r c h of Saint Joseph i n Singapore, a beautiful statue of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a was placed and you will also have noticed that her altar is almost always decorated with fresh flowers offered by pious people as a homage to O u r Lady. Y o u may also get a bunch of fresh flowers, place it at her altar and kneeling, recite the short prayer she herself had taught us. T h e L o t of The Three Children. Y o u are naturally curious to know ail about Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta. Towards the end of 1918, a poisonous fever known as influenza was doing havoc i n all the countries of Europe. In December of that year Francisco fell i l l w i t h influenza. A f t e r two weeks i n bed his fever was cured, but he was getting weaker and weaker. Y o u w i l l remember that Our L a d y had promised that Francisco would go to heaven but that he must say the Rosary many many times. F r o m that day he had never let a single day pass without offering this homage to Our L a d y . H e never left out the short prayer after the Glory Beed, that o u r L a d y had taught. A n d often when his mother forgot to recite it, he reminded her that she could recite it any time of the day as she went about her work. B u t now he was become so weak t h a t he was unable to recite the whole Rosary. H e was not at all sorry for being sick, but he was sorry for being unable to say the Rosary. H i s godmother consoled h i m that O u r L a d y would accept the half Rosary as gladly as the full. W h e n some one remarked that he would soon get better, his face became mvsterious, his eyes had a far-off look and gently shaking his head, he muttered, " N o . " H i s godmother vowed to give to the shrine of Our L a d y a quantity of wheat that would weigh as much as Francisco himself. B u t h e told her that the promise was quite useless and that she would not obtain the favour. On the 2nd of A p r i l 1919 his conditions became worse. The parish priest came, heard his confession and promised to b r i n g the H o l y Communion the next morning. That was Francis-
co's first communion. It was also his last. On the 5th of A p r i l he asked his godmother and others to bless him and to forgive h i m , and then without complaint, with a sweet smile upon his lips, he left this world for heaven where he beholds for ever Our Blessed Mother, Her Son, Saint Joseph among all the hosts of heaven. Jacinta. In 1919 Francisco's little sister also fell a victim to influenza. A famous doctor had he* removed to Lisbon for better medical treatment. She was suffering much and an operation was thought necessary. Jacinta told them that it would be useless, but the operation was performed without any good results. Some days afterwards the child said, " I won't cry any more. Our L a d y has appeared to me and promised that she would soon take me to heaven." These children who had already had a glimpse of heaven were not afraid to die for to them it was quite clear that death was the necessary gate to an eternity of bliss. Dear little Jacinta while i n the hospital expressed great sorrow for the souls of some of the unbelieving doctors and for some of the nurses there who showed affectation in their dresses, for l u x u r y and impurity are the sins that lead most souls to hell. On the 19th of February she received the sacraments of the C h u r c h and the next morning Our L a d y took her favourite little Jacinta to herself. Some charitable people subscribed sufficient money to take her body from Lisbon to F a t i m a where it lies buried beside her brother's. Lucia. Of the three little shepherd children who saw Our L a d y at F a t i m a , only one is till alive, L u c i a the principal confidante of Our L a d y . She was not grieved at the death of her dear cousins, for it was a great favour that God had shown to them by removing them from this wretched world of sin and sorrows to heaven where they have the ever lasting vision of God and His angels and saints. Glorious in the eyes of God is the death of H i s holy ones. F o r some years L u c i a could be seen visiting the same spot at the Cova and reciting the Rosary with the crowds of pilgrims, until one day she was not to be seen at F a t i m a at all. She had gone to a college in Oporto. A f t e r studying there for a period she went to Tuy a town in Spain on the border of Portugal and entered the convent of Saint Dorothy. She had domestic duties to perform there, and her humility and obedience were a great example to the others. On the 3rd of October 1928 she made her religious vows and lives there in the silence and peace of the convent. Y o u might envy the lot of these shepherd children. B u t , i f you Contd: on next Col.)
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YET! A n afternoon in June, 1933. We had the previous night steamed out of the harbour of Colombo, in my impression, after a two-day visit, the city of cawing crows and pesterirg hawkers. We were now heading in a more or less easterly direction for Malaya. The other passengers being otherwise occupied, I found myself alone, leaning against the ship's railing, gazing listlessly over the side at the broken field of seawater as it swept by with a slow undulating grace. Slowly, brokenly, dreamily, the words filtered through my m i n d : "Water, water everywhere, and rot a drop to drink—". Then .gradually but steadily, my thoughts took bolder relief, and the Ancient Mariner lay reflected, gesticuiatingly spinning out his philosophy, amid the multifarious tints of the water. In turn he vanished, to leave behind him a beautiful little rainbow anestle arched skyward upon the green-blue slope of a wave that curled eternally from the ploughing bow of the vessel. I awoke, or rather this poetic vision roused me, from my reverie. A n d in the daze that immediately heralded full w a k e f u l ness, I stupidly scanned the heavens for the arch of beauty that thus so artistically cast its reflection as it were through a reversed telescope. The next moment however, full consciousness pulled me u d short in my futile search, and, abashed, I looked around to make sure no one had noticed me. I laughed; then returned to my magic wave. No mere vision, the tiny rainbow still nestled there, complete in its hues and perfectly serene, though all around it the waters frolicked and bickered naughtily, churned hoity-toity by each dip of the ship's bow. Then, w i t h every new shower of spray, it quivered gently for a moment, mingling its four tints with the green-blue of the white-crested wave on which it lay. Wonderful, I thought! How reminiscent of the Story of Galilee! The shrieking, howling winds; the raving sea; the flying, biting spray; a little fisher boat tossing hither and thither with crazyflapping sails and white-faced, wild-eyed crew; ard in the midst of all this terrific din and fury, as it were of hell itself let loose, the white-robed Christ peacefully, serenely picking H i s way through the broken waters, troubled not at all by their onslaught, save for a constant lapping at H i s Divine Feet,—the Feet that were soon +o tread a rougher and unkinder path than this! A n d then, with a slight cessation in the upthrow of spray dust, my rainbow vanished for a brief moment. The sun's rays were si ill there, though imperceptible;
are not going to have heavenly visions, you might t r y to emulate them by receiving Our Blessed L o r d in the sacrament often, and conversing with H i m and devoutly listening for what He has to tell you. Meanwhile -make-it a habit-to-, recite the Rosary daily and to repeat the prayer, " O h my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from he fires of hell and release the souls in Purgatory especially those that are bv everv one forgotten." A. D'C.
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vet were they powerless to restore the rainbow to the breast of the little wave, until, as it seemed, some co-operation, some personal effort—in the form of a spraydizzle—were first forthcoming from the wave itself. This seemed to me symbolical. F o r did not an adage counsel us not to "pray to God with arms folded"? And another, from Basque, remind us that although "God is a good Worker. He likes to be helped!" E v e n He, the Eternal, the A l mighty, requires, nay demands, our co-oneration i f He is to achieve anything for us and among us! H i s tremendous Work of Redemption were n i l , unless we of our own freewill did our part therein, threw up our own I turned away from the rairbow, bewildered, awed! It was only a thine of beauty, a pretty piece of nothingness, and yet what mighty, what wonderful truths it tamrht C. W . B . M .
M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 18th,
Report on the "Gardens" For the year 1934. We took a keen interest in perusing the " A n n u a l Report of the Director of Gardens for the Year 1934" which has been kindly forwarded to us. Though not of a bulky size,—the matter covers only six pages,—this succinct^ account gives a clear cursory view of the work done by the staff of the Gardens Department not only in furthering the knowledge of the flora of this country, but also in introducing foreign plants and fruit-trees for our gardens and orchards. Its work is not confined within the narrow limits of the Botanic Gardens in Singapore and Penang as many people would believe who enjoy, now and then, a quiet stroll along their flower-beds and stately avenues of palm-trees. Much wider is the field covered by the activities of the Gardens' staff. In fact the whole Malay Peninsula with the islands on its western and eastern coasts form the area which falls under the survey of this Department. In June 1934, M r . Corner explored the swampy forests of Johore where he made interesting discoveries. Unfortunately, having contracted Japanese River fever, he hacT to repair i n haste to Singapore for treatment. There he recovered after a very serious illness. A t the same time,—in June,—Mr. C. F . Symington brought a collection o f considerable interest from Gunong Tapis, a mountain near Kuantan, where no botanical exploration had been made yet. A n d finally, i n November, M r . Henderson visited Pulau Langkawi, P u l a u Timun and Pulau Davang B u n t i n g ; not only did he obtain a very good general idea on the limestone flora, but he was so lucky as to discover a species belonging to a family not yet recorded in this region. Mr. C. X . Furtado, assistant Botanist,—who is a parishioner of the church of St. Joseph, Singapore,—worked in the Herbarium of the Botanic Gardens, Berlin, from June 6th 1933 to January 14th 1934. He also availed himself of a fortnight holiday to visit botanical institutions in Italy, A u s t r i a and Czechoslovakia. Then he spent two months and a half at K e w and the British Museum and, on his Journey back to Singapore, visited the Herbarium of the National History at P a r i s . — " A s a result of his studies " says the Report, " M r . Furtado had gained much new Malayan knowledge concerning palms and aroids, and two papers had already been published by the end of the year, while others were jn preparation." The papers referred to, and published in the Fedde Repertorium, Berlin, are The limits of the genus Areca, Lmn. and its sections' (22 pp.) Palmae Malesicae' (10 pp.). If to these paners, contributed ^ M r . C. X . Furtado to a foreign review, we add those published by other members of Gardens in the gardens Bulletin, during 1934,— Vol. VII., Pt. 3 and V o l . VIII., Pt. we come to the conclusion that, P^der the imnulse of M r . R. E . «oitum, Director of this Depart* . systematic Botany keeps m e n
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apace with the collecting of plants, and Ridley's magnum opus is in good hands for a successful continuation.
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The three last Chapters of the Report deal with the improvements made to the Botanic and other public Gardens in Singapore and Penang, and with various experiments in acclimatizing foreign species such as the edible fig-tree. We are told about this tree that " sixteen plants o f . . . .four varieties were introduced from England for trial. They grew well in large pots, and began to fruit, but in a few months they were attack- , ed so severely by boring weevils and a species of longicorn beetle, the larvae of which ate into the tap root, that most of the plants died. A possible solution of the problem of root attack is to graft the edible figs to local wild species; this has been tried without success." It is to be hoped, however, that some means shall be discovered of protecting the fig-tree against these pests so that, sooner or later, its dainty fruits will have their place on our table. T h i s hope is far from being beyond possibility as at the Horticultural show, held last year at Malacca, were to be seen figs of a fairly good size.
SINGHALESE PADANG, KUALA
ARCH LUMPUR.
Some of our readers to whom the Gardens Department and its activities were hardly known—if not unknown at a l l — w i l l henceforwards be able to realize the task devolving upon this institution and its utility to the public wellbeing. RAMA RAMA. LITTLE 1.
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" Poor boy, poor lonely boy, were I but strong, I'd lift you away from the world's mighty throng, A n d place you beside me, from here to behold A l l things that the good God from nothing did mould. But list y o u ! I see an old shack in the hills; In a shabby old bed which a shabby room fills Lies sleeping an urchin, his lips i n a smile, Such as on4y God's angels can give to a child. A n d now a huge city all lighted I see. Its people as many as leaves on a tree; One sad, lonely beggarman hobbles along, T i l l a passing boy's coin fills his heart with a song. Away, f a r away, where the sun 'gins to rise, A shepherd-boy leaves his hay-bed 'neath the skies, And, picking his shaft, guides the flock to the dells, To graze there and romp till the r i n g of church-bells. A n d away to the darkening west I espy A little g i r l kneeling, her face to the sky, Her praving lips whisper; h a r k ! what do they say? * A n d bless, Dod, all lonely little kids far a w a y ! ' " By C.W.B.M.
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PORTUGUESE M A L A C C A And ACHEH By. Rev. Fr. R. C A R D O N of the Paris Foreign MissionsSECOND INSTALMENT.
In his " Clero de Goa " Casimiro Christovao de Nazareth mentions, p. 294, that, in 1565, fifty-seven Portuguese were murdered in the Kingdom of A c h e h ; one of these was Alvaro Ferreira, and another Fernao Viegas, the father of A l m a dor Viegas, a Jesuit at Goa. On account of his nearness to Malacca, Acheh was a permanent threat not only to that port but also to the Portuguese ships on their route from India to the Archipelago^ China and Japan. Therefore, in 1558, Dom Francisco Barreto, (21) the 19th Governor of India, superintended the equipment of a large fleet of 25 galleons, 10 galleys, and 80 galliots with the intention of firmly establishing the Portuguese E m p i r e i n these parts by the annihilation of its most relentless foe, the Sultanate of Acheh. But all his pains were i n vain since, being at the end of his office, he had to make over his powers to D o m Constantino da Braganca. (22) To quote Danvers, . " it appears to have been a prevailing custom i n India that new Governors never put into execution the plans of their predecessors." In 1568 " Ala'u'd-din Riayat S h a h " again attacked Malacca. To keep his expedition secret, he told the Portuguese that his army was destined for Java and, at the same time, he sent a letter of friendship together with a K r i s , as a present, to the Governor, Dom Leonis, Pereira. So sure of success was the Sultan that he took his wife and children with h i m to the siege. H i s fleet of 250 sail, carrying 20,000 men with 200 brass cannon, came unexpectedly before Malacca. On that day—the K i n g of Portugal's birthday—Dom Leonis Pereira, with the whole garrison and people of the city, were on the seashore enjoying themselves in various sports and exercises on horseback. The sight of the Achinese armada (23) spread serious dismay among the merry-makers. With the utmost coolness, Dom Leonis ordered the games and sports to be continued, but gradually drew his men nearer the town, so that the enemy should not perceive thai he was aware of their aoproach. Then he mustered his forces, 1500 men in all, of which 200 only were Portuguese. A t this moment, a man, suspected of being a spy, was brought to him. Put to the torture, the man confessed that he was an Achinese emissarv sent to poison the principal captains of the (21) Dom Francisco Barreto; Governor of India: 1555—1558; Captain Governor or Governor of Monomotapa (Africa) in 1559; died the same year. (22) Dom Constantino de Braganca, 7th Viceroy of India: 15*8—1561. (23) Very likely the inhabitants pot sight of the Achenese fleet onlv when it came round Ilha das Pedras (the actual Pulo Upeh) which at that time formed the extreme point of a cape. According
place and set fire to their powdermagazine. B y order of the Governor, the spy was put to death, and his mutilated body sent to the Sultan of Acheh. Signal F o r Battle. Enraged on seeing his plan baffled, the Sultan gave the signal for hostilities by landing his whole army. After a heavy cannonade, 200 scaling-ladders were laid amidst the deafening shouts of both the assailed and the assailants. Every available man in the Fortress was at his appointed post. Even the priests had undertaken to defend one position, (24) " but no sooner had the enemy commenced the attack than they fled to their church." (Danvers: The Portuguese i n India, V o l . 1). A s the battle reached its highest pitch, a body of Portuguese sallied out, attacked the enemy's works killing a great number of them and captur* ing one cannon together with a great quantity of arms. In this_ action, only one Portuguese and six Malays were killed. Inspirited by their K i n g , the Achinese stormed the walls a second time; but as soon as they reached the top, they were hurtled down by their opponent. Then the Portuguese *attempted another sally but, this time, they were driven back with heavy loss of officers. E v e r y stratagem was devised by the enemy to terrorize the inhabitants but without avail. On the t h i r d day of this memorable siege, a general assault was made by the Achinese in which the indomitable courage of the Portuguese and their Malay troops won the victory. " Ala'u'd-din Riayat Shah " seeing that, after three days of furious fighting, he had not gained a foot of ground, gave up all hope and, with great secrecy re-embarked his troops. Before leaving, he set fire to some of his vessels which were not required owing to some 4000 of his men being slain. During the siege, his eldest son, the ruler of A r u , lost his life. Immediately after the departure of the Achinese, the K i n g of Johore, Muzaffar Shah, arrived to assist the Portuguese with whom he was then on friendly terms. For a long distance he found the sea covered with the dead bodies of the enemy. " This was esteemed one of the most desperate and honourable sieges the Portuguese experienced in India, their whole force consisting of but 1500 men of whom no more than 200 were Europeans " to D. F. A. Hervey (Joum S.B.R.A.S. No. 53, 1909, pp. 111—115), " when Albuquerque took Malacca, it was.a harbour with deep water and a fine sandy bay extending in a curve from the river mouth eastward? to the rocky eminence, called Pulo U p e h . . . . In the time of Valentyn (1726), the sea had already worn a way through the sandy shore and turned the western end of Upeh into an island.... From the time of the open-
PANORAMIC VIEW OF UPEH OR TRAXQL'ERAH T A K E N I ROM ST. PAUL'S HILL.
(Marsden: History of Sumatra, Silva went to Malacca and from p. 430) and " it is difficult to deter- there set out with 14 sail in qu£st mine which of the two is the more of the Achinese fleet. Off Acheh astonishing: the vigorous stand he met 60 well-manned ships made by such a handful of men, armed with large cannon, and as the whole strength of Malacca under the command of the Sulconsisted of; or of the prodigious tan's son. De Mello completely resources and perseverance of the destroyed this fleet, capturing Achinese monarch." (do, I.e. p. three galleys with six small ships 431). and sending the rest, but one, to Dom Leonis Pereira distributed the bottom. The Sultan's son and money and jewels to the value of heir was killed with 1200 of his 15,000 crowns amongst all those men, and 300 others were made On the Portuguese who had distinguished themselves prisoners. side, not a single man was lost. in the defence of the city. On 28th September 1571, In the following year, a Malacca ship met and captured in the "Ala'u'd'dln Riayat Shah" died. Straits an Achinese vessel bound He had failed in his attacks on for Java with an embassy to raise Malacca. He had also attacked the a new enemy against the Portu- Batak to convert them to Islam and had conquered A r u though guese. . About that time, in 1569, oc- Johor forced him to evacuate it: curred one of the most valiant but in 1564, he revenged himself deeds in Portuguese annals. on Johor carrying the Sultan as Cruising off Acheh, Lopes Caras- a prisoner to Acheh. In the middle of October, 1571, co fell in with a fleet of 20 large Antonio Moniz Barreto (25) being galleys and 180 other ships supposed to be for use against Malac- captain of the Fortress, the forces ca. They .were commanded by the of the new ruler, Husain, styled Sultan of Acheh in person. Ca- Sultan " A l i Riayat Shah" arrived rasco, with his single boat, could before 'Malacca, a fleet of about not expect to escape: so he re- 100 sail carrying 7000 men. On solved to sell his life dearly. For the verv night of arrival they three days, Carasco and the landed at Iller (26) (Banda-Hilir) Achinese fought without mercy, which was set on fire; a violent only parting at night. Forty of downpour of rain providentially his enemy's vessels were either hindered the total destruction of Afterwards, the sunk or disable.d, but Carasco's this suburb. ship was so completely shattered Achinese attempted to burn the that little of her remained above Portuguese ships at anchor off the water-line a*nd all her rigging Ilha das Naos (Pulo Jawa), (27) had been torn to pieces. Luckily but failed. They then decided to a Portuguese vessel came in sight besiege the city which was in a and trfe Achinese. taking to flight, sorry plight, its garrison much releft Carasco on his wreck, master duced from sickness and famine. Everything was gloomy, hopeless, of the situation. as the enemv continually battered This combat of a single Portuguese ship against her whole fleet the walls and cut off all communitaught Acheh the distasteful les- cations from without. Soon the son that she alone had no more garrison and the inhabitants were power to destroy the Lusitanians reduced to great misery. At this in the Archipelago than hajd the crisis, Tristao Vas da Veiga. W»> then on his way to Sunda with a princes of India. In 1570, reinforcements having ^ (Contd: on page 7.) reached Goa, Luis de Mello da ing of <his channel dates, no doubt, the silting which has spoilt the harbour of Malacca "—" The oldest resident in the place states that his father remembered when Pulo Upeh....was only a pistolshot from the shore. . . . It is also known that land which were leased out by Government in that neighbourhood not very many years ago has disappeared pltogether owing to the encroachment of the sea."
(24) The Jesuits on St. Paul s Hill. (25) Antonio Moniz Barreto, ^ nor of Malacca: 1571—1573 and Governor of India: 1573—1576. , (26) Her. a small village of fisher men was then without defensive won^ (21) Then known as Pulo Malacca and Ilha das Naos (Ship's Island*(28) Tristao Vas da Veiga. Governor of Sunda. succeeded Moniz Barreto y Captain of Malacca: 1678—1576. o x e r
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(Continued from page 6.) ship, put into the port. Acquiescing in the entreaties of the besieged, he took in hand the command of the Malacca fleet which numbered only 10 ships, of which 9 were almost rotten ^and had no rigging; as for their crews 300 men—they were as naked as they were hungry. Everything was as bad as possible and Tristao Vas acknowledged that there could be no hope except in the Almighty. So he told his men to make their confession and prepare for death. At the end of November, having prepared his fleet. Tristao Vas da Veiga set out and found the enemy in the Rio Fermoso (Batu He immediately Pahat R i v e r ) . charged and boarded the Admiral's ship, killed a number of her crew and hauled down her flag. "Meanwhile, Fertaao Peres, with only 13 men in a small vessel captured one of the enemy's galleys: Fernao de Lemos sank another* of their ships, and Francisco de Lima, having also captured one, burnt it and then returned to the attack. Manoel Pereira who was in da Veiga's ship—the latter having taken the command of a Malacca galliot,—sank three other vessels and captured several with great slaughter. The remainder of the enemy's fleet, then, fled after losing 700 men" (Danvers, I.e. Vol. II). In this engagement the Portuguese lost only five men. For three days da Veiga remained at the mouth of the Rio Fermoso, waiting for the Achinese; but as They dared not come out, he returned to Malacca. Malacca In Danger. In 1573, Antonio Moniz Barreto having been appointed Governor of Portuguese India left for Goa. He had scarcely assumed the reins of government (9th September) when news came that Malacca was again in danger. Acheh was besieging the town, this time, with the co-operation of the queen of Japara (29) (in Java). Barreto ordered Dom Leonis Pereira/the hero of the siege of 1567, to proceed there immediately. B u t Pereira, who knew the fort to be in a very bad con(29) Japara—now Batavia founded by the Governor Jan Goen upon the ruins of Jaeatra in 1621. Became the headquarters of the Eastern Dutch colonies in 1519.
sail, 80 of which were junks of 400 tons burthen. After besieging the place for three months, till the very air became corrupted by their stay, the fleet retired with little more than 5,000 men of the 15,000 that embarked on the expedition. Very likely these two relentless foes of the Portuguese had agreed to molest the unfortunate citv by turns so that when one of them had retired to refit his fleet, the other, almost immediately, took his place. Therefore, in the beginning of February 1575, the Achinese set sail for Malacca with 40 galleys and some other smaller ships and galliots to the number of 100, provided with a great quantity of artillery. Just at that time, Tristao Vas da Veiga was expecting reyictualling ships, for the city was in great need of provisions. Therefore he had ordered Pereira in a galley, Bernardim da Silva in a caravel and Fernao Pallares in a ship, each with 40 men, to convoy and bring in these vessels. No sooner did they attempt to leave the port than the enemy pounced upon them and speedily sent their ships to the bottom. The three captains and 70 of their crews were either killed or drowned, 45 were taken prisoners but 5 escaped by swimming. ' T h i s was a dreadful blow to Malacca and lamented, as the historian relates, with tears of blood by the little garrison who were not now above an hundred and fifty men, and of those a great part not effective;" " (Marsden, I.e., p. 431) two thirds were sick and aged. Moreover, lack of ammunition prevented the Portuguese from replying to the enemy's fire which battered the fort at intervals during seventeen day:;. Tristao Vas da Veiga, indeed, intended to reserve his small stock of powder for an effort at the last extremity. This inactivity from their opponent, at first, startled the besiegers. Then, th^v became suspicious, imagini n g ' t h a t the Governor ..had some deep stratagem in hand* Seized with panic, they raised the siege when they might have taken the town without a blow, and retired without having inflicted any serious damage on the place. The siege had lasted a little less than one month. On that occasion. Malacca owed her preservation not only to the intrepidity but also to the patriotic generosity of the
dition, refused to take charge of its defence unless he were given reinforcements and ammunition. On the refusal of the Viceroy to give him assistance, instead of going to Malacca, Dom Leonis sailed to Lisbon. Meanwhile, Tristao Vas da V e i ga, whose captaincy at Sunda had just ended, arrived at Malacca, and by common Consent of the Council, was appointed Governor of the Fortress in succession to Dom Francisco Anriques who had recentlv died. His first act was to apply to the Viceroy for aid. Dom Antonio contented himself with encouraging the neighbouring Fortresses to assist da Veiga, promising to pay liberally for any help they might render. In that way, Malacca received an auxiliary force sufficient to make crood its defence. Moreover, on the request of Dom Antonio and on his offering has son, Duarte Moniz, a boy of eight years of age, as security, the Goa Municipality made a loan of 20,000 pardaos in order to fit out a relief fleet, and took charge of the security. The Javanese General, Quiadaman. in the meantime, had begun hostilities (1574), attacking first Iller (Banda H i l i r ) . Dom Antonio de Castro went to the rescue of the suburb with only ten men and was killed. After this skirmish, Quiadaman encompassed the city with 15,000 of his best troops. In a sally, Joao Pereira and Martim Pereira dislodged the enemy from one of his positions, killing 70 of them, levelling their earthworks and capturing 7 pieces of cannon. Next, they set fire to 30 of the enemy's galleons and to some war-engines which had been erected to attack one of the bastions while, on the river side, Fernao Peres de Andrade and Bernardim da Silva destroyed the palisades. In all these hand to hand fights the, Portuguese lost only from 15 to 20 men killed. Then Pereira attended to the besieging fleet. Pushing as far as Johore, he seized the provisions which were on their way to the enemy. Utterly demoralized by these successive blows, the enemy embarking, attempted to escape at night, Pereira overtook them from the rear and defeated them with great slaughter. According to Marsden (I.e., p. 431), the terrible queen of Ja—
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Governor who spent more than 20,000 ducats of his own money in the provision of arms and ammunition. As soon as his fleet was back in Acheh, " A l i Riayat Shah" glutted his rage at his failure by massacring all the Portuguese who were in the town, amongst them: Andre Coutinho, Gaspar Carvalho, Antonio (or Francisco) Correia, Bernardino da Silva, Joao de Matos, Antonio Vas, Antonio V a lente, Sebastiao Goncalves, Nuno Leite, Manoel Fernandez, Jorge de Andrade, Gaspar Carneiro and Joao Leao (C. C. de Nazareth, I.e., p. 295). About that time, things were going from bad to worse, especially in the Government of Malacca. The Portuguese domination in the Moluccas was near its end; (30) the squadron which had been despatched to relieve the fort besieged by the K i n g of Ternate was lost, nobody could say where; the K i n g of Ujongtana (Johor) had. once more, changed sides to join the enemies of Malacca, and there was something like a general understanding on the part of the native powers in India to join in one effort to rid themselves of the Portuguese yoke. And when, in 1578 and 1582, the news reached India of Dom Sebastian's death at Alcacer Kebir (Morocco) ; of the reunion of the Crown of Portugal to that of Spain, with Philip II as sovereign of the two Kingdoms, everyone foresaw that new troubles would arise in the Portuguese Empire. (30) The last Commanders, one and all, had looked to their own*private interests rather than those of Portugal and the King of the Island had turned their most bitter foe.
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the role the mother takes, and. by His own example inculcated reverence and appreciation for motherhood and womanhood. H e elevated woman to the highest possible dignity, and it remains with woman to remain on these heights, and from her elevated dignity to influence her family and home, by being ever the Builder, the Foundation, the Life and the Heart of the family circle and making the Home so attractive that family life becomes a foretaste of heaven.
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THE CARE OF T H E EYES. When i n perfect health, the whites of the eyes should be a clear bluish-white; any sign of redness or a yellowish tinge indicates that something is wrong. Redness shows that the eye is If the woman is to be the Heant suffering from a slight cold or of the Home, she must needs be strain. Give the eyes a bathe. a Valiant Woman—the valiant A d d to a cupful of water that has woman of the husband and the been boiled a few boracic crystals, pride of . her household; broad- use when it is the right temperminded and modern as befits he* ature—blood-heat. Do not have station i n a l l things that matter the solution too strong at first; i f little, but adamant, inflexible on the eyes smart too much, add more the essential narrow path of Catho? water, but always blood-heat, as lie truth and woman's dignity; by water too hot or extremely cold is her life a living protest against, unsuitable for bathing the eyes. the looseness of modern thought To remove a yellowish tinge from and action i n the first things of the eyes, drink a glass of hot water lifej a bulwark against the selfish to which has been added the juice Exercising the eyes helps the modern doctrine of a home with- of a lemon. Tired and heavy eyes vision. T r y the following exercise may be bathed with eau-deout a cradle. Such is the grand calling of the Catholic woman in Cologne and water. In a l l treat- each morning: Hold the head the world of to-day. The appeal ment with bandages and pads, erect and stand before a window. on behalf of womanhood, home and medicated cotton-wool and butter Eyes to the right, eyes to the left, purity for the cleansing of the muslin are the most hygienic eyes up, eyes down, changing each world, must find its best and most materials to use, since they can be direction slowly. Some eye speciSponges should alists advise blinking and winking ardent champions within the Folds thrown away. never be used unless they are a l - exercises, but these are liable to of our Holy Church. and wrinkles most certain to bediscarded after- cause bagginess under the eyes. If these simple wards. A pious mother was onee teachexercises are carried out twice a ing her little boy of four years to Styes and red rims on the eyes week, a great improvement will be make the sign of the Cross. She are caused, as a rule, by straining felt, as on the outer side of the led his hand to his forehead, breast the sight, and weakening the eyes. orbit is a small gland called the and shoulders, whilst she had him They frequently occur i f the lachrymal gland. This gland, to repeat the words: In the- name vitality is low. Tone up the which is like a simple salivary of the Father, and of the Son and system by a good tonic and gland in structure, secretes a of the Holy Ghost. Amen. A l l purchase a good ointment from a watery fluid, which when excessive at once the boy wonderingly asked: chemist. A stye is a small abscess escapes as tears. In addition to "Mama, where is the mother?" which forms at t h e root of an the lachrymal secretion, which He thought she was forgetting eyelash; i t should be treated by keeps the eyeball clean and moist, something, for he instinctively pulling out the eyelash involved there is also a thicker fluid formed felt, i f the mother was missing, and bathing the eye frequently by small glands situated in the with a solution of hot water and eyelids; these fluids act as lubrithe group would be incomplete. salt. Chronic inflammation, how- cants and are therefore kept in Spiritually Our L o r d wants us ever, requires the immediate advice motion with simple exercising. If all to be as children, and children of a qualified optician. the greater part of the day is spent need a mother to lead them on, and The beauty of the eye can be indoors, t r y and spend a few hours to raise them up when they fall. greatly enhanced by perfect eye- every week out of doors looking at Jesus has given us such a Mother. lashes. They should be as dark beautiful green fields and immovHer heart is literally melting with or a shade or two darker than able objects. The motorist who tenderness and compassion for us. the hair. The eye that is fringed finds that constantly looking at D u r i n g this—Our Lady's' own by long lashes is very attractive. moving objects tires his eyes will month*—the month of M a y , all To make eyelashes grow, lubricate find that sleep, or reading a good have a special claim on Mary, but them with pureolive oil or melted book with the light reflecting on Mothers have a twofold claim. vaseline. Apply the oil with a fine the print, is very useful. Our Divine L o r d wished to impress cAmel-hair brush to be kept for upon mankind the importance of the purpose, and when this is (Contd: on next Col.)
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Blessed Thomas detected the King's schismatical designs, and The Church is making head- died resisting them. Y e t we are way in Ceylon. A number of asked to believe that he would not priests from "the pearl of the have detected the many gross Indies" are studying at our U n i - heresies which were incorporated versities for the degrees which the into Elizabeth's foundation, or, i f Government desires the holders he had would have consented to of more important educational them! A n d that i n spite of the posts to possess. books he wrote against Tyndale's The Catholic colleges do well in and Luther's errors! Anglicanism is not guilty of the the civil examination; i n fact they outdistance a l l competitors, and deaths of Fisher and More and the are determined not to relinquish Carthusians, because Anglicanism pride of place. They accept any did not exist at that time. They challenge readily, and their spirit were martyred by a schismatical Catholic King. Anglicanism really is excellent. dates only from Queen Elizabeth's National feeling runs high i n the accession. island, and has proved an almost * * * * insuperable barrier to the ProtestThe B.B.C.'s Refusal. ant evangelist, who represents a purely national and foreign creed The B.B.C.'s unexplained refusal to the average Cingalese. to relay the broadcast of the canoThe people have a natural sym- nisation is probably due to the pathy with Catholic piety and same ignorance of history as asceticism, and i t is felt that there afflicts M r . Phillips. There can be will be no lack of vocations for the no conceivable reason for the reaustere contemplative life. It im- fusal to relay except that it might presses because of its very fulness offend Protestants. But why should it offend them? of surrender. They had nothing to do with any At present F r . Thomas' most urgent need is for two establish- martyrdoms until the reign of ments, one for monks and one for Elizabeth* A l l the martyrs under Henry VIII, as we have explained sisters, and many English Cathoin a previous paragraph, are lics will be glad to help him. victims of a bad Catholic monarch. Modern Anglicanism derives from Queen Elizabeth. English Saints. When the canonisation of ElizaA Mr. J . P. Bacon Philips, whose beth's victims occurs i t will be exletter has appeared i n several newspapers which have reached us cusable if Protestants, and partifrom all parts of the country, has cularly Anglicans — whose very written to the Press, i n connection Bishops hounded many of them to with the canonisation of B B . John death—are not overjoyed at the Fisher and Thomas More, on the ceremony, but there is no reason why they should feel the slightest subject of English Saints. shame over this canonisation. He believes, i n spite of "The Even those to whom Erastianism Prig's" gently humorous essay on is a sacred principle would*admit the subject, that the Church of that Henry showed himself an unEngland will shortly honour her redeemed cur w e n he allowed his chosen sons and daughters with tutor and his friend to be executed canonisation, but he makes two for opposing him on conscience amusing historical blunders. grounds. Among the possible Anglican * * * * candidates he includes "Father Trouble In Edinburgh. Damien, General Gordon, Sister We most warmly commend the Dora, and Bishop Hannington; whilst of Blessed Thomas More he courage and civic sense of S i r says: "It is worthy of note that William J . Thomson, the Lord Prosome of his greatest friends were vost of Edinburgh, contained in his dignitaries of the Anglican Church stern warning to Councillor John —the Dean of St. Paul's, etc., etc." Cormack (without the Mc) of the Poor Dean Colet! Being so long boisterous Protestant Action Socidead, he will perhaps not see the ety. From reports i n the Scottish joke of being made a Protestant quite so readily as Father Damien. newspapers it is clear that he was Dean Colet died before England indulging in language which justiwent Protestant, but Father Da- fied the Lord Provost's warning, mien's peculiar privilege was that that the authorities would not he, though a Catholic, was so ably hesitate to use a l l the powers at vindicated by the non-Catholic their disposal to quell trouble and author, R. L . Stevenson. H e will to bring the trouble-makers to justice. enjoy the joke. The event showed that the * * * * authorities were wise in adhering Anent The Same. to their decision to grant a civic A few more words may well be welcome to the Catholic Young quoted from M r . Phillips' letter to Men's Society, and to ensure that good purpose. " It is possible," he " the possibility that damage might says, "that had S i r Thomas More be done to property, and indivilived in our time, he might have duals injured" remained a m e r been a loyal member of the Church possibility, in spite of the Protestant Action Society and any other of England." and fanatics. bigots The martyr died because he There are lawful means of prowould not consent to an oath, sufficiently ambiguous i n text and con- testing, and of making the protest text to deceive the vast majority effective, but when i t comes to of the clergy, as well as the entire hints and suggestions, which imply hierarchy, but designed to cover readiness to use violent methods i t the King's plans to make himself is time for authority to act. Pope over the English portion of (Continued on page 12) the Catholic Church.
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learned works both sacred and profane were written in Latin. These works embodied Theology, Philosophy, Church History, C a non Law and Biography. Besides Greek and Latin patristic literature, there was a sparse sprinkling of Syriac writings referred to as the works of the "Fathers of the Desert." Among the secular and liturgical works of the Christian Latin Poets, the names of Sidonius ApoHinaris, Prudentius, Venantius Fortunatus and St. Prosper of Aquitaine have won an exalted place in the 'Temple of Fame.' Proceeding to the Middle Ages we see St. Bernard ushering in a new epoch of literature which culminated in the most fruitful and many-sided writings of which St. Thomas Aquinas and Dante are the foremost exponents. This was also the age of 'miracle,' or morality and mystery plays which were destined to be the sources of inspiration for modern sacred drama. It must be observed here that much of this mediaeval literature found its way in translation into every country in Christendom. The peerless products of this phase of literature are the 'Fioretti' o l St. Francis and the Imitation of Christ.
When speaking of 'Catholic Literature" references based on faulty assumptions are often made by critics and students of literature. Such misleading observations are due to a prepossession of inaccuracies that may be set down under the following categories:â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (1) That the Catholic Church is a Christian sect as much as any other. Towards the close of the Middle (2) That Catholic literature is Ages there was a bloom of naunderstood merely as " R o tional literature in which France man Catholic religious literastood at the forefront with the ture." (3) That the scope of literature exquisite chronicles of Joinville, is narrowed down so as to Froissart and the suave poetical comprise poetry, drama, fic- works of Villon. The Renaistion, literary essays and criti- sance gave a further 'fillip' to cisms; all of which are con- French literature when St. Franveniently termed belles let- cis de Sales made an indelible mark by his writings. Taking all tres." (4) That Anglo-American lite- in all, Christendom owes a great rature of the past three cen- deal to France in the field of turies is taken to represent a Catholic literature. H e r ascetical major portion of the Catholic writers, religious historians and apologists have produced works of literary field. high value, and judging them, In attempting to discuss this even at second-hand through mevery wide subject, we must condiums of translation, one cannot fess our inability to go exhausthat these writings have but admit tively into it, nor to make any left a permanent imprint on the original comments on it. Before sands of time. launching on our main subject In Italy the literature on the the reader may well be informed that Catholicism merely stands whole has been purely Catholic for authentic, integral Christian- though there have been periods of ity which has enjoyed an un- lapses here and there. Dante's broken life of 193 5 years to date; writings alone will form a library and the literature of this exten- in themselves, but Italian literasive period not only pertains to ture has many other names to be matters of faith but embraces rightly proud of. We may name every aspect of life and thought here just a few modern writers who are familiar to us through throughout the Catholic world. They are Cardinal Since the N e w Testament translations. forms the basis of the Church's Capecelatro, Giosue Borsi, Agosteaching, we may conveniently tino Gemelli and Papini. Spanish fix it as the starting point of the literature perhaps claims to be the subject of our discussion. The most Catholic in outlook. Among early ascetical writers and apolo- the Spanish writers of note St. gists used the two languages of Teresa, St John of the Cross, Luis the Graeco-Roman world as the de Leon and Luis of Granada are medium of expression of their the most outstanding. Lope de inspired thoughts. A n aggrega- Vega and Calderon stand as a class tion of this type of literary com- by themselves in producing relipositions has been handed down gious dramas of high standard. to posterity under the name of German literature w as just get'Patrology'. These works are still ting into its stride about the time extant in every Christian country of the Reformation. There apeither in their original forms or in pears to be a scientific thoroughtranslated and annotated editions. ness characterising the works of U p to the seventeenth century German writers particularly in r
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Philosophy, Sociology, Scriptural studies, history and other branches of learning. O f late years German Catholic literature has produced original thinkers of the stamp of Karl Adam, Hermann Bahr and Richard V o n Kralik. As it is not feasible to deal with this subject in its entirety, we are persuaded to pass over the share of Catholic literature contributed by the other countries of Europe and wind up this article with some reference to English and American Catholic literature.
suitable for boys and girls. Finally America's greatest gift to the Catholic world is the Catholic Encyclopedia. May we not therefore feel justly proud of such magnificent heritage in literature whose crystal streams are ever flowing, not with turbulent sophistry but with placid and penetrating wisdom of the ages. NOTES & COMMENTS B I L L A T T A C K S S E A L OF CONFESSION. Representative Bryan of Jual County, U.S.A., has introduced a Bill in the State Legislature which proposes that priests should be forced to make known information they receive in the confessional. The Catholics of Utah have strongly protested against this Bill and are determined to organise public protests if the measure is to be pressed. Rt. Rev. Mgr. D. G. Hunt wrote as follows in the "Salt Lake Tribune" : "The proposed law would command the priest to violate an obligation, than which there is none more sacred. It would command him to disregard an authority greater than that of any State or nation, the authority of God Himself, and would strike at one of the most sacred traditions of our civilisation. "There is not the slightest danger, however, that by this or any other conceivable means, any priest can be. coerced. The legislators of this State should understand that there is no power on earth that can compel a priest to violate the secrecy of the confessionaL
When the Reformation came English Catholic literature had had a long and glorious past from the Venerable Bede and King A l fred to the time of Chaucer and again from Chaucer to Sir Thomas More. For almost a miilenium the literature of England had preserved a Catholic character entirely its own. "For a thousand years," writes Edward Hutton, "English literature did not produce a single work which did not owe its life and its inspiration to the Catholic faith." After the Reformation there remained but a few harried and oppressed writers who could not give of their best under such trying conditions. Dryden, Pope, Crashaw and Southwell kept religious sentiment out of their writings and gave their works a defensive and apologetic tone. (To know more about post-Reformation Catholic writers, students of literature may consult with advantage 'The H I T L E R I T E TOLERANCE? Metaphysical Poets of England' in three volumes by D r . Johnson, "A report from England tells a annotated by Prof. Cunningham, strange story of the dismissed obtainable at the Public Libraries from the German diplomatic service of Herr von Dehn, who was in Singapore and Penang). minister in Bucharest. Before Among the ecclesiastical writers going to Rumania, Herr von Dehn of that time, Parsons, Campion, was minister in Dublin, and when Cardinal Allen, Challoner and he was about to leave he paid a Butler are remembered best. W i t h courtesy call on Archbishop Robinson, the Papal Nuncio to the Cardinal Newman began a great Irish Free State. Though not a revival of Catholic literature and Catholic, he kissed the Archhis own works will occupy a lib- bishop's ring, as Catholics do, rary of modest size. Then came following usual custom of diplothe Wards ( W . G. and later W i l - mats in Ireland. A photograph of frid and Bernard), Faber, Man- his ac-: appeared in some of the papers. According to the pubning, and Caswall. This illustri- lished report, the photograph, was ous group was soon followed by shown to Chancellor Hitler, who the Catholic poets Patmore, Lionel at once told Baron von Neurath, Johnson, Francis Thompson and the German Foreign Minister, that Gerard Hopkins. The revival of such a position was an undignified one for one of his ministers, English Catholic literature has and that one who assumed it was kept up a steady progress and has unfit to remain in the service. "Another message relating Jto secured a place of pride to-day. It is rather unfortunate that Germany tells of the arrest of Fr. American Catholic literature has Joseph Spieker, S. J., who was alleged to have defamed Hitler and not received the credit due to it. the State. He was tried in CoPerhaps the fault lies in the fact logne and acquitted, the verdict that many of us have not been being greeted with applause. Fr. sufficiently initiated into Ameri- Spieker was then set free, but was being can writings to arouse appreciable immediately re-arrested, taken into "protective custody. interest therein. Be that as it We are perfectly at a loss to know may: Yet, it cannot be gainsaid what this form of custody means. that writers of the calibre of The epithet 'protective' strikes a Father Ryan, John Boyle O'Reil- verv humane and pleasing note to ly, Daniel O'Connell, Joyce K i l - the casual hearer, but Hitler and his own satellites should undermer and Thomas Walsh are not stand its full significance after negligible entities in the realm of their-own way. Surely even our literature. To these names may school children know that 'protecbe added Dr.. James Walsh and tion' and 'persecution' are by no Fathers Garesche, Lord, Donnelly, means svnonvmous. It certainly calls for' a marvellous stretch ot Scott and Husslein who have ex- imagination to reconcile the one celled in History, Philosophy, with the other. Sociology and a type of literature Contd: on page 11.) ,,
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MEXICAN GOVERNMENT A N D TEACHERS. The Mexican Government denies that it is engaged in the persecution of religion, but according to the Boston Post, all these denials "sound quite flat when some of the facts are brought forth." This paper, a secular paper, says in an editorial: "An official order of the federal board of education in the Mexican State of Yucatan commands school teachers in federal schools to renounce their religion They must take a pledge which reads: 'I hereby declare myself an irreconcilable enemy of the Catholic religion and disposed to combat the clergy wherever it shall be necessary. I also declare jnyself disposed to take ipart in the campaign against fanaticism.' In the face of orders like this, the explanations and excuses of the Mexican officials seem pretty much designed to gloss over their nefarious acts by means of fair professions. Time will indeed tell in the end when 'truth' shall triumph over 'infamy.' THOUGHT FOR T H E MONTH OF M A Y . " A l l good works that do not succeed," says Father Faber, " fail because they have not enough of Mary in them." The Mayor of a great city, a socialist, wanted the clock-tower of the Labour Exchange to be higher than the rest of the steep'es and tow ers in the city. He forget that the significance of a steeple is not so much in its rising from the earth, as in its pointing to heaven. r
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We should not aim to perform extraordinary things well so much as to perform good things extraordinarily well. The act we may perform does not sanctify us so much as the spirit in which we perform it. We please^ God in the performance of an ordinary act with devout feeling as if it were the most admirable act in the world. Public exercises are better than private exercises, because you do a two-fold good—you benefit yourselves and you give edification to others by your example. Two things are necessary for the performance of your devotions well. You should have attention of mind and recollect the work upon which you are engaged. Your good works should be performed with the spirit of prayer and love of God. All your works then become a prayer and an offering to God. To labour is to pray.— Cardinal Gibbons.
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(Contd: from page 9.) CORMACK'S IMPUDENCE. A s i f to justify language which seems to be an incitement to disorder, Councillor Cormack dares to quote from a note of ours, in which he says that there is incitement to violence. H e is guilty of suppression of the truth and he knows it. He consciously perverts our meaning, and begins his quotation without explaining that what we wrote had no connection w i t h violence i n any shape or form. He perverts a warning addressed to himself and all others concerned, that they were heading for violence and civil disorder, into an incitement of Catholics to rioting. Our comments dealt with his proposal, (which, to the honour of Edinburgh, found no seconder), that a religious inquisition should be established to exclude Catholics from employment under the Corporation i n excess of their ratio to \he total population. We warned h i m that that (not rioting, be i t noted, but rousing sectarian and religious prejudices) was a game at which two can play, but one which can only end i n civil commotion such* as rent and dishonoured the C i t y of Liverpool.
We warned him that he was running into the same dangers, and he calmly uses a part of our letter as proof that we incited Catholics to violence. What we did say, and what we repeat, is that we shall not take such conduct as his lying down, but we shall, i f necessary, invoke the law. Long before he and his followers have repeated the Liverpool excesses i n Scotland we shall, warned by our previous experiences, call upon the Law to protect us from the menace of the Scottish Protestant Action Society. A Contemplative Order In Ceylon. On the second day of February, 1928, a new contemplative order, called the Congregation of Our L a d y of the Most Holy Rosary, w i t h a rule modelled on that of the Trappists, was founded by F r . Thomas, O.M.I.
A Warning Repeated. . Councillor Cormack, like L o r d George Gordon, apparently believes that one can go on rousing people against Catholics without them getting roused, and also without making his own followers, as well as misguided and unfortunate Catholic sufferers at his hands, lose their heads and do something w h i c h we, and all law-abiding citizens would deplore. We assured h i m that he was wrong, and we appealed to the example of Liverpool, where forerunners of his own " stoneage " methods (to quote Archbishop Downey) reduced the city to ch(aos, and buried its fair name* i n the ignom i n y of a public enquiry into its disorderliness.
The caste problem, usually such a barrier to conversions and vocations on account of the universal brotherhood and fundamental equality which is part of the Faith, has proved no great obstacle to the growth of the new order. Thirty representatives of all castes have already joined.
Its special object is to work for the conversion of Ceylon and India by means of prayer and penitential exercises. The rule is severe, including a daily fast throughout the year and abstinence from meat, fish, eggs, tobacco and alcohol, as well as perpetual silence.
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CORRESPONDENCE
M A L A Y A CATHOLIC LEADER, SATURDAY, M A Y 18th, 1935.
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Royal Silver Jubilee Parade Snaps (Taken with Leitz Leica Camera by Schmidt and Co.)
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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 18th, 1935.
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Catholic Affairs from Far and Near Father Joachim Martinez ManThe Catholic clergy have always formed part of the intellectual rique was a native of Spain, born in 1897 in the diocese of Oviedo in New Editor of Synodal Commis- elite of their epoch. This is a the Province of Leon. He entered tradition which goes back to the sion Digest arrives in Peiping. the Jesuit Society in 1915 and Peiping, April 15.—The Rev. earliest Christian centuries, and came to China in 1930. After which continued throughout the Edward Boedefeld, O.F.M., who studying the language for some was appointed several months ago Middle Ages, when the Church not time, he was given the direction only saved Greco-Latin culture but to take over the direction of the well-known DIGEST of the Syno- fostered also further development of the Mission of Shucheng, Anhdal Commission, arrived here to- of science and art by founding wei, where he snent 3 years. He universities wherever her influence was only recently transferred to day. Father Boedefeld comes directly extended. And it holds good to- Tsingshankiao and had taken pofrom Rome, where for the last day, and every effort is being session of his new district only four years he has been professor made to extend the tradition to about two weeks when death overof Chinese Culture and of Pastoral mission countries as well. The pre- took him. Father Manrique was greatly Mission Practice in the Franciscan sent Pope, who takes a very speCollege, the Antonianum. How- cial interest in China, has again loved by the Chinese. He was a ever, he is by no means a stranger and again enioined missionaries to fervent religious, whose ardent to China, having spent nearly do all in their power to provide zeal appeared to grow rather than twenty years in the Vicariate of the best possible moral literary diminish in face of the many difTsinanfu, Shantung, previous to and scientific formation for the ficulties and dangers of the past future Chinese clergy. (Lumen). few years. (Lumen). his sojourn in Rome. * * # * In his new capacity as Editor of the Digest, Father Boedefeld News from Kanchow Vicariate. Dom Neve, O.S.B., Arrives in succeeds the Very Rev. Theodore Sinfeng, Kiangsi.—Some interPeiping. Mittler, S.V.D., President and pioesting happenings came in the neer of the Synodal Commission, Peiping, April 17.—The Very wake of Father Bravo's release. who launched the Digest in 1928 On February 8 a Communist and skilfully guided its destinies Rev. Dom Neve, abbot of St. General and several other officers Andree-lez-Bruges, a Benedictine for the last seven years. More were captured and-brought to this frequently referred to by its Latin Abbey in Belgium, arrived this city. That night the Red General morning from Shanghai. He was name as the Collectanea, this sent a messenger to inquire if he scholarly monthly, edited in Latin, welcomed by Rev. Dr. Paul Y u could see Father Bravo. We rePin, General Director of Catholic French and English, has made a name for itself in Europe as well Action in China, and by a large plied that we should be glad to receive him. However, he was unas in China, where it serves as the representation of local Catholics. Dom Neve arrived in China able to come that night. Next official organ of the Catholic clergy. A n indefatigable worker, several months ago on a visit to morning another messenger came Father Mittler has also seen the Benedictine Priory of Sishan to ask i f Father Bravo would go through the press most of the in the Vicariate of Shunking, over to see the General. We replied in the negative because the seventy odd publications of the Szechwan. Of special interest to China is General was under guard in a Synodal Commission, being himself the author of a series of very the fact that Dom Neve is abbot house of ill fame. Father Bravo useful works for the study of the of the monastery in which H . E . left that day for Kanchow and the L u Cheng-Siang, former Minister General and four other officers Chinese language. (Lumen). of Foreign Affairs and Premier of were taken to Army Headquarters China, has been living in retire- in Tayu. Word has since come ment from the world since his that all five were executed. Conference of Catholic Educators conversion to the Catholic Faith A few days after Father Bravo's to be HeW at Tatung, Shansi. and his determination to become a departure for Kanchow and Hong Benedictine. Having finished the Kong, a young ex-Communist, a Peiping.—Profiting by the re- necessary studies, L u Cheng-Siang native of Shansi, came to the Missnite afforded by Easter vacation, is to be ordained to the priesthood sion looking for him. Four years the Rev. Directors of the Minor June 29. Dom Neve is leaving ago he had been a northern solSeminaries of Ningsia. Suiyuan. China in the near future so as to dier. He had been captured by the Tsining and Siwantze, Chahar, will be present at the ceremony. Reds and turned Communist to hold a joint conference at the Re- (Lumen). save his life. He had befriended gional Seminary at Tatung from Father Bravo during the latter's * # * * April 24 to 27. Rev. Joseph Rutcaptivity and after his release had ten, C . L C J L , member of the Further details concerning the managed to escape with his gun. Synodal Commission in Peiping, slaying of Father Manrique. S.J. for which reason he was not held will take part i n the deliberations. Ankine. April 12.—Father Man- by the soldiers. As he is very He is leaving Here April 22r~ rique^— clever with the paint-brush, we Such conferences of Seminary « l j 1T*« Whi< than twn have temporarily put him to work Directors are arranged from time miles from his residence at here and will give him some money to time with a view to securing a Tsingshankiao, near the Kiangsi later on to help him get back to more perfect co-ordination of the border, when murdered by Reds Shansi. programmes of the various semi- on April 6, it has been learned Priests have been able to return naries so that the spiritual forma- here. Accompanied by a catechist to Ningtu, Yutu, and Hingkwo aftion of the clerical students of and a servant, he was returning ter an absence of four years. 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mary school for Christian boys has 170 youngsters. Relations with the military are excellent now, whereas 5 months ago they occupied this mission and would not receive us. (Lumen). India Group Accounts for over 500 Converts. Tuticorin, India.—More than 500 persons have entered the Catholic Church through the activity of the Catholic Action Committee here. This Committee was formed by the Most Rev. Edward P. Roche, S.J., Bishop of Tuticorin, as a result of the Catholic Action Week held here. (Lumen-NCWC.) A L I T T L E NON-CATHOLIC GIRL BAPTIZES H E R FATHER. In Ichang, Hupeh, a few nonchristian girls, daughters of boatmen who ply on the Yangtse River, attend our little school of the Franciscan Sisters where they also learn catechism. Once, a young girl, when she returned to the family junk, found her father seriously i l l and in danger of death. A s she had learned how to baptize, she exhorted her father and taught him the tenets of our Holy Religion on God, Jesus Christ, sin, heaven, hell and had the consolation to regenerate him in Holy Baptism. Soon after, her father died. Thanks to his daughter his soul was saved.—[Lumen.]
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M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 18th, 1935. were effected during the last five years. Most of the present Pope's C a t h o l i c A f f a i r s . encyclicals, printed as two-penny booklets, have achieved wide circulation. E U R O P E . A M E R I C A Co-operarion is maintained with the Catholic Truth Societies of Sisters' Soup Kitchen Provid. German Association Conducts 500,000 Meals To Homeless Men In England, Ireland, and the United 5,333 Circulating Libraies States. (Lumen-Universe). 1934. Montreal.—Half a million meals Founded some eighty years ago, the Society of St. Charles Borro- were served by the Sisters of ProABYSSINIA. meo, with headquarters at Bonn vidence in their soup kitchen in the [In view of the tense situation on the Rhine, to-day conducts east end of this city last year. 5,333 circulating libraries in 4,162 Every day 1,150 homeless and un- between Italy and Abyssinia, it communities in Germany with a employed men are given food. A n may be of interest to our readers appeal for funds to continue the to know the religious back-ground total of 35,600,000 inhabitants. work has been made by the Rev. of this country which claims an These libraries contain in the Thomas J . McMahon, S.J., of ancient civilisation and culture of aggregate 4,300,000 volumes. The Loyola College. (Lumen-NCWC) its own bred in the bosom of the Nile.—Ed., M.C.L.]. circulation in one year reached 9,300,000 volumes, distributed Abyssinia has had unusual proamong 517,303 readers. The So- Association Has Found Homes For minence in the press in recent 2,014 Orphans In Two Decades. ciety employs 15,139, persons. The Chicago.—A record of 2,014 or- months, and it has frequently been total expense of the organization in the last year for whicih figures phans placed in families and 1,339 described as the only Christian permanently adopted by their fos- empire in Africa, but there have are available was 300,000. ter parents is the 20-year record of been many inaccurate statements Two-thrids of the Borromaeusve- the Catholic Home Finding Asso- made about its Christianity. An old tradition attributes the rein libraries are situated in com- ciation of Illinois, an activity of munities of less than 5,000 people. the Knights of Columbus, states a evangelisation of the country to a The Society, in fact, has outstrip- report made at a meeting of the eunuch baptized by Philip the deacon, or even to the Apostles, ped the number of public libraries Association. SS. Barthelemy and Matthew. In the past year alone, 61 couples in the rural sections and small This is mere legend. Christianity in Illinois have accepted orphaned towns of the country. was brought to it about the year children in their homes through (Lumen-CB). 340 by tw o young Christians of the efforts of this association, Tyre, St. Frumentius and Edesius, while 36 permanently adopted w ho had been made captives on the children previouslv placed w ith coast and were brought to the German Poet Becomes A Catholic. them. (Lumen-NCWC.) court of the king. They won the Berlin, March 11.—Karl Benno king's favour and used their invon Mechow, a well-known German fluence to win converts to their poet and writer, has been received Faith. The numbers influenced by O C E A N I A . into the Catholic Church. He is them seem to have been small, and the author of "Das Abenteuer," no considerable progress was made 6,000,000 Pamphlets Sold By " Vorsommer " and similar works, until the arrival of the "nine which have attracted wide and Australian C.T.S. In Thirty Years. saints" towards the end of the Melbourne.—Since its foundation fifth century. These were nine favorable attention. in 1904, six million publications monks from Syria, and it seems (Lumen-NCWC) have been sold by the Catholic likely that they were probably Edinburgh To Hold A Eucharistic Truth Society of Australia. These exiled from their country because comprised 750 different pamphlets, of their attachment to the MonoCongress In June. catechisms, and prayer-books. One physite heresy, the heresy of Edinburgh.—The first Eucharis- and a half million of these sales Eutyches, which taught that tic Congress ever to be held in Christ had only one nature, the Scotland will take place here on divine, in which His humanity was June 23, 24 and 25. Dutch Students' Federation Issues wholly absorbed. This became the On the opening day the Blessed official religion of the country, and Year-Book. Sacrament will be exposed all day The Hague.—The Federation of it has been preserved by people in each of the city churches. In Catholic Students of the Nether- and rulers ever since, in spite of the evening there will be a mass lands has just published its thirty- many violent persecutions from meeting in the largest hall in the third Annual. This book, which is both pagans and Mussulmans. The city. illustrated, contains reports of the head of their Church is called the Other details of the Congress Federation's officers, all affiliated Abuna (Arabic, our father), who include a service in the Cathedral local organizations, special groups is alv/ays a Coptic, that is, for senior school children, and con- of the Federation—such as mission Egyptian, monk and is appointed ferences in the Cathedral Hall each and social action branches—and and consecrated by the Coptic On the closing night gives an account of the interna- Patriarch of Alexandria. The afternoon. there will be a service in the open tional Catholic students' associa- liturgical language is Geez, largely air culminating in Benediction of tion, the Pax Romana. Of parti- a mixture of Greek and Arabic. cular interest is the report on the This Church preserves many the Blessed Sacrament. organization of Catholic students Jewish customs: Saturday, as well (Lumen-Universe). as Sunday, is kept holy; the in the Dutch East Indies. Jewish laws of food and unclean (Lumen-NCWC). meats are observed; circumcision is practised, and a feast of " our Holy Fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob " is supposed to be kept once a month. r
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The country was for a long time completely cut off from contact with the rest of the world, and it was not penetrated by travellers from the West until the beginning of the sixteenth century, the era of Portuguese exploration. Some Jesuits entered the country and converted to the Catholic Faith a section of the people, including the king, Sisinnios, who reigned from 1607 to 1632. After his death, hostility to Catholics arose and the Jesuit missionaries had to leave the country. Later, two Woman — : "Do you charge for Capuchins, B. Agathange and B . children?" Cassian, penetrated into it in an Conductor — : "Under five we attempt to bring about union with Rome, but they were stoned to don't." Woman — : "Good I have only death by the people at Gondar, in 1638. three."
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CATHOLICS IN T H E LIMELIGHT. (By Our Own Correspondent.) SOCCER. The Catholics who were selected to play last Thursday for the S.A.F.A. against the Combined Services at the Anson Road stadium covered themselves with credit. N . Hay (centre half); Keng Hock (centre forward) and G. Valberg (inside left) played most attractively. Hay was a tower of strength and wrecked countless attacks by the military forwards. He never tired and was as effective at the end as at the commencement. With John Then's ankle troubling him now and again Hay we think will be Singapore's 1935 centre half. Chia Keng Hock and Valberg were utterly unselfish. The former again and again plied passes here and there and not once attempted to score on his own when another was more favourably positioned. Keng Hock was a trier from start to finish and makes a most excellent leader. Valberg was nervous at the start but overcoming this attack he combined really well with Noor and Keng Hock. We notice that Clement de Silva has been selected as Selangor's centre half in the Malaya Cup match against the Burma Rifles at Kuala Lumpur. CRICKET. For S.C.R.C. vs. Non-Benders at cricket H . Boon took 3 wickets for only 11 runs. Chia Keng Hock scored 31 runs and was then given out l.b.w. to Sir Shenton Thomas, the bowler. E. McCreanor, appearing for the Merchants against the Etcetras in a Tournament cricket fixture, was the only batsman on his side to stop the rot. He was also the only one to reach double figures, scoring 29 of which 4 were boundaries. James Edwards (4 for 24); and Philip D'Almeida (3 for 7) helped to scuttle the Ceylon Sports Club batsmen out for 118 runs. In spite of this and of Malcolm Orr's gallant 21 runs, the S.R.C. was defeated. Felix de Silva of Seremban deserves high praise for his plucky effort at a crisis when Negri Sembilan met Selangor at Kuala Lumpur last week-end in an Inter State encounter. 46 in the 1st innings and 40 in the 2nd is extraordinarily good especially when wickets all around were falling. Dionysius the Selangor bowler captured 4 for 30 and 3 for 22.
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On Wednesday 15th, at the G. H . Cafe, in Singapore, was held the first annual reunion dinner of the Christian Brothers Old Boys' Association, formerly known as the St. Joseph's Institution Old Boys' Association. No less than 165 guests of 17 nationalities, from 20 different Brothers' Schools had gathered together on this occasion. Among the guests of note were H . Exc. Dr. A . Devals, Bishop of Malacca the Hon. F . J. Morten, Director of Education; M r . H . R. Cheeseman, Inspector of Schools; Mr. McEnelly, United States Consul in Singapore; etc. Mr. A . J . Braga first proposed the toast of the Pope and the King and then pledged the health and success of the Brothers. He said that for many reasons, especially now that there were two Brothers* Institutions in Singapore instead of one, it had seemed desirable to change the name of the Association. •\ And Reminding the gathering that this very day was the feast day of St. John-Baptist de L a Salle, Founder of the Christian Brothers, he went on : " A s I have said, from year to year, presiding at these functions, these men have left home and country and endured innumerable hardships in looking after our spiritual welfare in all the four corners of the world," "and it certainly must be a great pleasure to the Brothers to see their old schoolboys launched out into the world, each among the best in his particular sphere, doing good by the advice imparted to them by the Brothers. I see gathered here to-night a number of Old Boys who have distinguished themselves in their spheres. I see many doctors—why there should be so many in this country I don't know—and then, of course, we have the lawyers— we can't do without them! "We also have, as I look around quite a number of architects, engineers, accountants, artists, and, last but not least, our undertaker. Since M r . Webb decided on his undertaking business in Singapore he must have realised that there are more doctors here now. He knows that lawyers' mistakes GRAND DISPLAY of THE VERY LATEST in CLOCKS & WATCHES NOW ON 5fou are cordially invited to inspect the Wide Range on view. Moderately Priced. YICK W O H HING 429. North Bridge Road. (Near Middle Road).
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JUBILEE WEEK CELEBRATIONS CONCERTS. dispersed after passing the One noticed with pleasure at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Patriotic Concerts arranged by Building. This affair was most the Singapore Musical Society in spectacular but very monotonous the Victoria Memorial Hall in in parts. It was easily three miles Jubilee week that the late Sir long and took hours to finish. On Edward Elgar, the great Master Wednesday 8th at the New World, of the King's Music was very Jalan Besar, a Children's Jubilee much in demand. The first part Fair was staged for pupils of all of the Concert consisted of Elgar's girls' schools, Government Feeder ballad; The Banner of St. George'. Schools, Gan Eng Seng School, and Malay Boys' Schools. From 3 to The Coronation Ode was also by 6 p.m. these girls thoroughly Elgar. enjoyed themselves and overworked the poor teachers who were ATTRACTIONS FOR T H E placed in charge. YOUNG. On Saturday 11th the A r t ExhiFireworks Display. bition was continued. The Boy Fireworks by the Chettiar ComScouts built a huge pile of rubber munity followed at 9 p.m. on trees on the old Race Course and Raffles Reclamation. The famous then set to work to light a huge Silver Car journeyed to and from bonfire of it and this took two Raffles Reclamation ground. hours to blaze. Fireworks by the Singapore Japanese Society endel disastrous* * * * The Eurasian children spent a ly for quite a number of by-standglorious evening on the S.R.C. ers. On Thursday 9th May the field at a specially arranged fete. On Monday 13th children from all Katong Schools were entertained Chinese Boy's Schools disported to a most amusing programme of themselves at the New World shorts and cartoons at the Roxy Theatre, East Coast Road. from 3 to 6 p.m.
* * * * Children's Church Parade. The British Trade Fair at the Children's Church Parades were Great World was somewhat overshadowed by other Jubilee items held at the St. Andrew's and Good but continued to function and Shepherd Cathedrals respectively. the crowds there are as thick The cadets of St. Joseph's Instituas bees. The multiple illumina- tion and Scouts of St. Anthony's tions and decorations on sea and Boys' School participated and Mgr. shore turned the town into a verit- Devals, our Bishop presided. able fairyland. Four large A Charity Jubilee Football twakows were decorated and illu- game between the S.A.F.A. and minated on the water-front of the the Malaya Command was played Esplanade. at the Anson Road. The Charity game ended in a win for the former * * * * side. A Patriotic Concert by the The Traction Company allowed Singapore Musical Society at the one of its buses to get itself Victoria Memorial Hall dr(\' a speciaiiy decorated. The chosen vast and appreciative audience. design—a huge crown made a Friday 10th: Saw a huge crowd magnificent picture and evoked of over 8,000 boys from all reapplause wherever it passed. maining schools except Chinese ones gather at the New World, to COLOURFUL P A G E A N T S . have the time of their lives. A N D FAIRS. On Tuesday 7th May at 2.17 Jubilee Spirit In Catholic Schools. The Catholic Schools in Singaa.m. and 7.10 a.m. there was a 'Rebroadcast' on the Padang of the pore spent a wonderful 'Jubilee' week and will hardly every forget King's message to his subjects. the many and various entertainAt 2 p.m. commencing from in ments arranged for their enjoyfront of Jalan Besar Stadium a ment. Moslem Pageant and Procession Perhaps it is not out of place to wended its way to the Padang. mention briefly here the names of This procession included contin- the local Catholic schools. gents representing the Kampongs of the island and marched under For Boys: Saint Joseph's Institudistinctive standards, while a tion Bras Basah Road; series of 25 or 30 Lorry Pictures Saint Anthony's Boys' was produced by Moslem Military School, Victoria Street; and civil clubs and associations. Saint Patrick's School, This Pageant was truly beautiful East Coast Road; The and impressed all who witnessed Holy Innocents' Shool, rt. At the Padang there was an Upper Serangoon Road. exhibition, produced by twenty societies, consisting of various For Girls: The Convent of the eastern games. Unfortunately a Holy Infant Jesus, Vicrain cloud burst and put an end to toria Street; The Caa marvellously interesting show. nossian Convent, Middle Road; The That night at 7 p.m. the LantConvent of the Holy r? * * organised by the Infant Jesus, Tanjong Chinese Chamber of Commerce Katong; The Convent took place. It commenced from of the Holy Infant Ciiho-d P?pr nnd proceeded Jesus, Upper Seranthrough Government House goon. bounds to Hill Street where it > r c c e s s
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Monday 6th, Wednesday 8th, and Friday 10th were declared full holidays while on Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th no class work was permitted with the result that sports heats were held, and suitable stories of the King and Queen and the Silver Jubilee were related to the pupils. Even May 13th was given up to very little classwork and as most male teachers had to do duty at he New World all schools closed at midday except the Convents. Monday 6th —Jubilee Day—began with a wonderful ceremonial parade on the Padang. Thousands of school children curtailed their sleeping hours to be in time and quite a goodly number left their homes with very empty insides thus risking privations just to be able to enjoy the sights. The Cadets of St. Joseph's performed most creditably in the March Past and so did the Eurasian and Chinese volunteer units which are mainly composed of Catholics. GOVERNMENT HOUSE P A R T Y . At 5 p.m. at Government House a Garden Party was given by His Excellency the Governor and Lady Thomas. Well over a thousand guests occupied seats on the spacious lawn in front of the Residence of the First gentleman of Malaya. Our Bishop and the Directors of St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's Schools were present.
His Lordship Adresses Youth on Loyalty.
RETIRED M A L A Y A N CIVIL SERVANT'S SON WEDS. Mr. Geoffrey Noel, son of M r . Oliver Marks C.M.G., Secretary of the Association of British Malaya and of Mrs. Marks, was married on Saturday 27th April to Miss Annette Yvonne Dottridge. The ceremony took place at the famous Catholic Centre of worship St. James' Church, Spanish Place. Rev. Father Fairhall officiated. The bride was given away by her father. There were two train bearers in mediaeval costumes. The honeymoon was spent on the Italian Riviera. Among the guests were Sir Edward and Lady Brockman. A BUDDING ORATOR. A Catholic student from Bombay won the All-India Inter-Collegiate oratorical contest, held under the auspices of the Benares Hindu University. C A R D I N A L O'CONNELL HONOURED. In token of his w ork for religious tolerance, Cardinal O'Connell of Boston, U.S.A., has been nominated by the 'Jewish A d vocate' for the Gottheil Medal. This is an annual award to the American 'who has done most for Jewry and Judaism " during the year. r
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The octogenarian inventor, Sir Ambrose Fleming, who quite, At the Thanksgiving Service in recently took a firm stand against the Cathedral of the Good pseudo-scientists who pin undying Shepherd on Thursday 9th at faith to the theories of Charles 5 p.m. an appropriate address was Darwin and who endeavour to delivered by His Lordship, Mgr. pass off these theories as proven Devals. The objects of the service facts—has been presented with the were explained and referred to coveted Kelvin Medal on behalf of His Majesty's speech on the oc- the Electrical Institute for electcasion of the 25th anniversary of rical research. his accession, when he expressed his confidence in the younger We congratulate him from the generation. bottom of our hearts for the The service was choral and end- well merited honour conferred on ed with the National Anthem. The him and for his very recent attack, full Scout Troop, of St. Anthony's upon the unbelieving and egotistiand the entire Cadet Corps of St. cal type of scientist. Joseph's filled the Cathedral. * * * * Catholics on the Collection ComRamon Navarro, who a*)penred mittee for the Silver Jubilee Fund at the Capitol Theatre in ' The are: Messrs. G. Shelley, A . J. Night is Young,' is a very devout Braga and E. H . Valberg. Catholic whose brother and sister are priest and nun respectively.
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who is in charge of the Church. Bishop A . Devals officiated at C H U R C H O F ST. JOSEPH. the Benediction of the Blessed sacrament after Mass. The musiBaptisms. cal items were arranged by Mr. A . May 12. Thora Mavis Rodrigues, Rodrigues. A l l through the day many born on April 26th, daughter of Cecil Amos Rodrigues and visitors went to pray in the of Cecile Rodrigues. God- Church, and many remained t*ll parents: — Johnson Sequeira evening before returning home. The members of the Catholic and Agnes Monteiro. Action of Sts. Peter & Paul's Church visited the Church at 9.45 Obituary. a.m. and after visiting the Blessed sacrament they paid their MR. G. F . D E SOUZA. respects to their former Pastor, Rev. F r . Lee, before proceeding Death of a Singapore Pianist. home at noon. The death of Mr. George Frederick de Souza, only son of the late Mr. Simon C. de Souza, took place at his residence, Queen Street, Singapore, on May 8. Mr. de Souza had been ill for the last three years. Previously he was well known as a pianist and assisted at all productions at the Victoria Theatre. He was also the chief Organist of St. Joseph's Church for many years. Death was due to heart failure. The deceased leaves a widow and nine children. The funeral took place at the Bidadari Cemetery on Thursday, preceded by a Requiem Mass at the Church of St. Joseph. The Service at the graveside was also choral. Rev. Father Rego officiated. The attendance at the graveside included his relatives and many friends. SINGAPORE
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11th May.—Cecilia Josephine Rodrigo, bom in Sumatra on the 12th February, daughter of Henry Edward Rodrigo and Suzanne Rodrigo. God-parent:—Josephine Makherjee. Rev. F r : J . B. Souhait officiated.
were dressed with flags, banners and buntings. The parishioners in their best clothes attended the choral Thanksgiving Service which was held at 7.30 a.m. Schoolchildren romped about the play, ground in genuine Jubilee spirit.
11th May.—Antonio Martinez, born on the 22nd April, son of Greneo Martinez and Concepcion Marcial. God-parents :—Teodora Tito and Suisa Marcial. Rev: F r : J. B. Souhait officiated.
At 1 p.m. the boys of St. George's English School and those of the Sacred Heart Chinese School with the girls of the Balik Pulau Convent, altogether totalling nearly 400, marched in procession to the Balik Pulau Football Field carrying flags and banners, holding little hand-flags and beating drums.
12th May.—George Norman Fletcher, born on the 28th April, son of William Wilfred Fletcher
Punctually at 2 p.m., and favourably countenanced by good weather, a long procession of school-children representing 17 schools and numbering over 1,700, started from the Football Field and wended through, the principal streets which were lined on both sides with eager spectators. The procession was led by the Balik Pulau Platoon of the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps followed by the boys and girls of the 3 Catholic Schools of Balik Pulau with the children of other schools taking up their respective positions in the rear. Each of the 17 schools was distinguishable from others by a school-nag on w hich was seen the name of the school and by different uniforms worn by the children who sang patriotic songs in various tongues and waved their hand-flags jubilantly as they paraded the streets. T
May 10. Reginald Esbram, aged 2 years, son of Vincent Esbram and of Mary Esbram. May 12. Peter de Rozario, aged 75, son of Paulo de Rozario and of Cecilia de Rozario. May 12. Florence Eleanor Paglar, aged 2 years, daughter of Percy Paglar and of Mabel Paglar. ST. J O H E P H ' S C H U R C H BRIGADE. A t the General Meeting of the St. Joseph's Church Brigade held on May 5, 1935, the following were elected office bearers for the ensuing six months: President: Rev. Father A . Gonsalves. Vice President: Raymond F. Pereira. Hon. Secretary: Claude Oliveiro. Asst. Hon. Secretary: Arnold Desker. Hon. Treasurer: Adrian Especkerman. Hon. Auditor: Lawrence Rodrigues. Committee Members: Dr. E . S. Monteiro, Francis Grosse, Marcello Anciano.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH (BUKIT TIMAH). The Church of St. Joseph was a scene of a happy gathering where about fifty children made their Solemn Communion on the Feast of the Solemnity of St. Joseph. The church was crowded, and many had to be contended by standing outside to hear Mass which was said by Rev. Fr. S. Lee
Finally, the procession which was the longest and the most impressive ever seen in Balik Pulau, returned to the Football Field where the feu de joie was fired, three cheers v>ere given for the King and the National Anthem was sung. In the course of the Athletic Sports which were then held, refreshments were served to the children who by their happy faces betokened that they had enjoyed the day immenselv. T
Mr. TAN AH CHOY, a non-Cathoiic Chinese who gave the ground upon which was built the chapel of St. Teresa of the Holy Infant Jesus at Kulim, Kedah. The chapel was blessed on the 19th August, 1928. We hear that Mr. TAN AH CHOY has of late been seriously ill. We recommend him to the prayers of the readers of the M. C. L.
hit, the different com mure entertained to such nitres its as a bonfire and fireamuse works display, a ronggeng performance, a Chinese wayang, a Tamil or-era and an open-air cinema. The cn ire programme for the J-^Hee Celebrations was gone through with complete success which was nrincipallv due to the untiring efforts of Mr. A . H. M. Hussein, the Asst. Collector * of Land Revenue of Balik Pulau. f
OBITUARY. The death occurred at the General Hospital of Mrs. J . Byrne at 11.10 p.m. on Sunday 12th inst. Deceased w as very highly respected and esteemed. She lingered in the Hospital for more than two months and made a plucky fight for life. The funeral was well attended, Father Maury, acting parish priest, officiated in church and at the graveside. She leaves behind a sorrowing husband and six children—all boys. T
and Louisa Philomena Fletcher. God-parents : — William Henry Baptist and Leonie Philomena Baptist. Rev: F r : J. B. Souhait officiated. J U B I L L E E C E L E B R A T I O N IN BALIK PULAU, (PENANG). 1,700 School-Children Paraded The Streets.
The inhabitants of the Southwest District of Penang celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Their Majesties, the King and Queen, on Monday, May 6, on an elaborate scale PENANG. at Balik Pulau which was en fete Church of the Assumption. for the occasion. The District BAPTISMS. 5th May.—Oswald Adrien A n - Office and other principal buildings rade, born on the 27th April, son and shops were dressed with flags and gaily-coloured buntings, consof Josephine Mary Anrade and picuous among which was the Anthony Francis Andrade, of the Union Jack. Penang Harbour Board. GodThe compound of the Church of parents :—Christopher J. Danker the Holy Name of Jesus presented and Regina Oliveiro. Rev: F r : J . a gay and lively appearance. The B. Souhait officiated. Church and the Parish Schools
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T H E OLD M I C H A E L I A N S ' SPORTS. Mr. A . R. Chapman the State ASSOCIATION. PORT S W E T T E N H A M . leave. The priest in charge of Player scored 58 runs in a State CHAPEL OF ST. SEBASTIAN Kedah usually says Mass in his Match between Perak and Negri, Second Annual Meeting. quarters on his way to and from at Ipoh. Baptism. * * * * * Kelantan and Trenganu, when he May 4.—Evelyn Monica Gopal has to spend a night at Padang Mr. F. De Silva another State The Old Michaelians' Associadaughter of Annette Patricia and Besar because the F.M.S.R. train player scored 46 runs and 40 Jack. A. Gopal of Messrs Boustead to and from Alor Star does not respectively in a State match be- tion, Ipoh, held its Second Annual & Co., Ltd., Port Swettenham. connect with the Siamese train on tween Selangor and Negri at Kuala General Meeting yesterday at 4.30 p.m. There was a good attendance God Parents Mr. & Mrs. J . X . the same day. Lumpur. of members. Louis of Port Swettenham. Rev. * * * . * With a membership of about Fr. E. M . Belet Officiated. The Revd. Father J. Deyrat of 300, the Association isx>ne of the ST. MICHAEL'S SPORTS. the College General, Pulau Tikus, most active and progressive sportKeen Contests At Ipoh. Penang, said Mass at Alor Star on ing bodies in the country. Its K U A L A LUMPUR. St. Michael's Institution held its activities are primarily all forms Easter Sunday. The Chapel was filled to overflowing and there was combined Annual Jubilee sports on of popular sport but music and St. Joseph's Church Central a very large number of com- Monday. Fine weather favoured literary pursuits also come under Workshops. The thanks of the the start of the meet but this later its programme. The Church of St. Joseph was en munions. Catholics of Alor Star are due to changed slightly for the worse. A fete on Sunday the 12th May, 1935, It offers excellent facilities for Father Deyrat and to Father light drizzle damped the last events celebrating in all grandeur, the Football, Cricket, Hockey, Badminbut in no way marred the day. Bonamy for so kindly affording Patronal Feast of the Church of Considering the many other at- ton, Basket ball, Volley Bail and St. Joseph, Central Workshops and them the opportunity of hearing tractions that Ipoh had to offer on Ping Pong, and bids fair to add Mass on that great day. also the Feast of our most beloved that day, a fair gathering attend- Lawn Tennis in its sporting pro* * * * Patron of the Universal Church. gramme very soon. Its Ping Pong ed. As in the other Catholic The Church was splendidly decoteam is perhaps trie best in Perak All events w ere keenly contested, rated for the occasion. The altar Churches in the Diocese there was and though records might not w hile its Cricket and Hockey was evenly smothered with only a Solemn Benediction of the sanely be expected to be broken, teams are very strong. It can fresh flowers which seemed elegant Blessed Sacrament with a " T e keenness supplied what was lack- raise a powerful Football team and attractive to the naked eye. Deum" of Thanksgiving in the ing. from among its members. Though itrs best footballers are already Long before 8.00 a.m. the whole Chapel of St. Michael, Alor Star, The card of 27 events including Church was packed to full capacity. on Jubilee Day. There was another some for infants and three for the claimed by older clubs, the young Solemn Benediction at Sungei Solemn High Mass was sung by Patani on Wednesday when Sungei old boys, were run between the Association has sportingly joined the Rev. Father V . Herman. Patani celebrated the Jubilee. four nouses—Paul's, Director's, the Kinta Football League, Second Musical Mass was sung in two Father Bonamy officiated at both Henry's, and Augustus—each boy Division. The junior team have not shown much prowess but give voices which was conducted by Mr. being restricted to one event. services. A. Anthony the Choir Master of The programme was finished every promise of becoming as fine * * * * and plucky sportsmen as their St. Joseph's Church and assisted At Alor Star the Union Jack and soon after 5 p.m. to enable the boys more experienced members are in by Mr. Anthony Fonseca on the Kedah Flags were flown at the to see the lantern procession stagthe game. organ and other Musical instru- Chapel and at Saint Michael's ed by the Chinese Community of The O. M . A . possesses an effiments accompanying the singing. School. The gate of the Convent Kinta. cient orchestra wdiich rendered fine The Mass ended with the singing School was decorated with an arch music at several functions of the of Domine Salvum Fac Regem in red, white, and blue. It was PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. Association and recently at the Nostrum Georgium, and a March surmounted with the British and Before calling on the Raja Benplayed both by the organ and other State flags and below the pictures dahara of Perak to present the Annual Sports Meeting of St. M i musical instruments in accompani- of the King and Queen, was the prizes to the fortunate winners, chael's Institution. It also publishes a half-yearly magazine givment. inscription " L o n g May They Rev. Bro. Dositheus thanked the ing accounts of the activites of the judges and the guests for honour- Association and its members. In the evening at 5.00 p.m. ves- Reign" in letters of gold. ing the school with their attendpers was begun by Rev. Father A death benefit scheme is under ance, the sports committee of the Noel Deredec. Immediately after consideration and will prove a boon ST. JOSEPH'S A N N U A L school for their excellent arrangethe "Regina Caeli" was sung the A T H L E T I C MEETING. ment of the athletic meet and the to the members. procession, proceeded, joined by At its Second Annual Meeting, O.M.A. orchestra for rendering The 33rd, Annual Athletic Meetseveral of the devotees within the Church compound. During which ing of the St. Joseph's Institution such excellent selections to enliven the President, Rev. Bro. Dositheus, reported a very successful year time the Hymns to St. Joseph were will be held at the Jalai* Besar the day. After the distribution of prizes and expressed confidence in the sung by the choir. There were Stadium on May, 24th under the also other Priests namely Rev. patronage of Mr. W. Bartley, M.B. by the Raja Bendahara, Mr. Tan future progress of the Association. Fathers V . Hermann, E. M . Belet, E., President of the Municipal Boon Kwee called for Three Cheers The accounts, certified correct by R. J. Girard, A . Francis. A Commissioners. Mrs. W. Bartiey for His Majesty the King. His Messrs. Y . C. Kang & Co., Charsolemn Benediction followed with has kindly consented to give away call was nobly responded to and all tered Accountants Ipoh, showed an present gave vent to their lungs to amount of §1,084.46 being excess Musical Selections beginning with the prizes. express audibly what was in their of income over expenditure for the 0 Salutaris, Ave Maria (Gounod), Two events, the Half Mile and past year. hearts on that auspicious day. Invocation to St. Joseph, Te Deum, Slinging the 28 pounder, will be The election of the office-bearers Three cheers were also called by Tu es Petrus and Tantum Ergo. open to the Old Boys. These two After the divine praises the whole evencs are timed to take place at Mr. Chye Kai Loke for the Raja for 1935 resulted as follows:— President—Rev. Bro. Dositheus. Bendahara. service ended with the singing of about 5 p.m. Vice-Presidents— Cups were presented by Mr. the Hymn " H o l y Patron Thee The Sports will begin at 2.15 Mr. P. J. Mor Singh. Cheah Voon Hoy for 440 yds; the Saluting" and a March by the p.m. sharp. Mr. Ho Kok Yew. Aw Brothers for 220 yds; and the Organ and Violin rendered by Dr. V . R. Gabriel. Storch Brothers for 880 yds. Messrs. Aithony Fonseca and G. SEREMBAN. Hon. Secretary— Francis. Wedding Bells. Mr. Lip Seng Onn. RESULTS. The Parishioners who are in A very pretty wed J lg took Hon. Treasurer— majority workmen of Central place at the Temporary Chapel of Div. I V : Inter-house challenge Mr. Tan Boon Kwee. Workshops did reverently and de- t h e Church of the Visitation cup won by Paul's House. Hon. Asst. Secretary— votedly celebrate this feast of Seremban on the 11th of May, Div. I l l : Inter-house challenge Mr. Cheah Toong San. their Patron with one mind and when Mr. Gerald Cyril Pinto the cup presented by Mr. Wong Jee Hon. Sports Secretary— heart. wellknown Eurasian ruggerite and Seong won by Paul's House. Mr. L i m Kean Hooi. The present church was built in Blue eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Div. II: Inter-house challenge Members of the Committee— the year 1929 by the strenuous A. Pinto of the Forest Department cup presented by Mr. Lincoln LeMr. J . A . Thivy. efforts of the Vicar Rev. F r . V . Seremban, and Miss Rosalind Ma- ong won by Henry's House. Mr. Tan Cheng Phor. Div. 1: Inter-house challenge Hermann. Previous to this there rian Pereira daughter of Mr. and Mr. C. J. Skelchy. existed only a Chapel which was Mrs. G. D. Pereira of Malacca. cup presented by old boys ChrisMr. Toh Ee Boon. quite inadequate to accommodate The bride who was given away by tian Brothers' School won by Mr. Yau Wah Fong. half the faithful resident in that her father, looked very charming Director's House. Mr. Chye Kah Loke. The champion house of the day locality. Hon. Auditors— and Rev. Fr. G. Auguin officiated. Messrs. Y . C. Kang & Co., The bride was attended by her was Paul's House, with an aggreChartered Accountants, KEDAH. sisters Misses Violet and Mavis gate of 65 pts. The runners-up Ipoh. Pinto as Flower Girls, and Miss were Henry's House, with 51 pts. Parish Notes. The high jump challenge cup Amendments to existing rules Mrs. J. J . Fleury of Alor Star stella Pinto as birdesmaid. The presented by Dr. A . C. Kathigasu, were passed with a view to allowBestman was also her brother Mr. has gone to Europe. Mr. J . J. was won by Jee Kim San; the 100 Fleury, ' Vice-President of the Paul Pinto. After the wedding yds. Division challenge cup, pre- ing persons not classed as "Old Boys" to be admitted into the ceremony a reception was held at Kedah Catholic Association, Alor sented by Mrs. A . C. Kathigasu, Association. 24 Malacca Road. Mr. and Mrs. Star, will be going on leave in a The Meeting which lasted two A. J. Rozario of the Treasury Dept. was won by Choong Fook Seong. counle of months' time. There were three items specially hours and a half carried out its Seremban were sponsors. The Mr. V . D. d'Oliveiro, Veterinary for the members of the O. M . A . business in a most genial atmosInspector, Padang Besar, has re- health of the bride and bridegroom (Malaya Tribune.) phere. was proposed by Mr. A . J . Rozario. sumed duty after four months' A R O U N D
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JOHN F I S H E R was a Yorkshireman, born at Beverley, iho son of Robert Fisher, a mercer of that town. A t the age of U he went up to Cambridge, where he had a most distinguished career. He entered Michaeihouse, the second oldest college in the University, afterwards absorbed in Trinity College. After taking his M.A., he was elected a Fellow and ordained priest. In 1479 he was made Master of the College, four years later Vice-Chancellor of the University, and finally, in 1504, Chancellor, an office which he held until his death. In the same year that Fisher became Chancellor he was appointed Bishop of Rochester. In the opinion of all his contemporaries he was a model bishop, living a most simple and laborious life, devoting all his energies to the care of his diocese. He constantly visited the poor and sick, often sitting with them for hours in the most miserable hovels. Erasmus wrote of him that " there is not in that nation a more learned man nor a holier bishop." And even Henry himself, before he was led astray by his miserable passion, used to boast that there was no bishop in any kingdom who could be compared with him either for virtue or for learning. THOMAS MORE was a very different, though an equally virtuous and holy man. He was born in the City of London. In his boyhood, as has been stated above, he was taken into the household of Archbishop Morton as a page. He then went to Oxford, and later to Lincoln's Inn, to study Law. He was called to the Bar, and rose rapidly to be the most distinguished barrister of his day, and finally, on the disgrace of Wolsey, he suceeded him as Lord Chancellor of England. His life was that of a cultured and refined scholar. He spoke Latin as easily as English. He had a profound knowledge of the Classics, and still more of the Fathers of the Church. He was a Igreat student of history, a lover of literature and art. and no mean musician He was full of delightful humour, a charming companion, never flippant or cynical, but always with a twinkle in his eye and a merry jest on his lips. And yet beneath all this he was a man of profound and solid piety. These were the two men who led the opposition to Henry's tyranny over the Church. For 15 months they remained prisoners in the Tower. Meanwhile Henry forced Parliament to pass another Act, which made it high treason to deny the Ring's title of Supreme Head of the Church, and the penatly for that, of course, was death. Fisher was the first to suffer. On June 17th, 1535, he was brought to Westminster Hall for trial, charged with " maliciously, falsely and traitorously " denying the King to be Supreme Head of the Church. Five days later, on June 22nd, he was beheaded on Tower Hill, after telling the assembled people that he was about to die for the love of Christ and His Holy Church, and asking them to pray for him. Thomas More followed him on Julv 6th. He kept his inveterate habit of joking about everything to the last. T H E Y WILL B E T H E FIRST E N G L I S H M E N TO B E CANONISHED SINCE T H E REFORMATION. Published by Rev. Fr. Cardon and Printed by Lithographers Limited, 37/38, Wallich Street. Singapore, S.S.