JUNE 01, 1935, VOL 01, N0 22 by CatholicNews

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300 Million Catholics to Battle for Peace EXCERPTS FROM SYMPOSIUM HELD A T T H E C. A. I. P. CONFERENCE DINNER IN WASHINGTON. Washington.—Declaring that every Catholic, deep in his heart, regards warring nations as "groups of people suffering from fratricidal dementia," the Most Rev. Emmet M . Walsh, Bishop of Charleston, said that "what the world needs is 300,000,000 militant Catholics—300,000,000 Catholics who believe peace is so important that they are willing to battle for it." Bishop Walsh made an earnest appeal to the association to continue its work, and to take deep thought as to how to reach all of the 20,000,000 Catholics in the United States, who, he said, APOSTLESHIP

tute for labour," the Bishop said. "Prayer is not a substitute for thought. Prayer is not a substitute for a vigorous missionary apostolate. But prayer will give us vigour, will give us strength, will help us to arouse ourselves from our lethargy." A t the dinner, Dr. Parker T. Moon, of Columbia University, New York, said that he viewed with "the greatest apprehension" the threat of a communist revolution that faces this country if it enters into any prolonged struggle and Dr. Charles G. Fenwick, of Bryn Mawr College, declared that " civilisation is at stake " and must OF

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DEDICATED TO T H E SACRED H E A R T OF JESUS. Intention for the month:— The frequent participation in Holy Mass: The conversion of Russia. "have a deep rooted desire for Telling the members of peace." the association that their numbers are not now great, but that he regards them as "very hardy pioneers," Bishop Walsh said "you are now the mustard seed, and you must grow into the great tree." "Remember," he also said, "that you are the leaven—the first who had the courage to try to make the 20,000,000 American Catholics articulate, vocal on the subject of world peace." "There is no item in our Holy Father's programme for the welfare of the world to-day," Bishop Walsh continued, "that is more vital than that item which has to do with prayer and labour for

peace." "Prayer is not a substifind a peaceful means for the settlement of international disputes or face the alternative of "anarchy, communism, the wreck of everything we love." Speaking of some of "the false starts" we have made on the road to prosperity, Dr. Moon said "the idea that we would achieve prosperity and social justice by doing it alone has not worked out," and he condemned narrow economic fallacy." He further said we approach the solution of our economic problems "in a spirit of extreme and non-Christian nationalism" and "not until we realise the difficulty in our approach, not until we apply Christian principles will we

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solve our international economic problems." Dr. Fenwick recounted how 700 years ago disputes between man and man were settled by force, and how in time reason dictated that such disputes be settled amicably in courts of law. He predicted that however fantastic the first method of settlement seems to us to-day, "three generations from now our descendants will regard as equally fantastic our failure to solve our own problems." What was the law between' man and man 700 years ago—that a man might be a judge in his own case—is the law among nations to-day, he said. Father Clune, speaking on "The Ethical Background of International Society," said that an examination of man's nature "and his final end shows that in the present order only an international organisation can adequately respond to man's needs and en-

dow his personality with its richest, possible development. Miss Carroll, in her paper, said that "the moral law must rule the relations between States as it rules the relations between individuals." She cited Catholic theologians and the Pontiffs on "the concept of international law governing the relations between States" asserting that nations together form a general society with mutual obligations." "Peace," Miss Carroll said, "means much more than the absence of war. It means freedom from fear, the right to live in amity with neighbouring states to enjoy the fruits of the earth and to exchange the products of labour by removing barriers to trade. In other terms, a harmony of individuals toward God, toward their fellow countrymen and toward the other peoples of the world." (N.C.W.C.)

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"It is a falsehood when one says that the confessional school would P o s i t i o n i n S c h o o l C r i s i s curtail the rights of the State or would substitute the Church school for the State school. For the confessional school would educate ( B yN . C . W . C .N e w s Service ) children as He commanded, in It's not only respect for the authority of the [Herewith are presented the most important passages from a a matter of taste State, in love of country and in the notable address delivered by His Eminence Michael Cardinal FaulTo be a perfect timepiece, a watch feeling of solidarity among the haber, Archbishop of Munich, in which that eminent prelate stated has to be beautiful and accurate. citizens of the State. For the what has come to be widely regarded as the position of the Church Now, everyone can say whether a textbooks used in the confessional in many of the difficulties which now afflict the Christian Faith in watch is to one's liking or not, but schools are approved by the State Nazi Germany.] it is difficult to estimate the thus maintaining the State cha(CONCLUDED). quality. Only experts can judge racter of the school. For in the the finish and precision of a confessional school children are A N S W E R OF H I E R A R C H Y . The first school for children is and mechanism as delicate as that of taught the beauty of their country a watch. " Catholic parents, hear the remains the paternal home. A and the great moments and figures There remains for those who love answer of your Bishop to your different conception, a State right of German history in the light of accuracy a means of eliminating question: It is your conscientious infringing upon the parental right, historic truth. For in the confesdisappointment-choose a VULCAIN duty to enroll your children i n the would be a Marxist absurdity. sional school the children must be watch, acknowledged the best by confessional school and to declare Our public schools are State educated to become German men, thousands of people all over the for every jbild who is now i n the schools favorably known through- courageous and fully equipped. world. confession^ school, 'My child re- out the world. "It is a falsehood when one says With a VULCAIN you have the "Together with parents and mains where he is.' satisfaction of knowing that you 窶｢'This reply is not an undue the State, the Church also posses- that the confessional school brings possess a timepiece of unequalled intromission in a purely political ses rights as a spiritual mother before children evidence of the religious division of our people and accuracy and refined beauty. who has regenerated her children question. It is not an infringeteaches them discord in matters of at the Baptismal font as children ment up6% the sphere of competency that is strictly that of the of God and has assumed thereby religion. The Gemeinschaftsschule State. Certainly the fact that the the duty of educating them as will not be able to remove from the world the fact of two Faiths and M O O I C H I N matter of the confessional school children of God. that we must bear with one anothe right to de"Parents have was stipulated in the accords of the R E S T A U R A N T Concordat, is proof that the school mand that the education begun in ther in the spirit of Christian brotherly love. Really, in the the paternal home be continued in question i ^ a so called mixed question in which both the State and the same spirit in the school. Simulstanschule children will be For European and Chinese the Church are interested. A n d That education which, up to the confronted with this fact more Foods, Day and Night, under in the final protocol of the Con- age of six years, has been built up than in the confessional school. experienced Management, encordat it. was established by com- within the paternal home must not As though one would believe that suring excellent cuisine, mon accord of the two parties, as be demolished. That school is not the, minds of children in the early years of life were ready to compreand moderate prompt service merely instruction and a mass of fellows: The obligation imposed charges, opened {recently at on German priests and Religious 1'iiowledge, it is education itself. hend the discords of confessions or No. 420, North Bridge Road, party platforms. The faithful No thinking iﾂｻ.an would gainsay (under the execution of Article 32 (Corner of Purvis Street) which prohibits their membership that in the doctrine of Christian followers of two old religious conSingapore. in political parties and their politi- faith and in the liturgical year, fessions are living together in cal, activities) does not signify a there are contained incalculably religious peace. Discord and dislimitation of any sort upon the educative treasures and that in the sension between people of a united mains solemnly guaranteed by the public teaching and explaining, Christian doctrine of grace, espe- nation are not being provoked to- Concordat. The Fuehrer has which is their duty, of dogmatic cially in the Sacraments, there are day by differences of belief be- given his approbation of the Contween Catholics and Protestants. and moral doctrine and of princip- contained inestimably educative They come today from the anti- cordat; the Fuehrer will not go virtues. les of the Church. back upon his word! " Indeed, the Gemeinschaftss- thesis between Christianity and " Bishop and priest would be "No one in the world can deny paganism. However we must not untrue to their office i f they chule also has confessional relioverlook concern that the Gemein- to you the natural right which is gious instruction. But who can refused to give a reply to a quesschaftsschule wishes to prepare yours as parents. In other countion which is a matter of cons- assure us that during the hour of the way for the Gemeinschafts- tries Catholics make the greatest instruction someone will not say cience for parents. kirche (unitary church). On the sacrifices, even paying double "We adhere to the confessional that the Biblical History is.xmly a.. same grounds that we challenge taxes, to assure Catholic education Hebraic fable, or some other might school in the name of national the unitary school, we challenge, in for their children. Do not let loyalty. Article 23 of the Concor- show disrespect for our Lord and the name of national unity, the yourselves be intimidated even by Redeemer because His cradle and dat says textually: 'The preserunitary German National Church. an appeal for national unity; we vation and hew erection of Catholic His cross stood in the land of the "It is a falsehood when one says are convinced that we are renderJews? Who could guarantee this confessional schools shall remain ing a service to the national unity guaranteed.' This agreement was to parents after they have dared that the confessional school weak- with our confessional school. nes or directly mutilates the reached between the German Reich to offer to the families of country "Approach the school inscription and the Holy Father and acquires, citizens a rural calendar on which national unity. Did any soldier in as though you were making an the World War who went from the as a rigtefcv.accorded by a treaty, no mention is made of Christian offering on the altar of God! the force of a word of honour and feasts窶馬ot of Christmas, Easter, confessional school fail to display Have the courage to say: Our superhuman heroism for his counthat which has been mutually national feasts, or of the Christian children shall be, as were our try?" subscribed. The German word protectors, the Saints? ancestors, good Catholic ChrisPromise to War Dead. "In the name of the natural and the German loyalty should tians and good men and women of right of parents I hereby make After narrating an affecting inpreserve 4hfeir good reputation i n patriotic sentiments. We render the world. German word, German public protest against the facts cident of the battlefield at Douay unto the State that which is the that ail meetings of Catholic faith! WTiat should we say when where he comforted a dying Ger- State's, and to God that which is certain public functionaires speak parents' associations have been man soldier, His Eminence said: God's!" against the confessional school forbidden by police authorities, "We have promised the war dead: which has been,- guaranteed by the that a letter from the priests 'Your children and your children's supreme authority of the Reich, directed to parents has been children shall be educated in the The young bride had promised and thus shake faith in the relia- sequestered, not a sheet escaping, spirit of their father.' The testaand that finally a summons for an ment of the dead must be observed her fond mother that she would bility of German agreements V send a daily telegram to report all His Eminence then referred to hour of prayer has been suppres- also on this point." the address made by the Holy sed. His Eminence then cited the was going well on the honeymoon. On the third morning, at break'National Solidarity Father some weeks previously in loyalty of the people of the Saar, which German artisans were ex"We adhere to the confessional who have "given evidence to all the fast, the mother looked up horrihorted to do honour to "German school in the name of national soli- world of their exemplary loyalty fied, and said to her husband: "Oh, John, it's too bad. Jack loyalty." darity. This is the same word of to the German homeland," all of and Milly are quarrelling already. Rights of Parents. appeal with which it is attempted whom, without exception, were " We adhere to the confessional to win over Catholic parents to the educated in the confessional school. Look at this." "This" was a telegram which school," His Eminence continued, Gemeinshaftsschule, making use of In conclusion, His Eminence "In the name of the natural right the same old phrases with which said: "Christian parents, declare read: "Jack and I had a long row of parents. The first, inalienable in former parliaments Liberalism openly and courageously your fide- before breakfast." It was not till some time after right with respect to children and made propaganda for the Simullity to the confessional school. that she tumbled to the idea of a their education belongs to parents. stanschule. The confessional school still re- boating expedition.

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By the time these words are in print, Catholics in England—and, it can be predicted, in other countries also—will be praying to two new English Saints: St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More. When the steps in the canonization of these two martyrs were made known, many months ago, non-Catholic interest was languid, indeed it hardly stirred at all. But latterly all that has changed. From being mere "Papists," the Cardinal of Rochester and the famous Lord Chancellor are now being acclaimed as great national figures, and it is certainly the case that the English people generally, irrespective of religion are interested and even delighted that the highest honours of the Catholic Church should be bestowed on men of their own race. The fact that this is the first canonization of men of English blood for centuries past has struck the popular imagination. Rejoicings for the canonizations, in fact, have struck a national note; so much so that anywhere one goes there is something being said, or done, in connection with the names of More and Fisher. There are Anglican writers who strive almost to claim the two newty-made Saints for the Church of England! A t Rochester, a special Anglican service is to be held in honour of St. John Fisher for the fourth century of his death. Scholarship is taking a hand in the celebrations by a special and deeply interesting exhibition in the famous Bodleian Library at Oxford, one of the foremost literary shrines in the world. There the authorities have gathered together early editions of works by More and Fisher; not only so, but they have added a large number of exhibits bearing upon the work of English Catholics during the times of persecution. A t the Bodleian, in short, there is now a Catholic Exhibition. The question of St. Thomas More's burial-place is being canvassed in the Press, and it is even suggested that the vault in Chelsea's Old Church should be examined, and excavation made, with a view to determining whether the relics are th^re. Meanwhile, nearly all the English Archbishops and Bishops are in Rome for the canonization, and with them have gone something like two thousand pilgrims, clerical * and lay. It is quite likely that Anglicans, also, will be found among the throng making their way to St. Peter's to witnees the ceremony.

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proof of his Catholic sincerity, His Worship has been solemnly rebuked by a majority of the Newport Councillors. Wide publicity has been given to the matter in the English and Welsh press, and Councillor Smith has no reason to be perturbed at the result. The Newport Council has been made to understand by their Chief Magistrate that when they choose a Catholic for Mayor he gives them his faithful service in all civic matters, but he does not surrender his conscience. Boldly he proclaimed his standpoint: "I am not going to be a weathercock to every wind that blows." * *

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YOU SEEN Propaganda in the Open. A new phase w as opened out in the progressive development which here in England we speak of as "the Catholic Forward Movement." Lancashire leads the way. In three of the public markets of that shire stalls have been set up for the display and sale of the publications of the Catholic Truth Society, and already many hundreds of pamphlets have been disposed of, by this means, to non-Catholics N E W V A C U M A T I C P E N ? who might never otherwise have seen them. What is being done in Manchester, Blackburn, and Stratford may encourage other parts of ON SALE AT ALL PEN COUNTERS England to embark upon similar gland to embark upon similar THROUGHOUT MALAYA. undertakings, thus spreading throughout the country a wide field of Catholic propaganda through the written word. At the Manchester stall, each Saturday evening, a member of the Catholic Evidence Guild is present to give Sole Distributors information, and answer questions, with regard to Catholic teaching. WEILL & MONTOR, L T D . * * * * * Prejudice in Scotland. T H E A R C A D E , SINGAPORE. North of the Tweed there is a Phone 6046. good deal of anti-Catholic prejudice assorting itself just now. Passing over the fanatical violence of those Edinburgh Protestants who made some of that city a bear-garden, because of a civic be employed on the staff of a pub- appears to have fallen when in the recaption to the Catholic Young lic school—a hit at the Catholic act of entering the bath, and Men's Society, we note a more leaching brotherhoods and Sisters. either to have struck his' head or subtle attempt to introduce the In fact, these Protestant proposals to have been unable to raise himanti-Catholic spirit on the pre- would put Catholics into the wil- self; for his face was below the tence of educational reform. U n - derness and make their position water and he was dead when like the position in England and worse than it was before, because found. Father Crewse. had been Wales, the Catholic elementary their school buildings in the coun- at the Oratory for between forty schools in Scotland are now provid- try have already been transferred and fifty years. During that time he was brought into touch with ed by the local authorities. B y as public property. many Catholic and other notabiliBut it is one thing for antian Act of Parliament sonre years ago, the Catholic schools were Catholic prejudice to propose, and ties. Ottawa, Ont., April 12;-H-Senator transferred, the buildings being quite another thing for such bi-< acquired by purchase, and the gotry to have its way. >*-If the J. J . Hughes, following his attack staffs taken over. Up till now the Scots Protestants want a fight, on divorce in the Canadian Senate arrangement has worked well; but they will find the Catholics of the last week, yesterday introduced his the ugly head of bigotry is show- country ready for them. Anybody bill aimed to prevent any person ing itself in attempt by Protes-' with half an eye can see that the divorced in Canada froiw marrying tants to get the Act amended. real motive behind the move is not again other than his or her former The Mayor Who Walked Away. When the General Assembly of the regard for the interests of educa- spouse. Senator Hughes' measure would Councillor W. F . Smith is a con- Church of Scotland—a dour Pro- tion, but enmity to the Church and scientious Catholic. He is also testant body—meets shortly in her teaching. Developments will apply to divorces granted by Parliament or the divorce courts. Mayor of Newport, in Monmouth- Edinburgh, the members will be be watched with interest Fvery province but Quebec has a shire. On Jubilee Day, in connec- asked to adopt a report suggest* * * * * divorce court, but divorces from tion with the public observance of ing that there shall be one national An Oratorian's Tragic Death. Quebec are heard by the Senate. the occasion, a parade was or- system of education, that no The Fathers of the London Oraganiz'ad to which the Mayor went schools of a denominational Under its terms, the penalty tory have been plunged into grief given under the Criminal Code for *n his civic capacity. But, as so character shall be erected or taken £iten happens, a religious service over by a public authority, that by the death of one of their num- bigamy, which is a prison term up bad been put into the programme, there shall be no religious tests for bers. Father Edward Crewse, a to seven vers, would be applied to ^ith Protestant officiants; and the teachers (this, of course, would do former Superior, who has died in such remarriages, whether pernMayor having shown his respect away with the Catholic right to tragic circumstances in the Con- formed in Canada, the United for the Sovereign, then left the have Catholic teachers in Catholic gregation's home of rest at Syden- Slates or any other country. service, in obedience to a principle provided schools), and that no ham Hill. Father Crewse was conscience. For that action, a member of a religious order shall partially paralysed. While going (By N.C.W.C. News Service). to take a bath a few days ago, he r

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WREATH. A Zealous missionary priest lay dying in the home of a friend, the Pastor of a great city church. For two weeks he had thrilled the large congregation by his burning words of Zeal, and had led many to the foot of the Cross and to peace and happiness. His life had been one of hard toil for God; in almost every city in the land there were Souls that had come back to Christ because of his eloquent and heart-moving Sermons. A s he lay, pale of face and breathing heavily, his eyes seemed to look back into the dim past. 'What is it, Father ?" asked his priestly friend. "I see the past, with its toil and yet with its joys of leading Souls to God. I am eager, Father, to go to God; for I am now but a broken veteran, no longer able to fight God's battles for Him against Satan and Sin. I have a favour to ask of you Father. When I am dead, please place in my coffin the little box that you will find in my dress-suit case." Several hours passed; the last Sacraments had been administered and the prayers for the dying had been said, when God's Zealous priest breathed his last and went to Him for Whom he had lived so long and so well. His good friend, the pastor, found the little box and opened it. It contained a faded bridal-wreath and a letter which read: "Place this bridal-wreath of my mother with me in the grave. My mother vowed faithfulness to the laws of nature, which are the laws of God. After her ninth child was born, she had the courage to be the mother of the tenth I was the tenth. I owe my existence on earth and my possession of the joys of Heaven to her, because the Sinful teachings of a wicked world never made her lose sight of her dignity as a Catholic wife and mother." Would that in every Catholic family, the bridal-wreath of every departed wife and mother might lie in the grave of her last born as a sign that she kept a bridal vow to be faithful to the laws of nature, which are the laws of God. The modern pagan doctrines of marriage and motherhood, advocated in many secular magazines, are a revolt against God's eternal laws safe-guarding marriage and the high ideals of motherhood.

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ST. T E R E S A OF T H E CHILD JESUS. " Choose what you like, you little ones," She heard her sister call: Dolls, baskets, dresses, trimmings, stuffs— She said, " I choose them A l l . " 'Twas just the same, in after life, Within her Convent wall, When there were trials to be borne She said, " I choose them all." And daily as a Carmelite, When kneeling in her stall, " Everything God may will," she said, " Is best. I choose it all." Thus on her little path to Heaven She let her roses fall: The flowers of every sacrifice— She gladly gave them all. These are the roses we desire, This is her way to live: In early youth one wants to have In later life to give. * * * * * His A , B. C. Beggar—" I've asked for money, I've begged for money and I've cried for money, lady." Lady—" Have you ever thought of working for it my man ? " Beggar—"No, not yet, lady. You see, I'm going through the alphabet, and I haven't got to W yet."

Some years ago a boy of ten was found oh a steamer from Liverpool to New York, hidden away among some casks. He was what is called a " stowaway," and was trying to get a free passage. The first mate questioned the little fellow, who told him that his stepfather had put him on board, giving him some food, and bidding him make his way to a relative in Halifax. The sailors believed the story, but the mate would not be convinced. " Some of these men are in the secret," he said. " Point out the one w ho stowed and fed you." The boy only answered: " I have told you the truth, sir. none of these men know me." The mate turned angrily to the crew and gave this order, " Reeve a rope to the yard." Then pointing to the cord which hung from the yardarm, he said to the little stowaway. " You see that rope, boy ? I'll give you ten minutes to confess, and if you do not tell the truth before the time is up, I'll hang you like a dog." The little fellow turned pale but never flinched, whilst the crew * * * * * began to utter angry murmurs. Peace of Mind. " Eight minutes! " exclaimed the He—" How do you like this mate. "Better be quick."—"I won't tell a lie, if I die," answered place? Shall we buy it? She—Oh, it's perfectly lovely! the brave boy; " but please let me The view from the balcony is so say a prayer." The mate nodded, and the little stowaway knelt fine that it leaves me speechless." He (enthusiastically)'—"Darling down and repeated a prayer his mother had taught him. Then we'll buy it at once." * * * * * rising, he said very quietly: "Now, I'm ready. I told you the Poor Baby. truth." In a moment a change " What have you called your new came over the stern mate's face. Tears sprang to his eyes, and he baby?" " Mary, and what have you caught the boy in his arms and called your little girl ? " cried: " G o d bless you, my boy! " I called her Hazel." you are a true Englishman every " Hadn't you all the blessed inch of you. I believe your word. saints' names to choose from, and You would not tell a lie to save why did you call her after a nut? " your life/' * * * * * The mate had evidently been Why? impressed, both by his reading and Uncle—When I was a boy, I was his experience throughout his life, with the wisdom and the morality told that if I didn't stop making faces like that, my face would stay embodied in the couplet: Dare to be true: nothing is worth that way! Nephew—Oh! Uncle why didn't a lie: A fault which needs it most, grows you stop? two thereby. * * * * * * * * * * Mark Twain once called on a L I T T L E BOY. neighbour and asked him to lend " Little Star, tiny Star, all, all a certain book. The neighbour said he would be extremely pleasalone, What do you see from your ed to lend the book, but he would have to adhere to his rule that the heavenly throne? I am so lonely, so far here book should be used on the premises and not taken away. below, A little later, the neighbour Be kind and upon me your called on Mark Twain and asked ^ecrets bestow." C.W.B.M. him i f he would lend his lawnmower. Mark Twain saicThe would be delighted; but he, too, had a rule. The mower would have to be used on the premises and not Telephone N o . 7843. taken away. T

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Catholic newspapers have already ^iven news of the priests and religious who were done to death in the revolutionary rising that took place in Spain last October. Concerning the eight Brothers of the Christian Schools, the personnel of the community of Turon, Asturias, we possess the following details, supplied by the parish priest of Turon and his curate who were prisoners with the Brothers. The names of the Brother Cirilo-Bertran (Director) 46 years. Brother Marciano-Jose 34 years Brother Julian-Alfredo 31 years. Brother Victoriano-Pio 29 years Brother Benjamin-Julian 26 years. Brother Benito de Jesus 24 years. Brother Augusto-Andres 24 years. .Brother Aniceto-Adolfo 22 years On Friday October 5th at 6 a.m. someone came to warn the Brothers that several ecclesiastics, the director of the "Hulleras del Turon" a mining society, and some officials had been arrested. The Brothers then assisted at Holy Mass which was celebrated in their Chapel by a Passionist Father who had come from his convent at Mieres the previous evening in order to hear confessions. "When the priest reached the offertory, the angry shouts of a revolutionary band could be heard. By repeated blows the revolutionaries tried to break down the iron gate that gave entrance to the garden. Every one understood the peril of the moment, and the necessity of acting promptly. The celebrant â&#x20AC;˘discontinued the Holy Sacrifice, .and distributed to the assistants the Sacred Hosts that were contained in the ciborium, after w hich the Brothers retired to their rooms. The garden was soon invaded by a large crowd of armed men who fired a number of shots to terrify the peaceful inhabitants of the house. A Brother opened the door to them. Threatening him with their revolvers the leaders of the mob demanded to be put into immediate possession of the arms which they said the "Fascists of the Catholic Youth" had hidden in the house. "We have no arms" the Brother replied. They renewed their threats and thoroughly searched the rooms and annexes of the College, and under the eyes of the Brother a number of objects were thrown to the ground, broken and smashed. All of a sudden a shout of joy burst from them. They had discovered in a cupboard the list of the associates of the Catholic Youth Movement that had its centre in the College. The search was continued but proved fruitless. The arms they coveted did not exist. The Brothers and the Passionist Father were immediately arrested and transferred to the Casa del pueblo, which was to serve as a gaol whilst the college was transformed into the headquarters of the revolutionaries in Turon. Before leaving the Brothers asked to be allowed to go to their rooms in order to provide themselves with clothing and perT

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Two individuals The two members of the comarmed with revolvers followed by mittee then went over to a Lieutwo others armed with rifles ad- tenat-Colonel and a Major who had vanced into the centre of the been detained since the opening of room. All were asleep except the hostilities. When they had been Parish Priest and the Director of deprived of all their insignia they the College who were quietly con- were made to form one group with versing together. Indicating with the Brothers and the Passionist the hand the priest and the Bro- Father. "Forward"! And the ther, the revolutionary committee chief at the head of his revolumember cried "Here are two!" The tionaries pushed forward the eleBrother Director was ordered to ven captives as if they were a take off his over coat and to hand herd of cattle. The prisoners over all that he possessed. A few- prayed and offered to God the seconds later the priest received a sacrifice of their lives. A s they similar order. The majority of passed, the two priests who had those asleep were awakened by the been liberated, raised their right noise of the voices. The religious hands and pronounced the formula were obliged to give up everything of absolution. This sinister prothey had. cession made its way to the cemeSeated on a chair the Passionist tery and on arriving at the gate Father had not stirred. One of they had to wait for the grave the officials fixing his searching digger. Two revolutionaries haseyes upon him, asked who he was. hastened to bring him. Later on On receiving the reply that he was when questioned on what he had a Passionist Priest who had arriv- seen and heard the grave digger ed the evening before the revolu- said that he saw the captives tionary outbreak, the official gave standing in line and silent. When orders to shake him in order to the gate was opened the captives were ordered to enter but the wake him up. grave digger was commanded to The Father uncovered his face remain at the gate until he should which bore a heavenly smile. Had be called. he been dreaming of Paradise ? He The victims entered in a line stood up and remained perfectly with the rifles of twenty riflemen serene in spite of the scene that continually pointing at them. The his eyes beheld. He also was askrevolutionaries took pleasure in ed to give up whatever he had. frightening the captives with their He did so retaining however, a weapons. The following words small note book in which were notes written the previous even- were heard: "Go forward ing. No doubt they contained his further forward." When the entire line of prisonlast wishes. The priests and religious were grouped at one end of ers was found to be just along the the room and separated from the edge of a trench twenty metres other prisoners who had not been long a loud report, the firing toquestioned. They were then ask- gether of twenty rifles, broke the This was followed by ed in a mocking tone if they knew silence. where they were going. Although several revolver shots. Thus were they replied in the negative, yet the victims shot down falling into their faces showed that deep in the trench at their feet. Ten their hearts they held the minutes passed before the frightassurance that they were going to ened grave digger was called upon die for their faith. One of the to do his work. What had happened in the assassins said, "You are going into the firing line. We will then see meantime? Their wicked task if our enemies recognise you. and accomplished the assassins fled, stop firing so that you may be endeavouring to avoid being respared." After these words, hav- cognised by the guardian of the ing obtained permission to speak, cemetery. Foreseeing that more the Parish Priest asked, "Will you work would follow, the grave digpermit us priests to put on the ger was satisfied with throwing a ecclesiastical dress? In secular light covering of earth on the dress we shall not be recognised bodies of the victims. On Saturday October 20th when and your wishes will not be fulfilled." "No! No!" cried one of the the regular troops had entered the leaders. "It would then seem that village the grave digger was able we are living under a monarchy, to indicate to the relatives and whereas this is a republicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a re- friends who came searching for them, the place where the bodies public of workers." lay. The bodies were unearthed Then two of the officials went and identified by the Judge. This aside. After exchanging a few identification was possible on words in an undertone they return- account of the initials on the uned and said, " . . . . eleven; with (Continued on page 7.)

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their fleet, hurried to the banks of SEVERE BOMBARDMENT. the Punggor River and entrenched De Maia held the position for themselves. some time longer; but, so severe Botello attacked their new posiwas the bombardment that it be- tions, gaining a considerable adcame untenable and, finally, after vantage. He proposed terms of levelling to the ground what re- surrender to' the Achinese general mained of the buildings, he retired who declined them with scorn. within the Fortress. The But as he was now severely pressMalacca as it was in the Seventies Under Dutch Ascendancy. Achinese rushed in at once and ed and had no hope of rescuing his (From Valentyn's Account of Malacka.) erected fortifications out of the fleet from Portuguese clutches, the materials of the Convent and Maharaja attempted to escape at In the following year, (1630) Church (41). The Laksamana, night in his smaller boats and to er unconditionally; but he promisA s the Botello took command of 27 ships then, established his headquarters rush through the investing fleet. ed him his life. on Bukit China with a force of Alvares Botello was on the alert Laksamana still hesitated, Botello and gave chase to the Dutch and 3,000 men. Without loss of time, and, after a small engagement in made a general assault by land and the English vessels who were tradthe enemy pushed towards the which the Maharaja was wounded, sea. The galleys and positions of ing in pepper. A s he was on his Church, of S. Lourenco (St. forced him back into the river. the Achinese were either destroy- way from the Jambi River to JaLawrerice (42) where they erected Next day the whole force of the ed or captured and the Laksamana catra (the present Batavia) he a redoubt as they had done Achinese again tried to escape fled into the jungle with the little met with a Dutch ship of 24 cannon laden with gunpowder for the already at Iller (Banda Hilar) from the river by means of its lar- saved from this final disaster. The victory of the Portuguese Dutch forts of Java. Hardly had and did afterwards at other ger vessels, of which the most forplaces,. which they took on the midable, called "The Terror of the was complete. Nothing remained she been boarded by the Porturight bank of the river. These World," was leading the attack. of the powerful Achinese army but guese galliots when she took fire. fortifications they connected by Francisco Lopes boarded her and a a few disbanded fugitives and an Fearing that his vessels would be covered ways. Besides, they had hand-to-hand fight began, which enormous and rich booty which blown up with her, Botello ordered boats stationed on the river so that lasted for two hours. A t last was distributed among the Portu- them to get away from the enethe place was completely invested. "The Terror of the World" was guese. The artillery was shipped my's ship. But as one, commandJoao Suares Vivos was given the captured, but not before 500 out of to various forts in India and the ed by Dom Antonio Mascarenhas, order to attack the Laksamana's her crew of 700 men had been kill- prisoners sent to the Religious Or- could not free herself, Botello position on Bukit China. He set ed. In this combat, many other ders as slaves (43). "Botello then went to her assistance. He was out at night, at the head of 220 big Achinese vessels either fell to entered the city in triumph, and just passing the poop of the Dutch Portuguese, took the enemy by the Portuguese or were sunk: great demonstrations of joy were ship when she blew up sinking his surprise, killed about 100 men, put w hat remained of the fleet with- indulged in by the entire popula- galliot. Rescued almost lifeless the rest to flight and then rejoined drew to its moorings in the river. tion, the women throwing from from the wreckage, Botello died the house-windows scented-waters when taken on board. His body the Fortress, bringing the cannon On the 25th November, another over the victors, while others was embalmed, brought to Malactaken from the Achinese. unsuccessful attempt was made by When affairs had reached this the Achinese. Numbers were cap- strewed flowers on their path" ca and buried on St. Paul's Hill in stage, a fleet sent by the King of tured and ithe rest, leaping into (Danvers, I.e., Vol II, p. 232). The the Church of Our Lady of the Pahang arrived with 2000 men to the water, sought refuge in the King of Pahang came to Malacca Annunciation, the Church of the to congratulate Botello on his vic- Jesuit Fathers. assist the Portuguese. It was fol- forest. The Laksamana, then, lowed at a short interval by 5 sail sent some of his captains with a tory, and was received with hearThe defeat of the Achinese befrom S. Thome, under the com- flag of truce, to open negotiations. ty cheers by the inhabitants. fore Malacca, in 1629, proved to be As the King of Pahang was a fatal blow to their power. Yet, mand of Miguel Pereira Botello. But Alvares Botello refused any Though, by that time the besieg- parley unless Pero de Abreu, the about to leave Malacca, Botello re- nine years after, in 1638, encourers had lost 4000 of their troops, Ambassador, whom they had im- quested him to undertake the cap- aged by the feud, concerning the they were still strong enough to prisoned in Acheh, was first set at ture of the Laksamana who was command of the Fortress, which still roaming somewhere i n the prevailed between the Captain hold all their positions. liberty. After waiting for a short A t last, the arrival, on the 22nd time and receiving no reply con- country. The King willingly pro- Governor and the Captain at sea October, of Nuno Alvares Botello cerning these preliminaries for mised to try his best and, not only (Capitao do Mar), and thinking and his armada turned the tables the cessation of hostilities, the did he succeed in his attempt, but that, at last, the favourable time on the Achinese. The reinforce- Portuguese resumed the bombard- he also captured with the Laksa- had come when he could get rid ments to the garrison and fleet of ment of the enemy's positions. On mana two officers of high rank. of his accursed neighbours, Iskanthe beseiged had greatly discon- the 30th November, news was These he sent to Botello. When der Muda declared war on Malacca certed the Achinese, the more so brought to Botello that the Maha- the Achinese general came before in the usual Achinese style. Vioas mostf of their vessels found raja was killed and that the King his victor; he said with great dig- lating the laws of nations, he themsÂŤ3ves entrapped, with no of Pahang, in person, was appro- nity: "Behold here the Laksama- imprisoned the Portuguese Amchance of escape, by Nuno Alvares aching with a second fleet of 100 na for the first time overcome!" bassador, Dom Francisco de Sousa e Castro and, in November, caused Botello's ships in the mouth of sail to assist in the annihilation of Death of Laksamana. the Portuguese in Achen to be Punggpr River. Seeing the reluc- their common foe. This gave the Botello kept him prisoner but murdered as they refused to retancedf the enemy to come out and Portuguese fresh hope. Still the fighbj?hid knowing that the river Achinese kept up such a fire with treated him with the respect due nounce the Christian faith. One was too shallow to admit big ship, their numerous artillery that final to a brave soldier and a hero. of them was a Pilot and CosmoBotello embarked as many men as success seemed to be very doubt- Shortly afterwards, Antonio de erapher of the King of Portugal 33 Jighter vessels could carry ful. On the 4th December, how- Souza Coutinho was dispatched in in the East Indies, Frei Diniz da and proceeded upstream. He ever, the Achinese dispatched an- the famous galley "The Terror of Natividade, (45) a Friar of the landed "his troops, and falling other -envoy with proposals that the World" to convey the Laksa- Carmelite Order who is thought to on the enemy's rear at St. they should be suffered to leave mana to Goa whence he was to be have drafted the plan of the FortJohn's Hill, forced him to retire to for home and allowed to take only sent to Portugal while the galley resses of India which accompany "The Mother of God," whence he three galleys for the 4000 men left was to be offered as a present to Barreto de Resende's "Livro de dislodged him again. The Achi- of the 20,000 who came five the "Golden City" (44) (Goa). Estado da India Oriental." nese, at first, upset by these fierce months before to besiege the city. But the Laksamana died before ar"No military operations, howand successive attacks, recovered The reply of Alvares Botello was rival at Lisbon, depriving the Por- evejr, took /place immediately, in their presence of mind and, to save that the Laksamana must surrend- tuguese of the most distinguished consequence of these barbarous ornament of their triumph. (Contd. on next page). (41) After the siege, the Church and fort which were distant from us about (43) It was 'the custom to entrust City.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cf. Huyghen van Linaschoten the Convent were rebuilt, but razed two leagues by North-East. From afar again to the ground by the Dutch after she seemed to be built with white with war-prisoners th? various Religious and Pyrard 4e Laval, which were then established in the capture of the town in 1641. In stones; the towers of St. Paul and of Orders (45) His name was Pierre Berthelot the Portuguese possessions. (Francis- born Honfieur (France) in ^00. the "Relation of the Second Voyage Madre de Deos were higher than all cans, Carmelites, Jesuits, Augustinian, After at having followed the career of a of Stephen van der Hagen," (Recueil the other buildings. From the top of Theatins, etc.). pirate, he was received with distinction des Voiages, etc., Tome III, p. 121 hese rowers one can see as far as (44) Many travellers have given of at Goa. In 1629. he was nominated first Amsterdam) Paul van der Solt gives 8 leagues at sea." pilot of the Portuguese fleet sent to deus the following description of Malacca (42) St. Lawrence, according to E re- Goa the most enthusiastic decriptions, fend Malacca bese'eged by Iskandar as he saw it from the sea on the 2nd el ia had a community of 1,400 Catholics going so far as to say that by the Muda. His bravery won for him the March, 1606, three months before it besides a large number of non-Christian beauty and magnificence of its monu- post of Cosmographer Royal of the Inwas besieged by Matelieff: "We could people living: in the swamps all covered ments, and the prosperity of its trade, dies, a title which he justified in revealit stood the equal of Lisbon. Hence its ing in his divers voyages the shores of discern distinctly the same town and with Nypa-trees. name: Goa Dourada. Goa the Golden the countries that he visited. r

7 And in 1509, at the instigation T H E TRAGIC D E A T H OF T H E of Muhammadan merchants from EIGHT BROTHERS OF T H E Guzerat, Mahmud the Sultan of CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN (Contd: from page 6.) Malacca attempted to murder DioSPAIN. go Lopes de Sequira: some of the Malacca An Emporium. proceedings. In the year 1640 Portuguese crews were treacher(May), the Dutch with 12 men-of(Continued from page 5.) "Malacca, from which ships ously slaughtered by a mob, and war, and the King of Achin with others made prisoners for nearly were setting out to the ports of 25 galleys, appeared (before that revolutionaries had gone so far as two years. harrassed and devoted city which, China, Pegu and Siam, was the So, in India, the Portuguese to deprive the victims of the intermediary port where gold in at length, i n the following year again met with their century-old greater part of their clothing. (14 January?) (46) was wrested loaves ("ouro em po") and in bars, foe. "Difference of religion and The Parish ' Priest said, "I and all the metals employed in infrom the hands of the Portuguese self interest," writes Edgar Presdustry, pearls, rubies and sapwho had so long( throughout such tage, "two powerful causes of en- assisted at the exhumation. It great difficulties, maintained pos- phires, rich silks, Chinawares and mity, led them (the Muhammadan was a sorrowful spectacle and a session of it. This year was also Japanese lacquer flowed in. Also traders) to oppose the Portuguese difficult work. The bodies, already marked by the death of the Sultan the famous cinnamon from Ceylon, from the beginning proved to be in a state of decomposition, threaIskandar Muda (on the 15th Feb.) clover from the Moluccas and the challenge had to be accepted by tened to become dislocated each at the age of 60, after a reign of various produce, especially nut- the latter, unless they were to re- time that a pick, during the dig35 years, having just lived to see meg, from the Banda Sea (47)." nounce the plans of many years ging touched the flesh. his hereditary foe subdued; and, as Malacca, then, was a sort of cen- and the dreams of future wealth. It was impossible to identify if the opposition of the Portuguese tralizing port, the first of all in the There could be no compromise bet- . them by their faces. Some seempower, which seems first to have ween rival creeds and traders: one occasioned the rise of that of whole East, an entrepot for two must win the contest and oust the ed to be bruised by blows from a trafficking worlds—India proper club. Others had the head separatAchin, was also necessary to its other." ((51). ed from the body. It was evident existence, the splendour and con- on one side and the Far-East on sequence of the Kingdom, from the other—situated just at the "The actual achievement of Por- that the Director had been decapithat period, rapidly declined. crossing of the sea-roads leading tugal in Asia," writes Sir Hunter, tated. to both; of all the ports, it was "was not a land empire but the (Marsden I.e., p. 444). the greatest in importance. To overlordship of the sea. Her A local newspaper stated that quotq Barrios • (48) Malacca was sphere of influence stretched east- some Brothers, judging from their These hundred years of merci- "the universal fair of the Orient" wards across the vast basin 6,000 attitudes had been interred while less war between Acheh and Ma- (a feire universal do Oriente) tniles from the African coast to yet living. The Manager of the the Moluccas, and 4,000 from the Turon blast furnaces, Mr..Morello lacca can be explained, for the (49). stated that the Brothers had deep most part, by the importance One result of the arrival of the Cape of Good Hope to the Persian wounds in the neck. The corpses That a small European which the port had secured as a Portuguese in the F a r East Gulf trading-place, even in the time of was the opening up of a new nation, then numbering perhaps were placed in coffins and received the Malay Kings, an importance trade-route between these fa- not more than a million souls, the honours due to them. The which increased, at least for a cer- bulous countries and Europe. And, should continue to hold his fron- Passionist was taken to Mieres tain time, under Portuguese as- in order to make it the only route, tier was impossible when strong and interred there, whilst the Brocendancy. Malacca was the great- the Portuguese closed with their European rivals came upon the thers were buried at Burgos and est emporium of the East, even fleets the old one terminating at scene. That Portugal should have as the remains of the Brothers passed along the streets, crowds greater than Calicut and Ormuz. Alexandria in Egypt and Tripoli in held it for a century against the of people knelt to show their Musalman world is an enduring Syria, of which the Arab and Muglory to herself and to Christen- respect. As for Goa, it was politically hammadan traders had. till then, dom" (52). and commercially the centre where been sole masters. The history of the discovery and be suitable, to erect there a fortress. all the riches pouring in from conquest of the East Indies by the And the captains who went with him That is why the Muhammadans, these three main ports were colPortuguese reads like a romance. were Jeronimo Texeira, Goncalo de lected to be sent, every year from from the beginning, and theIt is an episode of this romance, Souza and Joao Nunez; and they left the mortal enemies of the PortuLisbon in that year one thousand five January to the 15th February, i n the deadly feud between Malacca big carracks to the Casa da India guese. A t Calicut, in May 1498, the Golden City (53) and Acheh hundred and eight, on the fifth day of and Jorge daguiar on the ninth." (India House) in Lisbon, and the envoy of Vasco da Gama (50) the Warlike Kingdom that in these Anril, (Fernao Lopez de Castanheda "Historia thence to Bruges and Antwerp, was thus greeted by Moors from few pages I have tried to recall do Descobrimento c Conquista da India pelos Portuguezes." Libro II, Capitolo which were the two great spice- Tunis:" May the devil take you! from the past. what brought you hither?" XCI) Sequeira's squadron dropped anmarkets of Europe. chor before Malacca on the 11th September, 1569. India. Born in 1496, he died in 1570. (51) Edgar Prestege M.O., D. litt. (46) The siege lasted from May 1640 artillery of the conquerors that the 49) Cf. Dr. Jaime Cortesao in "Hisl.c.p. 19. to January 1641. The plague broke out Fortress and the principal buildings of toria de Portugal" IVa Pte Dominio Ozon., (52) W. W?. Hunter's "A History Of in the Dutch fleet and among their the town were but heaps of ruins. The ultra marino Capt. 1, O Imperio Portu- British India" Vol. I, p. 134. troops, causing more deaths than the last Captain-Governor of Malacca, Dom gues se Oriente, etc., 1557. (53) According to Barros "Malacca guns of the Portuguese. In the Manoel de Sousa Coutinho died two (50) "The King despatched to India had the epithet of aurea given to it on fort and city, defended only by days after the reddition of the place another armada of four vessels of which account of the abundance of gold 200 Portuguese and 500 native troops, and was buried by the Dutch with mili- he gave the supreme command to Diogo brought from Monancabo (Menangthe famine was so severe that tary honours in the Church of St. Lopez de Sequeira, his Great Royal In- kabau) and Barros (Barus), countries the story was told that a mother ex- Dominic. tendant, in order that he should go to in the island of Camatra (Sumatra), (47) Lucio de Azevedo, in Historia the discovery of the city of Malacca humed the body of her dead child for where it is procured" (Marsden's food. At last, on the 14th January, de Portugal," Ilia Pte: Organizacao from which it was said that plenty of History of Sumatra footn., p. 334). 1641, the valiant garrison being brought Econonica. Capt. 1, Portugal, potencia clove and other spices were coming; and to bay in the old fortress, built by Al- mercantil, p. 635. that on his way he should reconnoitre buquerque, surrendered to the Dutch (48) Joao de Barros, was Feitor da the Island of Sao Lourenco (MadagasGeneral, Willemsoon Caartekoe. Ac- Casa da India, that is in charge of the car), and see if there was there any cording to Valentyn only 3,000 Indian records. His four "Decadas" silver and ginger as it had been told inhabitants remained out of 20,000. So are the classical history of the Portu- Tristao da Cunha; or, in case it would terrible had been the havoc made by the guese discoveries and conquests in Portuguese

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They con- eyes as she listened, and very soon mixes with the rest of the air of or any white stock into a stewversed well. Each caried a very she asked the girl where shv the room, and unless the room is pan with a teacupful of peart elaborately decorated lunch bas- lived, and wrote the address in a well ventilated the whole gradually barley, a carrot, and an onion ket. They, too, were going to the tablet which she took from a bag becomes bad. Breathing this bad. (sliced), a stick or tw^o of celery, air causes death, and if a man pepper, salt, and a bunch of park for a picnic. They seemed on her arm. happy and amiable until the car After riding a little further she wanted to live for an hour in a herbs. stopped this time letting in a left the car, but she had not left room into which no fresh air could Boil for two hours, then rub pale-faced girl of about eleven, the little ones comfortless. Half come, this room would have'to be through a sieve and return to the and a sick boy of four. These the bouquet of violets and hya- 20 feet long, 15 feet wide and 10 saucepan with a quart of milk. children were shabbily dressed, cinths were clasped in the sister's feet high, which is a very good Bring to the boil, and just before and on their faces were looks 01 hands, while the sick boy, with size. The stories of the "Black serving stir in the beaten yolk of distress. They, too, were on a radiant face, held in his hand a Hole of Calcutta " and the " Good an egg. their way to the park. The gen- package, from which he helped Ship Londonerry" are too well tleman thought so; so did the himself now and then saying to known to need repetition. In both 2. The chimney is another group of girls, for he had heard his sister in a jubilant whisper: these cases men were shut up for great means of ventilation, since a time in two small rooms, and as one of them said, with a look of "She said we could eat them all. whether a fire is lit or not, bad air disdain: "I suppose those raga- What made her so good and a result were found dead. Luckily can go up it and leave room for such accidents are rare, for air can muffins are on an excursion too." sweet to us? Is it cause she's fresh air. For this reason the unbeautiful as well as her clothes?" somehow or other manage to get used fireplace of a sitting or bed into most rooms. There is always "I shouldn't want to leave home "It is Freddie, but she must also room should never be blocked up if I had to look like that, would have a beautiful, good and sweet a keyhole, a space under the door, with screens, fans or other decorayou?" This from another girl. mother who taught her how to a chimney or some crevice through tions. which it can come—but if such a be kind," answered the sister. 3. Ventilation bricks are now little only is let in, it means ulti"No, indeed; but there is no acW hen the park w as reached the mately ill-health for the inmates placed in all the newly-builtcounting for taste. I think there Ave girls hurried out. Then the houses. These are bricks with ought to be a special line of cars gentleman lifted the little boy in of that room. The air that is round holes in them which are taken into the lungs is carried to for the lower classes." his arms and carried him to the all parts of the body and it helps built into the wall of a room somepark, the sister, with a heart full where near the ceiling, and air is All this was spoken in a low of gratitude following. He treat- the food to supply us with heat, able to get in and out of these energy and new tissue. Imagine tone, but the gentleman heard it. ed them to soup in the park resholes. These bricks cost very litHad the child too? He glanced taurant and treated them to a the body is a candle and the food tle and can easily be introduced inis the wax which burns. Place at the pale face and saw tears. nice ride. that candle in a clear airy room— to the walls of an old house. Some He was angry. Just then the exA t two o'clock sharp, the next and it burns brightly; cover it, so of the patent ventilators which can clamation. "WTvy, there is Marie! day, the two gentlemen, as agreed be affixed to a house include Towonder where she is going?" met again. "This is my wife," that no air can get at it, it goes bin's tubes. Sherringham valve, out; and place it in a corner or caused him to look out upon the the host said proudly, introducing ventilating grates and all sorts of comer, where a sweet faced the comely lady; "and this, as a partially surround it with a screen, electric fans—but if properly used so that it has difficulty in getting young girl stood, beckoning to young lady of fifteen entered the air, it burns with a dirty, unheal- the three methods mentioned the busman. When she entered room, "is my daughter." thy, smoky flame. It is exactly above are quite sufficient for ordithe car she was warmly greeted " A h ! "said the guest, as he the same with our own bodies. nary houses. by the five, and they made room extended his hand in a cordial for her beside them. They were greeting, "this is the dear girl Moreover, all animals, lights, and - Since fresh air is so necessary, profuse in exclamations and whom I saw yesterday on the even plants, help to use up the air the mistress of a house should see of a room. Hence the admission that she herself and all under her questions. street car. I don't wonder you of fresh air or in other words, the care go out into the open every call her a darling. She is a dar- proper ventilation of rooms, is one day, and by walking or other exer"Where are you going?" asked ling, and no mistake. God bless of the most important duties a cise take plenty into their systems. careful housewife has to see to; one. "Oh, what lovely flowers! her." Weather permitting, children And then he told his friend and she must mind that not only should always be encouraged to Whom are they for?" asked another. "I'm on my way to see what he had seen and heard in is plenty of air admitted, but that play, study, or amuse themselves no draughts are created. Agnes Clarke. She is sick, and the street car. as much as possible out of doors. the flowers are for her." Sunlight should also be admitted The ordinary methods of venti- freely to our rooms, as it is a great She answered both questions lating a room are:— at once, and then, glanced topurifier and killer of disease germs. H O U S E H O L D HINTS. ward the door of the car, she saw Many people keep sunlight out of 1. Doors and Windows. The their rooms for fear the carpets the pale girl looking wistfully at HOUSE H Y G I E N E . windows should be open whenever and chair covers should fade, but her. She smiled at the child, a possible at top and bottom. If it it is better to let them fade than Air and Ventilation. tender look beaming from her is too wet or cold to keep them ourselves, and it is wiser to try to beautiful eyes, and then, forgetA i r is everywhere, the most open, as it often is, get a piece of add the extra years to human lives ting she wore beautiful velvet skirt and costly jacket, and that absolute necessity of life. Venti- board the same length as the than to furniture. her shapely hands were well lation is the getting rid of foul window is across, and about five (To be continued). Open the lower gloved, she . left her seat and air from our rooms and the admis- inches deep. crossed over to the little one. sion of fresh air in its place. sash, place the board on the sill She laid her hand on the boy's Every man. while he is alive, and shut the window down on it. P L. B. ALIW thin cheek as she asked his sister: breathes, and breathing consists of In the centre of the window the GOLDSMITH & JEWELLER. "This little boy is sick, is he not? two acts:—(1) the drawing of two sashes will overlap, and air For Exquisite Tas'e & Design. He is your brother, I am .sure." pure air into his lungs: (2) exhal- can come up through this space •\ VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOl 195. Middle Road. Singapore. It seemed hard for the little ing or sending air out of his lungs. into a room without causing a girl to s:w*c:\ bu " fvv^ v she Whatever be the nature of the air draught.

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By Air Mail In Germany. All Catholic share the Holy Father's deep concern at the religious situation in Germany and sympathise with their German coreligionists in the persecution under which they suffer. Further, practically all Catholics in this country, in common with the mass of the people, have the deepest dislike of the totalitarian regimes that are establishing themselves cn the Continent, with their inevitable concomitant of the forcible repression of all differences of political opinion, even theoretical. Add to this the shock of the German rearmament measures, so provocatively and blatantly announced, and it is small wonder that a general opposition to present-day Germany is spreading throughout our country, and that Catholic opinion joins in it. But it is very important, especially at such a time as this that opposition, and particularly opposition to Germany, should not become indiscriminate. To mention one reason only, it might too easily play into the hands of war-mongers and the armament interests. Another Side. But there is a wider aspect which should not be forgotten. It is very significant that in a recent and very valuable discussion in the House of Lords, noble lords belonging to each of the three political parties agreed in emphasising that Germany had signed the Treaty of Versailles under duress, and also that Powers which imposed disarmament on her had failed from the start to fulfil their own undertakings to reduce armaments. Lord RennelPs remarks were typical of those made throughout the debate. Did anyone, he asked, seriously believe that a highly developed, progressive and expanding people with a great history and traditions, though momentarily forced to acquiescence by the stunning blows of unanticipated defeat and internal exhaustion and unrest could be permanently expected to remain in a condition of international inferiority if neighbouring nations failed to implement their avowed intention to disarm in a manner w hich would in a reasonable time restore to them a position of national equality ? Would they not, if such undertakings remained unfulfilled indefinitely, be certain to regain by all means, legitimate or illegitimate, liberation from restrictions which if prolonged beyond such reasonable time became intolerable to the national spirit? 7

A Complex Problem. Another point, too, has to be remembered, which was pointed out by Lord Noel-Buxton, himself a Labour peer and an upholder of pacific and democratic ideals. The German fear of Communism, he said, was a factor which, unless they had been to Germany, they were too apt to ignore. Herr Hitler's sincerity was very much discussed in these days, but he was quite sure that on that point "is sincerity was intense, and there went with it a feeling that Germany had done a service to the West of EuroDe in arresting Communism, and a feeling that Russia was a tremendous menace both to Germany and to those whom the

Germans thought they were protecting further to the West. We mention these points in no way to extenuate the present German methods at home or in foreign policy. But human nature is complex, and German human nature is no different in this respect from any other. Foi ourselves we have no doubt that the singular forbearance of the Holy Father in face of the behaviour of the German authorities towards the Church, springs from His Holiness's wide vision of the whole case, and recognition that it is one of great complexity. The best thing the Germans could do for themselves at the moment would be to cease to provoke the Holy See to conflict. (Universe, May 17) America's Reformers. Political democracy is always in danger of going crazy on a nostrum or panacea, and two are being widely offered in the United States at the moment. The first is Senator Huey Long's "Share-thewealth" movement, which thrives on the Senator's juicy comments on people and affairs. The second is the Townsend plan, which is said to have 20,000,000 supporters, for the retirement of all workers at the age of 60 upon a standard pension of 200 dollars a month. This is fostered chiefly by a chain of Townsend clubs from California to Maine. The third Reformer is Father Coughlin's Union of Social Justice, whose main pillar of strength is Father Coughlin himself, the "radio priest" of America, who. exerts his influence mainly on the wireless, but also through his Union, whose members are registered in accordance with their congressinoal district. There are 3,000,000 of them. To be just to him he has no fads, like the other two, but it must be embarrassing to the government to have three stump orators of such large followings, whose main ~'ob seems to be to tell the government how to govern. Fashions In Medicine. If a man called on his doctor, during the American boom period, one of two things happened. If he possessed 400 dollars he had his appendix removed, but if he possessed only 200 he lost his tonsils. The fad for improving nature by these operations on healthy subjects was spread by the boom conditions. So at least the cynics say. Last Thursady Dr. Robert Broom confirmed the cynics in a speech at Johannesburg. "In the past," he said, "the fashion was bleeding. To-day's fashions were removal of tonsils in youth, the appendix in adolescence, and teeth in middle age." He might have added sterilisation of the unfit, a perfectly useless and senseless procedure, vitamins, ray treatments, gland treatments and injections, and sunbathingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;meaning nudism. For some of these things there" is justification sometimes, but they have all become fads, and Dr. Broom, who is a distinguished scientist, who in 1928 received the Royal Society's medal for his services to science, did well to speak plainly. (Continued on page 11.)

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ed in supplication to Christ, let be greater than the evils resulting us also in order that there may therefrom. be at last great peace, repeat The chief element of war is the Post Free, Local and Aoroad: their prayer; "Lord save us, we application of armed force to the 12 Months ... $6.00 perish." point of killing. Killing is un6 Months ... $3.00 "To-day," said the Pontiff, "for lawful only when it is unjust. 3 Months ... $1.50 One who is threatened by an un- nations to take up arms against All correspondence and literary just aggressor may defend oneself one another, and spread ruin and contributions should be addressed even to the point of killing the destruction would be a crime so aggressor, if this is necessary in enormous, a manifestation of to The Managing Editor, Rev, self-defence. Again, it is evident savagery so insane that the mind R. Car don, 73, Bras Basab Road, from our Codes of Law that the hesitates to believe it possible. But Singapore. State may take the life of one who if someone dared to commit this deliberately injures the commu- nefarious crime—which may God Tel. 7376, Singapore, nity or any member thereof. These avert and which we ourselves beprinciples should operate in the lieve impossible—then we can Jttakga Catholic ^Ltubtx waging of a justifiable war be- only turn to God and address H i m tween nations. Then the matter with sorrowful heart the prayer, of killing comes under self-de- "Lord, disperse the peoples who Saturday, June 1st. 1935. fence on a larger scale. But there seek war." Before concluding is this difference between indivi- we may draw the attention of our THE ETHICS OF WAR. duals and nations. So long as the readers to a collection of excerpts, individual is not attacked he has in another page of this number, There are indications of the no right to assail another, how- made from a learned symposium possibility of another war to-day ever menacing the latter may be. on the "Need for World Peace" in Europe, despite the good offices He may only invoke the law and held recently in Washington in of the League of Nations, the protection of the State authority. conjunction with the C.A.I.P. peace pacts and the enigmatic But among nations there is no Conference Dinner. assurances of H e r r Hitler to unite superior authority except the to establish peace and security for League of Nations which is em- N o t e s & C o m m e n t s the civilised world. It is not our powered to frown at and disap- Facts About Alleged Smuggling object to paint a sordid and dis- prove of the aggressive moves of by Nun in Germany. Reuter gave prominence last consolate picture in this article any militant nation. It is even about the menaces of another laid down that the League has the week to a cable from Germany andevastating and bloody struggle, option of applying pressure on nouncing the arrest of a nun for smuggling money abroad. This which in its ravaging excesses, recalcitrant powers by means of item of n»aws was displayed to admay 'go the hog' to engulf armed force. W e are loth to drift vantage by local dailies, lending civilisation as a whole and entomb into a discussion as to how far the colour to the suggestion that the in question was criminally everything that is dear to the League has been an effective check nun guilty. The Tablet, a London hearts of peace-seekers. on 'sabre-rattlers.' A cynical critic Catholic weekly throws more light The prospect of another catac- avers that the League of Nations on the situation and enables us to lysm brought about by the des- has had an involuntary 'climb- give a more correct version of the tructive armoury of war concerns down' from her place of power reasons and the manner in which vitally the 300 million Catholics and all that it has done during about fifty priests and nuns have in Christendom, in whose ears its space of existence may be con- been recently arrested by Nazi authorities. Strong forces of must ring anew the beautifully veniently written on the back of police were detailed to make caresoothing message of 'peace on a postage stamp. We do not ful searches of convents and other earth to men of goodwill.' Mere quite endorse this view; it savours Catholic institutions with a view academic speeches and the foren- of a bit of mischievous over-state- to trumping up specious charges against the religious. After scoursic art of statesmen will not avert ment of facts. ing these monasteries in a bullying the dire possibilities of armed conThe evils of war are manifest, and high-handed manner tbe police flicts among nations. History but the horrors of modern war- took into custody the superiors of bears testimony in its blood-stain- fare are infinitely greater than these institutions. ed pages, of the innumerable wars anything which has been known * * * * that have been repeatedly fought to combatants of a century ago. A German Catholic paper says for specious and plausible reasons If there were a war to-day (and, that Catholic monasteries, like the German State its-elf have obtained of defending the right. God forbid it) it would be more foreign loans on which regular inIn discussing war as being just frightful than the last. Millions terest is payable. The Government or unjust we might do well to res- of lives will be lost under the most decreed prohibiting the direct paytrict ourselves to the Catholic excruciating torture, and many ment of foreign dues without Ethics of it. Seeing it from a will be cut off without the oppor- special sanction. It is further Catholic viewpoint we must exer- tunity of making their peace with stated that such licences are generally refused to religious cise clear judgment which may God. Even non-combatants will houses as the government by facnot permit us to glorify war in have to suffer to a less degree in- ing shortage of foreign currency is its militarist aspect or to condemn deed, but often in the same man- reluctant to export it. Application it entirely as a crime of the stamp ner as those who fight for their for foreign disbursement of funds of murder or arson. Neither of country. A n d in every war have to be made to special exportthese is a view which a Catholic women have suffered in the most ers who are the agents of the Government. An enormous commay reasonably hold. The Sove- shameful way, which to some of mission of 250% on the exported reign Pontiff and the Catholic them, is a fate worse than the sum is usually charged by thes»e hierarchy have repeatedly insisted most cruel death. unconscionable State agents, which on the evils of war but they have The Holy Father in his allocu- will be ruinous to debtor monasnever categorically asserted that tion to the Cardinals announcing teries. What the convents actually war is always and inevitably sin- the decision of the canonization did was to transfer 2,500,000 marks abroad in favour of their creditors, ful. of the two English Saints recently contrary to this unjust regulation. The Catholic Church maintains said:— No secret was however made of that war is not essentially sinful. "Let the anxiety of men's this remittance. Sums exceeding It is lawfully permitted under soul, therefore, rest in this vir- the amounts transferred were subsequently paid into the Treacertain conditions and mode of tue (confidence in the Provi- sury, and a faithful declaration of conducting it. It must be waged dence of God) and let it) be their capital abroad was also mad'e in an honourable way without transformed into an ardent to the authorities. In the face of recoursing to sinful means. The prayer to the Father of infinite the amnesty of 1934 the act of the declaration of war must be done mercy that better days may religious cannot by called an infraction of the law. The Nazi love by legally constituted authority, dawn for mankind. As the of persecuting the Church finds whose intention is upright. FinalApostles, beaten and almost plausible pretexts for such unjustily the good accruing from it must submerged by the waves, turn- fiable arrests. R A T E S OF SUBSCRIPTION

PRIEST—ORATOR.

Father Coughlin the noted 'Radio Orator' has become the cynosure of critical and inquiring eyes throughout America. The teamed priest's talks over the radio have becon.e the subject of alarmist interest in both clerical and lay circles, as tfre topics of address have not been purely doctrinal or moral but economic and sociological. In his trenchant attack on /unbridled individualism/ and 'immoral capitalism* which hamper the dispensing of social justice to the masses struggling for a bare living in a world of plenty, Father Coughlin has, as expected, run the gauntlet of criticism from certain quarters. His critics aver that a minister of Religion should not over-step the bounds of his ecclesiastical duties by dabbling in Economics and Sociology. But his gallant ecclesiastical superior

POPE CONDEMNS EUGENICS AND STERILISATION. Germany's Example to be Avoided. Vatican City 24/5.—His Holiness the Pope today roundly condemned eugenics and sterilisation when receiving representatives of the Hospitals' Congress which is meeting in Rome and is attended by delegates from thirty nations. He regretted the subject figured on the programme and still more so when a delegate stated that every country would soon be following Germany's example with regard to sterilisation. The Pope hoped that this would never happen for if it did it would mean the world would return to the horrcrs of ancient paganism which had produced beauty in its art but in its social life was entirely immoral.—Reuter.

who thoroughly endorses the views expressed by Father Coughlin has broadcast a defence which we feel sure, will go a long way, to dissipate the fears and misconceptions of the critics.

Bishop Gallagher's radio address in defence of Fr. Coughlin (which we hope to give in major details in our next number) establishes the authority of the Church to participate reasonably in the temporal welfare of the Faithful. His Lordship has cited instances from the Old and New Testaments which he further supplements by the encyclicals issued by the Holy Father and his illustrious pred'ecessor. Bishop Gallagher winds up by remarking "I pronounce Father Coughlin sound in Doctrine, able in its application and interpretation. Freely I give him my 'imprimatur' (i.e. permission to print) on his written word and freely I give my approval on the spoken word. May both be circulated without objection throughout the land. Under my jurisdiction, he preaches th«e just codes of the old law and its commandment?. He teaches Christ and the Fathers and the Doctors of the Church. He preaches the Encyclical and applies them as he has been ordered to do. Father Coughlin preaches the doctrine of social justice to all. Remember the words of St. Paul: There is neither Greek nor Jew. bond nor free, male nor female, but you are all one in Christ Jesus. Our Lord."

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WITHIN T H E OCTAVE OF THE ASCENSION, (St. John, XV, 26-XVI 4)

• June 2. Sunday—Within the octave of the Ascension. White June 2. Sunday—Sundav within X vestments Proper of the Mass the Octave. Mass and Vespers X At that time, Jesus said to his disciples, when the Paraclete % in the " Small Missal " p. 176. of the Sunday. I cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, X Second collect of the octave, June 3. Monday—Of the Octave, • who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me; and • second of Sts. Marceiinus and June 4 Tuesdav—St. Francis • you shall give testimony because you are with me from the begin- • Companions, Martyrs. Preface Caracciolo, C. Double. .1 ning. These things have I spoken to you, that you may not be • of the Ascension. Vespers of June 5. W'day—St. Boniface, B . t scandalized. They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, the % the Sunday at 5 p.m. and M . Double. I hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a t June 3. Monday—Of the octave. June 6. Thursday—Octave Day ; service to God. And these things will they do to you, because they • Semi-double. of the Ascension. Greater • have not known the Father, nor me. But these things I have told • June 4. Tuesday—St. Francis Double. Caracciollo. Double { you, that, when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told X i June 5. W'day—St. Boniface, June 7. Fridav—Of the Feria. • you. Bishop and Martyr. Double. June 8. Saturday—Vigil of PenteJune 6. Thursday—Octave of the cost. 1st Class. Blessing of Commentary. Ascension. Greater-double. the Font before Mass. • "They will put you out of the Yet, it mattered so much that a June 7. Friday—Of the feria. First Friday of the month. $ synagogues, the hour cometh, they did not hesitate a minute.; General Communion. Evening I that whosoever killeth you will They died smiling. A smile of t PRESS GLEANINGS. service: Holy Hour from 5.30 * think that he doth a service to hope illuminated their dying faces. • to 6.30. First day of the (Continued from page 9.) tGod." The magistrates smiled too novena of St. Anthony. Leat These words imply a promise "The poor fanatics/' they thought • flets with the prayers and The medical branch of knowledge j Sarcastically " T o abandon this J hymns of the Holy Hour will than the others. m _ J w o r s e _ _ t h a n o t h e r s , tpersecution...fox .His .sake. Not life of pleasure, to leave behind? is be distributed to all attending Think only of "evolution',' êspecially !f r r w r i j disciples, but to everv the world and its boundless poten- X this service. th^ aoe-man business and Hihiical ffollower of His. tialities to run after a shadow. ..."4 criticism run wild. Then of Freu The VorlT^stilTTs "of "the same J - Saturday—Vigil of Pentedism and Behaviourism among the opinion in this illuminated X X * cost. Semi-double. Persecution—the lot of the psychologists. century. And, what is worse, • " ' Catholic Church. there are several Catholics who? SERVICE OF G E N . SMITH Liquidating The Spanish Revolt. This nromise has been fulfilled . ? ]° ™ «* 1 CATHOLIC GOVERNOR OF , . . . t fl . * ^ ? ®?? i ^ such slogans. If another Nero • FKILKTINES RECALLED The State of Alarm is to be h o the point m the life of the f ^ i L L 1 LXfcb, KfcLALLfcD.. maintained for another month in {Catholic Church. Right. from the chicken-hearted Catholics I Washington \pril 1 2 - T h e visit Spam, but the censorship is re- W d l e the Church experienced the • to thfe S laxed except as regards criticising s t trying storms. The Jews ^ „ .;«pH n ! r T i *lt ™_-r • ' the President of the Republic, | tried to choke the first enthusiasm ^ slandering persons for Christt^* by every possible WexSc ana Id^nain ' ^ T ? " ihe ™ . in . authority, ... -. felAuSL , . Mexico and bpam Spain j* erroneous _*-._._____„ __ _ __._J__.-_ - ^ u. ^ ... i i — |I-™ j ___ means. burning. impression that is the first Catholic to hold that office glorifying or condoning rebellion, • Then the Romans stepped m. The R i living examples of and fouling international relations. 4mighty Romans! Who at f jth. - . dared, . , bv Presidential appointment, and Desperadoes are still at large in those times, resist their influence, , . t Asturias, and last Friday two of • their power, their armies, their ecuted. And it shall be 1 relief the life of one of the earliest them attempted to murder the i n a v y . 1 he mighty Komans. c u t e d . It is a consequence, a t Governors General who was a foreman of a mine at Urbies. One I Who dare fight their eagles ever i s e made X devout Catholic in addition to being was captured by the Civil Guards, •present around the world then ipies. • a national figure. when the alarm was raised by the J known? Many dared, indeed, but p ution—the lot of Catholics 1 r y embodying an interforeman and his wife, and was X i i d. Catholics are persecuted by a I view with Governor Murphy, the found to possess two sticks of t _ , _ , , - _ . ^. i_ t_ ii j twofold system: by the world, and t N.C.W.C. News Service said that dv-amite. sack of cartridges, I The Catholic Church challenged he world, firstly, t the present Governor General "is and a pistol taken from a civil j not the Roman eagles, but the Catholics, (we mean the genuine I the first Catholic named by guard whom he confessed to have tRoman -- • - -QfofOQ tRox ._ vice. The Catholic Church i- 4-1,-. 7 Droci^flnf /vf fVi_i TTrn+o/l murdered. ones, not the faked imitations I President of the United States to 4 defied not their armies, but their • ™ „ _ -hi<* abound in the present 1 hold that office." This assertion 14,000,000 pesetas were by the rebels, of which barely j * * • H s h r f h f a A i ^ r A ^ ^ L ^ T r E . T ^ t taut* > , r -X that Mr. Murphy is not the first r>er cent, has been recovered. ^ . I Catholic to administer the affairs Arrests, seizures of arms and I be till the end of the world. of the Philippines, said that the challenge w«,o was "^^_--— accepted »j by âinoilCS h l i c s are are persecuLeu persecuted uy by <% • ^ fin /Jail*? nrrnr- I The îiaucii^c * uiiî/iuvo, oc*_v* — -_+-_i courts-martial are stm daily ^ " ^ | . Ten persecutions succeedR pect. This \ title wasandnot Governor General the always administrator was jJed Christian bloodinirrigated thecynism. whole persecution, i the first one, hasbeing its * not in spite of not ~ -always- named directly by the persons axestffl w Friday S g taSgroup . each other cruelty, in In Barcelona last President of the United States. • of the Roman empire. Millions of victims. Its martyrs are not of University students, who in all Investigation now discloses, how? i « ^ ^ w ' t h e m ^ M a r t y r s gave their lives for the f any veneration of any ever, General James F . Smith, a Latin countries W ^ m j g J ^ by „ of worship. On the contrary. ^red^h^Dortedts of Gil Robles! j a mysterious courage and appeared They are cowards who because of Catholic native of C a l i f ornia, servburr who fWfie. Hitler and1 Mussolini, samr revolu- ^before fearful magistrates who M f l . rpr>ounce their religion ed both as Vice Governor and Governor General and held both tionarv hvmns. and raised cheers f tried their best to convince them their faith. The rest of fthat it did not matter much to burn Our readers are perhans suffer- offices by Presidential appointment. n.«^dûna. (r\thn\\c ?a bit of incense before the statue i r this kind of persecution. They The title of the office was changed from that of Civil Governor to S - e r M a y 17*) ( | tabernacle. e , we are so sure of it! Governor General by an act of Congress of February 6, 1905. General Smith was not named Vice also is slightly higher, but its Australia's from 24.1 to 15.8, Hol- Governor until April 2, 1906, and STATISTICS DISCLOSE BIRTH- birth rate per marriage is only 2.1. land's from 28.1 to 22.2, Switzer- did not become Governor General R A T E DECLINING I N A L L Figures on the birthrate per land's from 23.1 to 16.7, Poland's until September 20, 1906. He held marriage in the United States are from 35.5 in 1923 to 30.3 in 1931, the latter office until November 11, BUT 2 NATIONS. not available, but the birthrate Czechoslovakia's from 29.0 i n 1909. General Smith, an alumnus of (By N.C.W.C. News Service). per thousand in 1933 was only 1921 to 21.5 in 1931, Spain's from Santa 30.4 in 1913 to 28.3 in 1931, Clara College, commanded 16.6, as compared with 17.4 in the first California regiment of Sweden's from 23.2 in 1913 to London, April 8.—Statistics 1932. In 1915, it was 25.1; in Volunteers, serving as its colonel, 14.8 in 1931, Norway's from 25.4 presented in the magazine 1920, it was 23.7; in 1925, it was in 1913 to 16.8 in 1931, Denmark's and ultimately rising to the rank National Life, publication of the 21.5, and in 1930, it was 18.9. He served from 25 6 in 1913 to 18.0 in 1930. of brigadier general. League of National Life, reveal a The birthrate in Great Britain The as a member of the Philippine Irish Free State shows a diminishing birthrate in virtually dropped from 24.2, in 1913, to 16.3 Commission,- was named Vice every important country in the in 1931. In France in the same decrease from 20.3 in 1922 to 19.4 Governor, then Governor General, in 1931. world. 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Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi,

St. Anthony's

Church, K u a l a Lumpur. 7th

Annual Report, Year Ending

31st December, 1934.

J U S T THINK

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR.—Rev. Father Feast of St. Anthony by having one of the money t h a t i s g o i n g up i n High Mass sung during the 9 days of V. Hermann. OFFICE BEARERS.—The following Novena preceding the Feast. the flames as they demolish (6) Rev. Father Director imparted Officer bearers were elected at the last General Absolution to the members on Annual General Meeting held on 20th y o u r p r o p e r t y ! D o n ' t hesitate Assumption Day (15.8.34) and on the May, 1934. Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (4.10.34). Prefect.—-Mr. M. Benedict. u n t i l i t is too late—you can (7) In honour of the Stigmata of St. Councillors.—Messrs. S. AnthonysamyFrancis of Assisi the members assembled fully protect y o u r s e l f w i t h a pillai, S. S. Nathan, T. Raphael, I. on the 5 Sundays preceding the feast Anthony and C. Anthony. and said special prayers for the intenm i n i m u m o f expenditure by COUNCIL MEETINGS.—Three Council meetings were held during the year. tion. On the feast of the Stigmata, i.e. t a k i n g out a n N . E . M . Policy. Unimportant matters were dealt with 17.9.34, a Mass was offered by this Order and members received Holy comreferendum. MONTHLY MEETING OF MEM- munion on this date. (8) The Feast of St. Francis of BERS.—Twelve monthly meetings were held during the year. It is a pity to Assisi was celebrated on Sunday, the 7th O u r Rates are Competitive record that few of the members who did October, 1934, in a very solemn manner by the members ot* this Order. On the not attend some of these meetings failed to report of their absence to the nine days preceding the feast, there was Novena. On 4th, 5th and 6th October, Prefect as per rules of the Order. MEMBERS.—At the beginning of the the Rev. Father Hermann preached serThe fact that you year there were 43 members. During mon. On the evening of 4th October, at 5 p.m. Rev. Father Hermann, Direcare already insured the year 5 members were enrolled and 5 members left the country for various tor, clothed 9 Postulants, professed 7 need not hinder reasons. At the end of the year there Novices, and imparted the General you from asking were 30 men and 13 women members. Absolution. From 8 to 7 p.m. Holy Of these 26 are Professed Members, 11 . Hour was observed, and after which for a quotation— there was Benediction of the Blessed Postulants and 6 Novices. perhaps we can Sacrament. On Saturday, 6th October, SUBSCRIPTIONS.—Although there is help you to econono definite amount of subscription to be a Requium High Mass was sung for the paid monthly, every member is required repose of the souls of the Franciscans. mise in premium. to give something according to his On Sunday, 7th October, there was High Mass in the morningin honour of St. means, as per Rules of the Order, but your Council regret to note that sub- Francis of Assisi and Rosary, procession E V E R Y RISK scriptions received during the year and Benediction of the Blessed Sacraunder review have not been very satis- ment in the evening. Two nicely deR A T E D ON factory and requests the support of the corated cars with a statute of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Theresa were members in this respect. ITS MERITS. carried during the procession. After the ACCOUNTS.—Total receipts for the solemn Benediction the members in year was $201.29, expenses $100.26. general renewed their vow. Balance in hand $101.03. A PROGRESSIVE BRITISH NON-TARIFF COMPANY. (9) On 18th November, 1934, Rev. WAY OF THE CROSS DEVOTION.— This Devotion which was organised a Father Director during the Monthly few years ago has been progressing meeting gave a vivid idea of the activivery well but of late the members are ties of the Catholic Action Society and not taking keen interest in the devotion. requested that all t\ie male members Your Council requests that every mem- should enrol themselves as members of ber whenever possible should participate the Catholic Action Society. The memin this devotion, which is held at St. bers in general unanimously agreed and Anthony's and St. Joseph's Church every also it was decided at this meeting that NATIONAL EMPLOYERS' MUTUAL 25 per cent, of the subscriptions received Friday. to be devoted for Catholic Action. GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD. Z ?$ZJ£ GENERAL. (10) On 19th November, 1935, a (1) At the first Council meeting which was held on 12th August, 1934, Requiem Mass was offered for the Souls MEYER CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. the Councillors were allotted offices as in Purgatory. (11) In order that all members may 'PHONE: 2845. RAFFLES PLACE. follows:. gain the Jubilee Indulgences visits were Mr. S. Anthonysamypillai, arranged as follows: Novice Master, K.L. On 4th November, 1934— Mr. M. Benedict, St. John's Church. Novice Master, Sentul. On 10th November, 1934— Mr. S. S. Nathan, Holy Rosary Church. Treasurer. On 12th November, 1934— Mr. T. R. Raphael, St. Anthony's Church. Secretary. O U R Q U E S T I O N B O X . On 17th November, 1934— Mr. I. Anthony, St. Joseph's Church. Auditor and Librarian. On the whole this arrangement was very Mr. C. Anthony, ^ Question. Has the Catholic successful and the members were in the Infirmarian. (2) Later during the year, Mr. S. S. above churches at the appointed time. Question. To whom am I in- Church ever been in communica(12) On 30th December, 1934, the Nathan, resigned his position as Countion with spirit beings from the cillor and Treasurer due to his absence members paid a group visit to the statue debted for my English Bible? next world? from Kuala Lumpur and Mr. A.of the Infant Jesus at the Manger. (13) One member (Mr. Anthonysamy) Answer. You are idebted to Mariasoosapillai was unanimously electentered the Rosarian Monastry Ceylon many collaborators. Between 1525 ed as Councillor and Treasurer. Answer. In the history of the (3) On 29th March, 1934, (Maundy during the year. Catholic Church there are many and 1536 William Tindale trans(14) Your Council take this opThursday) the altar was decorated at the expense of this Order. In the evening portunity of placing on record the im- lated into English various Greek accounts of messages received the members in group visited all the pressive sermons and advices given by and Latin copies of the Bible from the souls of the departed. the Spiritual Director and also the which had been made by Catholic The truth of these accounts is subChurches in the town. (4) On 20th May and 30th December, valuable services rendered by Mr. T. monks, copies which could be trac- ject to the ordinary laws of his1934, Papal Blessing was imparted by Raphael, Secretary, and Mr. A. Mariasoed back to the original Sciptures. torical criticism, and some acopillai, Treasurer. the Spiritual Director. T. RAPHAEL, Cromwell was not satisfied with counts have certainly been proved (5) This Order participated in a Secretary. Tindale's translation, so commis- doubtful. Others leave no room special manner in the celebration of the sioned Miles Coverdale to make a for prudent doubt. As a rule, God new one. Coverdale used and per- permits a soul only occasionally to Stockists:— fected to some extent Tindale's communicate momentarily a warnversion, and published the 'Great ing, or a request for prayers, but R. K U T B U D E E N BROS., Bible' in 1539. Not satisfied with nothing fantastical. Likewise, the 79, Ah Quee Street. this, a committee of Anglican messages are spontaneous, and not Bishops revised it, and in 1568 due to the curious efforts of people Penang. published what is known as the seeking the truth from the dead. "Bishops' Bible/ This was also The Church tests the messages K A N N A P P A & CO., faulty, and King James I of En- received, or claimed as received, in gland ordered a new revision. order to discern whether good or Kuala Lumpur & Singapore. Taking as their basis the Bishops' evil spirits are responsible for the Bible, a committee of 47 revisers communication. (1) The message whose names are not known, pro- must in no way conflict with CaK . Y . P. ISMAIL, duced what is known as the tholic teaching or moral principles. Malacca. "Authorised Version" in 1611. In Gal. 1., 9. (2) The person who 1881 a new revised version was claims to have received such a YjfcQRE R . E . MOHAMED KASSIM & CO. published, correcting some 5.000 communication must be charactemistakes in the Authorised Ver- rised by sound common sense, and \amlal LTD., sion. Further revision of this even be desirous of such occurren"Revised Version" is being deman- ces. (3) The effects of the mesMalacca. ded. Thus you owe your English sage must be good, the recipient Dealers in Battery Road, etc., Singapore. Bible to many unknown revisers, being moved to a holier life, and Agents:— the Bishops of 1568, Miles Cover- to nothing indecent, shameful, or dale 1539. Tindale 1525, Monastic contrary to Christian standards.— N A R A Y A N A S W A M Y & SONS, copyists through the ages, and [ Radio replies bv Rev. Dr. P.O. Box No. 413—43, Selegie Road. SINGAPORE. thence to the originals. Rumble M.S.C.]. co

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY, 1st J U N E , 1935.

General

J o t t i n g s O f T h e Week

T H E

D E P T . N E W SECOND A N N U A L A T H L E T I C values from 49 c. to 3.70 may be master took the trouble to spend SPORTS OF ST. PATRICK'S expected. These Vatican State an hour coaching the budding of A U R E I I A ' S SCHOOL. issue should be closely watched by bandsmen of our local Catholic school in the rudiments of music. May 15th, the feast of St. John philatelists. The progress was slow but steady Baptist L a Salle was fittingly The Cork Gaelic Football Club and if continued would have creatcelebrated by the Brothers, layhas appealed to the Irish Free ed marvellons possibilities for the teachers and pupils of St. Patrick School (Siglap) by Mass and Com- State Government to issue a com- lads under instruction. Alas, sad munion at 6.30 a.m. and sports in memorative Stamp for the golden to say, the many calls upon Mr. Jubilee of the Gaelic Football Minns's time prevented him from the afternoon. and economical League. A special postmark for pursuing his generous plans to the There was a big turn out at the Eucharistic Congress to be held contemplated end. But we CathoYoung Ladies who must Mass and Communion that morn- in Edinburgh next June may be lics shall ever remember this execonomize and yet maintain ing and later both teachers and looked forward to. Readers with- bandmaster of the Sussex Regitraditionally high standards or pupils worked at laying out the out friends in the Scottish Capital ment with deep gratitude and goods will be happy to pay field for the sports which was to may have stamped self-addressed esteem. May he pursue his wella visit to be held in the afternoon. Three- envelopes posted from Edinburgh learned rest in peace and happiA U R E L I A ' S N E W Dept thirty p.m. arrived and in the ness. a rendezvouz for shrewd presence of His Lordship the B i - if sent to the Universe Philatelic Correspondent, c/o The Universe. shoppers where exquisitely shop, Rev. Brothers Stephen and fashioned hats of fine quality Augustus, Mr. Cheeseman the There will be no charge. maybe had from PRODIGIOUS SCHEME TO * * * * * Inspector of schools, the Brothers RELIEVE UNEMPLOYED The Phillipines Islands have and teachers of St. Joseph's Inst, IN U.S.A. 0 0 who had come up to help make the just issued handsomely engraved Some readers of the M.C.L. may afternoon a success and other stamps, reminiscent of the U.S.A. UP guests the second annual Athletic National Park series. The 16 c. not know that President Roosevelt sports of St. Patrick's was run off. value depicts the landing of Fer- of America (not a Catholic) has Magellan, the first been granted by the Senate a Sum The weather threatened and it dinand of £1,000,000,000 to enable him to European to navigate the Pacific even drizzled for a while but nonew «T continue his unemployment camand to sail round the world and thing could stop the sports or paign on a scale the world has not damp the spirits of those present shows the blessing of the Cross. seen before. One fifth of this and eventually through the mercy The 1 peso value shows a view of money will go on doles, the reand goodness of God the weather the Barasoain Church. mainder in providing work on V - ^ CAPITOL BLDG. V cleared. The afternoon proved a * * * * * public enterprises for some milgreat success—the boys striving Porto Rico has appealed to the lions of the unemployed. It aphard to please and making keen U.S. Congress to be allowed to pears from actual statistics that efforts to gain victory for their issue stamps. 21,000,000 people in the U.S.A. are respective houses, so all enjoyed a The U.S.A. Virgin Islands are to in receipt of relief. There are ar>- FOR ANYTHING IN pleasant and happy afternoon. issue stamps, including one as low proximately 1,000,000 workers in CATHOLIC PRAYER BOOKS, His Lordship the Bishop kindly as a quarter of a cent (Vb of a New York City whose unemploygave out the prizes. STATUES, penny). ment directly affects some The events resulted as follows : SACRED PICTURES, 2,644,000 people. * * * * * 1. Medley Track Relay (interRELIGIOUS GOODS, house) : 1st St. James' House, B O O K S E L L E R S M U L C T E D TO CATHOLIC NOVELS, 2nd St. Francis' House, 3rd etc., etc. T U N E OF £1,100. EMPIRE D A Y C E L E B R A T I O N S St. Arthurs'. A well known London firm w:as AT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. 2. 80 Yds. Straight Relay (inter- quite recently fined £100 at Bow GO TO Empire Day was celebrated in house) : 1st St. Francis', 2nd Street Police Court for publishing P E T E R CHONG & CO., St. Bernards', 3rd St. James,. an indecent book. It also had to all Singapore Schools with a half holiday. In the morning instruc(THE CATHOLIC STORE) 3. Tug-of-War (inter-house) : pay a hundred guineas towards the Winner—St. Arthur's House. costs. As the 'Tablet' rightly tion was given on the Empire. Singapore. Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, fj Then patriotic songs were sung 4. 50 Yds. Ball Relay (interIpoh, Penang and Branches. remarks: "Indecency has been a and the students marched past the house) : 1st. St. Francis, 2nd steadily rising flood; and now there Union Jack. Cadets and Scouts St. Bernard's, 3rd St. A r must be an ebb." We would dearly turned up in uniform and perform- of and at the Vatican. In both thur's. _ 5. High Jump (open): 1st Tan wish to see our local guardians of ed the usual manoeuvres. The instances the names of Bavaria Qui Choon (4'10") (St. the law make regular visits to all special message sent by Earl and Prussia have been dropped and James' House); 2nd M . book-shops and book-stalls to put Jellicoe, President of the Empire Germany substituted. The Most a stop to the display and sale of Day Movement, was read out to Rev. Cesare Orsenigo, former Pereira; 3rd G. Richards. the assembled pupils, after which Nuncio to Prussia, is now listed as 6. Boarders' Race (Handicap) — vulgar and immoral pictures and the National Anthem was sung 330 yds.: 1st L i m K i m Yang, magazines. Sad to say quite a with gusto. At St. Patrick's School Nuncio to Germany. Dr. Jacob number of arrests might then have von Bergen, former Prussian E n 2nd B . de Souza, 3rd Tan Kok the boys of the upper classes were voy, is now listed as German to be made without doubt. Whye. given an essay on Empire Day to Ambassador to the Holy See. 7. Obstacle Relay (inter-house): * * * * * write with Jubilee medals as A new college, the Pio Brasiliano, 1st St. Francis' House, 2nd St". PROF. C. J . SMITH, T H E awards in the respective standards has been added to the long list of Charle's House, 3rd St. A r EMINENT SURGEON for the best efforts. ecclesiastical colleges. thur's House. TO R E T I R E . The volume is printed by the 8. Potato Relay (inter-house): It is with intense regret that we 1st St. Francis' House, 2nd St. wish Professor C. J . Smith a very 50 CARDINALS IN C O L L E G E . Vatican Polyglot Press. Bernard's House, 3rd St. A r - pleasant retirement and continued Since the appearance of the 1934 thur's House. prosperity. In all his dealings with Annuario, six Cardinals have died, 9. Wheel Relay (inter-house): our sick clergy and religious H I T L E R FELICITATES 1st St. Francis' House, 2nd St. brothers and runs, this distin- and none has been named. The C A R D I N A L ON J U B I L E E . James' House, 3rd St. A r - guished surgeon though a non- Sacred College is now composed of 50 Cardinals besides two reserved thur's House. Catholic was courtesy itself. The 10. Cycle Race (open) inter- many patients who benefitted by in petto, which leaves 18 vacancies. (Special Correspondence, N.C.W.C. house: 1st St. Bernard's the knife of this most eminent Thus there are now 52 Cardinals, News Service). House, 2nd St. Arthur's surgeon will not forget him in his while the 1934 Annuario showed 58. Cardinals Ehrle, Mori and House, 3rd St. Francis' House. retirement. He can rest assured Cologne.—Chancellor Hitler sent Champion House for 1935—St. of the unceasing prayers of all his Pietro Gasparri died during 1934, a telegraphic message of "sincere the death of Cardinal and since Francis House with 30 points. Catholic admirers. Bourne on New Year's Day, two congratulations" to His Eminence Runner up—St. Arthur's House other members of the Sacred Col- Karl Joseph Cardinal Schulte, POLICE B A N D M A S T E R —16 noints. lege have died, Cardinals Andrieu Archbishop of this See, on the ocTO R E T I R E . 1934 Champion House—St. Bercasion of his recent Episcopal and Locatelli. With the impending retirement nard's House. Silver Jubilee. Both the Federal The Annuario reports the deaths Minister of the Interior, Dr. Frick, of Mr. F. E . Minns, for 10 years the bandmaster of the Police Band of 14 Archbishops and 40 Bishops and the Federal Minister of EduNEWS FOR STAMP in Singapore, we must not fail to during 1934. This figure is 18 less cation, Herr Rust, also sent their reveal a delightful reminiscence. than the year previous. Four good wishes. ENTHUSIASTS. Although not of our faith, Mr. Bishops of the United States died Stamp Collectors will be delight- Minns a decade of years back, ac- during the year, which was two The Cardinal's jubilee was celeed to learn that the Vatican State tually offered to teach music to the less than in 1933. While the brated by a Pontifical High Mass has issued another provisional members of the 4th Singapore Annuario was in process of publi- in the Cathedral. After the Mass stamn of 1 lira 30 c. overprinted Troop of Boy Scouts, attached to cation. 13 deaths occured among the Cardinal imparted the Apostolic Benediction. When he left on the 1 lira and 25 c. blue—first St. Joseph's Institution. This mag- the Hierarchy. There are two changes in the the Cathedral he was given enthuissue with the portrait of His nanimous offer was accepted with Holiness the Pope. Several new delight and once a week this gifted lists of diplomatic representatives siastic ovations by the crowd.

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Catholic Affairs from Far and Near the Rev. John F . O'Hara, C.S.C., president of Notre Dame, who has been visiting English, Irish and P R E L A T E S T H A N K P O P E FOR European centres of learning for CHOOSING LOURDES FOR the past two months. H O L Y Y E A R CLOSING. Mr. Fitzgerald who is regarded By M . Massiani. as one of Ireland's finest scholars, (Paris Correspondent, N.C.W.C. has been active in politics there for 20 years and was in the ministry News Service). Paris.—The Cardinals and Arch- of President Cosgrave. He will bihops of France, in general teach a course in the "Philosophy assembly at Paris, have sent a of Politics" and will give one pubmessage of veneration and sub- lic lecture a week. mission to His Holiness Pope Pius Professor Hollis, who will teach XI, in which they express their the "History of Money" and a profound appreciation for the course in "Mediaeval History," is selection of Lourdes as the sacred at present assistant master of site for the closing exercises of Stonyhurst College in England and the Jubilee of the Redemption. is a former president of the Oxford "We wish to express also," the Union. message reads, "with what joy, Mr. Hollis twice, toured the mingled with hope, we have seen United States as a member of our Minister of Foreign Affairs go Oxford University debating teams. to the Vatican to greet Your Holiness and to resume, by this solemn event, a tradition the breaking of which continued to cause a sharp COMMUNISTS T H W A R T E D IN ATTEMPTS TO B R E A K U P pang te^nir hearts as Catholics ajid French. What may be the outNOTED PROCESSION. come of these conversations we do By Rev. Anthony Coppens. not know, but we are sure that (Belgium Correspondent, N.C.W.C. your paternal love neglected nothNews Service). ing that might be useful to our Amsterdam.—Attempts of Comnation which has so long been munists to break up the famous glorified as the eldest daughter of 'Troeession of Silence," which the Church/' dates back to pre-Reformation The Archbishops and Cardinals times, were thwarted by police promised the Holy Father, in ac- here as 100,000 men walked cordance with the wish expressed through the streets of the city in in one of his recent allocutions, to tribute to the Blessed Sacrament. do everything possible to protect The Communists attempted to the sanctity of the family, the soundness of the school and the break the impressive silence which is a characteristic of the procesfreedom of the Church. sions, by beginning harangues They are working especially, against fascism. Many of the they said, to strengthen the Chris- Communists tried to mingle with tian school, to guard such liberties the marchers, but police quickly as it possesses and to win those expelled them. which it still lacks; to extend its action, to make it steadily better, by a better informed pedagogy, foi the training of the minds of H U N G A R Y A S K E D TO F R E E children at an early age and thus A G E D PRIEST A R R E S T E D ON to perform a lasting work. POLITICAL C H A R G E S . "We wish also," the message (By N.C.W.C. News Service). states, "to assure with all our New York.—Repeated represenforces the freedom of the Church. She is confronted by prejudices tations have been made to the and obstacles which, due to historic Hungarian Minister in Washington 'circumstances, have warped opi- by the International Committee for nion regarding the intelligence of Political Prisoners, asking him to her doctrine concerning economic transmit to his Government the conflicts and the conception of the committee's protest concerning true relations which she should Father John Hock, a priest serving have with political affairs. We a one-year sentence in a Hungarian are trying to remedy this. And, prison. So far as the committee moreover, we shall have care that has been able to ascertain, Father our clergy, in the agitation of Hock is still in prison. modern life, shall be as well The committee's protest recites instructed as possible, capable, as that Father Hock is "now about 76 is your wish of promoting a Ca- years of age;" that he was imtholic Action completely penetrated prisoned on "charges of 'slandering with an ardent spirit of apostle- the Hungarian Government' ship." through articles written fifteen years ago in Hungarian magazines and newspapers published in TWO NOTED SCHOLARS TO Vienna," and that information JOIN NOTRE D A M E U . "indicates that he also was charged FACULTY NEXT AUTUMN. with anti-governmental lectures among Hungarians in the United (By N.C.W.C. News Service). States ten years ago." The comNotre Dame, Ind.—Two noted mittee says Father Hock is ill and European scholars will be added to should be released on humanitathe faculty of the University of rian grounds, but that "even more Notre Dame next Fall for a* series shocking to us is the fact that the of courses dealing with current charges are based on the utterance financial and political problems. of his political sentiments after he They are Desmond Fitzgerald, left Hungary at the time the Bela Irish philosopher, author, and Kun Government took control in political writer, and Christopher 1919." The committee says it Hollis, English biographer and understands Father Hock went economist. brck to Hungary voluntarily, sayCabled advice of their engage- ing no matter what happened to ment has just been received from him he preferred to die at home.

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CATHOLIC CONVERT TO GIVE CONFERENCES ON CHRISTIAN Good health cannot be taken for granted any more than a good income MORALS IN T H E I M P E R I A L can. So for persons over thirty it is UNIVERSITY OF TOKIO. just as important and business-like to Tokyo.—Mr. Yoshimitsu Yoshiplan to enjoy good health as it is to plan to enjoy a good income. hiko, a Catholic, has been chosen by the Imperial University of Ill-health rarely comes suddenly. At Tokyo to give a course of conferfirst the signs are scarcely perceptible, ences on Christian Morals. Each you feel a bit off-colour, not exactly y:ar the University selects a numwell, your reaction is chiefly one of annoyance and your temper is affectber of intellectuals to lecture on ed. If your blood were tested it religious subjects. would most likely be found to be Mr. Yoshimitsu was born of non- lacking in red corpuscles, and these, Christian parents in southern in turn, deficient in haemoglobin. Japan and made his primary and Make up this double shortage and preparatory studies at Kagoshima. you will come up to normal health again: neglect it and serious results He entered the Imperial Univermay follow. sity in 1926 to study logic, later receiving the doctorate. He was The importance to health of mainin France for two years studying taining the vitality of the blood at philosophy under Jacques Maritain. normal was realised many years ago by a British physician who devised a While at the Imperial University preparation which has the specific he came in contact with Father effect of improving the quality and Iwashita, a young Japanese who quanity of the blood, thereby restor- [ had been sent to France on a ing vitality, steadying nerves, impartspecial mission by the Ministry of ing strength and toning up the whole Public Instruction and who resignsystem. This preparation, now known the world over as Dr. William's Pink ed the post to become a priest, rePills, has helped run-down peole back turning to Japan after having to health for over half a century. studied at Louvain, London, Venice Recent clinical tests have proved conand Rome. His acquaintance with clusively that Dr. William's Pink Pills Father Iwashita brought M r . improve the health by enriching the Yoshimitsu into the Church. blood. (Fides). * * * ^ * only to retain my position as proNOTEWORTHY CONVERSION fessor. Now that I am as good as OF C O L L E G E dead, all will know that I became a Catholic solely to live eternally CHINESE PROFESSOR in God." IN S H A N S L For two weeks more, the patient Taiyuan-fu, Sha.—In 1932 the lingered. Finally, on April 17, Rev. Arsenius Muliin, O.F.M., Director of Ming Yuen College feeling that his end was near, he here, engaged a youngman, noted called the members of his family throughout the city as an excellent together and clearly enjoined them teacher of English, to assist him to perform no sort of superstition with the English courses. For in connection with his funeral, three years, this professor, whose stating that he had called the name was Ts ao Kiai-ou, continued priest so that all might be carried his work at the College on excel- out according to the laws of the lent terms with everybody. If he Church. He expired peacefully the felt any interest whatever in the same day in the midst of his ediCatholic Faith, he failed to show- fied friends. (Lumen). * * * * it. T

On March 30 of this year, he became violently ill and in a short time was reduced to extremities. One night, awaking suddeinly as from a dream, he several times requested that Father Muliin be called as he wished to receive baptism. When the latter appeared, the sick man surprised him and all the bystanders by addressing him as follows: "Father, do not hesitate to baptize me, for I understand Catholic doctrine very well and realize quite what I am doing. Though not a Catholic, my wife studied the doctrine at the Catholic mission; it is from her that I also learned it. Furthermore during the 3 years I was teaching at the College, I learned much from you and the other teachers, whose good example encouraged me to continue my studies with mounting earnestness."

O C E A N I A . EXPOSITION OF NATIVE CHRISTIAN A R T F E A T U R E OF MANILA EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS. Manila.—An exhibition, which will bring to Manila all the famous works of religious art, relics and masterpieces of Filipino artists and artisans from all over the Archipelago, is to be held in conjunction with the 33rd International Eucharlstic Congress, which will take place Feb. 3—7, 1937. It is expected that the collection of these objects, which has already begun, will require at least two years. The exposition will be a convincing portrayal of the progress of the Faith in the Philippines, the only Christian country in the Far

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H.E. the Archbishop of Manila has suggested to Dr. Jose Bantug, Finding upon examination that noted authority cn numismatics the patient was indeed well in- and native antiques who is in structed in the principal truths of charge of the 'exhibit, that the the Faith. Father Muliin baptized Exposition be opened several him with all the ceremonies, giv- months in advance of the Congress ing him the name of Joseph. A n to afford the native population indescribable joy pictured itself in every opportunity to visit it before the features of the dying man. the actual date of the Congress The ceremony over, he exclaimed: arrives. Thus accessibility to the "God be praised! Now I am a Exposition will be rendered less Christian and can enter Paradise. difficult for the great numbers of For a long time I have wished to oversea pilgrims who are expected receive baptism but I feared others for the Congress. (Lumen-La would think I became a Christian Defensa). w

15 INTENSIVE CATHOLIC L I F E IN GREAT L A K E S DISTRICT. Mugera, (Urundi, Central A f r i ca).—There were more than ten Coimbatore (South India).—To M A T E R I A L A N D SPIRITUAL million Communions last year in A S I A . avoid a cobra crawling across the CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES the Vicariates of Ruanda, Urundi road, the chauffeur of a speeding IN INDIA, B U R M A A N D A P A C E IN YOCHOW. and Uganda, the three large missimotor-car applied the brakes with CEYLON ons staffed by the White Fathers The new Prefecture of Yochow, such force that the machine stopin the district of the Great Lakes, T H E R E A R E TO-DAY Hunan, erected just three years There are now 3,88$, 707 CATHOLICS INSTEAD ped with a jolt and the Rev. Mr. ago and entrusted to the Spanish Cental Africa. Paul, 64 years old missionary was 624 251 Catholics in this region, OF 1,637, 355 I N 1886. Augustinian Fathers, is building Madras (India).—There are now thrown from the car to the ground up both in a literal and in a figura- and 279,408 natives are going through the required period of in3,888,707 Catholics in India, Burma and was fatally injured. The active sense. struction and probation prepara"and Ceylon according to statistics cident occurred on Easter Sunday The Communist hordes had given in the 85th annual issue of and the priest died two days later. overrun Hunan, in the sector where tory for receiving baptism. In the (Fides) same region there are 83 native the Catholic Directory, just pubYochow lie?, from 1927 to 1933. priests and 277 native sisters. lished. This means that the When the Prefect Apostolic, Msgr. (Fides). Catholic population has increased A. de la Calle, took over his office, * * * * by 150% during the last 50 years A SECOND N A T I V E BISHOP be found that many of the mission APPOINTED I N INDO-CHINA. in 1886 the number of Catholics in buildings had been damaged and T H R E E N A T I V E PRIESTS I N CHARGE OF A CATHOLIC Rome.—The Most Rev. Dominic ethers completely destroyed. Tothe same territory was estimated MISSION OF T H E K E N Y A Ho Ngoc Can, an Annamese secuday all the churches are repaired at 1,637,355. COLONY. "This growth is all the more lar priest of the Vicariate of Hue, and, besides, threj new ones have Nyeri, (Kenya Colony, British remarkable," writes the editor Indo-China, has been named Coad- been erected. Two of the latter Africa).—Three native of The Catholic Leader of Madras jutor Bishop to the Vicar Apos- were completed a month ago, one East commenting on the figures, "when tolic of Buichu. The appointment at Lucheng, the other at Yunchi; priests of the Vicariate of Nyeri, we take into account the various was made public after the Secret the third, which is now also finish- Kenya Colony, will henceforth ed, is in the new city of Changan. have charge of the Catholic Misfactors that stood in the way of Consistory of April 1. The new prelate is the second All three are of up-to-date cons- sion of Kianyaga which till now missionary progress, such as the has been directed by the Consolata spread of nationalism and the native priest of Indo-China to be truction in good taste. What is of still greater impor- Missionaries of Turin. The misspirit of indifference to religion, raised to the episcopal dignity. the paucity of workers, inadequate The first was the Most Rev. John tance, earnest efforts to propagate sion will remain under the jurisresources and many exacting de- B. Tong, Coadjutor to the Vicar and extend the Faith have con- diction of Bishop Charles. Re, mands made on the time and Apostolic of Phat Diem, who was tinued unabated and are meeting Vicar Apostolic of Nyeri. There energy of workers with the fuller consecrated by the Holy Father in with excellent success. In the are 136 native young men preparSt. Peter's in June 1933. three places mentioned above the ing for the priesthood in Kenya development of Catholic life. Bishop Ho Ngoc Can was born number of baptisms has increased Colony. (Fides). "One very valuable feature of at Ba Chau in the Vicariate of Hue by about 200 during the year. present-day Catholic activities is the increasing participation of the in 1876. He made his ecclesiasti- [Lumen] T W O TONS OF P R E S E N T S TO * * * * laity in the apostolic mission of cal studies in the minor and major the Church. The indications are seminaries of Hue and was ordain- CATHOLIC A N D PROTESTANT A SISTER ON T H E OCCASION OF H E R 60th A N N I V E R S A R Y that the lay apostolate will play a ed priest in 1902. He was succes- MISSIONARIES E N T E R T A I N E D OF RELIGIOUS PROFESSION. BY A MANDARIN. dominant part in the expansion of sively country curate, parish priest at the seminary. In and professor Landana, Portuguese West A f missionary activities in the near Yungchowfu, (Hunan, China).— future and, as in the early times 1923 he became superior of the The Mandarin of Yungchowfu gave rica).—More than two tons of of Christianity, the work of the newly-founded congregation of na- a banquet in that city in March in presents were received by Mother laity will surely bear abundant tive religious, the Little Brothers honour of all foreign missionaries Stanislaus of Jesus, of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. He has pubof St. Joseph of Cluny, on the ocfruit." (Fides). lished several works in Annamese working in his territory. Catholic casion of the 60th anniversary of * * * * * and French and has collaborated in and Protestant missionaries, both her religious profession. Mother IMPORTANT M O V E M E N T OF the editing of two ecclesiastical men and women, were invited, arid Stanislaus, at present living at the CONVERSION reviews, the Loi-Tham and the during the dinner the Mandarin mission convent of Landana, Porthanked them for all that they IN S O U T H E A S T E R N B U R M A . Sacerdos Indosinensis. were doing for the welfare of his tuguese Angola, laboured in the Toungoo (Burma) —Seventeen The Vicariate of Buichu, of missions of Guadeloupe for 18 people and begged them to con- years villages in the Karen Baku country which Bishop Ho Ngoc Can beand in Portuguese West of southeastern Burma, or approxi- comes Coadjutor with the right of tinue their activities. This is the Africa for 42 years. The gifts first time in 15 years that missionmately 2,000 persons, have asked succession, has a Catholic populacame from Natives and Europeans to be instructed in the Catholic tion of 352,150 souls. There are aries of Yungchowfu have received living in and about Landana. religion. The villagers presented 180 native priests in the vicariate. such a testimony of appreciation. (Fides). their request to Rev. Alfred Cre- The missionaries of this region are (Fides). * * * * monesi, of the Foreign Missions of the Spanish Dominicans. The CHINESE SISTERHOOD Milan, during a recent 15-day present Vicar Apostolic is the Most NEWS I N B R I E F . F O U N D E D I N 1906 COUNTS journey through the mountains of Rev. Peter Munagorri y Obineta, Kabgayi, (Ruanda, Central A f TO-DAY 50 PROFESSED SISthe Karen country. O.P. [Lumen-Fides] rica).—Since 1922, 78,000 persons TERS A N D 20 NOVICES. Missionaries will now be free to have been received into the » * * * * Chungking, (Szechwan, China). Church in the Vicariate of Ruansend teachers to seven villages of —There are at present more than CATHOLIC I N T E L L E C T U A L this district where heretofore the da, of which Kabgayi is the central 50 professed sisters and 20 novices station, and 145,000 new converts GROUP H O L D M E E T I N G head chief, a powerful overlord and postulants in the congregation FOLLOWED B Y B A N Q U E T . who owes his influence to his are preparing for baptism. Father wealth, eloquence and ability to Peiping.—A meeting of the In- of the Handmaids of the Sacred A. Goubau who died from an atHeart, a Chinese sisterhood begun read and write, has persisted in tellectuals or fourth branch of tack of malaria, last March 25, at keeping missionaries at a distance. Catholic Action took place at the in 1906. Two of the first four the age of 40, was personally resAfter repeated requests from his Returned Students' Club in Peip- members of this order were con- ponsible for the foundation of subjects the chief has signed an ing on Sunday, April 28, at 5.30. verts from Buddhism who, before several new mission stations. agreement which permits the About forty members of both sexes becoming Catholics, had made a Brazzaville, (French Equatorial Milan Missionaries to open schools were present, Dr. Y u Pin presid- vow of virginity in a Buddhist Africa).—Two seminarists who and chapels in the region. ing. The Secretary, M r . Yuen temple with the intention of be- will be the first native priests in Ch'eng-pin read his report, which coming recluses. The motherhouse this part of Equatorial Africa, re(Fides). was followed by a discussion on an of the order is in Chungking, ceived tonsure recently. The Holy * * * * * important article on Chinese Cul- Szechwan Province. (Fides). NEWS I N BRIEF. Ghost Fathers are training 22 Hunghoa (Tongking).—Father ture which appeared recently in native young men for the priestA F R I C A . Nguyen Dinh Tru, who is 86 years the secular press. The meeting hood in this region. Some fifty old, celebrated the 50th anniver- closed with a banquet. [Lumen] N E W C A T H E D R A L OF PORT years ago cannibalism was flour* * * * sary of his ordination to the SAID N E A R I N G COMPLETION. ishing in these regions. priesthood in Vinh Loo where he Banguelo, (Northern Rhodesia). Catholic Truth Society To Be Port Said, (Egypt).—The new —Four native young women, nohas been Parish Priest for 40 Established In Hong Kong. Cathedral of Port Said, now near- vices at the convent of the Seryears. During this time the numAn association similar to the ing completion, is believed to be vants of the Infant Jesus, were ber of Catholics has risen from Catholic Truth Society of England the first church dedicated to Mary professed recently, making a total 2.000 to 10,000. is being planned by a group of Queen of the World. A new sta- of 13 native Sisters in this ConTrichinopoly (South India.) — priests and Catholic laymen of tue, which will be placed over the gregation. Though vocations in Rev. Paul Morere, S.J.. who is s?id Hong Kong. Books and pamph- high altar of the Cathedral, was that part of Africa are fairly to have brought 4,000 non-Chris- lets on Catholic faith and morals blessed on Easter Sunday. It re- numerous, it is difficult for a tians into the Church during his will be printed in Chinese and sold presents Our Lady holding in her young woman to enter the convent 27 years of missionary life, has to Chinese throughout the Orient hand a gilt globe surmounted by because of the obstacles created by died at Madura at the age of 54. at a low price. The founders con- a Cross; this is the position in her parents for whom she is a He worked principally among the template a vast organization with which she was seen by Blessed source of income. According to depressed classes and built 20 which it will be possible to dis- Catherine Laboure in the appari- local custom, the man who wishes chapels for them and as many seminate several million copies of tion on which devotion to the to marry must pay the parents of schools, although he himself al- publications annually. [Lumen- Miraculous Medal is founded. his bride a certain amount of ways lived in a little thatched hut. Fides] (Fides). money or goods.

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CATHOLICS IN T H E LIMELIGHT. (By Our Own Correspondent.)

TICKS * SPOUT

SLINGING THE 28 POUNDER—OLD BOYS; 1. G. A. Machado, 2. Chee A T H L E T I C M E E T I N G OF S J . I . Chov, 3. C. Maddox, Distance. 31 ft. 5% in. BALL AND NET RELAY—CLASS Fred Tanner Creates Two New III; St. de la Salle's House. INTER-SCHOOL 330 YARDS RERecords. LAY; 1. Anglo-Chinese School, 2. Raffles Institution, 3. Anglo-Chinese ContinuaThe 33rd Annual Athletic Meet- tion School; Time 37 2'5 sec. St. Paul's House beat ing of S J . I . was held at at the St.TUG-OF-WAR; Joseph's House. Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday LONG JUMP—CLASS I; A. Exeyama, 24th May before a large and 2. F. Tanner, 3. Tan Soon How; Disenthusiastic crowd of parents, old tance, 18 ft. 2 1 2 in. LONG JUMP—CLASS II; 1. Tan boys and friends, among whom Liang Peng, 2. Pang Swee Thiam, 3. F. were His Lordship the Bishop of Poothamby, Distance, 18 ft. 2 in. Malacca, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bartley HIGH JUMP—CLASS 1; F. Tanner, 2. Paul Ong, 3. S. Galistan; Height, 5 and the Director of Education. 2M in. We were fortunate in having ft.HIGH JUMP—CLASS II; F. Poos u c h fine weather conditions thamby, 2. Pang Swee Thiam, 3. Tan throughout the whole afternoon. Liang Pens:; Height, 4 ft. 10 in. A n amplified gramaphone rendered selections and all announcements were made through the microSOCCER. phone. The radio installation was John Then, S.C.F.A. Captain in the hands of Mr. Soo Ban Soon. has at last been chosen in the final Fred Tanner was the champion Singapore Trial which will take athlete with 21 points. Last place on Thursday at the Anson year's champion, A . Exeyama, tied Road Stadium. Then has been the with E . Ryan for the second place. unfortunate victim of accidents. Fred Tanner broke two school He would have been a certainty records: the Pole Vault and the were it not for a damaged leg. Half Mile. Perhaps he has fully recovered In Class H Tan Liang Peng and now and may yet be selected to F . Poothamby tied for the first represent his State. place with 15 points each. L a Salle's House (House Master, Mr. C. Arriola) was Champion The newspapers are showering House with 64 points. high praise upon G. Pinto, the In the teachers' Tug-of-War right wing Soccerite and rugby Mr. A . Jansen's Team lost to Mr. full back of Negri Sembilan for C. H . S. Iyer's team in two straight his very excellent play last Saturday in the Malaya Cup Match pulls. against Johore at Segamat. A t the conclusion of the Sports Rev. Bro. Augustus—Director of S. J . I., in a short speech thanked one and all for making the meetClement de Silva, centre half ing a success. Then he called up- for Selangor played a sterling on Mrs. W. Bartley to distribute game for his state against the the prizes. 100 YARDS— CLASS I; 1. E. Ryan, Burmah Rifles on Saturdav at Dt/TRIBUTOR/ FOR 2. A. Exeyama, 3. G. Clarke; Time 10 Kuala Lumpur, thus enabling his team to win its Malaya Cup 3/5 sec. 100 YARDS—CLASS II; 1. F. Poo- Soccer fixture. thamby. 2. Tan Lions: Peng, 3. Fang Swee Tiam: Time 11 1/5 sec. 75 YARDS STRAIGHT—RELAY CLASS III: 1. St. Paul's House, 2. St. Michael's House, 3. St. de la Salle's CRICKET. House. The Rest Selection Committee 120 YARDS HURDLES—CLASS I; I. S. Galistan, 2. F. Tanner, 3. E. has picked upon 15 cricketers to Ryan; Time 17 1/5 sec stand by for next week's annual 120 YARDS HURDLES—CLASS II; against the Europeans. Among The Europeans and the Rest 1. E. Jayakoddy, 2. Tan Liang Peng, these the Catholics are, N . Sullivan. 3. Pang Swee Thiam; Time 17 4/5 sec. H . N . Balhetchet, H . Boon, and playing at Kuala Lumpur were unable to reach a decision in their 50 YARDS BALL DISPLACEMENT RELAY—CLASS HI; 1. St. Paul's Chia Keng Hock. The surprise annual encounter owing to rain. L . House, 2. St. de la Salle's House, 3. selections are: K . Thillianathen, de Silva compiled 29 in the second St. Jame's House. and P. R. Lewis. May the better innings and took 3 wickets for 26 220 YARDS—CLASS I; 1. E. Ryan, side win. runs. 2. A. Exeyama, 3. S. de Sa; Time 26 sec. 220 YARDS—CLASS n 1. Pang Swee Thiam, 2. Tan Liang Peng, 3. H . N . Balhetchet, was asked to F. Poothamby, 3. B. Undasen; Time 2. 30 YARDS POTATO RELAY—CLASS skipper one of the two cricket The Naval Base X I has eight m- 1. St de la Salle's House, 2. St. trial sides on the S.R.C. padang Catholic players and Mr. D. S. Paul's House, 3. St. Michael's House. last week-end. He did his work Fernandez the Captain is one of POLE VAULT—OPEN; 1. F. Tanner, efficiently and scored 24 runs. He them. The team did creditably 2. S. Galistan, 3. H. Rozario, Height, should win his place in the Rest well in three recent matches as 9 ft 5 ins. (School record). X I to meet the Europeans next evidenced by the scores below:— CADETS RACE—JUDGING DIS- week. TANCE; 1. Pte. Chan Keng Whye, 2. N. Base Cricket X I vs. Wireless In the Trial teams were the Pte. James Price, 3. Pte. E. Pereira. 440 YARDS—CLASS 1 AND II: 1. St. following Catholics: D. D'Cotta H . Station, Home Ground. de la Salle's House. 2. St. Michael's Boon, H . N . Balhetchet; J . O. E d Total for 4 wkts. 222 against 67. House, 3. St. Joseph's House. D. S. Ferandez 134 N.O. TEACHERS' TUG-OF-WAR; Mr. C. wards: N . Sullivan; Chia Keng Lourdes 3 for 15. H. S. Iyer's Team beat Mr. A. W. Jan- Hock; P. d'Almeida; and M . Orr. sen's. Workman 5 for 8. 150 YARDS OBSTACLE R E L A Y Patrick 2 for 31. CLASS III; 1. St. James's House, 2. St Paul's House, 3. St. de la Salle's House. J . Edwards (15), H . N . BalhetN. Base Cricket X I ys, Johore HALF MILE OPEN; l.-F. Tanner, 2. F. Poothamby, 3. B. Undasen; Time 2. chet (24), Chia Keng Hock (18) Bahru Malays Home Ground. N . Sullivan (21); H . Boon (35); min. 20 sec. (School record). Total for 5 wkts. 134 against 86. HALF MILE—OLD BOYS; 1. B. Ro- and Sullivan (4 for 21). D'almeida Patrick 20. drigues, R. Pereira, 3. M. Ambrose; (2 for 32), Edwards (2 for 12) Time 2 min. 27 sec. S. Lourdes 4 for 6. were some of the success of the HALF MILE MEDLEY R E L A Y S. Lourdes 17 N.O. CLASS I AND n ; 1. St. de la Salle's Rest Trial game played on the House, 2. St Joseph's House, 3. St. S.R.C. ground on Saturday and Workman 2 for 29. Michael's House; Time 1 min. 51 2 5 sec. Sunday. Patrick 2 for 29. T H E 33RD. A N N U A L

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FlfcAVt 17? N . Base Cricket X I . vs. Railway Institute, Home Ground. Total for 7 wkts. 108 against 42. S. Lourdes 20 N.O. . .S. Lourdes 3 for 15. Workman 2 for 1. * * * * E . MacCreanor again scored well for the S.C.C. vs. Y.M.C.A. at cricket on Saturday putting on 28 runs till in the failing light he misjudged a delivery and was caught. *

TENNIS. In the S.R.C. lawn tennis tournament G. Lowe of Johore Bahru beat D. Leicester of Yeo Chu Keng Road by 6—2, 6—1, in the Championship Singles. J. S. de Souza and partner beat E. and GTessensohn in the Doubles Handicap by 6—3, 12—10. *

BOXING. Congratulations to Amie Raphael, the French boxer, on his decisive win over Yamanaka from Japan. Both Raphael and Frisco are expected to meet in the near future if Frisco can make the welter weight limit.

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(By Our Own Corrsepondent). JUBILEE FUND. His Lordship, the Bishop of Malacca has subscribed $50 towards the Singapore Jubilee Fund. * * * * * The Hon. Mr. L a i Tet Loke of K. L . has given $1000 to the Selangor Jubilee Fund. JUBILEE

BALL AT G U I L D HALL. The King and Queen went to the City of London on the 22nd instant to attend a Jubilee Ball which the Lord Mayor and Corporation gave in their honour. The present Lord Mayor is Sir Stephen Killik, a Catholic was the Host. Ten other members of the Royal Family were present. The Guildhall was specially decorated and a distinguished assembly, including many ruling Indian Princes were among the guests. It was one of the most brilliant social functions the Ancient Guildhall has ever seen. " T H E G L A C I E R PRIEST." One of the best known priests in America is Rev. Bernard Hubbard, S. J . often called " The Glacier Priest" because of his many and dangerous expeditions to lands of snow and ice. He has actually taken motion pictures of the interior of the Aniakchak volcano in Alaska. Last year he explored and mapped the Alaskan areas changed by recent Volcanic disturbances. * * * * * MR. P. E . P E R E I R A E L E C T E D PRESIDENT OF G R E G G SHORTHAND WRITERS' ASSOCIATION. Mr. P. E . Pereira, headmaster of the Mercantile Institute, is the re-elected President of the Gregg Shorthand Writers' Association, and Mr. E . Albuquerque the reelected Hon. Secretary.

CATHOLIC RECIPIENTS OF JUBILEE MEDAL. The known Catholic recipients of the King's Jubilee Medals are: His Lordship the Bishop of Malacca The Hon. Mr. L a i Tet Loke; Mr. C. H . de Silva; Mr. R. Tessensohn, Dr. J . E . Smith, The Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown, The Hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne, The Hon. Mr. M . Rex, Mr. G. P. Bradney, Mr. J . P. Mead, The Hon. Mr. R. H . de S. Onraet, Captain W. A . Aeria, A Capt. R. H . Pennefather, C. S. M . Cheng Kang Nghee, S. Stewart C. Q. M.S., Capt. E. V . Rodrigues, Mr. C. J. Bede Cox, Miss de Oliveiro, Mrs. W. Richards, Dr. (Mrs.) Winstedt, Mr. W. W. Batchelor, Mr. H. D. Klass, Mr. C. C. Stewart; "The Hon. Mr. F . H . Grummitt, Mr. E. W. P. Fulcher, Mr. A . E . Pereira, Mr. R. R. Skelchy, Mr. P. C. Baptist. Mr. J . R. Sta Maria, and Mr. C. W. Rozario. * * * * * BIOGRAPHY OF MOTHER ST. DOMINIC. The life story of Mother St. Dominic—in the World Eugenie de Maurepas—is a narrative of edification and human interest. Archbishop Goodier S. J . writes the preface to the pleasing book entitled "Fifty Years a Missionary in China," by Mother Austin, and Published by Messrs. Burns, Gates *nd Washbourne, L t d . of London.

The day may not be far off when the Church will declare her to be more than a valiant woman. * * * * * MR. B E V E N TO W E D . Congratulations to Mr. Arthur William Beven, the well-known amateur jockey on his coming marriage to Miss Sophia Farquharson. The ceremony will be held at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on June 1st. The bridegroom is a Catholic. * * * * R E V . FR. H . H E R A S S. J . Rev. Father H . Heras S. J . of Bombay University addressed the Bihar and Orissa Research Society on Buddhism. He propounded the theory that Buddhism was at least relatively much more propagated through Afghanistan than Northern India. He gave the results of his study tour in Afghanistan. * * * * * GOVERNOR-GENERAL F R A N K MURPHY. Philippine newspapers are loud in their praise of Governor-General Frank Murphy, who has been handling the case of the Philippines at Washington in relation to the Independence Act. His friends in the U.S.A. have attempted to persuade him to return to Michigan politics but this has not in the least influenced his attitude towards his duty to the Philippines. "I have a job to complete there," Mr. Murphy told his friends in Washington. This is an expression of Mr. Murphy's sincerity to do just as he signified by the words quoted, stick to the job to completion. A Manila weekly paper declared that all that the Philipines were asking from the U.S. was "a square deal, not a new deal," and that was all Governor General Murphy had been working for in Washington. It is pleasant indeed to know that Mr. Murphy is a model Catholic. * * * * POSTMASTER-GENERAL JAMES. F A R L E Y . "Big Jim," the 215-pound, sixfoot-two, bald, genial man who is formally referred to as Postmaster-General James A . Farley of the U.S.A., is a Catholic and one of President Roosevelt's most important advisers. He is also Chairman of the Democratic National Committee which will have to re-elect President Roosevelt next year.

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Agents for South Malaya, B.N. Borneo & Sarawak: JACKSON & CO., L T D . , 55, Robinson Road, Singapore. Agony, the Via Dolorosa, Calvary and the Mount of Olives. * * * * * CATHOLIC DENTISTS. Singapore is fortunate in the possession of a number of really good dentists. Among the very best of these are three Catholics. Dr. J . Ikeda of 41 Hill Street; Dr. Cheok Iwan Kee of Borneo House, Orchard Road; and Dr. Jap Boon Koey of Amber Mansions, Orchard Road. It would not be out of place to mention the name of the late Dr. Yap Joon Hee, elder brother of the last named of the above Trio, who was a Catholic and a graduate of the world-famed Jesuit University of Marquette, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. TWO

PRIEST ANTHROPOLOGISTS. Two Austrian scientists—Fathers Schebesta and Gusinde, who went to the Belgian Congo in May 1934 to study the pigmies of Ituri, have completed their task and have returned to Europe with a rich store of information about the characteristics of the Mambuti race. The two priests lived in the forests. Father Schebesta has had experience in his line of research, having studied the Semang pigmies in Malaya. Father Gusinde has had similar studies among the aborigines of Tierra del Fuego. MGR. D E Y D. S. O. APPOINTED A R M Y BISHOP.

Mgr. Thomas Dey, D.S.O. of Birmingham has been appointed Army Bishop. As long ago as 1903 he became an Army Chap* * * * * lain. He went right through the IRISH PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY Great War and was made Vicar LAND. General to the late Bishop KeaAbout 400 Irish Pilgrims tinge in 1917. Mgr. Dey during journeyed to the Holy Land last recent years has been mentioned month by Steamer under the frequently for his magnificent auspices of the Catholic Truth So- Land Schemes. He has placed ciety. His Grace, the Archbishop unemployed men on the Land with of Cashel was the leader of the great success. pilgrimage, which was favoured * * * * * by sea, land and air. A t Haifa they were welcomed by the Arch- MESSRS. M . IGNATIUS A N D C. bishop of Galilee. In Jerusalem V. REUTENS. the Greek Archbishon of TransylAwarded Super Scale Appointvania visited them. The Patriarch ments. of Jerusalem also welcomed them. The friends of Mr. M . Ignatius, Under the auspices of the Franciscans, guardians of the Holy Pla- Headmaster of the Telok Kurau ces, the Irish pilgrims visited English School; and Mr. C. V . Nazareth. Bethlehem, Sea of Reutens, of St. Joseph's InstituGalilee, the Coenaculum of the tion, will be pleased to learn that these tw o well-known schoolLast Supper, Gethsemane of the r

masters have just been awarded super scale appointments. In both cases the awards have not come too soon as for a great many years they have given of their best in the service of education. * * * * * NOTABILITIES A T T H E V A T I CAN. Among those who recently v i sited His Holiness, the Pope, at the Vatican were: The Apostolic Nuncio to Germany—Mgr. Orsenigo; The Coadjutor Archbishop of Perth; the Cardinal Archbishop of Palermo, Sicily; Prince Massimo; the Colleges of the Eastern Rites; the Students of the Bohemian, Polish, Russian, and Greek Colleges; a group of graduates of the Catholic University of Milan; Prince and Princess Conrad of Bavaria; the Superior-General of the Friars Minor Capuchin; the newly ordained priests of the Blessed Sacrament Congregation; a group of pilgrims from Cologne and the Administrator of Guajaramirin. A TOPNOTCHER* A T ETCHING. Mr. Frank Brangwyn, R . A . , probably the finest etcher of the day, is a Catholic. He has just almost presented the city of Brighton, England, with two thousand separate works of his own. * * * * THE L A T E BISHOP O'GORMAN. There passed away in Fribourg, Switzerland, recently Rt. Rev. Bishop J . O'Gorman, C.S.Sp., formerly Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone. His Lordship, a native of Ireland, taught in Paris and the United States and in 1903 became Bishop in West Africa. In 1933 he was obliged owing to ill-health, to resign his office after 33 years of painstaking missionary work. He made his home in Switzerland and there has died aered 69. He was an accomplished linguist and a man of great erudition.—R.I.P. BEQUESTS TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES. Catholics in England very thoughtfully remember their Church and Charities in their wii*s. Quite a short time ago a Mrs. Davidson of Highgate, North London left £5,000 to St. Joseph's Retreat, there. A . Mr. Collier of Liverpool bequeathed a large part of his £122,136 estate to Catholic Charities.

A R O U N D SINGAPORE C H U R C H OF ST. JOSEPH. BaptismsMay 25. Albert Paul de Souza, born on the 15th May, son of Hugh Peter de Souza and of Elsie Annie Pereira. Godparents:—Joseph Norman Pereira and Praxedes Hoeden. May 25. Nicholas Stanislaus Pereira, born on the 2nd May, son of Max Pereira and of Irene Tan A h Kio. God-parents : — J ohn Muttoo and Josephine Pereira. May 25, George Anthony Rodrigues, born on the 10th May, son of Emmanuel Valentine Rodrigues and Melanie Nonis. Godparents:—Joseph Mesenas and Augusta Nonis. May 26. George William Fernandez, born on the 19th May, son of Emmanuel Fernandez and of Cecilia Yeo Goon Wah. God-parentsr^WHlianr H . Especkerman and Agnes Matilda Apps. May 26. Maria de Fatima dos Remedios Furtado, born on the 13th May, daughter of Caetano Xavier dos Remedios Furtado and of Ana Sebastina da Piedade de Souza. Godparents:—Arvaro Paujo Joaquim T. dos Remedios Furtado and Hilda Maura Menezes. May 26. Mary Beatrice Klass, born on the 16th May, daughter of Wilfred Walter Klass and of Marie Pereira. God-parents:—Wilbert Boniface Pereria and Jane Mary Pereira. OBITUARY. May 23. Josephine Pereira, aged 24, Spinster, daughter of A n acleto Pereira and Agnes Pereira.

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little box into which he or she in the family is urged to put a small coin according to one's means. The proposal is warmly commended to all catholics in general and catholic actionists in particular as this is so simple and practical that it is within the reach of all—even the smallest in the family. This daily habit will induce to cultivate and increase the great virtue of christian charity even at home. This is being practised in many parts of catholic countries with great success and there is little doubt why an humble and earnest effort in the 'participation of the laity in the life and v/ork of the Church' will not be crowned with success if we are only willing and zealous to mortify a little for Christ's sake. CATHOLIC ACTION SOCIETY Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.

The above group was taken on the Sunday prior to Rev. Fr. D. Perrisoud's departure on leave from Kuala Lumpur.

.Members are informed that at the Monthly General Meeting to be held at the Singapore Catholic Club after the High Mass on Sunday, 2nd June, 1935, Sub-Committees will be appointed to form Sections for :— 1. Visiting the hospitals. 2. Lectures and Debates. 3. Visiting the Poor. 4. Other Sections. W. H . MOSBERGEN, Honorary Secretary. Singapore, 25th May, 1935.

Father Tromp Transferred. Rev. Father Van Tromp, who was for three years staying at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, learning Hokien and English, left by a K . P. M . boat on the 18th May to take up his new appointment as Parish Priest at Karimon Island. His transfer is a great loss to * * * • the Catholics here with whom he The funeral took place at Bida- had untiringly laboured and helped dari on Wednesday evening of Mr. since his arrival. He rendered Victor Olsen, who died of malaria valuable assistance to the boys at the General Hospital on Tues- and young men during their singday afternoon. The deceased was ing practices. May God spare him 42 years old and leaves a widow many more years to work in His and four sons. Rev. Father Law- Vineyard for the Redemption of rence officiated at the graveside. Souls. There was a large gathering present and many wreths were received. N O V E N A IN HONOUR OF ST. * * # * ANTHONY. INVITATION FOR WEDDING. In connection with the Feast of Mr. and Mrs. A . V . Arozoo and St. Anthony de Padua, which will Mrs. E . T. de Souza have jointly be celebrated on Sunday, 16th issued invitation for the marriage June, a Novena will begin in the of Miss Harriet Marion Grosse to Church of St. Joseph (Portuguese Mr. Harold Emmanuel de Souza at Mission) on Friday the 7th June the Church of St. Joseph, Singa- at 5.30 p.m. pore on Saturday, 8th June, 1935, at 8 a.m. and afterwards at the' E M P I R E D A Y A T ST JOSEPH'S Eurasian Volunteer Club, Beach INSTITUTION. Road, Singapore. The entire school was assembled * * * * in the school hall and outside it C H U R C H OF OUR L A D Y OF also in the morning and the Rev. LOURDES. Bro. Director. Bro. Augustus read Introducing of 'Silver Collection Earl Jellico's message after first . speaking about Empire Day and Boxes' among families. At a recent monthly meeting of its significance especially in this the Catholic Action Society the year of grace 1935 following so president on the suggestion of a closely on May 6th the day commember brought up a proposal to memorating the 25th Year of the introduce 'Silver Collection Boxes' reign of His Glorious Majesty King among the families of its mem- George V . The Cadets of the school then bers. After some discussion the house adopted the suggestion and repaired to the School Playing the matter has been then left in Field followed afterwards by the the hands of an executive commit- rest of the school from Standard II upwards. The Cadets were tee for action. It was decided at the meeting drawn up in line in front of the that every member of the C. A . MaestarT and punctually at 9 a.m. Society will be supplied with a Capt. E . P. B. Cameron A.S.O^.P.

Photo showing the pupils and staff of the Lourdes' English School, Ipoh, taken on Empire Day. 24th May, Rev. Fr. J.Edmond is seated in the centre.

arrived and was given the General Salute. After the inspection the Corps did a march past by Platoons. The corps was commanded by Capt. C. V. Reutens, O.C., the others present being Lieuts. A . W. Jansen. S. P. Nayagam and Ngui Jim Chiang. Capt. Cameron then addressed the school children on Empire Day. recalling the King's Silver Jubilee and stressing the fact that to live within the British Empire is to have so many liberties and privileges which are not enjoyed by others under different governments. He instanced the cost of postage from Singapore to the D.E.I. is much higher than that for a similar letter to England, although the distance is far greater. The National Anthem was then sung by the school children. Three cheers were called for Capt. Cameron by Rev. Augustus and after a General Salute given by the Cadet Corps, the Empire Day celebration came to an end.

V. Chapman, R. Galistan and C. R. Sta Maia. After the loyal toasts were duly honoured, Mr. Ponnampalam read a letter from Brother Joseph, the Director of St. Paul's Institution, regretting his inability to attend. In a short speech Mr. Ponnampalam eulogised the work of the Christian Brothers in almost every part of the world, and hoped that the order will extend throughout the world. In proposing the toast of the Association, Mr. J. R. Sta Maria urged on all old boys of Christian Brothers' Schools resident in Negri Sembilan to join the Association. The function was brought to a close with a Dance, the music for which was provided by the Association Orchestra under the leadership of Mr. Cyril Sta Maria.

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SEREMBAN. St. Paul's Old Boys' Reunion Dinner. The St. Paul's Old Boys' Association celebrated the feast of St. de la Salle on Wednesday. he 15th May, 1935. The Association Assembly Hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion. At 8 p.m. a dinner was held. Among those present were Messrs. S. Ponnampalam. the President of the Association. J. R. Sta Maria, the Honorary Secretary. Chong Teck Quee. the Honorary Treasurer, Pv. f

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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 , 1st J U N E , 1935. On Sunday, 16th June, there will be mass at 6.45 a.m. and High Mass at 8.15 a.m. and at 5 p.m. MALACCA. appeal to our—youngmen especial- Vespers, Procession and BenedicSAINT P H I L O M E N A ' S C H U R C H , ly—Catholic members of the Corps tion of the Blessed Sacrament. to render every co-operation— TAMPIN. * * * * The Blessing and Dedication of IN MEMORIAM. M A L A C C A NOTES. St. Philomena's Church, Tampin, First Anniversary of the Demise (By Rio.) will take place on the 2nd of June We offer our congratulations to of the Rev. Fr. Louis Goyhenetche. at 8 a.m. His Excellency, Dr. A . The 24th May, 1935, reminds Devals, Bishop of Malacca, has Messrs. F. A . de Witt, W. H . the parishioners of the Church of Machado, and H . J. Rodrigues, rekindly consented to pe/form the presentatives of the Eurasian com- the Holy Rosary, Brickfields Road, ceremonies. _raunity in the Malacca-Silver-Ju- Kuala Lumpur, of the first anniKeeeptfofr^f t u r Bishop ana* a~ bilee Celebrations, on the success versary of the death of their late group photo after the Service. of the illuminated boat procession Vicar, Rev. Father Louis GoyheClients and friends of Saint which presented a very pictures- netche. Philomena, the virgin-martyr and que sight. The parishioners love their late wonder-worker, should attend or at spiritual father dearly and have * * * * least express their thanks to God During Holy Mass and evening turned up in numbers to attend the and His Dear Saint in some other service on week days at the Church Requiem High Mass offered by way. A l l Offerings to be sent to of Assumption, Praya Lane, Malac- them for their late beloved MinFather F. De Silva, St. Francis ca, it has been observed that ister who, during his lifetime had Church, Malacca. certain sections of the congrega- done much for their spiritual as * * * * tions are scattered about in groups well as temporal needs. at a good distance away from the The late Rev. Father came to Obituary. the Orient in the year 1918 after The funeral of Sister St. Paul of Church. Whilst regretting that such a the War, and in spite of his the Convent of the Holy Infant state of affair exists—which it is physical disabilities received durJesus, whose death occurred on the 26th May, took place on the earnestly hoped will not continue ing the War, laboured assiduously for long—it must be stressed that in the vineyard of the Lord at same day. various Parishes in the Diocese of The cortege left the convent, it is incumbent on everyone to Malacca. lighten the burden of the parish and wended its way to St. Francis The late Rev. Father returned Church where H.E. Mgr. A . Devals priest. from leave in the year 1930 and re* * * * officiated the rites for the dear Under the auspices of the St. sumed charge of the Church of the departed. After the ceremony, the coffin was carried to the cemetry Francis Association, Malacca, the Holy Rosary from whence, after years, he left for France on with many school children, and Old Boys of the Christian Brothers, 3 medical grounds. During the will hold a re-union dinner at the people of the town following it. On latter part of his leave in France Malacca Rest House, on Sunday, reaching the cemetry, Rev. Father he was taken ill and died on 24th Francis performed the last rites June 2nd at 8 p.m. May, 1934, at the age of 45. Arrangements are in the hands for the dead before burial. May the soul of the Rev. Father Many wreaths w ere received of Mr. R. W. F . Aeria, Khoon Goyhenetche rest in peace ! from teachers of the Convent Cheng Road, Malacca. School and others. A R O U N D

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19 to suit the exigencies of ministerial work in this wide district involving at times travelling of long distances at a stretch. A slightly heavier car than the present Baby Austin is considered a necessity. The signatories of the appeal and of course the Parish Priest will be very grateful for donations however small. Mr. P. C. Baptist, one of the signatories, heads the list with the handsome donation of $200 for which we are w r y grateful. • * * * * PERSONALIA. Rev. Fr. P. Baloche of Cameron Highlands, Tapah, who was formerly in Penang and prior to that in Teluk Anson paid a visit to his old parish (St. Anthony's) last week and returned the following day. He was th»2 guest of Rev. Father J. Aloysius, Parish Priest, Teluk Anson. * * * * Mr. A . D. Selva Raj, Secretary of the Press Section, and Parish Correspondent, has left Teluk Anson for Butterworth. Mr. N g Yeng Chong has been nominated to take his place. PENANG. Mr. Conaghan on Furlough. Mr. T. E . Conaghan, the wellknown Catholic lawyer, left Penang for Ireland on the 17th May. He will be away for about eight months and is. expected to return to Malaya some time in January, 1936. Mr. Conaghan, who is a member of the Church of the Assumption, has taken a keen interest in all Catholic affairs. We take this opportunity of wishing him a pleasant holiday at Home. * * * * IPOH. Prince Marcus or Faith Personified. A Tamil Drama depicting the story of Prince Marcus or Faith Personified will be staged at the Town Hall, Ipoh on Sunday 2nd June at 8 p.m. in aid of the building fund of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ipoh.

FRANCIS INSTITUTION MALACCA. Loyal Parades of Scouts and Cadets. (By Rio.) On the occasion of the Empire Day the St. Francis Institution Cadets paraded on the school play ground under the command of Mr. R. W. F . Aeria. * * * * Mr. M . R. Holgate, Inspector of DEATH. Schools, Malacca, accompanied by Death took place on Wednesday the Rev: Brother Director, occupithe 15th May at Falim in Ipoh of ed the saluting base, and the Rev: the three months old baby of Mr. Brothers and pupils gathered in G. A. Saverimufhu. Chief Clerk. the recreation shed. Inspection McAlister & Co. Ltd., Ipoh and followed and after the parade had Mrs. Saverimuthu. The funeral gone through the ceremonial took place the same evening in the march-past and saluted the Union midst of a large gathering, and Jack, the column drew up at the The palatial residence of H. E. Mgr. Prunier, Bishop of Salem, South India, the body was interred in the Robase in three sides formation. man Catholic Cemetery in Brewflood-lit for the Royal Silver Jubilee. Mr. Holgate read the messages ster Road. Rev. Fr. J. Edmond and then distributed certificates to officiated at the graveside. T E L U K ANSON. Rio says—Mea culpa—On page the six members of the Cadets * * * * Feast of St. Anthony. who were successful in their 18, column 4, of the last issue Mr. The titular feast of St. Anthony Lopez's score in the Rifle ShootGOODWILL D A Y , IPOH. recent tests. Within a week the local Schools The school Drums and Fifes un- ing, under Handicap, should read will be celebrated at St. Anthony's der the baton of Mr. B. Zazardias, 87 not .87—Humanum est errare. Church, T. Anson, on Sunday, celebrated two great days—GoodJune 16:— * * * * will Day on May 17th and Empire were also in attendance, and later High Mass at 8 a.m. Day on May 24th. Of these, Emin the day the pupils participated K U A L A LUMPUR Vespers at 5 p.m. pire Day is the more widely in Sports. Procession and Benediction at known. Goodwill Day, it may inSt. Anthony's Church. * * * * 5.30 p.m. terest many to know, is the creaThe Feast of St. Anthony will The Solemnity will be preceded tion of "The Children of Wales," VOLUNTEERING AMONG OUR be celebrated on Sunday, 16th by Masses and Benediction from who send out every year through CATHOLICS. June. 1935. Hoisting of the flag June 2 to 16:— the Education authorities a meswill take place at 5.45 p.m. on (By Rio.) Novena Masses: at 6.30 a.m. sage of Goodwill to the school We are pleaded to learn from our Thursday, 6th June, 1935, followon week days; at 8 a.m. children in all parts of the Empire. correspondent that Lieut. A . J . ed by Holy Hour and Tenediction Goodwill Day is fixed on the 18th on Sundays. Minjoot., M.B.E., Reserve of Offi- of the Blessed Sacrament. Benediction at 5.30 p.m. every of May every year, but as it fell cers, had been promoted the rank on a non-school day this year, the From Friday, 7th June to Saturday. of Captain in the S.S.V.F., Malac- day, 15th June, there will be High As there are some dates vacant message of the Children of Wales ca, and to be in command of the Mass daily at 6.45 a.m. (except on between the 2nd June and the 16th was read out on Friday, the 17th. "3" Eurasian Co., M.V.C., with Sunday, 9th June on which day Parishioners who desire to have Excellent as is the motive undereffect from May 1st, vice Captain the High Mass will be sung at Masses said for their intentions lying the inauguration of Goodwill B. R. Whitehouse on furlough. Mr. 8.15 a.m.) and Novena prayers and during the Novena are requested to Day, one cannot help feeling, after A. J. Minjoot was in command on Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- write immediately to the Parish hearing this year's message, that Friday May 24th.. at the rehearsal ment at 5.15 p.m. in the evening. Priest. no real Goodwill is possible unless it springs from Charity—love of of the King's Birthday Parade, and God and man. The message ends the turn out was encouraging. On 13th, 14th and 15th June, "Science has made us neighbours. AN APPEAL. In extending to him and his Rev. Father Hermann will preach Let Goodwill keep us friends." I An appeal is being sent round Sermon in the evening before family our congratulations and in will leave readers to ponder over the parish for subscriptions to^ ew of the high esteem and res- Benediction of the Blessed Sacrawards the cost of purchasing a car these words. pect m which he is held, we would ment. ]

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(Left). The St. Xavier's Institution decorated in honour of H. M. the King's Silver Jubilee. It was considered to be the second best decorated building.

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(Right). The arch erected at the Netherlands Trading Society. It was awarded the 2nd prize.

(Right). The standard bearers at the Jubilee Parade on the Polo Ground. They are the Chinese officers of the volunteer force. One of them on the left is Lieut. Joaquim Leong Sin Quee who is a member of the Church of our Lady of Sorrows.

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The decorated car which won the 1st prize. It was constructed on the model of a fairy boat with three Chinese girls dressed like fairies sitting at the back.

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(Left). The St. Xavier's cadets who took part in the Jubilee Parade. Capt. C. A. Reiitens, the Vice President of the Catholic Action Society, was in charge.

(Right). This arch which was erected in Beach Street won the 1st prize. It represents the gate of a Chinese Temple.