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Press Gleanings b$ Air " A TERRIBLE THING" " A t a meeting: of the Watford Guardians Committee last Wednesday the Mayoress (Councillor Mrs. Bridger) asked if the Committee had any powers t o deal with married men who, during their period of unemployment, became the fathers of four or five children. It seemed to her, she said, to be a terrible thing. After a short discussion the matter w a s referred to Committee." We quote the above startling paragraph from the West Herts and Watford Observer of 28th Sept. We think it is truly a terrible thing that there should be so many men eight and ten years unemployed in Watford. We feel quite certain that nobody in the responsible position of a Guardian would have raised this matter in such terms unless there were a considerable number of cases. "During their period of unemployment," notice. Is it as normal to have a period of unemployment in Watford as it is to have the week-end rest elsewhere? During their period of unemployment they have, not one—mark you—but four or live children! The •period must last eight or ten years! Poor Watford!

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"POWERS TO DEAL WITH THEM"! These (hundreds? thousands?), these men who in their period of unemployment have four or five children, with a s little concern as if they were having a ride on the roundabouts on a bank holiday, are to be "dealt with." H o w ? As lunatics, criminals, public heroes, natural curiosities—or what? The phrase has an ominous sound. If w e were to say that we wanted powers to deal with their " Guardians" most people would conclude that we had no benevolent designs on them. Suggestion of falsehood is more than an error in logic. When employed a g ainst the defenceless poor it becomes an attack upon them, and "Guardians" are not s e t up to attack their wards. We submit that the paragraph quoted above implies that there is a considerable number of men in Watford who some-

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how manage to be continuously unemployed for eight to ten years, and to become fathers four or five times during that period, they and their children and wives becoming a continuous charge on public charity. Quite emphatically we also submit that it is rubbish.

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LET U S HAVE THE TRUTH! Vague and unsubstantiated charges, sweeping condemnations of this or that, become tiresome. Who is not weary, for example, of the well-fed and well-paid mar declaiming against people who are on the dole "because they are too idle to work"? How many times has one ground one's teeth whilst a person, who did not need to work, inveighed against the unemployed. "They don't want work," these people tell us. "Farmers round here can't get labourers. Nobody will do hedge-trimming and dike-cleaning nowadays. If I had my way there would be no dole for anybody who refused any job, no matter what it was." These and similar remarks are due to passion and ignorance in many cases, though there must be a number of "work-shys" amongst the unemployed. Nobody disputes that. What irritates is the sweeping condemnation of a whole section of the community, of a large class of sheer unfortunates, by men and women whose better fortune should inspire in them pity and commiseration for their brethren. Let us have the truth.

THE POOR MAN'S RIGHTS Do these angry men and women pause to consider that most people "on the dole" are receiving a contracted benefit for which they subscribed? True, they do not subscribe the whole amount of their benefit, but neither do men who claim on insurance policies for lost, stolen, and destroyed property. The State went into the insurance business the same as Lloyds, but its customers are the poor. Why should they not draw their benefits the same as their richer brethren? Why should the poor man be compelled to change his occupation, because of j temporary shortness of work, any more than the barrister without a brief, the solicitor without clients, or the doctor without patients? The bricklayer and the carpenter have as much right to follow their trades as other men their professions. They have a right to prefer their covenanted unemployment insurance to a change of trade, or to. temporary employment at rates which, all things considered, are no better than the dole. This latter point is important. ,* • # * WHY MEN SOMETIMES REFUSE WORK We have personally known hosiery employees who have refused a few weeks' work on farms at rates a few shillings higher than the dole, and, after hearing their explanations, we have thoroughly agreed with them. Outdoor work is a great destroyer of boots and clothing, especially of such as the indoor worker wears. It becomes necessary to buy special clothing, but that means that their wages are all spent on clothes, and that they would do a week of hard work for nothing, or even to be in debt! The Unions, too. would rightly oppose any attempt to force their members to take poorly-paid manual labour, because, the moment it became obligatory to accept such occupation, wages would come tumbling down in all trades. Employers would know that they had men in a cleft stick: either the reduced wages in your own trade or compulsory employment at even lower wages. We shall not solve the social problem by angry tirades, or by lack of understanding. • * * * T H E INTERNATIONAL SITUATION There is practically no improvement to report in the political situation. If we see things as they are, Great Britain is really testing the loyalty of France to the Covenant of the League. If France "stands pat" there will be sanctions against Italy and war. If France refuses to stand four square with us, we shall break up the League and revert to alliances, and the dream of collective security will vanish like a morning mist. France will hardly come in with us unless we guarantee her own

security, but she has to make a momentous choice between Italy and Great Britain. On the sentimental side Italy stands the strongest chance at the moment in this conflict of loyalties, but the realities of the position may be too much for mere sentiment. France must fear that an Anglo-German alliance would speedily be made to offset a Franco-Italian one. All this has come about because we chose to make Abyssinia, and not Manchuria or Germany, the test case for the League Covenant. (Catholic Times, Oct. 4th.) THE PRESENT ANXIETY. The anxiety of the public mind and the desire for some clear direction of thought, have been evidenced by one of the most remarkable series of letters in The Times that we remember ever to have seen. Leaders of the nation's thought, out of active politics, of every kind have contributed their thoughts or questionings, and the discussion still goes on. The problem of "sanctions" is naturally foremost, but we are glad to see that some of the wider issues of the crisis are receiving attention, notably the repercussions of the dispute on the relations of white and native races throughout Africa, and indeed the world. In a most valuable contribution early in the correspondence, the Archbishop of Westminster drew attention to this point, and also to the need of recognising and remedying the ill-distribution of the "spheres of influence" and the like that evolved in so haphazard a fashion during the period of expansion. *

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ROOT CAUSES The point is developed by Fr. Keating in the Month. It is perfectly true, as he uttermost It can be of no use to embark says, that four of the great Powers, upon courses which will only mean a France, Britain, Russia and the U.S.A. headstrong nation extending its war-like "find themselves so well supplied with acts against other League-members than the world's goods—territory, markets, Abyssinia. Moreover, the profound pubraw materials, food supplies—that they lic determination in this country has to are tolerably content with their share: be reckoned with, that our people will they have, if not all they want, yet so not go to war in any circumstances that much that they would rather keep what are at present anywhere within view. they have than risk it by trying to get To redouble our efforts in peace-making, more. Three of them, Germany, Italy and to persevere in them even should a and Japan, are by comparison almost local conflict break out, is therefore all destitute of those goods. Consequently the more our urgent duty as well as our they feel in a permanent inequality resupreme interest. garding the others. Japan is in process of solving her grievance by freely help* * * * * ing herself, although she was bound by "DANGEROUS DRIVERS" various solemn obligations under the Major M. J. Egan, Chief Constable of League, to respect the territory of anoSouthport, talking about deaths on the ther rr-mber. Italy has threatened to road, told the Road Transport Conference embark upon the same unconscionable there last week that there are "a quarter course. It is only a question of time of a million dangerous drivers in the and opportunity before Germany, who country." And 7,000 people a year are has the additional grievance of having killed—with the number still rising. been deprived of considerable colonial For the records of recent weeks have dependencies, begins to do the same." been worse than ever. Yet, as Mr. Egan This is not said in excuse of the action of further said, "Magistrates continue to any one of the three, least of all of that hesitate to inflict punishment which of Italy in the present dispute. But he would put the dangerous driver off the who would remedy evils must explore ro^ds—imprisonment and withdrawal of causes, and explore the causes right back licence." At the Law Society's Conto their roots. ference at Hastings on the same day, a • * * * member advocated the establishment of * a new type of court to deal with every "SANCTIONS" type of road offence, and to handle both The immediate problem, however, is the civil and the criminal sides of all how if possible to prevent an outbreak cases. It would at least co-ordinate threatened by one State member of the League of Nations in a manner considerpolicy, but it would depend on the policy ed by practically all the rest of the whether anything gets done about the world to be utterly unjustifiable. It is "quarter of a million dangerous drivers."' generally felt that the idealistic pacifism It is high time something was done. of Mr. Lansbury will not help, however (Universe, Oct. 4th.) sympathetically one may feel towards it. The main body of opinion is divided between a prompt, active and thorough aplication of "sanctions" through the League, and an extreme caution from day to day in their regard. Here we Auctioneers, Appraisers, would suggest to our readers that caution is very important. Academic perInsurance A g e n t s , Brokers, sons may say that sanctions—of the E s t a t e A g e n t s Receivers, Etc. economic kind, for instance—do not involve war. On paper they do not, but in No. 27, Church Street, the present inflamed state of public opinion, who can say that at any moment Malacca. they may not mean war? It is only too likely that in Sir Arnold Wilson's words, Telephone N o . 178. "if, in pursuit of a noble but ill-founded Telegrams: ideology, we drift or are voted by smaller nations without our responsibilities into " Herman Desouza." a policy of open hostility to a foreign nation by virtue of our engagements under Agencies:— th:» Covenant, drafted when Bolshpvism. S u n Life of C a n a d a . Hitlerism, and Fascism were still unT h e N o r t h B r i t i s h & Mercanborn, the sole residuarv legatee of what is left of Eurooe will be M. LitvinofT." tile A s s u r a n c e Co., Ltd. * * * * * T h e G u a r d i a n A s s u r a n c e Co., —WHAT CAN BE DONE? Ltd. But it does not follow that we should T h e Alliance A s s u r a n c e Co., fold our hands and do nothir>e, ou>* Ltd. obligations in the League and the call T h e Ocean, A c c i d e n t and of duty forbid this. But the resources Guarantee Corporation. both of the League and of ord^narv diplomacy still remain open to us. and even Senang Hati E s t a t e . after an outbreak of hostilities they H o S e n g Giap E s t a t e . would remain for the mitigating and the N e w Selandar Syndicate. earliar closing of the conflict. They must be kept in being and used to the

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THE STRICKEN PILGRIMS. g r a v e r c i r c u m s t a n c e s w h i c h now A Mystery Solved. fill t h e n e w s p a p e r s . At the time After several m o n t h s of a n x i e t h e s e lines a r e b e i n g w r i t t e n , t h e ty and i n v e s t i g a t i o n , a m y s t e r y m e n a c e of w a r b e t w e e n I t a l y a n d has been cleared u p which h a d A b y s s i n i a is p a s s i n g i n t o r e a lity. O c t o b e r is a m o n t h which been saddening, in i t s consequenh a s seen, f o r m a n y y e a r s p a s t , ces, for a l a r g e n u m b e r of t h o s e one of t h e m o s t successful of t h e who took p a r t in t h i s y e a r ' s N a m a n y p i l g r i m a g e s o r g a n i z e d from tional Pilgrimage to Lourdes E n g l a n d t o t h e E t e r n a l City, a n d from Scotland. After the return a l r e a d y t h e Catholic Association of the pilgrims, i t will be recalled, h a s been m a k i n g its a r r a n g e m e n t s an epidemic of t y p h o i d fever decf o r t h e p r e s e n t m o n t h . B u t it is lared itself a m o n g t h e m , w i t h u p SINCE 1 8 6 6 n o t t h e m e r e t i m i d i t y of "cold wards of 150 c a s e s a n d a dozen f e e t " w h i c h is now m a k i n g m a n y deaths. would-be p i l g r i m s h e s i t a t e . They At first it w a s t h o u g h t t h a t t h e f e a r complications w h i c h m a y afinfection h a d o c c u r r e d a t s o m e fect t r a n s p o r t a n d o t h e r condiwayside place b e t w e e n Lourdes t i o n s in I t a l y in t h e e v e n t of a n and the coast, on t h e r e t u r n j o u r a c t i v e s t a t e of w a r . Circumstanney. T h e affected p i l g r i m s , i t ces m a y d i s p e r s e t h e clouds and was supposed, h a d left t h e t r a i n , m a k e all w e l l ; b u t m e a n w h i l e it is at one of t h e s t o p p i n g places, a n d t h o u g h t likely t h a t t h e Associahad either d r u n k w a t e r or filled tion's A u t u m n pilgrimage may bottles, from a t a p n o t i n t e n d e d h a v e t o be cancelled. T h u s do for t h a t purpose. B u t w h e n c a r e b i g e v e n t s in o t h e r l a n d s affect MAKE ful inquiry w a s b e g u n , it w a s u s h e r e , in o u r individual w a y s — r=3 found t h a t a considerable n u m b e r 17=1 w e w h o h a v e no direct concern in G O O D WATCHES of these victims h a d never left t h e d i s t a n t t r o u b l e s . I t will be a the t r a i n in such c i r c u m s t a n c e s . g r i e f t o m a n y h u n d r e d s if t h e y ASK Y O U R DEALER Suspicion pointed t o some source h a v e t o forego t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to of infection in L o u r d e s itself; a n d T O S H O W Y O U T H E LATEST p a y t h e i r h o m a g e t o t h e Holy such proves t o h a v e been t h e F a t h e r . case. The exhaustive inquiry * * * * * * made w i t h t h e c o n s e n t of t h e F i r e . A Convent O u t b r e a k . Archbishop of S t . A n d r e w s a n d A t L a y t o n Hill, Blackpool, in Edinburgh, and responded to Y O U WILL LIKE IT. L a n c a s h i r e , t h e S i s t e r s of the promptly, it is r i g h t t o say, b y Holy Child h a v e a l a r g e convent the civil a u t h o r i t i e s a t L o u r d e s , A G O O D TIME PIECE school in w h i c h a r e m a n y b o a r d has revealed t h a t a t t h e t i m e ers. T h a n k s t o p r o m p t discovery, AT A L O W P R I C E when t h e S c o t t i s h p i l g r i m s w e r e a n d p r e s e n c e of m i n d on t h e p a r t in the t o w n one of t h e five s o u r c e s AGENTS: of t h e n u n s , w h a t m i g h t h a v e of the domestic w a t e r supply h a d been a serious disaster was avertbecome, from some c a u s e , t a i n t e d . ed, a few d a y s ago, w h e n fire Measures a r e b e i n g t a k e n b y t h e b r o k e o u t in t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g . authorities to o b v i a t e a n y s u c h T h e children were asleep a t t h e SINGAPORE future d a n g e r t o t h e h e a l t h of t i m e , in a n o t h e r p a r t of t h e buildvisitors t o t h e t o w n . i n g . W i t h coolness a n d d e s p a t c h , As a r e s u l t of t h i s discovery, the Sisters themselves got to we may expect t h e lower t y p e s of work, a n d b y t h e t i m e t h e fire anti-Catholic b i g o t s o v e r h e r e t o b r i g a d e a r r i v e d t h e y h a d t h e outbegin sneering references to b r e a k well in h a n d , Happily, "Lourdes w a t e r " : t h e r e is a k i n d t h e r e f o r e , w h a t m i g h t h a v e been of degraded m e n t a l i t y a m o n g t h e a d e s t r u c t i v e fire w a s e x t i n g u i s h Church's enemies w h i c h loses n o ed b e f o r e s e r i o u s d a m a g e w a s such opportunity. Therefore, done. The nuns have had many will Catholic r e a d e r s in M a l a y a admirers for their pluck and Catholic g a t h e r i n g s , from a s p i r i t v a r i e t y of t h e s e periodicals p o i n t please t a k e n o t e , a n d m a k e i t promptitude as fire-fighters. of h o s t i l i t y t o t h e C h u r c h . This t o a zeal for p r o p a g a n d a b y t h e widely known to a n y of t h e i r P r o w r i t t e n word, which is f a r g r e a t e r e x p l a i n s w h y , for i n s t a n c e , a t t h e testant friends w h o m a y q u e s t i o n A G r e a t C.O.M. D e m o n s t r a t i o n . t h a n m a n y Catholics t h e m s e l v e s c r o w d e d m e e t i n g s of t h e I n t e r n a them on t h e m a t t e r , t h a t t h e W h e n Catholics in L o n d o n first suppose. And t h e e x p r e s s i o n " t h e t i o n a l E u c h a r i s t i c C o n g r e s s , boxes Typhoid o u t b r e a k h a d not t h e e n g a g e d t h e Royal A l b e r t Hall for printed word" here relates to stood e m p t y w h i l e h u n d r e d s of remotest connection w i t h L o u r d e s one of t h e i r m e e t i n g s , t h e event periodicals o n l y ; it does n o t i n Cathjolics could n o t find r o o m . water as t h a t t e r m is usually u n c a u s e d some s t i r . T h e f a c t t h a t clude t h e t h o u s a n d s of t r a c t s a n d W h e n permission t o use t h e H a l l ' s derstood—the w a t e r , t h a t is t o t h e y e x p e c t e d t o fill t h a t v a s t r o p a m p h l e t s issued by t h e C. T. S. p r i v a t e boxes w a s a s k e d for, in say, of t h e s p r i n g f r o m w h i c h t h e t u n d a , a b u i l d i n g into w h i c h one a n d o t h e r agencies. t h e usual way, for t h e Children of pilgrims d r i n k by t h e G r o t t o , a n d c a n crowd from e i g h t t o t e n Mary's demonstration, t h a t perin which t h e y a r e b a t h e d in t h e thousand persons, was a surmission was readily granted, piscines. T h e w a t e r of t h e r e prising revelation of Catholic A Famous Midland Church. from Buckingham Palace and nowned s p r i n g w h i c h issued so strength. T h a t was m a n y years If Malaya's Catholic people f r o m St. J a m e ' s Palace, f o r boxes marvellously a t t h e t i m e of t h e ago. To-day t h e C h u r c h ' s n u m should include, p e r c h a n c e , any p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e R{>yal F a m i l y . apparitions is a s p u r e a n d good b e r s a r e s u c h t h a t even a single from B i r m i n g h a m , t h e y m a y b e T h u s do T h e i r M a j e s t i e s a n d t h e i r to-day as it was w h e n it m a d e i t s society fills t h e A l b e r t Hall from i n t e r e s t e d in a p l e a s a n t i t e m o f household set a n e x a m p l e in confirst flowing by t h e Gave. The floor t o roof. T h i s h a s j u s t been home n e w s . T h e beautiful c h u r c h t r a s t t o t h e b i g o t r y of some of t h e water which c a u s e d t h e illness t h e c a s e a t a g r e a t g a t h e r i n g of of St. C a t h e r i n e of Siena, in t h e King's subjects. among t h e p i l g r i m s c a m e from a Catholic w o m a n h o o d — a rally of H o r s e F a i r of t h a t city, h a s been * * * * • * source a long w a y off; t h e infect h e C o n f e d e r a t i o n of t h e Children keeping, w i t h g r e a t j u b i l a t i o n , t h e tion was not w i t h i n t h e d o m a i n of M a r y . T h e A r c h b i s h o p of A Catholic P r e s s E x h i b i t i o n . s i x t i e t h a n n i v e r s a r y of i t s open^ Massabielle a t all, b u t a w a y in W e s t m i n s t e r presided o v e r a n a s A s r e a d e r s of t h e L e a d e r aling. T h e A r c h b i s h o p of B i r m i n g town itself. T h e B i s h o p of T a r sembly, w h i c h in its size a n d enr e a d y know, n e x t y e a r is t o see, h a m , scores of p r i e s t s , a n d a ?es and Lourdes, M o n s i g n o r G e r t h u s i a s m , w a s , His G r a c e said, in R o m e , an i n t e r n a t i o n a l exhibigreat many prominent Midland Her, has expressed not only almost frightening! A n d before tion of t h e Catholic p r e s s , a | Catholics, a t t e n d e d t h e d i a m o n d O c t o b e r is o u t t h e s a m e hall is t o willingness, but eagerness, to display which will be proof of t h e jubilee celebrations. St. Cathenave the w a t e r from t h e Groto execho a g a i n t o Catholic voices, a t w o n d r o u s l y wide a c t i v i t i e s of t h e rine's is not t h e oldest C a t h o l i c mmed a t a n y t i m e . M a n y t i m e s , a d e m o n s t r a t i o n of Cathjolic AcChurch's journalists and other church in Birmingham: that writers throughout the world. h o n o u r belongs t o S t . P e t e r ' s , in i+k ^ k e x a m i n e d , a n d j t i o n w h i c h is b e i n g o r g a n i z e d by t has never been f o u n d o t h e r w i s e t h e W e s t m i n s t e r Catholic F e d e r a H e r e in G r e a t B r i t a i n t h e C a t h o Broad S t r e e t ; b u t t h e e s t a b l i s h than Pure and h a r m l e s s . tion. lic T r u t h Society h a s been g a t h e r m e n t of t h e m i s s i o n g o e s b a c k a i n g in, for m o n t h s past, specimens A g r a t i f y i n g c i r c u m s t a n c e in good w a y beyond t h e present An Effect of War's Shadow. of the hundreds of reviews, Connection w i t h t h e C h i l d r e n of church. Although it serves a n J h e water question, therefore, magazines, and newspapers pubM a r y ' s rally w a s t h e following. A i n d u s t r i a l and commercial d i s t r i c t , fll make no difference t o f u t u r e lished in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e f a i t h . n u m b e r of t h e boxes in t h e Royal a n d a c o n g r e g a t i o n chiefly of t h e P%rimages from G r e a t B r i t a i n t o N e x t J a n u a r y they a r e t o be p u t A l b e r t Hall a r e p r i v a t e l y owned, w o r k i n g class, S t . C a t h e r i n e ' s i s ourdes. In t h a t m a t t e r , a r r a n g e on exhibition in t h e Cathedral a n d c a n n o t be used w i t h o u t t h e one of B i r m i n g h a m ' s h a n d s o m e s t ments proceed a s usual. But Hall a t W e s t m i n s t e r , for a " p r e owners' consent. One or t w o of churches, filled with beautiful there is pilgrim a n x i e t y in r e g a r d t h e s e o w n e r s , in t h e p a s t , h a v e r e - v i e w " before t h e i r d e s p a t c h t o w o r k in s t a i n e d g l a s s , wood c a r v Rome. on account of t h e still Rome. 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Miss M a b e l P h i p p s , d a u g h t e r of M r . a n d M r s . J. H . P h i p p s , left P e n a n g f o r Colombo last w e e k t o j o i n t h e S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r in Colombo. S h e is a p a s t pupil of t h e P e n a n g C o n v e n t and w o r k e d until r e c e n t l y a s a telephone o p e r a t o r in P e n a n g .

Abbot S i r David H u n t e r - B l a i r , O.S.B., w r i t i n g i n t h e U n i v e r s e recently s a y s t h a t t h e late K i n g E d w a r d VII w h e n P r i n c e of W a l e s w a s v e r y friendly w i t h t h e p a r i s h priest of t h e mission in w h i c h M a r l b o r o u g h H o u s e and B u c k i n g h a m P a l a c e a r e included. A C a t h o lic peer, w h o w a s Sir D a v i d ' s friend, told h i m t h a t h e saw coming o u t of B u c k i n g h a m P a l a c e w h e r e K i n g E d w a r d lay a t t h e point of d e a t h t h e s a m e p r i e s t . Half a n h o u r previously t h e A r c h b i s h o p of C a n t e r b u r y h a d driven o u t of t h e c o u r t y a r d on h i s way back to Lambeth. T h e clock s t r u c k m i d n i g h t a s t h e priest walked t h r o u g h t h e g a t e s w i t h a s m a H ' b a g in h i s hand, a n d as he p a s s e d t h r o u g h h e w h i s p e r ^ t o t h e policeman on duty, " H e is gone."

DR. A N D MRS. G. SCULLY VISIT P E N A N G . A m o n g p a s s e n g e r s from H o n g kong t o Malaya by the Rajputana w e r e D r . a n d M r s . G. Scully. D r . Scully is b r o t h e r of I n s p e c t o r W. Scully of t h e S.S. Police, a n d n e p h e w of D r . G. B. L e i c e s t e r of t h e Mental Hospital, Singapore, a n d of M r s . L e i c e s t e r . H e is o n a visit t o h i s p a r e n t s , Dr.. a n d M r s . T. Scully of P e n a n g .

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JACKSON & CO., LTD., 55, Robinson Road, Singapore. CHINESE T R A D E FAIR A T THE GREAT WORLD. T h e G r e a t World which h a s alw a y s been a source of a t t r a c t i o n t o t h e p e o p l e of Singapore, w a s m o r e so d u r i n g last week, w h e n t h e Chinese T r a d e F a i r w a s held t h e r e . T h e F a i r which w a s t o h a v e come t o a n end on t h e 13th inst., was e x t e n d e d till t h e 16th. W h e n we a r r i v e d a t five in t h e evening, t h e place w a s a l m o s t deserted b u t b y six, people w e r e beginning t o come in b a t c h e s , a n d a t half-past six theHFair w a s going full s w i n g . — A n d w h a t a change. J u s t a n h o u r before, all was dead a n d quiet, now one m e t chattering crowds everywhere. We s t a r t e d a round of t h e stalls. A t one place t h e y were polishing u p leather p o r t m a n t e a u s , a t a n o t h e r stall, one of t h e s a l e s m e n tried to explain to us t h e subtle differences of t a s t e between Kee Mun, China Tea, a n d Ceylon T e a . J u s t opposite, t h e 'China Tobacco Co/ seemed t o be doing good business in c i g a r e t t e s . There were t h r e e or f o u r stalls of BacoliteW a r e dealers. A firm of F u r n i t u r e dealers from Victoria S t r e e t , had some beautiful f u r n i t u r e on view. T h e n e x t stall recommended preserved fruits from Chee

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C O U N T McCORMACK S I N G S IN T H E DARK. A s C o u n t J o h n McCormack, t h e g r e a t tenor, w a s singing a t the W i n t e r G a r d e n s , M a r g a t e , a terrific s t o r m , t h e w o r s t in living m e m o r y , s h o o k t h e building and caused a f a i l u r e of t h e electric l i g h t . W h i l e t h e m o m e n t a r y confusion w a s calmed, McCormack spoke t o t h e a u d i e n c e , a n d an e m e r g e n c y l i g h t w a s provided. Meanwhile in t h e d a r k n e s s , t h e Count a n d his a c c o m p a n i s t r e s u m e d t h e i r recital. ALIEN

Foo. T h e r e w e r e two or t h r e e shops of school suppliers, and t h e i r stalls h a d very interesting exhibits. A l b u m s and show-cases for t h e s t u d y of N a t u r a l History. P l a s t e r - c a s t s of t h e h u m a n body for e l e m e n t a r y physiology and a n a t o m y c l a s s e s . Science equipm e n t for lower schools. But we moved o n . — " T o p i e s " in one stall, F e l t H a t s in t h e n e x t ; China Woollen Works, s h o w i n g some beautiful c a r p e t s . M o s t l y all t h e goods came from H o n g Kong or Shanghai; b u t chiefly from Shanghai. Over a stall " T h e Malayan Rubber W o r k s , " could be m a d e out the one-time f a m o u s 'Bell' mark, the sole survivor of a p a s t glory. The T i g e r Beer enclosure had in my opinion t h e m o s t beautiful setting. The advertisements of 'Tiger Beer' and ' A n c h o r Beer' of our two famous S i n g a p o r e Breweries were p r o m i n e n t everywhere. The T i g e r Balm stall with its automat o n s was a l w a y s a t t r a c t i n g an a d m i r i n g crowd. B u t it was the cloth-meirchants w h o were doing a r o a r i n g t r a d e . A t a little past seven one noticed a continual s t r e a m of people pouring in through the gates. If we had w a n t e d to e x a m i n e each and every stall, even t h a t whole evening would not h a v e been sufficient. T h e side-shows w e r e slowly beginning to come t o life. T h e 'Merrygo-round' w a s playing music to a t t r a c t t h e children, and t h e prop r i e t o r s of t h e ' F a i r y Wheel' were giving t h e r e wheel a t u r n or two, and when t h e ' W h i p ' s t a r t e d its n e r v e - r a k i n g g r i n d , we t h o u g h t it time to move out. T h e F a i r on t h e whole was good for a first a t t e m p t , and some of t h e exhibits w e r e really interesting, and we a r e s u r e t h a t year by y e a r m a r k e d improvement will be made. 'GLACIER PRIEST" ON NEW EXPEDITION.

TEACHERS.

' A n a k S i n g a p u r a ' deserves t o be t h a n k e d for h i s timely, wellr e a s o n e d a n d unbiassed c o m m e n t s on t h e q u e s t i o n of alien t e a c h e r s in m i s s i o n schools. His a r g u m e n t s a r e excellent indeed and should go a l o n g w a y t o satisfy t h o s e r e trenched Malayan teachers who h a v e been p o u r i n g o u t in t h e corr e s p o n d e n c e columns of t h e local p r e s s t h e i r a g g r i e v e d feelings in t h e matter. Our sympathies are v e r y m u c h w i t h all r e t r e n c h e d w o r k e r s b u t o u r mission schools a r e d o i n g w o r k of such i m p o r t a n c e a n d excellence t h a t t h e y a r e indispensable.

The first batch of children from * Pensionnat De Notre Dame Cameron Highlands, who were Confirmed recently.

F a t h e r B e r n a r d Hubbard, S.J., famed as t h e "Glacier P r i e s t " for his scientific discoveries in the Arctic is p r e p a r i n g a new expedition. H e is h e a d of t h e geology d e p a r t m e n t of t h e University of S a n t a Clara, California. H e intends t o p u t t o thf test a scientific t h e o r y . Admiral B y r d and other explor e r s claim t h a t t h e ice caps in Greenland a n d A n t a r c t i c a are more t h a n 10,000 ft. deep. F a t h e r H u b b a r d believes they a r e not m o r e t h a n 2,000 ft. H e is g o i n g t o Alaska to put his theories t o t h e t e s t on the Taku Glacier.

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Young People's Page ANNEDE GUIGNE<1911-1922) (Compiled from A n n e ' s own w o r d s and a c c o u n t s of eye-witnesses). Children h a d t h e privilege and joy of giving t h e i r innocent blood for the Divine Child of B e t h l e h e m , who had come t o give t h e m life •eternal. They were children, .again, who welcomed t h e Saviour just before H i s Sacred P a s s i o n , when m a n y of t h e i r elders w e r e plotting H i s d e a t h . J e s u s h a s not forgotten. H e welcomes t h e little ones to His Sacred H e a r t . Very specially in o u r d a y is realized t h e saying of S c r i p t u r e : "Out of t h e mouth of i n f a n t s a n d sucklings thou h a s t perfected p r a i s e , " and "A child shall lead t h e m . " Such a one is A n n e de G u i g n e : s u b j e c t of this s t o r y . Her h o m e w a s in Savoy, in France, well k n o w n t o all who reverence S t . F r a n c i s de Sales. There in a s t a t e l y c h a t e a u , overlooking t h e beautiful l a k e of Annecy, A n n e w a s born. Her father w a s C o m t e de Guigne, h e r mother A n t o i n e t t e de C h a r e t t e , a name t h a t recalls t h e f a m o u s general of Zouaves, who f o u g h t heroically for P o p e P i u s IX in 1870. Both p a r e n t s w e r e ideal Catholics. Anne w a s t h e i r first child, born 15th April, 1911. T h e n e x t y e a r came a little b r o t h e r , J a c q u e s , and then, l a t e r on, t w o little s i s t e r s , Madeleine a n d Marie A n t o i n e t t e . Anne w a s little m o r e t h a n t h r e e when t h e G r e a t W a r broke out, .and h e r f a t h e r , a t d u t y ' s call, left for t h e f r o n t . I n a m o n t h h e r e turned wounded, though not severely. I t w a s a s delightful a s touching t o see how A n n e t r i e d t o prove h e r g r e a t love for D a d d y a n d make herself useful. T r u e it w a s hard, w i t h so m a n y g r o w n - u p s -around h i m , t o do m u c h . Still s h e patted cushions, b r o u g h t books, *even t r i e d t o c a r r y t h e h e a v y crutches w h e n t h e y were w a n t e d and, m o s t certainly, gave untold joy to t h e D a d d y s h e so loved. H e was soon back a t t h e front. A few d a y s l a t e r he r e t u r n e d wounded m o r e severely. H e , however, would n o t w a i t till perfectly healed. H i s place w a s , h e considered, w i t h h i s m e n in t h e place of danger. Such w a s his h i g h ideal of duty. In F e b r u a r y , 1915, h e w a s once again wounded a n d so severely t h a t h e w a s s e n t t o t h e hospital a t Lyons. M a d a m e de Guigne visited h i m t h e r e , t a k i n g A n n e with h e r . T h e little one gazed thoughtfully a t t h e long r o w s of beds, each w i t h i t s sufferer, suffering for F r a n c e , a s h e r m o t h e r told her; and one of t h e s e sufferers was h e r o w n loved Daddy ! H e r e Anne could n o t help, except i n so *ar as h e r loving little h e a r t showed in h e r face t h e grief s h e felt for h i m . Recovered once m o r e C a p t a i n de Guigne r e t u r n e d t o t h e h o r r o r s of war m early May. T o w a r d s t h e end of J u l y , bravely leading his ™en to t h e a t t a c k , he fell m o r t a l l v 9Q°^ ^ * n

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*«tn J u l y , t h e sad news r e a c h e d «|e widow. Only n e x t m o r n i n e sne broke t h e n e w s to A n n e . I t was a glorious m o r n i n g of sunshine, joyoils w i t h t h e s o n g s of birds, rich w i t h t h e f r a g r a n c e of countless flowers, b u t d a r k a n d Joyless and b i t t e r for A n n e . She gazed on h e r m o t h e r griefstricken, h e r e y e s red w i t h w e e p ing, and h e a r d t h e sad n e w s . " S h e looked a t m e , s a d l y , " s a y s h e r mother, " w e e p i n g w i t h m e , a n d covering me with caresses."

19th OCTOBER, 1935.

MET HIS MATCH. Employer (to new boy on his first j o b ) : "My lad, do you know it takes me half my time to watch you?" New Boy: "Sorry, sir, but it takes me all my time to watch you." * * * *

T h o u g h little more t h a n four, A n n e A DOUBLE EVENT. was profoundly grieved at t h e s i g h t of h e r h e a r t - b r o k e n mother. Twins arrived during the night, F r o m t h a t sad day dates t h e j The next morning the proud father 'conversion' of A n n e . Yes, for ! said to his schoolboy son: "You need go to school to-day. I'll want you A n n e was n o t born a s a i n t ; f a r jj not to run errands. You can tell your from it. B u t from t h a t day she teacher to-morrow that you have two w a s a changed child; not indeed baby brothers." The boy looked pleased. Suddenly his t h a t she lost h e r weaknesses, b u t from t h a t d a y o n w a r d s these w e r e face went serious. "Fve got a better idea, dad," he said curbed and controlled, so t h a t she ; eagerly. "Pll tell teacher to-morrow no longer seemed to be t h e s a m e ! that I've got one baby brother, and selfish, self-willed, rebellious little ! then next week I can stay away again A n n e . U n d e r t h e influence of g r a c e I and tell her that I have got another all h e r rich gifts of n a t u r e w e r e used to comfort h e r bereaved m o t h e r so t e n d e r l y loved, so t h a t t h e loss of h e r h u s b a n d might be, WISDOM FOR THE WEEK. as f a r a s possible, compensated for. He who loves God most perfectly | t h e cousin hesitated. " N o , I w o n ' t ; It seemed a s if h e r noble father, has also a most perfect faith. i t ' s too h i g h . " " B u t you m u s t , " who had m a d e t h e s u p r e m e sacricried A n n e . "You shall come u p . fice a t d u t y ' s call, and left his little You cannot quaff the cup of I'll m a k e you." ones f a t h e r l e s s r e m e m b e r i n g t h e pleasure without tasting the dregs. T h e n b e g a n a s t r u g g l e , in which n a t u r a l f a u l t s of his eldest, h a d t h e y o u n g e r child would h a v e been especially pleaded for her in Adoration of Our Lord in glory is victor, had not t h e n u r s e come u p Heaven a n d been wonderfully of little avail unless we follow His in t i m e to s e p a r a t e t h e c o m b a t h e a r d . A n n e seemed from t h a t path on earth. a n t s ; for t h e little boy w a s frightt i m e to i n h e r i t h e r f a t h e r ' s own ened b y A n n e ' s violence. noble gifts. Don't lean too much on others. Be On a n o t h e r occasion she a n d h e r One who knew t h e child intia self-starter. cousins w e r e t a k e n t o a m e n a g e r i e . m a t e l y a n d had t h e confidence " C o m e , " she said t o one b i g g e r of h e r m o t h e r and governess, Your life will be enriched by what t h a n herself, "I'll lift you u p t o sketches Anne's characteristics you generously give, and impoverished p a t t h e giraffe," y e t she w a s t h e t h u s : " A n n e received from God a t by what you selfishly Ijoard. y o u n g e s t and t h e smallest of t h e h e r b i r t h an a b u n d a n t l y rich p a r t y . I t w a s h e r little w a y t o n a t u r e , a t r u e and loyal soul; a To him that remembers that he has t a k e command, a n d you h a d t o s h a r p and precise m i n d ; a firm deserved Hell, all suffering seems light. obey or t a k e t h e consequences. and p e r s e v e r i n g a r d o u r ; and exW h e n h e r little b r o t h e r came he quisite s e n s i t i v e n e s s ; a spontaTo speak well is not always er.sy, took t h e first and fullest place in aneous, a buoyancy of h e a r t and but not to speak ill requires only his m o t h e r ' s a t t e n t i o n s . B u t A n n e an active goodness, t h a t g a v e to silence. w a n t e d all t h e a t t e n t i o n s , and so h e r s l i g h t e s t actions both c h a r m s h e did not like h e r baby b r o t h e r . and g r a c e . " Don't use religion merely as a lifeSo one d a y t h i s little sister b r o u g h t But, as h a s been said, Anne w a s boat in a storm, but let it hallow, a handful of sand and began to r u b not born perfect. spiritualise, and super naturalise all it into his eyes to m a k e him cry. " B y n a t u r e she inclined to vioyour ordinary every-day duties. and all because his m o t h e r had lence, a violence easily aroused to kissed h i m . passion and a n i m a t e d by a s t r o n g and irresistible t e m p e r . Owing to ONLY ONE HEAD. I t w a s t h e same a f t e r h e r 'con"There should be only one head in j version,' t h i s impetuosity, she w a s a t t i m e s , only there was no when an infant, ungovernable. H e r « every family," said the orator, during his j longer self but love of J e s u s t h a t first impulse w a s always t o w a r d s lecture, in a certain hall, in a Country I influenced her. H e r jealousy of resistance. Selfish and self willed. town. h e r little b r o t h e r soon vanished. "That's true," said a man, who stood A n n e had m a n y c o m b a t s to en- near It became pleasant t o be t h e eldest, the platform." counter before reaching that a n d children soon prefer a real "You agree with me," said the orator gentleness, so humble a n d effaced, "I certainly do," said the man, "because child to a doll. So A n n e w a s m u c h which, l a t e r on, became t h e c h a r m I'm paying for hats for nine daughters." m o r e amiable w h e n h e r little sis* * * * of h e r v i r t u e . t e r s came. T h e child was, besides very , She w a s four, w h e n t h e y o u n g HARD TO PLEASE. a u t h o r i t a t i v e . She could be e x Magistrate—"You broke into the same est, M a r i n e t t e , a s s h e w a s called ceedingly stubborn, and had a n drapery shop three nights running, what for s h o r t , w a s born, a n d A n n e took irresistible w a y of lisping orders. have you stolen ?" h e r over as h e r own. H e r m o t h e r Prisoner—"Only one frock for me She recognised no obstacles to h e r wife, decided she should be god-mother. your worship, she made me change will, and m a d e a t r e m e n d o u s fuss A n n e w a s quite equal to t h e occait three times!" whenever s h e could not have h e r sion, a n s w e r i n g t h e responses w i t h * * * tr own way. She loved passionately, c h a r m i n g dignity. S h e well underAND STRAIGHT. TOO! stood t h a t now she w a s a n s w e r a b l e w i t h a kind of frenzy, and p u t into Farmer (catching small boy crawling for h e r little sister's spiritual welall h e r s e n t i m e n t s an exclusive and through hedge into orchard): "Hi! fare, b u t included in t h a t t h e jealous a r d o u r . She h a t e d t h e idea Where are you going?" Small Boy: Back again!" t e m p o r a l also. T h u s once, w h e n of a divided love, and one day * * * * n u r s e ' s eyes were t u r n e d a w a y , r u s h e d forward, b u r n i n g with r a g e , A n n e m a d e s t r a i g h t for t h e cradle to kick h e r little b r o t h e r who w a s FROM THE CLASSROOM A teacher asked her pupils for senand w a s lifting b a b y up, when t h e t a k i n g up a p a r t of h e r m o t h e r ' s tences containing the word "beans." n u r s e fortunately t u r n e d in t i m e attention." "My father grows beans," said the to p r e v e n t an a c c i d e n t : "My It is q u i t e clear A n n e was not bright boy of the class. "My mother darling, you m u s t n ' t touch h e r ; born a s a i n t . She sickened when cooks beans," came from a girl pupil, little girls can't look a f t e r babies." Then a third piped up—"We are all she w a s little more t h a n a baby, (To be continued) hardly able to speak distinctly. human beans." The doctor was called. At t h e s i g h t of h i m A n n e suddenly be(O E came a furious little rebel, s t r u g IB V gling for all she w a s worth, so t h a t t h e doctor should not be able T E to hold a n d examine h e r : " T a k e A R A n unique soap for toilet, hygienic and antiseptic your h a t a n d go," commanded t h e I Y purposes, containing N E E M OIL in its purest form. little rebel from t h e cot. Ft is pleasant in your bath and toilet and is unsurpassed 'N W Again, a t t h e age of three, she in its antiseptic, cleansing and emollient properties. was playing w i t h a cousin, a boy A H Physicians use it hi all skin affections. a little older t h a n Anne. They IDEAL B E came to a sand-hill, small in itself, CALCUTTA CHEMICAL Co., Ltd., SOJ» P F O B L R but high t o little folk. "Let's BALLYGUNGE CALCUTTA. climb to t h e t o p , " said Anne. B u t THE T R O P I C S . E E (Continued on Col. 4)

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convinced me t h a t t h e r e m i g h t be ; useful work for a Mental H y g i e n e Society. Association of ideas? Psychologists t r y to explain w h y one lcn-a brings t o t h e surface of y o u r mind another seemingly unconnected idea. I will not worry m y r e a d e r s with t h e psychologists. I h a v e p u t down Governor P o r t e o u s ' experience, I had forgotten it, b u t it suddenly came to m y m i n d w h e n I read in a September issue of t h e i Hong K o n g Weekly P r e s s t h e fol- j lowing l e t t e r : — Sir,

•o By Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, S.J. (FROM " T H E W h y should h e visit t h e A s y l u m ? T h e r e w a s no q u e s t i o n of o p e n i n g it still less of closing it, t h o u g h t newly appointed G o v e r n o r P o r t e o u s , as h e c a s t a s i d e one of many importunate invitations to g r a c e t h e scene. W a s it t h e p e r f u m e ? I t w a s t h e only p e r f u m e d n o t e in t h e b u n c h ; h i s h a n d r e a c h ed mechanically for i t ; h e b e g a n reading aloud: " T h o u g h w e a r e fully a w a r e of t h e endless calls of y o u r Excellency's t i m e a n d goodwill, y e t o u r r e a l i s a t i o n of y o u r Excellency's p h i l a n t h r o p i c , not t o s a y d e m o c r a tic, outlook emboldens u s t o m a k e our request. T h e o p e n i n g of a golfing green, o r t h e l a y i n g of a Club f o u n d a t i o n stone, m a y j u s t l y claim y o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d p a t r o n age, how much more, then, the possibility of h e l p i n g t o r e m o v e t h e mental mirage which prevents t h e s a d i n m a t e s of t h e A s y l u m f r o m e v e r h a n d l i n g a golf stick, or enj o y i n g t h e a m e n i t i e s of Club l i f e . . . S i g n e d on behalf of t h e M e n t a l H y g i e n e Society, (Miss) Cordelia E m i l i a Wylde-Wood, (Hon. Sec.)" " H e l p to r e m o v e t h e m e n t a l m i r a g e . " Well, reflected G o v e r n o r P o r t e o u s , it looks a s if one d a y I m a y h a v e t o lay t h e f o u n d a t i o n s t o n e of a n e w A s y l u m ; I h a d b e t t e r go. H e w e n t . T h e visit w a s full of i n t e r e s t , in s p i t e of t h e s a d m e m o r i e s inevitably left by p a s s i n g t h r o u g h t h i s world of " m e n t a l m i r a g e . " H e h a d n e v e r been in a n a s y l u m before, a n d t h e experience of mingled childishness a n d weird g r o p i n g s of t h e m i n d w a s a novel one. H e h a d n e a r l y finished t h e r o u n d w h e n a s m a r t looking figure, a l e r t a n d p r o fessional, a p p r o a c h e d rapidly. T h e G o v e r n o r a s k e d if t h i s w a s t h e doctor. H e h a d j u s t t i m e t o g e t a quick r e p l y : "Oh n o ! A lunatic, clever, w i t h l i t e r a r y p r e t e n s i o n s , all, a l a s , futile because of t h e mental mirage." F o r half-an-hour he engaged t h e G o v e r n o r in m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g con-

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v e r s a t i o n . L i t e r a t u r e led to national characteristics; national c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t o h i s t o r y , t o gove r n m e n t , to politics, t o modern problems. The Governor w a s ast o n i s h e d . H e r e w;as a m a n with a singularly sane outlook on t h e issues of life: w i t h a well informed mind, a n d a balanced j u d g m e n t , j u s t t h e kind of a d v i s e r useful for a n y Council. H e could not be a l u n a t i c ! W h y w a s h e in t h e Asylum ? T h e i m p a t i e n t question b u r s t from t h e Governor: " B u t w h y a r e you h e r e ? " " I do not know ," w a s t h e simple answer. " I t is ridiculous," said t h e Governor, " y o u m u s t go o u t . " "Impossible." " W h y impossible?" " B e c a u s e t h e y will n o t let me o u t ; I a m cabined, b a r r e d in, confined." " O h , I'll see t o t h a t , " replied the Governor. "You cannot." "Of course I can I a m t h e S t a t e Governor." " O h , " with a contemptuous smile, " Y o u a r e t h e S t a t e Governor ! I a m t h e Queen of Sheba !" A n d , w i t h a graceful g e s t u r e of a Queen g a t h e r i n g h e r s t a t e robes, t h e l u n a t i c d i s a p p e a r e d down a t r e e - s h a d e d p a t h , smiling a t t h e fool w h o t h o u g h t t h a t h e w a s a Governor, and y e t w a s still at large. Y e a r s h a v e passed, t h e "Queen of S h e b a " is dead. T h e ex-Govern o r is a n old m a n . H e h a s often told t h e s t o r y of t h e "Queen of S h e b a , " a d d i n g t h a t t h e little incid e n t m a d e him u n d e r s t a n d more t h a n volumes could h a v e done t h e a i m s of t h e Mental Hygiene Society. H e would generally pause for a m o m e n t and, g a t h e r i n g u p t h e experience of a crowded a n d useful life, smilingly s a y : " L o n g ago I l a u g h e d a t t h e l e t t e r of Cordelia E m i l i a WyldeWood. I do so no longer. I have received m a n y l e t t e r s , I h a v e read m a n y in t h e P r e s s , which have

H a s it not struck you a s being r a t h e r " f u n n y " t o see from t h e press t e l e g r a m s which we h a v e been receiving l a t e l y — t h a t ail t h e j p r a y i n g for peace h a s so f a r been done by t h e Abyssinians,—from t h e E m p e r o r and E m p r e s s down to p e r h a p s t h e numerous slaves which j a r e t o be found in t h a t c o u n t r y j and t h a t not a single r e q u e s t for ! p r a y e r s , with the s a m e object in I view,—has been made by His Holiness t h e Pope, to t h e millions of j Catholics all over t h e world, s t a r t ing w i t h those in Italy ? H a v e t h e i A b y s s i n i a n s more f a i t h in p r a y e r s j t h a n t h e rest of C h r i s t e n d o m ? L e t u s hope t h a t t h e Pope will soon follow t h e A b y s s i n i a n s ' good example, in order t o avoid t h e I coming and quite unnecessary s l a u g h t e r of Italian a n d E t h i o p i a n y o u t h s and perhaps of o t h e r countries a s well. Yours, etc. A CATHOLIC. Saigon, A u g . 27. Is it not a s t r a n g e t h i n g , I j t h o u g h t , to find so m a n y people I anxious t o find fault w i t h t h e Pope | for " W h a t he did not d o " when j t h e y do not know w h a t he h a s j done? My mind w e n t back to t h e j g r e a t Congress of p r a y e r and | sacrifice so recently closed a t L o u r d e s . I saw in i m a g i n a t i o n t h e Papal Delegate Cardinal Pacelli b e a r i n g his blazon, emblem of peace, a dove with o u t s t r e t c h e d ! w i n g s a n d t h e olive b r a n c h in its j b e a k : b e n e a t h was w r i t t e n opus j u s t i t i a e p a x — t h e w o r k of j u s t i c e is t h e r e i g n of peace. I seemed to h e a r h i s very voice a n n o u n c i n g t h e | Holy F a t h e r ' s i n t e r n a t i o n a l m e s s - I age of peace. Then I read the j w o r d s of t h e Holy F a t h e r himself j a t t h e Canonization C o n s i s t o r y :

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S p e a k i n g of t h e value of friends h i p b e t w e e n E n g l a n d a n d the U n i t e d S t a t e s , His Grace said: "If Uncle S a m and J o h n Bull would only t o u r t h e world a r m in arm, t h e y m i g h t d i s a r m t h e n a t i o n s r*ow in a r m s a g a i n s t one a n o t h e r . " A r c h b i s h o p Hinsley recalled t h a t w h e n Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltim o r e , w a s founding t h e Catholic colony of Maryland, he decreed t h a t " No person w i t h i n t h e province professing t o believe in Jesus C h r i s t shall be a n y w a y s troubled, molested or discountenanced for h i s or h e r religion, o r in t h e free exercise thereof."

j His Grace continued: "The I Fathers of Mayflower . Pilgrim j f a m e and t h e i r modern representat i v e s on e i t h e r side of t h e Atlantic h a v e m u c h to learn from the Catholic o r g a n i s e r s of t h e A r k and t h e Dove v o y a g e to Maryland. In M a r y l a n d t h e spirit of tolerance in ; a n i n t o l e r a n t a g e w a s established b y Catholics, even before t h e eff o r t s a t tolerance m a d e in England b y Charles II and J a m e s II. So real w a s t h a t tolerance in Mary"I a m t h e Pope of p e a c e " ; The land t h a t P r o t e s t a n t s persecuted in V i r e i n i a and elsewhere by nonwords r a n g in my e a r s . Suddenly I heard t h e swish of Catholics found refuge in Catholic t h e critic's robes and a discordant M a r y l a n d . voice:

" W e cannot convince ourselves t h a t t h o s e who h a v e t h e people's p r o s p e r i t y and well-being at h e a r t should wish to hurl i n t o t h e abyss, not only t h e nation w h i c h is confided t o t h e m , but also t h e e n t i r e h u m a n race. If t h e r e should be anyone—which God forbid be t h e case—who should m a k e p r e p a r a tions for such a scourge, t h e n we cannot withoid from o u r sad h e a r t this p r a y e r to t h e all-powerful God: ' L o r d , s c a t t e r t h e nations which wish for w a r ' !"

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CHARITY FAIR kindly loaned by Mr. Isako, t h e proprietor of Isako's Circus now p e r f o r m i n g in P e n a n g and Mr. O'Neill, t h e P e n a n g racehorse t r a i n e r . T h e girls of t h e P e n a n g Convent a s well a s a good n u m b e r of o u t s i d e r s s w a r m e d round t h e "Hoop-la" stall a n d did not leave t h e enclosure till e v e r y prize had been removed "Breaking the H a p p y H o m e " stall also a t t r a c t e d

FLORAL MAYPOLE' which w a s the Centre of attraction for Little Ones.

the ladies h a d been b u s y decorating t h e various stalls and tables, this work being continued t h r o u g h out t h e w hole of S a t u r d a y m o r n ing. T h e laying o u t of t h e field was in t h e capable h a n d s of Mr. Shelley who left n o t h i n g to be desired. r

considerable a t t e n t i o n and Messrs. C. A. R e u t e n s a n d H . Robless h a d m o r e t h a n a handful of work, picking up t h e balls h u r l e d a t t h e " H o m e " which contained old crock e r y . It w a s a m u s i n g to see old school footballers a t t h e "kicking t h e Goal" stall unable t o p u t t h e ball t h r o u g h w h i l s t y o u n g s t e r s who have probably n e v e r played in a n y t e a m were doing so w i t h ease. T h e field p r e s e n t e d a very festive appearance w i t h gaily decor a t e d stalls and t h e flora! Maypole, occupying a central position, not to mention t h e l a t e s t fashions worn by t h e ladies. T h e function w a s enlightened by sweet selections r e n d e r e d by t h e Municipal Band lent t h r o u g h t h e kind courtesy of t h e Municipal P r e s i d e n t . As in t h e previous year and on a similar occasion MR. Voon Kook Hun, t h e y o u n g prop r i e t o r of Voon Radio service kindly loaned and operated a radiogram w i t h a powerful long dist a n c e speaker.

HER FIRST LESSON in Equitation at the Charity Fair.

Punctually a t 4 p.m. M r s . Jules Ma--tih opened t h e fair and a continuous s t r e a m of children made tiieiv way t o t h e " L u c k y D i p s " sta:;s and t h e " G u e s s i n g Competition" stall in which w e r e t h r e e cycles to be given a w a y as prizes to anyone g u e s s i n g t h e correct, failing this, t h e most correct number cf beans in a bottle exhibited °n a stand. E v e n t u a l l y t h e lucky winners were Miss M. Robless winDER or the ladies' bicycle, Mr. H. Stewart t h e m e n ' s bicycle and Master A. Carrier, t h e w i n n e r of the boys' bicycle. There were a l t o g e t h e r t w e n t y four stalls, comprising stalls w h e r e °ne could t r y one's luck or skill and others which supplied e a t a b l e s and cold drinks a t a b s u r d l y low prices. The merry-go-round w as well Patronised by t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a tion. Those of an e q u e s t r i a n t u r n °- mind v e n t u r e d on some ponies r

* GUESSING COMPETITION ' stall which gave away Three Bicycles as Prizes.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y a slight shower of rain fell a t a b o u t 5.30 p.m. b u t t h i s did not d e t e r t h e people from t r y i n g t h e i r trick or skill. As is t h e case at t h i s t i m e of t h e y e a r

Notes From Hongkong (FROM

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INAUGURATION OF THE T H I R D O R D E R O F ST. FRANCIS. On 3rd. October, in the Church of St. Teresa, in Kowloon Tong, Hongkong, there took place a touching ceremony and one that was unique in *he spiritual history of the colony. The occasion was the inauguration ceremony of the Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis; the act for its erection having been signed by His Excellency Bishop H. Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of Hongkong on the 25th. August last, the feast of St. Louis, King of France and patron of the Third Order. Sharp at 6 p.m. there emerged from the rectory a small body of 27 orothers, 3 sisters and 6 postulants walking in

dusk fell quite suddenly and early and t h e people h a d t o fall back upon g a s l i g h t . A t a little a f t e r 7 p.m. Rev. F a t h e r Souhait, t h e p a r i s h priest d i s t r i b u t e d t h e prizes a n d t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m of t h i s p a p e r wishes to t h a n k all those who h a v e cont r i b u t e d in a n y way to m a k e t h e fair a success. T h e s u m realised was $729. T h e success of t h i s f a i r is due in a l a r g e m e a s u r e to t h e indefatigable and u n t i r i n g efforts of Mr. a n d M r s . E . Valberg, respectively t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e Catholic A c t i o n i s t s of t h e C h u r c h of t h e A s s u m p t i o n and t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e L a d y Benefactresses of t h e society of St. Vincent de Paul. Following is a list of t h e different stalls w i t h t h e n a m e s of those in c h a r g e . 1. Aerated water stall:—Mr. W. A. Williams and Master N. Lesslar. 2. Breaking up the Happy Home:— Messrs. C. A. Reutens, H. A. Robless and Master C. Robinson. 3. Cake stall:—Mrs. W. Read, Mrs. M. Folly, Mrs. A. D'Aranjo, Misses C. Lesslar and A. Scott. 4. Children's Corner:—Mrs. J. W. Boyle and Mrs. Bruyns, Miss B. Stewart and Messrs. L. Phipps, A. Nonis and W. Myler. 5. Dart Targets stall:—Messrs. C. A de Cruz, A. J. Williams and Master 2 T #essla r 6. Duck Pond:—Messrs. H. de Wind and T. A. Balhatchet. 7. Hoop La stall:—Mrs. J. B. Robless and Messrs. J. B. Robless. L. Robless and F. A. Reutens. 8. Ice Cream stalls:—Mrs. R. F. Robless, Mrs. T .0. Woodford and Misses E. Woodford, R. Robless, M. Phillips and 31. Dragon. 9. Kicking a goal:—Mr. R. F. Robless and Master A. Read. 10. Guessing competition:—(Bicycles) Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Robless, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Reutens. 11. Lucky Dips (Ladies):—Misses D. Carrier and M. Reutens. Lucky Dips (Girls):—Mrs. C. E. Robless and Miss C. de Cruz. Lucky Dips (Boys>:—Mrs. W. Fernando and Mrs. W. Williams. Lucky Dips (Infants):—Misses M. Robless and L. Lyons. 13. Maypole Dance:—Mrs. J. B. Capel. Mrs. E. C. Misso and Mrs. R. Woodford. 14. Merry-go-round:—Mrs. W. Read und Mrs. P. J. Morsingh. 15. Pegging a claim:—Mrs. H. Lyons and Mrs. M. Bascran. 16. Pony Rides:—Messrs. R. Woodford and P. A. de Souza. 17. Refreshments for children:—Mrs. J. R. Peterson, Mrs. H. A. Robless, Mrs. Hendncks, Mrs. G. A. Peterson. Mrs. N. Gregory, Mrs. Phang and Miss B. Lesslar. 18. Rifle shooting:—Mr. A. A. de Cruz and Masters G. Reutens and A. Forrest. 19. Sandwich stall:—Mrs. M. Remedies and Misses Arnstedt and B. Lesslar 20. Sweet Stall:—Mrs. P. Metha; Miss R. Valberg and Miss Metha. 21. Pickle Stall:—Mrs. M. Bentley. 22. Sale of Posies:—Misses S. Dragon and B. de Wind. Men's President:—Mr. E. C. Valberg. Ladies' President:—Mrs. E. C. Valberg. Hon. Treasurer:—Mr. P. C. Dias. Monev Changer's stall:—Mr. C. A. Balhatchet. I

CORRESPONDENT) solemn procession behind a beautiful banner of St. Francis. Slowly it proceeded through the main entrance of the church to the High Altar. Clad in brown habits, with the Franciscan Crown beads and knotted cord hanging from thtwaist, the members gave many cf the congregation, food for thought. Here they saw a body comprising mostly young men of many nationalities— Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese, who were determined to subject their lives to the rule of the Third Order of penance. After chanting the "O Salutaris," a sermon was preached by Rev. Fr. D. Donnelly, S.J., who spoke to the congregation on the spirit of St. Francis as applied to members of the Third Order. After the sermon, three novices were j received—one of them being Mr. T. M. j Cheng, a young Chinese from Kuala I Lumpur, whose late father, Mr. Chen. Manh Song carried on business at the I Selangor Dispensarv. Benediction of | the Most Blessed Sacrament followed j and the ceremony was closed with the singing of the hymn to St. Francis. On Friday, 4th October, and feast of St. Francis, H.E. the Bhhop celebrated Low Pontifical Mass and addressed a few words of advice to the members of the new congregation. Clothed in their i habits in an atmosphere of reverence and | devotion, the members received Comj munion within the sanctuary of the High Altar from the hands of the Bishop. * * * * !

Excerpts Of Sermon By Fr. D. Donnelly, S.J. On The Occasion Of The Inaugura! tion Of The Thilrd Order Of St. Francis In St. Teresa's Parish. "Be ye doers of the word, and not • hearers only, deceiving your own selves," ; (James, 1,22). It is told in the life of St. Aloysius I Gonzaga that he was once returning \ from Milan to Rome. He stopped at Siena, and while there, was asked to say ! a few words to the boys of the College, j He agreed, and took for his text the ! words quoted above.- He went on to j speak to his youthful hearers of the ! word of God. How it slips into the soul I in the secret whispers of grace; how it j strikes the ear in some sentence of the • Scriptures; how it speaks to the heart | with the persuasive voice of divine beneI fits and favours. All things from God— i all things for God. "All springs come » originally from the sea, and to the sea i they must return. All water that does i not return to the sea from which it comes I becomes a stagnant pool. It stands still; it grows muddy, dirtv and infected. "So it is with men. The sea of all [ knowledge and of all virtue is Jesus Christ, the Lord. From Him springs all chastity, all industry of heart ?nd up. rightness of w i l l . . . . A l l drifts of mind ?.nd heart come from Him as from their fountain. And hence to Him all must return, health, power, talent and abilities. AU things must return to Christ." And thon Aloysius spoke to the boys before him of the way each man must go to God, in the way God wills. He told of the nobilitv of the child of God, and how his greatest glory is to "nut on Christ." to lay aside the miserab ^ rags of self-love, and clothe himself with the wedding-garment of love. He spoke of growing up to fu ! matuntv in Christ, when all that is of a child is laid aside, and the strengthened spirit sees everything at its true value, and weighs it by its worth for eternity. It is the same text which I would put before you to-night, on the occasion of this momentous inauguration-festival. For the Third Order of St. Francis is but one of the many institutions founded throughout the centuries for those souls who are athirst for God: for those who want something more than the half-blind groping of the worldling after the God whom he hardlv knows: whose most eager desire is to return to God, as fully and as completely as God Himself desires. I would rrmind you that sanctity means two things: something personal and something social. The type of sanctity which consists in and is content wHh wearing a strange habit, or a blue ribbon across one's breast, and walk in processions, is of little value: such men are "hearers only, deceiving their own selves." This is mere selfish devotion, the subtlest and the most fatal fallacy. Tru* love of God must express itself in work for others, for the souls of others. And you can be quite certain that, if you (Continued on pa^e 14) 1

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m o s t the whole of God's designs for t h e f u t u r e of t h e child, a t l e a s t f o r m a n y y e a r s , depend on t h e fidelity w i t h w h i c h t h e p a r e n t s fulfil t h e i r t r u s t in i t s t r a i n i n g . A t the o u t s e t of t h e i r existence children a r e so absolutely a t t h e disposal of t h e p a r e n t s t h a t n o t only t h e i r intellectual development a n d still m o r e t h e i r religious t r a i n ing, but even t h e i r bodily g r o w t h , n a y , t h e i r v e r y lives, a r e a t t h e m e r c y of f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r . Small children m u s t b e t a u g h t t o obey without dispute whatever they are t o l d ; but f r o m a n e a r l y a g e — f a r earlier t h a n m a n y p a r e n t s suspect — t h e child is developing its o w n individuality. A s it g r o w s older a n d feels m o r e a n d m o r e its p e r sonal responsibility t o i t s own conscience, so also does it feel t h e r i g h t and t h e n a t u r a l c r a v i n g t o f o r m its o w n j u d g m e n t s a n d t o t a k e up i t s o w n personal i n t e r e s t s . I t is in t h i s m a t t e r , p e r h a p s more than any other, t h a t parents will be able t o m e a s u r e w h e t h e r t h e i r love for t h e i r children i s p e r fectly r e g u l a t e d . W h e r e t h e r e a r e m u t u a l relations between p a r e n t s a n d children, we c a n hope t o s e e realised t h e p i c t u r e d r a w n b y C a r d i n a l Mercier of "families a m o n g t h e a r i s t o c r a c y and the middle and labouring classes, w h e r e n u m e r o u s children, like olive b r a n c h e s , s u r r o u n d w i t h a large a n d v i g o r o u s crown t h e p a r e n t s t e m from which t h e y s p r i n g ; filling t h e h o m e w i t h life, movement, a n d t h e l i g h t of j o y ; where the warmth of filial a n d b r o t h e r l y love p r e v e n t s t h e p a r e n t s ' t h o u g h t s from dwelling too insistently on t h e difficulties a n d trials i n s e p a r a b l e from h u m a n existence, a n d gives t h e m p r o m i s e of an h o n o u r e d a g e , k n o w i n g n e i t h e r loneliness n o r a b a n d o n ment."

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f a i t h is, t h e r e is love, love, t h e r e is peace, peace, t h e r e is blessing, b l e s s i n g , God i s , God is, t h e r e is no want." St. P a u l c o m p a r e s t h e union of man and wife with t h a t existing between Christ and His Church. So also h a s God H i m s e l f compared H i s love f o r m e n t o t h e love of p a r e n t s f o r t h e i r children. It m i g h t s e e m u n n e c e s s a r y t o insist/ on t h e v a l u e a n d i m p o r t a n c e of t h i s p a r e n t a l love, b u t , like all n a t u r a l f o r c e s , t h i s noblest of h u m a n i m p u l s e s c a n b e wrongfully applied. H a v e w e n o t all s e e n p a r e n t s w h o allow t h e i r love to r u n to mere sentiment, using their children, especially w h e n very young, a s playthings or p e t s ; or t h r o u g h w a n t of balance, t r y i n g vainly t o s e c u r e t h e affection of u

Where Where Where Where Where

MOTHER'S PRAYER TO THE INFANT JESUS.

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the Good Saint Anne when her Mary knelt, A tiny girl at bet knee, >Look down the years to Bethlehem's night, And see her child with Thee?

[Did she vision her, weary and suffering* Grief-torn at the foot of the tree? Ah, no, she only gave thanks to God That her child was close to Thee. I On Infant Jesus, through weal or woe Teach me Thy hand to see, 4 Grant that in time and eternity, % My child may be close to Thee.

t h e i r o l d e r c h i l d r e n b y giving w a y t o t h e m foolishly, even in m a t t e r s t h a t will u l t i m a t e l y cause t h e m i n j u r y ? E i t h e r of t h e s e courses is a s f a t a l t o t h e t r u e h a p p i n e s s of a f a m i l y a s t h e u n n a t u r a l w a n t of affection a n d t e n d e r n e s s e n g e n d e r ed b y t h e ' t o o g r e a t a b s o r p t i o n of p a r e n t s i n worldly p u r s u i t s a n d social p l e a s u r e s . W e m u s t in t h i s , a s in all o t h e r things, study our natural tendencies, f a s t e n i n g a n d developing w h a t is r i g h t i n t h e m a s fully as possible, a n d r e s t r a i n i n g t h e m w h e n t h e y t e n d t o excess, e i t h e r of selfishness, o r of weakly yielding w h e r e i t is o u r d u t y t o r e s i s t . Besides t h e simple desire for bodily p r e s e n c e a n d companionship w h i c h p a r e n t a l love h a s in common w i t h all o t h e r f o r m s of a n i m a l affection, t h e love of a p a r e n t m u s t essentially h a v e a n educational t e n dency. I n all o u r dealings w i t h t h e r e s t of t h e world w e derive a n i n t e n s e p l e a s u r e f r o m t h e feeling, t h a t m a t t e r s a r e developing u n d e r our g u i d a n c e . F r o m t h e i n v e n t o r of a m a c h i n e t o t h e politician in c h a r g e of some d e p a r t m e n t of t h e S t a t e , w h e t h e r w e cook or a t t e m p t t o t e a c h o u r p e t dog tricks, o u r a i m is t h e r e p r o d u c t i o n of o u r p l a n s a n d t h o u g h t s in some objective f o r m . N o w , it is t r u e t h a t no m a n can a l t e r t h e n a t u r a l s t r u c t u r e or f a c u l t i e s of h i s child, b u t h e can h a v e a f a r w i d e r influence on i t s g r o w t h a n d development t h a n on a n y o t h e r m a t e r i a l t h i n g besides himself. T h e p a r e n t s s h a r e w i t h God t h e m a r v e l l o u s power of creation i n a s s i s t i n g t o call into being a n e w i n t e l l i g e n t person, a n d al-

BE— Be studious, B e t h o u g h t f u l , Be loving, B e kind, B e c a u t i o u s , Be p r u d e n t , Be t r u s t f u l , r e s i g n e d ; Be careful of conduct, of m o n e y , of t i m e ; Be cheerful, B e grateful, Be hateful of c r i m e ; Be c o u r a g e ous, Be gentle, B e liberal, Be j u s t , Be aspiring, B e h u m b l e , b e c a u s e thou a r t d u s t , Be honest, B e holy, ev er-trustful and p u r e ; Be prayerful, Be saint-like a n d you'll B e s u r e . v

"MILKMAID" MILK TRUE

RECIPES.

HAPPINESS.

T r u e happiness is of a r e t i r e d n a t u r e , an e n e m y t o pomp a n d n o i s e ; it arises, in t h e first place, f r o m t h e e n j o y m e n t of one's self; and, in t h e n e x t , f r o m t h e friends h i p a n d c o n v e r s a t i o n of a f e w select c o m p a n i o n s ; i t loves s h a d e a n d solitude, a n d n a t u r a l l y h a u n t s g r o v e s and f o u n t a i n s , fields a n d m e a d o w s ; in s h o r t , i t feels e v e r y t h i n g it w a n t s w i t h i n itself, a n d receives no a d d i t i o n from m u l t i t u d e s of witnesses a n d s p e c t a t o r s . On t h e c o n t r a r y , false h a p p i n e s s loves t o be in a crowd, a n d to drawt h e eyes of t h e world upon h e r . S h e does not receive a n y satisfact i o n from t h e a p p l a u s e which s h e gives herself, b u t f r o m t h e a d m i r a tion which s h e r a i s e s in o t h e r s . She flourishes in courts a n d palaces, t h e a t r e s and assemblies, a n d h a s no e x i s t e n c e b u t when s h e is looked upon. FROSTING FOR WINDOWS. A fairly p e r m a n e n t frost for window panes m a y be secured b y p a i n t i n g t h e m w i t h w h i t e lead a n d linseed oil e i t h e r in smooth or stipple effect. U s i n g lead a c e t a t e w i t h oil p r o d u c e s a r a t h e r m o r e pleasing effect t h a n does t h e plain w h i t e lead. A n o t h e r formula f o r making windows opaque, b u t w h i c h still p e r m i t s l i g h t to p a s s t h r o u g h t h e g l a s s , calls for p a i n t i n g w i t h a liquid prepared b y g r i n d i n g w h i t i n g w i t h a solution of p o t a s h w a t e r g l a s s . Give t h e m several coats on one side only.

If liked, t h e s o u p m a y be rubbed t h r o u g h a sieve before it is thickened.

C h e a p Soup. Cut t h r e e - q u a r t e r s of a pound of lean beef i n t o small pieces and put into a stew-pan with three q u a r t s of w a t e r , t w o small onions, t h r e e t u r n i p s , half a pound of potatoes, peeled a n d c u t in quarters., q u a r t e r of a p o u n d of rice, and t w o tablespoonfuls of oatmeal, a little t h y m e , parsley, p e p p e r and s a l t ; s t e w for four h o u r s .

LYING IN WEIGHT. A widow, the owner of a small shop was usually escorted home by an admirer who carried the cash bag containing the week's takings. It was always heavy. "You must be doing well," said the man, frequently. "Oh, aye," the widow would reply, "It's a good business." But she did not disclose the fact that PROGRESS. ! besides the moderate takings the bag Jim—"So he's teaching you to swim? j contained the counter weights. The How much have you learned so f a r ? " lover only discovered that fact after May—"That he's twenty-one, single, marriage. and has a grand job."

S t e e p half a p o u n d of beans in cold w a t e r for t w e l v e h o u r s . Boil t h e m in t h r e e p i n t s of cold water,, w i t h a n onion, a little celery, but no salt, till t h e y a r e quite tender. R u b t h r o u g h a colander o r sieve,, p a s s i n g t h e liquor t h r o u g h with t h e m . A d d a p i n t of milk, salt,, a n d p e p p e r ; r e - h e a t it, and, j u s t before s e r v i n g , s t i r in a little chopped parsley, if i t is liked. • • * * * • * F r e n c h Vegetable, or Marrow Soup. Peel a n d cut a p u m p k i n or m a r row, w e i g h i n g a b o u t t w o pounds, into l a r g e s q u a r e s , peel and slice a l a r g e onion, p u t i n t o a saucepan, add a teaspoonful of s u g a r , salt a n d pepper, a n d t w o ounces of" b u t t e r . S i m m e r well. Add a pint a n d half of w a t e r , s t e w slowly for t w e n t y m i n u t e s , or until t h e vegetables pulp, t h e n add t w o tablespoonfuls of flour (previously mixed into a s m o o t h p a s t e w i t h a little m i l k ) , a n d a p i n t of milk. S t i r I t h e soup until i t boils, t h e n let it | s i m m e r for t e n m i n u t e s . Stir frequently.

IN CASE, A new baby girl had arrived at Brcwn's. "And what do you intend to call the baby?" asked a neighbor of Mr. Brown. "Dinah M," was the reply. "Good gracious!" said the neighbour, "and what does the *M' stand for?" "Well," replied Mr. Brown, "if she Minces, &c. S a v o u r y Balls. grows up like her father, meek and T a k e six or e i g h t ounces of flour, mild, we shall call her Dinah May, but if she grows up like her mother, we shall j t h r e e ounces of chopped suet, one call her Dinah Mite." onion chopped, half a teaspoonfuT

B E L I E V E IT. M a g i s t r a t e ( t o m a n accused of begging): " W h a t have you to say?" P r i s o n e r : " I t w a s n ' t m y fault, sir. I j u s t held o u t m y h a n d t o see if it w a s r a i n i n g , and t h e g e n t dropped a p e n n y in i t . " * * * * * *

H a r i c o t Soup.

* * * * SURVIVOR. NO ESCAPE. Housewife—"I know you. You are Car Salesman: "Yes, you'll find ' one of the tramps that I gave a pie to, you'll be able to drive your cares away last month." with this car." Tramp—"You're right, ma'am, you Customer: "Maybe, but I bet I'll j gave it to three of us, and I am the sole stilly have her giving advice from the » survivor. baclf seat."

each of chopped parsley, baking ! powder, t h y m e a n d m a r j o r a m (tog e t h e r ) , add s a l t a n d pepper; mix • well w i t h sufficient cold water t o f o r m a p a s t e , m a k e into balls and s t e a m or boil f o r t h r e e - q u a r t e r s of an h o u r . * * * * Meat a n d P o t a t o Balls. Cut u p half a pound of cold meat , fiiiely, m i x well w i t h one pound . m a s h e d p o t a t o e s , add chopped onion a n d seasoning. Beat up an egg, p u t in a spoonful of it to bind t h e m i x t u r e t o g e t h e r , t u r n all out on a floured board, divide into small pieces, s h a p e into round j cakes, e g g a n d c r u m b them, fry t h e m in hot f a t .

M A L A Y A CATHOLIC L E A D E R , S A T U R D A Y ,

19th OCTOBER, 1935.

CARDINAL SCHULTE'S ADVICE TO REICH CATHOLICS SPECIAL CHALICE FOR EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS A T OHIO.

DETAILED REPORTS OF NAZI PERSECUTIONS

HOLY F A T H E R ' S O W N CHOICE Vatican City.—His Holiness Pope j Pius XI personally selected t h e gold j chalice t h a t w a s sent to t h e C a t h e dral of S t . J o h n t h e E v a n g e l i s t in A m s t e r d a m . — " W e m u s t follow Cleveland for t h e S e v e n t h National t h e example of our Divine MasEucharistic Congress, held in t h e t e r , " says H i s Eminence Joseph Ohio city from S e p t e m b e r 23 t o 26. Cardinal Schulte, Archbishop of The Holy F a t h e r also dictated t h e Cologne, in a letter addressed to inscription t h a t t h e chalice is t o t h e clergy of his diocese, dealing bear. with t h e t r e m e n d o u s anti-CathoThe chalice is a p p r o x i m a t e l y 12 lic and p a g a n agitation now pracinches in h e i g h t w i t h t h e figures tised by Nazi radicals t h r o u g h o u t of the four E v a n g e l i s t s and four Germany. angels upholding a medallion w i t h " W h y should the pupil be betthe allegorical figures of F a i t h , t e r off t h a n t h e Master," Cardinal Hope, C h a r i t y and J u s t i c e . Mon- Schulte continues. He points out signor Diego Venini, P r i v a t e C h a m - t h a t " g r a v e struggles are impendberlain of H i s Holiness, and Mon- i n g " as "all t h e accusations a n d signor Carlo Grano, M a s t e r of vituperations and calumnies directPapal Ceremonies, m e m b e r s of t h e ed against t h e Church for centusuite of H i s E m i n e n c e P a t r i c k Carries, which t i m e and again have dinal Hayes.. A r c h b i s h o p of N e w been disproved, seem now to be York a n d P a p a l L e g a t e to t h e concentrated in t h e overt or coverCongress, took t h e chalice to t h e ed a t t a c k s a g a i n s t Christ's flock." United S t a t e s . Monsignor Venini The Cardinal points out t h a t and Monsignor G r a n o sailed for t h e these a t t a c k s permeate an immenUnited S t a t e s on S e p t e m b e r 14 sely widespread official and semiaboard t h e liner Rex. official literature in Germany A t r a n s l a t i o n of t h e Latin ins- which p e n e t r a t e s to m a n y places cription which t h e Holy F a t h e r inaccessible to t h e Church. dictated for t h e chalice follows: "Let not yourself be overcome "Pius X I , by t h e divine m e r c y , by evil," H i s Eminence concludes, Pontiff, to t h e venerable b r o t h e r , " b u t overcome evil with good." Joseph S c h r e m b s , Bishop of CleveTrucks Invade F r e i b u r g . land, t o t h e Episcopate, clergy and F r o m e v e r y p a r t of Germany faithful of t h e A m e r i c a n people, r e p o r t s a r e r e a c h i n g h e r e t h a t tell and to Cardinal P a t r i c k H a y e s , of an unprecedented campaign Archbishop of New York, s e r v i n g a g a i n s t C h r i s t i a n i t y and p a r t i c u as L e g a t e a L a t e r e to t h e Seventh larly t h e Catholic Church. F i v e big National Eucharistic Congress, m o t o r t r u c k s were used in F r e i September 23 to 26, 1935, celebratb u r g , Baden, b y a group of Nazi ing with you in h e a r t a n d p r e s e n t s t o r m t r o o p e r s who drove t h r o u g h in spirit, gives you his blessing." t h e centre of t h i s historical and (N.C.W.C.) p e r m a n e n t l y Catholic town shouting t h e wildest calumnies a g a i n s t CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN t h e Church. A priest and a S i s t e r were r e p r e s e n t e d by puppets h a n g " C H I N A Y E A R BOOK." S h a n g h a i . — T h e Catholic Mis- ing on t h e gallows. " P r i e s t s m u s t sions of C h i n a now h a v e t h e i r a s - be h a n g e d , " t h e occupants of t h e sured place in t h e "China Y e a r t r u c k s kept s h o u t i n g a t p a s s e r s The d e m o n s t r a t o r s drove to Book", a rich source book of m a t e - by. rial on China, edited in S h a n g h a i t h e Archiepiscopal residence and by Mr. H . G. W. Woodhead, C.B.E. a t t a c h e d p o s t e r s on t h e walls deThe f o u r t e e n t h edition of t h e nouncing t h e Catholic clergy as " t r a i t o r s " in connection with t h e work (1931-1932), t h e fifteenth (1933), a n d t h e s i x t e e n t h ( 1 9 3 4 ) , court trials of religious accused of each contained a n article b y t h e alleged, but still unproven, t r a n s a c Rev. P a s c a l M. D'Elia, S. J., tions a g a i n s t t h e currency laws. formerly of t h e Sinological B u r e a u The Most Rev. Conrad Groeber, at Sikaw ei a n d a t p r e s e n t P r o f e s - Archbishop of Freiburg, was absor of Missiology a t t h e Gregorian sent from t h e city t h a t day, b u t University in Rome. These a r t i - t h e next d a y an evening m e e t i n g cles t r a c e d t h e h i s t o r y of C a t h o - w a s held a t which t h e Archbishop lic Missions in China from t h e i r denounced t h e d e m o n s t r a t o r s from beginning down to t h e p r e s e n t day, t h e pulpit. The Church of St. especially t h e missions of m o d e m Konrad w a s j a m m e d to capacity, times. b u t Hitler Y o u t h members g a t h e r The s e v e n t e e n t h edition (1935) ed outside and created disturwhich h a s j u s t been published con- bances. W o m e n in t h e congregatains a n o t h e r article by F a t h e r tion could n o t r e s t r a i n themselves D'Elia. T h e r e a r e also several ad- from w eeping. ditional n o t e s records of t h e C a t h o Similar d e m o n s t r a t i o n s are relic C h u r c h : a chronological table ported from Munich. Trucks w ere cf the i m p o r t a n t d a t e s in t h e his- used t h e r e b y Nazi storm troopers tory of Catholic Missions in C h i n a and driven p a s t various churches and s t a t i s t i c a l table of t h e m i s - on Sunday d u r i n g divine services, sions for t h e y e a r 1933-1934. A causing disturbances and shoutfurther i m p o r t a n t innovation is i n g : "All p r i e s t s should be executthe listing of t h e Chinese bishops, ed!" for t h e first time, a m o n g t h e prinIn Altoetting, Bavaria, t h e cipal personalities of t h e Republic. famous pilgrimage place, s t o r m A short biography of each bishop troopers celebrated a "pagan wedi* Riven. d i n g " in f r o n t of t h e church, and A n o t h e r Catholic m i s s i o n a r y is in t h e large aula of Munich Uniamong t h e collaborators besides versity a notorious anti-semtic Father D'Elia. T h e c h a p t e r de- leader, J u l i u s Streicher, delivered voted t o t h e climate of China w a s a four-and-a-half hour " l e c t u r e " to Prepared for t h e Y e a r Book by t h e some 700 school teachers, includRev. P . Gherzi, S. J., Director of ing various nuns, who had been the Meteorological and Seismolo- ordered to a t t e n d . Streicher used tfcal O b s e r v a t o r v of Sikawei. t h e vilest language a g a i n s t t h e (Fides.) Church and w a s guilty of blasphe7

mies a g a i n s t t h e Holy Sacrifice of t h e Mass. Confession B r i n g s Fine. In L u g n a n , Oppeln, Silesia, a local Nazi policeman prevailed upon his wife to ask F a t h e r Choroba d u r i n g confession w h a t h e would advise h e r to do when h e r son had to be enrolled in t h e compulsory f a r m t r a i n i n g camp of t h a t region. T h e p r i e s t told t h e w o m a n t h a t s h e should be careful a s t h e boys of Catholic families w e r e often sent into P r o t e s t a n t regions w h e r e no provision w a s made for t h e protection of t h e i r faith. T h i s r e m a r k t h e w o m a n reported t o h e r h u s b a n d and t h e priest w a s t h e r e upon fined $200 on t h e ground t h a t "he had used t h e confessional for political p u r p o s e s ! " T h r e e more a r r e s t s of Catholic priests a r e r e p o r t e d from G e r m a n y this week. Father Benedikt Schmidt, of D e w a n g e n , W u e r t t e m berg, w a s sentenced to nine m o n t h s in jail for r e m a r k s h e is said t o h a v e m a d e critical of t h e Nazi r e g i m e . F a t h e r Ruess, of F i s c h bach n e a r T e t t n a n g , W u e r t t e m berg, w as a r r e s t e d for t h e s a m e reason a n d will be tried. F a t h e r H u n s t i g e r of N o r d h a u s e n was a r r e s t e d because he refused c h u r c h burial t o a Nazi s t o r m trooper w h o had for y e a r s openly displayed h i s hostility a g a i n s t t h e Church. r

In Berlin F a t h e r O t t o m a r Vey was sentenced t o four y e a r s in t h e p e n i t e n t i a r y a n d fined $20,000, t h e Rev. F r a n z J o s e p h B r u e m m e r w a s sentenced to t w o y e a r s in t h e penit e n t i a r y and fined $8,000 and t h e Rev. S t e p h e n Kok to one y e a r in jail a n d a fine of $1,250 for alleged illegal c u r r e n c y t r a n s a c t i o n s . T h e M o t h e r S u p e r i o r of t h e Good S h e p herd Convent in Berlin, Ven. M a r g a r e t B i r k h a h n , was given four m o n t h s in j a i l and fined $700 for the same reason.

The Most Rev. F r a n z Rudolf Bornewasser, Bishop of T r e v e s , quotes similar instances in a l e t t e r of protest addressed to B a l d u r von Schirach, Nazi " Y o u t h leader." While a b o u t to join a procession, Bishop B o r n e w a s s e r w a s s u r r o u n d ed by H i t l e r Y o u t h m e m b e r s w h o shouted " B i s h o p of t h e J e w s ! " , "Helper of B o l s h e v i s m ! " a t h i m . The Most Rev. K a s p a r Klein, Archbishop of P a d e r b b r n , h a d t o submit t o similar indignities in H a m m , W e s t p h a l i a , when he a r rived t h e r e to a d m i n i s t e r the S a c r a m e n t of Confirmation. He was met at the station by Hitler Y outh d e m o n s t r a t o r s , who s h o u t ed: " D o w n with t h e t r a i t o r s ! Down w i t h t h e black c u r r e n c y crooks! Hail H i t l e r ! " Another Rosenberg Tirade. In Heiligenstadt, Thuringia, Alfred R o s e n b e r g , t h e c u l t u r a l " d i c t a t o r " of t h e Nazi p a r t y , inveighed a g a i n a g a i n s t t h e so-called "political C a t h o l i c s " in t h e course of a speech before a m a s s m e e t i n g and m a d e t h e p r e p o s t e r o u s allegation t h a t t h e former G e r m a n Cent r e P a r t y w a s allied w i t h world Bolshevism. I n n u m e r a b l e instances a r e r e ported of Catholics being a r r e s t e d for t e a r i n g from t h e walls t h e insulting p o s t e r s published b y t h e Nazi p a r t y . In M u e n s t e r , W e s t p h a l i a , F a t h e r A d a m Schrull w a s sentenced t o t h r e e m o n t h s in j a i l ; in R a t i b o r , Silesia, B r o t h e r E d u a r d M a g n u s , of t h e S t e y l Missionaries, t o four m o n t h s ; in Pfaffendorf, n e a r Koblenz, S i s t e r G e r t r u d e T r u l l i e r of t h e P e r p e t u a l A d o r a t i o n Convent, to t h r e e m o n t h s ; t h e j a n i t o r of t h a t s a m e convent, t o five m o n t h s ; in Tauberbischofsheim, Baden, Miss Rosalie S t e p h a n and h e r brother, Linus Stephan, to two months each, a n d in Dinslaken H e r m a n n Krupp, t o six weeks, J a k o b Albers, t o one m o n t h , and J o h a n n Wieting and his wife, to one m o n t h each for h a v i n g t o r n p o s t e r s c a l u m n i a t ing t h e i r f a i t h from t h e walls of their houses. Rather alarming was a recent ruling of t h e G e r m a n A r m y H i g h Command s a y i n g t h a t Catholic soldiers could no longer be given leaves to t a k e p a r t in r e t r e a t s . T

Reason Behind Trials. MISS R O S S L E C T U R E S A T The Catholics of G e r m a n y h a v e long u n d e r s t o o d t h e t r u e reason ENGLISH CATHOLIC SOCIAL behind all t h e s e mock trials. It is GUILD. well known t h a t all t h e religious accused could n o t p u r s u e a n y o t h e r London.—Miss E . J. Ross, leccourse, if t h e y w a n t e d to pay t h e i r | t u r e r in economics a n d sociology in legally c o n t r a c t e d debts abroad, since t h e Nazi a u t h o r i t i e s refused I St. Louis U n i v e r s i t y , g a v e t h r e e to give t h e m t h e necessary formal I of t h e principal a d d r e s s e s a t t h e a u t h o r i z a t i o n a l t h o u g h millions of Catholic Social Guild's a n n u a l s u m G e r m a n c u r r e n c y was flowing m e r school a t Ruskin College. Miss R o s s spoke on "Social Oriabroad for N a z i propaganda. The suppression of Catholic asso- g i n s , " dealing with t h e family, t h e ciations in G e r m a n y continues un- S t a t e , o w n e r s h i p of p r o p e r t y and abated. In t h e S t a t e of W u e r t t e m - religious society. F a t h e r Leo O'Hea, S.J., princib e r g t h e Catholic y o u t h groups of Workers' four provinces w e r e dissolved. I n pal of t h e Catholic that Sieglar, Rhineland, t h e same fate College a t Oxford, r e p o r t e d was m e t e d o u t to t h e Catholic t h e college's e x p e n d i t u r e l a s t y e a r y o u n g m e n ' s g r o u p , t h e Catholic was $7,185 and t h a t t h e income a p p r e n t i c e s ' association and t h e w a s $785 less t h a n t h i s . St. M a r y ' s association because t h e y A n o t h e r r e p o r t showed t h a t t h e had t a k e n p a r t in a d e m o n s t r a t i o n Catholic Social Guild h a s b u t 2,812 in f a v o u r of a p r i e s t who had been m e m b e r s in B r i t a i n , w h i c h is less ejected from t h e parish by t h e t h a n one in a t h o u s a n d of t h e CaNazi police. tholic population. B i s h o p Dey s t a t e d t h a t t h i s is due t o t h e opT h e kind of spirit t h a t p e r m e a t e s t h e Nazi y o u t h groups was illus- position of Catholics to n e w ideas. The s a m e t h i n g is h a p p e n i n g , he t r a t e d in a f o r m a l letter of p r o t e s t addressed t o t h e Governor of t h e said, in connection w i t h t h e CathoS t a t e of . W u e r t t e m b e r g by t h e lic back-to-the-land m o v e m e n t . Most Rev. J o a n n e s B a p t i s t a Sproll, T h e t o t a l increase in t h e m e m Bishop of R o t t e n b u r g . Bishop b e r s h i p w a s 18, y e t t h e o r g a n i z i n g Sproll relates innumerable i n s t a n - s e c r e t a r y d u r i n g t h e p a s t 12 ces of c a m p a i g n i n g a g a i n s t t h e m o n t h s visited every diocese in Catholic C h u r c h . t h e c o u n t r y . (N.C.W.C.)

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SOCIETY OF ST. V I N C E N T D E PAUL. The recent call for relief of the distress caused by unemployment in our midst makes it imperative to infuse new life and vigour irvto the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, one of the greatest instruments of organised Christian charity. We do not propose to dilate rhetorically on the virtue of charity but we would rather get down to tintacks' and fashion ways and means of giving greater effect to succour the needy in the spirit in which the noble and selfless founder of the organisation taught us to do. The greatness of this movement does not lie so much in its worldwide activities or in the universality of its membership as in the spirit that should actuate its band of charitable workers. There is however a peculiar individuality attaching to this charitable institution, for one of the outstanding features of the society is the visiting of the poor in their homes. The practice of individuals and associations disbursing large sums of money for poor relief may be laudable in itself, but the Vincentain Virtue of Charity far transcends this. It calls for selfless labour for the poor in addition to this. The Vincentian practice of visiting the poor cannot be compared with the condescending visit of a superior to an inferior; nor is it the official routine of an Inspector of Social Service detailed to scrutinise the conditions under which the poor live for the purpose of recording them in his report. The Vincentian should see Christ Himself in the very persons of the poor. He must visit them as a brother seeking the company of his brethren in Christ. The spirit of St. Vincent de Paul is to strengthen the bond of brotherhood between the poor and the well-to-do. It is, in fact, a social institution of the first order, and one which stands between exclusive capitalism and destructive socialism. It is a Via media' between State intervention and industrial tyranny and supplies a cheerful solution to the

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world-wide problem of poverty. Ozanam, speaking of the social problem very aptly observed thus: "If men think thar they can satisfy the people by giving them primary assemblies, legislative councils, new magistrates, consuls ox a president, they are sadly mistaken. Within a decade of years, and perhaps sooner, the old difficulties will retui n." On the other hand: "If the State intervenes between employers and employed to determine the wages, that liberty by which commerce has hitherto been nourished will cease to exist, until it can reestablish itself under the new laws. God knows what times, what difficulties, what sufferings we shall have to pass through." Referring to the bloody conflict in France of 1 8 4 8 he wrote: "The danger which you congratulate yourselves that you no longer see upon the public streets has hidden itself in the larders of the houses that skirt them. You have crushed the revolt; there remains an enemy with which you are not sufficiently acquainted, misery." This remark is truly applicable to us to-day, finding ourselves, in the grip of spiritual and material misery that is the complex product of misguided experiments in our social, political and economic life. Liberalism, Socialism and Communism in turn, acting on the same worldly and narrow principles have proposed other remedies of a specious character. The futility of these, too, was discovered and disclosed by Ozanam. Liberalism confounded the will of the individual with the Divine will. It negatived the idea of right, by asserting individual will; and with the overthrow of private rights, the idea of duty disappeared. Further, Liberalism left the weak at the mercy of the strong in the economic struggle as we see it to-day. Socialism is the offspring of Liberalism, and whereas the latter transgressed the former has set in to reap havoc. We are tempted again to quote Ozanam who revealed the unsoundness of Socialism: "Never," he wrote, "has Christianity consented to that enforced communism which seizes upon the human person at his birth, thrusts him into the national work-shop, makes of him nothing more than a soldier without any will of his own in the industrial army, a wheel without intelligence in the machine of the State. * Thus between the individualism of the last century and the Socialism of the present, Christianity alone has foreseen the only possible solution of the formidable question which we are now facing, and alone has arrived at the point to which the more intelligent minds return today after their wide circuit." Finally the object and service of St. Vincent de Paul's Society offer a unique solution whereby a union of all classes in a common

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!NOTES A N D COMMENTS! THF IT ALO -AB YSSINI AN CRISIS — DEATH'S TOLL: THE FRUITS OF WAR — T H E LEAGUE'S FAILURE — SHALL W E BURY THE LEAGUE — THE C H U R C H OF C H R I S T CHARITY FAIR. T h e ItaJo-Abyssinian Crisis. A s a result of the o u t b r e a k of ! hostilities, t h e Italo-Abyssinian I question, a n d t h e grim realities of ! war, pre-eminently occupy the ! m i n d s of every one almost t o t h e exclusion of all other topics. W e i should refrain from l a s h i n g o u r ! selves into a r a g e over t h i s p a r t i - i j cular affair; b u t r a t h e r hope a n d p r a y t h a t t h e present t e n s e s i t u a - j I tfon which s t a r t e d from seemingly insignificant border-clashes, easily a d j u s t a b l e by tactful diplomacy, j m a y not g a i n in its force, a n d involving t h e nations of t h e e a r t h , j d r a g its peoples into a deadly vori t e x of w a r similar to, or m a y be : even m o r e wide-sweeping than ; t h a t of t w e n t y y e a r s a g o . * * * * :

D e a t h ' s Toll—The F r u i t s of W a r . j j A confiscated issue of " S i m p l i ! c i s s i m u s " a Munich p a p e r , con- ! i t a m e d a cartoon r e f e r r i n g to the Italo-Abyssinian dispute— It showed Death waving a I sickle in a field of g r a i n a n d say- j ! mg: " I t is I who have t h e g r e a t - : j est success in t h e colonization of : E a s t A f r i c a . " — A s a m a t t e r of j fact t h e sad reality t h a t p r o t r u d e s j j itself on u s is t h e toll t a k e n by j j t h e i n s t r u m e n t s of D e a t h on h u - I I m a n life in t h e event of w a r . I n I a n y b a t t l e D e a t h is t h e one w h o | m a y be a s s u r e d of t h e g r e a t e s t I s u c c e s s ; t h e opposing p a r t i e s la- : i h o u r for his cause. W a r is b u t | s l a u g h t e r , and t h e soldier's b u s i j n e s s is t o disable as m a n y of t h e | e n e m y a s possible in t h e field of j battle. 'This disabling process m e a n s necessarily t h e m a i m i n g unto d e a t h of m a n y . ' A n d w h e n w a r h a s blazed i t s trail, it leaves b e - j hind, a black t r a c k of d i s t r u s t , and hatreds, ready at the slightest ; provocation t o b u r s t a n d flare o u t T i n t o possibly a g r e a t e r conflagration. T h e destruction a n d b r e a k - I u p of peaceful homes, b r e e d s dest i t u t i o n and jealousy, t h e source of all social and economic evils. W h e r e m a n sows, D e a t h r e a p s t h e harvest. filiation of G o d and b r o t h e r h o o d in Jesus C h r i s t are e n s u r e d . W i t h these p r a i s e w o r t h y m o t i v e s in v i e w , w e are e m b o l d e n e d t o s u g gest t h a t t h e scope a n d activities of this c h a r i t a b l e society be e n h a n c e d a n d intensified so as t o diffuse m o r e rays of c o m f o r t a n d c o n s o l a t i o n as m i g h t r e a c h a w i d e r c i r c l e of p o v e r t y - s t r i c k e n h o m e s . W e might further urge that similar societies be f o r m e d in all p a r i shes t o m a i n t a i n t h e C a t h o l i c i t y of this m o v e m e n t in a m a n n e r as its saintly f o u n d e r h a d originally intended. T h e Catholic Actionists of all t h e parishes m a y d o well t o g e t t o g e t h e r and devise plans f o r e x t e n d i n g this noble w o r k in p r o p o r t i o n t o the d e m a n d s of t h e t i m e . W e publish elsewhere in this issue an interesting r e p o r t of t h e Society of St. V i n c e n t d e Paul, H o n g Kong b u t refrain f r o m m a k i n g odious c o m p a r i s o n s as t h e c o n d i t i o n s o b t a i n i n g in H o n g K o n g are not identical w i t h those o u t here.

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It will be difficult t o uproot t h e idea of w a r from mankind. I t is one of t h e concomit a n t s of m a n ' s p e r v e r s e and fallen n a t u r e , a n d a s long as pride, avarice a n d e n v y r e m a i n rooted in him, t h e r e will be w a r s . To check t h e s e vices in international relations, r e q u i r e s a s t r o n g Moral A u t h o r i t y , w h i c h a t p r e s e n t is not to be f o u n d in t h e L e a g u e . The L e a g u e is b u t t h e p r o d u c t of 'doct r i n a i r e idealogues,' whose theories a n d s c h e m e s of law, were feasible only on p a p e r . Not t a k i n g into account m a n ' s n a t u r e , and with an u t t e r d i s r e g a r d for all Moral A u t h o r i t y , t h e y set up a tribunal of n a t i o n s b a s e d on no Moral Stand a r d s . A n d h o w can t h e y hope to have s u c h a n a u t h o r i t y , w h e r e different m e m b e r s of t h e same League held different m o r a l beliefs, and v a r i a n t n o r m s and standards of m o r a l s ? Hence t h e League h a s s h o w n i t s incompetence to check n a t i o n a l vices, a n d t o abolish war. I t h a d no a u t h o r i t a t i v e and universal s t a n d a r d of morals to which t h e n a t i o n s could appeal, and w h i c h would form t h e solid basis of i t s decisions. Shall We B u r y T h e L e a g u e ? A c o r r e s p o n d e n t in one of t h e local p a p e r s would h a v e t h e League on its soon expected demise, embalmed a n d i n t e r r e d , t o be resusciated s e m e c e n t u r i e s hence. A League is not incompatible w i t h t h e present t i m e . I t is not t h e idea of a L e a g u e t h a t is wrong, b u t t h e lines on w h i c h it is formed. In shaping it, t h o s e on w h o m s o e v e r may devolve t h e d u t y , will h a v e to take into c o n s i d e r a t i o n m a n ' s n a t u r e — national p r i d e and national greed. T h e y will h a v e t o reconcile themselves t o t h e fact t h a t t h e y cannot entirely do a w a y w i t h t h e idea of w a r ; t h a t t h e r e can be j u s t causes of w a r s : a defensive w a r for the r i g h t s of t h e e n j o y m e n t of life, liberty, a n d p r o p e r t y becomes at t i m e s inevitable and necessary. Usually in e v e r y w a r t h e r e is a r i g h t side a n d a w r o n g s i d e ; but s o m e t i m e s , p e r h a p s , m o r e frequently, t h e r e is r i g h t a n d w r o n g on both sides, d u e to 'bungling diplomacy, a n d t h e blindness of prejudice.' T h e y will h a v e t o seek moral forces t o r e s t r a i n t h e natural inclination of m a n t o recourse to war, a n d t h e y will h a v e to admit in all h u m i l i t y t h e i r own insignificance in t h e sie:ht of God. Some a r e of t h e opinion t h a t such a t r e m e n d o u s event a s w a r is not wholly of m a n ' s m a k i n g ; but rat h e r a n a c t of God such as eartho u a k e s . volcanic e r u p t i o n s and the l i k e ; which t h i n g s H e uses as flails t o c h a s t i s e His people, or to b r i n g t h e m t o a sense of t h e i r own insignificance in His S i g h t . The inefficiency of t h e L e a g u e in this m a t t e r p r o v e s its insignificance. T h e n a t i o n s t h e n if t h e y are to form s o m e s t a b l e union, will have to r e c o g n i s e a universal Moral A u t h o r i t y , o r t h e y will again be doomed t o failure, and t h e present m a c h i n e r y of t h e L e a g u e if not o v e r h a u l e d and reconstructed on s o u n d e r lines, is bound to break down, a n d r e m a i n but an abortive m e m o r y . T h e y will h a v e to choose (Continued

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MALAYA

CATHOLIC

LEADER,

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I 9 t h OCTOBER, 1935.

GOSPEL

BOURBONS WED IN ROME BRIDAL C O U P L E R E C E I V E D BY T H E P O P E .

DIOCESE OF MALACCA.

C a l e n d a r for t h e W e e k . for Rome, Oct., 12. T h e r e w e r e m a g NINETEENTH SUNDAY A F T E R PENTECOST October 20. S u n d a y — 1 9 t h Sunnificent scenes a t t h e w e d d i n g of ( M a t t . XXII, 2—14) | day A f t e r Pentecost. M a s s a n d Don J u a n , Prince of t h e A s t u r i a s V e s p e r s of t h e Sundav, A t t h a t t i m e , J e s u s spoke to t h e chief p r i e s t s a n d t h e P h a r i s e e s | and heir p r e s u m p t i v e t o t h e S p a n - jfj i p a r a b l e s , saying, T h e kingdom oi heaven is likened to a k i n g , | October 2 1 . Mondav—St. Hilarion, Abb. ish throne, to P r i n c e s s M a r i a de | m a d e a m a r r i a g e for his son; a n d h e sent his s e r v a n t s t o call | Tuesday—Of the Lourlon which w a s held in t h e j | t h e m t h a t w e r e invited t o t h e m a r r i a g e a n d t h e y would r o t come. 1 October 22. biggest C h u r c h in R o m e . SevenFeria. § A g a i n h e s e n t other s e r v a n t s , s a y i n g , Tell t h e m t h a t were invited, jl thousand were p r e s e n t , m o s t l y | Behold, I h a v e p r e p a r e d m y d i n n e r ; m y beeves a n d f a t l i n g s a r e 1 October 2 3 . Wednesday - O f t h e Spaniards. Most w o m e n w o r e r e d i killed, and all t h i n g s a r e r e a d y ; come y e t o t h e m a r r i a g e . But t h e y i Feria. and yellow, t h e S p a n i s h colours H neglected: and went t h e i r w a y s , one to his farm, and a n o t h e r t o h i s 1 October 24. T h u r s d a y —St. Rapand c a r n a t i o n s in h a i r o r in j | m e r c h a n d i s e ; a n d t h e r e s t laid h a n d s on h i s s e r v a n t s , and h a v i n g §j hael. T h e Archangel. mouths. A f t e r t h e c e r e m o n y t h e i t r e a t e d t h e m contumeliously, put t h e m t o d e a t h . But w h e n t h e s October 25. F r i a d — S S . C h r v s a n bridal pair g r e e t e d b y t h u n d e r o u s 1 k i n g had h e a r d of it, h e w a s a n g r y : and sending his a r m i e s , h e j | t h u s a n d Daria, Mm. cheering, drove t o S t . P e t e r ' s 1 destroyed t h o s e m u r d e r e r s , and b u r n t t h e i r city. T h e n he s a i l h t o § October 26. S a t u r d a y — V i g ? of where t h e y were received by t h e | ; s e r v a n t s . The m a r r i a g e indeed is r e a d y ; but t h e y t h a t w e r e 1 SS. Simon & Jude, A p p . Pope. T h i s evening K i n g Alfonso | invited w e r e not w o r t h y . Go ye t h e r e f o r e into t h e h i g h w a y s , a n d §jj is giving a b a n q u e t to 2,000 i a s m a n y a s you shall find, call to t h e m a r r i a g e . A n d h i s s e r v a n t s DIOCESE OF MACAO. Spaniards and t h e couple are going forth into t h e w a y s , g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r all t h a t t h e y found, | leaving on t h e i r h o n e y m o o n , t h e both bad and good; and t h e m a r r i a g e w a s filled w i t h g u e s t s . And S C H U R C H OF ST. J O S E P H . destination not b e i n g revealed. | | t h e k i n s w e n t in to see t h e g u e s t s , a n d he saw t h e r e a m a n w h o h a d m R e u t e r Wireless. I not on a wedding g a r m e n t : and h e s * m h to h i m . Friend, how earnest | Calendar For The Week. 1 t h o u in h i t h e r , not h a v i n g on a wedding g a r m e n t ? b u t he w a s silent. j | BRISBANE CATHEDRAL 1 T h e n t h e k i n g said t o t h e w a i t e r s . Bind his h a n d s and feet, a n d I j October 20. S u n d a y — N i n e t e e n t h DESECRATED. 1 cast h i m i n t o t h e e x t e r o r d a r k n e s s : t h e r e shall be weeping a n d & S u n d a y After P e n t e c o s t . Green 1 g n a s h i n g of t e e t h . F o r m a n y a r e called but few a r e chosen. v e s t m e n t s . Proper of t h e Mass SACRED V E S S E L S S T O L E N . in t h e " S m a l l M i s s a l " p.226. I COMMENTARY I Second collect of St. John Brisbane, Queensland, Oct. I. 1 T h i s Gospei contains several could h a r d l y expect from hirnl j?j C a n t i u s , t h i r d for t h e P r o p a g a Valuable sacred vessels contain- E{precious t e a c h i n g s . L e t us t a k e T h i s fact shows t h a t o u r Lord is a tion of t h e F a i t h . Evening ing t h e Host w e r e stolen a n d 1 a p a r t t w o of t h e m o n l y : (1> *the e a g e r a b o u t two t h i n g s w i t h r e - ij service:—5. another w a s s m a s h e d , a n d d a m a g e 1 M a r r i a g e a s symbol of t h e Blessed g a r d t o Himself r e s i d i n g w i t h us 1 October 2 1 . Monday.—St. Hilaestimated a t £50 w a s caused by | j E u c h a r i s t a n d (2) t h e call of t h e in this sacred Mystery. He 1 lion, Abbot. Ev. Service:—5.30. thieves w h o r a n s a c k e d S t . S t e - 1 gentiles. w i s h e s t o be known, but H e i n s i s t s | j O c t ^ 5 e ^ 2 2 Tuesday.—Of the phen's R o m a n Catholic C a t h e d r a l , upon being dealt w i t h only by ^ feria. Simple. Ev. S e r v i c e : — Come ye t o t h e M a r r i a g e . Brisbane. The m i s s i n g articles ij t h o s e who a r e holy. T h e wedc ing5.30. are valued a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y £130. I T h e M a r r i a g e feast instinctively g a r m e n t implies t h e s t a t e of g r a c e , ^ Q f ^ b ^ 23 Wednesday.—Of t h e The door of t h e t a b e r n a c l e of 1 r e m i n d s u s of t h e Blessed Sacra- a n d t h i s our Divine Saviour i n s i s t s ^ feria. E v . S e r v i c e : — 5 30. the High A l t a r w a s forced, a n d t h e I m e n t ; for w e cannot help, w h e n - upon a s essential for t h o s e w h o October 24. T h u r s d a y . St. R a p h lunette a n d i t s case, c o n t a i n i n g t h e I e v e r w e h e a r of A l m i g h t y God p r e - would a c c e r t His invitation and ael, Archangel. G r e a t e r double. Blessed S a c r a m e n t , w a s t a k e n . g p a r i n g a l e a s t , and i n v i t i n g g u e s t s come t o H i m . E v . Service:—5.30. The l u n e t t e , which w a s set w i t h a 1 t o a t t e n d it, t h i n k i n g of t h a t g r e a t October 2 5 . F r i d a y . — S t s . C h r y large opal and 23 d i a m o n d s w a s gjand m o s t loving M y s t e r y , in w h i c h T h e call of t h e g e n t i l e s . valued a t £75, a n d t h e case w i t h | H e h a s given t o us so m a n y s t r i k s a n t h u s and Daria, Martyrs. T h e p r e s e n t S u n d a y is dedicated j opals a n d other precious s t o n e s l i n g s i g n s of His a b u n d a n t generoAbstinence. Evening Service: t o t h e " P r o p a g a t i o n of t h e F a i t h " j was valued a t £50. 5.30. sity. T h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t is _ The b r a s s door of t h e t a b e r n a c l e October 26. S a t u r d a y . — O f the c e r t a i n l y t o o g r e a t a r e a l i t y ever . . * J ? j " f of a n e a r b y a l t a r of t h e Blessed i t o be f o r g o t t e n in t h e C h u r c h . The l f feria, simple. E v e n i n g S e r v i c e : , ^ *P^didly —5.30. r Lord w i t h u s in celebration. Virgin w a s torn f r o m i t s h i n g e s , I and t h e a l t a r cloth t h r o w n on t h e 1 t h i s M v s t e r y is p r o p e r l y called In t h e old T e s t a m e n t God s e n t floor. T h e s a c r i s t y w a s also r a n - iIS.,t h e Real a n d1 " realities_ h i s„ s e r v a n t s , it lh. e. P T-* 1 Presence; T-»r o p h V e t s , t o call 11 ARCHBISHOP HINSLEY'S sacked.—Reuter. i^c a n n o t be passed over in forgetful t h e g u e s t s t o t h e W e d d i n g - F e a s t jg 70th B I R T H D A Y . o f H i s Divine Son. T h e I n c a r n a - 1 1 ness. NOTES AND COMMENTS. tion h a d been foretold in t h e m o s t 1 i T h o u s a n d s upon t h o u s a n d s h a v e (Continued from page 10) m a n i f e s t m a n n e r by different p r o - j | London. — The A r c h b i s h o p of i | obeyed t h e divine call, and have between t h e m o r a l principles of p h e t s . Still t h e g u e s t s would not W e s t m i n s t e r , t h e Most Rev. A r t h u r {§found H i m t o be e v e r y t h i n g t h a t Christian civilization, a n d t h e pacome. They despised t n e invitaKinsley, celebrated his 70th b i r t h | j t h e i r h e a r t s could desire. In t h e ganising influences of T o t a l i t a r i a n day r e c e n t l y . tion, t h e y ill-treated t h e King's jfj holy Sacrifice of t h e Mass, in States. s e r v a n t s a n d as t h e i r p u n i s h m e n t Comparatively few Bishops in ^ S a c r a m e n t a l and S p i r i t u a l Corn* * * * London die under t h e a g e of 70. I m u n i o n s , in visits t o t h e Adorable f h e y w e r e destroyed with Jerusa The C h u r c h of C h r i s t . > * 1 Of A r c h b i s h o p Hinsley's predecesWhen in 1917 Pope Bene- I S a c r a m e n t , t h e y h a v e lived under I H i s shadow. In t h e m , o u r Dear T h e K i n g w a n t e d g u e s t s . H e § sors. Cardinal W i s e m a n w a s 62, dict XV offered to act as Cardinal Manning 8 3 , Cardinal mediator and issued his s t a t e s - i L o r d h a s not been disappointed, s e n t o t h e r s e r v a n t s to t h e h i g h - g V a u g h a n 71 and Cardinal B o u r n e | H e h a s r e w a r d e d t h e m for t h e i r w a y s t o invite everyone t o t h e 1 manlike-programme of peaceful 73. settlement, no one would heed " devotedness, h a s s u p p o r t e d t h e m f e a s t . He would not b e satisfied i In South London, t h e Bishop of in all t h e i r labours, s t r e n g t h e n e d w i t h inviting, H e would tell t h e him or consider h i s proposals. S o u t h w a r d t h e Most Rev. P e t e r t h e m in t e m p t a t i o n , helped t h e m s e r v a n t s t o compel t h e m to come Many m a y r e g r e t it now. Let us Amigo is 70 and his A u x i l i a r y , t h e to p e r s e v e r e , and h a s proved Him- in. . - . good and bad. T h i s is exhope t h a t they will h e a r k e n to Most Rev. William Brown, is 72. seif to be t h e bread of t h e s t r o n g , actly w h a t t h e missionaries a r e those of his Successor who in 1922 In t h e dangerous d a y s which doing. They invite, t h e v compel declared t h a t " T h e r e is no h u m a n | and t h e life of t h e i r souls, followed t h e Reformation, London's t h e fault of P a r g u m e n t . And institution which is able t o impose | G r e a t indeed Bishops lived even longer. Bishop t h a n k God, t h e weddi->g-hall is on the various n a t i o n s , a common t h o s e w h o reject t h e i n v i t a t i o n of ^f * John L e y b u r n was 8 3 , Bishop code of law c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e W e s t s , come from o u r d e a r Lord, but g r e a t e r is t h e ™ S Bonaventure Giffard—who had present t i m e s , such a s existed durc o r n e r s of t h e world, of fault of t h o s e who would p r e s u m e ^ been imprisoned and for m a n y ing the middle a g e s , — t h a t real ' > °* t o come to It in an u n w o r t h y and y e a r s a f t e r was in daily p e r i l — w a s society of nations, w h i c h w a s t h e an u n p r e p a r e d s t a t e . T h e k i n g in ^ s. 92, Bishop Benjamin P e t r e , his community of C h r i s t i a n peoples. t h e parable is r e p r e s e n t e d as going All of us a r e called by t h e Holy successor, was 81, and h e w a s sucAnd in t h a t union, a l t h o u g h t h e r o u n d w h e n his g u e s t s w e r e a t See t o h a v e a s h a r e in t h e converceeded by Bishop Richard Challone. laws were often violated, t h e sanclast assembled, and e x a m i n i n g how sion of mankind. This s h a r e is who lived to t h e a g e of 90. tity of t h o s e laws a l w a y s r e m a i n e d each individual m e m b e r had pre- really t h e best i n v e s t m e n t which § (N.C.W.C.) in effect, as a s u r e s t a n d a r d by p a r e d for t h e glad occasion. One we can ever m a k e . This s h a r e h a s I which t h e n a t i o n s could be j u d found without t h e wedding- t w o distinct p a r t s : p r a y e r and | is ged." I g a r m e n t ; and a l t h o u g h t h e king m a t e r i a l help. F i r s t l y , we s h o u l d " defatigable labours. T h e v a r i e t y "But it is a divine i n s t i t u t i o n r3 of i t e m s of a t t r a c t i o n does credit | h a d been so eager t o find g u e s t s , p r a y , fervently, devout-y, e^ery which can guard t h e s a n c t i t y of to t h e imaginative p o w e r s , a n d g a s t o send his s e r v a n t s into t h e d a y : t h y kingdom c o m e ; and the laws of n a t i o n s ; an i n s t i t u M h i g h w a y s a n d to order compulsion, secondly we should help, w ^ h i n p a i n s t a k i n g efforts of P e n a n g Cation, both belonging to all n a t i o n s , tholics, and all concerned m a y be I yet he s h o w s himself to be using our m e a n s , t h e Association for t h e * well as s t a n d i n g a b o v e t h e m a l l ; a s s u r e d t h e i r time w a s f a r from l a s e v e r i t y in his s c r u t i n y which we P r o p a g a t i o n of t h e F a i t h . endowed with t h e h i g h e s t a u t h o r being ill-spent in an u n d e r t a k i n g ity, and revered for its fulness whose object was t h e relief of disof learning,—the Church of t r e s s , a n d whose m o t i v e s , C h r i s a wonderful r a t h e r increased in Catholic Action of the A s s u m p t i o n Christ—She alone a p p e a r s suitable tian C h a r i t y and Love of N e i g h for such a duty, t h r o u g h h e r Di- way. C h u r c h . The P e n a n g Actionists bour. Would t h a t t h e e x a m p l e set vine origin, t h r o u g h t h e v e r y nadeserve to be c o n g r a t u l a t e d on by t h e P e n a n g Catholics of t h e ture of her constitution, a n d lastly C h a r i t y F a i r . t h e i r initiative, and t h e signal sucA s s u m p t i o n , be followed t h r o u g h T h e ' P a r i s h N e w s ' contains a cess t h e y seem t o h a v e obtained, through t h e m a j e s t y of h e r a g e , out M a l a y a , where t h e r e is a m p l e account of a Charity £'nich h a s not been c r u s h e d even long scope for such activities. w a s due recompense for t h e i r inthe t e m p e s t s of w a r , b u t F a i r held in P e n a n g by t h e n

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Voce d T t a l i a declared t h a t I t a l y h a s s p e n t h u n d r e d s of millions of lire a n d equipped 200,000 m e n for facing t h e threatened aggression of 500,000 a r m e d Abyssinians. S h e c a n n o t p u r s u e t h i s effort indefinitely o r r e p e a t i t each t i m e a danger appears. "Compromises do n o t t a k e i n t o a c c o u n t p r e c e d e n t s ror t h e p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n of I t a l y for w h i c h A b y s s i n i a is responsible. A c o m p r o m i s e is n o t acceptable b e c a u s e i t would n o t a n s w e r f a c t s n o r solve difficulties. The Abyssinian Government handed in preliminary observations a s r e g a r d s I t a l y directly t o t h e L e a g u e Council. T h e r e i p is pointed o u t : (1) t h e c u s t o m of c u t t i n g off h a n d s h a s e n t i r e l y d i s a p p e a r e d ; (2) i m p e r i a l d e c r e e s a b o l i s h i n g slavery, prove t h e government's s i n c e r i t y in e n d e a v o u r i n g t o abolish i t ; (3) b u r n i n g c r i m i n a l s h a s been practically extirpated, being r e s e r v e d only t o t h e w o r s t m a l e factors. LTntransigeant expresses doubt w h e t h e r E n g l a n d would a d o p t t h e s a m e a t t i t u d e f o r peace b y league s a n c t i o n s in all a n d e v e r y case. E n g l a n d is p r e p a r e d t o a d o p t e n e r g e t i c m e a s u r e s in t h e case of A b y s s i n i a , b u t would s h e do so in t h e . c a s e of A u s t r i a ? T h e P a r i s Soir publishes t h e following, b y a F r e n c h Delegate t o t h e f o r m e r m i n i s t e r , M. P a u l Boncour a n d t o t h e L e a g u e of N a t i o n s : " O n e of t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t e v e n t s

of t h e l a s t few d a y s w a s Sir Samuel H o a r e ' s declaration t h a t E n g l a n d henceforth was favouring t h e application of t h e L e a g u e Covenant a t all t i m e s a n d in all places and u n d e r all c i r c u m s t a n c e s . " Secret n e g o t i a t i o n s a r e going on a m o n g t h e delegations of t h e various powers a t Geneva, which a r e determined to support the League Covenant. T h e s u b j e c t of t h e secret n e g o t i a t i o n s is t h e sanctions to b e applied a g a i n s t Italy. I t is r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e s e sanctions shall be s t r i c t l y economic. It is said t h a t t h e e m b a r g o on a r m s t o Abyssinia m a y be lifted, while a n emb a r g o on a r m s for I t a l y m a y be clamped on. J o u r n a l d e s D e b a t s echoes t h e view of L e T e m p s . I t w a r n s Mussolini h e will a l i e n a t e his best friends if h e does n o t accept a solution which would s t r e n g t h e n his p r e s t i g e a n d satisfy t h e legitim a t e claims of I t a l i a n s . L ' E c h o de P a r i s t h i n k s a r u p t u r e between I t a l y a n d t h e L e a g u e of N a t i o n s is only a m a t t e r of d a y s . L T n t r a n s i g e a n t s a y s t h a t I t a l y is willing to a b a n d o n hostilities in Africa in exc h a n g e for a B r i t i s h u n d e r t a k i n g to g u a r a n t e e t h e peace of E u r o p e . M a t i n h a s it t h a t Mussolini told h e r c o r r e s p o n d e n t a w a r caused b y s a n c t i o n s m i g h t easily r e s u l t in t h e complete revision of t h e m a p of Europe. HUMILITY. So f a r is h u m i l i t y necessary to chastity and to charity as that a p a r t f r o m it t h e y do n o t seem t o be v i r t u e s a t all. I n t r u t h , h u m i lity is m e r i t e d in o r d e r t h a t either c h a s t i t y or c h a r i t y m a y be g r a n t e d , seeing t h a t it is t o t h e h u m b l e t h a t God g i v e t h g r a c e .

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Sixty Y e a r s in China. Tatung, (China).—His Excellency t h e Most Rev. Mons. Otto, of t h e Missionaries of Scheut, celebrated h i s 8 5 t h b i r t h d a y Sept e m b e r 1 2 t h , 1935. H i s Excellency w a s born in B r u s s e l s in 1850, ordained in 1873 a n d left h i s homeland for C h i n a in 1876. Since h i s a r r i v a l in C h i n a h e h a s n e v e r left t h e c o u n t r y a n d absence f r o m h i s missions in K a n s u a n d Mongolia h a v e been q u i t e r a r e . A curious fact is t h a t H i s Excellency h a s n e v e r seen a n automobile. F r o m 1876 until 1891 h e laboured a s a m i s s i o n a r y p r i e s t in t h e missions of Mongolia a n d K a n s u . In t h e l a t t e r y e a r h e w a s n a m e d Vicar Apostolic of N o r t h e r n K a n s u , a n d continued his apostolic efforts w i t h i h e increased b u r d e n of t h e episcopal c a r e of souls. In 1923 H i s Excellency, feeling t h a t he w a s t o o old t o continue a s p a s t o r of h i s flock, resigned a s V i c a r Apostolic a n d resumed t h e old life a s a simple m i s s i o n a r y in t h e V i c a r i a t e of Ningsia, one of t h e most i n t e r i o r missions of China, a mission which h a s been sorely t r i e d t h e s e p a s t several y e a r s by benefit r a i d s and Commun i s t occupation. His Excellency leads a retired life a t t h e mission of Siaokiaepan, t e a c h i n g catechism t o t h e children and helping t o care for t h e spirit u a l needs of t h e C h r i s t i a n comm u n i t y of t h e village. H i s profound knowledge of t h e l a n g u a g e h a s been recorded in t h e m a n y catechetical a n d doctrinal books which h a v e come from h i s pen to enrich t h e e v e r growing Catholic l i t e r a t u r e of China. His edifying priestly a n d missionary life a r e a profound inspiration for h i s fellow missionaries a n d beloved C h r i s t i ans. (Fides).

DEATH OF NOTED ITALIAN P E E R AND BENEFACTOR. Rome.—Count E r n e s t o Lombardo, w h o w a s t h e Maecenas p a r excellence of t h e Catholic University of Milan, h a s died a t t h e a g e of 80. A s modest as h e w a s wealthy, Count L o m b a r d o objected to a n y m e n t i o n of h i s n a m e in t h e press, b u t t h a t n a m e w a s known and r e v e r e d t h r o u g h o u t I t a l y , especially in L o m b a r d y . W h e n F a t h e r Gemelli, founder of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Milan, revealed h i s plans for such a n institution, Count L o m b a r d o g a v e him t h e million lire necessary t o p u r c h a s e t h e building, paid for its restoration, and continued t o place large s u m s of money a t t h e disposal of t h e U n i v e r s i t y for fellowships, t h e e n d o w m e n t of c h a i r s , a n d t h e like. T h e University w a s not t h e only beneficiary of C o u n t Lombardo's generosity. He dispensed his w e a l t h for t h e protection of children a n d t h e relief of t h e poor. Pope Benedict X V , w h o esteemed him g r e a t l y , m a d e h i m a Palatine Count. C O L L E C T I O N O F ARCTIC P L A N T S P R E S E N T E D TO HOLY F A T H E R . R o m e — A collection of arctic flowers and p l a n t s , assembled by F a t h e r Dutilly, O.M.I., of t h e Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, w a s recently p r e s e n t e d to t h e Holy F a t h e r by t h e S u p e r i o r General of t h e Oblates of M a r y Immaculate. T h e collection w a s m a d e by F a t h e r Dutilly in t h e course of two scientific expeditions. T h e collection has been placed in t h e L a t e r a n Miss i o n a r y Ethnological Museum. (Fides).

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A N A N S W E R E D PRAYER ( B y M. T. McKenna) It was M a y — M a y w i t h i t s b r i l - m e ? " A r t queried thoughtfully, for liant sunshine, i t s blossoming t h e boy looked on t h e old s p o r t s hawthorn hedgerows, i t s vivid m a n w h o lived in t h e lonely cotgreenery, i t s s i n g i n g b i r d s , a n d t a g e by t h e riverside as an oracle. "Of course I d o , " Seumas r e fair promise of a golden h a r v e s t turned with emphasis. He was to come. Down amid t h e h i g h g r a s s e s one of t h e old school, a b r a v e , where t h e r i v e r bubbled a n d g u r - s t u r d y soul, w h o loved his f a i t h fatherland w i t h all t h e gled in a n d o u t t h r o u g h t h e and fields bedecked w i t h daisies, stood s t r e n g t h of a n a r d e n t n a t u r e t h a t a sturdy, l a u g h i n g boy of t e n , knew no weak-kneed compromise. "Did you always s a y t h e A n g e with clear g r e y eyes, fair curly hair, and b r i g h t open countenance. lus when you w e r e a boy, w h e t h e r " S e u m a s ! S e u m a s ! " h e cried t o t h e o t h e r fellows laughed a t you or the old m a n on t h e bank, fishing n o t ? " questioned A r t . " T h a t I did," S e u m a s answered tackle in h a n d . "Look, look, how swift t h e w a t e r - h e n s go, t h e i r t i n y laconically, " a n d w h a t is m o r e , I heads bobbing u p a n d down in t h e w a s a m e r e c h a p w h e n I had t o go out i n t o t h e world t o work f o r a stream, a s if t h e y were peeping widowed m o t h e r a n d invalid sister. at us." I can r e m e m b e r well t h e day I left "Aye, a y e , M a s t e r A r t , " t h e old home, a n d t h e p r a y e r my m o t h e r man r e t u r n e d , " y o u would find it said for m e , it w a s , 'May God a n d mighty h a r d t o catch one of t h e m , even if you w e r e t o shake salt on H i s Holy M o t h e r keep t h e f a i t h s t r o n g in you, S e u m a s , ' a n d s u r e its tail." h e r p r a y e r w a s h e a r d , for I n e v e r Three y o u t h s in a boat n e a r b y took a n y notice of t h e m t h a t j e e r laughed gaily a t t h e j e s t , a n d called a t m e over m y religion, not ed out t h a t t h e y w e r e going d o w n even t h e y o u n g e s t d a y ever I w a s . " the s t r e a m . " I expect you m e t some boys "You will g o f a r t h e r a n d f a r e who d i d n ' t like b e i n g laughed a t , " worse," cried t h e old m a n s m i l i n g - s u g g e s t e d A r t apologetically. ly, "and ' t i s M a s t e r A r t a n d m y "To b e s u r e I did," S e u m a s r e self will h a v e t h e good c a t c h b e - t u r n e d emphatically, "and m a n y ' s fore y e r e t u r n . " t h e s a d s t o r y I could tell you of "If a n y o n e would h a v e a good men w h o w e r e a s h a m e d t o s t a n d catch it is y o u , S e u m a s D w y e r , by t h e i r religion. A n d I have seen called t h e boys in t h e boat, a s t h e t h e m punished, even in this mellow n o t e s of t h e A n g e l u s bell world." came sweet a n d clear over t h e " H o w w e r e t h e y punished, Seufields. m a s ? " questioned A r t . The old m a n t h r e w back h i s "Well, t h e y h a d n ' t t h e blessing massive head, a n d r a i s i n g h i s of God a b o u t t h e m , n o r happiness, weather-beaten face to t h e blue nor peace of mind, a n d I could c r y sky, crossed himself r e v e r e n t l y , to-day for C h r i s t y S h e e h a n ' s little and with folded h a n d s recited t h e d a u g h t e r , M a r y , a n d every n i g h t Angelus devoutly, whilst t w o of when I kneel down t o say m y Rothe y o u t h s in t h e boat, A r t ' s b r o - s a r y I offer u p a decade f o r t h a t thers, looked sheepishly on, a n d a same child." third laughed o u t r i g h t . E v e n be"Please tell m e a b o u t h e r , " defore he h a d finished his p r a y e r all manded A r t , all i n t e r e s t . three were pulling down t h e r i v e r , "Well, if you h a v e a fancy t o and t h e boy, k n e e deep in t h e h e a r a b o u t h e r , M a s t e r A r t , Til grasses, w a t c h e d t h e m depart tell you h e r s t o r y , u p t o t h e t i m e with a puzzled expression. s h e w a s seven y e a r s of age. A f t e r " S e u m a s , " h e said, a s t h e y d i s - t h a t s h e w a s lost t o m e . " appeared, a r o u n d t h e c l u m p of "Lost to you," reiterated A r t ; elms on t h e b a n k , " w h y do y o u "how w a s t h a t , S e u m a s ? " say your p r a y e r s like t h a t ? T e d "Well, t o begin m y s t o r y , " t h e Burton w a s l a u g h i n g a t y o u . " old m a n w e n t on thoughtfully. The old m a n ' s blue e y e s flashed " A b o u t t e n y e a r s before I left t h e angrily. " W h y do I s a y m y p r a y - big Dublin w a r e h o u s e w h e r e I ers like t h a t ? " h e r e i t e r a t e d . " D o worked t h e m o s t of m y life, t h e r e you mean t o s a y , M a s t e r A r t , y o u w a s e n g a g e d in t h e same d e p a r t haven't said t h e Angelus, o r w h a t m e n t a y o u n g , d a p p e r chap, n a m e d are you t h i n k i n g of a t all, a t a l l ? " C h r i s t y S h e e h a n ; n o t a bad s o r t of "I don't k n o w it very well," A r t fellow b y a n y m e a n s , b u t w e a k a n d returned, a trifle n e r v o u s l y ; " b e - vain, a n d r e a d y t o sacrifice everysides, Ted B u r t o n is not a Catholic, t h i n g for some bit of style a n d and he would l a u g h at m e . " worldly g r a n d e u r . Of course, w h e n "Master A r t , surely you a r e n o t h e w e n t t o g e t m a r r i e d n o t h i n g p i n g to p u t Ted B u r t o n ' s l a u g h would do h i m b u t t o take a girl a before t h e love of God's M o t h e r ; few d e g r e e s b e t t e r t h a n himself, °r do you t h i n k for a m o m e n t I never m i n d i n g or caring t h a t s h e would slight t h e Blessed V i r g i n w a s n o t of h i s creed. F o r a while for all t h e j e e r s in t h e w o r l d ? N o t all w e n t on smoothly enough. Thert U Master A r t , a n d t h e m a n t h a t t h e i r little girl w a s born, a n d does it should be a s h a m e d t o call C h r i s t y w a n t e d h e r called ' M a r y . ' himself an I r i s h m a n a n d a C a t h o - He said it w a s h i s m o t h e r ' s n a m e , lic." and t h a t his m o t h e r always said t h e eldest girl in every family Art was only t e n , y e t he moved uneasily, a n d t h e colour m o u n t e d should b e called a f t e r t h e Blessed J° . brow. " I don't like people Virgin. B u t h i s wife wanted some h i g h - s o u n d i n g n a m e chosen by h e r tough a t m e , " h e said g l u m l y . , . 'Tis only a coward w h o d e s e r t s own people, a n d when C h r i s t y would not give in to h e r s h e t u r n I!!* << ^ a s cried v e h e m e n t ly* and t h e m a n who is r e a d y t o ed r u s t y , a n d called him a 'bigot SHght God's M o t h e r for a s n e e r is and a n y t h i n g b u t a gentleman.' 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ALL PHOTO DEALERS a day's walk. M a n y ' s t h e time s h e sat on m y k n e e a n d played w i t h t h e b u t t o n s o n m y waistcoat, a n d m a n y ' s t h e t i m e , w h e n I got h e r t o myself, t h a t I told h e r she w a s called a f t e r t h e M o t h e r of God, and t h a t s h e should t r y t o prove w o r t h y of h e r n a m e . Aye, a n d I t a u g h t h e r t o s a y h e r p r a y e r s , too. F o r a s t i m e w e n t on, h e r f a t h e r , Christy, b e c a m e careless w h e r e r e ligion was concerned, a n d a t b e s t he w a s n o t h i n g b u t a weak-kneed Catholic, w i t h h i s t h o u g h t s a n d h e a r t set on t h e g r a n d e u r a n d nonsense of t h i s world. B u t little Mollie w a s a darling. S h e loved h e r p r a y e r s , a n d used t o join h e r tiny hands a n d s a y t h e Our F a t h e r and t h e Hail M a r y like a n angel, and beg God a n d H i s Holy M o t h e r to protect a n d g u a r d h e r daddy and m a m m y a n d S e u m a s , and t o b r i n g t h e m all safe t o H e a v e n . Then C h r i s t y , w h o w a s never over strong, took ill w i t h influenza, a n d before a week passed t h e doctors The declared h i s case hopeless. wife set h e r face a g a i n s t t h e priest coming, a n d said h e d i d n ' t w a n t a c l e r g y m a n a t all, and if I h a d n ' t been on t h e scene h e would have died w i t h o u t t h e r i t e s of h i s Church. " A s I expected, poor little Mollie was t a k e n b y h e r m o t h e r ' s people and t a u g h t t o despise h e r f a t h e r ' s F a i t h ; but e v e r y d a y I g e t u p I b e g Mary, t h e Queen of Heaven, t o save t h e poor child from all h u r t and h a r m , a n d b r i n g h e r back t o h e r God." / " W h e r e is little M a r y n o w ? " queried A r t . " T h a t I d o n ' t know," S e u m a s answered dreamily, " b u t I feel I'll meet h e r s o m e d a y , " a n d he t u r n ed to see t h e t h r e e boys in t h e b o a t pulling up t h e s t r e a m . "Well, y e came back soon enough," S e u m a s laughed softly, and he dismissed little M a r y S h e e han from h i s t h o u g h t s , a n d direct-

ed all his a t t e n t i o n t o h i s fishing tackle. Y e a r s flew b y quickly, and A r t , a g a y , s t u r d y y o u t h , w i t h wellk n i t frame a n d pleasing open countenance, found his w a y t o t h e medical schools in t h e city, w h e r e he became r e m a r k a b l e , n o t only for his intellect, b u t for h i s fine m a n l y character, cheery disposiChristian tion, and high-souled A r t w a s happy in h i s virtues. work. He liked i t for i t s own sake, b u t t h e hospital w a s h i s chosen field of labour, f o r i t w a s t h e r e h i s keen j u d g m e n t a n d kindly s y m p a t h y found full play. " H e is w o r t h his w e i g h t in gold," declared B e t t y Maher, a n old damsel of e i g h t y , a s s h e w a t ched him go h i s r o u n d s from bed to bed one b r i g h t May morning, " a n d w h a t is m o r e , it is a priest he should have been, he is so gentle and nice. I c a n ' t give h i m h i g h e r praise t h a n t h a t , " s h e added w i t h emphasis. S h e w a s speaki n g t o t h e occupant of t h e n e x t bed, a pale-faced girl of a b o u t twenty-five y e a r s , w h o h a d a r r i v e d some hours previously, a n d c h a n ced to be a next-door n e i g h b o u r of h e r s in t h e city. T h e girl did n o t reply, b u t lay w i t h wide open eyes, gazing wearily before h e r . " A y e , " B e t t y w e n t on, " t h e y s a y he will be leaving soon a n d g o i n g to t a k e up his f a t h e r ' s d i s p e n s a r y in t h e country, a n d s u r e i t is a t a big loss t h e hospital will be f o r him, a n d t h e city, t o o , for t h e m a t t e r of t h a t . " I hope h e will b e able t o g e t m e out of t h i s soon, f o r it* doesn't s u i t a d r e s s m a k e r t o b e long idle," h e r companion r e t u r n e d wearily. "Now, Mary S h e e h a n , you m u s t be content w i t h t h e Will of God," B e t t y r e t u r n e d reprovingly. " I t is r i g h t enough for you, B e t t y , to talk of t h e Will of God," t h e girl snapped t e s t i l y , " b u t it is (Continued on p a g e 15.)

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prepare your soul solidly, God will use you for His greater glory. You may not liow know where, nor how, nor when; but there is nothing more certain than that, if you are a true and apt instrument, God will not let you rust unused. Examples: the foundations of religious orders, of the Legrion of Mary in Dublin etc. This, then, we would write clearly for all men to see at the very beginning of your life as Franciscans of the Third Older, we pledge ourselves to an apostolic vocation. We will not be content to let the days of life slip past us, while the flame of our devotion glows placidly before some peaceful altar; that is our power-house, but not our battle-field. We will go out among men, amon^ the world's outcasts and the world's rejected and the world's poor, striving to win souls for Christ. The fields lie around us, white for the harvest. May God give us strength to reap for Him, and to reap full sheaves!

SATURDAY,

19th O C T O B E R , 1935.

A WORD

t h e following brief account of t h e activities of t h e St. Vincent de P a u l ' s Society in t h i s big port of T O t h e F a r E a s t , a s t h e s e activities e m b r a c e a m u c h l a r g e r field t h a n similar Societies in t h e Diocese of Malacca. In p r e s e n t i n g i t s R e p o r t for t h e y e a r 1934, t h e Council of t h e Society acknowledges first the Suffering That Can Be Avoided. g e n e r o u s s u p p o r t it h a s received from t h e Public of H o n g k o n g in No woman should allow i t s charitable w o r k a m o n g t h e nervous weakness to get the upper hand of her; if she does, poor of t h e Colony. worry will m a r her work in D u r i n g 1934, t h e e x p e n d i t u r e the home and torment her in (Relief in Money and Provisions) body and mind. a m o u n t e d to $7110. F o r t h e first Women know as we"I as doctors that their health depends upon six m o n t h s of 1935, §3719 was a full supply of blood. Nervousness, sick headache, pains in the back expended in t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of and limbs, poor appetite and depression are evidence of a bloodless state. It follows, because Dr. Williams' pink pills makes new rich 130 families t o whom assistance blood, that they a r e a boon to weak, bloodless women. been given irrespective of h a s * * * a race, nationality and c r e e d ; moreLA SALLE COLLEGE. over $88 w a s also expended in D * W I L L I A M S ' providing shoes and clothing for A N N U A L RETREAT. The students of La Salle College made t h e poor children. I KJ Mothers and D a u g h t e r s : Refresh your blood their annual retreat this year from the j I IN • \ and nerves byfrom t a k i nchemists g Dr. Williams' Obtainable everypink feed pills,your T h e Society h a d m u c h to do second to the fifth of October. The where. preacher was Rev. Pr. H. E. Craig, S.J., | d u r i n g t h e period in consequence -one of the professors of the Regional \ of t h e a c u t e depression r e s u l t i n g -Seminary at Aberdeen. Adapting* rits i in a n increase of t h e unemployed. language to the capacity of his hearers, ' Medical aid e x p e n d i t u r e for h e sucieded, in spite of the lack of those j stories boys look for, in maintaining t h e last e i g h t e e n m o n t h s a m o u n t CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND their attention during every one of his ed t o $284. ADMINISTRATOR sermons. These were rich in doctrine of SOCIAL S E R V I C E . F o r r e u s i n g accomodation t h e a practical kind, and dealt with the last GENERAL OF BOMBAY. ends and the life of our Lord. Society disbursed, in t h e s a m e peC a l c u t t a , Oct, 12. The first fruits of the retreat were riod, $2326. CATHOLIC ATTORNEY " M r . Gandhi's s t a t e m e n t t a k e s witnessed on Saturday, 5th October. | " T h e Society h a s alw ays been APPOINTED. when practically every boy turned up for one's b r e a t h a w a y , " said Dr. L. deeply concerned in t h e provision the Mass and General Communion. M a t h i a s , t h e Roman Catholic Archof education f o r t h e children of * * * * * B o m b a y — M r . Leo Rodrigues, bishop of M a d r a s , r e f e r r i n g in an FEAST OF THE HOLY ROSARY t h e Poor Out of 160 child: p r o m i n e n t Catholic, h a s been naminterview to Mr. G a n d h i ' s article KOWLOON. ren whose parents are the j od A d m i n i s t r a t o r General by the in t h e c u r r e n t issue of H a r i j a n . The Rosary Church, Kowloon, cele- I Society's beneficiaries 105 a r e r e of Bombay. Mr. brated the F e a s t of Our Lady of the | T h e article w a s inspired by t h e I G o v e r n m e n t ceiving a n E n g l i s h education a t Rosary on Sunday, 6th. October, by a recent " m a s s c o n v e r s i o n " of a I R o d r i g u e s h a s been a solicitor for t h e expense of t h e Society a t S t . solemn procession along the four roads Hindu village to t h e Catholic faith. ( 13 y e a r s a n d h a s h a d several years surrounding the Church. Low Masses J o s e p h ' s College, L a Salle College, i of experience in public administrawere said at 5.45, 6.30, 7.30, and 8.30 St. M a r y ' s School, Italian ConIn t h i s Mr. Gandhi w r o t e : I tion. H e w a s president of the a.m., and Pontifical High Mass a t 9 30 v e n t , St. F r a n c i s School a n d aon., during which His Excellency, " I t is a conviction t h a t is daily B a n d r a Municipality for four years Maryknoll Convent School, and 35 Bishop Valtorta gave Holy Communion g r o w i n g on m e t h a t t h e g r e a t and is a t p r e s e n t a professor in the a t t e n d i n g t h e Society's V e r n a c u to a large part of the congregation, a n d rich Christian missions will B o m b a y L a w College. (Fides) who, though the hour was late, had l a r School, t h e Kai L a p School, gone to Church fasting.in order to rer e n d e r t r u e s e r v i c e to India if Wanchai T h e t o t a l expendiECHOES OF SPANISH ceive Communion from His Excellency. t h e y can p e r s u a d e t h e m s e l v e s to t u r e on education in 1934 w a s After Mass, there was Benediction of CATHEDRAL THEFT. confine t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s to h u m a $2891,63." the Most Blessed Sacrament, after which n i t a r i a n service w i t h o u t the His Excellency blessed the the banner London Police Seek Suspect. T h e Council t h a n k s t h e Govulterior motive of converting of the 3rd. Kowloon Troop boy scouts. London.—Search is being made e r n m e n t for i n c r e a s i n g t h e A n A t 11.45 a rosary of fifteen decades was India, or a t least h e r unsophistiby police in M a n c h e s t e r for a man nual G r a n t t o t h e Society from recited in the Church. cated villagers, t o C h r i s t i a n i t y , believed t o b e t h e ringleader in the $500 to 1,000. At about 2.30 in the afternoon, a large a n d destroying t h e i r social supert h e f t of priceless t r e a s u r e s from crowd gathered around the church for ; D u r i n g t h e six m o n t h s ending s t r u c t u r e which, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e c a t h e d r a l of Pamplona, Spain. the procession. As the church grounds j J u n e 1935, " I n M e m o r i a m " DonaIts m a n y defects, h ^ s stood, from are not very big, the crowd over-flowed The H o m e Office here learned t i m e immemorial, t h e onslaught t h a t t h e m a n , believed to be a into the streets, and policemen had to | t i o n s w e r e m a d e t o t h e Society upon it from w i t h i n and with- Mexican, h a d entered England in take o b l i g e to maintain order. Before the | to t h e extent cf $600, as well a s procession, a rosary of fifteen decades | contributions t o w a r d s t h e Society's out." disguise a n d was m a k i n g his way was said inside the church, which was M i n d s a n d Subscriptions, t o w a r d s n o r t h . M a n c h e s t e r w a s believed to packed to suffocation. At 5 p.m. sharp, T h e Archbishop s a i d : (he 1934 B a z a a r F u n d . All t h e s e there emerged from the main door of be his goal. (N.C.W.C.) " T h e p r e a c h i n g of t h e Gospel is donations, t h e G o v e r n m e n t ' s A n the church the procession in the followa d u t y imposed on us by t h e Divine ing order: The boy scouts, The banner of ; nual G r a n t included give a total FIRST BROTHERS PROFESSED F o u n d e r of C h r i s t i a n i t y . We shall our Lady, La Salle College, St. Joseph's sum of. $3,347.09. IN N E W I N D I A N COMMUNITY. College, Str Teresa's C.C.Y.M.S., St. be false to t h a t d u t y if we do not T h e Report closes with a press- d i s c h a r g e it to t h e u t m o s t of our Joseph's confraternity, The Banner of S t Margaret, The Apostleship of Prayer, Mangalore (India)—The first ing appeal to t h e kind g e n e r o s i t y capacity. We did not believe in The Mysteries of the Holy Rosary," Cross of t h e H o n g k o n g Public for sup- conversion by force or fraud or by- g r o u p of B r o t h e r s of Mount Olivet, and Confraternity of the Holy Rosary, port both on t h e occasion o f t h e m e a n s of m a t e r i a l inducements five in n u m b e r , m a d e t h e i r reliGirl Guides, Flower Girls, C. C. Y. W. ' Al Fresco F e t e ' and. t h e S t r e e t I which, u n f o r t u n a t e l y , m a n y Hindus gious profession recently a t the Society, Congregation of St. Alovsius, St. Mary's Girl's Association, St. Mary's Sale o f Roses on * O u r Poppy believe to be t h e secret of our h a d n s of t h e i r founder, His ExLadies' Association, Pious Union of Our D a y ' . T h e Society depends prin- success. cellency Mons. Victor Fernandes. Lady of Sorrows, Flower Girls, Pious cipally o n t h e s e t w o annual public Bishop of Mangalore. T h e ConUnion of St. Teresa, Children of Mary, appeals for f u n d s with which t o g r e g a t i o n h a s received its name. Rosary Church Choir, Third Order of St. Our Chief Motive. continue its good work. HongFrancis, Altar Boys and Clergy, Flower B r o t h e r s of Mount Olivet, from the Girls, The Statue of Our Lady with k o n g h a s u n f o r t u n a t e l y been badly "Mr. Gandhi would h a v e us con- location of t h e convent, a sequesguard of honour, His Lordship the hit by t h e a c u t e t r a d e depression fine our activities to h u m a n i t a r i a n tered Quarter in Mangalore, called Bishop. The Knights of the Blessed w i t h r e s u l t a n t decrease in t h e So- service without t h e ulterior motive Mount Olivet. Sacrament The Band, The Boy scouts cietv's revenue and corresponding of converting I n d i a . " rear guard. The object of t h e new BrotherAfter the precession, His Lordsh p the c u r t a i l m e n t o f i t s activities. T h e hood, which was established by Bishop preached on how, whenever mis" W e do not m a k e a n y secret of c o m p a r a t i v e figures given heredecre-3 of t h e Bishop on J u n e 13th, fortunes threatened the Church, there t h e fact t h a t o u r first and chief u n d e r speak for t h e m s e l v e s : — is to furnish " a u x i l i a r i e s " was not once when reciting the Rosary motive, and not merely an ulterior 1934, had not helped. He pointed out its help 1930 Revenue ... $12,436.54 I motive, is to conquer India for t h r o u g h o u t t h e diocese, Thev will to the Church throughout the centuries, 1931 „ ... 12,148.65 ; C h r i s t : not only t h e unsophisti- conduct e l e m e n t a r y schools, teach and exhorted the faithful to say the rosary more. His method and language 1932 „ ... 12,762.01 I cated villagers b u t all men of good- catechism in parish churches, inst r u c t c a t e c h u m e n s , tend tho sick were very forceful and direct. 1933 „ ... 8,675.15 will. The day was concluded with Benein hospitals, and look after indusdiction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. 1934 „ ... 7,639.41 " W e cannot confine our work to trial and a g r i c u l t u r a l colonies that * * * * * W e hope, t o g e t h e r with t h e merely social service without be- m a y be established in t h e course SOCIETY OF ST. V I N C E N T ing guilty of g r a v e dereliction of of time. M e m b e r s of t h e Society, t h a t it DE PAUL. will receive t h e generous support d u t y . " At p r e s e n t t h e r e a r e 24 members ( E s t a b l i s h e d Mu 1863). which it h a s m e t with in t h e p r e in t h e Congregation, including 5 R e p o r t for t h e Y e a r 1934. (From the Calcutta correspondent of the p?ofessed B r o t h e r s , 8 novices and M a n y of o u r r e a d e r s will, no vious years from t h e Public of Straits Times.) 11 p o s t u l a n t s . (Fides) d o u b t , t a k e a n i n t e r e s t in p e r u s i n g H o n g k o n g .

PILLS

ARCHBISHOP AND MR. GANDHI

;

OUR SHORT STORY. (Continued from p a g e 13) different in m y case. I d o n ' t go to church, Mass or meeting. My mot h e r and h e r people railed a g a i n s t [The M.C.L. does not necessarily Is not m a n ' s conscience binding my f a t h e r ' s religion, and m y f a t h e r endorse the opinions expressed by correshim m o r e t h a n his ostensible obli- w a s careless, but clung t o h i s pondents. Correspondents are requesg a t i o n s and covenants a p p e a r to be F a i t h . Meanwhile, b e t w e e n t h e m , ted to adhere to the topic of their letters which he has made t o a body t h a t I never knew w h a t t o believe, in and to avoid long rambling epistles. Fen h a s no moral force behind it. fact t h e only t i m e I ever r e m e m names may be used but, in every case, Sometimes, you will tell m e t h a t b e r s a y i n g m y p r a y e r s properly the name and address of the xvriter must it is Mussolini t h a t h a s blown it w a s when I w a s a tiny child, a n d accompany each contribution, not essen( t h e L e a g u e ) s k v h i g h . Yes, give m y f a t h e r ' s friend. S e u m a s D w y e r , tially for publication but as a token of ! h i m opportunity, and h e will have t a u g h t m e to lift my h e a r t t o God, good faith.] j it blown never to r e t u r n , too. If and love Mary, t h e M o t h e r of God, o t h e r nations have not y e t done whose n a m e I bear." To, A r t O'Driscoll, who had completso, t h a t is because it is only a m a t The E d i t o r , t e r of t i m e t h a t has not e x h a u s t e d ed his examination of a p a t i e n t Malaya Catholic Leader. t h e existensive booty, which t h e nearby, o v e r h e a r d t h e conversaSomebody named Mary 'more-favoured-nations' s h a r e d in tion. PEACE WITHOUT T H E t h e G r e a t W a r . This is w h a t his- : Sheehan w a s speaking of S e u m a s < PRINCE OF P E A C E / Could it be possible h e t o r y r e p e a t s often and again, b u t Dwyer. Sir, for which t h e r e will be m u c h less had a t l a s t come across S e u m a s ' You will, p e r h a p s , a g r e e with of h i s t o r y to engage our h i s t o r i a n s little favourite of b y g o n e d a y s . me when I s a y t h a t w $ r is a in a n d still less so for our children I t h e girl t h e old m a n begged h i m so necessary m e a n s of p r e s e r v i n g life to learn a t school. j often to seek out, t h e girl S e u m a s in the animal world. B u t You will W h y is it all t h a t ? Is not diplo- I had p r a y e d for d u r i n g so m a n y be surprised if I w e r e to tell you m a c y m o r e statesman-like t h a n all y e a r s . that it h a s been proved to be equ- t h e so-called sanctions a n d even a " M u s h a , good m o r n i n g t o you, ally so a m o n g men, too. recourse to armed fight. Obvious- doctor," cried B e t t y , h e r w i z e n ' Why, t h e L e a g u e of N a t i o n s it- ly it i s ; b u t diplomacy fails, and it j face r u n n i n g all over w i t h smiles, self is t h e s u r e s t evidence for t h i s . n a t u r a l l y so does, w h e n t h e worst j " h e r e is a young n e i g h b o u r of Consider a while—w hat action can p a r t of h u m a n n a t u r e is left to ! mine, M a r y Sheehan, t h a t m e t be taken a g a i n s t t h e ' a g g r e s s o r ' s t a g e and dominate t h e i n t e r n a - w i t h a s t r e e t accident last n i g h t even if h e is able t o c a r r y on tional life of mankind. and is a bit shaken. I k n o w you despite t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l economic Be it sure, Sir, t h a t a s long as will do y o u r best for h e r . " blockade. Of course, t h e L e a g u e t h e out-look of a nation is not ap"I'll do a n y t h i n g in m y power provides for a more d i s a s t r o u s preciably e x t r a m u n d a n e , t h e y can for her, B e t t y , " A r t a n s w e r e d measure a g a i n s t him, which m e a n s h a r d l y hope for a n y t h i n g best in I simply, "especially as I believe h e r a war with t h e ' a g g r e s s o r ' by non- t h i s world of hectic i n t e r n a t i o n a l i to be S e u m a s Dwyer's long lost aggressors. Is t h i s not a case in body-politics. Do n o t all t h e s e — little f a v o u r i t e , t h e d a u g h t e r of point to prove t h a t t h e old creed is t h e i r hopes and f e a r s , t h e i r suc- \ C h r i s t y S h e e h a n . " still with u s — " w a r to end w a r . " cesses and failures, t h e i r troubles T h e girl's gentle, refined face And t h e L e a g u e h a s t h i s a s an a n d t r i b u l a t i o n s of t h e i r i n t e r n a - w e n t pale a n d red by t u r n s . I a m ultimate s t e p t h a t can be t a k e n tional life—invariably point out to C h r i s t y S h e e h a n ' s d a u g h t e r , " s h e against an a g r e s s o r . I thought t h e m t h a t t h e y and t h e i r i n s t i t u - said quietly, " b u t Consider a g a i n — i s t h i s t h e be-all tions, which are b u t h u m a n in I S e u m a s D w v e r was dead y e a r s and t h e end—all of t h a t i n t e r n a - s n i r i t a n d c h a r a c t e r , h a v e c e r t a i n j a g o . " tional peace-preserving machi- limitations? I " H e is not dead, b u t v e r y frail nery? Certainly all our s y m p a t h y "I have Of all c e r t a i n t y t h e y do. Y e t t h e and ill," A r t r e t u r n e d . goes to t h e L e a g u e of w h o s e ideal cynic m a y sneer at t h i s ; b u t w h a t known h i m since I w a s a small boy, and mission on e a r t h we c a n claim and believe t h e r e is not a b e t t e r c a r e w e ! — Y o u r s , etc. to have as clear a conception as a C h r i s t i a n or finer g e n t l e m a n in all S. A D A I K A L A M . Hoare, an Eden, a Laval and a Ireland, a n d w h a t is m o r e , he r e number of those celebrated apo- S i n g a p o r e . cites a decade of t h e R o s a r y each stles of t h e Geneva I n s t i t u t i o n . d a y for you, and when I came t o But w h a t is deplorable is t h i s — W H E N SIZE T W E L V E S H O E S t h e city his one g r e a t r e q u e s t t o PROVED THEIR WORTH. built as it w a s on t h e " s h i f t i n g m e was, 'Look up Mollie S h e e h a n , sands of idealism" a n d a t a t i m e ( and send h e r down t o m e . ' " Chihkiang (Hunan, China)—Fawhen nations were still in t h e " N e i t h e r of m y p a r e n t s is alive, throes of t h e G r e a t W a r , t h e Lea- t h e r E d w a r d McCarthy, C P . , of I and I t h o u g h t I h a d n ' t a friend gue has ultimately failed t o fulfil S o u t h Boston, m i s s i o n a r y in t h e ; left," t h e girl said sadly, " b u t I its mission by t h e m o r e laudable V i c a r i a t e of Yuanling, r a n foul of I find I h a v e old S e u m a s D w y e r , j and amicable m e a n s . b a n d i t s while travelling t o a n o t h e r j and n o t h i n g would give m e m o r e War is excusable in t h e lower mission station recently. A t t h e pleasure t h a n to see h i m once I j order of creation, b u t it is doubt- point of g u n s t h e y forced h i m t o m o r e . " "You a r e f o r g e t t i n g I a m to t h e j ful it it will be ever so a m o n g men, h a n d over w h a t h e h a d . Then who claim to be t h e c r e a m of crea- t h e y searched his clothes t o m a k e good," B e t t y said, as she drowsed tion. For, no m o d e r n w a r , be it s u r e h e had p a r t e d w i t h all of it. j off into a mid-day n a p , a n d A r t , anything, can be justifiable in t h e j T h e y m i g h t h a v e t a k e n h i s clothes, I seated by M a r y S h e e h a n ' s bedside, name of commonsense. W i t h all j too, a s Chinese b a n d i t s a r e w o n t h e a r d t h e s t o r y of h e r l i f e : one that, nations have discovered it to ; t o do on occasion. B u t a s F a t h e r h a r d , daily struggle for existence, be the s u r e s t m e a n s of s e t t l i n g in- M c C a r t h y is of i m m e n s e s t a t u r e w i t h o u t t h e consolation of religion ternational disputes. his clothes and especially h i s n u m - or light of f a i t h . I t w a s t h e n and t h e r e a r r a n g e d Nineteen-hundred years over b e r twelve shoes were of no use to have passed since o u r L o r d was Chinese b a n d i t s who ordinarily a r e with h e r t o p a y old S e u m a s a visit crucified; and yet t h e world is not i of small s t a t u r e . On t h i s occasion on h e r d i s c h a r g e from hospital. I t willing to abandon t h e m o n s t r o u s h e h a d several dollars hidden in proved a most momentous visit for Mary, because in t h a t little c o u n t r y crime of w a r f a r e , a c r i m e which | t h e m w h i c h t h e b a n d i t s missed. cottage s h e found faith and conleads to mutilation of m a n k i n d and j (Fides) solation and a second f a t h e r in old destruction of civilized n a t i o n s . Seumas. Several y e a r s have passed since t h e n , b u t if you a r e seeking M a r y Telephone No. 7843. Sheehan to-day you will find h e r a devoted n u n in a Dublin convent. 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ON BROADMINDEDNESS B y B . V. Locock. T h e r e is, outside t h e Catholic C h u r c h , a conception of t h e m e a n broadmindedi n g of t h e word n e s s " w h i c h is b a s e d upon a w a n t ©f t h o u g h t — a d i s r e g a r d of logic. M a n y a m o d e r n h u s b a n d and wife s e t t l e down w i t h p e r f e c t equanim i t y on a Sunday evening, when t h e only o t h e r m e m b e r of t h e f a m i l y , B a b y A u s t i n o r B a b y Morr i s , is safely in h i s g a r a g e , to l i s t e n t o M r . So-and-So, or P r o f e s s o r Somebody-Else, divesting C h r i s t i a n i t y of i t s m a i n t e n e t s ; a n d i t does n o t s e e m t o s t r i k e t h e m t h a t t h e F a i t h is being comp r o m i s e d : r a t h e r , i t seems a s if t h e y t h o u g h t it likely t h a t t h e g r e a t e r t h e n u m b e r of varities t h a t could b e accepted, t h e g r e a t e r t h e s e r v i c e t o t h e F a i t h . Such a n idea of b r o a d m i n d e d n e s s r e q u i r e s of u s t h a t we assert nothing, without g i v i n g a s m u c h w e i g h t , on principle, t o a c o n t r a d i c t o r y assertion. " F a i t h " is a m e r e h o p e t h a t o u r p r e f e r e n c e m a y p r o v e t h e c a s e : if w e a r e b r o a d m i n d e d " we do n o t g i v e t h e a u t h o r i t y of t r u t h t o o u r belief. F a i t h h a s e v e n been defined a s "believing w h a t you know T h i s is curious, because in m a t e r i a l t h i n g s m a n does r e g a r d certainty about t r u t h a s important. Parents are not broadminded a b o u t l e t t i n g t h e i r children t h i n k t h a t Lysol is a d r i n k — t h e y give t h e m n o freedom of t h o u g h t in t h e m a t t e r . Y e t non-Catholic p a r e n t s are often astonished at our "narr o w m i n d e d n e s s " in n o t allowing our children t o drink their Faith f r o m a t a i n e d s o u r c e . W h a t , in " w a t e r , " is n o t w a t e r , is contam i n a t i o n : w h a t is n o t p a r t of t h e t r u e F a i t h is false. B u t s a d t o say, w i t h i n t h e fold, t h e r e can b e found a n actuality 'of n a r r o w m i n d n e s s w h i c h is based, not on t h e Church's teaching, but o n a lack of knowledge of, and t h e r e f o r e , a lack of s y m p a t h y for, c o n d i t i o n s outside. T h e exclusiveness of t h e Church i s , de facto, i n h e r e n t in h e r v e r y b r o a d n e s s , a s D r . K a r l A d a m so w o n d e r f u l l y e x p l a i n s (The Spirit of Catholicism, C h . x ) . A Godfounded Church, which was t o t e a c h all t r u t h a n d all holiness t o all m e n , could leave no room f o r another. Real b r o a d m i n d e d n e s s a n d t o l e r a n c e r e s u l t f r o m realising t h a t , w h i l e t w o conflicting a n d m u t u a l l y exclusive doctrines cannot both be true, there are yet m a n y different w a y s of approach t o God which a r e all good, in a g r e a t e r o r a lesser d e g r e e . T h e r e is r o o m f o r all t r u e " w a y s " in t h e one t r u e Church. T r u t h needs n o t only t o be t r u e , it needs to be seen rightly. The really b r o a d m i n d e d m a n knows h o w t o p u t himself, w i t h generous s y m p a t h y , in t h e place of a n o t h e r w h o is in e r r o r , a n d t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w t h i n g s look t o t h a t other. H e h a s in all probability been t h r o u g h it h i m s e l f ; b u t even t h o u g h h e m a y n o t h a v e h a d t h a t precise experie n c e , h e knows h o w convincing e r r o r m a y a p p e a r , and h e is patient. " W h a t d o t h h e know w h o h a t h n o t b e e n tried ?" The s a i n t s k n e w w h a t it w a s to be t e m p t e d a g a i n s t t h e F a i t h : those w h o know are gentle with the t e m p t e d ; b u t t h i s gentleness is l a c k i n g in t h e h a r s h a n s w e r s somet i m e s given t o t h o s e s t r u g g l i n g w i t h d o u b t . T h e v e r y h o r r o r of a t e m p t a t i o n is t h a t i t appears t r u e , so t h a t conscience itself seems to say "You cannot deny it." <<

There are many ways of approach to God which are all more or less good. W e h a v e , if we only realise it, often a choice of motives f o r o u r a c t i o n s ; and it is t r u l y n a r r o w m i n d e d t o a s s u m e o u r superior i t y — o u r "single-mindedness "—if w e only h a p p e n to see one on which t o act. No doubt t h e r e is a scale of p u r e l y objective values a m o n g possible actions. O u r L o r d k n e w t h e t r u e value of a c t i o n s : He k n e w w h e n to be a n g r y a n d to impose His Will on o t h e r s by m e a n s of force, a n d w h e n t o s u b m i t meekly. T h a t which w a s best, w a s seen a s b e s t , b y H i m . I t is n o t so w i t h u s . Yet w e k n o w t h a t t h e subjective a n d objective values of o u r a c t s a r e a l w a y s seen b y Almighty^ God a s t h e y a r e , a n d H e alone can j u d g e t r u l y of o u r m e r i t . Some of u s , t h e n , a c t in one w a y f r o m one good m o t i v e — s a y , sincerity; others act differently t h r o u g h p u t t i n g a n o t h e r good motive first—say, obedience. (We m a y only see one m o t i v e : o u r life is t h e n all t h e s i m p l e r ; for h e who sees m o r e h a s t h e g r e a t e r responsibility of choice.) C a n we not realise t h i s ? W h y m u s t we so often j u d g e a n action a s if t h e r e w e r e only one point of view conc e r n i n g it, a n d t h a t , t h e one we see W e see "self" in a n o t h e r ' s diffidence, a n d h u m i l i t y in o u r own. W e see o u r o w n e x a c t i t u d e in c e r t a i n little w a y s a s a loyal obedience to the Church—as " f a i t h f u l n e s s in least t h i n g s : " b u t t h e e x a c t i t u d e of o t h e r s , in some o t h e r little w a y s , w e see a s a scrupulous w a n t of t r u s t . Y e t it m a y h a v e been c a r r i e d out in a spirit of g e n e r o u s freedom. A t r u e scruple is a chafing f e t t e r — a t o r m e n t : b u t t r o u b l e o r mortification, gladly u n d e r t a k e n , is no worry. A g a i n , a w i s h t o learn one's f a i t h a n d one's obligations is n o t necessarily due t o w o r r y . Y e t b e c a u s e of t h e " D o n ' t w o r r y — h a v e m o r e fadbh" reception w i t h w h i c h a t h i r s t for knowledge on t h e p a r t of a convert so often meets, worry—and worse—is apt t o s p r i n g f r o m t h e difficulty of getting a straight answer. T h o s e w h o , h u m a n l y speaking, c o m e into t h e C h u r c h wa t h e u s e of t h e i r intellect, find i t a g a i n s t t h e i r conscience forcibly t o r e n d e r t h a t intellect inactive, a n d t o offer t o God a " f a i t h " n o u r i s h e d upon a n y lower faculty, h o w e v e r m u c h m o r e p l e a s a n t a n d easy, w h e n t h e r e is a n y q u e s t i o n of needing t o know in o r d e r t o do. F o r t h e s e a t of f a i t h is t h e intellect, and t h e f r u i t of f a i t h , obedience. " F e e l i n g s " a r e b u t a m o t i v e for t h e will, o r t h e consequence of f a i t h . R e a s o n is t h e h i g h e r fac u l t y t o be used in t h e service of God: obedience of t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g (to b e followed b y action in accordance w i t h i t ) is a n aim which we m u s t not allow t o be obscured b y indulgence in pleasant feelings, or religiosity. T h i s , however, is n o t t o s a y t h a t reason m u s t n o t s u b m i t t o w h a t is definitely of f a i t h o r of obedience; n o r is it t o s a y t h a t g r a c e will not lead, later, t o a simpler a t t i t u d e a s r e g a r d s obedience t o personal direction. A n d so t h e convert p r a y s for a broadminded understanding in o t h e r s w h i c h will enable t h e m t o see t h i n g s from t h e point of view of h i s own ignorance, while, of necessity, h i s intellect is employed upon finding out w h a t obedience

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to t h e Church c e r t a i n l y d e m a n d s . W h e n t h a t claim is satisfied, he m a y well find, in h i s own facilities and a t t r a c t i o n s , evidence of God's special call to h i m individually, a n d rejoice in t h a t . B u t such "finding o u t " is n o easy t a s k , a s t h e convert knows, considering t h e q u a n t i t y of m i s i n f o r m a t i o n or p e r s o n a l advice w h i c h h a s t o be d i s t i n g u i s h e d from t h e t e a c h i n g w h i c h is official. " T o be simple w t i h u n d e r s t a n d i n g : t h i s is a n g e lic life," says St. J o h n C h r y s o s t o m . T o be artificially " s i m p l e " — to r e m a i n in deliberate ignorance over m a t t e r s concerning which w e h a v e some reason t o suppose t h e C h u r c h h a s m a d e a decision, is not t h e s a m e t h i n g a t all. Catholicity can n e v e r b e "toler a n t " or " b r o a d m i n d e d " in t h e sense of being disloyal t o revelation a s r e g a r d s f a i t h or m o r a l s , or t o discipline, even in d e t a i l s — t h o u g h Catholics can become infected by t h e a t t i t u d e : it is so fashionable now, a n d sounds so fine! A t a t i m e w h e n t h i s article w a s in g r e a t p a r t f o r m u l a t e d in t h e w r i t e r ' s mind, a splendid serm o n w a s preached on t h i s s a m e subject. Doubtless some ideas of t h e p r e s e n t w r i t e r , since, own t h e i r being t o w o r d s of t h e p r e a c h er. A n y necessary acknowledgem e n t is rendered w h e r e it is d u e : t h e subject is well w o r t h r u b b i n g in. I t is so very fashionable to be " b r o a d m i n d e d " — a n d we do not like t o be singular, or to be s u s pected of p r i g g i s h n e s s by our n e i g h b o u r s . T h e amused, halfp i t y i n g look, as w e a r e silently condemned as out-of-date, is perh a p s as hard to b e a r as a n y t h i n g . T a k e , for instance, m o d e r n immodesty. T h e " b r o a d m i n d e d " who see in t h e v i r t u e of m o d e s t y m e r e ly a c r a m p i n g of N a t u r e ' s style, m i g h t , by t h e way, r e m e m b e r w i t h a d v a n t a g e t h a t N a t u r e herself causes a sense of reticence a n d m o d e s t y to develope in t h e child a t t h e a g e when it becomes neces-

sary. T h i s n a t u r a l sense the "Back-to-Nature-ites" outrage; and t h e i r m e t h o d s of a t t a c k are plausible a n d h a r d to withstand. (It h a s s t r u c k t h e w r i t e r a t times t h a t w h e r e a s O u r Lord suffered for h u m a n sins a g a i n s t t h i s virtue in p a r t i c u l a r by facing t h e humiliation of being stripped of His garm e n t s , t h o s e w h o would be His followers in t h e s e d a y s might alm o s t be said t o h a v e t o bear the s h a m e of wearing t h e i r own. . . . B u t we h a v e n o t all t h e same vision of t h i n g s ; and one way in which we can exercise broadmindedness is in t r y i n g to see t h e reason for t h e view o t h e r s may have. If (as w a s said by t h e preacher before-mentioned) t h e historical a n d psychological course of divorce, birth-control, and such t h i n g s could probably be found to be t r a c e a b l e to t h e "Reformation," p e r h a p s t h e reason is t h a t the public conception of v i r t u e ran in a line w i t h P r o t e s t a n t i s m itself. The very name Protestantism itself. T h e v e r y n a m e Protestant i s m shows it t o be in g r e a t part a religion of n e g a t i o n s . Now, it t a k e s t h e positive to inspire man: t h e r e is no life in a m e r e negation for which a m a n would fight and die. P r o t e s t a n t i s m , a s a habit, h a s tended, it seems, to give this s a m e negational quality to virt u e s , in t h e public mind. As now seen, t h e y h a v e lost t h e i r inspiration and i n t e r e s t — t h e i r virility, t h e i r c o u r a g e a n d g r e a t n e s s . They a r e t a m e , n a r r o w , frightened, lifeless t h i n g s ; a n d in consequence, t h e i r opposites come to be called "daring." Daring! The indulgence in soft vices—the pampering of t h e body!—as against the h a r d y a u s t e r i t y of t h e saint! Those w h o t r y t o follow Catholic t e a c h i n g m a y do t h e s e things, but a t least t h e y a r e given to calling t h e m by t h e i r t r u e names. Bur let us be t r u l y broadminded, and see how t h e non-Catholic, through P r o t e s t a n t i s m , h a s been deprived of t h e r i g h t idea. (To be

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MALAYA CATHOLIC L E A D E R . SATURDAY,

SPORTS

19th OCTOBER, 1935.

NOTES

. . CATHOLICS IN THE LIMELIGHT ( B y Our Own Correspondent.)

BOXING.

SOCCER. 0

MALAYAN C H I N E S E DO W E L L IN ' C H I N A O L Y M P I A D . ' Malayan-Chinese h a v e done extraordinarily well so f a r in S h a n g hai where t h e All C h i n a Olympiad is in p r o g r e s s . They a r e expected to be finalists in the Competition. They b e a t L i a o n i n g by 9-1 and Che K i a n g by 12-0. In t h e A t h l e t i c s M a l a y a is 6 t h for field e v e n t s and second in t r a c k events. The Malayan women a r e 2nd in athletics. Chia K e n g Hock, t h e Catholic skipper of t h e Malayan Chinese soccer side, scored 5 goals a g a i n s t Liaoning a n d 4 a g a i n s t Che K i a n g . * # * * SOCCER C H A M P I O N S H I P . The S e l a n g o r R a n g e r s for t h e first t i m e in t h e i r h i s t o r y won t h e Soccer C h a m p i o n s h i p of Selangor. Mr. J. I. Sheehan, w h o m we mentioned in t h e s e columns before a s being one of t h e b e s t referees in Malaya, h a d c h a r g e of t h e final game between t h e Selangor Chinese A a n d t h e Selangor Malays A. The g a m e ended in a d r a w , t h u s placing t h e R a n g e r s a t t h e top of the F i r s t Division. They h a v e played 10 g a m e s , won 9, lost 1, d r a w n 0, scored 31 goals for, conceded 14 and h a v e 18 points.

HOCKEY. o

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HOCKEY.

In t h e Malacca Hockey Trial played out on Sunday last, 0 . Carvalho excelled. Clive Rodrigues scored twice for t h e Colours. Alcantara in t h e W h i t e s ' goal m a d e numerous s a v e s . D r . X a v i e r w a s sound a t full back for W h i t e s .

World N e w F l y - W e i g h t Champion. Benny L y n c h of Glasgow won the British, E u r o p e a n a n d World's flyweight boxing championship by b e a t i n g t h e holder, J a c k i e Brown, a t M a n c h e s t e r recently. B o t h the new and t h e past c h a m p i o n s a r e Catholics. L y n c h is only 21 years old.

E a s y win for ' Gunboat J a c k . ' F r a n k Malinao w a s n o t good enough to b e a t Gunboat J a c k w h e n t h e y m e t a t t h e Olympic s t a d i u m last Friday night. Ignacio F e r nandez in t h e semi-final defeated F i g h t i n g Choo and t h e referee stopped t h e bout in t h e 3 r d round. * * * * Gustave Humery, tigerish F r e n c h boxer, b a t t e r e d Harry Mizler of London, helpless for seven rounds, a n d t h e n lost t h e fight on a technical K.O. verdict. Mizler, a Jew, w a s five t i m e s on t h e v e r g e of collapse. Some a s t o n i s h i n g r i g h t s on t h e j a w crumpled up t h e F r e n c h m a n in t h e 8th r o u n d w h e n h e was miles a h e a d on p o i n t s . T h e w i n n e r w e n t down five t i m e s t o t h e canvas. T h e referee actually crossed t o h i s corner once t o enq u i r e if h e w a s fit to continue. FRENCH PROMOTE ATHLETICS. T h e F r e n c h G o v e r n m e n t plans t o e n c o u r a g e and build s p o r t s s t a d i u m s all over F r a n c e , a s t h a t country has deteriorated very g r e a t l y in all f o r m s of a t h l e t i c s . GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Mrs. J. D. L a i n g won t h e A n d r e w C u r r i e Cup for t h e first t i m e b y six up and five t o play in t h e final of t h e S i n g a p o r e w o m e n ' s golf c h a m p i o n s h i p a t B u k i t T i m a h last Thursday.

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FOR

TIGER B E E R FR A/Eft 6 HEAVE 17? M r s . L a i n g , as our r e a d e r s know, is also L a w n Tennis Champion of Singapore. F r o m t h e sixth hole o n w a r d s M r s . L a i n g played wonderfully well, h a v i n g a r u n of five fours. * * * * NEW

ZEALAND RUGGERITES TOUR BRITAIN.

F i v e m e m b e r s of t h e New Zealand All-Blacks, who are on t o u r in G r e a t Britain and Ireland, a r e Catholics. T h e y a r e Hadley, Mahoney, Best, Collins and McKenzie. All five a r e f o r w a r d s . Collins is t h e giant of t h e p a r t y , being 6 ft. 2 ins. tall a n d 15 st.. 6 lbs. in weight. McKenzie is 6 ft. tall and 15 st. heavy. A n o t h e r Catholic with t h e p a r t y is Mr. Prendeville who is one of t h e delegates of the New Zealand R u g b y Union to the International R u g b y Conference to be held in London a t t h e end of t h e year. CHINESE VOLUNTEER RIFLE MEET.

SHOE CO., LTD.

SINGAPORE

T h e Chinese Volunteers held t h e i r Rifle m e e t i n g a t Bukit T i m a h r a n g e on S a t u r d a y and S u n d a y of

t h e 1st week of October. Sgt. T a n Mong H e n g won t h e Grand A g g r e g a t e Cup. Sgt. Lee Kiah Thong won t h e 300 y a r d s Rapid. Platoon II with C.S.M. Lee K i a h Wah in c h a r g e won the Superiority of Fire, t h e Wallace's Challenge Cup, and t h e Ellis Shield for C h a m pion Platoon of t h e meeting. C.S.M. Lee Kia W a h , Sgt. Lee Kia T h o n g , and Sgt. T a n T h o n g Heng took p a r t in t h e Chinese I n t e r p o r t Competition. Platoon 3 with Sgt. J . P . T h a m , won Major Tan Soo Bin's Challenge Shield. Sgt. Lee Kia T h o n g ' s Platoon annexed t h e I n t e r Platoon Revolver Match. OLD XAVERIANS' ASSOCIATION. The Old X a v e r i a n s ' Association of P e n a n g held its eleventh a n n i versary last Saturday. A Dinner and d a n c e were given. NEEDLESS TROUBLE. Movie actress—"I have a certificate from my doctor saying I cannot act to-day." Manager—"Too bad you had to go to all that trouble. I could have given you a certificate saying you could never act."

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SINGAPORE, PENANG,

KUALA LUMPUR,

IPOH,

KUANTAN,

KLANG,

SINGAPORE

And in o r d e r t o i m i t a t e t h e i r Divine Model m o r e perfectly t h e y t a k e t h e place of t h e i r old people: T H E LITTLE SISTERS OF t h e y become beggars. Nothing T H E POOR. stops tj^em; n o t even refusals, humiliations, n o r rebuffs. M o n d a y last, 14th October, H i s T h e world views with a s t o n i s h Excellency B i s h o p A . Devals bles- ment t h e heroic devotedness of sed t h e newly founded H o m e of these noble souls, so opposed t o t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r for the selfish a n d m a t e r i a l i s t i c senold, d e s t i t u t e people, in D e r b y s h i r e t i m e n t of p r e s e n t day society, Road, off T h o m p s o n R o a d . and soon realises how a d m i r a b l e T h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r t h e i r w o r k is. a r e v e r y h e a r t i l y welcomed in T h i s beneficial influence s p r e a d s S i n g a p o r e w h e r e t h e y will c a r r y on itself in all countries, in America, t h e i r c h a r i t a b l e w o r k w i t h t h e i r Australia, India, China a n d Afaccustomed self-sacrifice k n o w n rica. t h e world over. Y e t in S i n g a p o r e In addition to t h e o r d i n a r y vows and in t h e whole of Malaya, v e r y of P o v e r t y , C h a s t i t y a n d Obefew people h a v e h e a r d of t h e i r ad- dience t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e m i r a b l e work. Poor bind t h e m s e l v e s f o r ever t o T h e C o n g r e g a t i o n of t h e L i t t l e t h e i r good old people b y t h e vow S i s t e r s of t h e Poor c a m e t o life in of H o s p i t a l i t y . No doubt, everyone, will willingF i a n c e in 1840, a t S t . S e r v a n , a little village s i t u a t e d n e a r S t . Malo ly give o u r d e a r Little S i s t e r s all possible aid t h e y need t o c a r r y in B r i t t a n y . out t h e i r c h a r i t a b l e w o r k a m o n g A h u m b l e s e r v a n t , J o a n J u g a n the old d e s t i t u t e people in Singaa s s i s t e d b y t w o companions s h e l t - pore. W e a r e certain t h a t v e r y ered, n o u r i s h e d a n d c a r e d f o r soon t h e i r h u m b l e black robe a n d several old people of t h e d i s t r i c t . cloak will b e given all t h e respect, S o r a p i d l y did t h e i r n u m b e r in- | s y m p a t h y a n d a d m i r a t i o n won in Everyone c r e a s e t h a t t h e i r y o u n g p r o t e c t o r s so m a n y c o u n t r i e s . h a d r o o m t o s e t up a special h o m e . will be pleased t o befriend t h e m God Blessed t h e i r e f f o r t s ; a f t e r and t h e i r old people to give t h e m several y e a r s , t h e c h a r i t a b l e I n s t i - much or little according t o his own t u t i o n s p r e a d to n e i g h b o u r i n g condition. c o u n t r i e s even across t h e sea, a n d In t h i s H o m e all old people will b e c a m e a n i m p o r t a n t c o m m u n i t y , be welcome, w i t h o u t d i s c r i m i n a r e c e i v i n g t h e n a m e of " C o n g r e g a - tion of r a c e , nationality a n d creed. tion of t h e Little S i s t e r s of t h e The only r e q u i s i t e for admission t o t h i s H o m e , is to be poor a n d Poor." homeless. A c c o r d i n g to t h e l a t e s t s t a t i s t i c s , T h q p r e s e n t Home, of course, it c o u n t s 309 h o m e s , 50,000 old W e hope people (men and w o m e n ) a n d is a t e m p o r a r y one. 5,680 L i t t l e S i s t e r s . T h e M o t h e r H o u s e is a t L a T o u r St. J o s e p h in S t . P e r n , II-e-et-Vilaine, F r a n c e . 7

T h e a i m of t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s is t o o b t a i n f o r t h e poor old people a l i t t l e peace, calm a n d h a p p i n e s s in t h e i r old a g e , to k e e p t h e m f r o m d a n g e r o u s occasions a n d all e a r t h l y c a r e s in o r d e r t o give t h e m t i m e t o occupy t h e m s e l v e s w i t h t h e s p i r i t u a l i n t e r e s t s of t h e i r soul, a n d t h u s t o p r e p a r e t h e m for a h a p p y â&#x20AC;˘death. S i n c e t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e Cong r e g a t i o n , m o r e t h a n 400,000 old p e o p l e h a v e died in t h e i r h o m e s . H o w do t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s of t h e P o o r succeed in t h i s sublime a n d meritorious work ? In sincerely l o v i n g t h e i r good old people a n d in t r e a t i n g t h e m with kindness and p a t i e n c e . T h e y give in, first of all, t o t h e w h i m s and caprices of t h i s a g e s o inclined t o m u r m u r ; little b y l i t t l e t h e y win over t h e m o s t u n r u l y n a t u r e s , a n d g e n t l y lead t h e i r souls t o God. T h e L i t t l e Sisters work with devotedness: t h e i r example, their prayer, their sacrifices, h a s t e n t h e h o u r of g r a c e . T h e secret of t h i s c h a r i t y , a s unlimited a s it is effective for t h e s e poor abandoned old people, lies in t h a t , t h a t in t h e i r good old people, t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s recognize t h e f e a t u r e s of t h e i r Divine L o r d " W h a t s o e v e r you h a v e done u n t o t h e least of mine, you h a v e done it i n t o m e . " T h e S a i n t l y Pope P i u s X., in an audience granted to t h e Little S i s t e r s of Rome a n d to t h e i r old people, so well exnressed t h i s idea when he said: " T h e Little Sisters of t h e P o o r h a v e chosen t h e b e t t e r p a r t ; t h e i r p a r t is t h e poor, a n d t h e poor a r e J e s u s C h r i s t . "

PLEASE

PATRONISE

The Temporary Home for the Aged and Destitute with the Little Sisters of the Poor in the foreground.

President t h e n moved t h a t a record of this condolence m e e t i n g be placed in t h e official r e g i s t e r . In approving t h e suggestion t h e whole audience stood in silence for a couple of m i n u t e s as a m a r k of t h e i r deep respect and love for t h e departed soul of a kind and venerable p a s t o r .

OUR

ADVERTISERS

AND MENTION THE MALAYA

CATHOLIC

LEADER. t h a t soon t h e Little S i s t e r s will be able t o r a i s e a l a r g e building w h e r e m a n y of t h e old people w h o are r o a m i n g along t h e s t r e e t s , w r e t c h e d a n d h u n g r y , will find a quiet s h e l t e r w h e r e to p a s s h a p pily t h e few d a y s t h e y h a v e still to live. A n d we c h e r i s h t h e hope t h a t before Jong, t h e s e d e a r s e r v a n t s of t h e P o o r will be a b l e to increase t h e i r field and open a H o m e for t h e old poor in every big t o w n in M a l a y a . * * * * C H U R C H O F OUR L A D Y O F LOURDES. Catholic Action M e e t i n g . T h e m o n t h l y m e e t i n g of t h e Catholic Action of t h e C h u r c h of O u r L a d y of L o u r d e s w a s held on S u n d a y last w i t h Rev. F r . V e n d a r g o n , Spiritual Director, in t h e c h a i r . T h e r e w a s also p r e sent a n appreciable n u m b e r of Actionists. Before gonig into t h e a g e n d a of the m e e t i n g t h e P r e s i d e n t , Mr. S. D. Pillai, referred feelingly t o t h e sad demise of Rev. F r . L. Burghoffer and paid eloquent t r i bute t o h i s deep and solid piety, his genial and s y m p a t h e t i c n a t u r e which endeared him to one and all t h a t c a m e in contact w i t h h i m d u r i n g t h e unique period of wellnigh f o r t y - y e a r s in the p a r i s h . The

The second i t e m of the d a y w a s to welcome Rev. F r . V e n d a r g o n , acting P a r i s h P r i e s t , a s t h e i r Spiritual Director. In a c c o r d i n g t h e i r n e w D i r e c t o r a most cordial welcome t h e P r e s i d e n t t h a n k e d t h e reverend f a t h e r on behalf of t h e actionists, for coming over h e r e to t a k e c h a r g e of t h e s h e p h e r d l e s s parish a n d expressed fervent hope t h a t u n d e r h i s wise guidance a n d inspiration t h i s p a r i s h will r e g a i n its lost v i g o u r and become ever more fruitful in t h e i r pious activities. H e a s s u r e d of their loyalty and wholehearted support in all his u n d e r t a k i n g s . Finally t h e P r e - I sident r e q u e s t e d the reverend ! father to e x p r e s s t h e i r p r o f o u n d j sorrow a n d s y m p a t h y to H i s Lord- ; ship Mgr. Devals who is all t h e more grieved over t h e loss of a devoted s e r v a n t of t h e C h u r c h a n d also to convey to him t h e sincere t h a n k s and appreciation of t h e Actionists of t h i s parish for h i s kind and speedy arrangements m a d e to fill temporarily t h e vacancy. In accepting t h e h e a r t y welcome ,the reverend f a t h e r said t h a t t h e L a t e Rev. F r . L. Burghoffer w a s a shining e x a m p l e of a priestly life and even while h e w a s very often in bad h e a l t h h e never m a d e h i m self a b u r d e n t o his fellow-priests. W i t h m o d e s t y c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of h i s age the r e v e r e n d f a t h e r r e g r e t t e d

t h a t he would be unable to undert a k e any g r e a t w o r k as t h e period of his s t a y is only temporary but assured the a c t i o n s t s of his r e a d y help in t h e i r difficulties. I t was also announced at the meeting by the President that a a general fund is being raised for t h e erection of a t a b l e t in memory of t h e late f a t h e r , to be placed inside t h e c h u r c h . * * * * MARRIAGE. The wedding of Mr. John A r u l l a p a n son of Mr. Arumugam to Miss M a r i e E l i z a b e t h daughter of Mr. P r a g a s a m , w a s solemnised b y Rev. F r . V e n d a r g o n at the C h u r c h of O u r L a d y of Lourdes on S a t u r d a y t h e 5 t h October. A reception w a s held in the evening a t L a n k a B o a r d i n g House in Bencoolen St.

R E Q U I E M H I G H MASS. M e m b e r s and friends of the C.Y.M.A. ( C h u r c h of Our Lady of Lourdes) a r e r e q u e s t e d to note t h a t a Requiem H i g h Mass will be s u n g a t t h e C h u r c h of Our Lady of Lourdes for t h e repose of the soul of t h e late Rev. Fr. L. Burghoffer on T u e s d a y 22nd October a t 6.30 a.m. Attendance and p r a y e r s a r e e a r n e s t l y solicited.

CYMA the Countries. WATCHES and CHRONOMETERS acknowledged the BEST in all Agent:

RENE ULLMANN, SINGAPORF.

MALAYA

CATHOLIC L E A D E R , SATURDAY.

19th OCTOBER, 1935.

AROUND THE PARISHES IPOH

I A n o t h e r Catholic Doctor for Ipoh.

o CHURCH O F O U R L A D Y O F LOURDES. Feast of T h e L i t t l e Flower Celebrated by L o u r d e ' s School. The feast of t h e L i t t l e Flower of Jesus w a s celebrated in a fitting manner by t h e children of t h e Lourde's School. A H i g h Mass was offered a n d s u n g by Rev. Father J . E d m o n d for t h e i n t e n tion of t h e school children. Most of the children w e r e p r e s e n t for the Mass a n d took p a r t in t h e singing. After Mass, t h e children g a t h e r ed at t h e School P r e m i s e s for a group p h o t o w i t h t h e Rev. F a t h e r J. Edrriond. L a t e r , t h e children dispersed e n j o y i n g a half-holiday. In the evening a t 6.30 t h e r e w a s a large g a t h e r i n g a t t h e school and t h e Rev. F a t h e r spoke briefly on the Life of St. T e r e s a a f t e r which, P a n d i t S o o s a y R a j delivered a lecture on " T a m i l E d u c a t i o n . " In his speech, h e pointed o u t t o the p a r e n t s and friends w h y t h e mother t o n g u e is q u i t e essential to children. H e b r o u g h t very m a n y examples in t h e f o r m of small stories which really happened and justified his subject. Indeed, his speech w a s so h u m o u r o u s and effective t h a t t h e audience keenly listened t o him. The lecture b e i n g over, t h e pupils of the school u n d e r t h e guidance of Pandit Soosay R a j , e n t e r t a i n e d the audience w i t h a small concert which t h e v i s i t o r s h i g h l y a p p r e ciated. T h e c o n c e r t came t o a close a t 8.30 p.m.

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Sam T e t Public School, in common w i t h 'other Chinese Schools in Ipoh, celebrated t h e 24th A n niversary of t h e Republic of China in a befitting m a n n e r . A parade w a s held in t h e m o r n i n g on the School g r o u n d s , a f t e r w h i c h the puplis w e r e a s s e m b l e d in t h e school hall. Speeches were m a d e by Rev. F r . J . S. F o u r g s , S u p e r intendent of t h e School, t h e H e a d master a n d several m e m b e r s of the M a n a g i n g C o m m i t t e e w h i c h turned out in full force. Stress was laid on t h e fact t h a t t h e future of M a l a y a depended on t h e rising g e n e r a t i o n of boys a n d girls. If t h e y g r o w u p to b e good and useful citizens, t r u e t o God and man, t h e i r c o u n t r y will b e peaceful a n d p r o s p e r o u s . A good Christian education will help t h e m not only to s e r v e God but also their c o u n t r y .

C. A . S. M e e t i n g . The 14th M o n t h l y M e e t i n g of the Catholic Action Society w a s held l a s t S u n d a y — t h e usual varied agenda w a s gone t h r o u g h . M r . E . E. Fitzpatrick g a v e a v e r y i n s t r u c tive address on t h e ' Different A s Ptcts of C h r i s t i a n F a i t h / v

OBITUARY. The L a t e T o w k a y L e e An L o n g . There passed off last week an old and esteemed Catholic resident of t h e P a r i s h — t h e l a t e Towkay Lee Ah L o n g — f a t h e r in-law of Mr. Lin Kim Choon of *Poh. The funeral w a s i m p r e s sive and well-attended R.I.P^

M A R R I A G E IN P R O S P E C T . KLANG. N e w s h a s been received t h a t Dr. Mr. S. W. Joseph of Kuala L u m MARRIAGE. Lip S e n g Chiew, L.M.S. (Singap o r e ) , M . R . C S . ( E n g . ) , L.R.C.P,, pur, is to be m a r r i e d to Miss C a t h e r i n e Angela, d a u g h t e r of Mr. The w e d d i n g took place a t t h e (Lond.), L.M. ( R o t u n d a ) , and ! F.R.H.S. ( E n g . ) will soon r e t u r n and Mrs. G. Stephen of S e r e m b a n Church of O u r L a d y of L o u r d e s , to Malaya after a successful a t t h e C h u r c h of t h e Visitation, Klang, on t h e 9 t h October, 1 9 3 ^ T h e t h e c o n t r a c t i n g p a r t i e s being Rocourse of studies in E n g l a n d a n d j S e r e m b a n on October 19th. prospective bride's f a t h e r is a n b e r t N e t t o , son of Mr. a n d M r s . Ireland. | old resident of Negri Sembilan a n d Gabriel a n d Annie N e t t o , of Dr. Lip belongs to an old C a t h o - a g o v e r n m e n t pensioner. Klang, and Miss J u l i e D'Cruz, lic family of Ipoh. His f a t h e r , d a u g h t e r of Mr. and M r s . A n t h o n y Towkay L i p Poh, who owns t h e and Mary D'Cruz. T h e sponsors KUANTAN. well-known Po Gardens, h a s lived o were Mr. A. G. D'Cruz and Mr. in Ipoh for over 40 years, and is Doraisamy Aiyer, Advocate & SoReligious Tour P a h a n g . one of t h e earliest Catholics of t h e licitor, Klang. The Bridegroom P a r i s h . H e r e m e m b e r s t h e Ijate is a Medical S t u d e n t . T h e Bride Rev. F r . R. Girad, p a r i s h P r i e s t Bishop ( t h e n F a t h e r ) Barillon of t h e C h u r c h of t h e Holy R o s a r y , was given a w a y by h e r b r o t h e r and his little a t t a p church, t h e Kuala L u m p u r and Rev. F r . N . Mr. A. G. D'Cruz. T h e couple left f o r e r u n n e r of t h e p r e s e n t fine Deredec, p a r i s h P r i e s t of St. J o h n , by boat for C a r e y Island for t h e i r building of St. Michael's. At- Bukit N a n a s , Kuala L u m p u r w e r e honeymoon. t r a c t e d to Malaya by t h e lure of on t h e i r usual . h a l f yearly t o u r in tin, Mr. L i p Poh w a s n e v e r suc- P a h a n g . PENANG cessful as a miner, but now finds T h e i r p r o g r a m m e of visit t o OBITUARY. consolation and . c o n t e n t m e n t s K u a n t a n and Sungei L e m b i n g w a s T h e L ate Mrs. Pasqual. a m o n g his flowers. as follows:—Arrived in K u a n t a n The d e a t h occurred on Tuesfrom Kuala Lipis on afternoon of day, October 9 t h , 1935, a t Pulau 23rd. Sept., 2 4 t h . Sept. t w o e a r l y T i k u s — P e n a n g of M r s . E t h e l Masses in K u a n t a n and t h e n p r o Mary P a s q u a l aged 66 y e a r s . ceeded to Sungei L e m b i n g ; 2 5 t h . KUALA LUMPUR T h e deceased leaves behind 2 two Masses in Sungei L e m b i n g sons a n d a d a u g h t e r . The and r e t u r n e d t o K u a n t a n on 2 6 t h . HOLY R O S A R Y C H U R C H . n o o n ; 26th, evening Baptism; funeral tojok place t h e s a m e 27th. t w o Masses and one M a r evening a n d w a s well a t t e n d e d . P a t r o n a l F e a s t of T h e Church r i a g e and r e t u r n e d t o R a u b . Rev. F a t h e r Michel officiated. T h e C h u r c h of t h e Holy R o s a r y T h e r e was unavoidably, a small R.I.P. a t Brickfields Road, Kuala L u m - c h a n g e in t h e above p r o g r a m m e . T H E L A T E MR. A. A N D R E S . pur, w a s en fete on S u n d a y 12th, On 24th. Sept. evening M r s . L e i u being t h e a n n i v e r s a r y celebration H i m Yaw, a Catholic lady, w h o P e n a n g h a s lost one of its m o s t of t h e p a t r o n a l feast of t h e c h u r c h . w a s sick in t h e hospital unexpectpromising all r o u n d s p o r t s m e n in T h e r e w a s a Low M a s s a t edly took a t u r n for t h e worse a n d t h e untimely demise of A n t h o n y 6.30 a.m. ^followed by a m u s i c a l expired. T h e p r i e s t s being a w a y Andres, b r o t h e r of J . A n d r e s w h o H i g h Mass a t 8.0 a.m. s u n g b y t h e a t Sungei L e m b i n g which is a played for t h e Colony cricket side Rev. F r . R . Girard, a n d t h e cho- distance of a b o u t 45 miles f r o m r i s t e r s ably conducted b y t h e K u a n t a n b u t nominally inaccessi- a g a i n s t t h e F.M.S. A n t h o n y w a s only 19 y e a r s of a g e b u t h a s r e p r e Choir M a s t e r , Mr. Lian Woon Sen, ble a s one h a s t o travel by t r a i n , sented P e n a n g a t Soccer t h i s season m o t o r boat a n d m o t o r car, t h e r e responded a d m i r a b l y . while last y e a r he w a s a r e g u l a r fore, t h e r e w a s g r a v e doubt of B o t h i n t e r n a l l y and exteriorly, t h e p r i e s t s being able to come in m e m b e r of t h e P e n a n g r u g g e r side. t h e c h u r c h a n d t h e compound t i m e for t h e burial service w h i c h H e was ill for t w o weeks before were very tastefully decorated was fixed for 25th. Sept. evening. his death. Like his b r o t h e r h e with blue a n d w h i t e t h e colours of was educated a t St. X a v i e r ' s I n s t i Anyhow, w i t h t h e very efficient O u r Lady, a n d e v e r y t h i n g looked a r r a n g e m e n t s m a d e by Mr. W. N . tution. so spick a n d span, t h e r e s u l t of Gourlay, the District Officer, t h e keen a n d personal supervision K u a n t a n , w h o left no stone u n ENGAGEMENT. of t h e Rev. F r . Girard. t u r n e d to i n t r o d u c e a special u n The e n g a g e m e n t is announced Rallying t o t h e e x h o r t a t i o n of scheduled t r a i n and motor b o a t t h e i r Vicar, t h e Chinese congre- service t h e p r i e s t s arrived j u s t in of Miss A n n a T e r e s a Cecilia P a t o n , gation m a d e a splendid r e s p o n s e t i m e and Rev. F r . Girard carried youngest d a u g h t e r of M r s . A n d r e w and approached t h e Holy Table in out t h e service both a t t h e h o u s e P a t o n of N o . 6, Mt. Elizabeth, g r e a t n u m b e r s t o show t h e i r love of Mr. H i m Y a w and a t t h e g r a v e Singapore, a n d of C o u n t y Carlow, Ireland, to Mr. W a l t e r L a m b e r t , and devotion t o O u r L a d y a n d to side. t h e g r e a t e r honour and g l o r y of T h e p r i e s t s who were so ener- Manager of t h e Pavilion T h e a t r e . God. getic t h o u g h t little of t h e long Miss P a t o n is a p a s t pupil of t h e Convent of t h e Holy I n f a n t J e s u s , In t h e evening t h e r e w a s t h e r e - travel and looked fresh in spite of Singapore. citation of t h e Holy R o s a r y in h a v i n g had v e r y little r e s t . Chinese, followed by V e s p e r s and Benediction of t h e Blessed SacraTO OUR C O R R E S P O N D E N T S . m e n t with t h e Rev. F r . V. H e r m a n n officiating and t h e Rev. F r s . N . Deredec a n d E . Belet a s s i s t i n g . 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