The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-14


Precious Altar Piece Stolen.-A re-
port from Florence, Italy, states that
the painting Christ with Saints at
| tributed to Andrea Orcagna, an altar
piece in the Strozzi chapel of the
Church of Santa Maria Novella, has
been stolen.
Nuerenberg's MISUNDERSTANDING
the most beautiful tabernacle for the
Blessed Sacrament in the whole
/ world is Krafft's famous marble
gothic one built in front of pillar
| in the Church of ST. Lawrence, at
Nuremberg, Germany It is a mag
nificent work OF art with tall slender
turrets, the whole rising to a height
of about SO feet. 1t was carved in
the 18th century. A similar but less
beautiful one is in the village church
of Kiedrich, in the Rheingau, Ger
many.
The Mill Hill Society.-The Society
of st. Joseph of Mill Hill, London,
founded by Cardinal Vaughan As years
/
| ly, those of the Archdiocese of Mad
ras, India; North Borneo and Sarawak;
Kashmir and Kafristan; the Upper
Nile, Uganda, the Maori missions,
Auckland, New Zealand; the Belgian
Congo, and the Philippines.
Generous New Zealand Catholic
Miss Ralph, a Catholic resident of the
town of Huntly, New Zealand, has
given an academy to the Sisters OF
that place; and at present she is en-
gagged on the plans for new school
which she is erecting on the adjoining
site, and which will be built to accom-
modate over one hundred children
In addition, she has presented pri-
vate house to the Order, the rent of
which will be part of their income;
and to crown ALL has given an assured
guarantee for the keep of the Sisters
in charge for some years.
The Church in Japan.-The popula-
ton of Japan is today fully 100000.
It has two imperial Universities, Toxic
and Kyoto. The Catholic Church in
that Empire enjoys now an universal
character, that is, well-represented in
hierarchy, clergy, religious >congrega-
tions, educational institutions, etc.
Since 1881 there has been published
there a Catholic review, the "Kokyo
| "Melanges'
| Archbishop Dunno of Brisbane
The Most Rev. Dr. Dunno, Archbishop
of Brisbane, has made application to
Rome for a coadjutor For twenty
nine years he has ruled that See and
is now in his S0th year He is a ma
tive of Clonmel, was educated at Lis
more and at the Irish College, Rome,
was ordained in 1856, went to Bris-
bane in 1863, and for 13 years was
pastor of Toowoomba, where he helped
to settle many Irish families on the
fertile Darling Downs.
! Famous Austrian Abbey.-The IA
nous Benedictine Abbey of Krems
muenster, near Linz, Austria, founded
in 772, has valuable library of 10000
volumes, LOO manuscripts, and other
historical records.
Catholic Schools of IreIand.-The
prize lists of the intermediate Educa-
ton Board show that the Catholic
| schools and colleges of Ireland still
maintain the superior position which
they have held for years. The Cork
Christian Brothers Schools come out
first with seventeen exhibitions, fol-
lowed closely by the O'Connell
Schools, Dublin, with sixteen Rock
well College, Cashel, takes next place
with thirteen. The Royal Academical
Institution, Belfast, Protestant Col
lege, takes fourth place, then follow
Clongowes Wood College, Blackjack
College, and st. Jarlath's College,
Tuam. Of the girls schools, St. Louis
Convent, Monaghan, and the Loreto
Convent, Balbriggan, head the list
with fourteen exhibitions each The
Academy, Ballymena, Protestant
school, comes next, and then come the
Loreto Convent, Wexford, followed by
) the Loreto College, st. Stephens
Green, Dublin. There can be no deny
ing the fact that the Catholic teachers
have shown once again that they can
compete successfully with more fav-
ored members of the same profession.
Polish Catholic Congress.-Deputa
tons from almost every part OF the
Polish regions in Germany, Austria
and Russia met recently at a
great Polish Catholic Congress at
: Przemysl, under the presidency of
Count Badeni. In succession to the
Bishop of Przemysl, who read letter
: of appreciation from Cardinal Merry
del Val in the Pope's name, a number
of gentlemen belonging to the highest
section Of the Polish aristocracy spoke
on the various themes SET forth in the