The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-09-16
EUROPEAN NEWS.

Michael Sect, who is believed to be
the first Chinaman born in the Straits
Settlements to take holy orders in
Malaga, was last month ordained to
j the priesthood at Singapore.
Two Irish Bishops Consecrated.-
! Right Rev. DR.. Morrisroe, Bishop-elect
of the Diocese of Achonry, and Right
Rev. DIR. O'Doherty, Bishop-elect of the
Diocese of Zamboanga, in the Philip.
pine Islands, were both consecrated
on September 2, in Ballaghaderin Ca
thedral, Ireland.
Decoration for Esperanto Founder.
The Esperanto Congress held its in,
augural sitting at Antwerp recently.
Fourteen countries were represented.
The Spanish delegate presented M.
Zamenhof, the founder of Esperanto,
with the insignia of a Commander of
| the Order of Isabella the Catholic.
Parochial Libraries in Germany
Parochial libraries have been produc-
tive of enormous good in Germany.
That great Empire whose Catholic
population is about 22,000,000 has a
Society to promote such Libraries; it
is called the Borromaeus Verein, and
has membership of about 100000.
Silver. Jubilee of Archbishop Carr
Archbishop Carr of Melbourne will be
twenty-five years Archbishop of that
city on September 20. Prominent
Catholic laymen are preparing to cele-
brate the jubilee in manner worthy
of that great churchman.
Trappists in Japan.-The Trappists
in Hokkaido, Japan, cultivate about
1000 acres of land, $40 of which are
cleared and productive, and on which
they have a colony of about 100 Chris,
tianS.
Successor of Cardinal Gruscha.-
The solemn enforcement of Mgr
Frances Nag1, Archbishop of Vienna,
and successor of Cardinal Gruscha,
took place recently in Santo Stefano,
FiSuud, III tuC p1CoChSO Oh shS Idi-
peror.
Burial of Cardinal Moran.-The ly-
ing-in-state of the late Cardinal Moran,
in the Cathedral at Sydney, was wit
messed by 100000 people. An impos-
ing procession through the streets,
with the remains in hearse, preced-
ed the interment in the vault within
the Cathedral.
Oldest Member of Sacred College
Celebrates Jubilee.-Cardinal Capece-
latro, now eighty-seven years old, and
sixty years a priest, son of Duke of
Castlepagno, has celebrated his silver
jubilee as member of the Sacred
College. He has written 27 volumes
and 80 pamphlets. He has been Arch
bishop of Capua 81 years. The Car
dinal is now the oldest member of the
College. Is
Honor for Jesuit Astronomer-The
Jesuit, Father Chevallier, Rector of
the Astronomical Observatory of ST.
kawei near Shanghai, China, has been
appointed member of the Italian AGA
DENY and Society of "Spectroscopisti
Italiana."
Italian Musical Director Dead.-A
great master of church music, Com
mendatore Filippo Capocci, whose
name as we'll as that of his father was
household word at Rome, died re
Gently in Rome. He was director of
the choir in the Lateran, the Cathedral
is installed
A Family of Noted converts.-The
reception into the Church of Miss
Knox-Little, by Father Maturin, re.
minds us that her three uncles have
preceded her on the road to Rome
These include Rev. S. III. Little, some
time curate at st. Peters, Bourne
mouth; the Rev. Charles Hardy Little
late vicar of st. Martins, Brighton, and
Douglas Little, of the Redemptorists
Canon Knox Little, her father, has
been for some years one of the leaders
of advanced Anglicanism in England
and his name is household one
throughout the English speaking
world. 1t is interesting to know thai
the Titles are from north of ireland
stock, noted for its militant Protes
tantism.
i New Abbot of Roscrea.-The cleo
ton of Lord Abbot of the Cistercia1
Monastery of Mount st. Joseph, Ros
crea, to succeed the late Right Rev
. CamiIIus Beardwood, took place at the
Monastery recently. At six o'clocl
!. Pontifcial High Mass was celebrated
!, by Abbot Maurus O'Phelan of Noun
, Melleray. At eight o'clock the election
took place in the presence of the Yer.
, Rev. Dean Seaman, PIP, " G., BirI
and the Ven. Archdeacon Stuart, PIP
: Roscrea. Only members of Mount ST