The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-12-14
OLD WORLD NEWS.

Mayor Fourteen Times.-Alderman
Fairles-H Humphreys has been elected
mayor of Montgomery, in England for
the fourteenth time. He was mayor
of the borough in the two Jubilee
years of Queen Victoria, in the Cor
onation years of King Edward and
King George, and last year, when the
Prince of Wales was invested at Car
narvon Castle. Mr.. Fairles-Humph-
reys is retired doctor and a country
a Liberal and Catholic.
Actor Turns Catholic.-Mr. Richard
Temple, of London, who created the
part of Mikado in Gilbert and Sulli-
vans famous light opera, was recently
received into the Church on his death
bed.
Italian Catholic Unions.-The direc-
ton of the five societies, the Popular
Union,' the Electoral Union," the
"Economic-Social Union" the "Cath-
Ollie Youth" and the "Union of Catholic
Women" had their general meeting
last week to report progress for the
past year and formulate plans for COM
ing work. The plan of organization
of Catholic action through these i've.
chief Unions, and of affiliatiOn to them
of minor associations, was drawn out
three years ago by the Holy Father
himself.
Rhodes Scholarship Selection.-Dr.
Edmund B. Jones has been selected
for the Rhodes scholarship at Oxford
for 1912 from South Australia. He is
a former pupil of the Christian
Brothers.
New Archbishop of Gran.-Emperor
Francis Joseph has nominated Most
Rev. John Cszernock, Archbishop of
Kalocsa, to the See of Gran, rendered
vacant by the resignation of Cardinal
Vaszary, o. S. B., Prince-Primate of
Hungary. Ratification of the appoint
ment will be forthcoming without de-
lay, but not in time for preconization
at the Consistory to be held on Deem
Der 2.
For Good Books and Papers.-By
his last will practical and benevolent
citizen of Bilboa, Spain, left $4,000
for the spread of good books and
$4,000 for the support of Catholic
newspapers.
Protestants in Germany.-The "Ka-
tholische Kirchenzeitung fur Deutsch-
land" publishes in it's issue of Novem-
Der 1, statistics which prove that in
Germany there is outside the Catholic
Church serious falling away from
Christianity.
Catholic Theatres. - The Catholic
women of Paris have fine theatre
of their own, corps of writer's, a
company of actors, and a special pub
LEGATION that guides the theatregoer.
They were successful last year in sup
pressing D. Annunzio's Est. Sebastian"
and other plays The Laura Theatre
in Madrid, patronized by royalty, acts
on kindred lines; similar movement
is starting in Vienna, and the Catho-
lie women of Uruguay submitted last
year at the Feminine Congress in
Madrid, the project of an international
dramatic union to boycott objection
able plays all over the world.
Spanish Premier's Family. The
King of Spain has raised the family of
the assassinated Premier Canalejas, to
the rank of Dukeship, with an annuity
of $4,000.
New Prior of San cIemente.-Father
Louis Nolan was on Saturday, Novem-
Der 23rd, appointed Prior of the Irish
Dominican Church of San Clemente,
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Cardinal O'Connell of Boston.
Granada Honors Dominican. - The
city of Granada, Spain, has erected a
monument to the memory of that holy
and famous Dominican preacher,
Louis of Granada, often called the
"Bossuet of Spain"
Pastoral on School Question.-Car-
dinal Aguirre, the Spanish primate,
has issued a pastoral letter on the
school question in Spain. The letter
deplores the introduction of the school
question into politics.
Pope Appoints New Librarian.-The
Holy Father has appointed Cardinal
RampOlld L1DrdFldU Ol Tic CdIAollS
Church in place of Cardinal Capecela-
tro, who died on November IA.
Work of the Brothers in Ireland
Eleven out of fourteen City of Dublin
scholarships, and eight open scholar.
ships for the National University, were
gained by the pupils of the Christian
Brothers in the recent entrance exam
nations.
French Catholic Schools. - Canon
Laude, after personal investigation
of conditions in every diocese OF
France, has just drawn up for the Soci
ETY. d'Education an excellent report
on the state of Catholic schools. Since
/ 1902 twenty thousand schools have
been closed by the Government be
cause the teachers of these belonged
to religious congregations. Of this
number, eight thousand have already
been re-opened, either with secular
lied members of religious congrega