The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-02

of the whole Bavarian Army corps.
Elected amidst enthusiastic acclaim
a Deputy in 1877 he was reelected
without opposition every succeeding
OCCASION, and always concluded his
election address by the words, II am
Clerical and legitimate" He sat on
the extreme Right in the Chamber,
but his charming presence and bold
upright front made him favorite with
ALL, and one of the greatest tributes
to his memory has come from the
Freemason Brisson. He succeeded on
the death of General de Charette to
the command of the few remaining
Zouaves.
Catholic Marquis of Bute.-The
Catholic Marquis of Butte is the
wealthiest peer in Scotland. He is
the possessor of 10000 acres of land,
which include the Island of Butte, and
most of the town of Cardiff, South
Wales. He has six magnificent resi-
dences, situated in Wales and Scot
land, with town house in London
His wife is the daughter of an Irish
baronet, Sir Henry Bellingham.
Syrian Bishops Consecrated.-In
Ceylon last December, two Syrian
Bishops were consecrated for Mala-
bar. The Syrians of Malabar have at
present $50 churches, 120 chapels,
high schools religious orders, and they
number about 416,O0O. The Church
there goes back several centuries.
Catholic Nurses Association.-The
first general meeting of the Catholic
Nurses Association was held recent
ly in Lourdes House, Mountjoy
Square, London. AS the association
has been formed principally to take
advantage of the new insurance act,
the necessity for afiliating with an
existing recognized friendly society
arose. The meeting unanimously Sc
lected the Ancient Order of Hiber
mans with which to affiliate, as the
society has branches in all parts of
Ireland and will, therefore, be in close
touch with the scattered members of
the Catholic Nurses Association.
Catholic Journals of Paris.-Both
the Catholic and the anti-Catholic
Press of Paris is on the increase. The
Catholic journals, and journals in SYM
pathy with them have the following
subscription lists: the La Croix, 270,-
900, L'Echo de Paris, 100000; L'Eclair,
$4,000; L'Action Francois, 10000; La
Libre Parole, $4,000; LIE So1eil, 100000;
L'Autorite, 5000; universe, 5000;
La Presse, 10000; La Patrie, 10000;
LIE Gauolis, $4,000; La Liberte, $4,000;
La Gazette de France, 2,000-in all
$4,000.
Iridium For England's Conversion.
The annual Iridium held in the
English Saints, under the auspices of
the good Teaching Sisters, Piazza di
Spagna, Rome, for the conversion,
of England, took place recently, in
connection with the Feast of Regina
Prophetarum. On the feast itself,
High Mass was sung by the Right
Rev. Mgr. George, D. D., Vice-Rector
of the Beda College, in presence of
large congregation of the English
speaking element In the evening,
after an eloquent sermon preached by
Rev. Philip Langdon, o. S. B., Bene-
diction was given by his Eminence
Cardinal Van Rossum.
Union of Catholic Women of Italy.
in Italy, there is a national organi-
cation "The Union of Catholic Won
en-" Last month the Union gathered
in annual congress, held in the Hall
of Consistory at the Vatican. One
hundred and thirty presidents of To-
cal committees, and 500 members of
the organization were present under
the presidency of Princess Guistiana
Bandini. She read an address to the
Supreme Pontiff to which he replied,
expressing his satisfaction at the no.
BILE display of the Christian women
of Italy.
Catholic Federation in Manila
! A movement is on foot to unite all the
Catholic societies in Manila, with a
view of increasing their influence and
securing for Catholics better recogni-
ton than is now accorded them.
Famous Irish Church.-Bootersto
near Dublin, Ireland, has Catholic
chapel which is said to be the oldest
church in which mass has been con-
tinually celebrated in Ireland.
Missionary Bishop Dead.-A te1e-
gram from Sydney, New South Wales,
announces the death of Archbishop
Navarro, first Vicar Apostolic of New
Guinea. Born at Auxerre in 1886, he
belonged to the Society of Missionar.
les of the Sacred Heart
Indian Bishop and His vicoriate,-