The Catholic bulletin., 1922-07-22
OLD WORLD NEWS

of three days duration was inaugu-
rated by the Sisters of Marie de Re-
paratrice at their convent in Ferry
road, Edinburgh, recently. A large
number of girls in business took ad
vantage of the spiritual exercises.
Ancient PapaI Seal Found.-Excava-
tions now being carried on in the city
of Canterbury on what was once part
of the grounds of the Monastery of
St. Augustine, have brought to light
metal bull or seal, attached at one
time to a papal document. The seal
is in good condition, and it was at
tached evidently to bull of Pope Ur-
ban vi, who reigned in Rome from
1878 to 1889.
Holy Father Honors Young Violin.
ist.-The young Jugo-Slav violinist
Balakovic, who is at the present time
achieving a remarkable musical sue
cess in London, has been :honored by
the Pope by being appointed knight
Commander of the Order of St. Greg
ory the Great. Blakovic is only TWEEN.
ty-seven years of age, and he is un-
derstood to be the youngest command
er in the Papal Order on record.
Confessions Among the Japanese
In order to assist missionaries who
hear the confessions of Japanese Cath
olics living in China, and who as yet
are not readily proficient in the Jap
anese language, an Examination of
Conscience has been prepared in Lat
in and Japanese. The penitent points
to the offense that he has committed
in the Japanese list, and the priest
reads the corresponding number in
Latin.
Welcomes Return of Religious Or.
der.-Like the municipal council of
Moulins, the municipal council of the
town of Bastia has recently adopted a
resolution favorable to the return of
a religious order. Recently, the So
ciety of Missionaries of the Levant
solicited the approval of the council
for the establishment of center to
train missionaries for Syria, Mesopo-
tamia and Asia Minor. A favorable
| answer was given by unanimous vote
Maltese Senator Receives Honor
| The Archbishop of Rhodes and Bish-
| op of Malta recently invested with the
Order of Cape and Sword Hon. AL
phonso Maria Galea, Senator of the
| Maltese Legislative Council, at the
house of the Salesian Fathers in Slie.
| MIA, Malta. Mr.. Galea is a notable
| philanthropist and was responsible for
| the Introduction of the Salesian Fa-
theirs into the island, and has been
] president of the Brothers of st. Vim
cent de Paul.
Prizes for Aonae TaiIItean.-An ex-
traordinary influx of visitors to Dublin
during the month of August is antici-
pated. In the first place, the Aonae
Tailltean Grish Olympic Games), will
be held early in the month and these
will be followed by the National
Horse Show. The Aonach is a reviv-
al of the Ancient Tailltean games of
Ireland and will embrace all branches
of athletic and sporting events. The
competitions will be open to all
Irishmen or descendants of Irish
men, Athletes from all parts of the
world have entered as competitors.
This is the first athletic exhibition of
| the kind in Ireland since 1859. Mr..
John Mccormack, the famous Irish
Catholic tenor, has contributed 500
dollars towards providing cups to be
| given to the winners in the hurting
and football competitions.
| Catholic Education of Deaf Mutes.-
Rev. Brother Johnson of the Christian
Brothers of st. Joseph's Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb, Cabra, recently
addressed the Dublin Rotary Club on
"The Education of the Deaf and
Dumb He said that for "a years he
had been teaching deaf mutes, and
that some of the teachers in the in.
stituton had been there for more than
40 years. Until the middle of the 18th
century, he said, little or nothing was
done for deaf mutes. 1t was a French
priest, the Able de PEpee, who first
started a project for their education
Cabra School was opened in 1857
Since then, 1,050 boys have passed
through it. There are now 500 past
pupils who are doing well, especially