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PART III: DEFENDER OF THE FAITH

THE MINDSZENTY

STORY

Police Forbid Procession

BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER

Morning!

contemporary According to o yesterday, "eighty years ago the average Scoi was 101 lbs heavier" than his English contemporary,

Scots who weigh.....

The news agency most helpful in providing items for this co- lumn reported yesterday that a Filipino strangled his wife "and then strangled himself by slash- butcher ing his throat with a knife."

Ho was at least nearer the mark than if he'd tried to shoot himself with it.

*

changed his decision about the led to the effect that everybody brations took pince in the church procession. It can take place in was obliged to obtain immotia ely self-but during the service the document, police drove a fire-engine round and around the Castle of Buda, personal entity

We hear there is now a Com- as the 1946 route is also involved Cyclists were made to dismount, and round the church pumping munist coll in Sydney.

A man called McPhillips is in In the non-religious celebrations various irregularitics' were dis- some yellow liquid from it. This of St. Stephen's Day.

covered and many were thus was repeated several times. Near it, prevented from taking part in the end of the celebrations the tho Holy Mary Congrass at Cardinal-Primale of

MacToggle was stretched out on at the door of the church, the sands in Repulse Bay in con- Zalzgerszeg.

Hungary

nded by the clergy and the tented mood. "Come on, Mac,

No Bargaining After all this we did not con- sider it dignifled to bargain about the worthy celebration of our "3. As only nine days re- great Holy King's festival. To stages of this mained till August 20,, the prove the various

bargain we have enumerated the representative of the Actio above eight points. On the other Catholica on that day visit-hand, we have not had the neces- ed the Home Office, where Therefore the National Procession brates this year the bicentenary

preparations. plan for government reform the Minister's Secretariat re- of the Holy Right has been can- of its foundation. It is natural | Private was cut into two. It wa

At tomorrow's Legislative Council meeting' Sir Man- kam Lo will introduce an amendment to the Landale

as a

in Hong Kong. This, unlike the original proposal, will apparently be tabled motion: in other respects it to break very little new ground indeed, and in what is the motivation be- hind it.

seems

ferred him to the official who was dealing with the ap- plication..

un

4. He immediately called the official in question, who In- formed him that he had passed reference the application, under

fory

celled.

time for

bishops. The bells rang out. At said a friend on his way to his Flagrant Case "But let us gase to the most the same moment threo police small yacht, "what about a sal?" "Na, na," said MacToggle. "I at cars, packed with helmeted police- flagrant case--the events

mon foro down the road

guld fin at the cost whare hac had men, Colldemolk.

"The Church of

crowds, pouring from the of $5, and I'm takin' na risks." St. Mary in

cheered the stood and Kiscell, which is in the care

of Cardi

on dis

to the The Pour Just Men way th the Order of St. Bernard, calo-

The procession of

To Pink Marble Palaces

Though they may roam They don't do much there

That they can't do at home.

quawou sy) 10 M41 OXU{ {[" pro a to a

fact it is difficult to see just number 471,341/1948 B.M, IV/2 the use this pretext against acknowledged it on September 3 ways were organised at the samo Try This on Yourself

our

colony.

a re-

to the

the re-

pro-

119 as the

that the

had

How shall we who East of Ruer Long have given all the slip

more

Know that this is no sworders transported by rall without any

The

to

Question Raised

"oxile," That there'll be no homebound

ship?

arc certain

Brothers, there-

symptoms Which a wise man may not miss Mark the caters of the Lotus... Little common things like this: from When the latest frock

Paris

Falls to catch your roving eye, But a silk dress never misses

On some beauty from Shanghai -

the When p'raps sitting in

movies

You perceive in some far land With surprise, à European Seize a suitcase in his hand.....

that this event should to cele-only through the grace of the that no Virgin, our Holy Mother; The party celebration of the brated in an appropriate manner serioze accident occurred. New Bread could have taken place The organisers had submitted

"We must mention moreover any Sunday between July 15 and the detailed programma

of the Life

in the town and district of September 30. but

it has been

"Honved' Hun- that thought neeesssory

at the last religious festival to the

Szombathely, so-called which had garian Home Office, moment to

Right of the

with the time: to these the population of whole and given permission

villages wore the most outlying villages taught our

our ancestors] Budapest nation, which

any to the Chief of the

proviso how to till the soil diligently and only Police for him to deal with, and

responsibility of had informed the Actio Catholica in our daily bread. With sorrow would be

the Church authority organising difficulty. On September 12 a heart ful and distressed spirit we the pilgrimage.

special train started from Cell- Both schemes recommend

Budapest for domelk

the of this step in writing,

Inform all Hungarians of this de-

permis- the sidetracking of

"After receiving this "5. The next day, that is, on

Inauguration

of Budapest, We cision; Catholica the Actio

we can only beg them tri 12,

sion, the organisers took all the modelled Municipal Council August

of Police Pray with us and think of the

to

this cannot refrain from pointing out necessary

make steps inquiries Sir Mark made three

glorious R

that on September 11 and 12 no Right Hand on its ancient as proposed by

Hendquarters by

In one by telephone.

great festival of the Holy Virgin objection was raised to balls held Coast day. Young in favour of a recon the afternoon the same reply was

Bat impressive us possible.

in Celldomolk and that imme- On August 23 the Church au stituted Legislative Council.relurned to the third inquiry as

the celebrations day of

more dlately after the ceremony in the Issued an to the first two:

additional s "The Ale in thorities

more approached,

and more church the great police cordon statement. In the meantime the difficulties Both have a majority of Un-

appeared. On Bureau has | Stuf Oficial Telegraph officials, partly elected by question has not yet arrived."

"6. On

the was removed, อ August

hat morning 13 the Actio

of September

that qualified residents of British

Catholica received the reply that circulated a Government declara-

tion,

was organisers were informed according to which it was

tho of partly the file had arrived and that the

"After describing all this with was the Lord Lieutenant and nationality

that the streeta

Issued, n had

special the greatest restraint and objec- Chief of Police's decision would merely destred

county nominated by the Governor,

around

Basilica decree. 12

the St. communicated at

St. Stephen

tivity, we must raise the question: noon, around

should be reserved for the non-

violation of who retains his right of veto be

According to this, a contagious Has there been a religious celebrations and that it against any motion which he after a report had been made to

him. In the meantime the Actio ralig

and in- religious freedom and individual considers militates against Catholica received the written was purely a Church decision that epidemic of meningitis

fantile paralysis

been liberties in Hungary in spite of observed

in several

When districts. the assurances given by the peaca notification from the Hungarian had cancelled the traditional the community's welfare or

'your request cession. This had to be clarified, Consequently,

transit from one

and the various pacis Home Office that status as a British

and their statement read: for a permit of the August 20 pro-ang

"After we issued our statement | district to another was forbidden treaties ng basic human rights been cession has passed

September 8 and October that these would be respectedca, between on

10 and August Chief of Police, Budapest

and explained

"Let the why The only material differ-

Hungarian the ST.

and neither county fairs nor St. Stephen's

8, and Day procession 7. At their request, ence is that the new motion

could be attended, who represent seventy per cent. pilgrimages Actio

medical of the country's population, an- presentatives of the Actio Catho- had to be envisages 17 members, in-

ters Catholica received the next day, In these places where while llea visited Police Headquarters

were still uncom-swer this question in a calm and August 17, another communica- examinations

judgment; lat the cluding six Officials,

soon after noon, where the do-

tion from the Chief of Police, pleted these would be continued unblas the Landale plan had a coun- cision of the Chief of Police was ten

opinion of cil of 20, with nine Officials.

communicated to them: In view Once again the two previous de- on September 11 and 12, and the answer be given by the healthy and

the nation." Sir Man-kam does not, how- of the Festival of Bread on Au- cisions were changed and this time population was ordered to stay dispassionate pubile

was raised against at home. objection

When the Cardinal returned Part-

This decree caused consider, ever, commit himself on the gust 20, which is being held

ly in the Square of Heroes and following the route of the streets

around the Basilica.

able consternation because the from the Celldomelk church to the subject of how many of the along the Andrassy ut, the pro-

Tho Actio Catholica was people in the neighbouring villages Benedictine monastery where he and Unofficials should be nomin- cession of St. Stephen's Day on ated, and within his frame- these routes cannot be permitted, unable to change its decision; knew nothing of such an epidomic. was lodged, he waa pale

matter could not On September 10 the organisers trembling in overy limb. His voice letter had been ahaken by nobs while work the percentage of those but the route followed in 1946 such a serious

frivolous of Celldemolk received a (St. Stephen's Square,

he was preaching. He actually voted for by the or-

Zsilinszky ut, Bathory Street and a way. In any case, judged by the from the

Was This communication explained that rusat Intimate condutorw be Zrinyi

experiences of the past, citizen could dinary

Street) is acceptable.

would all Fatherler quite possible that there

and meetings had 1

the to of because

Devil negligible, and of no effect After this official communication

bed fresh modification of the been banned

the on the general conduct of and is acknow the Antio Catho- police decision on the very morning epidemic and therefore the pil. It is impossible to forget

The Primate of Hun- place. scene. presentatives of the

could not take ters and, of the Colony's affairs.

In his Cardinal's robes 1 grimage lica left Police Headquarters

the procession.

ban did not apply to any "It must therefore be categor- This

of the One has the inescapable having informed the Church au

clergy...around blo impression that the Unoff-thorities of the police decision, ically stated that the traditional services inside the church.

The same day, in one of the the huge crowd milling in the larties went square being dispersed by of any villages, the village-crier cials at present in power do made the necessary arrangements St. Stephen's Day procession was

round with the following An and police Joeps..

country, the not expect to see their sterl-for the procession in this sense, not cancelled

though only seven days were left doelsions or conditions made by round

hearts, all over thBut in their "The nouncement:

hospital of ing worth go unrecognised, "g. On August 14, 1948, which the Church authorities."

Kormend is filled to overflowing fame of religious faith, of love and

that i fell on Saturday, a determined

Statement Issued

with victims of the epidemic. The for the ancient traditions, burns September 14, 1948, come what may, they will message from Po

ters requested the Actio Catholica

the hospital of Sarvar must therefore with a pure and strong intensity. authorities issood A

further cases. And the Cardinal, almost rooted retain their seats. And even

be evacuated for to send its representatives once! if they themselves were un-more to the Chief of Police as the long statement about the police

fairs are forbidden in this die lorry.

Septem- In Hungarian bearts he was no oble, through illness or the decision on the procession had atrocities committed on peaceful Consoquently, all gatherings and to the ground, faces the roaring

the occasion of two pilgrimages.bes 11 the villagers

Were

pre

"c

Bajesy

Pollen telepor

no

Ол

cancelled the

bandied In

Catholic

Doctuse

I

know

I

face

stand that

the with

Now

face

no more the paid off ricksha Follows making plaintive noise, When you quite escape atten-

tion From the local shoeshine boys...

time gots When

to mean uttle You no longer wear a watch, When you got to look on water the stuff they use with Scotch.

As

KO

When for years you've never

tasted

Produce of the common cow;

When you're bored to teora

with Bevin Lut can talk for hours of Moo... When to buy all things black-

market

Seems to you to normal be.. When you can with calm, clear

conscience

Cash the cheque which bought.

the Keyi

When in Oriental faces Passing daily to and fro You begin to see resemblance To school-chums of long ago. When the grow that greets a

stranger

Never wakes in "work" dogs'

throats

As you pass them in the vil

loge.....

boatst

pressure of private business, been modified. When they called and loyal Hungarian eltizans on trict On the morning of old: longer a man living in the world Boys! You've missed too many

timet Police Headquarters they were his served as an opportunity to meetings, gatherings, fairs, but a glorified symbol and ideal: haserate the various grievances grimages have been forbidden the Chief Shepherd and Guardian

to

to devote their

their the legislature, nominees would be well to

told: "The Chief

of Police

A Faith.

that on

the

-

Defender of

Great are

the advantages advertisement That's why many people rush from poster.

of

The of Hungary, and insults suffered in connection by the Lord Lieutenant."

by with the Year of the Holy Virgin, wame evening one more decree the fore, presenting a smilese, Portuguese,

Indian, which had been

en proclaimed

publicly read out by the (To be continued on tomorrow) | plit. August 13, 1947, in Esztergom. ing willingness to work with- Eurasian or anything else.

It safd village criers. The preamble referred to the September 12 the medical out a mite of self-interest We ourselves fail to seel

tens and hundreds of thousands for the good of our 2,000,- the snag in this.

It is no who hast gathered at the aminations would be continued in the whole district and everyoba 600 inhabitants.

justification to talk about the ligious celebrations; it painted We have said all along thin end of the wedge. If out that from the spring of 1848 must stay at home under penalty that certain safeguards must

"The organisers thereupon de- our special circumstances are onwards not only the most ele of instant internment. obviously be imposed when constantly quoted for other mental assistance had been denied elared that because Ume was 60

to the pilgrims, but ovon their] ***** dealing with government re reasons, they can equally basic rights had been

short they were unable to noilly withhold | 22

the people. Many of them lived form here: that a stable, well be applied here: that from those who proceeded to pray at great distances: the pilgrimage largely honest

penitence for batter administra there is probably no pre- and do

had been officially permitted; its could not bo an- tion under British rule must cedent for Hong Kong, future of their country.

Then the statement went on to cancellation

Some had set nounced in time. detailed facts: But such a token gesture to manent population are aliens. the burgeoning aspirations who theoretically at least ways rafused to

cheap sixty miles. towards democracy is not pay taxes if liable, and who collective tickets.

"2. On neveral occasions even going to satisfy Hong Kong also should be expected to individual tickets were refused to sures only increased the confusions

who may accuse | take an interest in

pilgrims.

J

be preserved, and so forth. where the bulk of our pergive,The Hungarian Stalo Rall-out from a distance of thirty of

To those

the

issua

Increased Confusion "Later official decrees and mea- Instead of announcing in the extra carriages, Celldomolk had been forbidden, tish sentiment, we can say much motivation in the past trains with

they

did not mention the fact at with assurance that the op- One further point has to fewer coaches were put on..

only referred to the "4. Motor-buses were forbid-11, posite is the case. This be noted. Sir Man-kam puts

medical, etc., to transport pilgrims..

quarantine

us of encouraging anti-Bri- Colony. They have not had foun Trstead of reinforcing the villages that the colobrations at

but

thoso who had already

| newspaper wants the best forward without qualifien. / den Prasenger motor-cars were courawad no way of learning

| started

this

that can be obtained for the tion that the Municipal also forbidden to do this." Colony, and in times like Council scheme should be "6. A special examination of about

combat order to

the these, with an imponderable completely abandoned. The horses was ordered so that the

pilgrims in outlying districts "epic, the authorities usad future, this can only be Governor's recent promise should be unable to reach the policemen with tommy-guns and who barred the roads guaranteed by giving the that the ordinance relating place of the Holy Virgin Day or

Life Celidomolk and drove back | 'people an embracing com-to this would not be rail- the Sanctuarios. munity feeling.

roaded through the legislay. The billeling of soldiers all who wanted to enter the town.

ful should The "China Mail" has ture tacitly guaranteed that was announced, so that the fifth- The tired pilgrims had to spend be unable to leave the night in the fields and mes- undertaken its own inves- neither would it be thrown their home.

dows before they could return to tigations into current public aside. We ourselves have| ", At the places of pilgrimage their homes,

"Police action started in Coll- opinions (the plurality 15 never supported this as a and religione fastivals the use

its peak on the used advisedly). After care-primary proposal, but we of loudspeakers was forbidden detnolk on Saturday, September

often in such a way that per- 11, and reached

out singly ful analysis one factor seem-know it has the backing of mission previously granted was 12th. Those who sat ed constant throughout the many people, mostly Chin-revoked at the last moment. for the church, with prayer-books majority of individuals, andese, and it always had its The wore the preliminary and rosaries in their hands, were

stopped and examined. of the steadily. "intensified organisations ** that the merits as “a training ground staver unit the fros szer realdents of Celldemolk were not Legislative Council" should for democracy"

dise of weligion which schod. permitted.

I to 1. to approach the church, be remodelled; to permit of On the whole we feel that elfrom

and Not only laymen but a slight majority of elected tomorrow's recommendations especially more recently in Cell-were stopped and sent back

“The church was filled early in members all of British will be by no means the last domolk, nationally, but that, foters word on the thorny subject Not only did they ban the the morning and latecomers found up: loudspeakers....at Zalagu- no room. A few hundred yards should be taxpayers who of government reformare before the way strong police cordon ur |ther they be British, Chin" | Hong Kong

pilgrimage « dadrós usa pukilch-i rounded It. All religious cala-

Non-

DUAL INSTRUCTION

"What's wrong, Pict? You peutic qualities of · Rose's look like a man who can feel Lime Juice." the earth going round."

"Have you bem in the sun too "I can and you know thy. You're long ?*** not fit to fly with autogels, for "No. Rose's Lime Juice less instruct people."

speeds the elimination of "These are harsh words to alcohol from the system. In your venerable instructor."

non-technical language hand.. "You saw I had a t-tenths cuffs the hangover. Take Cin hangover. So you made me cover and Rowe's all evening or my cockpit, shutting out fresh air, glaw of Rose's next before and then the practised spins for clumber and you can spin Alleen minutes. Spins! You have likes top without a quiver." a primitive sense" of humour in']"Accept my modified gratituds Wim parts."

and let's try a large Gin and "At last night's' party I Rose's in the clubhouse now. I thought: there's a young man. might steady the deodrome a who needs teaching the thera | trik."

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