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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

VISIT OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS.

MONDAY

MARCH 7, 1921.

of the Missions Etrangeron, to mem-little British colony should be made bors of my congregation in Hong the meeting placs of those in kong and their friends. I am happy spiritual charge of the missions of that at much short notice, so large this great Society. This fact is a gathering has met here this after-perhaps, the most eloquent tributo noon to do honour to our visitors. that 1 can point to the liberality of The Catholic community of My friends, the Bishops, have come the British Government, whose hon. Hongkong yesterday held a re-from far and near. They have come pitality my own Mission has enjoyed ception at the Catholic Union

Yesterday's Reception.

Club in honour of the visit of from such widely separated places from the first day of the British twenty-nine. Bishops of the an Nagasaki, and Pondichorry, Seoul settlement of the Colony of Hong- Missions Etrangeres who have and Laos, Manchuria and Siam, and kong."

The Community's Welcome. Paul Whitman & His Orch' been summoned to the Colony in from the heart of China where the

Speaking on connection with the work of re-activition of the Catholic Mission

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Paul Whitman & His Orchasing the rules of the Society date back for more than five cen- Catholic community of Hongkong, in accordance with the codifica- turies. From our own province of Mr J. D. Osmund said:---The tion of the canonical law.

The function was attended by

Kwangtung it is my great pleasure pleasing duty has been delegated to me of welcoming Your Lord. welcome among UA my Six Brown Brothers numerous visitors, and at the

ships here to-day in the name of distinguished. friend Mgr. close, the ecclesiasts took part in

de the Catholica of Hongkong. We a procession round the compound Guobriant. His Lordship has been are very proud to see you taking Six Brown Brothers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, chosen by our Holy Father the Pope part with us in to-day's festival in

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Never in honour of the 50th as Visitor Apostolic to China and our beautiful Cathedral. Anniversary of the proclamation has accomplished his mission to the before has such a concourse of Bia. of St. Joseph as Patron Saint of very great satisfaction of the Holy bops met together in Hongkong; the Cathedral. The Band See, Mgr. do Quebriant has, and we could not let such an op. of the Sociadae Philharmonica, moreover, given to us all a very portunity pass by without extend. members of the various Catholic striking example of zeal for the to your

A hearty welcome. devotional associations, and the salvation of souls by calling into apart and in such numbers, your Coming from so many places far staff of the Cathedral, as well as the mission field of China two new presence is to us a sign and symbol a number of visiting clergymen, also took part in the procession, bodies of missionaries. I refer to of that solidarity of the Catholic which was followed by a service tho Balesians from Italy and to, the Church which is our special pride. Maryknoll Fathers from America. You have come, we know, on pri and sermon in the Cathedral.

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The organization of the re- My only regret is that old age pre-vate business in connection with ception was due to the hard work vents the visit to Hongkong of the the illustrious Society to which you All Star Trio of Mr. J. D. Osmund (President of Bishop of Tibet. If he had been belong: but that you have taken

the Catholic Union), Mr. W. G. here we would have had in this ro. this opportunity of joining with u FitzGibbon (Catholic Men's Club)-markable assembly

of Catholic in celebrating the festival en joined by Our Holy Father the Pope in Col. F. J. Bowen, Mr. J. N. Bishops those from practically all honour of the Glorious Patriareb Noronha, and Chevalier Frameisen parts of Asia, including even the St. Joseph, thus enabling our own Ter Yat, with the co-operation of Prolate of the "Roof of the World." beloved Bishop to celebrate it with members of the two bodies re-To give you an idea of the missions so much added splendour and enlat, eonfided to the Missions Etrangeres puts us under a special debt of it will suffice for me to state that gratitude to you.

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give heed to the woighty words of by the band of the Sociedade the Christian population and the Our Holy Father in exhorting us Philarmonien under the direction of population is 2 to 1,000 in to make St. Joseph our exumple KOO4+09+K30*+X®?•I•FO@LIOSHIJOY Bandmaster A. J. N. Rodrigues. China, 10 to 1.000 in Indo-China. in his intense realisation of the ull and 20 to 1,000 in India. The importance of a spiritual view; The names of the Bishops present Society was founded in Paria in of life.

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Domange of Taikou, Rt. Rev. Bishop Egypt they went to Persia, India such as we, who, living in the world, and Maleca and stopped at Juthin, have in St. Joseph-the, working- Choulet of Newchwang, Rt. Rev. Bishop Gaspais of Chongchun, the capital of Sium. In contrast to men's saint, a humblo labourer, an the present day the voyage took artisan and head of a family-cur Rev. Bishop Chouvellon of Chung-} king, Rt. Rev. Bishop Fayollo of from eighteen months to about two pattern and example in his love *•P®¢¥•*@@•I•HQOFFOCHICOT+CCXXOOTGO Suifu, Rt. Rev. Bishop Rouchouse of yours and a half. I will state very of spiritual things; but your pre. Chengtu, Rt. Rev. Bishop Seguin of briefly what has been necomplished sence in our midst gives point and Kwaiyangfu, Rt. Rev. Bishop de by the Soviely up to last year. The emphasis to the words of the Sovereign Pontiff. Our thanks are Gerostarzu of Yunnanfa, Rt. Res.gures may not be exact, but they due to you for thie, and we assure Bishop Ducoeur of Nanning, tare approximately accurate.

you it will always be our pride to Rav. Bishop de Guchriant of Can-iety is in charge of 35 Missions. uphold the precepts of our hely ton, Rt. Rev. Bishop Rayssac of which comprise 2 Archbishops, 43 faith, of which the divinely appoint- Swatow. Rt. Rev. Bishop Bourgain Bishops, and 121 Missionaries. Its ed guardians are the Bishops of the of Ningyuanfu, Rt. Rev. Bishar Missions possess over 1,000 native Catholic Church.

Priests, about 4,000 Catechists, | Gendream of Hanoi, Rt.

Bishop Ramond of Hunghon. Rt. about 500 European and native re- Rev. Bishop Marcou of Plat. Dienligions (men), over 7,000 European (Tonkin), Rt. Rev. Bishop Eley of and native religious (women), 50 Deai (Tonkin), Rt. Rev. Bishop minarios, more than 5,000 college; Grangeon of Quinton, Rt. Rev. boarding schools and schools, with Dishop Quinton of Saigon, Rt. Rev. about 180,000 pupils, 124 industrial Bishop Bouchut of Phom Penh, Itt. and agricultural schools with about Christian speeches. Rev. Bishop Perros of Bangkok, Rt. 4.000 children, 351 orphanages and The Society of the Missions Rev. Bishop Cardot of Rangoon, Rt. 16,508 children, 542 disponsaries and Etrangeres bas only been in ex- pharmacies, i hospital, istence 200 years--which 18 Dot Bev. Bishop Foulquier of Mandalay, Rt. Rev. Bishop Roy of Kum-homes, and teper hospitals. The lung for a Catholic religions con- bakonom, Rt. Rev. Bishop Chapuis number of conversions is over two gregation; it is, however, of Coimbatore and Very Rev. Fr. F. to your imagination as to the im.first association that we founded Delmas, Superior of the Society of millions. These figures will appeal with the exclusive cad of foreign the Missions Etrangeres de Paris. mensity of the labours of our mis-missions; and when obeying the command of our Huly Father the The Rt. Rav. D. Pozzoni, Bishop Rionary friends, and it is fitting that Pope, the Society came out to the of Tavin and Vicar Apostolic of the "Eldest Daughter of the Far East to found new Churches Hongkong. You are as yet a small excellent combination and accuracy Hongkong, who opened the proceed. Church" should have given her and spread the Faith, it was at number, but your Church grows of the individual members, and ings, said:

children through whose instrument- Macao that it found its first and day by day and all hope belongs to these qualities were abundantly proved in the exhibition match yes- ality such a large pagan population best support. The Opening Address.

Thanks to all therefore for this terday. has been called to the feld. I must It was your Catholic ancestors,

May The following is the Longue "In obedience to the order of mari Holy Father the Pope, I decided to not fail to tell you that this Mis. Ladies and Gentlemen who received very charming welcome. celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of sionary Society has reenacted the and welcomed our first missionaries God bless you, your families and Table:

in the ancient and celebrated city your countries, and may the great scenes of Christian heroism ef the proclamation of St. Joseph as

of the Holy Name of God; it family of Catholics-under the May Hail "A" S A large first ages of the Church. Patron of the Universal Church at

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1 2 2 the Cathedral to-day. I was led tal number of its members shied their possible for these missionaries all Christian families-bo united May Hall "B" 3

0 8 out oa perilous ex. all over the world as you are your. Lugard Hall..... 8* this decision for two reasons: the blood for the Faith and are now

At the conclusion of the match first was that the mouth of March Martyrs whom we venerate on the peditiors, into the interior of selves united to-day in Hongkong.

At the close of the social function Mr Teesdale Maskintosh, President altars. Over 30 have been declared pagan Chion, and to carry to the is

the month dedicated to St. Blessed by Leo XIII and Pius X, most romote provinces the glorious a flashlight photograph of the scene of the University Basket Ball Club, Joseph, and the second was to avail!

It is there was taken. The Rosary was then expressed his thanks to Mr North- myself of the unique occasion in the bosides nalive Priests and Chris-light of Holy Faith. history of the Catholic Church in tins from Annam and China. These fore with deep sentiments of uffec- recited, and the large concourse cote for having so generously pre- Hongkong of the presener, at the ware noble spirits who followed tion and gratitude that we enjoy of people made its way to the sented the shield and for Lis same time, in the Colony of no less even unto death their holy and in the pleasure to find ourselves Cathedral, where a service was attendance. than 20 Bishops of the Missions trepid leaders of the Missions amongst your to-day, happy to see hold. The sermon was given by you su numerons, grouped around Monsignor Morel, while the musical Etrangeres. In them, we can all your venerable Pastor whom you part of the service was specially Elrangeres. As soon as it became known that I was arranging to fix rejoice as one of the purest glories exteen for his virtues and his zeal, composed by Father Riganti.

always.firmly bound to the rock of a date for the feast in honour of of the Catholic Church.

UNIVERSITY BASKET St. Joseph, a number of friends ap- The meeting of the Bishops in the Catholic Church, and truly

BALLL proached me and requested my per- Hongkong is of a purely ecclesiastic-worthy to belong to the Portuguese mission to hold a reception in al character. I do not think I can nation whose noblest quality ig

fidelity. honour of their Lordships the do better than recommead to you!

And what- your

Presentation of Shield. ancestors French Bishops. I need hardly say: all, when we adjourn to the accomplished at Macao, another The League matches in connee-In addition to the inter-Hostel that not only did I give my consent Cathedral after the social part of noble and great nation is still tion with the Hongkong University League, there were the Students" without a moment's hesitation, but this vary pleasant function,

an Open Langue. to accomplishing at present in Hong-Basket Ball Club having been com- League and A few drops of this wonderful Essence sprinkled on the I expressed the desire to the defervently pray to God that of His kong the English nation to which pleted, the presentation of the There were several features in Handkerchief and inhaled, Cures Colds, Banishes Headaches, putation of gentlemen that I would wisdom Ho might grant His grace several among you have the honour shield donated by Mr M. 8. Basket Ball which should specially Hay Fever, etc.

like myself and my Priests to be for the guidance of our Lordships to belong. To her also our Society Northcote took place on the Unicommend themselves, and he (Me VAPOLINE INHALANT possesses one unique feature-on associated with such a pleasing in their deliberations at the con- of the Foreign Missions of Paris versity ball field yesterday after Mackintosh) hoped that every contact with the air it develops & gives off antiseptic Vapours social function. You have thus the forences hold here. Let us pray owes much-and it is to her great noon after an interesting exhibition school would take up the game, which gradually gain in strength, hence it is very economical in explanation of this meeting..

forvently, through the intercession hospitality, to the freedom always match between May Hal "A" and which would incresse clear jurig found beneath the shadow of her a mixed team, which resulted in ametit, accuracy, endurance and use. One application giving protection for a whole day. First and foremost it becomes a of our glorious Patron St. Joseph, flag, that many amongst us, namely win for the former by 29 points to self-control.

part of my duty to make a formal for that light and wisdom that lead in the Straits Settlements, in Bur-sight.

Mr Northcote suitably replied general introduction of the Bishops to the greater glory of God,

mah and in India, owe the prosper- May Ball entered two teams, before handing the shield to the of that ominent Society, known Now I would just like to add one ous establishment of our missions, one of which (the "A") was award-winners.

Cheers were onsiled for for Me throughout the length and breadth word and that is to emphasise the Thanks and honour therefore to you ed the shield. The "A" team won

members of every match played, by virtus of Northcote and were lustily given. of Asia and Europe as the Society remarkable fant that this important English Catholic

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Me Mackintosh made a lengthy and humourous reference to the origin of Basket Bail, according to information he had obtained from the Encyclopedia Britannica, add. ' ing that the game had come to stay both in China and the Colony. It was started two years ago and bad become a very flourishing and papalar branch of physical exercise.

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