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olic population numbers approximately 11,003, be- Great Britain and is situated at the mouth of the

sides 6279 catechumens and about 100 Italians, Canton River in China. The vicariate Apoetolio

French, and Belgians. contains about 24,945 Catholics, of whom 4000 are

Honduras, British, Vicariate Apostolic or (Hon- ?,*^S^??TJ?i^„^J??fi- ? ^ tt,»n^*^^ti^n!?

DURBNSis; cf. C. E., Vll-449d), is the only English ^ ^n^„^^t^^ ?^i^hZh^ 1^

dependency in Central America, It is attach^ to if^f^P^Lm inl^-Sf l^^,Ltny.,.Wt'?;;J^

the Misoiri Province of the Society of Jesus, and ?i^i^ °L'^°?,i°LS^„.^y™l^h5^i,^^^

♦k« ^™=„^„.i ,^;a^^^^ io .♦ Ti«ii« f»,o AAnit^i f seminary ana 24 seminarians. The following col-

crated in St. Lods, titular Bisfiop of Athribis, 5 student*]. 8 eecondarv schools (IfflO boys and 1030

tes^§ rwast';po»^r^fe't^n?rd »0^Vr^.TS=hSrfrca^eSWl0"saS2n

pro-vlSr of tLlw^hopHrl^lMC Father ^ schools for catechumens (93 students). Schools William MitcheU, S.X^'dQlO), Father John Neenan. ^Jf^l„f^t'^;Si'^ ♦^'^^i/'L T**'! k? *•''* 8^ (1918), and Father Joseph Kammerer, S.J. ^^[.St^tS ^f th?%S& 4*^ tL?±."6

In 1918 a disastrous fire occurred in the colony lf^"«5f ,^it^.2f8.,»n»ftea, 11 day nurseries. The which destroyed the principal Government build- ^oyitals and jails admit the ministiy of priests ing and resulted in the deatli of the governor. On »?<* »H?.!J..C**rt"""*5"iT>T- ^^S^V.^^'^' 8 September of the same year the fiftieth anni- ""i^ J"J^ .J^"*^ ^*^ "Rehgiao Patna") are vereaVy of Bishop Hopkii' entrance into the Published in the vicariate, and 3 awpciations exist Society of Jesus wis celebrated; there was a semi- ??TS*¥t l»«ty- Catholic Men's Club (English), public celebration of the event in Belise, in wWch Catholic Union (Portuguese), St Joseph's Society the acting governor and ministers of various reli- >VT1?®^V,u u • "»y'"«»»'»£M benefac^ of the gious denominations took part. The same year an Cathohc Church m Hong Kong was Dr. A. S. ipidemic of influenza spread throughout the vica- Gomez who died in 1921. He built the church of riate and caused many deaths. A riot, attended Cur Lady of the Rosary and St. Anthony's A^Ium, by serious destruction of property, which occurred ^ *>»" the distinction of bemg a Knight of St. in July, 1919, caused troops to be sent from Gregory- "Hie vicanate is under the care of the Jamaica and quartered in Belize untU October, Seminajr of Foreign Misaons of Milan and is 1921, and also caused a heavy increase in taxation administered by the Rt Rev. Dominic Pozzoni. to compensate for the loss of property. An epi- ?/ »* f^aemp d Adda 22 December 1861, joined demic of yeUow fever, which started in St. John's "»« misson in 1885, elected bishop 19 July, 1905, College, Belize, although it claimed only eight vie- consecrated at Hong Koi^ 1 October, made vscar tims, brought great harm to the institution, as aP<«tolic of Hong Kong 26 May preceding, most of the boarding students went back to their Hospital Slstars of the Mercy of Jeana (cf . C. homes and their return upon the reopening of the g vil-488d), a cloistered institute and branch college m ip itf doubtful. At its opemng m 1921 ^f t^g ^rder founded by St. Augustine to care for the college had registered 244 students. the sick. The choir religious go daily to the hos-

A ^eat drawback to the spiritual progress of pitab to render some service to the sick poor, the mission IS the language; outside of Belize and f^^ ^^ six or more of their number, accofding the two reMdences in tlie south the iMiguage of the to die case, toke in turn the night-watch in each school 18 English that of the church Spanish, while hospital. The chapter is formed of all who are three^fourtto of the Cathohc population, are either ten years professed. They elect a superior trien- Spanish or Indian speaking. The result u that the nially, but her chaige may not be prolonged beyond missionaries, who. with the exception of two, are gjx years. They Siso elect the principal officers English-epeaking. have to learn two or more Ian- ^nd the council, which is composed, with the guages before they can be of real service. superior, the assistant, and the misti-ess of novices,

, By present statistic the totJ population of this of four other advisere. The officers may be re- f&oJU^°"*/ffi.^%o^l'!± P^n^lli^ *"»«» as long as they>ve the majority%,f votes

there are 32 puSlic schools, so called becau« tJjey ij^ "Cv .' Chicoutii^.' and ^rX^^I in AfriS.;

=L*'<ff ia;SrreubS;1ni°Jctit is iL^arbui?*^'^' ^"*" '^'^''^ '^ receive government grants-in-aid; during the last ^*

year these amounted to $18,908. Hours, Canonical (cf. C. E., VII-SOO).— In reli-

The fruitful result of the missionaries' work for gious houses of men or women who are bound to re-

the past year is shown by the following record: cite the oflSce in choir, it must be said in common if

1120 baptisms of infants, 68 baptisms of adults, there are present four members so bound and not

209 marriages, 70,051 confessions, 982 confirmations, at the time excused, or even when fewer are present,

98,290 Easter communions, 29,853 communions of if it is so provided in the Constitutions, ik such

devotion. 1714 catechists, 1521 boys and 1532 girla institutes solemnly professed members who have

in parochial schools. There are 32 sodalities with been absent from choir, except lay brothere, must

a membership of 1737, the Apostleship of Prayer recite the hours privately.

alone have 6659 associates. w j -v i y-r,... , -^

Hradec Kralove (Koniqoratz), Diocese op

Hong Kong, Vicariate Apostouc op (cf. C. E., (Rbgin* Hradecensis; cf. C. E., VIII-688c), suf-

VII-450d), consists of an island which belongs to fragan of Prague, Bohemia. The present bishop is