From Our Vaults 94 Years Ago: October 30, 1929

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Earl visits Mariannhill

Mariannhill monastery, near Durban, welcomed a distinguished guest when the Earl of Athlone, governor-general of South Africa, made a private visit. He was shown everything of interest by Mariannhill provincial Fr Ludyer and Br Tintau. It was the earl’s special pleasure to meet the old missionary pioneers in their different workshops.

Bargains as bookshop moves

Bargains are to be had in a sale as the Catholic Repository in Cape Town is moving from its premises at 20 St George’s Street, which has been sold to Kinemas Ltd, to the Salesian Institute in Somerset Road. Prayer books, wall plaques and white plaster statues are going for up to half price.

Kimberley pioneer dies

Aloysius Harrison, an early settler in Kimberley, died on October 26 after a long illness. He will be remembered as a staunch supporter of the Catholic Church and its charities.

Chesterton hails Dominican

In an article, GK Chesterton hails prominent English Dominican Father Vincent McNabb as “one of the free great men of our time… I inform him of this fact with the greater confidence and firmness, because I know he is much too great to believe it.”

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