Budapest, May 26.
Over 100,000 persons gathered in Hero Square here yesterday afler-noon for the opening of the Euchar-Istie Congress.
'The Regent, Admiral Nicolas Horthy de Magybanyi, and Lady Horthy, were welcomed' by members of the Cabinet when they arrived at the Square, which was resplendent with buntings and decorations. With state and other dignitaries clad in magnificent medieval robes, the whole scene was most colourful.
Thousands of priests took part in a procession which toured the square. Among those present were 50,000 pilgrims from the provinces, but hitherto only few visitors have arrived from the British Empire—Reuter.
Vicar of Nanking Speaks Budapest, May 25.
Speaking at" the opening mee of the Internationat Eucharistic Congress here today, Mgr. Paul Yupin, Apostolic Vicar' for' Nanking, outs lined the development of Catholicism, im China.
This development, he said, was due throe main factors; the success of the anti-communist campaign, the "New Life Movement," and the uriily achieved since the Japanese aggression, which placed all Ideological and domestic disputes as secondary com-siderations.
Before the threatened fatherland, all_partisan struggles disappeared, thus, he declared, several of those Prejudiced against Catholiclam were scattered. placing into the limelight
and the services rendered by. them, the devotion of Chinese Christians "Soon, to the present number' of worshippers of the Holy Sacrament will be added the handsome figure of 500,000,000 Chinese," he declared in conclusion. "It Is for them that T have come to ask from you, my brothers, charity and. prayers."—Havas.
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