JOSEPH CONRAD.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 October 1927, Page 5

JOSEPH CONRAD.

A. MEMORIAL UNVEILED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Oct. 29. The memorial panel in the porch of the village hall at Bislippbiourne, neai Canterbury, wihere he died three yeais n<ro, has been erected by fmenus and admirers throughout tlio world cus a tribute tq Joseph Conrad. . It was unveiled yesterday by the well-known writer, Mr. Cunningham Grab, aim, who said he had known Conrad throughout Ills career, from the days when he was unknown and poor until he became a. celebrated and successful novelist with world-wide fame. During that time he acquired a style in ESng'liisli, nervous, energetic and yet with something of Slavonic charm added. to'Saxon strength and virility. The Polish Minister, M. Skirmunt, who attended the ceremony, said that Cbm-,ad never ceased to be a Pole or divested hi,mself of his Polish traditions.

By the death of the Right Rev. Monsignor Patrick Joseph Power, V.icar

/ornne of the Province of Taranaki, which occurred this morning, the Roman Catholic parochial district of .iawera has lost its mueh-be.'oved ißi’isli priest, and the church has lost a ,if ted member of the clergy. The late norisigiior Rower had suffered from icarc trouble for some time, but was in ■is usual state of health until last fuesday, when he felt- unwel’, and iftcrwards his condition became eriti•al. The end came at 7.30 a.m. to-day.

Born at Dungarvan, Ireland, in ■BO3, Monsignor was educated at the \ngusti n;an Seminary of Dungarvan, it Alt. Alellcray Abbey, and aftercards at A 1 Hallows’, Dublin, where ic was ordained in 1887. Coming to vev Zealand shortlv after, his first hiirch work was at the Basilica, Hill street, Wellington, where lie was a urate under the then Bishop of the lioeeso, Bishop Redwood. After six years in that position he had charge respectively of Patea for a year, \Yai,awa for four years, then again at hitea before coining to Hawera in 897. where he was appointed Irremovable Rector of the parish. A zealous and oval worker for his church, he left at *ach pace ■ permanent evidence of his abo ill’s in the form of church and school and convent. When lie came list to Hawera he had charge of the -•hole district from Patea to Opunake, and through his zeal, hacked by the oval ass is'a nee of the people, lie was able to see erected schools at Eltham, i