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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIII, Issue 27, 1 November 1895, Page 18

Invitations to Mr Michael Davitt to lecture have been received by Mr John Murray, honorary secretary of the Dunedin reception committee, as follow? :— lnvercaiyill, Gore, Milton, Lawrence, Timaro » Temoka, Chrietcburch, Wellington, Westpir', Reefton, Greymoath Kumara, Hokitika. Palmeraton North, Napier, Wan?anui, Auckland Mr Duvitt leaves Melbourne to-morrow (Thursday the 31st October)—' the departure of the vessel having been postponed 'or a day by the s.i. Mararoa for the Bluff — where he should arrive on Tuesday mornning, the sth inst. Rest after the passage will be advisable. Mr Davitt'a lecture in Invercargill, therefore, will be fixed for Wednesday ever ing, the 6th mat. Next evening be will lecture in Gore ;on Thursday, the 7th iDSt, in Lawrence, and, probably, on Mondaj, the 11th, in Dunedin. Ourreaiers, however, will understand that all this is subject to revision. No reply so far, and as we go to presr, has been received to the cablegram requesting Mr Davitt to postpone hiß voyage home, and give another month to this colony. Should any change be found necessary, intimation will be forwarded immediately to the places mentioned.

Thb Rev Father O'Hallahan (says the Kumara Times of October 24) has received a private telegram with reference to a proposed visit of Mr M. Davitt to Kamara. The well-known Irish politician and patriot will arrive at the Bluff about November 4tb, and if arrangements can be made would possibly find his way here about the beginning of December. To sound the feeling of his compatriots the Rev Father O'Hallaban will hold a meetiug of parishioners at 8t Patrick's school-room at 4 o'clook on Snnday afternoon. We are sere such an opportunity will not be missed. Mr Davitt will no doubt be eagerly looked for in Hokitika and Greymouth, but there is every reason, why Kumara should entertain the distinguished visitor on its own account and we know it will rise to the occasion.

To DaY (Friday, October 11) is the 49th anniversary of the epUcopal consecration of his Grace the Archbishop. Oa behalf of the Catholics of Tasmania, we (Monitor) offer to his Grace our warmest congratulations upon the happy event. Though the Archbishop has spent even more than an ordinary lifetime in the Episcopate, and though very many of theße years were paeied under the burning suns of India, we are pleased to be able to state that bis Grace ia still in the enjoyment of vigorous health, ruling his flock with that geotle sway which has ever won for him the affection of the priests and people entrusted to his care. Next year he will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Episcopate. Several members of the Australasian hierarchy have signified their intention of being present at the Jubilee celebration, which theyregird as an •Tent quite unique in the history of oar young Australian ChurchHii own flock are also anxiously looking forward to the jubilee celebration.

Thb Lake Wahatipu Mail is informed that St Joseph's Roman Catholic Bchool, Queenstown, has passed an excellent examination. The report is held over, as Inspector Braik has not yet examined the preparatory classes.

Thb subjects on which Mr Davitt bas lectured in the Australian colonies are the following— five in number :— (1) " Parliamentary Photographs," (2) " Ireland in Westminster," (3) " The Trend of the Labour Movement in Graat Britain, " (4) " From Ballybrack to Jericho," (5) " Glimpses of Ancient Ireland." It is optional, we are informed, to committees to select any one or other of the first three lectuies we have named, but with respect to the selection of the other two Mr Davitt must be personally consulted.

On Sunday in St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, the Very Rev Father Lynch referred to the success that had attended on the recent opening by the Dominican Nuns of a school in the North-East Valley.

The attendance from the first, he said, had been numerous, and was increasing every day.

Thb pupils and students of the Dominican Nuns, as our readers will perceive from a paragraph in our " Dublin Notes," have been very successful in the Intermediate Examinations in Ireland whose returns have jnst been published. The schools of the Christian Brothers, too, have won additional honours in these examinations.

Everywhere, indeed, Catholic schools are more than fulfilling the expectations formed of them, and the confidence of Catholic parents and guardians in the teachers to whom they confide their children is well sustained. The Catholics of North Dunedin are to be congratulated on the provision that the enteprisa and self -denial of the Dominican community have made for them,

It is now denied that matters between Russia and China have gone so far as was reported. The situation, nevertheless, remains generally more or lea* critical, an 1 pcmibly it will ba still a good while bef >r« peaceful results can ba pronounced certain. Were the results to ba war, they might follow without maah fur bar delay.

A PBE6B Association telegram from Waimate states that effor are to be made by the Workers' Union to get Mr Davitt to lectur there.

Among the on dits is a report that Mr John Dillon is about to marry a daughter of Judge Mathews.

Ths Turks still preaarve an old way of dealing with new ideas, " A warship took the leaders of the Young Turkish party out to sea at night and dropped them overboard in the swiftest part of the current." This ia a cablegram under date, Constantinople, October 26. The method is certainly expeditious — possibly effectual, too, among a community where an infection of ideas is slow in spreading.

The Legislative Council have rejee'ed by a majority of 12 to 9— the Bill for the exclusion of Chinese immigrants.

The current number of the Triad is excellent. Modern languages form the subject of onr contemporary's more learned remarks. He mak3B, for example, an attempt to correct French " as she is spoke " by ordinary English writers. In some instances it would be well to heed our contemporary's corrections. In others, perhaps, it would be as good to be incorrect as to be pedantic. For our own part, for example, we should be inclined to Btick to our on dits. Wherever, in

fact, the French expression has become of oomnion use in Bpeaking English we should allow it to retain its more barbarous turn, The musical supplement consists of a song 1 , " The, Two Grenadiers," by Heine.

Our cmtpmprary tha Southern Standard reports a meeting, which was held at Gore on Friday evening last to consider the advisabili'y of inviting Mr Davitt to lecture there. The Mayor of the town presided, and Mr D. L. Poppelwell, the Rev Father O'Donnell, Mr M. Tarr, and the Rev A. H. Wallace were the principal speakers. Tha, Mayor alluied to the recent labour legislation of the Government. His worship thought it likely that information on the subject might be obtained from Mr Davitt. His Worship also pronounced the opinion that it would not be right to allow a man like Mr Davitt to pass through the town without some effort being made to sreure a lecture fromhim. On the motion of Mr M. Oarr, seconded by Mr D. Ryan, it was resolved that Mr Davitt be invited to lecture. The Rev A. H. Wallace, speaking with some knowledge of Mr Davitt's work in tbe Old Country, said he did not know any one who was so looked up to by even bis bitterest opponents as a straightforward, bonest, honourable man, as was Mr Davitt. He was a man whose object in life was to benefit his fellow men. On the motion of Mr Poppelwell all present formed themselves into a committee to carry out tbe nesessary arrangements. Mr Poppelwell then moved, and MrFogarty seconded : '• Tbit a sub-committee consisting of the Rev A. H. Wallace, Messrs M. Oarr, D. Ryan. J. Baker, and the Mayor, be appointed." This motion was also carried, Mr Poppelwell's name being added. . A motion by Mr Baker, seconded by Mr OaT, " That immediately Mr Davitt arrives at the Bluff, the chairman of the subcommittee communicate with him," was also carried.