Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, 12 April 1906, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRIM — A Democratic Movement Mr. Lindsay Crawford, 'Grand Master of the Independent Orange Order, speaking recently at a meeting at Belfast, said the policy of the Unionist party was the policy of stagnation and incompetence, and they could read the result of that policy in the disaster after disaster which followed hard in its track. Lord Londonderry had said the game was up in Lister. Well, he (Mr. Crawford) behe\ ed the gjaane was up for Lord Londonderry and the policy men such as he had formulated for years— a pahcy, lacking; constructive power and every essential that would conduce to the welfare of humanity and the country at large. Irish grievances, said Mr. Crawford, could only be redressed by those who claimed to be Irish, and no Irish Protestant whose politics were bister provmciailism or English was capable of solving those problems. No man who claimed to be a true man could ever ignore the Nationalist side of his politics. The true Nationalist side was love o[ country. In England, Scotland, and Wales a man was proud of his country. Ireland was a nation, for, were they not ' the United Kincdom of Great Britain and Ireland \\ ' And ,any 'man who understood the subject, who was not ignorant of the history of his country, must know that the arms of Ireland were emblazoned on the Royal Standard as distinct from the other parts of the United Kingdom. 'We have a country of our own,' continued the speaker ,' 'it is an integral part of the United Kingdom and the British Empiie, but ,;till the little part we call home.' Ireland, however, was separate in respect of nationality, and they had got to be proud of that Nationality, to remember that their countryl stood apart in some characteristics, thai] they had characteristics peculiar to the race, and spoke the soul and spirit of the country. CLARE— A Presentation The people of C/uinn, County Clare, have presented an address to Very Key. Canon Little, P.P., to mark their appreciation of his promotion, by the Most Rev. Dr. Fogartv, Bishop of kilLiloe, to the dignity of a Canon of the Diocesan Chapter. CORK— Death of a Leading Citizen The death is reported ot AU. John Stephen Collins, J.P., of Ardnalee, Larngrohane, County Coik. The deceased gentleman, who was born in 28.i1, was the son of the late Mr. .Stephen Collins, Q.C., of Dublin, and was elder brother of Sir Richaid llcrm Collins, Lngfish Master of the Rolls. He was well known in social and commercial circles in the South of Ireland, having been a director of the Cork and Muhkerry Railway Companyi, and also connected with other public undertakings. Queenstown Cathedral A rumor having been circulated that a quantity of Italian marble was Uemg used in connection with the Queenstown Cathedral, tSe Secretary of the Cork Industrial Development Association wrote to the Bishop of Cloyne calling his Lordship's attention 7 to the latter. In his reply, Dr. Brown says the information supplied to the Association on the matter is wildly inconcct. Of £1100 or £1200 expended on marble work and brass work for the Cathedral during the past twelve months his Lordship says there has not been £200 spent out of Ireland. The only thing ordered ahroad is a font, the work of which is such that it could hardly be carved at home in the way required. DERRY— The Government and Local Bodies On February 20 a deputation from the Derry Chamber of Commerce presented his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant with an address in the Castle. His' Excellency delivered an interesting reply in which he alluded to the topics of shipbuilding in Derry, lhe> shirt and woollen industries of thati city and the surrounding districts, and the references in the speech from the Throne, and the speech of the Prime Minister to the views of the Government on the subject of a closer contact between Government Departments and local bodies. DONEGAL— A Ripe Old Age Mr. John Hegarty, of Bonagee, near* Letterkenny, died on February 16. The deceased, it is said, had attained the ripe old age of 103 years, and Had many vivid recollections of-. the striking events of the last century when it was still young. He lived during the reigns of five English monarchs, viz., George 111., George IV., William IV., Queen Victoria, and the present King (Edward).

DOWN— Death of a Centenarian Mr. John Kelly, a farmer, died at his residence, St. John's Point, Killough, County Down, on February 19, aged 108. He recorded his vote at the last election. DUBLIN— Death of a Prominent Official 'lhe death has occurred at his residence, Pembroke Road, Dublin, of Mr. William Mason, LL.B. Deceased, alter a brilliant career at Queen's College, Galway, entered I-I.M. Customs, and for 42 years was prominently connected with the Liverpool and Dublin offices. Twenty Years Ago On February 15 an address was presented in Dublin Castle to Lord and Lady Aberdeen from six surviving mom biers of the demonstration committee who organised the farewell procession on the occasion of their Excellencies' departure in 1886 after their vacation of the "Vice-regal Lodge. Congratulations The Blackrock College Union Committee, at a recent meeting, 'passed a resolution congratulating Mr. Redmond Barry, K.C., on his appointment as-' SolicitorGeneral. Mr. Barry has acknowledged the compliment with thanks. Native Industry and Sobriety At a meeting held under the auspices of the St*. Teresa Total Abstinence Association, Dublin, Father Angelas, 0.D.C., urged those present to support, as far as each could, native industry. They should create a demand for home industries. Sobriety was, he said, a great factor in the Industrial movement, for sober people were a 'thoughtful people, and as such endeavor to promote that which wculd keep the people at home and provide employment. GALWAY — Parliamentary Representation A Nationalist Convention was held on February 20 in Tuam to select a candidate for North Galway in the room of the late Mr. T. Higgins, M.P. Mr. Richard Hazleton, who contested South Dublin against Mr. Walter Long, was chosen, defeating Mr. Farrell M'Donnell by seven votes. Mr. M'DonneFl said he was in honor bound by the decision of the Convention, and no power on earth would make him break his word. KERRY— The Bishop's Thanks Most Rev. Dr. Mangan, Bishop of Kerry, has writton thanking the County Council for the magnificent addross presented to his Lordship, which he values highly as expressing the feelings of his native county through ils most representative body. KILDARE— The Catholic Schools The Rev. W. Phelan, in his thirteenth annual report of inspection in religious subjects among the Catholic schools of the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, speaks in the highest terms of the proficiency shown by the pupils, and the- unvarying devotion to duty displayed by their teachers. MAYO— A Venerable Lady A few weeks since, at Castlegar, near Claremorris, Miss B. Kelly passed away at the age of 102. Deceased was an aunt of Mr. Alfred Kelly, ' Father ' of the Mayo Bar, and of Dr. Kelly, Medical Officer of the Claremorris Workhouse. Irish Tweed for the King of Spain Mr. William Regan, of the Irish Cloth House, Ballinrobe, has received an order from the Private Secretary to King Alfonso ordering a supply of Irish tweedy TIPPERARY— A Sad Event Sincere regret was felt in Tipperary at the passing away of Mr. Tobias English, of Main St., and of • his brother, Mr. William English, solicitor, both of whom died on the same day. WATERFORD— Sad Fatality Two workmen named M'Donnell and Ryan were drowned while engaged in excavating the foundations of the new railway bridge at Waterford. WESTMEATH— Death of a Priest In Athlone and surrounding districts intelligence of the death of Rev. P. Lynch, Ballymoe, was received with deep regret. The Qeceased gentleman was one of the most distinguished of the younger generation of priests in the diocese of E"lpTiin. WEXFORD— Death of a Canon The death is announced of the Very Rev. Nicholas Canon Hore, parish priest of Rathangan, County Wexford, one of the ripest scholars amongst the clergy of Ferns diocese. Canon Hore was about 65 years of age.

GENERAL Aid from America The treasurer of the United Irish League of America has cabled. to Mr. Redmond a further remittance of five thousand dollars, making a total contribution of sixty thousand dollars since the last Convention in America. National Rights A dinner of the Irish Parliamentary Branch of the United Irish League was given recently in London to welcome Mr. William, O'Brien, M.P., and eight new members of the Parliamentary Party. Mr. John O'Connor presided. Mr. Redmond said the Irish Party were anxious the long-standing quarrel between England and Ireland should be settled on te\ms of honor and good feeling, and were prepared to accept a settlement which would recognise their national rights, and which would' not in any way injure English interests, but would not surrender Iheir right to the restoration of an Irish Parliament. _ Irish Athletes The Greek Committee in charge of the Olympian games to be held in. Athens shortly are in hopes that the Irish champions, C. Leahy, Dublin, and P. O'Connor, WaterTord, will enter for the high and long jumping competitions. Government Appointments At a recent meeting of the Irish Parliamentary Party, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : "It having come to our knowledge that members are sometimes requested by constituents to use their influence in tlTe' direction of securing appointments under the Government, it is resolved that, in the opinion of the party, it is inconsistent and improper for any member of the party to use influence, direct or indirect, to obtain paid' Government situations or appointments or promotions of any kind whatsoever for any person.' Irish Bills The Irish Parliamentary Party have decided to introduce Bills dealing with the following questions in the present session • — (1) Town Tenants ; (2) Registration ; (3) Local Government Act Amending Bill ; (4f) Alterations of the law with reference to contempt of Court in Ireland ; (5) Marine Works ; (6) Irish Lights Board ; (7) Metropolitan Police. No More Prosecutions It is said that owing to representations made to the new Government on the subject, no more prosecutions are likely to b^ instituted by the police in connection with Irish names on carts, about which so much has been heard for some time past. Tolerance in Tyrone According to Sir Horace Phmkett the home of the civic virtues is in the pro\ince of Ulster, but Mr. T. W. Russell has another tald to tell. Describing in an English paper his experiences during the recent election campaign in North Tyrone, he says : — ' I could hardly hold a meeting. Halls and couit houses were refused tom e and given freely to my opponent. Mobs were organised and paid to disturb my open-air gatherings in the fairs and markets. The Unionist newspapers vied with each other in denouncing me as a traitor. The landlords brought all the macninery of the rent offices into play. Men who were suspected were in some cases offered money to lea\e the place. Paid workers for me were offered double fees. Some of my best supporters were waylaid and savagely beaten. The House of God itself where I worshipped was desecrated by an organised scene unparalleled in the histofy of elections. Presbyterian churches where the minister was known to be my friend were tairred and disfigured. Congregations were split in two by Orange intimidation. Gates were taken off the residences of my friends and thrown into the fielSs. To fan the flame, I was held up as consorting and working with priests in "Dublin and Cork — the work being chiefly temperance work. And, finally, in certain districts the excitement was so intense on the polling-day that men could hardly 'get to the poll. Farmers who desired to vote for me "were told that if they voted there would be Home Rule in five years, that the Bible woulc[ be done away with, and that the Bated Papists would rule them and the country. This was the Mnd of long-drawn-out battle which has gone on in Ulster for nearly four weel^s. 1