Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 19, 19 July 1906, Page 27

Irish News

ANTRIM— The Linen and Cotton Trade Ireland'^ interest in the cotton tr a de at first sight seems small (says the- ' Irish Weekly ')„ and many Inshr men must ha-ve wondered why the Lord Mayor of Belfast formed one of the deputation that besought the Prime Minister to grant more facilities for cotton growing and transport ia British East - Africa, 'ihe fact is that the prosperity of the cotton trade affects the allied trades in many ways, and so far from linen and cotton being in competition with one another, and each rejoicing at any blow dealt at the other, they flourish in company, 'lhc interest of Belfast in the matter is more direct than might be imagined, for Lancashire is one of Ulster's largest markets, and any depression in the Palatinate will have a corresponding effect upon the linen trade of the >Jorth. CORK — Gaelic not necessary Rev. Feather Kavanagh, 0.F.M., while an ardent student of the Gaelic language himself, told~ the members of the Cork Youn^ Ireland Society recently that it was not t-ue to say that a man cannot be a good Irishman unless he learnt to spcai Irish. The .Gaelic cause was a good cne, but a good cause was not served by exaggerated statements, aid needed only the truth as a buttress. He wa'ncd the members of the society against intemperance, which was always the greatest obstacle to progress. DERRY— The Shipping Trade A great deal of uneasiness has been caused in shipping and commercial circles m Deiry by the statement telegraphed from Canada that the Allan Line steamships are soon to cease calling at Moville. 'Hie feeling is intensified by the report since published in Glasgow that the Cunarders may possibly gi\e up calling at Queenstown in the near future. DONEGAL— Death of a Nationalist The dieoih occurred recently at Crecslouph, Donegal, of Mr. W. Harkin, a piomment Nationalist and sincere Catholic. lie [,la} eel a coi.spicuous part in the land war of 18N1, and was at one time arrested en a charge of intimidatiom. However, although tried before an Orange jury and a judge who charged hard against him, he was acquitted Mr. llanin was a man of splendid educational attainments, and was the author of an m\aluable work on the history of County Donegal. His funeral was largely attended by persons of all c reedy. DUBLlN— Clerical Changes His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin has made the following appointments : r l he Very Re\ . Canon O'Hea, Rush, to be parish priest o[ Bailybrack ; the Very Rev. L. O'Byrne, Avoca, to be parish priest of Rush ; the Rev. John Nolan, St. Taul's, Airan Quay, to be parish priest of Avoca. Admirable Work The report read at the annual meeting of the St. Joseph's Catholic Boys' Bngade (says the ' Freemant's Journal ') was an unostentatious record of "•.lie admirable work of the Brigade. It numbers 6100 boys, ami it is recruited at the rate ot 4UO a year. It is no wonder thp Brigade is popular with the youngsters. It is a pleasant service. lt-Lelie\cs in enjoyment as a part of education. It seeks improvement by rewards rather than punishment. On the other hand, it provides playrooms, libraries, musical bands, and pleasant excursions. On the other hand, night schools and religious instruction The Brigade looks after its boys. The Brigade boys, who obtain employment through its agency, are always a credit to the institution. Total abstinence is part of the programme, the plcd'ge holding to the twenty-first year, and being almost invariably renewed. It would be hard to put in money value the services to the community which manufactures a continuous succession of boys in 'batches of 6000 into excellent citizens. Trinity College Writing recently in the Dublin ' Freeman's Journal ' on the want of a University which would be taken advantage of by the Catholics of Ireland, Mr. T. W. Russell makes reference to the position of Trinity College. He shows how inconsistent is Ihe position of those who would object to the founding of a Catholic College in Ireland, and yet '_mainta : n Trinity with all its privileges •as a denominational institution — 'There are those who think that the existing University of Dublin (Trinity Cfollege), with its history of 300 years and its great prestige, could be made to meet all the necessities of the case. I do not say this is impossible. But when we think oi' the motto, " Hands off Trinity Col-

ege, and take the fact into account that Trinity College was founded by qween Elizabeth to assist in extirpating " Fopery " ; that up to 1573 it was worked as an avowed Protestant institution, and that to-daY " in essence and in fact, it is the same thing— l say, taking these facts into account, it will not be easy to get the Catholic Bishops .and a large section of the Catholic people to look with favor u,ron such a proposal.' And* is it any wonder the Catholic people of Ireland, or at least three to one of the population— is it unreasonable to ask that the three ihould have what the one lvas already Thjoyed for centuries ? Temperance Legislation At tha Viceregal Lodge the O lher day his Excellency tlie Lord Lieutenant (writes a Dublin correspondent) received a most representative and influential deputation with reference to the 'necssity for temperance legislation. The members put forward the r views in moderate and at the same tune forcible language. Lord Aberdeen defivercd a most sympathetic reply. He siaid he regarded the speeches which he had heard as of very great value, characterised as they were by moderation 'mere must be some method if anything was to be attained, and he was glad to notice it was understood that the Government, would not be in a position during; tlie present sessicn to bring in a measure. It was well known that the Prime Mininter had promised to do so in due course. lie would send the representations made by the deputation to the proper quarter. 'It is t o be hoped that good will come of the interesting proceedings, but in the meantime the people have to rely on themselves m the great crusade which has been underlak.cn against intemperance, in the opinion of many very many, indeed, much more will be done by the Capuchin Fathers, the Gaelic League, and Kindred spirits or the cause of temperance than by the Imperial Parliament. WATERFORD— Peasant Proprietors Twenty-four tenants on the Killree estate, County Waterford, have purchased ineir hold ngs at a reduction of 5m in the £ to second term tenants (23 >ears purchase), and 6s in the £to hist term tenants (21 h years' purchase). The owners are the Misses Gumbleton. About twenty tenants on Lady lipin^ton's estate have purcha'i d at a. reduction of frs 4il off first term rents (21 years' purchase), ai.ri Is ad second term (slig-htly less than 203 years' rurcha.-r) Tho tenants on the Bishop toy estate lia\e houpht their holdincsihe terms arc (is in the £ for list teim (214 vcars' purchase), and 5s foi second term (2S ye-uV purchase). Ihe Marquis of Ormonde h?s aairrd to sell to his town tenants in Carnck-on-Suir at 23 ycais 1 purchase ' WESTMEATH— Sale of an Estate The sale of the estate of Colonel Cooper, D.S.O Dimbodcn Park, County VustmeaUi, to the tenants is now completed. '1 he terms are— Kjrst teim tenants, Gs bd, in the £; second term tenants, -Is in t-lie £ • -the hanging gale to be wiped out. An e.icted truant has been reinstated. Sent Home from America Mr. Donal Sullivan, M.P., has written to the Athlone Koard of Guaidlans stains that he has received a letter from the- thief Secietary stating that Ho whole question of the deportation of paupers and lunatics from the United State* to Ireland was rccci\m.r the consideration of the Government. Tbe had asked Mr. Sullivan to inquire into the case of Mrs. 'Turner an elderly woman, who after 35 years' res. df nee in America had been sent bac< to Athlone, of which she was a native, by the officials of the State Hospital, Boston and is at present an inmate of lha Athlone Workhouse' lne v.hief Secretary admitted in his letter the hardstoin of the case, hut st a Ud that having regard to the Uivied States immigration laws, v hieh forbade the entrance of persons unable to provide for themselves he did not see any steps could be ta'-en for sending Mrs Turner back to the United Staten. b GENERAL The late « Nora Hopper ' Mr. J. Redmond, M.P., Mr. t. P. O'Conmor M P Mr Borland, M.P., Mr. Anthny Hope Hawiins, and Mr' Justin McCarthy have ; oned Ihe committee formed to raise a fund to be in estcd for the benefit of the three young children of lie laic Mrs. Chesson (Nora Hopper) whosei hutfttand has Vcn for some time in delicate Returns Discontinued In the House of Commons last month Mr. Jeremiah M Veagh asked the Irish Chief Secretary whether he could now state whether it had been decided to discontinue the periodical returns of alleged agrarian outrages in Ireland in view of the fact that no such returns were issued in regard to England, Scotland or

Wales. Mr. Bryce said it was not intended to continue the presentation of periodical returns of alleged agraP rian outrages in Ireland. A Local Government BUI The London ' Standard ' understands that the most important measure of the next session is likely to be a Local Government Bill for Ireland. In this way the Government will endeavor to redeem its pledge made" regarding Ireland in the King's Speech. The Bill is likely to be a compromise between Devolution and Home Rule. Use of Gaelic Some of the public bodies in Ireland are taking great interest m the language movement. Last month the Dublin Corporation, by 39 votes to 4, decided that all its official correspondence shall henceforth be addressed in the national language. Several other boards and councils throughout the country have come to a similar decision. Some time ago Irish was made a qualifying subject at the examinations for Dublin Corporation clerkships. Obsolete Crown Rents It waa brought under the notice* of the Chief Secretary for Ireland in the House of Commons the other day that in several casts an allocation of purchase money under the Irish Land Pui chase Acts claims had been made on the part of the Crown, and allowed, in respect of obsolete Crown rents which had nut been paid for upwards of 100 years ; that in one case an arrear of 170 years was claimed ami had to be allowed, >as there* was no statuto of limitation available against the Crown in Ireland. Mr. M'Kenna, in reply, said claims were never now made in respect) of quit and Crown rents which had remained unpaid for 60 years or upwards, though there was a legal decision some years ago that the Nullum Tempua Acts, by which Crown claims Vo land are barred after sixty years, do not apply to quit and Crown rents. He hoped, however, to introduce an amendment in the Crown Lands Bill which, if carried, would ha/c the effect of making the law conform with the qxistimg practice in this respect. Irish Exports Mr. Boland questioned the president of the Board of Trade recently as to the actual amount and the proportion contributed by Ireland to e£teh of the following classes of exports, of which the total export for l«J05 from the United Kingdom was stated to be respectively — Linen yarn, X927,fi17 ; l:neu manufactures, piece goods plain, unbleached, or bleached, £4,225,394 ; piece goods', checked, printed, or dyed, and damask, and diaper, £335,635 ; piece goods, sailcloth, £28f1,840 ; linen thread for sewing, £262,396 ; other linn manufactures unenumerated, £1,236,951. Mr. Lloyd George said that the official returns of exports do not &how what proportion of the exports of the articles referred to originated in Ireland. The value of the exports shipped from Irish ports direct to i l a ces abroad was as follows -—Linen yarn, £35,764,; linen piece goods, plain, bleached or unbleached, £911 , limn thread for sewing, £273 • other linen manufactures unenumcrated, £7819. No doubt a very much larger proportion of the total exports of these articles was of Irish origin, though shipped abroad from ports in Great Britain. Town Tenants Mr. William McKill o p introduced recently in the House of Commons the Town Tenants Bill in a speech of admirable clearness. The Bill is a great Irish rofor J n \u and lhc mcm^ r for s °uUi Armagh had the tact and the good sense to r resent it to the House supported by a series of facts and arguments which should convince fair minds that it is an equitable as well as a necessary measure. It is a s valuable to 2 I s Orangemen as to the Ulster Nationalists and the Lister Orangemen will have the dueer consolation of noting that ihe only note of antagonism to the Bill was sounded by their own Orange representatives—Mr. Sloan excepted? All tenants in the Orange towns of Ulster demand it a s earnestly as any others The object of Mr. M'Killop's Bill is to end a system of tenure which allows the landlord class to confiscate improvements made by town tenants and to the tenants the right 1o compensation for any improvements made by them which add to the letting value of the property. The Bill will also give moderate compensation to tenants for disturbing by landlords, and will enable a temnt who receives notice tr. pay me>re rent or quit to compel ihe landlord to ccli him tbe holding at a price to be fixed 1 by the County Court.