Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 2 August 1906, Page 27

Irish News

ANTRIM— Death of a Portrush Man

Mr. James C. Caldwell, head of the shipping firm of James (.laldwell and Son, Portrush and Coleraine, died on June 10, when matins; a call in the house of a friend in Kerr street, Portrush. Deceased was about 66 yea,-s of age, was one of the best known and respected residents, and for two years recently was chairman of the Urban District Council, hay ng been an original member of the Municipal Board of Portrush

CLARE — An Appointment

The Very Rev. Canon Melncrney, P.P., V.G., Killaloe, has been appointed to the charge of the important parish of Kilrush in room of the late much* lamented Venerable Archdeacon M alone.

A Thrifty People

Replying to a n_address from the parishioners of Shinrone and Ballingarry, the. Most Rev. Dr. Fogarty said in passing through the country he could not escape noticing in the houses and farms every sign of tidiness and industry, which plainly showed that they were inhabited hv a gg o d and thrifty people. He spoke against emigration, and s a icl if the people worked at home with half the energy they f-hould exert abroad their lives would be full of happiness.

CORK— Practical Education

Most Rev. Dr. Kellv, Bishoy of Ross, who gave ewdence before the Coninlnte-c of Inquiry into the working of the Agricultural ana Technical Department in Ireland, expressed the o; inion that entirely too much money is exDendcd on the artistic education of girls "teaching them lace-making, crochet, and other elements of art, which were very well in their way, but were not remunerate. Ireland, hfs Lordship said must be .saved by agriculture, fisheries, and good house-keepinc They wanted to raise up the homes of the people, and they should estabhsi local schools of domestic economy for training the daughtei s of shopkeepers, farmers, and others He had impressed on the religious Communilies of his diocese thai the nuns should be trained in order to- te a ch A great deal of tr c money spent on the living of the people was wasted through sheer ienorance. ft ft

DERRY— Revival of Shipbuilding

Arrangements ha\e been made by Messrs. Olsen and Reaith, shipbuilders, Newcasile-on-Tyne, for the reopeninir of the derelict shipyard in Derry

DUBLIN— A Loss to the Poor

<v ?e? c .E oor ° Dublini l>a\e lost a great benefactress by the death of Lady Mary Anne Ffrench, o f Elm Park Morrion, whose remains were interred in the Pro-Cathel dral, Marlborough street, on -June 6. Deceased was the only daughter of the late Mr. Richa.rd Thompson, of fttantsy Hall, Wrexham, North Wales. The Right Rev 01 ;!^ S'"' PreSidCd at th " S ° lcmn

Trinity College

To inquire and report upon the place which Trinity M°l Re^ nd V le L)m ' ersiL y Dublin hold as organs of higher education in Irel a nd, and the steps proper to be taken to increase their usefulness to the country (writes to ?U whlchTK5 0 ? d r h) ' areth \ most important Ejects lor which a Royal Commission has been appointed hv us Majesty The Commission will be constituted II follows :-The Right Hon. Sir Edward Fry ate Lord Justice of Appeal (chairman) ; the Right Hon Chris Si? TR 1 C r hi f, f ßßanr ° n the Exchequer Ireland • Sir T. Raleigh I<ellow of All Souls', Oxford- Sir A W. R'ucker Principal of the University of London • H Jackson DLitt., Regius Professor of Greek in the tin ' versity of Edinburgh ; Messrs. Doug as Hyde LL 5 l n ?il 7 £<s"&>*■ J - Cofie^. Professor oV PnysioloSy B Ol H? ii JniVerßlly School of Medicine; and S good come of ft-r. °J. TrinJt 7. College Dublin.' Will a?y tied Tho p . Un . l vcrsity question, satisfactorily setof it 'Ze w^STn SSIOn SC^ 1S fairly chosen - The members educatfonal ahilifv Wn PU^ lIC m / n ' whose integrity and They X one and v*™ Cy °P d any of doubt. fight which is certain To^wtj^iitg wX^fitlilSs obtain justice. The revenues are "ri^J,* the pr o .

perty of the nation and not of any section or party in it. Why, then, should they be devoted to the use of a small minority of the people ? Uniust monopolies die hard, but it is just possible that the Trinity monopoly has had its day.

KERRY— The Needs of Ireland

Mr. Bryce visit-ed Tr a lee on June 7 and investigated the scheme lor the improvement of the Fenit Pier and the project for a railway from Listowel to Tarbert. He afterwards spoke a t a luncheon, and in the course of his speech .said that four things were needed in Ireland. The first was the settlement of the land question, in which he hoped they weie making real progress. r l he second was the health of the people, which, he thought, a question of paramount importance. What should the people be without health ? The third, the improvement of education ; and the fourth, was the Letter facilities for transportation by means of cheap rates for importing and exporting goods. With regard to the harbors and piers, he felt time could not be better spent than in examining, as he had done that nioining, the facilities for landing goods at such a pi*r as Fen it, which made Tr a lee Z distributing centre in that district, and also in hearing the views of the deputation r.bout the extension of railway communication in Kerry. As he had said those matters did not rest with him, they rested with those who hold the purse strings; but he hoped nome of the demands made would want anything from want of hearty and sympathetic adxocacv 'on his part It was only since 1860 that they began 'a new era in Ireland when a policy wi>,s inaugurated of endeavoring; to ameliorate the position ot the people. They were doing for Ireland now utrat should have been done }ong ago, and what the people would have done long ago if they had had the power themselves ™ Ve 7 ir V rF d , e P° ml( ; d as a last resort on wha.t the peope did for themselves. What the Government ought to do was to ? ne the people facilities to help themf S olS ; of -po?^p 0 ?^ to misfortunes and ignorance and no fhn V Past Irishmen were prevented from helping themselves. But the Government were now trying the remedy of giving then a now line of rails, and endeavoring to send them c n a Dmsncrn^nnr*

KILKENNY—The Woollen Mills

At a special meeting of the .shareholders of the KilresolLinoo^ 011 - Mllls f °F the purpose cons derinß a oS Sff'T'rT' 1110 CapUal - the rfon OtwayCuffe I C , Chairman of the company, who presidfl^n f fn aineCl , that alth)U Kh the eapitil wks fixed at it "?ed 'i,hPv h r CS repi , c ' st \ n ! in fi th^t sum had been alIvn ,!S f h?n y !\ additional applications, which svould bnn X the ca;i(al up to £17,500. He considered this was a magnificent proof o f the splendid pr o spSs h.r tL°T Pa ? y and Of lhe ~°fi*"ncc of the pubhc but the d. rectors Mere of opinion that, while they to allow" 011 ' C S Pita V tO bCgin * ith ' it was^esiSbfc to allow a sufficient margin for developments nnri they decided to fi x the nominal ca-ital Tt £<>5 nnn The Kilkenny Woollen .iw.lls had betn a very freauent

LIMERICK— Profits on Electric Lighting

venue from electric lighting, a nd said that with a n ad" £60°0 nn 0 al a e S e Ule inC ° mC WOllld te by

MEATH — Sincere Regret

TIPPERARY— Sad Accident

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SLlQO— Temperance Meeting

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WATERFORD— Serious Fire

A serious fire broke out at Watorford at the shop and stores of Messrs. Robert Poole and Co., Ltd., chemists and oil and color merchants. By the efforts of the fire brigade and the military, the flames were confined to these premises, which were completely destroyed. The outbreak is said to h a ve been caused by an explosion of motor spirit. The damage is estimated at £5000. ft

WESTMEATH— More White Gloves

At the opening of the Mullinpar Summer Quarter Sessions County ( Ipurt Judee Adye Curran XC , was presented with unite globes, there being no criminal business.

WEXFORD— A Memorial of '98

A great demonstration of Nationalists of South Wexf&rd was held in New Ross on June 10 to promote ,the movement t 0 complete the memorial to the men of '98. The day was beautifully fine, and the attendance was enormous. Sir Thomas Grattan Esmoivde M.P., Mr. Peter Ffrcnch, M.P., and Alderman Oole of Dublin, were amongst the speakers. The last-named wore the picturesque garb of an Ancient Gael.

WlCKLOW— Charitable Bequests

By the will of the late Mrs. Amelia Phelan, St. Joachim's, Meath-road, Bray, bequests have been made to charitable institutions as follows :— High Park Convent, £300; the Ori hangp.e, George's Hill £100)- St Mary's Asylum, D o i nvbrook, £100; St. Joseph's Orl phanage, Mount-joy street, £100 ; Children's Hospital Temple-street, £100 ; St. M a ry's, Cabrar-oad £200 •' Female Orphanage, North Willi a m-street £300 ■ Catholic Hoys' Home, £100 ; Male Blind Asylum, Drumcondra, £300 ; St. Joseph's Institution, Cabr a £200Our Lady's Hosrice, Harold's Cross, £300 • St Vincent do Paul's, Glasne'.in, £200; St. Vincent's Hospital Stephen's Green, £300; St. Vincent's, Goldenbridge,' £100 ; St. Monica's, Bel. idere-placc £300 • Mater Hospital £200 ; SI. Joseph's Asylum, Portland-row, iioo ; bt. Joseph s Night Refuge, £400 • Female Blind Asylum Merrion, £200 ; St. Vincent tie Paul Society sSafl?? So 5 '" 611 £3 °° ; the CaUlOliC Manage;

Laborers' Cottages

A Parliamentary return .'hows that up to t-he present 20,634 laborers' cottages ha^« been built in Ire~ and, and that 887 are in course of construction The loans- sanctioned amounted to £3,41 5. 250 of which £3,107,104 has> been issued, whilst £151,898 is the anio'int which has annually to be raised in repayment. The rents paid by the laborers for their cottages and plants realise £17,480, whilst the annual exchequer grant is £41,610.

Temperance Activity

On all sHes (writes a Dublin correspondent) there is evidence of temperance activity. His Eminence the Cardinal in Kildress, Dr. I-lealy in Roundstone, Dr Henry in Downpatric 1 ;, Dr. O'Neill in Dromore— all have just ben speaking in denunciation of intemperance, and the Archbishop of Cashel declared at Ballinahinch that ' Drin'< was the root of all evil. Many a great ma n was pulled down by drink, and the smallest child could point to a drunkard as nothing; else than a drivelling idiot.'

The Pledge of Total Abstinence

Very R-v. Father Raul, 0.5. F.C., in the course of a paper read at the annual meeting of the Fathpr Mathew Union of Total Abstaining Priests, held im Sligo, said not only in Ireland, but in the United States and im Australia, priests were now realising the wonderful results of the movement for pledging children to total abstinence from the time of their Confirmation until at least their 21st year. There were thousands of fine, valiant, virtuous young men in the country that day who knew not the taste of ii> toxicants, and who were proud to proclaim that they would never touch the moral poison. These young. men the 'oy and here of fhe future, owed their vigor' health and uprightness to the pledges they took from their Bishops o n the day of their Confirmation

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