DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 30 August 1906, Page 23

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) August 21. The local branch of the 11.A.C.8 Society celebrates its anniveisary in the Hibernian Hall on Monday, September 3. In last night's ' Star ' a very good letter on the ' Concordat ' appealed, signed by ' W.H.M.' Ouehunga. The editor added a lcnguiy footnote- composed almost entirely of extracts from two lectures -delivered before the Royal Institution, London, by Mr. J. E. C. Bodley. Work by the contractors has been begun at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and, "with the near approach of the fine weather, good progress should be made. At St. Benedict's last Sunday the devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration was commenced. There was High Mass at 11 o'clock, at which the Very Rev. Father Gillan preached. In the evening at Vespers the Bishop preached on the ' Concordat and- the trouble in France.' On Monday evening the Rev. Father Edge, (Ponspnby), preached. The devotions throughout were well attended. The Right Rev. Mgr. O'Haran, at the request of his Eminence Cardinal Moran, has written to the Hon. J. A. Tole, of this city, asking him as to the prospects for a visit by the Irish envoys, Messrs. Devlin, M.P., and Donovan ; how long should be devoted to going through the Colony ; how many centres should 'be visited, etc. Mo-nsignor O'Haran said the delegates were quite willing to visit New Zealand. Mr. Tole has replied giving all the information sought, and strongly advising that the delegates should come across to our Colony. M. Lebeau, of the Paris University, is at present in Auckland. It appears that each year the University places an amount of money at the disposal of one of its professors, who may take up any subect he wishes, and report thereon to the University, bast year, one of the members chose the 1 Social and Domestic Legislation of New Zealand.' M. Lebeau has chosen the ' Social and Political Progress of the Irish Race.' With this object, he spent some months in Ireland, thence he went to the Unit-

Ed States, the Islands of the Pacific and north of •New Zealand Here he has been most diligent hunting up records, interviewing Irishmen, who have risen to position, visiting all classes of the people in their homes, questioning them closely, collecting statistics and keenly observing all round him. Upon two mat^ ters he is most keen and anxious. Firstly, he questions those who were born in Ireland, when they left and how they have fared since leaving. In conversation with M Lebeau he told me that he invariably found that the Irishman in Ireland was bitterly -hostile to the English Government, but when he resided some years in a self-governed British colony he was much less bitter With the descendants of: Irishmen born in the Colony M. Lebeau is deeply interested. Have they inherited an affection for the land of their forefathers ? His views on this point will prove of interest. After spending a little more tihic in the North Island he ooeso oes to Australia, where he spends two months He bears a letter of introduction from the late Michael Davit t. He knew the .great patriot intimately, spent some time with him in Dublin, and gained a gieat amount of information £°h,i hl ™-h con< j e . nui }& the Irish race throughout the woild When his labors are completed th«y should form interesting reading. * &UUUIU -