Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 25 October 1906, Page 27

Irish News

LIMERICK— New Zealand Leads the WaySpeaking at the Irish Industrial -Conference the other day Mr. Robert Gibson, the well-known butter exporter, strongly denied that the. want of Irish industrial enterprise was due to want of capital. There was plenty of spare capital in the country lying in the banks,, and which left the country in millions every year to help English industries. He advocated the branding and grading of butter and fish, and said such would have been done long ago if there was a live Department in the country. Referring to the New .' Zealand butter, he said, some years ago it was. mere rubbish, but owing to the action - of the Government in branding it, it had been so much improved that it was at present superior to Danish. Strange Action of a Landlord An extraordinary state of affairs exists on Lord Fermoy's property at Kilcullane and Rockbarton, County Limerick. In November, 1905, terms were arranged, through Lord, Fermoy's agent, Mr. Arthur White, for the purchase by the tenants. Agreements were actually signed in Limerick, interest at the rate of 3f per cent, to be accepted from them in lieu of rent, and this interest was actually paid. Time passed, and instead of the vesting order which the tenants were expecting they received intimation from the agent unless first term tenants advanced over one years' purchase mote than their accepted offer the sale could not go through. Accompanied by two respected priests, the astonished tenants called on Lord Fermoy, who refused to sign the agreements, but gave no valid could not go through. A week later, without any further notification, some of the tenants received a solicitor's letter demanding the old rent, head gale and arrears, with, of course, the cost of this legal application. At a meeting subsequently held it was decided to fight the matter to the bitter end. A strong fund is being made up, and it is intended that a deputation of the tenants will appeal to public Boards for support in the struggle. Six substantial tenants on the estate out of thirty have been served with writs for one year's rent due, March, 1906, and half a year due in March, 1905. TIPPERARY— An Address of Welcome Very Rev. Canon Flavin, the new parish priest of ►SS. Peter and Paul's, Clonmel, was presented with an address of welcome in the high school of that town. The Rev. Brother Weston, Principal of the school, delivered an address, in which he spoke of the necessity of unity and co-operation amongst priests teachers, and people to advance Catholic education in view of the secularing tendency of modern education TYRONE— Death of a Priest Sincere regret is felt at the death of the Rev Joseph Campbell, late Professor in St. Paul's Seminary, Minnesota, which took place at the early age of 45 years. The deceased was born at Aghafad Fintona, County Tyrone. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1885, and afterwards ministered in the parishes of Killaney, Castleblayney, and Inniskeen for a period of ten years. He was subsequently appointed professor at St. Paul's Seminary in Minnesota The remains were brought to Ireland for interment