AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 4, 24 January 1907, Page 24

AUCKLAND.

-(From our own correspondent.) '-'- Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P.for VY'est Belfast, is to arrhe in Auckland next Sunday, lie will be met at the wharf by the committee and driven to the Bishop's palace,Ponsonby, where he will stay while in Auckland. His lirst meeting in our district will be on next Wednesday, January 23, at the Thames, then at Hamilton the following night, Waihi on Monday, . where, it is said, £250 will 'be raised, and his last address wiirbe in Auckland * City 'on Wednesday, 30th inst. His. Worship the Mayor, Mr. A. M. Myers, will preside. The financial prospects look promising, as at present £"300 has been subscribed. The chairman of committee is Dr. StopfordT, a Lancashire man, Mr. F. Moore, treasurer, is a North of Ireland Protestant. Very bitter letters appear in our " local" papers, teeming with the worst form, of religious big lotry and intolerance. On the other hand, out of evil ' come th good, because the- coarse abuse given only advertises very effectually Mr. Devlin's mission.

In connection with .the visit- to the Thames of Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P., a well attended meeting was held at the schoolhouse, "Willoughby street, last Friday night, the Right- Key. Mgr. O'Reilly presiding, Mr. W. 11. Potts agreed to act as secretary for the meeting, and the matter of appointing a permanent secretary was held over. It was decided to arrange for a suitable reception to Mr. Devlin," and a public "meeting, and the following were appointed as a." committee to carry out the details : — Right Rev. Mgr. O'Reilly, Messrs.. J. Twohill, J. McEnteer, J. Connolly, Jas. Hawkes, W. McCullough, W. 11. Potts, J. A- Shaml, 11. Roche, J. McDonald, J. O'Shea, M. Whel'an, Jas. Corbett (Ilikutaia), C. Quinn (Warahoe), R. Hawkes (Tapu), Sullivan, R. Killgojur. It was decided that the committee have power to add to their number. . Very successful meetings were held last Sunday at , Waikino, Karangahake, and«Paeroa to consider 'matters in connection with Mr. Devlin's,- visit to the 'goldfields. Joint honorary secretaries -were appointed as follows :— Paeroa, Mr. Geo. Crosby and Mr. Follis Shaw (National Bank) ; Karangahake, Mr. J. Quinn and Mr. Arthur Connolly ; Waikino, Mr. M 7D. Ryan. tui'd Mr. R. J. Cotter. Canvassers were also -appointed as follows :— Paeroa, Messrs. Moriarty and M. (Jooiiah ; Karangahake, Messrs. Michael Ryan and J. Quinn ; Waikino, Messrs. Cotter, Ryan, Bain, Murray, Tait, Smith, and O'Brien.