Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 23 July 1908, Page 27

Irish News

CORK— Presentation of an Address The past and present pupils of the Christian Brothers' College," Cork, presented an^ddress^ to Rev*. Brother P. L. O'Cohnell, who lately left for Liverpool" to 'take up his duties in the* institution which is under the control of his Order there. The address voiced sentiments of admiration for Brother O'Connell as.. an educationist in the higher sense, -and as a teacher /who' manifested an almost fatherly interest in his pupils. DOWN— The New Bishop A Reuter's telegram from' Rome states that the Very- .Rev. John Tohill, pastor, of Cushendall, has been appointed Bishop of Down and Connor. Father Tohill is now in his 53rd year, having been -born in December, 1855. His -birth-place was Gortmacrane, in the Parish of Tamlacht-O'Crilly, County Derry, and he comes of highly-respected Catholic stock. After a course of classics in Tirgarvil, he entered St. Malachy's College, and ~ soon after he went to Maynooth, where, on Septembers 21, 1878, he entered the -class of first year's Theology. During, his collegiate course he passed brilliant examinations, and at all times displayed a remarkable aptitude for Theological study, in which he was eminently successful. DUBLlN— Historical Associations The reference, writes a correspondent ia the Dublin ' Freeman's Journal,' to Daniel O'Connell's piano may render it of interest to know that several musical instruments of historical associations are in the City of Dublin. A harp- of great antiquity, commonly known as the harp of Brian Boru, is in the Library of Trinity College. - A harp on- which Thomas Moore himself played is preserved in the" Royal Irish Academy, in Dawson street, in a room filled with relics of Moore, including a piano on which he accompanied his own songs. An organ in the gallery of the Examination Hall of Trinity College, Dublin, was presented to that institution by the Duke of ' Ormond, who was the Chancellor of the Universities of Oxford and Dub- ' lin. It was taken from a vessel captured by the Duke in a naval engagement with the Spanish fleet at Vibo in 1702. The organ in St. Michan's Protestant Church and the organ in the chapel of the Blue Coat Hospital, to which it was brought from St. Paul Protestant Church, were both played on by Handel during his stay in Dublin. Another organ on which Handel played was long in the house, 64 Eccles street, which was in the seventies of the last century the residence of Isaac Butt. It is now in the possession of Col. Johnston; of Newtown, Markethill, County Armagh. The Bank of Ireland In the current issue of the ' New Ireland Review 'the treatment of Catholics by the Bank of Ireland is described. The writer of a trenchant article sums up their position in that great " institution as follows :— • (t) There are fifteen directors of the bank. -431- -these--feweive -are Protestants,* three only are-Gatho-lies;.by law three must be Catholics. ' (2) -In- the head office there are twenty-one chief officials, with salaries amounting to ;£i2,000 per annum. Of these, twenty are Protestants,' who receive in annual salaries about one is a Catholic, with - a salary of £375. (3) In the sixty-seven country branches there are fifty-seven Protestant to ten Catholic agents (managers). The Protestant agents receive in salaries about the Catholics about (4) In the same country branches there are fifty-five Protestant to twelve Catholic sub-agents. (5) Among the humbler servants of the bank themselves there is the same singular disparity of numbers between Protestants and ■ Catholics.' Emancipation of the Masses Speaking at the annual dinner of the -Catholic University School Union, the Very Rev. .Dr. Walters, S.M., referring -to i the new University, said that he regarded it as an emancipation of the masses from the oppression of centuries. For centuries they were suffering from educational starvation j and they of"! the Church had certainly done their best in the effort to provide a remedy. .Of the new scheme he would say, in the words of the ' poet : "»_ ' Be to its faults a little blind, ' ■ And to its virtues wondrous kind.' Let them hope; they were long living in hope, as they were now on the borderland of fruition, that the new University -before j

■ them would train their youth and force them to the forefront for every opening that was for them in this "country. Whatever | high future attends the new University, it is our pride to note at this embryonic stage that the old school— the Catholic University School— has given of its best ■ products— men of light and leading, men of culture and character— to usher into being, and to speed on its career of national usefulness, a University that shall be racy of the soil' and instinct with national life— a monument in all the ages, as we hope, to "the long, persistent^' indefeasible demands of the. Irish Nation. Esto perpetua. KERRYt-No Criminal Business A pair of white gloves was presented to County Court Judge Shaw at the Tralee Summer Quarter Sessions, there being no criminal cases for trial. LIMERICK— Religion in the City During a recent retreat of the Archcon fraternity of the Holy Family, Limerick, 6250 members received Holy Communion, a -fact which speaks well for" the flourishing cbndition bj religion . in the city. . ' , - : A Happy. Introduction ;.. -^ . At the Limerick Summer, Quarter ■ the. new' County Court Judge, Mr. Law Smith, was"~welcomed' and -presented with white- gloves, there- being no .cnSiinal business for' huff' to do a happy introduction to the' county. „'- - "-*'_"' The late Father Casey; „ : - The l"? um of - : 4>S?° has al r^ady been subscribed --towards a memorial.- to the late Father, Casey, Abbeyfeale. - . ' A Friend, of the Poor and: Needy; ', \. .. -At a recent board , meeting of the- Irish Co-operative Agency Society; held at Limerickf Captaiff Coghlan, J.P., presiding it was resolyed: '-That it was with - feelings of the deepest regret we heard of Lady Monteagle's death, and we desire ! to .take this the first .opportunity o"f tendering to bur president" our sincere and heartfelt sympathy in the bereavement 'he and his family have sustained by the death of one who was universally esteemed.and- whose life was devoted to helping every good cause, but more especially where the poor and needy of Ireland were concerned.' . WEXFORD— A Memorial of Ninety-eight The Enniscorthy '98 Memorial Committee brought their work to a conclusion on May 31 by the unveiling of the monument in the Market Square. The town was profusely decorated, and from an early hour the streets were thronged by a large number of people, who. came from the surrounding districts. The erection of the memorial is the outcome of the '98 celebration, ten years ago, when, among many, there was one on Vinegar Hill. A site on the Market Square was selected, and it was decided that the monument ■ should take the form of a " statue in which. Father John Murphy should be represented. The artist to whom the work was entrusted was. Mr. Oliver Sheppard. The pedestal bears only the" inscription '• 1798 ' is of limestone, .and' the total" height of. the monument is 22ft, the cost being j£Boo. TIPPERARY— Good Advice At his triennial visitation"^ the Parish of Golden, County Tipperary, the Archbishop, addressing- the .people, said that the transference of the land from the landlord to" the occupiers was, in his opinion, the only solution of the agrarian question. If at all possible tenants should purchase under the Land Act of 1903. and having purchased should use all their energies and enterprise in improving their farms. The land inmost just Every shilling spent in improvement is returned a hundred fold The people should work the land with energy, should cultivate industry, thrift, and temperance; "and tne- result ■would be prosperity Ireland, owing to its climate, it* plctu^quetscetfef , and. the social qualities of its people, was the .best'c&intry^o live ,n, and from a religious point of view the 'best ? c§untry to ,d«e in. Let them get hold of the land^Wdrl^t-'fbr/dl^ris worth, and very soon that parish, and Ireland- as Whofcf would have a prosperous population equal in numbers tolwhaMf was before fhe famine days. • c<-. ' „- _' -;-*; -* --\ TYRONE— A Centenarian :. /. : to the' Belfast Evening Telegraph "/'/Mr.! Thomas Kelly, Lurganboy, County Tyrone, who has attained' thY age of 107, mounted a ladder recently and repaired the thatched roof of his cottage. . • - WESTMEATH— Death of a Priest The Very Rev. Thomas Murray, parish priest of . Ballymore, died on -May -22; after -a' -protracted -illness: the deceased

entered Maynooth College in 1867 and was ordained in 1872. After his ordination he was appointed to several curacies in the diocese of Meath. He was successively parish priest of Eglish, King's County ; Taghmon, Westmeath ;^ and Ballymore, to which important parish he was appointed about five years ago. ' GENERAL Old Age Pensions In reply to a question put in the House of Commons by Mr. J. Devlin, the Prime Minister stated that the number of persons in Ireland of 70 years of age and upwards is 173,359, • and that the number who would be qualified for pensions is "87,585. . . A Visit to America The important announcement is made that the bi-annual Convention of the U.I.L. of' Amenta-will be held at Boston, Mass., on- September 22 and 23. At the urgent request of the Executive. Council of America, Mr. J. E. "Redmond, M.P., Chairman of the Irish Party, and Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P., have consented to attend. Irish Trade According to the annual report of the Department of Agriculture, the total import and export trade of Ireland for 1906 Was ;£i 1 1,963,896, the latter exceeding the former by about three-quarters of a million sterling. After dealing with various aspects of the Irish trade, the report goes on to say : In 1900 the Irish export of all classes of live stock was much larger than the imports from any other country into the United Kingdom. In this connection it is worthy of note that the export of horses from Ireland amounted to 33,896, and if from this figure is deducted even the total number of horses imported into Ireland, there remains a net export of 28,790 horses. The total number of horses imported into the United Kingdom from all foreign and colonial countries amounted in 1906 to 17,848, of which 11,665 came from Russia. Again, in the case of cattle the number exported from Ireland to Great Britain was 776,281, while the total import from foreign and colonial countries into the United Kingdom amounted to 561,215, of which number 398,887 came from the United States and 160,689 from Canada. But the total annual value of the import of foreign and colonial cattle which are all ready for killing is greater than that of the Irish export. The Irish export of butter to Great Britain was the second largest in quantity and value, the import from Denmark being first, and that from Russia third. Irish eggs were the second largest quantity and the largest value imported into Great Britain, a larger quantity coming from Russia, but the total value being lower than that of the Irish eggs. The export of poultry from Ireland was much greater than that from any other country into the United Kingdom. Ireland exported to Great Britain poultry to the value of while the highest imports from other countries to the United Kingdom were — From America, ; France, ; Belgium, ; and Russia, As regards bacon and hams, the Irish export was fourth on the list, the largest quantities coming from the United States of America, Denmark having the second, and Canada the' third place. The All-Red Route; and Ireland Dr. Ambrose, M.P., writing with reference to interviews given by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, President of the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company, to the 'London Press,' takes exception, to his statements that fast "boats do not pay and are unpopular, and that the idea of including Ireland in the All-Red or All-British route is not advisable. In regard to the. second point, the writer observes that Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, who speaks of the difficulties oftranshipment before final embarkation, has been told over -and over again that it is intended to put passengers and mails into the train at London and take them without a change to Blacksod Bay, the final poTt of embarkation.