Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 20 August 1908, Page 27

Irish News

tr ARMAQH — Practical Assistance - His Eminence "Cardinal .Logue, ; .while travelling the other . day on the Irish Great Northern Railway,' rendered very practical assistance in the case of a man named Hugh Mullen", who sustained an accident while alighting from a train- at Adavoyle station. His Eminence had him taken into his own compartment. At the same- time he sent' a telegram to a doctor in Dundalk to meet the train. ' On "the 'way the_ Cardinal heard the patient's confession. At Dundalk ihe man was conveyedto the local infirmary. " CORK — New Journalistic Venture June 24 saw the "first number, of sx new .journalistic venture' in the City' of Cork.- , -The -new paper is called .the Cork Citronicle. Its get-up is a' great improvement on that of the existing papers. It is printed -on very good paper, is freely 'illustrated, and its general tone is admirable DERRY— White Gloves for the Judge , "At Coleraine Quarter Sessions County Court Judge Overend expressed great pleasure -at being presented willi white gloves, emblematic of crimelessness. DUBLlN— Catholic Truth Society The annual meeting of tlie Catholic Truth Society of Ireland was held on June 25.- Sir Henry Bellingham, Bart., presided. Reports were presented showing a satisfactory year's work and a sound financial; position. - " s A Gifted Religious . A letter has been received by the Prioress of St. Mary's Dominican Convent,. Cabra, Dublin, from Cardinal Moran, on the occasion of the death of S*ister Mary Vincent Hogan, sister of the Very Rev. Dr. Hogan, of Maynooth. His Eminence writes : ' I cannot say with what regret I learned, by the latest English mail, that your tiuly gifted Sister M. Vincent Hogan j had been summoned to her reward. Great is the loss .-to Irish Art. The of the glorious page of the Book of { Kells was most perfect, "From St. Columba's days I don't j think that there has been a more gifted or, more skilful interpreter j of the old Celtic School of Art.' A Problem of the Future Australasia (writes a Dublin correspondent) was well represented at All Hallows College on prize day, June 24. Archbishop Delany, of Hobart, Tasmania, presided, and amongst those present were Right Rev. Dr. Leniha'n, Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand, and Right Rev. Dr. Doyle, Bishop of Lismore. T/hpresident, Very Rev. J. Moore, paid a graceful" tribute to thes? prelates for their presence- and interest in the college, especially to the Archbishop, who, when he .was a student there, "was first in Dogma, first in Moral Theology, first in Scripture, and first in Canon Law, and was facile piinceps in secondary classes. H'*s Grace in a stirring address spoke of his high appreciation of the work done by. the "college, the students it trained and the priests .it sent out. He was glad to see signs of the great progress' AH Hallows had made. Speaking of the country generally, t>e said some people were inclined to think" that Divine Trovidence had arranged that the Irish priesthood should follow the emigration, and that the Irish emigrant should- go abroad by a positive interposition of Providence. He did . not believe-that .at-a11..-! -He believed Divine Providence had drawn good out of evil. - Hft did not_believe it entered into the designs of Divine Provid^nce^' -to drive God's ovvn beloved, faithful people by. the pjossure. of urgent necessity from ' their native soil to seek home's" ""iii -■ lands. .That had been due to the perversity, and'possibly still mor^e.to the • f negligence^p I f.,m.an. Now,, talking of Ireland,- he was- impelled to-dcive through Dublin,' and f around"'^Dublin/ and to go into the heart of the old city; and see what -"cnanges had taken lP lace in the last twenty-four years.- He was" gratified ■ to witness the wonderful improvements in the streets, in-":he ' footpaths, and especially in the residential accommodation for all classes that had been provided in the meantime. But ■ although all that spoke well for the energy and public spirit of the Corporation of Dublin, and for the citizens, too, and showed how alive they were to all these matters affecting the" piibH" health and -the appearance of the city, there was one thing which . struck him everywhere lie,' xvent", and' had also struck other persons from Australia— the evidence' of poverty on every hand. He landed at Naples, and Italy was supposed to j

have economic difficulties. Hc^ came - through - italy and across Switzerland, and' through' Belgium, and although there "Was an outcry in all these- on behalf of the proletariat, the' working cla*ss, that they had not justice, and probably an outcry very largely justified, nevertheless in' none- of these* lands could anyone see on the streets the same" .strain of undeniable distress they would ■ see in the pinched faces of the poor children "and .poor, women "and poor men of Dublin. This- was not altogether' a political question. It was a- much deeper question.' It was the question that set men like the" late Cardinal Manning and others seriously - - thinking, as Catholics, of the duties incumbent upon those .who called themselves the rulers, but should call, themselves -the .servants of the people, and.it was -the question . w.hich elicited that magnificent Encyclical from Pope Leo'Xftl. which was nowmade the basis of systematic treatment -in many Catholic colleges on the Continent " - KlLDAßE— Maynooth and the New'tJiiiversity The r language of the -president of Maynooth r-,Golleger -,Gollege at- the Maynooth Union banquet in reference to the Universities Bill (says the Catholic Times) will, be, admitted alike -by- friend and foe_o£ . the college to* be worthy of -a progressive -educationist. It betrays,, .no bitterness, no selfishness, no fear of struggles in the- intellectuat, arena."; Mayhooth . College " is quite "conscious dfc. its capacity to hold its own, and Monsignor Mannix only asks that. it should enjoy adequate opportunities of;sharing the advantages the new Dublin University will offer. It was only narrow-" minded, jealousy oi ecclesiastical influence that .deprived May--nooth of the right to be recognised . as a constituent" college of the University. A true appreciation of the value of university training, instead .of .endeavoring to shut Maynooth out or to'impose restrictions, 1 would have "led to the encouragement of the; , college authorities' "desire to associate clerical and lay students' , in the-pursuitof higher education -and* university prizes. .-Maynooth ? s ambition is to -avail of the facilities for attendance~which a proper residential university would afford,- and it is to- be hoped that Mr. Birrell's forthcoming announcement, -whiph lie promised when Mr. Butcher withdrew his proposal in committee to make the building- grant available for residence, will bp- of a kind to meet the wishes of Monsignor- Mannix and niany others whohave at heart the success of the scheme. ,- KILKENNY— A Danger to be Avoided^ His Eminence Cardinal Logue, who was presented with the freedom of Kilkenny on -June "27,- in returning- thanks .for an address presented -to him, said~ with regard 'to " the Gaelic League, he was sorry ±0, see from some newspapers that were published in Dublin. -an attempt was being, made- to capture it for the purpose of 'making' it an instrument ready in thaJiands - of the antr-clericals.; , ■He-b elieved" the- day they- succeeded in, 'making it turn any section of' the 'lrish people. against-tKc^Rrjcst- * hood would see the end qfj the -Gaelic League? ~ ■'""""' v- ~.~'" ■ The Freedom of the City • Cardinal _ Logqe " on. {, for: the purpose of presiding;^ >h"e^eteinn- cerimoxiiies_..connected%-iyith the opening of St. John's Church. His Eminence !~ w'as^prcsented with the hononuryiv freedom of "the " city, ; and' withs an address' from the Corporation." ' ' ' : 7 • ■ A Munificent Gift " tt \ J 'J° 1 Vl'sV I ' s Chu i ch V Kilkenny; 'which was solemnly -blessed . .- and" Topejied^on-Suoday,- June 2 8,*, i s, the^gift .of Mr-. Tfiomas fOXoughlin, .whoJformerly -lived-withinafew miles, of- the" marble • city. Some years ago he emigrated to Australia, where he* inherited; .the/vast -.wealth of -an uncle; the' J lat<f -Mr ." Martin Loughlin. --■- The ceremony "was a most impressive one,, and was attended by, a' large-number of^cclesiastfcal dignftarreV/in^ludirtl'' his Eminence Cardinal "LbgQe ; the Most" Rev.' ' Dr, FeoVelly l - Archbishop pL Cashel ; .the Most r. Rev. -Dr. Delanyl- Archbish«ov~ of Hobart, Tasmania ; the .-Most. Rev. Dn-.TCelly, CoadjutorArchbishop -of Sydney; the Most Rev. Dr. Brownrjgg, Bishop of ' Ossory; the Most- Rev." Dr.- Doyle, Bishop- o^Smofe,'" Austra.!!* * r ! he Most Rev - Dr - P'Callaghan, Bishop of. Cork L tjie 'Most Rev. Dr. Sheehan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore- tho ' Most Rev. Dr. Clancy, "Bishop of Elphin ; the~Mosl "'Revi Dr* Mangan, Bishop of Ardfert.and Agha'doe ; Right Rev. Monsignor Howley, -P.P., V.G., Callan ; Right' ReV. Monsignor Mannix, President of Maynooth College; and Right Rev. • Monsignor Tynan, Farnworth,. -Manchester. „ The. -Most; Rev. Dr. Clancy who preached an eloquent sermon, said that they recognised in that, day's celebration, a new link in the golden chain which " bound in a solidarity of .faith- and-. patriotism The widely-scattered "- members of the sea-divided "Gael. 'they ' witnessed "a touching proof of that bond of brotherhood at the memorable centenary

celebration ,of the foundation of New York diocese, when the'r beloved Cardinal was the central, figure of the brilliant series of religious - and social functions' which accompanied' that even. • And as it was in America, so it was also in to' which Ossory had given many bishops', priests, and nuns. On that day, said his Lordship, Australia made adequate return Jor Ossory V. services, in building up her infant Church, and she sent^ 'her prelates and her.pri.ests and her Jai'ty. to represent. her- in- the.presehtaYion of her. generous gift. Hence the bonds of faith, of hope, -of love,, of patriotism, of mutual sympathy and cooperative effort between the 'two countries were knit more closely together by that day's magnificent celebration. LIMERICK— Sad Drowning Fatality On the evening of June 29 a clerical student named John Hayes was drowned in the river Gale, near Athea, while bathing with a companion. The sad event was all the' more keenly felt, as Mr. Hayes had almost completed, his, collegiate studies, and was a student of much promise. A Venerable Total Abstainer Mr. Martin Dalton, a venerable total abstainer, who took ■ the pledge from Father Mathew sixty-six years ago, is still hale and hearty. He lives at Knocknagorna, County Limerick, and is able to walk four miles every Sunday to attend Mass. WlCKLOW— Presentation of an Address The Rev. W. Duggan, Kilquaide, County Wicklow, has been presented with an address by the people of all denominations in Athy parish, where he spent .sixteen years previous to his promotion to Kilquaide. GENERAL Technical Teaching Mr. Redmond on June 25 introduced to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Treasury, a deputation, consisting of Dr. Windle, President, Queen's College, Cork, and other representative Irishmen. The object of the visit was to urge upon the Chancellor <he need for a further building grant for technical schools in Ireland. Mr Lloyd-George postponed his decision for a few months, but the character of his reply was, on the whole, favorable. Irish Tobacco The ' Daily Mail,' in a leader on the revival of Irish tobaccogrowing, says : — We have tried the experiment of mixing Irish cigarettes with cigarettes of the • best Egyptian and American growth, and have invited connoisseurs to tell the difference. Thc> have been unable to do so. It has been pointed out in the Hou o that Ireland was at one tinie one of the most -productive of the. tobacco-growing countries. The prohibition of the growth of tobacco in the sister island was a real Irish grievance. Tobacco culture was denied to the Irish in order that our American colonies might be placed in possession of a practical monopoly, and an agitation, .primarily engineered by the then Bristol tobacco manufacturers, was successful in crushing the industry, with the result that most of those engaged in the growth of tobacco in Ireland emigrated. It is obvious that the Government must grant facilities to Irish tobacco growers, but even when this has been accomplished the difficulties will only begin. The demand is certain to outstrip the supply "for many years. Inferior brands of tobacco have already been sold as Irish. It will be difficult to maintain the quality of the crop in the absence of co-operation by the Irish tobacco farmers. It behoves all those engaged in this revived industry to see that the quality of the output is jealously guarded, that the manufacture the cigars and cigarettes is effected by the latest machinery 1 where machinery can be used, and that the boxes, labels, and general appearance of the packets are as dainty as those that come to us from Turkey and Egypt.