The Home Rule Delegates

New Zealand Tablet, 30 March 1911, Page 579

The Home Rule Delegates

Mr. Martin Kennedy, Wellington, has received the following cablegram from Mr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalist Party : —'lrish Party delegates arriving in Wellington by the Rotorua; kindly arrange reception and twelve meetings jin New Zealand.’ The Rotorua is due at "Wellington on May 1. She left London on March 18. At a meeting convened by Mr. Kennedy, and presided over by Dr. Cahill, on Friday evening the matter of preparing the way for a large public meeting of sympathisers with Florae Rule was discussed, and it was decided to hold such a meeting at St. Patrick’s Hall on Sunday afternoon. Mr. O’Kane was appointed acting-secre-tary. At the meeting on Sunday afternoon of sympathisers with the Irish Heine Rule movement a committee was set up to arrange a suitable reception for the delegates arriving from Britain shortly, and to further their interests by immediately inaugurating collections in aid of the Irish Parliamentary Party’s funds. A newspaper representative interviewed the Hon. John Meagher, M.L.C., on his return from a lengthy visit to Europe. ‘I suppose,’ said the reporter, ‘yon noticed the cable about the coining visit of "the Irish delegation to raise funds for the furtherance of Home Rule?’ ‘ Oh, yes,’ replied Air. Meagher. ‘ I hoard of the proposal while in Ireland. I have no doubt Irishmen here will respond well. Air. Hazleton, one of tho delegation, I met while at Home. He is one of the most forcible speakers I have ever listened to. I think it will be the last time delegates will be out here for assistance. In two years I expect to witness the opening of the Irish Parliament.’