People We Hear About

New Zealand Tablet, 2 May 1912, Page 41

People We Hear About

.. Mr. Algar Labouchere Thorold, nephew of the late Mr. Henry Labouchere, is to be his uncle’s biographer. Mr. Thorold is a Catholic, a convert, being the only son of the late Protestant Bishop of Winchester, who married Mr. Labouchere’s sister. . Like his uncle, Mr. Thorold lives in Florence,

The reports recently published-indicating that the health of Sir Wilfrid Laurier had broken 1 down are declared this week to be quit© unfounded. The great Canadian statesman is 71 years of age, but says he never felt better in his life, and so far from being depressed by his recent political defeat, he is keen for conflict again.

' The Right Rev. Thomas Alphonsus O’Callaghan', 0.p.-, the venerable Bishop of Cork, is now 72 years of age and was born in Cork. He entered the Dominican Novitiate and studied under the famous, Father Tom Burke. He also spent some time in Rome, and 27 years ago was consecrated Coadjutor-Bishop of his native city. He succeeded the-late Bishop Delaney in 1886.

This year (says the Louisiana Record Cardinal Gibbons is in his 78th year ; Cardinal Farley, in 1 his 70th; Bishop Hogan, in his 83rd; Bishop Foley, in his 79th; Bishop Janssen, in his 77th; Bishop Chatard, in his 78th; Archbishop Ireland, in his , 74th; Bishop Richter, in his 74th; Bishop Trobec, in his 74th; Bishop John J. Keane, in his 73rd ; Archbishop Spalding, in his 72nd; Bishop Gabriels, in his 74th; Bishop Byrne, in his 7-lst; Bishop McGoldrick, in his 71st; Bishop Northop, in his 70th; Archbishop Riordan, in his 71st; Bishop Scanned, in his 70th; Bishop Maes, in his 66th; Bishop Ryan, in his 63rd, and Bishop O’Donaghue, in his 64th. .. . ; - .

• Mr. Jeremiah MacVeagh, M.P., the popular representative of South Down, and one of the wittiest and most versatile members; of the Irish Party, has a delicious sense of humor, and lets a story lose nothing in the telling, even though it be against himself. Though he had long been inured to platform speaking, his first public lecture was apparently somewhat of a trial to him. He was particularly, anxious as to the impression he had -made, and was surprised that the friend who afterwards accompanied him to the hotel was making no reference to the event of the evening. At last ‘Jerry’ blurted out, ‘ What do you think of my lecture?’ ‘Oh, the lecture,’ mused his friend. ‘Well, there were only three things "wrong with it. In the first place, you read it; .in the second place, you read it badly; and in the third place, there wasn’t a thing in it worth reading at all!’ General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, who celebrated his 72nd birthday recently, is a native of. Co. Clare, and entered the Army as an ensign in theJffid.Poot in 1858. Since then he has seen active i service in many parts of the world, and during- the last South African War took a prominent part in bringing^ about the surrender of General Cronje at Paardeberg. He was then placed in command of Orange River Colony, and on his _ return to England was appointed AdjutantGeneral of the Forces. In 1906, he accompanied Prince Arthur of Connaught’s mission to Japan to confer the Garter on the Mikado, and has taken a prominent part in many other Court functions. Sir Thomas, who retired in 1907, is now Colonel of the Royal West- Surrey Regiment, and has many honors and. decorations] including the Grand Cordon of the Red Eagle and the Grand Cross of the Rising Sun, conferred by the Mikado. , '■. ..