Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 23 December 1915, Page 43

Irish News

GENERAL.

Lieut.-General Sir Bryan Mahon, appointed to the command of the British forces in Serbia, is a Galway man, a second cousin of Sir Edward Carson. Rev. Michael Costelloe, Killeentierna, met his deatlf with tragic suddenness, on October 29. He was playing a salmon in the River Flesk, close to the presbytery, when he was seized with a heart attack. Turning to Mr. Geoffrey Fleming, who was with him, he said, ‘ I’m done,’ and fell on the bank, where he expired in a few minutes. He was a native of Glin, County Limerick. Mr. Dillon, in the House of Commons recently, delivered a spirited speech in defence of Lord Haldane, who had rendered greater service to the British Empire than any man now living in England. Lord Haldane had been driven out of the service of his country by blackmailers, who were the best friends of Germany, and whose views were quoted by the German press to please these men and placate them. Ur. Bernard, the new Protestant Archbishop of Dublin, was enthroned at Christ Church Cathedral on November 1. In an address he said that lor nearly five centuries no Irishman had been given to that church and throughout the eighteenth century all the Archbishops received their education and training at. the English universities. Dr. Bernard spoke ol the importance of uniting class to class. The City Council passed a resolution welcoming him on ins election to the office of Protestant Archbishop of Dublin. Cardinal Logue, in a letter addressed to the Dublin Vigilance Committee, congratulates that body on the good work done in combating the spread of demoralising literature. 11 is Eminence also cordially approves of its efforts to purify theatres, music-halls, and picture theatres, 'a reform for which there was growing need.’ His Eminence adds that similar action is needed in all parts ol Ireland, that the picture houses required close watching, and local committees, if affiliated with the Dublin committee, might achieve a most salutary effect. A remarkable article appeared lately in the liuminyham Fogf, a leading Unionist organ in the English Midlands, and formerly the medium of Chamberlain opinion in Birmingham. The article deals with the new spirit manifested in Ireland since the war began. 4 The old traditional attitude -. . . summed up in bate of England, has almost disappeared. It lingers still amongst a few youths. .■ . . They neither lead nor have an influential following. They are mostly young clerks in snug official appointments who proclaim their detestation of England but lack the courage or the principle to sacrifice that British gold which is their source of livelihood.’

BISHOP OF KILDARE AND RECRUITING.

At an enthusiastic recruiting meeting, held in Carlow, on October 31, the following letter from Most Rev. Dr. Foly, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, was read : —•

matter of principle as well as of interest; this country is, in my opinion, called on to furnish a fair quota of the armed forces that will be necessary to bring this awful war to a speedy and to a triumphant conclusion. In fixing a fair quota, the statement of the Right Hon. Walter Long should not be forgotten—namely, that—for causes that need not be mentioned—it would not be reasonable to expect as large a proportion of the population from Ireland as from the rest of the United Kingdom. As a matter of fact, this town of Carlow, especially the Nationalist portion, has furnished a fairer share, in proportion to its population, than most of the cities and towns in England or Scotland have done. If the speakers at the meeting succeed in getting the rest of the country to come up to the standard of Carlow in quantity and quality they will have every reason to congratulate themselves. Wishing the meeting success. t

Having learned from you the purpose of the-meet-ing to be held in the town to-morrow, I have no hesitation in stating that it has my cordial approval. I have said before, and I now repeat it, that, as a

A RECRUITING MANIFESTO

The following circular lias been sent to all branches of the United Irish League of Great Britain, signed by Mr. T. P.. O’Connor, president, and Mr. F. L. Crilly, general secretary:— ‘You will already know that land Derby has been appointed head of a new recruiting movement, which is to be worked largely through the officers of political associations. We need scarcely say that you will bo ready to co-operate cordially with the efforts of the other political societies. We therefore ask you to instruct your president or secretary to get into immediate touch with the officers of the other political organisations to give to them every possible assistance. Though, as set forth in our annual report, our organisation has already helped in sending more than one hundred thousand of our people to the flag, we still are ready to make a further appeal to them for a further response to the call of the country. We need scarcely point out. that the enlargement of the battle front, the prolongation of the war, and the daily- proofs of savage cruelty by the enemy we are lighting make necessary the enlargement of onr forces in the field, and therefore make an even more powerful appeal than ever to such an accession of our army as will make our final victory not merely more certain, but more speedy. This new movement also makes a special appeal to onr countrymen, because it will be a vindication of the principle they have always held that the country can rely with confidence for the number of men they may need, however large, on the voluntary efforts of a nation of free and patriotic men.’