DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIII, Issue 18, 4 May 1916, Page 20

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(By telegraph, from our own correspondent.)

' May 1. Local Irishmen condemn the insane action of the Sinn

Feiners in Dublin, who never lifted a finger to assist Ireland in its agrarian and economic struggles during the last thirty years, and were openly antagonistic to the fight for autonomy. ' ' ' : ' !

So great, says our Mayor, is the demand on the local Patriotic Fund, that the whole of the operations of the Claims Board would have to be reviewed in June and every case re-considered j whilst a full statement of amounts disbursed, classification of recipients," and - ability or otherwise of the fund to bear the rate claims being made upon it would be dealt with. :;

The following is a list of pupils of St. Joseph’s Convent . who were successful at the theoretical examination of December last: —Junior Division — Burns, 99 (honors); Elva Skinner, 99 (honors); Maud Davies, 93 (honors); Vera Woodley, 93 v (honors). Preparatory— Eugene Sayegh, 100; Freda Brannigan, 84; . Josephine Commons, 87 ; Norman Smith, 82 ; Maimie Little, 73; Alma White, 72;. Ivy Priest, 67. Miss Irene McGarry, a pupil of . St. Leo’s Convent, Devonport, was successful at the teachers’ diploma and rudiments’ examination, held in December, 1915, and is now an Associate of the Trinity College, London. ' . ; . •

4 The Hibernian delegates from the various parts of the Dominion gathered in the Metropolitan Hotel on Friday evening. The toast of the' ‘ Visitors,’ : which was proposed by Bro. Woodley (local branch president), was supported by Bro. Nerheny, and responded to by Bros. Duggan (Oamaru) and Grimes (Christchurch). " The toast of the ‘ Hibernian Society ’ was proposed by Bro. Burke (Wellington), 'and* replied to by Very Rev. Chancellor Holbrook. The majority of , the delegates left : soon after ,by the night express for the south. - During the day the delegates , were shown over most of the ; religious institutions, with which they were greatly " impressed. In the afternoon they visited the sugar, works at Chelsea, and all agreed it was an; interesting and novel experience. o 4 The delegates, to the district . meeting of the Hibernian Society adjourned their business at upon on Wednesday, 26th inst., and, while at Lake Takapriria,, news of the disturbances in • Dublin ■ reached them. ■ On : one of the cross >, roads ■ a ' member .of the : party read out from the evening paper ; the . deplorable news. ;- > The ; faces ’ of; those present were a study, each one: betraying intense emotion. It was resolved before they left the spot •on the cross' roads that the , first business to be transacted, ? when the conference re-assembled : i in ; the evening, would be 'to ‘ draft Sand forward a* cable 'message to Mr. John E. Redmond, M.J?.',

•. f ■_ leader >t of the % Irish Party. This \ was * done, y and - the following message was , v at once - cabled : The New «, Zealand Hibernians fat , their ; s annual conference, ; now sitting. in Auckland, have learned with abhorrence and - regret ot the disturbances in Dublin; also, they i- desire to express <; their deep ] sympathy >with, ’ and - entire confidence in you, the Irish Party, and followers. \ ? Several’ vigorous speeches were delivered in moving, seconding, and supporting the message to the Irish leader. ■ : ... r ,