DISTRESS IN IRELAND

New Zealand Tablet, 16 November 1916, Page 30

DISTRESS IN IRELAND

RIGHT REV. M. VERDON, D.D. (Bishop of Dunedin), Treasurer. ' -.'"'..■ - » ;/'■'•, V Subscriptions to Date : ,i T 3 W n ™ c TT U -£ S following urgent appeal sent by the Very Rev. Father Bowden, Administrator of the Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, to Archbishop Mannix, of Melbourne, to the many readers of our paper If there be any person amongst them, enjoying the fulness of this land, who still requires evidence of real want before he opens his heart and his purse strings, .this cable should convince him: 'The National Aid Association urgently appeals' for funds to relieve the stricken Irish families that have no hope but in the generous hearts of the friends of Ireland. Since the tragedy of Easter Week the National Aid Association has been bearing a heavy burden. Without distinction, the-Association has attempted to relieve all who " were left destitute. For no doom of law should be allowed to place beyond the reach of Christian charity the families of the men who died in Easter week, or who are now confined in prison cells. The wail from desolate Irish homes and the cry of the widow and the orphan have evoked a. generous response from ' the Irish people wherever they have found a home. The Association has, therefore, been able to do something to mitigate the distress and suffering of tlfoso who, in many cases, had lost everything but their lives The demands upon the funds of the Association, however, have been so many and so urgent, that no permanent provision has been made for any, even of the most helpless and hopeless sufferers. " The "onerous aid that' came from Ireland and from Australia and other lands beyond the sea was barely sufficient to meet the most' pressing needs from week to week. In Ireland's name, and in the name of the widows and orphans wo thank our friends in Australia for all that they have done, and we confidently look for help from those who have not yet been reached by our appeal. With the tragic memories of 1916, there will go down to other generations and happier times a record of the unflinching loyalty and undiminished love of Irishmen for the Motherland. ■ Signed on behalf of the National Aid Association, .mi n r- lx t i -r, ~. - 'Richard Bowden, Chairman. 'The Pro-Cathedral, Dublin. The latest accounts from Dublin show that. Father Bowden's Committee has to find £IOOO per week in order to provide food and shelter for the sufferers. The Irish winter is fast approaching, and, no doubt, the resources of the committee will be severely taxed. Father Bowden asks that his appeal should be sent to the various centres m Australia. We are confident that he can look for a generous response. Ireland has never appealed in vain to Australia.

Already acknowledged, £2557 lis 4d. Greymouth Parish, including St. . Patrick's H.A.C.B. Society, Greymouth Church, and Cobden Church, collected by Messrs. Fitzgerald, Blanchfield, Quinlan, and Creagh.—Ver- Rev. Dean Carew, £10: Mr. E. J. Cotter, £10; Mr. E. A. Burke, £3 : Mr. Patrick L. Phelan, £3 : Mr. M. Quinlan, £2 2s; Mr. M. Fitzgerald, £2 2s; Miss Florrio Shanahan, £2: Mrs. P. Phelan, £2: Mr. J. Shanahan, £2: Mr. W. llanrahan, £1 Is: Mrs. McDonnell, £1 Is: Sympathiser. £1 Is: Mr. Patrick Blanchfield, £1 Is: Mrs. Mary Kennedy, sen., £1 Is; Mr. John Higgins, £1 Is; Mr. M. J. Fogarty, £1 Is; Mrs. M. J. Fogarty, £1 Is; Mr. James Kennedy, £1 Is: Mr. -Jeremiah " McCarthy, £1 Is; Mr. W. Sullivan, £1 ; Mr. J. Deere, £1 ; Mr. O. Egden, £1 ; Mr. T. P. Fogarty, £1; Mr. T. McLean, ; Mr. M. Deere, £1 ; Miss J. Crowley, £1 ; Mr. R. Crowley, £1; Mr. M. Crowley, £1: Mrs. Burns, £1: Mr. W. B. Gilbert, £1: Mr. G. llanrahan, £1 ; Mr. P. Dwyer, £1; Sergeant Egan, £1; Mr. D. Mcßrearty, £1 : Mr. J. Hassell, £1 ; Mr. Con. Connors, £1; Mr. William Costello, £1: Mr. M. Sampson, £1 ; Mr. R. E. Bellamy, £1 ; Mr. Terence Deere, £1 : Mr. William Sampson, £1 ; Mr. John McKinty, £1 ; Mr. Terence Kielley, £1 : Mrs. W. Sullivan, £1 ; Mr. Cornelius Byrne, lis; Mr. W. Meale, ]os 6d; Mr. W. Ryan, 10s 6d; Mr. R. Walsh, 10s 6d : Mr. W. Farrar, 10s 6d ; Mr. R. Spencer, 10s; Miss M. Anderson, 10s; Mr. P. Farrell, 10s : Mr. M. Daly, 10s ; Mr. T. O'Callagan, 10s ; Mr. M. McGilligan, 10s; Mr. M. Keating 10s; Mr! P. Galligan, 10s; Mr. T. Keating, 10s; Mr. M. McQuilken, 10s; Mr. ,T Bibon, 10s; Mr. T. Troy, 10s: Mr. J. Creagh, 10s : Mrs. M. Noonan, 10s: Mr. Malone, 10s; Mr. S. P. O'uonnell, 10s: Mr. T. Prendergast, 10s; Mr. Edward King, 10s: Mrs. W. Hanrahau, 10s; Mr. John J. Kennedy, 10s: Mr. Patrick Deere, 10s; Mr. Michael Reedy, 10s; Mr. John Flannagan, 10s; Mr. Wm. O'Kane, 10s; Miss H. Power, 10s: Miss McGuire, 10s; Miss K,. Hogan, 10s: Mr. James Hynes 10s; Mr. A. Moult, 10s: Sympathiser, 10s: Mr. John Brennan, 10s; Mrs. F. W. Martin, 10s; Mr. T. M

Quinn, 10s : Mrs. W. Claughesey, 10s : Mr. R. J. Meade, 7s 6d ; the following contributed .Mrs. E. King, Mrs. J. Shannahan, Mr. Geo. Chesterton, Mr. P. J. Power, Mrs. Sigley, jun., Miss K. Dunn, Miss N. Power, Mrs. Maloue, Mrs. E. McShei-ry, Mr. Pat. Liogan, Mr. Pat. lleffernan, Mrs. P. Casey, Mrs. Ilassal, Mrs. Reid, Miss Nellie Tilly, Miss llaunan, Mr. •lames Collogan, Miss X. Llanrahan, Mrs. M. Phillips, Mrs. E. Keating, Mr. James Quinn, Miss Dowliug, Mr. J. Sullivan, Miss Fitzgerald, Mr. N. Kelly, Mr. J. P. Watson, Mr. Preudergast, Mr. W. J. O'Donnell, Mr. F. Rowe, Friends, Mr. J. Maude, Mr. R. Spence, Mr. F. Garth, Mr. T. Burne, Mr. M. Lynch, Mr. F. Escott, Mr. R. Sweetman, Miss K. Phelan, Lady Sympathiser, Mr. J. lleffernan, Miss C. 'lleffernan, Mr. J. Galligan, Mrs. Sweetman, Mr. S. Chapman, Mr. Flaherty, Mr. M. Quirk, Mr. T. O'Donnell, Mr. J. McCauley, Mr. E. O'Neill, Mr. M. Minehan, Mr. P. Burke, Mrs. 11. O'Donnell, Miss Kennedy, Mr. Jno. Murphy, Mr. L. Costigan ; smaller sums, £lO 15s:—total, £124 14s. (Mr. Deere's list to come.) The following letter was sent by Mr. Cotter with his subscription'of £lo:—' As a non-Catholic but very proud descendant of 1798 (Presbyterian) rebels, I have really great pleasure in enclosing cheque for £lO towards the Dublin Relief Fund, and I only wish I had Rockefeller's account at my bank at this sad time. God save Ireland ! ' St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland (second list).— Hon. Arthur M. Myers, M.P., £10; Irish Friends, £8 15s; Mr. Ernest E. Davis, £5 ss; Mr. Maurice O'Connor, £5 ss; Anon., £5; Anon., £5; Miss Doyle, £4 ; Mr. J. J. O'Brien, £2; Mr. Walter Darby, £1 Is; Mr. Chas. Grevatt, £1 Is; Mr. J. C. GrifTen, £1 Is; Mrs. Perrott, £1 Is; Mr. J. Netters, £1; Mr. Wm. Buckley, £1; Mr. John Higgins, £1 ; Mr. McFadden, £1; Mr. P. Barrow, £1; Mr. N. Mo Glone, £1; Mrs. Hansen, £1; Mr. John Lynch, £1 ; Mr. D. J. O'Sullivan, 10s; Mr. T. Cannon, 10s; A Friend, 10s; Anon., 10s; Mr. Hu<di Duffin, 10s; Mr. Daniel Doyle,. 10s; Mr. James O'Grady, 10s; Mr.

James Kilbride, 10s; Mr. John Downing, :10s; the following contributed —Mr. McDonnell, Mr. Chas. Bray, Mr. Claughessy, Mrs. D. Grace, Mrs. Redley, Miss Burke, Mrs. N. J. Prendergast, Mr. and Mrs. Tubb, Detective Gourlay, Mrs. Keenan, A Friend, Miss E. M. Simpson, A Friend,' A Friend, Mr. T. Walsh, Miss B. Roche; smaller sums, £3 Is 6d : —total to date, £152 10s 6d. Cromwell Parish. —Rev. Father Hunt, £5; Mr. John Fleming, sen., £2; Mr. George Stumbles, £1 ; Mr. Felix McFelin, £1; Mr. Thomas Hayes, sen., £1 ; Mrs. M. Hayes, 10s; Miss Stumbles, 10s; Mr. John Hayes, 10s; the following contributed 5s —A Friend, Miss Williams, Mrs. C. Mitchell, Mrs. W. Mitchell, Mrs. S. McNamara, Mrs. E. Jolly, Mr. Thos. Hayes, Mr. J. McElligott, Mrs. E. Stumbles, Mr. J. Mooney, Mr. J. Johnson, Mr. Alf Scott, Mr. P. Johnson smaller sums, £1 Is 6d ; —total, £ls 16s 6d. Pukekohe (Auckland) Parish. —Rev. Father Molloy, £5 ss; Mr. Maurice Coughlan, £5 ss; Messrs. Coughlan Bros., £3 3s; Mr. Daniel Goodwin, £2; Mr. James Kennelly, £1 Is Mr. James O'Connor, £1 ; Mr. Charles Clarke, £1 ; Mrs. McGovern, £1 ; Mrs. Graham, £1; Mrs. Hawke, £1; Miss Hillford, £1 ; Mrs. Markham, £1: Mr. Daniel Markham, 10s; Mr. Richard Phelan, 10s; Mr. Anthony Regan, 10s; Mr. Jeremiah Hickey (No. 1), 10s; Mr. Edward Sheridan, 10s; Mr. James Reidy, 10s: Mr. James Costello, 10s: Miss Hogan, 10s; Mr. Martin Hogan, 10s; Mr. Joseph Henry, 10s; A Friend, 10s; Mrs. Russell, 8s; Mr. David Nobbs, 8s; the following contributed ss—Miss Clark, Miss Teirney, Bridget Bodkin, Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Patrick Hogan, Mrs. Jaygusch, Mr. Kennelly, Mr. Robert Forbes, Mr. Russell, Mrs. Keaney, Mr. Patrick Dunne, Mr. William Whelan, Mr. Michael Markham, Mr. Patrick Markham, Mr. John Phelan, Mr. Michael Mahon, Mr. Daniel Maher, Mr. John Cummins, Mr. Samuel Dufty, Mr. James Knott: Mr. James Brady, 3s; the following contributed 2s 6d—Doreen Fleming, A Friend, Mr. Mark Thornell, Mr. Bernard Foy, Mr. George Flynu, Mr. John Quinlan ; the following contributed 2s —Mr. Benjamin Jeffares, Mr. Philip Millar, 2s; Mr. A. Webb, 2s; Mary Cammick, 2s :—total, £36 6s. Carterton Parish.—Rev. Father O'Beirne, £5, Mr. W. Redmond, £5 ; Miss Brogan, £5 ; Mr. Considine (Martinborough), £5; Mr. 11. Card (Featherston), £2 2s; Mrs. Pain (Martinborough), £2; Mr. Kearney (Featherston), £1 ; —total, £25 2s. General.—Mrs. Margaret Thompson, Southbrook, Chch, £3; Mr. D. Sullivan, Ratanuoha, U.K., £2'2s 6d ; Mrs. Anderson, Musselburgh, Dunedin, £1 Is; Mr. S. Haughey, Cheviot, £1 ; A Friend, £1 ; Mrs. R. Penny, Palmerston North, £1 ; Mr. Dan Hayes, Seacliff, £1 : Mr. Michael Moroney, Stratford, £1; Mr. Thomas McGee, Stratford, £1 ; Sisters of Mercy, Ross, £1 ; Mr. T. J. McGinnity, Masterton, 17s; Mrs. Claude Collins, Musselburgh, Dunedin, 10s; Mr. Ed. Doyle, Oamaru, 10s ; Mr. J. Kelleher, Cave, 10s ; Mr. D. Barrett, Albury, 10s; Mr. P. O'Connor, Albury, '10s; Mr. E. Crowe, Albury, 10s; Mrs. Roach, St. Kilda, ss; Mr. G. Boddey, St. Kilda, ss; xvnonymous —no address —3s