Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 25, 18 June 1903, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRlM.— Demonstration Postponed

In deference to the wishes of Mr. John Redmond, M.P., the Nationalfsts of Belfast have decided to postpone the demonstration through the streets of the city which it was intended to hold on the occasion of the Emmet Centenary.

CARLOW.— Presentation

An inteicsting function took place recently at Castletown, near Arklow, where the people availed of the attainment by their pastor, Very Key. James Dunphy. of his silver jubilee, to mark their leelings towards him, and their appreciation of the many services which he has rendered to them, to religion, to education, and to country during a priesthood of 46 years, and of a pastorate of 25 years. Father Dunphy, who enjoys the distinction of being the last parish priest appointed by the late Cardinal Cullen, has practically spent the 46 yeais of his priesthood amongst the people of Arklow, between whom and him indissoluble ties of affection and love have been established, and, whilst administering to their* spiritual necessities with the utmost ?eal, he had been an instrument of great good in their material prosperity, taking part in every movement calculated to advance their interests. Throughout tho whole parish there are monuments to his ?eal and energy, and m no place perhaps so marked as in Castletown, which was en fete to greet their aged but hale and active, parish priest on coming amongst them. The people of the paiish rallied in great numbers to St Patrick's Hall, which stands on historic ground, being on the site of the Catholic church burned in the place in the Insurrection of 1798, and the spacious building was taxed to its fullest capacity Father Dunphy was presented with an illuminated address in album form and a silver tea and coffee service of a costly nature.

CORK.— Probable Retirement

In the course of a letter to his constituents in Cork, Mr. William O'Brien, M.P intimates that his health is such that he cannot stand the strain of constant attendance in Parliament.

The Exhibition

At a recent meeting of the ladies' executive committee of the Greater Cork Exhibition, Lady Bandon read a letter from the Countess of Dudley, in which her Excellency, while showing a deep invest in the work of the committee, kindly undertook to ask her Majesty tho Queen to lend some very valuable examples ot lace for the women's section of the exhibition.

DERRY.— A Popular Priest

llev. James O'Kane, P P., Iskahocn has been prcsontcd with an address and purse of so\ erei^ns subscribed liv his former parishioners and friends in Deiry city and district. In addition to the City Ili^h Sheriff (Mr Chai les O'Neill) and ox-lligh Slienff (Akleiman Breslm), theio was a lai go number of the clergy and laity piesent on the occasion

DUBLIN. — Death of a Commodore

The death is announced of Captain Patrick Boland, Commodore Captain of the ' Duke ' line steamers, which took place at Ins lesidence, Phibsboro 1 road, Dublin. Captain Boland joined the old Dublin and Glasgow Company as second olhcer about 30 \eais ago, and soon worked his way to command one of the company's ships On the death of Captain O'Flaheity last year Captain Boland became Commodore of tho llect He was then, however, suffering fioni the effects of a sevcie attack of influenza, which appears to ha\e undermined his health, and from which he -appeais never entirely to have 10covered. Captain Boland was a skilful and careful commander, a genial bree/y sailor of the good old type, and had seen much service both at home and abioad. He was a kindly Christian gentleman, raid immensely popular with passengers and the general public.

A Tribute to the Teaching Orders

From an unexpected quarter comes a remarkable tribute to the excellence of the Chi istian Brothers, the Ii esentation Brothers, and other lehgious teaching Olders At the Protestant synod in Dublin, l)r Archdall, Bishop of Killaloe, declared that these ' admirable organisations '^are giving a thoioughlv sound education m cv ci v centre in Ireland where there arc a sMfl'icient number of Catholic children Havme spoken m the highest tcinis of the excellence of the teaching imparted by them, his Lordship asked how they acquned their gi eat scholastic learning. They acquired it, he said, because the headsof these organisations had the power and wisdom and discretion to choose only those who had the lacultv of teaching These were trained with method and discipline as regaids heart and head and manner and tone s/uch as they in the Church of Ireland could not aspire to These 'monastic institutions had gained power m education because the experience of the Uonian Catholic laity had tafught them that the instruction eiven in them was far better than any education imparted elsewhere. The result was that Protestant parents were now sending their children to these monastic schools and colleges to be educated, and in this connection, he declared, ho never knew of a single instance wheio a Catholic teacher could be accused of seeking to proselytise the Protestant pupils It had come to this, that the members of tho Church of Ireland who wished to give their children bet-

tfons edUCati ° n had t0 depend on the monastic institu-

QALWAY.— The Cause of the Accident

+w \u as ,^ eak f d out (writes a Dublin correspondent) w^m JSr ? S £ S^ r tO the Irish M 'dland Great Western Railway at Ballymoe was caused by a goat. The latter, it appears, was tethered to the axle of the trolley which caused the accident by a subordinate official of dr^ g C g^Te y vehic d le a aft^i a t nimal gmZed the U ™ *

Priest and People

In the course of a sermon at Athenry the Archbishop ot luam said that there was not in the whole Church of God any country where the relations between pastor and flock as described by our Saviour in tho Gospel, were so fully realised as they were in Ireland. Referring to the question of education, his Grace said that he knew of tISt 1S ?71 knowledge that there were people in Ireland who would take it out of the hands of the clergy if they could. But if the people listened to the voice of their pastors and were obedient to their counsels, no powernot that of all the English Ministers— could deprive them of their rights to educate their children according to their consciences. Tho spirit that animated Irish Catholics in the past would bind them in tho fwture. They would teach it to their children, and it would endure for

KERRY.— Destruction of a Castle

... tf n night, April 26, Dunkerron Castle, beautifully situated on the north shore of the Kenmare Bay, the. residence of Miss Louisa Palmer, sister-in-law of Sir John Colomb, M.P., was completely destroyed by fire ihereweiu only a housemaid and a cook in the castle at the tune, and they had a narrow escape. All the furniture was burnt. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds.

LIMERICK- Damages

At the Rathkcale Spring Quarter Sessions, before ii go^ dams - Mr s- Moroney, Foynes, was awarded £lop damages against, Mr. Sheehan, hay merchant, Limerick for the loss of her husband, who was accidentally killed while in his employment at Fovnea some time ago. "*

An Election

A special meeting of the County Limerick Agricultural Committee was held recently under the presidency of Father Casey, P.P., for the c ection of a secretary at a .salary of £100 a year, in room of Mr. James Coleman, unsigned. A preliminary examination of the candidates seeking the ofhco had been hold by the Department of Am-iculturo, who submitted the names of four to the committee. Of these two were nominated, viz Mr Thomas llaitigan of Boher Ifou.se, Bruff, who received 25 \oUs, and Mr George Quaid, Ballykennedy, Ballinganv. lor whom 212 -votes were recorded. The former was, therefore, declared elected.

TIPPERARY.-A Recognition

A mo\ement is on foot to organise a public memorial n recognition of the labois of the Very Rev. Dean K inane, of Cashel, towards obtaining an extension of the i ail way line to Cashel. Archbiishop Fennelly has appioved and subscribed to the project.

WESTMEATH.— A Centenarian

The death has taken place a t Thomastown, Killucan, ttestmeath, of Anna () Lvnn, at the age of 111 years. Deceased was a native of the county. Sho retained all her faculties to tho day before her death, and until a week pre\ious enjoyed good health.

GENERAL

Proposed Industries

It is stated that some piominent Irish merchants in conuinction with some English capitalists are organising a syndic-ate to take up and work as factories some of the closed rionn corn mills along the Suir and Barrow, each having a confluent to tho sea at Waterford. Clot lies, boots, linen, and cotton and wool wear will be the articles of manufacture.

A Question of Policy

The Dome correspondent of the ' Freeman's Journal ' writes • — A well-known English Prelate at Rome was reitoited Ihe other day as saying; that the King: must necossaub- Msit the Tope, as he is desirous of visiting Ti eland, and he could not fro there if he had left Rome without seeimr the Pope Tt is interesting; to find that the Irish question enters into England's foreign policy.

The Catholic Association

Branches of the Catholic Association have recently been staiti-d in Newry, AVexford, Keady, Armagh, Puiidalk, and seveial in Dublin Steps are being taken to call meetings in finite a number of centres with a view to estabbshine Ihe oiganisation The following societies have recently been affiliated with the Catholic Association : The Tralee Literary Society, the Queenstown Young Men's Society, the Young Men's Society, Maryboro', and the Catholic Young Men's Society, Waterford

Mr John Dillon

Our Ti ish exchange 1 - report that Mr. John Dillon has mini ned to I'mliament, and has evidently derived much benefit from his lour m Egypt. His health had been a subiect of profound anxiety, but his countless friends will rejoice to know that he is now almost restored to

hSfJ&v iS f medical advisers urged him to prolong his holiday but he was anxious to be in his place for th 6 ¥2T#?? St8 H ge o l&L V> ndon Ed^ation lm and the Land Bill, and, with that object, hastened his return.

Records to be Destroyed

i^oJi H he *? a E® rs * an u be re ii ed on < w "tes a Dublin correspondent) Sir Anthony MacDonnell is quickening his pace at the Castle in an almost incredible fashion. It li, said that he has ordered the destruction, by burning of all papers kept under seal in police stations throughout Ireland relating to persons suspected of Fenianisrn or participation in secret societies during the last quarter of a century. For my part I am rather doubtful that slicn a sweeping step. has been taken

Police at Railway Stations

The regulations issued to the Royal Irish Constabulary by the Government, no doubt in accordance with the suggestion embodied in Captain Donelan's question to the Chief Secretary, of which a long notice had been given, prohibiting the attendance of police constables at railway stations in Ireland, unless when specially ordered, will stop a practice which was wholly indefensible, and was calculated and probably intended to impress travellers in Ireland with the belief that an armed force was absolutely essential for the preservation of law and order and the protection of strangers from the violence of the ' wild Irish.'

Automobile Fortnight

The programme of the Irish automobile fortnight has been settled as follows : — Wednesday, July 1, exhibition of the competing cars at Earlsfort terrace rink. Dublin • Thursday, July 2, the Gordon-Bennett Race ; Friday' July 3, gymkana at the Phoenix Park, and possibly a torchlight procession to the Castle by night • Saturday July 4, speed trials in the Phoenix Park ; Monday, July 6, tour to Newcastle and Belfast ; Tuesday, four-mile time test at Newcastle, hill-climbing trial for the Henry Edmunds' trophy; Wednesday, July 8, return to Dublin • Thursday, tour to Cork, via Waterford or Lismore • Friday, speed or hill-climbing trial at Cork ; Saturday, motor boat race for the Alfred Harmsworth Cup at Queenstown ; Monday, July 13, start of tour through the Killarney district ; Wednesday, July 15, hill-climb-ing trial on the Killorglin-Tralee road for the County of Kerry Cup.

The National Convention

Mr. William Redmond, M.P., in giving his impressions of the great National Convention held in Dublin recently said : ' A Canadian chanced to be sitting near me, and he remarked that in his country under similar circumstances he doubtnd if so large a gathering could be conducted with such an entire absence of heat and ill-feeling. An American politician of wide experience of political meetings beyond the Atlantic declared that it would have been quite impossible to have held a convention in America with such absolute order and perfect good humor Whale\er the outcome of the Mansion Houso Convention may in the end be, it has alroadv pro\cd one thing to demonstration, and that is that the Irish when they feel the sense of responsibility upon their shoulders are able calmly and with the greatest good order to transact their own business. One sometimes hears of con\entions being " rii^ged," but the Dublin Conxention could not ha\e been, tor its \orysi/e forbade such a thing for a moment. There were, as the secT*etaries informed me. consideiably o^cr 2500 delegates from all pails of the land, and 1 epresenting not only political organisations but also all the local goxemins; bodies m the country r l hen there were clergymen of all denominations who were entitled to be present by reason of their cloth. r I he \ast majority of these delegates had never seen each other before, and they all had special interests to look after and special opinions to express Now what was the first thing these 2500 Irish delegates did 0 Mr Gully will be surprised to hear that almost the first thing they did was to impose a time, and a short time limit, upon the speal-ers ! Ten minutes for the proposer of a resolution and fi\c minutes for all subsequent spoal/ors ' The Conxention at once carried this arrangement with a shout, and business was pioceeded with Each delegate had an order paper in his hand, and followed the discussion of the amendments with keen interest. \"o Committee of thp JTouse of Commons was e\er more earnest or close in following the business 1 hnn Iho members ol this huge trnthonng Whon a divevg<nce of opinion aro^e it was wonderful to see how eagerly the couise of the different arguments was watched, and it was perhaps more wonderful to note the good feeling that was shown between those who held opposing- views.'