THE IRISH ENOYS

New Zealand Tablet, 6 December 1906, Page 23

THE IRISH ENOYS

.".'■'„•.!=". : : J .^.^■'''^'.'-'Sunepin.;.-'".-'. - ; ' 5 '^f; :;; .; : :/ : ;; ; --- ; ."..."■■-_a... -the eoinmitteeappointed to niaVc arrangements for the reception of the Irish 'envoys, and "sympathisers ; with ; thstHpme -Rulecause, in the Board-: Room of day evening.-; >There was - a' ; > Tlve chair was occupied .by the Father r Adm, The rev,. chairman in his opening rematks explained what had been-dbrie at th^ then definite information-^had-been received tha^t-:Mr. 'Devlin would arrive .--'at ■ -the Bluff : and a that. he ; would -deliver: in Dunedan on the, evening J>f~ the"l2th.',''" There ' cpuld^hot/ Be} any reception "for "fhe-reason that' he would only' : to Dunedin by the first -expression December;-KL2,..:• and:>he would leave-for. the. nprth'rbn the following v T.he • principal business of the. meeting- that evening (^as; : ,-fco arrange for, /a /hall, and he. proposed.that:a; comiriittee, consisting of Messrs.- Barclay, \M.H:R., Marlbwv Shiel, Carolin, Casey, C. Colunib,.iu'h., : . Rev.;: Father-: Gleary, and the mover, be appointed to secure a hall; . This was agreed to. ; .... ■ •-,;•->,■■•'■■■ . ' ; \ -.•■;? •.::■; The, rev., chairman said..that the .primary ;■ object of the visit of the . delegates :w'as'^v't6'"'''eKpiaiii''' v -t'h%'-ae-. mahds of - Ireland and secure ■• the sympathy of ; *tfte people ' of- the Colony, io collect.'funds,.to -ajd the Irish Parliamentary Party. Already., they r had pollected £16,500 iu Australia,' where they been received' with" the greatest enthusiasm. On "previous occasions Irislv delegates were- very handsomely 'treated in '> Dunedin, and • ; he was; sure-', they would be •equally- well treated in- the,-present instance. - . ± .■; ~ . ... The motion of Father, Cleary with Reference to the setting up of a committee to canvass for -subscriptions m advance" of • Mrr Devlin's visit was then agreed >t"o, arid the following, with" power to add to theirs num--ber, were appointed :—Messrs;; Jones,, O'Neill, O'Connell,' U. Columb, ; juii., TCallan,'. jun., Neyin,. Lan, Conway," Casey, Salmon, Cotter, Colliris,''Carbli:h l Marlow, :; ahd-Meeiianv''' ;: y-s-\:-;-y .-■s.. ,^-; ; nfu;y.>d. . The »•'conimittee then adjourned until next Monday -evenings - »;••-■? -i;j; ■'•,•■:'•■> : ■ .-■■■:"'-r.. ■..; ■■^:-^:...-. ..;;,,.;.,../. :■,-.".... i? .,- t >, ; ,, . CHRISTCtfURCH. K; , : ; , v r y , V'/-L ' r , :- A public meeting in connection with ,the;,appr,oa6hing visit of the, V Irish , envoys} (writes our Christchurch " correspondent), was held ■ on last .Thursday ning in the Alexandra Hall..'.'■ There; was a ' large and representative attendance, including several 7 /ladies. Among those present were ' the- Very Rev. ,"Vicar-Gcn-

crai; Rev. Fattiers-'£riee; ? 'O r Cbri'n6l|. ; -:-l\it.'''' ; '-:>t.:' Nolan ' mafcion available QOiicerning./U ments; pf»thp enyPys ( .iii ; this.; pblphy, also .an, apqlogy- for the L.afesOTce'.of"-'the ' Itev. '■"■' Father''HicE's6n'. v ' He also cx 4 planted-' "itief; bbjeet ): -bf ithe present- : set up <* p : " reception ■ the '-> a envoys -on their arrival, and-•generally;- ,to make>.arf angengiehts (or "their' ;':-yi.sijb. s Alsp>.;tp;~cor)fina ibhe,: committee,previbusiy *ibriiwd , prbvisibnal meeting, 'and 1 to J: add f -' ten to all the . parish, priests^-in*- Canterbury offering, if they -desired, to help them In arranging-meetings. Nearly all ■; the-priests had .replied .to.« thei effect- that : they? ; "would 'tyc "glad' ! ' to ' do'"'' what ; ' "tftey iSr cbulfd 'to' assist ; the": of; v tKe^- ; dele^tes,' ,; b'u^ : -^by 5 '- xeasbii '*bf : - H'heir- • wpuliiyJje:i;friable }; . Ip iipld;,;me,e,iings; '{,'.,: ■r-\ i: \^, ',,]■:,-< \'i'v(

; ' Mr. iNolaii"jsppke easi .follows;; nrT'b-9 . jtwp; lf gentlemen fqr ; ; v^hose:,reception.' tonight haye r; ;np the ;V. subject oj ~lrisli grievancesY will are; ; have- nondesire-rwhatey^ "ypiij ; Ahis.,? r ;jand,. : to r l>eniist N 7 ,iyqur .sympathies.;,in^-their? cause,,* : and ...to of ' f fe ( edoin;'.: ar© : the ofc "'tliia : . alfa results ;/!jiere^<as^:ritivi. has; ; ,;been .Hteverywhibre throughputs "for ilieir. country whtcrj7 .if thai'; :country > Had; , ju&ticc'- r -4o"rie J /.to"""it : ; ."it ' f wpuld rip t? ! "have will ask inbthing: ; froniDKhglarid thatr<EJngland;ihas not already ;";gijvejLv an^rift^S l^^o^^ dependencies. '.'.'. Jis knpw,: §fep■ jJ S\YJ? n Home ".''"'Rule to 'the' Bahamas, might easily-hide' away-from ! ' l the" view' pf f - the*w6r'ld with -a : good.•■';sized- pocket-kerchief^tialtdfiithe- colonists sof., ern whom,o ;wit% -. all-* their ;: /flocks .- :}Ve might cprnfprtablyl.stow away* ,' m^*'a]^cbr'ner ''of this province; .had rpiily a? ;l agb/ : latj. -more extraordinary than this, is the: action otthe present-"Government in freely, and. of its own motion:, V granting;; auttoribiny tp cently\ thrpuglr■ England.,' '! 1 k"H s u 1 ; HcbuM' not help 'contrastingthe r T dverwherrnm"gf -;I r tlie almost between the ycpThfor>t;:thcbapiwniss, and: the prosperity ofy ; o\yn jaws misery, ;the. ;i .wan.t:; , of. the, .country, the laws, of" which were 3 'for it by anbt^r.'' The cb^niry^'iw country without it. :: /l. U : ..k-^-.. ; ; meeting %, resolved;,to.!'.- appointnient,of the; general committee; preyipuslya rnamed by ~liK3.f:secretary, and. adided ptliers. ..Tiie ibllbwing 1 werp"aftcrvyards appbinte'd is a reccptipn '?— Father Le Menant ; tiesl Cheshais "; AFathersi : ~ Hicksoh } Cooney, - and.:°G" • Cbnnell ; Messrs. -t fii ; J.;: Barret t. W. F. Hoche, ; W. >W.. Collins,, T..,;Gafiney,„P.. Burke, : A. ■ J*. ;M.. : a O^Opiinejl .1 arid; :G. JV Sellars. Details we're ' 'arranged for th'jj'-'ebnduct' 'pr tlie ' -inee't- - ings. "]\U". O'Cbiinor was* a]>pbin*ted -permanent 'secretary and Mr. P. Burke, -taeasuro^-.tThe.-meetiiag.'thon-ad-journed:- until December ,6, after : fixing .the priced..-.-.of .admi&sipii to' tlic envoys' meeting at.;two shillings and one the' 'matter Pf prihting4a'nd advertising :r being left iii 'tbei ? bands'- of : ciiairrn'an aiSl'secretary. ! -.■ .r;-;;,;;! ■

:WVv.; • ■ ->■*■ -"•'■•••:; • ' : ; :>:CFront r our own,. :^or; r«sporideul'J) , ~; - ..-;. A in sympathy, with >he . .Home RiUe lield : ; in ; the-Victoria Hall on'M'o'fi- ' day; night, " for : the ;purpose- r 6f-making arraiiseintnts ■'.'- : for ;; the reception -of : the- delegates next cMomlay . evening, v when : ; MT:; ; v! Devlin, M.P., : will., deliver a., lecture an.':■. the .Home;-Rule, question..;,! A ..c.omm.it(ei?- of .manage- ;>: ment was ■elected,, and e.yeryt{ung j)6int's ; to a v - filling '■■ reception'"'and a. very.succesfeful' incctiiigY' ' ;K - ; '■-;.•■ .."..,;■ ...; ( r ;'"'■ \ ! ' ''—'-- ;■"'■ .'' A meeting was,- held • > i"u i .-the. j Foresters' X»m- .■-.-■• aru, on.', Monda y? eyenirig arrahgemciits tor' the visitriof MrV 'MrP/"'"TH'e'''mealing was" convened by : Tlev: <i Father''l36wdciv/-whd explained its object. Mr. 'Mullin occupied the.iclmir, and Mr.-M. r c;sectetary^v..,:;,:-,;.. n ..^':^.,' ; .. ;i -,,.,. ...;;,.'". -. The power to add' to "their "' : number :—Messrs; M. ; Mullih, TV L.\ Harney; T; ; Lynch', s . W. ; Ang4and,-E. Ward,^>:'D. Mahon#,' M. 'M.ahonej-,: J.; L. E. O'Connor, J. O'Rourkc, J. Irwin,. J.- Venning, junr. r T. Quinn, and T. O'Connor.

:; ; The; committeeV;; decidecr; subcommittees wjth'/ipower,. to '. add. ■" tp thejr • Adai^'-Messrs drew&,;'"%Jssrisr; ;; P-J and ;, £TemuKa£^ ; Twoihey;. Crannitch, Jeflries, Riley ■,=>•■-and-- Kavanagh-; -Pleasant -; PoiiitV Messrs. Nelligan, Byrne, Jarnes Sullivan, ,jun.,M. Drisopll, and D. O'Sullivaiij (Sutherlands),; Albury,v Messcjff. D. Angland, T. and J; McCourt'; Fairlie, Messrs. O-lTople, Nolan; and O'Rorke; Winchester and Geraldins,' Mr.ii J:- P.; and Very Rev. Father Bowers. ■.'■■££!■ :>^ : ■■ waimate. ; . ,'\- : '■'.,: A..';inceting in connection with' the visit| pf.\Mr.'Devlin .tb; Wairhate was" held in":* the: Borbugh r Chambers, on Monday evening. The chair was occur inedi'by the, Mayor (Mr. J..W. Manchester), 'who said : he presided the request?;bf r:: Deari;t Regnault,, "whp| was-a wprthy' gentleman:' : ' ':: : '"" : ' Very Rev,; Dean Regnault said. that Ireland had many disabilities; though improvemen tsrhad been .v;made:: of late. '.lreland would not, however, be ;satisfied until' " it obtained'' Honie Rule, and was in the same position, as New Zealand. v . ■■".:• _■'■■■ y. ,;; : 1 hose, r-present were elected as a committee,' with power: to to carry out/'arrangeuierits. The committee consisted: of Dean Regnault, Messrs. U. Goldstone, W-. Gpldstone, Cpirigan, Hickey,- J. Freeman, Lyons, Ryall, Lawlor, Twoniey, J. ■Sinclair, -.Harris.;-:;J.. O'Connor, -Costei'o, Milsomf-J-. O'Brien. :"" -; ■ '■■ Dean Regnault was elected .-chairman of- thev committee, and Mr. C. J. .Goldstone was elected'''unanimously as secretary.- ; ; J}.. :^ : .,.^: -:.■-"'':■'-: -v The Very Rev. Dean oßered -the use of St. Patrick's; school for the meeting. '■■^■^^^'■-^■^^^^.■^■''■■^'■'■■^J': •'- Auckland?? ?" -'" : .; '"^' : - s ''' Next week (writes our Auckland correspondent) a; meeting will be,: called to make 'arrarigements v to receive the envoys. Word has been received that they speak in Wellington Auckland? ■ date: will fit in between their departure for San Francisco, .Vdsr. January 11. - ' :--■■ - WANG-ANUI: •-■■-,:'•';- ■■■-■>-.--r-'-.-A meeting of the committee formed to prepare a reception for Messrs. Devlin s and Donovan (writes our. Wanganui correspondent) was held on Tuesday, there beings a attendance of members. Several additions were to the cpmitu^tee,, and. a. number : of y details in connection with the reception of the envoys were arranged. The :; :Mr. Thos.: iloyd; is working hard to make the movement a success. . A great amount of support' is being''given \tb the move- 1 ment: in s> Wanganui, and . synipathistirs in ..the outlying districts--Nare -being approached'' to -give their "support. Everything points to the Wanganui meeting, being a great-, success. - " '• •' "'" '•