People We Hear About

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 7, 14 February 1907, Page 28

People We Hear About

' , A cable message has -been received -by Sir, Gerald Strickland, Governor of Tasmania, announcing the death 61 his v mother in England. Sir Gerald, who is a Oath- - olic, is the son of Captain Walter Strickland, R.N., and Louisa Benici, heiress of Sir Nicholas Sieberras, Bologna, and bears the -title- of Countf-della Catena, in the island of. Malta, through his mother. - r ' •. His Grace Archbishop Murphy visited Beaconsfield oh Saturday, January iy, and" on the fallowing.. Sunday administered the Sacrament of Confirmation -to- a large' number of children and adults (says the Tasmanian - ' Monitor '•). In the afternoon the superintendent of the Tasmania/ Mine, Mr. C. F. Heathcote, "took his 'Grace fqr "a drive to . Beauty Point in his mot<ar car. Motojr..ing and .working -still at 91^— -a. wonderful old' man !^ '" The pressmen- in the- United have ..been eliciting from ,M.orisignor J. S. Vaughan'.the opinion of th«''\ AmericanVpeople' "he has formed . during his visit.' At Kalamazoo-?he- told a pressman that ' he' foundi thereto ' be' fcihd, and the press . representative returns the compliment by > saying of the Monsignor:" il Re\ has that quality oK " making one- "feel --at home", which- he so "courteously attributes to Americans "and his hand clasp is cordial.' Mr. Bryce, who has been appointed British Ambassador at Washington, is, line Mr. Morley, a literary man first and a politician next, but an ornament *to both professions. He has been in the House for 25 years, and held office in the last two Liberal Administrations. His published works, which have gained for him. a great reputation, include 'The Holy Roman Empire,' 4 The American Constitution,' ' Studies in History and Jurisprudence,'" and ' Studies in Contemporary-Biography.'

Of Signer' Tosti the following story is told in ' P.T.O. ' :— A lady called on L»im and told Mm she intended to sing two of his songs at - a concert." ' I thought I would just look round, and try them 1 over with .you.' Tosti replied that he did not give lessons in that way ; whereupon the lady said : ' Very well, 1 will not sing your songs, then.' -Advancing towards her with outstretched hands, his face beaniing with smiles, Tosti said : ' 1 thank you very much indeed for that favor.' Mr. Justin M'Carthy tells a good story about a policeman.' Mr. M'Carthy met this- policeman" late one night at the House, while he was waiting bn« the silent terrace for a division bell* He had a long talk with the- matt, , and found that he was mostintelligent. So Mr. jU'Carthy thought that he would present' him with, one of his own booK-s. >Do you like reminisce'nees ? ' he 'said, tentatively. The policeman looked anxiously found, then said, wi-ih regret in his < voice : ' Well, sir, I do ; but the pubs ain't open yet ! '

Mrs. Cashel Hoey, who is mentioned in a London daily paper as the lady who has longest practised conspicuous journalism, was born in Dublin and wrote her first article* for' an Irish newspaper irt 1853. . She still regularly contributes Ho papers in England, America, Canada, and Australia. In the intervals of her' journalistic work Mrs. Cashel Hoey, who is a coavert 'to the Church, has! produced— a number of successful novel's. Her late-— husband, Mr. John - Cashel Hoey, C.M.G., was a distinguished public servant, and "the " able sub-editor "of ' The Dublin Review ' during a portion of Dr. Ward's editorship. He was a. personal friend of the late Sir Charles Gort, whose appointment of him to' a pos.t in the Agent -General's office was the cause of a political crisis in Victoria. • An incident occurred at Albany the other day which has attracted unusual attention (says the Philadelphia ' Catholic Standard and Times ') because of its rarity. Mr. Michael Delehanty, once prominent in, the political world— 'he was ' Superintendent of Public Buildings under Governor Flower— died recently, and a few. days ago his will was admitted to probate. The %main portion of "the estate is bequeathed to Mr. Delehanty's daughters, his sons joining in the request for such disposition. As the- Associated /Press despatch naively "says, \ ~ the following clause of the will is • somewhat out of the ordinary ' : ' Such disposition of my estate is made at the earnest request of the remainder of my children, .who, through their great unselfishness and love for their unmarried sisters, desire to have them provided for as well" as my means will permit," against any: future conr tingency which may arise in their ' lives. For this spirit ,of magnanimity, may God bless them and theirs.'