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People We Hear About

Mr. M. J. O'Dwyer, of Beaumont (Nightcaps), Mrs. M. Egan (Wairio), and Mrs. W. Egan (Wrey'g Bush) are nrst cousins (says the Southland Times) of Mr. Michael Francis O'Dwyer, who was recently appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab. Lord Petre, whose engagement is announced at the early age of twenty-two to Miss Catherine Boscawen, is sixteenth holder of his barony, and head of one of the oldest Catholic families in England. His grandfather, the twelfth Lord, who enjoyed the family honors for nearly forty years, was a highly-respected nobleman and a most devout Catholic. He was succeeded by three sons in succession, the eldest (the thirteenth baron) being the well-known Monsignor William Petre, \ a domestic prelate of Pius IX., and a distinguished educationalist. The present baron, who succeeded his father at the age of eighteen,, was educated at the Oratory School, and is now a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. According to the Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury, the appointment of Lord Edmund Talbot as Chief Unionist Whip was, no doubt, largely due to the desire to placate Catholic members of the Tory Party, who were incensed by the fact that the leaders had not dissociated themselves with the attacks made upon Catholicity and the Pope by the Ulster Tories. This object may have been accomplished, but it is no secret that in other sections of the party there is bitter resentment at the appointment. Strong remonstrances have already been addressed to the party headquarters, mainly from members of Evangelical and ultra-Protestant organisations, who declare that it is their fear of Rome and their antagonism to Catholicity that has induced them to associate themselves with the Unionist campaign, and who are therefore very unhappy at the thought that Mr. Bonar Law's chief of staff is a man who will probably have close associations with the Vatican. Under the title of La jeunesse de M. Poincare,' a correspondent of La Croix publishes some very interesting details of the early years of the new President of France. He began his studies at the Lycee of Bar-le-Duc, but his father, fearing that the religious influences of the college might be too strong, removed young Poincare to the Lycee Louis-le-Grand. It was there that the future President carried off the first prize for religious knowledge. Unhappily, his faith suffered shipwreck in a supposed intellectual crisis, and from that time he ceased to practise his religion, though the break was made with much suffering to himself. As the writer in La Croix well says, ' the Elysee will not compensate M. Poincare for his lost faith. Seven years of honors are but a small thing compared with Eternity.' But he expresses the hope that, as a little science drew M. Poincare away from the Church, so a fuller study of it may yet bring him back to the faith of his early days. -',•;".'•;' ..:• ■ .-V Miss Emily Hickey, who is the subject of much congratulation from her numerous friends on the honor (the cross, pro Ecelesta ; et Pontifice) conferred , upon her by the Holy Father, has a literary record of great distinction, and her work covers many fields of activity. As a poet, she stands high among living Catholic writers of verse, and has produced some poems of great charm and beauty. Her labours in editing and compiling are also far-reaching. She has a thorough knowledge of Anglo-Saxon language and literature, and has translated Gaelic hymns with success. She was one of the founders of the "Browning Society." Miss Hickey has been a constant contributor in prose and verse to many important English and American periodicals, both Catholic and secular. Her work for the C.T.S. is not her least claim to the gratitude of Catholics, for this has included onerous committee work, as well as valuable literary contributions. For eighteen years Miss Hickey held the post of lecturer in English language and literature at the North London Collegiate School for Girls, and is a well-known figure at the gatherings of the Catholic Women's League, where from time to time she has given attractive lectures.

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New Zealand Tablet, 10 April 1913, Page 41

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People We Hear About New Zealand Tablet, 10 April 1913, Page 41

People We Hear About New Zealand Tablet, 10 April 1913, Page 41

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