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on the night of Oct. fire involv-
ing considerable damage to property
broke out in the soap works Of Messrs.
Humphrey, Barron, Belfast. The fac
tory is situated at the rear of some of.
the leading business houses in Royal
avenue, high above the roofs of which
the flames assembled, and it was feared
at one time that the firemen would be
unable to prevent the confagration
spreading to these establishments, one
of which is n gun factory and powder
store. The men, however, were sue
cessful, after about an hours hard
work, in getting the outbreak under
control by battering down the roof of
the soap works, and by 11:3O they
We're able to return to their respective
stations.
1t is likely that Mr.. Thomas Sexton
or Mr.. Joseph Devlin, NJ. p, will be
: the Nationalist candidate for West
Belfast in opposition to Mr.. Arnold
Forster, who has to seek reelection
consequent on his acceptance of the
position of secretary of state for war.
A conference of the Ulster Tory
farmers was held at Belfast, OH Octo-
Der 8, to consider the value of the new
Land Act to Ulster. The principal
speaker was Mr.. T. w. Russell, NJ. P,
who stated that conventions would be
held in twelve agricultural constitu-
encies in Ulster, before Christmas, to
select candidates for the next gen.
eral election. He emphatically denied
the report that the Farmers associa-
ton intended to oppose Mr.. Arnold
Forster in West Belfast.
We regret to announce the death,
on Oct. y, after brief illness, of Mr..
Thomas j. Taylor, who for the last 20
years was one of the subeditors of the
Dublin Evening Telegraph. Mr.. Tay-
lor was native of Antrim and was
still in the prime of life. Not quite a
fortnight had elapsed since he was
seized with the illness which terminal
ed fatally on the above date.
ARMAGH
"A meeting of the tenants of the Will
son estate in the townlands of Rath-
carbery and Divernagh was held on
Oct. 5 to consider the landlords pro-
posal to sell to them their holdings
at % years purchase on the first term
rents and 26 years purchase OH the
second term rents. After consider
able discussion, it was decided to in
forr. the landlords that the tenants
were willing to purchase OH the fol-
lowing terms: First term rents 20
years and second term rents % years,
and to ask them to make an appoint
ment to meet committee represent
ing the tenants for the purpose of dis
cussing the matter with them.
CARLOW.
The recent announcement that an
agreement has been closed for the sale
of the Lyons estate at Bagnalstown
by the Bishop Of Kildare, as trustee
for the charities interested, was not
quite accurate. A large deputation
waited on the bishop to ascertain the
terms upon which the estate could be
sold. The terms offered were % years
purchase Oh rents fixed since August,
1896, or their fair equivalent. Some
of the tenants are not second-term
tenants. The deputation We're pleased
with these terms but the other ten
ants have not yet had an opportunity
of accepting or rejecting the offer. 1t
is thought likely, however, that the
terms will be accepted.
CORK.
The marriage is announced on Sept.
90 at st. Mary's Catholic church, Mai
low, of John Finn, provision merchant,
Alallow, to Barbara, only daughter OF
Herman Weedle, Jeweller, Bank place,
Mallow.
On the evening of Oct. 8, the ami
versary of Father Mathew was OBJ
served in Cork, when an able address
was delivered in the concert hall OF
the Exhibition by Rev. Father Frazer,
S. j., before large audience. An ell
ioyabie concert followed. In st. Finn
barr's, West, League of the Cross hall
a large audience was addressed by the
Rev. Father Kiely, SIS. Peter and
Paurs. A concert followed which was
highly appreciated by the audience.
The Right Rev. Monsignor O'Hea,
whose death has been announced from
Australia, was COrkman, and the
Oldest Catholic ecclesiastic in the
Southern continent. He was also re-
puted to be one of the wealthiest
clergymen in the world. Born in 1914,
he was educated in Rome, where he
Joined the Augustinian Order. Re
turning to Ireland, in 1910, he labored
in Cork for ten years, and then volui-
teered for the Australian mission. He
was appointed to the charge Of the Co
burg district, then few miles outside
of Melbourne. Soon came the gold
discoveries, and many of the people
of COburg sold off everything in the