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' Word was received in the city of the death of Rev, Father Meagher, parish priest of Kemptville, who was stationed in Kington some few years ago, and who fs well known here. For the past six years he had been at Kemptville. Hig death occurred in a Montreal hospital on Saturday, following an operation. was beloved by the members of his congregation and' townspeople. The remains were taken to Kemptville for interment. 5 ev, J. J. Meagher was born forty- six years ago in the parish of Reid, in the townships! Tyendinaga, and stu- died at the wa University, and af- terwards at the Grand Seminary, Montreal. He was for a time pr fessor of Regiopolis College, Kingston, and in 1897 was ordained a priest in St. Mary's Cathedral in this city, be- ing the last on whom Holy Orders were conferred by that illustrious prelate, Archbishop Cleary. In December of last year he took sick, and in March went to St. Vin- cent de Paul Hospital at Brockville. He remained at the hospital until Friday morning last, when he went to the Montreal General Hospital to receive the treatment at the hands of a specialist, Dr. Lafleur. He was suffering from pernicious anaemia, and it was thought that by a trans- fusion .of. blood from a relative he would survive, His cousins, Rev. Father Vincent Meagher, of Regiopo- lis College, Kingston, and Rev. Fa- ther J. T. Hanley, Toledo, voluntarily offered to submit to the necessary process. It was decided at Montreal that Father Vincent Meagher was the most able, and from him was taken the required amount, but it was of no avail, and he died. From Brock- ville he was acocmpanied by Dr. Mac- aulay and Miss McEachen, a graduate nurse of St. Vincent de Paul Hospi- WITH, A BRITISH MEDIOAL UNIT AT THE FRONT. Writes To His Grandfather In King- ston---Has Seen Several Lime: stone City Boys With British Units, Lieut. Harry Fisher, serving as a medical officer with the British Ex- peditionary Force in Framce, writing to his grandfather, John Fisher, 524 Princess street, says in part: "I Wad a bad go of rheumatism, my old complaint in the hip, and then took influenza. 1 was worked to death for a while, We had twelve hundred invalided in one day for two .of us'to look after, but thank God we too have artillery now. We had no artillery "or no ammuni- tion then. "You should see this country. It is a shame. There isn't a church standing within six or seven miles of the place. But we shall fix them when Russia is ready, We have all the men, money and ammunition and now if Russia is ready we shall close in on them and then good-bye Ger- many, They won't last as long as a snow-ball in h--1, "You 'will be very surprised to hear that in this small French vil- lage so many miles from Kingston, my home town, there are many Kingston boys, born and ibred in the Limestone City and to think there are no more Canadian trcops within miles of this place. The following Kingston boys are nearby: Secon® Lieut. Carruthers, 126 Battery, R. F. A; Lieut. H, C. Walkem, son of J. B Walkem, serving with 9th Field Company Canadian Engineers: Capt. William Mackie, son of Rev. Dr. Mackie, 128th R.F.A. CASEMENT CAUGHT BY THE BRITISH, (Continued from Page 1.) Casement and a strong force of Ger- man sailors to land on the Irish coast undoubtedly was a part of this sch- eme, tal, in addition to the two priests mentioned. i The death of Father Meagher is| deeply regretted in the ranks of the | clergy o* the archdiocese of Kings- | ton. He was a noted man in Roman Catholic circles. News of Troops in the City (See also page 20.) i Monday afternoon was a holiday for the soldiers. It was well de- served particularly as a garrison parade was held on Saturday after- noon, the usual holiday, and the men appreciated the privilege. Ward from Lieut. Vernon Croth- ers is to the effect that he js ait the front with the 2nd Canadian Mount- ed Rifles fighting in the trenches as infantry. An officer of the regiment was wounded last week, Regimenital Q. M. Sergt. Frederick Rulfel fis granted the local rank of sergeant major whilst ;employed at the Royal Military College from | March 7th, 1916. For the third time Pte. William Howard Curtis, a Peterboro member of the 2nd Battalion, is reported wounded. Pte. Curtis, who is a son of George Cuftis, enlisted with 'a western battalion in Edmonton, where he was when war broke out. At Salisbury Plain he transferred to the 2nd Battalion to be with the Pe- teryboro boys. There are now sixty-six probation- ers enrolled at the Provisional School of Infantry. Olden Assessment Appeal, J. L. Whiting, K.C., acting for the township of Kingston, and E. Day, representing the county of Frontenac, met before Judge Lavell in cham- bers on Wednesday morning, acting in the assessment appeal of the town- ship of Olden, The case has been adjourned until the dignature of H. A, Calvin, reeve of Garden Island, can be obtained. All of the remain- ing townships have approved of the compyomise and undoubtedly Mr. Calvin will as soon as he receives the correspondence sent tq him in England. Gun Shot Fatal. Archibald Cox, aged twenty-five years, son of Charles Cox, Echo Lake, died in the General Hospital, on Mon- day, as the result of a shooting acci- dent, - Two Weeks ago he was acci- dentally shot in the arm, and the member had to be amputated at the shoulder. Up till Sunday he was progressing nicely, but his condition changed as the result of a blood clot. The remains were taken to deceased's farm home on Tuesday. Reuben Young Recovering D. J. Young, 182 Alfred street, on Tuesday morning received a cable from his son Reuben at Caino which stated: "Counvalescing, health excel- fent." : It will be remembered that Pte. Young was left behind in the Egypt- jan capital suffering from enteric fever when No. 7 General Hospital was moved to England | Services for Monsignor Swift. 'At Troy, N.Y. on April 24th, the funeral of Rt. Rev. Monsignor John J. Swift, vicar-general, was | Bishop Cusack, of the Albany dio- prominence of the Albany and near |b dioceses were present. Under ¥ ' Amspices. ~ By an inadvertent omission, the Sn SL fe J, Blas -did not state that the event was held: It is believed here that the Ger- mans, using Sir Roger Casement as d tool, carefully planned in advance a revolution; counting on Sir Roger's dramatic appearance at the head of the German force to sweep the coun i try, Rebels Hold Part Of Publin, (Special to the Whig) London, April 25.--Irish rebels are | In possession of four or five parts of the city of Dublin after twenty-four hours of most serious rioting, Augus- tine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ire- land announced in House of Com- | mons this afternoon. Telegraphic communication with Dublin has been cut 'off, indicating that the principal portion of city is held by the rebels. Rioting broke out afresh after the soldiers arriving from Ciirragh put down the first rebellion, Mr. Birrell first announced to the Commons that the riots had been quelled and that the soldiers had re- captured the Dublin post offfce, which was taken by the rebels in the first outburst yesterday. Casement In London. (Special to the Whig). London, April 25.--Sir Roger Casement, it was learned to-day, has been brought to London and is now in the custody of the military author- ities awaiting trial. A RED OROSS SOCIAL Held By the Young People of Cal- : vary Church, The young people of Calvary Con- gregational Church held a box social on Monday evening, the proceeds of which they are donating to Red Cross work. The affair was largely at- tendered, and a very interesting pro- gramme was given. Solos were ren- dered by Miss Annie Cobet, Miss F. Davies, Miss Florence Woodrow, Miss W. Woplgar and George Allen. Miss Duffield rendered several fine recita- tions, while William MoFedridge, with 'his humorous selections, kept the audience in laughter. Selections were also given on an Edison gramo- phone loaned by A. Routléy.. An in- teresting pant of the programme was an Easter egg hunt, and the prize was won by Miss Edna Revell, who succeeded in finding the most eggs! The affair was a most enjoyable one and much credit is due Mrs, G. Al- leh, who was responsible for the ev- ening's entertainment. TO BUILD A TUG For Hudson's Bay Company--Davis Company Has Contract. The Davis Dry Dock' Comphgy has received the contract to build ug for the Hudson's Bay Company. he tug will be 36 feet long by 9% beam, and equipped with a three cylinder 32-horse-power Wolverine gasoline engine. It will have a complete elec- tric light system. © The boat will be used by the Hudson's Bay Company for towing scows which carry food from port to port.' -It will be ready for shipment on june 10th, and is to be loaded on a car, taken to Mont- real, placed aboard a steamer, and then conveyed to the northern part of Canada. The Davis Company is also nego- tiating for the contract to build an- other tug similar to the one for the Hudson's Bay Company. Two tugs will arrive in tow of the steamer Jeska on Thursday morning from Oswego, and will enter the Da- vis Dry ddok. ' : ------ . Care Of Children. On Tuesday morning, Mayor Rich- held. | ardson and Warden Halliday met the those in charge of the Orphans Home and St. Mary's-of--the-Lake orphan- age with regard to caring for child- Ten taken in charge by the Children's homes would receive all child- ren between #he ages of three and twelve. The city and country have to provide for those between twelve arrangements can be made with the House of Providence and the City Refuge. 3 Aid Society, and were assured that) § these | , and jt is thought that es Jenkins and Nicholson in a drunk Princess "Rolling Stones," a comedy of ad- venture by Edgar Selwyn, pleased large audiences at the Grand on Mon- day afternoon and evening. It is full of amusing situations and inter- est is sustained from first to last. A good company presents the play which is splendidly staged. To-Night At The Grand, "Lydia Gilmour" with Pauline Frederick in the title role will head a fine bill of photoplays and vaude- ville at the Grand to-night and to- morrow matinee and night. The book is by Henry Arthur Jones one of the best known of English dramatists and writers, Miss Frederick's emotional qualities are well known to theatri- cal lovers and in this play which de- picts the career of a mother in her battle to send her only son on a sue- cessful and moral career she is of- fered wide scope for her talents. There will be also, a two reel drama, a one reel comedy, the Pathe News and the Topical Budget. Fred and May Waddell who head the vaudevil- le have a classy singing, dancing and Juggling specialty which is sure to please while Joe Flynn in comedy and eccentric magic stunts comes highly recommended. Capacity houses should greet the program to- night and tomorrow. Ministers Endorse Moral Film. A "moral play" which has been endorsed by every prominent minis- ter, sncial worker and moral welfare association in the country--that is "The Blindness of Virtue," the film adaptation of which.play is to be of- fered to the patrons of the Griffin Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. The picture, produced by The. Essa- nay Company, and featuring Miss Edna Mayo and Bryant Washburn, il- lustrates the to young girls and sternly calls the attention of the mothers of the coun- try to their greatest duty of mother- hood. The superintendent of the Vigilance Committee of Torontc en- dorsed the stage production of this, saying: "This play is worth 100,000 sermons. I wish every parent in Toronto could have been driven to attend at the point of the bayonet." At the Strand, Capacity houses greeted both the shows at the Strand Theatre yester- day. The bill presented is one of great merit and pleased all present | immensely. The feature photo-play| is a five act Triangle subject * Be- tween Men," featuring M. 8, Hart, House Peters and Enid Markey in a story of love and intrigue with many | exciting scenes. The comedy is a two part Keystone featuring that funny little man 'Chester Conklin," in one of the smartest and funniest comedies ever seen here, "A Sul- tana of the Desert," a two part and-| mal picture, "The Ace of Diamonds," | a one reel drama and other good photo plays complete a 2 3-4 hour entertainment of exceptional strength and one not to 'be forgotten. THE NEXT SHIPMENT ' -------- OF PARCELS TO CANADIAN WAR PRISONERS Fixed For May 16th---Consul John- son Wants to Send 200 Parcels Each Month, American Cons F. 8. 8. Johnson has decided that the next shipment | of parcels to the Canadian prison-| ers-of-war in Germany will be on May 16th, the packing being done the day before. Already donations of articles are being received. The genera] interest in the fund by she people of the eity and dis- trict is very gratifying to the Con- sul. Every month people are mak- ing regular donations, To date Consul Johnson has sent over 679 separate parcels, there be- ing 123 in December, 100 in Janu-| ary, 100 in February, 100 in March | and 156 last week. He hopes to naige this number to 200 a mehth and keep it there until the end of the war. It has been estimated that every package 'is valued at $1.75, and for this reason the need for some $300 can be seen, Lost A Finger And Thumb. William Ryan, aged about thirty years, employed in the Canadian Lo-| comotive Works, suffered the loss of his index finger and the thumb on his left hand on Tuesday morning at an early hour. By some unknown means his hand got caught in the cutting machine. Dr. Robert Hanley. attended to his injuries at the Hotel Dieu, , Alumnae Tea. The public are invited to a Tea Tomorrow \ % ~ y + Commencing at 10 A.M. 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