The Gazette 1914-15

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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

JUNE, 1914]

MR. JAMES MACGRATH. Solicitor, died upon the 22nd May, 1914, at 27 Phibsborough Road, Dublin. Mr. MacGrath, who served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Jere miah Hodnett. of Youghal, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1881, and practised formerly at Youghal. Trinity Sittings Lectures. LECTURES will be delivered to the Senior Class upon the subjects of Real Property, Equity, and Conveyancing by Professor Mayne on the following dates in Trinity Sittings, 1914 :— June 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30. Lectures will be delivered to the Junior I Class upon Common Law, by Professor | Sharpe on the following dates in Trinity Sittings, 1914 :— June 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29. i Intermediate Examination. ! THE July Intermediate Examination will be held on Thursday, 2nd July. Notices from apprentices intending to present themselves for the examination should be lodged on or before Thursday, 18th June. Solicitors' Golf Competition. THE Competition for Cup and Prizes (presented by Mr. Henry J. Synnott, Presi dent of the Incorporated Law Society) took place on Thursday, the 21st May, 1914, on the Portmarnock Links, kindly lent for the occasion by the Committee of the Port marnock Golf Club. The weather was delightfully fine, and 108 players took out cards for the Stroke Competition. Owing to the large number of entries the first draw was made at 9.30 a.m., and over 40 competitors entered for this draw. By one o'clock all competitors for the Cup had-started. The winner of the Cup was Mr. Arthur G. Joyce, his gross score being 87, less handicap 8—79 net. Mr. Joyce's score of 87 was also the best gross score of the day, but according to the rules of the competition no competitor could take more than one prize, consequently Mr. Joyce was debarred from taking the prize for the best gross score, which went to Mr. J. W. Flynn, whose gross score was 89.

Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— June 3rd and 17th. July 1st, 15th and 29th. Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during May :— County Courts, 1st. Gazette, 4th. Parliamentary, 8th. Costs, 12th. Legal Appointments. MR. HENRY M. P. HARE, Solicitor, of 46 Kildare Street, Dublin, has been appointed an Assistant Solicitor to the Irish Land Commission. MR. HUGH HORAN, Solicitor, of 12 Dame Street, Dublin, has been appointed Solicitor to the National Health Insurance Com mission (Ireland). Commissioners to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths :— Patrick Flood, Law Clerk, Aughnacloy. John O'Donnell, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Kiltimagh. John Young, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Aughnacloy. New Members. THE following joined the Society during May, 1914 :— Devine, Francis, 12 Dame Street. Duggan, Edmund J., 27 Molesworth Street. Young, Ivan H., Belfast. Obituary. MR. JOHN COWAN, Solicitor, Newry, died upon the 27th May, 1914, at Warrenpoint, Co. Down. Mr. Cowan, who served his ap prenticeship with Mr. John F. Small, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1897, and practised at Newry.