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Press, 18 January 1986, Page 10

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Vigilante’s reprieve Attempted murder and assault charges have been dropped today against Bernhard Goetz, who shot four youths on a New York subway train more than a year ago. He still faces three counts of possessing a weapon. — New York. Princess expecting Princess Caroline of Monaco is expecting the birth of her second child in August — Monte Carlo. Honorary citizen A Swedish diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, who disappeared in 1945 after helping thousands of Hungarian Jews escape the Nazis, has become the first man to be awarded honorary Israeli citizenship. — Jerusalem. Client hits lawyer Pl Sydney lawyef lost his right eye after being bashed by a former client unhappy about a compensation settlement Surgeons tried unsuccessfully to save the eye of Cederic Cullen, aged 70, but it had to be removed. — Sydney.

More settlements Thirteen new Israeli settlements will be created this year,, on ’ the occupied Westßank and Gaza Strip, the Israeli Government says. “Territorial . compromise (with Jordan) is an illusion” and Israel, is creating the settlements: to prevent the possible creation of a Pales- S tinian State, it said. — Jerusalem. ’ ' .-V..-, Fire was arson A hotel fire that injured’l4 tourists and sent others fleeing in their' underwear was caused by arson but- the motive was not immediately clear, Hong Kong police say. -7 Hong Kong. Kennedy critical The United States Senator, Edward Kennedy, at the end of a controversial visit<to Chile, dogged by hostile demonstrations, has criticised the Reagan Administration for its economic support of the military Government — Santiago. ! Child injected A drug addict convicted of injecting her six-month old son with heroin to stop him crying was given a five-year jail sentence by a Milan court. — Milan.