CRIMINALS IN KENYA
PLEA FOR PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS LONDON, November 7. In the House of Commons, to-day, the Secretary for the Colonies (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister) informed Sir Gifford Fox (Con.) that he was not prepared to consult the Governor of Kenya on the question of permitting public executions in order to impress the natives of the seriousness of the crimes of murder and assaults on women. Sir Gifford Fox, amid cries of “Shame,” asked: “Are not you aware that the white settlers would very much like to see a public execution?” Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister replied that he was sorry the question had been put. It had been the consistent policy of the colonial Empire for some time not to' have public executions. (Cheers). He thought that was understood in the colonies, as well as in the House of Commons.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 November 1934, Page 5
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