GENERAL CABLES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 September 1924, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

PUNISHMENT OF FRENCH . ; CONVICTS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT . . BARIS, Sept. 13. M.. Herriot is abolishing all overseas penal settlements, including Devil’s Island, and henceforth all convicts will serve’ their sentences in France.—Sydney Sun Cables. COVENT GARDEN STRIKE. • # LONDON, Sept. 14. A mass meeting of transport workers' at Blackfriars considered the report of the court of enquiry regarding the Govent Garden strike, and decided to continue the strike:—Reuter. THE PRINCE OF WALES. NEW YORK, Sept. 14. The Prince of Wales will probably leave for Canada on Thursday, not awaiting the final polo game. . During the remaining days the Prince and party expect to enjoy themselves more informally that prediously. The Prince thoroughly enjoyed Saturday’s polo, especially the brilliant! playing - of Lacey. DEATH OF (PRINCESS. NEW YORK, Sept 14. At Kineo, Maine, Princess Latjladizlau Radziwill, formerly Miss Helen Simpson, of Chicago, Was killed on Saturday when she fell more than a hundred feet over a. cliff on Mount Kineo. .The body lodged a long way down the cliff, and it was recovered with difficulty. The princess recently lost a valuable ring, and was searching ‘Vjb* ll the earth on the edge of the cliff gave way, precipitating her.

FRENCH CONVICTS

. PARIS. Sept. 13. . 1 “ e question of what shall be done ’•ii Lie immediate future with the convicts in colonial • settlements has not been definitely decided. These number 4500, m adoitipn to which two 1 housed remain in exile in the colonies for rurthew periods equal to the length of actual imprisonment. The Prime Minister states it is possible the New Guinea .settlement may die out pronfeNrT r€ n ? y i extincfc | on ’ as the case nnl!? i^ Ca ed °- n ] a - where there, are now only 150 convicts.