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"0 MY PRINCE!"

*_ Mr Daniel Sebire, whose election as jurat of the Royal Court of Justice at Guernsey) for the islaud of Alderney was annulled because he had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment some years ago. knelt bareheaded at the entrance of the courthouse and raised >a, "clameur de Haro" against a fresh election .being held. This cry of Haro is an old Norman cry for help which is still legally respected in the Channel Islands. The cry runs, "Haro! Haro! Haro! me a l'aido prince, on me fait tort" (Haro! Harol Haro! To my aid, my prince, a wrong is being done -me), and when it has been made all proceedings against the crier must be stopped until the matter has been thrashed out by the courts. It acts as a kind of interim injunction and is strictly observed by the inhabitants of the islands. The word "Haro" is popularly de- , rivedi as coming from "Ha! Rollo!" a i direct appeal to Hollo, the first Duke of Normandy, but it is probably simply an exclamation to call attention, like \ "Here!"

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Mataura Ensign, 17 June 1914, Page 2

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"0 MY PRINCE!" Mataura Ensign, 17 June 1914, Page 2

"0 MY PRINCE!" Mataura Ensign, 17 June 1914, Page 2

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