AN IMPRISONED JOURNALIST.
RELEASE ORDERED
London, Dec. 22
Mr. Lewis Hnrconrt, Colonial Secretary, has ordered the release of Mi;. Alan Ostler, who was arrested for travelling in Somaliland without a permit. Mr. Ostler is a correspondent of tlio "Daily Express," and crossed Somaliland in defiance of official warning, ostensibly to investigate the Mad Mullah's activities. He was fined £183, in default two months' imprisonment, and .declared that he would rot pay the fine. . •
CABLE NEWS.
[PEIB3 ASSOOIAItDN —COFTBIOHZ.]
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Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13892, 24 December 1913, Page 5
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78AN IMPRISONED JOURNALIST. Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13892, 24 December 1913, Page 5
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