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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11926, 8 February 1917, Page 7

I :he maxims of which are in -mme re- | sppots not unlike thr■ provisions of "ho Fourth Convention. FVKX IN Till: XIXETF.FXTH i cfxttry j The of til'.- I' fi'iidi Kevohl- I tioti in 17r*2-M. hy d'anans oi tho \»- I somhloe l.eejdadve, :*iok humane > view* as ro the portion o! prisoners j of war. hiu iln'st- dcerees were •<>' imvcil Ivy other-, which :nv ;auc:i !••->, ;u their credit. Xcvertheh -'-. the sf'V'Miiy of iho term'- m oro .me carrneil oui. in *ome !lic vo:<mv\ -<•• fusing to !"e"e. i ftve-n in 'ho. nineteenth c.'iir.i-y the j ]nt of pnsom r-. wiis hard.- lmrim:: the , Napoleonic '-,\ in'-: Cn-.n. Rriiam i.< or French prisoners n! war on ;K Chatham. Rormmonth. and Rlymomh. j Spain ha 1 h"f "hip I'l'i- 11 ':- a. i (.-a.h/. I and off ilio hde of Cahrm'a. m whieh j ihomaimh of French pi-iMHUT- ].oliOi- j o«! of hnimor. In 1>0 r \ '.\hmi Xapo- , iron de-ircd to malm Am.y ~,-,, jho ; hm.l. he oan-ed hi. >•'■ vmi- | In OMTii'o inimeti-e \i nr!;-. dunm-; J whieh they died in hnndrod-e ' In ]«P<h in a hater fr-.m Renin i dated Nmem.lmr l'_\ he d-e!.,re. ]i. i? 1 hu- i;i » pri-onei *. and (!.-ai!o v . what he ran do with them, -ail ho ! dom 1101 contemplate d'owno:: them to ; ruin him. Ho i,r:N prepared to mm] ■ in. <)(!') to Spain on eendition th: t : he-.-woi'o p.ni trnimpormd to A: a rioa. I a ho nviranimd iwo iwimeni- ■>: pioneer* and do-.mrer-.. set: me them t.. v ark o:i i !a> mnr-ims of Roehejor*. , canal mahin ■;. and on hmldio--. mrnlieationv W'MF.X PRTSOXFRS MAY WV. RF.T.KASFR 1 lavin: r . compared rho ti-a:.". aiaani: ami modern, in rerard to prwmer- <o w;ir. it oniv remain.*. Oi iiniii'r hra-fls ; i iviiy of snel: may eonm to a.n i ml. Apart from roloa*-'- on parole, v t do-. ; l'i'oio>-oi' C/pponlioim in T!.c \\oi\, eaied. p. 17_. >ei'i. j :!•_'. enptivity oona - io ' an end (li throne-h -imph' reieav,. w . 111 - mi; paroio : i'2) \ hrom:n -a ■< e> !n! : (Frdii : t'.Ti ihron-'h liberal ion !.y the m- [ v;a!im: o-'mnv fo v.-iui-i' arm', die re<- • > poct'ivc ;>'d~oiicrs no'.on:: : ■!■ -hivmuh -'■ cM. : ham.e lor p;'i>onor- taken hy the I ■ (Mioiny ; >*i > ihron;:di pn'-orn'r-- hmim , ! liron.u'lit into nei;' :ad torrimrv lo <-ap•iir~ ',vla» aii.o ilirrc (the A|.pam i> a oa-o in X'Oiiil) : and (i>) ! 1 thrno"]] war <■<> inji'"'' 'o an end. ■ • Tim -oomenr of r.--l.'n>r. in th- l;-t ■ •i irnvnioo mav he or rctard- \ ed 'ny the mode in widen the var i« ended. Re!,.;)'..' .-,!' nri-rnei-- )Mr ~,,i_ ' so,,i i- no h-n.vor piarti<'-d. e\eep; hi i : the e.-tsc of a efev of a e,;),- (tred lecreh.mi man r--.'!ca>e/] on a a ram-oie fall. . ! ha! ; -. ihe c;ipl ;iin of tile ea p-;i! ( >, i •■ \ i -.-el enrm. into a eoiit raet '.'. irl: tin" ; eaptnr it. via.'.' the ;inuinn of ■ain-oni. . : ,'i)i<! the fiprain i' i "'( , a . oo\ o| ilic hi!i. '.\h:.'h aef< ;,<. ;. ( . eondncT i aemin>t his heuie ;iL .;iln enp. [ ~ t ru-od. ;