BRITISH & FOREIGN
[Specials to Press Association.]
TRANSPORTING FRENCH CONVICTS TO THE PACIFIC.
LONDON.
Marchl. The French Government propose to transport habitual criminals to New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and the Society Islands. The English Government is favorable to a modified system of compulsory education for Ireland. March 5. Mr Edmonds has been elected President of the American Senate. Great discontent prevails among the English in India at the Government Bill subjecting them to Native Criminal Courts. The Colonial Institute has urged upon the Right Hon. Anthony Mundella to direct the teaching in Board Schools of geography, history and the knowledge of the resources of the colonies. The Institute has intimated its intention of offering to schools under the control of the Board prizes for the best essays on colonial subjects. 2>lr 3lundell» expressed his Tvillingness to consider any new code that the \ Institute provides.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18830313.2.14
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3640, 13 March 1883, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
143BRITISH & FOREIGN Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3640, 13 March 1883, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in