Honolula, Jan. 19.
"Rape with violence" has. been made a. capital offence in Hawaii and it is reported that a. probable overhauling of the entire machinery] for the enforcement of lay will soon take place. This decision was reached to-day after a special Session of the Hawaiian Legislature, The allegation that assaults, upon women had been taking place "with-Dut serious consequences" led to the enactment of the new law.
Since the attack upon Mrs, Massie, the nineteen-year-old daughter. a prominent. New York. society woman, public feeling between the whites and natives on the island has run high.
Extraordinary rumours are cur Jan. 23. rent bout developments in the now notorious Fortescue case. Official circles decline to give any informa tion but it is rumoured that the rand jury here has refused to i and the presiding judge has refused {to accept the presentment.
Avs. Fortescue, with her daughter son-in-lave, were arrested on charges of being implicated in the murder of a native, The native concerned had been charged with rape of Mrs. Fortescue' daughter but} when tried was acquitted and it is charged against the three prisoners now held that following the acquittal they were responsible for the native's murder.
The male prisoner being a naval officer he was held, with the other two, on board a warship in the har-bout but later by order of the Secretary of the Navy they were handed over to the
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