A Verdict Quashed
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Papeete, Feb. 10.
THE former Governor of French Oceania, M. J. C. Haumant, left by the “Wairuna” at the end of Janu ary, for France, via Canada.
Before his departure, an Appeal Court quashed a verdict that was given against M. Robert Charon, last year, under which M. Charon was ordered to pay 3,000 francs for alleged defamation of Governor Haumant. M. Charon was en tirely exonerated. M. Charon is a veteran of World War I, and is personally popu lar here, and he holds the office of Con sul for Norway.