"IN ABSENTIA.”
A cablegram published last week reporting that Mr Norman Davis, of Dunedin, formerly Pre,«s attache to the British Legation in Sofia, had been sentenced to deatii "in absentia" on a charge of being implicated in preparing a revolt in Bulgaria, caused some people to come to quite unjustified conclusions. It would also appear that our system of education is lacking in certain directions, says a Dunedin report. "In absentia" means that the accused was not present. As a matter of fact, Mr Davis had left Sofia some time before. Expressions of sympathy on the supposed death of Mr Davis are, no doubt, more or less appreciated by relatives but they are not reallv necessary, nor is it necessary to express the "hope that they will be given strength to bear up against their sad loss. One kindly person who extended sympathy said he was rather confused in regard to the locality where the execution was to take place: ""Where is this Absentia.?'' he wanted to know.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 28, 2 January 1942, Page 6
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168"IN ABSENTIA.” Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 28, 2 January 1942, Page 6
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