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TO BE SHOT IN BACK LONDON, Sept. 21 The High Court sentenced Pietro Caruso, former Fascist police chief in Rome, to death. The court ordered him to be shot in the back. Caruso’s secretary, Roberto Occhieto. was sentenced to thrity years’ imprisonment. Both were charged with collaboration with the Germans and surrendering prisoners to German execution squads. Caruso's lawyer has presented a plea for remission of the death sentence to the Minister of Justice, who is expected to refuse. The Berlin radio, broadcasting the announcement from Mussolini’s headquarters, said that forty hostages will be shot in the event of the execution of Caruso. MR ROOSEVELT S RETURN WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 President Roosevelt has returned from Quebec. HOSPITAL SHIP ARRIVES WELLINGTON, Friday A hospital ship which arrived in New Zealand recently carried 360 sick and wounded New Zealand soldiers, a fair proportion being stretcher cases. There were in addition a few naval personnel and some W.A.A.C.’s and nursing sisters. After medical examination those not seriously ill will be allowed to go home on leave. ARSENICAL POISONING CHRISTCHURCH. Fi iday Three of the seven persons being treated in hospital for arsenical poisoning are now off the seriously ill list. They ere Mrs F. Robb. Miss Joyce White and Mr Terence O'Connor.
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Waikato Times, Volume 195, Issue 22460, 22 September 1944, Page 3
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