APPELLANT WARNED

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 37, 8 April 1942, Page 5

APPELLANT WARNED

RISK OF INTERNMENT "You run the risk of being interned yourself, j T ou know," said the chairman of the No. 4 Armed Forces Appeal Board (Mr M. F. Luckie) to n New Zealander of Italian parentage who produced papers showing that he was' eligible for service in the Italian forces. The appellant was Alberto Lupi, a carpenter, and bis appeal was on conscientious grounds. It was dismissed. The appellant said he had received the papers through the Italian Consul -when he reached 20 years o>f age. He also produced a letter from his father 'who is interned urging him to bring this fact to the notion of the board. Asked by Mr C. O. Bell, Crown representative, if it was not a fact that his father was a Fascist, the appellant shrugged his shoulders and refused to answer. He said he would refuse to fight If the Japanese came. Mr Bell: Would you fight for Italy?— Certainly. Would you fight for Italy against New Zealand?— While my father is interned, yes. The appellant declared lie would not fight against his father. Mr Luckiei You are not beiog asked toi do that. —It is (just the same thing. The appellant said he had married a New Zealand girl, and had never been to Italy in his life.