§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether his attention has been called to the case of a young soldier whose father, Denis Lonehan, applied to the General Officer commanding Cork district for his son's discharge on the ground of the lad being under proper age when he joined, and sent to that officer a certificate of birth proving this fact; and can he explain why the General Officer commanding refused to discharge the lad.
LORD STANLEYI am not prepared to interfere with the discretion of the General Officer commanding in these matters, to whom the hon. Member should address any communications he may like to make.
§ MR. FLYNNUnder what age is a soldier entitled to claim his discharge, irrespective of the Commanding Officer?