§ Mr. M. JONESasked the Secretary of State for War if he will inquire into the case of Private Phillip Zivin, No. 62,670, G Company, 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, a British subject of alien extraction, who was arrested on the 29th April, 1922, as a deserter from the Army more than three years ago and is now a prisoner in the Tower; and whether, in view of the fact that he enlisted under the age of 18 years without his parent's consent and served in the Army for about four months, when he came home on leave from Ireland and did not return, it will be considered a case in which a trial by court-martial may be dispensed with and the man's discharge effected immediately?
§ Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYYes, Sir; I will make inquiries and communicate further with the hon. Member.