§ Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for War if he will remit the sentence of six months' hard labour passed by a court martial at Chelsea recently, upon F. D. Matteo, an Italian co-operator, for associating with a British girl; in view of 1228W the fact that association between British soldiers and Italian women is not considered an offence against military law.
§ Mr. LawsonNo, Sir. This co-operator was found guilty, after trial by court martial, of an offence against the regulations governing the association of Italian co-operators with members of the British public.