RETURNED TROOPERS.
QUESTION IN THE HOUSE. / [BT TXLBGEAFH- —SPECIAL 00B33SFGQB Wellington, Wednesday. In connection with the rumours in con- ! nection with certain of the New Zealand soldiers who returned bv the' Tahiti, Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby (Wairarapa), who raised the question last night, asked the Minister for Defence in the House to-night, if in view of a leading article in the Post demanding an inquiry, be would have such _ an inquiry held. He also desired information as to whether two Ministers of the Crown on Saturday last made the statement that a large number of the men retaining in the Tahiti had what was known as " military rheumatism," otherwise \ "cold feet."" The matter was not going to rest where it was. Hon. Members: Hear, hear. The Minister said that if it were shown that an inquiry were necessary or desirable, inquiry would be held.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16024, 16 September 1915, Page 8
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