THE GRIERSON CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1916, Page 5

THE GRIERSON CASE.

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. ] i A LOYAL BRITISH SUBJECT, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The report of Mr. A. D. Thomson, who was appointed Commissioner to investigate certain allegations against Lieut. Grierson, has been made public. The Commissioner returns the answer "Mo" to each of the questions in order of reference, which read:— (1) Whether one, Alexander Hugh Grierson, is, or at any time has been, of German, Austrian, or other enemy nationality? (2) Whether he is of German, Austrian, or other enemy descent? (3) Whether there is any reason to suspect him of disloyalty to his Majesty, or of any enemy connections which render inadvisable his retention as an officer of the Expeditionary Forces? After traversing the evidence taken at the inquiry, the Commissioner says that he is satisfied that Grierson's fellow lodgers came to a wrong conclusion in suspecting him to be a German, or partly German-in blood, but the .Commissioner does not agree with contention that he did not give grounds for tli is suspicion. "It is not alleged that in various discussions referred to he eaid anything against the British, but it is quite clear he said all he could for Germany, in such a way as to arouse hostility to himself. I believe his doing so was only foolish and boastful airing of his superior knowledge in certain matters, and that he is nevertheless a loyal Birtish subject."