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THE CASE OF GENERAL SHAW,

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BOY SCOUT VERDICT,

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WILFUL MURDER AGAINST MILITARY..

A verdict of Wilful Murder against the military was returned recently.at the Bay Scout who was shot while the inquest on France Murphy 15, reading by the fireside at his father's farmhouse at Ennistymon, Co. Clare. Earlier in the day "District. In- spector Mara said he had been asked by the military to make an applica- tion for a week's adjournment in, view of the grave allegations against, them. The military, however, failed to support the application, and the Coroner decided to continue the in-

quest.

fexecutive of the Government of India. in perpetrating the binder which

·was the cause of the disaster, but his offence was speclily condoned by his re-appointment to Lucknow as Fruth of Sept. 10 has this:

C.R.E., and subsequent transfer to Mesopotarala is Director of Works Of all cases of oral injustice with the rank of Brigadier-General. which have lately been brought After dealing with the main cause notice in Truth that of Major-General of the most unhappy incident the E.D. (F. 1. Suaw is in many respect Court turned on to the local short, the word, saw I intend to sewer with as as Kerucht, and practically se [in in the purcilere spirit of that re-quittest of blume Major Wilson, the mark without sparing high officia's railway transport attic, al Captain wia deserve to be placed in the Dickson, B.A.ME."... public pillory to what no only to barkation Otheer,

the Metical (deserituel as a cowardly and Jesu-Colonel MuoÑanonra, General Shuar's but reastal tical attempt to serpen themselves, A.D.ME.S., for not lasing personally frourcensure making a scapegynt visited the trop mins and seen o of an utter to dig, das duty which their equipment, they failed to do theirs.

Colonel Mace Brie Sonnezu was removed from bis pret, statest, the facts of the ese are a-fbus allowed to continue serving til she heard several shots, and found The murdered boy's sister said, follows: In May, 198, the ss, fire bid qualified for his full Indian her brother dead. His hand was to Horn lett England for Beindia; pension. In counmenting on Gened his face, and she took his hand away with dits for regiments serving on Shaw's evidence, which was united to see which brother it was. "I knelt the NW. Frontier of flat Majo to a few points is the Cours sute down and said a prayer. Shortly . A Tobie. D.8.6. Indium Arng passed that he had not visited eit afterwards, sitting on my bed, I look being in seat of the trops an of the tw troop arins which gon. Jonarch. At Suen, wider telegrapin Eveyed the troops up country, fellows moving toward Ennis in ed out of the window and saw three instructions from General C. H, Bue, considered in "unfortunate “that he single file. They were bareheaded, (C.1.E., who was officiating as Q.31.6, fin t done so. En Linlin piss Ballaras" was diverte) fremly been shown, was an ons moonlight,

This, as box wearing,

what looked in the moi Banday to Karachi, with she supprestion which ought not to have coats.

like whitish-grey object of saving time in sending the appeared in the report without veri-straps

They seemed to have psp country. General Rog dui fention.

оп their backs, The Court Artlar drew

and this without consulting the Direitor attention to the fury that

were young-looking men. To the Fieni Indian Medural Service, or witability of the noted conditions

the best of my belief they were military. (3 other medical authority.

Patrick Conole, night watchman on af the min aérommeslation, at the West Clare Railway, said he saw though Je kaow that the journey schelet timings for unseatise three soldiers about after the shots.. fran Kanchi to Queita irent pa- British troops did not gens.itsel! John

Maher, wing shrough the Sind desert at the to the Gonem and his Staff It Clonmel Asylum, who

storekeeper of Chestert season of the your.

with two Tid suggest itself to General Shaw, doctors and the matron has been Bakurat reached Maruchi on June but, as I have pointed out, it was doing duty at the asylum since a 15. and was received by General Show. and for him to aggot altemtions in strike began nine weeks ago, was Fund was reveived by feneral Simas, considered parent to him waylaid by six men, felled, kicked,

won whe tienern" of the district to carry out. well as Hadarkation Officer.

His business was to and beaten. When he cried out for it shot here be stated that when superior nikave, and he did to the

Centrais the troops as ordered by his help the attackers made off. Lost Melinge asked MP, Chamber. Firest of has chility and powers as kin for reintreuxate in the early [(1.0.0. Part 4 15 the Secretary of State,ing rops bring the lot seen in

The amugenants for M. LONDON'S BIGGEST SHIP. for the air of feneral Barrow, ali ure now wholly sti-factory, furget him not to send yung troops bur up to the tires of the retal jour-

COMING OF THE "CARONIA." up country before als monsoon burst, ney on June 5, 1918, Ewy were as but keep them is the Prena ghaus Overal Slaw for them, and as

On August 28 a. Home paper said: til the heat sbited. The Viceroythey were emboki in Volume X. docked in London will be the Cunard The biggest ship that has ever mented flags instructions as being the Indian Arny Regulations. unnecessary, since Sir Berap

liner "Caronia," which left New York [Inf "took the gustest van of all be report of the Court of Enquiry, bourg. She will berth in Tilbury General Shaw was not informed of for London, via Plymouth and Cher Lampenn trasp«, at invariably but when the report renched Simis Docks, and Lordoners will thus have| jisuel orders to generats commsad he was deprived of his command of

ing in round to their fat and the Kardi brigade on August 4. largest and most popular of Atlantic the opportunity of seeing one of the elving. In spite of this awwur 1916, at a moment's notice without ships. The "Caronia" is a sister ship of ave the Ballarat was palered to the slightest warning or intimation the "Carmania," which has won an Karachi instead of to Bemabay as soon that anything he was alleged to have honourable place in history for her jas she reached Indian wake, and cone or omitted was even the st-victorious fight with the German Cap

the rnly maler tiener Show received feet of question, and without being (from Sink was to diseniark the far in his defence. troops and send thero up country in! not have been treated with A criminal mediately. So much for the Vicy greater injustice it comes to this. roy's orauzes.

thod Land Hardinge and his tovern Though he rceived an instructions tant, including the Coromander-in- From Simla, Genemt Shaw, on his Chief, offered up Gener Shaw on Love initiative, dit al in his power false evidence as a sacrifice to pub to ensure the condort of the troops lie indignation at home to save their during their jomey through the Sind own skins, and to escape the con desert. H. hourded the Ballure. nation they deserved for the and fasisted on the men keeping ous blunder they had committed. But fof the sun tif they disembarked, and there is more and worse to come. wering helmets at all times. Then ¦ In order to clear the Government of a token of its success, and augurs he gate overs for the equipment of Iratia of Flame for having disobeyed well for the future. In pre-war days the traie, ranging for a supply of the orders of the Secretary of State the "Caronia" during the winter used Live at the rate of I be per man perin Sanding troops at Karachi instead to carry day, with an ive contractor to accom- [of at Bombay the Viserny telegraph-passengers in the most popular and

full complements pany the train. A supartment wased a garbled an entirely inaccurate fashionable "cruise" service between set apart as a coffee shop, und equip port of the whole business to Mr. New York and Mediterranean ports. ped with 2 dozen minerak enters, Cleeraberlain, who if it out in the No ship is better knows from with extm ice, fruit, and food, a House of Commons on August 1. Gibraltar to Alexandria. Her luxurious. order to give the men more air quire 1906. The arranged-e-extruggens for terrausteritenere for the initial blun. beautiful design, have given her Without censuring the Qur accommodation, immense size-and their kit, and, in fact, die alleder which caused the disaster, the and the "Carmania" the name of Foult de within the limits of sives, with contemptibe me they are known to thousands of authority to help the troops on their puss, threw

The Pretty Sisters." By this title way up country. He personally in General Shaw, who took no steps, Atlantic travellers in Europe and spreted the dnt of the two trumsner gave any unieni to "kee that the which end the troops, and satisfety or comfort of the troops was fiest hitself that his orders had been provided for."

to alter then when the conditions under which the troops avelled were just as well known at Simle as Karht.

What happened after the two trains left General Shaw's commard

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carried out, The second trip was this was an untruth which should not facts before committing Mr. Cham As I have shown,inge should have neperfained thes 2 replies of the first. It must have be accepted by Lord Hard-berinin to a statement which misled born in iad that the train time without verification, and then the House of Cornanons into believ table, stoppages mu runde for food, put into Mr. Chamberlain's mouthing what was not true. water, and allier arrangement when he was on his deferee in the were carried out under detailed in. House of Commons:

After the questions which have structions from Simla, and it wouhtkast hath Lord. Hardinge and Mr. by Major Medicking and Lieut.- I think the been asked in the House of Commons not be in the power of a local generat Chamberlain bould now do is, what Coloral Guinness, it is within public any English gentleman ought to do knowledge that Mr. Montagu admits under the circumstanues, to admit the injustice of General Shaw's treat- the wrong thisy have done to Generalment, and I am able to say that the Shaw, and withdraw the false state arme admission has been made by meat to which they have given offi- General Burrow and Sir Herbert Cox cial publicity. If they will not do Why, then, is not justice done? For is within the recollection of all who this they lay thereselves open to the three years General Shaw has been made themselves aequainted with the share of sheltering themselves from ing under a cloud which ought to unfortunate incident. There were 15 blame behind the back of a suberdi have been removed long ago, and fatal and 195 non-fatal cases of hentate whom they have cruelly libelled would have been removed if the high stroke during the journey to Lahore.ued growly maligned. When the news reached London Mr.

officials to whom I havo referred in Anotlier statement read out by Mr.this article had done their duty. Mr. Chamberlain ordered the Vicemy to Chamberlain in the House was that Montagu is maturally diffident about hold a Court of Inquiry into the cir cumstances connected with the dis-equipped, overcrowded, and without his predecessor in office & Secretary, the train left Karachi insufficiently throwing over a former Viceroy and aster. The Court. which was cour experienced officers, either medical of State, but personal feelings ought posed of Brigadier-General R. N. comhutani.**** Garble as president, and Lieut. male ou the authority of the Vice-duty when it comes to undoing a This statement, not to stand in the way of public Colonel W. Molesworth. LMS., saroy, waw a further 'Luck-banded at great and grievous wrong. Mr. Mon- member, submitted their report to tempt to fasten responsibility on taga has offered General Shaw a the Adjutant General in India on Ueberal Shaw and divert it from the Court of Inquiry in India. The Gen. July 25, 1916, and pounced at snee Government of India. The train was erat has refused it, and wisely so. on the cause of the disaster. The equipped, and the allotment of troops How could he have any confidence report says:-

We consider it our duty to state with the existing schedule laid down neat of India after the way he has in the carriages made, in accordance in a court appointed by the Govern that, in our opinion, the primary Army regulations, which worked been treated, and how could any one cause of the occurrence of the heat without a hitch through the bot recommend him to accept the offer stroke caron was the long journey of weather of 1915, and was only alter after reading this article? If there vancolimatised British troops actos od after the untoward incident which is to be a court it should be appoint- the Sind desert in the hot seuson. In the opinion of the Court, only As to "experienced officers,'

"orms the subject of this article.ed by Mr. Montagu, and should sit, reasons of urgent military necessity Q.M.G. _sent a condueling party of proceedings of the court being opez, the not in Simla, but in London, the could justify the movement of un seven officers and eighteen N.C.0.'s and conducted in the same way as soclimatised British troops across the und men to conduct the troops from those of any other court of justice in Sind desert during the họt senson. Karachi, and if they were not experi- this country. But, court or no court, Such reasons are not apparent tranenced the fault lay with General Ros, what Mr. Montagu should do, and the evidence adduced. In any case, fand not with General Shaw. There do at once, is to reinstate General before a decision requiring a diver were three medical offers on the Shaw in the position from which he sion to Kamchi was arrived at by the train, ono Being Captain Freeman. has been wrongfully dismissed, and Q.M.G. the medica! branch at Head. R.A.M.C., who was the senior, and unless be does this before the House quarters should have been consulted, far from being inexperienced he meets in October he must expect to This was not done.

General Roe was dismisäed from hising served in West Africa and les brought to bear to compel him to do wha an authority on mmstroke, havi find increased Parliamentary pressure 'post, and rightly so, as he was the tured on the subject. Lord Hird-o.

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