Cowardice and Desertion Still to be Punished by Death London, Apr. 17.
The House of Commons, by 199 votes to 107, to-day rejected an amendment moved by a Labour Member to the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill, extending the abolition of the death penalty to offences of cowardice and desertion.
The House also rejected, by 192 votes to 119, an amendment moved by Sir John Simon (Liberal), narrowing the issue to a question of abolition of the death penalty for cowardice.
Note: By amendments to the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill published on March 30, the only military offences on acti punishable by dear mutiny, treachery, cowardice, desertion and leaving a post without. being regularly relieved, Apr. 18.
The House of Commons has adopted the third reading of Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill,—Reuter,
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