London, Mar. 5, Guardsman Bursell's moustache, Which cost: him 28 days' detention in Darracks, was the subject of lively comment and laughter inthe House of. Commons to-day.
'The sentence, which was imposed by a court-martial, was not for fusing to shave his' moustache, as Sir Victor Warrander, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Informed a curious House, but for retusing to fall In when ordered by his commanding oticer after the intter had sentenced him to ten days' con Anement. to barracks for declining to Femove the appendage.
Members chuckled when Sir Victor ded. that It was. obviously' within the discretion of the commanding offeer: to order Guardsman Bursell Femove his moustache. He had been previously ordered to remove it oF row it properly.
Labour members appeared specially tickled when Mr." Tom Williams, Labour member for the Don Valley of Yorkshire, asked Sit Victor to Mlustrate how 'a soldier's moustache should grow.
Mr, J. J. Lawson, Labour member for Chester-te-Streel, Durham, wanted fo know whether the walrus, mous-{ache of Old Bill, the famous "Better Gie® characer of ie cartoons drawn sivielly in accordance with the King's by Captain. Bruce Balmnsfather, were regulations, while another member Sufigested that the moustache question might be included as an addendum tie While Paper cuming the Government's defence proposals.
Another unidentified questioner brought down the House by asking what was the colour of Guardsman Bursell's moustache.
is understood that this_was the crux of the entire question Reuter.
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