§ MR. SHAW LEFEVREasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the Government has received any late information confirming the statements in the Press as to the general insurrection of the Christian population of Crete, and also as to the massacre of Christians at Retimo; and, whether he will lay Papers relating to Crete upon the Table of the House at the same time as Papers relating to Greece?
§ MR. BOURKESir, communications which have been received from Her Majesty's Consul do not confirm the statement that there is a general insurrection of the Christian population of Crete, nor have they heard that there has been any massacre of Christians at Retimo, although considerable excitement no 61 doubt, exists there. The Government, I may add, do not think it advisable to lay the Papers relating to Crete before Parliament at present, as such a course might have a tendency to increase the excitement which prevails in the Island.