§ LORD EUSTACE CECILI wish to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a Question of which I have given him private Notice—Whether it is true, as stated in the newspapers, that there has been an outbreak of cholera in the suburbs of Cairo; and, if so, what steps Her Majesty's Government intend to take with regard to this, 1523 and for the protection of the British troops at Cairo?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEThe best answer I can give to the Question asked by the noble Lord is to read the telegram on the subject received today from Sir Edward Malet—
Cairo, July 16.—Five cases of cholera at Ghizeh, three miles from Cairo; three or four suspicious cases at Cairo; troops at Cairo very healthy; every precaution taken; ready to move into camp when necessary.I may add that Sir Edward Malet states in another telegram that seven European doctors have been sent to the infected places. He states further that six Egyptian doctors, possessing European diplomas, have also been sent to these localities.