§ MR. HOWORTH (Salford, S.)I wish, Sir, to ask the right hon. Gentleman the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a Question of which I have been unable to give him Notice; but which I hope he will be able to answer, considering the great interest that attaches to the Question. It is, Whether he can give the House any further information of a re-assuring character with regard to the state of health of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Germany?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)I am sorry I cannot give the House any further information as to the condition of His Imperial Highness than that given to the other House yesterday by the Prime Minister—namely, that the operation of tracheotomy was successfully performed upon His Imperial Highness, and that the illustrious patient is going on as well as can possibly be expected. Of course, it would be most agreeable if one could say anything that would re-assure this House and the world in general upon the subject. We 158 all wish that a life so precious to his country and the world should be preserved.