§ COLONEL WARING (Down, N.)wished to ask the Secretary of State for War a Question of which he had given him private Notice. It was Whether he had seen a report in The Dublin Evening Mail,, taken from The Cork Herald, which states that the Clare Militia, when assembling for their annual training, saluted their commanding officer with three groans; and what steps he intended to take in case this report should be verified?
§ MR. CONYBEARE (Cornwall, Camborne)Before the right hon. Gentleman answers the Question, I should like to ask him whether the commanding officer was not Colonel O'Callaghan?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I know nothing of this matter except what is contained in the paragraph referred to. It is obvious, therefore, that I can make no statement with regard to it.