§ MR. SERJEANT SIMONasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is intended to make any special allowances to the Offices and Troops serving in the Straits Settlements during the late outbreak?
MR. GATHORNE HARDYSir, it has been arranged that they shall have the same advantages as were enjoyed by the European troops sent to Abyssinia, and application has been made to the India Office to ascertain what those advantages were in order that they may be given to them.