§ MR. MONKasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Her Majesty's Government have received information of a serious insurrection in Crete, and of a declaration of Independence and annexation to the Kingdom of Greece?
§ MR. BOURKEA few days ago I answered a Question put by the hon. Member for Reading (Mr. ShawLefevre). 928 Since then, no despatch has been received on the subject; but I believe our Consuls are instructed to send, by telegram, any information they may have to communicate. Since the 29th ultimo we have received no intelligence to lead us to believe that the condition of the Island is otherwise than what I then described it—not in a state of insurrection, in a very disturbed state indeed.