§ MR. GUY DAWNAY (for Mr. TATTON EGERTON)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether his attention has been called to a paragraph in the "Globe" of 14th August, stating it was the intention of the Military authorities to close the ranges at Wormwood Scrubbs; and, whether there is any truth in the statement?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSir, firing at the butts at Wormwood Scrubbs, as now arranged, has been found to involve danger to inhabitants of the district. Therefore, pending a full inquiry, the firing of the Household Cavalry has been discontinued, and that of the Volunteers strictly limited to first-class shots.