§ SIR WALTER B. BARTTELOTasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he had received any telegram from the General Officer commanding in Egypt confirming the announcement in the newspapers as to the increase of cholera among the British troops?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONNo, Sir; I have not received any statement to-day; but I have telegraphed to-day to request that during the prevalence in an acute form of cholera among the troops in Egypt I may receive a telegram every day. Everything that has yet been received has been published in the newspapers.
§ MR. J. LOWTHERasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any communication had been received from the Government of Italy or any other Foreign Power in regard to the alleged want of adequate precautions by England to prevent the spread of cholera?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEsaid, he thought it would be better for the right hon. Gentleman to give Notice of the Question, and then he would state what communications had been received on the subject.