§ LORD EUSTACE CECILasked the Secretary of State for War, If lie can give the House any information as to the health of our troops in Egypt; and, whether the statement is true which appears in the newspapers, that one-seventh of the men attacked with cholera die from the disease?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSir, with the leave of the House, I will read a short telegram I received, before coming down to the House, from the General commanding in Egypt. It is dated this day, and says—
The general health of the troops good. Type of cholera less virulent at Cairo. Cases under treatment more hopeful.That is all I have received to-day. As I have before stated, all the figures and names are communicated to the newspapers as soon as they are received. A telegram, containing the nominal Return of deaths, arrived yesterday, after the meeting of the House, which appears in to-day's newspapers. I cannot answer off-hand; but I do not think the statement is accurate that one-seventh of the men attacked with cholera die from it.