§ MR. GIBSONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, What are the terms of General Gordon's Proclamation at Khartoum according to the telegraphic summary received by Her Majesty's Government; in what terms did he refer to the Slave Trade in the Soudan; and has the Government communicated with him on the subject?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEThat Question has already been answered.
§ MR. GIBSONNo. The Question was as to the terms of the Proclamation. I am asking for the terms of the telegraphic summary.
MR. GLADSTONEI answered the Question yesterday. I stated that we did not propose to produce the telegraphic summary, as it leads to no clear conclusion. But we have taken the natural means at our disposal to inform ourselves, by asking for the Proclamation itself.