HC Deb 23 April 1885 vol 297 c484
MR. ONSLOW

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, How long it takes now to send messages by telegraph to and receive messages from Sir P. Lumsden?

LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICE

The House is already in possession of this information. The last telegram received from Sir Peter Lumsden (see Central Asia, No. 1, 1885) is dated Tirpul, April 17, and was received in London at 8.30 a.m. on the 21st. It may be assumed that telegrams from the Foreign Office will take about an equal amount of time to reach Sir Peter Lumsden.

MR. ONSLOW

Does the noble Lord not know that telegrams have been received from Tirpul in much less time than four days?

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