§ MR. BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)I wish to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he is in a position to give the House any information that will tend to allay anxiety with regard to the condition of the German Emperor?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)I regret to have to inform the House that the condition of His Imperial Majesty is a cause of grave anxiety, not only to the people of Germany, but to all those who are allies and friends of that country. The last telegram we received is one from Her Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, dated half-an-hour after noon, to the effect that—
The Emperor had better night, but fever still high and not diminishing. Doctors say His Majesty's general condition not worse.