§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he is aware that no meaning attaches to the words "Gwell augau neu chwilydd," the motto given in the official Army List as that of the Welsh Regiment, there being no such word as "augau" in the Welsh language; whether it is correct that the expression "Gwell angeu neu chwilydd" (Better death or shame), appears on the caps of the men in the regiment, and is a source of annoyance to them as well as their friends; and, whether he will cause to be substituted in both cases the old Welsh motto "Gwell angeu na chywilydd" (Better death than disgrace), the one clearly intended?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)In April last the officer commanding called attention to an alleged inaccuracy in the motto of the Welsh Regiment, and the matter was referred to a very competent authority for decision. Orders 78 have now been given that the necessary correction shall be made.