MR. H. WHITBREAD (Beds, S.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonics whether he has any recent information concerning the late explosion at the Nelson Monument in Montreal?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. S. BUXTON,) Tower Hamlets, PoplarI am glad my hon. Friend has asked this question, as the House will be glad to learn the view of the Governor General of Canada on the subject. He telegraphs—
As regards the Nelson Monument affair at Montreal, it was the freak of three excitable lads, and has been the subject of regret and complete disapproval by French as well as English Press of Canada.
§ MR. W. JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)Was one of the three lads the son of the late Premier of Quebec?
§ [No answer was given.]