§ MR. D. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydfil)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the death of a man engaged in a boxing contest held at Aberdare on the 17th instant; whether the law permits a prize fight to be carried on under the guise of a glove contest; and, if so, will he take steps to amend the law so as to prohibit such contests?
§ MR. ASQUITHThe case to which my hon. Friend refers is about to be tried at the Assizes; under these circumstances, it would not be proper for me to express any opinion.