§ MR. HERBERT LEWIS (Flint District)asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether there was any truth in the statement which had appeared in that day's Birmingham Daily Post to the effect that Delagoa Bay, or territory in its neighbourhood, was to be purchased by agreement from Portugal?
*MR. CURZONWith all respect to the hon. Gentleman, I must adhere to the rule which has always been observed in this House and ask for notice of questions on foreign affairs. ["Hear, hear!"]