§ MR. JAMES BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the House any information regarding the present condition of Northern Syria 762 and South Eastern Asia Minor, regions in which it has been recently stated that there exists a danger of fresh massacres, and that serious alarm prevails among the Christian population?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. G. CURZON,) Lancashire, SouthportAs I before stated in reply to a Question from the right hon. Member, Her Majestys's Vice-Consul at Adana reported in a Dispatch the existence of a very distressing state of affairs in the district of Payas; and this report was brought by Her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople under the notice of the Turkish Government. At the suggestion of the Ambassador a British ship of war will be sent to the coast near Alexandretta, to enable the Vice-Consul to visit the different ports of the district and to distribute relief.
§ MR. BRYCEHas the right hon. Gentleman no more recent information with regard to affairs in the interior? My Question was really directed to that.
§ MR. CURZONNo, Sir. The report of which I am speaking came from Vice-Consul Massey, is dated February 6, and refers to the whole district of Payas, the sufferings of which I have described.