§ SIR JOHN KENNAWAY (Devon, Honiton)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is able to give the House any further information as to the suppression of the revolt in Uganda, and the safety of our fellow-countrymen and fellow-countrywomen there?
MR. CURZONOur latest information is that the mutineers who had been shut up in the fort at Lubwa's by Major Macdonald's force succeeded in evacuating it by water on January 9th. They marched towards the Nile, whither Captain Harrison, with a force, was despatched if possible to anticipate them. Meanwhile, the ex-King, Mwanga, having crossed the German Frontier, is reported to be in the south of Buddu. Major Macdonald has started to stop his advance. The Mahomedans in British territory have not revolted, and the remaining Soudanese garrisons are reported loyal. The situation is one of some anxiety, but two more companies of the Indian regiment, making five in all, are being pushed to the front.