§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the report with reference to the demolition of the Mahdi's tomb, and the circumstances connected therewith, which Lord Cromer has been directed by the Government to furnish, will be accessible to Members of the House of Commons; and, if so, will it be printed and circulated before the first reading of the Kitchener Bill?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYYes, Sir; before any proceedings are taken upon the vote of thanks to Lord Kitchener we shall, of course, be glad to put the House in possession of any knowledge we may possess upon this subject.
§ MR. STANHOPE (Burnley)May I ask the right honourable Gentleman 630 whether he has any information that the Soudanese desecrated the grave of General Stewart at Khartoum.