§ SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (Sheffield, Ecclesall)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the forces of Great Britain and Japan are now prepared to advance in strength to the relief of the Legations and Europeans at Peking, and if he will state who is in command of these allied forces.
§ *MR. BRODRICKI have nothing to add to the statement I made on Tuesday on the subject.
§ SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether or not the force has actually started?
§ [No answer was given.]