§ MR. COURTENAY WARNERI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can say what is being done towards putting Hong Kong in a proper state of defence, especially the arming of the forts with modern breech-loading guns, providing the Volunteers with breech-loading guns, and providing smokeless ammunition.
§ * MR. BRODRICKThe re-armament of Hong Kong is making steady progress, but it would not be expedient to give any details.