§ MR. SHEE (Waterford, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether James Quinlan, the station-master at Mafeking, was recently shot by order of Colonel Baden-Powell; and, whether Colonel Baden-Powell has made any report of the circumstances; and if so, of what nature.
§ * MR. WYNDHAMNo report of the circumstances referred to in the question has reached the War Office.
MR. T. M. HEALYDoes the hon. Gentleman think it within his competence to obtain a report on the incident, which is said to have occurred before Mafeking was invested and has been much commented upon in the Cape papers? Are the reports absolutely silent on the subject?
§ * MR. WYNDHAMMafeking was invested a few days after the outbreak of the war, and communication with Colonel Baden-Powell is difficult. I will look over the reports at the War Office, but I know nothing of the matter.